BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison 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:20261027T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T170000 DTSTAMP:20260921T160212Z CREATED:20260918T164136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T160212Z UID:10001606-1793116800-1793120400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Susan Daniel DESCRIPTION:Susan DanielDistinguished ProfessorDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringCornell University \n\n\n\nToward objective pain monitoring and treatment: Cell-free biosensors based on nociceptive ion channels\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEffectively monitoring and managing pain remain major challenges in the clinic and constitute active areas of research today. Given the subjective nature of the pain response and the ongoing opioid crisis\, there is a critical need to both identify new non-opioid drug targets for chronic pain management and provide more objective ways to measure pain. Using pain receptors themselves to monitor biomarkers of pain and screen potential channel blockers remains challenging\, with current drug screening protocols lacking quantitative and direct measures of receptor function and dysfunction. To improve the treatment and measurement of pain\, we describe here the development of prototypical pain biosensors. We utilize in vitro transcription and translation cell-free methods to rapidly express and integrate two distinct and pharmacologically relevant types of pain receptors into membrane-based sensing platforms: the Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channel and pro-algesic P2X purinergic receptors (P2X2)\, avoiding all the downsides of cell-based expression\, isolation\, and reconstitution into membranes and sensor platforms. Because these receptors are ligand-gated ion channels activated by different stimuli\, we then assess both channels’ responsiveness using electrical or optical methods to monitor changes in ionic flux across the membranes. \n\n\n\nIn our first system\, we show that devices containing P2X2 receptors show an increase in ionic flux following ATP administration\, indicating ligand-gated channel opening. This ion flux is abolished in the presence of a known P2X2 inhibitor\, but not the P2X7 inhibitor\, demonstrating the screening potential of this platform to identify new subtype specific therapeutics for pain management. Using the same in vitro expression system\, we then cell-free synthesized and integrated the human nociceptor TRPV1 channels into membrane vesicles containing a fluorescence-based ion flux reporter. In these vesicles TRPV1 channel opening could be stimulated by two distinct pain-causing stimuli – heat and capsaicin\, showing that in our minimal system\, this receptor subtype is responsive to distinct channel activators. The modular nature of these two platforms enables isolation and assessment of individual pain receptors in a way that is not possible using native cells in a convenient\, tailorable device compatible with rapid\, high throughput screening. Both electrical and optical platforms\, which contain cell free synthesized pain receptors\, provide new ways to study receptor function and advance our detection and treatment of pain. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-susan-daniel/ 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:20261027T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T183000 DTSTAMP:20261020T131653Z CREATED:20261020T131651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T131653Z UID:10001639-1793122200-1793125800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Networking 101 w/ IISE & ISyE Connections DESCRIPTION:Come learn how to network and manage professional relationships with IISE and ISyE Connections! There will be Chipotle at this event. Click here to RSVP. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/networking-101-w-iise-isye-connections/ LOCATION:324 Wendt Commons\, 215 N. Randall Ave.\, Madison\, 53715 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Student Org Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Student-Org-EVent-scaled.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261029T130000 DTSTAMP:20260929T133955Z CREATED:20260929T133954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T133955Z UID:10001623-1793275200-1793278800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar Series: Ericmoore Jossou\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology DESCRIPTION:NEEP Seminar SeriesThursdays12:00 – 1:00 PM106 Engineering Research BuildingPlease contact office@neep.wisc.edu for assistance with remote participation.In Situ and operando X-ray imaging of microstructural evolution in nuclear materialsX-ray imaging techniques including tomography\, and diffraction-based mapping offer powerful\, non-destructive means to probe the structural evolution of nuclear fuels and reactor materials under the extreme conditions relevant to their service life\, including high temperature\, irradiation\, and corrosive environments. This talk will discuss the application of synchrotron-based X-ray methods to visualize microstructural changes in fuels and structural alloys during fabrication\, hightemperature exposure\, irradiation\, and corrosion\, capturing phenomena such as porosity evolution\, phase transformations\, crack initiation and propagation\, swelling\, and corrosion-induced degradation. By enabling in situ and operando observation\, often coupled with complementary techniques such as thermal and mechanical loading\, these approaches provide direct insight into degradation mechanisms and performance-limiting behaviors that are difficult to access through post-irradiation/corrosion examination alone. Examples will highlight how time-resolved and spatially-resolved X-ray imaging is advancing the understanding of microstructure-property relationships in nuclear materials\, informing both fundamental materials science and the development of improved\, more radiation- and corrosion-tolerant fuel and structural material designs for current and next-generation reactor systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEricmoore Jossou is the John Clark Hardwick (1986) Professor in Nuclear Science and Engineering\, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT\, where he leads the Materials in Extreme Environments Group. Before joining MIT\, he was a staff scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering\, with a concentration in Materials Science\, in 2019 from the University of Saskatchewan. Jossou is a recipient of the 2026 NSF CAREER Award and the 2026 Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching\, recognizing his contributions to research and engineering education\, respectively. Jossou’s lab combines experiments with computational methods to establish structure-properties-performance relationships in materials for nuclear energy applications. His current research includes machine learning–assisted fabrication and evaluation of U-Zr alloys under normal and off-normal reactor conditions using real-time X-ray imaging; machine learning–assisted quantum mechanical modeling of aliovalent dopant effects on UO2 fuel sintering kinetics; development of machine learning interatomic potentials for variable charge states in actinide oxides; and in situ/operando monitoring of irradiation-assisted corrosion in light water reactor chemistry. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-seminar-series-ericmoore-jossou-massachusetts-institute-of-technology/ 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:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261029T170000 DTSTAMP:20261021T161705Z CREATED:20260805T195301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261021T161705Z UID:10001541-1793289600-1793293200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Katrina Groth 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 Katrina Groth is a Professor at the University of Maryland. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Engineering Trust in the Energy Transition: Risk\, Reliability\, and the Path to Safe Hydrogen System \n\n\n\nAbstract: Safety and reliability are foundational to public trust\, and without trust\, the energy transition cannot succeed. While hydrogen technologies hold enormous promise for decarbonizing the global energy system\, unresolved safety and reliability challenges can impede their development\, deployment\, and societal acceptance. The widely anticipated\, global adoption of hydrogen technologies therefore requires that the risks associated with those technologies be rigorously investigated and mitigated early in the lifecycle. \n\n\n\nQuantitative risk assessment (QRA) and reliability engineering provide powerful\, proactive tools to anticipate and address potential failures before they happen – and learn from failures and near misses when they happen. Risk-informed decision making enables minimizing failures\, downtime\, maintenance costs\, property damage\, injuries\, and fire and explosion hazards\, while also protecting public confidence and avoiding costly litigation. \n\n\n\nThis talk highlights how advances in QRA and reliability analysis have enabled\, and will continue to enable\, advances in critical hydrogen energy systems\, including fueling stations\, electrolyzers\, material handling equipment\, buses\, aviation\, and beyond. Drawing from real-world experience and recent research\, the talk emphasizes: 1) early insights that can meaningfully improve the safety and reliability of hydrogen systems\, 2) the central role of risk and reliability engineering in engineering trust in hydrogen and other advanced energy technologies\, and 3) the opportunity for the research and engineering community to accelerate progress toward a safe\, resilient\, and trusted energy future. \n\n\n\nBio: Katrina Groth is a Professor of Reliability Engineering at the University of Maryland\, College Park. She is also the Director of the university’s Center for Risk and Reliability and the Reliability Engineering degree program. \n\n\n\nGroth specializes in reliability and risk analysis of energy systems and has defined key engineering methods used to advance the reliability and safety of hydrogen fueling stations\, electrolyzers\, vehicles\, gas pipelines\, nuclear power plants\, and more. Her current research includes developing quantitative risk assessment methods to understand dominant failure causes in novel hydrogen systems\, investigating prognostics and health management (PHM) techniques to support diagnosis and reliability monitoring in complex systems\, and creating reliability data collection frameworks and algorithms for emerging energy technologies. Before becoming a professor\, she was a Principal R&D Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories. \n\n\n\nGroth has published over 225 papers and technical reports\, one textbook\, and multiple software packages\, and her work has been cited more than 7\,500 times. Her notable hydrogen activities include inventing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Risk Assessment Models (HyRAM) toolkit and the Hydrogen Component Reliability Database (HyCReD)\, conducting QRAs for many types of hydrogen equipment\, and leading working groups within ISO 19880-1 and IEA. She serves as an expert witness on hydrogen fire and equipment failure investigations. Her notable nuclear research activities include developing human reliability analysis (HRA) models that have been used to develop models for nuclear regulations in the U.S.\, Japan\, Korea and Switzerland\, and inventing the SIPPRA methodology that connects the complex system-modeling techniques from Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)\, the predictive data-driven techniques from Prognostics and Health Management (PHM)\, and AI techniques to develop real-time risk monitoring algorithms for nuclear power plants\, pipelines\, electrolyzers\, and hydrogen fueling stations. \n\n\n\nGroth has received international recognition\, including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award\, and the David Okrent Award for Nuclear Safety\, and the Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award. She was selected to take part in the 2021 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. In 2025\, Groth received the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Research\, the highest honor presented by the Regents to faculty members in the state of Maryland\, and the C3E Catalyzing Energy Education & Excellence Award from the DOE\, MIT\, ASU\, and Stanford. She has been listed as one of the world’s top 2% of scientists since 2022. \n\n\n\nGroth holds a PhD and MS in Reliability Engineering and a BS in Engineering from the University of Maryland. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-katrina-groth/ 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:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T130000 DTSTAMP:20261023T182532Z CREATED:20260820T173614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T182532Z UID:10001570-1793361600-1793365200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Qiang Zhong 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 Qiang Zhong is an assistant professor at Iowa State University. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Robophysics of Adaptive Underwater Machines: Dynamics\, Perception\, and Manipulation \n\n\n\nAbstract: Underwater robots operate in unstructured\, dynamic flow environments that are difficult to observe and are continually altered by their own actions. Combining controlled experiments with bioinspired mechanical\, structural\, and behavioral design\, my research explores how machines can adapt by shaping their own dynamics\, focusing on three questions: How can adaptive motion emerge from the interplay of body mechanics\, distributed actuation\, and energy exchange with the surrounding flow? How can body–flow interactions reveal otherwise hidden features of the environment? How can robots shape flow to regulate their own dynamics and manipulate external objects? I will approach these questions through a progression from our stiffness-tuning law to recent advances in distributed actuation and new insights into the mechanical intelligence of passive\, muscle-inspired structures. These studies examine how coordinated motion can emerge from physical interactions while retaining the capacity for behavioral adjustment. I will then discuss local flow sensing and embodied inference\, exploring how flow measurements and body dynamics can jointly reveal interaction states\, and how deliberate changes in mechanics and motion could improve what a robot can perceive. Studies of near-ground swimming and bioinspired suction further examine how robots can shape pressure and flow to influence both their own dynamics and surrounding objects. Together\, these efforts seek to establish physical principles for underwater machines that use their interactions with water to generate adaptable movement\, acquire information\, and perform manipulation. \n\n\n\nBio: Qiang Zhong is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University\, which he joined in 2023. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia\, where he also conducted postdoctoral research. His group combines robotic experiments\, physical modeling\, and bioinspired design\, informed by collaborations with biologists\, to develop underwater machines capable of adaptable movement\, sensing\, and manipulation. His work has appeared in Science Robotics\, Journal of the Royal Society Interface\, and Journal of Fluid Mechanics\, among other journals. He is a recipient of the ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. His research has been supported by NSF\, NASA\, John Deere\, and the Iowa Economic Development Authority. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-qiang-zhong/ 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:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T131500 DTSTAMP:20261013T191931Z CREATED:20261002T181533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T191931Z UID:10001626-1793361600-1793366100@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE -Semi-annual alumni/student lunch! DESCRIPTION:3126 ME \n\n\n\nJoin us for our semi-annual student/alumni lunch! \n\n\n\nOur Industrial Advisory Board will be visiting our department on Friday\, October 30. All ISyE students are invited to join them for a casual lunch. This is a great opportunity to network with some of our department’s most accomplished alumni. \n\n\n\nSign up to attend \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMeet the UW-ISyE Industrial Advisory Board members URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-semi-annual-alumni-student-lunch-2/ LOCATION:3126 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lunch-scaled.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261102T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261102T130000 DTSTAMP:20261016T221421Z CREATED:20260820T211208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T221421Z UID:10001581-1793620800-1793624400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Grace Bushnell DESCRIPTION:Natural killer cell evasion by quiescent breast cancer cells drives metastatic dormancy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrace Bushnell\, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Minnesota \n\n\n\nAbstract:Despite the benefits of adjuvant therapy\, patients with ER+ breast cancer face a constant risk of recurrence for the remainder of their life. A reservoir of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) must exist that escape therapy\, grow slowly or not at all\, and can be reactivated. A major challenge to the understanding of these interactions is the lack of models of estrogen receptor positive dormancy in fully immunocompetent mice. We aim to address this by developing an immunocompetent model of breast cancer dormancy. We investigated five syngeneic murine breast cancer cell lines for long-term and short-term dormancy in vivo. We found three cell lines in which mice survive for >100d after intracardiac inoculation (compared to <20d for non-dormant cell lines). We further investigated the role of the immune system in these models by inoculating cells into mice with varying defects in adaptive or innate immunity. We found each cell line shows differential sensitivity to various immune compartment loss. The D2.0R cell line showed no requirement for dormancy on the adaptive immune system\, however survival was significantly reduced in NSG mice compared to NODscid mice. To identify the cell type responsible\, we depleted various immune cell populations and found natural killer (NK) cells were responsible for this survival difference. We next investigated the differential response of quiescent vs proliferative D2.0R cells to NK cells and found quiescent cells were resistant to NK cell killing compared to proliferative cells. We investigated the mechanism of this phenotypic difference via bulk RNAseq\, single cell RNAseq\, and Visium spatial gene expression analysis. We found the transcription factor Bach1 drives NK cell resistance through upregulation of MHC-I and downregulation of NKG2D ligand RAE1. Taken together these models provide a platform for the better understanding of the immune system role in maintaining breast cancer dormancy and identify a mechanism for quiescent tumor cell evasion of NK cell surveillance. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-grace-bushnell/ 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:20261102T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261102T130000 DTSTAMP:20261014T155026Z CREATED:20261014T155024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T155026Z UID:10001634-1793620800-1793624400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:NEEP Virtual Town Hall Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics (NEEP) is hosting a virtual town hall to bring alumni\, faculty\, students\, and staff together for a conversation about what’s happening in the department and opportunities ahead. Department Chair Katy Huff and other department leaders will share brief updates\, followed by time for questions\, idea sharing\, and discussion with the NEEP community.  \n\n\n\nPlease register for the event here. \n\n\n\nMonday\, November 2\, 2026 12:00 PM CST on ZoomQuestions? Contact office@neep.wisc.edu. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/neep-virtual-town-hall-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/NEEP-Virtual-Town-Hall-Meeting.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261103T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261103T170000 DTSTAMP:20260824T210518Z CREATED:20260818T191356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T210518Z UID:10001563-1793721600-1793725200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Sarah Perry DESCRIPTION:Sarah PerryGary R. Lapidus ProfessorDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst \n\n\n\nPolyelectrolyte Complex Materials\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElectrostatic interactions can be used in the self-assembly of a wide range of responsive\, bioinspired soft materials ranging from dehydrated thin films\, fibers\, and bulk solids to dense\, polymer-rich liquid complex coacervates\, as well as more complex hierarchical structures such as micelles and hydrogels. This responsiveness can include swelling and dissolution or solidification\, which can be harnessed to facilitate encapsulation and the subsequent fabrication of functional materials. We draw inspiration from biomolecular condensates\, which utilize liquid-liquid phase separation to create transient compartments in cells. These condensates form due to weak\, multivalent interactions involving intrinsically disordered proteins\, and have been shown to enable the selective uptake of specific proteins\, nucleic acids\, and small molecule drugs. We study how the patterning or presentation of charges and other chemical functionalities can modulate the potential for liquid-liquid phase separation via complex coacervation. We further examine how the distribution of charge on proteins and viruses can be used to facilitate selective uptake into coacervate phases\, and stabilization against denaturation. This molecular-level understanding of polyelectrolyte complexation is further enhanced by detailed dynamic mechanical and thermodynamic examinations of the molecular nature of the various material transitions present in these systems. Our experimental efforts are supported by the parallel development of computational approaches for modeling and predicting the phase behavior of patterned polymeric materials. \n\n\n\nOur goal is to establish molecular-level design rules to facilitate the tailored creation of materials based on polyelectrolyte complexation that can both illuminate self-assembly phenomena found in nature and find utility across a wide range of real-world applications. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-sarah-perry/ 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:20261105T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261105T140000 DTSTAMP:20260928T202747Z CREATED:20260928T202744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T202747Z UID:10001617-1793883600-1793887200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: Professor Pinshane Y. Huang\, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Materials Science and Engineering DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Professor Pinshane Y. Huang. Her seminar\, “Building a new era of atom-by-atom materials characterization with electron ptychography”\, will take place on Thursday\, November 5 from 1-2 p.m. in MSE 265. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nPinshane Y. Huang is a Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the MaterialsResearch Laboratory at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. Pinshane holds a Ph.D. in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University\, and B.A in Physics from Carleton College. Her research is focused on transmission electron microscopy and ptychography of two-dimensional and nanoelectronic materials. She has been recognized for both her research (PECASE\, Packard Fellowship\, Sloan Fellowship\, Burton Medal from the Microscopy Society of America) and teaching (Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching\, Rose Award for Teaching Excellence\, Illinois Student Government Teaching Excellence Award). \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nElectron microscopy and atomic-scale materials characterization are undergoing a revolution fueled by the new capabilities of electron ptychography\, which is setting records for spatial resolution down to 20 picometers. In this talk\, I will discuss how my group is developing atomically precise methods tocharacterize materials using electron ptychography\, and the new science we are accessing using these new capabilities. These projects span from using ptychography to visualize thermal vibrations atom-by-atom to recovering 3D atomic coordinates of 2D moiré materials from a single projection. In addition\, we are making cutting-edge techniques of advanced electron microscopy more accessible by using ptychography to achieve 0.44 angstrom spatial resolution in a conventional scanning transmission electron microscope\, nearly quadrupling its intrinsic optical resolution. We demonstrate that expensive aberration correctors are no longer required to achieve atom-by-atom imaging\, a significant step towards democratizing access to high-end electron microscopy. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-seminar-series-professor-pinshane-y-huang-university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign-materials-science-and-engineering/ 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:20261105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261105T170000 DTSTAMP:20261016T145308Z CREATED:20260805T195553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T145308Z UID:10001542-1793894400-1793898000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Katie Fitzsimons 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 Katie Fitzsimons is an Assistant Professor at Penn State. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Learning from Variation: Adaptation and Personalization in Human–Robot Interaction \n\n\n\nAbstract: Robots that interact with people must do more than execute precise motions: they must adapt to individual users\, support learning\, and respond meaningfully to human variability. This talk explores variation as both a mechanism for promoting neuromotor learning and a source of information for personalizing robot behavior. \n\n\n\nThe first part will focus on robotic systems for neuromotor rehabilitation. While traditional controllers often seek to minimize trajectory error\, motor learning benefits from “repetition without repetition”—practicing tasks through varied movements and strategies. I will present adaptive controllers that encourage structured movement variability using probabilistic task representations and control objectives inspired by sensor-coverage problems. These methods enable robots to promote exploration while maintaining task relevance and user safety. The second part will examineshow robots can learn from human demonstrations and corrective feedback. Variation across demonstrations and corrections can reveal a user’s preferences\, intent\, and desired task strategy. I will describe approaches for using human feedback to adapt robot policies and personalize assistance. Together\, these research directions view variation not as error to eliminate\, but as a valuable resource for designing adaptive\, personalized\, and human-centered robotic systems. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Katie Fitzsimons is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University in 2013. She subsequently earned her Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 2017 and 2020\, respectively. Her research focuses on computational methods in human–machine interaction\, robot learning from demonstration\, and haptics. Her work integrates robotics\, neuroscience\, and health sciences to advance adaptive and human-centered robotic systems. Dr. Fitzsimons’ research applications include assistive exoskeleton control\, information-based haptic feedback\, and robot learning from multimodal human feedback\, with the broader goal of improving collaboration between humans and intelligent machines. Her interdisciplinary work has been published in leading journals\, including Science Robotics\, ACM Transaction on Human-Robot Interaction\, and IEEE Transactions on Haptics. She currently serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics and ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-katie-fitzsimons/ 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:20261106T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T133000 DTSTAMP:20261007T190043Z CREATED:20240104T193331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T190043Z UID:10000468-1793964600-1793971800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CEE Engineers' Day Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Join alumni\, faculty\, staff\, and industry partners as we celebrate Engineers’ Day and honor our 2026 award recipients on Friday\, November 6\, at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. To assist with planning\, please register by October 29. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCheck-in and refreshments begin at 11:30 a.m.\, followed by lunch from Blue Plate Catering at 12:00 p.m.\, and a short program. This year’s honorees are: \n\n\n\n\nJenna Gruter\, BSCE 2014\, Senior Project Manager at Findorff\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSteven Baldridge\, BSCE 1982\, President of Baldridge Associates \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAll meals include a garden salad\, starch/grains\, fresh baked dinner rolls\, and dessert. For the main dish\, you may choose from: \n\n\n\n\nCheese tortellini and chicken with pesto cream\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBaked cod\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStuffed acorn squash with curry seasoned quinoa salad and red pepper coulis (vegan/gf)\n\n\n\n\nMeals are $30 per person for alumni and friends of the department. Payment may be made on the day of the event via check or cash. Ample parking onsite is available free of charge. \n\n\n\nCEE faculty and staff\, along with Visiting Committee members\, emeritus faculty\, and award winners\, are invited at no cost. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cee-engineers-day-luncheon/ LOCATION:Olbrich Botanical Gardens\, 3330 Atwood Avenue\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53704 CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Civil & Environmental Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Olbrich.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T133000 DTSTAMP:20261002T161046Z CREATED:20260828T161036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T161046Z UID:10001591-1793966400-1793971800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME Engineers’ Day Luncheon DESCRIPTION:This free annual celebration gives Mechanical Engineering alumni an opportunity to meet with our current and emeritus faculty\, members of our Industrial Advisory Board\, department staff\, and other friends. \n\n\n\nThe 2026 Engineers’ Day luncheon will begin at 12pm in the Varsity Hall III space in Union South and include a brief program recognizing our 2026 College of Engineering alumni honorees. \n\n\n\nRegister here! Contact cscott8@wisc.edu with any questions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nME Engineers’ Day Luncheon URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-engineers-day-luncheon/ LOCATION:Union South\, Varsity III\, 1308 West Dayton St\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715\, United States CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Mechanical Engineering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T210000 DTSTAMP:20261019T190443Z CREATED:20261019T184610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T190443Z UID:10001638-1793984400-1793998800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Engineers’ Day Alumni Awards Banquet 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join fellow UW Engineering alumni and friends for the College of Engineering’s annual Engineers’ Day Alumni Awards Banquet! \n\n\n\nCelebrate the remarkable accomplishments of the 2026 class of alumni awardees during an evening of connection\, recognition\, and Badger pride. Enjoy a reception and dinner as we honor seven Distinguished Achievement Award recipients and seven Early Career Achievement Award recipients whose accomplishments continue to make an impact in their fields. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read more about our 2026 awardees\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register to Celebrate Our Awardees URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/engineers-day-alumni-awards-banquet/ LOCATION:Hall of Ideas\, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center\, 1 John Nolen Dr\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53703\, United States CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Biomedical Engineering,Chemical & Biological Engineering,Civil & Environmental Engineering,Electrical & Computer Engineering,Industrial & Systems Engineering,Materials Science & Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics,Social Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aerial_Mad06_1565_Jeff-Miller-825w-jpg-webp.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261109T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261109T180000 DTSTAMP:20261019T135957Z CREATED:20261013T160014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T135957Z UID:10001631-1794209400-1794247200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:The AI-Ready Engineer: Advancing the Next Frontier of Engineering Education DESCRIPTION:Attend “The AI-Ready Engineer: Advancing the Next Frontier of Engineering Education.” Organized by our college and co-created by campus leaders\, this forward-looking\, discussion-oriented summit will explore how engineering education must evolve in the AI era. The summit will convene leaders from academia and industry to shape the next decade of engineering education and set concrete pedagogical and curricular shifts our college must make this year. \n\n\n\n\nNov. 9 features high-impact talks from leaders in higher ed\, industry and K-12 about how AI is reshaping engineering teaching\, learning and culture.\n\n\n\nNov. 10 features a half day of working breakout tracks to translate big ideas from day 1 into concrete college priorities for leading the transformation of engineering education.\n\n\n\n\nAdd your voice to this important conversation: Register today! URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/the-ai-ready-engineer-advancing-the-next-frontier-of-engineering-education/ LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St\, Madison\, 53715 CATEGORIES:Summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T113000 DTSTAMP:20261019T135946Z CREATED:20261013T160608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T135946Z UID:10001632-1794296700-1794310200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:The AI-Ready Engineer: Advancing the Next Frontier of Engineering Education DESCRIPTION:Attend “The AI-Ready Engineer: Advancing the Next Frontier of Engineering Education.” Organized by our college and co-created by campus leaders\, this forward-looking\, discussion-oriented summit will explore how engineering education must evolve in the AI era. The summit will convene leaders from academia and industry to shape the next decade of engineering education and set concrete pedagogical and curricular shifts our college must make this year. \n\n\n\n\nNov. 9 features high-impact talks from leaders in higher ed\, industry and K-12 about how AI is reshaping engineering teaching\, learning and culture.\n\n\n\nNov. 10 features a half day of working breakout tracks to translate big ideas from day 1 into concrete college priorities for leading the transformation of engineering education.\n\n\n\n\nAdd your voice to this important conversation: Register today! URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/the-ai-ready-engineer-advancing-the-next-frontier-of-engineering-education-2/ CATEGORIES:Summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T190000 DTSTAMP:20261014T203446Z CREATED:20261014T183329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T203446Z UID:10001635-1794333600-1794337200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Why Do Engineers Make Great Entrepreneurs? Lessons From a Serial Entrepreneur DESCRIPTION:Have you ever dreamed of starting a business\, but you’re not sure where to start? Join Badger engineering alumnus Dennis Barnum (MSNEEP ’73) for a conversation about how to start a business\, why to start a business\, and how the skills you’ve gained as an engineer can help you succeed as an entrepreneur. \n\n\n\nEvent DetailsTuesday\, November 106:00 – 7:00 PM1153 Mechanical Engineering BuildingNo registration required \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnum started out as a nuclear engineer at Idaho National Laboratory before pivoting to launch several startups later in his career. He credits his engineering background with providing the skills he needed to succeed. Now—especially with the growing window of opportunity for startups in nuclear— he’s passionate about connecting young engineers with the resources they need to become entrepreneurs. Come learn about the basics of starting a business and the resources at your disposal here in Madison. Barnum will be joined by Richelle Martin from the Winnow Fund to discuss how to secure early-stage funding for startups. Bring your questions! This event is open to all UW students—no registration required. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/why-do-engineers-make-great-entrepreneurs-lessons-from-a-serial-entrepreneur/ CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Dennis-Barnum-Entrepreneurship-Event.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T170000 DTSTAMP:20260924T170728Z CREATED:20260805T195823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T170728Z UID:10001543-1794499200-1794502800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Steven Ceron 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 Steven Ceron is an Assisstant Professor in Robotics at the University of Michigan. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-matthew-mcdowell/ 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:20261113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261113T170000 DTSTAMP:20261020T143744Z CREATED:20261020T143742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T143744Z UID:10001640-1794556800-1794589200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Chenghao Wan\, Assistant Professor - University of Central Florida DESCRIPTION:Time and location TBD \n\n\n\nElectromagnetic Approaches for Sustainable Thermochemical Processes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Electrifying industrial chemical processes is a critical step toward sustainable manufacturing\, enabling higher energy efficiency and improved yield through precise energy delivery\, while addressing the urgent need for industrial decarbonization. This presentation introduces electromagnetic approaches that leverage interactions between electromagnetic fields and materials (i.e.\, catalysts and reactants) to achieve wireless\, uniform\, and highly efficient heating for chemical processes. Numerical and experimental demonstrations show how co-design of reactor geometry\, material properties\, and power electronics can achieve reduced thermal gradients\, enhanced conversion\, near-unity efficiency\, and scalable performance. These demonstrations are adaptable to key industrial processes\, including hydrogen production\, gas reforming\, carbon capture\, steelmaking\, and cement production. This talk will also discuss solutions for adaptive reactor operation when integrated with smart grid and control strategies. \n\n\n\nChenghao Wan\n\n\n\nBio:Chenghao Wan joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF) as an assistant professor in August 2026 and is affiliated with the Resilient\, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems (RISES) research center at UCF. Before joining UCF\, he was a postdoctoral scholar (2022–2026) in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He received his M.S. (2015) and Ph.D. (2021) degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Wan’s research focuses on applied electromagnetics\, thermal management\, materials science\, and multiphysics modeling. His research aims to leverage electromagnetic wave–matter interactions to improve the efficiency and functionality of next-generation energy\, sensing\, and manufacturing systems. He has authored over 45 peer-reviewed publications and delivered more than 20 presentations at major international conferences organized by AIChE\, MRS\, AVS\, Optica\, and SPIE. \n\n\n\nSeminar is hosted by ECE Professor Mikhail Kats. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-dr-chenghao-wan-assistant-professor-university-of-central-florida/ CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering 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:20261113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260820T173923Z CREATED:20260820T173920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T173923Z UID:10001571-1794571200-1794574800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Dr. Julian Winkler 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). Dr. Julian Winkler is a Aerodynamics & Acoustics Discipline Lead at RTX Technology. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-dr-julian-winkler/ 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:20261116T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261116T130000 DTSTAMP:20260820T211439Z CREATED:20260820T211438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T211439Z UID:10001582-1794830400-1794834000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Alex Dunn DESCRIPTION:Alex Dunn\, PhDProfessorDepartment of Chemical EngineeringStanford University \n\n\n\nTopic TBA URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-alex-dunn/ 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:20261117T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261117T170000 DTSTAMP:20260921T162501Z CREATED:20260918T164841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T162501Z UID:10001608-1794931200-1794934800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Zhen Ma DESCRIPTION:Zhen MaAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Biomedial and Chemical EngineeringSyracuse University \n\n\n\nAt the crossroads of new approach methodologies and artificial intelligence\n\n\n\nZhen Ma Portrait\n\n\n\nThe convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) platforms is redefining in vitro biological models. Advances in hiPSC-derived three-dimensional cardiac organoids\, engineered heart tissues\, and heart-on-chip systems have improved physiological relevance but generate high-dimensional\, multimodal datasets that exceed the capacity of traditional analytical approaches. In this seminar\, I will discuss how emerging computational approaches\, including machine learning\, deep learning\, and generative AI\, can unlock the full potential of engineered cardiac models. By integrating AI with in vitro cardiac models\, we demonstrate how data-driven approaches can enable scalable quality control\, reveal subtle disease phenotypes\, and guide rational model design. Together\, these advances position AI as a powerful co-pilot in cardiac research\, accelerating cardiotoxicity screening\, improving disease modeling\, and informing the next generation of intelligent cardiac organoids. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-zhen-ma/ 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:20261118T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261118T200000 DTSTAMP:20261019T201626Z CREATED:20261016T145710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T201626Z UID:10001636-1795023000-1795032000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Tomorrow's Cures: Bay Area Alumni Event DESCRIPTION:Venue details coming soon! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin fellow College of Engineering alumni\, friends\, and industry leaders for an evening exploring the newly launched Engineering Moonshots how engineering is accelerating therapies from lab to life. Hear from Dean Devesh Ranjan MS’05\, PhD’07\, and meet Shawn Gomez\, the new Peter Tong Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering\, as they share the College’s vision for advancing precision therapies and translating pioneering research into meaningful impact for patients. \n\n\n\nEnjoy a networking reception with fellow Badgers in the San Francisco Peninsula in the Bay Area\, and explore how partnerships across engineering\, biotechnology\, AI\, and medtech can help bring tomorrow’s breakthroughs to patients faster. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read more about Engineering Tomorrow’s Cures and other Engineering Moonshots URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/engineering-tomorrows-cures-bay-area-alumni-event/ CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Biomedical Engineering,Chemical & Biological Engineering,Civil & Environmental Engineering,Electrical & Computer Engineering,Industrial & Systems Engineering,Materials Science & Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics,Social Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Untitled-October-13-2026-at-09.39.07.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T170000 DTSTAMP:20260805T200101Z CREATED:20260805T200058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T200101Z UID:10001544-1795104000-1795107600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Venkat Viswanathan 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 Venkat Viswanathan is a professor at the University of Michigan. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-venkat-viswanathan/ 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:20261120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261120T130000 DTSTAMP:20260820T174440Z CREATED:20260820T174438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T174440Z UID:10001573-1795176000-1795179600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Filippo Coletti 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 Filippo Coletti is a professor at ETH Zurich. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/midwest-mechanics-seminar-professor-filippo-coletti/ 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:20261123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261123T130000 DTSTAMP:20261016T220427Z CREATED:20261016T220425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T220427Z UID:10001637-1795435200-1795438800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Shaoting Lin DESCRIPTION:Shaoting Lin\, PhDAssistant ProfessorMechanical EngineeringUW-Madison \n\n\n\nTopic TBA URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-shaoting-lin/ 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:20261130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261130T130000 DTSTAMP:20260820T213038Z CREATED:20260820T211718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T213038Z UID:10001583-1796040000-1796043600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Boris Hinz DESCRIPTION:Boris Hinz\, PhDKeenan Chair in Fibrosis Research\, St. Michael’s Hospital\, TorontoProfessor\, Faculty of DentistryUniversity of Toronto\, Canada \n\n\n\nTopic TBA URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-diego-mantovani/ 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:20261203T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261203T170000 DTSTAMP:20260805T200429Z CREATED:20260805T200426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T200429Z UID:10001545-1796313600-1796317200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: George Em Karniadakis 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 George Em Karniadakis is a professor at Brown University. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-george-em-karniadakis/ 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:20261204T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261204T130000 DTSTAMP:20260820T203655Z CREATED:20260820T174152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T203655Z UID:10001572-1796385600-1796389200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Hannah Ross 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 Hannah Ross is a researcher at the Center for Energy Conversion & Storage Systems at National Laboratory of the Rockies. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-hannah-ross/ 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:20261204T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261204T160000 DTSTAMP:20261021T161450Z CREATED:20260812T141818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261021T161450Z UID:10001551-1796396400-1796400000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Federico Capasso\, Professor\, Harvard University DESCRIPTION:Flat Optics: from wavefronts control into your smartphones\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:Flat optical systems based on metasurfaces (arrays of subwavelength spaced nanoscale optical elements) are transforming the way light is manipulated by integrating imaging and sensing within a single ultrathin platform. This work follows the journey from fundamental advances in nanophotonics to real-world integration in smartphones. \n\n\n\nFederico Capasso\n\n\n\nBio:Federico Capasso is the Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering with the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Capasso holds a Physics Doctorate from the University of Roma\, La Sapienza. He joined Harvard University in 2003 after 27 years at Bell Labs. His key contributions include the invention of the quantum cascade laser\, metasurface optics and the demonstration of repulsive Casimir forces. \n\n\n\nSeminar hosted by ECE Professor Mikhail Kats. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-federico-capasso-professor-harvard-university/ LOCATION:1413 Engineering Hall – Cheney Room\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53711\, United States 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 END:VCALENDAR