UMass Amherst

Past Events

May 7, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Aligned Carbon Nanotube Membranes: Transport Enhancement and Gatekeeper Activity" Bruce Hinds, William Bryan Professor of Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky. Host: Michael Knapp
Apr 30, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Assembly of metal nanoparticles on the surfaces of nonwoven arrays of nylon nanofibers" Juan P. Hinestroza, Assistant Professor of Fiber Science, Cornell University. Host: Chelsea Davis, IGERT Student
Apr 23, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Effective Management of Patentable Subject Matter--Special Challenges Facing Researchers in Patenting Nanotechnology" Elizabeth Delgado Rodriguez, Associate Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, University of Massachusetts.
Apr 16, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Cofacially-Arrayed Polybenzenoid Nano Structures for Molecular Wires" Rajendra Rathore, Department of Chemistry, Marquette University. Host: S. Thayumanavan
Apr 9, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Molecular Conductance: Electron-Phonon Coupling and Fractal Dimension" Xi Lin, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University. Host: S. Thayumanavan
Mar 26, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "How to win in volume manufacturing of conformal and printed electronics" J. Kevin Cammack, Co-founder, Solar Red. Host: Jim Watkins
Mar 12, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Modern X-ray Scattering Methods for Nanoscale Materials Analysis" Richard Matyi, Albany NanoTech, University at Albany.
Mar 5, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Nanopatterning and Molecular Self-Assembly" Cengiz and Mihri Ozkan, Mechanical Engeering and Electrical Engineering, University of California Riverside. Host: Jim Watkins
Feb 26, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "New Soy-lutions for Sustainability in Automotive Applications" Cynthia Flanigan, Research Scientist with Ford Motor Company. Host: Al Crosby
Feb 19, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Imaging Electron Motion with Scanning Probe Microscopy" Kathy Aidala, Professor, Mt Holyoke College
Feb 12, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Magnetic Field Directed Assembly of Nanoscale Components" Ben Yellen, Material Science, Duke University
Feb 5, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Anatomy of Reproducible Single Molecule Circuits:Donor-Acceptor Link Motifs and Systematic Trends in Electronic Conductance" Mark Hybertsen, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Jan 29, 2009 IGERT Seminar: "Metrology and dispersion aspects of nanotechnology" Alan Rawle, Malvern Instruments Inc.
Dec 11, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Synthesis and five applications of highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays" Craig Grimes, Professor, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Dec 4, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Self-assembly packaging and delivery of abiotic materials by protein cages" Bogdan Dragnea, Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Indiana University
Nov 20, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Sheets and Yarns" David S. Lashmore, CTO, Vice President R&D, Nanocomp Technologies Inc.
Nov 13, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "nanoHUB.org: Cyberinfrastructure for Nanotechnology Research and Education" Michael McLennan, Senior Research Scientist, Purdue University
Nov 6, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Conductance of Single Molecules Circuits" Latha Venkataraman, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Columbia University
Oct 30, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Exploring Novel Fiber-Geometries in Organic Photovoltaics" David L. Carroll, Director, Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Wake Forest University: (FiberCell Systems Inc., PlexiLight Inc.)
Oct 23, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Computational Nanoelectronics: Large-scale Atomistic Modeling and Algorithms" Eric Polizzi, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst
Oct 9, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Ultrafast Charge Transfer from Quantum Dots - Towards Multi-Exciton Dissociation" Tianquan (Tim) Lian, Professor of Chemistry, Emory University
Oct 3, 2008 8am-4pm2nd Annual Nanotechnology and Society Workshop: "Nanotechnology and Society: Networks, Risk and Knowledge Sharing"
Lincoln Campus Center, UMass Amherst:
The workshop provides a forum for dialogue among social scientists, policy researchers and nanoscientists. This second annual workshop focuses on how innovation works in networks of scientists, universities and firms; how scientists, policymakers and managers approach risk and its management in the context of emerging technologies and policies; and how nanoscience and technology knowledge can be diffused effectively using cyberinfrastructure and cybertools.
http://www.umass.edu/sts/nanoworkshop
Oct 2, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "The Organization of Nanotechnology Research and Development" Jane Fountain, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Director, Science, Technology & Society Initiative, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
Sept 25, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Biomimetic Approaches for Building Nanoscale Systems" Oleg Gang, Brookhaven National Lab
Sept 11, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Nanotechnology Commercialization: How do you sell what you can’t see?" Christopher J. Gintz, Chief Technology Officer, NanoHoldings, LLC
Sept 4, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Getting the Rubber on the Road: Making the Transition from Discovery to Commercialization"
John Fabel, Director of New Technologies, SunEthanol Inc.
May 8, 2008 IGERT Seminar: Jeff Carbeck, WMR Biomedical (pending)
May 1, 2008 IGERT Seminar: Kolb
Apr 24, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Nanoparticulate Pigment Inks for Printing"
Charles Bauer, Eastman Kodak
Apr 17, 2008 IGERT Seminar: Hamed Lakrout, Dow Chemical Co.
Apr 10, 2008 IGERT Seminar: Bobby G. Sumpter, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Apr 3, 2008 IGERT Seminar: Cengiz Ozkan, University of California Riverside (tentative)
Mar 27, 2008 IGERT Seminar: Anubhav Tripathi, Brown University
Mar 6, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "From Bench to Company: A Venture Capital Perspective"
Tripp Peake, Partner, Long River Ventures
Feb 28, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Nanomagnets: Long-Range Order, Wide-Range Applications"
Mark Tuominen, UMass Amherst (Physics)
Feb 21, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Nanostructured Materials: From Single Molecules to Hierarchical Assemblies"
Sergey Minko, Nanostructured Materials Group, Clarkson University
Feb 14, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "Instabilities of Polymers at Interfaces: New Methods to Control Material Micro- And Nano-Structures"
Ryan Hayward, UMass Amherst (Polymer Science & Engineering)
Feb 7, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "The Economic Impact of Nanotechnological Development"
Bill Gibson, UMass Amherst (Economics)
Jan 31, 2008 IGERT Seminar: "New Views of Wettability (including from the nanoscopic perspective)"
Thomas McCarthy, UMass Amherst (Polymer Science & Engineering)
March 28, 2006 Nanoporous Membranes for Virus Filtration
March 1, 2006 Summer Research Opportunities
Dec. 20, 2005 Nano-Imprint Lithography System, Funded by $700,000 Grant, To Be Established at UMass
July 7, 2005 IGERT Nanotechnology Innovation Program Announced
April 29, 2005 Pair Wins Nanoscience Seed Grant