MSE Seminar: “From Electrochromics to Artificial Retina: Harnessing Light, Color, Ions and Electrons”
The Mei Research Group at Purdue University bridges the gap between fundamental discovery and real-world innovation. Integrating chemistry, materials science, and engineering, our research advances organic semiconductors and conductors—materials with […]
MSE Thesis Defense: “Investigation of Nonlinear Optical Responses in Chiral Quantum Materials” Utkarsh Khandelwal
Abstract: Symmetry and its breaking provide a central framework for understanding phases of matter. An important class of symmetry—chirality—remains insufficiently connected to measurable macroscopic responses in quantum materials. Chirality can […]
ESE Guest Seminar – “Hyperpolarized Spins: Materials Science to Quantum Sensing”
I will present the development of electron and nuclear spin hyperpolarization techniques and their applications in dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) and quantum sensing. With an improved understanding of the spin […]
MSE Seminar: “Dynamic Biomaterials Enabling Innovations in Cell and Drug Delivery” – Eric Appel – Stanford University
Dynamic biomaterials exhibit highly useful properties that are impossible with traditional materials but crucial for a wide variety of emerging applications in biomedicine. These materials typically employ enthalpy-dominated crosslinking interactions […]
MSE Seminar: “Polymer Chain-End Chemistry: Unlocking Next-Generation Functional Materials”
End-group functionalization has become a powerful and versatile strategy in polymer science, enabling precise control over physical properties, nanoscale self-assembly, and interfacial functionality without modifying the polymer backbone. In our […]
MSE Seminar : “Semiconducting Materials for Opto/Bioelectronic Applications; Chemistry, Processing and Device Engineering” Antonio Facchetti – Georgia Institute of Technology
In this presentation we report the realization of novel semiconductor materials, as well as thin-film processing and morphology engineering, for flexible and stretchable organic electronic devices such as thin film […]
MSE Seminar: “Quantum Technologies with Atom-Light Interaction” Chuanwei Zhang – Washington University in St. Louis
From knotted cords to contemporary computers, the revolution in information technologies has been a major driving force of human civilization. Since its emergence in the early 1900s, quantum mechanics has […]
MSE David P. Pope Distinguished Lecture: Ion Migration and Its Impact on the Stability of Halide Perovskite Solar Cells – Prashant Kamat – University of Notre Dame
The ability to tune the bandgap of metal halide perovskites by alloying different halide ions is key to advancing tandem solar cells and light-emitting displays. However, this compositional flexibility also […]
CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Designing Solvent-Based Order Parameters for Characterizing Binding of Surfaces with Different Hydrophobicity Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations” (Jun Lu)
Abstract: Life is dependent on water: most self-assembly and binding processes of biomolecules take place in water. Water-mediated interactions are an essential driving force behind these processes, which is largely […]
LRSM Seminar: “Expanding Our Vision of Glasses: Physical Vapor Deposition Prepares Ultrastable and Anisotropic Materials”
Glasses are generally regarded as disordered and the idea of “controlling” molecular packing in glasses is reasonably met with skepticism. However, as glasses are non-equilibrium materials, a vast array of […]