Weekly Seminars

Interdisciplinary Science, Engineering and Health Science Seminars

Swenson College encourages an exchange of ideas and collaboration between disciplines at UMD. Anyone organizing a seminar that would like to include it in this list can contact [email protected].

For the week of March 18-22, 2024 

Monday, March 18
Title: Prevention and Mitigation Strategies for Tenting of Transverse Cracks and Joints in Asphalt Pavement
Speaker: Manik Chakraborty, UMD CE MS Student
and
Title: Phytoremediation of Sulfur Using Hybrid Poplar Trees and Biochar Amendment
Speaker: Jahid Jabed, UMD CE MS Student
Time/Location: 12:00-12:50pm; 231 Swenson Civil Engineering
Host: Dr. Nate Johnson, Civil Engineering
Seminar Flyer: z.umn.edu/CE_Seminar

Tuesday, March 19
Title: Microencapsulation by Coacervation
Speaker: Tianyi Xiang, PhD Student, Sun Lab and
Title: Marker Molecules to Measure the Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in and Around Brain Tumors

Speaker: Juhee Oh, PhD, Researcher 5, Elmquist Lab
Time/Location: 3:00 pm CT; Moos 5-125 (TC) / Zoom
Zoom by request only, [email protected]
Host: PHM 8100/Phar 6260 Pharmaceutics Seminar (Department of Pharmaceutics)

Wednesday, March 20
Title: Recent Biologic Approvals from the US FDA and Case Studies of Controversial Biologics
Speaker: Bovornpat Suriyapakorn, PharmD, ECP PhD Student (Dr. Lisa Coles lab)
Time/Location: 12:20 pm CT,  Room 1-450 Moos Tower (TC)
https://umn-private.zoom.us/j/96798095454?pwd=TzYySFY0TjN2bm5qK2RhK05zdjdrUT09
Meeting ID: 967 9809 5454      Passcode: QN0zHc
Host: 8100/PHAR 6160 (Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology)

Friday, March 22
Title:  Plants go viral!          
Speaker: Dr. Lizzie Lombardi    
Time/Location: 3pm @ Lsci 185
Host: Dr. Clara Shaw