The Organizing Committee of the
79 ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium
Presents
A Special Workshop
That Deals with Issues Related to
Industry-University Collaborations
th
Industry/academia collaborations: Can universities and
companies 'coalesce’?
Time:
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Date:
June 15, 2005
Place:
177 CAMP, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
The workshop intends to provide a forum for researchers from industry and academia
where ideas, opinions, and experiences related to various aspects of the industryuniversity collaborations can be exchanged. The short formal presentations, delivered by
four industrial and academic panelists selected from a broad scientific and geographic
spectrum, will attempt to bring in focus the issues and challenges faced by the two
scientific communities in trying to work together. Following the presentations, the panel
members and the participants will have the possibility to discuss how these interactions
can be improved in order to capitalize on the opportunities generated by today's
interdisciplinary world.
Moderator:
Professor Dan V. Goia (Clarkson University)
Panel members:
Dr. Alan Rae (VP, Nanodynamics Inc.)
Dr. Frances Lockwood (VP, The Valvoline Company)
Dr. Katharina Seitz (VP, Umicore/Germany)
Professor Eric Grulke (University of Kentucky)
Dr. Santokh Badesha (Xerox Fellow, Xerox Corporation)
Professor Roshan Jachuck (Clarkson University)