UCLA hosts 'electrowetting' workshop Aug. 20–22
New technology has led to improved adjustable lenses, electronic displays
WHAT:
The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA hosts the sixth International Meeting on Electrowetting, where more than 70 engineers, government and industrial scientists, faculty members, and students will discuss recent advances in electrowetting. Electrowetting, which uses electrical charges to manipulate tiny amounts of liquids on surfaces, is currently used in a wide range of applications, from adjustable lenses to electronic displays. Participants will present their recent work, define and discuss outstanding issues, and outline research directions for the future.
The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA hosts the sixth International Meeting on Electrowetting, where more than 70 engineers, government and industrial scientists, faculty members, and students will discuss recent advances in electrowetting. Electrowetting, which uses electrical charges to manipulate tiny amounts of liquids on surfaces, is currently used in a wide range of applications, from adjustable lenses to electronic displays. Participants will present their recent work, define and discuss outstanding issues, and outline research directions for the future.
The informal three-day workshop will feature invited speakers, as well as presentations and posters from contributors, on topics ranging from droplet-based microfluidics in chemistry, biology and medicine to applications of electrowetting in optics and optoelectronics. For a complete agenda and list of speakers, visit www.cnsi.ucla.edu/conferences/electrowetting.
WHO:
The workshop will feature the following key contributors:
WHO:
The workshop will feature the following key contributors:
- Shaun Berry, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Richard Fair, Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University
- Yves Fouillet, CEA Léti Minatec, France
- Robin Garrell, CNSI, UCLA
- Stein Kuiper, Liquid Lense Division, Philips Electronics
- Frieder Mugele, University of Twente, The Netherlands
- Ali Nadim, Keck Graduate Institute
- Michael Pollack, Advanced Liquid Logic Inc.
WHEN:
Wednesday–Friday, Aug. 20–22
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Aug. 20: 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
- Aug. 21: 8 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
- Aug. 22: 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
WHERE:
California NanoSystems Institute Building on the UCLA campus
BACKGROUND:
Previous electrowetting workshops have been held at Mons, Belgium (1999); Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2000); Grenoble, France (2002); Blaubeuren, Germany (2004); and Rochester, N.Y. (2006). The current workshop was organized by CNSI member Robin Garrell, UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry. The event is being sponsored by the corporations Philips, Kodak, General Atomics and Advanced Liquid Logic.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mike Rodewald, 310-267-5883, mrodewald@cnsi.ucla.edu
PARKING:
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