Department of Materials Science and Engineering sets lecture series

2:50 p.m., Oct. 3, 2014--The University of Delaware Department of Materials Science and Engineering has announced its fall lecture series, which will run Wednesdays from Oct. 15 through Nov. 19.

All lectures will take place at 10:30 a.m. in Room 322 Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory (ISE Lab).

Research Stories

Chronic wounds

UD's Millicent Sullivan and Kristi Kiick have received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for research that could provide a new approach to the treatment of chronic wounds.

Prof. Heck's legacy

The American Chemical Society is highlighting the legacy of the late Nobel laureate Richard Heck, the Willis F. Harrington Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Delaware with a digital tribute on its publications website.

• Prof. Heck's legacy
• Parasitic wasp studied
• Graduate Research Forum
• SMART Scholarship

The schedule is as follows:

Oct. 15: “Complex Polymer Systems: From Thin Films to RNA,” Robert M. Briber, professor and chair, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland.

Oct. 22: “Metal and Ceramic Composite Materials and Product Development in Industry,” Prashant Karandikar, director of research and development, M Cubed Technologies, Newark, Delaware.

Oct. 29: “Silicon Photonics: The Optical Spice Rack,” Michal Lipson, professor of electrical and computer engineering, Cornell University.

Nov. 12: “Fast Bioorthogonal Chemistry: Discovery, Development, and Applications,” Joseph Fox, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, University of Delaware.

Nov. 19: “Addressing the Processing Gap in Organic Electronic Materials,” John Reynolds, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology.