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Official Launch of NUSNNI on
9 July 2004.

 

 

 

 

NUSNNI Seminar:
Speaker: Prof. Panchanan Pramanik
   
(Nano-material Laboratory, Dept of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology)
Topic:
Co-ordination Chemistry for Material Synthesis

(please download a copy of abstract/biography and full presentation slides)

12 June 2008, Wednesday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, EA#06-03, Faculty of Engineering.
 
NUSNNI Seminar:
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sanjay Mathur 
   
(University of Cologne and Head of Department CVD/PVD Technologies)
Topic:
Chemical Nanotechnology: From
          Molecules to Product Applications

(please download a copy of abstract/biography)

30 April 2008, Wednesday, 2.00 to 3.00pm, NUS, EA#06-03, Faculty of Engineering.
 

NUSNNI Seminar 1:
Topic: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2007: Giant
         Magnetoresistance An Idiosyncratic
         Survey of Spintronics from 1963 to
         the Present
(abstract)

24 April, 2008, Thursday, 2.00 to 3.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room S13-M1-11, Faculty of Science.

NUSNNI Seminar 2:
Topic: Spin Torque due to Transfer of
          Angular Momentum Between
          Noncollinear Magnetic Layers and
          Polarized Spin Currents
(abstract)

25 April 2008, Friday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room S13-M1-11,
Faculty of Science.

Speaker: Professor Peter Michael Levy (biography)
Department of Physics, New York University, USA.
 

The Technology Commercialization Forum (TCF) is a premier event in Asia that brings together industry and investors from the region to explore the opportunities that the emerging economies of Asia present.
http://www.nus.edu.sg/ilo/tcf07

5-6 November, 2007 at Marina Mandarin, Singapore.

 

NUSNNI-Physics Seminar on
"Mentorship for Young Scientists: Developing Scientific Survival Skills"

Speaker: Prof Federico Rosei
INRS Energie, Materiaux et Telecommunications, Université du Québec

Abstract

12 July 2007, Thursday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room S13-M1-11,
Faculty of Science

 

NUSNNI-Physics Seminar on
"Strategies for Controlled Assembly at the Nanoscale"

Speaker:
Prof Federico Rosei
INRS Energie, Materiaux et Telecommunications, Université du Québec

Abstract

10 July 2007, Tuesday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room S13-M-11,
Faculty of Science

 

NUSNNI-Physics Seminar on
"Applications of SIMS and Focused Ion Beam SIMS in Materials Science"

Speaker: Dr David S McPhail
The Department of Materials, Imperial College, UK

Abstract

06 July 2007, Friday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room S13-M-11,
Faculty of Science

 

NUSNNI-Physics Seminar on
"Quantum Optics of Nonlinear Photonic Crystals Doped With Nanoparticles"

Speaker: Prof Mahi R. Singh
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada N6A 3K7

Abstract

05 July 2007, Thursday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room S13-M-11,
Faculty of Science

 

NUSNNI-Physics Seminar on
"Quantum Optics of Nonlinear Photonic Crystals Doped With Nanoparticles"

Speaker: Prof. Xia Younan
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle

Abstract

02 July 2007, Monday, 2.30 to 3.30pm, NUS, Blk EA#02-11 Executive Seminar Room, Faculty of Engineering
 

NUSNNI-Chemistry Seminar on
"Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – The Science & Engineering in the 21st Century"

Speaker: Prof Liu Jingyue,
Centre fo Nanoscience, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Abstract

29 June 2007, Friday, 11am - 12pm, NUS, Executive Classroom S8-3-14, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
 

NUSNNI-Physics Seminar on
"HYDROGEN ON AND IN DIAMOND(Enhanced electron emission and the formation of a new donor state)"

Speaker: Prof Rafi Kalish,
Professor of Physics, J. Arbuse Chair of Electronics
Physics Dept. and Solid State Institute, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology- Haifa  Israel

Abstract

18 June 2007, Monday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room S13-M-11,
Faculty of Science

 

NUSNNI-Physics Seminar on
"Enabling Nanotechnology"

Speaker: Mr. Brian Lim,
Chief Executive Officer, Automate  Corporation

Abstract

22 June 2007, Friday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room S13-M-11, Faculty of Science

 

Joint NUSNNI-SSL Seminar on
"Electrochemical STM Investigations of Strong Intermolecular Electronic Coupling within a TTF Island"

Speaker: Dr. Yasuyuki Yokota,
             Department of Chemistry,
             Graduate School of Science and
             Engineering, Tokyo Institute of
            
Technology, Japan.

Abstract

26 March 2007, Monday, 4.00 to 5.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room, S13-M-12, Faculty of Science
 
Joint NUSNNI-Veeco Seminar on
"An Integrated Apprach to Life Science: Seamless Integration of Optical and Scanning Probe Microscope"

Speaker: Dr Andrea-Lyn Slade,
                
Veeco Instruments Inc, USA

Abstract Map

14 March 2007, Wednesday, 3.00 to 4.00pm, NUS, Physics Conference Room, S13-M-12, Faculty of Science
 
NUSNNI Seminar
Engineered Colloidal Crystals with Tunable Optical Properties
Speaker:
Professor Serge Ravaine ,
Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal – UPR 8641, Pessac

Abstract

Presentation Slides (PDF) 7MB


18 January 2007, Thursday, 10.00am - 11.00am, Blk E5, #03-19 (Seminar Room), Faculty of Engineering

       

NUSNNI Seminar
Nanomedicine
Speaker:
Prof James K. Gimzewski,
Distinguished Professor,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,University of California Los Angeles (UCLA),California Nanosystems Institute

Abstract

03 January 2007, Thursday, 3.00pm - 4.00pm, Blk S13, #M01-11, Department of Physics Conference Room, Faculty of Science, NUS
 

NUSNNI Seminar
Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures – Fabrication, Morphology and Spectroscopy
Speaker:
Prof Sham, Tsun-Kong,
Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London Ontario Canada

Abstract

20 December 2006, Wednesday, 3.00pm - 4.00pm, Blk S13, #M01-11, Department of Physics Conference Room, Faculty of Science, NUS
 

NUSNNI Seminar

Modulating extracellular matrix function by cell traction: implications for tissue engineering

Speaker: Prof Viola Vogel,
Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Click here for abstract

13 November 2006, Monday, 3.30pm - 4.30pm, Blk EA, #06-03, Faculty of Engineering, NUS

Distribution and Chemical State Analysis of Rarely Contained Metallic Elements in Biological Tissues

Speaker: Associate Professor Motohiro Uo
Department of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan

Click here for abstract

10th November 2006 (Friday) 3.00pm – 4.00pm, Blk EA, #06-04 (Seminar Room), Faculty of Engineering

Presentation slides

     

NUSNNI Seminar

Nanomedicine: The Promise of Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery

Speaker: Dr M. N. V. Ravi Kumar, Department of Pharmaceutics & Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), India

Click here for abstract

27 October 2006, Friday, 11.00am - 12.00pm, Blk EA, #02-11 (Executive Seminar Room), Faculty of Engineering

NUSNNI Seminar

The Forces between Deformable Emulsion Droplets on the Nanoscale

Speaker: Dr Raymond Dagastine
Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3010 Australia

Click here for abstract

31 August 2006, 4.00pm - 5.00pm, Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-11, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
 

Physics-NUSNNI Joint Seminar

Carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires.

Speaker
: Professor Poul Erik Lindelof
Niels Bohr Institute & Nano-Science Center,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Click here for abstract

04 August 2006, Friday, 3pm, Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-14, Faculty of Science
 

NUSNNI Seminar

Tools for Improved Delivery of Nanoparticles on Functional Surfaces

Speaker
: Prof. David Y.H. Pui
, University of Minnesota, USA

Click here for abstract

01 August 2006, Tuesday, 2.15pm – 3.15pm, Blk EA, #06-04, Faculty of Engineering, NUS

Presentation slides

     
 

Chemistry-NUSNNI Joint Seminar

Electrostatics Driven Assembly of Hybrid Functional Thin Films for Biomaterials and Electrochemical Devices

Speaker
:
Professor Paula T Hammond, Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America

Click here for abstract

26 July 2006, Wednesday, 3.00pm – 4.00pm, LT31, S16, Level 3, Faculty of Science, NUS
 

NUSNNI Seminar

Molecular adsorption system on transition metal surface studied by NEXAFS and XPS

Speaker
:
Prof Shinya Yagi, Nagoya University, Japan

Click here for abstract

17 July 2006 Monday, 3.00pm – 4.00pm, Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-15, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science
 

NUSNNI Seminar

NanoProbing 1D nanostructures Electrically, Mechanically and Biologically

Speaker: Dr Lerwen LIU
Zyvex Corporation , USA

Click here for abstract

29 June 2006 Thursday, 2.00pm – 3.00pm, Blk EA, #06-03, Faculty of Engineering, NUS

       

 

NUSNNI Seminar

Microwave Sintering Technique for Size Scale-up of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Speaker: Dr Satoshi Uchida
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Japan

Click here for abstract

22 June 2006 Thursday, 2.30pm – 4.00pm, Blk EA, #06-02, Faculty of Engineering, NUS

Presentation Slides

     

 

NUSNNI Seminar

Interfacial Thermodynamics and the Design of Ordered Metal Oxide Nanoarrays

Speaker: Dr Lionel Vayssieres
National Institute for Materials Science, International Center for Young Scientists, Japan

Click here for abstract
19 June  2006 2.30pm - 3.30pm, Blk EA, #06-02, Faculty of Engineering, NUS

       
 

NUSNNI Seminar

Speaker : Prof Richard A Williams
Director: University of Leeds Nanomaufacturing Institute,
Director: Yorkshire Forward Nanofactory, University of Leeds, UK.

Topic: Nanomanufacturing of Innovative Products
Abstract (click here)

Presentation Slides (click here)
16 March  2006 2.30pm - 3.30pm, LT6, Blk E4, Faculty of Engineering

     

 

NUSNNI Seminar

Speaker : V. Renugopalakrishnan (Renu)
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114

Topic: Bionano Devices : Protein-based Memory
Abstract (click here)

20 February 2006, 2.30pm - 3.30pm, EA#06-03, Faculty of Engineering

   

 

Public Lecture

Speaker : Professor R. Stanley Williams
HP Senior Fellow, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, USA

Topic: The Application of Nano-scale Technology on Future IT Industry
Abstract (click here)

17 February 2006, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Engineering Auditorium, Faculty of Engineering

     
 

NUSNNI Seminar

Speaker : Prof Bjørn Torger Stokke and Prof Thomas Tybell,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Norway

Topic: Nanotechnology at NTNU: Overview & Examples from Oxide Electronics & Bio-nanotechnology
Abstract (click here)

10 February 2006, 11.30am - 12.30pm
, EA#06-03, Faculty of Engineering
 

NUSNNI/USP Seminar

Speaker : Dr K. Eric Drexler
Chief Technical Advisor
Nanorex, USA

Topic: Engineering from the bottom up: Productive nanosystems and the future of technology
Abstract (click here)

Presentation Slides (click here)

12 January 2006, 3.00pm - 4.00pm
, Engineering Auditorium, Blk EA 9, Faculty of Engineering

  
 

NUSNNI Seminar

Speaker : Mr Zhu Yanwu and Mr Quek Wee Tong
NUSNNI-Department of Physics, National University Singapore

Topic: Enhanced field emission from O2 and CF4 plasma-treated CuO nanowires
Abstract (click here)

9 January 2006, Monday, 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-15, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science

 

NUSNNI Seminar

Speaker : Dr Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam
Consultant Vascular Surgeon, The General Infirmary at Leeds, UK;
Professor of Clinical & Experimental Vascular Research, University of Bradford, UK

Topic: Nanotechnology in Medical Care: A Clinician’s Perspective
Abstract (click here)

05 January 2006, 4.00pm - 5.00pm
, Blk EA, #02-11 (Seminar Executive Room), Faculty of Engineering
 

NUSNNI Seminar

Speaker : Professor Winston O Soboyejo
Princeton Institute of Science and Technology of Materials & Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Princeton University

Topic: BioMEMS and Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection and Treatment
Abstract (click here)

05 January 2006, 2.30pm - 3.30pm
, Blk EA, #02-11 (Seminar Executive Room), Faculty of Engineering
 

NUSNNI Seminar

Speaker : Professor R.P.H. Chang
Materials Science and Engineering Department and Materials Research Institute
Northwestern University

Topic: Photonic Phenomena in ZnO Nanostructures
Abstract (click here)

19 December  2005, Monday, 11.30am - 12.30am, Blk EA, #02-11 (Seminar Executive Room), Faculty of Engineering
 

Public Lecture
Speaker : Professor Martial Ducloy
Past-President of the European Physical Society
Chair of the WYP 2005 International Steering Committee
Institut Galilee, Universite Paris-Nord, France

Topic: A World Year of Physics: Why?

Abstract (click here)

17 November 2005, 5pm - 6pm, LT31, Block S16, Level 3, Faculty of Science
 
Speaker : Professor Martial Ducloy
Past-President of the European Physical Society
Chair of the WYP 2005 International Steering Committee
Institut Galilee, Universite Paris-Nord, France

Chairperson : Professor Oh Choo Hiap

Topic:
Cavity QED: Recent Advances in Atom-Surface Interaction and Application to Atom Interferometry

Abstract (click here)

16 November 2005, 3pm - 4pm, Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-12, Faculty of Science 
 
Speaker : Professor Wolfgang Kuch
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Title:
Magnetism under the microscope: "Insight" into layered magnetic structures
Abstracts

24 October 2005, 3pm - 4pm, Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-12, Faculty of Science
 
NUSNNI - Biological Science Research Seminar
Speaker : Professor Stefan Seeger
Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich,Switzerland

Title:  Single Molecule Detection at Surfaces: Biomolecule Detection, Identification and Structure Analysis
Abstracts

11 October 2005, 10.30am - 11.30am, Physics Resource Room, S13-02-15, Faculty of Science
 

Chemistry-NUSNNI Research Seminar
Speaker : Professor Tony Ryan
Sheffield University

Title:
Can Nanotechnology make synthetic muscles?
Abstracts

22 September 2005, 4.30pm - 5.30pm, SR28 (S7-03-13), Faculty of Science
 
Chemistry-NUSNNI Public Lecture
Speaker : Professor Tony Ryan
Sheffield University

Title:
Will Nanotechnology change your life?
Abstracts

23 September 2005, 10pm - 11pm, Lecture Theatre 31 (Blk 16 Level 3), Faculty of Science
 
4th Young Investigators Club Seminar

Theme :  Carbon Nanotubes
Program n Abstracts

30 August 2005, 2pm - 4pm, Physics Resource Room, S13-02-15, Faculty of Science
 
Speaker : Professor Xu Pengshou
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science & Technology of China

Topic:
Research progress of wide band gap semiconductor and Ge quantum dot growth in NSRL
Abstract (click here)

16 August 2005, 3pm - 4pm, Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-12, Faculty of Science
 
Speaker: Professor Junji Yahara
School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan

Topic:
Fabrication and characterization of surface, interface, and ultra thin films on solid surface
Abstract (click here)

01 August 2005, 4.15pm - 5pm, Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-11/12, Faculty of Science
 
Speaker: Professor Peng Xiaogang
Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Topic: What determines the size, shape, and properties of colloidal nanocrystals?
Abstract (click here)

08 July 2005, 10am - 11am, Room SR28 at S7-03, Faculty of Science
 
Speaker: Dr Leszek Stobinski
Institute of Physical Chemistry, PAS, Warsaw, Poland and National Taipei Univeristy of  Technology,  Taiwan

Topic: Carbon nanotubes - new material of the 21th century
Abstract (click here)

27 July 2005,  4pm - 5.30pm, Resource Room, S13-2-15, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
Speaker: Assoc Prof Tay Beng Kang
School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University SINGAPORE


Topic: Recent Developments and Applications of the Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc Technology
Abstract (click here)

26 May 2005, 4-5pm
, Physics Department Conference Room (S13-M01-12)
Speaker: Professor Alexander N. Obraztsov
Department of Physics
Moscow State University, Russia


Topic: Optical rectification effect in nano-carbon CVD films
Abstract (click here)

12 May 2005 (4:00- 5:00pm)
, Faculty of Science (S13#M01-12)
Speaker: Professor Alexander L. Yarin
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel


Topic: Electrospinning of Nanofibers
Abstract (click here)
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16 Feb 2005 (3:30- 4:30pm)
, Faculty of Engineering (EA#02-11)

Speaker: Professor Alexander L. Yarin
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel


Topic: Nano Heat and Mass Transfer Inside carbon Nanotubes and in Nanosuspensions
Abstract (click here)
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15 Feb 2005 (4-5pm)
, Faculty of Engineering (EA#02-11)

Speaker: Professor Amarnath Maitra
Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi

Topic: New Challenges in Gene Delivery in Vivo
Host: A/P Vittal, Jagadese J.
Abstract (click here)

01 Feb 2005, 2.00pm, NUS Blk S7, Level 3, Room 13 (SR28) Faculty of Science

Speaker: Professor Volkmar Vill
Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.

Topic:
The Charality of Sugars as a Key to Nano-Structured Liquid Crystals
Abstract (click here)

23 December 2004, 3.00 - 4.00pm
(S13#02-15, Physics Resource Room, Faculty of Science)
Speaker: Professor Mitsuteru INOUE
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan

Topic: Magnetophotonic crystals and their related optical-IT applications
Abstract (click here)

11 October 2004, 3.00 - 4.00pm (Executive Seminar Room, EA-02-11, Faculty of Engineering)
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Seminar
Organized by NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI), NTU Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Corridor (NTUNNC), Temasek Laboratories @NTU and Temasek Laboratories @NUS.

27 February 2004, 09.00 - 5.40pm (NUS Science Auditorium, Lecture Theatre 31, Blk S16, Level 3, Faculty of Science)
Speaker: Prof Yuris Albert Dzenis
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

Topic: Advanced Continuous Nanofibers And Next Generation Structural Supernanocomposites
Abstract (click here)

12 December 2003, 10.00 - 11.00am (Seminar Room, EA-06-03, Faculty of Engineering)
Speaker: Prof Max Lu Gaoqing
Federation Fellow, and Director, the Nanomaterials Centre, University of Queensland, Australia

Topic: Developments In Fuel Cell Technology And The Role Of Nanomaterials
Abstract (click here)

9 December 2003, 3.00 - 4.00pm (Seminar Room, EA-06-03, Faculty of Engineering)
Speaker: Prof NK Naik
Aerospace Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, India

Topic:
Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites:Thermomechanical Properties Abstract (click here)

24 November 2003, 2.30 - 3.30pm
(Seminar Room, EA-06-03, Faculty of Engineering)
Speaker: Dr. CHANDRASEKHAR Natarajan
Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, A*STAR

Topic: Superconductivity at the nanoscale. Abstract (click here)

11 November 2003, 4.00 - 5.00pm (S13#02-15, Physics Resource Room, Faculty of Science)

Speaker: Dr Anjali Pal
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur-721302, India.

Topic: Nanogold Dissolution by Trihalomethanes. Abstract (click here)

17 July 2003, 3.00 - 4.00pm
(Seminar Room, EA-06-03, Faculty of Engineering)
Speaker: Prof Tarasankar Pal
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur-721302, India.

Topic: Micelle Mediated Nanoparticle Catalysis. Abstract (click here)

16 July 2003, 3.00 - 4.00pm
(Seminar Room, EA-06-03, Faculty of Engineering)
Speaker: Dr Paul Pigram
Centre for Materials and Surface Science, and Department of Physics, La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria 3086 Australia.

Topic: Micro-patterning of fluoropolymer surfaces for electronic and
         biomaterials applications.
Abstract (click here)

15 July 2003, 11.00 - 12.00pm (Physics Conference Room, S13-M01-15, Faculty of Science)
Speaker: Prof Paul O' Brien
Department of Chemistry & The Manchester Materials Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M139PL UK.

Topics:
1. How small can you get? From Alice in the Wonderland to Quantum Dots and Q-bits: An introduction to the potential of nanotechnology (JOINT SEMINAR-NUSNNI & Dept of Chemistry). Abstract (click here)

24 March 2003, 3.00 - 4.00pm (LT31, S16, Level 3, Faculty of Science)

2. New Strategies for the Synthesis of Nanoparticulates: Especially of Compound Semiconductors (JOINT SEMINAR-NUSNNI & Dept of Chemistry). Abstract (click here)

25 March 2003, 3.00 - 4.00pm (SR28, Blk S7, #03-13, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science)

3. The importance of some thermodynamic consideration in the processing of compound functional materials (JOINT SEMINAR-NUSNNI & Dept of Chemistry).
Abstract (click here)

26 March 2003, 3.00 - 4.00pm (SR28, Blk S7, #03-13, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science)
Speaker: Dr Kenneth B.K Teo
Tan Chin Tuan Exchange Fellow, Nanyang Technological University Research Associate, Dept of Engineering, University of Cambridge Research Fellow, Christ's College, Cambridge.

Topic:
Deciphering the Field Emission Properties of Carbon Nanotubes. Abstract (click here)

4 March 2003, 3.00 - 4.00pm (S13-M01-15 Physics Conference Room, Faculty of Science)
Speaker: Prof David Allan Stahl
University of Washington.

Topic:
High Throughput Techniques for Analyzing Complex Bacterial Communities (JOINT SEMINAR- NUSNNI & Center for Water Research, Dept of Civil Engineering). Abstract (click here)

25 February 2003, 3.40 - 4.40pm (EA#06-02, Faculty of Engineering)
Speaker: Prof James Michael Tiedje
Director, NSF Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University.

Topic:
Molecular Windows into Microbial Communities (JOINT SEMINAR- NUSNNI & Center for Water Research, Dept of Civil Engineering). Abstract (click here)

21 January 2003, 3.00 - 4.00pm (E5-03-02, Faculty of Engineering)
Speaker: Dr Alexander N. Obraztsov
Physics Department, Moscow State University, Moscow State Univeristy, Moscow 119992, Russia.

Topics:
1. Chemical Vapor Deposition of Thin Film Carbon Materials in DC Discharge Plasma (JOINT SEMINAR-NUSNNI & Dept of Physics). Abstract (click here)

29 November 2002, 3.00 - 4.00pm (S13-M01-15, Faculty of Science)

2. Mechanism of Electron Emission from Carbon Materials (JOINT SEMINAR-NUSNNI & Dept of Chemistry). Abstract (click here)

2 December 2002, 3.00 - 4.00pm (S13-M01-15, Faculty of Science)

3. Application of Carbon Cold Cathodes for Light Emitting Devices (JOINT SEMINAR-NUSNNI & Dept of Chemistry). Abstract (click here)

4 December 2002, 3.00 - 4.00pm (S13-M01-15, Faculty of Science)
Speaker: Dr Richard Blaikie
Nanoscale Materials and Device Research at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Topic:
Nanoscale Materials and Device Research at the University of Canterbury. Abstract (click here)

8 November 2002, 3.00 - 4.00pm (LT31, Faculty of Science)
Speaker: Dr Joerg Mayer
Dipl. Ing. Materials Science, ETH. Lecturer for Biomaterials and Implant Design at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich and at the University for Applied Sciences, Bern.

Topic:
Nanostructural factors in Interaction between cells and substrates. Abstract (click here)

1 November 2002, 4.00 - 5.00pm (EA#06-03, Faculty of Engineering)
Speaker: Prof Daniel E. Morse
Chairman, Biomolecular Science & Engineering Program; California Nanosystems Institute & the Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA.

Topics:
1. The Hidden Beauty of Seashells and Pearls: Biotechnology Reveals New Routes to Nanofabrication of High-Performance Materials (PUBLIC SEMINAR). Abstract (click here)

29 October 2002, 4.30 - 5.30pm (Engineering Auditorium)

2. Silicon Biotechnology Provides New Routes to Nanostructure-Directing Polycondensation of Silica, Silicones, Organometallics and Metalla-Oxanes (FACULTY SEMINAR). Abstract (click here)

28 October 2002, 3.30 - 4.30pm (LT 31, Faculty of Science)

Speaker: Dr Akira Tonomura
Advanced Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd.

Topic:
The Microscopic World Unveiled by Electron Waves. Abstract (click here)

30 August 2002, 5.00 - 6.00pm (LT 31, Faculty of Science)
Speaker: Prof Alexander L. Yarin
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institue of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.

Topic:
Electrospinning of Nanofibers from Polymer Solutions and Melts. Abstract (click here)

27 August 2002, 4.00 - 5.00pm (EA#06-03, Faculty of Engineering)

Speaker: *Prof Tien HT and ^Prof Angelica Ottova
*Physiology Department, Michigan State University and ^Center for Interface Sciences, Microelectronics Department, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

Topic:
The Lipid Bilayer Principle: from soap bubbles to black lipid membranes (BLMs) to biosensor applications. Abstract (click here)

2 August 2002, 4.00 - 5.30pm (LT20, Block S1A, Level 2, Faculty of Science)

Speaker: Prof Ashok Saxena
Regent Professor and Chair, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Topic:
Strength, Fracture and Fatigue Behaviour of Nanostructured Materials. Abstract (click here)

26 July 2002, 10.00 - 11.00am (E5-03-04, Faculty of Engineering)

Speaker: Prof DJAFARI ROUHANI Mehdi
Laboratoire de Physique des Solides Univ. Paul Sabatier - 118, Route de Narbonne.

Topic:
Department of Mechanical Engineering Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (JOINT SEMINAR). Abstract (click here)

21 March 2002, 2.00 - 3.00pm (EA-06-02, Faculty of Engineering)

Speaker: Dr Christian Joachim
Molecular Electronics Group, CEMES-CNRS, France.

Topic:
NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI) Seminar Series 2002 No.2: From Hybrid to mono-molecular Electronics. Abstract (click here)

25 January 2002, 3.00 - 4.00pm (Science Auditorium, LT31, Block S16, Level 3, Faculty of Science)

Speaker: Arun Majumdar
Nanoengineering Laboratory Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley.

Topic:
Engineering at Nanoscales: Examples from Biomolecular Analysis to Energy Conversion. Abstract (click here)

11 January 2002, 3.00 - 4.00pm (Engineering Auditorium)

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