2016

Fall | Spring

FALL 2016

Student Seminar Series: “Sequencing DNA with 2D Solid State Nanopores in Hexagonal Boron Nitride” by Juan Pablo Oviedo (Dr. Moon Kim’s Group)

Friday, December 2, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Correlation of Ir-Spectra with thin film structure, presented by Dr. Karsten Hinrichs, Leibniz-Institut fr Analytische Wissenschaften ISAS e.V., Schwarzschildstr. 8, 12489 Berlin, as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Special Se

Friday, November 11, 2016
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.


Atomic-scale surface characterization of semiconductor nanowire devices, presented by Dr. Rainer Timm, NanoLund and Department of Physics, Lund University, Sweden, as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium Series

Friday, November 11, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Diamond or graphite? That is the question for more than 30 years., presented by Dr. Jean-Francois Veyan, The University of Texas at Dallas, as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium Series

Friday, November 4, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Lunch & Learn: Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program: “How You Can Go To Graduate School For Free”

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.


Student Seminar Series: “The Graphene FET: A Large Scale Integration Approach” by Arul Ravichandran (Dr. Jiyoung Kim’s Group)

Friday, October 7, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Electronics in Flatland, presented by Dr. Sanjay Banerjee, The University of Texas at Austin, as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium Series

Friday, September 30, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Student Seminar Series: “Improvements in Thin Film Solid State Neutron Detectors for Cost Effective Applications” by Lindsey Smith (Dr. Gnade’s Group)

Friday, September 23, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Recent advances of carbon nanomaterials and beyond graphene (2D materials) and their emerging opportunities in energy storages and electronics presented by Dr. WonBong Choi, University of North Texas, as part of the Department of Materials Science and Eng

Friday, September 16, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


SPRING 2016

Student Seminar Series: “Effect of Synthesis Conditions on Structure and Gas Adsorption Properties of RMn2O5 (R = Y, Gd, Sm, Pr, Bi) Mullite-type Oxides” by Sampreetha Thampy (Dr. Hsu’s Group)

Friday, May 13, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Structure and electronic properties of ultra-small singlewalledcarbon nanotubes accommodated in nano channels ofaluminophosphate single-crystals presented by Dr. Zikang Tang, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau

Wednesday, May 4, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Student Seminar Series: “Chemical and electrical characterization of CrB2-Si-SiC thin film resistors by co-sputtering deposition” by Marcela Mireles (Dr. Quevedo’s Group)

Friday, April 22, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Harnessing Chemistry to Deliver Materials and Process for the Next 10 Years of CMOS Evolution presented by Dr. Robert D. Clark, TEL Technology Center, America, LLC., Albany, NY, as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium Ser

Friday, April 15, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Large-scale printing and lithography for flexible electronics presented by Dr. Tae-Woo Lee, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Colloqu

Friday, April 8, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Localized deformation and new-type confined martensitic transformation explored by synchrotron-based X-ray and neutron diffraction techniques presented by Dr. Yandong Wang, University of Science and Technology Beijing

Tuesday, April 5, 2016
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.


Electron Microscopy at Low Electron Doses: Beating Radiation Damage presented by Dr. Miguel Yacaman, University of Texas at San Antonio as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Friday, March 25, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Phonon Standing Waves presented by Igor Altfeder, Air Force Research Laboratory

Monday, March 21, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Electron transport at the nanoscale: new materials and new devices by Dr. William Vandenberghe

Monday, March 21, 2016
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.


Student Seminar Series: Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy by Ruoyu Yue (Dr. Hinkle’s Group)

Friday, March 18, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Materials Characterization at the Nanoscale presented by Dr. Alain Diebold, SUNY Polytech Center as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium Series

Friday, March 11, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Lunch and Learn: MSE Graduate Program Information Session and NSERL Tour, Presented by Dr. Yves Chabal and Dr. Lev Gelb

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.


Student Seminar Series: “Quantum electron transport properties of a silicon nanowire field effect transistor” by Jingtian Fang (Dr. Fischetti’s Group)

Friday, March 4, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Materials Strategies for Printed Flexible Hybrid Electronic Circuitry

Friday, February 12, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Core-Shell Nanowires for Fuel Cells presented by Professor James Li as a Special Seminar

Monday, February 8, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Light Harvesting Molecules: Theoretical Models of Exciton Topology and Binding presented by Dr. Luis Montero-Cabrera, Universidad de La Habana as part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium Series

Friday, February 5, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


Materials Science and Engineering Recruitment Weekend, 1/29-1/31

Friday, January 29, 2016 – Sunday, January 31, 2016
12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m.


Student Seminar Series: “Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) and Microcrystalline Diamond (MCD) focused on Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) devices” by Jesus Alcantar-Pena (Dr. Auciello’s Group)

Friday, January 15, 2016
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.