VINSE Colloquium

March 23, 2022 Dr. Michael McAlpine Kuhrmeyer Family Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota “3D Printing Active Nanoelectronic Devices” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM Abstract. The ability to three-dimensionally pattern semiconducting electronic and optoelectronic materials could provide a… Read More

April 6, 2022 Dr. Jon-Paul Maria Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Pennsylvania State University “Tetrahedral ferroelectrics based on cation-substituted ZnO and AlN” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM Abstract. In the past two years, the demonstration of ferroelectricity in wurtzite-based crystals introduced exciting… Read More

— being rescheduled, date/time TBA Dr. Vincent Rotello Distinguished Professor of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Amherst “Interfacing nanomaterials with biology: from delivery of biologics to antimicrobials” Bio Vincent Rotello has received the Langmuir Lectureship (2010), and in 2016 he received the TREE Award (Research Corporation), the Bioorganic… Read More

October 13, 2021 Dr. Guru Naik Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Rice University “Hot Nanophotonics: Light with a Phase Transition” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM Abstract: Among many emerging technologies, energy and display are two important technologies poised to… Read More

September 22, 2021 Dr. Bruce Cohen Staff Scientist Lawrence Berkeley National Lab “To The Ends of the Periodic Table and Back in Search of Better Imaging Probes” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM  … Read More

April 14, 2021 Dr. David Dean Director, Quantum Science Center Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) “Toward topological quantum computing and research at the DOE Quantum Science Center” 4PM via Zoom Webinar Click HERE to register Bio David J. Dean is the Principal Investigator and Director… Read More

March 24, 2021 Kristofer Reyes Assistant professor, Department of Materials Design and Innovation University at Buffalo “Closed-loop design for autonomous materials development” 4PM via Zoom Webinar Click HERE to register Abstract: Closed-loop, sequential learning is a key paradigm in autonomous materials development. Within this framework, aspects… Read More

March 31, 2021 Dr. Manish Kumar Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Austin “Biomimetic and Biomimetic Membranes: An ongoing journey” 4PM via Zoom Webinar Click HERE to register Abstract: Membranes are rapidly becoming the fastest growing platform for water purification, wastewater reuse, and… Read More

March 3, 2021 Deb Kelly Director of the Center for Structural Oncology Huck Chair in Molecular Biophysics Professor of Biomedical Engineering Penn State University “Revealing Molecular Adversaries of Human Health with High-Resolution Imaging” 4PM via Zoom Webinar Click HERE to register… Read More

This fall VINSE will be hosting faculty speed talks.  Join in to hear about current nano research and collaborations, all concentrated into 5-minute presentations.  Seminars will be held at the normally scheduled time of 4, through Zoom webinars. Register in advance for these sessions: HERE September 16, 2020… Read More