| 1. | AlGaN UV Photodetectors: From Micro to Nano Dr. Serkan Bütün EECS Department, Northwestern University Evanston, IL March 5, 2012 |
| 2. | Nonlinear materials and beam interactions for applications to dynamic holography and laser beam control Dr. Jean Pierre Huignard Invited Member of the Institut Langevin CNRS - University Paris France February 8, 2012 |
| 3. | In Search of Research Opportunities at the National Science Foundation (NSF) Dr. John Zavada National Science Foundation (NSF) Arlington, VA October 21, 2011 |
| 4. | Applications of Terahertz Technology: Terahertz Lasers and Double Resonance Spectroscopy for Remote Sensing Dr. Henry O. Everitt, III U.S. Army Aviation and Missile RD&E Center Redstone Arsenal, AL October 20, 2011 |
| 5. | The Fantastical Discoveries of Astronomy made possible by the Wonderful Properties of II-VI Materials Dr. James W. Belectic Teledyne Imaging Sensors Camarillo, CA October 7, 2011 |
| 6. | III-V and Silicon Based Nanoelectronic and Nanophotonic Devices: towards controllability and manufacturability Dr. Xiuling Li University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Champaign, IL March 21, 2011 |
| 7. | Overview of Photonics Research at the University of Pavia, Italy Dr. Guido Giuliani Department of Electronics Pavia, Italy November 11, 2010 |
| 8. | Future Telecommunication Services Dr. Erwan Bigan Swisscom Bern, Switzerland October 6, 2010 |
| 9. | Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers and Real-time THz Imaging Dr. Qing Hu Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Cambridge, MA December 4, 2009 |
| 10. | Integrated Nanomaterials for Optoelectronic Devices Dr. Diana Huffaker University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Electrical Engineering Dept, California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Los Angeles, CA March 12, 2009 |
| 11. | Modern Atomic Engineering: Inspiration from Nature (EECS Department Distinguished Speaker Series) Dr. Manijeh Razeghi Center for Quantum Devices/EECS Department Northwestern University, Evanston, IL December 3, 2008 |
| 12. | Investigation of quantum cascade heterostructures under a strong magnetic field: Application to THz lasers and infrared detectors Dr. Nicolas Péré-Laperne Ecole Normale Superieure, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) Paris, FRANCE October 10, 2008 |
| 13. | Creating S+T Professional and Institutional Change through Subversion, Revolution, and Meteorology Dr. Debra Rolison Surface Chemistry Branch, Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC May 2, 2008 |
| 14. | From Research to Market: How to Build a High Tech Start-Up Dr. Ferechteh Hosseini Teherani Eshbach Scholar-Northwestern University and Nanovation SARL Orsay, FRANCE November 26, 2007 |
| 15. | Luttinger Liquids and the Exotic World of One-Dimensional Conductors Dr. Matthew Grayson Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Northwestern University, Evanston, IL November 1, 2007 |
| 16. | ZnO: Recent Developments and Emerging Applications Dr. Ferechteh Hosseini Teherani Nanovation SARL and Eshbach Scholar-Northwestern University Orsay, FRANCE October 23, 2007 |
| 17. | Epitaxial lead-chalcogenides on Si for mid-IR detectors and emitters including cavities Dr. Hans Zogg Thin Film Physics Group ETH Zurich, SWITZERLAND October 18, 2007 |
| 18. | Corner Overgrowth, Shadow Overgrowth, and Cleaved-Edge Overgrowth: Novel MBE Techniques for Embedded Heterostructures Dr. Matthew Grayson Northwestern University, EECS Department Evanston, IL May 25, 2007 |
| 19. | Beyond CMOS: New Paradigms for Materials Functionality Dr. Jean-Pierre Leburton Beckman Institute and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL USA March 9, 2007 |
| 20. | Learning from Nature: Sensing the Absolute Minimum Light Intensity Dr. Hooman Mohseni EECS Department, Northwestern University Evanston, IL USA March 9, 2007 |
| 21. | III-nitride optical sensors for UV-A/visible and high-energy detection Dr. Jose Luis Pau Vizcaino Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Madrid, SPAIN October 16, 2006 |
| 22. | Flip Chip Integration of a Large Format Array of MOEMS Devices for Space Infrared Astronomy Dr. Christine Allen NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, USA September 26, 2006 |
| 23. | The Use of Carbon Nanotubes and Si Semiconductor Nanowires for Electronic Devices Dr. Didier Pribat LPICM/Ecole Polytechnique, FRANCE September 22, 2006 |
| 24. | Mathematical and Perceptual Models for Image Analysis: The Need for Understanding Human Perception Dr. Thrasos Pappas Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA August 31, 2006 |
| 25. | The Optobionics Retinal Implant Mr. Vincent Chow Vega Technology and Systems, Inc. Hanover Park, IL, USA August 31, 2006 |