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Nanotechnology Colloquium
Colloquium Date: Monday, September 25, 2006

ATTENTION!!!
New Location for
Dallas area site:

The University of Texas at Dallas; The School of Management
800 West Campbell Rd
Room SOM1.502
Richardson, TX 75080; 972-883-4568
[map]

For this and all sites
please RSVP to dmisra@winstead.com



A bi-weekly event to present and discuss issues related to developments, applications and commercialization of nanotechnology.

Nanotechnology and the Emerging Hydrogen Economy

Speaker: Mr. Scott Fischler,
President/CEO, Netozoic

(VIDEO CONFERENCED FROM THE AUSTIN OFFICE OF WINSTEAD SECHREST & MINICK P.C.)

Abstract: It has often been said that “hydrogen is the fuel of the future and always will be.” The wide-scale availability of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, a transportation revolution in the making, remains several years from commercial viability. The technologies for producing, storing and delivering hydrogen cost-competitively with the entrenched oil and gas infrastructure are still developing. Uniform codes and standards for the safe handling of hydrogen have not yet been established. The perception of hydrogen, specifically regarding its safety, remains burdened by the misconceptions and controversies surrounding the Hindenburg disaster of decades past.

Why then, with all of these challenges and obstacles, is there such great anticipation and excitement about hydrogen’s potential to transform humanity’s relationship with energy? Why then, has there been such significant investment (totaling in the billions of dollars) by the energy and automotive industries, public and private laboratories, as well as our federal government to spur the development of the Hydrogen Economy? What then, are the opportunities for nanotechnology to accelerate the technological curve for the emerging Hydrogen Economy?

Nanotechnology holds enormous potential as an enabler of many core and critical technological advancements that will propel hydrogen into the mainstream. Nanotechnology will foster significant reductions in the cost of components, and provide substantial gains in production and operational efficiencies, creating a wide range of commercial opportunities. Nanotechnology is already revolutionizing hydrogen sensing and safety technology, utilizing palladium nanoparticles to detect trace quantities of hydrogen. Significant advancements have already been made in utilizing carbon nanotubes for the safe and efficient storage of hydrogen. Recent developments in Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (HICE) vehicle technology and stationary hydrogen utilization for distributed energy generation suggests that the Hydrogen Economy, and wide-scale adoption of hydrogen technologies, is imminent. Nanotechnology is destined to be a key enabler of the emerging Hydrogen Economy.

Bio: Scott Fischler is the President/CEO of Netozoic, Inc., a technology consulting company specializing in alternative energy commercialization. Netozoic participates in a broad range of projects including hydrogen public education programs, waste-to-hydrogen production, novel hydrogen production and storage methods, biofuels, green building technologies and petroleum reduction initiatives.

Netozoic represented the Advanced Transportation Technology & Energy Initiative of the California Community Colleges Economic & Workforce Development Program on the California Hydrogen Highway Network project and maintains an active role in the implementation of the Hydrogen Economy in California.

Netozoic’s many technical and professional memberships and affiliations include the California Hydrogen Business Council, the New Mexico Hydrogen Business Council, the National Hydrogen Association and the California Stationary Fuel Cell Collaborative.


VENUE: You may attend the presentation from any one of these law offices of Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. or from UT Dallas

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AUSTIN: Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
401 Congress Av., Ste 2100, Austin, TX 78701; 512-370-2800

DALLAS: The University of Texas at Dallas,
The School of Management,
800 West Campbell Road, Room SOM1.502 map
Richardson, TX 75080; 972-883-4568

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HOUSTON: Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
910 Travis St., Ste 2400 Houston, TX 77002; 713-650-2669

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SAN ANTONIO: Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
700 N. St Mary St., Ste 1900 San Antonio, TX 78205; 210-277-6800

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THE WOODLANDS: Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
600 Town Center One, 1450 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77380; 281-681-5900


Program begins at 11:30am with a complimentary lunch provided by Winstead. Presentation begins at 12:00pm.

Event Coordinators:
Richard Fink 512-339-5020x130 dfink@appliednanotech.net
Max Roundhill 512-339-5020x120 mroundhill@appliednanotech.net

Chairman: Dr. Zvi Yaniv

Registration deadline is Friday, September 22 at 5:00 PM Central.

To register, please send an email to Deepika Misra dmisra@winstead.com with your preferred attendance location.

   


Nanomaterials Applications Center
Walter J Trybula, Ph.D.
Director
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
(512) 245-6062


DVDs of selected presentations from previous speakers are available for a small fee (contact mroundhill@appliednanotech.net)

NanoExpress, a monthly email newsletter, is devoted to providing information on technological advances, applications, and business news to nanotechnology professionals. To subscribe, go to the web link http://www.txstate.edu/nac/nanoexpress.htmlx

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