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 Short Course: Technology & Characterization at the Nanoscale (CNF TCN)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"></span></a><a name="top"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:top"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt">T</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt">uesday</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#000066">
 - Friday, Ja</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#000066">nuary</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#000066"> 1</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#000066">4</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#000066">
 - 17, 202</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#000066">0</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#ED1C24"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:top"><span style="color:#000066">This intensive 3.5 day short course offered by the Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility, combines lectures and laboratory demonstrations designed to impart a broad understanding of the science
 and technology required to undertake research in nanoscience. TCN is an ideal way for faculty, students, post docs and staff members to rapidly come up to speed in many of the technologies that users of the CNF need to employ. Members of the high tech business
 community will also find it an effective way to learn best practices for success in a nanofab environment.  Attendance is open to the general scientific community, but class size is limited. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:top"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation, this course is free for graduate students from U.S. institutions outside Cornell, up to 5 students per external university. (Travel
 and lodging are not included.) </span></em><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:yellow">Students who wish to attend for the course for free should contact </span></i></strong></span><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;background:yellow"><a href="mailto:rlc12@cornell.edu?subject=Comp%20eligibility"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Rebecca
 Vliet</span></a></span></i></strong><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:yellow"> to ensure comp registration is available
<u>PRIOR</u> to registering</span></i></strong><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> When registering please make sure to indicate this by checking the appropriate
 boxes on the registration form. </span></em><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cancellations must be made prior to January 6, 2020 by contacting <a href="mailto:rlc12@cornell.edu?subject=TCN%20CANCELLATION%20REQUEST"><span style="color:windowtext">Rebecca
 Vliet</span></a>.  </span></i></strong><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If cancellation is not received and you do not show up for the course you will be responsible for the full course fee.</span></em><i><br>
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</span></i><b>For more information visit </b><b> <a href="http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/education/tcn">http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/education/tcn</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rebecca Vliet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cornell NanoScale Facility<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">607.254.4840<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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