Speakers

Plenary

Prof Hiroyuki Fujita - The University of Tokyo, Japan
MENS for Nano Science and Bio Technology

Prof. Friedrich Simmel, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Nanostructures and molecular devices made from DNA (and RNA)

Prof. Younan Xia - Washington University , Biomedical Engineering
Colloidal Nanocrystals: Past, Present and Future

Prof. Mauro Ferrari - Department of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering (nBME)
Individualized Nanomedicine and Transport Oncophysics

Prof. HongJie Dai - Stanford University
Novel materials based on carbon

Prof. Patrick Stayton - University of Washington, Bioengineering
Engineering at the Molecular Scale

Alumni

• Dr. Dong Qin, Director - Washington University, NanoResearch Facility
  Soft Lithography: Rapid Prototyping of Patterns and Structures at Micro- and Nanoscale
• Assoc. Prof. Jennifer S. Shumaker-Parry - University of Utah, Chemistry
  Designer Plasmonic Antennas for Controlling Light at the Nanoscale
• Asst. Prof. Sarah Veatch  - University of Michigan, Biophysics
• Asst. Prof Steven Tait - Indiana University, Chemistry
  Self-Assembly, Bonding, and Reactivity at the Organic/Metal Interface
• Obdaih Reid, Postdoc - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  The Influence of Solid-State Microstructure on the Origin and Yield of Long-Lived Photogenerated Charge in Neat Semiconducting Polymers
• Aaron Feaver, Chief Technology Officer - EnerG2
  The EnerG2 Story: Spinning a Company out of UW
• Asst. Prof. Andrea Munro - Pacific Lutheran University, Chemistry
  Does Shape Matter? How Nanocrystal Shape Influences Ligand Effects on Nanocrystal Luminescence

University of Washington

• Xiaodong Xu - Physics, and Department of Material Science & Engineering
  Ultrafast Graphene Optoelectronics Assisted by Hot-Carrier Transport
• Kai-mei Fu - Physics
• Hugh Hillhouse - Chemical Engineering
  The Road to Low-Cost and High-Efficiency Solar Cells via Colloidal Nanomaterials
• David Masiello - Chemistry
  New Theoretical Directions in Molecular Plasmonics
• Peter Pauzauskie- Material Science & Enginering
  High Pressure, High Temperature Route to Diamond Aerogel
• Georg Seelig - Compuer Science & Enginering and Electrical Engineering
  DNA strand-displacement circuits for diagnostic applications
• Deok-Ho Kim - Bioengineering
  Biomimetic nanopatterns as enabling tools for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Panel Speakers

SEI Panel

• Stephanie Vasko, Postdoc - University of Washington, Rolandi Lab
• Maria Peeler, Senior Policy Specialist - Washington State Department of Ecology
• Ryan Buckmaster, Technology Manager: Engineering - Center for Commercialization, UW

Career Panel:
Career Establishment after Graduation: Multiple Perspectives

• Chen Fang, postdoc at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• Aaron Feaver, cofounder and CTO of EnerG2
• Tracy Lovejoy, working at Nion Co.
• Andrea Munro, assistant professor at Pacific Lutheran University
• Obadiah Reid, postdoc at National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
• Jennifer Shumaker-Parry, associated professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Utah