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Friday, May 23, 2003Volume 3, Issue 7

 

Director's Message

With the goal of stimulating collaborative multi-investigator proposals and programs, and hopefully new centers of excellence, MRI will convene a series of informal presentations and technical discussions over the summer semester.

These 'Summer Get-Togethers' will be held on Thursday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. They will begin with a 15 minute presentation, followed by discussion and a social hour with light refreshments. And of course all are encouraged to continue the dialogue into the evening.

 

If you have an idea for a collaborative program and are willing to champion the effort, let us know and we will schedule a slot for you. If there are topics already scheduled for discussion that are of interest to you, feel free to contact the speaker/discussion leader and/or bring a few view graphs to the get-together. These are initiatives in the formative stages. We welcome your interests and contributions to the effort.

 

 

Regards,
Carlo Pantano

Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Seong Kim, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Seong Kim has made a big impact in the two years he has been at Penn State. He is principal investigator of a highly competitive NSF Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) and he is Co-PI of a pending 5-year NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center. In addition he has ongoing projects in conducting polymers and nanoscale tribology. The central theme of all his research is to apply the fundamental knowledge gained from traditional UHV surface science techniques to understand and manipulate engineering problems important to polymer science.

 

For the full story go to:
http://www.mri.psu.edu//articles/SeongKim/

Faculty Contracts and Grants

Materials research accounted for more than $14 million in contracts and grants for the month of April! The largest of these contracts and grants (those greater than $200K) are listed below, along with a link to the complete list of contracts and grants. These data are provided by OSPs Strategic Information Management System.

 

Fonash, Stephen J; Hallacher, Paul M; Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology (NMT) Partnership Proposal for Customized Job Training Program Assistance, COP: Department of Community and Economic Development

 

Fonash, Stephen J; Hallacher, Paul M; Pennsylvania Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology (NMT) Partner Activities: A Workforce, COP: Department of Community and Economic Development

 

Garrison, Barbara J; Modeling of Free Electron Laser Ablation II, U.S. Department of the Air Force

 

Grutzeck, Michael W; Kwan, Stephen; Physical, Chemical and Structural Evolution of Zeolite - Containing Waste Forms Produced from Metakaolinite and Calcined Sodium Bearing Waste (HLW and/or LLW), U.S. Department of Energy

 

Guo, Ruyan; Jenkins, William K; NSF REU-Site, National Science Foundation

 

Harris, Karl A; Management of the Navy's Electro-Optics Center, U.S. Department of the Navy

 

Macdonald, Digby D; Development of Advanced Electrochemical Emission Spectroscopy for Monitoring Corrosion in Simulated DOE Liquid Waste, U.S. Department of Energy

 

Motta, Arthur T; Advanced Corrosion Resistant Zr Alloys for High Burnup and Generation IV Applications, U.S. Department of Energy

 

Randall, Clive A; BME Interface Characterization in State of the Art X7R Capacitors, Industry

 

Samarth, Nitin; Program on Spintronics: Electronically and Photonically-controlled Magnetism in Semiconductors, U.S. Department of the Navy

 

Snyder, David W; Fanton, Mark A; Multifunctional Oxide Films for Multifunction RF System, U.S. Department of the Navy

 

Tikalsky, Paul J; Metal Casting Industry of the Future: Development of Technical Data to Validate Performance of Foundry By-Products Hot-Mix Asphalt and Controlled Low-Strength Material, U.S. Department of Energy

 

Weiss, Paul S; Molecular Phase Memory, Industry

 

Winograd, Nicholas; Ewing, Andrew G; Molecular Imaging of Biomaterials - Single Cells, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 

ICIM 2003

(Smart Systems and Nanotechnology)
Saturday, June 14, 2003 - Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania

 

There is still time to register for this conference which is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, 2003 - Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania. The theme of the conference is to demonstrate intelligent/smart materials for actual applications and to cross fertilize these material technologies with nanomaterials.

 

Penn State Faculty and Students will receive a discounted registration rate of $275.00. When registering please select student rate.

 

This conference provides a unique opportunity to meet with technology leaders from all over the world and to discuss recent developments in an informal setting.

Mark Your Calendars

MRI Picnic

The Third Annual MRI Picnic has been scheduled for the afternoon of August 22nd. All are invited. Details to follow.


Nanoparticulate Workshop

The FALL 03 Nanoparticulate Workshop will be held October 12-14, 2003. The workshop will focus on "Dispersion of Nanoparticulates in Liquids" with presentations given by internationally known speakers.

 

As details progress - more information will be sent.

Materials Seminars

Since we are currently between semesters, there are no current seminars to list.

 

For a complete list of upcoming materials-related seminars go to:
http://www.mri.psu.edu/seminars.asp

Funding Opportunities

DARPA: Friction Drag Resistance Deadline June 16, 2003