April 4
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12:20 PM
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1:20 PM
Materials Science Seminar Series presents Professor Shu Yang on Thursday, April 4, from 12:20 to 1:20 p.m. The seminar is hosted by Professor Padma Gopalan and will be held in MS&E building room 265. Professor Yang will be discussing design and manufacturing of geometric materials for efficient decarbonization.
Abstract
Our living environment plays a critical role in the quality of our life and well-being. To combat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change, it requires new solutions that are low-cost, energy efficient, and highly scalable. I will discuss the design and manufacturing of scalable, geometric materials for efficient decarbonization. I will showcase our recent work on robotic 3D printing of lightweight and high strength, carbon-absorbing and storage concrete and our effort towards formation of biocement using living materials. I will also present moisture-wicking, desiccant-coated kirigami fins for energy-efficient heat exchange.
Bio
Shu Yang is a Joseph Bordogna Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, and Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Her group is interested in synthesis, fabrication, and assembly of soft and hybrid materials; dynamic tuning of their sizes, shapes, and assembled structures, and use of geometry to create highly flexible, super-conformable, shape-changing, and energy-efficient materials. Yang received her B.S. degree from Fudan University and a Ph.D. degree from Cornell University. She worked at Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies as a Member of Technical Staff before joining Penn. She was recognized by the ACS Langmuir lectureship, Inventor of the Year at Penn, and the George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research from Penn Engineering. She is a Fellow of Materials Research Society (MRS), the American Chemical Society (ACS), the American Physical Society (APS), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and the National Academy of Inventors.
Materials Science Seminar Series – Speaker Professor Shu Yang