Water Technologies

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Ion and Water Transport in Polymer Membranes for Water Purification: Structure-Property Relations
Benny D. Freeman
Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Josh Dickinson
Director of Collaboration and Innovation, ReNUWIt: The Urban Water ERC
Stanford University

Adrian Brozell
Founder and CEO
zNano

Shahid Chaudhry
Water-Energy Efficiency Program Manager
California Energy Commission

Environmentally Stable Evaporation Suppressants for Water Conservation
Irene Yarovsky
Program Leader for Biophysics and Bioengineering, RMIT University, Australia, Australia

Erik Hanson
Systems Product Management Leader, Engineered Systems
GE Power & Water, Water & Process Technologies

Snehal Desai
Global Marketing Director
Dow Water & Process Solutions

Michael Sullivan
Director of Business Development
IBM Smarter Water Management

Symposium Sessions
	Tuesday June 19
12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo
2:45	TechConnect IP Partnering: Environmental, Water, Waste
4:30	Expo Reception and Poster Session I
	Wednesday June 20
8:30	Water Technololgy Corporate Interests
8:30	TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Materials & Energy
10:30	TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Energy & Automotive
11:00	Water: Nanomaterials for Water Technologies
12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo
1:00	NNI - Director's Networking Session, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
1:30	Exhibit and Poster Session II
	Water Technologies
3:30	Polymer Nanotech: Water: Advanced Materials for Water Treatment
5:30	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception
6:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge Awarde and Reception
	Thursday June 21
8:30	Coatings: Water: Membranes for Filtration & Separation
12:30	Networking Lunch - Innovation Showcase
1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Environment, Water & Waste
4:00	TechConnect National Innovation Showcase, Reception & Poster Session III

Symposium Program
	Tuesday June 19
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12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo	Expo Hall AB
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2:45	TechConnect IP Partnering: Environmental, Water, Waste	Room 201
	Session chair: Jennifer Gottwald, WARF, US
2:45	Ceramic Membranes for Purification of Oil-in-Water Emulsion Y.P. Yong, National University of Singapore, SG
2:55	A Moving Belt System with Switchable Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Surface for Continuous Removal of Microalgae from Water M. Sethu, National University of Singapore, Industry Liaison Office, SG
3:05	Bio-Shell (Biodegradable Vacuum-formed Modularized Shelter) M. Sethu, National University of Singapore, Industry Liaison Office, SG
3:15	Tusaar Sequestering Technology, Heavy Metal Removal from Process and Waste Water. G. Khanna, Tusaar Corp., US
3:25	Metal Catalyst and Process for Conversion of Glycerol to Lactic acid M. Koenig, Univ. of Kansas, US
3:35	Silica-based Bioremediation of Fracking Wastewater L. Besemann, University of Minnesota, US
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4:30	Expo Reception and Poster Session I	Expo Hall AB
	Wednesday June 20
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8:30	Water Technololgy Corporate Interests	Room 209
	Session chair: Josh Dickinson, Stanford University, US
8:30	Dow Water-Technology Strategic Corporate Interests S. Desai, Dow Water & Process Solutions, US
8:45	GE's Technology Strategic Corporate Interests E. Hanson, GE Power & Water, US
9:00	IBM Water-Technology Strategic Corporate Interests M. Sullivan, IBM Smarter Water Management, US
9:15	State of California Technology Needs in the Water-Energy Nexus S. Chaudry, CA Energy Commission, US
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8:30	TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Materials & Energy	Room 210
	Session chair: Goran Matijasevic, UC Irvine, US
8:30	Bayer MaterialScience Innovation Partnering K. Haider, Bayer MaterialScience, US
8:50	Toray Industries-America Innovation Partnering T. Yamashiki, Toray, US
9:10	Dow Innovation Partnering P. Ansems-Bancroft, Dow, US
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10:30	TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Energy & Automotive	Room 210
	Session chair: Brian Shedd, UCLA, US
10:30	Schlumberger Innovation Partnering J. Wong, Schlumberger, US
10:50	Honda Innovation Partnering C. Fau, Honda, US
11:10	Hyundai Innovation Partnering J. Suh, Hyundai Ventures, US
11:30	bp Ventures I. Dairanieh, bp Ventures, US
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11:00	Water: Nanomaterials for Water Technologies	Room 209
	Session chair: Armin Völkel, PARC, a Xerox company, US
11:00	Metal Nanoparticles on Hierarchical Carbon Structures: New Architecture for Robust Water Purifiers S.M. Mukhopadhyay, A.K. Karumuri, H. Vijwani, Wright State University, US
11:20	Nanostructured surfactant membranes for wash water purification and reuse A. Brozell, zNano, US
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12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo	Exhibit Hall AB
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1:00	NNI - Director's Networking Session, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office	Exhibit Hall A
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1:30	Exhibit and Poster Session II	Exhibit Hall AB
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	Water Technologies
-	Floating Photothermal Materials to Improve the Solar Evaporation Performance Y.Z. Ng, J.F. Yao, B.A. Horri, K. Wang, Y.Z. Wu, D. Li, H.T. Wang, Monash University, AU
-	Structural and Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of Calcium and Barium Alginate Films T.K. Vidal-Urquiza, O. Perales-Pérez, University of Puerto Rico, PR
-	Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Blended Forward Osmosis Membranes for Fouling Control in Desalination H-G Choi, M. Son, S. Yoon, H. Choi, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, KR
-	Preparation and characterization of polyaniline nanofiber and nanocomposites and their applications in removal of Cr(VI) and phosphate T.S. Najim, Mustansiriya University, IQ
-	Dairy CAFO Wastewater, Water Harvesting and Ammonia Fuel Cells C. Collins, S. Hughes, G. Jackson, Spiralcat of Maryland, US
-	Testing a Geochemical Tool to Enhance Our Ability to Ensure Water Security A.T. Slade, B.P. Whitehead, The University of Auckland, NZ
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3:30	Polymer Nanotech: Water: Advanced Materials for Water Treatment	Room 209
	Session chair: YuanQiao Rao, Dow Chemical Company and Armin Völkel, PARC, a Xerox company, US
3:30	Ion and Water Transport in Polymer Membranes for Water Purification: Structure-Property Relations B.D. Freeman, The University of Texas at Austin, US (bio)
3:50	Enhanced RO Performance of Polyamide Bi-layer Membranes Prepared by Sequential Interfacial Polymerization Y.-H. Na, J. Diep, B. Davis, A. Vora, G. Dubois, R. Al-Rasheed, M. Nassar, G. Geise, B. Freeman, IBM Almaden Research Center, US
4:10	CNT-polyamide nanocomposite membranes for gas and water separations E. Marand, A. Surapathi, W.F. Chan, H. Chen, D. Chen, X. Shao, J.K. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, US
4:30	Sulfated chitosan (SCS)/polysulfone (PS) composite nanofiltration membrane surface cross-linked by Epichlorohydrin J. Miao, Z.H. Xie, G.H. Chen, Edith Cowan University, AU
4:50	Advanced RO Membrane Technology Based on Scientific Research for Seawater and Brackish water Desalination M. Kimura, T. Sasaki, M. Henmi, Toray Industries,Inc., JP
5:10	Rational Design of Organic Monolayers for Water Evaporation Mitigation M. Plazzer, G. Yiapanis, A. Christofferson, I. Yarovsky, RMIT University, AU (bio)
5:30	Computer modeling of water and salt transport in RO membrane active layers J.W. Pitera, Y-H Na, A. Vora, G. Dubois, IBM Research, US
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5:30	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception	Expo Hall CD
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6:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge Awarde and Reception	Expo Theater 1
	Session chair: Patti Glaza, Arsenal Venture Partners, US
	Thursday June 21
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8:30	Coatings: Water: Membranes for Filtration & Separation	Grand Ballroom D
	Session chair: Kock-Yee Law, Xerox, US
8:30	Novel Methodology for the Highly Efficient Separation of Oil and Water J.M. Mabry, A. Tuteja, A.K. Kota, G. Kwon, W. Choi, Air Force Research Laboratory, US (bio)
9:00	Electric field driven on demand separation of oil-water mixtures A. Tuteja, G. Kwon, A.K. Kota, J.M. Mabry, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, US
9:30	Block copolymer self-assembly - a next generation membrane manufacturing method K.V. Peinemann, S.P. Nunes, M. Karunakaran, N. Pradeep, KAUST, SA
9:50	Flexible Organic-Inorganic Core-Shell Nanofibers by Electrospinning and Atomic Layer Deposition F. Kayaci, C. Ozgit-Akgun, I. Donmez, N. Biyikli, T. Uyar, Bilkent University, TR
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12:30	Networking Lunch - Innovation Showcase	Expo Hall CD
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1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Environment, Water & Waste	Expo Theater 2
	Session chair: Cheemin Bo-Linn, Peritus Partners, US
1:00	MAR Systems' Sorbster Heavy Metals Removal Technology A. Lammers, MAR Systems Inc., US
1:10	Radial Deionization (RDI) P. Curran, Atlantis Technologies, US
1:20	Snap Sampler for Groundwater Monitoring S. Britt, ProHydro, Inc., US
1:30	MicroGREEN Polymers, Inc. T. Malone, MicroGREEN Polymers, Inc., US
1:40	Innobin Korea C.H. Kim, Innobin Korea, KR
1:50	CO2 Capture Technology G. Chichilnisky, Global Thermostat, US
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4:00	TechConnect National Innovation Showcase, Reception & Poster Session III	Expo Hall CD

Special Symposium

The size of the global water market has been estimated to be greater than $500 billion making water one of the three largest non-financial industries in terms of value of assets deployed. Providing clean water to the world’s ever increasing population becomes ever more challenging as clean water sources become depleted and threatened by human wastes and industrial pollution. While earth is a water rich planet, what is in short supply is clean water that people can afford to buy. This special symposium focuses on advanced and emerging technologies for improvements in purification, generation, processing, filtration, manufacturing processes, waste use and local/global access and distribution. Industry leaders and experts will share their insights on economics and investment strategies, novel and proven solutions, along with what’s new and what’s next in materials design and advanced technologies for water. Join us as we identify the innovations that are changing the future of water for our planet. Please submit your abstract today!