08.22.08 • Peace Corps & Friends - A Celebration

Science Café Fort Collins

Second Wednesday of every month
Fort Collins, Colorado

Science Café Fort Collins joins the international community of scientists and interested citizens who meet monthly for informal discussions of lively and interesting issues in contemporary science. We host top-notch local and internationally recognized scientists, from academia and industry, in our quest to transform scientific discourse into “polite conversation.”

We gather for no-host drinks and snacks beginning at 5:30pm.
Science Café features a short talk about the scientist’s area of specialty starting at 6:00pm, followed by group discussion and plenty of time for Q&A.

The Cafe concludes at 7:00pm. No cover charge.

Date	Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 6pm
Time	5:30 – Arrive and order your food/drink 6:00 – Lecture/Discussion begins promptly 7:00 – Discussion concludes
Location	Starry Night Espresso Cafe 112 South South College Street
Led by	Carmen S. Menoni, CSU Electrical & Computer Engineering
Topic:	Bright Extreme Ultraviolet Laser Beams: An Enabling Tool for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Applications

There are many applications in science and technology that are beyond the reach of visible light but can be accessed with extreme ultraviolet light. With wavelengths between 5-50 nm, extreme ultraviolet light is well suited to ‘see’ and ‘print’ smaller features.

This talk will describe exciting new applications that make use of the high brightness and short wavelength output from extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lasers and specialized EUV optics to demonstrate imaging, patterning and ablation with nanoscale (<100 nm) spatial resolution. The talk will also cover the basic concepts in the implementation of these systems and the applications being pursued.

Meet Carmen S. Menoni

• Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Colorado State University
• Faculty Member NSF Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology

Carmen S. Menoni received her PhD in Physics from Colorado State University in 1987. Since 1991, she has been a member of the faculty in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at CSU where she is presently Professor. C.S. Menoni’s research interests bridge from optics to material science across the infrared to the extreme ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum. C.S. Menoni has co-authored over 100 archival journal papers, numerous conference proceedings and presentations, and three book chapters. Prof. Menoni was a National Science Foundation Career Awardee from 1995-2000. She is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and member of the American Physical Society and the Optical Society of America. Prof. Menoni is presently a member of the Board of Governors of IEEE-Laser and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) in which she also serves as Vice-President for Publications.

Join Our Meetup Group

Meet others who participate in Fort Collins Science Cafe and other science meetings in Colorado. For information visit: http://science.meetup.com/93/