Dr. Vijay John, the Leo S. Weil Professor in Engineering at Tulane University's School of Science and Engineering, will present the 2025 Gerald D. Holder Distinguished Lecture. A 2024 gift from Diane P. and Gerald (Jerry) D. Holder established the lecture series at the Swanson School in honor of Dean Emeritus Holder, who served as the U. S. Steel Dean of Engineering from 1996 to 2018. The lecture series rotates annually between the school’s six departments each fall, and this year is hosted by Dr. Robert Enick, Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. Dr. John was mentored by Dr. Holder as his first doctoral student.

Dr. John will present “Targeted Delivery through Self Assembly in Environmental Remediation and in Drug Delivery.”