Issue Five

nanoHUB​.org names new technical director
Dr. Lynn Zentner has joined the Network for Computational Nanotechnology as Technical Director. Read More...


Dr. Lynn Zentner, NCN Technical Director

Jeff Neaton takes new role at Molecular Foundry
Dr. Jeffrey B. Neaton, Director of Theory of Nanostructured Materials Facility at The Molecular Foundry, has been named "Acting Deputy Director for Science" for the Materials Sciences Division. Read More...


Dr. Jeff Neaton of The Molecular Foundry

Learning electronics—from the bottom up
Electronics from the Bottom Up Summer School will return to the Purdue University campus July 18-22.

Sponsored by Intel Foundation, the NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotechnology, and Purdue University, "Electronics from the Bottom Up" is an intensive and collaborative learning program that brings the knowledge of new developments in nanoelectronic research into the educational experience of students and practicing engineers. Read More...

Interview
The career of Deb Newberry, M.Sc., is as fascinating as it is inspiring.

Trained as a nuclear physicist, Ms. Newberry ("call me Deb") spent 23 years in the corporate world as a researcher and in executive management. Her career in nanotechnology began in 1991 when working with NASA and other organizations, where she studied radiation effects on micro- and nano- scale satellites. They were, she recalled, fascinating days. Read More...


Professor Deb Newberry

nanoHUB​.org tool of the month
FIONA (Fluorescence Imaging with One Nanometer Accuracy), by Paul R Selvin, Raheem Syed, Nahil Sobh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With the standard diffraction limit of light at about 250 nm, one cannot "resolve" objects closer than this distance. Despite this, nanoHUB​.org authors have come up with a method to measure 1.5 nm in x-y plane, with 1-500 msec, using a technique known as Fluorescence Imaging with One-Nanometer Accuracy (FIONA). This technique allows for localization of a single dye, or a single group of dyes, to within approximately 1-nm accuracy. This high degree of precision is achieved using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, deoxygenation agents, and a high quantum yield, low-noise detector. Read More...

Career opportunities
The University of Illinois at Chicago is accepting applications for Ph.D. positions in computational chemistry. Read More...

The Molecular Foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is seeking candidates for a staff scientist position for its Theory of Nanostructured Materials Facility. Read More...

The University of California-San Diego is seeking candidates for a postdoctoral position in computational nanotechnology. Read More...

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies seeks a nanoscale thin films research scientist. Read More...