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Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society

Jones Seminars invites engineering, science, and technology leaders from across the nation to present and facilitate conversation on cutting edge research or scientific issues of our day. 

This endowed speaker series was launched in the 1970s through the generosity of Charles C. Jones '18 Th'19, who sought to facilitate conversation and learning for the curious-minded. All Dartmouth faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the general public are welcome to attend the seminars, typically held on Friday afternoons. PhD students are required to attend weekly, as well as meet before or after each event to discuss its topic in more detail.

If you would like to receive email reminders about the weekly Jones Seminars, please email jones.seminar@dartmouth.edu with your email address.

In addition to the upcoming events below, speakers for the Fall 2023 series include:

More info TBA.

Upcoming Events

Oct

05

Special Seminar: Microstructural Design Principles for Achieving Stable Metal Anode Interphases with Liquid and Solid-State Electrolytes

David Mitlin, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UT Austin

Thursday
3:30pm - 4:30pm ET

Rm B01, MacLean ESC (Zaleski)/Online

A series of case studies on the design principles that provide for long-term cycling and fast-charge stability of metal anodes.

Oct

13

Jones Seminar: Forging a Sustainable Future with Solid-State Metal Additive Manufacturing

Hang Yu, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech

Friday
3:30pm - 4:30pm ET

Spanos Auditorium/Online

How additive friction stir deposition is a promising avenue for advancing metal sustainability, characterized by short lead time, low energy consumption, and minimal carbon footprint.

Oct

20

Jones Seminar: How I Learned to Decode

Muriel Médard, NEC Professor of Software Science & Engineering, MIT

Friday
3:30pm - 4:30pm ET

Spanos Auditorium/Online

A description of "Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding," or GRAND, which renders universal, optimal, code-agnostic decoding possible for low to moderate redundancy settings.

Past Events

Tim Whitehead
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
U Colorado, Boulder

High-Throughout, Quantitative Measurements of Protein Function

Richard Katz
Professor of Geodynamics
University of Oxford

Earth Orbital Cycles Inscribed on the Ocean Floor by Faulting

Wanliang Shan
Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Syracuse University

Mechanics of Soft Active Structures for Compliant Manipulation

Weidong Zhou
Professor of Electrical Engineering
UTA

Photonic Crystal Lasers & Membranes for Smart Society & Biomedical Applications

Jeffrey Reed
Professor of ECE
Virginia Tech

What to Expect from 6G Wireless

Sanjay Raman
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
UMass Amherst

3D/Heterogeneous Integration—Progress and outlook

Gabriel Zayas-Cabán
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
U Wisconsin-Madison

Evaluation of a Split Flow Model for the Emergency Department

Weiyang (Fiona) Li
Harris Career Development Assistant Professor of Engineering
Dartmouth

Enabling Next-Generation High-Performing Sodium Batteries

Matthew Wilson
Sherman Fairchild Professor of Neurobiology
MIT

Memory, Cognition, and the Role of Sleep

Joff Silberg
Stewart Memorial Professor of BioSciences
Rice U

Engineering Living Sensors

Srinivas Tadigadapa
Chair & Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern U

Resonance Phenomenon in Sensing—Only a Matter of Time

Michael Webber
Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources
UT Austin

Global Energy Trends and Transition

Peng Zhang
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stony Brook U

Quantum Computing in Power Systems

Michael Dickey
Camille & Henry Dreyfus Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
NC State U

Liquid Metals for Soft and Stretchable Devices

Tony Barbagallo
Construction Manager
Vanguard Renewables

Converting Waste into Renewable Energy Through Anaerobic Digestion

Bo Song
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories

Mechanical Characterization of Materials under Extreme Shock/Impact Environments

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