Nanotechnology 2011 Conference and Workshops
NANOMATERIALS AND NANOCHEMISTRY,
NANO-EN
Javits Convention Center ,
New York
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Corporate Sponsors
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Nanotechnology is already transforming
our lives with new technologies and products. As nanotechnology tools and
devices are developed, nanoparticles and nano-engineered materials and systems will
play increasingly important roles in a number of industrial sectors such as:
energy, biotechnology, electronics and information technology, healthcare and
medicine, and industrial products.
The conference will focus on the synthesis,
processing and application of nanoengineered materials with an emphasis on energy
generation and storage, biological applications including pharmaceuticals,
nanomedicine and nano-enabled devices. Cutting edge research from some of the
world's leading nano scientists, technologists and business leaders will be
presented in six conference sessions. The program will provide attendees an
unmatched look at the state-of-the-art in these emerging technologies and their
path to the market place.
This
unique meeting will bridge the gap between science, technology and
commercialization and attract an international group of participants that
represent the research, business, and investment communities.
PROGRAM
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
8:30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. -Workshop
I - NANO 101 – BASI C CHEMISTRY OF GREEN/BIO –NANO CONVERGENCE
Instructors: Prof.
George John, Associate Professor, Organic
Materials, Bio-Nanotechnology, Green Chemistry, City college of New York,
City University, New York, NY;
Prof. Tewodros (Teddy) Asefa, Associate
Professor, Inorganic and Materials Chemistry,
The
workshop will start with an overview of green nanotechnology with emphasis on
bio-based nanomaterials. The workshop will then cover nanostructured materials
with selected applications: (i) Nanomedicine, and (ii) Nanoparticle Films and
Applications in Catalysis and Energy Technology. Finally, the workshop will
cover the status-quo of nanomaterials and nanotechnology with select examples.
Instructors: Prof. P.
Somasundaran, LaVon
Duddleson Krumb Professor of Mineral Engineering
and Director, NSF Center for Particulate and Surfactant Systems, Columbia
University, New York City, NY; Prof. Stephen O'Brien, Associate Professor
of Chemistry, City College of New York, City University, New York, New York, NY
The
workshop will start with an overview of nanoparticles and their synthesis,
characterization, processing and environmental impacts. The workshop will then cover nanostructured
materials with selected applications: (i) In-vivo Imaging and Cancer Therapy,
and (ii) Nanoparticle Films and Applications in Energy Technology. Safe
handling and utilization of nanostructured materials will also be reviewed with
emphasis on nanotoxicity and mitigation of toxicity. An attempt will be made to
present selected case studies to illustrate the applications and health &
safety related issues of engineered nanoparticulate materials.
Inaugural Conference Session
Introduction – “Faces and Places”
Dr.
Thomas Abraham,
Program Chairman and President, iRAP, Inc. (
Welcome
Janet
Joseph, Vice President for
Technology and Strategic Planning, NYSERDA,
Session I – Nanomaterials
– Emerging Applications, Market Trends and Economic Impact
Session
Chair and Moderator – Vincent Caprio, Vice President and Events Director,
NanoBusiness Alliance Shelton , CT
Dr.
Mostafa Analouri,
Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences,
·
Current State of
·
Recent Key developments in Nanobio: Therapeutics, Diagnostics,
Medical Devices
·
Emerging Products and Business Opportunities
·
Nanotechnology Market Segments
·
Energy-related –
·
Electronics, Photonics and Magnetics
·
Nano-enabled Aviation Components
·
Nano Rare Earth Materials
Prof. S.V. Babu, Director, Distinguished Professor and Directror, Center
for Advanced Materials processing, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, “Nanomaterials
for Chemical Mechanical Planerization (CMP) , Processing Requirements, Emerging
Technologies and the Economic Impact”
·
CMP as a Key Enabling
Technology for Fabricating ULSI Devices – New Challenges
·
Nanoparticles and
Additives in CMP Slurries for Dielectric and Metal Planarization
·
Applications of
Various Nanoabrasives in CMP for Other Emerging Technologies
·
Economic Impact of the
Nano-enabled Semiconductor Industry
Session II – Nano-enabled
Energy Systems
Session
Chair and Moderator – Dr.
Pradeep Haldar, Vice
President, Clean Energy Programs,
Director, E2TAC - Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center, Professor, College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, Head,
NanoEngineering Constellation
Dr.
Philip H. Lippel, Consultant, Nanoscience and
EmergingTechnologies,
The role of advanced nanomaterials and nanoscale devices for:
· developing renewable energy sources and integratingthem with the grid
· improving the efficiency, security, and reliabilityof current electrical infrastructure while reducing the environmental footprintof fossil fuel burning plants
· solid state lighting
·
improving the efficiency of commercial building
systemsand industrial machinery
Jamison
McLaughlin, Business Development Lead, Advanced Photovoltaics,
·
Overview of current solar PV market
·
Current PV technologies and their
limitations
·
Nanotechnology enabled innovations in
solar
·
Future outlook of solar PV market
Fernando
Gómez-Baquero,
Business Development Director, BESS Technologies,
·
Overview
of Li-ion batteries in energy storage applications
·
Challenges
and requirements of the Li-ion battery market
·
Si-based
nano-engineered materials for improved anodes
·
Future
outlook of nano-engineered materials in Li-ion batteries and in other energy
storage technologies
1.45
p.m. Lunch Break
Session III –
Nanomedicine - Emerging Technologies and Applications
Session
Chair and Moderator – Joan Delia Stanescu, Industrial Liaison
Associate, Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA
Dr.
Anil Diwan,
President and Chairman, NanoViricides, Inc.,
·
What is a nanoviricide :
"Find-Encapsulate-Destroy" antiviral strategy
·
FluCide(tm) - Pan-Influenza nanoviricide
against pandemic, epidemic influenzas, bird flu, high path viruses
- HerpeCide(tm)
- Anti-HSV-1 (oral herpes) and HSV-2 (genital herpes) skin cream.
- Anti-Dengue
nanoviricide drug is in preclinical development.
·
HivCide(tm) - Anti-HIV nanoviricide was
superior to oral HAART cocktail therapy in animal models
·
Broad-spectrum nanoviricides - A low cost
approach against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Dr.
Lawrence Tamarkin, Co-Founder, President
and CEO, CytImmune Sciences, Inc.,
- By
design, ideal cancer nanomedicines avoid immediate uptake by the immune
system.
- By
design, ideal cancer nanomedicines target tumors passively and actively.
- By
design, solid tumor interstitial fluid pressure broken down to enhance
delivery of active anti-cancer agents.
- By
design, ideal cancer nanomedicines manufactured by a robust, reproducible,
cost-effective process.
- Cancer
patients treated with nanomedicines prior to surgery to exploit leaky
tumor neovasculature for nanomedicine tumor targeting.
Prof. P. Somasundaran, LaVon Duddleson Krumb Professor of Mineral Engineering and Director, NSF Center for Particulate and Surfactant Systems, Columbia University, New York City, NY; I. Chernyshova and S. Ponnurangam, Columbia University, New York City, NY; “Physicochemical characterization of nanobiointerfaces for some emerging applications: Problems of nanotoxicity and mitigation strategies”
·
Unique
physicochemical attributes of nanoparticles and ranking based on them
·
Some
of the important evolving applications of nanoparticles
·
Controlled
release and tissue engineering
·
Nanotoxicity
and Mitigation strategies
Session IV
–Nano-bio Convergence
Session
Chair and Moderator – Dr. Charles Brumlik, JD, Principal,
Nanobiz, LLC.,
Dr.
Samuel Brauer,
Principal, NanoTech Plus, LLC,
·
Cancer and diagnostics today
·
Cancer roadmaps and other advances
·
The lack of a business model for diagnostics
·
The need for better diagnostics- and
opportunity for nanotechnology?
Dr.
George John,
Associate Professor of Chemistry, The City College of the City University of
New York (CUNY), New York, NY, “Biorefinery:
A Design Tool for NanoMaterials”
·
Biorefinery-a
new concept in materials design
·
Low
molecular weight building blocks into nanoscale assemblies
·
Soft
materials from agri-sources - simple organic transformations and by enzyme
catalysis
·
Molecular
gels as delivery vehicles.
·
Oil
thickening agents and oil spill recovery materials
Dr. Srinivasa R. Raghavan, Patrick & Marguerite Sung Chair & Associate Professor, and Matthew B. Dowling, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, “Nano-Velcro: A Self-Assembly Approach to
Hemostatic Control”
·
Hemostasis
- Stopping of bleeding from wounds, critical to the survival of soldiers and
victims of accident
·
Hemostatic
bandages currently used
·
New
self-assembling biopolymer - An effective, yet low-cost alternative for
hemostasis
Concluding Remarks and
Announcements
Venue: Thai Select,
8.30
a.m. Conference Commences
Session V – Emerging Laboratory Technologies Related to
Nanoparticles and Nano-Engineered Materials in Nano-enabled Energy Generation
and Storage
Session
Chair and Moderator – Dr. Samuel Brauer, Principal, NanoTech Plus, LLC,
Dr. Charles Brumlik, JD, A. Choudhury, A.A.
Lakhani, P. Kuyate, P.P. Pathak, M. Vaidya,
Nanobiz, LLC., Branchburg, NJ; Dr. K.W. Lem, Dept. of Physics, MTSE Program, New
Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ; Dr.
Zafar Iqbal, Dept. of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of
Technology, Newark, NJ and
Jean-Michel
Careil, Intellixir, Manosque, France, Overview of 2010-2011 Technology Trends in
Nano-engineered Energy Generation and Storage for Large Commercial Markets
Abstract: Discussion of changing
energy opportunities. Review of the underlying top 2010-2011 patent and
research trends. Near term commercialization strategies based on
leveraging improved nanostructured materials for energy generation and
storage. Practical commercialization topics will include solar (e.g.,
active layers, cost reduction, protective layers, efficiency), storage (e.g.,
battery electrodes, supercapacitors, flywheel), wind (e.g., composites,
storage, heat transfer), fuels (e.g., shale gas, biofuels), and applications
(e.g., vehicles, portable devices, grid).
Tina Šetinc, S. Kunej, M. Spreitzer and D. Suvorov, J. Stefan Institute,
High-permittivity
perovskite thin films gained an increasing interest recently, due to their
potential application as ceramic capacitors for miniaturized microwave
integrated circuits (MMICs).1,2 Among perovskite
materials, incipient ferroelectric strontium titanate SrTiO3 attracted
considerable attention for tunable microwave applications owning to its high
dielectric constant, large dielectric tunability, and low microwave losses.3,4 With
respect to dielectric properties of SrTiO3 thin films their
strong dependence of the film thickness, epitaxy and microstructure was
observed.5 Thus, the ability to tailor the microstructure is
crucial for deposition of high-performance thin films.
SrTiO3 thin
films were deposited by chemical solution deposition method (CSD) with the use
of Sr-carboxylate and Ti-alkoxide precursors. By controlling the deposition
conditions that primarily affect the nucleation and the film formation process,
the morphology of CSD-derived SrTiO3 thin films was tailored in
order to achieve columnar grain structures. The decomposition behavior of the
precursors, phase formation and the film morphology were investigated by means
of X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), DTA/TG analyzer coupled with online evolved
gas analysis (EGA), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FEG-SEM), and
atomic force microscopy (AFM). Crystallization
behavior, densification process and the influence of the thin film
microstructure on the dielectric properties will be discussed.
Ganesh
Skandan, Nader M.
Hagh, Farid Badway and Mumu Moorthi,
NEI Corporation,
Abstract: The growing demand for
energy storage systems with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities
has highlighted secondary lithium ion batteries as a viable candidate for
numerous applications in consumer electronics, biomedical, telecommunication,
military, automotive industry, and even grid applications. This large demand
has directed research toward energy storage systems with high efficiency in Li
intercalation/de-intercalation, improved cycling stability at elevated
temperature, higher safety and lower cost. This presentation will review recent
work in developing advanced nanoscale electrode materials for Li-ion
rechargeable energy storage systems. In particular, recent work on high
capacity and high voltage cathode materials will be presented.
Ines
Bračko, Manca
Logar, Boštjan Jančar and Danilo Suvorov, Advanced
Materials Department, Jozef Stefan Institute,
In the field of photocatalysis several
approaches have been successfully introduced to enhance the photosensitivity of
titanate-based 1D nanostructures in the UV and visible
regime. Recently, the increased photoactivity in the visible range
was observed with the metallic nanoparticles/titanate nanocomposites. With
these materials, enhanced photoactivtiy is assigned to the metallic
nanoparticles which act as electron traps and thus suppress the electron
recombination rate in the semiconductor. Additionally, visible response of such
nanocomposite is obtained by the near electromagnetic field induced by the
surface plasmon resonance of metallic nanoparticles. Cu decorated titanate
nanobelts (Cu0/Ti-NBs) were formed by the in-situ precipitation of
Cu within weak-polyelectrolyte multilayer film assembled on the surface of the
Ti-NBs. After annealing and subsequent reduction process composite Cu0/Ti-NBs
were obtained. Thin films were fabricated via layer-by-layer deposition of
appositively charged polyelectrolytes and Cu decorated Ti-NBs, where the amount
and density of Cu0/Ti-NBs in the films was controlled by varying the
number of Cu0/Ti-NBs layers. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning microscopy
(FE-SEM) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) were employed to evaluate the morphological and structural
characteristics of the Cu0/Ti-NBs composite thin films. In this contribution,
the influence of processing parameters on the
photocatalytic activity of the as formed Cu0/Ti-NBs composite thin films will be discussed.
Dr.
Eli S. Leland,
Abstract:
Newer and better capacitors will be required to allow switched capacitor DC-DC
converters to transition to higher-power applications including drivers for LED
lighting and voltage conversion for photovoltaic panels. These improved
capacitors must combine high frequency performance with low leakage, low loss,
and low cost. We have developed a method for fabricating capacitors using
printed nanoparticle dielectrics that offers the requisite performance for
these power conversion applications. Whereas standard ceramic capacitor
manufacture requires a high-temperature firing step, our printed capacitors are
fabricated using only low-temperaure processing, and thus enable flexible,
configurable high-throughput deposition onto a polymer substrate at low cost.
Mahendra K. Sunkara, Conn Center
for Renewable Energy Research and Department of Chemical Engineering, University
of Louisville, Louisville, KY “Nanowire Based Materials:
Scalable Manufacturing Methods for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications”
Abstract: Nanowires (one-dimensional forms with diameters
on the order of few nanometers) potentially offer fast charge transport on
surfaces, smaller length scales for diffusion/reaction, and high surface area
platforms for several solar energy conversion and energy storage applications.
Despite interest, there are no commercial processes for producing
one-dimensional materials in large quantities and their arrays over large
areas. This presentation will highlight our group’s efforts with a number of
new vapor phase processes for making nanowires of a
variety of materials systems and scale-up of their production to kilogram
scale. The performance of nanowire-based architectures
has been investigated with dye sensitized solar cells, solar hydrogen and
lithium batteries. The results showed that nanowires
offer at least an order of magnitude faster transport and two orders of
magnitude slower recombination time scales compared to their nanoparticle counterparts. In the case of Li ion batteries,
metal oxide nanowires with a simple modification
exhibited excellent stability over hundred charge-discharge cycles with high
capacity retention. In the case of photoelectrochemical
water splitting, iron oxide nanowire arrays exhibited
consistent photoactivity compared to their nanoparticle counterparts.
This work is
supported by financial support from the US Department of Energy.
11.15 a.m.–12.30 p.m.
Session VI – Emerging Laboratory Technologies Related to
Nanoparticles and Nano-Engineered Materials in Nanomedicince and Nano-bio
Convergence
Dr. David H. Gracias, Department of Chemical and
Biomole cular Engineering,
Abstract:
The human body is a 3D structure and elaborately patterned from the nano to the
macroscale. Hence, there is a need to extend planar micro and nanopatterning
techniques into the third dimension to enable precisely structured diagnostic
and therapeutic devices. Self-folding refers to self-assembly processes wherein
planar structures fold up spontaneously, typically when released from a
substrate or exposed to specific stimuli. The processes are versatile and can
be used across length scales and with diverse materials. I will describe the
use of self-folding methods to fabricate precisely patterned hollow polyhedral
containers, physical and chemical scaffolds and bio-chemically actuated
wireless surgical tools for less-invasive surgical diagnostics. These examples
highlight the use of self-folding to achieve unprecedented precision and
machine-based autonomous functionality on a hierarchy of length scales for
micro and nanostructured biomedical implants and devices.
Dr. Jason H. Hafner [1,2], Associate
Professor, Lindsey J. E. Anderson [1], Courtney M. Payne [2],
Yu-Rong Zhen [1], Peter Nordlander [1], Department of Physics and Astronomy [1], Department of Chemistry [2],
Rice University, Houston, TX, “A Tunable Plasmon
Resonance in Gold Nanobelts”
Abstract: Plasmon resonant nanoparticles have
found wide applications in science and technology due to their strong, tunable
optical absorption, scattering, and near field enhancement. We have recently
synthesized gold nanobelts that are only 10’s of nanometers in height and
width, yet 10’s of microns in length. Through optical microscopic imaging,
these single crystal gold nanostructures were found to exhibit a strong
transverse plasmon resonance at visible wavelengths. By correlating atomic
force microscopy measurements of individual nanobelts with their scattering
spectra, it was seen that the plasmon resonance tunes with cross-sectional
aspect ratio. Simulations revealed that the scattering
plasmonic modes are transverse antisymmetric excitations across the nanobelt
width. Despite being essentially macroscopic in one dimension, these
nanobelts exhibit sharp, tunable plasmon resonances similar to those of
nanoparticles. Their tunability, large optical cross section, and unique
extended plasmonic structure may make gold nanobelts idea for applications in
nanomedicine and nanophotonics. The nanobelt properties and other
variations on this structure will be discussed.
Dr.
Laura Faulconer,
At
the intersection of advanced materials and life sciences, there is significant
nanobiotech innovation occurring that generates substantial commercial
opportunities through the evolution of novel products. Many corporations in
industries ranging from pharma and medtech to cosmetics and agricultural
biotechnology have a direct interest in nano-enabled platform technologies to
augment their product portfolios and pipelines. Although many of these
companies are expert in their respective life sciences foci, they often do not
have significant in-house expertise in advanced materials or the networks in
place to effectively source these types of technologies. In a rapidly evolving
space, like nanobiotechnology, novel commercialization vehicles are needed.
This presentation will provide an overview of nano-enabled biomedical products
that are on- or near-market, insights into areas of opportunity for
cross-fertilization of innovation, and information on opportunities to connect
industry needs with emerging tech solutions.
12.30 –12.35 p.m.
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Remarks
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PROFILES OF SPEAKERS
AND SESSION CHAIRS
Dr. Thomas
Abraham, Conference Chairman
Dr. Abraham is
president and founder of Innovative Research and Products, Inc.
(www.innoresearch.net), an industry and market analysis company based in
Stamford, CT. Dr. Abraham has been
conducting market research in advanced materials for 25 years. Starting
as Director of the Advanced Materials Group at Business Communications Co.
(BCC) of
Dr. Mostafa Analouri
Mostafa
Analoui, Ph.D., is Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at The Livingston Group
(
In
addition to industry leadership in biomedical and technology fields, he
consults and lectures in US,
Prof. Teddy (Tewodros) Asefa
Dr.
Asefa is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and an
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at
Prof. S.V. Babu
Prof. Babu is a Distinguished University Professor and the
Director of NY State supported Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP)
at
Fernando Gómez-Baquero
Fernando
Gómez-Baquero is Director of Business Development at B.E.S.S.-Technologies. Gómez-Baquero
holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, a Specialist Degree in Economics, and
an M.S. in Nanoscale Science & Engineering with a Nanoeconomics
concentration. He is an innovation economist, nanomaterials engineer, and
entrepreneur that performs economic analysis of nanotechnologies, develops
science and innovation metrics, studies regional economic development though
innovation in nanotechnologies, and promotes improved science and technology
policy for emerging technologies. B.E.S.S.-Technologies product is a novel
silicon-based anode for lithium-ion battery systems.
Ines
Bračko
Ines Bračko was attended Faculty for Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, University Ljubljana and received a Bachelor’s degree in
Chemical Engineering in 2006. At the same year she was employed as an assistant
at the Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute and enrolled at
the
Dr. Samuel Brauer
Samuel Brauer, Ph.D. is the founder of Nanotech
Plus, LLC an alliance of consultants focused on the business of nanotechnology
offering analysis and operational assistance in this burgeoning field to major
corporations, small materials companies, venture and angel investors, and other
financial institutions. Established in 2004, the firm’s projects have ranged
from evaluating patent portfolios to estimating markets for novel therapeutics.
Prior
to Nanotech Plus, he was with the Business Communications Company for 7 years,
leading market research on a broad range of advanced materials topics including
polymer nanocomposites, carbon nanotubes, advanced polymer composites,
Dr. Charles Brumlik, Session Chair and
Speaker
Dr. Brumlik is president and co-founder
of Nanobiz, LLC. (http://www.nanobizllc.com), a firm assisting in
assessing and commercializing cross-disciplinary advanced materials and
industrial processes. Charles Brumlik is also a business and patent
attorney who advises Fortune 500 companies, angels, venture capital groups, and
startup technology companies around the world. Dr. Brumlik specializes in
commercialization, due diligence, and technology sourcing in alternate energy,
materials, cleantech and nanotechnology. Representative areas include
membranes, separations, chemical functionalization, ultrafine particles, high
surface area materials, cermets, displays, solid state lighting, sensors, and electronics.
Commencing with his Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Nanochemistry and
Nanomaterials” at Texas A&M, Dr. Brumlik has 20
years of experience working with nanotechnology. He has over 20 nanotechnology
publications and patents in nanotechnology including nanoparticle hydrogen
storage, electrochemical energy storage, and related processes.
Vincent
Caprio, Session Chair
Mr.
Caprio (www.vincentcaprio.org) is
the Executive Director of the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (www.nanobca.org). Mr. Caprio is one of the foremost advocates
for government funding of emerging technologies at both the State and Federal
levels. Mr. Caprio has testified before the state legislatures of
Mr.
Caprio graduated from
Dr.
Thomas A. Cellucci
Thomas
Cellucci is Chief Commercialization Officer and Senior Counselor for the Under
Secretary of Science and and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security in
Cellucci
was an early pioneer in advancing the field of nanotechnology in American
science, engineering and manufacturing. Dr. Cellucci was instrumental in
progressing
Cellucci
earned a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the
Dr. Anil Diwan
Dr.
Diwan invented novel polymeric micelle-based nanomedicine technologies as early
as 1991. Dr. Diwan is a prolific inventor and a serial entrepreneur. Prior to
co-founding NanoViricides, Inc., (a public company, NNVC), he has founded
TheraCour Pharma, Inc., a privately held company focused in nanomedicines and
cell-targeted drug delivery, and AllExcel, Inc., a company with diverse
portfolios including nanomedicines, small chemicals, device technologies, as
well as informatics. He has won several NIH SBIR (small business innovation
research) grant awards. Anil holds a Ph.D. from
Dr. Laura Faulconer
Laura Faulconer
has been with
Dr. David Gracias
David
Gracias is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University. He did his Ph.D. at
UC Berkeley and was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard prior to starting at
Johns Hopkins in 2003. He is an author on 115 publications including 74 journal
articles and 20 issued patents. His research has been published or highlighted
in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Photonics,
Nature Physics, Nature Chemistry, PNAS and press portals such as the Wall
Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes and Discover Magazine.
Dr. Jason H. Hafner
Jason H. Hafner earned his Ph.D. from
Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Pradeep
Haldar serves as Vice President of Clean Energy Programs at the College of
Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE) and as Chief Operating and Technical
Officer of the $300M, newly established U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing
Consortium (USPVMC) in partnership with SEMATECH. He is Professor of
NanoEconomics and NanoEngineering and Head of the NanoEconomics Constellation.
He is also Director of the Energy and
Dr.
Haldar’s activities are centered around world-class
technology development, R&D, entrepreneurship and commercialization of
nanotech and clean energy ecosystems. He has over 25 years of industrial and
academic experience in these areas with considerable expertise in building open
innovation capabilities, strategic alliances, business and technology strategy,
technology portfolio management, and incubation. He manages iCLEAN, the Clean
Energy Incubator at CNSE; the NSF Partnerships for Innovation initiative;
serves as Board Member and Executive Director of New
Energy New York Consortium; and is Past Chair, DOE NREL’s Clean Energy
Alliance. Prior to joining CNSE, Dr. Haldar founded and served as
General Manager and Director of Technology, of rapidly growing SuperPower, a
start-up and new spin-out subsidiary of Intermagnetics (sold to Philips for
$1.3B). He is a senior member of IEEE and an author or co-author of over 250
reviewed technical papers, conference proceedings with several patents issued
and pending. He is a Fellow of the
Dr. George John
George John, Ph.D., is
Associate Professor of Chemistry, the
Janet
Joseph
Janet Joseph is the Vice
President for Technology and Strategic Planning at the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Janet oversees a multifaceted energy
research program focused on developing and accelerating the market introduction
of emerging energy efficient and clean energy technologies in
Dr. Eli Leland
Eli
Leland is a postdoctoral researcher at the CUNY Energy Institute. His research
focuses on printed electronics for high-efficiency power conversion. In 2010
Eli was a Mirzayan Fellow in energy policy at the National Academies in
Dr. Philip Lippel
Philip
Lippel is an expert consultant on nanoscience and emerging technologies. He has
worked on a variety of technical, policy, and science communication issues at
the national and international level in fields including nanotechnology,
science education and workforce, informatics, telecommunications, and
commercialization of emerging technologies. Dr. Lippel has provided top level
scientific support to the leadership of the U.S. National Nanotechnology
Initiative; helped to keep Congress, the public, and other interested parties
up to date on federally funded nanotechnology research and development; and
liaised with companies, NGOs, and state agencies interested in nanotechnology
commercialization. He served government as a senior policy analyst at the
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office and as an AAAS Science and
Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation; industry as a
Member of Technical Staff at Agilent Technologies and as founder of L Cubed
Consulting; and academia as a faculty member in the Physics Department of the
University of Texas at Arlington.
He received an A.B. in Physics and in
Theatre from
Jamison McLaughlin is a co-founder of Advanced
Photovoltaics, a solar technology startup spun out of the
Prof. Stephen O’ Brien
Dr. Stephen O’Brien is Associate Professor of Chemistry at
Market
Analyst Alton Parrish has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the
Dr.
Srini Raghavan
Dr.
Raghavan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical &
Biomolecular Engineering at the
Tina Šetinc
Tina Šetinc attended
the
Dr. Ganesh
Skandan
Ganesh Skandan earned his Ph.D in
Materials Science and Engineering from
Dr. Skandan was recognized as
outstanding alumnus of the
Dr. P. Somasundaran
Professor
Somasundaran is the La von Duddleson Krumb Professor at Columbia University
School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Director of the
He
is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the highest
professional distinction conferred upon an engineer, and the equivalent
national academies in
His research interests are surface and
colloid chemistry, polymer, surfactant and protein adsorption,
flocculation/dispersion and biosurface phenomena, molecular interactions at
surfaces using advanced spectroscopy, environmental engineering (waste
treatment).
Dr.
Mahendra K. Sunkara
Mahendra K. Sunkara is a Professor of Chemical Engineering, University Scholar and Interim
Director for the
Dr.
Lawrence Tamarkin
Lawrence Tamarkin is CEO and Founder, CytImmune. Dr.
Tamarkin is the co-inventor of the colloidal gold-based, tumor-targeted
nanomedicine platform technology, which is covered in 36 allowed and 46 pending
patents both domestically and internationally.
The Company’s first cancer nanomedicine, Aurimune®, has been
successfully tested in a Phase I advanced-stage cancer patient study, and Phase
II testing in combination with approved chemotherapies is planned. Recognizing that cancer isn’t a single
disease, under Dr. Tamarkin’s leadership a pipeline of nanotherapeutics is
being developed, with each product being designed to attack tumors by different
mechanisms; the second-in-a-family of cancer nanomedicines, AuriTol™, is
expected to enter clinical testing in 2013, with a third nanomedicine advancing
through pre-clinical development. Dr. Tamarkin was graduated from SUNY at Stony
Brook receiving a B.S. degree and received his Ph.D. degree from the University
of Connecticut.