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Thesis Defense: Yuxuan Luan

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Title: Control of Electron, Phonon, and Photon Thermal Transport at the Nanoscale Date: 05/01/2025 2:00 pm Location: 2540 G. G. BROWN BUILDING

Thesis Defense: Bingjia Li

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Title: Modeling Radiative Transport and Heat Transfer in Multiphase Media Date: 05/01/2025 10:00 am Location: 2540 G.G.B GRAND CONFERENCE ROOM URL: HTTPS://UMICH.ZOOM.US/J/3585624228?OMN=97847333499

ME Seminar Series: Turbulence, Droplets, and Hurricanes: Understanding Complex Physics in the Environment

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Presented by: David Richter, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences, University of Notre Dame Abstract: In the environment, air and water transport a wide variety of constituents, including nutrients, pollution, droplets, aerosols, dust, and even bugs. Predicting where these things end up, and in what abundance, is a difficult enterprise; this difficulty […]

Smart Manufacturing Series – Dr. Sneha Prabha Narra

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Explore the future of metal additive manufacturing with Dr. Sneha Prabha Narra as she discusses microstructure control, covering local melt pool-level solidification and global part-level solid-state transformations. The presentation will include case studies, highlight opportunities for enhanced controllability, and emphasize the need for advanced process optimization to tailor material properties effectively. Speaker Bio: Dr. Sneha […]

ME Seminar Series: Automating Forming Processes

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Presented by: Robert Landers, Advanced Manufacturing Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame Abstract: Small batch production and repair of components having complex geometries is often done most effectively by hand. Forming processes for these components are very complex and, unlike traditional manufacturing processes like machining, require multiple […]

ME Seminar Series: Stromal Cells as a Target for ImmunoEngineering

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Presented by: Andy Tay Assistant Professor, Presidential Young Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore Abstract: Immuno-engineering is an interdisciplinary field using approaches in immunology, bioengineering and material sciences to manipulate immunity for therapeutic purposes. Much has been focused on how immune cells can be engineered or reprogrammed for treating diseases spanning diabetes, […]

ME Seminar Series – Creativity with Criticality: Affordances and Implications of Technology and Design in Engineering Education

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Presented by: Avneet Hira, Asistant Professor Sabet Family Dean's Faculty Fellow, Boston College Abstract: In this talk, I will share recent work from the Humanizing Engineering Research Lab, which is grounded in the power of low-stakes and often playful explorations to lead to long-term engagement with engineering as a profession and engineering ways of thinking. Our […]

Smart Manufacturing Series – Dr. Bianca Maria Colosimo

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Explore the latest advancements in in-situ data mining for advanced manufacturing with a focus on Additive Manufacturing and Bioprinting. Learn about emerging opportunities and challenges, and discover how leveraging data streams can enhance process quality and innovation. Speaker Bio: Bianca Maria Colosimo is a Professor at Politecnico di Milano and Visiting Professor at MIT. Her […]

The Effect of Ambient Turbulence on Wingtip Vortices and the Air-Water Interface

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Presented by: R. Jason Hearst Professor, Department of Energy and Process Engineering Norwegian University of Science and Technology Abstract: We will discuss two areas where recent advances in experimental turbulence measurements have led to new insights. First, the impact of freestream turbulence on a wingtip vortex is investigated by placing a finite wing downstream of […]

Thesis Defense: Daniel Penley

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Title: Process Control for Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition Date: 03/19/2025 9:00 am Location: GGB 2540 AND HTTPS://UMICH.ZOOM.US/J/92958399820?PWD=YCXCHHDRZWKGHCIKVG4H8C4BDTS9PR.1

Thesis Defense: Allison King

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Title: Impulsive Source Localization on a Metal Plate Using a Non-Contacting Acoustic Sensor Array Date: 03/11/2025 12:00 pm Location: GGB 2540; HTTPS://UMICH.ZOOM.US/J/99005260284 (PASSCODE: ACOUSTICS)

SMART Manufacturing Seminar Series: Dr. Alex Plotowski

2540 GGB 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Integrated Smart Manufacturing Tools for Additive Manufacturing Abstract Metal additive manufacturing (AM) provides exciting opportunities to process materials with complex geometries and novel microstructures. However, this complexity also creates challenges in understanding the behavior of AM materials and limits the applicability of existing certification and qualification practices. To address these challenges, the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility […]