(Monday, 6.30 – 10.00 pm; Brown Hotel, March 17, 2008)

“Nanotechnology – because size does matter”

by

Dr. Pete Ludovice

Dr. Pete Ludovice is an Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology by day and a stand-up comedian by night.  As a graduate student at MIT, and a post-doctoral researcher at IBM, NASA and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology people believed Pete was destined for comedy greatness - either that, or an extended career in the custodial services field. He has appeared at comedy clubs and technical meetings across the country and internationally, and makes science funny and comedy educational.  Pete has appeared in front of numerous organizations including the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Georgia Tech and MIT alumni associations, and the Institute of Transportation Engineers without putting one single person to sleep. "Science, only funnier" is the motto of Pete's weekly radio program "Inside the Black Box," on WREK, 91.1FM in Atlanta.