BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T130000 DTSTAMP:20260922T151937Z CREATED:20260914T170233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T151937Z UID:10001602-1790856000-1790859600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: So Yeon Kim\, University of Wisconsin–Madison DESCRIPTION:NEEP Seminar SeriesThursdays12:00 – 1:00 PM106 Engineering Research BuildingBuilding Robust Energy Materials: Managing Damage Carriers in Open-System EnvironmentsEfficient and robust energy infrastructures for decarbonization require materials that can mediate nuclear\, electrochemical\, or electrical reactions over long periods\, often while converting or releasing large amounts of energy\, as in nuclear reactor walls and battery electrodes. Because these reactions occur in open systems that exchange atoms\, neutrons\, or electrons\, they can generate internal stresses on the order of gigapascals\, leading to material degradation and creating challenges across the energy life cycle.In this seminar\, I will present my approach to designing damage-tolerant energy materials under these open-system conditions. The central idea is to redistribute “damage carriers”—the atomic species exchanged during operation—into regions where they are less harmful or even beneficial. I will highlight one example in which helium-induced damage in fusion reactor materials is proactively redirected into more benign forms\, along with an approach for accelerating materials screening using a foundation model for chemistry.Together\, these efforts support a broader vision: empowering the systems engineering of energy materials by reframing their design challenges through a unified understanding of mechanical behavior in open systems\, grounded in the fundamentals and informatics of material imperfections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo Yeon Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University in South Korea\, earned her Sc.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT\, and completed postdoctoral research in Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT. Her research focuses on designing damage-tolerant materials for robust energy systems. She combines modeling\, data-driven methods\, and experiments to understand and control how material imperfections evolve\, with the goal of mitigating degradation and failure.Please contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-so-yeon-kim-university-of-wisconsin-madison/ CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NEEP-Seminar-Event-Feature-Image.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T140000 DTSTAMP:20260928T195832Z CREATED:20260928T195830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T195832Z UID:10001614-1790859600-1790863200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Enyuan Hu\, Brookhaven National Laboratory DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Dr. Enyuan Hu. His seminar\, “Making Redox Reactions Reversible: FromFundamental Chemistry to Battery Design”\, will take place on Thursday\, October 1 from 1-2 p.m. in MSE 265. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nDr. Enyuan Hu is a Chemist and Principal Investigator in the Chemistry Division at Brookhaven National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stony Brook University. His research spans battery materials design\, synthesis\, and characterization\, with particular emphasis on synchrotron X-ray and neutron techniques for understanding electrodes and interphases. His group studies lithium- metal\, sodium-ion\, lithium–sulfur\, and solid-state batteries. He was named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher from 2022 to 2025 and received the 2023 International Battery Materials Association Early Career Award and the Materials Today Rising Star Award. \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nReversible redox reactions underpin rechargeable batteries\, yet electron transfer is often accompanied by structural rearrangements\, bond cleavage\, and parasitic reactions that prevent full recovery of the initial chemical state. Understanding these coupled processes is essential for designing batteries with greater efficiency and longer lifetimes. \n\n\n\nThis seminar will examine three interconnected challenges: structural and bonding changes\, interphasereactions\, and chemical crosstalk between electrodes. Examples from copper-containing sodium cathodes will illustrate how coordination geometry and cation migration connect atomic structure with electronic structure and redox behavior. Studies of sulfurized polyacrylonitrile will reveal how synthesis-dependent bonding and residual hydrogen influence first-cycle irreversibility. At lithium-metal interfaces\, identifying hidden reaction products and estimating component-resolved electron consumption provide insight into degradation beyond what Coulombic efficiency alone can reveal. Polysulfide shuttling will illustrate how mobile intermediates couple reactions across a cell. \n\n\n\nThroughout the seminar\, mechanistic understanding will be connected to strategies for improving reversibility\, including compositional control of structural evolution\, electrolyte and additive design\, and separator coatings that regulate polysulfide transport while sustaining sulfur utilization. Together\, these examples show how controlling local chemistry and interactions across a battery can help make redox reactions more reversible. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-seminar-series-dr-enyuan-hu-brookhaven-national-laboratory/ CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WEB-EVENT.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T170000 DTSTAMP:20260923T172555Z CREATED:20260805T184419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T172555Z UID:10001538-1790870400-1790874000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Yijin Liu 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 Yijin Liu is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Structural and Chemical Dynamics in Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems \n\n\n\nAbstract: Lithium-ion batteries exhibit structural and chemical complexity across multiple length scales. Understanding their function\, degradation\, and failure therefore requires a holistic perspective that integrates structural\, chemical\, mechanical\, and dynamic information. In this talk\, I will present our efforts to investigate these coupled processes by combining advanced operando imaging with computer vision algorithms to visualize the evolving structural hierarchy of practical battery cells. Our analyses capture damage\, deformation\, and chemical heterogeneity across multiple length scales and connect these observations to a range of degradation phenomena. The results highlight the critical role of electrode mechanical properties\, which evolve during cycling and strongly influence both short-term electrochemical performance and long-term stability. I hope this presentation will spark new ideas and foster future collaborations in this rapidly advancing field. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Yijin Liu received his B.S. (2004) and Ph.D. (2009) degrees from the Physics Department at the University of Science & Technology of China. He joined Stanford University as a postdoctoral scholar in 2009 and became an Associate Staff Scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in 2012\, a Staff Scientist in 2015\, and a Lead Scientist in 2020. In August 2023\, Dr. Liu joined the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin as an Associate Professor. \n\n\n\nIn his previous role as a National Lab Scientist\, Dr. Liu led the technical developments and scientific applications for the Transmission X-ray Microscopy program at SLAC/Stanford. With nearly 20 years of experience in this field\, Dr. Liu has developed and applied X-ray characterization methods for a broad range of research fields. In more recent years\, Dr. Liu’s research focused on studying energy storage materials using high-throughput experimental methods as well as machine learning-assisted statistical analysis. Specific areas of focus include battery manufacturing\, safety\, degradation\, and failure analysis. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-yijin-liu/ LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-12-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T130000 DTSTAMP:20260923T173908Z CREATED:20260820T172606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T173908Z UID:10001567-1790942400-1790946000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Alexander Vakakis 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 Alex Vakakis is a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. \n\n\n\nTitle: Quantifying Energy Dissipation in Mechanical Systems \n\n\n\nAbstract: The quantification of the inherent dissipative capacity and the rate of energy dissipation in mechanical systems is of importance in engineering design. Energy dissipation in a system is affected by diverse\, multi-scale effects\, such as\, its damping distribution\, possible time-varying and nonlinear effects\, interfacial effects at the boundaries and/or internal attachments\, interactions with its environment (e.g.\, fluid-structure interactions)\, etc. This dictates the development of reliable dissipative measures capable of accurately accounting for such diverse effects. To address this need an analytical and data-driven numerical framework is developed based on the generalization of the concepts of bandwidth – BW (in frequency)\, time constant or energy storage time – EST (in time)\, and time bandwidth product – TBP (in frequency-time)\, typically only defined for single-DOF\, linear\, time-invariant oscillators. The aim is to derive physically meaningful dissipative measures that are applicable to general classes of linear/nonlinear\, time-invariant/variant\, single-/multi-DOF models of practical systems. A first example of application of these measures is given for a model airplane with imperfectly attached stores generating strong nonlinearities (in the form of vibro-impacts). We quantify the effects of vibro-impacts on the global dissipative capacity and rate of energy dissipation of the entire plane though computational and experimental studies. A second example of application is the study of the limits of energy dissipation in linear multi-DOF mechanical models with classical viscous damping distribution. Interestingly enough\, it appears to be an optimal design for this class of systems\, corresponding to a global minimum of their TBP\, which seems to be invariant to system topology and mass/stiffness distribution\, and depends only of the number of DOF. Finally\, some possible paths forward are discussed. \n\n\n\nBio: Alexander F. Vakakis received his Ph.D. from Caltech (1990 – T.K. Caughey advisor)\, M.Sc. from Imperial College\, London\, UK (1985 – D.J. Ewins advisor)\, and Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Patras\, Greece (1984 – S.A. Paipetis advisor). Currently he is the Donald Biggar Willett Professor of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign (UIUC) where he co-directs the Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibrations Laboratory (http://lndvl.mechse.illinois.edu/); moreover\, he is co-affiliate faculty at the University of Stuttgart\, Germany. Recipient of the Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award from the UIUC College of Engineering (2023)\, the best paper award of the journal Nonlinear Dynamics (2023)\, an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (2019)\, the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professorship from Technion (2019)\, and the ASME Thomas K. Caughey Award in nonlinear dynamics (2014). He has published a volume of archival journal publications\, holds four patents (with two more pending)\, and has authored/edited 6 technical texts and monographs. Many of his PhD students and postdoctoral fellows are faculty members in US and International Universities and researchers in National Laboratories and R&D Centres. His research interests include nonlinear dynamics\, vibrations and acoustics\, passive energy management and targeted energy transfer across scales\, phononics and acoustic metamaterials\, system identification and reduced order modelling\, non-smooth dynamics and vibration energy harvesting. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-alex-vakakis/ LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-11-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T130000 DTSTAMP:20260930T153621Z CREATED:20260917T134053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T153621Z UID:10001605-1790942400-1790946000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE Colloquia Series DESCRIPTION:UW-ISyE looks forward to welcoming Bhaskar Ray Chaudhury from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. \n\n\n\nResponse-Aware Rational Equilibrium (RARE) in Pricing Games \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe study a broad class of pricing games with budget-constrained buyers\, encompassing both rival and non-rival assets. We show that pure Nash equilibria may fail to exist even when buyer preferences have a simple structure. This instability can arise from myopic price deviations whose apparent profitability relies on competitors leaving their prices unchanged. Once competitors respond in their own interests\, however\, the gains from such deviations may disappear. Motivated by this observation\, we introduce response-aware rational equilibrium (RARE)\, a notion of stability in which sellers anticipate the joint responses of their competitors when evaluating a price change. We require these responses to be individually rational: each responding seller must earn at least as much as it would by maintaining its price after the initial deviation. A price profile is a RARE if no seller has a deviation that remains profitable against every admissible response. We study the existence and structural properties of RARE\, as well as its emergence through natural revenue-improving market dynamics. Response-aware equilibria offer a natural framework for studying emerging economies populated by AI agents\, whose ability to model other agents and simulate their responses brings strategic anticipation to the forefront of economic decision-making. \n\n\n\nBio:  Bhaskar Ray Chaudhury is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign\, with an affiliate appointment in the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. His research lies at the intersection of theoretical computer science\, economics\, and machine learning\, with a focus on fair division\, equilibrium computation\, and the foundations of data economics. He has received several honors\, including the NSF Career Award\, best paper awards at the ACM Conference on Economics and Computation\, and an oral presentation at ICML. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-colloquia-series/ LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cohengraphic-6.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T113000 DTSTAMP:20260922T181326Z CREATED:20260731T164255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T181326Z UID:10001535-1791018000-1791027000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:College of Engineering Alumni Tailgate DESCRIPTION:College of Engineering Alumni Homecoming Tailgate\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMark your calendars for the College of Engineering Alumni Homecoming Tailgate on Saturday\, October 3\, before the Wisconsin Badgers take on Michigan State. \n\n\n\nJoin fellow Badger engineers\, Dean Devesh Ranjan (MS ’05\, PhD ’07)\, college leadership\, and friends of the college for an afternoon of food\, conversation\, and Homecoming spirit on the UW-Madison engineering campus. \n\n\n\nThe tailgate will begin at 9 a.m. in the Mechanical Engineering Atrium. The game will kick off at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will enjoy a large buffet and two drink tickets\, with tickets priced at $25 per person. Children under 5 attend free. \n\n\n\nGuests will also have the opportunity to purchase lower-level football tickets in Section Y1 through the event registration site when registration opens. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re reconnecting with classmates\, meeting fellow alumni\, or celebrating all things Wisconsin Engineering\, this Homecoming tradition is a great way to kick off your game day. Watch for registration details and additional event information coming soon. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today! URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/college-of-engineering-alumni-tailgate/ CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Biomedical Engineering,Chemical & Biological Engineering,Civil & Environmental Engineering,Departments,Electrical & Computer Engineering,Industrial & Systems Engineering,Materials Science & Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fball_Mich_AD21_0053-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261005T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261005T130000 DTSTAMP:20260928T203128Z CREATED:20260820T205958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T203128Z UID:10001578-1791201600-1791205200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Jeff Saucerman DESCRIPTION:Iterating experiments and network modeling towards precision cardiology\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeff Saucerman\, PhDProfessor of Biomedical EngineeringProfessor of Cardiovascular MedicineUniversity of Virginia \n\n\n\nAbstract:Cardiac hypertrophy can be adaptive with exercise but becomes harmful due to gene mutations or heart attacks\, leading to heart failure. This complexity makes it hard to understand and target the molecular networks involved. In this study\, we identified a patient with a unique mutation in MYBPC3 associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy\, which we recapitulated in a knock-in mouse model. Next\, a computational network model predicted that MYBPC3 mutation-induced hypertrophy is mitigated by the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin\, which we validated in cell culture\, the MYBPC3 mutant mouse model\, and in two observational patient cohorts. This study illustrates how iteration between clinic\, network models\, and experimental validation can guide precision therapies. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-jeff-saucerman/ LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Seminar-Graphic-Fall2024-1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261005T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261005T160000 DTSTAMP:20260915T132748Z CREATED:20260812T132131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T132748Z UID:10001549-1791212400-1791216000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Gabriel Rebeiz\, Professor and Chair\, UC San Diego DESCRIPTION:Affordable Phased-Arrays and Reflect Arrays (RIS) for SATCOM\, Radars and Terrestrial Communications (5G/6G) Using Silicon Beamformer ICs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Affordable phased-arrays\, built using low-cost silicon chips\, have become essential technology for high data-rate terrestrial (5G) systems to their high gain\, electronically steerable patterns\, narrow beamwidths\, high tolerance to interference and adaptive nulling capabilities. High performance phased-array communication systems at X-band to Ka-band and D-band (140 GHz) with single and multiple beams will be presented\, together with radar and sensing arrays. We will also present our recent work on reflect-arrays at 3-6 GHz and 7-14 GHz. Finally\, methods to reduce the power and to build multiple frequency systems will be presented and with excellent performance. Prof. Rebeiz will also share his experience and lessons learned from a life in RF/Microwaves. \n\n\n\nGabriel Rebeiz\n\n\n\nBio: Prof. Gabriel M. Rebeiz is Member of the National Academy (elected for his work on phased-arrays) and is a Distinguished Professor and the Wireless Communications Industry Endowed Chair at the University of California\, San Diego. He is an IEEE Fellow and is the recipient of the IEEE MTT Microwave Prize (2000\, 2014\, 2020) all for phased-arrays. His 2×2 and 4×4 RF- beamforming architectures are now used by Renesas\, ADI\, Amazon\, Qorvo\, Sivers\, Qualcomm\, Samsung\, Boeing and others\, and most companies developing communication and radar systems. All SATCOM affordable phased-arrays are based on his work and architectures. He has published 900 IEEE papers with an H-index of 108 and has graduated 130 PhD students including the former CEO of Qualcomm and several VPs in the communications and defense industry. He is a cofounder of Extreme Waves Inc.\, San Diego\, CA\, a company of 40 RF engineers doing advanced SATCOM systems\, communication systems and radar phased-arrays. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-gabriel-rebeiz-professor-uc-san-diego/ LOCATION:2534 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Distinguished-Speaker-Seminar-Series-8.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T170000 DTSTAMP:20260908T192945Z CREATED:20260824T210320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T192945Z UID:10001587-1791302400-1791306000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Nick Sahinidis DESCRIPTION:Nick SahinidisProfessorDepartment of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology \n\n\n\nData-driven Optimization for Materials Discovery: Benchmarks and Case Studies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelf-driving laboratories can compress years of materials discovery into weeks. Instead of relying on trial-and-error\, they use algorithms to learn from each experiment and decide what to try next. When experiments are expensive and budgets are limited\, choosing the next experiment well can have a large impact on the quality of the material ultimately discovered. \n\n\n\nI will present results from a recent benchmark of 46 data-driven optimization solvers on 502 problems\, ranging from one to 300 dimensions and spanning a wide variety of mathematical behavior. Our new branch-and-model (BAM) algorithm achieves the highest overall success rate\, outperforming several Bayesian optimizers as well as stochastic and deterministic derivative-free optimization solvers. \n\n\n\nI will then show how branch-without-bound algorithms work in practice. In one example\, an algorithm guided experiments on perovskite solar cells\, jointly optimizing six processing parameters across three layers of the cell. I will also share results from optimizing digital twins and simulators developed by the self-driving-labs community. \n\n\n\nFinally\, I will discuss opportunities in batteries\, semiconductors\, catalysts\, polymeric membranes\, and biomolecules\, and how deterministic methods such as BAM can help scientists discover better materials faster. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-nick-sahinidis/ LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_CBE-sem-series-web-header-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T130000 DTSTAMP:20260923T193800Z CREATED:20260922T140050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T193800Z UID:10001610-1791374400-1791378000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Tom Chen - Head of Product\, Flexcompute DESCRIPTION:Accelerated Integrated Photonics Design Using Advanced Computing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nXinzhong (Tom) Chen\n\n\n\nAbstract: The growing complexity of photonic devices and integrated circuits demands design workflows that are both faster and more automated. This seminar will present recent progress in accelerating photonics design through advanced computing and AI\, spanning both device- and circuit-level design. The first half will focus on GPU- and cloud-accelerated electromagnetic simulation for rapid full-wave modeling of photonic structures\, with emphasis on large-scale simulation\, adjoint-based inverse design\, and multiphysics modeling. The second half will discuss AI-assisted photonic circuit design automation\, including schematic- driven design\, layout generation\, and circuit-level workflows. Together\, these capabilities illustrate an integrated approach to photonics design that connects fast physics-based simulation with higher-level automation\, helping reduce development time and enabling more scalable photonic engineering. \n\n\n\nBio:Xinzhong (Tom) Chen\, Ph.D.\, leads Tidy3D development at Flexcompute. He holds a doctorate in physics from Stony Brook University and completed postdoctoral research at Columbia University. His work spans optical spectroscopy\, photonic device design\, and GPU-accelerated electromagnetic simulation\, with recent focus on applying agentic AI across the full photonic design flow\, from device optimization to circuit layout and verification. Tom has also built much of Flexcompute’s user-facing technical content\, including its Example Library and training materials used by engineers and researchers worldwide. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-dr-tom-chen-head-of-product-flexcompute/ LOCATION:2239 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ECE-Research-Seminar-Series.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T190000 DTSTAMP:20260929T153559Z CREATED:20260928T205416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T153559Z UID:10001620-1791394200-1791399600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:MAAFS Study Night (MSE) DESCRIPTION:From MSE’s student organization\, MAAFS: \n\n\n\nJoin us for a study night as we prepare for midterms! We’ll provide snacks\, and many of our members have taken the courses you’re currently in and can help answer questions\, review material\, and share study tips. \n\n\n\nStudy Night will begin at 5:30 p.m. CST in MSE Room 265. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/maafs-study-night-mse/ CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering,Student Org Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MAAFS-Study-Night-MSE.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T130000 DTSTAMP:20260914T171136Z CREATED:20260914T171135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T171136Z UID:10001603-1791460800-1791464400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Theo Kalionzes\, Oppenheimer Project DESCRIPTION:NEEP Seminar SeriesThursdays12:00 – 1:00 PM106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation.The Oppenheimer Project: Responsible Expansion of Peaceful Nuclear TechnologyIn this talk\, Theo will discuss his work as Senior Director of the Oppenheimer Project (OP)\, a California-based nonprofit organization founded by descendants of J. Robert Oppenheimer. OP is grounded in Oppenheimer’s legacy and his belief that international cooperation is essential to a peaceful and prosperous nuclear future. He will also discuss his work at OP to mobilize and expand philanthropic support for the responsible expansion of peaceful nuclear technology around the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheo Kalionzes is a Senior Director at the Oppenheimer Project. He brings broad experience in philanthropy\, making grants and shaping strategies at the intersection of geopolitics and energy. He co-developed the strategy for a Big Bet at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation\, which delivered $100 million in grants from 2015 – 2020. From 2020 – 2023\, Theo helped to build a three-year\, $30 million capstone initiative at MacArthur. For many years he served as an Internal Advisor to MacArthur’s Climate Solutions program. MacArthur’s Board approved 200 grants Theo recommended during his tenure\, totaling over $80 million in charitable giving. Before MacArthur\, he was a program staff member in the International Peace and Security Program at the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Previously Theo was a consultant and speechwriter in the External Relations section of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization\, a United Nations-family organization based in Vienna\, Austria. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-theo-kalionzes-oppenheimer-project/ CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NEEP-Seminar-Event-Feature-Image.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T170000 DTSTAMP:20260928T142031Z CREATED:20260805T184859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T142031Z UID:10001539-1791475200-1791478800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Larry Ilcewicz 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. Larry Ilcewicz is the Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor\, Advanced Composite Materials at the Federal Aviation Administration. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Engineering Practices for Composite Aircraft Structural Damage Tolerance and Aging Resistance \n\n\n\nAbstract: This seminar will cover damage tolerance and aging principles for composite and bonded aircraft structures\, including the associated design\, structural substantiation\, and maintenance practices. The importance of stringent material and process controls applied in production and field repair will also be emphasized. Polymer composite aircraft structural applications have generally had a very good service history\, indicating that structures can be designed\, repeatably manufactured\, and safely maintained for the life of each aircraft\, based on proven certification practices. Damage threats\, environmental effects\, and degradation mechanisms have been studied to develop material screening methods\, design guidelines & criteria\, manufacturing quality controls\, and structural analysis & test protocol for certification. Over 50 years of applications\, certified composite aircraft structures have demonstrated environmental & mechanical fatigue resistance and operational damage tolerance\, aligned with existing industry maintenance practices. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Larry Ilcewicz is the FAA Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Composite Materials. He started work with the FAA in 1998 and has supported many certification activities for small airplanes\, rotorcraft\, and transport aircraft. He has also worked on major accident investigations and service problems involving composites. These experiences helped Larry develop and execute an international plan for composite safety and certification initiatives to work with industry\, academia\, and other civil aviation authorities to develop composite regulatory guidance\, training\, and standardization. \n\n\n\nLarry came to the FAA from The Boeing Company\, where he worked 17 years on various commercial transport aircraft programs. This included support to 737\, 757\, 767 and 777 aircraft in various stages of development\, production\, and service. He has authored/co-authored more than 90 technical publications. He served as co-chairman for Composite Materials Handbook 17\, CMH-17\, for more than 25 years. He won the U.S. Presidential Rank Award in 2013. In 2019\, he received the AIAA Crichlow Prize\, which led to an invitation to give the 2020 Structures\, Structural Dynamics\, and Materials (SDM) Lecture\, which was a basis for some of the content in this seminar. Related references will be noted throughout the seminar for participants interested in gaining advanced knowledge on the subjects. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-larry-ilcewicz/ LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-12-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T170000 DTSTAMP:20260910T170505Z CREATED:20241002T183205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T170505Z UID:10000441-1791536400-1791565200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:29th Annual CEE Golf Outing DESCRIPTION:Pleasant View Golf Course1322 Pleasant View RoadMiddleton\, Wisconsin 53562 \n\n\n\n\nRegister now\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGolfers pose with Bucky Badger.\n\n\n\nGather with alumni\, industry colleagues\, faculty\, staff\, and students for a day of fun and fundraising to benefit the UW-Madison Civil and Environmental Engineering Department during the 29th Annual CEE Golf Outing! \n\n\n\n\n9 am Check-in\n\n\n\n10 am Shotgun start for 18 holes\n\n\n\n3:00 pm After-party begins\n\n\n\n3:30 pm Sponsor prizes\, auction\, and golf awards with Bucky\n\n\n\n\nPlayers of all skill levels are welcome\, and golf is played as a scramble. \n\n\n\nFor lunch\, golfers can choose from a brat\, hamburger/cheeseburger\, or veggie burger with chips and a cookie. \n\n\n\nA taco bar will be available during the after-party. \n\n\n\nFunds raised through this event provide important support for Concrete Canoe and other hands-on experiences.\n\n\n\nUnable to attend the full day or not a golfer? Join us from 3-5 p.m. for dinner and good company. We’ll have a silent auction\, prizes\, and special appearance from Bucky Badger! \n\n\n\nSponsorship Opportunities\n\n\n\nEvery sponsorship\, contribution\, and golfer registration makes a difference. With the funds raised through this event\, we look forward to:  \n\n\n\n\nExpanding access to hands-on learning\, leadership\, and professional development opportunities outside of the classroom\n\n\n\nRenovating existing facilities in Engineering Hall\n\n\n\nIncorporating new methods of teaching and research\n\n\n\n\nTogether\, we will empower the next generation of civil\, environmental\, and geological engineers to lead us forward. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Golf Packages\n \n \n Event Sponsorships\n \n \n \n \n \n \nDiamond Sponsorship – $4400\nIncludes lunch\, dinner\, golf fees\, cart rental and drink tickets for 8 golfers\, a tee or green sponsorship\, and recognition on our website and event materials.\nPlatinum Sponsorship – $2900\nIncludes lunch\, dinner\, golf fees\, cart rental and drink tickets for 8 golfers\, a tee or green sponsorship\, and recognition on our website and event materials.\nGold Sponsorship – $1800\nIncludes lunch\, dinner\, golf fees\, cart rental and drink tickets for 4 golfers\, a tee or green sponsorship\, and recognition on our website and event materials.\nSilver Sponsorship – $890\nIncludes lunch\, dinner\, golf fees\, cart rental\, and drink tickets for 2 golfers\, a tee or green sponsorship\, and recognition on our website and event materials.\nBooth Sponsorship – $700\nConnect with over 200 members of the Badger engineering community as a booth sponsor! This sponsorship includes one 10 x 10 booth space on the course\, tee or green signage at your course location\, one golf cart\, lunch and dinner for 2 people\, and recognition on our website and event materials. Only 6 spots are available\, and sponsors are asked to host a prize game or similar feature at their location to engage attendees. Sponsors are responsible for bringing their own booth materials and setting up on the course. Have questions? Please contact Amanda Thuss.\nSingle Player Registration – $290\nIncludes lunch\, dinner\, golf fees\, cart rental\, and a drink ticket for one player. Recent graduates (within the last 3 years) and retired alumni can golf at a reduced rate of $185!\nAfter-Party Ticket – $35\nUnable to attend the full day? Show your support off the course and have a great time by attending the after-party. Ticket price includes admission\, dinner\, and a drink ticket.\n\n\nStudent Golfers – Sponsors can choose to have CEE students golf with them as part of their paid sponsorship. To request a student golfer\, please contact Amanda Thuss or enter “student” as one of the golfer names during registration. We do our best to match sponsors with students based on the student’s career interests and goals.  Sponsors and students will be introduced via email before the event. Overall availability of student golfers depends on how many students register to participate. \n\n \n \n If you can’t make it or don’t golf\, an event sponsorship is another way to show your support and help us create a memorable event. Contact Amanda Thuss for any of the sponsorship opportunities listed below or to discuss another item you have in mind. \n\nPrizes\nDonate an item to our silent auction or 29 Envelope Challenge game\, which are important fundraising aspects of the day. Your logo will appear on event materials on the day of the event and on our website for one year. Past donations have included UW merch\, sporting event tickets\, gift cards/certificates\, wine baskets\, tools\, electronic items\, coolers\, and camping/tailgate equipment.\nTee or Green Sponsorship – $350\nIncludes display your company logo on one of the tee boxes or greens on the course the day of the event\, as well as on our website and event materials.\nDrink Cart Sponsor – $1500\nTreat the golfers to a round of drinks! Your company logo will appear a drink ticket for each golfer and the golf course drink carts\, as well as on our website and event materials.\nGolf Cart Sponsor – $1500\nHelp our golfers navigate the course with ease by sponsoring the golf cart rental. Your logo will be displayed on the scorecard for every team\, the golf carts for our event staff\, and on our website and event materials.\nLunch Sponsor – $2000\nTreat the golfers to a midday break to keep them going all day! Your logo will be displayed on every lunch\, event signage\, and our website and event materials.\nAfter-Party Sponsors – $3000\nKeep the party going off the course with Bucky Badger\, food\, and drinks! Your logo will be displayed on a banner during the party\, on drink cups for each attendee\, and our website and event materials. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cee-golf-outing/ CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Civil & Environmental Engineering,Social Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BuckyBadger_2023UW-MadisonCEEGolfOuting.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Amanda Thuss":MAILTO:athuss@wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T130000 DTSTAMP:20260820T173022Z CREATED:20260820T173019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T173022Z UID:10001568-1791547200-1791550800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Melissa Green 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 Melissa Green is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-melissa-green/ LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-11-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T120500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T125500 DTSTAMP:20260923T201932Z CREATED:20260923T201930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T201932Z UID:10001612-1791547500-1791550500@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:From EHall to C-Suite: An ECE Alumni Panel DESCRIPTION:Students\, hear directly from alumni Riki Banerjee\, Ron Huang\, and Bob Wahlin as they share the real stories behind their career journeys\, from their days as students on campus to their current roles leading teams and organizations. Get a candid look at the choices\, challenges\, opportunities and unexpected turns that shaped their careers—and hear what they’ve learned along the way about finding your path\, growing as a technical leader and building a successful career. Come with your questions and leave with insights you can apply to your own career journey. This event will be moderated by ECE Distinguished Teaching Professor Joe Krachey (BSCMPE’00\, MSECE’02). \n\n\n\nAll are welcome and sandwiches will be provided! \n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Riki Banerjee (BSEE’00)Founder and Principal\,Tangible Neurotech &Former CTO\, Synchron\n\n\n\n\n\nRon Huang (BSCMPE’02)Vice President\, Sensing and Computing\,Apple\n\n\n\n\n\nBob Wahlin (BSEE’96)President and CEO\,Stoughton Trailers URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/from-ehall-to-c-suite-an-ece-alumni-panel/ LOCATION:1800 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Electrical & Computer Engineering,Featured Guest Speaker,Information Session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Alumni-Panels-Ask-an-Expert-2.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T163000 DTSTAMP:20260916T023518Z CREATED:20260916T023516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T023518Z UID:10001604-1791555300-1791563400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Scholarship Reception DESCRIPTION:Recognizing all BME students who were awarded a scholarship for the academic year. Students\, check your email for more information and RSVP details. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-scholarship-reception/ LOCATION:Engineering Centers Building Atrium\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BascHall_Bucky14_0748.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Biomedical Engineering":MAILTO:bmehelp@bme.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T200000 DTSTAMP:20260929T153440Z CREATED:20260928T210111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T153440Z UID:10001621-1791567000-1791576000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:MAAFS (MSE) HB Fuller Presentation and Laser Tag DESCRIPTION:A message from MAAFS\, MSE’s student organization: \n\n\n\nAn alumnus from the department will be speaking on behalf of HB Fuller\, a leading adhesives company with a strong focus on polymer science and engineering. This is a great opportunity to learn about career paths and industry applications of materials science. \n\n\n\nFollowing the presentation\, we’ll be heading out for Laser Tag. The estimated cost will be around $15 per person. \n\n\n\nThe presentation will start at 5:30 p.m. CST in MSE Room 265\, with Laser Tag to follow. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/maafs-mse-hb-fuller-presentation-and-laser-tag/ CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering,Student Org Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MAAFS-MSE-Event-HB-Fuller-and-Laser-Tag.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T122000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T125000 DTSTAMP:20260910T160742Z CREATED:20260603T153541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T160742Z UID:10001528-1791894000-1791895800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Discovery Panel: ECE Named Degree Options - Semiconductor engineering or machine learning & data science DESCRIPTION:Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 2317 Engineering Hall as faculty members explain how you can specialize in emerging technologies such as semiconductor engineering or machine learning and data science and earn a named option on your transcript. The option uses 20 of the elective credits within the 120-credit Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering BS degree program to focus on the science\, tools\, and practices associated with either semiconductor engineering or machine learning and data science. \n\n\n\nAll undergraduate students are welcome as Associate Teaching Professor Eduardo Arvelo\, Assistant Teaching Professor Setareh Behroozi\, and Teaching Faculty Srdjan Milicic discuss the advantages of choosing a named option. This session is a great opportunity to learn about courses in these areas and where this knowledge can take you. \n\n\n\nCome for the insights\, bring your questions\, and stay for the sandwiches! \n\n\n\n\n\nEduardo Arvelo\n\n\n\n\n\nSetareh Behroozi\n\n\n\n\n\nSrdjan Milicic URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-discovery-panel-ece-named-degree-options-semiconductor-engineering-or-machine-learning-data-science/ LOCATION:2317 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ECE-Discovery-Panel-Series-Named-Degree-Options.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T170000 DTSTAMP:20260819T130922Z CREATED:20260818T185424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T130922Z UID:10001560-1791907200-1791910800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Ying Diao DESCRIPTION:Professor Ying DiaoDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAI-guided Closed-loop Learning for Functional Molecule Discovery\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosed-loop discovery of functional molecules represents a new paradigm to new materials discovery. However\, so far\, AI-driven closed-loop discovery approaches have rarely yielded new chemical insight. I am leading a team to address this challenge under the Molecule Maker Lab Institute\, one of the first AI Institutes in US. We connect autonomous synthesis\, autonomous device printing and testing\, and machine learning in a closed loop to drive molecular design of light harvesting small molecules towards high photostability. We combined blind Bayesian Optimization (BO) with physics-based ML models to expand the classical “closed loop optimization” method for a more informative “Closed-Loop Transfer” (CLT) paradigm capable of making scientific discoveries We uncovered a first principles understanding of the molecular determinants of photostability in which the triplet excited state manifold plays a critical role against literature findings. We further applied this strategy to understanding molecular design rules underpinning chiral emergence of conjugated polymers. Such understanding laid the foundation to developing next generation chiral electronics spanning solar cells\, conductors\, spintronics and beyond. At present\, we are working to partner Large Language Model with our closed-loop learning approach towards developing a chemical language model for organic electronics. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-ying-diao/ LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_CBE-sem-series-web-header-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T130000 DTSTAMP:20260918T191018Z CREATED:20260918T190942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T191018Z UID:10001609-1791979200-1791982800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:2026 ECE Undergraduate Scholarship Reception DESCRIPTION:Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) undergraduate scholarship recipients are cordially invited to attend the 2026 ECE Undergraduate Scholarship Reception for ECE and College of Engineering scholarship recipients. Please join us on Wednesday\, October 14th for a short program\, followed by refreshments and photo opportunities\, that will celebrate our accomplished students and their generous benefactors. The event will be held in Varsity Hall at Union South\, from noon until 1:00pm. \n\n\n\nScholarship recipients\, check your email for your invitation and instructions to RSVP. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nUW–Madison ECE 2025 Scholarship Reception URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/2026-ece-undergraduate-scholarship-reception/ LOCATION:Union South – Varsity Hall\, 1308 W Dayton St\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/engi101625_019.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T130000 DTSTAMP:20260929T133010Z CREATED:20260929T132855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T133010Z UID:10001622-1792065600-1792069200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Maik Lang\, University of Tennessee\, Knoxville DESCRIPTION:NEEP Seminar SeriesThursdays12:00 – 1:00 PM106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation.Characterizing Defects and Disorder in Nuclear Materials with Spallation Neutron ProbesMaterials utilized in nuclear applications must safely operate within harsh environments characterized by intense radiation\, high temperatures with steep gradients\, and changes in chemistry. Prolonged exposure to these extremes leads to material degradation that is ultimately driven by the formation of defects and disorder. This presentation summarizes recent efforts to use state-of-the-art analytical tools that have become recently available at large user facilities\, such as the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory\, to uniquely characterize nuclear materials. It will be shown that coupled X-ray and neutron total scattering experiments can provide unique insights into the local defect structure of fuel-type materials (e.g.\, UO2) and wasteform ceramics (e.g.\, A2B2O7 pyrochlore oxides). In almost all cases it was apparent that the formation of defects and disorder\, and associated thermal recovery\, is much more complex than previously though with distinct processes occurring over different length scales and sublattices in the material.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaik Lang is a Professor and Pietro F. Pasqua Fellow in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Heidelberg (Germany) in 2004. He spent time as a postdoctoral researcher at the Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research (Darmstadt\, Germany) and at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor\, USA). In August of 2013\, he joined the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Lang performs research in the field of disordered materials and investigates the behavior of materials under extreme environments\, including energetic ion irradiation\, high pressure and high temperature. He applies advanced materials characterization techniques that are available at user facilities\, such as the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is involved with several research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series/ CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NEEP-Seminar-Event-Feature-Image.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T140000 DTSTAMP:20260928T200711Z CREATED:20260928T200710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T200711Z UID:10001615-1792069200-1792072800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Daniel B. Miracle\, Air Force Research Laboratory DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Dr. Daniel B. Miracle. His seminar\, “Commercial Alloys Through a High-Entropy Lens”\, will take place on Thursday\, October 15 from 1-2 p.m. in MSE 265. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nDr. Dan Miracle served for 48 years in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory\, including 24 years as a Senior Scientist. His research has covered nickel-based superalloys and intermetallic compounds; metal matrix composites; advanced aluminum alloys; and boron-modified titanium alloys. His current research explores metallic glasses and high-entropy alloys. \n\n\n\nDr. Miracle received a B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Wright State University\, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from The Ohio State University\, and an Honorary Doctor of Science from the Institute of Metal Physics\, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Miracle is a Fellow of ASM\, International; The Minerals\, Metals & Materials Society (TMS); and the Air Force Research Laboratory. He is an Honorary Member of the Indian Institute of Metals and has received the Air Force Basic Research Award and the Presidential Rank Award. He is author or co-author of over 240 peer- reviewed articles and 7 book chapters\, and is co- editor of 6 books. He has given over 220 plenary\, keynote and invited talks around the world. \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nAfter over 20 years of intense study\, there is not yet a compelling high entropy alloy (HEA) application. To explain this\, we hypothesize that a major fraction of HEAs are compositionally similar to many commercial alloys\, especially those based on 3d transition metals. We explore this hypothesis by characterizing commercial alloys from a high entropy perspective – we calculate their ideal configurational entropy and lattice distortion. We also calculate the compositional distances between nearly 1500 commercial alloys and HEAs. We conclude that the HEAs studied to date have not displaced commercial alloys because many of the former have sufficient compositional similarity to the latter. We also show that three principal elements are sufficient to achieve exceptional properties\, and that one of those elements typically reach concentrations as high as 75 at.%. To guide future work\, we highlight compositional areas as yet untouched by both conventional alloys and the HEA approach. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-seminar-series-dr-daniel-b-miracle-air-force-research-laboratory/ CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WEB-EVENT.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T170000 DTSTAMP:20260911T174559Z CREATED:20260805T194641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T174559Z UID:10001540-1792080000-1792083600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Dustyn Roberts 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 Dustyn Roberts an associate professor at The University of Pennsylvania. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-adam-clare/ LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-12-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T130000 DTSTAMP:20260820T173321Z CREATED:20260820T173319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T173321Z UID:10001569-1792152000-1792155600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Jeff Eldredge DESCRIPTION:The Midwest 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 Jeff Eldredge is professor and department chair at UCLA. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/midwest-mechanics-seminar-professor-jeff-eldredge/ LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-11-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261019T130000 DTSTAMP:20260820T210620Z CREATED:20260820T210618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T210620Z UID:10001579-1792411200-1792414800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Alan Wahl DESCRIPTION:Alan Wahl\, PhDPresidentD Biotherapeutics\, LLC \n\n\n\nTopic TBA URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-alan-wahl/ LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Seminar-Graphic-Fall2024-1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261019T130000 DTSTAMP:20260924T190402Z CREATED:20260924T190400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T190402Z UID:10001613-1792411200-1792414800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Prospective Graduate Student Information Session DESCRIPTION:The information session will provide an overview of the department and ongoing research\, the PhD program in Chemical and Biological Engineering\, and information on preparing application materials. Admissions staff will also be available to answer questions. The Zoom link will be sent out to registered attendees prior to the start of the meeting. A link to a recording of the information session will also be sent out to registered attendees. \n\n\n\nYou can still find information online about how to apply to the PhD program\, including the availability of application fee waivers. Please note that attending the information session is not sufficient to receive an application fee waiver. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/prospective-graduate-student-information-session/ CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Information Session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026_Grad-Virtual-Info-Session-Invit.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T170000 DTSTAMP:20260921T162326Z CREATED:20260918T164426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T162326Z UID:10001607-1792512000-1792515600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Daniel J. Miller DESCRIPTION:Daniel J. MillerSenior Research ScientistSchlumberger-Doll Research Center \n\n\n\nAn industrial perspective on membrane research\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPolymeric membranes are an energy-efficient alternative to thermally driven separation processes. Natural gas processing is one of the largest industrial markets for gas separation membranes. Virtually all natural gas must be treated to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) before entering a pipeline\, as these acid gases can corrode the pipeline in the presence of water. Cellulose triacetate (CTA) asymmetric hollow fiber membranes are effective for removal of acid gases from natural gas\, although they are subject to plasticization and limitations on process conditions. While thousands of experimental materials—some with remarkable separation characteristics—have been proposed as alternatives\, few have reached commercialization and legacy materials such as CTA continue to dominate. This presentation will provide an overview of ongoing industrial membrane research for natural gas processing. Current needs in membrane material science will be discussed. Because membrane modules operate within an ecosystem of other system components\, the impact of membrane material properties will be contextualized among cost drivers in natural gas processing. Finally\, the role of modeling will be explored\, including prediction of module performance from laboratory-scale transport measurements\, which can then be used to direct material discovery efforts to shorten time to commercialization. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-daniel-j-miller/ LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_CBE-sem-series-web-header-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T130000 DTSTAMP:20260908T194749Z CREATED:20260908T194748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T194749Z UID:10001597-1792584000-1792587600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Virtual Alumni Town Hall DESCRIPTION:ECE alumni! Please join us for this one-hour virtual event hosted by Interim Department Chair Parmesh Ramanathan. In addition to sharing the latest news from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)\, we’ll explore how groundbreaking research within ECE at UW–Madison is fueling innovation\, entrepreneurship\, and the next generation of quantum technologies. \n\n\n\nECE Associate Professor Jennifer Choy will give an introduction to quantum sensing\, highlighting how her research uses light–matter interactions\, nanoscale photonics\, and quantum systems to develop highly precise sensors for applications ranging from navigation and timekeeping to magnetic-field and environmental sensing. Plus\, we’ll be joined by ECE alum Sanket Deshpande (PhDECE’25)\, CEO of Dirac Labs\, a Wisconsin-based startup leveraging quantum sensing and nanophotonics research to develop positioning\, tracking\, and navigation technologies for autonomous vehicles and other applications. \n\n\n\nAlumni\, please check for an email invitation in October. \n\n\n\n\n\nECE Interim Chair Parmesh Ramanathan\n\n\n\n\n\nECE Associate Professor Jennifer Choy\n\n\n\n\n\nDirac Labs CEO Sanket Deshpande (PhDECE’25) URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-virtual-alumni-town-hall/ CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Electrical & Computer Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ECE-Alumni-Town-hall-1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T140000 DTSTAMP:20260928T202038Z CREATED:20260928T202036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T202038Z UID:10001616-1792674000-1792677600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: Professor Sang-Gook Kim\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Mechanical Engineering DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Professor Sang-Gook Kim. His seminar\, “Structured Multi-Agent Architecture for Truly Smart Manufacturing”\, will take place on Thursday\, October 22 from 1-2 p.m. in MSE 265. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nSang-Gook Kim is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He received his B.S. from Seoul National University (1978)\, his M.S. from KAIST (1980)\, and his Ph.D. from MIT (1985). He held positions at Axiomatics Co. in Cambridge\, MA (1986) and at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (1986–1991). He later served as a corporate executive director at Daewoo Corporation in Korea\, where he directed the Central Research Institute of Daewoo Electronics before joining MIT in 2000. His research interests include piezoelectric MEMS energy harvesting and additive manufacturing\, nano engineered energy conversion devices\, ideal solar absorbers\, and\, more recently\, AI for design and manufacturing. He is a Fellow of CIRP (International Academy for Production Engineering) and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)\, and an overseas member of the Korean National Academy of Engineering. \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nThe materials science tetrahedron\, introduced by Prof. M. Fleming in 1989\, links processing\, structure\, properties\, and performance as a foundational framework for materials and manufacturing. Manufacturing activities span all four facets\, transforming raw materials into functional products while meeting targets for quality\, cost\, and production rate at scale. This interconnected complexity makes the realization of agile\, truly smart manufacturing systems inherently challenging. Advances in digitalization\, automation\, and cyber-physical systems—such as digital twins—have laid important groundwork. However\, achieving truly smart manufacturing requires orchestration layer that seamlessly integrates human decision-makers (and their rationale) with machines\, processes\, and enterprise operations across the enterprise. \n\n\n\nAgentic AI enables this transformation through autonomous reasoning and decision-making\, with adaptive optimization currently focused on the unit machine and process levels. Without a structured architectural framework\, however\, individual AI agents soon risk severe fragmentation\, with limited interoperability\, explainability\, and scalability across organizational silos. A structured reasoning and coordination layer is therefore essential to enable scalable and reliable agentic AI in manufacturing. It defines interfaces\, constraints\, decision rights\, and coupling rules while ensuring transparency\, robustness\, and upgradability. Such a framework can transform numerous AI agents into auditable\, reusable\, and portable assets aligned with enterprise goals\, including quality\, cost\, sustainability\, resilience\, and safety. \n\n\n\nThis talk addresses two key challenges: designing this coordination layer architecture and enabling reasoning–rationale elicitation. By capturing what agents (also human experts) decide\, why\, and with what evidence and uncertainty\, organizations can preserve traceability\, safety\, maintainability\, and strategic control while deploying agentic AI ecosystems effectively at scale over time. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-seminar-series-professor-sang-gook-kim-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-mit-mechanical-engineering/ CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WEB-EVENT.avif END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR