Events Archive

PMI/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES SPRING 2025: Barzin Mobasher, Arizona State University
Feb 5, 2025, 12:25 pm

Reinforcement Design in Structural Concrete using Multi-Scale Hybrid Applications

Abstract: More than 4 billion tons of Portland cement is used in concrete production once it is reinforced with more than 500 million tons of steel rebar every year. This single application contributes more than 10% of the…

Location
Bowen Hall
PMI/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES SPRING 2025: Yiyang Li, University of Michigan
Jan 29, 2025, 12:00 pm

Ion Transport and Phase Transformations in Battery and Memory Devices

Abstract: Energy storage and semiconductor microelectronics are two critical strategic technologies for the United States. Ceramic materials play critical role in enabling the functionality of both technologies. In this talk, I will…

Location
Maeder Hall Auditorium
PMI/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES FALL 2024: Lorenzo Valdevit, University of California Irvine
Dec 4, 2024, 12:00 pm

Additive Manufacturing as a Unique Platform for Fabrication of (Meta-)Materials with Complex Topologies and Designer Microstructures

Abstract 

Additive Manufacturing (AM) allows rapid fabrication of geometrically complex parts without expensive tooling. Nanoscale AM techniques, such as two…

Location
Bowen Hall Auditorium 222
PMI/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES FALL 2024: Sergio Pellegrino, California Institute of Technology
Nov 20, 2024, 12:00 pm

Conceiving, Designing and Testing Giant Ultralight Coilable Space Structures 

Abstract: The dream of kilometer-scale space systems comprising solar collectors and phased arrays that beam power to the earth may be close to reality, through advances made by the Caltech Space Solar Power Project. This…

Location
Bowen Hall 222
Fall 2024 Anthony B. Evnin Lecture with Hideo Mabuchi
Nov 18, 2024, 5:00 pm

From the Council on Science and Technology:

We are pleased to announce the Fall 2024 Anthony B. Evnin Lecture.

Join us for this exciting public lecture featuring Hideo Mabuchi, a 1992 Princeton…

Location
McCosh Hall 50
Speaker
PMI/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES FALL 2024: Michael Chini, Ohio State University
Nov 13, 2024, 12:00 pm

Attosecond Electronics: Laser Waveform Control of Electron Dynamics in Materials

Abstract: The ability to synthesize and control the electric field of light with sub-optical-cycle precision has, in the last two decades, enabled the first generation of isolated attosecond pulses and provided access to the…

Location
Bowen Hall Auditorium 222
Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) of Thin Films
Nov 12, 2024, 9:00 am

The Micro/Nano Fabrication Center (MNFC) and Angstrom Engineering are excited to offer a one-day short course on Tuesday, November 12th, 2024, covering Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) of Thin Films.

The topics covered will include:

Introduction to Vacuum ScienceBasics of Evaporation and Sputtering ProcessesMechanical, Electrical, and…
Location
Bowen Hall and Zoom
PMI/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES FALL 2024: Annalise Maughan, Colorado School of Mines
Nov 6, 2024, 12:00 pm

Site Disorder Drives Cyanide Dynamics and Fast Ion Transport in Li6PS5CN

Abstract: Mastery over solid-state ion transport is paramount for broad diversity of applications and technologies, including batteries, fuel cells, neuromorphic computing, and beyond. Disorder – both static and dynamic – plays a…

Location
Bowen Hall Auditorium 222
PMI/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES FALL 2024: Robert Chimenti, Rowan University
Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 pm

Monitoring Kinetic Processes in Polymers with Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy

Abstract

Amorphous materials universally display low-frequency Raman features related to the phonon density of states resulting in a broad disorder band for Raman shifts below 100 cm-1, which is related to the conformational entropy and…

Location
Bowen Hall Auditorium 222
PMI/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES FALL 2024: Yuhang Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology
Oct 23, 2024, 12:00 pm

The Interplay Between Mechanics and Chemistry in “Living” Polymers

 

Abstract

A salient feature of living materials is their ability to grow and evolve their structures with time. As a vital adaptation, some organisms, such as Planaria, would not only increase in…

Location
Bowen Hall Auditorium 222