The Student Leadership Council (SLC) of NCN is pleased to announce a Student Research Symposium for the first time. This year we will have research talks by students from theoretical and experimental groups working on nanotechnology at Purdue University. You are cordially invited to attend this function. It is a great opportunity to know new people, learn what your colleagues are doing, and learn material that may be important to your own research or coursework. Also, free lunch will be provided ;-) **NCN Student Research Symposium (NSRS), 2008** DATE: Tuesday, May 27 2008 VENUE: Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship MRGN (located in the Discovery Park at Purdue, intersection of Jischke drive and State street) SCHEDULE: Powerpoint Research Presentations (morning session): 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Lunch and Poster Presentation: 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Powerpoint Research Presentations (afternoon session): 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm The Symposium will feature 8 research talks by experimentalists and 8 by thoereticians, each 15 min long (including questions). CALL FOR POSTERS: You are invited to present a poster during the extended lunch session. You do not necessarily have to prepare a new poster. A poster that you may already have and would like to present is most welcome. It will be a great opportunity to share your research work with others and get feedback. Please let Alicia Goodman, goodman@ecn.purdue.edu, know that you will be attending and your meal preference if you are a vegetarian by end-of-business Thursday May 22, so that she can ensure you don't go hungry. Also let her know by EOB Friday May 23 if you wish to present a poster during the NSRS lunch session and we will have a poster stand ready for you. All you have to do is bring the poster with you to the symposium. Please email any individual queries you may have to apalaria@purdue.edu We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for this most exciting event and perhaps also present a poster with some of your exciting research work. Sincerely, Amrit Palaria (SLC, NCN@Purdue)