INVITED PRESENTATIONS

 (since 2001)

 

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.