, Frank M. Freimann Professor of , has been named the director of聽the University of (NDnano). As the new director, he will lead a center that supports more than 70 NDnano-affiliated faculty members from across nine departments in the colleges of and to grow the scale and stature of the University鈥檚 nanotechnology research efforts.
In discussing his new role, Seabaugh said, 鈥淪ince its founding in 1999, NDnano has focused on connecting researchers from various backgrounds working towards common interests. I look forward to continuing to grow the center in line with these traditional efforts but also to support endeavors in new disciplines and explore other ways NDnano can make an impact.鈥�
Previously, Seabaugh served as the director of the (MIND) and then the (LEAST). Seabaugh will be the NDnano鈥檚 second director, following founding director , Frank M. Freimann Professor of
鈥淪ince the inception of NDnano, the nanotechnology field has grown substantially at Notre Dame. We are indebted to Wolfgang Porod for his leadership since 2001,鈥� said , vice president for research and professor of . 鈥淲e are very fortunate to have someone with Alan鈥檚 leadership experience and international reputation to lead the continued growth of NDnano. Nanotechnology is increasingly an important element of new applications, and we expect that this center will support faculty from a broad spectrum of the University in their scholarly endeavors.鈥�
In preparation for the position, Seabaugh has been meeting with each of the center鈥檚 members to learn about their ongoing projects and future nanoscale research aspirations.
鈥淭hrough these meetings, I have gained a new appreciation of the tremendous potential we have at Notre Dame for multidisciplinary research. NDnano already has what is hardest to find 鈥� outstanding faculty and researchers, state-of-the-art facilities聽and no shortage of ideas about the future,鈥� said Seabaugh.
Seabaugh鈥檚 own research interests are in nanoelectronic devices and circuits, particularly on energy efficient transistors for computing, ionic memory for learning systems聽and rectifiers for energy conversion. He is looking forward to advancing collaborations across NDnano, allowing to address larger scientific questions聽and engineering grand challenges in environmental sustainability, security聽and health. Additionally, he would like to enhance the support and mentoring of early career faculty.
NDnano promotes collaborative research in science and engineering to address unsolved scientific and technical questions with an aim to promote the greater good. Advances in imaging and characterization, synthesis, growth聽and nanofabrication are enabling breakthroughs in all science and engineering disciplines. NDnano is where Notre Dame faculty, researchers聽and students meet to broaden understanding, discuss multidisciplinary research opportunities聽and shape future research directions.
To learn more about the center, its members聽and its research, please visit
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Originally published by at on January 16, 2018.