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• Dec

  3

  Our Future with Robots

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  3:30 PM Hive Studio (2-350), Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center

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  Our Future with Robots: A Panel Discussion and Open House in Celebration of the Launch of the Center for Robotics and Biosystems

  Talk and Panel
  3 – 4:30 p.m.
  Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
  Hive Studio (2-350)

  Reception and Open House
  4:30 – 6 p.m.
  Technological Institute
  2nd Floor AB Wing Atrium

  About the Center for Robotics and Biosystems

  The Center for Robotics and Biosystems is working toward a future where humans and robots collaborate seamlessly to achieve what is currently impossible; where sensors, actuators, and controllers are inspired by biological principles; and where robotics and computational modeling lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of human and animal neuromechanics. Because our future will benefit from the synergistic co-evolution of humans and robots, the center’s research focuses on the science and engineering of embodied intelligence.

  Introductory Remarks

  Kevin Lynch
  Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
  Director, Center for Robotics and Biosystems

  Panel Moderator

  Robert Wolcott
  Cofounder and Executive Director, Kellogg Innovation Network

  Panel Speakers

  Brenna Argall
  Associate Professor of Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  Mitra Hartmann
  Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

  Daniel Linna Jr.
  Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and Law, Director of Law and Technology Initiatives

  Mark P. Mills
  Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Author of the book Work in the Age of Robots

  Todd Murphey
  Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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  TIME Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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  CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Apr

  24

  ECE Distinguished Seminar - Joshua Goldberger

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

  2:00 PM L440, Technological Institute

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  Almost all electronic materials generally exhibit a majority carrier type, either electrons or holes, that dominates the transport uniformly along all directions of the crystal. These p-type and n-type regions are then integrated together to separate and control the flow of charge to create virtually all modern electronic and energy harvesting devices. Here, we will describe our recent work in the synthesis, properties, and applications of materials that exhibit, simultaneously, either dominant n-type or p-type conduction depending on the direction of travel. We will establish the origin of this exotic behavior and the band structure design principles for creating new materials that with this axis-dependent conduction polarity. This understanding has led us to rapidly expand the number of materials that experimentally exhibit this behavior. Finally, we will show that the unique charge separation inherent in these materials can overcome limitations in existing electronic and energy-harvesting devices, leading to exciting new technologies.

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  TIME Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  LOCATION L440, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Catherine Healey    catherine.healey@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

• May

  8

  Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and Futurity

  Block Museum of Art

  6:00 PM Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh

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  The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and objects-inspired scientific research. Materials research benefits ongoing work in conservation, archaeology, art history, and curatorial scholarship.

  Learn how the Center uses materials research to care for art objects in sustainable, innovative ways with Maria Kokkori, Senior Scientist in the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. She will be in conversation with Corey Byrnes, Northwestern Associate Professor of Chinese Culture and co-founder/co-director of the Environmental Humanities Workshop in Kaplan Humanities Center.

  This event is presented by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science in conjunction with exhibition Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.

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  TIME Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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  CONTACT Block Museum of Art    block-museum@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Block Museum of Art

• Jun

  10

  Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  9:00 AM Welsh-Ryan Arena

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  McCormick School of Engineering PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony

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  TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION Welsh-Ryan Arena   

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  CONTACT Amy Pokrass    amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Jun

  10

  Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  2:00 PM Welsh-Ryan Arena

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  McCormick School of Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

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  TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  LOCATION Welsh-Ryan Arena   

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  CONTACT Amy Pokrass    amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science