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Friday, August 28, 2009Extraordinary Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion at Nanoscale: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | August 28 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Gang Chen, MIT, Mechanical Engineering Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute Heat transfer and energy conversion phenomena at nanoscale can differ significantly from that in macroscale. In this talk, I will start with a general discussion of nanoscale heat transfer and energy conversion processes, followed by a few examples of extraordinary heat transfer phenomena from our research. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, September 4, 2009Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, September 11, 2009Biointerfacial Aspects of Mussel Adhesive Proteins and their Biologically Inspired Analogs: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | September 11 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Phillip B. Messersmith, Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering / Institute for Bionanotechnology in Medicine Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute In nature, large varieties of interesting adhesive strategies operate in wet and dry environments and serve to inspire the development of new materials. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, September 18, 2009Plasmonics, Nanofabrication, and Microfabrication - Enabling Tunable Optical Filters and Modulators: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | September 18 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Jack L. Skinner, Ph.D., Sandia National Laboratories, Nanoelectronics & Nanophotonics Group Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute This seminar will discuss the design, fabrication, and characterization of optical modulators and filters based on plasmonic interactions with resonant metallic gratings. The optical and electromechanical theory behind the operation of these devices is covered with modeling results to confirm experimental results. Optical modulators and filters were made for both the infrared (IR)... More > Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, September 25, 2009The Power of Control Over Si Nanowire Location and Growth Direction - Advances in Electronics and in Chemical Sensing: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | September 25 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Nathaniel J. Quitoriano, McGill University, Mining and Materials Engineering Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute Semiconducting nanowires (NWs) have promising properties suggesting future use in electronic, optical, and sensing applications. In this talk we present results on guiding vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) NW growth by growing NWs against the buried-oxide layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Monday, September 28, 2009Dark MattersColloquium | September 28 | 4:30 p.m. | 1 LeConte Hall Joseph Silk, University of Oxford One of the greatest mysteries in the cosmos is that it is mostly dark. Astronomers and particle physicists today are seeking to unravel the nature of this mysterious, but pervasive dark matter which has profoundly influenced the formation of structure in the universe. I will describe the complex interplay between galaxy formation and dark matter detectability and review recent... More > Friday, October 2, 2009Advanced Electron Microscopy in NanoMedicine: A CNSI Symposium at UCLAConference/Symposium | October 2 – 3, 2009 every day | 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | CNSI UCLA, Building 114 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Electron Imaging Center for Nanomachines (EICN) at UCLA,
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute The BNNI's sibling institute at UCLA/UCSB, called the California NanoSystems Institute, is holding a two-day symposium on characterization topics of interest to nano-researchers with a focus on medical applications. Superfluid Weaklinks--Physics and Applications: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | October 2 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Richard E. Packard, UC Berkeley Physics Department Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute Arrays of nanometer sized apertures connecting reservoirs of superfluid helium have been found to exhibit properties of a macroscopic quantum two-level system. When the superfluid experiences a pressure difference between the two reservoirs, the fluid oscillates in the apertures rather than passing through like a classical fluid. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks to Chemical and Radiation Detection, Nanoscale Cluster Templating, and BeyondSeminar | October 2 | 4-5 p.m. | Pitzer Auditorium, 120 Latimer Hall Dr. Mark Allendorf, Energy Nanomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories Coffee and Refreshments served at the "Coffee Lab" B38 Hildebrand - available @ 3:50pm Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Saturday, October 3, 2009Advanced Electron Microscopy in NanoMedicine: A CNSI Symposium at UCLAConference/Symposium | October 2 – 3, 2009 every day | 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | CNSI UCLA, Building 114 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Electron Imaging Center for Nanomachines (EICN) at UCLA,
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute The BNNI's sibling institute at UCLA/UCSB, called the California NanoSystems Institute, is holding a two-day symposium on characterization topics of interest to nano-researchers with a focus on medical applications. Friday, October 9, 2009Nanostructured Interfaces for Therapeutic Delivery: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | October 9 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Tejal Desai, UC San Francisco, Bioengineering Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute Efficient drug delivery remains an important challenge in medicine. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Monday, October 12, 2009Cleantech to Market (C2M) Applications are dueDeadline | October 12 | Haas School of Business, beverly_alexander@haas.berkeley.edu Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative Applications for the Spring 2010 Cleantech to Market (C2M) opportunity are due to Beverly Alexander (beverly_alexander@haas.berkeley.edu) today. For complete details about this research opportunity and an application, visit the C2M website at: http://berc.berkeley.edu/cleantech-to-market. Students - Graduate What is the Future of Science Education?Colloquium | October 12 | 3-4:30 p.m. | 370 Dwinelle Hall A panel discussion featuring: Faculty, Friends of the University, General Public, Staff, Students - Graduate, Students - Undergraduate All Audiences Wednesday, October 14, 2009Some Advances in Nanotechnology at BerkeleyLecture | October 14 | 12-1 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium Alex Zettl, Physics Professor, UC Berkeley CITRIS (Ctr for Info Technology Research in the Interest of Society) The complete series can be found at http://www.citris-uc.org/events/RE-fall2009.As always, these talks are free, open to the public and broadcast live on-line at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast the day and time of the event. Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. Sponsored by Infineon Technologies. How to Make the Most of Your Engineering/Technical Internship in a Tough EconomyWorkshop | October 14 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg., Room 290 Co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Cal Career Center Engineering students are invited to attend this unique panel discussion and hear from Berkeley Engineering alumni and engineering professionals about how to make the most of an engineering or technical internship in a tough economy. Fall Mid-semester Study BreakMiscellaneous | October 14 | 6-8 p.m. | Anthony Hall Mid-semester study break for graduate students. Dinner will be provided. 6-8pm at the Graduate Assembly. Co-sponsored by the Graduate Support Services Project and the Graduate Minority Students Project. Friday, October 16, 2009Tailor-Made (Supra) Macromolecules: From Nanoscopic Dimensions to the Mesoscopic WorldSeminar | October 16 | 10:10 a.m. | 775 Tan Hall Professor Ulrich S. Schubert, Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, GERMANY Computational Electronics: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | October 16 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Dragica Vasileska, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute As semiconductor feature sizes shrink into the nanometer scale regime, even conventional device behavior becomes increasingly complicated as new physical phenomena at short dimensions occur, and limitations in material properties are reached. In addition to the problems related to the understanding of actual operation of ultra-small devices, the reduced feature sizes require more... More > Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, October 23, 2009Fast DNA Sequencing: A Physicists Perspective: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | October 23 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Massimiliano Di Ventra, UC San Diego, Physics Department Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute Fast and low-cost DNA sequencing methods would revolutionize medicine: a person could have his/her full genome sequenced so that drugs could be tailored to his/her specific illnesses; doctors could know in advance patients likelihood to develop a given ailment; cures to major diseases could be found faster. Neil Bartlett Lecture: Never Say No to a Challenge, a Lifelong Pursuit of Impossible ChemistrySeminar | October 23 | 4-5 p.m. | Pitzer Auditorium, 120 Latimer Hall Professor Karl O. Christe, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California Coffee and Refreshments served at the "Coffee Lab" B38 Hildebrand - available @ 3:50pm Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Wednesday, October 28, 2009International Career SymposiumSpecial Event | October 28 | 12-6:15 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union Various Panelists Rick Steves, acclaimed travel writer and 2009 Citizen Diplomat of the Year headlines UC Berkeley's 2009 two-day International Career Symposium, October 27-28. Rick will address "Promoting Global Peace and Understanding through Travel," highlighting his seminal and widely-broadcasted trip to Iran. Alumni, Faculty, Friends of the University, General Public, Staff, Students - Graduate, Students - Prospective, Students - Undergraduate, Cal Parents All Audiences Friday, October 30, 2009Slow Electron Cooling and Spin Blockade in Colloidal Quantum Dots: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | October 30 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Philippe Guyot-Sionnest, Univ. of Chicago, Physical Chemistry Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute These are two distinct effects that should arise from the sparse density and small degeneracy of states of quantum dots. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Thursday, November 5, 2009Engineering Employer RoundtableWorkshop | November 5 | 2-4 p.m. | Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg., Room 290 Co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Cal Career Center Thinking about applying for internships or jobs? Meet with a engineering/technical professional to learn about specific technical fields and companies in a table discussion setting. Get pointers on how to successfully market yourself. Bring your resume. Friday, November 6, 2009Organic/Polymer Solar Cells -- Past, Present and Future: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | November 6 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Alan Sellinger, Stanford University, Materials Science & Engineering Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute Solar cell efficiencies and lifetimes based on organic small molecules and polymeric materials have been gradually increasing over the past 10 years. For example, power conversion efficiencies (PCE) and lifetimes of 1% and a few hours have now reached nearly 7% and thousands of hours. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, November 13, 2009Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Simple Route To Functional Nanostructured Materials: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | November 13 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Sarah Tolbert, UCLA, Chemistry Dept. / CNSI Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute Block-copolymer templating of inorganic frameworks provides a powerful route to the production of periodic nanoporous materials from either sol-gel or nanoparticle building blocks. The periodicity provides mechanical robustness that allows the frameworks to withstand a broad range of chemical transformations with minimal changes in porosity. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Tuesday, November 17, 2009How to Obtain a Technical Research Internship or JobWorkshop | November 17 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg., Room 290 Co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Cal Career Center Engineering students are invited to attend this unique panel discussion and hear from Berkeley Engineering alumni and engineering professionals about technical research opportunities, both on and off campus. Science Policy Networking EventSpecial Event | November 17 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Science, Technology & Engineering Policy Group The Science Policy Networking Event is an opportunity for students, postdocs, and faculty interested in studying specific science policy issues to meet individuals in complementary disciplines. LGBT Science ReceptionSocial Event | November 17 | 6-8 p.m. | 775 Tan Hall For: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender students, faculty, staff, alumni in science, engineering + technology and their partners and allies Friday, November 20, 2009Solid-state Micromechanical Regulation of Tumor and Stem Cell Biology in the Central Nervous System: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | November 20 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Sanjay Kumar, M.D.,Ph.D., UCB Dept. of Bioengineering Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute One of the most exciting breakthroughs in cell biology over the past decade is the recognition that micromechanical inputs to cells from the solid-state extracellular matrix (ECM), including those encoded in ECM geometry, topography, and elasticity, can influence cell and tissue physiology and pathology in profound and specific ways. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Monday, November 23, 2009Physics Of Nanofilms And NanowiresColloquium | November 23 | 4:30 p.m. | 1 LeConte Hall Mei-Yin Chou, Georgia Tech A central theme of nanoscience is the emergence and control of physical properties through the manipulation of material structures at the atomic scale. This talk will focus on two such examples: the oscillatory behavior of the thermal stability, work function, and superconducting transition temperature of metal thin films as a function of thickness; and the electronic and optical... More > Friday, November 27, 2009Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, December 4, 2009Microfluidic Devices for Cell Capture, Sorting, and Culture: Special Nano SeminarSeminar | December 4 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 50 Birge Hall Prof. Brian J. Kirby, Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute This talk presents three projects in which microfluidic technologies are implemented to achieve novel analysis of cells. Optical Lock-in Detection (OLID) -- A New Approach for High-Contrast Imaging of Proteins in Living Cells and Tissue: Nano Seminar SeriesSeminar | December 4 | 2-3 p.m. | 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg. Prof. Gerard Marriott, UCB Dept. of Bioengineering Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute We have developed a new microscope technique called optical lock-in detection (OLID) imaging microscopy for high-contrast imaging and analysis of specific biomolecules in living cells and tissues. Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, December 11, 2009Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. Friday, December 18, 2009Physics Graduate Student Social HourSocial Event | August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2012 every Friday | 5-7 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room Graduate students, staff, and faculty from any department are invited to this weekly event held by the Physics Graduate Student Association as a forum for informal networking and communication between scientists and science enthusiasts from all career levels. Come by for a relaxing atmosphere with delicious refreshments usually sponsored by the GA. |
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