May 8, 2026
Seminar Series
Dynamic Infrared Optical Materials Made from Metal Oxide Nanocrystals
Delia Milliron, Anthony C. Lembke Chair of Chemical Engineering; James and Judith Street Professor of Chemical Engineering; Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan
3:00 p.m., 66-110
May 11, 2026
ChemE Awards Day
Celebrate your colleagues, students, and friends as they are recognized for their contributions to our department!
3:00 p.m., 66-201 - ChemE Only EventDessert reception to follow in 66-201
May 11, 2026
Thesis Defense
Molecular Simulations of Crystallizable Polymers Under Flow
Chinmay Gangal (Rutledge Lab)
12:00 p.m., E25-117 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 11, 2026
Thesis Defense
Development and Evaluation of Catalytic Systems for Polyolefin Deconstruction
Anna Brenner (Román Lab)
11:30 a.m., 66-110 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 11, 2026
Thesis Defense
Quantifying Topology-Property Relationships in Polymer Networks: From Kinetics and Fracture Mechanics to Data-Driven Design
Devosmita Sen (Olsen Lab)
9:00 a.m., E25-111 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 11, 2026
Thesis Defense
Engineering Frameworks for Reaction-Limited Porous Electrodes
Shakul Pathak (Bazant Lab)
1:00 p.m., 66-360 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 12, 2026
Thesis Defense
Machine Learning for Atomistic Modeling and Sampling of Material Interfaces and Lattices
Xiaochen Du (Bazant Lab)
9:00 a.m., 3-133 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 12, 2026
Thesis Defense
Advancements In Biodegradable Polymer Circularity: Bioproduction of Monomers to Developing Biodegradation Testing Methods
Alex Zappi (Prather & Olsen Labs)
2:00 p.m., 66-360 and zoom link will be provided on the day of the defense
May 16, 2026
Seminar Series
A Symposium to Celebrate the Legacy & Career of Clark Colton and His Students
ChemE
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 66-110
