The Kavli Nanoscience Institute’s Distinguished Seminar Series is a monthly series where eminent scientists and thinkers from various backgrounds in nanoscience and nanotechnology are invited to Caltech to share their expertise with the KNI community. Seminars consist of a one-hour presentation, followed by a Q&A and light reception. Invited speakers have the opportunity to spend additional time at Caltech to meet with fellow researchers and further engage in the exchange of ideas, knowledge and campus enrichment.
Scopes of the seminar presentations range from: recent outstanding scientific highlights/technological advancements, to innovative early-stage research developments, to broader cross-disciplinary topics that are relevant to KNI members. Each seminar is recorded and made available to the public via the KNI YouTube page.
Upcoming Seminars (via Zoom)
Note: each seminar takes place on Tuesdays at 4 pm PT, unless otherwise noted
March 23, 2021
Advancing the Materials and Chemistry of High-Energy Batteries
Betar Gallant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
ABS Career Development Professor; Professor of Mechanical Engineering
April 13, 2021
Microscopic Robots?
Paul L. McEuen, Cornell University
John A. Newman Professor of Physical Science; Director of the Kavli Institute at Cornell (KIC)
May 25, 2021
Talk Title TBD
Ellis Meng, University of Southern California
Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Chair of Convergent Biosciences; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical, and Computer Engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering
Previous Seminars
"Skin-Inspired Organic Electronics" - Dr. Zhenan Bao (Stanford University)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"Transitioning to a Future Low Carbon Energy System: Key Scientific and Technological Challenges" - Dr. Peter F. Green (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"Rewrite the Rules of What's Possible for Your Career and Technology" - Tim Archer (President and CEO, Lam Research) & Alumni Panel Discussion
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"3D Laser Nanoprinting" - Dr. Martin Wegener (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology "KIT")
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"From Inverse Design to Implementation of Practical (Quantum) Photonics" - Dr. Jelena Vuckovic (Stanford University)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"Integrated Chi(2) Nonlinear Photonics" - Dr. Hong Tang (Yale University)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"Lithium Niobate Nanomechanical Devices: New classical and quantum opportunities" - Dr. Amir Safavi-Naeini (Stanford University)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"The Revolution of Silicon Photonics" - Dr. Michal Lipson (Columbia University)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"Engineering Coherent Defects in Diamond" - Dr. Nathalie de Leon (Princeton University)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"Making Matter from Light: Mott Insulators and Topological Fluids" - Dr. Jonathan Simon (University of Chicago)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"New Opportunities with Old Optical Materials" - Dr. Marko Loncar (Harvard University)
Watch the full seminar recording here.
"The Cell is a Bag of RNA" - Dr. Stephen Quake (Stanford University; Chan Zuckerberg BioHub)
Watch the full seminar recording here.