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Materials Day Schedule

Friday, October 2, 2026

Location: FedEx Institute of Technology Lobby, Methodist Presentation Theatre

Parking Information

  • Registration and Check-in: 8:00 – 8:30 AM
  • Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 AM
  • Opening Remarks: 8:30–8:40 AM
  • Invited Talk: 8:45 - 9:20 AM, Yuankai Huang, Civil Engineering, University of Memphis. Applications of Nanotechnology in Environmental Sensors 
  • Morning Session: Oral Presentations (Physics and Chemistry of Nanomaterials): 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Lunch at Methodist Lobby FIT: 12:00 - 12:55 PM
  • Invited Talk: 1:00 - 1:45 PM, Eden Tanner, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi. Bioinspired Ionic Liquids: Leveraging Chemistry to Achieve Targeted Drug Delivery
  • Poster Session: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Afternoon Session: Oral Presentations (Biomaterials and Bioengineering): 1:00  – 4:00 PM
  • Poster Presentation and Refreshments: 4:00 -5:00 PM

 

Morning Oral Presentations

Session: Physics and Chemistry of Materials

  • 8:30 AM: Opening Remarks by Dr. Mishra
  • Opening Remarks by Dean Adkins, College of Arts and Sciences, UofM
  • 8:45 - 9:20 AM, Invited Talk: Yuankai Huang, Civil Engineering, University of Memphis. Applications of Nanotechnology in Environmental Sensors 
  • 9:20 –9:35 AM, Blake Acree (ME): Acoustic Reorganization of Microfluidically Generated Monodisperse Wet Foams at Reduced Length Scales
  • 9:35 –9:50 AM, Zuhanee Khan (ME): Effect of Powder-Particle Oxygen Heterogeneity on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Laser Powder Bed Fused Ti-6Al-4V
  • 9:50 –10:05 AM, Morteza Pakniat (ME): Binder Jetting of 17-4 Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel: Processing-Structure-Property Relationship
  • 10:05 –10:20 AM, Samyak Prasad (ME): Nonthermal plasma synthesis of nanoparticles
  • 10:20 –10:35 AM, Renjie Ning (ME): Microbubble-integrated acoustofluidic platform for tunable protein crystallization
  • 10:35 AM – 10:50 AM, Debendra Timisina (Physics and Materials Science): Enhanced Mechanoluminescence of ZnS: Mn at 77K
  • 10:50 – 11:05 AM, Himal Neupane (Physics and Materials Science): 
  • 11:05 – 11:20 AM, Golam Muktadir (Physics and Materials Science): Nanoparticle self-assembly and crystallization mediated by branched polymer brushes on spherical substrates.
  • 11:20 – 11:35 AM, Justin Butger (Physics and Materials Science): Entropy Production During Filament Formation in ECM Memristors
  • 11:35 – 11:50 AM, Yusef Qazzaz (ME): In-situ monitoring in Metal Additive Manufacturing
  • 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM, Dr. Hoang Thang (Physics and Materials Science): Quantum Initiative

 

Afternoon Oral Presentations

Session: Biomaterials and Bioengineering

  • 1:00 - 1:45 PM, Invited Talk: Eden Tanner, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi. Bioinspired Ionic Liquids: Leveraging Chemistry to Achieve Targeted Drug Delivery
  • 1:45 – 2:15 PM: Gary Bowling (BME): Neutrophils: The Next Frontier in Biomaterial Implants 
  • 2:15 – 2:30 pm: Suprava Shah (Chemistry): Multiplexed Integrin Detection and Cancer Cell Classification Using Multicolor Gap-Enhanced Gold Nanorods and Machine Learning Algorithm
  • 2:30 – 2:45 PM: Samantha Hall (BME): Enhancing Pro-Regenerative Neutrophil Function Through Mitochondrial Transplantation for Host-Biomaterial Integration
  • 2:45 – 3:00 PM: Alexandra Snyder (BME): The Effects of Electrospinning and Template Architecture on the Effectiveness of Manuka Honey for Immunomodulation
  • 3:00 – 3:15 PM: Abraham Ikeji (Chemistry): Design of Pt(IV) Prodrugs and Drug Carriers for Advanced Localized Chemotherapy
  • 3:15 – 3:30 PM: Mitchell Lutey (Chemistry): Integrin-Defined Plasma Extracellular Vesicles for Early Breast Cancer Detection and Association with Bone Metastasis
  • 3:30 – 3:45 PM: Suprava Shah (Chemistry): Lung-Mimetic Pseudo-3D Nanofiber-Based Culture System for Ex Vivo Expansion of Metastatic Circulating Tumor Cells
  • 3:45 – 4:00 PM: Dillon Thomas Baker (Chemistry): Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Poly(ethylene oxide)–Silica Interactions across Exclusion, Critical, and Adsorption Regimes of Liquid Chromatography

 

Poster Presentations

  • Martina Rodriguez: Optimal Structural and Physical Properties of Aerogels for Promoting Robust Neurite Extension in vitro
  • Dinil Jose: Inference of electric charge on dielectric and conducting microparticles levitating at the plasma sheath edge using a laser-induced trajectory analysis method
  • Urvashi: Transcriptomic Characterization of Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells Using RNA-Seq and Differential Expression Analysis
  • Niresha Wanigasekara: Preliminary mechanical and in vitro characterization of poly (D,L-lacctic acid) based electrospun scaffolds
  • Matlock-Buchanan: Omega-3-Acylated Chitosan–Mannitol Microparticles Sustain Berberine Release and Inhibit S. aureus Biofilms
  • Tasnia Siraj: Single-Vesicle Integrin Profiling for Detection of Organotropic Metastasis in Breast Cancer
  • Tasnia Siraj: Detection of Organ-Specific Metastasis in Breast Cancer by Single Vesicle Integrin Profiling
  • Eden Tanner: Bioinspired Ionic Liquids: Leveraging Chemistry to Achieve Targeted Drug Delivery
  • Samyak Prasad: Nonthermal plasma synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles
  • Kamrun Nahar: Fatty Acid-Modified Chitosan Membranes: Dual Antimicrobial and Occlusive Effects on Periodontal Bacteria
  • Kimberly Napoles: Optimization of Extracellular Vesicle Capture and Labeling for Molecular Profiling
  • Abdul-Kadir Ibrahim: Optimization of Glass-Based Capture and Labeling of Extracellular Vesicles for Single Vesicle Profiling
  • Suprava Shah: Multiplexed Integrin Detection and Cancer Cell Classification Using Multicolor Gap-Enhanced Gold Nanorods and Machine Learning Algorithm
  • Hilary English, BME: Proposed Mechanism of Neutrophil Lipid Raft Response to Polydioxanone Electrospun Grafts
  • William Block, BME: Characterization of Fungal Chitosan Membranes for Guided Bone Regeneration
  • Farah Binta Habib, Physics: Competing sulfurization processes limit direct CVD growth of transition metal sulfides on nickel foam
  • Upendra Rijal, Physics and Materials Science: Exciton Decay and Interlayer Carrier Dynamics in MoS₂/WS₂ Heterostructures.
  • Debendra Timisina, Physics and Materials Science: Impact of Polar Bear Hair Microstructure and Young’s Modulus on Thermal Properties: A Luminescence Investigation
  • Bharat Gajurel, Physics and Materials Science: Al-Doped LaFeO3 Perovskite Electrode for Supercapacitor Application
  • Dewan Mohammad Tausif, Physics and Materials Science: Room Temperature and Low Temperature Characterization of Degradable Calcium Alginate Aerogel Beads
  • Elijah Cook, BME: Decellularization methods for porcine placenta tissue
  • Himal Neupane, Physics and Materials Science: Systematic optimization of magnetocaloric performance in Ho-substituted Gd4-xHoxAl2O9 Aluminates for cryogenic refrigeration applications.
  • Asher Hodge, BME: Manuka Honey and Methyl Syringate Modulating Neutrophil Release Profiles While Preserving Pro-Regenerative Signaling In Vitro
  • Victoria Effagna, BME: Development and Thermal Characterization of a Patient-Specific Brain Tissue-Mimicking Phantom
  • Ayodele Olowookere, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi: Ionic Liquid System for Cannabidiol Topical Delivery
  • Lennon Rozo, LeMoyne-Owen College: Tailored Aluminum Doping Concentration in CdO Thin Films on Silicon for Enhanced Biosensor Performance in Early Cancer Detection