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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: In 2020, many in-person scientific events were canceled due to the COVID-19
pandemic, creating a vacuum in networking and knowledge exchange between scientists.
To fill this void in scientific communication, a group of early career nanocrystal
enthusiasts launched the virtual seminar series, News in Nanocrystals, in the
summer of 2020. By the end of the year, the series had attracted over 850 participants
from 46 countries. In this Nano Focus, we describe the process of organizing the
News in Nanocrystals seminar series; discuss its growth, emphasizing what the
organizers have learned in terms of diversity and accessibility; and provide an
outlook for the next steps and future opportunities. This summary and analysis
of experiences and learned lessons are intended to inform the broader scientific
community, especially those who are looking for avenues to continue fostering
discussion and scientific engagement virtually, both during the pandemic and after.
acknowledgement: K. E. Shulenberger, M. D. Klein, T. Šverko, and H. R. Keller would
like to thank Professors Moungi Bawendi (MIT) and Gordana Dukovic (CU Boulder) for
their feedback and support of the News in Nanocrystals initiative. The authors thank
Madison Jilek (CU Boulder) and Dhananjeya Kumaar (ETH Zurich) for their help in
the organization of the seminar, and Professors Brandi Cossairt (University of Washington)
and Gordana Dukovic for their feedback on an earlier version of this manuscript.
The authors thank all the seminar speakers and attendees for their interest and
continuing participation in the seminar series.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Dmitry
full_name: Baranov, Dmitry
last_name: Baranov
- first_name: Tara
full_name: Šverko, Tara
last_name: Šverko
- first_name: Taylor
full_name: Moot, Taylor
last_name: Moot
- first_name: Helena R.
full_name: Keller, Helena R.
last_name: Keller
- first_name: Megan D.
full_name: Klein, Megan D.
last_name: Klein
- first_name: E. K.
full_name: Vishnu, E. K.
last_name: Vishnu
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Balazs, Daniel
id: 302BADF6-85FC-11EA-9E3B-B9493DDC885E
last_name: Balazs
orcid: 0000-0001-7597-043X
- first_name: Katherine E.
full_name: Shulenberger, Katherine E.
last_name: Shulenberger
citation:
ama: 'Baranov D, Šverko T, Moot T, et al. News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly
of early career researchers toward globally accessible nanoscience. ACS Nano.
2021;15(7):10743–10747. doi:10.1021/acsnano.1c03276'
apa: 'Baranov, D., Šverko, T., Moot, T., Keller, H. R., Klein, M. D., Vishnu, E.
K., … Shulenberger, K. E. (2021). News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly
of early career researchers toward globally accessible nanoscience. ACS Nano.
American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276'
chicago: 'Baranov, Dmitry, Tara Šverko, Taylor Moot, Helena R. Keller, Megan D.
Klein, E. K. Vishnu, Daniel Balazs, and Katherine E. Shulenberger. “News in Nanocrystals
Seminar: Self-Assembly of Early Career Researchers toward Globally Accessible
Nanoscience.” ACS Nano. American Chemical Society, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276.'
ieee: 'D. Baranov et al., “News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly of
early career researchers toward globally accessible nanoscience,” ACS Nano,
vol. 15, no. 7. American Chemical Society, pp. 10743–10747, 2021.'
ista: 'Baranov D, Šverko T, Moot T, Keller HR, Klein MD, Vishnu EK, Balazs D, Shulenberger
KE. 2021. News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly of early career researchers
toward globally accessible nanoscience. ACS Nano. 15(7), 10743–10747.'
mla: 'Baranov, Dmitry, et al. “News in Nanocrystals Seminar: Self-Assembly of Early
Career Researchers toward Globally Accessible Nanoscience.” ACS Nano, vol.
15, no. 7, American Chemical Society, 2021, pp. 10743–10747, doi:10.1021/acsnano.1c03276.'
short: D. Baranov, T. Šverko, T. Moot, H.R. Keller, M.D. Klein, E.K. Vishnu, D.
Balazs, K.E. Shulenberger, ACS Nano 15 (2021) 10743–10747.
date_created: 2021-08-08T22:01:31Z
date_published: 2021-07-06T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-11T10:55:08Z
day: '06'
department:
- _id: MaIb
doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1c03276
external_id:
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- '000679406500002'
pmid:
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intvolume: ' 15'
isi: 1
issue: '7'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
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url: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276
month: '07'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
page: 10743–10747
pmid: 1
publication: ACS Nano
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1936086X
issn:
- '19360851'
publication_status: published
publisher: American Chemical Society
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly of early career researchers toward
globally accessible nanoscience'
type: journal_article
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year: '2021'
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