Birck Annual Research Symposium
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Please join the Birck community for an all-day symposium highlighting the exciting nanoscience and nanotechnology research at Birck. You will hear from our research leaders in morning and afternoon plenary sessions and wrap up the day with a poster session in the Birck atrium. There will be afternoon tours of the newly upgraded recharge facility. Breakfast, lunch, and evening appetizers will be provided at no cost to registered attendees. We look forward to seeing you for a day of great interactions and new connections!
BIRCK ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – APRIL 28, 2025 PROGRAM
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast | MRGN cafe |
| 9:00 am – 9:10 am | Welcome, opening remarks | MRGN 121 |
| 9:10 am – 9:30 am | “Looking Ahead to Birck’s Next 20 Years”: Zhihong Chen Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk, Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center; Professor of Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering | MRGN 121 |
| MORNING PLENARY SESSION | MRGN 121 | |
| 9:30 am – 10:05 am | “An Ode to Birck: Enabling Research, Inspiring Innovation”, Muhammad Alam Jai N. Gupta Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering | MRGN 121 |
| 10:05 am – 10:40 am | “Integrated Quantum Photonics on Silicon Platform”, Vladimir Shalaev The Robert and Anne Burnett Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering | MRGN 121 |
| 10:40 am – 11:15 am | Advanced Packaging at Birck: Tiwei Wei Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering | MRGN 121 |
| 11:15 am – 11:50 am | “The imec-Purdue collaboration and the role of R&D in semiconductors”, Francesca Iacopi imec fellow, director of imec’s semiconductor R&D site at Purdue | MRGN 121 |
| 11:50 am – 12:45 pm | Lunch | MRGN cafe |
| AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION | MRGN 121 | |
| 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm | “HADAR: Why AI will revolutionize thermal night vision”, Zubin Jacob Elmore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering | MRGN 121 |
| 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm | “Non-reciprocal Transport Phenomena in Solids”, Yuli Lyanda-Geller Professor of Physics and Astronomy | MRGN 121 |
| 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm | “Electron and nuclear spin qubits in 2D materials”, Tongcang Li Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering | MRGN 121 |
| 2:15 pm – 2:20 pm | Break | |
| 2:20 pm – 2:50 pm | Tiancong Zhu Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy | MRGN 121 |
| 2:50 pm – 3:20 pm | David Bernal Neira Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering | MRGN 121 |
| 3:20 pm – 3:50 pm | “Photonic-integrated manufacturing and testing for defense and commercial applications”, Peter Bermel Elmore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering | MRGN 121 |
| 3:50 pm – 4:30 pm | Break / Birck tours | BRK |
| 4:30 pm –6:30 pm | POSTER SESSION with hors d’oeuvres | BRK atrium |