Join Us!
Join us at Rice University for C60 at 40, a two-day event marking the 40th anniversary of the discovery of C60 — the molecule that helped launch the era of nanotechnology.
This celebration looks beyond the buckyball to spotlight Rice’s leadership in nanoscience and quantum research. Through keynote talks, panels, and more, we’ll explore how discoveries at the nanoscale and quantum frontier are shaping energy, computing, healthcare, and more.
Come celebrate the legacy, and look ahead to the future of innovation.
C60 Information
Invited Speakers and Agenda
Keynote Speakers
Sumio Iijima (Meijo University)
Konstantin Novoselov (National University of Singapore)
Chad Mirkin (Northwestern University)
Invited Speakers
Laurent Cognet (CNRS)
Gyu-Boong Jo (Rice University)
Guido Pagano (Rice University)
Ramamoorthy Ramesh (University of California, Berkeley)
Michael Strano (MIT)
Geoff Wehmeyer (Rice University)
Invited Panelist
Jim Heath (Institute for Systems Biology)
Sean O'Brien (Texas Instruments)
Kenneth Evans (Rice University)
Kirstin Matthews (Rice University)
More speakers to be announced.
C60 Agenda
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Monday, October 13th
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Time Event Location 7:45 am - 8:45 am Registration & breakfast TBA 8:45 am - 9:00 am Opening remarks TBA 9:00 am - 9:50 am 1st Keynote lecture TBA 10:00 am - 10:30 am 2nd lecture TBA 10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee break 11:00 am - 12:05 pm Panel discussion 1 with scientific/industry leaders TBA 12:05 pm - 1:00 pm Group 1: Tours & Activities
Group 2: Lunch
TBA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Group 1: Lunch
Group 2: Tours & Activities
TBA 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 3rd Lecture TBA 2:35 pm - 3:05 pm 4th Lecture TBA 3:10 pm - 3:40 pm Coffee Break TBA 3:40 pm - 4:45 pm Panel discussion 2 TBA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Poster session TBA 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Banquet by invitation only TBA
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Tuesday, October 14th
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Time School Location 8:00 am - 8:45 am Registration & Breakfast TBA 8:45 am - 8:55 am Opening remarks TBA 9:00 am - 9:30 am 5th Lecture TBA 9:35 am- 10:05 am 6th Lecture TBA 10:05 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break TBA 10:30 am - 11:00 am 7th Lecture TBA 11:05 am - 12:10 pm Panel discussion 3 TBA 12:10 pm - 2:05 pm Lunch TBA 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm Coffee break TBA 2:40 pm - 3:55 pm Panel discussion 4 TBA 3:55 pm - 4:15 pm Wrap up and announcements TBA
