Nano Materials NewsDR. SUDIPTA SEAL APPOINTED AS THE NSTC & AMPAC DIRECTOR

It gives me great pleasure to

be writing in the Director’s

The year 2009 has brought

The most notable change has

been the great honor bestowed

upon me to serve as Director

for the support they have each given me every step of the

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must also specially mention two people, without whom I

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light some of the main topics that have impacted us as a

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ties not to mention a strong foundation for an internation-

energy related research that has been highlighted in the

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that AMPAC/NSTC will provide you with many oppor-

tunities to help you grow professionally and to channel

strength and encourage the center faculty and staff to pursue

mission is to cross new frontiers in academics and research

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the frontier of nano and materials technology

Inside Story: Director’s Note 1

Messages from Interim Directors 2

Student News 7

Staff News 8

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Message from

Prof. Debra Reinhart

staff and students for the privi-

lege of serving as their interim

an amazing and talented group

research and academic success, not to mention his former

forward to continuing to serve you all in my new

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Message from Prof. Louis Chow

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ence for me to serve as interim

director for AMPAC for about

tremendous research, educational

students involved in materials science and engineering

research were impressive; so were the research staff at

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the help and advice of AMPAC former director, James

a truly outstanding individual, Sudipta Seal, to lead as

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gurated in 2008 and, due to its tremendous success and

great reception amongst student and faculty participants,

was organized by the NSTC Student Body under the able

Swadeshmukul SantraThere were over 200 participants and many of them came

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doctoral candidates, faculty members and some industry

the NSTC Student Body

members for their tireless

effort towards coordinating

MESSAGE FROM FORMER INTERIM DIRECTORS

NANOFLORIDA 2009: A SUCCESS STORY

See NSTC online

multimedia gallery

for images from the

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Helge Heinrich is an

Assistant Professor with the

Advanced Materials Processing

KEY RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS:Structures and chemistries of nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires, and nanotubes:Nanorods of ZnO are interesting

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sion electron microscopy was used to identify the growth

The columnar ZnO grains growth preferentially parallel

to the [0001] direction of the wurtzite structure and form

electron microscopy show a unique orientation relationship

between neighboring ZnO grains with a S7 grain bound-

The growth mechanism of boron nitride nanotubes has

a base-growth mechanism, while a tip growth mechanism

Metastable precipitates in Alloys:Nanoparticles embedded in other materials have wide-

ranging applications ranging from optical laser applica-

tions to dye sensitized solar cells and to strengthening

components for the mechanical stability of structural

rich SiO2

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are observed in the SiO2

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line Si precipitates within the SiO2

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Nanocomposites can be used for structural applica-

indicating that dislocation hardening is responsible for the

Defects in Thin-Film Materials, especially in Thin-Film Solar Cells:

and the Institute of Applied Physics and in a current re-

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FACULTY PROFILE : HELGE HEINRICH

luncheon was well attended by faculty and staff wishing

to show their appreciation and gratitude from both the

Director of NSTC and AMPAC and wished him success

LtoR:

A FOND FAREWELL

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Andre J. Gesquiere leads

Imaging and Spectroscopy at

developed novel com-posite

organic nanoparticles that have

enabled a detailed investiga-

tion of the structure-property

relationships of blended func-

tional organic material systems

polymer/fullerene nanoparticles have led to compelling

observations regarding the effect of fullerene loading on

the morphology of single polymer chains, polymer chain

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and electrode separation, and elimination of the need for

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Above:

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FACULTY PROFILE : ANDRE GESQUIERE

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Cover Page Article by Dr. Gesquiere’s Group Daeri Tenery Andre J. Gesquiere -

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Message from (Treen), Qun Huo, Ph.D., Associate Professor, NanoScience Technology Center, Department of Chemistry and Department of Mechanical, Material, and Aerospace Engineering Please review the new issue of JACS Select online: l

JACS

JACS editor,

JACS

Awards for Linan AnLinan An

UCF scientists win research grant to develop power-plant sensor

Orlando Sentinel

September 1, 2009

Xun Gong

2 [climate-

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Linan AnChengying Xu

FACULTY NEWS

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Bonnie Berry is pursuing a

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ence Technology Center at the

She is a two-time alumni of

of Science - Biology with Uni-

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al of bacteria in simulated martian conditions was con-

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Most recently, she was awarded the NanoScience

for studies in neuronal migration on patterned surfaces

Bonnie’s thoughts on her involvement on campus:

tant, peer tutor, supplemental instructor, academic ad-

competition for at the Astrobiology Science Conference

Mainul Hossain’s motivation for

pursuing a career in research reached

58th Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners in Physics, held from June 29 to

as one of the three participants from

the opportunity to not only meet but

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technology, especially on nanoelectronics and nanomate-

rials, are perfectly aligned with his research interests and

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presence of numerous outstanding faculty members, with

the same research interests as Mainul, coupled with the

most advanced research facilities, helped him choose

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lished a couple of papers in the area of Quantum Dot and

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world-class research was when he visited the department

of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science at the

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Apart from research and studies, he is also inter-

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sional in an organization, or a faculty member at one of

give him the perfect opportunity to advance towards his

NSTC AWARDS TWO FELLOWSHIPS IN 2009

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Biao Yuan,

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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Research Participation ProgramDuring the 2009 summer, Travis J. Patterson was selected to conduct research in the areas

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Idaho National Laboratory Summer Internship Ashley Ewh

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versary diffusional interaction that occurs between the metallic Uranium fuels and the aluminum

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Congratulations to our new graduates!Xiong Liu and Atul Asati John

Rumsey Zeyu Ma and Chetak Patel achieved a Master’s degree in

STUDENT NEWS

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Karen Glidewell

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sibilities include scheduling equipment for users, maintaining usage records and coordinating all

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information on the MCF, please contact us via email at ampacmcf@mail.ucf.edu or phone at (407) 882-1500.

Debbie Fry

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New End User Computing Specialist Arrives! Ted Molinareceived his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis on Management Informa-

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