Fall 2024 - Seminar List
Department Seminars are held Tuesday (or sometimes Thursday) at 11:30 in LGRT 201 (unless otherwise noted). Refreshments are available ~11:15 in LGRT 201. The public is cordially invited to attend. Here is the list in pdf (updated 10/13/24).
Department Links: Linktree, Quicklinks Page, Google Calendar Page and Google Sites Calendar Page. There is also the COE Events page.
Also: Chemistry Events, Polymer Science Events, Material Sciences Events (see right hand side).
(Updated 9/25/24)
September 2024
Tuesday, Sept 10 G.R.A.S.S. – Sihang Chen (Santore Group) and Meng-Chen Chiang (Schiffman Group): Abstracts
Thursday, Sept 12 Manos Mavrikakis, UWisconsin-Madison, Abstract
“An atomic-scale perspective for Heterogeneous Catalysis”
Host: Friederike Jentoft
Tuesday, Sept 17 G.R.A.S.S. – Maharshi Debnath (Kulkarni Group)
Thursday, Sept 19 Kyungjin Kim, UConn, Abstract
“Diffusion Barrier Nano Structures for Chronic Working Implantable Interfaces”
Host: Jungwoo Lee
Tuesday, Sept 24 DEI Forum
Thursday, Sept 26 Alumni Lectures: Linda Broadbelt, Northwestern (host Zhu Chen), Abstract
“Unraveling Complex Chemistries through Automated Mechanism Generation
and Reaction Pathway Analysis”
Amherst Room, 10th Floor, Campus Center
Host: Zhu Chen
Friday, Sept 27 Alumni Lectures: Linda Broadbelt, Northwestern, Abstract
“Developing Strategies for Polymer Redesign and Recycling Using Reaction Pathway Analysis”
(lecture at 11:30 a.m., Amherst Room, 10th Floor of the Campus Center, reception following seminar)
Host: Zhu Chen
Special Seminar - Sept 30 Alex Ayzner, University of California Santa Cruz
Monday, 11:00am/Conte A110 “Semiconducting Polyelectrolytes as the Foundation of Aqueous Light Harvesting Systems”)
Host: Sarah
October 2024
Tuesday, Oct 1 Dan Xie, Braskem
"Engineering of zeolite structures and compositions for tailored applications”
Host: Wei Fan
Tuesday, Oct 1 (3 pm) UMass-3M Diversity in STEM Seminar: Manuel Garcia-Lerner, Exponent
(A110 Conte) “You can do it all: From R&D scientist to testifying expert -
The exciting world of scientific and engineering consulting”
Host: Sarah Perry and Bryan Coughlin (PSE)
Tuesday, Oct 8 DEI Forum
Tuesday, Oct 15 G.R.A.S.S. – Timothy Umma Onuh (Butler Group)
Thursday, Oct 17 Corey Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology, (host Lauren Andrews), Abstract
“Engineering Biology to Address Societal Challenges”
Host: Lauren Andrews
Tuesday, Oct 22 G.R.A.S.S. – Adam J. Fish (Kulkarni Group) and Shaohsiang Hung (Schiffman Group)
week of Oct 27 AIChE Meetings, San Diego
November 2024
Thursday, Nov 7 Ronald Larson, UMichigan, Abstract
“Multi-Scale Simulations of Thermodynamics and Flow of Polymeric, Colloidal, and Surfactant Materials”
Host: Sarah Perry
Tuesday, Nov 12 Hee Jeung Oh, Penn State
“Molecular Scale Engineering of Polymer Membranes for Environment, Energy and Health”
Host: Jessica Schiffman
Tuesday, Nov 19 DEI Forum
Tuesday, Nov 21 G.R.A.S.S. – Ninette Irakoze (Peyton Group) and Shradha Khanduja (Forbes Group)
December 2024
Tuesday, Dec 3 Tejal Desai, Brown, Abstract
“Therapeutic Biomaterials: Tuning the Micro and Nanostructure of Materials for
Enhanced Drug and Cell Delivery”
Host: Ashish Kulkarni
Tuesday, Dec 10 DEI Forum (last day of classes)
January 2025
Thursday, Jan 30 First Day of Classes
March 2025
Week of March 16 Spring Break
April 2025
Tuesday, April 1 G.R.A.S.S. – Md Anisur Rahman (Beltramo Group) and Omeet N. Patel (Maroudas Group)
Thursday, April 3 G.R.A.S.S. – Jichao Song (Schiffman Group) and Joseph Churchill Tapia (Bai Group)
Tuesday, April 8 Shannon W. Boettcher, UC Berkeley and LBNL
“TBD”
Host: Zhu Chen
Tuesday, April 15 Alexa Kuenstler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“TBD”
Host: Zhu Chen
Thursday, April 17 DEI Forum
Tuesday, April 22 Exxon Mobil Lecture: Jingguang Chen, Columbia University
“TBD”
Host: Zhu Chen
Thursday, April 24 Tianquam (Tim) Lian, Emory University
“TBD”
Host: Nianqiang Wu and Zhu Chen
Tuesday, April 29 Sibani Lisa Biswal, Rice University
“TBD”
Host: Peter Beltramo
May 2025
Thursday, May 1 G.R.A.S.S. – Muhammad A. Shah (Fan Group) and Faviola Villariny-Rosado (Perry Group)
Tuesday, May 6 De-en JIang, Vanderbilt University
“TBD”
Host: Peng Bai
Thursday, May 8 G.R.A.S.S. – Chinmay Deshpande (Forbes Group) and R. Morgan Whitfield (Jentoft Group)
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Updated: October 13, 2024
Maria Wallace (wallace@ecs.umass.edu) manages the schedule, Amity Lee (lee@umass.edu) updates this web page.
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