Keynote Speakers

• Linsey Seitz, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University

• Alexandra Zevalkink, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University

• Xanthippi Chatzistavrou, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University

• Bea Braun, The Dow Chemical Company

• Elizabeth Sendich, US Energy Information Administration

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The 16th Annual ChEMS Research Forum showcases departmental research advances in the areas of Energy and Sustainability, Nanotechnology and Materials, Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering featuring invited plenary speakers, oral presentations from faculty and students, and an extended poster session.

If you or your company shares an interest in chemical engineering and materials science, then this event offers a uniquely personal and informal view into the general research directions of the ChEMS department, its current research projects, and, most importantly, an opportunity to get to know the many talented graduate students that are at the heart of it all.

Registration, lunch, and refreshments are complimentary.

"Students were very professional and capable."

"Had a great time."

"Great event in all respects."

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ID Presenter Poster Title Advisor

1 Wanyue Peng Lattice Sti�ening Due to Vacancy Di�usion of (GeTe)mSb2Te3 Alex Zevalkink

2 Mario CalderonCueva Crystal Growth and Lattice Dynamics of XMg2Sb2(X = Ca, Mg, Sr) Zintl Phases Alex Zevalkink

3 David Smiadak Anisotropy in Ca5M2Sb6 (M = Al, Ga, In) Zintls Alex Zevalkink

4 Tyler Johnson Use of Reactive Nanostructured Chemicals for Si-Eutectic Modi�cation in anAluminum Casting Alloy Andre Lee

5 Aditya Patil Separation of Functionalized Double-Decker Shaped Silsesquioxanes byLiquid Chromatography: From Analytical to Large Scale by Simulation Andre Lee

6 Geeta Kumari Microstructural evolution with varying solutionizing temperature in Allvac718Plus Carl Boehlert

7 David HernándezEscobar

Microstructural evolution and intermetallic formation in Zn-Mg hybridsprocessed by High-Pressure Torsion Carl Boehlert

8 William Killian Advanced Modeling of Fluid Phase Equilibria Including Hydrogen Bonding Carl Lira

9 Sabyasachi Das Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-economic Analysis for production ofbio-fuels via fast pyrolysis and electrocatalytic upgrading.

ChristopherSa�ron

10 Yubo Zhang DEGRADATION & PERFORMANCE STUDIES OF ALD-COATED NANO-COMPOSITESOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL (SOFC) CATHODES Jason Nicholas

11 Xing Lu High Expandable Linear PP Foam with Nanostructured Additive Krish Jayaraman

12 Zeyang Yu GNP-TPU COMPOSITE FILMS FOR PACKAGING APPLICATIONS Lawrence Drzal

13 Mariana DesireéReale Batista Flexible Ultraviolet Sensor based on Metallic Carbon Nanotubes Lawrence Drzal

14 Songyang Han ECCI based characterization of dislocation shear in polycrystalline arraysduring heterogeneous deformation of commercially pure titanium Martin Crimp

15 Zhuowen Zhao Temperature dependent constitutive parameters from nanoindentation Philip Eisenlohr

16 Eureka PaiKulyadi

Mechanical properties of single crystal niobium from uniaxial deformationexperiments and crystal plasticity modeling Philip Eisenlohr

17 Young Kim Nano-indentation Finite Element Analysis for Boride – Carbon Hybrid HardCoating Mechanical properties Qi Hua Fan

18 MadelineMackinder Magnetic Field Enhanced Cold Plasma Sterilization Qi Hua Fan

19 Sayli Bote Biobased polyols and polyurethane foams from renewable feedstock Ramani Narayan

20 Moh Alhaj Analytical Characterization of PLA: Structure & Property Relationships Ramani Narayan

21 Apoorva Kulkarni Preparation and characterization of maleated thermoplastic starch (MTPS)and MTPS-g-PETG copolymer via reactive extrusion Ramani Narayan

22 Pei Chen Unlocking the Single-Domain Epitaxy of Halide Perovskites Richard Lunt

23 Ziwei Wang Industrial-Scale Microbubble Ejector Nozzle Bioreactor Design Algorithm Robert Worden

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24 ChaunceySplichal

Roles of Regulatory Proteins in Controlling Endocytosis of siRNA-ContainingComplexes

S. Patrick Waltonand ChristinaChan

25 Yan Xie Substrate channeling in cascade reactions Scott CalabreseBarton

26 Alex Mirabal Quantitative Analysis of Nanoscale Approach Curves Using Atomic ForceMicroscopy – Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (AFM-SECM)

Scott CalabreseBarton

27 Matthew Melton Unraveling the role of the interfacial polymer layer to the nanoreinforcemente�ect of polymer nanocomposites Shiwang Cheng

28 Quan Zhou Novel Ag-Ni Method for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Brazes and Other Applications Thomas Bieler,Jason Nicholas

29 Jin Dai The molecular dynamics simulation of fast-ion conductorLi6.5La3Zr1.5Ta0.5O12 with density functional tight binding (DFTB) method

Wei Lai

30 Qian ChenInvestigation of Na Ion Dynamics in P2-Type Na2/3[Ni1/3Ti2/3]O2: ACombination of Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering and First-PrinciplesMolecular Dynamics Study

Wei Lai

31 Adam Marsh Fabrication and Multiscale Characterization of 3D Silver containing BioactiveGlass-Ceramic Sca�olds

XanthippiChatzistavrou

32 Natalia Pajares Designing strategies for metallic ion incorporation in bioactive glassnanoparticles

XanthippiChatzistavrou

33 Chi-Ta Yang From Atomistic Understandings to the Estimation of Interfacial Binding of Liand PAA Polymer Interface Yue Qi

34 Jiyun Park Computational Study of Ag-Ni Brazes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)Applications Yue Qi

35 Min Feng Simulation of grain boundaries in the solid electrolyte interphases (SEI) inLi-ion batteries Yue Qi

36 Yuqin Wu First Principles Investigation of the Electronic Structure for transition metalions in Nickel/Manganese/Cobalt Oxide Cathodes Yue Qi

37 Michael Swift First-Principles Prediction of Potentials and Space-Charge Layers inAll-Solid-State Batteries Yue Qi

Poster Session I

Poster Session II

see younext timeMay 7, 2020