Friday, 22 December 2023 10:48AM
Dear CNF User Community:
The last wrap up of 2023. I know. It makes me sad too. ;-)
Three CNF announcements first....
#1! CNF Winter Break Closure and NEMO Replacing CORAL
#2! The 2024 CNF REU Application is now live! Please let your non-Cornell undergraduate students know.
#3! Registration for the January 2024 CNF TCN short course is now live. Because it's VIRTUAL in January, it's easy for anyone to attend and the price is right. New and returning users should really attend. At this price, even existing users might want to consider taking the short course as a refresher! Plus, no worries about Ithaca weather....
See you next year! I hope you all have a warm and restful holiday break.
Melanie-Claire
CNF Public Relations
MCM's STANDARD REMINDER & DISCLAIMER:
REMINDER; If you are no longer a CNF User / PI and or want to update your status with us, send your message to userprogram@cnf.cornell.edu - not to me! Thank you.
DISCLAIMER; I do not necessarily know the people running the conferences and webinars included below. So, buyer beware! I do know the CNF news of course, and who the job opportunities are coming from, so those are trusted sources.
[NNI WEBINAR]
National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Public Webinar
Nanometrology Webinar Series
Webinar 1: An Introduction to Nanometrology: History, State-of-the-Art, and Philosophy
Friday, January 5, 2024, 12-1 p.m. ET
To register, please click
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) is organizing a series of webinars on nanometrology, metrological challenges, and recent advances in three topical areas: 1) food, agriculture, and environment; 2) nanoscale medical and pharmaceutical products; and 3) electronics.
The first webinar in the series, An Introduction to Nanometrology: History, State-of-the-Art, and Philosophy, is on Jan. 5, 2024, at 12 p.m. ET. Subsequent, topic-specific webinars will take place on the first Friday of each month at 12 p.m. ET.
Speakers:
Elisabeth Mansfield, NIST
Andras Vladar, NIST
Angela Hight Walker, NIST
Background:
Metrology, the study of measurement, is an important part of the research and development toolbox that enables researchers to measure the properties and performance of materials and devices and to generate data from laboratory experiments. Over the past 20 years of nanotechnology R&D, many areas of research have required the development of novel tools, methods, and techniques to characterize and evaluate materials, devices, and formulations. Nanometrology, the study of nanoscale measurement, presents a unique set of challenges due to the small size of the materials, often requiring more sensitive and innovative tools, methods, and techniques to obtain and understand characterization data.
Nanometrology Webinar Series Schedule:
January 5: An Introduction to Nanometrology: History, State-of-the-Art, and Philosophy
February 2: Nanometrology for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment
March 1: Metrology of Nanoscale Medical and Pharmaceutical Products
April 5: Metrology of Nanoparticles in Electronics
For more information, please email Matt Noor (mnoor@nnco.nano.gov).
[NT24]
Submit your abstract for NT24 at MIT; Invited speakers announced
The Twenty-Fourth International Conference on the Science and Applications of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials
Abstract submissions for NT24 are due Friday, January 19!
Visit the website for submission details.
NT24: June 23-28 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. The conference will cover a broad range of topics of interest to the nanotube and low-dimensional materials communities.
NT24 will follow the usual NT format of tutorials on the first day (Sunday) and then daily plenary morning sessions, followed by parallel symposia sessions in the afternoon, and poster sessions in the early evening. Symposia topics to include Bio, Computation & Theory, Electronics & Energy, Synthesis, Macromaterials, and Fundamental Properties.
We gratefully thank our sponsors.
Important Dates
Jan. 19, 2024: Abstract submission deadline
Feb. 26: Notification of acceptance
April 1: Early bird registration deadline
June 18: Late registration deadline
June 23-28: NT24
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Youfan Hu, Peking University
Prof. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prof. Ute Kaiser, University of Ulm
Prof. Junichiro Kono, Rice University
Prof. Stephanie Reich, Free University of Berlin
Invited Speakers (first announcement)
Dr. Christophe Bichara, CNRS and Aix-Marseille University
Prof. Ardemis Boghossian, EPFL
Prof. Cinzia Casiraghi, University of Manchester
Prof. Ralph Krupke, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Dr. David Lashmore, American Boronite Corporation
Prof. Qingwen Li, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech & Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prof. Hyeon Suk Shin, UNIST
Prof. Bruce Weisman, Rice University
Prof. Ohno Yutaka, Nagoya University
Prof. Xiaolin Zheng, Stanford University
NT24 Organizing Committee
Brian L. Wardle, AeroAstro and Mechanical Engineering, MIT
A. John Hart, Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Jing Kong, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
Desiree Plata, Civil & Environmental Engineering, MIT
Michael Strano, Chemical Engineering, MIT
[NSF FUNDING]
Funds for Student-led Entrepreneurship
Apply by February 11th, 2024
Nanotechnology for Global Sustainability
The NSF-funded US National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) announces its 2024 Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Challenge (NTEC). NTEC fosters student-led entrepreneurship at NNCI-affiliated sites with an emphasis on developing nano-enabled solutions to global sustainability challenges. In consideration of the ongoing National Nanotechnology Challenge, Nano4EARTH, special consideration will be given to nano-enabled approaches to address global climate change.
Winning teams receive cash or in-kind support and mentorship to help develop their concept. Teams can also participate in the Virtual NTEC Accelerator Program to learn more about translating their nano-enabled innovation from the lab to society. This YouTube video includes additional info about NTEC and how to apply.
Students interested in applying should return their completed applications by email to Matthew Hull (mahull@vt.edu) by NOON on February 11th, 2024 (National Inventor’s Day). Questions can be routed to this same address. We expect to notify awardees by March 4th.
[OVPRI FUNDING]
Ignite Your Venture Journey: Join the Fellow for New Ventures Program!
Are you ready to turn Cornell's groundbreaking ideas into thriving ventures? The Ignite Fellow for New Ventures program, one of the four signature programs of the Ignite: Cornell Research Lab to Market gap fund series, is your ticket to entrepreneurial success!
Launched by Cornell University's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), this program is your gateway to transforming cutting-edge inventions into thriving technology ventures.
Why Ignite Fellow for New Ventures?
- Advance technology commercialization: grow as an entrepreneur scientist or engineer by partnering with a Cornell faculty inventor.
- Funding Package of Up to $120,000: We're here to de-risk your journey with a comprehensive funding package covering your salary for up to two years and essential experiment costs.
- Cornell's Inclusive Ethos: Built on the principle of "...any person...any study," our program encourages you to explore a diverse range of groundbreaking discoveries in Cornell labs.
- Open to aspiring entrepreneurs: We're seeking master graduates, PhDs, and postdocs who dream big, take risks, and envision themselves as a CEO, CSO, or CTO founder.
Applications open until March 1, 2024, at 5 p.m. Apply here.
[NNCO PROFILE]
"Nanoscience is for Everyone!" For Rachel Miller, the path from aspiring astronaut to nanoscience researcher has been a long and winding road. From her childhood in Los Angeles to completing her Ph.D. at Cornell University in June 2023 (research performed in part at the CNF). Miller says, "I would like to teach science and engineering not just as part of a curriculum, but also as a lens to find solutions to problems..."
[NNCO SYMPOSIUM]
Nanotechnology Symposium - March 5, 2024 - Washington, DC
Enabling the Nanotechnology Revolution: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Washington, DC
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Representatives from academia, government, and industry will speak to U.S. success in nanotechnology and future directions in this field. Experts will address quantum engineering; optics; advanced polymers; microelectronics; medicine; education; manufacturing; the environmental, health, and societal implications of nanomaterials; diversity, equity, inclusion, and access; and more. This lively discussion will benefit from including diverse perspectives – including yours!
Speakers of particular note include:
Arati Prabhakar, Assistant to President Biden for Science and Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Neal Lane, Rice University and Former Science Advisor to President Clinton
Ron Wyden, Senior United States Senator from Oregon
Chad Mirkin, Northwestern University
Kathleen Rubins, NASA Astronaut
And many more! See the full list of speakers here
Students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to submit a poster to showcase how they are “enabling the nanotechnology revolution.” Abstract submission deadline is December 15, 2023. Selected applicants will be notified January 5, 2024.
Register for free at the symposium's website
Quinn Spadola, PhD
Deputy Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
www.nano.gov
202 517-1050
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1) If you are no longer a CNF User / PI and or want to update your status with us, send your message to userprogram@cnf.cornell.edu
2) Acknowledging the CNF and including our CORRECT grant number - NNCI-2025233 - is CRITICAL to our continuing to be your research facility. We cannot stress this enough.
Just copy & paste the following...
This work was performed in part at the Cornell NanoScale Facility, a member of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI), which is supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant NNCI-2025233).
OR if space is a concern, copy & paste the following...
This work was performed in part at the Cornell NanoScale Facility, an NNCI member supported by NSF Grant NNCI-2025233.
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