This two-day forum is hosted by the UB Department of Materials, Design & Innovation in memory of Erich Bloch. Leaders from across the country will address how innovations in materials can impact business and society.
Speakers Include:
Krishna Rajan, Erich Bloch Chair, Department of Materials Design & Innovation; University at Buffalo
Michael Ward, Silver Chair Professor of Chemistry, and Director, Molecular Design Institute; New York University
Linda Sapochak, Director, Division of Materials Research; National Science Foundation
Jeff Belt, President, SolEpoxy and co-Chair of WNY Regional Economic Development Council
Mark Shima, President, Panasonic ECO Solutions Solar of New York
Frits Abell, Chief Operating Officer; Green Machine
Kemper Lewis, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Director, Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies; University at Buffalo
Kristina M. Johnson, Chancellor, State University of New York; and Professor of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo.
Don Sadoway, John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry; MIT
Payal Sampat, Mining Program Director; Earthworks
Shelia Davis, Executive Director; Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Jonathan Bird, Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering; University at Buffalo
William Petuskey, Professor, School of Molecular Sciences, and Director, Advanced Materials Initiatives; Arizona State University
Mark Rossi, Executive Director; Clean Production Action
David Furrer, Senior Fellow Discipline Lead; Pratt and Whitney; and In-coming president of ASM International, the Materials Information Society
Christina Orsi, Associate Vice President, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships; University at Buffalo
Helga Vanthournout, Senior Expert, Center for the Business and the Environment; McKinsey & Company, Geneva, Switzerland
John Fullerton, Founder and President; Capital Institute
This two-day forum is hosted by the UB Department of Materials, Design & Innovation in memory of Erich Bloch. Leaders from across the country will address how innovations in materials can impact business and society.
Speakers Include:
Krishna Rajan, Erich Bloch Chair, Department of Materials Design & Innovation; University at Buffalo
Michael Ward, Silver Chair Professor of Chemistry, and Director, Molecular Design Institute; New York University
Linda Sapochak, Director, Division of Materials Research; National Science Foundation
Jeff Belt, President, SolEpoxy and co-Chair of WNY Regional Economic Development Council
Mark Shima, President, Panasonic ECO Solutions Solar of New York
Frits Abell, Chief Operating Officer; Green Machine
Kemper Lewis, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Director, Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies; University at Buffalo
Kristina M. Johnson, Chancellor, State University of New York; and Professor of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo.
Don Sadoway, John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry; MIT
Payal Sampat, Mining Program Director; Earthworks
Shelia Davis, Executive Director; Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Jonathan Bird, Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering; University at Buffalo
William Petuskey, Professor, School of Molecular Sciences, and Director, Advanced Materials Initiatives; Arizona State University
Mark Rossi, Executive Director; Clean Production Action
David Furrer, Senior Fellow Discipline Lead; Pratt and Whitney; and In-coming president of ASM International, the Materials Information Society
Christina Orsi, Associate Vice President, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships; University at Buffalo
Helga Vanthournout, Senior Expert, Center for the Business and the Environment; McKinsey & Company, Geneva, Switzerland
John Fullerton, Founder and President; Capital Institute
