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:20250922T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250922T235959 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250916T194724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T194726Z UID:10001330-1758499200-1758585599@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - AI in Industrial Engineering DESCRIPTION:Join IISE for a crash course on AI and how it relates to our major in the workforce. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMore info to come soon! URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-ai-in-industrial-engineering/ LOCATION:Wisconsin 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:20250922T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250922T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250827T170410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T203228Z UID:10001292-1758542400-1758546000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Marty Pagel\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Molecular Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarty Pagel\, PhDProfessorDepartment of Medical PhysicsDepartment of RadiologyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\n\nAbstract:Tumor acidosis\, hypoxia\, and vascular perfusion are well-known characteristics of the tumor microenvironment. We have developed MRI\, MR Fingerprinting\, PET/MRI\, electron paramagnetic resonance imaging (EPRI)\, and photoacoustic imaging (PAI) to quantitatively measure extracellular pH\, oxygenation\, and pharmacokinetic transport rates in solid tumors. We apply these molecular imaging methods to preclinical tumor models\, and we have translated some of our methods to evaluate patients who have cancer. We are especially focused on employing molecular imaging to predict treatment effect before starting therapy\, and to evaluate the early response to treatment\, during evaluations of chemotherapy\, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. This presentation will discuss a variety of molecular imaging methods and research applications\, and also discuss a value proposition for molecular imaging. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-marty-pagel-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:20250923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250827T163455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T163458Z UID:10001287-1758643200-1758646800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: David Schaffer DESCRIPTION:David SchafferDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of California-Berkeley Berkeley\, CA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirected Evolution of New AAV Vectors for Clinical Gene Therapy\n\n\n\nGene therapy has experienced an increasing number of successful human clinical trials\, leading to 6 FDA approved products using delivery vectors based on adeno-associated viruses (AAV). These successes were possible due to the identification of specific disease targets for which natural variants of AAV were sufficient. However\, vectors face a number of barriers and shortcomings that preclude their extension to most human diseases\, including limited delivery efficiency to target cells\, pre-existing antibodies against AAVs\, suboptimal biodistribution\, limited spread within tissues\, and/or an inability to target delivery to specific cells. These barriers are not surprising\, since the parent viruses upon which vectors are based were not evolved by nature for our convenience to use as human therapeutics. Unfortunately\, for most applications\, there is insufficient mechanistic knowledge of underlying virus structure-function relationships to empower rational design improvements. As an alternative\, for over two decades we have been implementing directed evolution–the iterative genetic diversification of the viral genome and functional selection for desired properties–to engineer highly optimized\, next generation AAV variants for efficient and targeted delivery to any cell or tissue target. We have genetically diversified AAV using a broad range of approaches from fully random (e.g. error prone PCR) to computationally guided (e.g. by machine learning). The resulting large (~109) libraries are then functionally selected for substantially enhanced delivery\, yielding AAVs capable of highly efficient therapeutic gene delivery. Our variants have been effective in both animal models and in 6 human clinical trials to date\, and results from both will be discussed. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-david-schaffer/ 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:20250925T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250904T203653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T133221Z UID:10001311-1758801600-1758805200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Todd Allen\, University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 2512:00 – 1:00pm106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation. \n\n\n\nNet zero economy: What’s Up With That (and Nuclear)?Transitioning to a net-zero economy is complex and involves developing new technologies (including nuclear energy)\, determining pathways to expand into wider use of these technologies\, and determining the decision-making processes and policy choices to optimize success.  This talk will frame this transition for nuclear energy within three concepts\, Energy Technology Complexity\, System-informed Decision-Making\, and Community-appropriate Capacity Expansion\, that are the key considerations through which optimal transitions can be made. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTodd AllenDr. Todd Allen is Professor at the University of Michigan and a Senior Fellow at Third Way\, a DC base Think Tank\, supporting their Climate & Energy Portfolio.  He is the Founding Director of the Fastest Path to Zero Initiative\, aimed at identifying the combined technologies and social acceptance that moves towards decarbonized systems.   He is also the Co-Director of the University of Michigan’s hydrogen initiative\, MI Hydrogen.  He was the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at the Idaho National Laboratory from January 2013 through January 2016. Prior to INL he was a Professor in the Engineering Physics Department at the University of Wisconsin\, a position held from September 2003 through December 2012 and again from January 2016-December 2018.  From March 2008-December 2012\, he was concurrently the Scientific Director of the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility at INL. Prior to joining the University of Wisconsin\, he was a Nuclear Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory-West in Idaho Falls. His Doctoral Degree is in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan (1997) and his Bachelor’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering is from Northwestern University (1984).  Prior to graduate work\, he was an officer in the United States Navy Nuclear Power Program. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-todd-allen-university-of-michigan/ 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:20250925T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250811T150514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T141117Z UID:10001260-1758816000-1758819600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni\, Jim Berbee DESCRIPTION:To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison\, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Jim Berbee\, who received his bachelor’s (’85) and his master’s (’87) in mechanical engineering\, started his career as an IBM system engineer and then founded Berbee Information Networks Corporation. After selling his company\, Dr. Berbee earned his doctor of medicine and now serves as a clinical assistant professor at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. To learn more about Jim Berbee’s experience\, please join us for this installment of our ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture series. \n\n\n\nPresentation title: Is it a good thing\, or a bad thing? \n\n\n\nBio: After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with degrees in mechanical engineering and business\, Dr. Berbee started his career as an IBM system engineer where he specialized in system interoperability. He then founded Berbee Information Networks Corporation\, which he sold to the public company CDW. He went on to earn his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. \n\n\n\nDr. Berbee joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health after completing his emergency medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. He served as an attending physician at the UW\, the VA and on MedFlight\, the UW critical transport helicopter service. He also attended patients at the Rice Lake emergency department in northern Wisconsin. \n\n\n\nDr. Berbee serves as a Trustee of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Association (WARF\, known for the medication Warfarin) and is on the board of directors of Madison Gas and Electric (MGEE). He was the Chair of WARF from 2018-2024. He is an active venture investor in medicine and technology and holds patents related to digital otoscopy. He is the founder and chair of WiscMed\, a company that designs and markets the Wispr digital otoscope. \n\n\n\nHe supports human health and welfare projects through the BerbeeWalsh Foundation. He is the event founder of the Berbee Derby Thanksgiving Day 10k RUN & 5k RUN/WALK whose proceeds support technology education. He holds an airline transport pilot (ATP) license\, and type ratings in Cessna Citation jets. In addition\, he has rotor and float plane endorsements. \n\n\n\nHis primary home is in British Columbia\, Canada which he shares with Maple\, his spaniel. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-150th-celebration-distinguished-alumni-jim-berbee/ LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Featured Guest Speaker,Mechanical Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250903T155005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T163656Z UID:10001309-1758888000-1758891600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Optimization\, ML and AI in Operations Management  DESCRIPTION:UW-ISyE looks forward to welcoming Dr. Georgia Perakis\, Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nData-driven decision-making has garnered a growing interest due to the increase in data availability in recent years. With that growth many opportunities as well as challenges arise. Optimization\, Machine Learning (ML) and more generally\, AI play and can play even more an important role to address important challenges in a variety of Operations Management applications. In this talk\, we will discuss some of these applications and will highlight the importance and challenges of integrating optimization with ML in data-driven decision-making. We will also discuss some concrete examples of these synergies in pricing and healthcare. As a result\, we will also discuss how we can optimize over already trained objective functions that arise from neural network models in order to recommend better decisions. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Georgia Perakis is the William F. Pounds Professor and a Professor of Operations Management\, Operations Research & Statistics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is also serving as co-director of the Operations Research Center. On July 1 she started her sabbatical at Harvard Business School where she is spending the year as a Visiting Scholar. For the past year and a half\, she served as the John C Head III Dean (Interim) at MIT Sloan and before that\, she served as an Associate Dean for Social and Ethical Responsibility in Computing (SERC) in the Schwarzman College of Computing and MIT Sloan. Her research has received many awards and focuses on analytics/AI\, in particular\, in the intersection of optimization and machine learning with applications in pricing\, revenue management\, supply chain\, sustainability and healthcare among others. She received the PECASE Award from the Office of the President on Science and Technology. In 2016\, she was elected as an INFORMS Fellow\, and in 2021 as Distinguished MSOM Fellow.  \n\n\n\nPerakis has passion for supervising PhD\, masters\, and undergraduate students\, having graduated 34 PhD and 63 master’s students. She has received numerous awards for teaching including the Graduate Student Council Teaching Award (2002)\, the Samuel M. Seegal Award (2012)\, the Jamieson Prize for excellence in Teaching (2014)\, the Teacher of the Year Award (2017) and the Outstanding Teaching Award (2024) at MIT Sloan. Perakis is currently the Editor in Chief of the M&SOM journal and has served on the editorial board at a number of other journals. She holds a BS in mathematics from the University of Athens as well as an MS in applied mathematics and a PhD in applied mathematics from Brown University. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/optimization-ml-and-ai-in-operations-management/ LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/perakisgraphic.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T120500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T125500 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250825T193745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T162031Z UID:10001274-1758888300-1758891300@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Daniel Chung 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 Daniel Chung is an Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Fluid mechanics of riblets drag reduction \n\n\n\nAbstract: Riblets are a surface texture composed of tiny ribs applied on aircraft skin to reduce drag\, which saves on fuel\, increases the payload and extends the range. To the fast-moving turbulent air that flows over it\, riblets turn out to be smoother\, generating less skin friction\, than a perfectly flat surface. However\, riblet performance is highly sensitive to their cross-sectional shape and features\, which is bad news because the micron-sized ribs\, imperceptible to the naked eye and challenging to measure even with precision instruments\, are impossible to manufacture and maintain perfectly. Thus\, accurate tolerancing\, not only for manufacture but also for lifetime wear planning and monitoring\, is key to this technology\, requiring predictive capability of the kind that derives from advances in basic understanding. In this regard\, I will present some of the progress we have made in the last few years\, building on decades of research\, on the fluid mechanics of turbulence over riblet surfaces. \n\n\n\nThe support of the Australian Research Council\, Cooperative Research Australia and the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research FA2386-23-1-4071 is gratefully acknowledged. \n\n\n\nBio: Daniel is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in engineering and computer science from the University of Melbourne in 2003\, and his PhD in aeronautics from Caltech in 2009. He was a postdoc at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory before joining the University of Melbourne in 2012. Daniel’s research uses computational fluid dynamics\, where he tries to distil turbulent flows into simplified problems and to build physics-based models for prediction. Recently\, he has been interested in understanding and controlling turbulent flow and thermal convection over rough surfaces\, riblets and moving wavy surfaces. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/midwest-mechanics-seminar-professor-daniel-chung/ 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:20250926T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250904T215240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T132350Z UID:10001313-1758904200-1758996000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:College of Engineering Hackathon/Makerthon DESCRIPTION:The inaugural IoT Hacker-and-Makerthon at UW–Madison is here! In just 24 hours\, you and your team will tackle real-world challenges provided by industry partners Plexus and Accuray. Use your skills from class\, connect with their engineers\, and bring your creativity to life – whether it’s in IoT\, robotics\, or beyond. There are no limits to what you can build! Mentors will be available around the clock to support you. \n\n\n\nIn addition to developing your solution\, you will also have the opportunity to sharpen your presentation skills. By the end of the event\, you will be ready to showcase your project – and maybe even take home a cash prize! \n\n\n\nAnd don’t worry about food or drinks: we’ve got you covered throughout the entire event. Come hungry\, be curious\, and stay inspired! \n\n\n\nBrought to you by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Grainger Engineering Design Innovation Laboratory. \n\n\n\nALL students are welcome and encouraged to participate! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now!\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n What does “around the clock” mean? Is this a 24-hour event? \n \n \n \n \n\n\nThe event space will close around 9pm and we will start around 9am in the morning. But you are free to work on the challenges throughout the night.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n When is the deadline to sign up? \n \n \n \n The deadline to sign up is Friday\, Septebmer 26th\, 10:00 am. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How many meals are served throughout the event? \n \n \n \n There will be 4 meals: dinner on Friday\, and breakfast\, lunch and dinner on Saturday. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Who are the judges\, and will they (or any other professional engineers for on hand throught the event for feedback? \n \n \n \n Judges will be UW researchers as well as professional engineers from Accuray and Plexus\, who will be available either on-site of remotely throughout the event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Is the cash prize only for 1st place? \n \n \n \n Cash prizes are avilable for up to 10 teams. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/hackathon/ LOCATION:UW-Madison Design Innovation Lab\, Wendt Commons\, 215 N. Randall Ave\, Madison\, 53715 CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Chemical & Biological Engineering,Civil & Environmental Engineering,Departments,Electrical & Computer Engineering,Industrial & Systems Engineering,Materials Science & Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Makerspace-students-working-on-project-18_8103-copy-825w-jpeg-webp.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T162847 CREATED:20250923T141542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T131226Z UID:10001334-1759062600-1759069800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - Lakeshore Nature Preserve Volunteering DESCRIPTION:Come help clean up the Lakeshore Nature Preserve! This is a great chance to give back to your campus and local community\, while bonding with fellow students. This event is being organized by the UW-Madison IISE student chapter. \n\n\n\nMore information: \n\n\n\n\nMeet at the Frautschi Point parking lot on Lake Mendota Drive. It is on the free 80 bus route.\n\n\n\nVolunteers are required to wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. We highly recommend long-sleeve shirts\, a hat\, sunscreen\, and insect repellent.\n\n\n\nWe will provide tools and work gloves.\n\n\n\nVolunteers will assist in ecological restoration activities. We may weed\, cut invasive plants\, and/or collect native seeds.\n\n\n\nWork will be performed off-trail on uneven ground and may require bending\, stooping\, and lifting.\n\n\n\nPlease visit https://www.iiseuwmadison.com to sign up via Flare. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-lakeshore-nature-preserve-volunteering/ LOCATION:Lakeshore Nature Preserve\, Frautcshi Point\, Lake Mendota Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event,Student Org Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IISE_ArboretumVolunteering.avif END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR