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Tao is officially a "GEMS"!
Tao Sun has been awarded one of only three "Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS)" Diamond awards by the Basic Science Division of the American Ceramic Society.
The GEMS awards "recognize the outstanding achievements of graduate students in Materials Science and Engineering" , selected from oral presentation in any symposium or session at the annual Material Science & Technology (MS&T) Conference.
Tao presented his research on in situ real-time investigation of kinetics of nucleation and growth of sol-gel-derived functional oxide thin films at the 2007 MS&T Conference held in Detroit this past September.
http://www.aps.anl.gov/News/APS_News/2007/20071018.html
Citation Recognition for Aslam's paper!
Aslam's article is on the most cited list in Crystal Growth and Design from January – March 2007.
"Synthesis of Amine-Stabilized Aqueous Colloidal Iron Oxide Nanoparticles", M. Aslam, Elise A. Schultz, Tao Sun, Thomas Meade, and Vinayak P. Dravid, Crystal Growth & Design; 2007; 7(3) pp 471 - 475; (Communication) DOI: 10.1021/cg060656p
Check out: http://pubs.acs.org/journals/cgdefu/promo/most/most_accessed/2007q1.html
His article is coming in on the top 20 charts at #14, and climbing!
"Lotus in Pond" selected as a finalist in "Science as Art": 2007 MRS Fall Meeting
Aslam, Zixiao and Shuyou worked together to obtain an image of zinc oxide using an ESEM. The petals are ZnO single crystal clusters nucleated and grown from lithography-defined seeded ZnO areas, by means of a room temperature chemical process.
This image was also selected as the holiday card image for the NUANCE Center from many wonderful and creative entries.
Good bye Dr. Aslam and Best Wishes Professor Aslam!!
Dr. Aslam and his family left the US for India after the postdoctoral stint at VPD group. Now, Professor Aslam will be shaping young minds at IIT Bombay, India.
We miss you already! Visit us soon!!
Congratulations Dr. Suresh!!
Suresh defended in November and left Evanston for the Washington DC belt-way area to make trouble at Exponent Technical Consulting.
Welcome Dr. Hrushikesh Joshi!!
Dr. Hrushikesh Joshi arrived in December 2007 as our new post doc. He comes from the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in Pune, India. He will continue in the area of synthesis of magnetic and functional nanostructures.
Welcome new members of the VPD group!!
We would like to welcome our five new graduate students to the VPD group.
Front:
Mengchun Pan (L) from National Tsinghua in Taiwan.
Shanwei Fan (middle) from National Tsinghua in Taiwan.
Aiming Yan (R) from Fudan University in China.
Back:
Bin Liu (L) from Peking University in China.
Stan Chou (R) from Northwestern University.
Visitors to the VPD group
Dr. RA Mashlekar, former director of CSIR, India, and a celebrated scientist/manager of Indian science and technology, visited Northwestern in November 2007.
Dr. Mashelkar gave two seminars about nanoscience and globalization.
Reliance visitors to NUANCE and VPD:
High ranking officials from Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India, visited VPD and the NUANCE center, to discuss innovation in nanotechnology and models for
characterization centers.
Pictured from Left to Right are: Dr. Phadke (RILC), Dr. P Veera (RRTC), VPD and Dr. S. Borde (RILC).
Congratulations Rachel and Ambrose!!
Rachel Frey completed her senior thesis and graduated in December. She is taking some time off to relax and travel to Argentina before joining workforce. We will miss your smiling face.
Ambrose Lin has completed his senior thesis and is working with the VPD group for the next two quarters before he is on his way to graduate school.
Congratulations Sam, on Intel Talent Recognition!!
Sam Nayak, our high school intern, was declared a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search. Well done!!
FIVE New Research Projects Funded!
(September 2007)
VPD group has achieved 100% batting average with 5 out of 5 recent major research proposals funded! These will help to boost our fall 2007 recruiting needs, substantiate our industrial collaborations, enhance our international outreach and uplift our research initiatives in constrained nano-bio structures and microscopy. The specific funded proposals are related to:
- Spatially and dimensionally constrained nanostructured systems (DOE-BES)
- Receptor-free explosive and chemical detection (NSF-ECS)
- International and global outreach support (NSF Director programs)
- Novel acoustic holography system development for soft materials (NSF-IDBR)
- Defect analysis and reliability in next-generation microelectronics (Intel Corp ¨C Unrestricted gift!)
Now the real work begins!!
 Welcome Mr. Muto!
(September 2007)
Atsushi Muto from Hitachi High Technology America will be working with the VPD group and the NUANCE Center to enlighten us with innovative SEM techniques. Mr Muto will be at Northwestern University from October'07 through January 2008. We are excited for this special visit and hope to learn from his expertise.
 Welcome Kanhu Barick!
(September 2007)
Kanhu Chanan Barick, a graduate student from the Indian Institute for Technology Bombay (IITB) Mumbai is working with the VPD group for the next three months.
 Cover Art!
(September 2007)
NSEC REU Jesse Hall's paper from the work he did with Zixiao Pan was featured on the cover of the latest edition of Nanoscape. Great job Jesse!!
 Suresh earns another distinction!
(September 2007)
Suresh is one of the five students chosen for the top-level named graduate student awards to be presented at the 2007 AVS International Conference, Seattle, Washington.
 Outstanding Researcher Award to Arvind!
(August 2007)
Arvind (second from right) won the coveted and competitive NSEC distinguished researcher award, which he received at the NSEC annual meeting. Arvind's NanoNose® software development and gas sensing research was highlighted.
 Congratulations Professor Aslam!!!
(August 2007)
Aslam was recently hired as an Assistant Professor in the department of Physics at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) Mumbai. He will be leaving us in by end of Fall 2007! We will miss you but best wishes from all of us!! (August 2007)
VPD to represent US delegation to South Africa
(August 2007)
Professor Dravid will represent the US delegation at the joint meeting between University of Zululand and the International Center for Materials Research (ICMR), in July 2007. In addition to presenting research work in nanostructures, Professor Dravid will discuss role of science and technology in developing world along with Professor Tony Cheetham of UCSB, Professor Harry Kroto (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1996), Professor Paul Braun (Manchester) and others from Jackson State University, MS.
 A "Bundle of Joy" delivered to the Aslam Family!!
(July 2007)
A beautiful baby girl - Ameena
born on July 25, 2007 9:15 AM (July 2007)
20 inches 6 lbs 7 oz. Congrats Shagufta and Aslam from all of us!!
Tao Sun presented at ACA 2007 annual meeting in Salt Lake City
(July 2007)
Presentation topic: In situ real-time investigation of kinetics of nucleation and growth of sol-gel derived functional oxide thin films
Zixiao was invited to GE Global Research Technology and Innovation Day
(July 2007)
Zixiao was invited to GE Global Research Technology and Innovation Day at GE Global Research Center (Niskayuna, NY)
(Pictures in GE are on their way here)
 VPD to serve on "nanotechnology" panel at pan-IIT 2007 Global Meeting
(July 2007)
Professor Dravid has been invited to serve on a special panel - Nanotechnology Beyond the Moore's Law - at the pan-IIT 2007 Global Conference to be held in Santa Clara, CA, July 2007. Check: http://www.iit2007.org/prog_day2.html#lbt1
Highlighted by plenary lectures by Senator Hillary Clinton, GE CE Jeffrey Immelt and Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin, the pan-IIT 2007 (http://www.iit2007.org) is proving to be a high-profile event covering technical, business and entrepreneurship driven by influential IIT alumni.
 Welcome Zixiao's mom!!!
(June 2007)
Zixiao's mom visited NU and her daughter and was given a top-quality NUANCE lab tour this June from the boss himself.
More sleepless nights at Argonne!!!
(June 2007)
Tao and Zixiao's application for beamtime was approved by DOE. GISAXS experiment will be performed at 8-ID-E beamline of Advanced Photon Source in Argonne National Laboratory.
Collaborators: Dr. Jin Wang and Dr. Michael Sprung at APS.
Welcome REU Students!!!!
(June 2007)
As part of NSEC and MRSEC, we have the
opportunity to host undergraduate students from around the country to learn
more about our research and contribute in our lab. We have five students with
us this summer.
Michael Chu — Stanford University
Renee Langston — Vanderbilt University
Sam Nayak — Illinois Math and Science Academy
Ambrose Yen Po Lin — Northwestern University
Ken D'Aquila - Northwestern University
Mariano Coleman - Eastfield College
 Nasim Alem graduates with a PhD!
(June 2007)
Nasim successfully defended her PhD in January 2007. Nasim and Jay have decided to take some well-deserved time off in Minnesota before moving to the Northeast!
 Soo-Hyun Wins CNM Student Poster Prize!
(May 2007)
Soo-Hyun Tark of Northwestern University captured the Student Poster Award at the CNM Users Meeting, for his poster titled "An Electronic Detection Platform for On-chip Bio-chem Sensing and Diagnostics Using MOSFET-Embedded Microcantilever Array" (poster C-015). The award was announced at the CNM Banquet and Mr. Tark will receive a cash award and certificate. See news highlights here.
Pictured from left: Paul Evans (CNM UEC Chair); Soo-Hyun Tark, Student Poster Prize winner (Northwestern University); and Eric Isaacs (CNM Director)
 VPD to present on "Academic Day" at Children's Memorial Hospital and Research Center
(May 2007)
VPD will present our group's nano-biomedical research on the "Academic Day" event at CMH and CMRC on April 6, 2007. This will be an opportunity for the group to interact with clinical physicians and practitioners about role of magnetic nanostructures in MR imaging and therapeutics.
Office for Research CenterPiece Live ¨C scheduled for May 7, 2007
(May 2007)
A new initiative by NU's office for research (OR) will have an inaugural event called CenterPiece Live, to showcase NU centers and facilities. VPD will present on behalf of the NUANCE center.
 Congratulations Suresh!
(April 2007)
Suresh won the Graduate Student Silver Award at MRS Spring 2007 meeting in San Francisco, California. We are proud of you!! Great job!
 First Place! Blue Ribbon!
(April 2007)
Suresh Donthu won first place in the "Science as Art" competition at the MRS Spring 2007 convention. Great job Suresh!!!
Beamtime Approved at Advanced Photon Source, ANL
(March 2007)
Tao and Zixiao's application for beamtime was approved by DOE. X-ray nanodiffraction experiment will be performed at 2-ID-D beamline of Advanced Photon Source in Argonne National Laboratory.
Collaborators: Dr. Zhonghou Cai and Dr. Jin Wang at APS.
 Suresh and Zixiao win top award!
(February 2007)
Suresh Donthu and Zixiao Pan presented a poster related to VPD group technology development, which received the first place at the Applied Research Day organized by InNUvation, a student group with a grant from the Murphy Society and the Graduate School in February 2007. InNUvation is Northwestern University¡¯s only interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and innovation forum. http://www.innuvation.org/joomla/
Group collaborator Professor Jinwoo Cheon to visit NU and CCNE
(February 2007)
VPD group's CCNE collaborator, Professor Jinwoo Cheon will visit NU and deliver a seminar on February 12, 2007. He is actively involved in our cancer center research related to MRI imaging.
 VPD to represent US at the US-India forum workshop in New Delhi, India
(February 2007)
VPD will represent the US delegation at the US-India forum on Nanostructures, in February 22-26, to be held in New Delhi, India. This will help enhance the ongoing research and educational interactions between US and Indian institutes, specifically with Northwestern University.
Vinayak P. Dravid - Invited Waters Annual Symposium Speaker
(Feburary 2007)
Professor Dravid
was invited to give a talk at the Eighteenth James L. Waters Annual
Symposium "Scanning Probe Microscopies — STM, AFM, SNFUH" at the PITTCON
2007 conference at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. This symposium
explores the origin, development, implementation, and commercialization of
scientific instrumentation of established and major significance. The
objective is to recognize pioneers in the development of instrumentation by
preserving the early history of the important contributions as well as the
cooperation between inventors, scientists, engineering, entrepreneurs, and
marketing organizations. www.pittcon.org
Pictured from left: Vinayak Dravid, Northwestern University; Cyrus Mody, the Chemical Heritage Foundation; James L. Waters; Patricia Bordell, the Pittsburgh Conference; Craig Prater, Veeco Metrology Inc.; Christoph Gerber, University of Basel, Switzerland.
nanofabrication facility at ANL
(January 2007)
Zixiao and Tao's application for nanofabrication facility was approved by Center for Nanoscale Materials in Argonne National Laboratory.
Everly Fellowship
(November 2006)
Zixiao also won the Everly Fellowship (Terminal Year Fellowship), Northwestern University, 2006. Congrats!!
 Silver Award winner
(November 2006)
Zixiao is a Graduate Student Silver Award winner at the Materials Research Society, 2006. Congratulations!
 Another outstanding award for the VPD group!!
(October 2006)
Suresh has won the 2006 IEEE Sensors Council President's award presented at 2006 IEEE sensors conference held in Daegu, South Korea.
Keep up the great work!
 Professor Dravid represents Northwestern in South Korea
(October 2006)
Professor Dravid was one of a handful of US representatives at the opening of the Yonsei University¡¯s Center for Nano-Bio Structures in October 2006
 VPD to present invited talk at SPM workshop, Purdue University, IN
(October 2006)
Professor Dravid has been invited to participate in the Purdue Birck Nanotechnology Center workshop on SPM. The presentation related to Ultrasound Holography will be available online at the conference site: http://www.inac.purdue.edu/workshops/spm06
 VPD to present invited talk at Intel Corporation, Oregon
(October 2006)
Professor Dravid will deliver an invited talk at the famed Intel Corporation's R&D center in Hillsboro, Oregon, related to Ultrasound Holography. Anchored by an unrestricted gift of $100,000 by Intel, we have developing the innovative non-destructive imaging technique based on ultrasound holography.
He will also meet several of our VPD group alumni who are at this Intel site, including: Xiwei Lin, Kevin Johnson, Nazir Poonawala and Weida Qin.
 Zixiao won Roland B. Snow Award
(September 2006)
Zixiao won Roland B. Snow Award, the American Ceramic Society annual conference, 2006!
VPD appointed as the "Global Czar" for McCormick international collaborative initiatives
(September 2006)
Professor Dravid has been appointed as the coordinator for McCormick global engagement initiatives and serves as an advisor to Dean Julio Ottino on all matters related to McCormick's international collaborative initiatives, spanning UG and graduate education, outreach and research activities.
Click here to see Professor Dravid¡¯s presentation related to Global Engagement
 NU-McC and IIT Bombay MoU Signing Ceremony
(September 2006)
Professor Dravid will serve as the MC at the MoU signing ceremony between NU McCormick and IIT Bombay, in September 2006. Professor Dravid has been the chief architect and champion to enhance scholarly ties between NU and IITB.
(Pictured: Dean Julio Ottino- McCormick and Dr. Ashok Misra ¨C director of IIT Bombay)
 VPD to represent US delegation at Nano-2006, Bangalore, India
(August 2006)
Professor Dravid will represent the US contingent at the Nano-2006 global conference in Bangalore, India, Aug. 21-24, 2006. Held every 2 years since 2000, the Nano-2006 meeting is one of the largest global meeting of its kind. Professor Dravid will deliver an invited talk on our group's work related to "Nanopatterning of Inorganics"
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