Farnaz Niroui - Outreach

2018 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop co-chaired by Farnaz

2022 Dresselhaus Lecture co-organized by Farnaz

We presented an interactive lecture on nanotechnology during CPW

MIT.nano seminar by Professor Julia Greer.

Event hosted for students to meet with our seminar speaker

May 2019 Perspective in Nanotechnology seminar

Farnaz presents at the SID Women in Tech panel

April 2019 Perspective in Nanotechnology seminar

Advancing nanoscience and engineering education, broadening access to these fields, and strengthening the future workforce are shared priorities of our team. To support these goals, we have actively engaged in a broad range of educational and outreach activities, including delivering interactive presentations on our research; organizing programs, seminars, workshops, and panel discussions that promote student mentorship, higher education, and professional development; writing accessible articles and electronic books for the general public; and mentoring high school and undergraduate students.

Below are some of the seminars and workshops organized and hosted by Farnaz.

Career Development Workshops

Select workshops organized in support of student and postdoc’s career development in academia and industry.

2026	MIT workshop for undergraduate students participating in the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Externship Program
2026	The Future is Semi – A career development workshop organized in collaboration with Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)
2025	Navigate your Way to a Career in Semiconductors – A career development workshop organized in collaboration with Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)
2024	Navigate your Way to a Career in Semiconductors – A career development workshop organized in collaboration with Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)
2018	Rising Stars in EECS Academic Workshop

MIT.nano Seminar Series

A monthly lecture on topics related to nanoscience and nanotechnology given by an expert in the field.

Apr-26	Prof. Carissa Eisler, University of California Los Angeles – Controlling the direction of light emission in anisotropic perovskite nanoparticles using alignment, fusing, and surface interactions
Sep-25	Prof. Mansour Shayegan, Princeton University – 2D semiconductor optoelectronics: Advances, challenges and opportunities
May-25	Prof. Deep Jariwala, University of Pennsylvania – III-Nitride Ferroelectrics for Integrated Low-Power and Extreme-Environment Memory
Mar-25	Prof. Saptarshi Das, Pennsylvia State University – AI for 2D Materials and 2D Materials for AI
Dec-24	Dr. Archana Raja, Molecular Foundry Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – Painting potential landscapes on an atomically thin canvas
Oct-24	Prof. Andrew Mannix, Stanford University – Controlling structure and symmetry in 2D semiconductors and heterostructures
Sep-24	Prof. Barry Rand, Princeton University – Metal Halide Perovskite Interface Reactivity: Towards Understanding Degradation and Doping
May-24	Prof. Peter McMahon, Cornell University – Computing with Physical Systems
Apr-24	Prof. Roozbeh Tabrizian, University of Florida – Ferroelectric hafnia-on-semiconductor frequency control devices: Unleashing the power of nano-mechanics on chip
Mar-24	Keith Lynn, Lockheed Martin Space – The changing microelectronics landscape & opportunities for collaboration
Feb-24	Prof. Masha Kamenetska, Boston University – Engineering quantum properties of molecular circuits with chemistry
Dec-23	Prof. Boubacar Kanté, University of California Berkeley – Overcoming the six-decade tyranny of the scaling of semiconductor lasers
Oct-23	Prof. Dana Weinstein, Purdue University – Bringing MEMS functionality into integrated circuits
Sep-23	Prof. Mark Hersam, Northwestern University – Mixed-dimensional heterostructures for electronic and energy technologies
May-23	Prof. Goran Mashanovich, University of Southhampton – Silicon photonics for mid- and near-infrared applications
Apr-23	Prof. Ali Javey, University of California Berkeley – 2D semiconductor optoelectronics: Advances, challenges and opportunities
Mar-23	Prof. Chad Mirkin, Northwestern University – Exploring the matterverse with nanomaterial megalibraries
Feb-23	Prof. Xiangfeng Duan, University of California Los Angeles – Van der Waals heterostructures, superlattices and thin films
Jan-23	Dr. Ahmad Bahai, Senior VP & CTO, Texax Instruments – Chips & innovation: A new era
Dec-22	Prof. Wilfred van der Wiel, Material learning
Nov-22	Maia Weinstock, Deputy Editorial Director MIT news – Carbon Queen: The life of Mildred Dresselhaus
Sep-22	Prof. Takao Someya, University of Tokyo – Electronic skins for robotics and wearables
Jun-22	Prof. Matteo Rinaldi, Northeastern University – Near-zero power integrated microsystems for IoT
Apr-22	Prof. Amal El-Ghazaly, Cornell University – Magnetic elastomers enabling haptic displays
Mar-22	Prof. Bart Jan Ravoo, Universität Münster – Photoresponsive solf materials made by molecular self-assembly
Feb-22	Prof. Wei Wu, University of Southern California – Memristor-based hybrid analog-digital computing platform for mobile robotics
Jan-22	Dr. J.P. Laine, Draper – Flat imaging
Dec-21	Prof. Kathryn Whitehead, Carnegie Mellon University – Lipid nanoparticles for RNA delivery
Oct-21	Dr. Leo Gross, IBM Research Zurich – On-surface reactions and single-molecule charge transitions controlled by atom manipulation
Sep-21	Prof. Debbie Senesky, Stanford University – “Tiny-but-tough” GaN- and graphene-based nanoelectronics for extreme harsh environments
May-21	Prof. Rehan Kapadia, University of Southern California – Hot electrons, cold materials: Building blocks for next generation semiconductor devices
Apr-21	Prof. Alàn Aspuru-Guzik, University of Toronto – There is no time for science as usual: Materials acceleration platforms
Mar-21	Prof. Dion Khodagholy, Columbia University – Translational neuroelectronics
Feb-21	Prof. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, MIT – Magic angle graphene: The twist and shout of quantum materials
Jan-21	Dr. Genevieve Van de Bittner, Agilent Research Laboratories – Measuring metabolic flux with cellular and molecular resolution
Dec-20	Prof. Vahid Sandoghdar, Max Plank Institute for the Science of Light – On single photons and single molecules: From nano-quantum optics to nanobiophotonics
Oct-20	Prof. Ron Naaman, Weizmann Institute – The electron spin and chiral systems: Merging that results in novel properties
Sep-20	Prof. Jonathan Fan, Stanford University – Inverse electromagnetics design with physics-driven neural networks
Jan-20	Dr. Steve Hattan, Waters Corporation – Mass Spec imaging: Interrogating surfaces using molecular maps
Dec-19	Prof. Julia Greer, Caltech – Materials by design: Three-dimensional nano-architected meta-materials

The Mildred Dresselhaus Lecture Series

The Dresselhaus Lecture series is named in honor of Professor Mildred Dresselhaus, hosted annually since 2019 to recognize a significant figure in science and engineering whose leadership and impact echo those of Prof. Dresselhaus.

2025	Prof. Jennifer Lewis, Harvard – Printing soft and living matter in three dimensions
2024	Prof. Clare Grey, Cambridge University – Understanding battery function—new metrologies, new chemistries, and new insights
2023	Prof. Angela Belcher, MIT– Evolving organisms to grow new nanomaterials for energy, the environment, and medicine
2022	Prof. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, MIT – The magic of moiré quantum matter
2021	Prof. Jelena Vučković, Stanford University – Inverse designed photonics: Are computers better than humans in designing photonics?
2020	Prof. Evelyn Hu, Harvard University – Transforming Defects into Opportunities: Leveraging the Nanoscale
2019	Prof. Paul McEuen – Cell-sized Sensors and Robots

Perspectives in Nanotechnology Seminar Series

“There is plenty of room at the bottom,” an idea introduced by Richard Feynman in 1959. Ever since, developments in nanoscale science and technology have lead to rapid interdisciplinary advancements in the fields of materials, devices, biotechnology and instrumentations, some of which are highlighted in the Perspectives in Nanotechnology Seminar Series.

September 2019	Dr. Don Eigler – Moving Atoms: One by one
June 2019	Prof. Robert Langer, MIT – From microtechnology to nanotechnology: New ways to discover and deliver medicine to treat disease
May 2019	Prof. Eli Yablonovitch, University of California Berkeley – What new device will replace the transistor?
April 2019	Prof. Paul Alivisatos, University of California Berkeley – What will happen when artificial nanocrystals can be observed and controlled at the level of single atoms?
March 2019	Prof. Roger Howe, Stanford University – Accelerating research in applied nanotechnology