Events

IPRIME Mid-Year Workshop - Materials Design Challenges for Biomedical Applications: Tuesday, January 14

Workshop details and registration (required)

Location: Kenneth H. Keller Hall 3-180, 200 Union Street S.E.

all times listed in Central Time (CT): 8:30 - 3:00
For questions, email: mrsec@umn.edu

MRSEC-Medtronic Workshop on Critical Thinking and Decision Making Participation: November 20

All MRSEC faculty, students and post-docs should attend.

Location: Kenneth H. Keller Hall 3-180, 200 Union Street S.E.

all times listed in Central Time (CT): 2:30 - 4:00
For questions, email: mrsec@umn.edu

2024 IPRIME Annual Meeting: May 28

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All-MRSEC and EAB Meeting: Friday, February 9

All MRSEC faculty, students and post-docs should attend.

Location: Northrop, Lindahl Founders Room

all times listed in Central Time (CT): 9:30 -

(download full agenda) All-MRSEC and EAB Meeting
For questions, email: mrsec@umn.edu

IPRIME Mid-Year Workshop - Advanced Analytical Methodologies for Characterization of Materials: Tuesday, January 9

IPRIME (Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering) is pleased to announce a one-day, in-person (Zoom option) workshop on the analytical capabilities in the Characterization Facility (CharFac), which welcomes users from industry. The workshop is free and open to IPRIME member companies, invited guests, and University of Minnesota faculty, students, and staff.

Vist the IPRIME website (more information will be added closer to the date as plans are finalized).

Note: If you have problems registering or need more information, send an email to Nate Lynch at: cfacadmin@umn.edu

2023 IPRIME Annual Meeting: May 30

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All-MRSEC and EAB Meeting: Thursday, February 23 (via Zoom)

all times listed in Central Time (CT):

9:30 - 3:30 PM Open sessions

3:30 - 5:00 PM Private sessions

(download full agenda) All-MRSEC and EAB Meeting

Location: Via Zoom, see your email and/or calendar for Zoom details

All MRSEC faculty, students and post-docs should attend.
For questions, email: mrsec@umn.edu

IPRIME Mid-Year Workshop: January 11

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2022 IPRIME Annual Meeting: June 1

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2022 Annual All-MRSEC Meeting: February 9

10:00 - 4:30PM (Central Time)
Zoom Meeting
2022 All-MRSEC Meeting Schedule
All MRSEC faculty, students and postdocs are encouraged to attend

Photo composite of 2022 All-MRSEC meeting attendees.

MRSEC Science Slam: January 28

9:30 - 2:00PM (Central Time)

View all of the 2022 Science Slam entries at mrsec.org
Watch the two UMN MRSEC Slam videos now (scroll down)

IPRIME 2022 Mid Year Workshop: January 11

Material and Interfacial Research Challenges for Sustainability
registration opens on December 13
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2021 IPRIME Virtual Annual Meeting: August 3-5

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Start of Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: May 31

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All-MRSEC Meeting: January 15

Photo composite of 2021 All-MRSEC meeting attendees. Executive Committee members highlighted in blue, External Advisory Board members highlighted in yellow.

Zoom Meeting
10:15 AM - 4:00 PM
2021 All-MRSEC Meeting Schedule

IPRIME Mid-Year Workshop and Poster Session: January 12

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POLY/PMSE Seminar: "Bioinspired mineralization of natural polymers for biomedical applications" and "Environmental degradation of polymers: an example of polyacrylamide and an outlook for plastics" December 10

Zoom, 2:00 PM
Presenters:
Conrado Aparicio
Boya Xiong (Seed)
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IPRIME Virtual Annual Meeting: August 4 - 6

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Green and Sustainable Chemistry Workshop: July 13 - 15

All-MRSEC Meeting: January 22

January 2020 All-MRSEC meeting attendees.

Digital Technology Center (Walter Library) Room 402
1:30 - 4:00 PM
Presenters:
Chris Leighton (Proposed IRG Leader)
Ke Wang (iSuperSEED)
Phil Engen (Education & Outreach Director)
Jiarong Hong (Seed)
Mahesh Mahanthappa (Proposed IRG Leader)
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IPRIME Midyear Workshop: January 14

This workshop will address the science and engineering of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. Topics at the core of IPRIME – materials, interfacial phenomena and processing science – are also essential to the field of 3D printing. In this workshop, we will explore these topics and more. This workshopis co-sponsored by three IPRIME programs: Biomaterials and Pharmaceutical Materials, Coating Process Fundamentals, and Microstructured Polymers
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Physics Force Winter Show: January 13 - 18

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Energy and U: January 9 & 10, 13-17

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Aris Lecture: November 19

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Melissa Moreton, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Title: Aesthetics in Medieval Handwriting, Scribal Practice, and the Science of Paleography
Dr. Moreton will present a fitting tribute to Professor Aris's longstanding interest in the science of paleography.

Aris Lecture: November 5

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Kathryn Pearson, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota
Title: Aesthetics in Politics
Associate Professor Kathryn Pearson will engage us on aspects of aesthetics in politics.

MRSEC Lunch, TED Talk & Diversity Discussion: November 1

One of the student/faculty discussion groups.

Amundson Hall Room 151D
12:00 - 1:00 PM
TED Talk shown during lunch
Facilitators: Christy Haynes (IRG-2, CHEM) and Kevin Dorfman (IRG-3, CEMS)
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Aris Lecture: October 29

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Rudresh Mahanthappa, Music Department, Princeton University
Title: Aesthetics Across Musical Traditions
Professor Mahanthappa will provide his perspective on the aesthetics that that inform his rich and unique musical signature.

Aris Lecture: October 15

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Sabine Hossenfelder, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Title: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
Professor Hossenfelder will discuss the perils of relying on aesthetics to develop scientific theories.

Aris Lecture: October 8

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Professor Barry Lam, Vassar College
Title: Aesthetics and Ethics of Nonfiction Storytelling
Known for his popular podcast "Hi-Phi Nation" Professor Barry Lam will help us understand the art of storytelling.

Aris Lecture: October 1

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Edwin Chan, Architect and founder of EC3
Title: Simple Measure
Edwin Chan will discuss his guiding aesthetic principles in notable design projects that include the UMN Weisman Art Museum and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.

CEMS Department Seminar: September 24

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Vivian Ferry (Seed)
Subject: Tunable Chiral Optical Properties in Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Metamaterials

Aris Lecture: September 19

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Dr. Felice Frankel, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Title: More Than Pretty Pictures
In this talk, Dr. Frankel will show her approach to creating depictions in science and engineering — the successes and failures. Included will be a discussion about how far we can go when “enhancing” science images.

CEMS Department Seminar: September 17

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Andre Mkhoyan (IRG-2)
Subject: Analytical Electron Microscopy for Nanotechnology and Beyond

Aris Lecture: September 12

Amundson B75
1:25 - 2:20 PM
Title: Professor Elaine Auyoung, Department of English and the Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota
Subject: Perceiving Something New
Professor Elaine Auyoung will introduce fundamental ideas related to aesthetics, perception and understanding.

Summer Undergraduate Research Expo: August 7

Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center
4:00 - 6:00 PM
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DiscoverSTEM: August 5 - 9

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DiscoverSTEM: July 29 - August 2

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Start of Research Experiences for Teachers Program: July 1 - August 8

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Green & Sustainable Chemistry High School Teachers Workshop: June 18 - 20

University of Minnesota
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DiscoverSTEM: June 17 - 21

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Start of Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: June 3

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IPrime Annual Meeting: May 28 - May 30

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Coating Process Fundamentals Short Course: May 21 – 23

Instructed by MRSEC Investigator Lorraine Francis.
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Physics Force 2019 Spring Shows May 8-9

Many performances are free-of-cost and take place at the Mayo Civic Center May 8-9, 2019.

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CEMS Chats (Learning through a lens of research): February 6

Amundson 287
3:30 PM
Speaker: Professor Lorraine Francis (IRG-2)

All-MRSEC Meeting: January 31

Keller Hall (IMA) 3-180
12:30 - 3:30 PM
Presenters: Bharat Jalan (IRG-1), Fiona Burnell (iSuperSEED), Andre Mkhoyan (IRG-2), Ellad Tadmor (Seed), Ilja Siepmann (IRG-3), Nathan Mara (Seed) and Andreas Stein (Seed)
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IPrime Mid-Year Workshops and Charfac Demos: January 15-17

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Physics Force 2019 Winter and Spring Shows January 14-19 and May 8-9

Many performances are free-of-cost and take place at Northrop Auditorium on January 14-18, 2019 and at the Mayo Civic Center May 8-9, 2019.

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MRSEC IRG-3 Meeting: December 10

Amundson 151D
12:30 PM
Speakers: Experimental Speaker: McKenzie Coughlin; Computational/Theory speaker: Donny Shen

MRSEC IRG-3 Meeting: October 26

Amundson 151D
12:30 PM
Speakers: Experimental Speaker: Athena Metaxas; Computational/Theory speaker: Midrul Yadav

CEMS Chats (Learning through a lens of research): October 17

Amundson 287
3:30 PM
Speaker: Professor Kevin Dorfman (IRG-3)

American Indian Visit Day: October 8

CEMS Chats (Learning through a lens of research): September 26

Amundson 287
3:30 PM
Speaker: Department Head & Professor Dan Frisbie (IRG-1)

MRSEC IRG-3 Meeting: September 26

Amundson 151D
12:30 PM
Speakers: Experimental Speaker: Zhe Tan; Computational/Theory speaker: Vaidyanathan Sethuraman

CEMS Department Seminar: September 20

Amundson B75
1:25 – 2:20 PM
Speaker: MRSEC Director Professor Tim Lodge
Subject: Ethics in Publication: Strategies to Avoid Embarrassment (or Worse)

CEMS Department Seminar: September 11

Amundson B75
1:25 – 2:20 PM
Speaker: MRSEC Seed Investigator Professor Mahesh Mahanthappa
Subject: Molecular Frustration, Quasicrystal Approximants, and the Escape to Infinity

Summer Undergraduate Research Expo: August 9

Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center
4:00 - 6:00 P.M.
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DiscoverSTEM: August 6–10

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DiscoverSTEM: July 30 - August 3

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Green & Sustainable Chemistry High School Teachers Workshop: July 17-19, 2018

University of Minnesota
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Start of Research Experiences for Teachers Program: July 5

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Start of Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: June 4

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MRSEC Seed Symposium: February 7

1:00 – 4:15 P.M.
Walter Library 101
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MRSEC Diversity Lunch Event: November 17

The UMN MRSEC will be hosting a Diversity Lunch Event, open to MRSEC Investigators, researchers, staff, and students.
More details to come!

Covestro Lectureship: The Transition to a Low-Carbon World — It’s here, and it’s okay. October 17

100 Smith Hall
7:00 PM
Speaker: Jillian Buriak, University of Alberta
Hosted by MRSEC Investigator Marc Hillmyer through the Center for Sustainable Polymers
Must register to attend, registration is free at: https://csp.umn.edu/covestro/

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AVS MN Chapter Annual Symposium: September 26

UMN Continuing Education Center
Among other speakers, MRSEC Seed Investigator Jeong—Hyun Cho will be speaking in a talk titled “Self-assembled 3D Micro/Nanodevices”
Must register by September 20 at: http://www2.avs.org/chapter/MN/regform.html

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CEMS Department Seminar: September 26

Amundson B75
1:25 – 2:20 PM
Speaker: MRSEC Seed Investigator Xiang Cheng
Subject: From Flocking Birds to Swarming Bacteria: A Study of the Dynamics of Active Fluids

Introduction to Research Seminar (Physics): September 22

PAN 110
4:40 PM
Speaker: MRSEC Investigator Martin Greven
Subject: Doped Mott insulators and unconventional superconductors: exciting experimental research opportunities

Introduction to Research Seminar (Physics): September 15

PAN 110
4:40 PM
Speaker: MRSEC Investigator Rafael Fernandes

CEMS Department Seminar: September 5

Amundson B75
1:25 – 2:20 PM
Speaker: MRSEC Seed Investigator David Flannigan
Subject: Visualizing Materials Dynamics with Ultrafast Electron Microscopy