Chemical Engineering

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Dorsa Parviz, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Abstract: Population growth and climate change necessitate a paradigm shift from current chemical and materials production methods to more sustainable approaches with a negative carbon footprint. In view of this, I will introduce carbon fixing materials (CFM) as a new […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Arthur Shih, Ph.D. Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands Abstract Understanding of catalysis at a fundamental level has historically lagged behind its commercial counterpart with the Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis process and catalytic converters as pertinent examples . This historical paradigm, however, is shifting with the advancement of computing prowess […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Juliana Carnerio, Ph.D Postdoctoral Research Fellow School of Chemical Engineering & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Abstract: Our current global fossil-based economy produces significant environmental, economic, and social challenges. Such complex challenges are the defining issues of our time, pushing society toward stepwise decarbonization of our energy and consumption economy. […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Madga Barecka, Ph.D. Post-Doc at University of Cambridge, Research Centre in Singapore Abstract Transition to Net Zero 2050 requires immediate and drastic changes in the current manufacturing methods. This transformation is difficult to realize without disrupting the existing industries and putting at risk the delivery of the products that our society […]

There are a variety of steps required to transition technologies from the research lab to the marketplace. Each step comes with its own set of questions and challenges. How do you protect your innovation and when is the right time? What is the right path to market? What are the obstacles to get there? What […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Nora M. Dempsey Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institut NEEL, 38000 Grenoble, France Abstract: Magnetic flux sources are used to manipulate biological entities (cells, embryos, DNA, proteins…). The magnetic field gradients produced by a flux source scales up as its size is decreased, resulting in increased force per unit volume. […]

The New England Complex Fluids Workshop encourages collaboration among researchers from industry and academia studying soft condensed matter, broadly speaking, with applications extending to biomedical sciences and industry. Workshops consist of invited talks and several sessions of contributed "sound-bites" which are approximately three minutes long, in which students and postdocs are invited to introduce their […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Mark S. Chen Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University Abstract: Open-shell molecules possess unpaired electron density (radical character), which makes them intriguing candidate materials for many optoelectronic applications. Air-stable structures have been reported, but most require lengthy synthetic sequences with limited generality. Our lab has developed a concise strategy […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Rachel A. Segalman, PhD. Department Chair, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara Abstract: Progress toward durable, high-energy density lithium-ion batteries has been hindered by instabilities at electrolyte-electrode interfaces leading to poor cycling stability, and by safety concerns associated with energy-dense lithium metal anodes. Solid polymeric electrolytes (SPEs) can help mitigate […]

Chemical Engineering is hosting its annual Department Award Ceremony in Blackman Auditorium on Friday, April 29, 2022, 5:00-6:30 pm.