BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T122000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250909T193257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T193300Z UID:10001320-1760444400-1760446200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Discovery Panel: ECE Capstone Design Courses DESCRIPTION:Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 2317 Engineering Hall where you can hear all about ECE Capstone Design Courses from the faculty who teach them! All undergraduate students are welcome as Teaching Faculty Joe Krachey (ECE 453)\, Associate Professor Bhuvana Krishnaswamy (ECE 454)\, Assistant Teaching Professor Nathan Strachen (ECE 455) and Assistant Professor George Tzimpragos (ECE 554) talk all about these very special hands-on courses. \n\n\n\nJimmy John’s sandwiches will be served after the panel. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n ECE Capstone Design Courses \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Close Video URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-discovery-panel-ece-capstone-design-courses/ LOCATION:2317 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ECE-Discovery-Panel-Series-9.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250924T143751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T143753Z UID:10001335-1760457600-1760461200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Kate Galloway DESCRIPTION:Kate GallowayMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge\, MA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEngineering high-precision\, dynamic genetic control systems for cell fate programming\n\n\n\n\nIntegrating synthetic circuitry into larger transcriptional networks to mediate predictable cellular behaviors remains a challenge within synthetic biology. In particular\, the stochastic nature of transcription makes coordinating expression across multiple genetic elements difficult. Further\, delivery of large genetic cargoes limits the efficiency of cellular engineering. Thus\, our work is focused on the design of highly-compact genetic tools with a minimal genomic footprint. Simultaneously\, we have been developing cocktails of transgenes that are capable of rapidly convert cells into neurons. The sparse and stochastic nature of reprogramming has obscured our understanding of how transcription factors drive cells to new identities. To overcome this limit\, we developed a compact\, portable reprogramming system that increases direct conversion of fibroblasts to motor neurons by two orders of magnitude. Low rates of direct conversion have previously limited the potential for central nervous system (CNS) applications. Using compact\, optimized\, polycistronic cassettes\, we generate motor neurons that graft with the murine central nervous system\, demonstrating the potential for in vivo therapies. In this talk\, I will describe how we are building genetic controllers that can regulate transgenic cargoes and cell fate in primary cells. These genetic control systems provide an essential foundation for realizing the promise of synthetic biology in translational therapies. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-kate-galloway/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_CBE-sem-series-web-header-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251007T162731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T150924Z UID:10001341-1760470200-1760477400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE- Trivia Tuesday DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow students for a fun night of Trivia! \n\n\n\nTake part in a fun night of trivia at Library Cafe & Bar! This is a great chance to bond with some fellow members and test your trivia skills! URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-trivia-tuesday/ LOCATION:Library Cafe & Bar\, 320 N. Randall Avenue\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event,Student Org Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/TRIVIA.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T194500 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251007T163419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T161427Z UID:10001342-1760551200-1760557500@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - SolidWorks Workshop for Beginners DESCRIPTION:Location: Room M1053 Engineering Centers Building (ECB) \n\n\n\nCome learn the fundamental tools for Computer-Aided Design (CAD)! This is a great chance for beginners to learn some basics in SolidWorks\, something that could prove useful in your professional development later on. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-solidworks-workshop-for-beginners/ LOCATION:Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SolidWorks-Banner.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250918T154946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T154949Z UID:10001333-1760616000-1760619600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:2025 ECE Undergraduate Scholarship Reception DESCRIPTION:ECE undergraduate scholarship recipients are cordially invited to attend the 2025 ECE Undergraduate Scholarship Reception for ECE and College of Engineering scholarship recipients. Please join us on Thursday\, October 16th for a short program\, followed by refreshments and photo opportunities\, that will celebrate our accomplished students and their generous benefactors. The event will be held in Varsity Hall at Union South\, from noon until 1:00pm. \n\n\n\nScholarship recipients\, check your email for your invitation and instructions to RSVP by October 1. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/2025-ece-undergraduate-scholarship-reception/ LOCATION:Union South – Varsity Hall\, 1308 W Dayton St\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Social Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Scholarship-Website.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T120500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T125500 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250825T195238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T195241Z UID:10001277-1760702700-1760705700@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Jacob McFarland 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 Jacob McFarland is an associate professor at Texas A&M University. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-jacob-mcfarland/ LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-11-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251007T164045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T164048Z UID:10001343-1760778000-1760788800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE- Student volunteering at the UW-Arboretum DESCRIPTION:Join fellow students at this IISE student-org sponsored event. \n\n\n\nStudents will be clearing woody brush from a prairie and/or possibly collecting prairie seeds. No experience is necessary\, Arboretum staff will provide the training\, tools\, and gloves needed to participate safely and successfully. Please come dressed for outdoor work! Wear closed-toed shoes or boots\, long pants\, and whatever other clothes you require to work comfortably in tall and/or dense vegetation (long-sleeved layers\, hats\, sunscreen\, etc.). URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-student-volunteering-at-the-uw-arboretum/ LOCATION:UW Arobretum\, Grady Tract Lot on Seminole Hwy\, 1806 Seminole Hwy\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/arboretum.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250827T170721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T212556Z UID:10001294-1760961600-1760965200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Susan Leggett\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Engineering Tumor Microenvironments on a Chip to Model Early Events in Breast and Ovarian Cancer Metastasis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan Leggett\, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of BioengineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \n\n\n\nAbstract:The tumor microenvironment is a dynamic and multifaceted ecosystem in which biochemical and mechanical cues jointly regulate cell behavior\, tumor heterogeneity\, and disease progression. My lab develops engineered “tumor-on-a-chip” systems to reconstruct the 3D tumor microenvironment and dissect how cell-cell interactions\, fluid flow\, and interfacial mechanics influence early metastatic events. In this talk\, I will first introduce our approach for the rapid and accessible fabrication of organ-on-a-chip devices using epoxy-coated 3D printed molds. This workflow enables the generation of high-fidelity\, biocompatible PDMS-based devices in a scalable\, reproducible\, and imaging-compatible format. I will then discuss how we are leveraging this technology to reverse-engineer solid breast tumors composed of heterogeneous cancer cell and immune cell subpopulations\, including macrophages\, to model how tumor-immune interactions shape cell plasticity and collective invasion. Finally\, I will present our novel peritoneal cavity-on-a-chip\, designed to mimic the primary route of ovarian cancer spread. In this model\, individual ovarian cancer cells and clusters can be injected into fluid-filled peritoneal cavities to emulate circulating tumor cells that shed from the ovary during disease progression. Using live-cell imaging\, we examine how these cells interact with\, and infiltrate\, the surrounding mesothelium to initiate metastatic colonization. Together\, these approaches establish versatile experimental platforms to study dynamic cell and tissue-level behaviors\, providing new strategies to model\, predict\, and ultimately control metastatic progression. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-susan-leggett-phd/ LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Seminar-Graphic-Fall2024-1.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Biomedical Engineering":MAILTO:bmehelp@bme.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251007T164556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T164558Z UID:10001344-1760979600-1760983200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - IISE Info Session with special guest ABB DESCRIPTION:Information session with ABB. Location TBD. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-iise-info-session-with-special-guest-abb/ LOCATION:TBD\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Student-Org-Meeting-Info-Session-scaled.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250924T144153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T144156Z UID:10001336-1761062400-1761066000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Önder Metin DESCRIPTION:Önder MetinCollege of Sciences\, Koç UniversityIstanbul\, Türkiye \n\n\n\nRational Design of Nano(photo)Catalysts for Green and Sustainable Chemical Conversions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCatalysts are central to numerous industrial processes\, including fuel synthesis\, polymer production\, and pharmaceutical manufacturing\, enabling reactions to proceed under milder conditions\, with lower energy requirements\, and with better selectivity by minimizing undesirable byproducts. Over the last quarter century\, transition metal nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as highly effective catalysts due to their large surface-to-volume ratio and the enhanced reactivity of surface atoms compared to bulk metals. These properties have enabled the rapid advancement of nanocatalysis\, which often offers superior performance compared to traditional homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. Bimetallic NPs\, either alloys or core-shell structures\, are particularly important\, as they often exhibit enhanced catalytic activity\, selectivity\, and stability due to synergistic interactions between two-distinct component metals. This approach is particularly useful for combining noble and non-noble metals\, reducing cost without sacrificing efficiency. \n\n\n\nIn parallel\, aligning catalytic strategies with green chemistry principles has motivated efforts to integrate photocatalysts capable of harvesting a broad spectrum of the solar spectrum. Such systems offer a sustainable route to more efficient and cost-effective chemical transformations. While semiconductor-based photocatalysts have long been under investigation\, their widespread application is limited by challenges such as poor band-edge alignment with target reactions and rapid recombination of photogenerated charge carriers\, both of which significantly reduce photocatalytic efficiency. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will highlight our rational approach to synthesizing monodisperse monometallic and bimetallic NPs\, including alloy and core-shell structures supported on two-dimensional materials such as high-surface-area carbon or reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg-CN). The rationale behind support selection will also be discussed. I will also describe the rational design of g-CN and other 2D semiconductor-based photocatalysts for various chemical transformations. The catalytic performance of these nanomaterials will be demonstrated in applications such as hydrogen production from chemical hydrogen storage materials (water\, ammonia borane\, and formic acid)\, transfer hydrogenation for the synthesis of valuable organic molecules under mild conditions\, C–H bond functionalization\, and electrochemical processes including CO₂ reduction and fuel-cell reactions. Finally\, I will share insights from our experience commercializing an rGO–Ni₃₀Pd₇₀ nanocatalyst and a bismuthene photocatalyst for practical chemical transformations. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-onder-metin/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_CBE-sem-series-web-header-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250710T163941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T163943Z UID:10001249-1761235200-1761242400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Night DESCRIPTION:This invite-only event brings together students\, their families\, and scholarship supporters to award scholarships to Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics students who have distinguished themselves through academic success\, curiosity in research\, and leadership on and off campus. Contact Kassi Akers kakers2@wisc.edu or Caitlin Scott cscott8@wisc.edu with any questions. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanical-engineering-scholarship-night/ LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building – Atrium\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251022T145520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T145523Z UID:10001355-1761235200-1761242400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - Interactive Data Analytics Workshop DESCRIPTION:2065 Mechanical Engineering \n\n\n\nCurious how design and data come together? \n\n\n\nJoin the HFES student chapter for an Interactive Data Analytics Workshop — a hands-on dive into visual analytics\, R-based data exploration\, and human-centered visualization. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-interactive-data-analytics-workshop/ LOCATION:2065 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Student-Org-EVent-scaled.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250916T162922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T164242Z UID:10001328-1761296400-1761307200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - PhD Virtual Info Session DESCRIPTION:Considering a PhD program in Industrial Engineering? This event is for you! \n\n\n\nThe UW-Madison Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) is hosting a virtual information session for prospective PhD students. If you’re considering applying to this prestigious program\, please register by submitting the following information. Registration will close at midnight on Friday\, October 10\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistrants will be sent a ZOOM link via email. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-phd-virtual-info-session/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Aerial-Union-South-2023-10-22JM-4315.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250710T164148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T164150Z UID:10001250-1761296400-1761321600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME/EMA Advising Day DESCRIPTION:As part of an effort to provide quality advising for Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics students\, we have designated Friday\, October 24\, 2025 as the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Advising Day. This day will be dedicated to curriculum and holistic advising for ME/EMA undergraduate students through conversations with academic and faculty advisors. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-ema-advising-day/ LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building – Atrium\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251021T132022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T132024Z UID:10001354-1761316200-1761319800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - Student tour\, Pro-Active Engineering DESCRIPTION:Join the IISE student chapter as they tour the Pro-Active Engineering Facility in nearby Sun Prairie. This is a great opportunity to see a manufacturing facility in action and learn how it works\, courtesy of one of our sponsors. \n\n\n\nMeet outside the South doors (Engineering Drive side) of Mechanical Engineering building. \n\n\n\n\nSign up here URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-student-tour-pro-active-engineering/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Student Org Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Pro-Active3.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251027T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251027T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250827T171128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T212823Z UID:10001295-1761566400-1761570000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Keefe Manning\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Predicting Thrombus Formation\, Deformation\, and Embolization: A Look at Devices\, Stroke\, and Deep Vein Thrombosis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeefe Manning\, PhDProfessor of Biomedical Engineering and SurgeryDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringPennsylvania State University \n\n\n\nAbstract:Thrombosis remains a significant clinical issue manifesting in heart attacks and strokes but also challenges the success of cardiovascular devices. Given the complex process associated with thrombosis\, developing accurate computational models is difficult as validation needs to occur over a range of flow and surface interactions and at different temporal and spatial scales. Thrombi are particularly interesting because of their inherent heterogeneity. Leveraging canonical experiments that acquire a breadth of data will be crucial to validate any computational model\, but do these experiments accurately represent how thrombi form\, deform\, and embolize in the context of devices\, stroke\, and deep vein thrombosis? This presentation will cover the development and experimental validation of our computational models in these areas and the complications posed with blood experiments. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-keefe-manning-phd/ LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Seminar-Graphic-Fall2024-1.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Biomedical Engineering":MAILTO:bmehelp@bme.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T122000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250910T183449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T184628Z UID:10001325-1761654000-1761655800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Discovery Panel: ECE Named BS Degree Options DESCRIPTION:Join us as ECE Teaching Faculty Srdjan Milicic\, Assistant Teaching Professor Setareh Behroozi\, and Assistant Teaching Professor Eduardo R. Arvelo talk about the four named BS degree options within ECE. Degree options prepare students for careers in electrical or computer engineering with an emphasis on a specific area of the field. Learn more about how to declare this option\, what courses to choose within your 120-credit curriculum\, and what career opportunities open up with this degree distinction.Electrical Engineering: Semiconductor Engineering\, BS \n\n\n\nComputer Engineering: Semiconductor Engineering\, BS \n\n\n\nElectrical Engineering: Machine Learning and Data Science\, BS \n\n\n\nComputer Engineering: Machine Learning and Data Science\, BS \n\n\n\nJimmy John’s sandwiches will be provided! \n\n\n\nSrdjan Milicic\n\n\n\nSetareh Behroozi\n\n\n\nEduardo R. Arvelo URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-discovery-panel-ece-named-bs-degree-options/ LOCATION:2317 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ECE-Discovery-Panel-Series-9.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250827T175304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T142559Z UID:10001301-1761667200-1761670800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Seth Darling DESCRIPTION:Seth DarlingArgonne National LaboratoryLemont\, IL \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLayered Phyllosilicate Membranes for Energy-Critical Ion Separations in Resource Recovery\n\n\n\nEnergy systems depend not only on resilient generation and efficient storage but also on the management of critical materials. One of the most pressing challenges is the selective extraction and purification of ions from complex aqueous environments—such as recovering lithium from brines or separating rare earth elements from waste streams—using processes that are both energy-efficient and scalable. In this talk\, I will present recent advances in designing and deploying two-dimensional laminar membranes based on earth-abundant phyllosilicate minerals for these applications. \n\n\n\nOur work harnesses exfoliated vermiculite and montmorillonite flakes\, which are reassembled into flexible\, robust membranes with tunable interlayer galleries. Through the use of molecular cross-linkers (e.g.\, alkanediamines) and inorganic pillaring agents (e.g.\, Keggin clusters)\, we achieve control over interlayer spacing and surface charge\, enabling precise tuning of ion transport properties. This design flexibility opens pathways to address critical separations. The resulting membranes exhibit outstanding aqueous stability\, low-cost scalability\, and performance characteristics rivaling or surpassing synthetic alternatives. \n\n\n\nBeyond material synthesis and processing\, I will share insights from our newly developed high-throughput ion permeation platform\, which enables rapid\, parallelized measurements across a wide parameter space of membrane chemistry\, structure\, and testing conditions. This dataset supports the development of machine learning models aimed at predicting ion transport performance from structural descriptors and experimental metadata—laying the groundwork for a material genome approach to membrane design. By connecting scalable materials chemistry with targeted energy applications\, this research exemplifies a holistic approach to energy materials innovation—from atoms to applications. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-seth-darling/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_CBE-sem-series-web-header-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251007T164830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T201830Z UID:10001345-1761670800-1761674400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISYE - IISE info session with Grainger DESCRIPTION:1227 Engineering Hall \n\n\n\nInformation session with industry guest Grainger. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-iise-info-session-with-grainger/ LOCATION:TBD\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706-1539\, United States CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Student-Org-Meeting-Info-Session-scaled.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251007T201719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T184832Z UID:10001347-1761825600-1761829200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Zahra Mohaghegh\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 3012:00 – 1:00pm106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation. \n\n\n\nManaging Uncertainty in Efficiency\, Safety\, and Independence in a New Era of Nuclear RegulationNuclear power regulation is entering a new era\, shaped by technological advancements and major legal shifts— especially the ADVANCE Act and the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. These changes have introduced unprecedented uncertainty into the regulatory landscape. This talk presents an analysis from an interdisciplinary project at the intersection of nuclear engineering\, risk assessment\, and administrative law\, focusing on three key questions: (i) What does “efficient” regulation and licensing mean under the new legal mandate? (ii) Will current safety methods\, such as Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)\, remain viable? (iii) What role does regulatory independence play in ensuring safety? In addressing the second question\, the talk will also highlight ongoing research to advance PRA for next-generation reactors and aging plants undergoing policy changes and modernization\, including the integration of AI-driven technologies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZahra MohagheghZahra Mohaghegh is a Professor and Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar in the Department of Nuclear\, Plasma\, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)\, where she leads the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) Research Laboratory. Her research advances risk science to improve the safety and economic viability of complex technologies\, including commercial nuclear power plants and advanced reactors. Dr. Mohaghegh’s expertise includes probabilistic risk assessment\, human-system reliability\, probabilistic physics of failure\, AI trustworthiness\, uncertainty analysis\, and risk-informed regulation. She has received numerous honors\, including the NSF Mid-Career Achievement Award\, the George Apostolakis Award in Risk Assessment\, multiple Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Research\, and the ANS Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women’s Achievement Award. She also serves on committees of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine\, actively bridging technical innovation and policymaking in high-consequence industries. \n\n\n\nHammad Khalid Hammad Khalid is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate and graduate research assistant at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) lab at UIUC\, advised by Prof. Zahra Mohaghegh. His research focuses on developing the Socio-Technical Risk-Informed Automation Trustworthiness Evaluation (ST-RATE) framework—an integrated approach to assess the trustworthiness of AI-driven automation in high-consequence systems such as nuclear power plants. Hammad has contributed to research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. He is a recipient of the Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship and the NEST Fellowship. He holds a Master’s in Nuclear Energy Science and Engineering from Beijing\, and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from PIEAS\, Pakistan. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-zahra-mohaghegh-university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NEEP-Seminar-Series_Events-Page-Feature-Image.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251028T201651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T201917Z UID:10001358-1761836400-1761843600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - Pumpkin patch visit\, hosted by HFES DESCRIPTION:Fall is in full swing! 🍁🎃 \n\n\n\nGrab your friends and join us at the Pumpkin Patch on Thursday October 30 — where cozy vibes and perfect pumpkins await. Whether you’re here to escape from the corn maze\, pick the biggest pumpkin\, snap cute photos\, or just soak in the autumn air\, we’ve got you covered. \n\n\n\nIf you need a ride\, or can offer a ride\, please let us know! \n\n\n\n\nPumpkin patch carpooling URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-pumpkin-patch-visit-with-fellow-students/ LOCATION:Schuster’s Farm\, 1326 US Highway 12 & 18\, Deerfield\, Wisconsin\, 53531 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PumpkinPatch.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250811T164329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T164331Z UID:10001265-1761840000-1761843600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Evangelos Theodorou 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 Evangelos Theodorou is a professor at Georgia Tech. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-evangelos-theodorou/ LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-12-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T120500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T125500 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250825T195647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T195650Z UID:10001278-1761912300-1761915300@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Bonnie Bachman 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). Bonnie Bachman is the TEO Director and I-Corps Program Director at UW-Madison. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-bonnie-bachman/ LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-11-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251103T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251103T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250827T171205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T231824Z UID:10001297-1762171200-1762174800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: EnsoData DESCRIPTION:The Entrepreneurial Journey of EnsoData Co-Founders\n\n\n\nChris Fernandez BMEBS’14\, MS’15; Ensodata Co-founder\, Executive Chairman and Chief Research OfficerNick Glattard BMEBS’14\, MS’15; EnsoData Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer \n\n\n\nHear firsthand how two BME alumni turned a bold idea into a nationally recognized startup. \n\n\n\nNick Glattard (BMEBS ’14\, MS ’15) and Chris Fernandez (BMEBS ’14\, MS ’15)\, Cofounders of EnsoData\, will share their remarkable journey from UW–Madison biomedical engineering students to leading a cutting-edge company that’s transforming sleep medicine. Their presentation will delve into the challenges and triumphs of building EnsoData. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-3/ LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Seminar-Graphic-Fall2024-1.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Biomedical Engineering":MAILTO:bmehelp@bme.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251103T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251029T150247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T150249Z UID:10001359-1762192800-1762200000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - Ice cream social\, hosted by IISE DESCRIPTION:Memorial Union \n\n\n\nPlease join IISE for an ice cream social at one of our favorite places – Memorial Union. This event is especially geared for our freshmen\, but is open to all Industrial Engineering students. Enjoy ice cream\, games\, and a chance to meet your fellow classmates. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-ice-cream-social-hosted-by-iise/ LOCATION:Memorial Union\, 800 Langdon St\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event,Student Org Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IceCreamSocial.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251104T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251104T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251028T184952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T190418Z UID:10001357-1762257600-1762264800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:WECE Coffee Break with Adria Brooks DESCRIPTION:Join Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE) for a coffee break with ECE alumna Dr. Adria Brooks\, Director of Transmission Planning at Grid Strategies LLC. Stop by at any time from noon to 2:00 to enjoy free Einstein bagels and coffee. \n\n\n\nDr. Brooks is a recipient of a 2025 College of Engineering Early Career Award which will be presented on Engineers’ Day\, November 7. \n\n\n\nLinkedIn URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/wece-coffee-break-with-adria-brooks/ LOCATION:4610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Electrical & Computer Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-4.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20250515T144037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T144042Z UID:10001239-1762333200-1762336800@engineering.wisc.edu 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-8/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251002T131359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T132637Z UID:10001317-1762354800-1762358400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Grace Xing DESCRIPTION:AlN – a New Platform for Electronics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:AlN has been ardently pursued as one of the most promising ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors (UWBGs) after GaN and SiC as the industry has been expanding rapidly on the high-volume manufacturing of GaN and SiC based technologies\, including 12-inch GaN-on-Si\, 8-inch SiC substrates and processing foundries etc. AlN is CMOS compatible with high thermal conductivity\, high acoustic velocity and a rich family of heterostructures. Recently\, Sc-\, B- and Y-doped AlN alloys have garnered tremendous interest for their ferroelectric behavior. In this talk\, I will focus on findings in our journey to develop new electronic devices on AlN in the past two decades. \n\n\n\nWurtzite III-nitrides are well known as a family of polar semiconductors. When sandwiching a narrow gap III-nitride layer with wider gap barrier materials\, one interface is characterized as the negative polarization charge interface while the other as the positive polarization charge interface. The polarization charges are fixed in space and emanating electric field while the entire material stack will do everything it can to minimize its total free energy due to the thermodynamic driving force. As a result\, compensating charges can be generated: either mobile charge carriers including delocalized electrons and holes\, or charged defect states that are localized in the real and energy space. If undesired defect formation is sufficiently suppressed in the heterostructure\, mobile charge carriers will be generated and can be harvested for electronic applications. To this end\, we succeeded in generating both mobile electrons and holes in thin GaN quantum well sandwiched by AlN. I will discuss how we generate and detect these mobile charges\, and some demonstrated utilities in terms of fundamental understanding and practical applications. \n\n\n\nProfessor Grace Xing\n\n\n\nBio:Huili Grace Xing is currently the Director of SUPREME – a SRC JUMP2.0 research center\, the William L. Quackenbush Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University\, and has recently served as the Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies of the College of Engineering. \n\n\n\nShe is a recipient of the AFOSR Young Investigator Award\, NSF CAREER Award\, ISCS Young Scientist Award\, the Intel Outstanding Researcher Award\, and the SIA/SRC University Researcher Award. She is a fellow of APS\, IEEE & AAAS. \n\n\n\nXing received a B.S. in physics from Peking University\, M.S. in Material Science from Lehigh University and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of California\, Santa Barbara\, respectively. She was a faculty member with the University of Notre Dame from 2004 to 2014. Her research focuses on development of III-V nitrides\, 2-D crystals\, oxide semiconductors\, recently also multiferroics & magnetic materials: growth\, electronic and optoelectronic devices\, especially the interplay between material properties and device development for high performance devices\, including RF/THz devices\, tunnel field effect transistors\, power electronics\, DUV emitters and memories. Together with her colleague Debdeep Jena\, they were the first to demonstrate distributed polarization doping (DPD)\, especially the p-type DPD in nitride semiconductors. This doping scheme is fundamentally different from impurity doping and modulation doping\, thus dubbed as the 3rd generation of doping science by Xing. Polarization doping is particularly powerful in polar ultrawide bandgap semiconductors since it might be the only known method to achieve both n-type and p-type in an UWBG semiconductor with doping properties akin to shallow impurity dopants. \n\n\n\nXing has delivered 200+ invited talks and seminars\, and has authored/co-authored 350+ journal papers including Nature journals\, Physical Review Letters\, Applied Physics Letters\, Electron Device Letters\, and 140+ conference proceeding publications in IEDM\, ISPSD etc. Her h-index is 89 on google scholar. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-prof-grace-xing/ LOCATION:2305 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Distinguished-Speaker-Seminar-Series-3.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251016T183753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T183311Z UID:10001352-1762430400-1762434000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Michael Tonks\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 612:00 – 1:00pm106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation. \n\n\n\nAn electrochemical phase-field model for the corrosion of structural alloys by molten saltsModeling and simulation must play a critical role in accelerating the development and qualification of materials for advanced reactors\, such as molten salt reactors (MSRs). MSRs are an advanced reactor concept that uses molten salts as either the coolant or both coolant and fuel solvent. However\, molten salts can corrode salt facing alloys\, introducing corrosion products into the salt that can precipitate in the cold leg of the loop. To evaluate and improve alloy corrosion behavior\, we have developed an electrochemical phase-field model for capturing the microstructure-dependent corrosion of structural alloys by molten salts. The model has been applied to the corrosion of nickel-based alloys and stainless steels by molten fluoride and chloride salts. It can represent impurity-limited corrosion in static corrosion experiments and includes the role of activity gradient corrosion with dissimilar alloys for the alloy coupon and salt capsule. We have also applied the model to investigate the impact of pure Ni coatings on the corrosion of Ni-Cr alloys. Working with Drs. Couet and Sridharan\, we are adding the impact of radiation to the model. We are also working with them and Dr. Zhang on better understanding the impact of water vapor on corrosion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael R Tonks is the Interim Department Chair and Alumni Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Nuclear Engineering at the University of Florida. Prior to joining UF in the Fall of 2017\, he was an Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University for two years and a staff scientist in the Fuels Modeling and Simulation Department at Idaho National Laboratory for six years. Prof. Tonks was the original creator of the mesoscale fuel performance tool MARMOT and lead its development for five years. He helped to pioneer the approach taken in the DOE Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) program to use multiscale modeling and simulation to inform the development of materials models for the BISON fuel performance tool that are based on microstructure rather than burn-up\, and he won the NEAMS Excellence Award for that work in 2014. He also won the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2017 and the TMS Brimacombe medal in 2022. His research is focused on using mesoscale modeling and simulation results coupled with experimental data to investigate the co-evolution of microstructure and properties in materials in harsh environments. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-michael-tonks-university-of-florida/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NEEP-Seminar-Series_Events-Page-Feature-Image.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182309 CREATED:20251105T222332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T224359Z UID:10001367-1762434000-1762437600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: Cyprian Emeka Uzoh DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Cyprian Emeka Uzoh. His seminar\, “Advances in high-performance metallization and packaging for advanced semiconductor applications”\, will take place on Thursday\, November 6 from 1-2 p.m. in MSE 265. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nCyprian Emeka Uzoh earned a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1978\, followed by graduate studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He began his career as a research scientist at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center\, where his pioneering contributions to semiconductor metallization laid the groundwork for transformative advances in the field. Following his tenure at IBM\, Uzoh continued to drive innovation through leadership roles in several leading technology companies\, advancing the development and commercialization of cutting-edge metallization and packaging technologies. His inventions have become the foundation for modern high-performance devices\, enabling the scalable fabrication of CPUs\, GPUs\, high-bandwidth memory\, and advanced image sensors used worldwide. In late 1980s and early 1990s his discovery of the bottom-up metal filling process for submicron vias and trenches\, along with the demonstration of its scalability to feature sizes below 100nm\, would mark a significant advancement in semiconductor manufacturing. These innovations\, combined with other Uzoh’s related contributions\, enabled the fabrication of lower-cost microchips with both larger and smaller form factors\, increased transistor density\, and improved electrical performance. The resulting enhancements in interconnect efficiency and reliability have had a lasting impact on the performance and scalability of modern integrated circuits. Uzoh and his colleagues at IBM Research were named “Inventor of the Year 2006” for his discovery of the bottom-up metal filling process and their development of the copper interconnect technology. Uzoh is also a prolific inventor\, with 404 Utility patents in the US and more than 750 worldwide. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nCopper interconnects have become a foundational component in advanced semiconductor manufacturing\, serving as critical enablers for high-performance integrated circuits. Their low resistivity\, high electromigration resistance\, and compatibility with damascene processing have made them indispensable for fabricating leading-edge devices such as GPUs\, CPUs\, NPUs\, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) modules\, interposers\, and CMOS image sensors. These components are integral to a broad spectrum of systems\, ranging from edge devices like IoT nodes and mobile platforms to high-performance computing infrastructure\, including data centers and exascale supercomputers. As device scaling continues and interconnect bottlenecks increasingly constrain system performance\, the role of copper interconnects in achieving low-latency\, high-throughput\, and thermally optimized architectures remains critical. This discussion will explore the development and impact of pivotal innovations\, including the invention of the proximity plating cell\, bottom-up metal deposition in large cavities (ECMD)\, and the elimination of terminal effects in electroplating\, each of which challenged established principles of electrodeposition kinetics. In addition\, Uzoh will present in detail his pioneering work in enabling high-density 3D integrated circuits (3D-ICs) and the commercialization of hybrid bonding\, a technique that allows for ultra-dense\, high-performance chip stacking without the need for adhesive layers. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-seminar-series-cyprian-emeka-uzoh/ LOCATION:Wisconsin CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WEB-EVENT.avif END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR