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SUMMARY:UT Austin Portugal 2020 Annual Conference - Innovation at the Intersection of Academia and Industry
DESCRIPTION:We are going digital! \n \nWe are bringing to you two top-rated speakers\, who will take you on a captivating journey to show you how bold science is shaping disruptive solutions for some of our societies’ most pressing challenges. \n \n\nMaria Helena Braga is an Associate Professor and Head of the Engineering Physics Department at Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. She has a degree on Solid State Physics and Materials Science and a PhD on Materials and Metallurgy Engineering. From 2008 to 2011\, she worked as a Research Scholar and Long-Term Staff Member at Los Alamos National Laboratory\, US\, where she firstly started working on crystalline solid-state electrolytes. In 2014\, she discovered a Li- and Na- based glass-electrolyte that would lead her to work on new energy storage devices and to collaborate with Prof. John B. Goodenough (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019) from 2016 to 2019 as a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin. Presently\, she collaborates with colleagues across the world and was invited to give more than 30 talks in countries such as Japan\, South Korea\, Chile\, Brazil\, Bolivia\, US\, and Germany\, among others. She has more than 55 peered reviewed papers some in high very impact journals\, 13 families of patents and more than 130 talks. \n  \nLuis Sentis\, Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and General Dynamics Endowed Faculty Fellow\, received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University where he was also a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Computer Science Department. He was a La Caixa Foundation Fellow while at Stanford. He holds a B.S. degree in Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Before Stanford\, he worked in Silicon Valley as a Control Systems Engineer. In Austin\, he leads the Human Centered Robotics Laboratory\, a laboratory focusing on control and experimentation with walking robots and exoskeletons\, design of high performance ground systems\, and algorithms for active sensing in human environments. He is also a founding member of the UT Robotics Portfolio Program and the UT Robotics Center of Excellence. He was the UT Austin’s Lead for DARPA’s Robotics Challenge with NASA Johnson Space Center\, where he helped to design and test the Valkyrie humanoid robot. His research has been funded by NASA\, the Office of Naval Research\, Army Futures Command\, NSF\, DARPA\, and private companies. He has been awarded the NASA Elite Team Award for his contributions to NASA’s Johnson Space Center Software Robotics and Simulation Division. He is also a founding member and scientific advisor for Apptronik Systems\, a company focusing on human-centered robotic products and R&D in human-augmentation exoskeletons and humanoids. \n  \nAgenda\nOctober 7\, 2020\n2 p.m. (Lisbon time) | 8 a.m. (Austin time)\nOpening Remarks \nMessage from the Host and the Program’s Leadership and Sponsor (FCT) \n2.20 p.m. | 8.20 a.m.\nKeynote Speech I | Maria Helena Braga (FEUP)\n“The future of batteries as we know them today: possible entanglements leading to a transformation” \n3 p.m. | 9 a.m.\nModerated discussion with Keynote Speaker Maria Helena Braga\nDiscussants: Andrew Murchison (UT Austin) and Paulo Ferreira (INL and IST)\nModerator: Rui Oliveira\, National Co-Director of UT Austin Portugal \n3.25 p.m. | 9.25 a.m. \nShort break \n3.40 p.m. | 9.40 a.m. \nKeynote Speech II | Luis Sentis (UT Austin)\n“Invention and commercialization of human-centered robots through academic-industry collaborations with NASA”\n\n \n4.20 p.m. | 10.20 a.m.\nModerated discussion with Keynote Speaker Luis Sentis\nDiscussants: Pedro Camanho (FEUP\, INEGI and LAETA) and Ricardo Conde (Portugal Space)\nModerator: Rui Oliveira\, National Co-Director of UT Austin Portugal \n4.45 p.m. | 10.45 a.m.\nInnovation at the Intersection of Academia and Industry:\nUT Austin Portugal’s elite of industry-driven research projects \n4.50 p.m. | 10.50 a.m. \nClosing Remarks\nMessage from Manuel Heitor\, Minister of Science\, Technology and Higher Education \nOctober 8\, 2020\n2 p.m. (Lisbon time) | 8 a.m. (Austin time)\nThematic Masterclasses \n  \nMasterclasses\nThematic and highly-specialized masterclasses remain a central part of our Annual Conference agenda. In this edition\, we have doubled the number of Masterclasses\, covering the following knowledge areas – Advanced Computing\, Nanotechnologies\, Medical Physics\, and Space-Earth Interactions and featuring renowned experts. Framed by the Conference’s underlying theme – Innovation at the Intersection of Academia and Industry – Masterclasses will give participants the chance to find out more about the latest research and innovation trends and interact with world-class experts\, peers and potential partners. \n \n  \nMasterclass I: Innovation in Biomimetic Materials (Nanotechnologies) \nMasterclass II: Platforms for global monitoring – Emerging capabilities and challenges (Space-Earth Interactions)\nMasterclass III: Emerging HPC Technologies (Advanced Computing)\nMasterclass IV: The Challenges of Proton Therapy in Cancer Treatment – Research and Clinical Perspectives (Medical Physics)  \n  \nE-Poster Gallery\nParticipants will be able to navigate through a portfolio of e-posters submitted by members of our community. \n  \nNetworking and Cooperation Opportunities\nWe wanted this Conference to also serve as an opportunity to reinforce networking and cooperation opportunities among our participants. Although we are no longer organizing this networking session as we shifted to a digital platform\, we are still committed to bringing our community at UT Austin and Portugal closer together. For the last few months\, we have been receiving and collecting an online catalog with cooperation profiles of participants attending this annual event and wishing to find potential partners with complementary expertise among the event’s audience.  \nThe online catalog with networking and cooperation profiles is now disabled. \n  \n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is now closed. \n  \nIf you have any questions about this event\, email us at events@utaustinportugal.org  \n 
URL:https://utaustinportugal.org/events/2020annualconference/
CATEGORIES:Advanced Computing,Conference,Institutional,Medical Physics,Nanotechnologies,Space-Earth Interactions,Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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SUMMARY:Masterclass I: Innovation in Biomimetic Materials (Nanotechnologies)
DESCRIPTION:Masterclasses remain a central part of UT Austin Portugal’s 2020 Annual Conference agenda. These thematic and highly-specialized sessions feature renowned experts in their fields. \n  \nDescription of Masterclass I\nBiomimetic materials are designed to replicate one or more attributes of a material produced by a living organism. Throughout the millennia\, nature has evolved to adapt and develop highly sophisticated methods to solve problems. There are numerous examples of functional surfaces\, fibrous structures\, structural colours\, and highly catalytic\, self-cleaning\, self-healing and thermal insulation materials\, among others\, which offer important lessons for the materials of the future. \nSome of these solutions may have inspired humans to achieve outstanding outcomes. For example\, the strength and stiffness of the hexagonal honeycomb may have led to its adoption for use in lightweight structures in airplane and in many other applications. \nBiomimetic research is a rapidly growing field having a huge potential for the development of new and sustainable materials that can only be realized through interdisciplinary research rooted in a holistic understanding of nature. \n  \nRegistration \nRegistration is now closed. \n  \nSpeakers\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nKeith Keitz\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering\, The University of Texas at Austin\, USA\nAdrianne Rosales\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering\, The University of Texas at Austin\, USA\nMartin Lopez-Garcia\, Group Leader in the Natural and Artificial Photonic Structures and Devices Laboratory in the Nanophotonics Department\, INL\, Portugal\nJoão Mano\, Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry\, University of Aveiro\, Portugal\n\n  \nScientific Coordination\n\nBrian Korgel\, T. Brockett Hudson Professor of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin\, USA\nCarla Silva\, Director of the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology at the Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industry of Portugal (CITEVE)\, Portugal\nPaulo Ferreira\, Professor at IST\, University of Lisbon\, and Head of Department of Advanced Electron Microscopy\, Imaging and Spectroscopy at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL)\, Portugal\n\n  \nProgram\nOctober 8\, 2020\n2 p.m. (Lisbon time) | 8 a.m. (Austin time)\nWelcome Message by Brian Korgel\, Program’s Area Director of Nanotechnologies at UT Austin \n2.10 p.m. | 8.10 a.m. \n“Controlling Material Properties through Bacterial Extracellular Electron Transfer”\nby Keith Keitz + Moderated Q&A \n2.50 p.m. | 8.50 p.m.\n“Engineering Functional Hydrogels from Biomimetic Polymers”\nby Adrianne Rosales + Moderated Q&A \n3.30 p.m. | 9.30 a.m.\nShort break \n3.45 p.m. | 9.45 a.m. \n“Light harvesting in nature as inspiration for photonic nanomaterials” by Martin Lopez-Garcia + Moderated Q&A \n4.25 p.m.| 10.25 a.m. \n“Bioinspired tools for the development of materials and devices for biomedicine” by João Mano + Moderated Q&A \n5.05 p.m. | 11.05 a.m.\nWrap-up by Paulo Ferreira\, Program’s Area Director of Nanotechnologies in Portugal \n  \nTarget Audience\nAcademia and Industry. The participants are researchers from academia and industry who deal with the development of new products or applications and would like to develop a deeper understanding of biomimetic and biomaterials. \n\n  \nRequirements \nParticipants must secure Wi-Fi connection. \n\n  \nVisit the pages below for detailed information on other Masterclasses: \nMasterclass II: Platforms for global monitoring – Emerging capabilities and challenges (Space-Earth Interactions)\nMasterclass III: Emerging HPC Technologies (Advanced Computing)\nMasterclass IV: The Challenges of Proton Therapy in Cancer Treatment – Research and Clinical Perspectives (Medical Physics)  \n  \nFor additional information\, please contact events@utaustinportugal.org. 
URL:https://utaustinportugal.org/events/masterclass-i-2020/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Masterclass,Nanotechnologies
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