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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) is supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Number DMR-0520513. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.
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