From fusion power to genome editing, the future of science, technology, and industry will be on display at the annual Celebrate Princeton Innovation event that honors the discoveries and entrepreneurial spirit of faculty, post-doc, and student researchers in a range of fields. The free event takes place Thursday, October 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Frick Chemistry Atrium on Washington Road. Registration via EventBrite is required. For more information, visit innovation.princeton.edu.
The program includes remarks by provost Deborah Prentice, dean for research Pablo Debenedetti, and vice dean for innovation Craig Arnold. The keynote speaker is Miquel Vila-Perelló, CEO of SpliceBio, a Barcelona-based gene therapy startup based on discoveries made at Princeton in the lab of late chemistry professor Thomas Muir.
The event also includes the opportunity to learn about the work being done by 10 researchers leading work in technology and life sciences fields. They are:
Britt Adamson, assistant professor of molecular biology, “Improvements to genome editing technology by manipulating DNA repair.”
Michael Hecht, professor of chemistry; Leah Spangler, postdoctoral research associate; and Sarangan Chari, senior chemist, “Semiconductor quantum dots using artificial proteins.”
Peter Jaffé, professor of civil engineering, “Bioremediation of long-lasting contaminants.”
Lindy McBride, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and neuroscience, “Synthetic blends for manipulation of mosquito behavior.”
Maksim Mezhericher, research scholar, and Howard A. Stone, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, “Rapid dehydration of vaccines and biopharmaceuticals.”
Felix Heide, assistant professor of computer science, “Salt-grain-sized camera that produces high-quality images.”
Rodney Priestley, dean of the graduate school, and Xiaohui Xu, post-doctoral research associate, “Solar-driven system for water purification.”
Xiaoxiao Shen, graduate student in politics, “An integrated and interactive chat suite for online discussions.”
Barry Rand, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, “Perovskite lasers for optical communications.”
David Gates, managing research physicist, advanced projects department head, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, “Advanced concepts for stellarator fusion energy.”
