Issue Six

Datta offers nanoelectronics courses online
Thought leader Supriyo Datta is teaching two courses this spring on nanoHUB​.org, presenting his work on the fundamentals of nanoelectronics. The introductory course is underway, and registration is open for Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics, Part 2, which will cover quantum models. Part 2 begins March 19. The course is designed for engineers, academics, graduate students, and others who need to understand both the basics and the latest developments in the field. Read more

Paper receives Honorable Mention from the ACM Gordon Bell Prize Committee
The ACM Gordon Bell Prize Committee awarded Honorable Mention to a paper authored by nanoHUB​.org members titled, "Atomistic Nanoelectronics Device Engineering with Sustained Performances Up to 1.44 PFlop/s."

Authors Mathieu Luisier, Purdue University; Timothy Boykin, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Gerhard Klimeck, Purdue University, and director, Network for Computational Nanotechnology; and Wolfgang Fichtner, Integrated Systems Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland, were recognized at the SC11 conference in Seattle, Washington, on Nov. 17, 2011. Read more

Undergraduate students develop research tools and learn more than programming
Thousands of researchers have run simulations on nanoHUB​.org with tools developed by undergraduate students through Purdue University's summer research programs. Since 2003, over 120 undergraduate students have been mentored by faculty and graduate students involved in the Network for Computational Nanotechnology at Purdue.

With their curiosity sparked by video games or high school physics, program participants found working on nanoHUB helped them develop as scholars and professionals. Matteo Mannino, AI and computer vision research engineer at the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Victoria Savikhin, a senior at Purdue University; and Marcela Meza, a graduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso, say they have benefitted in lasting ways. Read more

Simulations inspire teaching and learning
The Nano Biophotonics Summer School (NBSS) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign last year incorporated nanoHUB​.org resources and inspired both students and instructors.

Simulations used during the ten-day program impressed Corneliu Rablau, assistant professor of applied physics at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. "I take home with me valuable tools that I will be able to use with my undergraduate students in everyday classes," he said. View video

Program participants used the nanoHUB Optics Lab, Nanofilm Lab, Nanoparticle Quantitative Lab, Nanoparticles Array Lab, and Optical Beam Focusing System. Lectures from the NBSS 2011 program are published on nanoHUB. Read more

Support for sharing presentations
and results
As part of its expanding array of services, nanoHUB​.org offers free editorial review, upon author request, of any material prepared for publication on the site.

nanoHUB's editorial team, which comprises PhD candidates from a variety of disciplines, reviews materials for editorial style, correctness and readability of presentations, papers, and tool documentation.

"As nanoHUB continues to expand its service offerings, and as the nanoHUB universe continues to expand, we felt it was important for our customers to have access to editorial services to help maintain a high level of clarity and readability of materials," says Lynn Zentner, technical director, nanoHUB.

For details on editorial services, contact Zentner at contact@nanohub.org.