AVS meeting 2010

AVS Michigan 37^th Spring Symposium

White-LEDs for Automotive and General Lighting Applications

We sincerely welcome you to participate in the 37th AVS Michigan Spring Symposium. This year's event is dedicated to providing an overview of innovative scientific and technological developments in solid-state lighting technologies based on white-light LEDs for automotive and general lighting applications. We have invited world-renowned academic and industrial experts to give 8 invited talks throughout the day. The keynote will be presented by Professor E. Fred Schubert from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Professor Schubert's book Light-Emitting Diodes is one of the most well-known textbooks in this field. The highlights of the event include:

Vendor exhibition (open to public free of charge 10 am - 6pm)
Student poster session and award competition with cash prizes in total of $500!
Wine and cheese reception
Breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, and social events

Time: May 26, 2010 (Wednesday)
Location: University of Michigan North Campus EECS Building, Room 1200

Important Announcement:

Registration is now closed. Please register on-site.

Conference Venue: driving direction and accommodations

Symposium Chair: Professor P.-C. Ku, University of Michigan
Organizing Committee: Prof. Terrence Brown (MSU), Dr. Pilar Herrera-Fierro (UM), Dr. Michael Lukitsch (GM), Dr. Hiroko Ohtani (Ford)

Co-Sponsored by:

University of Michigan Office of Vice President for Research
University of Michigan College of Engineering
University of Michigan EECS Department ECE Division
National Science Foundation National Nanofabrication Infrastructure Network
University of Michigan Michigan Memorial Pheonix Energy Institute

Meeting Schedule: (Symposium program can be downloaded here)

Time	Event
7:50	Registration, Coffee and Breakfast

Session I	Chair: Terence Brown
8:45	Opening Remarks, P.-C. Ku
9:00	Dr. Mahendra Dassanayake, Ford Motor Company
9:30	*Keynote- Promises and challenges in solid-state lighting* Prof. E. Fred Schubert, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
10:20	Coffee break (Vendor exhibition 10-6)
10:40	Dr. Jeffrey Tsao, Sandia National Laboratory
11:20	Mr. Peter Hochstein, Relume Technologies
12:00	Lunch and Vendor Exhibit
1-1:30	Lurie Nanofabrication Facility Tour
1:20	AVS-MI Business Meeting

Session II	Chair: P.-C. Ku
1:40	Prof. Pallab Bhattacharya, University of Michigan
2:20	Prof. Nelson Tansu, Lehigh University
3:00	Coffee Break and Opening of Poster Session
3:30	Ms. Kimberly Peiler, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
4:10	Prof. Max Shtein, University of Michigan
4:50	Closing Remarks, P.-C. Ku
5:00	Poster Session, Vendor Exhibition and Wine-and-Cheese Reception
6:00	Award ceremony for student poster awards
6:15	Symposium ends