Fall 2024

Fall 2024 Speakers

Week 1 - Nayla Qureshi & Bastian Perez (MNS Society Presidents)

Week 2 - Rick Marta (MNS Academic Advisor) 

Week 3 - Alexander Li (MNS Alumni - Master's Student - Chemistry) 

Week 4 - Saikiran Khamgaonkar (PhD Candidate - Chemistry) 

Week 5 - Vivek Maheshwari (Associate Professor - Chemistry) 

Week 6 - Azharuddin Mohammed (MNS Alumni - Master's Student - Chemistry)

Week 7 & 8 - Kevin Musselman (Associate Professor - Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering) 

Week 9 - Jean Duhamel (Associate Professor - Chemistry) 

Week 10 - Hamed Shahsavan (Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering) 

Week 11 - Jim Martin (Associate Professor - Physics and Astronomy)

Week 12 - MNS Society (Nayla Qureshi, Joe Hao, Jeremy Hoare, Rick Marta) Ferrofluid Lab Event

Weeks 1-3

week1 - introduction to materials and nanosciences society

Presidents of the MNS Society introduced the club to the student body, talked about the events run buy the society; lab events, social events, networking events, etc.

week 2

MNS Academic Advisor, Professor Rick Marta, shared valuable tips, tricks, and guidance with MNS students to help them succeed in the program and beyond.

week 3

MNS alumnus and master’s student Alexander Li shared practical advice with the student body; covering housing, insurance, and other challenges many of us face during undergrad.

week1 - introduction to materials and nanosciences society
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Presidents of the MNS Society introduced the club to the student body, talked about the events run buy the society; lab events, social events, networking events, etc.
week 2
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MNS Academic Advisor, Professor Rick Marta, shared valuable tips, tricks, and guidance with MNS students to help them succeed in the program and beyond.
week 3
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MNS alumnus and master’s student Alexander Li shared practical advice with the student body; covering housing, insurance, and other challenges many of us face during undergrad.

Weeks 4 - 6

week 4

PhD candidate Saikiran Khamgaonkar shared his research on perovskite solar cells, water splitting, and the future of green hydrogen production.

week 5

Professor Maheshwari and his graduate students welcomed MNS students into their lab for an engaging tour, showcasing their research space and discussing current projects and experimental setups.

week 6

MNS alumnus and master’s student Azharuddin Mohammed presented his work on time-dependent Coupled Cluster theory, highlighting exciting developments in quantum chemistry.

week 4
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PhD candidate Saikiran Khamgaonkar shared his research on perovskite solar cells, water splitting, and the future of green hydrogen production.
week 5
2 / 3
Professor Maheshwari and his graduate students welcomed MNS students into their lab for an engaging tour, showcasing their research space and discussing current projects and experimental setups.
week 6
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MNS alumnus and master’s student Azharuddin Mohammed presented his work on time-dependent Coupled Cluster theory, highlighting exciting developments in quantum chemistry.

Weeks 7-9

week 7

Professor Kevin Musselman, Associate Professor in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, shared insights into his lab’s research on perovskite solar cells, spatial atomic layer deposition, and innovative materials for sustainable energy.

week 8

The following week, Professor Musselman led a research lab tour. Students had the opportunity to see the spatial atomic layer deposition system and learn more about the experimental setups used in his group’s perovskite solar cell research.

week 9

Professor Jean Duhamel gave a talk on how to use fluorescence techniques to characterize polymer conformations, highlighting methods to analyze polymer structure, dynamics, and interactions through fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging.

week 7
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Professor Kevin Musselman, Associate Professor in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, shared insights into his lab’s research on perovskite solar cells, spatial atomic layer deposition, and innovative materials for sustainable energy.
week 8
2 / 3
The following week, Professor Musselman led a research lab tour. Students had the opportunity to see the spatial atomic layer deposition system and learn more about the experimental setups used in his group’s perovskite solar cell research.
week 9
3 / 3
Professor Jean Duhamel gave a talk on how to use fluorescence techniques to characterize polymer conformations, highlighting methods to analyze polymer structure, dynamics, and interactions through fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging.

Week 10-12

week 10

Professor Hamed Shahsavan, in Chemical Engineering, gave a talk on smart materials for medical microrobotics, discussing the design and applications of responsive materials that enable precise control and functionality in tiny robotic systems for healthcare.

week 11

Professor Jim Martin gave a talk on the Stern-Gerlach interferometer, exploring its principles and applications in quantum measurement and atomic physics experiments.

week 12

Materials and Nanosciences Society run a ferrofluid lab event. Supervisors: Nayla Qureshi, Joe Hao, Jeremy Hoare, Rick Marta

week 10
1 / 3
Professor Hamed Shahsavan, in Chemical Engineering, gave a talk on smart materials for medical microrobotics, discussing the design and applications of responsive materials that enable precise control and functionality in tiny robotic systems for healthcare.
week 11
2 / 3
Professor Jim Martin gave a talk on the Stern-Gerlach interferometer, exploring its principles and applications in quantum measurement and atomic physics experiments.
week 12
3 / 3
Materials and Nanosciences Society run a ferrofluid lab event. Supervisors: Nayla Qureshi, Joe Hao, Jeremy Hoare, Rick Marta