Science Café Fort Collins - July 9, 2008

Location	Starry Night Espresso Cafe at 112 South College Street
Led by	Carmen S. Menoni, CSU Electrical & Computer Engineering
Topic:	The Use of Bright Extreme Ultraviolet Laser Beams in Nano-Science & Nano-Technology

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.

Dr Menoni described 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. Her talk covered the basic concepts that are exploited in the implementation of these systems and the applications being pursued.

BIO for 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 Awardees 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 member of the Board of Governors of IEEE-Laser and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) in which she also serves as Vice-President for Publications.