The International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (6th) - NANO 2002 Held in Orlando, Florida on June 16-21, 2002

General topical areas and categories included: 1. Theoretical modeling and computer simulations of nanostructures and properties 2. Synthesis and processing thin films and layers 3. Synthesis and processing solidification technique 4. Synthesis and processing-mechanical methods 5. Synthesis and processing-nanocrystallization of amorphous alloys 6. Synthesis and processing-electrodeposition, other physical, chemical, and biological methods 7. Nanocomposite (metal-metal, metal-ceramic, biocomposites) 8. Structure and characterization 9. Crystallography of nanocrystalline and nanoquasicrystalline material 10. Clusters and cluster assembled material 11. Mechanical properties and deformation behavior 12. Magnetic properties 13. Electrical and optical properties 14. Designing properties by microstructural control 15. Thermal stability and phase transformations in nanomaterials 16. Performance and applications 17. MEMS, sensors, and other microengineered structures 18. Bulk nanostructured materials.