NSF Stafford I, Room 375
8:00 AM Coffee available
8:15 AM Introductions of new Center Directors
Margaret Gardel, U. Chicago
Ali Yazdani, Princeton
Jim Hone, Columbia
Stefan Zauscher, Research Δ/Duke
8:30 AM Update on DMR Linda Sapochak
9:00 AM Update on MRSEC program and PREM outcomes Dan Finotello
9:45 AM Presentation on the New MRSEC at Columbia Jim Hone
10:15 AM Coffee break
10:45 AM Panel on Internal IRG selection best practices
Facilitator: Vin Crespi
Panelists:
Michael Ward (New York)
Tim Lodge (Minnesota)
Seth Fraden (Brandeis)
Michael Rubner (MIT)
11:30 AM Panel on best practices in PREM partnerships
Facilitator: Vin Crespi
Panelists:
Ted Norris (Michigan, Norfolk State University PREM)
Ram Seshadri (UCSB, Jackson State University PREM and University of Texas at El Paso PREM)
Gabriel Lopez (Duke & Research Δ, The PREM Center: Interfaces in Materials at Texas State University - San Marcos)
12:15 AM Brief discussion of Working Group composition, then Working Group Lunch (see next page)
1:30 PM Overview of the Materials Innovation Platform program
Sean Jones
2:00 PM Reports from Working Groups
3:00 PM Adjourn
Working Groups
Broadening Partcipaton:
Michael Rubner (Chair) Tim Lodge
Seth Fraden
Ajay Nahata
Dennis Hess
Education:
Ka Yee Lee (Director Emeritus, subbing for Margaret Gardel) (Chair)
Noel Clark
Melissa Hines
Arjun Yodh
David Weitz
Facilites:
Ram Seshadri (Chair)
Mark Hersam
Charles Ahn
Ali Yazdani
Vincent Crespi
Industry:
Chris Hammel (Chair)
Stefan Zauscher (+Gabriel Lopez, Director Emeritus)
Ted Norris
Michael Ward
Nick Abbott
Evgeny Tsymbal
Communicatons:
TBD