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SUMMARY:Founder's Day Lecture: Nedim Emil Altaras
DESCRIPTION:Room 1610 Engineering Hall \n\n\n\nNedim Emil AltarasSVP Technical Development LeadModerna Therapeutics\, Cambridge\, MA \n\n\n\nPressure Is a Privilege: Industrializing an mRNA Platform for Speed\, Scale\, and Reliability\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs 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 that perform in the real world. Over the past decade at Moderna\, that mindset was tested in the most consequential setting. I built the Technical Development capabilities that supported pandemic readiness and then worked from Day 1 of the Covid-19 pandemic to translate an mRNA vaccine from sequence to reproducible clinical and commercial supply. \n\n\n\nThis lecture is about industrialization—moving from a working process to a scalable\, controlled manufacturing system. It is not simply “making more.” It is establishing a platform that can execute with short cycle times while maintaining process capability and product quality. I will describe what it takes to industrialize an mRNA platform when time becomes the first-class design constraint: parallelizing development\, standardizing unit operations/interfaces\, and using modular manufacturing approaches so performance can be robustly replicated across equipment\, sites\, and teams.  \n\n\n\nThe same platform and operational discipline that proved itself under pandemic pressure has continued to translate beyond a single product—supporting additional licensed vaccines and extending into therapeutics\, including individualized oncology programs and rare-disease efforts.  \n\n\n\nI will frame the experience around three engineering priorities: speed\, scale\, and reliability. Speed comes from clear decision rules under uncertainty\, risk-based development plans\, and rapid feedback from analytics and manufacturing. Scale is achieved by designing robustness to variability\, building standard work for technology transfer\, and ensuring consistent execution across the network. Reliability—and the assurance to defend it—is built through characterization\, a defined control strategy\, comparability to enable lifecycle changes\, and documentation discipline that makes data and decisions defendable. \n\n\n\nUltimately\, pressure is a privilege because it reflects responsibility: responsibility to solve problems that matter\, to build systems that hold up under scrutiny\, and to translate engineering work into human impact with life changing mRNA medicines.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/founders-day-lecture-nedim-emil-altaras/
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Shai Tsesses
DESCRIPTION:Unlocking New Capabilities for Quantum Computation with Neutral Atom Arrays\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Shai Tsesses\n\n\n\nAbstract: Neutral atom arrays have become a frontrunner in the race for utility scale quantum computation [1]\, building on their reconfigurability [2]\, scalability [3] and high fidelity for all operations [4] – idling\, detection\, single- and two-qubit gates. However\, they still suffer from key bottlenecks that constrain their operational speed and their implementation of deep quantum circuits. In this talk\, I will show how my recent work can bend these constraints and sometimes completely break them. I will present results on accelerated detection of the atoms via high-lying energy states (Rydberg states) [5] and introduce novel protocols for reconfigurable multi-qubit gates [6]\, promoting improved circuit implementation speed for error correction. I will then update on our current progress in building a continuously operating neutral atom quantum processor\, which mitigates the negative influences of atom loss\, and present a new scheme we developed to operate atom array systems for this purpose [7]. Lastly\, I will touch on the final frontier – how to increase system size to a utility scale number of qubits and provide my own solution to it: free electron quantum interconnects between neutral atom quantum processing modules. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Shai Tsesses is a postdoctoral associate at the MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms\, working with Prof. Vladan Vuletić. At MIT\, he is leading a team developing the next generation of neutral atom quantum processors\, able to implement deep and high-fidelity quantum circuits. Dr. Tsesses earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology\, where he made key experimental contributions to topological and quantum nano-photonics\, as well as free-electron–light interactions. His research explores the frontiers of light–matter interaction\, bridging atomic physics\, electron beam physics\, and quantum information science. He has authored more than 30 publications in leading journals such as Science and Nature\, and is a recipient of numerous fellowships and awards\, including the Rothschild and Adams Fellowships\, as well as the OPTICA Tingye Li Innovation Prize.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-dr-shai-tsesses/
LOCATION:2317 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Wan-Ju Li\, PhD\, FIOR
DESCRIPTION:From Development to Repair: Using Skeletal Development Principles to Advance Stem Cell-Mediated Cartilage Regeneration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWan-Ju Li\, PhD\, FIORAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Orthopedics and RehabilitationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\n\nAbstract: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 often developed without fully accounting for the developmental programs that shape cartilage formation in vivo. I will present our lab’s recent work showing that developmental origin strongly influences the identity and regenerative potential of human iPSC-derived chondrocytes. \n\n\n\nUsing isogenic differentiation models\, we compared mesoderm-derived and neural crest-derived chondrocytes and found that neural crest-derived chondrocytes more closely resemble native articular chondrocytes and perform better in cartilage repair settings. Building on these findings\, I will also discuss our efforts to develop a stepwise induction strategy for generating chondrocytes from human iPSC-derived neural crest cells in a more controlled and efficient manner. \n\n\n\nTogether\, these studies support a broader message that developmental biology is not simply background knowledge for regenerative medicine\, but a practical framework for selecting better cell sources\, asking more precise biological questions\, and overcoming major barriers in the field. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-7/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Joshua Viszlai
DESCRIPTION:A Systems Approach to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoshua Viszlai\n\n\n\nAbstract:  We are beginning a remarkably exciting time for quantum computing. There is a growing consensus that quantum error correction (QEC) is needed to reach scales necessary for quantum advantage\, and recent major demonstrations have led to a new generation of error-corrected quantum computers. These demonstrations transition QEC from a theoretical idea introduced in 1995 to an experimental reality. Underlying this milestone is rapid progress in the scale of quantum hardware\, with systems today featuring up to 1\,000 qubits and error rates nearing 0.1%. However\, looking towards the future\, significant work is still needed to organize and scale quantum hardware to create fault-tolerant quantum computers (FTQC) capable of practical quantum advantage.While the theory of FTQC is promising\, effectively connecting it to real devices poses significant challenges. In this talk I will discuss the role of systems and architecture research in efficiently addressing these challenges\, focusing on two examples of my work. First\, I will describe the problems involved in large-scale\, real-time QEC decoding\, and detail a speculative window decoder that reduces decoder reaction time by up to 50%. Second\, I will show how insights from decoding lead to a heuristic for compiling QEC codes that reduces logical error rates by 2.5x-4x and helps automate QEC design space exploration. Together\, these works fit into a larger vision on a full-stack view of FTQC and highlight opportunities for interdisciplinary\, systems-level research to accelerate the realization of large-scale quantum computing. \n\n\n\nBio: Joshua Viszlai is a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago advised by Fred Chong. His research spans both theory and experiment with a focus on bridging the gap between current quantum devices and fault-tolerant quantum computing. His work has been implemented in quantum hardware and has been published in top-tier conferences in the fields of computer architecture and quantum computing leading to two best paper awards and a best poster honorable mention award. Joshua is also a consultant at Infleqtion\, a company developing neutral atom quantum computers\, where he helps lead research on quantum error correction.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-joshua-viszlai/
LOCATION:2534 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Kunhe Yang
DESCRIPTION:Designing and Evaluating AI Algorithms in Strategic Environments\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKunhe Yang\n\n\n\nAbstract: As AI models are increasingly deployed in environments shaped by complex human behaviors\, there is a critical need for algorithmic principles that account for human values and strategic incentives. In this talk\, I will introduce my research on the theoretical foundations for designing and evaluating AI in human-centered strategic environments. I will focus on two key representative lines of my research: first\, I will discuss incentive-aware evaluation\, with the goal of designing metrics that remain robust even when they become targets of optimization. I will illustrate this in the context of online probability forecasting and introduce algorithmic principles for designing calibration measures that incentivize truthful predictions. Second\, I will discuss AI alignment with heterogeneous human preferences by introducing a framework called the distortion of AI alignment. Within this framework\, I will characterize the information-theoretic limits of learning from sparse heterogeneous feedback\, and compare the robustness of different alignment approaches including RLHF and NLHF. I conclude by discussing future directions and a broader vision for integrating these algorithmic principles into the design of trustworthy\, human-centric AI. \n\n\n\nBio: Kunhe Yang is a fifth-year PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California\, Berkeley\, where she is advised by Professor Nika Haghtalab. Her research focuses on the theoretical foundations of AI in human-centered environments by drawing on tools from machine learning theory and algorithmic economics. Her work has been recognized by several awards\, including EECS Rising Star\, invited speaker at the Cornell Young Researchers workshop\, finalist for the Meta Research PhD Fellowship in the Economics and Computation track\, and a SIGMETRICS best paper award. \n\n\n\nLocation details: Discovery Building – Research’s Link\, 2nd floor of Discovery Building (access through glass doors behind information desk)
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-rise-ai-seminar-series-kunhe-yang/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Xiaobo Tan
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 Xiaobo Tan is a professor at Michigan State University. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Control of Underwater Robots with Localization Constraints \n\n\n\nAbstract: A key challenge for underwater robots and vehicles is the difficulty in obtaining location measurements for them or for targets they are tasked to track. In this talk I will share a few examples of our recent work on control of underwater robots with localization constraints. I will first discuss a distributed estimation approach to cooperative localization\, where a group of robots need to track a moving target (e.g.\, an acoustically tagged fish) based on time-difference-of-arrivals (TDOAs) of a signal emitted by the target. Then I will introduce a control barrier function approach to the incorporation of observability constraints and show its application to target tracking with only the range measurement. Finally\, I will present the problem of adaptive sampling under localization uncertainties\, and discuss how a multi-fidelity Gaussian process model is instrumental for best utilizing the measurement data for the reconstruction of the environmental field being sampled. Experimental results will be shown to illustrate the approaches. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Xiaobo Tan is an MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor and the Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in automatic control from Tsinghua University\, Beijing\, China\, in 1995\, 1998\, respectively\, and his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Maryland in 2002. His research interests include underwater robotics\, soft robotics\, smart materials\, and control systems. He has published over 300 papers and been awarded 7 US patents in these areas. Dr. Tan is a Fellow of IEEE and ASME. He was a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2006)\, MSU Teacher-Scholar Award (2010)\, MSU College of Engineering Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award (2018)\, Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Maryland (2018)\, MSU William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award\, and multiple best paper awards. Dr. Tan is keen to integrate his research with educational and outreach activities\, and has served as the PI of an NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program on addressing real-world water problems (2023-2028)\, Director of an NSF-funded Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site program (2009 – 2016)\, and Curator of a robotic fish exhibit at MSU Museum (2016-2017). He has served the professional community in different capacities\, including the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics\, a member of ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division Executive Committee\, and the general chair of 2018 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and 2023 American Control Conference.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-xiaobo-tan/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Harley Johnson
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 Harley Johnson is a professor at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Defects in Quantum Materials and Perspectives on the Future of Quantum Computing \n\n\n\nAbstract: Electronic and quantum materials\, which are central to the development of devices for future applications in quantum information science\, host a variety of crystalline defects that give rise to interesting properties. In order to harness these properties for new applications\, it is necessary to understand the mechanics and physics of the defects and their interactions. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will first present results on defects in layered two-dimensional materials\, including dislocations either in-plane or out-of-plane with respect to the 2D layered structure. Recently\, twisted multilayer 2D material structures have been of interest due to the presence of flat bands and other emergent properties — including unconventional superconductivity — associated with moiré superlattices. Periodic regions of crystalline commensurability making up these superlattices are now understood to be separated by interlayer dislocations\, with Burgers vectors and line directions in the plane of the 2D material\, and having either edge or screw character. Using density functional theory and quantum Monte Carlo-fitted total energy tight-binding calculations\, I show that out-of-plane relaxation of the structures makes possible unique helical dislocations in bilayer graphene\, and that the presence of these helical dislocation lines coincides precisely with the so-called magic-angle condition at which unconventional superconductivity is observed. I then describe a different dislocation structure\, with line direction oriented out-of-plane\, but which also has a helical structure. Such a screw dislocation\, which adopts a double-helix dislocation core configuration in bilayer structures\, is expected to create conditions for exotic transport properties in certain classes of layered topological insulator materials. \n\n\n\nI will then take a broader perspective and briefly describe some major efforts to scale up quantum applications\, focusing on an historic new public-private partnership developing in Chicago – the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. This effort will be discussed in the context of university\, national lab\, and industry partnerships across the region\, with a goal of describing opportunities for engagement and targets for the scale-up of quantum computing hardware and algorithms over the next 5-10 years. \n\n\n\nBio: Harley T. Johnson is a Founder Professor in Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2001. He is the Executive Director and CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park\, a $1B+ public-private partnership dedicated to scale-up of quantum computing\, located on 128 acres of the former US Steel Southworks site in Chicago. From 2019-2024 he served as the Associate Dean for Research in The Grainger College of Engineering\, a role in which he oversaw and supported the $320M annual research portfolio in Engineering at UIUC. In this position he supported faculty research\, led corporate relations\, and oversaw all major engineering partnerships with the federal funding agencies. \n\n\n\nJohnson’s research focuses on electronic and quantum materials\, addressing the role of defects and deformation in their functional properties. He served as PI and Director of the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (I-MRSEC)\, an $18M NSF center (2023-2029) focused on fundamental research in electronic\, ionic\, and quantum materials. In 2019 he founded the NSF “DIGI-MAT” Center on Materials and Data Science\, based in UIUC’s National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). He has received the NSF CAREER Award\, the ASME Thomas J. R. Hughes Young Investigator Award\, and is a former Fulbright US Scholar. Johnson has received numerous recognitions for his teaching\, and campus awards for his leadership in diversity\, and for outstanding faculty leadership. In 2021 he received the University of Illinois Presidential Medallion for his leadership efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. He is a Fellow of ASME and a Fellow of the Society of Engineering Science (SES). He received his graduate degrees from Brown University\, and his undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-harley-johnson/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Alexandra Bayles
DESCRIPTION:Alexandra BaylesChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of DelewareNewark\, Delaware \n\n\n\nAdvective processing strategies for architecting functional soft materials\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNatural 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 macroscopic properties superior to those of their individual components. However\, challenges associated with adapting these processes across diverse chemistries and production volumes can limit their practical utility and deployment in advanced manufacturing. In this context\, our research group leverages principles of chaotic advection to continuously architect functional soft materials. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will describe how we design modular fluidic devices to sculpt the spatial distribution of building blocks along laminar streamlines. Inspired by static mixers optimized to layer polymeric melts\, these devices incorporate junctions that split\, rotate\, and recombine serpentine flows. We demonstrate the ability to assemble an extensive library of geometric patterns by ordering junctions in deliberate sequences. Serial combinations of certain junctions multiply patterns while preserving their relative spacing and orientation. This implementation of the baker’s transformation rapidly thins the characteristic feature size in layered\, fibrous\, and dendritic architectures. Combining junctions in parallel breaks symmetry\, providing access to previously unattainable voxelated structures. Because organization is primarily governed by rheology rather than chemistry\, these advective assembly processes provide an adaptable framework for patterning long-range order in extruded materials with rheologically similar precursors. We illustrate this versatility by processing viscoplastic materials to advance emerging applications. For extrusion-based 3D printing\, we sculpt multimaterial filaments in advective assembly nozzles prior to deposition. Preassembling lower levels of the hierarchy in flow circumvents challenges of layer-by-layer deposition\, including maintaining high throughput while preserving resolution. For soft actuator fabrication\, we organize contrasting polymer solutions in flow and secure distributions after extrusion via UV polymerization. Including specific moieties induces swelling in response to light\, temperature\, and salt stimuli\, while the mesoscale arrangement directs motion without delamination. For synthetic tissue engineering\, we exploit the gentle laminar flows organize mammalian cells in biomimetic\, fine architectures while mitigating shear-induced damage. Overall\, the modular extrusion platform expands the assembly toolbox\, unlocking new opportunities in designing functional soft and living materials.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-alexandra-bayles/
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Jingfeng Wu
DESCRIPTION:Towards a Less Conservative Theory of Machine Learning: Unstable Optimization and Implicit Regularization\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Deep learning’s empirical success challenges the “conservative” nature of classical optimization and statistical learning theories. Classical theory mandates small stepsizes for training stability and explicit regularization for complexity control. Yet\, deep learning leverages mechanisms that thrive beyond these traditional boundaries. In this talk\, I present a research program dedicated to building a less conservative theoretical foundation by demystifying two such mechanisms:  \n\n\n\n1. Unstable Optimization: I show that large stepsizes\, despite causing local oscillations\, accelerate the global convergence of gradient descent (GD) in overparameterized logistic regression.  \n\n\n\nDr. Jingfeng Wu\n\n\n\n2. Implicit Regularization: I show that the implicit regularization of early-stopped GD statistically dominates explicit $\ell_2$-regularization across all linear regression problem instances. \n\n\n\nI further showcase how the theoretical principles lead to practice-relevant algorithmic designs (such as Seesaw for reducing serial steps in large language model pretraining). I conclude by outlining a path towards a rigorous understanding of modern learning paradigms. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Jingfeng Wu is a postdoctoral fellow at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on deep learning theory\, optimization\, and statistical learning. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to that\, he received a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics\, both from Peking University. In 2023\, he was recognized as a Rising Star in Data Science by the University of Chicago and UC San Diego. \n\n\n\nLocation details: Discovery Building – Research’s Link\, 2nd floor of Discovery Building (access through glass doors behind information desk)
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-rise-ai-seminar-series-dr-jingfeng-wu/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Theresa Saxton-Fox
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 Theresa Saxton-Fox is a professor at University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-theresa-saxton-fox/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Dakotah Thompson
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 Dakotah Thompson is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Misbehaving metals: from anomalous radiative transport to non-Drude behavior. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Classical theories governing radiative heat transfer are based on geometrical optics\, which presumes that light is a ray. While useful for most engineering applications\, this conception is not completely general because it does not account for wave effects like optical interference and diffraction. In this talk\, I discuss a limiting case where the size of the objects exchanging heat is much smaller than the radiation wavelengths. Recent work from my group highlights the limitations of Planck’s blackbody law\, and reveals that radiative transport between nanoscale objects comprised of polar dielectrics and metals may exhibit qualitatively different size scaling. Overall\, these transport characteristics are largely determined by electromagnetic surface modes which are highly dependent on the material’s optical properties. In the second part of the talk\, I discuss how optical properties and their frequency dispersion are modeled. Specifically\, I will introduce an extended Drude model that can ensure Kramers-Kronig consistency and can accurately predict the optical properties of disordered conductors in the far infrared. Examples of such materials include liquid metals\, ionic liquids\, cuprate superconductors\, and transparent conducting oxides. Overall\, the results underlying these studies were obtained using advanced calorimetric and ellipsometric techniques\, so experimentalists are highly encouraged to attend. \n\n\n\nBio: Dakotah Thompson has been a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering department at UW-Madison since 2019. Dakotah earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 2018\, and his B.S. at Georgia Tech in 2012. Dakotah’s core technical expertise is in nanofabrication and heat flow calorimetry\, and he has published several high-impact works in the field of radiative thermal transport.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-laura-grossenbacher/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Luca Mastropasqua
DESCRIPTION:Luca MastropasquaDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\n\nModular Electrochemical Reactors: Bridging Industrial Electrochemistry and Carbon Valorization\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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 enable flexible and modular operation. Unlike traditional thermochemical routes\, thermo-electrochemical systems offer an additional and precise “knob”\, the electrochemical potential\, to drive selectivity\, improve operational flexibility\, and integrate seamlessly with existing industrial heat applications. \n\n\n\nThis presentation explores modular electrochemical reactors as a platform for high-efficiency waste valorization. We will first discuss Proton Conducting Electrolysis (PCE) at temperatures in the range of 150-600°C\, highlighting how solid-state proton-conducting electrolytes offer unique thermodynamic and electrocatalytic advantages over traditional aqueous acidic and alkaline systems. \n\n\n\nSecond\, we examine electrodes with mixed potentials in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC) and the unique thermal management strategies available to endothermic chemistries (e.g.\, co-electrolysis of H2O and CO2) to reduce the process specific energy intensity via thermal coupling. Moreover\, by changing electrode morphology and basicity\, we demonstrate the ability to “tune” syngas ratios (H2:CO)\, providing a direct link between electrochemical potential\, surface chemistry\, and selectivity towards synthetic fuels and high-value chemicals. \n\n\n\nFinally\, we present a novel electrochemical iron reduction cell whereby solid hematite feedstock is converted via hydrogenative electroreduction at the interface as protons are transported through a proton conducting electrolyte supplied via steam electrooxidation\, demonstrating the integration of gas-phase transport with solid-state reduction. Together\, these three projects illustrate how electrochemical engineering can transform modularity from a design constraint into a competitive industrial advantage.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-luca-mastropasqua/
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Ankur Singh\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Revolutionizing Immunotherapy: Bioengineered Immune Organs and Nanoscale Technologies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnkur 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 \n\n\n\nAbstract:The human immune system is a complex and vital defense network\, yet its dysfunction underlies many diseases. Developing effective vaccines\, immunotherapies\, and cell therapies for infections\, cancer\, inflammation\, and age-related conditions requires a deep understanding of how immune cells develop and activate in primary\, secondary\, and tertiary lymphoid organs. Traditionally limited to in vivo studies and 2D in vitro models\, which lack full physiological relevance\, research is now advancing with engineered human ex vivo immune organoids. These synthetic tissues mimic the structure and function of natural immune organs\, enabling precise control of cellular interactions. My lab focuses on developing such organoids by combining engineered materials with donor-derived immune cells to generate antibody-secreting cells and assess immunogenicity. We are also developing advanced organ-on-a-chip systems with full immunocompetence for use in infection\, inflammation\, oncology\, and drug development\, thereby opening new possibilities for groundbreaking therapeutic discoveries. Complementing tissue-scale engineering\, I will introduce nanoengineered wire platforms that program naïve T cells without pre-activation through localized delivery of regulatory microRNAs. These nanoscale interfaces rewire T-cell fitness\, proliferation\, and differentiation\, thereby enhancing protective responses and improving the design of adoptive cell therapies. These approaches establish a multi-scale framework for controlling immune cell fate and function. I will conclude by outlining a cohesive\, forward-looking vision for Biomedical Engineering\, highlighting opportunities for advancing research excellence\, educational innovation\, and translational impact within a strategic framework. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-6/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Wonmo Kang
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 Wonmo Kang is a professor at Arizona State University. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Mechanisms Behind Enhanced Electrical and Mechanical Properties in Graphene–Metal Composites \n\n\n\nAbstract: Graphene–metal composites are widely regarded as promising candidates for high-performance electrical conductors as well as advanced structural and functional applications\, owing to graphene’s exceptional electron mobility\, mechanical strength\, and thermal conductivity. To leverage these attractive properties\, small graphene flakes are often dispersed within a macroscopic metal matrix to form bulk composites. However\, this approach intrinsically introduces discontinuous interfaces between the nanoscale carbon reinforcements and the much larger metal matrix\, which hinder efficient load transfer and limit performance gains. In this regard\, this talk investigates how both graphene continuity and quality influence the electrical and mechanical performance of graphene–metal composites. Using axially bi-continuous graphene–copper wires\, we achieve a 41% reduction in electrical resistivity and a 450% increase in current-carrying capacity compared to pure copper. We further show that this architecture enables enhanced mechanical\, thermal\, and anti-oxidation performance. Notably\, axially bi-continuous graphene–nickel wires break the traditional strength–ductility trade-off\, achieving an exceptional combination of both. Finally\, I will discuss our ongoing efforts toward high-throughput\, cost-effective manufacturing of macroscopic graphene–metal composites with continuous graphene networks. \n\n\n\nBio: Wonmo Kang is an associate professor in the School for Engineering of Matter\, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University (ASU). He received his Ph.D. in 2012 with the Outstanding Mechanical Engineering PhD Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before joining ASU\, he was a research scientist at the US Naval Research Laboratory. His current research includes graphene-metal composites for multifunctional applications\, in situ material characterization\, nano/bio-mechanics\, and NEMS/MEMS/bioMEMS. Dr. Kang has published his work in leading scientific journals including Advanced Materials\, Advanced Functional Materials\, Small\, Nano Letters\, and Acta Biomaterialia. Dr. Kang is the recipient of several awards/fellowships including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award\, the ASME Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering Award\, the postdoctoral fellowship from the American Society for Engineering Education\, and the Leidos technical publication awards.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-wonmo-kang/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE Semiconductor Materials Seminar Series: Dr. Kuangye Lu
DESCRIPTION:Seamless Monolithic 3D Heterogeneous Integration Enabled by Advanced Epitaxy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Three-dimensional heterogeneous integration (3D heterointegration) is emerging as the leading approach to enhancing performance in the field of microelectronics. However\, this method often relies on complex wafer-to-wafer bonding processes\, which introduce alignment challenges and interfacial defects. Alternatively\, heteroepitaxy offers another route for implementing 3D heterointegration but suffers from material degradation due to defects and strain caused by lattice and thermal mismatches.In this talk\, I will introduce three new epitaxy paradigms designed to address the key limitations of current 3D heterointegration processes. First\, I will discuss Remote Epitaxy\, which enables wafer-scale exfoliation of ultra-thin membranes across a broad range of materials. By leveraging a 2D interlayer\, these membranes can be transferred and monolithically 3D (M3D) integrated onto arbitrary substrates with ultra-high throughput and low cost\, effectively addressing the challenges associated with wafer-to-wafer bonding. I will then present 2D-Assisted Heteroepitaxy\, a technique that significantly reduces and\, in some cases\, eliminates defects in heteroepitaxy through strain relaxation mechanism at the 2D/3D interface. This advancement enhances materials quality and device performance over conventional heteroepitaxy\, broadening opportunities for M3D heterointegration. Lastly\, I will introduce single-crystal materials growth on amorphous substrates\, which is made possible with a bold substrate design and carefully engineered materials growth conditions\, offering an entirely new scheme of M3D heterointegration.Building on these epitaxy paradigms\, I will demonstrate various novel (opto)electronic devices as examples of their applications\, including fabrication of world’s smallest micro-LED pixels (based on Remote Epitaxy)\, defect-free direct growth of III-V on silicon for next-generation optoelectronic applications (based on 2D-Assisted Heteroepitaxy)\, and advanced 3D stacking of 2D transistors (based on single-crystal materials growth on amorphous substrates). I will conclude the talk with a perspective on future materials development that could enable innovations across advanced 3D logic/memory\, XR\, energy\, and quantum information\, driven by new devices built upon advances in M3D heterointegration. \n\n\n\nDr. Kuangye Lu\n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Kuangye Lu is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at the Research Laboratory of Electronics\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Jeehwan Kim\, and earned a B.S. with honors in Physics from Zhejiang University (ZJU) in 2018.His research focuses on the invention and development of advanced epitaxy techniques for compound semiconductors and 2D materials\, as well as their heterointegration for device fabrication and applications. These efforts include the monolithic 3D integration of high-quality III-V optoelectronic devices on silicon\, reconfigurable AI chips\, and transistors engineered for next-generation advanced nodes.Dr. Lu has authored peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals\, including Nature\, Nature Nanotechnology\, and Nature Electronics. He is the recipient of the Chu Ko-Chen Scholarship\, the highest honor for graduates of ZJU\, and the MIT Shangzhi Wu Fellowship. Additionally\, Dr. Lu has served as a conference organizer of Advanced Epitaxy of Freestanding Membranes and 2D Materials (AEFM) Conference and a Review Editor for Frontiers in Energy Research. He also serves as a reviewer for journals including Nature Chemical Engineering\, Science Advances\, and Nano Letters.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-semiconductor-materials-seminar-series-dr-kuangye-lu/
LOCATION:4610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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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 University. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Optimization for Decision-Making in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Optimization-based decision-making is at the core of autonomy and planning systems with applications in various domains of science and engineering from aerospace systems and robotics to networked and large-scale control. In this talk\, I will give an overview of algorithms for decision-making and discuss use-cases and relevant applications. The topics include stochastic optimization algorithms such as Model Predictive Path Integral Control and its variations with applications to single agent system control\, Distributed Optimization Architectures for multi-agent swarm control in the presence of uncertainty\, and Deep-Learning Aided optimization algorithms for fast and scalable distributed optimization problems. If time permits\, I will also cover stochastic optimal control algorithms with applications in the areas of Generative Artificial Intelligence and diffusions models on graphs. \n\n\n\nBio: Evangelos A. Theodorou is an Associate Professor with the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also the director of the Autonomous Control and Decision Systems Laboratory and an Amazon Scholar. Dr. Theodorou is affiliated with the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines and the Center for Machine Learning Research at Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering\, from the Technical University of Crete (TUC)\, Greece in 2001 and three MSc degrees in Production Engineering from TUC in 2003\, Computer Science and Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2007\, and Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2010. In 2011\, he graduated with his PhD in Computer Science from USC. From 2011 to 2013\, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the department of Computer Science and Engineering\, University of Washington. Dr. Theodorou is the recipient of the King-Sun Fu best paper award of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics in 2012 and recipient of several best paper awards and nominations in machine learning and robotics conferences. His research spans the areas of stochastic optimal control theory\, machine learning\, dynamic and distributed optimization with applications to robotics\, autonomy\, and large-scale systems.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-evangelos-theodorou-2/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE RISE-AI Seminar Series: Eshaan Nichani\, Princeton University
DESCRIPTION:Foundations of language models: scaling and reasoning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEshaan Nichani\n\n\n\nAbstract: Modern deep learning methods\, most prominently language models\, have achieved tremendous empirical success\, yet a theoretical understanding of how neural networks learn from data remains incomplete. While reasoning directly about these approaches is often intractable\, formalizing core empirical phenomena through minimal “sandbox” tasks offers a promising path toward principled theory. In this talk\, Nichani will demonstrate how proving end-to-end learning guarantees for such tasks yields a practical understanding of how the network architecture\, optimization algorithm\, and data distribution jointly give rise to key behaviors. First\, they will show how neural scaling laws arise from the dynamics of stochastic gradient descent in shallow neural networks. Next\, they will study how and under what conditions transformers trained via gradient descent can learn different reasoning behaviors\, including in-context learning and multi-step reasoning. Altogether\, this approach builds theories that provide concrete insight into the behavior of modern AI systems. \n\n\n\nBio:Eshaan Nichani is a final-year Ph.D. student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department at Princeton University\, jointly advised by Jason D. Lee and Yuxin Chen. His research focuses on the theory of deep learning\, ranging from characterizing the fundamental limits of shallow neural networks to understanding how LLM phenomena emerge during training. He is a recipient of the IBM PhD Fellowship and the NDSEG Fellowship\, and was selected as a 2025 Rising Star in Data Science. \n\n\n\nLocation details: Discovery Building – Research’s Link\, 2nd floor of Discovery Building (access through glass doors behind information desk)
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-rise-ai-seminar-series-eshaan-nichani-princeton-university/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Shawn M. Gomez\, EngScD
DESCRIPTION:From Cellular Networks to Therapeutic Predictions: A Data-Driven Approach to Precision Medicine\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShawn 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 \n\n\n\nAbstract:Precision medicine aims to tailor prevention\, diagnosis\, and therapy to individual patients’ biological states. We pursue this as a multiscale problem\, combining molecular and systems biology approaches with translational AI methods to improve clinical decision-making. In this talk\, I focus on our systems-level efforts to predict targeted therapeutic responses in cancer. This challenge is particularly acute because despite extensive molecular profiling capabilities\, predicting how therapies affect cellular phenotypes remains a critical barrier to precision oncology. Targeted therapies produce highly variable outcomes due to the adaptive\, networked nature of cellular signaling. Comprising over 500 kinases\, the protein kinome forms the backbone of these networks and represents a central therapeutic target space. However\, predicting how kinome perturbations propagate through cellular systems to shape phenotypic outcomes is a major challenge. My research program addresses this by developing data-driven approaches that link kinase inhibition states to downstream cellular responses\, enabling the rational design of single-agent and combination therapeutic strategies. I will discuss our work building predictive models that forecast cellular responses to kinase-targeted therapies\, validated experimentally across breast and pancreatic cancer cell lines and patient-derived xenograft models. These models integrate large-scale proteomic and multi-omic data within machine learning frameworks to identify key kinases and network features driving therapeutic outcomes. This work illustrates how systems-level modeling translates molecular data into actionable insights for precision medicine. I’ll conclude by highlighting opportunities for research\, educational\, and translational innovation in BME at UW-Madison. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-5/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Bharath Ganapathisubramani
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). This specific seminar is hosted in conjunction with the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series. Professor Bharath Ganapathisubramani is a professor at University of South Hampton. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Vortex Dominated Flows: Can’t live with them…Can’t live without them… \n\n\n\nAbstract: Vortex-dominated flows are in abundance in engineering applications and natural environment. Vortical structures influence not only the flow field but also have major implications on forces and moments experienced by objects as well as noise generated by them. In this talk\, I will present results from work carried out in my group across different projects. We will focus on at least two case studies. The first is aimed at understanding the fluid-structure interactions in flow past porous bluff bodies while the second will focus on swimming efficiency of marine reptiles in Mesozoic era. These case studies will show that the behaviour of vortex interactions have a profound impact well beyond their specific application and that understanding these interactions can spawn new applications in varied areas including flow manipulation and bio-inspired vehicle design.  \n\n\n\nBio: Bharath Ganapathisubramani is a Professor of Experimental Fluid Mechanics in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at the University of Southampton. He completed his Masters and PhD in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras. He was an Assistant Professor at Imperial College London and moved to Southampton as an Associate Professor. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for Experiments in Fluids and Flow. He is a Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Physical Society as well as an Associate Fellow of AIAA.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/midwest-mechanics-seminar-professor-bharath-ganapathisubramani/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni\, Chris Schyvinck
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. Chris Schyvinck\, who received her bachelor’s (’89) in mechanical engineering\, is the CEO and President of SHURE. She has played a big role in the microphones and audio electronics industry\, which has led to exceptional results in product quality and corporate profitability. To learn more about Chris Schyvinck’s experience\, please join us for this installment of our ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture series. \n\n\n\nPresentation Abstract: This presentation reflects on Chris’ journey from mechanical engineer to CEO and the experiences\, lessons\, and mindset shifts that shaped her path along the way. Through three chapters—Engineering\, Managing\, and Leading—it highlights how curiosity\, continuous learning\, and strong partnerships helped guide her growth and leadership approach. \n\n\n\nBio: Christine Schyvinck is President\, CEO\, and Chairman of Shure Incorporated\, a global leader in audio technology. Since joining Shure in 1989 as a Quality Engineer\, she has held multiple leadership roles across engineering\, operations\, sales\, and global marketing. Under her direction\, Shure has expanded international operations\, boosted sales\, enhanced delivery performance\, and strengthened inclusive leadership and sustainability efforts. Appointed CEO in 2016\, Chris is only the fourth person to lead the Company. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UW–Madison and a Master’s in Engineering Management from Northwestern. She serves on various advisory and nonprofit boards\, including the Executives’ Club of Chicago and Blessings in a Backpack.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-150th-celebration-distinguished-alumni-chris-schyvinck/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Featured Guest Speaker,Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260219T160000
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Website Portfolio Design Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join our HFES student org for this Website Portfolio Design Seminar. This is a hands-on workshop which will cover the basics of building a website using GitHub.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-website-portfolio-design-seminar/2026-02-19/
LOCATION:1270 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Departments,Industrial & Systems Engineering,Seminar,Student Org Event
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SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: Ann Bolcavage
DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Ann Bolcavage. Her seminar\, “Environmental Barrier Coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials: Bridging the Gap from Laboratory to Engine”\, will take place on Thursday\, February 19\, from 1-2 p.m. in MS&E 265. \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nDr. Ann Bolcavage is the Engineering Fellow for Coatings at Rolls-Royce plc.\, a global manufacturer of propulsion solutions for civil aerospace\, defense\, and power systems markets. She is responsible for the strategic development of critical coating materials and manufacturing technologies for surface engineering to provide through-life support for all products.  Over the course of her career\, Ann has focused on developing metallic and ceramic coatings and thin films\, and her expertise includes the measurement of process-structure-property relationships leading to optimized thermal spray\, chemical vapor deposition\, and physical vapor deposition processing methods for new and repaired aerospace and industrial gas turbine engine components. \n\n\n\nAnn joined Rolls-Royce Corporation in 2006 as a Senior Engineering Specialist in Indianapolis\, IN and subsequently held roles as Surface Engineering Manager (UK) and Chief of Materials Capability Acquisition before her appointment to the Rolls-Royce Engineering Fellowship in 2014.  She was also the Corporate Technical Liaison for key research programs in surface engineering at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (Disputanta\, VA) and at the University of Virginia / Rolls-Royce UTC for Advanced Materials Systems.  Prior to joining Rolls-Royce\, Ann worked at Praxair Surface Technologies (now Linde AMT) in Indianapolis. \n\n\n\nIn recognition of her technical achievements and leadership\, Ann was appointed Fellow of ASM International in 2011.  She has been active in ASM for 40 years\, including leadership positions in the Indianapolis Chapter\, Board member of the Thermal Spray Society\, and ASM International Board of Trustees member.  Ann was also elected to the TSS Hall of Fame in 2025. \n\n\n\nAnn received her B.S. with honors in Materials Science and Engineering from Lehigh University and her M.S and Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has remained active in writing technical publications\, giving conference and workshop presentations (9 invited)\, and has 23 patented inventions.  \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nEnvironmental barrier coatings (EBCs) with rare-earth silicate-based compositions have increasingly become a preferred solution for the protective system to prevent accelerated degradation of silicon carbide-matrix / silicon carbide fiber ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components.  Within the harsh conditions of the gas turbine engine\, an EBC system must maintain thermophysical and thermomechanical stability and withstand degradation from the high gas velocities\, high temperatures\, high pressures\, and high-water vapor levels from combustion products.  Increasingly\, EBCs must also be resilient to the effects of ingested dust and siliceous debris (CMAS) from operation in arid\, volcanic\, or polluted regions.  The overall effects of these conditions on the coating materials system life and degradation rate are complex\, with multiple damage mechanisms in play over the course of the component lifecycle.  \n\n\n\nLaboratory / rig testing to assess EBC performance for any one property or damage mechanism is not wholly predictive and scalable to the likely performance of the coated component in the actual engine\, due to the complex interactions between them.  Often\, environmental testing cannot simulate the low concentration of species over many cycles\, specimen geometry is kept simple to facilitate rig design or simplify analysis\, and the relative severity of multiple degradation mechanisms can’t be accurately replicated.  As engine demonstration tests are extremely expensive\, it is desired to gain important data and insights about EBC systems earlier in the development lifecycle while staying grounded as close to operational reality as possible.  Examples and results are presented from laboratory and rig testing that demonstrate the materials and functional property gaps in understanding and what a recommended approach must incorporate to ensure robust learning is gained from concept to demonstration. 
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-seminar-series-ann-bolcavage/
CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Wally Block\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:*Speaker Change\n\n\n\nGene Therapy for Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases: RARE will get us there\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWally Block\, PhDProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringUW-Madison \n\n\n\nRare monogenic neurological diseases affect about 0.5% of Americans at birth and are estimated to account for up to 40% of the workload in hospital pediatric practice. Current drug delivery methods struggle to overcome the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)\, with 98% of small molecule drugs and 99% of monoclonal antibody therapies failing to cross the BBB. This barrier\, while protecting the brain\, creates significant challenges for drug delivery and patient treatment. \n\n\n\nConvection Enhanced Delivery (CED) is emerging as a promising solution\, circumventing the BBB with direct\, minimally invasive catheter-based infusion. Current CED surgical protocols distribute gene therapies are transforming the outlook for Huntington’s disease where only perhaps 1% of the brain needs to be altered genetically. In most rare neurodegenerative diseases however\, much larger volumes of the brain require will require treatment. \n\n\n\nNew government initiatives like ARPA-H THRIVE are making a 9-figure investment in genetic correction\, many of which will be focused on genetic correction for rare brain disorders. This talk will provide an overview of the biophysics technology being developed across a consortium centered at UW-Madison to get from 1% to 100% of brain coverage. The talk will present an argument why solving rare diseases will accelerate efforts to treat genetic approaches to much higher prevalence diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimers. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-wally-block-phd/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Dr. Edward Cole
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. Dr. Edward Cole is a Research Director at Norsk Hydro.  \n\n\n\nBio: Edward Cole is a proud native of Nashville\, TN and the fourth child of Lawrence & Delores Cole. Edward gained interest in engineering as a pre-teen while working in his father’s upholstery shop and by participating in a variety of home improvement projects. College prep courses and pivotal mentors led Edward to enroll as a Presidential Scholar at Tennessee State University (TSU) where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (2006). During his years at TSU\, Edward interned with notable companies such as Nissan\, Honeywell\, Hospital Corporations of America\, and Y-12 National Security Complex. These valuable experiences showed Edward that he wanted more out of his education. So\, the following year he enrolled as a Graduate Engineering Research Scholar (GERS) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, with emphasis on manufacturing processes. \n\n\n\nWhile in Madison\, Edward participated in the Allied Community Outreach Group as well as the National Society of Black Engineers – Wisconsin Black Engineering Students Society (NSBE-WBESS). During the summer\, you could often find Edward teaching engineering concepts to high school students through the PEOPLE program at UW-Madison or as a guest speaker to young students interested in STEM fields. In May 2009\, Edward successfully defended his Master’s thesis entitled Investigation of Weld Material and Process Parameter Influence on Required Forge Force in Friction Stir Welding. Shortly after finishing the Master’s thesis\, Edward was accepted as a PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UW-Madison. In December 2012 Edward defended his PhD dissertation entitled The Impact of Alloy and Tool Features on Friction Stir Welding Forces. The research focused on tool design\, weld parameters and mechanical properties\, all process characteristics to facilitate broader implementation of friction stir welding of aluminum. \n\n\n\nEdward began his industrial career in 2013 as a Mechanical Engineer at Schlumberger in Houston\, TX where he spent three years in downhole tool manufacturing. In 2016 Edward joined Sapa Extrusion in Troy\, MI\, responsible for process development and prototypes for a friction stir welded subframe for the Ford Edge. Success in welding and engineering projects led to a ~2yr expat opportunity in Finspång\, Sweden. Edward returned to the US in 2019 as an R&D Manager with both personnel and strategy responsibility. Contributions continued and leadership competence grew. In 2025\, Edward was named Director of Research\, responsible for academic partnerships\, prototype development\, and intellectual property in North America. \n\n\n\nEdward lives in Troy\, MI with his wife Adrienne and two sons\, Edward (6) and Ethan (3). He is an active member at Detroit Church and now has a special place in his heart for the Detroit Lions\, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Redwings. Edward spends time in nature with golf clubs and enjoys vacations near water and mountains.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-dr-edward-cole/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Shiwen Mao\, Auburn University
DESCRIPTION:2305 Engineering Hall \n\n\n\nDiffusion-enabled 3D human pose tracking\, data augmentation\, completion\, and acceleration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:In recent years\, 3D human activity recognition and tracking has become an important topic in human-computer interaction. To preserve the privacy of users\, there is considerable interest in techniques without using a video camera. In this talk\, Mao first presents RFID-Pose\, a vision-assisted 3D human pose estimation system based on deep learning (DL). The performance of DL models depends on the availability of sufficient high-quality radio frequency (RF) data\, which is more difficult and expensive to collect than other types of data. To overcome this obstacle\, in the second part of this talk\, he presents generative AI approaches to generate labeled synthetic RF data for multiple wireless sensing platforms\, such as WiFi\, RFID\, and mmWave radar\, including a conditional Recurrent Generative Adversarial Network (R-GAN) approach and diffusion/latent diffusion based approaches. Next\, he proposes a novel framework that leverages latent diffusion transformers to synthesize high quality RF data\, as well as a latent diffusion transformer with cross-attention conditioning to accurately infer missing joints in skeletal poses\, completing full 25-joint configurations from partial (i.e.\, 12-joint) inputs utilizing received RF sensory data. Finally\, he presents recent work TF-Diff\, a novel training-free diffusion framework for cross-domain radio frequency (RF)-based human activity recognition (HAR) system\, which enables effective adaptation with minimal target-domain data. \n\n\n\nProfessor Shiwen Mao\n\n\n\nBio:Shiwen Mao is a Professor and Earle C. Williams Eminent Scholar and Director of the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center at Auburn University. Dr. Mao’s research interest includes wireless networks\, multimedia communications\, RF sensing and IoT\, smart health\, and smart grid. He is the editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking\, a member-at-large on the Board of Governors of IEEE Communications Society\, and Vice President of Technical Activities of IEEE Council on Radio Frequency Identification (CRFID). He is a co-recipient of several technical and service awards from the IEEE. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-professor-shiwen-mao-auburn-university/
LOCATION:2305 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor D. Emma Fan
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 D. Emma Fan is a professor at University of Texas – Austin. \n\n\n\nRobotic Materials and Devices Across Scales for Biomedical Applications \n\n\n\nAbstract: In this talk\, I will discuss our recent work in materials fabrication\, manipulation\, assembly\, and manufacturing tailored towards biomedical applications. The focus is on active materials and robotic devices enabled by materials control across a wide range of length scales. At the nanoscale\, I will discuss 3D electrokinetic tweezers\, an ultra-precision tool developed in my lab\, which can be used to manipulate nanowires in room-temperature aqueous solutions. With this technique\, designed nanoparticles are maneuvered as untethered robotic tools for probing single biological cells; the precision reaches 20 nm in position and 0.5° in orientation in solution under a standard microscope. At a slightly larger\, chip-scale\, I will describe a recent innovation that permits the light-controlled patterning of soft actuators made of microbubbles\, which assemble large arrays of nanoparticles in parallel. The co-assembly of nanosensor-cell hybrids can be further achieved that detect metabolites of bacterial cells. Finally\, I will present a rational scheme for developing large-scale\, hierarchically porous superstructures for applications in monitoring human health and public-health relevant water treatment. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. D. Emma Fan is Harry L. Kent\, Jr. Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin\, with affiliated appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering\, the Materials Science and Engineering Program\, and the Texas Materials Institute. \n\n\n\nProf. Fan leads a research program focused on the fabrication\, manipulation\, and assembly of intelligent micro/nanoscale structures\, 3D hierarchical porous materials\, and stimulus-responsive systems.She is a recipient of two NSF awards: the NSF CAREER Award (2012) and the NSF Mid-Career Advancement Award (2022). She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2021) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (2024)\, where she was elected to the Board of Directors (2025) by a vote of over 2\,000 Fellows. She was named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors in 2025 and has served as an Official Nominator for the Japan Prize since 2017. Dr\, Fan was selected as the 2022 Ilene Busch-Vishniac Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University—an honor that celebrates outstanding women in engineering and aims to inspire the next generation.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-d-emma-fan/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Marta Hatzell
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 Marta Hatzell is a professor at Georgia Tech University. \n\n\n\nElectrochemical Systems to Enable Circularity \n\n\n\nAbstract: Electrochemical technologies are emerging as key enablers of circular chemical systems as electrochemical systems are modular and able to connect to stranded energy sources. In this context\, I will highlight recent advances in electrochemical processes that address carbon capture and utilization\, resource recovery from waste\, and sustainable fertilizer production. Specifically\, I will provide insights into how bipolar membrane (BPM) electrolysis could provide a promising avenue to integrate carbon capture systems with conversion systems. Second\, I will examine how electrified separations processes may enable more effective nutrient management at agricultural and water treatment sites. Finally\, I will discuss the prospects for fully decentralized fertilizer production and highlight the potential advantages and disadvantages of distributed chemical manufacturing. \n\n\n\nBio: Marta Hatzell the Woodruff Professor Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology\, with a joint appointment in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Her research group investigates sustainable catalysis and separations\, with applications ranging from e-fuel production to resource recovery from waste. Dr. Hatzell’s honors include the NSF Early CAREER Award\, ONR Young Investigator Award\, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Inventor Fellow\, Sloan Fellow in Chemistry\, and the ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Lectureship Award. Dr. Hatzell also serves as a Senior Editor for the Journal ACS Energy Letters.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-marta-hatzell/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Salman R. Khetani
DESCRIPTION:From Engineering Predictive Human Tissue Platforms to Advancing the Impact of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSalman R. Khetani\, PhDProfessorAssociate Department HeadActing Associate Dean for Graduate StudiesDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Illinois Chicago \n\n\n\nAbstract:The convergence of patient-specific human cell sources\, microengineering\, and data science is accelerating the adoption of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) that reduce reliance on animal studies. Against this backdrop\, my lab develops highly functional\, long-lasting in vitro human tissue platforms for drug metabolism and toxicity testing\, disease modeling\, and regenerative medicine. We emphasize reproducibility\, scalability\, and ease of use to enable broad adoption by end users. We leverage these systems to uncover cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive major human diseases and to inform more effective therapeutics\, including metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease\, alcohol-associated liver disease\, hepatitis B viral infection\, inflammatory bowel disease\, lung fibrosis\, and atrial fibrillation. We are further extending our platforms into reproductive and developmental health\, where clinical guidance is often limited\, and advancing vascularized\, implantable human liver tissue surrogates as a bridge-to-transplantation strategy for patients with end-stage organ failure. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Matteo Bucci
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 Matteo Bucci is a professor at MIT. \n\n\n\nTitle: FARAWAY\, SO CLOSE: HIGH RESOLUTION INVESTIGATIONS OF BOILING HEAT TRANSFER\, FROM CRYOGENIC FLUIDS TO HIGH-PRESSURE WATER \n\n\n\nAbstract: In every field of science\, the possibility of discovering and understanding new phenomena or testing new hypotheses is strongly related to and limited by the capability of observation. Here\, we will discuss recent advances in experimental boiling heat transfer research made possible by unique experimental facilities and non-intrusive high-resolution optical diagnostics. We will analyze the capabilities and limitations of these techniques in supporting the understanding of fundamental two-phase heat transfer problems\, with a focus on extreme boiling conditions such as the boiling of water at high pressure and temperature\, close to nuclear reactor conditions\, the boiling of dielectric fluids for electronic cooling applications\, or the boiling of cryogenic fluids relevant to space propulsion and energy storage. The use of these diagnostics has been instrumental in providing answers to long-standing fundamental questions on the fluid dynamics and heat transfer nature of these processes. \n\n\n\nBio: Matteo Bucci is the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research group studies two-phase heat transfer mechanisms in nuclear reactors and space systems\, develops high-resolution non-intrusive diagnostics and surface engineering techniques to enhance two-phase heat transfer\, and creates machine learning tools to accelerate data analysis and conduct autonomous heat transfer experiments. He has won several awards for his research and teaching\, including the MIT Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching (2020)\, ANS/PAI Outstanding Faculty Award (2018 and 2023)\, the UIT-Fluent Award (2006)\, the European Nuclear Education Network Award (2010)\, and the 2012 ANS Thermal-Hydraulics Division Award. Matteo is the founding editor and deputy Editor-in-Chief of AI Thermal Fluids. He also serves as Editor of Applied Thermal Engineering\, is the founder and coordinator of the NSF Thermal Transport Café and works as a consultant for the nuclear industry.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-matteo-bucci/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Lennon Rogers\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Prototyping with Purpose\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLennon Rodgers\, PhDDirector\, Grainger Engineering Design Innovation LabCollege of EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\n\nAbstract:What do high-speed motorcycles\, zoo animal feeders\, spacecraft and medical supplies have in common? They are all challenges I’ve tackled using rapid prototyping as my primary engine for design and innovation. In this talk\, I’ll take you behind the scenes of these diverse projects to show how I use prototyping tools to explore\, learn\, iterate\, and ultimately deliver field-tested solutions. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-lennon-rogers-phd/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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