May 7, 2025
It Takes a Village of Tired People: Community in Praxis
Mel Meléndez and Dré Finley
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 66-201 (Walker Lounge)
May 8, 2025 - May 9, 2025
Seminar Series
Lewis Lecture: AI-enabled Design of Sustainable Polymeric Materials
Juan J. de PabloEVP for Global Science and Technology andExecutive Dean, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU
Technical Lecture: Defect Control in Active Polymeric Liquid Crystals, May 8, 4:15 p.m., 66-110Main Lecture, May 9, 3:00 p.m., 66-110 (2:30 p.m. Reception)
May 8, 2025
Thesis Defense
Understanding the Role of Free Volume in Microporous Polymers for Membrane-based Gas Separations
Jing Ying Yeo (Smith Lab)
11:00 a.m., 45-230 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 8, 2025
Thesis Defense
Characterization and Quantification of Solid Electrolyte Interphases for Composition-Functionality Relationships at Lithium Metal Electrodes
Katherine Steinberg (Gallant Lab)
2:30 p.m., 1-390 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 9, 2025
Thesis Defense
Leveraging System-Level Analyses and Techno-Economic Modeling to Inform the Viability of Electrochemically-Mediated CO2 Separation
Katelyn Ripley-Kenyon (Brushett Lab)
12:00 p.m., 34-101 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 9, 2025
Thesis Defense
Advancing Artificial Intelligence for Efficient and Synthesizable In-silico Molecular Design
Wenhao Gao (Coley Lab)
10:00 a.m., 66-110 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 12, 2025
Thesis Defense
Structure-Property Relationships for Sustainable Packaging Material Development
Katharina Fransen (Olsen Lab)
10:30 a.m., E51-057 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 12, 2025
Chemical Engineering Awards Day
Celebrate your colleagues, students, and friends as they are recognized for their contributions to the department!
3:00 p.m., 66-110, Dessert Reception to follow in 66-201
May 13, 2025
Thesis Defense
Design of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles to Mimic Globular Proteins
Tianyi Jin (Alexander-Katz & Coley Labs)
1:30 p.m., 6-120 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 14, 2025
Thesis Defense
Development of a targeted lipid nanoparticle platform for in vivo RNA delivery to hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
Dennis Shi (Anderson Lab)
1:00 p.m., 32-124 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense