Events

Date: 7 March 2023

Talk 1: Breathable skin electronics for human health monitoring

Speaker: Yan Wang

Abstract:

One limitation of commercialized wearables, such as smartwatches and bands, is that they cannot form conformable contact with human skin due to their rigid form factor, thereby limiting their monitoring capabilities. Soft bioelectronics, on the other hand, are touted as an ideal platform for personalized health care owing to unique characteristics, such as thinness, lightweight, good biocompatibility, excellent mechanical robustness, and great skin conformability. Permeable skin-mountable electronics that are capable of long-term applications have emerged as promising tools for early disease prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Dr. Wang’s research interests mainly focus on the development of wearable electronics for biomedical health monitoring, including stretchable conductors, sensors, and soft energy devices. In today’s talk, she will introduce high-performance skin bioelectronics developed by ultrasoft nanomesh systems, which can realize the accurate measurement of minus skin deformations and finger touch without disturbing natural skin motions and sensations, as well as long-term applications for health monitoring.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Yan Wang joint Guangdong Technion, Department of Chemical Engineering as an Associate Professor in Nov. 2021. She received her Ph.D. degree majoring in Chemical Engineering from Monash University in 2018 and completed her postdoc training at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Tokyo, in 2021. In soft electronics field, Dr. Yan Wang has published over 40 scientific articles in flagship journals like Science, Nature Electronics, Science Advances, PNAS, Chemical Society Reviews, ACS Nano, etc., granted 1 Australia patent, and won several scientific awards, such as 2018 Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad. Her research works were featured by renowned CNN, Science, major Australian media such as Herald Sun, and Japanese medias such as Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. At Guangdong Technion, her group mainly focuses on materials development and the practical implementation of soft wearables in real-life situations towards ambulatory health care and the Internet of Things.

Talk 2: Multi-modality Monitoring and Personalized Brain Protection in Neuro Intensive Care Unit

Speaker: Xiuyun Liu

Abstract:

The neuro intensive care unit (NICU) holds the most severe patients, therefore, the nurses in NICU must closely monitor each patient’s progress via various equipment. The brain is hypoxically intolerant, which needs constant and continuous supply of cerebral blood flow. How to ensure sufficient blood flow supply to the brain through multimodality monitoring, including intracranial pressure monitor, cerebral oxygen monitor, cerebral blood flow velocity monitor, etc., is a critical problem in NCIU. In addition, due to the different living environment, personal habits and history of diseases, the optimal level of blood flow varies among different patients. Individualized diagnosis and assessment of brain state plays an important role in brain protection, which will improve patient outcome. This workshop will introduce several basic topics about NICU, such as the main patients type in NICU, the widely used equipment for brain protection, and technologies for individualized optimal blood supply determination. We aims to bring a new understanding of the clinical technology in NICU.

BIOGRAPHY

Xiuyun Liu, is currently a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Tianjin University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Clinical Neurosciences from University of Cambridge (UK) in 2017, and then joined the Department of Physiological Nursing at University of California, San Francisco, as a postdoctoral researcher for two years. In 2019, she moved to Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Department, Johns Hopkins University to do her second postdoc. She is currently a PI of a national key research and development plan program. Her research mainly focuses on the interaction between critical care medicine and engineering, with the aim of solving the engineering bottleneck problems at bedside and provide optimal treatment or cllinical strategies for front-line doctors. She serves as the main member in several academic societies, and she is the associate editor of Frontiers in Physiology. She has published more than 60 papers, and obtained National Scholarship for Outstanding self-funded international Students, Bill Gates Scholarship. etc.

Talk 3: Soft Wearable Biosensors for Health Monitoring

Speaker: Limei Tian

Abstract:

Wearable sensors provide valuable information related to the health and disease states of individuals. We recently developed biosensors comprised of nanomaterials for the quantification of physical and chemical parameters in situ. One example is a wearable bioimpedance sensor made of conductive nanocomposites to enable cuffless, continuous blood pressure monitoring. The high-performance conductive nanocomposite is soft, moldable and transferrable. The stacked structure of the nanocomposite synergistically integrates the complementary electrical and mechanical properties of the individual components. We patterned the nanocomposite via a simple, low-cost micromolding process and then transferred the patterned large-area electrodes onto various substrates to realize soft, skin-interfaced electrophysiological sensors. Another example is a wearable plasmonic paper-based microfluidic system to continuously and simultaneously quantify sweat loss, sweat rate, and metabolites in sweat. Plasmonic sensors based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) are label-free and can identify the analytes of interest via the chemical “fingerprint” information. The well-defined flow kinetics of paper microfluidic devices enable accurate quantification of sweat loss and sweat rate in real time. Reliable quantification can be achieved when the devices are under strain and at high temperatures. These wearable sensors are soft, flexible, and stretchable, providing a robust interface with the skin without inducing chemical or physical irritation.

BIOGRAPHY

Limei Tian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Her research interests include the design, synthesis and fabrication of novel materials and devices that enable advanced health care. She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Washington University in St. Louis in 2014. Dr. Tian was a Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2015 to 2018. She is the recipient of Materials Research Society graduate student award, Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, and NIH NIBIB Trailblazer Award. She has published more than 60 papers in Nature Biomedical Engineering, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Nano letters etc.

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Date: 3 March 2023

Talk 1: Advancing the chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals for sustainable technologies

Speaker: Jonathan Rivnay

Abstract:

Organic mixed ionic/electronic conductors (OMIECs) have gained considerable interest in bioelectronics, power electronics, and neuromorphic computing. These polymer-based semiconductors can form soft composites and exhibit a combination of ionic transport, electronic transport, and high volumetric charge storage capacity. Such properties enable improved interfacing with biological systems, enhancing signal transduction and on-site signal processing needed for diagnostics and closed-loop bioelectronic systems. In this talk, I will highlight recent synthetic and processing efforts leading to a new class of soft active materials. Electronic and ionic processes relying on bulk transport and charging can be readily tuned and enable novel form factors. For example, OMIECs can form flexible and stretchable gel or scaffold-like constructs for tissue engineering and smart skins, and allow for vertical, stacked transistors for compact circuits. I will show that electrochemical devices based on these materials can efficiently amplify local bio-signals and can be engineered for non-volatility in order to mimic basic neural function. Materials and device challenges for future applications and new growth opportunities for the field will also be discussed.

BIOGRAPHY

Jonathan Rivnay is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. Jonathan earned his B.Sc. in 2006 from Cornell University. He then moved to Stanford University, where he earned a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, studying the structure and electronic transport properties of organic electronic materials. In 2012, he joined the Department of Bioelectronics at the Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne in France as a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow, working on conducting polymer-based devices for bioelectronics. Jonathan spent 2015–2016 as a member of the research staff in the Printed Electronics group at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC, a Xerox Co.) before joining the faculty at Northwestern in 2017. His research explores fundamentals of soft polymer electronic materials, and how they can be applied to solve hard problems in bioelectronics with applications ranging from diagnostics and therapeutics to computing and robotics. He is a recipient of a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation, a fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and was named a Materials Research Society (MRS) Outstanding Early Career Investigator, ACS Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigator, and US Office for Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator.

Talk 2: Self-powered Stretchable Electronic Systems from Low-dimensional Nanomaterials

Speaker: Changyong (Chase) Cao

Abstract:

Stretchable electronics have attracted increasing attention due to their great potential in wearable devices, epidermal and implantable devices, and biomedical devices that can sustain large deformations and conform to more complicated surfaces. In this talk, I will introduce recent advances in designing and fabricating novel high-performance stretchable electronics and energy devices and their potential applications in soft robots and wearables. Firstly, I will show how we build deformable, self-powered, textile tactile sensors that can be used for multifunctional sensing. Then, I will discuss how we overcome the challenges to fabricate highly stretchable MXene-based supercapacitors and develop a facile 4D printing process to achieve high throughput manufacturing of stretchable MXene devices. I will also demonstrate our new approach to fabricating stretchable electrodes and supercapacitors via crumpling vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) forests. Finally, research prospects of stretchable electronic systems will be discussed.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Changyong (Chase) Cao is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), directing the Laboratory for Soft Machines and Electronics. He is also a Core Investigator of the Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, OH. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the Australian National University (ANU) in 2014 and then worked as a Postdoc Associate at Duke University between 2014-2017. Before his current appointment at CWRU, he served as an assistant professor at Michigan State University (MSU). His research interests include soft (active) materials, soft robotics, self-powered soft electronic systems, and 3D/4D printing of advanced materials and structures. Dr. Cao has published over 70 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, such as Nature Biotechnology, Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, Matter, Biomaterials, Soft Robotics, Advanced Functional Materials, and Extreme Mechanics Letters, and holds 5 US patents. He is ​the Associate Editor of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Associate Editor of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, and Guest Editor of Forces in Mechanics (Elsevier) and Sensors (MDPI). He serves as an editorial board member of six international journals: Advanced Electronic Materials, Soft Science, Micromachines, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Forces in Mechanics. His research has been supported by NSF, USDA, DOE, US DOT, MEDC, and Swagelok. He has regularly served as a panelist/reviewer for NSF, USDA, NIH, Canada Foundation for Innovation, and Swiss NSF. He has been a regular reviewer for 50+ renowned journals, including Science Robotics, Science Advances, Nature Electronics, Nature Communication, Nature Food, ACS Nano, Advanced Materials, Soft Robotics, Nano Letters, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, etc. He received many awards, including the CWRU Faculty Innovator Award (Discovery Award), MRS Best Poster Award, IEEE Best Poster Award, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, etc. He is a member of AMSE, MRS, IEEE, SES, and ACS.

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Date: 28 February 2023

Talk 1: Neuroinflammation biosensing device and Parkinson’s disease early diagnosis

Speaker: Guozhen Liu

Abstract:

Cytokines are signalling molecules between cells in immune system. As immune mediator, cytokines perform context-dependent functions and can exert opposing effects depending on the stage of inflammation, with important implications in diseases diagnosis and management. There has been a fast-growing market and academic interest in developing novel diagnosing devices driven by the increasing demand for continuous monitoring of inflammation in healthcare. By integrating with nanotechnology and biotechnology, biosensors as the analytical devices for the detection of an analyte, that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector, have demonstrated huge potential for cytokine detection. In this talk, Liu will summarize her recent research highlights on development of advanced sensing technologies which can be integrated in microfluidic paper based analytical devices, soft wearable devices and implantable in vivo devices for monitoring of cytokines. She will discuss strategies on quantifying neuroinflammation, and its contribution to early diagnosis of chronic diseases such as Parkinson’s disease.

Talk 2: Directing Self-Assembly of Nanomaterials

Speaker: Boyce Chang

Abstract:

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The fourth webinar of the UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (U2ACN2) webinar series is titled “Strongly correlated electrons in molecular conductors, Mott criticality, and the Grüneisen parameter” and will be presented by Prof. Mariano de Souza from São Paulo State University on February 22, 2023 at 14:00 South African time. We would appreciate it if you could attend this webinar and share it with your research group if anyone else is interested.

Please see the attached poster and the web link to join this webinar below.

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Date: 24 February 2023

Talk: Advancing the chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals for sustainable technologies

Speaker: Raffaella Buonsanti

Abstract:

Affordable clean energy and climate action are two of the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations to be achieved by 2030. The vast majority of energy technologies relies on nanomaterials and their progress is strongly connected to the ability of materials chemists to tune their property- and function-dictating features. In this talk, I will present our recent group efforts towards the synthesis of atomically defined nanocrystals via colloidal chemistry. I will showcase how nanocrystals with precisely tunable shapes, sizes and interfaces serve as ideal platforms to advance our current knowledge towards improved selectivity in the electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction. I will also share our results evidencing that these electrocatalysts can sustain their catalytic activity and selectivity at technologically relevant conditions, therefore might also offer practical solutions.

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Date: 17 February 2023

Talk: Chirality, Complexity and Graph Theory of Nanostructures

Speaker: Nicholas A. Kotov (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)

Abstract:

Since Leonardo Da Vinci discoveries in science and engineering were inspired by evolution-optimized geometry of molecules, tissues, and organisms found in biology using non-biological preparatory techniques. Chiral nanostructures – a large and rapidly evolving class of metal, semiconductor, and ceramic materials is one of these materials.  Besides fascinating optical, catalytic, and biological properties, the studies of chiral nanostructures revealed something more.  Unlike other geometric properties, mirror asymmetry is invariant to scales.  Thus, the synthesis and self-assembly of chiral nanostructures showed how basic geometric properties of the ‘messy soup’ of Nature’s smallest building blocks can produce highly complex functional and adaptable structures at macroscale. Analysis of the hierarchically organized micro- and macrostructures obtained by self-assembly of the chiral nanoparticles (NPs) demonstrated the mechanism of emergence of functional complexity in such systems and how such diversity of the building blocks contributes to it.   These findings became possible by applying graph theory (GT) for calculation of the quantitative measures of their complexity by describing the constituent NPs as nodes and the interfaces between them as edges of graphs. Taking an example of hierarchically organized particles with twisted spikes from polydisperse Au-Cystein nanoplatelets,[1] we found that (a) formation of complex structures does not require monodispersity; (b) complexity index  (CI) of the synthetic particles can be higher than biological prototypes; and (c) complexity emerges from competing chirality-dependent assembly restrictions. The GT description of chiral hedgehogs can also be expanded to other nanoscale structures creating analogs of chemical formulas for particle systems.[2]  

Among other outcomes of the analysis of the chirality-complexity relations, GT-based description of nanostructures leads to quantitative description of biomimetic materials combining order and disorder that is essential to their functionality. Expansion of GT principles from particles to composites enabled transition from inexact approach of their good-luck-based engineering to function-driven design encompassing multiple properties.   While this work is still in progress, the methods of GT-based biomimetic materials engineering can be demonstrated by the multiparameter optimization of complex networks of aramid nanofibers for batteries for robotics[3] and biomedical implants.

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Date: Thursday 16 February 2023

Time: 01:00 PM (GMT+2)

Title: Computational chemistry of catalytic systems: is the rise of machines imminent?
Speaker: Prof. Evgeny A. Pidko (Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherland)
Email: e.a.pidko@tudfelft.nl

Bio: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/faculty-of-applied-sciences/about-faculty/departments/chemical-engineering/principal-scientists/evgeny-pidko

The transfer to sustainable energy and chemistry technologies is one of the important challenges for humanity in the 21st century. In a carbon-constrained economy, CO2 is expected to become an increasingly important source of carbon for chemical industry. In a transition period, the development of more sustainable processes based on natural gas and biomass as a feedstock are required. Catalysis plays a pivotal role in all chemical strategies towards novel more efficient and sustainable processes. In modern chemistry and catalysis, computational methods have taken a prominent place in the toolkit of researchers for characterizing and analyzing reaction mechanisms, alongside such physical-chemical methods as nuclear magnetic resonance, vibrational spectroscopy, photometry, and X-ray diffraction [1,2]. It would not be an exaggeration to say that progress in fundamental research on catalytic systems is now largely based on results from quantum chemical calculations. Contemporary methods of electronic density functional theory have reached a sufficient level of accuracy to support kinetic and spectroscopic studies in catalysis, as well as experimental searches for new, improved catalysts for industrially important chemical processes. The accuracy of calculations is the cornerstone of theoretical research, which is the key subject of this lecture [3].
The accuracy of computational methods and models of catalytic systems is particularly important for the construction of advanced predictive models in catalysis. These require a deep understanding of the structure of active centers on a molecular level, the mechanism of their action, and evolution under catalytic process conditions.
Traditional static models of reaction centers and mechanisms based on the 0K-absolute dilution limit of the PES approximation are unable to describe the dynamic nature of catalytic systems and, accordingly, cannot be directly used to create effective, transferable, non-empirical predictive models. This requires the expansion and revision of reactivity models for catalytic systems using “operando” approaches, which explicitly take into account reaction conditions and the increased complexity of formed catalytic assemblies. The discussion on the issues on model accuracy will be supported by representative examples from our recent research on liquid-phase hydrogenation catalysis [4-6] and heterogeneous catalysis with zeolite-based systems [7,8]. During this talk, I will touch upon possible implications of the selective agreements between reductionism-dominated theories and highly complex catalytic experiments. I will emphasize the necessity of establishing a balance between the reductionist and systems approaches and the development of new operando models of complex multicomponent reactive systems.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArc-2vpj8tHtGemdy0AglgZx87l3arQQ6U

Date: 14 February 2023

Talk: Addressing the Food Supply Security Problem as a Materials Scientist

Speaker: Ludovico Cademartiri (University of Parma, Italy)

Abstract: In this talk I will briefly outline my perspective on what materials scientists can do to address the food supply issue. As an independent faculty I lead a group that has bridged the disciplinary gap between materials science and agronomy, plant science, and botany. In so doing I have had the privilege and unique opportunity to interact on a daily basis with true experts on the issue of food production, plant breeding, and plant science.

On the basis of this rather unique experience I will give my personal viewpoint with examples from my past and present research and outline how this area of research is extraordinarily ripe for work that is frugal and yet potentially profoundly transformative.

Talk: Flexible hybrid electronics: materials and processes design

Speaker: Zhuo Li (Fudan University, China)

Abstract: Stretchable electronics that enable intimate, non-invasive integration of devices directly with human body have opened many new opportunities in healthcare, disease diagnosis, and human-machine interfaces. Among different approaches to fabricate stretchable electronics, flexible hybrid integration (FHI) that interconnects discrete silicon integrated circuits (ICs) chips and components on a stretchable substrate has exhibited the greatest potential for commercialization, as it merges the high performance and low power consumption of silicon IC with the intrinsic stretchability and large-scale production capability of printed electronics. Nevertheless, developing advanced materials and processes are crucial for FHI. In this talk, I will discuss about our recent work on materials development, including stretchable and highly conductive polymer composites for circuit lines, conductive and highly adhesive composites for interconnects, robust and self-adhesive elastomers for substrates, and associated processes. Based on these materials and processes, we prepared various soft electronic devices, such as electrophysiological sensor, pressure sensor, acceleration sensor and oximeter, which exhibit good performance and high reliability.

Talk: ENGINEERED CARBON BASED TECHNOLOGIES -THE ENERGY MATERIALS PERSPECTIVE

Speaker: Prof. David Dodoo-Arhin   (Institute of Applied Science and Technology, University of Ghana, Ghana West Africa)

Abstract: Due to the rapid depletion and high, consumption of fossil fuels and other natural resources, there has been an increase in development and investigation of renewable and clean energy conversion/ storage technologies that can meet present energy and power consumption demands. In order to make effective use of renewable energy technology, it is important to develop high-performance, low-cost and environmental-friendly energy conversion and storage technologies. Significant progress has been made in developing alternative technologies to harvest and use clean and sustainable energy including solar energy, wind power, biofuels, and hydrogen in concomitance with clean energy technologies, such as fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries. Although these types of energy sources have played a major role in the past, new technologies are progressing to make alternative energy more practical and cost effective. Carbon based materials such as graphene, have been playing a significant role in the development of alternative clean and sustainable energy technology due to their unique properties which includes high surface area, electrical conductivity, chemical stability and low cost. This talk discusses the energy materials applications perspective of graphene produced via CVD and Liquid phase exfoliation.

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SPEAKER:  Antonios G. Mikos

DATE: 10 February 2023

ABSTRACT

Advances in biology, materials science, chemical engineering, and other fields have allowed for the development of tissue engineering, an interdisciplinary convergence science. For the past two and a half decades, our laboratory has focused on the development and characterization of biomaterials-based strategies for the regeneration of human tissues with the goal of improving healthcare outcomes. In a collaborative effort with physicians, surgeons, and other scientists, we have produced new material compositions and three-dimensional scaffolds, and investigated combinations of biomaterials with cell populations and bioactive agents for their ability to induce tissue formation and regeneration. We have examined the effects of material characteristics, such as mechanical properties, topographical features, and functional groups, on cell behavior and tissue guidance, and leveraged biomaterials as drug delivery vehicles to release growth factors and other signals with spatial and temporal specificity. This presentation will review recent examples of biomaterials-based approaches for regenerative medicine applications and highlight future areas of growth, such as the use of tissue engineering to model tumor microenvironments for validation of cancer therapeutic discovery.

website: www.ican-x.com

iCANX Talks Vol. 126-128 (December 2nd, 9th, 16th 2022)   

iCANX Young Scientists Award Final

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MRS-Thailand Science and Innovation of Advanced Materials Colloquium

MRS-Thailand is organizing the MRS-Thailand Science and Innovation of Advanced Materials Colloquium (Zoom online). This activity is organized every month (Thursday of the fourth week) starting from June 2022. Our speaker for the first of the series is Dr. Adison Tuantranont of NSTDA, Thailand. His talk title is “Advanced Carbon Nanomaterials for Energy Storage Applications”. The schedule of the colloquium is as follows.

Date: Jun 30, 2022, 04.00-06.00 pm (Thailand time)

Meeting ID: 990 7753 3703

Passcode: 545442

10th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SEMICONDUCTOR PIXEL DETECTORS FOR PARTICLES AND IMAGING

This workshop will cover various topics related to pixel detector technology. Development and applications will be discussed for charged particle tracking in High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, and X-ray imaging in Astronomy, Biology, Medicine and Material Science. The conference program will also include reports on front and back end electronics, radiation effects, low mass mechanics and construction techniques, and new technologies such as monolithic and 3D integrated detectors.

Date: 12-16 December 2022

Time: 08h00 to 18h00 (GMT -6)

Venue: Physical at La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe

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SCALABLE LASER SYNTHESIS OF COLLOIDAL NANOPARTICLES FOR ENERGY CONVERSION APPLICATIONS

The Nanotech Energy research group at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), extends an invitation to attend a talk by Professor. Dr. Stephan Barcikowski from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

Date: 22 June 2022

Time: 12h00 to 13h00 (South Africa time)

Venue: Physical at CPUT (conference room) and Virtual via Microsoft Teams

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Sustainable BioTech for the African region: A Talk by Prof Robert S Langer

Prof Robert Langer is highly regarded for his contributions to medicine and biotechnology. He is one of 12 Institute Professors at MIT and is considered a pioneer of many new technologies including the nanoparticle-based mRNA Moderna vaccine. Moderna is developing mRNA vaccines for a wide range of diseases beyond Covid-19.

To be covered during the talk and Q & A session

• Prof Langer’s experience in the development of biotech companies, scaffolds for regenerative medicine and university spin-off
• Early investment in spin-off
• Contract manufacturing – Case of Moderna Vaccine
• The human capacity required for a regional Biotech Industry development
• R and D requirements for such an endeavor
• Timeline for making this happen
• The sustainability of this enterprise in the African context

Date: Monday 6th June 2022
Time: 16:55 – 17:55 (Time zone: GMT/UTC + 4)
Zoom meeting:

                      Meeting ID: 836 6336 7491

Passcode: 838163
Contact: Prof Archana Bhaw-Luximon, CBBR, University of Mauritius
Email: a.luximon@uom.ac.mu

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United State Africa Initiative for Electronic Structure (USAfrI) events 2022

Celebration of the Discovery of the Higgs Boson Anniversary from Africa

A celebration of the 10 year anniversary since the ATLAS and CMS experiments announced the discovery of the Higgs boson with a full-day virtual scientific symposium themed  “Celebration of the Higgs Anniversary –  4th July from Africa”.

We will be commemorating the day that marks the 10th Anniversary of this great scientific achievement of the 21st Century. The talks will present an historical overview as well as the current situation and future prospects for the  programmes of the African countries, Egypt, Morocco and South Africa, these  being current members of the ATLAS and CMS collaborations.  The African Scientific Diaspora at CERN and also the African countries that do not yet have a membership of a HEP experiment at CERN will take part in this celebration as a 5th region (as in the AU terminology). There will also be  speakers representing both experiments ATLAS and CMS.
For details please see the agenda.

Date: 4 July 2022

Registration and more here!

Pan African Conference on Crystallography (PCCr3)

Date: 17 – 21January 2023

Venue: Multimedia University of Kenya NAIROBI-KENYA

Crystallography is the cornerstone of Chemistry, Physics, Material Science and Engineering. Africa’s economic growth depends on its harnessing and exploiting its mineral resources.

The purpose of the conference is to stimulate economic growth in Africa by building synergy between Funding agencies, Industry and Academia through exploitation crystallography to enhance research and innovation.

Find out more at https://pccr3africa.org/

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Global Summit 2022 on Nanotechnology for a Healthier and Sustainable Future

The International Network for Sustainable Nano (N4SNano) is proud to announce the Global Summit 2022 on Nanotechnology for a Healthier and Sustainable Future, focusing on UN SDG#3 Good Health and Well-being,  to be held at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, on August 10 – 11, 2022, with the satellite events at the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia on August 11 – 12, 2022.

Sessions:
Day 1 (August 10, 2022 – EDT)
Session I: Nanomedicine
Session II: Digital Health & AI Diagnostics

Day 2 (August 11, 2022 – EDT)
Session III: Agricultural Nanotechnology 
Session IV: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) and Sustainability 

Please submit your abstract for limited speaking spots.

Abstract Submission Deadline: May 18, 2022, at 9:00 PM (EDT)
Abstract Acceptance Notification: May 31, 2022, at 9:00 PM (EDT)

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ASEMANET: Open call to participate in the Psi-k conference

iCANX Talks Vol. 94

Date: 22 April 2022

Directly Link to Live Show: www.ican-x.com/talks

Extreme Materials Processing for Clean Energy

Ju Li

Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

E-mail : liju@mit.edu

Website : https://Li.mit.edu

ABSTRACT

To combat global climate change, the energy transition in the next decades will be a civilization-scale endeavor, requiring tremendous minerals and new materials. It must be “done right”. Extremely fast joule heating, plasma exposure or photon / charged-particle radiations can be used to create materials unavailable with conventional synthesis methods. We have developed robotic workflows and active-learning-based automated approaches to search for appropriate processing parameters. This has led to new catalysts for water-splitting and CO2 reduction electrolyzers, as well as new liquid electrolyte and solid coating formulations for battery electrodes. The importance of rapid scaling-up to meet the climate challenges by 2040 is emphasized, taking grid-scale energy storage as the example, where the techniques introduced above can be applied to enhance safety and economy, as well as the recycling of renewable energy wastes (REW).

BIOGRAPHY

Ju Li has held faculty positions at the Ohio State University, the University of Pennsylvania and is presently a chaired professor at MIT. His group (http://Li.mit.edu) works on mechanical properties of materials, energy materials and systems. Ju is a recipient of the 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the 2006 Materials Research Society Outstanding Young Investigator Award, and the TR35 award from Technological Review. Ju is included in the Highly Cited Researchers lists from Thomson Reuters/Clarivate and Webometrics h>100. Ju was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2014, a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2017 and a Fellow of AAAS in 2020. Li is the chief organizer of MIT A+B Applied Energy Symposia that aim to develop solutions to global climate change challenges with “A-Action before 2040” and “B-Beyond 2040 technologies (http://applied-energy.org/mitab2020 ).

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WA – INTERNATIONAL MICROSCOPY 2022 WORKSHOP 

Although the selected topics are based on a microscopy survey run in West Africa, we would like to invite all Postgraduate students, Researchers, Microscopists, Trade representative and Scientific community from Africa and beyond.
Topics that will be covered in the workshop include; Light Microscopy (LM) and Stereomicroscopy (SM), Laser Confocal Scanning Microscopy (LCSM), SEM (EBSD, BSE, SE and FIB), TEM (STEM, SAED and HAADF-STEM), Spectroscopy Supporting techniques (Raman and XRD), Sample preparation techniques, Grain Size measurements & other micrograph measurements, as well as a few other suggested topics.

To register for the workshop, please fill in your details below by latest 1th of May, 2022.

REGISTER HERE

Only registered participants will receive the details of the Zoom Conference webinar (www.zoom.us) links to the different workshop sessions on the 5th of May, 2022.

The African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications, Edition 2022 | (smr 3723)

Accepting applications for ASP2022,to be held at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa.

Priority will be given to African students that did not attend any previous edition of ASP (including the online edition ASP2021).

Dates: 28 November– 9 December 2022

Application deadline: 1 June 2022

Visit here for application and programme information

Professional and Communications Training for Scientists | (smr 3710)

CMSP Seminar (Atomistic Simulation Webinar Series): Photo-induced phase-transitions and coherent phenomena in realistic materials: an ab-initio Many-Body approach

Date: Wednesday 6 April 2022

Time: 02:00PM (GMT+2)

Speaker: Prof. Andrea Marini (FLASHit, ISM, CNR)

Meeting Registration:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvc-CoqD8oEtLsljE4oWZtfWNP49uw_Xnk?timezone_id=Africa%2FJohannesburg

Abstract:

It is widely known that a monochromatic electro-magnetic wave can travel forever without losing information. It is similarly common knowledge among experimentalists that after a material has been photo-excited an additional, induced, electric field gets super-imposed to the external probe. This field is generated by the electronic charge oscillations. The key point is that this induced field appears only after the excitation. The system, at rest, is not able to produce it.

What makes the electrons to oscillate in phase and produce a macroscopic field is coherence?
In this talk I will discuss the role of coherence in out-of-equilibrium phenomena. I will describe some particularly striking examples of how a photo-excited material can reveal coherent phenomena like: magnetic phase transitions, coherent phonon oscillations and the formation of a spontaneous excitonic condensate.
I will also discuss the peculiarities of these phenomena taking the equilibrium perspective. From which it will appear evident that the system reacts is non-perturbative. A dynamics extremely challenging to describe theoretically.
The final message of my talk will be that concepts taken from the equilibrium regime are, often inadequate to describe out-of-equilibrium systems. A striking example will be the Exciton. Can we really say that excitons exist as real population of bound electron-hole pairs?

CMSP, Condensed Matter & Statistical Physics Section http://www.ictp.it/research/cmsp.aspx

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physicshttps://www.ictp.it/

Arab Physical Society (APS) Launching Event

The Arab Physical Society (APS) is a Non-Govermental and Non-Profit Organization that aims to spread and promote physics knowledge and its advancement, improve scientific education, research and human capacity building in the Arab world. Arab world includes all countries having Arabic as an official language. ASP fosters diversity to ensure that everyone has the same opportunities, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion and culture.

invite you to the launching event of the Arab Physical Society which will be held on Thursday, April 7th 2022.

We are greatly honored to have the opportunity of inviting Nobel Prize laureates and outstanding Physicists as our guest speakers!

To register: please follow the instructions at:
https://www.arabphysicalsociety.org/
or fill in the form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y8qxRvKXeoFwyuhVKW2bN0YL40BvuID7S0px2aocI6Y/viewform?edit_requested=true

View APS Poster

View the Launch Program

Visit the APS website: https://www.arabphysicalsociety.org/

STANFORD UNIVERSITY • Spring 2021 – 2022

CEE 269C: Environmental Engineering Seminar Series

The Production of Hydrogen from Biomass, Biowaste and Water: Sustainable? A talk by Ange Nzihou

Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at IMT Mines Albi, France. Fulbright Visiting Professor at Princeton University, USA

Date: Monday, April 4, 2022

Time: 12:15pm – 1:15pm (Pacific Time)

Join the Zoom Video Conference at https://stanford.zoom.us/j/943 4127 0443?pwd=WFZ6WTIrcHIwYUh0clJsaExQdGR5Zz09 or alternatively:

Meeting ID: 943 4127 0443

Passcode: 611145 

Abstract

Hydrogen is currently within an unprecedented political and business momentum, with the number of initiatives, projects and policies around the world expanding rapidly. Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier (not an energy source) that can be produced from various energy sources and technologies. It can be transformed into electricity and methane to power homes and feed industry, and into fuels for cars, trucks, ships, and planes. Hydrogen can help tackle various critical energy challenges such as the decarbonization of a wide range of sectors, including transport, chemicals, and iron and steel industries where it is challenging to meaningfully reduce emissions.

Out of water, no greenhouse gases, particulates, Sulphur oxides or ground level ozone are emitted from the use of hydrogen as energy vector. Nevertheless, hydrogen can have a high CO2 intensity upstream if produced from fossil fuels such as coal, oil or natural gas. This disadvantage can only be overcome by using renewables or nuclear as the initial energy input, or equipping fossil fuel plants with Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). It is time now to scale up technologies and bring down costs to favor a wider use of hydrogen.

While important issues related to storage capacity, policy and technology uncertainty, value chain complexity and infrastructure, regulations, standards, and acceptance are still to be addressed, I intend in my lecture and discussion with you to rather focus on availability of feedstocks (water and biomass), scientific and technology challenges as well as the economic and environmental relevance of two solutions, namely electrolysis of water and pyrolysis and gasification of biomass. In each case, crucial resources (water or biomass) are used with potential impacts. This comes with challenges and questions on whether these hydrogen production routes are sustainable on the global standpoint.

Bio

Ange Nzihou is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at the RAPSODEE Research Center-CNRS, Institut Mines Telecom, IMT Mines Albi (France). He is currently a Fulbright Visiting Professor at Princeton University (USA). He holds Visiting Professor positions at Zhejiang University (China) and Mahatma Gandhi University (India). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal “Waste and Biomass Valorization” (Springer Nature) and the Editor of the Handbook on “Characterization of Biomass, Biowaste and related By-products” (Springer Nature). He is a laureate of the Grand Prix of the Academy of Sciences of France (2018) for his outstanding contribution to the progress in science of energy conversion.

His main research fields and expertise are energy and added-value materials from biomass and waste; bioresources to hydrogen and syngas production, biochar and biographene; elaboration, functionalization of carbon and phosphate-based composites / hybrid materials (sorbents, catalysts, energy carriers, sensors) for energy and depollution; thermochemical processes (pyrolysis, gasification, reforming); Behavior of pollutants such as heavy metals and aerosols (fine particles).

Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna at the Frontiers Forum!!

Nobel Laureate Prof Jennifer Doudna will outline how CRISPR is already transforming the lives of patients as well as exciting areas of future innovation. Her talk will be followed by a discussion with leading researchers and public health experts on CRISPR applications as well as access and ethical considerations:

• Dr Soumya Swaminathan | World Health Organization
• Prof Andrea Crisanti | Imperial College London
• Prof Françoise Baylis | Dalhousie University

The CRISPR health revolution | Thursday 31 March 2022
07:00-08:15 Los Angeles | 10:00-11:15 New York | 16:00-17:15 Paris | 22:00-23:15 Beijing
Prof Jennifer Doudna | University of California, Berkeley
Register for the session | Decline (at the top right of the registration page)

See the full program on the Forum website

Molecular Motors and Nano Machines, a webinar by Prof. Dr Ben Feringa

Prof.Dr Ben Feringa is a  2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the design and synthesis of molecular machines” recipient.

PARADIM SUMMER SCHOOL 2022

Theme: MBE+ARPES:  Customizing Quantum Materials with Atomic Layer Precision and Measuring their Electronic Structure

Date: 13 – 17 June 2022

Apply here

Theme: Recent Developments in and Future Quantum Applications of Superconductivity

Date: 31 July – 5 August 2022

Apply here

Agenda and more

Go to the website

View the flyers

2nd African Conference on Fundamental and Applied Physics

The event includes:

• Invited plenary talks, every day;
• Contributed Oral Presentations, March 7, 8, 10;
• Contributed Poster Presentations, March 10;
• Working sessions on ASFAP, March 7, 8, 10;
• ASP Forum, March 9;
• Panel Discussion, March 9;
• Online networking in Gather.Town at all times.

Invited speakers and panelists include, among others, representatives from UNESCO, IAEA, IEEE, the African Academy of Sciences, the DRC Presidential Panel to the African Union, the Cheikh Anta Diop University Senegal, DESY, the Moroccan Minister of Higher Education and Research (TBC). Speakers show a large participation of Africans (young and senior) with broad geographical footprints, in about 400 registrations and still increasing.

Zoom and Networking connections will be available only to registered participants.

Dates: 7 – 11 March 2022

Registration Deadline: 6 March 2022

The Scientific Program of ACP2021, registration and more

Webinar: Applying to Graduate Programs in the US

Join Dr. Iwnetim Abate’s and Dr. Sossina Haile’s on the 23rd August 2021. Their webinar is targeted towards undergraduates and MS students in STEM fields. It will discuss how to apply to PhD programs in the US.

Register to attend

View the flyer

East African Science, Technology and Innovation Conference and Exhibition 

The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) wishes to announce the call for abstracts for the Second East African Science, Technology and Innovation Conference and Exhibition (EASTICE). The objective of the Conference is to provide a platform for information sharing and networking among scientists, technologists, innovators and industrialists from a wide range of sectors, including the academia, the industry, the public and the private sector.

Call for abstracts

Concept note

Visit their website

Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Bootcamp

Dates: 10 -13 August 2021

Venue: AMRS Zoom

Program: Download Programme

Website: https://africanmrs.net/nanotechnology-bootcamp-2021/

Accelerating Climate Action through Science and Policy

We are pleased to draw your attention to two virtual outreach events taking place on 26 (in French) and 27 May (in English) 2021. They are organized by the United Nations University’s Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) via its African Science Technology and Innovation Priority Setting programme  (ASP) which engages African stakeholders to identify priorities that, if addressed, offer the highest return on investment . with the participation of speakers from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

https://www.aasciences.africa/african-scientific-priorities

International Conference on Materials for Humanity (MH 21)

MRS Singapore invites you to a virtual International Conference on Materials for Humanity (MH 21) during 6-9 July, 2021. The conference encompasses 6 themes and 18 symposia.

International Conference on Materials for Humanity (MH 21)
For more details and programmes, you may log on to the official conference website: mh21.mrs.org.sg

CECAM-MARVEL “Classics in molecular and materials modelling”

Daan Frenkel (University of Cambridge) and Tony Ladd (University of Florida) will give a joint lecture in what will be the fourth event in the series “Classics in molecular and materials modelling” hosted by CECAM and MARVEL.

Date: 20.05.2021
Time: 15:00 › 17:45
Place: Online
Name of speaker:
Daan Frenkel (University of Cambridge) & Tony Ladd (University of Florida)

https://nccr-marvel.ch/events/classics-frenkel-ladd

EA – Microscopy Workshop

On behalf of MSSA, we are very excited to invite you to register for the Virtual EA – Microscopy Workshop that will be held from the 24^th – 27^th of May, 2021.

The workshop will cover topics ranging from Light Microscopy (LM) and Stereomicroscopy (SM), Laser Confocal Scanning Microscopy (LCSM), SEM (EBSD, BSE, SE and FIB), TEM (STEM, SAED and HAADF-STEM), Spectroscopy Supporting techniques (Raman and XRD), Sample preparation techniques, Grain Size measurements & other micrograph measurements (please see attached program).

To register please use the link below. Deadline for registration is the 7^th of May, 2021.

https://forms.office.com/r/nvZ08wvcyC

Participants will receive certificates for all workshop sessions attended and student participation prizes will be awarded.

Please feel free to circulate this invite amongst your peer Postgraduate students, Researchers, Microscopists and Trade representatives.

Should you have any enquiries, please contact us on MSSAWORKSHOP@gmail.com

Policy  Workshop on Nanotechnology  For  Transformation of  African “Looking  Towards  a  Sustainable  African  Future” 3-4 May 2021

Nanotechnology For Transformation

Event Speakers & Programme

The Exscalate4CoV project

Link:
https://sissa-it.zoom.us/j/83474620859?pwd=V3VqN2QvOE9icHRHL0xQbTdzenZudz09

(please connect to the meeting using your first name, last name and affiliation)
Speaker:
Carmine Talarico (Dompé Farmaceutici)

Time/Venue:
Wed 14/04/2021,  h 14:00 – zoom meeting

Title:
The Exscalate4CoV project: how an integrated platform for drug design is supporting the fight against SARS-CoV-2.

The international magazine “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” has dedicated a special issue to the project EXSCALATE4COV (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms/special_issues/Exscalate4CoV),

you can find the scientific production of the consortium on the website https://www.exscalate4cov.eu/contribute.html#papers

4^th Calestous Juma Executive Dialogue

 The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)  invites you and your network to register for the 4^th Calestous Juma Executive Dialogue, scheduled for the 28^th and 29^th of April, 2021.  We value your contribution as our stakeholder in these deliberations.

In recognition of their seminar participation, participants will be awarded online certificates of achievement by AUDA-NEPAD, which can be downloaded for their records. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French and Portuguese.

REGISTERATION LINK: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rC48qCScSmSAtTSYoWJ8Rg

Please CLICK HERE for the 4^th CJED concept note and draft agenda. Further information will be shared in due course.

From Nature to Biomimicking to Nanotechnologies

Speaker: Prof Malik Maaza
Date: 15 April 2021
Time: 2 pm  South African Time
Link: http://bit.ly/AfricanBiophysicsWebinar04152021
Meeting ID: 879 9372 8562
Passcode: 415Biophys

Nanotechnology for Health Webinar

You are invited to the Nanotechnology webinar focused on Health in the Southern African Region Partnerships and Possibilities

Learn More: Nanotechnology for Health

CMSP Atomistic Simulation Webinar Series

* * * Wednesday, 7 April 2021 at 11:00 a.m. * * *

Speaker: R. Kramer Campen (Faculty of Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen)

Title:  Towards an Experimental, Femtosecond-resolved, view of Hydrogen Evolution on Platinum

Register in advance at:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpd-GgqDgrHNCGr9cfKTv8Zop4cXQSUI_S

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the seminar.

Nanotechnology in Agriculture webinar

You are cordially invited to the Nanotechnology in Agriculture webinar to be held on Tuesday 09 March 2021 at 15:30 GMT+2.

Nanotech for Agriculture Webinar

African Biophysics Week Conference

On the conference program are sessions to discuss the development of the future of biophysics in Africa.  As biophysics is multidisciplinary science, we are very much pleased to invite your active participation in this conference.

Biophysics in Africa flyer

iCANX in Africa

You are all invited to join iCANX in Africa, this is a weekly public online science talk show, every Friday, evening in Beijing(20:00-21:30), it should be lunch time in Africa, very easy to access it, open http://www.ican-x.com [1]/ website, you can join the online talk directly.

May I kindly share with you the March schedule,

March 5th, Robert Langer, Advanced Technologies in Drug Delivery March 12th, Martin Green, Recent developments in solar cells and role in climate change mitigation March 19th, Yasuhiko Arakawa, Quantum Dots: From Science to Practical Implementation March 26th, Naomi Halas,  Nanomaterials and Light for Sustainability and Societal Impact.

http://www.ican-x.com/

https://twitter.com/icanx_talks?lang=en

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqIK64TeOxMHAFAWrAGpRkw

iCANX Talks, connect the world and universe.

Every Friday, meet you at ican-x.com [2]

First Asia Advanced Materials Summit (AAMS)

The Asia Advanced Materials Summits are initiated by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST). The aim of the summits is to provide a platform for the materials scientists and entrepreneurs in Asia to present their recent research and development achievements in the field of materials science and technology, and promote the cooperation among Asia Materials Research Societies and scientists in the field of advanced materials around the world. The 1st AAMS is sponsored by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and organized by Advanced Materials Alliance of CAST Member Societies (AMAC), Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM), and International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) Regional Office in Asia.

Please see the AAMS 2021 Program for more info: https://africanmrs.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AAMS-2021-PROGRAM.pdf

An Invitation to the MENA conference in biosensors scheduled to be held virtual from February 24th and 25th 2021 in Riyadh. The meeting will bring together leading scientists, early-career researchers to share their perspectives and gather specialists from various interdisciplinary fields to discuss necessary measures needed to develop a new generation of powerful bio-sensing platforms and diagnostic tools.

The conference is two full days programme consists of daily invited plenary lectures followed by presentations from the region and worldwide

Please see the poster and link below for more info: https://www.alfaisal.edu/en/mena-intl-conference-biosensors-2021#speakers

Registration is free and virtual. Registration is a must for attendance

Thursday 11/February 2021 Virtual Seminar at 16:00 HRS (GMT+2)

On the 11/Feb/2021 at 16:00 HRS GMT+2, we will be having an online EAIFR CMP Seminar by Dr. Prendergast from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA. He will be discussing, on X-ray Spectroscopy and how this connects with Electronic Structure Calculations. One goal of this talk is to help build collaborations between researchers in Africa and those in the USA. Details are below.

Title: X-ray Spectroscopy as a probe of electronic structure
Speaker: David Prendergast, The Molecular Foundry, Berkeley Lab, USA
Date/Time: Thursday 11/Feb/2021 at 16:00 HRS (GMT+2)

Registration: Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuf-yrrDsiGdTO0Uk7AMNkiCszMg1vfNnj

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Abstract:
X-ray spectroscopy is a widely used tool to explore the properties of matter by inducing excitations using high energy photons – typically with hundreds or thousands of electronvolts. From the perspective of electronic structure, it provides access to the nominally inert inner-shell or core electrons of atoms and uses their strong localization to reveal the local electronic properties of the excited atom defined in part by its surroundings – in a molecule, a crystal, a molecular liquid, etc. As such, X-ray spectroscopy is an excellent means of validating electronic structure theory.

In this talk, I will describe how one can begin to simulate X-ray spectroscopy using density functional theory (DFT). Surprisingly, this ground-state, mean-field theory can accurately describe excitations of inner-shell electrons… provided that we apply an intuitive approach that leverages its strengths. We will focus primarily on excitations of 1s electrons (so-called K-edge spectroscopy) and X-ray absorption. We will also briefly discuss the potential for expanding this research in many appealing directions (ultrafast science, quantum materials, batteries, …). Ultimately, you should understand how your own (relatively) simple electronic structure calculations can support or define cutting-edge measurements across the world.

Bio:
David Prendergast is a Senior Staff Scientist and Facility Director for Theory of Nanostructured Materials at the Molecular Foundry, a Department of Energy Nanoscale Science Research Center, at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in physics from University College Cork in Ireland in 2002 and joined the Foundry as a staff scientist in 2007.

In his time at the Foundry, he has developed a remarkably broad multidisciplinary research program, involving X-ray science at the Advanced Light Source, and spanning chemical and materials sciences. David’s research combines first-principles electronic structure theory and molecular dynamics simulations to study energy-relevant processes in complex materials systems at the nanoscale, especially at interfaces, often through direct simulation and interpretation of X-ray spectroscopy experiments.

The Nanotech Innovation and Investment Forum 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020 to Friday, December 18, 2020

Nanotechnology, from nanofilters for water purification in Ethiopia and the United Republic of Tanzania to nanocatalysts and nanosensors in Egypt and South Africa, is broadening the scope of current approaches and creating new avenues for meeting many of the development challenges that Africa faces today. It is for this reason that nanotechnology research and development trends and market potential could directly and indirectly contribute to Africa’s development aspirations and its international obligations especially those in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

The Nanotech Events

9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9)

Welcome to the 9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9), organized by Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S). The inaugural (free) virtual conference will be held from 25 to 27 November 2020. This biennial series, comprising of talks by invitation only, has always brought together the materials research community in Singapore for sharing and discourse.

More details of the Conference

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the online 4th International Conference on Energy for Sustainable Development in Africa aimed at fostering advancement in energy in all ramifications and knowledge transfer in Africa through contributions by experts in engineering, sciences, and education.
Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

 Date: 11th – 13th November 2020
The Conference holds Virtual via the Zoom Platform.

Download Flyer

International Collaboration in the COVID-19 Era

Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST via Zoom

More info

The Workshop will be hosted on the Wits Zoom Conference Platform and Registered attendees will receive the links for the different program sessions on the 25^th of November, 2020.

Date: 30^th November – 3^rd of December, 2020
Registration: Click for more

MSSA 2020 WORKSHOP PROGRAM                  MSSA WORKSHOP 2020

3rd IEEE 2021 International Conference

The third IEEE international conference on Design & Test of integrated micro & nano-Systems represents a scientific and technological event dedicated to integrated electronic systems which reach the nanoscale era. The interests of the conference cover all aspects of micro and nano systems from design to test. DTS is an important meeting where well known researchers from universities and companies will present the latest innovations in the field of micro and nano electronics. It will be also an opportunity for researchers to present and discuss their latest work.

More Details on the Conference

IUMRS-ICA2020

1.The IIUMRS- ICA2020 conference is now changed to fully online format (for both international and domestic participants) due to COVID-19 situation.

2. All registration fees will be adjusted to online rate.

3. Those who have already paid “non-online” rate will be refunded for the difference.

4. Early-bird Registration Deadline is extended to January 29, 2021

5. Normal Registration Deadline is changed to February 8, 2021

Due to a large number of submitted abstracts, the acceptance status from some symposia will be slightly delayed. Email regarding abstract acceptance status will be sent to the author’s email. Please check the junk/spam box. Acceptance letter can be downloaded by login your registered account. The conference will still be held on February 23-26, 2021.

Please visit the conference website (https://iumrs-ica2020.com/ for more information

4. All International Chairs, Advisory Boards, and Executive Advisory Committee (including IUMRS ECs and Presidents of IUMRS ABs) are cordially invited to attend the conference. Please make your registration at https://iumrs-ica2020.com/register.php.Please select Registration type for “International Chairs, Advisory Boards, and Executive Advisory Committee“.

The Nanotech Innovation and Investment Forum 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020 to Friday, December 18, 2020

Nanotechnology, from nanofilters for water purification in Ethiopia and the United Republic of Tanzania to nanocatalysts and nanosensors in Egypt and South Africa, is broadening the scope of current approaches and creating new avenues for meeting many of the development challenges that Africa faces today. It is for this reason that nanotechnology research and development trends and market potential could directly and indirectly contribute to Africa’s development aspirations and its international obligations especially those in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

The Nanotech Events

9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9)

Welcome to the 9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9), organized by Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S). The inaugural (free) virtual conference will be held from 25 to 27 November 2020. This biennial series, comprising of talks by invitation only, has always brought together the materials research community in Singapore for sharing and discourse.

More details of the Conference

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the online 4th International Conference on Energy for Sustainable Development in Africa aimed at fostering advancement in energy in all ramifications and knowledge transfer in Africa through contributions by experts in engineering, sciences, and education.
Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

 Date: 11th – 13th November 2020
The Conference holds Virtual via the Zoom Platform.

Download Flyer

International Collaboration in the COVID-19 Era

Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST via Zoom

More info

The Workshop will be hosted on the Wits Zoom Conference Platform and Registered attendees will receive the links for the different program sessions on the 25^th of November, 2020.

Date: 30^th November – 3^rd of December, 2020
Registration: Click for more

MSSA 2020 WORKSHOP PROGRAM                  MSSA WORKSHOP 2020

3rd IEEE 2021 International Conference

The third IEEE international conference on Design & Test of integrated micro & nano-Systems represents a scientific and technological event dedicated to integrated electronic systems which reach the nanoscale era. The interests of the conference cover all aspects of micro and nano systems from design to test. DTS is an important meeting where well known researchers from universities and companies will present the latest innovations in the field of micro and nano electronics. It will be also an opportunity for researchers to present and discuss their latest work.

More Details on the Conference

IUMRS-ICA2020

1.The IIUMRS- ICA2020 conference is now changed to fully online format (for both international and domestic participants) due to COVID-19 situation.

2. All registration fees will be adjusted to online rate.

3. Those who have already paid “non-online” rate will be refunded for the difference.

4. Early-bird Registration Deadline is extended to January 29, 2021

5. Normal Registration Deadline is changed to February 8, 2021

Due to a large number of submitted abstracts, the acceptance status from some symposia will be slightly delayed. Email regarding abstract acceptance status will be sent to the author’s email. Please check the junk/spam box. Acceptance letter can be downloaded by login your registered account. The conference will still be held on February 23-26, 2021.

Please visit the conference website (https://iumrs-ica2020.com/ for more information

4. All International Chairs, Advisory Boards, and Executive Advisory Committee (including IUMRS ECs and Presidents of IUMRS ABs) are cordially invited to attend the conference. Please make your registration at https://iumrs-ica2020.com/register.php.Please select Registration type for “International Chairs, Advisory Boards, and Executive Advisory Committee“.

The Nanotech Innovation and Investment Forum 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020 to Friday, December 18, 2020

Nanotechnology, from nanofilters for water purification in Ethiopia and the United Republic of Tanzania to nanocatalysts and nanosensors in Egypt and South Africa, is broadening the scope of current approaches and creating new avenues for meeting many of the development challenges that Africa faces today. It is for this reason that nanotechnology research and development trends and market potential could directly and indirectly contribute to Africa’s development aspirations and its international obligations especially those in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

The Nanotech Events

9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9)

Welcome to the 9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9), organized by Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S). The inaugural (free) virtual conference will be held from 25 to 27 November 2020. This biennial series, comprising of talks by invitation only, has always brought together the materials research community in Singapore for sharing and discourse.

More details of the Conference

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the online 4th International Conference on Energy for Sustainable Development in Africa aimed at fostering advancement in energy in all ramifications and knowledge transfer in Africa through contributions by experts in engineering, sciences, and education.
Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

 Date: 11th – 13th November 2020
The Conference holds Virtual via the Zoom Platform.

Download Flyer

International Collaboration in the COVID-19 Era

Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST via Zoom

More info

The Workshop will be hosted on the Wits Zoom Conference Platform and Registered attendees will receive the links for the different program sessions on the 25^th of November, 2020.

Date: 30^th November – 3^rd of December, 2020
Registration: Click for more

MSSA 2020 WORKSHOP PROGRAM                  MSSA WORKSHOP 2020

3rd IEEE 2021 International Conference

The third IEEE international conference on Design & Test of integrated micro & nano-Systems represents a scientific and technological event dedicated to integrated electronic systems which reach the nanoscale era. The interests of the conference cover all aspects of micro and nano systems from design to test. DTS is an important meeting where well known researchers from universities and companies will present the latest innovations in the field of micro and nano electronics. It will be also an opportunity for researchers to present and discuss their latest work.

More Details on the Conference

IUMRS-ICA2020

1.The IIUMRS- ICA2020 conference is now changed to fully online format (for both international and domestic participants) due to COVID-19 situation.

2. All registration fees will be adjusted to online rate.

3. Those who have already paid “non-online” rate will be refunded for the difference.

4. Early-bird Registration Deadline is extended to January 29, 2021

5. Normal Registration Deadline is changed to February 8, 2021

Due to a large number of submitted abstracts, the acceptance status from some symposia will be slightly delayed. Email regarding abstract acceptance status will be sent to the author’s email. Please check the junk/spam box. Acceptance letter can be downloaded by login your registered account. The conference will still be held on February 23-26, 2021.

Please visit the conference website (https://iumrs-ica2020.com/ for more information

4. All International Chairs, Advisory Boards, and Executive Advisory Committee (including IUMRS ECs and Presidents of IUMRS ABs) are cordially invited to attend the conference. Please make your registration at https://iumrs-ica2020.com/register.php.Please select Registration type for “International Chairs, Advisory Boards, and Executive Advisory Committee“.

The Nanotech Innovation and Investment Forum 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020 to Friday, December 18, 2020

Nanotechnology, from nanofilters for water purification in Ethiopia and the United Republic of Tanzania to nanocatalysts and nanosensors in Egypt and South Africa, is broadening the scope of current approaches and creating new avenues for meeting many of the development challenges that Africa faces today. It is for this reason that nanotechnology research and development trends and market potential could directly and indirectly contribute to Africa’s development aspirations and its international obligations especially those in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

The Nanotech Events

9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9)

Welcome to the 9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9), organized by Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S). The inaugural (free) virtual conference will be held from 25 to 27 November 2020. This biennial series, comprising of talks by invitation only, has always brought together the materials research community in Singapore for sharing and discourse.

More details of the Conference

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the online 4th International Conference on Energy for Sustainable Development in Africa aimed at fostering advancement in energy in all ramifications and knowledge transfer in Africa through contributions by experts in engineering, sciences, and education.
Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

 Date: 11th – 13th November 2020
The Conference holds Virtual via the Zoom Platform.

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International Collaboration in the COVID-19 Era

Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST via Zoom

More info

The Workshop will be hosted on the Wits Zoom Conference Platform and Registered attendees will receive the links for the different program sessions on the 25^th of November, 2020.

Date: 30^th November – 3^rd of December, 2020
Registration: Click for more

MSSA 2020 WORKSHOP PROGRAM                  MSSA WORKSHOP 2020

3rd IEEE 2021 International Conference

The third IEEE international conference on Design & Test of integrated micro & nano-Systems represents a scientific and technological event dedicated to integrated electronic systems which reach the nanoscale era. The interests of the conference cover all aspects of micro and nano systems from design to test. DTS is an important meeting where well known researchers from universities and companies will present the latest innovations in the field of micro and nano electronics. It will be also an opportunity for researchers to present and discuss their latest work.

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IUMRS-ICA2020

1.The IIUMRS- ICA2020 conference is now changed to fully online format (for both international and domestic participants) due to COVID-19 situation.

2. All registration fees will be adjusted to online rate.

3. Those who have already paid “non-online” rate will be refunded for the difference.

4. Early-bird Registration Deadline is extended to January 29, 2021

5. Normal Registration Deadline is changed to February 8, 2021

Due to a large number of submitted abstracts, the acceptance status from some symposia will be slightly delayed. Email regarding abstract acceptance status will be sent to the author’s email. Please check the junk/spam box. Acceptance letter can be downloaded by login your registered account. The conference will still be held on February 23-26, 2021.

Please visit the conference website (https://iumrs-ica2020.com/ for more information

4. All International Chairs, Advisory Boards, and Executive Advisory Committee (including IUMRS ECs and Presidents of IUMRS ABs) are cordially invited to attend the conference. Please make your registration at https://iumrs-ica2020.com/register.php.Please select Registration type for “International Chairs, Advisory Boards, and Executive Advisory Committee“.

The Nanotech Innovation and Investment Forum 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020 to Friday, December 18, 2020

Nanotechnology, from nanofilters for water purification in Ethiopia and the United Republic of Tanzania to nanocatalysts and nanosensors in Egypt and South Africa, is broadening the scope of current approaches and creating new avenues for meeting many of the development challenges that Africa faces today. It is for this reason that nanotechnology research and development trends and market potential could directly and indirectly contribute to Africa’s development aspirations and its international obligations especially those in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

The Nanotech Events

9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9)

Welcome to the 9^th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials (MRS-S AMC-9), organized by Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S). The inaugural (free) virtual conference will be held from 25 to 27 November 2020. This biennial series, comprising of talks by invitation only, has always brought together the materials research community in Singapore for sharing and discourse.

More details of the Conference

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the online 4th International Conference on Energy for Sustainable Development in Africa aimed at fostering advancement in energy in all ramifications and knowledge transfer in Africa through contributions by experts in engineering, sciences, and education.
Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

 Date: 11th – 13th November 2020
The Conference holds Virtual via the Zoom Platform.

Download Flyer

International Collaboration in the COVID-19 Era

Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST via Zoom

More info

The Workshop will be hosted on the Wits Zoom Conference Platform and Registered attendees will receive the links for the different program sessions on the 25^th of November, 2020.

Date: 30^th November – 3^rd of December, 2020
Registration: Click for more

MSSA 2020 WORKSHOP PROGRAM                  MSSA WORKSHOP 2020