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NanoFocus 2007 Attracts National Audience

NanoFocus 2007, Oklahoma Nanotechnology Initiative’s annual nanotechnology conference, was an outstanding success with several notable programs and speakers.

Since Oklahoma is one of the first states to really do something exciting regarding nanotechnology applications, nano researchers, business professionals and scientists came to Oklahoma City from all over the nation to attend the conference presentations, panel discussions and even a hands-on Nano Products Showcase.

The first five winners of the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project demonstrated why they were selected to receive funding to create new commercial products utilizing nanotechnology.

Barbara Goode, Editor-In Chief of Small Times Magazine, was a wonderful master of ceremonies, providing insights into what is happening in the world of the very, very small.

Staff members from the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, the National Nano Business Alliance, Oakridge National Laboratory, Nantero in Boston, and Nano Ridge Materials in Houston were present. Also, representatives from Nano Initiatives in New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, and Texas joined Oklahoma for a Regional Nanotechnology Roundtable, where ideas and success stories were shared.

Representative Chris Benge, architect of the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Sharing Incentive Act, attended and received recognition as Oklahoma’s Nanotechnology Legislative Champion.

The Nano Products Showcase had a wide assortment of nano enhanced products that are on the market, including several from Oklahoma! Some of the products came from as far away as Japan, Denmark, and Canada. Nano-enhanced roducts included a “silver-care” washer and dryer, several types of outdoor clothing that eliminate odor and bacteria, a tennis racket that is light as a feather yet 22 percent stronger and more stable than a normal racket, hockey sticks that are lighter yet strong with four times more energy transfer, moisture-repellant workout wear, sunscreen that lasts all day, durable paints, age-defying cosmetics, and much more. Nanotechnology enables products to be smaller, stronger, lighter, faster or more durable, and the nano products exhibit helped demonstrate this fact.
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COX CONVENTION CENTER (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
The two-day program included national speakers, technical presentations, and panel discussions.

Moderated by Barbara Goode, Editor-In-Chief of Small Times Magazine.

Keynote Speakers
Aatish Salvi, Vice President of the National Nano Business Alliance and Serial Entrepreneur	Dr. Ron Ott,Oak Ridge National Labs - Materials Science and Technology Division	Dr. Philip Lippel, National Technology Coordination Office

Other Featured Speakers Included:

Chris Lundberg – CEO of Nano Ridge Materials, Inc.
Dr. Robert Smith – Nantero
Dr. Joe Alexander – Sec. of Science and Technology
Michael Carolina – OCAST
Dr. Warren Ford – Nano Net
Randy Alvarado – Martin Bionics
Debbie Woodward – Colorado Nanotechnology Initiative
Kelly Kordzik – Texas Nanotechnology Initiative
Scott Bryant – New Mexico NanoNet and MANCEF
Dr. Al Rosenberger – Physics, OSU
Dr. Patrick McCann – Electrical & Computer Engineering, OU
Charles Seeney – NanoBioMagnetics / Xeta Comp
Dave Arthur – Southwest Nanotechnologies Inc.
Dr. Rob Smith – Nantero
Dr. Gary Trennepohl – OSU-Tulsa
Dr. Daniel Resasco – Director of CANTEC
Dr. Dale Teeters – Dept of Chemistry - Tulsa University
Tommy Henderson – Tulsa Community College
Greg Holland – Oklahoma City Community College
Robert Hogrefe – Access Optics
Julian Taylor – Rupture Pin Technologies

Click here to view the agenda
Click here to view photos from the event

For more information on the 2007 Nanotechnology Conference, please contact Jim Mason.
Email jmason@okstatechamber.com or call (405) 235-3669