Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. hosted an official House Science Committee Field Hearing at the University of North Texas. The field hearing was on nanotechnology. The meeting convened both academicians and individuals from industry to discuss what lies ahead in nanotechnology research and development.
Representing the Committee:
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. - officiated
Congressman Ralph Hall - Minority Member
Dr. Rick Reidy, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas. Dr. Reidy has a Ph.D. in Metals Science and Engineering from Penn State University and B.A. in Chemistry/Biochemistry from Rice University. Before joining the University of North Texas, he worked on nanoporous films for chemical weapons detection at the US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, Aberdeen, MD. He is currently developing nanostructured materials and processing methods for semiconductor applications supported by the National Science Foundation, Texas Instruments, and International Sematech.
Dr. Da Hsuan Feng, Vice President for Research and Graduate Education, University of Texas, Dallas. Dr. Feng has a doctorate degree in Theoretical Physics from the University of Minnesota. Since coming to UTD, he has worked to rapidly build the research breath and depth of the University to make it a major international research university. Dr. Feng is responsible for recruiting much of UTD’s nanoscience researchers.
Dr. Ron Elsenbaumer, Vice President for Research, University of Texas, Arlington. Dr. Elsenbaumer has a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a B.S. from Purdue University. His primary research interests include developing new conductive polymer compositions and developing quantitative group additivity principles for constructing conjugating conductive polymers with predictable optical, electrical, and electrochemical properties.
Mr. Chris Gintz, CEO, NanoHoldings LLC. Mr. Gintz is a well-known designer, marketer and executive in the computer industry, whose experience spans the semiconductor, software and hardware businesses. He is the inventor of the Compaq LTE notebook computer concept and, since 1995, he has been a force behind the incorporation of software technology into school curriculums across the United States.
Dr. John Randall, Chief Technology Officer, Vice President of Research, Zyvex Corporation. Dr. Randall has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston. He has over twenty years of experience in micro- and nanofabrication. He joined Zyvex in March of 2001 after fifteen years at Texas Instruments where he worked in high resolution processing for integrated circuits, MEMS, and quantum effect devices. Prior to working at TI, Dr. Randall worked at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory on ion beam and x-ray lithography.
