Center for Materials, Devices and Integrated Systems
September Newsletter
Your assistant to keep you updated. Snippets on upcoming events, webinars, fellowship opportunities, news about facilities, publications, past event notes.
Brief.
CMDIS Facilities Open House 2023
(20.September, Wednesday, 8:30am-6:00pm, CMDIS Facilities)
During the Open House, you (or your researchers) can visit the Micro and NanoFabrication Cleanroom (MNCR), Nanoscale Characterization Core (NCC) and Polymer Processing and/or Characterization Core (PPCC) to learn about tools, instrumentation capabilities, fabrication and characterization techniques and requirements. Looking forward to meeting new faculty, researchers, and staff, reserve your spot, come and say hi! Learn more.
CMDIS Annual Research Symposium 2022
(17 November, Wednesday, 8:30am-6:00pm, Heffner Alumni House)
Our signature event that brings all members together. We invite you for a day that celebrates cutting-edge research and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration. Abstract submission deadline: 18.October.2023. Learn more about the scope, guidelines.
What’s ahead?
GrantForward Funding Oppportunity Search Service - Virtual Training Webinar (20.September, online)
The OVPR is hosting a virtual training session on GrantForward, the funding opportunity search and recommendation service RPI is subscribed to. Representatives from GrantForward will provide valuable information on how to navigate through the research opportunities database - to search for grants with filters and receive personalized grant recommendations based on your research profiles. Learn more.
Severino Center Innovation Week
(25-29.September, online)
In the spirit of inter-institute collaboration, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany Medical College, The Center for Disabilities, Mount Sinai and RPI will feature various faculty researchers and clinicians interested in commercializing their work during 2023 Innovation Week. Learn more.
RPI Reunion and Homecoming Weekend
(13-14.October, RPI Troy Campus)
RPI alumni is coming back to campus for Reunion & Homecoming 2023. We will be at the Research Showcase. Learn more.
NYS Innovation Summit
(16-17.October, Saratoga Springs, NY)
This multi-day is event for NYS organizations that want to showcase and discover new and emerging technologies that support innovation and drive business growth. CMDIS will be at the exhibition area. Learn more.
APS March Meeting 2024
(3-8.March, Minneapolis, MN | Abstract submission deadline: 20.October)
The American Physical Society's March Meeting brings together scientists and students from around the world to connect and collaborate across academia, industry, and major labs. Students, early-career physicists, and experienced professionals will benefit from the networking and learning at March Meeting. Learn more.
Approaching deadlines
(Undergraduate) The Hertz Fellowship
(Application deadline: 27.October)
The program provides financial and lifelong professional support for the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. All eligible applicants must be college seniors, first-year graduate students, or in a gap year preparing to apply to graduate school; intend to pursue a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering; intend to direct their studies toward understanding and solving major, near-term problems facing society; and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Learn more.
(Undergraduate / Graduate) DAAD RISE Professional
(Application window: mid-October-end-November)
If you are interested in internship positions in Germany, please check German Academic Exchange Service. Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) Professional offers summer research internships in Germany to Master’s and Ph.D. students from USA, Canada, Great Britain or Ireland at companies and non-university research institutions with strong relations to industry. Learn more.
(Graduate) Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Application deadline: 1.October)
The Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship aims to identify, develop, and connect the next generation of energy leaders from science and engineering to policy and economics to address the challenges of the global energy transformation through interdisciplinary approaches. Learn more.
(Graduate) NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
(Application deadline: mid-October)
The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full- time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of support over a five-year fellowship period for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education. NSF actively encourages women, persons who are members of groups historically underrepresented in STEM, persons with disabilities, and veterans to apply.
(Grad/Post-doc) Activate Fellowship
(Applications: 19.September-17.October)
The non-profit organization partners with U.S.-based funders and research institutions to support the fellows in their entrepreneurship journey. Fellows receive a yearly living stipend of $80,000 to $110,000 plus a health insurance stipend and travel allowance. The organization facilitates connections between fellows and our broad network of industry executives, investors, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and other experts from academia, industry, government, and finance—any of whom can serve as advisors or partners. Learn more.
(Grad/Post-doc) Schlumberger Faculty for the Future
(Applications: 10.November)
fellowships are awarded to women from developing and emerging economies who are preparing for PhD or post-doctoral study in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines to pursue advanced graduate study at top universities in their disciplines abroad. Learn more.
(Post-doc) NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
(22-621) (Proposal Deadline: 16.October)
The program provides an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. Fellows may engage in observational, instrumental, theoretical, laboratory or archival data research in any area of astronomy or astrophysics, in combination with a coherent educational plan for the duration of the fellowship. Learn more.
(Faculty) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites
(Proposal Deadline: 27.September)
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. Learn more.
Other Webinars / Conferences / Development
2023 Annual CESMII Member Meeting
24-26 October, Greenville, SC
Smart Manufacturing Experience @ SOUTHTEC event enables manufacturers to get inspired and educated about emerging technologies that upskill the workforce, improve quality and advance the future of manufacturing. The three-day event will feature, presentations on all aspects of emerging technologies in smart manufacturing including workforce, technology & the critical impact of artificial intelligence, automation and cybersecurity. Learn more.
Publications in Our Radar
Danaci O.; Zhang W.; Coleman R.; Djakam W.; Amoo M.; Glasser R.T.; Kirby B.T.; N'Gom M.; Searles T.A., ManQala: Game-inspired strategies for quantum state engineering, 2023, AVS Quantum Science, DOI:10.1116/5.0148240
Engler B.; Hull R., High temperature electromigration behavior of cobalt lines observed by in situ transmission electron microscopy, 2023, Applied Physics Letters, DOI:10.1063/5.0160825
Lian Z.; Chen D.; Meng Y.; Chen X.; Su Y.; Banerjee R.; Taniguchi T.; Watanabe K.; Tongay S.; Zhang C.; Cui Y.-T.; Shi S.-F., Exciton Superposition across Moiré States in a Semiconducting Moiré Superlattice, 2023, Nature Communications, DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-40783-z
McMackin P.M.; Adam J.A.; Riley F.P.; Hirsa A.H., Single-camera PTV within interfacially sheared drops in microgravity, 2023, Experiments in Fluids, DOI:10.1007/s00348-023-03697-6
Parisi G.; Szewczyk P.K.; Narayan S.; Stachewicz U., Photoresponsive Electrospun Fiber Meshes with Switchable Wettability for Effective Fog Water Harvesting in Variable Humidity Conditions, 2023, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c07044
Raut A.; Fang H.; Lin Y.-C.; Sprouster D.; Yin Y.; Fang Y.; Fu S.; Sharma S.; Wang L.; Bae C.; Rafailovich M., Effect of membrane mechanics on AEM fuel cell performance, 2023, Energy Advances, DOI:10.1039/d2ya00207h
Sultana J.; Mohapatra J.; Bhattarai R.; Ping Liu J.; David Rhone T.; Mishra S.R., Tunable magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of scandium doped Gd3Fe5-xScxO12 garnet compound, 2023, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171139
Zhang Z.; Khan M.; Picu C.R., Mechanism-informed constitutive modeling of molecular crystal cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (β-HMX), 2023, International Journal of Plasticity, DOI:10.1016/j.ijplas.2023.103722
In Case You Have Missed
CMDIS - Corning Undergraduate Scholars Program is supporting seven projects and seven bright and talented researchers this year. We received overwhelming applications. The projects will be supervised by RPI faculty and Corning mentors. Our sincere thanks to those who participating in this program by sending proposals and providing academic supervision; submitting applications and enthusiasm; or offering expert opinion to move glass science and engineering research further. Learn more.
CMDIS – Build Your NanoDevice (BYOND) program is starting this week with a new cohort of undergraduate students. Cleanrooms play a crucial role in various industries, ensuring that contamination is minimized or eliminated during the manufacturing and research processes of semiconductors, electronic devices, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, optics, solar panels, and aerospace components. The CMDIS BYOND program aims to provide undergraduate students with specialized training and knowledge in cleanroom operations, enabling them to build a strong foundation in this critical area. The first module is Module 2 (Deposition). Congratulations to all students who were selected by the competitive application process. Learn more.
Jie Lian (MANE), has been named the William Weightman Walker Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). An endowed chaired professorship is among the highest honors bestowed on a Rensselaer faculty member. Read more.
Governor Hochul Announces Consortium of Universities, Businesses, and Industry Leaders to Manage New York’s Fashion Innovation Center. A consortium of six universities, businesses, farmers, fashion industry leaders, and non-profit organizations, led by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been selected to manage New York’s Fashion Innovation Center. The consortium, headquartered in the Capital Region and comprised of RPI, the Fashion Institute of Technology, Hudson Valley Textile Project, Field to Fiber, SUNY Morrisville, and Made X Hudson, will conduct research to bolster the Center’s mission of building a smarter, more sustainable fashion industry. Read more.
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Cover image: Venkata Siva Varun Sarbada, Rainy Day in the City, 2018 CMDIS Annual Research Symposium
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