Attendance at this event is restricted to undergraduate students enrolled in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department. 

Graphene at Scale: Engineering Breakthrough Materials for Real-World Impact

Dr. Christopher DiMarco earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, where his research focused on scalable graphene synthesis. His work led to a landmark co-first-author Nature publication uncovering critical parameters that enable reproducible, high-quality graphene growth. After a postdoc at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. DiMarco founded Sindri Materials, a deep-tech startup developing ultra-high-quality graphene at scale.

This talk introduces graphene—a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon arranged in a hexagonal lattice, with extraordinary properties: it’s ~200 times stronger than steel, an exceptional conductor of electricity and heat, and nearly transparent. Despite its promise, graphene has remained largely confined to the lab due to unresolved manufacturing bottlenecks. Sindri aims to change that.

Dr. DiMarco will discuss how Sindri is tackling graphene’s scalability problem and applying its material breakthrough to cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM)—a Nobel Prize–winning imaging method reshaping molecular biology and drug discovery. This interactive session offers a real-world look at turning cutting-edge materials science into practical technology—and building a startup around it.

Please come out for a great discussion and lunch!

• 12:30 - Lunch is served
• 12:45 - Speaker