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December, 2017

VINSE Colloquium Series: “The Power of Molecular Chemistry in Nanoscale Materials Science” Dr. George Christou, University of Florida 04/11/18

Dec. 4, 2017—April 11, 2018 George Christou Department of Chemistry Drago and Distinguished Professor University of Florida 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 “The Power of Molecular Chemistry in Nanoscale Materials Science” Abstract Molecular chemistry can bring many powerful advantages to the study of nanoscale materials of various kinds, and this area of ‘molecular...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “New Functional Materials Enabled by 1D and 2D Nanomaterials ” Student Selected Speaker, Michael Strano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 04/17/18

Dec. 4, 2017—April 17, 2018 4th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Series Michael Strano Department of Chemical Engineering Carbon P. Dubbs Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology "New Functional Materials Enabled by 1D and 2D Nanomaterials" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Our laboratory has been interested in how 1D and 2D electronic materials...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Quantum Tunneling in Organic Matter and Molecular Electronics” Student Selected Speaker, Dr. George Whitesides, Harvard University 03/28/2018

Dec. 4, 2017—March 28, 2018 4th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Series George Whitesides Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor Harvard University “Quantum Tunneling in Organic Matter and Molecular Electronics” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract. This talk will describe the development and use of...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Progress in modeling nanoparticle transit in complex ecosystems” Dr. Mark Wiesner; Duke University 03/21/18

Dec. 4, 2017—March 21, 2018 Mark Wiesner Duke University James B. Duke Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering “Progress in modeling nanoparticle transit in complex ecosystems” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45

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VINSE Colloquium Series “New Frontiers for Optical Wavefront Manipulation Using Metamaterials” Dr. Andrea Alu; The University of Texas at Austin 02/28/18

Dec. 4, 2017—February 28, 2018 Andrea Alù The University of Texas at Austin Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering "New Frontiers for Optical Wavefront Manipulation Using Metamaterials" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Metamaterials are artificial materials with properties well beyond what offered by nature, providing unprecedented opportunities to tailor and enhance the...

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VINSE Colloquia Series “Self-Organization of Nanoparticles” Dr. Nick Kotov; University of Michigan 01/17/18

Dec. 4, 2017—January 17, 2018 Nick Kotov University of Michigan Professor of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering "Self-Organization of Nanoparticles" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45

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