| Day 1 : Sunday, April 26, 2009 |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Registration Opens |
NFS Rotunda |
| 5:00 - 5:30 pm |
The Economic Role of Albany NanoTech
Dr. Edward M. Cupoli, Head, Nanoeconomics Constellation at the College of
Nanoscale Science & Engineering |
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| 5:30 - 6:00 pm |
CNSE Tour |
NFS Rotunda |
| 6:00 - 7:00 pm |
Welcome Reception
(cash bar/beer, wine, soft drinks/lite food) |
NFS Rotunda |
| Day 2 : Monday, April 27, 2009 |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am |
Light Continental Breakfast, Coffee, Tea & Registration |
NFS Rotunda |
| 8:00 - 8:10 am |
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dr. John F. Elter, Empire Innovation Professor of Nanoengineering; Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Ecosystem Nanotechnologies, CNSE |
NFS Auditorium |
| The Business Climate |
| 8:10 - 8:50 am |
Overview of Technology & Business Climate
Mark Little, Senior VP, GE Global Research Center |
NFS Auditorium |
| 8:50 - 9:30 am |
Materials Challenges for Energy Technologies
Om Nalamasu, Deputy CTO & Vice President, Applied Materials |
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| Solar Photovoltaics - Devices and Materials |
| 9:30 - 9:55 am |
Science & Technology of CdTe Solar Cells
David Eaglesham, VP Technology, First Solar |
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| Solar Photovoltaics - Characterization Methods |
| 9:55 - 10:20 am |
Multichannel Ellipsometry for Thin Film PV: Materials to Modules
Professor Rob Collins, University of Toledo |
|
| 10:20 - 10:35 am |
Break |
NFS Rotunda |
| 10:35 - 11:00 am |
AFM-Based Nanocharacterization of the Optical Properties of Solar Cell Materials
Dr. C-S Jiang, Senior Scientist, NREL |
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| 11:00 - 11:25 am |
Nanoscale Characterization of the Optical Properties of Solar Cell Materials
Dr. Manuel Romero, Senior Scientist, NREL |
|
| 11:25 - 12:10 pm |
Discussion/Q&A
All |
|
| 12:10 - 1:10 pm |
Lunch/Exhibit Set Up/Poster Set Up |
NFS Rotunda |
| Energy Storage |
NFS Auditorium |
| 1:10 - 1:35 pm |
High Resolution Studies of the Structural and Chemical Properties of Solar Cells and Hydrogen Generation Materials
Dr. Yanfa Yan, Senior Scientist, NREL |
|
| 1:35 - 2:00 pm |
Extracting Hidden Nano-Parameters: Measurements at Charged Interfaces for Energy Storage
Dr. Albert Migliori, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
|
| 2:00 - 2:25 pm |
Materials Development and Characterization for Supercapacitors
Pradeep Haldar, Head, Nanoengineering Constellation; Director, E2TAC; Professor of Nanoengineering, CNSE |
|
| 2:25 - 2:50 pm |
How to Keep Things Wet in the Heat
Professor Nitash Balsara, UC Berkeley |
|
| 2:50 - 3:15 pm |
Energy Conversion and Storage with Rationally Designed Nanowires
Professor Yi Cui, Stanford University |
|
| 3:15 - 3:30 pm |
Break/Exhibits Open/Posters Open |
|
| 3:30 - 4:10 pm |
Discussion/Q&A
All |
|
| Truly Nanoscale Characterization |
| 4:10 - 4:35 pm |
What is Required for Meaningful Aberration Corrected Microscopy?
Dr. Jan Ringnalda, Product Marketing Engineer, FEI Company |
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| 4:35 - 4:50 pm |
Nanocharacterization Especially via Atom Probe
Professor Brian Gorman, Colorado School of Mines |
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| 4:50 - 5:30 pm |
Discussion/Q&A
All |
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| 5:30 - 7:00 pm |
Reception/Exhibits/Posters
(cash bar/beer, wine, soft drinks/lite food) |
NFS Rotunda |
| Day 3 : Tuesday, April 28, 2009 |
| 7:30 - 8:00 am |
Light Continental Breakfast, Coffee, Tea & Registration |
NFS Rotunda |
| 8:00 - 8:10 am |
Recap Day 1
Dr. John F. Elter, Empire Innovation Professor of Nanoengineering; Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Ecosystem Nanotechnologies, CNSE |
NFS Auditorium |
| Solid State Lighting and OLEDs |
| 8:10 - 8:35 am |
Growth and Characterization of Solid State Lighting Materials
Professor Shadi Shahedipour, CNSE |
NFS Auditorium |
| 8:35 - 9:00 am |
XPS, Auger, and TOFSIMS Nanocharacterization of OLED Devices
Dr. Dan Gaspar, Technical Group Manager, Materials Chemistry and Surface Research Group/Energy and Efficiency Division, PNNL |
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| 9:00 - 9:20 am |
Discussion/Q&A
All |
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| Energy Generation |
NFS Auditorium |
| 9:20 - 9:45 am |
Intricacies in the Electrochemical Characterization of Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts in PEMFCs
Dr. Shayam Kocha, Senior Principal Scientist, NTCNA - Fuel Cell Laboratory |
|
| 9:45 - 10:00 am |
Break |
|
| 10:00 - 10:25 am |
Characterization and Development of Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Nanowires for Energy Conversion Devices
Professor Masaru Kuno, University of Notre Dame |
|
| 10:25 - 10:50 am |
Measurement Challenges and Opportunities in PEM Fuel Cells
Siyu Ye, Principal Research Scientist, Research and Development, Ballard Power Systems |
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| 10:50 - 11:15 am |
Characterization of Structural Damage in PEM Fuel Cell Cathodes
Dr. Vic Liu, General Motors |
|
| 11:15 am - 12:30 pm |
Discussion/Q&A/Review, Summary & Wrap-Up
All |
|
| 12:30 pm |
Lunch & Conference Ends |
NFS Rotunda |
