The Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) held its first Postgraduate Symposium on Nanotechnology at the University of Western Australia, following the International Workshop on Nanotechnology held there from 17-20 July.

The Symposium was chaired by Dr Adam Micolich from the University of New South Wales. A total of 22 postgraduate research students from around Australia presented talks and there was a total of 60 attendees.

Professor David Joy from the University of Knoxville, USA, was an invited speaker and gave a talk titled “Want a Career in Nanoscience?”.

The aim of the symposium was to provide a forum where postgraduate students working on nanotechnology research could present their work, meet other students and researchers, and interact with other research groups in Australia.

The Symposium was a great success and planning is now underway for a combined postgraduate student and early career researcher symposium to be held later in 2005