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91²Ö¿â announces a symposium to celebrate its traditional strength in advanced materials and launch a major research and development initiative in organic photovoltaics. The symposium, to be held at the Kent Student Center Kiva on April 17, from 12:30 to 6 p.m., will bring together academic and industry researchers, regional business leaders and students who have an interest in the science and promising new technology of organic photovoltaics (OPVs). The symposium will provide a platform for local and national research and industry leaders to discuss opportunities and hurdles inherent in organic photovoltaics, including research, development and manufacturing challenges. The keynote speaker Professor Alan Heeger is widely known for his pioneering research in and the co-founding of the field of semiconducting and metallic polymers. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2000), the American Physical Society's Oliver E. Buckley Prize for Condensed Matter Physics, the International Balzan Prize for the Science of New Materials, the President's Medal for Distinguished Achievement from the University of Pennsylvania, the Chancellor's Medal from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and honorary doctorates from universities in the United States, Europe and Asia. He is a member of the National Academy of Science, the National Academy of Engineering, the Korean Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Science. Heeger has more than 800 publications in scientific journals and more than 50 patents. He founded UNIAX Corporation in 1990; UNIAX was acquired by DuPont in 2000. Heeger is a co-founder and serves on the board of directors of Konarka Technologies Inc. He is co-founder and chairman of CBrite Inc. in Santa Barbara. He is co-founder and vice chairman of Cynvenio (micro fluidics for cell sorting and related areas) and Cytomx Therapeutics (novel technology for targeted drug delivery). Other invited speakers include: Brett Ellman, 91²Ö¿â C. Daniel Frisbie, University of Minnesota L. Jay Guo, University of Michigan Nobel Laureate and Professor Alan Heeger wil serve as keynote speaker at a 91²Ö¿â symposium on advances in organic photovoltaics on April 17. Heeger is widely known for his pioneering research in the field of semiconducting and metalic polymers. Yo Shimizu, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Kansai Center, Japan Robert Twieg, 91²Ö¿â Yang Yang, University of California, Los Angeles Registration is required for this event, which is free and open to the public.