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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Bala Balachandar
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 Bala Balachandar is a professor at University of Florida.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-bala-balachandar/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni\, Fred Kiekhaefer
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison\, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Fred Kiekhaefer\, who received his master’s (’72) in mechanical engineering\, is the former President of Mercury Racing. To learn more about Fred Kiekhaefer’s experience\, please join us for this installment of our ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture series. \n\n\n\nTitle: Every Career is a Journey \n\n\n\nAbstract: A brief recap of my career journey will illustrate that success may not be what you think it is. Only about 4% of the world’s people are lucky enough to be in America. Possibilities abound here. Engineering education is a great first step. But you’re not done. You’ve only earned the right to keep learning. When you’re a student for life\, success can occur when your preparation meets with opportunity. Difficulty and setbacks will occur; but redirect\, persevere and always seek opportunity. Take reasonable risk. Still\, there’s always a risk of failure. Focus on the positives; learn from the negatives. Self-doubt is common\, but you can drive through it; personal integrity is non-negotiable. Develop networks! Mentors! Surround yourself with people smarter than you. \n\n\n\nMost importantly\, know that wealth isn’t money: it’s health\, relationships\, integrity & serving a purpose greater than yourself. Find your passion. Enjoy the ride. Have fun! \n\n\n\nBio: Fred Kiekhaefer is an engineer\, entrepreneur\, and former senior executive with a career spanning advanced engineering\, manufacturing\, and marine business leadership. Kiekhaefer is known for his innovative work as the president of Mercury Racing for more than 2 decades. With Kiekhaefer at the helm\, Mercury Racing became the high-performance marine engine leader. \n\n\n\nKiekhaefer holds a BA in Physics from Ripon College\, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from UW–Madison\, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Fred has led organizations ranging from startups to major divisions at leading companies. His career reflects a lifelong commitment to innovation\, continuous learning\, and leadership guided by purpose and integrity.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-150th-celebration-distinguished-alumni-fred-kiekhaefer/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Featured Guest Speaker,Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Wei Chen
DESCRIPTION:The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Wei Chen is a professor at Northwestern University.\ \n\n\n\nTitle: Integrating Physical Intelligence with Artificial Intelligence: Autonomous Design and Manufacturing of Emerging Material Systemsids \n\n\n\nAbstract: Achieving superior performance in future material systems hinges on optimizing the heterogeneity of materials and structures. However\, the design and fabrication of such advanced systems present significant challenges\, requiring the integration of knowledge across multiple domains—including materials science\, manufacturing\, structural mechanics\, and design optimization. This talk introduces a paradigm shift toward unifying “physical intelligence” with artificial intelligence (AI) to realize “embodied intelligence” in material systems. By combining data-driven generative design with physics-based modeling and simulation\, we enable seamless integration of predictive materials modeling\, advanced manufacturing\, and design optimization—accelerating the development and deployment of next-generation materials. We will present state-of-the-art design methodologies that leverage statistical inference and AI techniques for the design of nano- and microstructured materials and programmable metamaterials responsive to external stimuli\, covering methods such as machine learning\, mixed-variable Latent Variable Gaussian Process (LVGP) modeling\, Bayesian optimization\, differentiable simulation\, topology optimization\, and generative design. The talk will also highlight recent advances in digital twins for autonomous co-design and manufacturing\, using additive manufacturing as an example to showcase how these tools are transforming the landscape of intelligent material systems. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Wei Chen is the Wilson-Cook Professor in Engineering Design and Chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Directing the Integrated DEsign Automation Laboratory (IDEAL- http://ideal.mech.northwestern.edu/)\, her current research involves the use of statistical inference\, AI\, and uncertainty quantification techniques for design of emerging materials systems including microstructural materials\, metamaterials and programmable materials. She serves as the Design Thrust lead for the newly funded NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) on Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing\, Moving from Evolution to Revolution (HAMMER)\, where she works on digital twin systems for concurrent materials and manufacturing process design. Dr. Chen is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S). She served as the Editor-in-chief of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design\, the Chair of the ASME Design Engineering Division (DED)\, and the President of the International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO). She currently serves as the chair of the ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Executive Committee (MEDHEC). Dr. Chen is the recipient of the 2025 ASME Barnett-Uzgiris Product Safety Design Award\, 2022 Engineering Science Medal from the Society of Engineering Science (SES)\, ASME Pi Tau Sigma Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (2021)\, ASME Design Automation Award (2015)\, Intelligent Optimal Design Prize (2005)\, ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal achievement award (1998)\, and the NSF Faculty Career Award (1996). She received her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-wei-chen/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni\, Dr. Kelly Senecal
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison\, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Kelly Senecal\, who received his master’s (’97) and PhD (’00) in mechanical engineering\, is the cofounder of Convergent Science. Kelly also received the 2025 Luminary Award! To learn more about Dr. Kelly Senecal’s experience\, please join us for this installment of our ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture series. \n\n\n\nTitle: From Graduate Research to Global Impact: Building a CFD Company That Challenged Convention \n\n\n\nAbstract: This seminar reflects on the journey from graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to co-founding a company built on the idea that even established engineering fields can be reimagined. I will share formative experiences from my time at UW–Madison\, the early vision behind building a different kind of CFD company\, and the challenges of pursuing an approach that did not always align with conventional thinking. \n\n\n\nAlong the way\, I will highlight how computational fluid dynamics has grown from a specialized research tool into a technology with global impact across transportation\, energy\, and other critical industries. More importantly\, I will reflect on the lessons learned: that meaningful innovation often requires patience\, resilience\, and the courage to trust fundamentals over trends. \n\n\n\nFor students and researchers\, the message is simple: protect your curiosity\, question assumptions\, and be willing to take the long path. The most impactful ideas are not always the most popular at the start\, `but they are the ones worth pursuing. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Kelly Senecal is a co-founder of Convergent Science\, an industry-leading computational fluid dynamics software company. He is a visiting professor at the University of Oxford and a co-founder and director of the Computational Chemistry Consortium (C3). Dr. Senecal is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)\, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\, and the Combustion Institute (CI). He is the Chair of the executive committee of the ASME Transportation Systems Division and a member of the board of directors of the Combustion Institute. Recent accolades include the 2019 ASME ICE Award\, the 2023 SAE John Johnson Diesel Engine Research Medal\, the 2023 ASME Dedicated Service Award\, the 2025 ASME Soichiro Honda Medal\, and the 2025 University of Wisconsin Alumni Association Luminary Award. \n\n\n\nDr. Senecal has long been an advocate of creating cleaner propulsion systems\, with a particular focus on using CFD and HPC to enable faster design. Starting with his TEDx talk in late 2016\, he has promoted a diverse mix of transportation technologies through invited talks\, articles\, and social media. Dr. Senecal is co-author of the book Racing Toward Zero: The Untold Story of Driving Green\, winner of the 2022 Independent Press Award for Environment.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-dr-kelly-senecal/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Riley Barta
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 Riley Barta is a professor at Purdue University. \n\n\n\nTitle: Bridging Scales: High-Fidelity Characterization and Modeling to Deploy Sustainable Working Fluids \n\n\n\nAbstract: Climate change is driving the decarbonization of energy systems\, where reducing direct and indirect CO₂ emissions is critical to lowering the environmental impact of cooling\, heating\, and power conversion technologies. Approximately 40% of U.S. energy is consumed by buildings\, and interest in decarbonizing commercial cooling and industrial processes through heat pumps and waste heat recovery is rapidly increasing. At the same time\, the environmental impact of the working fluids themselves cannot be overlooked\, and evolving regulations phasing out working fluids further complicate the development of sustainable thermal systems. This talk will address these themes in the context of two research efforts: High-temperature heat pumps and expansion work recovery in transcritical CO₂ refrigeration systems. In these efforts\, experimental and numerical methods were employed across a range of fidelities\, from empirical correlations to high-frequency pressure pulsation measurements. The challenges and opportunities associated with low-global-warming-potential working fluids will be discussed\, along with examples of ongoing research\, infrastructure development\, and future directions. \n\n\n\nBio: Riley Barta has been an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University’s Ray W. Herrick Laboratories since 2023. His research area is thermal systems technology\, with a focus on the characterization and implementation of environmentally friendly working fluids and the development of equipment to utilize them in vapor compression systems\, waste heat utilization\, refrigerant property characterization\, data center and electronics cooling as well as aircraft thermal management. In 2024\, Dr. Barta received the ASHRAE New Investigator Award to focus on practical challenges surrounding zeotropic mixtures in heat pumps. \n\n\n\nBefore starting joining the faculty at Purdue University\, Dr. Barta received an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship while working for several years as the Refrigeration Research Group Leader at the TU Dresden in Germany. Additionally\, he received the DKV (German Refrigeration Society) Young Talent Award for his Ph.D. Dissertation on efficiency increasing measures for transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-riley-barta/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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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. Professor Laura Grossenbacher is the Director of Technical Communication with the College of Engineering at UW-Madison. \n\n\n\nTitle: 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-professor-dakotah-thompson/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Harley Johnson
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 Harley Johnson is a professor at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Defects in Quantum Materials and Perspectives on the Future of Quantum Computing \n\n\n\nAbstract: Electronic and quantum materials\, which are central to the development of devices for future applications in quantum information science\, host a variety of crystalline defects that give rise to interesting properties. In order to harness these properties for new applications\, it is necessary to understand the mechanics and physics of the defects and their interactions. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will first present results on defects in layered two-dimensional materials\, including dislocations either in-plane or out-of-plane with respect to the 2D layered structure. Recently\, twisted multilayer 2D material structures have been of interest due to the presence of flat bands and other emergent properties — including unconventional superconductivity — associated with moiré superlattices. Periodic regions of crystalline commensurability making up these superlattices are now understood to be separated by interlayer dislocations\, with Burgers vectors and line directions in the plane of the 2D material\, and having either edge or screw character. Using density functional theory and quantum Monte Carlo-fitted total energy tight-binding calculations\, I show that out-of-plane relaxation of the structures makes possible unique helical dislocations in bilayer graphene\, and that the presence of these helical dislocation lines coincides precisely with the so-called magic-angle condition at which unconventional superconductivity is observed. I then describe a different dislocation structure\, with line direction oriented out-of-plane\, but which also has a helical structure. Such a screw dislocation\, which adopts a double-helix dislocation core configuration in bilayer structures\, is expected to create conditions for exotic transport properties in certain classes of layered topological insulator materials. \n\n\n\nI will then take a broader perspective and briefly describe some major efforts to scale up quantum applications\, focusing on an historic new public-private partnership developing in Chicago – the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. This effort will be discussed in the context of university\, national lab\, and industry partnerships across the region\, with a goal of describing opportunities for engagement and targets for the scale-up of quantum computing hardware and algorithms over the next 5-10 years. \n\n\n\nBio: Harley T. Johnson is a Founder Professor in Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2001. He is the Executive Director and CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park\, a $1B+ public-private partnership dedicated to scale-up of quantum computing\, located on 128 acres of the former US Steel Southworks site in Chicago. From 2019-2024 he served as the Associate Dean for Research in The Grainger College of Engineering\, a role in which he oversaw and supported the $320M annual research portfolio in Engineering at UIUC. In this position he supported faculty research\, led corporate relations\, and oversaw all major engineering partnerships with the federal funding agencies. \n\n\n\nJohnson’s research focuses on electronic and quantum materials\, addressing the role of defects and deformation in their functional properties. He served as PI and Director of the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (I-MRSEC)\, an $18M NSF center (2023-2029) focused on fundamental research in electronic\, ionic\, and quantum materials. In 2019 he founded the NSF “DIGI-MAT” Center on Materials and Data Science\, based in UIUC’s National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). He has received the NSF CAREER Award\, the ASME Thomas J. R. Hughes Young Investigator Award\, and is a former Fulbright US Scholar. Johnson has received numerous recognitions for his teaching\, and campus awards for his leadership in diversity\, and for outstanding faculty leadership. In 2021 he received the University of Illinois Presidential Medallion for his leadership efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. He is a Fellow of ASME and a Fellow of the Society of Engineering Science (SES). He received his graduate degrees from Brown University\, and his undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-harley-johnson/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Dakotah Thompson
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 Dakotah Thompson is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Misbehaving metals: from anomalous radiative transport to non-Drude behavior. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Classical theories governing radiative heat transfer are based on geometrical optics\, which presumes that light is a ray. While useful for most engineering applications\, this conception is not completely general because it does not account for wave effects like optical interference and diffraction. In this talk\, I discuss a limiting case where the size of the objects exchanging heat is much smaller than the radiation wavelengths. Recent work from my group highlights the limitations of Planck’s blackbody law\, and reveals that radiative transport between nanoscale objects comprised of polar dielectrics and metals may exhibit qualitatively different size scaling. Overall\, these transport characteristics are largely determined by electromagnetic surface modes which are highly dependent on the material’s optical properties. In the second part of the talk\, I discuss how optical properties and their frequency dispersion are modeled. Specifically\, I will introduce an extended Drude model that can ensure Kramers-Kronig consistency and can accurately predict the optical properties of disordered conductors in the far infrared. Examples of such materials include liquid metals\, ionic liquids\, cuprate superconductors\, and transparent conducting oxides. Overall\, the results underlying these studies were obtained using advanced calorimetric and ellipsometric techniques\, so experimentalists are highly encouraged to attend. \n\n\n\nBio: Dakotah Thompson has been a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering department at UW-Madison since 2019. Dakotah earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 2018\, and his B.S. at Georgia Tech in 2012. Dakotah’s core technical expertise is in nanofabrication and heat flow calorimetry\, and he has published several high-impact works in the field of radiative thermal transport.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-laura-grossenbacher/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Evangelos Theodorou
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 Evangelos Theodorou is a professor at Georgia Tech University. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Optimization for Decision-Making in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Optimization-based decision-making is at the core of autonomy and planning systems with applications in various domains of science and engineering from aerospace systems and robotics to networked and large-scale control. In this talk\, I will give an overview of algorithms for decision-making and discuss use-cases and relevant applications. The topics include stochastic optimization algorithms such as Model Predictive Path Integral Control and its variations with applications to single agent system control\, Distributed Optimization Architectures for multi-agent swarm control in the presence of uncertainty\, and Deep-Learning Aided optimization algorithms for fast and scalable distributed optimization problems. If time permits\, I will also cover stochastic optimal control algorithms with applications in the areas of Generative Artificial Intelligence and diffusions models on graphs. \n\n\n\nBio: Evangelos A. Theodorou is an Associate Professor with the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also the director of the Autonomous Control and Decision Systems Laboratory and an Amazon Scholar. Dr. Theodorou is affiliated with the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines and the Center for Machine Learning Research at Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering\, from the Technical University of Crete (TUC)\, Greece in 2001 and three MSc degrees in Production Engineering from TUC in 2003\, Computer Science and Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2007\, and Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2010. In 2011\, he graduated with his PhD in Computer Science from USC. From 2011 to 2013\, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the department of Computer Science and Engineering\, University of Washington. Dr. Theodorou is the recipient of the King-Sun Fu best paper award of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics in 2012 and recipient of several best paper awards and nominations in machine learning and robotics conferences. His research spans the areas of stochastic optimal control theory\, machine learning\, dynamic and distributed optimization with applications to robotics\, autonomy\, and large-scale systems.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-evangelos-theodorou-2/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni\, Chris Schyvinck
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison\, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Chris Schyvinck\, who received her bachelor’s (’89) in mechanical engineering\, is the CEO and President of SHURE. She has played a big role in the microphones and audio electronics industry\, which has led to exceptional results in product quality and corporate profitability. To learn more about Chris Schyvinck’s experience\, please join us for this installment of our ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture series. \n\n\n\nPresentation Abstract: This presentation reflects on Chris’ journey from mechanical engineer to CEO and the experiences\, lessons\, and mindset shifts that shaped her path along the way. Through three chapters—Engineering\, Managing\, and Leading—it highlights how curiosity\, continuous learning\, and strong partnerships helped guide her growth and leadership approach. \n\n\n\nBio: Christine Schyvinck is President\, CEO\, and Chairman of Shure Incorporated\, a global leader in audio technology. Since joining Shure in 1989 as a Quality Engineer\, she has held multiple leadership roles across engineering\, operations\, sales\, and global marketing. Under her direction\, Shure has expanded international operations\, boosted sales\, enhanced delivery performance\, and strengthened inclusive leadership and sustainability efforts. Appointed CEO in 2016\, Chris is only the fourth person to lead the Company. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UW–Madison and a Master’s in Engineering Management from Northwestern. She serves on various advisory and nonprofit boards\, including the Executives’ Club of Chicago and Blessings in a Backpack.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-150th-celebration-distinguished-alumni-chris-schyvinck/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Featured Guest Speaker,Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20260115T155244Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Dr. Edward Cole
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. Edward Cole is a Research Director at Norsk Hydro.  \n\n\n\nBio: Edward Cole is a proud native of Nashville\, TN and the fourth child of Lawrence & Delores Cole. Edward gained interest in engineering as a pre-teen while working in his father’s upholstery shop and by participating in a variety of home improvement projects. College prep courses and pivotal mentors led Edward to enroll as a Presidential Scholar at Tennessee State University (TSU) where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (2006). During his years at TSU\, Edward interned with notable companies such as Nissan\, Honeywell\, Hospital Corporations of America\, and Y-12 National Security Complex. These valuable experiences showed Edward that he wanted more out of his education. So\, the following year he enrolled as a Graduate Engineering Research Scholar (GERS) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, with emphasis on manufacturing processes. \n\n\n\nWhile in Madison\, Edward participated in the Allied Community Outreach Group as well as the National Society of Black Engineers – Wisconsin Black Engineering Students Society (NSBE-WBESS). During the summer\, you could often find Edward teaching engineering concepts to high school students through the PEOPLE program at UW-Madison or as a guest speaker to young students interested in STEM fields. In May 2009\, Edward successfully defended his Master’s thesis entitled Investigation of Weld Material and Process Parameter Influence on Required Forge Force in Friction Stir Welding. Shortly after finishing the Master’s thesis\, Edward was accepted as a PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UW-Madison. In December 2012 Edward defended his PhD dissertation entitled The Impact of Alloy and Tool Features on Friction Stir Welding Forces. The research focused on tool design\, weld parameters and mechanical properties\, all process characteristics to facilitate broader implementation of friction stir welding of aluminum. \n\n\n\nEdward began his industrial career in 2013 as a Mechanical Engineer at Schlumberger in Houston\, TX where he spent three years in downhole tool manufacturing. In 2016 Edward joined Sapa Extrusion in Troy\, MI\, responsible for process development and prototypes for a friction stir welded subframe for the Ford Edge. Success in welding and engineering projects led to a ~2yr expat opportunity in Finspång\, Sweden. Edward returned to the US in 2019 as an R&D Manager with both personnel and strategy responsibility. Contributions continued and leadership competence grew. In 2025\, Edward was named Director of Research\, responsible for academic partnerships\, prototype development\, and intellectual property in North America. \n\n\n\nEdward lives in Troy\, MI with his wife Adrienne and two sons\, Edward (6) and Ethan (3). He is an active member at Detroit Church and now has a special place in his heart for the Detroit Lions\, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Redwings. Edward spends time in nature with golf clubs and enjoys vacations near water and mountains.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-dr-edward-cole/
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:20260205T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20260115T154844Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Marta Hatzell
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 Marta Hatzell is a professor at Georgia Tech University. \n\n\n\nElectrochemical Systems to Enable Circularity \n\n\n\nAbstract: Electrochemical technologies are emerging as key enablers of circular chemical systems as electrochemical systems are modular and able to connect to stranded energy sources. In this context\, I will highlight recent advances in electrochemical processes that address carbon capture and utilization\, resource recovery from waste\, and sustainable fertilizer production. Specifically\, I will provide insights into how bipolar membrane (BPM) electrolysis could provide a promising avenue to integrate carbon capture systems with conversion systems. Second\, I will examine how electrified separations processes may enable more effective nutrient management at agricultural and water treatment sites. Finally\, I will discuss the prospects for fully decentralized fertilizer production and highlight the potential advantages and disadvantages of distributed chemical manufacturing. \n\n\n\nBio: Marta Hatzell the Woodruff Professor Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology\, with a joint appointment in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Her research group investigates sustainable catalysis and separations\, with applications ranging from e-fuel production to resource recovery from waste. Dr. Hatzell’s honors include the NSF Early CAREER Award\, ONR Young Investigator Award\, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Inventor Fellow\, Sloan Fellow in Chemistry\, and the ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Lectureship Award. Dr. Hatzell also serves as a Senior Editor for the Journal ACS Energy Letters.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-marta-hatzell/
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:20260129T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20260115T154543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T143847Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Matteo Bucci
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 Matteo Bucci is a professor at MIT. \n\n\n\nTitle: FARAWAY\, SO CLOSE: HIGH RESOLUTION INVESTIGATIONS OF BOILING HEAT TRANSFER\, FROM CRYOGENIC FLUIDS TO HIGH-PRESSURE WATER \n\n\n\nAbstract: In every field of science\, the possibility of discovering and understanding new phenomena or testing new hypotheses is strongly related to and limited by the capability of observation. Here\, we will discuss recent advances in experimental boiling heat transfer research made possible by unique experimental facilities and non-intrusive high-resolution optical diagnostics. We will analyze the capabilities and limitations of these techniques in supporting the understanding of fundamental two-phase heat transfer problems\, with a focus on extreme boiling conditions such as the boiling of water at high pressure and temperature\, close to nuclear reactor conditions\, the boiling of dielectric fluids for electronic cooling applications\, or the boiling of cryogenic fluids relevant to space propulsion and energy storage. The use of these diagnostics has been instrumental in providing answers to long-standing fundamental questions on the fluid dynamics and heat transfer nature of these processes. \n\n\n\nBio: Matteo Bucci is the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research group studies two-phase heat transfer mechanisms in nuclear reactors and space systems\, develops high-resolution non-intrusive diagnostics and surface engineering techniques to enhance two-phase heat transfer\, and creates machine learning tools to accelerate data analysis and conduct autonomous heat transfer experiments. He has won several awards for his research and teaching\, including the MIT Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching (2020)\, ANS/PAI Outstanding Faculty Award (2018 and 2023)\, the UIT-Fluent Award (2006)\, the European Nuclear Education Network Award (2010)\, and the 2012 ANS Thermal-Hydraulics Division Award. Matteo is the founding editor and deputy Editor-in-Chief of AI Thermal Fluids. He also serves as Editor of Applied Thermal Engineering\, is the founder and coordinator of the NSF Thermal Transport Café and works as a consultant for the nuclear industry.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-matteo-bucci/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T170000
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Jeff Tithof
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 Jeff Tithof is a professor at the University of Minnesota. \n\n\n\nTitle: Coupled Blood–CSF Flow Dynamics Driving Waste Clearance in the Brain \n\n\n\nAbstract: The last decade has seen a tremendous increase in research probing the role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation through the brain in health and disease. This circulation\, known as the “glymphatic” (glial-lymphatic) system\, is a novel transport pathway first described in 2012 which plays an important role in removing protein waste from the brain. Amyloid-beta is one such protein waste that is known to accumulate over decades\, contributing to the development of neurodegenerative diseases\, including Alzheimer’s. I will first give a brief history of this field\, then discuss several important open questions\, including what propels CSF circulation and why it decreases with aging. I will present recent numerical modeling from my research team that suggests CSF and blood flow work synergistically to amplify brain waste clearance. I will also show that by carefully calibrating our model against published in vivo measurements of amyloid-beta\, we obtained critical waste production and clearance parameters not yet measured in experiments. In the last portion of the seminar\, I will present preliminary results from in vivo mouse experiments demonstrating how neuromodulation (electrical stimulation of nerves) can be leveraged to enhance glymphatic transport in the brain\, potentially leading to therapeutic approaches to prevent or slow progression of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Jeff Tithof is a Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Georgia Tech in 2016 and his B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from University of Tennessee in 2010. From 2016 to 2020\, Jeff was a postdoc then an Assistant Research Professor at University of Rochester. His research focuses on biological fluid dynamics\, often involving complementary utilization of in vivo experiments and numerical simulations. Jeff has coauthored 35 peer-reviewed publications\, including 20 involving brain mass transport. Jeff received the University of Minnesota Mechanical Engineering “Nugent Family Faculty Teaching Award” in 2025 and a “Career Award at the Scientific Interface” from Burroughs Wellcome Fund in 2019.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-jeff-tithof/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251204T170000
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CREATED:20250811T165748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T165835Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Leora Dresslhaus-Marais
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 Leora Dresslhaus-Marais is a professor at Stanford University.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-leora-dresslhaus-marais/
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:20251120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250811T165610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T165612Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Sherif Mohamed
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. Sherif Mohamed (PhD ’03) is the Executive Leader for Decarbonization Technologies at GE.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-sherif-mohamed-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:20251113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250811T165244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T165246Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Katie Skinner
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 Skinner is a professor at the University of Michigan.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-katie-skinner/
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:20251107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251107T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250825T200005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T144412Z
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SUMMARY:Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Dennis Kochmann
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 Dennis Kochmann is professor at the Zurich Institute for Mechanical Systems.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/midwest-mechanics-seminar-professor-dennis-kochman/
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:20251106T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250811T165038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T165040Z
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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. Laura Grossenbacher is the Director of Technical Communications for the Interdisciplinary Professional Programs with the College of Engineering at UW-Madison.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-laura-grossenbacher/
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:20251031T120500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T125500
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250825T195647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T195650Z
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Bonnie Bachman
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). Bonnie Bachman is the TEO Director and I-Corps Program Director at UW-Madison.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-bonnie-bachman/
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:20251030T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250811T164329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T164331Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Evangelos Theodorou
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 Evangelos Theodorou is a professor at Georgia Tech.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-evangelos-theodorou/
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:20251017T120500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T125500
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250825T195238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T195241Z
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Jacob McFarland
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 Jacob McFarland is an associate professor at Texas A&M University.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-jacob-mcfarland/
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:20251010T120500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T125500
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250825T195018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T195021Z
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Rika Carlsen
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 Rika Carlsen is an Associate Professor at Robert Morris University.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-rika-carlsen/
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:20251009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250811T152433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T141354Z
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SUMMARY:ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni\, Brewster Shaw
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison\, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Brewster Shaw\, who received his bachelor’s (’68) and his master’s (’69) in engineering mechanics\, is a former astronaut who completed three space-shuttle missions\, helped to dissect the 1986 Challenger disaster\, and then held key management positions for NASA before entering the private sector. To learn more about Brewster Shaw’s experience\, please join us for this installment of our ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture series. *Students\, Nicholas Rienstra and Nathan Wagner\, who received the 2025 Astronaut Scholar Foundation award\, will also be recognized at this event.  \n\n\n\nAbstract: A great many\, if not most\, UW-Madison engineering students start their first year not knowing where they are headed nor what they want to do with their lives. The ensuing process of self discovery can be daunting to say the least. For most\, timing (ergo luck)\, is a huge factor in the ultimate degree of success. It can be a significant challenge for the student to realize that now their future\, and the effort and responsibility to make that future what they want it to be\, lies on their shoulders. \n\n\n\nBrewster Shaw is a graduate of the UW-Madison engineering mechanics program (BS 1968\, MS 1969) who was never a “practicing” engineer\, but has always appreciated the value of his engineering education in all the aspects of his professional life. The abilities to understand the technical aspects of executing “high risk” technical programs\, specifically human spaceflight programs\, and to ask penetrating questions of the teams involved in those executions\, proved to be invaluable throughout his career. \n\n\n\nIn his speech\, Brewster Shaw will demonstrate the broad applicability of a quality engineering education to show students if one has a roadmap to help guide one through the unavoidable forks in the road\, better choices can be made that will increase the probability of success greatly. \n\n\n\nBio: Brewster Shaw has served The United States of America in aerospace with government and industry teams throughout a career spanning 43 years. During this time he was a member of The United States Air Force (USAF)\, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)\, and The Boeing Company. He is a Vietnam combat veteran with tours in the F-100 and F-4 fighter aircraft in Vietnam and Thailand respectively. \n\n\n\nDuring his USAF career\, Shaw served as combat fighter pilot\, test pilot\, and instructor pilot. In 1978 he was selected by the USAF and NASA to the first group of Space Shuttle Astronauts. As an astronaut\, Shaw flew three space shuttle missions – as pilot of STS-9 in November 1983\, as commander of STS-61B in November 1985\, and as commander of STS-28 in August 1989. After this mission he served at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as Shuttle Operations Manger and the Johnson Space Center in Houston\, Texas as Space Shuttle Program Manager. During this time Shaw retired from the USAF with rank of Colonel and joined NASA as a Senior Executive Service government employee. \n\n\n\nShaw retired from NASA and joined Rockwell Aerospace and Defense in Seal Beach\, California in January 1996. In December that year Rockwell Aerospace and Defense was acquired by Boeing. \n\n\n\nIn his final career position Shaw served as vice president and general manager\, Space Exploration\, for Boeing Defense\, Space & Security at The Boeing Company. In this role he was responsible for the strategic direction of Boeing’s civil space programs and support of NASA programs such as Space Shuttle\, International Space Station (ISS)\, Checkout\, Assembly & Payload Processing Services (CAPPS)\, Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) and future Space Launch Systems. Prior to that\, he was Boeing International Space Station vice president and general manager\, responsible for leading the industry team in designing\, developing\, testing\, launching\, and operating NASA’s international orbiting laboratory and Chief Operating Officer of United Space Alliance\, re-sponsible for executing Space Shuttle Program operations under contract to NASA. \n\n\n\nOver his twenty year flying career\, Shaw logged 533 hours of spaceflight and more than 5\,000 hours flying time in over 30 types of aircraft – including 644 hours of combat in the F-100 and F-4 aircraft. He is the recipient of many awards for serving his country in the U.S. Air Force and with NASA. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in engineering mechanics from the University of Wisconsin. \n\n\n\nShaw is married to Kathleen Anne Mueller of Madison\, Wisconsin. They have three children (one deceased) and five grandchildren.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-150th-celebration-distinguished-alumni-brewster-shaw/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Featured Guest Speaker,Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T120500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T125500
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250825T194253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T141453Z
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Tanmoy Chatterjee
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). Tanmoy Chatterjee is the Lead Research Engineer in Aerodynamics at GE Research Inc.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: From Turbulence to Turbines: Exascale CFD in Wind Energy \n\n\n\nAbstract: Wind energy is rapidly expanding in scale\, with individual turbines now exceeding 100-meter blades and offshore farms stretching tens of kilometers. Yet\, predicting their performance and more critically reliability remains a grand challenge of fluid mechanics\, spanning phenomena from centimeter-scale blade boundary layers to kilometer-scale atmospheric flows. This talk explores how exascale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is transforming our ability to model and design wind energy systems across these scales. I will discuss recent advances in high-fidelity\, turbulent fluid–structure interaction simulations\, and their integration with the Department of Energy’s ExaWind project. Specific examples will include simulations of coastal low-level jets (LLJs) driving wind farm variability\, and the development of data-driven dynamic stall models for next-generation turbine blades. Together\, these efforts highlight how exascale CFD is reshaping our understanding of turbulence\, turbines\, and wind farms — and accelerating innovation in the renewable energy industry. \n\n\n\nBio: Tanmoy Chatterjee is a Lead Research Engineer in Advanced Simulations and Methods at the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center. Prior to joining GE\, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Argonne National Laboratory\, where he developed exascale CFD models using spectral codes for internal combustion engine simulations. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University\, focusing on turbulence–turbine interactions in large wind farms. \n\n\n\nAt GE Vernova\, Dr. Chatterjee has led the development of high-fidelity exascale CFD–FSI simulations of wind farms and turbine blade-level turbulence\, as well as data-driven reduced-order models for blade vibrations in the regimes of stall-induced and vortex-induced vibrations (SIV/VIV). He has also contributed to advanced controller strategies for mitigating turbine loads under unconventional wind conditions. In addition to his technical contributions\, Dr. Chatterjee has successfully led several GE-internal and government-funded research initiatives\, including projects supporting the DOE-WETO RAAW campaign in collaboration with national laboratories and academic partners.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-tanmoy-chatterjee/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Suo Yang
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 Suo Yang is a professor at the University of Minnesota. \n\n\n\nPresentation title: Multi-Physics Modeling for Future Aerospace Propulsion and Energy \n\n\n\nAbstract: In the development of future aerospace propulsion and energy systems\, the pursuit of high efficiency\, high speed\, low emission\, and low noise is pushing the systems to operate at extreme conditions. These conditions and associated emerging technologies often introduce complicated multi-scale physics\, bringing new challenges to modeling and simulation in terms of both fidelity and computational cost. In this presentation\, I will mainly talk about two examples of such multi-physics modeling from our works: (1) Plasma assisted combustion (PAC) is a promising technology to enable ultra-fast ignition and stable combustion using low-reactivity fuels (e.g.\, ammonia for decarbonization\, and low-cetane sustainable/synthetic aviation fuels) or at extreme conditions (e.g.\, high-speed flows in scramjets for hypersonic propulsion). We developed a series of 0D-3D PAC models with unprecedented predictivity\, unraveled the mechanisms of simultaneous ignition acceleration and NOx emission reduction by non-equilibrium plasma in ammonia combustion\, and investigated the influence of discharge pulsing frequency\, plasma streamer evolution\, inter-electrode gap distance\, igniter placement\, and turbulence on ignition performance. (2) Advanced liquid-fueled rocket and gas-turbine jet engines (based on deflagration or detonation) operate at high pressures to achieve high efficiency and high energy density. At such conditions\, the supercritical liquid-like fuel often goes through transcritical multi-component phase transition upon mixing with the oxidizer stream or colliding with detonation/shock waves. We developed a series of computationally efficient and robust multiphase flow models based on the first-principled real-fluid vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) theory to predict high-pressure multi-component phase transition\, and investigated its interactions with mixing\, combustion\, detonation\, (hypersonic) shocks\, and expansion waves. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Suo Yang is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. During 2017-2018\, He was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. (2017) and M.S. (2014) degrees in Aerospace Engineering\, and another M.S. degree in Computational Science & Engineering (2015)\, all from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. degree in Mathematics & Applied Mathematics from Zhejiang University in 2011. Dr. Yang’s research focuses on the modeling and simulation of turbulent reacting & multiphase flows\, including combustion\, non-equilibrium plasma\, particulate & multiphase flows\, and hypersonics\, with applications in aerospace propulsion & energy systems. He is an awardee of the 2021 DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA)\, 2022 ONR Young Investigator (YIP) Award\, 2023 DARPA Director’s Fellowship Award\, and 2024 AFOSR Young Investigator (YIP) Award. Dr. Yang has authored nearly 100 journal articles and refereed conference papers\, in which he received 5 Editor’s Pick or Featured Article awards from Physics of Fluids and Combustion and Flame. Dr. Yang is a Senior Member of AIAA and a member of 3 AIAA Technical Committees. He has served as a Technical Discipline Chair or Deputy Chair 5 times for AIAA SciTech Forums. He also actively serves as a reviewer for many top-tier journals for which he received 4 Outstanding Reviewer Awards.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-suo-yang/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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SUMMARY:Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Daniel Chung
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 Daniel Chung is an Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Fluid mechanics of riblets drag reduction \n\n\n\nAbstract: Riblets are a surface texture composed of tiny ribs applied on aircraft skin to reduce drag\, which saves on fuel\, increases the payload and extends the range. To the fast-moving turbulent air that flows over it\, riblets turn out to be smoother\, generating less skin friction\, than a perfectly flat surface. However\, riblet performance is highly sensitive to their cross-sectional shape and features\, which is bad news because the micron-sized ribs\, imperceptible to the naked eye and challenging to measure even with precision instruments\, are impossible to manufacture and maintain perfectly. Thus\, accurate tolerancing\, not only for manufacture but also for lifetime wear planning and monitoring\, is key to this technology\, requiring predictive capability of the kind that derives from advances in basic understanding. In this regard\, I will present some of the progress we have made in the last few years\, building on decades of research\, on the fluid mechanics of turbulence over riblet surfaces. \n\n\n\nThe support of the Australian Research Council\, Cooperative Research Australia and the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research FA2386-23-1-4071 is gratefully acknowledged. \n\n\n\nBio: Daniel is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in engineering and computer science from the University of Melbourne in 2003\, and his PhD in aeronautics from Caltech in 2009. He was a postdoc at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory before joining the University of Melbourne in 2012. Daniel’s research uses computational fluid dynamics\, where he tries to distil turbulent flows into simplified problems and to build physics-based models for prediction. Recently\, he has been interested in understanding and controlling turbulent flow and thermal convection over rough surfaces\, riblets and moving wavy surfaces.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/midwest-mechanics-seminar-professor-daniel-chung/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
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SUMMARY:ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni\, Jim Berbee
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison\, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Jim Berbee\, who received his bachelor’s (’85) and his master’s (’87) in mechanical engineering\, started his career as an IBM system engineer and then founded Berbee Information Networks Corporation. After selling his company\, Dr. Berbee earned his doctor of medicine and now serves as a clinical assistant professor at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. To learn more about Jim Berbee’s experience\, please join us for this installment of our ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture series.  \n\n\n\nPresentation title: Is it a good thing\, or a bad thing? \n\n\n\nBio: After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with degrees in mechanical engineering and business\, Dr. Berbee started his career as an IBM system engineer where he specialized in system interoperability. He then founded Berbee Information Networks Corporation\, which he sold to the public company CDW. He went on to earn his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. \n\n\n\nDr. Berbee joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health after completing his emergency medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. He served as an attending physician at the UW\, the VA and on MedFlight\, the UW critical transport helicopter service. He also attended patients at the Rice Lake emergency department in northern Wisconsin. \n\n\n\nDr. Berbee serves as a Trustee of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Association (WARF\, known for the medication Warfarin) and is on the board of directors of Madison Gas and Electric (MGEE). He was the Chair of WARF from 2018-2024. He is an active venture investor in medicine and technology and holds patents related to digital otoscopy. He is the founder and chair of WiscMed\, a company that designs and markets the Wispr digital otoscope. \n\n\n\nHe supports human health and welfare projects through the BerbeeWalsh Foundation. He is the event founder of the Berbee Derby Thanksgiving Day 10k RUN & 5k RUN/WALK whose proceeds support technology education. He holds an airline transport pilot (ATP) license\, and type ratings in Cessna Citation jets. In addition\, he has rotor and float plane endorsements. \n\n\n\nHis primary home is in British Columbia\, Canada which he shares with Maple\, his spaniel.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-150th-celebration-distinguished-alumni-jim-berbee/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Featured Guest Speaker,Mechanical Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T120500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T125500
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250825T193504Z
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Matthew Brake
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 Matthew Brake is an Associate Professor at Rice University.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Videographic Modal Analysis \n\n\n\nAbstract: Experimental modal analysis is a classical tool that has formed the basis of modern vibration testing and qualification. Despite this\, the process of experimental modal analysis is largely reliant upon techniques from over 60 years ago. Typical experiments of large structures can take months of planning and setup\, and require thousands of channels of accelerometer data. To lower the cost and time associated with vibration testing\, Videographic Modal Analysis (VMA) combines recent advances in data science\, image processing\, and traditional modal analysis concepts. First\, natural frequencies are identified from videos of an experiment using a deep learning algorithm. Once these frequencies are identified\, optical flow\, phase-based motion magnification\, and edge detection techniques are automatically applied to quantitatively characterize the mode shapes of the structure. Without instrumentation\, we can now identify mode shapes and natural frequencies of arbitrary structures in real-world settings (not just beams vibrating in labs!). This talk will present the science behind VMA and demonstrate its applicability. \n\n\n\nBio: Prof. Brake started at Rice University in 2016 after working at Sandia National Laboratories for nine years. Prior to Sandia\, Prof. Brake graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2007. Prof. Brake has been elected to several leadership positions\, including as the director of the International Committee on Joint Mechanics\, the chair of the Nonlinear Dynamics Technical Division of SEM\, and the chair of the ASME Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound. He is a recipient of the 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers\, the 2018 C.D. Mote Jr Early Career Award\, and the National Science Foundation Career Award. His primary research interests are in data-driven experimentation\, multi-scale and multi-physics modeling\, vibration\, tribology\, uncertainty propagation\, structural health monitoring\, and nonlinear dynamics.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-matthew-brake/
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:20250918T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202627
CREATED:20250811T163746Z
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Mike Molnar
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. Michael Molnar (BSME ’85) is the founding director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office at NIST.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: The Federal Role in Accelerating Technology and Manufacturing Innovation \n\n\n\nAbstract: The development of critical and emerging technologies plays a key role in U.S. national and economic security. Since the founding of our nation the role of the federal government has been clear on national security but a matter of considerable debate on the broader economic security. Beginning with Alexander Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures through Vannevar Bush’s Science\, the Endless Frontier\, to today – the principles of an innovation policy are clear. What though is the federal role in industrial policy with a free market system? \n\n\n\nSeveral successful models have emerged\, all having elements of partnership to support industry and academia. Manufacturing USA is an example of industry-led public private partnerships. Established as a program just ten years ago as applied research institutes on emerging technologies\, these institutes feature mass collaboration of industry and academia on projects of technology acceleration\, supply chain and workforce development. Some 18 institutes are currently in the national network with a new institute on Artificial Intelligence for Resilient Manufacturing planned this year. The talk concludes with briefly contrasting other engagement models\, such as Operation Warp Speed\, for accelerating technology. \n\n\n\nBio: Mike is the founding director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office\, the interagency team responsible for the Manufacturing USA network of applied research manufacturing innovation institutes. He also leads the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing and serves as co-chair of the National Science and Technology Council\, Subcommittee on Advanced Manufacturing – the White House team responsible for the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing. Prior to joining federal service in 2011 Mike had a successful industry career\, including 25 years leading manufacturing and technology development at Cummins\, a U.S. based global company that designs and manufactures engines and power generation products. Mike is a proud Badger\, with two of his degrees from the University of Wisconsin – a Mechanical Engineering B.S. and one of the first graduates of the Manufacturing Systems Engineering Masters program.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-mike-molnar/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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