Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Scientific Symposium: Fundamental Science Perspectives on Clean Energy
Northeastern University, Register Now>>
Please note that final locations and topics may be subject to change.
Morning Session: "Materials Challenges for Clean Energy in the New Millennium" 8:15 AM - 12:15 PM. Northeastern University, 20 West Village F. Register Now>> | |
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Introductory Remarks by Dr. Kenneth Blank, Vice Provost for Research, Northeastern University |
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Prof. George M. Whitesides, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA “Self Assembly in Fabrication of Bionanodevices” |
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Prof. Mildred Dresselhaus, MIT, Cambridge, MA, “Potential Impacts of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology on the Energy Landscape” |
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Prof. Alan J. Bard, University of Texas, Austin, TX, “The Application of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy to the Discovery of Photocatalysts” |
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Prof. Robert Blankenship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO "Photosynthetic Membranes as Natural Nanoscale Bioenergy Conversion Devices" |
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Prof. Gerald Audette, York University, Toronto, Canada, “Protein-Carbon Nanotube Composites for Bio-Fuel Cells and Alternate Energy Strategies” |
Afternoon Session: "Materials Challenges for Clean Energy in the New Millennium" 1:30 PM - 5:15 PM. Northeastern University, 20 West Village F. Register Now!>> | |
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Opening Comments: Prof. Sanjeev Mukerjee, Director of the Northeastern University Center for Renewable Energy Technology and Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology |
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Prof. Charles Lieber, Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA "Nanowires as Solar cells and Nanoelectronic power sources" |
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Prof. P. Somasundaran, School of Engineering, Columbia University, New York NY, "Green nanostructures for enhanced energy recovery" |
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Prof. V. Renugopalakrishnan, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School & Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Engineering Proteins for Efficient Energy Harvesting at Molecular Level” |
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Dr. Gilles Dennler, Konarka Technologies Inc., Lowell, MA “Conjugated polymer - fullerene based organic solar cells: State of the art, future challenges and industrial perspectives" |
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Prof. Shriram Ramanathan, Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences “Materials and Devices for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells” |