{"582990":{"#nid":"582990","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2016 Monie A. Ferst Award Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn honor of:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nC. Grant Willson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor and Rashid Engineering Regents Chair\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMcKetta Dept. of Chemical Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUniversity of Texas at Austin\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout the Monie A. Ferst Award:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe award is given annually to an educator in engineering or science who has made \u0026ldquo;notable contributions to the motivation and encouragement of research through education.\u0026rdquo; Its purpose is to \u0026ldquo;recognize significant contributions to scientific research by an educator in engineering or science.\u0026rdquo; The award consists of a medal and $10,000. Since 1977, it has been given to educators who have inspired their students and colleagues to significant research achievements.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchedule:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E8:15-8:45: Continental Breakfast\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E8:45-9:00: \u0026nbsp;Welcome address\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9:00-9:30: Michael Dickey, NCSU, \u0026ldquo;Patterning and Actuating Soft Materials\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9:30-10:00: Qinghuang Lin, IBM, \u0026ldquo;Wafer-Scale Nanofabrication for Detecting and Controlling Single DNA Molecules: A Tribute to Professor Grant Willson\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E10:00-10:15: Break\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E10:15-10:45: Brian Long, University of Tennessee, \u0026ldquo;Siloxane Functionalized Polynorbornenes as Gas Separation Membranes\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E10:45-11:15: Scott M. Grayson, Tulane University, \u0026ldquo;Cyclic polymers: Synthesis and potential applications\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E11:15-11:45: Clifford Henderson, Georgia Tech, \u0026ldquo;Plenty of Room at the Bottom: Large Scale Nanomanufacturing Using Block Copolymer Directed Self Assembly\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E12:00-1:00: Break\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1:15-1:45: Jodie Lutkenhaus, Texas A\u0026amp;M University, \u0026ldquo;Advanced Functional Layer-by-Layer Nanocoatings: Graphene, MOFs, MXenes and More\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1:45-2:15: Keith Keitz, University of Texas, \u0026ldquo;Mesoporous Materials and Amyloid Formation\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2:15-2:45: Christopher Bates, University of California-Santa Barbara, \u0026ldquo;Connecting Macromolecular Architecture and Properties\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2:45-3:25: Jared Schwartz, Oluwadamilola Phillips, and Anthony Engler, Georgia Tech: \u0026ldquo;Vaporizing Polymers: Synthesis, Stability and Photo-sensitization\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E3:25-4:00: Break\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E4:00-5:00: Award presentation and address\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E5:00-6:00: Reception with refreshments\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Monie. A. Ferst Award is given annually to an educator in engineering or science who has made \u0026ldquo;notable contributions to the motivation and encouragement of research through education.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nov. 2, 2016 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m."}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2016-10-24 15:49:31","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:14:13","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-11-02T09:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-11-02T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-11-02T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-11-02 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-11-02 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-11-02 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}