Events will be posted soon!
| Date | Title | Speaker | OU-SCBME Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | SCBME Faculty Presentations | SCBME Faculty | - |
| Aug 27 | SCBME Orientation | SCBME Staff | - |
Sept 4
| Energy Transition - The Challenge and Opportunity of Our Century |
Purdue University | VPRP |
| Sept 10 | Safety Seminar | David Clark
| |
| Sept 17 | Characterizing Dynamic Materials and Systems for Sustainable Electrocatalytic Technologies |
Northwestern University | Dr. Kasun Gunasooriya |
| Sept 24 | No Seminar | - | - |
| Sept 26 | Can Water Microdroplets Make Soil? |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | VPRP |
| Oct 1 | Metabolic Engineering Strategies for Sustainable Producing Oleochemicals in Microbes |
University of Wisconsin - Madison | Dr. Roger Harrison |
| Oct 8 | Gallium Liquid Metal: The Most Interesting Element in the World? |
North Carolina State University | Dr. Steven Crossley |
| Oct 15 | Polyolefin Innovations for Clean Air and Water |
University of Southern Mississippi | Dr. Vivek Bajpai |
| Oct 22 | The Role of a Land Grant Institution in a Rural Energy State |
University of Wyoming | Dr. Dimitrios Papavassiliou |
| Oct 29 | No Seminar | - | - |
| Nov 5 | What Can Molecules Tell Us About Rheology? |
Texas Tech University | Dr. Alberto Striolo |
| Nov 12 | Beyond the Lab - Overcoming Obstacles to the Commercializaton of Cell Therapies |
University of Georgia | Dr. Roger Harrison |
| Nov 19 | Biotech Industry: The Importance and Opportunities Within Oklahoma's Economy and Job Market | Jeff Seymour and Group | Dean Klier |
| Nov 26 | Perfecting Structrual Order and Controlling Mass Transport in Nanostructured Soft Materials |
University of Pennsylvania | Dr. Reza Foudazi |
| Dec 3 | No Seminar - Pre-Final Week | - | - |
| Dec 10 | No Seminar - Final Week | - | - |
| Date | Title | Speaker | OU-SCBME Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | SCBME Faculty Presentations | SCBME Faculty | - |
| Jan 20 | SCBME Orientation | SCBME Staff | - |
| Jan 27 | No Seminar | - | - |
| Feb 6 | No Seminar | - | - |
| Feb 13 | Safety Seminar | David Clark | - |
| Feb 20 | |||
| Feb 27 | Transport and Dynamics of Soft Materials: Curious Case of Self-assembled Surfactant Micelles | Dr. Hadi Mohammadigoushki Florida A&M University – Florida State University | Dr. Reza Foudazi |
| Mar 5 | |||
| Mar 12 | Engineering cellular therapeutics: From exosomes to optogenetics | Dr. Emmanuel Tzanakakis Tufts University | Dr. Vivek Bajpai |
| Mar 19 | No Seminar - Spring Break | - | - |
| Mar 26 | Converting CO2 and H2O to Syn-Gas Through High-temperature Electo-catalysis | Dr. Umit Ozkan Ohio State University | Dr. Bin Wang |
| April 2 | Q&A - Wheeler Bio, Chief Manufacturing Officer | Mr. Yuk Chun Chiu | ChEGS |
| April 9 | Dr. Iman Ghamarian University of Oklahoma | Dean John Klier | |
| April 16 | Characterizing Dynamic Materials for Sustainable Electrocatalytic Technologies | Dr. Linsey Seitz Northwestern University | Dr. Kasun Gunasooriya |
| April 23 | Dr. Hong Je Cho Oklahoma State University | Dr. Steven Crossley | |
| April 30 | HARRY G. FAIR MEMORIAL LECTURE The Physical Basis of Water Transport in Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Solution-Diffusion or Pore-Flow Mechanism? | Dr. Menachem Elimelech Yale University | Dr. Ngoc Bui |
| May 7 | No Seminar - Finals Week | - | - |
| Date | Title | Speaker | OU-SCBME Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | SCBME Orientation and Faculty Presentations | Faculty and Staff | |
| Sept 5 | Lab Safety Training | David Clark | |
| Sept 12 | No Seminar | - | |
| Sept 19 | Colloidal and Aerosol Synthesis of Novel Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment, and Human Health | Dr. Mark Swihart University at Buffalo | Dr. Ngoc Bui |
| Sept 26 | Colloidal Gels from Plasmonic Metal Oxide Nanocrystals | Dr. Delia Milliron University of Texas at Austin | Dr. Alberto Striolo |
| Oct 3 | Applications Of Operando Spectroscopy To Membrane Separation Systems | Dr. Casey O'Brien University of Notre Dame | Dr. Michele Galizia |
| Oct 10 | Synopsis of research in Industry, In-situ functionalization of polymer colloids and introduction to biomanufacturing facility | Dr. John Klier University of Oklahoma | Dr. Dimitrios Papavassiliou |
| Oct 17 | Intermetallic Catalysts for Probing and Designing Hydrogenation Active Sites | Dr. Mike Janik Penn State University | Dr. Bin Wang |
| Oct 24 | Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2: Chemical Engineering's Contribution to a Societal Grand Challenge | Dr. Christopher Jones Georgia Institute of Technology | Dr. Steven Crossley |
| Oct 31 | Disordered Bicontinuos Composites | Dr. Daeyeon Lee University of Pennsylvania | Dr. Dimitrios Papavassiliou |
| Nov 7 | No Seminar | - | |
| Nov 14 | Uncharted Waters: Catalytic Active Sites at Solid-Liquid Interfaces | Dr. David Flaherty Georgia Institute of Technology | Dr. Daniel Resasco |
| Nov 16 | Bioengineering of Cancer Stem Cells for Improved 3D Cell Models and Disease Modeling |
University of Alabama
| Dr. Vivek Bajpai |
| Nov 21 | Embracing the Complexity of Heterogeneous Catalytic Structures: Tuning 2D & 3D Catalyst Architectures for Energy and Chemical Conversion | Dr. Eranda Nikolla University of Michigan | Dr. Kasun Gunasooriya |
| Nov 28 | No Seminar | - | |
| Dec 5 | No Seminar | ||
| Date | Title & Abstract | Speaker |
| 1/24/2023 | Orientation | Faculty and Staff |
| 1/31/2023 | Research Faculty Presentations | Faculty |
| 2/07/2023 | Safety Training | David Clark |
| 2/14/2023 | No Seminar | |
| 2/21/2023 | Tackling Instability Problems in Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems | Dr. Omer Ozgur Capraz Oklahoma State University |
| 2/28/2023 | From the Lab to Commercialization: Component Advances for Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers | Dr. William Mustain University of South Carolina |
| 3/07/2023 | A Dialysate Free Portable Artificial Kidney Device | Dr. Jamie Hestekin University of Arkansas |
| 3/21/2023 | Drug Efflux in the Mutiverse of Antibiotic Resistance | Dr. Helen I. Zgurskaya University of Oklahoma |
| 3/28/2023 | Next-generation Biorefining, Biomaterials, and Biomanufacturing for Sustainability and Decarbonization | Dr. Joshua Yuan Washington University in St. Louis |
| 4/04/2023 | Regulation of Corneal Keratocyte Behavior through the Intergration of Biochemical and Biophysical Cues | Dr. David W. Schmidtke University of Texas at Dallas |
| 4/11/2023 | Dr. Y-H. Cathy Chin University of Tronoto | |
| 4/18/2023 | Biomimetic and Biomemetic Membranes: An ongoing journey | Dr. Manish Kumar The University of Texas at Austin |
| 4/25/2023 | Dr. Thomas Cundari University of North Texas | |
| 5/02/2023 | Active Colloidal Particles in Nematics for Physically Intelligent Micro-Robotics and Reconfiguralbe Materials - Harry Fair | Dr. Kathleen J. Stebe University of Pennsylvania |
| Date | Title & Abstract | Speaker |
| 08/23/2022 | Orientation | Faculty and Staff |
| 8/30/2022 | Faculty Research Presentation | Faculty |
| 9/06/2023 | Safety Training | David Clark |
| 9/13/2022 | Geofluid Phase Behaviors and Flow in Shale Kerogen for Geological CO2 Storage and Hydrocarbon Recovery | Dr. Zhehui Jin University of Alberta |
| 9/20/2022 | Polyelectrolyte Complex Hydrogel Scaffolding for Bioadhesion and 3D Bioprinting | Dr. Samanvaya Srivastava UCLA |
| 9/27/2022 | Development of Low-cost Liquid-infused Polymer Materials for CO2 Capture | Matthew Myers CSIRO |
| 10/04/2022 | Understanding and Controlling Surface Adsorption from the Ground Up: A Quantum Mechanical Approach to Renewable Energy and Enviromental Remediation Materials Design | Dr. Christopher Muhich Arizona State University |
| 10/11/2022 | Electrochemisty of Low Temperature Fuel Cells: From Kinetics and Spectroscopy to New Materials | Dr. Suljo Linic University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 10/18/2022 | Designing and Interrogating Atomically Dispersed Precious Metal Catalysts | Dr. Phillip Christopher University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 10/25/2022 | Adhesion: Soft, Wet, and Sticky | Dr. Joelle Frechette University of California, Berkeley |
| 11/01/2022 | Surfactant Applications: How a Ph.D. (Chemistry/Chemical Engineering) can be Applied to a Careeer in Industry | Dr. Julian Barnes Shell Global Solutions International B.V. |
| 11/08/2022 | Hierarchically Functional Polymers with Engineered Microporosity for Gas Separation Membranes | Dr. Ruilan Guo University of Notre Dame |
| 11/15/2022 | No Seminar | |
| 11/22/2022 | Dynamic Phenomena During Drop Formation and Coalescence In the Presence of Surfactants | Dr. Panagiota Angeli University College London |
| 11/29/2022 | Structural and Chemical Disorder Towards Advanced Materials | Dr. Horst Hahn University of Oklahoma |
| Date | Title & Abstract | Speaker |
| 3/08/2022 | Perspectives on Industrial Innovation | Dr. Rajendra Krishnaswamy CJ Bio, Industrial Biotechnology Division |
| 3/29/2022 | Thermochemical Conversion of Waste Biomass | Dr. Susan Williams University of Kansas |
| 4/12/2022 | Bioinspired Mutifunctional Materials: From Coating, Mechanochromism, to Wearable Electronics | Dr. Luyi Sun University of Connecticut |
| 4/19/2022 | Unexpected Dynamics of Ring Polymers Revealed by Single Molecule Techniques and Bulk Rheology | Dr. Charles Shroeder University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 4/26/2022 | Membranes and Change Agents in Upstream and Downstream Natural Gas Processing - Harry Fair | Dr. William Koros Gerogia Institute of Technology |
| Date | Title & Abstract | Speaker |
| 8/24/2021 | Orientation | Faculty & Staff |
| 8/31/2021 | Faculty Research Presentations | Faculty |
| 9/07/2021 | Safety | David Clark |
| 9/14/2021 | Controlled Mircor- and Nanostructure through Photopolymerization | Dr. Allan Guymon University of Iowa |
| 9/21/2021 | Multi-Technique Characterization Approach to Elucidate the Nature of Silver on Ag-Exchanged Zeolites as a Catalusts for the NH3-SCO Reaction | Dr. Joaquin Martinez Ortigosa University of Oklahoma |
| 9/28/2021 | Continuous Nature Factory and Characterization of One-Dimensional (1D) Silver and Palladium Nanostructures | Dr. Shohreh Hemmati Oklahoma State University |
| 10/05/2021 | Diffusion i and Dynamics of Nanostructured Membranes | Dr. Daniel Hallinan FAMU-FSU College of Engineering |
| 10/12/2021 | Porous Organic Polymer Nanotraps for Metal Source Recovery/Extraction from Water | Dr. Shengqian Ma University of North Texas |
| 10/26/2021 | Biohybrid Solar Energy Conversion Using Plant Nanoscale Components | Dr. Kane Jennings Vanderbilt University |
| Date | Title & Abstract | Speaker |
| 2/24/2021 | Modulating Transport and Catalytic Activity Leveraging Stimulus-Responsive Polymers | Dr. Jimmy Faria University of Twente |
| 3/03/2021 | Surfactants at the Design Limit | Dr. Julian Eastoe University of Bristol |
| 3/10/2021 | Soft Friction in Soft Materials | Dr. Lilian Hsiao North Carolina State University |
| 3/17/2021 | HLA/Ligand Complexes and Precision Medicine | Dr. William Hildebrand University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center School of Medicine |
| 3/24/2021 | Computational Desing of Open-Shell Macromolecules for Emerging Optoelectronic Applications | Dr. Neeraj Rai Mississippi State University |
| 3/31/2021 | Quantifying the Influence of Water on the Mobility of Aluminum Species and their Impacts on Alkane Cracking - Tram Pham The Role of Water on Catalytic NO Reduction Through a DFT Study - Yu Yan | Tram Pham & Yu Yan University of Oklahoma |
| 4/07/2021 | Soft Dendritic Colloids as a New Calss of Soft Matter with Extraordinary Adhesive and Structuring Abilities | Dr. Orlin Velev North Carolina State University |
| 4/14/2021 | Pioneer Chemical Technologies to Improve the Sustainability of the Polymer Industry | Dr. George W. Huber University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 4/21/2021 | Engineering the Biophysical, Biochemical and Biological Cues of Tendon Cell Niche | Dr. Rui M.A. Domingues University of Minho in Portugal |
| 4/28/2021 | Sustainable Catalytic Technologies: Opportunties and Challenges | Dr. Bala Subramaniam University of Kansas |
| Date | Title & Abstract | Speaker |
| 9/15/2020 | Linking Low and High Temperature NO Oxiadation Mechanisms over Brensted Acidic Chabazite to Dynamic Changes of the Active Site | Dr. Taha Salavati-Fard University of Oklahoma |
| 9/22/2020 | Engineering Carbon Nanotubes for Cancer Treatment | Gabriela Nogueira Furtado e Faria University of Oklahoma |
| 9/29/2020 | Water: Friend or Foe of Catalyst | Dr. Gengnana Li East China University of Science and Technology |
| 10/06/2020 | Selective Reduction of Carboxylic Acids to Aldehydes over Promoted MoO3 Catalysts | Alejandra Gomez University of Oklahoma |
| 10/13/2020 | Neutron Scttering at Elevated Shear Rates | Dr. Javen Weston University of Tulsa |
| 11/03/2020 | Solvent and Potential Effects on Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis Reactions of Biomass-Derived Oxygenates | Dr. Reda Bababrik University of Oklahoma |
| 11/10/2020 | Understanding Dynamic Relationships Between Structure and Properties of Oxide Supported Isolated Pt Atoms | Dr. Joaquin Resasco University of Texas at Austin |
| 11/24/2020 | SARA-ATRP of Stimuli Responsive Polymers Under Aqueous Contitions - Collin Britten Identification of Different Proton and Aluminum Species in H-ZSM5 - Vy Nguyen | Collin Britten & Vy Nguyen University of Oklahoma |
| 12/01/2020 | Predictive Modeling of Separation and Catalysis in Heterogeneous Absorbents and Catalysts | Dr. Peng Bai University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Date | Title and Abstract | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | Stratification in Colloidal Films | Dr. Surita Bhatia Stony Brook University |
| Mar 3 | Decarbonizing Natural Gas by Reactive Separation on High-Temperature Liquids | Dr. Eric Mcfarland University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Mar 24 Harry Fair | Canceled due to COVID 19 Membranes as Change Agents in Upstream and Downstream Natural Gas Processing | Dr. Bill Koros Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Mar 31 | Canceled due to COVID19 | Dr. Charles Schroeder University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Apr 7 | Canceled due to COVID19 | Dr. Carlos Rinaldi University of Florida |
| April 13 | Canceled due to COVID19 | Dr. Suljo Linic |
| Date | Title and Abstract | Speaker |
| Aug. 20 | Welcome for all Graduate Students | Dr. Brian Grady, Director Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering |
| Aug 27 | OU lab Safety Training | Dave Clark OU Safety Officer |
| Sept 17 | C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions using Earth-Abundant Cooper-Based Nanocatalysts | Dr. Mari Andiappan Oklahoma State University |
| Sept 24 | The Catalytic Science of Making Up and Breaking Up Nitrogen | Dr. Bill Schneider University of Notre Dame |
| Oct 1 | Molecular Structures of Polymer and Biological Molecules at Buried Interfaces | Dr. Zhan Chen University of Michigan |
| Oct 22 | Nanomaterials for Morphogen Delivery in Skeletal Tissue Regeneration | Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari University of South Carolina |
| Oct 29 | ||
| Nov 5 | Modification of a Bentonite Clay with the Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Ethylsulfate | Dr Steven T. ("Sam") Adamy Church & Dwight |
| Nov 19 | Membranes in Bioprocessing - New Developments and Insights | Dr. Andrew Zydney Pennsylvania State University |
