ChE Seminar Series: “Nanomaterials Processing: Taking Advantage of the Improved Quality of the Building Blocks for Novel Nanotechnologies” Dr. Oscar Perales (UPRM)

  Dr. Oscar Perales, from the Department of Engineering Science & Materials-UPRM will be offering a lecture titled “Nanomaterials Processing: Taking Advantage of the Improved Quality of the Building Blocks for Novel Nanotechnologies”   Date: March 27, 2014 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: INQU 004 – Amphitheater   Abstract: Two issues of great importance for future nanotechnologies will be…

ChE Seminar Series: “Fermentation: From Discovery to Commercialization” Dr. Tiffany D. Rau

Dr. Tiffany D. Rau, technical/scientific lead for fermentation and isolation for Research and Development and Manufacturing activities at Eli Lilly in Puerto Rico will be offering a lecture titled “Fermentation: From Discovery to Commercialization”   Date: March 20, 2014 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: Department of Physics – Eugene Francis Room   Abstract: The path from discovery to…

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…

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…

Next Seminar: “Growth of New Epitaxial Semiconducting Alloys” – Dr. Thomas F. Kuech (UW Madison)

Dr. Thomas F. Kuech, from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the University of Wisconsin-­Madison will be offering a lecture titled “Growth of New Epitaxial Semiconducting Alloys”. Date: February 6, 2014 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: Department of Nursing – Amphitheater Abstract: The metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy of semiconductor materials has been developed over the past three decades and has focused on the formation…