Materials Science Graduate Program - Spring 2021 Virtual Seminar Series

All seminars take place on Wednesdays at 3:20 pm on Zoom, unless otherwise noted. (Schedule for Fall 2020

Jan 27
Dr. Jonathan Selinger 
Kent State University
Materials Science Graduate Program 
Title:  Defects in Liquid Crystals: Topology, Geometry, and Mechanics
Feb 10
Dr. Nathalie Katsonis 
University of Groningen
Stratingh Institute for Chemistry 
Title:  Motile Behaviour of Liquid Crystal Droplets
**3PM seminar start**

Feb 24

Dr. Lu Lu 
Facebook Reality Labs Research 
MSGP 2012 Graduate
Title: Challenges & Opportunities in AR/VR Optics & Displays  
Mar 10
Dr. Weinan Xu
University Akron
Department of Polymer Engineering
Title: A Hybrid Approach for Molecular Engineering and 3D Fabrication at Micro/Nanoscale
Mar 24
Dr. Elda Hegmann
Kent State University
Materials Science Graduate Program
Title: Designing Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Bio-inks for 3D Printing
Apr 7
Dr. Simone Fabiano
Linköping University
Department of Science and Technology
Title: Mixed Ion-Electron Transport in Organic Electrochemical Transistors: Materials and Challenges
Apr 21
Dr. Hamed Shahsavan 
University of Waterloo
Chemical Engineering 
Title: Liquid Crystal Networks for Small-Scale Bioinspired Soft Robots and Devices
Link to Live Seminar: https://zoom.us/j/99638142770