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alexis smith

Alexis Smith - Coordinator of the Graduate Writing Center

Title : The Basics of STEM Manuscript Writing THURSDAY, JANUARY, 13, 2022 11:00AM-11:50AM Abstract : Interested in getting a journal article published? While some journals have their own unique format, there are key components all journal articles will contain. Come learn more about these key components to begin your writing process!
Mehran Mesbahi

Mehran Mesbahi, Ph.D. - University of Washington

Title : First Order Methods for Control Synthesis THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 2, 2021 11:00AM-11:50AM Abstract : In this talk, we reexamine feedback synthesis through the lens of first order methods and data-guided control. Control synthesis has historically been approached via parameterization of certificates for robustness and performance. In the seminar, I will first discuss how first...
Luis Jauregui

Luis A. Jauregui, Ph.D - UCI

Title : Manipulating the Electrical Properties of Van der Waals Quantum Materials by Static and Dynamic Strain THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 18, 2021 11:00AM-11:50AM Abstract : Topological order and materials have been at the center of attention in condensed matter physics and engineering. Topological materials, a new quantum state of matter, are a family of quantum materials...
Carrie Perlman

Carrie Perlman, Ph.D - Stevens

Title: Surface tension and ventilation induced lung injury THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 4, 2021 11:00AM-11:50AM Abstract: Our group is investigating the effect of surface tension on ventilation induced lung injury (VILIL) and a newly identified pharmacologic therapy for lowering surface tension and reducing VILI. In the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), inflammation increases vascular permeability. Plasma leaks...
Guy Genin

Guy Genin, Ph.D. - WUSTL

Title: The mechanics and mechanobiology of rotator cuff healing and repair THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 28, 2021 11:00AM-11:50AM Abstract : Mechanical force plays an essential role in shaping cells, tissues, and organs of plants and animals. The US NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering MechanoBiology aims to define how molecules, cells and tissues integrate mechanics within...
Alban Sauret

Alban Sauret, Ph.D - UCSB

Title: Capillary Flows of Suspensions THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021 11:00AM-11:50AM Abstract: Interfacial flows of multiphase systems containing a dispersed solid or liquid phase occur in a broad range of manufacturing, environmental, and bioengineering processes. However, the classical capillary dynamics is strongly modified when the length scale of the liquid becomes comparable to the particle size...
Bumsoo Han Ph.D.

Bumsoo Han, Ph.D. - Purdue University

Title: The Force Awakens: Interfacial Transport and Mechanics in Soft Biomaterials THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021 11:00AM-11:50AM Abstract : Soft biomaterials are critically important in numerous applications, including healthcare, food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products. Recent advances in polymer sciences enable a wide variety of novel hydrogels for new emerging applications, including tissue engineering, controlled drug delivery...
Georgios Karavalakis

Georgios Karavalakis - CE-CERT UCR

Title : Understanding Primary Emissions from Mobile Sources and Their Link to Secondary Aerosols: The Effects of Fuel Composition, Exhaust Aftertreatment, and Driving Conditions THURSDAY, Oct 7, 2021 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Abstract : Transportation-related air pollution is significant in the U.S. and across the world. Motor vehicles have been recognized already since the...

Joseph P. Feser - University of Delaware

Title : Engineering Phonon Transport in Nanoparticle-in-Alloy Semiconductor Composites Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:00 AM- 11:50 AM Introducing nanoscale inhomogeneities into semiconductor alloys is a known route to enhance the scattering of long wavelength phonons and to subsequently reduce thermal conductivity. For key applications such as thermoelectric energy conversion materials, this must be done efficiently...

Stephen Burke Cronin, Ph.D.

Title: Utilizing Transient Pulsed Plasma and Plasmon Resonance Phenomena for Pollution Remediation and Energy Conversion Applications Abstract: We review our recent results using high voltage nanosecond pulses to generate transient plasmas that drive a wide range of difficult chemical reactions including CO2 reduction, NOx and SOx remediation, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and particulate matter (i.e...
Xiaojia Wang, Ph.D.

Xiaojia Wang, Ph.D.

Title: Study of Thermal and Magnetic Transport in Functional Materials Enabled by Ultrafast Optical Metrology Abstract: Transport phenomena play an important role in designing and engineering materials with tailored functionalities. This is especially true for materials with reduced dimensions. Thermal conductivity and interfacial thermal conductance, as basic transport properties of materials and interfaces, can provide...

Tirtha Banerjee, Ph.D.

Title: A micrometeorological perspective into wildland fire dynamics Abstract: Fire suppression activities in the past few decades in North America has led to higher fuel accumulations, which coupled with shifting hydroclimatic patterns has led to an increase in frequency and severity of wildland fires. Prescribed fires and fuel treatments such as mechanical thinning are deemed...

Dr. Ellen Arruda (Distinguished Speaker)

Genomics Auditorium February 4, 2020 2pm The Anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, of the knee is a soft tissue structure comprised of two main bundles of hierarchical collagenous structures. As with all soft tissue, the ACL is extremely difficult to mechanically test, and determining its non-linear, anisotropic mechanical response has remained elusive. Yet, obtaining the...

Dr. Dawei Song

Tractions exerted by cells on the extracellular matrix (ECM) are critical in many important biological processes such as morphogenesis, wound healing, and cancer metastasis. Three-dimensional Traction Microscopy (3DTM) is a robust tool to quantify cellular tractions by first measuring the displacement field in the ECM in response to cellular tractions, and then using this information...

Dr. Arun Devaraj

Materials scientists studying processing-microstructure-property relationships dream of knowing how the processing influences the exact location of each atom in a material and how that impacts its properties. Such detailed understanding of material microstructure can inform novel solid phase material processing approaches to design breakthrough materials with unique persistently metastable microstructure and better properties and performance...

Dr. Eric Fullerton (Distinguished Speaker)

The dramatic increases of data storage densities over the last 60 years and the corresponding decrease in cost has helped drive the modern digital world. However as many of the critical dimensions approach the nanometer scale, a variety of physical phenomena are placing limits on the capacity of future storage devices. I will review the...

Mark Brown

Winston Chung Hall 205/206 October 11, 2019 11am One of the hurdles facing nucleic acid sample preparation companies is that not all samples are created equal. From tissues to blood, stool or martian soil, each sample type offers new challenges. This is especially true when research moves from the lab to the field, and as...

David M. Pierce, Ph.D.

Winston Chung Hall 205/206 June 07, 2019 @ 11:10 am Virtual Cartilage: Toward Translational Applications David M. Pierce, Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering & Mathematics University of Connecticut Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating disease that afflicts nearly 20% of people in the US, costing more than $185.5 billion a year (in...
Olivia Graeve

Olivia A. Graeve, Ph.D.

May 31, 2019 @ 11:10 am Bourns Hall A265 Morphologically controlled composites: emerging materials for extreme environments Olivia A. Graeve, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanics and Materials Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego This talk will present an overview of the microstructure and phase stability of hexaboride ceramics of controlled morphologies...