PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND SYMPOSIA PUBLICATIONS ON MICROSYSTEMS, NANOSYSTEMS, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION 1998–2012

"Funding Micro/Nanotechnology Commercialization from an Investor's Viewpoint"​
​ Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems 2012
​ Tonsberg, Norway, June 26, 2012

"Impact of the Global​ Economy on Nanotechnology Commercialization"
​ Commercialization of Microsystems 2010
​ Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 1, 2010

"Nanotechnology Opportunity or Threat"
​ Northwest Regional Development Corporation
​ Manufacturing Roundtable​
​ Erie, Pennsylvania, August 26, 2010

"Funding Start-Up Companies During an Economic Crisis"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2009
 Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2, 2009

"Economic Opportunity in the Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems Products"
 Automation Research and Robotics Institute
 University of Texas at Arlington
 Fort Worth, Texas, February 5, 2009

"Economic Opportunity in the Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems Products"
 Alberta Center for Advanced MNT Products
 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, February 3, 2009

"Successful Commercialization The Ultimate Goal"
 21st Century Medicine: Breakthroughs and Challenges
 Institute of Nanotechnology
 London, England, November 26, 2008

"A New Class of Materials Brings Power to the People"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2008
 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, September 4, 2008

"Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems"
 The Business of Microsystems
 Heriot-Watt University
 Edinburgh, Scotland, February 26–27, 2008

"The Search for Marketable Ideas"
 Melbourne University
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 7, 2007

"The Search for Marketable Ideas"
 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 7, 2007

"The Search for Marketable Ideas"
 Monash University
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 6, 2007

"Designing at Ten to the Minus Nine"
 Engineers Australia
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 5, 2007

"Applications of Nanotechnology in High Performance Microbatteries"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2007
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 4, 2007

"The Search for Marketable Ideas"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2007
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 4, 2007

"Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems"
 The Business of Microsystems
 Heriot-Watt University
 Edinburgh, Scotland, February 13–14, 2007

"Packaging Challenges and Opportunities for Micro and Nanosystem-Based Products"
 SPIE Conference
 Adelaide, Australia, December 12, 2006

"Has the Next MEMS Killer Application Arrived?"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2006
 St. Petersburg, Florida, August 30, 2006

"Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems"
 Heriot-Watt University
 Edinburgh, Scotland, February 28–March 1, 2006

"Commercial Challenges in Medical Diagnostics"
 Nanotechnology and the Health of EU Citizens 2020
 Edinburgh, Scotland, September 5, 2005

"Micro/Nano Integration for Improved Product Performance"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2005
 Baden-Baden, Germany, August 23, 2005

"Walking the Commercialization Pathway"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2005
 Baden-Baden, Germany, August 22 2005

"Commercial Opportunities for Microsystems: Sensors for Harsh Environments"
 Sensors Expo & Conference
 Chicago, Illinois, June 8, 2005

"What Job Will You Have In 10 Years?"
 AUSTECH 2005, Student's Day
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 10, 2005

"Tomorrow's Manufacturing at Ten to the Minus Nine"
 Emerging Technology 2005
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 9, 2005

"Building a Micro/Nanosystems Economy"
 Emerging Technology 2005
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 9, 2005

"Global View of Micro/Nano Commercialization"
 Emerging Technology 2005
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 9, 2005

"Commercial Opportunities With Microsystems: Sensors For Harsh Environments"
 Hannover Fair
 Hannover, Germany, April 11, 2005

"Integrated Microsystems for the Medical Market"
 Bang & Olufsen Medicon
 Struer, Denmark, December 22, 2004

"Photonics Microsystems Packaging Challenges and Opportunities"
 AusIndustry Photonics Manufacturing Workshop
 Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2004

"The National Microsystems Commercialization Centre: A Strategic Direction for a New Economy"
 Victorian Government
 Sydney, Australia, December 13, 2004

"Micro and Nanosystems Packaging Challenges and Opportunities"
 SPIE Conference
 Sydney, Australia, December 13, 2004

"University Tech Transfer and Commercialization Model"
 Melbourne Business School
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, December 6, 2004

"The Art of Discovery"
 Louisiana Tech University
 Ruston, Louisiana, November 11, 2004

"Something Small To Chew On"
 Victoria Government
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, October 15, 2004

"Designing and Manufacturing at the Micro and Nanoscale"
 Realtek
 Richmond, Victoria, Australia, October 14, 2004

"University Tech Transfer and Commercialization Model"
 Melbourne Business School
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, October 13, 2004

"Small Scale Technology Commercialization Strategy"
 Victoria Government
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, October 11, 2004

"University Tech Transfer and Commercialization Model"
 Monash University
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, October 11, 2004

"Integrated Microsystems for the Automobile Industry"
 Grundfos
 Copenhagen, Denmark, September 17, 2004

"The National Microsystems Packaging Centre: A Strategic Direction for a New Economy"
 Northwest Development Agency
 Warrington, England, September 13, 2004

"Packaging Challenges for MEMS, Micro, and Nanosystems"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2004
 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, September 1, 2004

"Role of Government in the Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2004
 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, August 30, 2004

"The Strategic Role of Micro and Nanotechnology in Economic Development"
 The Economic and Social Impact of Micro/Nanotechnology
 Daresbury, England, July 22, 2004

"The Business of Microsystems"
 Racemark International
 Malta, New York, July 15, 2004

"Something Small To Drink To"
 Carlton and United Brewery
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 6, 2004

"Huge Opportunities by Thinking "Small"
 Holden Innovation
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 6, 2004

"Hanging By A Thread"
 Australian Defence Apparel
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 6, 2004

"Building Economies Through Micro and Nanotechnologies"
 Victorian Government
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, March 18, 2004

"Textiles For The Future"
 SST for Textiles
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, March 17, 2004

"Manufacturing in the MICRO/NANO Age"
 DSE—Victorian Government
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, March 17, 2004

"Commercialization of Inertial Microsystems"
 Heriot-Watt University
 Edinburgh, Scotland, March 1–2, 2004

"Commercialization of Microsystems"
 Heriot-Watt University
 Edinburgh, Scotland, March 1–2, 2004

"Nano and Microtechnology: Strategic Positions for Tomorrow's Industry"
 Preparing for the New Economy
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, March 2004

"A National Microsystems Packaging Center"
 AstraZeneca
 Alderly Park, England, February 27, 2004

"What is Packaging?"
 Direct Write Workshop
 Haydock, England, February 10, 2004

"A National Microsystems Packaging Center"
 Direct Write Workshop
 Haydock, England, February 10, 2004

"Photonic Microsystem Packaging Challenges and Opportunities"
 SPIE—Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology
 Perth, Australia, December 10–12, 2003

"Blood Analyzer: A Case Study in Commercialization of Small Technologies"
 Commercialization of Small Technologies in Asia Pacific
 Melbourne, Australia, December 7–8, 2003

"Education and Skill Requirements to Meet the Needs of the Micro and Nano World"
 Victoria State Government
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, December 3, 2003

"Designing and Manufacturig at Ten to the Minus Nine"
 Bolton Technical Innovation Centre
 Mount St. Joseph Business and Enterprise College
 Bolton, England, November 25, 2003

"Integrated Microsystems"
 Grundfos
 Bjerringbro, Denmark, November 7, 2003

"The National Microsystems Packaging Centre—A Strategic Direction for a New Economy"
 Warrington, England, October 15, 2003

"Thinking "Small" Brings Huge Opportunities"
 Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College
 Erie, Pennsylvania, October 8, 2003

"Packaging—A Roadblock to Commercialization of MEMS Products"
 2003 Electronics Packaging Symposium
 Binghamton University
 Binghamton, New York, September 23–25, 2003

"The Pathway for Micro/Nano Product Commercialization"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2003
 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 8–11, 2003

"Commercialization Challenges for the Micro/Nano Entrepreneur"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2003
 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 8–11, 2003

"NYTEK New York State Center for Micro and Nanosystems Commercialization"
 Troy, New York, August 21, 2003

"The New Micro/Nanosystems Economy: Are You Prepared?"
 Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, July 18, 2003

"Micro and Nanotechnology: It's A Small World"
 MiniFAB
 Caribbean Park, Victoria, Australia, July 17, 2003

"Is There a Light at the End of the Nanotube?"
 Emerging Technology and Manufacturing Alliance Nanofabrication Conference
 Erie, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2003

"The Small World of Micro and Nanotechnology"
 Emerging Technology and Manufacturing Alliance Nanofabrication Conference
 Erie, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2003

"The Strategic Role of Micro and Nanosystems in a New Economy"
 Policy and Infrastructure for the Exploitation of Micro and Nanotechnology
 Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England, June 6, 2003

"The Economics of MEMS"
 Heriot-Watt University
 Edinburgh, Scotland, February 5, 2003

"Commercialization of Microsystems"
 Heriot-Watt University
 Edinburgh, Scotland, February 3–4, 2003

"So You Want to Design and Market a Product"
 Small Product Realization
 Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College
 Erie, Pennsylvania, January 18, 2003

"Micro/Nano Manufacturing—What's Missing?"
 NSF Workshop on 3–D Nanomanufacturing: Partnering With Industry
 Birmingham, Alabama, January 5–6, 2003

"Microsystems and Nanosystems: A Strategic Position for the Economy of the 21st Century"
 NYTEK: A Commercialization Enabler
 New York State Senate
 Albany, New York, December 19, 2002

"Manufacturing Issues for Biomedical Microsystem-Based Products"
 Biomedical Microsystems Workshop
 Daresbury, Warrington, England, November 6, 2002

"Nanosystems and Microsystems: A Strategic Position for a New Economy"
 Annual Louisiana Conference on Commercial Applications of Microsystems, Materials, and Nanotechnologies
 Louisiana Tech University
 Ruston, Louisiana, October 21–22, 2002

"Nanosystems and Microsystems: A Strategic Position for a New Economy"
 Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College
 Erie, Pennsylvania, October 10, 2002

"Packaging Opportunities in Micro and Nanosystems"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2002
 Ypsilanti, Michigan, September 8–12, 2002

"Nano and Micromanufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities"
 DARPA Workshop—"Future Fabrication Techniques"
 Berkeley, California, July 11–12, 2002

"Microsystems: A Strategic Position for the Economy of the 21st Century"
 Industrial Development Corporation
 Rensselaer County, New York, June 13, 2002

"The Business of Microsystems"
 Hannover Fair
 Hannover, Germany, April 15, 2002

"Nano and Microtechnology: Strategic Positions for Tomorrow's Industry"
 Preparing Victoria for the New Economy
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, April 10, 2002

"Nano and Microtechnology: Strategic Positions for Tomorrow's Industry"
 Preparing Queensland for the New Economy
 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, April 9, 2002

"Biotechnology Meets Microtechnology"
 Bio, Micro, Nano—A Trillion $ Industry
 Sydney, Australia, April 2, 2002

"Opportunities and Application of Microsystems"
 Micro Engineering Technology: the Next Industrial Revolution
 Nelson, Lancashire, England, March 19, 2002

"Commercialization of Microsystems"
 The Business of Microsystems
 Heriot-Watt University
 Edinburgh, Scotland, November 8–12, 2001

"The Business of Microsystems"
 Microworlds: Chances, Changes, and Challenges
 Manchester, England, November 5–11, 2001

"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire—Winning With Intellectual Property"
 Louisiana Board of Regents
 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 31–November 2, 2001

"Packaging of Microsystems"
 Micromechanics Europe
 Cork, Ireland, September 16–18, 2001

"A Successful Venture in Microsystems Commercialization"
 Commercialization of Microsystems 2001
 Oxford, England, September 2–6, 2001

"Commercial Opportunities for Micro and Nanotechnology"
 Exploiting Micro and Nanotechnologies
 Daresbury, Warrington, England, July 26, 2001

"The Power of Microsystems"
 IT Forum 2001
 Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 7, 2001

"Microsystems Commercialization: Challenges and Opportunities"
 Biotechnology Meets Microtechnology
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, March 29, 2001

"Microsystems Commercialization: Challenges and Opportunities"
 Biotechnology Meets Microtechnology
 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, March 26, 2001

"Commercialization of Microsystems"
 Microsystems Symposium
 University of Michigan
 Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 16, 2001

"Commercialization of Medical Microsystems"
 Institute of Mechanical Engineers: "The Medical Applications of Microsystems and Their Manufacture"
 Loch Lomond, Scotland, November 19–21, 2000

"A Microsystems Industry Accelerator"
 Commercialization of Microsystems—2000
Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 6, 2000

"Turning MEMS into Dollars"
 First Annual Louisiana Microsystems Conference
 Ruston, Louisiana, April 4–5, 2000

"The Future Impact of Microsystems"
 Microsystems 2010
 Daresbury, Warrington, England, February 29–March 1, 2000

"Microsystems: Manufacturing and Packaging Challenges"
 American Society of Precision Engineers
 Monterey, California, October 31–November 5, 1999

"Industry-University Microassembly Development Initiatives"
 SPIE, Micro-MEMS '99
 Queensland, Australia, October 27–29, 1999

"MEMS Packaging and Microassembly Challenges"
 SPIE, Micro-MEMS '99
 Queensland, Australia, October 27–29, 1999

"Roadblocks to the Commercialization of Microsystems"
 National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Conference
 Dearborn, Michigan, September 27, 1999

"Challenges in Packaging, Interconnection, and Microassembly"
 Commercialization of Microsystems '99
 Dortmund, Germany, July 7–10, 1999

"MEMS: A Technology for the New Millennium"
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, INTERPACK '99
 Maui, Hawaii, June 14–18, 1999

"Microsystems Packaging and Automation Challenges"
 Commercialization of Microsystems '98
 San Diego, California, September 13–17, 1998

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