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VINSE Colloquium Series: “Organic and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Thin Film Deposition by Resonant Infrared, Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation” Dr. Adrienne D. Stiff Roberts; Duke University 02/15/17
Dec. 4, 2016—February 15, 2017 Adrienne D. Stiff-Roberts Duke University Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering “Organic and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Thin Film Deposition by Resonant Infrared, Matrix-AssistedPulsed Laser Evaporation” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Over the past fifteen years, matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) has been developed to deposit organic thin...
2016 VINSE High Impact Paper Award Winners
Oct. 27, 2016—First Place – Bandgap Engineering of Strained Monolayer and Bilayer MoS2 Nano Letters Hiram Conley, Bin Wang, Jed Ziegler, Richard Haglund, Sokrates Pantelides, Kirill Bolotin Second Place – Realization of an all-dielectric zero-index optical metamaterial Nature Photonics Parikshit Moitra, Yuanmu Yang, Zachary Anderson, Ivan Kravchenko, Dayrl Briggs, Jason Valentine Third Place –Balancing Cationic and Hydrophobic...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Quantum Dot Purification and Metrics for Rational Control of Shell Growth, Ligand Exchange, and Quantum Yield” Dr. Andrew B. Greytak; University of South Carolina 03/29/17
Sep. 28, 2016—March 29, 2017 Andrew B. Greytak University of South Carolina Assistant Professor of Chemistry “Quantum Dot Purification and Metrics for Rational Control of Shell Growth, Ligand Exchange, and Quantum Yield” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: The unique and size-tunable fluorescence and absorption spectra of nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) have led...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites for the Fabrication of Novel Electronic and Plasmonic Materials” Dr. Millicent A. Firestone; Los Alamos National Laboratory 11/09/16
Sep. 28, 2016—November 9, 2016 Millicent A. Firestone Thrust Leader for Soft, Biological & Composite NanomaterialsCenter for Integrated Nanotechnologies Los Alamos National Laboratory "Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites for the Fabrication of Novel Electronic and Plasmonic Materials" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract The pursuit for functional nanocomposites that impact a wide range of technologies, ranging...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine” Dr. James McGrath; University of Rochester 11/02/16
Sep. 6, 2016—November 2, 2016 James McGrath University of Rochester Professor of Biomedical Engineering “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine” 4:10 P.M., Location: ESB 044-048 Refreshments served at 3:45 “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine Abstract Nearly a decade after we...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Supramolecular Materials for Immunomodulation” Dr. Joel Henderson Collier; Duke University 09/14/16
Aug. 19, 2016—Wednesday September 14, 2016 Joel Henderson Collier Duke University Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering “Supramolecular Materials for Immunomodulation” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: Successful immunotherapies must raise both the correct strength and phenotype of an immune response. To treat a particular disease via the immune system,...
Greg Walker named ASME Fellow
Aug. 17, 2016—Greg Walker, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected to be a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for “exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession.” Walker is one of approximately 3,000 fellows chosen from among more than 130,000 ASME members. Associate Professor Greg Walker Cited by the ASME, Walker’s...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment: A Vision to Enable Decentralized Water Treatment” Dr. Pedro Alvarez; Rice University 8/24/16
Aug. 11, 2016—August 24, 2016 Pedro Alvarez Rice University George R. Brown Professor of Engineering and Professor of Chemistry and Director, Nanosystems Engineering Research Center on Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) “Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment: A Vision to Enable Decentralized Water Treatment” 4:10 PM, Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract. Through control over material size, morphology and chemical structure,...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Multilayer Nanocoatings Capable of Separating Gases, Stopping Fire and Generating Voltage from Body Heat” Dr. Jamie C. Grunlan; Texas A&M University 5/18/16
Mar. 2, 2016—May 18, 2016 Jaime C. Grunlan Texas A&M University Linda & Ralph Schmidt ’68 Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Chemistry “Multilayer Nanocoatings Capable of Separating Gases, Stopping Fire and Generating Voltage from Body Heat” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is a conformal...