University of Arkansas
Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering
3202 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201
Phone: (479) 575-4951
Fax: (479) 575-7926
2012 Distinguished Lecture Series
Seminars take place during the fall and spring semester
Thursdays in BELL 2268 at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.**
The events are open to the public.
Spring 2012
January
31** Silvio Silverio, "Applied Biotechnology for the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts from Sugarcane Bagasse," and Walter de Carvalho, "Pore Size Distribution and Enzymatic Saccharification of Sugarcane Bagasse Samples Submitted to Delignification and Drying," University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
February
02 Michelle Povinelli, University of Southern California, "Applications of Nanophotonics, Absorption Engineering, Optomechanical Circuits, and Light-Assisted Self Assembly"
16 Kathleen Sienko, University of Michigan, "Implementing Co-Creative Engineering Design at International Field Sites to Address Global Health Challenges"
23 Scott Husson, Clemson University, "The Design of Advanced Functional Membranes for Bioseparations"
March
15 Rick Zangar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, "Development and Use of an ELISA Microarray Platform"
22 No seminar - week of Spring Break
29 TBD
April
05 TBD
12 Guy Ramon, Princeton University, "Osmosis-Assisted Cleaning of Organic-Fouled RO Membranes"
19 **Rahul Sarpeshkar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 9:30 a.m.
26 TBD
May
03 TBD - Last Day of Classes