Dec. 18, 2015, 12 p.m. - Predicting and Understanding Chemistry with a Computational Approach (Nuno A. G. Bandeira)

The ample use of computational chemistry is now ubiquitous and its practical uses range from predicting the viability of a reaction, its selectivity, its mechanistic pathway, to the characterisation of new molecules and explaining their unusual bonding features [1-3]. The aim of the presentation will be to showcase some of ...

Jan. 15, 2016, 12 p.m. - Bioanalytical Systems for the Detection of Nucleic Acids. Are Low-Cost, Integrated, Portable Platforms Possible? (Luis A. Tortajada-Genaro)

Important analytical needs are approached by nucleic acid assays in fields such as clinical diagnostics, food safety, forensic, or environment monitoring. In the last years, new platforms have been developed for extending their use to low-resource settings, such as decentralized laboratories or production plants. Relevant advances have been achieved supported ...

Jan. 22, 2016, 12 p.m. - Biomaterials and biofabrication in tissue engineering: progress and challenges (Aldo R. Boccaccini)

The development of multifunctional bioactive materials, focusing on bioactive glasses, for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine will be discussed, summarizing the progress made and the remaining challenges for the future. A comprehensive overview about 3D scaffolds will be presented and key results on the development of (nanostructured) bioactive glass and ...

Jan. 29, 2016, 12 p.m. - Electro-hydrodynamic atomization of liquids: History, present and future. (Ignacio González Loscertales )

This talk deals with the Electro-hydrodynamic atomization (EHDA) of liquids, a technology that has recently ignited the interest from both scientists and industry for its potential impact on fields such as Nanotechnology among others. Even though EHDA may be performed in many different modes, we shall focus on the so-called ...

Feb. 5, 2016, 12 p.m. - Benchmark analysis of a top British University in Chemical Engineering (Internal Seminar) (Gonzalo Guillén)

In this talk we will analyse in detail the British system of universities using a top institution as benchmark. We will start by providing a general overview of The University of Manchester, including its history, size, structure and position in national and international rankings. We will then describe the main ...

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