Further information
SID Organic Electronics UK 2008 is the second two day meeting organised by the UK and Ireland Chapter of the SID covering all aspects of organic semiconductors and their use in displays.
Imperial currently has more than seventy people involved in organic electronics research, principally in the Departments of Physics, Chemistry and Materials. The start-up company Molecular Vision Ltd developing microfluidic diagnostic platforms integrated with organic semiconductor light sources and detectors is also based on campus. We are delighted to be able to host this event and look forward to welcoming you to the meeting.
The meeting will start with a Plenary address from Dago de Leeuw (Philips Research Eindhoven), who has been involved in Philips organic thin film transistor programme for displays and electronics since its inception in the early 1990s. He has led 22 US patents, has 115 publications, and for his outstanding work in plastic electronics has received both the European Discover Award (1999) and the Descartes Prize (2000).
Speakers include Donal Bradley (Imperial College London), Paul Smith (ETH Zurich, ex DuPont, cofounder UNIAX), Xiaojun Guo (Plastic Logic), Jenny Nelson (Imperial College London), Franky So (University of Florida, ex Osram), Mike Turner (University of Manchester), Steve Tierney (Merck) and Poopathy Kathirgamanathan (OLED-T).
There will be a £500 prize for the Best Student Poster sponsored by Merck Chemicals Ltd, Southampton.
Overnight accommodation is available in Halls of Residence on campus.
Follow this link for registration and abstract submission. There are a limited number of places for this meeting, so early registration is strongly encouraged. Abstract submission date is 18 August 2008.