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The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) is seeking nominations for additional 2022 distinguished lecturers. The nomination deadline is 18-Feb-2022. For details see the NTC DL page.

The NTC has created a distinguished lecturers program to enhance the visibility of NTC among nanotechnology societies. The NTC Distinguished Lecturers (DL) 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 programs of the Nanotechnology Council chapters and conferences. 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 Lecturers serve for a one year term (until 31-December). DLs are expected to give a minimum of 2 lectures per year as part of their commitment to serve 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 NTC Conferences based on the availability of funding through the NTC.

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 18 February 2022, via email to the VP Educational Activities, Lixin Dong, using the form found on the website.

contributed by Eden Mamut

Constanta, Romania, 20-24 September, 2021
Summer School Chair: Prof. dr. Eden Mamut, Institute for Nanotechnologies and Alternative Sources of Energy, “Ovidius” University of Constanta, Romania

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council approved the organisation of a five-day summer school dedicated to researchers, professors and students, hosted by the Institute for Nanotechnologies and Alternative Sources of Energy (INAES), located at the „Ovidius” University of Constanta, from 20th to 24th September 2021.

The Summer School was chaired by Prof. dr. Eden Mamut, INAES Director. The organization, administration, clerical works and formalities have been assured by Andreea-Iuliana Presura and the team from the Institute for Nanotechnologies and Alternative Energy Sources from Ovidius University of Constanta.

The theme of the school was „Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies for Advanced Energy Systems”. The aim of the organizers was to provide a holistic approach in developing “safe-by-design” advanced energy systems integrating nanomaterials and nanotechnologies and using multiscale and multiphysics modeling and optimization for performance improvement, reduction of environmental impact and the substitution of critical materials. The advanced energy systems that have been taking into consideration were biomass boilers, fuel cells, thermoelectric convertors, PV and hybrid solar panels and electro-opto-chemical reactors.

Read the full report here.

contributed by Guilherme B. Pintarelli

Region 9 ‘2021 IEEE NTC Latin America Summer School on Nanotechnology (2021 IEEE LASSNANO)’ was held virtually from 8 to 9 of September. The summer school had five lectures and two workshops on simulation and fabrication from experts from academia and industry.  The LASSNANO was cooperation between Brazil and Colombia IEEE NTC clusters. The LASSNANO had 15 attendees who were from engineering courses (undergraduate and graduate level). The summer school may facilitate triggering new IEEE NTC initiatives in Region 9. Since the 2000s, most Latin American countries have been investing and have strategic plans for developing nanotechnologies. We believe that introducing nanotechnology in engineering courses can generate innovative and visionary professionals, which may boost the Latin American industry. Thus, it may become more competitive and sustainable. The 2021 IEEE LASSNANO theme was ‘Sustainable electronics and abundant nanomaterials from natural sources, specifically their usage in Latin America’.

2021 IEEE LASSNANO Speakers:

• Dr. Jim Morris (IEEE NTC Chair)
• Dr. Juliana Jaramillo Fernandez (ICN2)
• Dr. Andy Cai (COMSOL Inc.)
• Dr. Daniela Suzuki (Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC)
• Dr. John Alexander Muñoz Montenegro (Universidad El Bosque)
• Dr. Juan Carlos Salcedo-Reyes (Universidad Javeriana)

2021 IEEE LASSNANO Organizers:

• Guilherme Brasil Pintarelli, UFSC
• Lily Estefanía Vargas Díaz
• Camilo Eduardo Tellez Villamizar, Catholic University of Colombia

https://www.even3.com.br/ieee_nanoperu_2021/

Note: The talks will be given in Spanish

The IEEE Nano Peru 2021 Workshop will be held as a virtual event according to the Peru time zone (GMT-5) from September 29 to October 01, 2021.

Retrospectives and current trends of nanoscience and nanotechnology will be discussed in this first workshop IEEE Nano Peru, as well as the importance of their development and dissemination in Peru.

The program will feature topics that emphasizes basic concepts of nanoscience and noanotechnology, experimental tools to study nanosystems, simulation and modeling of nanosystems, examples of technological applications, technological vigilance, and policies and innovations in nanotechnology.

To find more about the Workshop IEEE Nano Peru 2021, please visit the website: https://www.even3.com.br/ieee_nanoperu_2021/

Program overview:

The event will be held completely on-line from September 29 to October 01 (Peru time zone GMT-5):

Welcome (September 29, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM)

Invited Talks – Session 1 (September 29, 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM)

Invited Talks – Session 2 (September 30, 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM)

Invited Talks – Session 3 (October 1, 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM)

Closing Remarks (October 1, 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM)

(The talks will be given in Spanish).

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2021 IEEE NTC Romania Summer School on Nanotechnology:
“Nanomaterials & Nanotechnologies for Advanced Energy Systems”

Venue: Constanta, Romania
Dates: 20-24 September, 2021
Web: https://insae.ro/index.php/summer-school-on-nanotechnology-2021/
Physical and Virtual attendance options
Apply on website

The aim of the summer school is to offer a holistic approach on the development of advanced energy systems integrating nanomaterials and nanotechnologies.

The theme of the summer school is the holistic approach in developing “safe-by-design” advanced energy systems integrating nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for performance improvement, reduction of environmental impact and the substitution of critical materials. The advanced energy systems are referring to fuel cells, thermoelectric convertors, hybrid solar panels and electro-opto-chemical reactors.

Organizer: Prof. Eden Mamut, Director, Institute for Nanotechnologies and Alternative Energy Sources, Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania; email: emamut@univ-ovidius.ro

Lecturers:

• Prof. Adriana BALAN, University of Bucharest, Romania
• Prof. Diana BORCA-TASCIUC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
• Prof. Theodorian BORCA-TASCIUC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
• Dr. Antonio FERRARO, Universita de la Callabria, Italy
• Dr. Michele GIOCONDO, Institute of Nanotechnology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
• Prof. Flora HAJIYEVA, Baku State University, Azerbaijan
• Acad. Abel MAHARRAMOV, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan
• Prof. Eden MAMUT, “Ovidius” University of Constanta, Romania
• Dr. Bogdana MITU, National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR), Romania
• Dr. Tiziana RITACCO, Universita de la Callabria, Italy
• Prof. Ioan STAMATIN, 3NANOSAE Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Romania
• Prof. Roberto TERMINE, Universita de la Callabria, Italy
• Prof. John T.W. YEOW, Vice-President of Educational Activities, IEEE Nanotechnology Council

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2022 DL Nominations EXTENDED deadline: 30 October 2021

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The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) is seeking nominations for distinguished lecturers. The nomination deadline has been EXTENDED to 30 October 2021. 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 programs of the Nanotechnology Council chapters and conferences. 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 2022. 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 NTC Conferences 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 30 October 2021, via email to the VP Educational Activities, John Yeow, or online using the form found on the website.

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is pleased to announce that two summer school proposals are approved. Program details and registration option will be announced.

2021 IEEE NTC Romania Summer School on Nanotechnology
“Nanomaterials & Nanotechnologies for Advanced Energy Systems”
Proposed dates: 5 days (September 20-24th)
Proposer:
•    Prof. Eden Mamut, Institute for Nanotechnologies and Alternative Sources of Energy, Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania, email: emamut@univ-ovidius.ro

The aim of the summer school is to offer a holistic approach on the development of advanced energy systems integrating nanomaterials and nanotechnologies.

The theme of the summer school is the holistic approach in developing “safe-by-design” advanced energy systems integrating nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for performance improvement, reduction of environmental impact and the substitution of critical materials. The advanced energy systems are referring to fuel cells, thermoelectric convertors, hybrid solar panels and electro-opto-chemical reactors.

IEEE Region 9 ‘2021 IEEE NTC Latin America Summer School on Nanotechnology (2021 IEEE LASSNANO)
“Sustainable electronics and abundant nanomaterials from natural sources”
Proposed dates: 2 days (1st day: Design, modeling, simulation; and 2nd day: Fabrication).
Proposers:
•    Camilo Tellez Villamizar, RF-MEMS Research Group, Universidad Católica de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mail: camilo.tellez@ieee.org 
•    Guilherme Brasil Pintarelli, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Brazil. E-mail: gbpintarelli@ieee.org

Currently, there are over 100 university groups in Latin America researching nanotechnology and over 250 companies which develop or apply nanotechnology to final products. Despite encouraging numbers, it is known that nanotechnologies face two main challenges in Latin America: the implementation for the interests of society and the lack of qualification at different educational levels. The IEEE NTC summer school in Latin America may be one of the sparks to address those problems.

Based on the mission of IEEE NTC, the 2021 IEEE LASSNANO plans lectures and workshops to provide training and connect parties interested in nanotechnologies. The 2021 IEEE LASSNANO theme is ‘Sustainable electronics and abundant nanomaterials from natural sources’, and more specifically their usage in Latin America. The lectures will be experts in the field of nanotechnology in industry, academia, and government. We target senior undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and researchers, practitioners, and others seeking to explore new career areas.

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is pleased to announce the appointments of Distinguished Lecturers for 2021.

The list is below; details can be found on the Distinguished Lecturers 2021 page.