University of Washington

ACES: Association of Chemical Engineering Graduate Students

April 1, 2019

2011 Distinguished Young Scholars Seminar

2011 Schedule of Speakers and Testimonials:

Tae Seok Moon
Brian J. Adzima
Darren Lipomi
Joe Baio
Amish J. Patel
Brandon W. Rowe
William D. Michalak
Mark Kastantin

Date	Speaker and Lecture Title
July 7	Tae Seok Moon Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco Construction of Synthetic Circuits by Harnessing Orthogonal Genetic Parts “This seminar gave a unique experience that I could not find from conference talks”
July 18	Brian J. Adzima Graduate Student, University of Colorado, Boulder Click Polymerizations: Old and New Reactions for Material Synthesis “The seminar impressed in me the need to present information for a much broader audience than typically encountered at meetings and conferences. “
July 25	Darren Lipomi Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University Unconventional Processes and Materials for Micro- and Nanoscale Optics and Electronics: Plasmonic Antennae, Rubber Solar Cells, and Electronic Skin “I could get my first, “job interview” out of the way with nothing to lose.”
Aug. 1	Joe Baio Graduate Student, University of Washington Protein Structure at Interfaces: A Surface Analysis Approach “It forced me to create a 50 min “job” talk.”
Aug. 8	Amish J. Patel Postdoctoral Scholar, Rensselaer Polytechnic University Hydration at the Nanoscale: A New Perspective on the Role of Water in Biomolecular Interactions and Assembly “Giving the seminar was a wonderful learning experience that has been immensely beneficial in helping me prepare an interview.”
Aug. 15	Brandon W. Rowe Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology Influence of Confinement and Interfacial Interactions on the Behavior of Membranes and Materials for Energy Technologies “This opportunity was a great chance to develop presentation skills and develop relationships with graduate students and faculty at the University of Washington.”
Aug. 22	William D. Michalak Graduate Student, Carnegie Mellon University H2-release kinetics from Pd(100): The influence of H in the Surface, Subsurface, and Bulk States “The opportunity to interact with another department is valuable to learn about other research going on.”
Aug. 29	Mark Kastantin Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado, Boulder Using Single-Molecule Resonance Energy Transfer to Connect Macromolecular Conformation with Dynamic Interfacial Behavior The DYSS provided a “…venue to promote my research methods as useful & interesting for others”