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cbe Seminars/Events

• CBE Seminar Series: Fall 2026
  Time: Starting at 9:00 AM
  Location: 106 CCM (Center for Composit Materials)
  (*unless otherwise noted) 
  • October 16, 2026
    Cathy Wu, University of Delaware
  • October 23, 2026
    Jorge Marchand, University of Washington
  • November 19, 2026* | Jack A. Gerster Lecture
    Location: Mitchell Hall
    Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
    Zachary Ulissi, Meta Fundamental AI Research
• April Kloxin Inaugural Lecture
  Date: October 6, 2026 from 4:00-6:00 PM
  Location: Mitchell Hall
  Reception: Du Pont Hall Lobby
• CCST Seminars
  Location: 366 CLB 
  • October 22, 2026
    Time: 10:30 AM
    Stephanie Kwon, Colorado School of Mines
  • November 13, 2026 | Co-hosted by CPI
    Time: 1:30 PM
    Dr. Dong-Young Hong, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

OTHER DEPARTMENT’S SEMINAR/EVENTS

• CBI Seminar Series
  Location: 140 BPI 
  • October 21, 2026
    Dr. Tagbo H. Niepa, Carnegie Mellon University
    Engineering Microsystems to Decode Complex Microbial Interactions & Emerging Diseases
  • November 4, 2026
    Dr. Marcello Marelli, AstraZeneca
    From Genetic Code Expansion to Next-Generation Bioconjugates
• 2026 Fall MSEG Seminar Series
  Location: 322 ISE
  • October 7, 2026 @ 10:15 AM
    Katie Herbert, University of Delaware
    “Building Connections: Polymers, People, and Purpose”
  • October 7, 2026 @ 4:00 PM
    Gustav Dalpian, Santa Barbara University of São Paulo, Brazil
    “Trends in Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science: data generation, interpretability and property prediction”
  • October 21, 2026 @ 10:00 AM
    Aseema Mohanty, Tufts University
    “Visible photonic integrated circuits: From neuroscience to quantum applications”
  • November 11, 2026 @ 10:00 AM
    Andrea Carlini, University of California Santa Barbara
    “Optically- and Structurally-Responsive Polymers for Oxidative Stress”
  • November 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM
    Lilian Hsiao, North Carolina State University
    “Topological architectures hidden in disordered colloidal materials”
  • December 2, 2026 @ 10:00 AM
    Thomas O’Connor, Carnegie Mellon University
    Abstract coming soon

Other Events/Seminars

• Merck Lectureship
  Dates: October 13-14, 2026
  The program will bring approximately 20–25 Merck scientists from the West Point facility (primarily from their Analytical R&D group) to campus for keynote lectures, student research presentations, poster sessions, career-focused programming, and faculty engagement. Event includes:
  • Poster session
  • Career-focused programming
  • Faculty engagement

  More details to follow

• Arthur B. Metzner Centennial Commemorative Issue – AIP Publishing LLC
  Manuscripts are invited on Rheology-related advances inspired, directly or indirectly, by the work of the late Arthur B. Metzner in experiments, theories, modeling and computation involving rheology and the behavior of complex fluids under flow. Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026. A symposium is being organized in honor of the life and work of the late Professor Arthur B. Metzner on the occasion of his 100th birthday at the University of Delaware, College of Engineering. This all-day event will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2027.
• Chemical Biology Symposium
  Register Now for the Chemical Biology: Peptide and Protein Design half-day symposium on October 29, 2026, in New York City. Attendees will explore “designer” peptides and proteins, and how chemists and biologists alike are using these specialized biomolecules as tools to understand biological mechanisms and as therapeutics to treat human disease. The program highlights keynote speaker Dr. Sam Gellman from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in addition to 4 plenary talks from leading researchers in academia and industry. Please see the complete agenda here. Abstracts for poster presentation and short talk consideration are currently being accepted. Trainees and early-career researchers are highly encouraged to apply. Submit your abstract here by September 10, 2026. Any questions, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Cassie Chartier at cchartier@nyas.org.

TIDBIT

• MS Publisher no longer supported
  In October 2026, Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life. After that time, it will no longer be included in Microsoft 365 and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported. Microsoft 365 subscribers will no longer be able to open or edit Publisher files in Publisher.
• FedEx Update
  To help make your shipping experience faster and more secure, FedEx is transitioning entirely to digital shipping labels and will soon be retiring paper air waybills. Read more…

Jobs/Recruiting

• 3M
  Position: Polymer Mechanics & Characterization Specialist
  Brief description: As a Polymer Mechanics & Characterization Specialist within 3M’s Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. You will serve as a technical expert in the generation of high-quality experimental data and development of calibrated material models that enable predictive simulation of adhesives, tapes, and adhesive joints. The data and material models developed in this role will become foundational assets within 3M’s Digital Materials Hub, where they are leveraged across product development, manufacturing, and customer-facing simulation activities.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Position: Faculty Search
  Brief description: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Chemical Engineering (https://cheme.mit.edu/) in Cambridge, Massachusetts invites candidates for tenure-track faculty positions starting July 1, 2027, or on a mutually agreeable date thereafter. Appointment will be at the assistant professor level. In special cases, however, an untenured associate or senior faculty appointment may be possible, commensurate with experience. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in chemical engineering or a related field by the start of employment.
• Editing Press
  Position: Laura Bassi Scholarship
  Brief description: The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciplines. The scholarships are open to every discipline and are awarded three times per year: December, April, and August. Deadlines are as follows:

   

  • Summer 2026: due July 12, 2026
  • Winter 2026: due November 15, 2026

  All available positions can also be found on the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering opportunity website, so be sure to check it regularly.

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