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  • Nov
    18

    Evolution and Translation: Robotics Intelligence to Meet the End-User - A MTF Seminar with Professor Brenna Argall

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

    2:45 PM L440, Technological Institute

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    Evolution and Translation: Robotics Intelligence to Meet the End-User - A MTF Seminar with Professor Brenna Argall

    Please join us in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Technological Institute for a Meet-the-Faculty Seminar with Professor Brenna Argall, PhD, from Northwestern University.

    There will be a brief reception post-seminar.

    Abstract: As need increases, access decreases. It is a paradox that as human motor impairments become more severe, and increasing needs pair with decreasing motor ability, the very machines created to provide assistance become less and less accessible to operate with independence. My lab addresses this paradox by incorporating robotics autonomy and intelligence into machines that enable mobility and manipulation: leveraging robotics autonomy, to advance human autonomy. In this talk, I will discuss distinct challenges and opportunities within this domain, and overview a sampling of projects and studies within my lab.

    Bio: Brenna Argall is a professor of Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University. She is founder and director of the assistive & rehabilitation robotics laboratory (argallab) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), the #1-ranked rehabilitation hospital in the United States. The mission of the argallab is to advance human ability by leveraging robotics autonomy. Argall is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2023), a recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2016), and one of the 40 under 40 by Crain’s Chicago Business (2016). Her Ph.D. in Robotics (2009) was received from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as her B.S. in Mathematics (2002). She has been a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health (2002-2004), the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, 2009-2011), and the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering (2019) in Geneva, Switzerland.

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    TIME Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM - 4:30 PM

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    CONTACT Lee Onysko    lee.onysko@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Nov
    16

    Regular registration for Winter quarter begins

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    TIME Monday, November 16, 2026

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

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  • Dec
    24

    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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