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Materials Day Schedule

Friday, October 2, 2026

Location: FedEx Institute of Technology Lobby, Methodist Presentation Theatre

Parking Information

• Registration and Check-in: 8:00 – 8:30 AM
• Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 AM
• Opening Remarks: 8:30–8:40 AM
• Invited Talk: 8:45 - 9:20 AM, Yuankai Huang, Civil Engineering, ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ. Applications of Nanotechnology in Environmental Sensors 
• Morning Session: Oral Presentations (Physics and Chemistry of Nanomaterials): 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM
• Lunch at Methodist Lobby FIT: 12:00 - 12:55 PM
• Invited Talk: 1:00 - 1:45 PM, Eden Tanner, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi. Bioinspired Ionic Liquids: Leveraging Chemistry to Achieve Targeted Drug Delivery
• Poster Session: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Afternoon Session: Oral Presentations (Biomaterials and Bioengineering): 1:00  – 4:00 PM
• Poster Presentation and Refreshments: 4:00 -5:00 PM

 

Morning Oral Presentations

Session: Physics and Chemistry of Materials

• 8:30 AM: Opening Remarks by Dr. Mishra
• Opening Remarks by Dean Adkins, College of Arts and Sciences, UofM
• 8:45 - 9:20 AM, Invited Talk: Yuankai Huang, Civil Engineering, ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ. Applications of Nanotechnology in Environmental Sensors 
• 9:20 –9:35 AM, Blake Acree (ME): Acoustic Reorganization of Microfluidically Generated Monodisperse Wet Foams at Reduced Length Scales
• 9:35 –9:50 AM, Zuhanee Khan (ME): Effect of Powder-Particle Oxygen Heterogeneity on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Laser Powder Bed Fused Ti-6Al-4V
• 9:50 –10:05 AM, Morteza Pakniat (ME): Binder Jetting of 17-4 Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel: Processing-Structure-Property Relationship
• 10:05 –10:20 AM, Samyak Prasad (ME): Nonthermal plasma synthesis of nanoparticles
• 10:20 –10:35 AM, Renjie Ning (ME): Microbubble-integrated acoustofluidic platform for tunable protein crystallization
• 10:35 AM – 10:50 AM, Debendra Timisina (Physics and Materials Science): Enhanced Mechanoluminescence of ZnS: Mn at 77K
• 10:50 – 11:05 AM, Himal Neupane (Physics and Materials Science): 
• 11:05 – 11:20 AM, Golam Muktadir (Physics and Materials Science): Nanoparticle self-assembly and crystallization mediated by branched polymer brushes on spherical substrates.
• 11:20 – 11:35 AM, Justin Butger (Physics and Materials Science): Entropy Production During Filament Formation in ECM Memristors
• 11:35 – 11:50 AM, Yusef Qazzaz (ME): In-situ monitoring in Metal Additive Manufacturing
• 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM, Dr. Hoang Thang (Physics and Materials Science): Quantum Initiative

 

Afternoon Oral Presentations

Session: Biomaterials and Bioengineering

• 1:00 - 1:45 PM, Invited Talk: Eden Tanner, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi. Bioinspired Ionic Liquids: Leveraging Chemistry to Achieve Targeted Drug Delivery
• 1:45 – 2:15 PM: Gary Bowling (BME): Neutrophils: The Next Frontier in Biomaterial Implants 
• 2:15 – 2:30 pm: Suprava Shah (Chemistry): Multiplexed Integrin Detection and Cancer Cell Classification Using Multicolor Gap-Enhanced Gold Nanorods and Machine Learning Algorithm
• 2:30 – 2:45 PM: Samantha Hall (BME): Enhancing Pro-Regenerative Neutrophil Function Through Mitochondrial Transplantation for Host-Biomaterial Integration
• 2:45 – 3:00 PM: Alexandra Snyder (BME): The Effects of Electrospinning and Template Architecture on the Effectiveness of Manuka Honey for Immunomodulation
• 3:00 – 3:15 PM: Abraham Ikeji (Chemistry): Design of Pt(IV) Prodrugs and Drug Carriers for Advanced Localized Chemotherapy
• 3:15 – 3:30 PM: Mitchell Lutey (Chemistry): Integrin-Defined Plasma Extracellular Vesicles for Early Breast Cancer Detection and Association with Bone Metastasis
• 3:30 – 3:45 PM: Suprava Shah (Chemistry): Lung-Mimetic Pseudo-3D Nanofiber-Based Culture System for Ex Vivo Expansion of Metastatic Circulating Tumor Cells
• 3:45 – 4:00 PM: Dillon Thomas Baker (Chemistry): Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Poly(ethylene oxide)–Silica Interactions across Exclusion, Critical, and Adsorption Regimes of Liquid Chromatography

 

Poster Presentations

• Martina Rodriguez: Optimal Structural and Physical Properties of Aerogels for Promoting Robust Neurite Extension in vitro
• Dinil Jose: Inference of electric charge on dielectric and conducting microparticles levitating at the plasma sheath edge using a laser-induced trajectory analysis method
• Urvashi: Transcriptomic Characterization of Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells Using RNA-Seq and Differential Expression Analysis
• Niresha Wanigasekara: Preliminary mechanical and in vitro characterization of poly (D,L-lacctic acid) based electrospun scaffolds
• Matlock-Buchanan: Omega-3-Acylated Chitosan–Mannitol Microparticles Sustain Berberine Release and Inhibit S. aureus Biofilms
• Tasnia Siraj: Single-Vesicle Integrin Profiling for Detection of Organotropic Metastasis in Breast Cancer
• Tasnia Siraj: Detection of Organ-Specific Metastasis in Breast Cancer by Single Vesicle Integrin Profiling
• Eden Tanner: Bioinspired Ionic Liquids: Leveraging Chemistry to Achieve Targeted Drug Delivery
• Samyak Prasad: Nonthermal plasma synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles
• Kamrun Nahar: Fatty Acid-Modified Chitosan Membranes: Dual Antimicrobial and Occlusive Effects on Periodontal Bacteria
• Kimberly Napoles: Optimization of Extracellular Vesicle Capture and Labeling for Molecular Profiling
• Abdul-Kadir Ibrahim: Optimization of Glass-Based Capture and Labeling of Extracellular Vesicles for Single Vesicle Profiling
• Suprava Shah: Multiplexed Integrin Detection and Cancer Cell Classification Using Multicolor Gap-Enhanced Gold Nanorods and Machine Learning Algorithm
• Hilary English, BME: Proposed Mechanism of Neutrophil Lipid Raft Response to Polydioxanone Electrospun Grafts
• William Block, BME: Characterization of Fungal Chitosan Membranes for Guided Bone Regeneration
• Farah Binta Habib, Physics: Competing sulfurization processes limit direct CVD growth of transition metal sulfides on nickel foam
• Upendra Rijal, Physics and Materials Science: Exciton Decay and Interlayer Carrier Dynamics in MoSâ‚‚/WSâ‚‚ Heterostructures.
• Debendra Timisina, Physics and Materials Science: Impact of Polar Bear Hair Microstructure and Young’s Modulus on Thermal Properties: A Luminescence Investigation
• Bharat Gajurel, Physics and Materials Science: Al-Doped LaFeO3 Perovskite Electrode for Supercapacitor Application
• Dewan Mohammad Tausif, Physics and Materials Science: Room Temperature and Low Temperature Characterization of Degradable Calcium Alginate Aerogel Beads
• Elijah Cook, BME: Decellularization methods for porcine placenta tissue
• Himal Neupane, Physics and Materials Science: Systematic optimization of magnetocaloric performance in Ho-substituted Gd4-xHoxAl2O9 Aluminates for cryogenic refrigeration applications.
• Asher Hodge, BME: Manuka Honey and Methyl Syringate Modulating Neutrophil Release Profiles While Preserving Pro-Regenerative Signaling In Vitro
• Victoria Effagna, BME: Development and Thermal Characterization of a Patient-Specific Brain Tissue-Mimicking Phantom
• Ayodele Olowookere, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi: Ionic Liquid System for Cannabidiol Topical Delivery
• Lennon Rozo, LeMoyne-Owen College: Tailored Aluminum Doping Concentration in CdO Thin Films on Silicon for Enhanced Biosensor Performance in Early Cancer Detection