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7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Welcome Reception

6:30 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Welcome – Thomas Hesse, Deputy Secretary General, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Engineering Opening Remarks – Peter Moser, Committee co-chair (Germany) Cynthia Barnhart, Committee co-chair (U.S.)

9:30 AM

Robotics For Hazardous Environments

Session co-chair: Karsten Berns, Technical University Kaiserslautern, Department Computer Science

Session co-chair: Stergios Roumeliotis, University of Minnesota

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Robot Navigation
- Christopher Geyer, iRobot Corporation
- Abstract
Probabilistic Robotics: From Fundamental Problems to Real-world Applications
- Wolfram Burgard, Universität Freiburg
- Abstract

11:00 AM

Break

11:30 AM

Robotics For Hazardous Environments (cont.) More Info

From Space to Underwater: Robotics in Challenging Environments
- Frank Kirchner, Universität Bremen
- Abstract
Autonomous Robotic Systems for Mars Exploration
- Andrew Edie Johnson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Abstract

1:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Poster Session I

2:45 PM

Poster Session II

3:00 PM

Break

4:00 PM

Nanomaterials And The Environment

Session co-chair: Thomas A.J. Kuhlbusch, Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology (IUTA e.V.)

Session co-chair: Michele L. Ostraat, RTI International

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Nanomaterials and Their Environmental Applications
- Jason Knowles Holt, Baruch Future Ventures/Formation 8
- Abstract
Nanoparticle Aerosols in Workplace Environments: From Source to Dose
- Martin Seipenbusch, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology
- Abstract

5:30 PM

Break

6:30 PM

Dinner

6:30 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

Nanomaterials And The Environment (Cont.) More Info

Nanomaterials in the Aquatic Environment: Persistence, Transformations, and Bioavailability
- Heileen (Helen) Hsu-Kim, Duke University
- Abstract
Nano-Ecotoxicology – Assessment of Potential Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment
- Dana Kühnel, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
- Abstract

10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

AvH Programs /CONNECT

11:00 AM

Energy Storage

Session co-chair: Claus Daniel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Session co-chair: Ilja Tuschy, University of Applied Science Flensburg

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How to Specify Storage Systems Needed in our Future Electricity Grid
- Daniel Wolf, Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology
- Abstract
Assessment of Grid-based Energy Storage Technologies
- Jeremy Meyers, University of Texas at Austin
- Abstract

1:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Energy Storage (cont.) More Info

Energy Storage for Sustainable Transportation
- Donald Siegel, University of Michigan
- Abstract
Thermal Storage Systems as Key Elements for a Sustainable Energy Future
- Markus Eck, DLR – German Aerospace Center
- Abstract

3:30 PM

2013 GAFOE OC Meeting

3:30 PM

Break

5:00 PM

Cultural Tour

7:00 PM

Dinner

6:30 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

Implantable Electronics

Session co-chair: Karl F Böhringer, University of Washington

Session co-chair: Ruediger Rupp, University Hospital Heidelberg

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Implantable Neural Electrodes
- Martin Schüttler, Universität Freiburg
- Abstract
Implantable Electronics for Neural Stimulation and Recording
- Maurits Ortmanns, Universität Ulm
- Abstract

10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Implantable Electronics (cont.) More Info

Medical Microsystems from Moths to Man
- Joel Voldman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Abstract
The ARGUS® II – A 60 Electrode Neural Interface
- Robert Jay Greenberg, Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
- Abstract

12:30 PM

Closing Remarks/Farewell Lunch