Seminars

Join us for an exciting semester of seminars hosted by the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy.

Biological Design Seminars

11:30 a.m.
In-person

Note for location changes in table below

DATE	SPEAKER	LOCATION
1/23/2026 11:30 am	Professor Vikram Kodibagkar Arizona State University	Biodesign AL-1/10-14 Title: A Window Into Tissue Oxygenation and Hypoxia Using 1H MRI
1/30/2026 11:30 am	Professor Chang-Yu Wu University of Miami Distinguished Chair	Biodesign AL-1/10-14 Title: Unlock the Biological Secret in Air – Just Add Water
2/6/2026 11:30 am	Professor Yifan Dai Washington University, St. Louis	LOCATION TBA Title: Lightning Phases and Surfaces: Intracellular Electrochemistry Powered by Phase Transition
2/13/2026 11:30 am	Professor Theresa Reineke University of Minnesota	Biodesign AL-1/10-14 Title: TBA
2/27/2026 11:30 am	Professor Princess Imoukhuede University of Washington	Biodesign AL-1/10-14 Title: TBA
3/20/2026 11:30 am	Dr. Shwetal Mehta Barrow Neurological Institute	Biodesign AL1/10-14 Title: TBA
4/3/2026 11:30 am	Professor Millicent Sullivan University of Delaware Distinguished Chair Joint with CHE	Biodesign AL1/10-14 Title: Unlocking Intracellular Therapeutic Targets through Novel Nanostructured Biomaterials
4/17/2026 11:30 am	Dr. Ophelia Venturelli Duke University	Biodesign AL1/10-14 Title: TBA

10:30 a.m.
In person

Note for location changes on table below

DATE	SPEAKER	LOCATION
1/16/2026 10:30 am	Professor Michael Janik Pennsylvania State University	WPCH 190 Title: Development of Electrocatalytic Materials Guided by Computational Chemistry: Fuel Cells and Electrolysis
1/23/2026 10:30 am	Dr. Gregg Beckham NREL	WPCH 190 Title: Lignin Conversion to Performance-Advantaged Fuels, Chemicals, and Polymers
2/6/2026 10:30 am	Dr. Kelly Burke University of Connecticut Distinguished Chair	WPCH 190 Title: Beyond Fibers: Silk Protein as a Building Block for Biomaterials
3/6/2026 10:30 am	Professor Eric Eddings University of Utah Distinguished Chair	WPCH 190 Title: TBA
4/3/2026 10:30 am	Professor Millicent Sullivan University of Delaware Distinguished Chair Joint with BDE	WPCH 190 Title: Unlocking Intracellular Therapeutic Targets through Novel Nanostructured Biomaterials

10:45 a.m.
In person and/or Virtual

Note for location changes on table below

DATE	SPEAKER	LOCATION
1/30/2026 10:45 am	Professor Vitaliy Yurkiv University of Arizona	ARML 1-30 Title: From Interphases to Oxygen Release: Materials Mechanisms Governing Battery Thermal Runaway and Early-Warning Prediction
2/6/2026 10:45 am	Professor Steven May Drexel University	ARML 1-30 Title: Anion-based Approaches for Engineering Properties in Perovskite Oxide Heterostructures
3/27/2026 10:45 am	Professor Yeshaiahu Fainman University of California, San Diego	ARML 1-30 Title: TBA

10:30 a.m.
In person and/or Virtual

Note for location changes on table below

DATE	SPEAKER	LOCATION
1/23/2026 10:30 am	Professor Jeff Moehlis University of California, Santa Barbara Distinguished Chair	WLSN 103 Title: Controlling Populations of Neural Oscillators
1/30/2026 10:30 am	Professor Clint Dawson University of Texas at Austin Distinguished Chair	WLSN 103 Title: Digital Twins in Engineering Applications
2/6/2026 10:30 am	Dr. Ravi Mahajan Intel	WLSN 103 Title: Role of Advanced Packaging in Shaping the Semiconductor Industry
2/13/2026 10:30 am	Professor Hanspeter Schaub University of Colorado, Boulder Distinguished Chair	WLSN 103 Title: Using Machine Learning for Astrodynamics Applications
2/20/2026 10:30 am	Professor Sergio Pellegrino California Technical Institute Distinguished Chair	WLSN 103 Title: TBA
2/27/2026 10:30 am	Professor Ping Lu San Diego State University Distinguished Chair	WLSN 103 Title: TBA
3/27/2026 10:30 am	Professor Frank Pfefferkorn University of Wisconsin, Madison	WLSN 103 Title: TBA
4/3/2026 10:30 am	Professor Anouk Girard Embry Riddle University Distinguished Chair	WLSN 103 Title: TBA
4/17/2026 10:30 am	Professory Mory Gharib California Technical Institute	WLSN 103 Title: TBA