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Monday, March 11, 2019
8:00 am
The 2019 meeting program will include lectures from distinguished speakers, contributed papers and posters by investigators from Duke University and other academic and industrial institutions. Special Theme: Materials & Photonics: Advancing the World Symposium Keynote Speaker Shuji Nakamura, PhDDr. Shuji Nakamura Nobel Laureate in Physics (2014) CREE Distinguished Professor, Materials Department Research Director for the Solid-State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center University of California, Santa Barbara Dr. Nakamura was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (2014) for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white sources. Plenary Speakers Charles M. Lieber, PhD Joshua & Beth Friedman University Professor Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology Harvard University Dr. Ulrich B. Wiesner, PhD Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering Department of Materials Science of Engineering Cornell University