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Call for Nominations – Womxn in Nanotechnology and Science (WINS) Speaker Series

The WNF requests recommendations for speakers for our new Womxn in Nanotechnology and Science (WINS) Speaker Series. Thanks to a generous gift from the Washington Research Foundation, the WNF will launch a quarterly speaker series focusing on women’s expertise and career accomplishments in Nanotechnology and Science. Our main goal is to reach out to and spike curiosity among womxn students towards careers in Nanotech and Science. Nominations may be from any field within these areas, but whatever the specialty, the…

2016 NNCI Community Appreciation Night

October 31, 2016 // 4:30pm – 7:00pm // The UW Club You’re Invited! With sincere gratitude for making our progress possible, the NNCI Facilities cordially invites you to a community appreciation night. Join us Enjoy a great night of food, networking, poster sessions, prizes for poster awards, best scientific images and nano-themed costumes! Please RSVP and download the event poster. How do I submit a poster and/or a scientific image for the contest? If you would like to present research performed at a…

Special WNF Seminar: Thursday, July 31, 2014 – 1pm Fluke Hall Idea Lab (3rd floor – Fluke 332)

Dear WNF community, I am pleased to announce that we will be participating in a strategic partnership with ClassOne Technology’s new wet process tool division (formerly Semitool) and embarking on advanced wafer-level electroplating within WNF. Initial focus will be on Through Silicon Via copper plating, but we will also look at solder plating for Wafer-Level Packaging (WLP) and plating of ferromagnetic alloys. To start this partnership, we will have Kevin Witt with us for a few days. He will be…

NNIN REU SEI Webinar, Tuesday, July 29th (McEuen)

Dear 2014 NNIN REU Community*: On Tuesday, July 29th, Cornell University will host a Societal and Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology (SEI) webinar. We’ll send out the actual URL on Monday the 28th, but in the meantime, please put this network event on your calendar! “The Rise and Fall of Hendrik Schon: A Case Study in Scientific Fraud.” Prof. Paul McEuen, Department of Physics, Cornell University Societal and Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology Tuesday, July 29th // 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Hendrik Schon…

Microfab courses in the UW EE Professional Master’s Program

Dear Lab Users: Below is a message from Prof. Les Atlas, the Professional Programs Coordinator at UW Electrical Engineering who is in charge of our growing Professional Master’s Program. I want to add that this summer, EE502 – Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems will be offered as a PMP course. The class meets once per week on Monday evenings. See http://www.ee.washington.edu/class/pmp502/2014sum/index.html for details. Another course, EE527 – Microfabrication Techniques, will follow in the coming academic year. Thank you, Karl Böhringer, Director…

NAMIS workshop July 8-10 – Integrated Micro/Nano Systems for Global Health

Dear Colleagues, Please consider attending the 11th NAMIS Workshop, which will be held in Seattle on July 8-10, 2013. NAMIS is an international network of universities and research labs with common interests in microsystems and nanotechnology. This year’s theme is “Integrated Micro/Nano Systems for Global Health”. To obtain further information please visit the following website: http://namis.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/11th-namisworkshopseattle2013 The official registration deadline has passed but you can still register on-site, or just walk in on Wednesday morning for the lectures on the…