As the Keynote Speaker for "The Graphene Age -- Wonder Material of the 21st Century" Forum
HONG KONG, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong will be visited by a world-class scientist this month to share his latest research findings on graphene, a highly versatile two-dimensional new material, research on which has earned him a Nobel Prize in 2010. Distinguished Nobel prize laureate in Physics Professor Kostya Novoselov, a Russo-British physicist aged 38, will pay his first-ever visit to Asia after awarded his Nobel Prize, as a keynote speaker at a forum called "The Graphene Age -- Wonder Material of the 21st Century" to be held on 20 June in Hong Kong.
Initiated by The National Graphene Institute ("NGI") at The University of Manchester, a world's leading graphene research centre, and jointly organized by Bluestone Global Tech and Powerbooster Technologies, both engaged in the research and development of products using graphene, "The Graphene Age -- Wonder Material of the 21st Century" will be held at Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong on 20 June 2013. Professor Novoselov will be joined by his fellow professors at The University of Manchester and other honourable speakers to discuss his latest research findings on graphene, the prospects and potential applications of the material in plasmonics, 2D materials/capacitor, semiconductor/THz/, composites and barrier coatings and membranes, as well as its impact on our daily life. The forum will provide an opportunity for participants to exchange ideas with a group of world leaders on the ways in which these applications will be further developed and to explore the commercial value of graphene as a new material of the 21st Century.
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The National Graphene Institute (NGI)
The National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester will be the world's foremost centre for graphene research and commercialisation. It will uniquely offer a dedicated collaborative research environment where industry and science can work side by side on developing new and exciting graphene applications. Set to open in early 2015, the GBP61m NGI facility will complement the existing excellence in research in graphene and other 2D materials at The University of Manchester with an increased focus on commercialising research through directly working with industry partners.
About The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester, a member of the eminent Russell Group of UK leading universities, is one of the largest (c40,000 students) and most popular universities in the UK. It has 20 academic schools and hundreds of specialist research groups undertaking pioneering multi-disciplinary teaching and research of worldwide significance. According to the results of the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, The University of Manchester is one of the country's major research institutions, rated 3rd in the UK in terms of 'research power.' The University has an annual income of GBP807 million and is ranked 40th in the world and 5th in the UK for the quality of its teaching and impact of its research. It is widely regarded as one of the foremost universities in the UK for the commercialisation of its research, which has generated more than 100 spin out companies, with Third-Party investments and grants providing in excess of GBP190m in the last 7 years.
About Bluestone Global Tech
Bluestone Global Tech (BGT), established in 2011, is dedicated to the development of graphene technology with the ultimate goal of utilizing this "wonder material" to enhance our lives. BGT has pioneered the mass production of high-quality graphene enabling the commercialization of many graphene-enhanced applications such as advanced displays, flexible electronics, and energy storage materials.
About Powerbooster Technologies
Powerbooster Technologies is a leading graphene-science company aiming at applying graphene technology to enrich our everyday life experience. It specializes in marketing and enhancing graphene applications to various areas such as mobile device technology, energy generation and storage, medical and healthcare.
Bio of Professor Kostya Novoselov
Professor Konstantin 'Kostya' Novoselov was born in Russia in August 1974. He has both British and Russian citizenships. He is best known for isolating graphene at The University of Manchester in 2004, and is an expert in condensed matter physics, mesoscopic physics and nanotechnology. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 for his achievements with graphene.
Kostya holds the positions of Honorary Professor of Physics and the Royal Society Research Fellow at The University of Manchester.
He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and undertook his PhD studies at the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands before moving to The University of Manchester with his doctoral advisor Andre Geim in 2001.
Professor Novoselov has published more than 180 peer-reviewed research papers. He was awarded with numerous prizes, including Nicholas Kurti Prize (2007), International Union of Pure and Applied Science Prize (2008), MIT Technology Review young innovator (2008), Europhysics Prize (2008), Bragg Lecture Prize from the Union of Crystallography (2011) and the Kohn Award Lecture (2012).
He was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours.
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