Colloquium Category
VINSE Colloquium Series: Student Selected Keynote Address “Precise Chemical, Physical, and Electronic Nanoscale Contacts” Dr. Paul Weiss, UCLA 04/20/16
Dec. 14, 2015—April 20, 2016. Paul Weiss UC Presidential Chair Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Distinguished Professor of Materials Science & Engineering University of California, Los Angeles Director, California NanoSystems Institute “Precise Chemical, Physical, and Electronic Nanoscale Contacts” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: The chemical, physical, and electronic connections that materials...
VINSE Colloqium Series: “Nanowire and Nanomembrane Electronics: Performance and Scalability” Dr. Xiuling Li; University of Illinois 3/16/16
Dec. 14, 2015—March 16, 2016. Xiuling Li Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory University of Illinois, Urbana “Nanowire and Nanomembrane Electronics: Performance and Scalability” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: This talk will focus on several platform nanotechnologies developed at Illinois. First, I will introduce a method to realize...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Fluorescent Quantum Dots for Single-Molecule Imaging of Living Cells and Tissues” Dr. Andrew Smith; University of Illinois 1/13/16
Dec. 13, 2015—January 13, 2016. Andrew Smith Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Fluorescent Quantum Dots for Single-Molecule Imaging of Living Cells and Tissues” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: Quantum dots are light-emitting nanocrystals with unique optical and electronic properties that allow long-term multicolor imaging of cells and tissues...
16th Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum – NanoDay! 10/14/15 – Keynote Speaker – Nate Lewis, CalTech
Sep. 17, 2015—16th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, October 14, 2015 BUTTRICK HALL 1:10 – 1:25 Welcome Sandra Rosenthal, Chemistry 1:25 – 2:15 New tools in VINSE: Laser Writer, Leon Bellan, MERLIN Scanning Electron Microscope, Anthony Hmelo, Oxford Reaction Ion Etch, Jason Valentine, Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam, Deyu Li, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Bridget Rogers FEATHERINGILL HALL 2:25 – 3:10 POSTER...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Superdiffusive Thermal Transport in Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials” Dr. Ali Shakouri; Purdue University 9/30/15
Aug. 26, 2015—September 30, 2015. Ali Shakouri Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University “Superdiffusive Thermal Transport in Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: Latest research on nanostructured thermoelectrics will be presented. A direct conversion of heat into electricity which has the potential to reach MW and GW scale is the use...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Nanocrystal Assemblies: A Modular Approach to Materials Design” Dr. Dmitri Talapin; University of Chicago 10/28/15
Aug. 26, 2015—October 28, 2015. Dmitri V. Talapin Department of Chemistry and James Franck Institute University of Chicago “Nanocrystal Assemblies: A Modular Approach to Materials Design” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: Development of synthetic methods for nanomaterials has introduced new approaches for engineering functional solids. Nanocrystal assemblies provide a powerful platform for...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “New “Nanomedicines”: From Concepts to Clinical Trials” Dr. Justin Hanes; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 11/18/15
Aug. 26, 2015—November 18, 2015. Justin Hanes The Center for Nanomedicine at the Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine New “Nanomedicines”: From Concepts to Clinical Trials 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: This talk will highlight a couple of examples of how basic science discoveries have led to the development of...
VINSE Colloquium Series: Student Selected Keynote Address “Quantum Dots and Perovskites for Solution-Processed Optoelectronics” Dr. Ted Sargent, University of Toronto, 04/01/15
Mar. 13, 2015—APRIL 1, 2015. Dr. Ted Sargent Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology University of Toronto “Quantum Dots and Perovskites for Solution-Processed Optoelectronics“ 3:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 2:45 Abstract:The past decade has seen rapid progress in size-tuned colloidal quantum dots, which offer customizable UV, visible, and infrared light absorption and emission. The past few years...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Practical Nanophotonics with Plasmonic Ceramics ” Dr. Alexandra Boltasseva; Purdue University 1/28/15
Jan. 13, 2015—January 28, 2015. Dr. Alexandra Boltasseva School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University “Practical Nanophotonics with Plasmonic Ceramics” 12:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center Lunch served to first 50 attendees Host: Richard Haglund Abstract: In recent years, two avenues of nanophotonics, namely plasmonics and metamaterials, have seen an explosion of novel...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Teaching an old compound new tricks: Improving the body’s response to injury” Dr. Guillermo A. Ameer; Northwestern 2/25/15
Jan. 13, 2015—FEBRUARY 25, 2015. Dr. Guillermo A. Ameer Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Surgery Northwestern University “Teaching an old compound new tricks: Improving the body’s response to injury” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Host: Hak-Joon Sung Abstract: Biomaterials and nanotechnology play a critical role in the design of medical devices and the implementation...