TechConnect World 2018
 

2018 Key Speakers Included:

Frank  Abdi

Frank Abdi

Chief Scientist, CTO, AlphaSTAR Corporation

Ritesh Agarwal

Ritesh Agarwal

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

Mason Ailstock

Mason Ailstock

Vice President, Operations, TUFF

Becky Aistrup

Becky Aistrup

Managing Partner, BBC Entrepreneurial Training and Consulting

Tracy L.  Albers

Tracy L. Albers

President and CTO, Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing, LLC.

Anthony Aldrich

Anthony Aldrich

SBIR Program Manager, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Evangelyn C.  Alocilja

Evangelyn C. Alocilja

Professor and Program Director, Michigan State University

Mansoor M.  Amiji

Mansoor M. Amiji

Distinguished Professor & Chair, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Co-Director, Nanomedicine Education & Research Consortium, Northeastern University

Pavlos  Anastasiadis

Pavlos Anastasiadis

Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Thomas  Anchordoquy

Thomas Anchordoquy

Professor, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado School of Pharmacy

Dimitri Antoniadis

Dimitri Antoniadis

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Todd Arndorfer

Todd Arndorfer

Business Growth Manager, Carestream

Wolfgang S. Bacsa

Wolfgang S. Bacsa

Professor, University of Toulouse, France

Alex  Balandin

Alex Balandin

Professor, University of California, Riverside

Dustin Banham

Dustin Banham

Senior Research Scientist, Ballard Power Systems, Canada

Terrance Barkan

Terrance Barkan

Executive Director, The Graphene Council

Rick Barto

Rick Barto

Senior Manager MPACT - Materials, Physics, and Computational Technologies, Lockheed Martin

Christie Bell

Christie Bell

Certified Licensing Professional(CLP), Montana Department of Commerce

Dhimiter  Bello

Dhimiter Bello

Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Andrea Belz

Andrea Belz

Vice Dean, Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship, USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Stuart Berkowitz

Stuart Berkowitz

Founder & CEO, Out of the Fog Research LLC

Andrew  Berner

Andrew Berner

Senior Engineer, GE Global Research

Jean Berthier

Jean Berthier

Scientist, CEA-LETI-Minatec, France

Kaustubh D.  Bhalerao

Kaustubh D. Bhalerao

Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Brent  Boyce

Brent Boyce

Director of Concept Development , Guardian Glass

Lee Ann Boyer

Lee Ann Boyer

Program Manager, Navy SBIR/STTR

Vincent F.  Bralts

Vincent F. Bralts

Professor Of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University

Michael Brodeur

Michael Brodeur

Associate Director, Strategic Business Development, United Technologies Research Center

Maria Burns Ortiz

Maria Burns Ortiz

Co-Founder and CEO, 7 Generation Games

Elizabeth  Burton

Elizabeth Burton

Program Manager, CIEE (California Institute for Energy and Environment) , UC Berkeley

Ahmed Busnaina

Ahmed Busnaina

Director, Center for High-rate Nano manufacturing, Northeastern University

Haiyong Cai

Haiyong Cai

Partner, ShellGameChanger

Matt Carr

Matt Carr

Executive Director, Algae Biomass Organization

Fiona Case

Fiona Case

Technical Program Chair, TechConnect

Dana  Catron

Dana Catron

Program Manager, New Mexico Federal and State Technology Partnership (NM FAST) program, New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center

Susan Celis

Susan Celis

Program Director Small Business Programs Office, DARPA

Kirstie Chadwick

Kirstie Chadwick

President & CEO, InBIA

Yogesh Singh Chauhan

Yogesh Singh Chauhan

Editor, IEEE Transactions; Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Hongda  Chen

Hongda Chen

National Program Leader, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Manish Chhowalla

Manish Chhowalla

Professor & Associate Department Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University

Siau Ben  Chiah

Siau Ben Chiah

Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Micro-/Nano-electronics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Amy Elizabeth Childress

Amy Elizabeth Childress

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California

Zina  Cinker

Zina Cinker

Executive Director, National Graphene Association

Mary Clague

Mary Clague

SBIR Program Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Captain Joseph Cohn

Captain Joseph Cohn

Chief, Research Program Administration Division, Defense Health Agency

Joseph Cohn

Joseph Cohn

Director for Advanced Development, U.S. Navy

Ronald A. Coutu

Ronald A. Coutu

Professor and V. Clayton Lafferty Endowed Chair, Marquette University

Edmond Cretu

Edmond Cretu

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Mark Davidson

Mark Davidson

Small Business Innovation and Technology Partnerships Office, California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mark E. Davis

Mark E. Davis

Warren and Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology

Douglas Deason

Douglas Deason

Director, Advanced Research, Missile Defense Agency

Philip Demokritou

Philip Demokritou

Director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology, Harvard School of Public Health

Thomas  Diamond

Thomas Diamond

Vice President of Environmental, Safety, & Health, SUNY Colleges of Nanoscale Science & Engineering

Scott Dockum

Scott Dockum

Program Coordinator, SBIR, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Jennifer Donahue

Jennifer Donahue

Key Account Manager, Croda Inc.

Susan Donaldson

Susan Donaldson

Health & Safety COE Leader, General Electric

Jason Dunn

Jason Dunn

CTO, Made in Space

Christopher Earl

Christopher Earl

Director of the Grants Department, Riverside Community College District

Marcius Extavour

Marcius Extavour

Senior Director, Energy and Resources, XPrize

Bengt Fadeel

Bengt Fadeel

Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Jeffrey Fagan

Jeffrey Fagan

Project Leader, NIST

Michael Fancher

Michael Fancher

Director, New York State Center for Advance Technology in Nanomaterials and Nanoelectronics, Associate Professor, SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Alex  Fensore

Alex Fensore

Associate Director of Innovation, Sherwin Williams

Mark Flohr

Mark Flohr

SBIR Program Manager, DTRA

Darlene Forrest

Darlene Forrest

Program and Logistics Specialist (CTR), SBIR

Joe Fox

Joe Fox

Director, Emerging & External Technologies, Ashland Performance Materials

Hans  Fraaije

Hans Fraaije

Founder, Culgi Inc.

Victor Frenkel

Victor Frenkel

Associate Professor, Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Lisa E. Friedersdorf

Lisa E. Friedersdorf

Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office

Edward Furlani

Edward Furlani

Professor, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

Vince  Garcia

Vince Garcia

Program Manager, NOAA, Department of Commerce (DoC)

Slade H  Gardner

Slade H Gardner

Founder, Big Metal Additive, Inc.

Dariusz Gawin

Dariusz Gawin

Professor of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, Poland

Nick Geitner

Nick Geitner

Duke University

Chuck Geraci

Chuck Geraci

Associate Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Sudip Ghosh

Sudip Ghosh

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

James Gimzewski

James Gimzewski

Professor, Director Nano & Pico Characterization Lab, University of California, Los Angeles

Jere Glover

Jere Glover

Attorney, Seidman & Associates, P.C.

Jim Greenwood

Jim Greenwood

Greenwood Consulting Group

Murat  Guvendiren

Murat Guvendiren

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

Imre Gyuk

Imre Gyuk

Program Manager, Energy Storage Research, U.S. Department of Energy

Bahman  Habibzadeh

Bahman Habibzadeh

Technology Manager, Fuel Cell Technologies Office, US Department of Energy

Johannes Hachmann

Johannes Hachmann

Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Chris Harrison

Chris Harrison

Habermann Chair and an Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University

Jonathan Hartman

Jonathan Hartman

Disruptive Technologies Lead, Sikorsky Innovations, a Lockheed Martin company

Greg  Haugstad

Greg Haugstad

Technical Staff Member & Director, Characterization Facility (CharFac), University of Minnesota

Elden Hawkes

Elden Hawkes

Program Specialist, SBIR, USDA

Blake  Heller

Blake Heller

Graduate Student, Baylor University

John Hinton

John Hinton

Branch Manager, DCAA, San Fernando Valley Branch Office

Eric M.V. Hoek

Eric M.V. Hoek

Co-Founder and CEO, Water Planet

Christian Hoepfner

Christian Hoepfner

Center Director, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems

John Howard

John Howard

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Michael Z. Hu

Michael Z. Hu

Sr. Research Staff Member, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Matthew  Hull

Matthew Hull

NanoSafe, Inc., Virginia Tech, US

Sean Ireland

Sean Ireland

Vice President of Business Development, Fiberlean Technologies Ltd

Srinivas  Iyer

Srinivas Iyer

Group Leader, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ed Jameson

Ed Jameson

CEO, Jameson & Company CPAs

Bjørn Petter Jelle

Bjørn Petter Jelle

Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and, Chief Scientist, SINTEF Building and Infrastructure, Norway

Kane  Jennings

Kane Jennings

Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University

Kwang Cheol (KC)  Jeong

Kwang Cheol (KC) Jeong

Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Charles Bret  Jessee

Charles Bret Jessee

Director Product Development, TEI Biosciences Inc.

Ramesh  Jha

Ramesh Jha

Technical Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Shaoyi Jiang

Shaoyi Jiang

Boeing-Roundhill Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington

Binbin Jie

Binbin Jie

Department of Physics, Xiamen University, China

Ayana Johnson

Ayana Johnson

Senior Director, Open/Innovation Business Development, Invista

Jim Johnston

Jim Johnston

Professor, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Katherine Jungjohann

Katherine Jungjohann

Sandia National Lab

Yuriko Kaida

Yuriko Kaida

General Manager, AGC North Americas

Mandakini Kanungo

Mandakini Kanungo

Research and Technology, Corning, Inc.

Lisa Kearney

Lisa Kearney

SAS Technology Manager, SC, Raytheon

Trevor Keel

Trevor Keel

Material Value, UK; Technical Director, Silver Institute, USA

David Kenney

David Kenney

President & Executive Director, Oregon Best

Daniel Kim

Daniel Kim

Managing Partner , Kim & Baum, LLP

Sung Jae Kim

Sung Jae Kim

Seoul National University, Korea

Woo Soo Kim

Woo Soo Kim

Associate Professor, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University

Kevin Kjoller

Kevin Kjoller

Vice President, Anasys Instruments

Anton Köck

Anton Köck

Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, Austria

Matthias  Koebel

Matthias Koebel

Head Building Energy Materials and Components Laboratory, Empa, Switzerland

Bryan Koene

Bryan Koene

Director of Advanced Materials, Luna Innovations

Peter Koenig

Peter Koenig

Group Head, Procter & Gamble

Jindřich Henry Kopeček

Jindřich Henry Kopeček

Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering, University of Utah

Carlo A.  Kosik-Williams

Carlo A. Kosik-Williams

Research Manager, Corning Incorporated

Jan Kośny

Jan Kośny

Director, Building Enclosures and Materials, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems

Thomas Kostka

Thomas Kostka

Senior Investment Manager, Henkel Ventures / Adhesive Technologies, Germany

Arun Kota

Arun Kota

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University

Steve Koziol

Steve Koziol

Assistant Regional Director, Silicon Valley regional office, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Carmen Kuchta

Carmen Kuchta

Open Innovation Lead , Lockheed Martin Corporation

Pragya  Kushwaha

Pragya Kushwaha

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, Berkeley

Gilles S.C. Lamant

Gilles S.C. Lamant

Distinguished Engineer, Cadence Design Systems

Gierad Laput

Gierad Laput

Carnegie Mellon University

Kock-Yee  Law

Kock-Yee Law

Founder and CEO, Research and Innovative Solutions

Abraham (Abe) P. Lee

Abraham (Abe) P. Lee

Editor-in-Chief, Lab on a Chip, William J. Link Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UC-Irvine

Sang-Young Lee

Sang-Young Lee

Professor, Head, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Korea

W. Matthew Leevy

W. Matthew Leevy

Professor, Director of Biological Imaging, University of Notre Dame

Melbs LeMieux

Melbs LeMieux

Co-founder and President, Electroninks Incorporated

Martin E. Leser

Martin E. Leser

Expert in Colloid & Interface Science, Nestlé Research Center Lausanne, Switzerland

Carol Lewis

Carol Lewis

SBIR/STTR Technology Transition Lead, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Gengchiau Liang

Gengchiau Liang

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Kirby (Ken-Hsuan) Liao

Kirby (Ken-Hsuan) Liao

Technical Manager, DuPont Silicon Valley Technology Center

C. Rebecca Locker

C. Rebecca Locker

Research Associate, Corporate Strategic Research, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co

Christopher Lorenzana

Christopher Lorenzana

Assistant District Director, Small Business Administration

Ning  Lu

Ning Lu

Senior Engineer, IBM Systems

Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

Associate Director for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration, Center for Carbon Removal

Stein Lundby

Stein Lundby

Lead, Corporate Technology Strategy Office, Qualcomm

Joe  Lupia

Joe Lupia

Director Technical Innovations, BASF

Heather Luzzi

Heather Luzzi

District Director, Small Business Administration

Ning  Ma

Ning Ma

Staff Scientist, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering

Eric MacDonald

Eric MacDonald

Professor and Friedman Chair, Youngstown State University

Misty Madero

Misty Madero

Industry Contracts Officer, University of California, Riverside (UCR) Office of Technology Partnerships

Marc Madou

Marc Madou

Chancellor's Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine

Jon  Magnuson

Jon Magnuson

Small Business Innovative Research Technology Lead at Boeing Phantom Works, Boeing

Silvia Mah

Silvia Mah

CEO/Founder, Hera Fund

Gedi Mainelis

Gedi Mainelis

Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University

Prithwiraj Maitra

Prithwiraj Maitra

Ph.D; Research Director & Fellow, Johnson and Johnson

Michael Makowski

Michael Makowski

Technical Platform Manager, PPG Industries

Jason  Marsh

Jason Marsh

Director of Technology, NextFlex, America's Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute

Fiona  Marshall

Fiona Marshall

CEO, AgPlus Diagnostics

Michael McComas

Michael McComas

Director of External Innovation, BAE Systems Electronic Systems

Kevin  McCreight, Ph.D.

Kevin McCreight, Ph.D.

Technology Manager, External Innovation, Eastman Chemical Company

Jeffrey R. McCutcheon

Jeffrey R. McCutcheon

Al Geib Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut

Dave McEwan

Dave McEwan

SBIR Program Manager, Idaho Small Business Development Center

Chris McNeal

Chris McNeal

Senior Advisor for Strategy and Operations, Office of Innovation and Technology, SBA Office of Investment and Innovation

Jeff Meinhardt

Jeff Meinhardt

Prototyping Lab Manager, Additive Development Center, GE Aviation

Carl Meinhart

Carl Meinhart

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara

Chris Menzel

Chris Menzel

Principal Scientist, Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc.

Meyya Meyyappan

Meyya Meyyappan

Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology at the Center for Nanotechnology, NASA Ames Research Center

Baoxia Mi

Baoxia Mi

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Benjamin L. Miller

Benjamin L. Miller

Professor, Academic Lead, AIM Photonics, University of Rochester Medical Center

Nathan Miller

Nathan Miller

National Ombudsman and Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness, Small Business Administration

Mitiko Miura-Mattausch

Mitiko Miura-Mattausch

Hiroshima University, Japan

Linda Molnar

Linda Molnar

Program Director, National Science Foundation

Sven  Mumme

Sven Mumme

Envelope Technology Manager Building Technologies Office, U.S Department of Energy

Ron Munson

Ron Munson

Global CCS Institute

Natalie Muzzio

Natalie Muzzio

Contract and Grant Officer, Stanford University

Prakash Nallathamby

Prakash Nallathamby

Research Assistant Professor, Center for Nano Science and Technology, University of Notre Dame, US

Dondee Navarro

Dondee Navarro

Hiroshima University, Japan

Kim  Nelson

Kim Nelson

VP Nanocellulose Technology, American Process Inc.

Israel Nery

Israel Nery

Assistant District Director for Lender Relations - Los Angeles District Office, Small Business Administration

Israel Nery

Israel Nery

Assistant District Director for Lender Relations, Small Business Administration (SBA), Los Angeles District Office

Thuc-Quyen  Nguyen

Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara

World L-S  Nieh

World L-S Nieh

Forest Products National Program Lead, U.S. Forest Service

Jan-Steffen Niehaus

Jan-Steffen Niehaus

Head of Department Quantum Materials, Fraunhofer-Center for Applied Nanotechnology CAN, Germany

Natalie Nodianos

Natalie Nodianos

Industry Contracts Officer, UC Irvine

Alex Norman

Alex Norman

Staff Chemist, ExxonMobil Chemical

Chris O'Gwin

Chris O'Gwin

Manager, SBIR/STTR Outreach and Assistance, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR/STTR

Rosibel Ochoa

Rosibel Ochoa

Associate Vice Chancellor Technology Partnerships, University of California, Riverside

Kwang W. Oh

Kwang W. Oh

Associate Professor, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

Manny  Oliver

Manny Oliver

Director, SBIR/STTR Program Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Michele L. Ostraat

Michele L. Ostraat

Research Center Leader - Downstream, Aramco Services Company

Craig Owens

Craig Owens

Program Manger, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Lockheed Martin

Aydogan Ozcan

Aydogan Ozcan

Chancellor’s Professor, UCLA, HHMI Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Pierre Panine

Pierre Panine

Senior Scientist, Xenocs SA, France

Dinakar Panyam

Dinakar Panyam

Innovation Partnerships & Licensing Manager, Nestle, Switzerland

Joseph Paradiso

Joseph Paradiso

Director of the Responsive Environments Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sung Park

Sung Park

CEO, Molecular Vista

Zehra Parlak

Zehra Parlak

Founder and President, Qatch Technologies

David Pascoe

David Pascoe

Vice-President of Engineering and R&D, Magna International Inc.

Anil  Patri

Anil Patri

Director, NCTR/ORA NanoCore, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Charles Paul

Charles Paul

Vice President Technology, Henkel Ventures / Adhesive Technologies

Lian-Mao Peng

Lian-Mao Peng

Director of the Center for Carbon based Nanoelectronics, Peking University, China

Anna Pickren

Anna Pickren

Director of Partnerships, Alice

Ravi  Pillai

Ravi Pillai

Vice President, Cosmetic Ingredients Division, Symrise AG

Johan Pluyter

Johan Pluyter

Founder, Pluyter Consulting

Martin E. Poitzsch

Martin E. Poitzsch

Team Leader, Reservoir Engineering Technology, Aramco Research Center, Boston

Larry Pollack

Larry Pollack

Joint Science & Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JSTO-CBD), Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Elena  Polyakova

Elena Polyakova

CEO, Graphene 3D Lab, Inc

Matthew Portnoy

Matthew Portnoy

NIH SBIR/STTR Program Manager, National Institutes of Health

Michael Pratt

Michael Pratt

Managing Director, Office of Technology Development, Boston University

Timothy L.  Pratt

Timothy L. Pratt

New Business Development Director, Applied Materials

Katherine  Price Hoelschler

Katherine Price Hoelschler

Team Leader, MISWACO-Schlumberger

Robert K. Prud'homme

Robert K. Prud'homme

Professor and Director Program in Engr. Biology, Princeton University

John Pucci

John Pucci

SBIR Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Sanyogitta Puri

Sanyogitta Puri

Associate Principle Scientist, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom

Ujwal Radhakrishna

Ujwal Radhakrishna

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Margaret Ramey

Margaret Ramey

Outreach Manager , Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC), University of Wisconsin

Chris Raney

Chris Raney

Division Head, Command and Control Technology and Experimentation, SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER PACIFIC

Mohan Rao

Mohan Rao

Senior Research Associate, INVISTA Performance Surfaces

YuanQiao Rao

YuanQiao Rao

Fellow, The Dow Chemical Company

Steve Ready

Steve Ready

Member of the Research Staff, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)

Gabriel M. Rebeiz

Gabriel M. Rebeiz

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego

Saiesh (Sash) Reddy

Saiesh (Sash) Reddy

Technology and Portfolio Director, Boeing HorizonX Ventures

Jordan Reynolds

Jordan Reynolds

Deputy Operations Manager, SBIR/ STTR Program, Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

April Richards

April Richards

Program Manager, SBIR, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Jenna  Rickus

Jenna Rickus

Professor Of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University

Emily Riley

Emily Riley

R&D Director of Breakthrough and Open Innovation, Energizer

Jennifer Rocha

Jennifer Rocha

Executive Director, Corporate, Federal & Defense Programs, TechConnect

Ross Roley

Ross Roley

Energy Innovation Lead, US Pacific Command-PACOM

Jason Rolland

Jason Rolland

VP of Materials, Carbon, Inc.

Bart Romanowicz

Bart Romanowicz

CTO, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, TechConnect

Rick Ross

Rick Ross

Senior Research Chemist, 3M Company

Jaijeet Roychowdhury

Jaijeet Roychowdhury

University of California, Berkeley

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Chief Executive Officer, President, Twining, Inc.

Chihtang Sah

Chihtang Sah

Professor of Physics, Xiamen University, China

Fernando Sanchez-Riera

Fernando Sanchez-Riera

Sr. Director Fermentation Process Development, REG Life Sciences, Renewable Energy Group

Ajit  Sapre

Ajit Sapre

Group President R&T, Reliance Industries Ltd

Chris Sasiela

Chris Sasiela

Regulatory Specialist, National Heart Lung Blood Institute/NIH

Peter Scheuer

Peter Scheuer

Senior HSE Manager, Honeywell- F&MT

Andrew Schmeder

Andrew Schmeder

President & CEO, Co-Founder & Inventor, EnChroma

Elke  Scholten

Elke Scholten

Associate Professor, Faculty of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

Michael Schröter

Michael Schröter

University of Technology Dresden, Germany

Maggie Scully

Maggie Scully

Scientist I, Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

Purnesh Seegopaul

Purnesh Seegopaul

General Partner, Pangaea Ventures

Brent M  Segal

Brent M Segal

Director of Research Science and Chief Technologist, Lockheed Martin

Paul  Semenza

Paul Semenza

Director of Commercialization, NextFlex

Philippe Serp

Philippe Serp

Professor, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France

Rahul Sharma

Rahul Sharma

Research Specialist, The Dow Chemical Company

John  Sharon

John Sharon

Staff Scientist, Advanced Materials Group, United Technologies Research Center

Jo Anne Shatkin

Jo Anne Shatkin

President, Vireo Advisors

Rick Shie

Rick Shie

Chief Strategic Officer & Senior VP, Physical Optics Corporation

Andrei Shkel

Andrei Shkel

Professor, University of California, Irvine

Rohit Shukla

Rohit Shukla

CEO, Larta

Ruth Shuman

Ruth Shuman

Program Director for Biological Technologies, NSF SBIR/STTR

Brittany  Sickler

Brittany Sickler

Outreach and Partnership Strategist, U.S. Small Business Administration

David S Simmons

David S Simmons

Assistant Professor of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron

Harjit Singh

Harjit Singh

Senior Lecturer, Brunel University London, United Kingdom

Rajiv Singh

Rajiv Singh

Director, Technology Identification & Acquisition, SABIC Ventures

David Sinton

David Sinton

Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto, Canada

Chris  Skinner

Chris Skinner

Director Front End Innovation, Owens Corning, Belgium

David Skuse

David Skuse

VP Technology, FiberLean Technologies Ltd.

John Smith

John Smith

SBIR Program Manager, US Army

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Economic Development Specialist & District International Trade Officer, Small Business Administration

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Director, SBIR/STTR, U.S. Navy and DOD Rapid Innovation Fund

H. Tom Soh

H. Tom Soh

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Radiology, Stanford University

Mike Sovacool

Mike Sovacool

Economic Development Specialist, Small Business Administration - San Diego

Michael  Spaid

Michael Spaid

Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer, Cambrios Advanced Materials Corporation

Aaron Stebner

Aaron Stebner

Director ADAPT Center, Colorado School of Mines

John  B.  Stetson

John B. Stetson

Senior Technical Fellow, Lockheed Martin

Derek M.  Stevens

Derek M. Stevens

Product and Process R&D Leader, Dow Energy and Water Solutions

Jennifer Stewart

Jennifer Stewart

Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) Representative, Naval Surface Warfare Center

Brian Suh

Brian Suh

Director of Technology Commercialization, University of California, Riverside (UCR) Office of Technology Partnerships

Anirudha V. Sumant

Anirudha V. Sumant

Materials Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory

Frank  Szoka

Frank Szoka

Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, ZoneOne Pharma

Eldon  Tate

Eldon Tate

CEO, Inhibit Coatings Ltd

Emmanouil M Tentzeris

Emmanouil M Tentzeris

Ken Byers Professor in Flexible Electronics, Georgia Tech

Rich Terrile

Rich Terrile

Science Mission Directorate Liaison for the NASA SBIR Program, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Cristina Thomas

Cristina Thomas

Senior Technical Leader, 3M

Sally  Tinkle

Sally Tinkle

Senior Strategy and Policy Advisor, IDA/Science and Technology Policy Institute

Loucas Tsakalakos

Loucas Tsakalakos

Technology Platform Leader, GE Global Research

Mark Tuominen

Mark Tuominen

Professor of Physics, UMass Amherst, Director, National Nanomanufacturing Network

Thomas E.  Twardowski

Thomas E. Twardowski

Founder, Twardowski Scientific

Thomas E.  Twardowski

Thomas E. Twardowski

Founder, Twardowski Scientific

Scott Twary

Scott Twary

Research Scientist and Team Leader, Biome and Bioenergy Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Puneet  Tyagi

Puneet Tyagi

Scientist II , MedImmune

Hasan Uludag

Hasan Uludag

Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Canada

James Unterreiner

James Unterreiner

GameChanger, Shell

Vuk Uskokovic

Vuk Uskokovic

Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, College of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Krassimir Velikov

Krassimir Velikov

Program Director at NanoNextNL, Science Leader at Unilever, Netherlands

Samuel Wadsworth

Samuel Wadsworth

Co-founder & CSO, Aspect Biosystems Ltd.

Bill Waldo

Bill Waldo

Senior Business Consultant, TRITECH Small Business Development Center

Joel  Wallecan

Joel Wallecan

Cargill, Belgium

Donnell Walton

Donnell Walton

Director, Corning Technology Center Silicon Valley, Corning Research & Development Corporation

Andrew Wang

Andrew Wang

President, Alpha Biobeads, LLC, President, Ocean NanoTech, LLC

Tianshi Wang

Tianshi Wang

University of California, Berkeley

Wei Wang

Wei Wang

Research Science Specialist, Aramco Research Center - Boston

Nicole Washington

Nicole Washington

Director of Innovation and Growth, OCTANe

James Wasson

James Wasson

Founder and President , Growth Strategies International, LLC

Jason Weiss

Jason Weiss

Miles Lowell and Margaret Watt Edwards Distinguished Chair in Engineering, Oregon State University

Paul S.  Weiss

Paul S. Weiss

University of California, Los Angeles

Lloyd  Whitman

Lloyd Whitman

Principal Assistant Director, Physical Sciences and Engineering, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Kenton H. Whitmire

Kenton H. Whitmire

Professor of Chemistry, Rice University

Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Virginia Tech

John  Williams

John Williams

Director of Innovation & Technology, SBA, Office of Investment & Innovation

Dave  Williamson

Dave Williamson

CTO , Modern Meadow

Adria Wilson

Adria Wilson

Technology Manager, U.S. Department of Energy

William (Cy) Wilson

William (Cy) Wilson

Electronics Engineer, NASA Langley Research Center

Wendel Wohlleben

Wendel Wohlleben

Senior Scientist, BASF SE, Germany

Alexandra  Wright-Gladstein

Alexandra Wright-Gladstein

Co-Founder and CEO, Ayar Labs, Inc.

Yiliang Wu

Yiliang Wu

Principal Scientist, TE Connectivity

Dalia Yablon

Dalia Yablon

Founder, SurfaceChar LLC

Jun Yang

Jun Yang

Professor, Director of WIN 4.0, The University of Western Ontario, Canada

Yaroslava G.  Yingling

Yaroslava G. Yingling

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, NC State University

Jenny Zhen  Yu

Jenny Zhen Yu

ssistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Aliaksandr  Zaretski

Aliaksandr Zaretski

Founder & CTO, GrollTex, Inc.

Yanyun Zhao

Yanyun Zhao

Professor of Food Science & Technology, Oregon State University

Chongwu Zhou

Chongwu Zhou

Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California (USC)

Xing Zhou

Xing Zhou

Professor, Nanyang Technological University

Gregory R.  Ziegler

Gregory R. Ziegler

Professor of Food Science, Penn State University, Co Founder, Persea Naturals LLC

Trevor Zimmerman

Trevor Zimmerman

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Blackhorn Ventures

Steven Zullo

Steven Zullo

Program Officer, NIBIB/NIH

Nubia  Zuverza-Mena

Nubia Zuverza-Mena

Postdoctoral Scientist, the Analytical Chemistry Department , Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES)

 
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