Archived Webinar
Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 10:45am to 11:45am EDT
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,...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 10:45am to 12:00pm EST
“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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 10:45am to 11:45am EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 10:45am to 12:00pm EST
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EST
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EST
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EST
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
Transport of nanoscale particles through crowded, confined matrices is essential for drug delivery, diagnostic assays, and processing of nanocomposite materials. Because nanoparticles are comparable...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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Archived Webinar
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 10:45am to 12:00pm EDT
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...
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