The Department welcomes Donna Blackmond, The Scripps Research Institute. Dr. Blackmond’s seminar is titled “Models for the Emergence of Biological Homochirality”.
The single chirality of biological molecules has fascinated scientists and laymen alike since Pasteur’s first painstaking separation of the enantiomorphic crystals of a tartrate salt over 150 years ago. In the past several decades, … Read the rest »
The Department welcomes Marianthi Ierapetritou, Gore Centennial Chair, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware. Dr. Ierapetritou’s seminar is titled “Process Systems Engineering in the Era of Big-Data and Industry 4.0 Revolution”.
Recent developments towards Industry 4.0 have led to focus in cyber-physical system, internet of things, and smart manufacturing that combined with … Read the rest »
The Department welcomes Brian Belardi, UC Berkeley. Dr. Belardi’s seminar is titled, “Uncovering Epithelial Organizing Principles through Membrane Engineering”.
Epithelial cells accomplish a number of remarkable feats in the human body through chemically rich membrane structures. Epithelial membranes help protect the body from pathogens, they help form the complex shapes of organs, and they help … Read the rest »
The Department welcomes Styliani Avraamidou, Texas A&M. Dr. Avraamidou’s seminar is titled, “Towards a Circular Economy Systems Engineering Framework”.
Natural resources play a critical role in the development and wealth of societies. They are vital for the provision of energy, food, shelter, transport, and all basic human needs and societal functions. Population growth, welfare growth, … Read the rest »
The Department welcomes Eun Ji Chung, University of Southern California. Dr. Chung’s seminar is titled “Harnessing the body’s barriers for nanomedicine targeting”.
Molecular engineering of multifunctional, multivalent micelles provides a tool for the detection and targeted delivery of therapeutics to diseases including cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease. Moreover, through rational design, these nanoparticles have the … Read the rest »
The department welcomes Joaquin Resasco, University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Resasco’s seminar is titled, “Structure-property relationships at the atomic scale: Understanding next-generation heterogeneous catalysts”.
Modern society’s reliance on fossil resources as a feedstock for fuels and chemicals has created issues for public health and the health of our environment. Alleviating these problems will require … Read the rest »
The Department welcomes Jeff Lopez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Lopez’s seminar is titled, “Understanding and Design of Materials for High Energy Density Batteries”.
Environmental challenges and economic forces are reshaping the way we generate and consume energy on a global scale. To keep up with the accelerating adoption of electric vehicles, allow for grid … Read the rest »
The Department welcomes our Pirkey Endowed Seminar speaker, Michael Chabinyc, University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Chabinyc’s seminar is titled “Moving Charges in Semiconducting Polymers”.
Organic semiconductors are candidates for next-generation thin film electronics in applications ranging from displays to energy conversion devices. Controlling the electrical doping of semiconducting polymers presents an important challenge towards … Read the rest »
The Department welcomes Matthew Green, Arizona State University. Dr. Green’s seminar is titled “Engineering macromolecular systems for water treatment, carbon capture, and advanced materials”.
Polymeric materials, due to their adaptability and array of functionality, touch almost every aspect of our daily lives. This seminar will focus on two areas in which new behavior was engineered … Read the rest »
The Department welcomes Vincent Homberg, University of Washington.
Seminar abstract and speaker bio coming soon!… Read the rest »