Erich Bloch Symposium

This two-day forum is hosted by the UB Department of Materials, Design & Innovation in memory of Erich Bloch.  Leaders from across the country will address how innovations in materials can impact business and society.

Speakers Include:

• Krishna Rajan, Erich Bloch Chair, Department of Materials Design & Innovation; University at Buffalo
• Michael Ward, Silver Chair Professor of Chemistry, and Director, Molecular Design Institute; New York University
• Linda Sapochak, Director, Division of Materials Research; National Science Foundation
• Jeff Belt, President, SolEpoxy and co-Chair of WNY Regional Economic Development Council
• Mark Shima, President, Panasonic ECO Solutions Solar of New York
• Frits Abell, Chief Operating Officer; Green Machine
• Kemper Lewis, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Director, Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies; University at Buffalo
• Kristina M. Johnson, Chancellor, State University of New York; and Professor of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo.
• Don Sadoway, John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry; MIT
• Payal Sampat, Mining Program Director; Earthworks
• Shelia Davis, Executive Director; Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
• Jonathan Bird, Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering; University at Buffalo
• William Petuskey, Professor, School of Molecular Sciences, and Director, Advanced Materials Initiatives; Arizona State University
• Mark Rossi, Executive Director; Clean Production Action
• David Furrer, Senior Fellow Discipline Lead; Pratt and Whitney; and In-coming president of ASM International, the Materials Information Society
• Christina Orsi, Associate Vice President, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships; University at Buffalo
• Helga Vanthournout, Senior Expert, Center for the Business and the Environment; McKinsey & Company, Geneva, Switzerland
• John Fullerton, Founder and President; Capital Institute
• Lauren Asplen, Director, Healthy Sustainability Program; BlueGreen Alliance
• Ken Geiser, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Sarah O’Brien, Director; Clean Electronics Production Network
• Jim Vallette, Research Director; Health Building Network