IEEE Nanotechnology Council

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The IEEE Nanotechnology Council, also known as IEEE NTC, is one of seven councils of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.[1]

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is a multi-disciplinary group related to nanotechnology research and applications. Their purpose is to support and guide state-of-the-art research in the field of nanotechnology. The NTC supports includes a range of areas including theory, design, and development of nanotechnology in addition to the scientific, engineering, and industrial applications.

The NTC is made up of 23 IEEE member societies, including IEEE Circuits and Systems Society; IEEE Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology Society; IEEE Electron Devices Society; IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society; IEEE Industrial Electronics Society; IEEE Photonics Society; IEEE Reliability Society; IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society; and others.[2] The IEEE Nanotechnology Council has many chapters in several countries such as Australia, China, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and others.[3]

Purpose[]

The purpose of the Nanotechnology Council is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Nanotechnology carried out throughout the IEEE and as such is exclusively scientific, literary and educational in character.

Field of interest[]

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) is a multi-disciplinary group whose purpose is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Nanotechnology carried out throughout the IEEE in scientific, literary and educational areas. The Council supports the theory, design, and development of nanotechnology and its scientific, engineering, and industrial applications.

Member societies[]

The IEEE BoD approved the formation of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council and its Field of Interest on February 17, 2002. The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is part of Division I – Circuits and Devices and is made up of 23 member societies:

Governance[]

The NTC is governed by an executive committee (Excom) and an Administrative Committee (AdCom). Officers are elected by the AdCom at the annual meeting, held at the International Nanotechnology Conference (“NANO”). Nominations are solicited by the Chair of the Nominating Committee prior to the Annual Meeting.

Executive committee[]

The Council's executive committee (ExCom) consists of the following officers:

  • President (2 year term, beginning in even years)
  • President-Elect (1 year term, in odd years)
  • Past-President
  • Vice President of Conferences (2 year term, beginning in odd years)
  • Vice-President of Educational Activities (2 year term, beginning in even years)
  • Vice President of Finance (2 year term, beginning in odd years)
  • Vice President of Publications (2 year term, beginning in even years)
  • Vice President of Technical Activities (2 year term, beginning in even years)
  • Secretary (appointed) [non-voting]

As needed, Standing Committee Chairs and Editors-in-Chiefs are invited to Excom to report activities.

See the current officers.

Administrative Committee[]

The Council's Administrative Committee (AdCom) consists of the following:

Voting members[]

  • ExCom voting members [8]
  • Society representatives (2 per Society) [46] (one vote per member Society, primary voter designated annually by each Society president to cover the event that both representatives are present at the time of voting or for online voting). The term of office of a Member Society representative on the Council shall be two years with each of the two Society representatives appointed by the Society in alternate years. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Society represented.

Non-voting members[]

  • Council Secretary
  • Non-Voting Society representatives
  • Editor-in-Chief, Transactions on Nanotechnology (T-NANO)
  • Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (INM)
  • Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Nanotechnology Web Content / Facebook / e-Newsletter
  • Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology (new)
  • Chair, Awards Committee
  • Chair, Constitution & Bylaws Committee
  • Chair, Education Committee
  • Chair, Fellows Committee
  • Chair, Finance Committee (VP Finance per Bylaw B4.1, Rev. 1)
  • Chair, Industry Advisory Committee
  • Chair, Liaison and Transnational (Past-President per Bylaw B4.1, Rev. 1)
  • Chair, Meetings Committee (VP Conferences per Bylaw B4.1, Rev. 1)
  • Chair, Nominations & Appointments Committee (Past-President per Bylaw B4.1, Rev. 1 unless Past-President elects not to serve then appointed)
  • Chair, Publications Committee (VP Publications per Bylaw B4.1, Rev. 1)
  • Chair, Chapters and Regional Activities Committee
  • Chair, Standards Committee
  • Chair, Technical Activities Committee (VP Technical Activities per Bylaw B4.1, Rev. 1)
  • Chairs/Co-Chairs of Council Technical Committees
  • Chairs of Council 100% financially sponsored conferences.
  • Division I Director
  • Vice President TAB
  • Secretary TAB

See the current Adcom members.

Publications[]

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council sponsors several publications.

Conferences[]

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council annually sponsors and co-sponsors (financially and technically) international and events that focus on the advancement of its Field of Interest.[4]

  • IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO)
  • IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC)
  • IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS)
  • IEEE International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering (NANOMED)
  • International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO)
  • IEEE International Conference on Nanomaterials: Applications & Properties (NAP)
  • International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS)
  • Nanotechnology for Instrumentation and Measurement Workshop (NANOfIM)
  • IEEE International Conference on Micro/Nano Sensors for AI, Healthcare, and Robotics (NSENS)
  • IEEE International Conference on Design & Test of Integrated Micro & Nano-Systems (DTS)
  • International Electron Devices & Materials Symposium (IEDMS)

Awards[]

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council gives several awards yearly.

  • Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology
  • Early Career Award in Nanotechnology
  • Distinguished Service Award
  • Chapter of the Year Award
  • T-NANO Best Paper of the Year Award

Fellows[]

IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members with extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest.[5] The Nanotechnology Council Fellow Evaluation Committee evaluates these nominations. A complete list of IEEE Fellows evaluated by the NTC Fellow Evaluation Committee can be found here.

Young Professionals [6][]

IEEE Nanotechnology Council is a platform that serves as a connection point between members involved in the field of nanotechnology. This forum serves as an enabler for many scientists and engineers and encourages closer cooperation. All IEEE members are entitled to IEEE NTC membership.

IEEE Young Professionals is a volunteer organization within the IEEE that helps young professionals transition from student to professional life. Most interact with us through their local Affinity Groups, who host events for Young Professionals members. Globally, the organization provides a range of products and services focused on networking, professional development and technical education.

If you are an IEEE Member who has received your first professional degree within the last 10 years, you are automatically part of IEEE Young Professionals! If not, we are soon changing our membership criteria those who are within 15 years of their first degree will automatically be a part of Young Professionals. Those who are not automatically members will now be given the opportunity to opt-in for the first time ever. We accept people of varying demographics, and need the help of more experienced professionals to network with and mentor Young Professionals.

NTC YP Regions[]

We are pleased to announce Rafal Sliz as the Young Professional Representative for the Nanotechnology Council.[7]

Rafal is an IEEE Senior Member and since the beginning of his volunteering career, he has been involved in the activities of Young Professionals, starting from Finland Section, through Region 8 and finally the Global Committee. His dream was to make IEEE and the Young Professionals Program more relevant to young people and improve product and services offered by IEEE.

Region 7[]

IEEE Nanotechnology Council Young Professionals R7 is an entity within the scope of IEEE NTC which serves a linkage of young professionals working in the broad fields of nanotechnology to come together to interact, share technical knowledge and career-related activities.

YP Canada[]

Since October, IEEE NTC YP activities have been developed closely with the membership of Region 7 [8](i.e., Canada). The local representative for Canada is José A. Berkenbrock (S’20), a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. In the last trimester of 2020, the activities of IEEE NTC YP Canada were focused on three goals. First was to create a presence on the internet; Establishing a connection with local chapters and affinity groups; and organizing webinars under the scope of the Nanotechnology Council.[9]

The Nanotechnology community in Canada is very active. Many IEEE NTC conferences were recently hosted in Canada (e.g., IEEE NANO 2014 in Ottawa) and there is more to come (i.e., IEEE NANO 2021 in Montréal and IEEE NMDC 2021 in Vancouver). One of the goals of Mr. Berkenbrock is to connect with this dynamic community for supporting students and young professionals and strengthening the presence of the Council in the region. Seeking to achieve this goal, a webinar was co-hosted by IEEE North Saskatchewan Section on December 9th with the presence of speakers from across Canada. The theme of this inaugural webinar was “Perovskites for solar cells” with Dr. Saidaminov (University of Victoria, British Columbia) and Dr. Rosei (INRS, Québec) as speakers and Mr. Kahwagi from the Koleilat’s research group (Dalhousie University, New Brunswick) as the Moderator. Briefly, in numbers, the event of about one and a half hours had 80 people interested to attend, 60 subscribed and 24 attendees. Afterwards, all those registered received the link to access the recording and a survey about the event. The survey (5) showed the event attracted people from countries beyond the Americas (e.g., Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and Portugal) and exceeded people’s expectations. The next webinar is expected to happen in late January with the theme “Microdevices and the Pandemics” (Please, follow our page on LinkedIn for more info).

Another action expected for next year is the formation of the first IEEE NTC Student Chapter in Western Canada. Currently, the Montrealer Chapter (and Student Chapter) are the only outposts of IEEE NTC up here in the North. Mr. Berkenbrock has engaged in different activities looking for attracting students interested in joining what can be the first chapter in Western Canada. The first virtual meeting happened on December 21st and the work for establishing the chapter has left the shores. We look forward to launching this chapter in the middle of the Can

Region 8[]

IEEE Nanotechnology Council Young Professionals R8 is an entity within the scope of IEEE NTC which serves a linkage of young professionals working in the broad fields of nanotechnology to come together to interact, share technical knowledge and career-related activities. [10]

Region 9[]

IEEE Nanotechnology Council Young Professionals R9 is an entity within the scope of IEEE NTC which serves a linkage of young professionals working in the broad fields of nanotechnology to come together to interact, share technical knowledge and career-related activities.[11]

Region 10[]

IEEE Nanotechnology Council Young Professionals R10 (Asia-Pacific) is an entity within the scope of IEEE NTC which serves a linkage of young professionals working in the broad fields of nanotechnology to come together to interact, share technical knowledge and career-related activities.[12]

YP India[]

As the representative of the IEEE NTC YP India, It’s Dr. Santhosh Sivasubramani's privilege to share the summary of the First edition of the IEEE NTC YP India webinar series. Two webinars have been conducted each in November 2020 and December 2020 hosting the eminent speakers in the broad domain of nanotechnology. There was active reception, registration and participation to this first step in India on behalf of Nanotechnology Council. The webinar details and the photographs are shared below.[13]

The First webinar was organized on November 21, 2020 10:00 am in India. It hosted Prof. Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee 10 m and Dr. Mudrika Khandelwal, Associate professor, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad 10:30 am. Prof. Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, Regional Chapters Coordinator R10 India, the inaugural speaker of the webinar 1 has briefly discussed about the Nanotechnology Council and its details as part of his presentation.

Prof. Brajesh has briefly introduced the guests on Spintronics-Perspectives and Challenges “Conventional CMOS technology has reached to the brink of its scaling limits and poses significant challenges for the development of next generation high-speed ultra-low power costeffective memory and processing devices. These spintronics based novel computing approaches find applications in image processing and provides efficient solution to the complex computing problems. ”

Dr. Mudrika has briefly spoke about “Cellulose – the most common biopolymer – is commonly produced by various organisms such as plants, trees, algae, and bacteria. Bacterial cellulose in particular is attractive owing to its purity, crystallinity, and being composed of a threedimensional network of cellulose nanofibres. However, the most important aspect is the possibility to tune cellulose properties during and post synthesis. We have successfully produced carbon nanofibrous anode by pyrolysis of bacterial cellulose for Lithium-ion batteries and modulated its properties to improve capacity, stability, and rate capability.”

The second webinar was organized on December 19, 2020 10:30 am in India. It hosted, Professor. Kamakoti Veezhinathan for his wonderful session on “Journey of indigenous SHAKTI Microprocessor”. 10.30 am and Dr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma for his wonderful session on “Candle Soot Nanocarbon for Energy Storage Applications”. 11 am. Prof. Kamakoti has briefly introduced the guests with the Open-source processor development initiative by the RISE group at IIT-Madras. The aim is to build an ecosystem of production grade processors, SoC’s and peripheral IP’s. Software Development Kits and IDE’s readily available to build applications on SHAKTI. Various drivers and sensor applications proven on SHAKTI based development boards.

Dr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma delivered a interested lecture on Candle soot. Carbon from candle soot is not only the most facile way to produce nanocarbon but is being explored for a large number of engineering applications including as an electrode for electric vehicles. He discussed briefly some of the latest results from the CARBON Lab, IIT Hyderabad in the talk. Candle soot. Carbon from candle soot is not only the most facile way to produce nanocarbon but is being explored for a large number of engineering applications including as an electrode for electric vehicles. I shall discuss briefly some of the latest results from our CARBON Lab in the talk.

This ends the summary of the activities from IEEE NTC YP India, we believe we will grow and expand our horizons to have many more fruitful opportunities and wide outreach on behalf of Nanotechnology Council.

We welcome all the IEEE Members of R10, India who are young professionals and members of Nanotechnology Council to kindly follow the page for further updates on webinars, technical activities and networking opportunities.


For more information about each group:

IEEE Young Professionals (https://yp.ieee.org/)

IEEE Nanotechnology Council (https://ieeenano.org/)

Educational Activities[]

The Nanotechnology Council supports several educational programs. The Council's Education Committee is chaired by the VP Education.

Distinguished Lecturer Program[]

The NTC Distinguished Lecturer program allows IEEE Student Branches, NTC or member Society Chapters, and NTC and member Society Conferences to learn about the latest technological developments and applications. The Council has a pool of renowned experts who can be available to deliver these lectures upon request. [14]

TryNano.org[]

TryNano.org offers broad and updated resources for those interested in exploring or participating in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) supports this initiative and maintains these resources to encourage professionals, students, and others to be informed about the latest research, trends, and educational opportunities.

Technical Activities[]

The NTC Technical Activities Committee (TAC) is in charge of the coordination of NTC Technical Committees (TCs). The NTC TAC is chaired by the NTC VP Technical Activities (TA) and includes the Chairs of all TCs and the Chair of the Chapters and Regional Interest Groups. Working with the other NTC boards, the TAC focuses on the research content of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council, tracking technical developments and encouraging innovation in applications, theory, models, metrics, experiments, architectures, products, initiatives, and other technical areas. Its Technical Committees form the core of the NTC’s functions, contributing to the NTC Publications, Conferences and Educational programs.

Technical committees[]

  • Nanorobotics and nanomanufacturing
  • Nano-Biomedicine
  • Nanofabrication3
  • Nano-Optics, Nano-Photonics, and Nano-Optoelectronics
  • Spintronics
  • Nanoelectronics
  • Nanosensors and Nanoactuators
  • Nano-Materials
  • Nano-Metrology and Characterization
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Nanopackaging
  • Nanomagnetics
  • Nano Energy, Environment and Safety
  • Nanoscale communications
  • Nano-acoustic devices, Processes and Materials

Chapters[]

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) has professional and student chapters established in several countries.

Professional chapters[]

  • Pittsburgh Section Chapter
  • Susquehanna (Penn) Section Chapter
  • IEEE Miami Section Chapter/ Florida International University
  • Southeastern Michigan Section Chapter
  • Chicago Section Chapter
  • Houston Section Chapter
  • Oregon Section Nanotechnology Council Chapter
  • Montreal Section Chapter
  • South Africa Section Chapter
  • Italy Section Chapter
  • Tunisia Section Nanotechnology Council Chapter
  • Western Saudi Arabia Section Nanotechnology Council
  • Hungary/Romania Section Joint Chapter
  • Singapore Section Chapter
  • Seoul Section Chapter
  • Tainan Section Chapter
  • Australian Capital Terr Section Chap
  • Beijing Section Chapter
  • Cambodia Chapter
  • Bangalore Section Chapter
  • Madras Section Chapter
  • Gujarat Section Chapter
  • Beijing Section Nanotechnology Council Guangdong Chapter
  • IIT-Roorkee Subsection; Uttar Pradesh Section
  • Nanjing Section Nanotechnology Council
  • Victoria Section Chapter, Australia
  • IEEE Chengdu Section Nanotechnology Council Chapter
  • Finland, Sweden, Denmark
  • IEEE Ukraine Section Nanotechnology Council Chapter
  • IEEE Kolkata Section Nanotechnology Council Chapter
  • Northern Virginia/Wash Joint Sections Chapter
  • Santa Clara Valley/OEB/San Francisco
  • Foothill/Orange County Joint Sections Chapter
  • Mexico Section Robotics and Automation, Biometrics Council, Nanotechnology Council, Sensors Council, and Systems Council
  • Malaysia Section Sensors Council and Nanotechnology Council
  • Delhi Section Nanotechnology Council and Magnetics Society
  • Romania Section Nanotechnology Council Chapter

Student chapters[]

  • Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-INRS Nanotechnology Council Student Branch Chapter in the Montreal Section
  • Indian Inst of Science-Bangalore
  • Kuvempu University, Bangalore
  • Louisiana Tech University, Shreveport
  • Texas Univ Of Tyler, Dallas
  • Vellore Institute of Technology, Madras Section
  • Malaviya Natl Inst of Tech IEEE Nanotechnology Council Student Branch in the Delhi Section
  • Univ Catolica de Colombia, Colombia
  • AcSIR-CSIO-Chandigarh Student Branch Chapter Delhi Section
  • Univ Nacional De Colombia Sede Bogota JT Student Branch Colombia Section
  • Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology in Uttar Pradesh Section
  • Adi Shankara Inst of Engineering & Tech IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Biometrics Council, IEEE Nanotechnology Council, IEEE Sensors Council and IEEE Systems Council Student Branch Chapter in the Kerala Section
  • Tulas Inst, The Engg & Man Coll, Dehradun IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE Nanotechnology Council, IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation, IEEE Council on Superconductivity and IEEE Sensors Council Student Branch Chapter in the Uttar Pradesh Section
  • Student Chapter University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania

Resources[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IEEE Technical Councils".
  2. ^ "IEEE NTC About".
  3. ^ "IEEE NTC Chapters".
  4. ^ "Conferences - IEEE Nanotechnology Council".
  5. ^ "About the IEEE Fellow Program".
  6. ^ "Young Professionals Archives - IEEE Nanotechnology Council".
  7. ^ "Young Professional Representative for NTC - IEEE Nanotechnology Council".
  8. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ieee-ntc-yp-canada/
  9. ^ "IEEE NTC YP Canada activities - IEEE Nanotechnology Council".
  10. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ieee-ntc-young-professionals-r8
  11. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ieee-ntc-yp-r9/
  12. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ieee-ntc-yp-r10-ap/
  13. ^ "IEEE NTC YP India Activities - IEEE Nanotechnology Council".
  14. ^ "IEEE NTC DL Program".
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