Where: Building 9 - Lecture Hall 2325
Description
This Nanomaterial Workshop includes the three following presentation:;;"Nanocomposites and Hybrid Nanoparticles: Opportunities and Challenges," by Emmanuel P. Giannelis;;"Nanoscale Organic Hybrid Materials: Opportunities for Electrical Energy Storage," Lynden A. Archer;;"High Performance Membranes for Energy Efficient Desalination and Wastewater Reuse," by Menachem Elimelech
Emmanuel Giannelis
Emmanuel P. Giannelis is the Walter R. Read Professor of Engineering in the College of Engineering at Cornell University. He received a BS degree in Chemistry from the University of Athens, Greece, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Michigan State University. He is currently the Director of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the co-Director of the KAUST-CU Center for Energy and Sustainability. He has delivered more than 450 invited talks and seminars. He is a member of several professional organizations and a corresponding member of the European Academy of Sciences. He is the author or co-author of about 210 papers/book chapters and 11 patents. He is a highly cited author in Materials Science http://www.ISIHighlyCited.com) and he is listed as one of the top 25 cited authors in Nanotechnology by ISI http://www.esi-topics.com/nano/index.html).
Lynden Archer
Lynden Archer is Professor and William C. Hooey Director of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and co-Director of the KAUST-Cornell Center for Energy and Sustainability. His research focuses on transport properties of polymers and polymer/particle hybrids and their applications for electrochemical energy storage. Professor Archer is a fellow of the American Physical Society and is the author of over 150 scientific papers and 1 book. Archer received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Stanford University in 1993 and the bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering (polymer science) from the University of Southern California in 1989. Archer is the receipient of several awards, including the the James & Mary Tien Excellence in Teaching Award, the American Institute of Chemical Engineer’s MAC Centeniell Engineer Award, the National Science Foundation Early Career Award, and the Dupont and 3M Young Professor Awards.
Menachem Elimelech
Menachem Elimelech is the Roberto Goizueta Professor at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University. Professor Elimelech received his PhD from the Johns Hopkins University in 1989 in Environmental Engineering. His research focuses on membrane separation processes for sustainable production of water and power, environmental applications and implications of nanomaterials, and water and sanitation in developing countries. Professor Elimelech was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2006 and was awarded the Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize in 2005.
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