September 3, 2026

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2000 PML

PhD defense: "Structure–Dynamics–Property Relationships in Covalent Adaptable Networks: Interplay of Network Architecture, Dynamic Bonding, and Relaxation Dynamics"

Jiun-Yeu Chang, Kieffer group

September 3, 2026

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gallup Park

MSE Welcome Back Picnic

September 4, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

1670 Beyster

"Material Control of Nanoparticle Fate: Engineering Polymers to Overcome Biological Barriers"

Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit, U-M Biomedical Engineering

September 11, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

1670 Beyster

"On the Feasibility of a Digital Twin of Fatigue in Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V and Alloy 718"

Anthony Rollett, Carnegie Mellon University

September 18, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

1670 Beyster

"Keeping up with the Grain Boundaries"

Fadi Abdelijawad, Northwestern University

September 25, 2026

11:30 AM - 11:30 AM

1670 Beyster

"Metal circularity through solid-state bonding processes"

Cam Tasan, MIT

August 28, 2026

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

3150 HH Dow

Orientation for new master's students

August 27, 2026

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

3150 HH Dow

Orientation for new PhD students

August 6, 2026

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

2166 HH Dow

PhD defense: "Size-dependent thermodynamic and nucleation-kinetic insights in material formation"

Woohyeon Baek

July 9, 2026

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

2000PML

PhD defense: "From Microplastic Capture to Bio-derived Polymers: Strategies for Environmental Remediation for Enduring Petro-based Polymers"

Tolulope Lawal

June 16, 2026

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

3150 HH Dow

PhD defense: "In Situ Electron Microscopy of Superlattice Order: From Cryogenic to High Temperatures"

Nishkarsh Agarwal

June 16, 2026

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

GM Conference Room, LEC

PhD Defense: "Quantifying Electrochemical Charge and Discharge in Individual Battery Particles Using Microelectrode array"

Jinhong Min