Materials Science Graduate Program Fall 2025 Seminar Series

All seminars take place on Wednesdays at 3:20 pm, unless otherwise noted. 

Link to Previous MSGP Seminars Series

Sept 10Dr. Weinan Xu
The University of Tennessee
Materials Science and Engineering
Title:  Sustainable Polymer/Bio-Composites and their Advanced Manufacturing for Energy, Electronics, and Biomedicine

In-Person
Williams Hall (WHM) 110 
3:20 PM 
 
Sept 24Dr. Francesca Serra
University of Southern Denmark
Biological and Soft Matter Physics
Title:  Nematic Order and Topological Defects in Cell Layers

Online
3:20 PM 

Link to Live Seminar
Passcode: eS9Gk7Ju 
Oct
15
Dr. Robert Clements
Kent State University
Materials Science Graduate Program / Biological Sciences Department
Title:  TBA

In-Person
Williams Hall (WHM) 110 
3:20 PM
Oct 
20
*Monday, October 20 @ 9AM*
Dr. Dong-Ki Yoon
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Department of Chemistry
Title:  TBA

Online
9:00 AM 

Link to Live Seminar: TBA
Passcode: TBA
Oct 
29
Dr. Julie Peterson
Bowling Green State University
Chemistry Department
Title:  Using Light to Modulate Dynamic Systems

In-Person
Williams Hall (WHM) 110 
3:20 PM
Nov 19Dr. Laurent Douce
Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg
Chemistry Department
Title:  DNA and mRNA Transfection Using Extended Aromatic Core Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Crystals

Online
3:20 PM 

Link to Live Seminar: TBA
Passcode: TBA