Thursday, March 15, 2012 • 1:15 to 7:30 p.m. • University Commons Ballroom B

Program and Featured Speakers

1:15-1:30 p.m. Introductory Remarks
Kathleen Waldron, President, William Paterson University

1:30-2:15 p.m. Nanotechnology in Cancer Therapy
Narayan S. Hosmane, Distinguished Research and Board of Trustees Professor
Northern Illinois University

2:15-3:00 p.m. Nanotechnology: The Promise and Peril in Healthcare
Nancy Staggers, Professor, Informatics Program, School of Nursing
University of Maryland

3:00-3:15 p.m. Coffee break, lobby

3:15-4:00 p.m. Nanotechnology in Industrial World
Kenrick M. Lewis, Corporate Research Fellow, Momentive Performance

4:00-4:45 p.m. Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials:
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
Steven L. Suib, Professor of Chemistry, University of Connecticut

4:45-5:00 p.m. Break

5:00-6:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy
G.K. Surya Prakash, Professor of Chemistry, University of Southern California

6:00-6:15 p.m. Concluding Remarks

6:15-7:30 p.m. Dinner

Please RSVP by March 10 for both conference and dinner by contacting
Professor Bhanu P.S. Chauhan at 973.720.2470 or chauhanbps@wpunj.edu

This event is sponsored by the William Paterson University Alumni Association for the
College of Science and Health.