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SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: Professor Zetian Mi\, University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor
DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Professor Zetian Mi. His seminar\, “The Soft Side of Hard Materials: Ferroelectricity in (Ultra)wide-Bandgap Nitrides”\, will take place on Thursday\, November 20 from 1-2 p.m. in MSE 265. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nZetian Mi is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of semiconductor nanotechnology\, optoelectronics\, and photonics. He is a recipient of the Optica’s Nick Holonyak\, Jr. Award (2025)\, the AVS NSTD Nanotechnology Recognition Award (2025)\, the ISCS Quantum Devices Award (2024)\, the Science and Engineering Award from W. M. Keck Foundation (2020)\, the IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer Award (2021)\, the IEEE Nanotechnology Council Distinguished Lecturer Award (2020)\, and the David E. Liddle Research Excellence Award (2021)\, the Rexford E. Hall Innovation Excellence Award (2024)\, and the Wise-Najafi Prize for Engineering Excellence in the Miniature World (2025) from the University of Michigan. He is a fellow of IEEE\, APS\, Optica\, and SPIE. He is a co-founder of NS Nanotech Inc. and NX Fuels Inc. \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nSince the first discovery of ferroelectricity by Joseph Valasek in 1920\, the field of ferroelectrics has been largely focused on oxide-based materials and devices. Recently\, it has been shown that\, the incorporation of group IIIB elements\, e.g.\, Sc and Y\, can transform conventional III-nitride semiconductors to be ferroelectric\, with significantly enhanced electrical\, dielectric\, piezoelectric\, catalytic\, and linear and nonlinear optical properties. As such\, ferroelectric nitride semiconductors have garnered significant attention for a wide range of applications in high power\, high frequency\, and high temperature electronics\, optoelectronics\, ferroelectrics\, acoustoelectric\, photocatalysis\, and quantum photonic devices and systems. In this presentation\, I will discuss the underlying physics and mechanisms of significantly enhanced piezoelectric response\, ferroelectric switching\, domain wall kinetics\, and polarization dynamics. Additionally\, the obstacles currently faced by nitride ferroelectrics in practical applications will be presented\, followed by in-depth discussions of potential solutions\, future research directions\, and the prospects for further developments in this emerging field.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-seminar-series-professor-zetian-mi-university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Sherif Mohamed
DESCRIPTION:The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Sherif Mohamed (PhD ’03) is the Executive Leader for Decarbonization Technologies at GE.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-sherif-mohamed-2/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:UW-Madison CEE Alumni Night in Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:Badger engineers are gathering and you are invited! \n\n\n\nCatch up with local civil\, environmental\, and geological engineering alumni during our first alumni night in Minnesota. \n\n\n\n\nRegister now\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHave a colleague or friend who might be interested? Feel free to bring a plus one. \n\n\n\nGreg Harrington\, chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department\, will share news and updates at 6:00 pm\, and appetizers and refreshments will be provided by Mortenson. There is no cost to attend and free parking is available onsite. Come join us! \n\n\n\nThank you to our event sponsor!
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/uw-madison-cee-alumni-night-in-minnesota/
LOCATION:Mortenson HQ\, 700 Meadow Ln N\, Golden Valley\, MN\, 55422\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Civil & Environmental Engineering,Social Event
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SUMMARY:Closing the Loop on Machine Learning: A Perturbation Analysis Approach to Decision-Dependent Distribution Shift
DESCRIPTION:UW-ISyE looks forward to welcoming Roy Dong Assistant Professor in the Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. \n\n\n\nRoy Dong – research assistant professor\, electrical and computer engineering\n\n\n\nAs data-driven methods are deployed in real-world settings\, the processes that generate the observed data will often react to the decisions of the learner. For example\, a data source may have some incentive for the algorithm to provide a particular label (e.g. approve a bank loan)\, and manipulate their features accordingly. In this talk\, I will present our recent work on analyzing this decision-dependent distribution shift through the lens of perturbation analysis in control theory. This framework allows us to consider settings with multiple equilibria and characterize the regions of attraction for each equilibrium\, which is observed in practice: learning algorithms can settle into echo chambers\, and characterizes the set of initial conditions which leads to each ultimate outcome. Additionally\, I will discuss how these methods can be computationally calculated using integral quadratic constraints\, how they can be made distributionally robust\, and how it can be used for trajectory predictions for robotic crowd navigation. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Roy Dong is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received a BS Honors in Computer Engineering and a BS Honors in Economics from Michigan State University in 2010. He received a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California\, Berkeley in 2017\, where he was funded in part by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Prior to his current position\, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Berkeley Energy & Climate Institute\, a visiting lecturer in the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department at UC Berkeley\, and a Research Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research uses tools from control theory\, economics\, statistics\, and optimization to understand the closed-loop effects of machine learning\, with applications in cyber-physical systems such as the smart grid\, modern transportation networks\, and autonomous vehicles.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/closing-the-loop-on-machine-learning-a-perturbation-analysis-approach-to-decision-dependent-distribution-shift/
LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Wayne Chen
DESCRIPTION:The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids\, fluids\, and dynamics). Professor Wayne Chen is a professor at Iowa State University.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-wayne-chen/
LOCATION:Engineering Hall\, RM 1610\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Coffee and donuts with HFES
DESCRIPTION:Before heading off for Thanksgiving\, swing by for some coffee & donuts with the students of HFES. All are welcome.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-coffee-and-donuts-with-hfes/
LOCATION:3210 Mechanical  Engineering\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event,Student Org Event
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Julien Berro\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Fantastic forces and where to find them\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulien Berro\, PhDAssociate Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry\, and of Cell BiologySchool of MedicineYale University \n\n\n\nAbstract:Mechanical forces are central to countless biological processes in health and disease. However\, despite their ubiquity and importance in cellular processes\, our understanding of biomechanical forces lags far behind our understanding of the underlying biochemistry. Studying forces within cells is difficult because tools and approaches to directly probe forces at the molecular level are scarce\, difficult to use or have limited applications. In this seminar\, I will present approaches based on quantitative microscopy\, mathematical modeling and molecular force sensor engineering that my lab has developed to readily measure biophysical quantities so far impossible or difficult to measure in vivo. Using clathrin-mediated endocytosis as a model system\, I will show how these methods have uncovered new molecular mechanisms of force production\, force transmission and force sensing by the actin cytoskeleton. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-julien-berro-phd/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Biomedical Engineering":MAILTO:bmehelp@bme.wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251201T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T194331Z
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson
DESCRIPTION:The Sound of Science: Engaging the Public with Big Ideas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnne Strainchamps and Steve PaulsonCreators and Hosts of “To the Best of Our Knowledge”Wisconsin Public Radio \n\n\n\nAbstract:Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson have spent decades fostering curiosity and conversation in a rapidly changing world. Currently\, they are collaborating with the “Island of Knowledge” think tank in Tuscany to produce a series of interviews with leading international biologists\, physicists and philosophers. Their recent radio shows have covered topics ranging from astrobiology and neuroplasticity to whale communication. \n\n\n\nThis talk offers a behind-the-scenes look at the art of using dialogue and the power of story to illuminate complex thinking across multiple scientific disciplines. Anne and Steve will discuss some of the methods they use to help scientists and engineers connect their work with broader audiences. They will also share some of the common traits and abilities they have discovered in scientists who are also prolific scientific communicators. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-anne-strainchamps-and-steve-paulson/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251202T160000
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SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Julian Cooper
DESCRIPTION:Julian CooperDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Straining” for New Function in Macromolecular Systems\n\n\n\nIn this seminar\, I will show how molecular strain can be an enabling tool to access new macroscopic capabilities in materials. First\, I will discuss how applied strain can address end-of-life management challenges of real-world thermosetting materials. Polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) based thermosets made by frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) can be reprocessed and recycled repeatedly by leveraging both the embedded catalyst used to make this material and compressive strain applied to the material. The subsequent generations of pDCPD display near-identical properties compared to the original material\, demonstrating successful circularization of the material lifecycle. \n\n\n\nNext\, I will showcase some of the enabling capabilities that can be attained with what we’ve learned from reprocessing polyolefin thermosets and highlight some of the exciting directions the Cooper group is heading. In connecting molecular features to macroscopic behavior\, we aim to tackle pressing materials challenges and identify new areas of collaboration between CBE and Chemistry here at UW-Madison.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-julian-cooper/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251203T100000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T144201Z
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SUMMARY:Grad School Virtual Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about graduate school with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UW-Madison! We will be hosting virtual sessions on the first Wednesday of every month from June through December from 9:00-10:00am CST. Please RSVP here. \n\n\n\nThose who attend will learn more about: \n\n\n\n\nMechanical Engineering Department programs overview (including department research overview)\n\n\n\nResearch MS and PhD program information\n\n\n\nProfessional (course-only) based MS program information\n\n\n\nAdmissions Information\n\n\n\nFaculty & Graduate Student Panel\n\n\n\nQ&A\n\n\n\nMuch More!\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email us at dept@me.engr.wisc.edu
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/grad-school-virtual-info-session-9/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251204T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251124T214225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T182928Z
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SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Saya Lee\, Penn State
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 412:00 – 1:00pm106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation. \n\n\n\nExperimental Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics: Experimental techniques and applications in advanced reactorsNuclear Engineering requires an understanding of fundamental thermal-fluid phenomena and the application of those phenomena to complex nuclear systems. In conventional light water reactors and water-cooled small modular reactors\, two-phase boiling heat transfer has been one of the main research targets for both efficiency and safety. In non-water-cooled reactors such as gas-cooled reactors\, liquid-metal reactors\, and molten-salt reactors\, the importance of turbulent flow needs to be emphasized as their primary system operates in a single-phase condition. Interestingly\, heat-pipe microreactors use liquid metal phase change. This seminar will cover experimental techniques that Dr. Saya Lee has been working on to contribute to nuclear thermal hydraulics and their applications from fundamental phenomena to various reactor designs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Saya Lee is an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University\, with a research focus on nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics. He earned his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and B.S. in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Handong University in South Korea. He has extensive experience in diverse nuclear thermal-fluid applications to maintain the safety and operability of the current LWR fleet and to support the design and development of advanced reactors\, including a SMR heat exchanger\, a VHTR upper plenum\, a SFR wire-wrapped fuel rod bundle\, and a pebble bed HTGR. Also\, he has expertise in the development and use of advanced measurement techniques. Recently\, Dr. Lee has been actively working on heat-pipe-cooled microreactors.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-saya-lee-penn-state/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20250811T165748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T165835Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Leora Dresslhaus-Marais
DESCRIPTION:The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Leora Dresslhaus-Marais is a professor at Stanford University.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-leora-dresslhaus-marais/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251205T141500
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251125T221056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T221058Z
UID:10001381-1764936000-1764944100@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:BME Design Fall Poster Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual fall design poster session. BME sophomores\, juniors and seniors work in teams to design healthcare solutions for real-world clients. The public is welcome.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-design-fall-poster-presentations/
LOCATION:Engineering Centers Building Atrium\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Biomedical Engineering":MAILTO:bmehelp@bme.wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251205T120500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251205T125500
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20250825T200658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T213200Z
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Kenny Breuer
DESCRIPTION:The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids\, fluids\, and dynamics). Professor Kenny Breuer is a professor at Brown University.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-kenny-kreuer/
LOCATION:Engineering Hall\, RM 1610\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20250827T175629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T185222Z
UID:10001304-1765296000-1765299600@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: PPG Graduate Student Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Reception 5-6pm\, Cheney Room (1413 Engineering Hall)
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-ppg-graduate-student-seminar/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251202T154145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T163007Z
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Line Dancing!
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow students for an evening of line dancing at the Red Rock Saloon. Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to join. Hosted by IISE.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-line-dancing/
LOCATION:Red Rock Saloon\, 222 W Gorham St\, Madison\, 53703
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event,Student Org Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251210T133000
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SUMMARY:ECE Capstone Design Open House
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to come view demonstrations of projects created by student teams in ECE capstone design courses! ECE alumni and course instructors will serve as judges as teams compete for Best Project awards. Past winning projects have included a Mario Kart-type simulator\, a sign language recognition device\, and an app for AI-automated time management and scheduling for students. \n\n\n\nCourses participating in the ECE Capstone Design Open House:ECE 453 – Embedded Microprocessor System Design taught by Teaching Faculty Joe KracheyECE 454 – Mobile Computing Laboratory taught by Associate Professor Bhuvana KrishnaswamyECE 455 – Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering taught by Associate Professor Tsung-Wei (TW) HuangECE 455 – Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering taught by Assistant Teaching Professor Nathan Strachen \n\n\n\nECE Alumni Judges: \n\n\n\nRick Abegglen (BS’82\, MS’84\, JD’99) – Casimir Jones\, S.C. – ShareholderBill Barbiaux (BS’82) – GE Healthcare – Principal Engineer\, RetiredBill Berg (BS’71\, MS’72) – Dairyland Power Cooperative – Chief Executive Officer\, RetiredCole Burek (BS’18) – Extreme Engineering Solutions – Embedded EngineerOlivia D’Souza (BS’24) – University of Wisconsin–Madison – PhD StudentJake Eichinger (BS’17) – Exact Sciences – Senior Systems Software EngineerJohn Hester (BS’91) – Techtricity Corporation – President\, RetiredJosh Kagerbauer (BS’03\, MS’06) – Rockwell Automation – Electrical Hardware Engineering ManagerRobert Lux (BS’78) – Department of Administration for the State of Wisconsin\, Capital Projects Principle – Management of Facilities DevelopmentCory Mueller (MS’18) – American Transmission Co. – Senior Control EngineerNader Nasr (BS’91) – Oshkosh Corp. – Senior VP of EngineeringPhil Nwafor (BS’03) – Google – Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences Terry Sartori (BS’80) – GE Healthcare\, Accuray – Engineering Project Manager\, RetiredAlex Sharp (BS’24) – Extreme Engineering Solutions – Hardware Debug EngineerKhailanii Slaton (BS’24) – University of Wisconsin–Madison – PhD studentBob Wolf (BS’84) – IBM – Sales Executive\, Retired
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-capstone-design-open-house/
LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706-1539\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering
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SUMMARY:ECE Donuts & Degrees
DESCRIPTION:December ECE graduates! Please join us for a donut and coffee celebration in honor of your wonderful achievement. Stop in anytime between 9:30-10:30 for treats\, fun\, and a special graduation gift.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-donuts-degrees/
LOCATION:1413 Engineering Hall – Cheney Room\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251211T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251211T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251202T154933Z
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Study Day
DESCRIPTION:311 Wendt Commons \n\n\n\nJoin the students of IISE for a study session. Come hang with members to chat and take your mind off of finals\, or lock in! Food will be provided.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-study-day/
LOCATION:311 Wendt Commons\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251212T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251212T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251202T152430Z
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Undergraduate 3 Minute Presentations
DESCRIPTION:3121 Mechanical Engineering \n\n\n\nThe Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) is inviting undergraduate presenters to participate in a 3-Minute Presentation Competition.  Eligible topics include: \n\n\n\n\nClass assignments or projects\n\n\n\nResearch studies\n\n\n\nPractical applications\n\n\n\nCase studies\n\n\n\nAny other work/thoughts related to human factors\n\n\n\n\nThis is an excellent opportunity for undergraduates to present their own work and see the work of others in the field of human factors\, while also developing their communications skills. Prizes will be awarded to the top presenters!  Registration is required. \n\n\n\n\nRegister – Undergraduate 3-Minute Presentations
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-undergraduate-3-minute-presentations/
LOCATION:3121 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251213T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251110T205823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T205825Z
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SUMMARY:BME Winter 2025 Graduation Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The Biomedical Engineering Department is hosting a graduation celebration for fall 2025 graduates and their guests. \n\n\n\nGraduating students will receive an email with information about how to RSVP and about picking up your graduation gift.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-winter-2025-graduation-celebration/
LOCATION:Engineering Centers Building Atrium\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Biomedical Engineering":MAILTO:bmehelp@bme.wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T093000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251031T184024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T184358Z
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SUMMARY:CEE Graduation Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is hosting celebratory breakfast at Union South for fall 2025 graduates and their guests on Sunday\, December 14. Breakfast will be served buffet-style from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. before commencement at the Kohl Center\, which begins at 10:00 a.m. This event is free for graduating students and their guests\, and registration is required by Wednesday\, November 26. \n\n\n\nDetails on how to register will be shared with students via email in November. The menu includes scrambled eggs\, bagels\, roasted baby potatoes\, fresh fruit\, coffee\, tea\, and juice. \n\n\n\nPlease contact Amanda Thuss (athuss@wisc.edu) with any questions.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cee-graduation-breakfast/
LOCATION:Union South\, 1308 W Dayton St\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Civil & Environmental Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251014T182716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T182718Z
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SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering 2025 Winter Commencement Banquet
DESCRIPTION:Congratulations to our graduating class of 2025. After years of hard work\, the students and faculty are putting on the 2025 Winter Banquet for Chemical Engineering. \n\n\n\nThe banquet is in Varsity Hall at Union South on the second floor. The banquet is directly after the graduation ceremony at the Kohl Center. It involves lunch\, a toast\, and a gift for students. Information about RSVP and guests is available in the email invitation to students.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/chemical-engineering-2025-winter-commencement-banquet/
LOCATION:Union South – Varsity Hall\, 1308 W Dayton St\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20260105T133949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T140449Z
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Choice-based Operations At Scale: Complementarity and Dynamic Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Assortment and inventory decisions lie at the core of supply chain and retail operations. In practice\, these decisions face two fundamental challenges arising from complex customer choice behavior. First\, customers often purchase complementary products across categories\, which makes category-level decisions interdependent. Second\, inventory is limited and customers arrive over time\, so product availability changes dynamically as items stock out. Most work in choice-based operations has focused on single-category and static settings\, while research addressing these two challenges remains relatively limited. Existing approaches often either oversimplify customer preferences in choice modeling or rely on algorithms that are not tractable in large-scale settings. In this talk\, I will present two projects that address these challenges. The first proposes a Markovian framework to model cross-category complementarity\, supporting scalable estimation and joint assortment optimization. The second introduces a unified algorithmic framework for dynamic assortment and inventory optimization under MNL choice\, with provable guarantees in both personalized and non-personalized settings. Together\, these works offer scalable tools for decision-making in complex\, data-driven supply chain environments. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Shuo Sun is a PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of California\, Berkeley. Her research focuses on modeling and algorithm design for supply chain and revenue management using optimization and machine learning. Her work has received several recognitions\, including the INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize and a finalist distinction in the INFORMS RMP Jeff McGill Best Student Paper Award. She has publications in leading conferences and papers published or under revision at leading operations and analytics journals\, as well as industry experience at Amazon and JD.com on retail operations problems.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-colloquium-shuo-sun/
LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20260106T182252Z
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Auto-Conditioned First-Order and Stochastic Optimization Methods
DESCRIPTION:First-order methods are widely used to tackle data science and machine learning problems with complex structures\, such as nonconvexity\, nonsmoothness\, and stochasticity. However\, in many real-world scenarios\, the problem structure and parameters can be unknown or ambiguous\, creating significant challenges for algorithm design and stepsize selection. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will present a novel class of first-order methods\, termed auto-conditioned methods\, that are universal for solving various classes of optimization problems without requiring prior knowledge of problem parameters or resorting to any line search or backtracking procedures. In the first part of the talk\, we focus on convex optimization and propose a uniformly optimal method for smooth\, weakly smooth\, and nonsmooth problems. In the second part of the talk\, we consider smooth but possibly nonconvex optimization\, and propose a novel parameter-free projected gradient method with the best-known unified complexity for convex and nonconvex problems. We then generalize the method to the stochastic setting\, achieving new universal complexity bounds that are nearly optimal for both convex and nonconvex problems. The advantages of the proposed methods are demonstrated by encouraging numerical results. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Tianjiao Li is a postdoctoral associate at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Operations Research Center. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech\, where he was advised by Prof. George Lan and Prof. Ashwin Pananjady. His research interests lie in the theory and methodology of nonlinear optimization\, stochastic optimization\, and reinforcement learning\, with a central focus on bridging rigorous theoretical development with practical relevance\, especially in data science and artificial intelligence. His work has been recognized as an honorable mention in the INFORMS George Nicholson Student Paper Competition and as second place in the INFORMS Optimization Society Student Paper Award.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-auto-conditioned-first-order-and-stochastic-optimization-methods/
LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251230T051841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T051844Z
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SUMMARY:BME Bay Area Meetup
DESCRIPTION:We’re headed to the California Bay Area to kick off a new year of innovation. You and your guests are invited to join fellow Wisconsin BME alumni and friends for an alumni reception at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View\, CA. \n\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-bay-area-meetup-2/
LOCATION:Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant\, 895 Villa St\, Mountain View\, California\, 94041\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Biomedical Engineering,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20251119T194334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T200422Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Virtual Alumni Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:ECE alumni\, we hope you will join us for this one-hour virtual event hosted by ECE Department Chair Susan Hagness. Our guest for this event will be College of Engineering Dean Devesh Ranjan. Hear Ranjan’s impressions of his first year as Dean\, his vision for the college going forward\, and other timely topics such as federal funding impacts. We welcome your questions for our panelists. \n\n\n\nAlumni\, please check your email for your invitation in January.   \n\n\n\nSusan Hagness\n\n\n\nDevesh Ranjan
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-virtual-alumni-town-hall-3/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Electrical & Computer Engineering,Featured Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
CREATED:20260113T150154Z
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SUMMARY:ISyE - GPU-Accelerated Linear Programming and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:The rapid progress in GPU computing has revolutionized many fields\, yet its potential in mathematical programming\, such as linear programming (LP)\, has only recently begun to be realized. This talk aims to provide an overview of recent advancements in GPU-based first-order methods for LP\, with a particular focus on the design and development of cuPDLPx. The extensions to GPU-based optimization beyond LP\, including convex quadratic programming and semidefinite programming\, will also be discussed. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Jinwen Yang is a final-year Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago\, advised by Professor Haihao Lu. His research interests are in optimization\, with a particular focus on optimization algorithms tailored to modern hardware (like GPUs) and intended for practical applications. He obtained B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Fudan University.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-gpu-accelerated-linear-programming-and-beyond/
LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Jeff Tithof
DESCRIPTION:The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Jeff Tithof is a professor at the University of Minnesota. \n\n\n\nTitle: Coupled Blood–CSF Flow Dynamics Driving Waste Clearance in the Brain \n\n\n\nAbstract: The last decade has seen a tremendous increase in research probing the role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation through the brain in health and disease. This circulation\, known as the “glymphatic” (glial-lymphatic) system\, is a novel transport pathway first described in 2012 which plays an important role in removing protein waste from the brain. Amyloid-beta is one such protein waste that is known to accumulate over decades\, contributing to the development of neurodegenerative diseases\, including Alzheimer’s. I will first give a brief history of this field\, then discuss several important open questions\, including what propels CSF circulation and why it decreases with aging. I will present recent numerical modeling from my research team that suggests CSF and blood flow work synergistically to amplify brain waste clearance. I will also show that by carefully calibrating our model against published in vivo measurements of amyloid-beta\, we obtained critical waste production and clearance parameters not yet measured in experiments. In the last portion of the seminar\, I will present preliminary results from in vivo mouse experiments demonstrating how neuromodulation (electrical stimulation of nerves) can be leveraged to enhance glymphatic transport in the brain\, potentially leading to therapeutic approaches to prevent or slow progression of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Jeff Tithof is a Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Georgia Tech in 2016 and his B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from University of Tennessee in 2010. From 2016 to 2020\, Jeff was a postdoc then an Assistant Research Professor at University of Rochester. His research focuses on biological fluid dynamics\, often involving complementary utilization of in vivo experiments and numerical simulations. Jeff has coauthored 35 peer-reviewed publications\, including 20 involving brain mass transport. Jeff received the University of Minnesota Mechanical Engineering “Nugent Family Faculty Teaching Award” in 2025 and a “Career Award at the Scientific Interface” from Burroughs Wellcome Fund in 2019.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-jeff-tithof/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260123T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182439
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Melissa Brindise
DESCRIPTION:The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids\, fluids\, and dynamics). Professor Melissa Brindise is a professor at Penn State University. \n\n\n\nTitle: Uncovering mechanical drivers of cerebral aneurysm growth and rupture \n\n\n\nAbstract: Clinical evaluation of cerebral aneurysms requires a difficult decision of whether to treat or monitor the aneurysm. While hemodynamics and other objective physics-based factors are known to influence an aneurysm’s risk of growth and rupture\, no robust and mechanics-based method currently exists to accurately assess an aneurysm’s risk. As a result\, aneurysm treatment decisions are most often made using subjective evaluations by physicians. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will discuss my lab’s work towards addressing this issue. Specifically\, I will detail our multi-modality investigations which aim to uncover how physiological conditions\, vascular morphology\, and flow instabilities\, including turbulent features\, shape aneurysmal hemodynamics\, impose mechanical consequences\, and individually and collectively influence aneurysm growth and rupture. \n\n\n\nAneurysm rupture ultimately is the result of mechanical failure of the aneurysm tissue wall. However\, direct\, non-invasive assessment of aneurysm tissue strength remains beyond current clinical capabilities. I will therefore also discuss our ongoing work to develop clinical tools for inferring aneurysm wall properties from standard clinical imaging. In the long-term\, such a tool represents a critical step towards objective-physics-based aneurysm risk assessments and treatment decisions \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Melissa Brindise is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University. She received her B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering (2013) and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2019) both from Purdue University. Prior to joining Penn State in 2021\, she was a post-doctoral research associate at Purdue as part of the Eli Lilly-Purdue partnership. Her research combines experimental flow physics with image and signal processing to improve analysis methods and current clinical understanding of neuro- and cardiovascular disease\, injury\, function\, and treatment. Broadly\, her lab focuses on 1) advancing our understanding of the role of hemodynamics and vascular changes in the onset\, progression\, and efficacy of treatment of diseases and 2) developing objective\, evidence-based methods to transform how we interpret patient data. Her current research interests include the application areas of cerebral aneurysms\, Moyamoya disease\, cognitive function\, heart disease and arrhythmias\, and transition to turbulence in unsteady flows.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-melissa-brindise/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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