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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Fabian Voigt\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Expanding the optical bag of tricks for (neuro)biology\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFabian Voigt\, PhDPostdoctoral Researcher & Branco Weiss Fellow (2024-2029)Biolabs 2072Engert LaboratoryHarvard University \n\n\n\nAbstract:Seeing is believing and thus\, optical imaging techniques are extremely useful to study brain structure and function. I will present several projects aimed at providing the neuroscience community with better imaging instrumentation: These range from open-source light-sheet microscopes for imaging cleared tissue (http://mesospim.org) to novel multi-immersion microscope objectives that take inspiration from scallops and astronomical telescopes. In addition\, I will present recent projects aimed at rapid 3D tracking of freely behaving fish larvae and for increasing the light-collection efficiency of single objective light-sheet microscopes. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-fabian-voigt-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:CBE Seminar Series: Sijin Li
DESCRIPTION:Sijin LiCornell UniversityIthaca\, New York \n\n\n\nInteractomics-driven discovery and characterization of plant natural product biosynthetic pathways in yeast\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlants are a rich source of small-molecule drugs and drug leads. Traditional methods for sourcing valuable plant natural products (PNPs) from their native producers are often limited by cost and inefficiency. Leveraging recent advances in synthetic biology and plant multi-omics analysis\, our work has demonstrated that yeast is a viable platform for elucidating and reconstructing complex PNP biosynthetic pathways. We have developed an interactomics-driven strategy to capture post-translational protein-protein interactions between plant enzymes to elucidate pathways. Combined with prevalent genomics and transcriptomics analyses\, this integrated approach led to the discovery and characterization of multiple PNP pathways from non-model plants\, highlighting the potential of synthetic biology to revolutionize PNP-based drug discovery and development
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-sijin-li/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Shanhui Fan
DESCRIPTION:Opportunities in nanophotonics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2535 Engineering Hall \n\n\n\nAbstract:Nanophotonic structures\, in which the feature sizes are comparable or even smaller than wavelength of light\, enables numerous new opportunities for the control of the properties of light. In this talk\, Fan will discuss some of their recent works in utilizing nanophotonic structures for creating novel states of light\, and for potential applications in computing and energy technology. \n\n\n\nShanhui Fan\n\n\n\nBio:Shanhui Fan is the Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He did his undergraduate study in physics at the University of Science and Technology of China\, and received his Ph. D in 1997 in theoretical condensed matter physics from MIT. His research interests are in nanophotonics. He has published over 750 refereed journal articles\, given over 400 plenary/keynote/invited talks\, and holds over 80 US patents. His recent awards include the R. W. Wood Prize from Optica\, a Simons Investigator in Physics\, and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. He is a member of both the U. S. National Academy of Engineering and the U. S. National Academy of Sciences\, and a Fellow of APS\, Optica\, SPIE\, and IEEE.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-professor-shanhui-fan/
LOCATION:2535 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Wei Chen
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 Wei Chen is a professor at Northwestern University.\ \n\n\n\nTitle: Integrating Physical Intelligence with Artificial Intelligence: Autonomous Design and Manufacturing of Emerging Material Systemsids \n\n\n\nAbstract: Achieving superior performance in future material systems hinges on optimizing the heterogeneity of materials and structures. However\, the design and fabrication of such advanced systems present significant challenges\, requiring the integration of knowledge across multiple domains—including materials science\, manufacturing\, structural mechanics\, and design optimization. This talk introduces a paradigm shift toward unifying “physical intelligence” with artificial intelligence (AI) to realize “embodied intelligence” in material systems. By combining data-driven generative design with physics-based modeling and simulation\, we enable seamless integration of predictive materials modeling\, advanced manufacturing\, and design optimization—accelerating the development and deployment of next-generation materials. We will present state-of-the-art design methodologies that leverage statistical inference and AI techniques for the design of nano- and microstructured materials and programmable metamaterials responsive to external stimuli\, covering methods such as machine learning\, mixed-variable Latent Variable Gaussian Process (LVGP) modeling\, Bayesian optimization\, differentiable simulation\, topology optimization\, and generative design. The talk will also highlight recent advances in digital twins for autonomous co-design and manufacturing\, using additive manufacturing as an example to showcase how these tools are transforming the landscape of intelligent material systems. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Wei Chen is the Wilson-Cook Professor in Engineering Design and Chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Directing the Integrated DEsign Automation Laboratory (IDEAL- http://ideal.mech.northwestern.edu/)\, her current research involves the use of statistical inference\, AI\, and uncertainty quantification techniques for design of emerging materials systems including microstructural materials\, metamaterials and programmable materials. She serves as the Design Thrust lead for the newly funded NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) on Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing\, Moving from Evolution to Revolution (HAMMER)\, where she works on digital twin systems for concurrent materials and manufacturing process design. Dr. Chen is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S). She served as the Editor-in-chief of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design\, the Chair of the ASME Design Engineering Division (DED)\, and the President of the International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO). She currently serves as the chair of the ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Executive Committee (MEDHEC). Dr. Chen is the recipient of the 2025 ASME Barnett-Uzgiris Product Safety Design Award\, 2022 Engineering Science Medal from the Society of Engineering Science (SES)\, ASME Pi Tau Sigma Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (2021)\, ASME Design Automation Award (2015)\, Intelligent Optimal Design Prize (2005)\, ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal achievement award (1998)\, and the NSF Faculty Career Award (1996). She received her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-wei-chen/
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 Jennifer Mitchel
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 Jennifer Mitchel is a professor at Wesleyan University. \n\n\n\nTitle: Moving in a crowd: Decoding solid-fluid phase transitions of cellular collectives \n\n\n\nAbstract: The organizational unit of life is the single cell\, and yet the functional unit of multicellular organisms is the tissue\, which is inherently collective. This leads to a fundamental question: how do cells self-organize into coherent\, coordinated collectives? Importantly\, in in vitro systems where external organizing mechanisms (e.g. tissue-level morphogen gradients) are absent\, individual cells spontaneously self-organize into multicellular functional units. Towards developing an understanding of cellular self-organization into coherent collectives\, we focus on the dynamics and structure of the human airway epithelium. Under homeostatic conditions\, human airway epithelium is differentiated\, stable\, and able to withstand insults including pollution\, allergens\, and pathogens. This epithelial collective is typically stationary but exhibits collective migration in a range of circumstances\, including during differentiation\, in response to a variety of pathological stimuli\, and under disease states such as asthma and COPD. As airway basal cells differentiate and form a stable tissue\, they transition from a collectively migratory\, fluidized state to a stationary\, solid-like state. The fluidized state is characterized by cell elongation and alignment into cooperative migratory flocks\, but as the collective solidifies\, cells adopt more regular\, isotropic\, and homogenous shapes\, and motion slows. This stationary\, differentiated cellular collective can in turn be triggered to undergo a seemingly reverse process\, in which the collective fluidizes\, and large-scale\, coordinated motion emerges. We find that well-described biological mechanisms can only partially account for the collective dynamics in this system\, and begin to develop biophysical frameworks of cellular solidification and fluidization\, towards understanding emergent multicellular coordination. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Mitchel received an undergrad degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in bioengineering from MIT\, followed by graduate training in biomedical engineering with a focus on nerve tissue regeneration at Brown University. She went on to study mechanobiology and epithelial biology at the Harvard School of Public Health\, and now runs a research group and teaches at Wesleyan University. Prof. Mitchel’s scientific work integrates techniques from cell and tissue engineering\, mechanobiology\, and cell biology\, to explore how biological information at the single-cell level combines with local physical forces to drive collective cellular migration in development\, regeneration\, and disease. Prof. Mitchel teaches courses on cell biology\, bioengineering\, and cell migration. Her work has been supported by the Parker B. Francis Foundation and by the NSF.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-jennifer-mitchel/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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