Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are held in 171 Durham, 11:00 a.m. – noon. They are open to all ISU faculty, staff, students, post-doctoral researchers and scientists. A reception with the seminar guest (open to CBE faculty, staff students, post-doctoral researchers and scientists) is typically held from 10:30-11:00 a.m. in 2061 Sweeney.
| Jan. 23 |
Renewable Chemicals & Fuels: From First Principles to Chemical Manufacturing |
Dion Vlachos, University of Delaware |
| Jan. 30 |
Harnessing Biomaterials to Study and Control Immune Function |
Christopher Jewell, University of Maryland |
| Feb. 6 |
Mammalian Synthetic Biology – Foundations and Applications to Programmable Organoids
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Ron Weiss, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Feb. 13 |
Chiral Inorganic Nanostructures |
Nick Kotov, University of Michigan |
| Feb. 20 |
Recent Advances in Polymer Electrolytes for Electrochemical Energy Conversion |
Andrew Herring, Colorado School of Mines |
| Feb. 27 |
Exploiting the Limitation of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis for Efficient Production of Carbon Nanotubes |
Placidus Amama, Kansas State University |
| March 5 |
Soft Electronic and Microfluidic Systems for the Skin |
John Rogers, Northwestern University |
| March 12 |
No Seminar |
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| March 19 |
No seminar (Spring Break) |
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| March 26 |
Canceled |
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| Apr. 2 |
Balancing Metabolic Pathways for the Production of High-Value Chemicals in Recombinant Microorganisms |
Mattheos Koffas, Rensselaer Ploytechnic Institute |
| April 9 |
No Seminar (Industrial Advisory Council visit) |
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| Apr. 16 |
Modifications of Silk Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration |
David Kaplan, Tufts University |
| April 23 |
From Silicon to Plastic: Materials Design and Process Considerations |
Elsa Reichmanis, Georgia Institute of Technology |