Materials Day 2008 - Events Schedule
April 14th, 2008
Tours will open the event followed by a keynote presentation, table-top exhibition/reception organized to allow industry, economic development agencies to showcase their products and activities.
10:30a.m. - 4:15p.m. - Penn Stater Conference Center
Tutorials & Tours:
- 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Professor Elizabeth Dickey and Guy Lavallee - MRI Shared User Facilities for Materials Characterization and Nanofabrication
- 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Professor Mike Lanagan - High Power Capacitors and Energy Storage
- 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tours
- 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Professor Qiming Zhang - Polymer Actuators and Sensors
- 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Professor Doug Werner – Metamaterials
- 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Professor Mike Hickner - Fuel Cells
- 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Professor Tom Jackson - Flexible Electronics
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Penn Stater Conference Center - Deans Hall
Keynote Presentation:
Materials, Energy, and the Environment: What Matters?
Dr. Thomas L. Richard, BIO
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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5:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. - Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel - Presidents Halls
Industry Reception and Table-top Exhibition
April 15th, 2008
Penn State faculty, staff, students and industry will gather to participate in plenary lectures and participate in an interactive poster session on Penn State research programs.
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel -Presidents Hall Lobby
Registration
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel - Presidents Hall I
Invited Presentations and Awards:
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Invited Presentation Presidents Hall I
Materials R&D Opportunities in Sensitized Nanostructured Solar Cells,
Dr. Arthur J. Frank, BIO
Principal Scientist, Chemical and Biosciences Center, Validate to view address - Send Email via form
- 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Invited Presentation Presidents Hall I
Synthesis and Four Solar Energy Applications of Highly Ordered Nanotube Arrays,
Dr. Craig A. Grimes, BIO
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Materials Research Institute,The Pennsylvania State University
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- 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Invited Presentation Presidents Hall I
Materials Breakthroughs for DoD Microsystems,
Dr. Devanand K. Shenoy, BIO
Program Manager, DARPA/MTO, Validate to view address - Send Email via form
- 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Invited Presentation Presidents Hall I
Research in Solar Photoconversion: Materials and Fundamentals at the Cutting Edge,
Dr. Mark T. Spitler, BIO
Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences
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- 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Award Presentation Presidents Hall I
The Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award presentation
11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel - Presidents Halls II-IV
Interactive Poster Session on Penn State Research Programs
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel - Presidents Halls II-IV
Lunch
