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• Nov

  12

  Seeing through Tissue: Imaging with Scattered Light

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department (BME)

  4:00 PM Tech M345, Technological Institute

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  Presented by Dr. Sylvain Gigan, Professor of Physics at Sorbonne Université and
  Deputy Director of the Kastler Brossel Laboratory

  Light propagation in complex media, such as white paint, clouds, or biological tissues, appears hopelessly random: after a few hundred micrometers in tissue, an image is scrambled into a speckle pattern, and conventional microscopes go blind.

  However, by measuring how a medium scrambles light, we can focus and image through it, well beyond what was thought possible.

  Joining the BME Seminar Series virtually from Paris, Dr. Gigan will discuss his recent works to image at depth, from fluorescence imaging behind scattering layers using signal processing and machine learning, to ultra-thin endoscopes based on multimode optical fibers.

  Attend in person or register to watch on Zoom.

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  TIME Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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  CONTACT Sam Mauceri    sam.mauceri@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Nov

  16

  Regular registration for Winter quarter begins

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  Regular registration for Winter quarter begins

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  TIME Monday, November 16, 2026

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• Nov

  19

  Translating Circuits that Get Published into Products that Save Lives

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department (BME)

  4:00 PM Tech M345, Technological Institute

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  Presented by Dr. Rajesh Pamula, Senior Principal IC Design Engineer, Medtronic

  This talk from industry speaker Dr. Rajesh Pamula will focus on the design of analog and mixed-signal circuits in academia, particularly efforts to improve figures of merit and advance the published state of the art.

  It will then explore how this work has translated into life-saving and life-altering medical devices, highlighting the steps required to turn an academic concept into a highly reliable solution. Finally, the talk will offer perspectives on circuit design in the high-tech and medtech industries, including skills that can support a successful career in the field.

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  TIME Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  LOCATION Tech M345, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Sam Mauceri    sam.mauceri@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Nov

  20

  Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Fall PhD candidates

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  Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Fall PhD candidates

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  TIME Friday, November 20, 2026

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• Nov

  25

  Thanksgiving Vacation begins at 6:00 PM (No classes, University offices closed)

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  Thanksgiving Vacation begins at 6:00 PM (No classes, University offices closed)

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  TIME Wednesday, November 25, 2026

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• Nov

  30

  Fall Classes Resume

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  TIME Monday, November 30, 2026

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• Dec

  5

  Fall classes end

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  TIME Saturday, December 5, 2026

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• Dec

  7

  Fall Exams begin

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  TIME Monday, December 7, 2026

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• Dec

  12

  Fall exams end

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  TIME Saturday, December 12, 2026

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• Dec

  12

  Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Recognition Ceremony

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  4:00 PM Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

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  The ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 12 in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive.

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  TIME Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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  CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Dec

  24

  Winter Recess Starts - University Closed Through January 1st, 2027

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  Winter Recess Starts - University Closed Through January 1st, 2027

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  TIME Thursday, December 24, 2026

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• Jan

  4

  Winter classes begin

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  TIME Monday, January 4, 2027

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