CBEE Seminars

The CBEE Seminar Series showcases cutting-edge research and industry insights in chemical, biological, and environmental engineering, featuring distinguished speakers from academia, government, and industry. Seminars are typically held in person on Fridays at 11 a.m. in Kelley Engineering Center, with occasional special sessions throughout the term. All students, faculty, and community members are welcome to attend.

Upcoming Seminars

 

Past Events

Fall 2025 to present

 

Seminars prior to 2025/26 academic year

YeoJoon Yoon

A challenge to a new paradigm in water treatment technology - Focusing on the application of graphene

YeoJoon Yoon

Kelley Engineering Center, 1001
Smiling woman with long brown hair and glasses wearing a navy sleeveless top and large hoop earrings against a plain light background.

Kaitlin Fogg Tenure Talk

Kaitlin Fogg

Kearney 212
Portrait photo of Sophia Haussener

Solar Fuel Processing by Concentrated Light

Sophia Haussener

Kelley 1003
Portrait of Bernard Choi

Translating Laser Speckle Imaging of Blood Flow for Ambulatory and Point-of-Care Applications

Bernard Choi

Kelley 1001
Portrait of Stacy Copp.

Machine learning-guided discovery of DNA-stabilized nanoclusters for bioimaging and photonics

Stacy Copp

Kelley 1001
Portrait of Michael Dodd.

Characterizing and Predicting Antibiotic Resistance Gene Fate during Disinfection Processes: Insights and Implications for (Waste)Water Treatment, Healthcare, and Beyond

Michael Dodd

Kelley 1001
Portrait of Phillip Christopher.

Pixie Dusts in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Using Ultra-dilute Metal Alloys to Promote Selectivity and Stability

Phillip Christopher

Kelley 1001
Portrait of Avisar Dror.

Pharmaceutical transformation products formed by ozone- based AOP – does degradation occur?

Dror Avisar

Kelley 1001
Portrait of Cory Simon, Qia Ke and Charles Harriman.

Optimizing Mixtures of Metal–organic Frameworks for Robust and Bespoke Passive Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Cory Simon, Qia Ke and Charles Harriman

Kelley 1001
Portrait of Gbenga Fabusola.

A MOF-Based Recommendation System Using MissForest Algorithm for Gas Adsorption Prediction

Gbenga Fabusola

Kelley 1001
Portrait of Jeiwan Tan.

Chirality Induced Spin Selectivity Suppresses Competing Hydrogen Evolution During Electrochemical CO2

Jeiwan Tan

Kelley 1001
Bryce Rogers Seminar.

Investigating computational evidence for neural predictive coding in human spoken word recognition

Bryce Rogers

Weniger Hall 116
Tzer-Rurng (John) Su

MOF gas sensor – understanding the ZIF-8 film growth and its room temperature gas sensing via quartz crystal microbalance

Tzer-Rurng (John) Su

Weniger Hall 116
Portrait of Monica Emelko.

Wildfire, Water Security & Public Health Protection: Recent Advances & Research Needs

Monica Emelko

Weniger Hall 116
Photo of Yongsheng Chen.

Transforming Urban Infrastructure: Innovative MINUS Approach for Drinking Water Treatment, Wastewater Resource Recovery, and Decentralized Precision Digital Agriculture to Boost Urban Sustainability and Resilience

Yongsheng Chen

Weniger Hall 116
Portrait of Alvin Chang

Investigation of Cobalt Telluride Restructuring Under Oxygen Evolution Reaction Conditions

Alvin Chang

Weniger Hall 116
Portrait of David Ladner.

Integration of Controlled Environment Agriculture with Non-Conventional Water Resources

David Ladner

Weniger Hall 116
Potrait of Laurinda Nyarko.

Tracking Changes in Organic-copper Speciation During Wastewater Treatment Using Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

Laurinda Nyarko

Kelley 1001
Potrait of Grace Gu.

Learning from nature, mathematics, and artificial intelligence for sustainable materials design and manufacturing

Grace Gu

Kelley 1001
Portrait of Patricia Stathatou

Hope vs. Hype: Measurement-Informed, Systematic Life Cycle Assessments of Emerging Technologies to Enable Sustainable Transitions

Patricia Stathatou

Kelley 1001