Co-Sponsors:

Co-Chairs:

Ph.D, DSc, MD, Vijay Varadan, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Biography

Vijay K. Varadan serves as the Twenty-First Century Endowed Chair in Nano-and Bio-Technology and Medicine, and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering (College of Engineering) and Neurosurgery (College of Medicine) at University of Arkansas. He is also a Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He joined University of Arkansas in January 2005 after serving on the faculty of Cornell University, Ohio State University and Pennsylvania State University for the past 39 years. At Pennsylvania State University he was Distinguished Alumni Professor and Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science and Electrical Engineering. He was the Director of the University of Arkansas High Density Electronic Center from 2005 till 2010. He is at present the Director of the Center of Excellence for Nano-, Micro-, and Neuro-Electronics, Sensors and Systems and the Director of the NSF Center for Wireless Nanosensors and Systems (WiNS). He is the President of Global Institute of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine (GINTEM). The purpose of this Institute is to create a global effort to solve current and future medical concerns using advanced nanotechnologies by developing Research Hospitals at selected overseas countries.  The GINTEM is a non-profit organization that also promotes research and education pertaining to the design and development of Nano-, Bio-, and Info-Tech Sensors and Systems. This Institute currently has affiliation with various leading Universities around the world helping work force and economic development in Nanomaterials, Nanotubes and Nanocomposites, Low cost Flexible Electronics, Health-care and Health diagnostics, Renewable and Green Energy driven systems, and Information Technology. This non-profit institute focuses on encouraging cutting edge research and education facilitating a 3+1 dual undergraduate degree program and 1+1 dual Master Degree Program to be offered by the home institution and the host institution. A similar program is under consideration for those students pursuing degree in medical fields (such as MBBS, MD) and nursing who may be interested in one semester lab education and training in nanotechnology laboratory at the leading Universities via Global Institute.   Varadan has concentrated on the design and development of various electronic, acoustic and structural composites, smart materials, structures, and devices including sensors, transducers, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), synthesis and large scale fabrication of carbon nanotubes, NanoElectroMechanical Systems (NEMS), microwave, acoustic and ultrasonic wave absorbers and filters. He has developed neurostimulator, wireless microsensors and systems for sensing and control of Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, glucose in the blood and Alzheimer’s disease. He is also developing both silicon and organic based wireless sensor systems with RFID for human gait analysis and sleep disorders and various neurological disorders. He is a founder and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Smart Materials and Structures. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Microlithography, Microfabrication and Microsystem. He serves on the editorial board of International Journal of Computational Methods and Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Research. He has published more than 500 journal papers and 15 books. He graduated 55 PH. D., 53 M.S. and 2 M. Eng students; in University of Arkansas and 2 M.D fellows in Neurosurgery. He has 15 patents pertinent to conducting polymers, smart structures, smart antennas, phase shifters, carbon nanotubes, and implantable device for Parkinson’s patients, MEMS accelerometers, pressure sensors and gyroscopes. He is a fellow of SPIE, ASME, Institute of Physics, Acoustical Society of America.   Based on his research and development on e-bra and smart vest, he has established a spin-off company, Nanowear, for Point-of-Care diagnostics of vital physiological parameters of human health. A Mobile Clinic project using the above technology was started in late 2013 with the funds from Varadan Family Trust which provides a way for poor people and children who lack access to health care due to socioeconomic and geographic circumstances to connect with medical doctors and clinicians in a hospital over a 2G, 3G and 4G broadband connections. The project also provides access to specialists on certain days, including dermatologists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, neurologists and nutrition experts. Through secure live video conferencing, physicians and staff are able to monitor patients' vital signs, perform advanced screenings and observe patients virtually in real time, refer to specialists in other hospitals. The program also supports senior citizens, nursing homes and others.

Prof.Yang-Ming Lu, National University of Tainan, Taiwan

Biography

Professor Yang-Ming Lu received the master degree from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, in 1987 and the Ph.D degree from National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, in 1991.He is an professor since 2002 and transferred to the graduate institute of electro- optical Engineering and served as the director in National Tainan University, Tainan, Taiwan in August, 2007. In 2009, he predominantly merged his institute with the department of electrical engineering and again served as the chairman of the department till he went to UBC, Canada, as a visiting professor for one year in 2011.He also served as a visiting professor at MIT and Harvard University, USA in 2003.He has listed on the Who's Who in the world since 2007.He act as an SCI paper reviewer for lots of famous international journals. He also act as project examiner and reexamine committee member of the NSC's projects in the field of electro-optics and materials engineering in Taiwan. He is also the project examiner for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Science Park in Taiwan. In recent years, his research interests are in advanced solar cells(such as DSSC and Polymer solar cell..),TCO electrode materials (n-type and p-type) and their electro-optical applications ,thermoelectrical devices, 1-D nano materials sensors.

 

Technology Program Committee:

Chair of Technology Program Committee:

Dr.Yuelun Gao, Chongqing University, China