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Physics Department Colloquium/Seminar
Schedule:
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Faculty Dining Area, 3rd Floor, NJIT Campus Center
Topic: SELF-ASSEMBLED CARBON NANOTUBES AND NANO-DEVICES
Presenter: Reginald C. Farrow
Department of Physics, NJIT
The Research Café, sponsored by the NJIT chapter of Sigma Xi, the international research honor society, was inaugurated with highly
successful sessions on September 29 and October 22. The Research Café now invites you to its third session on November 19.
The Café endeavors to present cutting edge research in a manner that is accessible to both faculty, students and other members of the NJIT
community, as well as to interested persons in nearby industry and scientific laboratories.
Prof. Farrow’s research lies at the interface between nano-technology and biotechnology, and may lead to ways of listening (and talking) to
individual cells. It may also lead to power sources that use blood sugar as fuel and are so small that they can power
nano-computers that could circulate through the body in the blood and provide medical diagnostics as they pass through critical
organs.
There has been a great deal of research and development interest in using single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) as device elements for a host
of applications. The main difficulty with making practical devices has been an easy method to place nanotubes with the right properties on
electrical interconnects. This talk focuses on a novel method to fabricate individual or controlled arrays of interconnected vertically oriented
SWNTs using electrophoresis and nanoscopic electrostatic lenses with applications as transistors, single/multiple element biomolecular detectors,
and nano-scale biofuel cells. The latter of these has been demonstrated and will be discussed in detail with a discussion of the fascinating applications
of this technology which may change the face of medicine.
Dr. Reginald C. Farrow is a Research Professor in Physics at NJIT which he joined in 2004. Dr. Farrow joined Bell Laboratories in 1976
where he started a career of research science that spanned 25 years. During his tenure at Bell Labs he did research in areas that included fundamental
condensed matter physics, materials science, electron microscopy, and nanofabrication. He has published over 60 papers in peer reviewed journals
and proceedings, 5 patents, and has given 13 invited talks. Dr. Farrow’s main research area at NJIT explores the interface between nanotechnology and biophysics.
For more information about the NJIT-Sigma Xi Research Café, including future meetings, visit
http://www.njit.edu/v2/professional_society/sigmaxi/sx-ScienceCafe.htm
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“If this was the last lecture you were going to give to a group of students, what would you say?”
Join us for the this year’s Last Lecture, “My Ultimate Reflections”
Dr. N.M. Ravindra
(Department of Physics, College of Science and Liberal Arts)
Monday, November 9 at 5:30 pm in Room/Lab 407 Tiernan Hall.
Fatima Elgammal and Michael Lawson
Presidents
Omicron Delta Kappa ®/New Jersey Institute of Technology
See the slide show.
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** November 6, 2009, FRIDAY (SPECIAL DATE)**
Time: Noon-1 pm with 11:30 am tea time
**ROOM: 202 ECE **
Nonlinear Optical Tissue Imaging
Prof. Feruz Ganikhanov
West Virginia University
(Optics/Biophysics, Host: Thomas)
Abstract
Applications of nonlinear optical techniques that help to characterize live tissue with 250 nm spatial resolution will be presented. In particular, recent results on multimodal nonlinear optical imaging of fascia, a rich collagen type-I sheath around internal organs and muscle will be discussed. I will also present results on axon imaging of the peripheral nervous system using combined microscopy techniques and most recent results on resolving sarcomere structures within the skeletal muscle using Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering microscopy. Issues related to complementary information that can be obtained using four different nonlinear optical techniques will be discussed along with currently pursued instrument designs and experimental solutions that will help to find applications of nonlinear optics in biology and medicine.
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The Edison Award
November 5, 2009
Drs. John Federici, Lim and Gordon Thomas were awarded for their patent on Smart Coating Technology in collaboration with colleagues
at NJIT and the US Army - Picatinny Arsenal.
Congratulations!
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**October 23, 2009, FRIDAY (SPECIAL DATE)** CANCELLED
Noon-1 pm with 11:30 am tea time
**ROOM: To Be Announced **
Nonlinear Optical Tissue Imaging
Prof. Feruz Ganikhanov
West Virginia University
(Optics/Biophysics, Host: Thomas)
Abstract
Applications of nonlinear optical techniques that help to characterize live tissue with 250 nm spatial resolution will be presented. In particular, recent results on multimodal nonlinear optical imaging of fascia, a rich collagen type-I sheath around internal organs and muscle will be discussed. I will also present results on axon imaging of the peripheral nervous system using combined microscopy techniques and most recent results on resolving sarcomere structures within the skeletal muscle using Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering microscopy. Issues related to complementary information that can be obtained using four different nonlinear optical techniques will be discussed along with currently pursued instrument designs and experimental solutions that will help to find applications of nonlinear optics in biology and medicine.
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OSA NJIT Chapter presents:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm in 407 Tiernan Hall.
Professor John Federici
"Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy for detection of concealed weapons, explosives and drugs"
Abstract
It is well-known that terahertz radiation, which covers the electromagnetic spectrum from roughly 300GHz-5THz, shows great promise as a means to detect concealed objects. THz radiation can propagate through most non-metallic and non-aqueous materials including clothing, postal packaging, plastics, etc.
Many explosives, including improvised explosive devices, exhibit characteristic THz 'colors' in both transmission and reflection. An overview of THz imaging and spectroscopy will be presented with emphasis on detection of concealed weapons, explosives, and drugs.