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

Industry Focus Area

Energy & Sustainability

Energy & Sustainability

Microscope

There is a critical need for new materials and processes to enable more efficient, sustainable, and economical extraction, generation, conversion, transportation, storage and use of energy.

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


Featured Speakers:

Imre GyuImre Gyuk
U.S. Department of Energy


YuanQiao RaoYuanQiao Rao
The Dow Chemical Company



Armin Volkel Armin Volkel
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)



Qilin LiQilin Li
Rice University


Adria WilsonAdria Wilson
U. S. Department of Energy

Cy FujimotoCy Fujimoto
Sandia National Laboratories


Conghua (CH) WangConghua (CH) Wang
Treadstone Technologies, Inc.



Paul MatterPaul Matter
pH Matter, LLC



Jan KosnyJan Kosny
Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE



Alex NormanAlex Norman
ExxonMobil Chemical



Katherine Price HoeschlerKatherine Price Hoeschler
MISWACO-Schlumberger


Michele L. OstraatMichele L. Ostraat
Aramco Services Company



Ben McCoolBen McCool
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering



James ZahlerJames Zahler
U.S. Department of Energy



Harald AdeHarald Ade
North Carolina State University


Ron Munson Ron Munson
Global CCS Institute


Kevin O’BrienKevin O’Brien
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center



Carl BauerCarl Bauer
Artis International



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


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



Scott TwaryScott Twary
Los Alamos National Laborator


Srinivas IyerSrinivas Iyer
Los Alamos National Laboratory



Key Speakers Include:

  • Adria Wilson, U. S. Department of Energy
  • Alex Norman, ExxonMobil Chemical
  • Antonios Doufas, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
  • Armin Volkel, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
  • Ben McCool, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
  • Carl Bauer, Artis International
  • Christian Hoepfner, Fraunhofer CSE
  • Conghua (CH) Wang, Treadstone Technologies, Inc.
  • Cy Fujimoto, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Dibakar Bhattacharyya, University of Kentucky
  • Elizabeth Burton, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute (BECI)
  • Emma Kendrick, Warwick University
  • Frank Cheng, University of Calgary
  • Graham Hutchings, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, UK
  • Harald Ade, North Carolina State University
  • Ian Simmons, Magna International
  • Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy
  • James Zahler, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE
  • Jim Johnston, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Karma Sawyer, US Department of Energy
  • Karsten Pinkwart, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology
  • Katherine Price Hoeschler, MISWACO-Schlumberger
  • Kevin O’Brien, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
  • Martin E. Poitzsch, Aramco Research Center
  • Massimo F Bertino, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Matthew B. Francis, UC Berkeley
  • Michele L. Ostraat, Aramco Services Company
  • Nitin Shukla, Fraunhofer CSE
  • Paul Matter, pH Matter, LLC
  • Philippe Serp, Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
  • Robert M. Ryan, Twining
  • Roger England, Cummins
  • Ron Munson, Global CCS Institute
  • Scott Twary, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Srinivas Iyer, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Vikas Patnaik, Ingersoll Rand
  • 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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