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
Long-Distance Electron Transfers of Cable Bacteria and Their Potential Environmental Applications
Cheng Li
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering at Oregon State University
Kelley Engineering Center, 1001
A challenge to a new paradigm in water treatment technology - Focusing on the application of graphene
YeoJoon Yoon
Associate Professor of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University
Kelley Engineering Center, 1001
Solar Fuel Processing by Concentrated Light
Sophia Haussener
Associate Professor, head of the Laboratory of Renewable Energy Science and Engineering at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.
Kelley 1003
Translating Laser Speckle Imaging of Blood Flow for Ambulatory and Point-of-Care Applications
Bernard Choi
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Surgery at the University of California, Irvine
Kelley 1001
Machine learning-guided discovery of DNA-stabilized nanoclusters for bioimaging and photonics
Stacy Copp
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering @ University of California, Irvine with joint appointments in Chemistry, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Physics
Kelley 1001
Characterizing and Predicting Antibiotic Resistance Gene Fate during Disinfection Processes: Insights and Implications for (Waste)Water Treatment, Healthcare, and Beyond
Michael Dodd
Associate Professor in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at @ University of Washington
Kelley 1001
Pixie Dusts in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Using Ultra-dilute Metal Alloys to Promote Selectivity and Stability
Phillip Christopher
Professor of Chemical Engineering @ University of California, Santa Barbara
Kelley 1001
Pharmaceutical transformation products formed by ozone- based AOP – does degradation occur?
Dror Avisar
Head of Hydrochemistry Research Group and the Head of the Water Research Center at Tel Aviv University in Israel
Kelley 1001
Optimizing Mixtures of Metal–organic Frameworks for Robust and Bespoke Passive Atmospheric Water Harvesting
Cory Simon, Qia Ke and Charles Harriman
Cory Simon, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering | Qia Ke, 2nd year Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering | Charles Harriman, 3rd year Undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering
Kelley 1001
A MOF-Based Recommendation System Using MissForest Algorithm for Gas Adsorption Prediction
Gbenga Fabusola
CHE 4th year PhD student (Advisor: Cory Simon)
Kelley 1001
Chirality Induced Spin Selectivity Suppresses Competing Hydrogen Evolution During Electrochemical CO2
Jeiwan Tan
Postdoctoral Researcher in the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado
Kelley 1001
Investigating computational evidence for neural predictive coding in human spoken word recognition
Bryce Rogers
Ph.D. Candidate in Bioengineering (Advisor, Kevin Brown)
Weniger Hall 116
MOF gas sensor – understanding the ZIF-8 film growth and its room temperature gas sensing via quartz crystal microbalance
Tzer-Rurng (John) Su
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering (Advisor, Chih-hung Chang)
Weniger Hall 116
Wildfire, Water Security & Public Health Protection: Recent Advances & Research Needs
Monica Emelko
Professor and Canadian Research Chair in Water Science, Technology & Policy at University of Waterloo in Canada
Weniger Hall 116
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
Professor of Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
Weniger Hall 116
Investigation of Cobalt Telluride Restructuring Under Oxygen Evolution Reaction Conditions
Alvin Chang
3rd Year Chemical Engineering PhD Candidate
Weniger Hall 116
Integration of Controlled Environment Agriculture with Non-Conventional Water Resources
David Ladner
Professor of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University
Weniger Hall 116
Tracking Changes in Organic-copper Speciation During Wastewater Treatment Using Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
Laurinda Nyarko
6th-year PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering
Kelley 1001
Learning from nature, mathematics, and artificial intelligence for sustainable materials design and manufacturing
Grace Gu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Kelley 1001