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Tuesday, May 5—Development of an artificial spiking neuron using superconducting nanowires by Emily Toomey, PhD candidate, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Thursday, May 7—2D-material-enabled multifunctional mid-IR optoelectronics by Skylar Deckoff-Jones, PhD candidate, Materials Science & Engineering

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The Optics and Quantum Electronics Seminar Series, organized by the Research Laboratory of Electronics and the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, will host Professor Jelena Vuckovic from Stanford University for a virtual talk on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 12:00 PM.

Department of Mechanical Engineering's International Colloquia on Thermal Innovations (InnoTherm) series

Arun Majumdar, Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor at Stanford University will give a talk on the five grand challenges in thermal science and engineering for deep decarbonization. The talk will be followed by a panel discussion with: Arun Majumdar, Stanford University; Ravi Prasher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and Asegun Henry, MIT.

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. EST
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Tuesday, Apr. 28—Commercializing a new nanofiltration technology: Pressure, concentration, and rejection by Brendan Smith, Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science & Engineering

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Tuesday, Apr. 21—Sensing presence in virtual reality by Yuwei Li, PhD candidate and Marwa AlAlawi, Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering

Thursday, Apr. 23—Seeing superlattices: Imaging hidden moiré periods at the nanoisland-2D material interface using 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy by Kate Reidy, PhD candidate, Materials Science & Engineering

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Tuesday, Apr. 14—Reconfigurable meta-optics with chalcogenide alloys by Mikhail Shalaginov, Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science & Engineering

Thursday, Apr. 16—Nanoscale insights into the mechanisms of cellular growth and proliferation by Kacper Rogala, Postdoctoral Associate, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

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The Optics and Quantum Electronics Seminar Series, organized by the Research Laboratory of Electronics and the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, will host Professor Volker J Sorger, George Washington University for a virtual talk on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 11:00 AM.

Tuesday, April 7—Magnetism in the ultrathin limit by Dahlia Klein, PhD candidate, Physics

Thursday, April 9—Dance-inspired investigation of human movement by Praneeth Namburi, Postdoctoral Associate, Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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Weekly online research presentations by MIT students in nanoscience, nanotechnology, and other advanced research fields. Each 45-minute seminar will consist of a 20-30 minute research talk followed by Q&A. The first two talks will be:

March 31—Manufacturing large-area perovskite thin films: The good, the bad, and the ugly by Richard Swartwout, PhD candidate, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

April 2—On-chip BioPhotonic particle and gas sensors: Ensuring a safe environment indoors and outdoors by Robin Singh, PhD candidate, Mechanical Engineering

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MIT Startup Exchange presents its April Startup Workshop, centered around sustainable materials innovation. Today, there is a large and growing societal interest for greater sustainability in the material systems that provide for a modern life style. This workshop will present perspectives from industry leaders, academics, and corporate investors, while showcasing several MIT-connected startups in this field.

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