KU NDSU Symposium Home Program Registration Abstract Submission Workshop Welcome to Fargo Contact Workshop Schedule In addition to the symposium, a student workshop will be held Tuesday, October 27, and Friday, October 30, 2026, providing visiting students with opportunities for collaboration, hands-on learning and professional development. Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Time Speaker Location 9:00-9:45 AM International Office Memorial Union 10:00–10:45 AM Shane Stafslien: Bioactive Materials Research Laboratory Research 1 10:45-11:30 AM James Bahr: Combinatorial Polymer Chemistry Lab Research 1 11:45 AM Lunch Memorial Union 2:00-2:45 PM Prof. Seth Rasmussen: An Introduction of Solar Cells Sugihara 252 2:45-4:15 PM Prof. Bernhardt Saini-Eidukat: Materials in Green Technology Sugihara 252 Friday, October 30, 2026 Time Speaker Location 9:00-10:30 AM Angel Ugrinov :X-Ray and Mass Spec Sugihara 108 10:30-11:45 AM Scott Payne: Electron Microscopy Core Northern Corps Inst 11:45 Lunch Memorial Union 1:00-2:30 PM Luke Gibbon: 3D Printing and Tour of Offerdahl Offerdahl 341 2:45-3:30 PM Prof. Alexey Leontyev: Green Chemistry Sugihara 252 3:30-4:15 PM Prof. Eugene Caldona-PFAs: The Essentials of PFAS Sugihara 252