Group Meeting Calendar
Fall 2025
Group meetings are Thursdays at 3:00pm in LSL N515 unless otherwise noted. *Indicates Prof. Perry will be out of town.
| 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 |
Summer 2025
| Date |
Research |
Safety |
Diversity |
| May 28th |
Jussara Research Vision - 1pm, LSL N515 |
| June 3rd |
Karsten Theis Molecular Playground tutorial - 1pm, LSL N410 |
| June 6th |
New England Complex Fluids Meeting - 9am, ISB 135 |
| June 18th |
Spring Polymer Event - 9am, Conte A110/111 |
| June 20th |
Khiem Le MS Thesis Practice - 10am, LSL N410 |
| July 3rd |
Khiem Le MS Thesis Defense - 10am, LSL N410 |
| August 1st |
Ethan and Arvind |
Rayyan |
Perry |
| August 8th |
Rayyan and Alaleh |
Perry |
Elena |
| August 15th |
Perry and Jina |
Elena |
Vaishnavi |
| August 22nd |
Abhik, Diwakaran, Elena |
Xianci |
Faviola |
Spring 2025
| Date |
Research |
Safety |
Diversity |
| February 12th *4:00pm, N515 |
Jina |
Diwakaran |
Jussara |
| February 19th *1:30pm |
Sarah Perry - CBMS Seminar on Microfluidics for Structural Biology (virtual) |
| February 19th *4:00pm |
Sarah Perry - UMass MSE Seminar on Polyelectrolyte Complex Materials (GSMN 153) |
| February 21st |
Diwakaran, Jussara |
Abhik |
Vaishnavi |
| February 28th |
Arvind, Xianci |
Elena |
Ethan |
| March 7th |
New England Complex Fluids Meeting - Yale |
| March 14th |
No Group Meeting - March Meeting |
| March 21th |
No Group Meeting - Spring Break/March Meeting |
| March 28th |
No Group Meeting - Department Recruiting |
| April 4th |
Khiem, Elena |
Arvind |
Abhik |
| April 11th |
Vaishnavi, Baktha |
Arjun |
Arvind |
| April 18th |
No Group Meeting - Mass URC/Taekwondo Nationals |
| April 25th |
Faviola |
Vaishnavi |
Baktha |
| May 1st |
Faviola gives GRASS Seminar - 11:30am, LGRT 201 |
| May 2nd |
Emily, Arjun |
Baktha |
Jussara |
| May 9th |
Yaozu, Ethan |
Xianci |
Arjun |
Fall 2024
| Date |
Research |
Safety |
Diversity |
| September 5th |
Rachel Segalman Seminar - 11:30-12:30 LGRT 1681 |
| September 17th *4:00pm |
Sarthak - Practice for Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference |
Emily |
Ethan Rivers |
| September 24th |
Yaozu, Baktha |
Khiem |
Kelley |
| September 27th |
Donna Riley Lecture - 2:30-3:30 LSL 330 |
| September 30th |
Alex Ayzner Seminar - 11:00-12:00 Conte A110/111 |
| October 1st |
No Group Meeting - 3M Seminar Coffee Hour at 3:30pm |
| October 8th |
Diwakaran, Kelley |
|
Faviola |
| October 15th |
No Group Meeting - UCLA Structural Biology Summit |
| October 22nd |
Shaohsiang (Joe) Hung's GRASS Seminar - 11:30-12:30 LGRT 201 |
| October 22nd |
Prof. Perry in the Netherlands, Isaac practice for AIChE |
| October 29th |
Sonu (last group meeting) |
Faviola |
Adhithi |
| November 5th |
No Group Meeting - ICCBM |
| November 7th |
Ron Larson Seminar - 11:30-12:30 LGRT 201 |
| November 12th |
Hee Jeung Oh Seminar - 11:30-12:30 LGRT 201 |
| November 12th |
Jussara, Emily |
Raneem |
Xianci |
| November 19th |
Faviola, Khiem |
Ethan Rivers |
Yaozu |
| November 26th |
No Group Meeting - Thanksgiving Week |
| *December 4th 2pm LSL N515 |
Isaac - Practice Defense |
| December 6th |
Isaac's PhD Defense - 10:00-12:00 in LSL N410 |
| December 10th |
Arjun, Xianci |
Yaozu |
Emily |
Summer 2024
| Date |
Research |
Safety |
Diversity |
| July 12th *11:00-1:00 |
Júlia, Jussara Practice for GRS/GRC |
Elena |
Mazin |
| July 19th |
No Group Meeting - SENGI Activity 11:00-1:00, Furcolo 125/102/110 |
| July 23rd |
Fire Extinguisher Training - 1:00pm |
| July 26th |
No Group Meeting - Taekwondo World Championships |
| August 2nd |
Sonu, Elena |
Xianci |
Jussara |
| August 9th |
No Group Meeting - Hong-Gyu Seong Defense, 2:30-3:30, Conte A110 |
| August 16th |
Isaac |
Mazin |
Elena |
| August 23rd |
No Group Meeting - ACS Fall Meeting |
| August 30th |
No Group Meeting - Last Friday of Summer |