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DuPont Postdoctoral Fellowship Named
David S. Ginger, Jr. has been named the 2001-02 DuPont Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Nanotechnology. Originally from Centerville, Ohio, Dr. Ginger received B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Physics from Indiana University with honors and highest distinction. He completed his Ph.D. in Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, U.K. in July 2001. His noteworthy honors include the British Marshall Scholarship, the NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and the MRS Graduate Student Gold Award.

Dr. Ginger's current research includes using dip-pen nanolithography to generate nanoscale biological templates on semiconductor surfaces, probing the fundamental optical and electronic properties of hybrid bio-inorganic nanostructures, and creating new biomedical sensors through the rational design and understanding of biologically-inspired nanomaterials.

Renowned Scientists Speak on Tiny Topic
Over 250 people attended the Center's first public event on May 21. Offered free and open to the public, the Symposium on Emerging Nanoscale Molecule Based Science and Technology celebrated the newly established Institute for Nanotechnology, and Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly, as well as honoring Morrison Professors Joseph Hupp and Mark Ratner. The audience included researchers, scientists and students from around the country who converged at Northwestern's Evanston campus to hear talks by some of the leaders in the new field of nanotechnology.

Speakers included: Richard Smalley (Nobel laureate, Rice University), George Whitesides (Harvard), Angela Belcher (UT/Austin), Richard Colton (NRL), Josephy Hupp (Morrison Professor, NU) and Mark Ratner (Morrison Professor, NU). The event was chaired by Tobin Marks and Samuel Stupp, and Dean Eric Sundquist concluded the event with the presentation of medals for the Morrison Professors. "We were very pleased with the outcome of the event," stated Institute and Center Director, Chad Mirkin. "The level of participation from industry, academia, and national laboratories was exceptional, and there were ample opportunities for informal discussion."

The Symposium was sponsored by Northwestern University, Institute for Nanotechnology, Office of the Vice President for Research, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Science, ThermoMicroscopes, and Veeco Metrology Group/Digital Instruments.

The Center plans to organize a lecture series on nanoscience and technology issues in the coming year.

DuPont Joins Industrial Affiliates Program
DuPont Central Research and Development has joined in a partnership with the Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly to further research in nanotechnology, and becomes the first member of the Center's Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP). As a member of the IAP program, DuPont will benefit from ongoing multi-level interaction with faculty, staff, and students. They will gain exposure to a broad spectrum of applications, and interact with a pool of highly talented, well-educated potential employees. DuPont's Research Manager, Dr. Timothy Gierke will also be a member of the Center's Board of Technical Directors and provide input and advice on future research directions.

"We are honored to have DuPont as part of our Industrial Affiliates Program," said Chad Mirkin, "and we look forward to working closely with them in the development of this exciting field."