**LIVE music starts @ 9:45: Will Hancock returns with his trusty Martin guitar
**Get Connected: Stop by the Graduate and Professionals Outdoor Club (GPOC) table before the Café to connect with others looking to enjoy our great outdoors!
Speaker 1: Christopher G. Arges Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering will be discussing the topic of "Novel Patterning of Electrochemical Materials for Decarbonizing the Global Economy.”
Nanoscale lithography, the ability to pattern 700 billion transistors on 300 mm wafers at sub-10 nm features with no defects is a marvel of modern engineering This high density of transistors is central to the digital revolution that allows us to exchange information within the blink of an eye. Our lab leverages lithographic pattering, namely directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers, to fabricate extended surface electrocatalyst and nanostructure polymer electrolytes for hydrogen fuel cells and water electrolyzers – technologies that are central to decarbonizing the global economy. DSA has revealed how the mesostructure of electrochemical materials govern ion transport, ion activity, and electrochemical reactivity.
Speaker 2: Mattew Farrari, professor of Biology will be discussing the topic "Modeling and Planning for Deployment of Measles Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Africa.”
Measles virus remains a significant source of vaccine preventable disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The recent proliferation of rapid diagnostic testing presents a new tool in the fight to eliminate measles. Point-of-care rapid diagnostics present an opportunity to scale up, and speed up, diagnostic confirmation of suspected measles cases in settings with limited laboratory capacity. We are working on a new project with Gavi, the Alliance for Vaccines to develop strategies for deployment of rapid diagnostic testing for measles virus to support areas with limited diagnostic infrastructure.
The Millennium Café runs 10-11am in the 3rd floor Café Commons of the MSC Bldg. Join researchers from across campus for a stellar cup of coffee and two <10 min interdisciplinary talks. All Millennium Café events are free and open to the Penn State community, include coffee and breakfast pastries, and are held in the third floor Café Commons of the Millennium Science Complex at University Park.