News, Events & CEMS Seminars
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Department Events

Jan 23 Fri 9:00am

The 2026 Minnesota Crucible Prize

May 14 Thu 8:00am

Peter O. Stahl Advanced Design Forum

Spring 2026 CEMS Seminar Schedule

MARCH

Tuesday, Mar. 31: Ana Torres, Carnegie Mellon University

 

APRIL

Tuesday, Apr. 7: Moon Park, Pohang University of Science and Technology

Thursday, Apr. 16: James Kakalios, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Department of Physics

Thursday, Apr. 23: David Schaffer, University of California, Berkeley (Fredrickson Lecture)

Tuesday, Apr. 28: Judy Cha, Cornell University

CEMS Named Seminar Series and Lectures

The Aris Lecture Series

The late Regents Professor Rutherford Aris was a luminary in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. The Aris Lecture Series occurs approximately every 5 years and focuses on the common bond between science and the arts. 

The Fredrickson Lecture

The Fredrickson Lecture was established in 2001 to honor the late Professor Arnold (Arnie) Fredrickson upon his retirement and foster broader intellectual interaction between undergraduate and graduate students. The Fredrickson lecture includes both a departmental seminar and an undergraduate lecture in the biomolecular engineering course.

The Amundson Lecture 

The annual Amundson Lecture features a guest speaker that embodies the tenets of Professor Neal R. Amundson in scholarship and innovation in the fields of chemical engineering and materials science. Amundson, department head from 1949-1974, was a visionary leader who pioneered the application of mathematics in chemical engineering.

The Singh Entrepreneurship Lecture

The Singh Entrepreneurship Lecture was established in 2025 by a generous donation from Navjot and Nithya Singh. Its purpose is to increase awareness of entrepreneurship in the disciplines of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. This lecture serves as a venue for academics to tell the story of how they translated their research from the lab to a successful company, and tends to be a combination of science, business and storytelling versus a more traditional seminar.

Department News

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Hyunsol Son Receives APS DMP Ovshinsky Travel Award

Posted

Jan. 21, 2026 - Congratulations to Hyunsol Son on receiving the APS Division of Materials Physics Ovshinsky Travel Award.

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Timothy Lodge Receives 2026 ACS Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award

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Jan. 20, 2026 - Regents Professor Timothy Lodge has been awarded the 2026 Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award from the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society.

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Leighton Group Uncover Mechanism Behind Unique Transport Effect in Metallic Delafossite Materials

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Jan. 12, 2026 - In a recent publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Leighton Group in CEMS, working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and Brigham Young University, focused on an extraordinary effect in PdCrO2 called the anomalous Hall effect.

Prodromos with colleagues at Imperial College.

Prodromos Daoutidis Delivers the 32nd Roger Sargent Lecture at Imperial College London

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Dec. 11, 2025 - On December 4th, 2025, CEMS Professor Prodromos Daoutidis delivered the 32nd annual Roger Sargent Lecture at The Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering at Imperial College London.

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Fall 2025 CEMS Faculty Publications Roundup

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Dec. 10, 2025 - Each year, CEMS faculty produce pioneering research across materials science and chemical engineering. Below is a selection of significant publications from the past year, highlighting the breadth of innovation across the department.

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Fall 2025 CEMS Faculty Awards Highlights

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Dec. 10, 2025 - CEMS faculty earned several notable awards in the Fall 2025 semester, reflecting their achievements in research, teaching, and service.

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Sustaining a Culture of Excellence: Samson Jenekhe Endows Chair in CEMS

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Dec. 8, 2025 - From his early days as a student in Nigeria to his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, Samson A. Jenekhe has always viewed science as both a way of understanding the world and a means of making an impact.

Cover to their new book about Energy.

Ed Cussler and Abhoyjit Bhown Co-Author The Energy Transition: A Primer

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Dec. 4, 2025 - CEMS Emeritus Professor Ed Cussler and alumnus Dr. Abhoyjit Bhown (PhD ’90) have co-authored a new book, The Energy Transition: A Primer.

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Cari Dutcher Elected Vice-President Elect of the American Association for Aerosol Research

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Nov. 26, 2025 - Professor Cari Dutcher was recently elected Vice-President Elect of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), beginning a four-year leadership cycle that includes service as Vice President, President, and Immediate Past President.

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Zachary McAllister Wins Two Awards at the 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting

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Nov. 18, 2025 - CEMS congratulates graduate student Zachary McAllister on receiving two prestigious awards at the 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting. McAllister is advised by Professor Joseph Zasadzinski.