Seminar Abstracts

*Unless noted otherwise, the Chemical Engineering Seminars will be held at 11:45 a.m. in room 108 West Village H during the spring 2013 semester. To view the Seminar Abstracts, click on the links below:

Spring 2013 Seminar Schedule

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Spring ’13

4/17/2013
“Water, Proteins, and Interfaces: A New Molecular Perspective”
by Shekhar Garde, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Anand Asthagiri)

4/12/2013
“Reconfigurable Polymers and Interfaces as Next-Generation Biomaterials”
by Christopher Bettinger, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)

4/10/2013
“Cell Migration in Confined Spaces”
by Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Shashi Murthy)

4/3/2013
“Biomimetic Surfaces for Probing Virus-cell Interactions and Viral Entry Kinetics” Abstract
by Susan Daniel, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Shashi Murthy)

3/27/2013
“Engineering μFNs to do Quantitative Biology”
by David S. Dandy, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Edgar Goluch)

2/27/2013
“Dynamics of Polymer Solids and Fluids: Tales at Different Scales”
by Li Xi, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)

2/20/2013
“Solid State Electrolytes and Lignin-based Carbon Fibers for Safe and Inexpensive Lithium Batteries” by Wyatt Tenhaeff, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)

2/13/2013:
“Microrheological Characterization for Biological Applications and Soft Material Design”
by Kelly Schultz, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)

2/6/2013:
“Designer Surfaces: From Treating Traumatic Injury to Applications in Regenerative Medicine”
by Anita Shukla, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)

1/30/2013:
“Synthetic Polymers as Injectable Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering”
by Adam Ekenseair, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)

1/25/2013:
“A More Youthful Self-renewal: Bioengineering Solutions to Rejuvenate Dysfunctional Muscle Stem Cells in Aging”
by Ben Cosgrove, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)

1/23/2013:
“Designing Reaction Pathways to Novel Chemicals and Materials Using Kinetic Modeling”
by Linda Broadbelt, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Richard West)

1/11/2013:
“Engineered Matrix to Study the Effect of Microenvironment on Maintenance of Cancer Stem Cells and Drug Response”
by Esmaiel Jabbari, Ph.D.
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Spring ’13

2/1/2013:
“The Physiological Environment’s Impact on Disease Progression Through the Mucosal Barrier”
by Taylor Carlson
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Rebecca Carrier)

2/1/2013:
“Nano-technology Derived Catheter for Reduced Inflammation and Infection”
by Luting Liu
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Thomas Webster)

1/18/2013:
“Hull Cell Study of Electrodeposited NiAgW Alloys”
by Avinash Kola
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)

1/18/2013:
“Structural and Magnetic Tailoring of the TiO₂ Nanoparticles via Fe-Incorporation”
by Pegah Hosseinpour
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis)

1/16/2013:
“Kinetic Modeling of Syngas Production From Bio-Oil Gasification”
by Fariba Seyedzadeh Khanshan
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Richard West)