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IEEE NTC Education Committee: 2023 Summer School Announcement

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023

 

The NTC Education Committee is pleased to announce the evaluation results of the Summer School proposals.  NTC has accepted and will fund the following proposals:

  • Nanotechnology for Sustainable Growth and Development

Dates: Nov. 20-26, 2023
Contact: Dr. S. Sasikala, Associate Professor at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

This summer school is designed to provide an intensive learning experience for aspiring participants such as graduate students, research scholars, faculty and industry professionals. The school will cover a range of topics including nanofabrication techniques, characterization methods, and applications in various fields. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from leading experts in this field, engage in hands-on activities and collaborate with peers.

  • NANO RME Unveiled: Exploring the Future Landscape of Nanotechnology Advancements in Robotics, Materials, and Electronics

Dates: Nov. 13-17, 2023
Contact: Dr. Santhosh Sivasubramani, Professor Dr. Jayaprakash; Hyderabad Section Chapter, Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology

Understanding the implications of nanotechnology advancements in robotics, materials, and electronics is vital in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape. It paves the way for transformative breakthroughs in various sectors, from healthcare and manufacturing to energy and communication. This summer school serves as a gateway to explore how nanotechnology can revolutionize these domains, enabling smaller, faster, and more efficient devices with enhanced capabilities.

See https://r10.ieee.org/hyderabad-nano/ss2023/

  • Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things in Nanotechnology Towards Digital Agriculture (AIoT-NDA)

Dates: 3 days TBA
Contact: Prof. Shaibal Mukherjee, IEEE NTC Student Branch Chapter, Indian Institute of Technology Indore

The summer school program on “Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things in Nanotechnology Towards Digital Agriculture (AIoT-NDA)” aims to provide a platform to participants to learn and apply specific skills of AI and IoT in agriculture from leading experts of industry and academia. Domains covered under this track of summer school would be role of nanotechnology in precision farming, agricultural drones and hopping systems, quantum sensors-based climate monitoring systems, AI and IoT based computer imaging.

 

Call for Nominations for 2024 Distinguished Lecturers

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

2024 DL Nominations–Deadline: 1 October 2023

More Information

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) is seeking nominations for distinguished lecturers. The nomination deadline is 1 October 2023. The NTC has created a distinguished lecturers program to enhance the visibility of NTC among nanotechnology societies. The NTC Distinguished Lecturers are appointed to honor excellent speakers who have made technical, industrial or entrepreneurial contributions of high quality to the field of nanotechnology and science, and to enhance the technical activities of the Nanotechnology Council chapters and student branches. Consideration is given to having a well-balanced variety of speakers who can address a wide range of topics of current interest in the fields covered by the Society.

The term for the Lecturers is from 1 January until 31 December of 2024. The Lecturers serve for a one-year term and may be reappointed for one additional year with the approval of the NTC Distinguished Lecturer Committee. A budget will be provided to each Lecturer to give lectures for NTC Chapters and Branches based on the availability of funding through the NTC. DLs are expected to give a minimum of 2 lectures per year as part of their commitment to serve.

Candidates for DLs may be nominated by any current IEEE member, using the IEEE NTC Distinguished Lecturer Nomination Form. Self-nomination is not accepted. Endorsements are not required but up to three are recommended.

The selection of distinguished lectures will be made by the Distinguished Lecturer Committee, a subcommittee of the Education Committee chaired by the VP Educational Activities, and approved by the NTC ExCom.

Please submit the nomination by midnight (US Pacific Time) on 1 October 2023, via email to the VP Educational Activities, Lixin Dong, or online using the form found on the website.

 

Request for Proposals for 2023 IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology

Thursday, May 11th, 2023

NTC Summer School RFP 2023

Deadline May 1, 2023 Extended: June 1, 2023

Call for proposals: The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is requesting proposals for 2023 Summer School which should be organized along some of the themes typically covered in the call for abstracts of the yearly IEEE NANO meeting, the flagship IEEE Nanotechnology Conference. These include a wide range of nanoscience and nanotechnology topics, encompassing nanorobotics; quantum, neuromorphic, and unconventional computing; nanobiomedicine; nanosensors and nanoactuators; nano-optics/photonics/optoelectronics; nanoelectronics; spintronics; plasmonics; nanomagnetics; nano-acoustics; nanoenergy; nanoscale communications; modeling, simulation, and characterization of nanostructures and devices; nanofabrication, nanopackaging, and nanomanufacturing; nanomaterials; and other emerging nanotechnologies.

The IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology should be geared towards senior undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and researchers and practitioners who could deepen and broaden their skills in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Based on the success of the previous Summer Schools, it is expected that the attendance at the school should be around 50 to 100 participants. The main objective is to stimulate future generations to stay abreast of these rapidly evolving fields and to foster participation in the adventure of research that will lead to the next generation of nanopioneers.

Dates and Length: The IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology will be held in the Fall of 2023. The length of each summer school has typically been a minimum of 3 days to 1 week. Although we have retained the name “summer school”, the date of the school is not restricted to the summer season.

Format: A successful summer school will consist of lectures, seminars, discussions, and visits to local academic and industrial organizations. Lectures will be given by international scholars working in the areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology and focusing on a central theme among the typical topics covered during the IEEE Nano flagship conference.

Funding: The IEEE Nanotechnology Technical Council is able to provide up to $5K of funding for the summer school, to be used for such expenses to support the school. Local organizers need to provide partial support as well, and the participants (or their labs or supervisors) may need to pay registration (tuition) fees to compensate for inviting lecturers.

Benefits to Participants: In addition to acquiring an organized view of an important area of nanotechnology, the summer school participants will be able to interact with peer researchers and international scholars (especially young scientists) to discuss hot topics and ongoing research, and also to experience local industry and culture.

You are encouraged to submit a proposal to hold a 2023 IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology. If the proposal is approved, the IEEE Nanotechnology Council will provide upon request a financial contribution to support the initiative. The co-funded amount depends on the available budget, the number of financed proposals, and the soundness of the school budget, but will not exceed $5,000. We recall that organizers can take advantage of other initiatives, e.g., the IEEE Nano Distinguished Lecture Program to further support the school (related regulations apply).

The IEEE Summer School Subcommittee will review the received proposals based on
1. The quality of the proposed technical program and topic balance
2. The soundness of the budget
3. The length of the school
4. The geographical balance of all funded summer schools (for future schools).

In writing your proposal, please address the following aspects:
1. Aim and theme.
2. Lectures and lecturers. Indicate if lecturers have agreed to participate.
3. Tentative program and schedule.
4. Local organizer(s). Brief bios of the School director and leadership.
5. Registration. Tuition.
6. Budget and financial sponsor(s). Expected number of participants.

Important Dates:

  • Eligible period: September to December, 2023
  • Deadline for submitting the proposal: 1 May 2023 1 June 2023
  • Notification of the outcome of the review process: 1 June 2023 1 July 2023

Please submit your proposal to the Summer School Subcommittee Chair, Prof. Lixin Dong at l.x.dong@cityu.edu.hk. Potential hosts are encouraged to contact the subcommittee to express their interest and to work with the subcommittee so as to strengthen their proposals.

Announcing 2023 Distinguished Lecturers

Thursday, December 8th, 2022

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is pleased to announce the appointments of Distinguished Lecturers for 2023.

Lecturer details can be found on the Distinguished Lecturers 2023 page. For more information see the Description of the NTC DL program.

 

DL Name Topic(s)
Xiangfeng Duan 1. 2D Transistors: Promises, Problems, and Prospects
Zetian Mi 1. Nanoscale and Quantum Engineering of III-nitrides for High Efficiency UV Optoelectronics and Micro LEDs
Jiming Bao 1. Cubic Boron Arsenide (cBAs): a Promising Semiconductor for Next Generation Electronics
Xiaoying Zhuang 1. Machine Learning Based Multiscale Exploration and Characterization of 2D materials
Li Tao 1. Emerging Low dimensional Materials and Devices for Wearable IoTs and Healthcare Applications in the Post Moore Era
Zenghui Wang 1. A Vibrant New World Exploring New Physics and Materials with Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS)

 

 

Nanotechnology Summer School – “A 4-dayTraining on Fabrication and Characterization of Nanomaterials”

Sunday, October 30th, 2022

IEEE-NTC Hyderabad Section Chapter, in association with IEEE VNRVJIET is organising ” IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology-2022 “.

Topic: “A 4-dayTraining on Fabrication and Characterization of Nanomaterials”
Dates: 16th-19th November 2022
Venue: VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bachupally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India-500 090

Theme:

Designing nanomaterials with multiple functionalities from understanding the different fabrication methods and characterization techniques.

The understanding of fundamental principles of fabrication of nanomaterials is essential for every engineer who deals directly or indirectly with materials. A systematic training on fabrication methods of nanomaterials is required. Hence, the first part of the training program is proposed to concentrate on different methods related to fabrication of nanomaterials, and thin films.

The second part of the training program emphasizes on the basic characterization techniques related to structural, thermal, optical, microscopic, spectroscopic, microwave, and nanomechanical properties of materials.

The latest research fields and applications in nanotechnology will also be explored by various experts along with the basic fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials.

Topics:
1. Fabrication of nanomaterials-chemical methods
2. Fabrication of nanomaterials-Physical methods
3. Structural and optical characterization
4. Microscopic and spectroscopic characterization
5. Thermal analysis
6. Nanomechanical characterization
7. Microwave characterization
8. Nanomagnetics

Website: https://r10.ieee.org/nano-yp/summer
Registration on vTools: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/330192
Download Detailed Flyer (PDF)

Call for Nominations for 2023 Distinguished Lecturers

Thursday, July 14th, 2022

2023 DL Nominations–Deadline: 1 October 2022

More Information

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) is seeking nominations for distinguished lecturers. The nomination deadline is 1 October 2022. The NTC has created a distinguished lecturers program to enhance the visibility of NTC among nanotechnology societies. The NTC Distinguished Lecturers are appointed to honor excellent speakers who have made technical, industrial or entrepreneurial contributions of high quality to the field of nanotechnology and science, and to enhance the technical activities of the Nanotechnology Council chapters and student branches. Consideration is given to having a well-balanced variety of speakers who can address a wide range of topics of current interest in the fields covered by the Society.

The term for the Lecturers is from 1 January until 31 December of 2023. The Lecturers serve for a one-year term and may be reappointed for one additional year with the approval of the NTC Distinguished Lecturer Committee. A budget will be provided to each Lecturer to give lectures for NTC Chapters and Branches based on the availability of funding through the NTC. DLs are expected to give a minimum of 2 lectures per year as part of their commitment to serve.

Candidates for DLs may be nominated by any current IEEE member, using the IEEE NTC Distinguished Lecturer Nomination Form. Self-nomination is not accepted. Endorsements are not required but are recommended.

The selection of distinguished lectures will be made by the Distinguished Lecturer Committee, a subcommittee of the Education Committee chaired by the VP Educational Activities, and approved by the NTC ExCom.

Please submit the nomination by midnight (US Pacific Time) on 1 October 2022, via email to the VP Educational Activities, Lixin Dong, or online using the form found on the website.

 

Student Research Symposium-22 at Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022

Virtual Student Research Symposium (SRS-2022)
August 10-11, 2022
from Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India

https://ieee.ntc.iiti.ac.in/srs22/home

“Emerging Nanotechnology in Electron Devices”

The objective of this Virtual Symposium is to provide a platform for the exchange of thoughts between distinguished guests and participants, coming from diverse fields of scientific research, renowned industries, entrepreneurs, and academicians with an emphasis on the technological requirements of the emerging industries in line with self-reliant India. The symposium aims to inspire and encourage the young researchers, and undergraduate and postgraduate student community to pursue a career in research and development. See flyer below.

The SRS-2022 is jointly organized by IEEE-NTC Student Chapter IIT Indore, IEEE Madhya Pradesh Section EDS Chapter, and IEEE Sensor Council Student Chapter IIT Indore.

 

Workshop: Emerging Nanotechnology in Healthcare Applications

Friday, May 13th, 2022

IEEE IISc Nanotechnology and Sensors Joint council’s chapter in association with IEEE IISc student Branch 

Welcome all to the workshop on

Title:  Emerging Nanotechnology in Healthcare Applications
Date/Time: 30th -31st May 2022 | 9AM to 6PM (IST) each day
Venue: Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering, IISc Bangalore

​We are organizing an in-person two-day workshop on Emerging Nanotechnology in Healthcare Applications. This workshop aims to provide participants with an industry-academia exposure in the domain of Nanotechnology and its applications in Healthcare. We would be covering multiple avenues including, Immuno-engineering, Nano-propellers targeted drug delivery, Antibacterial surfaces, Organ-on-chip devices, and Microfluidic devices for diagnostics.

Highlights

  • Talks from eminent personnel from both national and international leading academic institutes (Imperial College London, IISc Bangalore, In-Stem, and more) and industries (Siemens Healthineers, Finnadvance, Invitreo, Theranautilus and more)
  • Panel discussion with academia-industry on cutting edge nanotechnology and its applications
  • Hands on sessions on nanoparticle synthesis and its characterization for drug delivery and other healthcare application
  • Exclusive tour to National fabrication and characterization facilities NNFC and MNCF, IISc Bangalore

For registration:  Click Here

For detailed schedule please visit our website IEEE IISC NC SC JSC

Looking forward to having you all with us for an interactive and learning session!

Please feel free to reach out to us, in case of any queries on ieeecenseiisc@gmail.com

Or contact us at:
Shubhangi Bhardwaj- 9845724659
Sagun Shekhar- 9582877251

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Announcing Distinguished Lecturers 2022

Friday, March 11th, 2022

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is pleased to announce the appointments of Distinguished Lecturers for 2022.

The list is below; lecturer details can be found on the Distinguished Lecturers 2022 page. For more information see the Description of the NTC DL program.

DL Name
Topic(s)
Antonio Di Bartolomeo 1. Electrical transport measurements in 2D materials
2. Nanotransistors
3. 2D Materials: fabrication, properties and applications
Weida Hu 1. Nanoscale infrared photodetectors manipulated by localized fields
Kin Fong Lei 1. Analyses of Molecular Expression of Cancer Cells Cultured in Stacking Nanofiber Substrate
2. Impedimetric Monitoring of Cancer Cell Responses in Three-dimension Culture Environment
Elena A. Rozhkova* 1. Merging Nanotechnology & Synthetic Biology toward Directed Evolution of Energy Materials
2. Magnetic Nanostructures for Future Medicine: from Cell Actuation to Ultrasensitive Detection
3. Nano for BRAIN technologies
Aida Todri-Sanial 1. Novel devices and circuits design methods energy efficient neuromorphic computing with oscillatory neural networks
Massimiliano Di Ventra 1. Quantum transport in nanoscale systems
2. MemComputing: Fundamentals and Applications
3. Next-generation sequencing with nanochannels
4. Industrial research from an academic point of view
Yang Xu 1. Graphene/Silicon Heterojunctions for Integrated Nanotechnology
Ken-Tye Yong 1. Nanocarbons for Biology and Medicine: Sensing, Imaging, and Drug Delivery
Yong Zhu 1. Nanomaterial-Enabled Soft Electronics
2. MEMS for Characterizing Mechanical and Coupled Properties of Nanomaterials
* Re-appointment for second year.

 

Request for proposals for 2022 IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology

Friday, March 11th, 2022

Download RFP (PDF)

Deadline 1-May-22

Call for proposals: The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is requesting proposals for 2022 Summer School which should be organized along some of the themes typically covered in the call for abstracts of the yearly IEEE NANO meeting, the flagship IEEE Nanotechnology Conference. These include a wide range of nanoscience and nanotechnology topics, encompassing nanorobotics; quantum and neuromorphic computing; nanobiomedicine; nanosensors and nanoactuators; nano-optics/photonics/optoelectronics; nanoelectronics, spintronics, and plasmonics; nanomagnetics; nano-acoustics; nanoenergy; nanoscale communications; modeling, simulation, and characterization of nanostructures and devices; nanofabrication, packaging, and nanomanufacturing; and nanomaterials.

The IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology should be geared towards senior undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and researchers and practitioners could deepen and broaden their skills in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Based on the success of the previous Summer Schools, it is expected that the attendance at the school should be around 50 to 100 participants. The main objective is to stimulate future generations to stay abreast of these rapidly evolving fields, and to foster participation in the adventure of research that will lead to the next generation of nanopioneers.

Dates and Length: The IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology will be held by the Fall of 2022. The length of each summer school has typically been a minimum of 3 days to 1 week. COVID-19 has had a huge impact on conferences and meetings in 2020-2021 as most, if not all, talks and lectures have moved online. We expect 2022 to continue the trend of virtual meetings and discussions. As such, virtual Summer School of 1 or 2 days are acceptable. Although we have retained the name “summer school”, the date of the school is not restricted to the summer season (but must occur by 1-Dec).

Format: A successful summer school will consist of lectures, seminars, discussions, and visits to local academic and industrial organizations. Virtual lectures will be given by international scholars working in the areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology and focusing on a central theme among the typical topics covered during the IEEE Nano flagship conference.

Funding: The IEEE Nanotechnology Technical Council is able to provide up to US$5K of funding for the summer school, to be used for such expenses to support the school. Local organizers need to provide partial support as well, and the participants (or their labs or supervisors) may need to pay registration (tuition) fees to compensate for inviting lecturers.

Benefits to Participants: In addition to acquiring an organized view of an important area of nanotechnology, the summer school participants will be able to virtually interact with peer researchers and international scholars (especially young scientists) to discuss hot topics and on-going research, and also to experience local industry and culture.

You are encouraged to submit a proposal to hold a 2022 Virtual IEEE Summer School on Nanotechnology. If the proposal is approved, the IEEE Nanotechnology Council will provide upon request a financial contribution to support the initiative. The co-funded amount depends on the available budget, the number of financed proposals and the soundness of the school budget, but will not exceed US$5,000. We recall that organizers can take advantage of other initiatives, e.g., the IEEE Nano Distinguished Lecture Program to further support the school (related regulations apply).

The IEEE Summer School Subcommittee will review received proposals based on

  1. The quality of the proposed technical program and topic balance
  2. The soundness of the budget
  3. The length of the school
  4. The geographical balance of all funded summer schools (for future schools).

In writing your proposal, please address the following aspects:

  1. Aim and theme.
  2. Lectures and lecturers. Indicate if lecturers have agreed to participate.
  3. Tentative program and schedule.
  4. Local organizer(s). Brief bios of the School director and leadership.
  5. Registration. Tuition.
  6. Budget and financial sponsor(s). Expected number of participants.

Important Dates:

  • Eligible period: September to December, 2022
  • Deadline for submitting the proposal: 1 May 2022
  • Notification of the outcome of the review process: 1 June 2022

Please submit your proposal to the Summer School Subcommittee Chair, Prof. Lixin Dong at l.x.dong@cityu.edu.hk. Potential hosts are encouraged to contact the subcommittee to express their interest, and to work with the subcommittee so as to strengthen their proposals.