MetroCon 2005 Conference Technical Program
Theme:  Innovating for Society
Time	Emerging Technologies Track Chair:  Peter Adejoken Co-Chair: Jolie Feng	Biotechnologies Track Chair:  Dr. Tristan J. Tayag Co-Chair: Dr. Becky Bittle	Power Engineering Track Chair: Kraig Kahler
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8:30 -- 9:30	"Energy Harvesting Technologies for Wireless MEMS Sensor Networks with a Focus on Mechanical Vibration-to-Electrical Power Generation" Edward S. Kolessar Ph.D, P.E W.A. Moncrief Professor of Engineering Texas Christian University	“Nano and Microcrystalline Silicon as a Diverse Biomaterial Platform” Jeffrey L. Coffer, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry Texas Christian University	“Fuel Cell Basics and the DoD Fuel Cell Projects” Nicholas M. Josefik, EIT Industrial Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
9:45 -- 10:45	"Noise and Reliability of High-k Gate Stacks" Zeynep Celik-Butler, Ph.D. Chair – Electron Devices Society – IEEE Dallas Section Professor of Electrical Engineering Director of Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility University of Texas at Arlington	“Engineering of Ocular Drug Delivery Systems” Alan Weiner, Ph.D. Senior Director Development Alcon Research, Ltd.	“Broadband Over Power Lines and Radio Communications” Jim Haynie President American Radio Relay League
11:00 -- 12:00	"Human Simulator" Bruce Dubin, D.O., J.D. Associate Dean, TCOM Academic Affairs University of North Texas Health Science Center	“Confocal Total Internal Reflection Microscopy: A Novel Technique of Investigating Single Molecules in Tissue” Julian Borejdo, Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Biology Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology University of North Texas/Health Science Center	“Ethics Training for Professional Engineers” Gus Khankarli, P.E., PMP Design Manager, Collin County Texas Dept. of Transportation
12:00 -- 1:30	Lunch Keynote Luncheon Address Michael Melvill, Astronaut, SpaceShipOne VP & GM, Scaled Composites
1:30 -- 2:15	Q/A Session with Keynote 1:30pm to 2:00pm Paper Model:	“Holographic Visualization of 3D Data for Medical Applications” Harold “Skip” R. Garner, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry and Internal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	“Electric Transmission and the Proposed Nodal Market” Beth Garza, P.E. Manager, Congestion Analyst Electric Reliability Council of Texas
2:15 -- 3:00	"Submarine-Launched and Recovered Multi- Purpose UAV (MPUAV) Concept and Project Overview" Robert A Ruszkowski, Jr. Aeronautical Engineer Senior Staff Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	“Tag-free Biosensors with Resonant Photonic Lattices” Debra D. Wawro CEO and President Resonant Sensors Incorporated
3:15 -- 4:00	"Testing Object-Oriented Software and Web-Based Applications" David Kung, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the UG Software Engineering Program Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Texas at Arlington	“Exploring Microgravity Bioreactors for Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation” Lynne P. Rutzky, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Immunology and Organ Transplantation University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	“Texas: Boom Times for Wind Generation” Henry Durrwachter, P.E. Senior Project Manager TXU Energy
4:00 -- 4:45		“Clinical Applications of Photochemical Bonding” J. Lester Matthews, Ph.D. President, PhotoBioMed Corporation