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ABSTRACT: Crystallization is important for pharmaceuticals, amino acids, and proteins. The first part of this seminar will discuss the crystallization of small-molecule organic chemicals such as pharmaceuticals and amino acids. The crystal size distribution (CSD) can affect the efficacy of drug products (such as the amount of drug reaching the lungs from a nasal spray) as well as the efficiency of downstream processes such as filtration and milling.

ABSTRACT:  Lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries have attracted increasing attention because of their high theoretical capacity, natural abundance, low cost and environmental friendliness. Assuming Li₂S as the end product, the maximum specific capacity and energy from Li-S batteries are 1675 Ah kg⁻¹ and 2650 Wh kg⁻¹, respectively, significantly higher than those of state-of-the-art lithium ion batteries.

ABSTRACT:  Engineered bacteria have the potential to overcome the limitations that cause common cancer therapies to fail. Synthetic biology is playing a critical role in the creation of these therapies. We have shown that bacteria, specifically Salmonella, have three main qualities that enable them to overcome the limitations of chemotherapy. Bacteria 1) preferentially target tumors, 2) penetrate tissue, and 3) can kill non-mitotic cells.

ABSTRACT:  Arguably, electric and hybrid electric vehicles are the new frontiers for lithium batteries. As a new market it is distinctly different from mass produced microelectronics, not only in the energy per battery unit but also in the power performance requirements. Especially the required charging rates during deceleration and emergency charging, as well as, the discharge rates during startup from standstill are exciting challenges.

ABSTRACT:  Plastic foams, as engineering materials, are widely used in variety of industrial sectors and represent an extraordinary class of materials. Foaming in polymers involves delicate scientific mechanisms and unique morphology transformations. This work explores the influence of rheological properties on polymer foam development in non-pressurized systems.

IPR Seminar -Speaker Professor X. Feng Facilitated transport composite...

ABSTRACT:  In this presentation we give an overview of recent applications in Process Systems Engineering of new discrete and continuous optimization techniques. We first provide a brief overview of logic-based optimization methods, emphasizing the theoretical relation of the continuous relaxations between mixed-integer programming and generalized disjunctive programming for nonconvex optimization problems.

Student Motivation for Learning

What motivates student learning? Can instructors influence the motivation levels of their students?

ABSTRACT:  Increasing challenges associated with environmental remediation projects has driven the development of new, efficient and effective separation materials, technologies and processes suitable for large scale deployment. This presentation will provide an overview to some of the work being conducted at the University of Melbourne in this area for soil and air pollution control.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BEST PUBLICATION PRIZE (2013) SEMINAR

“Irreversible Adsorption-Driven Assembly of Nanoparticles at Fluid Interfaces Revealed by a Dynamic Surface Tension Probe” by Navid Bizmark, Marios A. Ioannidis, Dale E. Henneke, Langmuir, Vol. 30, pages 710-717

For:  “A Balanced Theoretical-Practical paper, with a Significant Contribution for the Quantitative Description of Nanoparticle Adsorption at Fluid Interfaces”