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Events for November 18, 2009
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Gas-Phase Nanomaterials Synthesis and In-Situ Laser-Based Diagnostics
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Stephen D. Tse Associate Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Rutgers—the State University of New Jersey Piscataway, NJ sdytse@rci.rutgers.edu Gas-phase synthesis of materials has demonstrated a history of scalability and offers the potential for high-volume commercial production, at reduced costs. Flame synthesis of ceramic oxide nanoparticles and semiconducting metal-oxide nanostructures will be discussed. Plasma synthesis affords the synthesis of non-oxide materials, such as Group III-Nitride nanopowders, which will be discussed. Al2O3 and TiO2 nanoparticles are produced from corresponding organometallic vapor precursors using an axisymmetric stagnation-point premixed flat flame impinging on a cooled substrate under uniform electric field application. Other nanostructures, such as WO2.9 nanowires, ZnO nanoribbons, and MO2 nanoplates are also synthesized, whereby growth occurs by the vapor-solid mechanism, with local gas-phase temperature and chemical species strategically specified at the substrate for self-synthesis. Finally, cubic-BN and cubic-GaN nanopowders (which are especially attractive for photonic and structural applications) are synthesized using a plasma process, for subsequent consolidation into bulk nanomaterials. Laser-based spectroscopy is utilized to characterize the gas-phase flow field (e.g. temperature, species concentrations). Additionally, a novel technique of using Raman spectroscopy to diagnose nanoparticle presence and characteristics (in aerosol form) during synthesis has been applied. This technique serves as a sensitive and reliable way to characterize particle composition and crystallinity (e.g. anatase versus rutile) and delineate the phase conversion of nanoparticles as they evolve in the flow field.
Location: Stauffer Science Lecture Hall, Rm 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
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Academy Lecture Series
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Join us for the final speaker of the Academy Lecture Series!Featured Speaker: Dr. Christina D. SmolkeDr. Smolke is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University. She conducted her graduate training as a National Science Foundation Fellow at UC Berkeley and conducted her postdoctoral training as a National Institutes of Health Fellow in Cell Biology. She has pioneered a research program focused on developing foundational technologies for the design and construction of engineered ligand-responsive RNA-based regulatory molecules, their integration into cellular computation and signal integration strategies, and their reliable implementation into diverse cellular engineering applications. These technologies allow regulation of targeted gene expression levels.Dr. Smolke has been recognized with the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a Beckman Young Investigator Award, an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, World Technology Network Award in Biotechnology, and has been listed as one of Technology Review's Top 100 Young Innovators in the World.She is a USC alumna of the Chemical Engineering Department!
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 123
Audiences: Freshmen Students
Contact: Freshmen Academies
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ISE/PPF 508: Health Care Operations Improvement Guest Lecture
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
DANIEL J. EPSTEIN DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SEMINARISE/PPF 508: Health Care Operations Improvement Guest LectureSpeaker: Ray Hino, CEO of Mendocino Coast District Hospital. Mr. Hino will discuss Mendocino Coast District Hospital's efforts in terms of telemedicine, robots (they have one), balanced scorecards, hospital productivity, facility layout and benchmarking. Regarding robots: http://www.mcdh.org/telemedicine-robot-allows-patient-to-recuperate-locally/ . Mr. Hino is a graduate of the USC Master of Health Administration program. He is on the national board of the American Hospital Association, past head of the California Rural Hospital association and a leader in many health care organizations. He has led his hospital to become one of nation's First 'Healing Hospitals.' See http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS210603+20-Oct-2009+PRN20091020 .All are welcome.Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 6:30 PM, Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) 120 DEN Studio C
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 120, Studio C
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
