Conerence talks & posters

Conference Talks and Posters


37) H.-Y. Nie, A.R. Taylor, J.T. Francis, M.J. Walzak, D.F. MacFabe and W.M. Lau, “Tracing propionic acid infused to rat brain – molecular clues of infusion-triggered autism”, The 4th Annual Conference for the American Academy of Nanomedicine, September 4-7, 2008, Washington DC, USA.

36) H.-Y. Nie, A.R. Taylor, D.F. MacFabe and W.M. Lau, “Structures revealed by phase shift imaging on soft materials”, 2008 International Conference on Nanoscience + Technology, July 20-25, 2008, Keystone, Colorado, USA.

35) H.-Y. Nie, J.T. Francis, A.R. Taylor, M.J. Walzak, W.H. Chang, D.F. MacFabe and W.M. Lau,"Imaging subcellular features of a sectioned rat brain using scanning probe microscopy and ToF-SIMS", The 16th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, October 28 -- November 2, 2007, Kanazawa, Japan.

34) H.-Y. Nie, “Surface engineering via self-assembly of organic molecular monolayers”, The 7th International Workshop on Advanced manufacturing Technologies, June 4-6, 2007, London, Ontario, Canada. (Invited)

33) H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre and W.M. Lau, "Selective removal of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) molecules from their self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed on a Si substrate", International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology--Nano9 Meets STM'06 (ICN+T2006), July 31 - August 4, 2006, Basel, Switzerland.

32) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Growth and properties of complete monolayer films of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) on oxidized aluminum surfaces", The 4th International Symposium on Aluminium Science and Technology, May 14-18, 2006, Beaune, France.

31) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Octadecylphosphonic acid self-assembled monolayers on oxide surfaces", Western Institute for Nanomaterials Science Workshop, March 24, 2006, London, Ontario, Canada.

30) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Anisotropy of Scratch Resistance for Biaxially Oriented Polymer Films", The 3rd ASM International Surface Engineering Conference & Exhibition, August 2-4, 2004, Orlando, Florida, USA.

29) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Biaxially-Oriented Polypropylene Films (Invited)", The 2nd ASM International Surface Engineering Conference & Exhibition, September 15-17, 2003, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

28) H.-Y. Nie, J.T. Francis, D.J. Miller, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Identification of Headgroups of Octadecylphosphonic Acid Molecular Layers Prepared on a Silicon Substrate", The 18th Canadian Conference on Surface Science (Surface Canada 2002), May 12-15, 2002, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

27) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Checking AFM Tip Performance with Biaxially-Oriented Polypropylene Films: an Application to Blind Tip Reconstruction", The 18th Canadian Conference on Surface Science (Surface Canada 2002), May 12-15, 2002, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

26) H.-Y. Nie and N.S. McIntyre, "A biaxially oriented polypropylene film as a standard for evaluating atomic force microscopy tip performance", Eleventh International Conference on Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy/Spectroscopy and Related Techniques (STM'01); July 15-20, 2001; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

25) H.-Y. Nie and N.S. McIntyre, "Measurement of tip-sample interactive forces using a stiff cantilever", Eleventh International Conference on Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy/Spectroscopy and Related Techniques (STM'01); July 15-20, 2001; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

24) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Atomic force microscopy study of surface modification of polymer films exposed to ozone with and without the presence of UV light", Eleventh International Conference on Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy/Spectroscopy and Related Techniques (STM'01); July 15-20, 2001; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

23) H.-Y. Nie, "Scanning probe microscopy", Micro and Surface Characterization of Materials, Institute for Microstructural Sciences - NRC, October 11, 2000, Ottawa, Ontario.

22) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Atomic force microscope study of polypropylene films", The 17th Canadian Conference on Surface Science (Surface Canada 2000), May 22-24, 2000, London, Ontario, Canada.

21) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Atomic force microscope study of UV/ozone treated polypropylene films"The Second International Symposium on Polymer Surface Modification: Relevence to Adhesion, May 24-26, 1999, Sheraton Newwark Airport, Newark, NJ, USA.

20) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak, B. Berno and N.S. McIntyre, "Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Polypropylene Surfaces Modified by UV and Ozone Exposure", NANO-5, Birmingham, England, August 31-September 4, 1998.

19) H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre, "Lateral Force Microscopy Study of Microscopic Structures on Polymer Surfaces", NANO-5, Birmingham, England, August 31-September 4, 1998.

18) H.-Y. Nie and J. Masai, "Surface potential microscopy study on a Pd/GaAs Schottky diode structure", STM'97, Hamburg, Germany, July 20-25, 1997.

17) H.-Y. Nie, K. Horiuchi and J. Masai, "Local surface potential measurement of electronic materials using scanning probe microscopy", ATI international forum--Tsukuba workshop on scanning probe-based electronics, Tsukuba, Japan, December 19-20, 1996.

16) H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto, "Modification and its recovery of local properties of crystallized polyethylene oxide films", NANO-4, Beijing, China, September 8-12, 1996.

15) H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto, "Modification of polymer surfaces using atomic force microscopy", 84th meeting of the 141 committee, Tokyo, 1995.

14) H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto, "Disappearance of the modified structure induced by forces on polyethyleneoxide surfaces", The 56th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Kanazawa, 1995.

13) H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto, "Nanometer-scale elasticity measurement of a new structure induced by forces on polyethyleneoxide surfaces", The 42th Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics and Related Societies, Hiratsuka, 1995.

12) H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto, "Local elasticity measurement on polymers with atomic force microscope", 95 JRCAT international symposium on nanoscale self-organization, Tokyo, 21 February 1995.

11) H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto, "Modifications of PEO surfaces with the atomic force microscope", STM Symposium (8), Kanazawa, 9 December 1994.

10) H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto, "Local Modification of Mechanical Properties of Polystyrene-Polyethyleneoxide Blend Surfaces", NANO-3, Denver, USA, 25 October 1994.

9) H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto, "Force-induced changes of local elasticity of polymer composite", The 55th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Nagoya, 1994.

8) H.-Y. Nie, T. Shimizu, W. Mizutani, M. Motomatsu, and H. Tokumoto, "Measurements of local elastic property with atomic force microscopy", The 54th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Sapporo, 1993.

7) H.-Y. Nie, T. Shimizu and H. Tokumoto, "STM/AFM of Pd clusters on HOPG", STM'93, Beijing, China, 13 August 1993.

6) H.-Y. Nie, H. Oigawa and Y. Nannichi, "Effect of forward current flowing on Pd/GaAs Schottky structure exposed to hydrogen", The 52th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Okayama, 1991.

5) H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi, "Observation of charge transfer in Pd/GaAs Schottky structure exposed to hydrogen", The 38th Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics and Related Societies, Hiratsuka, 1991.

4) H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi, "Variation of electrical behavior of Pd/GaAs Schottky structure exposed to hydrogen", The 37th Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics and Related Societies, Asaka, 1990.

3) H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi, "Thermally stimulated current of the Schottky structure of GaAs at low temperature", The 50th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Fukuoka, 1989.

2) H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi, "The dependence of thermally stimulated current spectra on the initialization condition", The 36th Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics and Related Societies, Chiba, 1989.

1) H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi, "Transient property of optically stimulated current in SI-GaAs", The 35th Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics and Related Societies, Tokyo, 1988.


Last updated on Dec. 3, 2008 by H.-Y. Nie at
Surface Science Western
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada