2006 Purdue–Silicon Valley Symposia
Investing in Infinite Possibilities
The 2006 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.
Check out the Purdue–Silicon Valley Symposia 2006 schedule
and mark your calendars. This year we continue the symposia theme "Investing
in Infinite Possibilities," symbolized by the infinity emblem. The emblem
represents the infinite possibilities of a multidisciplinary approach that teams industry
with Purdue researchers to solve problems from the subatomic level to the large-scale,
socio-technical problems that challenge civilization at the global level.
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 2006 series:
Tallwood Venture Capital,
Foundation Capital, and
National Semiconductor.
Attending the Symposia
Please RSVP to Robin Canada at rcanada@purdue.edu or
(765) 494-3441. If you would like to receive an e-mail reminder of each month's program,
please send Robin your e-mail address. Check back periodically for schedule updates and
abstracts of future symposia.
Symposia Schedule
Wednesday
February 22, 2006 |
Breakfast
8:00-10:00 AM
Garden Court Hotel
520 Cowper St.
Palo Alto, CA
(650) 323-1912 |
Nanostructured Semiconductors: The Key to Efficient Solid-State Energy Conversion Devices?
Tim Sands
Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering
Purdue University |
Tuesday
March 28, 2006 |
Dinner
6:30-8:30 PM
Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 988-1500 |
Creating a Semiconductor Device Technology in Silicon Carbide
Jim Cooper
William Harrison Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University |
Tuesday
April 25, 2006 |
Dinner
6:30-8:30 PM
Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 988-1500 |
The Path to Nano-Preeminence: Facility, Faculty, and Tech Acceleration
George Adams Julie Goonewardene
Purdue University |
Tuesday
May 23, 2006 |
Dinner
6:30-9:30 PM
Testarossa Vineyards
Los Gatos, CA |
Tales from a Boiler/Winemaker
Christian Butzke
Associate Professor of Enology
Department of Food Science
Purdue University |
Tuesday
June 27, 2006 |
Dinner
6:30-8:30 PM
Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 988-1500 |
Utilizing Surgical Robotics and Haptic Interfaces to Transform Healthcare Delivery
Bill Peine
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University |
Tuesday
July 25, 2006 |
Dinner
6:30-8:30 PM
Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 988-1500 |
Looking Into the Future: Grand Challenges for Wireless Networks
Ness Shroff
Director, Center for Wireless Systems and Applications and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University |
Wednesday
August 23, 2006 |
Breakfast
8:00-10:00 AM
Garden Court Hotel
520 Cowper St.
Palo Alto, CA
(650) 323-1912 |
The Magic of Imaging
Charlie Bouman
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Friday
September 22, 2006 |
Homecoming Events
1:00-9:00 PM
Dauch Alumni Center
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN |
Seminar, Tour, and Dinner
Mark Smith Jim Cooper Steve Pekarek David Ebert
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