Dissertation or Thesis Defense

Name: ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Novel van der Waals Chalcogenides for Sustainable Light Harvesting”
Start: 2025-07-30T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-07-30T09:00:00-04:00
Location: Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building

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		has 0 events, 1 0 events, 1	has 1 event, 2 1 event, 2 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Mechanical Robust Biocompatible Polymeric Networks for Repetitive Loading” July 2 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Mechanical Robust Biocompatible Polymeric Networks for Repetitive Loading” Crosslinked biocompatible polymer networks offer unique potential for biomedical applications that demand high resilience under repetitive load-bearing conditions. However, conventional hydrogels often exhibit poor mechanical strength and irreversible damage under cyclic deformation. To address these challenges, this work presents a class of engineered polymer network designed for enhanced mechanical robustness: cryogel-based double-network (DN) hydrogels. In […]	has 2 events, 3 2 events, 3 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Computational Strategies for Efficiently Sampling Conformational Changes in Solvated Macromolecules” (Akash Pallath) July 3 at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Computational Strategies for Efficiently Sampling Conformational Changes in Solvated Macromolecules” (Akash Pallath) Abstract: Solvated macromolecules such as proteins and polymers undergo conformational changes in response to stimuli such as pressure, temperature, pH, ligand binding, and post-translational modification. These transitions are fundamental to biological function, from cellular signaling to misfolding and aggregation, and are increasingly harnessed in applications such as drug delivery, biosensing, and biomaterials design. Understanding how […], 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Computational Analysis of Colloidal Self-Assembly with Interaction Heterogeneity” (Po-Ting Wu) July 3 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Computational Analysis of Colloidal Self-Assembly with Interaction Heterogeneity” (Po-Ting Wu) Abstract: Micron-scale colloidal particles with short-ranged attractions, e.g., colloids functionalized with single-stranded DNA oligomers, have emerged as a powerful platform for studying colloidal self-assembly phenomena with the long-term goal of identifying routes for metamaterial fabrication. Although these systems have been investigated extensively both experimentally and computationally, the role of ‘real world’ features that may impact […]	has 0 events, 4 0 events, 4	has 0 events, 5 0 events, 5
has 0 events, 6 0 events, 6	has 0 events, 7 0 events, 7	has 1 event, 8 1 event, 8 3:00 PM ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Towards General Microscopic Robots” July 8 at 3:00 PM ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Towards General Microscopic Robots” This defense presents my contributions towards general robotics at the microscopic scale. Namely, through the introduction of fully programmable, autonomous microscopic robots free to explore the microscopic world. The robots complete simple, but essential milestones for microscopic robots. The machines we build are small enough to experience the same physics as their biological counterparts, allowing […]	has 0 events, 9 0 events, 9	has 0 events, 10 0 events, 10	has 1 event, 11 1 event, 11 9:00 AM ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Energy-efficient Wavelength-Division-Multiplexing Systems for the Next Generation of Optical Transceivers” July 11 at 9:00 AM ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Energy-efficient Wavelength-Division-Multiplexing Systems for the Next Generation of Optical Transceivers” The rapid growth of data traffic in data centers and AI applications demands faster, more energy-efficient communication solutions to scale up parallel computing capabilities. This dissertation explores integrated photonic-electronic systems designed to significantly enhance data transfer rates and reduce energy consumption. By simultaneously using multiple wavelengths of light, these systems achieve data rates reaching terabit-per-second […]	has 0 events, 12 0 events, 12
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has 0 events, 27 0 events, 27	has 0 events, 28 0 events, 28	has 0 events, 29 0 events, 29	has 1 event, 30 1 event, 30 9:00 AM ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Novel van der Waals Chalcogenides for Sustainable Light Harvesting” July 30 at 9:00 AM ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Novel van der Waals Chalcogenides for Sustainable Light Harvesting” The global climate crisis demands a shift to renewable energy sources. Solar photovoltaics (PVs) are widely considered the most feasible renewable technology to meet global energy demands, and solar photo-electrocatalysis is a promising approach to decarbonize industrial chemical production. However, scaling solar energy harvesting technologies to meet energy demands must be done economically and sustainably, […]	has 0 events, 31 0 events, 31