Join us this semester for an exciting lineup of esteemed speakers from top institutions for our Spring Seminar Series. Topics will range from liquid crystal elastomers and phononic materials to biomedical innovations, atmospheric boundary layer studies, and machine learning applications in engineering.
Seminars are held every Tuesday at 10:15am in the Wu & Chen Auditorium. The series will run from January 21 through April 29, 2025.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Thao “Vicky” Nguyen, Professor and Marlin U. Zimmerman, Jr. Faculty Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
“Modeling the Unique Behaviors of Liquid Crystal Elastomers”
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, John J. Lee Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Yale University
“Robots that Evolve on Demand”
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Kathryn Matlack, Associate Professor and Richard W. Kritzer Faculty Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Manipulating Mechanical Waves using Phononic Materials”
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Sylvie Lorente, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and William M. Brown endowed Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University
“Flow Architectures, From Capillary Networks to Blood Transport through Organs”
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Ryan Truby, June and Donald Brewer Junior Professor and Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
“Bioinspired Robotic Sensorimotor Systems via 3D Printed Soft and Architected Materials”
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Ajeet Kumar, Professor of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi
“Multiscale and Multi-physics Mechanics Involving Highly Flexible Nano and Continuum Rods”
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Alban Sauret, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara
“Sticky Situations: Cohesion in Granular Flows”
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Andrew Stuart, Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, California Institute of Technology
“Machine Learning in Data Assimilation”
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
W. Greg Sawyer, N. C. Ebaugh Professor and a Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
“Microscopic Mayhem: Cancer in Three-Dimensions”
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Luke Pyung-Se Lee, Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University
“Biomedical Innovations for Global Health Research and Technology (BIGHEART)”
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Fotini “Tina” Katopodes Chow, Fred and Claire Sauer Chancellor’s Chair Professor in Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
“Atmospheric Boundary Layer Simulations for Wind Energy”
Note: Time, date, location, and speakers are subject to change.