News and Research Highlights

interactions within the CFN community

January 25, 2023

News Stories

• AI Discovers New Nanostructures
• Study Identifies New Levers for Controlling Plant Biochemistry
• Light Accelerates Conductivity in Nature's 'Electric Grid'
• Scientists Build Nanoscale Parapets, Aqueducts, and Other Shapes
• Rethinking the Computer Chip in the Age of AI
• Brookhaven Lab Celebrates National Nanotechnology Day on October 9
• Cobalt-free Cathode Could Lead to Safer, Longer-lasting Batteries for Electric Vehicles
• Hollen Receives $350,000 NSF Grant to Create New Two-Dimensional Materials

Research Highlights

• A New Quantum Algorithm for Quantum Chemistry
• Unexpected Kinetics in Clean Energy Catalysts
• More Hydrogen from “Hot” Water Splitting

Awards and Honors

2022 Brookhaven Science and Technology Award

• Anibal Boscoboinik, for “…establishing in situ methods for surface characterization, advancing these techniques using infrared and ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and for research advances to understand confinement effects within ultrathin-film porous silicate materials.”
• Brookhaven’s highest scientific award distinction

2022 Brookhaven Award

• Wai-Lin Ng, for “…longstanding contributions to the success of the CFN through leadership and dedication to ensuring safe operations.”
• Recognizes key contributors in support functions whose performance and achievements represent outstanding service to BNL

Service Awards

• Mircea Cotlet – 15 years (Oct 1, 2022)
• Grace Webster – 35 years (Oct 5, 2022)
• Aaron Stein – 20 years (Dec 16, 2022)

2022 BNL Spotlight Awards

• James Buddenhagen, Leadership on new work planning & control processes
• Fernando Comino, Engagement with early career students from minority serving institutions
• Lizette Chinga, CFN publications tracking
• Suzanne Forestiero, Support for CFN Group Leader & recruitments
• Kim Kisslinger, Remote engagements
• Ryan McFadden, Reviews of User Safety Approval Forms
• Chang-Yong Nam, Engagement in developing CFN & BNL microelectronics strategy
• Dmytro Nykypanchuk, Engagement with industry users
• Jurek Sadowski, Engagement with industry users
• Yugang Zhang, Rapid development/assembly of unique system for particle synthesis

Comings and Goings

New Arrivals

• Abdullah Al-Mahboob, Interface Science and Catalysis group

Departures

• Sebastian Russell, postdoc – Environmental Nanomaterials (ENM) group
• Kirby Schmidt, research scientific associate – ENM group
• Zhu Liang, postdoc – Theory and Computation group

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