VINSE Colloquium

April 17, 2019 Naomi J. Halas Director, Smalley-Curl Institute Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, & Bioengineering Rice University “Nanomaterials and Light for Sustainability and Societal Impact” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45… Read More

April 10, 2019 Jennifer Dionne Associate Professor Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University “Inside Out: Visualizing chemical transformations and light-matter interactions with nanometer-scale resolution” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract In Pixar’s Inside Out, Joy proclaims, “Do you ever look at someone and… Read More

April 3, 2019 Nader Engheta H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor, School of Engineering Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering; Physics and Astronomy University of Pennsylvania "Extreme Photonics" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Materials are often used to manipulate waves.  Metamaterials have provided far-reaching possibilities in… Read More

January 9, 2019 Paolo Decuzzi Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine Italian Institute of Technology Senior Researcher and Professor Director, Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine “Multifunctional Nanoconstructs in Cancer, Cardiovascular and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Multifunctional nanoconstructs are particle-based nano-scale… Read More

November 7, 2018 Tim Lian Emory University William Henry Emerson Professor of Chemistry “Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics and Light-driven H2 Generation in Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Rod and Quantum Well Heterostructures”   4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Quantum confined semiconductor nanocrystals (0D quantum dots, 1D… Read More

November 28, 2018 Evan Scott Northwestern University Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering "Development of theranostic nanobiomaterials for targeted immune modulation"  4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45   Abstract Self-assembled nanobiomaterials that are engineered to achieve specific biodistributions and mechanisms of degradation hold great promise for controlled… Read More

November 14, 2018 Younan Xia Georgia Tech Professor Brock Family Chair GRA Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine "Phase-change materials for controlled release and related applications" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45… Read More

October 24, 2018 Stephanie Law University of Delaware Assistant Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering “Plasmons in complex materials” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract The fields of plasmonics and metamaterials have seen significant growth in recent years, due to the interest in confining light… Read More

September 26, 2018 Mikhail Kats University of Wisconsin Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering “Thermal-emission engineering: challenges and opportunities” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Thermal emission (thermal radiation) is the phenomenon responsible for most of the light in the universe. Though understanding of… Read More

September 12, 2018 Matthew Panthani Iowa State University Assistant Professor Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering “Crystallizing Semiconductors at the Nano- and Molecular Scale: Opportunities and Challenges” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Nanostructured materials have new fundamental properties that have potential to impact several scientific… Read More