Fall 2023 Thiele Lecture by Kayla G. Sprenger

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering welcomes Kayla G. Sprenger, Assistant Professor in the Chemical and Biological Engingeering Department at University of Colorado Boulder (UCB), for the Fall 2023 Thiele Lecture Series. Details of her talk will be available soon. Prior to the seminar, you are welcome to join the CBEGSO for a reception with light refreshments at 11:00 a.m. in Hesburgh Library Scholars Lounge to meet the speaker.

Sprenger received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington before completing her Postdoctoral studies at the Institute for Medical Engineering & Science at MIT. Her research group seeks to employ modern computational techniques to tackle big problems, from infectious diseases to climate change. They employ cutting-edge molecular simulation, mathematical modeling, and machine learning techniques to describe complex interfacial phenomena, whether that be the interface between a pathogen and antibody (for vaccine design), small molecule and cell membrane (for treating brain-based diseases), polymer and oxide surface (for plastics upcycling), or electrolyte and cathode material (for Li-ion batteries).