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BYU Graduate Seminars - Winter 2025
Date | Time | Topic | Presenter |
Jan 9 | 11 AM | Interactive Insights: Simplify Technical Communication with GenAI Apps | John Hedengren Brigham Young University |
Jan 16 | 11 AM | Fueling Innovation: Advancing Nuclear Nonproliferation Solutions with ETI | Anna Erickson Georgia Tech |
Jan 23 | 11 AM | Empowering Engineers with Data-Driven Insights: Harnessing Apps to Drive Business Forward | Paul Thayer Heal Capital |
Jan 30 | 11 AM | Atomically-precise manufacturing for nano-electronics – how electrochemistry enables control over metal deposition and etching ‘one atomic layer at a time’ | Rohan Akolkar Case Western Reserve Univ. |
Feb 6 | 11 AM 321 EB | Izatt-Christensen Technical Lecture | Glenn Fredrickson |
Feb 6 | 4 PM 214 CTB | Izatt-Christensen Public Lecture | Glenn Fredrickson |
Feb 13 | 11 AM | Department 3-Minute Thesis Competition Top 2 proceed to College Competition March 10th, 3 PM in the Event Space | Graduate Students |
Feb 20 | 11 AM | Harnessing Anaerobic Microbial Consortia for Sustainable Polymer Degradation | Elaina Blair UC Santa Barbara |
Feb 24 Mon | 4 PM | Innovations in Alternative Host Systems: Enhancing Biomanufacturing Efficiency and Accessibility | Hayley Ford MIT |
Feb 27 | 11 AM | Acoustics in Microfluidics | Joseph Rich Duke University |
Mar 6 | 11 AM | Enabling Complex Polymer Applications with TRUE Simulation Workflows | Eric Jankowski Boise State University |
Mar 13 | 11 AM | No Seminar | |
Mar 20 | 11 AM | From Polymers to Prodrugs: Harnessing Nanomedicine for Innovative Therapeutics | Dong Wang UNMC |
Mar 27 | 11 AM | Innovative Engineering Visualization: Develop Dynamic Apps with Generative AI | Graduate Students |
Apr 3 | 11 AM | No Seminar | |
Apr 10 | 11 AM | Interactive Concept Showcase: Graduate Engineering App Presentations | Graduate Students |





Graduate Seminar Instructions
Graduate seminars are held every week on Thursday at 11 AM Mountain Time in 321 EB or 325 EB (Engineering Building). Seminars consist of industrial and academic research in chemical engineering and related disciplines. Seminar speakers typically include professors, graduate students, industrial collaborators, and other guests.
Graduate Students: Attendance at seminars is required. Please register your attendance on Learning Suite.
Speakers: Please plan to end at 11:45 to allow for questions.