Materials Day 2005

Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

IST Building & Applied Sciences Building

Thursday, April 14, 2005, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

HUB-Robeson Center

Schedule of Events:

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

An industry oriented table-top exhibition, a reception and a keynote presentation. A variety of companies will be invited to participate in the table-top exhibition.

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Industry Reception and Table-top Exhibition
6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Keynote Presentation
- Biomimetics in Product Engineering Design, John Pietrzyk, Biomimetic Connections, Inc.
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Thursday, April 14, 2005

Penn State faculty, staff, students and industry will gather to participate in plenary lectures from federal government & industry leaders on future material needs, and participate in an interactive poster session on Penn State research programs.

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., Informal Poster Session
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Invited Presentations
- Making Materials Matter, Toni Grobstein Marechaux, The National Academies
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- Innovative Material Challenges, Dave Diehl, PPG
- Semiconductor Materials, Laura Rea, Air Force Research Laboratory
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- Advanced Biophotonics: Frontiers in Environmental Sensing and Health Protection, Tuan Vo-Dinh, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Interactive Poster Session on Penn State Research Programs
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Invited Presentations and Student & Post-Doctorate Research Awards
- Materials in Defense Electronics, Doug Adam, Northrop Grumman
- Materials for Ultrasound Imaging, Jie Chen, Philips Medical Systems
- Future Materials Needs, Murray Hirschbein, NASA
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2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Interactive Poster Session on Penn State Research Programs (Alumni Hall)