Name: Eric Zimmerer Title: Rechargeable alkaline Zn-MnO₂ batteries for grid-scale energy storage Date: 02/02/2026 Time: 1:00:00 PM Committee Members: Prof. Joshua Gallaway (Advisor) Prof. Hannah Sayre Lu Ma Prof. Magda Barecka Location: 333 Curry Student Center Abstract: Grid-scale batteries enable the integration of renewable energy from intermittent sources and level demand on power plants, but […]
Engineering Vaccines, Cell and Gene Therapies Using Synthetic Biology Location: 300 Richards Hall Abstract: In this seminar, I will share with you some of the work that my trainees and colleagues have done on using synthetic biology in various areas, such as foundational circuit engineering, cellular immunotherapy, and vaccines. I will discuss our work on […]
Realizing emergent properties in functional composite from directed assembly at the micro-scale Location: 108 Snell Engineering Center Abstract: In this talk, I will present my lab's recent work on directing the assembly of nano- and micron- scale colloidal ceramic particles within composite materials. Through our approach, we are able to tailor the internal microstructure of […]
Name: Justin Hayes Title: Leveraging Synthetic Biology and Gut-on-chip Systems to Interrogate and Modulate Intestinal H₂S Date: 03/11/2026 Time: 11:00:00 AM Committee Members: Prof. Benjamin Woolston (Advisor) Prof. Ryan Koppes (Advisor) Prof. Abigail Koppes Philip Strandwitz Location: Cabral Center Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous and reactive molecule fundamental to human biology. The gut […]
Name: Bryan Schellberg Title: A Robust, Scalable, and User-Friendly Organ-Chip Platform for Automated, Spatiotemporal Characterization of Living Cell Culture Conditions Date: 03/16/2026 Time: 12:00:00 PM Committee Members: Prof. Abigail Koppes (Advisor) Prof. Ryan Koppes (Advisor) Prof. Allison Dennis Prof. Samuel Chung Location: Hastings 113 Abstract: Organ-chips, or microphysiological devices (MPSs) are an emergent technology that […]
Name: Alexandra Nukovic Title: Optimizing the Immunogenicity of an Oxygen-Generating Cryogel Vaccine Platform Against Prostate Cancer Date: 03/17/2026 Time: 10:00:00 AM Committee Members: Prof. Stephen Hatfield (Advisor) Prof. Sidi Bencherif Prof. Kara Spiller Prof. Rebecca Carrier Prof. Allison Dennis Location: Hastings 209 Abstract: Therapeutic cancer vaccines have been a promising avenue of research to boost […]
Come to my window: Porosity and binding distribution provide better predictors for biofilm penetration Location: 108 Snell Engineering Center Abstract: The Jones Systems for Engaging the Environment Lab builds novel tools to study biofilm dynamics. In this presentation we will discuss two such tools: a mechanical tool and a mathematical tool describing Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 […]
Name: Victus Kordorwu Title: Understanding the role of mucus in supersaturated drug delivery Date: 03/24/2026 Time: 03:00:00 PM Committee Members: Prof. Rebecca Carrier (Advisor) Prof. Steve Lustig (Co-Advisor) Prof. Mansoor Amiji Steven Castleberry, PhD Dennis Leung, PhD Location: CSC 333 Abstract: Many drugs entering clinical trials today are poorly water-soluble and rely on supersaturating formulations […]
Realizing emergent properties in functional composite from directed assembly at the micro-scale Location: 108 Snell Engineering Center Abstract: This talk will describe fundamental studies and practical applications of biological colloids in the context of human disease. The talk will begin with endogeneous colloids and how they contribute to disease pathogenesis, including the important roles that […]
Name: Benjamin Peck Title: Generalizable Image Analysis Pipelines for Junction Fragmentation and Vascular Marker Analysis Applied to Blood-Brain Barrier Disease Models Date: 03/26/2026 Time: 02:00:00 PM Committee Members: Prof. Eno Ebong (Advisor) Prof. Abigail Koppes Prof. Erel Levine Rebecca Pinals Location: East Village 102 Abstract: Quantifying blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity from fluorescence microscopy remains limited […]