Program
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Kent State University, Kent Student Center, Kiva Auditorium
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| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Registration in the Kiva lobby |
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9:30 - 12:00
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Opening Session
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| 9:30 - 9:45 |
Welcome and Overview W. Grant McGimpsey, Vice President for Research, Kent State University |
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| 9:45 - 10:30 |
Keynote Address: Michael McCreary, E Ink "Overview of Flexible Electronics"
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Albert Green, Kent Displays: "Reflex Based eWriters -- Technology and Commercialization"
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Bahman Taheri, AlphaMicron: "Mirrors and Motorcycles"
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Byron Clayton, NorTech: "FlexMatters: Strategic Road Map"
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12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
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1:30 - 3:45 |
Materials for Flexible Devices
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1:30 - 2:15 |
Shizuo Tokito, Yamagata University: "Conducting Polymers"
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2:15 - 2:40 |
Miko Cakmak, University of Akron: "Electro-Spinning"
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2:45 - 3:05 |
Joe Klinehamer, Genvac Aerospace: "Through Thick and Thin: An ITO-on-Polymers Journey" | ||
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3:05 - 3:30 |
Alberto Fernandez-Nieves, Georgia Institute of Technology: "Stable Nematic Droplets with Handles | ||
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3:30 - 4:00 |
Coffee Break | ||
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4:00 - 5:15
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Materials for Flexible Devices, continued
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4:00 - 4:30 |
Jan Lagerwall, Seoul National University: "Liquid crystal-functionalized electrospun microfibers for gas sensing textiles and other flexible devices" - bio | ||
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4:30 - 4:55 |
Deng-Ke Yang, Kent State University: "Drive Schemes for Video Rate Reflective Cholesteric Display"
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4:55 - 5:15 |
John West, Kent State University: "Cracked ITO | ||
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5:15 - 6:30
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Poster Session
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5:30 - 7:00
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Cocktail Reception (Kent Student Center, Room 204) |
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Thursday, September 27, 2012Kent State University, Kent Student Center, Kiva Auditorium |
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9:30 - 11:00 AM
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BioSensors | ||
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9:00 - 9:45 |
Nicholas Abbott, University of Wisconsin-Madison - "Biosensors based on Liquid Crystals" - bio
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9:45 - 10:15 |
Gary Wnek, Case Western Reserve University: "Nanofiber Macromolecular Constructs with Applications in Medicine and as Functional Models of Stimuli-Responsive Biological Systems" - bio
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Matthew Putman, Columbia University and Nanotronics Imaging: "Automated Biomedical Analysis: Nano-resolution Pore Density and Structure in Bio Scaffolds" - bio | ||
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Break | ||
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Christopher Malcuit, Kent State University: "Biopathogens" | ||
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Panel Discussion (moderated by Grant McGimpsey, Kent State University): "Opportunities for bioFLEX"
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Kent Student Center, Room 204
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12:30 - 4:30 PM
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FlexMatters Cluster Meeting (Registration required, lunch provided - see registration link below) NorTech would like to invite you to the Fall FlexMatters Cluster Meeting. This important event will update you on our successes, challenges, and exciting next steps as a cluster.
We will also be joined by Adam J. Bartsch, Ph.D., Director of the Spine Research Laboratory at Cleveland Clinic. As an expert in the field of head, neck, and spine trauma, Dr. Bartsch will speak about his experiences at Cleveland Clinic and the need for integrated smart technologies to help mitigate the risk associated with these injuries. |
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12:30 PM |
Welcome and Introductions |
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12:45 PM |
Lunch is served |
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1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Dr. Adam Bartsch, Cleveland Clinic |
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2:00 - 3:30 PM |
Dr. Byron Clayton, Cluster Updates & ACE Program |
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3:30 - 4:15 PM |
Liquid Crystal Institute Lab Tour |
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