Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), and The Ohio State University (OSU), are jointly organizing a lecture series titled…
Past Events
Jun 20, 2020
Please join us online for a half-day symposium to explore how soft matter researchers are contributing to our understanding of Covid-19, and to our response to it. This…
Mar 13, 2020
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The talk will discuss the creation and application of Hydrodynamic cavitation using converging diverging nozzles.We demonstrate a novel,bottom-up method…
Mar 11, 2020
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Fuel cells are clean and efficient and widely applicable in the context of a hydrogen economy. Today, much effort is focused on the efficient…
Feb 14, 2020
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Plumes and gravity currents are primarily vertical and horizontal flows, respectively, and driven due to buoyancy/density differences between two fluids…
Feb 12, 2020
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Control loop performance assessment and diagnosis is an important area with an impact on profitability and safety of operating plants. There has been…
Feb 05, 2020
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The BATCHES simulator has been designed specifically for the needs of multiproduct and multipurpose batch processes used in pharmaceutical, specialty…
Jan 31, 2020
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In this chalk talk, we shall compare the stability of two distinct, equilibrium fluid configurations, viz., the pendent drop and the liquid bridge. Our main result is that the…
Jan 29, 2020
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Nanoparticles (NPs) display unique properties due to their high surface area to volume ratios and quantum effects. They offer a multitude of potential…
Jan 22, 2020
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Controlled patterning of colloidal particles into advanced hierarchical structures is of global interest for many applications such as photonics, sensing…
Jan 16, 2020
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Water is one of the most critical substances on earth for life. Many important biological and geological reactions important for life take place in water…
Jan 10, 2020
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With the rapid expansion of the chemical market over the next decade,the concerns for environmental sustainability have increased due to excessive…
Dec 17, 2019
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the most common technique in assisted reproductive technology and in most cases the last resort for infertility treatment…
Dec 11, 2019
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Some animals can complete very difficult navigation tasks in a seemingly effortless way: homing pigeons can fly back home from unfamiliar places that are…
Dec 09, 2019
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The talk will focus on developing and utilizing different computer simulation techniques and theoretical methods to understand the fundamental physics of…
Dec 03, 2019
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The structural and physical properties of surface-active chemicals,commonly known as surfactants, are described along with the applications for which…
Dec 02, 2019
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A single sperm cell propels itself by driving undulations in its slender tail, which is known as the flagellum. This undulatory beating is driven by,…
Nov 29, 2019
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The economic, political and technological environment is rapidly changing world-wide, especially with fourth industrial revolution on the…
Nov 29, 2019
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Department lecture:
Projections of global energy demand are expected to hit 736 quadrillion BTUs by 2040, a 28% increase from 590 quadrillion BTUs…