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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...
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...
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
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...
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
VINSE Colloquium Series “Materials Innovation for Next Generation Battery Technologies” Dr. Arumugam Manthiram 12/06/17
Oct. 12, 2017—December 6, 2017 Arumugam Manthiram The University of Texas at Austin Materials Science and Engineering Program Texas Materials Institute Professor of Mechanical Engineering "Materials Innovation for Next Generation Battery Technologies" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Rapid increase in global energy use and growing environmental concerns have prompted the development of...
VINSE Colloquium Series “Engineering and Spectroscopy of Photon Momentum” Dr. Jon Schuller; University of California Santa Barbara 11/08/17
Oct. 12, 2017—November 8, 2017 Jon Schuller The University of California Santa Barbara Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering "Engineering and Spectroscopy of Photon Momentum" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Electromagnetic wavefront-shaping technologies exploit control of photon momentum to perform beam-steering and light-focusing functions. Reciprocally, measurements of photon momentum provide substantial...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Emerging 2D Materials, Devices and Nanosystems” Dr. Deji Akinwande; The University of Texas at Austin 10/04/17
Aug. 30, 2017—October 4, 2017 Deji Akinwande The University of Texas at Austin Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering "Emerging 2D Materials, Devices and Nanosystems" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract This talk will present new directions and emerging device concepts based on layered nanomaterials, and transition from laboratory ideas to commercialization....
VINSE Open House/Ribbon Cutting
Aug. 24, 2017—On October 24, 2017 VINSE will commemorate the grand opening of the newly constructed VINSE Core Facilities. Our new state of the art facilities include a class 1000/100 cleanroom, analytical/nanocrystal support core and advanced imaging suite. The cleanroom provides cutting-edge micro- and nanoscale fabrication tools for the development of integrated circuits, microfluidic and nanophotonic systems....
18th Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum – NanoDay! 10/25/17 – Keynote Speaker – William Buhro
Aug. 14, 2017—18th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, October 25, 2017 A yearly forum for faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. SARRATT CINEMA 1:00 – 1:15 Welcome Sandra Rosenthal, Director of VINSE 1:15 – 1:30 Atomically thin nanoporous graphene membranes Piran Kidambi, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 1:30 – 1:45 Nanotechnology for the targeted therapy of disseminating tumor cells Michael...