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KITP Teachers' Conference: Graphene (Jan 14, 2012)
Coordinator: Sankar Das Sarma

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Friday, Jan 13, 2012

6:30pm WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION

Saturday, Jan 14, 2012

8:00am REGISTRATION

Morning Session:   Chair: Herb Fertig (Indiana Univ.)

9:00am David Gross (KITP Director) Welcome[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
9:15am Andre Geim (Univ. Manchester) Graphene: Magic of Flat Carbon[Slides][Podcast][Vid][Aud][Cam]
10:05am Questions/Discussion
10:15am Morning Break
10:45am Eva Andrei (Rutgers) Transport and Spectroscopy of Graphene[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
11:20am Questions/Discussion
11:45am David Gross (KITP Director), Leader TOWN HALL DISCUSSION[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
12:30pm Lunch Break

Afternoon Session:   Chair: Herb Fertig (Indiana Univ.)

2:00pm James Hone (Columbia Univ.) The World's Strongest Material: Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Graphene Using Simple Physics[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
2:50pm Questions/Discussion
3:00pm Afternoon Break
3:30pm Jeanie Lau (UC Riverside) Graphene -- The Amazing 2D Membrane[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4:20pm Questions/Discussion
4:30pm Rachel Ross (LCOGT) What's New at the Las Cumbres Observatory[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5:00pm CONFERENCE END

Sunday, Jan 15, 2012

9:00am LAS CUMBRES OBSERVATORY TOUR