TEDxMeritAcademy Speaker Ethan Hsiao

Thrilled that we are hosting our second TEDx event at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz! Join us on Aug 12, 2018 at 2 pm!  Get your tickets for TEDxMeritAcademy at tedxmeritacademy.com/tickets.  Meet Ethan Hsaio!

“Demystifying Nanotech” by Ethan Hsaio
Despite the highly difficult, “for-geniuses-only” stigma of nanotechnology, the truth is that everyone can understand nanotech and expand its reaches through their own contributions. Ethan discusses finding a new, unprecedented crystal structure while analyzing the ratios of the amount of chemicals (precursor molar ratios) in the chemical reaction that results in the product MoS2 , a 2D material. These results could have implications on the industrial implementation of transistors and nano-LEDs, as well as lead to a better understanding of how MoS2 synthesis works.
About Ethan Hsiao:
A high school senior, Ethan is passionate about nanoscience and materials science and by the interdisciplinary component that they encompass. He researched the synthesis of a 2D material that had a variety of applications in nanotech. Ethan hopes to give a glimpse of what makes nanotech exciting.