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Fall 2008 Seminar covering :
Biomaterials and related medical and energy technologies
Thursdays 12-1pm, BPS 1400. Pizza and other goodies available 11:45am
Organisers: Phil Duxbury (Physics), Greg Baker (Chemistry), Marc Worden (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)
September 11th: Merlin Bruening (Chemistry, MSU)
Membranes for catalysis and purification
September 18th: Gemma Reguera (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, MSU)
Microbial nanowires: nanomicrobiology meets nanobiotechnology
September 25th: Christoph Benning (Biochemistry, MSU)
Designing plants to make biofuels
October 2nd: Michael Garavito (Biochemistry, MSU)
Introduction to membrane protein crystallography
This seminar will be followed by a faculty discussion of possible uses of the APS LS-CAT beamline for complex materials research
October 9th : Greg Baker (Chemistry, MSU)
Design and synthesis of polymer molecules for drug delivery
October 16th : Mark Worden (Chemical Engineering)
The effect of nanoparticles on supported and suspended lipid layers
October 23th : Erin McGarrity (Physics and Astronomy)
Nanoparticle dispersion and self-assembly in polymer melts
October 30th : Karim Oweiss (EEC and Neuroscience)
Large scale interfaces for continuous monitoring and selective actuation of neuronal populations in the brain
November 6th: Volodymyr V. Tarabara (Civil Engineering, MSU)
Toxicity of nanoparticles
November 13th: Jack Harkema (Dept. of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, MSU)
Health Effect of Particulate and Gaseous Air Pollutants: Lessons from the Laboratory Mouse
December 4th : Stephen Paddison (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee) The structure and transport properties of proton exchange membranes: experiment, simulation and theory
Membranes for catalysis and purification
September 18th: Gemma Reguera (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, MSU)
Microbial nanowires: nanomicrobiology meets nanobiotechnology
September 25th: Christoph Benning (Biochemistry, MSU)
Designing plants to make biofuels
October 2nd: Michael Garavito (Biochemistry, MSU)
Introduction to membrane protein crystallography
This seminar will be followed by a faculty discussion of possible uses of the APS LS-CAT beamline for complex materials research
October 9th : Greg Baker (Chemistry, MSU)
Design and synthesis of polymer molecules for drug delivery
October 16th : Mark Worden (Chemical Engineering)
The effect of nanoparticles on supported and suspended lipid layers
October 23th : Erin McGarrity (Physics and Astronomy)
Nanoparticle dispersion and self-assembly in polymer melts
October 30th : Karim Oweiss (EEC and Neuroscience)
Large scale interfaces for continuous monitoring and selective actuation of neuronal populations in the brain
November 6th: Volodymyr V. Tarabara (Civil Engineering, MSU)
Toxicity of nanoparticles
November 13th: Jack Harkema (Dept. of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, MSU)
Health Effect of Particulate and Gaseous Air Pollutants: Lessons from the Laboratory Mouse
December 4th : Stephen Paddison (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee) The structure and transport properties of proton exchange membranes: experiment, simulation and theory
This informal seminar series seeks to stimulate dialogue in the MSU community in the area of biomaterials and their applications. The talks are intended to be accessible to a broad science and engineering audience.
