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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Qiushi Guo\, California Institute of Technology\, Yale University
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 2nd at 10:30am\, for a one-hour talk from Dr. Qiushi Guo\, California Institute of Technology\, Yale University. \nTitle- Emergent active photonic platforms for next-generation mid-infrared and ultrafast photonics \nAbstract – As two basic properties of light\, wavelength and timescale are central to numerous photonic applications. Compared to visible and near-infrared\, the longer wavelength mid-infrared spectral regime contains unique thermal visual information and chemical fingerprints of the environment. On a different front\, femtosecond light sources and systems can enable ultrafast information processing\, sensing\, and computing. Yet\, current chip-scale photonic devices and systems are facing tremendous challenges in detecting\, generating\, and processing light of long wavelength and ultrashort timescale. Overcoming these challenges requires new materials and clever device architectures\, and these technologies stand poised to evolutionize fields such as biomedical sensing\, free-space communication\, and photonic computing in both classical and quantum domains. \nIn this talk\, I will show that by engineering the carrier and nonlinear dynamics in emergent active photonic materials\, we can detect photons beyond the regimes accessible to conventional laser sources and detectors\, and process information in an ultrafast manner. In the first half of my talk\, I will first briefly introduce the discovery of black phosphorus (BP) mid-infrared photonics\, highlighting the world’s first BP mid-infrared detectors with high internal gain\, as well as BP’s electrically tunable spectral response due to its unique bandgap tunability. Then\, I will discuss a new strategy for detecting longer wavelength mid-infrared radiations at 12 µm. This is achieved by harnessing the intrinsic mid-infrared plasmons in large-scale graphene. \nThe second half of my talk will cover my recent work on integrated lithium niobate (LN) ultrafast photonics in both classical and quantum domains. I will discuss the realization of ultra-strong nonlinear optical interactions and dynamics in dispersion-engineered and quasi-phase-matched integrated LN devices\, which have enabled 100 dB/cm optical parametric amplification\, ultra-wide bandwidth quantum squeezing\, as well as femtosecond and femtojoule all-optical switching. Finally\, I will outline promising pathways toward realizing chip-scale ultrafast light sources and microsystems for on-chip spectroscopic sensing\, mid-infrared free-space communication\, coherent all-optical computing\, and next-generation thermal vision technologies. \nBio – Dr. Qiushi Guo is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology with Prof. Alireza Marandi. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Yale University in Dec. 2019\, advised by Prof. Fengnian Xia. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014\, and his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2012. Qiushi is the winner of the 2021 Henry Prentiss Becton Graduate Prize for his exceptional research achievements at Yale University. His research interests include integrated nonlinear and quantum photonics\, mid-infrared photonics\, and 2-D materials optoelectronics. He has published 36 peer-reviewed research papers in leading scientific journals with citations more than 2700 times. He is serving on the editorial board of the journal Micromachines. \n  \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 826 5500 2741 \nPasscode: 793645
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-qiushi-guo-california-institute-of-technology-yale-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T120000
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Shelley D. Minteer\, University of Utah
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 2nd at 12pm\, for a one-hour talk presented by Shelley D. Minteer\, Professor in the Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering\, University of Utah\, Salt Lake City\, UT titled: \nBioelectrocatalysis for Electrosynthesis \nAbstract- In the last 5 years\, there have been extensive studies and new materials designed for interfacing biocatalysts with electrode surfaces. This talk will discuss electroanalytical techniques for studying biocatalysis\, including both mediated bioelectrocatalysis and direct bioelectrocatalysis. The talk will discuss electrode materials innovation for interfacing complex proteins with electrode surfaces as well as using them for electrosynthesis of ammonia as well as other value-added products (i.e.\, chiral amines\, chiral amino acids\, polymers\, etc.). This talk will discuss strategies for cofactor regeneration. Finally\, this talk will discuss the use of synthetic biology for microbial bioelectrosynthesis of ammonia and other value-added products. \n  \nThis seminar will be presented via Zoom\, the broadcast can also be viewed in the ASRC Auditorium. \nTo join these ongoing events\, the zoom link can also be found below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-shelley-d-minteer-university-of-utah/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics Core Workshop Series: Introducing 10X Chromium
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join us March 3rd\, 2022\, for an introductory seminar on the workflow of our newest instrument addition at the Epigenetics Core of ASRC – 10 Chromium iX Controller. \nKrunal Shah from 10x Genomics Inc. will present a talk titled: \nIntroducing 10X Chromium \n   – Single Cell Gene Expression Solution with Feature Barcode Technology \nSingle cell analysis has been a revolutionary breakthrough in biology. Understanding cellular diversity has enabled significant insights into intracellular mechanisms and their applications to health and disease (Learn More…) \n  \n  \nPlease register for the event here. \nTo access the Zoom. \nFor further details\, contact:\nJia Liu at Epigenetics Core Facility\n212.413.3183\nEmail: jliu1@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/epigenetics-core-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Kai Wang\, Stanford University
DESCRIPTION:Title: New paradigms of photonic state manipulation on synthetic platforms  \nAbstract – Photons\, the particles of light\, are ideal carriers of quantum and classical information. My research focuses on employing fundamental physics concepts and advanced photonics technology for the unconventional manipulation of photons in their intrinsic degrees of freedom\, from polarization to spatial modes to frequency. \nThe first part of the talk will be on nanostructured metasurfaces for quantum photonics. I will show our experimental results that use metasurfaces for the interference\, tomographic measurement\, and nontrivial transformation of multiphoton quantum states encoded in the polarization degree of freedom. \nThe second part will focus on non-Hermitian topological photonics in synthetic dimensions. I will show how we implement lattice Hamiltonians with unprecedented flexibility using discrete frequency modes of photons in a dynamically modulated system. I will show how we judiciously use losses to achieve non-Hermitian topological invariants\, from nontrivial winding numbers to braids/knots formed by the complex-energy non-Hermitian bands. \nThe last part of my talk will show where my works and expertises point to in the future. I will briefly share my visions and plans on developing scalable quantum interconnect and simulation platforms based on new paradigms of manipulation of multidimensional photonic states encoded in intrinsic degrees of freedom. \nBio – Kai Wang is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Before Stanford\, he received his PhD from The Australian National University in 2019. Prior to that\, he obtained MSc from Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and BE from Tianjin University. His research interests include quantum photonics\, non-Hermitian topological photonics\, and metasurfaces. \n  \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 810 5653 1420 \nPasscode: 116074 \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-kai-wang-stanford-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Nicholas K. Tonks
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 9th at 12pm\, for a one-hour talk presented by Nicholas K. Tonks\, Professor of Cancer Research; Dep. Director\, NCI-Cancer Center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory\, Cold Spring Harbor\, NY\, titled: \nProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases and the Regulation of Cell Signaling: From Basic Research to New Therapeutics \nABSTRACT- The protein phosphatases are critical\, specific regulators of signaling that serve an essential function\, in a coordinated manner with the protein kinases\, to determine the response to a physiological stimulus. My laboratory takes a multidisciplinary approach to study the structure\, regulation and function of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family of enzymes\, to illustrate their fundamental importance to the control of signal transduction under normal and pathophysiological conditions. As functional studies have established links to disease\, the PTPs have been garnering attention as potential therapeutic targets; however\, they remain a largely untapped resource for drug development. \nA focus of the lab is PTP1B\, the prototypic member of the PTP family that I discovered ~30 years ago. It is a validated target for diabetes and obesity\, as well as HER2-positive cancer\, and as such has been the subject of extensive drug discovery efforts. PTP1B is a challenging target for drug development\, which led industry to conclude that the members of the PTP family are “undruggable”. Consequently\, new approaches are required to exploit this important target effectively and reinvigorate drug discovery efforts. \nNow\, the detailed understanding of the structure and function of PTP1B\, which we have generated in an academic setting\, is revealing new approaches to the development of small molecule drug candidates. This includes small molecules that harness the physiological regulation of PTP function by reversible oxidation\, as well as allosteric inhibitors that stabilize an inactive conformation of PTP1B that is encountered in the absence of substrate and chelate copper specifically. These studies have opened up unanticipated ways to modulate the activity of critical signaling pathways in vivo. The application of these inhibitors is now revealing new functions of PTP1B and suggesting new indications in which these molecules may be applied for therapeutic benefit. \n  \nThis seminar will be presented via Zoom\, the broadcast can also be viewed in the ASRC Auditorium. \nTo join these ongoing events\, the zoom link can also be found below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-nicholas-k-tonks/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T130000
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Joshua Caldwell\, Vanderbilt University
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 15th\, for a one-hour talk presented by Joshua Caldwell\, PhD\, Director of the\nInterdisciplinary Materials Science Ph.D. Program at Vanderbilt University titled: \nStrong Coupling and Extreme Anisotropy in Infrared Polaritonic Media \nAbstract – The field of nanophotonics is based on the ability to confine light to subdiffractional dimensions. In the infrared\, this requires compression of the wavelength to length scales well below that of the free-space values. While traditional dielectric materials do not exhibit indices of refraction high enough in non-dispersive media to realize such compression\, the implementation of polaritons\, quasi-particles comprised of oscillating charges and photons\, enable such opportunities. Two predominant forms of polaritons\, the plasmon and phonon polariton\, which are derived from light coupled with free carriers or polar optic phonons\, respectively\, are broadly applied in the mid- to longwave infrared. However\, the short scattering lifetimes of free-carriers results in high losses and broad linewidths for the former\, while the fast dispersion and narrow band of operation for the latter result in significant limitations for both forms. \nHere we will discuss the opportunity to implement polaritonic strong coupling between different media in an effort to dictate the polaritonic dispersion relation\, and thus\, the propagation and resonant properties of these materials. Further\, by employing the extreme anisotropy of crystals ranging from two-dimensional materials such as hexagonal boron nitride and transition metal dichalcogenides to low-symmetry monoclinic to triclinic materials\, novel optical phenomena such as hyperbolicity and shear polaritons are observed. The talk will highlight ultra-strong coupling between both forms of polaritons in the context of infrared emitters\, as a means to control planar propagation using hyperbolic polaritons\, a modifying thermal dissipation at ultrafast time scales. \nBio – Prof. Joshua Caldwell is the Flowers Family Chancellor Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the current Director of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Ph.D. Program at Vanderbilt University. He was awarded his Bachelor of Chemistry from Virginia Tech in 2000 before heading to the University of Florida where he received his PhD in Physical Chemistry in 2004. There he used magnetic resonance methods to investigate electron-nuclear spin coupling within low-dimensional quantum wells and heterostructures. He accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at the Naval Research Laboratory in 2005\, using optical spectroscopy as a means of understanding defects within wide-band gap semiconductors. He was transitioned to permanent staff in 2007\, where he began work in the field of nanophotonics\, investigating coupling phenomena within plasmonic materials. Prof. Caldwell merged his prior work in wide band gap semiconductor materials with his efforts in nanophotonics\, leading to his work exploiting undoped\, polar dielectric crystals for lowloss\, sub-diffractional infrared optics. He is a three-time recipient of the highly competitive NRL Nanoscience Institute grants and was promoted to senior (supervisory) staff at NRL in 2012. He was awarded a sabbatical at the University of Manchester with Prof. Kostya Novoselov in 2013-2014\, investigating the use of van der Waals crystals such as hexagonal boron nitride for mid-IR to THz nanophotonics\, where he demonstrated the natural hyperbolic response of this material. During his time at NRL he was a 4-time recipient of the Alan Berman Best Pure Science Paper Award and received the Thomas Edison Best Patent Award for his dry transfer technique for 2D materials. In 2017 he accepted a tenured Associate Professorship at Vanderbilt University within the Mechanical Engineering Department. He was elected as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2020 and has published over 160 papers\, >8300 citations and 11 patents\, with two more pending. \n  \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nLeah Abraha \nPhotonics Initiative \nlabraha@gc.cuny.edu. \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 889 5868 8719   \nPasscode: 281231 \nDial by your location: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/u/kdlagOlT9z \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-joshua-caldwell-vanderbilt-university-2/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics Core Workshop SERIES: Live Demo- Partek Flow
DESCRIPTION:Join the Neuroscience Initiative on March 17th\, at 12pm\, for a live demonstration of Partek Flow. \nA speaker from Partek Inc. will be giving a talk titled: Start to Finish Multi-omics Data Analysis. \nPartek Flow bioinformatics software provides a singular environment that reduces the complexity of analyzing and visualizing high dimensional multi-omics sequencing data making bioinformatics accessible to all researchers. It features a graphical interface tailored to biologists\, gold-standard algorithms\, and constant implementation of new features to accommodate the ever-changing landscape of genomic sequencing technologies. \nJoin us for this Webinar session where the Partek scientist will use RNA-Seq data as an example to show you how to perform start to finish analysis to go from raw data to experimental results with the point-and-click user interface in Partek Flow. \nAgenda:\nPresentation: Partek Flow Overview\nLive Demo: RNA-Seq Data Analysis and Visualization in Partek Flow\n• Data Import\n• QA/QC\n• Alignment\n• Gene abundance estimate and normalization\n• Detect differentially expressed genes\n• Biological interpretation\n• Visualization (PCA\, dotplot\, volcano plot\, hierarchical clustering\netc.)\n• Q&A \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 853 5848 8487\nPasscode: 312830 \nFor further details\, contact:\nJia Liu at Epigenetics Core Facility\n212.413.3183\nEmail: jliu1@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/epigenetics-core-workshop-series-live-demo-partek-flow/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220319T170000
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SUMMARY:Brain Awareness Week: Ask Me Anything Session with professor Orie Shafer and his lab
DESCRIPTION:Join the Neuroscience Initiative as they partner with the Dana Foundation to celebrate Brain Awareness Week\, March 14-20. This week will include multiple public events/activities\, sharing the unique perspective of ASRC member’s experience with brain studies\, including an event where professor Orie Shafer and his lab members will answer questions on how circadian clocks work\, how the environment acts on your brain to affect your clock and sleep\, and the effects of shifting to daylight saving time on March 19th at 4pm.  \nThis event will be held via Zoom\, therefore please register here. \nRegistration is free but required. Please submit your questions at the time of registration. Selected questions will be answered during the live Zoom session. Additional questions will be taken at the live session. \nThe Neuroscience Initiative at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center is engaged in interdisciplinary programs with other initiatives and other institutions to implement interdisciplinary approaches for the study of environmental influences on brain function and behavior and to develop transformative technologies and advanced platforms aimed at promoting mental health. \n  \nWondering how the environment affects your brain health? Find out interesting facts and get tips on how to improve your brain health during Brain Awareness Week! \nJoin our daily social media challenges by following @asrc_gc below: \nFollow on Twitter\nFollow on Instagram \nFor further questions about how to participate in the ASRC’s involvement in Brain Awareness Week\, please contact Kevin Wang\, at kwang@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/ask-me-anything-session-with-professor-orie-shafer-and-his-lab/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220321T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220321T123000
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Michele Cotrufo\, The City University of New York
DESCRIPTION:Title – Nanophotonic Engineering: Extreme Control of Light using Metamaterials and Nonlinearities \nAbstract – Nanophotonic devices can enable unprecedented control over the flow of light\, and they hold a great potential for both fundamental studies and next-generation quantum and classical computers\, low-power optoelectronics\, and free-space applications. In this talk\, I will provide an overview of our recent efforts on engineering integrated photonic devices and free-space metasurfaces to enable linear and nonlinear manipulation of classical and quantum light. In particular\, I will describe several approaches to achieve advanced functionalities such as light isolation and trapping\, highly dispersive reflectors for augmented reality displays\, and analog computation. \nI will first focus on our recent works on nonlinearity-based nonreciprocity\, a recipe to obtain nonreciprocal wave propagation that is appealing due to its bias-free operation and ease of fabrication. I will describe the fundamental physics underlying these phenomena\, its drawbacks and opportunities for wave engineering\, and then discuss our experimental results in silicon photonics and radiofrequency circuits. I will then discuss how radiation trapping and release and nonlinear control of the quality factor can be obtained by combining exotic states of light\, such as bound states in the continuum (BICs)\, with quantum or classical nonlinearities. I will show how we implemented these effects in vastly different wave-like frameworks\, such as single-photon BICs in coupled cavity-atom systems and RF circuits loaded with nonlinear elements. \nIn the second part\, the focus will shift from integrated systems to free-space metasurfaces – planarized\, patterned devices with thickness smaller than or comparable to the operational wavelength. I will discuss how local and nonlocal alldielectric metasurfaces can be used to achieve different functionalities in the visible and near-infrared\, such as focusing\, tailored angle- and frequency-dependent mirrors for AR/VR applications\, and analog computation. \nI will conclude my talk by providing an outlook on promising future research directions\, such as using free-space metasurfaces\, possibly combined with nonlinearities and time-modulation\, to create and manipulate quantum states. \nBio – Dr. Michele Cotrufo is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Photonics Initiative at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center\, in New York City. He received a BS degree and MS degree in Physics from University of Bari\, Italy (2010) and University of Padova\, Italy (2012)\, respectively. He then joined the Department of Applied Physics at the Eindhoven University of Technology\, Netherlands\, as a doctoral student\, where he investigated novel interaction mechanisms in nanophotonics and hybrid optomechanical systems. After graduating in 2017\, he performed postdoctoral research at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the co-author of over 25 peer-reviewed journal papers. His current research interests span over a broad range of areas\, including nonlinear phenomena in classical and quantum electromagnetic systems\, nonreciprocal wave propagation\, spontaneous emission control with plasmonic and dielectric metamaterials\, and optical metasurfaces. In 2018\, he was awarded a two-year Rubicon fellowship from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 815 4701 8626 \nPasscode: 028706
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-michele-cotrufo-the-city-university-of-new-york/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T113000
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Yuzhe Xiao\, University of Wisconsin-Madison
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 23rd at 10:30am for a one-hour talk from Yuzhe Xiao\, University of Wisconsin- Madison. \nTitle – Thermal-radiation engineering: innovations and opportunities \nAbstract – Every hot object emits electromagnetic radiation\, which is called thermal radiation or thermal emission. Thermal radiation is a ubiquitous phenomenon\, with examples including the light emitting from the sun or from an incandescent lightbulb. Even though thermal radiation has been well-known from the century-old Planck’s law\, recent applications of thermal radiation in energy harvesting\, radiative cooling\, and sensing have led to a renewed research interest of this topic. This talk aims to focus on four aspects of thermal radiation. \nFirst\, I will talk about the surprisingly nontrivial measurement of thermal radiation and describe our effort to achieve precision measurement of thermal radiation. Based on this measurement capability\, then I will introduce depth thermography\, a new metrology method that can measure the temperature distribution of an object as a function of depth. Further\, I will talk about Planck spectroscopy\, a spectroscopic technique that does not require wavelength-selective components such as prisms\, gratings\, or interferometers—instead using the temperature dependence of Planck’s law of thermal radiation.  \nThe last part of my talk will cover the manipulation of thermal radiation\, where I will show nano-second modulation of thermal radiation via modulated emissivity\, with a speed much faster than the thermal time constant of the emitter. This talk will conclude with a discussion of future research opportunities of thermal-radiation engineering with quantum effects and strong nonlinear light-matter interaction. \nBio – Dr. Yuzhe Xiao is an assistant scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester and was then a postdoc fellow at the University of California-San Diego. He has authored about 40 publications in the fields of thermal radiation\, nonlinear optics\, and quantum plasmonics. Dr. Xiao is the recipient of the WARE Innovation Award Finalist (2021\, UW-Madison)\, the Agnes M. and George Messersmith Fellowship (2013\, University of Rochester)\, and the Best Student Presentation Award at the Integrated Photonics Research Conference (2012\, OSA). \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 820 0905 8676 \nPasscode: 375990
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-yuzhe-xiao-university-of-wisconsin-madison/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Rama Ranganathan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a one-hour talk presented by Professor Rama Ranganathan\, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology\, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago\, Chicago\, IL titled: \n Evolutionary Principles of Protein Structure and Function  \nABSTRACT Proteins can fold spontaneously into well-defined three-dimensional structures and can carry out complex biochemical reactions such as binding\, catalysis\, and long-range information transfer. The precision required for these properties is achieved while also preserving evolvability – the capacity to adapt in response to fluctuating selection pressures in the environment. What is the basic design of proteins that supports all of these properties? Recent work suggests that rather than direct physical analysis\, statistical analysis of genome sequences provides a powerful and general approach to this problem. Using different methodologies\, this approach has revealed both direct structural contacts as well as collective functional modes within protein structures. In this talk\, I will present new approaches for probing the physical mechanisms implied by the evolution-based models and present ideas for how such mechanisms are constrained by the dynamics of the evolutionary process. This work represents a step towards a theory for the physics of proteins that is consistent with evolution. \n  \nThis seminar will be presented via Zoom\, the broadcast can also be viewed in the ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, #5.210. \nTo join these ongoing events via Zoom\, please use the link below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-rama-ranganathan/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:Undergrad Research Open House at the ASRC
DESCRIPTION:Join the Macaulay STEM Society\, an organization that promotes research opportunities and allows students to explore their interests in STEM\, at 11 a.m. on March 25 to explore research opportunities for undergrads at the ASRC. The day will consist of lab tours\, lunch and a faculty/mentor meet-and-greet. Research areas at the ASRC include Nanoscience\, Photonics\, Structural Biology\, Neuroscience and Environmental Science. \nFree lunch will be served and this event is open to all students. \nRegister: https://bit.ly/asrctour
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/undergrad-research-open-house-at-the-asrc/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T140000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Editor: CUNY Faculty STEM Journal Editors
DESCRIPTION:STEM research careers can be super dynamic endeavors that involve everything from lab and field research to advocacy\, public outreach and publishing. Join us on Friday\, March 25th at 2 p.m. for a Communicating Your Science session with three CUNY STEM faculty members who also serve as editors for top research journals. Our panelists will share their insight on: \n\nPreparing for and seeking out opportunities to serve as research journal editors\nUnderstanding the research their respective journals are seeking and what to expect during the acceptance/editing process.\n\nOur guests will be: \n\nEarth & Environmental Science Prof. Jeff Bird (GC/QC)\, associate editor\, Soil Science Society of America Journal; editorial board member\, Biogeochemistry\nPsychology Prof. Tracey Revenson (GC/Hunter)\, editor-in-chief\, Annals of Behavioral Medicine\nPhysics/Photonics Prof. Andrea Alù (GC/ASRC) – editor-in-chief\, Optical Materials Express\n\nThere will be opportunity for Q&A. \nRegister for this event. \nCheck out the new Graduate Center Science Communications Academy webpage\, where you can learn about our events and access science communications training tools.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/science-outreach-to-diverse-audiences/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T193000
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SUMMARY:City of Science: Demystifying Drug Discoveries Michael Brown in Conversation with Kevin Gardner
DESCRIPTION:Renowned physician-scientist Michael Brown (1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine\, shared with Joseph Goldstein) reveals firsthand insight into the process of discovering new drugs. Describing his own research on how our bodies sense cholesterol\, which led to the development of statin drugs\, Brown discusses how the seed of an idea in the laboratory develops into a widely available life-saving drug. What forces are at play during this process\, how do they impact the relationship between science and medicine\, and how might we enable future discoveries that benefit society? \nBrown\, who is the Paul J. Thomas Professor of Molecular Genetics and director of the Jonsson Center for Molecular Genetics at UT Southwestern Medical School\, speaks with Kevin Gardner\, director of the Structural Biology Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center and Einstein Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. \nRegister to attend: https://bit.ly/3CwDhn1
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/city-of-science-demystifying-drug-discoveries-michael-brown-in-conversation-with-kevin-gardner/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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