Feb 11, 2026
Thesis Defense
Technologies to Measure and Probe the Function of Polyamines
Pushkal Sharma (Jain Lab)
3:00 p.m., 66-110 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
Feb 12, 2026
Seminar Series
Multiscale Modeling of Soft and Living Matter: Transport, Rheology, and Dynamics
Stylianos (Stelios) Varchanis, Flatiron Research Fellow, Biophysical Modeling, CCB, Flatiron Institute
4:15 p.m., 66-110
Feb 19, 2026
Seminar Series
Electrifying Nonaqueous Chemical Production with Scalable Aqueous Electrochemistry
Dawei Xi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley
4:15 p.m., 66-110
Mar 6, 2026
Seminar Series
The Evolving Landscape of AI for Science and Engineering: Bridging Simulation, Experiment, and Multi-scale Dynamics
Aditi S. Krishnapriyan, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley
3:00 p.m., 66-110
Mar 20, 2026
Seminar Series
Colloids in Complicated Baths
Sho Takatori, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
3:00 p.m., 66-110
Apr 3, 2026
Seminar Series
The Secret Lives of Oxidation Catalysts
Aditya Bhan, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of ChemE and Materials Science, UMN
3:00 p.m., 66-110
Apr 10, 2026
Seminar Series
Data-driven Tools for Understanding and Engineering Biomolecular Folding
Andrew Ferguson, Vice Dean for Education and Outreach, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering; Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago
3:00 p.m., 66-110
Apr 17, 2026
Seminar Series
Michaels Lecture: From Benchtop to Breweries: Transforming Essential Medicine Supply Chains via Whole-Cell Synthetic Biochemistry
Christina Smolke, CEO and Co-Founder, Antheia, Inc.Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford
3:00 p.m., 66-110
Apr 24, 2026
Seminar Series
Immune Cells as Architects of Function in Vascularized Organs-on-a-Chip
Milica Radisic, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute
3:00 p.m., 66-110
May 1, 2026
Seminar Series
Lewis Lecture: Hope through Rigorous Science
Neil Kumar, PhD, CEO & Founder, BridgeBio Pharma Inc.
3:00 p.m., 66-110