Seminar and symposium talks since appointment at UCLA:
202. Organization for Cultural Diversity in Science (OCDS), “Next Generation Nanostructured Materials from Solution Phase Self-Assembly.” Los Angeles, CA, May 2017.
201. University of Toronto Nanotechnology Research Program Seminar, “Next Generation Nanostructured Materials and Devices from Solution Phase Self-Assembly.” Toronto, Canada, April 2017.
200. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Award Symposium in Honor of Prof. Ping. Feng. “Nanostructured and Nanoporous Materials for Energy Application.” San Francisco, CA, April 2017.
199. Colorado State University Departmental Colloquium, “Solution Processed Nanomaterials for Energy and Next Generation Devices.” Fort Collins, CO, March 2017.
198. University of Chicago Closs Lecture, “Solution Processed Nanomaterials: From Basic Science to Solutions to Practical Energy Problems.” Chicago, IL, February 2017.
197. Multiferroic Strategy Meeting for Meso-Micro RF Devices “Creating Soft Magnetostrictive Materials from Spinel Ferrites Using Control of Nanoscale Architecture and Chemical Composition.” Los Angeles, CA, November 2016.
196. TANMS Industrial Advisory Board Meeting, “TANMS Materials Research.” Los Angeles, CA, November 2016.
195. 2nd International Symposium on Energy Chemistry and Materials, “Solution Processed Nanomaterials – Using Basic Science to Move toward Solutions to Practical Problems in Energy Storage, Energy Harvesting, and Low Power Electronics.” Hefei, Chana, October 2016.
194. Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials, “Nanostructured and Nanoporous Materials for Energy Application -- from Energy Storage to Low Energy Devices.” Shanghai, China, October 2016.
193. 2nd Southern California Electrochemical Energy Alliance (SCEESA) Meeting. “Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemistry: Designing Efficient Pseudocapacitors and Batteries.” Santa Barbara, CA, October 2016.
192. UC Berkeley Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Institute Seminar, “Self-Assembled Nanomaterials – Using Basic Science to Move toward Solutions to Practical Problems in Energy Storage, Energy Harvesting, and Nanomagnetics.” Berkeley, CA, September 2016.
191. Santa Monica College Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series, “Self-Assembled Nanomaterials – Using Basic Science to Move toward Solutions to Practical Problems in Energy Storage, Energy Harvesting, and Nanomagnetics.” Santa Monica, CA, September 2016.
190. DOE BES Materials Chemistry Principal Investigators’ Meeting, “Using Nanoporous Materials to Understand Kinetic Constraints in Pseudocapacitive Energy Storage.” Washington, D.C., July 2016
189. Interpore, 9th International Conference on Porous Media, “Nanostructured Materials for Application in Electrochemical and Chemical Energy Storage (keynote address).” Cincinnati, OH, May 2016.
188. DOE Basic Research Needs Workshop on Materials Synthesis, “Opportunities for Interface Defined Materials Synthesis.” Washington, D.C., May 2016
187. TANMS 4th Annual Review, “TANMS Materials Thrust.” Los Angeles, CA, May 2016.
186. American Chemical Society (ACS) National Spring Meeting, Division of Energy and Fuels Symposium on Batteries and Supercapacitors, “Using Nanoporous Materials for Fast and Stable Electrochemical Energy Storage.” San Diego, CA, March, 2016.
185. American Chemical Society (ACS) National Spring Meeting, Physical Chemistry Division Symposium on Physical Principles in Functional Nanoscience: Symposium in honor of Mostafa A. El-Sayed, “Using Nanostructured Assemblies to Control Fundamental Physical Processes: From Energy Harvesting and Storage to Nanomagentics.” San Diego, CA, March, 2016.
184. American Chemical Society (ACS) National Spring Meeting, Energy and Fuels Division Symposium on Solar Cells, “Control of Nanoscale Architecture in Organic Photovoltaic Materials: From Plastic Solar Cells to Biomimetic Assemblies with Extremely Long-Lived Carriers.” San Diego, CA, March, 2016.
183. UCS Workshop on Opportunities in Organic Materials, “Solution Processed Nanostructured Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage.” Los Angeles, CA, March 2016
182. PREM Seminar, University of Texas, El Paso, “Solution Processed Nanostructured Materials for Application in Energy Harvesting and Storage.” El Paso, TX, February, 2016.
181. UC/National Laboratory Workshop on Mesoscale Science, “Charge and Energy Transfer at Mesoscale Interfaces”, Irvine, CA, February, 2016
180. Physics and Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces (PSCI), “Using Nanostructured Assemblies to Control the Physics of Energy Harvesting and Storage,” Palm Desert, CA, January 2016.
179. Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, “Nanostructured Multiferroic Materials,” Boston MA, December 2015.
178. UCSB-UTEP Joint Workshop, “Using Nanoporous Materials for Fast and High Capacity Energy Storage”, Santa Barbara, CA, December, 2015.
177. Chemistry Departmental Seminar, Oregon State University, “Nanostructured Materials for Application in Energy Harvesting and Storage.” Corvallis OR, November 2015.
176. TANMS Advisory Board Meeting, “Nanostructured Multiferroic Materials.” Los Angeles, CA, October 2015.
175. Chemistry Departmental Seminar, University of Pittsburgh, “Self-Assembled Nanomaterials – Using Basic Science to Move Toward Solutions to Practical Problems in Energy Harvesting and Storage.” Pittsburgh PA, October 2015.
174. Quallion Corporation, “Nanoporous Materials for Application in Energy Storage.” Sylmar, CA, October 2015.
173. California NanoSystem Institute (CNSI) Faculty Seminar, “Control of Nanoscale Architecture in Organic Photovoltaic Materials – From Plastic Solar Cells To Biomimetic Assemblies With Extremely Long Lived Carriers.” Los Angeles, CA, October 2015.
172. International Mesostructured Materials Symposium (IMMS-9), “Using Nanoporous Materials for Application in Energy Storage.” Brisbane, Australia, August 2015.
171. Directors’ Guild of America and the Science and Entertainment Exchange, “Why Very Small Systems Are a Very Big Deal.” Los Angeles, CA, June 2015.
170. TANMS 3rd Annual Review, “TANMS Materials Thrust.” Los Angeles, CA, April 2015.
169. TANMS Advisory Board Meeting, “Nanostructured Multiferroic Materials.” Los Angeles, CA, April 2015.
168. UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Seminar, “Self-Assembled Nanomaterials – Using Basic Science to Move toward Solutions to Practical Problems.” Los Angeles, CA, February 2015.
167. HPSTAR International High Pressure Workshop: Synchrotron Science & Deep Earth Processes, “Using High Pressure Diffraction to Understand the Elastic and Plastic Behavior of Ultra Hard Transition Metal Borides.” Shanghai, China, November 2014.
166. Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physical Sciences (WoPhyS'14), “Self-Assembled Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Solar Energy Harvesting, and Nanomagnetics.” Lincoln, Nebraska, November 2014 ( Keynote address).
165. School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, “Polymer Self-Assembly as a Route to Next Generation Nanostructured Energy Materials.” Ningbo, China, October 2014.
164. Sixth International Advanced Materials Conference & Exhibition, “Polymer Self-Assembly as a Route to Next Generation Nanostructured Energy Materials.” Ningbo, China, October 2014 (Keynote address).
163. Gordon Conference on Multiferroic & Magnetoelectric Materials, “Nanostructured Magnetic, Ferroelectric, and Magnetoelectric Materials.” Biddeford, Maine, August 2014.
162. TANMS 2nd Annual Review, “TANMS Materials Fabrication.” Los Angeles, CA, May 2014.
161. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “Nanostructured Organic Donor/Acceptor Assemblies for Application In Solar Energy Harvesting.” Dallas, TX, March 2014.
160. TANMS Industrial Advisory Board Meeting. “Solution Processed Nanostructured Magnetoelectric Materials.” Los Angeles, CA, January 2014.
159. ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, “Nanostructured Magnetoeletric Materials.” Snowbird, Utah, September 2013.
158. American Ceramics Society Annual Meeting, “Solution Processed Nanostructured Materials for Application in Energy Storage.” Portland, OR, August 2013.
157. American Chemical Society 87th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, “Nanomaterials via Colloidal Assembly for Application in Energy Storage and Magnetoelectrics.” Riverside, CA, June 2013.
156. American Chemical Society 87th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, “Self-Assembled Nanomaterials for Application in Energy Storage and Harvesting.” Riverside, CA, June 2013.
155. 8th International Mesostructured Materials Symposium (IMMS2013), “Solution Processed Mesostructured Materials for Application in Energy Storage, Solar Energy Harvesting, and Nanomagnetics.” Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan, May 2013 (Keynote address).
154. TANMS 1st Annual Review, “TANMS Materials Fabrication.” Los Angeles, CA, May 2013.
153. 3rd International Colloids Conference - Colloids and Energy, “Solution Processed Colloidal Materials for Application in Energy Storage and Solar Energy Harvesting.” Xiamen, China, April 2013 ( Keynote address).
152. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “Nanoporous Materials For Improved Performance In Electrochemical Pseudocapacitors And Batteries.” New Orleans, LA, April 2013.
151. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “Using self-Assembly To Control Photophysics And Nanoscale Architecture In Semiconducting Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells.” New Orleans, LA, April 2013.
150. University of Utah, Physics Departmental Colloquium, “Exploring the Physics and Chemistry of New Materials – from New Ultrahard Materials to Polymer Electronics and Nanomagnetics.” Salt Lake City, UT, February 2013.
149. NSF Materials Genome Initiative Workshop on the Interplay of Experiment, Theory, and Computation, “Polymer Photovoltaics.” Washington, D.C., December 2012.
148. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, “Hierarchical Electrode Architectures for Pseudocapacitive Energy Storage.” Boston, MA, November 2012.
147. Pensylvania State University, Barrer Lecture, “Nanoporous and Nanostructured Materials via Solution Phase Self-Assembly, from Batteries to Nanomagnetics.” State College, PA, October 2012.
146. CeNS workshop on Nanosciences: Soft, Solid, Alive and Kicking, “Nanostructured Materials via Solution Phase Self-Assembly – from Batteries to Nanomagnetics.” Venice, Italy, September 2012.
145. Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Magnetoelectric Systems (TANMS) Kickoff Meeting, “Magnetoelectric Materials Fabrication.” Los Angeles, CA, September 2012.
144. American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, “Using Polymer Templated Nanoporous Materials to Improve Performance in Electrochemical Pseudocapacitors and Batteries.” Philadelphia, PA, August 2012.
143. American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, “Self-Assembly As A Route to Control Morphology in Semiconducting Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells.” Philadelphia, PA, August 2012.
142. University of California at Riverside, Materials Science Seminar, “Solution Phase Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Materials – from Batteries to Nanomagnetics.” Riverside, CA, June 2012.
141. UCLA Symposium on Energy & Our Future: Innovative Approaches to Energy Storage & Production, “Nanoporous Pseudocapacitors and Batteries.” Los Angeles, CA, May 2012.
140. Eighth Annual Workshop of the Stanford Center for Probing the Nanoscale, “Self-Organized Nanostructured Materials for Energy: Supercapacitors, Batteries, and Solar Cells (& a bit of Nanomagnetics).” Stanford, CA, May 2012.
139. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “Using Solution Phase Self-assembly To Control The Properties Of Materials – From Aligned Semiconducting Polymers To Nanoporous Batteries.” San Diego, CA, March 2012.
138. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Polymer Science Seminar, “Polymer Templating as a Route to Functional Nanostructured Materials – Amphiphilic Assembly for Energy.” Amherst, MA, Feb 2012
137. Royal Society Workshop on Functional Bulk Nanostructures For Energy Generation And Storage, “Self-Organized Nanoporous Materials for Energy: Supercapacitors, Batteries, and Solar Cells.” Chicheley, Bunckinghamshire, UK, November, 2011.
136. iMINT IAB Meeting, “Materials & Architectures for 3D Microscale Batteries.” Boulder, CO, November, 2011.
135. Nanoporous Materials IV, “Using Polymer Templated Nanoporous Materials to Improve Performance in Electrochemical Supercapacitors And Batteries.” Banff, Alberta, Canada, August 2011.
134. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Nanoporous Materials for Supercapacitors and Batteries.” San Francisco, CA, April 2011.
133. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Nanoscience for High School Students.” San Francisco, CA, April 2011.
132. NSF Workshop on Materials by Design, “Strain Engineering Nanostructured Materials – Examples from Magnetoelectrics and Charge Storage.” Santa Barbara, CA, March 2011.
131. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “Using Inorganic/Organic Co-Organization And Block Copolymer Tempating To Improve Performance In Electrochemical Supercapacitors.” Anaheim, CA, March 2011.
130. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “Nanoporous Materials Through Block Copolymer Templating With Application For Nano-Electronics And Nano-Magnetics.” Anaheim, CA, March 2011.
129. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “CNSI High-School Nanoscience: Superhydrophobic Surfaces.” Anaheim, CA, March 2011.
128. NSF Workshop on Materials by Design, “Strain Engineering Nanostructured Materials – Examples from Magnetoelectrics and Charge Storage.” Santa Barbara, CA, March 2011.
127. Laurence Berkley National Laboratory, Molecular Foundry Seminar, “Solution Phase Routes to Nanostructured Porous Materials – Nanomagnetics, Nanoelectronics, and Nanomaterials for Energy.” Berkeley, CA, November 2010.
126. Yale University, Symposium in Honor of Jim Cross, “Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Route to Functional Nanostructured Materials -- from Nanoelectronics to Nanomaterials for Energy.” New Haven, CT, November 2010.
125. Universitiy of Southern California, Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, “Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Route to Functional Nanostructured Materials – Nanomagnetics, Nanoelectronics, and Nanomaterials for Energy.” Los Angeles, CA, November 2010.
124. University of California, San Diego, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Route to Functional Nanostructured Materials -- from Nanoelectronics to Nanomaterials for Energy.” San Diego, CA, October 2010
123. International Symposium on Materials for Enabling Nanodevices (ISMEN), “Optimizing Bulk and Nanoscale Architecture for Improved Performance In Semiconducting Polymer Based Photovoltaics.” Los Angeles, CA, September 2010.
122. The American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, “Optimizing Bulk And Nanoscale Architecture For Improved Performance In Semiconducting Polymer Based Photovoltaics.” Boston, MA, August 2010.
121. The American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, “Improved Performance In Electrochemical Supercapacitors Using Templated Nanoporous Materials.” Boston, MA, August 2010.
120. Nanomaterials for Alternative Energy Applications, “Using Templated Nanoporous Materials to Improve Performance in Batteries.” Vancouver, Canada, June 2010.
119. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Review, "Control of Nanoscale Architecture in Semiconducting Polymer-Based Composite Materials for the next Generation of Photovoltaic Devices." Santa Barbara, CA, June 2010.
118. 22nd Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy Crystal Growth, “Using Inorganic/Organic Co-Organization and Block Copolymer Tempating To Improve Performance In Electrochemical Supercapacitors.” Fallen Leaf Lake, CA, June 2010.
117. Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, "Nanostructured and Nanoporous Materials through Block Copolymer Templating." San Francisco, CA, April 2010.
116. The American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, "Using Nanoscale Self-Organization and Interfacial Control to Improve Performance in Semiconducting Polymer-Based Photovoltaics." San Francisco, CA, March 2010
115. Indiana University, Chemistry Departmental Seminar, "Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Simple Route to Functional Nanostructured Materials." January 2010.
114. University of California, Berkeley, Nanoscale Science & Engineering Seminar, "Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Simple Route to Functional Nanostructured Materials." Berkeley, CA, November 2009.
113. UCLA Materials Science and Engineering Seminar, "Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Simple Route to Functional Nanostructured Materials." Los Angeles, CA, October 2009.
112. Western Instititue of Nanotechnology (WIN) Annual Review, "Solution Processed Nanoscale Magnetic Materials." Los Angeles, CA, October 2009.
111. Lehigh University, Chemistry Departmental Seminar, "Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Simple Route to Functional Nanostructured Materials." Bethlehem, PA, September 2009.
110. The American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, "Block-Copolymer Tempating As A Simple Route to Complex Nanostructured Materials." Washington, D.C., August 2009.
109. University of Houston Physical Chemistry Seminar, "Inorganic-Organic Co-Assembly as a Simple Route To Complex Nanostructured Materials." Houston, TX, May 2009.
108. Nanotech Conference and Expo, "Block Copolymer Templating as a Simple Route to Complex Nanostructured Materials." Houston, TX, May 2009.
107. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Review, "Control of Nanoscale Architecture in Semiconducting Polymer-Based Composite Materials for the next Generation of Photovoltaic Devices." Washington D.C., May 2009.
106. University of Arizona, Chemistry Departmental Seminar, "Block-Copolymer Tempating As A Simple Route To Complex Nanostructured Materials." Tuscon, AZ, April 2009.
105. Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, "Block Copolymer Templating as a Route to Periodic Functional Nanoporous Oxides." San Francisco, CA, April 2009.
104. Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, "Templated Nanoporous Materials as a New Route to Electrochemical Supercapacitors." San Francisco, CA, April 2009.
103. University of Southern California Sauffer Sympsium, "Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization as a Simple Route to Complex Functional Materials." Los Angeles, CA, April 2009.
102. University of Colorado iMINT Center Annual Meeting, "Three Dimensional Micropower Sources for MEMS/NEMS Technology." Boulder, CO, March 2009.
101. University of Chicago Chemistry Departmental Colloquium, "Self-Organization as a Simple Route to Complex Materials – From Nanomagnets to Nanoscale Semiconductors to Supercapacitors." Chicago, IL, January 2009.
100. CNSI/LCN/Bristol University Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, "Self-Organization as a Simple Route to Complex Functional Materials." Los Angeles, CA, January 2009.
99. University of Oregon Physical Chemistry Seminar, "Self-Organization as a Simple Route to Complex Functional Materials – From Nanomagnets to Nanoporous Supercapacitors." Eugene, OR, October 2008.
98. US/Japan Young Scientists Symposium on Nanoscale Devices and Systems, "Making and Using Functional Nanoporous Materials -- From Polymer Tempating to Nanoconfined Semiconducting Polymers." Kyoto, Japan, October 2008.
97. Western Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN) Annual Symposium, "Self-Organized Nanoscale Magnetic Systems." Berkeley, CA, September 2008.
96. America Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, "Periodic Nanoporous Materials – From Magnetic Frameworks to Supercapacitors." Philadelphia, PA, August 2008
95. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Review, "Control of Nanoscale Architecture in Semiconducting Polymer-Based Composite Materials for the next Generation of Photovoltaic Devices." Washington D.C., May 2008.
94. US/Japan Young Scientists Symposium on Nanoscale Devices and Systems, "Controlling Assemblies through Polymer Templating – From Optical to Magnetic Materials." Evanston, Il, March 2008.
93. Aerospace Corporation, "Controlling Assemblies Using Inorganic/Organic Co-Organization – From Semiconducting Polymers to Supercapacitors." Los Angeles, CA, February 2008
92. California NanoSystems Institute – Kyushu University Global COE Joint Symposium on Molecular Nanosystems, "lies Through Polymer Templating – From Optical To Magnetic Materials ." Los Angeles, CA, January 2008.
91. Molecular Foundry Users Meeting, "Controlling Assemblies Using Periodic Nanoporous Hosts: From Optical To Magnetic Materials." Berkeley, CA, October 2007.
90. Western Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN) Annual Symposium, "Magnetic Nanocrystal Assemblies." Los Angeles, CA, September 2007
89. Workshop on Advances in High Pressure Crystallography at Large Scale Facilities, “Using Radial Diffraction to Explore Ultra-Hard Materials.” Oxford, England, September 2007.
88. American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, “Controlling assemblies using periodic nanoporous hosts – from optical to magnetic materials.” Boston, MA, August 2007.
87. Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, “Templated Nanoporous Materials for Optical and Electronic Applications.” San Francisco, CA, April 2007
86. American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, “Semiconducting Polymers in Confined Spaces.” Chicago, IL, March 2007
85. iNano 5th Annual Symposium, “Nanoscale Optical, Electronic, Magnetic, and Structural Materials through Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization.” Aarhus, Denmark, January 2007.
84. Symposium Honoring the 70th Birthday of Galen Stucky, “Controlling Electronic Materials through Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization.” Santa Barbara, CA, December 2006.
83. American Chemical Society 80th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, “Polymer and Surfactant Templated Composite Materials for Optical, Electronic, and Structural Applications.” Boulder, CO, June 2006.
82. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Control of Nanoscale Architecture in Semiconducting Polymer-Based Composite Materials for the next Generation of Photovoltaic Devices.” Los Angeles, CA, May 2006.
81. Materials Seminar, California Institute of Technology, “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, Magnetic, and Structural Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Organization.” Pasadena, CA, April 2006
80. Electrochemical Society National Meeting, “Self-Assembly as a Route to Complex Architectures with Applications for 3-Dimensional Nanoscale Batteries.” Los Angeles, CA, October 2005.
79. Office of Naval Research MURI Program Contractors Meeting, “Three-Dimensional Architectures for Electrochemical Power Sources.” Los Angeles, CA, October 2005.
78. SolGel 2005 – 13th International Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology, “Using Nanoscale Architecture to Control Functionality in Templated Mesostructured Materials.” Los Angeles, CA, August 2005.
77. Nanoporous Materials IV, “Standing on end –Hexagonal Mesoporous Silica Films with a Vertical Pore Orientation.” Niagara Falls, Canada, June 2005.
76. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Control of Nanoscale Architecture in Semiconducting Polymer-Based Composite Materials for the next Generation of Photovoltaic Devices.” Atlanta, GA., May 2005.
75. American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, “Using Nanoscale Architecture To Control Optical, Electronic, And Mechanical Functionality In Periodic Inorganic/Surfactant Mesostructured Materials.” San Diego, CA, March 2005.
74. Materials Science Seminar, University of California at Santa Barbara, “Using Nanoscale Architecture to Control Functionality in Mesostructured Materials Produced Through Inorganic/Organic Co-organization.” Santa Barbara, CA, March 2005.
73. Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, “Using Nanoscale Architecture to Control Functionality in Mesostructured Materials Produced Through Inorganic/Surfactant Co-organization.” Boston, MA, November 2004.
72. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Control of Nanoscale Architecture in Semiconducting Polymer-Based Composite Materials for the next Generation of Photovoltaic Devices.” Washington, D.C., May 2004.
71. Dynamic Energy Landscapes and Functional Systems, ICAM Workshop on Lifelike Matter, “Using Nanoscale Architecture to Control Functionality in Mesostructured Materials Produced Through Inorganic/Organic Co-organization.” Santa Fe, NM, April 2004.
70. University of California IGERT Workshop, “The UCLA Materials Creation Training Program.” Davis, CA, March 2004.
69. American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, “Control of optical properties in semiconducting polymers using host-guest chemistry in periodic nanoporous silica.” Anaheim, CA, March 2004.
68. University of California at Irvine, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials Through Control of Nanoscale Self-Organization.” Irvine, CA, January, 2004.
67. Yale University, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials Through Control of Nanoscale Self-Organization.” New Haven, CT, November 2003.
66. NanoEducation & Training Forum (nETF), “Enriching Science Education in LA Unified School District through Hands-On Experiments in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” Palo Alto, CA, November 2003.
65. Western Regional ACS Meeting, symposium on Nanomaterials and Applications, “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials Through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Long Beach, CA, October 2003.
64. Electrochemical Society Meeting, “Vanadium Oxide Nanorolls as Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries – The Relationship between Nanoscale Structure and Electrochemical Performance.” Orlando, FL, October 2003.
63. Office of Naval Research Contractors Meeting, “Self-Organized Nanoscale Polymer/Inorganic Batteries” and “Vanadium Oxide Nanorolls as Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries – The Relationship between Nanoscale Structure and Electrochemical Performance.” Orlando, FL, October 2003.
62. Rochester Regional ACS Meeting, Kodak symposium on The Science & Technology of Molecular Assembly, “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Rochester, NY, October 2003.
61. CNSI Symposium and Cram Debate, “Enriching Science Education in LA Unified School District through Hands-On Experiments in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” Los Angeles, CA, September 2003.
60. Euromat 2003, “New Optical and Electronic Materials Assembled Through Host/Guest Chemistry and Inorganic/Surfactant Co-Organization.” Laussane, Switzerland, September 2003.
59. IUPAC –International Conference on Solution Chemistry, “New Electronic Materials through Cooperative Self-Organization of Zintl Clusters and Surfactants.” Debrecen, Hungary, August 2003.
58. SPIE, Symposium on Nanomaterials and their Optical Applications, “New Optical and Electronic Materials Assembled Through Host/Guest Chemistry and Inorganic/Surfactant Co-Organization.” San Diego, CA, August 2003 ( presented by A. Rugge)
57. CREST Workshop on Artificial Photosynthesis, “Using Nanoscale Architecture and Spatial Confinement to Control the Properties of Optically and Electronically Active Inorganic/Organic Composites. Tokyo, Japan, August 2003.
56. Canon Research Center, Canon Inc. “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Kanagawa, Japan, August 2003.
55. 21st International Conference on Photochemistry, “Control of Optical Properties in Semiconducting Polymers through Host/Guest Chemistry and Inorganic/Surfactant Co-Organization.” Nara, Japan, July 2003.
54. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Using Self Organization To Control Electronic And Photonic Properties In Materials.” Washington, D.C., June 2003.
53. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “New Optical And Magnetic Materials Assembled Through Host/Guest Chemistry Using Templated Nanoporous Silicas.” San Francisco, CA, April 2003.
52. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “New Electronic And Structural Materials Through Inorganic/Surfactant Co-Organization.” San Francisco, CA, April 2003.
51. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “New Optical, Electronic, And Magnetic Materials From Nanoporous Surfactant Templated Inorganics.” New Orleans, LA, March 2003.
50. University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Urbana, IL, February 2003.
49. Tulane University, Chemical Engineering Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” New Orleans, LA, January 2003.
48. University of Michigan, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Ann Arbor, MI, January 2003.
47. National Science Foundation – European Commission Nanomaterials Workshop, “New Electronic and Magnetic Materials through Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization.” Boston, MA, December 2002.
46. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting “Periodic Nanoscale Semiconductors through Surfactant Driven Self-Organization of Soluble Zintl Clusters.” Boston, MA, November, 2002
45. University of California, Berkeley, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural and Electronic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Berkeley, CA, October 2002.
44. California State University, Northridge, Departmental Seminar, “New Structural and Optical Materials Through Surfactant Directed Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization.” Los Angeles, CA, October 2002.
43. Gordon Conference on Solid State Studies in Ceramics, “Exploring The Role Of Nanometer Scale Architecture On Deformations In Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composites Under Both Hydrostatic Compression And Tensile Loading.” Meriden, NH, August 2002.
42. Argonne National Laboratory, Chemistry Division, “New Approaches to Structural and Electronic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Argonne, IL, August 2002.
41. Gordon Conference on Research at High Pressure, “Understanding The Behavior Of Periodic Nanostructured Composite Materials Under Pressure.” Meriden, NH, June 2002.
40. Nanoporous Materials III, “New Approaches to Structural and Electronic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 2002 (Keynote Address).
39. University of California at Riverside, Departmental Colloquium, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Riverside, CA, May 2002.
38. Harvard University, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Cambridge, MA, May 2002.
37. University of Colorado, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Boulder, CO, April 2002
36. Colorado State University, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Fort Collins, CO, April 2002.
35. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Exploring the Role of Nanometer Scale Architecture on High-Pressure Deformations in Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composites.” S.H. Tolbert, J. Wu, San Francisco, CA, April 2002.
34. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Using Self Organization To Control Electronic And Photonic Properties In Materials.” Washington, D.C. April 2002.
33. Northwestern University, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Evanston IL, April 2002.
32. University of Chicago, MRL Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Chicago, IL, April 2002
31. University of California Santa Barbara, Dept. of Chemistry, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Santa Barbara, CA, February 2002.
30. Local and Nanoscale Structure in Complex Systems, “Understanding Phase Stability and Rigidity at the Nanometer Scales in Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composite Materials.” Santa Fe, NM, January 2002.
29. Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University Joint Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Atlanta, GA, December 2001.
28. 2nd NSF-Sponsored Workshop on Future Directions in Solid State Chemistry, “Molecular, Hybrid, and Macromolecular Materials – New Materials Properties Through Self-Assembly.” Davis, CA, October 2001.
27. Texas A&M University, Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural and Electronic Materials through control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” College Station, TX, October 2001.
26. University of Houston, Department of Chemistry, “New Approaches to Structural and Electronic Materials through control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Houston, TX, October 2001.
25. Gordon Conference on the Chemistry of Supramolecules and Assemblies, “New Electronic and Structural Materials Through Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization.” New London, CT, August, 2001.
24. General Electric, Central Research and Development, “New Ideas for Structural and Optical Materials through control of Nanoscale Architecture.” Schenectady, NY, August 2001.
23. University of Washington, Nano-Institute Seminar, “Understanding Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Silicas -- New Ideas for Structural and Optical Materials.” Seattle, WA, May 2001.
22. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Understanding The Kinetics Of Phase Stability Under Hydrothermal Conditions In Periodic Surfactant Templated Silicas.” A.F. Gross, V.H. Le, B.L. Kirsch, and S.H. Tolbert, San Francisco, CA, April 2001.
21. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “Understanding The Kinetics Of Phase Stability Under Hydrothermal Conditions In Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composites.” A.F. Gross, V.H. Le, and S.H. Tolbert, San Diego, CA, April 2001.
20. University of Oregon, Department of Chemistry, “Understanding Surfactant Templated Nanoscale Silicas -- New Ideas for Structural and Optical Materials.” Eugene, OR, April 2001.
19. American Physical Society March Meeting, “Using Nanoarchitectures to Control the Electronic Properties of Conjugated Polymers.” Seattle, WA, March 2001.
18. University of California at Davis, Department of Chemistry, “Phase Stability And Host/Guest Chemistry Using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Silicas – New Ideas For Structural And Optical Materials.” Davis, CA, October 2000.
17. 2nd International Symposium on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves, “Directional Energy Migration In Conjugated Polymer/Mesoporous Silica Host/Guest Composites.” Quebec City, Canada, August 2000.
16. Gordon Conference on Solid State Chemistry, “Stability and Chemistry in Silica/Surfactant Composites and Nanoporous Silicas.” New London, NH, July 2000.
15. LBNL-ALS High Pressure Meeting, “High Pressure Stability In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Berkeley, CA, June 2000.
14. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Ionic Colloidal Crystals for Photonic Applications – Kinetic Control of Nanostructured Arrays.” Washington, D.C., June 2000.
13. University of California at San Diego, Department of Chemistry, “Phase Stability And Host Guest Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” La Jolla, CA, May 2000.
12. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Symposium on Chemistry at High Pressure, “High Pressure Stability In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” San Francisco, CA, March 2000.
11. University of California Santa Cruz, Department of Chemistry, “Phase Stability And Host Guest Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Santa Cruz, CA, December 1999.
10. NSF Materials Chemistry Workshop, “High Pressure Stability In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Nanocomposites.” S.H. Tolbert, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1999.
9. American Chemical Society Regional Meeting, Symposium on Architectures for Materials Science, “Understanding Stability in Ordered Silica-Surfactant Composite Materials and Mesoporous Silicas.” Ontario, CA, October 1999.
8. PPG Industries, Chemical Group Technical Center, “Phase Stability And Host Guest Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Monroeville, PA, September 1999.
7. PPG Industries, Coatings and Resins Technical Center, “Phase Stability And Host Guest Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Allison Park, PA, September 1999.
6. Gordon Conference on Clusters, Nanocrystals, and Nanostructures, “Stability And Host Guest Chemistry In Nanostructures Silica/Surfactant Composites.” New London, CT, July 1999.
5. IUPAC Workshop on Advanced Materials: Nanostructured Systems, “Phase Stability And Host Guest Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Hong Kong, July 1999.
4. California State University L.A., Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, “Phase Stability And Host Guest Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Los Angeles, CA, April 1999.
3. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Symposium on the Physical Chemistry of Sol-Gel Materials, “Phase Stability In Periodic Silica/Surfactant Nanostructured Materials.” Anaheim, CA, March 1999.
2. UCLA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, “New Materials and New Understanding of Silica/Surfactant Composites and Mesoporous Silicas.” Los Angeles, CA, January 1998.
1. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Users Meeting, “Phase Transitions In Ordered Inorganic/Organic Composites Studied By Real Time X-Ray Diffraction.” Stanford, CA, October 1997.
Posters since appointment at UCLA:
2. DARPA N/MEMS S&T Fundamentals Review, "Three-Dimensional Battery Architectures for MEMS/NEMS Technology." Napa, CA, January 2008.
1. 1st International Symposium on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves, “Alignment and Isolation Of Semiconducting Polymer In The Nano-Pores Of An Ordered Silica Matrix.” Baltimore, MD, July 1998.