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Advanced Materials
Indiana Innovation Network Program
Notre
Dame News Release
May 6, 2005
Noon - 4 p.m.
McKenna Hall Auditorium at the
Advanced Materials May 6th Webcast
The program begins with a luncheon, hosted by Jeff Kantor, Vice President
Graduate Studies & Research at Notre Dame, in the McKenna Hall Dining
Room.
Keynote Speaker -- Professor Laszlo Barabasi
At the afternoon session we will hear industry and research experts discuss
innovations in the following advanced materials areas:
Orthopedics – Industry representative Anthony
J. Lozier, staff engineer, Zimmer, Inc. -- worldwide leader in joint replacement
solutions; James Mason and Steve Schmid from the University of Notre Dame’s
Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering will discuss innovations
in orthopedics.
Nanotechnology – An industry representative, and
Wolfgang Porod, faculty researcher from Notre Dame’s Dept. of Electrical
Engineering will discuss nanotechnolgy.
Fuel Cells -- Gene Smotkin, CEO of Nuvant Systems, Inc.
will represent industry and Paul McGinn from the, Dept. of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering at Notre Dame will discuss current research in
fuel cells.
Carbon Composites – Mark LaForest and Allen Simpson,
principal engineers from Honeywell and Thomas Siegmund from Purdue University’s
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
Anthony Hyder, Notre Dame’s Assoc. Vice President for The Graduate
School will moderate the panel discussions.
A poster session of current research in advanced materials is also planned.
Directions and Parking information can be obtained here
Directions By Car
From the North:
The University is located just south of the Indiana Toll road (Interstate
80/90). Exit Interstate 80/90 at exit 77 and turn right onto Michigan
(SR933). Turn left at the 3rd stop light (Angela Boulevard). Make a left
at the first stoplight (Notre Dame Avenue). Visitor parking is located
on the right side of Notre Dame Ave about about 200 yards from Angela
Boulevard. It is a pay lot and costs $2.00. There is a bookstore parking
lot on the left side that is free.
From the South:
Take US 31 north, which becomes US 33-SR933 just south of South Bend.
Stay on SR933 to Angela Boulevard, which is the second stop light north
of the St. Joseph River. Turn right onto Angela Boulevard, and then turn
left at the first stoplight onto Notre Dame Avenue. Visitor parking is
located on the right side of Notre Dame Ave about 200 yards from Angela
Boulevard. . It is a pay lot and costs $2.00. There is a bookstore parking
lot on the left side that is free.
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