Past Seminars

Research Seminar by Dr. Jeff Kauppila / Electrical and Computer Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Jeff Kauppila from Reliable Microsystems

Date: February 25, 2026 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  1013 SERC

A Holistic Approach to Decarbonize the Transport Sector / Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar

Presented by: Dr. Amer A. Amer from FISITA

Date: February 25, 2026 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  HM Comer 1026

Algorithms for Reliable and Sustainable Infrastructure Network Flow Models / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Avinash Unnikrishnan from The University of Alabama In Birmingham

Date: February 25, 2026 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NERC 1012

Research Seminar by Dr. Hossein Bernety / Electrical and Computer Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Hossein Bernety from Stanford University

Date: February 23, 2026

Challenges Predicting the Lifetime of Hall Thrusters / Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Presented by: Dr. Mitchell Walker from Georgia Tech

Date: February 20, 2026 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  NL 1012

People, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotic Systems (PAIRS) / Computer Science , Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar

Presented by: Dr. Cindy L. Bethel from Mississippi State University

Date: February 20, 2026 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  HM Comer 1026

Rational design of battery cathode materials and battery cell prototyping at BEACONS / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Kyeongjae Cho from University of Texas at Dallas

Date: February 19, 2026 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  HM Comer 1026

Toward the Commercialization of Perovskite Photovoltaic Technologies: From Human Intelligence to Artificial Intelligence / Electrical and Computer Engineering , Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar

Presented by: Dr Yanfa Yan from The University of Toledo

Date: February 18, 2026 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  HM Comer 1026

Protective Decision-making for Transportation Systems under Changing Conditions / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Elise Deborah Miller-Hooks from George Mason University

Date: February 18, 2026 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NERC 1012

Computational Design of Metal Hexaborides: From Electronic Structure to Extreme-Environment Applications / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Victor Vasquez from University of Nevada-Reno

Date: February 12, 2026 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  HM Comer 1026

Design and Ceramization of Compositionally Complex Polymer-Derived Ceramics / Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Kathy Lu from University of Alabama Birmingham

Date: February 11, 2026 | Time:  3:00 pm | Location:  NL 1014

Coastal Science and Coastal Resilience / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering , Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar

Presented by: Dr. Rick Luettich from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Date: February 11, 2026 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  HM Comer 1026

Research Seminar by Dr. Clint Snider / Electrical and Computer Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Clint Snider from Auburn University

Date: February 11, 2026 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  1013 SERC

Orbital Carrying Capacity and its Implication on Space Sustainability / Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Presented by: Dr. Richard Linares from MIT

Date: February 6, 2026 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  NL 1012

Biotechnology for Critical Materials Production / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Scott Banta from Columbia University

Date: February 5, 2026 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  HM Comer 1026

Building Safer, Greener and More Inclusive Transport Systems: A Global South Perspective / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Robert Ambunda from University of Namibia

Date: February 4, 2026 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NERC 1012

Year-long Evaluation on the Occurrence and Fate of Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products , and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in an Urban Drinking Water Treatment Plant / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Francis Kung’u from Engineering Design Technologies

Date: January 28, 2026 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NERC 1012

Building Capacity for AI in Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Xiaopeng Zhao from University of Mississippi

Date: January 28, 2026 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NL 1015

Mechanics and Reliability of Electronic Products Incorporating Aging Solder Joints / Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Jeffrey C. Suhling from Auburn University

Date: January 21, 2026 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NL 1015

Making a Splash: CCEE Water Groups Converge on New Orleans for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Conference / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani, Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Dr. Junho Song, Mahlet Melaku Kebede, Bhanu Poundal, and Saide Zand from The University of Alabama

Date: January 14, 2026 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NERC 1012

Nanostructured Super-semiconductors for Energy Efficient Electronics / Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar , Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Bingqing Wei from University of Delaware

Date: December 11, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  1026 HM Comer

Expert in theory, modeling, and design of semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices / Electrical and Computer Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Ben Klein from Kennesaw State University

Date: December 10, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  SERC 1059

A Novel Discrete, Mesoscale Modeling Framework for the Simulation of the Damaging and Fracturing Behavior of Composites / Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Presented by: Dr. Marco Salviato from University of Washington

Date: December 5, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  North Lawn 1011

Towards carbon efficient and carbon negative chemical production using ‘microbial cell factories’ / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. David Nielsen from Arizona State University

Date: December 4, 2025 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

Last Lecture: Reflections on a Career in Structural Engineering / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Michael Kreger from The University of Alabama

Date: December 3, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  Kilgore Parlor, H.M. Comer

AI and Robotics for Caring and Assisting People in the Most Vulnerable Stages of Life / Computer Science

Presented by: Dr. Yu Sun from University of South Florida

Date: December 3, 2025 | Time:  10:00 am | Location:  SCIB 1017

Advancing Quantification and Understanding of the Effect of the Environment to Accelerate Cracking and Promote Premature Fracture in Structural Metals / Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Jenifer S. Locke from Ohio State University

Date: November 21, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  SERC 2036

Understanding Battery Safety Issues from a Mechanics-Driven Perspective / Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar , Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Jun Xu from University of Delaware

Date: November 21, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  1026 H.M. Comer Hall

Systems Engineering for Renewable Energy System Design and Operation / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Christos Maravelias from Princeton

Date: November 20, 2025 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

Decoding Neurodegeneration via Quantitative MRI and Brain Network Analytics / Electrical and Computer Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Shuai Huang from Auburn University

Date: November 19, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  SERC 1059

Towards Compositional Secure Autonomy: From Perception to Control / Computer Science

Presented by: Dr. Z. Berkay Celik from Purdue University

Date: November 17, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  SCIB 1017

An Introduction to Monte Carlo Methods (MCMs) for Solving Partial Differential Equation (PDEs) with Applications / Computer Science

Presented by: Dr. Michael Mascagni from Florida State University

Date: November 12, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  SCIB 1017

Integrative Physical AI for Adaptive Robots / Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar

Presented by: Dr. Kostas Bekris from Rutgers University

Date: November 12, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

Vortex Dynamics Downstream of a Surface Protuberance in Highly Pulsatile Flow / Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Presented by: Dr. Michael Plesniak from The George Washington University

Date: November 10, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  North Lawn 1011

Ion-conducting polymers for selective CO2 conversion to chemicals and fuels / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Jai Hyun Koh from Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Date: October 30, 2025 | Time:  10:00 am | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

Some Approaches Toward Resilient Robotics Localization in Challenging Environments / Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Jason Gross from West Virginia University

Date: October 29, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NL 1015

Unconventional Attitude and Formation Control Technology for Small-Satellite Swarms / Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Presented by: Dr. Jesse B. Hoagg from University of Kentucky

Date: October 27, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  North Lawn 1011

Sustainable Production of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Todd Pryzbycien from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Date: October 23, 2025 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

Integrative Approaches for Transparent Cranial Implants and Laser-Based Cryopreservation/Rewarming of Biological Systems / Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Guillermo Aguilar from Texas A&M University

Date: October 22, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NL 1015

Infrastructure Innovations and a Road Map for Collaboration / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Isaac L. Howard from Mississipppi State University

Date: October 22, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  SERC 1059

Extreme Environment Materials Testing: Thermochemical Life Prediction and Improved Material Design / Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar , Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Elizabeth Opila from University of Virginia

Date: October 17, 2025 | Time:  2:00 pm | Location:  Bevill 1000

Systems, Surrogates, Solutions: Optimization and Machine Learning for Decision-Making at Scale / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Carl Laird from Carnegie Mellon University

Date: October 16, 2025 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

Application of Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanochannel devices to Electrically Sequence DNA in a Compact System / Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Steve Tung from University of Arkansas

Date: October 15, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  NL 1015

Nano- and Microscale Material and Reactor Engineering for Electrochemical Energy Storage / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Nian Liu from Georgia Tech

Date: October 9, 2025 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

A journey from underwater acoustics to underwater communications / Electrical and Computer Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Paul van Walree from Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)

Date: October 3, 2025 | Time:  12:00 pm | Location:  Hardaway 252

Tiny Pores, Huge Moduli: Probing Nanoporous Materials with Ultrasound and Molecular Modeling / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Gennady Gor from NJIT

Date: October 2, 2025 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

Reflections on National Research Leadership in Washington DC / Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Daan Liang from The University of Alabama

Date: October 1, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  SERC 1059

An Introduction to Monte Carlo Methods (MCMs) for Solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) with Applications / Computer Science

Presented by: Dr. Michael Mascagni from Florida State University

Date: September 29, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  SCIB 1017

Heterogeneities in Chemical Activation and Catalytic Transformations / Chemical and Biological Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Dohyung Kim from University of Pennsylvania

Date: September 25, 2025 | Time:  11:00 am | Location:  H.M. Comer 1026

Modeling Particle Segregation in Dense Granular Flows / Eminent Scholar and Leaders Seminar , Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Dr. Richard M. Lueptow from Northwestern University

Date: September 24, 2025 | Time:  1:00 pm | Location:  North Lawn 1015