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Department Seminar Series Autumn 2017

 

Mondays

3:30  Reception
4:00 - 5:00  Seminar
Location: PAA-A110

 

10/16

Anne Robinson

Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Catherine and Henry Boh Professor of Engineering
Tulane Brain Institute Faculty Member

Tulane University

Adenosine receptor expression and biophysical characterization: Role of the protein-lipid interactions

10/23

Marcus Foston

Assistant Professor of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis

Reductive Conversion of Lignin with Copper-doped Catalysts 

11/6

Steve Little

Chairman of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and is the William Kepler Whiteford Endowed Professor in the Departments of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Bioengineering, Immunology, and Ophthalmology
University of Pittsburgh

Controlling Controlled Release to Make Medicine That Imitates Life

11/13

Xiang Chen

Assistant Professor

University of Minnesota

From Flocking Birds to Swarming Bacteria: A Study of the Dynamics of Active Fluids

11/20

David Beck

Research Associate Professor

University of Washington

Data science: Accelerating innovation and discovery in chemical engineering & beyond

12/4

Elizabeth Biddinger

The City College of New York

Utilization of Ionic Liquids as Novel Electrolytes

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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