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Fall 2023

Date	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
12/1		Aravind Asthagiri	The Ohio State University	Designing IrO2(110) Surfaces for Selective Alkane Chemistry
11/17		Andrew Jackson	TTU CECE/Environmental Engineering	Bioreactors as the solution to extraterrestrial sustainable human habitation
11/3		John Muldoon	Toyota Research Institute of North America	An odyssey through the uncharted waters of post lithium-ion batteries
10/27		Dimitri Pappas	TTU	Funtional nanoparticles from proteins: development of affinity carbon dots for protein mimicking, cell trafficking, and super-resolution imagining
10/30		Rutvik Godbole	Equipment Productivity Group Intel	Application and efficiency: Bridge between industry and academia
9/22		Qi Zhang	University of Minnesota	Systems analyses of green ammonia as a sustainable energy carrier
9/1		Heather Coats	TTU EHS	Eadingray etweenbay hetay afetysay ineslay (Reading Between the Safety Lines)

Spring 2023

Date	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
2/13	Livermore 101		Dr. Utkarsh Kapoor	Texas A&M University	Molecular Organization in Biology: What Can Computer Simulations Teach Us?
2/17	Livermore 101		Dr. Siva Dasetty	University of Chicago	Computational Design of (Bio)Molecules Using Molecular Simulations and Machine Learning
2/20	Livermore 101		Dr. Kaihang Shi	Northwestern University	Nanoporous Materials For Energy Storage, Separations, and Nano-Manufacturing: From Confined Phases To Materials Discovery
2/24	Livermore 101		Dr. Erik Hernandez	University of California, Berkeley	Selective Side Chain Modifications Directed Towards Single-Molecule Proteomics and Next-Generation Protein Bioconjugations
2/27	Livermore 101		Dr. Navid Bizmark	University of Waterloo, Canada	Collodial Transport and Design for Protecting Water Resources
3/10	Livermore 101		Dr. Micah Green	Texas A&M University	Heating, Curing, Welding, and 3D Printing of Nanomaterials & Polymers by RF Heating
3/24	Livermore 101		Dr. Joan Brennecke	The University of Texas at Austin	Robust Olefin/Paraffin Separation Membranes
3/31	Livermore 101		Dr. Samir Mitragotri	Harvard University	A Hitchhiker's and Backpacker's Approach to Drug Delivery
4/3	Livermore 101		Hendrik Heinz	University of Colorado-Boulder	Opportunities for Growth of Chemical Engineering at TTU and in Simulation-Driven Materials Design
4/4	Livermore 101		Anne Skaja Robinson	Carnegie Mellon University	G-protein receptors: Protein engineering approaches to improve expression and determine protein-protein interactions
4/14	Livermore 101		Dr. Leanne Chen	University of Guelph	Scaling Relations for the Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation Reaction
4/21	Livermore 101		Qi Zhang	University of Minnesota	Systems Analyses of Green Ammonia as a Sustainable Energy Carrier

Spring 2022

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
04/27	3:00-4:20PM	Zoom		David Sholl	Georgia Institute of Technology	How to Have Outrageously Good Ideas Abstract & Bio
04/22	3:00-4:20PM	Livermore 101		Andrew Dickerson	University of Tennessee Knoxville	The [not so] Secret to Scientific Discovery Abstract & Bio
04/15	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		Praveen Bollini	University of Houston	Second Sphere Coordination Effects, and the Limits of Uniformity in Heterogeneous Redox Catalysis Abstract & Bio
04/08	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		Peter Pintauro	Vanderbilt University	Particle/Polymer Nanofiber Mat Electrodes for Hydrogen/ Air Fuel Cells Abstract
04/01	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		William Mustain	University of South Carolina	Beyond "Dream" Materials - Engineering Approaches to Understand the Performance Limits of Electrochemical Systems Abstract
03/25	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		Michael Janik	Penn State University	Intermetallic Catalysts Enable Determination of Active Site Requirements Abstract
03/11	3:00-4:20PM	Zoom		Howard Stone	Princeton University	Classical Fluid Mechanics Confronts Modern Research Questions: Problem Choices and Serendipity Abstract
03/04	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		Minxiang Zeng	University of Notre Dame	3D Printing of Collodial Nonoinks for Next-Generation Functional Materials and Devices Abstract & Bio
02/28	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		Gengman Li	University of Oklahoma	Water: Promoter of Inhibitor of Activity? Abstract & Bio
02/18	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		Qiang Yan	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Engineering Microbial Cell Factories for Biobased Chemical Production Abstract & Bio

Fall 2021

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliaton	Seminar Title
10/22	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Marta Hatzell	Georigia Institute of Technology	Electrifying Ammonia Synthesis Abstract
10/15	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore		Colin Wolden	Colorado School of Mines	Ammonia's Role in Enabling H2@Scale Abstract
10/08	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Perla Balbuena	Texas A&M University	Electron and Ion Transport in Li-metal Batteries: Role of the Electrolyte Abstract
10/01	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		Aditya Bhan	University of Minnesota	The Heart of Darkness (in Heterogenous Catalysis) Abstract
09/10	3:00-4:00PM	Livermore 101		Heather Coats	Texas Tech University	Safe-Science Session from EHS Abstract

Spring 2021

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
03/31	3:00-4:00Pm	Zoom		Dr. Jennifer Gomez Pastora	Ohio State University	Magnetically Driven Lab-On-A-Chip devices for Biomedical Applications Abstract Bio
03/29	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Dr. Yang Yang	University of Central Florida	Surface and Interface Electrochemistry of Energy Materials and Devices Abstract Bio
03/24	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Dr. Valeri Petkov	Central Michigan University	High-Energy X-ray Diffraction for a Cleaner, Sustainable, and Healthier Future Abstract Bio
03/22	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Dr. Peng Xu	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Harnessing Chemistry and Biology for Manufacturing: From Rational Engineering to Intelligent Design Abstract Bio
03/12	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Jingguang Chen	Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University	Chemical Engineering Approaches for Catalytic Reduction of CO2 Abstract Bio
03/26	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		K. Jane Grande-Allen	Rice University	Biophysically Faithful Biomaterial Platforms for Cardiovascular and Instestinal Mechanobiology Abstract
04/02	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Hang Lu	Georgia Institute of Technology	Engineering Microsystems and Computational Pipelines to Understand the Brain Abstract Bio

Fall 2020

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Speaker Title
11/06	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Eduardo Reategui	Ohio State University	Enabling Technologies for Bulk and In-Situ Molacular Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles from Cancer Patient Biofluids Abstract
10/30	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Kipchirchir "Kip" Boit	Dow Inc.	Chemical Engineering in the Face of Industry 4.0 Abstract
10/23	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Tzahi Cath	Colorado School of Mines	Produced Water Reclamation and Reuse: Development and Implications of Short Treatment Trains Abstract
10/16	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Jacy Bird	Boston University	Measuring and Modeling Jet Drops from Bursting Bubbles Abstract
10/02	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Dion Vlachos	University of Delaware	Data Science for Catalyst Discovery and Process Intensifiation Abstract
09/25	3:00-4:00PM	Zoom		Karthish Manthiram	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Electrification and Decarbonization of Chemical Synthesis Abstract & Bio

Spring 2020

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
01/15	3:00-4:20PM	Livermore 101		Joseph Gauthier	Stanford University	Theorhetical Investigations in Electrocatalysis for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage Abstract
01/17	3:00-4:20PM	Livermore 101		Qiugang Lu	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Data-Driven Fault Detection and Diagnosis with Machine Leanring Abstract
01/21	2:00-3:30PM	Livermore 101		Hanyu Gao	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Advancing Chemical Process Development Using Theoretical Modeling and Machine Learning Abstract
01/24	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Yacho Dong	Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Tufts University	Data-Driven Modeling and Optimization in Chemical Engineering Abstract
01/27	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Zhe Wu	University of California	Machine Learning in Model Predictive Control, Operational Safety, and Cybersecurity Abstract
01/29	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Megan Creighton	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Two-Dimensional Microbarriers for Environmental Protection of Dispersed Liquid Phases Abstract
01/31	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Andre Palmer	Ohio State University	Engineering Oxygen Theraputics for Use in Transfusion Medicine Abstract
02/05	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		David Bergsman	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Atomic Layer Processing for Water and Energy Technologies Abstract
02/07	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Adam Nielander	Stanford University	Electrocatalytic Strategies for the Renewable Production of Hydrogen and Ammonia Abstract
02/10	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Snehashis Choudhury	Stanford University	Molecular Design of Nanostructured Electrolytes and Polymer Interfaces for Lithium Batteries Abstract
02/21	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Andrew Hillier	Iowa State University	Using Light to Fabricate, Interrogate, and Activate Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces Abstract
03/06	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Jacqueline Maslyn	UC Berkley	Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries Abstract
03/11	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Joseph Scott	Georgia Institute of Technology	Rapid and Accurate Uncertainty Propagation and Safety Verification in Chemical, Aerospace, and Robotic Systems Abstract
03/13	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Orlin Velev	NC State University	Liquid Nanofabrication of Functional Multiphasic Soft Matter by Capillary Binding and Interfacial Templating Abstract
03/27	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Dionisios Vlachos	N/A	N/A

Fall 2019

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
09/20	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Fabio Ribiero	N/A	N/A
10/04	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Manish Kumar	University of Texas at Austin	What can We Learn from Nature About Designing Membranes? Abstract
10/18	N/A	N/A		Paul Morrow	N/A	Morrow Renewables
11/1	3:00-4:30PM	Livermore 101		Marianne Evola	Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Adminustrator	Responsibility and Accountability in Academic Research Careers Abstract

Spring 2019

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
01/18	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Chijuan Hu	Assistant Professor of Practice, Dept. of Chemical Engineering Texas Tech University	Safety Seminar Abstract
01/25	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Sunitha Nagrath	Associate Professor, College of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan	Micro Nano-technologies for the Clinical Applications of Circulating Tumor Cells: Implementing Liquid Biopsy Abstract
02/01	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Joe and Katrina Cumbest	Regional Manager; Cost Control Solvay USA; Saulsbury Industries	Engineering Leadership
02/15	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Gary Frashier	Past CEO and Chairman OSI Pharmaceu-ticals	Authentic Leadership Abstract
03/01	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jessica Winter	Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering The Ohio State University	Polymer Nanoparticle Composites for Bio-applications Abstract
04/05	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Todd Squires	Professor and Vice Chair, Chemical Engineering University of California- Santa Barbara	Driving Particles and Fluids Using Chemical Fluxes Abstract
04/12	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Kipchir-chir Boit	Improvement Engineer Dow Chemical Company	Succeeding in Industry
04/16	1:00pm	IMSE 121		Gerardine G. Botte, PhD	Distinguished Professor and Russ Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ohio University	On the Electrolysis of Urea: from Water Remediation to Biomedical Devices Abstract
04/19	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Krishnas-wamy Nanda-kumar	Gordon A and Mary Cain Endowed Chair professor Louisiana State University	Multiphase, Multiscale, Multiphysics Models for Design Innovations in Process Industries Abstract
04/19	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Randy Snurr	Searle Professor and Chair, Chemical and Biological Engineering North- western University	Reaction Mechanisms and Structure Sensitivity for Hetero-geneous Catalyst Discovery from First-Principles Abstract
04/26	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Michael Rubin-stein	Parker Distinguished Professor, Chemistry University of North Carolina	Ten Puzzles of the Airway Surface Layer Abstract
04/26	1:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Wayne Seames	Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering University of North Dakota	Advancing Renewable Fuel, Chemical, and Materials Technologies Abstract
05/01	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Rajesh Khare	Chemical Engineering Associate Chair Texas Tech University	Deduction of Transport Properties from Molecular Characteristics Abstract
05/01	11:00 am - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Xin Zhang	Scientist Pacific Northwest Nation Laboratory	Driving Forces for Oriented Attachment Based Crystallization and Assembly Abstract

Fall 2018

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
8/31	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Ken Griffith	Program Administrator, STEP Program Texas Tech University	Strategies for Engagement: Appealing to a Not So Broad Audience
9/7	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Heather Coats	Senior Lab Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety Texas Tech University	Safety Seminar Abstract
9/17	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Alan W. Weimer	H.T. Sears Memorial Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado	Two-step Solar Thermal Water Splitting to Renewable Hydrogen – The Path Forward Abstract
9/21	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Michael Sacks	Professor, Biomedical Engineering University of Texas	A macro- micro modeling approach to determine in-situ heart valve interstitial cell contractile behaviors in native and synthetic environments Abstract
9/26	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Robert Fullerton	Project Engineer, Solvay	Mentoring Seminar: Life after Graduation - My Experiences in Industry Abstract
10/01	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Margaret Walker	Vice President of Engineering Solutions, Technology Centers, and Manufacturing and Engineering Work Process Dow Chemicals	Mentoring Seminar: The One Thing About Leadership – What if Someone Actually Follows – Then What Abstract
10/5	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Manos Mavri-kakis	Vilas Distinguished Professor and Chair, Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin	Reaction Mechanisms and Structure Sensitivity for Heterogen- eous Catalyst Discovery from First-Principles Abstract
10/12	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Lynden Archer	Friend Family Distinguished Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Cornell University	Electro- kinetics, transport and geometric stability of reactive metal electrodes in high-energy batteries Abstract
10/19	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Rod Priestley	Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering Princeton University	TBA
10/25	2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	ESB 120		Paroma Chak-ravarty	Scientist, Small Molecules Pharmaceutical Sciences Genentech, Inc.	Solid State issues encountered in drug formulation and development: An industry perspective Abstract
11/5	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Gary Hamed	Professor, Polymer Science University of Akron	The Discovery of Carbon Black/Natural Rubber Vulcanizates for Automobile and Truck Tires and the Mechanism for the Exceptionally High Tear Strength of these Nano-composites Abstract
11/9	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Kristin Hutchins	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry Texas Tech University	Design of Small Molecule and Polymer- Based Receptors for Removal of Pharma-ceutical Contam-inants Abstract
11/16	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Burak Aksak	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech University	Nature Inspired Fibrillar Adhesives: Controlling Adhesion with Geometry and Material Gradients Abstract
11/30	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Julie Champion	Associate Professor School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Tech	Protein Assembly to Create Therapeutic Materials Abstract

Spring 2018

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
1/19	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Marianne Evola	Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Administrator Texas Tech University	Responsibility and Accountability in Academic Research Careers Abstract
1/24	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jim Bielenberg	Chief Technology Officer RAPID Manufacturing Institute	Modular Chemical Process Intensification - Transforming the Process Industries Abstract
1/26	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Chijuan Hu	Assistant Professor of Practice, Chemical Engineering Texas Tech University	Best Practices for Responsible Research
2/7	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Chad Vicitis	Assoc. Prof. of Environmental Engineering Harvard University	Environmental Applications of Electroactive Membranes Abstract
2/12	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Alexander Buffone, Jr.	Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Chem. and Biol. Eng. University of Pennsylvania	Genetic Engineering of Leukocyte Recruitment Abstract
2/16	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Abhihav Acharya	Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Chem. and Pet. Eng. University of Pittsburgh	Applications of Biomaterials in Translational ImmunoEngineering and Diagnostics Abstract
2/19	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jiahe Li	Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Chem. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Bioinspired Assembly of Ribonucleoproteins for RNA-based Therapeutics Abstract
2/21	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		John Swierk	Associate Research Scientist, Dept. of Chem. Yale University	Designing Dye-Sensitized and Electrocatalytic Systems for Water Oxidation Abstract
2/23	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Gang Bao	Foyt Family Professor in Bioengineering Rice University	Engineering Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Disease Detection and Therapy Abstract
2/26	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Joshua Howe	Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Chem. Eng Georgia Tech	Detailed Understanding of Metal—Organic Frameworks for Energy Applications Abstract
2/28	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Astrid Muller	Laser Technologist, Beckman Institute California Institute of Technology	Understanding Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysis Abstract
3/23	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Mike Kessler	Dean University of North Dakota	Multi-functional liquid crystalline epoxy networks Abstract
3/30	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Eric Furst	Department Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Delaware	Colloidal gels - interactions, microstructure, and elasticity Abstract
4/13	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Lynden Archer	Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering Cornell University	TBA
4/18	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Felix Morales	Pathway to a MD Texas Tech Health Sciences Center	ChE Mentor Program Seminar: Medical Careers for Engineers
4/20	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dale Harper	Sr. Vice President Canyon Midstream	ChE Mentor Program Seminar: The American Way
4/30	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Patrick Mather	Dean, College of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering Bucknell University	Wrinkled Polymeric Coatings via Shape Memory Activation: A Cell Alignment Study Abstract
5/4	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Raghu Narayan	Head, Technical Services Armco Services	TBA

Fall 2017

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
8/25	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		David Rockstraw	Department Head and Distinguished Professor in Chemical and Materials Engineering New Mexico State University	Adsorption of N-Nitrosodimethylamine on Pecan Shell Char and Activated Carbon Abstract
8/28	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Ferruccio Doghieri	Universitata di Bologna, Bologna, Italy	Vapor Sorption and Relaxation in Glassy Polymers: Experimental Characterization and Modeling Abstract
9/1	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jared Martin	Laboratory Safety Manager Texas Tech University	Department Safety Seminar
9/8	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Pedro Ezequiel Ramirez-Gonzalez	Research Fellow Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi	Towards a Fundamental Statistical Theory of Non-Equilibrium and Arrested Systems Abstract
9/15	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Shiang-Tai Lin	Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan	Artificial Intelligence Molecular Design for Targeted Fluid Phase Equilibria Abstract
9/22	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Judy Wornat	Dean, College of Engineering, and Prof. of Chemical Engineering Louisiana State University	Supercritical Pyrolysis of Fuels for Future High-Speed Aircraft: Mechanisms of PAH Growth Abstract
10/13	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Max Gorensek	Senior Fellow Savannah River National Laboratory	Abstract
10/20	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Prashanth Badrinaryanan	Technical Service Manager Olin Blue Cube	Abstract
11/10	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Shakeel Kadri	Executive Director Center for Process Safety AIChE	Process Safety Leadership: A Journey Towards Excellence Abstract
12/1	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		David Lynn	Duane H. and Dorothy M. Bluemke Professor Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin - Madison	Design of Soft Material Interfaces: From ‘Conventional ‘ to ‘Covalent’ Assembly Abstract
12/4	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Guangzhao Mao	Chair, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Wayne State University	Directed Self-assembly of Nanomaterials for Sensing and DNA Delivery Abstract
12/8	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Trung Nguyen	Research Associate, Dept. of Materials Sci. and Eng. Northwestern University	Predictive Design of Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials: Nanoscale Modeling Meets High-Performance Computing Abstract
12/11	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		David Simmons	Assistant Prof., Polymer Engineering University of Akron	Understanding and Design of Glass Formation and Dynamics in Nanostructured Materials Abstract

Spring 2017

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
1/27	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Marianne Evola	Responsible Conduct of Research Texas Tech University	Ethical Conduct of Research Abstract
2/3	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jack McCavit	President JL McCavit Consulting, LLC	What We Do Matters Abstract
2/10	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Corp. Randy Baker & Sgt. Amy Ivey	ALERRT Instructors,Police Department Texas Tech University	Responding to an active shooter Abstract
2/24	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Mohammad Asadi	Postdoctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago	Advanced Catalysts for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems Abstract
3/3	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Mahdi Malmali	Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemical Engineering University of Minnesota	Distributed Ammonia Manufacturing Abstract
3/6	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Hee Jueng Oh	Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemical Engineering University of California, Berkeley	Molecular Scale Engineering of Membranes for Energy-Efficient Separations Abstract
3/30	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jim Richardson	National Geographic Photographer Phillips 66	Who Will Feed Planet Earth? Abstract
4/21	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Eric Vasbinder	Advanced Control and Optimization Team Lead Phillips 66	How Process Control Impacts Industry Abstract
4/28	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Sheryl Ehrman	Chair, Chemical Engineering University of Maryland	One step ahead: light-based combinations to combat treatment resistance in cancers Abstract
5/5	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Rozanna Zia	Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Cornell University	Departmental Seminar "Phase Mechanics" of arrested colloidal gels: a new paradigm for non-equilibrium phase transitions in soft matter. Abstract

Spring 2016

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
1/22	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Chijuan Hu	Assistant Professor of Practice Texas Tech University	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
2/1	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Amir Haji-Akbari	Postdoctoral Researcher University of Michigan	TBA
2/5	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Michael Wong	Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University	TBA
2/8	3:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Huang-Chiao Huang	Research Fellow Harvard Medical School	Departmental Seminar One step ahead: light-based combinations to combat treatment resistance in cancers Abstract
2/15	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Ya-Wen Chang	Postdoctoral Fellow National Institute of Standards and Technology	Departmental Seminar Not Just About Shapes: How Anisotropy Shapes the World of Soft Materials Abstract
2/22	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Maryam Peer	Postdoctoral Research Associate MIT	Departmental Seminar Polymer-derived Carbon-based Materials with Tailored Properties: Design and Application Abstract
3/4	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Zheng Li	Research Scientist Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT	Departmental Seminar Materials and Systems for Grid Scale Applications of Alkali Metal –Ion Storage Abstract
3/7	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Srinivas Rangarajan	Postdoctoral Research Associate Univ. of Wisconsin	Departmental Seminar Nitramine-Rich Amorphous Energetics Abstract
3/8	10:30 am - 11:30 am	ESB 120		Victor Stepanov & Rajen B. Patel	US Army, RDECOM-ARDEC Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806, USA	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
3/25	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm			Thuy Duong Nguyen Phan	Research Associate Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York 11973, USA	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
4/1	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Sanjaya Senanayake	Associate Chemist in the Catalysis Reactivity and Structure group Brookhaven National Lab	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
4/8	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Megan L. Robertson	Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineer University of Houston	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
4/15	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Lynn Irvine	Business Services Manager, Pasadena Plastics Complex Chevron Phillips Chemical Company	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
4/22	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Tadd Truscott	Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Utah State University	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
4/29	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Celeste Nelson	Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Princeton University	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
5/6	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		C. Michael Lindsay	Ordnance Sciences Core Technical Competency Lead U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
5/6	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Kathryn Beers	Group Leader,Polymers and Complex Fluids NIST	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract

Fall 2015

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
8/28	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jared Martin	Environmental Health and Safety Texas Tech University	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar Abstract
9/4	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Marianne Evola	Responsible Conduct in Research Administrator Texas Tech University	Departmental Seminar Responsible Conduct in Research Abstract
9/11	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Suzanne Tapp and Dr. Allison Boye	Director and Assistant Director, TLPDC,Texas Tech University Texas Tech University	Departmental Seminar Helping Students Stay Engaged Abstract
9/18	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Hak-Joon Sung	Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Vanderbilt University	Departmental Seminar Hemodynamic Targeting Stimuli Responsive Therapeutic Delivery to Atheroprone Vasculature Abstract
10/2	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Brian Grady	Director of CBME, Conoco Du Pont Professor Professor University of Oklahoma	Departmental Seminar Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Effect of Nanotubes on Polymer Physics Abstract
10/9	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Mark Darby	Consultant CMiD Solutions	Departmental Seminar How I became an Independent Consultant(Without Really Trying) Abstract
10/14	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Michelle Leite	Assistant Professor University of Campinas - UNICAMP	Departmental Seminar Evaluation of anesthetic efficacy in human oral cavity: clinical trial studies Abstract
10/16	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Juliana Napimoga	Associate Professor University of Campinas - UNICAMP	Departmental Seminar TMJ pain: in vivo assessment of 15d-PGJ2 prostaglandin as a potential therapeutic Abstract
10/23	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Nitash Balsara	Professor of Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology	Departmental Seminar Batteries, Biofuels, and the Sustainable Energy Landscape Abstract
10/30	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Paul A. O Connell	Research Scientist from Dow Chemical Company	Departmental Seminar Understanding Blown Polythylene Film Dart Strength Variability Abstract
11/2	2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Alexander J. Smits	NAE Princeton University	Departmental Seminar High Reynolds number flows, the atmospheric boundary layer, and wind turbines Abstract
11/6	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Hongjun Liang	Associate Professor of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	Departmental Seminar Virus-Mimicking Polymer Molecular Brushes Are Potent Antibiotics with High Selectivity Abstract
11/20	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Jeffrey Rimer	Ernest J. and Barbara M. Henley Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering University of Houston	Departmental Seminar Identifying New Paradigms in Crystal Engineering for Catalysis and Biomedical Applications Abstract

Spring 2015

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
1/14	3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	ECE 217		Dr. Guillaume Miquelard-Garnier	Maître de conférences Arts et Métiers ParisTech	Departmental Seminar Multilayer coextrusion as a new tool to look at old polymer science problems Abstract
1/16	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Gilles Régnier	Professeur des universités Arts et Métiers ParisTech	Departmental Seminar Influence of processing on electrical properties of polymers reinforced by carbon nanotubes Abstract
1/23	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Geyou Ao	Postdoctoral Research Associate National Institute of Standards and Technology	Departmental Seminar Biomolecule Assisted Separation and Macroscopic Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes Abstract
1/26	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Gabriel Juarez	Postdoctoral Research Associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Departmental Seminar Microbial degradation of organic matter and crude oil in the ocean: The importance of interfacial processes Abstract
1/30	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Stephen Mirigian	Postdoctoral Researcher University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Departmental Seminar The Elastically Cooperative Nonlinear Langevin Equation: A unified, predictive theory of activated relaxation in colloids, molecular liquids, and polymers in the bulk and under confinement Abstract
2/13	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Amit Vaish	Postdoctoral Researcher University of Delaware	Departmental Seminar Developing Biomimetic Platforms Containing Biomembranes: Enabling Study of Membrane Proteins in Action Abstract
2/20	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Julianne Holloway	Postdoctoral Fellow University of Pennsylvania	Departmental Seminar Engineering Biomimetic Cues to Restore Musculoskeletal Tissue Function Abstract
2/25	12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Hannah Song	Postdoctoral Fellow University of Toronto	Departmental Seminar Towards Regenerative Medicine for Heart Failure: in vitro Cardiovascular Model Systems using Biomedical Engineering Approaches Abstract
2/27	12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Young Shik Shin	Adjunct Assistant Professor University of California, Los Angeles	Departmental Seminar Single Cell Based Functional Analysis Technologies for Translational Research Abstract
3/13	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Esteban E. Ureña-Benavides	Postdoctoral Fellow The University of Texas at Austin	Departmental Seminar Bio-Based Nanocomposites for Sustainability and Advanced Separations Abstract
3/27	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Jeffrey F. Morris	Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering City College of New York	Departmental Seminar Frictional interactions in viscous suspensions: Abrupt shear thickening and flow-induced jamming Abstract
3/30	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Hongyun Yang	Senior Research and Development Engineer IntraMicron Inc.	Departmental Seminar Structured catalysts for gas-to-liquids processes Abstract
4/10	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Nikhil S. Malvankar	Burroughs Wellcome Fund CASI Fellow University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Departmental Seminar Engineering electron transfer among bacteria for improved bioenergy and biofuels Abstract
4/17	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Ubaldo M. Córdova-Figueroa	Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez	Departmental Seminar Microstructure and Rheology of Patchy Particle Suspensions via Brownian Dynamics Simulations Abstract
4/24	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		P. R. Schunk	Manager, CTO Programs Office Sandia National Laboratories	Departmental Seminar Computer-Aided Engineering Approach towards Bottom-up and Top-Down Nanomanufacturing Abstract
6/19	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Thomas Thundat	Canada Excellence Research Chair in Oil Sands Molecular Engineering University of Alberta	Departmental Seminar Nanomechanical Systems: From Molecular Recognition to Energy Conversion Abstract

Fall 2014

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
8/29	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jared Martin	Laboratory Safety Manager Texas Tech University Environmental Health and Safety	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar
9/10	1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	ESB 120		Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng	Dean of College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering University of Akron	Departmental Seminar Giant Polyhedra and Giant Surfactants based on Nano-atoms: Tuning from Crystals, to Quasicrystals, to Frank-Kasper Phases: An Interconnection between Soft and Hard matters Abstract
9/10	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Kenneth S. Schweizer	G. Ronald and Margaret H. Morris Professor of Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Departmental Seminar Dynamical Phenomena in Molten, Crosslinked and Quenched Polymer-Nanoparticle Hybrid Materials Abstract
9/10	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Haoyu Zhao	Doctoral Student Texas Tech University Department of Chemical Engineering	Graduate Student Seminar Nanoconfined MMA Polymerization and Structural Recovery in Ge-Se Glasses Abstract
10/13	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	ESB 120		Lan Ma	Doctoral Student Texas Tech University Department of Chemical Engineering	Graduate Student Seminar Design of a continuous-flow, immobilized-cell fermentor system and separation process for production and separation of bioethanol Abstract
10/17	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Julie M. Jackson	Americas Polypropylene Product Manager ExxonMobil Chemical	Departmental Seminar Making the Transition from Student to Professional Abstract
10/24	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Margarida Costa Gomes	Research Professor Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)	Departmental Seminar Ionic Liquids for Gas Separations and Polymer Processing Abstract
12/9	9:00 am - 10:00 am	Experimental Sciences 120		Dr. Sadhan C. Jana	Professor of Polymer Engineering University of Akron	Departmental Seminar Multi-functional Aerogels and Novel Polymer Nanofibers Abstract

Spring 2014

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
1/17	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Marianne Evola	Responsible Conduct in Research Administrator Texas Tech University	Departmental Seminar Avoiding Career Shattering Errors Abstract
1/24	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Joan Brennecke	Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Notre Dame	Departmental Seminar Designing Ionic Liquids for CO2 Separations Abstract
1/27	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Jeremy Oliver Marston	Research Scientist King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Departmental Seminar Freezing Drop Shapes with Hydrophobic Powders Abstract
1/31	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Hari Chirra Dinakar	Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, San Francisco	Departmental Seminar Micro- and Nanofabricated Platforms: From Hydrogel Sensors to Therapeutic Devices Abstract
2/3	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Ashlee N. Ford Versypt	Postdoctoral Research Associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Departmental Seminar Mathematical Modeling of Pharmaceuticals: Predictive Design for Better Medicines Abstract
2/7	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Sutapa Barua	Post Doctoral Scholar University of California, Santa Barbara	Departmental Seminar Engineering Nanoparticles for Drug and Gene Delivery Abstract
2/10	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Hitesh Handa	Research Investigator of Surgery University of Michigan	Departmental Seminar Novel Nitric Oxide Releasing Materials and Their Biomedical Applications Abstract
2/17	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Sheima Jatib Khatib	Postdoctoral Associate Virginia Tech University	Departmental Seminar Synthesis, characterization, and the fundamental interrogation of novel catalytic materials for industrial and energy applications Abstract
2/19	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Jun Wang	Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology	Departmental Seminar Barcode Microchips for Single-Cell Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analyses Abstract
3/10	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Matthew Panthani	Post-doctoral Researcher The University of Chicago	Departmental Seminar Printable Semiconductor Nanocrystal "Inks" for Solar Energy Conversion Abstract
3/12	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Nurxat Nuraje	Postdoctoral Associate in Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Departmental Seminar Nature-Inspired Design of Nanostructured and Biomimetic Materials for Renewable Energy Applications Abstract
3/14	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Wei Gao	Postdoctoral Research Associate Los Alamos National Laboratory	Departmental Seminar Graphene Oxide in Supercapacitors and Fuel Cells Abstract
3/26	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Dipak Barua	Research Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Departmental Seminar Investigation of the roles of Src family tyrosine kinases in immune response signaling and their redundancy: focus on B cell antigen receptor signaling Abstract
4/11	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Roger T. Bonnecaze	William and Betty Nowlin Chair in Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin	Departmental Seminar Unit Operations for Nanomanufacturing Abstract
4/25	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Scott L. Diamond	Arthur E. Humphrey Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Pennsylvania	Departmental Seminar Multiscale Patient-Specific Systems Biology Abstract
5/2	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. John C. Flake	Affolter Professor of Chemical Engineering Louisiana State University	Departmental Seminar Batteries versus Electrogenerated Fuels Abstract

Fall 2013

Date	Time	Location	Photo	Speaker	Affiliation	Seminar Title
9/6	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Jared Martin	Environmental Health and Safety Texas Tech University	Departmental Seminar Chemical Engineering Safety Seminar
9/9	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Lankford Lab - ECE 101		Dr. Howard Stone	Dixon Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Princeton University	Soft Matter Seminar Elementary flows with surprising responses: (I) Biofilms and flow and (II) Trapping of bubbles in stagnation point flows Abstract
10/11	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Eric T. Boder	Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee	Departmental Seminar Understanding and Controlling Conformationally Switchable Proteins Abstract
10/25	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Gila Stein	Ernest J. and Barbara M. Henley Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Houston	Departmental Seminar Nanopatterning with Polymer Thin Films Abstract
11/15	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. John Fourkas	Millard Alexander Professor and Associate Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland	Joint Seminar with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Supported Amphiphilic Bilayers: Is a Methyl Group All You Need? Abstract
11/22	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Livermore Center 101		Dr. Danny Reible	Donovan Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair and Professor Texas Tech University	Departmental Seminar Assessing contaminant availability and fate in water and sediments Abstract

Spring 2013

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title	Abstract
1/18	Dr. Nabila Shamim	Instructor, Department of Chemical Engineering	Texas Tech University	Department Seminar Safety Seminar
1/28	Dr. Haiqing Lin	Senior Research Scientist	Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.	Department Seminar Molecular Engineering of Polymeric Membrane Materials for H₂ Purification and CO₂ Capture	Abstract
2/4	Dr. Devin G. Barrett	Postdoctoral Researcher	Northwestern University	Department Seminar Viscoelastic and Covalently Cross-Linked Hydrogels Inspired by Mussels	Abstract
2/6	Dr. Wei Li	NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Department Seminar Microbead-Based Biomimetic Microenvironments Enhance Survival and Function of Insulin-Producing Cells This seminar will be held in the Lankford Lab - ECE 101.	Abstract
2/8	Dr. Holly J. Martin	Assistant Research Professor	Mississippi State University	Department Seminar Examining the Interaction of Chemistry and Mechanics on Surface Behavior: Applications of Corrosion Related to Biological and Non-Biological Materials	Abstract
2/15	Dr. Kelly Schultz	Postdoctoral Research Associate	University of Colorado at Boulder	Department Seminar Microrheological characterization for biological applications and soft material design	Abstract
2/18	Dr. Edwin L. Thomas	Dean, George R. Brown School of Engineering	Rice University	Soft Matter Seminar Periodic Polymers for Optical, Thermal and Mechanical Applications This seminar will be held in the Lankford Lab - ECE 101.	Abstract
2/22	Dr. Maria Santore	Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Department Seminar Translating New Adhesive Mechanisms at Interfaces Containing Nano-Scale Features to the Manipulation of Biological Molecules and Cells	Abstract
3/1	Dr. William Hlavacek	Technical Staff Member, Theoretical Division	Los Alamos National Laboratories	Department Seminar Biomolecular Site Dynamics	Abstract
3/6	Dr. Elizabeth G. Loboa	Associate Professor and Director of the Cell Mechanics Laboratory	Joint Departments of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University and Materials Science and Engineering, NC State University	Department Seminar Functional Tissue Engineering: Converting Fat to Bone and Cartilage This seminar will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Livermore Center 101.	Abstract
3/8	Dr. Dennis Discher	Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	University of Pennsylvania	Department Seminar 'Self' versus 'Foreign' and Soft versus Stiff - Engineering approaches to mechanisms in survival and differentiation	Abstract
3/13	Dr. Osamu Urakawa	Associate Professor of Macromolecular Science	Osaka University	Department Seminar/Bradford Chair Seminar Structure and Dynamics of Hydrogen Bonding Polymers	Abstract
4/5	Dr. Balaji Narasimhan	Vlasta Klima Balloun Professor of Engineering	Iowa State University	Department Seminar Pathogen Mimicking Nanovaccine Platform Technology for Respiratory Infections: A New Paradigm This seminar will be held at 2:00 p.m. in Livermore Center 101.	Abstract
4/12	Dr. Christie Peebles	Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering	Colorado State University	Department Seminar Towards biofuel production in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: Expanding the molecular biology toolbox	Abstract
4/15	Dr. Gareth H. McKinley	Associate Head for Research, Department of Chemical Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Soft Matter Seminar Microfluidic Rheometry of Complex Fluids This seminar will be held in the Lankford Lab - ECE 101.	Abstract
4/26	Dr. Darrell Irvine	Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Biological Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Department Seminar Designing materials for next-generation vaccines and cancer immunotherapies	Abstract
5/6	Dr. Carol K. Hall	Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor	North Carolina State University	Soft Matter Seminar Thermodynamic and Kinetic Origins of Alzheimer's and Related Diseases: a Chemical Engineer's Perspective This seminar will be held from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Lankford Lab - ECE 101.	Abstract

Fall 2012

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title	Abstract
9/7	Jared Martin	Environmental Health and Safety	Texas Tech University	Department Seminar Laboratory Safety
9/14	Dr. Ted Wiesner	Associate Professor	Texas Tech University	Department Seminar HYSYS - an important simulation tool for chemical engineering
9/28	Dr. Katherine Ziemer	Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering	Northeastern University	Department Seminar Beyond Spectra and Images: Getting the Most from Chemical and Structural Characterization of Solid Materials	Abstract
10/12	Dr. Darrell Irvine	Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Biological Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Department Seminar Designing materials for next-generation vaccines and cancer immunotherapies
10/19	Dr. Paul Kenis	Professor and Department Head of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	University of Illinois	Department Seminar Microchemical Systems for Carbon Dioxide Conversion and Pharmaceutical/Protein Crystallization	Abstract
10/22	Dr. K.R. Rajagopal	University Distinguished Professor and Forsyth Chair in Engineering	Texas A&M University	Soft Matter Seminar On the mechanics and mathematics of bodies described by implicit constitutive equations This seminar will be held from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Chemistry 113. This is a joint seminar between the Department of Mathematics and the Soft Matter Seminar Series	Abstract
11/9	Dr. Mainak Majumder	Senior Lecturer	Monash University	Department Seminar Expanding the Application Space of Graphene-based Materials	Abstract
11/19	Dr. Isaac C. Sanchez	William J. "Bill" Murray, Jr. Endowed Chair of Engineering and Associate Chair of Chemical Engineering	The University of Texas at Austin	Soft Matter Seminar Computational Modeling of the Void Structure in Polymeric Glasses and Globular Proteins	Abstract
11/30	Dr. Kam Leong	James B. Duke Professor of Biomedical Engineering	Duke University	Department Seminar Implication and Application of Cell-Topography Interactions	Abstract
12/3	Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng	Dean of the College of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering	University of Akron	Soft Matter Seminar Giant Molecules based on Nano-atoms: Size Amphilification, Function Diversification, and Self-Assembly Manipulation	Abstract

Spring 2012

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title	Abstract
30−Jan	Dr. Curtis W. Frank	Professor of Chemical Engineering	Stanford University	Structural Analysis of the Enhancement of Mechanical Strength In Interpenetrating Network Hydrogels Jointly sponsored by the Soft Matter Seminar Series and the Department of Chemical Engineering	Abstract
03−Feb	Dr. Bruce Dale	Professor of Chemical Engineering	Michigan State University	Designing Sustainable Biofuel Systems.	Abstract
30−Mar	Dr. Kathleen J. Stebe	Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering − Goodwin Professor of Engineering and Applied Science	University of Pennsylvania	Directed Assembly by Capillarity	Abstract
16−Apr	Dr. Sharon C. Glotzer	Stuart W. Churchill Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering	University of Michigan	Towards Predictive Assembly of Colloidal Shapes This seminar will be held from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in Petroleum Engineering 121	Abstract
20−Apr	Dr. M. Sam Mannan	Regents Professor, T. Michael O’Connor Chair, and Director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center	Texas A&M University	Developing Effective Safety Programs for Academia and Industry	Abstract
27−Apr	Dr. Julia A. Kornfield	Professor of Chemical Engineering	California Institute of Technology	Making them Faster and Better: Flow-Induced Crystallization of Polymers	Abstract
04−May	Dr. Efie Kokkoli	Associate Professor of Chemical and Materials Science	University of Minnesota	Design of Peptide− and Aptamer−Amphiphiles for Receptor−Targeted Therapeutics	Abstract

Fall 2011

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title
09-Sep	Dr. Edward J. Kramer	Professor, Materials and Chemical Engineering	UC Santa Barbara	Designing ‘Hairy’ Nanoparticle ‘Surfactants’ to Control Block Copolymer Morphology
30−Sep	Dr. Arul Jayaraman	Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Ray Nesbitt Development Professor	Texas A&M University	Inter−kingdom signaling in the GI tract: There’s a lot of talking going on
28−Oct	Dr. Arun Yethiraj	Professor of Chemistry	University of Wisconsin−Madison	Multi−scale modeling of self−assembly in complex fluids
04−Nov	Dr. Rodney Priestley	Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering	Princeton University	Ultra−Stable Nanostructured Polymer Glasses

Spring 2011

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title
4−Feb	Dr. Shekhar Garde	Professor	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Hydration Phenomena at the Interface of Physics and Biology: A New Fluctuations−based Perspective
25−Feb	Dr. Andrew Zydney	Professor	Pennsylvania State University	Purification of DNA Therapeutics: New Opportunities for Membrane Technology.
2−Mar	Dr. Katherine S. Ziemer	Professor	Northeastern University	Engineering Interfaces: Using Subtle, Nano−scale Changes to Tune Functional Properties in Next−Generation Electronic Devices
4−Mar	Dr. Ferenc Horkay	Staff Scientist	National Institute of Health	Cartilage Extracellular Matrix: Structural Hierarchy and Ionic Interactions
1−Apr	Dr. Kaushal Rege	Professor	Arizona State University	Synergistic Approaches in Molecular and Nanoscale Therapeutics and Delivery Systems for Cancer
8−Apr	Dr. Kristala Jone Prather	Professor	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Parts, Devices, and Chassis for Microbial Chemical Production.
15−Apr	Dr. Segey Ibragimov	Research Scientist	SuperOx (Moscow, Russia)	Second Generation High Temperature Superconductors (2G−HTS) Manufacturing using efficient and inexpensive Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Technique
22−Apr	Dr. Bamin Khomami	Professor	University of Tennessee	TBA

Fall 2010

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title
8−Oct	Dr. Sylvie Castagnet	Professor	Ecole Nationale Superieure de Mecanique et D’Aerotechnique	Some challenges for a better understanding and modeling of the mechanical behavior of semi−crystalline polymers
22−Oct	Dr. Luigi Grassia	Professor	The Second University of Naples	The continuum mechanics approach to viscoelasticity of amorphous polymers: From uniaxial to triaxial stress situation
29−Oct	Dr. Ramon Gonzalez	Professor	Rice University	Understanding and harnessing microbial metabolism: the role of systems biology and metabolic engineering
5−Nov	Dr. Michael L. Shuler	Professor	Cornell University	Body−On−A−Chip: Towards In Vitro Evaluation of Drugs

Spring 2010

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title
22−Jan	Nazmul Karim	Chairman and Professor	Texas Tech University	Renewable and Sustainable Biofuels: Challenges and Opportunities
5−Feb	Mark R. VanLandingham	Research Directorate	U.S. Army Research Laboratory	Contact Mechanics of Compliant Materials.
5−Mar	Dr. Taher Saif	Gutgsell Professor	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Synaptic terminal tension: lessons from fruit flies
16−Apr	Dr. Samir Mitragotri	Professor	UC Santa Barbara	Designer Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery: Physical Answers to Biological Questions
20−Apr	Dr. Radhakrishna (Suresh) Sureshkumar	Professor and Chair	Syracuse University	Harnessing Light Using Nanomaterials: Implications for a Renewable Energy Future
7−May	Dr. Kyriacos Zygourakis	A.J. Hartsook Professor & Department Chair	Rice University	Tissue Regeneration: Challenges at the Interface of Engineering and Biology
13−May	Dr. Steven S.C. Chuang	Professor of Chemical Engineering	The University of Akron	Post−Combustion CO2 Capture by a Fluidized Bed with Immobilized Amine Sorbents

Fall 2009

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title
11−Sep	Marek Pyda	Professor	The University of Technology-Poland	Characterization of Biopolymers and Biomaterials by Modern Calorimetry and Advanced Thermal Analysis
24-Sep	Rod Ruff	Professor	UT Austin	Graphene−based Materials and their Potential for Applications
2−Oct	Al Sacco	Professor	Northeastern University	Silver ions and nanoparticles; their role in the visible light sensitization of methylene blue
23−Oct	William D. Lawson	Professor	Texas Tech University	Professional Ethics for Chemical Engineers: Understanding the Obligation
30−Oct	Hicham Fenniri	Professor	University of Alberta	From Molecules to Supramolecular Architectures via Self−Assembly and Self−Organization Processes
20−Nov	Roger Bonnecaze	Professor	UT Austin	Slip, Shear Banding and Aging of Soft Particle Pastes
4−Dec	Michael Pishko	Professor	Texas A&M University	Encapsulation of drugs in core−shell nanoparticles

Spring 2009

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title
13−Mar	John Walz	Professor	Virginia Tech	Equilibrium and Dynamic Forces in Binary Colloidal Mixtures
27−Mar	Phil Westmoreland	Professor	University of Massachusetts	Measuring and Predicting Kinetics for Clean Use of Biofuels
10−Apr	Robert Davis	Professor	University of Virginia	Catalytic Conversion of Biorenewable Molecules to Fuels and Chemicals
24−Apr	Frank Bates	Professor	University of Minnesota	Block Copolymers: Designer Materials at Commodity Prices

Fall 2008

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title
08-Sep	David Callahan			Cheating Culture
12−Sep	Sindee Simon	Professor	Texas Tech University	Reactions and Tg at Nanoscale
19−Sep	M N Karim	Chairman	Texas Tech University	Renewable Biofuel: One step-ethanol production- is it feasible?
26−Sep	Michele Pantoya	Professor	Texas Tech University	Modes and Mechanisms for Energy Transfer in Nanocomposite Energetic Materials
3−Oct	Ted Wiesner	Professor	Texas Tech University	Middle Molecule Uremic Toxin Removal via Hemodialysis Augmented
10−Oct	Greg McKenna	Horn Professor	Texas Tech University	Paradigms for the glass transition
17−Oct	Bill Hase	Professor	Texas Tech University	Energy Transfer at Interfaces
24−Oct	Mark Vaughn	Professor	Texas Tech University	Determining the structure of multicomponent lipid bilayers
31−Oct	Kishore Mehta	Horn Professor	Texas Tech University	Automation of Wind Damage with Hyperspectral Imagery.
07−Nov	Louisa Hope-Weeks	Professor	Texas Tech University	Low density sol−gel based transition metal oxide and sulfide materials
14−Nov	Rajesh Khare	Professor	Texas Tech University	Molecular Hydrodynamics at the Nanoscale

Fall 2007

Date	Speaker	Title	Institution	Seminar Title
07−Sep	William King	Kritzer Faculty Scholar Professor	University of Illinois	Thermomechanical probes at the micro and nano scale.
14−Sep	Dilhan Kalyon	Institute Professor	Stevens Institute of Technology	Continuous processing and shaping of energetic formulations: Challenges with viscoplasticity, migration effects and wall slip.
21−Sep	Clarence Miller	Louis Calder Professor	Rice University	Alkaline−surfactant processes for enhanced oil recovery.
01−Oct	Semahat Demir	Program Director	National Science Foundation	Computational Modeling of Bioelectricity in Cardiac Cells.
19−Oct	George Stephanopoulos	Arthur D. Little Professor	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Design principles and methods for nanoscale structures with desired geometrices.
09−Nov	Mark Ediger	Professor	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Dynamics of polymer glasses during active deformation (Jointly with Chemistry).
16−Nov	Greg Rutledge	Professor	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Molecular simulation of polymers: Far from equilibrium.
30−Nov	Lance Criscuolo	Vice President of Global Sales	Zyvex Performance Materials	Commercialization of Nanotechnology
07−Dec	Robert K. Prud'homme	Professor	Princeton University	Nanoparticle formation by flash nanoprecipitation using block copolymer directed self−assembly.

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