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  1. Microstructure Evolution During Compaction of Powder Blends

    Online Presentations | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s):: Ayush Giri

    Powder Compaction is a manufacturing technology which is used to mold granular particles to solid materials. Powder compaction is widely used by pharmaceutical companies to manufacture tablets with desired properties. It is imperative to understand the mechanics underneath the constituent...

  2. Modeling High-Efficiency Rear Junction Photovoltaic Devices

    Presentation Materials | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s):: Valerie C Vidal, Allison Perna, Peter Bermel

    Solar cells are a renewable energy technology that has begun to supply energy in many regions of the world at a utility scale. Nonetheless, further improvements in solar technology are still needed to help reduce costs and increase adoption. Many researchers have been particularly interested in...

  3. Predicting Locations of Pollution Sources using Convolutional Neural Networks

    Presentation Materials | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s):: Yiheng Chi, Nickolas D Winovich, Guang Lin

    Pollution is a severe problem today, and the main challenge in water pollution controls and eliminations is detecting and locating pollution sources. This research project aims to predict the locations of pollution sources given diffusion information of pollution in the form of array or...

  4. PUMP: A tool of global meteorological data for optimizing

    Presentation Materials | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s):: Binglin Zhao, Xingshu Sun, Muhammad A. Alam

        We have build a PUMP can facilitate the development and optimization of solar farms globally by providing quick access to various meteorological database.      Solar energy is one of the top runners among the renewable energy. The design and...

  5. Spectral Phonon Relaxation Time Calculation Tool Based on Molecular Dynamics

    Presentation Materials | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s):: Divya Chalise, Tianli Feng, Xiulin Ruan

    Thermal conductivity is an important material property which affects the performance of a wide range of devices from thermoelectrics to nanoelectronics. Information about phonon vibration modes and phonon relaxation time gives significant insight into understanding and engineering...

  6. Structure-Force Field Generator for Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Online Presentations | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s):: Carlos Miguel Patiño, Lorena Alzate-Vargas, Alejandro Strachan

    Atomistic and molecular simulations have become an important research field due to the progress made in computer performance and the necessity of new and improved materials. Despite this, first principle simulations of large molecules are still not possible because the high computational time and...

  7. Understanding Powder Compaction Using Single Particle Measurements (an experimental approach)

    Presentation Materials | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s):: Felix D Monge, Marcial Gonzalez, Ankit Agarwal

    Many macroscopic materials are made (or can only be made) with small particles. Therefore, a fundamental understanding of their microstructures and behavior when compacted is necessary to advance our models and industry.

  8. Understanding the Role of Fabrication Method on Metal Alloys Used in Nuclear Power Plants

    Online Presentations | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s):: Esteban Bautista, Alexander Bullens, Janelle P Wharry

    Current nuclear reactor components consist of forged or casted Iron-based or Nickel-based alloys.  Both these fabrication techniques present challenges in long-term performance and structural integrity. A possible alternative investigated in this research includes Powder Metallurgy (PM)...

  9. Aug 01 2017

    2017 Network for Computational Nanotechnology Undergraduate Research Experience Poster Session

    The 2017 NCN URE Poster session runs from 1:30 - 3:30 pm on Tuesday, August 1, in the Birck Nanotechnology Center Atrium at Purdue University.  Visitors are welcome.The program is available to...

    https://nanohub.org/events/details/1654

  10. How to Seriously Read a Scientific Paper

    Collections | 21 Mar 2016 | Posted by Tanya Faltens

    https://nanohub.org/groups/research/collections/research-preparation

  11. Efficient Exploration of Quantified Uncertainty in Granular Crystals

    Online Presentations | 16 Mar 2016 | Contributor(s):: Juan Camilo Lopez

    This work presents a way of quantifying uncertainty in granular crystals in a computationally efficient way. To accomplish this, a low dimensional response surface is approximated through the method of active subspaces. Within this framework, special structure within the inputs is exploited to...

  12. Nanomechanics Simulation Tool: Dislocations Make or Break Materials

    Online Presentations | 16 Mar 2016 | Contributor(s):: Michael N Sakano

    The goal of computational material science is to improve existing materials and design new ones through mathematical calculations. In particular, molecular dynamic simulations can allow for visualization of dislocations in a material, along with its resulting behavior when under stress. For...

  13. Jan 11 2016

    Apply for Paid nanoHUB Summer Research Fellowships at Purdue University

    Applications are now being accepted for the NCN SURF program.  This opportunity is available to rising Seniors in U.S. universities (and both Juniors and Seniors who are at Purdue...

    https://nanohub.org/events/details/1413

  14. Jan 02 2015

    NCN (nanoHUB) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Applications

    Applications are now being accepted for the NCN SURF program. Please visit the group page for more information and the link to the application site, on the main Purdue SURF page. This opportunity...

    https://nanohub.org/events/details/1108

  15. Effective Mentoring

    Presentation Materials | 06 May 2014 | Contributor(s):: Winny Dong

  16. Feb 28 2014

    Deadline for the Undergraduate Research at the Nano-Bio Interface Summer Program (UPenn)

    The Nano/Bio Interface Center (NBIC) at the University of Pennsylvania seeks highly qualified and motivated undergraduate applicants for its Undergraduate Research at the Nano-Bio Interface program...

    https://nanohub.org/events/details/693

  17. Where or in Which university in the U.S I can get a B.S in Nanotechnology?

    Q&A|Closed | Responses: 1

    I want to study or let say get a B.S in Nanotechnology ,but I have no idea about universities in the U.S , I want to know where and which are the best universities for a B.S in Nanotechnology...

    https://nanohub.org/answers/question/338

  18. Tanya Faltens

    Dr. Tanya Faltens is the Assistant Director of Education and Community Partnerships for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), which created the open access nanoHUB.org cyber-platform...

    https://nanohub.org/members/29294

  19. 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Intern Program Conference

    Series | 13 Aug 2007

    The NASA Institute for Nanoelectronics and Computing and NSF Network for Computating Nanotechnology offers qualifying students the opportunity to become Summer Undergraduate Research Interns (SURIs). SURIs join an ongoing cross-disciplinary research project team comprised of faculty and graduate...

  20. Carbon Nanotube Mission

    Online Presentations | 02 Aug 2007 | Contributor(s):: Adaku Ochia

    Carbon nanotubes have become an interesting phenomenon over the past couple of years as electrical devices and electro-mechanical systems have dramatically shrunk in size. Accidentally discovered by Sumio Iijima while he examined carbon fullerenes, these needle like structures, he later named...