Department Seminar Series Spring 2016

Mondays

3:30 Reception
4:00 - 5:00 Seminar
Location: PAA-A118

SPRING 2016
3/28	Scott Barton Associate Professor, Chemical & Materials Science Michigan State University Quantitative Assessment of Channeling Mechanisms in Nanoscale Catalytic Architectures
4/4	Karen Gleason Associate Provost and Alexander & I. Michael Kasser Professor of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Synthesizing Polymers from Monomer Vapors for Organic Surfaces and Devices
4/11	Quiming Yu Research Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering University of Washington Plasmonic Nanostructures for SERS Biosensing and Optoelectronic Devices
4/18	Amar Neogi Director, Renewal Research, retired Weyerhaueser Cellulosic Ethanol: Where to go from Here
4/25	Liang-Shih Fan CJ Eaton Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Ohio State University Chemical Looping Technology Platform for Energy Conversion Systems
5/2	Hank Ashbaugh Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Tulane University Caught in a Hydrophobic Bind: Alkane Assembly in Cavitand Complexes
5/9	David Beck Research Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering University of Washington From molecules to microbes: engineering for positive outcomes in energy, health and the environment
5/16	2016 Bruce A. Finlayson Lecture Ed Cussler Distinguished Institute Professor University of Minnesota
5/23	Jean-Sabin McEwen Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering Washington State University Methane steam reforming: Using external electric fields to enhance the catalytic performance of Ni

SPRING 2016

3/28

Scott Barton

Associate Professor, Chemical & Materials Science
Michigan State University

Quantitative Assessment of Channeling Mechanisms in Nanoscale Catalytic Architectures

4/4

Karen Gleason

Associate Provost and Alexander & I. Michael Kasser Professor of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Synthesizing Polymers from Monomer Vapors for Organic Surfaces and Devices

4/11

Quiming Yu

Research Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
University of Washington

Plasmonic Nanostructures for SERS Biosensing and Optoelectronic Devices

4/18

Amar Neogi

Director, Renewal Research, retired
Weyerhaueser

Cellulosic Ethanol: Where to go from Here

4/25

Liang-Shih Fan

CJ Eaton Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Ohio State University

Chemical Looping Technology Platform for Energy Conversion Systems

5/2

Hank Ashbaugh

Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Tulane University

Caught in a Hydrophobic Bind: Alkane Assembly in Cavitand Complexes

5/9

David Beck

Research Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
University of Washington

From molecules to microbes: engineering for positive outcomes in energy, health and the environment

5/16

2016 Bruce A. Finlayson Lecture

Ed Cussler

Distinguished Institute Professor
University of Minnesota

5/23

Jean-Sabin McEwen

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering
Washington State University

Methane steam reforming: Using external electric fields to enhance the catalytic performance of Ni

Recommended Preparation

The course is intended for undergraduate and graduate students of chemical engineering.

Class Assignments and Grading

The class will be graded credit/no credit. Attendance is required at all class meetings; only excused absences will be permitted. An excused absence must be approved by the instructor prior to the missed class.

Engineering Elective Credit

This class counts as an engineering elective credit.

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