Sixth Annual Symposium

6th Annual Symposium

October 31st and November 1st, 2007

Optoelectronics Center Director and Event Host

Dr. Mike Fiddy

Keynote Speaker Nobel Laureate William D. Phillips Keynote Speech - November 1st On Thursday, Nov. 1st, Dr. Phillips will give his Keynote Speech at the Symposium, titled: Optics with laser-like atom waves Publick Talk - November 2nd On Friday, Nov. 2nd, Dr. Phillips will give an additional, pubic talk at the Student Activity Center, titled: Time, Einstein, and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe

Keynote Speaker Professor of Optics, Physics & ECE, Cobb Family Chair, CREOL, University of Central Florida George I. Stegeman Dr. Stegeman will present the "New Era of Discreteness and Periodicity in Optics." Dr. Stegeman's biography can be viewed at his web site by clicking HERE

Dr. Robert K. McMahan Senior Advisor to the State of North Carolina for Science & Technology Executive Director, Office of Science and Technology / NC Board of Science and Technology

Michael S. Lebby PhD, MBA, DEng,CEng President and CEO, OIDA - Optoelectronics Industry Development Association Dr Lebby will present: 10 Grand Challenges in Photonics on Wednesday the 31st., the evening before the Symposium

George J Simonis Chief, Microphotonics Branch, Army Research Laboratory Dr Simonis will give his presentation at 11AM on Thursday, November the 1st., covering: Photonics Integration Needs in DoD Applications

Michael Feldman Chief Technology Officer - Optics Tessera North America Dr Feldman will give a presentation at 10:30AM on Thursday, November the 1st regarding photonics start-ups: The Story of DOC.

Ronald E. Scotti Science and Technology Strategist SPIE Dr Scotti will give a presentation at 9:45AM on Thursday, November the 1st coveing SPIE's Technical Programs

Agenda

Wednesday October 31st

5.00pm             Reception in Grigg Hall

6.00pm             Ten Challenges for Photonics and Global Trends, (Grigg 132) Michael Lebby, President OIDA

7.00pm             Open discussion

Thursday November 1st (SAC)

8.30am             Introductions/Welcome: Bob Wilhelm, Mike Fiddy

8.45am             Intro to Center, focus and capabilities: Mike Fiddy and Eric Johnson

9.15am             Photonics & Innovation in NC: Bob McMahan, Gov's Snr. Science Advisor

9.45am             SPIE’s technical programs, Dr. Ron Scotti, Science and Technology Strategist, SPIE

10.00am Break and exhibit (Center posters)

10.30am           Photonics Start-ups: the story of DOC: Dr. Michael Feldman CTO Tessera

11.00am           Photonics Integration needs in DoD Applications: Dr. George Simonis, Microphotonics Branch Chief, ARL

11.30am           Micro and NanoOptics at UNC-C, Dr. Faramarz Farahi, Chair Physics and Opt. Science

12.00pm           Lunch and vendor exhibit/posters

1.00pm             Quantum Dots in Optoelectronic Devices, Dr. Ed Stokes

1.25pm             Engineering Nanotechnology: a top down approach, Dr. Bob Hocken

1.50pm             Biomedical Optics at UNC-C, Dr. Nate Fried

2.15pm             New Era of Discreteness and Periodicity in Optics, Dr. George Stegeman, CREOL

3.00pm Break

3.30pm             Optics with laser-like atom waves: Dr. Bill Phillips, 1997 Nobel Laureate

4.30-7.00pm    Reception and Open House in Grigg Hall

Friday November 2nd (SAC)

12.00pm           Public Lecture by Dr. Bill Phillips, Nobel Laureate - "Time, Einstein and the coolest stuff in the universe"