WB116

Maciek Antoniewicz, University of Michigan Host: Prof. Chris Lawson Syntrophy, or cross-feeding, is the co-existence of two or more microbes whereby one feeds off the products of the other. Recently, we have developed an integrated multi-scale flux modeling approach that allows us, for the first time, to dissect interactions in microbial communities using 13C tracers. Specifically, to […]

Education in Engineering Lecture Co-hosted with the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP) Eric Kaler, Case Western Reserve University Host: Prof. Krishna Mahadevan I will describe the outcomes of a US National Academies (NA) study I chaired called “New Directions for Chemical Engineering.”  As described by the NA Press, it “details a vision […]

Rizwan Yusufali, UNICEF Host: Prof. Levente Diosady From urban centers to remote corners of Earth, the depths of the oceans to space, humanity has always sought to transcend barriers, overcome challenges, and create opportunities that improve life on our part of the universe. One such challenge is securing good nutrition for the global population, many of […]

Marianthi Ierapetritou, University of Delaware Host: Prof. Krishna Mahadevan The growing concerns over global warming and environmental issues motivate the research on replacing oil-based feedstocks with biomass raw material for chemical and fuel production. This however comes with a number of challenges as the new technologies have to compete with the fossil based mature processes to […]

Andreas Lendlein, University of Potsdam Host: Prof. Frank Gu Functionalization of materials aims at predetermining their behavior and fate in application relevant system environments. Various chemistry-based approaches are established such as covalent coupling of bioactive molecules to foster their interaction with cells or incorporation of easily cleavable bonds to gain degradability. The shape-memory effect is an […]

Josephine Hill, University of Calgary Host: Prof. Cathy Chin “What if waste wasn’t?” is a question that requires careful consideration. Although it appears attractive to convert waste into valuable products, the technical and economic feasibility of any conversion process must be carefully analyzed. Gasification is a process in which solids and liquids are converted to gases […]