The Nobel Laureates Legends Reception, 9/26/06 dedicated to the memory of the late Jack Kilby & Richard Smalley.

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September 27-28, 2006,
Dallas Convention Center

Semiconductor/NEMS/MEMS • Biomedical/Health • Defense/Aerospace/Homeland • Trends/Finance • Emerging Technology Fund
Energy — Chemical Environment

Speakers and Panelists: - Never before such an assembly of the great minds in nanotechnology

	Benchmark Strategy, Sue Billat, Principal, also Board member of PDF Solutions Technology assessment and technical marketing to the semiconductor equipment industry. Previously a managing director at the investment bank Robertson Stephens as senior semiconductor equipment and foundry research analyst. Three times named Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" Analyst. Formerly senior vice president of marketing at Ultratech Stepper, also 12 years experience in IC processing, including engineering and fab management with a B.S. and an M.S. in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
	Motorola Labs, Vida Ilderem, VP and Dir., Center of Excellence for Embedded Systems, Physical Sciences Research Recipient of Motorola Distinguished Innovator Award, also a member of Motorola's Science Advisory Board Associates (SABA). Prior to 14 years with Motorola Labs, served as Director of RF/IF Silicon Technologies, a Senior Member of the Technical Staff for the DigitalDNA Laboratories within Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector now Freescale Semiconductor. Received M.S and Ph.D., electrical engineering, MIT; bachelor's degree, electrical engineering and physics, California State University, Fresno. Served on external committees and professional organizations. Has over 25 patents and numerous publications.
	Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; E. Floyd Kvamme, Partner Emeritus Co-Chair of President Bush's Council of Advisors in Science and Technology, (PCAST). Serves on several company boards including National Semiconductor, Harmonic, and Power Integrations. Founder, National Semiconductor; Formerly Apple Computer, executive VP, Sales and Marketing. BSEE, University of California, Berkeley; MSE, semiconductor electronics, Syracuse University.
	Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc., Dr. Bob Gower, President and CEO Brilliant entrepreneur. Prominent among early commercial nanotechnology firms to be successful. Highly respected, now operating in world markets. Dr. Gower, himself, brings 36 years of experience in the chemical industry, 23 of which were in operational and managerial roles for companies such as ARCO Chemical, Atlantic Richfield and Lyondell Petrochemical.
	Nanotech Institute UT Dallas, Dr. Ray Baughman, Director Dr. Ray H. Baughman, Director of the NanoTech Institute of the University of Texas at Dallas and Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry. Dr. Baughman will speak on "New Inventions of UTD's NanoTech Institute: From Multifunctional Nanotube Fibers and Sheets to Artificial Muscles, Displays, and Devices for Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Conversion."
	General Land Office, Texas, Jerry Patterson, Commissioner Bringing renewable and alternative energy, a dream of the Father of Modern Nanotechnology, the late Dr. Richard Smalley. Texas now is pioneering the future of energy and is the nation's leader in sustainable energy by virtually every measure. Much of the progress in renewable energy began in 1999 with a new standard mandating that Texas add 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2009. The state was already halfway by the end of 2001. Nearly 20% of all the new wind power in the world came from Texas in 2001. The 915 MW of wind generation capacity was more than was installed in the entire country in any previous year. Last year the goal was doubled to call for 5,880 megawatts, about 5% of the state's electricity, from renewable energy by 2015. Of the total, 500 megawatts must come from renewable energy sources other than wind energy. Just as the 20th Century started out for Texas leading the nation with petroleum, the expertise gathered in Texas leads the way in pushing new energy frontiers, and Commissioner Patterson will explain how we got here.
	Nanofilm, Dr. Scott E. Rickert, Ph.D., President One of the company's original founders. Responsible for the original formulations that launched Nanofilm into the nanotechnology arena. Instrumental in the development of the company's first coating called "Clarity." Sets the vision for company R&D team. Strong academic background as Professor at Case Western Reserve University, 1980 to 1987. B.S. from Cornell University, Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Currently holds positions on a number of key industry groups, including Vice President of Technology for the Anti-Reflective Council Board. Frequently lectures and writes on topics in the field.
	NanoDynamics, Inc., Keith Blakely, Chief Executive Officer Founder of ART, Inc. in 1981, a technology-based company, regarded among the leading innovators in advanced materials. Developed and commercialized dozens of new products, numerous joint developments with Fortune 100 organizations, funded programs at over 15 universities and National laboratories, licensed technologies to market leaders including Mitsubishi, General Motors, and N.V. Bekaert, created three international joint ventures and strategic partnerships, acquired other technology-based organizations, and ultimately was acquired by a unit of Tyco International. Has managed the technology commercialization process from idea generation through laboratory demonstration and process development, and into the commercial marketplace. As a highly regarded entrepreneur, recently led two technology businesses - one focused on nanopowders and the other in fuel cell technologies.
	mPhase Technologies, Ronald A. Durando, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Currently developing an innovative power cell based on nanotechnology, a first real "nano" product of this kind to be produced. Long time, successful entrepreneur with a background in both engineering and corporate finance. Proved to be a turn-around whiz in 1994 as Chief Operating Officer at Microphase Corporation, doubling its revenues. A co-founder of mPhase Technologies, Inc., has been President and Chief Executive Officer since the company's inception in October 1996.
	QuantumSphere, Inc., Dr. Kimberly McGrath, Dir. of Fuel Cell Research Designing high-performance, cost effective nanometal catalysts for accelerated commercialization of fuel cells. Strategic IP experience in the nano and energy sectors." Vast experience in design of catalysts, membranes, and components for portable fuel cells. Extensive knowledge of fuel cell performance evaluation and electrochemical characterization of anode and cathode catalysts. B.S. in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Southern California from Prof. Surya Prakash, and Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Dr. George Olah, inventor of the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell.
	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ; Dr. Douglas Ray, Chief Research Officer Responsible for defining and advancing the Laboratory's science and technology portfolio, coordinating its scientific discretionary investments and providing oversight of the peer-review process at PNNL. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, Boulder, Colorado. PhD, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley.
	Innovalight; Conrad Burke, President & CEO Capella Photonics, board of directors. Formerly Bookham Inc, senior VP, worldwide sales and marketing; Sevin Rosen Funds, venture partner. Worked for numerous companies including NEC, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Agere Systems and OMM Inc. B.S., Physics, University College, Dublin, Ireland; M.S., Physics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
	SafeFab, Dr. Ross E. Jones, Professor, Chief Toxicologist Environmental programs for EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), reviews company sites and procedures for potential impact from chemicals. Assesses epidemiology clusters, providing training on environmental toxicology. Former Director of Toxicology at Texas Instruments. M.P.H., Occupational Medicine, Medical College of Wis.; Ph.D. in Poultry Science, MSU. Member, Am. College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Am. Industrial Hygiene Assn., Society of Toxicology.
	Rice University, Dr. Wade Adams, Director, Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology Interactions with Texas Medical Center, the largest concentration of medical research facilities in the world. Development of new innovations on nanometer scale, carbon nanotubes, medical applications of C60, nanoporous membranes, molecular computing, and nanoshell diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Part of major initiative in nano, bio, info and enviro science and engineering. Retired senior executive ranks, Fellow Air Force Research Laboratory. Research in polymer physics, concentrating on structure-property relations in high-performance organic materials. Internationally known for research in high-performance rigid-rod polymer fibers, X-ray scattering studies of fibers and liquid crystalline films, polymer dispersed liquid crystals, and theoretical studies of ultimate polymer properties. More than 190 publications, edited two books. Fellow, American Physical Society, Atomic Energy Commission.
	Rice University; Dr Vicki Colvin, Director, Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) Professor of Chemistry, Rice University. Research funded by National Science Foundation. Awards include Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award, Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, Discover Magazine's "Top 20 Scientists to Watch", and American Chemical Society's Victor K. LaMer Award. B.A., chemistry and physics, Stanford University; Ph.D., chemistry, University of California, Berkeley.
	International Council on Nanotechnology, David M. Berube, Steering committee Also the Converging Technologies Bar Association. A CoPI on National Science Foundation societal and ethical implications grants including the CNS: Nanotechnology in Society. A member of USC's graduate school NanoCenter. Author of Nanohype: Beyond the Nanotechnology Buzz.
	North Carolina State University, Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics; Dr. Nancy Ann Monteiro-Riviere, Professor of Investigative Dermatology and Toxicology North Carolina State University, Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics; Dr. Nancy Ann Monteiro-Riviere, Professor of Investigative Dermatology and Toxicology. Holds joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering with UNC/NCSU. Published more than 165 publications, recipient of 10 million dollars in extramural research support from various government and private sources. Research interests relate to chemical absorption, drug delivery and mechanisms of chemical irritation to skin. Current research focuses on the impact of manufactured nanomaterials on human health and the environment.
	Arizona State University ; David H. Guston, Professor of Political Science, Associate Director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes Director, Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS-ASU); Editor, Science and Public Policy; Co-vice-chair, 2006 Gordon Research Conference on Science and Technology Policy B.A.,Yale; PhD., MIT.
	ENVIRON International Corporation; Dr. Kenneth A. Mundt, Principal ENVIRON, Director of Epidemiology. Formerly University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; Founder, Applied Epidemiology, Inc. Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
	ENVIRON International; Dr. Annette Santamaria, Senior Manager, Health Sciences Practice Addresses risk assessment issues regarding nanomaterials. Board-certified toxicologist. Certified, FDA Regulatory Affairs Professional Society. MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; Ph.D., Toxicology, University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston.
	University of Houston, Rigoberto Advincula, Ph.D., Professor, Chemistry Projects include Synthesis of Nanoparticles using polyelectrolyte complexes and block copolymers; Nanostructured Ultrathin Films Using the Layer-by-layer Assemblies; Dendrimers as Organic Macromolecular Nanoparticles. NSF-CAREER Award. Studied at Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Materials, Strasbourg, France; Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow; Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University and Center for Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Adjunct Biomedical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Faculty, Tricampus-Materials Program. Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Florida; Professor, Chemistry, University of the Philippines, 1987.
	New Mexico State University, Seamus Curran, Assistant Professor, Nanophysics Physicist. Pioneer in improving organic solar cells. Creating an efficiency rate exceeding 10% by 2010 using plastics in development. Believes polymers offer a great deal of tailorability and design in terms of chemistry, while their potential in terms of device application is significant. Predicts the current high costs of solar cells will come down substantially for both home users and industrial applications. Envisions the Southwest becoming energy suppliers for other States. Is working for more detailed research into new materials, in particular composites using all forms of fullerenes and a select group of polymers for multilayer designs, using spectroscopic and morphological control that is provided by Raman and Near Field Scanning Optical Microscopes.
	ITESM- Campus Monterrey, Mexico, Dr. S. Velumani, Research professor and Coordinator for the Materials Science group, Department of Physics Development of Energy and Nanotechnology Research chairs formed at TEC de Monterrey. Setting up hi-tech fuel cells and Nanostructured materials laboratory at TEC. Developing new nanostructured materials for improving the efficiencies of the energy conservation devices like fuel cells and solar cells. Developing new composite metallic nanostructured materials for the catalytic applications in fuel cells in collaboration with scientist in UT-Austin Texas. Designing aspects of the flow channels in bipolar plates for optimum fuel consumption. Exploring metallic nano coatings for the bipolar plates of PEM fuel cells. Various group projects includ India/Mexico to develop plastic solar cells based on Polythiophene and CdS nanocrystals. Working on semiconducting nanostructured materials like II-VI and III-V compounds mainly focusing on CIS and CdTe based nanostructured materials for more efficient photovoltaic cells. Ph.D in Thin Film Physics at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.