12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Shawn M. Gomez, EngScD February 23 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Shawn M. Gomez, EngScD From Cellular Networks to Therapeutic Predictions: A Data-Driven Approach to Precision Medicine Shawn M. Gomez, EngScDProfessor and Associate Chair for ResearchCo-Executive Director, FastTaCS, NC TraCS InstituteLampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University Abstract:Precision medicine aims to tailor prevention, diagnosis, and therapy to individual patients' biological states. We pursue this...
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ECE RISE-AI Seminar Series: Eshaan Nichani, Princeton University February 24 @ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ECE RISE-AI Seminar Series: Eshaan Nichani, Princeton University Join us as Eshaan Nichani, Princeton University, presents, "Foundations of language models: scaling and reasoning."
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Evangelos Theodorou February 26 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Evangelos Theodorou 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 University. Presentation Title: Optimization for Decision-Making in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. Abstract: Optimization-based decision-making is at the core of...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECE Semiconductor Materials Seminar Series: Dr. Kuangye Lu February 26 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECE Semiconductor Materials Seminar Series: Dr. Kuangye Lu Join us as Dr. Kuangye Lu, Postdoctoral Associate at the Research Laboratory of Electronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, presents "Seamless Monolithic 3D Heterogeneous Integration Enabled by Advanced Epitaxy."
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Wonmo Kang February 27 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Wonmo Kang 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 Wonmo Kang is a professor at Arizona State University. Presentation Title: Mechanisms Behind Enhanced Electrical and Mechanical Properties in Graphene–Metal Composites Abstract: Graphene–metal composites are widely regarded as promising...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Ankur Singh, PhD March 2 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Ankur Singh, PhD Revolutionizing Immunotherapy: Bioengineered Immune Organs and Nanoscale Technologies Ankur Singh, PhDCarl Ring Family ProfessorGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory MedicineDirector, Center for Immunoengineering at Georgia TechGeorgia Institute of Technology Abstract:The human immune system is a complex and vital defense network, yet its dysfunction...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Luca Mastropasqua March 3 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Luca Mastropasqua Luca MastropasquaDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Modular Electrochemical Reactors: Bridging Industrial Electrochemistry and Carbon Valorization The sustainable transition of the chemical and manufacturing industries is often framed through the lens of decarbonization; however, the true industrial potential of electrochemical conversion processes lies in its ability to provide superior mechanistic control, increase process intensification, and...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Dakotah Thompson March 5 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Dakotah Thompson 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 Dakotah Thompson is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Presentation Title: Misbehaving metals: from anomalous radiative transport to non-Drude behavior. Abstract: Classical theories governing radiative...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Theresa Saxton-Fox March 6 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Theresa Saxton-Fox 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 Theresa Saxton-Fox is a professor at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Jingfeng Wu March 9 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Jingfeng Wu Join us as Dr. Jingfeng Wu, postdoctoral fellow from UC Berkeley, presents, "Towards a Less Conservative Theory of Machine Learning: Unstable Optimization and Implicit Regularization."
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Alexandra Bayles March 10 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Alexandra Bayles Alexandra BaylesChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of DelewareNewark, Delaware Advective processing strategies for architecting functional soft materials Natural and engineered soft materials often derive their functionality from the hierarchical arrangement of chemically distinct building blocks. Self- and directed-assembly strategies that organize nano- and microscale elements into mesoscopic architectures have transformed our ability to realize materials with...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Harley Johnson March 12 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Harley Johnson 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 Harley Johnson is a professor at the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign. Presentation Title: Defects in Quantum Materials and Perspectives on the Future of Quantum Computing Abstract:...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Xiaobo Tan March 13 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Xiaobo Tan 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 Xiaobo Tan is a professor at Michigan State University. Presentation Title: Control of Underwater Robots with Localization Constraints Abstract: A key challenge for underwater robots and vehicles is the...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Kunhe Yang March 13 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Kunhe Yang Join us as Kunhe Yang, PhD candidate at UC Berkeley, presents, "Designing and Evaluating AI Algorithms in Strategic Environments."
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Joshua Viszlai March 16 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Joshua Viszlai Join Joshua Viszlai, PhD student with the University of Chicago, when he presents, "A Systems Approach to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing."
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Wan-Ju Li, PhD, FIOR March 16 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Wan-Ju Li, PhD, FIOR From Development to Repair: Using Skeletal Development Principles to Advance Stem Cell-Mediated Cartilage Regeneration Wan-Ju Li, PhD, FIORAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Orthopedics and RehabilitationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract:Why does cartilage regeneration still fall short despite major progress in stem cell engineering? In this seminar, I will argue that one important reason is that cartilage repair strategies are...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Shai Tsesses March 17 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Shai Tsesses Join us as Dr. Shai Tsesses, postdoctoral associate at the MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms, presents, "Unlocking New Capabilities for Quantum Computation with Neutral Atom Arrays."
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Founder’s Day Lecture: Nedim Emil Altaras March 17 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Founder’s Day Lecture: Nedim Emil Altaras Room 1610 Engineering Hall Nedim Emil AltarasSVP Technical Development LeadModerna Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA Pressure Is a Privilege: Industrializing an mRNA Platform for Speed, Scale, and Reliability As a chemical engineer, I think of our profession as the discipline of translating fundamentals into working systems: reducing complex problems to first principles, quantifying constraints, and designing processes...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Hezi Zhang March 18 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Hezi Zhang Join us as Hezi Zhang, Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, San Diego, presents, "Quantum Computing Systems: Toward Scalable and Efficient Quantum Computation."
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Debanjan Mukherjee March 20 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Debanjan Mukherjee 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 Debanjan Mukherjee is a professor at University of Colorado Boulder. Presentation Title: The Biofluid Dynamics Of Thrombosis: what doors can custom in silico models open for us? Abstract: Thrombosis,...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Christopher Konop, PhD March 23 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Christopher Konop, PhD How Serious Fun (and Mild Panic) Led Me from Academia to Venture Innovation Christopher Konop, PhDInnovation and Commercialization SpecialistIsthmus ProjectUW Health Abstract:Most scientific careers don’t follow a straight line—and mine certainly didn’t. I’ve moved from academia to startups, consulting, and eventually venture innovation. I’ll share a few brief stories from building WiSolve, stepping into life‑science...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ECE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Mihir Pendharkar March 23 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ECE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Mihir Pendharkar Join us as Dr. Mihir Pendharkar, Stanford University researcher, presents, "Closing the Loop: Shrinking Materials Discovery Cycles for the Quantum Era."
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ECE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Alex Honghyuk Kim March 24 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ECE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Alex Honghyuk Kim Join us as Assistant Professor Alex Honghyuk Kim, School of Semiconductor Convergence Engineering at Hanyang University, presents, "Development of Novel III–V Semiconductor Heterostructures: Overcoming Physical Limits."
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Carl D. Laird March 24 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Carl D. Laird Carl D. LairdJohn E. Swearingen Professor and Department HeadCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania Systems, Surrogates, Solutions: Optimization and Machine Learning for Decision-Making at Scale Emerging global challenges are pushing the limits of today’s scientific computing tools. To overcome these barriers, our group develops open-source solutions for large-scale optimization problems. At the intersection of data science and...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Andrew Wagenmaker March 26 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Andrew Wagenmaker Join us as Dr. Andrew Wagenmaker, postdoctoral scholar in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley, presents, "Physical Agents that Learn from Experience."
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Laura Grossenbacher March 26 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Laura Grossenbacher 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 Laura Grossenbacher is the Director of Technical Communication with the College of Engineering at UW-Madison. Title: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Mechanical Engineering Research and Industry Contexts: Strategies for Ethical...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Yun Zhao March 27 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Yun Zhao Join us as Dr. Yun Zhao, postdoc at Stanford University within the Applied Physics department, presents, "Microresonator-based quantum photonics."
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Xiangru Xu March 27 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Xiangru Xu 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 Xiangru Xu is a professor at UW-Madison. Title: Safe Control for Learning-Enabled Autonomous Systems Abstract: This talk presents recent advances in provably safe control for learning-enabled autonomous systems. In...