Group Meeting Calendar
Summer 2026
Group meetings are Thursdays at 2:00pm in LSL N410 unless otherwise noted. *Indicates Prof. Perry will be out of town.
| Date |
Research |
Safety |
Diversity |
| June 4th |
Ruptanu Banerjee Defense - 1:00pm, Goessmann 153 |
| June 11th *AGTD |
Júlia |
Maille |
Jussara |
| June 18th - LSL N615 |
Alaleh |
Jonas |
Diwakaran |
| June 25th * |
Jussara |
Gabriel |
Arvind |
| July 2nd |
Faviola |
Luana |
Jonas |
| July 9nd |
Arvind - Practice Defense |
| July 16th * |
Luana |
Anna |
Gabriel |
| July 21st |
Arvind Sathyavageeswaran's PhD Defense - 10:00am LSL N410 |
| July 21st |
Jonathan Zajac's PhD Defense - 2:00pm Zoom |
| July 23rd |
Gabriel, Maille |
Vaishnavi |
Maille |
| July 24th |
Xiayun (Sherry) Huang Special Seminar - 3:35pm Conte A110/111 |
| July 30th *GRC |
Vaishnavi |
Alaleh |
Faviola |
| August 6th |
Diwakaran |
Abhik |
Júlia |
| August 6th |
Souma Majumdar Special Seminar - 4:00pm LGRT 201 |
| August 13th |
Anna |
Baktha |
Vaishnavi |
| August 20th |
Baktha |
Jussara |
Abhik |
| August 27th |
Jonas |
Faviola |
Alaleh |
| September 3rd |
Abhik |
Júlia |
Baktha |
Spring 2026
| Date |
Research |
Safety |
Diversity |
| Feb. 9th |
Alaleh |
Abhik |
Manu |
| Feb. 13th |
Will Jacobs - PSE Seminar 3:35pm Conte A110/111 |
| Feb. 16th |
No Group Meeting - President's Day |
| Feb. 23rd |
Arvind |
Nikhil |
Alaleh |
| Feb. 25th |
Bren Coleman and Louise He give MSE Seminar - 4:00pm Goessmann 153 |
| Mar. 2nd |
Xianci |
Diwakaran |
Nikhil |
| Mar. 9th - LSL S515 |
Diwakaran (GRASS Practice) |
Manu |
Anna |
| Mar. 13th |
ChemE Research Day |
| Mar. 16th |
No Group Meeting - Spring Break |
| Mar. 23rd |
Jussara |
Luana |
Vaishnavi |
| Mar 30th |
Faviola (Practice for Prospectus) |
Baktha |
Luana |
| Apr. 6th |
Practice for MassURC - Adhithi, Mazin, Rayyan 4:00 LSL S515 |
| Apr. 13th |
Vaishnavi, Diwakaran |
Jussara |
Júlia |
| Apr. 17th |
MassURC - Adhithi, Mazin, Rayyan 3:15-4:00 Poster Session |
| Apr. 17th |
Ralm Ricarte - PSE Seminar 3:35pm Conte A110/111 |
| Apr. 20th |
No Group Meeting - Patriot's Day |
| Apr. 24th |
Xianci Practice Defense - 10:30am LSL N615 |
| Apr. 24th |
Konane Bay - PSE Seminar 3:35pm Conte A110/111 |
| Apr. 27th |
Baktha (Practice for CBI) |
Faviola |
Abhik |
| May 4th |
Xianci's PhD Defense - 9am LSL N410 |
| May 4th |
Adhithi's Honors Thesis Defense - 1pm LSL N515 |
| May 6th |
CBI Chalk Talk (Baktha) - 12:15pm LSL S330 |
| May 11th |
Abhik |
Júlia |
Baktha |
| May 14th |
Mazin's Honors Thesis Defense - 9am LSL N515 |
Fall 2025
| Date |
Research |
Safety |
Diversity |
| Sept. 18th |
Prof. Perry |
Faviola |
Mazin |
| Sept. 25th - 4pm |
Faviola |
Vaishnavi |
Alaleh |
| Oct. 2nd* |
Baktha, Vaishnavi - Practice for PDC |
Mohana |
Adhithi |
| Oct. 9th* |
Jussara |
Arvind |
Mohana |
| Oct. 16th |
No Group Meeting - Fall Polymer Event |
| Oct. 23th* |
Arvind |
Baktha |
Kiersten |
| October 31st - 1:30pm LSL S515 |
Faviola - Practice for AIChE |
Hannah |
Manu |
| Nov. 6th* |
Alaleh |
Mazin |
Abhik |
| Nov. 13th |
Xianci |
Alaleh |
Jussara |
| Nov. 20th |
Abhik |
Xianci |
Baktha |
| Nov. 27th |
No Group Meeting - Thanksgiving |
| Dec. 4 th (LSL S515) |
|
Jussara |
Arvind |
| Dec. 9th |
Jussara's PhD Defense - 11am (LSL S515) |
| Dec. 11th |
Adhithi, Mazin |
Kiersten |
Faviola |
