Tuesday,
December 18, 2007
Nanotechnology Panel
Meeting Overview
Over the last three decades advances in imaging
and computation have allowed scientists to better "see" and
understand the dynamics of nature at the molecular level. This
has allowed for a continuous trend to the smaller and smaller
worlds, from the micro to the nano.
Based on deeper understanding of the building
blocks of nature, as well as the different forces that occur at
those levels, scientists are now able to customize materials with
diverse and fascinating applications. These materials now
impact every physical sector of our world. From nanofilters to
purify water to nanocement for new types of construction. From
gold coated nanoshperes for medical diagnostics to quantum dots for
electronic displays. Nantechnology is not an innovation for
the distant future but one that is making an impact today and will
dramatically alter our physical world in the future.
The December 18th EntreTech Forum meeting will
attempt to explain the foundations of nanotechnology and illustrate
some of the diverse applications.
Moderator:
Prof. Ahmed Busnaina –
Director, NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing & NSF
Center for Microcontamination Control
Dr. Busnaina specializes in Nanoscale defects removal, mitigation
and characterization, chemical and particulate contamination in
semiconductor processes,
particle adhesion and removal, submicron particle transport,
and in the fabrication of micro and nanoscale structures.
He authored more than 300
papers in journals, books, proceedings and conferences
including more than 30
invited articles in several, scientific and industrial magazines and
conferences
He taught 45 short
courses for semiconductor manufacturing worldwide and organized over
20 symposia and programs, chaired and organized more than 70
sessions and panels for many professional societies worldwide.
Dr. Busnaina has worked with
and consulted for many companies IBM, Intel, SEMATECH, Praxair,
Motorola, Eaton, IPEC, Seagate, GE, GM, DuPont,
Corning, Kodak, Xerox and the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory. He
serves on the editorial advisory board of the Semiconductor
International Magazine, the Journal of Particulate Science and Technology and the Journal of
Environmental Sciences. He is
a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and
the Adhesion Society, a Fulbright
Senior Scholar, many
Best Paper Awards, and listed in Who's Who (in the World, in America, in Science and Engineering,
etc.).
Panelists:
David Sykes,
Founder, Nanonexis, focusing on the built environment
Mr. Sykes, who works in private equity, began his career working
with architects and commercial developers in the 1970’s. He now
lectures frequently to international audiences in commercial
property development about the materials revolution stimulated by
nanoscale science. He began his career focusing on disruptive
technologies in IT and other industries, working with Apple Computer
and then branched out into software, biopharma and eHealth. In 1983,
while working with faculty at MIT, he became interested in the
disruptive potential of nanotechnology, and worked with one of the
founders of this field on the first book on the subject, the
controversial “Engines of Creation,” published in 1985. In 2004,
in response to growing concern about the impact of the built
environment on climate change, Sykes co-founded NanoNexis with V.R.
Livada. NanoNexis is a knowledge network for property developers,
planners and architects interested in nano-based “clean
technologies.” Mr. Sykes holds a Bachelor of Arts, University of
California, Berkeley and a Master of Arts, Cornell University
(Cognitive Science).
Dr. William Lee,
Founder, e-Membrane, nano-membranes for drug discovery
Dr. Lee is currently the Founder, President and CEO of eMembrane,
Inc., a materials science company. Dr. Lee is a leading scientist in
the field of nano-grafting who received his Bachelor, Master and
Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry and Biotechnology from the
University
of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Lee developed membranes for protein separation, virus capturing,
microbial cell removal and immobilization (2 US Patents and 14
patent applications). Prior to founding eMembrane in 2000, Dr. Lee
worked for JAFCO, Japan's largest
venture capital firm, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General
Hospital, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Japan
Atomic Energy Research Institute. He speaks, writes and reads five
languages.
Matthew Norden, President, Lux Research
Matthew Nordan
is the President of Lux Research. Under Matthew’s leadership, the
Lux Research analyst team has become a globally recognized authority
on the business and economic impact of emerging technologies,
focusing on cleantech and nanotechnology. Lux Research serves as an
indispensable advisor to corporations, start-ups, financial
institutions, and governments seeking to exploit science-driven
innovation for competitive advantage. Matthew has counseled
decision-makers on technology change for a decade. Prior to Lux
Research, Matthew held a variety of senior management positions at
emerging technology advisor Forrester Research, where he headed the
firm’s North American consulting line of business. Earlier, Matthew
lived for four years in the
Netherlands growing Forrester’s operations in
Europe, where he launched and led research practices in
a variety of vertical industries. Matthew has delivered advice to
clients and been an invited speaker at conferences in North America,
Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia,
and South Africa.
Beyond the corporate sphere, Matthew has testified before the U.S.
Congress three times on emerging technology issues, advised the
Committee to Review the National Nanotechnology Initiative of the
National Academies, and been an invited speaker at universities
including Harvard, MIT, and Columbia. He has also participated in
developing public-sector technology strategy for organizations
including the World Economic Forum, the European IT Observatory, and
the Dutch transportation ministry. Matthew has been frequently
invited by news outlets including CNN and CNBC to comment on
emerging technology markets and has been widely cited in
publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The
Economist. Matthew is a
summa cum laude graduate of Yale
University, where he conducted cognitive
neuroscience research on the neural pathways mediating emotion and
memory.
Seth Coe-Sullivan,
PhD, Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Member of the Board of Directors
Seth Coe-Sullivan is co-founder and Chief
Technology Officer of QD Vision. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical
Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in May
2005, and his thesis work on incorporating quantum dots into hybrid
organic/inorganic LED structures is the technology basis of QD
Vision. His work spans quantum dot materials, new fabrication
techniques including thin film deposition equipment design, and
device architectures for efficient QD-LED light emission. Seth has
over 20 papers and patents pending in the fields of organic light
emitting devices, quantum dot LEDs and nanotechnology fabrication.
He was awarded Technology Review Magazine’s TR35 Award in 2006,
naming him one of the top 35 innovators under the age of 35. In
2007, BusinessWeek named him one of the top young entrepreneurs
under the age of 30.
Seth graduated in the class of 1999 from
Brown University with an Sc.B. in electrical
engineering. He then spent a year as a Staff Engineer at the Boston based research company Foster-Miller,
Inc., in the Emerging Technology division of the Materials
Technology Group, before departing for MIT. Seth is honored to sit
on Brown University’s
Engineering Advisory Council.
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