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The NU-MRSEC organizes and sponsors seminars, workshops, and symposiums throughout the year on a variety of research topics. These educational outreach events provide opportunities for discussion and open the door to potential collaborations.
Upcoming and past events are listed below.
The Eleventh International Conference
on Surface X-ray and Neutron Scattering
July 14 - 17, 2010
Norris Center
1999 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Conference Website
Markus Deserno
Department of Physics
Carnegie Mellon University
"Coarse-Grained Simulation Studies of Mesoscopic Membrane Phenomena"
Thursday, October 22, 2:00 p.m.
Tech L251
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Volunteer Recruiting Ice Cream Social
Cook Hall 2058
2220 Campus Dr.
Friday, September 25, 2009, 2:00 pm
Presentation of various educational outreach volunteer opportunities.
Everyone is welcome!
Volunteer Website
Alex Travesset
Department of Physics
Iowa State University and Ames Lab
"Multibock Polymers, Functionalization, and the Design of Polymer Nacomposite Materials from Solutions"
Monday, September 21, 2:00 p.m.
Ford Center, ITW Classroom (Room 1.350)
2133 Sheridan Road
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Yossi Paltiel
Applied Physics Department
The Hebrew University, Israel
"Toward Confinement Potential Control of Self Assembled Nano Dots"
Friday, July 31, 4:00 p.m.
Ryan (Nano) 4003
2190 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Igor Aronson
Materials Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory
"Self-Assembled Magnetic Microswimmers"
Tuesday, July 14, 3:00 p.m.
Cook 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Pedro Gonzalez-Mozuelos
Cinvestav del I.P.N., Mexico
"Charged Nanoparticles in Water"
Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 3:00 pm
Tech E133
2145 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston Campus
George John
The City College of the City University of New York
"Self-Assembled Soft Materials and the In Situ Synthesis of Nanoparticles"
Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 4:00 pm
Tech K140
2145 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Linda Young
Argonne National Laboratory
"Behavior of Atoms and Molecules in Strong Electromagnetic Fields:
From X-ray Switches to Hollow Atoms"
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 4:00 pm
Ryan Hall (Nano) 4003
2190 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Jan Genzer
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
North Carolina State University
"On Preparing Tunable Random Copolymers by
'Chemical Painting' of Synthetic Homopolymers"
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 1:00 pm
Cook Hall 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Wim Van Camp
Department of Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry Research Group
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
"ATRP and “Click” Chemistry:
Versatile Synthetic Tools for the Design of
Poly(acrylic acid) Containing Polymers"
Thursday, March 5, 2009, 1:00 pm
Ryan Hall (Nano) 4003
2190 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Holly Falk-Krzesinski
Director, Office of Research Development
Director, Office of Research Team Support
Northwestern University
"Grantsmanship for the Early Career Researcher"
Friday, February 20, 2009, 2:00 pm
Cook Hall 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
C. Daniel Frisbie
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota
"New Materials for Printed Polymer Electronics"
Thursday, February 19, 2009, 11:00 am
Cook Hall 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Bryan Vogt
Department of Chemical Engineering
Arizona State University
"Confinement Effects on the Elastic Modulus of Polymer Thin Films"
Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 2:00 pm
Cook Hall 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Milko E. van der Boom
Department of Organic Chemistry
The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
"Molecular-based Mono- and Multilayers:
Sensors, Communication, and Boolean Logic"
Monday, December 15, 2008, 4:00 pm
Tech K140
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Mark Watson
Department of Chemistry
University of Kentucky
"Organic Electronic Materials
Synthesis, structure-property relationships, and device studies."
Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 4:00 pm
Ryan Hall (Nano) 4003
2190 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Productive Affinities: Successful Collaborations Between Museums and Academia
October 29-31, 2008
Chicago, IL and Evanston, IL
Meeting Announcement and Registration Information
Michale Frayn's Copenhagen
A play about the physicists whose scientific discoveries and nationalities affected the development of the atomic bomb.
Tech Lecture Room 2
2145 Sheridan Rd.
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 7:00 pm
NU-MRSEC Director Professor Monica Olvera de la Cruz will be the moderator for the post-play interdisciplinary panel discussion.
Copehangen Website
Volunteer Recruiting Ice Cream Social
Cook Hall 2058
2220 Campus Dr.
Thursday, September 25, 2008, 3:00 pm
Presentation of various educational outreach volunteer opportunities.
Everyone is welcome!
Volunteer Website
Reshef Tenne
Department of Materials and Interfaces
Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel
"Inorganic nanotubes (INT) and fullerene-like structures (IF): science and applications"
Thursday, September 25, 2008, 2:00 pm
Tech K140
2145 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston Campus
Abstract
NU-MRSEC Annual Meeting
Thursday, August 28, 2008, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Pancoe Auditorium
2200 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Agenda
James Ferri
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Golm/Potsdam, Germany
"Physicochemical Mechanics in Asymmetric Nanomembranes"
Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 10:00 am
Cook Hall room 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Yuri Popov
Department of Physics
Case Western University
"A Field-Theoretic Approach in Polymer Physics:
a Study of Fluctuation Effects in Charged Systems"
Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 10:00 am
Cook Hall room 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Energy - The Challenge for the 21st Century
Northwestern-Argonne Symposium
Part of the Heilborn Lecutre Series
Friday, April 2, 2008,
8:30am - 5:00pm Ryan Auditorium
Technological Institutes
2145 Sheridan Rd. Evanston
Keynote Lecture:
The World's Energy Problem and What We Can Do About It
by Steve Chu
Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory
See the Flier for more details.
This event is sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Qui Tran-Cong-Miyata
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Kyoto Institute of Technology
"Co-continuous Morphology Resulting from Competing Interactions in Reacting Polymer Blends and Its Practical Implication"
Friday, April 4, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Nano room 4003
2190 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Vincent Derycke
Laboratoire d'Electronique Moléculaire (LEM)
Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé (SPEC)
CEA Saclay - France
"Selective Placement of Carbon Nanotubes for Electronics "
Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
Cook Hall room 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Thy Nguyen
University Career Services
"CV / Resume Writing Workshop for Science and Engineering PhDs"
Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Cook Hall room 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Anatoly V. Zayats
Centre for Nanostructures Media, IRCEP
The Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom
"Nanophotonics with Surface Plasmons "
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 11:00 a.m.
Cook Hall room 2058
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Kenneth Crozier
Department of Electrical Engineering
Harvard Universit
"The Optical Antenna:
A Versatile Tool for Nanophotonics"
Friday, November 2, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Nano 4003
2190 Campus Drive
Evanston Campus
Abstract
Ananth Dodabalapur
Microelectronics Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin
"Organic and Polymer Transistors:
Performance Characteristics and Applications"
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Tech F235
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston Campus
Abstract
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