April 2026 - Msepostdoc-list

MSE Department Digest - April 13th
by Maddison DeLaney Walsh 13 Apr '26

13 Apr '26

[cid:c12a88b7-4a70-4e14-8ca6-99866fdef1bd] April 13th, 2026 MSE 390 4/15 | Caterpillar| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-390-Seminars/2026/mse-390-CAT> <https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-390-Seminars/2026/mse-390-CAT> 4/22 | Vista Metals| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-390-Seminars/2026/mse-390-Vis…> MSE 690 4/13 | Dr. Aisha Haynes —Vice President at Strategic Marketing Innovations | Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-690-Seminars/2026/mse-690-hay…> 4/24 | Dr. Junqiao Wu —Professor and Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley | Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-690-Seminars/2026/mse-690-Jun…> <https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-690-Seminars/2026/mse-690-Jun…> Final Defenses 4/13 | Matthew Thompson| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final_Matthe…> 4/13 | David Calvo| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-David-…> <https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-David-…> 4/17 | Qingyu Pan| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Qingyu…> 4/17 | Elizabeth Montagnino | Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Elizab…> 4/30 |Jarrod Lund| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Jarrod…> MSE Department Events 4/13 | MSE 4+1 Callout | 3:30 - 5PM | ARMS 1105 4/20 | MSE Senior Design Virtual Poster Session | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | GatherTown Link<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.gathe…> Conference Room Reminder Please make sure you turn off lights and TVs, push in chairs, and clean off whiteboards. Please help keep our MSE conference rooms clean and ready for your fellow Boilermakers and guests! *Note: Instructions for how to book an MSE conference room can be found on our undergraduate blog: Conference Room Reservations<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaterials…> MSE Socials MSE Facebo<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…>ok<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…> | MSE LinkedIn<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…> | MSE Instagram<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insta…> | MSE Undergraduate Blog<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaterials…> Boiler Up! Maddi Walsh Program Administration Specialist School of Materials Engineering Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering Office: 765-496-0460 [cid:740cfdfa-6e40-4486-a431-06c86b146744]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…>

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FW: Upcoming Professional Development Workshops - Please Share
by Yuan-Yu Karen Morgan 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

Boiler Up! From: Gradcontacts <Gradcontacts(a)LISTS.PURDUE.EDU> On Behalf Of Prof Dev Sent: Friday, April 10, 2026 8:53 AM To: Gradcontacts(a)LISTS.PURDUE.EDU Subject: [GRADCONTACTS] Upcoming Professional Development Workshops - Please Share Good morning, Grad Contacts! Below are next week's workshop offerings. Kindly share this information with your graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and feel free to post it on relevant channels. [cid:BDBEFCE752F5E643A3F4C94E7916AEA0@namprd22.prod.outlook.com] Register here: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…> Attendance Policy: https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/professional-development/attendance-… Sincerely, Becky Engwall Professional Development Program Administrator Purdue University Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars O: 765-496-9072 M: 765-543-5989 E: engwall(a)purdue.edu<mailto:engwall@purdue.edu> 155 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 | Young Hall https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/professional-development/ Responsibility | Arranger | Activator | Ideation | Adaptability

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Faculty Recruitment from National University of Singapore, April 14, 2026, 1-2:30 pm, ARMS B061
by Lisa A Stacey 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

Forwarding on behalf of Marisol Koslowski, Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships: Lisa Stacey Lead Administrative Assistant School of Materials Engineering Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering o: 765-494-4095 f: 765-494-1204 [3749DD84]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> ________________________________ The National University of Singapore will host a recruitment event on April 14, 2026, from 1:00–2:30 PM in ARMS B061 to present faculty career opportunities at their institution. The event is intended for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in learning more about faculty positions at NUS. [cid:image001.png@01DCC74D.E4607C50] [cid:image002.png@01DCC74D.E4607C50] Marisol Koslowski Associate Dean for Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Professor of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering Purdue University [LIDER.png]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/LIDER>

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FW: Three Minute Thesis - Free Event
by Yuan-Yu Karen Morgan 07 Apr '26

07 Apr '26

Boiler up! From: Gradcontacts <Gradcontacts(a)LISTS.PURDUE.EDU> On Behalf Of Allison L Loy Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 11:13 AM To: Gradcontacts(a)LISTS.PURDUE.EDU Subject: Re: [GRADCONTACTS] Three Minute Thesis - Free Event Good morning, Grad Contacts, *Please share the following with your graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty. The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars invites you to join us for Three Minute Thesis (3MT). 3MT showcases the amazing research taking place on Purdue's campus. This competition challenges 10 finalists to explain their years of research in just a short 3-minute presentation using only one visual aid. Audience participation is an essential component at this event as live voting will take place to choose the People's Choice winner! 3MT is scheduled to take place on April 22 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM in Fowler Hall located inside the Stewart Center. This event is free and open to the public so make sure to reserve<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fevents.bl…> as many seats as you need. Winners of the 3MT competition will receive prizes ranging from $2,000 - $5,000! 2026 Competitors * Ryan Peters, College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences * Ariana Lazo, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy * Marguerite Bolt, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy & Natural Resources * Nuela Enebechi, College of Engineering, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering * Simisola Oloye, College of Pharmacy, Department of Industrial & Molecular Pharmaceutics * Rachel Higbee, College of Engineering, School of Engineering Education * Shomoita Sayed, College of Science, James Tarpo Jr. and Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry * Ivan Mendoza, College of Health & Human Sciences, Department of Human Development & Family Science * Manu Ramesh, College of Engineering, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering * Christine Elliott, College of Agriculture, Department of Entomology Join us as we celebrate the innovative, world-changing research being conducted by graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at Purdue University. Thank you, Alli Loy loy2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:loy2@purdue.edu> The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

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MSE Department Digest - April 6th
by Maddison DeLaney Walsh 06 Apr '26

06 Apr '26

[cid:88906787-f7a2-47c3-919d-f81d451d869b] April 6th, 2026 MSE 390 4/8 | Eli Lilly| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-390-Seminars/2026/mse-390-Eli…> 4/15 | Caterpillar| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-390-Seminars/2026/mse-390-CAT> <https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-390-Seminars/2026/mse-390-CAT> 4/22 | Vista Metals| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-390-Seminars/2026/mse-390-Vis…> MSE 690 4/6 | Dr. Rebecca Lindsey —Dow Corning Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-690-Seminars/2026/mse-690-lin…> 4/13 | Dr. Aisha Haynes —Vice President at Strategic Marketing Innovations | Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-690-Seminars/2026/mse-690-hay…> 4/24 | Dr. Junqiao Wu —Professor and Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley | Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-690-Seminars/2026/mse-690-Jun…> <https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/MSE-690-Seminars/2026/mse-690-Jun…> Final Defenses 4/7 | Ching-Chein Chen| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Ching-…> <https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Ching-…> 4/8 | Kyle D. Kramer| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Kyle-K…> 4/10 | Kyle Petrosky | Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Kyle-P…> 4/13 | Matthew Thompson| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final_Matthe…> 4/13 | David Calvo| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-David-…> <https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-David-…> 4/17 | Qingyu Pan| Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Qingyu…> 4/17 | Elizabeth Montagnino | Click for Info & Add to Calendar<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/events/Thesis-Defenses/2026/Final-Elizab…> MSE Department Events 4/13 | MSE 4+1 Callout | 3:30 - 5PM | ARMS 1105 4/20 | MSE Senior Design Virtual Poster Session | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | GatherTown Link<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.gathe…> Conference Room Reminder Please make sure you turn off lights and TVs, push in chairs, and clean off whiteboards. Please help keep our MSE conference rooms clean and ready for your fellow Boilermakers and guests! *Note: Instructions for how to book an MSE conference room can be found on our undergraduate blog: Conference Room Reservations<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaterials…> MSE Socials MSE Facebo<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…>ok<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…> | MSE LinkedIn<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…> | MSE Instagram<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insta…> | MSE Undergraduate Blog<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaterials…> Boiler Up! Maddi Walsh Program Administration Specialist School of Materials Engineering Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering Office: 765-496-0460 [cid:fb8303cb-5416-4936-a222-cf6be90d5210]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…>

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FW: Upcoming Professional Development Workshops - Please Share
by Yuan-Yu Karen Morgan 03 Apr '26

03 Apr '26

Boiler Up! From: Gradcontacts <Gradcontacts(a)LISTS.PURDUE.EDU> On Behalf Of Prof Dev Sent: Friday, April 3, 2026 12:15 PM To: Gradcontacts(a)LISTS.PURDUE.EDU Subject: [GRADCONTACTS] Upcoming Professional Development Workshops - Please Share Good afternoon, Grad Contacts! Below are next week's workshop offerings. Kindly share this information with your graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and feel free to post it on relevant channels. [cid:5EBC63044125B144AA75CA0D835BA855@namprd22.prod.outlook.com] Register here: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…> Attendance Policy: https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/professional-development/attendance-… Thank you! Sincerely, Becky Engwall Professional Development Program Administrator Purdue University Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars O: 765-496-9072 M: 765-543-5989 E: engwall(a)purdue.edu<mailto:engwall@purdue.edu> 155 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 | Young Hall https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/professional-development/ Responsibility | Arranger | Activator | Ideation | Adaptability

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FW: Seminar - Dr. Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, April 6-8
by Lisa A Stacey 03 Apr '26

03 Apr '26

Forwarding on behalf of the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering: Lisa Stacey Lead Administrative Assistant School of Materials Engineering Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering o: 765-494-4095 f: 765-494-1204 [3749DD84]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> ________________________________ Dr. Jeffrey Hubbell will visit Purdue University, April 6-8. You will find further details regarding the lecture and Zoom information in the flyer at the end of this email. Sincerely, Denise Blank Administrative Assistant Davidson School of Chemical Engineering o: 765-494-4050/ 765-496-4988 [cid:image001.png@01DCC279.B471F1F0]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> ‌<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/49316743/1728946974/80194456/0/1006672/?72f7…> View as a Web page<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/49316743/1728946974/108927488/0/1006672/?b44…> [Purdue logo]<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/49316743/1728946974/63490351/0/1006672/?x=c3…> Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/49316743/1728946974/72334380/0/1006672/?x=4b…> Kelly Lectures Dr. Jeffrey A. Hubbell Dear All, On behalf of Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, we are glad to announce our upcoming seminar. Thank you! ChE Main Office Team Graduate Seminar Zoom Link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91752948756?pwd=9PEtaFLSzjgZiivQ2X49gTqNHMO40u…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Faculty Seminar Zoom Link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/99610781239?pwd=jpoD9JNwjva1FcRA83lPjTAFYqNexm…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/purdue-chemical_engineering-davidson_school/4…]<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/49316743/1728946974/79579849/0/1006672/?x=17…> Jeffrey A Hubbell, PhD Vice President Life Sciences and Engineering Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering Professor of Biology & Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health New York University Host: Drs. You-Yeon Won & Xiaoping Bao Website<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/49316743/1728946974/108880390/0/1006672/?x=6…> Bio: Jeffrey Hubbell is Vice President Life Sciences and Engineering at NYU, where is professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the Tandon School of Engineering, of Biology and Chemistry in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology in the Grossman School of Medicine. In this role, Hubbell leads NYU’s cross-campus initiative in Engineering Health. He was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2010, the National Academy of Medicine in 2019, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021, and the National Academy of Sciences in 2023. With more than 400 papers and 100 issued US patents, Hubbell uses biomaterials and protein engineering approaches to investigate how immunity can be controlled to guide tolerogenic processes. In the context of inflammation, autoimmunity, and allergy, his laboratory explores how antigens, cytokines, and metabolites may be modulated to induce regulatory behavior in both the innate and adaptive immune compartments, working in models of cardiometabolic disease, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and food and environmental allergy. In the context of cancer, his laboratory examines how cytokines and immune stimulants can be directed to the tumor microenvironment to enhance anti-tumor immune responses. In regenerative medicine, his laboratory pursues approaches to modulate immunity to promote wound healing and resist or resolve fibrosis. "Molecular Engineering to Tip Immune Balances between Tolerance and Aggression" Graduate Seminar April 7, 2026 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. ET FRNY G140 – Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium – Faculty Seminar April 8, 2026 9:00 - 10 a.m. ET FRNY 3059 Abstract: We explore materials and protein engineering approaches to deliver antigens and cytokines to tip the immune balance between tolerance and aggression. In the context of tolerance, induction of regulatory T cells is critical, and antigen specificity can arise from exogenously administered antigens in the form of an inverse vaccine or from endogenous antigens in a site of inflammation. In either case, we explore methods to induce or deliver cytokines to regions of lymph nodes where immunity develops and is regulated. In recent work in allergic asthma, we developed an approach employing glycosylated polymers to deliver allergic antigens and induce regulatory cytokine expression to re-bias immunity back to tolerance, inducing allergen-specific regulatory T cells and thus preventing asthmatic responses to pulmonary antigen challenge. In work in an experimental model of autoimmune neuroinflammation, we are developing an approach to deliver the tolerogenic cytokine IL-10 to all the secondary lymphoid organs of the body from a simple subcutaneous administration. Here, antigen specific Tregs were developed in response to myelin antigens that drain from the inflammation site. In the context of aggression, we have developed an approach to deposit inflammatory cytokines in the tumor microenvironment to tip the balance between cytotoxic T lymphocytes and Tregs, whether by agonizing innate immune cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells or adaptive immune cells, in particular T cells. With regard to antigens in mounting immune aggression, we have developed cysteine-reactive polymers that bind in situ to the surfaces of tumor cells to direct the adduct to antigen-presenting cells along with polymer-conjugated adjuvant moieties to induce an anti-tumoral vaccine response. Thus, in both contexts, biological functionality can be engineered to guide immunity toward tolerance in inflammation, allergy and autoimmunity and toward aggression in cancer. 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Welcome Kati Benner to our front desk
by Bryan Huey 02 Apr '26

02 Apr '26

Hello MSE. I'm writing to first thank you for enthusiastically embracing our 1st annual Purdue Day of Materials. It was a great pleasure seeing the roughly 200 posts in Insta, LinkedIn, and Facebook. I can't wait for even more participation when we grow the event next year. I've already heard from many alumni how exciting it was to see such energy from students, hear about old classmates, and learn about the work and interests of so many of our broader Purdue Materials community. Secondly, you will note that our front desk is once again fully staffed! Kati Benner is already making important contributions that will help us all. Aside from Kati's professional credentials, which recently included event planning and contract management for Lucas Oil Products (ie Colts games, concerts, etc.), she also has a bachelors in Culinary Management, a 1 year old son, and she moved to Lafayette just this year after almost 20 in Indianapolis. Please introduce yourself the next time you come through the main office. Finally, for current students: don't be shy about leveraging those LinkedIn Connections! And to our seniors: good luck in the final push for your design projects. Regards, -Bryan Bryan D. Huey, Professor Blacutt-Underwood Head of the School of Materials Engineering Purdue University, College of Engineering

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