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Sep27
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"Pencils, Paper, and Movie Discs: Curious Minds and Materials Discoveries"
Presented by: Jiaxing Huang
ABSTRACT: Curiosity is a fundamental driving force for scientific research. I will discuss a few curiosity-driven discoveries inspired by non-scientific sources that lead to new hypotheses and solutions for solving material problems. For example, crumpled paper balls in a waste basket inspired a new form of ultrafine particles that becomes aggregation-resistant and can disperse in arbitrary solvents. This illustrates a new way to achieve colloidal processability by reshaping the particles into weakly interacting morphologies, without the need for surface chemistry. In another example, nanopatterns in Blu-ray movie discs are found to be useful for improving the performance of solar cells through light trapping. This inspires a new way to design nanopatterns with the help of information processing algorithms. Finally, I will share a few examples of how curiosity-driven enquiry enhances student learning experience. In one example, a question asked by students after class inspired their creation of sensors from office and toy pencils.
BIO: Jiaxing Huang is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. His main research interest is in the general area of material chemistry and processing. In teaching, he encourages students to develop intuition and exercise creativity. In addition to early career awards from the National Science Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the Prairie Chapter of American Vacuum Society, his work has been recognized by a quadrennial Fissan-Pui-TSI Award from the International Aerosol Research Assembly, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a JSPS Fellowship.
TIME Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION Tech L361 Technological Institute map it
CONTACT Department Office matsci@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Apr25
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-Policy & ProceduresTIME Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
LOCATION 2036, Cook Hall map it
CONTACT Wade Tischhauser wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)
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Apr29
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-Policy & ProceduresTIME Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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CONTACT Wade Tischhauser wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)
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May2
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-Policy & ProceduresTIME Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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CONTACT Wade Tischhauser wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL
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May6
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-Policy & ProceduresTIME Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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CALENDAR Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)
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May8
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lessThe Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and objects-inspired scientific research. Materials research benefits ongoing work in conservation, archaeology, art history, and curatorial scholarship.
Learn how the Center uses materials research to care for art objects in sustainable, innovative ways with Maria Kokkori, Senior Scientist in the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. She will be in conversation with Corey Byrnes, Northwestern Associate Professor of Chinese Culture and co-founder/co-director of the Environmental Humanities Workshop in Kaplan Humanities Center.
This event is presented by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science in conjunction with exhibition Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.
TIME Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
LOCATION Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh map it
CONTACT Block Museum of Art block-museum@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR Block Museum of Art
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May9
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CONTACT Wade Tischhauser wade@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)
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May13
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-Policy & ProceduresTIME Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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May16
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May20
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May23
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-Policy & ProceduresTIME Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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May27
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May30
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CALENDAR Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)
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Jun10
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lessMcCormick School of Engineering PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
LOCATION Welsh-Ryan Arena
CONTACT Amy Pokrass amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Jun10
TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION Welsh-Ryan Arena
CONTACT Amy Pokrass amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science