Department Seminar Series

Elizabeth Nance, University of Washington
September 30 — Engineering living tissue models and delivery systems to advance pediatric neurotherapeutics

Chun-Long Chen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
October 7 — Development of biomimetic functional materials using sequence-defined peptoids

Ankur Gupta, University of Colorado Boulder
October 14 — Gradient-Driven Transport Phenomena Across Scales: From Fish Skin Patterns to Ion Transport in Electrochemical Capacitors

Shuyi Ma, University of Washington
October 21 — Understanding and Engineering Pathogen Regulation to Improve Treatment Outcomes

Margarita Sánchez-Domínguez, Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S. C. (CIMAV S.C.)
October 28 — From nano to macro: Microemulsions as confined reaction media for the synthesis of metallic, metal oxide, and MOF hierarchical nanoparticles and superstructures

Caleb Bashor, Rice University
January 13 — Engineering synthetic post-translational sense-and-response programs in human cells

Lisa Biswal, Rice University
January 20 — Creating order far from equilibrium: Emergent phases and colloidal chain dynamics

Yadong Yin, University of California, Riverside
January 27 — Magnetic assembly approaches to creating smart materials

Allison Godwin, Cornell University
February 3 — Defining meaningful failure as a key ingredient in student success

Denis Wirtz, Johns Hopkins University
February 10 — 3D single-cell mapping of solid tumors and new CAR T therapy to resolve them

Katie Weigandt (Ph.D. '12), NIST Center for Neutron Research
March 3 — Beyond Basic Small Angle Neutron Scattering: RheoSANS and Far Field Interferometry (Early Career Award Seminar)

Guillermo Ameer, Northwestern University
March 31 — Regenerative Biomaterials and Medical Devices for Reconstructive Surgery

John Frostad, University of British Columbia
April 14 — Advances in the characterization of soft matter

Stephanie Wettstein, Montana State University
April 21 — Solvent effects and data-driven strategies for 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid production from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Seu Sim, University of California Irvine
April 28 — Molecular Assembly of Living and Lifelike Materials

Yomaira Pagán-Torres, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez
May 5 — Tuning heterogeneous catalytic materials for selective CO2 hydrogenation to C1 chemicals

Felix Sunjoo Kim, Chung-Ang University
October 8 — Polymer Blends for Electrochemical Transistors and Neuromorphic Devices (Early Career Award Seminar)

Jessica Ray, University of Washington
October 15 — Selective, Polymer-imprinted Activated Carbon Composite Adsorbents for Targeted Removal of PFAS in Wastewater

Elias Nakouzi, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
October 21

Wilfred Chen, University of Delaware
November 5 — Synthetic Biology Tools for Dynamic Modulation of Cellular Phenotypes

Lorraine F. Francis, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
November 26 — Materials Processing Fundamentals for Flexible Printed Electronics

Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona
December 3 — Climate Smart Guayule

Chinedum Osuji, University of Pennsylvania
December 10 — Polymer Self-Assembly and Liquid Demixing in the Presence of Liquid Crystals

Daniel T. Schwartz, University of Washington
January 14 — Can we do it now? Transforming the university model to address the climate crisis.

Jingguang Chen, Columbia University
March 11 — Applying Chemical Engineering Principles to Catalytic Conversion of CO2

Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston
April 1 — Photovoice: Visualizing Engineering Identities 

Ted Randolph, University of Colorado, Boulder
April 8 — Single-shot, Multi-Dose Vaccines Prepared with Atomic Layer Deposition Techniques

Cathy Fromen, University of Delaware
April 15 — Tailoring Therapeutics for the Lung: Engineering Strategies for a Complex Environment

Ryan Lively, Georgia Institute of Technology
April 22 — Membrane Technologies are Key Enablers of the Energy Transition

Jane P. Chang, University of California, Los Angeles
May 6 — Atomic Layer Chemical Processing for Integration and Sustainability

Jin Kim Montclare, New York University
May 20 — Engineering Protein Biomaterials and Biocatalysts

James Carothers, University of Washington
October 2 — Engineering Biology to Produce Chemicals and Materials

Lars C. Grabow, University of Houston
October 10 — Modern Paradigms for Computational Catalyst Design in Energy Transition

Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
October 23 — Molecular Design of Materials: From Clouds to Brain Tumors

Costas Maranas, Pennsylvania State University
October 30 — Using Computations to Analyze and Reshape Metabolism for Bioproduction

Alex Pak, Stony Brook University
December 4 — Probing the Dynamics of Macromolecular Assemblies using Data-Driven Coarse-Grained Modeling and Simulation

Amy Marschilok, Stony Brook University
December 4 — Electrochemical Energy Storage (Batteries): A Keystone for a Clean Energy Future

Kevin Solomon, University of Delaware
January 22 — Miscrobial Solutions for Capturing and Upcycling Waste Carbon in Recalcitrant Polymers

Luke Landherr, Northeastern University
January 29 — Drawn To STEM: The Integration of Visualization Into Education Through Comics and Animation To Improve Learning

John Chaput, University of California, Irvine
February 5 — Redesigning the Genetic Polymers of Life

Nicholas A. Kotov, University of California, Irvine
February 26 — Chirality and Complexity of Nanostructures

Jeff Hasty, University of California, San Diego
March 25 — Engineered Bacterial Population Dynamics in Solid Tumors

Ashlee Ford Versypt, University of Buffalo
April 1 — Systems Biomedicine and Pharmaceutics: Multiscale Modeling of Tissue Remodeling and Damage

Sarah Wilson, University of Kentucky
April 8 — Understanding Barriers to Mental health Related Help-Seeking in Undergraduate Engineers

Matteo Cargnello, Stanford University
April 15 — Understanding and Engineering Catalytic Materials Using Nanocrystal Precursors

Michael Tsapatsis, Johns Hopkins University
April 29 — Vapor and Liquid Phase Deposition and Etching of Thin Films of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Gas Separation Membranes and Lithography for Microelectronics

Mikhail Shapiro, University of California, Irvine
May 13 — Talking to Cells: Biomolecular Ultrasound for Deep Tissue Imaging and Control of Cellular Function

Gerri Botte, Texas Tech University
October 3 — Electrochemical technologies toward sustainability and circular economy

Manish Kumar, University of Texas at Austin
October 10 — What can we learn from nature about designing membranes?

Jessica Larsen, Clemson University
October 24 — Stimuli-responsive polymers to promote neurologic self-healing

Mike Toney, University of Colorado Boulder
November 7 — Insights into battery operation and degradation through X-ray scattering

Jessica Winter, The Ohio State University
December 5 — Chemical engineering tools to fight cancer: A bench to bedside journey

Mary Dunlop, Boston University
January 9 — Optogenetic feedback control of gene expression and antibiotic resistance in single cells

Han Li, University of California, Irvine
May 1 — Engineering the Redox Chemistry of Life

Michelle O'Malley, University of California, Santa Barbara
May 8 — Unlocking the Biotech Potential of Anaerobic Gut Fungi

Miguel Modestino, New York University
May 15 — Engineering Electro-organic Reactions for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University
May 22 — “Do we need to understand this, or can we just do it?” Helping Students get Engineering Concepts

Jason Hein, University of British Columbia
October 4 — New Tools and Technology to Accelerate Process Chemical Research and Discovery.

Ambarish Kulkarni, University of California, Davis
October 18 — Data-Driven Molecular Modeling and the Design Novel Functional Materials

Christine Duvall, Case Western Reserve University
October 25 — Moving Beyond Resins in Radiochemistry: Membranes Can Lead the Way

Linda J. Broadbelt, Northwestern University
November 1 — Developing Strategies for Polymer Redesign and Recycling Using Reaction Pathway Analysis

Jessica Ray, University of Washington
November 29 — Vanadium Carbide (V2C) Nanomaterials for Rapid, Reductive Defluorination of Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) Catalyzed by Hydrogen Peroxide

Neha Kamat, Northwestern University
December 6 — Harnessing membrane biophysical properties to investigate biological processes and design new therapeutic tools.

Sharon Gerecht, Duke University
April 4 — Biophysical cues for vascular assembly and regeneration

Shaama Mallikarjun Sharada, University of Southern California
April 11 — The pursuit of free energies and free energy relationships

Damilola Daramola, Ohio University
April 18 — Modular Resource Recovery Facilities explored via Electrochemical Nutrient Reduction from Wastewater

Will Tarpeh, Stanford University
April 25 — Electrochemical wastewater refining: Using reactive separations to convert nitrogen pollutants to products

Anne Robinson, Carnegie Mellon University
May 9 — A story of tau: Protein-protein interactions and cellular effects that lead to disease

Julianne Holloway, Arizona State University
May 16 — Designing biomaterials with spatiotemporal control for tissue engineering applications

Susan Kauzlarich, University of California, Davis
May 23 — Unlocking the Potential of Complex Zintl Phases for Thermoelectrics