Chemical Engineering Seminars

Fall 2026 Seminar Schedule
Date Speaker Title

September 3

Brandon Bukowski

Obtaining Mechanistic Insights in Heterogeneous Catalysis from First Principles Simulations and Machine Learning

September 10

Distinguished Lectureship: Kristala Prather

Towards Sustainable, Bio-Sourced Polymers 

September 17

Dharik Mallapragada

Multi-Scale Modeling and Optimization for Electrication-Based Decarbonization of the Chemical Industry

October 1

Daniel Hammer

TBD

October 8

Haiqing Lin

Engineering Nanomembranes for Molecular and Ion Separations

October 15

Lesh Lecturer: Justin Shaffer

TBD

October 22

Christopher Kitchens

TBD

November 5

Graduate Student Awardees

TBD

December 3

Robert Pantazes

 TBD

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The Penn State Waltemyer Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is recognized as one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the nation.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry.

Waltemyer Department of Chemical Engineering

121 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-2574