News and Research Highlights
interactions within the CFN community
January 30, 2024
News Stories
- Hacking DNA to Make Next-Gen Materials
- Catalytic Combo Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon Nanofibers
- Brainstorming with a Bot
- Scientists Observe Composite Superstructure Growth from Nanocrystals in Real Time
- A Bright Future for Extreme UV Lithography at Brookhaven Lab
- Silicon Ally: Penn Engineers Grow Full Wafers of High-Performing 2D Semiconductor That Integrates With State-of-the-Art Chips
- Brookhaven Lab Celebrates National Nanotechnology Day on October 9
- National Labs RENEWing Interest in STEM with Pathway Summer School
Research Highlights
- Warming Up Valley Polarization
- AI Deduces Material Structure from Complex X-Ray Spectra
- Watching Metals Oxidize at the Atomic Scale
Awards and Honors
- Mark Hybertsen, former group leader for Theory and Computation, was recently awarded Brookhaven Lab emeritus status, which recognizes scientists making noteworthy contributions to the Lab’s reputation as a world-class scientific institution. Hybertsen is the first CFN scientist to be granted Brookhaven Lab emeritus status.
- A team of eight CFN staff and postdocs participated in a 5K race at the American Vacuum Society Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, placing first in the team competition.
Service Awards
- Priscilla Antunez – five years (Dec. 3, 2018)
- Xiaohui Qu – five years (Jan. 7, 2019)
Arrivals and Departures
Arrivals in Q1:
- Meng Li – Staff Scientist, Electron Microscopy Group
- Karthika Madathil Soman Pillai – Postdoctoral Researcher, Electronic Nanomaterials Group
- Seunghoon Yang – Postdoctoral Researcher, Electronic Nanomaterials Group
Departures in Q1:
- Mark Hybertsen – Scientific Advisor, Theory & Computation Group (retired)
- Emmanuel Ortiz – Technical Associate, Operations Group
- Xiaobo Chen – Postdoctoral Researcher, Electron Microscopy Group (externally funded)
Upcoming Events
- The 2024 Spring Internship Program – CFN welcomed students on Jan. 8; the program runs through April 26&
- NSLS-II & CFN Users Meeting – May 13-17
- CFN’s DOE Review – May 16-17
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