Safety and Reliability Assurance of Medical Implantable Devices as Applied to Cochlear Implants

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Mike Pecht

Sept. 28
2 pm

Asad Madni, Ph.D.
Distinguished Adjunct Professor & Corporate Director
Department of Electrical Engineering,
University of California, Los Angeles

Convergence of Emerging Technologies to Address the Challenges of the 21st Century

Note Location:
3201 JM Patterson

Host: Prof. Ashwani Gupta

Oct. 24
3 pm

Sangjin Ryu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Fluid Mechanical Measurements of Cell-scale Forces: Contractile Force of Vorticella and Rupture Force of Focal Adhesions

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Jin-Oh Hahn

Nov. 2
2 pm

Wilson K.S. Chiu, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Connecticut

Full Field 3D Imaging and Analysis of Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Systems

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Greg Jackson

Nov. 30
2 pm

ME Department Seminar Series
          

Elizabeth Strychalski, Ph.D.
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, Md.

Miniaturizing DNA Analysis from Fundamentals to Forensics

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Miao Yu

Dec. 7
3 pm

ME Department Seminar Series
           and
Transforming Energy Lecture Series

James Klausner, Ph.D.
Ebaugh Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida

High Temperature Thermochemical Conversion: Coal to Hydrogen and Sunlight to Fuel

1202 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Jungho Kim

Contacting the World with Mechanical and Data-Driven Intelligence

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Shapour Azarm

Mar 11
11 am

Richard Hennig, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering,
Cornell University

Computational Discovery and Design of Materials for Applications in Energy Technologies and Electronic Devices

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Contact: Annette Mateus

Mar. 12
2 pm

Barbara Botros, Ph.D.
Senior Research Engineer/Scientist
Aerodynamics, Thermal and Fluid Sciences Department,
United Technologies Research Center

Land to Air: Energy Efficiency Improvements in Power Plants and Jet Engines

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Jungho Kim

Mar. 13
11 am

Yue Qi, Ph.D.
Staff Research Scientist
Chemical & Materials
Systems Lab,
General Motors R&D Center
(Warren, MI)

The Interconnection Between Modeling and Experiments Toward Understanding Li-Ion Battery Failures

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Contact: Annette Mateus

Mar. 15
10 am

Seungchul Lee, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Intelligent Maintenance Systems Center,
University of Michigan

Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Decision-making for Next-Generation Manufacturing Factories

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Peter Sandborn

Mar. 15
2 pm

Raj M. Manglik, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Nuclear Engineering,
University of Cincinnati

Molecular-to-Macro-Scale Control of Interfacial Behavior in Nucleate Pool Boiling by
Polymeric Reagents in Aqueous Solutions

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Jungho Kim

Mar. 25
11 am

Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Division,
California Institute of Technology

Production and Storage of Renewable Clean Energy from First Principles

DeWALT Conference Room
2162 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Contact: Annette Mateus

Mar. 27
11 am

Andre Schleife, Ph.D.
Condensed Matter and Materials Division,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Excited-State Properties and Dynamics: Predictive Theory for Complex Optoelectronic Materials

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Contact: Annette Mateus

Mar. 28
2 pm

Pingfeng Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
Wichita State University

Resilience Realization through Concurrent Design for Functional Reliability and Failure Prognosis

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Monifa Vaughn-Cooke

Mar. 29
2 pm

Yong-Lae Park, Ph.D.
Technology Development Fellow
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering,
Harvard University

Bio-Inspired Soft Micro-Robotics for Healthcare

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Jaydev Desai

Apr. 4
10 am

Arezoo Ardekani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Notre Dame

Transport of Particles, Droplets, and Small Organisms in Density Stratified Fluids

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Bongtae Han

Leadership Evolution — Managing an International Publicly Traded Energy Company

1202 Glenn L. Martin Hall
Reception at 4:30 pm

Host: Cornelia Kennedy

Apr. 5
2 pm

Ying Sun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics,
Drexel University

From Additive Nanomanufacturing to Flow-Assisted Energy Storage:
Understanding Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Systems

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Miao Yu

Thermoelectric Power Generation: Linking Materials, Systems, and Cost

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Jungho Kim

Apr. 17
3 pm

Devesh Ranjan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mchanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University

Fluid Instabilities and Mixing in Variable Density Flows at Extreme Conditions

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Jungho Kim

Apr. 25
11 am

Siddhartha Das, Ph.D.
Banting Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Alberta

Soft Capillarity and Wetting

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Jungho Kim

Apr. 26
2 pm

Leon R. Glicksman, Ph.D.
Professor, Building Technology and
Mechanical Engineering
Department of Architecture,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Promoting Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings Using Natural Ventilation

DeWALT Seminar Room
2164 Glenn L. Martin Hall

Host: Prof. Reinhard Radermacher