CDSAGENDA V.5 AIP Industrial Physics Forum 2012: Capacity Building for Industrial Physics in Developing and Emerging Economies

AIP Industrial Physics Forum 2012: Capacity Building for Industrial Physics in Developing and Emerging Economies

Cosponsor(s):

Co-sponsored by ICTP, American Institute of Physics and TWAS

Start Time:

16 April 2012 at 08:30

Ends On:

19 April 2012

Location:

Trieste - Italy

Venue:

LB (Main Lecture Hall)

Organizer(s):

AIP: Philip W. Hammer; ICTP: Joseph Niemela (Local Organizer)

Description:

PURPOSE AND NATURE

Given the continuing globalization of advanced technological development, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics has joined with the American Institute of Physics to host an Industrial Physics Forum (IPF). The goal of the IPF is to enlarge the scope of fostering basic research by promoting links between scientists and industry. This interface is a crucial step in bridging science and society, leading to sustainable technological advancement or "capacity building”.

The 2012 Industrial Physics Forum (IPF) will have a rich array of sessions: 1) technical: physics of materials, solar & other alternative sources of energy, optics & lasers, microfluidics; 2) workshops on inquiry-based physics education and educational technology focusing on the role of pre-college, college, and graduate physics education in building local capacity; 3) sessions on the science & technology policy of capacity building; and 4) the very popular Frontiers of Physics session, featuring scientists who are making seminal contributions to leading edge research.

This conference is aimed at, and designed to be accessible to, a general audience of physicists and advanced degree students, though the target audience includes science policy administrators and leaders who would like to influence the role that physics plays in building industrial physics capacity in their region. There will be ample time for networking and community building.

Material:

Monday, 16 April 2012

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

08:30
09:30

Registration

01h00'

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby

All Speakers and Participants are required to complete online registration formalities

10:00
10:40

Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Policy Session I

40'

Welcome from ICTP	Fernando Quevedo (International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy)
Welcome from AIP	Philip W. Hammer (American Institute of Physics, USA)

10:40
12:00

Technical Session I - Alternative Energy

01h20'

Session Chair: Rudy Ludeke
AIP Corporate Associates, USA

Photovoltaics Technology: No Longer an Outlier	Larry Kazmerski (National Center for Photovoltaics (NREL), USA)
The Thermodynamic and Industrial Potentials of Organic Photovoltaics lecture_notes	Sean Shaheen (University of Denver, USA)

12:00
13:15

Lunch Break

01h15'

13:15
15:15

Technical Session II - Materials

02h00'

Session Chair: Sandro Scandolo
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy

Photonic Materials for Solar Energy Conversion at the Thermodynamic Limit lecture_notes	Harry Atwater (California Institute of Technology, USA)
The Battery 500 Project: towards the ultimate battery	Alessandro Curioni (IBM Research, Zurich)
Graphene for nanoelectronic device applications lecture_notes	Luigi Colombo (Texas Instruments Inc., USA)

15:15
15:30

Coffee Break

15'

15:30
18:10

Policy Session I - Energy Policy

02h40'

Session Chair: David Seiler
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA

Innovation, Science and Technology Policy, and the Public Good lecture_notes	Venky Narayanamurti (Harvard University, USA)
Photovoltaics in transition towards a mainstream electricity provider - in developed and emerging economies lecture_notes	Winfried Hoffman (European PV Industry Association, Germany)
Bioenergy innovation at local, regional and global levels - addressing needs for emerging technologies to support sustainable growth and development	Caroline Taylor (UC Berkeley, USA)
Grid Access and Renewables in Developing Countries lecture_notes	Rob Stoner (MIT, USA)

18:30
20:00

Opening Reception and Poster Session

01h30'

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby

Refreshments will be served in the lobby area

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Chairperson: Joseph Niemela, ICTP

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

10:00
12:00

Frontiers in Physics I

02h00'

Harnessing Light on a Silicon Chip for Optical Communications lecture_notes	Solomon Assefa (IBM Watson Research Center, US )
From Big Bang to Biosphere: Progress and Prospects in Space Science	Martin Rees (Cambridge University, UK)
Quantum Nanotechology lecture_notes	Andrew Briggs (Oxford University, UK)

12:00
13:30

Lunch Break

01h30'

13:30
14:45

Education Session I

01h15'

Session Chair: Dean Zollman
Kansas State University, USA

Introduction to the Education Sessions lecture_notes	Dean Zollman (Kansas State University, USA)
Developing teachers for engaged interactive teaching lecture_notes	Ian Lawrence (Institute of Physics, UK)

14:45
15:00

Coffee Break

15'

15:00
17:00

Education Session II

02h00'

Session Chair:Dean Zollman
Kansas State University, USA

Coach, An Integrated Learning Environment for Science Education

lecture_notes

Ton Ellermeijer & Ewa Kedzierska (CMA-Science, Amsterdam)

19:00
22:00

Science and Technology : Building Innovative Societies and 21st Century Diplomacy

03h00'

William Colglazier
Science Advisor to the United States Secretary of State, USA

IPF Banquet with Keynote Address

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

08:30
10:30

Technical Session III - Solar Energy

02h00'

Session Chair: Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan
University of Waterloo, Canada

Insight into Organic Photovoltaics lecture_notes	K. S. Narayan (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advances Scientific Research, Bangalore, India)
Towards Affordable Clean Energy Solutions: The Nanoscience Route lecture_notes	Satishchandra B. Ogale (National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India)
Insight into Organic Photovoltaics lecture_notes	Rene Lopez (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA)

10:30
10:45

Coffee Break

15'

10:45
12:45

Technical Session IV - Micro & Complex Fluidics I

02h00'

Session Chair: Martin Poitzch
Schlumberger-Doll Research, USA

Microfluidic System Technology in Chemical Analysis lecture_notes	Karsten Kraiczek (Agilent, Walbron, Germany)
Microfluidics and the oil industry	Patrick Tabeling (ESPCI, France )
Explaining the flow of elastic liquids lecture_notes	John Hinch (Cambridge University, UK)

12:45
14:00

Lunch Break

01h15'

14:00
15:20

Technical Session V - Optics

01h20'

Photonics-based Telemedicine Technologies toward Smart Global Health Systems lecture_notes	Aydogan Ozcan (UCLA, US)
Realistic applications of optical spectroscopy in the environmental and medical fields, with industrial potential	Sune Svanberg (Lund University, Sweden & South China Normal University)

15:20
15:40

Coffee Break

20'

15:40
17:40

Education Session III

02h00'

Session Chair: Dean Zollman
Kansas State University, USA

Experiences in Physics Education at the Open University lecture_notes	John Bolton (British Open University, UK)
Inquiry teaching using inexpensive materials and unexpected results lecture_notes	Gorazd Planinsic (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Destinations and Inspirations: The role of undergraduate research in capacity building for industrial physics lecture_notes	Liz McCormack (Bryn Mawr College, USA)

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

08:30
09:00

Policy Session III - Capacity Building for Industrial Physics in Developing and Emerging Economies

30'

Session Chair: Philip W. Hammer
American Institute of Physics

Scialog as a Model for Capacity Building Action Planning

lecture_notes

Richard Wiener (Research Corporation for Science Advancement, USA)

09:00
09:35

Capacity Building Action Planning I - Facilitated Breakout Groups

35'

Facilitators:
Richard Wiener, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, USA;
Rene Lopez, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA;
Liz McCormack, Bryn Mawr College, USA;
Sean Shaheen, University of Denver, USA

09:35
09:50

Coffee Break

15'

09:50
11:00

Capacity Building Action Planning II - Facilitated Breakout Session: Technical

01h10'

11:00
12:10

Capacity Building Action Planning III - Facilitated Breakout Session: Regional

01h10'

12:10
13:15

Action Planning Lunch

01h05'

13:15
13:45

Capacity Building Action Planning IV - Plan Development

30'

13:45
15:05

Frontiers in Physics II

01h20'

Session Chair: Catharine O'Riordan
American Institute of Physics

Time-Reversal, Waves and Innovation	Mathias Fink (EPSI, France )
Diagnostics and Treatment of Tumours using Laser Techniques	Sune Svanberg and Katarina Svanberg (Lund University, Sweden and South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China)

15:05
15:30

Coffee Break

25'

15:30
17:30

Technical Session VI - Micro & Complex Fluidics II

02h00'

Session Chair: Surya Raghu
Advanced Fluidics LLC, USA

Reservoir Modeling and Simulation lecture_notes	Thomas Halsey (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, USA)
Microfluidics for global health diagnostics lecture_notes	Samuel Sia (Columbia University, USA)
Microfluidic principles and devices for analytical and synthetic purposes	Han Gardeniers (University of Twente, Netherlands)

17:30
18:10

Policy Session IV

40'

Photovoltaics and Renewable Electricity in Europe

lecture_notes

Arnulf Jaeger-Waldau (European Commission's Joint Research Center, Inspra, Italy)

18:30
19:00

Capacity Building Action Planning V - Poster Session of Action Plans

30'

Room: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)

19:00
21:00

Closing Reception

02h00'

Room: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)