Summer 2009 E-Newsletter | CNSI at UC Santa Barbara

What's New at CNSI

People at CNSI

New additions to the CNSI community include Michael Gordon (Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering), Peter Duda (Development Engineer for the Nanostructures Cleanroom Facility) and visiting researchers Scott Manalis, Jean-Marie Tarascon, and Ifor Samuel. (More...)

Elings Hall Display Monitors

There is a new way to explore the research being conducted in Elings Hall. A series of display monitors mounted in the 1st floor hallway exhibit research images, facts and videos pertaining to the labs at which each screen is stationed. Highlights include descriptions of the spectroscopy equipment, information on the xray diffraction facilities and a real-time video of magnetic switching at small-length scales, accomplished by applying magnetic fields in different directions. Two screens stationed at the main entrances to the building also serve as directories.

Upcoming Events

4th STAGE International Script Competition has Begun

The 4th round of the STAGE International Script Competition is now officially underway. Scripts will be accepted June 15 - December 15, 2009. (More...)

VEECO Seeing at the Nanoscale VII

July 28-July 31, 2009 at UCSB
Conference Chairman: David Awschalom, UC Santa Barbara
Co-Chair: James Gimzewski, UC Los Angeles

Seeing at the Nanoscale VII provides an optimum forum for scientists to have an in-depth discussion on a wide variety of nanotechnology topics. The conference also provides a unique opportunity to interact with leading SPM scientists to solve problems through brainstorming and hands-on experience.

CNSI Resources

Internet Access in Elings Hall Lounge Area

There are now several Ethernet Internet cords available for use in the first floor Elings Hall Lobby. The Internet access is available for public use during normal building hours.

Elings Hall Safety and Security

Elings Hall is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8a.m. to 5p.m. and is closed to the public at night, on the weekends and on holidays. Access is obtained via personally issued access cards. (More...)

Biological NanoStructures Laboratory

The Biological Nanostructures Laboratory (BNL) has been further developed into its three subunits: Autoclave Lab, Tissue Culture Lab (for mammalian cell culture) and Main Lab (Molecular Biology and recombinant Protein Expression). (More...)

Funding Opportunities

Elings Prize Fellowships in Experimental Science

The Institute received a large number of applications for the Prize Fellowships and close to 30% of them were international candidates. The applicant pool consisted of many individuals with exceptional achievements in their field and outstanding letters of recommendation. A committee of CNSI faculty from across the science and engineering disciplines carefully selected the finalists.

The winning fellows are: Dr. John Franck, UC Berkeley, Dr. Matteo Mariantoni, Walther-Meissner-Institut and Technical University, Germany and Dr. Jason Spruell, Northwestern University. (More...)

Summer 2009 CNSI Research Seed Funding Recipients

Congratulations to the award recipients for funding period July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010:

• "Probing Macromolecular Function via Hydration Water Dynamics"
  Song-I Han, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
• "In-situ Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Catalytic Sites"
  Michael Gordon, Department of Chemical Engineering

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Program Highlights

Erik Lucero Awarded "Best Student Presentation" at March 2009 APS Meeting

Erik Lucero, Physics Department, was awarded the APS "Best Student Presentation" for his experimental paper entitled "High fidelity gates in Josephson phase qubits" at the March 2009 APS Meeting in Pittsburg. The honor also included a $500 cash prize. The Institute for Quantum Computing invited Erik to present the talk and receive the award at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

$10,000 Prize Presented to Anna Ziegler, Winner of 3rd STAGE International Script Competition

Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger (2000, Chemistry) and STAGE founder/director Nancy Kawalek presented New York playwright Anna Ziegler with the 3rd STAGE International Script Competition prize for the best new play about science and technology. The $10,000 prize was awarded at a short ceremony on Saturday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m. at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles, prior to a performance of the winning play, Photograph 51. (More...)

Summer 2009 CNSI Education Programs

The California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, hosts education programs that create interdisciplinary learning and mentoring opportunities in nanoscale science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (More...)