Grainger College of Engineering Seminars & Speakers

Speaker: Sabre Kais, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University

Prelim Examination: William North, October 4, 2022 @ 1:00 PM, MNTL 2003, Exam Topic: Engineering Semiconductor Laser Mode Properties Through Surface Patterning

“Lipid matter modulates the structure & mechanics of pulmonary surfactant membranes,” by Marilyn Porras Gomez (Leal) “Penetrant diffusion in dense crosslinked polymer networks: coupled effect of mesh confinement and segmental dynamics,” by Tsai-Wei Lin (Sing)

Final Examination: Huozhi Zhou, October 5, 2022 @ 10:00 AM, CSL 301, Exam Topic: Interactive Learning in Nonstationary Environments

“Mechanisms of materials: Computation-guided prediction and design of functional properties in complex configuration spaces,” by Prof. Elif Ertekin

Submodular Order Functions and Assortment Optimization

Final Examination: Liuqing Gao, October 11, 2022 @ 8:00 AM, Online, Exam Topic: Advancing Acoustic Devices Towards mmWave

Speaker: Graeme Smith, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

Prelim Examination: Theodoros Mamalis, October 11, 2022 @ 11:00 AM, Online, Exam Topic:  Improving algorithmic performance using stochastic learning rates: in-expectation and almost-surely stochastic approximation, and online learning, results and applications

“Interface-driven phase separation in a polyurethane blend system,” by Gaurav Singhal (Braun) “Lipid nanoparticle topology regulates endosomal escape and delivery of RNA to the cytoplasm,” by Lining Zheng (Leal)

”Promoting radiation resistance in dilute metallic alloys via the use of multiple synergistic solutes,” by Soumyajit Jana (Bellon) ”Low damping magnetic materials in magnonic hybrid quantum devices,” by Tzu-Hsiang Lo (Hoffmann)

Emerging Simulation Modalities and Human Interaction for Digital Health Innovation

Prelim Examination: Surya Bakshi, October 15, 2022 @ 12:00 PM, CSL 141, Exam Topic: Formalizing Smart-Contract Based Blockchain Protocols

Speaker: Jake Taylor, Joint Quantum Institute, The University of Maryland

“Hierarchical control and characterization of synthetic and biopolymer materials’” by Gabriel Rashad Burks (Schroeder)

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

“Optical transitions in anisotropic CdSe nanocrystals,” by Erick Hernandez (Schleife) “Evaluation of anisotropic elastic properties of solid-state electrolytes,” by Francisco Andrade Chavez (Krogstad)

Prelim Examination: Apratim Khandelwal, October 21, 2022 @ 9:00 AM, ECEB 5070, Exam Topic: Self-Rolled-up microtubes for on-chip microfluidic applications

Democracy and the Pursuit of Randomness

Prelim Examination: Clarence Chan, October 21, 2022 @ 1:00 PM, ECEB / Zoom, Exam Topic: Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching of III-N Materials: Fundamentals to Applications

Final Examination: Chao Pan, October 24, 2022 @ 12:00 PM, CSL 301, Exam Topic: Topics in Efficient and Privacy-Preserving Storage System Design

Prelim Examination: Yu-Lin Wei, October 25, 2022 @ 9:30 AM, Zoom, Exam Topic: Acoustic Signal Inferencing with Microphone Arrays

Speaker: Florian Marquardt, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

“Effect of salt addition and crosslinking density on viscoelasticity and conductivity of vitrimers,” by Seongon Jang (Evans/Schroeder) “Upcycling of 3D printed remnants into polymer networks,’ by Edgar Mejia (Sottos)