ChE Seminar Series: “Mechanical Genomics: Genome-Wide Identification of Bacterial Cell Wall Stiffness” Dr. Douglas B. Weibel (UW-Madison)

Dr. Douglas B. Weibel, from the Departments of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering of the University of Wisconsin -­Madison will be offering a lecture titled “Mechanical Genomics: Genome-Wide Identification of Bacterial Cell Wall Stiffness”.   Date: March 6, 2014 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: Abbott Room Chemistry Building   Abstract: The peptidoglycan (PG) consists of a single, cross-linked layer of…

ChE Seminar Series: “Shared Instrument Facilities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison” Dr. Jon McCarthy

Dr. Jon McCarthy, from the College of Engineering of the University of Wisconsin-­Madison will be offering a lecture titled “Shared Instrument Facilities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison”.   Date: February 27, 2014 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: Department of Nursing – Amphitheater   Abstract: The College of Engineering at UW-Madison currently supports three major shared instrument facilities: the Materials Science…

Next Seminar: “Engineering of Biopolymeric Nano Materials: from Fundamental Studies to Healthcare Applications” – Dr. Jorge Almodóvar (UPRM)

Dr. Jorge Almodóvar, from the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez will be offering a lecture titled “Engineering of Biopolymeric Nano Materials: from Fundamental Studies to Healthcare Applications”.   Date: February 20, 2014 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: INQU 004 – Amphitheater   Abstract: The field of biomaterials emerged from the need of physicians for…

NYU-MRSEC Summer REU 2014

The Materials Research and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at NYU is offering a 10 week REU program from May 27th to August 5th 2014. We encourage rising sophomore and juniors to apply.  To learn more about NYU MRSEC program please visit http://mrsec.as.nyu.edu and for the REU program please visit http://mrsec.as.nyu.edu/object/mrsec.outreach.reuprogram. Thank you, Wesley Francillon, PhD Department of Chemistry Program Administrator…

Next Seminar: Z-Contrast Stem Studies of Bismuth Incorporation in Epitaxial GA(AS1-XBIX)” – Dr. Susan E. Babcock (UW Madison)

Dr. Susan E. Babcock, from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Wisconsin-­Madison will be offering a lecture titled “Z-Contrast Stem Studies Of Bismuth Incorporation In Epitaxial GA(AS1-XBIX)”. Date: February 6, 2014 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: Department of Nursing – Amphitheater Abstract: Recent interest in the controlled growth of Ga(As1-xBix) semiconductor alloys has been stimulated by the…