This two-day event is composed of invited talks, panel discussions and a poster session, which will focus heavily on biomedicine, catalysis, sensors and energy harvesting emphasizing the concept of sustainability and materials criticality. The speakers list includes esteemed members from academia and industry to bridge a discussion across the entire research and value chain of advanced materials technologies. The sessions will allow for active participation from the audience during the discussion. In order to promote the visibility of young students, rapid-fire presentations will be part of each session.
The MRS University Chapter at the University of Cologne organized this event, composed of invited talks, panel discussions and a poster session, which focused heavily on biomedicine, catalysis, sensors and energy harvesting emphasizing the concept of sustainability and materials criticality.
Session 1
Wednesday, November 29 | 9:00 am – 11:40 am
Monitoring the Human Ecological Footprint with Nanotechnology
- 9:00—Xi Chen, City University of New York
Sensors, Actuators, Energy conversion and Storage Devices
- 9:20—Sven Barth, University of Vienna
Direct Deposition of Nanowires for Environmental Monitoring
- 9:40—Rapid Fire Presentations
- 9:45—Manuel Quevedo-Lopez, The University of Texas at Dallas
Nanotechnology Opportunities in Solid-State Radiation Detector
- 10:05—Join us! Free Coffee and Breakfast!
- 10:35—Rossitza Pentcheva, University Duisburg-Essen
Understanding and Optimization of Transition Metal Oxides as Anode Materials for Water Splitting: What Can We Learn from First-principles Modelling
- 10:55—David Shuh, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Soft X-ray Synchrotron Radiation Spectromicroscopy Studies of Radioactive Materials
- 11:15—Rapid Fire Presentations
- 11:20—Vedran Jovic, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
How Indium Nitride Senses Water
- 11:40—Lunch Break
Poster Session
Thursday, November 30
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B
Please join us for the Summit's Poster Session! A great meeting place to exchange views on the diverse range of applications discussed over the two-day summit! An excellent way to end the great experience of the Summit!
Session 2
Wednesday, November 29 | 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Cutting Edge Concepts in Sustainable Energy
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1:30—Hicham Idriss, SABIC
Hydrogen Production from Water, Challenges and Opportunities
- 1:50—Christina Chang, Harvard University
Interfacial Engineering of a Semiconductor Nanoparticle—Catalyst System for Efficient and Stable Solar H2 Generation in pH Neutral Water
- 2:10—Rapid Fire Presentations
- 2:15—Roy Gordon, Harvard University
Materials for Sustainable Energy
- 2:35—Lionel Vayssiere, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Clean Energy from Seawater
- 2:55—Join Us! Free Coffee and Cake
- 3:25—Jae Ah Lee, Lintec of America, Inc.
Harvesting Electrical Energy Using Hand-Powered Torsional Actuation
- 3:45—Ray Baughman, The University of Texas at Dallas
Electrochemically Harvesting Waste Thermal, Mechanical, and Chemical Energy as Electrical Energy Using Artificial Muscles
- 4:05—Rapid Fire Presentations
- 4:10—Panel Discussions—Free Beer and Snacks following discussions!
Session 3
Thursday, November 30 | 9:00 am – 11:40 am
Green Nanochemistry
- 9:00—Dunwei Wang, Boston College
Storing Solar Energy in Chemical Bonds: From Artificial Photosynthesis to Batteries
- 9:20—Daniel Chua, National University of Singapore
Designing Non Noble Electrocatalysts for Clean Energy Applications, Specifically in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
- 9:40— Rapid Fire Presentations
- 9:45—Avner Rothschild, Technion
Solar Hydrogen Production: Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting vs. PV-Powered Electrolysis
- 10:05—Join Us! Coffee and Breakfast
- 10:35—Rein Ulijn, City University of New York
Bio-Catalytic Self-Assembly of Peptide-Porphyrin Light Harvesting Nanostructures in Aqueous Medium
- 10:55—Yaopeng Zhang, Donghua University
Bio-Inspired Design, Fabrication of Silk Fibers and Scaffolds
- 11:15—Rapid Fire Presentations
- 11:20—Neftali L. V. Carreno, Federal University of Pelotas
Sustainable Process to Promote Noble Interface Properties from Nanostructures
- 11:40—Lunch Break
Session 4
Thursday, November 30 | 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Part I—Nanotoxicology & Nanomedicine
Part II—The Crucial Role of Cost-effectiveness and Sustainability
- 1:30—Jason Burdick, University of Pennsylvania
Engineered Nanofibrous Materials for Biomedical Applications
- 1:50—Vladimir Sivakov, Leibniz-IPHT
Silicon Nanostructures in Nanomedicine: Fantasy or Future?
- 2:10—Rapid Fire Presentations
- 2:15—Eva Hemmer, University of Ottawa
Exploiting Luminescence Energy Transferin Lanthanide-Based Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications
- 2:35—Rafik Naccache, Concordia University
Carbon Dots: Working towards a Brighter Future
- 2:55—Afternoon Break with Free Coffee and Cake
- 3:25—Caue Ribeiro, EMBRAPA
The Contribution of Nanomaterials in Agriculture: towards a Sustainable Path for Technological Advance in Developing Countries
- 3:45—Maria Pérez Barthaburu and Ivana Aguiar, University of the Republic
Nanotechnology Research Contributions to Have a More Sustainable Country
- 4:05—Rapid Fire Presentations
Don't miss the Poster Session at 8:00 in Hynes, Level 1, Hall B.
A special THANKS to the MRS University Chapters for their collaborative efforts and commitment in planning this special two-day event. This group includes students, faculty and researchers from the University of Cologne, The City University of New York, and The University of Texas at Dallas.
THANK YOU to
Hindawi Limited for partial sponsorship for this event!
