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    The 8th Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting: Tapping NYC's Science and Engineering Talent

    Keynote Speakers: KC Huang (Stanford University) and Amir Yacoby (Harvard University)
    Panel Moderator: Seth Pinsky (NYC Economic Development Corporation)

    This eBriefing documents the 8th condensed matter physics conference featuring keynote talks in hard matter and soft matter as well as a special panel discussion, "Generation Tech: Tapping NYC's Science & Engineering Talent," featuring representatives of the new engineering and applied science institutions that are being created in the city.

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    From Colloidal Systems to Frustrated Magnets: 7th Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting 2012

    Keynote Speakers: Leon Balents (University of California, Santa Barbara) and Mohammad F. Islam (Carnegie Mellon University)

    At the seventh biannual Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter conference faculty, postdocs, and students shared ideas and research on condensed matter with fellow physicists, covering the spectrum from graphene-based transistors and novel chemical sensors to the fundamentals of colloids, metamaterials, and quantum spin liquids.

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    Chemical Engineering Approaches to Challenges in Energy and Biomedicine

    Keynote Speakers: Amos Avidan (Bechtel), Mauricio Futran (Rutgers University), and Eric Toone (U.S. Department of Energy)

    The field of chemical engineering—poised at the interface of chemistry, engineering, and biomedicine—is well positioned to solve global challenges. This eBriefing reviews the role of chemical engineering in energy and healthcare research: from new renewable energy sources to improved methods of tissue engineering.

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    From Colloids and Clusters to Topological Insulators: 6th Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting 2011

    Keynote Speakers: Vinothan N. Manoharan (Harvard University) and Shoucheng Zhang (Stanford University)

    The eBriefing of the Sixth Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting features keynote speakers in hard and soft condensed matter physics, student talks highlighting current research, and a panel discussion.

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    Environmental Research: Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum 2011

    Panelists: Paul Alivisatos (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), SA Sherif (University of Florida), John Spengler (Harvard University), Adel Sharif (University of Surrey)

    This eBriefing highlights environmental research presented at the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum. Topics include soil science, advances in chemical processes and products, CO2 management, and environmental monitoring.

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    From Strained Suspensions to Magnetoelectronic Materials: 4th Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting 2010

    Keynote Speakers: Heinrich Jaeger (University of Chicago) and Nicola Spaldin (University of California Santa Barbara)

    This eBriefing includes presentations from faculty, postdocs, and students in the New York City—brought together to share their ideas and research on condensed matter physics.

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    From Crumpling Geometries to Graphene Materials: 5th Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting 2011

    Special Guest Speaker: Philip W. Anderson, Nobel Laureate (Princeton University)
    Keynote Speakers: Paul McEuen (Cornell University) and Thomas A. Witten (The University of Chicago)

    This eBriefing includes presentations from faculty, postdocs, and students in the New York City—brought together to share their ideas and research on condensed matter physics.

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    The Third Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting

    Keynote speakers: Hari Manoharan (Stanford University) and David Weitz (Harvard University)

    This biannual conference is organized by graduate students to bring together condensed matter researchers from around the tri-state area. Keynote speakers represented both hard and soft condensed matter fields.

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    Solar's Softer Side: Advances in Organic Photovoltaic Materials

    Speakers: Andrew Mutter (City College of New York / CUNY), Athanasios Bourtsalas (Columbia University), Stephen Forrest (University of Michigan), and Gilles Dennler (Konarka Technologies, Inc.)

    Because of the lower cost of materials, flexible solar technology has the potential to be competitive with non-renewable sources of electricity such as coal or natural gas. Scientists discussed advances in the field and barriers that need to be overcome to realize its potential.

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    Charge and Release: Electrostatics and Thermal Regulation in Smart Materials Design

    Speakers: Eric Dufresne (Yale University) and Steven P. Bitler (Landec Corporation)

    As a new eBriefing reports, researchers are developing "intelligent" materials that respond to changes in their environment in ways that solve engineering challenges. Products like "smart" food packaging have even begun entering the market.