IFN Fellow participates in 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates
Francisco Solá (UPR-Rio Piedras), fellow of the Institute for Functional Nanomaterials, was selected to participate in the 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany. This meeting corresponds to the 19th Forum dedicated to Physics. Approximately more than 20,000 persons applied, and only about 2.5% were selected. This year a total of 26 Nobel Laureates participated in the meeting: 21 from Physics, 4 from Chemistry and 1 from Physiology or Medicine. The experience of participating in the 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates provided Francisco with broad perspective of the world of cutting edge science. The interaction with the other participants provided the opportunity for networking and for future collaborations. The opportunity to talk with Nobel Laureates in his area of research was a unique experience. Francisco works under the supervision of Dr. Luis F. Fonseca, and his research work is focused on the underlying physics related to the following: synthesis, characterization (structure, mechanical and electrical properties) of individual carbon and silicon based nanostructures. He is an NCEM user at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. There he uses state of the art facilities to study electron field emission of individual amorphous carbon nanotrees. Recent publications include: (1) Solá, F., et al. Electron beam induced growth of silica nanorods and heterostructures in porous silicon, Nanotechnology (2007) 18 405308 and (2) Solá, F., et al. Growth and characterization of branched carbon nanostructures arrays in nano-patterned surfaces from porous silicon substrates, Micron (2008), doi:10.1016/j.micron.2008.01.005
Dr. Peter Grünberg and Francisco Solá (from left to right). Dr. Grünberg received the Nobel Price in Physics (2007) for the discovery of the physical effect known as Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR).
