CME Distinguished Lecture Series
Fall 2026
Dr. Caroline L. Schauer
Department Head, Materials Science and Engineering
Drexel University
November 2, 2026
"Processing Biopolymer Nanofibers and Composites"
Fall 2025
Dr. Shu Yang
Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
September 15, 2025
"Scalable, Geometric Sustainable Materials for Highly Efficient
Atmospheric Water Harvesting"
Spring 2025
Izabela Szlufarska
Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
University of Wisconsin
April 28, 2025
"Radiation Resistance and Mechanical Response of Ceramics in Extreme Environments"
Sammy Tin
Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
University of Arizona
March 10, 2025
"Design Approaches for Advanced High Temperatures Structural Materials"
Yayoi Takamura
Professor and Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
UC Davis
February 17, 2025
"Tailoring Magnetic Spin Textures in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3-Based Micromagnets"
Fall 2024
X. Edward Guo
Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering
Columbia University
November 4, 2024
"Bone Biomechanics and Beyond"
Bamin Khomami
Distinguished Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
September 16, 2024
"Extensional Flow Induced Phenomena in Entangled Polymers: Three Easy Pieces
