SAN MARCOS, Texas, Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen
Squires, CEO and founder of leading North American quantum dot
manufacturer Quantum Materials Corp (OTCQB:QTMM), will be speaking
at the launch event for the Rice Center for Quantum Materials
(RCQM) on December 16th, 2014. The
RCQM launch continues Rice University's
leadership in the exploration of exotic nanomaterials in attracting
top faculty and students and by inviting the world's leading
experts to Rice to collaborate on
research.
"We have a long association with Rice
University and are looking forward to participating with
Rice's leading experts in quantum
materials at the RCQM Launch," said Stephen Squires, Founder and
CEO of Quantum Materials Corp. "Texas is rapidly becoming the epicenter of
dedicated nanoscale materials research. Quantum Materials Corp is
actively developing new hybrid metal composites and quantum dots
for this research while also providing a path toward the beneficial
commercialization of these technologies."
Mr. Squires will be participating in a panel discussion on
'Quantum Material - Perspectives and Opportunities' moderated by
RCQM Director Prof. Qimiao Si, along with Neal F. Lane, Rice
professor and former Director of the National Science Foundation
and the White House Office of Science and Technology, Prof.
Elihu Abrahams of UCLA, Dr. Charles
Day from Physics Today, and Prof. Laura Greene of UIUC – who is also the Vice
President Elect of the American Physical Society.
According to RCQM director Qimiao Si, Rice's Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of
Physics and Astronomy, "We are delighted to have Stephen Squires on board for our panel
discussion. We look forward to exploring opportunities for
interactions with the Quantum Materials Corp."
The Rice Center for Quantum Materials is located at William
Marsh Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, U.S.A. For more information on the RCQM launch
December 15-16 please go to
http://rcqm.rice.edu/events/7/.
About Quantum Materials Corp
Quantum Materials Corp develops and manufactures Quantum Dots and
nanomaterials for use in medical, display, solar energy and
lighting applications through its patent-pending volume production
process. QMC's volume manufacturing methods enable consistent
quality and scalable cost reductions to drive innovative discovery
to commercial success. Wholly-owned subsidiary Solterra Renewable
Technologies develops sustainable solar technology by replacing
silicon wafer-based solar cells with high-production, low-cost,
efficient and flexible thin-film quantum dot solar cells.
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