Talks and Presentations | Progna Banerjee

TALKS

Invited Seminars

[5] Post synthetic materials design principles, plasmonic signature tracking, and computational fluid dynamics framework to build an artificial synthetic chemist: for discovery of hidden condensed matter phases, Condensed Matter Physics Group, Physics Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, May 2022.

[4] Correlating FEM, BEM and DDA methodologies for quantitative analysis of electron-matter and light-matter interactions in metal oxide assemblies, Sixth International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering at San Francisco, CA, 2022.

[3] Post synthetic materials design principles, plasmonic signature tracking, and computational fluid dynamics framework to build an artificial synthetic chemist, Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at Argonne National Laboratory, May 2021.

[2] Unique Superionicity achieved on the nanoscale with applications in next-generation Lithium ion batteries, Departmental Seminar, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences, Kolkata, India, Dec 2018.

[1] Unique Superionicity achieved on the nanoscale with applications in next-generation Lithium ion batteries, Departmental Seminar, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India, Nov 2018.

Research Presentations

[12] Ion exchange pathways in CdSe nanoplatelets: Combined experimental and theoretical investigations (ID 3736712), [COLL] Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2022.

[11] Faculty candidate talk at the Biomimetic division at the AIChE Annual Meeting, 2021.

[10] Synthetic Brochosomes As Ultra-Antireflective, Super-Hydrophobic Biomimetic Materials in Multifunctional Films, Materials Engineering and Sciences Division at the AIChE Annual Meeting, 2021.

[9] Beyond NMF: Advanced Signal Processing and Machine Learning Methodologies for Hyperspectral Analysis in EELS, Hachtel, J.A., Borodinov, N, Roccapriore, K., Cho, S.H., Banerjee, P., Milliron, D., Ovchinnikova, O.S., Ziatdinov, M.A, Kalinin, S.V., Vasudevan R. Session: P01.2 - Advanced Imaging and Spectroscopy for Nanoscale Materials Characterization, Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2021.

[8] Structure derived anti-reflectivity at the nanoscale in leafhopper-derived brochosomes, American Physical Society (APS) virtual March Meeting 2021, Session X03: Optics and Photonics in Polymers and Soft Matter II: Photonics, (Sponsoring Units: DPOLY DSOFT DBIO DAMOP), Abstract: X03.00009.

[7] Mapping the opto-electronic, thermal and chemical behavior in natural and inspired artificial brochosomes using electrodynamic modelling, and single-particle/ensemble experiments, Army Research Office-Multi University Research Initiative (MURI) meeting, Nov 2020.

[6] Exploring condensed phases in engineered semiconducting nanocrystals. Symposium 3 (Quantum dots for the Infrared), iCQD, nanoge internet conference on quantum dots, July 2020.

[5] Nanoscience in next-gen Li-ion batteries, Research Live!, Graduate College, Urbana, IL, 2018.

[4] Unique Superionicity achieved on the nanoscale with applications in next-generation Lithium ion batteries, 64th National AVS Conference & Symposium, Tampa, Florida, 2017.

[3] Engineering novel nanocrystals with unconventional properties employing cation exchange, Materials Research Laboratory Fall Competition, Urbana, IL, 2017.

[2] Engineering new materials to explore Physics at the nanoscale, Research Live!, Graduate College, 2016.

[1] Some Special Attributes of Ultrasmall Cu2Se Clusters, Research Live!, Graduate College, 2015.

Selected science outreach/mentoring talks

[5] Panelist for Science Outreach for Oakland High school students, Berkeley Lab, 2019.

[4] Panelist for “Preparing for Graduate School” seminar, hosted by Engineering Career Services, UIUC, 2017.

[3] Panelist for sessions on “Choosing a Grad Advisor”, “UG Research” and “Choosing the Right Grad School”

Transition from Undergrad to Doctoral Programs Workshop, IL, 2016.

[2] Panelist, Graduate PhD student Panel, University of Illinois Engineering GradFest, 2016.

[1] Panelist for multiple sessions in Transition from Undergrad to Doctoral Programs Workshop, IL, 2016

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

[12] Structure-derived optical properties in metal oxide nanocrystal linker gels, NSF Centre for Dynamics & Control of Materials (NSF-MRSEC): Annual Retreat 2021.

[11] Elucidating structure-optical property relationship in metal oxide nanocrystal superlattices, NSF Centre for Dynamics & Control of Materials (NSF-MRSEC): Annual Retreat 2021.

[10] Nanocrystal-electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, Molecular Foundry user meeting, Berkeley, CA, 2019.

[9] Design of superionic electrolytes for next-generation battery applications, Monsanto Research Symposium, UIUC, 2017.

[8] Cation exchange transformation in QDs, SWE Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED), Urbana, IL, 2017.

[7] nanoDDSCAT+, ECS Career Fair, Micro & Nanotechnology Laboratory, Urbana, IL, 2016.

[6] Design of Plasmon Rulers for Study of RNA Splicing, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, 2016 in Minneapolis.

[5] Tracking defects in the cation exchange transformation of QDs, Mentee Ryan Sanders’s poster for the UG Research Symposium, Urbana, IL, 2016.

[4] nanoDDSCAT+: The perspective of a new trainee, nanoBIONODE site visit, Beckman Institute, Urbana, IL, 2016.

[3] Specific Heat for the BEC in a trapped gas”, International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Physics, ICTAP, I.I.T. Kharagpur, 2011.

[2] Structural Properties of Nickel Rich Amorphous Boride Nanoparticles, AIP Conf. Proc. Series, American Institute of Physics, New York. International Conference on Materials ICMM, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, 2010.

[1] Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles through Devitrification of Amorphous Particles, Proceedings of annual DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, Paper C-34. DAE-SSPS 2009, M.S. University, Vadodara, India, 2009.

RESEARCH PROPOSALS

Tutorial Presentations

Spokesperson & Principal Investigator.

General-User Proposals (GUP) at the Argonne National Laboratory, APS were accepted as rapid-access proposals and allotted Beamtime at the 11-BM facility.

[2] Tutorial on nanoDDSCAT+, Light/Matter Interactions at the Nano-Bio Interface Workshop, Urbana, IL, 2016.

[1] Modules on Plasmonics Design Lab, Light/Matter Interactions at the Nano-Bio Interface Workshop, IL, 2016.