--- _id: '9829' 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: isi: - '000679406500002' pmid: - '34228432' intvolume: ' 15' isi: 1 issue: '7' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' 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 user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 15 year: '2021' ...