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Feb25
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less**This event is open to McCormick PhD students only**
Join Northwestern Engineering for the 2018-19 seminar series featuring lunchtime presentations by faculty from outside the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Broaden your horizons by listening to speakers from disciplines such as theatre, economics, law, and philosophy.
Speaker: Sandy Goldberg
Professor of Philosophy
Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and SciencesTIME Monday, February 25, 2019 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LOCATION ITW classroom, 1-350, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center map it
CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Feb25
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lessTitle: Probing Non-Equilibrium Fluids: Self-Assembly, Collective Dynamics, and Autonomous Machine
Speaker: Tony Gao, Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering MSU
Abstract:New physics and phenomena concerning how biological structures interact with fluid flows have generated considerable excitement over recent decades in disciplines as diverse as applied mathematics, biophysics, material sciences, and engineering. While advances in micro/nanotechnologies have enabled us to build simple biomatter or fabricate functional soft materials to mimic nature, it is largely unknown how to exploit their intriguing, and sometimes anomalous, physical properties for precise engineering manipulations. Nevertheless, uncovering the physical mechanisms of biological and synthetic non-equilibrium systems often requires the development of new theoretical models and ad-hoc simulation methods that can resolve the reciprocal interactions between fluids and moving structures. In this talk, I will focus on my recent research work in the emerging areas of active matter and soft robotics. First of all, I will discuss a study of microtubule/motor protein assembly using multiscale modeling and simulation, and illustrate how the local particle-particle interactions lead to self-organization, and then manifest themselves as large-scale fluid motions through a concatenation of hydrodynamic instabilities. Moreover, I will show that manipulation of such active fluids to do useful mechanical work can be achieved by imposing appropriate rigid or soft boundary confinement. Next, I will introduce a fictitious domain/active strain computation framework. It will be used in simulation and design of autonomous bio-inspired soft robotic swimmers that propel themselves by performing large and reversible deformation. In addition, I will briefly discuss the ongoing projects with targeted applications in soft matter physics, robotics design and control, and biomedical research.
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TIME Monday, February 25, 2019 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION M416, Technological Institute map it
CONTACT Jawaad Ahmad jawaad.ahmad@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
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Feb28
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lessPlease register early. There is no charge for attendance, but space is limited, and reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
Northwestern Engineering alumna Gwynne Shotwell (BS '86, MS '88) will be honored with the prestigious Ralph Coats Roe Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers on February 28 in recognition of her outstanding leadership and innovation for space commercialization, technical contributions to the design of reusable rockets, and the promotion of STEM education.
Following the ceremony, Shotwell will deliver a lecture titled "Launching Our Future."
TIME Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
LOCATION McCormick Tribune Auditorium, James L Allen Center map it
CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Mar16
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lessWinter Classes End
TIME Saturday, March 16, 2019
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar
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Apr1
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lessSpring Classes begin 8 a.m.
TIME Monday, April 1, 2019
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar
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Apr8
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lessTitle: TBA
Speaker: Vijay Balasubramanian, Cathy and Marc Lasry Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Abstract:TBA
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TIME Monday, April 8, 2019 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION M416, Technological Institute map it
CONTACT Jawaad Ahmad jawaad.ahmad@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
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Apr17
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less**This event is open to McCormick PhD students only**
Join Northwestern Engineering for the 2018-19 seminar series featuring lunchtime presentations by faculty from outside the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Broaden your horizons by listening to speakers from disciplines such as theatre, economics, law, and philosophy.
Speaker: Ken Alder
Professor of History and Milton H. Wilson Professor in the Humanities
Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and SciencesTIME Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LOCATION ITW classroom, 1-350, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center map it
CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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May1
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less**This event is open to McCormick PhD students only**
Join Northwestern Engineering for the 2018-19 seminar series featuring lunchtime presentations by faculty from outside the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Broaden your horizons by listening to speakers from disciplines such as theatre, economics, law, and philosophy.
Speaker: Shari Diamond
Howard J. Trienens Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology
Pritzker School of LawTIME Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LOCATION ITW classroom, 1-350, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center map it
CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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May13
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lessTitle: TBA
Speaker: Alastair Rucklidge, Professor of Applied Mathematics at University of Leeds.
Abstract:TBA
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TIME Monday, May 13, 2019 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION M416, Technological Institute map it
CONTACT Jawaad Ahmad jawaad.ahmad@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
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May22
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less**This event is open to McCormick PhD students only**
Join Northwestern Engineering for the 2018-19 seminar series featuring lunchtime presentations by faculty from outside the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Broaden your horizons by listening to speakers from disciplines such as theatre, economics, law, and philosophy.
Speaker: Todd Rosenthal
Professor of Theatre
School of CommunicationTIME Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LOCATION ITW classroom, 1-350, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center map it
CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science