Schedule
Seminars take place on Fridays at 3:30 PM (ET), 12:30 PM (PT)
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SPRING 2021
January 29, 2021: Distinguished Speaker
Speaker: Prof. Ajay Malshe, Purdue University: "Quo Vadimus, Engineering that Matters: Manufacturing, Leadership, and Equity"
Moderator: Shreyes N. Melkote, Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
FALL 2020
September 11, 2020: Fluid Mechanics
Prof. Jesse Capecelatro, University of Michigan: "Simulation and modeling of turbulent particle-laden flows: COVID19 and Mars2020"
Prof. Ivan Christov, Purdue University: "Multiphysics problems at low Reynolds number: From deformable channels to spinning droplets"
Moderator: K. R. Sreenivasan, Dean Emeritus, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
September 18, 2020: Wearable Robotics
Prof. Elliott Rouse, University of Michigan: "Reverse engineering the human neuromotor system: the role of joint dynamics and user-preference in the design and control of wearable robots"
Prof. Aaron Young, Georgia Tech: “Personalizing control of robotic prostheses and exoskeletons through new advances to intent recognition systems”
Moderator: Marcia O'Malley, Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
September 25, 2020: Design
Prof. Vinayak Krishnamurthy, Texas A&M University: "Partitive solid geometry and other adventures in digital design ideation"
Prof. Jessica Menold, Penn State: "Opening the blackbox: Towards a deeper understanding of design cognition"
Moderator: Kristin L. Wood, Senior Associate Dean of Innovation and Engagement and Executive Director, Comcast Center, University of Colorado Denver
October 2, 2020: Mechanics/Materials
Prof. Julianna Abel, University of Minnesota: "Materials, Mechanics, and Manufacturing of Multifunctional Yarns and Textiles"
Prof. Ramathasan Thevamaran University of Wisconsin-Madison: "Microballistics: Dynamic creation of nanostructures in Metals to Engineering Energy Dissipation in Nanostructured Materials"
Moderator: J.N. Reddy, O'Donnell Foundation Chair IV Professor, University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor at Texas A&M University
October 9, 2020: Data-Driven Modeling
Prof. Khalid Jawed, UCLA: "A Discrete Geometric Approach to Simulation of Soft Robots"
Prof. Mark Fuge, University of Maryland: "Lost in Space: Design Manifolds Can Accelerate Design and Optimization Iterations Several Fold"
Moderator: Curt A. Bronkhorst, Professor of Applied Mechanics at University of Wisconsin- Madison
October 16, 2020: Combustion
Prof. Chris Goldenstein, Purdue University: "Advancements in high-bandwidth laser-absorption diagnostics for combustion of energetic materials"
Prof. Mitchell Spearrin, UCLA: "Quantitative thermochemical imaging of combustion flows: rockets to wildfires"
Moderator: Tim Lieuwen, Regents Professor and David S. Lewis Jr. Chair, Georgia Tech
October 23, 2020: Biorobotics
Prof. Suhasa Kodandaramaiah, University of Minnesota: "Robotics tools for sensing and perturbing single cells in intact tissue"
Prof. Jean-Michel Mongeau, Penn State: "Reverse Engineering Biological Control of Locomotion"
Moderator: Prof. Kristi A. Morgansen, Chair of the William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington
October 30, 2020: Interfacial Science
Prof. Marta Hatzell, Georgia Tech: "Managing the Nitrogen Cycle with Electrochemistry"
Prof. Wenxiao Pan, University of Wisconsin-Madison: "Data-driven Reduced-order Modeling for Fluid-solid Interactions and Soft Matter"
Moderator: Ravi Prasher, Associate Laboratory Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
November 6, 2020: Thermal Systems
Prof. Dion Antao, Texas A&M: "Towards Durable and Efficient Condensation Heat Transfer"
Prof. Vinod Srinivasan, University of Minnesota: "Multifractality and Universality of Thermal Fluctuations in Pool Boiling"
Moderator: G. P. "Bud" Peterson, President Emeritus, Regents Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
November 13, 2020: Bioinspired Manufacturing and Locomotion
Prof. Margaret Byron, Penn State: "Scale-dependent complexity in locomotion: swimming across scales"
Prof. Ryan Sochol, University of Maryland: "Mollitia Ex Machina: 3D Micro/Nanoprinting Soft Robots with Integrated Fluidic Circuitry"
Moderator: Ajay Malshe, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
November 20, 2020: Systems Reliability and Control
Prof. Katrina Groth, University of Maryland: "Exploring the intersection between risk assessment and prognostics for complex engineering systems"
Prof. Neera Jain, Purdue University: "Enabling human-aware automation: a dynamical systems perspective on human cognition"
Moderator: Mark Costello, William R. T. Oakes Professor & School Chair, of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech
December 4, 2020: Bio-Engineering
Prof. Corinne Henak, University of Wisconsin-Madison: "Cartilage fracture: mechanics and mechanobiology"
Prof. Neil Lin, UCLA: "Investigating Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Heterogeneity Using AI-based Label-free Microscopy"
Moderator: Ellen Arruda, Tim Manganello/BorgWarner Department Chair, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
December 11, 2020: Energy Storage: Materials and Mechanics
Prof. Matt McDowell, Georgia Tech: "Chemo-Mechanics of Active Materials and Interfaces in Batteries"
Prof. Matt Pharr, Texas A&M: "Mechanics of Materials for High-Capacity Rechargeable Batteries"
Moderator: Sabarjit Banerjee: Professor and Davidson Chair in Science, Texas A&M University