The MBSE Seminar Series occurs weekly during the fall semester only. In fall 2024, seminars will be at noon on Mondays in COB 113 in person only.
If you want to be included in the MBSE Seminar distribution list, please contact Beth Nowadnick.
MBSE Seminar Schedule Fall 2024
Sept. 16 Dr. Asmita Jana, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
"Nanoparticles for catalysis"
Sept. 23 Otto Zhou, University of North Carolina
"Nanotechnology for cancer detection and therapy"
Sept. 30 Dr. Jennifer Lee, University of California Merced
"Nanomaterials for catalysis"
Oct. 7 Dr. Mary Scott, University of California Berkeley
"Electron microscopy of nanomaterials"
Oct. 14 Dr. Rosa Espinosa Marzal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Soft matter and functional interfaces"
Oct. 21 Dr. Sangeeta Rajpurchit, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
"Electronic structure calculations"
Oct. 28 Sam Chiovoloni; Ariell Smith, University of California Merced
Nov. 4 Dr. Ed Kolodka, University of California Merced
"TBD"
Nov. 11 No Seminar - Veteran's Day
Nov. 18 Dr. Austin Sendek, Stanford University and Aionics
"AI for materials science"
Nov. 25 Dr. Marina Ruths, University of Massachusetts Lowell
"Nanotribology"
Dec. 2 Dr. Ping Liu, University of California San Diego
"Materials for energy conversion and storage"
Dec. 9 Dr. Seu Sim, University of California Irvine
"Molecular assembly of living materials"
MBSE Seminar Schedule Fall 2023
Sept. 11 Dr. John Harter, University of Californa Santa Barbara
"Electronic nematic order in the normal state of strontium ruthenate"
Sept. 18 Sergio Romero Garcia & Muhammad Shattique, University of California Merced
Sept. 25 Dr. Jafar Orangi, Amprius Technologies
Oct. 2 Dr. Seung Sae Hong, University of California Davis
"Freestanding complex oxide membranes and heterostructures"
Oct. 9 Dr. Santosh KC, San José State University
"First-principles calculations of 2D materials"
Oct. 16 UC Merced
Oct. 23 Dr. Alex Yasha Yi, University of Michigan
"Integrated silicon photonics chip for applications on artificial intelligence and renewable energy"
Oct. 30 Dr. Xavier Banquy, University of Montreal
"Biomaterials and structured interfaces"
Nov. 6 Dr. Richard Laine, University of Michigan
"Sustainable energy from rice hull ash"
Nov. 13 Dr. Sayeef Salahuddin, University of California Berkeley
"Materials for energy-efficient electronics"
Nov. 20 Dr. Ali Emamjomeh, HP
"3D Printing"
Nov. 27 Dr. Emmanuel Onyegam, Intel
"Exploring the synergy between AI/ML and VLSI design"
Dec. 4 Dr. Joelle Frechette, University of California Berkeley
"Soft matter and interfaces"
MBSE Seminar Schedule Fall 2022
Sept. 12 Dr. Roberto Andresen & Dr. Aleksandr Noy, University of California Merced
“Revealing molecular architectures for wet adhesion" by Dr Andresen & "Nanofluidic Transport in Carbon Nanotube Channels” by Dr. Noy
Sept. 19 Dr. Timothy Long, Arizona State University
“Designing Advanced Materials for Advanced Manufacturing: Striving for Sustainability”
Sept. 26 Dr. Gang Lu, California State University Northridge
"Electronic Excitations in Materials: A First-Principles Perspective "
Oct. 3 Dr. Keith Ray, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
"Materials Origins of Decoherence in Quantum Information Devices”
Oct. 10 Dr. Sasikanth Manipatruni, Kepler Computing
"Materials for beyond-CMOS computing"
Oct. 17 Dr. Clare Yu, University of California Irvine
"Spatial Distribution of Tumors and Immune Cells in Tumors"
Oct. 24 Dr. Eray Aydil, New York University
"Changing the Sun: Quantum Cutting Materials to Increase the Efficiencies and Lifetimes of Silicon Solar Cells"
Oct. 31 Dr. Taylor Ware, Texas A&M University
"4D printing"
Nov. 7 Dr. Phil Messersmith, University of California Berkeley
"Design, Interfacial Mechanics and Applications of Mussel-Inspired Polymers"
Nov. 14 Dr. Markus Valtiner, Vienna University of Technology
"Applied Interface Physics and Bioadhesion"
Nov. 21 Dr. Kara McCloskey, Dr. Andrea Merg & Dr. Jennifer Lu, University of California Merced
"Material stiffness directs diverging vascular fates" (by Dr. McCloskey)
"Energy storage devices for low-temperature applications and for residential solar energy storage" (by Dr. Lu)
Nov. 28 Dr. Qiming Wang, University of Southern California
"Bio-inspired materials"
Dec. 5 Dr. Audrey Dussutour, Université Toulouse, France
"Problem solving in slime molds: from decision making to learning"
