The third annual Materials Science Workshop, highlighting industry-university collaborations related to materials science, is set to take place Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Squamscott Room, Holloway Commons. The workshop is free and open to the public.

Each industrial partner will present a brief overview of their company, current materials challenges in their field, current work with UNH researchers, and future opportunities within their industry.

Students will present their research results related to the collaboration. Additionally, opportunities and strategies for future research partnerships will be discussed. The workshop will include a poster session featuring other materials science research activities at UNH.

The program schedule is:

1:00 – 1:15 Welcome address
Olof Echt, director of Materials Science Program
T. Taylor Eighmy, Office of the Vice President for Research and Public Service

1:15-1:40 “Nanoparticle Mediated Delivery of Insulin”
Robert J. Gyurik, vice president, Scientific Innovation, Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exeter, N.H.

1:40-1:55 “Nanoparticle Mediated Delivery of Insulin”
Etienne Cabanne, Materials Science Program

1:55-2:20 “Performance Additives for PVC and Engineering Polymers”
Jason Ness, research scientist, Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, P.A.

2:20-2:35 “Creating Non-spherical and Multi-lobed Polymer Nanoparticles”
Diane Crosbie, Materials Science Program

2:35-3:20 Coffee break and poster session

3:20-3:50 “Research Support by the Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization”
Robert L. Dalton, director, Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization

3:50-4:15 “Development of New Generation Directional Solidification System for Multicrystalline Silicon Ingot Production”, P.S. Raghavan, Bernard Jones, Dean Skelton, Yuepeng Wan, and Chandra Khattak, GT Solar Technologies, Inc. Merrimack, N.H.

4:15-4:30 “Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Deposition of Silicon Nitride Thin Films for Solar Cells”
Shunfu Hu, Materials Science Program

4:30-5:00 Ideas about engaging the biomedical private sector and concluding remarks
T. Taylor Eighmy, director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Vice President for Research and Public Service, UNH