MIE Seminar – Dr. Andrew Akbashev

Please join us for a special seminar with Dr. Andrew Akbashev, visiting from the Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland) to give a talk titled “Electrochemistry: Fundamental Research, Academic Culture and Education”.

He is a leading expert in electrochemistry and catalysis research and has a large following on social media (>40,000 followers on LinkedIn) discussing various issues in academia, education, and frequently shares valuable career advice for under/graduate students and early career professionals. As an example, he has discussed “Tackling overpublishing by moving to open-ended papers” in Nature Materials. Further, he is the founder and solo organizer of the Electrochemical Online Colloquium frequently attracting an audience of up to 700 attendees.

Please mark your calendars for this treat – the seminar will take place Friday 6/2, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm in 168 Snell Engineering and via Zoom. Light snacks will be served.