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    NNCI Annual Conference 2019

    NNCI Annual Conference 2019

    Harvard University - Center for Nanoscale Systems

    Wednesday, October 23

    12:00–2:30 pm  Education and Outreach Coordinators Meeting

    3:00–5:30 pm   SEI Coordinators Meeting

     

    Thursday, October 24NNCI 2019

    7:30–8:30 am   Continental Breakfast

        

    8:30–8:45 am   Conference Welcome and Overview, Professor Bob Westervelt (CNS, Harvard)

    8:45–9:00 am   Larry Goldberg (NSF)

    9:00–9:15 am   Lisa Friedersdorf (NNCO)

    9:15–9:45 am   NNCI Coordinating Office Report, David Gottfried (Coordinating Office, Georgia Tech)

    9:45-11:15 am   Site Reports and Panel 1: Aligning NNCI with National Research Priorities (Chair: Karl Bohringer)

    11:15–11:30 am   Break

    11:30–12:30 am   Breakout Session 1NNCI Reception 2019

    • Facility Management (Bill Wilson)
    • Researcher/User Training and Education (Julia Aebersold)
    • Diversity (Kristin Field and Maude Cuchiara)

    12:30–1:30 pm   Lunch

    1:30–2:00 pm   Keynote Speaker: "4CeeD: Real-Time Operating and Data Management Cyber-Infrastructure for Scientific Instruments" (Professor Klara Nahrstedt, UIUC)

    2:00–3:30 pm   Site Reports and Panel 2: NNCI Impact and How to Measure It (Chair: Steve Campbell)

    3:30–4:15 pm   Group Photo and Break

    4:15–4:45 pm   Keynote Speaker: "New Opportunities with Old Materials" (Professor Marko Loncar, Harvard University)

    4:45–5:30 pm   NNCI Associate Director Reports

    6:30–9:30 pm  Reception and Banquet at the Boston Museum of ScienceNNCI Staff Awards 2019

    • NNCI Outstanding Staff Awards
    • "Beyond Nano… Addressing Quantum Science & Engineering with Public Audiences" (Carol Lynn Alpert, Museum of Science)

     

    Friday, October 25

    8:00–9:00 am   Continental Breakfast

                             Site Directors Meeting with Coordinating Office

    9:00–9:30 am   Keynote Speaker: "National Nanofabrication Networks in Europe and the EuroNanoLab Project" (Professor/Research Director Michel de Labachelerie, EuroNanoLab)

    9:30–11:00 am   Site Reports and Panel 3: Resource Allocation and New Equipment (Chair: Kevin Walsh)NNCI Conf 2019

    11:00–11:30 am   Break

    11:30–12:30 pm   Breakout Session 2

    • Best Practices for Health and Safety (Greg Cibuzar)
    • User Recruitment and Marketing (Heather Rauser)
    • Getting Ready for Renewal (Mark Allen)

    11:30–12:30 pm   NNCI External Advisory Board Meeting

    12:30–1:30 pm   Lunch

    1:30–3:00 pm   Site Reports and Panel 4: Collaborations Beyond NNCI (Chair: Chris Ober)

    3:00–3:30 pm   Break

    3:30–4:30 pm   Breakout Session Reports

    4:30–5:00 pm   External Advisory Board Report 

    5:00 pm   Adjourn Meeting

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