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MNBC 2009 Keynote Speakers:
Dr. James B. Roberto
Director, Strategic Capabilities
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Dr. B. Ray Stults Associate Laboratory Director Energy Sciences, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Dr. Donald Tomalia
Director of the National Dendrimer Center, Central Michigan University
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Dr. Jud W. Virden, Jr. Energy Sector Manager
Energy and Environment Directorate,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Rosa Yang
Vice President, Innovation
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
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MNBC 2009 Tentative Program:
| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 |
| 8:00 am – 7:00 pm |
Registration and Check-In |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Solar Energy Symposium Organizer: Joe Janda, Portland State University and Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center –
AM Break, Lunch, PM Break included
Agenda & Faculty/Presenters:
- Session 1: Solar Now - Why the industry is taking off
- Session 2: Overview of Solar Materials
- Session 3: The Future of Solar in thin films/nano/micro materials
- Session 4: The Importance of Investing in New Materials Now
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| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Business & Industry Expo Setup
Poster Session Setup |
| 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Short Courses & Workshops - Parallel Sessions
PM Break included |
| "Nano 101" |
Nanotechnology 101:
What Technology, Business, and Government Professionals Should Know
Organizer: Skip Rung, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI)
Agenda & Faculty:
Paul Burrows, Reata Research
Clinton Ballinger, Evident Technologies (invited)
James Roberto, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (invited)
Skip Rung, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute |
| Commercialization |
Nanotechnology Commercialization: Intellectual Property and Patent
Reform
Organizer: George Renzoni, Christensen, O’Connor, Johnson and Kindness, PLLC
Agenda & Faculty:
George Renzoni, PhD and L. Rhys Lawson, PhD;
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness, PLLC |
| Microtechnology Based Energy and Chemical Systems |
Arrayed Microchannel Technology Industry Forum
Organizer: Brian Paul, Oregon State University
Agenda & Faculty:
TBA |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Opening Reception, Exhibits and Poster Preview |
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TUESDAY, September 22, 2009 |
| 7:00 am – 5:30 pm |
Registration and Check-In |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 10:00 am |
Opening Plenary Session, Keynote Address
Welcome and Introduction
Lee Cheatham (Washington Technology Center) and Skip Rung (ONAMI)
Keynote: Dr. Ray Stults - Associate Director, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory
Our Energy Future – Nanoscale Solutions to the Challenge
Keynote: Dr. James Roberto - Director of Strategic Capabilities,
Oakridge National Laboratory
New Tools for Nanoscale Research: Recent Developments
at Department of Energy National Laboratories
Keynote: Dr. Rosa Yang - Vice President for Innovation, Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI)
The Promise of Nanotechnology in Power Generation and Delivery |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Break
Business & Industry Exposition Opens
Technical Poster Session Opens |
| 10:30 am – Noon |
Parallel Sessions |
Red Track |
Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
Session Chair: Rad Roberts, University of Washington
• (title TBD re:) Processing, Characterization, and Applications of Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage Guozheng Cao, University of Washington
• (title TBD re:) Nanostructure Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
Jun Liu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• (title TBD re:) Advanced Carbon Materials for Next Generation Energy Storage Aaron Feaver or TBD, EnerG2, Inc. |
Green Track |
Sensor Systems
Session Chair:
David Champion, Hewlett-Packard Company
• (title TBD, re:) The future of Sensor Processing TBA , U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate (invited)
• High Sensitivity Detection of Biomolecules Using Magnetic Nanobeads
Pallavi Dhagat, E. Chatterjee, V. Remcho, A. Jander, J. Akse, P. Chiang and J. Atwater; Oregon State University
• High Performance MEMS Accelerometers for Structural Health Monitoring
Michael O'Halloran, CH2M Hill; Don Milligan, Peter Hartwell, and David Champion, Hewlett-Packard Company |
| Noon – 1:30 pm |
Light Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
Keynote: Dr. Donald Tomalia – Director, National Dendrimer Center, Central Michigan University (tent.title) Periodic Patterns, Relationships and Categories of Well-DefinedNanoscale Building Blocks |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm |
Parallel Sessions |
Red Track |
Microtechnology for Energy Applications
Session Chair: Ward TeGrotenhuis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• (title TBD, re:) Microtechnologies for Energy Conversion
Bob Wegeng, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Enhancement of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer using Nanostructured Surfaces on Aluminum, Copper and Silicon
Terry J. Hendricks and Shankar Krishnan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Chih-hung Chang and Brian Paul, Oregon State University
• (title TBD re:) Mass Manufacturing of Stirling Engines
Jason Modrell, Infinia Corporation (invited) |
Green Track |
Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Part I
Session Co-Chair: Tania Vu, Oregon Health and Science University
• (title TBD re:) Single Molecule Spectroscopy
Wei Kong, Oregon State University
• (title TBD re:)
New faculty member TBA, OHSU (invited)
• (title TBD re:)
Matt Harris, FEI Company (invited) |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
Break
Business & Industry Exposition
Technical Poster Session |
| 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
Parallel Sessions |
Red Track |
Electron and Ion Beam Nanofabrication
Session Chair: Keith Ritala, University of Washington
• Manipulating light on the nanoscale
Michael Hochberg, University of Washington (invited)
• Geometry assisted PEC for electron beam direct write nanolithography Leonidas E Ocola, Argonne National Laboratory
• High current milling applications for sample preparation and MEMS using a plasma ion source based FIB system Sean Kellogg, T. Miller, A. Graupera, K. Mani, P. Carleson and R. Young; FEI Company |
Green Track |
Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Part II: Bioconjugation at the Nanoscale Session Chair: John Carruthers, Portland State University
• Overview of Bioconjugation at the Nanoscale
Yuehe Lin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Glycan arrays and glyconanoparticles for high-throughput screening and sensing Mingdi Yan, Portland State University
• Immobilization of acetylcholinesterase for structural health monitoring Dan Du, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Biofunctionalization of Graphene for Biosensing and Imaging
Zhiwen Tang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
Exhibits and Posters Reception hosted by Stoel Rives, LLP
Technical Poster Session
Business & Industry Exposition
Special presentation: Ken Abbott, Hewlett-Packard (title & details TBD) |
| WEDNESDAY, September 23, 2009 |
| 7:00 am – Noon |
Registration and Check-In |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am |
Parallel Sessions |
Red Track |
Microfabrication and MEMS Devices Session Chair: Mike Hjelmstad, Washington Technology Center
• (title TBD, re:) Current State of the Art and Future Directions in MEMS Fabrication
Mike Hjelmstad, Washington Technology Center • Microfluidic Devices Utilizing Biaxial Field-flow Fractionation for Nanoparticle Sorting and Separation
Joseph Peach, Vikram Jandhyala, and Lih Lin; University of Washington
• MEMS process characterization by deconstruction and manipulation using a high-throughput focused ion beam (FIB) Marc Castagna and Vinh Ngo; FEI Company |
Green Track |
Nanotechnology for Disease Detection and Drug Delivery
Session Chair: Cheryl Moody-Bartel, Life Technologies
• Micro- and Nanotip Sensors for Rapid Screening of Tuberculosis
Woon-Hong Yeo, Fong-Li Chou, Kyong-Hoon Lee, and Jae-Hyun Chung; University of Washington
• Mesoporous Nanocompartment Films For Drug Delivery and Sensing
Katsuhiko Ariga, Japan National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
• (Commercialization paper TBA) |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am |
Break
Business & Industry Exposition
Technical Poster Session |
| 10:00 am – Noon |
Parallel Sessions |
Red Track |
Optics: manipulating light through micro and nanoengineering
Session Chair: Dirk Weiss, Washington Technology Center
• Solution-processed multilayer dielectric optical elements
Andriy Zakutayev, Kai Jiang, Jason Stowers, Michael D. Anderson, Janet Tate, Douglas A. Keszler, *David C. Johnson, and David H. McIntyre; Oregon State University and *University of Oregon
• Bending, trapping, filtering: the manipulation of light waves through nanostructures in nature and photovoltaic engineering
Dirk Weiss, Washington Technology Center
• 1-mm Diameter, Scanning Fiber Pico Projection Display
Brian Schowengerdt, University of Washington
• BREGO: a Fabry-Perot based Optical MEMS color sensor
D.Champion, J.Wu, M.Valencia, S.Clark, *M.Palmieri; Hewlett-Packard, *ST Microelectronics |
Green Track |
High Peformance, Greeer Nanomaterials and Applications
Session Chair: Bettye Maddux, University of Oregon & ONAMI
• (title TBD, re:) Green Nanomaterials Design and Processing- the State of the Art
Jim Hutchison, University of Oregon
• Design of nano-structured misfit layer compounds and study on their properties with potential application as thermoelectric materials
Ngoc Nguyen, Andrew Taylor, Colby Heideman, and David C. Johnson
• (title TBD, re:) LinkedON™ Antimicrobial Nanomaterials
John Miller, Dune Sciences, Inc.
• (title TBD:re) solution processed inorganic films/Center for Green Materials Chemistry
D. A. Keszler, D.C. Johnson, A. Grenville et al, Oregon State University, University of Oregon, Inpria Corp |
| Noon – 1:30 pm |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Keynote: Dr. Jud Virden – Energy Sector Manager, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory
(title/topic re: energy TBA) |
| 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
Closing Plenary Panel:
The Changing Face of Technology Transfer and Early Stage Venture
Organizer: Pat Murphy, The University Funds
Panelists:
Jim Torina, CEO/Co-Founder, The University Funds
Early-stage Venture Capitalist #2
(TBD)
Robert Siegel, Partner xSeed Capital, Menlo Park, CA (Tentative)
Dr. Michael Hochberg, Asst. Proffesor Photonics, UW
Nano Scientists #2 (TBD)
Lewis Lee, Partner/Co-Founder, Lee & Hayes PLLC (IP/Patent specialists)
Chris Hurley, Partner/Founder, Beacon Law Advisors PLLC (IP/Commercialization Attorney)
Fiona Wills, Director of Technology Licensing, UW Tech Transfer (Tentative)
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| 3:30 pm |
Poster Session and Business & Industry Expo Closes |
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Concluding Hosted Reception with Panelists
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