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ENCOMM meets at 4:00 PM on Fridays in the Physics Research Building (PRB), room 4138.



Fall/Winter Quarter 2009

2 OctoberJairo Sinova, Texas A&M Univ "Making Semiconductors Magnetic"
9 OctoberNo meeting
16 OctoberFransiska Wolny, IFW-Dresden "Iron filled carbon nanotubes -Novel high resolution high stability probes for quantitative magnetic force microscopy"
23 OctoberJung-Woo Yoo, Physics -w/ Prof. Epstein's group "Moving toward organic spintronics"
30 October Fengyuan Yang, Physics"Achieving half-metallicity in double perovskite epitaxial films: roadblocks, successes, and the way ahead"
6 NovemberPat Woodward, Chemistry and Wolfgang Windl, MSE Topic: Defects in perovskites
13 NovemberNSF Site visit to Center for Emergent Materials
20 November Jay Gupta, Physics "Studies of transport through single molecules with atomically precise contacts"
4 December TBD
15 January 2010 Olivier Klein, Service de Physique de l'État Condensé (CEA-Saclay in France) Research Areas: nanomagnetism, magnetic resonance, and near field probe techniques.

Spring Quarter 2009

3 April Collaboration Group Meetings Coffee will be available in PRB 4138 for collaboration meetings
10 AprilTBD
17 AprilRoland Kawakami, UC Riverside Graphine & Hydrogen Storage
24 AprilUmit Ozkan, Chem EngFuel Cells
 1 MayMichael Sumption, Mat Sci Eng Opportunities for New Superconductors to Solve Energy Challenges
 5 May 4 pmChemistry Seminar: Speaker Craig Grimes, Penn State "Self-assembled 1-D TiO2 Nanotube/Nanowire Arrays for Solar Energy Conversion Applications" 2015 McPherson
 8 MayUnstructured meeting Members to meet and identify team members and refine concepts
15 MaySiddarth Rajan & Roberto Myers, MSE
22 MayMeeting Rescheduled
29 MayC. Hammel, E. Johnston-Halperin, T. Blue, F. Yang, W. Windl, & D. Pelekhov"Radiation Hard Magnetoelectronics for Sensors and Logic"
 5 JuneJos Heremans, Yiying Wu, Len Brillson and Pat Woodward"Semiconductor oxides for photocatalysis."
12 JuneP. Berger, M. Chisholm, A. Epstein, L. Brillson, and A. Friedman "Organic Photovoltaic: Solar Photon Energy Utilization"

Winter Quarter 2009

23 JanuarySteve Ringel, ECE, Physics, and MS&E Photovoltaics at OSU & Heterogeneous Integration of Compound Semiconductors with Si for Advanced Photovoltaics of the Near/Next Generation
30 JanuarySteve Harris, General MotorsBatteries: Real World Issues and Problems
 6 FebruaryWolfgang Windl, MS&E Mechanisms of Radiation Damage in Materials
13 FebruaryYiying Wu, Chemistry Batteries: Fundamentals and Opportunities
20 February Dan Fleetwood, Vanderbilt UniversityRadiation Effects in Materials
27 February No Meeting
 6 March Jos Heremans, MEEResonant levels, distortion of the electronic density of states and entropy of electrons
13 March in Smith Seminar RoomPaul Salvador, Carnegie Mellon University Photocatalysis

Autumn Quarter 2008

3 OctoberChris Hammel, Director Leadoff Meeting
10 October Chris Hammel, Physics and ECENanoscale Imaging in Buried Ferromagnets
24 OctoberRoberto Myers, MS&E and ECE
31 OctoberSteve Ringel, ECE, Physics, and MS&E Heterogeneous Integration of Compound Semiconductors with Si for Advanced Photovoltaics of the Near/Next Generation
7 NovemberWolfgang Windl, MS&EDFT, EELS and Interfaces
14 NovemberJos Heremans, MEEMaterials for Energy and Waste Heat Recovery
21 NovemberSiddharth Rajan, MS&E Overview of Research: Nano-scale Semiconductor devices, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, and III-nitride Semiconductors
28 NovemberNo Meeting, Thanksgiving Holiday
5 DecemberJeffrey Sutton, MEE Combustion Research: A Brief Look at Some Hot Topics

Spring Quarter 2008

28 MarchChris Hammel, Dept. of Physics Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC's)
4 April Henk Verweij, Dept. of MSEDiscussion Session on magnetic properties of granular materials (powders, (sintered) compacts)
11 AprillEFRC Discussions
18 April Guest: Jim Beatty, Dept. of Physics (Astroparticle) Astroparticle Detection Needs and Opportunities
25AprilPVIC Graduate StudentsGroup Presentation
2 MayDOE EFRC discussionPropose EFRC topics/teams
9 May Guest Speaker: David Cahen, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Molecular Electronics: From Simple Alkyls to Proteins
16 MayDOE EFRC discussionPropose EFRC topics/teams
23 May J.-C. Zhao, Materials Science & Eng New ENCOMM Member: Overview of Research
30 MayCancelled for MRSEC RSV Panel Review

Winter Quarter 2008


This quarter begins meetings focusing on group funding opportunities
11 JanuaryS. Ringel, J. Volakis, Chris Hammel Block Funding I: DOD MURI Program
18 JanuaryNo meeting MLK holiday weekend
25 January Hosted by IMR in E525 Scott LabHenk Verweij: NSF IGERT Forum
1 FebruaryFacility Info Bob Davis, Nanotech West
Denis Pelekhov, ENCOMM Nanosystems Lab
8 FebruaryJos Heremans, Mech Eng New results: Breakthrough in thermoelectric materials
15 FebruaryNo Meeting
22 February Chris Hammel, Dept of PhysicsSpatially resolved FMR and iron filled carbon nanotubes
29 February Gunjan Agarwal, Biomedical EngIntroduction to Research
7 March No Meeting

Autumn Quarter 2007

28 SeptemberKick Off Meeting
5 October No Meeting   Dave Rigney retirement celebration
12 October Susan Olesik,  Chemistry Carbon and Polymer Materials for Micro and Nanoscale Applications
19 October Hendrik Verweij,   Matls Sci & Eng Inorganic Membranes: Promises and Challenges
26 October Derek Hansford,   Biomedical Engineering Polymer-Ceramic Electro-Magnetic Composites for RF/Microwave Antennas and Circuits
2 November Michael Poirier,   Physics Assembling, Pulling and Visualizing Biological Nanostructures
9 November Prabir Dutta,  Chemistry Development of Harsh Environment NOx Sensors
16 November No Meeting  
30 November No Meeting 


Winter/Spring Quarter 2007

  


5 JanuaryOrganizational MeetingEquipment Selection
12 JanuaryJohn W. Wilkins,   PhysicsCan You Trust Electronic Structure Calculations?
19 JanuaryNo Meeting  
26 JanuaryMohit Randeria,   PhysicsTheory of Scanning Tunneling and Photoemission Spectroscopies of Strongly Correlated Materials
2 FebruaryInterdisciplinary Research Group MeetingsIRGs meet individually to develop Thrusts
9 FebruaryFour IRG Mini-PresentationsFour Ten Minute Presentations
16 FebruaryIndividual IRG MeetingsIRGs meet individually to develop Thrusts
23 FebruaryIndividual IRG MeetingsIRGs meet individually to develop Thrusts
2 MarchNo Meeting
9 MarchMarch Meeting APS--No Meeting
16 MarchNo Meeting
23 MarchSpring Break
30 MarchNanostructures IRG Presentation
6 April First Anniversary ENCOMM meeting/Reception for Deans
13 AprilSPIN IRG Presentation
20 AprilOxides IRG Presentation
27 AprilOrganic/Inorganic IRG Presentation
4 MayOrganizational Meeting
11 MayNo Meeting
18 MayTBD
25 MayWu Lu,  ECEPreliminary Results on Biosensing & Gas Chemical Sensing Based on III-Nitride Materials
1 JuneTerry L. Gustafson,   ChemistryTBD
8 JuneDr. Andrew Stollenwerk,  SUNY-Albany Spin Transport and Structural Properties of Transition-Metal/Semiconductor Interfaces

Autumn Quarter 2006


22 SeptemberOrganizational MeetingDiscuss and define meeting schedule and format
29 SeptemberThomas Lemberger,   PhysicsGrowth and Properties of Cuprate Superconducting Films
6 OctoberZeke Johnston-Halperin   Physics Controlling structural, electronic, and magnetic properties at nanometer length scales
13 OctoberPat Woodward,   ChemistryMultiferroic Materials: Chemical Design Principles
20 OctoberPaul R. Berger,   ECE & PhysicsOrganic-based semiconductors and materials for quantum functional circuitry, flexible circuitry and foldable photovoltaics: their chemistry, physics, materials science and electrical engineering
27 OctoberJulia S. Meyer,   PhysicsInteraction effects in quasi-1d electron transport
3 NovemberR. Sooryakumar,   PhysicsRecent Advances in Magneto-Electronics
17 NovemberSteven Ringel,   ECE & PhysicsQuantified Detection of Deep Defect States in Wide Bandgap AlGaN and GaN with Nanometer Resolution
1 DecemberJoseph Heremans,   Mech EngThermomagnetic Transport in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
8 DecemberOrganizational MeetingFocused Research Team Presentations and Equipment Selection
19 DecemberOrganizational MeetingEquipment Selection

Spring Quarter 2006

31 MarchChris Hammel,   Physics & ECE Understanding High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Ferromagnet
7 AprilYiying Wu,   ChemistryA general method towards complex metal oxide nanostructures and their photovoltaic applications
14 AprilNandini Trivedi,   PhysicsMultifunctional Materials and Imaging: Insights from computer simulations
21 AprilJonathan Pelz,   PhysicsMeasurement and modeling of nm-scale electronic properties at buried interfaces
28 AprilFengyuan Yang,   PhysicsSpin Transport in nanoscale metallic and semiconductor magnetoelectronic devices
5 MayMalcolm Chisholm,   ChemistryControl of Electronic Coupling Between Dinuclear Metal Centers: Molecular Rheostats and Switches
12 MayJovica Badjic,   ChemistryMeasurement and modeling of nm-scale electronic properties at buried interfaces
19 MayNitin Padture,   Matls Sci & EngNovel 1-D and 2-D Nanostructures of Functional Oxides
2 JuneLeonard Brillson,   ECE & PhysicsRecent Advances in Spectroscopy of Electronic Materials Surfaces and Interfaces

Winter Quarter 2006

20, 27 JanuaryRick McCreery,   ChemistryBistable Molecular junctions as potential low volatility memory
3 FebruaryJames Coe,   ChemistrySurface Plasmons and the Extraordinary Infrared Transmission of Metallic Arrays with Subwavelength Holes
10 FebruaryArthur J. Epstein,   PhysicsStrong Effects of Weak Magnetic Fields in Organic Semiconductors
24 FebruaryDavid G. Stroud,   PhysicsIntroduction to Nanoplasmonics
3 MarchJay Gupta,   PhysicsFrontiers in spectroscopy with the scanning tunneling microscope

   
   
 

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