Nanotech for Oil & Gas
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Symposium Sessions | ||
Monday May 4 | ||
| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | |
Tuesday May 5 | ||
| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | |
| 10:30 | Nanotech for Oil & Gas | |
| 1:30 | Nanotech & Cleantech for Oil & Gas | |
| 3:30 | Nanotech & Cleantech for Oil & Gas | |
| 4:00 | POSTERS | |
Wednesday May 6 | ||
| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | |
| 8:30 | Keynote Panel: The Future of Energy | |
| 1:30 | POSTERS | |
Thursday May 7 | ||
Symposium Program | ||
Monday May 4 | ||
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| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Matthew Laudon, NSTI and Patti Glaza, CTSI | ||
| 8:00 | The Nanotech Revolution in Renewable Energy D. Arvizu - Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy, US (bio) | |
| 8:30 | Nanotechnology and the Obama Administration T. Kalil, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House, US | |
| 9:00 | Innovation for a Secure Future R. Johnson - CTO, Lockheed Martin, US (bio) | |
| 9:30 | The Next Big Thing is Really Small R.J. Kumpf - CAO, Bayer Material Science, US (bio) | |
Tuesday May 5 | ||
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| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Jeff Moseley, Greater Houston Partnership, Shushana Castle, Clinton Global Initiative Member/Millennium Water Alliance, US | ||
| 8:00 | Welcome TechConnect World to Houston J. Moseley, Greater Houston Partnership, US | |
| 8:15 | Can Uncle Sam Cure What Ails Clean Tech? P. Dickerson, HaynesBoone, former COO Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, DOE, US (bio) | |
| 8:45 | Welcome to Houston B. White, City of Houston, Mayor, US | |
| 9:00 | Flying into the Future: Continental’s Commitment to the Environment L. Kellner, Continental Airlines, CEO, US (bio) | |
| 9:30 | RUSNANO: Driving the Nanotech Industry Growth A. Chubais, RUSNANO, CEO, RU | |
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| 10:30 | Nanotech for Oil & Gas | Room 340 AB |
| Session chair: Sean Murphy, Advanced Energy Consortium, University of Texas, US | ||
| 10:30 | Global Energy – Build Bridges, Not Walls S.W. Tinker, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, President, US | |
| 11:00 | Introduction to the Advanced Energy Consortium J. Kipper, Advanced Energy Consortium, University of Texas, US (bio) | |
| 11:15 | Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Technology Today R. Hornbrook, BP, US (bio) | |
| 11:30 | Oil & Gas Industry Problems for Nano-Technologies J. Ullo, Schlumberger-Doll, US | |
| 11:45 | Nanotechnology solutions and issues, Assessment H. Schmidt, AEC & Research Fellow, Rice University, US | |
| 12:00 | Current Research Portfolio, Additional Funding Opportunities 2009 S. Murphy, Advanced Energy Consortium, University of Texas, US | |
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| 1:30 | Nanotech & Cleantech for Oil & Gas | Room 370 CF |
| Session chair: Sean Murphy, Advanced Energy Consortium, University of Texas, US | ||
| 1:30 | Near Borehole Condition Sensing D.P. Neikirk, University of Texas, US | |
| 1:50 | Chemotactic Micro/Nanobots: Applications in Advanced Oil Recovery A. Sen, Pennsylvania State University, US | |
| 2:10 | Mathematical Modeling of Nanoparticles in Porous Media F. Javadpour, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, US | |
| 2:30 | Stabilization, Mobility & Propulsion of SWNTs in Oil Reservoir Environments M. Pasquali, Rice University, US | |
| 2:50 | Graphene Membranes as Micro- and Nano-Pressure Sensors R.S. Ruoff, University of Texas, US | |
| 3:10 | Nanobots - Stage One Sensors for Oilfield Exploration J.M. Tour, Rice University, US | |
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| 3:30 | Nanotech & Cleantech for Oil & Gas | Room 370 CF |
| Session chair: David Chapman, Advanced Energy Consortium, University of Texas, US | ||
| 3:30 | Applications of nanoparticles for HTHP drilling fluids T.X. Phuoca, Y. Soonga, M.K. Chyuab, J-K. Leeab, National Energy Technology Lab, DOE, US | |
| 4:00 | Feasibility Experiments for In-situ Reservoir Nano-Agents M. Kanj, Saudi Aramco, SA | |
| 4:20 | InGrain Rocks H. Tono, InGrain, US | |
| 4:40 | Environmentally Friendly Production of Unconventional Natural Gas Resources R.C. Haut, D. Burnett, T. Williams, Houston Advanced Research Center, US | |
| 5:00 | Emerging Solutions for Water Management Challenges Associated with Shale Gas Development in the Barnett and Appalachian Regions T. Hayes, Gas Technology Institute, US | |
| 5:20 | Measurement of Thermal Properties of Suspensions of Nanoparticles in Engine Oil S. Khan Mohammadi, S.Gh. Etemad, J. Thibault, Isfahan University of Technology, CA | |
| 5:40 | Generation of Highly Active Nanocrystals on Tungstated Zirconia N. Soultanidis, A.C. Psarras, C.A. Roberts, I.E. Wachs, Rice University, US | |
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| 4:00 | POSTERS | Expo Hall |
Wednesday May 6 | ||
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| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 8:00 | Energy in the 21st Century: Muir, Patton, and Gandhi R. James Woolsey, VantagePoint Venture Partners, US (bio) | |
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| 8:30 | Keynote Panel: The Future of Energy | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| - | D. Beneby, Exelon, President, Exelon Power, US | |
| - | M. Kapner, Austin Energy, US | |
| - | C. Frasier, Shell, VP Americas, US (bio) | |
| - | M. Simmons, Simmons & Company, US | |
| - | J. Renaud, GE Ecomagination, US | |
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| 1:30 | POSTERS | Expo Hall |
Topics & Application Areas
Online abstract submissions are now being accepted. Proposed topics include, but are not be limited to:
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| Separation, Filtration and Absorption |
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| Catalysis |
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| Sensors |
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| Fluids, Lubricants and Additives |
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Journal Submissions
Journal of Experimental Nanoscience
Selected Nanotech Proceedings papers will be reviewed and invited into a Special Issue of the Journal of Experimental Nanoscience. The journal provides a showcase for advances in the experimental sciences underlying nanotechnology and nanomaterials.
For consideration into this Special Issue of the Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, please select the “Submit to Journal of Experimental Nanoscience” button during the on-line submission procedure. You may only select a single journal during the submission process.
Molecular Simulation
Selected Nanotech Proceedings papers will be reviewed and invited into a Special Issue of Molecular Simulation. The journal covers all aspects of research related to, or of importance to, molecular modelling and simulation (including informatics, theoretical and experimental work).
For consideration into this Special Issue of Molecular Simulations, please select the “Submit to Molecular Simulation” button during the on-line submission procedure. You may only select a single journal during the submission process.
Symposium Coordinator
Matthew Laudon
Nano Science and Technology Institute