CBE Seminar: “Optimizing Work and Heat flows in Sustainable Chemical Processes Using Attainable Regions” (Diane Hildebrandt, Rutgers University)
Abstract: A chemical process transforms feed materials into desired products, necessitating the exchange of heat and work between the process and the environment. Optimizing process performance requires careful selection of […]
CBE Seminar: “Organic Batteries for a More Sustainable Future” (Jodie Lutkenhaus, 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 […]
CBE Seminar: “Filling the Gaps of Machine Learning Workflows in the Molecular Sciences” (Yamil Colón, University of Notre Dame)
Abstract: One of the main challenges in the molecular sciences is identifying promising candidates for a target application given the virtually limitless number of possibilities. Computer simulations and machine learning […]
BRITTON CHANCE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE (CBE): “Next-generation Cancer Therapeutics Guided by Structural, Mechanistic, and Biophysical Properties” (Jennifer Cochran, Stanford University)
Bio & Abstract: Jennifer Cochran is the Macovski Professor of Bioengineering and Senior Associate Vice Provost for Research at Stanford University. Prof. Cochran was recruited in 2005 as one of […]
CBE Seminar: “Autonomous Soft and Colloidal Matter Fueled by Chemical Reactions” (Taylor Woehl, University of Maryland)
Abstract: Biological systems utilize networks of biochemical reactions to drive autonomous and dynamic processes. Examples include the dynamic polymerization of microtubules and the dynamic min protein system in E. Coli. […]
CBE Seminar: “Pressure-induced Nanoparticle Assembly” (Hongyou Fan, Sandia National Laboratories)
Abstract: Precise control of structural parameters through nanoscale engineering to improve optical and electronic properties of functional nanomaterials continuously remains an outstanding challenge. Previous work on nanoparticle synthesis and assembly […]
CBE Seminar: “Self-assembly Models for Crystal Growth and Phase Transitions” (Julia Dshemuchadse, Cornell University)
Abstract: How can we make new materials and better understand how their underlying structures form? The direct observation of crystal growth and transitions remains supremely challenging, but gaining insight into […]
PICS Colloquium: “Genetic testing and adverse selection”
Technology is dramatically driving down the cost of sequencing genetic data and increasing the quality of predictions made with this data. A standard concern is that these predictions could impair […]
CBE Seminar: “Carbon Capture and Utilization in Flowing Oceanwater: A New Frontier in Photocatalysis” (Shu Hu, Yale)
Abstract: Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) are critical for managing anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Great strides have been made in electrification so far, but there are a handful […]
CBE Seminar: “Chemical Synthesis Enabled by Information” (Tim Cernak, University of Michigan)
Abstract Advancing the synthesis of small molecules is critical to the advent of new medicines, materials, and agrochemicals. Our lab has been exploring strategies in chemical synthesis — both in […]