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