REMINDER: BNC Faculty Seminar Today, 10/17 @ 12:00pm (Lunch Provided) in BRK 2001 – Presenter is Prof. Tongcang Li Dear all, The next BNC Faculty Seminar will be tomorrow Thursday, 10/17 @ 12pm (lunch provided) in BRK 2001. Professor Tongcang Li will be our first presenter for the Fall Semester Series. Tongcang Li<http://www.physics.purdue.edu/people/faculty/tcli.php>, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Computer Engineering will present a brief overview of his work on precision measurements and quantum sensing for the first half then the remainder will be open for questions and high-level discussion of collaboration opportunities that can lead to future center of excellence and/or also brainstorm about a shared vision for Birck. Precision measurements and quantum sensing with optomechanical systems and quantum emitters I will give a brief overview of our works on precision measurements and quantum sensing. In 2018, we optically levitated a nanodumbbell and drove it to rotate beyond 60 billion revolutions per minute, which was the fastest nanorotor in the world. This work was selected as one of the APS Physics top 10 “Highlights of the Year” of 2018 by the American Physical Society. With an optically levitated nanoparticle, we developed the world’s most sensitive torque detector and measured a torque as small as 10-27 Nm, which is several orders of magnitudes smaller than the former world record. Besides, we have built a dual-cantilever atomic force microscope (AFM) in vacuum and measured the Casimir force. We also used diamond nitrogen-vacancy centers for quantum sensing of magnetic field, temperature, and beyond. We have collaborated with colleagues in biomedical engineering and developed the axial plane single-molecule super-resolution microscopy. Please find below the BNC Fall Faculty Seminar Series Schedule. Date Faculty Topic 10/17/19 Tongcang Li Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Computer Engineering Precision measurement and quantum sensing 10/24/19 Miko Cakmak Reilly Professor of Materials and Mechanical Engineering Nanomanufacturing 10/31/19 Babak Anasori Assistant Professor, Dept of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, IUPUI 2D Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides (MXenes): Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities 11/7/19 Hugh Lee Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Implantable Microsystems 11/14/19 Amy Marconett Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering ***Alternate Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm*** Thermal and Energy Conversion 11/21/19 Wenzhuo Wu Ravi and Eleanor Talwar Rising Star Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering Innovating nanotechnologies through the design, nanomanufacturing, and integration of functional materials with controlled composition and architecture across multiple length scales. Applications in sensing, renewable energy, electronics and wearable devices. 11/28/19 Thanksgiving Break 12/5/19 Luna Lu Associate Professor of Civil Engineering with courtesy appointmen in Materials Science and Engineering Sustainable Materials and Renewable Technology 12/12/19 Finals Week Thank you! Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner@purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Lea...] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>