‘VINSE Colloquium’
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...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Ultrafast Dynamics and Control in Complex Materials” Dr. Richard Averitt; UC San Diego 3/25/15
Jan. 13, 2015—MARCH 25, 2015. Dr. Richard D. Averitt Professor of Physics University of California, San Diego “Ultrafast Dynamics and Control in Complex Materials“ 3:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 2:45 Host: Rizia Bardhan Abstract: The past decade has seen enormous advances in materials and ultrafast optical spectroscopy spanning from classical to quantum physics. On the...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Applications of Plasmonic Metasurfaces: From Biosensors to Graphene-integrated Active Photonic Devices” Dr. Gennady Shvets; University of Texas 4/15/15
Dec. 13, 2014—April 15, 2015. Dr. Gennady Shvets Professor of Physics University of Texas at Austin “Applications of Plasmonic Metasurfaces: From Biosensors to Graphene-integrated Active Photonic Devices” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Host: Jason Valentine
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Investigating Bio-Nano Interactions and Enhancing Materials Properties” Dr. Rajesh Naik; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 2/4/15
Dec. 11, 2014—FEBRUARY 4, 2015. Dr. Rajesh R. Naik Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base “Investigating Bio-Nano Interactions and Enhancing Materials Properties” 3:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 2:45 Host: Rizia Bardhan Abstract: Understanding the structure-function relationships of biological materials can enable approaches in the...
VINSE Colloquia Series: “From Black-Eyed Peas to Biomedical Nanotechnology” Dr. Nicole F. Steinmetz; Northwestern 12/3/14
Dec. 3, 2014—VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Nicole F. Steinmetz Mt. Sinai Scholar Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine “From Black-Eyed Peas to Biomedical Nanotechnology” Abstract: Sizing and shaping of nanostructured features with temporal and spatial control is a key opportunity to produce the next-generation of higher-performing products with diverse applications. A...
VINSE Colloquia Series: “Design Biomaterials For In Situ Tissue Engineering” Dr. Yadong Wang; University of Pittsburg 10/29/14
Oct. 29, 2014—VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Yadong Wang William Kepler Whiteford Professor in Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Host: Hak Joon Sung “Design Biomaterials For In Situ Tissue Engineering” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center 3:45 refreshments 5326 Stevenson Center Hallway Abstract: In situ tissue engineering is more translatable than cell-based approaches. However, there are many challenges including host...
VINSE Colloquia Series: “Graphene for Enhancement of Raman Effect” Dr. Dresselhaus; MIT 10/8/14
Oct. 8, 2014—VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita Institute Professor MIT, Department of Physics Host: Yaqiong Xu “Graphene for Enhancement of Raman Effect” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center 3:45 refreshments 5326 Stevenson Center Hallway Abstract: Results are presented showing enhancement of the Raman spectral signal of molecules by their placement...
‘Queen of Carbon’ Mildred Dresselhaus graces VINSE Colloquium Series
Sep. 29, 2014—Acclaimed MIT Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita, Mildred Dresselhaus, whose decades of research earned her the nickname Queen of Carbon, will explain at the next VINSE Colloquium how placing molecules on a graphene substrate enhances their Raman spectral signal. KEEP READING>