PROGRAM
The First SDSU – Georgia STEM WORKSHOP on Nanotechnology and Environmental Sciences
September 5 2015, Tbilisi, Georgia
10:00-10:30 – Opening Session
Vladimer Papava - Rector TSU, Academician, Professor
Tamaz Marsagishvili – Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
Irine Darchia – Head of Higher Education and Science Development Department, Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, Professor
Sonia Shahrigian – Acting Country Director, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Nodar Surguladze – Tertiary Education Project Director, Millennium Challenge Account Georgia
Kenneth Walsh – Dean of SDSU - Georgia
Morning Session – Chair Kenneth Walsh
10:30
Stanley Maloy - “Evolution of new infectious diseases: Reservoirs of virulence genes in the environment”
11:00
Ketevan Chubinidze E. Davitashvili, N. Koshoridze, G. Petriashvili -“Gold and Silver Nanoparticle Doped Liquid Crystal and Polymer Nanocomposite:Application in Biology and Drug Delivery Systems”
11:25 Coffee break and poster viewing
Noon Session - Chair William Tong
12:25
Lela Mirtskhulava – “The Role of Mobile Computing in Climate protection”
12:50
David Kakulia, G. Ghvedashvili, K.Tavzarshvili, R. Zaridze, D.Karkashadze, F. Subitidze – “The method of auxiliary sources and its applications”
13:15
Ramaz Botchorishvili, H. Elbern, T. Janelidze, A. Dolidze, M.Labadze – “Recent developments in numerical methods for linear advection, its adjoint and their application in atmospheric simulations”
13:40 Lunch (everyone goes independently)
Afternoon Session - Chair Ramaz Botchorishvili
14:40
William Tong - "Sensitive Novel Multi-Photon Laser Methods for Biomedical and Environmental Applications”
15:05
Alexander Shengelaya - “Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnology at TSU: superconducting, semiconducting and magnetic materials
15:30
Bezhan Chankvetadze – “Nanoliquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and capillary electrochromatography for separation of enantiomers”
15:55 Coffee break and poster viewing
Evening Session - Chair Therena Carlson
17:00
Asfaw Beyene – “Why fish are so efishent”
17:25
Nodar Tsivtsivadze, D. Kereselidze, L. Matchavariani, L. Lagidze, N. Motsonelidze, G.Ivanov - “Preventive Measures for Georgian Black Sea Coast Erosion”
17:50
Al Sweedler - "Global and Regional Energy Futures: Projections and Analysis”
18:15
Discussion - Moderators Kenneth Walsh, Ramaz Botchorishvili
18:45
Closing
19:00
Reception and poster viewing