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December 17, 2004, 4:00 p.m.

Harvard University, Pierce Hall, Room 209
NSEC Lecture and Condensed Matter and Applied Physics Colloquium:

Hybrid IC / Microfluidic Chips for the Manipulation of Biological Cells

Hakho Lee
Harvard University

Saturday, December 11, 2004, 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Harvard University Holiday Lecture: A Playground of Polymers: From Strings & Worms to Bouncing Balls & Glowing Goo

Harvard University Science Center, Lecture Hall B
A science presentation for kids and adults (recommended for ages 10 and up).This interactive presentation is modeled on a famous set of lectures first given to children a century ago as part of the Royal Institution Christmas lectures in London. Experiments and demonstrations will highlight the intriguing and varied properties of natural and man-made poymers.

December 11, 2004, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Harvard University Holiday Lecture: A Playground of Polymers: From Strings & Worms to Bouncing Balls & Glowing Goo

Harvard University Science Center, Lecture Hall B
A science presentation for kids and adults (recommended for ages 10 and up).This interactive presentation is modeled on a famous set of lectures first given to children a century ago as part of the Royal Institution Christmas lectures in London. Experiments and demonstrations will highlight the intriguing and varied properties of natural and man-made polymers.

December 6, 2004, 4:15 p.m.

Room 250, Jefferson Lab, Harvard University
NSEC Lecture and Harvard Physics Colloquium

Feeling the Magnetism of Individual Spins: Recent Results from Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy

Daniel Rugar, IBM Almaden Research Center

Abstract: Is it possible to build a microscope that can look below surfaces and image molecules and materials with atomic resolution in three dimensions? Such a microscope would revolutionize structural molecular biology and be an important tool for nanoscale science and technology. Magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) is an attempt to address this "holy grail" of microscopy. In this talk, we describe the basic principles of MRFM and discuss recent results that demonstrate the detection of an individual electron spin buried within a silica sample. We review various innovations that set the stage for single spin detection, including ultrasensitive force detection and novel spin manipulation techniques. We also discuss using MRFM for real-time control of spin fluctuations, and consider some of the challenges remaining before 3D atomic imaging and real-time quantum state readout can be realized.

December 2, 2004

NNIN Presents "Nanosafe": A Workshop on Environmental Health and Safety in Nanotechnology Research

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

November 18 - 21, 2004

National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Conference: Designing Nanostructures at the Interface between Biomedical and Physical Systems

Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, CA

November 6, 2004

Fifth Nanomaterials Symposium

Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
Full list of internationally acclaimed speakers, or to register to Fifth Nanomaterials Symposium.

October 25 - 26, 2004

Frontiers of Nanoscale Science and Nanotechnology

A workshop on: Coherent Electronics, Quantum Information Processing, and Quantum Optoelectronics
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

October 25 - 26, 2004

Frontiers in Nanoscale Science and Technology

A workshop on: Coherent Electronics, Quantum Information Processing, and Quantum Optoelectronics
Harvard University
Download Frontiers in Nanoscale Science and Technology Abstracts.

October 25 - 26, 2004

NanoMedicine Summit 2004

Presented by The Cleveland Clinic, MBNA Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio

October 5 - 7, 2004

NANO Commerce 2004: Partners, Products and Strategy

Hyatt Regency, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois

September 5 - 10, 2004

2nd Nanoforum Summer School: Molecular Self-Assembly: Biometrics as a Route to Novel Products and Processes– RIPS

University of Cambridge Nanoscience Centre
This five-day school is essential for any post-graduate or post-doctoral researcher who wants to learn about cutting edge developments and techniques in molecular self-assembly and biomimetics. The school has been designed to have a blend of seminars and practical classes (which will be held in the laboratories of the Nanoscience Centre) with ample opportunity for participants to discuss and learn from world-class scientists. Rates include full-board at Robinson College.

August 12 - 14, 2004

US-Korea Conference: Symposium on Nanostructure Science and Technology

Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Conference Center
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
First Call for Papers: Topics of particular interest include: novel fabrication techniques, quantum transport & phenomena, optical properties, and new device concepts.
US-Korea Conference: Symposium on Nanostructure Science and Technology call for papers.

August 4 - 5

Seminar Series

REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) participants

July 21 - 25, 2004

The 10th International Conference on Information, Systems Analysis and Synthesis: ISAS 2004 andInternational Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications: CITSA 2004

Sheraton World Resort, Orlando, Florida

June 28 - July 30, 2004

Ecole de Physique Les Houches Summer School - Session LXXXI, Nanoscopic Quantum Transport

Les Houches is a resort village in the Chamonix valley in the French Alps. The Physics School is affiliated with Université Joseph Fourier of Grenoble and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, and is supported by the Ministère de la Jeunesse, de l'Education Nationale et de la Recherche, by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and by the Direction des Sciences de la Matière du Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA/DSM).
Established in 1951, the Physics School is located in a group of chalets surrounded by meadows and woods, at an altitude of 1150 m facing the Mont-Blanc range, a very favourable environment for intellectual activity in ideal surroundings for hiking, mountaineering and sight seeing.
Application Deadline: March 6, 2004.

June 27 - August 27, 2004

Research in Industrial Projects for Students - RIPS

A summer program for undergraduates at UCLA's Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics. RIPS creates teams of 3-5 undergraduates paired with faculty mentors and industry liaisons whose goal is to solve real-world industrial problems.

June 14 - July 9, 2004

Computing Beyond Silicon Summer School

An intensive 4-week introduction to molecular, biomolecular, and quantum computing. Undergraduates with an interest in computer science, physics, electrical engineering, chemistry, and mathematics are encouraged to apply. Caltech will provide housing, meals, and travel stipend.
Application Deadline: February 23, 2004

May 24 - June 11, 2004

Spring College on Science at the Nanoscale

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Trieste, Italy

May 23 - May 27, 2004

Beijing - TEDA 2004 Scanning Probe Microscopy, Sensors and Nanostructures

Beijing, China

May 20 - 21, 2004

Frontiers in Materials and Nanoscience Workshop

Frontiers in Materials and Nanoscience: Innovation and Collaboration

Harvard University
The Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS) will sponsor a Third Frontiers in Materials and Nanoscience Workshop at Harvard University in May, 2004.

April 23, 2004, 2 p.m.

NSEC Seminar

Dragomir Davidovic
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Spin-dependent Quantum Interference Effects in Granular Systems
Abstract: We describe measurements of quantum effects on conductance of nanometer scale granular gold bridges. The nominal mean free path in these devices is much shorter than the Fermi wavelength, leading to unique quantum interference effects. In particular, the conductance fluctuations with magnetic field are based on electron-spin, not the Aharonov-Bohm effect. In addition, spin-orbit scattering is greatly suppressed relative to that in homogeneous metals, which we explain by the granularity.

April 19, 2004

Harvard Physics Colloquium

NSEC Lecture
Professor Angela Belcher
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

March 31 - April 2, 2004

3rd Annual National Nanotechnology Initiative:

From Vision to Commercialization,
Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

March 19, 2004

NSEC Lecture and Condensed Matter and Applied Physics Colloquium

Professor Lieven Vandersypen
Department of NanoScience
Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands)

March 17 - 19, 2004

Nano Tech 2004

Nanotech Exhibition and Trade Show
Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center)
Tokyo, Japan

March 17, 2004, 2:30 p.m.

Room 250, Jefferson Lab, Harvard University

NSEC Lecture and Condensed Matter and Applied Physics Colloquium, Spin Qubits in GaAs Nanostructures

Professor Daniel Loss
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Basel, Switzerland
Condensed Matter and Applied Physics Colloquium
co-sponsored by NSEC and the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard

March 7 - 11, 2004

Nanotech 2004

Boston Sheraton Hotel & Hynes Convention Center
Boston, MA

March 8, 2004, 4:15 p.m.

NSEC Lecture

Professor David Awschalom
Director, Center for Spintronics and Quantum Computation
Department of Physics
University of California, Santa Barbara

March 1, 2004, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Peer Instruction Workshop for Science and Math Teachers at Harvard University

Location: Harvard University, 209 Pierce Hall,
29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
In this workshop, participants will learn about Peer Instruction, serve as the “class” in which Peer Instruction is demonstrated, discuss several models for implementing the technique into the classroom, and learn about available teaching resources.
Peer Instruction Workshop for Science and Math Teachers at Harvard University flyer in pdf format.

February 17, 2004

1:00 p.m., Maxwell Dworkin G135
NSEC Lecture

Control of Exchange Interaction in a Double Dot System

Dr. Michael Stopa
Senior Theorist, Japan Science and Technology Corporation
Tarucha Mesoscopic Correlation Project, ERATO-JST, Japan

February 13, 2004

rescheduled for Wednesday, March 17, 4:00 p.m.
Pierce Hall, Room 209, Harvard University
NSEC Lecture and Condensed Matter and Applied Physics Colloquium

Spin Qubits in GaAs Nanostructures

Professor Daniel Loss
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Basel, Switzerland
Condensed Matter and Applied Physics Colloquium
co-sponsored by NSEC and the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard.