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Tuesday,
May 27, 2008
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Topic: "Cleantech - What is Clean and Where is the Business?"
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Speaker: Faruq Marikar, Ph.D., NanoBiz LLC
Clean, green, sustainable -
what does it mean? This talk will start with a quick look at the
fuzzy, feel-good definitions of the various desirable futures; and
then delve into the serious issue of where is the business in
getting us from the "dirty" present to the clean future.
Venture capital is financing spectacular photovoltaic start-up
companies at impressive levels. The Midwest is awash in corn-based
ethanol plants. Better light bulbs, electric vehicles, the hydrogen
economy…where is it all headed, and who is making money?
Faruq Marikar is Managing Partner of Nanobiz, LLC a consulting group
offering business, investment, patent and legal guidance on
alternate energy, materials, cleantech and nanotechnology
commercialization. Nanobiz helps major corporations in their growth
initiatives and small companies in finding enabling partnerships and
financing. In his prior corporate career with Hoechst, Celanese and
Gould, Marikar was responsible for planning and developing new
business opportunities. Product/industry areas of involvement
include batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, films, paints, coatings,
plating, corrosion, carbon fiber, graphite, specialty chemicals,
plastics, electronic chemicals, ceramics, and composites.
After basic degrees in chemistry and a Ph.D. in engineering
(Metallurgy/Materials Science) from the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, Marikar was a post-doc at Imperial College, London and
RPI in Troy, NY. He has 23 patents - in batteries, fuel cells,
coatings and nanomaterials. Dr. Marikar served on an industrial
advisory committee to the US National Science Foundation. He was the
first chairman of the US Industrial Research Institute's External
Technology Directors' Network.
Please join us for dinner. Advanced reservations
recommended.
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, May
27, 2008
PLACE: Snuffy's Restaurant, Park & Mountain Ave (Route 22
East), Scotch Plains, NJ Telephone: 1-908-322-7726
TIME: 6:00 pm Networkng/Cash Bar, 6:30 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm
Presentation
REGISTRATION: $35 ACC&CE Members, $45 Non-members
CANCELLATIONS must be made 24 hrs in Advance or Be
Invoiced.
DIRECTIONS: See below
To RESERVE: Call 1-973-729-6671 or e-mail:
accce@chemconsult.org
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Snuffy's Restaurant
Park and Mountain Ave. (off Route 22)
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Tel: 1-908-322-7726 www.weddingsatpantagis.com
Route 22 East : (Scotch Plains, Berkeley Heights, Fanwood, New
Providence Exit) - Make a right turn at the exit (under overpass) and
then go straight on Park Avenue for about 100 yards. Snuffy's will be on
the right. Route 22 West : (Scotch Plains, Berkeley Heights, Fanwood,
New Providence Exit) - At the exit, make a right turn. At the traffic
light, make a left turn and take the overpass over Route 22. At the end
of the overpass, make a right onto Park Avenue. Snuffy's will be on the
right.
Garden State Parkway : (North and South) - Take Exit 140 from the
Garden State Parkway and follow the signs for Route 22 West. Once on
Route 22 West, follow the directions above.
Route 78 : (East and West) - Take Exit 41 from Route 78. Follow the
signs to Scotch Plains. This will put you onto Plainfield Avenue. Follow
Plainfield Avenue straight through the traffic light, where it becomes
Bonnie Burn Road. Follow Bonnie Burn Road to the next traffic light and
make a right turn (sign Scotch Plains/Newark). Follow the overpass over
Route 22(traffic may back up here). At the end of the overpass, make a
right onto Park Avenue. Snuffy's will be on the right.
New Jersey Turnpike : (North and South) - Take Exit 14 from the New
Jersey Turnpike and follow the signs to Route 78 West. Once on Route 78
West, follow the directions above. |
