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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: In 2020, many in-person scientific events were canceled due to the COVID-19
    pandemic, creating a vacuum in networking and knowledge exchange between scientists.
    To fill this void in scientific communication, a group of early career nanocrystal
    enthusiasts launched the virtual seminar series, News in Nanocrystals, in the
    summer of 2020. By the end of the year, the series had attracted over 850 participants
    from 46 countries. In this Nano Focus, we describe the process of organizing the
    News in Nanocrystals seminar series; discuss its growth, emphasizing what the
    organizers have learned in terms of diversity and accessibility; and provide an
    outlook for the next steps and future opportunities. This summary and analysis
    of experiences and learned lessons are intended to inform the broader scientific
    community, especially those who are looking for avenues to continue fostering
    discussion and scientific engagement virtually, both during the pandemic and after.
acknowledgement: K. E. Shulenberger, M. D. Klein, T. Šverko, and H. R. Keller would
  like to thank Professors Moungi Bawendi (MIT) and Gordana Dukovic (CU Boulder) for
  their feedback and support of the News in Nanocrystals initiative. The authors thank
  Madison Jilek (CU Boulder) and Dhananjeya Kumaar (ETH Zurich) for their help in
  the organization of the seminar, and Professors Brandi Cossairt (University of Washington)
  and Gordana Dukovic for their feedback on an earlier version of this manuscript.
  The authors thank all the seminar speakers and attendees for their interest and
  continuing participation in the seminar series.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Dmitry
  full_name: Baranov, Dmitry
  last_name: Baranov
- first_name: Tara
  full_name: Šverko, Tara
  last_name: Šverko
- first_name: Taylor
  full_name: Moot, Taylor
  last_name: Moot
- first_name: Helena R.
  full_name: Keller, Helena R.
  last_name: Keller
- first_name: Megan D.
  full_name: Klein, Megan D.
  last_name: Klein
- first_name: E. K.
  full_name: Vishnu, E. K.
  last_name: Vishnu
- first_name: Daniel
  full_name: Balazs, Daniel
  id: 302BADF6-85FC-11EA-9E3B-B9493DDC885E
  last_name: Balazs
  orcid: 0000-0001-7597-043X
- first_name: Katherine E.
  full_name: Shulenberger, Katherine E.
  last_name: Shulenberger
citation:
  ama: 'Baranov D, Šverko T, Moot T, et al. News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly
    of early career researchers toward globally accessible nanoscience. <i>ACS Nano</i>.
    2021;15(7):10743–10747. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276">10.1021/acsnano.1c03276</a>'
  apa: 'Baranov, D., Šverko, T., Moot, T., Keller, H. R., Klein, M. D., Vishnu, E.
    K., … Shulenberger, K. E. (2021). News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly
    of early career researchers toward globally accessible nanoscience. <i>ACS Nano</i>.
    American Chemical Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276</a>'
  chicago: 'Baranov, Dmitry, Tara Šverko, Taylor Moot, Helena R. Keller, Megan D.
    Klein, E. K. Vishnu, Daniel Balazs, and Katherine E. Shulenberger. “News in Nanocrystals
    Seminar: Self-Assembly of Early Career Researchers toward Globally Accessible
    Nanoscience.” <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society, 2021. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276</a>.'
  ieee: 'D. Baranov <i>et al.</i>, “News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly of
    early career researchers toward globally accessible nanoscience,” <i>ACS Nano</i>,
    vol. 15, no. 7. American Chemical Society, pp. 10743–10747, 2021.'
  ista: 'Baranov D, Šverko T, Moot T, Keller HR, Klein MD, Vishnu EK, Balazs D, Shulenberger
    KE. 2021. News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly of early career researchers
    toward globally accessible nanoscience. ACS Nano. 15(7), 10743–10747.'
  mla: 'Baranov, Dmitry, et al. “News in Nanocrystals Seminar: Self-Assembly of Early
    Career Researchers toward Globally Accessible Nanoscience.” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol.
    15, no. 7, American Chemical Society, 2021, pp. 10743–10747, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276">10.1021/acsnano.1c03276</a>.'
  short: D. Baranov, T. Šverko, T. Moot, H.R. Keller, M.D. Klein, E.K. Vishnu, D.
    Balazs, K.E. Shulenberger, ACS Nano 15 (2021) 10743–10747.
date_created: 2021-08-08T22:01:31Z
date_published: 2021-07-06T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-11T10:55:08Z
day: '06'
department:
- _id: MaIb
doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1c03276
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language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
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  url: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03276
month: '07'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
page: 10743–10747
pmid: 1
publication: ACS Nano
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1936086X
  issn:
  - '19360851'
publication_status: published
publisher: American Chemical Society
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'News in Nanocrystals seminar: Self-assembly of early career researchers toward
  globally accessible nanoscience'
type: journal_article
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volume: 15
year: '2021'
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