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Spring 2026 Seminar Events

MSE Seminar SeriesLehigh's Department of Materials Science and Engineering presents its Spring 2026 Seminar Series.

All seminars are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in Sinclair Auditorium, unless otherwise noted below.

Zoom links, if available, will be announced closer to the date of the event.

Attendance is required of all full-time MS&E graduate students, and are also open to all visitors.

Date Speaker & Title Host/Advisor

1/23

Chris Madl, University of Pennsylvania
Elucidating Biophysical Regulators of Stem Cell Fate with Dynamic Biomaterials

 

Prof. Chow

1/30

Zhigang Xu, North Carolina A&T State University
Engineering Mg-based Alloys for the Next Generation or Orthopedic Implants

Prof. Misiolek

2/6

Andre Schleife, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Temperature Induced Disorder - Cause and Effect for Linerar and Nonlinear Optical Properties

Prof. Pimputkar

2/27

Blas Uberuaga, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
An Atomistic Perspective on Interfaces on Oxides

Prof. Castro/Mills

3/6

Nicole Demarquette, ETS Montreal
Controlling the Engineering Properties of Polymer Blends and Composites

Prof. Castro
3/27

Andrew Meng, University of Missouri
Wurtzite AIN-Based Ferroelectric Materials for Non-Volatile Memory Applications

 Prof. Strandwitz
4/17

Judy Yang, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Surface Dynamics in the Early Stages of Metal and Alloy Oxidation

 Prof. Watanabe