The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility welcomes applications for a highly motivated and collaborative Senior Professional Research Assistant to be part of a cross-functional team to assist mainly in the National Quantum Nanofab (NQN) instrumentation selections and installations, operating and training users on the new Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) system, general cleanroom facility operations and tool repairs. This position provides opportunities to contribute to NQN instrumentation development, interact with a growing and diverse user base (from the CU system and other universities, companies, and federal labs) and make contributions to our cleanroom operations, instrumentation maintenance and user-training so that our services and support are offered at the highest possible standards. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team, work in new facilities and make impactful contributions in enabling a wide range of research areas and innovations at CU, as well as the rapidly growing Colorado quantum ecosystem.

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Thursday, Oct. 10. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (MT), Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Room E225
COSINC is introducing our new Xenocs Xeuss 3.0 instrument with a small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) workshop. We will present an overview of the SAXS technique, recent applications, and a demonstration of measurement capabilities. Participants may request samples measurements.

The SAXS technique has diverse applications in scientific research and industry, in areas such as polymers and composites, semiconductors, biomaterials, gas capture and storage, material sciences, forensics, and pharmaceuticals.

Information provided by SAXS:

• Domain size and crystalline fraction
• Nanoparticle size, shape, and agglomeration
• Protein assembly and lipid structure
• Pore size distribution

Variable temperature, in-situ straining, and light illumination environments are available!

Agenda

• 9-9:15 a.m. - COSINC Overview
• 9:15-9:45 a.m. - SAXS technique
• 9:45-10:05 a.m. - Faculty Research Talk, “Material Applications”
• 10:05-10:20 a.m. - Coffee break
• 10:20-10:40 a.m. - Graduate Student Talk
• 10:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - SAXS measurement demos
• 12:30-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
• 1:30-3 p.m.: Q&A and additional demos

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

This is a limited participation of 12 for the in-person session. The onsite option is effective and highly recommended for participants who would like some basic hands-on training, engage with researchers and Xenocs scientists/engineers and use the instrument in the near future. Register by Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m.

A remote option is available to attend the lecture and talk sessions. There will be a waitlist for onsite participation and the workshop will be offered again this year, depending on demand.

About COSINC: The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) is a multidisciplinary shared user research facility and service center, within the College of Engineering and Applied Science, that provides access to state-of-the-art equipment in the areas of micro and nanofabrication, ISO 5 cleanroom, nanomaterials characterization and metrology and offers expertise and advanced hands-on training in the same related areas.

For more information, please contact Aju Jugessur at aju.jugessur@colorado.edu.

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The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility will host a day-long workshop and training session on

During these hands-on sessions, participants will work in an ISO 5 cleanroom facility to learn the operation of various state-of-the-art instruments and processes such as the 3D nano printer, scanning electron microscope, profilometer and wet processing. Participants will also fabricate 3D nanostructures and inspect their devices using material characterization tools. The skills and knowledge acquired in this workshop are applicable across multiple industries and useful for graduate work in various fields in engineering as well as the physical, medical and life sciences.

Participation is open to students, staff, and faculty as well as the broader university and Boulder community. The cost for University of Colorado system participants is $130 while the external nonprofit rate is $155, and the industry rate is $275. Registration is intentionally limited to nine participants to ensure high quality training time and includes lunch and refreshments. 

COSINC is a multidisciplinary core research facility and service center, within the College of Engineering and Applied Science, that provides access to state-of-the-art equipment in the areas of micro and nanofabrication, nanomaterials characterization and metrology and offers expertise and advanced hands-on training in the same related areas. It is an open-research facility serving the academic, industrial, and governmental researchers across campus and beyond.

COSINC Director Aju Jugessur said material nanofabrication and characterization techniques in a cleanroom are a critical part of the development and realization of miniature devices.

“These miniature devices have a wide range of scientific and technological applications, ranging from quantum devices, photonic, electronic to photovoltaic, bio-medical and nanomedicine,” he said. “We are looking forward to hosting a diverse set of researchers looking to expand their skills.”

A loose agenda for the workshop includes:

• Lecture on Material Nanofabrication and Characterization
• Lecture on 3D Nano printer and Applications (led by Nanoscribe)
• Hands-on training in ISO 5 Cleanroom, on 3D Nano printer, laser writer, wet sample processing, profilometry
• Hands-on training on scanning electron microscope

For more information contact Jugessur via email.

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