University of Oregon

Speakers: ISC Launch

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News conference speakers (in order of appearance)

  • Joe Stone, dean of the UO College of Arts and Sciences
  • Lorry I. Lokey, founder of Business Wire and a native of Portland, Ore
  • Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski
  • Richard Linton, UO vice president for research and graduate programs
  • State Senator Ryan Deckert of Beaverton, who earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the UO in 1993. He is in his second term representing Senate District 14
  • Dave Chen, chair of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) board of directors and partner in OVP Venture Partners, a Portland-based investment company
  • David Johnson, ONAMI co-founder and UO chemistry professor
  • Jenny Dahl, a UO graduate teaching fellow whose research in UO Chemistry Professor Jim Hutchison’s lab focuses on the synthesis and characterization of peptide-containing phosphonate monolayers on metal oxide surfaces, with the overarching goal of improving the biocompatibilty of medical implants. An intern at Hynix Semiconductor in Eugene, she has also completed a one-year internship at Kimberly-Clark Corporation


Additional sources attending the event
  • Dietrich Belitz, associate dean for natural sciences, UO College of Arts and Sciences
  • Jim Hutchison, chemistry professor and director of the UO Materials Science Institute
  • Don McClave, assistant to the president for corporate affairs and economic development at Portland State University, and board member, ONAMI
  • Allan Price, UO vice president for advancement
  • Skip Rung, executive director of ONAMI
  • Jon Schleuning, principal, SRG Partnership of Portland, Ore.


Available by telephone:
  • Ron Adams, dean of the College of Engineering at Oregon State University and board member, ONAMI; Ronald.Lynn.Adams@orst.edu, (541) 737-3101.
  • U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, co-author of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (2003), which provided a nearly $3.7 billion boost to nanotechnology research in the U.S. To arrange an interview, contact Geoff Stuckart, (503) 326-7525.