CBE Seminar: “Discovery of Plant Derived Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Agricultural Bioengineering” (Henry Squire, UC Berkeley) [FACULTY CANDIDATE]
Abstract: Bioengineering of plants is critical to agriculture, molecular farming, and bio-commodities. However, current tools for bioengineering plants are limited in throughput, applicable to a narrow set of species, or […]
JOHN A. QUINN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: “From Colloidal Matter to Colloidal Machines” (Sharon Glotzer, University of Michigan)
Abstract & Bio: The growing ability to design and synthesize colloidal nanoparticles of arbitrary shape and interaction anisotropy creates the potential for realizing active complex particle assemblies with emergent behavior […]
BRITTON CHANCE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE (CBE): “Exploration of Biological Diversity” (Feng Zhang, MIT)
Abstract & Bio: Feng Zhang, PhD, is a molecular biologist focused on developing and applying novel molecular technologies for studying and improving human health. Considered to be one of the […]
CBE Seminar: “Building the Ultimate Water Electrolyzer” (Shannon Boettcher, UC Berkeley)
Abstract: Commercialized membrane electrolyzers use acidic proton-exchange membranes (PEMs). These systems offer high performance but require the use of expensive precious-metal catalysts such as IrO2 and Pt that are nominally […]
CBE Seminar: “Engineering Ion Selectivity in Polymer Membranes” (Venkat Ganesan, University of Texas at Austin)
Abstract: Selective separation of monovalent cationic species from complex mixtures is an industrially relevant procedure necessary for the recovery of many commodity materials, such as lithium from salt brines. Unfortunately, […]
CBE Seminar: “Engineering Globular Protein Vesicles for Protein-Powered Synthetic Minimal Cells and Immuno-Engineering” (Yeongseon Jang, University of Florida)
Abstract: Synthetic minimal cells provide a powerful framework for understanding and engineering life-like functions using bottom-up design principles. My research group develops bioinspired, protein-based materials that harness the programmability of […]
CBE Seminar: “Active Center Design on Bulk and Highly Porous Surfaces for Atom-efficient Catalysis” (Rachel Yang, University of Michigan) [FACULTY CANDIDATE]
Abstract: Catalytic materials, with active centers tailored to specific chemical processes, have advanced significantly through innovations in synthesis, characterization, and computation, enabling increasingly complex and diverse compositions. However, a critical […]
CBE Seminar: “Harnessing Biological Asymmetry: Engineered Protein Sensors for Scalable Isomer Analysis” (Simon d’Oelsnitz, Harvard Medical School) [FACULTY CANDIDATE]
Abstract: Biological systems are inherently asymmetric, arising from chemical isomer specificity that propagates from metabolite chirality to higher-order structure and function, with profound consequences for the development of pharmaceuticals, fragrances, […]
CBE Seminar: “Towards Datasets and AI/ML Models for All of Chemistry and Materials Science” (Zack Ulissi, Meta FAIR)
Abstract: Machine learning models with the accuracy of ab-initio simulations at greatly accelerated speeds are rapidly making progress across chemistry and materials science. This progress has been driven by open […]
CBE Seminar: “Molecular Discovery Engines” (Nick Angello, GSK plc) [FACULTY CANDIDATE]
Abstract: Closed-loop feedback mechanisms are common in process and control engineering yet are rarely, if ever, applied to discovery chemistry. The successful incorporation of autonomous feedback mechanisms into chemical discovery […]