September 10, 2009 —September 12, 2009
Irvine , California

Chair: Andrew Weiner, Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University 


ENGINEERING TOOLS FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Organizers: J. Christopher Love, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Naren Ramakrishnan, Virginia Tech, and Louise Hamlin, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Digital Holographic Microscopy for 3D Imaging of Complex Fluids and Biological Systems
Vinothan Manoharan, Harvard University
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Engineering Tools for Studying Marine Mammals
Sean Wiggins, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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The Kepler Mission: A Search for Terrestrial Planets
Riley Duren, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Presentation
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Computational Sustainability: Computational Methods for a Sustainable Environment, Economy, and Society
Carla Gomes, Cornell University
Presentation
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NANO/MICRO PHOTONICS AND NEW APPLICATIONS
Organizers: Nelson Tansu, Lehigh University, and Michal Lipson, Cornell University

Optical Antennas for Enhanced Light-Matter Interactions
Lukas Novotny, University of Rochester
Presentation
Paper

Nano-Opto-Mechanics:  Utilizing Light Forces within Guided-Wave Nanostructures
Oskar Painter, California Institute of Technology
Presentation
Paper

Engineering Light: Intersubband Optoelectronics
Claire Gmachl, Princeton University
Presentation

Light-Emitting Diode Technology for Solid-State Lighting
Michael Krames, Soraa, Inc.
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ENGINEERING THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Organizers: Stephanie Guerlain, University of Virginia, and Eva K. Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology

Why Doesn’t Health IT Work? 
Elmer Bernstam, University of Texas at Houston
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Paper 

Calibration in Computer Models for Medical Diagnosis and Prognostication
Lucila Ohno-Machado, University of California, San Diego
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Paper

Medical Informatics for Detection of Adverse Events
Genevieve Melton-Meaux, University of Minnesota
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Managing and Coordinating Health Care:  Creating Collaborative, Proactive Systems
David Dorr, Oregon Health and Science University
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RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURES
Organizers: Seth Guikema, Johns Hopkins University, and Patrick O’Mara, STV

America’s Infrastructure Report Card:  Causes, Costs, and Solutions
Kristina Swallow, AVP Consulting, Inc.
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Infrastructure Resilience to Disasters
Stephanie Chang, University of British Columbia
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Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment of Infrastructure Systems
Arpad Horvath, University of California, Berkeley
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