Upcoming program approved nano-related seminars

Apr 7

Controlling the direction of light emission in anisotropic perovskite nanoparticles using alignment, fusing, and surface interactions

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Watch the livestream at the link provided below.

https://mitnano.mit.edu/events/april-seminar-eisler

Carissa Eisler, Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles

Apr 8

MEMS Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Joanna Aizenberg

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Fitzpatrick Center Schiciano Auditorium Side A, room 1464

Joanna Aizenberg, Amy Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Science, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University

Apr 9

Translational Neural Interfaces via Ultrasound-Activated Nanotechnology and Wearable Bioelectronics

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Bryan Research Building, Room 103

Prof. Huiliang (Evan) Wang, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin

Apr 14

CEE Seminar - Toward Single Atom Catalysis for Environmental Application

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Wilkinson Building, room 021 auditorium

Prof. Jaehong Kim, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University

Apr 15

DMI/MEMS Seminar Presented by Prof. Ivan A. Moreno-Hernandez

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Fitzpatrick Center Schiciano Auditorium Side A, room 1464

Ivan A. Moreno-Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Duke University

Apr 20

Fritz London Memorial Lecture: Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Catalysis and Energy Conversion"

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French Family Science Center 2231

Prof. Sharon Hammes-Schiffer (Princeton University)

Past Seminars

2026

Mar 20

Managing Electrons and Protons in the Bio-Inspired Conversion of Renewable Energy

Prof. Tom Mallouk, Vagelos Professor in Energy Research, Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Mar 17

Structurally Homogeneous Hybrid Carbon Superstructures Enable Nanoscale Control of Energy, Charge, and Spin

Riley Stephenson, Therien Group, Department of Chemistry, Duke University

Mar 16

Directing Photoinduced Energy and Charge-Transfer in De Novo Proteins and Macromolecular Receptors

Prof. Tom Oliver (University of Bristol)

Mar 3

Engineering Structure–Property Correlations in Transition-Metal Nitrides for Next-generation Superconducting Quantum Platforms

Dr. Mythili Surendan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Feb 24

Microscopic insights into all liquid constructs – ‘Structured Liquids’

Dr. Preetika Rastogi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Feb 19

SELF-ASSEMBLY OF MAGNETO-PLASMONIC HETERO-STRUCTURES (MHS) ON Ti₃C₂TX MXene FOR GAS SENSING

Giorgio Capuzzello, PhD Student, Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Feb 10

AI-Driven Robotic Platforms for Accelerated Materials Synthesis Discovery

Dr. Maher Alghalayini, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jan 16

The Rising Danger of AI-Generated Images in Nanomaterials Science and What We Can Do About It

Dr. Quinn A. Besford,
Group Leader: Functional Polymer Architectures / Research
Cluster Leader: Bio-Applied Polymers
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (IPF)

Jan 15

Pathways in Low-Cost Sensor Manufacturing: Emerging Trends with Paper, Laser and 3D-Printing Technologies

Prof. Thiago Paixão, University of São Paulo

Jan 14

Automating Computational Materials Design with Explainable AI

Asst. Prof. Thomas A.R. Purcell, University of Arizona