Fall 2026 Seminar Series Schedule
All seminars take place at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted, and they will be conducted in-person in Ketcham Auditorium (W1005). For more information or an invitation, email Heather Roberts or Matthias Young.
Tuesday, Sept. 1
- Sheila Grant, University of Missouri
- “Roaring Innovation: How the Mizzou TecHub can help accelerate your ideas”
Tuesday, Sept. 8
- Hanbin Mao, Kent State University
- “Machano-pharmaceutics: Force-Based Screening of Small Molecules”
Tuesday, Sept. 15
- Jianfeng Zhou, University of Missouri
- “AI and Digital Technology Enable Sustainable Production Agriculture”
Tuesday, Sept. 22
- Gulden Camci-Unal, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
- “Unconventional Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”
Tuesday, Oct. 6
- Taylor Sparks, University of Utah
- “The LLM Revolution in Materials Science: From Data Extraction to Crystal Design”
Tuesday, Oct. 13
- Sarah Wilson, Rowan University
- “The Environments We Create: How Engineering Culture Shapes Student Mental Health and Support”
Tuesday, Oct.20
- Rongxiao Zhang, University of Missouri
- “Radiation Medical Physics at Mizzou: Research and CAMPEP Program Development”
Tuesday, Nov. 17
- Ashley Brown, North Carolina State University
- “Fibin-centric therapeutics to address bleeding, thrombosis and wound healing”
Tuesday, Dec. 6
- Jaewon Lee, University of Missouri
- “Understanding Nanocrystal Assembly and Growth: Colloidal Interactions and Populations Balance Theory”