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Seminars and Public Lecture by Professor Mamoun M. Bader Pennsylvania State University, USA. Profile: Professor Mamoun Mohamad Bader obtained his PhD in the
area of Organic Materials for Nonlinear Optical Applications from
the University of Southern California, Los Angeles in 1990. He
then took a research position at the Department of Organic
Materials: Nonlinear Optics and Liquid Crystals Group, the Hitachi
Research Laboratory, Hitachi City at Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan for
two years, following which he took a Post Doctoral Research
Associate position in the Department of Chemical Engineering
and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He
then joined as an assistant professor of chemistry in the United
Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates before
taking a faculty position at the Pennsylvania State University
from 1997 to the present where he is currently an associate
professor of chemistry.
Currently, Professor Mamoun is a visiting professor to UTM from 1 – 14 January 2010. Previously,
he has been appointed as the visiting professor in several institutions including the University of
Minnesota, Qatar University, Montana State University, and the University of Southern California.
Professor Mamoun’s research interests lie in the area of organic materials chemistry with emphasis
on electrical and optical applications. He also is interested in solid state chemistry and crystal
engineering using non covalent interactions. He has authored more than 30 publications and many
conference presentations in addition to holding two patents.
Professor Mamoun will deliver the following Seminars/Public Lectures while visiting UTM: January 6 (Wednesday) 2.30 pm, DK1 C17 107 Lecture Hall, Faculty of Science Seminar Topic: Ambipolar Organic Semiconductors January 12 (Tuesday) 9.00 am, Lecture Theatre 1, Ibnu Sina Institute A seminar covers the following: • TCNQ‐Based Acceptors Used In Solar Cells • Planarity and pi‐Stacking in Organic Functional Materials • Molecular Design in Materials Science January 13 (Wednesday) 10.00 am, Senate Hall Public lecture: “Research in Undergraduate Education”. Please see abstracts in the following pages: 1 SEMINAR
Topic: Ambipolar Organic Semiconductors
Professor Dr. Mamoun Bader (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
2.30 pm, 6 January 2010 (Wednesday)
DK1 C17 107 Lecture Hall, Faculty of Science UTM
A general overview of the area of organic semiconductors and their potential
applications followed by our own strategies for the design of materials which are
capable of both accepting and donating electrons will be given. The molecular
features and design of materials which behave both as n-type as well as p-type
semiconductors will be discussed. Suggestions for future development of these
materials from a molecular design standpoint will be addressed. Performance
of (FET) Field Effect Transistors based on thin films incorporating these materials
will be presented as well as XRD and AFM characteristics. Tricyanovinyl and
dicyanovinyl oligothiophenes are materials which we have shown to show such
behavior.
SEMINAR
Topic: Molecular Design in Materials Science
Professor Dr. Mamoun Bader (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
9.00 am 12 January 2010 (Tuesday)
Seminar Hall, Institute Ibnu Sina, UTM
This talk will be mainly focus on how computational methods can be used in
identifying target molecules worth pursuing synthetically for electronic applications.
Electronic and geometric structures are computed for series of structurally related
molecules using Density Functional Theory methods.
These results are then
compared with experimental x-ray single crystal structural analysis and cyclic
voltammetry measurements.
Other aspects affecting the macroscopic physical
properties such as planarity and pi-stack formation in the solid state will also be
presented.
General trends observed in how intermolecular and intra-molecular
forces affect molecular structure, solid state structures and the observed macroscopic
properties will also be presented.
2 PUBLIC LECTURE
Research in Undergraduate Education
Professor Dr. Mamoun Bader (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
10.00 am, 13 January 2010 (Wednesday)
Dewan Senat UTM
This talk will address various issues related to involving
undergraduates in research as early as possible. These include:
• Requirements for building and sustaining a supportive
environment for undergraduate students (and faculty members).
Findings from own experience at Penn State University -Hazleton;
Challenges and opportunities
• Examples of accomplishments to date; resources availability or
the lack thereof
• Overcoming difficulties faced by faculty members; mentoring and
supervising junior faculty members
• Some general guidelines, recommendations and suggestions for
faculty, students and administrators
• benefits of the existence and integration of strong undergraduate
research programs in the fundamental missions of educational
institutions, to students, the universities and society will be
briefly presented.
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