Events

LiMDays: Advancing Research in Living Multifunctional Materials

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 and Thursday, October 31, 2024

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Join us for LiMDays, a gathering of faculty members, students, researchers and staff hosted by LiMC2 at Penn State University. 

Event Highlights: 

October 30, 2024 (Afternoon 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm): Welcome Reception & Poster Session 
Location: Nittany Lion Inn. Penn State University – University Park.

  •   Network with peers 
  •   Explore cutting-edge research 
  •   Learn about collaborative and funding opportunities in LiMC2  

October 31, 2024 (Morning 9:00 am – 12:00 pm): Presentations by LiMC2 Funded PIs 
Location: Stuckeman Family Building in the Jury Space (on the first floor), Penn State University – University Park.

  •  Share your expertise and findings 
  •  Gain insights from leading researchers 
  • Discover groundbreaking projects 

Do not miss this opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and industry.

Questions? Contact Zoubeida Ounaieszxo100@psu.edu 

Agenda – October 31

Presentations by LiMC2 Funded PIs 

Time
Title
Presenters

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8:30am-9:00am
Welcome Breakfast

9:00am-9:30am
Welcoming Remarks

Jurgen Ruhe
(livMatS University of Freiburg)
Zoubeida Ounaies
(LiMC2 Penn State)

   

9:30am-9:50am

3D-DIC Quantified Shape-Change for 4D Printing of Mycelium-Based 
Architectural Panels 

Benay Gursoy
(LiMC2 Penn State)
Chris Eberl
(livMatS University of Freiburg)

 
9:50am-10:10am
ThermoBatS-RF: Thermoelectric Battery Systems-based Responsive Facades

Rahman Azari
(LiMC2 Penn State)
Peter Woias
(livMatS University of Freiburg)

 
10:10am-10:30am
Multi-Agent Friction-Driven Reconfigurable Adaptive Structures

Mariant GutierrezSoto
(LiMC2 Penn State)
Viacheslav Slesarenko
(livMatS University of Freiburg)

 
10:30am-10:50am
HYBRID PLANT: Plant-inspired
Hybrid Robots for Reforestation

Charlie Anderson
(LiMC2 Penn State)
Isabelle Fiorello
(livMatS University of Freiburg)

Charles Anderson  

10:50m-11:10am
Spatially Controlled Stiffness in Patterned Shape-Changing Hydrogels 
Joseph Najem
(LiMC2 Penn State)
Celine Calvino
(livMatS University of Freiburg)
 
11:10am-11:30am
ALD Functionalization of Carbon Materials for Advanced Supercapacitors (ALDCarboCap)
Suzanne Mohney
(LiMC2 Penn State)
Anna Fischer
(livMatS University of Freiburg)
 
11:30am-12:00pm
Q&A and further discussions
12:00pm-1:00pm
Networking Lunch

Biomaterials and Nature-Based Solutions: Achieving a Sustainable, Decarbonized, and Climate-Resilient Built Environment Workshop

Thursday, June 13, 2024 and Friday, June 14, 2024

This project highlights research at the intersection of building materials, nature-inspired materials design, and the social, environmental, and global impact of the built environment on the climate crisis. It will bring together Penn State researchers and external speakers who are subject matter experts in the related areas of materials, architecture, engineering, social science, landscape architecture, and environmental science, with the goal of catalyzing research teams and charting a course towards a decarbonized, equitable, and sustainable built environment. External speakers will span other academic institutions, government agencies, and industry.

Biomaterial Assembly Guided by Biochemical Reactions

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 from 12-1 pm

A talk with Rebecca Schulman, Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry and Computer Science and Kent Croft Investment Management Faculty Scholar, Johns Hopkins University. A part of the LIMtalks eSeminars.