Materials Day 2019
Materials Day 2019
(Nano)materials for Biosensing and Diagnostics
Friday, September 27th
Faculty host: Professor Allison Dennis (BME, MSE)
Location: Boston University, Photonics Center, Room 906
8 St. Mary’s Street, Boston, MA 02215
Novel materials development in fluorescent and plasmonic nanoparticles, anti-fouling surfaces, and textile electronics are helping to propel innovations in personal health, wellness monitoring, and cell phone-based diagnostic tools. Eminent scholars and BU students will present on recent advances that are part of a movement to reshape the information each of us has regarding our own health and wellness.
Speakers: Russ Algar, University of British Columbia
Trisha Andrew, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Heather Clark, Northeastern University
James Galagan, Boston University
Niko Hildebrandt, Université Paris-Sud
Samir Mitrigotri, Harvard University
Hadi Safiee, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Hadley Sikes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Register: http://www.bu.edu/eng/departments/mse/news/materialsday/
Sponsors: Division of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Photonics Center, Precision Diagnostic Center, BU Nano, College of Engineering