September 14
“Manipulating the Structure and Properties of Noble Metals Using Post-Transition Elements“
Prof. Michael B. Ross
Department of Chemistry
University of Massachusetts/Lowell
September 21
“Complex Fluids in Microchannel Flows: From Bleeding to Drug Delivery“
Prof. Qin (Maggie) Qi
MIT Department of Chemical Engineering
September 28
“Biological Actuators for Applications in Medicine and Machines“
Prof. Ritu Raman
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
October 26
“Polyelectrolyte Complex Scaffoldings for Wet Adhesives and Bioprinting Inks“
Prof. Samanvaya Srivastava
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of California/Los Angeles
November 2
“Mimicking Glycoprotein-Independent Virus Uptake and Trafficking with Glycolipid-Coated Polymer Nanoparticles“
Prof. Bjöern M. Reinhard
Department of Chemistry
Boston University
November 9
“Exploring the Connections Between Chelating Polymer Structure and Rare-Earth Element Binding Thermodynamics“
Prof. Michael D. Schulz
Department of Chemistry
Virginia Tech
November 7
“Modern Organic Reactions for Precise (Macro)molecular Synthesis“
Prof. Quentin Michaudel
Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Texas A&M University
December 15
“Imagining Circular Beyond-Lithium-Ion Batteries“