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2017 Summer Nanoseminar Schedule

May. 11, 2017—The VINSE summer nanoseminar series provides an opportunity for graduate students or post-docs to share their current research with the larger VINSE community to foster discussion and collaboration.  Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions.  The goal of these talks is to discuss and challenge the...

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Joint VINSE & Physics Colloquium Series : “Monolayer Magnets” Dr. Xiaodong Xu; University of Washington

Mar. 14, 2017—April 5, 2017 Xiaodong Xu University of Washington Associate Professor of Physics "Monolayer Magnets" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract   Since the discovery of graphene, the family of two-dimensional (2D) materials has grown to encompass a broad range of electronic properties. However, until recently 2D crystals with intrinsic magnetism were...

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Joint VINSE & Physics Colloquium Series: “The Future of Small” Dr. Paul L. McEuen; Cornell University 02/23/17

Feb. 9, 2017—February 23, 2017 Paul L. McEuen John A. Newman Professor of Physical Science, Cornell University Director, Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science “The Future of Small” 4:00 PM, 4327 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:30 PM in 6333 Stevenson Center Abstract Over fifty years ago, the physicist Richard Feynman gave a remarkably prescient talk...

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Joint VINSE & Physics Colloquium Series: “Quantum Transport and Electron Interactions in Few-Layer Atomic Membranes” Dr. Jeanie Lau; University of California, Riverside 02/09/17

Jan. 24, 2017—February 9, 2017 Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau University of California, Riverside Professor of Physics   “Quantum Transport and Electron Interactions in Few-Layer Atomic Membranes” 4:00 PM, 4327 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:30 PM in 6333 Stevenson Center Abstract Two dimensional materials constitute an exciting and unusually tunable platform for investigation of both fundamental phenomena...

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Joint VINSE & Physics Colloquium Series: “Nanoscale Electronics and Mechanics in Low-Dimensional Material Systems ” Dr. Marc Bockrath; University of California, Riverside 02/02/17

Jan. 20, 2017—February 2, 2017 Marc Bockrath University of California, Riverside Professor of Physics “Nanoscale Electronics and Mechanics in Low-Dimensional Material Systems” 4:00 PM, 4327 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:30 PM in 6333 Stevenson Center Abstract We will discuss a number of our ongoing research projects aimed at understanding the properties of low-dimensional systems such as...

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Joint VINSE & Physics Colloquium Series: “Nonlinear and Singular Optics in Photonic Meta-Structures” Dr. Natalia Litchinitser; University at Buffalo, The State University of New York 01/26/17

Jan. 13, 2017—January 26, 2017 Natalia M. Litchinitser University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Professor of Electrical Engineering “Nonlinear and Singular Optics in Photonic Meta-Structures” 4:00 PM, 4327 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:30 PM in 6333 Stevenson Center Abstract The emergence of synthetic photonic media, or metamaterials, has revealed many unique electromagnetic phenomena,...

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Joint VINSE & Physics Colloquium Series: “Fundamental Excitations in Solids” Dr. Xiaoqin Elaine Li; UT Austin 1/19/17

Jan. 9, 2017—Thursday January 19, 2017 Xiaoqin Elaine Li UT Austin Associate Professor of Physics Title: “Fundamental Excitations in Solids” 4:00 PM, 4327 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:30 PM in 6333 Stevenson Center Abstract Fundamental excitations (e.g. plasmons, excitons, phonons and magnons) determine both the equilibrium and non-equilibrium properties of solids such as metals, semiconductors, and...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “Light-Matter Interactions in Engineered Optical Media” Dr. Natalia M. Litchinitser; University at Buffalo, The State University of New York 12/07/16

Dec. 5, 2016—December 7, 2016 Natalia M. Litchinitser University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Professor of Electrical Engineering “Light-Matter Interactions in Engineered Optical Media” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Structured light and structured matter are two fascinating branches of modern optics that recently started having a significant impact on...

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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...

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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...

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