2015 German-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Program

April 15, 2015
07:00 PM – 09:00 PM
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Welcome Dinner
Helmut Schwarz , President, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
C. D. Mote, Jr. , President, National Academy of Engineering
April 16, 2015
06:30 AM – 08:30 AM
Restaurant
Breakfast
08:30 AM
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Opening Remarks
Katja Hartmann, Program Director Frontiers of Research, Alexander von Humboldt
C. D. Mote, Jr. , President, National Academy of Engineering 
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Co-Chair: Dr. Peter Moser, Head, Emissions Reduction Technologies, RWE Power AG
Co-Chair: Dr. Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor and Ford Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
09:00 AM
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Abstract
Nano-to-Micro Robotics
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Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Bergbreiter, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Samuel Sanchez, Lead, Smart Nano-Bio-Systems Group, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Bionanomechanics with Optical Tweezers: Molecular Machines under Tension
Dr. Erik Schaeffer, Professor, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
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Designing Synthetic DNA Walkers
Jong Hyun Choi, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
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10:30 AM
Group photograph of all participants
10:45 AM
Salon Steuben
Coffee Break
11:00 AM
Maxx 2
Nano-to-Micro Robotics (cont.)
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Nanorobot Propulsion in Biological Fluids
Dr. Peer Fischer, Head, Micro Nano and Molecular Systems Lab, University of Stuttgart
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PiezoMEMS Technology for RF Systems and mm-Scale Robotics
Dr. Ronald G Polcawich, Program Manager, Army Research Laboratory
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12:30 PM
Restaurant
Lunch
01:30 PM
Maxx 2
Poster Flash Talks
02:30 PM
Salon Steuben
Poster Session – Part I: Posters with odd numbers
03:15 PM
Salon Steuben
Poster Session – Part II: Posters with even numbers
04:00 PM
Maxx 2
Abstract
Particle Accelerators and Their Applications
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Mr. Daniela Leitner, Engineering Systems Lead, LBNL
Dr. Julia Herzen, Scientist, Technical University Munich
Engineering and Industrializing Superconducting Particle Accelerators
Mr. Matthew Johnson, Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Development of High Field Superconducting Accelerator Magnets
Dr. Helene Felice, Research Engineer, CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
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06:00 PM
Restaurant
Dinner
April 17, 2015
06:30 AM – 08:30 AM
Restaurant
Breakfast
08:30 AM
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Particle Accelerators and Their Applications (cont.)
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X-ray Nano-Diffraction Meets Materials Science
Dr. Christina Krywka, Senior Scientist, Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht
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Development of Laser-Driven High-Energy Particle and Radiation Sources
Dr. Jörg Schreiber, Associated Professor, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich
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10:00 AM
Salon Steuben
Coffee Break
10:30 AM
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Presentation on AvH programs
11:00 AM
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Abstract
Synthetic Membranes and Their Applications
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Dr. Kathryn Lynn Beers, Group Leader, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dr. Martin Bram, Group Manager, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
Synthetic Membranes: Basic Principles and Challenges of Large-Scale Production
Dr. Chinedum Osuji, Eduardo D. Glandt Presidential Professor, University of Pennsylvania
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Efficient Gas Separation with Inorganic Membranes
Dr. Stefan Wagner, Senior Scientist and Research Group Leader, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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12:30 PM
Restaurant
Lunch
01:30 PM
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Synthetic Membranes and Their Applications (cont.)
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The Role of Liquid Electrolytes and Solid Membranes in New Battery Systems
Dr. Phillip Adelhelm, Head, Young Investigator Group, Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry
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How Membrane Technology Contributes to Sustainability and Life Sciences
Dr. Abhishek Roy, Scientific Partner, The Dow Chemical Company
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03:15 PM
Cultural tour
07:00 PM
Dinner at a restaurant in Potsdam
09:00 PM
Transfer to the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci
April 18, 2015
06:30 AM – 08:30 AM
Restaurant
Breakfast
08:30 AM
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Abstract
Protecting User Privacy in the Age of Big Data
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Dr. Michael Backes, Chair, Information Security and Cryptography, Saarland University
Dr. Nick Feamster, Professor, Princeton University
Understanding Politically Motivated Adversaries: Targeted Threats and Censorship Product Fingerprinting
Dr. Phillipa Gill, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts
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Human Factors in Big Data Privacy
Dr. Matthew Smith, Professor for Usable Security and Privacy, University of Bonn
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Towards Provable Privacy Guarantees in the Age of User Profiling
Dr. Matteo Maffei, Professor of Computer Science, University of Saarland
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10:15 AM
Salon Steuben
Coffee Break
10:45 AM
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Protecting User Privacy in the Age of Big Data (cont.)
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The Tor Project
Mr. Roger Dingledine, Project Leader, Director, Researcher, The Tor Project
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Panel Discussion
12:00 PM
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Concluding Remarks
12:15 PM
Restaurant
Farewell Lunch