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SUMMARY:College of Engineering Dean's Ice Cream Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the end of summer with the College of Engineering (CoE)! Join fellow alumni and friends for Babcock Dairy ice cream\, connection\, and conversation. Learn how the College’s Engineering Moonshots and strategic plan are shaping the future\, and get a preview of the exciting academic year ahead. Reconnect with the engineering community and discover what’s next for CoE—because engineering updates are always better with ice cream. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFeaturing: an ice cream sundae bar\, lake views\, and great conversations! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/college-of-engineering-deans-ice-cream-celebration/
LOCATION:Memorial Union — Sunset Lounge\, 800 Langdon Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
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,Social Event
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SUMMARY:ECE New Graduate Student Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Orientation is your launchpad into UW–ECE. Designed to set you up for success from day one\, this event connects newly enrolled graduate students with the resources\, guidance\, and community that will support you throughout your program. Get essential information on payroll\, benefits\, student services\, and more\, while building connections with your fellow students from the very start. The morning starts with coffee/tea and wraps with lunch. \n\n\n\nAttendance is required for all first-year graduate students\, except those enrolled in the MS Power online program. \n\n\n\nFirst-year graduate students should check their wisc.edu email for the invitation and RSVP link. \n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Hongrui JiangAssociate Chair for Graduate Studies\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Imaizumi-KriegerGraduate Student Services Coordinator – MS-Research and PhD Graduate Programs\n\n\n\n\n\nChristina MaGraduate Student Services Coordinator – Accelerated MS Graduate Programs
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-new-graduate-student-orientation/
LOCATION:Engineering Hall Lobby\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session
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DTSTAMP:20260812T161206Z
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SUMMARY:ME New Graduate Student Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics graduate students admitted in spring\, summer\, or fall 2026 terms are invited to join us for the New Graduate Student Orientation. Come meet your peers\, interact with faculty\, find out about graduate student services\, learn about grad student orgs\, ask questions specific to you\, or just come for some ME swag. This orientation will be the perfect way to jumpstart your degree with the Department of Mechanical Engineering! New students will be invited via email with a link to RSVP. Questions can be directed to Kassi Akers\, kakers2@wisc.edu.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-new-graduate-student-orientation/
LOCATION:Atrium – Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260908T170000
DTSTAMP:20260819T131042Z
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SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Milad Abolhasani
DESCRIPTION:Milad Abolhasani | R.J. Polge Professor | North Carolina State University \n\n\n\nData-Rich Self-Driving Laboratories for Accelerated Materials and Molecular Discovery\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe discovery and development of new molecules and materials remain constrained by slow\, labor-intensive experimental workflows that are poorly matched to the complexity of modern chemical design spaces. This challenge is especially important in colloidal nanomaterials and catalytic systems\, where composition\, synthesis sequence\, reaction environment\, and reactor history collectively determine performance. To address these limitations\, we are developing a data-rich self-driving laboratory (SDL) ecosystem that integrates reaction and reactor engineering\, robotic experimentation\, high-throughput synthesis\, in-situ multi-modal characterization\, and artificial intelligence-guided decision-making to autonomously explore complex chemical spaces. Rather than simply automating experiments\, these systems continuously learn from evolving datasets and adapt their experimental strategies under uncertainty.  \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will highlight our group’s recent advances in autonomous discovery and optimization of colloidal quantum dots\, including metal halide perovskite and II-VI/III-V nanocrystals\, with emphasis on route-encoded synthesis\, sequence-aware learning\, and closed-loop control of optoelectronic properties. I will also discuss autonomous catalysis platforms for accelerated catalyst discovery and process development of specialty and fine chemicals\, where multi-robot SDLs enable efficient exploration of high-dimensional catalyst and reaction condition spaces. These advances establish SDLs as intelligent robotic co-pilots for accelerated molecular and materials discovery\, reducing development timelines from years to weeks while generating reproducible\, information-rich datasets that reveal transferable chemical knowledge.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-milad-abolhasani/
LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTAMP:20260827T144928Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Jinjun Xiong\, Founding Dean\, College of AI\, Cyber and Computing - UT-San Antonio
DESCRIPTION:Scaling Earthly AI to Help Children with Speech and Language Service Needs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:We are standing on the brink of an extraordinary transformation. Artificial intelligence is not just a reshaping technology\, it also reshapes possibility. Yet even as this technological renaissance accelerates\, our society faces many deep and urgent challenges. For example\, nearly 3.4 million children in the U.S. require speech and language services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and are at risk of falling behind in their academic and social-emotional development without timely intervention by Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs). Unfortunately\, there is a significant shortage of SLPs\, making it almost impossible for SLPs to provide individualized services for children. Through the recently established National AI Institute for Exceptional Education\, we envision a transformative approach to address this challenge. We aim to develop advanced AI technologies to scale SLPs’ availability and services. In this talk\, I will discuss the rationale behind the Institute’s vision\, the technical approaches we are taking\, and the corresponding research challenges we must overcome. I will contextualize these efforts in an ultimate research goal of transforming the current AI innovation ecosystem to truly democratize AI for a better society. This also opens up new opportunities for collaboration with a broad research community in areas of foundational AI\, workload acceleration\, system characterization and optimization\, and AI automation. \n\n\n\nJinjun Xiong\n\n\n\nBio:Dr. Jinjun Xiong is founding dean of the College of AI\, Cyber and Computing at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio)\, and holds the Microsoft President’s Endowed Professorship with the Department of Computer Science and Department of Computer Engineering. Dr. Xiong also serves as the Scientific Director for the $20 million National AI Institute for Exceptional Education\, and the AI lead for the $10 million IES Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI. Prior to UT San Antonio\, Dr. Xiong was Empire Innovation Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University at Buffalo (UB)\, Director for the UB’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science\, and Senior Researcher and Program Director for AI and Hybrid Clouds Systems at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. He was the former co-founder and co-director for the IBM-Illinois Center for Cognitive Computing Systems Research (C3SR)\, the success of which in 5 years has led to the 10-year $200M expansion of the center to the IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute. His research interests are on across-stack AI systems research\, including AI applications\, algorithms\, tooling and computer architectures. Many of his research results have been adopted in IBM’s products and tools. He published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in top AI conferences and systems conferences. His publication won 9 Best Paper Awards and 10 Nominations for Best Paper Awards. He also won top awards from various international competitions\, including the championship award for the IEEE GraphChallenge on accelerating sparse neural networks in 2020\, and the First Place Awards for the 2019 DAC Systems Design Contest on designing an object detection neural network for edge FPGA and GPU devices\, respectively.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-jinjun-xiong-founding-dean-ut-san-antonio/
LOCATION:2355 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Welcome Back Ice Cream Social
DESCRIPTION:All undergrad and graduate students in the Mechanical Engineering\, Aerospace Engineering\, or Engineering Mechanics majors are invited to celebrate the new academic year with the Department of Mechanical Engineering on September 8th from 4:00-6:00pm in the Mechanical Engineering Building Atrium. *Please bring your student ID to check-in to the event​. 
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/welcome-back-ice-cream-social/
LOCATION:Atrium – Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260908T193000
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SUMMARY:NEEP First-Year Student Welcome & Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Welcome\, new NEEP Badgers! We look forward to meeting you this fall at our First-Year Student Welcome & Orientation on Tuesday\, September 8. During this time\, you’ll meet other students in your cohort\, connect with some of your professors\, learn about key resources and opportunities\, and enjoy some pizza!Make sure to RSVP at go.wisc.edu/neepwelcome. You will need to log in with your wisc.edu email. In the form\, you can let us know if there are any specific topics you want us to cover. If you have any questions\, please reach out to Lili Sarajian at lsarajian@wisc.edu.Event DetailsTuesday\, September 8 at 6:00pm1413 Engineering Hall (Cheney Room)Pizza will be provided
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-first-year-student-welcome-orientation/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260909T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260909T160000
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SUMMARY:ECE Student Welcome Ice Cream Social
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the semester with your ECE community! Start the semester strong by connecting with other ECE students\, faculty\, and staff at this fun welcome event. Enjoy FREE Babcock ice cream🍦\, grab an awesome ECE t-shirt while supplies last\, and meet the people who’ll be part of your journey this year. \n\n\n\nAlso\, for those undergraduates who have fully progressed into your major of computer engineering or electrical engineering\, stop by the progression table for a special gift.  This is the first year that we are celebrating progression\, so be sure to grab your gift even if you progressed one\, two\, or three years ago! \n\n\n\nDon’t miss out—check your wisc.edu email and RSVP by September 3. \n\n\n\nWe’ll see you at Union South on September 9!
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-student-welcome-2/
LOCATION:Union South – Varsity Hall\, 1308 W Dayton St\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260907T151702Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Margaret Busse
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 Margaret Busse is an Assistant Professor at Penn State.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Assessing Critical Infrastructure and Driving Sustainable Solutions Across Scales \n\n\n\nAbstract: Much of our critical infrastructure is reaching the end of its useful life or struggling to keep pace with increasingly dynamic environments. As we repair and rebuild these systems\, long-term sustainability and adaptability must be central to how we design them. In this talk\, I will draw on my research across water and energy to explore these challenges. I will describe my work on ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and small-system water treatment design\, considering how fundamental optics and fluid dynamics inform practical\, low-resource solutions for safe drinking water. I will then widen the lens to the intersections of water and energy\, focusing on the environmental trade-offs of emerging technologies such as geothermal lithium extraction. This work uses multi-method analysis to evaluate not just whether a technology works\, but whether it works forthe people and places it’s meant to serve. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Margaret Busse is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University. She earned her B.S. in Biological Engineering and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering all from Purdue University. She completed postdoctoral research in energy and environmental analysis at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In 2024\, she was part of a team that received the Director’s Award for Societal Impact from Berkeley Lab for her work characterizing the impact of geothermal lithium resources.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-margaret-busse/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260911T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260911T120000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161932Z
CREATED:20260812T164944Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Haibo Huang\, Director - Center of Excellence in Advanced Diagnostics\, General Atomics
DESCRIPTION:Delivering Quantum Advantages\, a General Atomics Perspective\n\n\n\nEvent description: \n\n\n\nGeneral Atomics (GA) is a diversified private company with broad interests in energy and defense industry. With quantum technology affecting many aspects of our society and our lives\, GA instituted a quantum program with three thrust areas: (1) Quantum PNT (Position Navigation and Timing) for GPS-free navigation (2) Quantum Communication for secure RF and optical communication (3) Quantum Diagnostics for critical mineral exploration in support of the semiconductor supply chain. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, we will discuss how to design a platform deployment focused applied quantum program to reap the benefit of modern technology. The following OpEd articles can be used an introduction to the topic: \n\n\n\nQuantum Sensing: An Overlooked Strategic Advantage | Hoover Institution Quantum Sensing: An Overlooked Strategic Advantage \n\n\n\nTurning Drones Into A Battlefield Team | Hoover Institution Turning Drones Into A Battlefield Team \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by ECE Professor Mikhail Kats.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-dr-haibo-huang-director-center-of-excellence-in-advanced-diagnostics-general-atomics/
LOCATION:2349 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260911T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260911T130000
DTSTAMP:20260907T151527Z
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Carmel Majidi
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 Carmel Majidi is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Soft Matter Engineering for Bio-Inspired Robotics and Wearables \n\n\n\nAbstract: Progress in soft lithography and soft materials integration have led to extraordinary new classes of soft-matter sensors\, circuits\, and transducers.  These material technologies are composed almost entirely out of soft matter – elastomers\, gels\, and conductive fluids like liquid metal – and represent the building blocks for machines and electronics that are soft\, flexible\, and stretchable.  Because of their intrinsic compliance and elasticity\, such devices can be incorporated into soft\, biologically-inspired robots or be worn on the body and operate continuously without impairing natural body motion.  In this talk\, I will review recent contributions from my research group in creating soft multifunctional materials for wearable electronics and soft robotics using these emerging practices in “soft-matter engineering.”  In particular\, I will focus on soft robots powered using shape memory materials and soft material architectures for highly stretchable digital electronics\, wearable energy harvesting\, and electrically-responsive actuation.  This includes material systems with novel combinations of soft elastomers\, self-healing polymers\, liquid crystal elastomer (LCE)\, eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) liquid metal alloy\, and various filler materials (e.g. Ag flakes\, MXenes).  In addition to describing the synthesis and properties of these materials\, I will highlight several systems-level implementations that demonstrate their practical use in robotics\, bioelectronics\, and human-computer interaction. \n\n\n\nBio: Carmel Majidi is the Clarence H. Adamson Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University\, where he leads the Soft Machines Lab.  His lab is dedicated to the discovery of novel material architectures that allow machines and electronics to be soft\, elastically deformable\, and biomechanically compatible.  Currently\, his research is focused on modeling\, design\, and control of soft robotic systems as well as the developoment of multifunctional materials that exhibit unique combinations of mechanical\, electrical\, and thermal properties and can function as “artificial” skin\, nervous tissue\, and muscle.  Carmel has received grants from industry and federal agencies along with early career awards from DARPA\, ONR\, AFOSR\, and NASA to explore challenges in soft-matter engineering and robotics.  Prior to arriving at CMU\, Prof. Majidi had postdoctoral appointments at Harvard and Princeton Universities and received his PhD in Electrical Engineering at UC Berkeley. 
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-carmel-majidi/
LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260911T160000
DTSTAMP:20260820T214723Z
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SUMMARY:BME Student Welcome Back Social
DESCRIPTION:All Biomedical Engineering undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to join us in celebrating the new academic year. Enjoy snacks and department giveaways in the Engineering Centers Building (ECB) Atrium from 2- 4 p.m.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-student-welcome-back-social/
LOCATION:Engineering Centers Building Atrium\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T130000
DTSTAMP:20260903T133514Z
CREATED:20260826T194214Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Qing Gu\, Associate Professor of ECE and Physics - North Carolina State University
DESCRIPTION:Nanophotonic Devices and Circuits for Quantum and Information Photonics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:Nanophotonic structures provide powerful means to control the generation\, propagation\, and processing of light\, enabling new opportunities in integrated photonics\, quantum information science\, and optical computing. In this talk\, I will discuss our recent efforts that exploit engineered light-matter interactions and photonic integration to achieve new functionalities. I will highlight three examples: metasurface and photonic-crystal lasers with engineered emission properties\, photonic integrated circuits for quantum signal processing\, and neuromorphic photonic computing. I will also briefly discuss broader opportunities for nanophotonics in quantum science and integrated photonic systems.  \n\n\n\nQing Gu\n\n\n\nBio:Qing Gu is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University\, jointly appointed in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics. She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2008 and her Ph.D. degree from the University of California\, San Diego in 2014. Her research focuses on nanophotonic semiconductor light sources\, active and topological hyperbolic metamaterials\, miniature magneto-optical traps for atom cooling and trapping\, quantum signal process on photonic chips\, and photonic neuromorphic computing. She is the author of the book Semiconductor Nanolasers (Cambridge University Press) and a recipient of the ARO Young Investigator Award\, NSF CAREER Award\, and DARPA MTO Pitch Day Award. \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by ECE Associate Professor Jennifer Choy.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-dr-qing-gu-associate-professor-of-ece-and-physics-north-carolina-state-university/
LOCATION:2349 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Dr\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T150000
DTSTAMP:20260828T191838Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Max R. Lien\, Northrop Grumman
DESCRIPTION:Radiative Thermal Control of Spacecraft using Thermochromic Infrared Materials\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:  Thermochromic infrared surfaces have temperature-dependent emissivity spectra that enable radiators to respond to changes in the thermal environment. Spacecraft can leverage this unique behavior for autoregulating thermal control\, where thermochromic surfaces are designed to passively transition between a high thermal emissivity (to radiate heat when hot) and a low thermal emissivity (to retain heat when cold). In this talk\, we introduce the materials\, methods\, and analyses of Variable Emissivity Materials (VEMs) using thermal objectives\, where spectral infrared engineering is used to achieve passive control over temperature and heat flux. We show how the models and materials are validated calorimetrically and describe a novel set of thermo-optic characteristics used in both the design and system modeling of VEMs. Finally\, we present an optimization perspective for further development of VEMs for thermal control. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Max R. Lien is a research scientist focused on developing optical materials and photonics for national security applications. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2019\, followed by a Master of Science in 2021 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2023 from the University of Southern California\, all in electrical engineering. Currently\, Dr. Lien is a Principal Research Scientist in the basic research laboratories at Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach\, California\, where he oversees a portfolio of advanced material development and leads research collaborations with academic partners. Previously\, he was a Visiting Technologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory working on mid-infrared optics for compact hyperspectral imagers. \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by ECE/ME Professor Joseph Andrews.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-dr-max-r-lien-northrop-grumman/
LOCATION:2349 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Dr\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T125000
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SUMMARY:ECE Discovery Panel: Applied Electromagnetics & Acoustics
DESCRIPTION:Engineering undergraduates—any major or undecided! Join us in 2317 Engineering Hall as faculty members explore the technical area of Applied Electromagnetics & Acoustics. \n\n\n\nAll undergraduate students are welcome as Assistant Professor Chu Ma\, Assistant Teaching Professor Nathan Strachen\, and Assistant Professor Haihan Sun discuss real-world applications\, where engineers are making an impact\, and possible career paths. \n\n\n\nThis session is a great opportunity to learn about courses in this area 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\nChu Ma\n\n\n\n\n\nNathan Strachen\n\n\n\n\n\nHaihan Sun
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-discovery-panel-applied-electromagnetics-acoustics/
LOCATION:2317 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T170000
DTSTAMP:20260908T192840Z
CREATED:20260908T190628Z
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UID:10001596-1789488000-1789491600@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: J. Will Medlin
DESCRIPTION:J. Will MedlinProfessorDepartment of Chemical and Biological EngineeringUniversity of Colorado – Boulder \n\n\n\nNear-surface Environment Control for Selective Catalysis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIdentifying catalyst materials that are active and selective for specific reactions is important not only for making improvements to existing chemical processes\, but also for designing new routes to a sustainable energy economy. For example\, improved materials are needed for carbon-carbon coupling reactions that can yield aviation fuel components from biomass or CO2-derived feedstocks. Solid catalysts used in these applications are commonly designed as composite inorganic materials where\, for example\, active metal nanoparticles are dispersed on a metal oxide support. Much research effort has gone into optimizing these inorganic components for various applications. Under reaction conditions\, however\, catalytically active surfaces often are heavily covered by “spectator” species. It was often assumed that these species did not participate directly in the reaction\, but recent studies have indicated that such spectators can play a major role in enhancing catalytic selectivity and rates. This suggests the possibility that surface organic species can themselves be tuned as key components of a catalyst\, opening up a new avenue for catalyst design. In fact\, organic ligands are widely employed as surfactants in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles. Numerous studies have shown that leaving these ligands in place can have beneficial effects for catalyst performance\, especially related to controlling selectivity toward desired products.  \n\n\n\nThus\, one approach toward controlling selectivity in catalysis is to systematically design these encapsulating ligands to impart improved activity\, selectivity\, and stability in reactions such as CO2 hydrogenation\, C-C coupling\, and the hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived oxygenates. This presentation will describe design of different components of the organic ligands—the “head” group that covalently attaches to the support versus the “tail” organic function—to control selectivity in reactions at surfaces. Use of organic promoters for metal catalysts\, metal oxides\, and interfacial structures including highly dispersed\, “single atom” catalysts will be described. Finally\, the presentation will explain advantages and limitations for use of organic modifiers in heterogeneous catalysis.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-j-will-medlin/
LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T180000
DTSTAMP:20260807T170719Z
CREATED:20260807T170716Z
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UID:10001547-1789488000-1789495200@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:UW-ISyE Welcome Back Picnic
DESCRIPTION:All ISyE students are invited to stop by the Vilas Park to meet the faculty\, staff and fellow students of the UW-ISyE Dept. Burgers\, Chicken\, and vegan options will be available and games will be provided. Free department swag for all attendees!
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/uw-isye-welcome-back-picnic/
LOCATION:1602 Vilas Park Dr.\, 1602 Vilas Park Dr.\, Madison\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T190000
DTSTAMP:20260911T154725Z
CREATED:20260910T203440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T154725Z
UID:10001599-1789579800-1789585200@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:ANS Evening with Nuclear Industry
DESCRIPTION:The UW–Madison chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics invites all engineering students to attend this Evening with Nuclear Industry networking event. \n\n\n\nThe nuclear industry has benefitted from renewed investment and bipartisan support in recent years\, and with that momentum there is a growing need to develop the nuclear workforce. Come learn about some of the wide-ranging career opportunities for all engineering students during this informal networking hour with top employers in the nuclear field. Refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\nEvent DetailsWednesday\, September 16 at 5:30pmTong Auditorium (Engineering Centers Building)No RSVP required
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ans-evening-with-nuclear-industry/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T130000
DTSTAMP:20260914T165659Z
CREATED:20260914T165412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T165659Z
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SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Braden Goddard\, University of Missouri
DESCRIPTION:NEEP Seminar SeriesThursdays12:00 – 1:00 PM106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation.The Strategic Revival of Nuclear Engineering at the University of MissouriThe national landscape of nuclear engineering education and research is undergoing a profound transformation driven by surging demands for clean energy and a secure domestic supply of critical medical isotopes. Amid this resurgence\, the University of Missouri (MU) has embarked on a strategic revival and expansion of its nuclear engineering infrastructure and academic curriculum. This presentation outlines the vision\, existing capabilities\, and ambitious future roadmap guiding MU’s nuclear engineering ecosystem. At the foundation of this revival is MU’s current competitive advantage: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR). Operating continuously at 10 megawatts\, MURR stands as the highest-power university research reactor in the United States and serves as a vital national anchor for the production of lifesaving cancer theranostics and radiopharmaceuticals. Building upon this decades-long expertise in radiation sciences and isotope production\, MU’s vision bridges the gap between foundational nuclear science and next-generation reactor technology. Looking forward\, MU is translating this momentum into massive infrastructure expansions. Central to these future plans is the NextGen MURR initiative\, a project to construct a new\, state-of-the-art 20-megawatt research reactor designed to expand advanced materials testing\, secure the domestic radioisotope supply chain\, and serve as a premiere workforce development platform. Complementing this is the newly broken ground on the Radioisotope Science Center in May 2026 and the Engineering Innovation Center in September 2026. By integrating these world-class facilities with an energized academic curriculum\, the University of Missouri aims to cultivate the highly skilled nuclear workforce required to propel the next generation of fission technology\, medicine\, and the nuclear fuel cycle. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBraden Goddard is an associate professor and the director of the Nuclear Engineering Program in the John J. Boswell Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri. In his current position he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on multiple topics in mechanical and nuclear engineering and performs applied research. He is also responsible for overseeing all nuclear engineering programmatic activities. The primary focus of his research is on radiation measurements\, nuclear nonproliferation and isotope production. This effort has resulted in teaching and co-teaching 18 different courses and supervising 112 researchers (high school students though visiting faculty)\, funded by 19 external grants totaling $5.2M to just Goddard’s research group. Prior to joining the University of Missouri\, Goddard worked at domestic and international industries\, national laboratories and academia. These locations include TXU Energy where he updated the fidelity of the pressurized water reactor plant simulator; the University of Tokyo where he performed experiments with two phase fluid flow; Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory\, where he developed new methodologies for quantifying actinide compositions for international safeguards applications; the Nevada National Security Site\, where he served as an emergency responder developing radiation detection and identification techniques and deploying to national events to survey for radioactive materials; Khalifa University\, where he trained the next generation of Emirati nuclear engineers and set up and managed multiple radiation measurement-based laboratories; Abu Dhabi Customs\, where he served as an emergency reachback scientist\, adjudicating radiation alarms created when shipping cargo entered the country through Khalifa Port; and Virginia Commonwealth University\, where he established a world-renowned research group focused on radiation measurements\, simulations and nonproliferation\, controlling 5 different laboratories that spanned 3\,250 sq. ft. of laboratory space with an annual research expenditure of $1.3M.He received his BS MS and PhD in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a senior member of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM)\, founding faculty advisor for the INMM-VCU student chapter\, INMM deputy chair for the materials control and accountability division and associate editor for the Journal of Nuclear Materials Management. He is also a World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) Certified Nuclear Security Professional (CNSP) and served as a mentor for the 2022 World Nuclear University Summer Institute. His research has been published and presented in over 200 international journals and conference papers.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-braden-goddard-university-of-missouri/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260914T135753Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Laura Grossenbacher
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. Laura Grossenbacher is the Director of the Program for Engineering Communication and Applied Ethics and the Director of Undergraduate Program Review.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Mechanical Engineering Research and Industry Contexts: Strategies for Ethical Leadership – and Followership \n\n\n\nAbstract: This workshop will provide a brief background on engineering ethics challenges and the behavioral science that suggests we must think both with and beyond a Code of Ethics to deal with the moral ambiguities that can emerge in complex workplace contexts\, including in university research labs and large engineering organizations. We will explore questions that engineering leaders should ask themselves – but also some “followership” strategies for those engineers who are not yet leaders. My hope is to engage the ME 903 students in discussion of a couple of unique cases to practice voicing\, listening\, and productively responding to the values of their peers. \n\n\n\nBio: Laura Grossenbacher is Director of Undergraduate Program Review and Director of the Technical Communication Program in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and has been teaching courses in engineering communication and ethics for over twenty-five years to both undergraduates and graduate students in the UW Madison College of Engineering. Since year 2012 she has been developing ethics cases for use with a variety of different Professional Engineering groups\, including engineers working for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation\, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources\, American Transmission Company\, Madison Gas and Electric\, WE Energies\, Realtime Utility\, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District\, and the American Water Resources Administration; she has also held ethics workshops for the Wisconsin Structural Engineering Code Refresher Annual Conference\, the Wisconsin Concrete Pavement Association\, the Wisconsin Society for Landscape Architects\, and the American Society for Heating\, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. \n\n\n\nHer ethics workshops are designed to engage engineers and other professionals in discussing and applying codes of ethics\, moral theory\, and behavioral science to practical cases.She is a member of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE)\, and a current co-chair\, with Rider Foley\, of the Online Ethics Center Community of Practice in Teaching Engineering Ethics. Her most recent conference workshops have been for the annual ABET Symposium and at the American Society for Engineering Education on using applied ethics cases to interrogate challenges with power and inclusivity.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-laura-grossenbacher-2/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260914T135821Z
CREATED:20260820T172040Z
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UID:10001565-1789732800-1789736400@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Guruswami Ravichandran
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 Guruswami Ravichandran is a professor at Caltech. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Shock Induced Deformation and Failure during Pore Collapse in PMM \n\n\n\nAbstract: Porosity is prevalent in engineering materials and strongly influences their response to dynamic loading. Under shock compression\, localized deformation near pores can govern failure in lattice structures\, additively manufactured components\, and energetic materials\, yet the underlying mesoscopic mechanisms remain poorly understood. An internal digital image correlation (DIC) technique is developed for transparent materials\, enabling in situ\, high-speed\, full-field measurements of displacement and strain at strain rates of 10³ – 10⁶ s⁻¹. Using specimens with embedded internal speckle patterns\, the technique is applied to investigate shock-induced pore collapse in PMMA at impact stresses up to 1 GPa. For single spherical pores\, measurements reveal intense strain localization surrounding the collapsing cavity. As shock stress increases\, the response transitions from classical strain concentration to adiabatic shear band formation and ultimately dynamic shear fracture. Explicit finite element simulations incorporating thermo-viscoplastic constitutive behavior identify thermal softening-induced instability as the governing mechanism. Experiments on pore pairs show that pore interactions alter strain localization\, modify failure thresholds\, and influence crack propagation through baroclinic effects and shear-wave interactions. These results provide new insights into shock-driven shear localization and failure in porous materials. \n\n\n\nBio: Guruswami (Ravi) Ravichandran is the John E. Goode\, Jr.\, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering (Solid Mechanics and Structures) from Brown University. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and Academia Europaea\, and a Fellow of ASME\, SEM\, and AAM. He was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the Republic of France. His honors include the ASME Timoshenko Medal\, SES Eringen Medal\, and SEM Murray Lecture Award. His research interests are in mechanics of materials\, including dynamic behavior\, wave propagation\, composites\, multifunctional materials\, micro/nano-mechanics\, cell mechanics\, and experimental methods.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-guruswami-ravichandran/
LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260918T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260918T140000
DTSTAMP:20260908T165444Z
CREATED:20260908T165443Z
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SUMMARY:INFORMS Kick-off Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join UW-Madison’s INFORMS student chapter for their fall kick-off meeting. \n\n\n\nINFORMS is the largest professional association for the decision and data sciences. Come learn what INFORMS is all about\, meet fellow students\, and hear about upcoming events and opportunities. Pizza will be provided for lunch- all are welcome!
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/informs-kick-off-meeting/
LOCATION:1270 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Student Org Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260910T163452Z
CREATED:20260910T162949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T163452Z
UID:10001598-1789758000-1789765200@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:ISyE - IISE - Bonfire & Smores Night
DESCRIPTION:Join the IISE student organization for this social networking event at Dejope Fire Pit outside Four Lakes Market for a fun night and some smores. Bring friends\, especially if they are considering Industrial Engineering!
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-iise-bonfire-smores-night/
LOCATION:Dejope Fire Pit\, 640 Elm Dr\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event,Student Org Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260921T130000
DTSTAMP:20260914T135915Z
CREATED:20260820T205343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T135915Z
UID:10001576-1789992000-1789995600@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Ying Zheng
DESCRIPTION:Building Human Microvasculature for Regeneration and Disease Modeling\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYing Zheng\, PhDAssociate ProfessorDepartment of MedicineStanford University \n\n\n\nAbstract:Microvasculature helps define the tissue microenvironment. These vessels are highly heterogeneous in size and geometry\, spanning three orders of magnitude in diameter\, and their dysfunction is a systemic hallmark of many diseases. Yet studying them remains difficult because they are buried deep in tissues and are hard to access\, visualize\, and manipulate in patients. In this seminar\, I will present engineering strategies that bring these “invisible” microvascular compartments into view. Using native collagen matrices\, microfabrication\, and multiphoton laser sculpting\, my group builds perfused human microvessels across scales\, including capillary‑like networks with realistic 3D geometry and hemodynamics. I will show how vascular architecture combined with perfusion reshape luminal flow and endothelial responses\, and how these microvessels can be integrated with hiPSC‑derived vascular organoids to enhance survival. Together\, our work establishes a path toward perfusable\, scalable\, long‑lived human vascular tissue models that complement animal studies and enable mechanism‑driven regeneration and disease modeling. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-ying-zheng/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T120000
DTSTAMP:20260904T203452Z
CREATED:20260828T191053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T203452Z
UID:10001592-1790074800-1790078400@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Kenji Yasuda\, Cornell University
DESCRIPTION:Slidetronics in van der Waals heterostructures\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:In 2D materials\, the energy scale of van der Waals interactions is comparable to that of electrostatic gating\, sometimes enabling electrostatic control of the stacking order. For example\, parallel-stacked bilayer hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) exhibits ferroelectric polarization\, which allows an applied gate electric field to switch the polarization via interlayer sliding [1\,2]. I will introduce our recent efforts to extend the capabilities of slidetronics\, both for exploring fundamental physics and for applications such as nonvolatile memory. First\, we investigate how the sliding degree of freedom can be coupled to quantum-mechanical properties of materials\, such as magnetism. We extend slidetronics to tetralayer graphene and show that electrostatic hole doping can drive a sliding phase transition between Bernal and rhombohedral stacking. We further demonstrate that this transition enables nonvolatile switching between paramagnetic and ferromagnetic states [3]. Second\, I introduce our efforts to realize lower-energy switching of sliding ferroelectrics by incorporating the concept of structural superlubricity. \n\n\n\nKenji Yasuda\n\n\n\n[1] K. Yasuda et al.\, Science 372\, 1458 (2021).[2] K. Yasuda et al.\, Science 385\, 53 (2024).[3] D. Brandon\, …\, K. Yasuda\, arXiv:2510.00220\, Accepted in Nature Nanotech. \n\n\n\nBio:Kenji Yasuda is an assistant professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University since 2024. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Tokyo in 2018 and completed his postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2023\, where he pioneered the field of sliding ferroelectrics based on van der Waals heterostructures. His research interests lie in designing quantum nanomaterials and heterostructures to explore novel physical properties and functionalities. He has received several awards\, including the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award and the IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in Semiconductors. \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by ECE Assistant Professor Ying Wang.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-dr-kenji-yasuda-cornell-university/
LOCATION:2255 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T170000
DTSTAMP:20260908T192557Z
CREATED:20260827T144706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T192557Z
UID:10001589-1790092800-1790096400@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: William Schneider
DESCRIPTION:William SchneiderProfessor\, Department ChairDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Notre Dame \n\n\n\nWhen Things Go Right\, and When Things Go Wrong\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComputational catalysis necessarily deals with idealizations of real catalytic systems—just as all models are abstractions of reality. Those realities sometimes require us to elaborate our models and expand our thinking. The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH3 over Cu-exchanged chabazite zeolites provides one such example where the realities of the application and complexity of the catalytic materials lead to unanticipated richness. I will discuss how insights from density functional theory\, microkinetic models\, and simple chemical concepts aid in identifying\, explaining\, and potentially even exploiting that richness.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-william-schneider/
LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260914T170119Z
CREATED:20260914T170116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T170119Z
UID:10001601-1790251200-1790254800@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Alex Bocchieri\, University of Wisconsin–Madison
DESCRIPTION:NEEP Seminar SeriesThursdays12:00 – 1:00 PM106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation.This page will be updated with the seminar abstract and speaker bio soon.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-alex-bocchieri-university-of-wisconsin-madison/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T170000
DTSTAMP:20260820T175823Z
CREATED:20260820T175821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T175823Z
UID:10001574-1790265600-1790269200@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Adam Steltzner
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. Adam Steltzner is a Chief Engineer at NASA.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-adam-steltzner/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260820T172347Z
CREATED:20260820T172344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T172347Z
UID:10001566-1790337600-1790341200@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Michael Leamy
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 Michael Leamy is a professor and department chair at the University of Vermont.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-michael-leamy/
LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260903T125743Z
CREATED:20260903T125632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T125743Z
UID:10001593-1790337600-1790341200@engineering.wisc.edu
SUMMARY:ISyE Colloquia Series
DESCRIPTION:UW-ISyE looks forward to welcoming Sean Sinclair from Northwestern University. \n\n\n\nThe Impact of Censoring on Data-Driven Inventory Control \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Infectious diseases continue to impact millions of people every year around the world\, despite many advances in medicine and technology. Pharmaceutical interventions such as testing\, vaccines\, or treatment\, may not be available\, and when they are\, resources for their deployment are often very limited. Other challenges (e.g.\, logistical\, societal) may also hamper deployment. Decisions regarding what\, when\, and how to deploy need to incorporate various short- and long-term considerations\, as well as human behaviors such as following non-pharmaceutical intervention recommendations or uptake of available pharmaceutical interventions. In this presentation\, we will illustrate these challenges using a few examples from infectious diseases that are targeted for elimination or eradication\, and share results from modeling studies to help inform these complex decisions. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio:  Sean Sinclair is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University\, where he also serves as Director of Graduate Studies. His research develops reinforcement learning algorithms for operations problems\, with recent interests in inventory control and scheduling.  He received his PhD from Cornell University and was previously a postdoctoral associate at MIT.  His work received the 2026 SIGMETRICS Best Paper award\, and his dissertation received honorable mention for both the SIGMETRICS Dissertation and the George Dantzig Dissertation awards.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/the-impact-of-censoring-on-data-driven-inventory-control/
LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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