The Future Lecture Series
The Future Lecture Series invite leading scientists to discuss breakthrough technologies moving humanity forward greatly
Printing Optical Materials
Guest Speaker: Nicholas Xuanlai Fang
Date: August 27, 2021, EST
Will future of smart lighting and window coatings enable energy-efficient cooling in smart buildings?
In this talk Professor Fang will report his recent efforts on controlling light harvesting and conversion process using scalable micro/nanofabrication.
These emerging optical materials show promise to a range of important applications, from optical networks and chip-scale photonic sensors to lasers, LEDs, and solar technology.
The Office of the Future
Guest Speaker: Carlo Ratti
Date: September 10, 2021, EST
Topics:
Senseable Intelligent Architecture
Intelligent Built Environment
Smart City
The Next Breakthrough in Neuroscience
Guest Speaker: Robert Desimone
Date: September 3, 2021, EST
Topics:
Novel Therapeutics for Treating Brain Disorders Gene Therapies
Direct Manipulations of Brain Circuits
Precision Pharmacological Approaches
Visions for Green Future
Guest Speaker: Alexander Slocum
Date: September 24, 2021, EST
Topics:
Opportunity and Industry Trend of Renewable Energy Impacts of Global Warming & COVID-19 on Energy Vision for Green Future
A Light Switch for Brain
Guest Speaker: Edward Boyden
Date: October 1, 2021, EST
Topics:
Cutting-edge mutations in brain science
New invention of brain activity imaging
Future Urban Collectives
Guest Speaker: Rafi Segal
Date: October 19, 2021, EST
Topics:
Future Urbanism Collectives
Transformation of Public
Physician? Scientist? Inventor?
Guest Speaker: Elazer Edelman
Date: October 22, 2021, EST
Topics:
Cardiovascular Translational Medicine
Biomedical Device Innovation
Technology Commercialization
The Quest for Intelligence: To Reverse Engineer Human Visual System
Guest Speaker: James DiCarlo
Date: November 12, 2021, EST
Topics:
Computational Model of Human Visual System
Breakthrough in AI Computer Vision
Tracing toxins around the world
Guest Speaker: Noelle Eckley Selin
Date: November 18, 2021, EST
Topics:
How does tracking policy affect mercury emissions
New methods of atmospheric transport and human exposure to mercury and health effects