Commercialization of Nanotechnology in Texas
Inventions to Revolutionize Every Industry
The Metroplex Technology Business Council's Nanotechnology Focus Group presents the program that will address innovation and commerce in relation to current and future nanotech-activity in Texas.
This event is Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. in the TI Auditorium (ECSS2.102) located in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas campus. The program is complimentary and lunch will be provided, but online registration is required.
As an enabling technology, nanotech will be fundamental to the success and evolution of virtually every industry, including computers, healthcare, communications, aerospace, automotive, transportation, and many others.
This program will feature a panel that includes: Dr. Ray Baughman, NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas; Dr. David Daniel, President, The University of Texas at Dallas; Mark Ellison, Texas Emerging Technology Fund; Jim Von Ehr II, Zyvex Corporation; and will be moderated by: Kelly Kordzik, Texas Nanotechnology Initiative.
These key individuals integrally factor into the world-class commercialization of nanotechnology already developing in Texas. This panel discussion will serve as a precursor to nanoTX’06, the world-scale nanotechnology conference and expo to be held at the Dallas Convention Center in September, later this year.
Dr. Ray Baughman, NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas
Baughman is the Director of the NanoTech Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas, and holds the Robert A. Welch Chair in Chemistry. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Chemists, an Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, and an Honorary Professor at Jilin University ( China). He has 51 US patents and over 180 publications.
Dr. David Daniel, President, The University of Texas at Dallas
Daniel, who is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering, also serves on the Dallas Chamber’s University President’s Council, as well as the Board of Directors for the North Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization in conjunction with the Emerging Technology Fund. Daniel is expanding UTD’s research program, increasing collaborative work with government agencies, corporations and other universities, and speeding the transfer of ideas from UTD laboratories to the marketplace.
Mark Ellison, Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Ellison is the Director of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, which was recently approved by Governor Perry and the Texas Legislature to assist the development and commercialization of technologies important to the future of Texas. The Emerging Technology Fund will improve university research, expedite the launch of technology firms, and speed transition of inventions from the lab into the hands of consumers. “Supporting emerging technologies in Texas will help us cultivate and keep our home-grown technologies and also attract new business and research. This will create new jobs and enhance our position as a global technology leader.”
Jim Von Ehr II, Zyvex Corporation
Von Ehr is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Zyvex Corporation, the first molecular nanotechnology company in the world. Zyvex is a highly renowned world-scale player in the nanotechnology community, the most publicized private nanotechnology business in the world, and the most highly regarded company in the field of molecular assemblers. Von Ehr is widely respected as one of the world’s top nanotechnology industry leaders.
Moderator: Kelly Kordzik, Texas Nanotechnology Initiative
Kelly Kordzik is the President of the Texas Nanotechnology Initiative (TNI), and was greatly involved in the creation of the Emerging Technology Fund. Kordzik is a recognized leader in the field of nanotechnology, and also serves on the Advisory Boards of the Nanomaterials Applications Center, Nanotechnology Law & Business, and the Science, Technology & Society Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Kordzik just completed his term as head of the IP section at the firm of Winstead Sechrest and Minick P.C., and is the chair of their Nanotechnology Practice Group.
Registration
To register, see Commercialization of Nanotechnology in Texas website.
Updated: 2006-02-03
