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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. 3