{"id":187,"date":"2022-07-11T15:16:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T19:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/rahman-group\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2024-05-02T10:17:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:17:23","slug":"invited-talks-lectures-2000-present","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/rahman-group\/invited-talks-lectures-2000-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Invited Talks &amp; Lectures (2000-Present)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol type=\"1\" class=\"has-base-3-background-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li>\u201c2D Materials for a Sustainable Future \u2013 when imperfection reigns,\u201d PECASE22, San Sebastian, June 20-23, 2022.<\/li><li>\u201cTheoretical methods to explore the electronic structure of catalytic material and of reactions,\u201d PECASE22, San Sebastian, June 20-23, 2022.<\/li><li>\u201cQuest for Transferable Neural Network Interatomic Potentials: success for Si(100), still looking for <em>h<\/em>-BN,\u201d Spetses Symposium on Deep Learning in Material Science, June 5-10, 2022<\/li><li>\u201cAn <em>Ab initio <\/em>Tool for Uncovering the Ultrafast Response of Functional Correlated Electron Materials,\u201d ES22 Electronic Structure 22, Columbia University, June 1-3, 2022<\/li><li>\u201cDiversity Matters \u2013 a glimpse at two programs that have helped UCF-Physics: APS\/IGEN Bridge to PhD and PhysTEC,\u201d April 22, 2022.<\/li><li>2D Materials for a Sustainable Future \u2013 when imperfection reigns, Physics Colloquium, Penn State University, April 21, 2022.<\/li><li>Exploiting defects in 2D Materials for a Sustainable Future \u2013 when theory meets experiment,\u201d University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, April 8, 2022.<\/li><li>\u201cDefect-laden 2D Materials for Syn Gas Conversion to Value-added Products,\u201d Argonne National Laboratory, March 23, 2022.<\/li><li>\u201cSyngas molecules as probes of defects in 2D <em>h<\/em>&#8211; BN: their adsorption, vibrations &amp; chemical reactions,\u201d From Surface Science to Catalysis Science Symposium, American Chemical Society, March 20-24, 2022, San Diego, CA.<\/li><li>\u201cSingle atom catalyst Pt<sub>1<\/sub>\/ZnO for methanol partial oxidation: insights into reaction mechanisms from DFT and experiments,\u201d Symposium to honor Miquel Salmeron, American Chemical Society, March 20-24, 2022, San Diego, CA.<\/li><li>\u201cSurviving Graduate Studies &#8211; Diversity Matters,\u201d March Meeting, American Physical Society, March 12-16, 2022, Chicago.<\/li><li>\u201cDesigning Novel Materials for Energy &amp; Quantum Information,\u201d Salam Day Lecture, Center for Physics Education, Karachi, Pakistan, January 29, 2022 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cThe role of defects in emergent properties of 2D materials: MoS<sub>2<\/sub> and <em>h<\/em>-BN,\u201d Surface Science Discussions 2022, January 11-12, 2022, Poznan Poland (Online Edition).<\/li><li>\u201cAn <em>Ab initio<\/em> Tool for Uncovering the Ultrafast Response of Functional Correlated Electron Materials,\u201d MRS Fall Meeting, Boston (mixed mode), Nov 29 \u2013Dec 8, 2021.<\/li><li>\u201cDiversity Matters: APS\/IGEN Bridge to PhD,\u201d DOE Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, PI Meeting, October 26, 2021 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cTuning Properties of 2D Materials for a Sustainable Future, ICAPE 2021, September 16-17, 2021, NED College of Engineering, Karachi (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201c2D Materials for a sustainable future: prospects through intertwining theory with experiment,\u201d SUNCAT Summer Workshop, Stanford University, August 16-19, 2021 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cTuning properties 2D materials for a Sustainable Future: from catalysis to single photon emission,\u201d Dhaka University Centennial Celebration, July 10, 2021 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cTwo-Dimensional Folding of Polypeptides into Molecular Nanostructures,\u201d International Biophysics Workshop, Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS), March 25, 2021 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cScience in Confinement: From Surface Science to Nanoscience to 2D Materials,\u201d set of 10 lectures, Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum Mercator Fellow Lecture Series, March 2 \u2013 April 6, 2021 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cPolypeptide nanostructures at surfaces,\u201d International Biophysics Workshop, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan, March 25, 2021 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cThe Self Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo (SLKMC) method augmented with data analytics for adatom-island diffusion on surfaces,\u201d APS March Meeting, March 15-19, 2021 (virtual).<\/li><li>\u201cDefect-laden 2D materials for conversion of syn gas to higher alcohols: insights from theory and experiments,\u201d UCF-CECS Lunch Seminar Series, February 5, 2021 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cNavigating scientific careers in the US \u2013 perspective from a woman academic,\u201d Pakistani Biophysicist Association, December 12, 2020 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cModeling functional low dimensional materials,\u201d Universit\u00e4t Oldenburg, Germany, November 4, 2020 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cWomen in Physics \u2013 how to make it not so few,\u201d Webinar on Women in Physics in the Developing World, Islamic University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, October 19, 2020 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cTuning properties 2D materials: from catalysis to single photon emission,\u201d Material Science Research Lecture Series, Caltech, October 14, 2020 (Webinar).<\/li><li>\u201cPreferential CO<sub>2<\/sub> reduction to formic acid or methanol on defect laden single-layer <em>h<\/em>-BN,\u201d ACS CATL ChemistsLive Event, Sept 25, 2020; invited speaker and panelist (via ZOOM)<\/li><li>\u201cActivating 2D materials for CO<sub>2<\/sub> and CO hydrogenation to higher alcohols: predictive modeling meets experiments,\u201d Mechanical &amp; Aerospace Engineering Seminar Series, UCF, September 18, 2020 (via ZOOM)<\/li><li>\u201cDefect-laden 2D materials for syn gas to higher alcohols: insights from theory &amp; experiments,\u201d Catalysis Theory Virtua; Seminar Series, Denmark Technical University, September 3, 2020 (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cPreferential CO<sub>2<\/sub> reduction to formic acid or methanol on defect laden single-layer <em>h<\/em>-BN,\u201d ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting and Exposition, August 17-20, 2020 (via ZOOM &amp; video on demand).<\/li><li>\u201cSingle-molecule magnet for molecular electronics,\u201d EFRC-M2QM \u2013 Thin Film Discussion Group, May 15, 2020 (presented via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cActivating single-layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub> for conversion of syn gas to higher alcohols: insights from theory,\u201d ACS 2020 Spring Annual Meeting, March 21-26, 2020, Philadelphia, (via ZOOM).<\/li><li>\u201cSingle-Molecule Magnets on Two Dimensional Materials: insights from ab initio calculations,\u201d MAGNA 2020, St. Simon Island, February 21-24, 2020.<\/li><li>\u201cAPS Bridge Site at UCF: background &amp; some highlights,\u201d Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, January 17-19, 2020. (Plenary talk)<\/li><li>\u201cModelling functional low dimensional materials,\u201d Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, January 17-19, 2020.<\/li><li>\u201cTuning properties of 2D materials: from catalytic activity to single photon emission,\u201d Computational Material Design Symposium, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, December 20, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cToward Efficient Methods for Generating Transferable Neural-Network Interatomic Potentials,\u201d Computational Material Design Symposium, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, December 20, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cChallenges for Young Women Embarking on a Career in Science,\u201d Organization for Women in Science in the Developing World (OWSD), Pakistan National Chapter, Karachi, December 17, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cToward efficient methods for generating transferable artificial neural network interatomic potentials,\u201d Materials Research Society 2019 Fall Meeting, Boston, December 1-6, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cBeyond DFT Methods that Capture the Role of Electron Correlations: Ultrafast Demagnetization of Ni,\u201d 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Symposium on MGI and Exascale Computing Challenges, Spetses, Greece, June 16-21, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cTuning properties of 2D materials: from catalytic activity to single photon emission,\u201d 9<sup>th<\/sup> International Workshop on Surface Physics, Trzebnica, Poland, 24-28 June 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cTuning properties of 2D materials: from catalytic activity to single photon emission,\u201d Seminar, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Physics, July 17, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201c2D materials for conversion of syn gas to higher alcohols: the role of defects and dopants,\u201d 2019 Gordon Research Conference on Dynamics at Surfaces, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 28 &#8211; August 2, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cNovel and technologically relevant properties of 2D materials,\u201d Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, March 12, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cTuning properties of 2D materials: old dog new tricks,\u201d Mini-Workshop in Computational Material Design, COMSATS University of Technology, Islamabad, March 11, 2019.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cModern paradigms in research and education: active learning to interdisciplinary research,\u201d Einstein Symposium, NED College of Engineering, Karachi, March 14, 2019<\/li><li>\u201cOld materials with novel properties: you can teach an old dog new tricks in the flatland,\u201d LIFE Program Plenary Talk, UCF, March 19, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf-Learning KMC for multiscale simulation of nanoscale diffusion,\u201d 258<sup>th<\/sup> ACS Annual Meeting, Orlando, March 31, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cTuning properties of 2D materials: old dog new tricks,\u201d Physics Seminar, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, April 5, 2019<\/li><li>\u201cStabilization of SMMs: interplay of ligands and substrates,\u201d M2QM-All Hands Meeting, University of Florida, May 3-5, 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cSurfaces, interfaces, and catalysis: what can machine learning do? 2<sup>nd<\/sup> IMPRESS (Interfacing Machine Learning and Experimental Methods for Surface Structures) Workshop, Graz, Austria, July 11-13, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cUnraveling &amp; manipulating properties of 2D materials: old stuff with new promises,\u201d AMOSS Workshop, University of Milan-Bicocca, November 23, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cMultiple excitations, excited states, and ultrafast charge dynamics in functional materials: theory meets experiments,\u201d Palestinian Conference VI, Tulkaram, August 5-8, 2018<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cManipulating properties of 2D materials: old stuff with new promises,\u201d Palestinian Conference VI, Tulkaram, August 5-8, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cCatalysts, ultrafast spin dynamics, MGI and all else,\u201d Symposium on MGI and Exascale Computing Challenges, Spetses, Greece, June 10-15, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cManipulating properties of 2D materials: old stuff with new promises,\u201d Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, University of California, Davis, April 26, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cMultiple excitations, excited states, and ultrafast charge dynamics of functional materials: insights from TDDFT+DMFT,\u201d Molecular Foundry Seminar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, April 20, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cTuning 2D materials MoS<sub>2<\/sub> and h-BN for hydrogenation reactions,\u201d 255<sup>th<\/sup>Annual ACS Meeting, New Orleans, March 18-22, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cSupported Au nanoparticles: good for methanol decomposition or formation?\u201d American Physical Society March Meeting, Los Angeles, March 5-8, 2018.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201c2D Materials: old stuff, new promises, and my Miller time,\u201d Miller Institute Lunch Talk, University of California Berkeley, February 27, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cNanomaterial pursuit 2018: Inclusive or exclusive?\u201d 2018 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, University of North Florida, January 12-14, 2018<\/li><li>\u201cTowards multi-scale modeling of thin film growth processes,\u201d Fall Meeting of Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, Nov. 26 \u2013 Dec. 1, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring Chemical &amp; Optical Properties of 2D Materials,\u201d Chemical Physics Department Annual Workshop, Fritz Haber Institute, Doellensee, September 25-29, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cRational Material Design for Energy Needs: theory and experiment working in tandem,\u201d Karachi University, August 30, 2017<\/li><li>\u201cRational Material Design for Energy Needs: Follow up Workshop, COMSATS Institute for Information Technology, Islamabad, August 29, 2017<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cManipulating Chemical Reactivity of MoS<sub>2<\/sub> and other 2D Materials,\u201d Telluride Workshop on Computational Chemistry, August 7-11, 2017, Telluride.<\/li><li>\u201cPt-Dipyridyl Tetrazine metal-organic network on Au(100): Insights from first principles calculations,\u201d Faraday Society Discussions on Complex Molecular Surfaces and Interfaces, Sheffield, UK,\u00a0 July 24-26, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201c2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: old materials with new promises,\u201d Gesselschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GdCH) Colloquium, Ruhr University Bochum, July 6, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring optical &amp; chemical properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides,\u201d Summer School on Surfaces &amp; Interfaces, San Sebastian, June 19-23, 2017.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201c2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: old materials with new promises,\u201d Center for Nanoscience, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, June 16, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cRational Design of Functional Nanomaterials : Theory and Experiment working in Tandem,\u201d (2 invited lectures), Workshop on Rational Material Design, COMSTECH, Islamabad, May 22-26, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cTuning chemical reactivity of MoS2\u00a0 and other 2D materials,\u201d Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Seminar, Aalto University, Finland, May15, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cRational Designing of Chemical &amp; Optical Properties of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides,\u201d COMP Seminar, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Finland, April 19, 2017<\/li><li>\u201cComputational Design of Metal \u2013Coordination Centers for Catalytic Applications,\u201d 253<sup>rd<\/sup> ACS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April 2-6, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides: looking beyond graphene,\u201d TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, February 26-March 2, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cGraduate program assessment,\u201d Graduate Education &amp; APS Bridge Program Conference, College Park, Maryland, February 10-12, 2017 (panelist).<\/li><li>\u201cCultivating relationships with School of Education,\u201d PhysTEC Annual Meeting, Atlanta, February 16-18, 2017 (panelist).<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cRational design of functional 2D materials,\u201d Donostia International Physics Center, San Sebastian, Spain, January 9-31, 2017 (5 lectures).<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring chemical and optical properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides,\u201d 2<sup>nd<\/sup> NOOR International Symposium on Applied Materials and Devices,\u201d Nilope, Pakistan, November 14-16, 2016.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cOn computational design of functional 2D transition metal dichalcogenides,\u201d Max Planck Institute Workshop (Abteilung Kern), Schloss Ringberg, Taegernsee, October 16-19, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides: looking beyond graphene,\u201d IX\u00a0International Conference on Surface, Materials and Vacuum, Mazatl\u00e1n, September 26-30, 2016. (plenary talk)<\/li><li>\u201cTime-Dependent Density-Functional Theory with Dynamical Mean-Field Theory: towards ab initio tools for strongly correlated system,\u201d IX\u00a0International Conference on Surface, Materials and Vacuum, Mazatl\u00e1n, September 26-30, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cPassion for science,\u00a8 Materials Science Colloquium, University of Milan, Bicocca, Italy, September 22, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring chemical and optical properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides,\u201d International Conference on Solid Films and Surfaces (ICSFS18), Chemnitz, August 28-September 2, 2016.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cTime-Dependent Density-Functional Theory with Dynamical Mean-Field Theory: towards ab initio tools for strongly correlated and\/or out-of-equilibrium systems,\u201d DOE, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics PIs Meeting, Gaithersburg, August 14-17, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cReaction mechanisms: interplay of thermodynamics and kinetics,\u201d 2016 DOE Catalysis Science PIs Meeting, Gaithersburg, June 21-24, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cControlling structural, electronic, and energy flow dynamics of catalytic processes through tailored nanostructures,\u201d DOE-EERE 2016 Annual Merit Review Meeting, Washington, DC, June 6-8, 2016 (invited poster).<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides: looking beyond graphene,\u201d Physics Colloquium, Oulu University, Finland, June 3, 2016.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cTailoring chemical properties of single and bilayer layer transition metal dichalcogenides,\u201d Atomic structure of nanosystems from first-principles simulations and microscopy experiments (AS-SIMEX 2016), Physics Boat Series, Helsinki-Stockholm, May 31 \u2013 June 2, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring Characteristics of Nanoparticles: size, shape, composition and environment matters,\u201d Institute of Physics Seminar, Aalto University, May 30, 2016.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cCan an everyday lubricant be a novel material?\u201d Physics seminar, University of the West Indies, Barbados, May 13, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cCan an everyday lubricant be a novel material?\u201d\u00a0 Condensed Matter Physics seminar, Virginia Tech University, May 4, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cTowards increasing diversity in the UCF Physics Department: course reforms and the APS Bridge Program,\u201d Virginia Tech University, May 4, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cActive learning strategies for algebra based introductory physics courses UCF,\u201d NSF-AAAS Conference, Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education (EnFUSE): Research and Practice, April 27-29, 2016, Washington, DC.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of single and bilayer layer transition metal dichalcogenides: looking beyond graphene,\u201d Texas State University Physics seminar, April 12, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of single and bilayer layer transition metal dichalcogenides: looking beyond graphene,\u201d Joint Spring 2016 Meeting of the Texas Sections of APS, AAPT, and Zone 13 of SPS, March 31 &#8211; April 2, 2016, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas.<\/li><li>\u201cA glimpse at the workings of PhysTEC Comprehensive Site and APS Bridge Program Site at UCF,\u201d Joint Spring 2016 Meeting of the Texas Sections of APS, AAPT, and Zone 13 of SPS, March 31 &#8211; April 2, 2016, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas.<\/li><li>\u201cWorking effectively with university administrators,\u201d PhysTEC Annual Meeting, March 11-13, 2016, Baltimore (invited panelist).<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of single and bilayer layer transition metal dichalcogenides: looking beyond graphene,\u201d U of Virginia Physics Colloquium, February 12, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cEasing pathway to physics teaching certification with a little help from PhysTEC,\u201d Winter 2016 Conference of the American Association of Physics Teachers, New Orleans, January 9-12, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf-Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo method and its application to adatom-island diffusion and coarsening,\u201d CECAM\/Psi-k Growth Simulation Workshop, Marburg, November 8-11, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of single layer MoS2: looking beyond graphene,\u201d 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Materials for Renewable Energy (EMCMRE), Marrakesh, November 2-6, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf-Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo method and its application to adatom-island diffusion and coarsening,\u201d MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, Nov. 30 \u2013 Dec. 4, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring characteristics of nanoparticles: size, shape, composition and environment matters,\u201d 250<sup>th<\/sup> ACS Meeting, Boston, August 16-20, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of single layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: looking beyond graphene,\u201d Experimental Physics Seminar, University of Marburg, April 29, 2015<\/li><li>Reactivity of oxide and sulfide supported metal nanoparticles: role of the interface,\u201d From Witches Caldron to Material Science, Goslar, April 29-30, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cUltrafast orbital charge dynamics and metallic domain growth in monoclinic VO<sub>2<\/sub>,\u201d MURI Workshop of Ultrafast Science, University of Central Florida, November 12-13, 2015.<\/li><li>First International School on Computational Material Design,\u201d set of three invited talks, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, May 25-29, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cAbsorption Spectrum and Ultrafast Response of Monolayer and Bilayer Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides,\u201d Telluride Science Research Center Workshop on Nanomaterials: Computation, Theory, and Experiment, June 29 \u2013 July 4, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cManaging Faculty\/Difficult Conversations,\u201d Physics Department Chairs Conference,\u201d American Physical Society, College Park, MD, June 5-7, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cNano DMFT + DFTM: development of techniques beyond DFT,\u201d DRC2015 Lake Arrowhead Conference on Materials Defect, June 7-12, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of single layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: looking beyond graphene,\u201d Seminar, Department of Material Science, University of Texas, Austin, May 21, 2014<\/li><li>\u201cSelf-learning kinetic Monte Carlo simulations for heteroepitaxial systems: need lots of help from computer science thinking, IPAM Workshop, Lake Arrowhead, June 6-9, 2014.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cA Combined DFT+KMC Study of Selective Oxidation of NH<sub>3<\/sub> on rutile RuO<sub>2<\/sub>(110) at Ambient Pressures,\u201d DOE Contractors Meeting, Annapolis, July 20-23, 2014 (invited poster).<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cReactivity of oxide and sulfide supported metal nanoparticles: role of the interface,\u201d 248<sup>th<\/sup> ACS Meeting, San Francisco, August 10-14, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cSingle Layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: Another Wundermaterial with Opportunities for Novel Electronic &amp; Chemical Properties,\u201d The Fourth Palestinian Conference on Modern Trends in Mathematics and Physics (PCMTMP-IV), Al-Quds University \u2013 Jerusalem, August 11-13, 2014 (via Skype).<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of single layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: looking beyond graphene,\u201d International Materials Research Symposium, Cancun, August 18-21, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cReactivity of oxide and sulfide supported metal nanoparticles: role of the interface,\u201d CINVESTA, Merida, Mexico, August 22, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo for epitaxial growth: can pattern recognition help us out?\u201d Professor Vashishta Fest, USC, August 29, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cExotic 2D Materials at the Frontiers of Nanoscience, \u201cScience Caf\u00e9, UCF, September 18, 2014.<\/li><li>Should We Tell Our Daughters to Become Scientists? How can we change the climate in a Physics Department?, Seminar at Bochum, RESOLV Initiative, October 2, 2014.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cTuning properties of single-layer transition metal dichalcogenides,\u201d IUPAC NMS-X (Novel Materials Synthesis and Characterization Symposium), ZhengZhou, China, October 11-15, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cAdaptation of Dynamical Mean-Field Theory for Nanoscale Systems,\u201d Computational Condensed Matter Physics Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 2-4, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cVibrational dynamics and thermodynamics as measures of nanoparticles structure,\u201d 3<sup>rd<\/sup> International Workshop on Phonons, Krakow, Dec. 4-8, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cChallenges and Frontiers of Physics Research &amp; Education,\u201d COMSTECH Science Advisory Workshop, Islamabad, Pakistan, December 22-24, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cTailoring properties of single layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: looking beyond graphene,\u201d Physics Colloquium, USC, Los Angeles, March 10, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cManipulation of electronic and chemical properties of single layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: insights from first principles calculations\u201d, 247<sup>th<\/sup> American Chemical Society, Dallas, March 16-20, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cTuning optical properties of arrays of pure and doped metallic nano chains,\u201d 247<sup>th<\/sup> American Chemical Society, Dallas, March 16-20, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cManipulation of electronic and chemical properties of single layer MoS2: insights from predictive modeling,\u201d European-Mediterranean Conference on Materials for Renewable Energy, Istres, France, June 10-14, 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cManipulating electronic &amp; chemical properties of single layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>,\u201d Donostia International Center for Physics, San Sebastian, June 19, 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cElectronic and chemical properties of single layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: insights from ab initio electronic structure calculations<strong>, <\/strong>Marseille, June 25, 2013<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cBand gap engineering in transition metal dichalcogenides,\u201d University of Genova, Italy, June 27, 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cComputational design of functional nanomaterials: no longer a fiction,\u201d University of North Florida, Jacksonville, September 26, 2013.<\/li><li>Selectivity and reactivity of oxide-supported nanoparticles: role of the interface, Surface Chemistry Seminar, University of Liverpool, November 15, 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cRole of Interface in the Methanol Oxidation for Oxide Supported Metal Nanoparticles\u201d, 246<sup>th<\/sup> American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, September 8 \u2013 12, 2013 (presented by S. Hong).<\/li><li>\u201cA Combined DFT+KMC Study of Selective Oxidation of NH<sub>3<\/sub> on rutile RuO<sub>2<\/sub> (110) at Ambient Pressures,\u201d 246<sup>th<\/sup> American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, September 8 \u2013 12, 2013.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cElectronic and chemical properties of single layer MoS2: insights from ab initio electronic structure calculations,\u201d IUPAC 9<sup>th<\/sup> Conference on Novel Materials (NMS-IX), Shanghai, October 17-22, 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cPredictive modeling of materials for energy related needs,\u201d 60<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Meeting of American Vacuum Society, October 28 \u2013November 1, 2013, Long Beach.<\/li><li>\u201cThe enticing features of oxides and sulfides:\u00a0 reactivity, selectivity and other matters,\u201d 245<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Fall Meeting American Chemical Society, New Orleans, April 7-11, 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cManipulating Electronic &amp; Chemical Properties of Single Layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>,\u201d EMN Meeting, Orlando, April 9-12, 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cTransforming a Physics Department,\u201d invited panelist at the Spring PhysTEC Meeting, Baltimore, March 15-17, 2013<\/li><li>\u201cSingle layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: a promising material for nanoscience &amp; nanotechnology,\u201d 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotehnology, CNyN-UNAM, Ensenada, Baja California, March 4-8, 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cSingle layer MoS<sub>2<\/sub>: insights from theory into another wunder-material,\u201d 53<sup>rd<\/sup> Sanibel Symposium, St. Simons Islands, GA, Feb 18-22, 2013.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cComputational design of functional nanomaterials: no longer a fiction,\u201d Southeastern Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference, Orlando, Jan 18-20, 2013.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cSelectivity and reactivity of oxide surfaces: insights from <em>ab initio<\/em> calculations,\u201d Chemistry Colloquium, University of Pennsylvania, December 6, 2012.<\/li><li>The extended Self Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo Method: now lurking into 3D,\u201d Workshop on Defects in Materials, Institute for pure and Applied Mathematics, UCLA, October 25-30, 2012.<\/li><li>\u201cNanoscience and Nanotechnology: achievements &amp;challenges,\u201d Plenary lecture, QAU-Tech, Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, October 1-5, 2012.<\/li><li>\u201cComputational Material Design,\u201d set of 3 invited talks, QAU-Tech, Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, October 1-5, 2012.<\/li><li>Tuning optical properties of Au chains through transition metal atom doping,\u201d DOE Contractors Meeting, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Rockville, August 19-22, 2012.<\/li><li>\u201cFactors controlling some thermodynamic and chemical properties at the nanoscale: ab initio study of Pt and Pd nanoparticles,\u201d 244<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Fall Meeting American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, August 20 \u2013 23, 2012<\/li><li>\u201cTuning optical properties of transition metal chains and their arrays,\u201d Third Palestinian Conference on Physics and Mathematics, Hebron, July 14 \u2013 17, 2012.<\/li><li>Tuning optical properties of Au chains through transition metal atom doping,\u201d 16<sup>th<\/sup> International Conference on Thin Films and Solid Surface, Genova, July 1-6, 2012<\/li><li>\u201cTuning optical, magnetic and other interesting properties of nanoalloys for energy applications,\u201d NanoMexico12, Puebla, June 11-15, 2012.<\/li><li>\u201cOptical properties of nanoalloys,\u201d Department of Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, January 16, 2012.<\/li><li>\u201cSelectivity and Reactivity of oxide surfaces: insights from ab initio calculations,\u201d Colloquium Chemical Engineering Department, U of Florida, Gainesville, February 12, 2012.<\/li><li>Factors controlling the selectivity of oxide surfaces: results from DFT and KMC, 243<sup>rd<\/sup> ACS Annual Meeting, San Diego, March 25-30, 2012<\/li><li>\u201cTuning optical and other amazing properties of nanoalloy,\u201d Workshop on Nanoalloys, Brno, Czech Republic, April 2-4, 2012.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cDensity Functional Theory Method and its Applications,\u201d Workshop at National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan, December 28 \u2013 January 3, 2011 (set of 8 lectures).<\/li><li>\u201cSelectivity and reactivity of oxide surfaces: insights from <em>ab initio<\/em> calculations,\u201d XVI Simposio en Ciencia de Materiales 2011,\u201dCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnolog\u00eda \u2013 UNAM\u201d, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, 23-25 February 2011.<\/li><li>\u201cDynamical Mean-Field Theory for molecules and nanostructures,\u201d 51st Sanibel Symposium, Thematic Program on Magnetism and the Challenge of Nano-structures&#8221; 20-25 February, 2011.<\/li><li>(presented by postdoc Dr. Turkowski).<\/li><li>\u201cAb initio methods for examination of optical properties of nanomaterials for energy related application,\u201d 3 talks at 36<sup>th<\/sup> International Nathiagali Summer College, Pakistan, 1-5 July, 2011.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf-Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo Method and its application to adatom island diffusion and coarsening,\u201d ACCGE-18\/OMVPE-15 Conference, Monterey, California, August 1-5, 2011.<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: playing fields of Alchemists revisited and refined,\u201d Physics Colloquium, University of Missouri, Columbia, 12 September, 2011.<\/li><li>The Self Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo Method and its application to adatom island diffusion and coarsening on metal surfaces, Schloss Ringberg, October 16-19, 2011<\/li><li>\u201cEngineering optical properties of nanomaterials for solar cell applications,\u201d US-Morocco Workshop on Nano-Materials &amp; Renewable Energy, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, November 17 &#8211; 19, 2011<\/li><li>\u201cNanomaterials for solar cell applications,\u201d First Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Materials and Renewable Energies (EMCMRE-1)., November 21-25, 2011<\/li><li>\u201cWhen gold is not gold anymore: size, shape and environment matters,\u201d Physics Colloquium, Florida Institute of Technology, February 20, 2010<\/li><li>\u201cSelectivity and reactivity of oxide surfaces: insights from theory and modeling,\u201d Annual meeting of American Vacuum Society, Florida Chapter, March 8-10, 2010, Orlando.<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: Playing fields of Alchemists revisited and refined,\u201d Physics Colloquium, University of Florida, April 1, 2010.<\/li><li>\u201cDiffusion of large Molecules on Metal Surfaces: insights from ab initio calculations,\u201d Multiscale Modeling of Chemical Processes (MUMO), Turku, Finland, May 12, 2010.<\/li><li>\u201cAdsorbates on metal surfaces:\u00a0 Much to learn from surface phonon dispersion curves even after all these years,\u201d D. L. Mills Symposium, University of California, Irvine, May 27-29, 2010.<\/li><li>\u201cDiffusion of adatom clusters on metal surfaces: periphery diffusion or concerted motion?\u201d International Conference on Modern Problems in Physics of Surfaces and nanostructures,\u201d June 8-10, 2010, Yaroslavl, Russia (presented by Dr. Trushin since I had to cancel the trip).<\/li><li>\u201cSelf learning Kinetic Monte Carlo technique: application to homo and hetroepitaxial growth on Cu and Ag surfaces,\u201d Telluride Workshop on Searching for Reaction Coordinates and Order Parameters, June 21-25, 2010, Telluride.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cNanoscience for mankind,\u201dSalam Memorial lecture, Nathiagali, Pakistan, June 28, 2010.<\/li><li>Three lectures on Computational Material Design at 35<sup>th<\/sup> International Nathiagali Summer College, June 28 \u2013 July 3, 2010.<\/li><li>\u201cNanomaterials for mankind: fact or fiction,\u201d International Conference on Nano-Materials and Renewable Energies, Safi, Morocco, July 5-8, 2010.<\/li><li>\u201cAtomistic Studies of Diffusion on Surfaces,\u201d 14<sup>th<\/sup> Workshop on Dynamical Phenomena on Surfaces, Schloss Ringberg, July 18-21, 2010.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo Method and its application to cluster diffusion and island coarsening,\u201d 27<sup>th<\/sup> Max Born Symposium on Multiscale Modeling of Real Materials, Wroclaw, Poland, September 17-20, 2010.<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: Playing fields of Alchemists revisited and refined,\u201d 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Palestinian Conference on Modern Trends in Mathematics and Physics, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine, 2-4 August, 2010.<\/li><li>\u201cVibrational dynamics and diffusion of CO on metal surfaces: Ab initio atomistic simulation,\u201d 27<sup>th<\/sup> European Conference on Surface Science, Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 30 \u2013 September 3, 2010 (presented by postdoc M. Alcantara Ortigoza)<\/li><li>\u201cBuilding functional material atom by atom: computational material design,\u201d XXX Meeting of the Mexican Society of Surfaces, September 27 -30, 2010, Playa Paraiso (plenary talk)<\/li><li>\u201cApplication of Density Functional Theory to examine surface reactivity ,\u201d XXX Meeting of the Mexican Society of Surfaces, September 27 -30, 2010, Playa Paraiso (invited talk)<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: composition and local environment controlling properties,\u201d Bahauddin Zakia University, Multan, Jan 12, 2009.<\/li><li>\u201cScience at the Nanoscale:Building the world atom by atom,\u201c Islamia University Bahawalpur, Jan 13, 2009<\/li><li>\u201cNanoscience and Nanopatterning\u201d, Discussion Leader, 2009 Chemical Reactions at Surfaces Gordon Research Conference, February 8 &#8211; 13, 2009, Ventura Beach.\u00a0<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: playing fields of Alchemists revisited and refined,\u201dPhysics Colloquium,University of South Florida, February 20, 2009<\/li><li>\u201cDiffusion of adatom clusters on metal surfaces: application of off lattice Self Learning KMC,\u201d Surface Kinetics International (SKI) Conference, March 20-22, 2009,\u00a0 Salt Lake City, Utah<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: playing fields of Alchemists revisited and refined,\u201dPhysics Colloquium,University of West Florida, April 6, 2009<\/li><li>\u201cPolicy and Chair Responsibilities,\u201d Leadership Excellence for Academic Diversity (LEAD) Workshop, Fayetteville, Arkansas,\u00a0 June 21-23, 2009<\/li><li>\u201cNanopatterning and its theoretical underpinnings,\u201dthree lectures given at the 34<sup>th<\/sup> International Nathiagali Summer College, Pakistan, June 27 \u2013 July 4, 2009.<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: playing fields of Alchemists revisited and refined,\u201dSeminar,Max Planck Institute fuer Festkorperforschung, Stuttgart, July 22, 2009<\/li><li>Invited Participant at DOE Workshop entitled \u201cDiscovery in Basic Energy Sciences: The role of computing at the extreme scale,\u201dAugust 12-15, 2009, Bethesda, MD.<\/li><li>\u201dChallenges in academia for women of color\u201d Fifteenth Annual faculty Diversity Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, October 23, Arlington, Virginia<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Ab-initio<\/em> based kinetic Monte-Carlo simulation of Surface Phenomena,\u201d SFB Colloquium, Collaborative Research Center \u201cHierarchic Structure Formation and Function of Organic-Inorganic Nanosystems\u201d (SFB 569), Ulm University, Germany, Dec 1, 2009.<\/li><li>\u201cHigh CO tolerance of Pt\/Ru nanocatalyst: Insight from first principles calculations,\u201d Workshop on Surface Science to Fuel cells: understanding microscopic processes, Regensberg Castle, Ulm, Germany, December 2-5, 2009<\/li><li>\u201cHigh CO tolerance of Pt\/Ru nanocatalyst: Insight from first principles calculations,\u201d Chalmers University, Goteborg, Sweden, Dec 14, 2009.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cSenior Women in Physics: what the numbers tell us, \u201cADVANCE Workshop on Women in Science and Engineering, Kansas State University, February 16, 2008<\/li><li>\u201cFactors controlling reactivity of surface oxides and other nanostructures,\u201d seminar, Dept. of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, April 28, 2008<\/li><li>\u201cFactors controlling reactivity of surface oxides and other nanostructures,\u201d seminar, Dept. of Physics, University of Aarhus, Denmark, April 30, 2008<\/li><li>\u201cSome Ways in which Surface Oxides Facilitate or Hinder Reactions,\u201d seminar, Chemistry Department, Brook Haven National Laboratory, NY, March 26, 2008<\/li><li>\u201cOn Factors that may facilitate or hinder the Reactivity of Surface Oxides,\u201d Chemical Engineering Colloquium, University of South Florida, <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Tampa,\u00a0 April 20, 2008<\/li><li>\u201cElectronic and geometric structure, dynamics, and thermodynamics of 34-atom Ag-Cu nanoalloy,\u201d 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0 Annual Meeting of Florida Society for Materials Simulation, Tallahassee, May 5-7, 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cStructure, dynamics, and vibrational entropy of bimetallic nanoalloys,\u201d seminar, Institut f\u00fcr Festkorper Physik, Forschungszentrum-Karlsruhe, Germany, June 16, 2008.\u00a0<\/li><li>Three lectures on \u201cComputational methods for nanoscale material design,\u201d 33<sup>rd<\/sup> International Nathiagali Summer College, Pakistan, June 28 \u2013 July 5, 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cMicroscopic processes responsible for the diffusion of Cu\/Ag adatom islands on Ag(111)\/Cu(111): insights from theory,\u201d Nanoscale Spectroscopy and Nanotechnology (NSS5), Athens, Ohio, July 15-19, 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: playing fields of our fore-fathers \u201cthe Alchemists\u201d revisited and refined,\u201d Physics Colloquium, University of Delaware, October 3, 2008<\/li><li>\u201cWomen of Color in Academia: way forward,\u201d 15<sup>th<\/sup> Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, Southern Regional Education Board, Tampa, Florida, October 26, 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations: application to hetero- and homo-epitaxial growth processes,\u201d 4<sup>th<\/sup> International Conference on Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Tallahassee, October 27-31, 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cNanoalloys: playing fields of Alchemists revisited and refined,\u201d Physics Colloquium, Temple University, Philadelphia, December 1, 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cFuel Cells: a theoretical perspective,\u201d 32<sup>nd<\/sup> International Nathiagali Summer College, Nathiagali, Pakistan, June 25-30, 2007.<\/li><li>\u201cFuel Cell Reactions: some basics of theoretical calculations,\u201d 32<sup>nd<\/sup> International Nathiagali Summer College, Nathiagali, Pakistan, June 25-30, 2007.<\/li><li>\u201cTheoretical Understanding of Reactions in Fuel Cells,\u201d 32<sup>nd<\/sup> International Nathiagali Summer College, Nathiagali, Pakistan, June 25-30, 2007<\/li><li>\u201cFactors controlling the rates of chemical reactions on nanostructured surfaces: insights from theory,\u201d 7<sup>th<\/sup> International Workshop on Surface Physics, Polanica Zdroj, Poland, September 5-9, 2007.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations and its Application to Epitaxial Growth Processes,\u201d ICIAM (International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) 2007 Symposium, Zurich, July 15-20, 2007.<\/li><li>\u201cElectronic and Geometric Structure, and Thermodynamics of Ag-Cu Nanoalloys,\u201d Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Catholic University, Santiago de Chile, December 4, 2007.<\/li><li>\u201cWhat can we still learn from the dispersion of surface phonons?\u201d (with Sampyo Hong), 12<sup>th<\/sup> International Conference on Vibrations at Surfaces, Erice, Italy, July 21-26, 2007.<\/li><li>\u201cNovel Properties of Alloy Nanoparticles,\u201d Inaugural Symposium, National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan, March 26-29, 2007.<\/li><li>\u201cSelf Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation and its Application to Cu Cluster Diffusion on Cu(111),\u201d Florida Society of Materials Simulators (FSMS) 2007, Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, June 6-8, 2007.<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, University of Maine, March 2006, \u201cScience at the nanoscale: promising facts or fiction?\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cComputational material design: challenges and prospects,\u201d Physics Colloquium, University of Central Florida, April 1, 2006.<\/li><li>\u201cScience at the Nanoscale: Building Functional Materials Atom by Atom,\u201d Laboratory for Surface Modification and Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture, Rutgers University, Feb 15-16, 2006<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture &#8220;Science at the Nanoscale: Promising Facts or Fiction?&#8221; University of Colorado, April 17, 2006.<\/li><li>\u201cScience at the Nanoscale: Building Functional Materials Atom by Atom,\u201d Physics Colloquium, University of New Mexico, April, 2006<\/li><li>\u201cPeriphery motion or collective diffusion: the case of adatom islands on metal surfaces,\u201d 232<sup>nd<\/sup> ACS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November 2006<\/li><li>\u201cAnharmonic effects at metal surfaces,\u201d Workshop on Surface Dynamics, Modena, July 2006.<\/li><li>\u201cDiffusion of two-dimensional adatom clusters on metal surfaces: application of the Self Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo method,\u201d International Conference on Solid Films and Surfaces, Prague, July 2006<\/li><li>\u201cMolecular dynamics simulation of surface melting and roughing transitions,\u201d Workshop on Computational Material Science, JNCASR, Bangalore, July 6-10, 2006<\/li><li>Three lectures on computational nanoscience at the International Nathiagali Summer College, July 2006.<\/li><li>\u201cTracking the motion of adatom clusters on fcc(111) surfaces: results from on-lattice and off-lattice SLKMC,\u201d CMSN-2006 workshop, University of Maryland, October 6-7, 2006.<\/li><li>\u201cTheoretical and Computational Studies of the Initial Stages of Thin Film Growth,\u201d CIIT-ISESCO International School on Surfaces, Thin films, Nanostructures and their applications, Lahore, Pakistan, Oct. 27-Nov. 1, 2006<strong>.<\/strong><\/li><li>3rd US \u2013 Africa MRS Meeting and Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Dec 6-10, 2005, Marrakesh, \u201cComputational Nanoscience: designing materials atom by atom.\u201d<\/li><li>55th Midwest Solid State Conference, October 8-9, Columbia, Missouri, \u201cCluster Diffusion and Coalescence on Metal Surfaces using a Self Learning Kinetic Mote Carlo Method.\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, University of Vermont, September 22, 2005, \u201cShould we tell our daughters to become scientist?\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, Norwich University, Vermont, September 21, 2005, \u201cScience at the nanoscale: promising facts or fiction?\u201d<\/li><li>International Workshop on Surface Physics (Advanced and Bio-Materials), Polanica Zdr\u00f3j, Poland, 10-13 September 2005, \u201cAtomistic studies of adatom- and vacancy-cluster diffusion and coalescence on Cu(111) using a self-learning kinetic Monte-Carlo method.\u201d<\/li><li>Solid State Physics Seminar, University of Twente, Netherland, July 20, 2005, \u201cAtomistic studies of\u00a0 cluster diffusion and coalescence on metal surfaces.\u201d<\/li><li>30th International Nathiagali Summer College, Nathiagali, Pakistan, July 3-9, 2005, set of four lectures on \u201cTheory and modeling of materials at the nanoscale.\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, May 9, 2005, \u201cShould we tell our daughters to become scientist?\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, May 8, 2005, \u201cWhen gold is no longer gold: a peek at matters at the nanoscale.\u201d<\/li><li>Speaker at a Symposium on \u201cWomen Scientists on Gender, Race, and Nationality,\u201d Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, April 29-30, 2005.<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, Texas Christian University, April 22, 2005, \u201cScience at the Nanoscale: promising facts or fiction?<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Annual Distinguished lecture, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, April 21, 2005,\u201cWhen gold is no longer gold: on tailoring properties of materials\u201d,<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, April 16, 2005,\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cScience at the nanoscale: promising facts or fiction?\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, Miami University, March 8, 2005, \u201cScience at the nanoscale: promising facts or fiction?\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished lecture, Corning Chapter, March 4, 2005, \u201cShould we tell our daughters to become scientist?\u201d<\/li><li>Colloquium, Corning Glass Industry, March 3, 2005, \u201cScience at the Nanoscale: site selective properties controlling reactivity, morphology, and growth patterns on nanostructures.\u201d<\/li><li>Annual Meeting of Materials Research Society, Boston, Nov 29 \u2013 Dec. 2, 2004, \u201cCluster Diffusion and Coalescence on Metal Surfaces: Applications of a Self-Learning Kinetic Monte-Carlo Method.\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Annual Distinguished Lecture, University of Kansas Medical Center, November 16, 2004, \u201cCan nanotechnology keep us healthier?\u201d\u00a0<\/li><li>CECAM Workshop on In situ atomic scale characterization of surfaces under high pressures: recent advances in experiment and theory, Lyon, November 4-6 2004, \u201cA comparative ab initio study of the reactivity of CO and NO on RuO2 (110).\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture, University of Missouri-Columbia, October 28, 2004,\u201cPromises of Physics at the Nanoscale: fact or fiction?\u201d<\/li><li>Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture, Army Research Laboratory, Maryland, September 30, 2004, \u201cPromises of Physics at the Nanoscale: fact or fiction?\u201d<\/li><li>Workshop on Nanomagnetism and the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Aug. 29- Sept 1, 2004, \u201cSingle Molecule Magnets: some prospects, some challenges.\u201d<\/li><li>Annual Meeting of SPIE (Society of Optical Engineers), August 2-6, 2004, Denver, \u201cAtomistic Modeling of Thin Film Growth Modes\u201d<\/li><li>CMNRS Seminar, Marseille, July 19, 2004, \u201cSite Selectivity in Chemical Reactions on Stepped Metal Surfaces.\u201d<\/li><li>Electrical Engineering Department Seminar, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland, June 29, 2004, \u201cOn theoretical measures of the reactivity of metal surfaces.\u201d<\/li><li>Fysik Laboratory Seminar, Helsinki University of Technology, June 28, 2004, \u201cDiffusion of Two dimensional Cu Clusters on Cu(111).\u201d<\/li><li>Chemical Physics seminar, Fritz Haber Institute, MPG, Berlin, July 21, 2004, \u201cOn poisons and promoters: theoretical measures of reactivity of metal surfaces.\u201d<\/li><li>Annual Meeting of the European Material Research Society (E-MRS), May 25-28, 2004, Strasbourg, \u201cCluster Diffusion and Step Fluctuations on Metal Surfaces: applications of a Self-learning Kinetic Monte-Carlo method.\u201d<\/li><li>Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11-16, 2004, \u201cPhysics at the nanoscale: set of 3 lectures.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Collective Aspects of Stochastic Non-equilibrium Phenomena at Surfaces and Interfaces, Lorentz Center, Leiden University, 14-25 June 2004, \u201cAdventures in Surface Diffusion with a Self-Learning Kinetic Monte Carlo Technique.\u201d<\/li><li>17th Workshop in Recent Developments in Computer Simulational Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, Feb. 16-20, 2004, \u201cTowards a self teaching approach to the kinetic Monte Carlo method\u201d<\/li><li>Physics Colloquium, Washington University, St. Louis, March 4, 2004, \u201cPhysics at the nanoscale: where is the beef?\u201d<\/li><li>American Chemical Society, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, March 23-27, 2003, \u201cOn surfaces and nanostructures: under-coordination controlling the chemistry.\u201d<\/li><li>International Workshop on Surface Physics, Worslaw, Poland, September 12-15, 2003, \u201cSite\u00a0selectivity in chemisorption on metal surfaces: on poisons and promoters.\u201d<\/li><li>International Workshop on Fundamental Aspects of Surface Diffusion, Trest, Czech Republic, Sept. 14-17, 2003, \u201cInsights from the diffusion of two dimensional Cu clusters on Cu(111).\u201d<\/li><li>University of Toledo, Physics Colloquium, November 20, 2003, \u201cPhysics at the Nanoscale: promising fact or fiction?\u201d<\/li><li>Workshop on Fundamental Issues in Nonequilibrium Interface Dynamics, University of Maryland, October 20-24, 2003, \u201cTowards a Realistic Approach in Atomistic Studies of Diffusion and Fluctuations on Metal Surfaces.\u201d<\/li><li>Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden, May 22, 2003, \u201cRole of undercoordination in determining the chemical reactivity of vicinal surfaces.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Laboratory of Physics Seminar, Helsinki University of Technology, June 16, 2003, \u201cOptical\u00a0Recognition of Steps on Metal Surfaces.\u201d<\/li><li>Department of Physics, Oulu University, Oulu, Finland, June 19, 2003, \u201cOn Poisons and Promoters on Stepped Pd Surfaces.\u201d<\/li><li>Second International Conference on Physics Education in Developing Countries, Karachi, Pakistan, February 7-10, 2003 \u201cConcepts in physics: some simple class room demonstrations that get the point across.\u201d<\/li><li>28th International Nathiagali Summer College, Pakistan, June 24 \u2013 July 1, 2003 \u201cComputational Techniques in Nanoscience and their Applications.\u201d<\/li><li>Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, December, 2002, \u201cRole of under-coordinated sites in chemisorption and surface stability.\u201d<\/li><li>Department of Physics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, December, 2002, \u201cAre we sacrificing science by jumping on the nano-bandwagon?\u201d<\/li><li>Department of Physics, University of Rochester, Rochester, November, 2002, \u201cPhysics at the\u00a0nanoscale: promising fact or fiction?\u201d<\/li><li>Fritz Haber Institut, Berlin, July, 2002, \u201cDoes the corner kick control the game or is it the local coordination?\u201d<\/li><li>Karachi University Colloquium, January, 2002, \u201cChallenges and opportunities in physics education.\u201d<\/li><li>27<sup>th<\/sup> International Nathiagali Summer College<\/li><li>Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, January 19, 2001, \u201cVibrational Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Surfaces and Nanostructures\u201d.<\/li><li>NSF\u2019s Workshop on Partners in Nanotechnology, January 28-29, 2001, \u201cEvolution of Nanoscale Film Morphology.\u201d<\/li><li>Ioffe Institute for Physics, Leningrad, Russia, April 17, 2001, \u201cFinite Temperature Studies of\u00a0Surfaces and Nanostructures\u201d.<\/li><li>Institute for Microelectronics, Yaroslavl, Russia, April 19, 2001, \u201cAtomistic Studies of Epitaxial Growth on Metal Surfaces\u201d.<\/li><li>Department of Physics, Chalmers University, Goteborg, Sweden, May 11, 2001, \u201cSelf diffusion of Adatoms and Vacancies of Metal Surfaces: Paths, Processes and Diffusion Prefactors\u201d<\/li><li>Physik Institut der Universitaet Zuerich, May 17, 2001, \u201cVibrational Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Surfaces and Nanostructures\u201d.<\/li><li>Series of 4 lectures on \u201cTheoretical Methods for Calculating Finite Temperature Properties of\u00a0 Surfaces and Nanostructures\u201d, Fritz Haber Insitute, Berlin, May, 2001.<\/li><li>Annual Meeting of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, June 2001, Berlin, \u201cAvH Fellowship, AvH Forschungspreis, where do we go from here?\u201d<\/li><li>Tenth Workshop on Dynamics at Surfaces, El Escorial, Spain, June 13-16, \u201cAnharmonic Effects at Surfaces: temperature dependence of surface phonon linewidths.\u201d<\/li><li>26th International Nathiagali Summer School, Nathiagali, Pakistan, June 26-July 5, 2001;<\/li><li>\u00a0four lectures on \u201cMicroscopic Processes Responsible for Thin Film Growth.\u201d<\/li><li>Workshop on Characteristics of Stepped Cu Surfaces, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, July 22-23, \u201cDynamics and Thermodynamics of Stepped Cu Surfaces\u201d.<\/li><li>Physik Department T30, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, July 24, 2001, \u201cNovel properties of nanostructures: results of microscopic studies\u201d.<\/li><li>NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Collective Diffusion and Nonequilibrium Phenomena at\u00a0 Surfaces, Prague, Czech Republic, October 2-6, 2000; &#8220;Paths, barriers and pre-exponential factors for self-diffusion on metal surfaces.&#8221;<\/li><li>Seventh International Summer School, &#8220;Nicolas Cabrera&#8221; on &#8220;Imaging and Manipulation of Matter at the Nanometer Scale,&#8221; Madrid, Spain, September 11-15, 2000:\u00a0 &#8220;Tip Induced Manipulation of Atoms on Surfaces.&#8221;<\/li><li>25th International Nathiagali Summer School, Nathiagali, Pakistan, June 26-July 5, 2000; three lectures on Nanotribology.<\/li><li>Laboratory of Physics Seminar, Helsinki University of Technology, September 19, 2000, &#8220;Thermodynamics of Nanocrystals.&#8221;<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c2D Materials for a Sustainable Future \u2013 when imperfection reigns,\u201d PECASE22, San Sebastian, June 20-23, 2022. \u201cTheoretical methods to explore the electronic structure of catalytic material and of reactions,\u201d PECASE22, San Sebastian, June 20-23, 2022. \u201cQuest for Transferable Neural Network Interatomic Potentials: success for Si(100), still looking for h-BN,\u201d Spetses Symposium on Deep Learning in &#8230; <a title=\"Invited Talks &amp; Lectures 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