CBE Seminars & Events

Spring 2013 Seminar Series

Wednesday, January 16

Eric M Furst
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Director, Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, University of Delaware

"Nanoparticle Self- and Directed-assembly"
3:00 p.m., Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall

 
Wednesday, January 30

Alexander R. Dunn

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

"Biomechanics at the Molecular Scale"

3:00 p.m., Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall


Wednesday, February 13

Joelle Frechette
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

"Tree Frogs and Inchworms: Modulation of Interfacial Properties Using External Fields and Surface Topography"

3:00 p.m., Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall

 
Wednesday, February 20

John Yin
Professor of Systems Biology and Theme Leader, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"Pandemic in a Petri Dish: Measures and Models of Virus Growth and Infection Spread"

3:00 p.m., Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall

 
Wednesday, March 13

Levi T. Thompson
Richard E. Balzhiser Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

"Nanostructured Nitrides and Carbides: Novel Materials for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage"

3:00 p.m., Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall

 
Wednesday, March 27

John A Quinn Lecture in Chemical Engineering

William F. Banholzer
Chief Technology Officer, New Business Development and Executive Vice President, The Dow Chemical Company

"Possible Versus Practical: Engineers Must Lead the Development of Practical Technologies"

3:00 p.m., Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall

 
Wednesday, April 10

Tewodros (Teddy) Asefa
Associate Professor of Chemistry and chemical Biology, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and Interim Director, The Rutgers Catalysis Research Center, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

"Multifunctional Nanostructured Materials: From Rational Design, Synthesis and Self-Assembly to Potential Applications in Catalysis and Nanomedicine"

3:00 p.m., Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall

Wednesday, April 17

Erika Eiser
Reader in Physics, University of Cambridge

"Designing Disorder"

2:00 p.m., Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall
This talk is part of the LRSM-Comploids Workshop on Soft Matter
Please note the 2:00 p.m. start time

Wednesday, April 24

Shekhar Garde
Elaine S. and Jack S. Parker Professor and Department Head, The Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

"Water, Proteins, and Interfaces: A New Molecular Perspective"

3:00 p.m., Berger Auditorium, Skirkanich Hall

Please note the Berger Auditorium location