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TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Annual Retreat
• Industrial Affiliates Expo
• Coming Events
• Major Solar Cell Breakthrough
• Organic Solar Cells
• NLO Polymers
• URG Awards
• REU Site Grant
• Welcome to New Directors
• Grad Student and PostDoc Resources
• Travel Grant Experiences
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 CMDITR Annual Retreat: Feb 9-10
Our Annual Retreat, to be hosted at Georgia Tech’s Student Success Center, is just around the corner. If you haven’t registered online yet, please logon and plan to join us.
This year’s Retreat has several objectives:
- To discuss our research progress and redirect efforts along two
primary thrusts to be led by Alex Jen (EO-AOS) and Bernard
Kippelen (LSOE)
- To more actively engage our graduate students and postdoctoral
researchers
- To welcome numerous new members to the Center
- To discuss and enlist support for CMDITR’s educational goals
- To strengthen CMDITR’s sense of community.
To help meet these objectives, the planning committee has assembled
a two-day agenda that includes oral and poster presentations by at
least one student or postdoc from every funded research group, short
talks by new PIs, Center-wide dining events, a session devoted to
CMDITR educational activities, and a working lunch where students
and faculty will separately brainstorm ideas for improving Center
programs and participation. To encourage attendance, the Center
is paying full travel costs for students and postdocs selected for
presentations (max. 1 per research group) and absorbing hotel
(Holiday Inn Express) and group dining costs for all attendees.
If you only attend one STC event this year, please make it the
Retreat. We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!
Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP) Expo: Feb 11
Our Center currently has six corporate affiliates with whom we
meet at least annually to mutually share technical, educational, and
diversity enhancement progress. These affi liates are also generous
sponsors of CMDITR, enabling us, for example, to sponsor REU
and minority fellowships as well as defray meeting costs. We look
forward to hosting representatives from Lockheed-Martin, Boeing,
Eastman, and Ford the day after our Retreat. We will call on many
members to help with oral and poster presentations for this one-day
meeting. If you are not selected but would like to join in the day’s
activities, please let Cecile or Darcy know in advance.
Coming Events
Feb 9-11, CMDITR Retreat and IAP Expo, Atlanta, GA
Feb 24, NSF Videoconference Meeting
Feb 25, Strategic Advisory Board Meeting, Seattle, WA
Jun 28-29, NSF Site Visit, Seattle, WA
Sep 8-9, STC Directors Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar Series, Check our website for dates at your Institution
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