Power Electronics

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Sivaram Arepalli
Professor, Department of Energy Science
Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic Of

Advances in High Power and Energy Density Supercapacitors Utilizing Metal-Like Conductive Polymer Electrodes
Young-Gi Kim
Senior Research Chemist, Crosslink

Symposium Sessions
	Tuesday June 19
12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo
1:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Energy Technologies
2:45	TechConnect IP Partnering: Electronics, Sensors, Communications
4:30	Expo Reception and Poster Session I
	Wednesday June 20
12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo
1:00	NNI - Director's Networking Session, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
1:30	Exhibit and Poster Session II
1:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Energy Innovations
2:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge
2:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Material Energy Innovations
2:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Cleantech, Energy, Environment
3:30	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge
5:30	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception
6:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge Awarde and Reception
	Thursday June 21
8:30	Advanced Capacitive & Power Devices I
10:00	National Nanotechnology Initiative Triennial Review
11:00	Advanced Capacitive & Power Devices II
12:30	Networking Lunch - Innovation Showcase
1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Electronics, Sensors & Communications
1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Generation & Efficiency
2:30	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Generation & Management
4:00	TechConnect National Innovation Showcase, Reception & Poster Session III
	Power Electronics

Symposium Program
	Tuesday June 19
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12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo	Expo Hall AB
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1:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Energy Technologies	Room 207
	Session chair: Elizabeth Endler, Shell, US
1:30	Porous Amorphous GeOx as an Anode Material in Li-ion Batteries K. Elcess, Brookhaven National Laboratory, US
1:40	Durable Hydrophobized Gas Diffusion Media for Fuel Cells A. Spitz, Kansas University Center for Technology Commercialization, Inc. (KUCTC), US
1:50	A Plug and Play Operational Approach for Implementation for an Autonomous·Smart·Micro·Grid K.Y. Tan, National University of Singapore (NUS), SG
2:00	Core-Shell Structured Bifunctional Catalysts for Metal-Air Battery-Fuel Cell S. Bagheri, University of Waterloo, Commercialization Office (WatCo), CA
2:10	Novel Current Collector Design for Use in Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries D. Lozofsky, UCSB Technology & Industry Alliances, US
2:20	Ice Slurry Refrigerant: Clean Cold Now S. Wolgel, University of Chicago, US
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2:45	TechConnect IP Partnering: Electronics, Sensors, Communications	Room 212
	Session chair: Keith Ritala, Quest, US
2:45	Electric Current Locator K. Klos, National Energy Technology Laboratory (URS Corporation), US
2:55	Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Optical Amplifier with Wavelength Conversion L. Loerchner, University of Waterloo, CA
3:05	High Performance Video Compression Coding System L. Loerchner, University of Waterloo, CA
3:15	Batteryless Nanoenergy Harvesting I. Shum, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US
3:25	Hydrophobicity Modulating Underwater Chemical Sensor M. Sethu, National University of Singapore, Industry Liaison Office, SG
3:35	Ultra-miniaturized, Passive Wireless Sensor E. Hockert, 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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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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1:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Energy Innovations	Room 207
	Session chair: George Petracek, Atrium Capital, US
1:30	Metallic Nano-antenna arrays for light sensing and harvesting of solar energy L. Loev, Ramot at Tel Aviv University, Ltd., IL
1:40	Light Trapping Laminate for Ultra-Thin PV Cells S. Vasylyev, SVV Technology Innovations, Inc. (SVVTI), US
1:50	Light Absorbing Polymeric Material for Organic Photovoltaic Devices D. Lozofsky, UCSB Technology & Industry Alliances, US
2:00	Microalgae harvesting with a simple, low cost process E. Hockert, University of Minnesota, US
2:10	Acidophilic Fungus for Biofuel Production and Additional Industrial Uses G. Bloomer, Montana State University Technology Transfer, US
2:20	Plant Oils to Jet Fuel and other High Value Chemicals G. Bloomer, Montana State University Technology Transfer, US
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2:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge	Great America J
	Session chair: Patti Glaza, Arsenal Venture Partners, US
2:00	Nextek Power P. Savage, Nextek Power, US
2:12	Varentec A. Dillon, Varentec, US
2:24	DERP Technologies R. Lank, DERP Technologies, US
2:36	Enlighted Z. Gentry, Enlighted, US
2:48	FirstFuel S. Shah, FirstFuel, US
3:00	Primus Power T. Stepien, Primus Power, US
3:12	Pythagoras Solar U. Paret, Pythagoras Solar, US
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2:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Material Energy Innovations	Room 201
	Session chair: Purnesh Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
2:30	Graphene as Intermediate Layer in Tandem Solar Cell T. Chong, National University of Singapore, SG
2:40	Hollow Nanoparticles as Active and Durable Catalysts K. Elcess, Brookhaven National Laboratory, US
2:50	Catalysis of Biogas Production B. Kogoan, ICN - Institut Catala De Nanotecnologia, ES
3:00	Regenerable Sorbent Technique for Capturing CO2 Using Immobilized Amine Sorbents K. Klos, URS Corporation at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
3:10	Catalyst for hydrocarbon steam reforming and efficient hydrogen production for solid oxide fuel cells R. Singh, Innovate Calgary, CA
3:20	Energy Harvesting System with Piezoelectric Polymer T. Nakajima, Tokyo University of Science, JP
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2:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Cleantech, Energy, Environment	Room 212
	Session chair: Patricia Ansems-Bancroft, Dow, US
2:30	Hybrid Green Cement L. Simoes, Wayne State University, US
2:40	New Polymeric Material and Process for Recycling Plastic Blends N. Gadoury, Univalor, CA
2:50	Buckled Silicon Nanostructures on Elastomeric Substrates for Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries B. Loux, Arizona Technology Enterprises, US
3:00	High Performance, High Life Cycle Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries L. Simoes, Wayne State University, US
3:10	Low-cost technology for production of the highly efficient flexible nano-structured materials for Photovoltaic Panels and Supercapacitors. B. Gilman, Coolsol R&C, US
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3:30	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge	Great America J
	Session chair: Patti Glaza, Arsenal Venture Partners, US
3:30	Retroficiency M. Kaplan, Retroficiency, US
3:42	WegoWise E. Connelly, WegoWise, US
3:42	Xergy, Inc. R. Williams, Xergy, Inc., US
3:54	Simple Energy Y. Lurie, Simple Energy, US
4:06	Luon Energy N. Luo, Luon Energy, US
4:18	Dynamo Micropower J. Ethier, Dynamo Micropower, US
4:30	Ideal Power Converters P. Bundschuh, Ideal Power Converters, US
4:42	SustainX R. Brody, SustainX, 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	Advanced Capacitive & Power Devices I	Grand Ballroom H
8:30	Review of Carbon Nanostructures in Supercapacitors S. Arepalli, Sungkyunkwan University, KR (bio)
9:00	Advances in High Power and Energy Density Supercapacitors Utilizing Metal-Like Conductive Polymer Electrodes Y-G Kim, Crosslink, US
9:30	Electrolytic Titanium/Titanate Power Capacitors G.E. Welsch, Titanium Power Technologies / Case Western Reserve University, US
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10:00	National Nanotechnology Initiative Triennial Review	Great America 1
	Session chair: Erik Svedberg, National Materials and Manufacturing, National Academies, US
10:00	NNI Town Hall Meeting TBD, National Nanotechnology Initiative, US
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11:00	Advanced Capacitive & Power Devices II	Grand Ballroom H
11:00	High Energy Density Supercapacitor Based on a Hybrid Carbon Nanotube - Reduced Graphite Oxide Architecture E. Bekyarova, P. Ramesh, N. Jha, M.E. Itkis, R.C. Haddon, Carbon Solutions Inc, US
11:20	Computationally motivated design strategies for supercapacitors based on 3D nanographene carbon aerogels B.C. Wood, T. Ogitsu, J. Lee, M. Otani, T. Baumann, M. Stadermann, M.A. Worsley, M. Suss, A. Wittstock, M. Merrill, J. Biener, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US
11:40	Electrospun Carbon nanofibers-Based Supercapacitors Z.P. Zhou, North Dakota State University, US
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12:30	Networking Lunch - Innovation Showcase	Expo Hall CD
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1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Electronics, Sensors & Communications	Expo Theater 3
	Session chair: Matt Denesuk, IBM Venture Capital, US
1:00	P-Ink Active Heat Reflection Display P. Chan, Opalux Inc., CA
1:10	Next Generation Flat Panel Display Technology T. Whitfield, NanoPhotonica, US
1:20	Advanced Infra-red Thermal Imaging V. Novotny, AltraVision, US
1:30	Nanowire based flexible transparent electrode H. Wang, Polyradiant Corp, US
1:40	6x and Beyond MEMS Inertial Sensor and Applications L. Ross, Virtus Advanced Sensors, Inc., US
1:50	Impulse Synthetic Aperture Radar for Remote Through-Wall and Underground Imaging J. Tatoian, Eureka Aerospace, US
2:00	On the Field internal pipe Inspection robotic Vehicle (FIV) A. Manesh, American Science and Technology Corporation, US
2:10	TranSono Noise Reduction and Echo Cancellation T. Kim, TranSono Inc., KR
2:20	APEtalk Speech Synthesis J. Pearl, Perceptral, US
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1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Generation & Efficiency	Expo Theater 1
1:00	High Efficiency Solid State Lighting G. Powch, VerLASE Technologies, new subsidiary Versatilis LLC, US
1:10	Solar Roofing S. Amirkhanian, MAS-USA, US
1:20	Transparent Photovoltaics for windows and mobile electronics B. Howe, Ubiquitous Energy, Inc., US
1:30	High Efficiency Rooftop Solar Z. Abrams, Strider Solar, US
1:40	Bio-based Chemicals from Carbon-rich Waste L. Dyson, Kiverdi, Inc., US
1:50	Advance Biodiesel Technology R. Mosali, Jatrodiesel, Inc, US
2:00	Cellulosic sugar A. Manesh, American Science and Technology Corporation, US
2:10	LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions) Power Source--A New Green Technology G. Miley, Lenuco, US
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2:30	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Generation & Management	Expo Theater 1
	Session chair: Cheemin Bo-Linn, Peritus Partners, US
2:30	Integrated Energy Efficiency System and Environmental Certificate Harvester for K-12 Schools and Universities L. Ivie, Dragonfly Solutions, Inc., US
2:40	Ballistic Breaker™ R. Faulkner, Ballistic Breaker Corporation, US
2:50	Dynamo Micropower, a new type of power plant J. Ethier, Dynamo Micropower, US
3:00	Rolith, Inc. B. Kobrin, Rolith, Inc., US
3:10	Dyverga Energy Corporation H. Godwin, Dyverga Energy Corporation, CA
3:20	Energy Scavenging Power Supply (ESPS) A. Manesh, American Science and Technology Corporation, US
3:30	Exacter, Inc. J. Lauletta, Exacter, Inc., US
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4:00	TechConnect National Innovation Showcase, Reception & Poster Session III	Expo Hall CD
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	Power Electronics
-	Understanding Charge Dynamics in Silicon Dangling Bond Structures for Nanoscale Devices L. Livadaru, J.L. Pitters, M. Taucer, R.A. Wolkow, University of Alberta / NINT, CA
-	Silver Nanowires for Transparent Electrodes D. Schroder, Blue Nano, US
-	Voltage Control Of A 3-Ø Self – Excited Induction Generators Using TSC (Thyristor Switched Capacitance) A. Kumar, A. Chaubey, Infosys Limited, IN
-	Study on Grid structure Effect for Field Enhancement Factor in Triode type CNT X-ray source W.S. Chang, S.K. Seol, D. Kim, B.S. Kim, W.M. Bae, K.C. Park, S. Jung, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, KR
-	Improved Commutation Control in Switching Regulators for Battery Equalizer Applications V. Mihov, E. Dinkov, Technical University of Sofia, Branch Plovdiv, BG
-	Large Area Nanostructred Antirefelction Coatings for EO/IR Sensor Applications A.K. Sood, R.E. Welser, A.W. Sood, G. Petuhraja, E.F. Schubert, N.K. Dhar, Magnolia Optical Technologies Inc., US
-	The effect of compact densification on the soft magnetic properties of Fe-based amorphous P/M cores mixed with pure iron powder S.C. Yoon, K.S. Kim, K.Y. Sohn, M.R. Kim, Y.S. Song, W.W. Park, Inje University, KR
-	Impact of hydrostatic pressure on the structure and electrical properties of Ge2Sb2Te5 films for phase change memory applications Z. Liu, B. Xu, Yi Su, Nanjing University, CN
-	An efficient STDP learning method for the neuromorphic network R. Mahdiye, P. Keshavarzi, A. Rezai, Semnan University, IR
-	Optimization of the device design technologies for optimum analog/RF performance of Nanoscale DG MOSFETs R.K. Sharma, M. Bucher, Technical University of Crete, GR
-	Current Degradation due to electromechanical coupling in GaN HEMT’s B. Padmanabhan, D. Vasileska, S.M. Goodnick, Arizona State University, US
-	High performance ZnO-based thin film transistor with high-κ gate dielectrics fabricated at low temperature D.D. Han, J. Cai, W. Wang, L.L. Wang, Y.C. Ren, S.J. Li, Y. Wang, S.D. Zhang, Peking University, CN
-	Interfacial Studies of CrSi2/ HfO2 thin films as High k Metal Gate Dielectric layer on SiC devices S. Hullavarad, N. Hullavarad, University of Alaska Fairbanks, US

Special Symposium

Power electronics, the application of solid-state electronics for the control and conversion of electric power, is an area of tremendous potential for cleantechnology development. New materials and devices can provide significant energy savings in devices ranging from mobile phones and battery chargers to high-voltage, direct current power transmission systems. This special symposium focuses on advanced and emerging technologies across the full range of power electronics applications with emphasis on revolutionary and commercially viable research and development efforts, innovative materials and devices.

Topics & Application Areas

Novel Capacitor Materials & Design
Materials & Design Innovations for Converters
Cooling & Thermal Management
Power Devices for Renewable Energy Applications
Energy Harvesting
Other

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