September 26-27, 2012

September 26:  9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
September 27: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Kent State University, Kent Campus
Kent Student Center, Kiva

This two-day conference focused on the latest developments in flexible liquid crystal devices: displays, e-writers, eyewear, photovoltaics, sensors and biomedical devices.  This symposium included presentations from technology and business leaders in each field, including a keynote presentation by Dr. Michael McCreary, E Ink, who gave an overview of flexible electronics.  It also included a poster session reporting the latest research and developments from members of FLEXMatters:  the Northeast Ohio collaborative fostering the growing regional cluster in flexible electronics.  

Immediately following the symposium, NorTech hosted its Fall FlexMatters Cluster Meeting to update its members on FlexMatters successes, challenges, and exciting next steps as a cluster.  Adam J. Bartsch, Ph.D., Director of the Spine Research Laboratory at Cleveland Clinic spoke about his experiences at Cleveland Clinic and the need for integrated smart technologies to help mitigate the risk associated with these injuries.  A tour of the Liquid Crystal Institute labs was led by John West at the conclusion of the meeting.

Speakers included:

(in order of appearance)

Michael McCreary, E Ink [KEYNOTE]

Albert Green, Kent Displays

Bahman Taheri, AlphaMicron

Byron Clayton, NorTech

Shizuo Tokito, Yamagata University

Miko Cakmak, University of Akron

Joe Klinehamer, Genvac Aerospace

Alberto Fernandez-Nieves, Georgia Institute of Technology

Jan Lagerwall, Seoul National University

Deng-Ke Yang, Kent State University

John West, Kent State University

Nicholas Abbott, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Gary Wnek, Case Western Reserve University

Matthew Putman, Columbia University and Nanotronics Imaging

Christopher Malcuit, Kent State University

Adam J. Bartsch, Cleveland Clinic

See the full program, including presentation times, titles, and speaker bios.

For more information, please contact the Symposium Chair:
John West, Ph.D.
Kent State University
330-672-2581
jlwest@kent.edu

or the Vice President for Research:
Grant McGimpsey
Kent State University
330-672-3012
wmcgimps@kent.edu