Center for Materials, Devices and Integrated Systems
June Newsletter
Your assistant to keep you updated. Snippets on upcoming events, webinars, fellowship opportunities, news about facilities, publications, past event notes.
Brief.
We have launched a new facilities tour package targeting new faculty hires, visitors, and collaborators. During the walking tour, the visitors will learn about CMDIS and our research enterprise, meet with technical expertise, and discuss fabrication, analytical, and characterization capabilities. The duration is approximately 60 min. Contact to learn more.
We are looking for student research focus groups (RFG) leads for (1) polymers, biomaterials and composites and (2) 2D materials. Please send a note to if you are interested, or you may join an RFG from this link.
What’s ahead?
OVPR Grants 101: Essentials of Grant Budget Preparation
(22.June, 10:00am-11:30am)
The Office for Research is hosting a virtual panel discussion on how to prepare a federal grant proposal budget. In this session attendees will learn the fundamentals of grant proposal budgeting. Topics covered include the following: Allowable costs, unallowable costs, graduate student costs, budget restrictions, indirect costs, cost share/match, and budget justification. Register. Contact: Sarah Niemann
5th Annual International Quantum Information Science Workshop
(27-29 June, Innovare Advancement Center, Rome, NY)
The event is open to anyone who is interested in quantum computing and its applications. Hosted by the Griffiss Institute at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY, the event will bring together leading experts, researchers, and practitioners in the field of quantum computing to share their latest research findings, innovations, and ideas. Learn more.
2023 STEAMM Inventor's Studio
(17-28 July, 9:30 am-4:00 pm, JEC 3210)
As a part of Summer @ Rensselaer, Emily Liu and Ashish Gosh are leading a summer program for high school students. The participants will explore cutting-edge interdisciplinary topics and career paths that integrate disciplines in science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics, and medicine. June 30 is deadline for registration. Learn more.
2023 Microscopy and MicroAnalysis Conference
(23-27 July, Minneapolis, MN)
The premier microscopy education and networking conference. M&M 2023 will start with two plenary lectures by Dr. Stefanie Milam from the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project and Dr. Karin Sauer from the Biofilm Research Center at Binghamton University. For M&M 2023, more than 140 symposium organizers have assembled 10 symposia in the physical sciences, 15 in analytical sciences, 10 on biological sciences, as well as five cross-cutting symposia. Good luck and safe travels to presenters. Learn more.
34th Annual Electronics Packaging Symposium
(6-7 September, SUNY Polytechnic, Albany NY)
We are pleased to announce our 34th annual Electronics Packaging Symposium will take place September 6-7, 2023 at SUNY Polytechnic at the Albany campus. This will be the first time our symposium will be using this venue; we hope that we can recreate the experience that you have come to expect from our Electronics Packaging Symposium in Albany. The focus of our symposium will be the needs and the challenges of the electronics industry. The program is yet to be determined, but registration is open. Learn more.
Approaching deadlines
(Graduate) Science Gateways 2023 Annual Conference
(30 October – 1 November, Pittsburgh, PA, Poster submission deadline: 7.August)
Science gateways are end-to-end solutions with easy-to-use interfaces enabling the application of complex research infrastructures such as computing and data infrastructures, instruments, and other domain-specific resources to support research and education. Science Gateways are also called research portals, virtual research environments, eScience, virtual labs, eResearch, digital repositories, or research cyberinfrastructure. Learn more.
(Graduate/Post-doc) Building Future Faculty in STEM
(23-26 July, New Orleans, LA, Application Deadline: 16.June)
The Building Future Faculty in STEM program is a comprehensive four-day program for scholars from historically underrepresented groups in STEM to experience an introduction to the particulars of a faculty career in STEM. Participants will engage with junior and senior faculty and administration from participating institutions to learn the keys to prepare for a successful academic career.
This workshop is intended for doctoral students within their last two years of study and postdoctoral scholars. Attendees will gain an understanding of how to navigate the academic job market, the importance of mentorship, balancing expectations, and how to thrive as an early career faculty member. Emphasis is placed on providing mentoring, professional development, and networking opportunities in support of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines. These groups include: African-American/Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander or Hispanic/Latinx. Learn more.
(Graduate/Post-doc) Sydney Horizon Fellowships
(Application Deadline: 5.July)
These fellowships are intended to empower up to 40 of the world's best and brightest emerging academics to undertake innovative research that will build our understanding of, and resilience to, climate change; improve health outcomes; and create a more sustainable world. The fellowship is open to international applicants. Learn more.
(Graduate/Post-doc) Int. Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues
(16-20 December, Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii, Abstract submission deadline: 7.July)
Topics covered: Novel concepts and applications of bioinspired designs, Function-guided biomaterials creation and characterization, Tissue and organ mimetic cellular 3D systems, Modeling and simulations, from molecules to biomaterials, from cells to organs, Novel nanotechnologies to address major biomedical challenges, Mechanical properties of biomaterials as applied to mechanobiology and soft robotics, Dental materials. Learn more.
(Grad/Post-doc) WITec Conference Travel Grant
(Application Deadline: 30.August)
The WITec Conference Travel Grant will provide financial support to an outstanding PhD student from the Americas that has conducted cutting edge research using microscopy instrumentation from WITec and intends to present their research at the upcoming SciX 2023 Conference in Sparks, Nevada, US from October 8-13, 2023. To participate in the WITec Conference Travel Grant Program, applicants must submit a copy of an abstract that they prepared for submission to the SciX 2023 Conference as presenting author. Learn more.
(Post-doc) Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Letter of Intent Due: 6.September)
The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation Award Program supports advanced research by postdoctoral scholars within the core areas of fundamental chemistry or the development and build of chemical instrumentation. Learn more.
(Post-doc) The American Heart Association Fellowships
(Proposal Deadline: 7.September)
Enhances the training of postdoctoral applicants who are not yet independent. The applicant must be embedded in an appropriate investigative group with the mentorship, support, and relevant scientific guidance of a research mentor. Learn more.
(Faculty) Agilent Solutions Innovation Research Award (SIRA)
(Application Deadline: 14 July)
The Agilent Solutions Innovation Research Award (SIRA) program is excited to announce a new Call for Proposals in 2023 on the Topic of Advanced Materials Research. In alignment with the CHIPS & Science ACT, this SIRA Call will provide Agilent instrument support for project proposals that demonstrate the most innovative and impactful use of our measurement technologies in the development of advance materials for battery, fuel cells, and semiconductor research.
Three individual SIRA awards will be made for this Call and will include a free 1-year loan of one of the following state-of-the art atomic spectroscopy systems (i.e. 5900 ICP-OES, 7900 ICP-MS or 8900 ICP-QQQ) with consumables, installation, and technical support. A short project proposal, scoped for a 1-year project, may incorporate the usage of other Agilent instruments, but only one of each aforementioned systems will be awarded per proposal. Learn more.
Other Webinars / Conferences / Development
Workshop: National Institute of Statistical Sciences Annual Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers(21.July, 28.July, 6.August, Application Deadline: 30.June)
The workshop is designed for researchers with a Ph.D. awarded or anticipated during 2017-2023 in statistics, biostatistics or related field. Attendance in the Writing Workshop will be limited and applicants within 6 years’ post-PhD and members of the participating societies will receive preference.
The goal of the workshop is to provide instruction for junior researchers writing journal articles and grant proposals. Participants will be required to provide a recent sample of their writing, which will be reviewed by a senior mentor. The sample could be a current draft of an article to be submitted for publication or an early version of a grant proposal. Learn more.
Webinar: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
(11.July, 10:00 am EDT)
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a technique that detects free radicals and many transition metal ions. As EPR data can be collected in seconds, and the analysis of the data delivers not only the identity but also quantitative information about the species being measured, it provides a useful tool for environmental analysis. The webinar will provide an overview of the most recent literature research focused on EPR as a method to detect and characterize environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) from various pollutants such as PM, microplastics, e-cigarettes, etc. Register.
Webinar: How to Become a Successful Physicist
(12.July, 1:00pm EDT)
Carl Wieman, Professor of Physics and Education, Stanford University
My research group has studied the problem-solving process of many skilled scientists, including physicists. We find, surprisingly, that their solution process is based on a consistent set of 29 decisions. These are decisions that are made with limited information by calling on the detailed knowledge of the solver.
The decisions provide guidance for learning both how to become a good physicist and how to train aspiring physicists. The learner needs to have opportunities to explicitly practice these decisions and to receive guiding feedback on how to improve. I will provide examples for how to do this in the context of research training and the classroom. These ideas can be applied to help students of all levels. Register.
Publications in Our Radar
Potukuchi S.K.S.; Conward M.; Samuel J., Microstructure-based finite element model for fracture cutting of bovine cortical bone, 2023, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, DOI:10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.05.055
Merson J.; Parvez N.; Picu R.C., Probing soft fibrous materials by indentation, 2023, Acta Biomaterialia, DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2022.03.053
Zakrzewski L.; Kim Y.; Song Y.; Ryu C.Y.; Bae C.; Picu C.R., Interplay of photopolymerization and phase separation kinetics and the resulting structure-property relationship of photocurable resins, 2023, Polymer, DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126032
Pandey S.; Hull R., Real-time study of imaging electron current density on metal filament evolution in SiO2during in situ TEM, 2023, Applied Physics Letters, DOI:10.1063/5.0146248
Ahn J.; Chen L.; Underhill P.T.; Freychet G.; Zhernenkov M.; Lee S., Continuous transition of colloidal crystals through stable random orders, 2023, Soft Matter, DOI:10.1039/d3sm00199g
Li M.; Wang X.; Odom L.; Bryce K.; Zhao D.; Shen J.; Ma Z.; Bae C.; Narayan S.; Lian J., Three-Dimensional Hollow Reduced Graphene Oxide Tube Assembly for Highly Thermally Conductive Phase Change Composites and Efficient Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion, 2023, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c00546
Mahato M.; Nam S.; Lee M.-J.; Koratkar N.; Oh I.-K., Physicochemically Interlocked Sulfur Covalent Triazine Framework for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with Exceptional Longevity, 2023, Small, DOI:10.1002/smll.202301847
Ryzhii V.; Tang C.; Otsuji T.; Ryzhii M.; Mitin V.; Shur M.S., Hot-electron resonant terahertz bolometric detection in the graphene/black-AsP field-effect transistors with a floating gate, 2023, Journal of Applied Physics, DOI:10.1063/5.0150711
Sontakke M.; Okpanum J.; Yerimah L.E.; Rebmann A.; Ghosh S.; Bequette B.W., Decision making for safety and risk in healthcare and process systems, 2023, Chemical Engineering Science, DOI:10.1016/j.ces.2023.118866
Pendyala M.; Stephen S.J.; Vashishth D.; Blaber E.A.; Chan D.D., Loss of hyaluronan synthases impacts bone morphology, quality, and mechanical properties, 2023, Bone, DOI:10.1016/j.bone.2023.116779
Zhang M.; Liang Z.; Huang Z.R., Hardware optimization for photonic time-delay reservoir computer dynamics, 2023, Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering, DOI:10.1088/2634-4386/acb8d7
Wen X.; Lu Z.; Yang X.; Chen C.; Washington M.A.; Wang G.-C.; Tang J.; Zhao Q.; Lu T.-M., Vertically Aligned One-Dimensional Crystal-Structured Sb2Se3 for High-Efficiency Flexible Solar Cells via Regulating Selenization Kinetics, 2023, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c01830
Dupont M.N.; Eklund M.D.; Caracappa P.F.; Ji W., Inversion Point of the Isothermal Reactivity Coefficient with Increasing System Temperature in a Heterogeneous Core Lattice of a Light Water Reactor, 2023, Nuclear Science and Engineering, DOI:10.1080/00295639.2023.2172307
In Case You Have Missed
Our guests from Office of Vice President Research visited our facilities, Micro and Nanofabrication Clean Room and Nanoscale Characterization Core on May 16th. Bryant Colwill (Director of MNCR) and Katharine Dovidenko (Director of NCC) briefed our visitors about the ongoing research and capabilities.
Sangwoo Lee (CBE) and Patrick Underhill (CBE)’s research article was featured on the Soft Matter Cover. Lee’s research group collected X-ray scattering data from soft model nanoparticles made of polymers and realized that the scattering data contains important results about RHCP but is very complicated. Underhill’s group later analyzed the scattering data using the supercomputer system, Artificial Intelligence Multiprocessing Optimized System (AiMOS), at the Center for Computational Innovations. Congratulations!
A group of senior high school students from the Washington County Questar New Visions program visited our facilities as a part of their RPI visit. Bryant Colwill (Director of MNCR), Katharine Dovidenko (Director of NCC) and Carl Adams (MSE) met with the students to make demonstrations and info session.
Antoinette Maniatty (MANE) has been named head of the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). MANE is one of the largest academic departments at RPI, with 53 faculty members and over 1,400 students. Congratulations! Read more.
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Cover image: Sangwoo Lee, Patrick Underhill and Toluwanimi Bello Emerging Patterns in Polymers, 2022 CMDIS Annual Research Symposium Art-In-Science Award recipient
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