Virtual Graduate Seminar Series - Hosted by Lehigh University

AIChE and Lehigh University have collaborated to provide graduate-level seminars to all. This series features previously recorded webinars of guest lecturers from various universities. The series is currently ongoing.

Topological Effects on Movements of Charged Macromolecules ... Archived Webinar Sep 16, 2020 Charged macromolecules dispersed in aqueous media are ubiquitous since life began on Earth and continue to catalyze formulations of modern materials. A fundamental understanding of the rich...	Particulate Process and Product Design: A Pharmaceutical ... Archived Webinar Oct 7, 2020 Granular/particulate materials are common in our everyday lives, and their processing consumes ~10% of the world’s energy. Despite their extensive use as well as economic and environmental impacts,...	The Catalytic Role of Water at Metal/Titania Interfaces for ... Archived Webinar Nov 4, 2020 “What happens when you add water?” is possibly the most frequently asked question after presentations in heterogeneous catalysis. This question is indeed paramount, and I will report on our group’s...	CO2 Assisted Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes: A ... Archived Webinar Oct 21, 2020 Carbon dioxide has been highlighted in recent years as a promising mild oxidant in the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of low molecular weight alkanes over different metal oxide-based catalysts...
Towards Chemistry-Informed Molecular Design of Organic ... Archived Webinar Oct 28, 2020 Two-way liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) – organic molecules that can store hydrogen as reversible hydrogen-containing chemical bonds – offer a transformative solution to the problem of...	Creating Useful Nanostructured Soft Materials by Directed ... Archived Webinar Nov 18, 2020 Controlling structure and thereby manipulating the use properties of condensed matter is a central concern in materials science. A striking disparity exists in our ability to enact such structural...	Solution Processing of High Particle Loading ... Archived Webinar Feb 17, 2021 Materials with high particle loadings are important for several applications: in many cases the particles provide the desired functionality and the polymer acts to bind them together into a shape, so...	Engineering (in) Human Cells Using Genome Editing Archived Webinar Feb 24, 2021 The field of genome editing is experiencing a renaissance driven primarily by the repurposing of an immune response system utilized by bacteria and archaea. This system is characterized by the...
Proteins at Interfaces: New Perspectives on an Old Problem Archived Webinar Mar 10, 2021 I will present new research that addresses the major challenge of identifying material properties that alter bio-macromolecule folding stability abiotic environments. How proteins interact with...	Atomically Dispersed Precious Metal Catalysts Archived Webinar Mar 17, 2021 The use of oxide-supported atomically dispersed precious metal atoms (or ions) as catalytic active sites is of interest due to their distinct reactivity and efficient metal utilization compared to...	Leveraging Natural Silk Biopolymers for Applications in ... Archived Webinar Apr 28, 2021 Unique mechanical and structural properties arise from silk fibroin-based materials when these proteins are rendered water-insoluble through a process that results in the collapse of the linearized...	Mentors, Mentors Everywhere: Weaving Informal and Formal ... Archived Webinar Mar 31, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a paradigm shift in coordination and collaboration constructs associated with the creation of chemical technologies. A review of the important roles of mentoring in...
Orienting Organic Semiconductor Crystals for Emerging ... Archived Webinar Sep 15, 2021 Solution-based processing of optoelectronic active layers promises to drive down the manufacturing costs of emerging technologies, such as light-weight, large-area solar panels. While significant...	Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Engineering: Past, ... Archived Webinar Sep 29, 2021 Artificial intelligence (AI) started off with great promise in the early 1980s, spurred by the success of the expert system paradigm in certain applications. This prompted a flurry of research...	Liquid Crystal Elastomers Archived Webinar Oct 20, 2021 Liquid crystal elastomers are rubbery solids with liquid crystal mesogens incorporated into their main chains. They display an isotropic to nematic phase transformation accompanied by a large...	Design and Surface Modification of Functional Nanocellulose ... Archived Webinar Oct 27, 2021 Nanocellulose is an interesting material with unique properties and chemistry. Cellulose, the structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, is the most abundant organic material on...
Nanoparticle Transport in Crowded, Confined Media Archived Webinar Mar 30, 2022 Transport of nanoscale particles through crowded, confined matrices is essential for drug delivery, diagnostic assays, and processing of nanocomposite materials. Because nanoparticles are comparable...	Particle Transport Problems at Different Scales: From Dry ... Archived Webinar Apr 13, 2022 Flows of particulate material mediated by interstitial gas flow arise in nature and in many processes. They manifest inhomogeneities that can be traced to hydrodynamic instabilities and interparticle...	Bio-inspired Design: Towards Functional Polymeric Materials Archived Webinar Apr 20, 2022 Materials that are found in Nature display a wide range of properties, including responsiveness to the environment, signal transmission, and the ability to adapt to support life. Learning from Nature...