Upcoming Events

Nanotechnology Colloquium: From Minerals to Materials: The Development and Commercialization of Alumoxane and Ferroxanes (Oct 31)

The Nanotechnology Colloquium, a bi-weekly event to present and discuss issues related to developments, applications and commercialization of nanotechnology, is presenting a talk by Professor Andrew R. Barron of Rice University and video-conference from the Houston Office of Winstead Sechrest & Minick. The program begins at 11:30am on October 31 and interested parties can view the presentation at any Winstead office. To register, please send an email to Deepika Misra at dmisra@winstead.com with your preferred attendance location

Once upon a time before “nano” was “nano”, research into inorganic polymers led us to develop a simple route to a new class of inorganic nanoparticle. Readily produced from a mass produced mineral, alumoxanes have an aluminum-oxygen core with an easily varied organic surface. Unlike other nanomaterials these are able to be produced in large quantities and allow for a range of ceramic and materials applications. By understanding particle size control we have been able to further control the physical form of ceramic membranes and coatings as well as investigating the application into composites and new hard materials. Furthermore, a collaborative development of the iron analogs, ferroxanes, allows for entry into the development of high temperature and low humidity fuel cells. The development of the alumoxanes and ferroxanes will be presented along with the route to their commercialization by a Rice University spin-off, Oxane Materials, Inc.

Prof. Barron is the Charles W. Duncan, Jr. – Welch Chair of Chemistry and a Professor of Materials Science. Research in the Barron Group focuses on the chemistry and materials science of the nanoscale materials. Research initiatives encompass problems across the fields of traditional inorganic chemistry, nanoscale science and technology, and materials and biological sciences. Research is currently aimed at the development of rational molecular design approach to materials synthesis, with an emphasis on the leap from synthesis to application of nano-based materials. Recent research has focused on the interaction of nanomaterials with biological systems.

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Dallas IEEE Consumer Electronics Society: They Speak in Pixels! Interactive Digital Games as the 21st Century's Mode of Human Expression (Nov. 1)

The Dallas IEEE Consumer Electronics Society November meeting will be held at 11:30am on November 1 in the Holiday Inn Select located at 1655 N. Central Expressway in Richardson. Dr. Peter E. Raad, the Linda Wertheimer Hart Professor and Executive Director of The Guildhall at SMU will be the speaker. Video games are a strong manifestation of the power of interactive networked technologies, and the arts and sciences that underpin digital game development open up new and exciting avenues of human thought, discovery, and growth. As we learn how to harness the coupling of bits and neurons, we will be bringing together imagination, thinking, feeling, and expression, with heretofore unfathomable consequences on every aspect of the human experience. What will we say with pixels? The group is giving away a Palm Tungsten E as a door prize. There is no cost, nor membership requirement to attend this meeting. For additional information, please contact Will Lumpkins at (214) 567-3333 xillia@ieee.org or Sam Broyles at (214) 480-3232 sam.broyles@ieee.org.

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A “Telescope” for Computer Science – The Future of Networking Research (Nov. 2)

The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the Office of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development present a lecture by David Farber, the Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. The lecture will be at 11am on November 2 at the TI Auditorium (ECS 2.102) in the Engineering Complex on the UTD campus.

The National Science Foundation Computer Science Division is about to propose the creation of a National Facility in support of the science. It hopes to provide the equivalent of a National Telescope to Computer Science. The focus of the effort is to create a advanced network on which new software and hardware can be experimentally tried in a real environment. This talk will explore what motivated this effort and what the general nature of the facility called Genie. This event is free and open the public. For more information, contact keithly@utdallas.edu

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The Father of BioInformaticsTo Give Lecture at UTD (Nov. 2)

Dr. Hwa Lim, recognized as having coined the word "bioinformatics”, will give a lecture on the future of bioinformatics at The University of Texas at Dallas on November 2. The presentation, which will begin with a reception at 3:30pm in the TI Auditorium (ECSS 2.102), is free and open to the public.

Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing branch of biology and is highly interdisciplinary, using techniques and concepts from informatics, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and linguistics. The word describes the use of computers to handle biological information. In genome projects, for example, this includes the development of methods to search databases quickly, to analyze DNA sequence information, and to predict protein sequence and structure from DNA sequence data. Bioinformatics is anticipated to impact the health sciences, medicine, and biotech industrial applications.

Dr. Lim is a world-class expert and pioneer in the fields of bioinformatics & computational biology. Currently, he is president & CEO of D'Trends, Inc., a San Ramon, California biotech consultancy. Lim is an author and editor of numerous publications, reviews and books in the field of bioinformatics. He is also an organizer of several key meetings in bioinformatics and computational biology.

This event is sponsored by the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Sigma Xi and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development

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UTD NanoTech Director Ray Baughman Gives Presentation On Innovative Carbon Nanotubes (Nov. 9)

Ray Baughman, Director of the NanoTech Institute at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) will be giving a presentation on the ground-breaking carbon nanotubes that he and fellow NanoTech scientists, along with Australian collaborator Dr. Ken Atkinson from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), a national laboratory in Australia, developed. It will be held at UTD in the TI Auditorium (ECSS 2.102) on November 9, 2005 at 6:30-7:30pm. The title of the presentation will be “Manufacture and Application of Multifunctional Nanotube Yarns and Textiles.”

The presentation is free and open to the public.

The discovery and production was first published in August 19 issue of the prestigious journal Science. The collaboration between UTD Nanotechnologists and their Australian colleague produced a unique creation of transparent carbon nanotube sheets that are stronger than the same-weight steel sheets and have demonstrated applicability for organic light-emitting displays, low-noise electronic sensors, artificial muscles, conducting appliqués and broad-band polarized light sources that can be switched in one ten-thousandths of a second.

Numerous applications possibilities exist and are being explored at UTD. Baughman and his colleagues have many hopes and ideas for the endless applications of this new discovery, among which they may have it applied to textiles by incorporating it into the fibers of the fabric, in energy as hydrogen storage media, super-capacitors, distributed sensors, fuel cells, in consumer products such as flat screen televisions, camcorders and in medicine as artificial muscles .

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Building A Medical Product Development Services Company In North Texas (Nov. 9)

The Dallas Forum for BioMedical Technology is presenting a talk by Courtland Imel, the founder of Ceutical Laboratories, Inc on November 9. Ceutical Laboratories (CL) specializes in clinical good manufacturing practice (cGMP) compliance.  CL is a full service company offering both regulatory and laboratory testing capabilities for its clients.  The industries CL serves include Pharmaceuticals (including OTC), Medical Devices, Nutraceuticals, Pet Products, Recruiting, and Cosmetics.  Their focus is quality--that's why CL launched the Ceutical Labs Certification Program for manufacturers and suppliers.   Details to follow.

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Seminar Series for Life-long Learners: Teachers – Inquiry in the Science Classroom (Nov. 14)

The Center for Science Education Research at The University of Texas at Dallas is hosting the next in its seminar series for life-long learners with a presentation by Barbara Curry at 6pm on Monday, November 14 at Conference Center Room 1.112 at The University of Texas at Dallas. The 1996 National Science Education Standards define scientific inquiry as a set of interrelated processes by which scientists and students pose questions about the natural world and investigate phenomena. Since publication of the standards, implementation of inquiry-based science instruction has been emphasized. Teacher has struggled, in part due to the difficulty of finding a good teaching model, but also as a result of test-driven curricula. This presentation will help hive teachers a better idea of what inquiry-based science instruction looks like and how it can work in their classroom. This event is free and open to all. For more information, call 972-883-2496.

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Society of Women Engineering Meeting: Combining Work and Family (Nov. 15)

Jolynn Perkins of Perkins and Associates is the guest speaker for the November 15 meeting of the Society of Women Engineers at 6:15pm on Tuesday, November 15 at Nedley’s Restaurant at 1801 North Plano Road. She will be discussing “Combining Work and Family.” For more information contact Jennifer Ray at jray@ppoinc.net or 214-226-6967.

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MIT Forum: The Power of Revolutionary Thinking (Nov. 17)

The MIT Enterprise Forum is presenting a program on “The Power Of Revolutionary Thinking:What Today's Scientists Can Teach You About Driving Innovation In Your Organization” beginning with a reception at 5pm on November 17 in the School of Management Building on The University of Texas at Dallas campus. There is a $25 charge unless you are an MIT Alumnus or student.

The MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. and the MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas / Fort Worth present a unique program that looks at how cutting-edge technologies are invented and how these technologies move from laboratory curiosity to real commercial adoption.

Featured panelists include:

• Dr. Robert Cassanova, Director of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts;
• Dr. Penelope J. Boston, Director and Professor, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and Director of Research for Complex Systems Research, Inc.;
• Dr. Bradley Carl Edwards, President and Founder of Carbon Designs, and development leader for the Space Elevator project ;
• Dr. Dava Newman AA '89, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT and a MacVicar Fellow;
• Atlanta program moderator Alf Nucifora, Chairman, Nucifora Consulting Group, and a syndicated columnist on marketing
• and several local panelists

For more details: http://www.mitforum.com/Power.htm

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Information Session on Professional Certificate Programs in Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Lean Six Sigma and Sourcing Management (Nov. 22)

The Center for Intelligent Supply Networks in the School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas is hosting an information session on the Supply Chain Management Master of Science and Professional Certificate Program Opportunities at 6pm on November 22 in the School of Management Room 1.502 on the UTD campus. For more information, call 972-883-4843.

• To register for the Professional Certificate in Supply Chain Management, see https://mgmt.utdallas.edu/reg_forms/c4isn/c4isn_cert_scm_reg.php.
• To register for the Professional Certificate in Product Lifecycle Management, see http://som.utdallas.edu/c4isn/c4isn_programs_plm_cert.htm 
• To register for the Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt Training, see https://mgmt.utdallas.edu/reg_forms/c4isn/c4isn_cert_sgb_reg.php .
• To register for the Online Professional Certificate in Sourcing Management, see https://mgmt.utdallas.edu/reg_forms/c4isn/c4isn_cert_src_reg.php

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5th Annual State of Technology Luncheon (Dec. 1)

The Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 5th Annual State of Technology Luncheon at 11:30am on December 1 at The Fairmont Hotel at 1717 N. Akard St. in Dallas. The event will feature a fireside chat focused on the DFW’s impact on the future of wireless technology. Angel Ruiz from Ericsson, Kris Rinne of Cingular Wireless and Gilles Delfassey of Texas Instruments are scheduled to speak. For more information, contact Charlene Dizon at cdizon@dallaschamber.org or 214-712-1922.