• Computational study of understanding porous materials stability upon acid gas treatment 

  Liu, Yang (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-11-06)

  The stability of porous materials in acid gases and water environments is a critical property as well as an issue that must be addressed when applying porous materials in adsorptions, separations and catalytic processes, ...

• Modifying the depolymerization of sacrifical polymers for electronic devices 

  Phillips, Oluwadamilola S. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-23)

  Decomposable polymers can be used in fabrication of integrated circuits and packages. Polymers that can be triggered to depolymerize into volatile, monomeric units are particularly useful as template materials for the ...

• Mobility of the imidazolate linkers in neat and confined ZIFs probed by 2H NMR 

  Zhou, Erkang (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-12-07)

  Significant work is being devoted to the reduction of global energy consumption associated with industrial separations, with increasing attention being focused on membrane technology. In particular, MMMs containing ZIFs ...

• Microfluidic platforms and multivariate analysis for immune cell signaling study 

  He, Luye (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-11-13)

  Cell-mediated immunity is a critical component of an adaptive immune system, where immune functions are mostly mediated through the coordination of T cells. The understanding of fundamental T cell signaling processes ...

• Physical and chemical adhesion of complex structured biomaterial particles: Pollen exine and cellulose nanocrystal 

  Qu, Zihao (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-11-22)

  Micro- and nano-particle adhesion plays an important role in many industrial fields, for example, in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS, affecting fabrication yield and operation), in printing (transfer toner particles ...

• PIM-1-derived carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes for organic solvent reverse osmosis 

  Jue, Melinda L. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-11-07)

  Current separation technologies rely heavily on energy-intensive methods such as distillation, crystallization, and absorption to separate organic molecules. Utilization of membrane-based organic solvent separations—that ...

• Catalytic conversion of methane into alkanes and oxygenates and deactivation of hydrodeoxygenation catalysts 

  Okolie, Chukwuemeka (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-11-15)

  In this thesis, a catalyst comprising of NiO/Ce0.83Zr0.17O2 (NiO/CZ) that is capable of activating methane to form surface methyl groups was developed. Some of these species couple to higher alkyl chains. These alkyl groups ...

• Engineering a whole-cell zinc biosensor 

  Watstein, Daniel Marcus (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-08-22)

  Malnutrition is a significant healthcare concern across the globe. Though normally evocative of images of starvation or hunger, malnutrition also encompasses deficiencies of critical micronutrients such as zinc. Studies ...

• Model-based optimization of simulated moving bed reactor operations in isolation and within an overall process 

  Tie, Shan (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-08-28)

  Simulated moving bed reactors (SMBR) is a process intensification solution that can offer advantages in productivity, conversion, purity, and solvent consumption over the conventional sequential integration of reactor and ...

• Biomass as Fuel and Feedstock for Reduction of Carbon Emissions 

  Belmont, Erica (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-10-17)

  Biomass holds great promise as a fuel or feedstock for carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative processes, including power, heat and chemical production. This talk discusses pathways for biomass utilization as a fuel or ...

• Computational Design of Organic Photocatalysis 

  Musgrave, Charles (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-10-03)

  Inorganic catalysts have been workhorses in many important industrial processes while many biological systems, such as photosynthesis, rely on organic catalysts. In this talk I will discuss the use of computational chemistry ...

• Electrokinetic Control of Interfacial Instabilities 

  Bazant, Martin Z. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-10-10)

  This talk will describe three examples of interfacial patterns – viscous fingers, deionization shocks, and metal dendrites – whose stability can be controlled by electrokinetic phenomena in charged porous media, as ...

• Gaussian Processes for Hybridizing Analytical & Data-Driven Decision-Making 

  Misener, Ruth (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-09-26)

  Surrogate models are widely appreciated in chemical engineering. The typical setting focuses on expensive-to-evaluate, possibly uncertain functions. Resources are typically limited, so effective decision-making requires ...

• The Moral and Ethical Imperatives to Achieve Health Equity 

  Montgomery Rice, Valerie (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-09-19)

  As partisan politics becomes more and more entrenched in our society and continue to creep into the policy decisions that impact the everyday lives of individuals, the fight for health equity is becoming an increasingly ...

• FexNi1-xO(H)y Nanocatalysts for Alkaline Electrocatalysis 

  Greenlee, Lauren (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-09-12)

  Sustainability in energy conversion processes requires materials that are designed to be high-performance and durable, yet cost-effective. Alkaline electrochemical systems provide an opportunity to explore non-precious ...

• Epigenomic Profiling With Ultralow-Input Microfluidic Assays: Technology, Biology, and Medicine 

  Lu, Chang (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-09-05)

  Epigenome dictates turning on and off genes during normal development and diseases, forming another layer of regulation on top of gene sequence. Epigenome is cell-type-specific and highly dynamic over the course of disease ...

• Deep Work, Shallow Work, and Frippery 

  Sholl, David (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-29)

  We are all surrounded by a never-ending stream of information, demands on our time and distractions. This talk will discuss how to establish habits that will allow you to focus deeply on long term tasks that will improve ...

• Effects of solution concentration on properties of P3HT films 

  Keane, Daniel P

  Past experiments have studied Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) by examining the roles of parameters including molecular weight, aggregation methods, and dispersion method on device performance. However, the role of ...

• Particle affinity for oil-water interfaces and selective adsorption 

  Essenmacher, Scott D. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-05-21)

  Many applications require the selective removal of particulate contaminants from aqueous solutions. Standard froth flotation is a very efficient process that is commonly used in these applications to indiscriminately remove ...

• Systems design and uncertainty quantification of co2 capture from air 

  Sinha, Anshuman (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-05-08)

  The rapid increase in concentration of atmospheric CO2 has stimulated the recent development of CO2 capture technologies. One of the strategy is to capture CO2 directly from ambient air which, if successfully implemented, ...

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