Date

Speaker

Host

Title/Topic

August 22

Laurie Gower/Martha McDonald

L. Gower

Introduction to MSE Seminars – Graduate Program Updates – Q&A

August 29

Jim Evans

S. Sinnott

Self-assembly of single- and multi-component epitaxial metal nanostructures

September 5

Joel House

M. Manuel

Yield Surface, Biaxial Loading and Texture Evolution in Pure Copper

September 12

David Cahill

S. Phillpot

Thermal transport, pyroelectric oxide films

September 19

Dallas Trinkle

M. Manuel

Deformation in magnesium from first-principles

September 26

Thompson Mefford

J. Andrew

Integrated approach for the fabrication of multifunctional metal and metal oxide nanoparticles: particle formation, heterobifunctional polymers, interface design, and biomedical applications.

October 3

Franky So

L. Gower

Organic electronic materials

October 10

Peng Jiang

L. Gower

Self-Assembled Nanophotonic Structures for Biosensing and Smart Surfaces

October 17

Pin Yang

S. Phillpot

Materials Challenges in Inorganic Scintillators for Nuclear Radiation Detection

October 24

Stephanie Adams

E. Douglas

Engineering Education

October 31

Carlo Pantano

S. Phillpot

Glass surfaces, interfaces, coatings

November 7

Veena Tikare

P. Patterson

Computer simulation of microstructural evolution; Ceramics nuclear fuels

November 14

Barry Carter

S. Phillpot

Interfaces in ceramics, SOFC, phase transformations

November 28

Zak Fang

P. Patterson

Metal hydrides for energy storage

December 5

Adah Almutairi

J. Andrew

The Art of Falling Apart: Exploiting Nanomaterial Disassembly for Health Sciences