v “Computational molecular engineering: Plenty of opportunity for
applied mathematicians”, Department of Mathematics, University of California at
Riverside, November 18, 2009.
v “Truth and myth of density functional theory: an engineering
perspective”, Center for Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
November 10, 2009.
v “Viral fugacity in vitro and in vivo”, Center for Theoretical
Biological Physics (CTBP), University of California, San Diego, November 6,
2009.
v “Primitive models of polymer brushes and nanoparticle composites”,
Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, October
28, 2009.
v “Modeling
Viral Fugacity in vitro and in vivo”, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing, September 18, 2009.
v “Modeling
Viral Fugacity in vitro and in vivo”, Department of Chemical Engineering,
Tsinghua University, September 17, 2009.
v “Modeling
Viral Fugacity in vitro and in vivo”, International Workshop on Continuous
Modeling of Biomolecules, Beijing, September 16, 2009.
v “Modeling
Viral Fugacity in vitro and in vivo”, Department of Chemistry, Zhejing University, September 8, 2009.
v “Modeling
Viral Fugacity in vitro and in vivo”, Macromolecular Crowding, Telluride
Intermediate School, 07/06/2009 - 07/10/2009.
v “Biomolecular
Thermodynamics: Approximated Models for Relevant Experiments”, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, April 22,
2009.
v “Molecular
modeling of biological systems: Make it real!”,
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Brigham Young University,
February 26, 2009.
v “Hydrophobicity, protein folding and genome packaging”,
Fachbereich Physik der Universität Stuttgart, Max-Planck-Institute für
Festkörper-und Metallforschung Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 16, 2008.
v “Hydrophobicity, protein folding and genome packaging”,
Institut für Theoretische Physik II, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf,
Germany, Dec. 12, 2008.
v “Recent
advanced applications of molecular thermodynamics”, Laboratory of Thermodynamics,
Dortmund University of Technology, Germany, Dec. 11, 2008.
v “Recent
advanced applications of molecular thermodynamics”, Institut
für Technische Thermodynamik und Kältetechnik, Universität Karlsuhe, Germany,
Dec. 8, 2008.
v “Hydrophobicity,
protein folding and genome packaging”, Institut fuer Physik, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany, Nov. 4, 2008.
v “Impossible
Molecular Model for Water”, Multi-scale and Multi-phase Systems Research Group,
School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, the University of
Manchester, UK, Dec. 2, 2008.
v “Where
to find a molecular model for water?”, Workshop on
Water at Biological Interfaces, Hangzhou, China, Oct. 27-28, 2008.
v “Molecular
modeling of biological systems: not ab initio but in
medias res”, Dept of Molecular Biophysics & Physiology, Rush University
Medical Center, August 12, 2008.
v “Inhomogeneous
polyelectrolytes”, Joint 63rd Northwest /21st Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting,
Park City, UT, June 15–18, 2008.
v ''Modeling electrostatic
interactions in a killer virus'', Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale
University, September 12, 2007.
v ''Modeling
electrostatic interactions in a killer virus'', Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Padova, Italy, July 21,
2007.
v ''Thermodynamics: From
steam engine to molecular engineering'', California State Polytechnic University, Pomona,
March 19, 2007.
v “Osmotic pressure and
packaging structure of caged DNA”, 2007 Society for Industrial and Applied
Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Costa
Mesa, CA, February 19-23, 2007.
v “DNA Packaging: Toward
development of an efficient delivery system”, The Fine Particle Society 2006 International
Conference on Bio and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, San Diego, CA,
December 18-20, 2006.
v “Osmotic pressure and
packaging structure of caged DNA”, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Georg August Universität, Germany, August 30, 2006.
v “Osmotic pressure and
packaging structure of caged DNA”, the Max-Planck-Institut
für Metallforschung,
Germany, August 29, 2006.
v “Osmotic pressure and
packaging structure of caged DNA”, The Second China-USA Workshop on Chemical
Engineering, Durham, New Hampshire, August 20 -24, 2006.
v “Phase behavior of
asphaltene-containing petroleum fluids”, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
Co., Annandale, NJ, March 17, 2006.
v “Thermodynamics for
molecular engineering”, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, February 28, 2006.
v “Thermodynamics for
molecular engineering”, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
University of Maryland, College Park, November 22, 2005.
v “Molecular dynamics for
structural transitions of an encapsulated protein”, The First China-USA
Workshop on Chemical Engineering, Beijing, August 9 -12, 2005.
v “Molecular modeling for
soft materials”, Lujan Seminar Series, Los Alamos National Laboratory, February
18, 2005.
v “Density functional
theory of polymeric fluids”, seminar in J. J. de Pablo’s group, Department of
Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin, December 6, 2004.
v “Unified density
functional theory of complex fluids”, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University,
China, August 27, 2004.
v “Molecular electrostatics
in surface chemistry”, Basic and Applied Statistical Mechanics of Condensed
Matter, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of DOUGLAS HENDERSON, Provo, Utah,
August 7, 2004.
v “Statistical thermodynamics
of soft materials”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University,
February 16, 2004.
v “Statistical
thermodynamics of soft materials”, Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Houston, February 13, 2004.
v “Unified density
functional theory of complex fluids”, Materials Research Laboratory, University
of California at Santa Barbara, October 22, 2003.
v “Molecular modeling of
petroleum systems beyond van der Waals theory”, Lectures in Molecular
Engineering, Institute of Mexican Petroleum (IMP), Mexico City, October 8,
2003.
v “Unified density
functional theory of complex fluids”, Second International Conference on
Applied Statistical Physics: Molecular Engineering (ASTATPHYS-MEX-2003), Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico, August 24-29, 2003.
v “Phase behavior of bulk
and confined asphaltene-containing crude oils”, Second International Conference
on Applied Statistical Physics: Molecular Engineering (ASTATPHYS-MEX-2003),
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, August 24-29, 2003.
v “Density functional theory
of inhomogeneous mixtures of polymeric fluids”, the 225th ACS National Meeting,
New Orleans, March 23-27, 2003.
v “Crystallization,
metastable phase transition and percolation in colloidal dispersions”,
Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, March 25, 2003.
v “Molecular thermodynamics
of complex fluids: a hard science for structure of soft matter”, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Riverside, October 14,
2002.
v “18 months after leaving
Berkeley”, joint seminar in Radke/Prausnitz groups, Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, June 28, 2002.
v “Molecular thermodynamics
for prevention of asphaltene precipitation” seminar in Fogler’s
group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
June 26, 2002.
v “Colloids from a simple
view: The weak forces shape the mesoscopic structure of materials”, Department
of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, March 14, 2002.
v “Phase behavior of confined
associating fluids”, Yangtze Conference on Fluids and Interfaces, Yangtze
River, October 12-18, 2002.
v “Understanding colloidal
forces for self-assembly toward nanostructured materials”, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, September 7, 2001.
v “Technology comes and
goes, but thermodynamics remains”, Kennecott Undergraduate Seminar, Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, September 7, 2001.
v “Molecular thermodynamics
of asphaltene precipitation in reservoir fluids”, ASTATPHYS-MEX-2001, Cancun,
Mexico, July 23, 2001.
v “Monte Carlo simulation
for potential of mean force between macroions in electrolyte solutions”, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Mexico City, Mexico,
March 22, 2001.