Seminars | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Ph.D. students and M.S. students and are required to attend all seminars. All seminars for the Spring 2022 semester will be held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm via Webex unless otherwise noted. Please note the change from the previous semester. Please contact the department for the Webex link.

Spring 2022

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
02/24/2022 at 11:00am	Dr. Jacinta Conrad Frank M. Tiller Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	University of Houston	Nanoparticle Transport in Complex Media
03/24/2022	Alanna Gado Graduate Student, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	University of Connecticut	Distribution of Relaxation Times as an Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Analysis Tool for Proton Exchange Membrane Systems
03/24/2022	Xin Qian Graduate Student, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	University of Connecticut	Customized thin film composite membranes using additive manufacturing
04.07.2022	Dr. Carl Laird Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	Carnegie Mellon University	Accelerating Impact on Large-Scale Challenges Through Integrated Optimization, High-Performance Computing, and Machine Learning
04.14.2022	Dr. Sarah Wilson Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering	University of Kentucky	Understanding barriers to mental health related help-seeking in undergraduate engineers
04.28.2022	Dr. Akua Asa-Awuku Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	University of Maryland	Aerosols and Droplets: Fundamental Particles in our Evolving World

Fall 2021

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
10/21/2021	Dr. Christos T. Maravelias Anderson Family Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment	Princeton University	Systems Engineering for Renewable Energy: Novel Approaches for New Problems
10/28/2021	Dr. Qingshan Wei Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	North Carolina State University	Point-of-Care and AgBio Diagnostics by Connected Smartphone Sensors
11/04/2021	Dr. Anthony Butterfield Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	University of Utah	Cheat Codes for Off-Road Professing
12/09/2021 at 9:30AM	Dr. Sindia Rivera-Jimenez Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Education	University of Florida	Towards Collaborative and Inclusive Learning Environments in Chemical Engineering Education

Spring 2021

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
02/04/2021	Dr. Martha Grover Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Georgia Institute of Technology	Depsipeptides: a possible pathway to the origin of peptides
02/16/2021 at 9AM	Dr. Mohammad (Mim) Rahimi Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Electrochemical processes for climate change mitigation
02/17/2021 at 9AM	Dr. Eric Osei-Agyemang Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics	Lehigh University	Predictive Thermal Engineering of Next-Generation Energy Materials
02/18/2021 at 9AM	Dr. Zhu (Clark) Chen Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering	University of Toronto	Establishing Structure-Activity Correlations in Oxygen Electrocatalysis
02/22/2021 at 9AM	Dr. Dorsa Parviz Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Carbon Fixing Materials: Mathematical Analysis, Mechanistic Insights, and Material Design
02/23/2021 at 9AM	Dr. Manish Shetty Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science	University of Minnesota	Deciphering Catalysis at the Nanoscale – Engineering Metal Oxides for Sustainable Chemical Conversion
02/24/2021 at 9AM	David Bernal Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering Department	Carnegie Mellon University	Modern Computational Approaches to Nonlinear Discrete Optimization and their Application to Process Systems Engineering
02/25/2021	Dr. Hongfei Lin Associate Professor, Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering	Washington State University	Design of sequential catalytic solvolysis process for selectively deconstructing waste plastics
03/01/2021 at 9AM	Dr. Burcu Beykal Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M Energy Institute	Texas A&M University	Data Analytics Inspired Process Systems Engineering: Applications to Reactor Design Problems & Supply Chain Management
03/02/2021 at 9AM	Dr. Ana Alba-Rubio Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	University of Toledo	Catalysts Can Be Good at Multitasking: Two Practical Examples
03/03/2021 at 9AM	Dr. Lucas Ellis Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow	National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Catalyst design strategies to enhance turn-over frequency, selectivity, and create novel reaction pathways for waste plastic upcycling
03/04/2021	Dr. Mario Eden Department Chair and Joe T. and Billie Carole McMillan Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	Auburn University	Computer Aided Methods/Tools for Multi-Scale Chemical Process and Product Design
03/18/2021	Dr. Young Jo Kim Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	University of New Hampshire	Biologically-derived Materials for Powering Edible Electronics Devices
03/25/2021	Dr. Mary Lind Associate Professor & Chemical Engineering Graduate Program Chair, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy	Arizona State University	Advanced Membrane Materials for Pervaporation Separations
04/22/2021	Dr. Jorge Almodovar Assistant Professor, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering	University of Arkansas	Cell behavior enhancement by collagen/heparin layered coatings
05/06/2021	Carmen Lamancusa & Haomin Liu Graduate Students, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department	University of Connecticut	A Global Scale Source Apportionment Scheme for Particulate Matter using the GEOS-Chem Global Atmospheric Chemistry Model & Dual Amplification Enabled Counting Based ELISA
05/12/2021 at 9:30AM	Dr. Gregory Thiel Fellow, Advanced Research Projects Agency	U.S. Department of Energy	Leaning desalination: Reducing its energy and environmental impacts

Spring 2020

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
02/27/2020	Dr. J. Zach Hilt Gill Eminent Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering	University of Kentucky	Magnetic Nanocomposites and Responsive Polymers as Advanced Materials for Biomedical and Environmental Applications
03/03/2020	Dr. Chengcheng Fang Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of NanoEngineering	University of California San Diego	Quantitative Characterization Enabled Materials Design for High-Performance Energy Storage Room: Rowe 320
03/05/2020	Dr. Matthew J. Lazzara Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	University of Virginia	Quantitative Studies of Cell Signaling to Engineer Combination Therapy for Cancer
03/10/2020	Dr. Ioannis Katsounaros Team Leader, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg	Research Center Juelich	Renewable fuels and chemicals by electrocatalysis Room: Konover Auditorium
03/12/2020	Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Environmental Engineering	Arizona State University	Shining a light on sustainable water purification and the importance of knowledge mobilization Room: Werth Tower 113
03/26/2020	Dr. Tao Gao Postdoc Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Electrochemical systems for the next-generation energy storage and beyond Room: Werth Tower 113
03/31/2020	Dr. Wey Yang Teoh Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Chemical Engineering	University of New South Wales	Photocatalytic solar hydrogen generation: From the splitting of water to that of wastewater Room: Rowe 320
04/02/2020	Dr. Drew R. Gentner Assistant Professor, Departments of Chemical & Environmental Engineering and Forestry & Environmental Studies	Yale University	CANCELLED
04/16/2020	Dr. Mario Richard Eden Department Chair & Joe T. and Billie Carole McMillan Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	Auburn University	CANCELLED
04/23/2020	Dr. Timothy J. White Gallogly Professor of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering	University of Colorado	CANCELLED

Fall 2019

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
09/05/2019	Dr. Lorenz Biegler Covestro University Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	Carnegie Mellon University	Integrated Dynamic Optimization for Process Engineering
09/12/2019	Dr. Margot Vigeant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	Bucknell University	G. Michael Howard Memorial Lecture “But they did so well on the test!” What’s it take to make thermo and heat transfer stick
10/10/2019	Dr. Brian Grady Douglas and Hilda Bourne Chair of Chemical Engineering, Director of the School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering	University of Oklahoma	Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Effect of Nanotubes on Polymer Physics
10/31/2019	Dr. Richard Gross Professor and Constellation Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biology	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	The expanding role of enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of polymers, surfactants and peptides
11/21/2019	Dr. Geoffrey M. Geise Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	University of Virginia	Structure/property relationships in polymer membranes for water purification and energy applications

Spring 2019

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
01/31/2019	Dr. Cynthia Collins Associate Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Engineering microbial communities for form and function
02/07/2019	Dr. Scott Banta Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	Columbia University	Engineering the Calcium-Dependent Beta Roll Peptide for Biotechnology Applications
03/07/2019	Dr. Robert Hurt Professor, School of Engineering	Brown University	The Sixth Element – Chemical Engineering Approaches to Nanocarbon Assembly and Safe Design
03/29/2019	Dr. Tim Bunning Chief Scientist, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate	Air Force Research Lab	Materials Science and Engineering at the Air Force Research Laboratory
04/18/2019	Dr. C. Daniel Frisbie Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Head, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science	University of Minnesota	New Materials & Printing Processes for Flexible Electronics
04/25/2019	Dr. Thomas Adams Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	McMaster University	Finding the signal in the noise: Determining North America’s best path forward for sustainable energy

Fall 2018

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
9/13/2018	Dr. Mark Marten Professor & Chair, Department of Chemical, Biochemical, & Environmental Engineering	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Evolution of a Biochemical Engineer (Using a systems biology approach to improve filamentous fungal fermentation)
10/1/2018	Dr. Lucas Landherr Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	Northeastern University	G. Michael Howard Memorial Lecture Drawn to STEM: The Integration of Visualization Into Education Through Comics and Animation to Improve Learning
10/25/2018	Dr. David Sholl John F. Brock III School Chair School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	Georgia Tech	Expanding the Chemical Palette for Reliable Adsorption-based Separations
11/15/2018	Dr. David Allen Gertz Regents Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources	University of Texas, Austin	Increased Oil and Natural Gas Production, Methane Emissions, and Climate
11/29/2018	Dr. Christina Payne Program Director for Molecular Separations, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET)	NSF	Understanding Protein-Carbohydrate Recognition Phenomena Using Computationally-Driven Approaches

Spring 2018

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
2/15/2018	Dr. John Swierk Associate Research Scientist, Department of Chemistry & Energy Sciences Institute	Yale University	Designing Dye-Sensitized and Electrocatalytic Systems for Water Oxidation
2/22/2018	Dr. Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering	MIT	Understanding and Designing Interfaces and Defects in Perovskite Solar Cells
3/27/2018	Dr. Liang Zhang Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular	University of Pennsylvania	Computational Design of Core-shell Nanostructured Materials for Catalysis
3/29/2018	Dr. James Lee Helen C. Kurtz Chair of the William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	Ohio State University	Nanofluidic Technologies For Cancer Treatment And Regenerative Medicine
4/12/2018	Dr. Paul Bohn Arthur J. Schmitt Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	University of Notre Dame	Biofunctional Nanostructures for Characterization and Control of Single Electron Transfer Reactions
4/19/2018	Dr. Guangzhao Mao Professor & Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science	Wayne State University	Engineering Gold Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery and Toxicity Studies

Fall 2017

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
9/07/2017	Dr. Abhaya Date Distinguished Regents’ Professor & Department Chair Chemical & Biological Engineering	University of New Mexico	Designing Catalysts for Meeting the DOE 150C Challenge for Exhaust Emissions
9/21/2017	Dr. Raul Lobo Claire D. LeClaire Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering & Director of the Center for Catalytic Science & Technology	University of Delaware	Biomass and Light-Alkane Valorization via Zeolite Catalysis
9/25/2017	Dr. Pinlian Han Entrepreneur Chair Professor, Department of Mechanics & Aerospace Engineering	Southern University of Science & Technology, China	Additive Design Opportunity for and Challenge from Aero Engine
9/28/2017	Dr. V. Faye McNeill Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering	Columbia University	Aqueous Chemistry in Atmospheric Aerosols: Impact on Air Quality
10/19/2017	Dr. Plamen Atanassov Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering and Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Director of Center for Micro-Engineered Materials	University of New Mexico	Templated Materials as Electrocatalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
11/16/2017	Dr. Selen Cremaschi B. Redd Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering	Auburn University	On Tactical and Strategic Decision Making for Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Energy Industries Under Uncertainty

Spring 2017

Date	Speaker	Organization	Title
1/26/2017	Dr. Jaehong Kim Professor and Dept. Chair of Chemical and Environmental Engineering	Yale University	Two Approaches to Achieve Visible Light Upconversion for Environmental Application
2/23/2017	Dr. Tao Xu Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry	Northern Illinois University	Cold Thoughts on Perovskite Fever
3/23/2017	Dr. Maciek Antoniewicz Centennial Junior Endowed Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	University of Delaware	Towards a Holistic Understanding of Cellular Metabolism
3/30/2017	Dr. Nosang Myung Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives	University of California at Riverside	High Density Chemical Sensor Arrays
4/20/2017	Dr. Michael Solomon Professor of Chemical Engineering	University of Michigan	Rheological Control of Colloidal Particulate Gels