Lecture 26: Patents/IP, A General Discussion and Introduction

Date & Time: Thursday May 13, 2010 – 7:30 PM

Location: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 ( Get Directions, Campus Map )

Speaker: Dr. Bijan Tadayon

Synopsis:

We will talk about IP/patents, in general.  We describe the difference between patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.  We describe different types of patents and claims.  Then, we answer questions from the audience, in an open forum.  The session will be very interactive.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Bijan Tadayon, J.D., is a co-founder of MaxValueIP, LLC, an IP consulting firm, with experience in patent valuation, patent auction, patent pool, patent search, patent prosecution, patent validity, and patent litigation support. Their clients include some of the biggest corporations and some of the best hi-tech startups in the world.

For 5 years, he was the Director of Intellectual Properties for ContentGuard, Inc., a major DRM company, which is a Xerox-PARC spin-off, jointly owned by Microsoft, Time Warner, and Thomson, with Sony as one of the patent licensees. ContentGuard filed about 400 new applications, with 70 issued US and foreign patents, bringing a huge value for its investors.

He was a co-founder of an educational multi-media software company. He worked for the Naval Research Lab for more than 5 years, as a semiconductor researcher. He trained more than 100 patent examiners, while he was a patent examiner (for more than 5 years). He has given many invited technical and IP lectures at the US Patent Office. He was involved in the Patent Office Training Advisory Board. He has expertise in many diverse technical fields (Digital Rights Management (DRM), semiconductors, transistors, software, Internet, security, image processing, telecommunication, and data compression).

He has had about 80 publications and presentations (related to semiconductors and high-speed transistors), many pending or issued US and foreign patents related to Internet security, digital rights management (DRM), and semiconductors. He got his Ph.D. degree from Cornell University (related to semiconductors and circuits, with Prof. Lester Eastman), and in the early 1990s, he and his brother designed and fabricated the fastest GaAs-based Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (MOCVD-grown) in the world. He got his BS degree in Applied Physics from Cornell, ranking second in his class. He is also a graduate of the Georgetown Law School.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

Lecture 25: Particle Accelerators for Discovery Science, Medicine, Energy and Industry

Date & Time: Thursday April 8, 2010 – 7:30 PM

Location: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 ( Get Directions, Campus Map )

Speaker: Dr. Manouchehr Farkhondeh

Synopsis:
Particle accelerators have been instrumental in discovery science and in establishment of current understan ding of building blocks of universe and material around us.  Basic research with particle accelerators includes elementary particle physics, nuclear, biological and material sciences. Increasingly, particle accelerators are used as important tools for medical diagnostics and treatment including generation of radioisotopes and cancer therapy. In energy sector, it is envisioned that future advanced nuclear reactors may use particle accelerators to minimize  nuclear proliferation threats. Particle accelerators can also be used for reducing nuclear wastes.

An introduction to fundamentals of charge particles and accelerators will be given followed with specific examples of applications of accelerators in discovery sciences. Presentation will also include applications of accelerators in medicine, industrial production, energy and environment.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Manouchehr Farkhondeh received a B.S degree in Physics from Tehran University and a Ph.D. degree in experimental nuclear physics from MIT in 1984. He conducted research for many years in experimental nuclear physics and accelerator science and technology using polarized electron beams from linear accelerators and storage rings.  In 2006, he joined U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science as a Program Manager for Advanced Technology Research and Development for Office of Nuclear Physics. He is responsible for a portfolio including the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs and Accelerator R&D for the Office of Nuclear Physics.

 

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

Lecture 24: Dynamics of Global Warming

Date & Time: Thursday March 11, 2010 – 7:30 PM

Location: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 ( Get Directions, Campus Map )

Speaker: Dr. Hazhir Rahmandad

Synopsis:
Climate change has become a major concern for citizens and policy makers. However public understanding of the underlying dynamics of global warming is limited. This talk overviews the major processes involved in creation and mitigation of global warming and discusses a prominent simulation tool for predicting alternative scenarios and policy analysis regarding the mitigation of climate change trend.
About the Speaker:
Hazhir Rahmandad is an assistant professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in system dynamics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2005). Hazhir’s research interests include applying systems analysis tools to diverse dynamic problems such as polio eradication, sustainability, obesity, construction safety, product development, systems engineering, organizational learning and change, comparing different simulation methods, and model estimation methodologies. Hazhir is a Chemistry Olympiad gold medalist and has twice won the Dana Meadows paper award from the System Dynamics Society. Hazhir has also been involved in establishing several non-profits working on research and educational initiatives targeting Iran, including MIT Iranian Studies Group, Farsi Teachers Network, and International Association of Iranian Managers (I-AIM).

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public