2009 Purdue-Silicon Valley Symposia

The 2009 Purdue–Silicon Valley Symposia are a series of monthly technical seminars introducing alumni and corporate friends in California’s Silicon Valley to exciting research taking place at Purdue. These talks highlight areas of new opportunity for Silicon Valley investors and Purdue faculty to join forces in their common pursuit of field-defining research and educational innovation.

These seminars focus on topics within Purdue Engineering's signature areas, providing opportunities to network with Purdue alumni and faculty and discover infinite possibilities for collaboration between Silicon Valley and Purdue. For an overview of past events, please see last year’s speakers and topics.

Our Sponsors

Thank you to the following for sponsoring our 2008 series: Asyst Technologies, Foundation Capital, National Semiconductor, Sandisk, SDL Ventures, and Tallwood Venture Capital.

Attending the Symposia

Please RSVP to Carrie Underwood at crunder@purdue.edu or (765) 494-3441 (by one week before each event). If you would like to receive an e-mail reminder of each month’s program, please send Carrie your e-mail address. Check back periodically for schedule updates and abstracts of future symposia.

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009	Inherently-Robust MEMS Devices for RF Applications and Sensors Purdue-Silicon Valley Symposium: Demetrios Peroulis Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University Dinner 6:30-8:30 PM Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009	From Idea to Innovation through Predictive Simulation Purdue-Silicon Valley Symposium: Jayathi Murthy Robert V. Adams Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Dinner 6:30-8:30 PM Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
Tuesday, May 26, 2009	The Experiences of a Serial Acquirer Purdue-Silicon Valley Symposium: James Kahan Senior Executive Vice President – Corporate Development, AT&T Inc. (Retired) Dinner 6:30-8:30 PM Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
Tuesday, Aug 25, 2009	Life as an Astronaut: Highlights of STS-99 Purdue-Silicon Valley Symposium: Janice Voss Payloads Lead, Astronaut Office Station Branch, NASA Dinner 6:30-8:30 PM Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009	Purdue and National Research Trends Purdue-Silicon Valley Symposium: Richard Buckius Vice President for Research, Purdue University Dinner 6:30-8:30 PM Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009	Launching Tomorrow's Leaders: Academic Success at Purdue Purdue-Silicon Valley Symposium: Randy Woodson Provost, Purdue University Dinner 6:30-8:30 PM Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto