Archived/Past Seminars

Spring 2018 Seminar Schedule

Date	Title	Speaker	Institution
01/26	Protein Folding and Conformational Transition by All-Atom MD Simulation with Lorentzian Structure-based Potential	Dr. Qianyi Chen	University of Memphis
02/02	Polyphosphazenes' Structure-Property Correlations and Applications	Dr. Zhongjing Li	University of Memphis
02/09	A Closed Form Expression For The Collision Rate Constant To Describe Attractive Coulombic Interactions in Aerosols and Dusty Plasmas	Dr. Ranga Gopalakrishnan	University of Memphis
02/16	The Nature of Planet Formation	Dr. Jacob B. Simon	University of Colorado
02/19	Coevolution of Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes: Feeding and Feedback in Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei	Dr. Francisco Müller-Sánchez	University of Colorado
02/23	Gravitational Wave Astrophysics: A New Era of Discovery	Dr. Jessica Mclver	California Institute of Technology
03/02	The History of the Universe :Dark Energy, Galaxy Clusters, and Cosmic Star Formation	Dr. Hao-Yi (Heidi) Wu	Ohio State University
03/12	Protein Based Biomaterials - From Fundamental Mechanisms to Biomedical Applications	Dr. Wenwen Huang	Tufts University
03/16	Mechanics of Synaptic Vesicle Mobility in Neurons	Dr. Michael Gramlich	Washington University; St. Louis
03/19	Single Molecule Fluorescence Reveals Dynamic Structures of Synaptic Protein Assemblies	Dr. Ucheor Brandon Choi	Stanford University
03/23	Active Fluids and Their Bioengineering Applications	Dr. Chenhui Peng	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
03/30	An Introduction to the Chart of the Nuclides	TBA
04/06	No seminar, Endowed Lecture	Dr. Robert Scherrer	Vanderbilt University
04/13	TBA	Dr. Yang Li	Washington University; St. Louis
04/20	TBA	Dr. Shengquan Tuo	Vanderbilt University

Fall 2017

Date	Topic	Speaker(s)/Institution
09/01	Departmental Research - Hard Matter	Drs. J. Cui, S. Mishra, X. Shen and T. Hoan - UofM
09/08	Departmental Research - Soft Matter	Drs. S. Jahan, M. Laradji, F. Sabri and P. Pradhan - UofM
09/15	Super-paramagnetic Relaxations in Magnetic Nanoparticles	Sunghyun Yoon, Gunsan National University, Korea & University of Memphis
09/22	Simulating Disorder in Functional Materials	Tom Berlijn, Oak Ridge National Lab
09/29	Computational Study of Nanoparticles and Self-Assembly on Lipid Membranes	Alexander D. Olinger, University of Memphis
10/06	No Seminar. Materials Day	Contact: Dr. S. Mishra
10/13	Electro- and Photocatalytic H₂ Production by Molecular Co Complexes with Pentantate Ligands	Xuan Zhao, University of Memphis
10/20	Van der Waals Heterojunctions with Two-dimensional Materials for Low Power Electronics	Tania Roy, University of Central Florida
10/27	Hearing the Shape of a Drum: Characterization of Biological Tissue Microstructure Using Advanced Diffusion MR Imaging	Junzhong Xu, Vanderbilt University
11/03	Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials for Energy Applications	Kannatassen Appavoo, University of Alabama at Birmingham
11/10	Seminar Canceled
11/17	TBD	TBD
11/24	No Seminar	Thanksgiving Break
12/01	The Role of Phospholipid Membrane's Shape in Cellular Function	Eric Spangler, University of Memphis

Fall 2016 Seminar List

9/2	Hard Matter – UofM Faculty	Drs: Cui, Mishra, Shen, Hoang
9/9	Soft Matter – UofM Faculty	Drs: Jahan, Laradji, Sabri, Pradhan
9/16	Nanophotonics	Dr. Thang Hoang, UofM
9/23	Metal Organic Framework	Dr. Sebastian Zuluaga, Vanderbilt University
9/30	Astrochemistry	Dr. Nathan DeYonker, UofM
10/7	Radiation Effects in 2D Materials	Dr. Enxia Zhang, Vanderbilt University
10/14	Advanced Electronic Materials & Devices	Dr. Sarit Dhar, Auburn University
10/21	Ophthalmoscopy	Dr. Jing Lu, University of Alabama at Birmingham
11/4	Novel Magnetic Materials	Dr. Priyanka Manchanda, Vanderbilt University
11/11	Biophysics	Dr. Erin Rericha, Vanderbilt University
11/18	Photonics	Dr. Yuankun Lin, University of North Texas