2007 Seminars

Date & Time Title Speaker Location
Wed, 12/19/2007 11:00am An Introduction to the Helium Ion Microscope and its Applications John Notte and Sybren Sijbrandij, Carl Zeiss SMT, Inc. NPL Conference Room 201
Tue, 12/18/2007 1:30pm Topological phases and topological entropy of systems with finite correlation length Stefanos Papanikolaou Serin 385E
Tue, 12/18/2007 11:00am Aerogel Templated Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes Thomas Hamann, Northwestern University Chem. 260
Fri, 12/14/2007 11:00am Fluorescent Nucleobase Replacements Building Blocks for p-stack Architectures and Fluorophore Libraries James Wilson, Stanford University Life Sciences Auditorium
Thu, 12/13/2007 12:00pm Quantum Tunneling of Magnetization in Single Molecule Magnets Andrew Kent, New York University Chem. 260
Wed, 12/12/2007 10:00am Combinatorial architectures of carbon nanotubes for high-performance applications Swastik Kar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute CCR 201
Tue, 12/11/2007 1:30pm Mott insulating and glassy phases of polaritons in arrays of coupled cavities Rosario Fazio Serin E385
Tue, 12/11/2007 11:45am Phase Transformations, Nanoindentation and Raman Spectroscopy Vladyslav Domnich, Rutgers, CCMC CCR 201
Tue, 12/11/2007 11:00am Bond Connectivity Accessed by Multi-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy Igor Rubtsov, Tulane University WL-Aud
Mon, 12/10/2007 10:00am Molecular Memory Circuits on a Nanoscale Scaffold Amy Blum, Naval Research Laboratories CCR 201
Wed, 12/05/2007 10:20am Granular Flows: Rheology and Booming Sand Dunes Melany L. Hunt, California Institute of Technology Room 601, CoRE
Wed, 12/05/2007 10:00am Graphene-Based Building Blocks for Nanomaterials Hannes Schniepp, Princeton University CCR-201
Tue, 12/04/2007 1:30pm Search for Broken Time Reversal Symmetry States in Unconventional Superconductors Aharon Kapitulnik, Stanford University Serin E385
Tue, 12/04/2007 12:00pm Carbon Nanomaterials for Electronics John Rogers, U of Illinois, Champaign CCR 201
Mon, 12/03/2007 12:00pm Dirac Materials Alexander V. Balatsky, LANL Room 112W
Mon, 12/03/2007 10:20am Surfactant and Polyelectrolyte Complexes: Self-Assembly, Gelation, and Application Yakov Lapitsky, University of Toronto Room 601, CoRE Building
Mon, 12/03/2007 10:00am A Merging of Materials and Device Perspectives through Fabrication and Assembly: GaN Microdisks and Bio-Templated Photovoltaic Materials Elaine Haberer, UC Santa Barbara CCR-201
Fri, 11/30/2007 4:30pm Suppression on the p phase in Superconductor-multidomain ferromagnet-Superconductor Josephson junctions Sylvain Tollis, Lausanne Serin 287 or 385
Thu, 11/29/2007 12:00pm Quantum size effects in metallic thin films C.K. Shih, University of Texas at Austin Chem. 260
Wed, 11/28/2007 12:00pm Twin-satellite mission (GRACE) in observing changes in global terrestrial water storage Matthew Rodell, (NASA Goddard) Chem. Auditorium
Wed, 11/28/2007 10:20am Accelerating the Search for New Hydrogen Storage Materials Using First-Principles Calculations David Sholl, Carnegie Mellon University 601 CoRE
Tue, 11/27/2007 1:30pm Synchronized phase-slippage and the flow of superfluid helium-four through nano-aperture arrays Paul M. Goldbart, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Serin E385
Tue, 11/20/2007 1:30pm Theory of the Nernst effect near quantum phase transitions in condensed matter, and in dyonic black holes Marcus Muller, Harvard University Room 385E Serin Physics Lab
Tue, 11/20/2007 9:30am From Alkene Metathesis to Graphitic Materials: A Story of Application of Chemistry in Materials Science Wei Zhang, MIT Chem 260
Fri, 11/16/2007 12:30pm Characterization of Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries using Synchrotron based in situ X-ray techniques Won-Sub Yoon, Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory Serin 385E
Thu, 11/15/2007 4:00pm Synthesis of Large and Small Molecules Using Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Robert H Grubbs, California Institute of Technology Wright-Rieman Auditorium
Thu, 11/15/2007 9:00am Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award Symposium Professor John Rogers, University of Illinois at Urbana / Champaign New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Wed, 11/14/2007 3:00pm Synthesis of NIR-to-Visible upconversion fluorescent nanoparticles as sensitive bio-probes Dr. Guangshun Yi, National University of Singapore CCR 201
Wed, 11/14/2007 10:30am Calcium Carbonate: Old and new material Dr. Masahiko Tajika, Director, Shiraishi Central Laboratories Co., Ltd. CCR 201
Wed, 11/14/2007 10:20am Crystal Engineering for Product and Process Design Ryan Snyder, University of California at Santa Barbara Room 601, CoRE Building
Tue, 11/13/2007 1:30pm Dynamics of Dirac Particles in Graphene Alessandra Lanzara, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. Room 385E Serin Physics Lab
Tue, 11/13/2007 12:00pm Self Assembly and Nanophotonic Devices Ritesh Agarwal, University of Pennsylvania CCR 201
Tue, 11/13/2007 11:00am Chemistry and Electrostatics of Interfaces: From Silicon Surfaces to Protein Active Sites Lauren J. Webb, Stanford University Chem. Aud.
Mon, 11/12/2007 9:00am Opening Up the World of Analysis Eastern Analytical Symposium Garden State Convention Center, Somerset, NJ
Fri, 11/09/2007 11:00am Molecular Devices Using Spin and Charge Degrees of Freedom Masashi Shiraishi, Osaka University CCR 101
Thu, 11/08/2007 12:00pm Polymeric Electronic Devices Characterized with NEXAFS Microscopy and Resonant Soft X-Ray Reflectivity Harald Ade, North Carolina State University Chem 260
Wed, 11/07/2007 4:45pm Failed Theories of Superconductivity Joerg Schmalian, ISU and Ames Lab Physics Lecture Hall
Tue, 11/06/2007 2:00pm Quantum Critical Scaling of Graphene Joerg Schmalian University of Iowa, Ames Room 385E Serin Physics Lab
Tue, 11/06/2007 11:30am Functional Macromolecular Architectures as Versatile Platforms for Innovative Vectors in Nanomedicine Eva Marie Harth, Vanderbilt Univ CCR 201
Mon, 11/05/2007 9:30am NSF Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation Workshop Sirin Tekinay, Program Director, NSF Fiber Optic Auditorium
Wed, 10/31/2007 10:20am Dynamics of Polymer Nanocomposites: Insights from Theory and Experiments Sanat K. Kumar, Columbia University 601 CoRE
Tue, 10/30/2007 1:30pm Spin resonance in the d-wave superconductor CeCoIn5 Collin Broholm, Johns Hopkins University Serin E385
Tue, 10/30/2007 12:00pm Characterizing Nanoporous Materials Alexander V. Neimark, Rutgers, CBE CCR 201
Mon, 10/29/2007 1:30pm Microscopic Mechanism of Magnetoelectric Coupling in Multiferroics Jiangping Hu, Purdue University Serin 385E
Thu, 10/25/2007 12:00pm Intermittent fluorescence from CdSe core and core-shell nanorods Catherine Crouch, Swarthmore College Chem. 260
Tue, 10/23/2007 1:30pm Glass transition: a new kind of critical phenomenon? Guilio Biroli, CEA, Saclay Room 385E
Tue, 10/23/2007 12:00pm Methods for Modifying Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) Using the Sol-Gel Process Lisa C. Klein, Rutgers, MSE CCR 201
Mon, 10/22/2007 3:30pm Climatic Effects of Global and Regional Nuclear Conflict: Nuclear Winter Revisited Alan Robock, Rutgers, IMCS Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg., Cook/Douglas Campus
Tue, 10/16/2007 12:00pm Pathological Biomineralization Michael D. Ward, New York University CCR 201
Tue, 10/16/2007 11:00am Hydrophobic hydration at the nanoscale Peter Rossky, University of Texas at Austin Wright Auditorium
Mon, 10/15/2007 1:40pm Neutrophil Responses to Temporal and Spatial Gradient Perturbations in Microfluidic Devices Daniel Irimia, MD, PhD, Surgery & Bioengineering, Harvard Med BME Auditorium
Thu, 10/11/2007 12:00pm Thin Film Magnetism: A Photoemission Approach Elio Vescovo, Brookhaven National Laboratory Chem. 260
Tue, 10/09/2007 Scientific Publishing Dr. Jessica Thomas, Editor of Nature-Nanotechnology CCR 201, MS&E
Sat, 10/06/2007 8:00pm AMS, Einstein Public Lecture AMS 2007 Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting at Rutgers SCOTT 123
Thu, 10/04/2007 2:00pm High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy Approaches for Phase-Change Random Access Memory (PRAM) Se Ahn Song, Analytical Engineering Center, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Suwon,Korea Room 385E
Wed, 10/03/2007 10:20am Carbide-Derived Carbons for Energy-Related and Biomedical Applications Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University 601 CoRE
Tue, 10/02/2007 1:30pm Combinatorial approach to materials discovery Ichiro Takeuchi, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland Room 385E
Tue, 10/02/2007 12:00pm Performance of Dental Materials Dr. Van Thompson, NYU College of Dentistry CCR 201, MS&E
Tue, 10/02/2007 11:00am Structure-Property Relationships in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: From Biological Imaging to Solid-State Lighting Sandy Rosenthal, Vanderbilt Wright Chemistry Aud.
Thu, 09/27/2007 2:00pm Thermodynamically Controlled Synthesis of Polyimine Nanocapsules Ralf Warmuth, Rutgers, Chemistry 260 Wright Chemistry
Thu, 09/27/2007 12:00pm Surface Modification within Polymer and Glass Microfluidic Channels Shaurya Prakash, MAE, Rutgers Chemistry 260
Tue, 09/25/2007 1:30pm The Tipping Point: How Does A Little Noise Make a Big Difference Daniel Stein, NYU Room 385E
Tue, 09/25/2007 12:00pm Transmission Electron Microscopy and Nanoclusters Supapan Seraphin, University of Arizona CCR 201
Mon, 09/24/2007 3:10pm Integrated Micro-, Nano- and Optofluidic Systems David Erickson, Cornell 131 Olin Hall, Vanderbilt University
Mon, 09/24/2007 1:30pm Quantum Information Concepts used to Probe Condensed-Matter Systems, Particularly Topologically Ordered States Masud Haque, MPI Komplexer Physik, Dresden, Germany Room 385E
Fri, 09/21/2007 1:00pm Dye/metal oxide semiconductor interface studies: Model dyes for electron transfer studies and solar cell applications Elena Galoppini, Department of Chemistry, Rutgers Newark Room E385, Serin Physics
Wed, 09/19/2007 4:45pm The Mesolithic to Neolithic Transition and the Spread of Farming--A Physics Problem? Morrel Cohen, Rutgers University Physics Lecture Hall
Tue, 09/18/2007 1:30pm How does the superconducting proximity effect really work Jim Eckstein, UIUC Room 385E
Thu, 09/13/2007 11:00am Optical Characterization of Thin Metal and Semiconductor Films: Impact of Quantum Confinement on the characterization of thin semiconductor films Alain Diebold, Empire Innovation Professor of Nanoscale Science, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, SUNY Albany Room 260, WR Chemistry
Wed, 09/12/2007 4:45pm Quantum circuits: controlling the quantum dynamics of electron spins Jason Petta, Princeton Physics Lecture Hall
Tue, 09/11/2007 1:30pm Graphite, Graphene and Relativistic Electrons Eva Y. Andrei, Rutgers University Room 385E
Tue, 09/11/2007 12:00pm Welcome & Safety Matters Adrian Mann, CMEGAS Officers CCR 201, MS&E
Tue, 09/04/2007 1:30pm Algebraic Charge Liquids and the Underdoped Cuprates Senthhil Todadri, MIT Room 385E
Thu, 08/23/2007 11:00am Valley Electronics Oki Gunawan, IBM T. J. Watson NPL 201 Conference Room
Mon, 08/20/2007 11:00am Incoherent Lattice Fluctuations of High Tc Superconductors: La1.89Sr0.11CuO4 Investigated by RBS-channeling Hang Dong Lee, University of Houston Room NPL 201, LSM Building
Fri, 08/17/2007 11:00am Adsorbate-Induced Facet-Formation on Ir and Re Surfaces Timo Jacob, Fritz-Haber Inst., Berlin Room E385, Serin Physics
Fri, 08/10/2007 11:00am Toward high efficiency and long life polymer-nanoparticle hybrid solar cells Wei-Fang Su, National Taiwan University CCR 201, Materials Science and Engineering, MSE
Thu, 08/09/2007 11:00am X-ray spectromicroscopic techniques for the in-situ study of materials Frank de Groot, Utrecht University, Netherlands Room 260, Wright-Rieman Chemistry
Tue, 07/10/2007 11:00am Geometric and Electronic Structure of Self-Assembled Monolayers Grown on Carl A. Ventrice, Jr., Texas State University Room Serin E385
Thu, 06/14/2007 10:00am Hydrogen Detection at 600 °C: the Role of the Platinum Catalytic Film Ruby N. Ghosh, Michigan State University Serin E385, Physics
Tue, 06/05/2007 1:30pm Fabrication of nanostructures with electron beams C.W. (Kees) Hagen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Room 260, Chem
Thu, 05/24/2007 8:30am Rutgers Energy Institute Second Annual MiniSymposium Several throughout the day Fiber Optics Auditorium, Busch Campus
Thu, 05/10/2007 11:00am Atomic Hydrogen Cleaning of Ru capped multilayer-mirrors for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) Iwao Nishiyama, Semiconductor Leading Edge Technologies (SELETE), Japan Chem 260
Tue, 05/08/2007 4:00pm BioFuels in the New Energy Equation William Schinski, Chevron WL Chemistry 260
Mon, 05/07/2007 1:30pm New Observations of Solitons in Quasi 1D Conductors Serguei Brazovskii, Orsay, France Serin Physics 385
Mon, 05/07/2007 12:00pm Molecular and cellular cognition: mechanisms of memory Alcino Silva, UCLA Life Sciences Auditorium
Fri, 05/04/2007 9:00am Molecular Biophysics Minisymposium program features a keynote lecture Fiber Optics Auditorium
Thu, 05/03/2007 11:00am Surface Chemistry with Porphyrins Hans-Peter Steinrück, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Chemistry 260
Tue, 05/01/2007 1:30pm Infrared spectroscopy of correlated electron matter at the nano-scale Dimitri Basov, UCSD Physics 385E
Thu, 04/26/2007 11:00am Spin glass or strain glass? Weida Wu, Physics and Astronomy Chem 260
Tue, 04/24/2007 11:30am Mechanical Behavior at the Limit of Strength John W. Morris, UC-Berkeley CCR 201
Mon, 04/23/2007 1:40pm Micro- and Nanotechnology for Tissue Repair Sangeeta Bhatia, MIT BME Auditorium
Mon, 04/23/2007 1:30pm n-leg ladders and the high Tc cuprate problem Douglas Scalapino, UCSB Room 385E
Thu, 04/19/2007 11:00am Engineering with Electronically Active Molecules Gregory N. Parsons, NCSU WR Chemisty 260
Wed, 04/18/2007 4:30pm The Politics of Global Warming -- More Hot Air Jeff Tittel, NJ Sierra Club Physics Lect. Hall
Wed, 04/18/2007 11:00am Energy Harvesting in Silicon Photonics Sasan Fathpour, UCLA CORE 538
Tue, 04/17/2007 1:30pm The enigmatic 5/2 state and its potential use of topological quantum computation Robert Willett, Bell Labs Serin Physics 385E
Tue, 04/17/2007 11:30am Self-Assembly and Organization of Nanospheres and Nanorods in Diblock Copolymer Films Russell Composto, University of Pennsylvania CCR 201
Mon, 04/16/2007 11:00am Photonic Crystal Devices for Optical Modulation, Wavelength Multiplexing, and Beam Steering Wei Jiang, UT-Austin Core 538
Thu, 04/12/2007 11:00am Understanding Well-Defined Single Molecule Circuits Mark Hybertsen, Brookhaven Natl. Lab. Chem 260
Thu, 04/12/2007 11:00am III-Nitride Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices Zhaoyang Fan, Kansas State University CoRE 538
Tue, 04/10/2007 1:30pm Quantum critical transport, duality, and M theory Subir Sachdev, Harvard Serin Physics 385E
Tue, 04/10/2007 11:00am Green chemistry strategies using crystal-to-crystal reactions: Total syntheses of natural products with adjacent quaternary stereogenic centers Miguel Garcia-Garibay Wright Chemistry Aud.
Mon, 04/09/2007 1:40pm Research Translation in Optical Functional Brain Imaging Banul Onaral, Drexel University BME Auditorium
Thu, 04/05/2007 11:00am Tuning the Electronic and Molecular Structures of Catalytic Active Sites with Oxide Nanoligands Israel Wachs, Lehigh Chem 260
Tue, 04/03/2007 1:30pm Unexpected Manifestations of Quantum Criticality in the Heavy Fermion Superconductor CeCoIn5 Nicholas Curro, Los Alamos Serin Physics 385E
Tue, 04/03/2007 11:30am Materials and Design in Restorative Dentistry Van Thompson, NYU CCR 201
Tue, 04/03/2007 11:00am Lithographic Materials Challenges Along The Semiconductor Roadmap Ralph Dammel, AZ Electronic Materials Wright Chemistry Auditorium
Thu, 03/29/2007 1:30pm Investigation the Interplay Between Magnetism, Band Structure, and Lattice Dynamics with Optics Ken Burch, Los Alamos Serin Room 385E
Thu, 03/29/2007 11:00am Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Transistors for Chemical Sensing A. T. Charles Johnson, Jr., University of Pennsylvania Room 260, Chemistry
Tue, 03/27/2007 1:30pm Precision Material Engineering at Nanoscale: Elimination of Decoherence Sources in Superconducting QuBits Seongshik Oh, NIST, Boulder Serin Physics 385E
Mon, 03/26/2007 1:40pm Mixture Theory Applied to Cartilage Mechanics and Tissue Engineering Gerard Ateshian, Columbia University BME Auditorium
Fri, 03/23/2007 11:00am GaN and ZnO Microstructures, Nanostructures and Devices Hock M. Ng CORE 538
Thu, 03/22/2007 1:30pm Low-energy Excitations in Multiferroic Materials Diyar Talbayev, Los Alamos Serin Physics 385E
Thu, 03/22/2007 11:00am Model Systems in Heterogeneous Catalysis at the Atomic Level Hans-Joachim Freund, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Room 260, Chemistry
Wed, 03/21/2007 4:30pm The Physical Foundations of Chemical Reactivity Morrel Cohen, Rutgers Physics Lecture Hall
Wed, 03/21/2007 1:30pm Strongly Imnteracting Fermi Gases Georgy Shlyapnikov, Orsay, France Serin Physics 385E
Tue, 03/20/2007 1:30pm Ultrafast Structural Dynamics Observed with Atomic Scale Resolution Nuh Gedik, Caltech Serin Physics 385E
Mon, 03/19/2007 3:30pm Understanding gene regulation with biophysical models Alexandre Morozov, Rockefeller University Serin Room 112W
Mon, 03/19/2007 1:40pm Engineering NMDA Receptor Therapies for Neuronal Survival after Brain Injury David Meaney, University of Pennsylvania BME Auditorium
Mon, 03/19/2007 1:30pm Thermodynamics of functional RNA's and low resolution structure of a riboswitch Sebastian Doniach, Stanford Hill Center (Busch) Room 260
Tue, 03/06/2007 11:30am Process-structure-properties of thermal spray single splats Andrew Gouldstone, SUNY at Stony Brook CCR 201
Fri, 03/02/2007 8:30am 21st Annual Symposium of the Laboratory for Surface Modification Oral Presentation and the Poster Presentation Fiber Optics Auditorium
Tue, 02/27/2007 1:30pm Competing Orders in Low-Dimensional Doped Quantum Spin Systems Girsh Blumberg, Bell Labs Rm. 385E
Mon, 02/26/2007 1:40pm Bioengineering of Self-Assembled Complex Branching Tissues Jeffrey Morgan, Brown University BME Auditorium
Thu, 02/22/2007 11:00am Nanoscale Intercalation Compounds for Energy Storage Jun John Xu, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers Room 260, Chemistry
Tue, 02/20/2007 1:30pm Investigation of strongly correlated materials at the nanoscale James Loudon, Cornell Univ. Room 385E
Tue, 02/20/2007 11:30am Dynamics of Self-Assembly and Nanomaterial Growth at Electrode Interfaces Eric Borguet, Temple University CCR 201
Fri, 02/16/2007 11:30am From Nanomedicine to Regenerative Medicine Ki-Bum Lee, Scripps, La Jolla Chemistry 260
Thu, 02/15/2007 11:00am The Quasiparticle Self-Consistent GW Approximation Mark van Schilfgaarde, Arizona State University Room 260, Chemistry
Tue, 02/13/2007 7:00pm Global Warming: It's later than we think; but it's not too late! 4 Speakers Nichols Music Center, Douglass College
Tue, 02/13/2007 3:00pm Gradient Surfaces: High-throughput experimental tools for chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering Nicholas D. Spencer, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland Room 260, Chemistry
Tue, 02/13/2007 1:30pm Quantum Criticality in Systems with Continuous Symmetry Andrey Chubukov, Univ. of Wisconsin Room 385E
Tue, 02/13/2007 11:30am BioMEMS and Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection Winston Sobojeyo, Princeton University CCR 201
Mon, 02/12/2007 1:40pm Microchip Technology in Biology and Medicine Mehmet Toner, Harvard Medical School BME Auditorium
Thu, 02/08/2007 11:00am Shining a Light on Low-dimensional Systems Jiufeng J. Tu, The City College of New York Room 260, Chemistry
Wed, 02/07/2007 3:30pm Phase Transitions in Temperature Sensitive Suspensions Arjun Yodh, U. Penn Engineering B120
Tue, 02/06/2007 1:30pm Dynamic response of one-dimensional interacting fermions Leonid Glazman U. Minnesota Serin Physics 385E
Tue, 02/06/2007 12:00pm Sol-Gel Synthesis of Nanostructured Oxide and Hybrid Materials Maria Zaharescu, Inst. of Phys. Chem., Bucharest, Romania Fiber Optics Aud.
Thu, 02/01/2007 11:00am Ab initio prediction of electronic excitations: applications to nanotubes Sohrab Ismail-Beigi, Yale University Room 260, Chemistry
Wed, 01/31/2007 3:30pm Pelz Lecture: Nonlinear Interactions and Energy Transfer in Navier-Stokes Turbulence Julian Domaradzki, USC Engineering Room B120
Tue, 01/30/2007 1:30pm Phenomenological Theory of the Pseudogap regime in the copper oxides Alexei Tsvelik, Brookhaven Serin 385E
Mon, 01/29/2007 1:30pm Quantum bits and quantum wires in the solid state Misha Lukin, Harvard Serin Physics 385
Mon, 01/29/2007 Critical Technology Development for the Bioartificial Liver Martin Yarmush, BME, Rutgers Biomedical Engineering Auditorium
Fri, 01/26/2007 11:00am Biocatalytic and Bio-inspired Routes to Nanostructured Perovskite and Perovskite-like Materials Richard Brutchey, UCSB Room 260 WR Chemistry
Thu, 01/25/2007 5:00pm Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Applications of Organic-Inorganic Shell-Core Composites Marye Anne Fox, Chancellor UCSD Trayes Hall-B, Douglass College Center
Thu, 01/25/2007 11:00am Electronic and structural properties of organic thin films Alberto Morgante, Trieste, Italy Room 260, WR Chemistry
Tue, 01/23/2007 1:30pm Graphene and the Quantum Spin Hall Effect Charles Kane, Univ of Penn. Serin 385E
Thu, 01/18/2007 2:00pm Toward the Design of a Diameter Selective Catalyst for Single Wall Carbon Nantube Synthesis Gary L. Haller, Yale University Chemistry Room 260
Tue, 01/16/2007 1:30pm The Physics of Frustrated Spins in Two Dimensions Young S. Lee, MIT Room 385E