Posted: October 3, 2009 |
Nanotechnology poster symposium at Texas A+M |
(Nanowerk News) The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University sponsored the university’s inaugural Nano/Micro Poster Symposium to promote multidisciplinary interaction and scientific communication among students and faculty in the field of micro- and nanotechnology.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering sponsored the inaugural Nano/Micro Poster Symposium.
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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering sponsored the inaugural Nano/Micro Poster Symposium.
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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering sponsored the inaugural Nano/Micro Poster Symposium.
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The symposium started with an invited talk, “Three Dimensions of Individualized Nanomedicine,” from Dr. Mauro Ferrari, a world-renowned expert in nanomedicine. He is currently a professor and chairman of the Department of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering and a professor of internal medicine, at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, as well as a professor of bioengineering at Rice University and president of the Alliance for NanoHealth in Houston. This also was the inaugural talk for the newly launched monthly Texas A&M Nano/Micro Seminar Series.
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Following Ferrari’s talk was a poster session, which included more than 65 posters from various disciplines, with more than 150 people from 16 departments across campus participating.
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The steering committee was lead by Dr. Arum Han, assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department. Other committee members included: Dr. Arul Jayaraman, chemical engineering; Dr. Mike McShane, biomedical engineering; Dr. Dong Hee Son, chemistry; Dr. Winfried Teizer, physics; and Dr. Choongho Yu, mechanical engineering.
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