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seminars
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| Thursday December 10, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Seminar Prof. Ingve Simonsen Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Title: TBA Host: Doug Mills |
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| Thursday December 3, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Seminar Dr. Harald Ibach Research Center Juelich, Institute of Bio- and Nanosystems Title: The Metal/Electrolyte Interface - Electric Properties and Structure of Water at Stepped Gold Surfaces Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| Thursday November 5, 2009 |
2:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Seminar Prof. Micha Asscher The Hebrew University, Jerusalem Title: Chemical and Photochemical Reactivity Over Metallic Nanoclusters Host: Wilson Ho |
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| Thursday October 29, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Seminar Mats Persson University of Liverpool and Chalmers University Title: Theory of Organic Adsorption on Surfaces |
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| Thursday October 15, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Seminar Dr. Shiwei Wu Lawrence Berkeley Labs Title: Optical Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Nanostructures Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| Thursday October 8, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Lecture Series Postdoc Enrico Tapavicza Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Title: Non-adiabatic Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics: Implementation and Application to Photochemistry |
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| Thursday August 20, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Lecture Series Professor Ara Apkarian Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Title: How to make lightning without thunder |
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| Thursday August 6, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Seminar Shiwu Gao Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Title: Coupling and damping of surface plasmons, insights from theoretical studies Host: Wilson Ho |
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| Wednesday July 29, 2009 |
2:00 pm 306 RH |
X.G. Gong Department of Physics. and Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering, Fudan University Title: Energy materials design: band gap manipulation by first principles Host: Ruqian Wu |
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| Thursday July 9, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Lecture Series Professor Eric Potma Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Title: Nonlinear imaging of individual carbon nanotubes |
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| Thursday June 25, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Lecture Series Professor Doug Mills Department of Physics University of California, Irvine Title: Electric Field Fluctuations Near Material Surfaces; Their Physical Effects |
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| Thursday June 4, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Postdoc Candidate
Seminar Hongtao Chen Department of Chemistry Purdue University Title: A multimodal nonlinear optical microscope and its applications Host: Eric Potma [abstract] |
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| Wednesday May 27, 2009 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
CaSTL Postdoc Candidate
Seminar Hikari Kimura Department of Physics University of California, Berkeley Title: Scanning Josephson tunneling microscopy of single crystal Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ from a conventional superconducting tip Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| Tuesday April 28, 2009 |
4:00 pm 104 RH |
Joint Physical Chemistry /
CaSTL Seminar Professor Hrvoje Petek Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Pittsburgh Title: Alkali atoms and superatoms: Electronic structure, surface femtochemistry and single molecular switching Host: Nien-Hui Ge |
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| Tuesday March 17, 2009 |
4:00 pm 4112 NSI |
Dr. Enge G. Wang Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China Title: A step up to self-assembly Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| March 4, 2009 |
4:00 pm 1201 NS II |
Joint Condensed Matter /
CaSTL Seminar Dr. Jordan Gerton Department of Physics University of Utah Title: Exploring the Limits Apertureless Fluorescence Microscopy Host: Phil Collins [abstract] |
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| February 9, 2009 |
4:00 pm 1114 NSI |
Michael Springborg Physical and Theoretical Chemistry University of Saarland Title: Theoretical Studies of Structural and Electronic Properties of Clusters Host: Kieron Burke [abstract] |
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| February 6, 2009 |
3:00 pm 1300 Donald Bren Hall |
Joint ISIS / CheMS Seminar Dr. Mark C. Hersam Department of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern University Title: Preparation and Characterization of Monodisperse Carbon Nanotube Materials and Devices Host: Regina Ragan [abstract] |
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| January 15, 2009 |
1:00
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Joint
ISIS / CaSTL Seminar William A. Goddard III Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Applied Physics Director, Materials and Process Simulation Center (MSC) California Institute of Technology Title: First Principles Approaches to Design of Materials with applications to Catalysis, Nanoelectronics, Fuel Cells, Superconductivity, and Microelectronics Processing Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| January 12, 2009 |
3:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
Dr.
Xiaofeng Jin Department of Physics Fudan University Title: Proper Scaling of Anomalous Hall Effect Host: Ruqian Wu |
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| October 30, 2008 |
1:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CaSTL Seminar Matt Law Assistant Professor of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Title: Harnessing Multi-excitons in Energy Conversion: Current Challenges Facing PbSe Quantum Dot Solar Cells |
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| October 20, 2008 |
4:00
pm 1201 NS2 |
Joint ISIS / Chemistry Seminar Prof. Michael Shlesinger United States Naval Academy Kinnear Chair in Physics Title: Pitfalls and Paradoxes in the History of Probability Theory Host: Shaul Mukamel |
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| August 28, 2008 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CaSTL Seminar H. Peter Lu Bowling Green State University Department of Chemistry and The Center for Photochemical Sciences Title: Probing Single-Molecule Electron Transfer Dynamics Host: Wilson Ho |
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| August 18, 2008 |
3:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
Dr.
Virginio Bortolani Department of Physics University of Modena, Italy and SUP&RMAN Title: Thermal effects in static friction: thermolubricity. A molecular dynamics study. Host: Doug Mills |
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| July 28, 2008 |
3:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Prof. X. H. Qiu National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China Title: Electrostatic characteristics of nanostructures by using electric force microscopy Host: Wilson Ho |
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| July 22, 2008 |
3:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
Prof. Dr. Stefan Blügel Institut für Festkörperforschung Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany Title: Electrons at surfaces taking an unexpected turn Host: Doug Mills |
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| July 3, 2008 |
11:00
am 1201 NS2 |
Dr.
Woei Wu Larry Pai Center for Condensed Matter Sciences National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Title: Sodium trimer ordering on NaxCoO2 Surfaces: an STM study Host: Wilson Ho |
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| May 14, 2008 | 4:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Condensed
Matter Seminar Dr. Jürgen Kirschner Max-Planck-Institute of Microstructure Physics Title: Exchange correlation hole Host: Doug Mills |
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| May 12, 2008 | 4:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
ISIS
Distinguished Lecture Dr. Jürgen Kirschner Max-Planck-Institute of Microstructure Physics Title: Excitation of high energy surface magnons Host: Reg Penner |
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| May 9, 2008 | 2:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Theoretical
Chemistry Seminar Dr. Annabella Selloni Department of Chemistry Princeton University Title: Structure and sensitization of titanium dioxide surfaces Host: Kieron Burke [abstract] |
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| May 8, 2008 | 3:30 pm 101 RH |
Physics
Colloquium Dr. Roberto Car Ralph W. Dornte *31 Professor in Chemistry Princeton University Title: Band Alignment and Tunneling Conductance through Long Molecular Wires Host: Kieron Burke [abstract] |
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| May 5, 2008 |
4:00 pm 104 RH |
ISIS
Distinguished Lecture Dr. Roberto Car Ralph W. Dornte *31 Professor in Chemistry Princeton University Title: Quantum Water Host: Reg Penner [abstract] |
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| March 5, 2008 |
4:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Joint Physics & Astronomy / ISIS Seminar Dr. Matthias Bode Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory Title: The many faces of magnetism in Fe nanostructures imaged by spin-polarized STM Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| January 30, 2008 |
3:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Dr.
Nicola Spaldin University of California, Santa Barbara Title: New routes to electric-field control of magnetism Host: Kieron Burke [abstract] |
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| January 14, 2008 |
4:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Dr.
Jim De Yoreo Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Title: Physical controls on assembly of biomolecular materials Host: Greg Weiss [abstract] |
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| January 11, 2008 |
2:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Dr.
Ofir Alon University of Heidelberg Title: Statics and dynamics of interacting Bose gases: Multi-orbital mean-field and beyond Host: Vladimir Mandelshtam [abstract] |
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| December 10, 2007 |
11:00 am 2111 FRH |
Dr.
Andreas
Heinrich IBM Almaden Research Center Title: Magnetism on the Atomic Scale Host: Ruqian Wu [abstract] |
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| November 5, 2007 |
3:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Professor
Joanna Aizenberg Gordon McKay Professor of Materials Science Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University Title: Designing organic-inorganic interfaces for controlled crystallization: A bio-inspired approach Host: Zhibin Guan [abstract] |
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| October 25, 2007 |
12:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Dr. Erik Muller Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Title: Electric force microscopy of pentacene transistors and scanning tunneling microscopy of hydrogen dissociation in sodium alanate Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| October 16, 2007 |
2:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Special Physical
Chemistry / CBC seminar Professor Vladimir Chernyak Wayne State University Title: Classical Nonlinear Response in a Chaotic System |
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| October 16, 2007 | 4:00 pm 104 RH |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Professor Vladimir Chernyak Wayne State University Title: Electronic Excitations in Conjugated Molecules: Exciton Scattering Approach Host: Shaul Mukamel [abstract] |
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| October 1, 2007 |
12:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Kristin L. Wustholz University of Washington Title: Dispersive Kinetics from Single Molecules Oriented in Single Crystals of Potassium Acid Phthalate Host: Eric Potma [abstract] |
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| September 25, 2007 |
4:00 pm 104 RH |
Physical Chemistry
Seminar Professor Harald Kauffmann Institut f. Physikalische Chemie der Universitat Wien Title: Inter-Band Coherence and Exciton Coupling-at-a-Glance-2D Electronic Spectroscopy of a Double-Wall, Tubular (Molecular) Aggregate Host: Shaul Mukamel |
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| September 10, 2007 |
12:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Justin Rajian Texas Tech University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Title: Probing the dynamics of complex fluids by OHD-OKE and holographic FRAP Host: Eric Potma |
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| September 4, 2007 |
3:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Kohei
Uosaki Professor of Physical Chemistry Division of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0810, Japan Title: Molecular Structures at Solid/Liquid Interfaces by Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy Host: Rob Corn [abstract] |
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| August 27, 2007 |
3:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Mats Persson Surface Science Research Centre/Dept of Chemistry The University of Liverpool, UK Title: Electronic Friction and Excitations in Molecule-Surface Interactions [abstract] |
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| August 9, 2007 |
3:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Professor Hans-Joachim
Freund ISIS Distinguished Visitor Director of the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin Title: Photochemistry and Metal nanoparticles Host: John Hemminger |
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| August 6, 2007 | 11:00 am 1201 NS2 |
Dr.
Israel Rubinstein Professor of Chemistry Department of Materials and Interfaces Weizmann Institute, Israel Title: Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing Host: Reg Penner |
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| August 3, 2007 |
3:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Professor Hans-Joachim
Freund ISIS Distinguished Visitor Director of the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin Title: Models for Heterogeneous Catalysts: Preparation and Characterization Host: John Hemminger |
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| July 24, 2007 |
4:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Professor Hans-Joachim
Freund ISIS Distinguished Visitor Director of the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin Title: Model Systems in Catalysis: An Atomic View at Deposited Atoms and Supported Clusters Host: John Hemminger |
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| June 21, 2007 |
4:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Wolfgang
Knoll ISIS Distinguished Visitor Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research Mainz, Germany Email: knoll@mpip-mainz.mpg.de Title: New Biosensor Concepts Based on Surface Plasmon Optics Host: Reg Penner [abstract]
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| June 20, 2007 |
1:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Wolfgang
Knoll ISIS Distinguished Visitor Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research Mainz, Germany Email: knoll@mpip-mainz.mpg.de Title: Nanoscopic Building Blocks from Polymers, Metals, and Semiconductors for Hybrid Assemblies and Nano-structured Materials Host: Reg Penner [abstract] |
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| May 25, 2007 |
2:00 pm 1114 NSI |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Professor H. Kumar Wickramasinghe IBM Fellow Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and The Henry Samueli Endowed Chair University of California, Irvine Title: Scanning Probe Microscopy and their Applications to Technology Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| May 4, 2007 |
2:00 pm 4135 FRH |
Sergei Smirnov Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM Title: Photoinduced Charge Transfer in Organic Monolayers Host: Zuzanna Siwy [abstract] |
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| April 25, 2007 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Marat Khafizov Department of Physics and Astronomy and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester Title: Photoresponse Mechanism in Superconducting Magnesium Diboride Host: Eric Potma [abstract] |
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| April 13, 2007 |
2:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Hans Ågren Professor and Department Head Department of Theoretical Chemistry Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden Title: Modeling of lightmatter interaction of strong laser pulses [abstract] |
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| March 30, 2007 |
3:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Zeev
Rosenzweig Professor of Chemistry University of New Orleans Program Director at NSF/Chemistry Title: Luminecent Quantum Dots based Probes in Bioassays Host: Rob Corn [abstract] |
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| March 23, 2007 |
3:00 pm 1114 NS1 |
Dr.
Sascha
Sadewasser Division of Solar Energy, Hahn-Meitner Institut Glienicker Str. 100, 14109 Berlin TItle: Kelvin probe force microscopy on semiconductors Host: Regina Ragan |
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| March 14, 2007 |
11:00 am 306 RH |
Dr.
Yukio Hasegawa The Institute for Solid State Physics The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan Title: Real-space observation of screened potential and the Friedel oscillation by scanning tunneling spectroscopy Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| March 12, 2007 |
11:00 am 306 RH |
Shiwu Gao Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Department of Physics, Göteborg University, Sweden Title: Collective plasmon excitations in low-dimensional nanostructures Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| February 15, 2007 |
1:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Henrikas
Cesiulis Louisiana State University Visiting Professor Gordon A and Mary Cain Department of Chemical Engineering Title: Electrodeposition and properties of tungsten and molybdenum superalloys Host: Reg Penner [abstract] |
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| February 1, 2007 |
1:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Marlan O. Scully Texas A&M University and Princeton University Title: Quantum Control of Light: From Slow Light and Fast CARS to Nuclear x-ray Spectroscopy Host: Shaul Mukamel [abstract] |
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| January 17, 2007 |
1:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Nancy E. Levinger Department of Chemistry Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 Title: What your IR spectrum wouldn't tell you about water Host: Doug Tobias [abstract] |
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| November 29, 2006 |
3:00 pm 1114 NSI |
Joint
ISIS / Physics Condensed Matter Seminar Dr. Konstantin Arutyunov NanoCentre Department of Physics University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Title: Quantum fluctuations in ultranarrow superconducting nanowires Host: Reg Penner [abstract] |
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| November 17, 2006 |
2:00 pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Tigran Shahbazyan Professor of Physics Jackson State University tigran.shahbazyan@jsums.edu Title: Surface-enhanced Raman scattering on small metal nanoparticles: Microscopic effects Host: Shaul Mukamel [abstract] |
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| November 3, 2006 |
3:00 pm
1201 NS2
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Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Professor Thomas Elsaesser Professor of Physics elsasser@mbi-berlin.de Title: From Terahertz to X-Rays - Ultrafast structural Dynamics in Liquids and Solids Host: Shaul Mukamel [abstract] |
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| October 11, 2006 |
4:00 pm 104 RH |
Joint
ISIS Distinguished Lecturer / Physics Condensed Matter Seminar Michael Grunze Angewandte Physikalische Chemie Universität Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany Title: Chemical Nanolithography – from Nanosheets to Pyramids Host: Reg Penner [abstract] |
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| October 10, 2006 |
4:00 pm 104 RH |
Joint
ISIS Distinguished Lecturer / Physical Chemistry Seminar Michael Grunze Angewandte Physikalische Chemie Universität Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany Title: “Biological” Surface Science Host: Reg Penner [abstract] |
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| September 8, 2006 |
11:00 am 1201 NS2 |
Dr.
Ingo
Köper Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Title: Biomimetic Surface Architectures Host: Zuzanna Siwy [abstract] |
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| July 27, 2006 |
2:30 pm 1201 NS2 |
Torsten Meier Professor of Physics Philipps University, Germany Title: Ultrafast Dynamics of Photocurrents in Semiconductor Nanostructures analyzed by Microscopic Many-Body Theory Host: Shaul Mukamel [abstract] |
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| June
15, 2006 |
3:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
Mats
Persson Surface Science Research Centre Department of Chemistry The University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Title: Vibronic broadening, charge multi-stability and chemical bond formation on insulating films Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| May
8, 2006 |
1:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
St. Petersburg Technical University, Russia Host: Chen Tsai [abstract] |
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| April 28, 2006 |
3:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
Joint Chemical
Engineering and
Materials Science (ChEMS) / Institute for Surface and
Interface Science (ISIS) Seminar Computer Science, Computation and Neural Systems Caltech University Title: Algorithmic self-assembly of DNA Host: Regina Ragan [abstract] |
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| April 19, 2006 |
1:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
Robert J. Madix Chemical Engineering and Professor of Chemistry Stanford University Charles Lee Powell Professor in the School of Engineering Title: Observing Reactions on Metal Surfaces on the Atomic Scale Host: John Hemminger |
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| April 18, 2006 |
4:00
pm 104 RH |
Joint
Physical Chemistry / ISIS Seminar Cynthia Friend Harvard University Title: Surface Chemistry of Nanostructures: Materials Synthesis and Chemical Reactivity Host: John Hemminger [abstract] |
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| April 11, 2006 |
4:00
pm 104 RH |
Joint
Physical Chemistry / ISIS Seminar Charles T. Campbell Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanotechnology University of Washington Title: Probing Chemical Reactions at Surfaces: A Few Novel Approaches Host: Rob Corn [abstract] |
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| April 5, 2006 |
4:00 pm 104 RH |
Joint
ISIS / CBC Seminar Sergei Tretiak Theoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear Studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Los Alamos National Laboratory Title: Photoprocesses in conjugated polymers and carbon nanotubes: similarities and differences Host: Rob Corn [abstract] |
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| February 17, 2006 |
2:00
pm 1201 NS2 |
Professor
Chaim N. Sukenik Chemistry Department Bar-Ilan University Title: Chemistry at Surfaces: From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Ceramic Thin Films Host: Ken Shea [abstract] |
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| January 26, 2006 |
2:00 pm 1201 NS2 |
Professor
Joseph Zyss Molecular Quantum Photonics Laboratory and d'Alembert Institute Ecole Normale Supérieure Cachan, France http://www.lpqm.ens-cachan.fr/ Title: Advances in Nonlinear Light-Matter Interactions in Molecular Media: from Materials to Single Molecules [abstract] |
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| January 25, 2006 |
3:00
pm 2201 NS2 |
Professor
Paul S. Cremer Department of Chemistry Texas A & M University Title: Protein and Polymer Folding on a Chip Host: John Hemminger [abstract] |
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| January 24, 2006 |
2:00
pm McDonnell Douglas Auditorium |
Professor
Lorenzo Pavesi Professor of Experimental Physics University of Trento, Italy Pavesi CV :: Pavesi Biosketch Title: Silicon nanostructures to enable Silicon photonics Host: Chen Tsai [abstract] |
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| October 28, 2005 |
3:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Professor
Claudio Serpico Researcher at the Department of Electrical Engineering Professor of Elettrotecnica University of Naples, Italy Title: Nonlinear Magnetization Dynamics in Nanomagnets Driven by Spin-Polarized Currents Host: Doug Mills |
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| August 1, 2005 |
11:00
am 4135 FRH |
Dr.
Aristide Dogariu College of Optics and Photonics/CREOL University of Central Florida Title: Statistical Optics at Subwavelength Scales Host: Alexei A. Maradudin [abstract] |
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| June 2, 2005 |
2:00
pm 306 RH |
Professor
Reshef Tenne The Drake Family Chair in Nanotechnology; Head, Department of Materials and Interfaces Director, Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Nanoscale Science - Weizmann Institute - Israel Title: Inorganic nanotubes and inorganic fullerene-like materials from layered compounds: from concept to applications Host: Reg Penner [abstract] |
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| May 6, 2005 |
2:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Margret
Giesen Institute of Thin Films and Interfaces Institut fuer Schichten und Grenzflaechen, ISG 4 Forschungszentrum Juelich Juelich, Germany Title: The Discovery of Slowness: A scanning tunneling microscopy expedition to the atomic motion at interfaces Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| May 10 , 2005 |
4:00
pm 104 RH |
Professor
Daniel Buttry University of Wyoming Title: Redox Active Nanoparticles as New Battery Materials Host: Nien-Hui Ge [abstract] |
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| May 13, 2005 |
2:00
pm 1114 NSI |
K.L. Ngai Senior Scientist and Theoretical Consultant Electronic Science & Technology Division Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. Title: The dispersion of the structural relaxation: a governing factor of the structural relaxation time and glass transition Hosts: Doug Mills and Albert Ye [abstract] |
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| March 24, 2005 |
4:00
pm 2111 FRH |
Professor
Qi-Kun Xue Institute of Physics The Chinese Academy of Science, China Title: Superconductivity Modulated by Quantum Size Effects Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| March 3, 2005 |
1:00 pm
1114 NSI |
Professor
Conrad Becker Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry University of Bonn, Germany Title: Low temperature STM investigation of thin alumina films on Ni3Al(111) Host: Wilson Ho [abstract] |
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| February 18, 2005 |
3:00
pm 4112 NSI |
Dr.
Harald Ibach Research Center Jülich ISG3 Jülich, Germany Title: Some remarkable consequences of the thermodynamics of charged surfaces Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| February 4, 2005 |
3:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Dr.
Gerald Mahan Department of Physics Pennsylvania State University Title: Phonons in Nanowires and Nanotubes Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| January 21, 2005 |
3:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Dr.
Kenneth Cooper Department of Physics UC Santa Barbara Title: Quantum Coherence and Coupling in Superconducting Josephson Phase Qubits [abstract] |
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| January 7, 2005 |
3:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Michael R.
Diehl California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Title: Engineering Functional Multiprotein Assemblies (Exploring Cooperative Biomotor Dynamics with Single Molecule Sensitivity) Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| December 8, 2004 |
4:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Mats Persson Chalmers/Göteborg Universit, Göteborg, Sweden Title: Control of matter on the atomic scale Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| December 3, 2004 |
2:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Sergey
A. Nikitov Professor and Deputy Director Institute of Radieengineering and Electronics Russian Academy of Sciences Title: YIG Thin Film-Based Two-Dimensional Magnonic and Magneto-Photonic Crystals Host: Chen Tsai [abstract] |
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| November 22, 2004 | 4:00
pm 104 RH |
Title: Wiring
Molecules into
an
Electrical Circuit: From Single
Molecule Electronics to Biosensors Host: Reg Penner [abstract] |
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| November 18, 2004 |
4:30
pm 4135 FRH |
Andreas Heinrich IBM Almaden Research Center San Jose, California Title: The Miracles of inelastic spectroscopy on the atomic scale Host: Doug Mills [abstract] |
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| November 3, 2004 |
4:00
pm 1114 NSI |
Professor Alexei A. Maradudin Research Professor University of California, Irvine Title: The Design of Two-Dimensional Randomly Rough Surfaces with Specified Scattering Properties Host: A. Chernyshev [abstract] |
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