Seminars & Events

All seminars are held in 153 Mueller Hall

Mondays, 3:30 - 4:20 pm

Autumn 2009 Seminar Schedule

Oct-05
Welcome & State of the MSE Department
Prof. Alex Jen, Chair
Materials Science & Engineering
University of Washington     

Oct-12
The Energetics and Structure of Metal / Polymer Interfaces
Prof. Charles Campbell
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington

Oct-19
Dialysis Therapy, Challenges and Opportunities
Suhail Ahmad, MD
Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Sr Medical Director, Northwest Kidney Centers       

Oct-26
Molecular Biomimetics: Materials Science and Engineering Through Molecular Biology and Genetics
Prof. Mehmet Sarikaya
Materials Science & Engineering
University of Washington

Nov-2
Transition Metal Oxides - Electronic and Structural Correlations on the Nanoscale
Prof. Markus Raschke
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington     

Nov-9
The Formation of Phase-stabilizing Self-assembling Complexes by Mollusk Shell Protein Sequences
Prof.  John Spencer Evans
Department of Chemistry
Laboratory for Chemical Physics
New York University

Nov-16
Geckos: Biological Inspiration for Smart Adhesive Nanostructures
Prof. Kellar Autumn
Department of Biology
Lewis & Clark College          

Nov-23
A New Rechargeable Liquid Chemical System For Hydrogen Storage and Transportation
Dr. Carl E. Hensman
VP Technology Development
Asemblon Inc.
Redmond, Washington          

Nov-30
NO SEMINAR     

Dec-7
MSE Graduate Student Seminars
Materials Science & Engineering

Enhancement of Bone Tissue Formation by Alginate Gel-assisted Cell Seeding into a Porous Ceramic Scaffold
Stephen Florczyk

Peptide-Assisted Biofabrication of Magnetite-Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Monika Marciniak

 

Past Seminars

Spring Quarter 2009

Hanford History and Cleanup Challenges Building World’s Largest Glass Plant to Nuclear Standards
Dr. Vijay Jain
Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project
Bechtel National, Inc. and URS
Richland, Washington

Microfluidics Enhanced Materials Synthesis
Prof. Amy Shen
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington

Multiscale and Multifunctional Self-assembly
Dr. Jun Liu
Pacific Northwest National Labs
Richland, Washington

Functional Macromolecules: The Importance of Functionality, Topology, and Topography
Prof. Jean M. J. Fréchet
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

Patent Laws and Regulations
Karl R. Hermanns
Managing Partner
Seed IP Law Group PLLC
Seattle, Washington

The Adsorption of Adhesion Proteins to Biomaterials
Prof. Thomas Horbett
Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering
University of Washington

Small Angle Scattering: A Unique Structural Probe for Soft Condensed Matter
Prof. Danilo Pozzo
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Washington

Catalytic Conversions of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals
Dr. Yong Wang, Associate Director
Institute for Interfacial Catalysis
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

MSE Seminar Contacts

Events for Middle and High School Students and Educators

The MSE department, College of Engineering, and UW offer programs to support science and engineering in middle and high schools. To learn about these programs, see: