Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will be held at 11 a.m. on the date indicated, 171 Durham. Detailed information will be distributed to department graduate students and faculty prior to each seminar. Seminars are open to all ISU faculty, staff, students, post-doctoral researchers and scientists.
| Fall Semester | ||
| Aug. 25 | Introduction | Department Faculty |
| Sept. 1 | Safety | Department Faculty & Staff |
| Sept. 8 | Non-linear electrokinetic enrichment of targeted cells and nucleic acids coupled with electrochemical sensing for point-of-care diagnostics | Robbyn Anand, Iowa State University Dept. of Chemistry |
| Sept. 15 | Investigating Biological Systems with the Integration of Modeling and Data Analysis | Rajib Saha, University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Sept. 22 | Non-thermal plasma-based conversion of biomass and plastics for value-added chemicals | Xianglan Bai, Iowa State University Dept. of Mechanical Engineering |
| Sept. 29 | Synthetic Biology for Enhanced mRNA Functions and Animal Performance | Qing Sun, Texas A&M University |
| Oct. 13 | Perfect Pitch – I | Graduate Students |
| Oct. 20 | Understanding Mechanisms in Electrolyte-Gating of Functional Materials | Chris Leighton, University of Minnesota |
| Oct. 27 | Catalysis by supported metal nanoparticles: Fundamental insights from surface science measurements on model systems | Charles Campbell, University of Washington |
| Nov. 3 | Sustainable Manufacturing of Chemicals and Nanomaterials Sustainable Manufacturing of Chemicals and Nanomaterials | Paul Kenis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Nov. 10 | Nanoengineering strategies to tackle inflammatory diseases | Ryan Pearson, University of Maryland |
| Nov. 17 | No Seminar – AIChE Conference | |
| Nov. 24 | No Seminar – Thanksgiving | |
| Dec. 1 | Developing Electrostatic Processes for the Conversion of Biomass – Derived Feedstocks Into Renewable Fuels and Chemicals | Juan Lopez-Ruiz, Dept. of Energy – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Dec. 8 | No Seminar – Prep Week | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Jan. 19 | Safety | Department Faculty & Staff |
| Jan. 26 | Michelle O’Malley, rescheduled to March 2 | |
| Feb. 2 | Understanding and Exploiting Cancer Mechanobiology | Adam Engler, University of California San Diego |
| Feb. 9 | Unseen Yellowstone: Microbial Discoveries and Biotechnological Applications | Brent Payton, Montana State University |
| Feb. 16 | No Seminar | |
| Feb. 23 | No Seminar | |
| March 2 | Unblocking the Biotech Potential of Anaerobic Gut Fungi | Michelle O’Malley, University of California Santa Barbara |
| March 9 | Environmental Catalysis Principles for Upgrading Nitrate-containing Water | Mike Wong, Rice University |
| March 23 | Unlocking Intracellular Therapeutic Targets through Novel Nanostructured Biomaterials | Millicent Sullivan, University of Delaware |
| March 30 |
Engineering High-Precision, Dynamic Genetic Control Systems for Cellular Reprogramming |
Kate Galloway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| April 6 | Electrochemical Systems for Carbon Dioxide Utilization | Feng Jiao, University of Delaware |
| Apr. 20 | Nanomaterials for Advanced Manufacturing | Shan Jiang, Iowa State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| Apr. 27 | Designing Advanced Materials for Advanced Manufacturing: Striving for Sustainability | Timothy Long, Arizona State University |
