Irfan S. Ahmad

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  1. [Illinois] Societal Implications of Bionanotechnology

    10 Aug 2014 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Irfan S. Ahmad

    Executive Director, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology; Research Faculty, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Colleges of Engineering and of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois Research interests: Bionanotechnology for agricultural and biological applications, nanosensors for precision agriculture, cancer nanomedicine, societal implications of nanotechnology, science and policy.

  2. [Illinois] B3SI 2012: International Collaboration Panel

    17 May 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Hao-Ming Hsiao, Irfan S. Ahmad, Nai-Jen Harry Chang, Taher A. Saif, Xin Tang, Hsiang-Yu Angie Wang

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  3. Illinois 2012: Societal Implications of Nanotechnology in Addressing Grand Global Challenges

    04 Apr 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Irfan S. Ahmad

    Nanotechnology has been heralded by some as a savior of humanity, while the naysayers have advocated placing a moratorium on nanotechnology research. Global challenges in areas of water, energy, health, and environment derive hope from nanotechnology for providing novel solutions. There are now several hundred nanotechnology-based products commercially available, while hundreds more are in the pipeline including those in the areas of agriculture and healthcare. So the question is what are the …

  4. 2009 GEM4 Summer School - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign : Cellular and Molecular Mechanics with a focus on Enabling Technologies

    08 Feb 2010 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Rashid Bashir, Taher Saif, Irfan Ahmad, Jimmy K. Hsia

    GEMS 4 Summer School Topics: Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology Basics of Mechanics in connection with Biological Systems Mechanotransduction at a distance in a living cell Mechanics insights into the pathophysiology of human disease; Microfluidics approaches to studying human diseases Effects of mechanical stiffness and applied force on ligand-receptor binding kinetics at the cell-material interface Fundamentals of molecular dynamics and computational molecular …

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