Fall 2012 Seminar Series
Seminars are typically in Ricketts 211 at 9:30AM on Wednesdays.
Refreshments in RI 120 at 9:00 AM.
* Other locations, dates, times are noted with *
August 29
Prof. Keith Johnston, University of Texas-Austin
“Reversible Protein and Gold Nanoclusters from Nanoparticles: Colloid Science Fundamentals and Applications in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Imaging”
September 5
Prof. Harry Bermudez, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
“DNA-based Vehicles for Delivery of Functional Nucleic Acids and Proteins”
September 12
Prof. Arjun Yodh, University of Pennsylvania
"Colloids, Coffee Rings, & Phonons"
September 26
Prof. Chris Macosko, University of Minnesota
““Langmuir Monolayers of Graphene: Structure and Interfacial Rheology”
October 3
Prof. Juergen Hahn, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
“Title: TBA”
October 10
Student Seminars: Peng Xu (Dr. Koffas) & Manuel Rafael Jimenez Diaz (Dr. Collins)
“Title: TBA”
October 17
Van Ness Lectures: Prof. Kristala Prather, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Modularization of Metabolic Pathways to Facilitate Biological Synthesis”
October 18
Van Ness Lectures: Prof. Kristala Prather, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Teaching an Old Bacterium New Tricks”
* Thursday Seminar – CBIS Auditorium
October 24
Prof. Suljo Linic, University of Michigan
“Designing Efficient Heterogeneous (Photo)Catalysis by Controlling the Size, Shape, and Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles”
November 7
Prof. Gerry Fuller, Stanford University
“Interfacial Rheology of Biological Interfaces”
November 14
Student Seminars: Suhas Rao (Drs. Karande/Underhill) & Juan Borja (Dr. Plawsky)
“Titles: TBA”
November 28
Student Seminars: Nicholas Marchand (Dr. Collins) & Michael Riley (Dr. Plawsky)
“Titles: TBA”
December 5
Student Seminars, Yaser Bozorgi (Dr. Underhill) & Sandeep Chilukuri (Drs. Collins/Underhill)
“Titles: TBA”