Chemical Engineering Seminars
Each semester the School of Chemical Engineering proudly presents a research seminar series to the faculty and graduate student body. These seminars feature interesting speakers who are conducting creative research in and out of the chemical engineering discipline.
Various other seminars also are presented throughout the year. They include the Kelly Lectures, the Mellichamp Lecture and College of Engineering Faculty Colloquiums.
2014 - 2015
Wed, Apr 29, 2015
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
FRNY 3059
Kelly Lecture - Intelligent Polymer Hydrogels: From Obscure Molecular Structures to Useful Multifunctional Systems
Prof. Nicholas A. Peppas
University of Texas
Tue, Apr 28, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Kelly Lecture - Multiresponsive Nanogels for the Delivery of Small Interfering RNA and Advanced Protein Therapeutic Agents
Prof. Nicholas A. Peppas
University of Texas
Tue, Apr 21, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Stability of Dispersions of Colloidal Particles Against Agglomeration and Sedimentation:
Science and Applications
Prof. Elias Franses
School of Chemical Engineering
Thu, Apr 16, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Synthesis, Optimization, and Characterization of Radical Polymers for Organic Electronic Applications
Lizbeth Rostro
School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Tue, Apr 14, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Multi-Functional Structured Catalysts for Clean Exhaust from Lean Burn Vehicles
Prof. Mike Harold
University of Houston
Tue, Apr 7, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Tue, Mar 31, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Polymer Mechanics and Other Non-Traditional Academic Pursuits
Prof. James Caruthers
School of Chemical Engineering
Tue, Mar 24, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Designing Hybrid Materials for Chemical Transformations and Separations
Prof. Daniel F. Shantz
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Tulane University
Tue, Mar 10, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Modeling Interfacial Phenomena in Lithium-Ion and Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Prof. Perla Balbuena
Texas A&M University
Tue, Feb 17, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Modeling and Analysis of Intracellular Biochemical Network Architectures
Prof. Jeffrey D. Varner
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Cornell University
Tue, Jan 20, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Molecular Metal Catalysts on Supports:
Organometallic Chemistry Meets Surface Science
Prof. Bruce Gates
University of California – Davis
Tue, Jan 13, 2015
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Tue, Dec 2, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Two-Dimensional Zeolites for Catalysis and Membrane Separations
Prof. Michael Tsapatsis
University of Minnesota
Tue, Nov 11, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Design and Diversity in Bacterial Signaling Networks
Prof. Christopher Rao
University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champagne
Tue, Nov 4, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Catalytic Alkane Activation: Theory and Experiments
Prof. Horia Metiu
University of California, Santa Barbara
Tue, Oct 28, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Mellichamp Lecture - Engineering Structure and Properties in Polymer Thin Films and Nanoparticles
Prof. Rodney Priestley
Princeton University
Tue, Oct 21, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Self Energy Effects of Salt Ions on Phase Behavior
and Interfacial Properties
Prof. Zhen-Gang Wang
California Institute of Technology
Thu, Oct 16, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Patent Law in an Innovation Environment – the Special Case of Pharmaceuticals and Related Technologies
Mr. Eyal Barash
Barash law LLC, Lafayette IN
Tue, Oct 7, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Using Energy Landscapes to Study Microstructure in Crystalline Materials
Prof. Talid Sinno
University of Pennsylvania
Thu, Oct 2, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
FRNY G140
Winning Products Demonstrate the Strength and Breadth of Innovation at Dow Chemical
Dr. A.N. Sreeram
Corporate Vice President of Research & Development,
DOW Chemical Company
Tue, Sep 30, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Controlling the Structure of Molecular Semiconductors Through Post-Deposition Processing for Thin-Film Transistor Applications
Prof. Yueh-Lin Loo
Princeton University
Tue, Sep 23, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Challenges and Recent Advances in the Purification of Biotherapeutics
Prof. Ruben Carbonell
North Carolina State
Tue, Sep 16, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
FRNY G140
Simulations of Biomolecular Assembly
Processes at Interfaces
Prof. Jeetain Mittal
Lehigh University
Tue, Sep 9, 2014
9:00 - 10:15 am
FRNY G140
Designing Macromolecules with Specific Optoelectronic and Chemical Functionalities for Advanced Membrane and Energy Conversion Applications
Prof. Bryan Boudouris
Purdue University
School Of Chemical Engineering