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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: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/
LOCATION:Wisconsin
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological 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: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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