TABLE OF CONTENTS

• FOOD Seminar Series

• Molecular Photonics Conference
by Norfolk State U Students

• New CMDITR Partner:
New Mexico Highlands University

• Nanophotonics for Breakfast

• Molecular Photonics Conference
by Alvin Kwiram

• February 2008 Retreat

• STC Directors Meeting

• Welcome New Professor:
Michael Hochberg

• Welcome new Admin:
Wendy Star Smith

• Save the Date

• RCR Reminder

Forum on Organic Optoelectronics and Devices (F.O.O.D.)

By Natalie Doss, GPAC Member

The Forum on Organic Optoelectronics & Devices is a multi-campus monthly STC MDITR seminar series hosted by the Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Advisory Council (GPAC) at Georgia Tech. The University of Washington, the University of Arizona and Norfolk State University are all able to participate in the seminar via video conferencing.

The goal of the seminar is to provide students with an increased awareness of STC research and to encourage collaborative efforts across multiple disciplines and campuses. Each seminar focuses on a specific STC thrust and project area. A brief overview of the thrust and project area is given by an STC project leader. This is followed by two student presentations regarding their STC research concentrating on project background, goals and progress to help other students understand how the work fits into the STC thrust and project.

To learn more about the STC thrusts and projects, see the Research and Technology Development Framework at www.stc-mditr.org/research/.

Presentations are followed by a short question and answer session, which allows students from multiple disciplines and campuses to interact with one another, encouraging collaboration within the STC.

Broadcasting the F.O.O.D. seminars is being done in an effort to build more community among CMDITR students at our various sites. Sharing information about each other’s research promotes collaboration opportunities. Soon UW and U of A students will also begin broadcasting their research presentations. In the picture shown here, U of A students are discussing a GA Tech F.O.O.D. seminar presented through a video conference that also included UW and Norfolk State University (NSU).

Past Presentations:

September 12, 2007
Thrust 1, Project 2.1 (Dr. Joseph Perry),
presenters: Sarah Chi – Polymer-Based x3 Materials for Photonic Applications
Jon Matichak – Cyanine Dyes for x3 Materials October 17, 2007 –
Thrust 2, Project 4.2 (Dr. Bernard Kippelen),
presenters: Willliam Potscavage – Organic Solar Cells: Basic Concepts & Current Research
Namsu Kim – Thin Film Encapsulation for OLED (Fabrication, Test, Simulation)

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

Future Seminars: 11/28/07, 1/23/08, 3/19/08, 4/23/08 from 12-1pm Eastern Time. If you are interested in presenting your work at a F.O.O.D. seminar, please contact natalie.doss@gatech.edu.