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Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series

ME Seminar Schedule: Spring 2024

ME Distinguished Seminars have a new time! All seminars will be held on Tuesdays in BB W280 from 3:30pm-4:30pm unless otherwise noted. Check back often for updated details!

Feb. 27, 2024: Frank DelRio

Principal Member of the Technical Staff
Materials Mechanics and Tribology Department, Sandia National Laboratories
“Seeing is believing: In-situ and high-throughput microscopy and mechanics of advanced materials”
View Dr. DelRio’s bio and seminar abstract

Mar. 12, 2024: Dr. Steve Harris

Materials Science and Energy Storage Divisions at Lawrence Berkeley Lab
“Early Prediction of the Failure Probability”
View Dr. Steve Harris’ bio and seminar abstract

April 2, 2024: Raymundo Arroyave

Segers Family Dean’s Excellence Professor
Texas A&M University
View Dr. Arroyave’s Bio

April 16, 2024: Fernando Garzon

Director, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, Distinguished Professor Chemical Engineering
University of New Mexico
View Dr. Fernando Garzon’s bio and seminar abstract

April 30, 2024: Venkat Viswanathan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan

View Dr. Venkat Viswanathan’s bio and seminar abstract

Past Seminar Schedules

Fall 2023

	Aug. 30, 2023: Professor Guha Manogharam Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering The Pennsylvania State University “What is all the fuss about Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Hybrid Manufacturing? Challenges and Opportunities for the 21^st Century”
	Sep. 27, 2023: Dr. Peter Hamlington Department Chair, Associate Professor, Woodward-Vogel Leadership Chair, and Vogel Faculty Fellow in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado, Boulder “Novel Sloping Wind Tunnel Experiments and Adaptive Mesh Simulations of Fine-Scale Combustion for Physics-Based Models of Wildland Fire” View Dr. Hamlington’s Du’s bio and seminar abstract
	Oct. 11, 2023: Dr. Dhruv Bhate Associate Professor in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks Arizona State University “Honeycombs, Networks and Branches: Architected Materials Inspired by Nature” View Dr. Bhate’s Bio
	Oct. 25, 2023: Dr. Scott Roberts Distinguished R&D Chemical Engineer Thermal/Fluid Component Sciences Department, Sandia National Laboratories “Mechanical Influences of Engineered Battery Composite Electrodes on Electrochemical Performance” View Dr. Roberts’ Bio
	Nov. 8, 2023: Dr. Eric Brown User Facility Director and Senior Director Physical Sciences Directorate at Los Alamos National Laboratory “Shock Compression and Strain Rate Effect in Semi-crystalline Polymers” View Dr. Brown’s Bio
	Nov. 29, 2023: Dr. Emilio Baglietto Norm C. Rasmussen Professor and Associate Head of Nuclear Science and Engineering Department Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) “Advancing High-Fidelity CFD Methods Toward Executable Digital Twins Deployment” View Dr. Baglietto’d Bio

Spring 2023

Feb. 10, 2023: Dr. Richard Weir

Director of the VA/CU Biomechatronics Development Laboratory
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS)
“Optogenetics, Neural Interfaces & Bionic Limbs: Thoughts from an Arm Builder”
View Dr. Weir’s bio and seminar abstract

Feb. 17, 2023: Dr. Jincheng Du, PHD

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
University of North Texas
“Understanding Glass Corrosion from Multiscale Simulations”
View Dr. Jincheng Du’s bio and seminar abstract

April 21, 2023: Dr. Badri Narayanan

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Louisville
View Dr. Narayanan’s Bio

Fall 2022

	Oct. 14, 2022: Dr. Sheng Xu Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering University of California San Diego “Soft Wearable Ultrasound Technologies for Deep Tissue Sensing” View Dr. Sheng Xu bio and seminar abstract
	Oct. 28, 2022: Dr. Olga A. Marina Chief Scientist, Energy Processes & materials Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory “Hydrogen and Syngas Production Using High Temperature Electrolyzers” View Dr. Marina’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 4, 2022: Dr. Marcia O’Malley Associate Dean for Research and Innovation George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University “Promoting Patient Engagement in Upper Limb Robotic Rehabilitation” View Dr. O’Malley’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 11, 2022: Dr. Christopher B. Williams L.S. Randolph Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Virginia Tech “Realizing Multi-Functional Products with Next-Generation Multi-Material/Modality/Scale/Axis Additive” View Dr. Williams bio and seminar abstract
	Dec. 2, 2022: Dr. Matthew John M. Krane Professor, Materials Engineering Purdue Center for Metal Casting Research Purdue University “Uncertainty Propagation Through Solidification Process Models” View Dr. Krane’s bio and seminar abstract

Spring 2022

	Jan. 25, 2022: Dr. Ronald J. O’Malley F. Kenneth Iverson Chair and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology “Advancements in the Use of Fiber Optic Sensors in Metals Casting and Steel Manufacture” View Dr. O’Malley’s bio and seminar abstract
	Feb. 1, 2022: Dr. Todd Otanicar Associate Professor and Department Chair, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Boise State University “Challenges of Solid Particles as a High Temperature Heat Transfer Medium” View Dr. Otanicar’s bio and seminar abstract
	Feb. 22, 2022: Dr. Federico Municchi Researcher, Computational Fluid Dynamics Colorado School of Mines “Numerical Methods for Particulate Flows with Conjugate Heat and Mass Transfer” View Dr. Municchi’s bio and seminar abstract
	Mar. 8, 2022: Dr. Sheila Edalatpour Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Associate Member, Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies University of Maine “Radiative Heat Transfer at the Micro/Nanometer Scale” View Dr. Edalatpour’s bio and seminar abstract
	Mar. 16, 2022: Dr. Jennifer Franck Assistant Professor, Engineering Physics Director, Computational Flow Physics and Modeling Lab University of Wisconsin-Madison “Oscillating Foil Wake Dynamics and Predictive Modeling” View Dr. Franck’s bio and seminar abstract
	Mar. 29, 2022: Dr. Babak Hejrati Associate Member, Center on Aging and the Institute of Medicine University of Maine “Robot-assisted Gait Training” View Dr. Hejrati’s bio and seminar abstract
	Apr. 26, 2022: Dr. Sepideh Kavousi Postdoctoral Research Associate, Computational Materials & Mechanics Laboratory Colorado School of Mines “Quantitative multi-scale models for predicting process-structure-property relationships in metals and alloys” View Dr. Kavousi’s bio and seminar abstract

Fall 2021

	Sept. 28, 2021: Dr. Kristine Fischenich Post Doc Fellow, Biomedical Engineering University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus “Towards Better Understanding Growth Plate Injuries and Recent Efforts to Engineer Treatments” View Dr. Fischenich’s bio and seminar abstract
	Oct. 12, 2021: Dr. Peter Johnson Emeritus Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences University of Washington “Making a Health, Safety and Business Case for Higher-Performing Commercial Vehicle Operator Seats: Including a New Passively Active Seat Suspension Design” View Dr. Johnson’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 2, 2021: Dr. Eric R. Homer Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University “Using Machine Learning, Math, and Genomic Analysis to Discover the Physics Controlling Metallic Interfaces” View Dr. Homer’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 16, 2021: Dr. Tim Barckholtz ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, NJ “CO2 Capture Using Carbonate Fuel Cells” View Dr. Barckholtz’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 30, 2021: Dr. Himanshu Sahasrabudhe Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University “Exploring Multi-material Structures and Novel Materials using Laser Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing” View Dr. Sahasrabudhe’s bio and seminar abstract

Summer 2021

Summer 2021 ME Special Seminar Speakers

	May 18, 2021: Dr. Ankit Gupta Post Doc, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Colorado School of Mines “Uncovering Key Structure-Property Relationships in Nanostructured Materials Using Multi-Scale Simulation Framework and Novel Computational Tools” View Dr. Gupta’s bio and seminar abstract
	June 11, 2021: Dr. Luca Mastropasqua Senior Research Scientist, Irvine’s National Fuel Cell Research Center University of California “Multi-scale Modelling the Thermo-Electrochemical Performance of Solid Oxide Cells and Systems” View Dr. Mastropasqua’s bio and seminar abstract

Spring 2021

	Jan. 26, 2021: Dr. Shelly Miller Professor, Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado Boulder “Superspreading Events: How to Minimize SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission” View Dr. Miller’s bio and seminar abstract
	Feb. 2, 2021: Dr. Daniel Esposito Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Columbia University “Electrolysis without Membranes: Opportunities and Limitations” View Dr. Esposito’s bio and seminar abstract
	Feb. 23, 2021: Dr. Christos Bergeles Reader, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences King’s College London “Design and Control of Patient-Specific Continuum Robots” View Dr. Bergeles’ bio and seminar abstract
	Mar. 9, 2021: Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu Professor, Mechanical Engineering Chair, Materials Science and Engineering University of California Riverside “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom: Advanced Processing of Ultralightweight Mg Alloys” View Dr. Mathaudhu’s bio and seminar abstract
	Mar. 23, 2021: Dr. David Sailor Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Director, Urban Climate Research Center (UCRC) Arizona State University ”Urban Cooling Technologies: Breaking down barriers to widespread implementation” View Dr. Sailor’s bio and seminar abstract
	Apr. 13, 2021: Dr. Ashley Spear Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering University of Utah “Characterizing Microstructure-sensitive Mechanical Response of Open-Cell Metal Foams using High-fidelity Models and In-situ Experiments” View Dr. Spear’s bio and seminar abstract
	Apr. 27, 2021: Dr. Eric Diller Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Toronto “Micro-Scale Surgery: Using Magnetic Fields to Control Tiny Robots in the Gut and Brain” View Dr. Diller’s bio and seminar abstract

Fall 2020

	Sept. 8, 2020: Dr. Sandrine Ricote Research Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines “Recent Progress and Promise of High-Temperature Proton Conductors” View Dr. Ricote’s bio and seminar abstract
	Sept. 22, 2020: Dr. Francesca Tavazza National Institute of Standards and Technology, Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group “Materials Discovery via Machine Learning: Modeling Across Properties and Uncertainty Evaluation” View Dr. Travazza’s bio and seminar abstract
	Oct 6, 2020: Dr. Clare Fitzpatrick Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University “Applying Computational Models to Address Clinical Issues in Biomedical Engineering” View Dr. Fitzpatrick’s bio and seminar abstract
	Oct. 27, 2020: Dr. Mark Horstemeyer Dean of Engineering and Distinguished Professor, Liberty University Managing Director, DoD HPCMP Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute “Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME): Past, Present, and Future” View Dr. Horstemeyer’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 10, 2020: Dr. Robert Webster Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University “Can Needle-Sized Robot Tentacles Help Surgeons Save Lives?” View Dr. Webster’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 24, 2020: Dr. Chunmei Ban Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder “Fast Determination of Lithium Content and Failure Mechanism for Aged Lithium-ion Battery Electrodes” View Dr. Ban’s bio and seminar abstract
	Dec. 8, 2020: Dr. Daniel Gonzalez ARL Postdoctoral Research Fellow, United States Military Academy, West Point “Wearable Robotic SuperLimbs and Agile Robotic Teammates for Empowering Emergency Responders” View Dr. Gonzalez’s bio and seminar abstract

Spring 2020

	Jan. 21, 2020: Dr. Nuno Rebelo Nuno Rebelo Associates, LLC “Transforming Lives Through Virtual Reality” View Dr. Rebelo’s bio and seminar abstract
	Feb. 4, 2020: Prof. Harry Millwater Jr. Samuel G. Dawson Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio “High-Order Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Using the Hypercomplex Finite Element Method with Applications to Additive Manufacturing” View Dr. Millwater’s bio and seminar abstract
	Feb. 25, 2020: Prof. Michael Calvisi Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs “Dynamics and Control of Encapsulated Ultrasound Microbubbles for Biomedicine” View Dr. Calvisi’s bio and seminar abstract
	Mar. 5, 2020: Prof. Russell Cummings Professor, Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy Managing Director, DoD HPCMP Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute “The DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program’s Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute: Objectives and Progress” View Dr. Cumming’s bio and seminar abstract
	Mar. 10, 2020: Prof. Aaron Stebner Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines “The Fusion of Mechanics, Manufacturing and Machine Learning at Mines” View Dr. Stebner’s bio and seminar abstract

Fall 2019

	Sept. 3, 2019: Prof. Joseph Samaniuk Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines “Understanding Particle-Particle Interactions that Drive Self Assembly of 2D Film Materials such as Graphene, Molybdenum Disulfide, and Hexagonal Boron Nitride”
	Sept. 17, 2019: Dr. Guangdong Zhu Research Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory “A Perspective on Concentrating Solar Power Technologies: An Undervalued Foundation and an Underestimated Potential” View Dr. Zhu’s bio and seminar abstract
	Oct. 1, 2019: Prof. Reinhard Radermacher Minta Martin Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Director, Center for Environmental Energy Engineering, Maryland Energy Innovation Institute “The Future of Indoor Climate Control” View Dr. Radermacher’s bio and seminar abstract
	Oct. 22, 2019: Dr. Chris Debrunner Fellow, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Autonomous Systems Group “The Future of Autonomy at Lockheed Martin” View Dr. Debrunner’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 5, 2019: Dr. Mark Tschopp Regional Lead, US Army Research Laboratory Central “ARL Central: Polycrystalline Materials by Design, and Other Short Stories” View Dr. Tschopp’s bio and seminar abstract
	Nov. 19, 2019: Dr. Chris Weinberger Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University “Developing Physically Based Multiscale Models of Plasticity in BCC Metals” View Dr. Weinberger’s bio and seminar abstract