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SciTech Now - 2D Tech

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January 23, 2017

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Take a look at the latest advances in the science of 2D technology.

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Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance (SCIA)
Director, onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Center at Penn State (SiC3)
Co-Director, NSF I/UCRC Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings (ATOMIC)
Co-Director, Center for 2D and Layered Materials (2DLM)

(e) jar403@psu.edu, (e) robinson@matse.psu.edu
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