Grainger College of Engineering Seminars & Speakers

Speaker: Jeff Thompson, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University

"Thermal conductivity of polymer networks," by Guangxin Lyu (Cahill and Evans) “Facile synthesis of glycopolypeptide from non-purified glycosylated N-carboxyanhydrides and formulation of glyconanoparticles,” by Kevin Tan (Leal)

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Prelim Examination: Hyungjoo Seo, March 3, 2022 @ 8:30 AM, Online, Exam Topic: Impedance- and Spatial-Domain Aliasing in Interference Management Techniques

A geomembrane-lined 8 meter high embankment surrounding a raw water reservoir for a thermal power plant in India suffered major breaches after just one year of operation. This webinar will elaborate on Dr. Bhowmik's post-failure field observations and seepage and stability analyses of the embankment.

All presentations will be held on Zoom, but some speakers will present in person at ICT. For each week’s Zoom credentials, speaker abstracts and bios, and updates as to whether or not presentations will be held in person or online via Zoom check here: https://ict.illinois.edu/outreach/kent-seminars

A special two-day (half days) geotech seminar featuring tunneling expert Gary S. Brierley, President of Doctor Mole Inc. Open to anyone interested in the tunneling industry.

Speaker: Chong Zu, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis

“Investigating the fracture properties of patterned materials made by frontal polymerization,” by Luis E. Rodriguez Koett (Sottos) “Selective labeling and targeting of cancer stem-like cells”, by Yang Bo (Wang)

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

All presentations will be held on Zoom, but some speakers will present in person at ICT. For each week’s Zoom credentials, speaker abstracts and bios, and updates as to whether or not presentations will be held in person or online via Zoom check here: https://ict.illinois.edu/outreach/kent-seminars

Olivia Clifton, NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York presents: Dry Deposition of Aerosols and Reactive Gases in our Earth System

Speaker: Anne Broadbent, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa

Final Examination: Wang Lang, March 22, 2022 @ 11:30 AM, ECEB 5030, Exam Topic: Generalized Effective Medium Theories and Numerical Verification

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

All presentations will be held on Zoom, but some speakers will present in person at ICT. For each week’s Zoom credentials, speaker abstracts and bios, and updates as to whether or not presentations will be held in person or online via Zoom check here: https://ict.illinois.edu/outreach/kent-seminars

“Exploration of rare earth doped zirconia aerogels for high temperature aerospace applications,” by Nate Olson (Krogstad) “Studying a metallic antiferromagnet with 4D-STEM experiment and simulations,” by Jeffrey Huang (Huang)

Final Examination: David Min, March 25, 2022 @ 1:00 PM, https://illinois.zoom.us/j/9411003492?pwd=YW40NGIxcHRSWGdDZnlPanhBWTBnUT09, Exam Topic: FINE-GRAINED MEMORY ACCESS OVER I/O FOR EFFICIENT SPARSE DATA ACCESS