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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Writing: CommLab Drop-In Writing Hours
DESCRIPTION:Graduate students\, are you looking for a time for focused research writing?  Join the CommLab drop-in writing hours on any Tuesday between 9 -11 am ET.  Drop in on any Tuesday and stay for a short time or two hours.  A CommLab Fellow will be available to provide feedback on your writing.  We will be meeting virtually on Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/graduate-student-writing-commlab-drop-in-writing-hours-2/2025-12-02/
LOCATION:https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/95748947707?pwd=ajJMUYNZ9I0u8hoe5z5dyuPpBQWenI.1
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SUMMARY:LinkedIn\, CV\, Resume: CommLab Drop-In Hours
DESCRIPTION:Graduate students\, do you need to increase your on-line presence or update your CV or Resume?  Join the CommLab’s LinkedIn\, CV\, and Resume drop-in workshops any Tuesday from 11 pm to 12 pm ET. This collaborative space offers valuable advice and peer feedback to enhance your online profile and professional presence. Join this drop-in workshop through Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/linkedin-cv-resume-commlab-drop-in-hours-2/2025-12-02/
LOCATION:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/linkedin-cv-resume-commlab-drop-in-hours-2/2025-12-02/
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SUMMARY:Crafting Posters with Visual Impact and Designing Poster Narratives:  CommLab Drop-In Hours
DESCRIPTION:Working on a poster? Stop by the CommLab Drop-In hours to brainstorm ideas\, get feedback and fine tune the visual and oral presentation of your research or project. Join any Wednesday from 10-11am in person in room 206 Egan or join virtually on Zoom. \n 
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/crafting-posters-with-visual-impact-and-designing-poster-narratives-commlab-drop-in-hours/2025-12-03/
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SUMMARY:Scientific Oral Communication : CommLab Drop-In Workshops
DESCRIPTION:The NU CommLab is hosting a weekly hybrid Scientific Oral Communication Drop-in practice for graduate students. Drop-in virtually or in-person any week to practice for your upcoming oral exams\, proposals\, thesis\, dissertation or talks. Receive and implement feedback on your verbal and non-verbal public speaking skills. Drop-in any Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 pm in 306 Egan or on Zoom. Note on September 10 and October 8 the workshop will be in 334 Curry Student Center.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/scientific-oral-communication-commlab-drop-in-workshops-2/2025-12-03/
LOCATION:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/scientific-oral-communication-commlab-drop-in-workshops-2/2025-12-03/
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SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Research Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Annual Chemical Engineering Research Showcase in the Raytheon Ampitheater! Every year\, our Chemical Engineering PhD students and select faculty members present their work through Oral Presentations\, Poster Sessions\, and 5-minute Presentations. This year\, the Capstone and Professional Development classes will also be presenting their posters as part of the event. All are welcome to attend.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/chemical-engineering-research-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Raytheon Amphitheater (240 Egan)\, 360 Huntington Ave\, 240 Egan\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Writing: CommLab Drop-In Writing Hours
DESCRIPTION:Graduate students\, are you looking for a time for focused research writing?  Join the CommLab drop-in writing hours on any Tuesday between 9 -11 am ET.  Drop in on any Tuesday and stay for a short time or two hours.  A CommLab Fellow will be available to provide feedback on your writing.  We will be meeting virtually on Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/graduate-student-writing-commlab-drop-in-writing-hours-2/2025-12-09/
LOCATION:https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/95748947707?pwd=ajJMUYNZ9I0u8hoe5z5dyuPpBQWenI.1
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SUMMARY:LinkedIn\, CV\, Resume: CommLab Drop-In Hours
DESCRIPTION:Graduate students\, do you need to increase your on-line presence or update your CV or Resume?  Join the CommLab’s LinkedIn\, CV\, and Resume drop-in workshops any Tuesday from 11 pm to 12 pm ET. This collaborative space offers valuable advice and peer feedback to enhance your online profile and professional presence. Join this drop-in workshop through Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/linkedin-cv-resume-commlab-drop-in-hours-2/2025-12-09/
LOCATION:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/linkedin-cv-resume-commlab-drop-in-hours-2/2025-12-09/
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SUMMARY:ChE PhD Dissertation Defense: Barrett Smith
DESCRIPTION:Name:\nBarrett Smith \nTitle:\nin situ polymer gelation in confined flow \nDate:\n12/10/2025 \nTime:\n9:00:00 AM \nCommittee Members:\nProf. Sara M. Hashmi (Advisor)\nProf. Steve Lustig\nProf. Xiaoyu Tang\nProf. Matt Kipper \nLocation:\n425 Shillman Hall \nAbstract:\nPolymer flows through pores\, nozzles and other small channels govern engineered and naturally occurring dynamics in many processes\, from 3D printing to oil recovery in the earth’s subsurface to a wide variety of biological flows. Cross-linking within these polymer flows can change their material properties dramatically. Bulk characterization of these changes is insufficient to describe how these materials behave in microfluidic flow. Shear stresses produced by confinement cause changes in gel properties. Additionally\, small inhomogeneities which arise during cross-linking become more important at microfluidic length scales. As a result of these complexities\, the behavior of polymer solutions which are actively undergoing cross-linking is understudied and few principles have been established which help determine a priori whether emergent behaviors such as clogging will occur. \nIn this dissertation\, we investigate a simple model system of polymer cross-linking in microfluidic flow. Alginate\, a common biopolymer\, is crosslinked by calcium ions while being driven through a microfluidic channel at constant flow rate. We map the boundaries defining clogging and flow as a function of flow rate\, polymer concentration\, and crosslinker concentration. Between the dynamic regimes of complete clogging and unrestricted flow\, we observe a remarkable phenomenon in which the crosslinked polymer intermittently clogs the channel. This pattern of deposition and removal of the crosslinked gel is simultaneously highly reproducible\, long-lasting\, and controllable by system parameters. We provide an analytical framework to quantitatively explain and describe the intermittent behavior as resulting from diffusively driven deposition in a high Peclet number flow where convection dominates over diffusion. Fitting the experimental data shows that higher component concentrations lead to more efficient deposition and more swollen gels\, while increasing the flow rate increases the deposition rate but produces much less swollen gels. By correlating the analytical analysis with bulk rheology measurements\, we find that deposition efficiency increases with the stiffness of the gel formed in flow. Softer gels withstand higher shear stresses before ablation. Upon detaching from the channel\, the gel retains its shape\, resulting in alginate microrods. To investigate the properties of these alginate rods\, we\ndevelop and validate a novel method which uses common laboratory equipment to measure viscoelastic mechanical properties of small\, soft rods and fibers. Finally\, we discuss future directions for this model system and related experimental setups. \n\nBarrett Smith is a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University. Mr. Smith obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Biological Engineering from Cornell University in 2014. Upon graduating\, he worked for five years in the research department of the pharmaceutical company Insmed Inc\, where he developed nebulized and intravenous nanoparticle formulations for novel antibiotics. He joined the Hashmi Complex Fluids lab in 2021and is defending his dissertation in December 2025. In his graduate work\, Mr. Smith investigates the behavior of polymer hydrogels in microfluidic systems. Outside of school\, Mr. Smith enjoys spending time with his wife and two children reading\, completing puzzles\, and riding bikes.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/che-phd-dissertation-defense-barrett-smith/
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SUMMARY:Crafting Posters with Visual Impact and Designing Poster Narratives:  CommLab Drop-In Hours
DESCRIPTION:Working on a poster? Stop by the CommLab Drop-In hours to brainstorm ideas\, get feedback and fine tune the visual and oral presentation of your research or project. Join any Wednesday from 10-11am in person in room 206 Egan or join virtually on Zoom. \n 
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/crafting-posters-with-visual-impact-and-designing-poster-narratives-commlab-drop-in-hours/2025-12-10/
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SUMMARY:Scientific Oral Communication : CommLab Drop-In Workshops
DESCRIPTION:The NU CommLab is hosting a weekly hybrid Scientific Oral Communication Drop-in practice for graduate students. Drop-in virtually or in-person any week to practice for your upcoming oral exams\, proposals\, thesis\, dissertation or talks. Receive and implement feedback on your verbal and non-verbal public speaking skills. Drop-in any Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 pm in 306 Egan or on Zoom. Note on September 10 and October 8 the workshop will be in 334 Curry Student Center.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/scientific-oral-communication-commlab-drop-in-workshops-2/2025-12-10/
LOCATION:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/scientific-oral-communication-commlab-drop-in-workshops-2/2025-12-10/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Writing: CommLab Drop-In Writing Hours
DESCRIPTION:Graduate students\, are you looking for a time for focused research writing?  Join the CommLab drop-in writing hours on any Tuesday between 9 -11 am ET.  Drop in on any Tuesday and stay for a short time or two hours.  A CommLab Fellow will be available to provide feedback on your writing.  We will be meeting virtually on Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/graduate-student-writing-commlab-drop-in-writing-hours-2/2025-12-16/
LOCATION:https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/95748947707?pwd=ajJMUYNZ9I0u8hoe5z5dyuPpBQWenI.1
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T134517Z
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SUMMARY:LinkedIn\, CV\, Resume: CommLab Drop-In Hours
DESCRIPTION:Graduate students\, do you need to increase your on-line presence or update your CV or Resume?  Join the CommLab’s LinkedIn\, CV\, and Resume drop-in workshops any Tuesday from 11 pm to 12 pm ET. This collaborative space offers valuable advice and peer feedback to enhance your online profile and professional presence. Join this drop-in workshop through Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/linkedin-cv-resume-commlab-drop-in-hours-2/2025-12-16/
LOCATION:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/linkedin-cv-resume-commlab-drop-in-hours-2/2025-12-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T100000
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UID:53397-1765965600-1765969200@coe.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:Crafting Posters with Visual Impact and Designing Poster Narratives:  CommLab Drop-In Hours
DESCRIPTION:Working on a poster? Stop by the CommLab Drop-In hours to brainstorm ideas\, get feedback and fine tune the visual and oral presentation of your research or project. Join any Wednesday from 10-11am in person in room 206 Egan or join virtually on Zoom. \n 
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/crafting-posters-with-visual-impact-and-designing-poster-narratives-commlab-drop-in-hours/2025-12-17/
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