Latest Past Events

ESE Guest Seminar – “Efficient Computing for AI and Robotics: From Hardware Accelerators to Algorithm Design”

Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia

The compute demands of AI and robotics continue to rise due to the rapidly growing volume of data to be processed; the increasingly complex algorithms for higher quality of results; and the demands for energy efficiency and real-time performance. In this talk, we will discuss the design of efficient tailored hardware accelerators and the co-design […]

2024-2025 Heilmeier Award and Lecture

Wu & Chen Auditorium

"Colloidal Nanocrystal Materials and Devices with Extraordinary Structures and Functions" Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) can serve as "artificial atoms" to construct materials and devices with extraordinary structures and functions. This talk will discuss the process of designing materials and devices from single- and multiple-types of NCs. These designs can leverage the unique characteristics of NCs, in […]

The Harold Berger Distinguished Award Lecture 2025

Wu & Chen Auditorium

Quantum Dots: From Curiosity to Technological Impact The combination of quantum effects, nanometer dimensions and a chemical synthesis make quantum dots a platform for exploring new size-dependent fundamental properties and a sandbox for developing new applications. This talk will cover the origin story of chemically synthesized quantum dots, their basic physics, the synthesis that unlocked […]