Get the inside track on the NEXT BIG THING in technology - Nanophotonics for Breakfast speaker series.

This six-part breakfast series will get you up to speed on the commercial and business opportunities in the emerging nanophotonics technology cluster that has enormous potential for our region.

Find out how we are moving at the speed light and how you can be part of it. This series, designed for the interested layperson, will get you smarter about nanophotonics in a collegial atmosphere with other curious forward-thinkers. The series opened with a discussion on Solid State Lighting and Displays by PNNL fellow Paul Burrows with industry perspective provided by Christopher Somogyi of Somogyi Ventures and Rick LeFaivre of OVP Venture Partners.

Why all the buzz about nanophotonics? This field is expected to revolutionize many aspects of modern life. The commercial potential is frankly mind-boggling. Nanophotonics promises solar cells that provide cheap, clean power wherever it is needed; solid-state lighting systems that are much more efficient and versatile than current light bulbs; flexible electronic displays that allow cell phones the size of credit cards, and computer screens as thin and flexible as a sheet of heavy paper; computers that connect to the internet at the speed of light; and, new medical devices that give doctors the power to detect and treat diseases in novel ways. And that is just the beginning...

You will learn from top national and international scientists and business leaders about what is going on in nanophotonics, who the local leaders are, and what commercial opportunities lay ahead in each of the following fields:

• Solar energy
• Biophotonics
• Solid-state lighting and displays
• Computing
• Telecommunications
• Sensors and security

To learn more about what's happening in the field, please check out our collection of articles.

Click here to register online now for Nanophotonics for Breakfast.

SPEAKER SCHEDULE

OCTOBER 3, 2007

Solid State Lighting and Displays

Series Introduction by Matt O’Donnell, Dean, UW College of Engineering - Moderator for the series.

Local business perspective by Rick LeFaivre and Christopher Somogyi.

State of the art in science by Dr. Paul Burrows, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

WATCH THIS SESSION ONLINE [1 hr, 3 minutes]

Related Links:
Solid State Lighting: A Bright Opportunity for Thin Film Technology?
Vacuum Technology & Coating
April 2007, Page 47

Basic Research Needs for Solid-State Lighting
Department of Energy Report
May 2006

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Biophotonics

Local industry perspective by Perry Fell of NanoString.

State of the art in science by Dr. Paras Prasad, Professor of Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, and Electrical Engineering, SUNY Buffalo.

WATCH THIS SESSION ONLINE [1 hr, 4 minutes]

DECEMBER 5, 2007

Lasers and Biosensors

State of the art in science by Dr. Axel Scherer, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, and Physics, Caltech. "Microfabricated Lasers:  Light Sources for All Seasons"

Local industry perspective by Dr. William P. Krug of Phantom Works and The Boeing Company.

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Plastic Solar Cells? Challenges and Opportunities*

Dr. David Ginger, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington, Physical and Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology

Dr. Thomas J. (Tom) Starrs, Managing Director, Solar, PPM Energy

MARCH 5, 2008

Organic Silicon Computing*

Dr. Michael Hochberg, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington.

APRIL 2, 2008

Nanophotonics in Telecommunications*

Alex Jen, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, and Director, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology

Larry Dalton, Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington, and Director, Center on Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research

* Speaker dates subject to change.