MSE educational tool: X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern

01 Sep 2017 | Tools | Contributor(s): Peilin Liao

XRD pattern for BCC and FCC metals

How to Write a Journal Paper

31 Aug 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

High-throughput Phenotyping of Crop Plants in Field Trials Using RGB, LiDAR, and Hyperspectral Imaging

31 Aug 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mitch Tunstra

Monte Carlo Phonon Transport Simulator

30 Aug 2017 | Tools | Contributor(s): Mohammad Zunaidur Rashid, Sasi Sekaran Sundaresan, Shaikh S. Ahmed

Calculates thermal conductivity of semiconductors by solving the Boltzmann transport equation via particle-based Monte Carlo method

Quantum Dot Lab via Jupyter

30 Aug 2017 | Tools | Contributor(s): Khaled Aboumerhi, Tarek Ahmed Ameen, Prasad Sarangapani, Daniel F Mejia, Gerhard Klimeck

Simulate 3-D confined states in quantum dot geometries using Jupyter notebook for educational purposes

Energy Challenge

29 Aug 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Rakesh Agrawal

Earth’s population is expected to approach 10 billion by 2050, with an accompanying unprecedented growth in the demand for energy—the lifeblood of modern economies. The grand challenge before us is to meet that growing energy need, while improving the quality of life for earth’s...

Diagnostic BioMEMS Overview Learning Module

29 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)

Diagnostic bioMEMS (biomedical MicroElectroMechanical Systems) have been increasing in number every year.  This learning module provides an introduction to some of the diagnostic tools currently in us and possibilities for future bioMEMS.  A research activity provides the opportunity...

AQUAMI: Automatic Quantitative Analysis of Microstructures

29 Aug 2017 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Joshua Stuckner

AQUAMI is an open source Python package and GUI which can automatically analyze micrographs and extract quantitative information to characterize microstructure features. This software package utilizes digital image analysis methods to perform many thousands of measurements on an image and reports...

Quantum Spins in the Solid-State: An Atomistic Material-to-Device Modeling Approach

28 Aug 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Rajib Rahman

In this talk, I will present an atomistic modeling approach that combines intrinsic material and extrinsic device properties under a unified framework to describe spins and their interactions with theenvironment. This approach captures important spin properties such as exchange, spin-orbit,...

Communicating Science

28 Aug 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Becky Wolfe

In this active workshop, you will participate in several activities developed by the Portal to the Public that will help you develop and hone your communication skills.

Quantifying Uncertainties in Physical Models

28 Aug 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ilias Bilionis

Increasing modeling detail is not necessarily correlated with increasing predictive ability. Setting modeling and numerical discretization errors aside, the more detailed a model gets, the larger the number of parameters required to accurately specify its initial/boundary conditions, constitutive...

MEMS for Environmental and Bioterrorism Applications Learning Module

28 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)

This learning module provides an overview of how MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) are being used for bioterrorism and environmental sensing.  An activity allows for more in-depth exploration into an application of personal interest.

Cells: The Building Blocks of Life Learning Module

25 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)

This learning module provides a review of "cells", the smallest unit exhibiting the properties of life.  It discusses how these cells are being used in bioMEMS as well as other micro and nano-sized devices.  A research activity provides the opportunity to further explore how...

Overview of DNA Learning Module

24 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)

This learning module provides an overview of the DNA molecule, its role as genetic material, its molecular components and structure, and DNA replication. This information is necessary to understand the role of DNA in bioMEMS (bio MicroElectroMechanical Systems).  Activities provide the...

Computer Modeling Module: Chemical Reaction Simulation using SIESTA

22 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lan Li

This activity guides students through a module using the SIESTA DFT tool that is housed within the MIT Atomic Scale Modeling Toolkit on nanoHUB. Instructional videos, background reading, reminders and the assignment are included. Learning outcomes: Get familiar with SIESTA tool and activation...

Comparing the Operation of p-i-n vs. p-n Junction Diodes Using PN Junction Lab in ABACUS

22 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): André Schleife, Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois

In this activity, students use the PN Junction Lab simulation tool in ABACUS on nanoHUB to simulate different p-i-n or p-n diode structures.  Plots of hole concentration and electric field as a function of position, along with the gand structure with and without applied bias, will be...

Using DFT to Simulate the Band Structure and Density of States of Crystalline Materials

22 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): André Schleife, Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois

In this activity, DFT is used to simulate the band structure and density of states of several crystalline semiconductors.  Users are instructed in how to use the Bilbao Crystallographic Server to select a path through the Brillouin zone for each structure. This activity is adapted from an...

Using DFT to Predict the Equilibrium Lattice Parameter and Bulk Modulus of Crystalline Materials

22 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): André Schleife, Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois

This activity guides users through the use of DFT calculations with Quantum ESPRESSO in nanoHUB to calculate the total energy of a crystal structure.  By varying the volume of the structure, and calculating the associated energies, the equilibirum structure can be found.  Users are...

Spin Transport Modeling Tool

21 Aug 2017 | Tools | Contributor(s): Onur Dincer, Azad Naeemi

Calculates spin transport parameters in nanoscale metallic interconnects.

Biomolecular Applications of BioMEMS

18 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)

This learning module is an overview of biomolecules, what are they?, types of biomolecules, and how microtechnology is using biomolecules or exploiting their functions for micro and nano applications.  Activities provide the opportunity to better understand the functions of biomolecules,...