Graduate Seminar Series-Spring 2013

Sponsors for the series: Infineum USA L.P. and ConocoPhillips Bayway Refinery

Seminars @ 2:45 PM --- Refreshments @ 2:30 PM
Kupfrian 117
Seminar Coordinator: Professor Reginald Tomkins 973-596-5656 tomkinsr@njit.edu

January 28	“Green Chemistry & Sustainable Engineering through Catalysis, Electrochemistry and Alternative Solvents” Professor Elizabeth J. Biddinger, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, City College of New York
February 4	Cancelled
February 11	“Roles of Computational Analysis to Optimize a Wide Range of Polymeric Materials and Plant Scale Processes” Dr. Steven Arturo, Associate Scientist, The Dow Chemical Company, Spring House , PA
February 18	“Stochastic versus Deterministic: Human Health versus Engineering Risk Assessments” Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, Section Head, Epidemiology and Health Surveillance, Exxon Mobil Biomedical Science, Inc. Clinton, NJ
February 25	“Overcoming Pharmaceutical Powder Problems through Crystal and Particle Engineering” Professor Changquan Cahin Sun Department of Pharmaceutics , College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, Minn.
March 4	“Downstream Process Development for Monoclonal Antibodies” Dr. Nihal Tuycu, Merck & Co. Inc Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
March 11	“Small Scale Rheology for Screening Scarce Materials” Professor Eric M. Furst Director, Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
March 25	“Thermochemistry and Elementary Reaction kinetic Models for Reactions of Mercury with Halogens, NOx ans SOx: Atmospheric and Combustion Environments’ Ms Itsaso Auzmendi-Murua, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Chemical, Biological & Pharmaceutical Engineering, NJIT
April 1	“An Industry Perspective on Materials Characterization Techniques at the Molecular, Particulate and Bulk Level in Support of Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturing” Dr. Steven Conway, Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ
April 8	“Intermetallic Base-Metal Catalysts for Chemoselective Reactions: Viable Replacements for Monometallic and Bimetallic Precious Metal Catalysts” Professor Robert M. Rioux, Friedrich G, Helfferich Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
April 15	“Catalysis and the Nature of Mixed Metal Oxides at the Nanometer Level” Dr. Dario J. Stacchiola, Dept. of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory.
April 22	“What Can a Materials Scientist Do to Improve Catalysts” Dr. Guang Cao, Section Head of the Catalytic Systems Section at the Corporate Strategic Research labs, ExxonMobil Corp
April 29	“Nanomaterials for Energy Devices” Professeur Laberty-Robert, Polytech Paris Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matiere Condensee de Paris UPMC
May 6	“Nanoclusters of Boron and Gold” Professor Lai-Sheng Wang, Dept. of Chemistry Brown University