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ChemE Graduate Seminar Series: Guillermo Ameer

Details coming soon! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

ChemE Graduate Seminar Series: Ying Diao

Unexpected “Twist” in Conjugated Polymers Opens a “Wonderland” of Chiral Electronics Ying Diao University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Tuesday, April 7, 2026 4-5 p.m. PAA A102 Abstract Chiral assemblies are ubiquitous and intimately related to the evolution of life on Earth. Chiral assemblies of pi-conjugated molecules are particularly fascinating, which Nature uses to efficiently transfer electrons and transduce energies leveraging their electronic conductivity, redox activity as well as the chirality-induced spin selectivity effect. To date, the intriguing properties of chiral assemblies remain largely unexplored and unknown in synthetic electronic systems such as p-conjugated polymers. This is largely due to the synthetic bottleneck to develop chiral semiconducting molecules that exhibit both high performance in terms of charge, exciton or spin transport and exceptional chiral optical properties – the ability to twist light. Further, it is widely believed that the spin-orbit coupling is weak in organic… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

ChemE Graduate Seminar Series: John Frostad

Advances in the characterization of soft matter John Frostad Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Food Science University of British Colmbia Tuesday, April 14, 2026 4-5 p.m. PAA A102 Abstract Soft matter is a broad class of materials that includes things like polymers, gels, foams, emulsions, and suspensions. These materials are ubiquitous and understanding them is often key to the optimization of many products and processes. As such, the ability to characterize them is critical to making new breakthroughs. My lab specializes in pioneering new experimental techniques for advancing this understanding, with a recent focus on foams and soft microparticles. In this talk I will introduce two of the instruments that we have developed: a Cantilevered-Capillary Force Apparatus and an Interfacial Dilational Rheometer. The Cantilevered-Capillary Force Apparatus is capable of measuring and/or applying forces from 1 nN to 1 mN on particles on the order of 100 microns in diameter and is highly versatile for… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

ChemE Graduate Seminar Series: Stephanie Wettstein

Solvent effects and data-driven strategies for 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid production from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural Stephanie Wettstein Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Montana State University Tuesday, April 21, 2026 4-5 p.m. PAA A102 Abstract The transition to renewable carbon sources requires new catalytic and separation strategies for producing polymer precursors from biomass. Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) is a biobased plastic that can be produced from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). One promising pathway is the oxidation of 5 hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a key monomer for the bio-based plastic polyethylene furanoate (PEF). However, FDCA production is often limited by low solubility in aqueous systems and reduced yields over traditional oxidation catalysts. Recent work has shown that organic solvents can significantly improve FDCA solubility and reaction performance, yet solvent selection has largely relied on empirical “guess-and-check”… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

ChemE Graduate Seminar Series: Seu Sim

Molecular Assembly of Living and Lifelike Materials Seu Sim University of California Irvine Department of Chemistry Tuesday, April 28, 2026 4-5 p.m. PAA A102 Abstract The Sim Lab creates and studies living and lifelike soft materials through molecularly programmed self-assembly of synthetic polymers and engineered biological components. Self-assembly is how nature seamlessly integrates cellular functionalities with complex structures of materials. For example, plants, even a 300-foot-tall giant sequoia tree, are able to grow from a small seed because cellular division is coupled with material growth through self-assembly processes. The precision and specificity of chemical dialogues within these materials enable controlled growth, response, function, and adaptation characteristics, which are lacking in synthetic materials. In this presentation, I will introduce our studies in creating new types of living materials through molecularly programmed self-assembly of synthetic polymers with engineered cells and… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

ChemE Graduate Seminar Series: Yomaira Pagán Torres

Chair's Distinguished Lecture: Huimin Zhao, Ph.D.

Event details coming soon. Huimin Zhao, Ph.D. Steven L. Miller Chair, Professor University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso.@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Graduate Students, Undergraduate students, Postdocs, Faculty. Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

Memorial Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics. Monday, May 25, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Juneteenth

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics. Friday, June 19, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.