Colloquium Calendar 2002-2003
June 6
Dr. E. Terry Papoutsakis
Northwestern University
Biochemical Engineering in the Era of Genomics, Systems Biology & Genetic Medicine
May 30
Dr. Thomas Young
University of California, Davis
Dynamics of dissolved and particle-bound organic contaminants in northern San Pablo Bay
May 16
Dr. Eray Aydil
UC Santa Barbara
Plasma Deposition of Thin Silicon Films
May 5
Dr. Yannis Androulakis
ExxonMobil
Informative feature selection: A prerequisite for effective data-driven research
April 25
Dr. Yorem Cohen
UCLA
Surface Engineering with Polymers for Selective Separations
April 21
Dr. Charles Wyman
Dartmouth College
Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass: Sustainable Transportation from Wastes and Plants
April 18
Dr. Steven Wrenn
Drexel University
Cholesterol-Linked Disease: The Good, the Bad, and the Nucleation
April 16
Dr. Steve Mylon
Yale
Trace Metal Speciation in Aquatic Systems as a Predictor of Bioavailability
April 14
Mark Byrne
Purdue University
Biomimetic Materials for Selective Recognition of Biomolecules Recognitive Networks for Drug Delivery and Bionanotechnology
April 11
Dr. Jeremy Redman
Yale University
Observations on Microbial Transport in Porous Media: Influence of Electrostatic Interactions
April 7
Dr. Baikun Li
Pennsylvania State University
The Structure-function Analysis of Microorganisms in Activated Sludge Floc by Micro-electrodes and Fluorescent in situ Hybridization (FISH)
April 4
Dr. Elaine Zhu
General Motors
From Micro to Nano Fluidics
April 2
Dr. Nosang "Vincent" Myung
Jet Propulsion Lab
Development of Nano-engineered Materials for MEMS/NEMS
March 21
Dr. Ted Lee
MIT
Tuning Surfactant Morphology on the Nanometer Scale: Density-Responsive and Light-Responsive Systems
March 17
Dr. Szu-Wen Wang
Stanford Alumni
Directed self-assembly in two-dimensional protein crystals
March 14
Dr. You-Yeon Won
Harvard University
Amphiphilic Block Copolymers: Designer Amphiphilies
March 7
Dr. Jingxi Sun
Lumilends Lighting, LLC
Towards a Rational Design of Electronic Materials Processing and Synthesis: Surface Chemistry, Electronic Properties and Materials Growth
Feb. 28
Dr. Norma Alcantar
UC Santa Barbara
The Role of Surface Forces in Thin Film Applications
Feb. 21
Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharya
University of Kentucky
Functionalized Membranes for Environmental Applications
Feb. 14
Dr. W.B. Whiting
University of Nevada, Reno
Uncertainty in Thermophysical Property Data and Correlations: How does it affect process simulation?
Feb. 10
Kenneth J. Kauffman
University of Delaware
Computational Biology Approaches for the Analysis of Biochemical Networks
Feb. 7
Dr. Jeffrey Youngblood
Cornell University
The Nature of Surfaces: Relevance to Wettability and Biology
Jan. 31
Dr. Amy Childress
University of Nevada, Reno
Assessing the Significance of Polar Interaction Energies in Membrane-Colloid Interactions
Jan. 27
Dr. Kara McCloskey
Georgia Tech
Endothelial Cells from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
Jan. 24
Dr. David Allen
University of Texas, Austin
The Texas Air Quality Study: State of the Science of Air Quality in Texas and Implications for Air Quality Policy
Jan. 17
Dr. Junko Marr
Colorado School of Mines
Experimental and Statistical Evaluation of Bacterial Source Tracking in an Alpine Region by rep-PCR DNA Fingerprinting
Jan. 10
Dr. Jinsang Kim
Cal-Tech
Supramolecular Assemblies of Conjugated Sensory Polymers and the Optimization of Transport Properties
Jan. 7
Dr. Emir Macari
Louisiana State University
Use of Virtual Reality in Engineering Education
December, 6
Dr. Winston Ho
Ohio State University
Engineering Membranes for Environmental and Energy Applications
November, 22
Dr. Pin Wang
Cal-Tech
Expanding the Scope of Protein Biosynthesis by Incorporation of Non-natural Amino Acids in vivo
November, 15
Dr. Daniel Kamei
MIT
Protein and Viral Partitioning in Two-Phase Aqueous Micellar Systems
November, 8
Dr. Bruce Rittmann
Northwestern University
The Hydrogen-Based Hollow-Fiber Membrane Biofilm Reactor for Removing Oxidized Contaminants
October, 30
Shashi Murthy
MIT
Chemical Vapor Deposition of Fluorocarbon-Organosilicon Copolymer Thin Films as Biopassivation Coatings
October, 25
Dr. David Marr
Colorado School of Mines
Field Manipulated Colloids for Photonics and Microfluidics Applications
October, 18
Chen Lin and Kevin Bell
The Development and Application of Position-Based Driver's Aid System
and
Nitrogen Removal Mechanisms in
Rapid Infiltration (RI) Wastewater Treatment Systems
October, 11
Seoktae Kang
University of California, Riverside
Formation of Dynamic Membrane in Submerged Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs)
October, 4
Dr. Philip Stewart
Montana State University-Bozeman
Microbial Biofilms and Their Control by Antimicrobial Agents