8:00 AM - 1:00 PM ECE Graduate Student Orientation September 2, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM ECE Graduate Student Orientation 1610 Engineering Hall Graduate Student Orientation offers newly enrolled graduate students the support and resources needed to help transition to life as a UW-ECE graduate student. The event will provide...
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM New Mechanical Engineering Grad Student Orientation September 2, 2022 @ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM New Mechanical Engineering Grad Student Orientation 9-11am - Room 1163 ME - department orientation for new graduate students in all ME programs 11-12pm - Room 1156 ME - office hours / one-on-one consultation for new graduate students
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECE Welcome September 8, 2022 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECE Welcome Join your ECE peers, staff and faculty for food, fun, and cool ECE swag. Check your email to RSVP by September 1st. Then, join us in front of Engineering Hall rain or shine!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Joy Gockel September 8, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Joy Gockel Speaker: Joy Gockel, Colorado School of Mines Faculty host: Frank Pfefferkorn
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Qualifying Human Systems Interactions: Shedding light on the brain….literally! September 9, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Qualifying Human Systems Interactions: Shedding light on the brain….literally! 1163 Mechanical Engineering Free and open to the public Every human (re)action with work systems is orchestrated by an integrated effort between the human’s mind (and brain) and motor interactions. By shedding light on the brain, using optical brain imaging techniques, research in our lab examines the mind-motor-machine nexus to understand, quantify, and predict human states like...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Fall Seminar Series: Lola Eniola-Adefeso September 13, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Fall Seminar Series: Lola Eniola-Adefeso Professor Department of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM INFORMS Kick-off Meeting September 13, 2022 @ 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM INFORMS Kick-off Meeting 3121 Mechanical Engineering Building INFORMS Kick-off Meeting: The UW-Madison INFORMS Chapter kick-off meeting will be held on Tuesday September 13th at 5:30pm in ME 3121. INFORMS is an organization that seeks to connect and develop UW students with interests in operations research, optimization, and analytics. All undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning more about INFORMS...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Ni Ni September 15, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Ni Ni Dr. Ni Ni University of California-Los Angeles Tuning the interplay of magnetism and band topology in intrinsic topological insulators MnBi2nTe3n+1
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEMPEC Seminar Series – BETA Technologies September 16, 2022 @ 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEMPEC Seminar Series – BETA Technologies Herman Weigman (PhDEE’99) Team Member and Fellow BETA Technologies Chenjie Lin Team Member and Electric Motor Developer BETA Technologies Presenting: An Electric Sustainable Future for Aviation
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM SME Kick-off Event September 16, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM SME Kick-off Event UW-Madison SME Chapter Kick-off meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Jenny Munson, PhD September 19, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Jenny Munson, PhD Interstitial fluid flow in the brain tumor microenvironment Jenny Munson, PhDAssociate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research InstituteDepartment of Biomedical Engineering & MechanicsVirginia Tech Fluid flow in the brain is an emerging area of research with implications in Alzheimer’s, aging, brain homeostasis, development, and cancer. In cancers, fluid flow is increased as pressure builds as tumors grow....
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM HFES Kick-off Meeting September 19, 2022 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM HFES Kick-off Meeting Celebrate the new semester with free pizza and a thrilling discussion on human-centered systems!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Fall Seminar Series: Thomas Mallouk September 20, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Fall Seminar Series: Thomas Mallouk Professor in Energy Research; Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM UW Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium (AMIC) Seminar September 21, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM UW Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium (AMIC) Seminar You are invited to attend this hybrid seminar that highlights student/industry interactions, insightful talks given by an AMIC member, and networking. Participants can discuss about specific topics related to AMIC member company’s current research and hiring needs. This will be an interactive event with our director, Xiujuan (Jane) Zhang facilitating the speaker introduction and Q/A...
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM UW-ISyE Welcome Picnic September 21, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM UW-ISyE Welcome Picnic UW-ISyE's fall 2022 welcome picnic
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM College of Engineering Austin Alumni Event September 21, 2022 @ 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM College of Engineering Austin Alumni Event Join the College of Engineering in Austin this September! We invite engineering alumni and friends for a reception at the Capital Factory. Enjoy food, drinks, great conversation and hear updates from...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Fall INES Seminar Series: Dr. Laura Jamison September 22, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Fall INES Seminar Series: Dr. Laura Jamison Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors Abstract: The Material Management and Minimization Program is focused on conversion of civilian research and test reactors using highly enriched uranium (HEU, ≥ 20% U-235) to low enriched uranium (LEU, <20% U‑235) fuels. The RERTR Program is managed by the Office of Material Management and Minimization in the...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MS in Biomedical Engineering Info Session September 22, 2022 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MS in Biomedical Engineering Info Session Learn about the three different MS programs offered in biomedical engineering. UW students can start any term – spring, summer or fall 2023. See the flyer for more information and to apply.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Ryan Hayward September 22, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Ryan Hayward Dr. Ryan Hayward University of Colorado-Boulder Driving deformation, assembly, and coupled motion of polymer composites with light
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Interpretability, Robustness, and Fairness in Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Social Impact September 23, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Interpretability, Robustness, and Fairness in Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Social Impact Zoom Motivated by problems in homeless services delivery, suicide prevention, and substance use prevention, we consider the problem of learning optimal interpretable, robust, and fair models in the form of decision-trees to assist with decision-making in socially sensitive, high-stakes settings. We propose new models and algorithms, showcase their flexibility, and theoretical and practical benefits, and...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Mechanics Seminar: Saverio Spagnolie September 23, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Mechanics Seminar: Saverio Spagnolie Professor Saverio Spagnolie Abstract: Many microorganisms must navigate strange biological environments whose physics are unique and counter-intuitive, with wide-ranging consequences for evolutionary biology and human health. Mucus, for instance, behaves like both a fluid and an elastic solid. This can affect locomotion dramatically, which can be beneficial (e.g. for mammalian spermatozoa swimming through cervical fluid)...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM BME Alumni Town Hall September 23, 2022 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM BME Alumni Town Hall Join us on Zoom to hear about the state of the department from Peter Tong Department Chair Paul Campagnola and learn about what BME students and faculty are up to. Following Professor Campagnola, Assistant Professor Filiz Yesilkoy will talk about her latest research into novel biosensor technologies for next-generation diagnostics. There will be time for...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Luis Solorio, PhD September 26, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Luis Solorio, PhD Topic: Engineering the Metastatic Niche
6:00 PM IISE General Member Meeting September 26, 2022 @ 6:00 PM IISE General Member Meeting Room 1227 Engineering Hall ISyE's IISE student organization will be welcoming representatives from Milwaukee Tool at this meeting. PIzza will be served.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Fall Seminar Series: Chad McGehee September 27, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Fall Seminar Series: Chad McGehee Director of Meditation Training Wisconsin Athletics University of Wisconsin-Madison
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Mechanics Seminar: David Henann September 29, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Mechanics Seminar: David Henann
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Fall INES Seminar Series September 29, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Fall INES Seminar Series
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Yi Cui September 29, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Yi Cui Dr. Yi Cui Stanford University Reinventing Batteries through Nanoscience
September 9, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Qualifying Human Systems Interactions: Shedding light on the brain….literally!
September 23, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Interpretability, Robustness, and Fairness in Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Social Impact