MURI Review Meeting, Dec. 1, 2011

Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (Nano Building), Room 232. Please RSVP. See below for directions on how to get there.

RSVP

Please do the following:

  1. Forward this information to the members of your group who will be attending this review.
  2. Please let Suki know of the names and email addresses of the people in your group who will be attending the review. Her email address is: sungson@stanford.edu
  3. Please also email Suki the title of your presentation.

Agenda

Time Topic Presenter
8:30am Breakfast and registration
9:25am Welcome and Introduction Shanhui Fan
9:30am   Shanhui Fan
10:00am   David Miller
10:30am Coffee break
10:45am   Steven Johnson
11:15am   Mark Brongersma
11:45am   Luca Dal Negro (presented by Mark Brongersma)
12:05pm Lunch
1:30pm   Jelena Vuckovic
2:00pm   Michal Lipson
2:30pm   Galina Khitrova (presented by Sander Zandbergen and Michael Gehl)
3:00pm Wrap up and Feedback Gernot Pomrenke
3:20pm Coffee Break
3:40pm   Jen Dionne
4:00pm   Fabian Pease (J. Povine)
4:20pm End of presentation
4:30pm Lab tour

Parking Information

Please view this map to locate Parking Structure 2 on Via Ortega which is across from the Y2E2 building, part of the Stanford Engineering Quad (SEQ).

Hotel Information

We have blocked a couple of rooms for your reservation at the Stanford Terrace Inn under the Stanford MURI Review Group, c/o Jered. It is located at:

531 Stanford Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Tel. no.: 650-857-0333
The hotel should have a shuttle that runs to the Stanford campus.

Directions to Stanford

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Stanford is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is adjacent to Palo Alto, CA. The closest nearby airports are San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and San Jose International Airport (SJC). From there, you can reach the Stanford area via bus, train (Caltrain commuter rail) or shared van service (SuperShuttle). Most airport-to-Stanford public transportation options take around 60-90 minutes. Be warned that taxi fares from the airports are expensive ($70-$100).

From SFO (San Francisco International Airport)

Via bus: Take the SamTrans KX bus SOUTH towards the PALO ALTO CALTRAIN stop. From the PALO ALTO CALTRAIN, downtown hotels and campus are accessible by foot.

Via train: Take the BART from the airport towards the SAN BRUNO stop. At the SAN BRUNO stop, switch trains to the DALY CITY/MILLBRAE route heading south. At the MILLBRAE stop, exit and switch to the CALTRAIN heading south towards SAN JOSE. Exit at the PALO ALTO CALTRAIN stop. From here, downtown hotels and campus are accessible by foot.

Via shuttle: Contact SuperShuttle to arrange a pickup.

**Note** The PALO ALTO TRANSIT CENTER and the PALO ALTO CALTRAIN stop are essentially the same location, and both are located right between the Stanford campus and downtown Palo Alto.

From SJC (San Jose International Airport)

Via bus: Take the 10 WB (west-bound) bus from Terminal A to the SANTA CLARA TRANSIT CENTER. Take the 522 WB (west-bound) bus to the PALO ALTO TRANSIT CENTER. From the PALO ALTO TRANSIT CENTER, downtown hotels and campus are accessible by foot.

Via train: Take the 10 WB (west-bound) bus from Terminal A to the SANTA CLARA TRANSIT CENTER. From here, take CALTRAIN heading north towards SAN FRANCISCO. Exit at the PALO ALTO CALTRAIN stop. From here, downtown hotels and campus are accessible by foot.

Via shuttle: Contact SuperShuttle to arrange a pickup.

**Note** The PALO ALTO TRANSIT CENTER and the PALO ALTO CALTRAIN stop are essentially the same location, and both are located right between the Stanford campus and downtown Palo Alto.

Travel within the Bay Area is convenient through a variety of public transportation options:

Caltrain - train system excellent for train travel along the bay (San Francisco to San Jose)

BART - train system ideal for travel near and within San Francisco

SamTrans - bus system good for travel around Palo Alto and nearby cities

Stanford Marguerite - free Stanford bus system for travel around Stanford and nearby areas

VTA - bus and LRT system good for the region from Stanford to San Jose. LRT runs from Mountain View and through San Jose (if you are going to FIO take note)

We encourage visitors to check out these websites and become familiar with route schedules to make their visit more pleasant! If accessible, Google Maps is a useful resource for planning trip routes via public transportation.