Accelerating Research Along the Path to Commercialization

024 East Village 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

There are a variety of steps required to transition technologies from the research lab to the marketplace. Each step comes with its own set of questions and challenges. How do you protect your innovation and when is the right time? What is the right path to market? What are the obstacles to get there? What […]

Development of micro-magnets for bio-medical applications

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Nora M. Dempsey Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institut NEEL, 38000 Grenoble, France Abstract: Magnetic flux sources are used to manipulate biological entities (cells, embryos, DNA, proteins…). The magnetic field gradients produced by a flux source scales up as its size is decreased, resulting in increased force per unit volume. […]

New England Complex Fluids Workshop

Raytheon Amphitheater (240 Egan) 360 Huntington Ave, 240 Egan, Boston, MA, United States

The New England Complex Fluids Workshop encourages collaboration among researchers from industry and academia studying soft condensed matter, broadly speaking, with applications extending to biomedical sciences and industry. Workshops consist of invited talks and several sessions of contributed "sound-bites" which are approximately three minutes long, in which students and postdocs are invited to introduce their […]

Open-Shell Molecules: A Radical Design for Organic Optoelectronic Materials

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Mark S. Chen Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University Abstract: Open-shell molecules possess unpaired electron density (radical character), which makes them intriguing candidate materials for many optoelectronic applications. Air-stable structures have been reported, but most require lengthy synthetic sequences with limited generality. Our lab has developed a concise strategy […]

Design of Polymer Electrolytes with Superionic Ion Transport

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Rachel A. Segalman, PhD. Department Chair, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara Abstract: Progress toward durable, high-energy density lithium-ion batteries has been hindered by instabilities at electrolyte-electrode interfaces leading to poor cycling stability, and by safety concerns associated with energy-dense lithium metal anodes. Solid polymeric electrolytes (SPEs) can help mitigate […]

CHME Department Award Ceremony

Blackman Auditorium 360 Huntington Ave, Ell Hall, Boston, MA, United States

Chemical Engineering is hosting its annual Department Award Ceremony in Blackman Auditorium on Friday, April 29, 2022, 5:00-6:30 pm.  

Deep Learning Guided Electrified Interfacial Chemical Processes

236 Richards 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Fanglin Che, Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell Abstract: The usability and costly storage issues of renewable electricity from solar or wind energy become major challenges on a global scale due to the daily and seasonal variability of sunlight or wind and the geographic inequality of […]

Catalytic treatment of water contaminated with halogenated hydrocarbons

236 Richards 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Umit Ozkan, Chair & University Distinguished Professor Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University Abstract:  Groundwater contamination by halogenated compounds such as trichloroethylene (TCE) is an environmental concern due to their high level of toxicity and their potential impact on drinking water. Hydrogenation of chlorinated compounds offers an efficient […]

A Research Journey Probing Polymer/Ionomer Composition, Morphology, Property, and Function Relationships to Create Advanced Membranes

236 Richards 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Chris J. Cornelius Professor and Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Iowa State University Abstract: Structure, property, and function relationships must be coupled to theory and prior art to design new materials. Controlling polymer chain motion, swelling, and functional group distribution is critical to selective molecule transport. A dichotomy exists […]

Figuring it out: Student Engagement towards Conceptual Understanding and Disciplinary Practice

236 Richards 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Milo Korestky McDonnell Family Bridge Professor Co-Director, Institute for Learning on Research and Instruction (IRLI) Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Department of Education Tufts University Abstract: There has been considerable emphasis recently in transitioning chemical engineering classroom instruction from transmission-based lectures to active learning. Active learning has been defined broadly […]