Host: Drs. Lydia Contreras and Hal Alper; Cockrell School Endowed Lectureship
ABSTRACT:
Small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) regulate gene expression post-transcription in response to stress and other environmental signals. sRNAs contribute to bacterial pathogenesis and environmental adaptation. sRNA regulation requires the protein Hfq, which chaperones base pairing between sRNAs and their target mRNAs. Hfq binds sRNAs … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. Michael Baldea; David Stevens Endowed Lectureship
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“Data Scientist” has been recently termed as one of the most sought after roles in the recent years, not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. Almost every company seeks to best leverage the data they have collected over the years to create better … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. Venkat Ganesan
ABSTRACT:
Chemical separation technologies such as distillation account for tremendous amount of the world’s energy consumption. As a consequence, the National Research Council has called for the development of alternatives to distillation to meet the Energy Intensity of Chemical Processing Grand Challenge. In the first part of this talk, I will … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. C. Buddie Mullins; Texas Distinguished Faculty Lectureship
ABSTRACT:
Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have the highest gravimetric and volumetric energy densities among the commercialized batteries that can provide electric drives for plug-in hybrid (PHEVs) and fully electric vehicles (EVs). Despite the increasing utilization of the LIBs, the share of electric vehicles in the world’s … Read the rest »