Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM
Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room), Pasadena, CA
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Featuring Yifan Dai
Assistant Professor Yifan Dai from Washington University in St. Louis delivers the Robert W. Vaughan Lecture in Chemical Engineering, exploring how phase transitions in biomacromolecules generate the electrochemical forces that drive cellular life. The presentation highlights his work on charge-transfer mechanisms at soft matter surfaces and examines potential applications for understanding neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. This insightful talk takes place in the Hartley Memorial Seminar Room at Spalding Laboratory 106 in Pasadena.