Colloquium Category
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...