Students
Mentor Lunch
The Student Mentor Lunch lets students pick the minds of professionals from academia, government and industry. It’s a chance to hear from the experts why they chose their field, what it takes to get there, and what it’s really like once they arrived. The Mentor Lunch also features a speaker who provides an expert “how to” discussion on new topic each year.
“Where are you heading ?” The trials and tribulations of an immigrant Latino physicist
This year’s Mentor Lunch Speaker is Leonidas E. Ocola. Dr. Ocola is a Research Staff Member of IBM T. J. Watson Research Center since 2017. Born in Lima Peru in 1962, he received his B.Sc. from the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (Lima, Peru) in 1988, his M.Sc. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991 and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1996, in physics. He worked for at Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies in Murray Hill developing resist technology for SCALPEL, a projection electron beam lithography tool. Dr. Ocola joined Argonne National Laboratory in 2002 and worked there for 15 years, where he was involved with the design, construction, and instrumentation procurement of a new DOE funded nanocenter, the Center for Nanoscale Materials. His research there involved a diverse array of topics ranging from electron beam lithography, nanofabrication, ion beam microfabrication, materials science. He also mentored or supervised high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, and postdocs. Dr. Ocola has published over 175 papers, and 1 book and holds three patents. His current research interests include electron beam lithography and simulating high-energy electron beam interactions with polymer materials, scanning probe characterization techniques, ALD infiltration in porous materials, nanosensors, neuromorphic and quantum devices.
The 2021 Mentor Lunch featured legendary Professor Henry (Hank) Smith.
Presenting a Memorable Talk or Poster
(How to Present Three Years of Research in 30 Minutes)
Henry I. Smith is Professor of Electrical Engineering Emeritus at MIT. He’s a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the IEEE, the OSA and the National Academy of Inventors. He’s a recipient of the IEEE Robert N. Noyes Medal, the Cledo Brunetti Award of the IEEE, the Baccus Award of SPIE, the Nano 50 Innovator Award, the Robert H. Hill Memorial Award, the Professional Excellence Award of the Boston College Alumni Association, and an honorary Doctor of Science from Holy Cross College. Professor Smith was 1977 EIPBN Conference Chair and is currently a member of the Advisory Committee. He’s well known as an enthusiastic student mentor, and a long-time friend and contributor to the EIPBN community.