Photonics Initiative Seminar: Itai Cohen
Dr. Itai Cohen, Cornell University Electronically Integrated Autonomous Microscopic Robots Abstract - What would we be able to do if we could build electronically integrated machines the at a scale
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Dr. Itai Cohen, Cornell University Electronically Integrated Autonomous Microscopic Robots Abstract - What would we be able to do if we could build electronically integrated machines the at a scale

Talk Topic: Distributed AI Agents for Scientific Discovery and Real-World Decision-Making Speaker Bio: Saptarashmi Bandyopadhyay is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the City University of New York
How a novel class of protein misfolding is associated with changes in enzyme activity, proteostasis, aging, and disease Utilizing simulations, experimental data, and data science, my lab predicted the existence
Dr. Javier Garcia De Abajo (ICREA) Title: When free electrons meet light: Quantum interactions at the nanoscale Abstract: At the intersection of electron microscopy and attosecond science, ultrafast electron microscopy
Digitizing Proteoform Biology with Single Molecule & Single Cell Mass Spectrometry Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, much has been made of the need to bridge the gap

Edward Vessel, Ph.D., Eugene Surowitz Assistant Professor of Psychology of The City College of New York, will give a talk titled "An interactionist approach to the neuroscience of aesthetics". Join
Heterogeneously integrated photonic systems for quantum science Photonic integration of solid-state quantum emitters offers a promising route to scalable on-chip quantum technologies. Achieving this goal requires combining material platforms that
Statistical Structural Biology In a post-"structure prediction is solved" world, our lab is obsessed with the concept of statistical structural biology. We collect large datasets (X-ray fragment screens from 1000s
Wave Engineering with Active Metamaterials: Nonreciprocity, Bandwidth Enhancement, and Analog Computing Modern technological systems are subject to escalating demands for miniaturization, speed, adaptability, and energy efficiency. Conventional design approaches are

Talk Title: Peptide Based Liquid-Liquid Coacervates for Biosensing, Degradation Resistance, and as Biofoundries Dr. Sebastián Díaz, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Abstract:

Metasurfaces, subwavelength optical interfaces that control the amplitude, phase, and polarization of light, have transformed flat optics, yet extending this control from static wavefront shaping to dynamic, real-time manipulation remains

Wave-domain programmability emerges as technological enabler of next-generation microwave systems for wireless communications, sensing, and wave-domain computing. In this talk, Professor Philipp Del Hougne will describe his lab's recent progress
Universal wave-control framework for extremely tunable microwave systems Wave-domain programmability emerges as technological enabler of next-generation microwave systems for wireless communications, sensing, and wave-domain computing. In this talk, I will
Join us on Tuesday, March 24th, for Jacquelyn Tomaio's Dissertation Defense Seminar titled "Aging Drives Selective Vulnerability of Dopamine–Glutamate Projections to the Lateral Entorhinal Cortex, Weakening Dopamine Release and Novelty
Speaker: Ventsislav K. Valev Title: Polarization-Resolved Nonlinear Optical Activity in Scattering Abstract: Nonlinear optical activity in scattered light, first predicted in 1979, has recently become experimentally accessible. The original theory encompassed
Tuning a Master Kinase: How CaMKII variants are deployed and degraded Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is a central signaling enzyme that regulates neuronal plasticity, fertilization, and cardiac function. Although
Join us on Tuesday, March 31st, for Anna Flury's Dissertation Defense Seminar titled "Elucidating the Mechanisms of Microglia-Mediated Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease"! Attend in person at the CUNY ASRC Auditorium
AI augmented molecular simulations for predicting protein and RNA structural ensembles AI is now everywhere in chemistry, from structure prediction to molecule generation to automated synthesis. The excitement is real,
Inverting Biophysics: From Function to Ensembles Most of computational biology is predicated upon the sequence → structure → function → phenotype paradigm. Thanks to artificial intelligence and the availability of

Mike Beckstead, Ph.D., Professor and Hille Family Foundation Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Aging & Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, will give a talk titled "Hyperexcitability of ventral
Dr. Hari Padma, Case Western Reserve University Decoding light-driven quantum materials Abstract: Driving quantum materials with intense optical pulses offers a powerful means to control their behavior, leading to remarkable

Please join us on May 28, 2026, for a seminar on the latest single-cell application updates at the ASRC Epigenetics Core. Featuring: Visium HD spatial transcriptomics on the Visium CytAssist

Dr. Dominic Fareri, associate professor of psychology and director of the neuroscience program in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University, will give a talk titled "Social