Chemical Engineering Seminar Series
Seminar Schedule
Fall 2026
| Date | Time | Location | Photo | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title |
| 10/23 | 3:30 PM |
Petroleum 110 |
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Jennifer Curtis |
UC Davis | Effect of Particle Shape and Surface Asperities on Granular Flow Behavior |
| 10/09 | 11:00 AM |
Livermore 101 |
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Lisa Biswal |
Rice University |
Physicochemical Characterization of Asphaltenes Using Microfluidic Porous Media |
| 10/02 | 11:00 AM |
Livermore 101 |
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Michael Harold |
University of Houston |
Methane Conversion: From Rate Multiplicity During Oxidation to Electrification for Steam Reforming |
| 09/11 | 11:00 AM |
Livermore 101 |
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Kristina Kamesnsky |
Naval Undersea Warfare Center |
Navigating STEM Careers and Pathways |
| 09/04 | 11:00 AM |
Livermore 101 |
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Michael Baldea |
University of Texas at Austin |
Machine Learning for Physical Systems: Discovery, Estimation, and Adaptation |
Spring 2026
| Date | Time | Location | Photo | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title |
| 5/1 | 3:00 PM | Livermore 101 |  |
Christos Maravelias | Princeton University | Systems Engineering for Renewable Energy System Operation and Design |
| 4/3 | 11:00 AM | Livermore 101 | Randy Meyer | ExxonMobil | ||
| 3/27 | 11:00 AM | Livermore 101 |  |
Michael Tsapatsis | Johns Hopkins University | Electron-Induced Transformations in Metal–Organic Thin Films: Enabling Membrane and Microchip Manufacturing |
| 3/6 | 11:00 AM | Livermore 101 |  |
Benny Freeman | University of Texas at Austin | Ion Solubility, Diffusivity, and Transport in Charged Polymer Membranes |
Fall 2025
| Date | Photo | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title |
| 10/17 |  |
Pawan Singh Takhar | University of Illinois Ubana-Champaign | Biotransport, Food Engineering |
| 9/26 |  |
Carl Laird | Carnegie Mellon University | Systems, Surrogates, Solutions: Optimization andMachine Learning for Decision-Making at Scale |
| 9/19 |  |
Timothy Matis | Texas Tech University | Proactive Safety Reporting with Moneta |
| 9/12 |  |
William Epling | University of Virginia | Catalytic Materials |
Chemical Engineering
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