D.B. Robinson Speaker Series
Appropriately named, this lecture series highlights a combination of exemplary scholarship and industrial relevance-befitting of Dr. Donald Baker Robinson, a distinguished scholar and businessperson. The D.B. Robinson Distinguished Speaker Series in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ will enhance the growing international reputation of our scholarly activities.
Each year, the D.B. Robinson Distinguished Speaker Series features internationally-renowned engineers and scientists who inspire our students and faculty members alike. The series also includes the following featured lectures:
- Andrew Main Lecture (sponsored by the
- ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovates Energy and Environment Solutions
- Schlumberger Lecture
- Previous ICI Distinguished Lectures
Each of these lectures is an important event in our Department's calendar.
Seminars take place on Thursdays at 3:30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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September 12, 2024 |
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September 26, 2024 |
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October 10, 2024 |
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October 11, 2024 |
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November 7, 2024 |
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December 5, 2024 |
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February 6, 2025 |
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March 27, 2025 |
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April 3, 2025 |
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October 5, 2023 |
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October 6, 2023 |
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October 26, 2023 |
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December 7, 2023 |
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January 25, 2024 |
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February 15, 2024 |
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April 11, 2024 |
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October 13, 2022 |
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October 27, 2022 |
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November 17, 2022 |
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November 24, 2022 |
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December 1, 2022 |
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January 16, 2023 |
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March 9, 2023 |
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March 16, 2023 |
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March 30, 2023 |
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October 7, 2021 |
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October 28, 2021 |
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November 18, 2021 |
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December 2, 2021 |
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January 27, 2022 |
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February 17, 2022 |
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March 31, 2022 |
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August 20, 2020 |
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October 15, 2020 |
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October 29, 2021 |
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November 19, 2020 |
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December 10, 2020 |
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January 14, 2021 |
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January 28, 2021 |
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March 11, 2021 |
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April 1, 2021 |
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September 5, 2019 |
| September 12, 2018 Yoshitada Morikawa Osaka University Theoretical Design of Chemical Reactions at Surfaces and Interfaces using First principles Simulation 3:30pm ETLC 1-003 |
| October 3, 2019 Elizabeth Gillies University of Western Ontario Development of New Functional Degradable Polymers for Biomedical Applications 3:00pm ETLC 1-003 |
| October 17, 2019 Anthony Dixon Worcester Polytechnic Institute Selective oxidation in fixed bed reactors insights from CFD simulations 3:30pm ETLC 1-003 |
| October 31, 2019 Gerald Fuller Stanford University Two Sides of the Evaporation Coin: Stabilizing Foams and Causing Rayleigh Taylor Instabilities 3:30pm ETLC 1-003 |
| November 1, 2019 Gerald Fuller Stanford University Lubricin - Alleviating the Effects of Dry Eye 3:30pm ETLC 1-003 |
| January 23, 2020 Gerald Frankel Ohio State University A New Paradigm for Designing Corrosion Resistant Materials 3:30pm ETLC 1-017 |
| March 12, 2020 Marianthi Ierapetritou University of Delaware 3:30pm ETLC 1-017 |
| April 16, 2020 Dongyuan Zhao Fudan University Oriented Assembly of Functional Mesoporous Materials on Interface 3:30pm ETLC 1-003 |
| September 20, 2018 Arthur Mar ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Accelerating the Discovery of Solid State Materials: From Traditional to Machine Learning Approaches 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| October 4, 2018 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part One Marco Mazzotti ETH Zurich The role of CCUS in a net zero CO2 emissions world 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| October 5, 2018 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part Two Marco Mazzotti ETH Zurich Design and optimization of adsorbents and cycles in CO2 capture by adsorption 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| October 25, 2018 Bhavik Bakshi Ohio State University Including Nature in Engineering for Sustainability and Innovation 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| December 6, 2018 Doris Vollmer Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research How to design easy to clean surfaces 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| February 14, 2019 Lutz Mädler University of Bremen & Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering IWT High throughput with particle technology for toxicology and materials discovery 3:00pm CCIS L2-190 |
| March 14, 2019 John Sader University of Melbourne Dynamics of micron and nanometre scale mechanical devices in fluid with applications to atomic and molecular sensing 3:00pm CCIS L2-190 |
| April 25, 2019 Michael Doherty University of California - Santa Barbara Digital Drug Product Design: From Crystal Structure to Process Structure 3:00pm |
| July 11, 2019 Hans Jurgen Butt Max Planck Institute of Polymer Research in Mainz Contact Angle Hysteresis 3:00pm |
| September 21, 2017 Nitash P. Balsara University of California Ohm's Law, Polymer Electrolytes and Lithium Batteries 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
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September 28, 2017 |
| October 5, 2017 Mackiw Lecture Erik Ydstie Carnegie Mellon University Thermodynamics, Control and Networked Systems 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| October 19, 2017 Karen Winey University of Pennsylvania Precise Polyethylenes that Control Nanoscale Morphologies & Properties 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| October 26, 2017 Massimo Morbidelli ETH Zurich End to End Integrated Continuous Manufacture of Therapeutic Proteins 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| November 2, 2017 Jinwen Chen Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology Partial Upgrading: Challenges and Opportunities 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| April 5, 2018 Suljo Linic University of Michigan Catalysis on plasmonic metal nanoparticles: opportunities for highly selective chemical conversion 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| April 19, 2018 Kathleen Stebe University of Pennsylvania Geometric Strategies for Directed Assembly of Colloids in Soft Matter 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| April 26, 2018 Don R. Sadoway Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electrochemical Pathways Towards Sustainable Metals Extraction 3:00pm CCIS 1-430 |
| October 27, 2016 Martin Richardson University of Central Florida New Paradigms in laser based remote sensing 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| November 3, 2016 Andrew Main Lecture Jinsang Kim University of Michigan Designer functional polymers for energy and optoelectronics 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| February 9, 2017 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovates Energy and Environment Solutions Lecture Margarida Telo Da Gama University of Lisbon Non equilibrium self organized of colloidal particles 3:30pm CCIS L2-190 |
| March 9, 2017 Schlumberger Lecture Dave Weitz Harvard University Dripping, jetting, drops and wetting: The magic of Microfluids 3:30pm CCIS L2-190 |
| March 10, 2017 ICI Distinguished Speaker Part One Dave Weitz Harvard University Multiphase fluid flow through Porous Media 2:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| March 30, 2017 ICI Distinguished Speaker Part Two Guillaume Reinhart Universite D'aix Application of x ray imaging to the study of metal alloy solidification 3:30pm CCIS L2-190 |
| April 13, 2017 Mackiw Lecture J.A.M. (Hans) Kuipers Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Multiscale Modelling of transport phenomena in multiphase chemical reactors 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| May 3, 2017 Mark Prausnitz Georgia Institute of Technology Microfabricated devices for drug delivery, vaccinations, and other biomedical applications 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| May 8, 2017 Massimo Morbidelli ETH Zurich Form polymer colloids to structural materials 3:30pm ETLC 1-001 |
| September 24, 2015 Dr. Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology Piezotronics and piezo photonics 3:30pm ETLC E1-001 |
| September 25, 2015 Dr. Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology Triboelectric nanogenerator for self powered systems and Large Scale Blue Energy 3:30pm ETLC E1-001 |
| October 22, 2015 Lone Jespersen Maple Leaf Foods Profiling and Strengthening Food Safety Culture 3:30pm ETLC E1-001 |
| November 19, 2015 Shafiq Jaffer TOTAL American Services, Inc. Society's grand challenges: the connectivity of water, energy, food and climate 3:30pm ETLC E1-001 |
| December 10, 2015 Schlumberger Lecture Lei Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China Smart Interfacial Materials from Super Wettability to Binary Co operative Complementary Systems 3:30pm ETLC E1-001 |
| January 7, 2016 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovates Energy and Environment Solutions Lecture Ashwani Gupta University of Maryland Sustainable Opportunities for Clean Energy Production From Biomass and Wastes 3:30pm CCIS L2-190 |
| February 25, 2016 Ignacio Grossmann Carnegie Mellon University The Increasing Scope of Optimization in the Oil and Gas Industry 3:30pm CCIS L2-190 |
| March 24, 2016 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy John M. Vohs University of Pennsylvania Nano Structured Metal Catalysts for High Temperature Applications 3:30pm CCIS L2-190 |
| April 28, 2016 Andrew Main Lecture Oliver C. Mullins Schlumberger New Asphaltene Nanoscience and its Impact on Reservoir Characterization 3:30pm ETLC E1-001 |
| September 18, 2014 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy Dr. Tresa M. Pollock University of California - Santa Barbara Rapid Acquisition of 3D Data at the Mesoscale: TriBeam Tomography and Property Modelling Host: Dr. Hani Henein |
| October 23, 2014 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part One Dr. Dionisios G. Vlachos University of Delaware Heteroepitaxial Materials in the Energy Arena: Self assembly, Control, and Emergent Properties Host: Dr. Vinay Prasad |
| October 24, 2014 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part Two Dr. Dionisios G. Vlachos University of Delaware Multiscale Simulation of Chemical Reactions and Reactors: Combinatorial Complexity, Uncertainty, and Emergent Behaviour Host: Dr. Vinay Prasad |
| February 12, 2015 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovates Energy and Environment Solutions Lecture Dr. Yeshayahu (Ishi) Talmon Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Cryogenic Electron Microscopy in the Study of Nanostructured Liquids: The State of the Technology Host: Dr. John Shaw |
| March 12, 2015 Dr. Christopher Schuh Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harder, Cheaper, Greener: The Design and Deployment of Alloy Coatings with Stabilized Nanocrystalline Structures Host: Dr. Dongyang Li |
| March 19, 2015 Dr. Fernando Muzzio Rutgers University Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: The Engineer's Turn Host: Dr. Suzanne Kresta |
| April 2, 2015 Schlumberger Lecture Dr. Rakesh Agrawal Purdue University Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable Energy Future Host: Dr. Arvind Rajendran |
| April 30, 2015 Dr. Molly Shoichet University of Toronto, Canada 3D Control of the Cellular Microenvironment Influences Cell Fate Hosts: Drs. Janet Elliot & Anastasia Elias |
| May 12, 2015 Andrew Main Lecture Dr. Cliff Johnston Purdue University Understanding the Surface Chemistry of Oil Sands Clay Minerals: Implications for Improved Extraction and Management of Tailings Host: Dr. Qi Liu |
| September 19, 2013 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part One Dr. John Brady California Institute of Technology The Micromechanics of Collodial Dispersions Host: Dr. Steven Dubljevic |
| September 20, 2013 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part Two Dr. John Brady California Institute of Technology Osmotic Propulsion: The Osmotic Motor Host: Dr. Steven Dubljevic |
| October 3, 2013 Schlumberger Lecture Dr. Klavs F. Jensen Massachusetts Institute of Technology Synthesis on Demand: On your desktop Host: Dr. Neda Nazemifard |
| October 31, 2013 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy Dr. Philippe Marcus Chimie ParisTech Nanostructure and properties of metal surfaces and thin oxide layers Host: Dr. Jingli Luo |
| November 21, 2013 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovates Engergy and Environment Solutions Lecture Dr. Sue A. Carter University of California - Santa Cruz Wavelength selective photovoltaics for power generating greenhouses Host: Dr. Zhenghe Xu |
| January 30, 2014 Dr. Richard Sayre New Mexico Consortium Next generation biofuels from algae Host: Dr. William McCaffrey |
| March 6, 2014 CANCELLED |
| April 10, 2014 Dr. Francois Bertrand École Polytechnique de Montréal A mix of computational technologies for a better blend Host: Dr. Robert Hayes |
| May 6, 2014 Andrew Main Lecture Dr. Jeroen S. van Duijneveldt University of Bristol Controlling clay suspensions in water and oil using surfactants Host: Dr. Murray Gray |
| September 13, 2012 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy Dr. Ron Latanision Exponent, Engineering and Scientific Consulting Corrosion Science, Corrosion Engineering and New Technologies |
| October 4, 2012 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part One Dr. John Rogers University of Illinois Materials and Mechanics for Bio Integrated Electronics |
| October 5, 2012 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part Two Dr. John Rogers University of Illinois Materials Science and Applications of Arrays of Semiconducting Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes 11:00am ETLC Solarium, refreshments at 10:30am |
| October 25, 2012 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovates Engergy and Environment Solutions Lecture Dr. Larry Baxter Brigham Young University Co-firing: Implementation of Bioengery within the current Infrastructure |
| November 15, 2012 Dr. Mary Anne White Dalhousie University Sustainable Approaches to Energy Harvesting and Storage |
| January 31, 2013 Schlumberger Lecture Dr. Jean Luc Daridon Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour Characterization of Fluid Properties Under Pressure by Acoustic Measurements |
| February 14, 2013 Andrew Main Lecture Dr. Javier Pérez Ramírez ETH Zurich Treasure Hunting in Catalysis by Hierarchical Zeolite Design |
| March 14, 2013 Dr. Susan McCahan University of Toronto Designing a Compelling Learning Experience |
| *March 15, 2013 Dr. Susan McCahan University of Toronto Learning Environment and Language in Engineering Education *Bonus lecture |
| April 18, 2013 Dr. Nikolaos Sahinidis Carnegie Mellon University ALAMO: Automatic Learning of Algebraic Models for Optimization |
| September 15, 2011 Professor Daniel Resasco University of Oklahoma Catalytic Upgrading of Vapors and Liquids from Pyrolysis of Biomass |
| September 29, 2011 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part One Professor John Ralston University of South Australia Of Bubble, Particles, Interfacial Fluid Flow and Why Things Get Wet |
| September 30, 2011 ICI Distinguished Lecture Part Two Professor John Ralston University of South Australia Dynamic Wetting and Adhesion at Structured Surfaces |
| December 8, 2011 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovates Energy and Environment Solutions Lecture Dr. David Sanborn Scott International Association of Hydrogen Energy Always Begin with the End in Mind: Hydricity |
| January 26, 2012 Schlumberger Lecture Professor Philipp Rudolf von Rohr ETH Zurich Flames in Supercrital Water: Spallation Drilling for Geothermal Energy |
| February 9, 2012 Professor David G. Castner University of Washington Challenges and Opportunities in Biomedical Surface Analysis: Nanoparticles to 3D imaging of Cells |
| March 1, 2012 Andrew Main Lecture Dr. T. Alan Hatton Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electrochemically Mediated Separations for Carbon Management |
| April 5, 2012 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy Professor Michel Rappaz Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Energy Resources and Technology Option for a Sustainable Energy Future |
| April 12, 2012 Professor Manfred Morari ETH Zurich The Impact of Theory on Control Practice |
| September 23, 2010 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy Professor Harry Bhadeshia University of Cambridge The First Bulk Nanostructured Metal |
| October 7, 2010 ICI Distinguished Lecture Professor Milorad Dudukovic Washington University Reaction Engineering and Modern Technological Challenges |
| October 8, 2010 ICI Distinguished Lecture Professor Milorad Dudukovic Washington University Novel Techniques for Multiphase Reactors |
| November 4, 2010 Professor David Mooney Harvard University Materials to Program Cells In Situ |
| November 18, 2010 Schlumberger Lecture Professor Emeritus William Krantz University of Colorado at Boulder Recent Developments in the Formation and Characterization of Semi permeable Membranes |
| February 17, 2011 Professor Babatunde Ogunnaike University of Delaware Computational and Process Systems Approaches to Resolving the TGF β Paradox in Cancer |
| March 10, 2011 Andrew Main Lecture Dr. Michael Siskin Exxon Mobil Research and Engineering Co. Organic Chemistry of Coke Formation and Morphology in the Thermal Conversion of Heavy Oils |
| March 31, 2011 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovates Energy and Environment Solutions Lecture Professor (Research) Sally Benson Stanford University Energy Resources and Technology Option for a Sustainable Energy Future |
| April 21, 2011 School of Energy and the Environment Distinguished Lecture Professor Mildred Dresselhaus Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Promise of Nano Materials for Energy Related Applications |
| September 10, 2009 Schlumberger Lecture Professor Pablo Debenedetti Princeton University Computational Studies of the Thermodynamics, Structure and Dynamics of Water in Nano Scale Confinement |
| September 17, 2009 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Energy Research Institute Lecture Professor Ponisseril Somasundaran Columbia University Role of Nanostructures of Polymers, Surfactants, Proteins and their Hybrids in Wettabilty/Dispersion/Deposition/Nanotoxicity |
| November 5 & 6, 2009 ICI Distinguished Lecture Professor Boris Rubinsky Hebrew University of Jerusalem Technological Breakthroughs in Societal Bioengineering for Economically Disadvantaged People and Societies |
| Dec 3, 2009 Professor Joan Brennecke University of Notre Dame When Ionic Liquid Might be Good for Separations |
| March 25, 2010 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy Professor Elisabeth Gautier Ecole des Mines de Nancy Microstructure Evolutions Associated with the Solid Solid Phase Transformations. Experimental Analysis and Modelling Approaches |
| April 8, 2010 Professor Long Qing Chen Penn State University Phase field Model of Microstructure Evolution |
| May 3, 2010 Andrew Main Lecture Professor Per Claesson KTH Royal Institute of Technology Friction Forves between Adsorbed Polymer Layers |
| November 13, 2008 ICI Distinguished Lecturer Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Butt Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Evaporation of Small Drops from Surfaces |
| January 29, 2009 Dr. Diran Apelian, Sc.D. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sustainable Development for the 21st Century: Making a World of Difference through Engineering |
| February 12, 2009 Schlumberger Lecture Dr. David A. Kofke University at Buffalo, The State University of New York The "Easy" Phases Can Still Provide Interest, Challenge, and Opportunity |
| February 26, 2009 Mark A. Barteau University of Delaware Fundamental Approaches to Catalyst Design for Selectivity: Lessons from Olefin Epoxidation |
| March 12, 2009 Christopher W. Macosko University of Minnesota Slip and Adhesion between Immiscible Polymers |
| April 2, 2009 Andrew Main Lecture Professor B.P. Binks University of Hull Foams and Emulsions Stabilised Solely by Solid Particles |
| October 4, 2007 ICI Distinguished Lecture Dr. Douglas A. Lauffenburger Massachusetts Institute of Technology Biological Engineering: A New Biology/Engineering Fusion |
| November 1, 2007 Dr. Kam Leong Duke University Delivering Biochemical and Topographical Cues from Continuous Nanostructures |
| November 8, 2007 Dr. Chunshan Song Pennsylvania State University Global Energy Challenges and the Role of Catalysis for Clean Fuels and Fuel Cells |
| Dec 6, 2007 Dr. James Sneyd University of Auckland Calcium Dynamics: Using Math to do Physiology |
| March 6, 2008 Andrew Main Lecture Dr. Roby Bearden Jr. Retired from ExxonMobil Process Research Laboratories MICROCAT RC®Hydroconversion of Heavy Crudes: A "Slurry" Catalyst Process based on Single layer MoS2 Catalysis |
| March 27, 2008 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Energy Research Institute Lecture Dr. C. N. R. Rao Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research New Chemistry with Nanomaterials |
| April 17, 2008 Dr. M. Vidyasagar Tata Consultancy Services In silico Drug Discovery: The Human Body as a Dynamical System |
| May 7, 2008 Schlumberger Lecture Dr. Carol K. Hall North Carolina State University Computer Simulation of Protein Folding |
| June 19, 2008 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy Dr. Derek Kerfoot INCO Technical Services Ltd. Hydrometallurgy of Nickel and Cobalt Sulphides |
| October 12, 2006 Mackiw Lecture in Metallurgy Dr. Bill Tyson Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology Fracture Mechanics: How to Keep it Together |
| November 2, 2006 ICI Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Jacob Israelachvili University of California as Santa Barbara Adhesion and Friction Forces in Everyday Life |
| November 16, 2006 Dr. Nikolas Provatas McMaster University Multi scale Methods for Phase Field Modeling of Solidification Microstructure in Evolution in Alloys |
| Dec 7, 2006 Dr. Patrik Schmuki University of Erlangen Self organized TiO2 Nanotube Layers: Formation, Properties, and Applications |
| January 25, 2007 Dr. Johm Vlachopoulos McMaster University Optimization of Polymer Processing Operations through Mathematical Modeling and Simulation |
| February 15, 2007 Dr. Walter G. Chapman Rice University Phase Behavior and Interfacial Properties of Complex Fluids - Insights into a Successful Molecular Model |
| March 1, 2007 Dr. Kazu Oiwa National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; University of Hyogo The Structure and Mechanism of Protein Motors and their Potential Applications in the Development of Bio nanodevices |
| April 5, 2007 Dr. Sankaran Sundaresan Princeton University Filtered Two fluid Models for Fluidized Gas particle Suspensions |
| September 22, 2005 Dr. Gary Purdy McMaster University Thermodynamics of phase transformations: applications to diffusion and precipitation |
| September 29, 2005 Dr. Frank Allgower University of Stuttgart Process Control |
| October 6, 2005 ICI Distinguished Lecturer Dr. John H. Seinfeld California Institute of Technology How the Earth's atmosphere is changing |
| October 13, 2005 Dr. Marchc Olivier Coppens Delft University of Technology Structuring nanoporosity - computer assisted design, synthesis, and lessons from nature |
| November 17, 2005 Dr. Pierre Carreau École Polytechnique de Montreal Predicting morphology changes in reactive processing of immiscible polymer blends |
| February 2, 2006 Dr. Philippe Tanguy École Polytechnique de Montreal Innovative viscous mixing processes |
| March 2, 2006 Dr. Anna C. Balazs University of Pittsburgh Using theory and simulation to design "smart" polymeric systems |
| April 6, 2006 Dr. Michael Tsapatsis University of Minnesota Molecular sieve films |