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Position Open at COSINC: Senior Professional Research Assistant

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:08:54 +0000

Position Open at COSINC: Senior Professional Research Assistant Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 09/27/2024 - 12:08

The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility welcomes applications for a highly motivated and collaborative Senior Professional Research Assistant to be part of a cross-functional team to assist mainly in the National Quantum Nanofab (NQN) instrumentation selections and installations, operating and training users on the new Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) system, general cleanroom facility operations and tool repairs. This position provides opportunities to contribute to NQN instrumentation development, interact with a growing and diverse user base (from the CU system and other universities, companies, and federal labs) and make contributions to our cleanroom operations, instrumentation maintenance and user-training so that our services and support are offered at the highest possible standards. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team, work in new facilities and make impactful contributions in enabling a wide range of research areas and innovations at CU, as well as the rapidly growing Colorado quantum ecosystem.

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Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Workshop

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:44:31 +0000

Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Workshop Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/12/2024 - 11:44

Thursday, Oct. 10. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (MT), Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Room E225
COSINC is introducing our new Xenocs Xeuss 3.0 instrument with a small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) workshop. We will present an overview of the SAXS technique, recent applications, and a demonstration of measurement capabilities. Participants may request samples measurements.

The SAXS technique has diverse applications in scientific research and industry, in areas such as polymers and composites, semiconductors, biomaterials, gas capture and storage, material sciences, forensics, and pharmaceuticals.

Information provided by SAXS:

Domain size and crystalline fraction
Nanoparticle size, shape, and agglomeration
Protein assembly and lipid structure
Pore size distribution

Variable temperature, in-situ straining, and light illumination environments are available!

Agenda

9-9:15 a.m. - COSINC Overview
9:15-9:45 a.m. - SAXS technique
9:45-10:05 a.m. - Faculty Research Talk, “Material Applications”
10:05-10:20 a.m. - Coffee break
10:20-10:40 a.m. - Graduate Student Talk
10:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - SAXS measurement demos
12:30-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30-3 p.m.: Q&A and additional demos

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

This is a limited participation of 12 for the in-person session. The onsite option is effective and highly recommended for participants who would like some basic hands-on training, engage with researchers and Xenocs scientists/engineers and use the instrument in the near future. Register by Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m.

A remote option is available to attend the lecture and talk sessions. There will be a waitlist for onsite participation and the workshop will be offered again this year, depending on demand.

�鶹��Ƶ COSINC: The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) is a multidisciplinary shared user research facility and service center, within the College of Engineering and Applied Science, that provides access to state-of-the-art equipment in the areas of micro and nanofabrication, ISO 5 cleanroom, nanomaterials characterization and metrology and offers expertise and advanced hands-on training in the same related areas.

For more information, please contact Aju Jugessur at aju.jugessur@colorado.edu.

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CU Boulder wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:47:39 +0000

CU Boulder wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 06/21/2024 - 10:47

Researchers at CU Boulder will soon begin work on what they’re calling the “quantum machine shop” of the 21st century. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a $20 million grant to CU Boulder to launch a facility known as the National Quantum Nanofab (NQN). In this facility, Colorado researchers and quantum specialists from around the country will be able to design and build incredibly small devices that tap into the world of atoms and photons—the tiny packets of energy that make up light. Principal Investigator Scott Diddams, professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, alongside a team of physicists and engineers, will lead the realization of this maker space. Diddams said it will help transform discoveries from the quantum world into technologies and devices that can have greater impact on society, and shore up a rapidly growing sector of Colorado’s economy.

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NSF funds new electron beam lithography system for quantum engineering, nanofabrication on Boulder campus

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:22:20 +0000

NSF funds new electron beam lithography system for quantum engineering, nanofabrication on Boulder campus Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 09/07/2022 - 10:22

A state-of-the-art instrument coming soon to CU Boulder will improve research around quantum engineering and may eventually prove to be a game-changer for interdisciplinary materials and device research in the Rocky Mountain region.

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As U.S. ramps up semiconductor production, engineers are probing new tiny electronics

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:31:12 +0000

As U.S. ramps up semiconductor production, engineers are probing new tiny electronics Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/30/2022 - 11:31

A number of researchers at CU Boulder are celebrating the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act by Congress.

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COSINC to host Material 3D-Nanofabrication and Characterization Hands-on Workshop

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:53:17 +0000

COSINC to host Material 3D-Nanofabrication and Characterization Hands-on Workshop Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:53

COSINC is a multidisciplinary core research facility and service center, within the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility will host a day-long workshop and training session on Material 3D-Nanofabrication and Characterization from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Aug. 9 on CU Boulder’s Campus in the Gallogly �鶹��Ƶy Learning Center.

During these hands-on sessions, participants will work in an ISO 5 cleanroom facility to learn the operation of various state-of-the-art instruments and processes such as the 3D nano printer, scanning electron microscope, profilometer and wet processing. Participants will also fabricate 3D nanostructures and inspect their devices using material characterization tools. The skills and knowledge acquired in this workshop are applicable across multiple industries and useful for graduate work in various fields in engineering as well as the physical, medical and life sciences.

Participation is open to students, staff, and faculty as well as the broader university and Boulder community. The cost for University of Colorado system participants is $130 while the external nonprofit rate is $155, and the industry rate is $275. Registration is intentionally limited to nine participants to ensure high quality training time and includes lunch and refreshments.

COSINC is a multidisciplinary core research facility and service center, within the College of Engineering and Applied Science, that provides access to state-of-the-art equipment in the areas of micro and nanofabrication, nanomaterials characterization and metrology and offers expertise and advanced hands-on training in the same related areas. It is an open-research facility serving the academic, industrial, and governmental researchers across campus and beyond.

COSINC Director Aju Jugessur said material nanofabrication and characterization techniques in a cleanroom are a critical part of the development and realization of miniature devices.

“These miniature devices have a wide range of scientific and technological applications, ranging from quantum devices, photonic, electronic to photovoltaic, bio-medical and nanomedicine,” he said. “We are looking forward to hosting a diverse set of researchers looking to expand their skills.”

A loose agenda for the workshop includes:

Lecture on Material Nanofabrication and Characterization
Lecture on 3D Nano printer and Applications (led by Nanoscribe)
Hands-on training in ISO 5 Cleanroom, on 3D Nano printer, laser writer, wet sample processing, profilometry
Hands-on training on scanning electron microscope

For more information contact Jugessur via email.

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2022 Core Facility Assistance Grant and Voucher programs award $135K to faculty across disciplines

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:39:49 +0000

2022 Core Facility Assistance Grant and Voucher programs award $135K to faculty across disciplines Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/07/2022 - 10:39

With the goal of enhancing operations within core and shared instrumentation facilities on the CU Boulder campus, the 2022 Core Facility Assistance Grant Program has awarded 10 new grants totaling $107K to faculty projects spanning multiple departments and disciplines.

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Highlights of the 1st COSINC Hands-on Workshop

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2022 19:20:55 +0000

Highlights of the 1st COSINC Hands-on Workshop Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 05/03/2022 - 13:20

The two-day limited participation hands-on workshop in the area of material 3D nanofabrication and characterization was highly appreciated by our 13 participants from diverse academic and technical backgrounds. They were mostly graduate students from the CU system, local universities, and a couple of industrial professionals from the local companies. Based on the feedback received, overall, participants enjoyed the opportunity to learn about the COSINC facilities and tours of various CU Boulder’s research facilities. However, the clear winner was the cleanroom facility, where they had to gown in and carry out various experiential learning tasks, in particular, on the 3D nano printer, where they fabricated a three-dimensional structure of the Buff logo on a very small scale, as small as 10 times the size of the human hair. The lectures describing the theory behind various material fabrication and characterization techniques on the first day, were also great opportunities for them to engage and ask questions relevant to their projects. This workshop was one of the first series of hands-on training offered by COSINC and based on the reviews and demand, there will be several workshops on other material fabrication and characterization topics offered throughout the year. The workshops are enabling the workforce of the future by providing critical hands-on multidisciplinary skills and education that are applicable in a range of scientific and technical areas, from semiconductors, photonics, quantum science, energy, to environment and bio- and nano-medicine.

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COSINC Webinar: Low Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2022 15:05:29 +0000

COSINC Webinar: Low Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 05/03/2022 - 09:05

“Low Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy (LEIS) can provide the elemental composition of the outermost atomic layer of a material by probing it with a 1 – 10 keV beam of noble gas ions. There isn’t another way to get this kind of information about the outermost layer of atoms in a material. Studying this layer plays a critical role in understanding a material’s catalytic, wetting, adhesion, frictional properties, etc. To our knowledge, the LEIS system, IONTOF's Qtac100, is the second Qtac in the USA. It is equipped with special sample preparation chambers. Furthermore, without breaking vacuum, sample can be transferred from and to the Kratos SUPRA XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) system, which is a complementary surface analysis technique.

Our presenter is Dr. Philipp Bruner, Senior Research Scientist at IONTOF GmbH. Philip has been a research scientist at IONTOF for over 10 years now in the R &D section, working on ToF-SIMS and LEIS instrumentation”

Registration can be completed online. Email Jugessur with any questions.

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COSINC to host hands-on Material 3D-Nanofabrication and Characterization Workshop

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:28:26 +0000

COSINC to host hands-on Material 3D-Nanofabrication and Characterization Workshop Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 03/24/2022 - 13:28

The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility will host a two-day workshop and training session on Material 3D-Nanofabrication and Characterization from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. April 21 and 22 on the CU Boulder campus.

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