{"664805":{"#nid":"664805","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Inaugural IEN Exponential Electronics Seed Grant Awarded","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) has selected \u0026ldquo;In-Body Networks of Electronic Therapeutics\u0026rdquo; as the first project funded by the new IEN Exponential Electronics (IEN-E\u003Csup\u003EX\u003C\/sup\u003E) Seed Grant program. The project is led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/alex-abramson\u0022\u003EAlex Abramson\u003C\/a\u003E (PI) and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/w-hong-yeo\u0022\u003EW. Hong Yeo\u003C\/a\u003E (Co-PI).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe interdisciplinary team hopes to develop a new form of wireless communication that enables a wearable patch to communicate with ingested and implanted devices regardless of their location in the body without the need for large electronic components or energy sources. If the project is successful, it could lead to the development of previously impossible minimally invasive electronic therapeutic devices such as ingestible insulin pumps and triggerable neurostimulation systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IEN-E\u003Csup\u003EX\u003C\/sup\u003E program provides seed funding for Georgia Tech researchers to pursue \u0026ldquo;1000x\u0026rdquo; ideas within electronics or that bridge electronics with other technical domains. \u0026ldquo;1000x\u0026rdquo; ideas are those with the potential to improve one or more well-defined, but often overlooked or underappreciated, performance metrics by at least 1000x.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Abramson and Yeo\u0026rsquo;s proposal is exactly why we created the IEN-E\u003Csup\u003EX\u003C\/sup\u003E program,\u0026rdquo; said Michael Filler, IEN\u0026rsquo;s associate director for research programs. \u0026ldquo;It articulates a compelling technical need at the intersection of disciplines and a targeted research program to \u0026lsquo;derisk\u0026rsquo; key aspects of their vision. I am excited to see the work progress.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbramson is an assistant professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and his research focus is on creating implantable and ingestible drug delivery devices. Yeo is an associate professor and Woodruff Faculty Fellow in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and holds a courtesy appointment in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. Yeo\u0026rsquo;s research is on developing wearable sensor systems that can wirelessly communicate with smartphones. By combining their expertise, the duo believes they can create a new technology that will revolutionize the field of bioelectronics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Engineering new human-machine interfaces is critical to developing personalized biomedical devices for more easily administrable treatments with fewer side effects,\u0026rdquo; said Abramson. \u0026ldquo;We are grateful that the IEN is supporting us in this endeavor.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth Abramson and Yeo are part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/materials-for-biomedical-systems\/\u0022\u003EMaterials for Biomedical Systems\u003C\/a\u003E initiative, a group of scientists at Georgia Tech and Emory dedicated to developing targeted and effective therapies using materials and electronic systems. This is the first collaborative grant awarded to the initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology has selected \u201cIn-Body Networks of Electronic Therapeutics\u201d as the first project funded."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2023-01-17 20:01:27","changed_gmt":"2023-01-17 22:08:10","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"664827":{"id":"664827","type":"image","title":"IEN 1000x Seed Grant Winners","body":null,"created":"1673993196","gmt_created":"2023-01-17 22:06:36","changed":"1673993196","gmt_changed":"2023-01-17 22:06:36","alt":"Alex Abramson and W. 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The technology is not very far off, and a massive national effort, led in part by Georgia Tech researchers, is charting the course.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast year, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.src.org\/\u0022\u003ESemiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) \u003C\/a\u003Eand the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/\u0022\u003EDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\u003C\/a\u003E announced a new program to improve the nation\u0026rsquo;s information and technology infrastructure. With a global chip shortage, supply chain issues, and other challenges in play, a group of Georgia Tech faculty members jumped at the opportunity to participate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir landing was perfect. Two new research centers, representing an investment of about $65.7 million, have been awarded to Georgia Tech through the SRC-administrated Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0, or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.src.org\/program\/jump2\/\u0022\u003EJUMP 2.0\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJUMP 2.0 will support the work of dozens of inter-disciplinary researchers from multiple universities, tackling the technological issues of an increasingly connected world. The goal is to improve the nation\u0026rsquo;s performance, efficiency, and capabilities for both commercial and military applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech won two of the seven centers, which is not only fantastic, but also speaks highly about the breadth and depth of our research enterprise,\u0026rdquo; said Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/arijit-raychowdhury\u0022\u003EArijit Raychowdhury\u003C\/a\u003E, the Steve W. Chaddick Chair of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E and will direct one of the new centers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe JUMP 2.0 announcement represents the latest round of significant support advancing AI-related research at Georgia Tech. Last July, Tech received \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/29\/georgia-tech-joins-us-national-science-foundation-advance-ai-research-and-education\u0022\u003Etwo National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Research awards totaling $40 million.\u003C\/a\u003E In September, the U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/economic-development-administration-awards-georgia-tech-65-million-ai-manufacturing-project\u0022\u003E$65 million to support a statewide initiative\u003C\/a\u003E combining AI and manufacturing innovations with workforce and outreach programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA New Collaborative Chapter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaunching in 2023, JUMP 2.0 is the next chapter of an SRC-led alliance that formed in 2018 \u0026ndash; the original JUMP, with its broad focus on nano-electronic computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJUMP 2.0 is a collaboration between SRC indust\u0026shy;\u0026shy;rial participants (IBM, Intel, Raytheon, TSMC and Samsung, to name a few) and the Department of Defense. The program asked researchers from U.S. universities to solicit proposals for collaborative, multidisciplinary, multi-institute research in seven theme areas: cognition; communications and connectivity; intelligent sensing to action; systems and architectures for distributed computing; intelligent memory and storage; advanced monolithic and heterogenous integration; and high-performance energy efficient devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe two new research centers Georgia Tech, both headquartered within the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; CoCoSys: Center for the Co-Design of Cognitive Systems (theme area: cognition), under the direction of Raychowdhury;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; CogniSense: Center on Cognitive Multispectral Sensors (theme area: intelligent sensing to action), under the direction of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/saibal-mukhopadhyay\u0022\u003ESaibal Mukhopadhyay\u003C\/a\u003E, Joseph M. Pettit Professor in ECE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESemiconductors, or microchips, are basically tiny silicon slices packed with millions of transistors that control electron activity. These chips enable all our electronic devices to work. So, a shortage of semiconductors \u0026ndash; or a shortcoming in terms of quality and efficiency \u0026ndash; spells trouble for sectors and industries that depend on these little bits of hardware, for example: computing, healthcare, telecommunication, security, transportation, or manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding a Digital Human\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goals for the JUMP 2.0 centers are lofty and wide-ranging, addressing current and future needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In some sense, the question we\u0026rsquo;re addressing is, \u0026lsquo;how do you build a perfect digital human,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; Raychowdhury said of the Team CoCoSys mission. \u0026ldquo;We want to learn how to build systems which are aware \u0026ndash; capable of interacting as human agents with us. For example, we want AI that can listen to a conversation between two human beings and learn from that and seamlessly merge into society.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrent AI, Raychowdhury said, may be able to perform relatively narrow tasks better than a human, but one area that it is much less effective is\u0026nbsp;human-intelligent machine collaboration. This concept has been increasingly researched in recent years as automated virtual assistants and the metaverse have entered the mainstream. As cognitive systems research moves toward creation of a digital human, it will have far-reaching impact in industry and healthcare testing, disaster relief, fully autonomous and collaborative systems, immersive training and gaming experiences, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Continuous learning through interactions with humans is missing,\u0026rdquo; Raychowdhury said. \u0026ldquo;The next generation of AI needs to comprehend nuances of human interaction, explain, and interpret visual cues and language, and be able to do that in real-time with high energy-efficiency. That\u0026rsquo;s what we want to address. That\u0026rsquo;s the meta goal of this center.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree other Georgia Tech faculty researchers, all from ECE, are part of Team CoCoSys: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/larry-p-heck\u0022\u003ELarry Heck\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/azad-j-naeemi\u0022\u003EAzad Naeemi\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/tushar-krishna\u0022\u003ETushar Krishna\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a diverse team in all possible ways with expertise across the board,\u0026rdquo; Raychowdhury said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESensors with a Brain\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ability to sense is fundamental and probably the most critical component for building an intelligent machine. \u0026ldquo;It is fundamental to nature,\u0026rdquo; said Mukhopadhyay. \u0026ldquo;We have eyes, ears, a nose, and skin to sense the environment around us.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CogniSense Center research team wants to develop sensors that can effectively \u0026ldquo;perceive\u0026rdquo; everything around them and, like humans, efficiently attend to the information that really matters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday\u0026rsquo;s electronics sensors samples everything they \u0026ldquo;see\u0026rdquo; and generate abundance of\u0026nbsp; digital data; sometime way too much for a machine store, process, and make sense. The CogniSense center\u0026rsquo;s goal is to change this paradigm by learning from biology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In human, sensors and the brain work together to control attention and extract only important information from everything happening around us,\u0026rdquo; said Mukhopadhyay. \u0026ldquo;Can we make electronic sensors that behave like that \u0026ndash; cognizant and energy efficient?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team he\u0026rsquo;s assembled is made up of 20 researchers from 12 different institutions, including two other ECE faculty members: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/jrom.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJustin Romberg\u003C\/a\u003E (associate chair for research in ECE) and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/muhannad-s-bakir\u0022\u003EMuhannad Bakir\u003C\/a\u003E (interim director of the Georgia Tech 3D Systems Packing Research Center).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have a diverse team with expertise in radars, optics, integrated circuits, packaging, signal processing, and artificial intelligence to build these new sensors with a brain,\u0026rdquo; said Mukhopadhyay.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBeyond Campus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers will play critical roles in three other centers based at other universities around the country:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; PRISM: Center for Processing with Intelligent Storage and Memory\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; ACE: Evolvable Computing for Next-Generation Distributed Computer Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull;\u0026nbsp;CHIMES: Center for Heterogenous Integration of Microelectronic Systems\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECHIMES in particular will feature a large, multi-disciplinary Georgia Tech influence including ECE\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/suman-datta\u0022\u003ESuman Datta\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/callie-hao\u0022\u003ECallie Hao\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/shimeng-yu\u0022\u003EShimeng Yu\u003C\/a\u003E; George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sitaraman\u0022\u003ESuresh Sitaraman\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/kumar\u0022\u003ESatish Kumar;\u003C\/a\u003E and the center\u0026rsquo;s associate director, Bakir (doubling up on his JUMP 2.0 responsibilities as a member of both CogniSense and CHIMES).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are delighted in the critical and fundamental role Georgia Tech plays within CHIMES,\u0026rdquo; said Bakir. \u0026ldquo;In each of the four research themes that constitute this center, Georgia Tech faculty play a key role. This not only reflects our world class faculty, students, and staff, but also our world-class fabrication, assembly and bonding, and advanced system level prototyping facilities that will be critical in enabling next generation 3D heterogeneous and 3D monolithic circuits and systems.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech\u0026#39;s multidisciplinary research activities related to CHIMES are supported by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/nano\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN)\u003C\/a\u003E. Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s nanotechnology core facilities, namely the IEN \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cleanroom.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMicro\/Nanofabrication Facility \u003C\/a\u003Eand \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mcf.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMaterials Characterization Facility\u003C\/a\u003E, support CHIMES and other JUMP 2.0 research activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablishing all of these new semiconductor research centers is the result of impeccable timing, according to Raychowdhury, who pointed out that ECE broke into the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/news\/661036\/georgia-tech-ece-programs-move-undergraduate-rankings-electrical-engineering-top-ranked\u0022\u003Etop two in national rankings by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/a\u003Erankings for the first time in 2022, not long after President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which provides about $280 billion in new funding to boost U.S. research and manufacturing of semiconductors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These research centers are part of a confluence of things that are happening simultaneously across the U.S.,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;And they have implications for Georgia Tech, national security, and the independence of our national supply chain as a whole.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo new research centers, representing an investment of about $65.7 million, have been awarded to Georgia Tech through the SRC-administrated Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0, or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.src.org\/program\/jump2\/\u0022\u003EJUMP 2.0\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" Two new research centers, representing an investment of about $65.7 million, have been awarded to Georgia Tech through the SRC-administrated Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0, or JUMP 2.0."}],"uid":"28153","created_gmt":"2023-01-05 13:43:32","changed_gmt":"2023-01-06 16:03:24","author":"Jerry Grillo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"664390":{"id":"664390","type":"image","title":"Microchip","body":null,"created":"1672925089","gmt_created":"2023-01-05 13:24:49","changed":"1672925089","gmt_changed":"2023-01-05 13:24:49","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251414","name":"microchip.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/microchip.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/microchip.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":306603,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/microchip.jpg?itok=5pWTnfQn"}},"664391":{"id":"664391","type":"image","title":"JUMP 2.0 leaders","body":null,"created":"1672925479","gmt_created":"2023-01-05 13:31:19","changed":"1672925479","gmt_changed":"2023-01-05 13:31:19","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251415","name":"Jump leaders.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jump%20leaders.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jump%20leaders.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":724193,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jump%20leaders.jpg?itok=tmHs3jdZ"}}},"media_ids":["664390","664391"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167686","name":"Semiconductors"},{"id":"191818","name":"JUMP 2.0"},{"id":"174636","name":"intelligent machines"},{"id":"191819","name":"digital human"},{"id":"690","name":"darpa"},{"id":"176662","name":"microchips"},{"id":"2835","name":"ai"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"187433","name":"go-ien"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWriter: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJerry Grillo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"663652":{"#nid":"663652","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Paul Joseph Brings Nanotechnology Expertise to India","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe global demand for nanotechnologists is growing, and universities around the world are creating and expanding programs to educate the workforce of the future. This summer, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/paul-joseph\u0022\u003EPaul Joseph\u003C\/a\u003E, a principal research scientist at the Georgia Tech Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN), spent two weeks at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) to help develop their nanotechnology offerings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Indian Industries realize the importance of nanotechnology and its day-to-day applications in various products, so the goal is for them to train their own student community,\u0026rdquo; Joseph explained. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s about developing knowledgeable students in this emerging technology so that they can prepare them for the future workforce and meet the demands of the country.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoseph, who also serves as director of external user programs for the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor, has more than 25 years of experience in research and teaching. He received a prestigious \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fulbrightspecialist.worldlearning.org\/the-fulbright-specialist-program\u0022\u003EFulbright Specialist Award\u003C\/a\u003E to share his expertise with the students and faculty at IIIT.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Fulbright Specialist Program \u0026ldquo;pairs highly qualified U.S. academics and professionals with host institutions abroad to share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures while building capacity at their overseas host institutions.\u0026rdquo; During his visit, Joseph focused on student, faculty, and curriculum development in addition to high school outreach. He also taught a one-day course.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the student development portion of the program, Joseph gave a series of 10 \u0026ldquo;Introduction to Nanotechnology\u0026rdquo; lectures to approximately 90 B.Tech students. Following the lectures, he hosted office hours where he held small group mentoring sessions. Joseph met with approximately 40 students during his short visit, which furthered their interest in nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The students would ask questions related to my lecture, and many of them wanted to learn more about pursuing higher education in the United States,\u0026rdquo; Joseph said. \u0026ldquo;As a result, six students are very interested in applying for graduate school at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the afternoons, Joseph led sessions with 25 members of the IIIT faculty to share his knowledge in outcome-based education, mentoring students, student assessment and methodologies, and technology commercialization. He also worked with the IIIT team to develop the curriculum for a three-credit course titled \u0026ldquo;Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology\u0026rdquo; and participated in a brainstorming session for the establishment of the Institute Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT) at IIIT.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe also ran \u0026ldquo;Introduction to Micro- and Nanotechnology and Microfabrication Techniques,\u0026rdquo; a one-day workshop for faculty and students at IIIT in addition to other universities in the area. The successful workshop was attended by roughly 135 individuals interested in learning more about nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was very impressed by the enthusiasm of both students and faculty to learn new technologies,\u0026rdquo; Joseph said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd finally, Joseph assisted with high school outreach in the area and visited two local high schools during his visit. He gave expert lectures on the applications of nanotechnology to approximately 140 11\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E and 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E graders during these visits.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For many of these students, this was the first time that they heard the word nanotechnology, and they were very excited,\u0026rdquo; Joseph recalled with a smile. \u0026ldquo;I was so impressed with how quickly they grasped what I was saying and the depth of knowledge they had on the topic. They were able to answer any questions that I asked them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince each of his modules reached a different audience, Joseph believes he reached approximately 400 individuals during his two-week stay at the university, and the relationship between IIIT and IEN is growing. As a result of his visit, IIIT is working to send some of its faculty members to IEN to learn more about nanotechnology and use its core facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the culmination of this visit, IIIT hosted a valedictory ceremony for Joseph to thank him for his contributions. \u0026ldquo;I would like to thank Doctor Joseph for conducting this successful program,\u0026rdquo; said one of the students who attended Joseph\u0026rsquo;s lectures. \u0026ldquo;We have moved a bit further by not only exposing our peers to the world of nanotech, but also gained a lot of insights along the way \u0026hellip; I am impressed by how such a vast course has been delivered in such a short time.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJoseph would like to thank Institute Director Selvakumar Subramanian, Fulbright Program Coordinator Nitish Katal, Dean of Academics Nishtha Hooda, and all other IIIT faculty and students for their support to serve as a successful and productive Fulbright Specialist at his host institution. \u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003EHe would also like to thank the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for the award.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This summer Joseph spent two weeks at the Indian Institute of Information Technology to help develop their nanotechnology offerings."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2022-12-06 00:24:14","changed_gmt":"2022-12-07 18:29:04","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663653":{"id":"663653","type":"image","title":"Paul Joseph Teaching Session on Nanotechnology to Undergraduate Students","body":null,"created":"1670290081","gmt_created":"2022-12-06 01:28:01","changed":"1670290081","gmt_changed":"2022-12-06 01:28:01","alt":"Teaching Session on Nanotechnology to Undergraduate Students","file":{"fid":"251218","name":"joseph-image.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/joseph-image.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/joseph-image.png","mime":"image\/png","size":613626,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/joseph-image.png?itok=XokQvhll"}}},"media_ids":["663653"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/paul-joseph-awarded-fulbright-specialist-grant-india","title":"Paul Joseph Awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant to India"}],"groups":[{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"191716","name":"Fulbright specialist"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"191717","name":"Paul Joseph"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"187433","name":"go-ien"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laurie.haigh@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaurie Haigh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"659227":{"#nid":"659227","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Growing Nanowires to Create Functional Devices for On-Demand Nanoelectronics","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/michael-filler\u0022\u003EMichael Filler\u003C\/a\u003E, associate director for research programs in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN), was recently featured on the \u0026ldquo;Stories from the NNI\u0026rdquo; podcast. In the episode, Filler discusses balancing functionality and manufacturing scale during the process of making nanowires, his vision for on-demand nanoelectronics, and the benefits of interdisciplinary research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen it comes to on-demand electronics, Filler and his team are working to develop a process that allows circuits to be built anywhere, without the need for expensive facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There are a lot of folks out there who have built on-demand platforms for circuit boards,\u0026rdquo; Filler explains. \u0026ldquo;But, in terms of nano, in terms of building chips in an on-demand fashion, we don\u0026rsquo;t have that technology.\u0026rdquo; Filler and his team are building a platform to do just that.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EListen to the entire podcast \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z_pOTJ6xGhc\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about Filler\u0026rsquo;s work in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.fillerlab.com\/\u0022\u003EFiller Lab\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Michael Filler, associate director for research programs in Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, was recently featured on the \u201cStories from the NNI\u201d podcast."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2022-07-05 11:48:27","changed_gmt":"2022-07-05 11:52:48","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"654488":{"id":"654488","type":"image","title":"IEN Associate Director Michael A. 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The onsemi (formerly ON Semiconductor) Junior Professorship is for untenured faculty members in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and was previously held by ECE associate professor Tushar Krishna.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKahn, who has been on the ECE faculty since 2017, is a member of the VLSI Systems and Digital Design and Nanotechnology technical interest groups and holds a courtesy appointment with Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am greatly honored by this recognition and would like to thank onsemi, ECE and the Institute for making it possible, as well as my colleagues, students and sponsors for their many years of support,\u0026rdquo; said Khan. \u0026ldquo;I look forward to utilizing this appointment to broaden and enhance the impact of research in my field.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKhan\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;research focuses on advanced semiconductor devices that will shape the future of computing in the post-scaling era. His current research group works on all aspects of ferroelectricity ranging from materials physics, growth, and electron microscopy to micro-\/nano-fabrication of electronic devices, to ferroelectric circuits and systems for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data-centric applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis early career work led to the first experimental proof-of-concept demonstration of a physical phenomenon, namely the negative capacitance, in ferroelectric materials, which can reduce the power dissipation in electronic devices below the \u0026ldquo;fundamental\u0026rdquo; thermodynamic limit. Negative capacitance is currently a vibrant research area in materials science, condensed matter physics, and electrical engineering, and it is being pursued by all major semiconductor companies for advanced transistor technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Fall 2020, Khan was named to the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Class of 1934 Honor Roll by the Center for Teaching and Learning for teaching ECE8863 Quantum Computing Devices and Hardware, and has developed a graduate course on Quantum Computing Devices and Hardware as a part of the campus-wide response to the national prioritization of quantum computing passed through the National Quantum Initiative Act in 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKhan has recently been recognized with notable awards including the DARPA Young Faculty Award (2021), the NSF CAREER Award (2021), and the Intel Rising Star Award (2020). Additional recognition includes the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (2012), TSMC Outstanding Student Research Award (2011), and the University Gold Medal from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (2011).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The onsemi (formerly ON Semiconductor) Junior Professorship is for untenured faculty members in ECE. "}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2022-03-15 13:42:03","changed_gmt":"2022-03-17 18:40:07","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652281":{"id":"652281","type":"image","title":"Asif Khan","body":null,"created":"1635781800","gmt_created":"2021-11-01 15:50:00","changed":"1635781800","gmt_changed":"2021-11-01 15:50:00","alt":"Asif Khan, assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Material\u0027s Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech","file":{"fid":"247473","name":"asif_khan.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/asif_khan.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/asif_khan.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":9142,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/asif_khan.jpg?itok=NjRwBlJY"}}},"media_ids":["652281"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/asif-islam-khan","title":"Asif Khan"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.onsemi.com","title":"onsemi"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/nivedita-bhattacharya","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)"},{"url":"https:\/\/mse.gatech.edu","title":"School of Materials Science and Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"178244","name":"Asif Khan"},{"id":"190161","name":"onsemi Junior Professorship"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"180843","name":"VLSI systems"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Watson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dwatson@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edwatson@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dwatson@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"654670":{"#nid":"654670","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Addressing the Microchip Shortage ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis country\u0026rsquo;s semiconductor chip shortage is likely to continue well into 2022, and a Georgia Tech expert predicts that the U.S. will need to make major changes to the manufacturing and supply chain of these all-important chips in the coming year to stave off further effects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat includes making more of these chips here at home. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMadhavan Swaminathan is the John Pippin Chair in Electromagnetics in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also \u0026nbsp;serves as director of the 3D Systems Packaging Research Center. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an author of more than 450\u0026nbsp;technical publications who holds 29 patents, Swaminathan is one of the world\u0026rsquo;s leading experts on semiconductors and the semiconductor chips necessary for many of the devices we use every day to function.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Almost any consumer device that is electronic tends to have at least one semiconductor chip in it,\u0026rdquo; Swaminathan explains. \u0026ldquo;The more complicated the functions any device performs, the more chips it is likely to have.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of these semiconductor chips process information, some store data, and others provide sensing or communication functions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn short, they are crucial in devices from video games and smart thermostats to cars and computers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur current shortage of these chips began with the Covid-19 pandemic. When consumers started staying at home and car purchases took a downward turn, chip manufacturers tried to shift to make more chips for other goods like smartphones and computers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut Swaminathan explains that making that kind of switch is not simple. Entire production operations have to be changed. The chips are highly sensitive and can be damaged by static electricity, temperature variations, and even tiny specks of dust. The manufacturing environments must be highly regulated, and changes in the process can add months.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pandemic highlighted another challenge with the\u0026nbsp;semiconductor chip industry, according to Swaminathan.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s a major shortage of companies making chips,\u0026rdquo; he says.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;If\u0026nbsp;you look worldwide, there are maybe four or five manufacturers making 80-90% of these chips and they are located outside of the United States.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis creates supply chain hiccups with the raw supplies needed to make these chips as well. Add in the fact that many of these companies only design their chips \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;they don\u0026rsquo;t manufacture them directly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;American consumers use 50% of the world\u0026rsquo;s chips,\u0026rdquo; Swaminathan says, which creates a serious challenge when the overwhelming majority of those chips are manufactured in other nations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the short term, the costs of the chip shortage is being passed on to the consumer. We see this directly with products like PlayStations and Xboxes that are more and more expensive and harder to purchase when the chips necessary for the consoles to function are in short supply.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond 2022, Swaminathan says we need to work to revitalize the\u0026nbsp;industry domestically.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We need to bring more manufacturing back to the United States,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;The U.S. government has recognized the importance of this semiconductor chip shortage and is trying to address the issue directly.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat means investing in new plants to manufacture the\u0026nbsp;chips, but America\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;journey toward\u0026nbsp; chip self-sufficiency will continue to be a work in progress.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a cycle,\u0026rdquo; Swaminathan explains. \u0026ldquo;But this is probably the first time where it has had such a major effect in so many different industries.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut consumers can take direct action on their own in the coming year.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Reduce the number of times you purchase or upgrade electronic devices like phones and cars,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;Then it becomes just a supply problem, not a demand and supply problem.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmerica\u0026rsquo;s semiconductor chip shortage is likely to continue well into 2022, and a Georgia Tech expert predicts that America will need to make major changes to the manufacturing and supply chain of these all-important chips in the coming year to stave off further effects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech expert predicts that America will need to make major changes to the manufacturing and supply chain"}],"uid":"27948","created_gmt":"2022-01-21 16:52:18","changed_gmt":"2022-01-27 19:03:31","author":"Jennifer Tomasino","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"654671":{"id":"654671","type":"image","title":"Microchips","body":null,"created":"1642784000","gmt_created":"2022-01-21 16:53:20","changed":"1642784000","gmt_changed":"2022-01-21 16:53:20","alt":"Microchip","file":{"fid":"248269","name":"microchips.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/microchips.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/microchips.png","mime":"image\/png","size":100344,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/microchips.png?itok=bkqpLAoi"}}},"media_ids":["654671"],"groups":[{"id":"1300","name":"Institute Communications"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7342","name":"microchip"},{"id":"176662","name":"microchips"},{"id":"167686","name":"Semiconductors"},{"id":"187433","name":"go-ien"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"653848":{"#nid":"653848","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Microelectronics Momentum Drives the Nation\u2019s Semiconductor Resurgence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe world\u0026rsquo;s dependence on semiconductors came into sharp focus in 2021, when automotive manufacturing ground to a halt because of massive computer chip shortages \u0026ndash; as Asian suppliers couldn\u0026rsquo;t keep up with demand for microelectronics \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;miniaturized electronic circuits and components that drive everything from smartphones to new vehicle components to hypersonics weapons systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe culprit was global supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis has highlighted the pressing need for the U.S. to bolster its domestic semiconductor supply chains and industrial capacity, after three decades of decline as a semiconductor producer. The U.S. share of global semiconductor fabrication has\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.semiconductors.org\/turning-the-tide-for-semiconductor-manufacturing-in-the-u-s\/\u0022\u003Edropped to 12% today\u003C\/a\u003E, compared to 37% in 1990, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). In addition, the semiconductor industry today only accounts for 250,000 direct U.S. jobs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the country rebuilds its semiconductor infrastructure at home, Georgia Tech serves as a vital partner \u0026ndash; to train the microelectronics workforce, drive future microelectronics advances, and provide unique fabrication and packaging facilities for industry, academic and government partners to develop and test new solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re one of the only universities that can support the whole microelectronics stack \u0026ndash; from new materials and devices to packaging and systems,\u0026rdquo; said Madhavan Swaminathan, the John Pippin Chair in Microsystems Packaging in the\u0026nbsp;School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;and director of the\u0026nbsp;3D Systems Packaging Research Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca 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The Institute, along with Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), leads in areas such as emerging materials\/devices, innovative circuit\/architectures, and advanced integration and packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One thing I love about Georgia Tech is that you have expertise in every single aspect of electronics,\u0026rdquo; said Muhannad Bakir, Dan Fielder electrical engineering professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;If I have questions on materials, devices, architectures, circuits, or even software compilers, I don\u0026rsquo;t have to look far. 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In this type of integration, separately manufactured components become part of a higher-level assembly that, in total, provides enhanced functionality and improved operating characteristics for applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have to look at a whole host of issues in order to continue to drive cost, performance and energy benefits going forward,\u0026rdquo; explained Bakir as to the reasons behind this development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis team is identifying and optimizing the processes and materials of different microelectronic components to get the most out of each one. They then are integrating the different pieces into a single, high-performing system.\u0026nbsp; Specifically, Bakir is developing new ways to glue or wire these interconnect technologies together in a way that maximizes their performance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With most high-power applications, heat is a huge problem. As you build your stack by mounting \u0026nbsp;multiple chips on top of each other within a single semiconductor package, you really need to think about innovative cooling strategies,\u0026rdquo; said Bakir. \u0026ldquo;What you see today is a lot of mixing and matching of different technologies, each optimized for the function they\u0026rsquo;re performing\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo address this challenge, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bakirlab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIntegrated 3D systems (i3DS) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, which Bakir directs, is working on novel chip-level microfluidic cooling techniques to enhance heat removal, an area in which Georgia Tech has unique expertise and capabilities. Georgia Tech engineering faculty have won multiple large-scale funded research grants in embedded microfluidic cooling for electronic applications, including 3D chip stacking. The teams demonstrated Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s ability to drive advanced cooling technology solutions from fundamental design to manufacturing and integration on leading-edge electronic silicon-testbeds using in-house Georgia Tech facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBakir\u0026rsquo;s lab is also working on novel \u0026ldquo;stitch-chips\u0026rdquo; that provide a high-speed connection between neighboring chips in a package by avoiding the traditional slow interconnection through a package with high electrical losses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBakir considers GTRI \u0026ldquo;an incredible asset to what we do.\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;They have some unique design and fabrication capabilities. Equally important is the fact that GTRI is well known internationally for being able to deliver technologies that are truly differentiated and based on unique designs and processes that we develop inhouse,\u0026rdquo; Bakir said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHigh-Assurance Tools to Assess Chip Vulnerabilities\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of those partners includes Lee Lerner, chief scientist of GTRI\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/cybersecurity-information-protection-and-hardware-evaluation-research\u0022\u003ECybersecurity, Information Protection and Hardware Evaluation Research (CIPHER) Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Lerner\u0026rsquo;s Lab develops third-party tools to conduct high-assurance microelectronics inspections for global customers like Intel and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the defense side. His team focuses on high-assurance inspection through testing technologies that provide \u0026ldquo;assurance of trust,\u0026rdquo; or peace of mind that these systems perform as expected.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We can tell you that the tools and devices are actually doing what they\u0026#39;re supposed to do and nothing more,\u0026rdquo; Lerner said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn additional challenge in this space is that the current chip shortage creates more demand on older chip technologies, which have less security features or more known vulnerabilities than modern devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI develops some of the most advanced IP and electronic security protections and features in existence. Because of this work, researchers understand which security features work and which are insufficient given the growing complexity and types of attacks at the hardware level.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Lerner, GTRI is making big investments over the next 10 years in building security and trust for microelectronics. In fact, the Institute\u0026rsquo;s strategic roadmap includes trusted microelectronics as a key pillar.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIncreased Cybersecurity Focus\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is also making big investments, such as establishing the new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E, and hiring expert faculty such as Daniel Genkin, associate professor, who officially reported on Meltdown and Spectre, two of the most widely publicized vulnerabilities in the last decade involving chips in popular devices. In addition to Lerner and Genkin, Alenka Zaji\u0107, Ken Byers Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, has pioneered novel inspection techniques of microelectronics.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Having a good understanding of the true state of the art of security and trust features, as well as bleeding-edge vulnerabilities, help inform future generations of security protections that need to be incorporated into more devices generally, including approaches to design, so that we don\u0026#39;t encounter those types of vulnerabilities,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELee says more customers are paying attention to the importance of security flaws in designs and potential vulnerabilities. \u0026ldquo;They\u0026#39;re increasingly investing more, but there still are competing factors of designing for security versus designing for performance,\u0026rdquo; he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe emphasized that microelectronics is fundamentally hardware, which is very expensive to change once it\u0026rsquo;s fabricated and manufactured. \u0026ldquo;If big flaws or security exploits are discovered, it\u0026#39;s not easy to go back and distribute patches to those systems. Those flaws live on in the microelectronics\u0026hellip; sometimes for decades in even critical systems,\u0026rdquo; Lee noted. That\u0026rsquo;s where Georgia Tech and GTRI can be a valuable partner, by contributing security and design for trust \u0026ldquo;very early on in either materials or architectures that improve trust and reliability of devices.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the chip innovation side, Georgia Tech faculty are leveraging the institute\u0026rsquo;s multidisciplinary strengths and semiconductor facilities to solve semiconductor development bottlenecks and improve the performance of chip technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDriving In-Memory Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne such innovator is Shimeng Yu, associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, whose work on \u0026ldquo;in-memory compute\u0026rdquo; could solve the hardware bottleneck in today\u0026rsquo;s data-intensive applications that increasingly rely on machine learning and artificial intelligence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Data storage is becoming more important these days. There\u0026rsquo;s so much data and information from sensors and cameras, we want to do the computation locally using the data within the memory to save on data transfer energy and bandwidth,\u0026rdquo; Yu explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The memory market today focuses exclusively on data storage, and memory is expensive, accounting for nearly a third of the cost of a chip,\u0026rdquo; said Yu. His pioneering work merging the compute function with data storage is 10 times more energy-efficient than conventional approaches where data is fetched from a centralized data processor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo realize this new computing paradigm, Yu and his team are working with the Packaging Research Center (PRC) to package their solution into a prototype and ultimately, a complete system. Their work depends on the ability to innovate at the material\/device level and translate those innovations into circuits for prototype demonstrations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The capability to facilitate this kind of lab-to-fab tech transfer is critical,\u0026rdquo; said Yu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile his team can explore new materials and standalone device structures in the Georgia Tech cleanroom, \u0026ldquo;we need a prototyping facility to enable large-scale, array-level demonstration for new memory technologies,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The PRC is going to help us get there, packaging our prototype into a complete system.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The PRC enables the heterogeneous integration of our new device technologies with commercial off-the-shelf silicon chips from commercial foundries,\u0026rdquo; he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYu said his in-memory compute breakthrough is creating excitement among both traditional chip makers and non-traditional companies looking to build their own silicon chips such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and Tesla.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E***\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. 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From daily news reports about manufacturers unable to complete orders due to the lack of chips, to \u0026ldquo;out of stock\u0026rdquo; messages across websites on popular electronics items, one of the impacts of COVID was to lay bare the massive importance of the microelectronic chip in daily modern life, and how a single-location centered manufacturing nexus can upend the consumer market on a massive scale. The combination of these real-world impacts on supply chains, as well as the need to localize semiconductor and chip manufacturing gave Congress the impetus to pass the \u0026ldquo;Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act (CHIPS)\u0026rdquo;. CHIPS seeks to increase investments and incentives to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and supply chain security.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology was the first university to offer a comprehensive curriculum on microelectronics and microsystems design and packaging and, currently, numerous faculty at Georgia Tech are widely known for their work in semiconductor and microelectronics technologies. In December of 2021 Georgia Tech researchers will again showcase how their pushes the boundaries of microelectronics technologies at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Electrical and Computer Engineering research teams of Assistant Professor Asif Khan, partnering with Dan Fielder Professor Muhannad Bakir, and Associate Professor Shimeng Yu, partnering with Professor Sung-Kyu Lim and Assistant Professor Shaolan Li, have dominated the 2021 IEDM presentation line-up with a total of 8 accepted papers. With topics ranging from ferroelectric materials for memory, new advances in ALD process, and in-memory computing and 3D reconfigurable architectures, the research presented by these teams is at the cutting-edge of advancing computing power and consumer electronics. In addition to the research presentations, Electrical and Computing Engineering Faculty \u0026amp; Director of the 3D Systems Packaging Research Center at GT will be presenting a short course session on devoted to \u0026ldquo;Heterogenous Integration Using Chiplets \u0026amp; Advanced Packaging\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENoting the timely nature of these research advancements, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/arijit-raychowdhury-0\u0022\u003EArijit Raychowdhory\u003C\/a\u003E; Professor and Steve W. Chaddick School Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering noted, \u0026ldquo;IEDM is a premier conference in the area of semiconductor devices. Such a strong performance by GT ECE exemplifies the strength of our program, the ingenuity of our students and the innovation driven by our world-class faculty. Sincere congratulations to Professors Khan, Yu Bakir, Lim and Li for their pioneering research in semiconductor logic and memory technologies, that are critical for our nation and our industries.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/electrons.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAsif Khan\u003C\/a\u003E is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015. His work led to the first experimental proof-of-concept demonstration of the negative capacitance effect in ferroelectric oxides. His group at Georgia Tech conceptualizes and fabricates electronic devices that leverage interesting physics and novel phenomena in emerging materials (such as ferroelectrics, antiferroelectrics and strongly correlated systems) to overcome the \u0026ldquo;fundamental\u0026rdquo; limits in computation and to address the most pressing challenges in electronics and the semiconductor industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shimeng.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EShimeng Yu\u003C\/a\u003E is currently an associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Tech. He received the B.S. degree in microelectronics from Peking University in 2009, and the M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 2011 and 2013, respectively. From 2013 to 2018, he was an assistant professor at Arizona State University. Prof. Yu\u0026rsquo;s research interests are the semiconductor devices and integrated circuits for energy-efficient computing systems. His research expertise is on the emerging non-volatile memories for applications such as deep learning accelerator, in-memory computing, 3D integration, and hardware security.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/muhannad-s-bakir\u0022\u003EMuhannad S. Bakir\u003C\/a\u003E is the Dan Fielder Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Bakir and his research group have received more than thirty paper and presentation awards including six from the IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), four from the IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC), one from the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), and two from the IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology (TCPMT). Muhannad S. Bakir received the B.E.E. degree from Auburn University, Auburn, AL, in 1999 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Tech in 2000 and 2003, respectively. His research interests include, heterogeneous microsystem design and integration, including 2.5D and 3D ICs and packaging, electrical and photonic interconnects, and embedded cooling technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/sung-kyu-lim\u0022\u003ESung Kyu Lim\u003C\/a\u003E received B.S. (1994), M.S. (1997), and Ph.D. (2000) degrees all from the Computer Science Department at UCLA. During 2000-2001, he was a post-doctoral scholar at UCLA, and a senior engineer at Aplus Design Technologies, Inc. Lim joined the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology an assistant professor. He is currently the director of the GTCAD (Georgia Tech Computer Aided Design) Laboratory and focuses on VLSI and 3D circuit architecture and packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/shaolan-li\u0022\u003EShaolan Li \u003C\/a\u003Ereceived his B.Eng. degree with highest honor from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2012, and his Ph.D. from UT Austin in 2018, all in electrical engineering. Prior joining Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in 2019, he was a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UT Austin from 2018-2019. He also held intern positions in Broadcom Ltd. in Sunnyvale, California, and NXP in Tempe, Arizona during 2013-2014. His research interests are broadly in analog, mixed-signal, and RF integrated circuits. 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In addition to accessing the high-level fabrication, lithography, and characterization tools in the labs, the awardees will have the opportunity to gain proficiency in cleanroom and tool methodology and access the consultation services provided by research staff members of the IEN.\u0026nbsp; Seed Grant awardees are also provided travel support to present their research at a scientific conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to student research skill development, this bi-annual grant program gives faculty with novel research topics the ability to develop preliminary data to pursue follow-up funding sources. 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In keeping with the interdisciplinary mission of IEN, the projects that will be enabled by the grants include research in semiconductor technology, opto-electronic materials and designs, quantum computing, and polymer nanostructures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Fall 2021 IEN Facility Seed Grant Award winners are:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn-situ Electron Microscopy Biasing Experiments on Ferroelectric Oxides on Ge Substrates\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: Asif Khan and Joshua Kacher | Student: Nashrah Afroze\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\/School of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFabrication of Dielectric Resonant Optical Metamaterials using 3D Printed Patterns\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: Sourabh Saha | Student: Vidhukiran Venkataraman\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorge W. 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To enable the technology, researchers have also developed a correction system able to compensate for errors in reading data stored in the DNA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDNA data storage uses the four bases that make up biological DNA - adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G) and cytosine (C) \u0026ndash; to store data in a way that is analogous to the zeroes and ones of traditional computing. Current DNA storage is mostly restricted to boutique applications such as time capsules, but there is broad interest in DNA as the next major storage medium for massive data archives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe microchip work is part of the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/25-million-project-will-advance-dna-based-archival-data-storage#:~:text=The%20Scalable%20Molecular%20Archival%20Software%20and%20Hardware%20%28SMASH%29,the%20University%20of%20Washington%20in%20collaboration%20with%20Microsoft\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScalable Molecular Archival Software and Hardware (SMASH)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E project, a collaboration led by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to develop scalable DNA-based read\/write storage techniques. The project, supported by the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iarpa.gov\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIntelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iarpa.gov\/research-programs\/mist\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMolecular Information Storage (MIST)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E program, could help address the growing demand for archival storage, providing a cost-effective alternative to current tape and hard-drive systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe proof-of-concept nanofabricated microchips include tiny microwell structures a few hundred nanometers deep from which the DNA strands grow in a massively parallel process. The chips will ultimately include a second layer of electronic controls \u0026ndash; fabricated in conventional CMOS \u0026ndash; that will manage the chemical process as a unique molecule of DNA is grown in each of the wells, one base at a time. Once the sequence of bases that stores data has been completed, the DNA strands will be stripped off the surface and dried for long-term storage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause each base that stores information consists of a small number of atoms, the technique will allow hundreds of terabytes of information \u0026ndash; that would now require many conventional disk drives \u0026ndash; to be stored in a single dot of DNA. GTRI is working with California biotech companies \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.twistbioscience.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETwist Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.roswellbiotech.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERoswell Biotechnologies\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E toward a goal of demonstrating this new type of commercially viable data storage that could eventually scale into the exabyte regime.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve been able to show that it\u0026rsquo;s possible to grow DNA to the sort of length that we want, and at about the feature size that we care about using these chips,\u0026rdquo; said Nicholas Guise, a GTRI senior research scientist who is project director for SMASH. \u0026ldquo;The goal is to grow millions of unique, independent sequences across the chip from these microwells, with each serving as a tiny electrochemical bioreactor.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe current prototype chip is about an inch square and includes 10 banks of microwells where the DNA is grown. \u0026ldquo;Working with our colleagues at Twist and in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/nano\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, we have optimized the geometry of the microwells to fit more and more of them on a chip,\u0026rdquo; he explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe DNA chips will be used for long-term, archival data storage in which information is infrequently accessed \u0026ndash; but must be kept available for a long time. Such data is currently kept in magnetic tape memory, which must periodically be replaced by new tapes as the media ages. Storing and retrieving the data in DNA will be time-consuming, but the media will last virtually forever and can be retrieved using standard DNA sequencing techniques used for medical diagnostics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As long as you keep the temperature low enough, the data will survive for thousands of years, so the cost of ownership drops to almost zero,\u0026rdquo; Guise said. \u0026ldquo;It only costs much money to write the DNA once at the beginning and then to read the DNA at the end. If we can get the cost of this technology competitive with the cost of writing data magnetically, the cost of storing and maintaining information in DNA over many years should be lower.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the disadvantages of storing data in DNA is a higher error rate \u0026ndash; considerably higher than what computer engineers would tolerate with conventional hard drive storage. In collaboration with the University of Washington, GTRI researchers have designed an encoding of the information into DNA (a \u0026ldquo;codec\u0026rdquo;) designed to identify and correct the errors and protect the data stored in DNA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are working with a bunch of new technologies, and these new technologies have higher error rates than storage technologies have in the past,\u0026rdquo; said Adam Meier, a GTRI senior research scientist working on the SMASH project. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve targeted this codec to be super robust against errors, able to work with devices that read as much as 10% of the bases wrong.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EError correction eases the burden on the hardware side of the project, and the error correction scheme is tunable to allow the team to experiment with different chemistry approaches and DNA lengths. In testing their work, the team received support from the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\/research\/core-facilities\/molecular-evolution-core#:~:text=Molecular%20Evolution%20Core.%20Certain%20techniques%20of%20molecular%20evolution\u2014the,yeast%2C%20bacterial%2C%20and%20phage%20surface%20display%20selection%20methods\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMolecular Evolution Core\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E at Georgia Tech and the Advanced Concepts Laboratory at GTRI in sequencing the data stored in the DNA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What this does operationally is allow us to potentially turn up the speed and throughput of the synthesizer and sequencer,\u0026rdquo; said Guise. \u0026ldquo;If you can tolerate some of the error through a resilient codec, you can write much more data and read much more data faster.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers have demonstrated writing image files into DNA, then reading them back out, with help from company partner Twist. 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That\u0026rsquo;s part of our research into future phases of the program.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWriter: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto: john.toon@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGTRI Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia USA\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E*****\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).\u202fFounded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,800 employees supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $700 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.\u202fGTRI\u0026#39;s renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers have made significant advances toward the goal of a new microchip able to grow DNA strands that could provide high-density 3D archival data storage at ultra-low cost \u2013 and be able to hold that information for hundreds of years. 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He is the director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ien.gatech.edu\/research\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Center for Circuits and Systems, while also serving as the co-director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/quantum\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Quantum Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Arijit has been a leader in ECE since arriving on campus eight years ago, serving as an executive in two of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s primary electrical and computer engineering initiatives,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u0026ldquo;This experience, along with his expansive research portfolio and contributions to industry, make Arijit the ideal person to be our next ECE chair.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERaychowdhury is a pioneer in energy-efficient digital and mixed-signal circuit and system research. He has contributed to foundational technologies that have been widely adopted by the leading semiconductor industries. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, he held research and leadership roles at Texas Instruments and Intel. His significant research contributions included the design of the world\u0026rsquo;s first adaptive echo-cancellation network for integrated digital subscriber lines at Texas Instruments, as well as ultra-low power embedded memory technologies at Intel. Each has been\u0026nbsp;used in a wide range of products.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERaychowdhury\u0026rsquo;s Georgia Tech research focuses on the design of power converters, logic and memory circuits, and hardware design for emerging computing platforms. He and his students have won numerous awards and fellowships, including 14 best paper awards. For his contributions to the field and impact on the industry, Raychowdhury received the Semiconductor Research Corporation\u0026rsquo;s highest technical honor \u0026mdash; the Technical Excellence Award \u0026mdash; in 2021 and IEEE\/ACM\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Innovator Under 40 Award\u0026rdquo; in 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am very excited and\u0026nbsp;honored to serve as the next Steve W. Chaddick School Chair in ECE,\u0026rdquo; Raychowdhury said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Our\u0026nbsp;School is an amazing, vibrant, and diverse place, filled with exciting opportunities and incredible possibilities. As we move forward in this post-COVID era, let us aspire to a future where ECE will not only produce the most diverse, brightest, and most innovative engineers, but will also foster an environment of empathy and giving back to our community. I am eager to continue my collaborations with faculty, students, and staff in our collective efforts to expand ECE\u0026rsquo;s initiatives as we advance the School to the next level of excellence.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERaychowdhury holds 28 U.S. and international patents on various aspects of semiconductor technologies. His research has produced more than 300 articles in journals and peer-reviewed conferences and resulted in more than $21 million in sponsored research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his roles at Georgia Tech, Raychowdhury is currently a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Solid State Circuits Society and a mentor for IEEE Young Professionals and IEEE Women in Circuits. He has leadership roles in multiple National Science Foundation and Semiconductor Research Corporation centers. He is also the site director for the SCALE-SoC (System-on-Chip) Workforce development program, an initiative sponsored by the Department of Defense to train the next generation of U.S. students in the area of SoC design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDouglas Blough is currently serving as ECE\u0026rsquo;s interim chair and will return to his full-time role as\u0026nbsp;professor and associate chair for faculty development in December. A diverse group of faculty, staff, and students participated in a nationwide search for the new chair. The committee was led by Susan Margulies, professor and former chair of the Wallace H. 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Tasneem\u0026#39;s work involves characterizing the performance of FEFETs as a memory device. Some of her characterization experiments were also shown to Cabrera.\u0026nbsp;The president\u0026rsquo;s visit\u0026nbsp;also showcased a state-of-the-art 300 mm ferroelectric wafer\u0026nbsp;that was\u0026nbsp;manufactured\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;a semiconductor company.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing Tasneem\u0026rsquo;s presentation, Prasanna Ravindran, a third year Ph.D. student in the Khan Lab, in collaboration with IEN, demonstrated the use of Microsoft\u0026nbsp;Hololens\u0026nbsp;for remote assistance and effective collaboration\u0026nbsp;for cleanroom activities. 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He spent the first 23 years of his career at Georgia Power, where he worked in transmission\/distribution system design, construction, operation, maintenance, and operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with 21 Georgia Power research engineers and technicians, Lambert joined Georgia Tech in 1996, after the equipment, buildings, and land associated with the Georgia Power Research Center was donated to Georgia Tech, and a new research center was established in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. That center was NEETRAC, an electric energy-focused research and testing center located in Forest Park, Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELambert\u0026rsquo;s own research interests were in power delivery systems, electric vehicles, sensors and communications systems for the smart grid, power flow control, and integration of renewable energy into the grid. In recent years, he joined CDE, a research center established by Georgia Tech and the Georgia Research Alliance to focus on developing technologies and holistic solutions that can transform electricity delivery and utilization. He retired from Georgia Tech in April 2018, but continued to work part-time with both NEETRAC and CDE.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELambert was serving as the president of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) at the time of his passing. He had also served as its vice president for chapters from 2014-2017. Lambert had been a member of IEEE PES since he was a student at Georgia Tech and became involved with the Atlanta area chapter while working at Georgia Power. He served in all of the local chapter leadership positions, including as its chair.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELambert was a dedicated volunteer in his community and church. In 2013, he participated in a mission trip to Haiti and came back and shared his experiences with the Georgia Tech student branch of the IEEE PES. During the following year, Lambert and two students traveled back to Haiti to design a photovoltaic (PV) system for a new medical center in the remote mountainous village of Thoman.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn May 2016, he and a team of 22 Georgia Tech students returned to Thoman to install the system. They teamed with the Georgia Haitian American Chamber of Commerce, and in 2018, the group returned to Haiti to train 16 local Haitians in PV systems and business practices and to install 25 hut level PV systems that could be used for lighting and cell phone charging. Since then, work has continued to improve the hut PV system and to install PV systems in three schools and two churches. The team also developed PV systems to help local women create sewing businesses. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELambert was a proud Georgia Tech engineering alumnus, earning both his bachelor and master of science degrees in electrical engineering. He is survived by his wife, Karen, and his sons, John, Philip, and Ghaly. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Elizabeth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFuneral services were held on July 30 at Palmetto Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Palmetto Baptist Church Building Fund or to ButGod Ministries. All of this information, including a tribute to Lambert, may be found at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.parrottfuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/Franklin-Frank-Lambert\/#!\/Obituary\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.parrottfuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/Franklin-Frank-Lambert\/#!\/Obituary\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us in keeping the Lambert family in your thoughts and prayers during this very sad and difficult time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt is with much sadness that we share with you that our treasured friend and colleague, Frank Lambert, died on July 27, 2021 after a long illness.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"It is with much sadness that we share with you that our treasured friend and colleague, Frank Lambert, died on July 27, 2021 after a long illness."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2021-08-02 14:08:32","changed_gmt":"2021-08-02 14:23:56","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"598412":{"id":"598412","type":"image","title":"Frank Lambert","body":null,"created":"1509994333","gmt_created":"2017-11-06 18:52:13","changed":"1509994333","gmt_changed":"2017-11-06 18:52:13","alt":"photo of Frank Lambert, IEEE Power and Energy Society president-elect","file":{"fid":"228111","name":"FrankLambert131106AR066_web.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FrankLambert131106AR066_web.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FrankLambert131106AR066_web.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":629559,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/FrankLambert131106AR066_web.jpg?itok=sZ4IGcsm"}}},"media_ids":["598412"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.neetrac.gatech.edu","title":"National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center"},{"url":"https:\/\/cde.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Distributed Energy "},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.ieee-pes.org\/memoriam-frank-lambert","title":"IEEE PES In Memoriam Tribute to Frank Lambert"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"176154","name":"Frank Lambert"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"176155","name":"Center for Distributed Energy"},{"id":"172002","name":"National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center"},{"id":"56661","name":"georgia power"},{"id":"188381","name":"transmission system design"},{"id":"188382","name":"distribution system design"},{"id":"405","name":"NEETRAC"},{"id":"188383","name":"power delivery systems"},{"id":"12819","name":"electric vehicles"},{"id":"188384","name":"sensors and communication systems"},{"id":"167365","name":"smart grid"},{"id":"188385","name":"power flow control"},{"id":"3163","name":"renewable energy"},{"id":"1464","name":"Georgia Research Alliance"},{"id":"24181","name":"IEEE Power and Energy Society"},{"id":"8247","name":"haiti"},{"id":"953","name":"photovoltaics"},{"id":"167364","name":"solar power"},{"id":"188386","name":"Georgia Haitian American Chamber of Commerce"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"648906":{"#nid":"648906","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Wearable Brain-Machine Interface Turns Intentions into Actions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis, even those struggling with locked-in syndrome \u0026ndash; when a person is fully conscious but unable to move or communicate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA multi-institutional, international team of researchers led by the lab of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/yeo\u0022\u003EWoon-Hong Yeo\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology combined wireless soft scalp electronics and virtual reality in a BMI system that allows the user to imagine an action and wirelessly control a wheelchair or robotic arm.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team, which included researchers from the University of Kent (United Kingdom) and Yonsei University (Republic of Korea), describes the new motor imagery-based BMI system this month in the journal \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/advs.202101129\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAdvanced Science\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The major advantage of this system to the user, compared to what currently exists, is that it is soft and comfortable to wear, and doesn\u0026rsquo;t have any wires,\u0026rdquo; said Yeo, associate professor on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBMI systems are a rehabilitation technology that analyzes a person\u0026rsquo;s brain signals and translates that neural activity into commands, turning intentions into actions. The most common non-invasive method for acquiring those signals is ElectroEncephaloGraphy, EEG, which typically requires a cumbersome electrode skull cap and a tangled web of wires.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese devices generally rely heavily on gels and pastes to help maintain skin contact, require extensive set-up times, are generally inconvenient and uncomfortable to use. The devices also often suffer from poor signal acquisition due to material degradation or motion artifacts \u0026ndash; the ancillary \u0026ldquo;noise\u0026rdquo; which may be caused by something like teeth grinding or eye blinking. This noise shows up in brain-data and must be filtered out.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe portable EEG system Yeo designed, integrating imperceptible microneedle electrodes with soft wireless circuits, offers improved signal acquisition. Accurately measuring those brain signals is critical to determining what actions a user wants to perform, so the team integrated a powerful machine learning algorithm and \u0026nbsp;virtual reality component to address that challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new system was tested with four human subjects, but hasn\u0026rsquo;t been studied with disabled individuals yet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is just a first demonstration, but we\u0026rsquo;re thrilled with what we have seen,\u0026rdquo; noted Yeo, Director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chcie.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Human-Centric Interfaces and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E under the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, and a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022\u003EPetit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Paradigm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYeo\u0026rsquo;s team originally introduced soft, wearable EEG brain-machine interface in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/626486\/wearable-brain-machine-interface-could-control-wheelchair-vehicle-or-computer\u0022\u003E2019 study published in the \u003Cem\u003ENature Machine Intelligence\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E The lead author of that work, Musa Mahmood, was also the lead author of the team\u0026rsquo;s new research paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This new brain-machine interface uses an entirely different paradigm, involving imagined motor actions, such as grasping with either hand, which frees the subject from having to look at too much stimuli,\u0026rdquo; said Mahmood, a Ph. D. student in Yeo\u0026rsquo;s lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the 2021 study, users demonstrated accurate control of virtual reality exercises using their thoughts \u0026ndash; their motor imagery. The visual cues enhance the process for both the user and the researchers gathering information.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The virtual prompts have proven to be very helpful,\u0026rdquo; Yeo said. \u0026ldquo;They speed up and improve user engagement and accuracy. And we were able to record continuous, high-quality motor imagery activity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Mahmood, future work on the system will focus on optimizing electrode placement and more advanced integration of stimulus-based EEG, using what they\u0026rsquo;ve learned from the last two studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH R21AG064309), the Center Grant (Human-Centric Interfaces and Engineering) at Georgia Tech, the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2018M3A7B4071109 and NRF-2019R1A2C2086085) and Yonsei-KIST Convergence Research Program. Georgia Tech has a pending patent application related to the work described in this paper.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECitation\u003C\/strong\u003E: Musa Mahmood, et al., \u0026ldquo;Wireless Soft Scalp Electronics and Virtual Reality System for Motor Imagery-based Brain-Machine Interfaces.\u0026rdquo; (\u003Cem\u003EAdvanced Science\u003C\/em\u003E, July 2021)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELinks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/yeo\u0022\u003EWoon-Hong Yeo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/advs.202101129\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Wireless Soft Scalp Electronics and Virtual Reality System for Motor Imagery-based Brain-Machine Interfaces.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chcie.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Human-Centric Interfaces and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022\u003EPetit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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A boom in telemedicine was borne out of necessity as healthcare workers, administrators, and scientists creatively advanced technologies to fill a void in care.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring this time, Georgia Institute of Technology professor Jun Ueda and Ph.D. student Waiman Meinhold, along with their collaborators at NITI-ON Co. and Tohoku University in Japan, began to explore how they might contribute. By employing their previously engineered \u0026ldquo;smart\u0026rdquo; tendon hammer and developing a mobile app to accompany it, Meinhold, Ueda, and their collaborators devised a system that enables the deep tendon reflex exam to be performed remotely, filling a gap in neurological healthcare delivery.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe deep tendon reflex exam is both a basic and crucial part of neurological assessment and is often the first step in identifying neurological illnesses. The traditional exam consists of two main parts. First, using a silicone hammer, a physician taps on a patient\u0026rsquo;s tendon to trigger a reflex response. Next, the physician grades the reflex on a numerical scale. To characterize the reflex, a trained physician relies primarily on previous experience, visual cues, and the \u0026ldquo;feel\u0026rdquo; of the hammer rebounding in their hand. Until now, the physical act of reflex elicitation has been completely out of reach for telemedicine. Hitting the correct spot on the tendon is crucial and is necessary in order to elicit a proper reflex response.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Meinhold and Ueda\u0026rsquo;s research, a patient\u0026rsquo;s caretaker or family member may be able to easily step in to assist with this critical component of the neurological exam. They will simply need to obtain the smart tendon hammer and download the accompanying mobile application for data analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo make this advance possible, Meinhold and Ueda modified a standard commercially available reflex hammer by furnishing it with a small wireless Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) capable of measuring and streaming the hammer\u0026rsquo;s acceleration data. In the course of their research, Meinhold and Ueda proved that by taking the hammer\u0026rsquo;s acceleration measurements from on-tendon and off-tendon locations and running them through a classification algorithm, they can reliably distinguish whether or not the hammer has hit the correct spot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHow would this remote exam work, exactly? Equipped with the smart hammer, the lay person uses the app to select which tendon they will test (bicep, Achilles, patellar, etc.), which calls up the pre-programmed \u0026ldquo;classifier\u0026rdquo; for that particular tendon. These \u0026ldquo;classifiers\u0026rdquo; are basic forms of artificial intelligence that use aggregated acceleration data collected from experiments to categorize each tap into one of two categories: correct or incorrect. The lay person then uses the smart tendon hammer to administer a tap on the patient\u0026rsquo;s tendon. As contact is made, the hammer streams acceleration data via Bluetooth to the app, which interprets the data and gives instant feedback to the user about whether they have tapped the correct location. In addition, colored LEDs on the hammer indicate a tap\u0026rsquo;s success, with a green light indicating a correct tap and a red light indicating an incorrect tap. The user is prompted to keep tapping until they log several correct taps.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECrucially, Meinhold and Ueda showed that lay people can adequately perform tendon tapping. Their research appeared in the peer-reviewed journal\u003Cem\u003E Frontiers in Robotics and AI\u003C\/em\u003E on March 16, 2021. There, moving their smart hammer closer to clinical implementation, Meinhold and Ueda directly compared the manual tapping variability between a novice and a trained clinician. The results were reassuring. The team found that while novices had more variability in their tapping than clinicians, their skill level was adequate. They reliably elicited tendon reflexes. Their research demonstrates that a tool is within reach to allow for remote implementation of deep tendon reflex exam.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut could lay users also aid in grading reflexes? The work by Meinhold and Ueda suggests that non-experts may be able to help. To investigate this, they tested a simple training scheme. They provided participants and physicians with a training video on how to grade reflexes, and then assigned unlabeled videos for them to score. They found that while novices were able to grade reflexes with relatively low error rates, expert physicians outperformed them. Physicians excelled at grading from video, making no errors. To access this expert grading, Meinhold and Ueda envision that through the app, lay users could upload videos of the tendon tapping and reflex response. Physicians could then easily grade the patient\u0026rsquo;s reflexes from their office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy revolutionizing a traditional neurological assessment procedure, the smart hammer system developed at Georgia Tech is poised to kick-start a new wave in telemedicine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EText - Catherine Barzler\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nImages \u0026ndash; Christa Ernst\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/frobt.2021.618656\/full\u0022\u003EA Smart Tendon Hammer System for Remote Neurological Examination\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nW. Meinhold, Y.Yamakawa, H. Honda, T. Mori, S. 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D. candidate who travels abroad on a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E grant for eight weeks of research, only to find that the lab you\u0026rsquo;re assigned to isn\u0026rsquo;t what you expected?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0026rsquo;re \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/reichmanis.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/gio.html\u0022\u003EGiovanni DeLuca\u003C\/a\u003E, of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, you adopt a seven-days-a-week work schedule, join other research groups for their projects, get a paper published, and initiate previously impossible experiments back home. \u0026ldquo;From day one, I knew I had to put in maximum effort if I was going to accomplish anything,\u0026rdquo; says DeLuca of his 2016 summer research at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/english.dhu.edu.cn\/\u0022\u003EDonghua University\u003C\/a\u003E in Shanghai, China.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeLuca develops photovoltaic (PV) cells \u0026ndash; devices that convert sunlight into electricity. The PV cells he works with use thin layers of a material called perovskite. Perovskite is considerably cheaper than silicon and other materials typically used in PV cells, making it a promising option for widespread use of PV cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPerovskite, however, requires specific environmental conditions to perform optimally. Summers in Shanghai are hot and humid, hence DeLuca\u0026rsquo;s dilemma. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m used to working in air-conditioned, moisture-controlled labs,\u0026rdquo; DeLuca says. The Shanghai labs were not.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It caught me completely off guard,\u0026rdquo; DeLuca says. \u0026ldquo;The perovskite active layer\u0026nbsp;is extremely sensitive to temperature and moisture, making exposure to the ambient summer conditions a serious problem.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo overcome this unexpected obstacle, DeLuca simply turned summer lemons into perovskite lemonade.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was able to work with another Ph. D. candidate from China to develop a technique to fine-tune the morphology of the perovskite active layer. This allowed us to\u0026nbsp;fabricate devices in ambient conditions,\u0026rdquo; DeLuca explains. Their success led to a perovskite PV device that achieved 16% efficiency under ambient conditions. Similar devices prepared under normal lab conditions typically achieve efficiencies in the single digits. According to DeLuca, the world record for perovskite PV device efficiency is 22%.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group DeLuca worked with wrote and submitted two papers for publication. Such was the wealth of new information gained from their hard work. One paper \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0927024817301393\u0022\u003Ehas already been published\u003C\/a\u003E in the journal \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.journals.elsevier.com\/solar-energy-materials-and-solar-cells\u0022\u003ESolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to improving perovskite layers, DeLuca was also able to fabricate a supercapacitor, which can store the energy collected by perovskite PV solar cells. \u0026ldquo;I was unfamiliar with fabrication of supercapacitors, so learning this skill was an especially useful experience,\u0026rdquo; DeLuca says. He hopes to return to China for up to a year and work on combining both PV solar cells and supercapacitors into a single collection-storage device.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeLuca\u0026rsquo;s work in China indicated that it was unnecessary to analyze the performance of perovskite devices under strict climate controls. Upon returning to Georgia Tech, DeLuca helped open other research possibilities with perovskite.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeLuca began pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry after graduating with degrees in physics and chemistry from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/uwf.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of West Florida\u003C\/a\u003E and a research stint at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pall.com\/\u0022\u003EPall Corporation\u003C\/a\u003E, a filtration and separation company. He is co-advised by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/reichmanis\u0022\u003EElsa Reichmanis\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Wilkinson\/\u0022\u003EAngus Wilkinson\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. DeLuca recently developed research collaborations between the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, in Australia, on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2211285515000877\u0022\u003Enovel solar cell technology\u003C\/a\u003E. DeLuca will travel there during the summer of 2017 to work on research goals involving the development of solar cells with higher efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation EAPSI (East Asia Pacific Summer Institute)\u003C\/a\u003E grant that funded Deluca\u0026rsquo;s trip to China will also fund his trip to Australia. It is awarded annually to U.S. graduate students pursuing a degree in science, engineering, or education. It supports and fosters research collaboration between universities in the U.S. and those in East Asia and throughout the Pacific. DeLuca appreciates the opportunity to travel abroad and work with other groups. \u0026ldquo;It provides me with an opportunity to gain an international perspective on this topic,\u0026rdquo; he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I learned quite a bit from my time in China, but I\u0026#39;d have to say preparedness was a lesson I was learning over and over again,\u0026rdquo; DeLuca remarks. \u0026ldquo;I think I will be obsessive-compulsive about expecting the unexpected when travelling from now on.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMatt Barr\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nScience Communications Intern\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"On his first research trip abroad, Ph.D. candidate Giovanni DeLuca learned to expect the unexpected"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn his first research trip abroad, Ph.D. candidate Giovanni DeLuca learned to expect the unexpected\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On his first research trip abroad, Ph.D. candidate Giovanni DeLuca learned to expect the unexpected"}],"uid":"32896","created_gmt":"2017-04-12 21:30:38","changed_gmt":"2021-06-15 16:56:13","author":"Matt Barr","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"590341":{"id":"590341","type":"image","title":"DeLuca (right) with his host and mentor at Donghua University, Hongzhi Wang (Photo courtesy of Giovanni DeLuca)","body":null,"created":"1492032445","gmt_created":"2017-04-12 21:27:25","changed":"1492032445","gmt_changed":"2017-04-12 21:27:25","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224913","name":"DeLuca_Adv.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_Adv.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_Adv.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":80337,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DeLuca_Adv.jpg?itok=Qv96K_Iv"}},"590339":{"id":"590339","type":"image","title":"The first supercapacitor DeLuca fabricated at Donghua University (Photo courtesy of Giovanni DeLuca)","body":null,"created":"1492032229","gmt_created":"2017-04-12 21:23:49","changed":"1492032229","gmt_changed":"2017-04-12 21:23:49","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224911","name":"DeLuca_SuCa.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_SuCa.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_SuCa.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":99685,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DeLuca_SuCa.jpg?itok=XnBKgcv7"}},"590340":{"id":"590340","type":"image","title":"SEM images of films used in the development of perovskite photovoltaic cells (Photo courtesy of Giovanni DeLuca)","body":null,"created":"1492032332","gmt_created":"2017-04-12 21:25:32","changed":"1492032332","gmt_changed":"2017-04-12 21:25:32","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224912","name":"DeLuca_SEM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_SEM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_SEM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":813827,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DeLuca_SEM.png?itok=WJJq9NNB"}}},"media_ids":["590341","590339","590340"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"174044","name":"Giovanni DeLuca"},{"id":"953","name":"photovoltaics"},{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. 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Cressler was honored with the 2021 IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal for a career of outstanding contributions to education in the fields of interest to IEEE. Romberg was honored as a co-recipient of the 2021 IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal for outstanding contributions in signal processing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn D. Cressler\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the recipient of the 2021 IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, Cressler was honored \u0026ldquo;for inspirational teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.\u0026rdquo; He was recognized with this award on May 11 by IEEE President-Elect Ray Liu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler is the third faculty member\u0026nbsp;from ECE to receive this honor. Previous recipients include Ronald W. Schafer (1992) and James D. Meindl (1990, while with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). The\u0026nbsp;James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal\u0026nbsp;was established in 1956 and is sponsored by Lockheed Martin, MathWorks, Pearson, and the IEEE Life Members Fund.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a tremendous honor for John, and his commitment to teaching and mentoring \u0026mdash; and to the success and well-being of our students \u0026ndash; is a tremendous model for all of us to follow,\u0026rdquo; said Magnus Egerstedt, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair and Professor in ECE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler\u0026nbsp;is the\u0026nbsp;Schlumberger Chair Professor in Electronics and the Ken Byers Teaching Fellow in Science and Religion at Georgia Tech. He has been the associate director of the Georgia Electronic Design Center since 2015. Cressler joined the Georgia Tech ECE faculty in 2002 after spending a decade as a faculty member in the Department of ECE at Auburn University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in applied physics at Columbia University and his B.S. degree in physics from Georgia Tech in 1984.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler couples his passions for teaching and mentoring with being the leader of one of the largest, most visible, and most productive silicon-germanium (SiGe) research groups in the world. He and his colleagues have written over 700 refereed journal and conference papers, and he has graduated over 100 Ph.D. and master\u0026rsquo;s students who are now leaders in the electronics industry, academia, and government and research labs or who have started their own successful companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler is a mainstay in the microelectronics instructional program in ECE and has introduced first-of-a-kind courses \u0026ndash; CoE 3002 Introduction to the Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Revolution and ECE 6444 Silicon-based Heterostructure Devices and Circuits \u0026ndash; that use textbooks that he has written and that have been adopted by other universities around the world. He also teaches IAC 2002 Science, Engineering, and Religion: An Interfaith Dialogue in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. This course is open to undergraduate students of all years and majors and has always been positively received by the students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler has received many top teaching and mentoring awards from Georgia Tech and from IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu. His goal for his Ph.D. students is to fall in love with research, while maintaining a good work-life balance, and to provide a safe place to fail and to be creative and innovative. In the classroom, Cressler believes that the keys to success are passion for what you teach, being real, being and sharing who you are and what you believe with your students, and being approachable and showing that you care.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler said that teaching is his life and vocation, and he counts teaching and mentoring as his great passion in the classroom, lab, and life. \u0026ldquo;My accomplishments are best measured by the success of my students,\u0026rdquo; Cressler said. \u0026ldquo;Receiving an award for teaching and mentoring, which is something very close to my heart, means a great deal to me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo view Cressler\u0026rsquo;s award presentation from the IEEE VIC Summit and Honors Ceremony, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeetv.ieee.org\/channels\/communities\/awards-hall-c-day-1-ieee-vic-summit-and-honors-ceremony\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/ieeetv.ieee.org\/channels\/communities\/awards-hall-c-day-1-ieee-vic-summit-and-honors-ceremony\u003C\/a\u003E. His presentation starts at the 6:40 mark.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJustin K. Romberg \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a co-recipient of the 2021 IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal, Romberg was honored \u0026ldquo;for groundbreaking contributions to compressed sensing.\u0026rdquo; He received this medal with his colleagues, Emmanuel Candes, who holds The Barnum-Simons Chair in Mathematics and Statistics at Stanford University, and Terence Tao, a professor of mathematics at the University of California at Los Angeles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERomberg and his colleagues were recognized with this award on May 12 by IEEE President-Elect Liu. He is the fourth faculty member from ECE to receive this honor. Previous recipients include Thomas P. Barnwell (2014), Ronald W. Schafer (2010), and James H. McClellan (2004). The IEEE Jack S. 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He received his B.S.E.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Rice University in 1997, 1999, and 2004, respectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERomberg, Candes, and Tao were recognized for their 2006 paper, \u0026ldquo;Robust Uncertainty Principles: Exact Reconstruction from Highly Incomplete Frequency Information,\u0026rdquo; which demonstrated that structured signal samples could be reconstructed perfectly from very few samples. The paper established the field of compressed sensing, which is considered one of the most important developments in signal processing in the last 50 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis paper spurred a flurry of research activities, with engineers and scientists exploring ways to use compressed sensing in a variety of applications. 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Created by an act of Congress in 2000, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nano.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENNI\u003C\/a\u003E) was tasked with coordinating the nanoscale research activity of more than 20 federal agencies as well as creating open access to equipment and specialized expertise for nanoscience and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a result of this cooperative plan the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN, 2004-2015) was established by the NSF to provide access to specialized nanotechnology resources to all researchers, including smaller academic institutions, as well as to small and medium size commercial entities, who could not afford the expense of in-house nanotechnology infrastructure. Additionally, nanotechnology education and outreach activities, as well as components for the social and policy implications of nanoscience advancements, were added to the program\u0026rsquo;s goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology was a foundational member of the 14-site NNIN user facility network. Georgia Tech Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor James Meindl served as director of the Georgia Tech site from 2004 until his retirement in 2013. This decade included the opening of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Marcus Nanotechnology Building in 2009, which still houses one of the largest academic cleanrooms in the country as well as a state-of-the-art materials characterization facility. During this same period, the NNIN Education and Outreach Office was located at the Georgia Institute of Technology and led by Dr. Nancy Healy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI), established in 2015, is the latest version of this NSF nanotechnology resource and builds on the legacy of the NNIN, which enabled major discoveries, innovations, and contributions to education and commerce for more than 10 years. With initial funding of $81 million over five years to support 16 sites and a coordinating office, NNCI affords cross-disciplinary research support in electronics, materials, biomedicine, energy, geosciences, environmental sciences, consumer products, and more. The geographical positions of the sites and partner institutions are strategically located in 15 states and involve 27 universities, giving access to as many users as possible across the U.S. The toolsets of sites were designed to accommodate explorations that span the continuum from materials and processes through devices and systems. Micro\/nano fabrication, conducted in cleanroom environments, as well as extensive characterization capabilities, provide resources for both top-down and bottom-up approaches to nanoscale science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo enhance the impact of NNCI sites as a national network of user facilities and aid access to these assets via a unified entry point to the user community \\, the NSF selected Georgia Tech to be the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/cgi-bin\/good-bye?http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/521441\/georgia-tech-chosen-coordinating-office-national-nanotechnology-coordinated\u0022\u003ENNCI Coordinating Office\u003C\/a\u003E in 2016. The NNCI Coordinating Office also uses the expertise of the network to develop and disseminate best practices for national-level education and outreach programs and activities in societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn August 24, 2020, NSF announced that it will invest a further $84 million over five years in a renewal of the NNCI Program. In March 2021, the NSF again selected Georgia Tech to lead the Coordinating Office with participation from Arizona State University and Virginia Tech. Georgia Tech will receive $3.5 million over five years for this coordinating role.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlans for this next phase of the NNCI include establishing Research Communities focused on specific research topics which are designed to connect researchers with the NNCI resources available, as well as determine what challenges and opportunities exist in these areas for adding capabilities to NNCI facilities. These Research Community topics are: Transform Quantum, Understanding the Rules of Life, Nano-Enabled Internet-of-Things, Nanotechnology Convergence, and Nano Earth Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, the successful integration of nanotechnology into consumer technologies rests on the ability for industry to adopt novel processes into existing manufacturing platforms or easily scale-up a new technique. To help technologies bridge the \u0026ldquo;valley of death\u0026rdquo; to commercialization, a new Associate Director for Innovation and Entrepreneurship position has been established to implement programs across the network that will assist users in this area and thus improve the economic impact of NNCI and connect users to the existing translational ecosystem.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith continued support from the Coordinating Office at Georgia Tech, the NNCI will train a globally competitive nanotechnology workforce and provide efficient access to resources for research, innovation, and commercialization of nanotechnology. The network will also help to inform and educate future scientists and the public on fundamentals and advances in nanoscience and engineering and their societal and ethical implications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EChrista M. 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They are Hossein Taghinejad, Mohammad Taghinejad, Mehrdad Tahmasbi, Hakki Mert Torun, and Siddharth Varughese.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHossein Taghinejad\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;thesis is entitled \u0026ldquo;Synthesis of Alloys and Lateral Heterostructures of Atomically Thin Transition-Metal Dichalocogenides for Optoelectronic Applications.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Breakthroughs in microelectronics and advances in material development have always worked in tandem. Currently, microelectronics needs to adjust itself to welcome the era of quantum computing. In collaboration with his colleagues who work on ECE Professor Ali Adibi\u0026rsquo;s team, Taghinejad developed a quantum platform made of heterogeneous integration of atomically thin semiconductors, known as 2D semiconductors, with applications in the next generation of transistors and optoelectronic devices. Advised by Adibi, Taghinejad graduated in August 2020 and is now a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMohammad Taghinejad\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ethesis is entitled\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Active\u0026nbsp;and Nonlinear Nanophotonics Facilitated by Hot-Carrier Dynamics.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;As electronics approaches its intrinsic speed limitations, pursuing new computational paradigms for data processing is inevitable. Optical computing \u0026ndash; replacing electrons with photons \u0026ndash; has been introduced as a powerful alternative. The success of optical computing depends on the realization of optical switches to fulfill the role of electronic transistors in optical platforms. During his Ph.D. research, under the supervision of ECE Associate Professor Wenshan Cai, Taghinejad employed nonlinear optical effects to design and implement ultracompact optical switches with terahertz operation speed and very low energy consumption. Taghinejad graduated in December 2020 and is now a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMehrdad Tahmasbi\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;thesis is entitled \u0026ldquo;Covert Communication: From Classical Channels to Quantum Channels.\u0026rdquo; Tahmasbi\u0026nbsp;worked on a recently-explored notion of security called undetectability of a communication protocol. With an abundance of adversarial activities around modern communication systems, an unauthorized party could potentially extract useful information from the very existence of communication. Tahmasbi studied the fundamental limits of communication in several scenarios of interest, with the additional constraint that its probability of detection should remain negligible. Advised by ECE Associate Professor Matthieu Bloch, Tahmasbi graduated in May 2020 and is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of\u0026nbsp;Amsterdam (The Netherlands).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHakki Mert Torun\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;thesis is entitled\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Machine Learning Based\u0026nbsp;Design and Optimization for\u0026nbsp;High-Performance Semiconductor\u0026nbsp;Packaging and Systems.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;As the demand for high-performance electronics increase, designing such systems becomes more and more complex. Conventional design methodologies either can\u0026rsquo;t handle such complexity or are too slow and significantly delay design closure. This thesis presents new, machine learning based modeling and optimization methodologies as a way to develop a fast and accurate design framework that can handle complexity of modern-day semiconductor systems. Advised by\u0026nbsp;ECE Professor Madhavan Swaminathan,\u0026nbsp;Torun graduated in\u0026nbsp;October 2020 and is now a power integrity engineer\u0026nbsp;with Apple in San Diego, California.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESiddharth Varughese\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ethesis is entitled\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Performance Analysis and Impairment Identification in Optical Communication Systems.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Over the past 50 years, optical communications systems have grown tremendously, achieving exceptional data rates and reaches owing to the introduction of various techniques and technologies. 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Advised by ECE Professor Stephen Ralph,\u0026nbsp;Varughese\u0026nbsp;graduated in December 2020 and is now a staff\u0026nbsp;optical development engineer for subsea\u0026nbsp;solutions at Infinera Corporation, located in Savage, Maryland.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFive recent graduates from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) have been chosen for Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Awards. 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To advance forward in the game, you must also map the terrain so that you can then share your initial location and your map with another remote player. You have now been given a problem that, within the world of robotics is called SLAM. You have been asked to simultaneously localize and map an unknown environment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nVarious algorithms are used to perform SLAM solving for robotics, autonomous control, and VR\/AR navigation, each tailored for optimization of resources. Bioinspired solutions to SLAM were proposed after research conducted on rodents exhibited\u0026nbsp; hippocampal \u003Cem\u003Eplace fields\u003C\/em\u003E, patterns of neural activity that correspond to locations in space. The place fields are activated by visual stimuli and the act of locomotion by the rodent as it moves about. \u0026ldquo;This corresponds with the problem of correlating odometric and range or vision sensors in a mobile robot; the problem at the heart of SLAM.\u0026rdquo;\u003Csup\u003E \u003C\/sup\u003E\u003Csup\u003E1 \u003C\/sup\u003EFurther experiments using this model allowed robotic agents to create representative maps without external input from the user.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWith the ever-increasing demand for autonomous robotics to operate in the most visually ambiguous environments with the least amount of resources necessary, a team at Georgia Tech has developed the NeuroSLAM accelerator IC to support ultra-low-power visual SLAM applications in edge robotics.\u0026nbsp; In the proposed IC, the SLAM algorithms are not implemented digitally; rather, the constant interactions between the neuronal cells, activated by the visual stimulii and responsible for solving SLAM, are emulated using the natural dynamics of a system of coupled mixed-signal oscillators. The NeuroSLAM IC is the first bio-inspired SLAM IC employing the principles of spatial cognition of rodents while considering hardware-efficient designs.\u0026nbsp; Future applications of such robotics include remote\/harsh environment search and rescue, unknown environment exploration for defense and security, enhanced autonomous vehicles, and enhanced VR and human-robot interactions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNow imagine a future where you are playing an immersive VR game, controlling a tactilely sensitive robot to explore a unknown landscape. To advance to that point in the game, we may need to look to rat neurons and NeuroSLAM architectures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/abstract\/document\/9222208\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the Research on NeuroSLAM Here\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Csup\u003E1.\u0026rdquo; RatSLAM: a hippocampal model for simultaneous localization and mapping\u0026rdquo; https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/1307183\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Csup\u003E- Christa M. 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Vogel, who specializes in electronic materials and nano-materials, has also been serving as associate director of IMat and deputy director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ien.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E (IEN).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The reach and impact of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s materials research program is broad, from fundamental physics, chemistry and biology to simulation, synthesis, processing, and characterization to properties impacting structural, chemical, biomedical, electronic, optical, magnetic, thermal, and energy applications,\u0026rdquo; said Vogel. \u0026ldquo;I am humbled by the opportunity to serve Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s internationally recognized materials research enterprise.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs one of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s 11 interdisciplinary research institutes, IMat brings together more than 100 principal investigators, providing leadership in discovery and development of materials that address 21st century grand challenges in areas such as energy, mobility, infrastructure, computing, communications, security, and health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Materials provide the foundation for innovation in broad areas of science and technology that will help solve the challenges of tomorrow,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s vice president for interdisciplinary research. \u0026ldquo;Eric Vogel\u0026rsquo;s broad expertise and interdisciplinary research experience make him an ideal leader for this important research area.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVogel succeeds David L. McDowell, Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor and Carter N. Paden, Jr. Distinguished Chair in Metals Processing, who has served as executive director of IMat since its founding in 2012. McDowell is a professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs associate director of IMat since 2012, Vogel founded and leads Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Materials Characterization Facility. He has also been deputy director of IEN since 2015, and was responsible for catalyzing large-scale, interdisciplinary research activities in the area of micro- and nano-electronics and photonics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to joining Georgia Tech, he was associate professor of materials science and engineering and electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Prior to joining UTD, he was a research group leader and founded the Nanofab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, for which he received a Department of Commerce Silver Medal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVogel received the Ph.D. degree in 1998 in electrical engineering with a minor in physics from North Carolina State University (NCSU) and was recently honored with induction into NCSU\u0026rsquo;s Electrical Engineering Hall of Fame. 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This award is presented to a member of the Atlanta IEEE community who has exhibited continued and dedicated contributions to education through teaching in industry, government, or an institution of higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler has been a faculty member in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) faculty since 2002. 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Further, as the requirements for new space missions become more stringent and extensive, novel lightweight materials must be developed with improved long-term radiation shielding and mechanical properties for use in internal and external spacecraft systems. Novel materials born on the expanding boundaries of organic polymer chemistry, which offer better elasticity, mechanical strength, and corrosion resistance, could result in improved spacecraft design and mission duration. 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The project called \u0026ldquo;Spectral Characterization of Novel Spacecraft Materials at LEO Environment\u0026rdquo; began on August 31.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers will measure time-resolved environmentally-induced optical changes of materials mounted on the ram, zenith, and wake faces of the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) Flight Facility, an in-orbit platform from Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance deployed externally onboard the ISS.\u0026nbsp; By correlating spectral reflectivity (color) changes that occur as a result of exposure to different components of the LEO to a host of other material properties determined using ground-based characterization, the research team will enable Earth-bound observers to glean knowledge about a spacecraft by examining the spectral signature of unresolved images. Use of spacecraft optical properties in this way will increase space domain awareness and enable remote diagnosis and anomaly resolution. Lastly, laboratory-based irradiation experiments are nearly always performed at an accelerated dose rate with imperfect radiation sources. Therefore, truth data gathered in the actual space weather environment are invaluable for developing accurate ground testing protocols. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe multi-organizational research team includes Drs. Daniel Engelhart, Vanessa Murray, and Ryan Hoffmann from the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, Dr. Gregory Badura from Electro-Optical Systems Innovation Division at Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSID\/EOSL)\/GTRI, Dr. Heather Cowardin from NASA, Drs. Darren Cone and David Roberson from University of Texas at El Paso. 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Simonjan\u0026nbsp;graduated with her Ph.D. from\u0026nbsp;Universitat Klagenfurt, a university located in Klagenfurt, Austria, in 2019. She is doing her postdoctoral work with the Broadband Networking Wireless Lab, led by ECE Professor Ian Akyildiz.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESimonjan received the award for her poster entitled\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Localization and Tracking of In-body Bionanosensor Measurements via Inertial Positioning and THz Backscattering Communication,\u0026rdquo; which she co-authored with Akyildiz.\u0026nbsp;Nanotechnology is enabling the development of a new generation of devices which are able to sense, process, and communicate, while being in the scale of tens to hundreds of cubic nanometers. Such small, imperceptible devices enhance not only current applications but enable entirely new paradigms, especially for in-body environments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis work introduces a localization and tracking concept for measurements of bionanosensors floating through the human bloodstream. Besides the nanoscale sensors, the proposed system also comprises macroscale anchor nodes attached to the skin of the monitored person. To realize autonomous localization and resource-efficient wireless communication between sensors and anchors, Simonjan and Akyildiz propose to rely on inertial positioning and sub-terahertz backscattering communication as major building blocks. Their proposed system is a first step towards early disease detection as it aims at localizing body regions which show anomalies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Postdoctoral Researcher\u0026nbsp;Jennifer Simonjan has won an Austrian Marshall Plan Poster Award.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Postdoctoral Researcher\u00a0Jennifer Simonjan has won an Austrian Marshall Plan Poster Award.\u00a0"}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2020-09-23 21:03:49","changed_gmt":"2020-09-23 21:03:49","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-09-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-09-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"639495":{"id":"639495","type":"image","title":"Jennifer Simonjan","body":null,"created":"1600894622","gmt_created":"2020-09-23 20:57:02","changed":"1600894622","gmt_changed":"2020-09-23 20:57:02","alt":"photograph of Jennifer Simonjan","file":{"fid":"243148","name":"Jennifer Simonjan.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jennifer%20Simonjan.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jennifer%20Simonjan.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1275959,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jennifer%20Simonjan.jpg?itok=9bhRWL23"}}},"media_ids":["639495"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bwn.ece.gatech.edu","title":"Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.marshallplan.at","title":"Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"185922","name":"Jennifer Simonjan"},{"id":"12058","name":"Ian Akyildiz"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"174305","name":"Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory"},{"id":"185923","name":"Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation"},{"id":"185924","name":"Universitat Klagenfurt"},{"id":"185925","name":"bionanosensor"},{"id":"185926","name":"THz backscattering communication"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"173153","name":"wireless communications"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"639185":{"#nid":"639185","#data":{"type":"news","title":"E-Beam Atomic-scale 3-D \u2018Sculpting\u2019 Could Enable New Quantum Nanodevices","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy varying the energy and dose of tightly focused electron beams, researchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away and deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide. The 3D additive\/subtractive \u0026ldquo;sculpting\u0026rdquo; can be done without changing the chemistry of the electron beam deposition chamber, providing the foundation for building a new generation of nanoscale structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBased on focused electron beam-induced processing (FEBID) techniques, the work could allow production of 2D\/3D complex nanostructures and functional nanodevices useful in quantum communications, sensing, and other applications. For oxygen-containing materials such as graphene oxide, etching can be done without introducing outside materials, using oxygen from the substrate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By timing and tuning the energy of the electron beam, we can activate interaction of the beam with oxygen in the graphene oxide to do etching, or interaction with hydrocarbons on the surface to create carbon deposition,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/fedorov\u0022\u003EAndrei Fedorov\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;With atomic-scale control, we can produce complicated patterns using direct write-remove processes. Quantum systems require precise control on an atomic scale, and this could enable a host of potential applications.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe technique was described August 7 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EACS Applied Materials \u0026amp; Interfaces\u003C\/em\u003E. The work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences. Coauthors included researchers from Pusan National University in South Korea.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECreation of nanoscale structures is traditionally done using a multistep process of photoresist coating and patterning by photo- or electron beam lithography, followed by bulk dry\/wet etching or deposition. Use of this process limits the range of functionalities and structural topologies that can be achieved, increases the complexity and cost, and risks contamination from the multiple chemical steps, creating barriers to fabrication of new types of devices from sensitive 2D materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFEBIP enables a material chemistry\/site-specific, high-resolution multimode atomic scale processing and provides unprecedented opportunities for \u0026ldquo;direct-write,\u0026rdquo; single-step surface patterning of 2D nanomaterials with an in-situ imaging capability. It allows for realizing a rapid multiscale\/multimode \u0026ldquo;top-down and bottom-up\u0026rdquo; approach, ranging from an atomic scale manipulation to a large-area surface modification on nano- and microscales.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By tuning the time and the energy of the electrons, you can either remove material or add material,\u0026rdquo; Fedorov said. \u0026ldquo;We did not expect that upon electron exposure of graphene oxide we would start etching patterns.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith graphene oxide, the electron beam introduces atomic scale perturbations into the 2D-arranged carbon atoms and uses embedded oxygen as an etchant to remove carbon atoms in precise patterns without introduction of a material into the reaction chamber. Fedorov said any oxygen-containing material might produce the same effect. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s like the graphene oxide carries its own etchant,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;All we need to activate it is to \u0026lsquo;seed\u0026rsquo; the reaction with electrons of appropriate energy.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor adding carbon, keeping the electron beam focused on the same spot for a longer time generates an excess of lower-energy electrons by interactions of the beam with the substrate to decompose the hydrocarbon molecules onto the surface of the graphene oxide. In that case, the electrons interact with the hydrocarbons rather than the graphene and oxygen atoms, leaving behind liberated carbon atoms as a 3D deposit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Depending on how many electrons you bring to it, you can grow structures of different heights away from the etched grooves or from the two-dimensional plane,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;You can think of it almost like holographic writing with excited electrons, substrate and adsorbed molecules combined at the right time and the right place.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe process should be suitable for depositing materials such as metals and semiconductors, though precursors would need to be added to the chamber for their creation. The 3D structures, just nanometers high, could serve as spacers between layers of graphene or as active sensing elements or other devices on the layers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If you want to use graphene or graphene oxide for quantum mechanical devices, you should be able to position layers of material with a separation on the scale of individual carbon atoms,\u0026rdquo; Fedorov said. \u0026ldquo;The process could also be used with other materials.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing the technique, high-energy electron beams can produce feature sizes just a few nanometers wide. Trenches etched in surfaces could be filled with metals by introducing metal atoms containing precursors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond simple patterns, the process could also be used to grow complex structures. \u0026ldquo;In principle, you could grow a structure like a nanoscale Eiffel Tower with all the intricate details,\u0026rdquo; Fedorov said. \u0026ldquo;It would take a long time, but this is the level of control that is possible with electron beam writing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough systems have been built to use multiple electron beams in parallel, Fedorov doesn\u0026rsquo;t see them being used in high-volume applications. More likely, he said, is laboratory use to fabricate unique structures useful for research purposes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are demonstrating structures that would otherwise be impossible to produce,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We want to enable the exploitation of new capabilities in areas such as quantum devices. This technique could be an imagination enabler for interesting new physics coming our way with graphene and other interesting materials.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Fedorov, the research team included Songkil Kim, SungYeb Jung, Jaekwang Lee, and Seokjun Kim from Pusan National University in South Korea.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, under award no. DE-SC0010729, and by the National Research Foundation of Korea grant MSIT no. 2019R1C1C1010556 funded by the Korean government. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring organizations.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Songkil Kim, et al., \u0026ldquo;High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Sculpting of Two-Dimensional Graphene Oxide by E\u2011Beam Direct Write.\u0026rdquo; (\u003Cem\u003EACS Applied Materials \u0026amp; Interface\u003C\/em\u003E, 2020.) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsami.0c11053\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsami.0c11053\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy varying the energy and dose of tightly focused electron beams, researchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away and deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide. 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Meindl","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENote:\u0026nbsp;This article, celebrating the life of ECE Professor Emeritus James D. Meindl, was published on the IEEE Spectrum website on September 8, 2020.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJames D. Meindl, a treasured friend, colleague, and mentor, died on 7 June at his home in Greensboro, Ga., at the age of 87. Meindl was a giant in the world of semiconductors, a gentleman, and a leader of the highest magnitude.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeindl served as the Joseph M. Pettit Chair Professor in Microsystems at the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1993-2013. He served as the director of the Microelectronics Research Center and the Interconnect Focus Center. Meindl was also\u0026nbsp;the founding director of the Nanotechnology Research Center. Prior to his career at Georgia Tech, he had distinguished and groundbreaking tenures at both Stanford University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.\u0026nbsp;He can be said to be among the founding fathers of Silicon Valley.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/the-institute\/ieee-member-news\/remembering-the-career-of-microelectronics-pioneer-james-d-meindl\u0022\u003ERead more about Meindl in the \u003Cem\u003EIEEE Spectrum\u003C\/em\u003E article\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis article, celebrating the life of ECE Professor James D. Meindl, was published on the \u003Cem\u003EIEEE Spectrum\u003C\/em\u003E website on September 8, 2020.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This article, celebrating the life of ECE Professor Emeritus James D. 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She is a member of\u0026nbsp;the nanotechnology and the electronic design and applications technical interest groups. Ansari\u0026nbsp;currently advises six graduate students\u0026nbsp;who work\u0026nbsp;in the fields of nano\/microelectromechanical systems (N\/MEMS), nonlinear mechanical frequency combs, radio frequency acoustic devices, and micro-robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnsari received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology (Tehran, Iran) in 2010 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2013 and 2016, respectively. She was the recipient of the 2016\u0026nbsp;Rackham Distinguished Dissertation Award\u0026nbsp;at the University of Michigan for her\u0026nbsp;Ph.D.\u0026nbsp;work on \u0026quot;Gallium Nitride Integrated Micro-systems for RF Applications.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnsari has published over 30 refereed journal and conference papers and has one published patent and three patent applications.\u0026nbsp;She was\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;Center for Teaching and Learning\u0026nbsp;Class of 1969 teaching fellow in Spring 2019.\u0026nbsp;Ansari is the director of the Center for Muscle-Inspired Actuators for Multi-scale Robotics, an\u0026nbsp;Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology-funded center for multi-disciplinary research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer team\u0026rsquo;s development of micro-bristle-bots and their potential uses for treating medical conditions, manipulating materials, or sensing environmental changes have recently received much 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A partnership between the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), an academic collaboration between North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University (NCA\u0026amp;T) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), SENIC provides access to state-of-the-art micro- and nanofabrication and characterization facilities and expert staff support to a diverse user group from government, academia and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESENIC facilities are utilized annually by more than 1,300 individual researchers and, since the program\u0026rsquo;s inception, a total of 2,800 unique users have used its resources, including more than 650 external users from 200 small and large companies and nearly 50 colleges and universities. SENIC members have access to more than 300 nanotechnology fabrication and characterization tools to assist in their research. SENIC\u0026rsquo;s unique approach and tool-set allows users to explore the full continuum of a project, from nanomaterials and nanostructures, to nano-enabled devices and full (packaged) systems, assisting with the transition of nanoscale research achievements into high-impact applications in medicine, energy, communication, smart transportation, textiles and smart agriculture. Additionally, research undertaken at SENIC facilities aims to meet national priorities, including NSF\u0026rsquo;s 10 Big Ideas and encompassing topics such as quantum science, convergence research, and biomedical technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESENIC also engages the broader community with its integrated K-12 education\/outreach program and studies of the societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology. During its initial five years, SENIC has reached over 45,000 students (K-12, undergraduate, graduate), professionals, and the general public via hands-on classroom activities, teacher training, short courses, seminars, research experiences, and public nanotechnology awareness events\u0026nbsp;. These activities are focused on the development of a strong workforce capable of meeting the needs of a growing nanotechnology-enabled economy. SENIC\u0026rsquo;s unique resources are also used to provide educational experiences that encourage STEM participation, in particular among underserved populations. The SENIC societal and ethical implications (SEI) program, coordinated by Jan L. Youtie (GT School of Public Policy), is embedded in the Corridor\u0026rsquo;s mission and operations to address the intellectual, societal, and economic impact of nanoscale science and engineering enabled by the NNCI.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESENIC\u0026rsquo;s renewal funding will allow the partners to continue developing an interdisciplinary research ecosystem that is strengthened by collaboration, sharing of best practices, scholarly interaction, and mutual support. \u0026ldquo;With this renewal funding, the SENIC partners at Georgia Tech and JSNN can continue to offer a state-of-the-art nanotechnology tool set and tremendous staff expertise to our diverse user base from industry, academia and government labs, strengthening nanotechnology R\u0026amp;D and its translation into products, particularly in the Southeastern US, while helping to develop the needed strong workforce,\u0026rdquo; says Oliver Brand, executive director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, and a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESENIC is an integral member of the NNCI\u0026rsquo;s network of user facilities, providing access to users in the Southeast Region and beyond. \u0026quot;NNCI helps scientists and engineers in diverse fields solve challenging convergent research problems\u0026quot; said Dawn Tilbury, NSF assistant director for Engineering. \u0026quot;Research and education through NNCI will continue to yield nanotechnology innovations -- from interconnects for quantum systems to high-resolution imaging to brain-implanted sensors -- that bring economic and societal benefits to us all.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to PI and Site Director Prof. Oliver Brand, Co-PIs at Georgia Tech include Dr. David Gottfried, Deputy Site Director and a Principal Research Scientist at IEN and Dr. Quinn Spadola, Education and Outreach Director and an Academic Professional at IEN, as well as JSNN Co-PIs Prof. Sherine Obare and Prof. Shyam Aravamudhan.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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That can impact the quality of the data. That\u0026rsquo;s why Duarte is collaborating with assistant professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/yeo\u0022\u003EW. Hong Yeo\u003C\/a\u003E, who researches micro and nano engineering in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Together, the team is creating a much smaller, wearable electronics device that can read brain waves while allowing the wearer to easily drift off into the various stages of sleep. That device may be ready for home testing soon, Yeo says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, Duarte and Yeo are working on two projects. One is supported by a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;grant, which aims to develop an at-home sleep monitoring system that measures brain signals on the forehead. This single device platform will be used to find neural signatures related to early detection of Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s disease. The other project is supported by\u0026nbsp;Huxley Medical Inc., a company Yeo founded,\u0026nbsp;to build a low-cost, wireless, polysomnography system. Polysomnography describes a certain kind of sleep study that involves measuring brain waves, heart rates, and other vital signs to help health professionals understand sleep disorders.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENanotechnology to the rescue\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaking this new device affordable, easy to manufacture on a wide scale, and above all, wireless would allow patients to place the device on their foreheads, in the comfort of their own homes versus a visit to an in-person sleep lab.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYeo says that nanotechnology helped him dream up a way to make the device small and unobtrusive enough that test subjects can forget they\u0026rsquo;re wearing a monitor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Basically, we will develop a new nanomanufacturing method that can print multiple nanomaterials to fabricate an integrated wireless sensor system,\u0026rdquo; Yeo says. \u0026ldquo;Overall, this device will have an exceptionally small form factor,\u0026rdquo; with a thickness less than five millimeters that weighs less than eight grams. \u0026ldquo;The device size is similar to or smaller than a credit card.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe soft electronics, mounted on a patient\u0026rsquo;s forehead, will include multiple sensors to measure brain signals, as well as a Bluetooth circuit. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s basically offering the similar wireless functionality as an Apple watch, such that this device can be connected with any smartphone or tablet to record brain signals up to 20 meters away from the device,\u0026rdquo; Yeo says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWaking up to a new way to monitor sleep\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026rsquo;s project started in 2019 when Yeo contacted Duarte about his need to access a lab that measures electroencephalograms (EEGs), which show the electrical activity in the brain. Yeo wanted to check a different device he was working on, and Duarte says the connection led to thinking about other possible collaborations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I saw the potential right away,\u0026rdquo; she says, sharing that Yeo\u0026rsquo;s previous nanotechnology work grabbed her attention. \u0026ldquo;We just started talking when I saw what he was building.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYeo focuses on \u0026ldquo;soft, wearable electronics for health monitoring and human-computer interfaces,\u0026rdquo; according to his\u0026nbsp;research website. He has previously designed biomimetic materials, or \u0026ldquo;skin-like electronics.\u0026rdquo; One of his device proposals, placed under the chins of those with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, would read electronic impulses to the throat, and is designed to help patients learn how to swallow again. Another project uses ultra-thin membrane biosensors that could help patients wirelessly control robotic wheelchairs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;His devices, you forget they\u0026rsquo;re on,\u0026rdquo; Duarte says of the designs. And \u0026ldquo;they really send out high quality signals that you can record.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe adds that while devices that monitor movements during sleep currently exist, \u0026ldquo;and you can learn things about sleep-wake cycles \u0026mdash; it\u0026rsquo;s objective data, but it\u0026rsquo;s not brain activity. There were all of these reasons why I wanted to get to brain activity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe sleep-memory-health connection\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuarte explains that science has long known about the connection between memory and sleep. \u0026ldquo;Looking at brain activity when people are sleeping, you can see patterns of activities related to memory. Events we experience during the day are replaying during sleep, and memories can be strengthened.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConsistent nights of good sleep can translate into health benefits like stronger immune systems and better cardiovascular health, along with improved memory, Duarte adds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe shares that Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s patients are the subject of\u0026nbsp;an unrelated sleep study. \u0026ldquo;There could be some things in sleep brain activities that serve as biomarkers of Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s pathology,\u0026rdquo; she says. If that can be verified, a smaller sleep monitoring device could keep patients from requiring more invasive procedures like spinal taps or brain scans. \u0026ldquo;They could just wear this device at home.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth Duarte and Yeo say the Covid-19 pandemic has rearranged their testing schedule for the device. Test subjects, including older people, can\u0026rsquo;t come in to labs to try out the device and have their data taken, but the researchers say they are getting ready to send them out for home testing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Due to Covid-19, overall progress is slow,\u0026rdquo; Yeo says. \u0026ldquo;However, we\u0026rsquo;ve made progress in device design and fabrication. I believe that we can start using one or two devices with human subjects in late August.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;After we\u0026rsquo;re sure we have a design that\u0026rsquo;s high fidelity and doesn\u0026rsquo;t break easily, we\u0026rsquo;re going to start mailing it out to volunteers of different ages,\u0026rdquo; Duarte says. 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Under the supervision of ECE Professor Wenshan Cai, he is studying the optically excited states of various materials such as metals, semiconductors, and conductive oxides to develop ultrafast optical switches and light modulators. His goal is to bridge the gap between state-of-the-art electronics and ultrafast optics to introduce practical methodologies for high-speed and low-energy hybrid electro-optical data processing units. Taghinejad is the recipient of the 2020 ECE Graduate Research Assistant Excellence Award from the School of ECE at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2020, the Society is awarding $298,000 in education scholarships to 78 outstanding SPIE student members, based on their potential contribution to optics and photonics or to a related discipline. Award-winning applicants were evaluated, selected, and approved by the SPIE Scholarship Committee, chaired by SPIE volunteer Kate Medicus. 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They carry a minute voltage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVibrations from bodily motions and sounds put part of the chip in very slight motion, making the voltage flux, thus creating readable electronic outputs. In human testing, the chip has recorded a variety of signals from the mechanical workings of the lungs and the heart with clarity, signals that often escape meaningful detection by current medical technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Right now, medicine looks to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/heart-disease\/electrocardiogram-ekgs\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEKGs (electrocardiograms\u003C\/a\u003E) for information on the heart, but EKGs only measure electrical impulses. The heart is a mechanical system with muscles pumping and valves opening and shutting, and it sends out a signature of sounds and motions, which an EKG does not detect. EKGs also say nothing about lung function,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/farrokh-ayazi\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFarrokh Ayazi, Ken Byers Professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStethoscope-accelerometer combo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe chip, which acts as an advanced\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4496820\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eelectronic stethoscope\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and accelerometer in one, is aptly called an accelerometer contact microphone. It detects vibrations that enter the chip from inside the body while keeping out distracting noise from outside the body\u0026#39;s core like airborne sounds\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If it rubs on my skin or shirt, it doesn\u0026rsquo;t hear the friction, but the device is very sensitive to sounds coming at it from inside the body, so it picks up useful vibrations even through clothing,\u0026rdquo; Ayazi said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe detection bandwidth is enormous -\u0026nbsp;from broad, sweeping motions to inaudibly high-pitched tones. Thus, the sensor chip records all at once fine details of the heartbeat, waves the heart sends through the body, and respiration rates and lung sounds. It even tracks the wearer\u0026rsquo;s physical activities such as walking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe signals are recorded in sync, potentially offering the big picture of a patient\u0026rsquo;s heart and lung health. For the study, the researchers successfully recorded a \u0026ldquo;gallop,\u0026rdquo; a faint third sound after the \u0026ldquo;lub-dub\u0026rdquo; of the heartbeat. Gallops are normally elusive clues of heart failure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers published their results\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41746-020-0225-7\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ein the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Enpj Digital Medicine\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on February 12, 2020. The research was funded by the Georgia Research Alliance, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. Study coauthor Divya Gupta, M.D., a cardiologist at Emory University, collaborated in testing the chip on human participants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHermetically sealed vacuum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMedical research has tried to make better use of the body\u0026rsquo;s mechanical signals for decades but recording some \u0026ndash; like waves traversing multiple tissues \u0026ndash; has proven inconsistent, while others \u0026ndash; like gallops \u0026ndash; have relied upon clinician skills influenced by human error. The new chip produces high-resolution, quantified data that future research could match to pathologies in order to identify them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are working already to collect significantly more data matched with pathologies. We envision algorithms in the future that may enable a broad array of clinical readings,\u0026rdquo; Ayazi said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough the chip\u0026rsquo;s main engineering principle is simple, making it work and then manufacturable took Ayazi\u0026rsquo;s lab ten years, mainly because of the Lilliputian scale of the gap between the silicon layers, i.e. electrodes. If the 2-millimeter by 2-millimeter sensor chip were expanded to the size of a football field, that air gap would be about an inch wide.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;That very thin gap separating the two electrodes cannot have any contact, not even by forces in the air in between the layers, so the whole sensor is hermetically sealed inside a vacuum cavity,\u0026rdquo; Ayazi said. \u0026ldquo;This makes for that ultralow signal noise and breadth of bandwidth that are unique.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDetects through clothing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers used a manufacturing process developed in Ayazi\u0026rsquo;s lab called the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/8373389\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHARPSS+ platform (High Aspect Ratio Poly and Single Crystalline Silicon)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for mass production, running off hand-sized sheets that were then cut into the tiny sensor chips. HARPSS+ is the first reported mass manufacturing process that achieves such consistently thin gaps, and it has enabled high-throughput manufacturing of many such advanced MEMS, or microelectromechanical systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experimental device is currently battery-powered and uses a second chip called a signal-conditioning circuit to translate the sensor chip\u0026rsquo;s signals into patterned read-outs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree sensors or more could be inserted into a chest band that would triangulate health signals to locate their sources. Someday a device may pinpoint an emerging heart valve flaw by turbulence it produces in the bloodstream or identify a cancerous lesion by faint crackling sounds in a lung.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHere\u0026#39;s how to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/subscribe\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esubscribe to our free science and technology\u0026nbsp;newsletter\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlso read: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/634299\/digital-tool-helps-hospital-make-important-coronavirus-retest-decisions\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDigital tool helps with tough COVID19 decision\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThese researchers co-authored the study: Pranav Gupta (first author), Mohammad Moghimi, Yaesuk Jeong and Omer Inan from Georgia Tech. The research was funded by the Georgia Research Alliance, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Technology Office\u0026rsquo;s Advanced Inertial Micro Sensors program (contract # N66001-16-1-4064), and by the National Science Foundation\/National Institutes of Health Smart and Connected Health Program (grant # R01 EB023808). The team\u0026rsquo;s work with human subjects was approved by Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology Institutional Review Boards (IRB# H18248). 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She works in the Center for Distributed Energy (CDE), where she is advised by Deepak Divan who is the John E. Pippin Chair Professor in ECE and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. Paran\u0026rsquo;s coauthors on the poster are Divan and Rohit Jinsiwale, an ECE Ph.D. student who also works in CDE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe title of Paran\u0026rsquo;s award-winning poster is\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Designing a Simulation Platform to Analyze the Interaction of Multiple Autonomous Converters with the Grid and Each Other.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;The future grid will consist of a number of power electronic converters connected to the grid. The converters are being designed to be autonomous, making control decisions based on local parameters. The behavior of these autonomous, self-learning controllers needs to be analyzed to ensure stable operation of the grid under steady state and all possible transients. 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Professor Greer\u0026rsquo;s discussion, \u0026ldquo;Materials by Design: Three-Dimensional (3D) Nano-Architected Meta-Materials\u0026rdquo; was a fascinating look at her laboratory team\u0026rsquo;s research into the fabrication of micro- and nanoarchitected materials and their resultant mechanical, thermal and electrochemical properties. \u0026nbsp;Her teams use of 3D lithography, nanofabrication, and additive manufacturing (AM) techniques allows for precise nanoarchitectures and paves the way to developing lightweight and resilient new materials for applications ranging from nano-electronic and photonic device development, biomedical devices and manufacturing processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Greer\u0026rsquo;s keynote was followed by presentations from three IEN facility users in varied disciplines. Ting Wang, Ph.D. candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering, presented \u0026ldquo;Rapid Determination of the Electroporation Threshold for Bacteria Inactivation Using a Lab-on-a-Chip Platform\u0026rdquo;. Katie Young, a Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. candidate, spoke on \u0026ldquo;The Impact of Defect Density, Grain Size, and Cu Orientation on Thermal Oxidation of Graphene-Coated Cu\u0026rdquo; and Ph.D. candidate in Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering Yamin Zhang discussed \u0026ldquo;Zinc Anode Design for Rechargeable Aqueous High-Energy Zn-Air Batteries\u0026rdquo;.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA reception and poster session followed the lectures, with 21 presentations from facility users. 3 Best Presentation Awards were distributed at the conclusion of the reception. The IEN team congratulates the session winners for their excellent presentations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrummer, Amy and Amar T. Mohabir (Advisors: E. Vogel, MSE \u0026amp; M. Filler, ChBE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EBottom-Up Patterning and Selective Area Atomic Layer Deposition for Nanowire Electronic Devices\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMini Abstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E Combining a selective etching technique (SCALES) with area-selective atomic layer deposition (AS-ALD), we can fabricate high-performance, fully formed electronic devices using semiconductor nanowires. Since only vapor-phase and solution processing methods will be used, the process can be scaled up to a very large production scale, allowing for massive manufacturing of cheap yet high-performance electronics.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPotential Uses\u003C\/strong\u003E: Large area electronics applications ranging from highly functionalized sensors in building walls, large sensor dust networks to deploy on crops, to smart flexible surfaces.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenter Bios:\u003C\/strong\u003E Amy Brummer graduated in 2015 with B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech in Dr. Vogel and Dr. Filler\u0026rsquo;s research groups with a focus on electronic materials applications. Amar Mohabir Graduated in 2015 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech in Dr. Filler\u0026rsquo;s research group. His focus is on development and optimization of the SCALES technique.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZifei Sun (Advisor: Gleb Yushin, MSE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFree-Standing Flexible FeF3-C cathodes for sodium-ion batteries\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMini Abstract: \u003C\/strong\u003ESodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have recently attracted great attention as a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries due to ubiquity of sodium reserves. Conversion-type iron trifluoride (FeF\u003Csub\u003E3\u003C\/sub\u003E) may become a particularly interesting cathode due to low cost and abundance of Fe and extremely high theoretical capacity of this material (712 mAh g\u003Csup\u003E-1\u003C\/sup\u003E). Unfortunately, prior studies showed rather poor capacity and cycling performance of FeF\u003Csub\u003E3\u003C\/sub\u003E due to significant volume changes, morphological changes and various side reactions. Here we demonstrate that by the confinement of FeF\u003Csub\u003E3\u003C\/sub\u003E nanoparticles in flexible carbon nanofibers (CNFs) to mitigate structural changes during cycling and by utilizing sodium difluoro(oxalate) borate (NaDFOB) as a novel electrolyte salt, substantial performance improvements could be attained.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPotential Applications: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime-of-Flight\u003C\/em\u003E Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, other spectrographic techniques.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenter Bio: \u003C\/strong\u003EZifei Sun graduated from Shandong Normal University in China with a B.S. in chemistry before beginning her Ph.D. work in School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech. As a member in Prof. Gleb Yushin\u0026#39;s lab, Zifei is researching battery materials and design next generation battery system.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKatherine T. Young (Advisor: E. Vogel, MSE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThe Impact of Defect Density, Grain Size, and Cu Orientation on Thermal Oxidation of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003EGraphene-Coated Cu\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMini Abstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E Graphene has been shown to be a promising barrier for thermal corrosion due to its low gas and liquid permeability; however, there have been contradictory reports in the literature regarding the mechanisms of oxidation of graphene-coated Cu. This work systematically investigates the effect of chemical vapor deposited graphene grain size, point defect density, and underlying Cu orientation on the thermal oxidation of the underlying Cu in air. For graphene with either small grain size or large point defect density, oxidizers have relatively unhindered access through these defects to corrode the underlying Cu, and the corrosion is relatively independent of Cu orientation. For graphene with low defect density, the rate of Cu oxidation is limited by the quality of the graphene grown on the specific Cu crystal orientation and the orientation with the weakest graphene-metal interaction. Specifically, graphene-coated Cu (110) corrodes much faster than graphene-coated Cu (111), for graphene synthesized using the same conditions. Young, K. T., et al., App. Surf. Sci. 2019.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPotential Applications: \u003C\/strong\u003E3.2D materials as gas permeation and corrosion barriers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenter Bio: \u003C\/strong\u003EKatie Young graduated from Georgia Tech with a B. S. in Materials Science and Engineering. She is now pursuing her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech. Katie is researching 2D materials for permeation applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYamin Zhang (Advisor: Nian Liu ChBE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EZinc anode design for rechargeable aqueous high-energy Zn-air batteries\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMini Abstract: \u003C\/strong\u003EMetallic zinc as a rechargeable anode material for aqueous batteries has gained tremendous attention with merits of intrinsic safety, low cost, and high theoretical volumetric capacity (5,854 mAh cm-3). Among zinc-based batteries, Zn-air batteries are promising with highest theoretical volumetric energy density (4,931 Wh\/L). Rechargeable zinc anode has recently achieved big progress in neutral electrolytes, yet developed slowly in alkaline electrolytes, which are kinetically favorable for air cathodes. Passivation, dissolution, and hydrogen evolution are three main reasons for irreversibility of zinc anodes in alkaline electrolytes. In this work, we report the design of a sub-micron zinc anode sealed with an ion-sieving coating that suppresses hydrogen evolution reaction (HSSN anode). The design is demonstrated with ZnO nanorods coated by TiO2, which overcomes passivation, dissolution, and hydrogen evolution issues simultaneously. It achieves superior reversible deep cycling performance with an electrolyte-to-discharge-capacity ratio as low as 0.14 mL\/mAh, discharge capacity as high as 616 mAh\/g, and Coulombic efficiency as high as 93.50% at 100% depth of discharge. It can also deeply cycle \u0026gt;520 times (lasting over ~25 days) in a beaker cell with a capacity retention of 621 mAh\/g (94.30% Coulombic efficiency). The design principle of this work can potentially be applied to other aqueous and non-aqueous battery electrode materials.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPotential Applications:\u003C\/strong\u003E High-safety Zn-based batteries (eg: Zn-air batteries) for electric vehicles and energy storage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenter Bio: \u003C\/strong\u003EYamin Zhang is a 4th-year PhD student in Dr. Nian Liu\u0026#39;s group in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Technology in 2016 at the Tianjin University (TJU), and another B.S. in Finance in 2016 at the Nankai University.\u0026nbsp;She almost won all the top awards in TJU, including National Scholarship, Honor Student Scholarship (TOP10\/29350), and Student Science Award (TOP10\/29350). She interned in Hefei Guoxuan High-tech Power Energy Co., Ltd in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you are interested in presenting your research at the next annual USER Day, please contact Ms. Amy Duke (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amy.duke@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eamy.duke@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn October 10th, over 100 attendees joined us for the Fall 2019 NanoFANS Forum, this session focused on the topic of flexible and wearable electronics for healthcare applications. Professor Suresh Sitaraman (ME) is the lead of the Flex@Tech research team and kicked off the seminar with \u003Cem\u003EWearable Electronics: State of the Art and Challenges\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026rdquo;. Professor \u0026nbsp;W. Hong Yeo (ME) discussed \u003Cem\u003EWireless, Stretchable Hybrid Electronics for Smart and Connected Physiological Monitoring\u003C\/em\u003E, with a particular emphasis on pediatric healthcare applications.\u0026nbsp; Muneeb Zia (Research Engineer; GT) and Bryce Chung\u0026nbsp;(Research Engineer; Emory) teamed up to present their research, \u003Cem\u003E3D Multi-electrode Arrays Fabricated on Flexible Substrate Enabled Single-Unit Recordings of Muscle Activity\u003C\/em\u003E in a single lecture slot. The day\u0026rsquo;s series was capped by a presentation from Professor Omer Inan (ECE) \u003Cem\u003EWearable Joint Health Assessment with Acoustic Emission and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Sensing\u003C\/em\u003E. After the lectures, guests were invited to tour the IEN fabrications cleanroom and characterization facilities, supported by the NSF and open for use by the academic and industrial research community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENanoFANS is a twice-yearly event that focuses on the bio-application of new research. If you are interested in learning more about the NanoFANS Forum, please contact Dr. Paul Joseph (paul.joseph@ien.gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IEN hosted 2 large Fall nanotechnology themed events, drawing big crowds and showcasing even bigger research idea.  "}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2019-10-11 18:44:09","changed_gmt":"2019-10-11 18:44:09","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"213791","name":"3D Systems Packaging Research Center"},{"id":"198081","name":"Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC)"},{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"},{"id":"213771","name":"The Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technologies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"173609","name":"cleanroom techniques"},{"id":"5350","name":"Poster Session"},{"id":"74931","name":"guest lecture"},{"id":"182642","name":"lab tours"},{"id":"172768","name":"2D materials"},{"id":"1259","name":"electrical engineering"},{"id":"12373","name":"flexible electronics"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"},{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"626479":{"#nid":"626479","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bathroom Scale Could Monitor Millions with Heart Failure","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Good morning. Bill. Please. Step onto the scale. Touch the metal pads.\u0026rdquo; The device records an electrocardiogram from Bill\u0026rsquo;s fingers and - more importantly \u0026ndash; circulation pulsing that makes his body subtly bob up and down on the scale. Machine learning tools compute that Bill\u0026rsquo;s heart failure symptoms have worsened.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is how researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology envision their experimental device reaching patients someday, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/stamp\/stamp.jsp?tp=\u0026amp;arnumber=8801932\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ein a new study\u003C\/a\u003E, they reported proof-of-concept success in recording and processing data from 43 patients with heart failure. A future marketable version of the medical monitoring scale would ideally notify a doctor, who would call Bill to adjust his medication at home, hopefully sparing him a long hospital stay and needless suffering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pulsing and bobbing signal is called a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/technology\/ballistocardiography\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eballistocardiogram\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(BCG), a measurement researchers took more commonly about 100 years ago but gave up on as imaging technology far surpassed it. The researchers are making it useful again with modern computation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our work is the first time that BCGs have been used to classify the status of heart failure patients,\u0026rdquo; said Omer Inan, the study\u0026rsquo;s principal investigator and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/omer-t-inan\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ean associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHealthcare crisis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/heart-disease\/guide-heart-failure#1\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHeart failure\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;affects 6.5 million Americans and is a slow-progressing disease, in which the heart works less and less effectively. Many people know it as congestive heart failure because a major symptom is fluid buildup, which can overwhelm the lungs, impeding breathing and possibly causing death.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPatients endure repeat hospitalizations to adjust medications when their condition dips, or \u0026ldquo;decompensates,\u0026rdquo; making heart failure a major driver of hospital admissions and healthcare costs. Home monitoring reduces hospitalizations but currently requires an invasive procedure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/64054\/atlanta-company-pioneers-medical-devices-georgia-tech-help\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech research was behind the launch\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of such an implantable\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cardiovascular.abbott\/us\/en\/patients\/living-with-your-device\/heart-failure\/pulmonary-pressure-artery-monitoring\/cardiomems-hf-system\/ht-tab\/how-it-works.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eheart failure home monitoring device\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2011. But this new solution would potentially dispense with the procedure, cost much less, and be much simpler to use \u0026ndash; lowering patients\u0026rsquo; resistance to home monitoring.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiven its early stage, the study\u0026rsquo;s BCG-EKG scale performed well in hospital tests but also in in-home tests, which was promising, since the solution principally targets eventual home use.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team, which included collaborators from the University of California, San Francisco, and Northwestern University,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/stamp\/stamp.jsp?tp=\u0026amp;arnumber=8801932\u0026amp;tag=1\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epublished their results in August 2019, in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The research was funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBallisto scribble\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe EKG part of the experimental scale is not new nor its great diagnostic information, but it alone does not say enough about heart failure. The BCG part is mostly new, and it appears valuable to heart failure monitoring but also challenging to record and interpret.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The ECG (EKG) has characteristic waves that clinicians have understood for 100 years, and now, computers read it a lot of the time,\u0026rdquo; Inan said. \u0026ldquo;Elements of the BCG signal aren\u0026rsquo;t really known well yet, and they haven\u0026rsquo;t been measured in patients with heart failure very much at all.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe EKG is electrical; the body conducts its signals well, and the recordings are clear.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe BCG is a mechanical signal; body fat dampens it, and it faces a lot of interference in the body like tissue variations and muscle movement. BCGs are also noisier in people with cardiovascular disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPatients with heart failure tend to be feebler, and initially, the researchers worried they would wobble on scales during home tests, adding even more noise to the BCGs. But the recordings were very productive.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough a BCG read-out is scribble compared to an EKG\u0026rsquo;s near-uniform etchings, BCGs have some patterns that parallel an EKG\u0026rsquo;s. For example, the big upward spike in an EKG is followed by the BCG\u0026rsquo;s big \u0026quot;J-wave.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInconsistent throbbing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers processed BCGs with three machine learning algorithms, revealing patterns that differ when a patient\u0026rsquo;s heart failure is compensated, that is, healthier, from when it is decompensated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In someone with decompensated heart failure, the cardiovascular system can no longer\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uofmhealth.org\/health-library\/aa86963\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecompensate for the reduced heart function\u003C\/a\u003E, and then the flow of blood through the arteries is more disorderly, and we see it in the mechanical signal of the BCG,\u0026rdquo; Inan said. \u0026ldquo;That difference does not show up in the ECG because it\u0026rsquo;s an electrical signal.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The most important characteristic was the degree to which the BCG is variable, which would mean inconsistent blood flow. If you chop up the recording into 20-second intervals and the individual segments differ from each other a lot, that\u0026rsquo;s a good marker of decompensation,\u0026rdquo; Inan said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlso READ: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/features\/mending-broken-heart\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESix important cardiac solutions in preclinical, clinical and other human testing\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThese researchers coauthored the study: James Rehg,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBurak Aydemir, Supriya Nagesh, and Mobashir Hasan Shandhi from Georgia Tech; Joanna Fan and Liviu Klein from the University of California, San Francisco; Mozziyar Etemadi and Alex Heller from Northwestern University. The research was funded by the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHeart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (grant R01HL130619). 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By shrinking collimators from the size of a small appliance to fit on a fingertip, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology want to make the technology available to engineers advancing devices like atomic clocks or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/all-the-sensors-in-your-smartphone-and-how-they-work-1797121002\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eaccelerometers\u003C\/a\u003E, a component found in smartphones.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A typical device you might make out of this is a next-generation gyroscope for a precision navigation system that is independent of GPS and can be used when you\u0026rsquo;re out of satellite range in a remote region or traveling in space,\u0026rdquo; said Chandra Raman,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/chandra-raman\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ean associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and a co-principal investigator on the study.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was funded by the Office of Navy Research. The researchers \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-019-09647-3\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epublished their results in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;on April 23, 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0026rsquo;s what a collimator is, some of the quantum potential in atomic beams, and how the miniature collimator format could help atomic beams shape new generations of technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPocket atomic shotgun\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Collimated atomic beams have been around for decades,\u0026rdquo; Raman said, \u0026ldquo;But currently, collimators must be large in order to be precise.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe atomic beam starts in a box full of atoms, often\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rsc.org\/periodic-table\/element\/37\/rubidium\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erubidium\u003C\/a\u003E, heated to a vapor so that the atoms zing about chaotically. A tube taps into the box, and random atoms with the right trajectory shoot into the tube like pellets entering the barrel of a shotgun.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELike pellets leaving a shotgun, the atoms exit the end of the tube shooting reasonably straight but also with a random spray of atomic shot flying at skewed angles. In an atomic beam, that spray produces signal noise, and the improved collimator-on-a-chip eliminates most of it for a more precise, nearly perfectly parallel beam of atoms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe beam is much more focused and pure than beams coming from existing collimators. 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The channels were like shotgun barrels lined up side-by-side to shoot out an array of atomic beams.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESilicon is an exceptionally slick material for the atoms to fly through and also is used in many existing microelectronic and computing technologies. That opens up the possibility for combining these technologies on a chip with the new miniature collimator. Lithography, which is used to etch existing chip technology, was used to precisely cut the collimator\u0026#39;s channels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers\u0026rsquo; biggest innovation greatly reduced the shotgun-like spray, i.e. the signal noise. They sliced two gaps in the channels, forming an aligned cascade of three sets of parallel arrays of barrels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAtoms flying at skewed angles jump out of the channels at the gaps and those flying reasonably parallel in the first array of channels continue on to the next one, then the process repeats going from the second into the third array of channels. This gives the new collimator\u0026rsquo;s atomic beams their exceptional straightness.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlso read: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/606647\/spooky-quantum-particle-pairs-fly-weird-curveballs\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWhat spooky quantum particles have in common with curveballs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThese authors contributed to the study: Chao Li, Xiao Chai, Bochao Wei, Jeremy Yang, and Anosh Daruwalla, all from Georgia Tech. 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Sam Lucas, a Chemical Engineering major at Mississippi State University, spent his summer in the laboratory of Dr. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/node\/701\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKimberly Kurtis; Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Scholarship \u0026amp; Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, \u003C\/a\u003Econducting research with lab mentor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bill-jin.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBill Jin,\u003C\/a\u003E currently a research fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat sparked your interest in engineering and what problems are you hoping to help solve as an engineer?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMy interest was sparked by the idea of integrating nanomaterials with biomedical applications. 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The passive removal of the pollutants by infrastructure built from \u0026lsquo;smart cement\u0026rsquo; could be a great materials for cities facing population and vehicle growth surges in need of new highways and bridges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat has been your favorite lab activity\/ tool training\/ etc. thus far and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn my previous research experience, I\u0026rsquo;ve done mainly wet chemistry. At Georgia Tech I\u0026rsquo;ve had the chance to train on several characterization methods, such as X-ray diffraction and Raman spectography.\u0026nbsp; I\u0026rsquo;ve enjoyed all of the new experience. 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These low to no heat emitting light sources may be beneficially applied in healthcare diagnostics and other harsh environments where light with minimal thermal effect is necessary.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. What has been your favorite lab activity\/ tool training\/ etc. thus far and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs my career goal is centered on circuit board design and manufacture, my favorite activity has been the access to hands-on, industry grade tools for research. I loved training on the K \u0026amp; S Ball-Bonder, a circuit board wiring and fabrication tool.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4. Do you feel this REU experience has helped prepare you for working in a collaborative laboratory environment and furthered your education goals? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, I believe the REU program has tremendous benefits! 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Closer to home, I am considering application at the University of Texas at Dallas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;6. What is your favorite thing about\/impression of GA Tech and ATL? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy favorite thing about Georgia Tech is how the campus environment is so intellectually stimulating. Everyone I\u0026rsquo;ve interacted with has been incredibly friendly and helpful. Additionally, although the workload kept me busy, I did have a chance to see a bit of the city and it is truly quite beautiful, with great scenery and tons to do. Off campus, I truly enjoyed a trip to Stone Mountain to celebrate the 4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E of July.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe SENIC REU program is funded by NSF award EEC-1757579.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ronald Reliford Jr. is the first-generation college attendee from his family and hails from Campti, Louisiana. Ronald is attending Northwestern State University; Natchitoches, LA, majoring in Electronics Engineering and Technologies."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2019-02-08 13:53:41","changed_gmt":"2019-02-08 15:24:13","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-02-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-02-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"617519":{"id":"617519","type":"image","title":". 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Mr. Reliford worked with mentor Chuan-Wei Tsou in the laboratory of Professor Shyh-Chiang Shen (ECE).","file":{"fid":"235046","name":"Reliford 2018 REU Pic.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Reliford%202018%20REU%20Pic.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Reliford%202018%20REU%20Pic.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":765303,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Reliford%202018%20REU%20Pic.jpg?itok=41PiVaSp"}}},"media_ids":["617519"],"groups":[{"id":"213791","name":"3D Systems Packaging Research Center"},{"id":"198081","name":"Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC)"},{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"},{"id":"213771","name":"The Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technologies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"363","name":"NSF"},{"id":"179098","name":"SENIC REU"},{"id":"169986","name":"Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC)"},{"id":"166968","name":"the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"10577","name":"Electrical and Computer Engineering; ECE"},{"id":"180454","name":"SC Shen"},{"id":"1815","name":"optoelectronics"},{"id":"59331","name":"bio-inspired"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChrista Ernst\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nchrista.etrnst@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["christa.etrnst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"616388":{"#nid":"616388","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Brilliant Glow of Paint-On Semiconductors Comes from Ornate Quantum Physics","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELED lights and monitors, and quality solar panels were born of a revolution in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/chemistry\/optoelectronics\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esemiconductors\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that efficiently convert energy to light or vice versa. Now, next-generation semiconducting materials are on the horizon, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41563-018-0262-7\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ein a new study\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, researchers have uncovered eccentric physics behind their potential to transform lighting technology and photovoltaics yet again.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EComparing the quantum properties of these emerging so-called hybrid semiconductors with those of their established predecessors is about like comparing the Bolshoi Ballet to jumping jacks. Twirling troupes of quantum particles undulate through the emerging materials, creating, with ease, highly desirable optoelectronic (light-electronic) properties, according to a team of physical chemists led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/Silva%20\/Carlos\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eresearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese same properties are impractical to achieve in established semiconductors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe particles moving through these new materials also engage the material itself in the quantum action, akin to dancers enticing the floor to dance with them. The researchers were able to measure patterns in the material caused by the dancing and relate them to the emerging material\u0026rsquo;s quantum properties and to energy introduced into the material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese insights could help engineers work productively with the new class of semiconductors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnusually flexible semiconductors\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe emerging material\u0026rsquo;s ability to house diverse, eccentric quantum particle movements, analogous to the dancers, is directly related to its unusual flexibility on a molecular level, analogous to the dancefloor that joins in the dances. By contrast, established semiconductors have rigid, straight-laced molecular structures that leave the dancing to quantum particles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe class of hybrid semiconductors the researchers examined is called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?biw=1532\u0026amp;bih=783\u0026amp;tbm=isch\u0026amp;sa=1\u0026amp;ei=9sI4XI-_LYGIggf-qbSACA\u0026amp;q=halide+organic-inorganic+perovskite+carlos+silva\u0026amp;oq=halide+organic-inorganic+perovskite+carlos+silva\u0026amp;gs_l=img.3...20279.21300..21580...0.0..0.52.338.7......1....1..gws-wiz-img.Yz18-ph1WLk#imgrc=r3vU05y-A4rlnM:\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehalide organic-inorganic perovskite\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(HOIP), which will be explained in more detail at bottom along with the \u0026ldquo;hybrid\u0026rdquo; semiconductor designation, which combines a crystal lattice -- common in semiconductors -- with a layer of innovatively flexing material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond their promise of unique radiance and energy-efficiency, HOIPs are easy to produce and apply.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaint them on\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One compelling advantage is that HOIPs are made using low temperatures and processed in solution,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/Silva%20\/Carlos\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECarlos Silva, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;It takes much less energy to make them, and you can make big batches.\u0026rdquo; Silva co-led the study alongside\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iit.it\/index.php\/people\/srinivasa-srimath\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAjay Ram Srimath Kandada\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from Georgia Tech and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt takes high temperatures to make most semiconductors in small quantities, and they are rigid to apply to surfaces, but HOIPs could be painted on to make LEDs, lasers or even window glass that could glow in any color from aquamarine to fuchsia. Lighting with HOIPs may require very little energy, and solar panel makers could boost photovoltaics\u0026rsquo; efficiency and slash production costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team led by Georgia Tech included researchers from the Universit\u0026eacute; de Mons in Belgium and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. The results were published\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41563-018-0262-7\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eon January 14, 2019, in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Materials\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. The work was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, EU Horizon 2020, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Fond Qu\u0026eacute;b\u0026eacute;cois pour la Recherche, and the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E[Thinking about grad school?\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gradadmiss.gatech.edu\/apply-now\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHere\u0026#39;s how to apply to Georgia Tech.\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuantum jumping jacks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESemiconductors in optoelectronic devices can either convert light into electricity or electricity into light. The researchers concentrated on processes connected to the latter: light emission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe trick to getting a material to emit light is, broadly speaking, to apply energy to electrons in the material, so that they take a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/quantum_leap\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Equantum leap\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;up from their orbits around atoms then emit that energy as light when they hop back down to the orbits they had vacated. Established semiconductors can\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/trap-solid-state-physics\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etrap\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;electrons in areas of the material that strictly limit the electrons\u0026rsquo; range of motion then apply energy to those areas to make electrons do quantum leaps in unison to emit useful light when they hop back down in unison.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These are\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/quantum_wells.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Equantum wells\u003C\/a\u003E, two-dimensional parts of the material that confine these quantum properties to create these particular light emission properties,\u0026rdquo; Silva said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImaginary particle excitement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is a potentially more attractive way to produce the light, and it is a core strength of the new hybrid semiconductors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn electron has a negative charge, and an orbit it vacates after having been excited by energy is a positive charge called an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/whatis.techtarget.com\/definition\/hole\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eelectron hole\u003C\/a\u003E. The electron and the hole can gyrate around each other forming a kind of imaginary particle, or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quasiparticle\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Equasiparticle\u003C\/a\u003E, called an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/exciton\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eexciton\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The positive-negative attraction in an exciton is called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.euronuclear.org\/info\/encyclopedia\/bindingenergy.htm\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebinding energy\u003C\/a\u003E, and it\u0026rsquo;s a very high-energy phenomenon, which makes it great for light emitting,\u0026rdquo; Silva said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen the electron and the hole reunite, that releases the binding energy to make light. But usually, excitons are very hard to maintain in a semiconductor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The excitonic properties in conventional semiconductors are only stable at extremely cold temperatures,\u0026rdquo; Silva said. \u0026ldquo;But in HOIPs the excitonic properties are very stable at room temperature.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOrnate quasiparticle twirling\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcitons get freed up from their atoms and move around the material. In addition, excitons in an HOIP can whirl around other excitons, forming quasiparticles called biexcitons. And there\u0026rsquo;s more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcitons also spin around atoms in the material lattice. Much the way an electron and an electron hole create an exciton, this twirl of the exciton around an atomic nucleus gives rise to yet another quasiparticle called a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/polaron\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epolaron\u003C\/a\u003E. All that action can result in excitons transitioning to polarons back. One can even speak of some excitons taking on a \u0026ldquo;polaronic\u0026rdquo; nuance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECompounding all those dynamics is the fact that HOIPs are full of positively and negatively charged ions. The ornateness of these quantum dances has an overarching effect on the material itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWave patterns resonate\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe uncommon participation of atoms of the material in these dances with electrons, excitons, biexcitons and polarons creates repetitive nanoscale indentations in the material that are observable as wave patterns and that shift and flux with the amount of energy added to the material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In a ground state, these wave patterns would look a certain way, but with added energy, the excitons do things differently. That changes the wave patterns, and that\u0026rsquo;s what we measure,\u0026rdquo; Silva said. \u0026ldquo;The key observation in the study is that the wave pattern varies with different types of excitons (exciton, biexciton, polaronic\/less polaronic).\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe indentations also grip the excitons, slowing their mobility through the material, and all these ornate dynamics may affect the quality of light emission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERubber band sandwich\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe material, a halide organic-inorganic perovskite, is a sandwich of two inorganic crystal lattice layers with some organic material in between them \u0026ndash; making HOIPs an organic-inorganic hybrid material. The quantum action happens in the crystal lattices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe organic layer in between is like a sheet of rubber bands that makes the crystal lattices into a wobbly but stable dancefloor. Also, HOIPs are put together with many\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nwu_Dpizmsk\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enon-covalent bonds\u003C\/a\u003E, making the material soft.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIndividual units of the crystal take a form called perovskite, which is a very even diamond shape, with a metal in the center and halogens such as chlorine or iodine at the points, thus \u0026ldquo;halide.\u0026rdquo; For this study, the researchers used a 2D prototype with the formula (PEA)\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003EPbI\u003Csub\u003E4\u003C\/sub\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlso READ: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/599811\/perking-and-crimping-bristles-polyelectrolyte-brushes\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPerking up and Crimping the \u0026#39;Bristles\u0026#39; of Polyelectrolyte Brushes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe study was co-authored by F\u0026eacute;lix Thouin (co-first author), David A. 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The art of design is something that can go unnoticed by many people, but once you realize the engineered intricacies in the objects around you, it can\u0026rsquo;t be unseen. I hope to have a career in which I design mechanical devices with improved quality and efficiency.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. What research are you conducting at GT and what applications do you feel this research may have?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy research is focused on the fabrication and optimization of microfluidic devices. These devices assist in research across a wide range of disciplines. Some of the devices use microfluidic channels and ridges to induce the adsorption of macromolecules by cells, indicating the potential for new ways of delivering medicine. Another device in the lab\u0026rsquo;s research is designed to sort cells into reservoirs based on their stiffness. The elastic properties of the cells corresponds to drug-resistance in certain types of cancer cells. One of my target assignments involves the design of a \u0026lsquo;chip holder\u0026rsquo; to conduct more effective experimentation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. What has been your favorite lab activity\/ tool training\/ etc. thus far and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy favorite tool on which I\u0026rsquo;ve been trained thus far is the Nanoscribe 3D Lithography machine. Comparing the lengthy and complicated process of photolithography, with spin-coater and mask-development stages, to the relative simple utility of the Nanoscribe machine makes me appreciate what research toolmakers are capable of. 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For these regions, photocatalytic nitrogen fixation might be useful for on-demand fertilizer production,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/hatzell\u0022\u003EMarta Hatzell\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWoodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Ultimately, this might be a low-cost process that could make fertilizer-based nutrients available to a broader array of farmers.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHatzell and collaborator \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/andrew-j-medford\u0022\u003EAndrew Medford\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, are working with scientists at the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) to study the potential impacts of the reaction process. 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However, they were awarded experimental time on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Light Source\u003C\/a\u003E at the U.S. Department of Energy\u0026rsquo;s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which allowed them to finally test a key component of the hypothesis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESpecialized equipment at the lab allowed Hatzell and graduate student Yu-Hsuan Liu to use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to examine the surface of titania as nitrogen, water and oxygen interacted with the surfaces under near-ambient pressure in the dark and in the light. At first, the researchers saw no photochemical nitrogen fixation, but as the experiments continued, they observed a unique interaction between nitrogen and titania when light was directed at the minerals surface.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat accounted for the initial lack of results? Hatzell and Medford believe that surface contamination with carbon \u0026ndash; likely from a hydrocarbon \u0026ndash; is a necessary part of the catalytic process for nitrogen reduction on the titania. \u0026ldquo;Prior to testing, the samples are cleaned to remove nearly all the trace carbon from the surface, however during experiments carbon from various sources (gases and the vacuum chamber) can introduce trace amount of carbon back onto the sample,\u0026rdquo; Hatzell explained. \u0026ldquo;What we observed was that reduced nitrogen species only were detected if there was a degree of carbon on the sample.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe hydrocarbon contamination hypothesis would explain why earlier research had provided inconsistent results. Carbon is always present at trace levels on titania, but getting the right amount and type may be key to making the hypothesized reaction work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We think this explains the puzzling results that had been reported in the literature, and we hope it gives insights into how to engineer new catalysts using this 75-year-old mystery,\u0026rdquo; Medford said. \u0026ldquo;Often the best catalysts are materials that are very pristine and made in a clean room. Here you have just the opposite \u0026ndash; this reaction actually needs the impurities, which could be beneficial for sustainable applications in farming.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope to experimentally confirm the role of carbon with upcoming tests at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), which will allow them to directly probe the carbon during the photocatalytic nitrogen fixation process. They also hope to learn more about the catalytic mechanism so that they can better control the reaction to improve efficiency, which is currently less than one percent.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research reported in the journal did not measure ammonia, but Hatzell and her students have since detected it in lab scale tests. Because the ammonia is currently produced at such low levels, the researchers had to take precautions to avoid ammonia-based contamination. \u0026ldquo;Even tape used on equipment can create small quantities of ammonia that can affect the measurements,\u0026rdquo; Medford added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough the amounts of ammonia produced by the reaction are currently low, Hatzell and Medford believe that with process improvements, the advantages of on-site fertilizer production under benign conditions could overcome that limitation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;While this may sound ridiculous from a practical perspective at first, if you actually look at the needs of the problem and the fact that sunlight and nitrogen from the air are free, on a cost basis it starts to look more interesting,\u0026rdquo; Medford said. \u0026ldquo;If you could operate a small-scale ammonia production facility with enough capacity for one farm, you have immediately made a difference.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHatzell credits cutting-edge surface science with finally providing an explanation to the mystery.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Since earlier investigators looked at this, there have been significant advances made in the area of measurement and surface science,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Most surface science measurements require the use of ultra-high vacuum conditions which do not mimic the catalytic environment you aim to investigate. 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GT-IEN hosted 4 undergraduates from various U.S. colleges over the summer that engaged in hands-on research in a number of fields of nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is our third installment of interviews with the students who spent their summer conducting research at Georgia Tech. Alexa Espinoza, a student at the University of Florida during the program period, worked with mentor Aaron Jiang in the laboratory of Professor Paul Kohl (ChBE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1. What sparked your interest in engineering and what problems are you hoping to help solve as an engineer?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI have been interested in engineering since the time I was attending high school. I was involved in STEM activities in middle and high school, such as the Science Olympiad, and enjoyed my math and chemistry classes and I always wanted to learn more. I gravitated to hands-on activities, rather than calculations based ones, and I like how engineering involves a lot of problem solving and forces us to make use of all of our abilities to tackle issues. I feel studying engineering will allow me to apply my problem solving skills to many real-life issues and make a difference, little by little.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. What research are you conducting at GT and what applications do you feel this research may have?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lab team I am working with is researching acid diffusion in a type of photosensitive polymer. The control of decomposition and vaporization of polymers is useful in fabrication electronics and devices where the polymer serves as a temporary spatial placeholder. This controlled process is also useful in constructing components that have a fixed lifetime and do not require recovery, or in which recovery is impossible or undesirable.\u0026nbsp; The decomposition process can be can be triggered by the sun, or another light source, however this fact make working with these materials problematic as their temperature range for material stability is limited. In order to stabilize the process, the team works with a bi-layer polymer film in which the first layer is non photosensitive (polymer only) and a second layer that contains the polymer and decomposing photo-catalyst. Upon the application of exposure trigger the second layer decomposes and the photo-catalyst diffuses into the first polymer layer resulting in its vaporization as well. I am currently working on mixing the polymers and conducting the light exposure testing of the different polymer recipes for data collection and comparison.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. What has been your favorite lab activity\/ tool training\/ etc. thus far and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy favorite activity has been the orientation and training I received in the inorganic cleanroom. I had never been in a cleanroom before, and it is amazing to see all of the equipment they have. Learning to use the materials and processes was both interesting and a bit scary, and an experience I will never forget.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4. Do you feel this REU experience has helped prepare you for working in a collaborative laboratory environment and furthered your education goals?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI do! Before this experience, I had no idea how laboratory research was conducted, or what it was like to work in a collaborative environment along with other researchers. I have always wanted to explore hands-on research, and this REU was extremely helpful for getting this kind of introduction. I don\u0026rsquo;t think I could have had a better experience than what I did at GT.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5. What are your plans post-undergraduate? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis experience has opened my eyes to the possibility of graduate school. Currently I am undecided about my post-undergraduate plans, but I am applying for industry internships in pharmaceutical R\u0026amp;D next summer. I would like to compare the two summer research experiences and move forward based on my overall impression of both.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E6. What is your favorite thing about GA Tech and ATL? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love how green and quite this campus is. You don\u0026rsquo;t\u0026rsquo; feel like you are in downtown Atlanta at all, and it is that contrast that I really enjoyed. Everyone at Georgia Tech has been so nice to us, and Atlanta is such a beautiful city. It was my first time here, and it will definitely not be the last.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"SENIC REU Experience with Alexa Espinoza"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"I have been interested in engineering since the time I was attending high school. I was involved in STEM activities in middle and high school, such as the Science Olympiad, and enjoyed my math and chemistry classes and I always wanted to learn more."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2018-11-02 14:33:29","changed_gmt":"2018-11-02 15:58:29","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-11-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-11-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"613707":{"id":"613707","type":"image","title":"Alexa Espinoza","body":null,"created":"1541168991","gmt_created":"2018-11-02 14:29:51","changed":"1541168991","gmt_changed":"2018-11-02 14:29:51","alt":"University of Florida student Alexa Espinoza working in the laboratory of Paul Kohl during her Research Experience for Undergraduates.","file":{"fid":"233608","name":"Alexa Espinoza 2018 REU Pic.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Alexa%20Espinoza%202018%20REU%20Pic.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Alexa%20Espinoza%202018%20REU%20Pic.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":632280,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Alexa%20Espinoza%202018%20REU%20Pic.jpg?itok=qzd4Qnf3"}}},"media_ids":["613707"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ien.gatech.edu\/reu-application","title":"SENIC Research Experience for Undergraduates"}],"groups":[{"id":"213791","name":"3D Systems Packaging Research Center"},{"id":"198081","name":"Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC)"},{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"},{"id":"213771","name":"The Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technologies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166968","name":"the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"166974","name":"the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"84071","name":"Paul Kohl"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"4216","name":"polymers"},{"id":"166975","name":"SENIC"},{"id":"174996","name":"Nanotechnology REU"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChrista Ernst: christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"613368":{"#nid":"613368","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Shen Elected as OSA Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EShyh-Chiang Shen has been elected to the class of 2019 OSA Fellows. Shen is a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShen is among the 98 OSA members elected to its 2019 class of Fellows.He is\u0026nbsp;being recognized \u0026ldquo;for the development and advancement of compound semiconductor optoelectronic devices and integrated circuits.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA member of the ECE faculty since 2005, Shen leads the Semiconductor Research Lab, where he and his team work on\u0026nbsp;wide-bandgap semiconductors and their applications in optoelectronics and power electronics. Their research is heavily sided on novel device design, validation, and manufacturable fabrication technology development for compound semiconductors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to joining Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;Shen developed a proprietary commercial-grade InP transistor technology that led to the first demonstration of monolithically integrated 40Gb\/s PIN+TIA differential-output optical receivers. Since 2005, he has made significant technological impacts in advanced III-Nitride (III-N) wide-bandgap semiconductor device research. Many of his works at Tech stand as state-of-the-art III-N device demonstrations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShen\u0026rsquo;s research has yielded eight awarded U.S. patents, five book chapters, 170-plus publications in refereed journals and conferences, and many invited seminar talks to date. He is also an editor of a book entitled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENitride Semiconductor LEDs\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2nd Ed., October 2017).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShen has also been honored for his contributions in research and education at Georgia Tech. He received the Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in 2012; the ECE Outstanding Junior Faculty Member Award in 2011; and the ECE Richard M. Bass\/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Award in 2010.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Professor\u0026nbsp;Shyh-Chiang Shen has been elected to the class of 2019 OSA Fellows.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Professor\u00a0Shyh-Chiang Shen has been elected to the class of 2019 OSA Fellows."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2018-10-26 21:21:20","changed_gmt":"2018-10-26 21:26:01","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-10-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-10-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"613369":{"id":"613369","type":"image","title":"Shyh-Chiang Shen","body":null,"created":"1540589094","gmt_created":"2018-10-26 21:24:54","changed":"1540589094","gmt_changed":"2018-10-26 21:24:54","alt":"photograph of Shyh-Chiang Shen","file":{"fid":"233513","name":"SC Shen.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SC%20Shen.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SC%20Shen.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":61620,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SC%20Shen.jpg?itok=bzzK8xCI"}}},"media_ids":["613369"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/shyh-chiang-shen","title":"Shyh-Chiang Shen"},{"url":"http:\/\/shensc.ece.gatech.edu","title":"Semiconductor Research Lab"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.osa.org\/en-us\/home\/","title":"OSA - The Optical Society"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.osa.org\/en-us\/about_osa\/newsroom\/news_releases\/2018\/the_optical_society_announces_2019_fellows_class\/","title":"OSA news release on 2019 Fellows"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172175","name":"Shyh-Chiang Shen"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"276","name":"Awards"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"2432","name":"OSA"},{"id":"179513","name":"Semiconductor Research Lab"},{"id":"179514","name":"wide-bandgap semiconductors"},{"id":"173391","name":"Power Electronics"},{"id":"1815","name":"optoelectronics"},{"id":"179515","name":"III-Nitride (III-N) wide-bandgap semiconductor device research"},{"id":"179516","name":"Nitride Semiconductor LEDs"},{"id":"609","name":"electronics"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"612167":{"#nid":"612167","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Red Glow Helps Identify Nanoparticles for Delivering RNA Therapies","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new screening process could dramatically accelerate the identification of nanoparticles suitable for delivering therapeutic RNA into living cells. The technique would allow researchers to screen hundreds of nanoparticles at a time, identifying the organs in which they accumulate \u0026ndash; and verifying that they can successfully deliver an RNA cargo into living cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBased on work known as \u0026ldquo;DNA barcoding,\u0026rdquo; the technique inserts unique snippets of DNA into as many as 150 different nanoparticles for simultaneous testing. The nanoparticles are then injected into animal models and allowed to travel to organs such as the liver, spleen or lungs. Genetic sequencing techniques then identify which DNA-labeled nanoparticles have reached specific organs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a paper published October 1 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E, a research team describes taking the process a step farther to verify that the nanoparticles have entered the cells of the specific organs. In addition to the DNA barcode, the researchers inserted into each nanoparticle a snippet of mRNA that is turned into a protein known as \u0026ldquo;Cre.\u0026rdquo; The Cre protein generates a red glow, identifying cells that the nanoparticles have entered and successfully delivered the mRNA drug, allowing the researchers to identify which nanoparticles can deliver RNA drugs to the cells of the specific organs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This technique, known as Fast Indication of Nanoparticle Discovery (FIND), will allow us to identify the right carrier far more quickly and less expensively than we have been able to do in the past,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/James-Dahlman\u0022\u003EJames E. Dahlman\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;As a result, the odds that we will be able to find carriers for specific tissues should increase dramatically.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe FIND technique would replace in vitro screening, which has limited success at identifying nanoparticle carriers for the genetic therapies. The research was supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health, and from the Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, the Parkinson\u0026rsquo;s Disease Foundation and the Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETherapies based on RNA and DNA could address a broad range of genetically based diseases, including atherosclerosis, where such therapies may be able to reverse the buildup of plaque in arteries. Nanoparticles used to deliver RNA and DNA into cells are made from several ingredients whose levels can be varied, creating the potential for tens of thousands of different nanoparticles. Finding the right combination of these ingredients to target specific cells has required extensive trial-and-error discovery processes that have limited the use of RNA and DNA therapies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUse of the DNA barcoding process allows hundreds of possible nanoparticle combinations to be tested simultaneously in a single animal, but until now, researchers could only tell that the combination had reached specific organs. By examining which cells within the organs have the red glow, they can now verify that the nanoparticles carried the barcodes and delivered functional mRNA drugs into the cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, the researchers report discovering two nanoparticles that efficiently delivered siRNA, sgRNA and mRNA to endothelial cells in the spleen. The researchers believe their technique can deliver therapeutic RNA and DNA to a wide variety of endothelial cell types, and perhaps also to immune system and other cell types.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The field has been able to functionally deliver genetic drugs to the liver, and we are now trying to use our technology to deliver to different organs and cell types to enable therapies to treat all of the cell types that are in the liver,\u0026rdquo; said Cory Sago, the paper\u0026rsquo;s first author and a Ph.D. candidate in Dahlman\u0026rsquo;s lab. \u0026ldquo;Now that we have a system that allows us to probe these questions at a very specific level of resolution, we now want to go after other cell types in a more efficient manner.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDahlman expects to put the new technology to use quickly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We hope to take projects that would ordinarily require years and complete several of them within the next 12 months,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;FIND could be used to carry all sorts of nucleic acid drugs into cells. That could include small RNAs, large RNAs, small DNAs and large DNAs \u0026ndash; many different types of genetic drugs that are now being developed in research labs.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETechnical challenges ahead include demonstrating that identifying an affinity for mouse organs predicts which particles will work in the human body, and that the approach works for different classes of genetic therapies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExperimentally, Dahlman\u0026rsquo;s lab produces the nanoparticles at three formulation stations that require about 90 seconds to produce each of the 250 or so samples used. The resulting nanoparticles are then examined for proper size range \u0026ndash; 40 to 80 nanometers in diameter \u0026ndash; before being purified and sterilized for injection into the animals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter three days, the researchers separate cells that are glowing red and sequence the DNA snippets in them to identify which chemical compositions were most successful at entering cells of specific organs. The most promising chemical compositions are used to develop of a new batch of candidate nanoparticles for a new round of screening, which takes about a week to complete.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want to evolve the best particles that we can,\u0026rdquo; Sago said. \u0026ldquo;Every single one of the components matters, and we work to get each component right for the cell type that we are interested in. There is a lot of optimization required.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to those already mentioned, the paper\u0026rsquo;s co-authors include Melissa P. Lokugamage, Kalina Paunovska, Daryll A. Vanover, Marielena Gamboa Castro, Shannon E. Anderson, Tobi G. Rudoltz, Gwyneth N. Lando, Pooja Tiwari, Jonathan L. Kirschman and Philip J. Santangelo, all of the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering; Chris M. Monaco, Young Jang and Nirav N. Shah of the Georgia Tech School of Biological Sciences; Nick Willett of Emory University and the Atlanta Veteran\u0026rsquo;s Affairs Medical Center, and Anton V. Bryksin of the Parker H. 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They have joined ECE throughout this past summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/angelos-d-keromytis\u0022\u003EAngelos Keromytis\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a member of the computer systems and software technical interest group, and his office is located in Klaus 3362. A Fellow of the ACM and the IEEE, Keromytis holds the John H. Weitnauer, Jr. Chair and is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. His research interests are in systems and network security and applied cryptography.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKeromytis came to Georgia Tech from DARPA, where he served as program manager in the Information Innovation Office from 2014-2018. He also served as program director with the Computer and Network Systems Division in the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation. 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Emory University and editor of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/esciencecommons.blogspot.com\/\u0022\u003EeScience Commons\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScientists have made remarkable advances into recording the electrical activity that the nervous system uses to control complex skills, leading to insights into how the nervous system directs an animal\u0026rsquo;s behavior.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We can record the electrical activity of a single neuron, and large groups of neurons, as animals learn and perform skilled behaviors,\u0026rdquo; says Sam Sober, an associate professor of biology at Emory University who studies the brain and nervous system. \u0026ldquo;What\u0026rsquo;s missing,\u0026rdquo; he adds, \u0026ldquo;is the technology to precisely record the electrical signals of the muscles that ultimately control that movement.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Sober lab is 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The researchers recently received a $200,000 Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award from the McKnight Foundation to create a device that can record electrical action potentials, or \u0026ldquo;spikes\u0026rdquo; within muscles of songbirds and rodents. The technology will be used to help understand the neural control of many different skilled behaviors to potentially gain insights into neurological disorders that affect motor control.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our device will be the first that lets you record populations of spikes from all of the muscles involved in controlling a complex behavior,\u0026rdquo; Sober says. \u0026ldquo;This technique will offer unprecedented access to the neural signals that control muscles, allowing previously impossible investigations into how the brain controls the body.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By combining expertise in the life sciences at Emory with the engineering expertise of Georgia Tech, we are able to enter new scientific territory,\u0026rdquo; Bakir says. \u0026ldquo;The ultimate goal is to make discoveries that improve the quality of life of people.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Sober lab previously developed a prototype device \u0026mdash; electrodes attached to flexible wires \u0026mdash; to measure electrical activity in a breathing muscle used by Bengalese finches to sing. The way birds control their song has a lot in common with human speech, both in how it is learned early in life and how it is produced in adulthood. The neural pathways for birdsong are also well known, and restricted to that one activity, making birds a good model system for studying nervous system function.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In experiments using our prototype, we discovered that, just like in brain cells, precise spike timing patterns in muscle cells are critical for controlling behavior \u0026mdash; in this case breathing,\u0026rdquo; Sober says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe prototype device, however, is basic. Its 16 electrodes can only record activity from a single muscle \u0026mdash; not the entire ensemble of muscles involved in birdsong. In order to gain a fuller picture of how neural signals control movement, neuroscientists need a much more sophisticated device.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe McKnight funding allowed Sober to team up with Bakir. Their goal is to create a micro-scale electromyography (EMG) sensor array, containing more than 1,000 electrodes, to record single-cellular data across many muscles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe engineering challenges are formidable. The arrays need to be flexible enough to fit the shape of small muscles used in fine motor skills, and to change shape as the muscles contract. The entire device must also be tiny enough not to impede the movement of a small animal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our first step is to build a flexible substrate on the micro-scale that can support high-density electrodes,\u0026rdquo; Bakir says. \u0026ldquo;And we will need to use microchips that work in parallel with 1,000 electrodes, and then attach them to that substrate.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo meet that challenge, the Bakir lab will create a 3D integrated circuit. \u0026ldquo;Essentially, it\u0026rsquo;s building a miniature skyscraper of electrical circuits stacked vertically atop one another,\u0026rdquo; Bakir says. This vertical design will allow the researchers to minimize the size of the flexible substrate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;To our knowledge, no one has done what we are trying to do in this project,\u0026rdquo; Bakir says. \u0026ldquo;That makes it more difficult, but also exciting because we are entering new space.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Sober lab will use the new device to expand its songbird vocalization studies. And it will explore how the nervous system controls the muscles involved when a mouse performs skilled movements with its forelimbs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn early version of the technology will also be shared with collaborators of the Sober lab at three different universities. These collaborators will further test the arrays, while also gathering data across more species.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We know so little about how the brain organizes skilled behaviors,\u0026rdquo; Sober says. \u0026ldquo;Once we perfect this technology, we will make it available to researchers in this field around the world, to advance knowledge as rapidly as possible.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe mission of the McKnight Foundation\u0026rsquo;s Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award, as described on its website, is \u0026ldquo;to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain and behavior can be accurately diagnosed, prevented and treated.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFull cutline information\u0026nbsp;for photos\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETop photo:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe labs of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Muhannad Bakir (far left) and Emory\u0026#39;s Samuel Sober (far right) combined forces for the project. 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The impact is measured by commercialization and\u0026nbsp;wide adoption of the nominee\u0026rsquo;s contributions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERaychowdhury won the award for his\u0026nbsp;contributions to \u0026quot;integrated DSL modems,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ealways-on\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;intelligent\u0026nbsp;sensor hardware and model development for non-linear control in voltage regulators.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to attending graduate school, Raychowdhury first\u0026nbsp;worked as an analog researcher at Texas\u0026nbsp;Instruments (TI) for two\u0026nbsp;years,\u0026nbsp;where he\u0026nbsp;designed the\u0026nbsp;world\u0026#39;s first adaptive\u0026nbsp;mixed-signal\u0026nbsp;echo-canceller for the receive-channel in ADSL modems. It used a hardware based\u0026nbsp;optimizer for\u0026nbsp;impedance matching and resulted in 1.5X range improvement. Raychowdhury holds two key patents in this area, and the design eventually was adopted by three generations of TI modems and was\u0026nbsp;awarded the EDN design of the year award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter\u0026nbsp;receiving his Ph.D., Raychowdhury joined Intel Labs as a research scientist where he led the design of \u0026quot;always-on\u0026quot; smart microphones, which led to a design win with BMW and led to the adoption of the technology in automotive infotainment systems. This was\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;industry\u0026#39;s first hardware design that incorporated an\u0026nbsp;ultra-low power microphone-sensor front-end with a\u0026nbsp;fully-programmable keyword-spotting hardware.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince joining Georgia Tech in 2013, Raychowdhury has been exploring various aspects of power-efficient design. Most notably, his students and he contributed to the development of switched-mode and non-linear control in high-bandwidth all-digital, linear regulators that have gained wide traction with the\u0026nbsp;semiconductor companies. 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This isn\u0026rsquo;t it.\u0026rdquo; onto a sesame seed from an Arby\u0026rsquo;s bun. The ad measured 38.3 microns by 19.2 microns, or 735.36 square micron in area, and has been officially recognized by the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS as the world\u0026rsquo;s \u003Cem\u003ESmallest advertisement\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe world\u0026rsquo;s smallest ad was displayed inside an Arby\u0026rsquo;s in America\u0026rsquo;s largest city, New York. Arby\u0026rsquo;s guests at the 32 E. 23rd St. restaurant in Manhattan were able to view the world\u0026rsquo;s smallest ad by using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) provided by Hitachi-HTA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When Arby\u0026rsquo;s ad agency, Moxie, approached us about this, I raised an eyebrow,\u0026rdquo; said Dean Sutter, associate director for industry outreach for IEN. \u0026ldquo;But then I thought it was a great way to highlight our unique capabilities and let industry know we have facilities that can help them with their nanotechnology needs.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EArby\u0026rsquo;s used the world\u0026rsquo;s \u003Cem\u003ESmallest advertisement\u003C\/em\u003E on June 11 to tease the announcement of switching to Coca-Cola with a second GUINESS WORLD RECORDS title \u0026ndash; the \u003Cem\u003ELargest advertisement\u003C\/em\u003E. The 212,000-square-foot advertisement was unveiled June 19 in Monowi, Nebraska. The town is the only incorporated municipality in the United States with a population of one, making it the smallest city in America. The idea was to have the world\u0026rsquo;s smallest ad in the largest city \u0026ndash; New York City \u0026ndash; and the largest ad in the smallest city.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more on IEN and its capabilities or to become a shared asset user, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ien.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ien.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 1964, Arby\u0026rsquo;s is the second-largest sandwich restaurant brand in the world with more than 3,400 restaurants in seven countries. Arby\u0026rsquo;s is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants. 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CSP is an alternative to the better known photovoltaic technology, which produces electricity directly from sunlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESix Georgia Tech researchers will receive a portion of a $72 million DOE investment that will ultimately lead to construction and demonstration of an operating Generation 3 CSP facility. The Georgia Tech researchers will collect information on the thermophysical properties of molten salts used in concentrated solar facilities and study particle flows and heat transfer that may be part of thermal storage applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Concentrated solar power is another option that allows us to generate electricity from sunlight,\u0026rdquo; said Shannon Yee, assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s George W. 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Engineers want to operate the facilities at higher temperatures \u0026ndash; 700 degrees Celsius or above \u0026ndash; to more effectively use the concentrated sunlight from fields of mirrors (i.e., heliostat fields) that deliver more concentrated sunlight to solar receivers than the widely used parabolic troughs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have to move to higher and higher temperatures, which means we have to use materials that are more and more exotic,\u0026rdquo; said Yee, whose research team will receive a total of about $2 million during the five-year program. \u0026ldquo;We really don\u0026rsquo;t have the information we need about the thermophysical properties of these materials. Our goal will be to learn more about these materials, and to disseminate that information to the organizations that will be designing the new facility.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn alternative to using molten salts is to use solid particle flows as a thermal energy carrier and storage medium to transfer thermal energy from the receiver to a working fluid to produce electricity. Understanding these materials will be the work of Associate Professors Peter Loutzenhiser and Devesh Ranjan, and Professor Zhuomin Zhang, all faculty members in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We will be working together to characterize flow and model the heat transfer for different particles under different conditions as they are applied to CSP applications,\u0026rdquo; said Loutzenhiser, whose team will receive $1.4 million from the DOE over three years. \u0026ldquo;The end goal will be supporting the use of particles as solar energy storage and carrier media to provide on-demand electricity derived from supercritical CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E and\/or Air Brayton cycles. Solid particles are advantageous because they have high energy densities and can operate to higher temperatures without much degradation compared to molten salts.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERanjan compared the particle flow to that of volcanic lava. \u0026ldquo;The particles can absorb a lot of heat and allow us to move the thermal energy,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We will be looking at these particle flows in detail.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work will include both theoretical and applied aspects, Loutzenhiser noted. \u0026ldquo;We will examine fundamental behavior of the particle flows and heat transfer for different solar particle heating receiver configurations. This work will then be used to support the design and development of real technologies at scale-up that are being pursued by other Generation 3 researchers within the scope of the program. The project will culminate in a suite of experiments that will use our high-flux solar simulator to closely mimic the conditions that the particle flows would experience under sunlight in an actual solar receiver.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Yee, Loutzenhiser, Ranjan and Zhang, the overall DOE project will also include Said Abdel-Khalik and Sheldon Jeter, also mechanical engineering professors, who will support the development of the demonstration CSP facility proposed by Sandia National Laboratories. The proposed Sandia design will use particle heating technology. The team led by Abdel-Khalik and Jeter has been developing particle heating CSP technology in collaboration with Sandia and others for several years.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately one test facility will be built by a team to be chosen from among Sandia or competitors Brayton Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Those three organizations received preliminary awards from the DOE.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new DOE funding will extend previous research on high-temperature components, develop them into integrated assemblies, and test these components and systems through a wide range of operational conditions, the agency said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf successful, the DOE expects that this will result in reducing the cost of a CSP system by approximately $0.02 per kilowatt-hour, which is 40 percent of the way to the 2030 cost goals of $0.05 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for baseload CSP plants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;DOE has led the world in CSP research,\u0026rdquo; said Daniel Simmons, principal deputy assistant secretary for the DOE\u0026rsquo;s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. \u0026ldquo;These projects will help facilitate the next wave of new technologies and continue the effort to maintain American leadership in this space.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough the Generation 3 CSP program, three teams will compete to build an integrated system that can efficiently receive solar heat and deliver it to a working fluid at a temperature greater than 700 degrees Celsius, while incorporating thermal energy storage, the agency said in its news release.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the first two-year period, those teams will work to de-risk various aspects of diversified CSP technology pathways, prepare a detailed design for a test facility, and be subjected to a rigorous review process to select a single awardee to construct their proposed facility. If selected, they will receive an additional $25 million over the subsequent three years to build a test facility that allows diverse teams of researchers, laboratories, developers and manufacturers to remove key technological risks for the next generation CSP technology, the DOE said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n177 North Avenue\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332-0181\u0026nbsp; USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (jtoon@gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology researchers are part of a new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiative to develop the next generation of concentrated solar power (CSP), a technology that uses heat from the sun to turn power-generating turbines. 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Cell-phones, automotive and aviation sensors, personal and super-computers, healthcare technologies, and even our home appliances\u0026mdash;many of which now have machine learning and artificial intelligent capabilities\u0026mdash;are becoming ever more connected and \u0026lsquo;smarter\u0026rdquo;. However, with this push to deploy our devices on a global scale, our progress is increasingly being hindered by our apparent inability to further miniaturize the building block of electronics\u0026mdash;the transistors. The transistors are already too small\u0026mdash;of the order of 10 nanometers or so, ten thousand times smaller than a single strand of hair. In essence, we have become prisoners of fundamental physical limits of the transistor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA potential strategy to overcome this barrier is to introduce new materials into the transistor structure to enhance their performance and functionalities. And that is the playground of Professor Asif Khan\u0026rsquo;s group of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;One of the interesting classes of functional materials that we are working on is called antiferroelectric oxides, which could lead to efficient, nanoscale logic and memory devices and devices which can even mimic the functions of biological neurons and synapses,\u0026rdquo; says Khan. In their recent work published as an Editor\u0026rsquo;s Pick in the May issue of Applied Physics Letters, they show how these mystery materials\u0026mdash;antiferroelectrics\u0026mdash;can be fine-tuned by doping, and how their processing techniques can be simplified to ease their entry into conventional micro- and nano-electronic fabrication technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAntiferroelectric materials are electrical insulating in a way very similar to the dielectric materials used in regular capacitors. However, the significant difference is that when a certain voltage is applied across it, it undergoes a phase transition into another \u0026nbsp;insulating state which is structurally different than the parent one. With appropriate nano-scale engineering, this phenomenon can be the basis for high performance logic transistors and disruptive memory technologies. Interestingly, antiferroelectricity was discovered more than 60 years ago in perovskite materials\u0026mdash;yet it did not have a significant impact on the electronics industry despite the attractiveness because perovskites are not compatible with currently used CMOS fabrication processes. What makes the Khan group\u0026rsquo;s work particularly relevant for transistor applications is that they are studying this phenomenon in Zirconia--a very well-studied non-perovskite binary oxide which has already been in use for more than a decade in the semiconductor industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe major contribution of the recent work by Khan\u0026rsquo;s group is that they significantly simplified the complex process flow of stabilizing the antiferroelectric phase of zirconia. Typically, a metallic capping layer and a high temperature annealing step is required to convert dielectric zirconia into an antiferroelectric state. The group were able to eliminate these process steps through a thoughtful design process of the material stack. Khan is hopeful that this will reduce the barrier to entry of antiferroelectrics into the state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing processes for novel device applications. Furthermore, by introducing small amounts of lanthanum into zirconia, the researchers were able to tune the properties of antiferroelectric zirconia, namely critical field\/voltage for phase transition, dielectric constant and polarization. \u0026ldquo;Such tunability can not only enable a large design space for nanoelectronic antiferroelectric devices, but also be useful for their traditional applications of antiferroelectrics in electro-calories, pyroelectrics and micro-actuators,\u0026rdquo; says Khan. He also mentions that antiferroelectricity is a close cousin of a well-known phenomenon\u0026mdash;ferroelectricity, which being researched and adopted by major semiconductor manufacturers for potential memory applications. His previous work also focused on ferroelectric oxides for ultra-low power negative capacitance transistors. However, as he points out, antiferroelectric oxides can do all that ferroelectric oxides can but with much better endurance and reliability and reduced process complexity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKhan\u0026rsquo;s group actively collaborated with their industry partner, Eugenus, Inc. located in San Jose, CA. \u0026ldquo;Our industry-academia partnership is vital for bringing new ideas into the fore-fronts of technology,\u0026rdquo; says Dr. Mukherjee of Eugenus, Inc., also a co-author of the paper. \u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;We look forward to further collaboration to assess the applicability and the potential of new material and device concepts.\u0026rdquo; The Khan group also collaborated with the Charles University at Prague, Czech Republic, on structural characterization of the antiferroelectric zirconia films.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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The primary purpose of the IEN Seed Grant is to give first or second year graduate students in various disciplines working on original and un-funded research in micro- and nano-scale projects the opportunity to access the most advanced academic cleanroom space in the Southeast. In addition to accessing the high-level fabrication, lithography, and characterization tools in the labs, the students will have the opportunity to gain proficiency in cleanroom and tool methodology and to use the consultation services provided by research staff members of the IEN Advanced Technology Team.\u0026nbsp; In addition, the Seed Grant program gives faculty with novel research topics the ability to develop preliminary data in order to pursue follow-up funding sources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the course of five years, this grant program has seeded forty-five projects with forty-nine students working in ten different schools in COE and COS, as well as the Georgia Tech Research Institute and 2 external projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 4 winning projects, from a diverse group of engineering disciplines, were awarded a six-month block of IEN cleanroom and lab access time. In keeping with the interdisciplinary mission of IEN, the projects that will be enabled by the grants include research in materials, biomedicine, energy production, and microelectronics packaging applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Spring 2018 IEN Seed Grant Award winners are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJiang Chen (PI Ben Wang - MSE): \u003Cem\u003EValidation and Characterization of Living Cell Grafting on Polycaprolactone Fibers for Textile Tissue Engineering \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFatima Chrit (PI Alexander Alexeev - ME): \u003Cem\u003EMicrofluidic Adhesion-based Sorting of Biological Cells \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EZifei Sun (PI Gleb Yushin - MSE): \u003Cem\u003EFeOx Coated FeF3-C Nanofibers as Free-standing Cathodes for Sodium- Ion Batteries \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETing Wang (PI Xing Xie - Civil and Environmental Engineering): \u003Cem\u003EDevelopment of Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for the Mechanisms Study of Cell Transportation and Bacteria Inactivation in a Non-Uniform Electric Field \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAwardees will present the results of their research efforts at the annual IEN User Day in 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In keeping with the interdisciplinary mission of IEN, the projects that will be enabled by the grants include research in materials, biomedicine, energy production, and microelectronics packaging applications."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2018-06-04 14:05:23","changed_gmt":"2018-06-04 14:09:55","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606724":{"id":"606724","type":"image","title":"Arith Rajapaks Poster ","body":null,"created":"1528121293","gmt_created":"2018-06-04 14:08:13","changed":"1528121293","gmt_changed":"2018-06-04 14:08:13","alt":"Fall 2017 Seed Grant Winner at the IEN User Poster Session on May 21, 2018 - 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An emergent class of semiconductors, which could affordably light up our future with nuanced colors emanating from lasers, lamps, and even window glass, could be the latest example.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese materials are very radiant, easy to process from solution, and energy-efficient. The nagging question of whether hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) could really work just received a very affirmative answer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prmaterials\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevMaterials.2.034001\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ein a new international study\u003C\/a\u003E led by physical chemists at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith significant effort, researchers succeeded in testing an existing HOIP and observed a \u0026ldquo;richness\u0026rdquo; of semiconducting physics created by what could be described as electrons dancing on chemical underpinnings that wobble like a funhouse floor in an earthquake. That bucks conventional wisdom because established \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/whatis.techtarget.com\/definition\/semiconductor\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esemiconductors\u003C\/a\u003E rely upon rigidly stable chemical foundations, that is to say, quieter molecular frameworks, to produce the desired quantum properties.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We don\u0026rsquo;t know yet how it works to have these stable quantum properties in this intense molecular motion,\u0026rdquo; said first author Felix Thouin, a graduate research assistant at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;It defies physics models we have to try to explain it. It\u0026rsquo;s like we need some new physics.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuantum properties surprise\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir gyrating jumbles have made HOIPs challenging to examine, but the team of researchers from a total of five research institutes in four countries succeeded in measuring a prototypical HOIP and found its quantum properties on par with those of established, molecularly rigid semiconductors, many of which are \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/591366\/high-temperature-step-step-process-makes-graphene-ethene\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egraphene\u003C\/a\u003E-based.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The properties were at least as good as in those materials and may be even better,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/Silva%20\/Carlos\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECarlos Silva, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. Not all semiconductors also absorb and emit light well, but HOIPs do, making them \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/subjects\/optoelectronic-devices-and-components\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eoptoelectronic\u003C\/a\u003E and thus potentially useful in lasers, LEDs, other lighting applications, and also in photovoltaics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lack of molecular-level rigidity in HOIPs also plays into them being more flexibly produced and applied.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESilva co-led the study with physicist \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iit.it\/index.php\/people\/srinivasa-srimath\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAjay Ram Srimath Kandada\u003C\/a\u003E. Their team published the results of their study on two-dimensional HOIPs on March 8, 2018, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prmaterials\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevMaterials.2.034001\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ein the journal \u003Cem\u003EPhysical Review Materials\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Their research was funded by EU Horizon 2020, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Fond Qu\u0026eacute;b\u0026eacute;cois pour la Recherche, the Research Council of Canada, and the National Research Foundation of Singapore.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe \u0026lsquo;solution solution\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommonly, semiconducting properties arise from static crystalline lattices of neatly interconnected atoms. In silicon, for example, which is used in most commercial solar cells, they are interconnected silicon atoms. The same principle applies to graphene-like semiconductors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These lattices are structurally not very complex,\u0026rdquo; Silva said. \u0026ldquo;They\u0026rsquo;re only one atom thin, and they have strict two-dimensional properties, so they\u0026rsquo;re much more rigid.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;You forcefully limit these systems to two dimensions,\u0026rdquo; said Srimath Kandada, who is a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/research\/mariecurieactions\/actions\/individual-fellowships_en\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMarie Curie International Fellow\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and the Italian Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;The atoms are arranged in infinitely expansive, flat sheets, and then these very interesting and desirable optoelectronic properties emerge.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese proven materials impress. So, why pursue HOIPs, except to explore their baffling physics? Because they may be more practical in important ways.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the compelling advantages is that they\u0026rsquo;re all made using low-temperature processing from solutions,\u0026rdquo; Silva said. \u0026ldquo;It takes much less energy to make them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy contrast, graphene-based materials are produced at high temperatures in small amounts that can be tedious to work with. \u0026ldquo;With this stuff (HOIPs), you can make big batches in solution and coat a whole window with it if you want to,\u0026rdquo; Silva said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunhouse in an earthquake\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor all an HOIP\u0026rsquo;s wobbling, it\u0026rsquo;s also a very ordered lattice with its own kind of rigidity, though less limiting than in the customary two-dimensional materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not just a single layer,\u0026rdquo; Srimath Kandada said. \u0026ldquo;There is a very specific perovskite-like geometry.\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perovskite_(structure)\u0022\u003EPerovskite\u003C\/a\u003E refers to the shape of an HOIPs crystal lattice, which is a layered scaffolding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The lattice self-assembles,\u0026rdquo; Srimath Kandada said, \u0026ldquo;and it does so in a three-dimensional stack made of layers of two-dimensional sheets. But HOIPs still preserve those desirable 2D quantum properties.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose sheets are held together by interspersed layers of another molecular structure that is a bit like a sheet of rubber bands. That makes the scaffolding wiggle like a funhouse floor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At room temperature, the molecules wiggle all over the place. That disrupts the lattice, which is where the electrons live. It\u0026rsquo;s really intense,\u0026rdquo; Silva said. \u0026ldquo;But surprisingly, the quantum properties are still really stable.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving quantum properties work at room temperature without requiring ultra-cooling is important for practical use as a semiconductor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGoing back to what HOIP stands for -- hybrid organic-inorganic \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perovskite_(structure)\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eperovskites\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; this is how the experimental material fit into the HOIP chemical class: It was a hybrid of inorganic layers of a lead iodide (the rigid part) separated by organic layers (the rubber band-like parts) of phenylethylammonium (chemical formula (PEA)\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003EPbI\u003Csub\u003E4\u003C\/sub\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lead in this prototypical material could be swapped out for a metal safer for humans to handle before the development of an applicable material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElectron choreography\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHOIPs are great semiconductors because their electrons do an acrobatic square dance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsually, electrons live in an orbit around the nucleus of an atom or are shared by atoms in a chemical bond. But HOIP chemical lattices, like all semiconductors, are configured to share electrons more broadly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnergy levels in a system can free the electrons to run around and participate in things like the flow of electricity and heat. The orbits, which are then empty, are called electron holes, and they want the electrons back.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The hole is thought of as a positive charge, and of course, the electron has a negative charge,\u0026rdquo; Silva said. \u0026ldquo;So, hole and electron attract each other.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe electrons and holes race around each other like dance partners pairing up to what physicists call an \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exciton\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eexciton\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo; Excitons act and look a lot like particles themselves, though they\u0026rsquo;re not really particles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHopping biexciton light\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn semiconductors, millions of excitons are correlated, or choreographed, with each other, which makes for desirable properties, when an energy source like electricity or laser light is applied. Additionally, excitons can pair up to form biexcitons, boosting the semiconductor\u0026rsquo;s energetic properties.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In this material, we found that the biexciton binding energies were high,\u0026rdquo; Silva said. \u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s why we want to put this into lasers because the energy you input ends up to 80 or 90 percent as biexcitons.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBiexcitons bump up energetically to absorb input energy. Then they contract energetically and pump out light. That would work not only in lasers but also in LEDs or other surfaces using the optoelectronic material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;You can adjust the chemistry (of HOIPs) to control the width between biexciton states, and that controls the wavelength of the light given off,\u0026rdquo; Silva said. \u0026ldquo;And the adjustment can be very fine to give you any wavelength of light.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat translates into any color of light the heart desires.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELike this article?\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/subscribe\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGet our email newsletter here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/603738\/turbocharging-fuel-cells-multifunctional-catalyst\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EALSO read this materials article:\u0026nbsp;Turbocharging Fuel Cells with a Multifunctional NanoCatalyst\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECoauthors of this paper were Stefanie Neutzner and Annamaria Petrozza from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT); Daniele Cortecchia from IIT and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore; Cesare Soci from the Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, Singapore; Teddy Salim and Yeng Ming Lam from NTU; and Vlad Dragomir and Richard Leonelli from the University of Montreal. 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The team of 13 industry members and three universities has expanded both the breadth and depth of its work. CAEML is funded in part by a National Science Foundation program. In the past, CAEML focused on signal integrity and power integrity, but this year, the team has diversified its portfolio with system analysis, chip layout and trusted platform design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the challenges we face is getting access to data from companies,\u0026rdquo; said Professor Madhavan Swaminathan, the John Pippin Chair in Microsystems Packaging \u0026amp; Electromagnetics and Director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c3ps.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Co-Design of Chip, Package, System (C3PS)\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a CAEML host. \u0026ldquo;Most of their data is proprietary, so we\u0026rsquo;ve come up with several mechanisms to handle it. The processes are working fairly well, but they are more lengthy than we\u0026rsquo;d like.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPreviously, the group had a sort of coming-out party. It started with backing from nine vendors including Analog Devices, Cadence, Cisco, IBM, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Samsung, and Xilinx. Its initial interest areas included high-speed interconnects, power delivery, system-level electrostatic discharge, IP core reuse, and design rule checking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter this year, it is clear that the EDA industry is entering its second phase in its use of AI (moving past high-speed interconnects, power delivery etc. and into the realm of machine learning), which the next phase of product development in optimizations that speed turnaround time. Often hindered by current algorithmic limitations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers are exploring opportunities to replace today\u0026rsquo;s simulators with AI models (faster) after a reported 40 MHz increase in speed last year. \u0026quot;Relatively slow simulators can lead to timing errors, mistuned analog circuits, and insufficient modeling that results in chip re-spins, said Swaminathan. In addition, machine learning can replace IBIS for behavioral modeling in high-speed interconnects.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChip researchers are currently combatting the issue with research in data mining, surrogate models, statistical learning, and neural networking models (used by Amazon, Google etc).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The amount of training data required is high,\u0026rdquo; said Christopher Cheng of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, another member of the CAEML team. \u0026ldquo;Classifiers are static, but we want to add the dimension of time using recurrent neural networks to enable time-to-failure labels. 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This approach represents a promising path to keep, and perhaps exceed, the pace of Moore\u0026rsquo;s law.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETSV is a fundamental enabler to 3D integration. The smaller the geometry of the TSVs, especially the diameter, the better the electrical signaling attributes and the lower the thermomechanical stresses. As such, there is a strong motivation for scaling TSV dimensions. Scaling TSVs, however, is challenging as the fabrication of smaller diameters using conventional processes faces limitations. Despite the relentless efforts to reduce the TSV footprint, virtually no results have been reported for high aspect-ratio copper-filled TSVs in bulk silicon with total diameter below one micron.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the first time in this research paper, Abbaspour presents a sub-micron diameter TSV technology that allows for very fine-grain 3D integrated circuits (ICs). To address the challenges in scaling TSVs, novel fabrication techniques including scallop-free low roughness nano-Bosch process and direct copper electroplating on a titanium-nitride diffusion barrier layer have been developed as key enabling modules for this technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe demonstrated sub-micron TSVs feature an aspect-ratio of 16:1 with a 680 nm diameter copper core and a 920 nm overall diameter. To investigate the electrical performance of the scaled TSVs, the electrical resistance is measured and the copper resistivity extracted. In another effort by the group, TSVs with ~100 nm diameter were also demonstrated. 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The improvements could allow the rectennas \u0026ndash; which convert electromagnetic fields at optical frequencies directly to electrical current \u0026ndash; to operate low-power devices such as temperature sensors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, the researchers believe their device design \u0026ndash; a combination of a carbon nanotube antenna and diode rectifier \u0026ndash; could compete with conventional photovoltaic technologies for producing electricity from sunlight and other sources. The same technology used in the rectennas could also directly convert thermal energy to electricity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This work takes a significant leap forward in both fundamental understanding and practical efficiency for the optical rectenna device,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/cola\u0022\u003EBaratunde Cola\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;It opens up this technology to many more researchers who can join forces with us to advance the optical rectenna technology to help power a range of applications, including space flight.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was reported January 26 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EAdvanced Electronic Materials\u003C\/em\u003E. The work has been supported by the U.S. Army Research Office under the Young Investigator Program, and by the National Science Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOptical rectennas operate by coupling the light\u0026rsquo;s electromagnetic field to an antenna, in this case an array of multiwall carbon nanotubes whose ends have been opened. The electromagnetic field creates an oscillation in the antenna, producing an alternating flow of electrons. When the electron flow reaches a peak at one end of the antenna, the diode closes, trapping the electrons, then re-opens to capture the next oscillation, creating a current flow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe switching must occur at terahertz frequencies to match the light. The junction between the antenna and diode must provide minimal resistance to electrons flowing through it while open, yet prevent leakage while closed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The name of the game is maximizing the number of electrons that get excited in the carbon nanotube, and then having a switch that is fast enough to capture them at their peak,\u0026rdquo; Cola explained. \u0026ldquo;The faster you switch, the more electrons you can catch on one side of the oscillation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo provide a low work function \u0026ndash; ease of electron flow \u0026ndash; the researchers initially used calcium as the metal in their oxide insulator - metal diode junction. But calcium breaks down rapidly in air, meaning the device had to be encapsulated during operation \u0026ndash; and fabricated in a glovebox. That made the optical rectenna both impractical for most applications and difficult to fabricate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo Cola, NSF Graduate Research Fellow Erik Anderson and Research Engineer Thomas Bougher replaced the calcium with aluminum and tried a variety of oxide materials on the carbon nanotubes before settling on a bilayer material composed of alumina (Al2O3) and hafnium dioxide (HfO2). The combination coating for the carbon nanotube junction, created through an atomic deposition process, provides the quantum mechanical electron tunneling properties required by engineering the oxide electronic properties instead of the metals, which allows air stable metals with higher work functions than calcium to be used.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERectennas fabricated with the new combination have remained functional for as long as a year. Other metal oxides could also be used, Cola said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also engineered the slope of the hill down which the electrons fall in the tunneling process. That also helped increase the efficiency, and allows the use of a variety of oxide materials. The new design also increased the asymmetry of the diodes, which boosted efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By working with the oxide electron affinity, we were able to increase the asymmetry by more than ten-fold, making this diode design more attractive,\u0026rdquo; said Cola. \u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s really where we got the efficiency gain in this new version of the device.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOptical rectennas could theoretically compete with photovoltaic materials for converting sunlight into electricity. PV materials operate using a different principle, in which photons knock electrons from the atoms of certain materials. The electrons are collected into electrical current.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn September 2015 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, Cola and Bougher reported the first optical rectenna \u0026ndash; a device that had been proposed theoretically for more than 40 years, but never demonstrated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe early version reported in the journal produced power at microvolt levels. The rectenna now produces power in the millivolt range and conversion efficiency has gone from 10\u003Csup\u003E-5\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;to 10\u003Csup\u003E-3\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; still very low, but a significant gain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Though there still is room for significant improvement, this puts the voltage in the range where you could see optical rectennas operating low-power sensors,\u0026rdquo; Cola said. \u0026ldquo;There are a lot of device geometry steps you could take to do something useful with the optical rectenna today in voltage-driven devices that don\u0026rsquo;t require significant current.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECola believes the rectennas could be useful for powering internet of things devices, especially if they can be used to produce electricity from scavenged thermal energy. For converting heat to electricity, the principle is the same as for light \u0026ndash; capturing oscillations in a field with the broadband carbon nanotube antenna.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;People have been excited about thermoelectric generators, but there are many limitations on getting a system that works effectively,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We believe that the rectenna technology will be the best approach for harvesting heat economically.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn future work, the research team hopes to optimize the antenna operation, and improve their theoretical understanding of how the rectenna works, allowing further optimization. One day, Cola hopes the devices will help accelerate space travel, producing power for electric thrusters that will boost spacecraft.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our end game is to see carbon nanotube optical rectennas working on Mars and in the spacecraft that takes us to Mars,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the Army Research Office under the Young Investigator Program agreement W911NF-13-1-0491 and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship program under grant DGE-1650044. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring organizations.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Erik C. Anderson, Thomas L. Bougher and Bartatunde A. 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These challenges are only set to expand, as the ability to create and store data increases in magnitude over the next decade.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith these computing challenges in mind, the Semiconductor Research Corporation\u0026#39;s (SRC) Joint University Microelectronics Program (JUMP), which represents a consortium of industrial participants and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has established a new $26 million center called the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ascent.nd.edu\/\u0022\u003EApplications and Systems-driven Center for Energy-Efficient integrated Nano Technologies (ASCENT\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ascent.nd.edu\/\u0022\u003E)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c3ps.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Co-design of Chip, Package System (C3PS)\u003C\/a\u003E led by Profs. A. Raychowdhury and M. 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Raychowdhury (PI) and Swaminathan (co-PI) will work in the area of heterogeneous integration, with a focus on the design of high speed die-to-die networks, the incorporation of power, logic, memory and RF components on a common substrate that enables 2.5D and 3D integration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our involvement in the ASCENT center provides us with unique opportunities to partner with the academic and industrial leaders to explore foundational technologies in computing. 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If additional research supports early test results, the process might be used to attack microbial contamination on implantable medical devices and on food processing equipment made with the metal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the specific mechanism by which the nanotextured material kills bacteria requires further study, the researchers believe tiny spikes and other nano-protrusions created on the surface puncture bacterial membranes to kill the bugs. The surface structures don\u0026rsquo;t appear to have a similar effect on mammalian cells, which are an order of magnitude larger than the bacteria.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the anti-bacterial effects, the nano-texturing also appears to improve corrosion resistance. The research was reported December 12 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EACS Biomaterials Science \u0026amp; Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This surface treatment has potentially broad-ranging implications because stainless steel is so widely used and so many of the applications could benefit,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/julie-champion\u0022\u003EJulie Champion\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. \u0026ldquo;A lot of the antimicrobial approaches currently being used add some sort of surface film, which can wear off. Because we are actually modifying the steel itself, that should be a permanent change to the material.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChampion and her Georgia Tech collaborators found that the surface modification killed both Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, testing it on \u003Cem\u003EEscherichia coli\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003EStaphylococcus aureus\u003C\/em\u003E. But the modification did not appear to be toxic to mouse cells \u0026ndash; an important issue because cells must adhere to medical implants as part of their incorporation into the body.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research began with a goal of creating a super-hydrophobic surface on the stainless steel in an effort to repel liquids \u0026ndash; and with them, bacteria. But it soon became clear that creating such a surface would require the use of a chemical coating, which the researchers didn\u0026rsquo;t want to do. Postdoctoral Fellows Yeongseon Jang and Won Tae Choi then proposed an alternative idea of using a nanotextured surface on stainless steel to control bacterial adhesion, and they initiated a collaboration to demonstrate this effect.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team experimented with varying levels of voltage and current flow in a standard electrochemical process. Typically, electrochemical processes are used to polish stainless steel, but Champion and collaborator \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/dennis-w-hess\u0022\u003EDennis Hess\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; a professor and Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr. Chair in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering \u0026ndash; used the technique to roughen the surface at the nanometer scale.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Under the right conditions, you can create a nanotexture on the grain surface structure,\u0026rdquo; Hess explained. \u0026ldquo;This texturing process increases the surface segregation of chromium and molybdenum and thus enhances corrosion resistance, which is what differentiates stainless steel from conventional steel.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMicroscopic examination showed protrusions 20 to 25 nanometers above the surface. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s like a mountain range with both sharp peaks and valleys,\u0026rdquo; said Champion. \u0026ldquo;We think the bacteria-killing effect is related to the size scale of these features, allowing them to interact with the membranes of the bacterial cells.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers were surprised that the treated surface killed bacteria. And because the process appears to rely on a biophysical rather than chemical process, the bugs shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be able to develop resistance to it, she added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA second major potential application for the surface modification technique is food processing equipment. There, the surface treatment should prevent bacteria from adhering, enhancing existing sterilization techniques.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers used samples of a common stainless alloy known as 316L, treating the surface with an electrochemical process in which current was applied to the metal surfaces while they were submerged in a nitric acid etching solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplication of the current moves electrons from the metal surface into the electrolyte, altering the surface texture and concentrating the chromium and molybdenum content. The specific voltages and current densities control the type of surface features produced and their size scale, said Hess, who worked with Choi \u0026ndash; then a Ph.D. student \u0026ndash; and Associate Professor Victor Breedveld in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Professor Preet Singh in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, to design the nanotexturing process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo more fully assess the antibacterial effects, Jang engaged the expertise of Andr\u0026eacute;s Garc\u0026iacute;a, a Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and Graduate Student Christopher Johnson. In their experiments, they allowed bacterial samples to grow on treated and untreated stainless steel samples for periods of up to 48 hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of that time, the treated metal had significantly fewer bacteria on it. That observation was confirmed by removing the bacteria into a solution, then placing the solution onto agar plates. The plates receiving solution from the untreated stainless steel showed much larger bacterial growth. Additional testing confirmed that many of the bacteria on the treated surfaces were dead.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMouse fibroblast cells, however, did not seem to be bothered by the surface. \u0026ldquo;The mammalian cells seemed to be quite healthy,\u0026rdquo; said Champion. \u0026ldquo;Their ability to proliferate and cover the entire surface of the sample suggested they were fine with the surface modification.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the future, the researchers plan to conduct long-term studies to make sure the mammalian cells remain healthy. 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GT-IEN hosted 4 undergraduates from various U.S. colleges over the summer that engaged in hands-on research in a number of fields of nanotechnology.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOver the next months, IEN will be highlighting the undergraduate participants, their research topics and experience in the labs, as well as what they gained from the program and their time at Georgia Tech, and in Atlanta\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOur third interviewee from the program is Nicholas Theut, an undergraduate in Chemical Engineering at Arizona State University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EName: Nicholas Theut\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMentor: Guoyan Zhang\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: Elsa Reichmanis\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1. What sparked your interest in engineering and what problems are you hoping to help solve as an engineer?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn high school, I joined the robotics club my freshman year. The robots required creative problem solving and teamwork. I had always been a person to tinker, but it was when I had this defined project and role on a team that really sparked my interest in engineering. I also really enjoyed chemistry and physics in high school, so it seemed to be a perfect fit for me to go into engineering. As an engineer, I hope to work toward improving solar and battery technology to allow for a better energy future.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2. What research are you conducting at GT and what applications do you feel this research may have?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nI am researching semiconducting polymers and their use in stretchable electronic devices. I am specifically working on a blend polymer system to be used for stretchable electronics. The system blends two polymers: one with the semiconducting properties and the other with the elastic properties. Together, they allow for the device to be semiconducting as well as allow for the device to stretch and flex without losing those properties. This research is aimed at creating transistors and other electronic components from biodegradable, environmentally friendly polymers that can flex and stretch unlike the current rigid electronics. These electronics could be used effectively in biomedical applications with implants that will be bio-compatible. In addition, the stretchable devices could be used in wearable electronics and other products where flexibility is ideal. It could also be used to fabricate components for soft robotics, which focuses on creating a more human like robot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E3. What has been your favorite lab activity\/ tool training\/ etc. thus far and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nI have really enjoyed the different imaging instruments on which I have been trained. I primarily have been working with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). This microscope allows me to get details on my polymer structure on a nanoscale by moving an incredibly small probe across the surface. I can see how the formation of the polymers changes with different processing variations. Thus, it gives me the opportunity to make conclusions about the processing of my polymer that I would have not been able to otherwise. The imaging instruments like this are so incredible because the data it gives you can be so valuable when attempting to move forward in research.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4. Do you feel this REU experience has helped prepare you for working in a collaborative laboratory environment and furthered your education goals?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThis REU experience did help me to become more familiar with working in a collaborative laboratory. 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What are your plans post-undergraduate? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAfter my undergraduate degree, I am not entirely decided, but for now I plan on pursuing a masters, most likely in materials science and engineering.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6. What is your favorite thing about\/impression of GA Tech and ATL? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech has a very nice and green campus with great people from all over the place. I met people from many different backgrounds all working together toward similar goals at Georgia Tech. The clean room instruments at Georgia Tech were also very impressive. I saw Atlanta as a very happening place especially when I went to Ponce City Market and the Belt Line. The shops and food around Ponce City Market were remarkable, and the fact someone thought to convert an old Sears warehouse into that market was genius. 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The event opened with the James D. Meindl Distinguished Lecture Series \u0026amp; Monie Ferst Award Symposium sponsored by Sigma Xi, to honor James D. Meindl, the founding director of the Nanotechnology Research Center, now IEN. Thee presentations from former students Vivek De (Intel Fellow, Intel Labs), Muhannad Bakir (Professor; School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology) and Roger Howe (William E. 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He also serves as the president of OSA Student Chapter at GT aimed to boost the science of optics through various events and conferences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUltra-Low Programming Voltage and Time Flash Memory Devices Using CVD Graphene\u003C\/em\u003E - Ramy Nashed (ECE), \u003Cstrong\u003ERamy Nashed\u003C\/strong\u003E received the B.Sc. degree in electronics engineering from Loughborough University, U.K., in 2010, and the M.Sc. degree in electronics engineering from American University in Cairo, Egypt, in 2013. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering with Georgia Tech, USA. His research interests include the design, fabrication, and characterization of post-CMOS devices and interconnects. He recently joined Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, USA, as an Intern to study the reliability of the 14 nm-node FinFET transistors.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA Low Temperature Sacrificial Layer Based CMUT Fabrication Process for Improved Reliability\u003C\/em\u003E - \u003Cstrong\u003EAmirabbas Pirouz\u003C\/strong\u003E (ECE), Amirabbas Pirouz was born in Amol, Mazandaran, Iran, in 1989. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran in 2012. He has completed an M.S. degree in 2015 and is continuing to pursue a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia institute of Technology. His current research interests are in designing, modeling, fabricating, and characterizing capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers (CMUTs)\u0026nbsp;for catheter based CMUT imaging devices and especially intracardiac-echocardiography (ICE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" On May 22nd and 23rd, 2017, IEN hosted its first annual \u201cTechnical Exchange Conference\u201d to bring together academic and industry engineers working on global issues using interdisciplinary approaches."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2017-06-09 18:10:15","changed_gmt":"2017-06-09 18:10:15","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"592565":{"id":"592565","type":"image","title":"Meindl at IEN TEC May 22, 2017","body":null,"created":"1497031340","gmt_created":"2017-06-09 18:02:20","changed":"1497031340","gmt_changed":"2017-06-09 18:02:20","alt":"J.D. 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Two of them even cite the same reference.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s like \u003Cem\u003EThe Terminator\u003C\/em\u003E, liquid metal that then becomes a solid,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/alberto-fernandez-nieves\u0022\u003EAlberto Fernandez-Nieves\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Think of \u003Cem\u003EThe Terminator\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026rdquo; says another School of Physics associate professor, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jennifer-curtis\u0022\u003EJennifer Curtis\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPop culture so effectively appropriates next-level science research, that it comes as no surprise that these scientists first thought of Oscar-winning director James Cameron\u0026rsquo;s shapeshifting \u0026ldquo;mimetic polyalloy\u0026rdquo; assassin from the future in \u003Cem\u003ETerminator 2: Judgment Day\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Or that animated movie, \u003Cem\u003EBig Hero 6\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026rdquo; Curtis adds, referring to a 2014 Disney film about nanobots combining to form bigger objects. \u0026ldquo;We would love to find an original way to create small shapes. And then make them intelligent enough to properly reconfigure in some other way.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech scientists aim to make those science-fiction scenarios real through collaborative, interdisciplinary research at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stami.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for the Science and Technology of Advanced Materials and Interfaces\u003C\/a\u003E (STAMI).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaunched in 2016, STAMI comprises four groups:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cope.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Organic Photonics and Electronics\u003C\/a\u003E (COPE)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtpn.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Polymer Network\u003C\/a\u003E (GTPN)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/crasi.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECommunity for Research on Active Surfaces and Interfaces\u003C\/a\u003E (CR\u0100SI, pronounced crazy)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smi.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESoft Matter Incubator\u003C\/a\u003E (SMI)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOf all those acronyms, COPE\u0026rsquo;s has been around the longest, since 2003. COPE helped develop the optical technologies that enable flat-screen HDTV to deliver sharper resolutions on any monitor size while consuming less power.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the years, COPE has attracted some $84 million in research funding and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ien.gatech.edu\/news\/cope-wins-academic-rd-award\u0022\u003Eresearch-related\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/flextech-alliance-announces-2012-flexi-award-winners-recognizes-flexible-printed-electronics-and-display-industry-achievements-138985149.html\u0022\u003Eawards\u003C\/a\u003E, says \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/marder\/\u0022\u003ESeth Marder\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents Professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and COPE\u0026rsquo;s founding director. That\u0026rsquo;s because \u0026ldquo;we were able to create multi-investigator proposals with a very high degree of success,\u0026rdquo; Marder says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause proposals from centers with teams of researchers tend to attract more funding, Marder and colleagues set up STAMI to brew ideas and foster collaboration among researchers across Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;People who work in advanced materials recognize that collaborative approaches are critical,\u0026rdquo; Marder says. At COPE and now in STAMI, he adds, \u0026ldquo;we recognize that if you build the strong human relationships, the strong collaborative scientific relationships will be that much stronger, that much more fun, and it will lead to that much more productivity and the opportunity to do other things.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe promise of advanced materials\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen subjected to stimuli \u0026ndash; such as current, light, heat, or chemicals \u0026ndash; liquids, foams, gels, liquid crystals, and other substances may respond and change, or even acquire new functions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in smartphones and TV\/computer monitors are organic photonic technologies in action. They are marvelous combinations of thin films, electrolytic gels, and molecules that respond to light and electricity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESoft matter is anything that can be prodded, poked, folded, warped, or deformed by weak external causes, including heat and mechanical forces. Examples abound but the science around them is relatively young.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPolymers, strings of repeating molecular units, can be natural, like the DNA in cells, or synthetic, like the plastics in houses. Manipulating them can yield stronger construction materials or more effective medical treatments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvanced materials can mean progress from healthcare to defense technology and consumer electronics. But getting materials to work together \u0026ndash; and allowing users to program, control, and predict their behaviors \u0026ndash; is key to realizing the next-generation promises.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECOPE: Collaboration before collaborating was cool\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was the spirit of teamwork that first brought Marder to Georgia Tech in 2003, after appointments at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003EJet Propulsion Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.caltech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECalifornia Institute of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arizona.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of Arizona\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe and three others who were focused on optical sciences started COPE shortly after they arrived at Tech. They believed that a center like COPE would help them brainstorm research ideas while increasing their chance of funding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat teamwork helped Marder ignore temptations to move to other universities. \u0026ldquo;What kept me at Georgia Tech is the people,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;If you\u0026rsquo;re fundamentally connected with the people around you, that\u0026rsquo;s a pretty strong adhesive.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo that end, Marder became a strong protagonist for COPE\u0026rsquo;s collaborative propensity. Materials science can involve physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, and reaching across Tech\u0026rsquo;s colleges and schools is key. COPE pioneered this approach.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;You\u0026rsquo;re not just bringing people together to work on a problem; you need the right culture,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/bernard-j-kippelen\u0022\u003EBernard J. Kippelen\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and current COPE director. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is uniquely positioned in that respect because interdisciplinary research is part of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s DNA.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch themes exemplify the intrinsic interdisciplinarity:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOrganic photovoltaic materials, for solar cell technology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFlexible organic materials that can go inside or on the body, for medical and sensing applications\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOrganic materials to protect sensors and human eyes from laser pulses, of interest to the Defense Department\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOrganic materials to enable rapid and safe removal of heat from its source, for computers and consumer electronics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We focus on organic \u0026ndash; carbon-based \u0026ndash; materials,\u0026rdquo; Kippelen says, because they can be processed at room temperature, making manufacturing easier. And because the building blocks are molecules, physical properties can be controlled by changing chemical structure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As we study more of these materials to understand why they work, we come across new surprises, new breakthroughs that were not anticipated,\u0026rdquo; Kippelen says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s the gift that keeps giving.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGTPN: Pushing polymers for fun and profit, but mostly fun\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/reynolds\/\u0022\u003EJohn Reynolds\u003C\/a\u003E joined \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/research.ibm.com\/\u0022\u003EIBM Research\u003C\/a\u003E in the late 1970s, scientists had just discovered that plastics can conduct electricity. Until then, \u0026ldquo;if you wanted high conductivity, you had to get a piece of metal,\u0026rdquo; says Reynolds, a polymer chemist. \u0026ldquo;That an organic polymeric material could do that was earth-shattering.\u0026rdquo; The breakthrough eventually won the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/chemistry\/laureates\/2000\/popular.html\u0022\u003E2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow Reynolds is a professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and in the School of Materials Science and Engineering.\u0026nbsp; He also serves as director of GTPN, which launched shortly after he joined Tech in 2012. Reynolds leads with co-directors \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Collard\/\u0022\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/faculty\/lin\u0022\u003EZhiqun Lin\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Reichmanis\/\u0022\u003EElsa Reichmanis\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/content\/russo\u0022\u003EPaul Russo\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech and the interdisciplinary atmosphere is why I moved here,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;The walls between colleges and schools here are very low, and that makes Georgia Tech special.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReynolds has had a front-row seat for many advances his GTPN colleagues are making in polymer science.\u0026nbsp; He anticipates new materials for applications such as:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EElectrochromism, reversibly changing a material\u0026rsquo;s color in the presence of an electric field\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEnergy savings through separation of hydrocarbon and industrial chemicals using nanoporous membranes\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEnergy storage, such as batteries and capacitors to store chemical energy and electrical charge\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDrug and active-molecule release using polymer-modified nanoparticles\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen it comes to electrochromic application, Reynolds notes, this technology using polymer gel electrolytes has allowed automakers to eliminate the mechanical switch on rear-view mirrors to suppress blinding high-beam lights from the vehicle behind. Most mirrors now use light sensors and color-changing electrochemical systems to dim that harsh glare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s a $1 billion a year sales business for a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gentex.com\/\u0022\u003Ecompany\u003C\/a\u003E in Michigan,\u0026rdquo; Reynolds says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet the most innovative aspect of GTPN, Reynolds says, is its impact on graduate students and researchers at Tech. They\u0026rsquo;re not just increasing their knowledge of chemistry and physics. \u0026ldquo;They grow professionally by participating in meetings and seminars, hosting people, and learning how to be professionally social. And they get contacts with companies.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESMI: Fundamental science from soft matter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESoft matter is described by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ph.ed.ac.uk\/icmcs\/research-themes\/soft-matter-physics\u0022\u003EUniversity of Edinburgh School of Physics and Astronomy\u003C\/a\u003E as \u0026ldquo;all things squishy.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn that spirit, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E has been hosting \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smi.gatech.edu\/squishy-physics\u0022\u003ESquishy Physics\u003C\/a\u003E public events since 2012. Restaurant chefs from Atlanta and beyond prepare foods that illustrate aspects of soft matter: \u0026ldquo;gelation (jams and jelly), phase transitions (melting chocolate ice cream), emulsions (Hollandaise and other sauces), foams (meringue), and glass formations (confections),\u0026rdquo; says the Squishy Physics web page.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In many cases, soft materials are mixtures of phases \u0026ndash; solids in liquids, gases in liquids, or liquid-liquid mixtures, for example,\u0026rdquo; says Fernandez-Nieves, director of SMI. \u0026ldquo;A polymer gel may be 99% water, but it behaves like a spring. If you push on it, it deforms and retains its shape due to the presence of restoring forces, and thus it\u0026rsquo;s a solid from that perspective. It\u0026rsquo;s an elastic material. And it\u0026rsquo;s made of 99% water and 1% polymer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESMI is itself in its early phase, launching in July 2016 to coalesce soft matter research interest at Tech and provide brainstorming opportunities, workshops, and seed grants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo what exactly is SMI incubating: ideas or specific research projects?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Both,\u0026rdquo; Fernandez-Nieves says. \u0026ldquo;You can use soft materials as models to address interesting questions beyond soft matter.\u0026rdquo; The holy grail in the field is matter with controllable and predictive qualities. \u0026ldquo;What do I need to do to make that happen? That\u0026rsquo;s where fundamental science comes in.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA recent research \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/586499\/microgel-composite-could-overcome-fibrin-blockade-accelerate-healing\u0022\u003Epape\u003C\/a\u003Er co-authored by Fernandez-Nieves offers an example of soft matter\u0026rsquo;s potential. Microgels and polymer networks made of natural fibrin, a blood-clotting protein, self-assemble to form tunnels that could allow healing substances to pass through. The Department of Defense, hoping for battlefield applications, supported part of the research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESMI is a place \u0026ldquo;where you can incubate ideas and so they can come to fruition,\u0026rdquo; Fernandez-Nieves says. \u0026ldquo;I think of SMI as driven by people with ideas and drive, and the desire to do new things.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou don\u0026rsquo;t have to be CR\u0100SI to study interfaces, but it helps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 1978, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/odysseyofthemind.com\/p\/\u0022\u003EOdyssey of the Mind\u003C\/a\u003E has staged global problem-solving competitions for students in kindergarten through college. The competition stresses teamwork. Thinking outside the box isn\u0026rsquo;t just encouraged; it\u0026rsquo;s necessary.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Tech, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jennifer-curtis\u0022\u003EJennifer Curtis\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/filler\u0022\u003EMichael Filler\u003C\/a\u003E, CR\u0100SI co-directors, are hosts of their own Odyssey of the Mind-style competitions for professors only. The focus is on thinking\u003Cem\u003E way\u003C\/em\u003E outside the box in getting advanced materials \u0026ndash; their surfaces, actually \u0026ndash; to communicate, work together, and respond to human commands.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese gatherings of the minds are needed, because none of the next-level advances in materials science happens without figuring out surfaces and interfaces, says Filler, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There is an opportunity to target interfaces, the position where materials change from A to B,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;They\u0026rsquo;re ubiquitous, and they\u0026rsquo;re really hard to study, because they\u0026rsquo;re dynamic.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The big thing we would love to do is control how smaller objects interact with each other to make programmable, reconfigurable matter,\u0026rdquo; Curtis says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe idea of assembling matter is not new. 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Biomolecular Engineering),\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIn-Electrolyte Microscale Probing of Electrochemical Reactions and Processes\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAwardees will present the results of their research efforts at the annual IEN User Day in 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about IEN cleanroom facilities, research capabilities, and collaboration opportunities please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 5 winning projects, from a diverse group of engineering disciplines, were awarded a six-month block of IEN cleanroom and lab access time."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2017-05-16 13:11:25","changed_gmt":"2017-05-23 10:47:48","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-05-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-05-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"321371":{"id":"321371","type":"image","title":"IEN Seed Grant","body":null,"created":"1449245011","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:03:31","changed":"1475895032","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:32","alt":"IEN Seed Grant","file":{"fid":"201788","name":"seed_grant_ien_pic.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/seed_grant_ien_pic.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/seed_grant_ien_pic.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":30850,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/seed_grant_ien_pic.jpg?itok=hPy-w--k"}}},"media_ids":["321371"],"groups":[{"id":"213791","name":"3D Systems Packaging Research Center"},{"id":"198081","name":"Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC)"},{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"213771","name":"The Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technologies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"43461","name":"The School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"2378","name":"Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering"},{"id":"112071","name":"Georgia Tech Manufactuing Institute"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"172027","name":"seed grant award"},{"id":"12427","name":"microfluidics"},{"id":"88371","name":"neural circuits"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"588295":{"#nid":"588295","#data":{"type":"news","title":"High Performance Quad-Play by Professor Hua Wang\u2019s Team at ISSCC 2017","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Hua Wang\u0026rsquo;s group unveiled four high performance integrated circuit designs that hold the potential to support future 5G wireless and IoT devices at the 2017 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn order to enable future multi-band 5G MIMO systems with high reliability and international roaming, Wang\u0026rsquo;s group has demonstrated the world\u0026rsquo;s first mm-Wave Doherty power amplifier that can cover multiple 5G bands (28GHz, 37GHz, and 39GHz) in only one silicon IC chip with the best reported back-off power efficiency enhancement among silicon power amplifiers. This single IC-footprint Doherty power amplifier is ideally suited for use in ultra-high-speed wireless data transfer and augmented-reality and virtual-reality (AR\/VR) devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026rsquo;s second demonstrator is a mm-wave multi-feed antenna and transmitter co-design for 5G backhaul applications. Unlike traditional phased-array designs, which comprise hundreds or thousands of many small antennas to achieve high gain at the expense of array beam-width, Wang\u0026rsquo;s group proposed and demonstrated a new multi-feed antenna concept that enables direct on-antenna power combining of multiple mm-wave power amplifiers; a proof-of-concept design in standard CMOS process achieves the best output power and energy efficiency among reported mm-Wave power amplifiers or transmitters whilst maintaining a single antenna footprint. This new multi-feed antenna and transmitter co-design is particularly useful to support high-performance long-range back-haul base-station\/base-station communication for 5G networks and vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure 5G links for self-driving transportation \u0026lsquo;smart city\u0026rsquo; developments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026rsquo;s third demonstrator, a wideband digital power amplifier with built-in phase distortion cancellation, addresses the unmet need of broadband, high-efficiency, and high-linearity power amplifiers for 5G RF (\u0026lt;6GHz) applications. Digital power amplifiers offer superior energy efficiency and reconfigurability but often exhibit poor phase linearity under large signal operations. Wang\u0026rsquo;s group presented a novel digital power amplifier topology using feed forward capacitors and phase-insensitive matching network, which autonomously compensates and improves the phase linearity with no need of phase pre-distortion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe final presentation by Wang\u0026rsquo;s team, an ultra-broadband 100GHz-300GHz transmitter\/receiver system for mm-Wave\/THz hyperspectral imaging, seeks to make terahertz based spectroscopy quick, non-destructive, and portable. This newly developed sensor platform may be used for a broad array of applications, such as wireless patient point-of-care health examinations via breath analysis and non-destructive and on-location scanning of packaged food items for safety and quality control. Additionally, the new sensor\u0026rsquo;s bandwidth, transmitter power flatness, and receiver sensitivity make it ideal for use in the growing world of new materials research and 3D printing by spectrally evaluating for hidden defects. The team demonstrated the successful real-time detection of metal screws in the sealed, packaged cookies and water content measurements in fresh vs. dry leaves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Dr. Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Wang received his B.Sc. from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2003, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, in 2007 and 2009, respectively.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Wang is generally interested in innovating and engineering mixed-signal, RF, and mm-Wave integrated systems for wireless communication and bioelectronics applications. He is a member of Sigma Xi, the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society, and the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout IEEE ISSCC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is the flagship conference for solid state circuit design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFurther Reading\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA 28GHz\/37GHz\/39GHz Multiband Linear Doherty Power Amplifier for 5G Massive MIMO Applications.\u003C\/em\u003E Authors: Song Hu, Fei Wang, Hua Wang\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA 60GHz On-Chip Linear Radiator with Single-Element 27.9dBm Psat and 33.1dBm Peak EIRP Using \u003Cem\u003EMulti-Feed Antenna for Direct On-Antenna Power Combining\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAuthors: Taiyun Chi, Fei Wang, Sensen Li, Min-Yu Huang, Jongseok Park, and Hua Wang\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA Packaged 90-300GHz Transmitter and 115-325GHz Coherent Receiver in CMOS for Full-Band Continuous-Wave Mm-Wave and THz Hyperspectral Imaging.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAuthors: Taiyun Chi, Min-Yu Huang, Sensen Li, and Hua Wang\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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Applications of this research span all disciplines in science and engineering with particular emphasis on biomedicine, electronics, optoelectronics and photonics, and energy applications. As there can be a learning curve associated with initial proof-of-concept development and testing using cleanroom tools, this seed grant program was developed to expedite the initiation of new graduate students and new research projects into productive activity. Successful proposals to this program will identify a new, currently-unfunded research idea that requires cleanroom access to generate preliminary data necessary to pursue other funding avenues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProgram Eligibility\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Applicants \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThis program is open to any current Georgia Tech or GTRI faculty member as project PI. The graduate student performing the research should be in the first 2 years of his\/her graduate studies, and preference will be given to students who are new users of the IEN facilities. The student\u0026rsquo;s research advisor (project PI) does not need to be a current user of the IEN cleanroom\/lab facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExternal (non-Georgia Tech) Applicants\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRecent funding from the NSF to create the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor,SENIC (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/)\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/)\u003C\/a\u003E as part of the NNCI has allowed IEN to open this program to external (not affiliated with Georgia Tech) users currently at an academic institution in the southeastern US. The graduate student performing the proposed research cannot be a current user of the IEN facilities. The student\u0026rsquo;s research advisor (project PI) may have a current project in place for use of the IEN cleanroom\/lab facilities, but this is not a requirement. If awarded, a specialized service agreement will need to be arranged with the user\u0026rsquo;s home institution. Past awardees of a seed grant may submit additional proposals for different students\/projects, but not in consecutive funding cycles. It is the responsibility of the project PI and student to determine their ability to make use of the awarded time during the grant period. Extensions requested once the project has begun will not be granted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAward Information\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEach seed grant award will consist of free cleanroom access to the student identified in the proposal for 2 (consecutive) billing quarters. Based on current access rates and the academic cap on hourly charges (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/rates\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/rates\/\u003C\/a\u003E), this comprises a maximum award of $6000 for the 6 month period. This maximum award amount is still in effect even if IEN non-cleanroom (lab) equipment, electron beam lithography (EBL), or tools in the Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) are required. The designated student user is expected to only utilize the cleanroom\/tool access while working with the PI on the proposed project. Members of the IEN processing staff will be available to consult during the project period. The number of awards for each proposal submission date will depend on the number and quality of the proposals. A short report describing the research activities is required midway and at the completion of the award period.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESubmission Schedule\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThis Seed Grant program is offered in two competitions each year with due dates on April 1 and October 1. While it is expected that research activity will begin on June 1 and December respectively, there is flexibility in scheduling the 2 quarters of research work, as long as they conform to the IEN billing quarters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProposal Requirements (2 pages max)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe proposal (submitted as a PDF file of no more than 2 pages) should do the following:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1. Provide a project title.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2. Identify the research problem and specify the proposed methods.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n3. Indicate the IEN research tools necessary to conduct the research. If assistance is needed with this component, staff members of the IEN are available for consultation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n4. Describe the relationship of this research to the PI\u0026rsquo;s other research activity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n5. Identify the PI and the graduate student involved (including year of graduate work), and if there will be a mentoring relationship with the PI\u0026rsquo;s other students. Note if there are collaborative relationships with Georgia Tech faculty that bear on this research project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n6. Specify the potential for follow-on funding based on the results of this initial work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmit the PDF file by the specified due date to Ms. Amy\u0026nbsp; Duke (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amy.duke@ien.gatech.edu?subject=Seed%20Grant%20Program%20Spring%202017\u0022\u003Eamy.duke@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReview Criteria\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProposals will initially be reviewed by IEN staff for technical feasibility within the 6-month time frame.Rating of proposals will be done by a review committee of Georgia Tech faculty, with final selection of awardees by IEN staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, please contact Dr. David Gottfried, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dsgottfried@gatech.edu?subject=Seed%20Grant%20Program%20Spring%202017\u0022\u003Edsgottfried@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, 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Consisting of 16 sites, located in 17 states and involving 29 universities and partners, NNCI provides researchers from academia, industry, and government \u0026nbsp;access to university user facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation and staff expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and technology.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOn January 18 \u0026amp; 19, 2017 the IEN hosted 78 attendees, including officials from \u0026nbsp;the NSF, the NNCI Site Directors and staff, and members of the NNCI External Advisory Board, for the program\u0026rsquo;s first annual conference. The two-day event comprised reports from the coordinating office and the 16 member sites, and break-out strategic planning sessions on topics such as future research directions, user support, facility operations, computational resources, and education and outreach. In addition, topical keynote lectures were presented by Jeffrey Morse, NSF Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing, University of Massachusetts-Amherst (\u003Cem\u003EAdvanced Roll-to-Roll Nanofabrication Facility at the University of Massachusetts), \u003C\/em\u003EMagnus Egerstedt, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech (\u003Cem\u003EControl and Coordination of Increasingly Larger Teams of Smaller Robots), and \u003C\/em\u003ERavi Bellamkonda, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University (\u003Cem\u003ENanocarriers to Treat Gliomas of the Brain).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe conference and its various activities was well received by the attendees. According to the NanoEarth Site Director, Mike Hochella: \u0026ldquo;I thought that the whole experience was a truly fantastic conference, useful in so many ways. Our leadership team is meeting this afternoon to go over all the things that we learned, and ideas that we came up with due to the stimulation.\u0026rdquo; Other attendees also remarked on the productivity of the event and how instructive the break-out sessions were.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor more information on the NNCI program, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nnci.net\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nnci.net\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor more information on the GT-IEN NNCI site, please visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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That could open the door for a broad range of uses in lightweight structural composites, advanced sensors, electronic devices \u0026ndash; and thermally-stable and strong battery membranes able to withstand temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe technique uses a solvent reaction with a bimetallic alloy \u0026ndash; in which one of the metals is reactive \u0026ndash; to form bundles of nanowires (nanofibers) upon reactive metal dissolution. The process is conducted at ambient temperature and pressure without the use of catalysts, toxic chemicals or costly processes such as chemical vapor deposition. 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The reactive metal (lithium) dissolves from the surface into the solvent, initially producing nuclei (nanoparticles) comprising aluminum.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough bulk aluminum is not reactive with alcohol due to the formation of the passivation layer, the continuous dissolution of lithium prevents the passivation and allows gradual formation of aluminum alkoxide nanowires, which grow perpendicular to the surface of the particles starting from the nuclei until the particles are completely converted. The alkoxide nanowires can then be heated in open air to form aluminum oxide nanowires and may be formed into paper-like sheets.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe dissolved lithium can be recovered and reused. 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Though the ultimate cost will depend on many variables, he expects to see fabrication costs cut by several orders of magnitude over existing techniques.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With this technique, you could potentially produce nanowires for a cost not much more than that of the raw materials,\u0026rdquo; he said. Beyond battery membranes, the nanowires could be useful in energy harvesting, catalyst supports, sensors, flexible electronic devices, lightweight structural composites, building materials, electrical and thermal insulation and cutting tools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new technique was discovered accidentally while Yushin\u0026rsquo;s students were attempting to create a new porous membrane material. 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At the time, Dupuis was a member of the technical staff at Rockwell International, hired to create working devices based on the MOCVD process being explored by Rockwell chemist Hal Manasevit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;They knew they needed devices to make systems,\u0026rdquo; he says, \u0026ldquo;and I sold them on the idea that I could evaluate different materials using MOCVD to make those devices.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter his initial success, Dupuis built a second reactor and refined the process. He then published a paper on his discovery and presented it at the 1977 Device Research Conference, an annual gathering of industry professionals and academics. But before the presentation, he was approached by a familiar face: Nick Holonyak, a University of Illinois professor who was Dupuis\u0026rsquo; mentor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;He came to my room and said, \u0026lsquo;I see you\u0026rsquo;ve got an interesting paper \u0026ndash; can you build thin layers with MOCVD?\u0026rsquo; Dupuis says, laughing. \u0026ldquo;I said, I can do as many as you need. Nick looked at me like I was crazy and said, \u0026lsquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve been trying to do this for five years.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHolonyak is a history-making engineer in his own right. Mentored by John Bardeen, the inventor of the transistor, he became the first to create a visible light-emitting diode in 1962, a breakthrough that continues to transform electrical lighting. While a senior at Illinois in 1969, Dupuis joined Holonyak\u0026rsquo;s lab.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday, at the age of 88, Holonyak continues to operate a lab, and his praise for Dupuis is nothing short of ebullient.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Russ Dupuis should be known as the person who invented the big process that\u0026rsquo;s now used to manufacture all the lasers and LEDs,\u0026rdquo; Holonyak says. \u0026ldquo;He has all the tricks to handle the complicated gases, the complicated chemistry, the stuff that explodes. I actually call the process \u0026lsquo;Dupuis-MOCVD\u0026rsquo; \u0026ndash; I hyphenate it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir meet-up at the conference led Holonyak and Dupuis to reunite in the name of electrical engineering. Together, they published a paper after Dupuis demonstrated that MOCVD was superior to another emerging process, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), in growing high-purity layers for compound semiconductors. In other words, they showed that MOCVD would work even for compound semiconductor devices that required complex structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, MOCVD began to take off as an electronics manufacturing process. Today, it remains the most widely used technology for creating thin-film compound semiconductors for electrical devices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDupuis left Rockwell in 1979 to join AT\u0026amp;T Bell Labs and later transitioned to academia, joining the faculty at the University of Texas, where he worked for 14 years. In 2002, he inquired about a position in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was a chance to work with really smart graduate students,\u0026rdquo; he remembers. \u0026ldquo;Plus, Georgia Tech had a building that was perfect for a clean room setup. I announced I was leaving a year before I actually left Texas, and when I walked in the door at Georgia Tech, the new lab was finished. The support here has been exceptional.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese days, Dupuis is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and holds the Steve W. Chaddick Endowed Chair in Electro-optics. He continues to explore new combinations of atomic elements to make thin-film compound semiconductors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd while he may go unrecognized in the local Starbucks, he has not escaped acclaim. In 2003, the White House welcomed him, Nick Holonyak and a third engineer, George Craford, awarding all three the National Medal of Technology. Most recently, in 2015, he was one of five recipients of the National Academy of Engineering\u0026rsquo;s esteemed Charles Stark Draper Prize \u0026ndash; again, honored alongside his mentor, Holonyak.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWhile appreciative of the honors, Dupuis remains grounded as an engineer, more at ease with labor than with glamour.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I remember our team in Holonyak\u0026rsquo;s lab hand-building 36 furnaces in the machine shop to support a project,\u0026rdquo; says the man whose reactor forged from spare parts ended up making history. \u0026ldquo;New ideas don\u0026rsquo;t require the best equipment. So if you\u0026rsquo;ve got a new idea, get your act together, and with the tools on hand, try it and test it. Because someone somewhere else may get there before you do.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Russell Dupuis\u2019 discovery 40 years ago gave us today\u2019s definitive process for mass-produced electronics"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe smartphone you peer into, the LED bulb in your desk lamp, the Blu-Ray player that serves up your favorite film \u0026ndash; all are here largely because of Dupuis, a professor in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The smartphone you peer into, the LED bulb in your desk lamp, the Blu-Ray player that serves up your favorite film \u2013 all are here largely because of Dupuis, a professor in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27842","created_gmt":"2017-01-05 21:03:30","changed_gmt":"2017-01-05 21:03:59","author":"Ashlee Gardner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"585564":{"id":"585564","type":"image","title":"Russell Dupuis","body":null,"created":"1483649679","gmt_created":"2017-01-05 20:54:39","changed":"1483649679","gmt_changed":"2017-01-05 20:54:39","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223223","name":"drrusselldupuis-rgb-1_small.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/drrusselldupuis-rgb-1_small.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/drrusselldupuis-rgb-1_small.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":110575,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/drrusselldupuis-rgb-1_small.jpg?itok=1M2OXtCo"}}},"media_ids":["585564"],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2461","name":"Russell Dupuis"},{"id":"1259","name":"electrical engineering"},{"id":"14922","name":"LED"},{"id":"167686","name":"Semiconductors"},{"id":"173144","name":"MOCVD"},{"id":"167411","name":"solar cells"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAshlee Gardner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Manager, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nashlee.gardner@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ashlee.gardner@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"584491":{"#nid":"584491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Fall 2016 Georgia Tech Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) Seed Grant Program Winners Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at Georgia Tech has announced the winners for the 2016 Fall Seed Grant Awards. The primary purpose of the IEN Seed Grant is to give first or second year graduate students in various disciplines working on original and un-funded research in micro- and nano-scale projects the opportunity to access the most advanced academic cleanroom space in the Southeast. In addition to accessing the high-level fabrication, lithography, and characterization tools in the labs, the students will have the opportunity to gain proficiency in cleanroom and tool methodology and to use the consultation services provided by research staff members of the IEN Advanced Technology Team.\u0026nbsp; In addition, the Seed Grant program gives faculty with novel research topics the ability to develop preliminary data in order to pursue follow-up funding sources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeginning in 2016, after several successful years of the program, the IEN seed grant application was extended include non-Georgia Tech students and PI\u0026rsquo;s for award consideration. This award session is the first in which an off-campus research project was chosen for inclusion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 5 winning projects, from a diverse group of engineering disciplines, were awarded a six-month block of IEN cleanroom and lab access time. In keeping with the interdisciplinary mission of IEN, the projects that will be enabled by the grants include research in materials, biomedicine, energy production, and microelectronics packaging applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFrancisco Quintero Cortes (PI Matthew McDowell, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering \u0026amp; Materials Science and Engineering), \u003Cem\u003EControlling Interfaces in Ceramic Ion Conductors for Next-Generation Lithium Batteries\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBlaine Costello (PI Jeff Davis, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering), \u003Cem\u003EDielectric Interfacial Capacitive Energy Storage (DICES) Experiments\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EConnor Howe (PI W. Hong Yeo, Virginia Commonwealth Univ. \u0026ndash; School of Engineering and Medicine), \u003Cem\u003EMicrostructured Flow Sensing System Integrated with a Thin Film Nitonol Stent\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAravindh Rajan \u0026amp; Patrick Creamer (PI Shannon Yee, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering), \u003Cem\u003ECreating Thermionic Devices and Thermal Rectifiers\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlexandra Tsoras (PI Julie Champion, Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering), \u003Cem\u003EEngineering S-layer Autotransporter Protein Nanoparticles for Rickettsia Applications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAwardees will present the results of their research efforts at the annual IEN User Day in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about IEN cleanroom facilities, research capabilities, and collaboration opportunities please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ien.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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The paper reflects on the contributions over the past decade of the Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems Assessment (RISA) group in the Georgia Tech Program in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) \u0026ndash; a collaborative research program of the School of Public Policy and the Enterprise Innovation Institute at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAuthored by Jan Youtie, Alan Porter, Philip Shapira and Nils Newman, the paper reviews the results and uses of the publications produced by the RISA group on research and innovation assessment topics in nanotechnology and related emerging technologies. Youtie is director of policy research services and a principal research associate with the Enterprise Innovation Institute, Porter and Shapira are professors in the Ivan Allen College\u0026nbsp;School of Public Policy, and Nils Newman is with Search Technology, Norcross, and is an affiliate of the STIP program. Shapira is also affiliated with the Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper references more than 100 papers or chapters, involving more than 80 authors, and a list is included at the end of the top 20 by citations. Much of this work has been undertaken at Georgia Tech through the NSF-sponsored Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU), but it also includes work on nanotechnology and emerging technologies supported by other NSF projects and other sponsors in the U.S. and internationally and in collaboration with many partners in the US and around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lessons from Ten Years of Nanotechnology Bibliometric Analysis\u0026rdquo; can be downloaded (open access) at https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/55931. More information and a full list of Nanotechnology RISA outputs, including working papers, theses, and presentations, is available at http:\/\/nanopolicy.gatech.edu\/publications\/\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lessons from Ten Years of Nanotechnology Bibliometric Analysis,\u0026rdquo; a paper written by faculty in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, has been accepted and will be presented at the upcoming International Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Blue Skies Forum on Science and Innovation Indicators in Ghent, Belgium, in September 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u201cLessons from Ten Years of Nanotechnology Bibliometric Analysis,\u201d a paper written by faculty in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, has been accepted and will be presented at the upcoming OECD Blue Skies Forum on Science and Innovation Indic"}],"uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2016-09-21 14:05:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-18 17:56:58","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"578541":{"id":"578541","type":"image","title":"Shapira, Youtie, Porter, Rogers","body":null,"created":"1474058443","gmt_created":"2016-09-16 20:40:43","changed":"1475895388","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:28","alt":"Shapira, Youtie, Porter, Rogers","file":{"fid":"207296","name":"shapira-youtie-porter-rogers.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shapira-youtie-porter-rogers.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shapira-youtie-porter-rogers.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":151937,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/shapira-youtie-porter-rogers.jpg?itok=MMkhP-HQ"}}},"media_ids":["578541"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.spp.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Public Policy"},{"url":"http:\/\/nanopolicy.gatech.edu\/publications\/","title":"Publications from the Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems Assessment Group"},{"url":"https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/55931","title":"Lessons from Ten Years of Nanotechnology Bibliometric Analysis"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"382","name":"nanoscience"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"167078","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"582538":{"#nid":"582538","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Generation Nano: Small Science, Superheroes!  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Students will first identify one \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/gennano\/about.jsp#socialmission\u0022\u003Esocietal mission\u003C\/a\u003E from a list of four to address and then submit an entry with three parts: a written section, a short comic strip and a video.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022pageheadsubline prehead\u0022\u003ETo see if the Gen Nano competition is right for you, please \u003Cstrong\u003Ethoroughly review\u003C\/strong\u003E our downloadable \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/gennano\/toolkit.jsp#pguide\u0022\u003EParticipant Guide\u003C\/a\u003E before attempting to submit an entry. You can also find important information on what a complete entry is like in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/gennano\/enter.jsp\u0022\u003EEntry Guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E; learn how, where, and when to submit your entry and how it will be judged on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/gennano\/process.jsp\u0022\u003EProcess \u0026amp; Prizes\u003C\/a\u003E page; and be sure to review the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/gennano\/rules.jsp\u0022\u003ERules \u0026amp; FAQ.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp class=\u0022rteindent1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/gennano\/index.jsp\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022pageheadsubline prehead\u0022\u003EMore Information may be found at the NSF\u0026#39;s Generation Nano Website here.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The National Science Foundation and the National Nanotechnology Initiative are excited to continue Generation Nano: Small Science, Superheroes!"}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2016-10-13 17:47:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-13 17:47:15","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-10-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-10-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"582537":{"id":"582537","type":"image","title":"GenNano","body":null,"created":"1476380557","gmt_created":"2016-10-13 17:42:37","changed":"1476380557","gmt_changed":"2016-10-13 17:42:37","alt":"Generation Nano Logo","file":{"fid":"222069","name":"Gen NAno.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Gen%20NAno.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Gen%20NAno.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":11296,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Gen%20NAno.jpg?itok=fWua5hLL"}}},"media_ids":["582537"],"groups":[{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"213791","name":"3D Systems Packaging Research Center"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166968","name":"the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"167487","name":"STEM education"},{"id":"172440","name":"STEM contest"},{"id":"363","name":"NSF"},{"id":"172441","name":"National Nanotechnlogy Initiative"},{"id":"169253","name":"student contest"},{"id":"1432","name":"education"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"559631":{"#nid":"559631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet the 2016 SENIC Undergraduate Internship in Nanotechnology Program Participants","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn September 2015 the National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) a member site of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=136211\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure\u003C\/a\u003E (NNCI) program. Comprised of 16 sites, located in 15 states and involving 27 universities, NNCI provides researchers from academia, government and companies with access to university user facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a member of the NNCI program, the Georgia Institute of Technology formed a collaboration with the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, an academic collaboration between North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, to\u0026nbsp; form the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESoutheastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC)\u003C\/a\u003E and provide SE region users with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation and expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESUIN (SENIC Undergraduate Internship in Nanotechnology) is a major component of the SENIC program and focuses on providing undergraduates in engineering the chance to spend a summer conducting research in a world-class collaborative lab with prominent Georgia Tech researchers. GT-IEN hosted 6 undergraduates from various U.S. colleges over the summer that engaged in hands-on research in a number of fields of nanotechnology. At the conclusion of the program, the students had the opportunity to present their findings at the SURE Research Symposium on July the 28th, 2016. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the months of the Fall Semester we will be highlighting each of the six REU participants, their research topics and experience in the labs, as well as what they gained from the program and their time at Georgia Tech, and in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate: Michael VanderZwaag PI: Kim Kurtis, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mentors: Bill Jin \u0026amp; Behnaz Zaribaf, Topic: Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Concrete\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate: Elizabeth Tom, PI: Michael Filler, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Mentor: Dmitriy Boyuk, Topic: Hybrid Nanowire Coating\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate: John Nance, PI: Peter Hesketh, School of Mechanical Engineering, Mentor: Srinivas Gowranga Hanasoge, Topic: Fabrication of Artificial Cilia\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate: Cooper Thome: PI: Elsa Reichmanis, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Mentor: Bailey Risteen, Topic: Cellulose Nanocrystals \u0026amp; Conductivity\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate: Yaneira Gonzalez, PI: Yuanzhi Tang, School of Earth and Environmental Science, Mentors: Rixiang Huang \u0026amp; Shiliang Zhao, Topic: Effects of zinc metal on magnesium oxides\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate: Thomas Metke, PI: Todd Sulchek, School of Mechanical Engineering, Mentor: Muhynmin Islam, Topic: Micofluidics for Cell Stiffness\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELook for our monthly news releases online at ien.gatech.edu, or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.us3.list-manage1.com\/subscribe?u=5509a5293bfa99c4fe533c5e9\u0026amp;id=53ce5580bb\u0022\u003Esubscribe to our mailing list at this web address\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the SENIC REU Program, contact Program Manager Leslie O\u2019Neill [\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leslie.oneill@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eleslie.oneill@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E] for more information on SENIC Education and Outreach, contact Program Director Dr. Nancy [\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nancy.healy@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enancy.healy@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E].\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GT-IEN hosted 6 undergraduates from various U.S. colleges over the summer that engaged in hands-on research in a number of fields of nanotechnology. 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The focus of the discussions was on future possible collaborations with these agencies and universities in South Africa. 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Advances in high-temperature components and improved system modeling, combined with the potential for conversion costs an order of magnitude lower than those of turbines, suggest that TPV could offer a pathway for efficiently storing and producing electrical power from solar thermal sources, a new study suggests.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe underlying technologies of high temperature storage and thermophotovoltaic conversion could also be used to produce grid-scale batteries able to rapidly supplement other power sources by storing heat for quick conversion to electricity. The research, supported by ARPA-E, was reported July 4 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EEnergy and Environmental Science\u003C\/em\u003E by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe goal for our study was to provide a heat transfer and thermodynamic perspective on a system that combines concentrated solar power (CSP) with thermal storage and TPV to show that such a system is worthy of renewed attention,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/henry-a\u0022\u003EAsegun Henry\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. \u201cIn the context of the full system, we suggest that the efficiency could one day rival the best heat engines available on planet today.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETPV operates on the same principle as solar cells in wide use today, but converts photons at infrared wavelengths rather than those in the visible spectrum. Infrared is the predominant kind of heat and light emitted by heaters that glow red-hot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost research reported in the energy literature suggests that the conversion rate of TPV would be less than 20 percent, not competitive with other heat engines. But Henry believes those calculations do not properly consider the conversion wavelengths or account for efficiencies possible when the full heat delivery system is considered.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe entire system could be quite efficient if we understand where the heat is flowing and design appropriately,\u201d Henry said. \u201cWe believe there is a pathway to make these TPV cells an order of magnitude cheaper than turbines for converting thermal energy to electricity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe heat would be supplied by a CSP system collecting the sun\u2019s thermal energy using reflectors. The heat would be used to melt silicon, which could be stored in large insulated reservoirs until needed; the heat would then be released as the silicon solidifies. By moving the TPV cells when their power isn\u2019t needed, the system could be rapidly switched on and off to supplement electricity from wind or direct solar PV sources, Henry said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s the dream of utility companies to have a resource that could go from zero to full power in a matter of seconds,\u201d he said. \u201cWith the right insulation and shading of the cells, we could switch them on and off faster than any other conversion technology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe critical challenge to making renewable energy competitive with fossil fuels at the utility scale is making the electricity dispatchable. The cost advantages of thermal storage over electrochemical storage also make a TPV with thermal energy storage (TES) system attractive for converting and storing energy for use on the grid, said Hamid Reza Seyf, a graduate research assistant who did the system modeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are combining the great economic advantages of TES with the potential for low cost and high performance derived from TPV cells fabricated on reusable substrates, with high reflectivity back reflectors for photon recycling,\u201d he said. \u201cIf solar energy is produced and not needed, you could use it to produce thermal energy that could be stored and discharged to TPV power block when needed. The extremely long lifetimes, high round-trip efficiency, and low cost of the thermal storage compared to electrochemical batteries make the TES very attractive.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf the TPV power block could be made 60 percent efficient, it could compete with most cost effective and efficient heat engine that has ever been achieved commercially, which is accomplished through a tandem turbine based cycle. The cost of turbines is well established and unlikely to see significant decrease, hence the only way to reduce their cost is by increasing their efficiency. However, because current turbines are extremely efficient and operate near their thermodynamic limit, there is little room for efficiency enhancement. TPV power block not only has the potential for lowering the cost but also has much more room for efficiency improvement, Seyf said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe computational model shows that a TPV system coupled with concentrated solar and storage could be as much as 65 percent efficient. But attaining that would require a long-term research initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their model, the group studied the effects of a silver-based back surface reflector (BSR) to bounce unused light back to the emitter. The study quantified the importance of the BSR reflectivity to the overall system performance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHenry\u2019s research group has recently demonstrated pumps, storage containers and other components that can operate at extreme temperatures of 1,300 degrees Celsius and above.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope their new paper encourages others to pursue TPV improvements \u2013 including fabrication of TPV cells on reusable substrates \u2013 that could lead to development of real-world systems at costs competitive with fossil fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy hope is that this paper will help bring together the thermophotovoltaics and PV community with the CSP community to realize that the thermal and PV system takes advantage of both sides,\u201d said Henry. \u201cThis is a heat engine that realistically may have a shot at beating the current record. This is a completely different technology, and there is a lot of research yet to be done.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project was supported by DOE ARPA-E, grant number DEAR0000339. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Hamid Reza Seyf and Asegun Henry, \u201cThermophotovoltaics: A Potential Pathway to High Efficiency Concentrated Solar Power,\u201d (Energy \u0026amp; Environmental Science, 2016). \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/c6ee01372d\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/c6ee01372d\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/c6ee01372d\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30332-0181 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia 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The Center, co-led by researchers from Georgia Tech and North Carolina State University, is funded for five years through the National Science Foundation\u2019s Industry\/University Cooperative Research Centers (I\/UCRC) program.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E Integrated circuits, or chips, power everything from smart watches to supercomputers. The semiconductor industry \u2013 perennially one of America\u2019s top exporters - has begun searching for new ways to increase performance while reducing chip size and development cost.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E The Center for Advanced Electronics through Machine Learning (CAEML) seeks to accelerate advances by leveraging machine-learning techniques to develop new models for electronic design automation (EDA) tools, which semiconductor companies use to create and verify chip designs for mass-production.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u201cWhen products fail qualification testing, it is usually attributed to shortcomings in the models employed by the EDA tools,\u201d said Elyse Rosenbaum, principal investigator and a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Illinois. \u201cMany products have to go through at least one re-spin before entering the marketplace, resulting in the loss of money and time.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E Currently, chip manufacturers struggle to optimize power, performance, reliability, and cost in their designs, because the analysis is too computationally intensive to execute in a timely manner. CAEML researchers aim to overcome current limitations by employing behavioral models, which look at the behavior, or output, of a chip instead of the internal processes described by physical models most commonly used in today\u2019s designs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E The CAEML team will create a systematic method for generating behavioral models, which the industry has had only limited success with in the past. The work will draw on deep networks, associative memories, and other research areas within the field of machine learning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E Researchers will take a comprehensive approach, developing a methodology that is applicable to large systems, with the understanding that most microelectronic systems are comprised of more than just a single chip. Even a \u201csystem on a chip\u201d consists of a package as well as the semiconductor chip, and the system performance is highly affected by the interactions between the two, according to Madhavan Swaminathan, a professor and CAEML site director at Georgia Tech.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u201cWith the interface between the chip and the package disappearing through integration, e.g. System in Package technologies, systems need to designed, modeled, and optimized holistically,\u201d said Swaminathan. \u201cOur goal in CAEML is to address systems in such a way that intellectual property can be protected and re-spins minimized.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs an I\/UCRC, CAEML will collaborate closely with companies, who will help evaluate and select projects. The corporate connections will help researchers better understand the real-world problems faced by manufacturers and provide a pipeline of ideas between academia and industry. They also will help fund the center\u2019s work; currently, 11 companies have committed a total of $550,000 for the first year. NSF will contribute an additional $450,000 per year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E The collective goal is to create a system to make the design evaluation process much easier, says Paul Franzon, a professor of electrical engineering and CAEML site lead at NC State.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u201cI like to say that a silicon chip is the most complex artifact made by man,\u201d Franzon said. \u201cThere are billions of components in a chip-- it is mind-boggling. 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Started as a mission after the 2010 earthquake, the non-profit organization \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.butgodministries.com\/\u0022\u003EBut God Ministries\u003C\/a\u003E sought to create a sustainable city for Haitians still living in tents. Home to approximately 6,000 people, the village has primitive housing, no running water, limited electricity, and no real industry to support its people. The mission, which is anchored by a health center built by But God Ministries, relies on volunteers to help improve the lives of the villagers through healthcare, education, and housing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn May 2016, Frank Lambert, principal research engineer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Tech, led a group of students from the Student Chapter of the IEEE Power \u0026amp; Energy Society (PES) on a trip to Thoman to provide one of the many resources the village desperately needed\u2014an inexpensive, reliable source of power. 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These solutions, though small, can make a big impact on a community that typically has only kerosene lamps for light and often have to travel several miles to charge cell phones\u2014their only connection to the larger world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen the ORS team, which was made up of undergraduate students Edlawit \u201cJulie\u201d Bezabih, Elizabeth Robelo, Kyron Longwood,\u0026nbsp;Tshim Tshimanga, Wondewosen Kihinet, and Ph.D mentor Liyao Wu, embarked on this project, they had no idea they would have the chance to actually install their system and see it work. For some, it was the first time they had traveled outside the United States and the experience broadened their world view significantly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe trip was something that has left an imprint on me that will last for the rest of my life. Not only was it the first time that I was given an opportunity to travel outside of the United States and grab a taste of the world, but\u0026nbsp;I was also fortunate\u0026nbsp;enough to participate in social and humanitarian efforts that improved the livelihood of the Haitian people. The trip also made me realize how much first world countries take things for granted,\u201d said Longwood.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter lengthy testing in Atlanta, the team\u2019s focus shifted to the installation of two identical prototypes. The first system was installed in the local pastor\u2019s house. Unsure of what type of houses they would be working on, they faced some unexpected challenges. They found that the installation kit they brought wasn\u2019t useful. The roof tops were weak, which meant only Bezabih and Robelo were light enough to perform the installation of the solar panels. In the case of the second house, which belonged to a woman and her children, the team had to create a new mount for the solar panels in order for them to be correctly positioned for maximum sun exposure. Luckily, the larger IEEE PES group was on hand to provide guidance and troubleshooting. While the first installation took three days, the second installation went more smoothly and took only one.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. mentor Wu explained that the end result consisted of a controller board that interfaced with the roof panels to charge LED lights and phones via USB ports. After each installation, the team showed the family how the system worked and how to use it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLiving in the US, we take electricity for granted; you do not think about whether a building will have it or not. It\u2019s incredible that our system can change a life so drastically. Now they will not have the inconvenience of traveling several miles just to charge their cell phones. They will no longer have to use kerosene lamps at night. It\u0027s a great feeling knowing that you\u0027ve given these people who have nothing one less thing to worry about it. The best part is knowing that as long as the sun is shining they will have electricity readily available,\u201d said Robelo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo houses are now outfitted with the system, but there are millions more that could benefit from the work that future ORS teams hope to do. Now the task at hand will involve improving the prototype to make it lighter, smaller, and more efficient. 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He will also talk about two other alternatives such as panel level fan out with chip-first and chip-last options. This presentation will describe the promise and future of embedding and fan-out technologies in relation to package size, thickness, interconnect length, I\u0027O pitch and production costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Rao Tummala is a Distinguished and Endowed Professor Chair at Georgia Tech. He is well known as an industrial technologist, technology pioneer, and educator. He is the father of LTCC and many System-on-Package Technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterconnecting Wafer-Level packaging, 3D, and manufacturing, the International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference (IWLPC) has been at the forefront of packaging technology evolution. 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With over 120 IEN cleanroom and lab users in attendance, a wide array of academic disciplines was represented including MEMS, Electronics, Materials, Optics and Photonics, Chemistry, Physics, Life Sciences and Biomedical. The event was a success in providing an opportunity to learn about the latest research activities of IEN students and other research organizations that use the IEN facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBased on feedback from previous USER Day attendees, the 2016 USER Day implemented a new format designed to be more interactive. The event opened with a welcome by IEN Executive Director Dr. Oliver Brand, followed by featured keynote speaker, Dr. Ryan Diestelhorst, CTO and Founder at NextInput, two evaluated poster sessions, and a networking session hosted during an afternoon ice-cream social.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe winners of the poster sessions for USER Day 2016 are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReza Abbaspour: Electrical and Computer Engineering \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cem\u003EHighly Scaled 3D Integration Enabled by Sub-Micron through Silicon Via\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E Authors: Reza Abbaspour, Muhannad Bakir (PI)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDmitriy Boyuk: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cem\u003EExtreme Near-Field Coupling of Plasmonic Resonators Embedded in Si Nanowires\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Authors: Dmitriy S. Boyuk, Li-Wei Chou, Michael Filler (PI)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnna Osterholm: Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cem\u003EInvisible Inks: Full Color Control from Inkjet Printable Cyan\/Magenta\/Yellow Colored-to Colorless Electrochromic Polymer Inks\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAuthors: Anna M. Osterhold, D. Eric Shen, David S. Gottfried, John R. Reynolds (PI)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe IEN USER Day was designed to promote collaboration and showcase research breadth by giving participants a cross-disciplinary look at the work being done in the Georgia Tech IEN cleanrooms and labs. For more information about IEN\u2019s shared user facilities, or our NSF funded educational programs, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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The visiting undergraduate scholars will be hosted by various IEN affiliated faculty across campus for a 9 week period, from May the 22\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E until July the 29\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, and will gain experience in laboratory research under the guidance of a faculty project director, as well a graduate student mentor. Additionally, the undergraduate researchers will have an opportunity to train on advanced fabrication and measurement equipment in the IEN cleanrooms and microscopy facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe hosted students, their paired PIs, and research topics may be found below:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThomas Metke, Vanderbilt \u2013 Host PI: Todd Sulchek - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003EHigh throughput cell separation with microfluidic devices\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECooper Thome, University of Tennessee \u2013 Host PI: Elsa Reichmanis - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003ECellulose Nanocrystal Liquid Crystal Templating of Conductive PEDOT:PSS\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMichael Vander Zwaag, University of Michigan \u2013 Host PI: Kim Kurtis - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003EMaking \u0022Greener\u0022 Concrete Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohn Nance, University of North Carolina \u2013 Host PI: Peter Hesketh - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003ECharacterization of NiFe Artificial Cilia\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElizabeth Tom, University of Michigan \u2013 Host PI: Michael Filler - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003EPlasmonic-Phononic Hybrid Nanowires: New Materials for Extreme Infrared Light Focusing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYaneira Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico \u2013 Host PI: Todd Sulchek - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003EEffects of Metal Presence on the Structure, Reactivity and Transformation of Magnesium Oxides\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter the conclusion of the program, the students will present talks and posters on their research and attend a joint, one day convocation on July 28\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, along with the College of Engineering\u2019s SURE REU program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us in welcoming the attendees to Georgia Tech as we host them over the 2016 summer session. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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The company also joined VentureLab, the incubator at Georgia Tech for startups created by faculty, students, and staff. VentureLab works with those startups to help them commercialize research into viable companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe created the algorithms that allow us to process thousands of images, faster and with better overall reliability,\u201d Lee said. \u201cThis is a new frontier in science that we hope will lead to faster and more cost-effective innovation for industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe company is headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, but its software development team hub is in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe TechConnect Innovation Awards identify the top 15 percent of submitted technologies. Innovation rankings are based on the potential positive impact of the technology on a specific industry sector. 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The result has peaks and squiggles that resemble an electrocardiogram or other physiological signal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe acoustic pattern an injured knee produces is markedly different from that of an intact knee. \u201cIt\u2019s more erratic,\u201d Inan said. \u201cA healthy knee produces a more consistent pattern of noises.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBattlefield knee injuries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf paired with medical research, Inan\u2019s acoustic device could lead to inexpensive, wearable monitors, which could benefit athletes who have overburdened their knees, and elderly patients who have slipped and fallen, but DARPA\u2019s interest is to cut down on repeat battlefield knee injuries and help get soldiers back to duty safely.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat most people don\u2019t know is that musculoskeletal injuries of the knees and ankles are among the top reasons for discharge for active duty service members,\u201d Inan said. Backpacks weighing up to 100 pounds press down on soldiers, as they march for dozens of miles over tricky terrain, climb over obstacles on battlefields, and crouch in cramped spots for hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEven without a fall or contortion, a soldier can land in surgery then in rehab. The problem may seem fixed months later, but too often it\u2019s not, and too often that\u2019s because of re-injury.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELike professional athletes, soldiers can be overly eager to leap back into the fray. \u201cThey were there in the first place because they wanted to help our country, so they want to get back to it,\u201d Inan said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOvercoming challenges\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter surgery and therapy, that knee may feel like new, but when a fervent soldier jumps back onto it, weaknesses from the injury kick in. 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The primary purpose of the IEN Seed Grant is to give first or second year graduate students in various disciplines working on original and un-funded research in micro- and nano-scale projects the opportunity to access the most advanced academic cleanroom space in the Southeast. In addition to accessing the high-level fabrication, lithography, and characterization tools in the labs, the students will have the opportunity to gain proficiency in cleanroom and tool methodology and to use the consultation services provided by research staff members of the IEN Advanced Technology Team.\u0026nbsp; In addition, the Seed Grant program gives faculty with novel research topics the ability to develop preliminary data in order to pursue follow-up funding sources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 4 winning projects, from a diverse group of engineering disciplines, were awarded a six month block of IEN cleanroom and lab access time. 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To see images from the event visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/news-2\/photos\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/news-2\/photos\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Nancy Healy, Director of SENIC Education and Outreach, will be providing a two day workshop for pre-service teachers at Georgia Southern University.\u0026nbsp; This continues a collaboration that we have had for the past three years with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/research.georgiasouthern.edu\/stem\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Southern\u2019s Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; The workshop will take place May 9 and 10, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIEN\u2019s tabletop SEM, the Hitachi TM3000, has been used in multiple outreach events this spring.\u0026nbsp; Not only was it featured during our \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ien.gatech.edu\/whats-all-buzz-about\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Festival\u003C\/a\u003E event in March, but it recently spent the day at the Atlanta International School, where it was used to demonstrate the capabilities of scanning electron microscopes.\u0026nbsp; On May 16 the SEM will travel to Allgood Elementary, Paulding County, where it will be demonstrated to all fifth grade students.\u0026nbsp; In addition, the Allgood students will use our digital video microscopes and participate in several hands-on activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESummer is always a busy time at IEN and the SENIC office.\u0026nbsp; At the end of May our six SENIC Undergraduate Interns in Nanotechnology (SUIN) participants will arrive on campus for their 10 weeks of summer research.\u0026nbsp; SUIN students will be placed in a variety of labs and will participate in professional development provided by the College of Engineering\u2019s SURE program.\u0026nbsp; Details about the SUIN participants will be forthcoming on the SENIC website.\u0026nbsp; Another program we support each summer is Campus College Tours. This program provides cultural and educational experiences to help students in the college selection process. The program\u2019s students will visit us once in May and twice in June.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Summer is always a busy time at IEN and the SENIC office, and the 2016 season will be no exception, as education outreach summer programs ramp-up."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2016-05-04 15:11:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:35","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"532951":{"id":"532951","type":"image","title":"SENIC logo white truncated","body":null,"created":"1462478400","gmt_created":"2016-05-05 20:00:00","changed":"1475895314","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:14","alt":"SENIC logo white truncated","file":{"fid":"214996","name":"senic_700x500px.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/senic_700x500px_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/senic_700x500px_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":38509,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/senic_700x500px_0.png?itok=N0063s0Y"}}},"media_ids":["532951"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"121231","name":"education outreach"},{"id":"146461","name":"electron microscopy"},{"id":"1692","name":"materials"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"169246","name":"Scanning Electron Microscope"},{"id":"166975","name":"SENIC"},{"id":"169986","name":"Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC)"},{"id":"169690","name":"STEM outreach"},{"id":"166968","name":"the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"172007","name":"undergraduate interns. 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The vaccine works by releasing gold nanoparticles of different sizes in the body and then using an external source of varying amplitude to activate the particles in different years, eliminating the need for an annual shot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe class that developed the \u201cSuper Vaccine\u201d proposal was invited, along with their instructor, Ms. Laura Brown, to Georgia Tech to tour the nanotechnology facility \u0026amp; cleanroom at IEN. The students also met with Professor Wilbur Lam and his research team to conduct research and confirm the validity of their concept.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was very exciting to get to go and dress up in clean suits,\u201d said Brown.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExploraVision, a competition for grades K-12, challenges students to envision and communicate new technology 20 years in the future through collaborative brainstorming and research of current science and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach invention must include an abstract, description, bibliography, and five sample web pages. Within the description, students must include an overview of present technology, history of the technology from its inception, description of the team\u2019s future idea, research and breakthroughs necessary to make the future idea a reality, the design process of the idea, and the potential positive and negative consequences of the new technology on society.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A fifth grade team from Georgia\u2019s Braelinn Elementary School competing in the ExploraVision competition, sponsored by Toshiba and the National Science Teachers Association, received an honorable mention award for their development of a flu \u201cSuper Vaccine\u201d"}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2016-05-05 13:09:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:35","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"533291":{"id":"533291","type":"image","title":"Braelinn Elementary at IEN","body":null,"created":"1462561200","gmt_created":"2016-05-06 19:00:00","changed":"1475895314","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:14","alt":"Braelinn Elementary at IEN","file":{"fid":"214999","name":"braelinn_elementary_visit.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/braelinn_elementary_visit_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/braelinn_elementary_visit_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":283263,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/braelinn_elementary_visit_0.png?itok=UYdx4myY"}}},"media_ids":["533291"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"498","name":"Flu Vaccine"},{"id":"10846","name":"gold nanoparticles"},{"id":"46351","name":"K-12 education"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"169247","name":"STEM education outreach"},{"id":"166968","name":"the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"763","name":"vaccine"},{"id":"14681","name":"Wilbur Lam"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"522751":{"#nid":"522751","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nanovation podcast aims to broadcast small science to a big audience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne only needs to look at the enormous popularity of the Twitter feeds of scientists such as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye to know that gone are the days in which science communication was confined to the pages of peer reviewed journals and the lecterns of academic conferences.\u0026nbsp; Blogs allow researchers to disseminate their interests, discoveries, and musing on a specific topic or field. Discussions no longer need be limited to writing, as audio recordings in the form of podcasts are easy to produce and access. Moreover, social media enables anyone to ask questions or offer their insights in return.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese new methods of communication, which can reach anyone in the world, effectively for free, spurred Dr. Michael Filler to launch the Nanovation podcast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the term nanotechnology refers to the science of the small, matter at the nanometer scale, the research has broad applications across scientific and technological boundaries. Solar cells, batteries, anti-cancer drugs, smart textiles, cosmetics, concrete, and household paints are just a few of the varied products that are currently using, or may soon use, nanotechnology. According to Dr. Filler, \u201c\u2026the technologies that emerge from our capability to manipulate matter at ultra small scales will profoundly change everyday life. Nanotechnology is a more precise way of doing everything \u2014 making things, assembling things, measuring things, sorting things, etc. From construction and energy to health and information technology, few industries will be immune to its influence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Nanovation podcast is a forum to address the big questions, challenges, and opportunities of nanotechnology. By bridging the gap between what\u2019s happening in research labs and commercial technology development, the podcast ultimately aims to understand where the nanotechnology road leads and how it will impact society. The podcast is conversational in format and aimed at a general, yet technically-savvy audience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.fillerlab.com\/nanovation\/\u0022\u003ENanovation Podcast website\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/nanovation\/id1084591015?mt=2\u0022\u003Esubscribe via iTunes.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New methods of communication, which can reach anyone in the world, effectively for free, spurred Dr. Michael Filler to launch the Nanovation podcast."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2016-04-08 09:03:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:17","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"522741":{"id":"522741","type":"image","title":"Nanovation Logo","body":null,"created":"1460134800","gmt_created":"2016-04-08 17:00:00","changed":"1475895291","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:51","alt":"Nanovation Logo","file":{"fid":"206074","name":"nanovations_podcast.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nanovations_podcast.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nanovations_podcast.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":39376,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nanovations_podcast.jpg?itok=DG1IdzrS"}}},"media_ids":["522741"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"140","name":"Cancer Research"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1588","name":"bionanotechnology"},{"id":"23411","name":"community outreach"},{"id":"1692","name":"materials"},{"id":"2557","name":"mems"},{"id":"16741","name":"Michael Filler"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"88601","name":"podcast"},{"id":"167445","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"167735","name":"School of Materials Science \u0026 Engineering"},{"id":"167686","name":"Semiconductors"},{"id":"168536","name":"the Institue for Materials"},{"id":"166968","name":"the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"168380","name":"the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChrista M. 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This national network provides researchers from academia, government and companies with access to university user facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation and expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 16 network sites, announced by NSF in September 2015, will receive $81 million over five years. As one of the NNCI sites, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nnci.net\/nnci-sites\/southeastern-nanotechnology-infrastructure-corridor-senic\/\u0022\u003ESoutheastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor\u003C\/a\u003E (SENIC) combines state-of-the-art nanotechnology fabrication and characterization resources and expertise at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, an academic collaboration between North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe goal of the NNCI Coordinating Office is to increase the visibility, impact and efficiency of the network and its sites as a national nanotechnology infrastructure resource,\u201d said Oliver Brand, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIEN\u003C\/a\u003E and professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Brand, who will direct the NNCI Coordinating Office, an interactive web portal will assist users in finding NNCI fabrication and characterization resources to meet their research needs. The initiative will use the expertise of site staff to facilitate programs and share best practices in education and outreach, social and ethical implications, and computational modeling and simulation across the network and help provide linkages with other national and international nanotechnology resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Brand, David Gottfried, IEN principal research scientist, will serve as deputy director of the NNCI Coordinating Office; Nancy Healy, a senior academic professional at IEN, will coordinate the NNCI education and outreach programs; Azad Naeemi, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will coordinate the NNCI modeling and computation activities; and Jameson Wetmore, an associate director within the Center for Nanotechnology in\u0026nbsp;Society at Arizona State University, will facilitate the NNCI societal and ethical implications programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith the support of the NNCI Coordinating Office at Georgia Tech, the NNCI sites can now truly function as a national network of user facilities, which we expect to lead to American innovations with economic and societal benefits,\u201d said Lawrence Goldberg, NSF NNCI program director.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupported by the Coordinating Office, the NNCI will train a globally competitive nanotechnology workforce and provide efficient access to resources for innovation and commercialization of nanotechnology. The network will also help to inform and educate the general public on fundamentals and advances in nanoscience and engineering and their social and ethical implications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERelated Links\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/449831\/georgia-tech-supports-nsf-national-nanotechnology-coordinated-infrastructure\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Supports NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure program\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\/infrastructure\/shared-user-laboratories\u0022\u003EIEN \u2013 Shared User Laboratories\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30332-0181 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) (404-894-6986).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) to be the Coordinating Office of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) program. 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Over 700 users each year utilize more than 200 tools in its cleanrooms and laboratories. As a partner in the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC), a member of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI), the mission of the IEN is to provide expertise, facilities, infrastructure, and a teaming environment that facilitates interdisciplinary research in nanoscience, nanoengineering, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), microelectronics, nanobio systems, and nano\/microfluidics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn order to foster interdisciplinary communication among its users, IEN will be hosting its third IEN User Day on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 (8:30 AM to 4:45 PM). This special event will provide an opportunity to learn about the latest research activities from academic and industry organizations that use IEN facilities. This venue will also offer a great opportunity to share a glimpse of your work with the diverse audience in attendance. While registration for the event is required, there is no cost to attend and continental breakfast and a box lunch will be provided.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a user of our facility, we invite and highly encourage you to submit an abstract to be considered for one of the two poster sessions scheduled for this event. Outstanding posters will be recognized at the end of the day. The topics for contributed work include, but are not limited to: electronics, optics\/photonics, material, biomedical devices, fabrication technologies, sensors, and next generation devices. Users interested in presenting their research are requested to submit a 1-page abstract (no more than 500 words and 1-2 figures) describing their research activities using IEN facilities. The abstract must include a title, authors (indicating clearly the presenting author), and their affiliations. Abstracts will be reviewed by a panel of faculty and research staff, and those selected will be notified by email. 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Applications of this research span all disciplines in science and engineering with particular emphasis on biomedicine, electronics, optoelectronics and photonics, and energy applications. As there can be a learning curve associated with initial proof-of-concept development and testing using cleanroom tools, this seed grant program was developed to expedite the initiation of new graduate students and new research projects into productive activity. Successful proposals to this program will identify a new, currently-unfunded research idea that requires cleanroom access to generate preliminary data necessary to pursue other funding avenues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProgram Eligibility\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech Applicants\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis program is open to any current Georgia Tech or GTRI faculty member as project PI. The graduate student performing the research should be in the first 2 years of his\/her graduate studies, and preference will be given to students who are new users of the IEN facilities. The student\u2019s research advisor (project PI) does not need to be a current user of the IEN cleanroom\/lab facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EExternal (non-Georgia Tech) Applicants\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERecent funding from the NSF to create the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E) as part of the NNCI has allowed IEN to open this program to external (not affiliated with Georgia Tech) users currently at an academic institution in the southeastern US. The graduate student performing the proposed research cannot be a current user of the IEN facilities. The student\u2019s research advisor (project PI) may have a current project in place for use of the IEN cleanroom\/lab facilities, but this is not a requirement. If awarded, a specialized service agreement will need to be arranged with the user\u2019s home institution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPast awardees of a seed grant may submit additional proposals for different students\/projects, but not in consecutive funding cycles. It is the responsibility of the project PI and student to determine their ability to make use of the awarded time during the grant period. Extensions requested once the project has begun will not be granted.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAward Information\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEach seed grant award will consist of free cleanroom access to the student identified in the proposal for 2 (consecutive) billing quarters. Based on current access rates and the academic cap on hourly charges (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/rates\/\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/rates\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/rates\/\u003C\/a\u003E), this comprises a maximum award of $6000 for the 6 month period. This maximum award amount is still in effect even if IEN non-cleanroom (lab) equipment or electron beam lithography (EBL) is required. The designated student user is expected to only utilize the cleanroom\/tool access while working with the PI on the proposed project. Members of the IEN Advanced Technology Team (ATT) will be available to consult during the project period. The number of awards for each proposal submission date will depend on the number and quality of the proposals. A short report describing the research activities is required midway and at the completion of the award period.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESubmission Schedule\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis Seed Grant program is offered in\u003Cstrong\u003E two competitions each year with due dates on April 1 and October 1\u003C\/strong\u003E. While it is expected that research activity will begin on June 1 and December 1, respectively, there is flexibility in scheduling the 2 quarters of research work, as long as they conform to the IEN billing quarters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProposal Requirements (2 pages max)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe proposal (submitted as a PDF file of no more than 2 pages) should do the following:\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Provide a project title.\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Identify the research problem and specify the proposed methods.\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Indicate the IEN research tools necessary to conduct the research. If assistance is needed with this component, members of the IEN Advanced Technology Team are available for consultation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Describe the relationship of this research to the PI\u2019s other research activity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Identify the PI and the graduate student involved (including year of graduate work), and if there will be a mentoring relationship with the PI\u2019s other students. Note if there are collaborative relationships with Georgia Tech faculty that bear on this research project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. Specify the potential for follow-on funding based on the results of this initial work.\u003Cbr \/\u003ESubmit the PDF file by the specified due date to Ms. Amy Duke (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amy.duke@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eamy.duke@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReview Criteria\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProposals will initially be reviewed by IEN staff for technical feasibility within the 6-month time frame. Rating of proposals will be done by a review committee of Georgia Tech faculty, with final selection of awardees by IEN staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, please contact Dr. David Gottfried, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dsgottfried@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edsgottfried@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, (404) 894-0479.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech IEN is an Interdisciplinary Research Institute (IRI) comprised of faculty and students interested in using the most advanced fabrication and characterization tools, and cleanroom infrastructure, to facilitate research in micro- and nano-scale materials, devices, and systems. Applications of this research span all disciplines in science and engineering with particular emphasis on biomedicine, electronics, optoelectronics and photonics, and energy applications. As there can be a learning curve associated with initial proof-of-concept development and testing using cleanroom tools, this seed grant program was developed to expedite the initiation of new graduate students and new research projects into productive activity. 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It\u2019s supposed to be a landscape or a broad description of what kind of academic you want to be,\u201d Arson said. \u201cIt articulates what you already do with the academic objectives you want to pursue and provides a vision for the long term.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s really a great proposal to write in the sense that it\u2019s supposed to help you grow,\u201d she said. \u201cYou really reflect on what kind of professor you are, what\u2019s your style, what are really the essential things you want to do.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CAREER award is $500,000 over five years, and the idea, the two scholars said, is to help them become leading experts in their fields and set them up for impactful careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EDamage and healing in rocks\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArson\u2019s proposal focused on her work on damage and healing mechanics in rocks, work that has broad applications in energy production and underground waste storage systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe extract oil and gas from rock. We produce geothermal energy by extracting hot liquids or using heat exchangers that are embedded in the soil. Waste is stored in the ground,\u201d Arson said. \u201cSo here I found that there was a natural contribution that a geotechnical engineer could make just because of the essential processes that were involved.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArson said her work will address fundamental questions like why cracks and pores form in rocks in the first place, how long it takes for rocks to recover from extraction or storage operations, and how much energy healing requires. She\u2019ll be creating numerical models of how the fractures start and spread, and her findings will help develop ideal conditions for minimizing damage or maximizing healing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201c[This work is] important for the energy and environmental perspectives, but I think that the process of doing this research will teach us much more than that,\u201d Arson said. \u201cIf we understand better how healing occurs in certain kinds of crystalline materials, that knowledge could also be applied to the design of better concrete, better cements \u2014 and why not better ceramics that you could use to repair bones or for a variety of purposes?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArson\u2019s proposal also includes significant educational goals, including building international collaborations and engaging graduate students in debate and deliberation about the work they do, weighing the societal and environmental impact of their engineering solutions. She\u2019s also going to work on symbolic language, with the goal of removing an obstacle that prevents some students from succeeding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOften the mathematical symbols are an obstacle for people who may be good conceptually but not so good formally,\u201d Arson said. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to explore alternative ways to learn. So many times I see students who may not be really good test takers but who are really creative. Everything I proposed goes in that direction.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003ECharacterization and design of nanostructures\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuryanarayana\u2019s proposal focused on nanostructures, extremely tiny materials that could have incredibly large implications for society. He plans to develop a theoretical and computational framework to help discover and describe new kinds of these atomic-scale structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe basic question is, how does one design such a nanostructure with the desired properties? The answer is, currently there does not exist any systematic approach, and therefore it is common to rely on empirical insight,\u201d Suryanarayana said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis approach will use symmetry to speed up the process of designing small-scale structures so that they are well suited for a variety of applications \u2014\u0026nbsp;like curing diseases, purifying air and water, or converting renewable energy. It\u2019s the kind of work that simply can\u2019t be done now because of the huge number of potential ways to configure the structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u0027s a really hard problem because, how do we know what the shape should look like? How do we know where to place the atoms and which types of atoms?\u201d Suryanarayana said. \u201cThere are so many possibilities; it\u2019s basically infinite. One needs a systematic way of doing it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuryanarayana said the key to the computational system he\u2019s building is symmetry, which plays an essential role in determining the properties of nanostructures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt turns out, most of the interesting nanomaterials and nanostructures have very high symmetry, either perfect, or just broken,\u201d he said. \u201cEven bio-structures like DNA and parts of viruses have helical symmetry. The idea is, can we use the notion of symmetry to discover new phenomena and design new materials suitable for technological applications?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose materials could have uses we can\u2019t even imagine yet, Suryanarayana said, including in medicine, where his work could eventually help scientists better understand viruses and develop cures for diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMost of these biomolecules are at the nanoscale, so the code [I develop] based on the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics should be able to characterize them and study defects which gives rise to and\/or have implications for some kinds of diseases. Maybe then one can discover techniques that can help rectify that defect.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuryanarayana said such applications are still closer to science fiction than reality, but that illustrates why he wanted to develop such a grand vision for his work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf this is successful, it would revolutionize many, many fields including nanoscience and nanotechnology. At the same time, that also makes it a very hard problem. My main motivation for picking it was because I thought it would have tremendous impact.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Civil engineering rising stars will study nanostructures, damage and healing in rocks"}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2016-01-21 17:14:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:27","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"489211":{"id":"489211","type":"image","title":"Chloe Arson, Assistant Professor","body":null,"created":"1453482000","gmt_created":"2016-01-22 17:00:00","changed":"1475895245","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:05","alt":"Chloe Arson, Assistant Professor","file":{"fid":"204399","name":"arson-chloe_jhunt_h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arson-chloe_jhunt_h_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arson-chloe_jhunt_h_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":174138,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/arson-chloe_jhunt_h_0.jpg?itok=J-ghE4Ou"}},"489221":{"id":"489221","type":"image","title":"Phanish Suryanarayana, Assistant Professor","body":null,"created":"1453482000","gmt_created":"2016-01-22 17:00:00","changed":"1475895245","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:05","alt":"Phanish Suryanarayana, Assistant Professor","file":{"fid":"204400","name":"suryanarayana-phanish_jhunt_h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/suryanarayana-phanish_jhunt_h_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/suryanarayana-phanish_jhunt_h_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":160458,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/suryanarayana-phanish_jhunt_h_0.jpg?itok=pK0Dv-Jv"}}},"media_ids":["489211","489221"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214","title":"NSF CAREER Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/Faculty\/6003\/overview","title":"Chloe Arson\u0027s Profile"},{"url":"http:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/Faculty\/5831\/overview","title":"Phanish Suryanarayana\u0027s Profile"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1552368\u0026HistoricalAwards=false","title":"Arson\u0027s CAREER Award Details"},{"url":"http:\/\/nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1553212\u0026HistoricalAwards=false","title":"Suryanarayana\u0027s CAREER Award Details"}],"groups":[{"id":"1253","name":"School of Civil and Envrionmental Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9413","name":"CAREER Award"},{"id":"169836","name":"Chloe Arson"},{"id":"4776","name":"civil and environmental engineering"},{"id":"1786","name":"nanostructures"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"7842","name":"NSF CAREER Award"},{"id":"169837","name":"Phanish Suryanarayana"},{"id":"171591","name":"rock damage"},{"id":"171592","name":"rock healing"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:joshua.stewart@ce.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWriter\/Editor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["joshua.stewart@ce.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"490371":{"#nid":"490371","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cressler Publishes Second Edition of Silicon Earth","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn D. Cressler has released the second edition of his textbook, \u003Cem\u003ESilicon Earth: Introduction to Microelectronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/em\u003E, published by CRC Press. Cressler is the Schlumberger Chair in Electronics at the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach fall, Cressler teaches CoE 3002, Introduction to the Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Revolution, a popular course with no prerequisites and which is open to all Tech students. CoE 3002 serves the Technology and Management Program within the Scheller College of Business, as well as the Georgia Tech Honors Program. He wrote a book for that course,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ESilicon Earth\u003C\/em\u003E, which is very non-conventional in both substance and narrative style and is intended for general audiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilicon Earth: Introduction to Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, Second Edition\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;introduces readers with little or no technical background to the marvels of microelectronics and nanotechnology, using straightforward language, an intuitive approach, minimal math, and a lot of pictures. The general scientific and engineering underpinnings of microelectronics and nanotechnology are described, as well as how this new technological revolution is transforming a broad array of interdisciplinary fields, and civilization as a whole.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpecial \u201cwidget deconstruction\u201d chapters address the inner workings of ubiquitous micro\/nano-enabled pieces of technology, such as smartphones, flash drives, and digital cameras. Completely updated and upgraded to full color, the Second Edition:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 includes new material on the design of electronic systems, the future of electronics, and the societal impact of micro\/nanotechnology\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 provides new widget deconstructions of cutting-edge tech gadgets like the GPS-enabled smartwatch\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 adds end-of-chapter study questions and hundreds of new color photos\u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilicon Earth: Introduction to Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, Second Edition\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a pick-up-and-read-cover-to-cover book for those curious about the micro\/nanoworld, as well as a classroom-tested, student-and-professor-approved text ideal for an undergraduate-level university course. Lecture slides, homework examples, a deconstruction project, and discussion threads are available via an author-maintained website.\u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more, the Table of Contents and more details can be found at:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/johndcressler.com\/non-fiction\/silicon-earth-2nd-edition\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/johndcressler.com\/non-fiction\/silicon-earth-2nd-edition\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Professor John D. Cressler has released the second edition of his textbook, \u003Cem\u003ESilicon Earth: Introduction to Microelectronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Professor John D. 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The new technique uses nanoelectrospray to provide a continuous supply of liquid precursor, which can include metal ions that are converted to high-purity metal by a focused electron beam.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new process generates structures that would be impossible to make using gas-phase focused electron beam-induced deposition (FEBID) techniques, and allows fabrication at rates up to five orders of magnitude faster than the gas-phase technique. And because it uses standard liquid solvents, the new process could take advantage of a broad range of precursor materials. Multiple materials can also be deposited simultaneously.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy allowing us to grow structures much faster with a broad range of precursors, this technique really opens up a whole new direction for making a hierarchy of complex three-dimensional structures with nanoscale resolution at the rate that is demanded for manufacturing scalability,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/fedorov\u0022\u003EAndrei Fedorov\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cThis could provide a fundamental shift in the way this field will go.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Science and reported in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENano Letters\u003C\/em\u003E. Applications for the rapid electron beam writing of topologically complex 3D nanostructures could include new types of electrode topologies for batteries and fuel cells, vertically-stacked electronic memory, substrates for controlling cell differentiation and tiny electrochemical conversion devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the established FEBID process, an electron beam is used to write structures from molecules adsorbed onto a solid surface that provides support and nucleation sites for deposit growth. The precursors are introduced into the high-vacuum electron microscope chamber in gas phase. High-energy electrons in the beam interact with the substrate to produce the low-energy secondary electrons, which dissociate the adsorbed precursor molecules, resulting in deposition of solid material onto the substrate surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough it enables precise atom-by-atom fabrication of nanostructures, the process is very slow because the low density of adsorbed gas molecules in the vacuum environment limits the amount of material available for fabrication. And structures must be fabricated from the substrate surface up at continually decreasing growth rate and from a limited number of precursor gases available.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFedorov and his collaborators have dramatically accelerated the process by introducing electrically-charged liquid-phase precursors directly into high vacuum of the electron microscope chamber. Liquid-phase precursors had been demonstrated before, but the materials had to be enclosed in a tiny capsule where the reaction took place, limiting fabrication flexibility, capacity and utility of the approach for 3D nanofabrication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research team \u2013 including graduate student and first author Jeffrey Fisher, postdoctoral fellow Songkil Kim and senior research engineer Peter Kottke \u2013 used low volatility solvents such as ethylene glycol, dissolving a salt of silver in the liquid. In solution, the salt dissociates into silver cations, allowing production of silver metal deposits by electrochemical reduction reaction using solvated secondary electrons rather direct molecular decomposition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe solvent containing the desired material ions is introduced into the chamber using a nanoelectrospray system composed of a tiny nozzle just a few microns in diameter. By applying the focused electric field to the nozzle, the fluid jet is drawn and delivers to the substrate forming a precisely controlled thin liquid film.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe electrospray produces nanometer-scale charged droplets from a Taylor cone jet just 100 nanometers in diameter, which coalesce upon impingement and form a thin film of the precursor on the solid substrate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research team used the electron beam itself to visualize the Taylor cone jet in the vacuum environment, the first time this has ever demonstrated, as well as to measure the thickness of the liquid film in situ by using a nanoscale \u201cruler\u201d prefabricated on the deposition substrate. The electron beam then scans over the liquid film following a desired pattern, producing suitable energy electrons which solvate and reduce the cations, writing structures in precise formation from the precursor delivered by the electrified jet. Though evaporation of the solvent does occur, the nanoelectrospray can maintain a stable film long enough for the structures to form.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe combination of a denser precursor, reduction in material surface transfer problems and elimination of the need to break chemical bonds with the electron beam allows fabrication up to five orders of magnitude \u2013 a factor of 5,000 \u2013 faster than the earlier gas-phase technique.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy changing the energy of the beam and current, we can preferentially grow nanostructures in 3D at much faster rate,\u201d Fedorov said. \u201cAll of a sudden, there are a whole host of different applications that were not possible before.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVarying the precursor type, film thickness, concentration of ions and the energy and current of the electron beam controls the kinds of structures that can be made, Fedorov said. Structures such as bridges connecting posts become possible because material can be written atop the thin films.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers have fabricated carbon nanopillars five microns tall, wall-like nanostructures connecting two nanopillars, and suspended bridge-like arch nanostructures connecting nanopillars. The structures required growth times ranging from 2 to 40 seconds. Silver micropillars have also been fabricated.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new process allows considerable flexibility in fabrication, opening the possibility of depositing more than one material simultaneously. That could allow production of alloys and composites, such as combinations of silver and gold. Or, one material could be used as a template to be coated by another material with the simple substitution of precursor materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo far, the Georgia Tech team has produced structures of silver and carbon, but the process could be used to fabricate a wide range of metallic and non-metallic nanomaterials. Metals produced using the technique can be highly pure because a carbon-producing precursor dissociation step can be mitigated.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next step will be to understand the physics and chemistry governing the fabrication process to allow more precise control and to guide others who may wish to use it for their own specific applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe expect that the role of the solvents is going to be very important in the kinds of kinetic pathways that we can control to produce many different kinds of structures with desired chemical make-up,\u201d said Fedorov. \u201cThis gives us an opportunity to explore a regime of chemistry and physics that had previously been outside what we could study. We want to establish an understanding of the basic physics and chemistry of the process.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFuture work will include a study of how the interaction of beams with different energies, vacuum environments, solvents and concentrations of ionic species affect the outcome.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have demonstrated that we can electrospray liquid precursors inside a high vacuum environment of an electron microscope and then use electrons to facilitate useful chemical transformations,\u201d said Fedorov. \u201cWe think this will enable scientists and engineers to make structures they had only been able to dream of before.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, under award number DE-SC0010729. 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Methods for selectively depositing materials onto these wide bandgap semiconductors simplify device fabrication processes, reducing time and costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow Mark Losego of Georgia Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Elizabeth Paisley from Sandia National Laboratories and the team of J.P. Maria from North Carolina State University, have recently reported the development of a new selective area epitaxy (SAE) method for growth of dielectric MgO thin films on gallium nitride (GaN) surfaces using surface chemistry modification.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGaN-based materials are excellent candidates for use in advanced microelectronic devices because of their ability to operate at high frequencies, high powers, and high temperatures. The growth of atomically smooth MgO epitaxial layers onto GaN is one route to forming gate dielectrics for these devices.\u0026nbsp; However the selective growth of oxides on semiconductors is uncommon.\u0026nbsp; \u201cOur demonstration of using MBE [molecular beam epitaxy] to selectively grow MgO on GaN surfaces is one of the few examples of selective area epitaxy of an oxide by physical vapor deposition [PVD],\u201d Losego says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESelectivity is generally easier to achieve with a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, than with PVD. \u201cThe reason for this is the use of elemental precursors in MBE. Atomic precursors \u2018stick better\u2019 to the underlying surface than molecular species, so we had to modify the surface chemistry to alter the sticking coefficient,\u201d Losego explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETreatment with hydrochloric acid had been previously shown to chlorinate GaN surfaces, but the effect of this surface chlorination on atomic adsorption had not been previously studied. Losego and colleagues found that treating GaN surfaces with hydrochloric acid impeded MgO film growth under certain conditions, and regions of \u201cgrowth\u201d or \u201cno growth\u201d could be readily patterned on GaN surfaces. A monolayer of Cl adatoms\u2013the only detectable difference in surface structure\u2013was identified as the source for adsorption impediment (a macroscale example of the results of this process are shown in the photograph).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe inset of this figure demonstrates that higher resolution features can also be replicated when photolithography is used to pattern the surface chlorination.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group\u2019s work is described as \u201ca nice example of scientific creativity\u201d by Raffaella Calarco, senior scientist at Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics in Berlin. Calarco was not involved in the study. \u201cInstead of the most common approach using a hard mask, here a simple change of surface chemistry due to an appropriate Cl-termination is employed,\u201d she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStephen J. Pearton at the University of Florida, who was also not involved in the study, adds: \u201cIt is a clever approach that avoids the need for more complex masking steps in order to achieve selective area growth. 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No one knew that before,\u201d says Filler, whose research team published its findings in a recent issue of the \u003Cem\u003EJournal of the American Chemical Society\u003C\/em\u003E. \u201cFor as long as scientists have been using this growth method \u2013 more than five decades \u2013 we didn\u2019t know that anything was present on the wire surface.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow that the scientific community is aware of this key aspect of nanowire synthesis, researchers will be able to better design processes and precursors to choreograph nanowire growth, Filler says. 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This year, in addition to the standard keynote, plenary, presentation and poster sessions, prominent researchers in the area of interconnects will take the stage for a panel debate, presidential style.\u0026nbsp; The topic of the debate, \u201c\u003Cem\u003EIs there a potential for a revolution in on-chip interconnect?\u201d\u003C\/em\u003Ewill explore interconnect scaling solutions for future electronics. Thepanel will consist of six \u201ccandidate\u201d debaters who will open with timed statements of their technical solutions, and will be required to answer questions, also within a time limited format. At the conclusion of the evening event, attendees will have the opportunity to vote on who \u201cwon\u201d the debate for the future of interconnects. Professor Azad Naeemi, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, will be representing Georgia Tech in the debate with his solution, \u201c\u003Cem\u003ENano\/novel materials or devices to the rescue\u201d.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting\u003C\/strong\u003E (IEDM) is the world\u2019s preeminent forum for reporting technological breakthroughs in the areas of semiconductor and electronic device technology, design, manufacturing, physics, and modeling. 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As part of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u2019s (IEN) mission to develop and cultivate the next generation workforce and introduce the IEN as an industry\/academic research partner, the IEN staff have developed a series of technology specific short courses open to Georgia Tech faculty, students and researchers, academics from external universities, and industry employees.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThree full to capacity short courses have been held on microfabrication and soft lithography for microfluidics in the spring and fall of 2015. The IEN\u2019s Dr. Hang Chen coordinated 2 sessions on Microfabrication, which were geared at introducing basic microfabrication techniques to students and professional attendees. The 3.5 day courses, which were held on June 1-4 and October 19-22, combined lecture and hands-on sessions in the Marcus Nanotechnology cleanrooms. The course began with basic cleanroom orientation and safety training, then proceeded on to more focused lecture topics such as photolithography, thin film deposition, wet and dry etching, packaging, and characterization. The afternoon hands-on sessions enabled attendees to use the techniques they learned during the lectures sessions to fabricate simple micro-electronic devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA post-course survey of the attendees elicited positive response and the drive to develop future courses. 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The workshop was evenly divided into laboratory hands-on training sessions including SU-8 master mold creation using photolithography and PDMS device fabrication in the IEN cleanroom, supporting lectures, and project consultations. Dr. Joseph\u2019s workshop also comprised lecture topics such as, bio-applications in microfluidics, soft lithography methods of fabrication, and microfluidic device flow demonstrations. This bio-related workshop is offered to connect and support non-traditional users from life sciences communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe response from Dr. Joseph\u2019s course was also positive, including these comments from non-GT attendees, \u201c\u2026I had brought up my interest in soft lithography at the microfabrication course and was very pleased that it is now offered. Thanks!\u201d\u0026nbsp; and, \u201c\u2026organization and presentation is outstanding!\u201d Other comments offered helpful suggestions such as increasing the length of the course to allow for more hands-on sessions and pre-preparing samples to speed up the lab sessions and alleviate sample prep wait times.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDue to the positive response from course attendees, and with the knowledge that fostering an attitude of appreciation for lifelong learning is the key to workplace success, the IEN technical staff have planned upcoming short course sessions for the 2016 calendar year. Dr. Chen plans to offer 2 sets of the microfabrication short course, one for the dates of March 21 \u2013 24, during the 2016 Spring Class Break, and a second series tentatively on August 22-25, over the 2016 Summer Break. Dr. Joseph has also planned 2 sessions for the Soft Lithography for Microfluidics for April 21st \u0026amp; 22nd and July 21st \u0026amp; 22nd, 2016.*\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor students and professionals alike, taking the time to participate in courses such as these show the student\u2019s PI or academic\/industry attendee\u2019s employer that the participants have a drive and commitment to develop their skill-set as well as allowing participants the opportunity to learn from experts in the field, interact with other class members, and grow their professional network.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E- Christa M. Ernst\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo stay up to date on all of the IEN\u2019s lectures, events and short courses, visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bFvaTP\u0022\u003Esubscribe to the IEN digital newsletter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E*All dates are tentative, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bFvaTP\u0022\u003Eplease subscribe to the IEN newsletter to receive updates on these, and other IEN events, lectures and news.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGaining entry into a high demand career such as bioengineering, and staying at peak performance throughout a career lifespan, requires the modern employee to constantly look for ways to maintain and improve professional competence, to enhance career progression, to keep abreast of new technologies, and to add value to their organization. As part of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u2019s (IEN) mission to develop and cultivate the next generation workforce and introduce the IEN as an industry\/academic research partner, the IEN staff have developed a series of technology specific short courses open to Georgia Tech faculty, students and researchers, academics from external universities, and industry employees.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Due to the positive response from course attendees, and with the knowledge that fostering an attitude of appreciation for lifelong learning is the key to workplace success, the IEN technical staff have planned upcoming short course sessions for 2016."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2015-12-02 11:09:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:08","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"474971":{"id":"474971","type":"image","title":"IEN Fall Microfabrication Course","body":null,"created":"1449257202","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:26:42","changed":"1475895225","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:45","alt":"IEN Fall Microfabrication Course","file":{"fid":"205742","name":"microfabrication_short_course_fall_2015_ien_for_email.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/microfabrication_short_course_fall_2015_ien_for_email_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/microfabrication_short_course_fall_2015_ien_for_email_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1594017,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/microfabrication_short_course_fall_2015_ien_for_email_0.png?itok=hSoWEYXf"}}},"media_ids":["474971"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"569","name":"bioengineering"},{"id":"14219","name":"Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"2557","name":"mems"},{"id":"10463","name":"microfabrication"},{"id":"12427","name":"microfluidics"},{"id":"96481","name":"Professional Development Workshop"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"167735","name":"School of Materials Science \u0026 Engineering"},{"id":"2378","name":"Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering"},{"id":"3845","name":"workshop"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChrista M. Ernst - Communications and Marketing \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E345 Ferst Drive, Atlanta GA, 30332\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.1665 | \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Echrista.ernst@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"470701":{"#nid":"470701","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Leaders in Functional Nanomaterials Manufacturing Target Southeast for Economic Growth","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETop industry, academic, and government representatives from Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas convened for a 1-day executive roundtable discussion on November 6, 2015 in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The diverse group gathered to develop a plan to establish the Southeastern region of the United States as a global hub for the large-scale manufacturing of functional nanomaterials and the advanced products made from them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, the Southeast is benefiting from the same recipe that created California\u2019s Silicon Valley. The cost of doing business is low; the talent pool is top-notch, large, and diverse; key infrastructure is in place; the quality of life is high; and, special to this region, there is a rich cross-cultural history and tradition of hospitality. This potent mixture, combined with Georgia Tech\u2019s track record of producing the nation\u2019s top engineers and its research leadership in functional nanomaterials, ideally positions the Southeast to be a world leader in nanomanufacturing. Dr. Oliver Brand, the Executive Director of Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology that hosted the roundtable said, \u201cThe timing is right and the Southeast region, for several reasons, is poised to take advantage of this new frontier of global innovation and economic growth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the words of U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), Former Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology, \u201cWe stand at the threshold of an age in which materials and devices can be fashioned atom-by-atom to satisfy specified design requirements. Nanotechnology-based applications are arising that were not even imagined a decade ago. The range of potential applications is broad, and will have enormous consequences for electronics, energy transformation and storage, materials, and medicine and health, to name a few examples. Indeed, the scope of this technology is so broad as to leave virtually no product untouched.\u201d The roundtable participants identified key assets and infrastructure, much of it already in place in the Southeast, necessary to build a fertile ecosystem and most fully develop the promise of nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNano will allow us to\u0026nbsp;create value and wealth for the U.S. to continue our growth. Nanotechnology represents two things: first, a very distinct possibility of creating cures and treatments for all the terrible ailments that people are facing because they are living longer, and secondly, it\u0027s creating an environment where the U.S. can maintain its lead in the world in innovation, creating new jobs so citizens can feed their families, and having higher standards of living and a stable economy,\u201d said Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot, community champion, and philanthropist for nanotechnology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe vision of the roundtable was inspired by the words of Bernie Marcus when referring to the public-private partnership he supported to construct the building that bears his name, \u201cThey want to develop products they can sell. That is what America is all about. This collaboration will be great for the state of Georgia, great for the region by creating jobs, and will serve as a magnet for new companies. It will have a very strong effect on the free enterprise system within the United States.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This was a watershed meeting focused on breakthrough nanomanufacturing technologies that offer a broad range of high value market opportunities,\u201d said Jim Phillips, CEO of Arkansas based NanoMech, a globally leading nanomanufacturing company. \u201cThe operating vision is to spur nanomanufacturing innovation with swift product development and an emphasis on platform technologies that are scalable for efficient mass production of \u0022must have\u0022 novel products ushering in tens of thousands of knowledge jobs into this dynamic region.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team is now planning strategic initiatives and a larger workshop in 2016 to begin taking action on this vision for the Southeast region.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExecutive roundtable \u201cManufacturing of Functional Nanomaterials\u201d participants included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Oliver Brand, Executive Director Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Baratunde Cola, Founder and CEO Carbice Nanotechnologies (Georgia) and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Panos Datskos, Group Leader of Nanosystems and Structures at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Professor at University of Tennessee\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Michael A. Filler, Associate Professor of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMr. Jonathan Goldman, Principal in VentureLab at Georgia Tech and Entrepreneur-In-Residence at the Georgia Research Alliance\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. David Gottfried, National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure Program Coordinator and Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Daniel J. C. Herr, Director of Nanomanufacturing Innovation Consortium (NIC) and Professor and Nanoscience Department Chair at The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (North Carolina)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMr. Greg King, Associate Vice President for Economic Development at Georgia Tech and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Economic Development \u0026amp; Industry Engagement for Board of Regents University System of Georgia\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Jason Locklin, Director of Integrated Bioscience\u0026nbsp;and Nanotechnology Cleanroom (iBioNC) and Associate Professor Chemistry and BioChemical Engineering at University of Georgia\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Ajay Malshe, Founder and CTO NanoMech (Arkansas)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMr. Jim Phillips, CEO NanoMech (Arkansas)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMr. Suresh Sharma, Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Georgia Tech and Industry Fellow for the Georgia Research Alliance\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Eric Vogel, Deputy Director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN), Associate Director for Shared Resources of the Institute for Materials (IMat), and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWriter: Roundtable Team (Lead writer and editor: Baratunde Cola)\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Top industry, academic, and government representatives from Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas convened for a 1-day executive roundtable discussion on November 6, 2015 in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building on the campus of the Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2015-11-17 13:38:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:03","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"470691":{"id":"470691","type":"image","title":"IEN Nanomanufacturing Roundtable","body":null,"created":"1449257176","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:26:16","changed":"1475895220","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:40","alt":"IEN Nanomanufacturing Roundtable","file":{"fid":"203897","name":"nanomanufacturing_roundtable_11-17-15.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nanomanufacturing_roundtable_11-17-15_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nanomanufacturing_roundtable_11-17-15_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":252399,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nanomanufacturing_roundtable_11-17-15_0.jpg?itok=alIBKk02"}}},"media_ids":["470691"],"groups":[{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"139","name":"Business"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8875","name":"Baratunde Cola"},{"id":"23651","name":"eric vogel"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"16741","name":"Michael Filler"},{"id":"7690","name":"nanomanufacturing"},{"id":"1785","name":"nanomaterials"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"24241","name":"Oliver Brand"},{"id":"148301","name":"regional economic development"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"452781":{"#nid":"452781","#data":{"type":"news","title":"First Optical Rectenna \u2013 Combined Rectifier and Antenna \u2013 Converts Light to DC Current","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUsing nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC current.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBased on multiwall carbon nanotubes and tiny rectifiers fabricated onto them, the optical rectennas could provide a new technology for photodetectors that would operate without the need for cooling, energy harvesters that would convert waste heat to electricity \u2013 and ultimately for a new way to efficiently capture solar energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the new devices, developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the carbon nanotubes act as antennas to capture light from the sun or other sources. As the waves of light hit the nanotube antennas, they create an oscillating charge that moves through rectifier devices attached to them. The rectifiers switch on and off at record high petahertz speeds, creating a small direct current.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBillions of rectennas in an array can produce significant current, though the efficiency of the devices demonstrated so far remains below one percent. The researchers hope to boost that output through optimization techniques, and believe that a rectenna with commercial potential may be available within a year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe could ultimately make solar cells that are twice as efficient at a cost that is ten times lower, and that is to me an opportunity to change the world in a very big way\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/cola\u0022\u003EBaratunde Cola\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. \u201cAs a robust, high-temperature detector, these rectennas could be a completely disruptive technology if we can get to one percent efficiency. If we can get to higher efficiencies, we could apply it to energy conversion technologies and solar energy capture.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research, supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center and the Army Research Office (ARO), was reported September 28 in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Nanotechnology\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeveloped in the 1960s and 1970s, rectennas have operated at wavelengths as short as ten microns, but for more than 40 years researchers have been attempting to make devices at optical wavelengths. There were many challenges: making the antennas small enough to couple optical wavelengths, and fabricating a matching rectifier diode small enough and able to operate fast enough to capture the electromagnetic wave oscillations. But the potential of high efficiency and low cost kept scientists working on the technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe physics and the scientific concepts have been out there,\u201d said Cola. \u201cNow was the perfect time to try some new things and make a device work, thanks to advances in fabrication technology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing metallic multiwall carbon nanotubes and nanoscale fabrication techniques, Cola and collaborators Asha Sharma, Virendra Singh and Thomas Bougher constructed devices that utilize the wave nature of light rather than its particle nature. They also used a long series of tests \u2013 and more than a thousand devices \u2013 to verify measurements of both current and voltage to confirm the existence of rectenna functions that had been predicted theoretically. The devices operated at a range of temperatures from 5 to 77 degrees Celsius.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFabricating the rectennas begins with growing forests of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes on a conductive substrate. Using atomic layer chemical vapor deposition, the nanotubes are coated with an aluminum oxide material to insulate them. Finally, physical vapor deposition is used to deposit optically-transparent thin layers of calcium then aluminum metals atop the nanotube forest. The difference of work functions between the nanotubes and the calcium provides a potential of about two electron volts, enough to drive electrons out of the carbon nanotube antennas when they are excited by light.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn operation, oscillating waves of light pass through the transparent calcium-aluminum electrode and interact with the nanotubes. The metal-insulator-metal junctions at the nanotube tips serve as rectifiers switching on and off at femtosecond intervals, allowing electrons generated by the antenna to flow one way into the top electrode. Ultra-low capacitance, on the order of a few attofarads, enables the 10-nanometer diameter diode to operate at these exceptional frequencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA rectenna is basically an antenna coupled to a diode, but when you move into the optical spectrum, that usually means a nanoscale antenna coupled to a metal-insulator-metal diode,\u201d Cola explained. \u201cThe closer you can get the antenna to the diode, the more efficient it is. So the ideal structure uses the antenna as one of the metals in the diode \u2013 which is the structure we made.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe rectennas fabricated by Cola\u2019s group are grown on rigid substrates, but the goal is to grow them on a foil or other material that would produce flexible solar cells or photodetectors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECola sees the rectennas built so far as simple proof of principle. He has ideas for how to improve the efficiency by changing the materials, opening the carbon nanotubes to allow multiple conduction channels, and reducing resistance in the structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe think we can reduce the resistance by several orders of magnitude just by improving the fabrication of our device structures,\u201d he said. \u201cBased on what others have done and what the theory is showing us, I believe that these devices could get to greater than 40 percent efficiency.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center, Pacific under YFA grant N66001-09-1-2091, and by the Army Research Office (ARO), through the Young Investigator Program (YIP), under agreement W911NF-13-1-0491. The statements in this release are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of DARPA, SPAWAR or ARO. Georgia Tech has filed international patent applications related to this work under PCT\/US2013\/065918 in the United States (U.S.S.N. 14\/434,118), Europe (No. 13847632.0), Japan (No. 2015-538110) and China (No. 201380060639.2)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Asha Sharma, Virendra Singh, Thomas L. Bougher and Baratunde A. Cola, \u201cA carbon nanotube optical rectenna,\u201d (Nature Nanotechnology, 2015). \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/nnano.2015.220\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/nnano.2015.220\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30332-0181 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) (404-894-6986)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUsing nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC current.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that converts light directly into DC current."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2015-09-28 10:40:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:40","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"452711":{"id":"452711","type":"image","title":"Optical rectenna schematic","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Optical rectenna schematic","file":{"fid":"203384","name":"rectenna1_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rectenna1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rectenna1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":377954,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rectenna1_0.jpg?itok=Gci8_clv"}},"452731":{"id":"452731","type":"image","title":"Optical rectenna converts laser light","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Optical rectenna converts laser light","file":{"fid":"203386","name":"rectenna2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rectenna2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rectenna2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2203971,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rectenna2_0.jpg?itok=EH0GjIoA"}},"452741":{"id":"452741","type":"image","title":"Measuring output from optical rectenna","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Measuring output from optical rectenna","file":{"fid":"203387","name":"rectenna6.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rectenna6_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rectenna6_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2806905,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rectenna6_0.jpg?itok=bFw3J0DE"}},"452751":{"id":"452751","type":"image","title":"Optical rectenna research team","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Optical rectenna research team","file":{"fid":"203388","name":"rectenna7.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rectenna7_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rectenna7_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6256441,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rectenna7_0.jpg?itok=RHQAOtWr"}}},"media_ids":["452711","452731","452741","452751"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2616","name":"antenna"},{"id":"8875","name":"Baratunde Cola"},{"id":"5209","name":"carbon nanotubes"},{"id":"14545","name":"George W. 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Strategies that coopt protease activity as molecular triggers are increasingly important in nanoparticle design, yet the pharmacokinetics of these systems are challenging to understand without a quantitative framework to reveal nonintuitive associations. We describe a multicompartment mathematical model to predict strategies for ultrasensitive detection of cancer using synthetic biomarkers, a class of activity-based probes that amplify cancerderived signals into urine as a noninvasive diagnostic. Using a model formulation made of a PEG core conjugated with protease-cleavable peptides, we explore a vast design space and identify guidelines for increasing sensitivity that depend on critical parameters such as enzyme kinetics, dosage, and probe stability. According to this model, synthetic biomarkers that circulate in stealth but then activate at sites of disease have the theoretical capacity to discriminate tumors as small as 5 mm in diameter\u2014a threshold sensitivity that is otherwise challenging for medical imaging and blood biomarkers to achieve. This model may be adapted to describe the behavior of additional activity-based approaches to allow cross-platform comparisons, and to predict allometric scaling across species.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/early\/2015\/09\/24\/1506925112.abstract\u0022\u003EThe paper entitled, \u0022Mathematical framework for activity-based cancer biomarkers,\u0022 can be found at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to Dr. Kwong and the LSI team!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity, led by Dr. Gabe Kwong of the Coutler Department of Biomedical Engineering at GT and Emory, have published new research into cancer diagnostics using nanoparticle design."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2015-10-01 16:03:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:40","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"454641":{"id":"454641","type":"image","title":"Kwong Cancer BioMarker","body":null,"created":"1449256319","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:59","changed":"1475895199","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:19","alt":"Kwong Cancer BioMarker","file":{"fid":"203449","name":"kwong-pnas-2015.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kwong-pnas-2015_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kwong-pnas-2015_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":173008,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kwong-pnas-2015_0.jpg?itok=wcAZM4ip"}}},"media_ids":["454641"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[{"id":"140","name":"Cancer Research"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"143471","name":"Cancer diagnostics"},{"id":"14219","name":"Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering"},{"id":"108041","name":"Gabe Kwong"},{"id":"143481","name":"Institute for Electroncs and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"2194","name":"nanomedicine"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"449831":{"#nid":"449831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Supports NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo advance nanoscale science, engineering and technology research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide a total of $81 million over five years to support 16 user facility sites and a coordinating office as part of a new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NNCI sites will provide researchers from academia, small and large companies, and government with access to university user facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation, and expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NNCI framework builds on the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), which enabled major discoveries, innovations and contributions to education and commerce for more than 10 years. The NNCI awards are for up to five years and range from $500,000 to $1.6 million each per year. The 16 NNCI sites are located in 15 states and involve 27 universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the NNCI, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) -- an academic collaboration between North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University (NCA\u0026amp;T) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) -- will receive $1.6 million per year to form the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC) to provide nanotechnology shared user facilities, educational outreach, and social impact awareness. These efforts will be led by the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough the NNCI, the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor combines the infrastructure strengths of both Georgia Tech and the JSNN to provide our users access to one of the largest and most modern nano-fabrication and nano-characterization tool sets in the country,\u201d said Oliver Brand, executive director of IEN and director of SENIC. \u201cThis partnership provides particular strength in the ability to connect nanomaterials and devices to full packaged systems. In providing users with access to more than 230 nanotechnology fabrication and characterization tools, SENIC offers both top-down and bottom-up approaches for nanofabrication through nanoscale patterning, as well as nanomaterials synthesis and additive processing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond support for nanotechnology research and development, SENIC partners will support undergraduate and graduate students, in collaboration with two-year technical colleges. The goal is to produce science and technology professionals from diverse backgrounds to meet the workforce demands of the 21st century.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESENIC will also provide public outreach activities, with hands-on classroom activities and interactive facility tours designed to encourage K-12 students to join the STEM pipeline. With its educational program, SENIC will provide education on the social and ethical implications associated with the role that nanoscale science and engineering will contribute to solving societal, environmental and economic challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENanoscale science and engineering requires the use of complex and expensive tools, along with companion facilities and support from those with highly specialized training in the operation and application of such tools and laboratories. To meet these needs, Georgia Tech has emphasized the growth of shared-user facilities like SENIC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022With this NSF support, we will be able to provide external users from academia and industry with the environment, tools, and the excellent staff support to get them familiar with nanotechnology capabilities and successfully apply nanotechnology to solve their challenges and enhance their products,\u201d said Stephen E. Cross, Georgia Tech\u2019s executive vice president for research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new NNCI is part of the NSF\u2019s commitment to providing infrastructure support for nanoscale research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNSF\u2019s long-standing investments in nanotechnology infrastructure have helped the research community to make great progress by making research facilities available,\u201d said Pramod Khargonekar, NSF\u2019s assistant director for engineering. \u201cNNCI will serve as a nationwide backbone for nanoscale research, which will lead to continuing innovations and economic and societal benefits.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Brand, who is also a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, SENIC leadership will also be provided by Daniel Herr, professor and nanoscience department chair at JSNN, who will serve as co-director.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about IEN and JSNN capabilities and 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The proposal evaluates both the structural and materials performance of the four major types of TENG devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTriboelectric nanogenerators are a new energy technology that has shown phenomenal potential,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/faculty\/wang\u0022\u003EZhong Lin Wang\u003C\/a\u003E, a Regents professor in the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering.\u003C\/a\u003E \u201cHere, we have proposed standards by which the performance of these devices can be quantified and compared. These standards will be useful for academic researchers developing the devices and for future industrial applications of the nanogenerators.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe proposed standards are described in an article published September 25 in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETriboelectric nanogenerators use a combination of the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction to generate small amount of electrical power from mechanical motion such as rotation, sliding or vibration. The triboelectric effect takes advantage of the fact that certain materials become electrically charged after they come into moving contact with a surface made from a different material. The electricity generated by TENG devices could replace or supplement batteries for a broad range of potential applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeveloped over the past several years, the technology has advanced to the point where it can power small electronic devices, potentially enabling widespread sensing and infrastructure systems \u2013 as well as powering wearable consumer devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBecause of the large number of devices being developed, people need to have a standard for judging the performance of these nanogenerators,\u201d Wang said. He noted that standards have allowed technologies such as photovoltaics and thermoelectric devices to advance, though the performance of TENG devices is more difficult to quantify because of the different design and materials options available.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their paper, Wang\u2019s team proposes a general figure of merit which can be used to quantify the potential energy output of the TENG devices. The general figure of merit is made up of information from two other sources: the capabilities of the specific TENG structure used, and the surface charge density provided by the specific materials chosen to construct the device. The output is compared to the mechanical energy inputs to provide an efficiency comparison.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese measurements are based on plots of the build-up of voltage and total transferred electrical charges from each device. The structural figures of merit are derived from theoretical calculations for each of the four major nanogenerator modes, plus experimental results produced by TENG devices placed into a circuit with a switch and an electrical load. The materials figure of merit depends on experimental measurements of the surface charge density done with an experimental set-up that uses liquid metal to collect the surface charge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVariations in TENG structures allow a variety of applications depending on the source of mechanical energy. The four major groups include (1) vertical contact-separation mode, (2) lateral sliding mode, (3) single-electron mode, and (4) freestanding triboelectric-layer mode. There are also hybrid combinations of these major structural modes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe contact-separation mode, for example, is powered by a periodic driving force that causes repeated contact, and then separation, between two dissimilar materials that have coated electrodes on the top and bottom surfaces. The lateral sliding model uses two surfaces that briefly slide together, then separate, generating a charge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can calculate for the four modes what are the best sizes and shapes, and the best power output you can expect for a specific structural figure of merit,\u201d Wang explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaterial choices tested include fluorinated ethylene propylene, Kapton, polarized polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, natural rubber and cellulose.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe measurement and theoretical techniques were developed by postdoctoral fellow Yunlong Zi and graduate student Simiao Niu, both members of Wang\u2019s research team. In developing their proposed standards, the researchers considered what had already been done in setting standards for heat engines and other technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor triboelectric generators, because the mechanical input is varied, you have different kinds of measurements to evaluate the performance,\u201d said Zi. \u201cThese figures of merit are considerably more complicated than would be needed for characterizing solar cell performance, for example.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPublishing the proposed standards is a first step in what Wang expects to be a long process of gaining acceptance. He plans to spend the next several months explaining the standards to other research groups developing TENG devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe estimates that there could be 60 research groups around the world working on TENG devices, and he expects that number to grow as the nanogenerators become more sophisticated and powerful.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs wearable electronics become more popular and fashionable, we will need a better way to power them,\u201d Wang said. \u201cTriboelectric nanogenerators can play a large role in that. We have spent a lot of time improving the power efficiency, and the field is quickly expanding.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, he said, the standards could also be modified for piezoelectric generators and other systems designed to produce electricity from mechanical motion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Yunlong Zi, et al., \u201cStandards and Figures of Merit for Quantifying the Performance of Triboelectric Nanogenerators,\u201d (Nature Communications, 2015). (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/NCOMMS9376\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/NCOMMS9376\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30332-0181 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) (404-894-6986)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo provide a means for both comparing and selecting energy-harvesting nanogenerators for specific applications, the Georgia Tech research group that pioneered the TENG technology has now proposed a set of standards for quantifying device performance. 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Papers covering research in characterization, production, and processing of nanomaterials and applications both within and outside of the paper and packaging industries are sought, especially those from the recent\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E2015 International Nanotechnology Conference for Renewable Materials\u003C\/em\u003E, held this past June.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETAPPI Journal\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;submission guidelines, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappi.org\/Bookstore\/Technical-Papers\/Journal-Articles\/TAPPI-JOURNAL\/TAPPI-JOURNAL-Author-Guidelines.aspx?utm_source=Informz\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Email\u0022\u003Eauthor guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappi.org\/Bookstore\/Technical-Papers\/Journal-Articles\/TAPPI-JOURNAL\/TAPPI-JOURNAL-Style-Guidelines.aspx?utm_source=Informz\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Email\u0022\u003Estyle guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E, are available on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappi.org\/Publications\/TJ\/TJ-Submit.aspx?utm_source=Informz\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Email\u0022\u003ETAPPI website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPapers should be submitted for peer review\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Eno later than November 4\u003C\/strong\u003E. Please make sure you indicate that the paper is for Dr. Ragauskas\u2019 special issue.\u0026nbsp;The papers should be\u0026nbsp;submitted \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:TJournal@tappi.org\u0022\u003Evia email\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Call for submissions through Nov. 4"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-09-04 13:11:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:29","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411421":{"id":"411421","type":"image","title":"Art Ragauskas","body":null,"created":"1449254204","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:44","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"Art Ragauskas","file":{"fid":"202304","name":"130201_art_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130201_art_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130201_art_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":22284,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130201_art_0_0.jpg?itok=NWe4_Noh"}}},"media_ids":["411421"],"groups":[{"id":"217141","name":"Georgia Tech Materials Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"125191","name":"nano materials"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"167052","name":"sustainable"},{"id":"125221","name":"TAPPI"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"441731":{"#nid":"441731","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NSF Sustainable Nanotechnology Center Includes Georgia Tech Researchers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is among a dozen institutions that are part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/susnano.chem.wisc.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Sustainable Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E, a $20 million research center focusing on the molecular mechanisms by which nanoparticles interact with biological systems. Based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the center has been awarded an additional five years of funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand its existing operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENanotechnology involves the use of materials at the smallest scale, including the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. Products that use nanoscale materials range from beer bottles and car wax to solar cells and electric and hybrid car batteries. If you read your books on a Kindle, quantum dots, a semiconducting material manufactured at the nanoscale, underpin the high-resolution screen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd while there are already hundreds of products that use nanomaterials in various ways, there are still lots of unknowns about how these modern materials and the tiny particles they are composed of interact with the environment and living things.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe purpose of the center is to explore how we can make sure these nanotechnologies come to fruition with little or no environmental impact,\u201d explained Robert Hamers, director of the center and a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin Madison. \u201cWe\u2019re looking at nanoparticles in emerging technologies.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to UW-Madison, scientists from UW-Milwaukee, the University of Minnesota, the University of Illinois, Northwestern University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been involved in the center\u2019s first phase of research. Joining the center for the next five-year phase are Tuskegee University, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Iowa, Augsburg College, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s contributions will be in the areas of theoretical computational chemistry and assessment of the center\u2019s overall impact. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/Hernandez\/Rigoberto\u0022\u003ERigoberto Hernandez\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, will contribute expertise on how particles aggregate, assemble and interact with one another to create larger structures. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/about\/staffdirectory\/dr-lizanne-destefano\u0022\u003ELizanne DeStefano\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Psychology and director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing\u003C\/a\u003E (CEISMC) at Georgia Tech, will help assess the center\u2019s impacts, both internally and externally, for students and other key stakeholders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of our mandates is to develop a systematic approach for using theoretical and computational tools to select different nanomaterials or modifications of nanomaterials to meet desired properties,\u201d said Hernandez. \u201cWe will help understand the multi-scale problem, which includes understanding the chemical properties at the size scale from a few Angstroms \u2013 where you can literally see atoms within molecules \u2013 all the way to the meter scale where you must address the behavior of an entire organism.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of three theoretical and computational chemists who will be part of the center\u2019s second phase, Hernandez is looking toward development of a computational framework for modifying nanomaterials and predicting the extent to which they would provide a targeted function or behavior. An example of such a function might be energy conversion and related transformations necessary in future generations of fuel cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile the research impact of the center is important, its most long term impact will involve training the next generation of scientists and researchers who will take leadership roles in industry and academe,\u201d said DeStefano. \u201cWe want to create innovative educational programs at undergraduate and graduate levels that integrate theory and computation and produce students with broader technical skill sets and a deep understanding of nanoparticles. The goal is to impact education at Georgia Tech and all partner institutions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Hernandez and DeStefano, center efforts at Georgia Tech will also involve at least two graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt UW-Madison, Hamers leads efforts in synthesis and molecular characterization of nanomaterials. Much remains to be learned about how nanoparticles affect the environment and the multitude of organisms \u2013 from bacteria to plants, animals and people \u2013 that may be exposed to them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSome of the big questions we\u2019re asking,\u201d said Hamers, \u201care how is this going to impact bacteria and other organisms in the environment? What do these particles do? How do they interact with organisms?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, bacteria, the vast majority of which are beneficial or benign, tend to be \u201csticky\u201d and nanoparticles might cling to the microorganisms and have unintended biological effects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are many different mechanisms by which these particles can do things,\u201d Hamers added. \u201cThe challenge is we don\u2019t know what these nanoparticles do if they\u0027re released into the environment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo get at the challenge, Hamers and his colleagues in the center are drilling down to investigate the molecular-level chemical and physical principles that dictate how nanoparticles interact with living things. Such studies, argues Hamers, promise a science-based understanding that can help ensure the technology leaves a minimal environmental footprint by identifying issues before they manifest themselves in the manufacturing, use or recycling of products that contain nanotechnology-inspired materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo help fulfill that part of the mission, the center has established working relationships with several companies to conduct research on materials in the very early stages of development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re taking a look-ahead view. We\u2019re trying to get into the technological design cycle,\u201d Hamers said. \u201cThe idea is to use scientific understanding to develop a predictive ability to guide technology and guide people who are designing and using these materials.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHernandez believes that the 21st century may be known as the \u201cnanoparticle age\u201d in the same way that last century was the \u201cindustrial age.\u201d The challenge ahead, he says, is to avoid unexpected effects from these new materials and structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn this century, there is little doubt that nanoparticles comprise a class of chemical compounds that are revolutionizing nearly everything that we touch, see or smell,\u201d he said in a blog post at (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/EveryWhereChemistry.blogspot.com\u0022\u003EEveryWhereChemistry.blogspot.com\u003C\/a\u003E). \u201cThe challenge to chemists (and material scientists) is not just designing nanoparticles to solve particular problems, but to do so with materials that have no unintended consequences. Anticipating such unknown unknowns is a grand challenge, and the solution requires a team of scientists with expertise in making, measuring and modeling the nanoparticles in the upstream design side and in biology and ecology on the downstream side.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30332-0181 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon Georgia Tech: (404-894-6986) or (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E); Terry Devitt, University of Wisconsin Madison: (608-262-8282) or (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:trdevitt@wisc.edu\u0022\u003Etrdevitt@wisc.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is among a dozen institutions that are part of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, a $20 million research center focusing on the molecular mechanisms by which nanoparticles interact with biological systems. 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The layers are grown on palladium nanocrystal templates, and then the palladium is etched away to leave behind nanocages approximately 20 nanometers in diameter, with between three and six atom-thin layers of platinum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUse of these nanocage structures in fuel cell electrodes could increase the utilization efficiency of the platinum by a factor of as much as seven, potentially changing the economic viability of the fuel cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can get the catalytic activity we need by using only a small fraction of the platinum that had been required before,\u201d said Younan Xia, a professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Xia also holds joint faculty appointments in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech. \u201cWe have made hollow nanocages of platinum with walls as thin as a few atomic layers because we don\u2019t want to waste any material in the bulk that does not contribute to the catalytic activity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research \u2013 which also involved researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Arizona State University and Xiamen University in China \u2013 was reported in the July 24 issue of the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlatinum is in high demand as a catalyst for a wide range of industrial and consumer applications. The high cost of platinum needed for the catalysts deposited on electrodes has limited the ability to use low-temperature fuel cells in automobiles and home applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn catalytic applications, only the surface layers of platinum contribute to the chemical reaction, leading researchers to develop new structures designed to maximize the amount of platinum exposed to reactants. The hollowing out process reduces the amount of the precious metal not contributing to the reaction, and allows the use of larger nanocrystals that are less susceptible to sintering, an aggregation phenomenon which reduces catalyst surface area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can control the process so well that we have layer-by-layer deposition, creating one layer, two layers or three layers of platinum,\u201d said Xia, who is also a Georgia Research Alliance eminent scholar. \u201cWe can also control the arrangement of atoms on the surface so their catalytic activity can be engineered to fit different types of reactions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHollow platinum structures have been made before, but not with walls this thin, he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarlier work produced shells with wall thicknesses of approximately five nanometers. The new process can produce shell walls less than one nanometer thick. With both the inner layer and outer layer of the porous nanocages contributing to the catalytic activity, the new structures can use up to two-thirds of the platinum atoms in an ultra-thin three-layer shell. Some palladium remains mixed with the platinum in the structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis approach creates the highest possible surface area from a given amount of platinum,\u201d said Xia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe nanocages can be made in either cubic or octahedral shapes, depending on the palladium nanocrystals used as templates. The shape controls the surface structure, thus engineering the catalytic activity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of this research was to reduce the cost of the cathodes in fuel cells designed to power automobiles and homes. The fuel cell\u2019s oxygen-reduction reaction takes place at the cathode, and that requires a substantial amount of platinum. By reducing the amount of platinum by up to a factor of seven, the hollow shells could make automotive and home fuel cells more economically feasible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers measured the durability of the platinum nanocages for oxygen-reduction reaction, and found the catalytic activity dropped by a little more than one-third after 10,000 operating cycles. Earlier efforts to maximize surface area relied on making very small platinum nanoparticles just two or three nanometers in diameter. Particles of that size tended to clump together in a process known as sintering, reducing the surface area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy using hollow structures, we can use much larger particle sizes \u2013 about 20 nanometers \u2013 and we really don\u2019t lose any surface area because we can use both the inside and outside of the structure, and the shells are only a few atomic layers thick,\u201d Xia added. \u201cWe expect the durability of these larger particles to be much better.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther applications, such as catalytic converters in automobiles, also use substantial amounts of platinum. The new hollow shells are unlikely to be used in automobile catalytic converters because they operate at a temperature beyond what the structures can tolerate. However, the platinum nanocages could find use in other industrial processes such as hydrogenation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContributing to the experimental work done at Georgia Tech, researchers at Arizona State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory used their specialized microscopy facilities to map the nanocage structures. 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The layers are grown on palladium nanocrystal templates, and then the palladium is etched away to leave behind nanocages approximately 20 nanometers in diameter, with between three and six atom-thin layers of platinum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUse of these nanocage structures in fuel cell electrodes could increase the utilization efficiency of the platinum by a factor of as much as seven, potentially changing the economic viability of the fuel cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can get the catalytic activity we need by using only a small fraction of the platinum that had been required before,\u201d said Younan Xia, a professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Xia also holds joint faculty appointments in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech. \u201cWe have made hollow nanocages of platinum with walls as thin as a few atomic layers because we don\u2019t want to waste any material in the bulk that does not contribute to the catalytic activity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research \u2013 which also involved researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Arizona State University and Xiamen University in China \u2013 was reported in the July 24 issue of the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlatinum is in high demand as a catalyst for a wide range of industrial and consumer applications. 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By reducing the amount of platinum by up to a factor of seven, the hollow shells could make automotive and home fuel cells more economically feasible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers measured the durability of the platinum nanocages for oxygen-reduction reaction, and found the catalytic activity dropped by a little more than one-third after 10,000 operating cycles. Earlier efforts to maximize surface area relied on making very small platinum nanoparticles just two or three nanometers in diameter. Particles of that size tended to clump together in a process known as sintering, reducing the surface area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy using hollow structures, we can use much larger particle sizes \u2013 about 20 nanometers \u2013 and we really don\u2019t lose any surface area because we can use both the inside and outside of the structure, and the shells are only a few atomic layers thick,\u201d Xia added. \u201cWe expect the durability of these larger particles to be much better.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther applications, such as catalytic converters in automobiles, also use substantial amounts of platinum. The new hollow shells are unlikely to be used in automobile catalytic converters because they operate at a temperature beyond what the structures can tolerate. However, the platinum nanocages could find use in other industrial processes such as hydrogenation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContributing to the experimental work done at Georgia Tech, researchers at Arizona State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory used their specialized microscopy facilities to map the nanocage structures. 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with Georgia Tech\u2019s unique infrastructure comprised of specialized research centers and institutes,\u201d he observes.\u0026nbsp; Of particular importance is the need to have paper and cellulose experts close at hand, with an intimate knowledge of lignocellulosic materials and their chemistry.\u0026nbsp; He hopes to be a \u201cboots-on-the-ground\u201d resource and encourage research across multiple disciplines to advance science in cellulose nanomaterials leading to the creation of new and improved products.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to IPST, Dr. Moon will also work closely with other centers and institutes at Georgia Tech and with other universities and institutions within the region.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Though his primary focus will be on cellulose nanomaterials, Dr. Moon will also explore the nanotechnology aspects of other tree components including lignin and hemicellulose.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECellulose nanomaterials are a promising class of nanomaterials that can be produced by the further refining of cellulose pulp fibers using various combinations of mechanical, chemical and biological treatment.\u0026nbsp; The extracted cellulose particles are nanometer size in at least one of their dimensions (e.g. 4-50 nanometers in diameter and up to several microns in length), can be nearly pure cellulose, can have a high percent crystallinity, and a surface chemistry consisting primarily of hydroxyl groups (-OH).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The resulting CNs have relatively high aspect ratios (10-100), high surface area-to-volume ratio, high mechanical properties, low coefficient of thermal expansion, and low density.\u0026nbsp; The exposed \u2013OH side groups on CN surfaces can be readily modified to achieve different surface properties.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; These unique set of characteristics represent a \u201cbuilding block\u201d with new capabilities that can be used in the development of new advanced composites.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECellulose nanomaterials have some additional advantages.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The small size results in diminished light scattering (as compared to pulp fibers) allowing for the processing of transparent papers and composites.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Preliminary studies have indicated low environmental, health, and safety risks of cellulose nanomaterials. Additionally, cellulose nanomaterials are inherently renewable, sustainable, biodegradable, and carbon-neutral, like the sources from which they are extracted, and they have the potential to be processed at industrial scale quantities and at low cost.\u0026nbsp; Similar to paper, cellulose nanomaterials are an opportunity for the production of environmentally friendly composite structures at quantities large enough to address societal needs.\u0026nbsp; Cellulose nanomaterials further extend the utility of cellulose-based materials into an ever-widening range of consumer products from new packaging\/barrier applications to electronics (\u003Cem\u003Ee.g.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;flexible circuits), energy (\u003Cem\u003Ee.g.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;flexible solar panels), and defense (\u003Cem\u003Ee.g.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;body armor, transparent armor).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Moon received his PhD in Materials Engineering and his MS in Metallurgical Engineering at Purdue University.\u0026nbsp; He received his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Moon joins IPST to advance cellulose nanomaterial technology"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-05 12:09:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:29","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411171":{"id":"411171","type":"image","title":"Robert Moon","body":null,"created":"1449254204","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:44","changed":"1475895139","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:19","alt":"Robert Moon","file":{"fid":"202297","name":"140613_moon_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140613_moon_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140613_moon_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":36592,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/140613_moon_0_0.jpg?itok=vRBaKMun"}}},"media_ids":["411171"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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In January, 2012, IPST\u2014now RBI\u2014awarded him a PSE fellowship to work toward his PhD; his thesis title is Green Nanocellulosic Barriers. His work is focused on the development and characterization of barrier membranes made from nanocellulosic fibers for application as a green, renewable, recyclable, biodegradable packaging material.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESudhir earned his undergraduate degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, graduating in 2009 with first-class honors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is no stranger to successful competition. Sudhir was team leader for the ChemECar competition, a worldwide competition to design and build a carefully calibrated car to travel a precise fixed distance under a random given load. His team won the competition in New Zealand, and then second place at the international competition with the fastest car the competition had ever seen. Here at Georgia Tech, he won recognition at the Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Poster Competition in March of this year for \u201cHigh-Performance Green Barrier Films from Thermal Treatment of Cellulose Nanofibrils.\u201d This award came with a cash prize funded by the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation. Sudhir also won the 2013 forest products division award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESudhir is a believer in the power of co-curricular activities. While at Aukland, he helped start a chapter of the Petroleum Engineering student association which now has over 100 members. Here, he serves as TAPPI student chapter president. \u201cIn this short time, I have been able to interact with many industry representatives and had opportunities to interact with other students,\u201d he observes. \u201cThis helped a lot in learning about the research of other students within the chapter and what the current industrial research outlook looks like\u2014most recently, during the visit from Suzano, where Dr. Vinicius explained the company\u2019s research direction and the general outlook of the paper industry as well.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESudhir credits his RBI PSE fellowship with expanding his skills and understanding of high-level research and its application to industry. \u201cI had the good fortune of working with many very intelligent, excellent researchers, both domestically and internationally, in the field, which helps expand my knowledge of fields related to my own research,\u201d he comments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter his expected graduation in Spring of 2015, Sudhir intends to work in industrial bioproducts research, developing next-generation bio\/nano materials as viable replacements for petroleum-derived plastics and current polymers used in packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENever one to sit idle, Sudhir played guitar for the chemical engineering grad student band \u2013 Particle in a Box\u2014and also enjoys long-distance running and reading.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"PhD candidate Sudhir Sharma leads his team in the worldwide ChemECar competition"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-05-29 13:37:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:25","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"408321":{"id":"408321","type":"image","title":"Sudhir Sharma with Dr. World Nieh of the U.S. Forest Service","body":null,"created":"1449254188","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:28","changed":"1475895134","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:14","alt":"Sudhir Sharma with Dr. World Nieh of the U.S. Forest Service","file":{"fid":"202180","name":"140923_sharma.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140923_sharma_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140923_sharma_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":66726,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/140923_sharma_0.jpg?itok=W8UiBhYC"}},"408341":{"id":"408341","type":"image","title":"ChemECar","body":null,"created":"1449254188","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:28","changed":"1475895134","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:14","alt":"ChemECar","file":{"fid":"202181","name":"140923_sharma_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140923_sharma_2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140923_sharma_2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":26615,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/140923_sharma_2_0.jpg?itok=ZzQMtTLt"}}},"media_ids":["408321","408341"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"},{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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And that late-model car undoubtedly carries scores of devices based on MEMS and other sensing technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETypically sized at the micron scale \u2014 millionths of a meter \u2014 MEMS devices use minuscule moving parts to perform a broad range of sensing tasks. Small as they are, they can detect sound, motion, position, force, pressure, chemicals, bacteria, and numerous other things worth knowing about. Note that these miniaturized sensors don\u2019t always have moving parts, and a broader term \u2014 microsystems \u2014 is sometimes used rather than MEMS.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, more than 20 research teams focus on MEMS-related research and development. Supporting them is the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IEN), one of Georgia Tech\u2019s nine Interdisciplinary Research Institutes. IEN\u2019s extensive shared-user facilities, including advanced labs and cleanrooms, are used by as many as 200 Georgia Tech faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers who work on MEMS and other microsystems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMore and more, our electronic systems must be aware of and even interact with their environment, and MEMS-based devices do that very well. They are the ear that detects sound and movement, the nose and tongue that detect toxic chemicals or smoke,\u201d said Oliver Brand, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and executive director of IEN. \u201cMEMS is like a sandbox of technologies and processes that lets us miniaturize sensors, and even put several sensing technologies onto a single chip, at low cost. It can enable many innovative applications, and it can also make conventional devices \u2014 like smoke or movement detectors \u2014 smaller, smarter, and more effective.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECreating innovative sensors is highly interdisciplinary, Brand noted, requiring the joint efforts of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, chemists, and biochemists \u2014 who are, in turn, supported by materials, packaging, and circuit-design experts. In addition, MEMS development is often expensive, demanding advanced facilities with device fabrication and characterization tools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIEN enables Georgia Tech researchers to address these challenges, Brand said. Its cleanrooms and associated labs, open to Georgia Tech and non-Georgia Tech researchers, make state-of-the-art fabrication and characterization equipment widely available. As a result, most MEMS prototypes under development at Georgia Tech can be built right on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo read the complete story, visit Horizons magazine at\u0026nbsp;http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/features\/unseen-machines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETypically sized at the micron scale \u2014 millionths of a meter \u2014 MEMS devices use minuscule moving parts to perform a broad range of sensing tasks. 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And that late-model car undoubtedly carries scores of devices based on MEMS and other sensing technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETypically sized at the micron scale \u2014 millionths of a meter \u2014 MEMS devices use minuscule moving parts to perform a broad range of sensing tasks. Small as they are, they can detect sound, motion, position, force, pressure, chemicals, bacteria, and numerous other things worth knowing about. Note that these miniaturized sensors don\u2019t always have moving parts, and a broader term \u2014 microsystems \u2014 is sometimes used rather than MEMS.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, more than 20 research teams focus on MEMS-related research and development. Supporting them is the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IEN), one of Georgia Tech\u2019s nine Interdisciplinary Research Institutes. 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Focusing primarily on the Russia\u2019s nanotechnology investment portfolio and possible future applications of basic research in the country, the work provides insight into the current state of affairs in the country. Smith is working alongside Nunn School Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/margaret-e-kosal\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMargaret E. Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E, exploring nanotechnology innovation in Russia and the United States. The conference provided a unique lens into the United States\u2019 current and future applications of nanotechnology for and by the military.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENT4D is the premier annual event bringing together scientists and engineers from defense service laboratories, universities, small business, and industry who are working on applications of nanotechnology for defense capabilities. 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In addition to accessing the high-level fabrication, lithography, and characterization tools in the labs, the students will have a chance to learn cleanroom and tool methodology and to consult with the research staff of the IEN Advanced Technology Team. The Seed Grant program\u2019s secondary purpose is to give faculty with novel research topics the ability to develop preliminary data in order to pursue follow-up funding sources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis competition is offered biannually, in the spring and fall.\u0026nbsp; The 4 student winners for this award cycle come from various schools across campus, and will be provided no-cost access to the IEN cleanrooms and labs. 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The project allows the general public and students to go online and fund a laboratory based graduate student research project being conducted in the multidisciplinary cleanroom space housed at the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at Georgia Tech. After the project is funded, the student donors have the opportunity to actively participate in the research with the graduate student mentor in charge of the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo fund the projects, $1,000 stipends have been created with cost share commitments from Meindl, the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), the ACE\/Sloan Legacy Project, and the Vice President of Institute Diversity. To engage the public in sponsoring these activities, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) crowd funding website has set aside space where the public can contribute funds to any of 20 graduate student projects. Donors get to be involved with desired \u201cTeachable Moments\u201d in various ways, ranging from Skype time with the researcher to research lab tours. 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This combination of infrastructure and interdisciplinary research activity seeks to fortify Georgia Tech\u2019s expertise in microsystems, advanced semiconductors, photonics and photovoltaics, electronics design, microelectronics packaging, and systems integration, while stimulating new and emerging application areas in biomedicine, energy, and nanomaterials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I view my most important task as that of enabling our faculty \u2013 maximizing their research involvement opportunities and prospects,\u0022 said Brand, who was awarded the executive position after a nationwide search. \u0022IEN\u0027s job is to help enhance interdisciplinary research at Georgia Tech, and at the same time promote industry-sponsored projects that offer opportunities to develop applications and products in electronics, nanotechnology and related fields, while accelerating new discoveries into the marketplace.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterdisciplinary research institutes (IRIs) are inclusive units that help connect and support Georgia Tech\u0027s 200-plus research centers and laboratories. They extend across college, department and laboratory boundaries to help faculty and staff work with both industry and government on basic and applied research programs. IRIs provide critical research infrastructure, create and utilize novel research laboratories, interact with students, and collaborate with other research partners including corporations, universities and research institutes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach IRI is dedicated to one of Georgia Tech\u2019s core research areas. Besides electronics and nanotechnology, Georgia Tech IRIs focus on bioengineering and bioscience; energy and sustainable infrastructure; manufacturing, trade and logistics; materials; national security; people and technology; renewable bioproducts; and robotics (see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/institutes\u0022 title=\u0022www.research.gatech.edu\/institutes\u0022\u003Ewww.research.gatech.edu\/institutes\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In addition to promoting collaboration and new research, I believe IEN should be forward-looking and help define future research grand challenges,\u0022 Brand said. \u0022On the one hand, we need to react quickly and effectively to requests for research proposals coming in to us, and on the other hand, we need to be proactive by seeding concepts that can be used to generate future calls for proposals.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrand received his Ph.D. from ETH Zurich in Switzerland in 1994. He did postdoctoral research at Georgia Tech from 1995-1997, and then returned to ETH Zurich as a lecturer and deputy director of its Physical Electronics Laboratory. He came back to Georgia Tech in 2003 as a faculty member in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, gaining tenure in 2007 and becoming a full professor in 2009.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Professor Brand is committed to seeding and growing new interdisciplinary and industry-sponsored research efforts and working closely with faculty and sponsors to define an electronics and nanotechnology roadmap for the future,\u0022 said Stephen E. Cross, Georgia Tech\u2019s executive vice president for research. \u0022In addition, he is wholeheartedly dedicated to positioning Georgia Tech as the home of the nation\u2019s leading electronics and nanotechnology thought leaders.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs IEN\u0027s executive director, Brand oversees some 60 staff members, and shared-user research facilities that include two major buildings and more than 200 micro\/nanoelectronic fabrication and characterization tools in multiple cleanrooms and laboratories (see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). The IEN and its associated research centers support the work of more than 200 faculty members from 10 academic schools, as well as the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrand\u0027s own area of research focuses on micro-electromechanical systems, or MEMS.\u0026nbsp; MEMS is a complex field that spans a number of traditional engineering disciplines including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and chemical engineering, along with physics and chemistry. This interdisciplinary work, he said, helps him appreciate the broad spectrum of research performed under the IEN banner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough directing IEN will consume much of his time, Brand said, he will continue to direct a research group and expects to teach some courses as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The research enabled by IEN has the potential to revolutionize medicine, help protect the environment, enhance homeland security, and provide fresh approaches in energy creation and storage,\u0022 he said. \u0022It can also improve the size, performance and effectiveness of devices and systems used in many other traditional consumer and industrial applications worldwide.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Brett Israel (404-385-1933) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brett.israel@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebrett.israel@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Rick Robinson\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOliver Brand, a professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named executive director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN), one of nine interdisciplinary research institutes (IRIs) at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Oliver Brand has been named executive director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, one of nine interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2014-08-14 19:05:30","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:56","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"315761":{"id":"315761","type":"image","title":"Oliver Brand - 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To date, the symposium has hosted over 500 scientists and researchers in China, Russia, Germany, the United States, and elsewhere. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/\u0022\u003EUnion of Concerned Scientists\u003C\/a\u003E (UCS) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.carnegie.org\/\u0022\u003ECarnegie Corporation\u003C\/a\u003E jointly sponsor the conference. Participation in the symposium is by nomination and competitive selection.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EZhao presented a portion of his dissertation that examined the role of American and Chinese epistemic communities in fostering common interests among government officials during U.S.-Chinese nuclear engagement. 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At the time, any attempt to study consciousness was considered absurd. Times have changed, however, as we have developed the tools to observe the brain non-invasively with fMRI to discover how the brain works, in real time, and in response to different kinds of stimuli. The process is not exactly precise, but we are making progress.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoonan, who was recently featured on the cover of\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.locusmag.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E Locus\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E the premiere trade journal for science fiction and fantasy publishing, is a self-described autodidact and born-again science nerd. Following a suggestion by Greg Bear to fellow science fiction authors, she began to read more science-oriented books and journals. Books written by scientists, increasingly by neuroscientists, comprise nearly two-thirds of her library.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2010, after turning in her novel \u003Cem\u003EThis Shared Dream\u003C\/em\u003E for publishing, Goonan had intended to take some time off to think about whatshe wanted to do next as a writer, not just in terms of subject matter, but also style, scope, and audience. Just a week later she received an email from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/yaszek\u0022\u003ELisa Yaszek\u003C\/a\u003E, director of undergraduate studies in LMC, inviting her to join the Ivan Allen College faculty. Goonan began teaching shortly thereafter.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe first class I taught at Georgia Tech was an honors class in nanotechnology, and, because of my (series) \u003Cem\u003ENanotech Quartet\u003C\/em\u003E, and all the people I know in the nanotech field, it was a perfect class for me to teach. During that time, the possible changes that a theoretical nanotechnology might bring about in science, society, the arts\u2014basically, everything \u2014were being explored.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoonan now teaches two classes each semester, a creative writing class and one of her own creation. In 2012, her specially-formulated honors class on the \u201860s called From the Earth to the Moon covered civil rights, assassinations, the space program, Vietnam, and feminism. This fall she is putting together \u201cDesigning the Future,\u201d which will explore how people have thought about the distant future in the past and how those futures were or were not realized.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, the student\u0027s minds are prepared for science fiction because it\u0027s one of the top engineering schools in the world. I\u2019ve taught [everything from] \u003Cem\u003EDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep \u003C\/em\u003E[to] \u003Cem\u003EThe Diamond Age\u003C\/em\u003E. It [has been] a wild ride, a lot of reading, and very intensive. The student\u0027s enthusiasm regenerated my interest in science fiction\u2014its history, its long-running conversation, its boldness in bringing important issues to life.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead her featured article in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/files\/wysiwyg\/file\/GoonanLocus.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELocus Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKathleen Ann Goonan has been at the vanguard of literary science fiction since the publication of her New York Times Notable Book Queen City Jazz in 1994, garnering starred reviews in all major review journals for each of her six novels. A literary stylist, she melds cutting-edge science with strong characterization, history, jazz, and what Publisher\u2019s Weekly described as \u201cthe work of a powerful imagination with a superior command of language.\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScience fiction as a genre has changed immensely since the days of \u003Cem\u003EFrankenstein\u003C\/em\u003E author Mary Shelley. Kathleen Goonan, science fiction author and professor of the practice in the \u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC)\u003C\/strong\u003E, represents this shift in the genre through her works involving nanotechnology, synesthesia, and memory and consciousness.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Kathleen Goonan, featured in Locus Magazine, explores science fiction through a technological framework, including nanotechnology, synesthesia, and memory and consciousness."}],"uid":"27889","created_gmt":"2014-08-05 12:32:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:52","author":"Beth Godfrey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"312551":{"id":"312551","type":"image","title":"Kathleen Goonan in Locus","body":null,"created":"1449244929","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:09","changed":"1475895022","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:22","alt":"Kathleen Goonan in Locus","file":{"fid":"199882","name":"goonan_locus_cover_may_2014.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/goonan_locus_cover_may_2014_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/goonan_locus_cover_may_2014_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3368508,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/goonan_locus_cover_may_2014_0.jpg?itok=3phJRc7Y"}},"312571":{"id":"312571","type":"image","title":"Kathleen Goonan","body":null,"created":"1449244929","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:09","changed":"1475895022","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:22","alt":"Kathleen Goonan","file":{"fid":"199883","name":"kathleen-goonan.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kathleen-goonan_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kathleen-goonan_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":440387,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kathleen-goonan_0.jpg?itok=hh6r6rn2"}}},"media_ids":["312551","312571"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"98951","name":"consciousness"},{"id":"98931","name":"Goonan"},{"id":"1228","name":"memory"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"167171","name":"science fiction"},{"id":"171347","name":"synesthesia"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"309421":{"#nid":"309421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s National Nanotechnology Network\u2019s (NNIN) International Research Experience for Graduate Students (iREG)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the GT-NNIN yearly outreach training through its Research Experience for Teachers Program, NNIN also maintains a collaborative arrangement with Japan\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nims.go.jp\/eng\/\u0022\u003ENational Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nims.go.jp\/eng\/infrastructure\/nims_nanotechnology_platform.html\u0022\u003EJapan\u2019s Nanotechnology Platform\u003C\/a\u003E to host graduate students from universities which are part of the Japan Nanotechnology Platform.\u0026nbsp; NIMS, located in Tsukuba, Japan, is focused on materials science and is recognized internationally as a leader in materials science research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHost institutions within the NNIN network provide inclusion into a research project and cleanroom support with the Japanese government covering the travel and housing costs of the NNIN hosted students. This summer, Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) is hosting three Japanese graduate students as part of the GT-NNIN Education and Outreach program.\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech%E2%80%99s-national-nanotechnology-network%E2%80%99s-nnin-international-research-experience-graduate\u0022\u003E Follow this link to meet this year\u2019s hosted students and their GT project mentors:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This summer, Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) is hosting three Japanese graduate students as part of the GT-NNIN Education and Outreach program."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2014-07-18 09:46:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:48","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"308341":{"id":"308341","type":"image","title":"NNIN Logo","body":null,"created":"1449244708","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:58:28","changed":"1475895017","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:17","alt":"NNIN Logo","file":{"fid":"199794","name":"nnin_logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nnin_logo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nnin_logo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":204044,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nnin_logo.jpg?itok=GNBGtulk"}}},"media_ids":["308341"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"98161","name":"Antonia Antoniou"},{"id":"8875","name":"Baratunde Cola"},{"id":"44511","name":"energy storage"},{"id":"12106","name":"Farrokh Ayazi"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"98141","name":"International Research Experience for Graduate Student"},{"id":"1785","name":"nanomaterials"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"74691","name":"National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network"},{"id":"98151","name":"piezoelectric MEMS"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"308431":{"#nid":"308431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Facility Created to Scale-up Organic Electronic and Active Materials","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (Georgia Tech-COPE) has established a new facility dedicated to the synthesis of organic molecular and polymeric electronic and active materials on scales that allow scientists and engineers to conduct system-level studies to better evaluate their potential for commercialization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe material scale-up facility is a milestone for COPE. Being able to share efficiently our new materials in multi-gram quantities with our collaborators and industrial partners will accelerate their adoption and transfer into new products,\u201d says Bernard Kippelen, the Director of COPE. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessors Marder and Reynolds proposed the formation of the facility to EVPR Steve Cross whose office provided resources through the Georgia Tech Institute for Materials (IMAT) for creation of the facility, as part of IMAT\u2019s campus-wide investment in infrastructure. Tim Parker, Principal Research Scientist in the Marder group, designed and oversaw the creation of the facility. The availability of the equipment on campus directly impacts the ability for Georgia Tech faculty and researchers to carryout research and educational activities. For instance, the new capabilities provide the key scale-up resources for a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) sponsored by the Office of Naval Research for the development of advanced photovoltaics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocated on the second floor of the Molecular Science and Engineering (MoSE) building, the facility serves the organic materials community at Georgia Tech and its collaborators. The facility and its staff support researchers will provide government laboratories and companies with a sufficient quantity of new materials for system-level evaluation and testing. These materials will enable future joint development research programs to speed-up their use in commercial applications. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe main equipment at the facility currently includes a 20 liter rotary evaporator, a 10 liter reactor with temperature control from -70\u0026nbsp;\u003Csup\u003Eo\u003C\/sup\u003EC to 200 \u003Csup\u003Eo\u003C\/sup\u003EC, and larger scale purification equipment including a chromatography system with 100-200 gram capacity.\u0026nbsp;The reactor and chromatography equipment are located in a walk-in fume hood with double volume spill containment for researcher safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech-COPE works with a number of corporate partners and intends to leverage the facility to further develop materials invented within partner research programs to bring them a step closer to commercialization, such as those developed during the Solvay Global Discovery program. In addition, Sigma-Aldrich and Georgia Tech have recently signed an agreement that will allow for Sigma-Aldrich to test market materials developed and scaled-up within Georgia Tech-COPE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech-COPE has established a new facility dedicated to the synthesis of organic molecular and polymeric electronic and active materials on scales that allow scientists and engineers to conduct system-level studies to better evaluate their"}],"uid":"27185","created_gmt":"2014-07-14 12:14:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:45","author":"Jason Martin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"308451":{"id":"308451","type":"image","title":"Chemistry Materials","body":null,"created":"1449244708","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:58:28","changed":"1475895017","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:17","alt":"Chemistry Materials","file":{"fid":"199799","name":"09c4202-p1-064.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09c4202-p1-064_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09c4202-p1-064_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2563272,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/09c4202-p1-064_0.jpg?itok=dngBTX78"}},"308461":{"id":"308461","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech-COPE Materials Scale UP Facility","body":null,"created":"1449244708","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:58:28","changed":"1475895017","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:17","alt":"Georgia Tech-COPE Materials Scale UP Facility","file":{"fid":"199800","name":"photo1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/photo1_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/photo1_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":59312,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/photo1_1.jpg?itok=CJiU73Cr"}}},"media_ids":["308451","308461"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cope.gatech.edu\/","title":"COPE"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.imat.gatech.edu\/","title":"Institute for Materials"}],"groups":[{"id":"1273","name":"Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"98071","name":"active materials"},{"id":"10797","name":"center for organic photonics and electronics"},{"id":"918","name":"COPE"},{"id":"2942","name":"Kippelen"},{"id":"6727","name":"Marder"},{"id":"2387","name":"oled"},{"id":"6594","name":"organic materials"},{"id":"953","name":"photovoltaics"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"98081","name":"reynolds"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"308421":{"#nid":"308421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Registration Now Open for Special Short Course on Chemical and Biological Sensor Micro \u0026 Nanofabrication at the 2014 ECS\/SMEQ Joint International Meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERegistration is now available for the special workshop on the micro and nanofabrication of chemical and biological sensors, featuring Professor Peter Hesketh of the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, to be held during the 226th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) in Cancun, Mexico, October 5\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 7\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis workshop will cover micro\/nanofabrication techniques for chemical and biosensors. Fabrication process techniques including physical vapor deposition, oxidation and diffusion in silicon, chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, plasma etching, and photo and electron beam lithography will be covered. Of special interest in the workshop is a section dealing with the medical uses of nanomaterials and devices including the preparation of nanoparticles for nanobiosensors and nanotheranostics along with the surface modifications of nanoparticles with biomolecules such as antibodies, enzymes, oligonucleotides, and other molecules. Characterization of the modified nanoparticles as well as evaluation of number of biomolecules bound to the surface will be reviewed. In addition to fabrication methods for micro and nano sensors, the application of such sensors in numerous fields, from aerospace, to biomedical and environmental chemical sensing will be covered. Case studies will be utilized in illustrating the important advantages of these miniature sensors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Professor Hesketh, Garry W. Hunter, Ph.D., from the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/glenn\/home\/#.UynvVVcbFVY\u0022\u003E NASA Glenn Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E and Zoraida P. Aguilar, Ph.D. and Director of Research and Development at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.zystein.com\/home.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EZystein, LLC\u003C\/a\u003E, will be conducting the short course.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ECS 2014 meeting will also have interdisciplinary oral presentations, poster sessions, and tutorials on electrochemical and solid-state science and technology. Highlights from the numerous Georgia Institute of Technology presentations at the conference include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ecs.confex.com\/ecs\/226\/webprogram\/Paper41366.html\u0022\u003EImproving Thermo-Electrochemical Cells Using Carbon Nanotubes\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EBaratunde A. Cola, Assistant Professor - \u003Cem\u003EHeat Transfer, Combustion and Energy Systems\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMonday, October 6\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 11:00 am, Session: Electrochemical Energy Harvesting\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ecs.confex.com\/ecs\/226\/webprogram\/Paper41424.html\u0022\u003EFabrication, Characterization, and Modeling of Field-Effect-Transistor Nanoribbon Biosensors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEric M. Vogel, Professor - \u003Cem\u003EMOS Devices and Materials and Nanoelectronic Devices\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMonday, October 6\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2:10 pm, Session: MEMS NEMS Sensors\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ecs.confex.com\/ecs\/226\/webprogram\/Paper39665.html\u0022\u003EInvited: Bipolar Membrane Fuel Cells Using Anion Conductive Multiblock Copolymers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EP. A. Kohl, Regents\u0027 Professor, Institute Fellow, Hercules, Inc.\/Gossage Chair, and Director of Semiconductor Research Corporation\u0027s Interconnect and Packaging Center at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E Monday, October 6\u003Csup\u003Eth \u003C\/sup\u003E, 2:20 pm, Session: Plenary Session - PEFC-14\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ecs.confex.com\/ecs\/226\/webprogram\/Paper41343.html\u0022\u003ENanoengineering Pure Polymers with High Thermal Conductivity\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBaratunde A. Cola, Assistant Professor - \u003Cem\u003EHeat Transfer, Combustion and Energy Systems\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/em\u003EMonday, October 6\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 3:10 pm, Session: Thermoelectric Materials II\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ecs.confex.com\/ecs\/226\/webprogram\/Paper43520.html\u0022\u003E(Outstanding Achievement Award of the Sensor Division) From Antibody to X-ray 25 Years in MEMS Sensors\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E Peter Hesketh, Professor- \u003Cem\u003EMicro and Nano Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Tuesday, October 7\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2:00 pm, Session: Sensor Division Outstanding Achievement Award\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a full listing of conference abstracts, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ecs.confex.com\/ecs\/226\/webprogram\/programs.html\u0022\u003Eonline program at this link\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2014 ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting will be held at the Moon Palace Resort. For more information or to register for the conference \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.electrochem.org\/meetings\/biannual\/226\/\u0022\u003Evisit the ECS Cancun Website.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Registration is now available for the special workshop on the micro and nanofabrication of chemical and biological sensors, featuring Professor Peter Hesketh of the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2014-07-14 11:37:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:45","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"308411":{"id":"308411","type":"image","title":"Peter Hesketh in the Lab","body":null,"created":"1449244708","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:58:28","changed":"1475895017","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:17","alt":"Peter Hesketh in the Lab","file":{"fid":"199798","name":"hesketh_in_lab.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hesketh_in_lab.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hesketh_in_lab.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":415278,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/hesketh_in_lab.jpg?itok=rRgeML1K"}}},"media_ids":["308411"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8875","name":"Baratunde Cola"},{"id":"97831","name":"Chemical and Biological Sensors"},{"id":"97821","name":"Electrochemical Society Conference"},{"id":"23651","name":"eric vogel"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"2557","name":"mems"},{"id":"10463","name":"microfabrication"},{"id":"7681","name":"Nanoengineering"},{"id":"84071","name":"Paul Kohl"},{"id":"6749","name":"Peter Hesketh"},{"id":"167218","name":"short course"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"308351":{"#nid":"308351","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) Hosts Research Experience for Teachers Program Participants","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESTEM has been a buzzword in the education field for many years. 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Reade, consul General, dignitaries from the Lorraine region of France, and a host of research and corporate partners will gather at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in Metz, France for the official inauguration of the new building that will house the \u003Cem\u003EInstitut Lafayette\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech entered into a partnership with French governmental entities in 1990 to establish its first international campus in Metz, France. After two decades of innovative educational achievements, a world-class research presence was added in 2006 with the creation of the Georgia Tech-\u003Cem\u003ECentre National de la Recherche Scientifique\u003C\/em\u003E (CNRS) \u003Cem\u003EUnit\u00e9 Mixte Internationale\u003C\/em\u003E laboratory.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is now moving to the next critical stage of expansion of its global influence with the creation of an innovation platform, the\u003Cem\u003E Institut Lafayette\u003C\/em\u003E. By providing access to a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure; by sharing world-class expertise in science and technology; and by offering business model validation and commercialization tools, the \u003Cem\u003EInstitut Lafayette\u003C\/em\u003E will showcase and underscore Georgia Tech\u2019s capacity to help create a full regional ecosystem which can generate innovations of economic and social value for its international partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis expansion of Georgia Tech\u2019s global footprint will increase its impact around the globe, and serve to bring the world to Georgia Tech and to the State of Georgia. The \u003Cem\u003EInstitut Lafayette \u003C\/em\u003Ewill create opportunities to establish alliances with universities, companies, and governmental and non-governmental entities whose goals and activities align with Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic mission. This expansion will also significantly augment the teaching, research and entrepreneurial activities of Georgia Tech\u2019s faculty, staff, alumni and students both in Atlanta and in Lorraine. The new facilities also expand the European activities of the Georgia Tech Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (Georgia Tech-COPE). The \u003Cem\u003EInstitut Lafayette\u003C\/em\u003E is expected to serve as a catalyst for economic development in the region of Lorraine and to increase trade exchange opportunities with metropolitan Atlanta, and the State of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocated adjacent to the existing Georgia Tech-Lorraine building, the brand new 25,000 square foot facility is comprised of offices, laboratories and a 5,000 square foot clean room, fully equipped with state-of-the-art nanofabrication tools to support innovations in optoelectronics and advanced semiconductor materials research. This facility will be managed by Georgia Tech faculty members who are world-renown experts in organic materials and semiconductors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis innovation platform will provide a unique combination of research expertise, an advanced technology infrastructure, and an array of technology transfer services which will increase efficiency and accelerate technology transfer. \u0026nbsp;Its impact and effectiveness will be further enabled by leveraging the resources of Georgia Tech \u2013 The Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) will provide expertise in technology transfer and commercialization, and the Institute of Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) will provide expertise in managing and operating high-technology infrastructures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cem\u003EInstitut Lafayette\u003C\/em\u003E was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat and military officer who served as a major-general in the Continental Army under George Washington in the American Revolution.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;It was in Metz in 1775 that the Marquis de Lafayette made the decision to commit himself to the cause of American independence.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is now moving to the next critical stage of expansion of its global influence with the creation of an innovation platform, the Institut Lafayette."}],"uid":"27185","created_gmt":"2014-07-17 10:51:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:45","author":"Jason Martin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"309081":{"id":"309081","type":"image","title":"Inauguration of Institut Lafayette","body":null,"created":"1449244726","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:58:46","changed":"1475895017","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:17","alt":"Inauguration of Institut Lafayette","file":{"fid":"199815","name":"dsc_5166.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_5166_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_5166_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6153981,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_5166_0.jpg?itok=8nKVcd1R"}}},"media_ids":["309081"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/lafayette.gatech.edu\/","title":"Institut Lafayette"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lorraine.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech-Lorraine"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.umi2958.eu\/","title":"Georgia Tech CNRS"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cope.gatech.edu\/","title":"COPE"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\/","title":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"groups":[{"id":"1273","name":"Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"918","name":"COPE"},{"id":"609","name":"electronics"},{"id":"174","name":"Europe"},{"id":"1499","name":"Institute"},{"id":"4817","name":"lafayette"},{"id":"1692","name":"materials"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"167686","name":"Semiconductors"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"304631":{"#nid":"304631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech partners on new DOE SunShot Initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Mechanical Engineering Professors\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/loutzenhiser\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Loutzenhiser\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/jeter\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESheldon Jeter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Ewere selected to participate in a new R\u0026amp;D project of the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s SunShot Initiative. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/energy.gov\/eere\/sunshot\/concentrating-solar-power-efficiently-leveraging-equilibrium-mechanisms-engineering-new\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Concentrating Solar Power: Efficiently Leveraging Equilibrium Mechanisms for Engineering New Thermochemical Storage (CSP:ELEMENTS) project seeks to design a system that concentrates sunlight onto a falling curtain of sa\u003C\/a\u003End-like particles called perovskites. The project, led by Sandia National Laboratories, will evaluate how effective the chemical reaction is through a test of a 100 kilowatt hour-thermal thermochemical energy storage system. The project was awarded $3.5 million and was one of only six new concentrating solar technologies projects selected nationwide. 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Institute Lafayette houses offices, laboratories, and a 5,000-square-foot clean room, equipped with state-of-the art nano fabrication tools to support the innovations it is discovering in optoelectronics and advanced semiconductor materials research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso in attendance among the 350 guests were the U.S. consul general from Strasbourg, France, along with French officials from the Lorraine region and research and corporate partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/26954\/lafayettes-legacy-creates-a-platform-for-georgia-tech-innovations\/\u0022\u003ETo read more about Georgia Tech\u0027s Lafayette Institute, follow this link\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On May 26, a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Georgia-Tech Lorraine campus in Metz, France, was attended by University President G.P. 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Koros and Satish Kumar have been invited to speak at the 2014 TechConnect World Innovation Symposium in Washington DC on June 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 18\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Held in conjunction with the National SBIR Conference and the 3rd annual National Innovation Summit and Showcase, TechConnect World is the world\u2019s largest multi-disciplinary multi-sector conference comprised of private industry, government and academic innovators and technology business developers, and funders. The annual conference is sponsored by TechConnect, a technology development organization whose goal is to match emerging technology innovators with investment and production opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKoros is currently the Roberto C. Goizueta Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Membranes at the Georgia Institute of Technology. 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Professor Koros will be presenting \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techconnectworld.com\/World2014\/a.php?i=215\u0022\u003ENanotechnology-Enabled Expansion of the Boundaries on Large Scale Low Energy Intensity Separations\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d on Tuesday, June 17th.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKumar is a Professor with the School of Materials Science and Engineering. He received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India and obtained his post-doctoral experience in Polymer Science and Engineering under the tutelage of Professor R. S. Stein at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He conducted research as a foreign collaborator at C.E.N.G., Grenoble France. During 1984-89, he worked in the Polymer Branch at the Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB OH. He joined Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989. His current research and teaching interests are in the areas of structure, processing, and properties of polymers, fibers, and composites with a focus on carbon nanotubes and other nano materials. He has conducted fiber processing and structure-property studies on a broad range of polymers including synthetic and natural polymers, as well as carbon fibers. Kumar will present \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techconnectworld.com\/World2014\/a.php?i=1292\u0022\u003EDevelopments in and Potential of Polymer Nanocomposites\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d on Wednesday, June the 18\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETechConnect World 2014 will be held at the Gaylord Convention Center from June the 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E through the 18\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E. For abstract information, click the title links in the above article. 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The technology, which could be manufactured using familiar aerosol-jet printing techniques, is aimed at myriad applications in military, commercial, environmental, healthcare and other areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe current design integrates nanotechnology and radio-frequency identification (RFID) capabilities into a small working prototype. An array of sensors uses carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials to detect specific chemicals, while an RFID integrated circuit informs users about the presence and concentrations of those vapors at a safe distance wirelessly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause it is based on programmable digital technology, the RFID component can provide greater security, reliability and range \u2013 and much smaller size \u2013 than earlier sensor designs based on non-programmable analog technology. The present GTRI prototype is 10 centimeters square, but further designs are expected to squeeze a multiple-sensor array and an RFID chip into a one-millimeter-square device printable on paper or on flexible, durable substrates such as liquid crystal polymer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cProduction of these devices promises to become so inexpensive that they could be used by the thousands in the field to look for telltale chemicals such as ammonia, which is associated with explosives,\u0022 said Xiaojuan (Judy) Song, a GTRI senior research scientist who is principal investigator on the project. \u0022This remote capability would inform soldiers or first responders about numerous hazards before they encountered them.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWireless sensors could also be valuable for identifying and understanding air pollution, she said. Inexpensive sensors that detect ammonia and nitrogen oxides (NOx) could be fielded in large numbers, giving scientists increased knowledge of the location and intensity of pollutants.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe availability of such chips might also help companies detect food spoilage. And healthcare facilities could benefit, as the presence of telltale chemicals informed caregivers of patient conditions and needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe present prototype contains three sensors along with an RFID chip. Future devices for field use might contain a much larger number of sensors based on various nanomaterials \u2013 including carbon nanotubes, graphene and molybdenum disulfide \u2013 depending on the types of chemicals to be detected.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In general, having an extensive sensing array is the best approach,\u0022 Song said. \u0022For real-world applications, a variety of sensors offers better functionality, because they can work together to produce a more detailed and reliable picture of the chemical environment.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe RFID component in the GTRI device makes use of the 5.8 gigahertz (GHz) radio frequency, one of several radio bands reserved for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) purposes. The GTRI component is believed to be the first RFID system that exploits this frequency.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe advantage of 5.8 GHz technology is that it will let RFID tags be made extremely small \u2013 in the area of one centimeter square, said Christopher Valenta, a GTRI research engineer who is co-principal investigator on the project. He explained that the digital transmission of data from RFID-based sensors does a much better job than earlier analog techniques based on interpretation of radio-frequency waveforms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpecifically, digital signaling with 5.8 GHz RFID offers:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGreater security due to digital techniques that prevent unauthorized access to the wireless data stream;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIncreased resistance to interference from materials such as metals that can cause false readings;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDigital-logic readings of chemical concentrations that are more precise and easier to interpret than analog approaches;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELonger-range communication capability.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI team is currently gearing up to design a very small, 5.8 GHz RFID component. After fabrication and testing, the chip could be manufactured in large numbers inexpensively.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It might take $400,000 to design and fabricate that first RFID chip, but all the subsequent copies might cost only a few pennies,\u0022 said Valenta, who is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI team successfully tested its prototype sensing system in a demonstration designed to resemble an airport checkpoint. The sensor array detected the targeted chemical despite emersion in a complex chemical environment, and the RFID component was able to transmit the sensors\u0027 readings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe present GTRI prototype is semi-passive, so it requires power from an incoming signal beam in order to send data back to a remote reading device. 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Movement of the \u201cgears\u201d is related to another unusual property of the material: increased pressure on the superlattice softens it, allowing subsequent compression to be done with significantly less force.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaterials containing the gear-like nanoparticles \u2013 each composed of nearly 500 atoms \u2013 might be useful for molecular-scale switching, sensing and even energy absorption. The complex superlattice structure is believed to be among the largest solids ever mapped in detail using a combined X-ray and computational techniques.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs we squeeze on this material, it gets softer and softer and suddenly experiences a dramatic change,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/uzi-landman\u0022\u003EUzi Landman\u003C\/a\u003E, a Regents\u2019 and F.E. Callaway professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cWhen we look at the orientation of the microscopic structure of the crystal in the region of this transition, we see that something very unusual happens. The structures start to rotate with respect to one another, creating a molecular machine with some of the smallest moving elements ever observed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe gears rotate as much as 23 degrees, and return to their original position when the pressure is released. Gears in alternating layers move in opposite directions, said Landman, who is director of the Center for Computational Materials Science at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Office of Basic Energy Sciences in the Department of Energy, the research was reported April 6 in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Materials\u003C\/em\u003E. Researchers from Georgia Tech and the University of Toledo collaborated on the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research studied superlattice structures composed of clusters with cores of 44 silver atoms each. The silver clusters are protected by 30 ligand molecules of an organic material \u2013 mercaptobenzoic acid (p-MBA) \u2013 that includes an acid group. The organic molecules are attached to the silver by sulfur atoms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s not the individual atoms that form the superlattice,\u201d explained Landman. \u201cYou actually make the larger structure from clusters that are already crystallized. You can make an ordered array from those.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn solution, the clusters assemble themselves into the larger superlattice, guided by the hydrogen bonds, which can only form between the p-MBA molecules at certain angles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe self-assembly process is guided by the desire to form hydrogen bonds,\u201d Landman explained. \u201cThese bonds are directional and cannot vary significantly, which restricts the orientation that the molecules can have.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe superlattice was studied first using quantum-mechanical molecular dynamics simulations conducted in Landman\u2019s lab. The system was also studied experimentally by a research group headed by Terry Bigioni, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Toledo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe unusual behavior occurred as the superlattice was being compressed using hydrostatic techniques. After the structure had been compressed by about six percent of its volume, the pressure required for additional compression suddenly dropped significantly. The researchers discovered that the drop occurred when the nanocrystal components rotated, layer-by-layer, in opposite directions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJust as the hydrogen bonds direct how the superlattice structure is formed, so also do they guide how the structure moves under pressure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe hydrogen bond likes to have directionality in its orientation,\u201d Landman explained. \u201cWhen you press on the superlattice, it wants to maintain the hydrogen bonds. In the process of trying to maintain the hydrogen bonds, all the organic ligands bend the silver cores in one layer one way, and those in the next layer bend and rotate the other way.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen the nanoclusters move, the structure pivots about the hydrogen bonds, which act as \u201cmolecular hinges\u201d to allow the rotation. The compression is possible at all, Landman noted, because the crystalline structure has about half of its space open.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe movement of the silver nanocrystallites could allow the superlattice material to serve as an energy-absorbing structure, converting force to mechanical motion. By changing the conductive properties of the silver superlattice, compressing the material could also allow it be used as molecular-scale sensors and switches. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe combined experimental and computation study makes the silver superlattice one of the most thoroughly studied materials in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe now have complete control over a unique material that by its composition has a diversity of molecules,\u201d Landman said. \u201cIt has metal, it has organic materials and it has a stiff metallic core surrounded by a soft material.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the future, the researchers plan additional experiments to learn more about the unique properties of the superlattice system. The unique system shows how unusual properties can arise when nanometer-scale systems are combined with many other small-scale units.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe make the small particles, and they are different because small is different,\u201d said Landman. \u201cWhen you put them together, having more of them is different because that allows them to behave collectively, and that collective activity makes the difference.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to those already mentioned, Georgia Tech co-authors included research scientist Bokwon Yoon \u2013 the paper\u2019s first author \u2013 and senior research scientists W.David Luedtke, Robert Barnett and Jianping Gao. Co-authors from the University of Toledo include Anil Desireddy and Brian E. Conn.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract FG05-86ER45234. 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Electroqu\u00edmica (SMEQ) in Cancun, will be offering a special workshop on the micro and nanofabrication of chemical and biological sensors featuring Professor Peter Hesketh of the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis special workshop will cover micro\/nanofabrication techniques for chemical and biosensors. Fabrication process techniques including physical vapor deposition, oxidation and diffusion in silicon, chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, plasma etching, and photo and electron beam lithography will be covered. Of special interest in the workshop is a section dealing with the medical uses of nanomaterials and devices including the preparation of nanoparticles for nanobiosensors and nanotheranostics along with the surface modifications of nanoparticles with biomolecules such as antibodies, enzymes, oligonucleotides, and other molecules. Characterization of the modified nanoparticles as well as evaluation of number of biomolecules bound to the surface will be reviewed. In addition to fabrication methods for micro and nano sensors, the application of such sensors in numerous fields, from aerospace, to biomedical and environmental chemical sensing will be covered. Case studies will be utilized in illustrating the important advantages of these miniature sensors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Professor Hesketh, Garry W. Hunter, Ph.D., from the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/glenn\/home\/#.UynvVVcbFVY\u0022\u003E NASA Glenn Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E and Zoraida P. Aguilar, Ph.D. and Director of Research and Development at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.zystein.com\/home.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EZystein, LLC\u003C\/a\u003E, will be conducting the short course. The ECS 2014 meeting will also have numerous interdisciplinary oral presentations, poster sessions, and tutorials on electrochemical and solid-state science and technology. The 2014 ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting will be held at the Moon Palace Resort. For more information visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/electrochem.org\/meetings\/biannual\/226\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/electrochem.org\/meetings\/biannual\/226\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join Professor Peter Hesketh, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, in Cancun for a MEMS Short Course."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2014-03-19 15:32:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:03","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"284221":{"id":"284221","type":"image","title":"Electrochemical Society logo","body":null,"created":"1449244216","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:50:16","changed":"1475894978","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:38","alt":"Electrochemical Society logo","file":{"fid":"199003","name":"ecs_logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ecs_logo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ecs_logo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":249501,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ecs_logo_0.jpg?itok=90sdXiKR"}}},"media_ids":["284221"],"groups":[{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"categories":[{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"89491","name":"Electrochemical Society"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"2557","name":"mems"},{"id":"5666","name":"microsensors"},{"id":"7635","name":"nanofabrication"},{"id":"6749","name":"Peter Hesketh"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"283421":{"#nid":"283421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SPP: MSPP Alumna Publishes on Nanotechnology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E Vrishali Subramanian has earned Master\u0027s degrees in Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University at Lubbock and Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology at \u0026nbsp;Atlanta. While earning her M.S. in Public Policy, she conducted research and published on nanotechnology with Dr. Philip Shapira, Dr. Alan Porter, and Dr. Jan Youtie (\u003Ca title=\u0022http:\/\/works.bepress.com\/pshapira\/4\/\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/works.bepress.com\/pshapira\/4\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/works.bepress.com\/pshapira\/4\/\u003C\/a\u003E) and Dr. Susan Cozzens and Thomas Woodson (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/works.bepress.com\/thomas_woodson\/4\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/works.bepress.com\/thomas_woodson\/4\/\u003C\/a\u003E) , all affilitated with the School of Public Policy \u0026nbsp; Currently, she is pursuing her doctorate in Environmental Sciences at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca\u2019 Foscari University of Venice (Venice, Italy). Her research interests continue to focus on nanotechnology. Her recent Nano Today publication \u0022Sustainable nanontechnology: Definining, measuring and teaching\u0022 can be found\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1748013214000164\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1748013214000164\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Vrishali Subramanian co-authors paper on nanotechnology."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u0022The complexity of nanomaterials themselves as well as the enabling nature of nanotechnology in general results in significant difficulties in defining and measuring sustainability associated with emerging materials and products. 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Scientists have engineered a microchip coated with blood vessel cells to learn more about the conditions under which nanoparticles accumulate in the plaque-filled arteries of patients with atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of myocardial infarction and stroke.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the research, microchips were coated with a thin layer of endothelial cells, which make up the interior surface of blood vessels. In healthy blood vessels, endothelial cells act as a barrier to keep foreign objects out of the bloodstream. But at sites prone to atherosclerosis, the endothelial barrier breaks down, allowing things to move in and out of arteries that shouldn\u2019t. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn a new study, nanoparticles were able to cross the endothelial cell layer on the microchip under conditions that mimic the permeable layer in atherosclerosis. The results on the microfluidic device correlated well with nanoparticle accumulation in the arteries of an animal model with atherosclerosis, demonstrating the device\u2019s capability to help screen nanoparticles and optimize their design. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a simple model \u2014 a microchip, not cell culture dish \u2014 which means that a simple endothelialized microchip with microelectrodes can show some yet important prediction of what\u2019s happening in a large animal model,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/kim\u0022\u003EYongTae (Tony) Kim\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in bioengineering in the George W. 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Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan, and the Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKim began the work as his post-doctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the lab of Robert Langer. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a wonderful example of developing a novel nanotechnology approach to address an important medical problem,\u201d said Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who is renowned for his work in tissue engineering and drug delivery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKim and Langer teamed up with researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Mark Lobatto, co-lead author works in the laboratories of Willem Mulder, an expert in cardiovascular nanomedicine and Zahi Fayad, the director of Mount Sinai\u2019s Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe work represents a unique integration of microfluidic technology, cardiovascular nanomedicine, vascular biology and in vivo imaging. We now better understand how nanoparticle targeting in atherosclerosis works.\u201d Lobatto says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope that their microchip can accelerate the nanomedicine development process by better predicting therapeutic nanoparticles\u2019 performance in larger animal models, such as rabbits. Such a complimentary \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro\u003C\/em\u003E model would save time and money and require fewer animals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFew nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems, compared to proposed studies, have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Kim said. The entire process developing one nanomedicine platform can take 15 years to go from idea to synthesis to testing \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro\u003C\/em\u003E to testing in vivo to approval. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThat\u2019s a frustrating process,\u201d Kim said. \u201cOften what works in cell culture dishes doesn\u2019t work in animal models.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo help speed up nanomedicine research by improving the predictive capabilities of \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro\u003C\/em\u003E testing, Kim and colleagues designed their microchip to mimic what\u2019s going on in the body better than what is currently possible through routine cell culture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn the future, we can make microchips that are much more similar to what\u2019s going on in animal models, or even human beings, compared to the conventional cell culture dish studies,\u201d Kim said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn their microchip, scientists can control the permeability of the endothelial cell layer by altering the rate of blood flow across the cells or by introducing a chemical that is released by the body during inflammation. The researchers discovered that the permeability of the cells on the microchip correlated well with the permeability of microvessels in a large animal model of atherosclerosis. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe microchips allows for precise control of the mechanical and chemical environment around the living cells. By using the microchip, the researchers can create physiologically relevant conditions to cells by altering the rate of blood flow across the cells or by introducing a chemical that is released by the body during inflammation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKim said that while this microchip-based system offers better predictability than current cell culture experiments, it won\u2019t replace the need for the animal studies, which provide a relatively more complete picture of how well a particular nanomedicine might work in humans. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is better than an \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro\u003C\/em\u003E dish experiment, but it\u2019s not going to perfectly replicate what\u2019s going on inside the body in near future,\u201d Kim said. \u201cIt will help make this whole process faster and save a number of animals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research is supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute as a Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology Award (HHSN268201000045C), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) (CA151884); the David H. Koch Prostate Cancer Foundation Award in Nanotherapeutics, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R01 EB009638 and R01CA155432). Any conclusions or opinions are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsoring agencies.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: YongTae Kim, et al., \u201cProbing nanoparticle translocation across the permeable endothelium in experimental atherosclerosis,\u201d (PNAS, January 2014). 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In this installment, Acting Executive Director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E (IEN) Oliver Brand\u0026nbsp;answers questions about IEN and also talks about its efforts to support Georgia Tech faculty and students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThe areas of electronics and nanotechnology encompass a vast number of research topics. How does IEN assist these research endeavors and bring together faculty, staff, and students?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Indeed, electronics and nanotechnology are affecting many disciplines: from medicine and health care to sustainable energy production, from protecting the environment to protecting our country\u2019s infrastructure, from consumer electronic devices to complex systems such as high-speed trains or airplanes, to name a few.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf we look at electronics and nanotechnology research today, we see that it requires a rather broad interdisciplinary approach, bringing together scientists and engineers from various disciplines across campus, as well as \u2013 depending on the application \u2013 medical personnel or researchers from public policy. We have recently assessed that approximately 25 percent of faculty members at Georgia Tech are involved in electronics and nanotechnology research in some manner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIEN has several strategies to fuse such interdisciplinary research: First, IEN \u0026nbsp;supports nine research centers and programs that bring together faculty and students in more focused research areas, such as microelectromechanical systems, optoelectronics and photonics, photovoltaics, next generation semiconductors, devices and systems, high-frequency, broadband, mixed-signal electronic devices, circuits and systems, and micro- and nanoelectronics packaging. Second, IEN maintains state-of-the-art research laboratories in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building and the Pettit Microelectronics Research Building that host research groups from across campus. And, last but not least, IEN-sponsored events, such as the Nano@Tech seminar series, the NanoFANS forum, and an annual user research symposium, facilitate dissemination of on-campus research and stimulate discussion and collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Can you tell us a bit about IEN\u2019s cleanroom facilities?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA: \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECore facilities providing the necessary high-tech infrastructure\u003C\/a\u003E are essential to research in the area of electronics and nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany of the structures and devices that researchers investigate have micrometer or even nanometer dimensions and are often fabricated using complex instrumentation housed in exceptionally clean environments. These \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecleanrooms\u003C\/a\u003E require substantial investments in infrastructure, highly skilled maintenance and management personnel, and round-the-clock monitoring.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has always been a front-runner in this area and opened its first shared-user cleanroom in the Pettit Microelectronics Building in 1988. In 2009, the Marcus Nanotechnology Building opened, featuring a unique combination of inorganic and organic cleanrooms to facilitate research at the intersection of nanotechnology, biosciences, bioengineering, and medicine.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, our shared-user cleanrooms and laboratories host more than 200 fabrication and characterization tools, the largest shared-user toolset at any U.S. university. These tools are accessible to Georgia Tech students, researchers, and faculty \u2013 as well as to external academic and industry researchers at relatively low costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, IEN is part of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), a program supported by the National Science Foundation. NNIN\u2019s goal is to provide broad access to fabrication and characterization facilities to promote nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Almost 800 researchers, 600 from this campus and 200 from off campus, have used the IEN cleanrooms and labs in the past 12 months. Skilled IEN staff train new users and assist with processing and characterization needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ:\u0026nbsp;How does IEN support education and outreach?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA: \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EMost of the users of our cleanrooms are actually Georgia Tech graduate students who gain hands-on experience with techniques such as growing nanostructures in dedicated furnaces and imaging results using high-resolution electron microscopes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIEN also supports several REU (research experience for undergraduates) programs during the summer that allow undergraduate students from across the U.S. to perform hands-on electronics and nanotechnology research. To support instructional activities, we maintain a special teaching cleanroom, which is used for micro\/nanotechnology lab courses taught in three engineering schools: electrical and computer, mechanical, and chemical and biomolecular engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, IEN is the headquarters of the NNIN education and outreach office, which supports many programs targeting K-12 students, teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and the general public.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;What is on the horizon for IEN?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026nbsp; The most imminent efforts are associated with the build-out of the Marcus Nanotechnology Building. Interdisciplinary research laboratories for biomedical devices, physical devices and systems, and nanomaterials, are either under construction or in the design phases. Additionally, construction is underway for a shared-user imaging and characterization suite in the basement of the Marcus Nanotechnology Building. Upon completion in 2014, this low vibration, low electromagnetic interference (EMI) facility will house a suite of high-resolution scanning and transmission electron microscopes, x-ray tomography systems, and surface characterization tools, as well as ion-beam-based nano-machining systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIEN has also initiated a research seed grant program for Georgia Tech faculty and students. The grantees are awarded blocks of access time to IEN cleanrooms to execute new ideas and generate initial results that may lead to funded proposal submissions. A semiannual submission, review, and award process is in place. The next round of grants will be offered in spring 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, IEN is participating in Tech\u2019s efforts to develop an industry membership model, which will enable industry to more easily become familiar with Tech\u2019s research activities in electronics and nanotechnology. The goals are to raise funds to seed new research ideas in a self-sustaining manner, and connect industry with students and faculty to jump-start funded research projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;How does IEN connect commercial and government entities to campus faculty and resources and help streamline the collaboration or contracting processes.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; First, IEN staff serves on various campus councils where they work collaboratively with other Interdisciplinary Research Institutes and campus development staff. 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These leading-edge interposer technologies have many applications including in the packaging of ICs in 2D, 2.5D and 3D from smart phones, automotive and high performance systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGIT 2013 will focus on Interposer Technology with an expanded 2 1\/2-day agenda including:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* Plenary Talks from Industry and Academic Experts\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* Technical Sessions\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* Interactive Poster Session (Best Poster Paper Awards)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* Networking Reception\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGIT 2013 Kicks off Sunday, November 17 with The \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.prc.gatech.edu\/git2013\/golf.html\u0022\u003E1st Annual GIT Golf Classic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E at the Landing Course, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Georgia,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u0022The Landing is the hidden gem of Lake Oconee. Bob Cupp\u0027s architectural genius was unveiled to the golfing world during the construction of Reynolds Landing. From the masterful green settings to the challenging shots played around beautiful Lake Oconee, The Landing is clearly one of Georgia\u0027s finest kept secrets.\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECosts include: Transportation to and from the Georgia Tech Learning Center, greens fees, timed starts, and brunch. 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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have \u201cpainted\u201d the Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width \u2013 or one-third the width of a human hair. The team\u2019s creation, the \u201cMini Lisa,\u201d demonstrates a technique that could potentially be used to achieve nanomanufacturing of devices because the team was able to vary the surface concentration of molecules on such short-length scales.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe image was created with an atomic force microscope and a process called ThermoChemical NanoLithography (TCNL). Going pixel by pixel, the Georgia Tech team positioned a heated cantilever at the substrate surface to create a series of confined nanoscale chemical reactions. By varying only the heat at each location, Ph.D. Candidate Keith Carroll controlled the number of new molecules that were created. The greater the heat, the greater the local concentration. More heat produced the lighter shades of gray, as seen on the Mini Lisa\u2019s forehead and hands. Less heat produced the darker shades in her dress and hair seen when the molecular canvas is visualized using fluorescent dye. Each pixel is spaced by 125 nanometers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy tuning the temperature, our team manipulated chemical reactions to yield variations in the molecular concentrations on the nanoscale,\u201d said Jennifer Curtis, an associate professor in the School of Physics and the study\u2019s lead author. \u201cThe spatial confinement of these reactions provides the precision required to generate complex chemical images like the Mini Lisa.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProduction of chemical concentration gradients and variations on the sub-micrometer scale are difficult to achieve with other techniques, despite a wide range of applications the process could allow. The Georgia Tech TCNL research collaboration, which includes associate professor Elisa Riedo and Regents Professor Seth Marder, produced chemical gradients of amine groups, but expects that the process could be extended for use with other materials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe envision TCNL will be capable of patterning gradients of other physical or chemical properties, such as conductivity of graphene,\u201d Curtis said. \u201cThis technique should enable a wide range of previously inaccessible experiments and applications in fields as diverse as nanoelectronics, optoelectronics and bioengineering.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother advantage, according to Curtis, is that atomic force microscopes are fairly common and the thermal control is relatively straightforward, making the approach accessible to both academic and industrial laboratories.\u0026nbsp; To facilitate their vision of nano-manufacturing devices with TCNL, the Georgia Tech team has recently integrated nanoarrays of five thermal cantilevers to accelerate the pace of production. Because the technique provides high spatial resolutions at a speed faster than other existing methods, even with a single cantilever, Curtis is hopeful that TCNL will provide the option of nanoscale printing integrated with the fabrication of large quantities of surfaces or everyday materials whose dimensions are more than one billion times larger than the TCNL features themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe paper, Fabricating Nanoscale Chemical Gradients with ThermoChemical NanoLithography, is \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/la400996w\u0022\u003Epublished online\u003C\/a\u003E by the journal Langmuir.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was funded by the National Science Foundation (PHYS-0849497, DMR-0120967, DMR-0820382 and CMMI-1100290). The findings and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NSF. This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy (Office of Basic Energy Services) under award number DE-FG02-06ER46293. This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. 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block co-polymer structures as tiny reaction vessels, researchers have developed an improved technique for producing nanocrystals with consistent sizes, compositions and architectures \u2013 including metallic, ferroelectric, magnetic, semiconductor and luminescent nanocrystals. The technique relies on the length of polymer molecules and the ratio of two solvents to control the size and uniformity of colloidal nanocrystals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technique could facilitate the use of nanoparticles for optical, electrical, optoelectronic, magnetic, catalysis and other applications in which tight control over size and structure is essential to obtaining desirable properties. The technique produces plain, core-shell and hollow nanoparticles that can be made soluble either in water or in organic solvents.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have developed a general strategy for making a large variety of nanoparticles in different size ranges, compositions and architectures,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/faculty\/zhiqun-lin\u0022\u003EZhiqun Lin\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cThis very robust technique allows us to craft a wide range of nanoparticles that cannot be easily produced with any other approaches.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technique was described in the June issue of the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Nanotechnology\u003C\/em\u003E. The research was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe star-shaped block co-polymer structures consist of a central beta-cyclodextrin core to which multiple \u201carms\u201d \u2013 as many as 21 linear block co-polymers \u2013 are covalently bonded. The star-shaped block co-polymers form the unimolecular micelles that serve as a reaction vessel and template for the formation of the nanocrystals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe inner blocks of unimolecular micelles are poly(acrylic) acid (PAA), which is hydrophilic, which allows metal ions to enter them. Once inside the tiny reaction vessels made of PAA, the ions react with the PAA to form nanocrystals, which range in size from a few nanometers up to a few tens of nanometers. The size of the nanoparticles is determined by the length of the PAA chain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe block co-polymer structures can be made with hydrophilic inner blocks and hydrophobic outer blocks \u2013 amphiphilic block co-polymers, with which the resulting nanoparticles can be dissolved in organic solvents. However, if both inner and outer blocks are hydrophilic \u2013 all hydrophilic block co-polymers \u2013 the resulting nanoparticles will be water-soluble, making them suitable for biomedical applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELin and collaborators Xinchang Pang, Lei Zhao, Wei Han and Xukai Xin found that they could control the uniformity of the nanoparticles by varying the volume ratio of two solvents \u2013 dimethlformamide and benzyl alcohol \u2013 in which the nanoparticles are formed. For ferroelectric lead titanate (PbTiO\u003Csub\u003E3\u003C\/sub\u003E) nanoparticles, for instance, a 9-to-1 solvent ratio produces the most uniform nanoparticles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers have also made iron oxide, zinc oxide, titanium oxide, cuprous oxide, cadmium selenide, barium titanate, gold, platinum and silver nanocrystals. The technique could be applicable to nearly all transition or main-group metal ions and organometallic ions, Lin said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe crystallinity of the nanoparticles we are able to create is the key to a lot of applications,\u201d he added. \u201cWe need to make them with good crystalline structures so they will exhibit good physical properties.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarlier techniques for producing polymeric micelles with linear block co-polymers have been limited by the stability of the structures and by the consistency of the nanocrystals they produce, Lin said. Current fabrication techniques include organic solution-phase synthesis, thermolysis of organometallic precursors, sol-gel processes, hydrothermal reactions and biomimetic or dendrimer templating. These existing techniques often require stringent conditions, are difficult to generalize, include a complex series of steps, and can\u2019t withstand changes in the environment around them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy contrast, nanoparticle production technique developed by the Georgia Tech researchers is general and robust. The nanoparticles remain stable and homogeneous for long periods of time \u2013 as much as two years so far \u2013 with no precipitation. Such flexibility and stability could allow a range of practical applications, Lin said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur star-like block co-polymers can overcome the thermodynamic instabilities of conventional linear block co-polymers,\u201d he said. \u201cThe chain length of the inner PAA blocks dictates the size of the nanoparticles, and the uniformity of the nanoparticles is influenced by the solvents used in the system.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers have used a variety of star-like di-block and tri-block co-polymers as nanoreactors. Among them are poly(acrylic acid)-block-polystyrene (PAA-b-PS) and poly(acrylic acid)-blockpoly(ethylene oxide) (PAA-b-PEO) diblock co-polymers, and poly(4-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(tert-butyl acrylate)-block-polystyrene (P4VP-b-PtBA-b-PS), poly(4-vinylpyridine)-block-poly (tert-butyl acrylate)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (P4VP-b-PtBA-b-PEO), polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic acid)-block-polystyrene (PS-b-PAA-b-PS) and polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic acid)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PAA-b-PEO) tri-block co-polymers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the future, Lin envisions more complex nanocrystals with multifunctional shells and additional shapes, including nanorods and so-called \u201cJanus\u201d nanoparticles that are composed of biphasic geometry of two dissimilar materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) under awards FA9550-09-1-0388 and FA9550-13-1-0101. The conclusions expressed in this news releases are those of the principal investigator and do not necessarily represent the official views of the AFOSR.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Xinchang Pang, Lei Zhao, Wei Han, Xukai Xin and Zhiqun Lin, \u201cA general and robust strategy for the synthesis of nearly monodisperse colloidal nanocrystals,\u201d (Nature Nanotechnology, 8, 426, 2013). \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/nnano.2013.85\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/nnano.2013.85\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/nnano.2013.85\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332-0181\u0026nbsp; USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)(404-894-6986).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUsing star-shaped block co-polymer structures as tiny reaction vessels, researchers have developed an improved technique for producing nanocrystals with consistent sizes, compositions and architectures \u2013 including metallic, ferroelectric, magnetic, semiconductor and luminescent nanocrystals. 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researchers have investigated how surface diffusion \u2013 a process in which atoms move from one site to another on nanoscale surfaces \u2013 affects the final shape of the particles. The issue is important for a wide range of applications that use specific shapes to optimize the activity and selectivity of nanoparticles, including catalytic converters, fuel cell technology, chemical catalysis and plasmonics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResults of the research could lead to a better understanding of how to manage the diffusion process by controlling the reaction temperature and deposition rate, or by introducing structural barriers designed to hinder the surface movement of atoms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to be able to design the synthesis to produce nanoparticles with the exact shape we want for each specific application,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/facultystaff\/faculty_record.php?id=158\u0022\u003EYounan Xia\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cFundamentally, it is important to understand how these shapes are formed, to visualize how this happens on structures over a length scale of about 100 atoms.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research was reported April 8 in the early online edition of the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E (PNAS). The research was sponsored by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E (NSF).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EControlling the shape of nanoparticles is important in catalysis and other applications that require the use of expensive noble metals such as platinum and palladium. For example, optimizing the shape of platinum nanoparticles can substantially enhance their catalytic activity, reducing demand for the precious material, noted Xia, who is a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gra.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E (GRA) eminent scholar in nanomedicine. Xia also holds joint appointments in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cControlling the shape is very important to tuning the activity of catalysts and in minimizing the loading of the catalysts,\u201d he said. \u201cShape control is also very important in plasmonic applications, where the shape controls where optical absorption and scattering peaks are positioned. Shape is also important to determining where the electrical charges will be concentrated on nanoparticles.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough the importance of particle shape at the nanoscale has been well known, researchers hadn\u2019t before understood the importance of surface diffusion in creating the final particle shape.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdding atoms to the corners of platinum cubes, for instance, can create particles with protruding \u201carms\u201d that increase the catalytic activity. Convex surfaces on cubic particles may also provide better performance. But those advantageous shapes must be created and maintained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENatural energetic preferences related to the arrangement of atoms on the tiny structures favor a spherical shape that is not ideal for most catalysts, fuel cells and other applications. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their research, Xia and his collaborators varied the temperature of the process used to deposit atoms onto metallic nanocrystals that acted as seeds for the nanoparticles. They also varied the rates at which atoms were deposited onto the surfaces, which were determined by the injection rate at which a chemical precursor material was introduced. The diffusion rate is determined by the temperature, with higher temperatures allowing the atoms to move around faster on the nanoparticle surfaces. In the research, bromide ions were used to limit the movement of the added atoms from one portion of the particle to another.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing transmission electron microscopy, the researchers observed the structures that were formed under different conditions. Ultimately, they found that the ratio of the deposition rate to the diffusion rate determines the final shape. When the ratio is greater than one, the adsorbed atoms tend to stay where they are placed. If the ratio is less than one, they tend to move.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUnless the atomic reaction is at absolute zero, you will always have some diffusion,\u201d said Xia, who holds the Brock Family Chair in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. \u201cBut if you can add atoms to the surface in the places that you want them faster than they can diffuse, you can control the final destination for the atoms.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EXia believes the research may also lead to improved techniques for preserving the unique shapes of nanoparticles even at high operating temperatures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFundamentally, it is very useful for people to know how these shapes are formed,\u201d he said. \u201cMost of these structures had been observed before, but people did not understand why they formed under certain conditions. To do that, we need to be able to visualize what happens on these tiny structures.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EXia\u2019s research team also studied the impact of diffusion on bi-metallic particles composed of both palladium and platinum. The combination can enhance certain properties, and because palladium is currently less expensive than platinum, using a core of palladium covered by a thin layer of platinum provides the catalytic activity of platinum while reducing cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn that instance, surface diffusion can be helpful in covering the palladium surface with a single monolayer of the platinum. Only the surface platinum atoms will be able to provide the catalytic properties, while the palladium core only serves as a support.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research is part of a long-term study of catalytic nanoparticles being conducted by Xia\u2019s research group. Other aspects of the team\u2019s work addresses biomedical uses of nanoparticles in such areas as cancer therapy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are very excited by this result because it is generic and can apply to understand and control diffusion on the surfaces of many systems,\u201d Xia added. \u201cUltimately we want to see how we can take advantage of this diffusion to improve the catalytic and optical properties of these nanoparticles.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research team also included Xiaohu Xia, Shuifen Xie, Maochang Liu and Hsin-Chieh Peng at Georgia Tech; and Ning Lu, Jinguo Wang and Professor Moon J. Kim at the University of Texas at Dallas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant DMR-1215034 and by startup funds from Georgia Tech. 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Among her best-known books are \u003Cem\u003EQueen City Jazz\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EThis Shared Dream\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003EIn War Times, \u003C\/em\u003Eall of them available at your favorite bookstore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can read \u0022A Love Supreme\u0022 in \u003Cem\u003EDiscover\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"LMC\u0027s Professor of the Practice Publishes \u0022A Love Supreme\u0022"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27725","created_gmt":"2012-12-13 15:14:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:22","author":"Carol Senf","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"61186":{"id":"61186","type":"image","title":"Kathleen Ann Goonan","body":null,"created":"1449176308","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:58:28","changed":"1475894533","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:13","alt":"Kathleen Ann Goonan","file":{"fid":"191289","name":"Kathleen_Ann_Goonan_LCC.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Kathleen_Ann_Goonan_LCC_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Kathleen_Ann_Goonan_LCC_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":39657,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Kathleen_Ann_Goonan_LCC_0.jpg?itok=BkW5GIVt"}}},"media_ids":["61186"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/discovermagazine.com\/2012\/oct\/20-a-love-supreme","title":"\u0022Love Supreme\u0022"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"11125","name":"Practicing Science Fiction"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["kathleen.goonan@lmc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"177621":{"#nid":"177621","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Power Cell Among Top 10 Physical Science Breakthroughs in 2012","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA power cell that directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy \u2013 which can then be stored and converted to electrical energy \u2013 has been selected as one of 2012\u2019s top breakthroughs in the physical sciences by \u003Cem\u003EPhysics World\u003C\/em\u003E magazine.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cell, developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology by Professor Zhong Lin Wang and his research team, was first reported in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENano Letters\u003C\/em\u003E on August 9, 2012. By eliminating the need to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy for charging a battery, the new hybrid generator-storage cell utilizes mechanical energy more efficiently than systems using separate generators and batteries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the heart of the self-charging power cell is a piezoelectric membrane that drives lithium ions from one side of the cell to the other when the membrane is deformed by mechanical stress. The lithium ions driven through the polarized membrane by the piezoelectric potential are directly stored as chemical energy using an electrochemical process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy harnessing a compressive force, such as a shoe heel hitting the pavement from a person walking, the power cell generates enough current to power a small calculator. A hybrid power cell the size of a conventional coin battery could power small electronic devices \u2013 and could have military applications for soldiers who might one day recharge battery-powered equipment as they walked, said Wang, who is a Regents Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cem\u003EPhysics World\u003C\/em\u003E team selected the project from more than 350 news articles about advances in the physical sciences published on physicsworld.com in 2012. 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This includes information on the latest research and discoveries and invitations to exclusive events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve joined this center to have access to the state of the art conductive and electro-active technology base that has been assembled at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Patrick Kinlen of Boeing Research \u0026amp; Technology Materials, Processes \u0026amp; Structures Technologies. \u201cThis technology has impact for Boeing in the area of conductive coatings, photovoltaics, electrochromics and energy storage.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCOPE is extremely pleased to count Boeing among its industrial affiliates,\u201d said Bernard Kippelen, Georgia Tech director of the center. \u201cHaving a company with a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation like The Boeing Company join our center speaks for the strong potential that COPE\u2019s technological innovations can have in the future of commercial jetliners, and in defense, space and security applications.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoeing is the world\u2019s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. 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A top U.S. exporter, the company supports airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in 150 countries. Boeing products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, launch systems, advanced information and communications systems, and performance-based logistics and training.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a member of the program, Boeing will connect to the faculty expertise and highly trained students and graduates of the center as well as an international network of partners in the field of organic photonics and electronics. 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Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E spoke last week in Canberra Australia on the challenges on nanotechnology, biotechnology, the cognitive neurosciences, and other emerging technologies for international law and security regimes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body1\u0022\u003EKosal was invited to be keynote speak at the inaugural workshop of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/law.anu.edu.au\/acmlj\/acmlj-0\u0022\u003ECentre for Military and Security Law\u003C\/a\u003E on \u0022The Law of Armed Conflict and New Technologies,\u0022 which was held at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.anu.edu.au\/\u0022\u003EAustralian National University\u003C\/a\u003E (ANU) \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/law.anu.edu.au\/home\u0022\u003ECollege of Law\u003C\/a\u003E on 3 \u0026amp; 4 September 2012.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body1\u0022\u003EModern technological developments have the potential to be fundamentally transformative of the means and methods of warfare and of the broader environment in which warfare is conducted. In some cases, technological development has been stimulated by, and dedicated directly to, addressing military requirements. On other occasions, technological developments outside the military sphere affect or inform the conduct of warfare and strategy. The application of computing and software innovations has led to major changes in the military operations of developed nations, in terms of both offensive and defensive capabilities. Satellite navigation and global positioning systems have enabled the use of precision-guided munitions and the remote operation of unmanned aerial vehicles. The development of biotechnology, nanotechnology, synthetic biology, and cognitive neuroscience herald the potential to create enhanced or novel weapons applications to include but not limited to biological and chemical warfare agents. On a broader level, the rapid growth of nanotechnology across different fields - including fabrication, materials, photonics, biotechnology, and electronics - is expected to enable military applications designed to enhance soldier survivability, force protection, force mobility, and force application capabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body1\u0022\u003EThe introduction of these new technologies into modern warfare is expected to influence the application and interpretation of the existing rules of the law of armed conflict, including international security regimes like the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention and international humanitarian law like the Geneva Protocol.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body1\u0022\u003EAt the workshop, internationally eminent scholars and emerging scholars working in this field will gather to discuss legal challenges arising from the use of those new technologies, and future directions of legal development in light of the specific characteristics and challenges each technology presents with regard to foreseeable humanitarian impacts upon the battle space.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body1\u0022\u003EKosal\u0027s participation was supported by the Australian Research Council as part of the project, \u201cDeveloping Australia\u2019s Legal Response to Military and Security Applications of Nanotechnology,\u201d led by ANU\u0027s Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/researchers.anu.edu.au\/researchers\/nasu-h\u0022\u003EHitoshi Nasu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022Body1\u0022\u003ENunn School \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/margaret-e-kosal\u0022\u003EAssistant Professor Margaret E. 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Five of the 24 researchers providing input to the report were from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts School of Public Policy (SPP). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe PCAST recommendations will be influential in the approval of $1.8 billion in federal funding proposed for fiscal year (FY) 2013 for 15 agencies with budgets dedicated to nanotechnology research and development. The work of Drs. Alan Porter, Juan Rogers, and Phil Shapira, along with EI2 researcher Jan Youtie, are cited a number of times. Work by SPP PhD students Sanjay Arora and Luciano Kay are also cited.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe report notes that, as initial federal investments in nanotechnology mature, outputs and impacts from research activities are being given more attention. \u0026nbsp;SPP researchers provided data and studies defining and assessing key indicators of research productivity, including publication and patenting rates, as well as patterns of collaboration (see report data beginning on page 5 and list in Appendix A). \u0026nbsp; PCAST found that the NNI, which to date has provided $16 billion in investments by 26 federal agencies, \u201chas had a \u2018catalytic and substantial impact\u2019 on the growth of the U.S. nanotechnology industry and should be continued.\u201d PCAST states that, in large part due to the NNI, the U.S. \u201cis today, by a wide range of measures, the global leader in this exciting and economically promising field of research and technological development.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/microsites\/ostp\/PCAST_2012_Nanotechnology_FINAL.pdf\u0022\u003EFull Report\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn April 27, the President\u2019s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released the \u201cReport to the President and Congress on the Fourth Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI),\u201d a congressionally mandated biennial review. 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Festival Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is participating this weekend in the nation\u2019s largest celebration of science, the USA Science \u0026amp; Engineering Festival Expo in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is a proud sponsor of the event that aims to get the nation\u2019s youth interested and excited about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 28 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mount Vernon Place NW.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and staff from Georgia Tech will be showcasing the Institute\u2019s cutting-edge research to thousands \u0026nbsp;of children through interactive and entertaining activities. At Georgia Tech\u2019s expo booth, the activities include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cAugmented Reality: Moving the Internet into the Real World\u201d \u2013 Young people will have the opportunity to try the Argon Augmented Reality Web Brower and see images, text, video and 3D characters in the real world.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cCome Match the Art of Nanotechnology\u201d \u2013 Students can see images transformed from an electron microscope into inspired art.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cLasers: Superhero Technology Everyone Can Use\u201d \u2013 Visitors can play with lasers, bend light and defy gravity.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERepresentatives from the Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Undergraduate Admission will be at a booth in the Career Pavilion spreading the good word about Tech\u2019s academics and campus life \u2013 to recruit the next generation of engineers and innovators. Tech alumni from the D.C. chapter will be at the booth volunteering and sharing their experiences. And, Georgia Tech\u2019s beloved mascot, Buzz, is making the trip to D.C. for the expo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fun doesn\u2019t stop there. Comedian Pete Ludovice, who is also a chemical and biomedical engineering professor at Georgia Tech, will be providing the lighter side of science in the festival expo\u2019s \u201cNight of Comedy\u201d along with several other humorous scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELudovice will be doing three shows:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cThe Attack of the Monster Molecules\u201d \u2013 April 28 at 3 p.m. on the Carver Stage\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cStatistics: Feel the Power of the Dork Side\u201d \u2013 April 28 at 5 p.m. on the Franklin Stage.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cChemical Engineering \u2013 More Thank Just Gas\u201d \u2013 April 29 at noon on the Franklin Stage\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s booths will be among more than 3,000 fun and interactive exhibits, 100 stage shows and 33 author presentations at the expo.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is participating April 28-29 in the nation\u2019s largest celebration of science, the USA Science \u0026amp; Engineering Festival Expo in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is a proud sponsor of the event that aims to get the nation\u2019s youth excited about science, technology, engineering and mathematics."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-04-24 17:03:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:04","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"126061":{"id":"126061","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Goes to D.C. for Festival Expo","body":null,"created":"1449178604","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:44","changed":"1475894749","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:49","alt":"Georgia Tech Goes to D.C. for Festival Expo","file":{"fid":"194509","name":"img_0045.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_0045_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_0045_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1989175,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_0045_0.jpg?itok=w4SOiSMF"}}},"media_ids":["126061"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.usasciencefestival.org\/","title":"USA Science and Engineering Festival homepage"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/usa-science-and-engineering-festival\/","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s 2012 USA Science \u0026 Engineering Festival Expo Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1838","name":"Admissions"},{"id":"1597","name":"Augmented Reality"},{"id":"416","name":"GTRI"},{"id":"10652","name":"lasers"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"13640","name":"Pete Ludovice"},{"id":"30521","name":"USA Science and Engineering Festival"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["klipp@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"119771":{"#nid":"119771","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers Help Assess Economic Impact of Nanotechnology on Green \u0026 Sustainable Growth","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the United States alone, government and private industry together invest more than $3 billion per year in nanotechnology research and development, and globally the total is much higher. What will be the long-run economic returns from these investments, not only in new jobs and product sales, but also from improvements in sustainability?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology researchers Philip Shapira and Jan Youtie helped answer that question through research presented March 27th at the International Symposium on Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology held in Washington, D.C. \u0026nbsp;The researchers highlighted the importance of full lifecycle assessments to understand the impacts of nanotechnologies on green economic development in such areas as energy, the environment and safe drinking water.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNanotechnology promises to foster green and sustainable growth in many product and process areas,\u201d said Shapira, a professor with Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Public Policy and the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the Manchester Business School in the United Kingdom. \u201cAlthough nanotechnology commercialization is still in its early phases, we need now to get a better sense of what markets will grow and how new nanotechnology products will impact sustainability. This includes balancing gains in efficiency and performance against the net energy, environmental, carbon and other costs associated with the production, use and end-of-life disposal or recycling of nanotechnology products.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut because nanotechnology underlies many different industries, assessing and forecasting its impact won\u2019t be easy. \u201cCompared to information technology and biotechnology, for example, nanotechnology has more of the characteristics of a general technology such as the development of electric power,\u201d said Youtie, director of policy research services at Georgia Tech\u2019s Enterprise Innovation Institute. \u201cThat makes it difficult to analyze the value of products and processes that are enabled by the technology. We hope that our paper will provide background information and help frame the discussion about making those assessments.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe symposium is sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and by the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative. Support for Georgia Tech research into the societal impacts of nanotechnology has come from the National Science Foundation through the Center for Nanotechnology in Society based at Arizona State University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor their paper, co-authors Shapira and Youtie examined a subset of green nanotechnologies that aim to enable sustainable energy, improve environmental quality, and provide healthy drinking water for areas of the world that now lack it. They argue that the lifecycle of nanotechnology products must be included in the assessment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn examining the economic impact of these green nanotechnologies, we have to consider the lifecycle, which includes such issues as environmental health and safety, as well as the amount of energy required to produce materials such as carbon nanotubes,\u201d said Shapira.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnvironmental concerns have been raised about what happens to nanomaterials when they get into water supplies, he noted. In addition, some nanostructures use toxic elements such as cadmium. Energy required for producing nano-enabled products is also an important consideration, though it may be balanced against the energy saved \u2013 and pollution reduced \u2013 through the use of such products, Shapira said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch into these societal issues, which is being conducted in parallel with the research and development of nanotechnology \u2013 may allow the resulting nano-enabled products to avoid the kinds of the controversies that have hindered earlier technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cScientists, policy-makers and other observers have found that some of the promise of prior rounds of technology was limited by not anticipating and considering societal concerns prior to the introduction of new products,\u201d Youtie said. \u201cFor nanotechnology, it is vital that these issues are being considered even during the research and development stage, before products hit the market in significant quantities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe nanotechnology industry began with large companies that had the resources to invest in research and development. But that is now changing, Youtie said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022A lot of small companies are involved in novel nanomaterials development,\u201d she said. \u201cLarge companies often focus on integrating those nanomaterials into existing products or processes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong the goals of the OECD symposium are development of methodologies and approaches for estimating the impacts of green nanotechnology on jobs and new product sales. Existing forecasts have come largely from proprietary models used by private-sector firms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile these private forecasts have high visibility, their information and methods are often proprietary,\u201d Shapira noted. \u201cWe also need to develop open and peer-reviewed models in which approaches are transparent and everyone can see the methods and assumptions used.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their paper, Youtie and Shapira cite several examples of green nanotechnology, discuss the potential impacts of the technology, and review forecasts that have been made. Examples of green nanotechnology they cite include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENano-enabled solar cells that use lower-cost organic materials, as opposed to current photovoltaic technologies that require rare materials such as platinum;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENanogenerators that use piezoelectric materials such as zinc oxide nanowires to convert human movement into energy;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEnergy storage applications in which nanotechnology materials improve existing batteries and nano-enabled fuel cells;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThermal energy applications, such as nano-enabled insulation;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFuel catalysis in which nanoparticles improve the production and refining of fuels and reduce emissions from automobiles;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETechnologies used to provide safe drinking water through improved water treatment, desalination and reuse.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia \u0026nbsp;30308 \u0026nbsp;USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts: \u003C\/strong\u003EJohn Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Robinson (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:abby@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eabby@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Understanding Lifecycle Issues is Important to Assessing Impact"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are helping assess the economic impact of nanotechnology on green and sustainable growth. 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Georgia Tech has a team of researchers\ndedicated to advancing this frontier.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERigoberto Hernandez, a professor in the School of Chemistry\nand Biochemistry, investigates these relationships by studying three-dimensional\nparticle dynamics simulations on high-performance computers. His new findings,\nwhich focus on the movements of a spherical probe amongst static needles, have\nlanded on the cover of February\u2019s \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/jp207346j\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe\nJournal of Physical Chemistry B\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHernandez and his former Ph.D. student, Ashley Tucker, assembled\nthe rodlike scatterers in one of two states during his simulations: disordered\n(isotropic) and ordered (nematic). When the nanorods were disordered, pointing\nin various directions, Hernandez found that a particle typically diffused\nuniformly in all directions. When every rod pointed in the same direction, the\nparticle, on average, diffused more in the same direction as the rods than\nagainst the grain of the rods. \u0026nbsp;In this\nnematic state, the probe\u2019s movement mimicked the elongated shape of the\nscatterers. The surprise was that the particles sometimes diffused faster in\nthe nematic environment than in the disordered environment. That is, the\nchannels left open between the ordered nanorods don\u2019t just steer nanoparticles\nalong a direction, they also enable them to speed right through.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the density of the scatterers is increased, the channels\nbecome more and more crowded. The particle diffusing through these increasingly\ncrowded assemblies slows down dramatically in the simulation. Nevertheless, the\nresearchers found that the nematic scatterers continued to accommodate faster\ndiffusion than disordered scatterers. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese simulations bring us a step closer to creating a\nnanorod device that allows scientists to control the flow of nanoparticles,\u201d\nsaid Hernandez. \u201cBlue-sky applications of such devices include the creation of\nnew light patterns, information flow and other microscopic triggers.\u201d \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, if scientists need a probe to diffuse in a\nspecific direction at a particular speed, they could trigger the nanorods to\nmove into a specified direction. When they need to change the particle\u2019s\ndirection, scatterers could then be triggered to rearrange into a different direction.\nIndeed, the trigger could be the absence of sufficient nanoparticles in a given\npart of the device. The ensuing reordering of the nanorods would then drive a\nrepopulation of nanoparticles that would then be available to perform a desired\naction, such as to stimulate light flow. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile this NSF-funded work to better understand the motion\nof particles within complex arrays at the nanoscale is very fundamental,\u201d\nHernandez says, \u201cit has significant long-term implications on device\nfabrication and performance at such scales. It\u2019s fun to think about and\nprovides great training for my students.\u201d\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project is supported\nby the National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award Numbers \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECHE-0749580 and CHE-0946869\u003Cem\u003E). 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But graphene, a semi-metal available in sheets just one atom thick, has properties very different from traditional materials such as silicon -- though researchers say doping will still be needed for producing electronic devices.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe bad news is that electronic designers working with graphene won\u0027t be able to simply apply what they\u0027ve been doing with three-dimensional semiconductors -- which would translate to vastly degraded material quality for graphene.  The good news, according to the study, is that graphene doping can be combined with other processes -- and need be applied only to the edges of nanoscale structures being fabricated.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are learning how to manipulate these two-dimensional sheets of carbon atoms to get some very unusual results that aren\u0027t available with any other material,\u0022 said James Meindl, director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Nanotechnology Research Center, where the research was conducted.  \u0022Doping graphene to try to influence its properties is important to being able to use it effectively.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDetails of the research were published online in the journal \u003Cem\u003ECarbon\u003C\/em\u003E on October 29th. The research was supported by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through the Interconnect Focus Center, and the National Science Foundation (NSF).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause graphene sheets contain so few atoms by area, the substitution of elements such as oxygen or nitrogen for carbon atoms in the lattice -- as in conventional doping -- detracts from the high electron mobility and other properties that make the material interesting.  So the researchers are rethinking the doping process to take advantage of graphene\u0027s unique properties.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022When we work with a three-dimensional semiconductor, we embed the dopant species in the bulk material and then fabricate it into a device,\u0022 said Kevin Brenner, a graduate research assistant in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.  \u0022With graphene, we will dope the material as we process it and fabricate it into devices or interconnects. Doping may be done as part of other fabrication steps such as plasma etching, and that will require us to reinvent the whole process.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing sheets of exfoliated graphene, Brenner and collaborators Raghu Murali and Yinxiao Yang evaluated the effectiveness of two different techniques: edge passivation by coupling electron-beam lithography with a common resist material, and adsorption from coating the surface of the material.  They found that the edge treatment, which chemically reacts with defects created when the material is cut, was a thousand times more efficient at producing carriers in the graphene sheets than the surface treatment.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We will only be working with the edges of the material,\u0022 Brenner explained.  \u0022That will allow us to leave the center pristine and free of defects.  Using this approach, we can maintain very high mobilities and the special properties of graphene while creating very high carrier densities.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause of the two-dimensional nature of the graphene, controlling the edge chemistry can provide control over the bulk properties of the sheet.  \u0022At nanoscale dimensions, the edge atoms tend to dominate over surface adsorption techniques,\u0022 he added.   \u0022With a seven nanometer by seven nanometer graphene device, passivating just one edge C-atom provides the doping equivalent of covering the entire surface.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor doping the edge of a graphene structure, the team applied a thin film of hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ), a chemical normally used as a resist for etching, then used electron beam lithography to cross-link the material, which added oxygen atoms to the edges to create p-type doping.  The resist and electron beam system combined to provide nanometer-scale control over where the chemical changes took place.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDoping treatment could also be applied using plasma etching, Brenner said.  Controlling the specific atoms used in the plasma, or conducting the etching process in an environment containing specific atoms, could drive those atoms into the edges where they would serve as dopants.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Anytime you create an edge, you have created a location where you can passivate using a dopant,\u0022 he added.  \u0022Instead of needing to embed it in the surface, you can just take the edge that is already there and passivate it with oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen or other dopant.  It could be almost an effortless process because the doping can be done as part of another step.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond fabricating electronic devices, Nanotechnology Research Center scientists are interested in using graphene for interconnects, potentially as a replacement for copper.  As interconnect structures become smaller and smaller, the resistivity of copper increases.  Edge-doped graphene sheets exhibit a trend of increasing doping with reduced dimensions, possibly becoming more conductive as their size shrinks below 50 nanometers, making them attractive for nanoscale interconnects.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EArmed with basic information about graphene doping, the researchers hope to now begin producing devices to study how graphene actually performs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Now that we have made a start at understanding how to dope the material, the next step is to begin putting this into nanoscale devices,\u0022 Brenner said.  \u0022We want to see what kind of performance we can get.  That may tell us where graphene\u0027s niche could be as an electronic material.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMeindl, who has worked with silicon since the dawn of integrated circuits, says it\u0027s too early to predict where graphene will ultimately find commercial applications.  But he says the material\u0027s properties are too interesting not to explore.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The chances are that something very interesting and unique will develop from the use of graphene,\u0022 he said.  \u0022But we don\u0027t yet have the ability to predict what we will be able to do with this new material.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, Georgia  30308  USA\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Robinson (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:abby@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eabby@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENanotechnology researchers have conducted the first direct comparison of two fundamental techniques that could be used for chemically doping sheets of two-dimensional graphene for the fabrication of devices and interconnects.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Study examines key process for graphene devices \u0026 interconnects."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2011-11-05 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:38","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72428":{"id":"72428","type":"image","title":"Studying graphene doping","body":null,"created":"1449177930","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:30","changed":"1475894656","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:16"},"72429":{"id":"72429","type":"image","title":"SEM image of doping study","body":null,"created":"1449177930","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:30","changed":"1475894656","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:16"},"72430":{"id":"72430","type":"image","title":"Studying graphene doping","body":null,"created":"1449177930","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:30","changed":"1475894656","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:16"}},"media_ids":["72428","72429","72430"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nrc.gatech.edu\/","title":"Nanotechnology Research Center"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1928","name":"devices"},{"id":"8458","name":"doping"},{"id":"429","name":"graphene"},{"id":"430","name":"interconnects"},{"id":"2783","name":"James Meindl"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"71616":{"#nid":"71616","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Studying Bacteria Communication for Future Nanoscale Networks","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThink the future of communication is 4G? Think again.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working on communication solutions for networks so futuristic they don\u2019t even exist yet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team is investigating how to get devices a million times smaller than the length of an ant to communicate with one another to form nanonetworks. And they are using a different take on \u201ccellular\u201d communication\u2014namely how bacteria communicate with one another\u2014to find a solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ian Akyildiz and his research team\u2014Faramarz Fekri, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Craig Forest, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; Brian Hammer, assistant professor of biology; and Raghupathy Sivakumar, professor of electrical and computer engineering\u2014were recently awarded a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the next four years, the team will study how bacteria communicate with each other on a molecular level to see if the same principles can be applied to how nanodevices will one day communicate to form nanoscale networks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf the team is successful, the applications for intelligent, communicative nanonetworks could be wide ranging and potentially life changing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe nanoscale machines could potentially be injected into the blood, circulating in the body to detect viruses, bacteria and tumors,\u201d said Akyildiz, principal investigator of the study. \u201cAll these illnesses\u2014cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer\u2019s, asthma, whatever you can think of\u2014they will be history over the years. And that\u2019s just one application.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, where unique phenomena enable novel applications not feasible when working with bulk materials or even single atoms or molecules. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices or structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost of the nanoscale devices that currently exist are primitive, Akyildiz said, but with communication the devices could collaborate and have a collective intelligence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s the question researchers are tackling\u2014how would such nanonetworks communicate? Because of their size, classical communication solutions will not work. The team is turning its attention to nature for inspiration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe realized that nature already has all these nanomachines. Human cells are perfect examples of nanomachines and the same is true of bacteria,\u201d Akyildiz said. \u201cAnd so, the best bet for us is to look at bacteria behavior and learn how bacteria are communicating and use those natural solutions to develop solutions for future communication problems.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBacteria use chemical signals to communicate with one another through a process called quorum sensing, which allows a population of single-celled microbes to work like a multicellular organism. Originally discovered several decades ago in unusual bioluminescent marine bacteria, it is now believed that all bacteria \u201ctalk\u201d to one another with chemical signals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMicrobiologists are beginning to learn the \u201clanguages\u201d bacteria speak and what activities are controlled by this cellular communication. Many disease-causing pathogenic bacteria use quorum sensing to turn on their toxins and other factors to use against a host. Potential therapeutics are currently being developed by some researchers that are designed to disrupt quorum sensing by infectious bacteria.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA single pathogenic bacterium in your body is unlikely to kill you,\u201d said Hammer, a microbial geneticist. \u201cBut since they communicate, the entire group orchestrates this coordinated behavior using chemical communication and the end result is that they work as a group to kill their host. So can we use that same information in a positive way by harnessing and understanding the limits of the communication?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers Hammer and Forest will focus on experimentation to better understand the elements of bacterial communication, and then work with the electrical and computer engineering experts on the team to translate their findings into a possible communication model for nanonetworks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat can bacteria say and hear, and how do they communicate to one another? Information theory research will examine these issues to pave the way for this new networking paradigm,\u0022 said\u0026nbsp;Fekri, professor of electrical and computer engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u201cThis is really revolutionary research. No one has looked at these issues before. We are dealing with the big challenges. It\u2019s going to require a lot of talent and hard work to address them.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project is expected to pave the way for research in nanoscale communication. The range of applications of nanonetworks is incredibly wide, from intra-body networks for health monitoring, cancer detection or drug delivery to chemical and biological attack prevention systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of four years, the team hopes to demonstrate the basic and fundamental underlying theories for communication of nanodevices. They also hope to develop a simulation tool for the public to use to see how machines can mimic bacteria communication, which will hopefully attract other researchers to get involved in investigating this area further.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cExisting paradigms for network protocols and algorithms do not apply anymore. This is beyond the frontiers of networking research,\u201d said Sivakumar. \u0026nbsp;\u201cIt\u2019s really something that could change things and no one has done this before.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA great strength of the Georgia Tech research team is its interdisciplinary nature.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re excited to combine science and engineering as well as our respective tool sets, whether genetic engineering, genetic sensing or network communications theory to tackle this system-level problem\u2014this grand challenge in nanotechnology,\u201d said Forest, an expert in biomedical engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"New Approach May Offer Disease Detection Capabilities"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working on communication solutions for networks so futuristic they don\u2019t even exist yet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team is investigating how to get devices a million times smaller than the length of an ant to communicate with one another to form nanonetworks. 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The relationship of biological verification to broader strategic postures, such as deterrence, is also considered.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKosal writes \u0022during the time UNSCOM and UNMOVIC were operating in Iraq there was no evidence of new biological weapons research or development. At the same time, the limits of monitoring and onsite verification were substantive and significant enough in the minds of people inside and outside of political institutions \u00e2\u0080\u0022 on both sides of the Atlantic \u00e2\u0080\u0022 to generate doubt and uncertainty. The US and those allies who supported Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) hedged on the side on uncertainty. If one wants verification to be strategically significant a priori rather than post-invasion, resolving those uncertainties and making them significant for the broader strategic context must be achieved.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP)\u0027s RevCon Project, INTA Assistant Professor Margaret E. 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Kosal spoke on \u0022The Future of WMD\u0022 at the 7th \u0022Johnny Appleseed\u0022 workshop on Combating WMD for Military Educators. In her presentation, Kosal discussed the potential roles of emerging technologies, such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, for national and international security. She spoke on the applications of emerging technologies to both defensive countermeasures to WMD and potential proliferation scenarios.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFunded by the DoD\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dtra.mil\/\u0022\u003EDefense Threat Reduction Agency\u003C\/a\u003E and organized by the US Air Force\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cpc.au.af.mil\/\u0022\u003ECounterproliferation Center\u003C\/a\u003E, the workshop brings together military educators ranging from senior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) to senior military officers (Lt Colonels\/Colonels) to discuss WMD fundamentals, emerging threats, combating WMD strategies, and deterrence issues. Since the workshop\u2019s inception in 2004, it has educated over 110 Joint Professional Military Educators and other personnel on various Combating WMD issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EINTA Assistant Professor Margaret E. 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Kosal spoke at The Royal Society in London on Neuroscience, Conflict, and Security - \u0022Security Implications of Cognitive Neuroscience Research\u0022.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor in The\u0026nbsp; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Kosal\u0026nbsp;spoke at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/royalsociety.org\/about-us\/\u0022\u003EThe Royal Society\u003C\/a\u003E in London on Thursday, 12 May 2011 on \u0022Security Implications of Cognitive Neuroscience Research\u0022.\u0026nbsp; The Royal Society is a fellowship of the world\u0027s most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Kosal participated in an international workshop to investigate developments in neuroscience and their implications for society and public policy - \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/royalsociety.org\/brainwaves\/\u0022\u003EBrain Waves Project\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKosal said: \u0022The dual use nature of advances in neuroscience and related technologies (as with other areas of science and technology) means they may be used for harmful as well as beneficial purposes. Current military interest includes techniques to enhance, manipulate, or degrade brain function and human performance, including the development of new weapons. 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Kosal, the workshop explored differences, similarities, and challenges of trans-Atlantic approaches to regulating and governing nanotechnology, including bionanotechnology and the application of nano-scale materials and techniques to biotechnology.  The workshop brought together scholars from the EU, from Canada, and from the US to consider governance frameworks, forecasting models, ethics, innovation policy, and the role of popular culture as it related to nanotechnology and security. The workshop also considered efforts to learning from the past successes, failures, and challenges to govern technologies, particularly biological\/biotechnology and chemical technologies, for (potential) use in state-based weapons programs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, please contact Margaret E. 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The symposium is sponsored by GT\u2019s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EUROP\u003C\/a\u003E).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt this year\u0027s symposium, oral presentations were given by INTA students Lucia Bird (Mentor:  \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/listing.php?uID=29\u0022\u003EProf. Margaret E. Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E) on \u0022WMD Terrorism in the Middle East\u201d and by Jared Fry (Mentor:  Kosal) on \u0022WMD in Gaming\u0022. Posters were presented by Gemma Buckler and Katie Murphy (Mentor:  \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/listing.php?uID=12\u0022\u003EProf. Vicki Birchfield\u003C\/a\u003E) on \u0022US and GT Involvement in FP7\u0022 and by Sapphire Liu (Mentor:  Kosal) on \u0022Security and Gaming\u0022.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EINTA student researchers include Presidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) winners, SAIC Undergraduate scholarship recipients, and students pursuing special topics research under faculty mentorship.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFive undergraduate students from The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs presented at the recent Georgia Tech Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium and Awards on April 5th.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Five undergraduate students from the Nunn School present."}],"uid":"27184","created_gmt":"2011-04-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Jene Gladstone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65666":{"id":"65666","type":"image","title":"INTA Undergrad Lucia Bird","body":null,"created":"1449176863","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:43","changed":"1475894582","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:02","alt":"INTA Undergrad Lucia Bird","file":{"fid":"193251","name":"tqi29794.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqi29794.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqi29794.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":21796,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tqi29794.jpg?itok=UiCy-m-H"}}},"media_ids":["65666"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/index.php","title":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10004","name":"Birchfield"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"999","name":"IAC"},{"id":"851","name":"INTA"},{"id":"12858","name":"International School of Affairs"},{"id":"922","name":"Kosal"},{"id":"12860","name":"mass destruction"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"12859","name":"Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium and Awards"},{"id":"545","name":"Weapons"},{"id":"1264","name":"WMD"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBernard Gourley\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bernard.gourley@inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Bernard Gourley\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-5601\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bernard.gourley@inta.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"65402":{"#nid":"65402","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kosal funded for biotechnology and security curricula development work","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\nINTA Assistant Professor Margaret E. Kosal, along Professor Robert Butera from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were funded under the new \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=65316\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Fund for Innovation in Research and Education (GT FIRE)\u003C\/a\u003E on a project entitled \u0022Educating a Biotechnology Policy \u0026amp; Security Workforce\u0022 for the development of new educational approaches at the intersection of biotechnology, policy, and security. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fields of biotechnology and the life sciences, including biochemistry and chemical sciences, have advanced significantly over the last fifty years. Advances in molecular biology and genetic engineering have revolutionized our understanding of pathogenic diseases and have greatly improved the fields of drug design and therapeutics, vaccines, and disease prevention. 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The researchers describe the interconnect challenges and their two solutions.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the growth of the MEMS technology market\u2013almost doubling between 2004 and 2009\u2013this work in 3D integration should be of special interest.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo listen to or download this podcast on the ELECTRO IQ web site, visit \u003CA href=\u0022http:\/\/www.electroiq.com\/index\/podcasts\/podcast-display\/podcasts\/solid-state-technology\/TECHCON10\/cmos-based_-mems_electronics.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.electroiq.com\/index\/podcasts\/podcast-display\/podcasts\/solid-state-technology\/TECHCON10\/cmos-based_-mems_electronics.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"ECE Associate Professor Muhannad Bakir and his Ph.D. student Hyung Suk Yang of Georgia Institute of Technology, discuss their TECHCON 2010 paper, \u0022Marriage of CMOS and MEMS using Flexible Interconnects and TSVs.\u0022","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Muhannad Bakir and Hyung Suk Yang discuss their TECHCON 2010 pap"}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2010-09-20 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:15","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.nrc.gatech.edu\/","title":"Nanotechnology Research Center"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4128","name":"CMOS"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"2557","name":"mems"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"12094","name":"TSVs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Jackie Nemeth\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"330301":{"#nid":"330301","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kosal Speaks at Nanotechnology Security \u0026 Defense Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENunn School Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/kosal\u0022\u003EMargaret E. Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E, gave the keynote talk on \u201cNanotechnology and Diffusion of Innovation: Security Challenges for the 21st Century,\u201d during the opening plenary session of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nanosdconf.com\/NSD\/speakers.php\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENanotechnology for Security and Defense Conference\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(NanoSD) on September 23, 2014. Held at the Spanish National Police Headquarters and School (Escuela Nacional de Polic\u00eda) in \u00c1vila Spain, the conference\u0026nbsp;also featured speakers from European governments, the defense industry, non-governmental organizations, and academia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENanoSD 2014 explored current and future technical impacts of nanotechnology in the development of security, law enforcement, and defense. A broad range of defense and security technologies and applications, such as nanostructures, sensors, energy sources, nanotextiles, and nanoelectronics, were discussed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKosal spoke on the characteristics and operationalizing factors\u003Cem\u003E\u2014\u003C\/em\u003Etechnical and non-technical\u003Cem\u003E\u2014\u003C\/em\u003Ethat impact the adoption of new technologies in support of development of a robust analytical framework for assessing the impact of new technology on national security and identifying measures to prevent or slow proliferation of new technologies for malfeasant intentions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding the changing paradigms and limiting the proliferation of unconventional weapons for the 21st Century starts with an awareness of the factors driving the capabilities, analysis of the changing nature of technological progress, the nature of warfare, and the relationship between science and international security. Working at the intersection of strategy, technology, and governance, Kosal\u0027s talk explored the need to understand of the complex and interdependent relationships among science, technology, and security\u2014including politics, cultures, organizations, institutions, and individuals\u2014in order to explain how these phenomena intersect and potentially impact US and international security policies.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENunn School Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/kosal\u0022\u003EMargaret E. 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