K. Eric Drexler , Institute for Molecular Manufacturing. M. Reza Ghadiri , Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute. He has used techniques from synthetic chemistry, recombinant DNA technology and Materials Science to develop novel methods to assemble and study artificial proteins, molecular receptors, peptide architectures, and self-replicating molecular systems. James K. Gimzewski , IBM Research Division, Zurich Research Laboratory. He is well known for his numerous achievements in STM tip assisted atomic manipulation on solid surfaces.
Recent work includes room temperature manipulation of complex molecules.
William A. Goddard III , Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology. Goddard's work includes investigation of molecular dynamics of large molecules and solids to determine the structure, vibrations, and dynamical processes of materials and nanotechnology designs. Merkle's efforts as a computational nanotechnologist span much of the field. Ruoff has focused his efforts on carbon nanotube arrays, with potential information storage and transmission applications, and upon the mechanical properties of nanotubes. Nadrian C. Seeman , New York University.