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10:30 AM - Technology Roadmapping at Bell Labs
3:00 PM - Sufficiency Class for Global (in Time) Solutions to the Three-Dimensional Navier-Stokes Equations
4:00 PM - Ultracold Fermi alkali gases:Bose condensation meets Cooper pairing

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10:30 AM - The Use of Electronic Traps in Organic Electronic Materials
10:30 AM - Controlled Self-Assembly and Self-Organization of Nanosstructures by Strained-Layer Heteroepitaxy
10:30 AM - A Summary of Joint Industry Strategic Research and Emerging Materials with High Application Impact Potential
10:30 AM - The Impact of Inter-Firm Collaborations by Researchers on Innovation in Biotech Firms and When Do Acquisitions Facilitate Exploratory Innovation?
10:45 AM - Structural Engineering and Aristotle's Elements

1:00 PM - The Quantum Optics Circus: Flying Photons, Acrobatic Atoms and Entangled Ensembles
2:30 PM - Porphyrin sponges: Advanced materials for hydrogen storage and catalysis

2/5 -- MONDAY

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2/6 -- TUESDAY

10:30 AM - CNST SEMINAR SERIES: Technology Roadmapping at Bell Labs
I will present a technology management methodology developed over the past decade at Bell Laboratories. This tool was designed to help link strategic business objectives to technology investments and to generate implementation plans in the context of a large, multinational corporation. However, the techniques I will describe can equally well be applied to research projects on any scale. I will illustrate the discussion with examples taken from a number of efforts undertaken at Lucent Technologies. Attendance restricted to government employees only.
Renato Camarda , LGS- Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ.
304 Bldg, Shops Conference Room. (NIST Contact: Alexander Liddle, 301-975-6050, alex.liddle@nist.gov)

3:00 PM - MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR: Sufficiency Class for Global (in Time) Solutions to the Three-Dimensional Navier-Stokes Equations
Tepper Gill , Howard University, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Administration Bldg, Lecture Rm. D. (NIST Contact: Fern Hunt, 301-975-3887, fern.hunt@nist.gov) http://math.nist.gov/mcsd/Seminars/2007/2007-02-06-gill.html

4:00 PM - AHARONOV DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES: Ultracold Fermi alkali gases:Bose condensation meets Cooper pairing
After a brief review of the history of the so- called "BEC-BCS crossover problem", Professor Leggett will describe the general features of the system of ultracold dilute alkali gases, which has permitted its realization over the last eighteen months. He will comment on some of the experiments done on these systems and review some open questions.
Anthony Leggett , 2003 Nobel Laureate, Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, aleggett@uiuc.edu.
245 Bldg, Rm. C301. (NIST Contact: Carl Williams, 301-975-3531, carl.williams@nist.gov)


2/7 -- WEDNESDAY

No Scheduled Events

2/8 -- THURSDAY

10:30 AM - SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS DIVISION SEMINAR: The Use of Electronic Traps in Organic Electronic Materials
I will discuss some of our recent work on incorporating traps in organic electronic materials. Traps are used widely at recombination centers in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), as well as for exciton dissociation in organic photovoltaics. We have looked at the OLED system consisting of the polymer PFO, and the organometallic molecule PhqIr. We show that PhqIr acts as a shallow hole trap in PFO, and that the charge tranport and luminescence properties of this system are described by quasi-equilibrium statistics. We have also studied the photoconductor system consisting of the polymer MEH-PPV, and the soluble fullerene derivative PCBM. This system stretches the concept of trap, since the MEH-PPV : PCBM ratio is ~ 1:4. We show that the quantum efficiency of this system is limited by exciton dissociation. I will also discuss two novel ideas for the use of traps in organic devices. We have shown that electronic traps in organic photoconductors can lead to photoconductive gains in excess of 200. The results are unable to distinguish between interface trapping, and trapping in the bulk of the photoconductor. Finally I will present results on the use of electron traps at the anode to improve hole injection in MEH-PPV diodes.
Brian Crone , Los Alamos National Laboratory.
225 Bldg, Rm. A362. (NIST Contact: David Gundlach, 301-975-2048, david.gundlach@nist.gov)

10:30 AM - CERAMICS DIVISION SEMINAR: Controlled Self-Assembly and Self-Organization of Nanosstructures by Strained-Layer Heteroepitaxy
Ilan Goldfarb , Tel Aviv University.
Materials Building, 223, Rm. A250-252. (NIST Contact: Igor Levin, 301-975-6142, igor.levin@nist.gov)

10:30 AM - CNST SEMINAR SERIES: A Summary of Joint Industry Strategic Research and Emerging Materials with High Application Impact Potential
In 2006, the Semiconductor Research Corporation’s research community, with colleagues from several other industries and government laboratories, identified a joint set of critical research needs1 in the area of nanomaterials modeling and verification. The goal was to develop an enhanced predictive capability of nanomaterials structure-property correlations and enable robust high performance application specific nanomaterials by design. Predictive models are needed for the integrated optimization of: the synthesis of nanoparticles, surface chemical reactivity, electronic and transport properties, nanomechanical properties, properties of self-assembled materials, and other application properties. Some nanomaterials families possess unique properties that make them candidates to enhance or replace conventional materials and approaches, but the need for optimization of multiple properties requires models that correlate atomic and nanostructure and local environments to desired properties. This presentation will summarize a joint set of strategic modeling and characterization needs, which are shared by multiple industries, and propose a framework for collaboratively engaging industrial, academic, and government research communities. Additionally, it will provide a summary of strategic research opportunities in several enabling material systems and emerging high potential impact application areas.
Daniel Herr , Director, Nanomanufacturing Sciences Research, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Durham, NC, Dan.Herr@src.org.
215 Bldg, Rm. C103-C106. (NIST Contact: Mark Stiles, 301-975-3745, mark.stiles@nist.gov)

10:30 AM - GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CAPITAL MARKETS RESEARCH CENTER SERIES: The Impact of Inter-Firm Collaborations by Researchers on Innovation in Biotech Firms and When Do Acquisitions Facilitate Exploratory Innovation?
P. Almeida , Strategy and International Business/Dean's Research Fellow/Georgetown Univ. , Washington, DC, almeidap@georgetown.edu.
Admin. Bldg, Lecture Rm. D. (NIST Contact: R. Sienkiewicz, 301-975-4969, robert.sienkiewicz@nist.gov)

10:45 AM - MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH DIVISION SEMINAR SERIES: Structural Engineering and Aristotle's Elements
Structural engineering is one of the world's oldest professions, and Aristotle's classification of Nature's elements can still be useful as a taxonomic guide to structural engineering endeavors. Using that guide, we offer a tour of selected Structures Group activities, which shed some light on efforts to develop knowledge that can help designers and code writers to achieve safer, more economical, and more energy-efficient structures. We start our tour by briefly commenting on structural engineering aspects of two of the world's most famous sculptures: Michelangelo's David and Brancusi's Endless Column. We then discuss lessons learned from the WTC investigation; design and safety issues for ordinary and tall buildings under wind loads; innovative tools in fire/structural engineering; and efforts, motivated by the disastrous Katrina experience, to correct shortcomings in current practice with respect to storm surge and wind loading combinations.
Emil Simiu , Materials and Construction Research Division.
224 Bldg, Rm. B245. (NIST Contact: Aaron Forster, 301-975-8701, aaron.forster@nist.gov)
Special Assistance Available


2/9 -- FRIDAY

1:00 PM - NIST COLLOQUIUM SERIES : The Quantum Optics Circus: Flying Photons, Acrobatic Atoms and Entangled Ensembles
NOTE: DIFFERENT TIME AND LOCATION (VTC from Boulder) Since its inception more than 40 years ago, Quantum Optics has made remarkable advances in the exploration of the quantum character of light, including the microscopic control of single atoms and photons. Indeed, laser operation has been pushed to the conceptual limit with the realization of a laser that operates with one acrobatic atom. Single, flying photons can now be generated deterministically at the push of a button. Ensembles of atoms can be projected into an entangled quantum state by the "click" of a photodetector. Beyond their fundamental significance, such advances are helping to lay the foundations for the new science of Quantum Information, including the realization of complex quantum networks.
Jeff Kimble , Department of Physics, California Institute of Technology.
Administration Building, Lecture Room A . (NIST Contact: Kum Ham, 301-975-4203, kham@nist.gov)
Special Assistance Available

2:30 PM - OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION SEMINAR: Porphyrin sponges: Advanced materials for hydrogen storage and catalysis
Rational design of porous materials has become a central theme in materials science due to the potential applications such as catalysis, separation, gas storage and sensors. A notable example of such efforts is metal organic frameworks (MOFs), self-assembled solids built from organic linkers and metal clusters. These materials are attractive candidates for functional porous materials in catalysis and hydrogen storage. We design highly tunable MOFs, constructed from paddle-wheel metal clusters and porphyrin building blocks. Our approach is to find the desirable pore size and the appropriate metals for catalysis and hydrogen adsorption through a combinatorial synthesis of poprhyrin-based paddle-wheel frameworks. In this talk, we present a series of porphyrin-based, pillared paddle-wheel frameworks, assembled from meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin and M2(COO)4 paddle-wheel clusters (M = Zn and Co), together with organic pillars such as pyrazine and 4,4-bipyridine. These materials are thermally robust and their hydrogen adsorption data and catalytic properties are compared with other known examples.
Dr. Wonyoung Choe , Asst. Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Nebraska,, Lincoln, NE, choe2@unl.edu .
AML Bldg., Rm. H 107. (NIST Contact: Dr. Jeeseong Hwang, 301-975-4580, jch@nist.gov)


ADVANCE NOTICE

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MEETINGS ELSEWHERE


2/5 -- MONDAY

No Scheduled Events

2/6 -- TUESDAY

4:15 PM - THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. CHEMISTRY DEPT/ EPHRAIM AND WILMA SHAW ROSEMAN COLLOQUIUM SERIES: IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS: ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF LIVING CELLS
T. Ichiye , Georgetown Univ..
Bldg, Rm. .
Chemistry Dept., The Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. (NIST Contact: R. Elder, 410-516-7432, rosalie@jhu.edu)



2/7 -- WEDNESDAY

No Scheduled Events

2/8 -- THURSDAY

No Scheduled Events

2/9 -- FRIDAY

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ADVANCE NOTICE

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TALKS BY NIST PERSONNEL

SANSONETTI, C. : WAVELENGTH STANDARDS FOR THE REAL WORLD.
Lund Observatory Seminar Series, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 2/1.

FAHEY, A. : THE APPLICATION OF SIMS ISOTOPIC AND TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSES TO ANTHROPOGENIC URANIUM.
McDonnell Center for Space Sciences "SIMS in the Space Sciences", St. Louis, MO, 2/3.

BENNETT, H. : WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ITRS.
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), College of New Jersey Armstrong Hall, Ewing, NJ, 2/5.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

14TH ANNUAL POST-DOCTORAL POSTER PRESENTATION
The NIST Chapter of Sigma Xi cordially invites all staff members to visit the poster presentations by current NIST Post-Doctoral Research Associates and Guest Researchers on Friday, February 16, 2007 in Lecture Rooms A and B and the Hall of Flags from 11 am - 3 pm. Please come and welcome our new Post-Docs and Guest Researchers and learn about their exciting research. Refreshments will be served. To preview all the abstracts, please visit our web site at http://www.nist.gov/sigmaxi and click on the 14th PPP.
NIST Contact: Barbara C. Levin, 301-975-6682, barbara.levin@nist.gov

VISITOR REGISTRATION FOR NIST EVENTS
Because of heightened security at the NIST Gaithersburg site, members of the public who wish to attend meetings, seminars, lectures, etc. must first register in advance. For more information please call or e-mail the "NIST Contact" for the particular event you would like to attend.
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NIST WEB SITE ANNOUNCEMENTS

No Web Site announcements this week.

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For more information, contact Ms. Sharon Hallman, Editor, Stop 2500, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD 20899-2500; Telephone: 301-975-TCAL (3570); Fax: 301-926-4431; or Email: tcal@nist.gov.

All lectures and meetings are open unless otherwise stated.

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