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During IEEE NANO 2024 in Gijon (Spain), from 8 to 11 July, the first edition of the NANO Student Design Competition (SDC) was held. The NANO SDC was planned to challenge the creativity, competitive spirit, and enthusiasm of the students. To participate in the NANO SDC, after submitting a paper to the conference and having it accepted, teams of 1-4 students, registered to the conference were. asked to bring their designs (e.g., software, prototypes, etc.) and showcase their results.
The awardees of the first NANO SDC edition were:
“FIRST-PRINCIPLE ANALYSIS OF ELASTIC CONSTANTS OF-946;-(ALXGA1-8722;X)2O3 FOR HETEROGENEOUS INTERFACE APPLICATIONS”
Hyokyung Lim
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea.
“FLEXIBLE GRAPHENE/PEDOT: PSS FREE-STANDING INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR”
Guanxuan Lu, Rui Zhou, Jiaqi Wang, Zhemiao Xie, Yifei Yuan, John T.W. Yeow,
University of Waterloo, Canada
“RAPID AND LOW-COST FABRICATION OF GRAPHENE FROM PENCIL LEAD”
Natchanon Jiwarawat, Thapan Leuklwatanachai, Kunbhass Subhakornpichnan,
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Given the success of this joint initiative between Young Professionals and the Vice-President of Educational Activities, and the interest aroused in the Nanotechnology Council Community, the NANO SDC will be replicated in the next IEEE NANO 2025 conference to be held July 13 – 16 2025 in Washington DC, USA. We hope that new and numerous students will participate!
The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) Young Professionals (YPs) and the Vice-President for Educational Activities, supported by the ExCom, have established a new program called NTC YP AMBASSADORS. This program has the objective of inspiring and informing NTC YPs on a variety of topics (e.g., technical, nontechnical) to enhance their interest and engagement in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.