Power Electronics & Materials
Symposium Sessions | ||
Tuesday June 14 | ||
| 10:30 | Cleantech Energy: Keynotes | |
| 3:15 | Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase | |
| 4:00 | Italian Trade Commission Reception - Nanotech booth 1607, Cleantech booth 707 | |
| 4:15 | MEMS Networking Reception - Sponsored by NSTI & MEMS Industry Group | |
| 4:00 | Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00) | |
Wednesday June 15 | ||
| 1:30 | Power Electronics Innovation Spotlights | |
| 4:00 | Piemonte Agency For Investments, Export And Tourism Reception - Nanotech booth 1607, Cleantech booth 707 | |
| 4:00 | Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00) | |
Thursday June 16 | ||
| 10:30 | TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Venture Partnering | |
| 4:00 | TechConnect Ventures: Solar | |
| 4:00 | TechConnect Ventures: Water | |
Symposium Program | ||
Tuesday June 14 | ||
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| 10:30 | Cleantech Energy: Keynotes | Ball Room A |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 10:30 | ''Digital Energy'': Opportunities and challenges at the intersection of information technology and energy D. Paul, University of Southern California, US | |
| 11:00 | Nanoscale Science for Clean, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage (invited presentation) H. Kung, US Department of Energy, US | |
| 11:30 | Application of Nanotechnology to Photovoltaics: Technical Approaches & Manufacturing Challenges (invited presentation)Manufacturing Challenges L. Tsakalakos, GE, US | |
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| 3:15 | Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase | Room 306 |
| Session chair: Chris Noble, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||
| 3:15 | Introduction C. Noble, MIT, US | |
| 3:20 | Key Semiconductor Advances in Electronics and Optoelectronics (invited presentation) G. Fitzgerald, MIT, US | |
| 3:35 | New versatile nano/microstructured surfaces: Applications in anti-icing, prevention of biofouling and self-cleaning oleophobic materials (invited presentation) J. Aizenberg, Harvard University, US | |
| 3:50 | Nanoengineered Surfaces for Efficiency Enhancements in Energy and Water (invited presentation) K. Varanasi, MIT, US | |
| 4:05 | Filtration System for Small-Medium Scale Wastewater and Water Treatment (invited presentation) C. Vectis, Harvard University, US | |
| 4:20 | Smartphone control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (invited presentation) M. Cummings, MIT, US | |
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| 4:00 | Italian Trade Commission Reception - Nanotech booth 1607, Cleantech booth 707 | Expo Hall |
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| 4:15 | MEMS Networking Reception - Sponsored by NSTI & MEMS Industry Group | Room 209 |
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| 4:00 | Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00) | Expo Hall |
Wednesday June 15 | ||
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| 1:30 | Power Electronics Innovation Spotlights | Room 310 |
| Session chair: Andrew Ray, Bingham McCutchen LLP, US | ||
| 1:30 | Low Weight, Low Cost Commercial-Scale PV Inverter P. Bundschuh, Ideal Power Converters, US | |
| 1:45 | Silicon Carbide Power Devices in Renewable Energy Applications R. Singh, GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc., US | |
| 2:00 | Distributed Energy Optimization for Photovoltaic Systems with a Module-Integrated Balancing Converter J. Stauth, Solar Semiconductor, Inc., US | |
| 2:15 | New Capacitor Materials for Power Electronics G. Welsch, Case Western Reserve University, US | |
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| 4:00 | Piemonte Agency For Investments, Export And Tourism Reception - Nanotech booth 1607, Cleantech booth 707 | Expo Hall |
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| 4:00 | Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00) | Expo Hall |
Thursday June 16 | ||
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| 10:30 | TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Venture Partnering | Room 306 |
| Session chair: Dina Lozofsky, University of California Santa Barbara, US | ||
| 10:30 | BASF Corporate Partnering P. Mukherjee, BASF Venture Capital America, US | |
| 10:50 | Panasonic TechConnect Partnering I. Nydick, Panasonic, US | |
| 11:10 | Cabot TechConnect Partnering T. Kodas, Cabot Corporation, US | |
| 11:30 | Honda TechConnect Partnering N. Sugimoto, Honda, US | |
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| 4:00 | TechConnect Ventures: Solar | Room 303 |
| Session chair: Dhiraj Malkani, Rockport Capital, US | ||
| 4:00 | Teleos Solar M. McGonigle, Teleos Solar, US | |
| 4:10 | Enerize E. Shembel, Enerize, US | |
| 4:20 | Ideal Power Converters P. Bundschuh, Ideal Power Converters, US | |
| 4:30 | Epik Srl A. Caraglio, Epik Srl, IT | |
| 4:40 | Prism Solar Technologies, Inc. R. Lewandowski, Prism Solar Technologies, Inc., US | |
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| 4:00 | TechConnect Ventures: Water | Room 305 |
| Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures | ||
| 4:00 | AgroSci C. Pianta, AgroSci, US | |
| 4:10 | Algal Scientific Corporation P. Horst, Algal Scientific Corporation, US | |
| 4:20 | Blue Planet Environmental Inc. R. Lonetto, Blue Planet Environmental Inc., CA | |
| 4:30 | SecureWaters, Inc. R. Slatton, SecureWaters, Inc., US | |
| 4:40 | Hydrovolts B. Hamner, Hydrovolts, US | |
Special Symposium
This special symposia focuses specifically on advanced fabrication and emerging applications for compound semiconductors. This program is focused on revolutionary commercially viable research and development efforts in compound semiconductors. The attending corporate community is looking to identify global top technologies, so please join the leading global technology innovator and ingetrator in providing new nano and clean technology solutions.
Topics & Application Areas
- Novel RFIC Devices & Circuits
- Millimeter-wave/High-Speed CMOS Technology & ICs
- Fabrication Technologies
- IC Testing & Methodology
- Advanced Device Applications
- System Applications (e.g., wireless, vehicular, RADAR, military)
- Optoelectronic and OEIC Applications
- High Brightness LEDs
- High Efficiency Solar Cells
- Hi Temp/Hi Power Electronics & Sensors
- Other
Journal Submissions
Microelectronics Journal
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