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Seminar Series
The
School of Materials Science and Engineering seminar series features
exceptional speakers whose research spans the range of disciplines
in the School. Through this series, our faculty, graduate students,
and undergraduate researchers are exposed to a spectrum of topics.
The
following list of speakers are slated for the upcoming semester.
You can click on the name of the speaker for more detailed information
of the seminar. Please check back often to see an updated list.
Upcoming
Seminars
April 4, 2008
Manfred Stamm - Polymer
Brushes, Nanotemplates and Single Molecules – Routes to
Functional Nanodevices
April
3, 2008
Dr. Katherine T. Faber - Porous
Ceramics by Nature and by Design
Past
Seminars
March 13, 2008
Dr. Robert L. Snyder - The
New World of Materials Science & Engineering: Nano & Bio
Technology
February 29, 2008
Dr. S.K. Sundaram
- Millimeter/THz
Wave Diagnostics of Materials. Processes, and Devices
February 1, 2008
Dr. Juan P. Hinestroza - Multifunctional
Fibers via Manipulation of Nanoscale Phenomena
January 17, 2008
Dr. Yury Gogotsi - Nanotubes,
Nanodiamonds and Carbide-Derived Carbons with Tunable Size, Structure,
Surface Chemistry and Properties
Due to the weather, this seminar was canceled.
2007
November
29, 2007
George Wheeler - Historical
Overview and Current Issues with the Use
of Alkoxysilanes for the Consolidation of Stone
November
8, 2007
Suzanne
Huerth - Counter
Improvised Explosives Techniques and Oxygen Motion in YBCO
November 15, 2007
Dr. Jackson
October
30, 2007
Dr. Olivia Graeve - Precipitation
Processes for the Synthesis of Nanostructured Powders
October 11, 2007
Steven Morgan - Optical
Properties of Heavy-metal Oxide Glasses and Glass-Ceramics
September 27, 2007
Jacqueline Johnson - Optical
Applications of Glass Ceramics - Abstract
September 20, 2007
Dr. Xuejun Wen - Bioengineering
Strategies for Tissue Repair
September 13, 2007
Dr. Linda S. Schadler - The
Challenges of Designing Nanoparticle/ Polymer Nanocomposites -
The Infamous Interface
September 12, 2007
Dr. Anvar Zakhidov -Carbon
Nanotube Yarns and Transparent Sheets: Dry Processing and Applications
September 6, 2007
Dr. Philip D.
Rack - Focused
Nanoscale Electron Beam Induced Processing: Experimentation, Simulation,
and Applications
April 5, 2007
Dr. Thomas D. Bayha - ATI
Allvac Development of Ti-5-5-5-3 for Aerospace Structural Applications
March 29, 2007
Frederick A. Rueggeberg, DDS, MS - Teeth
– Truly Amazing Engineering Structures
March 21-22, 2007
2007
Annual Conference on Opportunities & Markets for Medical Textiles
and Biomedical Polymers & Materials (conference location
is The
Westin Poinsett Hotel in Greenville SC)
March 8, 2007
Dr. Gajanan Bhat - Structure
& Properties of Nanoclay Incorporated Polymer Films, Fibers,
and Nonwovens
February 22, 2007
Dr. Ing. Claudia Fleck - Corrosion
and Fatigue Behaviour of Micro--Alloyed Mg-Alloys
February 8, 2007
Dr. Richard Groff - Gecko-inspired
Fiber Array Adhesives
January 25, 2007
Dr.Andrejs Cebers
- From Chains of Magnetic
Particles to Micro-Machines
January 18, 2007
Dr. Georges
Fadel - Rapid
Prototyping and Multi-material Manufacturing Technologies
2006
November 9, 2006
Dr. F. Kenneth Hopkins - Materials:
Enabling Solid-State Laser Sources
November 2, 2006
Dr. Irene J. Beyerlein - Plastic
Anisotropy of Severly Processed Materials
October 26, 2006
Dr. Steve W. Martin - Synthesis,
Structure, and Ionic Conductivity of Li2S + GeS2 + GeO2 Oxy-sulfide
Glasses
Febuary 28, 2006
Dr. Konstantin Kornev - Enginnering
Nanofibrous Materials for Micro and Nanofluidics
Febuary 27, 2006
Dr. Jason Locklin - From
Structure to Function: Designing Organic Materials for Thin Film
Electronics
Febuary 16, 2006
Dr. Yaw Obeng - What
Red Brick Wall? Opportunities for Collaborative Disruption in
Semiconductor Processing
January 9, 2006
Dr. Luis Zenteno - Trends
and Opportunities in Fiber Materials, Components and Devices
2005
November 16, 2005
Dr. Ulrich Fotheringham - Optical
Design and the Required Glass Types
November 10, 2005
Dr. Paul F. Becher -
At and Below Nanoscale: Phenomena Affecting the Microstructure
and Toughness of Silicon Nitride Ceramics
October 27, 2005
Professor A. E. Siegman - "News
of the Universe . . . "
October 11, 2005
Dr. Eric G. Johnson - Micro
and Nano-Optics for Passive and Active Device Applications
September 29, 2005
Dr. Tadahiko Furuta - Advanced
Automotive Materials & Surface Treatment for Vehicle Weight
Reduction
September 21, 2005
Barry Luther-Davies - Photonic
Devices in Chalcogenide Glass Films
August 25, 2005
Dr. Robert H. Wagoner - Sheet
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