News & Upcoming EventsMarch 23rd: Guest Speaker Event with Adam Kalish, Partner at Lux CapitalThe Penn Nanotech Society, with help of Technology Entrepreneurship Club, will be hosting a speaker event with Mr. Adam Kalish, Partner at Lux Capital. Lux Capital Mangement is a venture capital firm focused on founding, seed, and early stage investments in the physical and life sciences. Mr. Kalish will be speaking on "New Trends in the Nanotechnology Industry." Food and refreshments will be served.You can find more information on Adam Kalish and Lux Capital at the following link: http://www.luxcapital.com/team_kalish.php
Recent Events - Spring 2010 SemesterFebruary 15th: Guest Speaker Event with Dr. Cynthia Kuper, CEO of Versilant NanotechnologiesThe Penn Nanotech Society, will be hosting an exciting upcoming speaker event with Dr. Cynthia Kuper, CEO of Versilant Nanotechnologies. Versilant Nanotechnologies is Southeast Pennsylvania's first materials-based nanotechnology company. Led by Dr. Cynthia Kuper, the company buys raw nanotechnology materials and uses patent-pending processing methods to develop these materials for commercial usage in industries such as avionics, sporting goods, automotive and aerospace.Dr. Kuper will be speaking about her career in nanotechnology, what it takes to launch a successful startup in the growing nanotechnology industry, as well as answering any questions that you may have regarding entrepreneurship in the nanotechnology field. Food and refreshments will be served.
February 5th: “Elections Interest GBM"Come join us for our first general body meeting of the new year! The focus of the meeting will be for students interested in running for a board position to meet current board members and learn more about Penn Nanotech Society’s events. We will also discuss upcoming activities for the semester. Food and refreshments will be served.Please look through the application and come to Tuesday’s meeting with any questions. The due date for the application is next Friday, February 5. As a reminder, Penn Nanotech Society’s key objectives:
Recent Events - Fall 2009 SemesterNovember 10th: Nanotea at Saxby'sDon’t forget to RSVP for our event this Tuesday! We’ll be hosting our first Nanotea of the semester at 8:00pm at Saxby’s Coffee FREE to all Penn Nanotech Society members. This is an excellent occasion for members of the Society to sit down in an informal setting to discuss a recently published article or scholarly publication regarding recent developments in specific areas of nanotechnology.This Tuesday’s topic will be “Nanotechnology in Batteries”, focusing on two recently published articles for the MIT Technology Review. If you would like to read up on the information prior to the Nanotea please follow the two following links to Nanotube Superbatteries and Nanowire Anodes. We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday, so please, once again don’t forget to RSVP as space is limited!
October 27th: "Programming Matter for Energy Conversion” - Guest Speaker Event with Professor Christopher MurrayGuest speaker event as part of NanoDay@Penn 2009 hosted by the Nano/Bio Interface Center. For more information, visit the NanoDay@Penn 2009 website.
October 22nd: Lunch with Dr. Daniel S. Gianola - "Deformation of Materials at the Nanoscale"We will be holding a lunch event, fully catered, with Assistant Professor Daniel Gianola of the Materials Science and Engineering Department. Dr. Gianola's interests lie in the area of nanomechanics, and his research program focuses on understanding, modeling and predicting the mechanical response of advanced materials at reduced length scales. His experimental studies at Penn use new methodologies for the quantitative mechanical testing of materials at the nanoscale and state-of-the-art electron microscopy techniques to observe the processes that govern their behavior.This is a great opportunity for all students interested in learning more about nanotechnology to meet the newest addition to the MSE Department staff, as well as ask any questions pertaining to Dr. Gianola's research in this rapidly developing field of science.
September 30: General Body MeetingCome join us for our first GBM of the semester! We will discuss upcoming events and activities for the semester. This is a great opportunity for freshmen (and upperclassmen) to get to know the Penn Nanotech Society board and learn about ways to get involved.
Recent Events - Spring 2009 SemesterApril 16: Radical Innovations That Will Transform the FutureThis Thursday at 6pm the Penn Nanotech Society has the privilege of bringing to you guest speaker Michael Tomczyk, Managing Director at the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at the Wharton School. Come to the LRSM Auditorium for FREE food from Jimmy Johns while listening to Mr. Tomczyk speak about his research in disruptive innovation, technology forecasting, biosciences, eco-technologies, and nanotechnology as well as his views on emerging trends in new product R&D that will shape the future!Read Michael Tomczyk’s biography here. Michael Tomczyk has been called a "technology futurist" for his contributions in the field of technological innovation, both in business and academia, so this is definitely an event you don’t want to miss!
April 10: Lunch with Dr. Karen WineyWe will be holding a lunch event, fully catered, with Professor Karen Winey of the Materials Science and Engineering Department. Prof. Winey teaches EAS 210: Introduction to Nanotechnology within the MSE department. This is an opportunity for all students interested in learning more about Nanotechnology, whether you are a Freshman thinking of majoring in MSE or perhaps a student outside of the MSE department looking for a basic grasp one of the most important emerging fields of science in the 21st Century!
March 27: Lunch with Prof. Max MintzDon’t miss this opportunity to have a FREE, fully catered, lunch this Friday, March 27th at 3:30 pm with CIS Professor Max Mintz, sponsored by the Penn Nanotech Society MEALs!Dr. Mintz, a Professor of Computer and Information Science, has been with Penn Engineering since 1974. This is a great opportunity for any and all interested students, especially CIS majors, to meet one of the most outstanding members of the Penn Engineering faculty! Read more about Dr. Mintz here. March 3: NanoteaIt's time again for one of the semi-monthly nanoteas. Come join us for a casual, but exciting, discussion on nanowire based memory and the world's smallest transistor. We recommend you skim over the linked articles just to get the discussion started. As usual, there will be FREE tea and snacks. Here are some articles for you to read and get a feel for: Article 1, Article 2
February 17: NanoteaCome join us for a friendly discussion on nano-medicine (specificially dendrimers). We recommend you skim over the attached article just to get the discussion started. We know the article is a little long and we promise there will be no pop quizes. There will, however, be FREE tea and service from the Bubble House. There are a dozen spots open.
February 3: NanoteaCome join us for the first Nanotea of the semester! We will be discussing general topics and trends in nanotechnology. We recommend that you skim over the linked article just to get the discussion started. There will be FREE refreshments and, of course, tea. Bring your Bucky Balls.
Earlier Past EventsSee our Archive Section for information about earlier past events. | 
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Penn Nanotech Society
The Penn Nanotech Society is an student-run organization at the University of Pennsylvania for students to explore the growing world of nanotechnology. We aim to provide an environment for students to discuss relevant issues, converse with professors, and meet with leaders in the industry. Anyone is welcome to attend our events. |
