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Join us for the Materials Science and Engineering Seminar Series, which brings experts from around the country to campus to discuss their recent findings.  Everyone is welcome! 

Seminars are held Fridays at 1 p.m. in Room 2110, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building, unless otherwise noted.

Please contact JoAnne Kagle at (301) 405-5240 or jkagle@umd.edu if you have any questions about our seminars or would like to meet a speaker.

You can find all of these seminars, as well as others of potential interest, on our events calendar.

Spring 2013

Titles and abstracts will be added as they are received.
Last updated 4/18/13.

Date Speaker
January 25

Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks for Methane Storage: Opportunities and Challenges
Wei Zhou
Research Scientist
Center for Neutron Research
NIST
Abstract »

February 1

Tailoring Ceramic Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Devices – Are We Gambling with Dopants?
Venkataraman Thangadurai
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Calgary
Abstract »

February 8

New Speaker
Professor Mueller has been rescheduled for May 3.

Chemical, Structural, and Magnetic Trends in Iron-Based Superconductors
Efrain E. Rodriguez

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Maryland, College Park
Abstract »

February 15 Innovating Materials at the Nanoscale for Artificial Photosynthesis
Dunwei Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Boston College
Abstract »

February 21

Special MSE/UMERC Seminar
Please note day, time and location.

Thursday, February 21
2:00pm
1105 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building

Nanoscale Strain Engineering for Energy Marina S. Leite
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
NIST
Maryland Nanocenter
Abstract »
February 28

MSE/ME Special Seminar on Computational Materials Science and Materials Modeling

Please note day, time and location.

Thursday, February 28, 2013
2:00 p.m.
1105 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.

Multiscale Materials Modeling of RDX and Crystal Defects
Peter W. Chung, Ph.D.

Computational Sciences Division
Computational & Information Sciences Directorate
US Army Research Laboratory
Abstract »

March 1

Novel Hydrogen Storage Materials and Related Structural Studies
Hui Wu
Research Scientist
Center for Neutron Research
NIST
Abstract »

March 8

Properties and Applications of Graphene and Graphene Oxide Derivatives
Veronica Barone
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
Central Michigan University
Abstract »

March 11

MSE/ME Special Seminar on Computational Materials Science and Materials Modeling

Please note day, time and location.
Monday, March 11
11:00 a.m.
Room 2164, Martin Hall (DeWalt Seminar Room)

Computational Discovery and Design of Materials for Applications in Energy Technologies and Electronic Devices
Richard Hennig
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell University
Abstract »

March 13

MSE/ME Special Seminar on Computational Materials Science and Materials Modeling

Please note day, time and location.
Wednesday, March 13
11:00 a.m.
Room 2164, Martin Hall (DeWalt Seminar Room)

Yue Qi
Staff Research Scientist
Chemical & Materials Systems Lab
General Motors R&D Center
Abstract »

March 15

Advanced Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials for Waste Heat Recovery
Yue Wu
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Abstract »

March 22

Spring Break–No Seminar

March 25

MSE/ME Special Seminar on Computational Materials Science and Materials Modeling

Please note day, time and location.
Monday, March 25
11:00 a.m.
Room 2164, Martin Hall (DeWalt Seminar Room)

Production and Storage of Renewable Clean Energy from First Principles
Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes

Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
Division of Chemistry & Division of Engineering and Applied Science
California Institute of Technology
Abstract »

March 27

MSE/ME Special Seminar on Computational Materials Science and Materials Modeling

Please note day, time and location.
Wednesday, March 27
11:00 a.m.
Room 2164, Martin Hall (DeWalt Seminar Room)

Excited-State Properties and Dynamics: Predictive Theory for Complex Optoelectronic MaterialsAndre Schleife
Condensed Matter and Materials Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Abstract »

March 29

Graphene Oxide: Curiosities, Challenges and Solutions
Jiaxing Huang
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Northwestern University
Abstract »

April 5

Design and Fabrication of Membrane-Protein-Immobilized-Interfaces for Structural and Functional Characterization of Membrane Proteins Using Neutron Scattering Technique
Amit Vaish
Neutron Condensed Matter Science
Center for Neutron Research
NIST
Abstract »

April 12

Graphene Supercapacitors for Munitions
Matthew Ervin
H CIV (US)
Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate
Army Research Laboratory
Abstract »

April 19

Materials Science Graduate Society (MSGS) Seminar

Alternative Fuels and the Role of Scientists and Engineers in Policy Analysis
James T. Bartis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract »
April 26

Spectroscopic Investigations of Energy Storage and Conversion Materials
Azzam Mansour
Materials and Power Systems Branch
Carderock Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Abstract »


Special Seminar
Please note time and location.

2:00 p.m.
1107 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building


University Technology: Innovation to Commercialization
Melbs LeMieux

Founder and Director of Materials and Process Engineering
C3Nano, Inc.
Abstract »

May 3 Computational Materials Discovery and Design
Tim Mueller

Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract »
   

Please contact JoAnne Kagle at  (301) 405-5240 or jkagle@umd.edu if you have any questions about our seminars or would like to meet a speaker.

 

   

Lists of Previous Semesters' Seminars (PDF)

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Spring 2012

Fall 2011

Spring 2011

Fall 2010

Spring 2010

Fall 2009

Spring 2009
Fall 2008

Spring 2008

Fall 2007
Spring 2007
Fall 2006
Spring 2006
Fall 2005
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Spring 2004

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