Nov 19-20, 2019 Jackson, MS
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Dr. Ed Meek CEO & Founder, NGA “Graphene is a disruptive global technology that will impact commerce in all segments – business and industry enriching current systems and technologies while creating the opportunity for entirely new approaches and products yet unimagined. Unfortunately, we see other parts of the world more advanced and committed to the development and transfer of graphene technology. The National Graphene Association is committed to the rapid development of graphene and to the transfer of the benefits of this ‘wonder material’ from the laboratories of our universities and research centers to everyday commerce. America must be assured it is not just competitive but dominant in this new technology. We are grateful for Senator Roger Wicker’s extraordinary leadership in this field.”
Dr. Zina Jarrahi Cinker Executive Director, NGA “It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to the Graphene Innovation & Research Conference in Jackson, MS. In the next two days we will learn about the state of art of graphene research and how this critical material will impact and nurture the economic development of the Southeast region. I hope that this conference will enable fruitful collaborations and partnerships between the current and future stakeholders and facilitate the adoption of graphene in different industries. Please enjoy your time and thank you all for being a part of this event.” 2
GRAPHENE INNOVATION & RESEARCH CONFERENCE | TUESDAY AGENDA
Opening Speaker Phil Bryant,
Governor of Mississippi
Graphene Academic Council Member Meetings GAC Session (Invitation only): Department of Defense Graphene Report Meeting (Natchez Room)
9:00 - 9:50
General Session: Exploring the Most Recent Research and Findings in World of Graphene 8:45
Registration Opens - Badge pick up
10:00 - 10:10
Conference Inauguration: Governor Phil Bryant
10:10 - 10:30
Opening Remarks: Zina Jarrahi Cinker (National Graphene Association)
10:30 - 11:00
Keynote: Sean Hearne (Oak Ridge National Laboratory): "Understanding and Exploiting Graphene: The Role of Oak Ridge National Laboratory"
11:00 - 11:30
Keynote: Larry Drzal (Michigan State): "Making Polymer Composites Multi-functional with Graphene Nanoplatelets"
11:30 - 11:50
Joshua Robinson (Pennsylvania State University): "Graphene in Quantum Information Science: The Next Technological Revolution"
11:50 - 12:10
Jiaxung Huang (Northwestern University): "Graphene-based Oil Additives for Tribological and Corrosion Control Applications"
12:10 - 12:30
Piran Kidambi (Vanderbilt University): “Nanoporous Graphene Membranes for Molecular Separations”
12:30 - 2:00
Lunch Break - Sponsored by Adams & Reese LLP
2:00 - 2:15
Adelee Traylor (Butler Snow Law Firm): “Graphene Intellectual Property Landscape”
2:15 - 2:30
Stephen Creager (Clemson University): "Rapid Proton Transmission Occurs Through Singlelayer CVD Graphene in Proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) devices"
2:30 - 2:45
Elena Polyakova (Graphene 3D Lab): "Critical Overview Of Performance Of 2D Materials and Composites"
2:45 - 3:00
Carol Hirschmugl (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee): "An Introduction to Graphene Monoxide"
3:00 - 3:45
Coffee Break
3:45 - 4:00
Shideh Kabiri Ameri (Queens University): "Graphene Based Wearable Sensors"
4:00 - 4:15
Ani Sumant (Argonne National Laboratory): “Eliminating Friction and Wear Utilizing Graphene and 2D materials as a Solid Lubricant”
4:15 - 4:30
Matt Hartline (University of Southern Mississippi): “Pilot-Scale Processing of Graphene Nanoplatelet Modified Composite Matrix Polymers”
4:30 - 4:45
Paresh Ray (Jackson State University): "Designing Graphene-Based Nanoarchitectures for Combating Drug-Resistance Super bugs"
5:30 - 7:00
Conference Dinner - Sponsored by University of Mississippi
GAC Members Session (Invitation only)
GAC Speakers
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WEDNESDAY AGENDA | GRAPHENE INNOVATION & RESEARCH CONFERENCE
The State Of
GRAPHENE
Exploring the Potential of Graphene for Industrial Use and Economic Development of the Southeast Region 8:30
Registration Opens - Badge pick up
9:00 - 10:00
"Learn About Graphene Breakfast" with Steve Rodgers (Natchez Room)
10:00 - 10:15
Welcome Video from Senator Roger Wicker
10:15 - 10:30
Opening Remarks: Ed Meek (National Graphene Association)
10:30 - 11:00
Keynote: James Tour (Rice University): "Flash Graphene"
11:00 - 11:30
"Graphene for Mississippi Panel": Glenn McCullough (Mississippi Development Authority), Josh Gladden (University of Mississippi), Zina Jarrahi Cinker (National Graphene Association)
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:40
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"National Defense & Resilience Panel": Christopher Griggs (US Army ERDC), Robert Moser (US Army ERDC), John Newman (US Army ERDC) Chair: Monica Tisack (Director, Mississippi Polymer Institute) "Mississippi University Panel": Sasan Nouranian (University of Mississippi), Santanu Kundu (Mississippi State University), Jeffrey Wiggins (University of Southern Mississippi), Wilbur Walters (Jackson State University) Chair: Allyson Best (Director of Technology Commercialization, University of Mississippi)
12:40 - 1:30
Graphene Composites Design Competition (Sponsored by TLC Products Inc.) Chair: Charles Chang (CEO, TLC Products Inc.) Judges: Tony Jeff (CEO, Innovate Mississippi), Elena Polyakova (Founder, Graphene 3D Lab), Tom Nosker (Research Professor, Rutgers), Gerard Gibert (Entrepreneur & Technologist)
1:30 - 2:30
Lunch Break - Sponsored by Mississippi Development Authority (MDA)
GRAPHENE INNOVATION & RESEARCH CONFERENCE | WEDNESDAY AGENDA
The State Of
GRAPHENE 2:30 - 2:45
Graphene Competition Winners Announcement "GRAPHENE FOR INDUSTRIES SESSION 1": Infrastructure, Defense & Aerospace Chaired by Ahmed Al-Ostaz
2:45 - 3:00
Ahmed Al-Ostaz (University of Mississippi)
3:00 - 3:10
Jesse Doyle (US Army ERDC): “Graphene Nanoplatelet Modification of Asphalt Binder”
3:10 - 3:20
Brooke Petery (US Army ERDC): “Physical and Oxidative Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan-Graphene Oxide Composites”
3:20 - 3:30
Jennifer Jefcoat (US Army ERDC): “Nanocarbon containing polycaprolactam nanocomposites: improvements in mechanical performance in the context of unique inter-facial interactions”
3:30 - 4:10
Panel discussion with Patrick Nation (Senior VP, Ergon Asphalts & Emulsions) "GRAPHENE FOR INDUSTRIES SESSION 2": Polymers & Composites Chaired by John McKay (MMA)
4:10 - 4:20
Brian Jordon (University of Alabama): “Improving Strength and Toughness of an Automotive Hood Through Graphene Reinforcement”
4:20 - 4:30
Tom Nosker (CTO, TLC Products Inc.): “Leading Edge Polymer-Graphene Composites”
4:30 - 5:00
Panel Discussion
5:00
Conference Adjourns GAC Speakers
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GRAPHENE INNOVATION & RESEARCH CONFERENCE | SPONSORS & PARTNERS
Many Thanks to Our Sponsors & Partners
CREATE Northeast Mississippi’s Community Foundation
Graphene Composites
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SPEAKERS | GRAPHENE INNOVATION & RESEARCH CONFERENCE
NGA BOARD MEMBER
NGA BOARD MEMBER
Ahmed Al-Ostaz
Shideh Kabiri Ameri
Dr. Ahmed Al-Ostaz is a Professor, Brevard Family Endowed Chair, and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Mississippi. He is also the Director of UM’s Nano Infrastructure Laboratory.
Dr. Ameri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University. Dr. Ameri received her PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2015 from Tufts University, Medford, MA USA. She also holds a master and bachelor degrees in Physics (solid state) and AS degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences.
Allyson Best
Phil Bryant
Ms. Best is the Director of Technology Management in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Mississippi. A Clemson University alumna, Best earned her Master of Business Administration degree from UM in 1996. She has supported UM’s research and economic development efforts for over 20 years.
Governor of Mississippi since 2012, Bryant studied first at Hinds Community College and received an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg. He subsequently earned a master’s degree at Mississippi College in Clinton.
NGA BOARD MEMBER
Stephen Creager
Jesse Doyle
Dr. Creager is a Professor of Analytical Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Clemson University. Dr. Creager earned a B.S. degree (1982) in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. degree (1987) in analytical chemistry from the University of North Carolina.
Dr. Doyle is a Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate School adjunct faculty at Mississippi State University and serves as a Research Civil Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers ERDC. Doyle is a graduate of Mississippi State University who earned his B.S. Civil Engineering in 2007 and in 2011 earned his Doctorate of Philosophy, Civil Engineering.
Larry Drzal
Josh Gladden
Lawrence T. Drzal obtained a BChE from the University of Detroit and a PhD from Case Western Reserve University in Chemical Engineering in 1974. He is a University Distinguished Professor in the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University.
Dr. Gladden is the University of Mississippi’s Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Sponsored Programs. He is the spokesperson for research and sponsored programs divisions, which work to facilitate research and research funding as well as providing support for all funded projects at UM.
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Christopher Griggs
Matt Hartline
Dr. Griggs is an adjunct professor at University of Arkansas Department of Chemical Engineering and a Research Physical Scientist, U.S. Army ERDC, Sustainable Water Infrastructure & Materials Research (SWIMR). Griggs earned a B.S. in Environmental Science at the University of West Alabama in 1995, and his M.S. Chemistry at Mississippi College in 2008.
Dr. Hartline is a Graduate Assistant in Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi. Hartline earned his B.S. Chemistry in 2011 at Texas State University, a M.S. Materials Chemistry in 2012 at Texas State University - San Marcs, and will complete his PhD in Polymer/Plastics Engineering in 2020.
Sean Hearne
Carol Hirschmugl
Dr. Hearne is Director - Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Hearne earned a B.S. in Aviation Technology in 1991 at EmbryRiddle Aero University and PhD in Solid State Physics at Arizona State University in 2000.
Dr. Hirschmugl is a Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Founder and President of SafeLi LLC. Hirschmugl studied at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Yale University, Fritz-HaberInstitut der Max-PlanckGesellschaft, and Berkeley Lab.
Jennifer Jefcoat
Huang Jiaxung
Ms. Jefcoat is a Research Physical Scientist with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Civil Engineering Technician with the United States Army ERDC. Jefcoat earned a B.S. in Microbiology and Chemistry from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2014.
Dr. Huang is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. He received his B.S. Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China; Ph.D. Chemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and Miller Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Brian Jordon
Piran Kidambi
Dr. Jordon is an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. At Mississippi State University, Dr. Jordon earned a B.S. with honors in Mechanical Engineering in 2003; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2006; and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2008.
Piran R. Kidambi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He obtained a B.Tech. from the National Institute of Technology at Tiruchirappalli in 2006, an M.S. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich in 2010, a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 2014, and performed postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2014–2017).
GRAPHENE INNOVATION & RESEARCH CONFERENCE | SPEAKERS
Santanu Kundu
Glenn McCullough
Dr. Kundu is an Associate Professor and Southern Ionics Chair at Mississippi State University. He earned a B.E. in Chemical Engineering at Jadavpur University in 1997, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Clemson University in 2006.
Mr. McCullough, Jr. is the Executive Director Mississippi Development Authority in Jackson, Mississippi. McCullough is a graduate of Mississippi State University who earned a B.S. in Agricultural Economics in 1978.
TITLE SPONSOR
John McKay
Robert Moser
Mr. McKay is the Executive Vice President at the Mississippi Manufacturers Association. McKay earned a B.A. English and Political Science at The University of Mississippi in 2002, then earned an M.P.A. Public Administration at the College of Charleston in 2007.
Dr. Moser is Senior Scientific Technical Manager at U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and Joint Appointment Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering as well as Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Moser earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2007, a M.S. Civil Engineering in 2009, and a PhD in Civil Engineering in 2011.
Patrick Nation
John Newman
Patrick Nation is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions. Mr. Nation received his MBA at Mississippi College after receiving his Bachelor of Science in accounting. He is on the board of the Mississippi Road Builder’s Association.
A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Newman is a Senior Research Physical Scientist at the US Army Corps of Engineers and Adjunct Faculty member at Mississippi State University.
Tom Nosker
Sasan Nouranian
Dr. Tom Nosker, Professor at Rutgers engineering graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. Mechanical Engineering in 1980 and earned a PhD in Materials Science, Specialty Polymer Plastics in 1987 at Rutgers University.
Dr. Nouranian is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. Nouranian received his Ph.D. in 2011 from the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. He also holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Polymer Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic.
Elena Polyakova
Brooke Petery Ms. Petery is a Research Engineer at U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Petery earned a B.S. Biomedical Engineering, M.S. Biomedical/ Medical Engineering, and M.S. in Engineering Management all at The Catholic University of America.
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Dr. Polyakova is Co-Chief Executive Officer at Graphene 3D Lab. She was instrumental in bringing the first graphene filament to market. She is also co-founder of Graphene Laboratories, Inc., where she has served as CEO and President since 2009, pioneering the commercial graphene production market.
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NGA BOARD MEMBER
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Paresh Ray
Joshua Robinson
Ray is a Professor of Chemistry at Jackson State University. Professor Ray is serving as associated editor for three international nanoscience journals and editor for one book series, “Colloids: Classification, Properties and Applications.”
Dr. Joshua Robinson is a CoDirector, ATOMIC; Associate Director, Center for 2DLM; and Faculty, MatSE at Penn State. Robinson earn a B.S. Physics at Towson University and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State.
Steve Rodgers
Ani Sumant
Mr. Rodgers is the former International President of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) and recipient of the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology. As the founder of EmergenTek, he has helped clients achieve sustainable growth through business development, smart manufacturing and disruptive materials.
Dr. Sumant is a scientist at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory. As a Principle Investigator, he has developed and led a core research program centered around creating energy-efficient systems based on carbon materials, including diamond, graphene and CNT.
NGA BOARD MEMBER
Monica Tisack
James Tour
Monica has over 19 years of polymer industrial experience with both DuPont and Chemours, and joined MPI in January of 2017. She has global experience in business management and strategy, product and market management, new product development, technical service, and manufacturing trouble shooting.
Dr. James Tour is foremost a synthetic organic chemist and a renowned graphene scientist, specializing in nanotechnology. He is the T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and Professor of Computer Science at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
NGA BOARD MEMBER
Adelee Traylor
Wilbur Walters
Ms. Traylor is an Attorney, Member of the Business Services and Healthcare Regulatory & Transactions Groups at Bulter Snow with a practice emphasis in: Intellectual Property Law, Transactions, Healthcare Law, and Biotechnology and Life Sciences.
Dr. Walters is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Industrial Systems and Technology at Jackson State University. Walters earned a B.S. Physics at Jackson State University; and both a M.S. Materials Engineering as well as Ph.D. Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Roger Wicker
Jeffrey Wiggins
Senator Wicker has represented the State of Mississippi in the United States Senate since 2007. Wicker is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi School of Law. Wicker was an officer in the United States Air Force from 1976 to 1980 and later served as a member of the United States Air Force Reserves from 1980 to 2003.
Professor Wiggins is the Director of School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Wiggins graduated in 1988 from Western Washington University with a B.Sc. in Plastics Engineering Technology, and received his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1992.
NATIONAL GRAPHENE ASSOCIATION|HONORED ASSOCIATES
Charles Chang Mr. Chang is the Founder of TLC Products, Inc. and serves as an NGA Advisory Board member. Chang received an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mississippi in 1974; subsequently earned an M.S. in Packaging Science & Engineering at Rutgers University; earned an MBA in Industrial Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University; and Advanced Professional Certificate (APC) in Marketing from New York University.
Gerard Gibert Mr. Gibert founded Venture Technologies, a Technology Solutions Provider headquartered in Ridgeland, MS, in 1986. In 2018, the Mississippi Business Journal listed Venture as the 33rd largest private business in Mississippi. Gerard is the Chairman of the Board of Empower Mississippi. In October 2018, Governor Phil Bryant appointed Gerard to the inaugural Board of Directors of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation. Additionally, The Madison County Board of Supervisors appointed Gerard as the At-large board member of the Madison County Economic Development Authority in August 2018.
Glenn McCullough Glenn L. McCullough Jr. is a Mississippi businessman, Republican Party politician, and economic development professional. He is currently the executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, and has previously served as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority and executive director of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Patrick Scheuermann Mr. Scheuermann is the Corporate Strategy Officer at Geocent. He joined NASA in 1988 and has since served in various capacities at the Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans; Stennis Space Center, Mississippi; and Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Scheuermann earned a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from The University of New Orleans.
Jason Word Dr. Word is a member of the Mississippi Economic Council and a professor at Mississippi State University, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department.
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ADVISORY BOARD | NATIONAL GRAPHENE ASSOCIATION
Deji Akinwande Dr. Akinwande is an Associate Professor and holds the David and Doris Lybarger Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the recipient of the US Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). He has conducted research on the synthesis, device physics and circuit applications of carbon nanotubes and graphene.
James Baker With over 25 years experience in the defense, aerospace and security markets leading and managing high-technology businesses, Baker is the CEO for Graphene@Manchester. Graphene, the exciting and emerging disruptive technology first isolated at The University of Manchester, is now one of a range of 2D materials with significant potential for a range of products and applications. As CEO for Graphene@Manchester (G@M), he is responsible for the development and delivery of the business strategy including the development of commercialization opportunities in partnership with industry together with the National Graphene Institute (NGI) and the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) in The University of Manchester.
Kirill Bolotin Kirill Bolotin is currently an Assistant Professor of both Physics and Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He has a PhD in Experimental Physics from Cornell and an M.S. in Theoretical Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Before Vanderbilt, Dr. Bolotin was with Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, and led the EU-funded Strained2DMaterials project to uncover what happens to 2D materials under strain. While there, he researched how bending and stretching 2D materials to change their properties could lead to ultra-small sensors that can help us understand how gravity works at the microscopic scale.
Ahmed Busnaina Dr. Busnaina is the William Lincoln Smith Chair and professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University. He is also Director of the National Science Foundation’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing and the NSF Center for Nano and Microcontamination Control at Northeastern.
Barry Cannada Mr. Cannada is the Vice-Chair of Butler Snow Law Firm. He is a member of the American Bar Association, National Lawyers Association, Mississippi Bar Association and Capital Area Bar Association.
John Carlisle Dr. John Carlisle, Chief Technical Officer, co-founded ADT in 2003 while he was a staff scientist in the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Carlisle is a recognized leader in the world diamond community, and his work in recent years has spanned the basic-applied-commercial continuum. His recent basic research interests have focused on the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured carbon materials, including nanodiamond thin films, carbon nanotubes, and hybrids of these materials.
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Giulio Cesareo Giulio Cesareo co-founded Directa Plus February 2005. He began his professional career in 1982 in Italy working for Falck and Techint. From 1986 to 2004, he worked in the carbon and graphite field for Union Carbide, UCAR and Graftech, reaching the positions of the President and CEO of the Italian company and Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Carbon and Graphite business unit. In his role at Union Carbide, Giulio managed business units in USA, France and Italy.
Alex Cheng Dr. Cheng is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Mississippi. His research interests include nanomechanics, meshless method, poromechanics, and groundwater flow. He is Co-Editor of “Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements” and was Associate Editor of the “Journal of Engineering Mechanics.”
Ashok Choudhury Dr. Choudhury manages physical sciences licensing at Vanderbilt University’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization. He has over 20 years of experience in the commercialization of technologies in the physical sciences, medical devices and general engineering. He is the recipient of numerous technology transfer awards including a R&D 100 Award. While there, he researched how bending and stretching 2D materials to change their properties could lead to ultra-small sensors that can help us understand how gravity works at the microscopic scale.
Liam Critchley Mr. Critchley is a freelance scientific/engineering writer and editor specializing in the chemical and nanotechnology fields. He has written and edited content in the physical/ chemical sciences, nanotechnology, medical, life science and engineering fields.
Marlon Cruz Marlon Cruz has a PhD in Science Engineering, and has authored and co-authored 27 works presented in Congress and symposiums, plus 13 peer-reviewed papers. He is a metallurgic engineer (recognized as material engineer by Spain) with a PhD focused on tribology and surface engineering. He has acquired more than US $500k in scientific equipment for tribology labs, electron microscopy and an XRD lab for graphene production. He has furthermore shaped teams for industrial research related to graphene production.
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Jim Davison Professor Davidson is a Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus Professor of Materials Science, Emeritus Professor of Engineering Management, Emeritus Research Professor of Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He earned his B.A., Mathematics at Hendrix College; M.S., Materials Science at Columbia University; and Ph.D., Materials Science at Columbia University.
Donald R. DePriest Donald R. DePriest has founded several of his own companies and has made a living as an entrepreneur and business owner. Don has served in many capacities from the Mississippi Governor’s Venture Capital Task force to The White House Fellows Committee Atlanta Panel. Don was also voted the Mississippi and Southeastern Businessman of the year in 1974.
Vito Di Bari Vito Di Bari is an acclaimed futurist and leading authority on innovation design. His cutting edge design solutions in areas including fashion design, interior design, and urban installations have been featured in several events including the 2015 Universal Expo in Milan. Vito Di Bari worked in the USA for many years and has been Executive Director at UNESCO’s IMI. He founded Lab Next - a cutting edge international research laboratory, named “Milan’s think tank” by Wired Magazine, where he currently serves as Scientific Director.
Eric Dobson Dr. Dobson is CEO of Angel Capital Group, a national syndicate of angel groups and funds. He received the Navigator Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce in 2010 and the Pinnacle Innovator of the Year Award by the Innovation Valley Technology Council and Knoxville Chamber of Commerce.
Mona Ebrish Dr. Ebrish is a Research Development Engineer at IBM Research. She has extensive experience in advancing the design of the first back-gated graphene variable capacitor, graphene water vapor wireless sensor and graphene glucose wireless sensor. She has studied the effect of surface functionalization on graphene for the first capacitancebased graphene glucose wireless sensor.
Leonard Feldman Leonard Feldman is the Distinguished Professor & Vice President of Physical Sciences Partnerships in the Materials Science and Engineering Departments at Rutgers School of Engineering. His research area is the chemical formation and structure of thin film materials and their applications to problems of semiconductor science and engineering and applications associated with energy; included in the latter are the fundamentals of photon interactions with solids and radiation effects in semiconductor materials.
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Paul Ferguson Paul Ferguson brings considerable marketing expertise to Great Lakes Graphite from serving in technical and executive positions for a number of high tech and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software companies. Serving as Chief Marketing Officer, Paul is responsible for all aspects of corporate and product brand design and development. As an active investor in early stage companies, Paul has drawn on his experience to assist several startup companies with business plan and brand development, marketing strategy and information technology, including taking on advisory or even full time responsibilities.
Majeed Foad Majeed Foad is Managing Director at Applied Materials, a semiconductor-equipment maker headquartered in Santa Clara, California. He helps the company track research on new materials, focusing on innovation and differentiation. He has extensive experience in international customer engagement and a proven track record in building and motivating international teams. He specializes in innovative engineering with expertise in developing cutting-edge technology, product delivery, operations and team development and customer problem-solving.
Bill Geary Bill Geary began his career in the investment business in 1990 with Morgan Keegan where he worked until 2012 when Raymond James bought Morgan Keegan. His practice is centered on portfolio management and planning services for individuals, retirement plans, and foundations. Bill earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1996. He served on the Morgan Keegan Executive Management Committee from 2006 – 2012 and is currently a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Raymond James.
Ray Gibbs Mr. Gibbs is CEO of Haydale, one of the largest graphene companies in the world. Ray has over 21 years of board experience. He received his degree from The Nottingham Trent University.
Robert Grajewski Mr. Grajewski is Executive Director of the Wond’ry, the epicenter of innovation and entrepreneurship at Vanderbilt University. He previously served as President of Edison Nation Medical.
Manju Gunawardana Manju joined LOLC in 2017 and counts over 20 years in Research and Innovation in various subject areas including Nano technology, Agriculture, Pharmaceutical, Advanced material & Engineering. Currently he is working as a Consultant Senior Research Scientist at Sri Lanka Institute of Nano Technology (SLINTEC) and is the winner of multiple international awards including 3 Geneva Innovation Congress Gold Medals and one Silver Medal. He has also twice won the national title as the Best Inventor in Sri Lanka.
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Paul Harris Paul Harris is the Vice President of Product Strategy and Innovations for MCR Safety. As an active member of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), he has served on advisory boards that write the standards for American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Paul has also authored articles appearing in Safety + Health Magazine, Occupational Health and Safety, ISHN, EHS, and Impact Magazine.
Angela Hight-Walker Dr. Hight-Walker’s research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focuses on understanding the underlying chemistry and physics of nanomaterials, including noble and transition metallic nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and graphene.
Kari Hjelt Dr. Hjelt is Head of Innovation and leads the coordination of the Graphene Flagship’s innovation processes. He has extensive experience in building up corporate research and venture activities. He has been founder and CEO of several start-up companies and worked as director at Nokia Ventures Organisation and Nokia Research Centre.
Steve Hooper Steve Hooper is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of The EnviraCarbon Companies a group of forward thinking environmentally conscious companies.The EnviraCarbon Family continues to forge forward into the uncharted waters of specialty carbon products never before made from biomass. Their Enviranization technology is now commercially producing a zero carcinogen carbon filler that is a full replacement for carbon black in select products. Neat90 is being produced from Phase I of its 50 million pound per year facility in Monticello, Arkansas.
Bor Z. Jang Dr. Bor Z. Jang is a pioneer in graphene technology. Dr. Jang was the world’s first to discover graphene in 2002. He is recognized as the world’s number 1 graphene inventor with over 250 graphene-related U.S. patents and numerous international patents. On top of this, he is the co-inventor on over 300 U.S. patents on battery, fuel cell, and super capacitor technologies.
Brian Kennedy Mr. Kennedy is President of Kennedy Labs, a company that manufactures and commercializes advanced materials products and systems using 2D materials, including graphene. He focuses on industrial applications, such as microelectronic systems.
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Denis Koltsov Dr. Koltsov is the chair of ISO TC 229 (Nanotechnologies) and Director of BREC solutions Limited which provides consulting services on all aspects of nanotechnology standardization, regulations, nanomaterial notification, market evaluation, technology scouting and funding brokerage.
Marine Le Bouar The Founder and CEO of the Nanotechnology World Network, Marine Le Bouar, worked for 20 years in International Sales & Business Development before devoting herself entirely to her true passion: nanotechnology.Over the past few years, she has built a solid network of professionals in the industry, and is now bringing them together in this resourceful association.She is regularly called upon by governmental agencies or large investment funds across the world to provide them with her unique take on the pulse of this industry, and to provide her vision of the next few years as the nanotechnology future unfolds.
Kenneth Liechti Dr. Liechti received a B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering with first class honors in 1973 from the University of Glasgow in the U.K. and graduate degrees in Aeronautics, with specialty in the mechanics of solids, from the California Institute of Technology (M.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1980). He worked as a Research Scientist at General Dynamics’ Fort Worth Division until 1982, when he joined the University of Texas at Austin, where he currently holds the Zarrow Centennial Professorship in Engineering.
Marcus Liemen Marcus Liemen finished his studies in Business Administration at the Berufsakademie Goettingen in 2003. Since July 2008 Marcus Liemen is responsible as Managing Director for all internal organizational affairs and all financial matters at Accurion GmbH and all subsidiaries in US, China and India. He also was involved in most customer projects in the product area of Surface Analysis instruments. From June 2018 Marcus Liemen will reinforce the company activities at the US subsidiary Accurion Inc. including leading a new team and managing the US company as its President.
Trent Lott Trent Lott was a Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi from 1988 to December 2007. After his retirement from the United States Senate, Lott founded the Breaux Lott Leadership Group with former Sen. John Breaux of Louisiana, a partnership offering strategic advice, consulting and lobbying to a wide range of clients. In 2006, Lott was elected Senate Republican whip for the second time in his career. He is the only member of Congress to hold this position in both the House and Senate.
Jon Maynard Jon Maynard is the President and CEO of the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation and Chamber of Commerce. Maynard Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute. TITLE SPONSOR
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Jim McIngvale Jim McIngvale has been associated with the field of public, governmental and community affairs for more than four decades. He joined Ingalls in 1977 as a photographer, and has advanced through positions of increasing responsibility. He assumed his current duties in August 2016.
Harley McNair President and Owner of Pflaumer Brothers, Inc., a manufacturer of products based on the chemistry of polymers and crystals as well as additives, colors, and other advanced materials -- such as graphene -- for a wide range of industrial applications such as coatings, inks, plastics, lubricants and electronics. Chairman of the Board of Insurco Holdings, LLC, a provider of product liability insurance for the chemical industry, McNair also serves as a member of the Board for ThruPore Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of carbon-based catalysts for chemical processes, and Pelorus, Inc., a manufacturer of unique magnetic coatings for luxury vinyl tile.
Joseph Meany Joseph E. Meany, Ph.D. is a research scientist and science author. Alongside NASA’s Les Johnson, he is a coauthor of the 2018 novel Graphene; an economic, historical, and portentous profile of the carbon allotrope. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from The University of Alabama in 2016 where he designed and analyzed materials for nextgeneration circuitry.
Hu Meena Hu Meena has almost 30 years of telecommunications experience and has been described by Fierce Wireless as one of the most powerful people in cellular. Competition enthusiast and innovation advocate, Meena is Chairman and CEO of C Spire, the largest privately held wireless carrier and the sixth largest carrier in the nation. Responsible for the strategic direction of the brand and casting the vision for our team. Mississippi is an escalating hub of tech innovation including location of the Center for Graphene Research and Innovation at The University of Mississippi and home of the NGA.
Ron Mertens Ron Mertens is the founder and editor-in-chief of Graphene-info, an international publication with tens of thousands of readers who follow the latest graphene news and enjoy the various offered services. He’s in charge of marching the company in the right direction, as well as its day-to-day operations. He started the company more than 5 years ago based on vision and passion alone, which were soon followed by knowledge, industry insight and an in-depth familiarity with the rapidly-evolving world of graphene.
Rocky Miskelly Rocky Miskelly is an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the banking and financial services industry as well as the not for profit sector. Mr. Miskelly is highly skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Capital Fundraising, Banking, Wealth Management, Insurance, Sales and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
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Ibrahim Mutlay Ibrahim Mutlay is the founder of several startups and companies on advanced materials, green chemistry, and computational science. He has almost two decades of business and research experience in the field of carbon materials. His Grafen Co.developed practical applications of carbon nanomaterials for industry leaders like Bosch and Evonik. He is currently, in Metaa Dynamics as founder and president, helping companies to turn cutting-edge ideas into market-ready products.
Raj Nagarajan Dr. Nagarajan is Senior Program Leader at Owens Corning. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in R&D. He specializes in product, process and technology development and commercialization. He is experienced in leading cross-functional teams to deliver customer-centric innovative solutions to meet business objectives.
Zisong Nie Zisong Nie is the Founder of Tetrels Technology Corp., which aims to commercialize graphene-enhanced water treatment technologies. Zisong has helped graphene companies setting up business in China for manufacturing, fundraising and building government relations. He flew more than one hundred thousand miles in 2017, back and forth between US and China, brokering graphene deals.
Adrian Nixon Adrian Nixon is a Senior Editor at InvestorIntel as well as The Nixene Journal. He began his career as a scientist and is a Chartered Chemist and Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. As a scientist and manager he worked for an international chemicals company in Technical Service then R&D where he created several patents. In 2002 Adrian established Nixor Limited; which works with international clients to create clarity from complexity. He specializes in strategic facilitation, helping top management plan and prepare for the future.
Zoe Peterkin Zoe Peterkin is a Site Manager, Editor and Account Manager at AZoNetwork and is based in Manchester, UK. AZoNetwork posts content from across the scientific community. She has a background in Biological Sciences (BSc Hons. Zoology) and Data Analysis.
Jeffrey Phillips Mr. Phillips is the Global Supply Manager for Apple. He previously worked in the Global Supply Chain Innovation Department for Nike. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech and his M.B.A. from Cornell University.
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David Puleo Dave Puleo is Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Mississippi. His research interests center on spatiotemporal control of biomaterial properties and delivery of biomolecules based on an understanding of (patho)physiology to regenerate tissues. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
Neill Ricketts Mr. Ricketts is CEO of Versarien PLC. He is a graduate engineer with 20-plus years of senior level experience in manufacturing and engineering companies, including several directorships of AIM-quoted companies. He has demonstrated success in introducing and commercializing new technology, including new materials and coatings for diverse sectors from aerospace to Formula One.
Jo Anne Shatkin Jo Anne Shatkin, Ph.D. is President of Vireo Advisors, LLC, a woman-owned business based in Boston, Massachusetts focused on regulatory and safety strategies for novel bio-based and nanoscale technology development and innovation. Dr. Shatkin is an environmental health scientist and recognized expert in environmental science and policy, human health risk assessment, emerging contaminants policy and environmental aspects of nanotechnology.
James Vig Sherill Mr. Sherill is CEO and Director at General Graphene Corp. He previously served as Vice President of Engineering at TradeWind Technologies LLC and as Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director at GRIDSMART Technologies, Inc. He holds numerous patents in digital signal processing and systems development.
Gary Sisco Mr. Sisco served as the 29th Secretary of the U.S. Senate. He is CEO of Sisco Group, which provides strategic business consulting, planning, start-up, and investment services to start-up and innovative companies. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi and his master’s degree from George Washington University. Screen reader support enabled.
Daniel Stolyarov Daniel Stolyarov serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Graphene 3D Lab. Dr. Stolyarov holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Southern California and an MS Physics/Applied Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He has expertise in nanomaterials and the formulation of nanocomposites, as well as experience leading the technical branch of Graphene Labs as the Chief Technology Officer.
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Hossein Toghiani Dr. Hossein Toghiani is a Professor in the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering and the Thomas B. Nusz Endowed Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. He was selected five times as the Chemical Engineering “Professor of the Year” and also as the “Outstanding Graduate Professor” of the year. In recognition of his outstanding educational contributions, Dr. Toghiani was inducted into the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He was also the recipient of the Mississippi State University Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.
Norman Tolk Dr. Tolk is a Professor of Physics at Vanderbilt University and former researcher at AT&T Bell Laboratories. His research involves non-linear laser-surface and laser-interface interactions, ultra-fast vibrational and electronic vibrational processes at surfaces and interfaces, spin dynamics, desorption induced by electronic and vibrational processes, and atomic collision physics.
Leslie Westbrook Ms. Westbrook is owner of Leslie M. Westbrook & Associates and specializes in consumer research and marketing strategy. As a Consumer Research Specialist for Procter & Gamble, she helped brand products like Pringles, Pampers and Head & Shoulders. Her clients have included Sara Lee Corp., Nabisco, Quaker Oats and Arm & Hammer.
Roy Wright Mr. Wright is a Principal at the Innovative Institute for Material Studies in Washington, D.C. He conducts focused studies on technology developments of ultra-lightweight composite materials with potential ballistic and blast mitigation applications in the soldier and transport vehicle armor marketplace.
Peter Youd Peter Youd is a Chartered Accountant and has extensive experience within the resources and oil and gas services, industries. For the last 29 years Mr Youd has held a number of senior management positions and directorships for publicly listed and private companies in Australia and overseas.
Aruna Zhamu Dr. Aruna Zhamu holds 450+ US patents and patent applications – one of only a handful of female scientists to hold over 150 US patents. She is recognized as the world’s No. 2 graphene inventor (>250 graphene-related US patents) and led Angstron Materials to become the world’s No. 1 producer of single-layer graphene oxide. Zhamu also co-invented graphene-enabled high-capacity anodes, high-capacity cathodes, nonflammable electrolyte, super capacitors, surface-mediated cells, and lithium-sulfur batteries.
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NGA INDUSTRY COUNCIL
The NGA Industry Council is an exclusive membership category, available to a select group of prominent NGA corporate partners who are positioned to assume a leading role in the development of the U.S. graphene market and advancing the commercialization of graphene. Versarien utilizes proprietary materials technology to create innovative engineering solutions that are capable of having a game-changing impact in a broad variety of industry sectors. Founded in 2010, they have continued to develop advanced materials and processes to satisfy customer-specific applications whilst expanding their portfolio of intellectual property through acquisition. Their product offerings are capable of having a game-changing impact in a broad variety of industry sectors. Of most significance is the progress they have made commercializing the production of graphene, having moved out of the laboratory into a scalable production facility in Cheltenham. Versarien has already gained considerable industry recognition and received a number of high profile awards, including the London 2012 UKTI Startup Games Overall Winner, 2013 Race Car Engineering Magazine’s Most Innovative Product Award, 2012 MWP Advanced Manufacturing Award for Research and Development and 2012 HP Smart Business Award for Manufacturing Innovation. In June 2013, Versarien floated on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. Following this, the Company acquired leading manufacturer of tungsten carbide products, Total Carbide, thereby expanding its production capabilities to meet growing customer demand. Versarien is subject to the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
XG Sciences, Inc., is located in Lansing, Michigan and was formed in 2006 for the purpose of commercializing technology to produce graphene nanoplatelets. The Company designs, develops and manufactures graphene nanoplatelets at commercial scale, using two proprietary manufacturing processes to split natural flakes of crystalline graphite into very small and thin particles, which they sell as xGnPÂŽ graphene nanoplatelets. XG Sciences sells their nanoplatelets in the form of bulk powders or dispersions to other companies for use as additives to make composite and other materials with specially engineered characteristics. They also manufacture and sell integrated, value-added products containing these graphene nanoplatelets such as greases, composites, thin sheets, inks and coating formulations that we sell to other companies. Additionally, they have licensed their technology to other companies in exchange for royalties and other fees.
Applied Graphene Materials works in partnership with its customers using its knowledge and expertise to provide custom graphene dispersions and formats to deliver enhancements and benefits for a wide range of applications. The Group’s strategy is to target commercial applications in three core markets: coatings, composites and polymers plus functional fluids. The Group has developed proprietary bottom-up processes which are capable of producing high-volume graphene nanoplatelets using a continuous process. The manufacturing processes are based on sustainable, readily available raw materials and therefore do not rely on the supply of graphite. Applied Graphene Materials owns the intellectual property and know-how behind these processes. Applied Graphene Materials was founded in 2010 with its operations and processes based on technology that Professor Karl Coleman initially developed at Durham University.
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Directa Plus is one of the largest producers and suppliers of graphenebased products in the world. Their graphene-based products, known by the G+® brand, give remarkable properties or added functionality to a variety of consumer and industrial products. Utilizing a unique and patented technique called ‘Plasma Super Expansion,’ their production process is scalable, portable, chemical-free and results in almost zero waste. Directa Plus is delivering tomorrow’s materials in today’s products.
First Graphene is an advanced materials company seeking to position itself in the lowest cost quartile of global graphene suppliers. It has developed an environmentally sound and safe method of converting its supplies of ultra-high grade graphite into the lowest cost highest quality graphene, in bulk quantities. In so doing it is addressing the three greatest impediments to the commercialization of graphene, being reliable quality at realistic prices in sufficient volumes to facilitate the development of applications in modern materials, energy storage devices, coatings and polymers. It aims to use these competitive advantages to access new technologies and processes and in turn gain maximum leverage to the entire graphene supply chain, from sourcing the raw material to end use, with development of associated intellectual property for licensing and sales.
Graphene 3D Lab, Inc. is capitalizing on groundbreaking properties of graphene and other advanced materials. The company is offering high-tech solutions in several areas including: - Block-chain and Cryptocurrency Mining:The Company is developing innovative hardware for harvesting the heat generated by the cryptocurrency mining computational hardware and converting it into heating and/or refrigeration solutions. - R&D Materials: These diverse materials have a wide spectrum of commercial, research, and military applications. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Graphene Laboratories Inc., currently offers over 100 graphene and related products to a client list comprised of more than 14,000 customers worldwide, including nearly every Fortune 500 tech company and major research university. Some notable clients are NASA, Ford Motor Co., GE, Apple, Xerox, Samsung, Harvard University, IBM, and Stanford University. The Company’s suite of products is available online at the company’s e-commerce platform Graphene Supermarket (www.graphene-supermarket.com). - 3D Printing: The 3D printing division of the Company offers a portfolio of 3D printable filaments. These materials can be purchased through multiple distribution networks worldwide or directly from the web-store www.blackmagic3D.com. - High-Performance Epoxies: Adhesive materials produced by the company are distributed under the G6-Epoxy trade name.
Global Graphene Group G3, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is the holding company for five subsidiaries: Nanotek Instruments is the Intellectual Property arm of G3 with more than 160 issued U.S. patents. Taiwan Graphene Company is the largest volume producer of graphene globally. It is focused on high volume production of graphene raw materials, enhanced thermal interface materials (films, pastes, inks), and nanocomposite products (both thermoplastics and thermosets). Honeycomb Battery is focused on commercializing next generation lithium ion battery electrodes, batteries enhanced with graphene, and improved battery manufacturing processes. Angstron Materials is the R&D and product application company. Angstron Energy Company produces graphene-wrapped nano silicon particles to improve anode stability, prelithiation to reduce capacity loss, significant cost reduction in cost of goods, and an operational pilot line with 50 TPA capacity in the US.
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Graphene Academic Council  (GAC) is a consortium of eight universities in a position of leadership in graphene research, convening to further the scientific understanding and expediting the commercialization of graphene for the future economic well-being of the nation.
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