Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology


2006-10-18 15:30: Transduction of chemical energy into mechanical energy and vice versa using polymer brushes (Dr Wilhelm Huck, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge)

2006-10-25 14:45: Research student presentations (PhD students, Department of Chemical Engineering)

2006-11-01 15:30: Energy flows in buildings (Professor Andrew Woods, BP Institute)

2006-11-08 15:30: Solving kinetic theory models of complex fluids: Recent developments and new challenges. (Professor Francisco (Paco) Chinesta, LMSP UMR CNRS-ENSAM Paris)

2006-11-16 15:30: Coating colloids for colours (Dr Andrew Howe, Kodak European Research)

2006-11-22 15:30: Nanoceramics Synthesis and Discovery; Clean, Fast and Controllable Methods (Dr. Jawwad Dar, Department of Materials, Queen Mary University of London)

2007-01-24 15:30: Knowledge Based Process Engineering:  Hybrid Modelling of Industrial Fed-batch Processes (Professor S. Feyo de Azevedo, Dept of Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal)

2007-01-31 14:45: Research Students’ Seminars (Research Students)

2007-02-07 15:30: Creating and Harnessing Complex Reaction Networks (Professor Linda Broadbelt, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University)

2007-02-14 15:30: Stresses in drying films (Bill Clegg, Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge)

2007-02-21 15:30: Mixing in stratified fluids (Dr Colm Caulfield, DAMPT and BP Institute, University of Cambridge)

2007-02-28 15:30: International Interfaces (Jacquin Wilford-Brown , International Coatings)

2007-03-07 15:30: Extensional rheometry of inhomogeneous thickener solutions for coating applications (Norbert Willenbacher, University of Karlsruhe, Germany)

2007-03-14 15:30: New Technologies in Bioseparations and Biosensing from Engineered Multi-domain Self-modifying Proteins (David Wood – Dept of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University)

2007-03-22 13:00: Measurement Theme Journal Club (Robin Chrystie)

2007-03-30 13:00: Modelling Theme Journal Club (Basil Lam)

2007-03-30 14:00: Development and Production of Nuclear Probes for Molecular Imaging in-vivo (Prof. HJ. Wester, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technical University Munich, Germany)

2007-04-13 13:00: Processes Theme Journal Club (Colin Davies)

2007-04-20 13:00: Microstructure Theme Journal Club (Abhishek Deshpande)

2007-04-26 15:00: CETIIB Posters and Presentations (Undergraduate students)

2007-04-27 15:00: CETIIB Posters and Presentations (Undergraduate students)

2007-05-02 15:30: Modelling soot and carbon nanotube formation (Matthew Celnik)

2007-05-02 16:00: Improved solutions for zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) control (Raquel Costa)

2007-05-09 15:30: The drying of detergents (Jonathan Griffith)

2007-05-09 16:00: Modelling drying and particle formation in spray towers (Christopher Handscomb)

2007-05-09 16:30: Rheology and Processing of Pharmaceutical Pastes (Salvatore Mascia)

2007-05-16 15:30: Dissolution mechanisms of protein gels (Ruben Mercade)

2007-05-16 16:00: MRI velocimetry studies of multiphase systems (Mark Sankey)

2007-05-16 16:30: Studies of Environmentally Responsive Polymer Systems using Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (Ellen Xiaowen Dai)

2007-05-23 12:00: Stickiness and caking in dairy powders during manufacture or transport (Prof. Tony Paterson, School of Engineering at Massey University, New Zealand)

2007-05-23 15:30: Fouling Behaviour of Food Fats (Reilly Nigo)

2007-05-23 16:00: MRI studies of controlled release pharmaceutical delivery systems (James Collins)

2007-05-23 16:30: Investigating the motion of particles within gas-solid fluidised beds using MRI and PIV (Andrew Hawkins)

2007-05-30 15:30: Quantitative fluorescence microscopy (Alan Elder)

2007-05-30 16:00: Chemically Resolved MRI Mapping of Multiphase Reactors (Christopher Dunckley)

2007-05-30 16:30: Magnetic resonance studies of catalysts and catalytic processes (Zhenyu Huang)

2007-06-06 15:30: The heterogeneous reaction of oxides of nitrogen with carbonaceous particles (Christopher Tighe)

2007-06-06 16:00: Modelling the combustion synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles (Richard West)

2007-06-06 16:30: Multidimensional modelling of granulation (Andreas Braumann)

2007-06-12 14:00: Drug Delivery and Transport in the Human Brain (Professor Andreas Linninger, Department of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Illinois)

2007-06-13 15:30: Characterisation of complex fluids using MRI (Colin Davies)

2007-06-13 16:00: Micro and Nano voltammetric studies: A numerial approach (GuoQing (David) Du)

2007-06-13 16:30: Sticky business: adhesion to surfaces (Phanida Saikhwan)

2007-06-20 15:30: A stochastic reactor model for simulating direct injection HCCI engines (Haiyun Su)

2007-06-20 16:00: Colloidosome Microcapsules (Grace Yow)

2007-06-20 16:30: Putting Structure into a Structured Product (Dave White)

2007-06-26 16:00: Micro-macro-interactions and transport processes of dense particle  systems (Prof Stefan Heinrich, University of Magdeburg, Germany)

2007-07-05 10:00: Experimental and modelling investigations of turbulent and laminar multiphase flows (Daniele L. Marchisio, Politecnico di Torino)

2007-07-13 13:00: Modelling Theme Journal Club (Chris Handscomb)

2007-07-18 14:15: Rheology of Core Cross-Linked Star Polymers (Dr Kris Coventry, Polymer Science Group, Depart of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia)

2007-07-18 14:55: Biodiesel Production: Different Aspects of the Process (Mónica Berrios Caballero, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain,)

2007-07-20 13:00: Processes Theme Journal Club (Anson Ma)

2007-07-27 13:00: Measurement Theme Journal Club (Dr Ryan Stevenson)

2007-08-03 13:00: Microstructure Theme Journal Club (Dr Kam Yunus)

2007-10-01 14:30: Application of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics to simulate multi fluid flows with large density differences and application to mixing of paints (Dr Mahesh Prakash)

2007-10-01 15:00: Application of the combined SPH and DEM techniques to simulate realistic Beer (Dr Mahesh Prakash, Senior Research Scientist, CFD Stream, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences)

2007-10-10 15:30: Design of Experiments (Ian MacPherson/Paul Nelson, PRISM training and consultancy)

2007-10-17 15:30: High-throughput determination of protein stability and refolding in microtiter plates (Paul Dalby - UCl)

2007-10-18 14:15: Protein Crystallisation (Dr. Dimitri Chirgadze, Crystallography and Bioinformatics Group, Department of Biochemistry)

2007-10-18 14:45:  The control of crystal sizes and crystal size distributions with the oscillatory meso-reactor (Dr Nuno Reis)

2007-10-24 14:40: Research Student presentations (Research Student presentations)

2007-10-31 15:30: Dye-sensitized solar cells - finding out how they work (Prof Laurie Peter – University of Bath)

2007-11-07 15:30: Structure formation in rotating turbulence (Dr Peter Davidson – Cambridge University Engineering Department)

2007-11-14 15:30: Studies of Contact Mechanics Employing the Quartz Crystal Microbalance (Diethelm Johannsmann, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology)

2007-11-21 15:30: Mathematical modelling of directed cell migration (J. Krishnan, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College)

2007-11-28 15:30: Title to be confirmed (Alex Taylor, Imperial College, London)

2008-01-23 15:30: Foam Fractionation of Biosurfactants (Dr Peter Martin, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester)

2008-01-30 14:40: Research Students’ Seminars (Research Student presentations)

2008-02-06 15:30: Challenges for UK Innovation and Entrepreneurial Chemical Engineering. (Dr Peter Davidson)

2008-02-20 15:30: The Buncefield explosion (Professor Derek Bradley, Research Professor, Leeds University)

2008-02-27 15:30: The Chameleon Plane (Dr Matthew Juniper, Dept of Engineering, University of Cambridge)

2008-03-05 15:30: Experimental and CFD modelling investigations of dense gas-solid fluidized beds (Dr Paola Lettieri, Chemical Engineering dept, UCL)

2008-03-12 15:30: Some aspects of the energy scene (Dr Jack Howard, Aston University)

2008-04-30 15:30: Application of advanced NMR techniques to agrochemical systems (Thusara C Chandrasekera)

2008-05-07 15:30: Microcapillary films (Dora Medina)

2008-05-07 16:00: Biostabilisation of mammalian cells (Zei Yan Leow)

2008-05-07 16:30: Thermal treatment of cake flours (Amy Chesterton)

2008-05-14 15:30: Production of hydrogen from coal (Roberta Pacciani)

2008-05-14 16:00: MRI studies of chemical reactors (Thoa T M Nguyen)

2008-05-21 15:30: Polymer crystallisation (Lino Scelsi)

2008-05-21 16:00: Wavelength agile laser sensor for high-speed and ultra-sensitive detection (Rosalynne Watt)

2008-05-21 16:30: Making viral gene therapy vectors (Matthew Cheeks)

2008-05-28 15:30: Microreactors (Yunfeng Gu)

2008-05-28 16:00: Micro-bioreactors (Abhishek G Deshpande)

2008-05-28 16:30: Lattice Boltzmann MRI studies of biofilm systems (Daniel Graf von der Schulenburg)

2008-06-04 15:30: Applications of laser diagnostics to turbulent premixed flames (Robin Chrystie)

2008-06-04 16:00: Applications of pulsed field gradient NMR techniques to study diffusion in porous media (Daniel Weber)

2008-06-04 16:30: Rheology of marmite (David White)

2008-06-05 16:00: From Novel Fuels to NanoParticle Formation: a Multiscale Computational Approach (Dr. Angela Violi from University of Michigan, USA)

2008-06-11 15:30: Carbon nanotube suspensions : processing and properties (Wing Kui Anson Ma)

2008-06-11 16:00: Binder removal and defect formation during debinding of ceramic cores (Ian Somasundram)

2008-06-11 16:30: Optimal control and optimisation of chemotherapy treatments (Marios Hadjiandreou)

2008-07-14 14:15: The Micro-rheology of structured polymers (Prof Ping Gao, University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong)

2008-09-05 13:00: Simulating Biofilm Growth and Detachment in Porous Media using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (Thomas Pintelon, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge University)

2008-10-15 15:30: Research Students Presentations (Speaker to be confirmed)

2008-10-22 15:30: Extruding opals and other stories: The Self-assembly of NanoMaterials for Light (Prof Jeremy Baumberg, Cavendish Laboratories, University of Cambridge)

2008-10-29 15:30: Nanoporous Solids: The Confluence of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis. (Prof Sir John Meurig Thomas, Dept of Materials Science and Metellurgy, University of Cambridge)

2008-11-05 15:30: Self organization of  discrete fibre reinforcements in polymer flows (Professor Stephen Bush)

2008-11-12 15:30: A chemical engineer's perspective on systems biology illustrated by a model-based analysis of eukaryotic protein synthesis (Dr Stephen Wilkinson, Dept of Chemistry, Manchester University)

2008-11-19 15:30: Direct synthesis and spinning of carbon nanotube fibres (Professor Alan Windle, Dept of Materials Science and Metellurgy, University of Cambridge)

2008-11-26 15:30: Bioengineering and the skin.  Transdermal technologies for drug delivery and clinical monitoring. (Professor Richard Guy, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath)

2008-12-08 15:00: Hydrogen bond adsorption chromatography for the separation of polyphenols exemplified by the purification of active components in traditional Chinese medicine (Professor Jan-Christer Janson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus,  Uppsala University Biomedical Center)

2009-01-21 15:30: Protein aggregation: teasing out generalities (Professor Athene Donald, Cavendish Laboratories, University of Cambridge)

2009-01-28 14:00: Research Students’ Seminars (Research Students’ Seminars)

2009-02-04 15:30: Interfacial structural conformations of proteins and DNA fragments (Professor Jian Lu, Dept of Physics, University of Manchester)

2009-02-11 15:30: Exhaust After-treatment Catalysis (Dr Andrew York, Johnson Matthey and Dept of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge.)

2009-02-25 15:30: Disease Biomarkers in first-onset Schizophrenia (Dr Sabine Bahn, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge)

2009-03-04 15:30: Sustainable Organic Fuels for Transport (Dr Richard Pearson, Lotus Engineering, Norwich, Norfolk, UK)

2009-04-14 11:15: The role of Chemical Engineers and Chemical Engineering  in the understanding of Global Macroeconomics (Professor Jae Chun Hyun of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea)

2009-04-29 15:30: Controlling encrusting organisms in potable water treatment works (Rebecca Mant)

2009-04-29 15:50: Modelling Particle Motion within Rotating Cylinders (James Third)

2009-04-29 16:10: New insights into the dissolution process of a controlled drug release polymeric matrix revealed by quantitative ultra-fast MRI (Ya Ying Chen)

2009-05-06 15:30: Fouling in heat exchangers of crude distillation units (Edward Ishiyama)

2009-05-06 15:50: Clean coal technology: A novel process for the combustion of coal using an oxygen carrier (Shin Yong Chuang)

2009-05-06 16:10: Use of ultrasound and magnetic particles in targeted therapy (Moira Smith)

2009-05-13 15:30: The production of pure hydrogen from a carbonaceous fuel with simultaneous CO2 capture (Christopher Bohn)

2009-05-13 15:50: Simulating the SI-HCCI transition (Jonathan Etheridge)

2009-05-13 16:10: Use of expanded bed adsorption to purify flavonoids from Ginkgo. biloba leaves (Jing Li)

2009-05-20 15:30: Sustainability (Anna Stevenson)

2009-05-20 15:50: Modelling of HCCI Engine (Ali Aldawood)

2009-05-20 16:10: Fluid Dynamic Gauging in Annular geometries (Tong  Gu)

2009-05-27 15:30: Numerical study of the formation and growth of soot particles in combustion devices (Abhijeet Raj)

2009-05-27 15:50: Spectroscopic Studies of Moisture Transport in Food Wafer Systems (Prodromos Parasoglou)

2009-05-27 16:10: Emulsion Phase Inversion (Yasar Khan)

2009-06-03 15:30: Polymer Supports for Solid-Phase Organic Chemistry Reactors (Samantha Gooneratne)

2009-06-03 15:50: MRI measurements of chemical composition and temperature in trickle bed reactors (Fernando Abegao)

2009-06-03 16:10: Structure development during chocolate manufacture (Joel Taylor)

2009-06-10 15:30: Multidimensional Microscopy (Simon Schlachter)

2009-06-10 15:50: Lattice-Boltzmann modelling of biofilm growth and development (Thomas Pintelon)

2009-06-10 16:10: Chemical looping combustion (Tamryn Brown)

2009-10-14 14:00: Research Students’ Seminars (Speaker to be confirmed)

2009-10-21 14:00: Research Students’ Seminars (Speaker to be confirmed)

2009-10-28 14:00: Research Students’ Seminars (Speaker to be confirmed)

2009-11-04 15:30: Cytotopic Pharmacology: Engineering Protein and Peptide Agents to Function at the Cell Surface - a Bench to Bedside Story (Dr Richard Smith, Dept of Nephrology and Transplantation Kings College, London)

2009-11-11 15:30: Instabilities in free surface flows (Dr Mark Simmons, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham)

2009-11-18 15:30: Marangoni flows in jets (Professor Richard Darton, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Oxford)

2009-11-25 15:30: Energy storage in acquifers (Mrs Clare Wildfire, Fulcrum consulting)

2010-01-20 15:30: Stripped naked: charge promiscuity in a redox enzyme as a means to biosensor design (Professor Lisa Hall, Dept of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge)

2010-01-27 15:30: From Well-defined Macromonomers to Sterically-stabilised Latexes to Pickering Emulsions to Colloidosomes: Exerting Control over Multiple Length Scales (Professor Steve Armes, Dept of Chemistry, University of Sheffield)

2010-02-03 15:30: Colloidal flying carpets (Dr Erika Eiser, Cavendish Laboratories, University of Cambridge)

2010-02-10 15:30: The proteome: What is happening at the 'business end' of a cell? (Professor Phillip Wright, Dept of Chemical Engineering, University of Sheffield)

2010-02-17 15:30: Shape Changing Particles (Dr Stuart Clarke, Dept of Chemistry, University of Cambridge)

2010-02-24 15:30: Trade-offs between model accuracy and numerical complexity: example of a 3D Interactive Real Time Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit simulation on a PC (Professor Florian De Vuyst, Ecole Centrale, Paris)

2010-03-03 15:30: Whither fossil fuels? Towards cleaner exploitation. (Professor Geoff Maitland, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College)

2010-05-20 14:15: A potted history of scaled down bioprocessing (Dr Daniel Bracewell, UCL)

2010-06-07 11:15: Capillary electrophoresis: an introduction to theory and current practise (David Goodall, a Chief Scientific Officer of Paraytec Ltd and Emeritus Professor at the University of York)

2010-06-11 14:15: Oscillatory Flow Mixing (Professor Malcolm Mackley, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge)

2010-10-13 15:30: Probing the mechanical properties of surfaces, polymer layers and cells with an atomic force microscope (Prof Paul Luckham, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College)

2010-10-20 15:30: Plastic processes for shaping particulates (Prof Stuart Blackburn, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham)

2010-10-27 15:30: Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over supported cobalt catalysts (Prof Edd Blekkan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

2010-11-10 15:30: Lucite International's new process for Methyl Methacrylate (Dr Ben Harris and Dr Darren Gobby, Lucite Ltd)

2010-11-17 15:30: Revisiting Soot Oxidation (Prof JoAnn Lighty, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah)

2010-11-24 15:30: Function without structure: the role of intrinsically disordered proteins in stress tolerance (Dr Alan Tunnacliffe, Dept of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge)

2010-11-26 17:00: Introducing X-MAN – The Model Cancer Patient (Dr Darrin Disley, (1991-96 PhD Biotechnology), Executive Chairman of Horizon Discovery Ltd and Director of New Ventures of Execute Technologies)

2011-01-26 15:15: 2nd year PhD student presentations and posters (Speaker to be confirmed)

2011-01-28 15:30: "Breaking with Tradition: Cereal Processing for the 21st Century" by Dr Grant Campbell (Satake Centre for Grain Process Engineering, University of Manchester)

2011-02-02 15:15: 2nd year PhD student presentations and posters (Speaker to be confirmed)

2011-02-09 15:15: 2nd year PhD student presentations and posters (Speaker to be confirmed)

2011-02-10 14:15: High-Throughput Chemistry and Biology in Segmented Flows (Prof Andrew de Mello, Professor of Chemical Nanosciences, Imperial College, London)

2011-02-17 14:15: New Developments in Processing of Hollow Fibre Membranes for Separation Processes (Prof. Matthias Wessling, University of Aachen)

2011-02-23 14:00: Technical context for deepwater drilling and oil spill response (Dr Ellen Williams – Chief Scientist BP, Dr Andy Leonard – Cambridge coordinator  BP)

2011-02-25 15:30: “Development and Manufacture of an Affinity Filter for the Removal of vCJD from Blood and Blood-Derived Products” (Dr Steve Burton, Chief Exec Officer, Prometic Biosciences Ltd)

2011-03-09 14:00: Inventing apparatus and processes (Professor Malcolm Mackley, Dept of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge)

2011-03-30 15:00: The current nuclear situation in Japan (Bob Skelton, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2011-05-04 14:40: 1st Year Wednesday Seminars 2011 (First year PhD students)

2011-05-06 15:30: Optimisation: Formulations, Algorithms and Applications (…but no algebraic spaghetti) Part 1 (Dr Vassilis Vassiliadis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2011-05-11 14:15: 1st Year Wednesday Seminars 2011 (First year PhD students)

2011-05-13 15:30: Optimisation: Formulations, Algorithms and Applications (…but no algebraic spaghetti) Part 2 (Dr Vassilis Vassiliadis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2011-05-18 14:15: 1st Year Wednesday Seminars 2011 (First year PhD students)

2011-06-09 09:00: 1st Year PhD student Seminars 2011 (First year PhD students)

2011-06-15 14:30: Design and Engineering of Nano-particles and their Applications to Advanced Nano-composites, Drug Delivery System and Solar Cell (Professor Jiang-Feng Chen, BUCT Dean, Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

2011-10-26 14:00: The Complexity, Modularity and Evolution of Self-Assembling Structures (Dr Sebastian Ahnert, Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory)

2011-11-02 14:00: Challenges for stem cell bioprocessing - scale-up or scale-out? (Prof. Christopher Hewitt, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University)

2011-11-09 14:00: Predicting structure and dynamics in molecular crystals: towards computation-led characterisation and design of materials (Dr Graeme Day, Chemistry Department)

2011-11-23 14:00: Influence of particle shape on extrusion processes (Prof. Peter Kleinebudde, University of Dusseldorf, Germany)

2011-11-24 16:00: Delivering sustainable development (Anthony Hyde, Director at ARCADIS UK)

2011-12-07 14:00: Liposomal delivery of vaccines - formulation engineering to manipulate immune responses (Prof. Yvonne Perrie, Aston University)

2012-01-25 14:00: 2nd Year Posters and Presentations (2nd Year research students)

2012-01-26 16:00: “Looking at Safety in NASA: Lessons to Learn” (Deborah L. Grubbe, PE, CEng.)

2012-02-01 14:00: 2nd Year Posters and Presentations (2nd Year research students)

2012-02-08 14:00: Title to be confirmed (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Sundmacher –  Max-Planck-Institute, Magdeburg)

2012-02-08 15:00: 2nd year PhD student presentations and posters (2nd year PhD students)

2012-02-10 16:00: "The Chemical Engineer as Entrepreneur"Title to be confirme (Speaker to be confirmed)

2012-02-15 14:00: 2nd year PhD student presentations and posters (2nd year PhD students)

2012-02-22 14:00: Quo vadis adsorption technology? -- An overview about future trends (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Bathen - Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen)

2012-02-29 14:00: Impact response of polymer-metal laminates (Dr Graham McShane –  CUED, University of Cambridge)

2012-03-07 14:00: This seminar has been cancelled (Prof. Rhodri Williams – School of Engineering, University of Swansea)

2012-04-26 16:00: “Alpha MMA: A completely new process for the manufacture of methylmethacrylate” (Dr Ben Harris, Technology Licensing Manager, Lucite International UK Ltd)

2012-05-02 13:50: 1st year PhD student presentations (1st year PhD students)

2012-05-09 13:50: 1st year PhD student presentations (1st year PhD students)

2012-05-16 13:50: 1st year PhD student presentations (1st year PhD students)

2012-05-23 13:50: 1st year PhD student presentations (1st year PhD students)

2012-05-24 16:00: "Abcodia, the biomarker validation company" (Dr Wendy Alderton, Director of Science, Abcodia Ltd)

2012-05-30 13:50: 1st year PhD student presentations (1st year PhD students)

2012-09-07 13:00: NUMERICAL MODELING OF YIELD-STRESS FLUIDS VS. THIXOTROPIC FLUIDS FLOWS (Dr Rudy Valette, Associate Professor Cemef, Mines ParisTech)

2012-10-17 14:00: Transformation of carbonaceous materials in the oil industry (Alejandro Molina Ochoa, Universidad Nacional de Colombia	)

2012-10-31 14:00: Non-thermal effects of terahertz radiation on gene expression in mouse stem cells  (Dr Boian Alexandrov, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)

2012-11-21 14:00: Scalar dissipation rate in an unsteady turbulent jet (Dr Nikolaos Soulopoulos, Imperial College, London)

2012-11-22 16:00: "Made Happy" Designing in Sustainability in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Business (Simon Fox MA CEng FIChemE Senior Principal Engineer – Mondelēz International (Kraft Foods UK R&D Ltd))

2012-12-05 14:00: From structure to stomach; the use of thermal imaging methods to characterise pharmaceutical dosage forms (Prof Duncan Craig, School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia)

2013-01-31 16:00:  " Multiphase flow in oil and gas production " (Trevor Hill, BP Exploration Operating Co Ltd)

2013-02-13 14:00: Developments in meso reactor technology (Prof. Adam Harvey, University of Newcastle)

2013-03-06 14:00: Analysis of Biochemical Networks in Bioinformatics (Dr Sophia Tsoka, King’s College London)

2013-03-13 14:00: An overview of current carbon capture and storage options (Chris Hodrien, Timmins CCS Ltd.)

2013-03-13 16:00: Bio-mass Pyrolysis - a cog in the changing energy and chemicals economy (Professor Joseph Biernacki from Tennessee Technological University (USA))

2013-04-25 16:00: “Technology Management in a large integrated Oil Company”  (Dr David Söderberg,  BP Group Technology, Director Technology Management)

2013-05-01 14:00: 1st Year Wednesday Seminars 2013 (First year PhD students: Click on line above for names and subjects)

2013-05-08 14:00: 1st Year Wednesday Seminars 2013 (First year PhD students: Click on line above for names and subjects)

2013-05-15 14:00:  1st Year Wednesday Seminars 2013 (First year PhD students: Click on line above for names and subjects)

2013-05-22 14:00: 1st Year Wednesday Seminars 2013 (First year PhD students: Click on line above for names and subjects)

2013-05-23 16:00: “Teaching Sustainability to Chemical Engineering students” (Professor Ryszard Pohorecki Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology (WUT))

2013-05-29 14:00: 1st Year Wednesday Seminars 2013 (First year PhD students: Click on line above for names and subjects)

2013-10-23 14:00: Accurate CO2-CH4 Dispersion Measurements in Sandstones for Enhanced Gas Recovery Simulations (Prof. Eric May, University of Western Australia, Chevron Chair in Gas Process Engineering)

2013-10-24 16:30: ‘Making Energy Efficiency Your Business’ (David Hart, Energy Consultants LLP)

2013-11-05 14:00: Enhanced Reactivity in Metal-Organic Frameworks (Dr Ross Forgan, University of Glasgow)

2013-11-06 14:00: Fluid Flow and Fouling in Falling Film Evaporators  (Prof Ken Morison, University of Canterbury, NZ)

2013-12-02 13:15: Careers working for UK Research Councils/European Commission (Joanna Frost, Senior European Grants Officer, University of Oxford )

2014-02-05 14:00: Adsorption Processes on Metal- Organic Frameworks. A Combination of Experimental Techniques and Molecular Simulation (Dr David Fairen-Jimenez, Royal Society Research Fellow, CEB)

2014-02-06 13:15: Chemical Engineers in the Rail Industry (Dr Anthony Hyde, Commercial Director at Stagecoach)

2014-02-27 13:00: Chemical Engineering – Without the Chemicals (Tim Oakley (MA, MBA, FIChemE) Process Consultant at SciTech Engineering)

2014-03-12 14:00: From Surface Chemistry to Heterogeneous Catalysis (Dr Stephen Jenkins, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge)

2014-03-24 15:30: Process intensification technologies at ExxonMobil: Reverse-Flow Reforming, and On-Board Fuel Separation (Dr. Frank Hershkowitz and Dr. Randall Partridge.  Corporate Strategic Research Laboratory,  ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company)

2014-04-24 13:00: Venture Capital - Supporting Technological Innovation (Stephen Capsaskis, MA, PhD.)

2014-05-22 13:00: 'From Bench to Bedside: Communications in Bringing Innovation in Healthcare Technology to the World'  (Dr David Kane (European Managing Director, Public Relations at Inventiv Health Communications) and and Dr Elizabeth Wright)

2014-06-13 14:30: GRASPING COMPLEXITY OF CHEMICAL KINETICS (Gregory S. Yablonsky, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Dept of Chem., Saint Louis Univ., St. Louis, МО 63103, USA )

2014-10-15 14:00: Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and therapeutic intervention (Dr Gabi Kaminski, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Cambridge  )

2014-10-16 14:30: Early Days of Chemical Engineering at Cambridge (Prof. Jim Wilkes)

2014-10-22 14:00: Exploring AI to Program and Network Chemical Reactor Systems: Towards Novel Molecular and Chemical Systems Discovery (Prof. Lee Cronin FRSE, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow)

2014-10-23 13:00: "How Chemical Engineering  prepared me to lead a £ Multimillion Pharma Business" (Mridula Pore, Chemical Engineering alumna, Head of Retail at Sandoz Ltd)

2014-10-29 14:00: Particles and mixing in turbulent plumes and fountains (Prof. Andrew Woods, Director of BP Institute for Multiphase Flow, Cambridge  )

2014-11-05 14:00: Bio-inspired Hybrid Materials for Solar Fuel Synthesis (Dr Erwin Reisner, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge)

2014-11-12 14:00: Unsteady flow of yield stress materials (Dr Miguel Moyers-Gonzalez, School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

2014-11-14 14:15: Coal and Biomass – Synergies and Opportunities (Dr N.A. Burdett, Head of Environment, Drax Power Station, Yorkshire)

2014-11-19 14:00: Every Man's Fluid Mechanics (Dr Ian Wilson, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Cambridge  )

2014-11-26 14:00: LCA in waste and energy systems, biochemical processes and catalysis (Prof. Paola Lettieri, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London )

2014-11-27 13:00: "Water for life: From source to tap" ( Alice Elder, Chartered Process Engineer at Mott MacDonald)

2014-12-03 14:00: Maxwell's Demon and the Nuclear Pore Complex (Dr Alan Lowe, Department of Biological Sciences, University College London)

2015-01-09 14:15: Coal and Biomass – Synergies and Opportunities (Dr N.A. Burdett, Head of Environment, Drax Power Station, Yorkshire)

2015-01-21 14:00: Reactors, reactors, everywhere: chemical engineering, chemical gardens, and the origin of life (Prof. Julyan Cartwright, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, University of Granada, Spain)

2015-01-28 14:00: The Hydrodynamics of Particulate Flow: a Multi-scale Approach (Prof. Raffaella Ocone FREng, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University)

2015-01-29 13:00: “A Career in the Food and Drink Industry - Sweet Success and travelling the World to find the perfect Pint”  (Rachel Cooke Manufacturing Development Manager, SABMiller plc)

2015-02-04 14:00: Industrial sustainability - a key manufacturing paradigm (Dr Dai Morgan, EPSRC Centre for Industrial Sustainabilty, Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge)

2015-02-11 14:00: Particle-Laden Flows in Rotating Drums: The Silent Secrets (Prof. Peter Thomas, Fluid Dynamics Research Centre, School of Engineering, University of Warwick)

2015-02-18 14:00: Some dynamics of brine and compressible vapour flows in permeable conduits (Prof. Herbert Huppert, FRS, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge  )

2015-02-25 14:00: Publishing in the Nature Group (Dr Enda Bergin, Associate Editor, Nature Communications, Nature Publishing Group, London)

2015-02-26 13:00: "A career in design" (Harry Claxton, Technology Development Manager Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies)

2015-03-04 14:00: Transport-driven dynamics in bio-inspired systems (Dr Annette Taylor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield)

2015-03-11 14:00: Molecular choreography: Towards the engineering of antibody behaviour. (Dr Jonathan Phillips, Senior Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Cambridge)

2015-04-21 10:00: Graduate Conference (Third year PhD students)

2015-04-22 10:00: Graduate Conference (Third year PhD students)

2015-04-23 13:00:   Purpose, Mastery, Corporate Agricultural Science – and why supporting Arsenal is good for your Career (Dr Matthew Cahill,R&D Leader ANZ at Dow AgroSciences)

2015-04-29 14:45: 1st year seminars 2015, session 1  (First year PhD students)

2015-05-06 14:45: 1st year seminars 2015, session 2 (First year PhD students)

2015-05-13 14:45: 1st year seminars 2015, session 3 (First year PhD students)

2015-05-20 14:45: 1st year seminars 2015, session 4 (First year PhD students)

2015-05-27 14:45: 1st year seminars 2015, session 5 (First year PhD students)

2015-05-28 13:00: Careers in Intellectual Property (IP) (Dr Daniel Cooney, Associate, Patent Attorney J A Kemp)

2015-06-22 14:30: Development of Nanomaterials and Microscale Platforms for Optical and Electrochemical Biosensing (Dr. Steve Semancik, Bioprocess Measurements Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland  USA)

2015-10-14 14:00: Designing viscoelastic solutions to enhance oil recovery (Andrew Howe)

2015-10-29 13:00: “Managing Safety in high– hazard industries” (Katy Coull Arthur D. Little)

2015-11-04 14:00: Catalysis and Process integration (Laura Torrente Murciano)

2015-11-11 14:00: Biofunctionalised Nanotools for New Materials Design (Dr Ljiljana Fruk)

2015-11-18 14:00: Statistical physics of complex fluids - From metallic alloys to protein suspensions (Dr Alessio Zaccone)

2015-11-25 14:00: Towards a better understanding of protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases using fluorescent techniques (Gabriele Kaminski Schierle)

2015-12-02 14:00: Spectroscopic imaging: new trends and emerging applications (Professor Sergei Kazarian)

2016-01-20 16:00: Molecular engineering for sustainable energy applications (Jacqueline M. Cole, Head of Molecular Engineering, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge)

2016-01-27 14:00: Sustainability, Biomass and Catalyst Development: An Industrial Perspective (Dr Mike J Watson, Johnson Matthey)

2016-01-28 13:00: “Managing Technical Uncertainty and Risk to generate Business Value” (Dr Gary Smith, INVISTA Intermediates Vice President of Sustainability)

2016-02-03 16:00: Soft X-ray Spectroscopies - New Perspectives for Soft Matter Research (Professor Sven L.M. Schroeder)

2016-02-10 16:00: Post-doc seminar: Supercritical Fluid Electrodeposition (Dr Charles Cummings, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2016-02-18 14:30: Intensified-Process Integration at All Scales: flow reactor networks and end-to-end intensified chemical plants (Prof. Volker Hessel, Eindhoven University of Technology)

2016-02-25 13:00: "What Do Medicines Mean to You? A career in the Pharmaceutical Industry" (Lorraine Reddington (MEng 2002-2006) Senior Engineer at GSK, Engineering Capital Projects)

2016-03-02 16:00: Developing a home test kit for the early diagnosis of psychiatric disorders  (Dr Jason Cooper / Dr Sureyya Ozcan)

2016-03-09 14:00: Optimal Design and Operation under Uncertainty: Application to Polymerization Processes (Prof. Alexander Mitsos, RWTH Aachen)

2016-04-08 14:00: Sustainable Manufacture of Fine Chemicals and Polymers using Continuous Flow Processing (Christian H. Hornung, CSIRO Manufacturing, Bayview Avenue, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.)

2016-04-19 13:00:  (Speaker to be confirmed)

2016-04-22 16:00: Design and Synthesis of Catalytic Metal-Organic Framework Materials (Professor Omar Farha, Department of Chemistry, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University)

2016-04-27 16:00: Brain circuits that govern sleep and wakefulness (Professor William Wisden, Imperial College London)

2016-04-29 13:30: Whychemeng: Practical Chemical Engineering and Early Career Development (By Philip Mak and Claire Willmoth, BP Process Engineers)

2016-05-05 16:00: Ellipsoid Localisation Microscopy (Dr Eric Rees)

2016-05-12 13:00: “Careers in the post-genomic Age for Engineers and Scientists” (Dr Darrin Disley,  CEO of Horizon Discovery Group Plc )

2016-05-12 16:00: Catalytic selective oxidation in biomass conversion (Professor Yanhui YANG, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

2016-08-03 16:00: Flow-induced aggregation and clogging in a microfluidic channel following a Buchwald-Hartwig amination reaction (Professor Stefano Guido, Dip. Ing. Chimica dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Università Federico II, Naples)

2016-10-14 13:00: “How can I be a Management Consultant when I have no Experience?” (Katherine Suddaby (Senior Consultant) and Tim Murray (Associate Director), Newton Europe Ltd.                 )

2016-10-26 16:00: Plasma Protein Purification System - plasma fractionation by affinity chromatography (Dr Patrick Gurgel, Head of R&D at ProMetic BioSciences Ltd)

2016-11-02 16:00: Nanoparticle based analysis of biomolecules, cells and tissue (Professor Duncan Graham, Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde)

2016-11-18 13:15: “The Golden Age of the Oil and Gas Industry is here to Stay” (Piran Mazaheri, MA, CEng, FIChemE, Head of Capital Projects Department, Sasol Exploration & Production, )

2016-11-30 16:00: Multi-scale analysis of low carbon energy systems (Dr Niall MacDowell, Imperial College London)

2017-01-25 16:00: Taking control of flowing dense suspensions: formulation, rheology and shear thickening (Dr Chris Ness, Maudslay-Butler Research Fellow, Pembroke College, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2017-01-27 13:00: Metrology – a small pool with wide reach. (Dr Max Ryadnov Science Leader for Biometrology, National Physical Laboratory, UK)

2017-03-10 13:00: Venture Capital: Supporting Technological Innovation (Dr Stephen Capsaskis, MA, PhD. 7L Capital Partners, Principal)

2017-03-15 16:00: A short history of the microscope (Professor Clemens Kaminski, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2017-04-05 16:00: Metal-Organic Frameworks as Tunable Platforms for Gas Storage and Catalysis (Professor Randall Snurr, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University)

2017-04-26 14:00: First Year Student Talks (Speaker to be confirmed ())

2017-04-26 16:00: Design and Evolution of New Biocatalysts for Organic Synthesis (Professor Nicholas Turner, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester)

2017-05-03 14:00: First Year Student Talks (Speaker to be confirmed)

2017-05-10 14:00: First Year Student Talks (Speaker to be confirmed)

2017-05-10 16:00: Microfluidics, biomimetic channels, networks and self assembly  (Prof. Dr. Andreas Manz, KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH)

2017-05-12 13:00: Starting Companies can be bad for your Health  but good for Animals   (Malcolm Wilkinson. Kirkstall CEO)

2017-05-17 14:00: First Year Student Talks (Speaker to be confirmed)

2017-05-24 14:00: First Year Student Talks (Speaker to be confirmed)

2017-05-24 16:00: Statistical Mechanics of Self-Propelled Colloids: Phase Separation and Directed Assembly (Prof. Michael Cates FRS, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge)

2017-06-08 13:00: 3D printed Porous Media - Disrupting the Packed Bed Paradigm (Prof. Conan Fee, Head of School of Product Design, University of Canterbury, NZ))

2017-06-21 11:00: Time series forecasting touching on evolutionary numerical optimization (Prof Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam Suganthan, Nanyang Technological University)

2017-06-29 15:30: Modified starch polymers and blends for packaging, industrial and biomedical applications (Professor Pete Halley - Head of the Chemical Engineering Dept, Queensland University, Australia)

2017-07-07 11:30: Fibre based laser technology - taking basic research into application and forming a multi million pound business (Prof Grudinin, founder and CEO of Fianium)

2017-08-03 15:00: Common Sense Reduced to Mathematics (Dr Eric Rees)

2017-08-17 15:00: The ‘Easy’ and ‘Hard’ Problems of Consciousness (Dr Eric Rees)

2017-08-31 15:00: The Global Warming Sceptic (Dr Eric Rees)

2017-09-06 11:00: Emergent Many-body Interactions in Amorphous Solids (Yoav Pollack, The Weizmann Institute of Science)

2017-09-07 14:30: Methane Leakage and the Greenhouse Gas Footprint of Natural Gas (Prof. David Mays, University of Colorado, Denver)

2017-09-14 11:00: New understanding of collective modes and thermodynamics of the liquid state (Dr Kostya Trachenko (Queen Mary University of London))

2017-10-18 14:00: Active bacterial suspensions: from individual effort to team work (Prof. Eric Clement, University Pierre et Marie Curie)

2017-10-26 15:00: The Drake Equation (Dr Eric Rees )

2017-11-15 14:00: Strength development during consolidation in drying films (Alexander F. Routh  CEB and BP Institute)

2017-11-23 15:00: Aristotelian Logic for Engineers (Dr Eric Rees )

2017-11-29 13:00: Climate change: an evidence-based assessment of the challenges and potential responses (Dr Emily Shuckburgh, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge)

2018-01-31 14:00: Probing microstructure in pharmaceutical solids using terahertz radiation (Prof. Axel Zeitler, CEB)

2018-02-07 14:00: Fluorogen Switch (Marcel Bruchez, Carnegie Mellon)

2018-02-09 14:00: Micro-engineering for the fabrication of specific living neuron circuits (Paul Roach, Senior Lecturer in Biomaterials and Interface Science, Loughborough University)

2018-02-09 15:00: Going 3D: expansion, differentiation and migration of adult human stem cells in 3D cell culture systems. (Darius Widera, Lecturer in Stem Cell biology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Reading.)

2018-02-14 14:15: Super-resolution microscopy: Challenges and Potentials in biomedical research (Professor Christian Eggeling, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

2018-02-16 15:30: Beacon Salon #7 Imaging Far and Wide (James Manton)

2018-02-21 14:00: The world is not flat: towards 3D cell biology and 3D devices (Dr. Róisín M. Owens, CEB)

2018-02-22 14:00: Designing Sensors for Motorsport (Clive Hill, Simon Au and Luke Lambert from McLaren Applied Technologies)

2018-02-27 14:00: Part IIB Poster Presentations (Speaker to be confirmed)

2018-03-01 14:00: Sensor challenges in single molecule DNA sequencing (Barnaby Balmforth, Chief Operating Officer, Base4 Innovation)

2018-03-06 14:00: Part IIB Poster Presentations (Speaker to be confirmed)

2018-03-08 14:00: Avian-inspired Wing Morphing for Small UAV (Mike Snook, Principal Designer at Blue Bear Systems Research.)

2018-03-09 14:00: Linear and nonlinear optics of active terahertz metasurfaces (Professor Dan Mittleman, Brown University)

2018-03-13 16:00: Diversity@CEB: Trans awareness session  (Miriam Lynn (Acting Head of E&D at the University of Cambridge)  and Lucian Stephenson (Chair of the University LGBT+ staff network))

2018-03-16 14:00: Optical Coherence Tomography for Pharmaceutical Coatings  and Coping with the Raw Data Nightmare (Patrick Wahl, Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria)

2018-03-16 15:30: Beacon Salon # 8 The Dawn of the Antibiotic Age (Graham Christie)

2018-03-22 14:00: Commercializing sensor ideas - A bootstrapping model (Dr. Martin Peacock, Director and Founder of Zimmer and Peacock)

2018-04-13 15:30: The St Petersburg Paradox and other Puzzles From The Past (Dr Eric Rees)

2018-05-09 14:00: Taming the complexity of solution processing methods for metal hydride perovskites, the wunderkind of solar cell materials (Professor Paulette Clancy, Samuel W. and M. Diane Bodman Professor in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University )

2018-05-14 16:00: Cell-Material interface investigated via SEM/focused ion beam (Dr. Francesca Santoro)

2018-05-16 14:00: How physical and chemical forces shape flows on Earth: from submarine hydrothermal vents to the Fukushima nuclear cloud (Professor Silvana Cardoso, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology)

2018-05-24 11:30: IoT is passé – what next? (Andrew Cowen, FutureCare UK Ltd)

2018-05-25 14:00: Mixed-Integer Fractional Programming: Models, Algorithms, and Applications in Process Operations, Energy Systems, and Sustainability (Prof Fengqi You, Cornell University)

2018-06-06 12:30: Commercialisation with Cambridge Enterprise (Cambridge Enterprise)

2018-06-07 09:30: Statistics and Machine Learning in (Bio) Chemical Engineering - An Open Workshop (Prof Alexei Lapkin et al)

2018-06-14 12:30: BREAKING  THE SILENCE –  Where you draw the  line? (Dr Miriam Lynn, Equality and Diversity Section and Tracy Brooks, School of Technology Human Resources Business Manager)

2018-06-15 15:45: Machine Learning: What Is It, and What Is It Good For? (Dr Eric Rees)

2018-06-21 11:30: R&D in a global science company: How things works (Eric Thiele, Chemours)

2018-06-27 15:00: Cellulose Biointerface for Paper Diagnostics (Gil Garnier from Monash University)

2018-06-29 15:45: Science Fiction and Current Research – an Expert Discussion (Eric Rees and Ljiljana Fruk)

2018-08-01 16:00: A Short Summer Course in: Optimisation (1) (Vassilios S. Vassiliadis)

2018-08-03 16:00: A Short Summer Course in: Optimisation (2) (Vassilios S. Vassiliadis)

2018-08-24 10:00: Scientific Writing: Deliberate practice makes you better (Prof. Gregory S. Patience, Polytechnique Montréal)

2018-08-24 16:00: Hobbes Leviathan (Dr Eric Rees)

2018-09-27 11:30: From Sensor Idea to Sensor Sales - a case study (Martin Peacock, Zimmer and Peacock)

2018-10-31 14:00: Healthy eating:  Emulsion microstructure engineering for salt or sugar reduction (Professor Bettina Wolf, University of Birmingham, UK)

2018-11-08 14:30: First Year Talks (Various)

2018-11-13 11:30: An entrepreneurial journey into precision medicine (Ruchi Sharma, Stemnovate)

2018-11-20 13:00: Changing research culture: Why we need to speak up for under-represented groups in science (Jessica Wade (IMPERIAL COLLEGE))

2018-11-23 14:00: Open Data Sharing - A Practical Guide (Leonie Mueck, PLOS)

2018-11-28 14:00: Optimal design of catalytic reactors and structured catalysts (Professor Prof Hanssjörg Freund, CRT Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)

2018-12-11 11:30: Bridging the gap in innovation and tech transfer in developing countries: Camnexus - a personal journey from Biotech to IoT (Dr Jessica Ocampos, CEO of Camnexus)

2019-01-29 14:00: Everything you need to know about Open Research but are afraid to ask! (Claire Sewell (University of Cambridge))

2019-01-31 13:00: A scalable platform for IoT & analytics by SAS or, how researchers & start-ups can avoid reinventing the wheel (SAS Analytics)

2019-02-19 14:00: How to build a deep-tech start-up (Pierre Arsene, Mursla)

2019-02-20 14:00: Bio-inspired Photonics: from nature to applications (Dr Silvia Vignolini ( Department of Chemistry))

2019-03-01 14:00: Biotechnology meets Breeding in Baker's Yeast (Professor Ed Louis, University of Leicester)

2019-03-07 14:30:  Chemical Engineering and Career Development in the Food and Chemical sectors (Philip Mak  MA MEng CEng MIChemE)

2019-03-12 13:30: Introduction to Intellectual Property (Emma Foster and Mash-Hud Iqbal)

2019-04-02 11:00: Latest Advances in Glucose Sensing (Michael Thatcher and Jana Kogulanathan, Abbott)

2019-05-07 11:00: An Introduction to Beko R&D and how Sensors are Integral to the Smart Home (Natasha Conway and Graham Anderson)

2019-05-08 14:00: Direct electricity production from photosynthetic microorganisms (Professor Chris Howe)

2019-05-20 13:30: The opportunities for sensors in physiologically relevant organ on a chip devices (Malcolm Wilkinson, Kirkstall Ltd)

2019-06-04 15:30: An innovative sterilization device for safe surgery (Marc Spaltenstein, CEO SteriLux)

2019-06-25 13:40: Engineering living systems: from genetic circuits to microbial communities (Dr. Somenath Bakshi, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)

2019-06-26 09:00: Sustainable chemistry: the key to transforming societies (Dr Friedrich Barth, International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre)

2019-06-27 14:30: Microbes as medicines: the emergence of live biotherapeutics (Anne Neville, Microbiotica)

2019-07-26 15:30: Beacon Salon # 15 Meno, by Plato: Can Excellence be Taught? (Eric Rees, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2019-08-02 15:30: Beacon Salon # 16 What is Technology? Martin Heidegger’s essay “The Question Concerning Technology” (Eric Rees, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2019-08-09 15:30: Beacon Salon # 17  Advice on writing style: EJR’s recommended reading list to achieve better writing (Eric Rees, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2019-08-16 15:30: Beacon Salon # 18 Immanuel Kant: The Critique of Pure Reason (by a NatSci, for NatScis)  (Eric Rees, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2019-08-23 15:30: Beacon Salon # 19 In case of power failure or AI rebellion: Slide Rules and how to use them (Eric Rees, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

2019-11-13 14:00: Chemobrionics (Professor Julyan Cartwright, University of Granada, Spain)

2019-11-27 13:30: Halide perovskites for next-generation photovoltaics and lighting (Dr Sam Stranks (University of Cambridge))

2019-11-27 15:30: The Evolution of PolyProx Therapeutics (Laura Itzhaki, PolyProx Therapeutics)

2019-12-09 11:30: Growing Biosensors from Cambridge (John Baker, Senior Vice President, Abcam Plc)

2020-01-20 14:00: Organic Bioelectronic Interfaces Based on Crystalline PEDOT:PSS Films, Microfibers, and Fibrillar Hydrogel (Professor Myung-Han Yoon, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) )

2020-01-29 14:00: Professor Herbert Huppert FRS - title TBC (Professor Herbert Huppert FRS, DAMTP, University of Cambridge)

2020-02-06 16:00: Industry Lecture: Smartbell (Jose Chitty, Smartbell)

2020-02-19 14:00: Dr Nuno Reis - title TBC (Dr Nuno Reis, University of Bath)

2020-03-10 13:00: Innovation for global health; spinning out, and spinning in, a social enterprise at the University (Alex Patto (CEO Waterscope))

2020-03-11 14:00: Dr Ewa Marek - title TBC (Dr Ewa Marek, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge)

2020-04-29 14:00: Professor Liam Grover - title TBC (Professor Liam Grover, University of Birmingham)

2020-11-02 13:30: Commercialising Sensor Technologies - A Personal Experience (Richard Williams ioLight)

2020-11-24 15:00: Professor Erwin Peterman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: Single-molecule tracking of transmembrane proteins in the chemosensory cilia of C. elegans (Professor Erwin Peterman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

2020-12-07 13:30: Helping translate PoP’s to Products: Traversing the valley (Dr Graham R Broder)

2021-01-18 13:30: Challenges and key considerations for integrating sensor technologies in medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (Andrew Ede from EG Technology)

2021-02-01 13:30: Sensor Innovations in Diagnostics and Medical Technology (Isabella Miele of Cambridge Consultants)

2021-02-08 11:00: Smart reactors in the chemical industry: structured reactors in general and monolithic reactors in particular (Emeritus Professor Jacob A. Moulijn (TU Delft))

2021-02-09 16:00: Developmental-inspired Functional Musculoskeletal Engineering: Nature vs Nurture (Professor Jennifer Puetzer, Virginia Commonwealth University)

2021-02-10 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks at CEB: Marianne Ellis 'Cultured meat as a protein alternative' (Marianne Ellis, University of Bath)

2021-03-10 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks, Prof Yvonne Perrie: Designing delivery systems for mRNA vaccines (Professor Yvonne Perrie, University of Strathclyde)

2021-03-17 14:30: 'In Focus' CEB Seminar with Dr Chris Boyce: Characterizing and Structuring Multiphase Granular Flows (Columbia University)

2021-03-19 11:00: CEB@11 with Dr Olivia Remes: How to become resilient and take back control of your life (Dr Olivia Remes, University of Cambridge)

2021-04-15 13:30: Sensor CDT Industry Lecture: Daniel Craig from AstraZeneca (Daniel Craig, AstraZeneca)

2021-04-19 13:30: Sensor CDT Industry Lecture: Perfexia DocMe App (Mikka Alon, Perfexia)

2021-05-10 14:30: Spatial requirements for T-cell receptor triggering probed via a DNA origami-based biointerface (Dr Eva Sevcsik, Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien)

2021-05-12 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks at CEB: Greening energy - a big engineering challenge, Angelo Amorelli, bp (Angelo Amorelli, bp)

2021-05-24 13:30: Biological drug development in Biotech and Big Pharma (Paul G Varley, VP Biopharmaceutical Development, Kymab, a Sanofi company. )

2021-06-21 11:00: Reflections on Structured Catalysts and Reactors  (Freek Kapteijn, Catalysis Engineering-ChemE, Delft University of Technology)

2021-07-19 13:30: Unique World Leading 99%+ Accurate Passive RFID Real-Time Tracking (Sabesan Sithamparanathan co-founder of PervasID Ltd)

2021-10-13 11:00: Bigger Picture Talks at CEB with Professor Martin Green: How cheap can solar photovoltaics become? (Martin Green, University of New South Wales)

2021-10-27 13:00: Embracing breadth and flexibility in commercial science. (Dr. Daniel Carney, CN-Bio Innovations )

2021-10-27 16:00:  Bigger Picture Talks at CEB with Henning Schwabe from BASF: The Green Transition as Process Systems Challenge (Henning Schwabe BASF)

2021-11-10 13:00: The Importance of Usability Studies in Product Development (Danny Godfrey Co-founder of EG Technology)

2021-11-19 16:00: In Focus seminars at CEB: Eleni Stavrinidou Linköping University (Eleni Stavrinidou, Linköping University)

2021-11-29 16:00: Process Engineering seminar: Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion, Professor Joel Ager (Professor Joel Ager, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & UC Berkeley)

2022-01-19 16:00:  Bigger Picture Talks at CEB with Professor Dame Julia King (Baroness Brown of Cambridge): 'Net Zero is not enough' (Professor Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge)

2022-01-20 13:00: Building Biosensors for COVID-19 and Omicron – an industry perspective (Martin Peacock, Director of Zimmer and Peacock)

2022-02-03 17:00: The Right Stuff? Promising and Failing Technologies for Chemical Sensors (John Saffell - Chairman of The Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Measurement (CoGDEM))

2022-02-09 11:00: Bigger Picture Talks at CEB with Professor Lynn Loo - Getting to net-zero: decarbonising at the exajoule and joule levels (Professor Lynn Loo, Princeton University and Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation)

2022-03-24 17:00: From Chemical Engineer to Consultant (Kayisha Payne)

2022-04-11 12:00: Title to be confirmed (James Amphlett, Seaborg Technologies )

2022-04-20 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks at CEB with Professor Susan Daniel: Regulation of the coronavirus fusion peptide interaction with the host membrane and its impact on viral infectivity (Professor Susan Daniel, Cornell University)

2022-05-04 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks with Professor Andy Woods: On decarbonising heating systems (Professor Andy Woods (BP Institute, Department of Earth Sciences))

2022-05-11 12:00: IDTechEx: Independent research on emerging technologies (Tess Skyrme)

2022-05-19 17:00: Aerogeophysics at the British Antarctic Survey: science, sensors and future systems (Tom Jordan & Carl Robinson (British Antarctic Survey))

2022-10-26 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks with Lorenzo Di Michele: Synthetic cells - microrobots with life-like behaviours (Professor Lorenzo Di Michele, University of Cambridge)

2022-11-03 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks with Professor Roland Clift: The role of chemical engineering in sustainable development (Professor Roland Clift, Centre for Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey)

2022-11-23 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks at CEB with Constantin Coussios: Engineering Tomorrow's Cancer Therapies (Professor Constantin Coussios, Director of the Oxford Institute of Biomedical Engineering)

2022-12-05 17:30: Multimedia lecture with director Davor Rostuhar (David Rostuhar, director)

2022-12-08 16:00: Bigger Picture Talks with Professor Chihaya Adachi: The past, present and future prospects of OLEDs (Professor Chihaya Adachi, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research, Kyushu University)

2022-12-09 12:00: In Focus seminar with Sahika Inal: Organic Electronics for Disease Diagnostics (Sahika Inal, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST))

2023-01-18 16:00: Bigger Picture Talk with Prof. Alvaro Mata (Alvaro Mata, Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials, University of Nottingham)

2023-03-01 16:00: Bigger Picture Talk with Professor Paul Fennell (Paul Fennell, Imperial College London)

2023-03-15 16:00: Bigger Picture Talk with Dr Saied Dardour (Dr. Saied Dardour, energy economist, International Atomic Energy Agency)

2023-03-22 16:00: Bigger Picture Talk with Professor Maya Kaelberer (Maya Kaelberer, Assistant Professor Neurobiology)

2023-05-03 16:00: Bigger Picture Talk with Prof. Gregory Patience (Gregory Patience, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal)

2023-08-09 16:00: Ions and molecules in membranes and nanochannels:  modelling and development of new materials (Prof. Vyacheslav Freger)

2023-09-14 10:00: The Aesthetics of Microscopy (Speaker to be confirmed)

2023-10-18 13:30: Bigger Picture Talks - Can You Hear the Shape of a Crystal?  (Professor Tim Korter, Syracuse University)

2023-10-26 14:00: Applying Machine Learning for Characterizing Life-Cycle Based Toxicity Impacts (Kerstin von Borries - Technical University of Denmark)

2023-11-08 13:30: Bigger Picture Talks @ CEB - Viruses: Elegance in Their Simplicity, or Simply Bad News Wrapped in Protein?  (Professor Alexander Borodavska, CEB University of Cambridge)

2023-11-13 11:00: Quantifying the co-benefits and side-effects of Negative Emissions Technologies and Practices to advance their sustainable scale-up (Dr. Selene Cobo Gutiérrez ETH Zurich)

2023-11-23 13:30: Bigger Picture Talks @ CEB -  One And One Isn’t Always Two - The Arithmetic of Carbon (Marcella McManus - University of Bath)

2024-01-09 15:00: Machine Learning Industry & Academic Perspectives (Prof Miguel Hernandez Lobato - University of Cambridge & Ben Pellegrini - Intelligens Ltd.)

2024-01-19 13:00: Bigger Picture Talks @ CEB - From Molecular Photovoltaics to Perovskite Solar Cells (Michael Graetzel - EPF Lausanne)

2024-02-01 13:00: CONTROLLING CAPSID SELF-ASSEMBLY IN VIRUS AND DE NOVO DESIGNED DNA ORIGAMI SYSTEMS (Mike Hagan - Brandeis University )

2024-02-07 13:30: Bigger Picture Talks @ CEB - Pre-Procedural Planning of Transcatheter Heart Valve Interventions with Clinical Imaging and in silico Modelling (Shelly Singh-Gryzbon )

2024-02-26 11:00: Generative AI in Chemical Process Engineering (Artur M. Schweidtmann - Delft University of Technology)

2024-03-11 11:00: Modelling and algorithms for energy system investment planning under uncertainty ( Dr. Hongyu Zhang (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)  )

2024-05-07 13:30: Process Systems Engineering from an industrial and academic perspective (Speaker to be confirmed)

2024-05-15 13:30: Bigger Picture Talks @ CEB - New genetic therapies for Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases? (Sarah Tabrizi - Director, Huntington's Disease Centre, UCL)

2024-05-20 14:00: Biochemistry in new phases: chemical consequences of liquid phase separation (Professor Andrew Baldwin - University of Oxford)

2024-05-21 11:30: High-Throughput Energy Materials Discovery  (Udo Bach - Monash University)

2024-05-22 13:15: 2024 Dr. Robin Paul Prize Lecture  (Sarah Barron & Sophie Oldroyd - University of Cambridge)

2024-10-17 13:00: Directing homeostasis in cells and cell colonies with AI-driven bioelectronics (Professor Marco Rolandi - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California, Santa Cruz)

2024-10-17 13:30: Bigger Picture Talks @ CEB - The role of science and technology in delivering a healthy, resilient society by 2051 (Dr Agnieszka (Aga) Iwasiewicz-Wabnig FRSA)

2024-11-13 13:30: Bigger Picture Talks @ CEB - Alcohols to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mixture via Multifunctional Catalysis (Dr Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal, Director of Sustainable Development at the American Chemical Society)

2024-11-28 13:30: Chemical Looping Technology for Clean Energy and Chemical Conversion Systems – Commercialization Prospect   (L-S. Fan, Ohio State University)

2025-01-20 11:00: In Silico Models and Digital Twins in Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Treatment (Dr Selene Pirola - TU Delft)

2025-02-06 13:30: Situated Green Chemistries (Speaker to be confirmed)

2025-02-18 13:30: AI for better brain and mental health (Professor Zoe Kourtzi - University of Cambridge)

2025-05-06 14:30: Big Picture Talk: Bhopal 40 years on - What have we learned? (Professor Fiona Macleod)

2025-09-19 11:00: Green Synthesis Approaches of Metal Halide Perovskites for Efficient Solar Cells and Beyond (Prof Hongxia Wang - Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

2025-10-29 13:30: AI-Driven Chemical Processes: From Human-in-the-Loop to Self-Optimising Labs (Dr Antonio del Rio Chanona - Imperial College London)

2025-11-12 15:45: Science in food: rheology, yielding and strain stiffening in entangled assemblies of chains - from spaghetti to polymers  (Mehdi Habibi - Laboratory of Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

2025-11-26 13:30: 2024 Robin Paul prize lecture: The Hydrogen Catalyst: Removing a Quantum Barrier to Fuel Sustainable Aviation (Paula Mendoza-Moreno - Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge)

2026-02-03 12:00: SENSOR SEMINAR SERIES: Aptamer-based Biosensors for Mapping Neurochemicals at the Nanoscale ( Professor Nako Nakatsuka - Laboratory of Chemical Nanotechnology, EPF Lausanne)

2026-02-11 13:30: Bigger Picture Talk: Turning Start-ups into Reality with Chemical Engineering  (Rulande Rogers - Chief Technology Officer, Thermulon Ltd.)

2026-02-25 13:30: Bigger Picture Talk: Boosting local biomanufacturing in the global south to impact health and sustainability (Dr Jenny Molloy - Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge)

2026-02-26 14:00: LECTURE SERIES: Biosensors, process modelling, strain engineering and AI protein design talks (Various)

2026-03-02 14:00: How microbes at extremes shape the limits of the biosphere (and might help human activity in space) (Professor Charles Cockell - School of Physics and Astronomy - University of Edinburgh)

2026-03-18 13:30: Bigger Picture Talk: Community-Based Participatory Research on Food-Energy-Water Projects (Dr Vasiliki Karanikola - University of Arizona)

2026-03-31 14:30: Discretisation Effects in the Photoluminescence of Nanostructured Semiconductors (Professor Ivan Scheblykin - Lund University)

2026-04-02 16:00: Careers in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (Adnan Iqbal, CEO at Luma Health and Deborah Grubbe, operations consultant and retired multinational executive)

2026-04-30 10:30: CONFERENCE: Chemical and material sciences enabled by AI and automation (Speaker to be confirmed)

2026-05-08 13:30: Bigger Picture Talk: Developing future  marine engines running on ammonia and other green fuels (Johan Hult - Everllence)