| Mid-Tech II Presentations |
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Mid-Tech II: Taking Technology Innovations to Market A half-day forum offered by Midland Tomorrow and Michigan State University |
Thanks to everyone who attended Mid-Tech II on Thursday, May 11! Several presentations from the event are available by clicking the presenter's name in the table below. All presentations are in PDF format. We will have the rest of the presentations available shortly.
If you were intrigued by technologies presented at Mid-Tech II and would like to discuss collaboration with the professors, please contact Scott Walker at Midland Tomorrow or Lori Hudson at the Michigan State University Office of Intellectual Property.
| Time | Speaker/Event | Department | Research Field |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m |
Meeting Introduction
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| 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Amar Kumar Mohanty | Packaging | Bio-Based Materials |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Christoph Benning | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Bio-Diesel from Plants |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Tom Pinnavaia | Chemistry | Alternative Fuels Storage |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Dennis Miller | Chemical Engineering Material Science |
Reactive Distillation for Biorenewable Fuels |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Mark Mouland | Mechanical Engineering | Micro-Fabricated Energy Systems |
| 10:30 - 10:50 a.m. | Break |
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| 10:50 - 11:00 a.m. | Curt White | AEGIS Environments | Entrepreneurship in Midland |
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Krerk Piromsopa | Computer Science and Engineering | Computer Security |
| 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. | Ilsoon Lee | Chemical Engineering Material Science |
Functional and Nanostructured Interfaces |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | R.S. Root-Bernstein | Physiology | Vaccination Markers |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Jennifer Schomaker | Chemistry | Anti-Cancer Bioactive Compounds |
| 12:00 - 12:15 p.m. | Donna Wang | Medicine | Anti-Hypertensive for Pharma |
| 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch - Charlie Burke | Monument Partners | Tech Startups |
| 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Meeting wrap-up discussion |
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If you were intrigued by technologies presented at Mid-Tech II and would like to discuss collaboration with the professors, please contact Scott Walker at Midland Tomorrow or Lori Hudson at the Michigan State University Office of Intellectual Property.
Midland Tomorrow 300 Rodd Street, Suite 201 Midland, MI 48640 (989) 839-0340 (989) 839-7372 (Fax) |
MSU Office of Intellectual Property 246 Administration Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1046 (517) 355-2186 (517) 432-3880 (Fax) |
