3rd International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Sorrento, Italy, March 3-7 2013
“Magnetite/Silicone Nanocomposite Microspheres for Drug Delivery Applications,” (upcoming; abstract accepted)
57th Annual Mtg. of the Biophysical Society, Philadelphia, PA, February 2-6, 2013
“Synthesis of Functionalized Magnetic Microspheres with High Magnetic Concentration for Microscale Force Application” (upcoming; abstract accepted)
56th Annual Mtg. of the Biophysical Society, San Diego, CA, February 25-29, 2012
“High Permeability Silicone-based Magnetic Microspheres for Microscale Force Spectroscopy”
Rhodes College Colloquium, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, October 4, 2011
“What’s a Physicist Like You Doing in a Place Like This?”
*Invited Speaker
JSNN Seminar Series, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Greensboro, NC, September 16, 2011
“Microscale engineering with a novel silicone-based magnetic elastomer of nanoscale homogeneity”
*Invited Speaker
March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Dallas, TX, March 21 – 25, 2011
“Highly-Controllable Near-Surface Swimming of Magnetic Nanorods”
Bioengineering Applications to Address Global Health, Duke University, Durham, NC, November 6-7, 2008
“A Biomimetic Mixing and Pumping Mechanism for Microfluidic Devices”
Doctoral Defense, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, May 9, 2008
"Design, Fabrication, and Actuation of Biomimetic Cilia"
Industrial Applications and Engineering Science Laboratory, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, March 11, 2008
"Making Waves with Biomimetics: Artificial Cilia and their Applications"
*Invited Speaker
52nd Annual Mtg. of the Biophysical Society, Long Beach, CA, February 4, 2008
"Directed Fluid Transport Driven by Magnetically Actuable Biomimetic Cilia Arrays"
Governor's School East, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, July 19, 2007
"Superfinity: the Realities and Possibilities of Nanoscience"
*Invited Speaker
The Virtual Lung Project, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, May 1, 2007
"Biomimetic Cilia"
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, November 27, 2006
Thesis Proposal: "High-Aspect-Ratio Soft Polymeric Paramagnetic Nanorod Arrays"
Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society 2006, Williamsburg, VA, November 9, 2006
"Actuation of High-Aspect-Ratio Magnetoelastic Nanorod Arrays"
Governor's School East, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, July 12, 2006
"Nanotechnology: If Smaller is Better, it's Superfine"
*Invited Speaker
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, November 11, 2005
Masters Defense: "Fabrication and Actuation of Magnetoelastic Microrod Arrays"
East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC, September 19, 2005
"Here There Be Dragons: the Future of Alternative Energy"
*Invited Speaker
Governor's School East, Math Department, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, June 27, 2005
"What's a Physicist Like You Doing in a Place Like This?: Science Between the
Disciplines"
*Invited Speaker
Senior Seminar Series, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, March 6, 2003
"Harnessing the Power of the Stars: Nuclear Fusion on Earth"
SPS Zone 10 Meeting, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, February 21-22, 2003
"Physicists Abroad: The ICPS in Budapest"
AAPT National Meeting, Austin, TX, January 11-15, 2003
"The 17th International Conference of Physics Students in Budapest, Hungary"
*Invited Speaker
Rhodes College Summer Research Symposium, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, Sept.19, 2002
"Automating a Ten Megawatt Motor/Generator Power Supply for a Project in Nuclear
Fusion"
International Conference of Physics Students, Budapest, Hungary, August 21-28, 2002
"Exploiting the K-edge of Gadolinium for Dual Energy Contrast Enhanced X-ray Imaging"
*Invited Speaker, SPS National Prizewinner
Auburn University Physics Department, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, August 1, 2002
"Automating a Ten Megawatt Motor/Generator Power Supply for a Project in Nuclear
Fusion"
Auburn University Fusion Lab, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, July 28, 2002
"Automating the Motor/Generators: A Summer in the Shade"
Rhodes College Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, April 21, 2002
"Dual Energy X-ray Imaging for Enhanced Contrast"
Tennessee Academy of Science, Western Tenn. Collegiate Meeting, LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, TN, March 23, 2002
"Dual Energy Contrast Enhanced X-ray Imaging Using Gadolinium as an Agent"
*First Place Winner
AOK-AAPT Regional Meeting, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK, October 19, 2001
"An Exploration of Gadolinium as an Agent for Contrast in Dual Energy Contrast
Enhanced X-ray Imaging"
Rhodes Summer Research Symposium, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, Sept. 10, 2001
"Exploration of Gadolinium as an Agent for Contrast in Dual Energy X-ray Imaging"
UTBME Imaging Group, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Biomedical Engineering, August 9, 2001
"Exploration of Gadolinium as an Agent for Contrast in Dual Energy X-ray Imaging"
Rhodes College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, April 20, 2001
"Characterization of Medical Grade Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene by
Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy"
*Second Place Winner
Tennessee Academy of Science, Western Tenn. Collegiate Meeting, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, March 24, 2001
"Characterization of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for Joint Prostheses"
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