Department of Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University College of Engineering

Guest and Graduate Seminar Series

Spring 2025 Semester

Sara Rouhanifard
1/29/2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Northeastern University
Seminar Title: Developing tools for single-molecule sequencing and imaging of RNA modifications
Shillman 135
Ke Zhang
2/19/2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University
Seminar Title: Making Oligonucleotides Better Medicines with Bottlebrush Polymers
Shillman 135
Nikhil Nair
Associate Professor of Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Tufts University
3/12/2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Understanding and mitigating host-part incompatibilities during microbial engineering
Shillman 135
Kristin Wendell
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University
3/19/2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Investigating the “Black Box” of Active Learning Approaches in Engineering Education
Shillman 135
Bill Lenart
Research Scientist, The Roux Institute at Northeastern University
4/2/2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Data-Driven Approaches towards Controlling the Structure-Property-Processing Relationships of Soft Matter
Shillman 135

Fall 2024 Semester

Matthew Eckelman
9/25/2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University
Seminar Title: Sustainability in the Chemicals Sector: From Green Synthesis to Global Systems
Shillman 305
Sujit Datta
10/2/2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biophysics, California Institute of Technology
Seminar Title: Life in a tight spot: Spying on bacteria in complex spaces
Snell Engineering Center 168
William Tisdale
10/9/2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Seminar Title: Hybrid Semiconductor Nanomaterials
Shillman 305
Niya Sa
10/16/2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts Boston
Seminar Title: Probe the Dynamic Interfaces of Beyond Lithium-ion Energy Storage Systems
Shillman 305
Susan Roberts
11/06/2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Professor and Department Head, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Seminar Title: Molecular Engineering for Production of
Anti-cancer Compounds in Plant Cell Culture
Shillman 305
Kolade Adebowale
12/04/2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Incoming Assistant Professor at UC San Diego Bioengineering
Seminar Title: Multiscale Mechanoimmunology: From Molecular Mechanisms to Precision Therapies
Shillman 305

Summer 2024 Semester

Ewa Marek, PhD
6/24/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Chemical looping for sustainable production of chemicals
Dr. Ewa Marek is an associate professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge and a fellow of Jesus College.
Abstract: The chemical industry is centered on the processing of crude oil and is responsible for the lion’s share of greenhouse gas emissions. Running industrial-scale installations requires huge energy inputs, employing high temperatures, pressures, and, often, explosive mixtures. The current industry is designed to work continuously, using cheap, petrochemical feedstock.

Spring 2024 Semester

Markita Landry, PhD 
1/10/2024, 12: 00 pm – 1: 00 pm
Seminar Title: Nanomaterials Enable Delivery of Genetic Material Without Transgene Integration in Plants
Markita Landry is an associate professor in the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
Abstract: Genetic engineering of plants is at the core of sustainability efforts, natural product synthesis, and agricultural crop engineering.
Hongfei Lin, PhD
1/17/2024, 12: 00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Towards Holistic Approach for Decarbonizing Energy System.
Dr. Hongfei Lin is a Professor at the Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University and Chief Scientist in the Energy and Environment Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Abstract: Decarbonizing the energy system is essential for mitigating climate change by replacing fossil fuels with alternative sources emitting significantly less carbon dioxide.
Youhong Nancy Guo, PhD 
2/2/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Innovating Polymeric gels at Multiscale for Water and Environmental Sustainability
Dr. Youhong Nancy Guo is currently a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Abstract: Advanced technologies on clean energy utilization and water resource management with low carbon emissions are crucial for the realization of a sustainable future.
Benjamin Decardi-Nelson, PhD
2/7/2024, 12:00 pm – 1: 00 pm
Seminar Title: Optimal Control as a Catalyst for Smart and Sustainable Systems
Benjamin Decardi-Nelson is an Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow in Systems Engineering at Cornell University.
Abstract: Sustainability is crucial in modern engineering, particularly in chemical and biological systems. It involves the use of sustainable resources and the development of environmentally friendly, smart, and efficient systems that minimize waste and optimize resource use.
Leslie Shor, PhD
2/9/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: The “Root” of the Nexus: Soil-Based Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future.
Leslie Shor mentors an interdisciplinary team working at the intersection of chemical engineering, microbiology, and advanced manufacturing.
Abstract: The function of any biological system depends on local environmental conditions.
Bryan James, PhD
2/7/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Design strategies to minimize the environmental impacts of plastic products.
Dr. Bryan D. James is a Postdoctoral Investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).
Abstract: Combatting the existential threats of climate change and pollution requires circularizing and decarbonizing material lifecycles, reducing persistence, and eliminating the toxicity of products and processes. Plastics, the combination of polymer and chemical additives, contribute significantly to both threats.
Angela Chen, PhD
2/14/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Engineering Microbial Communication for Sustainable Agriculture
Angela Chen is a USDA-NIFA AFRI Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at UC Riverside.
Abstract: Agriculture and the global food system accounts for ~30% of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, developing sustainable agricultural technologies is essential for combating and mitigating the effects of climate change.
Adam Caparco, PhD
2/16/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Protein-based materials for sustainable bioprocesses
Adam Caparco, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of NanoEngineering.
Abstract: Protein materials, whose function can be programmed by their amino acid sequence, possess the potential to address many societal challenges by providing a sustainable and biocompatible alternative to many traditional materials.
Prashun Gorai, PhD
2/21/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: A Journey from Atoms to Materials: Designing Functional Materials for Energy and Microelectronics.
Dr. Prashun Gorai is a research assistant professor at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) with a joint appointment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Abstract: Technological developments often rely on specifically designed materials and molecules. The increasing pace of technology development, coupled with rising energy needs and climate challenges, requires faster approaches for materials discovery. Historically, materials have been discovered by trial-and-error approaches that rely on chemical intuition.
Jason E. Bara, PhD
2/23/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Sustainability through Plastic Upcycling and Molecular Design of Green Solvents
Jason received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Abstract: This talk will give overviews of two relatively new research areas in the group of Prof. Jason E. Bara. First, efforts in plastic waste depolymerization and upcycling will be discussed with a focus on progress that is being made in two particularly challenging materials: poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and polyurethanes (PU).
Michael Murrell, PhD
3/13/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Energetic Constraints on Biological Assembly and Motion
Michael Murrell received his BS at Johns Hopkins University and his PhD at MIT.
Abstract: On small length-scales, the mechanics of soft materials may be dominated by their interfacial properties as opposed to their bulk properties. These effects are described by equilibrium models of elasto-capillarity and wetting.
Christina Chan, PhD
3/27/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Role of microenvironment on mediating diseases, DNA repair, and lipid alterations
Christina Chan is a University Distinguished Professor and Interim Chairperson of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University (MSU).
Abstract: Our group incorporates metabolic engineering and systems biology approaches in combination with biochemical and molecular biology measurements to identify targets and disease biomarkers. To modulate these targets and pathway we are concomitantly developing polymeric-based drug delivery systems.
Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, PhD
4/3/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Professional Organizations and Social Responsibility in Chemical Engineering Education
Dr. Rivera-Jiménez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida and is affiliated with the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Higher Education.
Abstract: Professional organizations (POs) are established communities that significantly influence the competencies and values of engineers, but the impact of their interaction with academia on undergraduate education is not fully understood. This study addresses this gap by exploring how engineering faculty in POs strategically incorporate social responsibility into their teaching.
Jodie Lutkenhaus, PhD
4/10/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Organic Batteries for a More Sustainable Future
Jodie L. Lutkenhaus is a Professor, Associated Department Head, and holder of the Axalta Chair in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University.
Abstract: Cobalt, nickel, and lithium are essential ingredients in today’s lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), but their continued use presents economic, ethical, and environmental challenges. Society must now begin to consider the implications of a LIB’s full life cycle, including the carbon footprint, the economic and environmental costs, and material access.
David Brayden, PhD
4/26/2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Oral administration of peptides: The quest to improve bioavailability
David Brayden is Full Professor of Advanced Drug Delivery at the School of Veterinary Medicine and a Fellow of the UCD Conway Institute.
Abstract: The oral administration of peptides and proteins remains one of the great challenges in pharmaceutical science.

Fall 2023 Semester

Mark Swihart, PhD 
9/20/2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Colloidal and Aerosol Synthesis of Novel Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment, and Human Health
Mark T. Swihart is SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair of the department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, where he leads the Colloidal and Aerosol Nanomaterials laboratory (CANLab).
Abstract: This talk will provide an overview of efforts in the Colloidal and Aerosol Nanomaterials Laboratory (CANLab) at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) to develop new nanomaterials for a broad range of applications.
Esther Takeuchi, PhD 
10/4/2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Does Size Matter? Interrogation of Batteries over Multiple Length and Time Scales
Dr. Esther S. Takeuchi is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and the William and Jane Knapp Chari in Energy and the Environment at Stony Brook University.
Abstract: Consideration of battery behavior spans spatial and time dimensions over several orders of magnitude.
Jessica Schiffman, PhD 
10/11/2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Going Green to Improve Materials: From Biomedical Hydrogels to Water Separation Membranes
Jessica D. Schiffman is a Full Professor and the Gary R. Lapidus Professor in chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Abstract: In this presentation, we explore the benefits of developing greener technologies by re-engineering materials using bioinspired or green chemistries.
Kevin van Geem, PhD
10/25/2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Driving Sustainability: Empowering Chemical Engineering for a Net Zero Process Industry
Kevin Van Geem is full professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Ghent University (UGent). He is director of the Center of Sustainable Chemistry and director of the board of the Laboratory for Chemical Technology of Ghent University.
Abstract: Due to our increasing awareness of the impact of climate change on our society, unit operations in our manufacturing processes, including those in chemical industry, have to be greenified and made less dependent of fossil resources.
Burcu Gurkan, PhD
11/1/2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: The Significance of the Double Layer Structure of Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Electrochemical Processes
Prof. Burcu Gurkan is recently promoted to Full Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.
Abstract: Ionic Liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) represent concentrated electrolytes with negligible volatility, electrochemical and thermal stability, and nonflammability that are desirable for electrochemical processes.
Malika Jeffries-EL, PhD
11/15/2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Design and Synthesis of Organic Electronic Material
Dr. Jeffries-El’s research focuses on developing organic semiconductors–materials that combine the processing properties of polymers with the electronic properties of semiconductors.
Abstract: The past two decades have seen a dramatic increase in the number of consumer electronics in use. Previously, most households had a landline phone, one or two televisions, and the occasional desktop computer.
Haotian Wang, PhD
11/29/2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Electrochemical Approaches to Decarbonizing Fuels and Chemicals
Dr. Haotian Wang is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University.
Abstract: Electrochemical conversion of atmospheric molecules (CO2, O2, H2O, N2) into fuels and chemicals represents a green and alternative route compared to traditional manufacturing approaches.
Cameron Abrams, PhD
12/6/2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Title: Molecular Dynamics Investigations of Thermosetting Polymers
Cameron F. Abrams is the Bartlett ’81 – Barry ’81 Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Drexel University, where he has served on the faculty since 2002 and as Department Head since 2017.
Abstract: Thermosetting polymers comprise a wide variety of monomer constituents and polymerization chemistries that in principle provide the degrees of freedom necessary to tailor these materials to a broad range of applications, from structural composites, coatings and barrier materials, ballistic shielding, and even solid rocket fuels.

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Fall 2020 Semester

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Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 Semester

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Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Semester

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Spring 2018 Semester

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Fall 2017 Semester

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Spring 2017 Semester

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Fall 2016 Semester

Special Guest Speaker

Date

Speaker

Title
12/16/2016 Zelong Xie Metal Organic Frameworks and Their Derived Products for Carbon Dioxide
12/12/2016 Sue-Jonnathane Celestin Understanding the effect of Spin-state on the Seebeck Coefficient of Iron Doped Barium Titanate (Fe-BTO) via Molecular Beam Epitaxy for high-efficiency thermoelectric applications
12/2/2016 Negar H. Golshan

Xiaohua Geng

 Removal of surface contaminants from SiC Substrate Using Thermally Generated Atomic Hydrogen

Coupled, Simultaneous Displacement and Dealloying Reactions into Fe-Ni-Co Nanowires for Thinning Nanowire Segments
11/30/2016 Kanny (Run) Chang

Brian Lejeune

 Cationic Self-Assembling Peptide Amphiphiles as Antibacterial Agents Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Structure-property relationships in AlFe2B2: A magnetofunctional layered system
11/9/2016 Tagbo Niepa
University of Pennsylvania		 Artificial Micronichesfor High Throughput Study of Microbial Communities
11/4/2016 Joshua Gallaway
CUNY Energy Institute		 Safe, Inexpensive, and Energy Dense Alkaline Batteries for the Grid Scale
11/2/2016 Joel Plawsky
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute		 Modeling Dielectric Breakdown and Predicting IC Device Lifetime
10/28/2016 Gino Karlo Delos Reyes Advancing Bio-Inspired Rosette Nanotubes as a Novel and Effective siRNA Delivery Vehicle for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
10/26/2016 Mahboobeh Rezaeeyazdi

Gujie Mi

 Semiconductor Nanoparticles as Potential Radiosensitizing Agents for Cancer Treatment

DNA-Peptide Nanotubes as Artificial Extracellular Matrices to Engineer Cell-Material Interfaces
10/25/2016 Taylor Louise Carlson Characterization of Mucus Barrier Properties: Understanding Changes in The Presence Of Natural Stimuli and Onset of Disease
10/21/2016 John Morgan
Purdue University		 Metabolic flux analysis of photosynthetic organisms
10/19/2016 Arthur Gonzales III

Yiwen Fan

 Using Molecular Dynamics in Modeling Fluorescent Rosette Nanotubes

Synthesis and Self-assembly of PEGylated Rosette Nanotubes
10/14/2016 Garima Bhardwaj

Stanley Chung

 Nanostructured composite coatings to reduce bacterial infection on titanium orthopedic implants

Electrospun Silk with Selenium Nanoparticles Inhibits Bacterial Proliferation
10/12/2016 Christopher Cogswell 3-Dimensional Silica as a Test Case for High Amine Efficiency Solid Adsorbents
10/7/2016 Jean M. Andino
Arizona State University		 Chemical Engineering for Enhanced Environmental Sustainability
10/5/2016 Sue-Jonnathane Celestin

Ming Cheng

 Understanding how to incorporate single crystal BTO (111) on 6H-SiC (0001) for next-generation electric devices

Passive Gold Nanoparticle Delivery to Plaque-prone Blood Vessel Regions
9/30/2016 Luting Liu

Hunter J. Sismaet

 Atomic Layer Deposition Coatings on Ti Implants with Nanocrystalline TiO2 for Enhancing Osteoblast Functions and Reducing Bacteria Growth

Electrochemical Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Chronic Wounds
9/28/2016 Taylor Carlson

Oljora Rezhdo

 Impact of Lactoferrin and Lysozyme on Particle Diffusion and Microbial Transport in Mucus

Mechanistic model predicting the role of ingested lipids in oral drug dissolution
9/23/2016 Adedokun Adedoyin
Proposal Defense		 Magneto-Responsive, Bionanocomposite Hydrogels as Injectable Scaffolds for Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration
9/16/2016 Deyang Li
Proposal Defense		 Fabrication of Fe-Ni-Co Nanowires by Electrodeposition Coupled with Hydrogen Evolution Side Reactions

Spring 2016 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
4/15/2016 John Klier
UMass Amherst		 Applications of Polymer Self Assembly and Association
3/30/2016 Scott Milner
Penn State		 Semiconducting polymers for photovoltaics: theoretical challenges for molecular design
3/29/2016 Steve Lustig
University of Delaware		 Thermochemical Design for Chemical and Materials Engineering
3/25/2016 Mrityunjay Singh
Ohio Aerospace Institute		 Materials and Integration Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy Systems
Received Distinguished Speaker Award
3/22/2016 Jie Zheng
The University of Akron		 Molecular Understanding of Amyloid Structures, Toxicity, and Inhibition
3/18/2016 Jan Stegemann
University of Michigan		 Biomaterials Science as Applied to Cell-based Therapies
Received Distinguished Speaker Award
2/29/2016 Debra Auguste
The City College of New York		 A GPS for Targeted Drug Delivery
2/26/2016 Iaonnis Economou
Texas A&M University		 Computational Chemical Engineering: From Molecules to Sustainable Chemical Processes and Advanced Materials Design

Fall 2015 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
10/30/2015 Dr. Paul S. Weiss
University of California, Los Angeles		 Cooperative Function in Atomically Precise Nanoscale Assemblies
Received Distinguished Speaker Award
10/16/2015 Dr. Michael Strano
MIT		 Plant Nanobionics
9/23/2015 Dr. James Hamilton
Boston University		 Noninvasive MR Imaging of Dangerous Atherosclerotic Plaques: How the Rabbit Beat the Mouse
Received Distinguished Speaker Award
9/16/2015 Dr. David Marr
Colorado School of Mines		 Applied Microscopic Forces for Biomedical Applications
9/11/2015 Dr. James Hickman
University of Central Florida		 Tissue Engineering of Functional Systems of Preclinical Drug Discovery
Received Distinguished Speaker Award
8/28/2015 Dr. David Sholl
Georgia Institute of Technology		 Using High Throughput Computation to Accelerate Development of Materials for Scalable Energy Technologies
Received Distinguished Speaker Award

Summer 2015 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
6/19/2015 Dr. Nathaniel Finnery
Tianjin University (China)
6/10/2015 Dr. Russell Carr
University of New Hampshire		 Teasing Nonlinear Dynamics out of Microvascular Hemodynamics
6/3/2015 Belete Legesse
Proposal Defense		 Photoactive Rosette Nanotubes
5/29/2015 Yiwen Fan
Proposal Defense		 Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylene Glycol-Grafted Rosette Nanotubes as Drug Delivery Vehicles
5/29/2015 Arthur Gonzales
Proposal Defense		 Multi-Scale Molecular Modeling of Rosette Nanotubes
5/27/2015 Dr. Jane Lipson
Dartmouth University		 Approaching the Glass Transition from Different Directions
5/19/2015 Cheryl Vaughn
Boston Biomedical Innovation Center		 B-BIC and the Skills Development Center
5/13/2015 Dr. Gino DiLabio
University of British Columbia		 Cool quantum effects revealed through mutagenesis & simulation studies of omithine 4,5-aminomutase

Spring 2015 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
5/6/2015 Dr. Lakis Mountziaris
UMass Amherst		 Synthesis, Functionalization and Biological Sensing Applications of ZnSe Nanocrystals
5/5/2015 Ece Alpaslan
PhD Proposal Defense		 TBD
5/1/2015 Dr. Samantha A. Meenach
University of Rhode Island		 Development of Particulates Capable of Penetrating Physiological Barriers & the In Vitro Systems Used for their Analysis
4/30/2015 Stanley Chung
PhD Proposal Defense		 Enhancing stem cell wound healing with nanofeatured scaffold
4/29/2015 Mian Wang
PhD Proposal Defense		 Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) Nanotechnology Technique for Biomedical Applications
4/29/2015 Dr. Sadagopan Krishnan
Oklahoma State University		 Clinical Biosensors and Bio-Electrocatalysis
4/29/2015 Dr. Ericka Ford
North Carolina St. University		 Engineered Surfaces and Interphases on Fiber Performance
4/28/2015 Garima Bhardwaj
PhD Proposal Defense		 Surface Modification of titanium implants to reduce infection and inflammation
4/27/2015 Dr. Sidi A Bencherif
Harvard University		 Injectable Sponge-like Scaffolds for Cancer Immunotherapy
4/24/2015 Dr. Jamal Lewis
University of Florida		 Pre-Clinical Development of a Biomaterial-based Microparticle Vaccine for Type 1 Diabetes Attenuation
4/21/2015 Bowen Huo
MS Thesis Defense		 Microfluidic Device for the Evaluation of Biofilm Removal under Shear Stress
4/17/2015 Noreen Rizvi
PhD Dissertation Defense		 TBD
4/16/2015 Salem AlZahmi
PhD Dissertation Defense		 Electrodeposition of CIGS/CZTS Components from Aqueous Electrolytes
4/15/2015 Nina Bordeaux
PhD Dissertation Defense		 Structure-magnetism correlations and chemical order/disorder transformations in ferrous L10-structured compounds
4/13/2015 Sydney Shaw
MS Thesis Defense		 TBD
4/3/2015 Dr. Rong Tong
MIT		 Development of Polymeric Particles for Cancer Nanomedicine
4/1/2015 Dr. J. Matt Kinsella
McGill University (Canada)		 Seeing Tumors: The Role of Advanced Materials in Oncology
3/27/2015
Hosts: Christopher Hassan & Sanjin Hosic		 Zelong Xie &

Junyan Zhang

 Synthesis of Layered Metal Organic Frameworks for Carbon Dioxide Separation

Au nanoparticles for targeted photothermal destruction of inuenza
3/26/2015 Dr. Usha Hemraz
National Research Council (Canada)		 Engineered Functional Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
3/25/2015
Host: Marissa Puzan		 Ehsan Keyvani-Someh High-Rate Nanoimprinting of Photoactive Rosette Nanotube-Based Organic Solar Cells
3/20/2015
Hosts: Zelong Xie, Junyan Zhang & Gino Karlo Delos Reyes		 Di Shi,

Anh Phong Tran &

Miao Wang

 Controlling Ferrofluids Permeabilities to Cross an in Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Model

Development of a methodology to characterize the electrodeposition of Ni-W alloys using EIS and IMPS techniques

In-product Anti-counterfeiting agrochemicals using phase change nanoparticles
3/18/2015 Dr. Richard Register
Princeton University		 Block Copolymer Thin Films: Structure, Shear Alignment, & Applications in Nanofabrication
3/17/2015 Dr. Hendrik Heinz
University of Akron		 Mechanisms of Molecular Recognition & Assembly at the Nanoscale: Computation Meets Experiment
3/13/2015 Spring Break, No Class —-
3/11/2015 Spring Break, No Class —-
3/6/2015
Hosts: Di Shi, Anh Phong Tran & Miao Wang		 Autumn Paro,

Meryem Pehlivaner &

Marissa Puzan

 Nanoparticle Enhanced Radiation Therapy: Theoretical Calculation

In Situ Deposition of Hydrogels for Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Integration of Enteric Neurons into Intestinal Model Systems
3/4/2015 Heather Mayes
Northwestern University		 Break it down: Discovering the Secrets of Cellulosic Decomposition Reactions for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels
3/3/2015 Dr. Erik Dreaden
MIT		 Nanoscale Biomaterials for Rational Combination Therapies against Metastatic Solid Tumors
2/27/2015
Hosts: Autumn Paro & Meryem Pehlivaner		 Deyang Li &

Gujie Mi

 Simulation of Anomalous Codeposition of Ni-Fe into Recesses

Increased cell functions using BMP-7 functionalized rosette nanotubes
2/26/2015 Dr. Catherine Kuo
Tufts University		 Engineering Embryonic Microenvironments to Guide Musculoskeletal Engineering & Regeneration
2/25/2015 Robert Langer
MIT		 Profiles in Innovation: Invention, Entrepreneurship, and Breakthroughs in Bioengineering
2/23/2015 Dr. Guarav Giri
MIT		 Controlling crystal growth for organic electronics and pharmaceutical applications
2/20/2015
Hosts: Ehsan Keyvani-Someh, Deyang Li & Gujie Mi		 Gino Karlo Delos Reyes,

Christopher Hassan &

Sanjin Ho

 Present and Future Approaches to siRNA Delivery

Effect of Red Selenium Nanoparticles on Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Spatial, Single Cell Isolation from Intestinal Crypts
2/19/2015 Dr. Ryan Koppes
MIT		 Scalable, multifunctional fiber probes for optical neural interfaces and tissue regeneration
2/18/2015 Dr. Mariah Hahn
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute		 Bioactive Materials for Transitioning Cell Phenotypes with Chronic Vocal Fold Scar
2/13/2015
Hosts: Noreen Rizvi & Salem Zahmi		 Luting Liu &

Belete Legesse

 Decreased Bacterial Activity on Nano-patterned PDMS Replica for Catheter-associated Infection Prevention

Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescent Rosette Nanotubes
2/12/2015 Dr. Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli
MIT		 Engineering the Nanoparticle-Biology Interface for Biomedical Applications
2/11/2015 Dr. Jonathan Parquette
Ohio State University		 The Self-Assembly of Functional Nanostructures
2/4/2015 Dr. Zachary Ulissi
MIT		 Stochasitc Interactions and Molecular Recognition in Nanosensor Systems Based on Carbon Nanotubes
1/30/2015
Hosts: Nina Bordeaux & Thaddaeus Webster		 Hunter Sismaet &

Belinda Slakman

 Up-Regulation of Quorum Sensing Molecules for Early Electrochemical Detection of Bacterial Pathogens

Extending Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG) to Novel Chemical Systems
1/26/2015 Dr. Dario Marrochelli
MIT		 From First-Principles to Renewable Energy
1/23/2015
Hosts: Hunter Sismaet & Belinda Slakman		 Oljora Rezhdo &

Sydney Shaw

 Effect of Food on the Behavior of Orally Administered Drugs

Investigating the regulation of the vindoline biosynthetic pathway in the Catharanthus roseus plant
1/16/2015
Hosts: Oljora Rezhdo & Sydney Shaw		 Mark Lalli &

Tanya Narahari

 Greater sensitivity of collective migration during electrotaxis

Tunable Electrophoretic Separations Using a Scalable, Fabric-Based Platform
1/14/2015 Dr. Qiaobing Xu
Tufts University		 Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering
1/12/2015 Qi Wang
PhD Defense		 Nanosized Selenium: A Novel Platform Technology to Prevent Bacterial Infections

 

Fall 2014 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
12/19/2014
1pm, 220 Behrakis		 Adedayo Catlett
PhD Defense		 Induced Differentiation of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Fluid Shear Stimulation
12/11/2014
102 WVG		 Dr. Klavs Jensen
MIT		 Chemical and Biological Microfluidics-Advantages of going small
12/5/2014
Hosts: Mark Lalli, Tanya Narahari		 Christopher Cogswell &

Daniel Hickey

 Novel Nanosheet Derivatives for Adsorbtion and Catalysis

Antibacterial MgO Nanomaterials to Enhance Orthopedic Tissue Integration
12/3/2014
1:00pm, 342 CSC		 Nil Tandogan &

Thaddaeus Webster

 Size-Specific Microfluidic Devices to Capture Microorganisms from the Environment

Monitoring of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Toxins via Miniaturized Electrochemical Assemblies
11/26/2014
1:30 pm, 348 CSC		 Kanny Chang Selective Inhibition of Osteosarcoma Cell Functions Induced By Curcumin-Loaded Self-assembled Arginine-Rich-RGD Nanospheres
11/21/2014 Dean Aubry Town Hall Meeting
11/14/2014
Hosts: Christopher Cogswell, Daniel Hickey		 Taylor Carlson Impact of Necrotizing Enterocolitis on the Barrier Properties of Intestinal Mucus
11/12/2014 Dr. David Bishop
Boston University		 Silicon Micro-Machines for Fun and Profit
11/7/2014 Dr. Robert Howe
Harvard University		 Heart Surgery Planning: From Imaging to Mechanics
11/5/2014
Hosts: Taylor Carlson, Sue-Jonnathane Celestin		 Fariba Seyedzadeh Progress in Automated Modeling of Biofuels: Updating Reaction Families
10/31/2014
Hosts: Negar Golshan		 Daniel Milano Contact Inhibition of Locomotion in a Fibrillar-like Microenvironment
10/29/2014 Negar Golshan
Proposal Defense		 Understanding Electrically Active Interface Formation on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors through Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Integration of oriented Fe3O4 for next-generation spintronic devices
10/17/2014
Hosts: Daniel Milano, Nil Tandogan		 Dinara Andirova &

Avinash Kola

 Synthesis of Layered Metal Organic Framework for Carbon Dioxide Separation

Application of Factorial Design to Determine Significant Parameters for Ni-W deposition
10/15/2014 Hui Jiang Amine-pillared Nanosheet Adsorbents for CO2 Capture Applications
10/10/2014 Dr. Tequila Harris
Georgia Tech		 Scaled Coating of Polymer Thin Films onto Permeable and Impermeable Substrates
10/8/2014 Emily Gong Proliferative Signals in Gradients of Soluble Growth Factors
10/3/2014
Hosts: Pegah Abadian, Emily Gong		 Noreen Rizvi &

Salem Zahmi

 An efficient method for genetic transformation of Catharanthus roseus hairy roots

Electrodeposition of CuSn with and without In
10/1/2014 Dr. Courtney Pfluger
Northeastern University		 PhD in Chemical Engineering with a Concentration in Technology-based Engineering Education
9/26/2014 Dr. Susmita Bose
Washington State University		 Calcium Phosphate Ceramics in Bone Tissue Engineering
9/24/2014 ChE Faculty Research Presentations List of Presenters
9/19/2014 ChE Faculty Research Presentations List of Presenters
9/12/2014 Dr. Abigail Koppes Introduction to the NSF Graduate Fellowship Program

 

Summer 2014 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
8/21/2014 Dr. Felix Hol
Delft University of Technology/
Harvard University		 Antibiotic-mediated Competition and Bacterial Biodiversity in Synthetic Ecosystems
8/13/2014 Dr. Ed Luther
Northeastern University		 Laser Interference Based Systems
8/6/2014 Dr. Shanta Dhar
University of Georgia		 Mitochondria-targeted Delivery Systems
8/1/2014 Dr. Thomas Truskett
University of Texas at Austin		 Assembling Nanoclusters in Water for Therapy or Imaging
7/23/2014 Dr. Neha Kamat
Harvard University		 Towards the Construction of Protocells: Designing Opticaly Responsive Membranes
7/15/2014 Dr. Charles Monroe
University of Michigan		 Resolving the Mechanisms that Control Lithium/Oxygen Battery Performance
6/27/2014 SuPing Lyu
Medtronic		 Products, Engineering, and Science
6/18/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Thomas Lars Andersen
Techincal University of Denmark		 PET/CT Imaging as a Tool to Evaluate Tumor Accumulation and Efficiency of Nanoterapeutics
6/11/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Ken Littrell
Oak Ridge National Laboratory		 The Use of Small-Angle Scattering to Probe Self-Assembly and Structural Changes in Soft-Matter, Synthesis, Catalytic Systems
6/6/2014 Avinash Kola Electrodeposition of Ag Alloys with Ni and W from a Thiourea-Citrate Electrolyte
6/5/2014 Hunter Sismaet
Proposal Defense		 The Development and Optimization of Electrochemical Sensors to Study Bacterial Pathogens in the Hospital Setting
5/30/2014 Adam Hatch TBD
5/22/2014 Luting Liu
Proposal Defense		 Preparation of a Nano-patterned Polymer Replica for Reducing Catheter Associated Inflammation and Infection

 

Spring 2014 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
5/7/2014 Tanya Narahari
Proposal Defense		 Fabric Microfluidics for Low-Cost Separations and Analysis of Proteins in Complex Clinical Samples
5/2/2014
(Host: Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Dr. Behnaz Bozorgui
Columbia University		 Simulation of Polymer-grafted Nanoparticles
5/1/2014
(Host: Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Dr. Yajie Dong
Harvard University		 Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Information and Energy Technologies
4/28/2014 Dinara Andirova
Proposal Defense		 Nanoengineering of Metal Organic Frameworks for Applications in CO2 Capture,
Drug Delivery, and Electronic Devices
4/23/2014 Sydney Shaw
Proposal Defense		 Investigating the limiting steps and factors required for vindoline biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus
4/17/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Jeetain Mittal
Lehigh University		 Simulations of Biomolecular Assembly Processes at Interfaces
4/15/2014 Mark Lalli
Proposal Defense		 Targeting dynamic migratory response to electric fields to specifically segregate cancer cells
4/11/2014 Christopher Cogswell
Proposal Defense		 Layered Nanosheet Materials as Advanced Catalyst Systems
4/11/2014 Belinda Slakman
Proposal Defense		 Using Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG) to study complex liquid-phase systems
4/9/2014
(Host: Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Weijie Lu
Air Force Research Laboratory		 Oxygen Catalytic Growths and Multi-functionalities of CNTs and Graphene
4/7/2014 Jencilin Johnston Multi- branched gold nanoparticle for detection of epidermal growth factor receptors on the surface of esophageal epithelial cells using surface enhanced Raman scattering
4/3/2014
(Host: Rebecca Carrier)		 Dr. Mark Byrne
Auburn University		 TBD
4/2/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Daniel K. Schwartz
University of Colorado Boulder		 Single Molecule Tracking at Wet Interfaces
3/31/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Abigail Koppes
MIT		 Manipulating the Neurological Microenvironment for Regenerative Medicine Applications
3/28/2014
(Host: Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Dr. John Zhanhu Guo
Lamar University		 Magnetoresistive Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Energy Storage
3/26/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Amit Bandyopadhyay
Washington State University		 Hard Materials and Manufacturing Processes Towards Repair and Reconstruction of Bone Disorders
3/21/2014 Daniel Hickey
Proposal Defense		 MgO Nanocomposites as Antibacterial Biomaterials for Orthopedic Tissue Engineering
3/20/2014
(Host: Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Dr. Gerassimos Orkoulas
UCLA		 Modeling, Simulation & Control of Batch Protein Crystallization Processes
3/19/2014
(Host: Laura Lewis)		 Dr. Michael J Aziz
Harvard University		 Organic-Based Aqueous Flow Batteries for Massive Electrical Energy Storage
3/18/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Boris Yakobson
Rice University		 From Material Substance to Shape to Property
3/14/2014 Pegah Hosseinpour
Dissertation Defense		 Structure–Magnetic Property Correlations in TiO2 Nanotube Arrays
3/12/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Nasim Annabi
Harvard University		 Merging Microscale Technologies & Advanced Biomaterials for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
3/11/2014
(Host: Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Dr. Gang Wu
Los Alamos National Laboratory		 Graphene Nanocomposite Catalysts for Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
3/7/2014 Town Meeting with Prof. Tom Webster —
2/28/2014
(Host: Shashi Murthy)		 Dr. Steven M. Cramer
Renssealer Polytechnic Institute		 Understanding and Enhancing Selectivity in Multimodal Chromatography
2/27/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Yaakov Nahmias
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)		 Development of Predictive Tools for Liver Toxicology: Micro-well Bioreactors and Pluripotent Stem Cells
2/26/2014 Radhika Barua
Dissertation Defense		 Pathways for tailoring the magnetostructural response of
FeRh-based compounds
2/21/2014
(Host: Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Alireza Abbaspourrad
Harvard University		 Life is Better with Drops!
2/20/2014 Alek Aksimentiev
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign		 Reinventing a DNA Sequence Reader
2/19/2014
(Host: TBD)		 Dr. Narendra Maheshri
Massachusetts Institute of Technology		 Using Dynamical Measurements and Kinetic Models to Yield Biological Insights in Gene Regulation
2/14/2014
Hosts: E. Alpaslan, G. Bhardwaj		 Mahboobeh Rezaeeyazdi, Mian Wang; Metal Organic Frameworks as New Generation of Catalysts for Energy Conversion
2/11/2014 Selena Di Maio
Dissertation Defense		 TBD
2/7/2014
Hosts: Mahboobeh Rezaeeyazdi, Mian Wang		 Hui Jiang, Brian Lejeune; TBD
2/5/2014
(Host: Prof. Adam Ekenseair)		 Dr. Thomas M. Truskett
The University of Texas at Austin		 Assembling Nanoclusters in Water for Therapy or Imaging
2/3/2014
(Host: Prof. Hicham Fenniri)		 Dr. Takeshi Yamazaki
University of Alberta and National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), Canada		 Multiscale Modeling of Nanomaterials in Solution
1/31/2014
(Host: Prof. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Dr. André D. Taylor
Yale University		 Synthesis and Assembly of High Performance Nanomaterials to Create Next-Generation Energy Conversion Devices
1/29/2014 Hasan Yildiz
Dissertation Defense		 TBD
1/27/2014
(Co-hosted by MIE, ChE, and Physics)		 Professor J.J. Hoyt
MCMaster University, Hamilton, ON		 Particle Growth, Melting and Nucleation at the Nanoscale
1/24/2014
Hosts: Hui Jiang, Brian Lejeune		 Xiaohua Geng, Arthur Gonzales III TBD
1/17/2014
(Host: Arthur Gonzales III)		 Yiwen Fan Novel Applications of Rosette Nanotubes
1/17/2014
(Host: Xiaohua Geng)		 Stanley Chung Electrospinning Nanostructured Scaffolds for Skin Applications Using Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
1/15/2014
(Host: Yiwen Fan)		 Adedokun Adedoyin Injectable Scaffolds for Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration
1/15/2014
(Host: Stanley Chung)		 Ming Cheng Nanoparticle Approach to Inhibiting Endothelial Glycocalyx Dysfunction Related to Atherosclerosis
1/10/2014
(Host: Adedokun Adedoyin)		 Ece Alpaslan Rosette Nanotube Coated Iron Oxide and Selenium Nanoparticles to Inhibit Bone Cancer Growth
1/10/2014
(Host: Ming Cheng)		 Garima Bhardwaj Rosette Nanotube (RNT) and Nanophase Hydroxyapatite (HA) Composites for Orthopedic Applications

 

Fall 2013 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
12/13/2013
(Host: Prof. Edgar Goluch)		 Pegah N. Abadian
Proposal Defense (PhD)		 Using Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging (SPRi) to Study Biofilms and Biofouling
12/5/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Richard West)		 Fariba Seiyedzadeh Khanshan
Proposal Defense (PhD)		 Using Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG) to Build Detailed Kinetic Model of Biofuels
12/4/2013
(Host: Prof. Adam Ekenseair)		 Dr. Srinivas Sridhar
Northeastern University		 Nanoplatforms for Precision Medicine
11/25/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas J. Webster)		 Dr. Arthur J. Coury
Member of the National Academy of Engineering		 A Career in Medical Products During the Era of Biomaterials
11/22/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis)		 Melissa Loving
Dissertation Defense (PhD)		 Understanding the Magnetostructural Transformation in FeRh Thin Films
11/20/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Salem Zahmi
Proposal Defense (PhD)		 Electrodeposition of CIGS/CZTS Components from Aqueous Electrolytes
11/19/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Edgar Goluch)		 Nil Tandogan
Proposal Defense (PhD)		 Isolation and Study of Bacteria Using Physical Constrictions
11/15/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Shaopeng Sun
Dissertation Defense (PhD)		 Induced Codeposition of Mo and W from Aqueous Electrolytes
11/14/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Richard West)		 Pierre Bhoorasingh
Proposal Defense (PhD)		 Automated kinetic parameter calculation via transition state theory for bimolecular reactions to develop a 2,5-dimethylfuran combustion mechanism
11/13/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas J. Webster)
Joint Sponsorship with ECE		 Dr. Elias Manolakos
Harvard University		 Computational Methods to Decipher the Dynamic Processes of Cells and Living Organisms
11/8/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas J. Webster)		 Dr. Richard Gilbert
Northeastern University		 Mapping Myoarchitecture and Mechanics with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
11/6/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Jeffrey S. Garanich
Director, The Sapphire Group LLC, New York		 Managing Innovation in a Challenging Global Economic Environment
11/1/2013
(Host: Prof. Adam Ekenseair)		 Dr. Michael Rosenblatt
Executive VP & Chief Medical Officer, Merck		 How Academia and the Pharmaceutical Industry Can Work Together
10/30/2013
(Host: Prof. Adam Fenniri)		 Dr. Ming Su
Worcester Polytechnic Institute		 Nano Medicine That Change Phases
10/29/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 George Aninwene, II Lubricin & Nano-BaSO4: Novel Methods to Prevent Surface Biofouling
10/25/2013
(Host: Belinda Slakman)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Thomas Webster		 Luting Liu Preparation of a Nanopatterned Polymer Replica for Reduced Catheter Inflammation and Infection
10/25/2013
(Host: Nina Bordeaux)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Edgar Goluch		 Thaddaeus Webster Electrochemically Detecting P. aeruginosa Toxins in Relevant Biomedical Samples
10/18/2013
(Host: Belinda Slakman)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis		 Nina Bordeaux Towards Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnets:Thermomagnetic Behavior of Meteoritic Tetrataenite (L10 FeNi)
10/16/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas J. Webster)		 Dr. Mark Burns
University of Michigan		 Microfluidic Devices for Chemical and Particle Analysis
10/11/2013
(Host: Prof. Edgar Goluch)		 Dr. David Walt
Tufts University		 Single Molecule Arrays: From Fundamental Enzymology to High Sensitivity Analysis
10/9/2013
(Host: Prof. Carolyn Lee-Parsons)
Joint Sponsorship with NU
Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department		 Dr. Wayne Curtis
The Pennsylvania State University		 Chemical PLANTS and Production Platforms: Propagation to Protein Expression
10/4/2013
(Host: Prof. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy)		 Dr. David Kazmer
University of Massachusetts Lowell		 System Identification and Modeling of Capillary Melt Rheological Data
9/11/2013
(Host: Prof. Hicham Fenniri)		 Dr. John P. Nolan
La Jolla Bioengineering Institute		 High Speed Single Cell Analysis

 

Spring 2013 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
4/19/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Carolyn Lee-Parsons)		 Noreen Rizvi
Proposal Defense (PhD)
4/17/2013
(Host: Prof. Anand Asthagiri)		 Prof. Shekhar Garde
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute		 Water, Proteins, and Interfaces: A New Molecular Perspective
4/12/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Prof. Christopher Bettinger
Carnegie Mellon University		 Reconfigurable Polymers and Interfaces as Next-Generation Biomaterials
4/10/2013
(Host: Prof. Shashi Murthy)		 Prof. Konstantinos Konstantopoulos
Johns Hopkins University		 Cell Migration in Confined Spaces
4/5/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murthy)		 Salem Zahmi
Proposal Defense (PhD)
4/3/2013
(Host: Prof. Shashi Murthy)		 Prof. Susan Daniel
Cornell University		 Biomimetic Surfaces for Probing Virus-cell Interactions and Viral Entry Kinetics
3/29/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Anand Asthagiri)		 Dan Milano
Proposal Defense (PhD)		 Engineering platforms to quantitatively measure contact inhibition of locomotion in a fibrillar ex vivo environment
3/27/2013
(Host: Prof. Edgar Goluch)		 Prof. David Dandy
Colorado State University		 Engineering μFNs to do Quantitative Biology
3/22/2013
(Host: Fariba Seyedzadeh Khanshan)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Anand Asthagiri		 Mark Lalli Galvanotactic Segregation of Healthy and Cancerous Breast Cells
3/22/2013
(Host: Avinash Kola)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Richard West		 Belinda Slakman Understanding Aerosol Chemistry Through Computational Modeling
3/20/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Anand Asthagiri)		 Emily Gong
Proposal Defense (PhD)
3/15/2013
(Host: Mark Lalli)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Anand Asthagiri		 Daniel Hickey Using nanotechnology to regenerate the enthesis
3/15/2013
(Host: Belinda Slakman)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Edgar Goluch		 Hunter Sismaet Optimization of Electrochemical Sensors to Study Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Hospital Environments
3/13/2013
(Host/Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis)		 Josh Marion
Proposal Defense (PhD)
3/1/2013
(Host: Daniel Hickey)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Katherine Ziemer		 Sue-Jonnathane Celestin Utilizing Ultra-High Vacuum Technology for Engineering Materials & Surfaces
3/1/2013
(Host: Huner Sismaet)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Katherine Ziemer		 Negar Hamedani Golshan UHV Analysis Tools: Understanding Atomic-Level Mechanisms for Next-Generation Electronic Devices
2/27/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Li Xi
MIT		 Dynamics of Polymer Solids and Fluids: Tales at Different Scales
2/22/2013
(Host: Sue-Jonnathane Celestin)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Sunho Choi		 Christopher Cogswell Pillared Nanosheets for High Level Waste Management and Environmental Remediation in the Nuclear Fuel Industry
2/22/2013
(Host: Negar Hamedani Golshan)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Rebecca Carrier		 Olijora Rezhdo Effect of Food on the Absorption of Orally Administered Drugs
2/20/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Wyatt Tenhaeff
Oak Ridge National Laboratory		 Solid State Electrolytes and Lignin-based Carbon Fibers for Safe and Inexpensive Lithium Batteries
2/15/2013
(Host: Christopher Cogswell)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Edgar Goluch		 Pegah Abidin Studying bacterial behavior with Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging (SPRi)
2/15/2013
(Host: Olijora Rezhdo)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Sunho Choi		 Yu Lei Fabrication of Nanotiles for thermal/electrical insulation coatings
2/13/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Kelly Schultz
University of Colorado at Boulder		 Microrheological Characterization for Biological Applications and Soft Material Design
2/8/2013
(Host: Yu Lei)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Carolyn Lee-Parsons		 Sydney Shaw
2/8/2013
(Host: Pegah Abidin)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shashi Murthy		 Tanya Narahiri Fabric as a Low-cost Microfluidics Platform for Medical Diagnostics
2/6/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Anita Shukla
Rice University		 Designer Surfaces: From Treating Traumatic Injury to Applications in Regenerative Medicine
2/1/2013
(Host: Tanya Narahiri)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Rebecca Carrier		 Taylor Carlson The Physiological Environment’s Impact on Disease Progression Through the Mucosal Barrier
2/1/2013
(Host:Sydney Shaw)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Thomas Webster		 Luting Liu Nano-technology Derived Catheter for Reduced Inflammation and Infection
1/30/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Adam Ekenseair Synthetic Polymers as Injectable Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
1/25/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Dr. Ben Cosgrove
Stanford University		 A More Youthful Self-renewal: Bioengineering Solutions to Rejuvenate Dysfunctional Muscle Stem Cells in Aging
1/23/2013
(Host: Prof. Richard West)		 Prof. Linda Broadbelt
Northwestern University		 Designing Reaction Pathways to Novel Chemicals and Materials Using Kinetic Modeling
1/18/2013
(Host: Taylor Carlson)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy		 Avinash Kola Hull Cell Study of Electrodeposited NiAgW Alloys
1/18/2013
(Host: Luting Liu)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis		 Pegah Mohammad Hosseinpour Structural and Magnetic Tailoring of the TiO2 Nanoparticles via Fe-Incorporation
1/16/2013
(Host: Pegah Mohammad Hosseinpour)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Richard West		 Fariba Seyedzadeh Khanshan Kinetic Modeling of Syngas Production From Bio-Oil Gasification
1/11/2013
(Host: Prof. Thomas Webster)		 Prof. Esmaiel Jabbari
University of South Carolina		 Engineered Matrix to Study the Effect of Microenvironment on Maintenance of Cancer Stem Cells and Drug Response

 

Fall 2012 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
12/7/2012
HOST: Prof. Shashi Murthy		 Dr. Cullen R. Buie Electrophoretic Deposition of Nanoporous Surface Coatings with Extreme Wettability
11/30/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shashi Murthy)		 Dwayne Vickers – PhD Defense Extracellular and Intracellular Phenomena in Microfluidic Flow
11/30/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Edgar Goluch)		 Nil Tandogan Nano-Constriction Devices for Isolation and Cultivation of Environmental Microbes
11/28/2012
HOST: Prof. Sunho Choi		 Dr. Michael Tsapatsis Zeolite Nanosheets for Thin Film Applications and Hierarchical Zeolite Catalysts
11/16/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Richard West)		 Pierre Bhoorasingh Automating Transition State Searches for Reaction Mechanism Generation
11/14/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Rebecca Carrier)		 Hasan Yildiz – PhD Defense Food-associated Stimuli Enhance Barrier Properties of Mucus
11/9/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Anand Asthagiri)		 Daniel Milano Contact Inhibition in Tumor Progression
11/9/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis)		 Joshua Marion Towards rare-earth-free permanent magnetic materials – thermal evolution of magnetic and structural properties in nanostructured MnAl
11/7/2012
HOST: Dr. Thomas Webster		 Dr. Evan Scott An Immunoengineering Approach to Vaccination: Tuning the Immune Response with Redox-Sensitive Nanoparticles
10/26/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis)		 Radhika Barua Matrix-induced strain effects on the magnetostructural response of Cu-embedded FeRh nanostructures
10/26/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shashi Murthy)		 Adam Hatch Efficacy and Versatility of Engineered Alginate Hydrogels Capture and Release of Endothelial Progenitor Cells
10/19/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth J. Podlaha-Murphy)		 Shaopeng Sun Electrodeposition and Induced Codeposition Behavior of NiMoW Alloys
10/19/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Sunho Choi)		 Dinara Andirova Nanoengineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Carbon Capture
10/17/2012
HOST: Dr. Thomas Webster		 Dr. Hicham Fenniri Supramolecular Engineering of Nanoscale Materials for Nanomedicine
10/12/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Anand Asthagiri)		 Emily Gong Cell Proliferation in Gradients of Chemical Cues
10/12/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis )		 Melissa Loving Effect of Size Reductions on the Magnetostructural Transition in FeRh Thin Films
10/10/2012
HOST: Prof. Shashi Murthy		 Dr. Lucas Landherr The Friction and Adhesion of Polymeric Systems: The Characterization of Thin Brush Lubricants and Superhydrophobic Surface Interactions
10/5/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Rebecca Carrier)		 Selena DiMaio Modeling Impact of Ingested Lipids on Orally Delivered Drug Dissolution
10/5/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth J. Podlaha-Murphy)		 Salem Zahmi Electrodeposition of Sn, In and Cu from Citrate Electrolytes, Part I. Electrolyte Characterization
10/5/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth J. Podlaha-Murphy)		 Hana Kim Fabrication of Super Invar Micro- and Nano- Structures by Electrodeposition for Low Thermal Expansion Applications
10/3/2012
HOST: Prof. Shashi Murthy		 Dr. SJ Claire Hur Inertial Microfluidics: Label-free Cell Manipulation for Biomedical Research
9/28/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Laura Lewis)		 Nina Bordeaux Towards Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnets: L10 FeNi (Tetrataenite)
9/28/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shashi Murthy)		 Dwayne Vickers Determination of the Effect of Shear Stress on Hematopoiesis using two Shear Platforms
9/26/2012
HOST: Dr. Thomas Webster		 Dr. Eno Ebong Hemodynamics, Glycocalyx, and Endothelial Cell Function in Health and Atherosclerosis
9/21/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shashi Murthy)		 Sean Kevlahan Enteroid and enterosphere co-culture elicits vasculogeneic response
9/21/2012
(Faculty Advisor: Prof. Edgar Goluch)		 Thaddaeus A. Webster Determination of the Effect of Shear Stress on Hematopoiesis using two Shear Platforms

 

Summer 2012 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
8/22/2012 Fulden Buyukozturk Mechanistic Studies and Modeling of Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems for the Oral Delivery of Hydrophobic Compounds
6/1/2012 Shaopeng Sun Induced Codeposition of Mo and W from Aqueous Electrolytes

 

Spring 2012 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
4/25/2012 Selena Di Maio Mechanistic Studies and Modeling of Effects of Ingested Lipids on Oral Drug Absorption
4/25/2012 Dr. Steven A. Vitale Advanced Microelectronics Technology Development at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
4/20/2012 Dinara Andirova Nanoengineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Carbon Capture
4/20/2012 Pegah Hosseinpour Magnetism-Processing Correlations in Anodized Titania Nanotubes
4/18/2012 Nina Bordeaux Towards Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnets: The L10-type Structure in FeNi (Tetrataenite)
4/6/2012 Noreen Rizvi Transcriptional Regulation of Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus Cultures
4/6/2012 Nil Tandogan Nano-Constriction Devices for Isolation and Cultivation of Environmental Microbes
4/3/2012 Adam Hatch Microfluidic Isolation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Vascular Tissue Engineering
3/30/2012 Radhika Barua Understanding the Magnetostructural Phase Transition Response: Effects of Nanostructuring
3/23/2012 Pierre Bhoorasingh Predictive Modeling for Catalyst Design
3/2/2012 Dr. Vlado K. Lazarov
United Kingdom		 Characterising the Nanoworld: TEM
2/24/2012 Emily Gong Cell Proliferation in Gradients of Chemical Cues
2/24/2012 Avinash Kola Electrodeposition Studies of AgNiW Alloys
2/22/2012 Dr. Marco Dressler
ETH, Zurich, Switzerland		 Production of bi-component fibers with advanced mechanical properties
2/17/2012 Daniel Milano Quantitative analysis of cell-cell interactions and contact-inhibition of movement of cancer cells
2/17/2012 Mehdi Zamanpour Fabrication of Novel Magnetic Nanostructures towards Efficient Power Generation
1/20/2012 Sean H. Kevlahan Label-Free Microfluidic Isolation of Intestinal Stem and Progenitor Cells from Native Rat Tissue
1/20/2012 Ha Na Kim Electrodeposition of Super Invar alloy: effect of glycine

 

Fall 2011 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
12/9/2011 Nina Bordeaux Towards Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnets: L10 Fe50Pd(50-x)Nix
12/9/2011 Hasan M. Yildiz Impact of Food-associated Stimuli on Barrier Properties of Gastrointestinal Mucus to Bacteria Transport
12/2/2011 Shaopeng Sun Electrodeposition of Mo-rich, MoNi Alloys from an Aqueous Electrolyte
12/2/2011 Dwayne Vickers Lectins: A Means of Stem Cell Identification via Flow Cytometry and Microfluidics
11/18/2011 Pegah M. Hosseinpour Effect of Iron Doping on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Titania Nanostructures
11/17/2011 Professor LaShanda Korley Hierarchical Polymer Hybrids
11/16/2011 Melissa Loving Characterization and Kinetics of the Magnetostructural Phase Transition in FeRh Thin Films
11/4/2011 Josh Marion Towards Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnets: Fe-(CuMn) Nanocomposites
11/2/2011 Professor Henrikas Cesiulis A Spectrum of Electrochemical Studies in the Department of Physical Chemistry at Vilnius University
10/11/2011 Bing Sun Integrating RHEED-TRAXS and Molecular Beam Epitaxy for Real-time Compositional Control of Functional Oxide Deposition Process
10/7/2011 Fulden Buyukozturk Mechanistic studies of self emulsifying drug delivery systems for the oral delivery of hydrophobic drugs: digestion kinetics and effect of formulation digestion on drug release
10/7/2011 Melissa Loving Phase Transition Kinetics in FeRh Thin Films
9/30/2011 Salena DiMaio Monitoring of Partitioning of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs during In Vitro Lipolysis by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
9/30/2011 Salem Zahmi A Comparison of the Electrodeposition of Sn and In for Photovoltaic Components
9/26/2011 Professor Arul Jayaraman Inter-kingdom signaling in the GI tract: There’s a lot of talking going on….
9/23/2011 Adam Hatch Capture and Release of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in a Microfluidic Channel
9/23/2011 Thaddaeus A. Webster Electrochemically Monitoring Single Cells with Nanofluidic Sensors
9/19/2011 Professor LaShanda Korley Mechanically-Tunable Materials Inspired from Nature

 

Summer 2011 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
8/18/2011 Lütfiye Kurt Production of Biodiesel from the Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris
8/15/2011 Tetiana Bairachna Electrodeposition of NiW, NiWMo and NiMo Alloy Thin Films and NiW Nanowires
8/1/2011 Dr. Yaakov Nahmias Microliver Technologies: Design and Application of Metabolic Programming
7/12/2011 Dwayne Vickers Extracellular and Intracellular Phenomena in Microfluidic Flow
6/24/2011 Radhika Barua Magnetic Signature of Symmetry Reduction in Epitaxial La0.67 Sr0.33 MnO3 Films
6/3/2011 Dr. Christopher Marrows Current Driven Domain Wall Motion
6/1/2011 Dr. Richard West Multiscale, Multiphysics Modeling of a Complex Chemical Engineering System

 

Spring 2011 Semester

Date

Speaker

Title
4/27/2011 Dr. Bilal M. El-Zahab Nanotechnology and The Challenges of The New Decade: Energy, Health, and The Environment
4/20/2011 Dr. Sunho Choi Engineering Nanostructured Materials for Clean Energy
4/19/2011 Professor Christian M. Wetzel Solid-State Lighting – Energy Efficient Lighting with Group-III Nitride Semiconductors
4/11/2011 Dr. Hao Cheng Regenerative Medicine: From Synthetic Polymeric Scaffolds to Engineered Stem Cells
4/6/2011 Dr. Mark J. Uline Lipid Layers: From Fundamentals to Biosensor Applications
3/30/2011 Professor Rodney S. Ruoff Graphene-based Materials, Energy, and Sustainability
3/17/2011 Professor Gregory N. Parsons Thin Film Atomic Layer Deposition: Surface Reactions and Applications in Solar Energy Conversion
2/22/2011 Professor Rina Tannenbaum Hierarchical Nanostructures and Their Potential Bio-Applications