Nanotechnology in Conventional & Alternate Energy. A two day seminar on August 12-13, 2013 at UPES Campus, Dehradun, India.

1. Page 1 of 2 Nano-Seminar at UPES: 12-13 August 2013 - Agenda
AGENDA: Day 1 (Monday, 12 August 2013)
Session Time Program Speakers
Introductory
Session
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome Speech Dr. Sanket Goel/
Dr. Sreekanth Venkataraman
09:45 – 10:00 Introductory Speech Dr. Parag Diwan-Vice Chancellor,
UPES
Session I:
10:00-1300
(Tea Break –
11:00-11:15)
Session Chair:
Dr. Sanket
Goel
10:00 – 12:00 Key Note Presentations on
Nanotechnology in Conventional and
Alternate Energy: Status and Pathway
Refining: Dr. R K Malhotra-
Director (Research &
Development)-IOCL
Exploration/Recovery: Dr. R K
Sapru, Institute of Reservoir
Studies, ONGC
Renewable Energy (Solar): Dr.
Pradeep Haldar-CNSE, State
University at Albany
Environment : Dr. Manish Anand-
Area Convener & Associate
Fellow, Science, Technology &
Innovation Area, TERI
12:00 – 13:00 Nanotechnology in Conventional and
Alternate Energy: Status and Pathway –
Panel Discussion
Speakers from Session I
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH and parallel Poster Session
Session II:
Session Chair:
Dr. Pradeep
Haldar
14:00 –
16:00
State of Development of
Nanotechnology: A Global Snapshot
Dr. Harry Efstathiadis-CNSE, State
University at Albany
Dr. Parag Diwan-Vice Chancellor,
UPES
Dr. Gye Man Kim-Kyungpook
National University, South Korea
Dr. V Aravind-Clarion University,
Pennsylvania
16:00 – 17:30 What are the missing jigsaw pieces that
will broaden the market for
Nanotechnology? – Panel Discussion
Speakers from Session II
19:00 DINNER
Ist International Seminar
Nanotechnology in Conventional and Alternate Energy
A Global Status and Pathway
August 12-13, 2013 at UPES Campus-Dehradun-India

2. Page 2 of 2 Nano-Seminar at UPES: 12-13 August 2013 - Agenda
AGENDA: Day 2 (Tuesday, 13 August 2013)
Session Time Program Speakers
Session III:
Session Chair:
Dr. Harry
Efstathiadis
09:30 –
11:30
Academia, Business, and Government:
Current Status on Nanotechnology
Partnership
Mr. Ashwini Aggarwal-Director-
Government Affairs-AMAT
Mr. D.B.S. Sethi-Additional
Director-Directorate of
Materials, DRDO
Dr. Makoto Hirayama-CNSE,
State University at Albany
Dr. Sanket Goel, UPES
11:30 –
11:45
Tea Break
11:45-13:00 Leveraging the Academia, Business and
Government Partnership for
Innovation and Invention in
Nanotechnology:
Panel Discussion
Speakers from Session III
13:00 –
14:00
LUNCH
Session IV
Session Chair:
Dr. Sreekanth
Venkataraman
14:00 –
16:00
“Be your own boss - Innovation and
Entrepreneurship in Nanotechnology”
a. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
in Nanotechnology- Why, What,
How?
b. Managing the Adoption of
Technological Innovation
c. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
in Nanotechnology: Case Studies
and Discussion
Dr. Pradeep Haldar-CNSE, State
University at Albany
Dr. Billa Bhandari-Founder &
CEO-Go Secure
Dr. Sreekanth V-VP Business
Incubation, UPES
Dr. Unni Pillai-CNSE, State
University at Albany, UPES
16:00 –
16:15
Valedictory
Ist International Seminar
Nanotechnology in Conventional and Alternate Energy
A Global Status and Pathway
August 12-13, 2013 at UPES Campus-Dehradun-India