November 13 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Katie Skinner 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison 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 Katie Skinner is a professor at the University of Michigan.
November 14 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor William Devenport Engineering Hall, RM 1610 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison 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 William Devenport is a professor at Virginia Tech University.
November 17 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Sara McBride-Gagyi, PhD 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, United States Failing Fabulously: Vogue Challenging Niche Large-Scale Bone Repair Research Missteps into Broad Impact Innovations Sara McBride-Gagyi, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringThe Ohio State University Abstract:Research rarely unfolds exactly as planned. Despite careful preparation and well-designed protocols, unexpected outcomes — and outright failures — are an inevitable part of experimental science and engineering. Yet these challenges...
November 18 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Moon Jeong Park Moon Jeong ParkPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)Korea Polymer Chain-End Chemistry: Unlocking Next-Generation Functional Materials End-group functionalization has become a powerful and versatile strategy in polymer science, enabling precise control over physical properties, nanoscale self-assembly, and interfacial functionality without modifying the polymer backbone. In our group’s research, we have investigated how tailored end groups...
November 19 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Zetian Mi 2305 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, United States Join us as Zetian Mi, University of Michigan professor of electrical engineering and computer science, presents "Nanoscale and Polarization Engineering: Unlocking New Frontiers with III-Nitrides."
November 20 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Sherif Mohamed 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Sherif Mohamed (PhD '03) is the Executive Leader for Decarbonization Technologies at GE.
November 21 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Wayne Chen Engineering Hall, RM 1610 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Wayne Chen is a professor at Iowa State University.
November 24 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Julien Berro, PhD 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, United States Fantastic forces and where to find them Julien Berro, PhDAssociate Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and of Cell BiologySchool of MedicineYale University Abstract:Mechanical forces are central to countless biological processes in health and disease. However, despite their ubiquity and importance in cellular processes, our understanding of biomechanical forces lags far behind our understanding of...
December 1 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, United States The Sound of Science: Engaging the Public with Big Ideas Anne Strainchamps and Steve PaulsonCreators and Hosts of “To the Best of Our Knowledge”Wisconsin Public Radio Abstract:Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson have spent decades fostering curiosity and conversation in a rapidly changing world. Currently, they are collaborating with the “Island of Knowledge” think tank in...
December 2 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Julian Cooper Julian CooperDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison "Straining” for New Function in Macromolecular Systems In this seminar, I will show how molecular strain can be an enabling tool to access new macroscopic capabilities in materials. First, I will discuss how applied strain can address end-of-life management challenges of real-world thermosetting materials. Polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) based thermosets made...