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Frontiers of Optical Fibers
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Co-Presented by MRS, the Materials Research Society and ACerS, the American Ceramic Society
Optical fibers, a major contributor to the multi-trillion dollar annual global economic impact of light, enable all modern means of communication and e-commerce, from streaming videos to online shopping. They are also used in medical endoscopes to peer into the body, and to bring high-power laser light to machining instruments central to the manufacturing of practically all modern electronics, automobiles, and planes.
However, some fibers are approaching limits in their ability to enable quickly developing technologies. The ever-present demand for enhanced performance has brought about a renaissance in fiber optics materials, their methods of fabrication, and the range of properties one can achieve.
This webinar will feature four talks from noted experts covering the past, present, and future of optical fibers and the materials from which they are made. Topics include material advances in fibers for telecommunications, specialty fibers for high energy laser systems, crystalline semiconductor fibers for novel in-fiber optoelectronics, and soft glass fibers for medical and sensing applications.
A Q&A session will be held with each speaker at the conclusion of their talks.
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How to Land a Faculty Position—From Application to Interview (Part 3): Thinking About Applying to a Primarily Undergraduate Institution?
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This webinar addresses the faculty application process and what makes for an outstanding package for academic positions at primarily undergraduate institutions. The webinar begins with a 20-25 min talk from Jeffrey Christians and includes audience Q&A with the main speaker and panelists. This webinar is moderated by Zachary Hood, Argonne National Laboratory.
This webinar is part 3 of a three-part series. The other two webinars in this series are:
How to Land a Faculty Position—From Application to Interview (Part 2): Research-Intensive Academic Positions in the U.S.
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This webinar specifically addresses the faculty application process and what makes for an outstanding package for research-intensive academic positions in the United States. This webinar begins with a 20-25 min talk from Peter Crozier and include audience Q&A with the main speaker and panelists. This webinar is moderated by Thomas Folland, University of Iowa.
This webinar is part 2 of a three-part series. The other two webinars in this series are:
How to Land a Faculty Position—From Application to Interview (Part 1): The Academic Market in Europe
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This webinar specifically addressed the faculty application process and what makes for an outstanding package for the academic market in Europe. The webinar begins with a 20-25 minute talk from Eva Unger and included audience Q&A with the main speaker and panelists. This webinar was moderated by Katherine A. Mazzio of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.
This webinar is part 1 of a three-part series. The other two webinars in this series are:
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How to Land a Faculty Position—From Application to Interview: The Academic Market in Europe (Part 1 of 3)
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This webinar specifically addresses the faculty application process and what makes for an outstanding package for the academic market in Europe. This webinar begins with a 20-25 minute talk from Eva Unger and includes audience Q&A with the main speaker and panelists. This webinar was moderated by Katherine A. Mazzio of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.
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Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Water Splitting
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Water-splitting electrolysis using an electrocatalyst and a renewable power source is a promising energy conversion technology, especially when combined with energy stored in the form of hydrogen that has the benefit of also being environmentally friendly. The electrocatalyst can be rationally designed using nanomaterials spanning from transition-metal-based oxides and their derivatives, organic polymer nanomaterials, to inorganic-organic nanocomposites. The July 2020 issue of MRS Bulletin discusses materials innovations for realizing highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts for large-scale, cost-effective water splitting
This webinar expanded upon and complemented the articles in this MRS Bulletin issue with talks from leading experts in the field. An interactive Q&A session follows each of the talks.
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Sponsored by American Elements and Gamry Instruments
The FUNdamentals of Atom Probe Tomography, the highest-sensitivity 3D analytical microscopic technique
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This webinar provides a fundamental introduction to atom probe tomography (APT) and 3D nanoscale imaging mass spectrometry, with a focus on interpreting the resultant data. Further, we explore how APT can create more efficient energy-producing materials, and how the technique can be applied to new applications. An overview of applications in metals, semiconductors, and insulators, with examples of how atom probe tomography has been applied to solve real-world problems, is provided. This introduction to the technology and applications provides insight into how you can use APT in your research. Presented by CAMECA.
Data-Driven Ceramics and Glass Research
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Co-presented by MRS and ACerS, the American Ceramic Society
Ceramics and glasses are at the forefront of advanced materials and will continue to bring new solutions to global challenges in energy, the environment, healthcare, and information/communication technology. To meet the accelerated pace of modern technology delivery, a more sophisticated approach to the design of advanced ceramics and glass materials must be developed to enable faster, cheaper, and better research and development of new materials compositions for future applications.
In this Webinar, we will discuss application of data science tools toward the design, understanding, and optimization of ceramic and glass materials.
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Halide Perovskite Opto- and Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices
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The application of halide perovskites for photovoltaic solar cells and light-emitting diodes has rapidly expanded recently and is now being extended into nanoelectronics, including in thermoelectric, memory, and artificial synapse applications. Halide perovskites provide an excellent platform for optoelectronics and nanoelectronics with interesting optical, electrical, and magnetic properties. The articles in the June, 2020 issue of MRS Bulletin overview halogen perovskites and devices for optoelectronic and nanoelectronics applications.
This webinar expanded upon and complemented the articles in this MRS Bulletin issue with talks from leading experts in the field. An interactive Q&A session followed each of the talks.
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Sponsored by American Elements, Angstrom Engineering and Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.
Emergent Quantum Materials
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The properties of quantum materials are principally defined by quantum mechanical effects at macroscopic length scales. These materials exhibit phenomena and functionalities not expected or predicted from classical physics. While the field of quantum materials has been a topical area of modern materials science for decades, today it is at the center stage of technologies ranging from electronics, photonics, energy, defense, and sensing to environmental and biomedical applications, and in particular, quantum information science and technology. The May issue of MRS Bulletin presented important developments in emergent quantum materials at the intersection of materials science and condensed-matter physics.
This webinar expanded upon and complemented the articles in this MRS Bulletin issue with talks from leading experts in the field. An interactive Q&A session will follow each of the talks.
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Sponsored by American Elements