NSEC 2011 Highlights

These are recent highlights from our center including research, education, and outreach:

Facilities

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Harvard University

Center for Nanoscale Systems

Mission and Goals of the Center for Nanoscale Systems at Harvard University

  • To provide world-class, centralized facilities and technical support for Harvard faculty research groups as well as the larger community of external users from academia and industry.
  • To foster leading-edge, multi-disciplinary research and education in the area of imaging and nanoscale systems, bridging the disciplines of chemistry, physics, engineering, materials science, geology, biology, and medicine.
  • To create an environment for collaborative research by providing shared research facilities and meeting places conducive to productive scientific interactions.

 

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Harvard University

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Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara

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Education and Outreach

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Museum of Science, Boston

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Museum of Science, Boston

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Museum of Science, Boston

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Bioengineering

Strain Dependent Molecular Changes in Protein nanoFabrics
Kevin (Kit) Parker (Harvard)

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Kenneth Crozier (Harvard)

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Novel Nanostructures

Nanofabrication Using Conducting Polymers
Federico Capasso, George Whitesides & Joanna Aizenberg (Harvard)

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Pierre Petroff (UCSB)

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Nanoscale Imaging and Control of Resistance Switching in VO2
Jennifer Hoffman (Harvard)

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Cynthia M. Friend (Harvard)

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Optical Nanostructures

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Marko Loncar (Harvard)

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Core-shell Nanoparticle Clusters
Federico Capasso (Harvard)

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Evelyn Hu (Harvard)

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Spin Control

Anomalous Magnetotransport in a Graphene Device
Bertrand I. Halperin (Harvard)