Topic: Turning Wastewater into Energy

Join the Clean Tech Institute and the International Association of Nanotechnology for a discussion of turning wastewater into energy at the next Nano Lunch on Thursday May 8. The lunchtime forum, sponsored by the Clean Tech Institute and the International Association of Nanotechnology, will take place from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM at 1290 Parkmoor Ave., San Jose.

Guest speaker Dr. Charles Zhou, co-founder of Quantum Intelligence and Cascade Clean Energy, will outline a new method used to recover energy from wastewater using Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology. CASCADE stands for Computer-Assisted Strain Construction and Development Engineering. It chooses smart, metabolic-efficient microorganisms, such as, electrogenic bacteria that converts organic matter in wastewater to electricity and clean water in terms of reducing biochemical oxygen demand.

Dr. Charles Zhou earned his doctoral degree in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT, 1991 and his Masters degree in electrochemical corrosion from McMaster University, Canada, 1987. He was a Principal Investigator of more than 20 federal grants and contracts. He published more than 30 papers in science and technology. He led a team of talented engineers at Intel in 1995 and dramatically improved the Pentium yield rate for the chip company. Before founding Quantum Intelligence, Dr. Zhou successfully managed more than 30 IBM business partners across industries at IBM data management marketing organization. He co-founded Quantum Intelligence, Inc. which offers business solutions for the Department of Defense. CASCADE Clean Energy is a spin off from a former Bio-defense program granted to Quantum Intelligence.

An overview of the wide range of clean tech and nanotech training programs offered by the California Institute of Nanotechnology will also be presented. 

Our NanoLunch Seminar series is held every Thursday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM and feature presentations, open discussions and networking opportunities with industry leaders.