Seminars, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland

The Materials Science and Engineering Seminar Series

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.

Spring 2013

Lists of Previous Semesters' Seminars (PDF)

You may also enjoy these links about the Department's research: