TechConnect World 2017
National SBIR/STTR Conference National Innovation Summit & Showcase Nanotech 2017

Industry Focus Area

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

A major obstacle to progress in technology-focused companies is the need for new materials that are faster, stronger, cheaper, or can enable entirely new products, devices or industries to become commercial realities. Research and innovations in the Advanced Materials track at TechConnect World will highlight industrially viable new materials that will transform industry.

Join industry partners and applied research leadership accelerating the development and deployment of new material solutions into products and society.


Featured Speakers:

Brent M SegalBrent M Segal
Lockheed Martin
World L-S NiehWorld L-S Nieh
U.S. Forest Service

Sean IrelandSean Ireland
Fiberlean Technologies Ltd
Philippe SerpPhilippe Serp
Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France

Misha ItkisMisha Itkis
UCR
Nikhil A. KoratkaNikhil A. Koratka
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Patrick MalenfantPatrick Malenfant
National Research Council of Canada, Canada

Loucas TsakalakosLoucas Tsakalakos
GE Global Research

 Elena Polyakova Elena Polyakova
Graphene 3D Lab, Inc
Joshua A. RobinsonJoshua A. Robinson
Pennsylvania State University

Mark HersamMark Hersam
Northwestern University
Jan-Steffen NiehausJan-Steffen Niehaus
CAN Center for Applied Nanotechnology

Thomas E. TwardowskiThomas E. Twardowski
Integra Life Sciences Corporation

Chuck C.W. ExtrandChuck C.W. Extrand
Colder Products Company (CPC)

Chang-Hwan ChoiChang-Hwan Choi
Stevens Institute of Technology

HaugstadGreg Haugstad
University of Minnesota
Ryan WagnerRyan Wagner
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pierre PaninePierre Panine
Xenocs SA, France


Dalia YablonDalia Yablon
SurfaceChar LLC

Chris MenzelChris Menzel
Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc.
Krassimir VelikovKrassimir Velikov
Unilever R&D, Netherlands
Richard W. HartelRichard W. Hartel
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Alex NormanAlex Norman
ExxonMobil Chemical

Katherine Price HoeschlerKatherine Price Hoeschler
MISWACO-Schlumberger
Ben McCoolBen McCool
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering

Jan KosnyJan Kosny
Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE

Johan PluyterJohan Pluyter
S.C. Johnson

Prithwiraj MaitraPrithwiraj Maitra
Johnson and Johnson
Baratunde A. ColaBaratunde A. Cola
Carbice Nanotechnologies, Inc

Alex AdronovAlex Adronov
McMaster University, Canada

Jonathan SpanierJonathan Spanier
Drexel University

Imre GyuImre Gyuk
U.S. Department of Energy
James ZahlerJames Zahler
U.S. Department of Energy

Harald AdeHarald Ade
North Carolina State University

Elizabeth BurtonElizabeth Burton
UC Berkeley, Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute (BECI)

Ron Munson Ron Munson
Global CCS Institute
Kevin O’BrienKevin O’Brien
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

Carl BauerCarl Bauer
Artis International

YuanQiao RaoYuanQiao Rao
The Dow Chemical Company

Armin Volkel Armin Volkel
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
Qilin LiQilin Li
Rice University

Michele L. OstraatMichele L. Ostraat
Aramco Services Company

Jonathan SpanierJonathan Spanier
Drexel University

Baratunde A. ColaBaratunde A. Cola
Carbice Nanotechnologies, Inc

Key Speakers Include:

  • Aerojet
  • Alejandro G Marangoni, University of Guelph
  • Alex Norman, ExxonMobil Chemical
  • Andy Behr, Panasonic
  • Anirudha V. Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Antonios Doufas, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
  • Armin Volkel, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
  • Bede Pittenger, Bruker AXS
  • Ben McCool, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
  • Brent M Segal, Lockheed Martin
  • Brian Thompson, GKN Aerospace
  • Bruno Chaudret, Professor, Toulouse University, France
  • Byeongdu Lee, Argonne National Laboratory
  • C. Rebecca Locker, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co
  • Carl Dekker, Met-l-flo Inc.
  • Cathy Tway, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA
  • Chang-Hwan Choi, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Chris Menzel, Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc.
  • Chris Skinner, Owens Corning
  • Christian Hoepfner, Fraunhofer CSE
  • Chruch & Dwight
  • Chuck C.W. Extrand, Colder Products Company (CPC)
  • Conghua (CH) Wang, Treadstone Technologies, Inc.
  • Cristiano L. P. Oliveira, University of São Paulo
  • Dalia Yablon, SurfaceChar LLC
  • Daniel J. Barta, NASA Johnson Space Center
  • Dibakar Bhattacharyya, University of Kentucky
  • Donald R. Paul, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Edward Nelson, Nanosurf Inc
  • Elena Polyakova, Graphene 3D Lab, Inc
  • Frank Cheng, University of Calgary
  • Gokce Gulsoy, TE Connectivity
  • Graham Hutchings, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, UK
  • Greg Haugstad, University of Minnesota
  • Harald Ade, North Carolina State University
  • Harish Bhaskaran, Bodle Technologies Limited, UK
  • Ian Simmons, Magna International
  • James F Ranville, Colorado School of Mines
  • James Zahler, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE
  • Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Jim Johnston, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Johan Pluyter, S.C. Johnson
  • John Sirman, Praxair
  • Joshua A. Robinson, Pennsylvania State University
  • Katherine Price Hoeschler, MISWACO-Schlumberger
  • Kenneth J. Loh, University of California, San Diego
  • Krassimir Velikov, Unilever R&D, Netherlands
  • David Gundlach, NIST
  • Linyou Cao, North Carolina State University
  • Loucas Tsakalakos , GE Global Research
  • Manish Kumar, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Marc de Mul, BASF
  • Mark Hersam, Northwestern University
  • Martin Leser,  Nestle Research Center
  • Matthew B. Francis, UC Berkeley
  • Mauro Ferrari, Houston Methodist Research Inst.
  • Michael Makowski, PPG Industries
  • Misha Itkis, UCR
  • Murat Guvendiren, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
  • Nikhil A. Koratkar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Patrick Malenfant, National Research Council of Canada
  • Philippe Serp, Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
  • Pierre Panine, Xenocs SA, France
  • Prithwiraj Maitra, Johnson and Johnson
  • Qilin Li , Rice University
  • Radislav A. Potyrailo, GE Global Research, US
  • Ray Chen, Omega Optics Inc.
  • Richard W. Hartel, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Riley Reese, Engineering at Arevo
  • Robert M. Ryan, Twining
  • Roger England, Cummins
  • Roger Proksch, Asylum Research
  • Ronald A. Coutu, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
  • Ryan Wagner, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Schuyler Corry, Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Sean Ireland, Fiberlean Technologies Ltd
  • Senentxu Lanceros, BC Materials
  • Sikorsky
  • Slade H Gardner, Big Metal Additive, Inc.
  • Song Xu, Keysight Technologies
  • Thomas E. Twardowski, Integra Life Sciences Corporation
  • Tracy L. Albers, Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing, LLC.
  • Vicki Stone, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
  • Wendel Wohlleben, BASF SE, Germany
  • World L-S Nieh, U.S. Forest Service
  • YuanQiao Rao, The Dow Chemical Company


Platinum Sponsors
Korusip
KIAT
Lockheed Martin

Silver Sponsors
Fujifilm
TechOpp
Park Systems
Penn State
tekna

Corporate Acceleration Partners
Aerojet
Arkema
Baxter
Boeing
Church & Dwight
Corning
Cummins
Eastman Chemical
Energizer Holdings Inc.
Evonik
Henkel
Huntsman
Ingersoll_Rand
LG
Lockheed Martin
LOreal
Magna
Medtronic
Michelman
Owens Corning
Panasonic
Praxair
Sabic
SAINT-GOBAIN
Shell
Sherwin Williams
UTC

Technology Development Partners
 
AirForce Technology Transfer
Argonne
Business Sweden
ceatech
Fermilab
GLEAMM
Idaho National Laboratory
Innovate Hawaii
InvestInSkane
Iowa State University
Jefferson Lab
Kansas City National Security Campus
korusip
KYUNGPOOK National University
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
NASA
NETL
NREL
New Jersey Innovation Institute
University of Buffalo NYSCEMI
OakRidgeNatLab
PolyU
PPPL
Sandia National Laboratories
SungKyunKwan University
Texas Tech Research Commercialization
UCI
University Of Melbourne
University Of Minnesota
University Of Vermont
UCLA Technology Development Group
UCSB
Vermont Department Economic Development
Vermont Technology Council

Supporting Partners
ACCT
American Elements
Angel Capital Associates
AOCS
Arrowhead Center
Asia Nano Forum
AURP
AUTM
BILAT USA 4.0
Coatings
Diplomacy Matters
European Commission
European Cluster Collaboration Platform
Explore Nano
FCHEA
FLC
Graphene Council
Graphene Entrepreneur
INNO
InterNano
Journal of Nanobiotechnology
LES
NVCA
NCURA
NECEC
SBIR
SBDC
Taylor Francis CRC
Texas Nanotech Initiative
UIDP

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