BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-4921@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T124500 DTSTAMP:20220216T185635Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-wetlands-and-watershe ds-seminar-46/ SUMMARY:Water\, Wetlands\, and Watersheds Seminar DESCRIPTION:Constraint- and solution-driven approaches for wetland plant in vasions\nCarrie Adams\, Associate Professor\, Restoration and Plant Ecolog y\, Environmental Horticulture\, UF\nAlso via Zoom.\nSeminar Schedule and Info: https://cfw.essie.ufl.edu/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5011@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210234Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-the-treatment-o f-turbulence-in-extreme-scale-simulation-of-complex-fluid-dynamic-applicat ions/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: The Treatment of Turbulence in Extreme-Scale Simulatio n of Complex Fluid Dynamic Applications DESCRIPTION:Robert Moser\nUniversity of Texas\, Austin\n12:30 pm - Coffee & amp\; Cookies\n12:45 pm - Seminar MAE-A 303\nThe advent of extreme-scale ( exa-scale) computing enables the simulation of\nturbulent fluid dynamic sy stems of unprecedented complexity. An excellent\nexample is the simulation of an array of wind turbines. The performance of\na turbine in such an ar ray depends on dynamics of very small-scale\nturbulence in boundary layers on the turbine blades\, and the interaction of\nthe turbine with turbulen t wakes of upstream turbines. Even with exascale\nresources\, the turbulen ce cannot be directly simulated\, and so modeling is\nrequired\, and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and hybrid RANS/LES have the\nbest chance to repres ent the complex turbulence dynamics. However\, the\ncomplex features of th ese flows put particular stresses on LES\, introducing\na number of challe nges in both subgrid modeling and numerical\ndiscretization including: 1) modeling the subgrid contribution to the mean\nReynolds stress\, 2) the ef fects of numerical dispersion on the energy cascade\,\nand 3) the effects of inhomogeneous LES resolution. In this talk\, we will\ndiscuss both the motivating exascale wind-turbine simulations\, and the LES\nmodeling and d iscretization challenges and potential solutions.\nBiography\nRobert Moser holds the W. A. “Tex” Moncrief Jr. Chair in Computational Engineering and Sciences\nand is professor of mechanical engineering in thermal fluid systems at the University of\nTexas at Austin. He serves as the director of the Oden Institute's Center for Predictive\nEngineering and Computation al Sciences (PECOS) and deputy director of the Oden Institute.\nMoser earn ed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. Before co ming to The\nUniversity of Texas at Austin\, he was a research scientist a t the NASA- Ames Research Center and\nthen a professor of theoretical and applied mechanics at the University of Illinois.\nMoser has pursued applic ations to such diverse systems as wind energy\, plasma systems\,\nreentry vehicles\, solid propellant rockets\, micro-air vehicles\, and the human c ardiovascular\nsystem. Moser is a fellow of the American Physical Society\ , and was\ndal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5023@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220418T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220418T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181910Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-artificial-inte lligence-in-cognitive-aging-novel-diagnosis-and-precision-intervention/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Artificial Intelligence in Cognitive Aging: Novel Diag nosis and Precision Intervention DESCRIPTION:Ruogu Fang\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Biomed ical Engineering\, University of Florida\nWith the Cambrian explosion of m edical data and the rise in computing power\, artificial intelligence (AI) has embraced an unprecedented era to fully exert its potential in driving healthcare transformations\, especially in the aging population. Unfortun ately\, today’s medical approaches for cognitive aging and neurodegenera tive diseases are inadequate to close the gap between brain health span an d lifespan. Conventional diagnosis and “one size fits all” strategy ha ve led to misdiagnosis\, response heterogeneity\, and trial failures inter vention in understanding\, preventing\, diagnosing\, and treating brain di seases. In this talk\, I will first present a study on artificial intellig ence for Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis from retinal imaging. Our study s heds light on modular\, data-economic\, and explainable AI for novel appro aches to early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. I will then introd uce our AI-empowered precision intervention to prevent dementia through in dividualized brain anatomy modeling. Finally\, I will discuss our recent w ork on brain-inspired AI that uses neuroscience theories and principles to inspire the next-generation AI system that percepts and “thinks” like a human brain.\nBio:\nAn AI researcher in medicine and healthcare\, Dr. R uogu Fang is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt F amily Department of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Director of Intel ligent Critical Care Center (IC3) at the University of Florida. Her resear ch theme is artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered precision brain health and brain/bio-inspired AI. She focuses on questions such as: How to use ma chine learning to quantify brain dynamics\, early diagnose Alzheimer’s d isease through novel imagery\, predict individualized treatment outcomes\, and design precision intervention. Fang’s current research is rooted in the confluence of AI and multimodal medical image analysis. She is the PI of NIH NIA RF1 (R01-equivalent)\, NSF Research Initiation Initiative (CRI I) Award\, NSF CISE IIS Award\, Ralph Lowe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awar d from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). She has also received num erous recognitions. She was selected as the Inaugural recipient of the Rob in Sidhu Memorial Young Scientist Award from the Society of Brain Mapping and Therapeutics\, Best Paper Award from the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing\, University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of E ngineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation\, UF BME Faculty Res earch Excellence Award\, among others. Fang’s research has been featured by Forbes Magazine\, The Washington Post\, ABC\, RSNA\, and published in Lancet Digital Health. She served as Track Chairs and Area Chairs at natio nal and international conferences\, including BMES and MICCAI. She is an A ssociate Editor for Journal Medical Image Analysis\, Guest Editor for Comp uterized Medical Imaging and Graphics from Elsevier\, and Topic Editor for Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Her research has been supported by NSF\, NIH\, Oak Ridge Laboratory\, DHS\, DoD\, NVIDIA\, and the University of F lorida. Dr. Fang directs SMILE lab\, standing for Smart Medical Informatic s Learning and Evaluation\, which also reflects her aspiration for every m ember in the lab to smile while exploring artificial intelligence in preci sion brain health. CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-4743@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183404Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-abe-biocomplexity-engine ering-seminar-serap-gorucu/ SUMMARY:UF ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINAR [SERAP GORUCU] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5037@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205719Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-virtual-seminar-control led-growth-of-2d-materials-and-their-electrochemical-applications/ SUMMARY:MSE Virtual Seminar: Controlled Growth of 2D Materials and Their El ectrochemical Applications DESCRIPTION:Jin Zhang\, Ph.D.\nResearch Scientist\nDepartment of Materials Science and Nanoengineering\nRice University\nDr. Jin Zhang is currently a research scientist working at the Department of Materials Science and Na noEngineering of Rice University. He was trained as a materials science Ph .D. from Prof. Jun Lou’s group at Rice University. After he graduated\, he stayed in the group as a postdoc to continue his research. Dr. Zhang’ s research covers the growth\, processing and manufacturing of two-dimensi onal materials\, investigation of their fundamental properties with advanc ed microscopy and spectroscopy\, as well as their application in electroch emical fuel production\, water treatment\, solar cells and multifunctional coatings.\nAbstract\nThe rapid development of 2D material-based technolog ies aiming for their future application in next-generation electronic comp onents and devices as well as electrochemical catalysts and sensors has ma de great demands in achieving controlled growth during the manufacturing o f 2D materials. The status quo technology in chemical vapor deposition (CV D)\, which is the most widely used method to grow 2D materials\, is unable to meet such requirements.\n\nIn this presentation\, I will highlight a t echnology I developed combining a highly customized CVD microscope with da ta science to tackle the challenge of controlled CVD growth. Then I will h ighlight a lab-on-a-chip platform I developed to get insights into the ele ctrochemical properties of 2D materials made by CVD\, to provide valuable information regarding the morphology-property relationship of 2D materials for guiding the growth control. The two highlighted research in this pres entation compose an innovative paradigm to enable reverse engineering of 2 D materials through growth control. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IuUfJ7b6StyqLoy4FEU95A END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5029@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T134500 DTSTAMP:20220406T132032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ice-seminar-immersed-bounda ry-methods-a-powerful-tool-for-translating-concepts-into-simulations/ SUMMARY:ICE Seminar: Immersed Boundary Methods - A Powerful Tool for Transl ating Concepts into Simulations DESCRIPTION:Rajat Mittal\nProfessor of Mechanical Engineering\nJohns Hopkin s University\nMAE Faculty Host: Sivaramakrishnan Balachandar\n12:30 pm – Coffee &\; Cookies\n12:45 pm – Seminar MAE-A 303\nThe last 25 years have seen a phenomenal growth in the application of Immersed\nBoundary Met hods (IBMs) to the computational modeling of fluid flows. The\npower of IB M lies in the fact that it frees the fluid dynamicist from the need to\nge nerate body-conformal grids\, thereby enabling rapid translation of concep ts\,\nideas\, and even one’s imagination to simulations. The very early applications of the\nIBM were in the areas of interfacial and biological f luid dynamics\, and while these\nremain the strongholds for these methods\ , application have expanded to\nencompass most areas of fluids dynamics in cluding fluid-structure interaction\,\nmultiphase flows\, acoustics\, flui dic microdevices\, heat transfer\, design\noptimization\, reacting flows a nd others. This expanded scope has also been\naccompanied by significant n umerical and computational advancements in these\nmethods. In my talk I wi ll review the history as well as the state-of-the-art of IBMs.\nThe partic ular emphasis of my talk will be on some areas that have been the focus\no f my own research in recent years: IBMs with improved accuracy and\nconser vation properties\, and application to biological flows\, bioacoustics\, a nd\nfluid-structure interaction.\nBiography\nRajat Mittal is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University with a secondary\na ppointment in the School of Medicine. He received B. Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology\nat Kanpur in 1989\, the M.S in Aerospace from UF and Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics from The\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign\, in 1995. His research interests include computational\nfluid dynamics\, biomedical engineering\, biological fluid dynamics\, fluid-stru cture interaction and flow\ncontrol. He has published over 200 technical a rticles on these topics and holds multiple patents in\nassociated technolo gies. He is the recipient of the 1996 Francois Frenkiel Award from the Div ision of\nFluid Dynamics of the APS\, and the 2006 Lewis Moody as well as 2021 Freeman Scholar Awards from\ntASME. He is a Fellow of ASME and APS\, and an Associate Fellow of AIAA. He is an associate editor\nof the Journal of Computational Physics\, Frontiers of Computational Physiology and Medi cine\, the\nJournal of Experimental Biology\, and the International Journa l for Numerical Methods in Biomedical\nEngineering. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-4745@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183404Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-abe-biocomplexity-engine ering-seminar-kevin-wang/ SUMMARY:UF ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINAR [KEVIN WANG] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5041@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205719Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-virtual-seminar-2d-tell urene-films-for-classical-electronics-and-quantum-device-applications/ SUMMARY:MSE Virtual Seminar: "2D Tellurene Films for Classical Electronics and Quantum Device Applications" DESCRIPTION:Gang Qiu\, Ph.D.\nPostdoctoral Researcher\nUCLA\nDr. Gang Qiu  is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California Los Angeles. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2019. His research focuses on investigating novel low -dimensional materials for advanced electronics and quantum applications. He is currently interested in employing quantum materials for nanoelectron ics that are optimized to operate at cryogenic temperature to interface qu antum technologies with the classical world.\nAbstract\nSince the debut of Moore’s Law\, this prophecy has governed the cadence of electronic devi ce miniaturization for over half a century. With the state-of-the-art tran sistor dimension approaching the quantum limit\, hopes have been cast on i nnovative 2D and even 1D van der Waals materials for next-generation elect ronics.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present the material growth\, device appl ication and quantum transport of emerging 2D semiconductor tellurene. High -quality 2D tellurene thin films are synthesized with hydrothermal growth technique\, leading to potential electronic\, optoelectronic\, and thermoe lectric devices. The Quantum Hall effect was observed in tellurene at cryo genic temperatures\, leading to the first experimental evidence of Kramers -Weyl fermions in a semiconductor system. Future cryogenic devices that br idge classical electronics and quantum computers based on 2D electronic ma terials will also be discussed towards the end. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97866072688?pwd=YXBXNlc2RjR6OUVQSmZsaUVQc2Qx UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5045@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T120000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205719Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-virtual-seminar-circula rity-in-plastics-from-biodegradable-elastomers-to-mechanical-recycling/ SUMMARY:MSE Virtual Seminar: "Circularity in Plastics: From Biodegradable E lastomers to Mechanical Recycling" DESCRIPTION:Guilhem De Hoe\, Ph.D.\nResearch Fellow\, Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub\nUniversity of Manchester\nDr. Guilhem De Hoe was born in Paris\, France\, and obtained a B.S. in Chemistry from California Polytec hnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He went on to get a Ph.D. in Che mistry at the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Prof. Marc Hillmyer\, during which time he focused on dynamic networks\, polyesters\, and biodegradation. After a brief post-doctoral appointment at Argonne Na tional Laboratory working on anti-biofouling polymers\, Guilhem decided— in the middle of a global pandemic—to move across the Atlantic and take on a research fellow position in the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub at the University of Manchester. His current focus is on translational res earch for plastics recycling as well as working through systems-level mate rial sustainability challenges with SMEs in Greater Manchester.\nAbstract\ nPlastic pollution and low levels of recycling are driving increased aware ness about the unsustainable use of plastics in our modern society. Shifti ng our current linear system to a more circular one requires optimizing ma terials and systems for specific end-of-life fates.\n\nIn this talk\, I wi ll contextualize the "plastics problem" and describe several directions o f research that contribute toward resolving it. We will focus in large par t on the synthesis and characterization of high-performance elastomers fro m potentially bio-based (macro)molecules\, with specific emphasis on probi ng the biodegradation of these elastomers in composts and natural environm ents. From these projects\, we will transition into my current work on sys tems-level challenges in plastics and the mechanical recycling of commodit y plastics\, with a focus on novel functional additives that can help reta in the desirable properties of plastic through several cycles of reprocess ing CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97866072688?pwd=YXBXNlc2RjR6OUVQSmZsaUVQc2Qx UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5047@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220509T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220509T163000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205719Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-search-committee-meetin g-virtual/ SUMMARY:MSE Search Committee Meeting (Virtual) DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/3922157926 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5039@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220510T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220510T140000 DTSTAMP:20220427T145343Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-environmental -engineering-sciences-summer-2022-ees-graduate-seminar/ SUMMARY:Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences Summer 2022 EES Gr aduate Seminar DESCRIPTION:Solar-Driven CO2 Conversion to Value-Added Products\nYing Li J. \nJ. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering\, Texas A&\ ;M\nAbstract. CO2 is a major greenhouse gas resulant from fossil fuel cons umption. An ideal strategy to mitigate the global climate change is to con vert CO2 emissions back into fuels and useful chemicals. Photochemical and electrochemical reduction of CO2 are promising approaches because renewab le energy such as solar can be used to produce sustainable fuels and solve the energy storage challenge simultaneously. However\, the biggest challe nge is the design of a high-performance and low-cost catalyst. In this sem inar\, I will summarize the recent progress in our research group in the d evelopment of cost-effective photocatalysts and electrocatalysts for solar -driven CO2 reduction to CO and other value-added products\, photo-thermo- chemical catalysts for CO2 reforming of methane to produce syngas\, as wel l as mechanistic studies on the reaction mechanisms and pathways with the assistance of in situ spectroscopy analyses. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96737770747 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5073@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220811T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220811T170000 DTSTAMP:20220802T125337Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/the-2022-workshop-on-human- robot-partnerships-in-remanufacturing/ SUMMARY:The 2022 workshop on Human-Robot Partnerships in Remanufacturing DESCRIPTION:A half-day virtual workshop on “The Future of Human-Robot Par tnerships in Remanufacturing\,”. The workshop will be on Thursday\, Augu st 11\, 2022\, between 2 PM – 5 PM (EST)\, and the registration is free. \nThis event is sponsored by National Science Foundation. It is organized by faculties from the University of Florida and the University at Buffalo. In this workshop\, two keynote speakers from UC Berkeley (Prof. Masayoshi Tomizuka) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Dr. Berk Calli) will intro duce recent advances in human-robot collaborative systems\, particularly o n the use of robotics in future remanufacturing systems.\nFor registration please use the following link:\nhttps://forms.gle/YNRGACrWjMXwJZyY8 LOCATION:https://forms.gle/YNRGACrWjMXwJZyY8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5065@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210234Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/tp-seminar-modeling-the-mec hanical-response-of-polycrystalline-systems-based-on-new/ SUMMARY:T&\;P Seminar - Modeling the mechanical response of polycrystall ine systems based on new DESCRIPTION:Modeling the mechanical response of polycrystalline systems bas ed on new single crystal constitutive models\nTuesday\, August 18\, 2022\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nDr. Benoit Revil-Baudard\nAssistant Res earch Scientist\nDepartment of Mechanical &\; Aerospace Engineering\nUn iversity of Florida\nAbstract\nDuring a hypersonic operation\, there is po tential for extreme thermal loading during flight and severe impact loadin g during penetration which may lead to adverse transformations of the ener getics payload. Even though the overall (bulk) temperature of the energeti c system is too low to ignite\, local peaks in temperature could induce pa rtial burn\, which may result in non-ideal functioning of the payload\, e. g.\, much of the explosive remains either unreacted or partially burnt.\nI n this talk are presented very recent theoretical and computational capabi lities developed to respond to the need to realistically predict the large -scale thermo-mechanical response of energetic materials under dynamic loa dings. The key idea behind these efforts is that a realistic description o f the response of the payload can be achieved only if the crystallinity of the energetic systems and most importantly\, the specific anisotropy in t he plastic flow of the constituent crystals are accurately modeled. A new single-crystal model that accounts for intrinsic symmetries associated to the crystal lattice and a new computationally efficient framework for the description of the aggregate system response has been developed. Specifica lly\, with this newly developed framework\, the orientation\, plastic stra ins\, and stresses in the individual grains are continuously updated\, so the predicted macroscopic scale response accounts for the evolution of the thermo-mechanical state at the lower scale.\nThe application of this comp utational model is illustrated by simulating the response of a pentaerythr itol tetranitrate (PETN) polycrystalline high energetic system when subjec ted to high strain rate loadings. Strong differences in temperature and st resses between the constituent grains\, depending on their relative orient ation with respect to the wave direction are revealed. Furthermore\, the r ise in temperature in certain grains may be well in excess of the overall value. 3-D FE simulations of the impact of a penetrator made of high-stren gth steel containing a PETN energetic system are also presented providing insights into the complex interactions between the energetic system and th e metallic casing material. It is shown that if the crystallinity of the e nergetic system is neglected\, the predicted temperature rises and the ext ent of the zone of maximum heating in the energetic system during the impa ct event differ noticeably from those obtained with the new polycrystallin e model which accounts for the crystallinity of the PETN material and the anisotropy in the plastic flow of its constituent crystals.\nBiography\nDr . Benoit Revil-Baudard is a research scientist in the Department of Mechan ical and Aerospace Engineering at UF-REEF. He holds a MS/BS (Ingénieur Di plômé) from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon and a Ph.D. from Ecole des Mines de Paris. He has contributed to several areas including computational mechanics and advanced manufacturing of metallic m aterials and textile composites. At the UF-REEF\, he has developed a resea rch program and research laboratory devoted to the study of the response o f heterogeneous materials and multi-materials systems to extreme loadings. While the focus of his research activities is on the modeling of material s and structures\, he has developed and designed innovative experimental c apabilities and provided technology solutions to the defense sector. His r esearch has received continued support both from AFOSR and the US Air Forc e Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate. He has co-authored 2 books\, co-edited one book\, and authored or co-authored over 50 refereed papers. In the past 10 years\, he has delivered invited and keynote lectures at ma jor conferences in the field. He has been active in co-organizing topical symposia and promoting international research collaborations.\nMAE Faculty Host: Peter Ifju CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5067@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T134500 DTSTAMP:20220726T164949Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/tp-seminar-privacy-in-feedb ack-decision-systems/ SUMMARY:T&\;P Seminar - Privacy in Feedback Decision Systems DESCRIPTION:Privacy in Feedback Decision Systems\nTuesday\, August 23\, 202 2\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nDr. Matt Hale\nAssistant Professor\n Department of Mechanical &\; Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Flori da\nAbstract\nEngineering systems are gathering more data than ever. In ap plications ranging from smart power grids to traffic systems to connected homes\, data is increasingly used to drive feedback loops for the control of such systems or for learning in them. Often this data is user data in t he sense that it belongs to an end user or provides information about them \, and increasingly this user data is sensitive. For example\, the locatio n of a user's vehicle throughout the day can reveal their activities\, clo se relationships\, and places of work and residence. What emerges is a nee d to simultaneously safeguard sensitive data (for the benefit of users) an d preserve that data's usefulness in decision systems\, namely those used in control and learning. In this talk\, I will present recent work from my group that helps address this need by developing new privatization strate gies for a class of symbolic systems\, namely Markov chains\, which are us ed in a wide variety of engineering applications. This work has made the f irst connections between symbolic systems and a formal privacy framework c alled "differential privacy\," and this talk will cover the novel\, mathem atically rigorous privacy protections that we have developed\, along with formal guarantees that privatized data remains useful in feedback decision systems. I will also go over recent developments that bring privacy to se veral widely used control setups\, including linear-quadratic control and multi-agent control.\nBiography\nMatthew Hale is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He rec eived his BSE in Electrical Engineering summa cum laude from the Universit y of Pennsylvania in 2012 and his MS and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2015 and 2017\, re spectively. His research interests include multi-agent systems\, mobile ro botics\, privacy in control\, artificial intelligence\, and distributed op timization. He received an NSF CAREER Award in 2020\, an ONR YIP in 2022\, and a 2022 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors from the University of Florida (for being one of the top 10 assistant professors across all co lleges on campus).\nMAE Faculty Host: Carl Crane CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5059@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220825T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220825T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210234Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-tp-seminar-collective-c ell-behavior-in-3d-cell-assemblies-3d-printed-structures-random-aggregates -and/ SUMMARY:MAE T&\;P Seminar - Collective Cell Behavior in 3D Cell Assembl ies—3D Printed Structures\, Random Aggregates\, and DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, August 25\, 2022\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\n Dr. Thomas Angelini\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Mechanical &\; Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract\nThe remarkable dif ferences between cells grown on plates and cells in vivo or in 3D culture are well-known. At the physical level\, cell shape\, structure\, motion\, and mechanical behavior in 3D are totally different from those in the dish and are far less explored. At the molecular level\, cells grown in monola yers exhibit gene expression profiles that do not correlate or are anticor related with those of cells grown in 3D culture or xenograft animal models . However\, our understanding of cell biology has been heavily shaped by t he culture plate\, whether viewed through the lens of gene expression prof iles\, signaling pathways\, morphological characterization\, or mechanical behaviors. Closing this major gap between 2D in vitro culture and in vivo biology requires a tunable and flexible method for creating 3D cell assem blies and performing experiments on cells in 3D environments. Critically\, studying collective cell behavior in 3D assemblies is needed to gain an u nderstanding of the relationship between the detailed cellular structure f ound within tissues and emergent tissue function. In this talk\, I will de scribe how we use 3D biofabrication tools in combination with a 3D culture medium made from jammed microgels to perform a wide range of 3D experimen ts. I will demonstrate this experimental platform’s ability to print str uctures made from multiple cell types or extracellular matrix with predict able feature sizes down to the scale of a few cell bodies. I will also pre sent data from numerous types of experiments performed in 3D\, designed to explore collective cell behavior and cell-cell interactions. For example\ , I will discuss recent results on collectively driven mechanical instabil ities in 3D printed structures\, collective cell migration in 3D printed i mmunotherapy models\, cell aggregation in random 3D cell dispersions\, and biofabrication with single-cell precision.\nBiography\nDr. Thomas E. Ange lini is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospa ce Engineering at the University of Florida. His research background inclu des protein\, lipid\, DNA\, and virus self-assembly\; collective cell migr ation and force transmission in cell monolayers\; bacterial biofilm growth \, and spreading associated with biosurfactants and extracellular polysacc harides. Currently\, his work focuses on cell assembly and collective moti on in 2D and 3D cell populations and 3D printing of soft matter. In 2014\, Dr. Angelini received the NSF CAREER award to study the stability and dyn amics of tissue cell assemblies embedded in yield stress materials.\nMAE F aculty Host: Malisa Sarntinoranont CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5083@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210234Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-tp-seminar-reactive-flo w-in-extreme-scenarios-from-dust-explosions-to-explosive-afterburning/ SUMMARY:MAE T&\;P Seminar - Reactive Flow in Extreme Scenarios: From Dus t Explosions to Explosive Afterburning DESCRIPTION:Reactive Flow in Extreme Scenarios: From Dust Explosions to Exp losive Afterburning\nDr. Ryan Houim\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Me chanical &\; Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract\nEx plosions in coal mines\, food processing facilities\, metal working factor ies\, and even everyday life occur with alarming regularity. Despite a lon g history of research and its importance to safety and defense application s\, the physical mechanisms that govern the ignition and combustion of rea ctive dust remain relatively unknown. Basic questions such as “What is t he impact of thermal radiation on dust explosions?” and “What are the ignition and combustion mechanisms of explosively-dispersed reactive powde r?” remain unanswered. My group answers these and other fundamental ques tions using massively-parallel numerical simulation codes and models devel oped at the University of Florida by my research group. The results of the se simulations demonstrate that shock propagation\, granular mechanics\, d ust dispersal\, ignition\, and combustion of reactive particles are tightl y coupled in highly dynamic processes for both safety and defense applicat ions. In particular\, I will discuss results showing the ignition and comb ustion mechanisms of reactive aluminum particles dispersed by an explosive charge. Recent work exploring the role of thermal radiation on the propag ation and severity of dust explosions as well as novel simulations that in corporate detailed real-gas chemical kinetics into explosive afterburning models will also be presented. I will close the discussion with an outline of my group’s ongoing research effort and long-term plans.\nBiography\n Dr. Houim is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. He recei ved a B.S degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Dakota State Univers ity in 2004 and a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylv ania State University in 2011. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the Labora tory for Computational Physics at the Naval Research Laboratory from 2012- 2013 and a Research Assistant Scientist at the University of Maryland from 2013-2017. Dr. Houim joined the University of Florida in 2017. He has won numerous awards including a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fello wship\, an AFOSR YIP award\, and an NSF CAREER award. His research has foc used on a wide range of topics in multiphase flow\, combustion\, and numer ical simulation including model and numerical algorithm development\, defl agration-to-detonation transition\, dust explosions\, propulsion\, interna l ballistics of gun and rocket systems\, and metal particle combustion.\nM AE Faculty Host: S. Bala CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5101@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205720Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-introductory-se minar-for-students-2/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Introductory Seminar for Students" DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Fall 2022 semester and our first seminar of the new academic year.\nSimon Phillpot\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished Professor\, Vlad imir Grodsky Professor of Materials Science &\; Engineering\nMichael To nks\, Ph.D.\nProfessor and Associate Department Chair\, Alumni Professor o f Materials Science &\; Engineering CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5103@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220901T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220901T145500 DTSTAMP:20220829T195736Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-mike-short-ph-d- massachusetts-institute-of-technology/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Modeling and Measuring the Stored Energy of Radiation Damage in Metals at Reactor Conditions" DESCRIPTION:Michael Short\, Ph.D.\nClass of ’42 Associate Professor of Nu clear Science and Engineering\nAssociate Director\, Plasma Science and Fus ion Center\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology\nMichael Short joined th e faculty in the MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering in July \, 2013. He brings 15 years of research experience in the field of nuclear materials\, microstructural characterization\, and alloy development. His group’s research is a mixture of large-scale experiments\, micro/nanosc ale characterization\, and multiphysics modeling &\; simulation. The ma in areas of Short’s research focus on 1) Non-contact\, non-destructive m easurement of irradiated material properties using transient grating spect roscopy (TGS) more\, 2) Preventing the deposition of deleterious phases\, such as CRUD in nuclear reactors\, as fouling deposits in energy systems  more\, and 3) Quantification of radiation damage by stored energy fingerpr ints more. This last project was recently selected for an NSF CAREER awar d.\nAbstract\nWhile TEM is the workhorse of nuclear materials characteriza tion\, it cannot account for the smallest and most numerous defects produc ed by irradiation. This makes it difficult to draw structure-property rela tionships\, given an incomplete window into structure.\n\nHere\, we will r eveal how a combination of molecular dynamics (MD) simulated irradiation/a nnealing experiments predicts releases of stored energy following 300C irr adiation of commercially pure Ti. We validate these predictions by differe ntial scanning calorimetric (DSC) measurements of reactor-irradiated titan ium\, demonstrating that TEM indeed misses about 80% of the defects predic ted by MD\, which are responsible for irradiation-induced changes in mater ial properties.\n\nNow that we can measure radiation defects using stored energy\, it opens the door to better fundamental understanding of radiatio n damage\, to using every piece of a reactor or experiment as its own dosi meter\, and even to help forensically quantify historical uranium enrichme nt for nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) verification. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5139@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220902T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220902T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T140729Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr Catia S Silva with UF ECE\nTitle: Introduction to Git\nAbstract: This seminar will present a brief introduction to the ve rsion control system\, Git\, and the hosting service\, GitHub. We will dis cuss a bottom-up explanation of Git\, starting with its data model and lat er covering the command-line interface.\nShort Bio: Dr. Catia S. Silva is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engine ering department\, focusing her expertise in machine learning\, data scien ce and engineering education. She is a GitHub Campus Advisor\, the 2021 UF IEEE &\; HKN Faculty of the Year and the recipient of the 2022 ECE Exc ellence in Teaching award.\nLocation: Weil Hall Room 406\nOr Virtual – Z oom – https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09\nPlease contact Barbara Martin in ISE with any questions or informati on needed for the seminar: bflorence@ufl.edu CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 406\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 326 11\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Room 406:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5061@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210234Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/affiliate-faculty-seminar-e ric-du-human-robot-shared-perception-for-complex-industrial-operations/ SUMMARY:Affiliate Faculty Seminar - Eric Du - Human-Robot Shared Perception for Complex Industrial Operations DESCRIPTION:Human-Robot Shared Perception for Complex Industrial Operations \nTuesday\, September 06\, 2022\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nEric J ing Du\, PhD\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Civil and Coastal Enginee ring\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract\nThe collaboration between robots an d human agents is a defining method of Industry 4.0. Industries including civil engineering have begun to utilize collaborative robots to extend wor kers' capability and facilitate complex operations in a more efficient and safe way. Robot teleoperation\, i.e.\, human workers manipulating and/or commanding a remote robotic system at a distance\, is particularly suited to converge the advantages of robotic systems and human agents in operatio n and maintenance tasks\, presenting an opportunity for moving to a fully automated workflow in the future. However\, the human-robot interaction (H RI) design for teleoperation tasks is challenged by the complexity and var iability of operational needs such as the evolving work environment\, dyna mic and unexpected workflows\, motor-intensive manipulations\, and hard-to -define human-robot collaboration requirements. Existing HRI designs are l imited in providing natural sensory feedback to human operators\, leading to a steep learning curve and high barriers for adoption. This presentatio n will introduce recent projects at Du Lab that focus on innovative HRI de signs for robot teleoperation that aim to lower mental barriers in robot t eleoperation. The method is based on Mixed Reality and haptic stimulation to enhance human operators’ awareness of the remote workplace and to ach ieve a human-robot shared perception.\nBiography\nDr. Eric Jing Du is an a ssociate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering\, and the Depart ment of Industrial and System Engineering (affiliate) at the Herbert Werth eim College of Engineering\, University of Florida. Before joining the Uni versity of Florida in January 2019\, he was a faculty member at Texas A&am p\;M University\, and a senior production analyst at Zachry Industrial in San Antonio\, TX. His primary area of research is human-robot collaboratio n for complex industrial operations. His ongoing projects involve the use of Mixed Reality and haptic stimulation to enhance physical embodiment in robot teleoperation. With his colleagues\, Dr. Du has secured more than $1 2 million in federal funding from National Science Foundation (NSF)\, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)\, and the National In stitute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\, with more than $5 million dir ectly attributed to him. Dr. Du has published more than 130 referred journ al and conference papers\, including several best paper awards from high-i mpact journals. Dr. Du is the elected Secretary of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Visualization\, Information Modeling\, and Simulat ion (VIMS) committee\, and serves on the editorial board of three journals . Dr. Du received his Ph.D. degree in construction engineering from Michig an State University (2012)\, master’s degree in Enterprise Management (2 007)\, and bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (2004)\, both from Tianj in University in China.\nMAE Faculty Host: Warren Dixon CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5145@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205720Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-michael-tonks-p h-d-university-of-florida/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Michael Tonks\, Ph.D.\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION:Michael Tonks\, Ph.D.\nProfessor and Associate Department Chair \, Alumni Professor of Materials Science &\; Engineering\nDr. Michael T onks received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young U niversity and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illin ois Urbana-Champaign. He worked at the Idaho National Laboratory and Penn State University before joining the Faculty of the Materials Science &\ ; Engineering Department at the University of Florida in August of 2017. H is research is focused on investigating the co-evolution of microstructure and properties of materials in harsh environments.\nAbstract:\nTBD CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5081@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210235Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/affiliate-status-seminar-ab straction-and-composition-in-modeling-and-simulation/ SUMMARY:Affiliate Status Seminar - Abstraction and Composition in Modeling and Simulation DESCRIPTION:Abstraction and Composition in Modeling and Simulation\nJames F airbanks\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Computer &\; Informa tion Science &\; Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract\nScientif ic modeling software is especially complex because it is high-performance software that does sophisticated mathematics. This software complexity slo ws progress in science and engineering. In order to address these problems with automation\, we need new ways of handling mathematics in software.\n I will present some recent work on applying categories of diagrams for spe cifying multiphysics models for PDE-based simulations. This includes a gra phical formalism inspired by the graphical approach to physics pioneered b y the physicist Enzo Tonti. We will discuss this formalism based on catego ry-theoretic diagrams and some applications to heat and fluid dynamics. Th is formalism supports automatic construction of physics simulations based on the Discrete Exterior Calculus (DEC) and I will show some results with the Decapodes.jl software system.\nRelevant Paper: https://www.aimspress.c om/article/doi/10.3934/mine.2023036\nBiography\nJames Fairbanks is an Assi stant Professor in Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. He studies mathematical modeling and scientific co mputing through the lens of abstract algebra and combinatorics and leads t he AlgebraicJulia.org project. He has won both the DARPA Young Faculty and Director’s awards supporting his work on applied category theory and sc ientific computing. Prior to joining UF\, Dr. Fairbanks was a Senior Resea rch Engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute\, where he ran a portf olio of DARPA and ONR sponsored research programs. He earned his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Computational Science and Engineeri ng\, where he studied mathematical and computational techniques for the an alysis of complex systems.\nMAE Faculty Host: Warren Dixon CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5149@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220909T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220909T123500 DTSTAMP:20220901T172252Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar-rakesh-nag i/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar - Rakesh Nagi DESCRIPTION:Presented By: Dr Rakesh Nagi with UIUC\nLocation: Virtual - Zoo m - https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQUT09 \nTitle: GPU Accelerated Dual-Ascent Algorithm for the Multi-dimensional\n Assignment Problem in a Multi-Target Tracking Application*\nAbstract: We d evelop a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) accelerated algorithm for the NP-H ard Multi-\ndimensional Assignment Problem (MAP)\, which is suitable for t arget tracking applications.\nFirst\, the MAP formulation with a quadratic objective function is reformulated using a cre-\native linearization tech nique. This formulation lends itself well to Lagrangian Relaxation\,\nwhic h decomposes into pairwise Linear Assignment Problems (LAPs). These LAPs c an be\nsolved in parallel and are each solved using the GPU accelerated me thod of Date and Nagi\n(2016\, 2017). Next\, we propose a dual-ascent sche me for the Lagrange multiplier updates.\nThe advantage of this scheme is t hat it results in monotonically increasing lower bounds\nand converges in a fraction of the iterations typically needed for a subgradient method. Th e\ndual-ascent scheme is also parallelized for the GPU. Finally we develop a creative gap closure\nscheme with M-best LAP solutions for each dimensi on and shortest path in the resulting\nstaged graph. The algorithm is appl ied to the Multi-Target Tracking problem and tested\non the datasets for m aneuverable targets. Scaling studies are also performed and note that\nthe processing time goes down approximately linearly in the number of GPU dev ices. The\nalgorithm is able to eciently solve up to a problem size of 400 targets in a 400 time-frames\nwith high accuracy. Some results on missed detections and false alarms will also be shared.\nKeywords: Multi-dimensio nal Assignment Problem\; Linear Assignment Problem\; Dual-\nAscent\; Data Association\; Multi-Target Tracking\; Parallel Algorithms\; Graphics Proce ssing\nUnit (GPU)\; CUDA.\n*Joint work with Samhita Vadrevi\, PhD student\ , ISE@UIUC\n1\nBio\nRakesh Nagi is Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engi neering at the University of Illinois\,\nUrbana-Champaign. He served as th e Department Head of Industrial and Enterprise Systems\nEngineering (2013- 2019). He also served as the Interim Director of the Illinois Applied Rese arch\nInstitute (2016-2018). He is an aliate faculty in Computer Science\, Electrical and Computer\nEngineering\, Coordinated Science Laboratory\, a nd Computational Science and Engineering.\nPreviously he served as the Cha ir (2006-2012) and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineer-\ning at t he University at Bualo (SUNY) (1993-2013). He received his Ph.D. (1991) an d M.S.\n(1989) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ma ryland at College Park\,\nwhile he worked at the Institute for Systems Res earch and INRIA\, France\, and B.E. (1987)\ndegree in Mechanical Engineeri ng from University of Roorkee (now IIT-R)\, India.\nHe is a recipient of I ISE David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award (2022)\, INFORMS\nKoopman Award from Military Application Society (2021\, 2018)\, DARPA Graph Challe nge\,\nChampion (2020)\, Honorable Mention (2017\, 2019)\, Finalist (2018) \, Innovation Award (2018\,\n2019)\, IIE Transactions on Design and Manufa cturing\, Best paper award from journal issues\nfrom July 2011 through Jun e 2012 (2013)\, IIE Fellow Award (2010)\, UB?s ?Sustained Achieve-\nment A ward? in recognition of outstanding achievements in scholarly activity (20 09)\, Business\nFirst of Bualo?s ?40 under Forty? award (2004)\, SME's Mil ton C. Shaw Outstanding Young\nManufacturing Engineer Award (1999)\, IIE's Outstanding Young Industrial Engineer Award in\nAcademia (1999)\, and Nat ional Science Foundation's CAREER Award (1996). He has over 200\npapers in peer-reviewed scientic journals and conferences. Dr. Nagi's major researc h thrust is\nin the area of applied/military operations research and manuf acturing/production systems. His\nrecent research interests are in Locatio n theoretic approaches to Facilities Design\, Information\nFusion\, Intell igence Applications\, Social Networks and Military Operations Research.\nP lease contact Barbara Martin in ISE with any questions or information need ed for the seminar: bflorence@ufl.edu CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5333@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182242Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-switchable-opti cal-materials-from-metal-oxide-nanocrystals/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Switchable optical materials from metal oxide nanocrys tals DESCRIPTION:Delia J. Milliron\, Ph.D.\nT. Brockett Hudson Professor and Dep artment Chair of Chemical Engineering\nUniversity of Texas at Austin\nTitl e: Switchable optical materials from metal oxide nanocrystals\nAbstract: D ynamic control over light has myriad applications from telecommunications to chemical sensing and therapeutics. Modulating interaction of materials with infrared light is useful for energy applications\, like smart windows and active cooling\, applications that require materials at scale. I will discuss two distinct strategies for modulating visible and infrared light with materials crafted from colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals. One appro ach involves reversible structural reorganization of gel networks\, where plasmonic coupling in the assemblies strongly modifies the infrared absorp tion. Here\, the building blocks are tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) nanocrys tals with synthetically tunable plasmonic absorption spectra. A second app roach involves reversible electrochemical charging of transition metal oxi de nanocrystals (tungsten and niobium oxides). Charging results in strong absorption of either visible or infrared light depending on the electronic state resulting from ion intercalation. Overall\, metal oxide nanocrystal s offer compelling opportunities as building blocks for dynamic and tunabl e optical and electronic materials.\nBio:\nDelia J. Milliron is the T. Bro ckett Hudson Professor and Department Chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Milliron received her AB from Princeto n University in 1999 and her PhD from the University of California\, Berke ley in 2004\, both in Chemistry. From 2004 to 2008 she worked for IBM’s research division\, initially as a postdoctoral researcher and then as a m ember of the research staff. In 2008\, she joined the research staff at th e Molecular Foundry\, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab\, where she served as the Director of the Inorganic Nanostructures Facility and later as the De puty Director. Dr. Milliron’s research involves nanocrystal-based materi als in which abundant interfacial area and confined volume produce drastic ally different properties than those of homogeneous bulk materials. Such p roperties represent a growing opportunity to design materials to meet simu ltaneous\, sometimes disparate performance requirements for applications i ncluding electronics and clean energy.\nPlease join us on Zoom: https://uf l.zoom.us/j/93516437663?pwd=d0w4L0VYYUtXK3JKQndCL00yQTVjQT09 CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5079@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210235Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/affiliate-status-seminar-to wards-provably-correct-cyber-physical-defense-with-integrated-formal-metho ds-and/ SUMMARY:Affiliate Status Seminar - Towards Provably Correct Cyber-Physical Defense with Integrated Formal Methods and DESCRIPTION:Towards Provably Correct Cyber-Physical Defense with Integrated Formal Methods and Game Theory\nJie Fu\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nDepart ment of Electrical and Computer Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstra ct\nThe increasingly interconnected mesh of networks\, sensors\, and auton omous systems introduces unprecedented challenges to the security of cyber -physical systems (CPSs). Furthermore\, in many defense and security appli cations\, these mission-critical systems attract intelligent and purposefu l attacks to compromise more complex system specifications besides safety and stability. In this talk\, I will present our recent work on control de sign for security and assurance in CPSs. Based on an integrated approach u sing formal methods\, game theory\, and control\, I will show how a CPS de fender can strategically introduce misinformation and disinformation to de ceive the attacker for strategic advantages and correctness guarantees res pecting its high-level mission specifications. Then\, I will discuss chall enges faced by CPSs against coordinated cyber- and physical- attacks and s how how a CPS defender can leverage joint control and active information a cquisition capability to ensure provably correct system performance\, agai nst reactive attacks. Lastly\, I will present our ongoing work on preferen ce modeling and discuss how preference specifications can be crucial in ac hieving resilience in autonomous systems interacting with unknown\, dynami c environments.\nBiography\nDr. Jie Fu is an assistant professor in the De partment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Flori da. She earned her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Univers ity of Delaware. She held post-doc research positions at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining UF\, she was an assistant professor with t he Department of Robotic Engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institut e. Her research focuses on theory and algorithms for synthesizing correct- by-construction autonomous systems through integrated formal methods\, lea rning\, control\, and game theory. Her research is sponsored by NSF\, AFOS R\, ARO\, and DARPA. She received the AFOSR YIP award in 2020\, DARPA YFA award in 2021\, and NSF CAREER award in 2022.\nMAE Faculty Host: Warren Di xon CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5321@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-tracy-baker-the-nature-conservancy/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars [Dr. Tracy Baker\, The Natur e Conservancy] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, UF\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UF\, Gainesville\, FL\, 326 11\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydrological Mod eling Lab):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5311@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205720Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-in-vivo-quantit ative-imaging-of-nanoparticles-and-cells-using-magnetic-particle-imaging/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "In Vivo Quantitative Imaging of Nanoparticles and Cel ls Using Magnetic Particle Imaging" DESCRIPTION:Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos\, Ph.D.\nChair\, UF Department of Chemical Engineering\nCarlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos is the Chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida. He is also a Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. He received his bachelor’s degree in Chemica l Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico\, Mayagüez\, and completed a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering\, a Master of Science in Chem ical Engineering Practice\, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Enginee ring at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before the University o f Florida\, Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos was a Professor in the Department of Chemica l Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico\, Mayagüez. Dr. Rinaldi-Ra mos is a leading scientist in the areas of ferrohydrodynamics\, biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles\, and transport of nanoparticles i n complex and biological fluids. His research spans theory and simulation of magnetic nanoparticle response to dynamic magnetic fields\, nanoparticl e synthesis and surface modification\, and characterization of nanoparticl e interactions with biological environments. In the field of ferrohydrodyn amics\, Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos has made fundamental contributions to the unders tanding of suspension-scale flows of ferrofluids in time-varying and rotat ing magnetic fields. Through a combination of theoretical and experimental work\, his group demonstrated that the description of ferrofluid flows in rotating magnetic fields requires consideration of internal angular momen tum transport through the so-called couple stress and spin viscosity\, uni que features in the description of flows of structured continua. In the fi eld of nanomedicine\, Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos has made outstanding contributions to harnessing localized nanoscale heating for magnetic nanoparticle therm al cancer therapy. His group was the first to demonstrate that receptor-ta rgeted nanoparticles can kill cancer cells without a perceptible macroscop ic temperature rise through disruption of lysosomes and activation of lyso somal death pathways. He has also contributed to understanding the synergi stic interactions of nanoscale thermal therapy and traditional chemotherap eutics. Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos has pioneered development and application of new methods to evaluate nanoparticle stability and diffusion in complex and b iological fluids. Based on non-invasive monitoring of nanoparticle respons e to oscillating magnetic fields\, these methods permit quantitative measu rements of nanoparticle aggregation state\, hydrodynamic size\, and diffus ion in complex environments such as polymer melts\, polymer solutions\, hi ghly-concentrated protein solutions\, whole blood\, and tissues. More rece ntly\, Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos has contributed to understanding the physics of m agnetic nanoparticle response to alternating magnetic fields\, enabling ra tional design of high-sensitivity and high-resolution tracers for magnetic particle imaging\, an emerging biomedical imaging technology. Dr. Rinaldi -Ramos is committed to mentoring new generations of scientists and enginee rs seeking solutions to biomedical problems and to broadening participatio n of women and minorities in science and engineering.\n \;\nAbstract\n Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) is a new molecular imaging technology capa ble of unambiguous and quantitative tomographic imaging of the distributio n of superparamagnetic nanoparticle tracers in vivo. While the term MPI ma y be confused with that for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)\, the two rel y on distinct physics. In MPI\, a tomographic image of the distribution of superparamagnetic nanoparticles is constructed by scanning a so-called fi eld-free region (FFR) through the domain of interest. Outside the FFR ther e is a quasi-static bias field strong enough to saturate the magnetic mome nts of the nanoparticles. But inside the FFR the dipole moments of the nan oparticles respond to the superimposed alternating excitation field. The s ignal used to construct an image in MPI arises due to the non-linear dynam ic magnetization response of the nanoparticle dipole moments to the excita tion field inside the FFR. At the field amplitudes and frequencies used in MPI\, there is no appreciable attenuation in the field or signal strength in tissue. Further\, while there are magnetic species in the body (e.g.\, ferritin)\, they do not contribute an appreciable signal for MPI\, allowi ng for unambiguous imaging of the distribution of one of the superparamagn etic nanoparticle tracers. In this talk\, I will explain the physics of im age generation in MPI\, discuss work to understand how imaging performance relates to the physical and magnetic properties of the nanoparticles\, an d discuss our work developing tracers and using MPI to quantify biodistrib ution of iron oxide nanoparticles in vivo\, in the context of tracking nan oparticles and cell therapies. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5343@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T140000 DTSTAMP:20220912T181236Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-krishnendu-chak rabarty/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Krishnendu Chakrabarty DESCRIPTION:Krishnendu Chakrabarty is currently the John Cocke Distinguishe d Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Comput er Science at Duke University. He presents ‘Enabling the New Semiconduct or Revolution: Emerging Technologies and 3D Integration’ Thursday\, Sept . 15 at 1:00pm.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5313@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T145500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182318Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-thermodynamics-o f-nanoscale-materials-for-energy-sustainability/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Thermodynamics of Nanoscale Materials for Energy Susta inability" DESCRIPTION:Di Wu\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nWashington State University \nDi Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Voiland School of Chemical Engine ering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. He is also the Fo unding Director of the Alexandra Navrotsky Institute for Experimental Ther modynamics and an affiliate faculty member in WSU Chemistry and Materials Science&\; Engineering. He earned his B.S.from Zhejiang University\, Ch ina\, in 2006\, his M.S. from the University of Akron in 2008\, and his Ph .D. from UC Davis in 2012\, all in Chemical Engineering. His research focu ses on the experimental thermodynamics of solid-state materials employed i n energy storage\, heterogeneous catalysis\, and separation. He has been r ecognized as one of the the2021 Class of Influential Researchers by I&\ ;ECR and highlighted in the“Futures” Issue of AIChE Journal. Recently\ , he was selected as one of the Early Career &\; Emerging Researchers i n Physical Chemistry by ACS. Dr. Wu currently serves as Associate Editor o f American Mineralogist and International Journal of Ceramic Engineering a nd Science.\nAbstract\nA fundamental understanding of the intrinsic stabil ity and interfacial chemistry of nanoscale materials is essential and cruc ial to elucidating their working mechanisms and enhancing the performance in radioactive iodine removal\, energy storage\, and conversion of fossil fuels. In this regard\, experimental thermodynamic methodologies using cal orimetry as the fundamental tool provide critical insights into the materi al stability and surface energetics from a unique angle. Here\, I present our recent studies on the material thermodynamics of (i) 2D layered materi als including layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and MXenes for separation o f radioactive iodine\, and electrochemical energy storage\, and (ii) heter ogeneous catalysts for C1 conversions\, such as zeolites with encapsulated transition metal carbide and oxide particles. These studies\, achieved th rough a multifaceted effort spanning thermodynamic (calorimetric)\, struct ural\, and interfacial characterizations\, also enable fundamental knowled ge of energetics–structure/surface–performance relationships\, critica l to material prediction\, design\, and optimization. Moreover\, experimen tally determined thermodynamic parameters also provide benchmark data as t he starting point for multi-scale simulation and machine learning. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5317@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T140737Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar-matthew-ha le/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar - Matthew Hale DESCRIPTION:Presented By: Dr Matthew Hale\, Ph.D. with UF MAE\, Assistant P rofessor\nLocation: Weil Hall 406 Seminar Room and Zoom – https://ufl.zo om.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQUT09\nTitle: "Linear r egularizers enforce the strict saddle property"\nAbstract: Non-convex opti mization has grown rapidly in recent years\, driven in part by the use of neural networks and other learning systems. The study of non-convex optimi zation problems is more complex than it is for convex problems\, though th e research community has recently identified properties of non-convex prob lems that allow them to be analyzed and solved effectively. One such prope rty is the so-called "strict saddle property"\, which is a form of topolog ical non-degeneracy that ensures that optimization algorithms do not conve rge to saddle points. The strict-saddle property is often simply assumed t o hold\, though it can be difficult to actually verify for unstructured pr oblems. Moreover\, there do not exist methods to enforce the strict saddle property when it fails to hold inherently\, and it is known to not hold f or several important problems\, including the training of neural networks with at least two hidden layers. This means that a wide range of practical problems cannot use a large body of theory that has been developed. To he lp close this gap\, in this talk I will discuss recent work on regularizin g a function with a linear term to enforce the strict saddle property. I w ill also provide justification for only regularizing locally\, i.e.\, when the norm of the gradient falls below a certain threshold. This talk will analyze bifurcations that may result from this form of regularization\, an d then provide a selection rule for regularizers that depends only on the gradient of an objective function. This rule will be shown to guarantee th at gradient descent will escape the neighborhoods around a broad class of non-strict saddle points. Along the way\, I will demonstrate this behavior on common examples of non-strict saddle points\, and I will provide numer ical results from a well-known benchmark problem in the non-convex optimiz ation literature.\nBio: Matthew Hale is an Assistant Professor of Mechanic al and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He received his BSE in Electrical Engineering summa cum laude from the University of Penn sylvania in 2012\, and his MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineeri ng from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2015 and 2017\, respectivel y. His research interests include multi-agent systems\, mobile robotics\, privacy in control\, and distributed optimization. He received an NSF CARE ER Award in 2020\, an ONR YIP in 2022\, and an Excellence Award for Assist ant Professors at the University of Florida in 2022 (for being one of the 10 most outstanding assistant professors across all disciplines at the uni versity).\nFuture ISE seminars can also be found here - https://www.ise.uf l.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5357@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-seminar/ SUMMARY:ABE Seminar DESCRIPTION:Title:\nCan in-process sensing\, and machine learning deliver I ndustry 4.0 to the food and drink sector?\nPresented By: Dr. Nik Watson\, Associate Professor\nUniversity of Nottingham\, UK\nDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering\nAbstract:\nDigital technologies are transf orming manufacturing sectors across the globe but what role will they play within food and drink? Will they provide benefits relative to their costs and can they really provide positive economic\, social and environmental outcomes? In this talk Nik will begin with a brief history of digital manu facturing within the UK and the unique challenges the food and drink secto r provides for digital technology adoption. He will then focus on the pote ntial of combining in-process measurements with machine learning\, coverin g some of the key opportunities and challenges. Then he will present sever al case studies from his group of combining sensors measurements and machi ne learning and finish with a future outlook.\nAbout Dr. Nik Watson:\nNik ’s research is primarily focused on data driven in-process sensing to de liver sustainable\, safe and productive current and future food manufactur ing systems. Data-driven sensing combines cost-effective in-process sensor s (e.g. optical and ultrasonic) with machine learning techniques and overc omes many of the challenges associated with utilizing sensors to produce a ctionable information to monitor processes (e.g. mixing\, cleaning\, and f ermentation) and materials (e.g. online quality and safety inspection) wit hin challenging manufacturing environments. Nik has broader expertise and research interests in Digital Manufacturing within the food and drink sect or with projects exploring the use of data and digital technologies includ ing robotics and the Industrial Internet of Things.\nZoom Registration Req uired at:\nhttps://go.ufl.edu/abenikwatson CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Frazier Rogers Hall Room 122\, 1741 Museum Road \, Gainesville \, FL \, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Road \, Gainesv ille \, FL \, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Frazier Rog ers Hall Room 122:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5155@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T101500 DTSTAMP:20220902T184837Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-engaging-studen ts-with-hands-on-engineering-design-projects/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar- Engaging Students with Hands-On Engineering Design Pro jects  DESCRIPTION:Taryn Bayles\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Teaching Track\, and Vice Cha ir of Undergraduate Education\nChemical &\; Petroleum Engineering Depar tment\nUniversity of Pittsburgh \nTitle: Engaging Students with Hands-On Engineering Design Projects \nAbstract: STEM outreach programs can make science and engineering more appealing and accessible for students from k indergarten through college. Programs that involve young people and those who influence them over significant periods of time are more effective in influencing these aspirations. An overview of various outreach programs wi ll be provided\, as well as hands-on engineering design projects which hav e real world relevance. Threaded by STEM content and utilizing the enginee ring design process\, these projects are inexpensive to implement and are easily adaptable to a wide range of audiences\, from high-school outreach programs to first-year design courses to junior level transport courses. T hese projects allow students to develop their transferable skills\; includ ing solving open-ended problems\, ability to effectively work in teams\, a bility to think creatively\, ability to synthesize what is learned in scie nce and math classes and apply that knowledge to a real-world problem\, ab ility to think creatively and the ability to communicate technical ideas. Some of these projects include a hemodialysis system\, renewable energy sy stem\, heart lung system\, hot air balloons\, and contaminated water purif ication system. The projects have professionally produced videos which int roduce the design challenge and provide the real-world context\, and hands -on exploration activities which help students understand key concepts and help them to scaffold the successful design of their projects. Videos tak en during design project testing will also be featured.\nBio:\nTaryn Bayle s is a Professor\, Teaching Track\, and Vice Chair of Undergraduate Educat ion in the Chemical &\; Petroleum Engineering Department at the Univers ity of Pittsburgh. She started her career working in process engineering\, computer modeling &\; control\, process design &\; testing and engi neering management with Exxon\, Westinghouse\, Phillips Petroleum\, Sandia National Labs and PETC. Bayles subsequently spent over 20 years teaching Chemical Engineering at the University of Nevada Reno\, University of Pitt sburgh\, University of Maryland College Park\, and the University of Maryl and Baltimore County.\nBayles actively researches best practices in Engine ering Education and Outreach. Key objectives of her work include increasin g awareness of and interest in pursuing engineering as a career\, as well as understanding what factors help students be successful once they have c hosen engineering as a major. Although research is not a part of her forma l responsibilities\, Bayles has secured over $7.5M of funding from NSF to support these efforts. She has led over 160 workshops with over 7\,500 par ticipants and her various outreach programs and curriculum development hav e impacted more than 22\,000 K-12 students.\nBayles has been recognized wi th the 2021 ASEE Don Woods Lectureship for Lifetime Achievement in Chemica l Engineering Pedagogy\, the 2020 ASEE Lifetime Achievement Award in the P re-College Engineering Education Division\, Excellence in Teaching awards\ , and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Award in both Exc ellence in Mentoring and Collaboration in Public Service.\nBayles is an AI ChE Fellow\, CTOC Director\, AIChE Student Chapter and Chem-E-Car Advisor and has served as the Chair of the AIChE Education Division and ASEE CHED and PCEE Programming Chairs. She also served on the Organizing &\; Fina nce Committees of the 2022 ASEE/AIChE Chemical Engineering Summer School. She earned her BSChE at New Mexico State University and MSChE\, MSPetE and PhD ChE from the University of Pittsburgh. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5323@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-boce-zhang-uf/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars[ Dr. Boce Zhang\, UF] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, 1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.644417;-82.345436 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydr ological Modeling Lab):geo:29.644417,-82.345436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5315@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205720Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-advanced-manufa cturing-inspired-by-magnetism/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Advanced Manufacturing Inspired by Magnetism" DESCRIPTION:Hitomi Greenslet\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, UF Department of Mechanic al Engineering\nDr. Greenslet is a professor and the graduate coordinator in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Universit y of Florida. Her research interests have evolved throughout her career an d now include ultra-precision finishing\, magnetic field-assisted finishin g\, surface functionalization\, and medical-device development. Her work h as been published in over 100 refereed journal papers\, and she has been g ranted 11 patents. She has received many awards\, including Outstanding Yo ung Engineer awards from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) in 1995\, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in 2000\, and the J apan Society for Abrasive Technology (JSAT) in 2003. In 2018-2019\, she se rved as President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute o f SME. She is currently Chair of the Scientific Technical Committee for Ab rasive Processes (STC-G) of CIRP (International Academy for Production Eng ineering). In recognition of her contributions\, she has been elected a fe llow of both ASME and SME.\nAbstract\nA combination of magnetism with tool action against a workpiece gives rise to magnetic field-assisted processi ng (MAP). The process includes cutting\, polishing\, surface texturing\, a nd forming. In a magnetic field\, ferrous or permanent-magnet tools are su spended by magnetic force and link together along the lines of magnetic fl ux. The tool chains\, connected by magnetic force\, offer the advantage of a flexible configuration. Moreover\, it is possible to influence the moti on of a tool—even if the tool is not in direct contact with a magnet—b y controlling the magnetic field. This unique behavior of the tool enables the application of the operation not only to easily accessible surfaces b ut also to areas that are hard to reach by means of conventional mechanica l techniques. \nThis presentation includes the fusion of magnetism and en gineering that led to MAP using a couple of ongoing research topics in Dr. Greenslet’s lab at UF: coloration of stainless steel surfaces using mag netic abrasive finishing (MAF) and magnetic field-assisted single-point in cremental forming (M-SPIF). Identifying and generating desired tool motion relative to workpiece surface by means of magnetic field are essential to achieve these processes that overcome existing technologies. This present ation describes the fundamentals of these processes and resulting processi ng characteristics and mechanics. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5167@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T130000 DTSTAMP:20220906T150313Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/transportation-professional -seminar-series-beep-an-automated-mobility-system-brandon-corsentino-beep/ SUMMARY:Transportation Professional Seminar Series: Beep An Automated Mobil ity System - Brandon Corsentino\, Beep DESCRIPTION:Enabling an automated mobility system requires a comprehensive approach that is safe\, reliable and scalable with fit-for-purpose use cas e identification. Beep will share best practices and lessons learned for i mplementing electric\, innovative\, and automated transportation networks for cities\, campuses\, and public transit agencies with autonomous shuttl e platforms. The discussion will highlight successful projects\, including the largest and longest-running autonomous mobility network in the countr y in the master-planned community of Lake Nona. Furthermore\, Beep will sh are strategies for first and last-mile solutions that complement existing transit services on arterial routes to ensure rider and community adoption and drive the development of future autonomous shuttle platforms. Finally \, Beep will highlight successful collaborations with academic partners to drive workforce development\, research\, and education to engage the next generation in this critical mobility service. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/i/93510890156 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5345@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T145500 DTSTAMP:20220912T184738Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-experimental-and -computational-methods-to-discriminate-chemically-separated-plutoniumsunil -s-chirayath-ph-d-associate-professor-nuclear-engineering-texas-am-univers ity-abs/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Experimental and Computational Methods to Discriminate Chemically Separated Plutonium" DESCRIPTION:Sunil S. Chirayath\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Nuclear Engin eering\nTexas A&\;M University\n.\nAbstract\nEfforts have been ongoing at Texas A&\;M University to develop a robust nuclear forensics methodo logy capable of attributing the conditions of origin for separated plutoni um samples. This methodology should be able to accurately identify the rea ctor-type that produced the plutonium sample\, as well as the sample’s b urnup and time since irradiation (TSI).\n\nAn initial approach to this pro blem yielded a methodology that found reactor-type\, burnup\, and TSI usin g a maximum likelihood method to compare the intra-element isotope ratios of an unknown sample to those in a library of simulated. This approach cou ld accurately attribute plutonium sourced from a single reactor-type but w as unable to attribute a sample that was a mixture of plutonium from multi ple reactor sources.\n\nA new methodology is under development that can im prove in this area. The library of intra-element isotope ratio library of the first methodology was leveraged to produce predictive models trained u sing machine learning to perform the attribution rather than the maximum l ikelihood calculation. The machine learning methodology uses a classifier to determine the reactor-type of origin\, a regression model to determine burnup\, and the TSI is predicted analytically.\n\nAfter verifying that th e machine learning approach could replicate the success of the maximum lik elihood approach for single reactor source plutonium samples\, work is now underway to produce new models that have been trained using mixed source plutonium data. This is accomplished by training a new classifier that con tains data from the original reactor-type classes\, but also new classes w ith isotope ratios that are characteristic of plutonium produced by mixing two of the original classes. This necessitated large changes to how the t raining data set was produced and the classifier training regime. Future w ork aims to produce a regression model capable of finding mixture ratios f or the multiple reactor source plutonium. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5347@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T180000 DTSTAMP:20220912T184923Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/img-distinguished-seminar-e velyn-hu/ SUMMARY:IMG Distinguished Seminar: Evelyn Hu DESCRIPTION:Dr. Evelyn Hu is the Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics an d Electrical Engineering at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard. She presents “Composing a Life” Thursday\ , Sept. 22 at 4:00pm at Reitz Union 2355.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5319@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T120000 DTSTAMP:20220909T191449Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/img-ece-distinguished-semin ar-evelyn-l-hu-harvard/ SUMMARY:IMG/ECE Distinguished Seminar: Evelyn L. Hu (Harvard) DESCRIPTION:Dr. Evelyn L. Hu\, Harvard University\n‘Rediscovering’ Semi conductor Materials: A Focus on Imperfections\nFriday\, Sept. 23 at 11:00a m\nReitz Union Chamber\n\nAbstract\nSemiconductor materials in the past de cades have populated the device world with a broad range electronic\, opti cal and MEMS devices\, forming the enabling platform for multi-functional micro- and nanosystems. We may hold implicit assumptions that optimal perf ormance of such systems requires the integration of “perfect” material s. This talk will discuss the distinctive attributes of imperfections\, or defect states within semiconductors: a process of “rediscovery” and r e-evaluation of the material metrics. As an illustration\, we will focus o n 4H SiC\, and highlight the performance of its defects\, such as Silicon Vacancies\, or “missing atoms”. Such defects have well-defined electro nic states\, resulting in distinctive optical emission which is in turn co upled to long-lived spin states. The photon-spin coupling suggests possibl e quantum information applications. The ‘rediscovery” process will bui ld on understanding in forming and controlling such defects\, as well as i n probing their photonic and spin properties with high spatial and energy resolution. We will describe some benchmarks of that process.\n\nBiography \nDr. Evelyn Hu is the Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics and Electri cal Engineering at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied S ciences at Harvard. She is also a co-Director of the Harvard Quantum Initi ative. Her research involves the study of nanoscale photonic devices demon strating exceptional efficiencies and holding promise for new quantum info rmation technologies. She received a Ph.D. in Physics from Columbia Univer sity\, worked at AT&\;T Bell Laboratories\, and was a faculty member at UCSB\, in the Departments of Materials\, and of Electrical and Computer E ngineering. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences\, the Nati onal Academy of Engineering\, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and the Academica Sinica of Taiwan. She was named a Harvard College Profes sor (2015-2020)\, has received a Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Exce llence in Mentorship and Advising\, is a recipient of an NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar award\, and an AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award. She was award ed the 2020 Andrew Grove Award given by the IEEE\, and the 2021 IEEE/RSE J ames Clerk Maxwell Medal. She holds honorary Doctorates from University of Glasgow\, Heriot-Watt University\, Hong Kong University of Science &\; Technology\, University of Notre Dame\, and ETH Zurich. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5151@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T140744Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar-leia-stirl ing/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar - Leia Stirling DESCRIPTION:Presented By: Dr. Leia Stirling with U Michigan\nLocation: Weil Hall Room 406\nOr Virtual – Zoom – https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687? pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQUT09\nTitle: “Walking\, thinking\, and w earing an exoskeleton: Examination of exoskeleton interactions with human information processing”\nAbstract: Exoskeletons have been proposed to au gment\, assist\, and rehabilitate motion. The efficacy of an exoskeleton i n supporting the designed goals is affected by how a person moves with and uses the exoskeleton. This fluency between the human operator and exoskel eton is affected by the alignment between dimensions of the person and exo skeleton\, but is also affected by the manner in which the exoskeleton is integrated in the perception-cognition-action decision process of the oper ator. In this talk\, I will highlight studies that examine the interaction s between sensory perception\, executive function\, and motor action selec tion while wearing a lower-body active exoskeleton during goal-oriented ta sks.\nBio: Leia Stirling is an Associate Professor in Industrial and Opera tions Engineering at the University of Michigan\, a Core Faculty in the Ce nter for Ergonomics\, a Core Faculty in the Robotics Institute\, an Affili ate Faculty in the Space Institute\, and the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE) Director of Occupa tional Safety Engineering and Ergonomics. She received her B.S. (2003) and M.S. (2005) in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Univer sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, and her Ph.D. (2008) in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Boston Ch ildren’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School (2008-2009)\, on the Advanc ed Technology Team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Enginee ring (2009-2012)\, then an Assistant Professor at MIT (2013 – 2019). She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2019. Her research qu antifies human performance and human-machine fluency to assess performance augmentation\, advance exoskeleton control algorithms\, mitigate injury r isk\, and provide relevant feedback to subject matter experts across domai ns.\nPlease contact Barbara Martin in ISE with any questions or informatio n needed for the seminar: bflorence@ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming semin ars here: https://www.ise.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars/? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5359@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182344Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-optogenetics-an d-organelle-engineering-for-dynamical-and-spatial-control-in-metabolic-eng ineering/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Optogenetics and organelle engineering for dynamical a nd spatial control in metabolic engineering DESCRIPTION:José L. Avalos\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Chemical and Bi ological Engineering\nand the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environm ent\nPrinceton University\nTitle: Optogenetics and organelle engineering f or dynamical and spatial control in metabolic engineering\nAbstract: Metab olic engineering aims to rewire cellular metabolisms to produce fuels\, ch emicals\, pharmaceuticals\, and other valuable products from renewable res ources. However\, it is often challenging to achieve the titers\, yields\, and productivities required for commercial viability. Temporal and spatia l control of engineered metabolic pathways can greatly improve their effic iency to help address this challenge. We have developed a new strategy to dynamically control metabolic pathways using optogenetics. There are many advantages of using light to control metabolic pathways\, including its or thogonality\, tunability\, reversibility\, and the ease with which it can be applied or removed instantly in any schedule to continuously manipulate metabolism throughout fermentations. I will present several optogenetic c ircuits we have built to control microbial growth and production with ligh t\, the impact they have on chemical production\, and the strategies we ha ve developed to overcome the limited light penetration of fermentations op erating at high cell densities in lab scale bioreactors. In addition\, I w ill present the new strategies we have developed to enhance the flux and s pecificity of metabolic pathways by spatially compartmentalizing them in y east mitochondria as well as synthetic organelles. This helps increase the local concentrations of enzymes and intermediate metabolites\, prevent me tabolic bottlenecks\, and reduce metabolite loss to competing pathways. Fi nally\, I will provide a perspective on how these technologies may come to gether to prescribe a new paradigm for dynamical and spatial control in me tabolic engineering to improve microbial chemical production.\nBio: José Avalos earned a B.E. in chemical engineering from Universidad Iberoamerica na in Mexico City and an MSc in biochemical research from Imperial College in London. He then received a Ph.D. in biochemistry and biophysics from J ohns Hopkins University. He conducted postdoctoral research at The Rockefe ller University on molecular neuroscience\, and then at MIT/Whitehead Inst itute\, in the Department of Chemical Engineering on metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. He has been a faculty member at Princeton Universi ty since 2015\, where he leads a research group focused on the use of biot echnology to address challenges in renewable energy\, sustainable manufact uring\, the environment\, and human health. He has received several awards \, including the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellowship\, the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award\, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundat ion Research Fellowship Award\, the Pew scholarship\, the NSF CAREER Award \, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award\, the HHMI Gilliam award\, an d the ACS BIOT Young Investigator Award.\nThis is a Virtual Event – Plea se join us on Zoom at https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93516437663 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93516437663 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5325@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-david-griffith-east-carolina-university/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars [Dr. David Griffith\, East C arolina University] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, 1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.644417;-82.345436 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydr ological Modeling Lab):geo:29.644417,-82.345436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5371@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205720Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-exploring-the-i nnovation-ecosystem-advancing-the-future-of-secondary-lead-furnace-operati on/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Exploring the Innovation Ecosystem: Advancing the Fut ure of Secondary Lead Furnace Operation" DESCRIPTION:Allie Anderson\nR&\;D Manager\nGopher Resource\, LLC\nDr. Al exandra Anderson is an R&\;D manager at Gopher Resource\, LLC\, an envi ronmental solutions company specializing in lead battery recycling. Her wo rk focuses on driven furnace productivity and efficiency initiatives throu gh computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling and implementing novel equip ment designs. Currently\, she is also the principal investigator for a DOE HPC4Manufacturing partnership between Gopher Resource and Oak Ridge Nation al Lab investigating high-fidelity multiphase furnace modeling. Alexandra obtained her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University and he r M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgical and MaterialsEngineering from the Colora do School of Mines. Her dissertation investigated fluid flow and thermal p rofiles within secondary lead reverberatory furnaces using CFD techniques. Alexandra is active in The Minerals\, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)\ , where she serves as the vice-chair of the Process Technology and Modelin gCommittee\; she was also the recipient of the 2021 TMS Extraction and Pro cessing Division (EPD) YoungLeader Award. Her scholarly activities include nine peer-reviewed publications\, co-editorships of seven special topics for JOM\, as well as several podium presentations at national conferences. She lives in Tampa\, Florida\, where she loves to spend time at the beach and in the pottery studio.\nAbstract\nGopher Resource is a lead battery r ecycler committed to developing solutions to the challenges surrounding su stainable materials production. By adopting an Innovation Ecosystem approa ch—through multiple collaborations across the spectrum of government\, a cademia\, and industry—Gopher R&\;D is directing projects centered on waste minimization\, GHG reduction\, and process automation.\n\nSeveral o f the research initiatives within the Innovation Ecosystem have focused on the continuous operational improvement of Gopher Resource’s reverberato ry furnace\, a common pyrometallurgical unit operation used in secondary l ead processing. The inner workings of reverberatory furnaces are complex i n nature\, often involving an interplay between heterogeneous smelting che mistries\,multi-phase transport phenomena\, and combustion reactions\, mak ing it difficult to understand causal relationships to improve overall fur nace operation.\n\nBroadly\, advancements in lead reverberatory furnace op eration can be achieved through (1) process intensification\,(2) more effi cient use of heat\, and (3) reduction in carbon input.\n\nThis presentatio n will briefly cover three distinct yet overlapping research initiatives w ithin Gopher Resource’s Innovation Ecosystem\, each focused on addressin g one of the areas. The first research project\, a collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory\, aims to develop high-fidelity Computational Fl uid Dynamic (CFD) furnace models validated with pilot-scale experimental s tudies and in-plant trials\; early models have informed operational burner alignments\, resulting in increased production\, and reduced refractory w ear. The second project\, executed through a partnership with the Gas Tech nology Institute\, a non-profit research and development lab\, is investig ating a novel waste heat recovery method using a particle-based thermal tr ansfer fluid. The final project\, a joint effort with the University of Mi nnesota\, focuses on evaluating biochar as a sustainable substitution for coke breeze as a furnace reducing agent.\n\nThrough these ongoing initiati ves across the Innovation Ecosystem—via partnerships with government\, a cademia\, and industry—Gopher Resource has been able to discover valuabl e insights into the multifaceted workings of reverberatory furnaces\, pavi ng the way for a new and improved future for secondary lead processing. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5137@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T210000 DTSTAMP:20220826T161526Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-evening-with-industry / SUMMARY:ESSIE Evening with Industry DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the University of Florida Engineering School of Susta inable Infrastructure &\; Environment\, ESSIE Evening with Industry job \, internship and networking event catered to students and alumni within c ivil\, coastal and environmental engineering. CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events LOCATION:Evans Champions Club\, Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Gr iffin Stadium \, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Steve Spurrier-Florida Fiel d at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium \, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States; X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Evans Champions Club:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5089@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205720Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-ne-career-fair-in-perso n/ SUMMARY:MSE-NE Career Fair (In-person) DESCRIPTION:The MSE|NE Career Fair is the annual job and internship fair ho sted by the University of Florida Department of Materials Science &\; E ngineering. Students with a materials science or nuclear engineering backg round are encouraged to attend and interview with industry representatives . This year\, the entire MSE|NE Career Fair will be hosted by the UF Caree r Connections Center\, offering both an in-person event on Sept. 28 and a virtual option on Sept. 29.\nStudents can spend the session engaging with company representatives about the state of the industry and potential job or internship opportunities. All grade levels\, including graduate student s\, are welcome to attend.\nParticipating companies get a direct connectio n with Florida’s best and brightest materials science and nuclear engine ers and a unique opportunity to engage with their leaders of tomorrow. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:O\\'connell Center - Practice Basketball Court\, 250 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=250 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=O\\'con nell Center - Practice Basketball Court:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5161@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T123500 DTSTAMP:20220906T141345Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-cascading-feedba cks-arising-from-coastal-management/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Cascading feedbacks arising from coastal management DESCRIPTION:Katherine Anarde\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Ci vil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering\nNorth Carolina State U niversity\nTitle: Cascading feedbacks arising from coastal management\nAbs tract:\nDeveloped barriers are tightly-coupled systems driven by feedbacks between natural processes and human actions to maintain development. In t his talk I will use a new exploratory model framework – CASCADE – to e xplore how barrier evolution is altered by coastal management activities. I will show that the effects of dune and beach management strategies emplo yed in the wake of extreme storms cascade through decades to alter the evo lution of barriers\, inadvertently inhibiting their resilience to sea leve l rise and storms. The possible sequences of states for a developed barrie r system – including what happens after management ends – depend on in ternal system dynamics (dune growth and recovery)\, initial conditions (ba rrier width and elevation)\, exogenous conditions (storm sequence)\, and o n the alongshore combinations of management strategies. I will then discus s an impact of these cascading feedbacks – chronic “sunny-day” flood ing of low-lying back-barrier communities outside of extreme storms – an d how communities in North Carolina are impacted by\, and working to adapt to\, these chronic floods.\nBio:\nDr. Katherine Anarde is an Assistant Pr ofessor in the Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engi neering at North Carolina State University. She is a coastal engineer and geomorphologist that combines observational and numerical approaches to in vestigate coastal hazards. Her past research focused on storm impacts to s andy coastlines\, with projects measuring ocean waves during hurricane att ack and modeling of future infrastructure vulnerability. Anarde’s curren t research is largely interdisciplinary and focuses on climate impacts to coastal communities. This body of work includes projects investigating hou sehold level impacts from flooding due to sea-level rise\, as well as mode ling of how humans alter natural barrier evolution over decadal timescales .\nAnarde received a B.A. in Geology from the University of Colorado at Bo ulder in 2011. She then worked as an Environmental Consultant at ENVIRON I nternational Corp. before returning for a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University. Prior to joining NC State in 2021\, she w as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Coastal Environmental Change Lab at th e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Project Manager for the Collaboratory for Coastal Adaptation over Space and Time (C-CoAST). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5091@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T120000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205720Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-ne-career-fair-virtual/ SUMMARY:MSE-NE Career Fair (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:The MSE|NE Career Fair is the annual job and internship fair ho sted by the University of Florida Department of Materials Science &\; E ngineering. Students with a materials science or nuclear engineering backg round are encouraged to attend and interview with industry representatives . This year\, the entire MSE|NE Career Fair will be hosted by the UF Caree r Connections Center\, offering both an in-person event on Sept. 28 and a virtual option on Sept. 29.\nStudents can spend the session engaging with company representatives about the state of the industry and potential job or internship opportunities. All grade levels\, including graduate student s\, are welcome to attend.\nParticipating companies get a direct connectio n with Florida’s best and brightest materials science and nuclear engine ers and a unique opportunity to engage with their leaders of tomorrow. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5373@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T145500 DTSTAMP:20251201T205720Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-david-goodmen-ph -d-h3d-inc/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "3-D Pixelated CdZnTe at H3D\, Inc.: Where Research and Industry Meet" DESCRIPTION:David Goodman\, Ph.D.\nResearch Engineer\nH3D\, Inc.\nDr. David Goodman earned his BSE\, MSE\, and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. A s a research engineer at H3D\, Inc.\, his work focuses on a wide variety o f topics ranging from isotope identification and nuclear coolant trending to fast\, computational-efficient 3-D gamma-ray imaging. He currently lead s a Phase II DOE SBIR to develop hot cell-capable CdZnTe imaging spectrome ters.\n \nAbstract\nH3D\, Inc. is an upstart radiation detection company that develops and manufactures 3-D pixelated CdZnTe spectrometers. These s pectrometers fit into the "goldilocks zone" between HPGe and scintillator detectors\, offering better than 1% FWHM energy resolution in a rugged\, r oom-temperature package. The "3-D" nature of pixelated CdZnTe detectors\, where a 6 cm3 crystal is subdivided into nearly 5000 subdetectors\, also e nables gamma-ray imaging.\nWe will present H3D’s recent progress on DOD and DOE research ranging from isotopic monitoring of commercial nuclear po wer plants to high-resolution\, 3-D imaging\, as well as discuss the proce ss of transferring new research ideas to real-world products. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5379@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T140801Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar-alper-atam turk-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar - Alper Atamturk\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Presented By: Dr. Alper Atamturk\, Ph.D. with the University of California\, Berkeley\nLocation: Virtual – Zoom – https://ufl.zoom.us /j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQUT09\nTitle: “Sparse Esti mation: Closing the Gap Between L0 and L1 Models”\nAbstract: Sparse stat istical estimators are increasingly prevalent due to their ease of interpr etability and superior out-of-sample performance. However\, sparse estimat ion problems with an L0 constraint\, restricting the support of the estima tors\, are challenging (typically NP-hard\, but not always) non-convex opt imization problems. Consequently\, academics and practitioners commonly tu rn to convex L1 proxies\, such as Lasso and its variants\, as a remedy. Al though the L1 models are solved fast\, they may lead to biased and/or dens e estimators and require substantial cross-validation for calibration.\nIn this talk\, we focus on two estimation problems: i) sparse regression and ii) sparse and smooth signal recovery. The first one is known to be NP-ha rd\; we show that the second one is equivalent to a submodular minimizatio n problem and\, hence\, it is polynomially solvable. For both problems\, w e derive a sequence of strong convex relaxations. These relaxations are ba sed on the ideal (convex-hull) formulations for rank-one/pairwise quadrati c terms with indicator variables. The new relaxations can be formulated as conic quadratic or semidefinite optimization problems in an extended spac e\; they are stronger and more general than the state-of-the-art models wi th the reverse Huber penalty and the minimax concave penalty functions. Fu rthermore\, the proposed rank-one strengthening can be interpreted as a no n-separable\, non-convex\, unbiased sparsity-inducing regularizer\, which dynamically adjusts its penalty according to the shape of the estimation e rror function without inducing bias for the sparse solutions. Computationa l experiments with benchmark datasets show that the proposed conic formula tions are solved fast and result in near-optimal estimators for non-convex L0-problems. Moreover\, the resulting estimators also outperform L1 appro aches from a statistical perspective\, achieving high prediction accuracy and good interpretability.\nThis talk is based on the following papers wit h Andres Gomez &\; Shaoning Han:\nhttps://atamturk.ieor.berkeley.edu/pu bs/rank-one.pdf\nhttp://proceedings.mlr.press/v119/atamturk20a/atamturk20a .pdf\nhttps://jmlr.org/papers/volume22/18-745/18-745.pdf\nBio: Alper Atamt urk is the Earl J. Isaac Chair in the Science and Analysis of Decision Mak ing\,\nProfessor and Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations at the\nUniversity of California\, Berkeley. He received his P h.D. from the Georgia Institute of\nTechnology in 1998 with a major in Ope rations Research and minor in Computer Science. His\nresearch interests ar e in optimization\, integer programming\, optimization under uncertainty\n with applications to machine learning\, energy systems\, portfolio and net work design.\nHe is the current chair of the INFORMS Optimization Society and UC Berkeley site\ndirector of the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Opt imization. He serves as co-editor\nfor Mathematical Programming\, associat e editor for Discrete Optimization\,\nMathematical Programming Computation \, and Journal of Risk. Previously\, he served\non the editorial boards of Operations Research\, Management Science\, and Networks.\nHe served on th e organizing committees of INFORMS 2021\, IPCO 2020\, INFORMS 2014\,\nIPCO 2010\, MIP 2009\, INFORMS 2008\, MIP 2005\, among others. He is a Fellow of INFORMS\nand Vannevar Bush Fellow of the US Department of Defense.\nPle ase contact Barbara Martin in ISE with any questions or information needed for the seminar: bflorence@ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming seminars here : https://www.ise.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars/? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5383@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181910Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-what-is-hidden- curriculum-and-how-do-people-navigate-it-in-engineering/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: What is hidden curriculum and how do people navigate i t in engineering? DESCRIPTION:Idalis Villanueva Alarcón\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Depa rtment of Engineering Education\, University of Florida\nIn engineering\, the issue of underrepresentation continues to be a topic of high debate am ongst engineering departments in the U.S. and internationally. While there have been many approaches to tackling this issue\, one underexplored area is around hidden curriculum. The hidden curriculum of engineering is a re latively new concept and describes the (un)intentional\, explicit\, or imp licit messages that are systemically transmitted and structurally sustaine d and supported. These hidden messages cue to people different lessons abo ut their environment and their overall sense of belonging and influences s ubsequent decisions and actions (e.g.\, persistence\, retention). A mixed- methods study was conducted across 58 colleges of engineering for undergra duates\, graduates\, and faculty across the United States and Puerto Rico between 2018 to 2020. The results of the session revealed many differences across gender\, race\, and institutional type and role. This session will introduce the audience to the concept of hidden curriculum\, how it is pe rceived by faculty and students and how an individual’s response to the acquired hidden curriculum may serve to reinforce or mitigate the status q uo in engineering. The talk will culminate with some suggestions and strat egies to mitigate the negative outcomes of hidden curriculum.\nBio:\nDr. V illanueva Alarcón is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education in t he University of Florida. In 2019\, she received the Presidential Early Ca reer Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award for her NSF CAREER project on hidden curriculum in engineering. She has a B.S. degree is in C hemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the Univ ersity of Colorado-Boulder. Also\, she completed her postdoctoral fellowsh ip from the National Institutes of Health in Analytical Cell Biology in Be thesda\, Maryland and worked as a lecturer for 2 years before transitionin g to a tenure-track in engineering education. Her experiences as a first-g eneration engineer\, Latiné\, woman of color\, introvert\, and mother has shaped the lens and approaches that she uses in her research and practice . She hopes her work will not only challenge normative ways of knowing but also challenge new ways of research scholarship and practice. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5055@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T140719Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ise-fall-2022-virtual-ca reer-fair/ SUMMARY:UF ISE Fall 2022 Virtual Career Fair DESCRIPTION:The UF Department of Industrial &\; Systems Engineering (ISE ) is excited to announce the 6th annual career fair. The purpose of this e vent is to provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to network with recruiters in a relaxed setting and talk to companies specifi cally looking to hire industrial and systems engineers.\nThis year's virtu al event will be on Tuesday\, October 4\, 2022\, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.\nCom pany Registration: https://cvent.me/vzgbrL\nStudent Registration: https:// www.ise.ufl.edu/careerfair/student-registration/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5327@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-lineu-neiva-rodrigues-embrapabrazil/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars [Dr. Lineu Neiva Rodrigues\, EMBRAPA\,Brazil] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, 1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.644417;-82.345436 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydr ological Modeling Lab):geo:29.644417,-82.345436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5407@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T123500 DTSTAMP:20221003T134040Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-analyzing-the-hy droclimatology-of-the-southeastern-u-s-and-beyond-using-gis-and-remote-sen sing/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Analyzing the hydroclimatology of the southeastern U.S. and beyond using GIS and remote sensing DESCRIPTION:Johanna C. L. Engström\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Geography\nUniversity of Florida\nTitle: Analyzing the hydroclimatology of the southeastern U.S. and beyond using GIS and remote sensing\nAbstrac t:\nDrought is one of the of the most severe natural hazards in the United States and globally. In this talk I’ll present an analysis of the relat ive drought vulnerability of the individual states of the U.S.\, and discu ss the different drivers of vulnerability and resilience across the nation . We’ll also delve deeper into the hydroclimatology of southeastern U.S. \, looking into long-term changes in terrestrial water storage\, as observ ed by the GRACE satellites. We’ll also explore the recent drought situat ion in the Southeast and look into what the future might hold in terms of extreme droughts in this region.\nBio:\nJohanna Engström is a physical ge ographer\, specializing in hydrology\, climatology\, Geographic Informatio n Science and Renewable Energy. She is particularly interested in large-sc ale atmospheric drivers of climate variability\, with applications for wat er resources management and renewable energies. Since joining UF she has d eveloped the course “The Future of Energy” and will also teach introdu ctory Physical geography.\nOriginally from Sweden\, she completed her BS a nd MS in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis at Lund University. Sh e then worked as a consultant in the European wind power industry before c oming to UF where she graduated in 2017 with a PhD in Geography. After wor king a few years at the University of Alabama\, and most recently as a fac ulty member at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University\, Johanna re-joined th e UF Geography department as an assistant professor in 2021. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5367@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T133000 DTSTAMP:20220916T143714Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fulbright-lecture-with-cora y-colina-research-teaching-in-mexico-as-a-u-s-fulbright-scholar/ SUMMARY:Fulbright Lecture with Coray Colina - Research/Teaching in Mexico a s a U.S. Fulbright Scholar DESCRIPTION:Professor Colina’s Fulbright appointment at Universidad Nacio nal Autónoma de México (UNAM) allowed her to perform research on the cru cial area of opioids\, and to develop pedagogical materials for use at UNA M and at UF to effectively prepare the next generation of students to work on this and similar medical related projects.\nColina’s research in Mex ico combined state-of-the-art computational materials chemistry and quanti tative structure– activity relationship methods with the goal of enablin g the next generation of opioid receptor modulators for delivery in the bo dy via the gastrointestinal tract. These modulators influence two main asp ects of public health — the treatment of severe pain and the alteration of mood and emotions. The abuse of these compounds have become a severe pu blic health problem with massive societal\, economic\, and political impli cations.\nProfessor Colina also lectured on the fields of computational ch emistry and biomaterials\, with a particular emphasis on the applications of bioconjugates in hybrid materials. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:International Center (The Hub @ 1765 Stadium Road)\, 1765 Stadium Road\, Suite 170 Hub\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1765 Stadium Road\, Suite 1 70 Hub\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TIT LE=International Center (The Hub @ 1765 Stadium Road):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5381@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T145500 DTSTAMP:20220926T143409Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-applications-of- fdopa-pet-imaging-for-treatment-planning-and-response-assessment/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Applications of FDOPA PET Imaging for Treatment Planni ng and Response Assessment" DESCRIPTION:Deanna Pafundi\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Program Director\nMayo Clinic Physics Residency Program\nDr. Deanna Pafundi was born in St. Petersburg \, FL and grew up in Zephyrhills\, Florida. Spent undergraduate (Nuclear a nd Radiological Engineering\, Summa Cum Laude\, 2000-2004) and graduate sc hool (Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Sciences under a DOE Grant\, 20 05-2009) days at the University of Florida. Graduate work was under Dr. We sley Bolch working on the image-based pediatric hybrid computational phant om models. Worked at the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant in summer of 20 03 during their fuel reload. Worked for the Transuranium and Uranium Regis tries in the Summer of 2006. Accepted into the 3 year residency program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester\, MN from 2009-2012. Joined the staff in 2012 af ter residency and stayed there until June 2019. Received the Mayo Fellows ’ Association Honor of Excellence in Teaching in 2019. Opportunity to mo ve back home to Florida and work at the Mayo Clinic in Florida. Started wo rking there in July 2019. I am the associate program director for the phys ics residency program and at Mayo Clinic Florida I am also very active in AAPM. I have served on the Working Group for Imaging in Treatment Planning under the Therapy Physics Committee since 2015. 2016 vice chair\, and now chair since 2017. AAPM Task Group reviewer for 6 years. Also\, a member o f both the AAPM Working Group for Treatment Response Assessment and Therap y Imaging Subcommittee. I am currently being reviewed for academic promoti on into associate professor. I continue to research advanced imaging appli cations for radiotherapy applications\, especially with the upcoming proto n and carbon ion therapy center. I also maintain a heavy clinical practice with focus on AI applications in radiotherapy.\nAbstract\nPositron Emissi on Tomography (PET) image with amino-acid tracers such as 18F-DOPA has the ability to capture the cellular activities of gliomas with strong tumor-t o-normal tissue signal with superior sensitivity to tumoral infiltration a nd aggressiveness. The level of the Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) has be en utilized to define heterogeneity of the tumor and to guide radiation th erapy target delineation for improved outcomes. Furthermore\, complex sign als can be extracted from the distributions of the SUV histogram and textu re patterns to predict treatment response. These rich signals are highly d imensional and mineable but surrounded by a noisy system beyond the capabi lity of conventional quantitative analysis methods.\n\nRadiomics\, an emer ging field based on machine learning methods\, has become a powerful tool for extracting quantitative signals from this noisy environment and studyi ng the correlation between various characteristics of the SUV distribution .\n\nThis presentation will take you through over a decade’s worth of da ta collected from several prospective trials at Mayo Clinic integrating FD OPA PET into radiotherapy treatment planning\, surgical resection/biopsy t argeting\, and treatment response predictions. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5329@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-stefan-reichenberg-knoell/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars [Dr. Stefan Reichenberg\, Kn oell] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5411@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T145500 DTSTAMP:20221004T154909Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-combining-predic tive-modeling-and-machine-learning-to-search-for-forensic-signatures-in-nu clear-fallout/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Combining Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning to Search for Forensic Signatures in Nuclear Fallout" DESCRIPTION:John Mattingly\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Nuclear Engineering\nNC Sta te University\nDr. John Mattingly is a Professor of Nuclear Engineering ( NE) at North Carolina State University (NCSU)\, where he has worked since 2011. At NCSU\, John directs a team of graduate students conducting resear ch on applications of neutron and gamma radiation detection\, imaging\, in verse analysis\, and machine learning to nuclear nonproliferation\, emerge ncy response\, and forensics. He served as the Chief Scientist and Princip al Investigator of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA ’s) Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities (CNEC)\, where he directed and coordinated the research of professors and students at te n universities and scientists at four national laboratories\, who worked t o develop new technologies and policies to support the next generation of proliferation detection and deterrence capabilities. Prior to joining the NCSU faculty\, John worked at Sandia National Laboratories from 2003 to 20 11\, where he served as an emergency response and forensic analyst\, and a t Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 1997 to 2003\, where he developed act ive neutron measurements for nonproliferation and arms control. He earned his Ph.D. in NE from University of Tennessee in 1998.\nAbstract\nOne objec tive of forensic analysis of post-detonation nuclear debris\, a.k.a. fallo ut\, is to assess the nuclear explosive’s degree of sophistication. Clas sification of the explosive type as either a primitive fission device or a more advanced device employing fusion boosting has forensic value: it can narrow the field of the explosive’s potential origins. However\, classi fying explosive type based on fallout composition is challenging for sever al reasons. Fission products vaporized in the explosion form compounds (pr incipally oxides) that exhibit different condensation and diffusion rates\ , so they are fractionated as they condense and diffuse into fallout parti cles as they coalesce\, and fractionation significantly alters fallout com position.\n\nFew measurements of actual fallout composition have ever been conducted\, and most of those measurements were done on fallout from US a tmospheric nuclear tests in remote areas in the South Pacific and Nevada i n the 1950s and 1960s. Furthermore\, it is challenging to reproduce the fr actionation process in controlled\, laboratory experiments. Consequently\, forensic analysts rely in part on predictive models of fallout fractionat ion\, but those models are approximate\, they are computationally expensiv e\, and their parameters exhibit substantial uncertainty.\n\nNC State has developed methods to efficiently propagate uncertainty in fallout fraction ation models onto predictions of fallout composition using techniques borr owed from machine learning (ML): reduced-order modeling using active subsp ace decomposition (ASD) and surrogate modeling using Gaussian-process regr ession (GPR). These developments can enable forensic analysts to identify combinations of fission products that classify explosive type\, even when the fractionation model parameters exhibit large uncertainties.\n\nJohn Ma ttingly will describe the physical processes governing fallout formation\, predictive models of fallout fractionation and composition\, and ML metho ds to classify explosive type from fallout composition. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5369@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-seminar-dr-cristian-tom a/ SUMMARY:ABE Seminar-Dr. Cristian Toma DESCRIPTION:Title:\nR&\;D Opportunities in Large Scale Vertical Farming\ nAbstract:\nThe presentation will outline key challenges in large-scale ve rtical farming\, each providing R&\;D opportunities to solve real world problems\, including energy-efficient and precise environment controls\, large sensor array management and data fusion\, crop health sensing in aut omated vertical farms\, rapid phenotyping\, in-line automated fertilizer s olution management\, post-harvest process automation\, among other. The in tent is to generate a dialogue between the industry and the academic commu nity in order to help guide R&\;D projects toward areas that are practi cal and applicable to large scale automated vertical farms.\nBio:\nDr. Tom a is the founder and Chief Science Officer of Kalera\, a leading global co mpany in the emerging vertical farming industry. Prior to founding Kalera in 2010\, Dr. Toma had worked in the biomedical and telecom industries wit h Fortune 500 companies such as Becton Dickinson and Lucent Technologies a nd with several biomedical device start-ups\, in various technology develo pment and R&\;D management positions. Dr. Toma has several patents and patent applications\, has lectured advanced courses in signal and image pr ocessing\, and has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications.\nRegist ration required for Zoom:\nhttps://go.ufl.edu/abecristoma CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://go.ufl.edu/abecristoma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5377@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221014T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221014T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T140821Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar-parisa-ras hidi/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar - Parisa Rashidi DESCRIPTION:This will be a virtual event by zoom only.\nPresenter: Parisa R ashidi\, Associate Professor\, UF BME\nTitle: "How to Use AI for Critical Care Monitoring?"\nAbstract: While monitoring critically ill patients thro ugh manual assessments and diagnoses is still considered the gold standard \, manual methods impose severe time and personnel resources limitations. Many critical care indices are currently repetitively assessed by overburd ened Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses\, e.g.\, physical function. Other es sential information about patients and their environment are not captured or captured in a non-granular manner\, e.g.\, cognitive function\, or slee p disturbance factors such as bright light\, loud background noise\, patie nt agitation\, or excessive visitations. There is a critical unmet need fo r real-time interpretable\, dynamic\, and precise patient assessment in th e ICU that integrates pervasive sensing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) w ith continuous physiologic measurement and clinical data. We have develope d an Intelligent ICU system to augment clinical data\, physiological\, and biomarkers with pervasive sensing data to uncaptured or manually captured critical care indices. This forms the vision and our long-term goal of se nsing\, quantifying\, and communicating a patient’s condition in a preci se and interpretable manner.\nThe main goal of this talk would be to expos e the audience to the possibilities of using pervasive sensing and AI in t he ICU and how that can change the current practice. This will also open u p the discussion on using intelligent and pervasive health technology in h ospitals and what future hospitals will look like.\nBio: Dr. Parisa Rashid i is an associate professor at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Florida (UF). She is als o affiliated with the Electrical &\; Computer Engineering (ECE) and Com puter &\; Information Science &\; Engineering (CISE) departments. Sh e is the director of the “Intelligent Health Lab” (i-Heal)\, and the c o-diretcor of the Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3). Her research aim s to bridge the gap between machine learning and patient care.\nDr. Rashid i is a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awardee\, the National Ins titute of Health (NIH) Trail Blazer Awardee\, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Leadership Excellence Awardee\, Herbert Wertheim College of En gineering Assistant Professor Excellence Awardee\, and a recipient of the UF term professorship. She is also a recipient of UF’s Provost excellenc e award for assistant professors\; with more than 500 tenure-track assista nt professors at UF\, Dr. Rashidi is one of only 10 to receive this award. She was invited by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as one of on ly 38 outstanding US engineers under 45 to participate in the EU-US Fronti ers of Engineering (FOE) Meeting. To date\, she has authored 140+ peer-rev iewed publications. She has chaired six workshops and symposiums on intell igent health systems and has served on the program committee of 20+ confer ences. Dr. Rashidi’s research has been supported by local\, state\, and federal grants\, including awards from the National Institutes of Health ( NIBIB\, NCI\, and NIGMS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).\nExper tise: Machine Learning\, Clinical Informatics\, Smart Health\, Deep Learni ng\nHomepage: https://www.bme.ufl.edu/people/rashidi_parisa\nPlease contac t Barbara Martin in ISE with any questions or information needed for the s eminar: bflorence@ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming seminars here: https:// www.ise.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars/? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5403@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181910Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-joint-loading-p atterns-and-knee-osteoarthritis-progression/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Joint Loading Patterns and Knee Osteoarthritis Progre ssion DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kerry Costello is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining the University o f Florida\, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University i n the Department of Physical Therapy &\; Athletic Training and the Sect ion of Rheumatology\; a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering at Dalho usie University in Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada\; a master’s degree in biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech\; and her undergraduate degree in biomedical and mechanical engineering at Duke University. Dr. Costello al so spent a year doing research at a private orthopedic sports medicine res earch institute in Colorado and a year completing a Fulbright scholarship at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\, the Netherlands. Her research utilizes m otion capture data\, wearable sensor data\, and signal analysis and machin e learning tools to understand how time-varying\, multidimensional joint l oading patterns during human movement contribute to disease progression in knee osteoarthritis. She also created\, hosts\, and produces the Osteoart hritis Research Society International’s ‘Hey OA’ podcast.\nKerry Cos tello\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Mechanical &\; Aero space Engineering\, University of Florida\nAbstract:\nMechanical loading o n the knee joint during human movement is one of the only modifiable risk factors for knee osteoarthritis\, a painful disease affecting over 350 mil lion people worldwide. Gait analysis studies have identified key features of joint loading during walking that are associated with disease progressi on\, in particular the knee adduction moment magnitude. However\, the tiss ues of the joint respond not only to the magnitude\, but also to the time- varying\, multi-dimensional patterns of joint loading exposure. Better cha racterization of these loading patterns and their role in the disease proc ess could lead to improved conservative management for knee osteoarthritis \, such as patient-specific recommendations for biomechanical intervention s\, physical therapy\, and/or physical activity type\, intensity\, and fre quency. The technologies used to capture gait data in a laboratory setting and physical activity data in a real-world setting (e.g.\, accelerometers ) provide a wealth of detailed information about how people move and the a ssociated loading patterns during movement. However\, the complex interact ions among gait\, physical activity\, and patient-specific factors (e.g.\, age\, sex\, disease severity) and the time-varying\, multidimensional nat ure of these signals make traditional analyses challenging. This talk pres ents research exploring data science and machine learning approaches to an alyze these complex loading patterns and provide insight into the role of human movement in knee osteoarthritis progression. CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5331@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-biocomplexity-engineerin g-seminars-dr-olesya-savchenko-uf-fre/ SUMMARY:UF Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars [Dr.Olesya Savchenko\, UF FRE ] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, 1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.644417;-82.345436 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydr ological Modeling Lab):geo:29.644417,-82.345436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5423@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205721Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-advanced-materi als-and-coatings-for-next-generation-technologies-and-extreme-environments / SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Advanced Materials and Coatings for Next Generation T echnologies and Extreme Environments" DESCRIPTION:Douglas Wolfe\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Materials Science and Engine ering\nPenn State University\nDr. Douglas Wolfe is currently a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering\, Professor of Engineering Science an d Mechanics\, Professor of Nuclear Engineering\, Professor of Additive Man ufacturing and Design\, and the Metals\, Ceramics and Coatings Processing Department Head for the Applied Research Laboratory at The Pennsylvania St ate University.  Dr. Wolfe received his BS\, MS\, and Ph.D. from The Penn sylvania State University in 1994\, 1996\, and 2001\, respectively.  Dr. Wolfe has over 190 peer-reviewed journal articles/technical memorandums/re ports\, 10 patents/patents pending\, and is a member of several profession al societies. Professor Wolfe is a recognized international expert in the field of materials science whose research activities include the synthesis \, processing\, and characterization of nano\, multilayered\, nanostructur ed\, functionally graded\, ceramic\, and metallic coatings\, materials and systems deposited by reactive and ion beam assisted\, electron beam physi cal vapor deposition (EB-PVD)\, cold spray\, thermal spray technologies\, chemical vapor deposition (CVD)\, cathodic arc physical vapor deposition\, sputtering (r.f\, d.c.\, magnetron)\, plating (Ni\, Cu\, Pt)\, hybrid pro cesses\, and various other PVD processes. In addition to coating technolo gies\, Dr. Wolfe’s laboratory includes a state-of-the-art ceramic additi ve manufacturing facility\, Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST) lab oratory\, and a High Heat Flux Testing Facility (HHFF)\, which all have pr ovided revolutionary discoveries in relation to various materials and proc essing techniques for hypersonic applications. The FAST facility houses th ree FAST systems (25\, 250\, 325 ton) capable of fabricating components up to 14 inches in diameter\, while the HHFF allows for testing of component performance up to 60 MW/m2.  Present work includes the enhancement of co ating microstructure and composition to tailor and improve material proper ties such as optical materials and coatings\, hypersonics\, metamaterials\ , thermal barrier coatings (TBC)\, erosion-resistant coatings\, wear-resis tant\, corrosion-resistant\, diamond-like carbon\, transition metal nitrid es\, carbides\, and borides\, and transition and rare-earth metal oxides f or a variety of applications in the aerospace\, nuclear\, tooling\, power\ , oil and gas\, biomedical\, and defense industries.  Professor Wolfe’s primary area of expertise includes structure-processing-property-performa nce relationships and the development and processing of monolithic\, nanoc omposite\, nanolayered\, and multilayer coatings\, nano-grained structural materials\, as well as materials characterization using a variety of mate rials analytical techniques.  Professor Wolfe’s research focuses on app lied research with an emphasis on implementation\, transitioning and comme rcialization and has resulted in over $400\,000\,000 in documented savings for the Department of Defense (DoD).  Dr. Wolfe has been PI or Co-PI on >\;200 programs with a total funding of over $100\,000\,000.\nAbstract\n Coatings processing techniques such as EB-PVD\, magnetron sputtering\, HiP IMS\, electrochemical deposition\, and cathodic arc in conjunction with bu lk material synthesis via field-assisted sintering technology (FAST) and a dditive manufacturing (AM) provide the microstructural fidelity needed to tailor and enhance thermomechanical and thermochemical material properties of interest for a variety of applications. Research and development of un ique design architectures including monolithic\, nano/matrix-composites\, nano-layered materials and multi-layer coatings\, functionally-graded coat ings and bulk ceramics\, and nano-grained structural materials have provid ed the scientific merit required to accelerate the prototyping of next-gen eration technologies while contributing fundamental science to the broader community. Scientific innovation and advancements towards the development of next-generation technologies spanning energy\, defense\, medical\, tra nsportation\, and structural component market sectors have spurred the nee d for disruptive changes in material performance and processing methodolog ies. Synthesizing materials and optimizing structure-process-property-perf ormance relationships for corrosion/erosion/ablation resistance\, hyperson ic vehicles\, directed energy weapon systems\, optical limiting devices\, ultra-hard/ultra-high temperature ceramics\, thermal barrier coatings and protection systems\, and radiation detection are critical for performance in extreme operating conditions and to supersede the performance of curren t generation technologies. The Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matt er (IIRM) University Research Alliance supported through the Defense Threa t Reduction Agency (DTRA) has facilitated revolutionary scientific breakth roughs to reduce\, eliminate\, and counter nuclear and radiological threat s. Collaborative efforts include physics\, device and system design\, and modeling approaches for understanding\, identifying\, and controlling radi ation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5409@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T123500 DTSTAMP:20221003T134419Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-across-the-stake holder-divide-priorities-and-preferences-for-harmful-algal-bloom-managemen t-in-fl-2/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar— Across the stakeholder divide: Priorities and prefere nces for harmful algal bloom management in FL DESCRIPTION:Lisa Krimsky\, PhD\nRegional Water Resources Extension Agent (R SA) IV\nUF/ IFAS Southeast District\nTitle: Across the stakeholder divide: Priorities and preferences for harmful algal bloom management in Florida\ nAbstract:\nHarmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming a well-known issue in the state of Florida and the prevalence and severity of these events are increasing locally as well as globally. Florida is home to numerous HAB-fo rming species that occur across all aquatic environments. While the impact s of these blooms are as diverse as the species themselves\, successful pr evention\, control\, and mitigation efforts are dependent on stakeholders ’ understanding and willingness to act. This seminar will address a sele ction of extension programs that sought to identify knowledge\, preference s\, and perceptions about harmful algal blooms to inform HAB management st rategies in Florida.\nBio:\nDr. Lisa Krimsky is a faculty member with the University of Florida IFAS Extension and the Florida Sea Grant Program. Li sa is part of a team of five Water Resource Regional Specialized Agents lo cated across the state to lead and support water resource extension educat ion programs. Lisa’s efforts primarily focus on water quality and harmfu l algal blooms in coastal and estuarine ecosystems. Her programs help solv e water resource issues that are critical to the economic development and environmental protection in Florida. Lisa received her PhD in Marine Biosc iences from the University of Delaware and her BS in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Maryland. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5425@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T145500 DTSTAMP:20221011T193230Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-a-fast-neutron-s ource-facility-for-cross-section-uncertainty-reduction/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "A Fast Neutron Source Facility for Cross Section Uncer tainty Reduction" DESCRIPTION:Wesley Hines\, Ph.D.\nDepartment Head\, Nuclear Engineering\nUn iversity of Tennessee\nDr. Wesley Hines is a Chancellor’s Professor and the Head of the Nuclear Engineering Department at the University of Tenne ssee\, where he has been for 28 years.  Dr. Hines has authored over 350 t echnical papers in the areas of artificial intelligence and advanced stati stical techniques applied to process diagnostics\, condition-based mainten ance\, and prognostics. \n \nDr. Hines received a B.S. degree in Electri cal Engineering from Ohio University in 1985 and then served as a nuclear- qualified submarine officer in the US Navy.  He later received both an MB A\, M.S.\, and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from The Ohio State University .\n \nHe was recognized by the American Society of Engineering Education Nuclear Engineering Division through their Glenn Murphy Distinguished Nucl ear Engineering Educator Award in 2014\, was selected as ANS Fellow in 201 5\, and was the recipient of the ANS Arthur Holly Compton Award in Educati on in 2019 and the Robert Long Training Excellence award in 2020.\nAbstrac t\nThe University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Department is extremely fortunate to have moved into a new $129M building. One vault was specific ally designed to house a Fast Neutron Source (FNS)\, which is a neutron ge nerator-driven\, highly-flexible subcritical core with a goal to measure n uclear physics properties in specific fast reactor flux spectra.\n\nThis f acility will support a variety of fast reactor designs including sodium\, lead\, and salt\; through improved cross sections and neutronics codes for advanced reactor design and licensing. Artificial intelligence methods\, coupled with reactor physics codes\, allow a rapid design and reconfigurat ion of the core. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5375@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T140842Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar-ling-rothr ock/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar - Ling Rothrock DESCRIPTION:Title: "Communicating Strategies to Congregations for Exiting a Pandemic"\nAbstract: The purpose of our project was to humbly communicate scientific strategies to exit the current pandemic to a religious communi ty in a manner to overcome science skepticism. Differences between trust i n science and trust in religion is more pronounced in secular societies wh ere various ideas and values compete for attention. Most congregations\, b oth nationally and locally\, have responded to the SARS-CoV-2 with a mix o f closures\, soft-reopenings\, and program re-design. However\, many congr egations are affected by cultural and political factors to sometimes belie ve that the virus presents little danger and many congregations’ size\, organizational capacity\, and demographic make-up limit their ability to r espond. Our team adopted the Exploration\, Preparation\, Implementation\, and Sustainment (EPIS) framework to advise policies based on scientific fi ndings. We worked with 14 local congregations using the framework and I wi ll discuss our findings and lessons learned.\nBio: Ling Rothrock is curren tly Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Indust rial and Manufacturing Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. H e has published over 100 research articles. His research interests include human-in-the-loop simulations\, behavioral decision making\, display visu alization\, and human-machine performance assessment.\nHe is a senior memb er of both the IEEE and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. He served as the editor of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing &\; Service Industries. He also served as the associate editor of the I EEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems and the IIE Transaction on Occup ational Ergonomics and Human Factors. He is a member of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Technical Committee 4.5 (Human Mach ine Systems).\nPlease contact Barbara Martin with any questions or informa tion needed for the seminar: bflorence@ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming se minars here: https://www.ise.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars /? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5415@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T101500 DTSTAMP:20221005T123828Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/dinesh-o-shah-annual-lectur e-in-surface-science-electrostatic-self-assembly-of-charged-macrocolecules -new-p/ SUMMARY:Dinesh O. Shah Annual Lecture in Surface Science: Electrostatic Sel f-Assembly of Charged Macrocolecules: New P DESCRIPTION:MATTHEW TIRRELL\, PH.D.\nPritzker School of Molecular Engineeri ng\nUniversity of Chicago\nCenter for Molecular Engineering and Materials Science Division\nArgonne National Laboratory\nTitle: Electrostatic Self-A ssembly of Charged Macromolecules: New Physics and New Applications\nAbstr act:\nNature exploits all available covalent and non-covalent interactions for unparalleled spatiotemporal control over hierarchical length scales o f macromolecular and supramolecular structure. The complex interplay of el ectrostatic and other non-covalent interactions of charged macromolecules still poses many open questions that will require broad collaboration amon g the life and physical sciences\, as well as input from the engineering d isciplines to drive toward new solid-state structures and useful materials . Scientific questions related to the physics of electrostatic self-assemb ly and to its role in biology will be discussed. Recent advances in unders tanding and biomedical applications of polyelectrolyte complex micelles wi ll be presented.\nBiography: Matthew Tirrell is the founding dean of the P ritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago\, whe re he has been since 2011\, with a joint appointment as a senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. Tirrell received a B.S. in Chemical Engin eering at Northwestern University in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1977 in Polymer S cience from the University of Massachusetts. Previous positions have been: professor (1977-1999) and head (1994-1999) of chemical engineering and ma terials science at Minnesota\, chair of bioengineering at Berkeley (2009-2 011)\, dean of engineering at UC Santa Barbara (1999-2009)\, and deputy la boratory director for science at Argonne (2015-2018). He has co-authored a bout 400 papers. one book and six U.S. patents and has supervised about 10 0 Ph.D. students and 50 postdocs in areas of polymer science\, surface and interfacial phenomena\, self-assembly and nanomedicine. Professor Tirrell is a member of the National Academy of Engineering\, the National Academy of Sciences\, the American Academy of Arts &\; Sciences and the Indian National Academy of Engineering and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers\, the American Association for the Ad vancement of Science and the American Physical Society. He is advisor to s everal companies\, both multi-national and start-up\, and is a member of t he Board of Directors of the Camille &\; Henry Dreyfus Foundation (gran ts to university faculty in the chemical sciences) and Wyatt Technology\, Inc (a scientific instrument company). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Cancer/Genetics Research Center\, 2033 Mowry Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2033 Mowry Road\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cancer/Genetics Research Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5441@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T133000 DTSTAMP:20221020T165239Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/transportation-professional -seminar-series-thuha-nguyen-and-dan-beaty/ SUMMARY:Transportation Professional Seminar Series: Thuha Nguyen and Dan Be aty DESCRIPTION:Title: The importance (and benefits) of being a part of a profe ssional organization\nAbstract: Dan Beaty and Thuha Nguyen will talk to st udents about their involvement with ITE (Institute of Transportation Engin eers) - an organization of choice for all transportation professionals. Th ey will share stories on the adventure they experienced\, the friends they made\, and the immeasurable benefits of being a part of such professional organization. They will also talk about other organizations for students to consider\; including APA\, ASCE\, ULI\, WTS\, and ACEC. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/9514383897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5339@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181910Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-technology-inno vations-at-uf-scripps-hts-center-directed-at-precision-medicine-for-brian- cancer/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Technology Innovations at UF Scripps HTS Center Direct ed at Precision Medicine for Brain Cancer DESCRIPTION:Timothy P. Spicer\, Ph.D.\, Research Professor and Senior Scien tific Director\, Department of Molecular Medicine\, UF Scripps Biomedical Research\nTimothy P. Spicer Ph.D. is a research professor and Senior Scien tific Director in the Department of Molecular Medicine at UF Scripps Biome dical Research. He joined Scripps Research in Florida in 2005. Tim has mor e than 30 years of experience in drug discovery\, including 10 years at Br istol-Myers Squibb. Tim is currently the director of HTS and discovery bio logy and co-directs the screening center at UF Scripps. He supervises HTS assay development &\; related efforts including technology development for which he has impacted on a worldwide scale. Tim is currently serving a s the president and chair of the board for the Society of Lab automation a nd Screening (SLAS) and serves on the editorial board of SLAS Discovery. H e has authored >\;145 drug-discovery related publications and is an inve ntor on 5 patents\, including for those that represent drugs that are now in man. For further information please see his linked in profile at: https ://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-spicer-5786943/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:BMS\, JG32\, 1275 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=BMS\, JG32:ge o:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5385@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183405Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-bin-gao-uf-abe/ SUMMARY:ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINARS [DR.BIN GAO\, UF ABE] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, 1741 Museum Rd. \, Ga inesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.644417;-82.345436 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Rd. \, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (AB E Hydrological Modeling Lab):geo:29.644417,-82.345436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5429@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205721Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-mechanisms-of-m aterials-computation-guided-prediction-and-design-of-functional-properties -in-complex-configuration-spaces/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Mechanisms of Materials: Computation-guided Predictio n and Design of Functional Properties in Complex Configuration Spaces" DESCRIPTION:Elif Ertekin\nAssociate Professor\, Mechanical Science and Engi neering Department\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\nElif Ertek in is an Associate Professor and Director of Mechanics Programs at the Mec hanical Science and Engineering Department at the University of Illinois a t Urbana-Champaign. She is a faculty affiliate of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Materials Research Laboratory ( MRL) at the University of Illinois. Her research interests are centered on the theory and modeling of materials. She focuses on developing a microsc opic understanding of atomic and electronic scale processes\, with applica tions areas in thermal transport\, energy conversion\, and defect chemistr y. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Ber keley and completed post-doctoral work at the Berkeley Nanoscience and Nan oengineering Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology befor e moving to Illinois. She has received the NSF CAREER Award\, the TMS Earl y Career Faculty Fellow Award\, the Emerging Leader Award from the Society of Women Engineers\, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research\, and the Rose Award for Teaching Excellence at Illinois. She currently serves a s the Director of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology Nanomanufac turing Node\, Co-Director of the HDR Institute for Data-Driven Dynamical D esign\, and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Physics.\nAb stract\nFrom quantum mechanics\, we know that the functional properties of a material are governed by its atomic-scale structure. Quantum mechanical simulation\, as carried out in the field of computational materials scien ce\, has vastly improved our ability to discover new materials\, identify underlying mechanisms\, and explain puzzling experimental observations. Ye t\, the discovery of new materials using computation-guided experiments re mains a long-standing challenge due to the vast compositional and structur al phase space in which materials live. In this presentation\, I will high light our group’s recent work which aims to extend solid-state and semic onductor theory to develop computational approaches applicable to material s that live in complex configuration spaces – multicomponent alloys\, di sordered systems\, and hybrid materials. The application areas include des ign for dopability in ordered vacancy compounds as candidate thermoelectri cs\, predicting ion conductivity across wide composition ranges in mixed c onducting perovskite alloys\, linking composition to short-range order and hydrogen embrittlement in multi-component austenitic stainless steels\, a nd generative models for inorganic crystalline materials design rooted in crystallography and symmetry. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5413@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T150000 DTSTAMP:20221004T190045Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ai-days/ SUMMARY:UF AI Days DESCRIPTION:The University of Florida has dedicated tremendous resources to the application of AI in disciplines across the campus. There are over 10 0 new AI faculty who have been added to our ranks\, and more to come. We h ave set aside October 27-28\, 2022\, as AI Days to welcome those faculty to UF and highlight the research and educational activities around campus . On Thursday\, Oct 27th\, UF is awarding over $50\,000 in prize money to student winners of an AI Pitch Competition and an AI Hackathon. On Friday\ , Oct 28th\, we will have panel discussions highlighting the application o f AI to various disciplines. In addition\, we will have a poster session f or students\, postdocs\, staff\, and faculty to present AI research. There will be ample time both days to meet other colleagues interested in AI. B reakfast and Lunch are provided with some reserved parking as well.  Plea se register below and join us at the Emerson Alumni Hall to celebrate UF ’s AI Initiative.\nThursday-Friday\, October 27-28\, 2022\n8:00AM – 3: 00PM\nLive\, in-person\nLocation: Emerson Alumni Hall Ballroom\nEvent is f ree\, but registration is required \nSome reserved parking will be availa ble\nAgenda and Registration at https://informatics.research.ufl.edu/even t/ai-days/.\nStudents can register for the Pitch Competition and Hackathon at https://ai.ufl.edu/ai-days/.  CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Emerson Alumni Hall\, 1938 West University Avenue\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32603\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1938 West University Avenue \, Gainesville\, FL\, 32603\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Eme rson Alumni Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5431@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T145500 DTSTAMP:20221024T135456Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-the-back-end-of- the-us-nuclear-fuel-cycle-radiochemistry-research-to-support-safe-disposal -of-nuclear-waste/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "The Back-end of the US Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Radiochemis try Research to Support Safe Disposal of Nuclear Waste" DESCRIPTION:Mavrik Zavarin\, Ph.D.\nDirector\, Glenn T. Seaborg Institute\n Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\nDr. Mavrik Zavarin received his BS in chemistry and PhD in Soil Chemistry from the University of Californi a\, Berkeley. He has spent much of his career at Lawrence Livermore Nation al Laboratory studying actinide environmental chemistry. He is currently t he director of the Glenn T. Seaborg Institute\, manages an active research group of postdocs and graduate students\, and has published over 70 paper s. His research has focused on experimental and modeling efforts to unders tand and simulate the transport behavior of radionuclides in the environme nt\, with a particular focus on actinides. He recently spent a sabbatical at the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf (Germany) where he initiated a long-term collaboration combining the application of data science with ra dionuclide reactive transport modeling. As the Seaborg Institute director\ , he hosts an annual student summer internship program and promotes collab orative research between LLNL and the academic community in radiochemistry and nuclear forensics. In addition\, Dr. Zavarin\, on occasion\, teaches introductory chemistry at Las Positas Community College. \nAbstract\nThe production of radioactive materials in nuclear reactors has profoundly cha nged the radiologic composition of the planet. For example\, the inventory of nuclear waste in the United States is quickly approaching 100\,000 met ric tons of heavy metal (MTHM). The global presence of this anthropogenic radioactivity is the clearest signature of recent human activity on our pl anet. This has led geologists to consider ending the Holocene epoch in geo logic time and designating a new ‘Anthropocene’ epoch that coincides w ith the start of the atomic age.\n\nDeveloping safe disposal options for n uclear waste will be critical in the coming decades. Predicting the risks of radioactivity to human health and the environment will require a detail ed understanding of its behavior in aquatic systems\, reactions at mineral /water interfaces\, and interaction with microbes.\n\nIn this talk\, we wi ll discuss US efforts to support research into the safe disposal of nuclea r waste and the unique challenges to predicting the behavior of radioactiv e materials in earth systems on the scale of thousands of years. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5443@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T140850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar-karen-smil owitz-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar - Karen Smilowitz\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Fall Seminar Presentation by Karen Smilowitz\, Ph.D.\n10 /28/2022 starting at 11:45am\nIn-Person Weil 406 &\; Virtual Seminar\nT itle: "Emerging trends and new research directions in volunteer management "\nAbstract: Nonprofit organizations often face challenges related to meet ing time-dependent\, and sometimes time-critical\, operational needs with a workforce comprised of volunteers or a mix of volunteers and paid staff. The operations research literature has explored many important aspects of nonprofit operations\, and now emerging trends in online platforms have l ed to new opportunities in workforce management for nonprofits. This talk will consider how the nonprofit sector is embracing online platforms\, par ticularly in the area of volunteer management. The talk will review recent research in the area\, highlighting commonalities with commercial applica tions and unique challenges in volunteer management.\nBio: Karen Smilowitz is the James N. and Margie M. Krebs Professor in Industrial Engineering a nd Management Science at Northwestern University\, with a joint appointmen t in the Operations group at the Kellogg School of Management. Dr. Smilowi tz is an expert in modeling and solution approaches for logistics and tran sportation systems in both commercial and nonprofit applications. She has been instrumental in promoting the use of operations research within the h umanitarian and nonprofit sectors through the Woodrow Wilson Internationa l Center for Scholars\, the American Association for the Advancement of Sc ience\, and the National Academy of Engineering\, as well as various media outlets. Dr. Smilowitz is Editor-in-Chief for Transportation Science and a Fellow of the INFORMS society. Dr. Smilowitz received the Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS from INFORMS and led the winning team in the INFORMS Innovative Applications of Analytics Award.\nZoom Link: https://u fl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQUT09\nPlease cont act Barbara Martin with any questions or information needed for the semina r: bflorence@ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming seminars here: https://www.i se.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars/? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5337@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221031T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221031T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-mmunoengineerin g-next-generation-cancer-therapies-with-focused-ultrasound/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Immunoengineering Next-Generation Cancer Therapies wit h Focused Ultrasound DESCRIPTION:Natasha Diba Sheybani\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor of Biomedic al Engineering\, University of Virginia Research Director\, UVA Focused Ul trasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center\nDespite the remarkable promise of ca ncer immunotherapy\, a significant fraction of patients with solid tumors are yet unable to realize its unparalleled benefits. In this talk\, I will introduce focused ultrasound (FUS) – a promising emerging technology fo r the non-invasive\, non-ionizing\, and precisely targeted deposition of a coustic energy into tumor tissues – as a strategy for immuno-modulation and immunotherapy delivery in primary and disseminated cancers of the brai n and breast. I will provide an overview of (1) our pre-clinical work at t he nexus of FUS\, molecular imaging\, and cancer immunotherapy and (2) the rich landscape for clinical translation of FUS immunotherapy paradigms at UVA. Finally\, I will discuss our proposed approach for ushering FUS into the era of precision immuno-oncology by leveraging advanced imaging\, liq uid biopsy\, and artificial intelligence-driven approaches.\nBio:\nNatasha Sheybani\, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and (by courtesy) of Radiology &\; Medical Imaging and Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia. She also serves as Research Director for the UVA F ocused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center. Her research centers on inv estigating the use of focused ultrasound and advanced imaging for the desi gn and deployment of precision cancer immunotherapy paradigms in solid tum ors of the brain and periphery. In 2021\, she became UVA’s first-ever re cipient of the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. She has formerly held the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship\, the Robert R. Wagner Fellowsh ip\, and was also UVA’s first recipient of the NCI Predoctoral-to-Postdo ctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00). Dr. Sheybani received her B.S. ( with Honors) in Biomedical Engineering as a Eugene P. Trani Scholar at Vir ginia Commonwealth University. She then completed her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at UVA and a postdoctoral fellowship in Oncology\, Biomedical Data Science and Radiology at Stanford University. She has been recognized by health news website STAT as a “Wunderkind” and was recently electe d to Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” List in Science. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5387@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221101T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221101T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183406Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-jose-reyes-uf-abe/ SUMMARY:ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINARS [DR. José Reyes\, UF ABE] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5433@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221101T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221101T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205721Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-what-is-hidden- curriculum-and-what-does-it-mean-for-our-engineering-students/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "What Is Hidden Curriculum and What Does It Mean for O ur Engineering Students?" DESCRIPTION:Idalis Villanueva Alarcón\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Engineering Education\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Idalis Villanueva Alarc ón is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. In 2019\, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award for her NSF CAREER project on hid den curriculum in engineering. She has a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineeri ng from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and an M.S. and Ph.D. d egree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Colora do-Boulder. Also\, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship from the Nati onal Institutes of Health in Analytical Cell Biology in Bethesda\, Marylan d and worked as a lecturer for two years before transitioning to a tenure track in engineering education. Her experiences as a first-generation engi neer\, Latiné\, woman of color\, introvert\, and mother have shaped the l ens and approaches that she uses in her research and practice. She hopes h er work will not only challenge normative ways of knowing but also challen ge new ways of research scholarship and practice.\nAbstract\nIn engineerin g\, the issue of underrepresentation continues to be a topic of high debat e amongst engineering departments in the U.S. and internationally. While t here have been many approaches to tackling this issue\, one underexplored area is around hidden curriculum.\n\nThe hidden curriculum of engineering is a relatively new concept and describes the (un)intentional\, explicit\, or implicit messages that are systemically transmitted and structurally s ustained and supported. These hidden messages cue to people different less ons about their environment and their overall sense of belonging and influ ences subsequent decisions and actions (e.g.\, persistence\, retention).\n \nA mixed-methods study was conducted across 58 colleges of engineering fo r undergraduates\, graduates\, and faculty across the United States and Pu erto Rico between 2018 and 2020. The results of the session revealed many differences across gender\, race\, and institutional type and role.\n\nThi s session will introduce the audience to the concept of hidden curriculum\ , how it is perceived by faculty and students and how an individual’s re sponse to the acquired hidden curriculum may serve to reinforce or mitigat e the status quo in engineering. The talk will culminate with some suggest ions and strategies to mitigate the negative outcomes of hidden curriculum . CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5451@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T123500 DTSTAMP:20221031T121231Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-fall-seminar-juan-wachs -ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Fall Seminar - Juan Wachs\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Fall Seminar Presentation by Juan Wachs\, Ph.D.\n11/04/2 022 starting at 11:45am\nVirtual Seminar on Zoom\nTitle: “Can Machines L earn with No Data? One Step Towards Human-Like Learning”\nAbstract: Supe rvised classification methods\, especially the ones based on deep learning \, have achieved great success in many domains and tasks that are previous ly unimaginable. The ultimate goal of these learning methods is to produce systems that are as intelligent as humans\, however\, there are major dif ferences between the way humans and machines learn to acquire and represen t new knowledge. For instance\, the conventional classification approaches require sufficient labeled training data (hundreds\, if not thousands\, o f examples per category) in order to achieve good performance on classific ation tasks. In this context\, the end-goal is to develop human-like lifel ong learning systems which can learn continually by building on what has b een previously learnt. To achieve this\, researchers have conceived novel learning paradigms such as N-shot (NSL)\, Less Than One-Shot (LOS)\, few-s hot (FSL)\, one-shot (OSL) and zero-shot (ZSL) learning. This talk focuses on solving the problems of FSL and ZSL in conjugation for tempo-visual ev ents (for e.g. activities\, physical actions and gestures) and thereby\, d evelop a unified approach to handle the problem of the general classificat ion problem.\nBio: Dr. Juan Wachs is a Professor and Faculty Scholar in th e Industrial Engineering School at Purdue University\, Professor of Biomed ical Engineering (by courtesy) and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Surge ry at IU School of Medicine. He is currently serving at NSF as a Program D irector for robotics and AI programs at CISE. He is also the director of t he Intelligent Systems and Assistive Technologies (ISAT) Lab at Purdue\, a nd he is affiliated with the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering . He completed his postdoctoral training at the Naval Postgraduate School ’s MOVES Institute under a National Research Council Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences. Dr. Wachs received his B.Ed.Tech in Elect rical Education in ORT Academic College\, at the Hebrew University of Jeru salem campus. His M.Sc and Ph.D in Industrial Engineering and Management f rom the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev\, Israel. He is the recipient o f the 2013 Air Force Young Investigator Award\, and the 2015 Helmsley Seni or Scientist Fellow\, and 2016 Fulbright U.S. Scholar\, the James A. and S haron M. Tompkins Rising Star Associate Professor\, 2017\, and an ACM Dist inguished Speaker 2018. He is also the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactio ns in Human-Machine Systems\, Frontiers in Robotics and AI.\nZoom Link: ht tps://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQUT09\nPlea se contact Barbara Martin with any questions or information needed for the seminar: bflorence@ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming seminars here: https: //www.ise.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars/? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98518592687?pwd=L2NPRkVKMDAvNVhzUGlSdWZRNitQ UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5455@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221107T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221107T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-from-bioenginee ring-to-bioentrepreneurship/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: From Bioengineering to Bioentrepreneurship DESCRIPTION:Isaac Rodriguez\, Ph.D.\, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer\ , SweetBio\, Inc.\nDr. Rodriguez will share his journey from being a biome dical engineering graduate student to postdoctoral fellow to starting his own medical device company with his business-minded sister. His journey in cludes securing $6M from venture capital and angel investors\, navigating the FDA with a product he co-invented in the lab\, obtaining Medicare cove rage\, being issued 15 international patents\, and scaling marketing/comme rcialization efforts in the rapidly changing multi-billion dollar wound ca re industry.\nBio:\nIsaac Rodriguez\, PhD is the Co-Founder and Chief Scie nce Officer of SweetBio\, Inc.\, a commercial-ready medical device company with FDA-cleared\, Medicare covered\, bioengineered\, collagen + honey ad vanced wound care products. To date\, SweetBio has raised $6M and has been highlighted by Apple\, on 60 Minutes\, in USA Today\, and in Forbes. Dr. Rodriguez is the co-inventor of the SweetBio technology with 15 years of e xperience in tissue engineering\, regenerative medicine\, and biomaterials . His work has been cited 1\,000+ times in academic journals. Dr. Rodrigue z is responsible for evidence and publication strategy\, external communic ations regarding evidence and baseline science\, new product development\, intellectual property\, and supporting strategic\, marketing\, operations and fundraising activities. Some of Dr. Rodriguez’s notable achievement s include serving as the keynote speaker for NASA Langley’s 2017 Hispani c Heritage Month Celebration\, being named Memphis’ Top 40 Under 40 in 2 015\, and being honored in 2017 by Virginia Commonwealth University as a T op 10 Alumni to graduate in the last 10 years. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5453@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T133000 DTSTAMP:20251201T140858Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/transportation-professional -seminar-series-planning-for-floridas-ev-future-april-combs/ SUMMARY:Transportation Professional Seminar Series: Planning for Florida’ s EV Future\, April Combs DESCRIPTION:The intent of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEV I) Program is to build out a national electric vehicle (EV) charging netwo rk for passenger vehicles and light duty trucks. This new formula funding program will provide the Department a total of $198 million over the life of the five-year program. Funds can be used to purchase and install EV cha rging infrastructure\, operating expenses\, purchase and installation of t raffic control devices located in the right-of-way\, on-premises signage\, development activities\, and mapping and analysis activities. States must first prioritize EV charging infrastructure on the Interstate Highway Sys tem (IHS). FDOT will fill in the EV charging gaps along the IHS by install ing infrastructure where the market is currently not servicing.\nApril Com bs serves as a Statewide Planning Coordinator in the Office of Policy Plan ning for the Florida Department of Transportation. In this role she overse es policy and planning for emerging mobility\, electric vehicles\, and bro adband activities. Prior to joining FDOT\, April worked for the Florida Of fice of Energy for 13 years where she worked on policy development and str ategic planning activities\, including the Florida EV Roadmap. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Florida State University and is currentl y pursing a Juris Master in Environmental and Land Use form Florida State University College of Law. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/9514383897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5389@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183406Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-rafael-munoz-carpena-uf-abe/ SUMMARY:ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINARS [DR.Rafael Muñoz-Carpena\, UF ABE] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, UF\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UF\, Gainesville\, FL\, 326 11\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydrological Mod eling Lab):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5445@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205721Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-theoretical-des ign-of-light-element-superconductors/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Theoretical Design of Light-Element Superconductors" DESCRIPTION:Eva Zurek\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Department of Chemistry\nUnivers ity of Buffalo\, SUNY\nDr. Eva Zurek received a BSc in Chemistry and Phys ics (2000) and an MSc (2002) from the University of Calgary\, Canada. Eva was awarded a Ph.D. fellowship from the Max Planck Research School for Adv anced Materials in Stuttgart\, Germany\, and her postdoctoral research was performed at Cornell University with Roald Hoffmann in collaboration with Neil Ashcroft. In 2009 Eva became an Assistant Professor at the Universit y at Buffalo\, SUNY\, where she was promoted to Full Professor in 2016. Ev a received the Alfred P Sloan Fellowship (2013)\, The Minerals\, Metals an d Materials Society Young Leader Award (2014)\, UB Exceptional Scholar You ng Investigator Award (2014)\, Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics Pr omising Young Scientist Award (2014)\, the APT Teaching Award from UB (201 6)\, and a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship (2021). She is an editorial board member of Physical Review Materials\, and Vice Chair for the American Physical Society’s Division of Computational Phys ics (APS-DCOMP). Eva’s research is geared towards studying the electroni c structure\, properties and reactivity of a wide variety of materials usi ng first-principles calculations. She is interested in high-pressure scien ce\, superhard\, superconducting\, quantum and planetary materials\, catal ysis\, as well as solvated electrons and electrides. Her group develops al gorithms for the a priori prediction of the structures of crystals\, inter faces them with machine learning models\, and applies them in materials di scovery. Eva has been interviewed by Scientific American\, NPR’s Science Friday\, as well as CBC’s Quirks and Quarks on breakthroughs in materia ls discovery. \nAbstract\nAdvances in ab-initio crystal structure predict ion algorithms\, methods for calculating electron-phonon interactions\, an d machine learning have opened the door towards the rational discovery of conventional superconductors with superior behavior. Herein\, we report th eoretical studies of various light-element based superconductors that are discovered using the XtalOpt evolutionary algorithm for crystal structure prediction\, or via high-throughput calculations on prototype structures k nown to be conducive towards superconductivity.\n\nRoom-temperature superc onductivity in SH3 doped with a third element under pressure has been repo rted. To shed light on the structures that may have been synthesized we ca rry out a systematic investigation of the effect of doping H3S by carbon a nd phosphorus\, considering different doping schemes. Moreover\, we show h ow a chemical pressure analysis can be useful in designing ternary or quat ernary clathrate superhydride superconductors that can be stabilized to lo wer pressures.\n\nFinally\, we consider carbon-containing superconducting materials stable at ambient conditions\, some which are predicted to be su perhard.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5459@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T130000 DTSTAMP:20221107T130053Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-synbio-group-seminar-ser ies-2/ SUMMARY:UF SynBio Group Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:The UF SynBio Working Group and the UF Chemical Engineering dep artment cordially invite you to the following seminar:\nDiscovery\, Domest ication\, and Engineering of Diverse Microbes for a Circular Economy\nby P rof. Mark Blenner\, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Uni versity of Delaware.\nMicroorganisms have always been integral to natural circular processes in the environment. They serve an important role in con verting complex biological molecules into central building blocks that can be converted back into complex products. As a society\, we now seek simil ar circularity in the semi-synthetic world that we’ve constructed throug h over a century of synthetic organic chemistry. Recent advances in genomi cs and synthetic biology have enabled exploitation of a wide array of micr obes engineered to produce value-added products from biomass-derived and s ynthetically derived substrates. Our group has mainly focused on oleaginou s yeast – that use a variety of low-value and waste feedstocks and can n aturally accumulate a large amount of lipids. We have engineered multiple genetic tools to rapidly engineer Yarrowia lipolytica\, and used these too ls to elucidate cryptic metabolic pathways\, and to produce oleochemicals and secondary metabolites by taking advantage of naturally high flux pathw ays. We will also describe emerging oleaginous yeast with more favorable p roperties for utilizing low-value and waste substrates. Finally\, we will describe our recent efforts towards polyolefin and polystyrene degradation and upcycling using microbes from the gut of mealworms. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkcO-srjMiGdRJKTtGsBhKEbw67 fDQoCvj%20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5435@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T145500 DTSTAMP:20221018T160905Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-the-nuclear-regu latory-commissions-research-on-fuel-fragmentation-relocation-and-dispersal / SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Research on Fuel Fragmentation\, Relocation and Dispersal" DESCRIPTION:James Corson\, Ph.D.\nSenior Reactor Systems Engineer\nNuclear Regulatory Commission\nDr. James Corson is a Senior Reactor Systems Engin eer in the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research at the United States Nucl ear Regulatory Commission\, where he has worked for the past 12 years.  D r. Corson specializes in the behavior of nuclear fuel during normal operat ions\, anticipated operational occurrences\, and design basis accidents\, both for operating light water reactors and for advanced non-LWR designs.   He serves as the NRC technical lead for the Fuel Analysis under Steady- state and Transients (FAST) fuel performance code\, and he is an active pa rticipant in several domestic and international research projects related to nuclear fuel behavior.\n \nDr. Corson holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in n uclear engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and Texas A&\ ;M University\, respectively\, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from th e University of Maryland\, College Park.\nAbstract\nExtensive research has been conducted on fuel fragmentation\, relocation\, and dispersal (FFRD) during a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). This research has shown that FFR D phenomena are correlated with burnup. As the U.S. nuclear industry pursu es the operation of plants with higher fuel burnup levels\, it is importan t to understand and account for FFRD-related phenomena and their impact on regulatory figures of merit (e.g.\, peak cladding temperature) in licensi ng applications. Recently\, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) published a research informat ion letter to communicate staff’s interpretation of findings from experi mental programs on FFRD and to define conservative\, empirical boundaries for FFRD-related phenomena.\n \nThe research information letter provides a basis for limiting the analysis of FFRD to regions of the core with spec ific characteristics. Data from experimental programs conducted to date su ggests that fine fragmentation is limited to fuel above 55 gigawatt days p er metric ton of uranium (GWd/MTU) pellet average burnup. Axial fuel reloc ation is limited to regions of the fuel rod that have a local cladding str ain greater than 3 percent. Relocated fuel fragments can occupy between 60 percent and 85 percent of the fuel rod cross-sectional area in the balloo n region. The propensity for fuel dispersal is correlated with fuel fragme nt size and burst opening size\; however\, cladding burst and fuel relocat ion are prerequisites. This effectively limits fuel dispersal by the same parameters as fine fragmentation and relocation (i.e.\, pellet average bur nup greater than 55 GWd/MTU and cladding strain greater than 3 percent). Finally\, data from experimental programs conducted to date suggests that significant quantities of fission gas may be released during a LOCA transi ent. Transient fission gas release becomes increasingly significant with i ncreasing burnup\, with releases as high as 18 percent observed from a fue l rod segment with an average burnup of 70 GWd/MTU. Fission gas released d uring a LOCA may impact fuel rod ballooning and burst behavior and\, thus\ , fuel relocation and dispersal. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5467@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-development-of- a-pre-clinical-model-of-chronic-low-back-pain-that-mimics-human-disease/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Development of a Pre-clinical Model of Chronic Low Bac k Pain that Mimics Human Disease DESCRIPTION:Biography:\nDr. Becky Wachs is an assistant professor at the Un iversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Wachs did her B.S. in Mechanical Enginee ring at Worcester Polytechnic Institute\, M.Eng. and Ph.D. in Biomedical E ngineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\, and her postdoctoral work in Neural Engineering at the University of Florida. During her degrees\, Dr. Wachs also worked two different industry positions in microscopy and b iologics. Her current work focuses on engineering treatments and developin g models of chronic orthopedic pain.\nTitle: Development of a Pre-clinical Model of Chronic Low Back Pain that Mimics Human Disease\nAbstract:\nChro nic low back pain is an epidemic that affects up to 20% of the population in their lifetime. Many of these patients exhibit robust nerve growth\, ch ronic inflammation\, and altered mechanics of their intervertebral disc. C urrent conservative treatments including anti-inflammatories and opioid pr escriptions have limited long-term efficacy. Surgical fusion is the last l ine of defense to treat chronic low back pain and can often fail or lead t o adjacent level degeneration. Very few new treatments for chronic pain ha ve been successfully translated because of inaccurate pre-clinical models. Thus\, this seminar will focus on the development of a robust model of ch ronic low back pain that more accurately mimics human pain presentation an d disease pathology. Further\, this seminar will discuss the screening of novel treatments to target aberrant nerve growth\, inflammation\, and alte red mechanics to alleviate chronic low back pain CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5391@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183406Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-ray-huffaker-uf-abe/ SUMMARY:ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINARS [DR.Ray Huffaker\, UF ABE] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, UF\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UF\, Gainesville\, FL\, 326 11\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydrological Mod eling Lab):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5457@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T150000 DTSTAMP:20221103T143655Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/seminar-internationalizing- the-engineering-curriculum-within-and-beyond-the-classroom/ SUMMARY:Seminar: Internationalizing the Engineering Curriculum Within and B eyond the Classroom DESCRIPTION:In celebration of International Education Week\, I will be host ing a seminar in partnership with HWCOE faculty and UF International cente r to share ideas on internationalizing the engineering curriculum\, within and beyond the classroom. The seminar will be held over Zoom on Nov 15th\ , from 2-3pm.\nThe speakers and topics will include:\n1. Introducing Virtu al Exchange in the Classroom - Paloma Rodriguez\, Director\, Office of Glo bal Learning\, UF International Center\n2. Developing Faculty-Led Abroad P rogram – Nicole Fuls\, Assistant Director of Faculty Engagement\, Study Abroad Services\, UF International Center\n3. Faculty Experiences\no UF in Japan Cross Cultural Engineering at Kyoto University – Dr. Jeremiah Bla nchard\, Director of Computer Engineering\, Instructional Assistant Profes sor\, Department of Engineering Education\no Virtual Exchange “Energy En gineering Using Educational Laboratory Kits” – Dr. Matthew Traum\, Ins tructional Associate Professor\, Department of Mechanical Engineering\n4. Broadening Participation through International Experiences for Students – Dr. Gloria Kim\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Engineering Educa tion\n5. Q&\;A\n-Pingchien Neo CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/8906580350%20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5447@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205721Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-mesoscale-simul ations-of-multiphase-soft-matter-materials-and-fluids/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Mesoscale Simulations of Multiphase Soft Matter Mater ials and Fluids" DESCRIPTION:Paul Millett\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Mecha nical Engineering\nUniversity of Arkansas\nDr. Paul Millett is an Associa te Professor and holds the 21st Century Endowed Professorship Chair in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Arkansas.  His re search and teaching interests include computational materials science\, co mputational fluid dynamics\, numerical methods\, parallel computing\, and materials design for energy and biomedical applications.  Dr. Millett’s research is funded by the National Science Foundation\, the US Department of Energy\, 3M\, the Center for Advanced Surface Engineering\, and the Me mbrane Science Engineering and Technology Center.\nAbstract\nThe manipulat ion of multi-phase fluids\, comprised of two or more immiscible liquids or liquid-solid suspensions\, at very small length scales is an emerging ave nue for materials discovery. Shaping such fluid phases into small droplets \, bubbles\, emulsions\, or bicontinuous domains can be viewed as a precur sor step towards fabricating functional material architectures. This talk will discuss how advanced computer simulations can shed light on the kinet ics and metastable states within bicontinuous interfacially-jammed emulsio ns (bijels) that consist of two immiscible liquids stabilized with neutral ly-wetting solid particles.  Particular attention will be given to the mo rphology of such systems in thin-film geometries under external electric f ields to produce unique membranes for applications including energy produc tion\, water purification\, and catalytic membranes.     \nIn additio n\, this talk will present hydrodynamical simulations of deformable liquid -filled capsule suspensions.  The rheology and microstructure of these su spensions in pressure-driven flow conditions within microfluidic channels will be examined.  Flow-induced capsule deformation results from both cap sule-fluid interactions (in particular the local shear rate) as well as ca psule-capsule interactions.  For relatively soft capsules\, inertial focu sing is observed for Re >\; 100 characterized by a narrowing of the caps ule distribution towards the channel centerline.  The relative viscosity of the suspension (relative to the capsule-free fluid) and the principal t ension within capsule membranes is analyzed for varying Reynolds number\, Capillary number\, and channel dimensions.    CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5485@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205721Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-search-committee-meetin g-2/ SUMMARY:MSE Search Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/3922157926 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5461@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T133000 DTSTAMP:20221108T120729Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/female-leaders-in-transport ation-seminar-dr-kara-kockelman/ SUMMARY:Female Leaders in Transportation Seminar\, Dr. Kara Kockelman DESCRIPTION:Kara Kockelman is a registered professional engineer and holds a PhD\, MS\, and BS in civil engineering\, a master’s in city planning\, and a minor in economics from the University of California at Berkeley. D r. Kockelman has been a professor of transportation engineering at the Uni versity of Texas at Austin for 24 years\, and is Associate Site Director o f the NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Efficient Ve hicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems. She has authored over 200 j ournal articles (and two books)\, and her primary research interests inclu de planning for shared and autonomous vehicle systems\, the statistical mo deling of urban systems\, energy and climate issues\, the economic impacts of transport policy\, and crash occurrence and consequences. Her and her students’ work can be found at www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman.\nAmer icans’ Long-distance Travel: Domestic and International\, with and witho ut Autonomous Vehicles\nLong-distance (LD) person-trips are an important p art of US travel\, with Americans making roughly 6 billion long-distance p erson-trips (weighted) over 75 miles (one-way) in 2016-17. Although these trips are just 1.6% of a US person-trips\, they are nearly 38% of American s’ person-miles traveled (PMT)\, with 8.4% having an origin or destinati on abroad. This research specifies behavioral models for long-distance dom estic and international passenger-trips before and after the introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs).\nAfter synthesizing 10% of US households (28 .1M persons) across 73\,056 US census tracts\, these models anticipate per son-trips by season and purpose\, with party size\, mode\, and destination \, as well as vehicle ownership (to reflect any AV impacts on ownership). Domestic and international airline-ticket prices are estimated and serve a s key inputs to the models. Mined data sets include UT’s 2017 and 2021 v ehicle ownership and long-distance travel surveys (emphasizing AV impacts) \, the 2016/17 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS)\, EPA’s Smart Loc ation data\, the FHWA’s rJourney dataset\, and the FAA’s ticket sales (DB1B in 2019). Model applications suggest that VMT and PMT will rise 24% (from 349 to 370 miles per month per person\, with passenger-vehicle-miles rising from 149 to 186 per person per month) – when assuming that AVs c ost $3500 more than conventional vehicles (e.g.\, in the year 2040) and re ntal AVs cost $0.70 per seat-mile (and can be shared among strangers\, muc h like a mini-bus\, but door to door).\nParameter estimates in the interna tional trip distribution model (from 334 US airports to 1028 foreign airpo rts) suggest that flight volumes fall about 41% for every 7-hour (one stan dard deviation increase) increase in flight time (start to end). Destinati ons listed as tourist attractions (like London\, Barcelona\, Milan\, Paris \, and Dubai) enjoy 48% higher inbound flows. Feasible generalized least-s quares models quantify how ticket prices rise about $0.078 per mile (of di stance to reach one’s destination) added when traveling in the economy o r coach class (and $0.163 per mile in business or first class). Moreover\, round-trip fares cost 3.4% to 12.8% less than one-way trips\, to English- speaking and non-English-speaking destinations respectively. Finally\, fli ghts cost about 15.2% more (outbound and inbound) when departing in Octobe r through December (second quarter year) as compared to January through Ma rch (first quarter)\, everything else constant. Such details are useful in simulating the future of domestic and international travel\, emissions\, and expenditures\, and planning policy and investment. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/9514383897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5393@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221122T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221122T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183406Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-ying-zhang-uf-abe/ SUMMARY:ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINARS [DR.Ying Zhang\, UF ABE] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, 1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.644417;-82.345436 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydr ological Modeling Lab):geo:29.644417,-82.345436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5487@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221128T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-human-organoids -on-a-chip/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Human Organoids on a Chip DESCRIPTION:Ashutosh Agarwal\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\, University of Miami\nAbstract: Organs on Chips ar e being designed as accurate models of healthy and diseased human organs. These collaborative ventures seek to replace the current paradigm of high quantity\, low quality data with limited applicability to the human patien t with mid-quantity\, high quality data that will eventually be patient sp ecific. However\, multiple daunting\, yet scientifically fertile roadblock s will need to be addressed along the way: identifying a robust source of primary or stem cell derived human tissues\; recapitulation of organ-speci fic microenvironments and architectures\; development of a universal cultu re media for multiple cell/tissue types\; agile deployment of multiple chi ps through a network of pumps\, valves\, switches\, collection ports\, and sampling ports\; integration of on-chip sensors and analytics for real-ti me evaluation of function\; extrapolation of in-vitro results to in vivo o utcomes\; allometric scaling laws of organ chips with respect to each othe r\; and finally\, translating these devices in a scalable manner into the laboratories of basic scientists and pharmaceutical companies. This semina r will cover our contributions in each of these thrust areas.\nBio: Ashu A garwal is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Universi ty of Miami and directs the Cancer Engineering and Urologic Engineering In stitutes at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His undergradua te degree from Indian Institute of Technology\, and his PhD from Universit y of Florida (GO GATORS) are both in Materials Science and Engineering. He then gathered postdoctoral research experience in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University\, and at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspir ed Engineering at Harvard University. The mission of his Physiomimetic Mic rosystems Laboratory at the University of Miami is to develop human releva nt organ mimic platforms for discovery of therapies and drugs\, for modeli ng of disease states\, for conducting mechanistic studies\, and for differ entiation\, maturation and evaluation of stem cells. The lab is supported by multiple NIH consortium grants\, Early stage commercialization grants f rom Wallace H. Coulter Foundation\, and a Sponsored research project from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5469@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221129T130000 DTSTAMP:20221108T185632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/guest-speaker-joe-marks-soc ial-modeling-for-informed-government-commerce/ SUMMARY:GUEST SPEAKER - JOE MARKS - SOCIAL MODELING FOR INFORMED GOVERNMENT &\; COMMERCE DESCRIPTION:SOCIAL MODELING FOR INFORMED\nGOVERNMENT &\; COMMERCE\nTUESD AY\, NOVEMBER 29\, 2022 - INFORMATICS INSTITUTE E252\nNOON - 1PM\nBONUS fo r would-be entrepreneurs: 5PM – 6PM talk: “Navigating Corporate R&\ ;D”\nWe are frequently surprised by major political\, economic\, and str ategic outcomes that reflect the aggregate preferences\, decisions\, and a ctions of individual members of society: the technological marvels of our time have not improved our ability to model societies as much as one might have expected or hoped. How can we make better use of AI\, the Internet\, and mobile/pervasive computing to simulate and predict societal phenomena ? In this talk I will discuss a radical proposal to answer this question: a national-scale\, agent-based simulation at the granularity of individual citizen actors that can serve as a simulation testbed for governmental an d commercial decision making.\nJoe Marks is the CTO (Wētā Digital) at Un ity Software. He holds an AB in Applied Mathematics and a PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University. His areas of expertise include AI\, HCI\, and CGI. He got his start in R&\;D by working on DARPA-sponsored simul ation &\; training technologies\, which produced an early example of a practically useful metaverse. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed artic les on a broad variety of topics\, and managed large research groups at Mi tsubishi Electric\, Disney\, and CMU. He has co-founded two start-ups. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Informatics Institute\, 432 Newell Drive\, CISE Bldg. Room E252\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611-5585\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=432 Newell Drive\, CISE Bld g. Room E252\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611-5585\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIU S=100;X-TITLE=Informatics Institute:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5395@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221129T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221129T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183406Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-daniel-yeh-usf/ SUMMARY:ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINARS [DR. Daniel Yeh\, USF] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, UF\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UF\, Gainesville\, FL\, 326 11\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydrological Mod eling Lab):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5493@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221129T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221129T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-mechanical-and- oxidation-behavior-of-hf-25ta-x-refractory-alloys/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Mechanical and Oxidation Behavior of Hf-25Ta-X Refrac tory Alloys" DESCRIPTION:Eric Payton\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Mechan ical and Materials Science Engineering\nUniversity of Cincinnati\nDr. Eric Payton is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. His laboratory addresses the sustainability of critical mat erials through fundamental research into alloy design\, discovery\, and pr ocessing. Our objective is to enable design engineers to balance performan ce with responsible resource utilization. Employing state-of-the-art compu tational and quantitative characterization techniques\, his group seeks to lend insights into microstructure evolution during processing and chemo-m echanical environmental interactions in service\, then use this knowledge to develop practical tools for predicting material properties.\n\nPrior to joining the faculty of the University of Cincinnati in 2022\, Dr. Payton served for five years as the Research Leader for the Metallic Materials an d Processing Team at the Air Force Research Laboratory\, Materials and Man ufacturing Directorate. Before entering government service\, he was an Ass istant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the New York Stat e College of Ceramics at Alfred University and held post-doctoral position s at both Ruhr University in Bochum\, Germany and the Federal Institute fo r Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in Berlin\, Germany. He obtained hi s doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State Unive rsity.\n\nDr. Payton’s colleagues suspect he would be a good addition to their trivia night team\; however\, his area of trivia mastery may be lim ited to turn-of-the-century musicians. Dr. Payton is an enthusiastic advoc ate of scientific collaboration\, structured programming\, learner-centere d pedagogy\, and vegetables.\nAbstract\nRecent work by Perepezko and Yang has indicated that Hf-27Ta forms an adherent and thermal-shock-resistant o xide (Hf6Ta2O17) during high-temperature oxidation\, and Senkov et al have shown that additions of Mo and W while holding this Hf:Ta ratio can incre ase the high-temperature strength in this alloy system. The protective oxi de is predicted using ab-initio calculations to also be formed preferentia lly at lower temperatures\, <\;1500 degrees C. In the present work\, we investigate the mechanical properties and oxidation behavior of arc-melted and hot isostatically pressed Hf-25Ta-5X alloys where X=Nb\, Zr\, Cr\, W\ , Mo\, or Mo+W at temperatures lower than 1500 degrees C. The observations are compared against other refractory complex concentrated alloys. It is observed that oxidation behavior of all Hf-25Ta-5X alloys investigated is inferior to Nb-18Ti-10W\, and formation of a protective layer of Hf6Ta2O17 is not observed. The underlying reasons for this observation are explored and discussed. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5495@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221201T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221201T145500 DTSTAMP:20221128T145959Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-radiation-effect s-in-ceramic-nuclear-fuels/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Radiation Effects in Ceramic Nuclear Fuels" DESCRIPTION:Lingfeng He\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Nuclear Engineering\ nNorth Carolina State University\nDr. Lingfeng He is an Associate Profess or of Nuclear Engineering at NC State University. He was a distinguished s taff scientist and High-Resolution Materials Characterization group lead a t INL prior to joining NCSU in 2022. He studies materials behavior in extr eme environments\, with a focus on environmental degradation of materials in nuclear power systems. Dr. He serves as the PI/Co-PI for 17 R&\;D pr ojects and 47 Nuclear Science User Facility (NSUF) Rapid Turnaround Experi ments besides supporting multiple DOE programs at INL.  He is the top col laborator at NSUF. He has published 127 peer-reviewed journal articles and held 5 patents. He is the recipient of the INL Laboratory Director’s 20 20 Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award.\nAbstract\nCeramic nuclear fu els have been widely used in light water reactors (LWRs) or proposed as ac cident-tolerant fuels for LWRs or candidates for advanced reactors. In rea ctor environments\, radiation-induced microstructural changes in ceramic n uclear fuels can affect their mechanical/thermal properties and structural integrity/durability. Investigating early-stage microstructural changes i s of significance in understanding the performance degradation of ceramic nuclear fuels in reactor environments.\n\nIn this work\, we study the micr ostructural evolution as a function of temperature and irradiation dose in both oxide and nitride nuclear fuels using a combination of in situ/ex si tu ion irradiation\, advanced characterization\, and modeling. The irradia tion-induced dislocation loops and phase changes are characterized using e lectron microscopy techniques. Loop density and diameter are analyzed usin g a kinetic rate theory that considers stoichiometric loop evolution.  Th e energetics of dislocation loop types and phase relationships are studied using multiscale modeling.   CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5507@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T160000 DTSTAMP:20221130T153959Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-3d-modeling-of- the-intervertebral-disc-direct-relationships-between-tissue-composition-an d-mod/ SUMMARY:3D Modeling of the Intervertebral Disc: Direct relationships betwee n tissue composition and model parameters DESCRIPTION:Grace O'Connell\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Mechanical Engi neering\, Associate Dean\nfor Inclusive Excellence\,\nCollege of Engineeri ng\, UC Berkeley\nFinite element models provide a valuable tool for studyi ng disease progression\, risk of tissue failure\, or repair strategies. To date\, many models for biological tissues employ hyperelastic material de scriptions with material properties that have no direct physical interpret ation. This seminar will focus on development\, validation\, and applicati on of a multi-scale structure-based model developed for the intervertebral disc.\nThe disc is a fiber-reinforced composite structure. Model developm ent was initiated by calibrating model parameters to mechanical behavior a t the sub-tissue scale. Fiber bundles and non-fibrous material were modele d as separate materials using triphasic mixture theory\, allowing for dire ct physical interpretation of the material properties. The resulting param eters were used to create tissue- and joint-level models of the disc and t he model-predicted mechanical behavior was compared to experimental data i n the literature for model validation. Lastly\, the model was uses to asse ss the impact of complex loading on the relative risk of tissue failure. S pecifically\, the model was used to predict the risk of disc herniation. F indings from this work highlight significant challenges in replicating cli nically relevant disc herniation using commonly applied experimental techn iques.\nGrace O’Connell is an Associate Professor in the Department of M echanical Engineering at the University of California\, Berkeley. She is t he co-director of the Berkeley Biomechanics Laboratory\, and her research interests are in soft tissue mechanobiology and tissue engineering. O’Co nnell received PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania i n 2009\, where her research focused on intervertebral disc biomechanics wi th age\, degeneration\, and injury. O’Connell’s research group employs computational modeling and experimental approaches to study the effect of aging and disease on tissue- and joint-level mechanobiology. She has rece ived many awards including the 2019 YC Fung Young Investigator Award and N SF CAREER Award\, and was inducted into the AIMBE College of Fellows in 20 21. She is also the Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence for the Colleg e of Engineering. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5449@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182408Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-novel-insights- into-built-in-rna-sensory-networks/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Novel insights into built-in RNA sensory networks DESCRIPTION:Lydia M. Contreras\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\nJim and Barbara Miller E ndowed Faculty Fellowship in Chemical Engineering\nDept. of Chemical Engin eering\nUniversity of Texas at Austin\nTitle: Novel insights into built-in RNA sensory networks\nThis is a Virtual Event – Please join us on Zoom at https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93516437663\nAbstract: Bacterial regulatory RNAs enable dynamic responses to stresses caused by changes in environmental co nditions. These global regulators enable responses to diverse and rapidly changing environmental stimuli by affecting vast networks of targets at\, frequently\, multiple biological levels. Given their relevance to pathogen esis and their potential to manage global regulatory networks that affect biological production of industrially relevant compounds\, understanding t heir functions is a goal in both medicine and metabolic engineering. Given the importance of molecular structural arrangements to RNA functioning\, fundamental characterization of native RNA networks depend heavily on the understanding and design of their specific shapes and on the retargeting o f specific binding partners. Specifically\, knowledge of the RNA structura l landscape supports identification of interfaces relevant to regulation. In this talk\, we will describe our recent advances in developing high thr oughput approaches that allow for the simultaneous in vivo characterizatio n of thousands of potential interacting interfaces in RNA molecules. We wi ll describe how RNA structural insights obtained from this synthetic probi ng approach can be used in the basic characterization of newly discovered RNAs and in the discovery of novel RNA mechanisms. The talk will also high light our use of these methods in conjunction with new biophysical model a nd machine learning approaches for expanding our understanding of sRNA-reg ulation in bacteria.\nBio: Dr. Lydia M. Contreras is a Professor (and Jim and Barbara Miller Faculty Fellow) of Chemical Engineering at the Universi ty of Texas-Austin\; she is also a member of the Institute of Cell and Mol ecular Biology. She teaches Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing \, Thermodynamics\, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis\, and Fu ndamental and Applications of Cellular Regulation.\nDr. Contreras obtained a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in 2003\, wher e she graduated Cum Laude. She completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering f rom Cornell University in 2008\, focusing on engineering bacterial cells f or improved production of therapeutic proteins. As a postdoctoral associat e at the Wadsworth Center (New York State Department of Health)\, she focu sed on understanding mechanisms of infection in pathogenic bacteria. She b egan her career at the University of Texas-Austin in 2011\, where she lead s a research team focused on RNA biochemistry to study gene regulation mec hanisms associated with stress-responses for applications in health and bi otechnology.\nShe has received several academic\, teaching and service awa rds including: an NSF CAREER\, ACS BIOT Young Investigator Award\, America n Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) Food\, Pharmaceutical and Bioeng ineering Division Early Career Award Biotechnology and Bioengineering Dani el I.C. Wang Award\, Department of Thrust Reduction Agency (DTRA) Young In vestigator\, Airforce Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator\, H ealth and Environmental Institute (HEI) Walter E. Rosenblith New Investiga tor\, Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program (NHARP) Early Career\, So ciety of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Young Investigator Award\, and an Innovative Early-Career Frontiers of Engineering Educator.\nShe li ves in Austin\, Tx and is a proud mom to 5 year old twins. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93516437663 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5397@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183406Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-partha-srinivasan-csu-ohio/ SUMMARY:ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINARS [Dr.Partha Srinivasan\, CSU Ohio] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, 1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.644417;-82.345436 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydr ological Modeling Lab):geo:29.644417,-82.345436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5497@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-viscoelastic-ba ndgap-and-thermal-transport-in-inorganic-organic-nanolaminates/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Viscoelastic Bandgap and Thermal Transport in Inorgan ic-Organic Nanolaminates" DESCRIPTION:Pawel Kablinski\, Ph.D.\nDepartment Head\, Department of Materi als Science and Engineering\nRensselaer Polytechnic University\nDr. Pawel Keblinksi received an MS degree in Physics from Warsaw University in 199 0 and a Ph.D. degree in Physics from Pennsylvania State University in 1995 . After postdoctoral appointments at Argonne National Laboratory and Forsc hungszentrum Karlsruhe\, Germany he joined the faculty of the Materials Sc ience &\; Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\, Troy NY. He currently serves as the Department Head.\n\nHis research relie s mainly on the use of classical molecular dynamics simulations to study s tructure-property relationships in interfacial materials\, with a focus on thermal transport modeling. His work to date resulted in over 200 publica tions in peer-reviewed journals and associated H-index that exceeds his ag e. He is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Career Award (USA)\, Humboldt Fellowship (Germany)\, and Marie Curie Fellowship (EU Commission /Poland). He is also a Fellow of the American Physical Society and Materia ls Research Society and an Associated Editor of the Journal of Applied Phy sics.\nAbstract\nIncorporating molecular nanolayers (MNLs) at inorganic in terfaces offers promise for reaping unusual enhancements in fracture energ y\, thermal and electrical transport.\nHere\, using molecular dynamics sim ulations we reveal that multilayering MNL-bonded inorganic interfaces can result in viscoelastic damping bandgaps. The analyses of interfacial vibra tions indicate that the viscoelastic bandgap is an interface effect that c annot be explained by weighted averages of bulk responses. These findings prognosticate a variety of possibilities for accessing and tuning novel dy namic mechanical responses in materials systems and devices with significa nt inorganic-organic interface fractions.\n \nWe also characterize therma l transport in these nanolaminates focusing on transport tunability by the interfacial bonding. By comparing thermal conductivity of the nanolaminat es with interfacial thermal conductance of corresponding individual interf aces\, we concluded that thermal transport in these nanolaminates can be l argely understood in terms of independent interfacial resistors connected in series. This is different from behavior observed in classic Si-Ge super lattices that exhibit signatures of coherent phonon transport across multi ple interfaces.  Furthermore\, we observe the structural change in the or ganic phase above 350 K leads to a significant decrease in both thermal co nductivity and thermal conductance. This suggests paths towards developmen t of interfacial structures with bonding and temperature-tunable thermal c onductivity. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5399@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221213T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221213T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183406Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminars-dr-daniel-lowell-weller-suny-esf/ SUMMARY:ABE BIOCOMPLEXITY ENGINEERING SEMINARS [DR. Daniel Lowell Weller\, SUNY-ESF] DESCRIPTION:The UF ABE Biocomplexity Engineering research group (members an d collaborators of the ABE Hydrological Modeling Lab Led by Dr. Rafael Mu ñoz-Carpena) invite you to join our weekly research seminar presentations by a diverse network of researchers in and outside UF ABE\, on various to pics geared towards learning about complex systems and solutions within th e discipline and fostering interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. P lease see calendar/topics\, and access zoom link here: https://abe.ufl.edu /faculty/carpena/seminars/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rogers 284 (Hydrological Modeling Lab)\, 1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.644417;-82.345436 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rogers 284 (Hydr ological Modeling Lab):geo:29.644417,-82.345436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5503@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T133000 DTSTAMP:20221128T210431Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/physics-informed-data-analy tics-approaches-using-constrained-optimization-exploiting-domain-knowledge -with-h/ SUMMARY:Physics-informed data analytics approaches using constrained optimi zation - exploiting domain knowledge with h DESCRIPTION:Physics-informed data analytics approaches using constrained op timization - exploiting domain knowledge with hard information in a transp ortation network.\nDr. Yueyue Fan\nProfessor\, Civil and Environmental Eng ineering at University of California\, Davis.\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/95143 83897\nDr. Fan will use Transportation networks as examples to discuss how constrained optimization\, by providing a flexible modeling framework for integrating domain knowledge\, statistics\, and data-driven approaches\, could help addressing some fundamental data challenges that frequently ari se in transportation applications. LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5503@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T133000 DTSTAMP:20221128T210431Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/physics-informed-data-analy tics-approaches-using-constrained-optimization-exploiting-domain-knowledge -with-h/ SUMMARY:Physics-informed data analytics approaches using constrained optimi zation - exploiting domain knowledge with h DESCRIPTION:Physics-informed data analytics approaches using constrained op timization - exploiting domain knowledge with hard information in a transp ortation network.\nDr. Yueyue Fan\nProfessor\, Civil and Environmental Eng ineering at University of California\, Davis.\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/95143 83897\nDr. Fan will use Transportation networks as examples to discuss how constrained optimization\, by providing a flexible modeling framework for integrating domain knowledge\, statistics\, and data-driven approaches\, could help addressing some fundamental data challenges that frequently ari se in transportation applications. LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5499@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T193000 DTSTAMP:20221128T195404Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/the-frontiers-of-artificial -intelligence-empowered-methods-and-solutions-to-urban-transportation-chal lenges/ SUMMARY:The Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Methods and Solu tions to Urban Transportation Challenges DESCRIPTION:Register for workshop here:\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/ 1FAIpQLSd_bWiQ3nFCcgvLDLns_UJZM2V3aJk63-cUq2X1c34QkEpz7Q/viewform\nWorksho p Synopsis\nWith quickly growing quantity and variety of transportation da ta\, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are revolutionizing transpo rtation research from system management to automated vehicle and infrastru cture control. Emerging AI technologies combined with other analytical met hods will lead to improved scientific understandings\, transformative info rmed decisions\, and innovative\, proactive management solutions of urban transportation infrastructure systems (UTIS). In this workshop\, researche rs from transportation and computer science disciplines will be invited to explore the frontiers of AI-empowered methods\, solutions\, and workforce development to urban transportation challenges. The workshop aims to iden tify the tremendous research and education needs and challenges\, and furt her stimulate transformative research in both transportation and AI commun ities. LOCATION:Hilton University of Florida Conference Center\, 1714 SW 34th Stre et\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32607\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1714 SW 34th Street\, Gaine sville\, FL\, 32607\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hilton Univ ersity of Florida Conference Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5501@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221216T120000 DTSTAMP:20221128T205445Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/funding-opportunities-for-r esearch-related-to-infrastructure-systems-and-smart-and-connected-communit ies-at-na/ SUMMARY:Funding opportunities for research related to infrastructure system s and smart and connected communities at Na DESCRIPTION:Dr. Yueyue Fan wil will give a NSF outreach seminar on Funding opportunities for research related to infrastructure systems and smart and connected communities at National Science Foundation.\nDr. Yueyue Fan\, t he Program Director of the Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) program at N SF will discuss funding opportunities related to infrastructure systems\, disasters and resilience\, and smart and connected communities at the Nati onal Science Foundation. Challenges brought by problems in these areas oft en require cross-disciplinary efforts from engineering\, mathematics\, and physical and social sciences. Therefore\, we welcome audiences from broad academic communities. Specifically\, we will focus on four NSF programs: Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS)\, Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)\, and Sm art and Connected Communities ( S&\;CC)\, including their scopes\, revi ew criteria\, and different expectations. This is also an opportunity to g ather your input regarding critical gaps and research infrastructure needs . END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5529@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230110T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230110T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-why-wide-and-ul tra-wide-semiconductors-advances-towards-naval-applications/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Why Wide (and Ultra-wide) Semiconductors? Advances To wards Naval Applications" DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Hite\, Ph.D.\nMaterials Research Engineer\nU.S. Naval Research Laboratory\nDr. Jennifer Hite is a Materials Research Engineer w ith the Electronic Science and Technology Division at the US Naval Researc h Laboratory (NRL) in Washington\, DC. She received her B.S. in Chemical E ngineering from the University of Florida in 2000 and worked in industry a t Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems before returning to the University of Florida to earn her M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science Engineering in 200 3 and 2006\, respectively.\n\nShe started as an ASEE Postdoctoral Fellow a t NRL in 2007 and transitioned to permanent staff as a Karles Fellow in 20 10. Her research is focused on the growth and characterization of wide and ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors\, with an emphasis on III-nitride mater ials for applications in power electronics\, as well as more novel areas\, such as non-linear optics.  She currently serves as the chair of the AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter\, is the past chair of the Electrochemical Society E lectronics and Photonics Division\, serves on the executive committee of t he American Association for Crystal Growth\, and as a co-organizer for sev eral conference symposia. She has authored or co-authored over 180 publica tions in peer-reviewed journals\, eight patents\, and over 270 presentatio ns\, including 90 invited presentations.\n \;\nAbstract\nAs technology progresses and increasing levels of power are required\, combined with sh rinking dimensions\, wide and ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors become mor e and more attractive\, especially for next-generation power devices. What are examples of these materials? They include SiC\, GaN\, Ga2O3\, AlN\, a nd even diamond. From a power electronics standpoint\, SiC is at a high ma turation level. GaN has maturity in lateral devices for rf-applications as well as quasi-vertical light-emitting applications\, but not in vertical power devices. Ga2O3 is currently in the beginning of development as a mat erial for power electronics\, and research into AlN and diamond for these applications is still in exploratory stages. This presentation will explai n why we need these materials and then focus on our efforts in GaN researc h toward vertical areas\, while touching on some tangential research areas .\n \nDevices based on GaN represent critical next-generation medium volt age and high voltage power switch technology. While lateral GaN-based high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) technology has been highly successful for rf power amplifiers and is well-positioned to supersede GaAs-based mo nolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs)\, advances in vertical powe r device technology have been limited due to the lack of high-quality nati ve substrates. As large-area substrates have become available by hydride v apor phase epitaxy (HVPE) and ammonothermal growth\, the properties of nit rides are no longer dominated by defects introduced by heteroepitaxial gro wth\, and several fundamental vertical power devices have recently been re alized\, including Schottky diodes with edge termination\, trench metal-ox ide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs)\, and current apertur e vertical electron transistors (CAVETs). However\, additional materials c hallenges are coming to the forefront that need to be understood and surmo unted in order to allow homoepitaxial devices to achieve their full potent ial\, especially in the realization of repeatable thick drift layers with low background doping.\n \nRecent developments in III-nitride vertical de vice technology at the US Naval Research Laboratory will be presented\, re sulting in a better understanding of the relationship between substrate qu ality\, epitaxial layer quality\, and device performance. Future direction s for GaN device development enabled by the availability of bulk substrate s will also be discussed\, including implications for lateral devices\, no vel lateral device designs\, and fundamental materials work. In addition t o these key enablers for power devices\, advances in moving GaN into new a reas\, such as non-linear optics\, will also be discussed. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5541@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182431Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-research-advanc es-wide-and-ultrawide-bandgap-devices-and-naval-applications/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Research Advances Wide- and Ultrawide-Bandgap Devices and Naval Applications DESCRIPTION:Travis J. Anderson\, Ph.D.\nU.S. Naval Research Laboratory\, Wa shington\, D.C.\n\nTitle: Research Advances Wide- and Ultrawide-Bandgap De vices and Naval Applications\n\nAbstract: Wide bandgap semiconductors such as SiC and GaN (WBG) and emerging ultrawide-bandgap materials such as Ga2 O3\, AlGaN\, and Diamond (UWBG) represent the next-generation materials fo r high performance medium voltage and high voltage power switch technology . Such devices have a wide range of immediate Naval applications\, includi ng high-power satellite communications and radar\, unmanned underwater and aerial vehicles\, ship drive components\, and hybrid vehicle inverters. V ertical SiC power device technology has matured rapidly over the past two decades\, owing to advances in substrates\, a fundamental understanding of epitaxial growth to eliminate performance-limiting defects\, as well as d evice design breakthroughs. This has enabled breakthroughs in highly integ rated module design for medium voltage power conversion with switching fre quency >\;100 kHz. In parallel\, lateral GaN-based high electron mobilit y transistor (HEMT) technology has been highly successful for RF power amp lifiers and is well positioned to supersede GaAs-based microwave circuits. Recently\, GaN-based vertical and lateral power devices have attracted si gnificant interest due to promising device results coupled with progress i n native substrate\, epitaxial growth\, and processing technology developm ents. This seminar will present an overview of the WBG/UWBG power device e fforts at NRL. This research has four primary focus areas – 1) thermal m anagement in III-N power device structures by diamond thin film integratio n\, 2) characterization of substrate materials and homoepitaxial layers us ed for drift regions of power devices identify appropriate specifications and benchmark performance\, 3) process module development\, particularly f or selective area doping by ion implantation\, and 4) pilot production man ufacturing of 1.2kV-class PiN diodes including reliability assessments to identify and mitigate performance limiting defects.\n\nBio: Travis Anderso n is the Head of the Power Electronics and Advanced Materials Branch at th e U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington\, DC\, where he leads a gro up of scientists studying fundamental material growth\, device processing\ , and performance evaluation of all relevant power electronic materials fr om Si to Diamond. In addition to management duties\, his research work foc uses on wide bandgap power switches. He has expertise in processing\, reli ability\, failure mechanisms\, and radiation effects in Si\, GaN\, SiC\, G a2O3\, diamond\, and graphene-based devices. Dr. Anderson received a PhD i n Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida in 2008\, and a BS i n Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004. H e is the author of over 230 publications\, 320 presentations (85 invited)\ , and has been awarded 38 patents. He is a recipient of the 2014 Edison Aw ard for best NRL patent and 2016 Dolores M. Etter Top Navy Scientist Award . CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5551@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-summary-of-semi nar-requirements-and-open-discussion/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Summary of Seminar Requirements and Open Discussion" DESCRIPTION:Michael Tonks\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Associate Department Chair\n Department of Materials Science &\; Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\ nDr. Michael Tonks obtained his Ph.D. in 2008 at the University of Illi nois\, Urbana-Champaign.\nHis research interests include computational ma terials science and mechanics\, coevolution of microstructure and properti es\, materials in harsh environments\, mesoscale modeling and simulation\, nuclear materials\, and numerical methods.\nAbstract\nThis week we will d iscuss the requirements for the seminar course. We will also hold an open discussion about our grad program\, career planning and more. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5559@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T133000 DTSTAMP:20230117T132628Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/getting-your-startup-from-i dea-to-funding/ SUMMARY:Getting Your Startup From Idea To Funding DESCRIPTION:This primer on startups is targeted to students and researchers new to the startup world. The presentation will cover company formation\, capital considerations\, pitch deck information\, and venture capital con cerns. Ajay Rayasam and Dr. Mitra Mitri from the venture capital firm OUP will provide both a physical science and life science perspective on the b asics of creating an academic startup and how you can impress investors. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://calendar.ufl.edu/event/25556-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5533@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T110000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183539Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-centennial-seminar-seri es-history-of-abe-walk-down-memory-lane-where-we-have-been-and-where-we-ar e/ SUMMARY:ABE Centennial Seminar Series: History of ABE: Walk Down Memory Lan e\, Where We Have Been and Where We Are DESCRIPTION:Dr. Dorata Haman and Dr. Fedro Zazueta will be giving presentat ions during this seminar. \n\nZoom registration link for seminar: https:// go.ufl.edu/abe100yrsjan19\n\nIn-Person at the Reitz Union Room 2365. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:http://go.ufl.edu/abe100yrsjan19 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5549@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T145500 DTSTAMP:20230109T162539Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-gratings-based-p hase-contrast-x-ray-imaging-for-security-screening/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Gratings-based Phase Contrast X-ray Imaging for Securi ty Screening" DESCRIPTION:Erin Miller\, Ph.D.\nPhysicist\nPacific Northwest National Labo ratory\nAbstract\nX-ray imaging is widely used for determining the interna l structure of otherwise inaccessible regions\, whether a suitcase at the airport or a bone in your leg. While the structure is accessible\, only li mited information can be inferred about the materials.\n\nPhase contrast x -ray imaging is a relatively new technique that provides three physical si gnatures simultaneously: absorption\, as in conventional imaging\, is stro ngly dependent on atomic number\; refraction\, which is sensitive to gradi ents in electron density\; and scatter\, which is sensitive to texture bel ow the imaging resolution.\n\nThis talk will discuss the journey from unde rstanding the physics of phase contrast\, to system design and materials s ignatures studies\, to\, finally\, developing a prototype system for secur ity screening. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5609@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230123T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-search-committee-meetin g/ SUMMARY:MSE Search Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/3922157926 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5595@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230123T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-using-neuroimag ing-databases-and-statistical-learning-to-test-biophysical-theories-and-ex amine-ne-2/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Using Neuroimaging Databases and Statistical Learning to Test Biophysical Theories and Examine Ne DESCRIPTION:Pedro A. Valdes Hernandez\, Ph.D.\, Research Assistant Professo r\, College of Dentistry\, University of Florida\n\n\nThe creation of larg e Human Brain Mapping Projects has opened the opportunity to explore in vi vo brain mechanisms like never before. In this talk\, I will present how w e have used multimodal neuroimaging datasets\, and statistical and machine learning to find ways to deal with the unfeasibility of some main problem s present in Electrophysiology across species\, to test competing biophys ical theories of how the waves of activity are generated in the brain\, to create clinically relevant biomarkers of epileptic foci\, to characteriz e chronic pain-related alterations in brain anatomy and function.\n\nBio:\ n\nDr. Valdes-Hernandez Nuclear Physics and completed his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Havana in 2016. He specializes in Neuroimaging\, spe cifically\, in the disciplines of Neuroinformatics\, Medical Image Analysi s\, Biostatistics\, Computational Neuroanatomy\, Computational Neuroscien ces (e.g.\, modeling of brain dynamics)\, and the Biophysical Modelling o f the Brain (specifically modeling the underlying biophysical mechanisms and signal formation of EEG/MEG and BOLD fMRI). He has worked with large m ultimodal neuroimaging databases of both clinical and preclinical (rats an d monkeys) studies. Using these databases\, he has applied statistical lea rning to test several biophysical theories of the brain. He has more than 16 years of experience performing MRI and EEG experiments. This includes the man in both human and rat studies\, as well as the acquisition and ana lysis of simultaneous and standalone EEG and fMRI data. With a mindset on the betterment of the health and quality of life of society\, he has dealt with a variety of pathological populations\, covering a wide range of age s (e.g.\, children with Epilepsy and older adults with and without chronic pain). His current research agenda follows a two-pronged approach: the u se of AI methods to develop biomarkers of chronic pain and to understand h ow the brain works. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5553@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182431Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-excitons-disord er-and-nonequilibrium-transport-in-hybrid-semiconductor-nanomaterials/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Excitons\, Disorder\, and Nonequilibrium Transport in Hybrid Semiconductor Nanomaterials DESCRIPTION:William A. Tisdale\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nChemical Engin eering\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology\nTitle: Excitons\, Disorder\ , and Nonequilibrium Transport in Hybrid Semiconductor Nanomaterials\nAbst ract: Hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials – including c olloidal quantum dots (QDs)\, 2D halide perovskites\, and metal-organic ch alcogenolates (MOCs) – are excitonic materials with applications ranging from solar cells to light-emitting devices to quantum computing and quant um cryptography. In these emerging materials\, the combination of quantum and dielectric confinement\, strong exciton-phonon coupling\, and dimensio nality reduction offer unprecedented opportunities for controlling light-m atter-charge interactions through chemistry. In this talk\, I will describ e recent work from my lab on the synthesis of hybrid semiconductor nanomat erials and our evolving understanding of how structure and chemical functi onalization influence excited state dynamics. Using a combination of ultra fast laser spectroscopy\, time-resolved optical microscopy\, and kinetic m odeling\, we will explore the impact of nonequilibrium population dynamics on excited state transport phenomena and the emergence of unique electron ic and vibrational phenomena.\nBio: Will Tisdale is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. His research program is fo cused on the development of colloidal semiconductor nanomaterials for use in next-generation energy technologies\, and the use of ultrafast laser sp ectroscopy methods and advanced optical microscopy techniques for probing dynamics at the nanoscale. He earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from t he University of Delaware in 2005\, a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from t he University of Minnesota in 2010\, and was a postdoc in the Research Lab oratory of Electronics at MIT before joining the faculty in 2012. Will is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engi neers (PECASE)\, the DOE Early Career Award\, the NSF CAREER Award\, an Al fred P. Sloan Fellowship\, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award\, and the AIChE Nanoscale Science &\; Engineering Forum Young Investigator A ward. For his dedication to undergraduate teaching Will has been recognize d with MIT’s highest honor\, the MacVicar Fellowship\, and the student-s elected Baker Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5589@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183539Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-rafael-munoz-carpena/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Rafael Munoz-Carpena DESCRIPTION:Frazier Rogers\, room 284\nhttps://abe.ufl.edu/faculty/carpena/ seminars/index.shtml CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5547@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-developments-in -fatigue-resistant-microstructure-selection-and-design/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Developments in Fatigue Resistant Microstructure Sele ction and Design" DESCRIPTION:David McDowell\, Ph.D.\nCarter N. Paden\, Jr. Distinguished C hair in Metals Processing\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\nDr. David McDo well\, Regents’ Professor\, and Carter N. Paden\, Jr. Distinguished Cha ir in Metals Processing\, joined Georgia Tech in 1983 and holds appointmen ts in both the GWW School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Mate rials Science and Engineering.\n\nDirector of the Mechanical Properties Re search Laboratory from 1992-2012\, he served from 2012-2020 as Executive D irector of the Institute for Materials (IMat)\, a Georgia Tech interdiscip linary research institute charged with cultivating a campus-wide materials innovation ecosystem for research and education.\n\nMcDowell’s current research interests focus on microstructure-sensitive computational approac hes to variability in fatigue of advanced alloy systems\, including extrem e value responses such as high cycle fatigue\, novel concurrent atomistic- continuum (CAC) coarse-grained atomistic modeling for predictive materials simulation\, multiscale chemo-physics modeling of point and line defect i nteractions with application to environmental effects\, and hierarchical c ontinuum multiscale modeling approaches including uncertainty quantificati on and propagation across length and time scales (cf. Uncertainty in Mult iscale Materials Modeling\, Eds. Y. Wang and D.L. McDowell\, Elsevier\, 20 20\, ISBN: 9780081029411).\n\nHe has pursued the development of methods th at employ computational materials science and mechanics to inform the desi gn of materials\, having co-authored a related textbook (Integrated Design of Multiscale\, Multifunctional Materials and Products\, Elsevier\, 2010\ , ISBN-13: 978-1-85617-662-0).\n\nMcDowell is currently a member of the ed itorial boards of NPJ Computational Materials and several other journals and served as co-Editor of the International Journal of Fatigue from 2008 through 2020. In 2019-2020\, he was awarded the Georgia Tech Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award and was elected as a Fellow of TMS. He was elected as an Honorary Member of AIME in 2021.\nAbstract\nThe formation an d early growth of fatigue cracks in structural alloys is a challenging rar e-event phenomenon related to the statistical distributions of microstruct ure features. At the scale of individual grains or phases\, fundamental pr ocesses such as slip band structures and associated slip irreversibility l ead to the formation and growth of microstructurally small cracks. Bottom- up models for early mesoscopic fatigue crack “nucleation” processes ar e complicated by details of material composition\, environment\, and defec t structures\, and are largely inaccessible to predictive atomistic and di screte modeling methods. Correlations based on some decomposition of fatig ue crack initiation and propagation have uncertainty associated with micro structure effects and sample size of observations\, along with limitations on scale-appropriate fatigue crack growth relations.\n\nWe review our dev elopments over the past decade in mesoscopic computational polycrystal pla sticity approaches to define and compute Fatigue Indicator Parameters (FIP s) that serve as surrogate measures of driving forces for fatigue crack fo rmation and microstructurally small crack growth. Attention is focused on constructing the extreme value distributions of FIPs as a function of micr ostructure\, which facilitates relative rank-ordering of fatigue resistanc e of microstructures as a function of thermomechanical process history for a given composition. Applications considered include high cycle fatigue r esponses of Ni-base superalloys\, Ti alloys\, and Al alloys. Advanced data science correlations are considered as a means to reduce the uncertainty associated with model forms and parameters and to accelerate the assessmen t of FIP distributions to characterize hot spots and rank order microstruc tures in terms of resistance to fatigue crack formation and early growth. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5597@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T170000 DTSTAMP:20230125T210434Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/6th-workshop-on-cognition-a nd-control/ SUMMARY:6th Workshop on Cognition and Control DESCRIPTION:The annual workshop on cognition and control is back! Join us t his January to hear experts in cognition and control sharing their latest breakthroughs. Talks will include topics such as reinforcement learning\, accelerated optimization\, information theory\, brain-machine interface sy stems\, and much more!\nThis year\, we will also have a poster session whe re UF students will have the opportunity to share their research and conne ct with our invited speakers. This poster session will take place on Thurs day at 3:30PM. Students interested in presenting a poster should email\nca io.kalillauand@ufl.edu.\nUpdates on the workshop's schedule and speakers LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5603@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T145500 DTSTAMP:20230118T212722Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-corrosion-and-it s-control-in-liquid-lead-and-molten-salt/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Corrosion and Its Control in Liquid Lead and Molten Sa lt" DESCRIPTION:Bio\nProfessor\, Nuclear Engineering\nVirginia Tech\nDr. Jinsuo Zhang has been a professor of the Nuclear Engineering program at Virgini a Polytechnic Institute and State University (known as Virginia Tech) sinc e January 2017. He was an associate professor at The Ohio State University (OSU) from Sept. 2012 to Dec. 2016. Before that\, Prof. Zhang was a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) from 2004 to 2012 and a postdoc research associate from 2001 to 2004.\n\nProf. Zhang focuses on studies of advanced used nuclear fuel reprocessing\, material compatibilit y and materials corrosion in advanced and current nuclear reactors. Ongoin g research activities in Prof. Zhang’s research team are 1) Nuclear Mate rials compatibility (materials corrosion\, degradation and characterizatio n\, FCCI of metallic nuclear fuel)\, 2) Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technology\, 3) Electrochemical Separation and technology development\, 4) molten salt an d liquid metal chemistry control.\nAbstract\nLiquid lead-cooled fast react or (LFR) and molten salt reactor are two Gen. IV reactor concepts. Both li quid lead and molten salt are corrosive to most of the structural material s. However\, their corrosion mechanisms are different because of their uni que chemistries. For example\, most of the oxides of steel components are stable in liquid lead but unstable in molten salt.\n\nThe seminar will dis cuss their corrosion mechanisms and the corrosion processes and then will analyze the liquid/solid interfacial interactions\, including material dis solution\, oxidation and liquid penetration\, which results in materials c orrosion and degradation. The seminar will also discuss how to mitigate co rrosion by controlling the liquid chemistry through active oxygen control for liquid lead\, redox potential control for molten salt and salt purific ation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5599@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230127T160000 DTSTAMP:20230127T203036Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/6th-workshop-on-cognition-a nd-control-2/ SUMMARY:6th Workshop on Cognition and Control DESCRIPTION:The annual workshop on cognition and control is back! Join us t his January to hear experts in cognition and control sharing their latest breakthroughs. Talks will include topics such as reinforcement learning\, accelerated optimization\, information theory\, brain-machine interface sy stems\, and much more!\nFor updates on the workshop's schedule and more in formation on our stellar list of speakers\, visit https://meyn.ece.ufl.edu /c3/6th-workshop-on-cognition-control/ LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5607@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230127T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230127T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T140932Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-spring-seminar-john-has enbein-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Spring Seminar: John Hasenbein\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Spring Seminar Series\n1/27/23 at 10:40 AM\nWeil Hall Ro om 406 or Zoom\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nTitle: "Policy Robustne ss in Queueing Networks"\nAbstract: In this research we introduce a new fr amework for designing "policy robust" multiclass networks. These networks are motivated by complex systems such as semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities\, and telecommunications networks. In operations research\, and other areas\, robust control and optimization when facing data and param eter uncertainty has been the focus of intense interest over the past few years. In contrast to much of this work\, we insure that network behavior is robust when individual nodes in the network have freedom to choose the ir own scheduling policies (under some reasonable constraints). Hence\, t he network in this case is "robust" to perturbations in the network policy . \nOur methodology is connected to corresponding robust optimization pro blems\, where the uncertainty set is actually the set of allowable polici es at the nodes in the network (rather than\, say\, the network data). We also demonstrate a new "convexity" property\, in which the stability for this family of policies is inherited from "corner point" policies\, via a control framework known as the Skorohod Problem. We believe this approach could be broadened to cover more general robust control problems. \nBio: John Hasenbein is a professor in the Graduate Program in OR/IE at the Un iversity of Texas Austin. He received his B.S. in Systems Science and Math ematics from Washington University in St. Louis and his M.S. and Ph.D. fro m Georgia Tech. Dr. Hasenbein's research interests include queueing and f luid models\, large deviations\, and Markov decision processes. He has do ne applied work in the areas of semiconductor scheduling\, decision making in epilepsy treatment\, hurricane evacuation\, risk analysis in nuclear power plants\, and power systems resilience. \nHe is on the editorial boa rds of Operations Research\, Queueing Systems\, Operations Research Letter s\, and Stochastic Systems. Dr. Hasenbein has been supported by NSF via an International Research Fellowship and a CAREER award\, among other gran ts. His applied research projects have been funded by AMD\, International Sematech\, Samsung\, Ayata\, Zilliant\, ConocoPhillips\, the South Texas N uclear Operating Company\, and the DOE.\nPlease contact Barbara Martin wit h any questions or information needed for the seminar: barbara@ise.ufl.edu \nView other ISE upcoming Spring 2023 seminars here: https://www.ise.ufl.e du/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars-spring-2023/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5615@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230130T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230130T153000 DTSTAMP:20230125T144417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-research-for-new -nuclear-materials-and-reactors-in-the-uk-comedy-or-tragedy/ SUMMARY:NE Special Seminar: "Research for New Nuclear Materials and Reactor s in the UK: Comedy or Tragedy?" DESCRIPTION:Simon Middleburgh\, Ph.D.\nProfessor of Nuclear Materials\nBan gor University\nProfessor Simon Middleburgh is a chaired professor at Ban gor University and brings experience working with other academic instituti ons\, industry\, and national laboratories. His research focuses on combin ing modeling\, often from the atomistic scale\, with experimental observat ions to accelerate our understanding of materials\, such as nuclear fuels\ , in extreme conditions. Simon previously worked for Westinghouse and ANST O (in Australia) and has over 100 published research articles and 15 paten ts. He has a team of 10 Ph.D. students and four research associates. He is now co-director of the Nuclear Futures Institute\, which aims to support the Welsh Government in its nuclear ambitions to put new reactors and medi cal isotope-generating facilities in Wales. Simon has brought in over £11 m ($13.5m) of funding into universities over the last five years at Bangor .\nAbstract\nBangor University's Nuclear Futures Institute is a leading re search institution in the UK and works across the nuclear sector. Excellen ce in modeling and experiment brings together materials development for co mmercial reactors\, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and space reactor techn ology.\n\nThe Bangor University Fuel Fabrication Facility (BUFFF) stands a s one of the UK's leading uranium active fuel research facilities helping to optimise the manufacture and design of new fuels and link with fuel per formance modeling and uncertainty modeling capability. The fuels effort wi ll be expanded upon\, and the need to combine experiment and modeling effo rts to accelerate licensing and roll-out of these new fuels is highlighted . By collaborating with industry partners\, including the National Nuclear Laboratory (UK-NNL) and Westinghouse\, Bangor is developing key data on a dvanced systems and is looking to collaborate strongly with the internatio nal community to support the international nuclear renaissance. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5623@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230130T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230130T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-ai-computing-an d-machine-learning-framework-for-human-robot-interaction-and-wearable-robo tics-tr/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: AI Computing and Machine learning framework for Human- robot Interaction and wearable robotics: Tr DESCRIPTION:Shuzhen Luo\, Ph.D.\nPostdoctoral research associate\nDepartmen t of BIomedical engineering\nUNC Chapel Hill &\; NC State University\nS huzhen Luo is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biome dical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University. She earned h er Ph.D. degree in control science and engineering at Nankai University in China in 2018. Since 2018\, she has worked as a research associate at Rut gers University and then as a postdoctoral fellow at New Jersey Institute of Technology\, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University.\nAs an AI researc her in healthcare and rehabilitation engineering\, her research interests lie in the area of bio-inspired wearable assistive robotics\, large-scale AI computation\, deep reinforcement learning-based digital clone for human -robot interaction\, biomechanics\, and musculoskeletal modeling. Her curr ent research is rooted in the translation of AI-powered wearable robots to healthcare (treatment and medicine for people with musculoskeletal disord ers). She has published 20 journal articles and holds one patent on learni ng-enabled intelligent exoskeletons. She envisions developing AI computing -based predictive neuromechanical simulation or machine learning-based dig ital motor clones\, which will be used to provide optimal and customized t reatments to people with musculoskeletal disorders. Her work is geared tow ards empowering engineering solutions that augment human mobility for peop le with disabilities in community settings.\nTalk title: AI Computing and Machine learning framework for Human-robot Interaction and wearable roboti cs: Translational Medicine and treatment\nAbstract:\nWearable robots have the potential to improve human mobility for people with disabilities. Howe ver\, the development of robot control strategies for community activities is still limited by the need for hours-long human testing and specialized laboratory equipment. They lack the ability to adapt to varying individua l needs\, which is imperative when assisting older adults who commonly suf fer from heterogeneous impairments. In our work\, we aim to enable a parad igm shift of AI-powered assistive robots from lab-bounded rehabilitation m achines to ubiquitous personal wearable devices for functional movement au gmentation in community settings. We created a data-driven and physics-inf ormed approach that leverages deep reinforcement learning in concert with a musculoskeletal model to automatically learn a robot controller entirely in simulation. Moreover\, we proposed a domain randomization method in si mulation to account for the variability of human gait biomechanics. The im mediate deployment of the controller on a microcontroller of a portable hi p exoskeleton significantly reduced the significant energy expenditure for the able-bodied subjects during walking\, running\, and stair climbing\, respectively compared with no-exoskeleton conditions. We also evaluated ou r method through detailed human subject experiments involving individuals with varying impairments\, such as osteoarthritis\, cerebral palsy\, and s troke. These experiments revealed the potential benefits of our robot in i mproving functional mobility in these subject populations. Our work is the first investigation of using AI and reinforcement learning in wearable ro bots for real-world assistance of human mobility for people with disabilit ies. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5543@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182432Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-adding-logic-to -complex-protein-functions/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Adding Logic to Complex Protein Functions DESCRIPTION:Wilfred Chen\, Ph.D.\nGore Professor of Chemical Enineering\nUn iversity of Delaware\n\nTitle: Adding Logic to Complex Protein Functions\n \nAbstract: Proteins are the most versatile among the various biological b uilding blocks. However\, the strength of proteins – their versatility a nd specific interactions – also complicates and hinders their systematic design and engineering. Our lab has been interested in exploiting the mod ular nature of protein domains to design synthetic complexes that can perf orm new biological functions. By adding logical components into the design \, protein complexes that are dynamic rather than static in nature can be created to adapt to the constantly changing cellular environments. In this presentation\, I will outline several successful examples in connecting e xchangeable protein domains for predicative engineering applications in (1 ) energy substantiality and (2) human health.\n\nBio: Professor Wilfred Ch en joined the University of Delaware in January 1\, 2011 as the Gore Profe ssor of Chemical Engineering. He obtained his B.S. degree from UCLA in 198 8 and his Ph.D. from Caltech in 1993\, both in Chemical Engineering. After one-year postdoc in Switzerland\, he joined UC Riverside in 1994. He was Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and the holder of Pres idential Chair until he joined Delaware in 2011. His research interests ar e in Synthetic Biology and Protein Engineering. Prof. Chen has published m ore than 280 journal papers and delivered over 100 invited lectures. He se rves on the editorial board for many scientific publications including App lied and Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology and Bioengineering. He is also the editor/associate editor for Biochemical Engineering Journal \, Biotechnology Journal\, and AICHE Journal. He is a fellow of the Americ an Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Inst itute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).\n\nProf. Chen has al so received numerous awards\, including NSF Career Award\, AIChE Food\, Ph armaceutical\, and Bioengineering Division 15c Plenary Lecture\, Biotechno logy Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication\, Daniel I.C. Wang Award for Excellence in Biochemical Engineering from AIC HE/SBE\, Marvin J. Johnson Award in Microbial &\; Biochemical Technolog y from ACS\, and the AICHE Food\, Pharmaceutical &\; Bioengineering Div ision Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5629@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T130000 DTSTAMP:20230130T220735Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-colloquium-speaker-dr- alan-edelman-2/ SUMMARY:CISE Colloquium Speaker Dr. Alan Edelman DESCRIPTION:WHY JULIA?\nThis talk is for those who have never used Julia\, and perhaps never imagined using Julia (but please come even if you have!) . I will demonstrate why many researchers and classes at MIT and around th e world are moving to Julia for research and teaching. In a nutshell\, peo ple come for the speed\, but stay for the experience once they realize how Julia's composability is downright addictive. For a preview\, try visitin g: https://mitc25.netlify.app/notebooks/1_hyperbolic_corgi\nfor the Hyperb olic Corgi (sliders work in HTML)\, or visit https://computationalthinking .mit.edu/Fall22/\nfor MIT's computational thinking class.\nAlan CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:CSE Building #42 room E404\, 432 Newell Drive\, Gainesville \, FL\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=432 Newell Drive\, Gainesvi lle \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=CSE Building #42 room E404:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5509@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210236Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-additive-manufa cturing-enabled-excellence-in-research-education-and-economic-development/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Additive Manufacturing Enabled Excellence in Research\ , Education\, and Economic Development DESCRIPTION:Additive Manufacturing Enabled Excellence in Research\, Educati on\, and Economic Development\nTuesday\, January 31\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\n Location: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nRyan Wicker\, Ph.D.\, P.E.\nMr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chair I Professor and Director\nW.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation\nUniversity of Texas at El Paso\nAbstract\nThe Keck Cent er for 3D Innovation\, originally founded in 2000 and recently celebrated a groundbreaking on a new $80M building (shared with the Aerospace Center) at The University of Texas at El Paso\, represents a world-class advanced manufacturing research facility that focuses on the use and development o f additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for fabricating 3D objects that are plastic\, metal\, ceramic\, of bio-compatible materials\, composite m aterials\, or that contain electronics. The Keck Center has always promote d student engagement\, professional development\, and success through a co mmitment to strategic research excellence\, providing its student particip ants with unparalleled educational opportunities. As an example\, advanced research in Laser Powder Bed Fusion AM of metals requires expertise acros s many disciplines\, requiring advanced knowledge in experimental fluid me chanics\, non-contact temperature measurements\, microsecond level control \, materials and metallurgy\, data science and management\, and more. As t he criticality of components produced via these technologies continues to increase\, understanding the key elements of the process and their interac tions that impact ultimate part performance is required to reduce processi ng variability and improve the repeatability and reproducibility of manufa ctured components. With student success\, research excellence\, and trust but verified experimentation mindsets\, the Keck Center produces next-gene ration AM thinkers and doers with an approach rooted in fundamentals and p rocess transparency. Several examples of the breadth and depth of research enabled via AM will be provided. In addition to research and education\, the Keck Center\, through UTEP’s outstanding students\, is driving a new economy in the El Paso region enabled through AM\, with its most recent s uccess being recognized as one of 21 regions (out of 529 initial applicati ons) awarded the Economic Development Administration’s American Rescue P lan’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge.\nBiography\nRyan Wicker\, Ph .D.\, P.E.\, is the endowed Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chair I profe ssor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP )\, director and founder of the UTEP W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation (K eck Center) and America Makes Satellite Center\, and Editor-in-Chief and f ounding editor of Additive Manufacturing\, an Elsevier journal. Ryan recei ved degrees in mechanical engineering from The University of Texas at Aust in (B.S.\, 1987) and Stanford University (M.S.\, 1991\, and Ph.D.\, 1995)\ , worked at General Dynamics Fort Worth Division (1987-1989)\, and has spe nt his entire academic career at UTEP (1994-present) in his hometown of El Paso. Ryan has co-founded three university spin-out companies\, holds 29 U.S. patents and nine foreign patents\, published hundreds of peer-reviewe d articles\, and has employed more than 500 student researchers in UTEP’ s Keck Center with many of them becoming leaders in the additive manufactu ring industry.\nMAE Faculty Host: Yong Huang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5567@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T150000 DTSTAMP:20230117T221336Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-eduardo-luquin/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Eduardo Luquin DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5601@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T160000 DTSTAMP:20230127T203046Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eugene-goldberg-lecture-ser ies-solve-the-right-problem-and-never-stop-learning-chris-widenhouse-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Eugene Goldberg Lecture Series: "Solve the Right Problem and Never Stop Learning" - Chris Widenhouse\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Solve the Right Problem and Never Stop Learning\nSo much of wha t I learned in the brief time I worked with Gene Goldberg has impacted my career. I have taken some of his lessons and made them my own through my e xperiences.\n\nI've had the absolute privilege of working on a wide spect rum of devices and patient treatments in the medical device industry for t he past 22 years. As I share some of these technologies and the stories be hind them\, I hope the audience walks away with an appreciation for taking ownership of their own careers\, whether it be in academics\, research o r industry by following a handful of guiding principles.\nAbout Chris Wide nhouse\, Ph.D.\nDr. Chris Widenhouse was a graduate student and postdocto ral fellow under the guidance of Dr. Eugene Goldberg from 1990 through 200 1.\n\nDr. Widenhouse graduated from the University of Florida with an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science &\; Engineering in 1996. He also holds a B.S. in MSE from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Pennsyl vania State University.\n\nThis was purely in pursuit of being able to dec lare loyalty across three major NCAA conferences.\n\nDr. Widenhouse is cur rently Senior Director of R&\;D at AtriCure\, Inc.\, where he has been since 2017. Prior to AtriCure\, Chris worked within Johnson &\; Johnson for multiple operating companies (Cordis Endovascular\, Cordis\, Ethicon Endo-Surgery\, and Ethicon) over a 16-year period. During that time\, he c ontributed to developments in the areas of cardiovascular combination prod ucts\, peripheral vascular devices\, laparoscopic and thoracic surgical de vices for surgical access\, surgical stapling and general surgery. In his roles at AtriCure\, he has had end-to-end product lifecycle responsibiliti es for Left Atrial Appendage Management\, RF Surgical Ablation\, CryoAblat ion\, and CyroNerveBlock product\, procedure and technology families. \n\ nIn his free time\, Dr. Widenhouse is a husband\, a father of 4\, a youth soccer coach and a part-time sheep farmer.\n\nFREE and OPEN TO ALL • IN -PERSON EVENT\nClick HERE to watch the seminar live stream.\nThere will be a reception following the lecture.\n\nThe Eugene Goldberg Lecture Series was created to honor the enduring legacy of Dr. Eugene Goldberg and the la sting impact he had on his students at the University of Florida. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5617@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20230201 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20230204 DTSTAMP:20230125T161457Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/gainesville-tech-week/ SUMMARY:Gainesville Tech Week DESCRIPTION:The UF Engineering Innovation Institute is sponsoring a three-d ay entrepreneurship and innovation networking event\, Gainesville Tech Wee k\, on February 1-3 and we have free tickets for UF students and faculty. Gainesville Tech Week is bringing many highly accomplished tech founders\, executives &\; investors (mostly UF alumni) to Gainesville for a serie s of panels\, keynotes and other events focused on tech entrepreneurship a nd innovation across the region and state! You can view the full schedule on the official event website and reserve your spot by using code 'UFEII16 1' to register on the eventbrite page. Questions can be directed to the UF Engineering Innovation Institute at 352-392-7047 or ldeluco@ufl.edu. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://www.gainesvilletechweek.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5563@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210236Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/candidate-seminar-relationa l-affordance-learning-for-robot-manipulation/ SUMMARY:Candidate Seminar - Relational Affordance Learning for Robot Manip ulation DESCRIPTION:Relational Affordance Learning for Robot Manipulation\nThursday \, February 2\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\n David Held\nAssistant Professor\, Carnegie Mellon University\, Robotics In stitute\nDirector\, RPAD lab: Robots Perceiving And Doing\nAbstract\nRobot s today are typically confined to interacting with rigid\, opaque objects with known object models. However\, the objects in our daily lives are oft en non-rigid\, can be transparent or reflective\, and are diverse in shape and appearance. I argue that to enhance the capabilities of robots\, we s hould develop perception methods that estimate what robots need to know to interact with the world. Specifically\, I will present novel perception m ethods that estimate “relational affordances”: task-specific geometric relationships between objects that allow a robot to determine what action s it needs to take to complete a task. These estimated relational affordan ces can enable robots to perform complex tasks such as manipulating cloth\ , articulated objects\, grasping transparent and reflective objects\, and other manipulation tasks\, generalizing to unseen objects in a category an d unseen object configurations. By reasoning about relational affordances\ , we can achieve robust performance on difficult robot manipulation tasks. \nBiography\nDavid Held is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon Unive rsity in the Robotics Institute and is the director of the RPAD lab: Robot s Perceiving And Doing. His research focuses on perceptual robot learning\ , i.e.\, developing new methods at the intersection of robot perception an d planning for robots to learn to interact with novel\, perceptually chall enging\, and deformable objects. Prior to coming to CMU\, David was a post -doctoral researcher at U.C. Berkeley\, and he completed his Ph.D. in Comp uter Science at Stanford University. David also has a B.S. and M.S. in Mec hanical Engineering from MIT. David is a recipient of the Google Faculty R esearch Award in 2017 and the NSF CAREER Award in 2021.\nFaculty Host: Kri sty Boyer CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5619@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T145500 DTSTAMP:20230125T155646Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-global-security- at-savannah-river-national-laboratory/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Global Security at Savannah River National Laboratory" DESCRIPTION:Christopher Orton\, Ph.D.\nDirector\, Nuclear Nonproliferation Division\nSavannah River National Laboratory\nDr. Christopher Orton is th e Director of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division within the Global Secu rity Directorate at Savannah River National Laboratory. In his role as dir ector\, Dr. Orton oversees Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)\, Coun ter-terrorism &\; Counter-proliferation (NA-80)\, FBI\, and Department of State mission space for SRNL\, which is primarily led and executed thro ugh his five technical groups while leveraging the capabilities across the laboratory.\n\nDr. Orton has a chemical and nuclear engineering backgroun d\, and his technical contributions have focused on international safeguar ds technology development. He has previously spent time as a technical adv isor to the NNSA Office of International Safeguards and the US Support Pro gram to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)\, as a Non-Destructi ve Analysis Engineer at the International Atomic Energy Agency and as a sc ientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.\nAbstract\nSavannah Rive r National Laboratory (SRNL) is the newest of the 17 U.S. Department of En ergy National Laboratories\, though it has supported the Savannah River Si te for much longer. SRNL is a multi-program national laboratory leading re search and development for the Offices of Environmental Management and Leg acy Management at the U.S. Department of Energy\, the Weapons and Nonproli feration programs for the National Nuclear Security Administration\, and o ther government programs. It is managed\, since 2021\, by the Battelle Sav annah River Alliance. This presentation will give an overview of the labor atory\, its history\, and its current and future opportunities\, with a fo cus on the ongoing activities within the Global Security Directorate. The presenter will also highlight some of his previous professional experience that may be of interest to the audience. Information on how students and professionals can collaborate with or join the laboratory will also be pro vided. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5605@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T170000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210236Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-candidate-seminar-devel opment-of-a-multimode-chemical-electric-propulsion-system-for-small-satell ites/ SUMMARY:MAE Candidate Seminar - Development of a Multimode Chemical-Electr ic Propulsion System for Small Satellites DESCRIPTION:Development of a Multimode Chemical-Electric Propulsion System for Small Satellites\nThursday\, February 2\, 2023\, at 4 pm\nLocation: In -Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nSteven Berg\nCEO and co-founder of Froberg Aeros pace\, LLC\,\nAbstract\nMultimode propulsion is the integration of two or more propulsive modes into a single spacecraft propulsion system. The key attribute is shared propellant between the different propulsive modes\, wh ich could include both high-thrust chemical and high-specific impulse elec tric thrusters. Multimode propulsion is emerging as an enabling technology that promises enhanced capabilities for spacecraft and space missions and can therefore play an important role in the future of in-space propulsion . Specifically\, multimode propulsion has the potential to provide unprece dented flexibility\, adaptability\, and resiliency to spacecraft\, as well as mass and volume savings for certain missions. These benefits extend to both medium and large spacecraft and perhaps even more so to small spacec raft. Dr. Berg will present an overview of multimode propulsion\, its bene fits\, and the current state-of-the-art as well as past and present effort s to develop the Multimode Integrated Monopropellant Electrospray propulsi on system. The MIME system utilizes a single\, non-toxic ionic liquid mono propellant that can be decomposed for high-performance monopropellant prop ulsion or electrospray for high-specific impulse electric propulsion. The propellant selection and design methodology will be outlined along with th e synthesis and fundamental experiments to characterize its capability in both propulsive modes. Finally\, recent efforts to build and demonstrate a unified thruster will be presented.\nBiography\nSteven Berg is the CEO an d co-founder of Froberg Aerospace\, LLC\, a company focused on the develop ment of multimode spacecraft propulsion systems for small satellites. Dr. Berg earned his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the Missouri Universit y of Science and Technology for his work in developing multimode-capable i onic liquid propellants. As CEO of Froberg Aerospace\, he has led the deve lopment of the first multimode system to use the same propellant and the s ame thruster. He is also a part-time lecturer in the Department of Mechani cal and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University. Prior to founding Froberg Aerospace\, he was a propulsion and test engineer at Spa ceX.\nMAE Faculty Host: John Conklin CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5611@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T140932Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-spring-seminar-jing-don g-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Spring Seminar - Jing Dong\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Spring Seminar Series\n2/3/23 at 10:40 AM\nVirtual: Zoom \nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nJing Dong\, Ph.D. with Columbia Unive rsity\nTitle: Optimal routing under demand surge: the value of future arri val rate information\nAbstract: With the growing availability of advanced demand forecasting models\, an important operations question is how to u tilize this information to make better resource allocation decisions\, esp ecially when facing demand surges. In this work\, we design surge routing policies that explicitly incorporate future arrival rates for multi-cla ss multi-pool parallel-server systems with partial flexibility. Our propos ed policy is easy to interpret and achieves near-optimal performance. The analysis quantifies the benefit of having access to future arrival rate in formation. Our development is based on optimal control theory. I will als o talk about how to apply what we learn from optimal control to develop numerical algorithms for skill-based routing problems.\nBio: Jing Dong is the Regina Pitaro Associate Professor of Business in the Decision\, Risk\ , and Operations Division at Columbia Business School. Her research is at the interface of applied probability and service operations management\, with a special focus on patient flow management in healthcare delivery s ystems. She received an NSF CAREER Award in 2020. She currently serves on the editorial boards of Operations Research\, Mathematics of Operations Re search\, Management Science\, Manufacturing and Service Operations Manage ment\, and Operations Research Letters. She received her Ph.D. in Operati ons Research from Columbia University. Before joining Columbia Business S chool\, she was on the faculty of Northwestern University.\nPlease contac t Barbara Martin with any questions or information needed for the seminar: barbara@ise.ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming Spring 2023 seminars CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5621@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T153000 DTSTAMP:20230125T162048Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/research-security-and-respo nsible-internationalization/ SUMMARY:Research Security and Responsible Internationalization DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, February 3\, Dr. Rebecca Keiser\, Chief of Research Security\, Strategy and Policy for the National Science Foundation\, will visit the University of Florida and hold an in-person forum with the UF r esearch community. At the forum\, Dr. Keiser will address the means to saf eguard science through research security while maintaining beneficial inte rnational collaboration. She will also discuss US government policies and legislation regarding research security and outline research security requ irements for government agencies and for research institutions.\nSeating i s limited! CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8rhExiCEhKBIG0u END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5627@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230206T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-optimization-of -pet-imaging-through-deep-learning-based-image-reconstruction-and-analysis / SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Optimization of PET imaging through deep learning-base d image reconstruction and analysis DESCRIPTION:Kuang Gong\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor of Radiology at Massac husetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School\nPositron Emission Tom ography (PET) has wide applications in cardiology\, neurology\, and oncolo gy studies. To enable the quantitative nature of PET imaging\, accurate co rrections (e.g.\, attenuation correction and motion correction) are needed . Due to various physical degradation factors and limited counts received\ , the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and resolution of PET is low\, which com prises its clinical values in diagnosis\, staging and treatment monitoring . In this talk\, I will introduce my works of further improving PET correc tion and image quality through deep learning-based image reconstruction an d analysis.\nBio:\nKuang Gong is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Ma ssachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his M .S. degree in Statistics and Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from U niversity of California\, Davis in 2015 and 2018\, respectively. His areas of expertise include medical imaging\, deep learning\, data science\, and image processing. His research goal is to combine deep learning\, medical imaging\, and data science to further improve the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases\, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer. To a chieve this\, his current research is conducted in three directions: deep learning-based image reconstruction and analysis\, clinical task-driven de ep learning\, and multi-modality information integration for precision med icine. He has published 32 journal papers and is the Principal Investigato r of research grants from NIH. He received the Bruce H. Hasegawa Young Inv estigator Medical Imaging Science Award from the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma S ciences Society in 2021 for contributions to machine learning-based PET im age reconstruction\, denoising and attenuation correction. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5591@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182455Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-adsorption-base d-separation-current-challenges-and-future-opportunities/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Adsorption-Based Separation: Current Challenges and Fu ture Opportunities DESCRIPTION:Fateme Rezaei\, Ph.D.\nLinda and Bipin Doshi Associate Professo r\nDepartment of Chemical &\; Biochemical Engineering\nMissouri Univers ity of Science and Technology\n\nTitle: Adsorption-Based Separation: Curre nt Challenges and Future Opportunities\n\nAbstract: The majority of legacy separation and purification systems rely on thermally driven phase change s under cryogenic conditions and therefore are inherently energy intensive . In addition\, their operation relies on hydrocarbon sources and therefor e produces a large amount of greenhouse gases. As we make transition to a clean-energy and clean-electricity future over the next 30 years\, we need to reduce the dependency of chemical separations to thermally driven proc esses. Advanced separation units that make use of membrane or adsorption p rocesses can offer a more efficient alternative to the existing separation systems\, largely because many of these systems avoid the need to input t hermal energy to achieve phase changes. Unfortunately\, there are many iss ues that must be resolved before new non-thermal separations applications can be developed as we develop negative emission technologies for a sustai nable future. In particular\, with regards to adsorption\, recent advances in materials design and discovery have resulted in development of promisi ng materials for various separation processes. Despite such advances\, cri tical challenges remain for the separations community to confront. The pri mary key challenges facing adsorptive separation include the lack of funda mental understanding of competitive/cooperative effects that can dramatica lly influence selectivity\, capacity\, and throughput in complex mixtures\ ; the lack of a thorough understanding of temporal changes that sorbent ma terials undergo through many separation cycles\; and scale-up. In this tal k\, I will discuss the gaps and challenges of adsorptive separation in mor e detail\, followed by a brief discussion on some of our research projects that have been conducted in the past few years to tackle these aforementi oned issues.\n\nBio: Dr. Rezaei is an Endowed Associate Professor of Chemi cal and Biochemical Engineering at Missouri S&\;T. She obtained her PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from Monash University in Australia and L TU in Sweden in 2011. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech before she joined Missouri S&\;T in 2014. Her research focus broadly li es at the interface of chemical\, materials science and environmental engi neering\, and the overall goal of her research group is development of adv anced materials and processes for separation\, purification\, and storage applications. She is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed journal articles and has received several awards including 2021 ACS Women Chemists Committ ee (WCC) Rising Star Award\; 2020 UM System president’s Award for Career Excellence-Early Career\; 2018 Energy &\; Fuels Award for Excellence i n Publication\; as well as 2021 and 2018 Missouri S&\;T Faculty Researc h Award. She is the Associate Editor of ACS Energy &\; Fuels journal an d editorial member of Journal of CO2 Utilization and Frontiers in Energy R esearch. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5569@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T150000 DTSTAMP:20230117T221407Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-nikolay-bliznyuk/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Nikolay Bliznyuk DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572#success END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5613@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-exploiting-auto matic-image-processing-and-in-situ-transmission-electron-microscopy-to-und erstand-the-stability-of-supported-nanoparticles/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Exploiting Automatic Image Processing and In-Situ Tra nsmission Electron Microscopy to Understand the Stability of Supported Nan oparticles" DESCRIPTION:Bio\nProfessor\, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering\nUn iversity of Pennsylvania\nDr. Eric Stach is the Robert D. Bent Professor of Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at t he University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter\, a National Science Foundation-sponsored Mater ials Research Science and Engineering Center. He received his B.S.E from D uke University\, M.S.M.S.E. from the University of Washington\, his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia\, and an M.B.A at Stony Brook University. He has held positions as Staff Scient ist and Principal Investigator at the National Center for Electron Microsc opy at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\, then as Associate\, and subsequently appointed Full Professor at Purdue University. Before his ap pointment at Penn\, he was a Group Leader at the Center for Functional Nan omaterials\, Brookhaven National Laboratory. He is a Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Hummingbird Scientific and is a Fellow of the Americ an Physical Society\, Materials Research Society\, and the Microscopy Soci ety of America.\nAbstract\nThe activity and lifetime of heterogeneous cata lysts are linked with their structural stability in reactive environments. We have developed machine learning methods to track the temporal evolutio n of Au nanoparticles deposited on SiN as a model system to understand thi s process. We describe how systematic investigation of dataset preparation \, neural network architecture\, and accuracy evaluation lead to a tool fo r determining the size and shape of nanoparticles in high-pixel resolution TEM images. We use this algorithm to track nanoparticle coarsening\, ripe ning\, and sublimation as a function of time at elevated temperatures. We have developed an analytical model that describes this process\, showing h ow local and long-range particle interactions through diffusive transport affect sublimation. The extensive data allows us to determine physically r easonable values for the model parameters\, quantify the particle size at which Gibbs-Thompson pressure accelerates the sublimation process\, and ex plore how individual particle interactions deviate from mean-field behavio r. We observe that sublimation proceeds by sequential facet/defacetting tr ansitions. We then utilize Kinetic Monte Carlo and Density Functional Theo ry to show how mobile adatoms form through desorption from low-coordinatio n facets and subsequently sublimate. These results help to rationalize why evaporation rates vary between particles in a system of nearly identical nanoparticles. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5631@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T145500 DTSTAMP:20230130T154116Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-remediation-of-r adioactively-contaminated-land-at-the-hanford-nuclear-reservation-washingt on-usa/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Remediation of Radioactively Contaminated Land at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation\, Washington\, USA" DESCRIPTION:Carolyn Pearce\, Ph.D.\nChemist\, IDREAM Director\nPacific Nor thwest National Laboratory\nDr. Carolyn Pearce joined Pacific Northwest N ational Laboratory (PNNL) in 2016 and leads research programs for the US D OE Office of Science\, Office of River Protection\, Environmental Manageme nt. She is the director of the PNNL-led Interfacial Dynamics in Radioactiv e Environments and Materials (IDREAM) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFR C) and is a team lead in the Environmental Subsurface Science Group.\n\nSh e works on the characterization of solutions and minerals relevant to radi oactive waste storage and processing in order to determine reaction mechan isms and kinetics that affect radionuclide stability in waste forms and su bsurface environments.\n\nDr. Pearce obtained her B.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Leeds\, UK\, and is an Honorary Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences\, University of Manchester\, UK\, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences\, Washin gton State University.\nAbstract\nThe Hanford site in Washington state\, w hich produced plutonium for the US weapons program\, is the most contamina ted nuclear site in the nation and is its largest environmental clean-up a ctivity.\n\nDuring weapons production\, 56 million gallons of liquid waste \, with 170 million Curies of radioactivity and 240\,000 tons of complex c hemicals\, was generated. The waste is stored in 177 single-shell tanks (S STs) or double-shell tanks (DSTs). Sixty-seven of Hanford’s SSTs are sus pected of having released up to 1 million gallons of waste to the subsurfa ce. Although all pumpable liquid has been transferred to DSTs as a form of interim stabilization\, several million gallons of interstitial\, drainab le liquid remain in the 149 SSTs. Several methods have been used to compil e an inventory of waste lost to the subsurface migrating through the vados e zone towards groundwater.\n\nThe Hanford site will be presented as a cas e study of an anthropogenic radioactively contaminated land site. The back ground to the contaminated land will include the plutonium production miss ion\, waste sites and leaks\, and remediation strategies. For key radionuc lides\, the influence of subsurface mineralogy and microbiology on fate an d transport will be discussed. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5651@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T140932Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-promote-safety- through-ubiquitous-sensing-dr-xu-xu-north-carolina-state-university/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Promote safety through ubiquitous sensing - Dr. Xu Xu\ , North Carolina State University DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Spring Seminar Series\n2/10/23 at 10:40 AM\nIn Person: W eil Hall 406\nOr Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nDr. Xu Xu\, Ph.D . with North Carolina State University\nTitle: "Promote safety through ubi quitous sensing"\nAbstract: Ubiquitous sensing is a thriving research topi c in recent years\, thanks to the proliferation of low-cost portable senso rs such as cameras and inertial measurement units. With ubiquitous sensing \, a human-centric intelligent system uses signals collected from sensors to perform context-aware computing with respect to humans’ physical and cognitive activities. In this talk\, we will discuss a few applications of ubiquitous sensing with an emphasis on safety improvement. The first appl ication sought to identify occupational tasks with high risk of musculoske letal disorder through a camera\, the second application focused on recogn izing distractive driving behaviors through a wearable sensor\, and the th ird application focused on collision avoidance between human workers and c ollaborative robots. The talk will also cover some recent studies where au gmented reality is integrated with ergonomics and biomechanics.\nBio: Dr. Xu is an associate professor in Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial a nd Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU). He recei ved his MS and PhD degrees from NCSU before moving on to a postdoc in the School of Public Health at Harvard University. From there he became a rese arch scientist at Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. He joined the faculty of NCSU in 2016 to pursue his research interests in the areas of biomechanical modeling\, optimization\, simulation\, and data mining wi th respect to human daily activities to promote injury prevention and safe ty.\nPlease contact Barbara Martin with any questions or information neede d for the seminar: barbara@ise.ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming Spring 202 3 seminars https://www.ise.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars-s pring-2023/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5659@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-approaches-to-f acilitate-the-biocompatibility-and-performance-of-brain-computer-interface s/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Approaches to Facilitate the Biocompatibility and Perf ormance of Brain Computer Interfaces DESCRIPTION:Jeffrey Capadona\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\, Case Western Reserve University\nMy laboratory is dedicated to understanding and mitigating the neuroinflammatory response to implant ed devices within the central nervous system. Such devices range from vent ricular shunts to various types of stimulating and recording electrodes. N eural devices range in material type\, size\, architecture\, function\, an d placement. Regardless of any of these variables\, the neuroinflammatory response to the implant plays a significant role on the integrity of the h ealthy tissue and the longevity of device performance. A progressive decli ne in recordings quality after implantation has been known for over 40 yea rs. Unfortunately\, recording instability is still a commonly documented p roblem. A major portion of my work has focused on studying various aspects of intracortical microelectrode performance\, and pursuing both materials -based and therapeutic-based methods to mitigate the inflammatory-mediated intracortical microelectrode failure mechanisms. My lab utilizes basic sc ience techniques to provide a more complete mechanistic understanding of t he molecular and biological-mediated failure modes for intracortical micro electrodes. This increased understanding provides the framework for the de velopment of targeted materials-based and therapeutic attempts to impact i ntracortical microelectrode performance. This seminar will provide an over view of the recent highlights and promising strategies to enable long-term clinical successes of intracortical microelectrodes.\nBIOGRAPHY:\nI atten ded Saint Joseph’s College in Indiana\, and started as a Chemistry/Biolo gy major\, with aspirations for medical school. One of the most impactful moments in my life occurred during my junior year of college. I herniating two discs in my back while training for baseball. That injury taught me t hat medical treatment possibilities are limited by scientific innovations. So\, I decided to attend graduate school in a research environment where I could apply my chemistry background towards improving orthopedic implant development. After graduating with a PhD in Chemistry (Biomedical Enginee ring minor) from the Georgia Institute of Technology\, I moved to Clevelan d and took a position with the Advanced Platform Technology Center (APTC). The APTC is a research center of excellence at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. There\, I was introduced to the world of medical devic es that interface with the nervous system\, especially the brain. I instan tly fell in love with the potential life-saving / life-changing impact tha t developing more stable materials and devices could enable. In August 201 0\, I began a tenure track appointment in the Department of Biomedical Eng ineering at Case Western Reserve University. I received tenure and promoti on to Associate Professor in 2015\, Full Professor in 2019\, and have been Executive Vice Chairman since 2022. My research has focused on developing strategies to prevent the body from rejecting various type of brain impla nts. The implants we work on range from ventricular shunts to drain excess fluid in the brain to electrodes that record brain activity to enable pat ients to regain movement of damaged limbs or use computers by thinking abo ut the activity. My research has so far resulted in over 80 peer reviewed scientific manuscripts and multiple patents. However\, the most rewarding achievements in are mentoring students to the completion of their own PhD degrees\, based on research in my laboratory. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5571@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230214T150000 DTSTAMP:20230117T221411Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-dalmo-vieira/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Dalmo Vieira DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572#success END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5633@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230214T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-defect-sensitiv ity-of-mechanical-performance-in-architected-porous-materials/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Defect Sensitivity of Mechanical Performance in Archi tected Porous Materials" DESCRIPTION:Matthew Begley\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Materials Science and Mech anical Engineering\nUniversity of California\, Santa Barbara\nDr. Matthew Begley is a Professor of Materials and a Professor of Mechanical Engineer ing at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. His research emphasiz es the use of computational mechanics to identify mechanisms limiting the performance of advanced material systems\, spanning strain transfer in bon e implants\, acoustic assembly of patterned battery electrodes\, and oxida tion in high-temperature composites and coatings.\n\nProfessor Begley’s current focus is on the interplay between 3D printing\, material microstru ctures and macroscopic performance\, with the ultimate goal of controlling spatial distributions of properties in metamaterials to improve performan ce.\n\nProfessor Begley is a former recipient of the NSF Career Award and the Fraunhofer-Bessel Fellowship and has given invited talks at the Gordon Conference on Thin Films\, the Gordon Conference on Corrosion\, and the G ordon Conference on Microfluidics\, the Chief Technology Officer Forum\, a nd the Advanced Metallization Conference.\nAbstract\nIn many applications\ , performance gains enabled by architected porous materials are greatest w hen feature length-scales push the limits of printer resolution. This impl ies that printed components will contain a large number of microstructural and geometric defects\, with inherent trade-offs between performance and reliability.\n\nThis talk will present highly efficient simulation tools t hat embed statistical distributions of geometry\, strength\, and ductility to quantify relationships between microscale variability and macroscopic performance. These links provide potentially powerful opportunities to qui ckly identify processing targets for significant improvements.\n\nIllustra tions of these concepts will be provided for three classes of materials: ( i) stochastic elastomeric foams used in human-material interactions\, wher e polydispersity in cell size controls softening\, (ii) ceramic lattices u sed at high temperature\, where Weibull strength distributions control pea k stress\, and (iii) quasi-ductile refractory metal lattices being develop ed for aerospace\, where limited ductility controls strength after damage initiation.\n\nThe potential advantages and drawbacks of using models with coarse-grained descriptions will be briefly discussed\, focusing on the d evelopment of optimization frameworks that embed processing science. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5665@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210319Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-basic-research- funding-opportunities-and-space-research-interests/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Basic Research Funding Opportunities and Space Resear ch Interests DESCRIPTION:Basic Research Funding Opportunities and Space Research Interes ts\nWednesday\, February 15\, 2023\, at 10:40 pm\nLocation: In-Person PSY Room 130\n945 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL 32611\nStacie Williams\, Ph. D\nSpace Science Architect at AFOSR\nAbstract\nWith the stand-up of the Un ited States Space Force (USSF) the Department of the Air Force's research interests are evolving to meet the challenges our nation faces in space. T oday's global threats require new approaches that will build upon today's basic research investments. This presentation will discuss the mission of the USSF\, research interests\, current USSF-related science and technolog y investments\, and current funding mechanisms.\nBiography\nDr. Stacie Wil liams received her doctorate from the University of California at Santa Cr uz\, where she conducted laser experiments to investigate the light-matter interactions of complex molecules. She continued these studies at Los Ala mos National Laboratory\, where she was one of the pioneer researchers adv ancing time-resolved infrared studies of biologically relevant molecules a nd was the first to observe a metal-metal bond in a protein. In 1996 she f ounded a laboratory at Boston University developing laser diagnostics for biomedical applications. She then left the research arena to pursue a fami ly and worked as a science educator. In 2011 she returned to her research roots at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and directed a research portfolio that achieved the first resolved daylight images on a large aper ture electro-optical telescope. In 2014 Dr. Williams was appointed as tech nical advisor at AFRL\, where she transitioned multiple basic research pro grams to the Air Force’s space mission\, vastly improving the effectiven ess of electro-optical telescopes. She joined the Air Force Office of Scie ntific Research (AFOSR) in 2016 and managed the Remote Sensing Portfolio t hat included electro-optical imaging\, astrodynamics\, tracking\, and atmo spheric effects on beam control. In 2019 she moved to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the state of the art in space domain awareness by developing higher functionality imaging systems with lower cost\, size\, weight\, and power. Currently\, Dr. Williams is the Sp ace Science Architect at AFOSR\, serving as liaison to the United States S pace Force (USSF) to ensure that the Department of Air Force's basic resea rch investments and activities are addressing USSF mission needs and prior ities. Dr. Williams also directs many investment initiatives in space-focu sed basic research. Dr. Williams is featured in a film called “Maui in S pace\,” which highlights the SSA and astronomy efforts conducted on Maui \, and in a Voices from DARPA podcast\, “The Orbital Optician.” Dr. Wi lliams is also a leader in STEM education and is nationally recognized for her innovative approach to engaging children in the Air Force’s science mission. She has over 50 peer-reviewed technical journal publications and conference proceedings. She also received several prestigious awards in t echnology management and STEM leadership and is an Optical Society of Amer ica Fellow.\nMAE Faculty Host: Chris Petersen CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Psychology Building Room 130\, 945 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL \, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=945 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Psychology Bui lding Room 130:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5679@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T155000 DTSTAMP:20230213T134800Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/gator-space-chat/ SUMMARY:Gator Space Chat DESCRIPTION:A seminar like discussion for students to become aware of relev ant problems in the space domain\, and more importantly\, hear it from peo ple in industry\, government\, or anyone with prior experience who has bee n "in the weeds".\nThis will be different than a formal seminar. Gator Spa ce Chat is an informal discussion\, as if stopping by for an off the cuff chat.\nAll are welcome\, from undergraduate to graduate\, any major!\nSpea kers share relevant problems\, expertise\, stories\, advice\, roadblocks\, really anything. Students are free to ask questions\, like a back and for th discussion.\nThis will be low key and provide students a way to talk wi th professionals in a\ncomfortable setting (minimum power point).\nHave qu estions\, or suggestions for future speakers\, please email c.petersen1@uf l.edu CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://forms.microsoft.com/r/gCvanTYFnK END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5531@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T151500 DTSTAMP:20230105T134955Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/epi-research-day-2023/ SUMMARY:EPI Research Day 2023 DESCRIPTION:EPI Research Day2023 is scheduled to take place in the Reitz Un ion Grand Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. The first half of the event wi ll feature a large poster session\,and the second half of the event will h ost talks from renowned scientists Dr.Tulio de Oliveira and Dr. Amadou A. Sall. Oliveira serves as director of South Africa’s Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation\, and he is on Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people of 2022. Sall serves as the CEO of Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Sengal\, and he directs the WHO Center for Arborviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever. \n\nThis year’s event will host two abstract poster contests that each award $1\,000 to a sole recipient. Registrants must su bmit an abstract by Friday\, Feb. 3 to enter the competition and appear in the EPI Research Day 2023 abstract booklet. No exceptions will be allowed if the deadline is not met. Please review all the poster contest details to ensure you meet eligibility requirements andunderstand contest criteria .\n\nAs always\, breakfast refreshments and lunch will be provided to atte ndees\, as well as a shuttle service to and from the Emerging Pathogens In stitute building. Want to learn more? Visit our website for more informati on on the event. Registration closes on Thursday\, Feb. 9. We look forward to seeing you! CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5637@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T103000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183539Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-centennial-seminar-seri es-joint-presentation-from-dr-jim-jones-and-dr-gerrit-hoogenboom/ SUMMARY:ABE Centennial Seminar Series: Joint Presentation from Dr. Jim Jone s and Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jim Jones and Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom will be giving a joint presentation on the “Development and Evolution of the DSSAT Cropping Sys tem Model for Local to Global Applications”\nThis event will be held in person with a Zoom option.\nRegistration for Zoom is required at:\nhttp:// go.ufl.edu/abe100yrfeb16 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:McCarty Hall D Room G001\, 1604 McCarty Drive\, Gainesville \, FL \, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1604 McCarty Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL \, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=McCarty Ha ll D Room G001:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5635@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T145500 DTSTAMP:20251201T205803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-3-d-pixelated-cd znte-at-h3d-inc-where-research-and-industry-meet/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "3-D Pixelated CdZnTe at H3D\, Inc.: Where Research and Industry Meet" DESCRIPTION:Steven Brown\, Ph.D.\nDr. Steven Brown earned his B.S. in nucl ear engineering from the University of Florida and his Ph.D. from the Univ ersity of Michigan. At H3D\, he works on gamma-ray imaging systems and alg orithms for nuclear security\, defense\, and other applications. He curren tly leads DOD- and DOE-funded projects to develop gamma cameras for nuclea r materials characterization\, mobile imaging\, and CZT-based PGAA.\n\n\nD avid Goodman\, Ph.D.\nDr. David Goodman earned his BSE\, MSE\, and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. As a Research Engineer at H3D\, Inc.\, his work focuses on a wide variety of topics ranging from isotope identificati on and nuclear coolant trending to fast\, computational-efficient 3-D gamm a-ray imaging. He currently leads a Phase II DOE SBIR to develop hot cell- capable CdZnTe imaging spectrometers.\nAbstract\nH3D\, Inc. is an upstart radiation detection company that develops and manufactures 3-D pixelated C dZnTe spectrometers.\n\nThese spectrometers fit into the "goldilocks zone" between HPGe and scintillator detectors\, offering better than 1% FWHM en ergy resolution in a rugged\, room-temperature package. The "3-D" nature o f pixelated CdZnTe detectors\, where a 6 cm3 crystal is subdivided into ne arly 5000 subdetectors\, also enables gamma-ray imaging.\n\nWe will presen t H3D’s recent progress on DOD and DOE research ranging from isotopic mo nitoring of commercial nuclear power plants to high-resolution\, 3-D imagi ng\, as well as discuss the process of transferring new research ideas to real-world products. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5673@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T190000 DTSTAMP:20230208T201518Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/presidents-day-trivia/ SUMMARY:President's Day Trivia DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, it’s Trivia Night at the Graham Cent er!\nThis time we’re celebrating Presidents’ Day. Test your knowledge of U.S. presidents past and present while enjoying pizza\, an ice cream ba r and prizes\, plus the area’s most awesome DJ Tom Collette.\nForm your team now! You must be a UF student (graduate students welcome) to enter.\n Student teams must have a minimum of 2 members and a maximum of 6. If you are not part of a team\, you may sign up as an individual\, and you will b e placed on a team.\nThere is no cost to register. Register by 11:59 pm on Feb. 13 to secure your spot. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Pugh Hall Ocora\, 296 Buckman Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States GEO:29.649429;-82.345463 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=296 Buckman Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Pugh Hall Oco ra:geo:29.649429,-82.345463 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5653@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T193000 DTSTAMP:20230206T134230Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/grand-rounds-3d-printing-of -synthetic-materials-in-medicine/ SUMMARY:Grand Rounds: 3D Printing of Synthetic Materials in Medicine DESCRIPTION:The OSMI welcomes Ken Gall\, PhD\, from the Department of Mecha nical Engineering and Material Science at Duke University in Durham\, Nort h Carolina. Dr. Gall will be presenting a talk to faculty and residents en titled\, "3D Printing of Synthetic Materials in Medicine." CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:UF Harrell Medical Education Building\, 1104 Newell Dr.\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32601\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1104 Newell Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32601\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=UF Harrell Medi cal Education Building:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5681@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T140932Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-dr-alan-schelle r-wolf-carnegie-mellon-university/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Dr.Alan Scheller-Wolf\, Carnegie Mellon University DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Spring Seminar Series\n2/17/23 at 10:40 AM\nVirtual Semi nar\nZoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nDr.Alan Scheller-Wolf\, Carn egie Mellon University\nTitle: "Multi-Armed Bandits with Endogenous Learni ng Curves: An Application to Split Liver Transplantation" (with Savannah T ang\, Andrew Li and Sridhar Tayur)\nAbstract: Proficiency in many sophisti cated tasks is attained through experience-based learning\, in other words \, learning by doing. For example\, transplant surgeons need to practice d ifficult surgeries to master the skills required\, call center staff need to handle customer calls to improve their ability to resolve customer issu es\, and new franchisees learn to operate smoothly over time. This experie nce-based learning may affect other stakeholders\, for example\, patients eligible for transplant surgeries. Such a situation illustrates the classi cal exploration versus exploitation trade-off: A central planner may want to identify and develop surgeons with high aptitudes\, while ensuring that patients still have excellent outcomes and equitable access to organs. We formulate a multi-armed bandit (MAB) model\, in which parametric learning curves are embedded in the reward functions to capture experience-based l earning. In addition\, our model includes provisions ensuring that the cho ices of arms are subject to fairness constraints (ensuring equity)\, incor porates queueing dynamics (to capture waiting time dynamics)\, and arm dep endence (to capture learning across similar surgeries). To solve our MAB p roblem we propose the L-UCB\, FL-UCB\, and QFL-UCB algorithms\, all varian ts of the upper confidence bound (UCB) algorithm that attain O(log t) regr et on problems enhanced with experience-based learning\, fairness concerns \, queueing dynamics\, and arm dependence. We demonstrate our model and al gorithms on the split liver transplantation (SLT) allocation problem\, sho wing that our algorithms have superior numerical performance compared to s tandard bandit algorithms in a setting where experience-based learning and fairness exist. From a methodological point of view\, our proposed MAB mo del and algorithms are generic and have broad application prospects. From an application standpoint\, our algorithms could be applied to help evalua te potential strategies to increase the proliferation of SLT and other tec hnically-difficult medical procedures.\nBio: Alan Scheller-Wolf is the Ric hard M. Cyert Professor of Operations Management at the Tepper School of B usiness. He has previously served as Senior Associate Dean of Research at Tepper\, and the head of the doctoral program. He received his PhD from th e IE/OR department of Columbia University in 1996\, having completed his d octorate under the advising of Karl Sigman. He has a Bachelor of Science i n Mathematics and Computational Science\, and a Bachelor of Arts in Art Hi story\, from Stanford University. Prior to his time at Columbia\, Alan ser ved for 2 1/2 years in the Peace Corps as a mathematics teacher\, in Serow e\, Botswana.\nAlan's research interests include inventory theory (especia lly ATO systems\, systems with capacities\, alternate supply options and/o r perishable products)\, healthcare (organ transplantation\, blood supply\ , treatment for opioid addiction disorder) energy\, service systems\, comp uter science\, stochastic processes and queueing theory. He has served on the editorial boards of Management Science\, Operations Research\, M&\; SOM\, and QUESTA. He has completed consulting projects with Amazon\, Cater pillar\, John Deere\, The American Red Cross\, and The Vera Institute of J ustice. He currently teaches courses in Quality and Sustainable Operations .\nPlease contact the ISE admin staff with any questions or information ne eded for the seminar: administration@ise.ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming Spring 2023 seminars https://www.ise.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled- seminars-spring-2023/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5641@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230220T120000 DTSTAMP:20230206T134235Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/oer-sponsored-event-explori ng-collaborations-with-the-college-of-education-faculties/ SUMMARY:OER sponsored event: Exploring Collaborations with the College of E ducation Faculties DESCRIPTION:Associate Deans Thomasenia Adams and Alina Zare invite College of Education and Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering faculties to join in a lively discussion about research agendas and potential for collabora tive opportunities\nin sponsored research pursuits. All disciplines are we lcome!\nPlease direct any questions about this event to\nThomasenia Adams: tla@coe.ufl.edu CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Norman Hall Rosenberg Room 2021\, 1221 SW 5th Ave\, Gainesville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1221 SW 5th Ave\, Gainesvil le \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Norman Hall Ro senberg Room 2021:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5661@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230220T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181912Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-modeling-stocha stic-cancer-dynamics-in-complex-tumor-microenvironments/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Modeling Stochastic Cancer Dynamics in Complex Tumor M icroenvironments DESCRIPTION:Adam L. MacLean\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor in Quantitative a nd Computational Biology\, USC Dornsife College of Letters\, Arts and Scie nces\, University of Southern California\nTumors thrive on heterogeneity. Computational models that account for complex tumor microenvironments and cell state plasticity are a crucial component for better understanding dis ease progression. Single-cell genomics data offer powerful new means to co nstrain models to data and make predictions. We develop models of complex tumor dynamics in light of single-cell data. We study the role of myeloid- derived suppressor cells in metastatic breast cancer with stochastic delay differential equations. Informed by clinical response data\, we fit model s to individual patient data and discover that inhibition of NK cells play s a critical role in determining response. We study epithelial-mesenchymal transition across cancers and stimuli\, fitting models through Bayesian p arameter inference to identify genes that mark for the dynamics of interme diate cell state transitions. Overall\, we argue that combination of dynam ical systems modeling with statistical inference on single-cell genomics d ata provides unique opportunities to learn the cell state dynamics underly ing disease and predict new tumor biomarkers.\nBio:\nAdam MacLean studies cell fate decision-making in stem cells and cancer. He has developed metho ds for cell-cell communication network inference and models of gene regula tory dynamics constrained by single-cell genomics data via statistical inf erence. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology at the University of Southern California. He comple ted a PhD at Imperial College London\, followed by postdoc positions at th e University of Oxford and the University of California\, Irvine. Awards f or his work since starting a lab at USC in 2019 include an NSF CAREER awar d and an early-career NIH MIRA award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5561@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182456Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-expanding-the-f unctionality-of-engineered-extracellular-matrices-with-peptoids/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Expanding the Functionality of Engineered Extracellula r Matrices with Peptoids DESCRIPTION:Adrianne M. Rosales\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nMcKetta Depar tment of Chemical Engineering\nThe University of Texas at Austin\n\nTitle: Expanding the Functionality of Engineered Extracellular Matrices with Pep toids\n\nAbstract: Hydrogels have garnered intense interest as engineered extracellular matrices due to their tailorable permeability\, mechanics\, and degradability. Synthetic materials are attractive due to their known c hemical compositions and reproducibility\, but the challenge with their us e lies in the lack of complexity as compared to biological systems\, espec ially with regard to sequence-specific bioactivity. Hence\, our work aims to expand the toolbox for building complexity and functionality into synth etic hydrogel biomaterials by using precise polymer architectures\, specif ically those of peptoids. Here\, we describe our efforts to control two ke y properties of hydrogels with peptoid functionality: 1) bulk mechanics an d 2) enzymatic degradability. Using peptoid crosslinkers\, we achieved con trol over the mechanics of hydrogel platforms by varying monomer sequence and chain structure\, in a fashion reminiscent of semiflexible biopolymers . Specifically\, helical peptoids increased the shear moduli of hydrogels due to increased chain stiffness as compared to non-helical peptoids\, whi le keeping all other hydrogel parameters fixed. These changes in mechanics impacted the amount of secreted stem cell factors such as indoleamine 2\, 3-dioxygenase (IDO)\, leading to conditions that promoted more therapeutic ally relevant cells. Furthermore\, we examined the ability of peptoids to tune hydrogel degradability via proteolysis. We substituted peptoids into key sites of proteolytically degradable substrates\, enabling a tailored m aterial response to matrix metalloproteinases secreted by cells. Overall\, our results suggest that sequence control of synthetic peptoids may provi de effective strategies for expanding the functionality of biomaterial sca ffolds for tissue engineering\, particularly with respect to mechanics and degradation in complex biological environments.\n\nBio: Adrianne Rosales is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Te xas at Austin. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UT Austi n and obtained her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC-Berkeley. After c ompleting her Ph.D. in 2013\, she trained at the University of Colorado Bo ulder as an NIH NRSA post-doctoral fellow. Adrianne's group at UT Austin focuses on the development of bioinspired polymeric materials to model cel lular microenvironments and engineer therapeutic technologies. This work has received emerging investigator recognitions from the Burroughs Wellc ome Fund\, the NIH\, the NSF\, the American Chemical Society Polymeric Mat erials: Science and Engineering Division\, and the journals Biomaterials Science and Journal of Materials Chemistry B. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5573@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T150000 DTSTAMP:20230117T221448Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-michael-puma/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Michael Puma DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572#success END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5645@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-role-of-fe-in-l ong%e2%80%90range-ordered-ni2cr-precipitates-in-ni%e2%80%90cr%e2%80%90base d-alloys/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Role of Fe in Long‐range Ordered Ni2Cr Precipitates in Ni‐Cr‐based Alloys" DESCRIPTION:Julie Tucker\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, School of Mechanica l\, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering\nOregon State University\nDr. Julie Tucker earned her B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri – Rolla. She attended graduate school at the University of W isconsin – Madison as a Naval Nuclear Propulsion Fellow\, where she rece ived her M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering with a minor in Materials S cience in 2008. After graduation\, Dr. Tucker spent five years as a Princi pal Scientist at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Schenectady\, NY\, stud ying the thermal stability of structural alloys for nuclear power systems. She joined the School of Mechanical\, Industrial\, and Manufacturing Engi neering at Oregon State University as an Assistant Professor in 2013 and w as promoted to Associate Professor in 2019. In 2019 she was awarded the De an’s Professorship and was also appointed as the Materials Science Inter disciplinary Graduate Program Director. Dr. Tucker has an active research group focused on the degradation of materials in extreme environments and alloy development. Her research efforts leverage both modeling and experim ental approaches to gain a fundamental understanding of materials performa nce.\nAbstract\nService temperatures in pressurized water reactors may pro mote nucleation and growth of the long‐range order (LRO) Ni2Cr phase in Ni‐based alloys. This phase transformation leads to drastic increases st rength while decreasing the ductility. The formation of Ni2Cr with respect to Ni\, Cr\, and Fe compositions is disputed in literature. Further\, the rate of formation and nucleation factors is not well established in and b etween model and commercial alloys. In this research\, isothermal aging of Ni‐based commercial alloys: 625\, 625 plus\, 690\, and Ni‐Cr‐Fe mod el alloys has been performed to quantify the impact of LRO over time at te mperatures 330\, 360\, 418\, and 475 °C\, aged up to ~30k\, and ~10k hour s for commercial and model alloys\, respectively. The alloys were characte rized by Vickers hardness testing and synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Resul ts show that hardness changes with precipitate size rather than phase fra ction transformed\, which plateaus at early aging times. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5693@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T123500 DTSTAMP:20230220T144557Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-coupling-natural -and-human-models-in-the-context-of-a-lake-ecosystem/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Coupling natural and human models in the context of a l ake ecosystem DESCRIPTION:Weizhe Weng\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Food and Reso urce Economics\, UF \n\nAbstract: \n\nLakes support a myriad of ecosystem services that benefit humans and have quantifiable economic effects\, incl uding the provisioning of drinking water and recreational activities. Thes e services can be compromised by poor water quality\, which commonly occur s when lakes are impacted by excessive nutrient inputs from nonpoint sourc e pollution such as phosphorus and nitrogen from agricultural runoff. Give n the importance of the coupling between people and freshwater lakes\, it is essential to create an integrated\, multi-disciplinary tool that captur es the reciprocal linkages between people and freshwater systems: human ac tions affect ecosystems\, which in turn affect human well-being and future behavior. Using Lake Mendota (Madison\, Wisconsin\, USA) as a case study\ , we developed a novel\, coupled natural and human systems (CNHS) model th at captures how land-use decision making interacts with hydrological and l imnological processes to transform nutrient loads into changes in lake wat er quality\, and how altered water quality feeds back to human systems by affecting the amenities that people value. In this talk\, I will describe the details of the CNHS modeling framework and the insights to advance lak e management efforts to protect and improve water quality. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://youtube.com/live/3TkeffAZwz4?feature=share END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5647@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T130000 DTSTAMP:20230206T134240Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-innovate-pathways-insigh ts-seminar-maximizing-the-potential-of-your-innovation/ SUMMARY:UF Innovate | Pathways Insights Seminar: Maximizing the Potential o f Your Innovation DESCRIPTION:Be inspired by 2019 UF Innovator of the Year\, Dr. Benjamin Lok . This UF CISE professor and co-founder of Shadow Health Inc. increased hi s impact as an innovator\, and you can do the same. If you wonder how you can combine innovation with your academic career\, this seminar is for you ! CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://calendar.ufl.edu/event/25803-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5593@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210319Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-candidate-seminar-concu rrent-learning-cyber-physical-methods-for-resilient-energy-delivery-system s/ SUMMARY:MAE Candidate Seminar - Concurrent Learning Cyber-physical Methods for Resilient Energy Delivery Systems DESCRIPTION:Concurrent Learning Cyber-physical Methods for Resilient Energy Delivery Systems\nThursday\, February 23\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nOlugbenga Moses Anubi\nAssistant Professor\, E lectrical and Computer Engineering Department\, FAMU-FSU College of Engine ering\nAbstract\nReliability\, security\, and resiliency of the energy del ivery system have been an active area of research\, in one form or the oth er\, for as long as the existence of the power grid. With every advancemen t in grid technology comes new challenges in terms of reliability and resi liency. The past few decades have seen a sharp rise in communication and c omputational technologies applied to the grid. The cyber-physical layer gr ows exponentially as the electric power system undergoes a transformation to an extensive dependence on distributed energy resources with associated digital control and communication interfaces\, many of these located beyo nd the grid edge.\nConsequently\, the problem of securing the grid has bec ome technically more challenging on multiple fronts: (1) Ubiquity of inter net of things (IoT) and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices on the power grid in creases the vulnerability and threat landscape exponentially\; (2) The inc reased variability due to the introduction of distributed energy resources (DER) makes contingency analysis challenging\; (3) Despite advancements i n computation technology\, the sheer size of the cyber landscape often ren ders computational processes infeasible\; and (4) The tight coupling of th e cyber and physical components makes pure information technology (IT) or operational technology (OT)-based security technologies less effective.\nT o address these challenges\, current state-of-the-art approaches often inc orporate AI/ML technologies to detect anomalies in the system's operationa l data. This has shown significant promise with high true positive rates w hen the available data adequately captures the operating conditions of the system. However\, performance degradation sets in when new operation regi mes not represented in the available dataset are encountered. Unfortunatel y\, this is well known and exploited by malicious attackers to mimic extre me event situations\, forcing the system into panic mode.\nIn this talk\, I will discuss some recent results leveraging the cyber-physical nature of the energy delivery processes to develop concurrent learning resilient al gorithms. These seamlessly merge data-driven machine learning models\, for the cyber layer\, with domain knowledge physics-based models for the phys ical layer to simultaneously achieve high accuracy and high generalizabili ty for detecting\, localizing\, and neutralizing the effects of both known and unknown extreme events. This promises to enable energy delivery syste ms to survive malicious or natural extreme events while sustaining critica l functions\nBiography\nOlugbenga Moses Anubi is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the FAMU-FSU Colleg e of Engineering\, with affiliations with the Center for Advanced Power Sy stems (CAPS) and the Center for Intelligent Systems\, Controls and Robotic s (CISCOR). He is the director of the Resilient and Autonomous Systems Lab (RASLab). He received a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the Universit y of Florida. Before joining FSU\, he was a Lead Control Systems Engineer at the GE Global Research Center\, NY. His work within GE resulted in 15+ Patent Applications and several recognitions\, including the GE Technology Award (Physical+Digital)\, the Connected Controls Technical Achievement A ward\, the Whitney Award\, and the Dushman Technology Award. His work is c urrently supported by DOE\, ONR\, DARPA\, and Northrop Grumman. His resear ch interests include resilient energy delivery systems\, learning systems\ , and control systems\nFaculty Host: Katerina Aifantis CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5695@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T133000 DTSTAMP:20230220T144553Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ufti-seminar-innovative-dat a-driven-solutions-for-traffic-operations/ SUMMARY:UFTI Seminar: Innovative Data-Driven Solutions for Traffic Operatio ns DESCRIPTION:With the advent of ubiquitous technologies and the emergence of modern traffic sensors\, one of the primary strategies of transportation agencies for maintaining the safety\, mobility\, and efficiency of a trans portation system is to use Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technol ogies and innovative data-driven strategies. An efficient transportation s ystem should keep a balance between mobility on freeways and accessibility on arterials. This presentation will discuss the innovative data-driven s olutions developed by the Center for Applied Transportation Sciences (CATS ) at the University of Arizona and how these solutions can help transporta tion engineers to deal with common traffic operations and safety issues on both freeways and arterials in Arizona. In addition\, the presentation wi ll also cover how CATS collaborates with multiple local jurisdictions to d eal with larger transportation issues with specific strategies and a clear vision. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 365C\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Room 365C:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5685@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181912Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminarunderstanding-br achial-plexus-injury-and-shoulder-function-through-integrated-musculoskele tal-mode/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar:Understanding Brachial Plexus Injury and Shoulder Funct ion through Integrated Musculoskeletal Mode DESCRIPTION:Katherine R. Saul\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Department of Mechanica l and Aerospace Engineering\, North Carolina State University\nBrachial pl exus birth injury (BPBI) is the most common nerve injury among children. T he glenohumeral joint of affected children can undergo severe bone deformi ty and muscle contracture\, depending on location of the injury relative t o the dorsal root ganglion. Because the primary drivers of deformity are u nclear\, there is a lack of consistent guidelines for clinicians regarding treatment timing and highly variable functional outcomes following treatm ent. I will present our recent work in shoulder anatomy and function post- BPBI\, in which we 1) characterize muscle and bone structure in a rat mode l of nerve injury\, and 2) apply computational simulation of the developin g shoulder to investigate whether observed changes to muscle mass and opti mal muscle length over time following BPBI provide a mechanically-driven e xplanation for postural and bone deformity. I will also describe our compu tational framework integrating musculoskeletal modeling to represent muscl e changes over time and finite element modeling to simulate bone growth in response to mechanical and biological stimuli\, and will touch on other a pplications in our group of modeling approaches.\nBio\nDr. Saul is a Profe ssor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State Unive rsity in Raleigh\, NC. The research performed in her Movement Biomechanics Laboratory aims to improve treatment for upper limb neuromusculoskeletal conditions by providing biomechanical insight to clinicians regarding the effects of neuromuscular and orthopaedic injury\, predicting outcomes of s urgical interventions\, and understanding healthy and impaired motor contr ol. Dr. Saul is a Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics\, a KEEN Fellow of the Kern Family Foundation\, and an OpenSim Fellow of the Nation al Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research. She has served on the Executive Board of the American Society of Biomechanics as Meeting Chair\ , Diversity Task Force Chair\, and Secretary\, and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Biomechanics and PLOS ONE. Dr. Saul also served as a UNC System Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow from 2019-2021 exploring digi tal learning initiatives. Other honors include being named the American So ciety of Biomechanics Predoctoral Young Scientist (2005)\, Medtronic Found ation Graduate Fellow\, Whitaker Foundation Graduate Fellow\, and NCAA Wom an of the Year (Rhode Island\, 2000). She has received the Outstanding Tea ching Award at NCSU at the department\, college\, university\, and Alumni Association levels. Dr. Saul received her ScB in Engineering from Brown Un iversity in 2000\, and her MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanf ord University. She was previously an Assistant Professor of Biomedical En gineering and Orthopaedic Surgery at Wake Forest School of Medicine and ha s been at NCSU since 2013 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5643@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182456Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-polymer-recycli ng-upcycling/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Polymer Recycling/Upcycling DESCRIPTION:Sanat K. Kumar\, Ph.D.\nBykhovsky Professor of Chemical Enginee ring\nColumbia University\nTitle: Plastics Recycling/Upcycling\nAbstract: Polymer waste in the environment is a central concern to humanity. Current ly\, only ~10% of all plastics produced from hydrocarbon feedstocks are re cycled\, while 30% are dumped into the environment\, 40% land filled and 1 4% are burned (into CO2 another environmental concern). Why it is so hard to recycle polymers is the first topic we shall consider. Then\, we shall show that current protocols\, which generally involve deconstructing a pol ymer into its building block monomers and then subsequent reconstruction\, is not a productive strategy for many commercially relevant materials. Ot her strategies need to be developed and we discuss a particularly facile o ne\, where mixed plastics can be reused through the process of mechanical recycling (e.g.\, simple reprocessing by extruding the polymer waste). The underpinning physics and chemistry of this process will be discussed. Tim e permitting\, we shall also discuss how the 30% of polymers put into the environment degrade to form micro and nanoplastics. We shall also examine means to mitigate the formation of these environmental pollutants that cou ld adversely affect lifeforms\, especially in the marine milieu.\nBio: San at K. Kumar creates\, analyzes\, and models new classes of polymer-based m aterials with improved properties. A particular focus of his research is o n hybrid materials\, namely polymers with inorganic fillers\, with relevan ce to biomimicry and energy storage and conversion.\nDr. Kumar’s group h as been the pioneer over the last decade in the practically relevant topic of Polymer Nanocomposites\, where inorganic nanoparticles are added to po lymers to obtain materials with synergistic properties. A central problem in this area is that inorganic\, hydrophilic nanoparticles are frequently immiscible with organic polymers\, and the promised property improvements from these materials have remained hard to realize. Thus\, many industrial applications use predefined “recipes” to make products\, often with s pectacular failures\, such as tire tread separation\, which are the conseq uence of our poor understanding of these systems and therefore their prope rties.\nDr. Kumar’s work in this area spans all topics of polymer nanoco mposites including self-assembly\, microstructure\, glassy segmental dynam ics and vitrification\, elasticity and reinforcement\, linear and nonlinea r mechanical-dynamical phenomena (such as strain softening and yielding)\, chain relaxation\, and nanoparticle diffusion and dynamics. His group com bines theory\, simulation\, and experiment to advance the science of energ y conversion and storage (namely\, membranes for gas separation and for th e selective transport of ions as relevant to batteries) and more recently to mimic biology (e.g.\, the development of hierarchical morphologies as f ound in Nacre with the goal of achieving unprecedented improvements in pro perties and the use of DNA to guide the assembly of nanoparticle into desi red structures).\nDr. Kumar received a BTech in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology\, Madras in 1981 and a ScD in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987. He joi ned the faculty of Columbia Engineering in 2006. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5575@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T150000 DTSTAMP:20230117T221503Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-david-bosch/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: David Bosch DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5711@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-investigation-o f-the-manipulation-and-interaction-of-magnetic-and-electric-dipoles-on-the -pyrochlore-lattice/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Investigation of the Manipulation and Interaction of Magnetic and Electric Dipoles on the Pyrochlore Lattice" DESCRIPTION:Geneva Laurita\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Chemistry and Bio chemistry\nBates College\nDr. Geneva Laurita completed her B.S. in Chemist ry at the University of Northern Colorado in 2010\, her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Oregon State University in 2014\, and postdoctoral research at the Uni versity of California\, Santa Barbara in 2017. She is currently an Assista nt Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Bates College\, where her re search focuses on understanding the structure—property relationships of solid state oxides with an emphasis on neutron and synchrotron X‐ray tot al scattering techniques. A major component of her work is undergraduate e xposure to National Laboratory User Facilities.\nAbstract\nThe pyrochlore structure exhibits a myriad of technologically relevant properties\, inclu ding superconductivity\, ferroelectricity\, photocatalysis\, and frustrate d magnetism. While there exists a wealth of studies on pyrochlores\, the i ntricacies of this system leave many questions about intentionally manipul ating the chemistry and structure for the desired functionality.\n\nThe py rochlore structure is inherently complex due to two interpenetrating subne tworks\, and structural changes can be driven by substitution or vacancies on either network. Additionally\, the triangular arrangement of cations o n each sublattice leads to questions of topology due to geometrical consid erations.\n\nThis work aims to study the drivers of polarity on the pyroch lore lattice through two primary hypotheses: (1) magnetic cations\, regard less of long‐range correlation\, play a role in magnetoelectric interact ions on both a local and crystallographic scale and (2) the crystallograph ic ordering of vacancies/dopants dictates the ordering of dipoles and is k ey to driving long range polarity. The hypothesis will be investigated in the context of the systems A2B2O7‐x\, where A = Bi3+\, Ho3+\, Dy3+/Pb2+\ , Sn2+ and B = Ti4+\, Zr4+/Nb5+/Ta5+ through a combination of total scatte ring analysis\, density functional theory\, and physical property measurem ents. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5697@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230301T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230301T123500 DTSTAMP:20230220T144547Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-fire-disturbance -impacts-on-amazon-floodplain-forest-resilience/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Fire disturbance impacts on Amazon floodplain forest re silience DESCRIPTION:Sharmin Siddiqui\, PhD candidate\, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences\, UF\n\nAbstract: \n\nAmazon floodplain ecosystems ar e attuned to forest-climate interactions\, which have governed species com position\, ecological life cycles\, and the timing and distribution of car bon\, water\, and energy cycling for millennia. The intensifying intrusion of wildfire into this flood-adapted ecosystem raises questions about futu re floodplain forest resilience under multiple stressors. While a handful of field-scale studies have assessed floodplain forest changes following f ire and flooding in nutrient-poor igapo ecosystems\, less is known about t hese effects in nutrient-rich várzea wetlands\, which we hypothesize have lower rates of recovery. To test this hypothesis\, we used Landsat 7 Enha nced Vegetation Index (EVI) from 1984 to 2021 to analyze how fire and floo d disturbances affected vegetation health in both igapo and várzea floodp lains. Changes in EVI are associated with increasing fires\, especially in floodplain forests (p <\; 0.01). Preliminary results suggest whitewater floodplain forests have the greatest sensitivity to wildfire (p <\; 0.0 1)\, whereas blackwater floodplain forests have slower rates recovery. Thr ough remote sensing indices of fire severity and forest response\, we conf irm floodplain forest sensitivity to fire and find that understudied white water floodplain ecosystems may be even more sensitive to wildfire disturb ance. Additional field-scale studies remain critical for understanding how remotely sensed EVI translates to post-disturbance vegetation composition and long-term forest resilience in Central Amazon floodplains. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPE_7aXe-b9fiZYOGvoPiLw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5657@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210320Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-candidate-seminar-solar -thermal-energy-harnessing-and-management-for-water-energy-climate-nexus/ SUMMARY:MAE Candidate Seminar - Solar-thermal Energy Harnessing and Managem ent for Water-energy-climate Nexus DESCRIPTION:Solar-thermal Energy Harnessing and Management for Water-energy -climate Nexus\nThursday\, March 2\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Pers on MAE-A\, Room 303\nJian Zeng\, PhD\nPostdoctoral Researcher in the Energ y Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Departmen t of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California Berkeley\nAbst ract\nAbout 90% of today’s energy flow centers around thermal energy\, i mplying the significance of effective harnessing and management of heat to wards an energy-efficient world. Recently\, capturing solar-thermal energy as a ubiquitous and cheap heat source has attracted extensive attention u nder the context of the water-energy-climate nexus. In the first part\, I will introduce our recent efforts in harnessing high-grade solar heat (> \; 700℃) for concentrating solar power (CSP). We probed into the critica l high-temperature thermal transport problems in granular-based CSP using our unique in-situ photothermal methodology. Our operando technique provid ed new insight into the particle-wall interfacial thermal resistance under the framework of granular diffusion theory. In the second part\, I will i ntroduce our research on passive thermal management of high-power electron ics using hydrogels. We developed a moisture thermal battery (MTB) using h ydrogel for passive electronics cooling by autonomous water harvesting in off-peak hours and evaporative cooling in peak hours. The MTB shows a broa d application envelope for communication\, computing\, power battery\, and optoelectronics\, etc.\nBiography\nDr. Jian Zeng is currently a postdocto ral researcher in the Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley Nation al Laboratory and Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University o f California Berkeley working with Dr. Ravi Prasher and Dr. Jeffrey Long. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California San Diego w orking with Dr. Renkun Chen\, and B.S&\;M.Sc degrees from China. His re search interests lie in advanced thermal energy materials and systems for the water-energy-climate nexus\, with an emphasis on carbon capture\, wate r harvesting\, desalination\, building/electronics/personal moisture-therm al regulation\, and thermal energy storage. He has published 30 peer-revie wed papers in reputable journals\, e.g.\, Adv. Energy Mater.\, Desalinatio n and Nanoscale\, etc.\, book chapters\, and conference talks. He is the r ecipient of the 2022 Chinses Government Award for Outstanding Self-finance d Students Abroad and UCSD Fellowship.\nMAE Faculty Host: James Trainham CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5713@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T145500 DTSTAMP:20230222T211031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-understanding-th e-3d-plasma-dynamics-in-open-stochastic-magnetic-fields-in-a-tokamak/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Understanding the 3D Plasma Dynamics in Open Stochasti c Magnetic Fields in a Tokamak" DESCRIPTION:Min-Gu Yoo\, Ph.D.\nStaff Scientist\nGeneral Atomics\nDr. Min-G u Yoo is a Staff Scientist in the Theory and Computational Science group at General Atomics. He received a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Seoul National University in 2017\, and has worked at Princeton Plasma Physics L aboratory as a postdoctoral researcher from 2018‐2022.\n\nHis research i nterests include transport mechanisms of magnetic fusion plasmas\, such as plasma start‐up and disruption\, and the development of computational c odes based on the first‐ principles modeling\, such as the gyrokinetic p article simulations.\n\nHe has publications on plasma start‐up (Nat. Com mun. 93523 (2018)) and thermal quench physics (Nucl. Fusion 61 126036 (202 1)). He has received the awards of "Young Scientist in Plasma Physics" by the Korean Physical Society (2019) and the "Young Researcher Award (U40)" by the Association of Asia‐Pacific Physical Societies (2021).\nAbstract\ nIn tokamaks\, strong plasma instabilities like locked modes can destroy g ood closed magnetic surfaces and create open stochastic magnetic fields\, leading to a rapid loss of plasma thermal energy\, known as thermal quench . The mechanism of thermal quench has not been clearly elucidated yet due to the complex 3D topology of the stochastic magnetic field\, which conven tional 0D or 1D models cannot address properly.\n\nTo gain a clearer under standing\, we have directly investigated the 3D plasma dynamics associated with the stochastic field by performing global gyrokinetic simulations us ing the GTS code and developing a novel 3D magnetic topology analysis. Our findings uncovered a novel plasma transport mechanism that contributes to the rapid loss of plasma thermal energy during the thermal quench\, due t o the interplay between the 3D stochastic magnetic field\, ambipolar elect ric field\, and kinetic electron and ion dynamics.\n\nIn this seminar\, a comprehensive and step‐by‐step explanation of these relationships will be provided with intuitive visualizations. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5719@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141006Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-dr-ebru-bish-th e-university-of-alabama/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Dr. Ebru Bish\, The University of Alabama DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Spring Seminar Series\n3/3/23 at 10:40 AM\nVirtual Semin ar\nZoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nDr. Ebru Bish\, The Universit y of Alabama\nTitle: “Public Health Screening: Challenges and Opportunit ies"\nAbstract: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate the importa nce of public health screening. My talk will draw upon the body of researc h that my collaborators and I have conducted in a variety of screening con texts\, ranging from newborn screening for genetic disorders to population -level infectious disease screening\, including COVID-19. I will discuss t he challenges and opportunities for operations researchers and data scient ists.\nBio: My research focus is on stochastic modeling\, optimization\, a nd decision making under uncertainty\, with applications to public health policy and health implementation science. My research has been recognized through various awards\, including the INFORMS Pierskalla Award for the Be st Paper in Healthcare (winner in 2011\, runner-up in 2017 and 2021\, fina list in 2015)\, INFORMS JFIG Best Paper Award\, and multiple IISE Transact ions Best Applications Paper Awards\; my PhD students have received the IN FORMS Bonder Scholarship\, IISE Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award\, and INFORMS Health Applications Society Student Paper Award\, among others. I have published in leading operations research\, biostatistics\, and medic al journals\, and have graduated fourteen PhD students\, many of whom hold academic positions. I have served as the 2019 President of the INFORMS He alth Applications Society.\nPlease contact the ISE admin staff with any qu estions or information needed for the seminar: administration@ise.ufl.edu\ nView other ISE upcoming Spring 2023 seminars https://www.ise.ufl.edu/news -events/events/scheduled-seminars-spring-2023/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5687@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230306T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230306T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181912Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-the-role-of-var iability-in-traumatic-brain-injury-translation/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: The Role of Variability in Traumatic Brain Injury Tran slation DESCRIPTION:Michelle Laplaca\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Coulter Department of Bi omedical Engineering\, Georgia Tech and Emory University\nTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. and in the world. TBI is highly heterogeneous\, rendering diagnosis and treatmen t extremely challenging across all injury severities\, but in mild TBI (mT BI) the problem is magnified due to subjective symptoms and the absence of gross pathoanatomic features. Clinical population heterogeneity\, however is not captured in most preclinical animal studies\, which largely includ e only single strain\, sex\, and age. Furthermore\, premorbid\, psychosoci al\, and genetic factors that contribute to variability are infrequently c aptured in preclinical studies. In this talk I will discuss two topics rel ated to preclinical study of TBI and mTBI. First\, I will introduce a new interagency center that is developing preclinical data elements and data s haring platforms for TBI research. These data tools are applicable to othe r fields and are timely with upcoming federal and journal data sharing man dates. Common data elements are intended to increase rigor and reproducibi lity. I will present initial capabilities in pooling several datasets to h ighlight missing values and mapping challenges. In addition\, one can syst ematically add heterogeneity to preclinical studies. We have varied sex\, strain\, and the number of head impacts and found deficits in working memo ry acutely that resolved by three days post-injury. We also have examined the effects of a high fat diet and chronic stress after injury on acute ne urological recovery and anxiety. Stressed animals with TBI took longer to recover and when high fat diet was added\, recovery time was further exten ded. However\, evidence of an adaptation to stress may explain an acquired resilience against anxiety and depressive-like behavior. It is clear that complex relationships exist among experimental factors that lend support for data science approaches. Certainly\, if parallels between preclinical and clinical TBI are to be made\, we need to better understand heterogenei ty at both levels. It is our goal to improve translation by adding variabl es to preclinical study designs that will better represent human variabili ty\, while recognizing significant challenges.\nBio:\nMichelle C. LaPlaca\ , Ph.D. is a Professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University in Atlanta\, GA\, and a Research Bio medical Engineer at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. She earned a Ph.D. in B ioengineering in injury biomechanics and completed postdoctoral training i n Neurosurgery\, both at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia\, PA. She joined the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering in 1998 an d is a member of the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\, as well as a program faculty member in the Bioengineering graduate program at Geo rgia Tech and the Neuroscience graduate program at Emory. She has testifie d before the U.S. Senate on Veterans’ Affairs on traumatic brain injury (TBI)\, and served as President and Program Chair of the National Neurotra uma Society. Dr. LaPlaca is an elected fellow in the American Institute fo r Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)\, is an Associate Editor at t he Journal of Neurotrauma\, is on the editorial board of Experimental Neur ology. Dr. LaPlaca’s research interests are to better understand TBI het erogeneity and the relationship between brain injury and stress\, identify novel TBI biomarkers and the role of glymphatic system in biomarker efflu x\, and develop multimodal concussion assessment tools. She participated i n the development of NINDS preclinical common data elements (CDEs) and cur rently is part of the VA interagency center PRECISE-TBI (PRE Clinical Inte ragency reSearch resourcE-TBI) to expand CDEs and provide end-to-end infor matic tools to improve rigor\, reproducibility\, and transparency in resea rch. By working at both pre-clinical and clinical levels and using data sc ience tools to study the complexity of TBI\, this approach promotes succes sful clinical translation. Dr. LaPlaca has published over 65 peer-reviewed papers and received funding from the National Institutes of Health\, US D epartment of Veterans Affairs\, National Science Foundation\, and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. Awards include a NSF CAREE R award\, Atlanta Business Chronicle Health Care Heroes Innovation Award\, and a Brain Injury Association of America Young Investigator Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5683@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-untraveled-road s-to-familiar-destinations-exploring-new-pathways-to-produce-classic-chemi cals/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Untraveled roads to familiar destinations: exploring n ew pathways to produce classic chemicals DESCRIPTION:Beata Kilos – Réaume\, Ph.D.\nSenior Research Scientist/Tech nical Leader\nChemical Science\, Core Research &\; Development\, DOW\nT itle: Untraveled roads to familiar destinations: exploring new pathways to produce classic chemicals\nAbstract: MMA is a specialty monomer to produc e polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) where increasing demand has motivated the industry to develop clean technologies based on leveraging abundant ethyle ne from inexpensive shale gas feedstock. The dominant commercial process u tilizes highly toxic reagents such as hydrogen cyanide to produce MMA (ACH route). This has motivated processes based on C2 carbonylation as attract ive technologies for MMA manufacture. In particular\, efforts are underway to develop platforms for producing propionate intermediates through hydro xy- and methoxy-carbonylation\, which in turn\, can be used to produce met hyl methacrylate monomers through condensation process with formaldehyde.\ nIodide-promoted molybdenum hexacarbonyl has been reported to be active fo r carbonylation of ethylene and carbon monoxide into propionic anhydride o r propionic aci. We will discuss the synthesis and characterization of nov el heterogeneous catalytic systems for ethylene hydroxy- (Mo(CO)6/support) and methoxy-carbonylation (CoxSy) and the relationships between catalyst properties and catalyst performance. Remarkable catalysts were studied tha t facilitated significant steps forward in both the advancement of catalys is science and establishing the basis for new technologies. An emblematic example is represented by Mo(CO)6 on solid acid support for hydroxy-carbon ylation and metal sulfide catalysts for methoxy-carbonylation process.\nBi o: Dr. Beata Kilos-Réaume is a Senior Research Scientist and Technical Le ader in Chemical Science\, Core R&\;D at Dow. Beata is recognized as a leader in heterogeneous catalysis in the scientific community. Beata serve s as treasurer of the North American Catalysis Society\, sits on the advis ory boards of Reaction Chemistry &\; Engineering journal and the Journa l of Catalysis\, and is a first industrial editor for the ACS Catalysis jo urnal.\nBeata began her Dow career in 2008. Since then she has worked on a wide array of projects with a focus on heterogeneous catalysis and materi als science. Over the course of her career Beata has defined\, led\, and c ontributed to R&\;D projects spanning multiple Dow businesses including Industrial Solutions\, Consumer Solutions\, Construction Chemicals\, Coat ing Materials\, Hydrocarbons\, Polyurethanes\, Performance Silicones. Beat a’s technical contributions and leadership have enabled the advancement of numerous R&\;D projects and technologies throughout her career at Do w. Beata’s past R&\;D work at Dow has included contributions toward t he commercialization of UNIFINITYTM fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation pr ocess technology for on-purpose propylene\, which has been recognized with an 2017 ICIS Best Process Innovation Award and an 2017 R&\;D 100 Award . In recognition of her scientific achievements\, Beata was named a 2017 A CS Rising Star award recipient and 2018 ACS Early Career Fellow of the Ind ustrial &\; Engineering Chemistry Division. She is also a recipient of a 2017 Dow Chemical Engaged for Impact Award and 2017 WIN champion award.\ nBeata also led a 5-year external collaboration with Northwestern Universi ty on C2-carbonylation. Beata has 7 granted patents\, 15 filed Patent Appl ications\, and over 80 external publications and presentations.\nPrior to joining Dow\, Beata graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan\, Poland with a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry. As one of Europe’s few schol ars selected for the prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship\, Beata completed work toward the latter degree at the Institut de Recherches sur la Catalys e et l’Environnement de Lyon in Villeurbanne\, France. Beata followed th is with a joint appointment at the University of California\, Berkeley’s Chemical Engineering Department\, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Labo ratory. CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5663@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210320Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-candidate-seminar-towar d-carbon-neutral-energy-generation-and-storage-via-multiphase-thermal-flui ds-and/ SUMMARY:MAE Candidate Seminar - Toward Carbon-Neutral Energy Generation and Storage via Multiphase Thermal-Fluids and DESCRIPTION:Toward Carbon-Neutral Energy Generation and Storage via Multiph ase Thermal-Fluids and Materials Innovations\nTuesday\, March 7\, 2023\, a t 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nYoungsup Song\, PhD\nPos tdoctoral Researcher\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\nAbstract\nAs roughly 90% of greenhouse gas emissions involve heat transfer processes\, breakthroughs in thermal-fluid sciences will play a pivotal role in mitig ating climate change. In particular\, combining low-carbon power generatio n and scalable energy storage technologies will enable deep decarbonizatio n of our energy usage. Considering most current power generation is relate d to the steam cycle\, enhancing boiling heat transfer is critical for eff icient power generation. As we move toward renewables\, we also need scala ble and affordable energy storage technologies such as thermal energy stor age (TES) to completely replace fossil fuels. My research covers strategie s to tackle enhanced boiling and TES challenges through multiphase thermal fluids and materials innovations. In the first part of this seminar\, I w ill discuss a mechanistic understanding and enhancement of pool boiling he at transfer via surface property and structure design of a boiling surface . In particular\, I will introduce three-tier hierarchical structures desi gned for extreme boiling performance. The second part of this seminar will focus on a supercooling phenomenon of phase change materials (PCMs) for T ES. The degree of supercooling\, i.e.\, a freezing temperature\, changes w ith almost every material and system parameter due to the inherent couplin g of nucleation with heat transfer. To address this phenomenon for optimiz ed industry-scale TES systems\, we have developed an accurate framework to predict the degree of supercooling\, with experimental validations\, by s tochastic modeling of nucleation coupled with heat transfer. These fundame ntal understanding and enhancement of multiphase thermal fluids and TES ca n ultimately lead to deep decarbonization of our energy systems and other sustainability applications.\nBiography\nDr. Youngsup Song is a postdoctor al researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\, conducting resear ch on thermal energy storage with Dr. Ravi Prasher. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, advised by Dr. Evelyn Wang\, where he investigated multiphase heat transf er.\nMAE Faculty Host: Jonathan Scheffe CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5577@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183539Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-adel-shirmohammadi/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Adel Shirmohammadi DESCRIPTION:Frazier Rogers\, room 284.\nhttps://abe.ufl.edu/faculty/carpena /seminars/index.shtml\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5715@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-tuning-nanostru ctured-materials-for-combustion/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Tuning Nanostructured Materials for Combustion" DESCRIPTION:Kerri-lee Chintersingh\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Chemical and Materials Engineering\nNew Jersey Institute of Technology\nDr. Kerri-l ee Chintersingh is an Assistant Professor within the Otto H. York Departme nt of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Te chnology. After completing her doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering at NJIT\, Dr. Chintersingh joined the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Univ ersity (JHU) as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Weihs group. She is chemical engineering undergraduate alum of the University of Technology\, Jamaica\, and has served as Process Control Engineer at a alumina refinery .\n\nCurrently\, her research focuses on tuning nanostructured metals\, al loys and composites as powders or varied architecture for combustion\, ene rgy\, and biomedical applications. She is also interested in utilizing mac hine learning to extract data from complex and extreme environments and to optimize reaction processes and material design. This effort has led to s everal peer- reviewed publications and multiple research awards. Outside o f research\, Dr. Chintersingh is a member of the Diversity\, Equity and In clusion Committee within her department and participates in outreach activ ities to stimulate STEM-based careers\, particularly in middle and high sc hool girls. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.\nAbstract\nMetals powders like aluminum and boron are attractive potential fuel additives for pyrotechnic s\, propellants and explosives due to their high energy release upon oxida tion. However\, they tend to agglomerate\, have lengthy ignition delays\, and low combustion rates/efficiencies. This study therefore aims to design and test metal powders with tuned microstructure or chemistries to mitiga te these challenges and favor the formation of desired products\; without jeopardizing thermochemical performance\, safety\, and stability.\n\nOne a pproach used is to incorporate elements that can form exothermic intermeta llics (like Zr for Al). Ball-milling these elements form nanocomposite pow ders with lower ignition thresholds\, improved combustion efficiencies and lead to dual- phase combustion. Novel experimental and diagnostic tools l ike x-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) and snapshot hyper-spectral imager for emissions and reactions (SHEAR) have been coupled to capture condense d phase/internal particle features and external optical emissions\, temper atures\, and gas phase species\, respectively.\n\nMachine learning is used to obtain quantitative data: identify trends\, detect anomalies and class ify particle events from the videos produced of combustion scenes. Other a pproaches for tuning metals include modifying boron particle surface by wa shing with hydrocarbon solvents or introducing transition metals like Fe a s an oxygen “shuttle catalysts” to accelerate boron’s heterogeneous surface reactions. Results show that washing boron reduces ignition delays by reducing the oxide layer present and doping boron with as low as 1wt% Fe improves surface reaction rates. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5699@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T123500 DTSTAMP:20230221T130536Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-human-and-climat e-driven-water-quality-challenges-affecting-the-texas-coast/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Human and climate-driven water quality challenges affec ting the Texas coast DESCRIPTION:Michael Wetz\, Professor\, Department of Life Sciences\, Texas A&\;M University-Corpus Christi \n\nAbstract: \nCoastal watersheds in T exas have experienced significant human population growth over the past se veral decades\, yet there have been no comprehensive assessments of water quality trends in Texas estuaries. Here we synthesize results from analyse s of several long-term water quality monitoring programs to answer the que stion\, “How has water quality changed on the Texas coast?”. Results s how localized examples of both increasing and decreasing salinity due to l ong-term changes in freshwater inflows\, localized signatures of eutrophic ation in estuaries with urbanized or agricultural dominated watersheds\, a nd regional fecal bacterial pollution at both a local and regional scale. With findings from this study\, targeted studies can now be directed at th e estuaries that are experiencing water quality degradation in order to el ucidate drivers and identify solutions. \n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5717@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T145500 DTSTAMP:20230223T134512Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-accountability-m ethods-for-emerging-fuel-cycles/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Accountability Methods for Emerging Fuel Cycles" DESCRIPTION:Angela DiFulvio\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nDept. of Nuclear\ , Plasma and Radiological Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois\nDr. Angela DiFulvio is an assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear\, Plasma\ , and Radiological Engineering (NPRE) at the University of Illinois\, dire ctor of the Neutron Measurement Laboratory\, and a researcher in the techn ical aspects of nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation. Before joining NP RE\, Angela was a research scientist at the University of Michigan and a P ostodoc at Yale University. Her current interests include the technical as pects of nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation\, and techniques and algo rithms for the radiation protection of the patient in radiation therapy.\n Abstract\nPebble bed reactors and micro-modular reactors can potentially i mprove the safety\, efficiency\, and economics of the nuclear energy produ ction. Both rely on tristructural-isotropic (TRISO) fuel for enhanced fiss ion product retention and improved spent fuel management. Identification a nd tracking of individual fuel pebbles would allow determining the fuel tr ansit time for validation of computational models\, preventing excessive b urnup accumulation or premature fuel discharge\, and improving fuel accoun tability.\n\nIn this talk\, I will give an overview of experimental and co mputational methodologies that we have developed for improved monitoring a nd fuel accountability in reactors that rely on TRISO fuel types. We have recently developed new neutron multiplicity counter based on boron coated straw (BCS) detectors optimized for TRISO fuel assay that features high ne utron detection efficiency and very low sensitivity to gamma rays\, i.e.\ , 10-10 when measuring a 10-Ci 192Ir gamma ray medical source. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5729@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T103000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141006Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-panel-women-in-academia / SUMMARY:ISE Panel: Women in Academia DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, March 10th\nTime: 9–10:30am\nLocation: Weil 40 6\n(or on Zoom)\nZoom Information:\nufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nThe ISE Inc lusion Committee invites you to a panel featuring four prominent women in Academia! The event is open to everyone\, and refreshments will be provide d!\nCome participate in an exciting and informative discussion about women in academia as we celebrate Women’s History Month!\nFeatured Panelists\ nModerator: Dr. Michelle Alvarado (PhD)\nAssistant Professor\nIndustrial a nd Systems Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Anna Nagurney (PhD)\nEu gene M. Isenberg Chair\nOperations and information Management\nUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst\nDr. Pinar Keskinocak (PhD)\nWilliam W. George Ch air and Professor\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering\nDr. Elif Akçalı (PhD)\nAssociate Professor\nUniversity of Florida\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering\nDr. Xiaochen Xian (PhD)\nAssi stant Professor\nUniversity of Florida\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering LOCATION:http://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5731@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141006Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-spring-seminar-pinar-ke skinocak-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Spring Seminar: Pinar Keskinocak\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Spring Seminar Series\n3/10/23 at 10:40 AM\nVirtual Semi nar\nZoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nDr. Pinar Keskinocak\nTitle: "Infectious Disease Modeling\, Evaluating Interventions\, and Resource Al location"\nAbstract: Infectious diseases continue to affect millions of pe ople around the world every year\, despite the progress in science and med icine. This presentation will provide an overview of our research team’s work on modeling various of infectious diseases\, including pandemic flu\ , cholera\, malaria\, polio\, Guinea worm\, and Covid-19. To understand th e spread of infectious diseases and evaluate the impact of interventions\, we utilized different modeling approaches\, such as SEIR or agent-based\, depending on the research questions or decision-support needs in practice . Our research results provide insights to decision-makers regarding the i mpact of combinations of interventions\, considering factors such as compl iance with public health recommendations\, as well as the allocation of sc are resources such as vaccines.\nBio:\nPinar Keskinocak\, Ph.D.\, is the W illiam W. George Chair and Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial a nd Systems Engineering and the co-founder and Director of the Center for H ealth and Humanitarian Systems at Georgia Institute of Technology.\nHer re search focuses on the applications of quantitative methods and analytics t o have a positive impact in society\, addressing a broad range of topics s uch as disease modeling (including malaria\, polio\, Guinea Worm\, Covid-1 9\, pandemic flu\, depression\, asthma)\, evaluating intervention strategi es\, and resource allocation\; catch-up scheduling for vaccinations\; deci sion-support for organ transplant\; hospital operations management and pro cess improvement\; and disaster preparedness and response. She has collabo rated on projects with a variety of governmental and non-governmental orga nizations\, healthcare providers\, and the private sector\, including Amer ican Red Cross\, CARE\, Carter Center\, CDC\, Children’s Healthcare of A tlanta\, Emory Healthcare\, Grady Hospital\, Intel Corp.\, and Task Force for Global Health.\nDr. Keskinocak is a Fellow of INFORMS and served as th e society’s president in 2020\, in addition to her many other service ro les over the years\, including INFORMS Secretary\, INFORMS Vice President for Membership and Professional Recognition\, President of the Women on OR /MS Forum\, President of the Public Sector OR Section\, and Department Edi tor for Operations Research and Service Science. She is also an active mem ber of IISE and served as a Department Editor for the Transactions of Heal thcare Systems Engineering.\nPlease contact the ISE admin staff with any q uestions or information needed for the seminar: administration@ise.ufl.edu \nView other ISE upcoming Spring 2023 seminars\nhttps://www.ise.ufl.edu/ne ws-events/events/scheduled-seminars-spring-2023/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5707@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T143000 DTSTAMP:20230225T151147Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/reinforcement-learning-rese arch-presentation/ SUMMARY:Reinforcement Learning Research Presentation DESCRIPTION:Dr. Yingbin Liang from OSU will present her research on Reward- free Reinforcement Learning via Sample-Efficient Representation Learning.\ nAlso live on Zoom:\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/91004734163?pwd=cDJIdnRGMEtSMjE 1Q0p6bUo4dXNZQT09 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 409\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 409\, En gineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5733@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T160000 DTSTAMP:20230307T133854Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-imaging-the-bra in-for-neuroscience-and-artificial-intelligence/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Imaging the brain for neuroscience and artificial inte lligence DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Neuroscience can inspire AI. AI can help study the br ain. In this talk\, I will present our recent progress in bridging neurosc ience and AI by using images of brain activity. I will share some examples of using AI to model and decode brain activity during resting state\, nat ural vision\, and speech comprehension\, emerging ideas in brain-inspired models for computer vision and natural language processing\, and represent ation learning to link brain to behavior.\nBio: Zhongming Liu received B.S . and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University\, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minnesota advised by Bin He. Then he was a research fellow in the Advanced MRI Section at the Natio nal Institutes of Health advised by Jeff Duyn. From 2013 to 2019\, he was an Assistant/Associate Professor in both Biomedical Engineering and Electr ical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Since 2020\, he has be en an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering\, th e Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Univers ity of Michigan. His lab develops and uses advanced techniques for imaging \, recording\, stimulating and modeling the brain to accelerate progress i n neurosciences\, neural engineering\, and artificial intelligence. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5745@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20230320 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20230324 DTSTAMP:20230317T193133Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nvidia-gtc-semiconductor-co nference-sessions/ SUMMARY:NVIDIA GTC: Semiconductor Conference Sessions DESCRIPTION:NVIDIA’s annual virtual and free conference. Here is a link t o Semiconductor related sessions that will include newly announced solutio ns around Computational Lithography\, AI in Manufacturing of chips and Dig ital Twins in Semi-conductor research. If you can't attend live\, you can register\, and will be able to access the sessions on demand at a later ti me.\nCome experience NVIDIA GTC for even more inspiring content\, expert-l ed sessions\, and a must-see keynote to accelerate your life’s work.\nJo in online March 20-23 and Register for GTC here:\nwww.nvidia.com/gtc/?ncid =GTC-NVGC03MI  CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5705@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-the-mechanics-o f-active-matter/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: The Mechanics of Active Matter DESCRIPTION:John F. Brady\, Ph.D.\nChevron Professor of Chemical Engineerin g and Mechanical Engineering\nCalifornia Institute of Technology\nTitle: T he Mechanics of Active Matter\nAbstract: A distinguishing feature of many living systems is their ability to move – to be active. Through their mo tion living systems are able self-assemble: birds flock\, fish school\, ba cteria swarm\, etc. But such behavior is not limited to living systems. Re cent advances in colloid chemistry have led to the development of syntheti c\, nonliving particles that are able to undergo autonomous motion by conv erting chemical energy into mechanical motion and work. This intrinsic act ivity imparts new behaviors to active matter that distinguish it from equi librium systems. Active matter generates its own internal stress\, which c an drive it far from equilibrium\, and by so doing active matter can contr ol and direct its own behavior and that of its surroundings. In this talk I will discuss our recent work on active matter and on a new source of str ess that is responsible for self-assembly and pattern formation in active matter systems.\nBio: John F. Brady is the Chevron Professor of Chemical E ngineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the California Insti tute of Technology. He received his BS in chemical engineering from the Un iversity of Pennsylvania in 1975\, which was followed by a year at Cambrid ge University as a Churchill Scholar. He received both an MS and PhD in ch emical engineering from Stanford University\, the latter in 1981. Followin g a postdoctoral year in Paris at ESPCI\, he joined the Chemical Engineeri ng department at MIT. Dr. Brady moved to Caltech in 1985.\nDr. Brady’s r esearch interests are in the mechanical and transport properties of two-ph ase materials\, especially complex fluids such as biological liquids\, col loid dispersions\, suspensions\, porous media\, active matter\, etc. His r esearch combines statistical and continuum mechanics to understand how mac roscopic behavior emerges from microscale physics. He is the co-inventor o f the Stokesian Dynamics technique for simulating the behavior of particle s dispersed in a viscous fluid under a wide range of conditions. Recently\ , Dr. Brady discovered a new organizing principle for active matter known as the swim pressure.\nDr. Brady has been recognized for his work by sever al awards\, including a Presidential Young Investigator Award\, the Profes sional Progress Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers\, th e Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology and the Fluid Dynamics Prize of the American Physical Society. Dr. Brady served as an associate editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics and editor of the Journal of Rheology. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society\, the American Academy of Art s &\; Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5579@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-kalindhi-larios/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Kalindhi Larios DESCRIPTION:Frazier Rogers\, room 284\nhttps://abe.ufl.edu/faculty/carpena/ seminars/index.shtml CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5725@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-selective-co2-c apture-and-more-using-aluminum-formate-a-cheap-scalable-and-robust-next-ge neration-ultramicroporous-adsorbent/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Selective CO2 Capture (and More!) Using Aluminum Form ate - a Cheap\, Scalable\, and Robust Next-generation Ultramicroporous Ads orbent" DESCRIPTION:Hayden Evans\, Ph.D.\nResearch Chemist\nNIST Center for Neutron Research\nDr. Hayden Evans obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry with Ram Sesha dri at the University of California Santa Barbara in 2018. In 2019\, he jo ined the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) in Gaithersburg\, MD\, as a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow\, until becoming a Research Chemist in 2021. His work uses neutrons\, X-rays\, as well as oth er advanced characterization techniques to study materials for gas sequest ration and storage and solid-state batteries. Many of his experiments\, pa rticularly those for gas storage\, examine materials in-situ under working conditions for their application of interest.\nAbstract\nGas separation\, the act of sequestering one or more gasses from a mixture of gasses\, has vital importance to many areas of society. Important separations include isolating CO2 from combustion sources\, purifying O2 from air for medical purposes\, or separating short chain hydrocarbons from each other for chem ical feedstocks. Recently\, coworkers and I have shown that ReO3-type alum inum formate [Al(HCOO)3\, ALF] is an inexpensive material capable of excel lent CO2 adsorption and outstanding CO2/N2 selectivity at elevated tempera tures (323 Kelvin). In our work\, we showed that ALF presents one of the m ost promising materials for tackling the megascale problem of CO2 capture from fossil-fuel exhaust streams\, given its high performance above room t emperature and aggressively low cost. However\, our continued work on this material has uncovered that ALF is capable of much more than just CO2 cap ture.\n\nIn my talk\, I will discuss how ALF facilitates difficult gas sep arations/adsorptions with great efficiency. I will discuss how the structu re property relationships of ALF are uniquely well suited to these commerc ially and industrially relevant adsorption processes\, with our findings s upported by gas-isotherms\, gas breakthrough\, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy\, thermogravimetric analysis\, and variable temperature in-si tu gas dosing X-ray and neutron powder diffraction. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5747@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T133000 DTSTAMP:20230317T191147Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-innovate-pathways-virtua l-event-developing-an-innovative-idea-into-a-product/ SUMMARY:UF INNOVATE | PATHWAYS VIRTUAL EVENT: Developing an Innovative Idea Into a Product DESCRIPTION:Learn how serial entrepreneur John Engels partnered with UF and academic innovators to develop innovative ideas into products. John will share his insights into technology development and his experience suc cessfully overcoming commercialization challenges to bring biomedical p roducts to market. He will discuss the importance of the business model\,  team\, and what academic innovators can do to advance commercializat ion.\nOur speaker:\nJohn Engels is a founder\, investor and operator focus ed on new technology development and commercialization. John leads Cormat rix Cardiovascular\, a disruptive company developing the first truly rege nerative heart valve. He is the co-founder of UF startup Andante Biologi cs\, developing novel biologic therapies to overcome chronic stress and ag e-related diseases and disorders.\nJohn co-founded UF startup AxoGen (NA SDAQ:AXGN\, Russell 2000)\, a leading medical technology company dedicated to peripheral nerve regeneration.\nAt AxoGen from 2002 to 2017\, John ser ved in various leadership roles\, including sourcing\, negotiating for\, a nd managing its flagship products\; managing seed\, venture and growth cap ital financing\; setting up and running manufacturing operations\; and lea ding its international sales and business development efforts expanding in to Europe\, South America\, and Asia.\nJohn started his career at CACM\, a boutique investment banking firm that pioneered innovative energy and emi ssions trading markets.\nJohn has recently been a board member\, investor in\, or advisor to:\n\n  MMI\, a private robotic microsurgery company bri nging super dexterity to surgery\;\n  HCW Biologics (NASDAQ:HCWB)\, devel oping novel therapeutics for inflammation and age-related disorders\;\n   BioFlorida\, the voice of Florida’s life sciences industry\;\n  UF Inno vate\, supporting innovation at the University of Florida\;\n  and ECM Th erapeutics.\n\nHe holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business\, and a BA from the University of Chicago.\nContact Info:\nUF Innovate | Pathways \nufinnovatepathways@research.ufl.edu CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://calendar.ufl.edu/event/25901-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5741@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T133000 DTSTAMP:20230321T120400Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-innovate-pathways-virtua l-event-developing-an-innovative-idea-into-a-product-2/ SUMMARY:UF INNOVATE | PATHWAYS VIRTUAL EVENT: Developing an Innovative Idea into a Product DESCRIPTION:Learn how serial entrepreneur John Engels partnered with UF and academic innovators to develop innovative ideas into products. John will share his insights into technology development and his experience successf ully overcoming commercialization challenges to bring biomedical products to market. He will discuss the importance of the business model\, team\, a nd what academic innovators can do to advance commercialization. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://calendar.ufl.edu/event/25901-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5755@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T140000 DTSTAMP:20230322T171707Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fics-faculty-seminar-march- 23th-prof-daniel-genkin/ SUMMARY:FICS Faculty Seminar March 23th - Prof. Daniel Genkin DESCRIPTION:Dr. Daniel Genkin:\nThursday\, March 23rd\, from 1pm - 2 pm\nMA E 126\nSide Channel Attacks: Lessons Learned or Troubles Ahead?\nAbstract\ nThe security and architecture communities will remember the past five yea rs as the era of side channels. Starting from Spectre and Meltdown\, time and time again we have seen how basic performance-improving features can b e exploited to violate fundamental security guarantees. Making things wors e\, the rise of side channels points to a much larger problem\, namely the inadequacy of existing security abstractions in capturing the complexity of modern computer systems.In this talk\, I will give a high-level survey on side channel attacks. I will survey a line of work on speculative execu tion attacks such as Spectre\, Meltdown\, and follow-ups. I will also disc uss browser-based side channels\, highlighting deficiencies in existing si de channel mitigation efforts. Finally\, I will discuss future side-channe l directions on emerging CPU architectures.\nJOIN HERE\nPasscode: 060468\n or Zoom link:\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/92458708335?pwd=OFlndFBlb1FtNGFqSW4rM 1Y1N3Y4UT09 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92458708335?pwd=OFlndFBlb1FtNGFqSW4rM1Y1N3Y4 UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5727@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T145500 DTSTAMP:20230301T155346Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-powering-the-nuc lear-fleet-with-ai/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Powering the Nuclear Fleet with AI" DESCRIPTION:Tom Gruenwald\, Ph.D.\nExecutive V.P.\, Business Development\nB lue Wave AI Labs\nDr. Tom Gruenwald co-founded Blue Wave AI Labs in 2016. Blue Wave solves technologically complex and economically impactful probl ems through the application of AI techniques. His team works with Constell ation\, Southern Nuclear Power\, and Cooper Nuclear plant\, as well as the US Department of Energy and the US Department of Defense. Constellation c redits Blue Wave with saving them over $35M during the last two years by u sing its AI-based algorithms\, which predict plant conditions two years in to the future. Blue Wave also works closely with the defense department pr oviding AI-based algorithms to speed up hypersonic design and other proble ms important to national security.\nHe holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in theore tical physics from Purdue University\, where he was awarded the George Tau tfest Award for outstanding graduate research. Tom holds a B.S. in Physics from the University of Cincinnati. He was the Purdue School of Science Ou tstanding Alumnus in 2008. He continues to be active at Purdue\, where he participates in research in nuclear physics and guest lectures on careers in the business world for science majors. Tom has authored and published n umerous scientific papers.\nAbstract\nHistorically\, several problems have persisted that impact the ability to further improve the economics of rel oad fuel planning. These problems can limit reductions in the amount of fr esh fuel required to be loaded into the core (known as the reload batch si ze)\, resulting in excess direct fuel costs. Additionally\, they can have a generation impact by less reactivity occurring throughout the fuel cycle than expected or by the potential need to derate power if conditions requ ire it.\nKey Problems:\nInability to predict Moisture Carryover (MCO) – The amount of moisture mixed with steam leaving the reactor’s moisture s eparators\, referred to as MCO\, has been near impossible to predict by co nventional methods. There are design specifications limiting how much MCO is permissible before the operator will take remedial action (of which one costly option is a power derate).\nUnpredictability of Eigenvalue in BWRs – The hot reactivity parameter of the core\, k_effective\, is one of th e most fundamental parameters in nuclear engineering and has been notoriou sly difficult to predict accurately in boiling water reactors (WRs).\nWe w ill discuss the machine learning predictive models for both MCO and Eigenv alue. This will include feature selection\, modeling techniques\, their us e in the reload planning process and the economic benefits of their applic ation. These new capabilities extend beyond just core design. The same con cepts apply to cycle management strategy evaluation. If unforeseen changes occur relative to the planned operating strategy\, such as a fuel failure \, unplanned downtime\, or startup delay\, this predictive suite can be ut ilized to analyze alternate operating scenarios and provide user-friendly comparisons. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5757@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T160000 DTSTAMP:20230330T123734Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-building-scalab le-indexes-that-can-be-efficiently-queried/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Building scalable indexes that can be efficiently quer ied. DESCRIPTION:Dr. Boucher\,Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida\nRece ntly\, Gagie et al. proposed a version of the FM-index\, called the r-inde x\, that can store thousands of human genomes on a commodity computer. We later showed how to build the r-index efficiently via a technique called p refix-free parsing (PFP) and demonstrated its effectiveness for exact patt ern matching. Exact pattern matching can be leveraged to support approxima te pattern matching but the r-index itself cannot support efficiently popu lar and important queries such as finding maximal exact matches (MEMs). To address this shortcoming\, Bannai et al. introduced the concept of thresh olds\, and showed that storing them together with the r-index enables effi cient MEM finding --- but they did not say how to find those thresholds. W e present another novel algorithm that applies PFP to build the r-index an d find the thresholds simultaneously and in linear time and space with res pect to the size of the prefix-free parse. Our implementation can rapidly find MEMs between reads and large sequence collections of highly repetitiv e sequences. Compared to existing methods\, ours used 2 to 11 times less m emory and was 2 to 32 times faster for index construction. Moreover\, our method was less than one thousandth the size of competing indexes for larg e collections of human chromosomes.\nDr. Boucher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. She has over 125 publications in bioinformatics \, with over several dozens of them in succinct data structures and/or ali gnment. She has given keynote addresses at 2022 WABI Pangenomics workshop\ , HICOMB 2022. IGGSY 2022\, SPIRE 2021\, RECOMB-SEQ 2016 and the ECCB 2016 Workshop on Pan-Genomics. She is a recipient of an ESA 2016 Best Paper Aw ard. She oversees the development and maintenance of several software meth ods\, including Moni\, MEGARes and AMRPlusPlus\, METAMarc\, Kohdista\, Var i\, VariMerge — and most recently\, Moni. In addition\, she has built a team of collaborators in various biomedical sciences including microbiolog y\, veterinarian medicine\, epidemiology\, public health\, and clinical sc iences. Her lab receives funding from NIH\, NSF\, and USDA.\nIn addition\, she actively works on increasing the diversity in bioinformatics educatio n. Her efforts include being a member of the University of Florida’s Imp licit Bias committee\, being a panellist for the NSF-funded ACM BCB 2015 W omen in Bioinformatics meeting\, serving as a faculty advisor for an ACM-W chapter\, and being an active member of the Diversity Committee for over three years. She also received a fellowship from The Institute for Learnin g and Teaching (TILT) for her course redevelopment and served on the advis ory committee for an NSF Research Traineeships Program.\nShe was the PC ch air for several conferences\, including WABI 2022\, SPIRE 2020\, RECOMB-SE Q 2019\, and ACM-BCB 2018. Most recently\, she was nominated to serve on t he NIH BDMA Study Section as a Standing Member\, and a member of the Execu tive Board of ACM SIG BIO. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5761@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20230328 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20230329 DTSTAMP:20251201T205804Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-structurally-de fined-macromolecules/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Structurally Defined Macromolecules" DESCRIPTION:Austin M. Evans\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Chemistry\nUnive rsity of Florida\nDr. Austin Evans is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida\, where his group studies electroni c and spintronic phenomena in structurally defined macromolecules. Prior t o his independent position\, Austin was a Rhodes-Schmidt Science Fellow at Columbia University\, where he worked with Prof. Latha Venkataraman (Appl ied Physics) and Colin Nuckolls (Chemistry).\n\nAustin completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Northwestern University as an NSF Graduate Research Fello w and an International Institute for Nanotechnology Ryan Fellow. There\, A ustin worked with Prof. William Dichtel to develop controlled polymerizati on methods to access high-quality two-dimensional macromolecular sheets an d one-dimensional synthetic nanotubes\, both of which are elusive macromol ecular architectures.\n\nFor his contributions to many areas of chemistry\ , engineering\, and physics Austin has been recognized with numerous award s including the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award\, ACS POLY Henkel Award\, MOF 2020 Early Career Award\, Foresight Institute Vision Fellowship for Molecu lar Electronics\, and the IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemi sts. Austin is also passionate about community engagement\, which has led to his multi-year work with secondary schools in New York City and Chicago \, the Environmental Protection Agency\, and the United States Congress.\n Abstract\nMacromolecules with defined crystalline structures are predicted to host many unique thermal\, electronic\, and optical behaviors. However \, the general synthesis of single-crystalline macromolecules or the inter rogation of well-defined polymers properties has proved elusive.\nHere\, I will describe how single-crystalline macromolecular sheets (two-dimension al polymers) and one-dimensional nanotubes can be synthesized by precisely engineering supramolecular interactions. Key to this discussion is a robu st understanding of the thermodynamic and kinetic considerations that unde rlie polymer crystallization.\n\nI will also discuss how\, using single-mo lecule break-junction measurements\, it is possible to interrogate the ele ctronic properties of well-defined single-polymer systems.\n\nThroughout t hese discussions\, I will highlight how structurally defined polymers\, wh en combined with advanced processing and measurement strategies\, yield em ergent combinations of thermal\, mechanical\, optical\, and electronic pro perties not available in other material platforms. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5639@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-ion-transport-i n-charged-polymer-electrolytes-the-pursuit-of-high-li-transference-number/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Ion transport in charged polymer electrolytes: the pur suit of high Li+ transference number DESCRIPTION:Bryan D. McCloskey\, Ph.D.\nChair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\nThe Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering\nChemical &\; Biomolecular Engineering\nUniversit y of California\, Berkeley\nEnergy Storage and Distributed Resources Divis ion\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\nTitle: Ion transport in charg ed polymer electrolytes: the pursuit of high Li+ transference number\nAbst ract: Conventional Li-ion battery electrolytes have been designed to optim ize numerous desirable properties\, including interfacial and thermal stab ility\, conductivity\, and low flammability. However\, all Li+-bearing ele ctrolytes still possess low Li+ transference (t+) numbers\, where current passed through them is primarily carried by the counteranion\, resulting i n large concentration gradients that limit battery performance\, particula rly at high discharge and charging rates. The development of high t+ elect rolytes—those in which most (or all) current is carried by the Li+ ion —could enable safer battery cycling\, faster charging rates\, and thicke r\, more energy-dense cathode designs in Li-ion batteries.\nThis presentat ion will outline our attempts to develop polymer-based high t+ electrolyte s wherein anions are appended to a polymer (polyanions) and neutralized wi th Li ions. In this configuration\, Li ions\, when appropriately solvated\ , have hydrodynamic radii much smaller than the polymer’s radius of gyra tion\, ostensibly allowing them to diffuse or migrate faster than their ap pended counteranions\, and hence enable high t+ electrolytes. Ultimately\, I show this picture to be oversimplified\, and that anion-anion and catio n-anion correlations severely limit the t+ of high conductivity polyanioni c solutions.\nInitially\, I will present studies that highlight the inhere nt tradeoff between segmental motion and ion content that has generally li mited room temperature conductivity of dry polymer electrolyte systems. We show that blending of a small molecule diluent breaks the apparent tradeo ff between segmental dynamics and charge carrier concentration in dry poly mer electrolytes\, motivating the pursuit of polyelectrolyte solutions (ch arged polymers dissolved in solvent) as potential high t+ electrolytes. In the second part of the presentation\, I discuss our efforts to understand and characterize the full transport properties of a model\, monodisperse\ , battery-relevant oligomeric polyelectrolyte system. Intriguingly\, for p olyelectrolytes with larger molecular weights\, we observe that the averag e velocity of Li ions in an electric field is in the direction opposite th an expected\, evidence of a negative t+ due to correlated motion through L i ion condensation on the polyelectrolyte chain. While this result is a ne gative outcome in our pursuit of high t+ electrolytes\, we anticipate many of the capabilities and insights gleaned throughout our studies to be of general use to those studying novel\, concentrated electrolyte solutions w here strong\, non-ideal ion-ion correlations are observed.\nBio: Bryan McC loskey is the Department Chair and Warren &\; Katharine Schlinger Disti nguished Professor in Chemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical a nd Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California\, Berkeley. He also holds a joint appointment as a Faculty Engineer in the Energy Storag e and Distributed Resources Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laborat ory. His laboratory explores numerous applications of electrochemistry to energy sustainability\, conversion\, and storage. Current projects focus o n electrochemical regeneration of alkaline sorbents for direct air CO2 cap ture\, elucidating the fundamental electrochemistry of metal-air batteries \, and understanding a variety of challenges facing Li-ion batteries\, inc luding high voltage cathode stability\, advanced cathode material developm ent (Ni-rich and Li- rich NMC oxides and Li-excess disordered rocksalt mat erials)\, extreme fast charging\, and low temperature and high transferenc e number electrolyte formulations. He has co-authored 150 articles and has won numerous awards for his research\, including The Electrochemical Soci ety Charles Tobias Award\, The International Society of Electrochemistry T ajima Prize\, and the VW/BASF Science Award- Electrochemistry. More inform ation about the McCloskey Lab can be found at the Lab’s website: www.mcc loskeylab.com CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5581@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-changying-li/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Changying Li DESCRIPTION:Frazier Rogers\, room 284\nhttps://abe.ufl.edu/faculty/carpena/ seminars/index.shtml CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5763@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230331T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230331T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141006Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-spring-seminar-michele- samorani-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Spring Seminar: Michele Samorani\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Spring Seminar Series\n3/31/23 at 10:40 AM\nVirtual Semi nar\nZoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nDr. Michele Samorani\nTitle: “Studying and Fixing Algorithmic Racial Disparity in Medical Appointmen t Scheduling”\nAbstract: To enhance clinic efficiency\, cutting-edge sch eduling algorithms utilize machine learning to forecast individual no-show probabilities for patients when booking medical appointments. Empirical e vidence suggests that no-shows are correlated with patient socioeconomic s tatus\, and therefore\, their race. This presentation will demonstrate how the integration of machine learning and optimization inadvertently create s racial disparities in outpatient appointment scheduling.\nUsing the real -world data from a large specialty clinic where black patients have higher no-show probabilities than non-black patients\, we analytically study rac ial disparity in outpatient appointment scheduling. We discover that the c onventional objective function used in practice generates racial dispariti es in two primary ways.\nFirstly\, prioritizing efficiency results in assi gning patients with the highest risk of no-show to undesirable slots (over booked or immediately following an overbooked slot)\, while assigning pati ents with the lowest risk of no-show to priority slots (preceding the day' s first overbooked slot). We propose various solutions and find that the b est results are obtained through a race-aware objective function\, which b alances efficiency and racial fairness. A simpler heuristic method that st rikes a good balance between disparity and efficiency is to simply elimina te priority slots.\nSecondly\, maximizing efficiency creates the perverse incentive of scheduling the patients with the highest risk of no-show fart her into the future when compared to low-risk patients.\nBIO:\nMichele Sam orani is an Associate Professor in Information Systems and Analytics at th e Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University.\nHe earned his unde rgraduate and Master’s degree in computer science from the University of Bologna and his Ph.D. in operations and information management from the U niversity of Colorado at Boulder.\nMichele’s research combines machine l earning and optimization techniques to build decision support systems that improve companies’ business processes and information flow. His areas o f research include machine learning and racial disparity in medical schedu ling\, relational data mining\, text mining\, and metaheuristic optimizati on.\nHis research has been published in outlets in Information Systems\, O perations Management\, and Operations Research\, such as MIS Quarterly\, M anufacturing &\; Service Operations Management\, Production and Operati ons Management\, INFORMS Journal on Computing\, Decision Support Systems\, and the European Journal of Operational Research.\nMichele’s work on ra cial disparity in outpatient appointment scheduling has won the 2021 INFOR MS Minority Issues Forum Paper Competition\, has been featured by top-tier media\, and was included in a United Nations report.\nPlease contact the ISE admin staff with any questions or information needed for the seminar: administration@ise.ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming Spring 2023 seminars: https://www.ise.ufl.edu/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5765@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230331T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230331T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141006Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-disccusion-disparities- in-healthcare-with-michele-samorani-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Disccusion: Disparities in Healthcare with Michele Samorani\, P h.D. DESCRIPTION:Following Dr. Samorani's seminar\, we invite the ISE students a nd faculty to join via zoom or in person for a lunch discussion on "Dispar ities in Healthcare" with Michele Samorani\, Ph.D.\nRefreshments will be p rovided in Weil Hall Room 406.\nJoin virtually via Zoom: https://ufl.zoom. us/j/97583979403\nPreceding Seminar information:\n3/31/23 at 10:40 AM\nVir tual Seminar\nZoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nDr. Michele Samoran i\nTitle: “Studying and Fixing Algorithmic Racial Disparity in Medical A ppointment Scheduling”\nAbstract: To enhance clinic efficiency\, cutting -edge scheduling algorithms utilize machine learning to forecast individua l no-show probabilities for patients when booking medical appointments. Em pirical evidence suggests that no-shows are correlated with patient socioe conomic status\, and therefore\, their race. This presentation will demons trate how the integration of machine learning and optimization inadvertent ly creates racial disparities in outpatient appointment scheduling.\nUsing the real-world data from a large specialty clinic where black patients ha ve higher no-show probabilities than non-black patients\, we analytically study racial disparity in outpatient appointment scheduling. We discover t hat the conventional objective function used in practice generates racial disparities in two primary ways.\nFirstly\, prioritizing efficiency result s in assigning patients with the highest risk of no-show to undesirable sl ots (overbooked or immediately following an overbooked slot)\, while assig ning patients with the lowest risk of no-show to priority slots (preceding the day's first overbooked slot). We propose various solutions and find t hat the best results are obtained through a race-aware objective function\ , which balances efficiency and racial fairness. A simpler heuristic metho d that strikes a good balance between disparity and efficiency is to simpl y eliminate priority slots.\nSecondly\, maximizing efficiency creates the perverse incentive of scheduling the patients with the highest risk of no- show farther into the future when compared to low-risk patients.\nBIO:\nMi chele Samorani is an Associate Professor in Information Systems and Analyt ics at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University.\nHe earned his undergraduate and Master’s degree in computer science from the Univ ersity of Bologna and his Ph.D. in operations and information management f rom the University of Colorado at Boulder.\nMichele’s research combines machine learning and optimization techniques to build decision support sys tems that improve companies’ business processes and information flow. Hi s areas of research include machine learning and racial disparity in medic al scheduling\, relational data mining\, text mining\, and metaheuristic o ptimization.\nHis research has been published in outlets in Information Sy stems\, Operations Management\, and Operations Research\, such as MIS Quar terly\, Manufacturing &\; Service Operations Management\, Production an d Operations Management\, INFORMS Journal on Computing\, Decision Support Systems\, and the European Journal of Operational Research.\nMichele’s w ork on racial disparity in outpatient appointment scheduling has won the 2 021 INFORMS Minority Issues Forum Paper Competition\, has been featured by top-tier media\, and was included in a United Nations report.\nPlease con tact the ISE admin staff with any questions or information needed for the seminar: administration@ise.ufl.edu CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5777@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230331T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230331T151500 DTSTAMP:20230330T123626Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cbl-seminar-series-4/ SUMMARY:CBL Seminar Series - #4 DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rekleitis from USC presents an overview of algorithmic prob lems related to marine robotics\, with the particular focus on exploration and mapping of underwater environments.\nZoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j /98960939570?pwd=RVJRd0FMU0ZtRlB5alRQU2VQZXI3QT09 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5739@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-peptide-enabled -design-of-supramolecular-therapeutics/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Peptide-Enabled Design of Supramolecular Therapeutics DESCRIPTION:Honggang Cui\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Chemic al and Biomolecular Engineering\, Whiting School of Engineering\; Departme nt of Oncology\, School of Medicine\, The Johns Hopkins University\nTitle: Peptide-Enabled Design of Supramolecular Therapeutics\nAbstract: Drugs ar e a special class of chemical substances that produce a biological effect when administered to a living organism. For use in medical treatments\, ne arly all drugs need to be formulated in order to maximize its therapeutic efficacy while minimizing the possible side effects. In this lecture\, I w ill detail our recent progress in leveraging the biological and assembling characteristics of peptides to develop a new class of peptide-drug conjug ates that can self-assemble into discreate supramolecular therapeutics for systemic and inhalable delivery\, as well as supramolecular polymeric hyd rogels for local treatment of human diseases. Our studies show that molecu lar design\, assembly conditions and kinetic pathways are all critical fac tors that govern the resultant nanostructures and consequently their thera peutic outcomes. These findings have led us to believe that self-assembly of drugs offers an innovative yet facile way for drug formulation\, produc ing drug-based nanomaterials for use in a wide variety of biomedical setti ngs.\nBio: Honggang Cui is currently Associate Professor of Chemical and B iomolecular Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University\, and also holds j oint appointments in the Department of Oncology and Sidney Kimmel Comprehe nsive Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Hi s work in molecular assembly and biomolecular engineering has led to 140 p ublished manuscripts in journals such as Science\, Cell\, JACS\, PNAS\, an d Journal of Controlled Release. Dr. Cui received a number of recognitions including the NSF CAREER Award\, the Fellow of American Institute of Medi cal and Biological Engineering\, the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award\, Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award\, and Johns Hopkins Discovery Award. He is currentl y an Associate Editor for the Journal of Controlled Release. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5583@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-kelly-caylor/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Kelly Caylor DESCRIPTION:Frazier Rogers\, room 284\nhttps://abe.ufl.edu/faculty/carpena/ seminars/index.shtml CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5767@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205804Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-designing-mater ials-via-natures-blueprint/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Designing Materials via Nature's Blueprint" DESCRIPTION:LaShanda Korley\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished Professor\, Materials Sc ience and Engineering\nUniversity of Delaware\nDr. LaShanda Korley is the Director of an Energy Frontier Research Center – Center for Plastics Inn ovation (CPI) funded by the Department of Energy and the Co-Director of a Materials Research Science and Center – UD Center for Hybrid\, Active\, and Responsive Materials (UD CHARM). She is also the Principal Investigato r for the National Science Foundation Partnerships for International Resea rch and Education (PIRE): Bio-inspired Materials and Systems and the co-di rector of the Center for Research in Soft Matter &\; Polymers (CRiSP) a t the University of Delaware.\n\nShe received a B.S. in both Chemistry &am p\; Engineering from Clark Atlanta University as well as a B.S. in Chemica l Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1999. Prof. Korl ey completed her doctoral studies at MIT in Chemical Engineering and the P rogram in Polymer Science and Technology in 2005\, and she was the recipie nt of the Provost’s Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship at Cornel l University in 2005.\n\nProf. Korley is a Fellow of AIMBE\, APS\, and ACS PMSE &\; POLY. She also was awarded NOBCChE Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Sc ientist Award for Excellence in Research and the AIChE MAC William W. Grim es Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering. Prof. Korley recently was appointed a U.S. Science Envoy by the U.S. State Department. Her research focuses on bio-inspired polymeric materials\, film and fiber manufacturin g\, plastics recycling\, and upcycling strategies\, stimuli-responsive com posites\, peptide-polymer hybrids\, fiber-reinforced hydrogels\, and renew able materials derived from biomass.\nAbstract\nNatural materials\, such a s spider silk\, wood\, and seed pods\, are excellent models for the design of polymeric systems that respond to complex and interacting environments and that exhibit controlled and modular mechanical behavior under low ene rgy conditions and with a limited set of chemical building blocks.\nIn thi s context\, I will highlight several examples of how natural systems inspi red the design of polymers\, fibers\, gels\, and composite materials utili zing principles such as hierarchy\, interfaces\, orientation\, and dynamic s. We will discuss the manufacture of polymer-peptide hybrids and fiber-re inforced hydrogels with nanoscale features and modularity reminiscent of s pider silk. Inspired by the mechanism of seed dispersal in pinecones\, we also will demonstrate bilayer actuation with controlled shape and response time with potential application in soft robotics.\n\nGradient systems als o will be outlined that utilize dynamic associations to modulate mechanics and architecture utilizing features of the marine worm. Motivated by the critical need to transition from a dependence on petroleum feedstocks\, we also will explore the utilization of biomass building blocks with diverse functionality in the development of robust polymeric materials with excep tional mechanical function and thermal properties.\n\nCollectively\, these vignettes offer a framework that provides insight of the interplay of mac romolecular design\, molecular engineering\, and robust manufacturing. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5701@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T123500 DTSTAMP:20230221T130600Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-cascading-feedba cks-arising-from-coastal-management-2/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Cascading feedbacks arising from coastal management DESCRIPTION:Katherine Anarde\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering\, North Carolina State Univer sity\n\nAbstract: \nDeveloped barriers are tightly-coupled systems driven by feedbacks between natural processes and human actions to maintain devel opment. In this talk\, I will use a new exploratory model framework — CA SCADE — to explore how barrier evolution is altered by coastal managemen t activities. I will show that the effects of dune and beach management st rategies employed in the wake of extreme storms cascade through decades to alter the evolution of barriers\, inadvertently inhibiting their resilien ce to sea level rise and storms. The possible sequences of states for a de veloped barrier system — including what happens after management ends — depend on internal system dynamics (dune growth and recovery)\, initia l conditions (barrier width and elevation)\, exogenous conditions (storm s equence)\, and on the alongshore combinations of management strategies. I will then discuss an impact of these cascading feedbacks — chronic “su nny-day” flooding of low-lying back-barrier communities outside of extre me storms — and how communities in North Carolina are impacted by\, and working to adapt to\, these chronic floods. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5675@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210320Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-affiliate-seminar-funda mentals-and-applications-of-diffusiophoresis-particle-motion-induced-by-so lute-c/ SUMMARY:MAE Affiliate Seminar - Fundamentals and Applications of Diffusioph oresis: Particle Motion Induced by Solute C DESCRIPTION:Fundamentals and Applications of Diffusiophoresis: Particle Mot ion Induced by Solute Concentration Gradients\nThursday\, April 6\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nHenry C.W. Chu\, PhD\n Assistant Professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\, University of F lorida\nAbstract\nDiffusiophoresis refers to the deterministic motion of p articles induced by a surrounding concentration gradient of solute. Diffus iophoresis has received much attention in recent years for its ability to manipulate colloid transport in a wide range of applications\, including m ixing and separation of colloids\, enhanced oil recovery\, drug delivery\, to water and surface cleaning. In this talk\, I present three projects in my group concerning the fundamentals and applications of diffusiophoresis . In the first project\, the motivation is an ongoing challenge of predict ing the transport of diffusiophoretic colloids in hydrodynamic flows. I pr esent our Taylor-dispersion-like macro transport framework for predicting the transport of a diffusiophoretic colloidal species under a steady press ure-driven flow and transient solute gradient. In addition to its accuracy \, our macro transport equation requires O(103) times less computational r untime than the direct numerical solution of the original\, two/three-dime nsional advection-diffusion equations. In the second project\, we examine the unidirectional drying of a colloidal suspension for manufacturing coll oidal films\, where the role of diffusiophoresis is unexplored to date whe n coupled with gravity. I present our direct numerical simulations of the advective-diffusive transport of an electrolyte-colloid suspension in a un idirectional drying cell under gravity and diffusiophoresis. Our results s how new scalings for the growth of the colloidal layer\, where the layer p roduced with diffusiophoretic colloids could be an order of magnitude thic ker than with non-diffusiophoretic colloids. In the third project\, recent experiments demonstrated diffusiophoresis in porous media\, but existing theories cannot predict colloid motion. We open a new area of research by developing a foundational mathematical model that can predict colloid diff usiophoresis in porous media. A comparison between our model predictions a nd experiments demonstrates excellent agreement. Our model will motivate f uture work and could be used to benchmark future experiments.\nBiography\n Dr. Henry Chu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engi neering at the University of Florida (UF). He obtained an M.Phil. in Mecha nical Engineering from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2012 under the supervision of Professors Chiu-On Ng and Kwok-Wing Chow. He earned a Ph.D . in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 2017 under the supe rvision of Professor Roseanna Zia. Following his Ph.D.\, he was a Postdoct oral Fellow in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University\, workin g with Professors Aditya Khair\, Robert Tilton\, and Stephen Garoff. In 20 21\, he joined UF. The theme of his research is heterogeneous soft matter transport and design\, covering topics such as complex fluid dynamics\, co lloid\, and interface science\, electrokinetics\, and rheology. His resear ch develops predictive multi-scale computational tools and fundamental the ory to address emerging National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges f or Engineering in these research areas\, emphasizing close collaboration w ith experimental groups to translate knowledge into applications. His work has been recognized through several awards\, including the Clyde W. Mason Scholarship (Cornell)\, Research Travel Grant Award (Cornell)\, Student M ember Travel Award (American Institute of Physics)\, Global Faculty Fellow ship (UF)\, and Soft Matter Emerging Investigator (The Royal Society of Ch emistry). Dr. Chu welcomes collaboration with academia\, government agenci es\, and industry sponsors.\nMAE Faculty Host: TBD CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5769@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T145500 DTSTAMP:20230328T131434Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-fuel-fragmentati on-relocation-and-dispersal-research-at-nrc/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Fuel Fragmentation\, Relocation and Dispersal Research at NRC" DESCRIPTION:James Corson\, Ph.D.\nSenior Reactor Systems Engineer\nU.S. Reg ulatory Commission\nDr. James Corson is a Senior Reactor Systems Engineer in the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission where he has worked for the past 12 years. Dr. Cor son specializes in the behavior of nuclear fuel during normal operations\, anticipated operational occurrences\, and design basis accidents\, both f or operating light water reactors and for advanced non-LWR designs. He ser ves as the NRC technical lead for the Fuel Analysis under Steady-state and Transients (FAST) fuel performance code\, and he is an active participant in several domestic and international research projects related to nuclea r fuel behavior.\nDr. Corson holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in nuclear engine ering from the Pennsylvania State University and Texas A&\;M University \, respectively\, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland\, College Park.\nAbstract\nExtensive research has been conduct ed on fuel fragmentation\, relocation\, and dispersal (FFRD) during a loss -of-coolant accident (LOCA) in a nuclear light water reactor.\nThis resear ch has shown that FFRD phenomena are correlated with burnup. As the U.S. n uclear industry pursues the operation of plants with higher fuel burnup le vels\, it is important to understand and account for FFRD-related phenomen a and their impact on regulatory figures of merit (e.g.\, peak cladding te mperature) in licensing applications. Recently\, the U.S. Nuclear Regulato ry Commission’s the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) publishe d a research information letter to communicate staff’s interpretation of findings from experimental programs on FFRD and to define conservative\, empirical boundaries for FFRD-related phenomena.\n\nThis seminar will incl ude a discussion of this research information letter\, including the thres holds at which fuel fragmentation\, relocation\, and dispersal have been o bserved experimentally. It will also describe ongoing research in this are a at NRC. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5779@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141006Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-spring-seminar-melda-or meci-mato-ph-d-john-vande-vate-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ISE Spring Seminar: Melda Ormeci Mato\, Ph.D. & John Vande Vate\, P h.D. DESCRIPTION:UF ISE Spring Seminar Series\n4/7/23 at 10:40 AM\nVirtual Semin ar\nZoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403\nTitle: On the Optimality of S tepwise Policies\nAbstract: We consider the problem of simultaneously mana ging capacity\, inventory and backorders in a multi-mode production enviro nment modeled via Brownian motion. The presence of more than two productio n modes adds an additional level of complexity: not just when to change mo des\, but also which mode to change to. This paper addresses that complexi ty by answering the question of when natural policies that move stepwise f rom one mode to the next faster or the next slower mode are optimal. We sh ow that\, under the two assumptions that demand is the overriding source o f variability in the process and that the cost to change from one producti on mode to another is proportional to the difference in the production cap acities\, a policy that moves stepwise among the modes minimizes the long- run average cost. Examples demonstrate that if either assumption is violat ed no policy that moves stepwise among the modes may be optimal. To focus on the complexity of identifying when to change modes and which mode to ch ange to\, we restrict our model to simple convex holding and backorder cos ts and linear processing costs and costs for rejecting demand and idling c apacity. We adopt the economic average cost model of Ormeci Matoglu et al. (2019) that allows the manager to reject demand or idle capacity at any t ime and confirm their characterization of the economic boundaries of an op timal policy. We show that under the economic average cost model a product ion mode that is initially unattractive may later become attractive as new modes are added. To address this\, we introduce new methods for determini ng whether adding a new production mode will reduce the long-run average c ost and for finding an optimal policy when it does. Our arguments are cons tructive and lead to a practical algorithm for finding an optimal when our two assumptions hold.\nBios:\nMelda Ormeci Matoglu is an Assistant Profes sor at Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University o f New Hampshire. Her research interests span both fields of optimization a nd stochastic control\, with applications mainly within the areas of suppl y chain management and logistics. Her work covers theoretical problems dea ling with optimal stochastic control of Brownian motion along with practic al applications of these problems. Her work on supply chain problems is ma inly related to inventory and capacity management. Her research is publish ed in Operations Research\, Stochastic Systems\, Annals of Operations Rese arch\, Journal of Operational Research\, Advances in Applied Probability.\ nJohn Vande Vate is a professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industr ial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He was the founder and executive director of Georgia Tech's Executive Master's in In ternational Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy (EMIL-SCS) program and has held visiting positions at MIT Sloan School of Management\, Carnegie Mell on Tepper School of Business\, University of Pittsburgh\, Department of Ec onomics\, among others. During the past 40 years\, he has consulted for a variety of companies on a range of management science applications. His re search has been published in Econometrica\, Mathematics of Operations Rese arch\, Operations Research\, Discrete Applied Mathematics\, Journal of Com binatorial Theory\, Mathematical Programming\, Questa\, Advances in Applie d Probability\, Journal of Theoretical Biology\, Mechanics of Structures a nd Machines\, and other established journals. He served on the board of th e Supply Chain Council as the global treasurer and was named among Supply &\; Demand Chain Executive's Pros to Know in 2006. Dr. Vande Vate was a mong a team that received the 2016 Golden Goose Award.\nPlease contact the ISE admin staff with any questions or information needed for the seminar: administration@ise.ufl.edu\nView other ISE upcoming Spring 2023 seminars\ nhttps://www.ise.ufl.edu/news-events/events/scheduled-seminars-spring-2023 /? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97583979403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5789@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230410T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230410T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-the-evolution-o f-enabling-technologies-for-spinal-surgery/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: The evolution of enabling technologies for spinal surg ery DESCRIPTION:Jerald Redmond\, Ph.D.\, Distinguished Engineer\, Bakken Fellow \, and Technical Fellow at Medtronic\nDisorders of the spine can result in a variety of symptoms and complications\, impacting a broad spectrum of t he population. Approaches for medical intervention vary depending on the s everity of the patient’s condition and the goals of treatment\, includin g both non-surgical and surgical approaches. In the case of surgery\, inte rvention often involves complex procedures to either eliminate pain or res tore alignment. These procedures require highly skilled surgeons capable o f planning and executing surgical techniques on a resting spine to achieve a desired post-operative outcome for a weight-bearing spine. With the adv ancement of computer-based technologies over the past decade\, the utiliza tion of enabling technologies by both neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeon s has expanded rapidly\, augmenting their highly specialized skills with t echnologies that further enhance procedural execution and minimize surgica l complications. This talk will provide an overview of enabling technologi es used in spinal surgery\, including how they work\, their impact on surg ical procedures\, and considerations for the next generation of technologi es.\nBio:\nJerald Redmond is a Distinguished Engineer\, Bakken Fellow\, an d Technical Fellow at Medtronic\, with over 20 years of experience in medi cal device design\, including cardiovascular implants\, spinal instrumenta tion\, and image-guided surgical systems. He holds adjunct faculty appoint ments in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and the Univ ersity of Memphis and serves as a program evaluator for the ABET Engineeri ng Accreditation Commission. In addition\, he is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and a Distinguishe d Fellow of the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State Univers ity. He is an inventor on 22 US patents and an author on several peer-revi ewed publications. He received his BS degree in Biological Engineering fro m Mississippi State University\, and his MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5753@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-molecular-engin eering-of-salt-containing-polymer-photoresists-and-electroactive-membranes / SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Molecular engineering of salt-containing polymer photo resists and electroactive membranes DESCRIPTION:Fernando Escobedo\, Ph.D.\nSamuel W. and Diane M. Bodman Profes sor\nChemical and Biomolecular Engineering\nCornell University\nTitle: Mol ecular engineering of salt-containing polymer photoresists and electroacti ve membranes\nAbstract: Many important soft materials being used or develo ped for technological applications involve mixtures of polymers and ionic salts in the dry state\, e.g.\, for solid electrolyte membranes in batteri es\, sensors\, separators\, etc. The connection between molecular interact ions\, micro-structure and properties of such mixtures is not fully unders tood\; in this work we probe this connection using atomistic simulations t o study two model systems\, one involving photoresists and the other dual- conducting polymers.\nIn the first case we are interested in photoresists suitable for extreme-UV (EUV) lithography\, one of the most promising rout es for fabrication of microchips with sub 10 nm feature sizes. Typical for mulations contain a polymer base\, a photoacid generator (PAG) and a quenc her\, the latter two being ionic salts assumed to disperse homogeneously i n the host polymer. Our study\, which focuses on the pre-EUV exposure syst em\, shows that PAGs tend to form small aggregates whose size and shape de pend on the chemistry of the base polymer and can affect the roughness of the features developed post exposure. We demonstrate a computational frame work that allows an efficient discrimination of candidate polymer-PAG chem istries that are conducive to suitable dispersibility.\nThe second vignett e concerns the design of a single soft material capable of conducting both ions and electrons\, as an ideal membrane for applications that entail in terfacing biological systems (where ions are the signal carriers) and elec tronic systems (where electrons are the signal carriers). Through both mod eling and experiments\, we demonstrate how both small tri-block oligomers and side-chain copolymer based on thiophene\, ethylene-oxide\, and dopant Li-salts\, as model conducting units can be designed to form morphologies with percolating channels to achieve such dual conductivity. We then demon strate how simulations can be used to correlate ionic conductivity with th e microstructure of the ion solvation shell and to explore how different c hemistries can be used to improve ionic conductivity.\nBio: Professor Fern ando Escobedo received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ ersity of San Agustin in Peru (1987) and worked for 5 years as an R&\;D engineer in a Peruvian company before coming to the U.S. for graduate stu dies. He received a Chemical Engineering M.S. degree from the University o f Nebraska-Lincoln (1993) and the Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-M adison (1997). He joined the faculty of Cornell University at the end of 1 998. He has been the recipient of several awards and recognitions includin g the Camille &\; Henry Dreyfus Foundation new faculty award\, the Care er Award from the National Science Foundation\, the Alfred P. Sloan Founda tion fellowship\, the AIChE CoMSEF Impact Award\, and the distinguished in ternational UK visitor for CCP5. He also won an award for teaching excelle nce from the College of Engineering. He currently holds the Samuel and Dia ne Bodman Professorship Chair of Engineering. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaine sville \, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 201\, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5585@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-alisa-coffin/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Alisa Coffin DESCRIPTION:Frazier Rogers\, room 284\nhttps://abe.ufl.edu/faculty/carpena/ seminars/index.shtml CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5783@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205804Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-exploring-the-i nnovation-ecosystem-advancing-the-future-of-secondary-lead-furnace-operati on-2/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Exploring the Innovation Ecosystem: Advancing the Fut ure of Secondary Lead Furnace Operation" DESCRIPTION:Allie Anderson\, Ph.D.\, PMP\nR&\;D Manager\nGopher Resource \, LLC\nDr. Alexandra Anderson is an R&\;D manager at Gopher Resource\, LLC\, an environmental solutions company specializing in lead battery rec ycling. Her work focuses on driven furnace productivity and efficiency ini tiatives through computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling and implementi ng novel equipment designs. Currently\, she is also the principal investig ator for a DOEHPC4 manufacturing partnership between Gopher Resource and O ak Ridge National Lab investigating high-fidelity multiphase furnace model ing. Alexandra obtained her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga Un iversity and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Her dissertation investigated fluid fl ow and thermal profiles within secondary lead reverberatory furnaces using CFD techniques. Alexandra is active in The Minerals\, Metals and Material s Society (TMS)\, where she serves as the vice-chair of the Process Techno logy and ModelingCommittee\; she was also the recipient of the 2021 TMS Ex traction and Processing Division (EPD) YoungLeader Award. Her scholarly ac tivities include nine peer-reviewed publications\, co-editorships of seven special topics for JOM\, as well as several podium presentations at natio nal conferences. She lives in Tampa\, Florida\, where she loves to spend t ime at the beach and in the pottery studio.\nAbstract\nGopher Resource is a lead battery recycler committed to developing solutions to the challenge s surrounding sustainable materials production. By adopting an Innovation Ecosystem approach—through multiple collaborations across the spectrum o f government\, academia\, and industry—Gopher R&\;D is directing proj ects centered on waste minimization\, GHG reduction\, and process automati on.\n\nSeveral of the research initiatives within the Innovation Ecosystem have focused on the continuous operational improvement of Gopher Resource ’s reverberatory furnace\, a common pyrometallurgical unit operation use d in secondary lead processing. The inner workings of reverberatory furnac es are complex in nature\, often involving an interplay between heterogene ous smelting chemistries\, multi-phase transport phenomena\, and combustio n reactions\, making it difficult to understand causal relationships to im prove overall furnace operation.\n\nBroadly\, advancements in lead reverbe ratory furnace operation can be achieved through (1) process intensificati on\,(2) more efficient use of heat\, and (3) reduction in carbon input.\n\ nThis presentation will briefly cover three distinct yet overlapping resea rch initiatives within Gopher Resource’s Innovation Ecosystem each focus ed on addressing one of the areas. The first research project\, a collabor ation with Oak Ridge National Laboratory\, aims to develop high-fidelity C omputational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) furnace models validated with pilot-scale experimental studies and in-plant trials\; early models have informed ope rational burner alignments\, resulting in increased production\, and reduc ed refractory wear. The second project\, executed through a partnership wi th the Gas Technology Institute\, a non-profit research and development la b\, is investigating a novel waste heat recovery method using a particle-b ased thermal transfer fluid. The final project\, a joint effort with the U niversity of Minnesota\, focuses on evaluating biochar as a sustainable su bstitution for coke breeze as a furnace reducing agent.\n\nThrough these o ngoing initiatives across the Innovation Ecosystem—via partnerships with government\, academia\, and industry—Gopher Resource has been able to d iscover valuable insights into the multifaceted workings of reverberatory furnaces\, paving the way for a new and improved future for secondary lead processing. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5787@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T130000 DTSTAMP:20230404T194822Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/guest-lecturer-emmanuel-joh nson-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Guest Lecturer Emmanuel Johnson Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Emmanuel Johnson is a Computing Innovation Fellow at the USC In formation Sciences Institute\, where his work focuses on building AI syste ms to teach interpersonal skills under the mentorship of Yolanda Gil. He h as published in leading AI journals including AAAI\, AAMAS\, IVA\, and AIE D. He will be giving his talk titled:\nTeaching Collaborative Problem-Solv ing Skills using Intelligent Tutoring Systems CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:CS Building #42 Room: E404\, 432 Newell Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=432 Newell Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=CS Building #4 2 Room: E404:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5781@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210320Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-candidate-seminar-new-m echanics-for-surfaces-of-soft-hydrated-materials/ SUMMARY:MAE Candidate Seminar - New Mechanics for Surfaces of Soft\, Hydrat ed Materials DESCRIPTION:New Mechanics for Surfaces of Soft\, Hydrated Materials\nThursd ay\, April 13\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\n Alison C. Dunn\, PhD\nAssociate Professor\, Mechanical Science &\; Engi neering\, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)\nAbstract\nThe mechanical science of materials was developed by our academic predecessors \, and we use engineering materials in ways that are predictable and safe\ ; however\, the future is one where the extreme and unique properties driv e the use of materials.This is especially true for soft materials\, which have started a revolution in engineering solutions for complex problems in human health and water purification. Specifically\, hydrogels are known f or their low friction\, or lubricity\, but new mechanics are needed in ord er to translate surface properties into real hydrogel engineering solution s. Thus in this talk I will describe the advent of three new approaches to hydrogel surface mechanics discovered through careful micromechanical exp erimentation. The first approach will show how competing rates of fluid ex udation and sliding control friction. The second approach will validate th e sliding surface behavior by analogy to history-dependent effects in comp lex fluids. And the third approach will demonstrate the effects of a gradi ent-stiffness surface on contact mechanics and slip. These characterizatio ns aim to provide mechanistic design guidance for surface performance of h igh-water-content hydrogels.\nBiography\nAlison C. Dunn is an associate pr ofessor in Mechanical Science &\; Engineering at the University of Illi nois at Urbana-Champaign (USA). Her laboratory aim is to emulate and explo it surface properties &\; structures to control sliding interfaces usin g experiments and theory. She works on soft materials like hydrogels and s ilicone\, as well as insect cuticle and hardened steel. Selected awards in clude the NSF CAREER award\, the ASME Burt L. Newkirk Award\, and the TMS Frontiers of Materials award.\nMAE Faculty Host: Thomas Angelini CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5771@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T150000 DTSTAMP:20230328T165323Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nsf-career-and-early-career -award-workshops/ SUMMARY:NSF CAREER and Early Career Award Workshops: Guidance and Informati on DESCRIPTION:The Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop is back!  The program will provide a “deep dive” into the NSF Faculty Early Care er Development Program (CAREER) as well as an overview of other early career opportunities. This workshop also initiates the departmentally-l ed red team review process for NSF CAREER proposals (which are due in la te July).  \nThose interested should register here. Three sessions will be offered\, sign up for any combination of sessions you would like to att end: \n\n 1:00-3:00 PM on April 13: Guidance and Information \n 2:00-4:0 0 PM on May 17: Mock Review Panel  \n 9:00-11:00am on June 20: Peer Revi ew Session  \n\n How this works: \n\n Faculty can select sessions in w hich they would like to participate. \n On April 13th\, the PIs can att end the informational workshop.\n Red teams are activated in April. PIs wi ll submit proposals to the red team by the end of June (or another date jo intly decided by the PI and red team      leaders)\n In May\, PIs can a ttend the Mock Panel review workshop.\n In July\, PIs can attend the peer review workshop.\n Reviews are completed and returned to the PIs in time f or them to update their proposals\, which are due to NSF on 26 July\n\nWe bsite (not fully updated for 2023 yet): www.eng.ufl.edu/nsfcareertoolkit \n\n The main pages provide links to websites and workshop material to gu ide the preparation of an NSF CAREER proposal.\n The Red Team Review p age provides information for the departmental reviews of proposals.\n The Brutal Truths Checklist page lists common issues reviewers find in CAREE R proposals. It is a must read\, as many of these 100+ criticisms were ob tained from actual reviews.\n The UF CAREER Awardees page lists past a wardees at UF to help PIs locate example proposals and to help red team le aders build the review team.\n LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0BUQyHJNzPkvThA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5785@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T145500 DTSTAMP:20230403T193906Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-demonstration-of -utilization-of-high-to-low-hi2lo-fidelity-information-schemes-within-adva nced-multi-physics-modeling-and-simulation-frameworks/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Demonstration of Utilization of High to Low (Hi2Lo) Fi delity Information Schemes within Advanced Multi-Physics Modeling and Simu lation Frameworks" DESCRIPTION:Kostadin Ivanov\, Ph.D.\nProfessor and Department Head\, Depart ment of Nuclear Engineering\nNorth Carolina State University\nDr. Kostadin Ivanov earned his Ph.D. degree in reactor physics from the Bulgarian Aca demy of Sciences in 1990. Prior to joining the North Carolina State Univer sity (NCSU) in 2015\, he held research and academic positions at the Penns ylvania State University (PSU)\, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) a nd Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) in Germany\; Institute of N uclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE) in Sofia\; Technical University (TU) of Sofia\; and Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plants (KNPP) in Bulgaria.\n\n At PSU Dr. Ivanov established Reactor Dynamics and Fuel Modeling Group (RD FMG) in order to address the current demands for more accurate and efficie nt analyses\, which directly relate to the safety and economic performance of current and next generations of nuclear systems\; in 2015 he reestabli shed RDFMG at NCSU.\n\nThe research performed by RDFMG is in the area of d eveloping methods and computer codes for multi-dimensional reactor core an alysis. These developments include computational methods\, numerical algor ithms and iterative techniques\, nuclear fuel management and reloading opt imization techniques\, reactor kinetics and core dynamics methods\, cross- section generation and modeling algorithms for multi-dimensional steady-st ate and transient reactor calculations and coupling three-dimensional (3-D ) kinetics models with thermal-hydraulic codes.\n\nHe has also led the dev elopment of multi-dimensional neutronics\, in-core fuel management and cou pled 3-D kinetics/thermal-hydraulic computer code benchmarks\, multi-dimen sional reactor transient and safety analysis methodologies as well as inte grated analysis of safety-related parameters\, system transient modeling o f power plants\, and in-core fuel management analyses. The effort has led to establishing his group\, initially at PSU and currently at NCSU\, as an international center for qualification of coupled 3-D kinetics/thermal-hy draulics codes.\nAbstract\nThe modeling and simulation (M&\;S) of nucle ar reactors is continuously improving beyond the traditional multi-physics coupling tools. Novel multi-physics tools have recently been developed in US and abroad. These tools\, although have impressive capabilities\, are very computationally expensive\, which limits their applicability to provi ding reference solutions.\n\nThis is even more prominent in routine design and safety analyses and uncertainty quantification studies\, and this is the reason why traditional multi-physics tools are mainly used. There is t hus a need for High to Low (Hi2lo) model fidelity information approaches t hat will expand the usage of novel tools to a larger spectrum of applicati ons and at the same time improve the predictive capabilities of traditiona l multi-physics tools at a reasonable computational cost.\n\nIn this proje ct\, consistent Hi2Lo approaches between the different modeling fidelities and for three physics domains are developed: reactor physics\, thermal-hy draulics and fuel performance. These different Hi2Lo approaches are integr ated into a multi-physics framework. The developed framework utilizes high -fidelity tools to inform the conventional tools and is demonstrated on es tablished benchmarks. Uncertainty quantification capabilities are included in the multi-physics framework that propagates consistently the uncertain ties through the Hi2Lo approaches and allow the computations of sensitivit ies between multi-physics outputs of interest and the High Fidelity (HiFi) inputs.\n\nThe reactor physics Hi2Lo approach involves an iterative schem e between the high-fidelity neutron transport heterogeneous and traditiona l nodal solutions. The numerical results show that Hi2Lo scheme outperform s the conventional two-step approach result in terms of accuracy.\n\nThe t hermal-hydraulics Hi2Lo approach uses high-fidelity detailed models of the various spacer grids to calculate the friction velocity and the transvers e and axial heat flux. The obtained high-fidelity results are used to cali brate the friction factors and the temperature mixing coefficient within a subchannel code.\n\nThe fuel performance Hi2Lo approach identifies as the gap conductance as the quantity of interest to be informed between the hi gh and low-fidelity codes.\n\nThe UTAB (Uncertain TABular) method is devel oped that extends the traditional two- dimensional (2D) gap conductance ta bulated methods to include high-fidelity uncertainties and to allow for an additional parameter that accounts for historical effects. The UTAB resul ts indicate a significant improvement in gap conductance prediction and a moderate improvement in the fuel temperature prediction.\n\nFinally\, all single-physics Hi2Lo developments are integrated into a flexible multi-phy sics framework. The framework is successfully demonstrated on a benchmark core by performing an uncertainty quantification study. The obtained resul ts involve the uncertainty propagation to pin-by-pin fields and the comput ation of correlation coefficients between these fields and the high-fideli ty uncertain inputs. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5791@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230417T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230417T143000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205804Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-theoretical-cha racterization-and-automated-multi-modal-investigation-of-structure-and-pro perties-of-nanoscale-systems/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Theoretical Characterization and Automated Multi-moda l Investigation of Structure and Properties of Nanoscale Systems" DESCRIPTION:Chaitanya Kolluru\, Ph.D.\nPostdoc\, Center for Nanoscale Mater ials\nArgonne National Laboratory\nDr. Chaitanya Kolluru is a Postdoc at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne\, working with Dr. Maria Cha n. He completed his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at the Univ ersity of Florida in 2021. His research focuses on combining atomistic sim ulation methods with AI/ML and computer vision tools to address fundamenta l materials challenges such as structure inversion from experimental chara cterization data\, atomistic structure search performing global optimizati on\, and theoretical characterization of complex nanoscale materials syste ms.\nAbstract\nThe atomistic structure determines the stability and proper ties of a material and its potential use in applications. We develop softw are tools such as Ingrained and FANTASTX (Fully Automated Nanoscale To Ato mistic Structure from Theory and eXperiments) to find the atomistic struct ure from experimental data.\n\nIngrained software can construct a grain bo undary structure or validate a surface structure based on the experimental ly obtained TEM or STM images\, respectively. And FANTASTX is a multi-obje ctive evolutionary algorithm that helps find the thermodynamically or kine tically stabilized structures observed experimentally\n\nIn this talk\, I will show examples of – the Ingrained-STM simulation tool that is used t o successfully determine the surface structure of hydrogenated borophene ( borophane) and allowed for further theoretical characterization\; low-angl e grain boundary structures created using Ingrained-TEM\, which are used t o understand the irreversible oxygen evolution in NMC cathodes. We apply t he FANTASTX package to find the atomistic structure of gold nanoclusters a nd amorphous IrO2 using experimental PDF data. These tools provide a path to understand complex mechanisms in experimental systems using theory and further allow us to tailor the local structure to the required effect. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5797@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230417T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230417T160000 DTSTAMP:20230413T142914Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-in-vivo-imaging -of-neuroinflammation-in-patients-with-als-using-position-emission-tomogra phy/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: In-vivo Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Patients with ALS Using Position Emission Tomography DESCRIPTION:Meena M. Makary\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor at the Biomedical Engineering Department\, Cairo University\, and a Research Scientist at t he Athinoula A. Martinos Center\, Harvard Medical School\nNeuroinflammatio n is implicated in the pathophysiology of a growing number of human disord ers\, including multiple sclerosis\, chronic pain\, traumatic brain injury \, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this talk\, I will first pr esent the link between neuroinflammation and different clinical conditions \, and how it can be quantified in-vivo by tracking the distribution of th e translator protein (TSPO)\, which is dramatically upregulated by active microglia and reactive astrocytes in pathological conditions. I will then present a brief overview of the steps in PET imaging. Finally\, I will dis cuss our recent work on mapping the association of ALS presentation and pr ogression with neuroinflammatory signatures.\nDr. Makary is an Associate P rofessor at the Biomedical Engineering Department\, Cairo University\, and a Research Scientist at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center\, Harvard Medica l School. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from C airo University\, Egypt in 2011 and 2013\, respectively. He received his P h.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Kyung Hee University\, South Ko rea in 2017. Dr. Makary completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship in the depar tment of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine in 2019\, and th e departments of Psychiatry and Radiology at Harvard Medical School in 202 2. In his M.Sc. work\, Dr. Makary’s research focused on developing signa l-processing algorithms and machine learning for Brain-Machine interfacing systems. In his doctoral work\, he used functional MRI (fMRI) to dissocia te the neural correlates of the specific and non-specific components of ac upuncture treatment in low back pain patients. He also developed a real-ti me fMRI neurofeedback paradigm that uses motor imagery to test its efficac y in treating motor deficits. At Yale University\, Dr. Makary used structu ral and functional imaging to study the brain signatures of chronic low-ba ck pain. He used Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to detect marijuana impairment at the Center of Addiction Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital . At Martinos Center\, Dr. Makary used simultaneous PET and MRI imaging to map the association of several neurodegenerative diseases' presentation a nd progression with neuroinflammatory signatures. Dr. Makary’s work has been published in several major scientific journals such as Proceedings of National Academy of Science of the United States\, Neuron\, Brain &\; Behavior and immunology\, Scientific Report\, and NeuroReport. His work ha s been cited by media outlets including The Boston Globe\, Scientific Amer ican\, Al-Ahram Egyptian Newspaper\, Cairo 24\, and EL-Massaa National mag azine. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5721@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-shear-thickenin g-fluids-and-their-application-as-protective-materials-for-first-responder s-athle/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Shear thickening fluids and their application as prote ctive materials for first responders\, athle DESCRIPTION:Norman J. Wagner\, Ph.D.\nAlison Professor\nUnidel Robert L. Pi gford Chair in Chemical &\; Biomolecular Engineering\nUniversity of Del aware\n2023 Endowed Distinguished Lecture in Fluid Mechanics\nTitle: Shear thickening fluids and their application as protective materials for first responders\, athletes\, and astronauts (and some recent work on “planet opolymers”).\nAbstract:  Shear thickening colloidal and/or nanoparticle suspensions are commonly encountered in chemical and materials processing and are also the basis of a technology platform for advanced\, field resp onsive nanocomposites. In this presentation\, I will review some of the ex perimental methods and key results concerning the micromechanics of colloi dal suspension rheology. Micromechanics is the ability to predict the rheo logical properties of complex systems from a colloidal or microscopic leve l description of the structure and forces. A fundamental understanding of colloidal suspension rheology and in particular\, shear thickening\, has b een achieved through a combination of model system synthesis\, rheological \, rheo-optical and rheo-small angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurement s\, as well as simulation and theory.  In particular\, the role of partic le contact friction versus enhanced lubrication friction will be elucidate d along with implications for formulation.\nShear thickening fluids (STFs) are novel field-responsive materials that can be engineered to be useful nanocomposites for enhanced ballistic and impact protection\, puncture res istant medical gloves\, energy absorbing materials for mitigating impacts and concussions\, as well as in systems for mitigating puncture\, micromet eoroid\, and orbital debris threats in space applications.  The developme nt of commercial applications of STFs will be discussed. The rheological i nvestigations and micromechanical modeling serve as a framework for the ra tional design of STF-based materials to meet specific performance requirem ents not easily achieved with more conventional materials.  I will illust rate some technological applications of STFs under commercial development\ , including use in astronaut protection with application in the Artemis Mi ssion as well as the Mission to Mars\, with the associated flight experime nts on the International Space Station.  Finally\, I will present recent work on “planetopolymers” for in-situ resource utilization.\nBio: Nor man J. Wagner is an Alison Professor of the University of Delaware and ho lds the distinguished Unidel Robert L. Pigford Chair in Chemical Engineeri ng\, with affiliated faculty appointments in Physics and Astronomy\, Biome chanics and Movement Science\, and Biomedical Engineering. He leads an int erdisciplinary research team at the University of Delaware and is a co-fou nder and director of the\nCenter for Neutron Science www.cns.che.udel.edu\ ,. He was President of the Society of Rheology (American Institute of Phys ics Member Society) and served as Chair of the CBE Department from 2007-20 12.  He was elected to the National Academy of Inventors in 2016 and the  National Academy of Engineering in 2015\, and is a fellow of both the A AAS and NSSA. In 2018 he was awarded the Sustained Research Award of the N eutron Scattering Society of America. He leads an active research group wi th focus on the rheology of complex fluids\, neutron scattering\, colloid and polymer science\, applied statistical mechanics\, nanotechnology and p article technology.  He is also the PI on one of the first mid-range infr astructure projects funded by the National Science Foundation\,  with the goal of building a world-class neutron spin echo instrument at the NIST C enter for Neutron Research. Prof. Wagner co-founded STF Technologies LLC i n 2003 to commercialize his inventions for applications in personal protec tive equipment\, astronaut protection for NASA\, as well as new scientific instruments. More about Professor Wagner\, including his three textbooks\ , patents  and research publications can be found at www.cbe.udel.edu/wag ner. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Health Professions\, Nursing\, Pharmacy (HPNP) Reception Hall/Audi torium\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville \, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille \, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Health Profe ssions\, Nursing\, Pharmacy (HPNP) Reception Hall/Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5655@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210320Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-the-intersectio n-of-mechanobiology-and-cellular-metabolism-in-cancer/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - The Intersection of Mechanobiology and Cellular Meta bolism in Cancer DESCRIPTION:The Intersection of Mechanobiology and Cellular Metabolism in C ancer\nTuesday\, April 18\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\ , Room 303\nCynthia A. Reinhart-King\, Ph.D.\nUniversity Distinguished Pro fessor\, Senior Associate Dean for Research in the School of Engineering\n Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering an d Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology\, Vanderbilt University\nAbs tract\nDuring solid tumor progression\, cells undergo mechanical and metab olic changes that help to fuel metastasis. To move\, cells must utilize AT P to fuel the cellular contractility and forces that sustain migration\; h owever\, very little is known about how the metabolic state of a cell affe cts its ability to migrate and vice versa. In this talk\, I will describe my lab’s efforts to understand the forces driving cell movements in the tumor microenvironment and the energy required for movement. Combining tis sue engineering approaches\, mouse models\, and patient samples\, we creat e and validate in vitro systems to understand how cells navigate the tumor stroma environment to identify novel targets of cancer metastasis. Microf abrication and native biomaterials are used to build mimics of the paths c reated and taken by cells during metastasis. Using these platforms\, we ha ve described a role for a balance between cellular energetics\, cell and m atrix stiffness\, and confinement in determining migration behavior. Moreo ver\, we have extended this work into investigating the intersection of di abetes and the diabetic tissue microenvironment with tumor progression\, s howing that mechanical changes in the tissue due to diabetes can promote c ancer. Our work has demonstrated key mechanical drivers of metastasis with in the tissue microenvironment.\nBiography\nCynthia Reinhart-King is a dis tinguished university professor\, Senior Associate Dean for Research in th e School of Engineering\, and the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engine ering in Biomedical Engineering and a Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University. Before joining the Vanderbilt faculty in 2017\, she was on the faculty of Cornell University\, where she received tenure in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. She obtained undergrad uate degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biology at MIT and her Ph.D. at t he University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Bioengineering. Her lab ’s research interests are in the areas of cell and tissue mechanics and cell migration as it relates to disease progression\, particularly in canc er\, atherosclerosis\, and angiogenesis. She was awarded the Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award in 2010 and the Mid-Career Award in 2018 from th e Biomedical Engineering Society\, an NSF CAREER Award\, the 2010 Sonny Ya u ‘72 Excellence in Teaching Award\, a Cook Award for “contributions t owards improving the climate for women at Cornell\,” the Zellman Warhaft Commitment to Diversity Award from the Cornell College of Engineering\, a nd the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Award for Research. She is a fellow of th e Biomedical Engineering Society and the American Institute for Medical an d Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She was an inaugural New Voices Fellow o f the National Academies of Science\, Engineering\, and Medicine. She serv ed as a standing member of the NIH CMT study section panel and currently s erves as an elected Board Member of AIMBE and President of the Biomedical Engineering Society.\nMAE Faculty Host: Xin Tang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5587@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/biocomplexity-engineering-s eminars-ana-maria-tarquis/ SUMMARY:Biocomplexity Engineering Seminars: Ana Maria Tarquis DESCRIPTION:Frazier Rogers\, room 284\nhttps://abe.ufl.edu/faculty/carpena/ seminars/index.shtml CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95372813572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5793@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205804Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-safety-seminar-common-l aboratory-emergencies/ SUMMARY:MSE Safety Seminar: "Common Laboratory Emergencies" DESCRIPTION:Shailendra Singh\, Ph.D.\nDirector\, UF Environmental Health &a mp\; Safety Division\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Shailendra Singh is the Director of the Environmental Health and Safety (EH&\;S) Division at th e University of Florida. He oversees laboratory and research safety\, occu pational safety and risk management\, and facility support programs. His t eam supports the University’s mission to establish a safe and healthy en vironment for the university community and to lead compliance with local\, state\, and federal regulations.\n\nPrior to joining UF\, Shail also serv ed as the Director of EH&\;S at Carnegie Mellon University\, establishe d the EH&\;S program at Brammer Bio\, and managed the Chemical Hygiene Program at the University of Delaware.\n\nBefore moving to the EH&\;S w orld\, Dr. Singh worked as a Research Scientist in the Department of Chemi stry and in the College of Pharmacy at UF to develop new molecules for gre en technology\, cancer and iron-overload treatment. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed research articles in international journals. He has a Ph. D. in physical science\, an MBA\, and recently completed an MPH from Johns Hopkins University. He is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and certified as Chief Risk Officer. He has volunteered during natural dis aster emergencies in Florida and has served as a judge at various Science and Engineering Fairs.\nAbstract\nOver the past two decades\, there have b een several major accidents in academic laboratories around the world\, wh ich resulted in significant injuries and fatalities. Contributing factors to these accidents can be identified at multiple levels: risk associated w ith the materials or equipment\, risk associated with the skills\, knowled ge and choices of the research personnel\, characteristics of the research lab and PI and the risk factors arising from the department or institutio nal level.\n\nAs scientific discoveries advance research and innovation\, scientists have become more aware of the health and safety risks laborator y work poses to both lab workers and the general public. It’s important to have safeguards put in place to minimize the chance of a laboratory acc ident or accidental exposure. The longer a lab goes without an accident\, the easier it is to forget that there are safety protocols.\n\nThis semina r will include a discussion on the various ways labs can prepare their spa ce for common lab emergencies and how they can handle those accidents and incidents. We will also share a couple of the new initiatives UF EH&\;S division started in 2021 to improve the university-wide safety programs. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5795@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T145500 DTSTAMP:20251201T205848Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-introduction-to- x-energy-commercial-and-government-projects/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Introduction to X-energy Commercial and Government Pro jects" DESCRIPTION:Georgette Alexander-Morrison\nV.P.\, Government Research &\; Development\nX-Energy\, LLC\nGeorgette Alexander-Morrison leads X-energy ’s Government Research and Development (Govt R&\;D) Division where sh e is responsible for X-energy’s portfolio of US Government contracts/gra nts and establishing a pipeline of contract opportunities for terrestrial microreactors and space nuclear projects including winning one of three DO E/NASA awards to perform Phase 1 Studies for the lunar Fission Surface Pow er (FSP) project.\n \nHer most recent position was Vice President of Capt ure and Proposal Management. Georgette was responsible for leading key pur suits and responses and developing staff for capture and proposal leadersh ip roles for both X-energy’s Commercial Division and Govt R&\;D.\n \ nGeorgette has over 30+ years of experience in civil space\, private indus try\, space and defense hardware\, and NASA services. Her early career foc used on materials engineering including three years at Fairchild Space and five years with DOE projects at Y-12 Facility and ORNL (Oak Ridge TN).\n  \nShe holds a BS with High Honors in Materials Science and Engineering ( MSE) from the University of Florida (Gainesville\, FL) and an MS in Indust rial Engineering (Engineering Management) from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville\, TN). Her credentials also include continuing education in pr oposal management\, capture management\, business development\, and govern ment contracting. Georgette holds a DoD Secret Clearance.\nAbstract\nThis seminar presents an overview of X-energy’s High-Temperature Gas Reactor (HTGR) technology and current projects\, TRISO-X fuel\, and current Govern ment R&\;D division projects. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5801@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T101500 DTSTAMP:20251201T182554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-solar-energy-co nversion-and-storage-by-splitting-h2o-and-co2/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Solar Energy Conversion and Storage by Splitting H2O a nd CO2 DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Scheffe\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Me chanical and Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nTitle: Solar En ergy Conversion and Storage by Splitting H2O and CO2\nAbstract: Solar ener gy is a vast and energy rich resource\, capable of providing clean\, renew able\, and sustainable energy to residential\, commercial and transportati on sectors. While commercial solar conversion technologies\, such as photo voltaic modules\, have seen a dramatic decrease in cost over the last seve ral decades\, they still need to be integrated with relatively expensive s torage technologies because of sunlight's intermittent nature. This talk d escribes the work we are doing in our laboratory to use solar thermal heat (i.e. brute force!) to split H2O and CO2 into H2 and CO\, long-duration e nergy storage vectors that can be used directly to produce power\, such as H2 in fuel cell electric vehicles\, or as precursors to liquid fuels synt hesis. In our lab we are focused on understanding the fundamental thermody namic and kinetic limitations that govern this chemistry\, discovery of ne w materials that can help promote the reactions more efficiently\, and usi ng this understanding to develop scalable solar reactors that we can test at the University of Florida’s High Flux Solar Simulator Laboratory.\nBi o: Jonathan Scheffe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechan ical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. Prof. Scheff e is Principal Investigator of the Renewable Energy Conversion Laboratory that is focused on research in the area of energy conversion and storage. Applications include the production of renewable fuels/electricity\, H2 p roduction and fuel reforming. He is the former chair of the American Socie ty of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Solar Energy Division and has co-authore d more than 40 peer reviewed publications in the field of solar thermal en ergy conversion. Prof. Scheffe has received research funding from the U.S. Department of Energy\, Duke Energy\, Synhelion SA\, Florida Department of Transportation\, and Qatar National Research Foundation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:New Engineering Building\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, United States GEO:29.6422904;-82.34711479999999 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Engineering Build ing:geo:29.6422904,-82.34711479999999 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5805@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T160000 DTSTAMP:20230421T161811Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/supramolecular-bio-material s-from-fundamentals-to-advanced-solutions-for-pressing-challenges-in-socie ty/ SUMMARY:Supramolecular (Bio) Materials: From Fundamentals to Advanced Solut ions for Pressing Challenges in Society DESCRIPTION:Eric Appel\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, MSE\nStanford Univers ity\nDr. Eric Appel received his BS in Chemistry and MS in Polymer Scienc e from California Polytechnic in San Luis Obispo\, CA. He performed his MS thesis research with Dr. Jim Hedrick and Dr. Robert Miller on synthesizin g polymers for drug delivery applications at the IBM Almaden Research Cent er in San Jose\, CA. He then obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry with Prof. Or en A. Scherman at the University of Cambridge. His Ph.D. research focused on preparing dynamic and stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymeric mater ials. For his Ph.D. work\, Eric received the Jon Weaver Ph.D. prize from t he Royal Society of Chemistry and a Graduate Student Award from the Materi als Research Society.\n\nUpon graduating from Cambridge in 2012\, he was a warded a Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Prof. Robert Langer at MIT. Eric’s research at Stanford focuses on the development o f biomimetic polymeric materials that can be used as tools to better under stand fundamental biological processes and to engineer advanced healthcare solutions. His research has led to more than one hundred publications and 28 pending or granted patents.\n\nEric has received young faculty awards from the Hellman Scholars Fund\, the American Diabetes Association\, the A merican Cancer Society\, and the PhRMA Foundation\, and received the IUPAC Hanwha-TotalEnergies Young Polymer Scientist Award in 2022.\nAbstract\nSu pramolecular (bio)materials exhibit highly useful properties that are impo ssible with traditional materials but crucial for a wide variety of emergi ng applications in industry or biomedicine. These materials typically empl oy enthalpy-dominated crosslinking interactions that become more dynamic a t elevated temperatures\, leading to significant softening.\n\nHerein\, we will discuss the development of a supramolecular hydrogel platform exploi ting dynamic and multivalent interactions between biopolymers and nanopart icles that are strongly entropically driven\, providing alternative temper ature dependencies than typical for materials of this type.\n\nWe will dis cuss the implications of these crosslinking thermodynamics on the observed mechanical properties\, demonstrating that tuning the thermodynamics and kinetics of these crosslinking interactions enable broad modulation of the mechanical properties of these materials\, including their shear-dependen t viscosities\, temperature responsiveness\, self-healing\, and cargo enca psulation and controlled release. These materials exhibit viscous flow und er shear stress (shear-thinning) and rapid recovery of mechanical properti es when the applied stress is relaxed (self-healing)\, affording facile pr ocessing though direct injection or spraying approaches\, making then well served for applications in industry and biomedicine.\n\nMoreover\, the hi erarchical construction of these biphasic hydrogels enables innovative app roaches to formulation and delivery as a diverse array of compounds over u ser-defined timeframes ranging from days to months. In one example\, we de monstrate that these unique characteristics can be leveraged to generate v accines exhibiting greatly enhanced magnitude\, quality\, and durability o f immune responses. In another example\, we demonstrate that these materia ls can be leveraged to generate new wildland fire retardant formulations e nabling prophylactic treatments of high-risk landscapes for wildfire preve ntion.\n\nOverall\, this talk will illustrate our recent efforts exploitin g dynamic and multivalent interactions between polymers and nanoparticles to generate hydrogel materials exhibiting properties not previously observ ed in biomaterials and affording unique opportunities in industry and biom edicine. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5799@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T170000 DTSTAMP:20230417T124825Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ice-seminar/ SUMMARY:ICE Seminar DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title:\nHow Do Dispersed Inertial Particles Modify Turb ulent Flows? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5803@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T110000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181959Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/vision-talk-bme-chair-candi date-cherie-stabler-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Vision Talk - BME Chair Candidate Cherie Stabler\, Ph.D DESCRIPTION:Please join us for Cherie Stabler’s Vision Talk being held in Communicore\, room C1-009.\nHope to see you there! CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5807@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T120000 DTSTAMP:20230428T143851Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/naval-engineering-education -consortium-overview/ SUMMARY:Naval Engineering Education Consortium Overview DESCRIPTION:This talk is for potential faculty interested in participating in the Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC)\, a grant opportunity funded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)\, the engineering Comman d for United States Navy surface ships and submarines. The NEEC program is a grant opportunity with the dual purpose of solving science &\; techn ology challenges of the U.S. Navy and fostering student interest in career s as civilian scientists and engineers within NAVSEA and the Navy Research &\; Development Establishment. In the talk\, we will provide an overvi ew of the NEEC program\, discuss the grant opportunity solicitation proces s\, and discuss metrics used to evaluate and score NEEC awards related to the dual purposes of research potential and student participation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 221\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643023;-82.34901 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 221:geo:29.643023,-82.34901 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5773@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T160000 DTSTAMP:20230328T165459Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nsf-career-and-early-career -award-workshops-2/ SUMMARY:NSF CAREER and Early Career Award Workshops: Mock Review Panel DESCRIPTION:The Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop is back!  The program will provide a “deep dive” into the NSF Faculty Early Care er Development Program (CAREER) as well as an overview of other early career opportunities. This workshop also initiates the departmentally-l ed red team review process for NSF CAREER proposals (which are due in la te July).  \nThose interested should register here. Three sessions will be offered\, sign up for any combination of sessions you would like to att end: \n\n 1:00-3:00 PM on April 13: Guidance and Information \n 2:00-4:0 0 PM on May 17: Mock Review Panel  \n 9:00-11:00am on June 20: Peer Revi ew Session  \n\n How this works: \n\n Faculty can select sessions in w hich they would like to participate. \n On April 13th\, the PIs can att end the informational workshop.\n Red teams are activated in April. PIs wi ll submit proposals to the red team by the end of June (or another date jo intly decided by the PI and red team      leaders)\n In May\, PIs can a ttend the Mock Panel review workshop.\n In July\, PIs can attend the peer review workshop.\n Reviews are completed and returned to the PIs in time f or them to update their proposals\, which are due to NSF on 26 July\n\nWe bsite (not fully updated for 2023 yet): www.eng.ufl.edu/nsfcareertoolkit \n\n The main pages provide links to websites and workshop material to gu ide the preparation of an NSF CAREER proposal.\n The Red Team Review p age provides information for the departmental reviews of proposals.\n The Brutal Truths Checklist page lists common issues reviewers find in CAREE R proposals. It is a must read\, as many of these 100+ criticisms were ob tained from actual reviews.\n The UF CAREER Awardees page lists past a wardees at UF to help PIs locate example proposals and to help red team le aders build the review team.\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0BUQyHJNzPkvThA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5811@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T163000 DTSTAMP:20230518T140239Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-research-national-scienc e-foundation-regional-workshop/ SUMMARY:UF Research: National Science Foundation Regional Workshop DESCRIPTION:UF Research is pleased to host colleagues on campus and virtual ly at institutions throughout Florida for a proposal-writing workshop with the National Science Foundation (NSF)\, led by Dr. Margaret Martonosi\, N SF Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and representatives from the CISE team.\n \nThe workshop is focus ed on faculty\, post-docs and administrators in all disciplines who conduc t research in computer science\, information science\, engineering\, bioin formatics\, artificial intelligence\, statistics\, mathematics and technol ogy policy. \n \nParticipants will have an opportunity to learn more abo ut NSF and CISE programs. This will include both CISE-relevant programs as well as broader programs such as GRANTED and new offerings from the Techn ology\, Innovation\, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate. There will be a Q &\;A about funding opportunities and about how NSF can most effectively help the research and education community. There will also be a session o n writing NSF program proposals.\n \nDr. Martonosi and her NSF colleagues will be providing a limited number of one-on-one consultations to review specific proposal ideas.\n \;\nAgenda\n \n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 11:40 a.m .\n\n\nWelcome by Dr. David Norton\, UF Vice President for Research\n\n\n\ n\n11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\n\n\nNSF and CISE Overview by Dr. Margaret Ma rtonosi\n\n\n\n\n12:30 – 1:15 p.m.\n\n\nLunch and open Q&\;A\n\n\n\n\ n1:30 – 2:00 p.m.\n\n\nGRANTED\, TIP\, and Education/Curriculum programs \n\n\n\n\n2:00 – 3:30 p.m.\n\n\nProposal writing mini-workshop\n\n\n\n\n 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.\n\n\nOne-on-one consultations\n\n\n\n\nPlease RSVP by 5 :00 p.m. on June 2\n*University of Florida participants should plan to att end in person. There is a virtual option available for participants from o ther universities. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4H3lKcxGSsaMX9c?j=1264010&sf mc_sub=210179449&l=272_HTML&u=72447582&mid=518006116&jb=1003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5775@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T110000 DTSTAMP:20230328T165400Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nsf-career-and-early-career -award-workshops-3/ SUMMARY:NSF CAREER and Early Career Award Workshops: Peer Review Session DESCRIPTION:The Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop is back!  The program will provide a “deep dive” into the NSF Faculty Early Care er Development Program (CAREER) as well as an overview of other early career opportunities. This workshop also initiates the departmentally-l ed red team review process for NSF CAREER proposals (which are due in la te July).  \nThose interested should register here. Three sessions will be offered\, sign up for any combination of sessions you would like to att end: \n\n 1:00-3:00 PM on April 13: Guidance and Information \n 2:00-4:0 0 PM on May 17: Mock Review Panel  \n 9:00-11:00am on June 20: Peer Revi ew Session  \n\n How this works: \n\n Faculty can select sessions in w hich they would like to participate. \n On April 13th\, the PIs can att end the informational workshop.\n Red teams are activated in April. PIs wi ll submit proposals to the red team by the end of June (or another date jo intly decided by the PI and red team      leaders)\n In May\, PIs can a ttend the Mock Panel review workshop.\n In July\, PIs can attend the peer review workshop.\n Reviews are completed and returned to the PIs in time f or them to update their proposals\, which are due to NSF on 26 July\n\nWe bsite (not fully updated for 2023 yet): www.eng.ufl.edu/nsfcareertoolkit \n\n The main pages provide links to websites and workshop material to gu ide the preparation of an NSF CAREER proposal.\n The Red Team Review p age provides information for the departmental reviews of proposals.\n The Brutal Truths Checklist page lists common issues reviewers find in CAREE R proposals. It is a must read\, as many of these 100+ criticisms were ob tained from actual reviews.\n The UF CAREER Awardees page lists past a wardees at UF to help PIs locate example proposals and to help red team le aders build the review team.\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0BUQyHJNzPkvThA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5835@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230821T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230821T120000 DTSTAMP:20230817T164527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/social-and-ethical-implicat ions-of-ai-experience-from-the-field-and-visions-for-the-future/ SUMMARY:Social and Ethical Implications of AI - Experience from the Field a nd Visions for the Future DESCRIPTION:Social and Ethical Implications of AI - Experience from the Fie ld and Visions for the Future\nMonday\, August 21\, 2023\, at 11:00am \nL ocation: In-Person NEB\, Room 100\nSonja Schmer-Galunder\nSocial Anthropol ogist and Principal Research Scientist\nSmart Information Flow Technologie s\nAbstract\nIn this talk I will show examples from my past work and outli ne ideas for a curriculum for practitioners. I'll give a brief overview of my past research at the intersection of social science and AI\, with a fo cus on building theory-informed sociotechnical systems\, including the use of NLP to quantify bias in data\, tools for eliciting prosocial behaviors to counter polarization and misinformation and how to combine social theo ry with generative models to understand cultures at scale. I will then pro pose AI Ethics research topics and discuss benefits\, harms and risks to s ociety.\n \;\nBiography\nSonja Schmer-Galunder is a Social Anthropolog ist and Principal Research Scientist at Smart Information Flow Technologie s. She has more than 14 years of experience in human domain research\, in particular working at the intersection of social science and AI. She is th e Principal Investigator on several multi-million-dollar DARPA-funded rese arch projects that combine social science with AI development to better ad dress long-term social and cultural impacts of AI.\nShe was the PI of DARP A Understanding Group Bias\, DARPA SBIRs TYBALT and MEDULLA OBLONGATA and she is currently PI on DARPA Civil Sanctuary and co-PI on DARPA HABITUS. H er research interests span social and ethical impact of AI\, algorithmic b ias\, mis- and disinformation\, the relationship between online discourse and offline behavior\, anthropological methods for ML\, and human performa nce. She also led several lunar surface operation simulation studies at th e Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) habitat and has been invited to present her research at academic conferences\, NASA\, Goo gle and DARPA. Prior to working in industry\, she worked as a researcher a t Columbia University and New York University.\n \;\nSonja Schmer Galu nder_Flyer CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5841@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230828T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230828T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181959Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:"Bioengineering cell-based therapeutics" - Dr. Omid Veiseh\, Ri ce University\nhttps://www.bme.ufl.edu/events/omid-veiseh/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5857@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205848Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-introductory-se minar-for-students-3/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Introductory Seminar for Students DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester and our first seminar of the new academic year.\nBio\nSimon Phillpot\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished Professor\, Vladimir Grodsky Professor of Materials Science &\; Engineering\nDr. S imon Phillpot is a Distinguished Professor and the Vladimir A. Grodsky Pro fessor of Materials Science and Engineering at UF. In August 2022\, he too k on the role of MSE Graduate Coordinator. He received his Ph.D. from UF i n 1985 in physics. He spent 16 years at Argonne National Laboratory before returning to UF in 2003. His research focuses on using computational meth ods to address issues in the areas of nuclear materials\, radionuclide seq uestration\, corrosion\, solar-thermal energy\, heat transport and methods development.\n \;\nMichael Tonks\, Ph.D.\nProfessor and Associate Dep artment Chair\, Alumni Professor of Materials Science &\; Engineering\n Dr. Michael Tonks received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Br igham Young University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Univer sity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He worked at the Idaho National Laborat ory and Penn State University before joining the faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida in Augu st\, 2017. His research is focused on investigating the co-evolution of mi crostructure and properties of materials in harsh environments. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5851@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210320Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-cyberbiological -systems-for-health-and-space/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Cyberbiological Systems for Health and Space DESCRIPTION:Cyberbiological Systems for Health and Space\nThursday\, August 31\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nAmor A. Me nezes\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nUF Department of Mechanical &\; Aeros pace Engineering\nAbstract\nA quarter of the way through the century of bi ology\, the world is poised for bioengineering advances that will profound ly improve human health\, climate targets\, energy supplies\, food securit y\, agriculture\, supply chain resilience\, and bioterrorism prevention. N ationally\, the White House's March 2023 report Bold Goals for U.S. Biotec hnology and Biomanufacturing set 2050 goals that include enhancing models of complex biological system operation and ensuring the reliability of syn thetic programs to regulate biological protein and molecule production. Su ch programs can be external to the biology\, resulting in "cyberbiological systems" whose sensing\, computation\, and actuation are also external. A lternately\, programs can be encoded within cellular DNA\, resulting in "c ybergenetic systems" with internal sensing\, computation\, and actuation. In this talk\, I will describe my group's cyberbiological control of two t estbeds: human blood coagulation during disease and bacterial pharmaceutic al production in space. Because these testbeds experience multiple interac tions\, functions\, timescales\, and disturbances\, their regulation repre sents significant bioengineering advances toward meeting 2050 goals. I wil l detail our pioneering use of feedback control theory to manipulate the c oncentrations of proteins driving coagulation disorders. I will also expla in our cybergenetic compensation of spaceflight-induced stresses in experi ments aboard the International Space Station launched on SpaceX CRS-27 and Crew-7.\nBiography\nAmor Menezes is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida\, also affiliated w ith Biomedical Engineering and Agricultural and Biological Engineering. He received his B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wat erloo and his M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the Universit y of Michigan. He completed postdocs in Aerospace Engineering and Bioengin eering at the University of Michigan and the University of California\, Be rkeley\, respectively. For his work in space synthetic biology\, he was na med a Fellow of the Synthetic Biology Leadership Excellence Accelerator Pr ogram\, and for his articulation of genetic control modules\, he was named an Emerging Leader in Biosecurity by the Center for Health Security. His research has been featured by international media\, including Science Toda y (CBS Radio)\, Popular Science\, Popular Mechanics\, Der Spiegel\, and Co smos Magazine. Between 2017 and 2023\, he was the Science PI of NASA's Cen ter for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space. He is the PI o f three multi-university microbial biomanufacturing experiments launched a t the International Space Station. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and an As sociate Editor of the IEEE Control Systems Society Technology Conference E ditorial Board. His lab is funded by NASA and the DoD.\nMAE Faculty Host: Tommy Angelini CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5859@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T145500 DTSTAMP:20230828T155940Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-optical-and-radi ation-detection-rd-for-new-capabilities-in-nuclear-forensics/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Optical and Radiation Detection R&\;D for New Capabi lities in Nuclear Forensics DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nNuclear proliferation detection and nuclear forensics represent important areas for national security\, but it can be challengi ng to test new concepts because of a limited relevance of available nuclea r facilities\, materials and testing options.\n\nThis talk will cover sele ct examples of recent and on-going R&\;D efforts in support of the nucl ear non-proliferation and nuclear forensics missions at Sandia National La boratories. Specifically\, we will discuss research into alternative metho ds for radiation detection\, including optical detection of radiation\, ex plosive characterization\, converter-based solid-state sensor technologies \, photovoltaics as a radiation detector\, and sensor validation and verif ication\, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these approaches in comparison with conventional detector technologies. The talk will also cover one particular take on a career performing R&\;D within the natio nal laboratory system.\nBio\nRick Harrison\, Ph.D.\nPrincipal Member of Te chnical Staff\nSandia National Laboratories\nDr. Rick Harrison is a scien tist at Sandia National Laboratories performing research in radiation dete ction\, computational physics\, and optical diagnostics. His background in cludes a M.S. in Nuclear Engineering for work on prompt gamma analysis and a Ph.D. for research in ultrafast lasers/optics comparing experimental an d electromagnetic simulation results for semiconductor materials\, both fr om the University of Texas at Austin. As a member of Sandia’s Monitoring Systems and Technology R&\;D team since 2012\, Dr. Harrison has focuse d on the development and testing of optical and semiconductor sensors for nuclear forensics and non-proliferation applications\, spanning Teller lig ht projects\, lab-based and outdoor experimental campaigns at radiation fa cilities around the country\, computational modeling of optical/radiation transport\, and remote sensing. Dr. Harrison has also held leadership role s for campaigns on the validation and verification of nuclear detonation d etection sensors for projects funded by the Departments of Energy and Defe nse. Dr. Harrison currently leads several R&\;D teams focusing on signa ture discovery and technology maturation from concept to deployed systems. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5845@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-microfluidic-pr ocessing-of-dna-using-flow-and-electric-fields/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Microfluidic processing of DNA using flow and electric fields DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT:\nThe efficient and innovative processing of bio-macro molecules relies increasingly on their transport and manipulation within s ub-millimeter geometries\, or microfluidic devices. The motivation to inno vate is clear\, as improvements in the ability to detect\, concentrate\, a nd separate biologically relevant molecules will accelerate fundamental ad vances in biomedical technologies\, drug discovery\, biomedical testing\, and more.\nIn this lecture\, I describe a simple method to control the dis tribution and transport of polyelectrolytes\, and DNA in particular\, with in microfluidic channels. The method uses parallel and anti-parallel flow and electric fields to either migrate DNA toward the channel walls or to f ocus DNA along the center-line. An electro-hydrodynamic interaction is ide ntified as the physical mechanism that drives the migration\; predictions of theories and simulations incorporating these interactions are compared with experimental results as a validation of the proposed mechanism. Furth ermore\, alternative hypotheses explaining the migration are shown to be i nvalid or inapplicable.\nThe revelation that motion exits transverse to th e electric field is a previously unrecognized insight into the electrokine tics of polyelectrolytes. This insight can be exploited for biotechnologic al applications of DNA. As examples\, the ability to trap and concentrate DNA using the mechanism is presented. The separation of DNA from other mac romolecules and particles in a microfluidic chip of simple design is also demonstrated. This latter process is a promising approach for purifying lo ng-read DNA from lysates.\nBIO:\nJason E. Butler is a Professor of Chemica l Engineering at the University of Florida (Gainesville\, Florida). Dr. Bu tler completed his doctoral work at the University of Texas at Austin and post-doctoral studies at Stanford University. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Florida in 2001\, Dr. Butler also worked at Aix-Mars eille University in Marseille\, France\, where he still frequently visits and works. Dr. Butler's research interests encompass dynamic phenomena wit hin complex fluids\, and his work spans theoretical\, computational\, and experimental approaches to resolving questions that impact applications as diverse as microfluidics for bioseparations and slurry flows in the minin g industry. Among other achievements\, Dr. Butler has contributed to the t heory and modeling of sedimentation and rheology of non-spherical particle s\, the Brownian dynamics of rigid polymers and Brownian rods\, and the el ectrokinetics of polyelectrolytes. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5827@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210320Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-the-growing-int erest-in-space-constellations-and-their-potential-effects-on-the-durabilit y-and-r/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - The Growing Interest in Space Constellations and Thei r Potential Effects on the Durability and R DESCRIPTION:The Growing Interest in Space Constellations and Their Potentia l Effects on the Durability and Reliability of the Space Environment\nTues day\, August 29\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303 \nNorman Fitz-Coy\, PhD\nAssociate Professor\, UF Department of Mechanical &\; Aerospace Engineering\nAbstract\nThe space environment surrounding the Earth is becoming more\ncongested with systems that vary in mass\, sh ape\, and material (e.g.\, spacecraft\, launch vehicles\, and subsystem/co mponents of either). Recent collisions and/or ASAT missions have (i) resul ted in increased debris fragments generated in orbit.\nBiography\nNorman F itz‐Coy is the Director of the Space Systems Group (SSG) at the\nThe Uni versity of Florida focuses on the development and validation of\ntransform ative technologies with specific applications to small satellites. Within SSG\, his recent activities focus primarily on technologies for small sate llites and space situational awareness (SSA). With regard to small satelli tes\, he has developed the smallest control moment gyroscopes (CMGs) for t he attitude control of CubeSats and have also developed and flown a missio n to demonstrate these devices. SwampSat\, UF’s first CubeSat in 2012\, was a 1U CubeSat (10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm) that included as its payload thes e CMGs. Unfortunately\, none of the three CubeSats within the launch pod ( SwampSat and two other 1U cubes) were successfully launched\, and prelimin ary analysis indicated a short circuit occurred within the launch pod. Dr. Fitz‐Coy followed this mission with SwampSat II in 2019\, which was a 3 U CubeSat also developed by SSG and was designed to measure very low frequ ency (VLF) wave propagation in Earth’s upper atmosphere. The spacecraft utilized a novel 16‐meter square‐loop antenna system designed to fit w ithin the small envelope of a 3U CubeSat. For his SSA efforts\, the past d ecade has seen the\ndesign of a generalized low Earth orbit (LEO) satellit e\, its fabrication and testing\, the performance of a hypervelocity impac t test at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee\, the co llection and transportation of the resulting debris fragments to UF for ch aracterization\, and now the development of a one‐of‐a‐kind debris d atabase for NASA and DoD to characterize potential debris fields resulting from on‐orbit‐collisions. His talk today discusses will emphasize thi s project\, referred to as DebriSat.\nMAE Faculty Host: Larry Ukeiley CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5863@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-timeless-materi al-continual-challenge-reflections-form-an-industrial-glass-materials-scie ntist/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Timeless Material\, Continual Challenge: Reflections F orm an Industrial Glass Materials Scientist DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nGlass is the heart of our modern lives. Today’s bui ldings\, smartphones\, telecommunications\, and automobiles would not be p ossible without abundant\, cost-effective glass.\n\nGlass factories are vi tal to the US economy\, producing about 12 million tons of glass per year in the US alone. The melting furnace is at the core of the factory\, a mar vel of engineering that continuously melts glass at about 1\,400°C over 1 0+ years.\n\nAn overview of industrial glass melting will be given with sp ecial attention to how glass is made at large scale into everyday products such as bottles\, windows\, and fiberglass insulation. Real-world example s will highlight the ways that materials science impacts the process of gl assmaking and how advanced tools such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD ) can be used to solve practical manufacturing problems. The glass industr y’s transition to a low-carbon future will also be addressed\, with a sp ecific focus on the role of new melting technologies.\nBio\nScott Cooper\, Ph.D.\nTechnical Director\nCelSian Glass USA\nDr. Scott Cooper is the US Technical Director of CelSian\, a think-tank for the glass industry whose mission is to “be a partner in future-proof glass”. A vocal advocate supporting the transformation of industry to a sustainable future\, Scott believes that a vibrant glass industry is vital to a well-functioning soci ety. Scott was an NSF Fellow in UF’s materials science department and gr aduated with his PhD in 2011 advised by Dr. Anthony Brennan. After graduat ion\, he began his career as a research scientist at O-I\, the world’s l argest manufacturer of glass containers. His work focused on novel approac hes to melting and manufacturing glass\, for which he earned 13 US patents . He later led the Global Glass &\; Materials Science group at O-I with responsibility for laboratories\, glass formulation\, melting R&\;D\, and manufacturing worldwide. Scott has been a board member of the Glass Ma nufacturing Industry Council since 2019 and is currently serving a second term as the trade association’s president. Today\, When Scott and his wi fe are not raising two boys\, he enjoys travelling and collaborating with glass artists. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5865@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210320Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-autonomy-search-committ ee/ SUMMARY:MAE Autonomy Search Committee DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/8730685706 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5847@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T143000 DTSTAMP:20230823T140050Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ethics-and-governance-of-ai / SUMMARY:Ethics and Governance of AI DESCRIPTION:Join us for a UF panel of  experts\, preceded by opening remar ks from Dr. Anne-Elisabeth Courrier\, Associate Professor in Public Law at the University of Nantes (France) and Visiting Fellow at Emory University Center for Ethics.\nAI issues related to Ethics\, Trust in the Media\, an d Governance will be discussed.\n\nFor more information contact: \nTerrenc e Funke at tfunke@ufic.ufl.edu\nSave the Date:\nWednesday Sept. 6\, 2023\n 12:50 - 2:30pm\nChamber at Reitz Union\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5831@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-a-tale-of-two-c ourses/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - A Tale of Two Courses DESCRIPTION:A Tale of Two Courses\nThursday\, September 7\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nSean Niemi\, PhD\nInstructional Assistant Professor\nUF Department of Mechanical &\; Aerospace Enginee ring\nAbstract\nIt was the best of courses\, it was the worst of courses\, it was the course of learning\, it was the course of failing\, it was the course of design\, it was the course of manufacturing\, students were all going to be Mechanical or Aerospace engineers\, students were all going t o drop—in short\, Design and Manufacturing Lab (DML) was so dichotomous that a transformation was imperative as its prevailing state was unsustain able for student and faculty alike.\nThis presentation delves into the res tructuring of DML – an effort to reduce the significant time burden whil e still maintaining its fundamental ethos: that of a place to learn from\, and adapt to\, failures that occur as part of the engineering process. Be yond the confines of DML\, these principles of experiential learning\, mel ding theoretical with hands-on practice\, led to the development of a new advanced manufacturing course and merged seamlessly into a nationwide work force development program.\nBiography\nSean Niemi is an Instructional Assi stant Professor and founding PI of the MERGE Lab in the Department of Mech anical &\; Aerospace Engineering at UF. His teaching and research focus on team-based\, hands-on design and manufacturing courses\, most notably highlighted by Mechanical Engineering Design 3 and Design and Manufacturin g Laboratory. Sean is active in fostering experiential learning opportunit ies\, integrating modern enterprise productivity solutions inside—and ou tside of—the classroom\, and developing instructional methodologies and classes that bridge the industry/academia transition to better prepare Gen -Z students for the workforce. He is also the faculty advisor for both the Swamp Launch Rocket Team and Gator Motorsports\, encouraging a dynamic\, “fail-fast” environment for students and mentoring the teams to 4th pl ace and 3rd place finishes\, respectively\, in 2022. Sean received his Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida in 2018.\nMAE Faculty Host: Matt Traum CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5985@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T140000 DTSTAMP:20230905T194040Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-doug-gardner/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Doug Gardner DESCRIPTION:Douglas Gardner is the chief technologist in Analog Device’s CTO Office Security Center of Excellence. He presents “Hyperconnectivity Driving Security to the Edge” Thursday\, Sept. 7 at 1:00pm in LAR 234. [ More ] CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5993@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T145500 DTSTAMP:20230906T123355Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-national-nuclear -security-administration-graduate-fellowship-program/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "National Nuclear Security Administration Graduate Fell owship Program" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis seminar will present the National Nuclear Securi ty Administration Graduate Fellowship Program. The fellowship application deadline is October 2\, while the fellowship begins in June 2024. US Citiz enship is required to be eligible.\nBio\nArturo Bretas\, Ph.D.\nSenior Pow er Systems Research Engineer\nPacific Northwest National Laboratories\nDr. Arturo Bretas is a Senior Power Systems Research Engineer with the Pacif ic Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Prior to joining PNNL\, Dr. Breta s has held several research and academic positions all over the world\, in cluding the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Dr. Bre tas supports a variety of projects related to the development of Models an d Algorithms for Energy Decarbonization through Grid Control and Energy St orage. Towards achieving these goals\, Dr. Bretas current research lies on the general theme of Distributed Wide-Area Measurement Systems Applicatio ns in CyberPhysical Systems (CPS). Since 2002 Dr. Bretas has worked as a P I/Co-PI on many R&\;D projects with the Power Industry. These projects concern\, for example\, CPS Cybersecurity\, Artificial Intelligence and Ma chine Learning\, Distributed Optimization and Control\, Power System Stabi lity and Real-Time Monitoring\, Distribution Systems Reliability Optimizat ion and Expansion Planning under Uncertain Operation Scenarios. Dr. Bretas has published many papers on peer-reviewed conferences and journals\, as well as a textbook on Cyber-Physical Power Systems State Estimation CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5983@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181959Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-rapid-fire-semi nar-adam-khalifa-ph-d-abbas-babajani-feremi-ph-d-diego-guarin-ph-d/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Rapid Fire Seminar: Adam Khalifa\, Ph.D.\, Abbas Babaj ani-Feremi\, Ph.D.\, Diego Guarin\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Adam Khalifa\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Elec trical &\; Computer Engineering\, University of Florida\nValidation of Next-Generation Stimulating Neural Interfaces\nIn the last decade\, the qu est for a minimally invasive\, distributed neural interface has accelerate d. Current technologies\, relying on intracortical or depth electrodes\, e ither lack coverage or become too invasive. To address these issues\, we h ave created wirelessly powered\, injectable microdevices smaller than 0.01 mm³\, offering a minimally invasive solution for chronic brain stimulati on. These devices circumvent surgical complications tied to open craniotom y and are powered by a scalp-mounted transmitter coil. My talk will also c over next-generation neural interfaces that stimulate tissue magnetically. \nAbbas Babajani-Feremi\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Department of Neur ology\, University of Florida\nThe Power of magnetoencephalography (MEG): Examining Localization\, Functional Mapping\, and Connectomics in Epilepsy and Beyond\nMagnetoencephalography (MEG) has emerged as a powerful tool f or investigating brain activity and has revolutionized our understanding o f neurological conditions\, particularly epilepsy. This presentation aims to explore the immense potential of MEG in examining localization\, functi onal mapping\, and connectomics in epilepsy and beyond. By comparing MEG w ith other modalities\, understanding its applications in localization and functional mapping\, and evaluating its reliability in advanced analyses\, participants will be equipped with valuable knowledge to harness the pote ntial of MEG in their own research and clinical practice\, ultimately cont ributing to advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and ot her neurological conditions.\nDiego Guarin\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Applied Physiology &\; Kinesiology\, University of Flori da\nRevolutionizing Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring by Leve raging Video-Based Movement Measures and Machine Learning\nParkinson’s d isease (PD) is the second most common and fastest-growing neurodegenerativ e disorder. PD diagnosis often relies on cardinal motor symptoms and the r esponse to pharmacological therapies assessed via standardized motor tasks . There is an urgent need to establish practical and accessible markers th at facilitate detection and assessment in early PD. In this short seminar\ , we will explore how applying machine learning and computer vision algori thms to estimate movement from videos can broaden our comprehension of mot or symptoms in Parkinson’s disease and potentially revolutionize our app roach to monitoring the early progression of motor symptoms. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5991@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-magnetic-nanopa rticle-response-to-time-varying-magnetic-fields-rotational-diffusion-measu rement/ SUMMARY:ChE SEMINAR: MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE RESPONSE TO TIME VARYING MAGNETI C FIELDS – ROTATIONAL DIFFUSION MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTION:Title: Magnetic nanoparticle response to time varying magnetic fields – rotational diffusion measurements\, magnetic particle imaging\, and hyperthermia\nAbstract: Magnetic nanoparticles respond to time varyin g magnetic fields via a combination of internal dipole and whole-particle rotation\, depending on factors such as thermal motion\, hydrodynamic drag \, magnetic torques\, and internal barriers to dipole rotation. Depending on the amplitude and frequency of the alternating magnetic field\, the nan oparticle’s response can give rise to conversion of magnetic field energ y into heat or to a signal which can be used to monitor nanoparticle rotat ional diffusion or quantify nanoparticle distribution in a subject. This m ultitude of magnetic responses\, coupled with their biocompatibility\, mak es iron oxide nanoparticles (e.g.\, magnetite and maghemite) of great inte rest in separations\, sensing\, biomedical imaging\, drug delivery\, and t hermal therapy. In this talk I will provide an overview of the theory of m agnetic nanoparticle response to time varying magnetic fields and my group ’s work advancing several of these applications\, including monitoring n anoparticle stability and mobility in complex and biological fluids\, canc er thermal therapy\, rewarming of cryopreserved organs\, and non-invasive\ , unambiguous\, and quantitative tracking of nanoparticles and cells using magnetic particle imaging.\nBio:Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos is the Chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering an d Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engin eering at the University of Florida. He received his bachelor’s degree i n Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico\, Mayagüez\, and completed degrees in Master of Science in Chemical Engineering\, Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice\, and Doctor of Philosophy in Ch emical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to the University of Florida\, Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos was a Professor in the Depar tment of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico\, Mayagüez (UPRM). Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos’s research spans synthesis and characterizati on of magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications and evaluation of nanoparticle transport and diffusion in biological fluids. Current effort s focus on developing tracers and applications for magnetic particle imagi ng (MPI)\, an exciting new biomedical imaging modality that allows for non -invasive\, unambiguous\, and quantitative imaging of the in vivo distribu tion of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle tracers. Dr. Rinaldi-Ram os is also committed to mentoring new generations of scientists and engine ers seeking solutions to biomedical problems and to broadening participati on of women and minorities in science and engineering. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5995@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-navigating-care er-fairs-and-networking-events/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Navigating Career Fairs and Networking Events DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nGabby is a Career Pathways Coach in the Career Connec tions Center here at UF\, which is ranked as the #2 best career center by Best Colleges. She works with the Architecture\, Manufacturing\, Natural R esources\, and Agriculture Pathway\, providing customized support and reso urces for students and alumni exploring careers within these industries.\n Bio\nGabby Diaz-Portalatin\nCareer Pathways Coach\nUF Career Connections C enter\nGabby Diaz-Portalatin has a bachelor’s degree in public relation s and holds a master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs. S he has years of experience at multiple large\, public\, research-focused i nstitutions in various regions across the U.S.\, where she has provided su pport and guidance to students as a student organization advisor\, academi c advisor\, course instructor\, and career coach.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5989@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T140000 DTSTAMP:20230905T194002Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2023-24-walter-g-fredrickso n-distinguished-interdisciplinary-lecture-jason-cong/ SUMMARY:2023–24 WALTER G. FREDRICKSON DISTINGUISHED INTERDISCIPLINARY LEC TURE: JASON CONG DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jason Cong is Volgenau Chair for Engineering Excellence Pro fessor at the UCLA Computer Science Department (and a former department ch air)\, with joint appointments from the Electrical and Computer Engineerin g Department. He presents “Democratizing Integrated Circuit Designs with Deep Learning”\nThursday\, Sept. 14 at 1:00pm\nLAR 234 as part of the W alter Fredrickson Distinguished Interdisciplinary Lecture. [ More ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5997@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T145500 DTSTAMP:20230911T151716Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-mini-seminars-wisdom-for -fuel-processing-and-nuclear-nonproliferation-and-disposition-of-foreign-a nd-domestic-research-reactor-fuels-at-the-savannah-river-site-h-canyon-fac ility/ SUMMARY:NE Mini-Seminars: "Wisdom for Fuel Processing and Nuclear Nonprolif eration" and "Disposition of Foreign and Domestic Research Reactor Fuels a t the Savannah River Site H Canyon Facility" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe mission of the Non-proliferation Stewardship Prog ram (NSP) is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons while promoting coop eration for the peaceful use of nuclear technology. To achieve this goal\, a multi-national laboratory (ANL\, INL\, PNNL\, and SRNL) project called Athena was established to steward plutonium processing competency. These l aboratories are working in tandem to retain the capability to process acti nides and leverage that knowledge for other applications.\n\nThis work has allowed researchers from various national laboratories to visit each othe r and participate in process demonstrations that use various solvent extra ction equipment. Therefore\, this talk will also briefly discuss some of S RNL’s contributions to the Athena program in using unique mini-mixer set tler with centrifugal contactors to process surrogate spent nuclear fuel.\ nBio\nJarrod Gogolski\, Ph.D.\nSenior Engineer\nSavannah River National La boratories\nDr. Jarrod Gogolski has primarily studied nuclear fuel dissol ution and solvent extraction flowsheets. He is a nuclear engineer by train ing\, with a strong radiochemistry focus - predominantly with Np and Pu se parations. He contributes to a variety of projects to support SRNL’s cor e competencies and missions: formation of solids from dissolved nuclear fu el\, recovery of uranium from U-10Mo fuel\, PuO2 interactions with fire ex tinguishants\, dissolution of U-Al alloy surrogates in a variety of inorga nic acids\, metal oxide dissolution in organic liquids\, etc.\n\nAbstract\ nThe H-Canyon facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is the only large- scale spent nuclear fuel (SNF) reprocessing plant still operating in the U nited States. However\, a recent pivot in the facility mission was made to expedite the disposal of SNF stored at the site.\n\nHighly enriched forei gn and domestic aluminum-clad research reactor fuels are dissolved\, down- blended with depleted uranium to less than 5 wt % uranium-235\, combined w ith a neutron absorbing poison\, neutralized\, and discarded to the SRS hi gh-level waste tank farm for subsequent vitrification in the Defense Waste Processing Facility. The Savannah River National Laboratory is supporting the direct disposal of the SNF in each area of the disposition flowsheet. Development of dissolution processes for the aluminum-clad fuels\, includ ing the prediction of the hydrogen generation rate from aluminum dissoluti on and the controls necessary to ensure the hydrogen concentration does no t exceed 25% of the lower flammability limit\, will be highlighted.\n\nRec ent work to evaluate the co-precipitation of neutron poisons and fissile m aterials during neutralization will also be discussed.\n\nA potential mech anism for the precipitation of fissile materials during the storage of sol utions containing SNF in H-Canyon tanks prior to neutralization will be pr oposed for future study.\nBio\nTracy Rudisill\nLaboratory Fellow\nSavannah River National Laboratories\nTracy Rudisill is a Laboratory Fellow in th e Separations and Actinide Science group at the Savannah River National La boratory (SRNL) with 39 years of experience in nuclear materials R&\;D. In this position\, Tracy has performed R&\;D activities associated wit h most uranium\, neptunium\, plutonium\, americium\, and curium processing activities at the Savannah River Site (SRS). His research focuses on sepa ration processes associated with the nuclear fuel cycle and processes used to recover\, purify\, and isolate actinide materials. Tracy works as a pr incipal investigator for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear En ergy Fuel Cycle Technologies program\, leads both the SRNL aqueous process ing support provided to potential molybdenum-99 producers through the DOE National Nuclear Security Association’s (NNSA’s) national laboratory a ssistance program and the aqueous process development for the NNSA’s Hig h-Performance Research Reactor fuel scrap recovery program. Tracy also lea ds the team of SRNL researchers who support used fuel processing in the SR S H-Canyon facility. Tracy serves as the SRNL technical lead for the Athen a project\, which is supported by the DOE NNSA as a Nuclear Nonproliferati on Stewardship program to mentor younger staff members in technology areas associated with the recovery of actinide materials from spent nuclear fue ls. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5843@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T180000 DTSTAMP:20230828T151844Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-career-fair/ SUMMARY:CISE Career Fair DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center\, 250 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64969;-82.350834 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=250 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Exactec h Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center:geo:29.64969,-82.350834 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6023@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181959Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-leadership-seminar-seri es/ SUMMARY:BME Leadership Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:"Regenerative Engineering: Enabling the Practice of Regenerativ e Medicine" - Dr. Guillermo Ameer\, Northwestern University\nhttps://www.b me.ufl.edu/events/leadership-speaker-guillermo-ameer-d-sc/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5999@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182620Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminarelectrochemical- engineering-in-service-to-society/ SUMMARY:ChE SEMINAR:ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Electrochemical engineering represents the extension of chemical engineering to species and processes influenced by electrical potential. Just as chemical engineering researchers have migrated from opt imizing chemical plants to studying applied chemical engineering science\, electrochemical engineering researchers have moved from supporting electr ochemical production of commodity chemicals to applying electrochemical en gineering science to devices and concepts of modern interest.\nThe objecti ve of this presentation is to explore some of the areas in which our group has applied electrochemical engineering principles to systems of interest to society. The topics include development of electrokinetic methods to r educe the environmental impact of phosphate mining in Florida\, the develo pment of mathematical models for the cathodic protection of pipelines and pipeline networks\, and models to interpret impedance spectroscopy data to extract properties of oxides on metals.\nBio: Mark Orazem is a Distinguis hed Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida. Prof. Orazem is a Fellow of both the Electrochemical Society and the Internation al Society of Electrochemistry\, and he served as President of the Interna tional Society of Electrochemistry in 2011-2013. He is a specialist of ele ctrochemical engineering\, and his work has encompassed models for cathodi c protection of pipeline networks\, mechanistic models for corrosion\, cha racterization of electrodes used to stimulate neurons\, characterization o f enzymatic glucose sensors\, electrokinetic separation of clay from efflu ent produced by the phosphate mining industry\, and electrochemical impeda nce spectroscopy. He co-authored\, with Bernard Tribollet\, a textbook ent itled Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy\, now in its second edition. Both editions were translated into Chinese and published by Chemical Indus try Press. His edited book on Underground Pipeline Corrosion was published by Woodhead Publishing in 2014. In 2012\, Prof. Orazem received the Henry B. Linford Award of the Electrochemical Society. With his co-author Berna rd Tribollet\, Prof. Orazem is a recipient of the inaugural 2019 Claude Ga brielli Award for contributions to electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Prof. Orazem also received the 2022 Electrochemical Society Corrosion Div ision H. H. Uhlig Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5855@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-affiliate-seminar-verif y-then-monitor-calibration-guarantees-for-safety-confidence/ SUMMARY:MAE Affiliate Seminar - Verify-then-Monitor: Calibration Guarantees for Safety Confidence DESCRIPTION:Verify-then-Monitor: Calibration Guarantees for Safety Confiden ce\nTuesday\, September 19\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A \, Room 303\nIvan Ruchkin\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nUF Department of Ele ctrical and Computer Engineering\nAbstract\nAutonomous cyber-physical syst ems (CPS) are increasingly deployed in complex and safety-critical environ ments. To help CPS interact with such environments\, learning-enabled comp onents\, typically implemented with neural networks\, perform perception a nd control functions. Unfortunately\, the complexity of the environments a nd learning components is a major challenge to ensuring the safety of CPS. An emerging assurance paradigm prescribes two steps: (i) verifying as muc h of the CPS as possible at design time\, and then (ii) monitoring the pro bability of safety at run time in case of unexpected situations. But how c an we guarantee that the monitor produces a probability that is well-calib rated to the true chance of safety? This talk will summarize our recent an swers in two settings. The first setting combines Bayesian filtering with probabilistic model checking of Markov decision processes\, instantiated i n the context of controlling critical infrastructure. The second setting f ocuses on confidence monitoring of formalized assumptions behind closed-lo op neural-network verification in the context of an autonomous underwater vehicle.\nBiography\nDr. Ivan Ruchkin is an assistant professor at the Dep artment of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Florid a\, where he leads the Trustworthy Engineered Autonomy (TEA) Lab. His rese arch makes autonomous systems safer and more trustworthy by combining tech niques from formal methods and artificial intelligence. Ivan received his Ph.D. degree in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and c ompleted his postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. His contributions were recognized with multiple Best Paper awards\, a Gold Med al in the ACM Student Research Competition\, and the Frank Anger Memorial Award for the crossover of ideas between the software engineering and embe dded systems communities. More information can be found at https://ivan.ec e.ufl.edu.\nMAE Faculty Host: Yu Wang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6011@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-dana-choi/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Dana Choi DESCRIPTION:Title:\nEnhancing Sustainable Crop Production with Machine Lear ning\, Synthetic Data\, and Digital Twin for Strawberry\nAbstract:\nThe ad vancement of farming technologies\, including the transition from conventi onal farming practices to mechanization\, automation\, and robotics\, has been critical for precise and scientific farming techniques. However\, the development of new precision farming technologies requires substantial re sources due to the limited timeframe of the crop growing season for data c ollection\, method validation\, and hardware testing. This presentation wi ll discuss the latest advances in precision agriculture\, with a focus on the use of machine learning\, synthetic data\, and digital twins. During t his talk\, we will discuss how simulation and synthetic data can be powerf ul tools for shortening the development time of machine vision and robotic s applications. Specifically\, we will discuss how virtual environments ca n be used to optimize and make robust machine vision and robotics algorith ms by creating various scenarios that are difficult to replicate in the re al world. The presentation will also cover the following topics: •The ch allenges of implementing precision agriculture technologies\, such as the need for reliable data collection and the high cost of equipment. •The u se of synthetic data to train machine learning models when real-world data is scarce or expensive to collect. •The benefits of digital twins for s imulating crop growth and development\, and for testing new agricultural p ractices. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the future o f precision agriculture and the potential of these technologies to improve the sustainability of crop production. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6001@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-insights-into-b attery-operation-through-x-ray-scattering-and-spectroscopy/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Insights into Battery Operation through X-ray Scatteri ng and Spectroscopy DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nElectrochemical energy storage is an enabling technol ogy as humanity transitions to a carbon-neutral economy. While Li-ion batt eries are presently the dominant technology\, diverse energy storage needs demand diverse storage technologies.\n\nMy research group is focused on h elping to enable these types of batteries through an understanding of thei r operation and degradation modes\, using operando X-ray-based methodologi es coupled with electrochemistry.\n\nIn this talk\, I will discuss several vignettes including (i) demonstrating the Na storage mechanisms and heter ogeneous nanopore filling in hard-carbon anodes for Na-ion batteries\, (ii ) presenting a novel pathway explaining self-discharge in Li-ion cathodes where hydrogenation of layered transition metal oxide induces self-dischar ge through hydrogen transfer from carbonate solvents to delithiated oxides \, (iii) determining that the degradation pathways in Li-ion batteries und er extreme fast charging involved predominately heterogenous Li-metal plat ing in full cells.\n\nOne focus of our research is on the quantification o f competing electrochemical processes as a way to guide the implementation of methods to improve battery systems.\nBio\nMike Toney\, Ph.D.\nProfesso r\, Chem. &\; Biological Engineering and MSE\nColorado University\, Bou lder\nDr. Mike Toney is a Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineerin g and Materials Science and Engineering and a Fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) at CU Boulder. He received his B.S. f rom Caltech and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Washington.\n\ nAfter a NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship\, he joined the IBM Research Divisio n to focus on the use of X-ray scattering methods for structure determinat ion for polymer thin films and interfaces. After working at the Stanford S ynchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)\, he joined CU Boulder in 2020. To ney is a pioneer in the use of X-ray diffraction for in-situ investigation s of atomic structure at electrified interfaces and in energy storage and of the molecular structure of organic thin films. He is a Fellow of APS an d a Thomson Reuters highly cited researcher in Materials Sciences. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5867@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T005000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T135000 DTSTAMP:20230905T160943Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/taking-measure-how-earthqua ke-reconnaissance-has-evolved-over-fifty-years/ SUMMARY:Taking Measure: How Earthquake Reconnaissance Has Evolved Over Fift y Years DESCRIPTION:EERI Distinguished Lecture 2023 CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6035@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T134000 DTSTAMP:20230918T185247Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eeri-distinguished-lecture- 2023-2/ SUMMARY:EERI Distinguished Lecture 2023 DESCRIPTION:Taking Measure: How Earthquake Reconnaissance Has Evolved Over Fifty Years\nSpeaker: Dr. Judith Mitrani-Reiser\, Senior Research Scientis t in the Materials and Structural\nSystems Division at the National Instit ute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\nABSTRACT:\nExtreme events\, such a s tornados and fires\, test buildings and infrastructure in ways and on a scale that cannot\nbe easily replicated in a laboratory. Therefore\, actua l disasters and failure events provide important opportunities\nfor scient ists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST) and elsewhere to study\nthese events\, and improve the safety of bui ldings\, their occupants\, and emergency responders. The lecture will\npro vide an overview of the disaster research conducted at NIST and informed b y strategic plans developed by\nnational disaster statutory programs: Disa ster and Failure Studies (DFS) Program\, National Earthquake Hazard\nReduc tion Program (NEHRP)\, and National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NW IRP). The lecture will\nhighlight how the metrology of disasters has evolv ed since the Learning from Earthquakes (LFE) Program was\nestablished fift y years ago by the National Science Foundation\, a NEHRP agency. The lectu re will also provide\nan overview of how the advancement of tools (e.g.\, interview/survey instruments\, GIS\, data management\, etc.)\nand technolo gy (e.g.\, lidar\, GPS\, drones\, etc.) in seismic reconnaissance missions has enabled scientists and\nengineers to better quantify the physical and social impacts of earthquakes on communities. The lecture will\ncommemora te the multidisciplinary approach to learning from disasters\, directly bo rne out of the LFE Program.\nBio: Dr. Judith Mitrani-Reiser is a Senior Re search Scientist in the Materials and\nStructural Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology\n(NIST). Dr. Mitrani-Reiser co-leads the NCST technical investigation of the\ncollapse of the Champla in Towers South in Surfside\, Florida and is the leader of\nthe mortality project of the NCST investigation of Hurricane Maria’s impact on\nPuerto Rico. Her responsibilities at NIST also extend to managing and providing\ noversight to other disaster statutory programs—the National Windstorm I mpact\nReduction Program and the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Prog ram—\nfocused on interagency coordination to reduce losses in the U.S. f rom disasters and\nfailures. Dr. Mitrani-Reiser served as Vice President o f the Earthquake\nEngineering Research Institute (EERI)\, serves on the Ex ecutive Committee of the\nU.S. Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structure s (CROSS-US)\, co-founded the\nAmerican Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASC E) Multi-Hazard Risk Mitigation\nCommittee\, and was elected to the Academ y of Distinguished Alumni of UC\nBerkeley’s Civil and Environmental Engi neering Department. She earned her B.S. from the University of Florida\,\n M.S. from the University of California at Berkeley\, and Ph.D. from the Ca ltech. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6029@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T134000 DTSTAMP:20230918T171949Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eeri-distinguished-lecture- 2023/ SUMMARY:EERI Distinguished Lecture 2023 DESCRIPTION:Taking Measure: How Earthquake Reconnaissance Has Evolved Over Fifty Years.\nSpeaker: Dr. Judith Mitrani-Reiser\, Senior Research Scienti st in the Materials and Structural\nSystems Division at the National Insti tute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\nABSTRACT:\nExtreme events\, such as tornados and fires\, test buildings and infrastructure in ways and on a scale that cannot\nbe easily replicated in a laboratory. Therefore\, actu al disasters and failure events provide important opportunities\nfor scien tists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and elsewhere to study\nthese events\, and improve the safety of bu ildings\, their occupants\, and emergency responders. The lecture will\npr ovide an overview of the disaster research conducted at NIST and informed by strategic plans developed by\nnational disaster statutory programs: Dis aster and Failure Studies (DFS) Program\, National Earthquake Hazard\nRedu ction Program (NEHRP)\, and National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (N WIRP). The lecture will\nhighlight how the metrology of disasters has evol ved since the Learning from Earthquakes (LFE) Program was\nestablished fif ty years ago by the National Science Foundation\, a NEHRP agency. The lect ure will also provide\nan overview of how the advancement of tools (e.g.\, interview/survey instruments\, GIS\, data management\, etc.)\nand technol ogy (e.g.\, lidar\, GPS\, drones\, etc.) in seismic reconnaissance mission s has enabled scientists and\nengineers to better quantify the physical an d social impacts of earthquakes on communities. The lecture will\ncommemor ate the multidisciplinary approach to learning from disasters\, directly b orne out of the LFE Program.\nBio:Dr. Judith Mitrani-Reiser is a Senior Re search Scientist in the Materials and\nStructural Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology\n(NIST). Dr. Mitrani-Reiser co-leads the NCST technical investigation of the\ncollapse of the Champla in Towers South in Surfside\, Florida and is the leader of\nthe mortality project of the NCST investigation of Hurricane Maria’s impact on\nPuerto Rico. Her responsibilities at NIST also extend to managing and providing\ noversight to other disaster statutory programs—the National Windstorm I mpact\nReduction Program and the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Prog ram—\nfocused on interagency coordination to reduce losses in the U.S. f rom disasters and\nfailures. Dr. Mitrani-Reiser served as Vice President o f the Earthquake\nEngineering Research Institute (EERI)\, serves on the Ex ecutive Committee of the\nU.S. Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structure s (CROSS-US)\, co-founded the\nAmerican Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASC E) Multi-Hazard Risk Mitigation\nCommittee\, and was elected to the Academ y of Distinguished Alumni of UC\nBerkeley’s Civil and Environmental Engi neering Department. She earned her B.S. from the University of Florida\,\n M.S. from the University of California at Berkeley\, and Ph.D. from the Ca ltech. CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6019@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-centennial-seminar-seri es-alumni-serving-florida/ SUMMARY:ABE Centennial Seminar Series Alumni Serving Florida DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Alumni LOCATION:Frazier Rogers Hall Room 122\, 1741 Museum Road \, Gainesville \, FL \, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Road \, Gainesv ille \, FL \, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Frazier Rog ers Hall Room 122:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-5861@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-multi-body-dyna mics-research-in-different-space-applications/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Multi-body dynamics research in different space appli cations DESCRIPTION:Multi-body dynamics research in different space applications\nT hursday\, September 21\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, R oom 303\nDavid Canales Garcia\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nAerospace Engine ering Department at Embry-Riddle\nAbstract\nThis seminar delves into the p romising realm of leveraging multi-body dynamics for advanced space missio ns\, from planning moon exploration to ensuring a sustained presence in th e Cislunar region. As interest surges in the Cislunar realm\, not just for scientific but also military and commercial applications\, a holistic app roach becomes paramount. This presentation emphasizes a novel approach to utilizing multi-body dynamics structures for planning moon explorations. S pecial attention is paid to the plan of end-games that include temporary c aptures of libration point orbits\, transits\, and moon landings. Moreover \, this research contributes to a broader vision of the PI’s research gr oup (Space Trajectories and Applications Research): a comprehensive explor ation framework for the Solar system\, complete surveillance of Cislunar s pace\, and autonomous planning and mission design methods. Concurrently\, current work under development will be presented on (a) innovative navigat ion algorithms for the Cislunar region\, (b) the intricate coupling of Cis lunar with rigid body dynamics\, (c) our strides in augmented reality\, an d (d) the development of a mission planning system designed for Internet o f Things constellations.\nBiography\nDr. David Canales Garcia began his ac ademic journey at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia\, Spain\, securi ng BSc and MSc degrees in Aerospace Engineering. His thirst for knowledge led him to the University of Barcelona\, where he attained another MSc\, t his time in Astrophysics\, Particle Physics\, and Cosmology. David's signi ficant contribution to the space industry began at Satlantis LLC\, where h e played a pivotal role in developing Earth-observation cameras for micro- satellites. His doctoral studies in Astrodynamics and Space Applications\, supervised by the esteemed Dr. Kathleen C. Howell\, were pursued at Purdu e University. Currently\, Dr. Canales holds the position of Assistant Prof essor in the Aerospace Engineering department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). His role extends as the Director of the Space Trajecto ries and Applications Research (STAR) group and as the ERAU representative to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). With expertise spa nning astrodynamics in multi-body regimes\, Cislunar surveillance\, astron omy\, orbit determination\, and applied mathematics\, Dr. Canales is also proficient in diverse space applications like telecommunications\, augment ed reality\, signal processing\, and mission planning.\nMAE Faculty Host: Norman Fitz-Coy CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6003@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T145500 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-molten-salt-corr osion-kinetics-prediction-and-mechanism-interpretation-enabled-by-integrat ed-high-throughput-experimental-and-modeling-tools/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Molten Salt Corrosion Kinetics Prediction and Mechanism Interpretation Enabled by Integrated High-Throughput Experimental and Mod eling Tools DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nArguably\, one of the most important factors in the f ast deployment of advanced nuclear reactors\, with major improvements in s afety\, is the development and qualification of radiation and corrosion-to lerant materials that serve as the structural and cladding components in r eactor cores. However\, the discovery\, improvement\, and assessment of ma terials resistant to radiation and corrosion in the advanced reactors’ e xtreme environments are quite demanding\, time-consuming\, and costly\, wh ich represents a significant barrier to materials innovation and qualifica tion for nuclear energy.\n\nThis seminar highlights research in irradiatio n and corrosion of structural Compositionally Complex Alloys (CCAs) using a top-down approach: (i) a novel\, integrated\, high-throughput (HTP) rese arch framework to screen large compositional space\, and (ii) targeted wel l-controlled experiments with atomistic scale modeling and characterizatio ns to unveil the degradation mechanisms. This top-down approach allows for the understanding of degradation mechanisms and the development of predic tive models for irradiation at high doses and molten salt corrosion respon ses of CCAs with the objective of accelerating materials discovery for hig h-temperature nuclear structural applications\nBio\nAdrien Couet\, Ph.D.\n Associate Professor\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\nDr. Adrien Couet is a Grainger Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering a nd Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, where he m anages the MAterials Degradation under COrrosion and Radiation (MADCOR) la boratory. Previously\, he obtained his Ph.D. from the Mechanical and Nucle ar Engineering Department at Penn State University in 2014\, and then he w orked as a nuclear materials research engineer at Electricité de France\, in France\, focusing on high-temperature aqueous corrosion and modeling c orrosion of nuclear materials.\n\nOver the last six years\, Dr. Couet has worked extensively in the areas of aqueous and molten corrosion and electr ochemistry and has played a key role in setting up state-of-the-art experi mental facilities for molten salt research. Dr. Couet leads multiple DOE-f unded molten salt research programs in collaboration with TerraPower\, and also an ARPA-E program in collaboration with ANL and NIST on accelerated development of materials for molten salt reactor applications. He is also a co-PI of the Molten Salt in Extreme Environments (MSEE) Energy Frontiers Research Center (EFRC). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6037@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181959Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series-2/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:"Creative Assessment Alternatives to Traditional Exams in STEM" - Dr. Diba Mani\, University of Florida CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6047@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182620Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-fundamentals-an d-applications-of-diffusiophoresis-particle-motion-induced-by-solute-conce ntratio/ SUMMARY:ChE SEMINAR: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS OF DIFFUSIOPHORESIS: PAR TICLE MOTION INDUCED BY SOLUTE CONCENTRATIO DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “Fundamentals and applications of diffusiophoresis: Pa rticle motion induced by solute concentration gradients”\nBIO: Dr. Henry Chu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering a t University of Florida (UF). He obtained a M.Phil. in Mechanical Engineer ing from The University of Hong Kong in 2012 under the supervision of Prof essors Chiu-On Ng and Kwok-Wing Chow. He earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engi neering from Cornell University in 2017 under the supervision of Professor Roseanna Zia. Following his Ph.D.\, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemi cal Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University\, working with Professors Ad itya Khair\, Robert Tilton\, and Stephen Garoff. In 2021\, he joined UF. T he theme of his research is heterogeneous soft matter transport and design \, covering topics such as complex fluid dynamics\, colloid and interface science\, electrokinetics\, and rheology. His research develops predictive multi-scale computational tools and fundamental theory to address Nationa l Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges for Engineering in these researc h areas\, emphasizing on close collaboration with experimental groups to t ranslate knowledge into applications. His work has been recognized through several awards\, including Clyde W. Mason Scholarship by Cornell\, Studen t Member Travel Award by American Institute of Physics\, Global Faculty Fe llowship by UF\, and RSC Advances Emerging Investigator and Soft Matter Em erging Investigator by The Royal Society of Chemistry. Dr. Chu welcomes co llaboration with academia\, government agencies\, and industry sponsors.\n ABSTRACT: Diffusiophoresis refers to the deterministic motion of particles induced by a surrounding concentration gradient of solute. Diffusiophores is receives much attention in recent years for its ability to manipulate c olloid transport in a wide range of applications\, including mixing and se paration of colloids\, enhanced oil recovery\, drug delivery\, to water an d surface cleaning. In this talk\, I present three projects in my group co ncerning fundamentals and applications of diffusiophoresis. In the first p roject\, the motivation is an ongoing challenge of predicting the transpor t of diffusiophoretic colloids in hydrodynamic flows. I present our Taylor -dispersion-like macrotransport framework for predicting the transport of diffusiophoretic colloids under a steady pressure-driven flow and transien t solute gradient. Our macrotransport equation requires O(103) times less computational runtime than direct numerical solution of the original\, two /three-dimensional advection-diffusion equations. In the second project\, we examine drying of a colloidal suspension for ground-based and in-space manufacturing colloidal films. I present our direct numerical simulations of the advective-diffusive transport of an electrolyte-colloid suspension in a unidirectional drying cell. Under both normal and microgravity\, our results show an order of magnitude enhancement in the colloidal film thick ness with diffusiophoresis. In the third project\, recent experiments demo nstrated diffusiophoresis in porous media for nanoparticle drug delivery\, but existing theories cannot predict the colloid motion. We open a new ar ea of research by developing a foundational mathematical model that can pr edict diffusiophoresis in porous media. A comparison between our model pre dictions and experiments demonstrates excellent agreements. Our model will motivate future theories and experiments\, and enable efficient design of current and emerging applications. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6045@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-luis-garrote/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Luis Garrote DESCRIPTION:Title: Water availability challenges in the Mediterranean: the role of adaptation\nSpeaker Bio:\nDr. Luis Garrote is Full Professor of Hy draulic Engineering at the Technical University of Madrid. His research fo cus is the application of hydrological and hydraulic models in water resou rces planning and management\, including floods\, droughts\, environmental constraints and reservoir operation\, with special emphasis on dealing wi th uncertainties\, particularly those connected to global change CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6007@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-critical-role-o f-materials-science-for-chiplet-heterogeneous-integrated-packaging/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Critical Role of Materials Science for Chiplet Hetero geneous Integrated Packaging" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMajor advancements in Heterogenous Integration (HI) a re necessary to meet the seismic shifts in information and communication technologies (ICT)\, which are the source of exponential growth in data th at must be processed. One major design issue is how HI platforms can scale with finer die pitches\, particularly as these pitches scale down from 20 um and below. Ideally\, one would like to stack die of different types to create a 3D stack of Known Good Die (KGD).\n\nTo achieve this grand goal\, it will be necessary to incorporate a host of technical disciplines to ma ke this a manufacturing reality. A discussion will be presented on the HI platforms that will facilitate the future industry goals. An overview of t he materials science challenges that need to be addressed to achieve robus t HI processes that produce reliable and high-yielding electronic packages will be presented. Semiconductor Research Corporation\, “The Decadal Pl an for Semiconductors."\nBio\nChuck Woychik\, Ph.D.\nSenior Director of Ad vanced Packaging Platforms\nSkywater Technology\nDr. Chuck Woychik is Sr. Director of Advanced Packaging Platforms at SkyWater Technology in Kissim mee\, FL. Prior to joining SkyWater\, he was the Chief Scientist at i3 Mic rosystems in St. Petersburg\, FL. Other previous positions that he held we re Senior Director of 3D Technologies at Invensas Corporation and Senior S cientist at GE Global Research Center. Most of his career was at IBM Endic ott\, NY\, where he held both engineering and managerial positions. His ar ea of expertise is materials and processes for advanced electronics packag ing.\n\nHe holds a Doctorate and Master of Science degree in Materials Sci ence and Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Wiscon sin-Madison. Chuck has presented at numerous conferences and has many publ ications. He has 123 U.S.-issued patents to his credit. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6005@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T145500 DTSTAMP:20230911T152212Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-no-seminar-today / SUMMARY:NE Seminar: No Seminar Today DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6009@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-a-research-agen da-based-on-richard-smalleys-top-ten-problems-of-humanity-dr-don-taylor/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: A Research Agenda Based on Richard Smalley’s Top Ten Problems of Humanity - Dr. Don Taylor DESCRIPTION:ISE Seminar: A Research Agenda Based on Richard Smalley’s Top Ten Problems of Humanity - Dr. Don Taylor\, Virginia Tech\nLink here: htt ps://www.ise.ufl.edu/events/graduate-seminar-series-dr-don-taylor/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 406\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 326 11\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Room 406:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6057@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T133000 DTSTAMP:20230926T124828Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ifas-ai-data-science-sem inar-series/ SUMMARY:UF/IFAS AI Data Science Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Development Of Userfriendly Open-Source\nComputer Vision Tools\ nFor Precision Livestock\nFarming\nand\nAutomation and Deep\nLearning to A dvance\nPhenomics and\nPostharvest Handling CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Frazier Rogers Hall Room 122\, 1741 Museum Road \, Gainesville \, FL \, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1741 Museum Road \, Gainesv ille \, FL \, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Frazier Rog ers Hall Room 122:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6055@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T181959Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series-3/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:"AI in Critical Care: The New Horizon" - Dr. Azra Bihorac\, Uni versity of Florida\nhttps://www.bme.ufl.edu/events/tba-3/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6049@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182620Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-transport-and-d ynamics-of-soft-materials-curious-case-of-self-assembled-surfactant-micell es/ SUMMARY:ChE SEMINAR: Transport and Dynamics of Soft Materials: Curious Case of Self-assembled Surfactant Micelles DESCRIPTION:Title: Transport and Dynamics of Soft Materials: Curious Case o f Self-assembled Surfactant Micelles\nBio: Dr. Mohammadigoushki is an Asso ciate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering\, at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. He is also an affiliated faculty at t he National High Magnetic Field Laboratory since August 2016. He received his PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2014 from University of British Columbia\, Canada and spent two years as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley . His group conducts experimental and continuum modeling research on trans port and dynamics of soft materials with applications in energy\, biotechn ology\, and medicine. His team work on a diverse range of research problem s including dynamics and structure of self-assembled surfactant solutions in flows\, locomotion in complex fluids\, protein interaction with fluid-f luid interfaces and transport of metal salts under magnetic fields. His gr oup uses an array of experimental techniques such as rheology (shear and e xtensional)\, Rheo-Optics\, Rheo-NMR spectroscopy\, and MR Imaging. His re search has been supported by NSF\, NIH\, DARPA\, as well as industrial par tners.\nAbstract: Shear banding\, i.e.\, discontinuities in velocity gradi ents in flowing materials\, has been reported in a host of soft materials including oil-sands\, granular materials\, emulsions\, suspensions\, assoc iative polymers\, foams\, and worm-like micelles (WLMs). The primary focus of our team is on entangled WLMs\, which provide a model fluid system for studies of shear banding. These systems show remarkably simple rheologica l behavior\, are easy to prepare and not susceptible to aging or shear mec hanical degradation\, which make them promising candidates in plethora of applications\, including\, in household products\, oil-gas fields\, in bio medicine\, cleaning processes\, nano-templating\, and catalysis. The non-l inear rheological and flow response of WLMs has proven to be incredibly ri ch and complex. In this talk\, I will address recent advances made in my l ab on flow\, dynamics\, and microstructure of shear banding WLMs. In parti cular\, in this talk\, I will address 1) how a shear banded WLMs flow is f ormed upon inception of flow\, and 2) the molecular origin of shear bandin g using a combination of optical\, and NMR based techniques. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6077@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T113000 DTSTAMP:20230927T121926Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/one-key-many-doors-applicat ions-of-the-phd-beyond-the-tenure-track/ SUMMARY:One Key\, Many Doors: Applications of the PhD Beyond the Tenure Tra ck DESCRIPTION:Please join the EED Seminar course as we host Dr. Willams' virt ual talk entitled\, One Key\, Many Doors: Applications of the Ph.D. Beyond the Tenure Track in the iClassroom (NSC 520) on Tuesday\, October 3\, 202 3\, at 10:40 AM.\nDr. Williams brings 14 years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector and higher education to the post\, most recently w ith the National Society of Black Engineers as its Chief Programs Officer. \nIn addition to her work with NSBE\, Dr. Williams’ track record include s successful tenures at the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) where she was project director and co-principal investigator for the ADVANCE Res ource Coordination Network\; as a manager and director for ABET\; as a sci ence and technology policy Fellow with the National Academy of Engineering \; and as a research scientist with Prairie View A&\;M University’s O ffice of the Senior Vice President and Provost\, Academic Affairs.\nDr. Wi lliams has three academic degrees: a Bachelor of Science in physics from S pelman College\, a Master of Engineering from Southern University and A&am p\;M College\, and a doctorate from Southern in science and mathematics ed ucation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6085@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ice-cosponsored-with-mae-se minar-high-performance-computing-and-the-future-of-big-science-for-departm ent-of/ SUMMARY:ICE Cosponsored with MAE Seminar - High-Performance Computing and t he Future of Big Science for Department of DESCRIPTION:High-Performance Computing and the Future of Big Science for De partment of Energy Applications\nTuesday\, October 3\, 2023\, at 12:50 pm\ nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nMark W. Schraad\, PhD\nDivision Lea der for Computational Physics\nLos Alamos National Laboratory\nAbstract\nL os Alamos is the birthplace of computational physics and has been at the f orefront of high-performance computing for nearly eight decades. Integrati ng physics theory and advanced numerical methods in the instantiation of m ulti-physics software has allowed Los Alamos to address a broad range of s cience and technology applications. Today\, as one of 17 Department of Ene rgy National Laboratories\, Los Alamos continues to develop and deploy adv anced software in the execution of a complex mission across national secur ity\, energy security\, and environmental and climate science. As part of that endeavor\, the Computational Physics Division at Los Alamos develops and delivers a continuously evolving suite of production software products to design and analyze large-scale integrated physics experiments and to e nable the design\, assessment\, and confident certification of the U.S. nu clear stockpile. These software products are deployed on leading-edge\, hi gh-performance computing platforms\, such as the Trinity and Crossroads su percomputers at Los Alamos\, and the Sierra and El Capitan machines at Law rence Livermore National Laboratory. With a shifting geopolitical landscap e\, our software serves a national security mission of ever-increasing imp ortance. Yet\, simultaneously\, the rapid pace of science and technology c hange places a premium on agility\, with a diversity of computing platform s and architectures coming online\, and with AI poised to revolutionize ap proaches to modern science. Ultimately\, the integration of artificial int elligence methodologies with the co-design of software and future computin g architectures will allow new levels of physics fidelity\, numerical accu racy\, and efficiency in time to solution for the most challenging scienti fic workflows to address a broad spectrum of future\, big-science problems .\nBiography\nMark W. Schraad earned his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering fr om the University of Michigan and has nearly three decades of research and development experience at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He focused his research career on materials physics\, with a specialization in structured materials and material instabilities\, while also gaining scientific lead ership experience across theoretical and computational physics\, modeling and simulation\, and scientific software development for advanced computin g architectures and hardware. Mark has balanced experience across Los Alam os Science\, Technology\, and Engineering and Weapons Directorates\, and a cross the Laboratory’s basic science and mission application portfolios. In his current position\, he serves as Division Leader for Computational Physics within the Weapons Physics Directorate at Los Alamos National Labo ratory. In this role\, he is responsible for the development and delivery of LANL's suite of mission-critical modeling and simulation software\, whi ch is used in the design\, certification\, and assessment of the U.S. nucl ear stockpile.\nMAE Faculty Host: Bala CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6075@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183540Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-g areth-lagerwall/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Gareth Lagerwall DESCRIPTION:Title:\nAN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF RSM MODELL ING (A nerdy adventure in modeling and data processing)\nPresenter Bio:\nB orn and bred in South Africa\, Dr. Lagerwall received his BSc in Agricultu ral Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal\, with a focus on agr icultural systems\, irrigation\, and hydrology. He then received his MSc a nd PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from UF\, studying under Greg Kiker and Rafa Muñoz-Carpena\, with a focus on modelling vegetation dynamics in the Everglades. Worked briefly as a consulting engineer in So uth Africa\, before joining as a lecturer back at UKZN focusing on incorpo rating modelling and technology in agricultural and natural systems. Moved back to the USA\, worked briefly at the Suwannee River Water Management D istrict as a water use analyst\, before starting at The Everglades Foundat ion as a water resources engineer\, where I have been for just over a year . My work lately has included data analysis\, RSM modelling\, and various collaborative research projects. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6021@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-modular-polymer -membranes-for-precise-molecular-separations/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Modular Polymer Membranes for Precise Molecular Separ ations" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nHighly selective polymer membranes could revolutioniz e how industrial separations for ions\, liquids\, and gases are performed due to their inherent energy efficiency. Unfortunately\, identifying polym er functional groups that could enable precision separations is hindered b y synthetic difficulties of efficiently incorporating diverse chemical moi eties into well-controlled polymer structures.\nWe addressed these challen ges by developing a versatile synthetic platform using active ester “cli ck” chemistry to prepare controlled libraries of functionalized membrane s for ion separations in aqueous solutions. Hydrogel networks were prepare d using active ester co-monomers that can be functionalized after polymeri zation with a wide array of ligands while maintaining direct control over polymer architecture and functionality. Using this platform\, we found tha t interactions between divalent ions and grafted Lewis-base ligands (e.g.\ , imidazole) increase divalent salt sorption while slowing diffusion\, inc reasing divalent/monovalent ion selectivity. Pulsed-Field Gradient NMR mea surements further reveal how microscale water\, cation\, and anion transpo rt is coupled with membrane hydration and ligand chemistry.\n\nClick chemi stry thus offers a powerful and versatile tool to enable mechanistic insig hts into macroscopic and microscopic transport in polymer membranes. Looki ng forward\, my group aims to develop new modular strategies for studying transport mechanisms in next-generation membranes for carbon capture\, hyd rocarbon purification\, and perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) remediation.\n Bio\nJoshua Moon\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Chemical Engineering\nUniv ersity of Florida\nDr. Joshua Moon is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at UF. Prior to joining UF faculty in 2023\, he worked as a po stdoctoral researcher at UC Santa Barbara under the guidance of Prof. Crai g Hawker and Prof. Rachel Segalman as part of the Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems (M-WET) in the Materials Science Department and Department of Chemical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engi neering in 2019 from the University of Texas at Austin\, where he was an N SF Graduate Research Fellow under the advisement of Prof. Benny Freeman an d Prof. Donald Paul.\n\nHis prior research focused on multicomponent gas a nd vapor transport in glassy and rubbery polymers and macroscopic and mole cular scale transport in polymers for ion-selective separations. Dr. Moon ’s research group at UF aims to tackle Grand Challenges in clean water\, energy\, and sustainability by coupling innovative soft material design f or membranes and adsorbents with a fundamental understanding of molecular transport in polymers that is informed by polymer physics and thermodynami cs. Current applications for his research span conventional and direct air capture of CO2\, selective hydrocarbon separations\, environmental remedi ation of water resources\, PFAS capture and removal\, and sustainable use of polymer materials. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6025@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T145500 DTSTAMP:20230918T152612Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-experimental-the rmal-hydraulics-in-nuclear-engineering-applying-fundamental-thermal-fluid- phenomena-to-complex-nuclear-applications/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Experimental Thermal-hydraulics in Nuclear Engineering (Applying Fundamental Thermal-Fluid Phenomena to Complex Nuclear Applicat ions)" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nNuclear Engineering requires an understanding of fund amental thermal-fluid phenomena and the application of those phenomena to complex nuclear systems.\n\nIn conventional light water reactors and water -cooled small modular reactors\, two-phase boiling heat transfer has been one of the main research targets for both efficiency and safety. In non-wa ter-cooled reactors such as gas-cooled reactors\, liquid-metal reactors\, and molten-salt reactors\, the importance of turbulent flow needs to be em phasized as their primary system operates in a single-phase condition.\n\n For advanced reactors\, since they are designed for long-term operation of up to 60 years\, studying the interaction between the coolant and structu ral materials is becoming more important. This seminar will cover experime ntal research that Dr. Saya Lee has been working on to contribute to nucle ar thermal hydraulics\, especially\, including fundamental turbulent flow\ , multiphase phenomena\, and applications in various reactor designs.\nBio \nSaya Lee\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nPennsylvania State University\nDr . Saya Lee is an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University\, w ith a research focus on nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics. Dr. Lee earned his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&\;M University (TAMU). H e has extensive experience in diverse nuclear thermal-fluid applications t o maintain the safety and operability of the current LWR fleet and to supp ort the design and development of advanced reactors including a SMR heat e xchanger\, a VHTR upper plenum\, a SFR wire-wrapped fuel rod bundle\, and a pebble bed HTGR. Also\, he has expertise in the development and use of a dvanced measurement techniques such as Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)\, Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF)\, Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV)\, Ultra sound Velocimetry\, Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensor\, Infrared Image Thermo metry\, and electric circuit based sensing techniques. Recently\, Dr. Lee has been actively working on heat-pipe-cooled microreactors. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6051@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182620Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-exploring-silk- fibroin-materials-from-bioactive-molecule-entrapment-to-new-sources-for-si lk-fibr/ SUMMARY:ChE SEMINAR: Exploring Silk Fibroin Materials: From Bioactive Molec ule Entrapment to New Sources for Silk Fibr DESCRIPTION:Title: Exploring Silk Fibroin Materials: From Bioactive Molecul e Entrapment to New Sources for Silk Fibroin\nAbstract:\nUnique mechanical and structural properties arise from silk fibroin-based materials when re generated silk proteins are rendered water-insoluble to form 3D structures . These materials are formed via a process that results in the collapse of the linearized silk fibroin biopolymer into beta sheet structures that fo rm nanocrystalline domains. We leverage these mechanical and structural pr operties to create useful silk fibroin-based biomaterials\, including nano particles and three-dimensional culture platforms. We are interested in us ing these materials to either deliver bioactive molecules to local cells o r tissues upon implantation or injection\, or as culture platforms for inv estigating mechanisms of disease. However\, in the biomaterials community\ , it is often difficult to quantify the term “useful” or determine wha t starting conditions will lead to successful material formulations. Thus\ , recent work in the Stoppel Lab has taken three paths: a focus on the dev elopment of silk fibroin hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers\, more fundament al work focused on improving predictive material design through an underst anding of materials degradation\, and an exploration into how the source o f the silk fibroin biopolymer impacts utility. In this talk\, I will give a short overview of our efforts to design\, characterize\, and optimize al l-natural hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers for applications in oxygen deli very and supplementation as an artificial blood substitute. Then\, I will share our efforts to use kinetic modeling to explain silk biomaterial degr adation in vitro as a function of nanocrystalline domain content\, pol ymer molecular weight\, and addition of secondary components\, such as ext racellular matrix proteins. Lastly\, I will highlight our efforts to utili ze silk fibers from alternative insect sources for new advancements in sil k fibroin biomaterial applications.\nBio:\nWhitney Stoppel holds the posit ion of William P. and Tracy Cirioli Term Assistant Professor in the Depart ment of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida\, where she also serves as an affiliate faculty member of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Dep artment of Biomedical Engineering. She earned her B.S. in Chemical and Bio molecular Engineering from Tulane University and completed her Ph.D. in Ch emical Engineering\, along with a graduate certificate in Cellular Enginee ring\, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Prior to joining UF in 2018\, Dr. Stoppel completed an NIH IRACDA postdoctoral fellowship in Biom edical Engineering at Tufts University. Dr. Stoppel's current research foc uses on the creation\, development\, characterization\, and validation of all-natural biomaterial platforms for applications in healthcare and medic ine. Specifically\, the Stoppel Lab is dedicated to advancing biomaterial platforms capable of delivering bioactive molecules to sites of injury or disease\, utilizing natural silk fibroin-based biopolymers. Furthermore\, the lab explores the potential of alternative insect sources for silk fibr oin proteins and their future applications\, particularly in advanced manu facturing and scale-up of production. Dr. Stoppel's significant contributi ons have been recognized through various research grants\, including a Dep artment of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research fund Discover y Award and an NIH NIGMS R35 Maximizing Investigators' Research Award\, am ong others. Within the University of Florida\, Dr. Stoppel is actively inv olved in teaching undergraduate chemical engineers\, offering courses such as Elementary Transport and Bioprocess Engineering &\; Bioseparations. She also chairs the Graduate Recruitment Committee\, playing a pivotal ro le in fostering the growth of the Chemical Engineering PhD program. Additi onally\, Dr. Stoppel is deeply committed to the well-being and success of UF ChE graduate students. Her dedication to their advancement is evident t hrough her initiation of a 1st Year PhD Peer Mentoring Program within the Chemical Engineering Department at UF. This program aims to cultivate a se nse of community and provide valuable insights into the graduate experienc e\, dispelling any hidden curriculum for new students. These efforts build upon previous endeavors undertaken during the pandemic\, ensuring that Ph D students maintain a strong sense of community and support throughout the ir academic journey despite ongoing challenges. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6083@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183541Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-javier-casali/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Javier Casali DESCRIPTION:Title:\nSediment export and water quality in agricultural areas : challenges and progresses after two decades of experience in Navarra\, S pain\nBio:\nJavier Casalí Sarasibar (Pamplona\, 1967)\, holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia\, S pain (1992)\, and a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the Public Univer sity of Navarra\, Spain (1997).\nHe has developed his teaching and researc h career in the Department of Projects and Rural Engineering of the Public University of Navarra\, where he is a professor.\nHis teaching has focuse d on water in the agricultural environment (hydraulics\, irrigation\, hydr ology) and soil erosion. He has co-directed nine doctoral theses already r ead and another three in preparation.\nHis research activity has focused o n studies on soil water erosion and water quality in agricultural areas\, being responsible for multiple research projects. These works have resulte d in numerous publications and activities in international journals and co nferences.\nHe has made stays as a scientific visitor in research centers of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)\, specifically in th e National Sedimentation Laboratory\, located in Oxford\, Mississippi. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6089@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-graduate-studen t-town-hall/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Graduate Student Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis will not be a normal seminar but an opportunity for a dialog between graduate students and the MSE graduate coordinator\, representing the department\, with the objective of making sure that stude nts have needed resources\, that educational needs are being met\, and tha t we continue to strengthen the climate and inclusive excellence of the de partment.\nBio\nSimon Phillpot\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished Professor\, Vladimir A. Grodsky Professor of Materials Science and Engineering\, MSE Graduate Coordinator\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Simon Phillpot CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6059@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T123500 DTSTAMP:20230926T124802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-an-applied-syste ms-approach-to-conservation-land-acquisition-and-protection-in-florida/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: An applied systems approach to conservation land acquis ition and protection in Florida DESCRIPTION:Erica Hernandez\, Conservation Director\, Alachua Conservation Trust\nAlachua Conservation Trust (ACT) is a non-profit land trust focused on the protection of natural\, historic\, scenic and recreational resourc es around the state of Florida.\nACT applies a systems approach to diverse community and stakeholder engagement\, addressing concerns of climate cha nge resiliency\, and fostering an understanding of the interconnectedness and benefits of watershed protection to community preservation. Specifical ly\, the audience will learn how Alachua Conservation Trust 1) adjusts its communication strategies to ensure its specific language and visual tools are understandable and relatable to its audience\, 2) engages both privat e and public stakeholders in the resource targeted for protection\, 3) pri oritizes which lands to protect\, and 4) promotes education and access to Florida's natural communities. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6097@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ice-seminar-co-sponsored-by -mae-supercomputers-and-the-turbulence-problem/ SUMMARY:ICE Seminar Co-sponsored by MAE - Supercomputers and the Turbulence Problem DESCRIPTION:INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL\nENGINEERING\nCo-Sponsored by MAE D epartment\nSeminar Series Presents:\nProf. Perry Johnson\nUniversity of Ca lifornia\, Irvine\nSupercomputers and the turbulence problem\nIn his Lectu res on Physics (in the early 1960s)\, Nobel Laureate Richard\nFeynman desc ribed the mathematical analysis of fluid turbulence as “the\ncentral pro blem we ought to solve someday.” Around the same time\,\nGordon Moore an d others began forecasting the sustained exponential\ngrowth in computatio nal technology that has since transformed every field\nof science and engi neering. In this talk\, I will argue that successful\nprediction and analy sis of societally-relevant turbulent flows cannot rely\n(now or in the for eseeable future) solely on a brute force numerical\ndiscretization to the governing partial differential equations. On the other\nhand\, fundamental advances in basic physical and mathematical\nunderstanding of turbulent m otions are still required to stimulate and\ninform the creation of effecti ve lower-cost computational frameworks.\nSynergistically\, direct numerica l simulations of turbulent flows\, when\nfeasible\, provide crucial data t o support such advances. Two in-progress examples will be presented: (i) t he cascade of kinetic energy from large to small scales\, and (ii) the enh ancement of skin friction via turbulent momentum flux across boundary laye rs. Perry Johnson earned his Ph.D. in 2017 from Johns Hopkins University ( advisor: Charles Meneveau)\, where his work on velocity gradient dynamics in turbulence won the Corrsin-Kovasznay award. He was then a postdoctoral fellow at the enter\nfor Turbulence Research at Stanford University for th ree years\, working on various topics related to small-scale turbulence\, multiphase &\; particle-laden flows\, and boundary layers. He joined th e Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Cal ifornia\, Irvine\, in 2020 as an assistant professor. His recent\nresearch on the energy cascade was featured in Physics Today\, and his forthcoming review of multi-scale velocity gradient dynamics will appear in the next issue of the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6053@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T145500 DTSTAMP:20230925T144039Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-applications-of- advanced-data-analytics-in-reactor-physics-and-safety-analysis/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Applications of Advanced Data Analytics in Reactor Phy sics and Safety Analysis" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAdvanced reactor design and analysis encounters many new and unique challenges with more stringent operation conditions and saf ety requirements. Reactor physics\, the backbone area in nuclear engineeri ng that deals with the neutronics aspect of a nuclear reactor and its asso ciated components\, plays a vital role in reactor design and analysis.\n\n The principle task of the reactor physicist is to predict a detailed yet m acroscopic-level neutron behavior in a reactor core at various conditions. Currently\, this task can be accomplished via many state-of-the-art numer ical modeling and simulation techniques that rely heavily on advanced comp utational hardware and computational methodologies.\n\nThough great stride s have been achieved over the decades in developing computational tools fo r modeling realistic reactor physics problems\, the current methodologies will most likely lack the higher efficiency and fidelity requirements need ed to address the new design and operational challenges. Future reactor de signs will thus favor new modeling and simulation paradigms.\n\nThe purpos e of this talk is to provide an overview of the challenges faced by reacto r physics modeling and simulations\, and summarize the speaker’s recent research activities that are pertaining to innovative solutions based on a dvanced data science analytics and machine learning approaches in reactor physics applications and beyond.\nBio\nZeyun Wu\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Profess or\nVirginia Commonwealth University\nDr. Zeyun Wu is an Associate Profe ssor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Virgin ia Commonwealth University (VCU) and directs the computational reactor phy sics research group at VCU. Dr. Wu earned his B.S. and M.S.E. degrees in E ngineering Physics from Tsinghua University in China\, and Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&\;M University.\n\nDr. Wu’s researc h interests encompass reactor physics\, advanced reactor design and analys is\, computational methods on neutron transport\, uncertainty and sensitiv ity analysis\, inverse transport problems\, advanced data analytics and ma chine learning. Dr. Wu has published over 90 technical journal articles\, conference papers and summaries based on his research work. Since he joine d VCU as a faculty member in the nuclear engineering program in August 201 7\, Dr. Wu has been leading and co-leading multiple US DOE-sponsored R& \;D projects in a variety of advanced reactor analysis\, including sodium fast reactor (SFR)\, molten salt reactor (MSR)\, and pebble bed type high temperate gas-cooled reactor (PB-HTGR). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6081@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-monitoring-serv ice-process-execution-dr-russell-barton/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Monitoring Service Process Execution – Dr. Russell B arton DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/94548030552 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6093@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231016T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series-4/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:"Unraveling Sepsis Wound\nHealing: Insights from Immune\nCell D ynamics and Molecular\nSignaling for Designing\nTherapeutic Interventions" - Dr. Leopold Green\, Purdue University\nhttps://www.bme.ufl.edu/events/l eopold-green/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6107@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T100000 DTSTAMP:20231011T123820Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-from-problem-to-solutio n-modernizing-chemical-engineering-courses-for-success/ SUMMARY:CHE: FROM PROBLEM TO SOLUTION: MODERNIZING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COU RSES FOR SUCCESS DESCRIPTION:TITLE\nFROM PROBLEM TO SOLUTION: MODERNIZING CHEMICAL ENGINEERI NG COURSES FOR SUCCESS\nABSTRACT\nTeaching-focused faculty positions have become more prevalent in recent years in Engineering departments at major universities. In this seminar\, our four teaching-focused faculty will sha re their insights and perspectives about effective teaching in the modern Chemical Engineering curriculum. Dr. VJ Tocco will share an innovative way of posing problem statements in Material and Energy Balances to better ev aluate students’ ability to perform a degree-of-freedom analysis. Dr. Fe rnando Mérida will discuss a model merging different experimentation scal es in the Unit Ops 1 Lab course\, offering a contemporary and versatile sp in on the traditional unit operation experiments. Dr. LiLu Funkenbusch wil l overview the current experiments in the Unit Ops 2 Lab course\, includin g ideas for updates and modernization. Dr. Sumant Patankar will share how the concepts of design of experiments can be incorporated into the Advance d Chemical and Biological Process Laboratories.\nBios: the four speakers a re Teaching Faculty at the UF Chemical Engineering Department\n• Dr. Toc co completed his bachelor’s degree in 2012 at the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. in 2018 at the University of Florida\, both in Chemical Eng ineering. His doctoral research focused on forces acting upon the nucleus in cells. He joined the department in August 2018. He has taught 5 courses \, most frequently ECH3023: Material and Energy Balances\n• Dr. Fernando Mérida completed his bachelor’s degree at the Universidad de San Carlo s de Guatemala and Ph.D. in 2018 at the University of Puerto Rico – Maya güez\, both in Chemical Engineering. His doctoral research focused on mag netic hyperthermia and ultrasound used in ovarian cancer therapies. He has worked as a consultant for the food industry and as a molecular biotechno logy specialist. He then joined UF in January 2019. He has taught 4 course s thus far at UF\, most frequently ECH4224L: Fluid and Energy Transfer Lab oratory (aka Unit Operations Lab 1).\n• Dr. LiLu Tian Funkenbusch comple ted her bachelors’ degree in 2012 at the University of Rochester and Ph. D. in 2017 at Michigan Technological University\, both in Chemical Enginee ring. Her doctoral research focused on the conversion of lignocellulosic b iomass into biofuels and other products. She then spent a few months consu lting before coming back to teach at Michigan Tech as an instructor for 3 different classes across 4 semesters. She then joined UF in August 2019. S he has taught 5 different courses thus far at UF\, most frequently ECH4404 L: Separations and Mass Transfer Laboratory (aka Unit Operations Lab 2).\n • Dr. Patankar completed his bachelor's degree at the Institute of Chemi cal Technology\, Mumbai\, India\, and his Ph.D. in 2016 at The Ohio State University\, both in Chemical Engineering. His doctoral research focused o n properties of nanopore confined supercritical fluids. After graduation\, he worked for 4 years as a Process Development Engineer at Intel Corp. He joined the department in January 2021. He has taught 4 courses thus far\, most frequently ECH 6937: Advanced Chemical and Biological Processes Labo ratories. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6099@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183541Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-karl-vanderlinden/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar -Dr. Karl Vanderlinden DESCRIPTION:Presentation Title:\nSalinity of reclaimed marsh soils in SW Sp ain - Understanding management and climate effects.\nSpeaker Bio:\nKarl Va nderlinden holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering and is a researcher at IFAPA Center "Alameda del Obispo" in Córdoba (Spain)\, specialized in app lied soil hydrology\, near-surface geophysics\, digital soil mapping and p recision agriculture. His current research focuses on spatially-explicit s oil and water management strategies in water-limited environments\, with s pecial emphasis on soil salinity monitoring\, management and modelling app roaches in irrigated field crops under variable climate. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6103@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-electrochemistr y-of-tungsten-oxides-from-insertion-to-interfacial-phenomena/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Electrochemistry of Tungsten Oxides: From Insertion t o Interfacial Phenomena" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nWith its corner-sharing arrangement of octahedral uni ts\, tungsten trioxide (WO3) is a flexible ion insertion host studied for decades as an electrode for electrochromic and energy storage applications . More recently\, ion insertion into WO3 has been considered for neuromorp hic computing applications.\nOur group utilizes WO3\, along with its relat ed tungstic acids (WO3×nH2O) and suboxides (WO3-x)\, as a model system to probe the relationships between material composition and structure and th e resulting electrochemical behavior. The presence of structural water int errupts the corner-sharing network of WO3 and leads to layered materials\, whereas the removal of oxygen leads to the formation of crystallographic shear phases. These changes provide a rich variable space for investigatin g structure-electrochemical property behavior while maintaining similar su rface area and morphology\, which would otherwise also influence the elect rochemical response.\n\nI will describe our findings into the role of stru ctural water on proton and cation insertion kinetics\, as well as its impa ct on the emergence of dual-band electrochromism. I will also describe the influence of lattice connectivity on cation insertion. Finally\, I will d escribe how proton insertion is necessary for surface reactivity for the h ydrogen evolution reaction\, highlighting the link between bulk insertion and interfacial phenomena.\nBio\nVeronica Augustyn\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Prof essor\, MSE\nNorth Carolina State University\nDr. Veronica Augustyn is th e Jake and Jennifer Hooks Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and E ngineering and Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received her B.S. from the University of Arizona and Ph.D. from the University of California \, Los Angeles\, both in Materials Science and Engineering. She was a post doctoral fellow at the Texas Materials Institute\, University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on the electrochemistry of materials for ener gy and environmental applications\, including interfacial phenomena\, inse rtion mechanisms\, and confinement effects.\n\nShe is the recipient of sev eral awards\, including the National Science Foundation CAREER\, the Depar tment of Energy Early Career\, and Sloan Research Fellowship. She is also the founder and faculty advisor of an award-winning international project\ , SciBridge\, a student-led group that develops renewable energy research and education collaborations between universities in Africa and the U.S. S he is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Mate rials Advances\, and serves on the editorial advisory boards of ACS Energy Letters\, Physical Review Materials\, Energy Storage Materials\, and ACS Nanoscience Au. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6061@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T123500 DTSTAMP:20230926T124728Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-wetland-restorat ion-on-agricultural-lands-nrcs-wetland-reserve-program/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Wetland restoration on agricultural lands: NRCS Wetland Reserve Program DESCRIPTION:Shannon McMorrow\, Assistant Vice President\, WSP USA\nWSP\, un der contract to USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)\, ha s prepared Wetland Reserve Plan of Operation (WRPO) documents for easement tracts located in central and south Florida in the northern everglades re gion\, as part of the NRCS Wetland Reserve Program (WRP). A WRPO is a cons ervation plan that identifies how wetland functions and values will be res tored\, enhanced\, protected\, maintained and managed to accomplish the go als of the NRCS WRP project area. The WRPO includes all required conservat ion practices and activities applicable to meeting the goals and long-term management requirements of the easement. For these projects\, the process of developing the WRPO was a collaborative effort with NRCS\, landowners\ , and WSP. The WRPO easement properties are generally characterized as imp roved pastureland or citrus\; however\, they historically consisted of a b road complex of swamps\, prairies\, marshes\, and flatwoods. Agricultural drainage ditches have dramatically altered the natural wetland functions a nd ecological values of these sites.\nThe main goal of the WRPO is to retu rn the conservation easement property to historic conditions\; natural wet land and associated upland ecological communities (or as close as possible ) that existed prior to agricultural manipulation (primarily ditching). Pr e-disturbance historical aerial photography was the primary tool used to d etermine desired historic ecological communities\, however soils data were also considered. Field assessments of the easements were completed to gat her information on: land use\, vegetation\, hydrology\, relative “health ” of the ecological communities\, threatened and endangered species and wildlife habitat.\nUsing desktop and field gathered data\, conceptual wetl and restoration plans were prepared. Hydrologic models were utilized to ev aluate the existing hydrology and then to develop a variety of alternative s for re-directing water at the site to achieve optimal hydrologic conditi ons. The restoration plans and modeling scenarios included a variety of en gineering solutions to change site conditions including ditch blocks\, dit ch modifications\, and culverts. The hydrologic alteration proposed in the restoration plans will result in an increase in overall acreage of wetlan ds on the properties compared to existing conditions. In addition to hydro logic modification\, other conservation practices were recommended to achi eve the goals of the WRP. Examples of these include invasive exotic plant management\, range planting\, tree/shrub establishment\, and prescribed bu rning.\nLandowner preferences\, cultural resources\, threatened and endang ered species habitat\, and off-site impacts were all considered during the development of the WRPO for each tract. Although\, the wetland restoratio n is confined to these isolated tracts of land\, the benefits are far reac hing and significant. Local and “downstream” benefits include increasi ng groundwater recharge and improved water quality. Establishing these con servation easements also has the potential to establish\, improve\, and/or create contiguous wildlife habitat. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6121@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T130000 DTSTAMP:20231016T133407Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/colloquium-talk-dr-bobby-bo denheimer/ SUMMARY:Colloquium Talk: Dr. Bobby Bodenheimer DESCRIPTION:Title:\nDesigning Augmented Reality Interfaces: Simulating Pede strian Navigation without Smartphones\nBio:\nBobby Bodenheimer is a profes sor of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University\, with secondary appointm ents in Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Psychology\, and Psychology &\; Human Development. His research examines virtual and augmented real ity\, specifically how people act\, perceive\, locomote\, and navigate in virtual and augmented environments. He is the recipient of an NSF CAREER a ward and received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. H is research is funded by NSF\, NIH\, ONR\, and DoD. He has been the confer ence chair of the ACM APGV and the ACM SCA\, the program chair of ACM APGV and IEEE VR\, and is a member of the steering committee for ACM SAP. A se nior member of the IEEE\, he is currently Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Trans actions on Applied Perception.\nAbstract:\nHead-worn augmented reality (AR ) - technology integrates 3D virtual objects into real environments in rea l-time - is on the cusp of becoming a commodity technology. The next gener ation of these devices will provide interactive services to people without the need for holding or glancing at a smartphone. This talk examines one aspect of that future interaction in detail\, how pedestrian navigation in terfaces might be designed. AR pedestrian interfaces have choices in how t o convey navigation information\, such as whether to place cues and instru ctions in a head-referenced system or to place them as fixtures in the env ironment. Our lab has been studying this problem\, and this talk will desc ribe our progress and findings. In particular\, we will cover progress on designing such interfaces\, and findings on how users process spatial info rmation and utilize the cues and features of the display. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:CSE Building Room E404\, 432 Newell Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 326 11\, United States GEO:29.648253;-82.343497 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=432 Newell Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=CSE Building R oom E404:geo:29.648253,-82.343497 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6129@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-leadership-less ons-from-the-flight-deck/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Leadership Lessons from the Flight Deck DESCRIPTION:Leadership Lessons from the Flight Deck\nThursday\, October 19\ , 2023\, at 12:50 pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A\, Room 303\nBill “Roto ” Reuter\, CAPT\, USN (Ret)\nPresident and CEO\, R-Squared Solutions\nAb stract\nLeadership Lessons from the Flight Deck – Catapult to Success\nI n order to thrive as engineers in the workforce\, it is crucial to be “h olistically equipped.” This means you need to understand what an Ideal T eam Player consists of in order to be part of and eventually lead a high-p erforming\, cohesive team. This discussion will equip you to “catapult ” yourself to success in the workplace by being aware of the DNA of an “Ideal Team Player” who can fit in a high-performing team.\nwww.rotosp eaks.com www.r-squaredsolutions.net\nFeel free to screenshot any of the ph otos on the website.\nBiography\nBill “Roto” Reuter grew up in Key Wes t\, Florida\, and graduated from the University of Florida in 1984\, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and was c ommissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Progr am.\nRoto dreamed of flying in space since witnessing first-hand the Apoll o 11 moonshot\, but instead became a Navy strike-fighter pilot and lead te st pilot\, having commanded the Strike Flight Test Squadron (VX-23) before his assignment in 2008. Roto then reported to the Naval Air Warfare Cente r Training Systems Division's Executive Officer and subsequently the Comma nding Officer from 2010-2012. During his tenure\, Roto led the 1200-person nel this command through the most transformational change in its 65-year h istory from a fixed-funding fiscal model to a working capital fund model w hile leading and instituting the Four Disciplines of Execution and the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership as part of a holistic strategy to develop p eople in order to scale the organization’s execution and its mission acc omplishment.\nUpon his retirement in June 2012 after 28 years of Naval ser vice\, Roto founded R-Squared Solutions LLC\, a full-spectrum consulting f irm specializing in leadership and executive coaching\, high-performing or ganizational development\, and DoD/federal industry business development. Leveraging his partnerships with world-renowned authors and speakers such as John Maxwell and Patrick Lencioni\, Roto has successfully coached leade rship teams in dynamic organizations in the fields of leadership\, executi on\, and organizational health with clients that include both small and la rge businesses in defense\, federal\, and commercial sectors.\nRoto has ov er 3\,000 hours of flight time in 33 different aircraft\, of which more th an 2\,100 are in the F/A-18. He has been awarded two Legion of Merits\, tw o Meritorious Service Medals\, two Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medals\, and the Navy Achievement Medal. His degrees include a Master’s and Post -Master’s (Engineer’s Degree) in Aerospace Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master’s in Business Administration from IMPAC University. He is a member of The Society of Experimental Test Pilots.\nR oto is very committed to serving the Central Florida community and is invo lved in a variety of organizations that focus on the community’s growth\ , veteran well-being\, and support of the Navy\, to name a few. He serves on several Boards of Directors\, including the Navy League Council of Cent ral Florida\, while serving as Past President of the Samaritan Resource Ce nter for the homeless and the Past President of Florida Defense Contractor s Association. In 2018\, he was honored to be inducted into the Florida Ve teran’s Hall of Fame.\nMAE Faculty Host: Mary Church CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6087@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T145500 DTSTAMP:20231002T144138Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-statistical-and- machine-learning-enabled-modeling-and-predictive-analysis-in-industrial-an d-engineering-domains-going-beyond-accuracy/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Statistical and Machine Learning-enabled Modeling and Predictive Analysis in Industrial and Engineering Domains: Going Beyond Ac curacy" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nData analysis and machine learning are everywhere now adays\, reshaping how we think and work across various fields. This presen tation will introduce advanced statistical and machine learning-enabled mo deling methodologies and predictive analysis in industrial and engineering contexts. We will explore scenarios such as deriving predictive maintenan ce decisions using the sensory data collected from manufacturing equipment or understanding the effects of various covariates on degradation mechani sms\, such as void swelling\, through data-driven modeling.\n\nThis presen tation will highlight research opportunities\, challenges\, and advancemen ts\, especially how data science methodologies can capture the maximum ben efits of collected data to not only achieve high modeling and prediction a ccuracy\, but also extract valuable insights and basis for data-driven dec ision making.\nBio\nMinhee Kim\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Department o f Industrial and Systems Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Minhee Ki m is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems E ngineering at the University of Florida. She received her M.S. in Statisti cs and her Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison\, respectively. Her primary expertise is in the ar eas of quality engineering\, statistics and data analysis\, with an extens ive background in statistical and machine learning-based modeling and pred ictive analysis of engineering and industrial systems. Dr. Kim is a recipi ent of the Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship and the Mary G. and Joseph Natrell a Scholarship. She is a co‐director of the Data Informatics for Systems Improvement and Design (DISIDE) lab at the University of Florida. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6117@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-community-level -factors-in-opioid-relate-emergency-department-visits-dr-francois-sainfort / SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Community-Level Factors in Opioid-Relate-Emergency Dep artment Visits\, Dr. Francois Sainfort DESCRIPTION:Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/s/94548030552\nIn this presentat ion\, Dr. Sainfort will give an overview of the recently founded Health Fo undation of South Florida Collaborative for Population Health Equity at No va Southeastern University and its ongoing projects. Results from the opio id initiative and in particular the role of community-level factors in opi oid-related emergency department (ED) visits before and during COVID-19. F or this study\, ED data from the Florida’s Agency for Health Care Admini stration (AHCA) were combined with community-level variables from the Amer ican Community Survey. The outcome measures of the study were quarterly zi p code tabulation area (ZCTA)-level ED visit rates for opioid-related ED v isits as well as visit rates for all other causes. Associations of communi ty-level factors with opioid-related visit rates were estimated before and during COVID-19. The results inform health policy and suggest socio-econo mic status should be the focus of prevention and treatment efforts to redu ce opioid-related visits in future pandemics. Healthcare organizations in charge of managing the health of their patient populations can use these r esults to target their prevention and treatment efforts during future pand emics. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 406\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 326 11\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Room 406:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6115@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series-5/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:"Born to Move: Embracing our Evolutionary Legacy" - Dr. Irene D avis\, University of South Florida\nhttps://www.bme.ufl.edu/events/irene-d avis-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6131@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T100000 DTSTAMP:20231016T191108Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-molecularly-tunable-pol ymer-membranes-for-precise-chemical-separations/ SUMMARY:CHE: Molecularly tunable polymer membranes for precise chemical sep arations DESCRIPTION:Title: Molecularly tunable polymer membranes for precise chemic al separations\nAbstract: Highly selective polymer membranes could revolut ionize how industrial separations for ions\, liquids\, and gases are perfo rmed due to their inherent energy efficiency. Unfortunately\, identifying polymer functional groups that could enable precision separations is hinde red by synthetic difficulties of efficiently incorporating diverse chemica l moieties into well-controlled polymer structures.\nWe addressed these ch allenges by developing a versatile synthetic platform using active ester “click” chemistry to prepare controlled libraries of functionalized me mbranes for ion separations in aqueous solutions. Hydrogel networks were p repared using active ester co-monomers that can be functionalized after po lymerization with a wide array of ligands while maintaining direct control over polymer architecture and functionality. Using this platform\, we fou nd that interactions between divalent ions and grafted Lewis-base ligands (e.g.\, imidazole) increase divalent salt sorption while slowing diffusion \, increasing divalent/monovalent ion selectivity. Pulsed-Field Gradient N MR measurements further reveal how microscale water\, cation\, and anion t ransport is coupled with membrane hydration and ligand chemistry.\n“Clic k” chemistry thus offers a powerful and versatile tool to enable mechani stic insights into macroscopic and microscopic transport in polymer membra nes. Looking forward\, my group aims to develop new modular strategies for studying transport mechanisms in next-generation membranes for carbon cap ture\, hydrocarbon purification\, and perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) reme diation.\nBio: Dr. Joshua Moon is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engin eering at UF. Prior to joining UF faculty in 2023\, he worked as a postdoc toral researcher at UC Santa Barbara under the guidance of Prof. Craig Haw ker and Prof. Rachel Segalman as part of the Center for Materials for Wate r and Energy Systems (M-WET) in the Materials Science Department and Depar tment of Chemical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineeri ng in 2019 from the University of Texas at Austin where he was an NSF Grad uate Research Fellow under the advisement of Prof. Benny Freeman and Prof. Donald Paul. His prior research focused on multicomponent gas and vapor t ransport in glassy and rubbery polymers and macroscopic and molecular scal e transport in polymers for ion-selective separations.\nDr. Moon’s resea rch group at UF aims to tackle Grand Challenges in clean water\, energy\, and sustainability by coupling innovative soft material design for membran es and adsorbents with a fundamental understanding of molecular transport in polymers that is informed by polymer physics and thermodynamics. Curren t applications for his research span conventional and direct air capture o f CO2\, selective hydrocarbon separations\, environmental remediation of w ater resources\, PFAS capture and removal\, and sustainable use of polymer materials. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6101@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T150000 DTSTAMP:20231009T133523Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ai-day-for-cancer-research- insights-in-cancer-imaging/ SUMMARY:AI Day for Cancer Research: Insights in Cancer Imaging DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nThe focus of the third annual UF Health Cancer Cente r AI Day for Cancer Research is cancer imaging.\nThe primary objective of this mini-symposium is to create a dynamic platform that encourages the ex change of knowledge and the development of collaborative synergies\, parti cularly in the context of imaging data in cancer research. \nThis free mi ni-symposium is open to UF researchers\, faculty\, students and trainees. It is hosted by the UF Health Cancer Center Division of Quantitative Scie nces\, the Cancer AI Working Group\, the UF Health Cancer Center Biostat istics &\; Computational Biology Shared Resource. and the UF Health Can cer Center Cancer Informatics Shared Resource.\nTuesday\, Oct. 24 | 10 a.m . – 3 p.m. | Cancer Genetics Research Complex 101 or virtually on Zoom \nMore information\, speakers\, and agenda CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Cancer/Genetics Research Center Room 101\, 2033 Mowry Road\, Gaine sville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2033 Mowry Road\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cancer/Genetics Research Center Room 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6091@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T130000 DTSTAMP:20231004T123112Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/pharmalex-careers-with-impa ct-lunch-learn/ SUMMARY:PharmaLex: Careers with Impact Lunch &\; Learn DESCRIPTION:PharmaLex is hosting a Lunch &\; Learn for students at UF In novate | The Hub on Tuesday\, October 24th from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.\nLea rn how providing consulting services in the pharma and biotech industry he lps patients gain access to life-changing products. Hear from experts with deep experience in helping pharmaceutical\, biotech\, and medical device companies develop products and ensure safe and compliant manufacturing\, a nd how they help gain coverage by insurance companies and provide data to help doctors make prescribing decisions.\nThere will be 30 minutes of netw orking following the Lunch &\; Learn.\nRSVP at the Link below:\nhttps:/ /www.eventbrite.com/e/careers-with-impact-with-pharmalex-tickets-722060330 887?aff=oddtdtcreator CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6123@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184337Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-rachata-muneepeerakul-and-dr-jean-denis-mathias/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Rachata Muneepeerakul and Dr. Jean- Denis Mathias DESCRIPTION:Title:\nAnalysis of Network Structure in Opinion Dynamics\nBios :\nJean-Denis MATHIAS is a research director at the Laboratory of Engineer ing for Complex Systems (LISC)\, a laboratory of the INRAE French institut e (National Research Institute for Agriculture\, Food and the Environment) . He is also the Head of LISC. He defended his PhD in 2005 and his accredi tation to supervise research in 2011. He was also a visiting scholar at th e Arizona State University (2015). His research focuses on the dynamical m odeling of social-ecological systems in order to better characterize trans itions in SES dynamics. He has also some interest in control theory with a specific focus on the viability theory in order to operationalize many co ncepts used in sustainability science such as resilience or vulnerability concepts.\nRachata MUNEEPEERAKUL ("Chot") has worked on a wide variety of problems\, from biodiversity patterns in river networks to dynamics of cou pled natural-human systems. He is interested in dynamical models\, complex networks\, game theory\, and stochastic processes. In recent years\, he h as been interested in systematic development of models of coupled natural- human systems. Across his various projects\, he has been working with facu lty and students with backgrounds from both natural and social sciences. T hese projects share a common theme of inventing and blending concepts and analytical/computational techniques from different disciplines to achieve meaningful insights. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6105@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205849Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-materials-scien ce-opportunities-in-dentistry/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Materials Science Opportunities in Dentistry" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMaterials Science is the largest area of research in dentistry and is an important portion of the curriculum in dental schools. Attendees will receive an overview of current topics in dentistry that ne ed work from engineers. Data will be presented from projects using finite element modeling and artificial intelligence to optimize the design of med ical implants.\nBio\nJason Griggs\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Dean for Research\nUn iversity of Mississippi School of Dentistry\nDr. Jason Griggs conducted h is undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Florida in mate rials science &\; engineering under Dr. Jack Mecholsky and Dr. Ken Anus avice. He joined the Baylor College of Dentistry (Texas A&\;M) faculty in 1998 as an Assistant Professor. During his appointment at Baylor\, he p rogressed to the rank of Professor and served as Graduate Program Director and Vice-Chair of the Department of Biomaterials Science. He arrived at t he University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in 2007 to serve as Cha ir of the Department of Biomedical Materials Science. Dr. Griggs began ser ving as Associate Dean for Research in the School of Dentistry in 2008.\n\ nHe is a Fellow and former President of the Academy of Dental Materials. H e currently serves as Convener of the ISO workgroup on dental ceramics. He is the 8th recipient of UMMC’s TEACH Prize (teacher-of-the-year for all seven schools on campus). He recently received the Wilmer Souder Award\, recognizing excellence in dental materials research. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed articles\, seven book chapters\, and two patents. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6031@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T110000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211451Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-francisco-gonza lez-longatt/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt DESCRIPTION:Dr. Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt is currently a senior lecture r in Electrical Power Systems at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems T echnology (CREST) at Loughborough University. He presents “Understanding of Grid-Forming Control for Inverter-Based Resources: Theory and Practice ” Wednesday\, Oct. 25 via YouTube.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6063@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T123500 DTSTAMP:20230926T124706Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-translating-scie nce-and-data-into-policy-and-programs/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Translating science and data into policy and programs DESCRIPTION:Eliana Bardi\, Senior Planner\, Water Resources Program\, Alach ua County Environmental Protection Department\nStacie Greco\, Water Resour ces Program Manager\, Alachua County Environmental Protection Department\n Alachua County Environmental Protection Department (EPD) strives to transl ate science and data into effective policy and programs for protecting wat er\, land\, and living resources. The Water Resources Division focuses on improving water quality and reducing water use to protect our springs\, ri vers\, lakes\, and creeks. Current efforts are largely focused on influenc ing urban landscaping practices\, since this is within the prevue of local government. Water use data clearly shows that landscape irrigation drives water use in Gainesville Regional Utilities’ service area. EPD uses a s uite of regulatory and educational tools to reduce outdoor use with the go al of shifting our landscaping paradigm to one that can also support healt hy springs. Highly manicured landscapes can also contribute to water quali ty issues through fertilizer use. EPD has the most protective fertilizer o rdinance in the state of Florida and has committed significant resources t o a social marketing behavior change campaign to decrease fertilizer use. The ordinance and campaign have resulted in an estimated 20% reduction in annual nitrogen loading at a removal cost of $1.35 to $8.28 per pound. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6113@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211451Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-john-volakis/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: John Volakis DESCRIPTION:John L. Volakis is the Dean of the College of Engineering and C omputing at Florida International University (FIU)\, and a Professor in th e Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. He presents “Ultra Wideband Millimeter-Wave Simultaneous Trasmit/Receive Radios” Thursday\, Oct. 26 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6135@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T145500 DTSTAMP:20231019T154031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-ne-graduate-stud ent-town-hall/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: NE Graduate Student Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis will not be a normal seminar but an opportunity for a dialog between graduate students and the NE graduate coordinator\, r epresenting the department\, with the objective of making sure that studen ts have needed resources\, that educational needs are being met\, and that we continue to strengthen the climate and inclusive excellence of the dep artment.\nBio\nJustin Watson\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, NE Graduate Co ordinator\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Justin Watson joined the Nuclear Eng ineering Program at UF in September 2018. Prior to joining UF\, he was He ad of the Computational Methods Development Department at the Applied Rese arch Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University.  During his time at ARL\, he oversaw a group of engineers that developed state-of-the-art com putational fluid dynamics codes and models to solve some of the Navy’s m ost challenging problems. His research at ARL involved developing new num erical methods for solving space and time-dependent coupled reactor physic s/thermal-hydraulic problems for nuclear reactor safety analysis. Currentl y\, his research focuses on continuing to develop state-of-the-art analysi s software and methods.   CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6015@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T114000 DTSTAMP:20230912T193611Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fall-2023-ohanian-lecture-s eries-designing-equitable-algorithms/ SUMMARY:Fall 2023 Ohanian Lecture Series: Designing Equitable Algorithms DESCRIPTION:Fall 2023 Ohanian Lecture Series\nAbstract \nMachine-learning algorithms are now used to automate routine tasks and to guide high-stakes decisions. But\, if not carefully designed\, they can exacerbate inequiti es.\nDr. Goel will start his lecture by showing that several popular autom ated speech recognition tools exhibit substantial racial disparities\, lik ely due to a lack of diversity in the training data. He will describe rece nt attempts to formalize fairness mathematically and will argue that some of the most common definitions\, when used as a design principle\, can\, p erversely\, harm the very groups they were created to protect. Dr. Goel wi ll conclude by describing a general\, consequentialist framework for desig ning equitable algorithms that aims to mitigate the limitations of the dom inant approaches to building fair machine-learning systems. He’ll illust rate these points with examples from healthcare and criminal justice. \nB iography \nSharad Goel\, Ph.D.\, is a Professor of Public Policy at Harva rd Kennedy School. He looks at public policy through the lens of computer science\, bringing a computational perspective to a diverse range of conte mporary social and political issues\, including criminal justice reform\, democratic governance\, and the equitable design of algorithms. Prior to j oining Harvard\, Dr. Goel was on the faculty at Stanford University\, with appointments in management science &\; engineering\, computer science\ , sociology\, and the law school. He holds an undergraduate degree in math ematics from the University of Chicago\, as well as a master’s degree in computer science and a doctorate in applied mathematics from Cornell Univ ersity.\nReception to follow CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Touchdown Terrace - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium\, 245 Gale Lemerand D r\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=245 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Touchdown Terrace - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6155@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T162000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-from-particles- to-nukes-how-to-develop-a-flexible-career-plan/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar- From Particles to Nukes: How to Develop a Flexible Car eer Plan DESCRIPTION:From Particles to Nukes: How to Develop a Flexible Career Plan\ nFriday\, October 27\, 2023\, at 3:30pm\nLocation: In-Person MAE-A-221\nMa rie Kane\, Ph.D\nSenior Manager\, Advanced and Exploratory Systems\nSandia National Laboratories\nAbstract\nIn this presentation\, I will be discuss ing my personal career path from Chemical Engineering and Materials Scienc e degrees at UF to a career in National Security. I’ll discuss lessons l earned and things I wish I knew when I was in school. I’ll also talk abo ut Sandia National Laboratories and some interesting work that is going on in our Advanced and Exploratory mission area\, where we look at future de signs and technical capabilities that are needed for the Nation to meet ou r adversarial threats head-on.\nBiography\nAs the senior manager for Sandi a’s Advanced and Exploratory (A&\;E) teams\, Marie Kane provides lead ership for her management team and strategy development and execution for the Advanced and Exploratory Systems Departments that support technology d evelopment and maturation for the Nuclear Deterrence (ND) mission. The A&a mp\;E program at Sandia is responsible for developing next generation weap on architectures that support anticipated adversarial threats and defend a gainst technology surprise.\nPrior to joining Sandia\, Marie spent three y ears at Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken\, SC\, where she serve d as a Materials Scientist providing support for the Environmental Managem ent (EM) Mission area as well as R&\;D expertise in the areas of energy storage and organic sensors. After joining Sandia in 2010 as a Member of the Technical Staff in the Materials Chemistry department\, she continued to provide R&\;D expertise in energy storage and organic sensors\, as w ell as contributing to Sandia’s ND mission programs. In 2013\, she joine d the management team in providing leadership for the Materials Chemistry department. In 2016\, she moved on to manage the Remote Sensing Department in support of DHS programs. Later in 2016\, she took a brief hiatus from Sandia to pursue a career in Silicon Valley in energy storage\, but came b ack to Sandia in 2017 to manage the Nuclear Weapons project management dep artment. In 2018\, Marie moved into a role as manager for the Advanced and Exploratory Systems Department. In 2020\, she was promoted to Senior Mana ger and now manages a team of department managers that support the A&\; E mission at Sandia.\nMarie currently serves as the Sandia representative for all future Nuclear Deterrence programs with the Air Force.\nMarie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Materials Scien ce and Engineering\, both from the University of Florida. She currently ho lds three patents.\nZoom\nMeeting ID: 962 0156 9691\nPasscode: MAE\nMAE Fa culty Host: Kerry Costello CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 221\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643023;-82.34901 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 221:geo:29.643023,-82.34901 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6109@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182647Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-relationship-be tween-structural-properties-and-microscopic-diffusion-of-molecules-in-memb ranes-an/ SUMMARY:ChE SEMINAR: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES AND MICROSC OPIC DIFFUSION OF MOLECULES IN MEMBRANES AN DESCRIPTION:Title:\nRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES AND MICROSCO PIC DIFFUSION OF MOLECULES IN MEMBRANES AND POROUS SOLIDS BY HIGH FIELD NM R\nAbstract:\nMolecular diffusion plays a key role in a larger range of ch emical engineering applications\, including separations\, catalysis\, as w ell as development of sensors and supports intended for controlled release or capture of liquid or gas molecules. Many systems of practical relevanc e have heterogeneous structure resulting in different rates of diffusion i n different local environments of these systems. In addition to knowledge of diffusion of single component gases or liquids in these systems\, also understanding of diffusion of mixtures of gas and liquid molecules is of p ractical importance. In this seminar I will present some recent examples o f our diffusion studies in such systems using pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR at high magnetic fields up to 17.6 T. The high field allows acquiring sufficiently large signal-to-noise ratios from guest molecules even when a low-sensitivity C-13 resonance or small sample sizes required for magic a ngle spinning (MAS) measurements are used. The examples will include diffu sion in metal organic frameworks (MOFs)\, MOF/polymer hybrid membranes\, i onomers (viz. synthetic polymers with ionic properties)\, and mesoporous s ilicas. The uniqueness of studies with mesoporous silicas is related to an ability of independent measurements of the diffusion of gas and liquid mo lecules inside the pores where one component was liquid (hexane or hexadec ane)\, and the second was gas (methane or ethane) dissolved in the first l iquid component.\nBio:\nDr. Sergey Vasenkov is a professor at the Departme nt of Chemical Engineering\, University of Florida. His research mostly fo cuses on detailed understanding and optimization of mass diffusion on micr oscopic length scales of displacements in a variety of materials\, includi ng microporous membranes\, porous catalysts and ionic liquids. He complete d his Ph.D. in physics and mathematics at the Institute of Chemical Kineti cs and Combustion (Novosibirsk\, Russia) in 1994. Dr. Vasenkov was a postd octoral fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\, Berkeley from 19 95 to 1998 and was a member of the teaching and research staff of the Depa rtment of Physics and Earth Sciences at the Leipzig University\, Germany f rom 1998-2006. He was awarded the Habilitation degree (i.e. advanced Docto rate degree\, which includes a lecturing qualification) by Leipzig Univers ity in 2003. Dr. Vasenkov joined the University of Florida in 2006 as an a ssistant professor. Since joining the UF he has received a number of award s including NSF CAREER award\, the 2009-2010 UF College of Engineering Tea cher of the Year Award\, the 2017-2018 UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engi neering Teacher of the Year Award\, and German Science Foundation (DFG) Me rcator Fellowship in 2018. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6127@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-complex-coacerv ation-in-elastic-networks/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Complex Coacervation in Elastic Networks" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nGels are key materials in biological systems such as tissues and may control biocondensate formation and structure. To further understand the effects of elastic environments on biomacromolecular assemb ly\, we have investigated phase behavior and radii of coacervate droplets in polyacrylamide (PAM) networks as a function of the gel modulus.\n\nPoly -L-lysine (PLL) and sodium hyaluronate (HA) coacervate phases were prepare d in PAM gels with moduli varying from 0.035 – 9.0 kPa. The size of the coacervate droplets is reported from brightfield microscopy and confocal f luorescent microscopy. Overall\, the coacervate droplet volume decreases i nversely with the modulus. Fluorescence microscopy is used to determine th e phase behavior and concentration of fluorescently tagged HA in the coace rvate phases as a function of ionic strength (100 - 250 mM).\n\nWe find th e critical ionic strength and coacervate stability is nonmonotonic as a fu nction of the network modulus and that the local gel concentration can be used to control phase behavior and coacervate droplet size scale. By under standing how elastic environments influence simple electrostatic assembly\ , we can further understand more complicated biomacromolecular assemblies. \nBio\nSvetlana Morozova\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nCase Western Reserv e University\nDr. Svetlana Morozova is an Assistant Professor of Macromol ecular Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Mor ozova’s lab is broadly focused on studying polymer dynamics in solutions and gels by setting up new scattering techniques. A particular interest i n the lab is the effect of polymer flexibility on bulk properties such as viscosity and modulus\, and the effects of anisotropy of the environment o n polymer diffusion near surfaces. These processes are relevant to protein dynamics in cells\, fluid flows\, droplet formation\, and filtration devi ces. Recently\, Dr. Morozova has been awarded the ACS PRF Doctoral New Inv estigator\, Lubrizol Innovation Prize\, and NSF CAREER awards. Before join ing CWRU in July 2019\, Dr. Morozova worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She received her Ph. D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the Unive rsity of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2017. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6139@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T170000 DTSTAMP:20231020T134945Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ifas-big-issues-seminar- day-1-mitigating-the-causes-and-impacts-of-climate-change/ SUMMARY:UF/IFAS: Big Issues Seminar - Day 1: ‘Mitigating the Causes and I mpacts of Climate Change’ DESCRIPTION:DAY 1: ‘Mitigating the Causes and Impacts of Climate Change ’. The Two-Ring Race – Simultaneously Mitigating the Causes and Amelio rating the Impacts of Climate Change (Babson).\nDr. David Babson is a high ly credentialed and connected Washington Insider with a decade of experien ce at the energy-climate-sustainability nexus in science policy and fundin g. He can give us high-level insight into government and other influential thinking about energy and climate policy and funding opportunities.\nBig Issues Seminar Flyer\nJoin Remotely Day 1\nConnect by Zoom (https://zoom.u s/join)\nEnter Meeting ID: 986 2494 8656\nEnter Passcode: 729123\nOr Click ThisLink:\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/98624948656?pwd=eU5qTlV2ZFVlZFNJKzVwSXB0 VkRPQT09 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Auditorium\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.64599;-82.347709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Auditorium:geo:29.64599,-82.347709 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6141@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T113000 DTSTAMP:20231020T134846Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ifas-seminar-big-issues- seminar-day-2-a-new-carbon-economy-for-a-thriving-world/ SUMMARY:UF/IFAS Seminar: Big Issues Seminar - DAY 2: ‘A New Carbon Econom y for a Thriving World’ DESCRIPTION:DAY 2: ‘A New Carbon Economy for a Thriving World’. Realizi ng the New Carbon Economy – Innovation\, Engineering\, and New Thinking to Address the Climate Crisis and Promote Global Prosperity (Babson).\nDr. David Babson is a highly credentialed and connected Washington Insider wi th a decade of experience at the energy-climate-sustainability nexus in sc ience policy and funding. He can give us high-level insight into governmen t and other influential thinking about energy and climate policy and fundi ng opportunities.\nBig Issues Seminar Flyer\nJoin Remotely Day 2\nConnect by Zoom (https://zoom.us/join)\nEnter Meeting ID: 978 7257 8708\nEnt er Passcode: 848352\nOr Click ThisLink:\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/97872578708 ?pwd=b1BXbkllbGpPTG1odlJLeUorU0ErZz09 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Auditorium\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.64599;-82.347709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Auditorium:geo:29.64599,-82.347709 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6065@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T123500 DTSTAMP:20230926T124626Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-looking-backward s-on-systems-thinking-and-public-policy-2/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Looking backwards on systems thinking and public policy DESCRIPTION:Craig Diamond\, Member\, Sierra Club Conservation Policy Commit tee\nCraig reflects on the past 40 years of his work in public policy and environmental economics as influenced by his time and interactions at the Center for Wetlands. He will provide snapshots of a number of his key proj ects and activities that relied on systems thinking\, modeling and simulat ion\, ecosystems science and emergy\; how these projects resonated (or not )\; and the challenges of operating in the marketplace of ideas. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6067@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T123500 DTSTAMP:20230926T124604Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-looking-backward s-on-systems-thinking-and-public-policy/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Looking backwards on systems thinking and public policy DESCRIPTION:Craig Diamond\, Member\, Sierra Club Conservation Policy Commit tee\nCraig reflects on the past 40 years of his work in public policy and environmental economics as influenced by his time and interactions at the Center for Wetlands. He will provide snapshots of a number of his key proj ects and activities that relied on systems thinking\, modeling and simulat ion\, ecosystems science and emergy\; how these projects resonated (or not )\; and the challenges of operating in the marketplace of ideas. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6027@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211450Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-rafael-segundo/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Rafael Segundo DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rafael Segundo is a Research Associate at the Zurich Univer sity of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. He presents “Stability Assessme nt of Forthcoming Power Networks with Massive Integration of Renewable Ene rgy Source” Wednesday\, Nov. 1 at 3:00pm ET via Zoom.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99297980992 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6125@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20231102 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20231103 DTSTAMP:20231016T153659Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-environmental-ag ing-of-nuclear-materials/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Environmental Aging of Nuclear Materials" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe characterization of nuclear materials under contr olled conditions promotes a better understanding of their chemistry and pr ovides insight into their stability. Of particular importance is identifyi ng how environmental and storage conditions affect both bulk and sub-bulk scale chemical and physical properties. Such data may provide insight for nuclear forensic applications and can help address fundamental safety and storage concerns. This presentation will discuss the aging of thorium diox ide (ThO2)\, uranium dioxide (UO2)\, and plutonium dioxide (PuO2) as a fun ction of time\, temperature\, and relative humidity (RH). Morphological ch anges were monitored using scanning electron microscopy and interpreted us ing a previously-published lexicon of descriptive imaging terminology. Cha nges in phase were observed using X-ray diffraction. Ancillary techniques\ , including energy-dispersive X-ray\, infrared\, Raman\, and X-ray photoel ectron spectroscopy\, were used to further probe and interpret aging effec ts. The results highlight important stability differences between actinide oxides and underscore the need for further research targeted at understan ding the fundamental chemical and physical properties of actinide compound s near ambient temperatures and humidities.\nBio\nAmy Hixon\, Ph.D.\nAssoc iate Professor\nUniversity of Notre Dame\nDr. Amy Hixon is an Associate P rofessor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Civil &\ ; Environmental Engineering &\; Earth Sciences at the University of Not re Dame\, where she teaches courses in environmental aquatic chemistry\, a ctinide chemistry\, and nuclear forensic analyses. She also serves as Dire ctor of GLOBES\, which is an interdisciplinary certificate program for gra duate students interested in exploring how their research intersects with the environment and society. Dr. Hixon received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Environmental Health Physics from Clemson University in 2013 and 2008\ , respectively\, and her B.S. degree in Chemistry from Radford University in 2006. While a doctoral candidate at Clemson University\, she also held a position at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Office of Fede ral and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs\, where she supported the work of the Performance Assessment and Environmental Review branches. Dr. Hixon's research integrates analytical chemistry\, instrumen tal analysis\, and modeling techniques to gain a fundamental understanding of the behavior of the actinide elements in natural and engineered system s. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6153@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://www.ise.ufl.edu/events/graduate-seminar-series-dr-shuzhong -zhang/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6173@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T153000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-faculty-search-committe e/ SUMMARY:MSE Faculty Search Committee DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Room 475\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence\, 527 Gale Leme rand Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ro om 475\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6167@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184337Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-nathan-wangusi/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Nathan Wangusi DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Nathan Wangusi\nTitle:\nWater Sustainability in A I and Cloud Computing\nBio:\nDr. Nathan B. Wangusi is the Water Sustainabi lity Program Manager for Amazon Web Services where he leads global water s tewardship initiatives in the watersheds and communities where the firm op erates data centers. He previously worked for Kleinfelder\, the Balmoral G roup and Carollo Engineers delivering engineering solutions including high way drainage design\, complex hydraulic analysis and flood studies for wat er management districts\, mines\, and road agencies in the US. Prior to th is\, he was the Technical Lead for Water at IBM Research where he applied technology such as Blockchain and Cloud to solve challenges related to wat er risks to marginalized communities in Africa. He is a Board Member for O peration Water\, an NGO delivering affordable water infrastructure project s in Africa. He has been the recipient of prestigious awards such as the R otary Ambassadorial Fellowship\, the Davis Projects for Peace Award\, the National Research Foundation of South Africa Award and IBM’s Outstanding Technical Achievement Award. He earned his PhD\, Masters and Bachelors fr om the University of Florida in Agricultural and Biological Engineering. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6143@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-compositionally -complex-oxides-synthesis-characterization-challenges-and-opportunities/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Compositionally Complex Oxides: Synthesis\, Character ization\, Challenges\, and Opportunities" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nHigh entropy oxides (HEOs)\, also referred to as mult icomponent oxides or compositionally complex oxides (CCOs)\, have attracte d attention due to the tunability of multiple cations on a single site. Si nce the introduction in 2015 of HEOs stabilized in the rocksalt phase\, th e high entropy oxide concept has been expanded to various structures\, inc luding fluorites\, perovskites\, and spinels.\n\nHere\, we report on our r ecent efforts to engineer new ceramic materials by applying the concept of entropy stabilization to complex oxides. More specifically\, by adding th e chemical and structural disorder inherent to entropy-stabilized material s to the competing electronic/magnetic interactions that characterize comp lex oxides\, we provide a new strategy for the design/discovery of materia ls with unique properties.\nBio\nVeerle Keppens\, Ph.D.\nDepartment Head\, MSE\nUniversity of Tennessee\, Knoxville\nDr. Veerle Keppens earned her bachelor’s degree (1989) and Ph.D. (1995) in Physics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). From 1995 to 1998\, Dr. Keppens was a Fulb right fellow in the novel materials group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory \, where she became interested in the elastic properties of new materials. In 1999\, she joined the faculty in the Physics Department at The Univers ity of Mississippi. In 2003\, she moved back to Tennessee and joined the f aculty in the materials science and engineering department at the Universi ty of Tennessee\, Knoxville (UTK)\, where she continues to study the elast ic properties and lattice dynamics of novel materials. At UT\, she has rec eived multiple awards at the departmental\, college\, and campus levels\, and in 2011\, she became a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America for the application of ultrasonics to materials physics. She served as the as sociate dean for faculty affairs from August 2012 till October 2016. In 20 15\, she became the Department of Materials Science and Engineering depart ment head. In the fall of 2019\, she was appointed as a Chancellor’s Pro fessor\, the highest lifetime honor that can be accorded to a member of th e faculty of UTK. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6069@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T123500 DTSTAMP:20230926T124542Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-a-nature-based-a cademic-journey-in-ecological-engineering/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: A nature-based academic journey in ecological engineeri ng DESCRIPTION:Dave Tilley\, Associate Professor\, Department of Environmental Science and Technology\, University of Maryland\nJoin Dave as he shares a reflective 24-year journey through his contributions to ecological engine ering. Committed to enhancing environmental quality and human well-being\, he has navigated the diverse intersections between nature and technology. He will present research on topics ranging from the utilization of treatm ent wetlands in aquaculture to the energetic and ecological dynamics of gr een roofs and walls. Delving into energy\, environmental accounting\, and ecological entrepreneurship\, Dave will provide a realistic view of achiev ing social impact through nature-based innovation and practices. Concludin g with insights into the role of artificial intelligence in shaping a sust ainable future\, this lecture shares an intellectual odyssey launched from an education in systems ecology at the University of Florida. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6179@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series-joint-wi th-pharmaceutics/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series (Joint with Pharmaceutics) DESCRIPTION:"High-Content Biofabrication of\nHuman Tissue and Disease Model s in Vitro" - Dr. Shrike Zhang\, Harvard University\nZoom option: https:// ufl.zoom.us/j/93446069632?pwd=YjU2N0RQemFFYWlxK1JIQW00ZDBpQT09\nMore infor mation: https://www.bme.ufl.edu/events/joint-with-pharmacy-yu-shrike-zhang -ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS) Room JG32\, 1275 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Biomedical Sc iences Building (BMS) Room JG32:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6095@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211450Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-dr-kip-ludwig/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Dr. Kip Ludwig DESCRIPTION:Dr. Ludwig is the Co-Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Tr anslational Neuroengineering (WITNe) and leads the Ludwig Laboratory at th e University of Wisconsin within the WITNe structure. He presents “Lesso ns in Translation: Accelerating the Path to Market for Neurotechnology” Thursday\, Nov. 9 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6147@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T145500 DTSTAMP:20231108T160421Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-no-seminar-sched uled-for-today/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Nuclear Digital I&\;C and Cyber Risk" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nNuclear reactors rely on instrumentation and control (I&\;C) systems to maintain critical primary and secondary processes wi thin desired parameters to ensure safe and efficient operation. Safety-rel ated I&\;C systems are specifically designed to protect against critica l failures that can lead to high-consequence events.\n\nAs modernization o ccurs in the existing reactor fleet and as new advanced reactors are desig ned and commissioned\, analog systems are being replaced with digital I&am p\;C systems due to their many advantages\, including reliability\, effici ency\, additional functionality\, and data analytics. While digital I&\ ;C provides enhanced operational capabilities\, new risks associated with adverse impacts from cyber incidents are introduced.\n\nMany engineers and scientists are focused on building systems to safely perform a specific f unction and are unfamiliar with cyber risks introduced with this operation al technology. This talk will provide a brief overview of nuclear digital I&\;C systems for the current and future fleet\, describe the basis of cyber risk\, and provide additional insights into insider and supply chain threats.\nBio\nShannon Eggers\, Ph.D.\nNuclear Cybersecurity Specialist\n Idaho National Lab\nDr. Shannon Eggers is a nuclear cybersecurity special ist at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) performing R&\;D in cyber risk\, cyber-informed engineering\, and cyber supply chain risk management for t he U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy cybersecur ity program. She is also a cybersecurity subject matter expert working wit h the DOE National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) Office of International Nuclear Security (INS)\, helping to increase international cybersecurity a wareness and reduce global nuclear security risks.\n\nDr. Eggers received her Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Florida (UF) in 20 18. While at UF\, she obtained her Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license a t the UF Training Reactor and completed research on adapting anomaly detec tion techniques for online intrusion detection in nuclear facilities. Dr. Eggers previously graduated with a B.S.E. (1993) and M.S. (1996) in materi als science and engineering from UF and a M.S. in management from North Ca rolina State University (2000).\n\nDr. Eggers has worked in the nuclear in dustry for over 20 years in areas of R&\;D\, engineering\, operations\, plant process computing\, and enterprise computing. Prior to joining INL\ , she held positions as a Research Reactor SRO\, Senior Cybersecurity Anal yst\, SRO-In Training\, Shift Technical Advisor\, and Digital Plant Engine er/Senior IT Analyst. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6181@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211425Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-payam-heydari/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Payam Heydari DESCRIPTION:Dr. Payam Heydari is the University Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at t he University of California-Irvine. He presents “Novel mm-Wave/Terahertz Integrated Circuits and Architectures for High-Speed Communications” Mo nday\, Nov. 13 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6133@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series-6/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:"Coupling Economic Development to Higher Education: A Model fro m Maine" - Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad\, Northeastern University\nhttps://www.bm e.ufl.edu/events/aileen-huang-saad-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6161@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20231114 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20231115 DTSTAMP:20251201T205850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-nuclear-forensi cs-and-the-fbi-laboratory/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Nuclear Forensics and the FBI Laboratory" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nNuclear forensics is the application of analytical me asurement techniques on radioactive and/or nuclear (RN) materials for the purpose of supporting law enforcement. While scientists have been detectin g and analyzing RN materials for over a century\, it was the fall of the former Soviet Union and several high-profile RN smuggling attempts that br ought attention to the challenges of using such results in courts of law.\ n\nThis presentation will give a brief history of the development of nucle ar forensics in the U.S. as well as the FBI Laboratory's current nuclear f orensic capabilities.\nBio\nJames Blankenship\, Ph.D.\nForensic Examiner\n Federal Bureau of Investigation\nDr. James Blankenship is a qualified for ensic examiner with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the FBI L aboratory\, Quantico\, Virginia\, where he leads the examination/analysis of items of evidence containing or contaminated with radioactive/nuclear m aterials. Dr. Blankenship has received numerous awards\, including the 200 8 FBI Director’s Award for Science and Technology and the US Air Force A cademy’s Outstanding Academy Educator Award. Dr. Blankenship received a BS in Chemistry from Virginia Military Institute\, an MS in Materials Engi neering from the University of Dayton\, and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Texas A&\;M University. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6137@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182647Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-morphodynamics- of-the-cell-nucleus/ SUMMARY:CHE SEMINAR: Morphodynamics of the cell nucleus DESCRIPTION:Title: Morphodynamics of the cell nucleus\nAbstract: The shape of the cell nucleus is closely related to cell function. Nuclear shape ref lects its state of mechanical stress\, which can affect cell signaling and gene expression or cause nuclear rupture and DNA damage. Extreme nuclear deformation is required for normal or cancer cells to migrate through tigh t constrictions in tissues. Moreover\, pathologists use irregular nuclear shapes as a marker to grade cancer malignancy. A deformed nuclear shape is widely assumed to arise from a balance between cytoskeletal stresses and the elastic deformation of the nucleus from a spherical resting state\, bu t our experimental and theoretical studies challenge this assumption and p oint to a much different model for how nuclear shapes are established. Nuc lei are not normally spherical\; even in rounded cells\, the nuclear lamin a typically has surface folds and undulations that indicate a significantl y larger surface area than needed for a sphere of the same volume. Geometr ically\, excess surface area permits a wide range of shape changes with fo r the same surface area and volume\, and only when the nucleus becomes so deformed that the lamina becomes smoothed and tensed does it take on a lim iting shape where further deformation requires areal expansion of the lami na or compression of the nuclear volume. The nucleus in rounded cells is t herefore highly compliant to stress transmitted through the cytoskeleton\, allowing nuclear shape changes mirrors the cell shape changes. However\, in highly deformed nuclei where the lamina becomes smooth and tensed\, the nuclear shape can be entirely predicted from the cell boundaries and the geometric constraints of constant lamina area\, cell volume\, and nuclear volume. Importantly\, observed nuclear shapes can be predicted independent of the elastic or viscoelastic properties of the cell and nucleus. This p rinciple has been demonstrated in various contexts\, including in cells sp read on a surface\, in monolayers\, on rectangles with various aspect rati os\, confined to a well\, or with nuclei indented by obstacles. Our result s show that nuclear shapes in spread cells are primarily determined by geo metry\, not mechanics\, and that lamina excess area is an essential parame ter to consider when modeling nuclear deformation or inferring nuclear str ess (and affected mechanosensitive cell signaling pathways) from the exten t of nuclear deformation.\nBio: Dr. Dickinson joined the UF Chemical Engin eering Department in 1994. He is a Fellow of AICHE and of AIMBE. Dr. Dicki nson served as Department Chair from 2009-2017 before serving a four-year rotation as Director of the Chemical\, Bioengeering\, Environmental and Tr ansport Systems (CBET) Division at the National Science Foundation. His re search interests are primarily in the areas of cellular engineering and ce ll mechanics\, with current focus on computational cell and tissue morphod ynamics. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6207@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-search-committee-meetin g-3/ SUMMARY:MSE Search Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:MSE Faculty Search Committee meeting CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 157\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, Flo rida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rh ines Hall Room 157:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6169@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184338Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-gonzalo-martinez/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Gonzalo Martinez DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nGonzalo Martinez\nTitle:\nPotential of the olive pick ling industry greywaters for the sustainable irrigation of olive orchards. Management alternatives to reduce salinization risk.\nBio:\nProf. Gonzalo Martinez is an Associate professor in applied physics at University of Co rdoba. He teaches classical mechanics and electromagnetism in different de grees of the school of engineering in Cordoba and advanced lectures on dat a analysis and fate and transport of environmental pollutants. He started his research on geophysical methods to develop site specific management an d then moved to the study of soil hydraulic properties characterization us ing soil moisture data and the fate and transport modeling of fecal indica tor organisms. Combining the knowledge obtained from those different topic s he is now working on the sustainable irrigation of olive orchards using saline water with the aid of water flow and solute transport modeling and artificial modification of soil hydraulic properties. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6071@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T123500 DTSTAMP:20230926T124456Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-seep-a-case-stud y-of-self-organization/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: SEEP: A case study of self organization DESCRIPTION:Mark Clark\, Associate Professor\, Department of Soil\, Water\, and Ecosystem Services\, UF CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6201@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T133000 DTSTAMP:20231113T175030Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-saferplaces-lab-zoom-lun ch-and-learn-invitation/ SUMMARY:UF SaferPlaces Lab Zoom Lunch and Learn invitation DESCRIPTION:A special invitation to learn about HWCOE's SaferPlaces Lab\, a nd Multiple Collaboration Opportunities. \n \n \;\n \; CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98618787314?pwd=Wi9tTWhNZm95WnNjZ2JrdkE5YmlG dz09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6185@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211424Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-chris-kim/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Chris Kim DESCRIPTION:Dr. Chris H. Kim is the Louis John Schnell professor in Electri cal and Computer Engineering with the University of Minnesota. He presents “Quantum-inspired Ising Chips for Solving Hard Optimization Problems” Thursday\, Nov. 16 at 10:30am in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6197@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/unconventional-paths/ SUMMARY:Unconventional Paths DESCRIPTION:Unconventional Paths\nThursday\, November 16\, 2023\, at 12:50p m\nLocation: MAE-A-303\nSteve Kowkabany\nExecutive Vice President\nFire Pr otection and Life Safety Services\nAbstract\nThis talk will explore unconv entional career trajectories from engineering school that I have experienc ed and witnessed\, and some lessons learned that I think could be of benef it to students.\nBiography\nOur commencement speaker is UF alum Steve Kowk abany\, who currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Fire Prote ction and Life Safety Services for The Vertex Companies\; a 750-person con sultancy based out of Weymouth\, Massachusetts. After attending undergradu ate studies at Georgia Tech and receiving his master's degree in mechanica l engineering from UF\, where he conducted research under Dr. Carl Crane i n CIMAR\, he worked for Fuji Photo Film at a manufacturing facility where he was introduced to the specialty field of fire protection engineering. H e returned to Florida in 2003 and founded his own company Neptune Fire Pro tection Engineering shortly thereafter\, which he sold in April of 2022 to The Vertex Companies.\nSteve currently leads a multi-disciplinary group o f engineers\, designers and administrative staff in a hybrid environment t o tackle complex projects around the world. Outside of his corporate effor ts\, Mr. Kowkabany is passionate about advancing the field of fire protect ion and civic involvement. He serves as the president of the Florida chapt er of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers\, serves a board member for the Florida Engineering Management Corporation and was appointed to the F lorida Fire Code Advisory Council.\nMAE Faculty Host: Kerry Costello CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6177@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T150000 DTSTAMP:20231103T125906Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/faculty-senate-distinguishe d-professor-lecture-series-engineering-materials-for-clinical-nerve-repair -and-other-applications-along-the-way/ SUMMARY:Faculty Senate - Distinguished Professor Lecture Series: "Engineeri ng Materials for Clinical Nerve Repair\, and Other Applications Along the Way." DESCRIPTION:Please join the Faculty Senate for the upcoming Distinguished P rofessor Lecture\, followed by refreshments:\n"Engineering Materials for C linical Nerve Repair\, and Other Applications Along the Way."\nWith Dr. Ch ristine E. Schmidt\nDistinguished Professor and J. Crayton Pruitt Family E ndowed Chair\, Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering\ , Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering\nView the live stream\, and reco rding here.\nView the flyer here. \n \;\n \; CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6033@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211424Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-susan-trolier-m ckinstry/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Susan Trolier-McKinstry DESCRIPTION:Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry is an Evan Pugh University Professo r and Steward S. Flaschen Professor of Ceramic Science and Engineering\, a nd Professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State University. She prese nts “New Materials for Three-Dimensional Ferroelectric Microelectronics ” Thursday\, Nov. 16 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6145@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T145500 DTSTAMP:20231023T190606Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-national-securit y-research-in-the-radiochemical-processing-laboratory/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "National Security Research in the Radiochemical Proces sing Laboratory" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nPacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has esta blished plutonium processing capabilities to study nuclear forensic R&\ ;D. The processing capabilities emulate historical efforts used by the Uni ted States since the 1940s.\n\nThis capability is a modular system that ca n process various flow sheets associated with the plutonium nitrate precip itation methods\, including Pu (III) and Pu (IV) oxalate and peroxide. Pri ncipal operations for this capability include dissolution\, ion exchange\, precipitation\, filtration\, and calcination. A comprehensive suite of an alytical capabilities\, including inorganic\, radiochemical\, and physical analysis\, as well as state-of-the-art microscopy systems\, are used to c haracterize the feed\, process\, and product materials. Additionally\, mac hine learning algorithms are being employed to further understand the corr elation between morphologies and the various processes. Data associated wi th the current R&\;D efforts will be presented.\nBio\nDavid Meier\, Ph. D.\nTechnical Group Leader\nPacific Northwest National Lab\nDr. David Meie r began work at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2008 as a research scientist in the National Security Directorate (NSD). David has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His thesis work focused on the nuclear production and separation of 35S and 147Pm fro m irradiated materials and their subsequent incorporation into betavoltaic power conversion technologies. Currently\, he is the technical group mana ger of the Nuclear Materials Processing group in the Radiochemical Process ing Laboratory (RPL) facility and supports 35 staff members.\n   \nDr. Meier leads the NNSA’s Multi-laboratory Plutonium Processing Signatures Project. This project is supported by technical staff at Los Alamos\, Lawr ence Livermore\, Sandia\, Oak Ridge\, and Savannah River National Laborato ries and the Atomic Weapons Establishment in the UK. This project enhances our understanding of the processing\, analytical\, and modeling capabilit ies\, expanding our knowledge of nuclear forensics and morphological signa tures associated with plutonium processing chemistries. He also engages wi th the training and mentoring of the next generation of radiochemists and nuclear scientists and collaborates with staff from other National Labora tories in both the U.S. and the U.K. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6195@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-magnetoencephal ography-meg-revealing-brain-activity-functional-mapping-and-connectomics/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Magnetoencephalography (MEG): Revealing Brain Activity \, Functional Mapping\, and Connectomics DESCRIPTION:Magnetoencephalography (MEG): Revealing Brain Activity\, Functi onal Mapping\, and Connectomics\nAbbas Babajani-Feremi\, PhD\nAssociate Pr ofessor\nDepartment of Neurology &\; AI\nUniversity of Florida\nMagneto encephalography (MEG) has emerged as a powerful tool for investigating bra in activity\, significantly advancing our comprehension of various neurolo gical conditions. This presentation aims to elucidate the remarkable poten tial of MEG in the r localization of brain activity\, functional mapping\, and brain connectomics.\nThe first objective of this talk is to compare a nd contrast MEG with other modalities\, specifically electroencephalograph y (EEG). By examining the strengths and limitations of each modality\, par ticipants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how MEG stands out as a valuable technique for studying epileptic phenomena. The unique ability of MEG to capture magnetic fields generated by neural activity with excep tional spatial and temporal resolution will be highlighted.\nMoving on to the second objective\, this speech will delve into the applications of MEG in localizing epileptiform discharges and functional brain mapping. Parti cipants will gain insights into how MEG provides precise information about the source and spread of epileptic activity\, facilitating accurate local ization and aiding in surgical planning. Additionally\, the utilization of MEG for functional brain mapping will be explored\, showing its role in m apping cortical regions involved in language\, motor\, and sensory functio ns.\nLastly\, the third objective aims to appraise the reliability of MEG in advanced applications such as brain connectomics in neurological condit ions. The integration of MEG with advanced analysis techniques\, including machine learning and brain connectivity analysis\, allows for a comprehen sive examination of network-level brain activity and connectivity patterns .\nThrough this presentation\, attendees will gain a deeper appreciation f or the power of MEG in epilepsy research and its broader applications in n euroscience. By comparing MEG with other modalities\, understanding its ap plications in localization and functional mapping\, and evaluating its rel iability in advanced analyses\, participants will be equipped with\nDuring this presentation\, participants will acquire valuable insights into MEG and its advanced applications in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic al conditions\, as well as its broader implications in the field of neuros cience. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 406\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 326 11\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Room 406:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6209@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T100000 DTSTAMP:20231114T172738Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-leveraging-yeast-er-seq uestration-to-study-and-engineer-post-translational-modification-enzymes/ SUMMARY:ChE: Leveraging yeast ER sequestration to study and engineer post-t ranslational modification enzymes. DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Enzymes that catalyze post-translational modification s of peptides and proteins (PTM-enzymes) – proteases\, protein ligases\, oxidoreductases\, kinases\, and other transferases - are foundational to our understanding of health and disease and empower applications in chemic al biology\, synthetic biology\, and biomedicine. To fully harness their p otential\, there is a critical need to decipher their enzymatic and biolog ical mechanisms\, develop molecules that can probe and reprogram them\, an d endow them with improved and novel functions. These objectives are conti ngent upon implementation of high-throughput functional screens and select ions that interrogate large sequence libraries to isolate desired PTM-enzy me properties.\nIn this seminar\, I will talk about the development and ap plication of yeast ER sequestration and screening to effectuate various hi gh-throughput enzyme biochemical studies. We are applying this approach to reprogram PTM-enzymes in three ways: through protein engineering and dire cted evolution to modify biochemical properties\, by functional interactio ns with a selective ligand\, and through substrate engineering and profili ng. Specific examples will be described\, including 1) engineering the sub strate specificity of a human protease therapeutic\, a so-called disaggreg ase\, 2) developing a platform to isolate protein-based modulators and scr een small molecule inhibitors that can reprogram proteases\, and 3) compre hensively profiling the substrate specificity of protein ligases\, 4) and deciphering the mutational landscape of the ER targeting protein SRP54. La stly\, I will emphasize how we use principles of chemical engineering to i mprove yeast ER cell factories.\nBio: Dr. Denard is currently an Assistant Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Flo rida. Originally from Haiti\, Dr. Denard emigrated to the U.S. where he re ceived his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State U niversity. He then moved to the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering depa rtment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, where he obtain ed his PhD under the tutelage of Prof. Huimin Zhao. As a Dow Chemical fell ow\, his PhD thesis centered on developing cooperative one-pot chemoenzyma tic reactions. Dr. Denard later completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the lab of Prof. Brent Iverson at the University of Texas at Austin establish ing high-throughput platforms for engineering the substrate specificity of proteases to enable their use as protein therapeutics. The Denard lab at UF focuses on protein and biomolecular engineering. The primary research f ocus is to develop tools to reprogram post-translational modification enzy mes for biomedical research\, biotechnology\, chemical and synthetic biolo gy. For his research efforts\, Dr. Denard recently received the NIH MIRA a ward (2022) and the NSF CAREER award (2023). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6171@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211851Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-how-to-engineer -a-consulting-career/ SUMMARY:EED Seminar: How to Engineer a Consulting Career DESCRIPTION:To be a consultant\, all you need is a client. To get more clie nts\, you need exposure. To build a consulting business\, you need a few m ore things. In this talk\, Dr. Meagan Pollock will share her career journe y from engineer to educator to entrepreneur. She’ll recommend fundamenta l strategies for getting a service-based consulting business off the groun d\, reveal tough lessons learned and promising practices\, overview her po rtfolio of services and resources\, and offer an inside look at the pros/c ons of self-employment. Whether you are curious about how to consult on th e side or dream of being your own boss\, this talk offers a transparent gl impse at one woman’s ongoing attempt at engineering a joyful life doing meaningful work through a consulting career. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6175@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210322Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-synthetic-apert ure-sonar-sas-applications-and-signal-processing/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: "Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) Applications and Signa l Processing" DESCRIPTION:Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) is an imaging sonar primarily de veloped to provide high resolution imagery at ranges longer than practical with real aperture side-looking sonar systems. These systems operate at l ower frequencies when compared to real aperture systems which results in w ider bandwidths and beamwidths. The wideband/widebeam nature of these syst ems enable capabilities far beyond the original imaging modalities that th e systems were developed for. This talk will provide an overview of applic ations for SAS data where vehicle motion\, environmental parameters\, volu metric imaging\, and other acoustic phenomena are measured. The talk will include example imagery and demonstrations of SAS technology. The research and development process for SAS sensors and research opportunities involv ing sonar and underwater acoustics in the Navy will also be discussed. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6189@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210348Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-synthetic-apert ure-sonar-sas-applications-and-signal-processing-2/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar- Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) Applications and Signal Processing DESCRIPTION:Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) Applications and Signal Processi ng\nThursday\, November 21\, 2023\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A-303\nJim P rater\, Ph.D\nSenior Scientist\nNaval Surface Warfare Center Panama City\n Abstract\nSynthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) is an imaging sonar primarily dev eloped to provide high resolution imagery at ranges longer than practical with real aperture side-looking sonar systems. These systems operate at lo wer frequencies when compared to real aperture systems which results in wi der bandwidths and beamwidths. The wideband/widebeam nature of these syste ms enable capabilities far beyond the original imaging modalities that the systems were developed for. This talk will provide an overview of applica tions for SAS data where vehicle motion\, environmental parameters\, volum etric imaging\, and other acoustic phenomena are measured. The talk will i nclude example imagery and demonstrations of SAS technology. The research and development process for SAS sensors and research opportunities involvi ng sonar and underwater acoustics in the Navy will also be discussed.\nBio graphy\nDr. Prater received a Ph.D. in Chemical Oceanography from Florida State University in 2005 where he studied stable isotope tracers in natura l systems in support of parameterizing global climate models. He went on t o work for multiple defense contractors providing analytical support to ch aracterize the performance of sonars. Through this work\, he began working with synthetic aperture sonars and transitioned to working for the US Nav y in sonar signal processing in 2008. In 2014 he was awarded the Departmen t of the Navy Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Yea r for the development of enhanced motion estimation\, compensation\, seafl oor bathymetry and high resolution image generation techniques to facilita te the transition of SAS technology to fielded NAVY systems. He continues to work on research for the Office of Naval Research to continually improv e SAS signal processing and to develop new data modalities to further expl oit these data rich sensors.\nMAE Faculty Host: Jane Shin CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6213@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184338Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-congrong-yu/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Congrong Yu DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nCongrong Yu\nTitle:\nDissolved oxygen dynamics in the deep hypolimnion of Lake Geneva during an exceptionally cold\nBio:\nDr. Y u is a former Ph.D student at University of Florida\, he is now an Associa te professor in Hohai University in China\, and visiting scholar in École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)\, Switzerland. His research i nterests include hydrology and water quality. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6225@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231122T110000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nuclear-engineering-program -director-search-committee-meeting/ SUMMARY:Nuclear Engineering Program Director Search Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to attend. If you have any questions\, please e mail the Rhines Hall front office. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 157\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, Flo rida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rh ines Hall Room 157:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6223@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T100000 DTSTAMP:20231120T143335Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-engineered-crispr-cas-s ystems-as-next-generation-diagnostics-gene-editing-tools/ SUMMARY:CHE: Engineered CRISPR/Cas systems as next generation diagnostics & amp\; gene editing tools DESCRIPTION:Title: Engineered CRISPR/Cas systems as next generation diagnos tics &\; gene editing tools\nAbstract: Type V and VI CRISPR/Cas systems have emerged as promising cutting-edge diagnostic tools for nucleic acid detection. Nevertheless\, the challenge of low target concentrations neces sitates pre-amplification\, which constrains their practical use in point- of-care (POC) settings. Our lab has explored multiple strategies to create a platform for detecting nucleic acids that is as quick and simple as rap id antigen tests but has an accuracy of a qPCR test.\nFirstly\, in pursuit of a unified testing method that combines RT-LAMP and CRISPR at a single operating temperature\, we delved into various thermophilic Cas12b ortholo gs. This exploration led to the discovery of BrCas12b\, which possessed ex ceptional thermostability and enabled the development of a one-pot assay k nown as SPADE. SPADE successfully identified 5 major SARS-CoV-2 variants a t temperatures between 60-62°C. Secondly\, employing a combination of str uctural design and machine learning techniques\, we engineered BrCas12b to further enhance its thermophilicity\, resulting in the creation of a robu st one-pot assay named SPLENDID. The SPLENDID effectively operates within the desirable temperature range of 65-67°C and demonstrates remarkable ac curacy in detecting HCV genotype 1 and SARS-CoV-2 RNA clinically.\nThirdly \, our research unveiled various CRISPR/Cas12a orthologs capable of partia lly recognizing native RNAs. This discovery paved the way for the developm ent of SAHARA\, a split activator system designed for target RNA detection using CRISPR/Cas12a without the need for reverse transcription. SAHARA re presents an amplification-free and reverse-transcription-free one-pot dete ction technology for the direct analysis of RNAs. Furthermore\, our labora tory has been actively investigating methods to develop PAM-less approache s for detecting nucleic acids and single-point mismatches without constrai nts. These groundbreaking advancements hold the potential to revolutionize the next generation of diagnostic tools\, effectively addressing the pres sing need for rapid\, accurate\, and accessible point-of-care tests for in fectious diseases.\nBio: Dr. Jain received a bachelor’s in pharmacy from India\, followed by an interdisciplinary Ph.D. at the University of Misso uri-Kansas City\, where he pioneered light-responsive biochemical tools. S ubsequently\, as a postdoc at MIT in Prof. Sangeeta Bhatia’s lab\, Dr. J ain continued to develop light-responsive nanosensors and gene-editing tec hnologies. As a Shah Rising Star Professor at UF\, Dr. Jain’s team is de veloping next-generation diagnostics and genome-editing technologies. His work is routinely published in high-impact journals and has been highlight ed by over 10\,000 news websites including a TEDx talk. He has over 30 pen ding or issued patents and co-founded multiple startups. His research ende avors have been generously funded\, with his projects securing 12 grants i ncluding from NIH\, CDC\, and USDA\, raising substantial funding of up to ~$15 million. Dr. Jain has been honored with the Shah Rising Star Professo rship\, the UF Provost Excellence Award for Assistant Professors\, and the MIRA-ESI award (R35) by the NIH-NIGMS. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6215@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184338Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-pierre-martre/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Pierre Martre DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Pierre Martre\nTitle:\nCrop2ML: a framework for c rop model component exchange and reuse\nBio:\nDr. Pierre Martre is an ecop hysiologist and crop modeler at INRA Montpellier (France). His research fo cuses on cereal adaptation to climate change. His group develops and integ rates a combination of ecophysiological\, phenomics\, and modeling approac hes to predict the responses of genotypes to heat and drought scenarios an d identify traits that can be used by breeders and integrated in genomic p rediction pipelines. He is the director of the INRAE – Institut Agro Mon tpellier Joint Research Unit LEPSE\, co-leader of the AgMIP-Wheat team and a PI of the French Institute on Digital Agriculture #DigitAg. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6205@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-engineering-pla nt-based-foods-and-sustainable-formulations/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Engineering Plant-based Foods and Sustainable Formula tions" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nWe are fascinated by the complex fluid beauty and the challenges underlying the design and use of plant-based foods and sustain able formulations\, including paints and coatings\, fibers\, cosmetic crea ms\, nail lacquers\, and personal care products like hand soaps\, shampoos \, and conditioners. The need to provide food and better living to the exp loding world population promises to exacerbate climate change due to the h igh carbon cost per calorie and non-biodegradable products. Plant-based fo ods and formulations offer promising alternatives\; however\, their suitab ility as sustainable substitutes will require emulating properties\, proce ssing\, and functionalities of the animal- and fossil-fuel-based products. \n\nFlow behavior\, stringiness\, spinnability\, and printability of formu lations are often assessed qualitatively by dripping from a nozzle or a la dle or by stretching a liquid bridge between two surfaces (thumb and foref inger or between parallel plates). The handy tests examining the pinching time of a columnar neck undergoing spontaneous capillarity-driven pinching and extensional flows correlate better with stringiness and dispensing be havior than shear rheology characterized using torsional rheometers. Howev er\, well-documented challenges arise for the quantitative characterizatio n of extensional rheology response\, leaving unanswered questions about th e influence of macromolecular properties on rheology\, processing\, and se nsory perception\, thus hampering the search for sustainable alternatives. \n\nHere\, we show that the dripping-onto-substrate (DoS) rheometry protoc ols we developed enable the characterization of extensional rheology of th e polymer solutions and multicomponent formulations. We investigate the in fluence of polysaccharide thickeners on the rheology and fizzics of plant- based milk emulsions\, real and vegan mayo\, and model paints and cosmetic s. We find that the pursuit of practically motivated problems concerning r heology\, shelf-life\, and consumer perception of sustainable formulations involves fundamental problems in soft matter physics and fluid mechanics. We probe the influence of ingredient-specific interactions and dynamics b y elucidating the impact of significant stretching\, unraveling\, and orie ntation of polymers and proteins (or drop/bubble deformation and breakup) in response to nonlinear extensional flows. A deeper understanding of pinc hing dynamics and the governing mechanical quantities compels exploration and advances into the physics and mathematics of self-similarity\, finite- time singularity\, coalescence and spreading kinetics\, stretched polymer physics\, and scaling or dimensional analysis.\nBio\nVivek Sharma\, Ph.D.\ nAssociate Professor\, Chemical Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois Chicag o\nDr. Vivek Sharma is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). His Soft Matter ODES-lab (optics \, dynamics\, elasticity\, and self-assembly laboratory) develops distinct ive experiments and theories to analyze interfacial and nonlinear flows\, colloidal and surface forces\, optics\, shear and extensional rheology\, a nd the processability of industrial and biological soft matter. His resear ch program exploits and advances surfactant\, proteins\, &\; polymer ph ysics\, fizzics (the science of drops\, bubbles\, jets\, foams\, and emuls ions)\, and fluid mechanics to facilitate macromolecular engineering of fo rmulations\, including coatings\, fibers\, cosmetics\, and plant-based foo ds. Vivek also publishes as a poet\, an essayist\, and a translator.\n\nVi vek received a B. Tech (Textile) from IIT Delhi and an M. S. (Polymer Scie nce\, 2003) from the University of Akron. He obtained his M. S. (Chemical Engineering\, 2006) and Ph. D. (Polymers/MSE\, 2008) from Georgia Tech. Fo llowing post-doctoral research in Mechanical Engineering at MIT\, he estab lished ODES-lab at UIC in November 2012. Vivek was selected as the Disting uished Young Rheologist by TA Instruments in 2015 and won the 3M Non-Tenur ed Faculty Award in 2019. At UIC\, he received the College of Engineering (COE) Teaching Award in 2017 &\; 2023 and the COE Advising Award in 20 22. Vivek is the winner of the 2023 John H. Dillon Medal awarded by the A merican Physical Society. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6073@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231129T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231129T123500 DTSTAMP:20230926T124428Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-non-floodplain-w etlands-and-headwater-streams-advances-in-watershed-science/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Non-floodplain wetlands and headwater streams: advances in watershed science DESCRIPTION:Charles Lane\, Research Ecologist\, U.S. Environmental Protecti on Agency CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6163@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T145500 DTSTAMP:20231030T150841Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-the-future-is-no w-the-intersection-of-robotics-cybersecurity-ai-and-advanced-nuclear/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "The Future is Now: The Intersection of Robotics\, Cybe rsecurity\, AI\, and Advanced Nuclear" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAs nuclear energy expands its capacity and operationa l scope to meet evolving energy needs and combat climate change\, it is es sential to reduce operation and maintenance costs to maintain economic via bility. While robots have been used in the past for reducing costs through applications such as surveys\, their potential in nuclear power plant ope rations has been under-explored thus far.\n\nIn this seminar\, I will disc uss our research integrating machine learning and robotics to develop adva nced online monitoring and diagnosis systems that improve operational effi ciency and reactor economics. This approach allows for an increase in sens ing scope\, a reduction in human labor\, and decreased human exposure to h azardous conditions. By using robots as a new\, versatile and mobile sensi ng platform\, this research improves the overall accuracy and effectivenes s in identifying and resolving issues within the plant.\n\nAdditionally\, I will highlight our research on nuclear cybersecurity\, which addresses p ressing challenges in enabling a digital future for the nuclear industry. Join us for an informative discussion on how advanced technology and resea rch are shaping the future of nuclear energy.\nBio\nFan Zhang\, Ph.D.\nAss istant Professor\, Mechanical Engineering\nGeorgia Institute of Technology \nDr. Fan Zhang is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at th e Georgia Institute of Technology. She directs the Intelligence for Advanc e Nuclear (iFAN) lab in developing research that uses machine learning and AI to optimize nuclear power plant operations and enhance cybersecurity. Dr. Zhang is a Georgia Tech College of Engineering Cybersecurity Fellow. S he received her Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering and an M.S. degree in Statist ics from the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, in 2019. She is the rec ipient of the 2021 Ted Quinn Early Career Award from the American Nuclear Society for her contributions in the fields of instrumentation &\; cont rol and cybersecurity. In 2022\, she was awarded the inaugural Distinguish ed Early Career Award from the U.S. DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. She has also been selected to the Class of 2023 Volunteer 40 Under 40 for her prof essional achievements and broad research impact. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6203@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T140000 DTSTAMP:20231113T152321Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/safe-human-robot-interactio n-in-construction/ SUMMARY:Safe Human-Robot Interaction in Construction DESCRIPTION:In an era marked by the rapid integration of robotics and autom ation into the construction industry\, the paramount concern is ensuring t he safety of human-robot interaction. As these cutting-edge technologies f ind their place alongside human workers on construction sites\, there is a n urgent need to prioritize safety above all else.\nThis webinar brings to gether a diverse group of experts to facilitate a dynamic exchange of insi ghts and recommendations to foster safe and productive human-robot coexist ence within construction work environments. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cOO3xmOfsKEOSQS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6227@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211424Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-yiyu-shi/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Yiyu Shi DESCRIPTION:Dr. Yiyu Shi is currently a professor in the Department of Comp uter Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame\, the site di rector of the National Science Foundation I/UCRC Alternative and Sustainab le Intelligent Computing\, and the director of the Sustainable Computing L ab (SCL). He presents “On-Device AI to Better Mobile and Implantable Dev ices in Healthcare” Friday\, Dec. 1 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ More ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6229@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231204T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231204T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series-7/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:“So what does sleep have to do with joint pain anyway?” - D r. Heidi Kloefkorn\, Oregon State University\nhttps://www.bme.ufl.edu/even ts/heidi-kloefkorn-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6217@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231205T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231205T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184338Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d onald-coon/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Donald Coon DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDonald Coon\nTitle:\nRevisiting and Advancing the Mod ified Energy Cascade Model for Controlled Environment Agriculture Systems\ nBio:\nDonald Coon originally attended the University of Arizona for a Bac helors in Agriculture Technology Management and Education and a Profession al Science Masters through the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Ce nter there. His previous work experiences include systems management Walt Disney World "The Land" greenhouses\, researcher at the Plenty indoor farm ing R&\;D facility\, and lead horticulturist at an aquaponic greenhouse . Those experiences highlighted the need for crop models developed for CEA to aid in decision making\, resiliency responses\, and automated environm ental control. As such his current work aims to modernize and improve the Modified Energy Cascade to function as a tool capable of integration into farm management systems and accurately predicting yield of multiple crop g enotypes under ideal and adverse environmental conditions. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6235@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T140000 DTSTAMP:20231201T133812Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/introduction-to-altmetric-e xplorer-zoom-workshop/ SUMMARY:Introduction to Altmetric Explorer (Zoom workshop) DESCRIPTION:This is an online workshop via Zoom\n\nWorkshop Description:   Altmetric Explorer is Digital Science’s subscription database for sea rching\, analyzing and creating reports for Altmetric attention data.  At lmetric data includes mentions of scholarly research from sources such as news\, Twitter\, blogs\, Wikipedia\, and more. In addition\, it incorporat es a variety of ways to visualize results. Workshop demonstrations will fe ature UF research.\nIn this workshop\, participants will:\n\n Learn the di fferent types of Altmetric data\n Learn the best methods for searching Alt metric Explorer\n Be able to generate a basic Altmetric report\n\nPresente rs:  \n\n Tara Cataldo is the STEM Collections and Research Metrics Libra rian in the Marston Science Library. \n Terry Selfe is the Translational Research and Impact Librarian in Academic Research Consulting &\; Servi ces.    \n Suzanne Stapleton is the Agricultural Sciences &\; Digital Scholarship Librarian in the Marston Science Library.   \n\nQuestions?: Email the ARCS research metrics team at arcsmetrics@ad.ufl.edu\nRelated  LibGuide: Research Information Management Tools by Tara Cataldo - UF CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://libcal.uflib.ufl.edu/event/11195942 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6233@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T170000 DTSTAMP:20231201T205900Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cota-fall-2023-research-lig htning-round/ SUMMARY:COTA Fall 2023 Research Lightning Round DESCRIPTION:College of the Art's biannual research lightning talks\nHow bet ter to celebrate the close of the semester than a celebration of faculty  and student work? COTA faculty and students are invited to create lightni ng presentations to share a current or recent project or creative activit y to share. The presentations allow us to highlight and uplift the incredi ble work taking place in the college just as the semester closes out! Join us in supporting the faculty and students who conduct the research that h elps demonstrate the impact and diversity of research in the arts. \nPres enters \nAmanda Concha-Holmes – Center for Arts\, Migration and Entrepr eneurship - Evoking the Complexity of Black Lives in the South through Di gital Humanities and the Arts \nFrederick van Amstel – School of Art + Art History - Dancing Everyday Algorhythms in the Theater of the Techno- Oppressed \nMichelle Bellaver – School of Theater + Dance - Body Wisdo m\, Polyvagal Theory and the Neurodivergent Performance Artist \nTina Ta llon – School of Music - Words About Music: Exploring the Promises and Pitfalls of AI- Powered Text-to-Music Synthesis \nHien Phan – School of Art + Art History - Emphasizing Cross-Channel Communications and Debriefs in Community-Based Collaborations: Insights from an International Designe r\nCody Case – School of Music - "Drumming in the Breaks of Blocos Afr o: Bloco Afro Ilê Aiyê and Black Resistance in Salvador\, Brazil"\nJenn ifer Dasher – School of Theater + Dance - Made by Teams: A Circular The ory of Collaborative Teams  CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwocuGsqDwpE92Whm08jMxsfu9iL 2aFr713 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6159@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T150000 DTSTAMP:20231204T135649Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fall-2023-ohanian-lecture-s eries-harnessing-biological-partnerships-and-ecosystem-cultivation-to-enha nce-ecosystem-restoration/ SUMMARY:Fall 2023 Ohanian Lecture Series: Harnessing Biological Partnership s and Ecosystem Cultivation to Enhance Ecosystem Restoration DESCRIPTION:FALL 2023 OHANIAN LECTURE SERIES\nAbstract \nThe United Nation s has elevated ecosystem restoration as the primary strategy to help the h uman species meet its sustainability and climate adaptation goals. Most ec osystem restoration attempts\, however\, either fail or under perform. The ultimate test of ecological theory is whether what we have learned over t he past 100 years can help rebuild the world’s ecosystems. Multiple revi ews\, syntheses\, and meta-analyses reveal restoration studies focus on su ppressing negative effects\, rather than incorporating positive species in teractions.\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Silliman argues for a paradigm expansion in restoration ecology to include systematic inclusion of biological faci litation and partnerships – interactions that were fundamental for initi al ecosystem emergence. When positive species interactions are included in ecosystem restoration designs\, massive gains in success and resilience a re realized. For instance\, predators can promote landscape-level watershe d recovery\, mutualisms can increase seedling growth by 300%\, and animals can move tipping points in plant ecosystems. Failure to rapidly expand th e restoration paradigm will result in a grave opportunity loss\, with dele terious consequences for biodiversity and humans. Conversely\, if ecologis ts rapidly harness and apply the breadth of their theoretical and system-s pecific understanding to ecosystem restoration\, we can more rapidly culti vate ecosystems\, expand the coverage of ecosystems across Earth\, and hel p both people and nature adapt to and survive a rapidly changing ecosphere .\nBiography\nBrian Silliman is the Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Conservation Biology at Duke University. He holds both B.A. and M.S. degrees from the University of Virginia and completed his Ph.D. in Ec ology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University. Dr. Silliman was named a Distinguished Fulbright Chair with CSIRO (2019)\; an AAAS Fellow (2015) \; a Visiting Professor with the Royal Netherlands Society of Arts and Sci ences (2011)\; and David H. Smith Conservation Fellow with The Nature Cons ervancy (2004). He has received several awards\, including the Young Inves tigator Award from the American Society of Naturalists (2006)\, a Young In vestigator Grant Award from the Andrew Mellon Foundation (2007)\, and an N SF Career Award (2011). Dr. Silliman has published 25 book chapters\, over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles\, and co-edited five books. His teachi ng and research are focused on community ecology\, conservation and restor ation\, global change\, plant-animal interactions\, and evolution and ecol ogical consequences of cooperative behavior.\nReception to follow in room 2365 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union 2335\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on 2335:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6219@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184338Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-stefan-julich/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Stefan Julich DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nStefan Julich\nTitle:\nThe role of soils and soil phy sical properties in the hydrological cycle of landscapes\nBio:\nStefan Jul ich holds a PhD in Environmental Science and a Diploma in Physical Geograp hy. He completed his PhD in 2010 at the Justus-Liebig University in Giesse n\, Germany. After a two years PostDoc positition at the former CRP Henri Tudor in Luxembourg (now Luxembourg Institute for Science and Technology) he worked as a Senior Scientist at the TU Dresden until 2022. Since 2022 h e is a full Professor for Landscape Analysis at the University for Sustain able Development in Eberswalde\, Germany. He is researching on the role of soils and soil physical properties on the hydrological and biogeochemical cycles of landscapes in temperate and tropical regions. A focus of his re search lies on Soil Hydrology\, Forest Hydrology as well as modelling the impact of climate and land use change on the water resources of landscapes . A further interest is to combine in situ measurements of soil physical p roperties\, soil water and stream water quality with models to evaluate hy drological and biogeochemical cycles across spatial scales. He is collabor ating with colleagues from Europe\, Asia and Africa. He has authored and c o-authored numerous journal articles in the field of hydrological and soil sciences. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6299@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240109T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211424Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-dr-jie-xu/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Dr. Jie Xu DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jie Xu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Elect rical and Computer Engineering at the University of Miami. He presents “ Federated Learning via Indirect Communications” Tuesday\, Jan. 9 at 1:00 pm in LAR 234. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6301@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240109T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240109T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-introduction-to -seminar/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Introduction to Seminar DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nWelcome to the Spring 2024 semester and our first sem inar of the new year.\nBio\nMichael Tonks\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Associate C hair\nDepartment of Materials Science &\; Engineering\nUniversity of Fl orida\n\nDr. Michael Tonks obtained his Ph.D. in 2008 at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include computati onal materials science and mechanics\, coevolution of microstructure and p roperties\, materials in harsh environments\, mesoscale modeling and simul ation\, nuclear materials\, and numerical methods. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6297@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240111T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240111T130000 DTSTAMP:20240104T141732Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mark-finlayson-eminent-scho lar-chaired-associate-professor-of-computer-science-at-fiu/ SUMMARY:Mark Finlayson-Eminent Scholar Chaired Associate Professor of Compu ter Science at FIU DESCRIPTION:Narrative Natural Language Processing: Recent Advances and Futu re Prospects\nNarratives are ubiquitous: they are found in every society a nd culture and used by nearly every person every single day. Narratives fu ndamentally shape our world and our perceptions of it\, play a central rol e in the transmission of culture and the expression of implicit knowledge\ , and are one of the main ways we persuade others for good or for ill. Des pite these observations\, there remain many NLP tasks specific to narrativ e that have received relatively little attention\, as well as a variety of unanswered questions regarding how narrative works\, cognitively speaking . I present steps taken over the past ten years by researchers in my Cogni tion\, Narrative\, and Culture (Cognac) Laboratory to drive forward our un derstanding of narrative\, both from a computational and cognitive point o f view. First\, I describe work on narrative event detection seeking to re veal event hierarchies\, foreground/background status\, and “key plot po ints”. Second\, work on events leads naturally to a new\, exact\, and pr ovably complete solution to timeline extraction\, which is supporting new work on duration estimation and narrative level extraction. Third\, I revi ew our work on animacy and character analysis\, which is leading to very i nteresting tests\, at scale\, of long-held linguistic assumptions. Fourth\ , I discuss several in-progress efforts\, including detection of narrative motifs and the categorization and resolution of narrative reference. Fina lly\, I show how all these advances support a vision of extracting higher- level structure from narratives\, including common plot pieces\, morals\, and themes. Along the way\, I point out various applications (to\, e.g.\, argument analysis and mis-/dis-information detection) as well as next step s that I plan to explore in the context of currently popular Large Languag e Models. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 7200\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6305@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240111T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240111T145500 DTSTAMP:20240108T213242Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-intro-to-ne-semi nar/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Intro to NE Seminar" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nWelcome to the Spring 2024 semester and the first NE seminar of the new year.\nBio\nAndreas Enqvist\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professo r\, NE Program Director\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Andreas Enqvist recei ved his Ph.D. at Chalmers\, University of Technology\, Sweden. His researc h interests include Nuclear safeguards\, detection statistics of radiatio n from fissile materials\, and the physics behind particle-detector intera ctions. Also\, neutron physics &\; detectors\, neutron noise signals an d radiation signal analysis CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6343@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240116T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240116T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205919Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-instructional-faculty-s earch-meeting/ SUMMARY:MSE Instructional Faculty Search Meeting DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 157\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, Flo rida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rh ines Hall Room 157:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6247@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240116T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211424Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-junyu-liu/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Junyu Liu DESCRIPTION:Dr. Junyu Liu is a quantum scientist affiliated with the Univer sity of Chicago and IBM. He presents “Quantum AI: From near-term to faul t-tolerance” Tuesday\, Jan. 16 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6251@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240116T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240116T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205920Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-functional-nano porous-materials-from-advances-in-energy-storage-to-nanostructured-multife rroics/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Fueling the Future: Universities' Vital Role in Advanc ing Nuclear Reactor Technology DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nIn recent years\, interest in advanced reactor design s (e.g.\, TerraPower's 345 MWe Natrium reactor and Oklo's 1.5 MWe microrea ctor) has soared. Their success hinges on understanding and predicting fue l behavior\, which is vital for securing NRC approval. Fuel qualification is complex and involves collaboration between DOE labs\, industry\, and re gulators\, but what about universities?\n\nThis presentation explores the contribution universities make to fuel qualification efforts and on-campus nuclear fuels research conducted at the University of Florida. We'll delv e into metallic fuel behavior\, compare it with oxide fuels\, identify sci entific gaps\, establish microstructure-property relationships\, and discu ss ways to link experimental data with modeling. We'll also showcase recen t research by the MANATEE group and outline pathways for expediting fuel q ualification efforts.\nBio\nAssel Aitkaliyeva\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor \nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Assel Aitkaliyeva is an Associate Professor o f Nuclear Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at the Univers ity of Florida (UF)\, where she leads the Materials for Nuclear Advancemen t and Technology in Extreme Environments (MANATEE) research group. Her res earch concentrates on mechanistic understanding of material degradation me chanisms and spans nuclear fuels\, advanced high-performance materials\, a nd nuclear forensics. Prior to joining UF in Spring 2017\, she was a staff scientist at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Dr. Aitkaliyeva received he r PhD in Materials Science &\; Engineering and MS in Nuclear Engineerin g at Texas A&\;M University. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6347@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210348Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-engineering-des ign-innovation-in-the-data-era/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Engineering Design Innovation in the Data Era DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar\nCo-Sponsor\nUF Space Mission Institute\nTitle\nEng ineering Design Innovation in the Data Era\nSpeaker\nVigor Yang\, Regents Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering\ , Georgia Institute of Technology\nAbstract\nDesign is a strategic approac h with an executable plan for achieving specific objectives. Design innova tion empowers leaders to develop new solutions\, add values\, and envision new possibilities. At the highest level\, design drives and inspires the advance of science and technology.\nThis lecture addresses data-enabled de sign of complex systems. Integration of data science with engineering scie nce will allow architectures in which fully integrated modeling and simula tions\, data analytics\, systems engineering\, and design methodology can be exploited for the purposes of scientific discovery and the advancement of technology in complex systems. As a specific example\, a new approach t o the combustion dynamics in propulsion engines is discussed. The effort i nvolves design of experiments\, high-fidelity simulation and experiment\, reduced-order modeling\, uncertainty quantification\, machine learning\, a nd testing and certification. The developed paradigm enables efficient sur veys of the design space and identification of the key design attributes t hat dictate the system behavior. The unified approach starts with high fid elity modeling and simulations of combustion dynamics in engines using lar ge-eddy-simulation techniques. Reduced-basis models and emulation then lev erage the established database for physics-based data assimilation. Stocha stic-based extraction of physics from complex flowfields provides faithful and interpretable representations of the underlying mechanisms. Feature e xtraction techniques are incorporated into a spatio-temporal surrogate mod el built on machine-learning techniques such as Gaussian process (GP) regr ession. Combined with statistical methodologies and control theories\, the se techniques are integrated to allow for efficient design optimization an d uncertainty quantification. Finally\, a system-level model is developed for effective assessment of system behaviors.\nThis example is specific to a propulsion engine problem\, but the general approach can be taken as a model. Other complex systems\, such as aero vehicles\, could be addressed following a similar paradigm. A big obstacle is the relative insularity of academic and research fields\, as well as the divide between engineers/sc ientists with domain expertise and data science. Looking forward\, a huge opportunity exists for the community in bringing together researchers in t he engineering\, data science\, and computer modeling areas to collaborati vely develop large-scale design systems\nBiography\nVigor Yang is Professo r of Aerospace Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering at the G eorgia Institute of Technology. He was the William R. T. Oakes Professor a nd Chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Aerospace Engineering for a decade (2009-2018). He has published 10 comprehensive volumes and numerous techni cal papers on combustion\, propulsion\, energetics\, and data science. He was the recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautic s (AIAA) Air-Breathing Propulsion Award (2005)\, the Pendray Aerospace Lit erature Award (2008)\, the Propellants and Combustion Award (2009)\, and t he von Kármán Lectureship in Astronautics Award (2016). He was awarded t he Worcester Reed Warner Medal (2014) by the American Society of Mechanica l Engineers (ASME)\, and the Lifetime Achievement Award (2014) by the Join t U.S. Army\, Navy\, NASA\, and Air Force (JANNAF) Interagency Propulsion Committee. He also received the Statistics in Physical Engineering Science s Award (2019) from the American Statistical Association (JSA).\nDr. Yang was the editor-in-chief of the AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power (2001- 2009) and the JANNAF Journal of Propulsion and Energetics (2009-2012). He is currently an editor of the Aerospace Book Series of the Cambridge Unive rsity Press (2010-). A member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering\ , an Academician of Academia Sinica\, and a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Indian National Academy of Engineering\, Dr . Yang is a fellow of the AIAA\, ASME\, Royal Aeronautical Society\, and C ombustion Institute. He was a vice president and a member of the executive committee of the AIAA (2012-2015).\nMAE Faculty Host\nJacob Chung CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6253@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T145500 DTSTAMP:20240103T151641Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-human-spacefligh t-driven-innovations-in-radiation-protection/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Human Spaceflight-Driven Innovations in Radiation Prote ction DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAstronauts are exposed to many stressors during space flight\, including reduced gravity\, isolation and confinement\, and eleva ted radiation levels. In contrast with the terrestrial radiation environme nt\, the space radiation environment is dominated by highly charged\, high -energy heavy ions that interact with matter to produce penetrating second ary and higher-order fields\, challenging traditional shielding techniques . The unique nature of the space radiation environment\, astronaut perform ance requirements\, and the lasting duty to protect astronauts from missio n-related harm require a space-specific radiation protection paradigm that innovates on Earth-based radiation protection practices.\n\nIn this talk\ , I will discuss my experience working in space radiation protection\, inc luding radiation transport simulation and computational dosimetry\, space radiation detection and monitoring\, and radiation epidemiology. I will al so discuss the ethical underpinnings of limiting space radiation exposure in the context of challenging limits based on age- and sex-specific risks. Finally\, I will describe my perspectives on the future of space radiatio n protection and how these activities will impact terrestrial radiation pr otection in the years to come.\nBio\nAmir A. Bahadori\nAssociate Professor \nKansas State University\nDr. Amir A. Bahadori is an associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kans as State University. Bahadori is a Steve Hsu Keystone Research Faculty Sch olar and holds the Hal and Mary Siegele Professorship in Engineering. He e arned BS degrees in mechanical engineering with nuclear engineering option and mathematics from Kansas State University in 2008\, an MS in nuclear e ngineering sciences in 2010 from the University of Florida\, and a PhD in biomedical engineering in 2012 from the University of Florida. Bahadori wa s employed at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center from 2010 to 2015\, with work focused on astronaut radiation risk projection and assessment\, space radiation dosimetry using active pixel detectors\, and space radiati on transport using deterministic and Monte Carlo-based codes. He returned to Kansas State University as an assistant professor in 2015 and was promo ted to associate professor with tenure in 2021\, where he teaches courses in nuclear/radiological engineering and conducts research with focus areas in radiation protection\, radiation transport applications\, and semicond uctor detector modeling and simulation. Bahadori has been certified in the comprehensive practice of health physics by the American Board of Health Physics since 2015. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6309@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240119T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240119T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-systems-health- monitoring-and-management-dr-kwok-tsui-virginia-tech/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Systems Health Monitoring and Management\, Dr. Kwok Ts ui\, Virginia Tech DESCRIPTION:Due to the advancement of sensor technologies\, data collection devices\, and data analytics methods\, the field of systems health monito ring and management have been evolved in the past with different names und er different application domains\, including statistical process control a nd monitoring (SPCM)\, healthcare and public health surveillance\, prognos tics and health management (PHM)\, engineering asset management (EAM)\, pe rsonalized medicine\, etc. There are tremendous opportunities in interdisc iplinary research on system monitoring through integration of process moni toring\, system informatics\, data analytics\, PHM\, and personalized heal th management\, etc. In this talk we will present our views and experience s in the evolution of systems health monitoring and management\, its chall enges and opportunities\, as well as its applications in machine systems h ealth management and human systems health management. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 406\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 326 11\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Room 406:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6357@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240119T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210800Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-colloquium-speaker-tal k-series-dr-vipin-kumar/ SUMMARY:CISE Colloquium Speaker Talk Series: Dr. Vipin Kumar DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/anandrajan\nBio: Vipin Kumar is a Regents Professor and holds William Norris Chair in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His rese arch spans data mining\, high-performance computing\, and their applicatio ns in Climate/Ecosystems and health care. He also served as the Director o f Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) from 1998 to 20 05. He has authored over 400 research articles\, and co-edited or coauthor ed 11 books including two widely used textbooks ``Introduction to Parallel Computing"\, "Introduction to Data Mining"\, and a recently edited collec tion\, “Knowledge Guided Machine Learning”. Kumar's current major rese arch focus is on knowledge-guided machine learning and its applications to understanding the impact of human-induced changes on the Earth and its en vironment. Kumar’s research on this topic is funded by NSF’s AI Instit itues\, BIGDATA\, INFEWS\, STC\, GCR\, and HDR programs\, as well as ARPA- E\, DARPA\, and USGS. He has recently finished serving as the Lead PI of a 5-year\, $10 Million project\,"Understanding Climate Change - A Data Driv en Approach"\, funded by the NSF's Expeditions in Computing program. Kumar is a Fellow of the AAAI\, ACM\, IEEE\, AAAS\, and SIAM. Kumar's foundatio nal research in data mining and high-performance computing has been honore d by the ACM SIGKDD 2012 Innovation Award\, which is the highest award for technical excellence in the field of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD)\, the 2016 IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award\, one of IEEE Computer Society's highest awards in high performance computing\, and Tes t-of-time award from 2021 Supercomputing conference (SC21).\nTitle: Knowle dge-Guided Machine Learning: A New Framework for Accelerating Scientific D iscoveryand Addressing Global Environmental Challenges\nAbstract: Process- based models of dynamical systems are often used to study engineering and environmental systems. Despite their extensive use\, these models have sev eral well-known limitations due to incomplete or inaccurate representation s of the physical processes being modeled. There is a tremendous opportuni ty to systematically advance modeling in these domains by using state of t he art machine learning (ML) methods that have already revolutionized comp uter vision and language translation. However\, capturing this opportunity is contingent on a paradigm shift in data-intensive scientific discovery since the “black box” use of ML often leads to serious false discoveri es in scientific applications. Because the hypothesis space of scientific applications is often complex and exponentially large\, an uninformed data -driven search can easily select a highly complex model that is neither ge neralizable nor physically interpretable\, resulting in the discovery of s purious relationships\, predictors\, and patterns. This problem becomes wo rse when there is a scarcity of labeled samples\, which is quite common in science and engineering domains. This talk makes the case that in real-wo rld systems that are governed by physical processes\, there is an opportun ity to take advantage of fundamental physical principles to inform the sea rch of a physically meaningful and accurate ML model. While this talk will illustrate the potential of the knowledge-guided machine learning (KGML) paradigm in the context of environmental problems (e.g.\, Ecology\, Hydrol ogy\, Agronomy)\, the paradigm has the potential to greatly advance the pa ce of discovery in a diverse set of discipline where mechanistic models ar e used\, e.g.\, weather forecasting\, and pandemic management. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6361@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-cancer-engineer ing-quick-talks/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Cancer Engineering Quick Talks DESCRIPTION:Rhonda Bacher\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Bio statistics\, University of Florida\n“Interpretable models for uncovering dynamic biological signals in single-cell RNA-seq data”\nElias Sayour\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Departments of Neurosurgery and Pedi atrics\, University of Florida\n“RNA lipid particle aggregates as vaccin es and immunomodulators”\nXin Tang\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Depar tment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\, University of Florida\n"Al l-optical Mechanobiology and Electrophysiology" CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6367@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182708Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-big-data-and-di gitization-how-process-systems-engineering-can-contribute/ SUMMARY:ChE SEMINAR: Big Data and Digitization: How Process Systems Enginee ring can contribute DESCRIPTION:Title: Big Data and Digitization: How Process Systems Engineeri ng can contribute\nBiosketch:\nMarianthi Ierapetritou is the Bob and Jane Gore Centennial Chair Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolec ular Engineering at University of Delaware. Prior to that she has been a D istinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engin eering at Rutgers University. During the last year at Rutgers University\, she led the efforts of the university advancing the careers in STEM for w omen at Rutgers as an Associate Vice President of the University.\nDr. Ier apetritou’s research focuses on the following areas: 1) process operatio ns\; (2) design and synthesis of flexible production systems with emphasis on pharmaceutical manufacturing\; 3) energy and sustainability process mo deling and operations\; and 4) modeling of biopharmaceutical production. H er research is supported by several federal (FDA\, NIH\, NSF\, ONR\, NASA\ , DOE) and industrial (BMS\, J&\;J\, GSK\, PSE\, Bosch\, Eli Lilly) gra nts.\nAmong her accomplishments are the 2022 AICHE Excellence in Process D evelopment Research Award\, the appointment as the Gore Centennial Chair P rofessor in 2019\, the promotion to distinguished professor at Rutgers Uni versity in 2017\, the 2016 Computing and Systems Technology (CAST) divisio n Award in Computing in Chemical Engineering which is the highest distinct ion in the Systems area of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (A IChE)\, the Award of Division of Particulate Preparations and Design (PPD) of The Society of Powder Technology\, Japan\; the Outstanding Faculty Awa rd at Rutgers\; the Rutgers Board of Trustees Research Award for Scholarly Excellence\; and the prestigious NSF CAREER award. She has served as a Co nsultant to the FDA under the Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Scienc e and Clinical Pharmacology\, elected as a fellow of AICHE and as a Direct or in the board of AIChE. She has more than 290 publications and has been an invited speaker to numerous national and international conferences.\nDr . Ierapetritou obtained her BS from The National Technical University in A thens\, Greece\, her PhD from Imperial College (London\, UK) in 1995 and s ubsequently completed her post-doctoral research at Princeton University ( Princeton\, NJ).\nAbstract\nManufacturing industry is quickly adapting too ls and methodologies driven by digitization transformation. Data explosion \, machine learning\, and artificial intelligence are enablers to this rev olution.\nProcess Systems Engineering (PSE) community needs to adapt the m ethodologies to fully leverage the additional resources for accurate repre sentation of processes and detailed analyses. The approaches can facilitat e process development\, system analysis\, and optimization\, supporting go als in areas like sustainability\, circular economy\, and public health.\n Process modeling continues to be an essential tool in PSE\, serving to dep ict complex physical processes and their interconnections. Integrating inf ormation across diverse scales poses challenges\, as does determining the level of data inclusion. To acquire comprehensive process understanding\, efficient tools such as sensitivity analysis\, feasibility analysis\, life cycle assessment (LCA)\, and technoeconomic analysis (TEA) can be applied for analysis with data from experiments\, pilot plants\, databases\, and/ or models.\nUsing the developed models\, optimization can be performed to identify optimal conditions of the most important variables identified usi ng sensitivity analysis\, while satisfying important operability and produ ct quality constraints. Such in silico optimization results can provide in sights to the experimental work\, but as model complexity increases\, the optimization task becomes computationally demanding. When implementing the se tools\, addressing data uncertainty emerges as a crucial concern. Emplo ying uncertainty quantification (UQ) approaches becomes essential to tackl e this issue.\nIn this talk\, we will discuss our group’s work towards d eveloping these tools and highlight their application in pharmaceutical ad vanced manufacturing and towards sustainable chemical production. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6355@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210800Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-xiao-fu/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Xiao Fu DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99350698347#success\nBio: Xiao Fu has been with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienc e\, Oregon State University since 2017\, where he is currently an Associat e Professor. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering from T he Chinese University of Hong Kong\, in 2014. He was a Postdoctoral Associ ate with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Universit y of Minnesota - Twin Cities\, from 2014 to 2017. His research interests i nclude the broad area of machine learning and signal processing\, especial ly theory and algorithms.Dr. Fu received the Best Student Paper Award at I CASSP 2014\, the 2022 IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) Best Paper Awar d\, and the 2022 IEEE SPS Donald G. Fink Overview Paper Award. He also rec eived the Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award at University of Minnesot a in 2016\, the Engelbrecht Early Career Faculty Award from the College of Engineering at Oregon State University in 2023\, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2022. Since 2023\, he has been the Chair of the IEEE SPS Oregon Chapter. He is currently an Associate Editor of IE EE Transactions on Signal Processing. He was a tutorial speaker at ICASSP 2017 and SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra 2021.\nTitle: Towards Provable Multimodal Learning: A Model Identification Perspective\nAbstract: 2023 wa s “the year of AI”\, highlighted by the release of numerous AI models with remarkable capabilities. Multimodal learning is at the forefront of A I advancements\, with state-of-the-art models like GPT-4 and Gemini emphas izing multimodal functionalities as their defining features. Despite its i mportance\, many aspects of multimodal learning\, and AI developments in g eneral\, still lack a concrete and comprehensive understanding---which is essential for building resilient and trustworthy systems. Our research foc uses on the understanding of AI/ML systems to drive theory-backed advancem ents. From this perspective\, this presentation revisits a core component of multimodal learning—Unsupervised Domain Translation (UDT).Many UDT sy stems\, such as CycleGAN\, use Distribution Matching (DM) modules\, which often fail in content-aligned translations due to measure-preserving autom orphism (MPA). Existing remedies fall short of guaranteed performance. In my talk\, I will introduce a model identification perspective for UDT\, ov ercoming the MPA issues and ensuring identifiability of the desired transl ation functions. This is the first proven identification result in UDT und er CycleGAN’s settings\, to our knowledge. We have also broadened these concepts\, providing solutions for various translation challenges\, enabli ng provable content-style disentanglement\, and offering more versatile cr oss-domain data generation. These advancements promise significant theoret ically supported enhancements for UDT applications\, particularly in data- limited fields such as medicine and biology. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6315@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211423Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-rickard-ewetz/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Rickard Ewetz DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rickard Ewetz is an Associate Professor in the Electrical a nd Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the University of Central Flor ida. He presents “Towards Efficient and Artificial General Intelligence using In-Memory Computing” Tuesday\, Jan. 23 at 1:00pm in LAR 234. [ Abs tract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6317@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184338Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-hiba-baroud/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Hiba Baroud DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Hiba Baroud\nTitle:\nA data-driven approach to as sess the impact of climate change on the agriculture sector in Jordan\nBio :\nDr. Hiba Baroud is an associate professor and the associate chair in th e Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt Universi ty. She holds secondary appointments in Computer Science and Earth and Env ironmental Science. Her research is interdisciplinary in data analytics an d risk analysis with applications to disaster management and climate adapt ation. Her work particularly focuses on network interdependencies across i nfrastructure\, social\, and environmental systems. Hiba is the co-chair o f the Risk and Resilience Measurements Committee of the Infrastructure Res ilience Division in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She se rves on the editorial board of the ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems and as Associate Editor of the ASCE Natural Hazards Review. Hiba is the re cipient of the Global Voices Fellowship\, the National Science Foundation Early CAREER award\, 2022 National Academy of Sciences Arab-American Front iers Fellowship. Recently\, she was selected as a member of the Global You ng Academy and named a Fellow of the International Science Council in 2024 . CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6307@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205920Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-radiation-resis tance-and-mechanical-response-of-materials-in-extreme-environments/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Radiation Resistance and Mechanical Response of Mater ials in Extreme Environments" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe development of energy-efficient and safe technolo gies for energy production\, transportation\, and defense poses ever-incre asing demands on materials stability in harsh environments. Ceramics are a ttractive in this regard because of their high-temperature stability\, goo d corrosion and radiation resistance\, and excellent mechanical strength.\ n\nThis talk will be focused on fundamental issues related to the stabilit y of ceramics and intermetallics in extreme environments. First\, I will d iscuss the role interfaces play in response to radiation and corrosion. I will demonstrate that in ceramics\, the effects of interfaces are closely coupled to the complex defect energy landscape\, leading to surprising new phenomena. For example\, we discovered that even though ceramics form lin e compounds\, radiation causes the segregation of constituent elements to grain boundaries without precipitating new phases\, which impacts corrosio n resistance.\n\nSecondly\, I will discuss the response of materials to me chanical stresses and high-velocity impact and our recent discovery of new mechanisms of ductility in nominally brittle materials. We found that in the absence of dislocation plasticity\, stress-induced amorphous shear ban ds can increase ductility and toughness. We identified criteria for when s uch shear bands enable plasticity instead of being pre-cursors to fracture . These mechanisms open the possibility for the design of materials that a re both strong and ductile.\nBio\nIzabela Szlufarska\, Ph.D.\nChair\, Depa rtment of Materials Science &\; Engineering\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Ma dison\nDr. Izabela Szlufarska is a Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engine ering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the chair of the Material s Science &\; Engineering Department. Szlufarska develops and employs t heoretical and computational tools to address problems in the areas that s pan the mechanical behavior of materials\, interfacial chemistry\, and mat erials design for extreme environments (corrosion\, high temperature\, rad iation). Szlufarska published ~140 peer-reviewed papers. Among her awards are the NSF CAREER award\, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research You ng Investigator Award\, the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship\, the Vilas Ass ociate Professorship\, and the TMS Brimacombe Medalist award. She was also placed on the National Academy of Engineering's list of Frontiers of Engi neering. Prof. Szlufarska has served in a number of leadership and advisor y roles\, including service as a chair of the Materials Research Society m eeting (2016)\, panel lead for the Department of Energy workshop on basic research needs for future nuclear energy\, and the Editor-in-Chief for the journal “Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science.” CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6303@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210759Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-pamela-j-wisniewski/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Pamela J. Wisniewski DESCRIPTION:Bio: Dr. Wisniewski is an endowed\, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. She is a Human-Co mputer Interaction (HCI) scholar whose research lies at the intersection o f Social Computing and Privacy. Dr. Wisniewski is an expert in the interpl ay between social media\, privacy\, and online safety for adolescents. She was one of the first researchers to recognize the need for a resilience-b ased approach\, rather than an abstinence-based approaches to adolescent o nline safety\, and to back this stance up with empirical data. She has aut hored over 150 peer-reviewed publications and has won multiple best papers (top 1%) and best paper honorable mentions (top 5%) at top conferences in HCI. She has been awarded over $4.73 million in external grant funding\, including two prestigious career awards. She is the recipient of the Natio nal Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award for her innovative\, t een-centric approach to adolescent online safety\, “Safety by Design: Pr otecting Adolescents from Online Risks\,” and was the first computer sci entist to evever be selected as a William T. Grant Scholar for her work on reducing digital inequality in youth outcomes. Her research has been feat ured by popular news media outlets\, including Scientific American\, ABC N ews\, NPR\, Psychology Today\, and U.S. News and World Report.\nTitle: Ris k and Resilience: Promoting Adolescent Online Safety and Privacy through H uman-Centered Computing\nAbstract: Dr. Wisniewski’s research expertise i s situated at the juxtaposition of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)\, Soci al Computing\, and Privacy. She views privacy as a social mechanism that h elps people regulate their interpersonal boundaries with others in a way t hat facilitates more meaningful connections and safer online interactions with others. Her research focuses on: 1) community-based approaches for he lping people (adults and teens) co-manage their online privacy with people they trust\, 2) teen-centric approaches to online safety that promote sel f-regulation and empower teens to effectively manage online risks\, and 3) online safety interventions that protect our most vulnerable youth from s evere online risks\, such as sexual predation. Through the research trajec tories above\, she has become a leading HCI scholar at the intersections o f adolescent online safety\, developmental science\, interaction design\, and human-centered computing. She has created an exciting research program that intertwines research and education to engage teens\, college student s\, experts in adolescent psychology\, experts in participatory design and research methods\, community partners\, and industry stakeholders in a co mmunity-based effort to build the village needed to protect our youth from online risks by empowering them to protect themselves. During her talk\, Dr. Wisniewski will give an overview of her on-going grant-funded research \, as well as her career-long aspirations to empower people through human- centered computing as a “scholar activist\,” who is someone committed to scholarly research and scientific rigor\, but equally committed to thei r situations of origin and are passionate about making the world a better place through their learned experience. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6349@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-3d-flow-visuali zation-light-field-imaging-and-future-directions/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - 3D Flow Visualization: Light-Field Imaging and Future Directions DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - 3D Flow Visualization: Light-Field Imaging and Fu ture Directions\nThursday\, January 25\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE- A 303\nDr. Brian Thurow\, Department Chair\, W. Allen and Martha Reed Prof essor\, Department of Aerospace Engineering\, Auburn University\nAbstract\ nMany flow fields of practical interest are inherently unsteady and 3-D\, yet traditional flow diagnostics are typically limited to 1-D and 2-D meas urements limiting our ability to experimentally investigated these flow fi elds. Recent advances in multi-camera 3-D flow measurements\, such as tomo -PIV\, hold tremendous potential to explore new problems and ideas\; howev er\, these techniques tend to be complex\, expensive or inflexible. This s eminar will focus on the use of a plenoptic (or light-field) camera that h as the potential to provide instantaneous 3D flow information using a sing le camera. A plenoptic camera is unique in that it records both the positi on and angle of light rays captured by the camera’s lens. This 4D descri ption of a scene\, also called the light-field\, allows for the applicatio n of computational methods to render new and original images of the scene\ , such as refocused views and views from new perspectives. The integration of plenoptic camera with particle image velocimetry (PIV)\, background or iented schlieren (BOS)\, chemiluminescence and multi-spectral imaging will be discussed. In addition\, future directions in 3D flow visualization us ing relatively cheap\, embedded imaging systems will be presented.\nBiogra phy\nDr. Brian Thurow is the W. Allen and Martha Reed Professor and Depart ment Chair in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Auburn University . He received his B.S. (1999)\, M.S. (2001) and Ph.D. (2005) from The Ohio State University and established the Advanced Flow Diagnostics Laboratory at Auburn University in 2005. Dr. Thurow has taught classes in aerodynami cs\, propulsion\, dynamics\, light-field imaging\, optical diagnostics\, c ompressible fluid dynamics and turbulence. His research program is focused on the development and application of optical diagnostics for fluid dynam ic measurements. This has been highlighted by the development of high repe tition rate (order 1 MHz)\, high energy light sources for turbulent flow m easurements\, the development of light field camera technology for 3-D flo w visualization\, and embedded imaging systems for internal flow field mea surements. His research has been sponsored by the Army Research Office and Air Force Office of Scientific Research\, both of which started with Youn g Investigator Program grants\, as well as the Office of Naval Research\, National Science Foundation\, NASA Langley Research Center\, Sandia Nation al Laboratories and several SBIR awards. Dr. Thurow has received numerous awards including the SGA Outstanding Faculty Member Award in 2006\, 2008\, 2009\, 2012 and 2013\; the AIAA Most Outstanding Faculty Member Award in 2009\, 2012 and 2013\; the William F. Walker Teaching Award for Excellence in 2009\; the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Research Award for Excell ence in 2009\; the Provost’s Award for Supporting Graduate Scholarship i n 2011 and the 2015 Konrad Dannenberg Educator of the Year Award.\nMAE Fac ulty Host: Dr. Warren Dixon CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6405@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T145500 DTSTAMP:20240124T214328Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-a-physics-constr ained-deep-learning-description-of-fusion-plasmas/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "A Physics-constrained Deep Learning Description of Fus ion Plasmas" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nDeep learning methods offer the promise of drasticall y reducing the computational cost of evaluating a diverse range of plasma physics models. The application of deep learning methods to several plasma applications is\, however\, hindered by the often sparse experimental and computational data sets available.\n\nPhysics-informed machine learning m ethods\, whereby physical constraints are embedded in the training of a ne ural network\, offer a path through which the quantity of data required to train a neural network can be drastically reduced. The present work emplo ys a physics-informed neural network (PINN) to predict relativistic electr on formation in a magnetic fusion plasma in the absence of any experimenta l or simulation data. Such electrons\, which are often observed to achieve energies of several mega electron volts\, pose an immediate threat to tok amak devices due to their high energy and often localized impact on plasma -facing components.\n\nIn this seminar\, a PINN trained on the adjoint to the relativistic Fokker-Planck equation will be shown to accurately predic t the rate at which such relativistic electrons are generated across a bro ad range of plasma conditions\, thus providing an efficient surrogate for identifying tokamak regimes where such relativistic electrons can be expec ted to emerge.\nBio\nChris McDevitt\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Nuclear Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Chris McDevitt is an associate p rofessor in the Nuclear Engineering Program at the University of Florida w here his research is focused on the theory and simulation of fusion plasma s. Prior to joining UF in Fall 2019\, he completed his B.S. in physics at the University of California at Santa Cruz and subsequently completed his Ph.D. in physics at the University of California at San Diego\, where he f ocused on the description of turbulence in magnetic fusion plasmas. After a short stint as a visiting scientist at Ecole Polytechnique\, he moved to Los Alamos National Laboratory where he worked as a staff scientist. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6359@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-overview-of-kra tos-with-industry-perspective-on-effective-resume-building-and-interview-s kills/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Overview of Kratos with Industry Perspective on Effec tive Resume Building and Interview Skills DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Overview of Kratos with Industry Perspective on E ffective Resume Building and Interview Skills\nFriday\, January 26\, 2024\ , 10:40 – 11:30 am (4th Period)\, Location: Wertheim 450\nTim Ferguson\, Vice President\, Distinguished Engineering Fellow\, Kratos Defense &\; Security Solutions\nBiography\nTim Ferguson received the B.S. degree in m echanical engineering from the University of Arkansas\, and the M.S. and P h.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Techn ology. He is Vice President and Distinguished Engineering Fellow at Kratos SRE in Birmingham\, AL\, where he leads the business unit technical strat egy\, manages the Internal Research and Development Program\, oversees all technical Capital Expenditures\, and serves as a subject matter expert in aerothermodynamics and high temperature materials.\nFaculty Host: Douglas Spearot (dspearot@ufl.edu) CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 450\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence\, 527 Gale Leme rand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 45 0\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6351@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240129T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240129T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184339Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-my-faculty-odys sey-a-polymer-love-story/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: My Faculty Odyssey: A Polymer Love Story DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Biomedical E ngineering\, Cockrell School of Engineering\, The University of Texas at A ustin\nBiosketch:\nElizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez is a Professor of Biomedic al Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and holder of the Cull en Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering. She re ceived a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Ph.D. in Macromolecular Scienc e and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University under the guidance of Professors Anne Hiltner and Jim Anderson. She then completed a UT-TORCH Postdoctoral Fellowship with Professor Tony Mikos at Rice University with a focus in orthopaedic tissue engineering. Dr. Cosgriff-Hernandez joined the faculty of the Biomedical Engineering Department at Texas A&\;M Uni versity in 2007 prior to moving to The University of Texas at Austin in 20 17. Her laboratory specializes in the development of polymeric biomaterial s to improve clinical outcomes of medical devices and regeneration strateg ies. She is a co-founder of Rhythio Medical\, on the scientific advisory b oard of ECM Biosurgery\, and a consultant to several companies on biostabi lity evaluation of medical devices. Dr. Cosgriff-Hernandez is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Fellow of the Internat ional Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering\, Biomed ical Engineering Society\, Royal Society of Chemistry\, and the American I nstitute for Medical and Biological Engineering. She has previously served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research\, Part B and chair of the NIH study section on Musculoskeletal Tissue Engine ering.\nAbstract:\nWhen I first started studying biomedical engineering\, my career plan was to lead a bioinstrumentation R&\;D team at a major m edical device company. So\, how did I end up as a professor developing new biomaterials? Come hear my story about how I fell in love with polymers a nd became a professor. In my lab\, we use hierarchical design of polymers to improve clinical outcomes. We integrate fundamental polymer science and tissue engineering to synthesize new materials and tailor fabrication met hods to achieve structural and architectural complexity. By balancing mate rial properties across different length scales\, we are able to improve de vice function and address medical device failure mechanisms. We utilize th ese material approaches to work with clinicians from a variety of differen t specialties to develop cardiovascular\, orthopedic\, wound healing\, and gynecological devices. I will share two research stories about how workin g with clinicians has led to breakthroughs in medical devices to address u rgent patient needs (self-fitting vaginal stents and injectable hydrogel e lectrodes for cardiac rhythm management). Beyond research\, my faculty car eer has also focused on building community and broadening participation in biomedical engineering. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6371@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211827Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-teaching-and-le arning-at-state-colleges-dr-beatriz-gonzalez-professor-santa-fe-college/ SUMMARY:EED Seminar: Teaching and Learning at State Colleges - Dr. Beatriz Gonzalez\, Professor\, Santa Fe College DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Engineering Education graduate seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6365@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-advancing-ai-fo r-autonomous-field-robots/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Advancing AI for Autonomous Field Robots DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Advancing AI for Autonomous Field Robots\n\nTuesd ay\, January 30\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Girish Ch owdhary\, Associate Professor\, Donald Biggar Willet Faculty Fellow\, Univ ersity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n\nAbstract\nIn this talk I will de scribe my group’s work in advancing AI for creating autonomous robots fo r harsh\, uncertain\, and dynamic environments. Autonomous robots that do challenging tasks without supervision for months\, years\, or even days ar e not yet practical. In addition\, increasing the levels of autonomy while keeping costs low is one of the key technical barrier facing ubiquitous a doption of field robots.\n\nI will present several ways in which my group is advancing foundations of robotics to overcome these barriers. A key hig hlight will be our recent work in agricultural robotics. Specifically\, ou r cadre of compact and autonomous field robots designed for high-throughpu t under-canopy phenotyping\, cover-crop planting\, fertilizing\, plant man ipulation\, and the AI algorithms that power them. I will highlight our al gorithmic contributions to autonomous robot navigation\, adaptive control\ , and perception in cluttered and unstructured environments. I will then d iscuss advances to visual navigation\, adaptive control\, onboard AI\, and robotic algorithms and systems for plant manipulation. I will end the pre sentation with a vision towards the future of field robotics\n\nBiography\ nGirish Chowdhary is an associate professor and Donald Biggar Willet Facul ty Fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the Dir ector of the USDA/NIFA Farm of the Future\, and leader of the Autonomous F arming thrust at the Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture. Girish holds a joint appointment with Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Comp uter Science\, he is a member of the UIUC Coordinated Science Lab\, and ho lds affiliate appointments in Aerospace Engineering and Electrical Enginee ring. He holds a PhD (2010) from Georgia Institute of Technology in Aerosp ace Engineering. He was a postdoc at the Laboratory for Information and De cision Systems (LIDS) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2011-2 013)\, and an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University (2013-2016) . He also worked with the German Aerospace Center's (DLR's) Institute of F light Systems for around three years (2003-2006). Girish is the author of over 90 publications in autonomy and robotics\, and PI on NSF\, NIFA\, AFO SR\, ARPA-E\, and DOE grants\, and an ONR MURI. He is the winner of the Ai r Force Young Investigator Award\, and several best paper awards\, includi ng a best systems paper award at RSS 2018 for his recent work on the agric ultural robot TerraSentia. He is the co-founder of EarthSense Inc.\, a com pany that has deployed over 150 agricultural robots for phenotyping\, cove r-cropping\, and other agricultural management. He is the co-founder of Ea rthSense Inc. (www.earthsense.co)\, working towards making sustainable far ming profitable with ultralight field robots\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Yu W ang CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6319@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184339Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-clint-willson/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Clint Willson DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nTitle:\nEducation\, Outreach and Research at the LSU Center for River Studies\nBio:\nClint Willson\, Ph.D.\, P.E. is the Interi m Dean of the LSU College of the Coast &\; Environment and the Mike N. Dooley\, P.E. Professor of Civil &\; Environmental Engineering. He has been at LSU for over 25 years teaching and conducting research in the broa d areas of water resources and environmental engineering. Clint also serve s as Director of the LSU Center for River Studies\, a collaboration with t he Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority\, a research fac ility located on the Baton Rouge Water Campus. The Center’s mission is t wo-fold: educate visitors about the river\, the Louisiana coast\, and the flood risk reduction and coastal restoration science and engineering in so uthern Louisiana\; and to use the Lower Mississippi River Physical Model t o study the hydraulics and bedload (sand) transport in the lower 190 miles of the river. Over 100 LSU and other students have worked at the Center a nd its predecessor. Clint received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State University and then served for six and a half years as an offic er in the U.S. Marine Corps. After his service\, he attended the Universit y of Texas at Austin where he earned a M.S. in Environmental Engineering a nd Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. Before coming to LSU\, he spent two years a s a postdoctoral research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6369@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205920Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-engineering-hyd rogels-for-cardiac-applications/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Engineering Hydrogels for Cardiac Applications" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMy talk will focus on two topics related to the devel opment of soft materials for cardiac applications: Novel injectable hydrog el strategy for treating ventricular arrhythmias: High-energy shocks used for cardiac defibrillation exceed the pain threshold. My research aims to develop new painless strategies to extinguish reentrant arrhythmias. The c urrent treatment requires large energy because the current leads capture t he tissue from a single point far from the heterogeneous scarred tissue re sponsible for the electrical disruptions. We hypothesized that flexible el ectrodes that can access midmyocardium near the scarred area\, could termi nate arrhythmias with low-energy shocks. However\, there were no pacing el ectrodes small enough to navigate these tributaries to test this hypothesi s. We were the first to report an injectable electrode used to pace the mi dmyocardium and mimic physiologic conduction. From microspheres to rods: A lternative granular materials for cardiac repair: Widely studied granular hydrogels consist of mostly of spherical particles. In contrast\, our lab recently developed granular hydrogels from rod-like microgels of aspect ra tio 2 for improved cellular invasions in both in vitro and in vivo studies . Our work assesses how increased aspect ratios affect granular hydrogel p acking\, injectability\, cell invasion\, and tissue reconstruction\, which are crucial for delivery\, mechanics\, and angiogenesis.\nBio\nGabriel J. Rodriguez Rivera\, PhD\nASEE Postdoctoral Fellow \nUniversity of Colorad o - Boulder \nGabriel Josué Rodríguez Rivera was born and raised in Pue rto Rico. He completed his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and earned an M.S. degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked for 7 in the manufacturing and technology tra nsfer of new pharmaceutical products at Bristol Myers Squibb. Motivated by his interest in academia and biomaterials\, he obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. Gabriel completed his dissertation on injec table hydrogel electrodes in Dr. Cosgriff-Hernandez’s lab\, where he was co-advised by Dr. Rosales. Gabriel received the Pre-Doctoral and Disserta tion Fellowships from the Ford Foundation\, allowing him to explore this i nnovative research project. Then\, he was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowshi p from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue his research work at the University o f Colorado at Boulder under the mentorship of Dr. Jason Burdick. Gabriel i s a co-founder of the Graduates for Underrepresented Minorities (GUM) at U T-Austin\, and co-founder and chair of the LatinXinChE affinity community at AIChE. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6415@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T120000 DTSTAMP:20240129T162747Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fics-research-guest-lecture -dr-arslan-khan/ SUMMARY:FICS Research Guest Lecture: Dr. Arslan Khan DESCRIPTION:FICS Research is proud to host a guest lecture by Dr. Aslan Kha n from Purdue University. The talk is entitled ""Securing Embedded Systems Using Compartmentalization".\nAbstract:\nEmbedded systems are low-power r esource-constrained devices implementing specialized tasks\, unlike genera l-purpose computers. Embedded systems find applications in various domains \, from the Internet of Things (IoT) to general purpose Personal Computers (PC). Unfortunately\, due to the resource constraints of embedded systems \, developers often sacrifice security in favor of performance\, leaving a huge attack surface for attackers.\nIn this talk\, I will discuss the cha llenges of securing embedded systems. I will introduce software compartmen talization and will show how we can utilize compartmentalization to secure embedded systems. Next\, I will discuss my research on automatic compartm entalization frameworks that can work within the constraints of embedded s ystems. We will discuss Compartmentalized Real-Time C (CRT-C)\, a low-cost compile-time compartmentalization mechanism to achieve privilege separati on using specialized programming language dialects and static analyses for user threads and device drivers. CRT-C extends the C language type system to protect the kernel space from user threads and device drivers. CRT-C c an enforce isolation 178x faster than state-of-the-art solutions. I will a lso talk about\, Embedded Compartmentalizer (EC)\, an auto-compartmentaliz ation tool that can achieve compartmentalization in the kernel space. EC u ses EC-Kernel (ECK)\, a formally verified microkernel that uses a novel op erating system architecture\, to provide privilege separation without hard ware context switching in the kernel space. EC can enforce isolation 1.2x faster than state-of-the-art solutions. Lastly\, I will briefly talk about my future research directions. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6379@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T144340Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-wetlands-and-watershe ds-seminar-unlocking-rivers-a-toolbox-for-strategic-dam-removal-planning/ SUMMARY:Water\, Wetlands\, and Watersheds Seminar: Unlocking rivers: a tool box for strategic dam removal planning DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Despite the multitude of societal services provided b y aquatic barriers\, their removal has become increasingly common due to f actors such as the escalating costs associated with maintaining aging infr astructure\, concerns related to public safety\, and a growing emphasis on river restoration initiatives. This trend is expected to gain momentum gl obally\, and particularly within the United States\, owing to recent polic ies and increased funding allocations. This talk will focus on our recent work in facilitating strategic dam removal decision-making through the int roduction of three resources - an objective-setting and metric selector to ol\, a decision-support prioritization framework\, and a cost estimator to ol.\nBio: Suman Jumani is an Applied Scientist with the Global Protect and Durable Freshwater Protection teams at The Nature Conservancy. She comple ted her ORISE postdoctoral fellowship with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Network for Engineering With Nature (NEWN)\, and her PhD from the University of Florida. Her work is centered around freshwater systems\, an d spans a range of topics including dam removals\, nature-based solutions\ , biodiversity accounting\, and conservation science and planning. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6377@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210759Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-taejoon-kim/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Taejoon Kim DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/prabhatmishra\nBio: Taejoon K im is an Associate Professor of the EECS Department at the University of K ansas (KU)\, where he researches 6G networked systems\, distributed learni ng\, security\, information theory\, and agricultural AI. He leads eight p rojects as a PI or Co-PI. He has received numerous awards\, including the KU School of Engineering Research Excellence Award\, the Harry Talley Exce llence in Teaching Award\, the IEEE Transactions on Communications Best Pa per Award (Stephen O. Rice Prize)\, and the IEEE PIMRC Best Paper Award. H e earned his Ph.D. in ECE from Purdue University and held positions at Nok ia Bell Labs\, KTH Royal Institute of Technology\, and the City University of Hong Kong.\nTitle: Joint Learning and Optimization for Robust Channel Coding and Collaborative Learning\nAbstract: Adversarial feedback channel coding is a fundamental problem in information theory that has remained un solved for almost five decades. It involves designing codes that can relia bly transfer information over a noisy channel with an active adversary who can tamper with the feedback. In this talk\, we will present a novel appr oach to adversarial feedback coding using deep learning. We will show how deep learning can overcome the limitations of conventional feedback coding and achieve unprecedented levels of reliability and scalability. We will show how our codes can solve hard problems in channel coding such as short block length reliability.\nWe will also propose a new model\, called the Kolmogorov Model\n(KM)\, for learning and fusing compressed interference i nformation in wireless networks. Interference is a major source of perform ance degradation and security risk in wireless networks. KM can interpret\ , predict\, and classify interference signals and enable distributed learn ing. We will explain how to optimize KM using dual optimization and approx imation algorithms. We will also present a novel differential privacy mech anism for collecting compressed/quantized data in networked systems. We wi ll show how lattice quantization can balance privacy and utility in distri buted learning. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6363@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-predictive-mode ling-of-plasma-flows-in-spacecraft-electric-propulsion-thrusters-and-solar -wind/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Predictive Modeling of Plasma Flows in Spacecraft Ele ctric Propulsion Thrusters and Solar Wind: DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Predictive Modeling of Plasma Flows in Spacecraft Electric Propulsion Thrusters and Solar Wind: Bridging Microscopic Physic s and Macroscopic Dynamics\nThursday\, February 1\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Lo cation: MAE-A 303\nDr. Chen Cui\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Aero space Engineering\, Mississippi State University\nAbstract\nThe recent exp ansion in space exploration\, from VLEO to cislunar to deep space missions \, presents unique challenges and demands advanced propulsion systems. Spa cecraft electric propulsion (EP) stands out for its efficiency and capabil ity in tasks like orbit-keeping and deep space missions\, yet understandin g of the physical mechanisms\, such as plasma plume dynamics in EP thruste rs\, still requires further investigation. Additionally\, understanding th e role of dynamic processes such as turbulence and instabilities in energy transport and distribution within solar wind plasma flows is crucial for enhancing our knowledge of the solar wind and ensuring the success of spac e exploration missions. These plasma flows\, being rarefied and collisionl ess\, deviate from equilibrium\, necessitating kinetic models for accurate representation. However\, the high computational demand of kinetic models limits their practical use in engineering. Fluid models\, while much fast er\, often fail to accurately depict these non-equilibrium flows. Addressi ng this\, the development of efficient\, accurate predictive models using hybrid approaches with properly designed electron closure models is import ant for the future digital design of spacecraft electric propulsion thrust ers and space missions. However\, constructing these electron closure mode ls\, which require detailed microscopic kinetic physics\, remains a poorly understood problem and a significant challenge. This talk will present ad vancements in using grid-based fully kinetic method for studying plasma fl ows in EP thrusters and the application of fully kinetic method for studyi ng solar wind\, aiming to build effective electron closure models. I will discuss the relationships between microscopic kinetic physics and macrosco pic plasma flow dynamics and the influence of these relationships on build ing proper electron closure models. Specifically\, I will use the expansio n of spacecraft electric propulsion plasma plumes and the interplay of whi stler instabilities and turbulence in the solar wind as examples. These ca ses will illustrate the significant impact of microscopic kinetic processe s on the macroscopic behavior of plasma dynamics.\nBiography\nChen Cui is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineerin g at Mississippi State University. Chen Cui received his PhD in Astronauti cal Engineering from the University of Southern California in 2023\, where he also completed his Master’s degree in High-Performance Computing. Ch en Cui earned his Bachelor’s degree from Beihang University in 2017. Che n Cui’s research intersects plasma dynamics\, aerospace engineering\, an d high-performance computing\, focusing on the high-fidelity predictive mo deling of plasma flows in spacecraft electric propulsion thrusters and sol ar wind. His work aims to bridge microscopic physics with macroscopic dyna mics of plasma flows in spacecraft electric propulsion thrusters and solar wind. Chen Cui is the primary developer of Vlasolver\, a large-scale para llelized fully kinetic plasma modeling framework.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. C hristopher “Chrispy” Petersen CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6401@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T145500 DTSTAMP:20240124T202137Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-actinide-redox-c hemistry-at-metal-oxide-electrodes/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Actinide Redox Chemistry at Metal Oxide Electrodes" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe development and application of nuclear energy hav e created new elements which would otherwise be unavailable for study. The se include transuranic elements (Np\, Pu\, Am\, and Cm)\, which\, unlike t he lanthanides that are redox inert (with few exceptions where oxidation s tates ranging from +2 to +4 are possible)\, can exist in oxidation states as high as +7 to as low as +2.\n\nReal-world application of our understand ing of f-electron interactions can be exploited to develop a single-cycle actinide separation scheme for used fuel reprocessing\, where U\, Np\, Pu\ , and Am\, can be concurrently separated (as AnO22+). The key holdout in t his regard is the generation of Am(VI) which is challenging due to the hig h one-electron oxidation potential for Am(III) (E(AmIV/III) = 2.62 V).\n\n Wide bandgap semiconductor metal oxide electrodes are good candidates to a djust actinide oxidation states. They can operate electrochemically throug h the use of Ligand Modified Electrodes (LME). This approach involves deri vatizing the surface of transparent conductive oxide thin films with ligan ds that bind actinides and facilitate their redox transformation. The same transparent conductive oxides can also be used as photoelectrodes where d irect band-gap excitation generates an oxidizing environment\, which can q uantitatively generate higher oxidation state actinides in acidic solution s. The work presented here demonstrates new ways to generate\, maintain\, and study actinides in unusual oxidation states.\nBio\nChristopher Dares\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nFlorida International University\nDr. Christo pher Dares is an associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mecha nical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University. Bahadori is a St eve Hsu Keystone Research Faculty Scholar and holds the Hal and Mary Siege le Professorship in Engineering. He earned BS degrees in mechanical engine ering with nuclear engineering option and mathematics from Kansas State Un iversity in 2008\, an MS in nuclear engineering sciences in 2010 from the University of Florida\, and a PhD in biomedical engineering in 2012 from t he University of Florida.\n\nBahadori was employed at NASA’s Lyndon B. J ohnson Space Center from 2010 to 2015\, with work focused on astronaut rad iation risk projection and assessment\, space radiation dosimetry using ac tive pixel detectors\, and space radiation transport using deterministic a nd Monte Carlo-based codes. He returned to Kansas State University as an a ssistant professor in 2015 and was promoted to associate professor with te nure in 2021\, where he teaches courses in nuclear/radiological engineerin g and conducts research with focus areas in radiation protection\, radiati on transport applications\, and semiconductor detector modeling and simula tion. Bahadori has been certified in the comprehensive practice of health physics by the American Board of Health Physics since 2015. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6443@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211355Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-mo-chen/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Mo Chen DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mo Chen is a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institu te of Technology. He presents “Taming Material Noise in Superconducting Quantum Circuits” Monday\, Feb. 5 at 1:00pm in LAR 234. [ Abstract &\ ; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6353@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-engineering-ins ights-into-type-1-diabetes/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Engineering Insights into Type 1 Diabetes DESCRIPTION:Nikki Farnsworth\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Chemical and B iological Engineering\, Colorado School of Mines\nBiosketch:\nDr. Nikki Fa rnsworth is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. She is also Affiliate Member and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at the Anschu tz Medical Campus. Prior to joining the Mines faculty\, she completed her postdoctoral training at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes in the Bioe ngineering and Pediatrics department under Dr. Richard Benninger\, working at the intersection of cell biology\, diabetes\, and biophysics. Dr. Farn sworth completed her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Chemical and Biological Eng ineering at the University of Colorado Boulder\, under Dr. Stephanie Bryan t working on cartilage tissue engineering. She completed her B.S. in Chemi cal Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation\, the American Diabetes Association\, the NIH NIDDK\, the NIH Diabetes Research Center\, and the Helmsley Charitable Trust Geor ge Eisenbarth Award from nPOD currently fund her lab.\nAbstract:\nCurrentl y\, 1.25 million people in the United States have type 1 diabetes (T1D)\, where the prevalence of T1D has increased by ~21% in the last decade. T1D is characterized by the progressive destruction of the insulin producing β-cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. This leads to loss of blo od glucose homeostasis which can be deadly if left uncontrolled. The mecha nisms underlying disease onset and progression are not well understood\, l imiting the targets for potential therapeutics which could prevent the ons et or progression of T1D. The research goals of my lab are to utilize biom aterials as a tool to understand how disrupted islet function contributes to T1D onset and progression and to develop targeted therapies to preserve islet function and survival in T1D. To achieve these goals\, my lab uses a combination of engineering and biomolecular tools including advanced opt ical imaging techniques in live cells\, quantitative image analysis\, and 3D biomimetic hydrogel scaffolds. Our recent work has focused on developme nt a β-cell targeted drug delivery vehicle to deliver therapeutic cargo t o specifically to the islet β-cell. The results from our work will help t o improve targeted delivery of small peptides to the β-cell to prevent β -cell death in at risk individuals as well as preserve existing β-cells a nd promote islet graft survival in those with established T1D. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6451@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182708Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-with-geoff-gies e-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar with Geoff Giese\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Join us as Geoff Geise\, Ph.D. presents: "Engineering ion trans port in polymer membranes for water purification and energy applications." \nFor more information\, please visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che- seminar-series-geoff-giese-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-17\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-17:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6375@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-control-of-unde ractuated-autonomous-systems-on-probability-densities/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Control of Underactuated Autonomous Systems on Probab ility Densities DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Control of Underactuated Autonomous Systems on Pr obability Densities\nTuesday\, February 6\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Karthik Elamvazhuthi\, Postdoctoral Scholar\, Department of Mechanical Engineering\, University of California\, Riverside\nAbstract\n Whether it’s a single satellite or a swarm of them\, can we use a common framework for the design of controllers? In this talk\, I will discuss th e problem of controlling autonomous systems to target probability densitie s\, a problem relevant to multi-agent control\, control under uncertaintie s\, and generative modeling in machine learning. Unlike classical control methods for multi-agent systems\, the probabilistic approach provides glob ally stabilizing control laws\, allowing for both nonlinearity of dynamics and non-convexity of the state-space. Using the same probabilistic framew ork\, we propose a method for feedback control under uncertainty using Den oising Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DDPMs)\, the state-of-the-art metho d in generative modeling\, employed by commercial tools like Dall-E and Mi djourney. By conceptualizing feedback control of an autonomous system as a generative process\, we show how one can steer a system towards desired t arget sets. I will then discuss how in each of these methods the well-pose dness of the density control problem is influenced by geometric control an d spectral theoretic properties of related partial differential operators. To validate this framework\, I will present some simulation experiments v erifying the proposed control methodologies on some examples from robotics such as sensor coverage\, path planning of wheeled robots\, and distribut ed environmental mapping.\nBiography\nKarthik Elamvazhuthi is a postdoctor al scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering\, University of Cal ifornia\, Riverside. Prior to that he was a CAM (Computational and Applied Mathematics) Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mathematics \, University of California\, Los Angeles. He completed his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University\, Tempe\, AZ\, USA\, in 2019 and 2014\, respectively. His research interests lie at the intersection of control theory\, robotics and machine learning. Speci fically\, he is interested in optimal transport of nonlinear systems\, con trol of robotic swarms\, and understanding approximation capabilities of d eep neural networks\, using methods from partial differential equations an d geometric control theory.\nMAE Faculty Host: John Schueller CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6421@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184339Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-2 / SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nOlga Shashkina\nTitle:\nImpact of Russia-Ukraine War on Global Food Security and the Resilience of Agri-Food Systems\nBio:\nOlg a Shashkina is a disaster resilience and environmental governance professi onal experienced\nworking at different operational levels for the United N ations (UN) and governmental entities in\nEurope\, Central Asia\, the Cari bbean\, South East Asia\, and the Pacific. Her PhD research at the\nUniver sity of Florida focuses on cascading and compounding impacts of global cri ses on the\nresilience of agri-food systems.\nHer previous assignments inc luded amongst others: on behalf of the United Nations supporting\nthe citi es in Central Asia in undertaking disaster resilience assessments and deve loping local\nstrategies for disaster risk reduction\; coordinating a Unit ed Nations disaster risk reduction project\nin South East Asia and the Pac ific\; supporting the resilience partnership in London to coordinate\nan e ffective response to civil contingency matters arising from the withdrawal of the UK from\nthe EU on behalf of London’s communities and businesses \; developing disaster resilience\npolicies and representing the interests of Georgia under the aegis of multiple international\nframeworks for disa ster resilience including the Hyogo Framework for Action and the Major\nHa zards Agreement of the Council of Europe\; supporting the humanitarian res ponse to the 2008\nRussian-Georgian military conflict and the 2010 Haiti e arthquake emergency relief operations. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6345@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205920Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-deciphering-the -structure-and-properties-of-amorphous-functional-materials-using-4d-stem/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Deciphering the Structure and Properties of Amorphous Functional Materials using 4D-STEM" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nUnderstanding amorphous materials is not only a funda mental problem but also a practical one\, since controlling the flexible n ature of the atomic configuration in amorphous materials can potentially l ead to novel properties that are not achievable in crystalline materials. However\, understanding amorphous materials remains formidably challenging due to the lack of long-range atomic ordering. Instead\, recent works hav e revealed that the atomic ordering at certain length scales\, namely shor t-range ordering and medium range-ordering (MRO) may be the key to underst anding the properties of these materials.\nFluctuation electron microscopy (FEM) has been an effective way to understand the MRO and how it attribut es to the structural fluctuation in amorphous materials. In recent years\, significant advances have been made in FEM by the introduction of the pix elated STEM detectors. This led to a deeper understanding of the structure of amorphous materials by enabling the full 4-dimensional (4D) acquisitio n of scanning nanodiffraction patterns\, which provides statistically sign ificant information about how MRO forms and influences their important pro perties critical to their applications.\n\nThis presentation will show the amorphous structure-property relationships that we recently established u sing 4D-STEM\, such as in metallic glasses\, ALD amorphous oxide thin film s\, and chalcogenides with novel physical phenomena.\nBio\nJinwoo Hwang\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Materials Science &\; Engine ering\nOhio State University\nDr. Jinwoo Hwang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Ohio State U niversity (OSU). His research focuses on developing new scanning transmiss ion electron microscopy (STEM) techniques to investigate the structural or igins of a wide range of important properties of materials. Current resear ch topics include structure-property relationships in amorphous and glassy materials\, defects in ultra-wide band gap semiconductors\, magnetic insu lators for novel spintronics\, and advancing 4D-STEM to investigate the th ermal properties of materials and interfaces. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6381@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T144315Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-wetlands-watersheds-s eminar-urban-challenges-opportunities-within-uf-ifas-extension-water-progr ams/ SUMMARY:Water\, Wetlands &\; Watersheds Seminar: Urban challenges &\; opportunities within UF/IFAS Extension Water Programs DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Florida is witnessing rapid population growth and urb an expansion\, increasing stormwater runoff and the transport of pollutant s into waterways. While no single solution exists\, UF/IFAS Extension is p ositioned to lead multifaceted education programs leveraging local partner ships and engaging stakeholders. Reducing nutrient loading to nearby canal s\, ponds\, and coastal waters is critical to limiting eutrophic condition s and economic costs associated with water quality degradation. Low impact design (LID)\, Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GI)\, Best Management Pra ctices (BMPs)\, and public awareness are necessary to address adverse impa cts associated with increasing urban stormwater runoff and the pollutant l oads it may carry. New protections prescribed under Florida's 2020 Clean W aterways Act rely upon urban Extension Agents to deliver the latest recomm endations and conservation strategies to urban and agricultural stakeholde rs. As communities grapple with climate change impacts\, expanding green s tormwater infrastructure provides opportunities to enhance resilience. Thi s presentation will briefly discuss practical and economical approaches UF /IFAS Extension is taking to address water quality and conservation\, urba n stormwater runoff\, climate\, and variable weather challenges.\nBio: Don is a UF/IFAS Extension Regional Specialized Agent responsible for the Sou thwest Extension District water resource program. His Extension career beg an in 2005 as a Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent for Sarasota Count y. Don is also responsible for creating and disseminating educational prog rams and materials designed to affect knowledge gain and behavioral change for urban audiences.\nHe provides educational programs covering urban wat er quality\, quantity\, supply\, and best management practices focused on nutrient reduction and water conservation strategies. His audiences and st akeholders include Extension Agents\, landscape maintenance professionals\ , golf course and specialty turf managers\, builders/developers\, pest con trol operators\, local government leaders and staff\, and environmental ag ency specialists.\nDon earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from th e University of Georgia in 1995\, where he studied Horticultural Science w ith an emphasis on Landscape and Grounds Management and a minor in Agricul tural Economics.\nIn 2012\, he earned a Master of Environmental Science fr om the University of Florida\, where he studied landscape soils and their physical and chemical properties within a residential community.\nBetween 2009 and 2018\, Don was the statewide coordinator for the Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) training and mandatory certification p rogram for landscape management professionals. The GI-BMP is an urban wate r quality program that addresses urban nonpoint source pollution.\nDon is an affiliated faculty member for the UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficienc y. He is a frequent speaker at Florida Turfgrass Association (FTGA) confer ences and UF/IFAS training seminars and a veteran instructor for the Flori da Golf Course Superintendent BMP Training program.\nDon has received nati onal and state-level recognition for his exceptional programming and leade rship abilities. He was a National Golf Course BMP design team member resp onsible for developing a Golf BMP Planning Guide and Template currently im plemented in all 50 states.\nDon's achievements include graduating from th e "Leadership in the City" program at Ohio State University\, a recognized course in Urban Extension leadership development\, and the LEAD IFAS trai ning program for Extension leaders. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6403@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240208 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240209 DTSTAMP:20240124T205552Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-multiphysics-nuc lear-engineering-the-nexus-of-reactor-neutronics-thermal-hydraulics-and-nu clear-materials-to-transform-nuclear-reactor-design-and-nuclear-fuel-safet y/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Multiphysics Nuclear Engineering: The Nexus of Reactor Neutronics\, Thermal Hydraulics\, and Nuclear Materials to Transform Nuc lear Reactor Design and Nuclear Fuel Safety" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe research portfolio of my group lies at the inters ection of nuclear thermal hydraulics\, reactor neutronics\, and nuclear ma terials. This includes analysis of nominal nuclear reactor operation\, ant icipated transients\, and accident events. My group is a key contributor i n the study of reactor performance and safety characteristics of Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF)\, including fuel safety research and transients\, as w ell as advanced reactor concepts. Accelerating the deployment and extendin g the availability of ultra-low carbon-emitting existing technology (inclu ding safety improvements or life extensions for existing nuclear power pla nts) are also vital pillars of our research. This talk articulates my visi on for my research group. I also highlight recent progress in: advanced ma nufactured materials to enhance reactor and fuel safety\, improved mechani stic modeling of critical heat flux to better understand reactor safety ma rgins\, and advanced composite moderators to make high-temperature reactor s more economical. I will also highlight my teaching\, service to the univ ersity and profession\, and actions taken to help create an inclusive envi ronment.\nBio\nNicholas Brown\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nUniversity of Tennessee - Knoxville\nDr. Nicholas Brown is an Associate Professor and Di rector of Graduate Studies of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Ten nessee. Dr. Brown’s research group focuses on pragmatic interdisciplinar y solutions to nuclear science and engineering challenges. He was previous ly a professor at Penn State University\, an R&\;D staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory\, and a scientific staff member at Brookhaven Na tional Laboratory. He has authored or co-authored more than 90 peer-review ed journal articles\, and two book chapters\, along with more than 100 tot al conference publications and national laboratory reports. Dr. Brown has served as Chair of the Nuclear Installations Safety Division of the Americ an Nuclear Society and has served in numerous other ANS roles throughout h is career. He has had more than 25 grants and contracts as a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator\, in addition to past technical leadership on se veral national laboratory projects. He is fundamentally dedicated to stude nt success\, creating an inclusive environment\, and service. His recent h onors and awards include the David Okrent Award and Landis Technical Achie vement Awards from ANS and the University of Tennessee Tickle College of E ngineering Professional Promise in Research Award. Dr. Brown earned his Ph .D. from Purdue University. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6417@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-mobility-and-ma nipulation-using-soft-and-tensegrity-modular-robots/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Mobility and Manipulation Using Soft and Tensegrity M odular Robots DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Mobility and Manipulation Using Soft and Tensegri ty Modular Robots\nThursday\, February 8\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: M AE-A 303\nDr. Vishesh Vikas\, Associate Professor\, Department of Mechanic al Engineering\, University of Alabama\nAbstract\nModularity\, symmetry an d repetitiveness\, observed in nature\, have inspired the design of reconf igurable rigid-robots. The use of soft materials and tensegrity principles in modular systems has potential to further enhance their versatility\, r obustness and lower economic cost. Soft materials are highly deformable (s tretch\, distort)\, adaptable (rich interaction with the environment)\, im pact resistant\, and safe-to-operate around humans. Contrastingly\, tenseg rity mechanisms synergistically combine elements in tension (cables) and c ompression (rigid rods) to ensure structural integrity - imparting them wi th a high strength-to-weight ratio. The talk will discuss design and contr ol of modular robots based on these principles - spherically reconfigurabl e modular soft robots (MSoRos) capable of performing terrestrial locomotio n\, and a dexterous continuum tensegrity manipulator (DexTeR). The design methodology for MSoRos allow for them to exist in multiple modes - millipe de-like 1D\, starfish-like planar and soccer-ball-like spherical. This dim ensional change alters the locomotion dynamics and can help in maneuvering variable terrains. The control of such soft robots requires addressing pr oblems of gait definition (how to mathematically define a gait\, e.g.\, cr awl or inch?)\, gait synthesis and exploration (how to determine and evalu ate the underlying useful gaits?) and gait characterization (what type of gait are they\, e.g.\, rotation or translation?). The discussed probabilis tic Model-Free Framework (pMFC) is a data-driven approach that constructs a diverse set of open-loop gaits. This morphology-agnostic method directly encodes robot-environment interactions\, and accounts for manufacturing i naccuracies\, overcoming challenges of current model-based methods. The co ntinuum manipulator\, DexTeR\, is inspired by the human spine and consists of ten (10) serially connected vertebrae modules. Each module comprises t wo rigid elements joined together by twelve (12) strings using principles of tensegrity where the rigid elements do not touch.\nBiography\nVishesh V ikas is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at University of Alabama\, Tuscaloosa where he directs the Agile Robotics Lab (ARL) since 2 016. He received his B.Tech from IIT Guwahati\, and MS and PhD in Mechanic al Engineering from University of Florida\, Gainesville. He currently serv es as the Associate Editor of ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (JMR )\, Robotics Reports and secretary of the ASME DSCD technical committee. I n past\, he has served as chair of Student Mechanisms Robotics and Design Competition (SMRDC) at the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences &\; Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (I DETC). He has been actively involved with workshop and outreach efforts wi th regard to Mechatronics and Robotics Education (MRE). His research inter ests include soft robotics\, tensegrity mechanisms\, bio-inspired robotics \, sensor fusion\, robot modeling and control\, and dynamical systems.\nMA E Faculty Host: Dr. Jane Shin CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6433@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T100000 DTSTAMP:20240201T171729Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/understanding-barriers-to-m ental-health-related-help-seeking-in-undergraduate-engineers/ SUMMARY:Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Related Help-Seeking in Und ergraduate Engineers DESCRIPTION:ChE SEMINAR SERIES: Sarah Wilson\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\ , Chemical and Materials Engineering\, University of Kentucky\nUnderstandi ng Barriers to Mental Health Related Help-Seeking in Undergraduate Enginee rs\nFor more information please visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che- seminar-series-sarah-wilson-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6447@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T113500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211827Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-igniting-cognit ion-in-higher-ed-through-innovative-teaching-tools-ashish-aggarwal/ SUMMARY:EED Seminar: Igniting Cognition in Higher Ed through Innovative Tea ching Tools - Ashish Aggarwal DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Engineering Education Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6439@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210759Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-pamela-j-wisniewski-2/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Pamela J. Wisniewski DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url\ nBio: Dr. Pamela Wisniewski is an endowed\, Associate Professor in the Dep artment of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. She is a Human-Compu ter Interaction (HCI) scholar whose research lies at the intersection of S ocial Computing and Privacy. Dr. Wisniewski is an expert in the interplay between social media\, privacy\, and online safety for adolescents. She wa s one of the first researchers to recognize the need for a resilience-base d approach\, rather than an abstinence-based approaches to adolescent onli ne safety\, and to back this stance up with empirical data. She has author ed over 150 peer-reviewed publications and has won multiple best papers (t op 1%) and best paper honorable mentions (top 5%) at top conferences in HC I. She has been awarded over $4.73 million in external grant funding\, inc luding two prestigious career awards. She is the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award for her innovative\, teen -centric approach to adolescent online safety\, “Safety by Design: Prote cting Adolescents from Online Risks\,” and was the first computer scient ist to ever be selected as a William T. Grant Scholar for her work on redu cing digital inequality in youth outcomes. Her research has been featured by popular news media outlets\, including Scientific American\, ABC News\, NPR\, Psychology Today\, and U.S. News and World Report.\nTitle of the Ta lk: Risk and Resilience: Promoting Adolescent Online Safety and Privacy th rough Human-Centered Computing\nAbstract: Dr. Wisniewski’s research expe rtise is situated at the juxtaposition of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) \, Social Computing\, and Privacy. She views privacy as a social mechanism that helps people regulate their interpersonal boundaries with others in a way that facilitates more meaningful connections and safer online intera ctions with others. Her research focuses on: 1) community-based approaches for helping people (adults and teens) co-manage their online privacy with people they trust\, 2) teen-centric approaches to online safety that prom ote self-regulation and empower teens to effectively manage online risks\, and 3) online safety interventions that protect our most vulnerable youth from severe online risks\, such as sexual predation. Through the research trajectories above\, she has become a leading HCI scholar at the intersec tions of adolescent online safety\, developmental science\, interaction de sign\, and human-centered computing. She has created an exciting research program that intertwines research and education to engage teens\, college students\, experts in adolescent psychology\, experts in participatory des ign and research methods\, community partners\, and industry stakeholders in a community-based effort to build the village needed to protect our you th from online risks by empowering them to protect themselves. During her talk\, Dr. Wisniewski will give an overview of her on-going grant-funded r esearch\, as well as her career-long aspirations to empower people through human-centered computing as a “scholar activist\,” who is someone com mitted to scholarly research and scientific rigor\, but equally committed to their situations of origin and are passionate about making the world a better place through their learned experience. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 7200\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6425@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-soft-matter-sym phony-microscopic-rhythms-echoing-in-macroscale-flow-behavior/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Soft Matter Symphony: Microscopic Rhythms Echoing in Macroscale Flow Behavior DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Soft Matter Symphony: Microscopic Rhythms Echoing in Macroscale Flow Behavior\nTuesday\, February 13\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Rishabh V. More\, Post Doctoral Research Associat e\, Hatsopoulos Microfluidics Laboratory\, Department of Mechanical Engine ering\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nAbstract\nIn the ever-evolv ing landscape of materials science\, a paradigm shift has occurred\, leadi ng us into the era of "Soft Materials." Amidst the diverse array of soft m aterials like particulate suspensions\, colloids\, polymers\, surfactants\ , liquid crystals\, and living matter\, a profound challenge arises – th e need to comprehend and control the flow of these materials. This talk de lves into the intricate world of particulate soft matter\, specifically su spensions or colloids\, which have become integral components in a myriad of applications ranging from everyday consumer products to cutting-edge te chnologies. However\, fundamental properties governing the behavior of par ticulate soft matter often elude naked eye\, requiring advanced computatio nal approaches to unravel their mysteries. To this end\, I developed an ex perimentally validated and physics-based computational approach\, designed to dissect and comprehend the intricate dynamics of particulate soft matt er.\nThis talk reveals the hidden world of microscale interactions and the ir profound impact on the macroscale rheology and mesoscale structure of s oft materials. These novel insights open doors to design their behavior. T his tuning capability becomes crucial in addressing real-world challenges such as improving solar cell efficiency\, better handling of battery slurr y\, and the reinforcing tailings dams. The talk unfolds as a journey throu gh scales showcasing the heterogeneous and hierarchical nature of structur al and dynamic complexity in dilute colloidal gels to dense non-Brownian s uspensions. As I will demonstrate in my talk\, this powerful approach not only improves our fundamental understanding\, but also provides guidelines to develop superior materials and optimize their flow behavior for critic al energy and environmental challenges.\nBiography\nDr. Rishabh V. More is a Postdoctoral Research Associate working with Prof. Gareth H. McKinley i n the Hatsopoulos Microfluidics Laboratory (HML) in the department of Mech anical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received h is PhD and MS from Purdue University\, working with Prof. Arezoo Ardekani\ , and B.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in Mechanical Eng ineering. He is a recipient of the outstanding graduate research award and prestigious Lambert Fellowship at Purdue University\, honorarium at the S oft Matter for All symposium at Princeton University\, and several invited talks. In addition\, Dr. More holds patent applications\, and collaborate s extensively with industry\, including Merck\, Lubrizol\, and Pharos Mate rials. He works in the field of fluid mechanics focusing on complex fluids and soft matter with applications in energy storage technologies\, advanc ed manufacturing\, renewable energy\, and environmental flows. His researc h combines scientific computing\, modeling\, experiments\, and machine lea rning to investigate the mechanics of soft materials across scales\, from microscopic to macroscopic\, to develop structure-property relationships a nd continuum models.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Nam-Ho Kim CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6423@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184339Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nKalindhi Larios\nTitle:\nA mechanistic approach to mo del contamination of leafy greens by E. coli during pre-harvest conditions \nBio: Dr. Kalindhi Larios is a post-doctoral associate working under Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena in the Department of Agriculture and Biological Engi neering at the University of Florida. She is a proud triple Gator! She hol ds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Inter disciplinary Ecology\, respectively\, and a Ph.D. in Soil and Water Scienc es. Dr. Larios’ research focuses on water quality in freshwater systems within agricultural catchments. Her dissertation focused on mechanisticall y modeling phosphorus biogeochemistry in the Everglades Stormwater Treatme nt Areas. While her current work consists of modeling the transfer of micr obes in soil\, water\, and crops at the farm scale and the risk of food-bo rne contamination in specialty crops at harvest. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6427@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205920Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-peptoid-crossli nked-hydrogel-stiffness-modulates-human-mesenchymal-stromal-cell-immunoreg ulatory-potential-in-the-presence-of-interferon-gamma/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Peptoid Crosslinked Hydrogel Stiffness Modulates Huma n Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Immunoregulatory Potential in the Presence of I nterferon-gamma" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nHuman mesenchymal stromal cell (hMSC) manufacturing r equires the production of large numbers of therapeutically potent cells. L icensing with soluble cytokines improves hMSC therapeutic potency by enhan cing the secretion of immunoactive factors but typically decreases prolife rative ability. Soft hydrogels\, however\, have shown promise for boosting immunomodulatory potential\, which may compensate for decreased prolifera tion.\n\nHere\, hydrogels were crosslinked with peptoids of different seco ndary structures to generate substrates of various bulk stiffness but fixe d network connectivity. The compressive modulus of each hydrogel was analy zed by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Chemical composition was also me asured by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy\, with all spectr a strongly displaying the characteristic peaks of the hyaluronic acid back bone and showing clear incorporation of each crosslinker. Additionally\, t he dried hydrogel microstructures were investigated via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and showed amorphous morphologies.\n\nSecretion of interl eukin 6 (IL-6)\, monocyte chemoattractive protein (MCP-1)\, macrophage col ony-stimulating factor (MCS-F)\, and vascular endothelial growth factor (V EGF) were shown to depend on hydrogel stiffness in the presence of interfe ron gamma (IFN-γ) supplementation\, with soft substrates further improvin g immunoregulation. The function of these secreted cytokines was then inve stigated via coculture with Primary Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PB MCs)\, wherein secreted factors from cells seeded on hydrogels significant ly decreased PBMC proliferation with IFN-γ.\n\nTo probe possible signalin g pathways linking substrate stiffness to hMSC activation\, immunofluoresc ent studies probed the NF-κB pathway and demonstrated that IFN-γ supplem entation and softer hydrogel mechanics lead to higher activation of this p athway. In addition\, substrate stiffness did not impact cellular attachme nt or hMSC differentiation capability\, validating the utility of these su bstrates for cell manufacturing applications. Overall\, these studies may allow for the production of more efficacious therapeutic hMSCs in the pres ence of IFN-γ.\nBio\nDavid Castilla-Casadiego\, Ph.D.\nPostdoctoral Fello w\nUniversity of Texas at Austin\nDr. David A. Castilla-Casadiego is a La tino in the sciences from Barranquilla\, Colombia and is currently a Provo st Early Career Postdoctoral Fellow and an NIH Pathway to Independence Awa rdee (K99/R00) at the University of Texas at Austin. David is conducting r esearch in the lab of Dr. Adrianne Rosales in the McKetta Department of Ch emical Engineering (March 2021).\n\nPrior to this position\, he earned a P h.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayettevil le\, working with Dr. Jorge Almodóvar\, in May 2021\, and a master’s de gree from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in 2016.\n\nWorking at the interface of polymer science and biology\, David’s research conce rns the design of polymeric biomaterials such as nanofibers\, hydrogels\, coatings\, composites\, and microneedle patches for different applications \, including stem cell manufacturing\, tissue regeneration\, and drug deli very for both human and animal health. Recent work has focused on regulati ng the immunomodulatory potential of stem cells with biophysical cues from different hydrogel surfaces.\n\nDavid’s work has been recognized with a Postdoctoral Young Investigator award (Strong Contributions - Surface Cha racterization and Modifications) from the Society for Biomaterials and the IDEAL Star Award (as a team: LatinXinChE) from American Institute of Chem ical Engineers (AIChE). He has also been selected for the 2023 Rising Star s in Engineering Workshop\, hosted by Cornell University’s Meining Schoo l of Biomedical Engineering and was given the outstanding graduate student award in chemical engineering at the University of Arkansas in 2020. In a ddition to these awards\, he has served as an independent reviewer for 7 j ournals\, as financial liaison for LatinXinChE\, and moderator for the 1st LatinXinChE Virtual Symposium. David is pursuing an independent career in academia and envisions future research contributions in stem cell manufac turing\, drug delivery\, and biosensor applications. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6383@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240214T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240214T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T145442Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-wetlands-watersheds-s eminar-what-we-can-learn-from-scientific-cave-diving/ SUMMARY:Water\, Wetlands\, &\; Watersheds Seminar: What we can learn fro m scientific cave diving DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Advances in underwater cave exploration have unveiled a new scientific frontier. Divers using modern techniques and equipment —such as closed-circuit rebreathers\, sidemount configurations\, diver p ropulsion vehicles\, and helium-infused breathing gas—continue to push t he limit of human understanding further into the Earth. As explorers probe into aquifer conduits\, they lay a path for cave diving scientists to ask and answer new research questions. In this seminar\, I’ll present a syn thesis of my own research and that of other scientists using cave diving t echniques to study fundamental questions of biogeochemistry\, microbial ec ology\, animal evolution\, and aquifer hydrogeology\, as well as applied q uestions about resource management and ecosystem conservation.\nBio: I’m a UF postdoctoral associate working with Dr. Elise Morrison in the Depart ment of Environmental Engineering Sciences. The focus of my research is th e ecology of aquifers\, springs\, and underwater caves. Of particular inte rest to me is how microbial chemosynthesis occurring in caves influences t he nutrient and carbon dynamics of coastal springs. My field work involves using safety-oriented cave diving practices and technical equipment to co llect samples\, deploy instrumentation\, and explore sites. My research ha s been funded by the National Speleological Society\, the Cave Research Fo undation\, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, and the U.S. Geologi cal Survey. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6249@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T151500 DTSTAMP:20240102T151118Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/epi-research-day-2024/ SUMMARY:EPI Research Day 2024 DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for Feb. 15\, 2024! EPI Research Day 2024 i s scheduled to take place in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Expect a morning of poster sessions\, followed by two keynote t alks from renowned researchers. Breakfast\, refreshments and lunch will be provided to attendees. We have a lot of activities in store for this year \, including a poster competition\, photo wall and raffle prizes! Registra tion closes on Thursday\, Feb. 8 at noon. https://epi.ufl.edu/events/epi-r esearch-day/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Grand Ballroom\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Grand Ballroom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6441@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211355Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-suren-jayasuriy a/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Suren Jayasuriya DESCRIPTION:Dr. Suren Jayasuriya is an assistant professor at Arizona State University’s Electrical\, Computer and Energy Engineering Department. H e presents “Towards Acoustic Cameras: Neural Deconvolution and Rendering for Synthetic Aperture Sonar” Thursday\, Feb. 15 at 1:00pm in LAR 234. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6429@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T135500 DTSTAMP:20240131T222131Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-radium-dial-work ers-and-the-internal-dosimetry-of-radium/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Radium Dial Workers and the Internal Dosimetry of Radi um" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe radium dial workers (RDW) comprise a well-known a nd influential cohort of (primarily) young women occupationally exposed to radium through the painting of dials and gauges with radioluminescent pai nt. The last epidemiological follow-up of this cohort was over 30 years ag o\, as the Radium Studies program at Argonne National Laboratory was termi nated in the early 1990s. The study of the RDW is being revisited (to incl ude updated dosimetric analysis) as part of the Million Person Study of lo w-dose health effects in healthy American workers and veterans.\n\nThis pr esentation reviews the history of the RDW and describes the progression of approaches to computational internal dosimetry as applied to this cohort. Modern updates include the use of individual measurements at multiple tim es following chronic intake of radium\; applying reference models correspo nding to an individual’s age at exposure and length of exposure\; improv ements to age and sex-dependent models\; evaluation over the lifetime of w orkers\; consideration of intake rate by workplace and workplace practice\ ; and potential incorporation of biodosimetry. Applying modern dosimetric (and subsequently epidemiological) models to this cohort will provide addi tional insight into dose-response relationships for alpha emitters\, with broad applications for radiation protection from medicine to space travel. \nBio\nNicole E. Martinez\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nClemson University \nDr. Nicole Martinez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Envir onmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University and is also a Joint Faculty Appointee within the Center for Radiation Protection Knowl edge at ORNL. Her first professional position was as an officer in the U.S . Navy where she served just under four years\, first as a nuclear power i nstructor and later a radiation health officer. She then worked for 2 year s in industry before attending graduate school at Colorado State Universit y where she specialized in health physics and radioecology.\n\nDr. Martine z’s current research focuses on dosimetric modeling and the behavior and effects of radiological contaminants in the environment for applications ranging from risk assessment to biosensing. In addition\, she is intereste d in non-technical issues relevant to the field such as the roles of ethic s\, art\, and culture in science and engineering. She is a Certified Healt h Physicist\, vice-chair of Committee 4 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection\, and a member of the National Council on Radiati on Protection and Measurements. She currently serves as the lead for TA3: Ultrasensitive Measurements in the UF-led Consortium for Nuclear Forensics . CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6475@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T113000 DTSTAMP:20240212T141851Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/l3harris-speaker-series-dr- regina-rodriguez/ SUMMARY:L3Harris Speaker Series: Dr. Regina Rodriguez DESCRIPTION:The L3 Harris seminar series\, hosted by the Engineering Innova tion Institute\, brings together students and faculty from across the Herb ert Wertheim College Engineering to hear about the role of an innovative m indset from those in industry\, or who have started their own ventures. As pects of an innovative mindset include creativity\, agility\, inclusivity\ , analytical\, curiosity\, empathy\, collaboration\, vision\, courage\, an d experimentation. The seminar series allows students to make connections between their coursework and the real world experience of the speakers. Th e seminar is open to any member of the Herbert Wertheim College Engineerin g\, all majors are welcome. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360\, 527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32601\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6479@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240219T121500 DTSTAMP:20240213T200343Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/qa-with-sachio-semmoto/ SUMMARY:Q&\;A with Sachio Semmoto DESCRIPTION:Students will get the unique chance of asking a world-renowned innovator and entrepreneur—Dr. Sachio Semmoto—about his life\, his car eer path\, and anything else on Monday\, Feb. 19. The Q&\;A session wit h Dr. Semmoto will be held at 11:00am in the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malachow sky Hall and will be an in-person only event.\n[ More ] CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6411@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240219T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240219T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182001Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-leadership-seminar-fabr ication-of-3-d-hydrogel-scaffolds-bioprinting-and-cell-interactions/ SUMMARY:BME Leadership Seminar: "Fabrication of 3-D Hydrogel Scaffolds: Bio printing and Cell Interactions" DESCRIPTION:Derrick Dean\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering Department\, Alabama State Unive rsity\nBiosketch:\nDerrick Dean is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering a nd Coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering program at Alabama State Univ ersity. He has led the program from its inception in 2016 to its current p ursuit of ABET accreditation. Research in his laboratory seeks to understa nd how cells interact with and respond to engineered tissue scaffolds and how this impacts tissue repair and regeneration. He also studies the struc ture-processing-property relationships of multifunctional composite materi als. He received a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the Unive rsity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, as well as a BS and MS in Chemistr y from Tuskegee University and was a distinguished graduate from the Air F orce ROTC program. His awards include induction as a Fellow of the America n Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) in March 2023\; the Clark Way Harrison Endowed Professor at Washington University in St. Louis in 2018 and the Outstanding Scientist in the College of Science\, Te chnology\, Engineering and Math at Alabama state University in 2017. Befor e joining ASU\, he held joint appointments in the Materials and Biomedical Engineering departments at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. While there\, he received the President’s Award for Teaching Excellence. His other professional appointments include Associate Professor of Materials S cience and Engineering at Tuskegee University\, leader of the Polymer Phys ics team in the Advanced Technology Group at BF Goodrich in Brecksville\, OH and Polymer Morphology Team Leader at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton\, OH.\nAbstract:\nResearch in our laboratory seeks to understan d how cells interact with and respond to engineered tissue scaffolds and h ow this impacts tissue repair and regeneration. Key questions of interest include how cells sense mechanical information in their local environment and integrate this information with biochemical signals\, and how to engin eer cells and their ECM to create desired functional outputs. Our approach utilizes nanofabrication and additive manufacturing to fabricate three-di mensional microenvironments for bone\, cartilage\, and renal tissue regene ration. The ability to print hydrogels with stable structures has been a l ong-standing challenge in the field of additive manufacturing of polymeric tissue scaffolds. To address this issue\, we utilized a low temperature 3 -D printing process to fabricate hydrogel scaffolds with high resolution a nd interconnected porosity. The scaffolds were also found to support the v iability of chondrocytes and synthesis of type II collagen. We will also d iscuss research on hybrid 3D scaffolds that provide inductive cues for ste ms cells to differentiate into an osteogenic lineage. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6435@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T100000 DTSTAMP:20240201T185506Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nanocultures-high-throughpu t-platform-for-assessing-microbial-community-dynamics-in-sessile-drops/ SUMMARY:Nanocultures: High-throughput platform for assessing microbial comm unity dynamics in sessile drops DESCRIPTION:ChE SEMINAR SERIES: Tagbo H.R. Niepa\, Ph.D.\, Associate Profes sor\, Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering\, Carnegie Mellon Un iversity\n"Nanocultures: High-throughput platform for assessing microbial community dynamics in sessile drops"\nFor more information\, please visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-tagbo-h-r-niepa-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6495@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210759Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-michael-borkowski/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Michael Borkowski DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/kapo.or\nBiography: Michael B orkowski is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Computer Science and Engineering depa rtment at UC San Diego. His current research focuses on software verificat ion and refinement type systems. His work on metatheoretic foundations for polymorphic refinement types has appeared in POPL. Michael has taught thr ee courses as an instructor of record at UC San Diego and has also been an instructor in the summer bridge program run by the Computer Science and E ngineering department. He is broadly interested in teaching discrete mathe matics\, introductory programming\, and algorithms courses. Michael also h olds an M.S. in Computer Science from UC San Diego and a B.A. in Computer Science from Amherst College. Prior to that\, he worked as a software engi neer for seven years.\nTitle of the talk: Binary Search Trees in an Intera ctive and Welcoming Classroom\nAbstract: In this talk\, I will give a demo nstration of how I would teach aspects of the topic of binary search trees to an undergraduate data structures and algorithms course such as COP 353 0. A binary search tree is a versatile data structure that allows for effi cient storage and retrieval of sorted data. I will begin by motivating stu dents with applications of binary search trees. I will then introduce the basic structure and operations of a binary search tree. Next\, I will pres ent an analysis of the time complexity of the insertion operation. Finally \, I will conclude by using the shortcomings of the basic binary search tr ee to motivate students to learn about more efficient binary data structur es.In the second half of this talk\, I will discuss my approach to teachin g with a particular focus on the management and structuring of large class es. I will show how I apply my philosophy of engaging students in interact ive and inclusive classrooms to specific core computer science classes. I will also discuss my future career goals in terms of mentoring undergradua tes and future education scholarship. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6419@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-density-driven- control-of-an-autonomous-multi-agent-system/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Density-Driven Control of an Autonomous Multi-Agent S ystem DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Density-Driven Control of an Autonomous Multi-Age nt System\n\nTuesday\, February 20\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 3 03\n\nDr. Kooktae Lee\, Associate Professor\, Department of Mechanical Eng ineering\, New Mexico Tech\n\nAbstract\nA multi-agent system (or multi-rob ot system) has great potential to be applied to wide applications as it ca n provide many advantages over a single agent such as time efficiency whil e being less prone to a single point of failure. For instance\, multi-agen t systems can be used for search and rescue\, surveillance and reconnaissa nce\, smart farming\, infrastructure inspections\, environmental monitorin g\, and even planetary explorations. In these missions\, efficiency will l ikely be the key element because the size of the domain (or quantity of in terest) for these missions is generally huge whereas the number of agents and their energies are finite\, necessitating a transformative idea to cov er areas of interest efficiently rather than uniformly. As a result\, ther e is a need to develop a new multi-agent control algorithm to maximize mul ti-agent coverage efficiency while providing a holistic approach for colla boration between multiple agents.\n\nThis seminar introduces a density-dri ven multi-agent exploration scheme through the Optimal Transport theory fo r such efficiency. This work is based on our research group’s recent wor ks to develop a new multi-agent control algorithm. By taking into account a probability density function (PDF) given as reference density\, this sch eme will bring a novel idea to multi-agent coverage problems.\n\nBiography \nDr. Kooktae Lee received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in the Department of Mechanical Engineering from Korea University in 2006 and 2008\, respective ly. He received his Ph.D. degree in the Department of Aerospace Engineerin g from Texas A&\;M University in 2015 and continued his research as a p ostdoctoral research associate from 2015 to 2016. He was a postdoctoral sc holar in the Department of Mechanical &\; Aerospace Engineering at the University of California San Diego from 2016 to 2017. Currently\, he is an Associate Professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Dr. Lee received the NSF CAREER Award in 2022 and his major research interests include robotics and contr ol\, multi-agent systems\, distributed networked control systems\, uncerta inty propagation/quantification\, stochastic switched systems\, and asynch ronous algorithms. More details about his research can be found at https:/ /sites.google.com/view/kooktaelee.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Amor Menezes CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6507@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184339Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-armen-kemanian/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Armen Kemanian DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nArmen R. Kemanian\nTitle:\nCycles-L: A Coupled\, 3-D\ , Land Surface\, Hydrologic\, and Agroecosystem Landscape Model\nBio:\nDr. Armen Kemanian is a professor of production systems and modeling at Penns ylvania State University. His interests are to understand and manage proce sses in agricultural and natural ecosystems. Dr. Kemanian's research integ rates multiple scales\, from the controls of carbon and nitrogen cycling i n soils and the controls of plant water uptake and competition for resourc es in plant communities\, to system's level research and decision support tools based on models and applied at farm and landscape scales. Dr. Kemani an's research program links fundamental research with societal concerns re garding food production\, climate change\, and the preservation of environ mental integrity. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6497@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205920Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-design-of-cell- instructive-biomaterials-in-biomedical-applications/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Design of Cell-instructive Biomaterials in Biomedical Applications" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nCells have evolved complex systems to sense and respo nd to a diverse range of biophysical and biochemical cues\, leading to dif ferences in cell development\, function\, and death. To understand the sig nals that impact cell behavior\, we use synthetic matrices to study the mi croenvironmental cues that drive these changes. However\, decoupling these signals and mimicking the richness of the cellular microenvironment is a chemistry and engineering challenge.\n\nLeveraging a philosophy that promo tes materials development that is sustainable\, scalable\, and clinically relevant\, my research combines the molecular design creativity of chemist s with the application-oriented mindset of biomaterial engineers to better mimic the intricacy of the native extracellular environment. I use this a pproach to formulate cell-instructive materials to advance biological unde rstanding and provide tools for regenerative medicine. For example\, I dev eloped a mechanically tunable hydrogel platform for 3D cell culture wherei n we leverage hydrophobic interactions of a protein polymer to tune hydrog el stiffness.\n\nIn a separate project\, I created a hydrogel that combine s both static and dynamic covalent bonds that are viscoelastic yet stable for 3D bioprinting of cardiovascular models. Lastly\, I demonstrate that t uning the hydrophilicity and void space of tissue-engineered blood vessels prevents thrombosis and promotes beneficial remodeling in rat models. The lessons learned from these projects can be used to develop next-generatio n in vitro models and in vivo therapies for diverse biomedical application s\nBio\nRenato Navarro\, Ph.D.\nK99 MOSAIC Postdoctoral Fellow\nStanford U niversity\nDr. Renato Navarro is a first-generation and non-traditional st udent. Before pursuing a formal education\, he undertook a career in the m ilitary that sparked his passion for engineering and regenerative medicine . Dr. Navarro began his higher education at San Antonio Community College before moving to St. Mary’s University\, where he majored in Biochemistr y. After receiving an M.S. in Chemistry at Texas State University – San Marcos\, Dr. Navarro attended the University of Michigan\, earning a Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering. During this time\, his researc h focused on developing sustainable biomaterials for cardiovascular engine ering.\n\nAs an NIH K99 Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University\, D r. Navarro’s interest has been developing injectable hydrogels to delive r therapies after a heart attack. Besides his research\, Dr. Navarro has a passion for mentorship and service. At Stanford University\, he has mento red students from the Stanford BIO-X summer research program\, Stanford Un dergraduate Research Fellowship\, and Foothill Community College\, earning him the BIO-X Star Mentorship Award. Additionally\, he serves as a board member for the Stanford Latinx Postdoc Association and assists in recruiti ng efforts for underrepresented minority postdocs through the Stanford Pos tdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine program. Ultimat ely\, he aims to lead a research team that pursues comprehensive solutions to cardiovascular clinical challenges via chemistry and materials enginee ring approaches. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6385@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T145724Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-leveraging-machi ne-learning-for-coastal-freshwater-floodplain-wetland-identification/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Leveraging machine learning for coastal freshwater floo dplain wetland identification DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://cfw.essie.ufl.edu/seminars/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6487@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211354Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-rohan-basu-roy/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Rohan Basu Roy DESCRIPTION:Rohan Basu Roy is a Ph.D. Candidate at Northeastern University. He presents “Toward Making Computation on Large-scale Systems Faster\, Cheaper\, and More Environment-Friendly” Wednesday\, Feb. 21 at 1:00pm i n LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6493@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210759Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-mohammad-al-saad/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Mohammad Al-Saad DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/kapo.or\nBiography: Mr. Moham mad Al-Saad is a seasoned machine learning enthusiast and a Ph.D. candidat e at the University of Georgia\, specializing in AI/ML solution design\, i mplementation\, and optimization. He has extensive experience in academia\ , having served as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Georgia and t he Jordan University of Science and Technology\, where he also earned his Master's degree. Mr. Al-Saad has also made significant contributions to th e field through internships at Honeywell\, where he focused on data scienc e and machine learning applications. His academic journey is marked by a s trong commitment to innovation and impactful research in artificial intell igence\, aiming to solve complex problems and contribute meaningfully to t he field.\nTitle of the Talk: Introduction to Binary Search Trees\nAbstrac t: In this talk\, Mr. Al-Saad will delve into the underlying concepts and applications of binary search trees in computer science. He will explore t heir structure\, operations\, and efficiency in various scenarios. The tal k will also highlight the practical applications of binary search trees in data organization and retrieval\, providing insights into their role in e nhancing computational efficiency. Attendees will gain a comprehensive und erstanding of this very important data structure\, its implementation\, an d its significance in modern computing. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 7200\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6211@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T210000 DTSTAMP:20231116T203711Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-poster-symposium/ SUMMARY:ESSIE Poster Symposium DESCRIPTION:The 2024 ESSIE Poster Symposium on Thursday February 22th\, fro m 6-9 pm at the Florida Gym is a display and academic competition of ongoi ng coursework and independent research projects within the ESSIE departmen t. For researchers\, there is a great opportunity to network\, practice yo ur presentation skills\, and get feedback from industry professionals. Reg istration is free and food is provided. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:The Florida Gymnasium Ballroom\, 1864 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Florida Gy mnasium Ballroom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6477@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T113000 DTSTAMP:20240222T210341Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/l3-harris-seminar-series-do ug-miller/ SUMMARY:L3 Harris Seminar Series: OneSixOne Ventures DESCRIPTION:The L3 Harris seminar series\, hosted by the Engineering Innova tion Institute\, brings together students and faculty from across the Herb ert Wertheim College Engineering to hear about the role of an innovative m indset from those in industry\, or who have started their own ventures. As pects of an innovative mindset include creativity\, agility\, inclusivity\ , analytical\, curiosity\, empathy\, collaboration\, vision\, courage\, an d experimentation. The seminar series allows students to make connections between their coursework and the real world experience of the speakers. Th e seminar is open to any member of the Herbert Wertheim College Engineerin g\, all majors are welcome. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360\, 527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32601\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6499@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T113000 DTSTAMP:20240221T135721Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/seminar-presented-by-dr-vik rant-s-vaze/ SUMMARY:Seminar Presented by Dr. Vikrant S. Vaze DESCRIPTION:Network Design with Endogenous Demand: Adaptive Discretization for Non-Convex MIPs\nAbstract: Network design is a well-studied mixed-inte ger programming (MIP) problem. It involves constructing nodes and arcs of a network to minimize the total construction plus operating cost under fix ed exogenous demand. However\, in practice\, demand is often dependent on network attributes through non-convex functions. We propose exact methods and efficient heuristics to find provably near-optimal solutions to large- scale network design problems. Our algorithms are applied to several real- world case studies in urban transportation\, including transit\, micro-mob ility (e.g.\, bike-sharing) and urban air mobility (UAM) networks. Our alg orithms consistently outperform benchmarks in terms of solution quality\, runtimes and solution guarantee. Computational results indicate the import ance of modeling endogenous demand\, and provide structural insights into the optimal network designs. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil 406\, 1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United Sta tes X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil 406:geo:0, 0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6503@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T113000 DTSTAMP:20240221T135749Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ignite-l3harris-speaker- series-seminar/ SUMMARY:UF IGNITE - L3Harris Speaker Series Seminar DESCRIPTION:The L3 Harris Seminar Series hosted by the Engineering Innovati on Institute brings together students and faculty from across the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering to hear about the role of an innovative mi ndset from those in industry or who have started their own ventures. Aspec ts of an innovative mindset include creativity\, agility\, inclusivity\, a nalytical curiosity\, empathy\, collaboration\, vision\, courage\, and exp erimentation. The seminar series allows students to make connections betwe en their coursework and the real-world experiences of the speakers. We ask that speakers permit the seminar to be recorded for online students and f or those with course conflicts\, but we understand if company rules do not permit it. The seminar is open to any member of the Herbert Wertheim Coll ege of Engineering (all majors welcome). Previous seminars averaged 50 stu dents in attendance with attendees representing majors from various engine ering disciplines. CATEGORIES:Alumni,Seminars LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360\, 527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32601\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6483@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211354Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-dr-zheng-liu/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Dr. Zheng Liu DESCRIPTION:Dr. Zheng Liu presents “Universal Frequency-agile and Energy Efficient Arrays and Transmitters at mmWave” Friday\, Feb. 23 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6491@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210759Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-goodman/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Goodman DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j92142527259\nBiography: Dr. Gar rett Goodman earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at Wrigh t State University where he also earned his M.S. and B.S. in Computer Scie nce as well. His research focuses on incorporating Machine Learning (ML) a nd Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and assistive technologies t o improve the lives and well-being of people in need. The healthcare realm s he focuses on are Dementia Caregiver stress assessment\, mortality predi ctions\, cardiovascular monitoring\, and others that require assistance. H e previously worked as a software development consultant at Illumination W orks LLC before starting his graduate degrees and briefly worked with the Air Force Research Labs\, Sensors Directorate\, during his M.S. Though\, d uring his Ph.D.\, he found a love for education while teaching the class " Introduction to Software Engineering" as an Adjunct Professor. Thus\, his enthusiasm for teaching and working with students has settled him in acade mia in an education focused role as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Mia mi University of Ohio.\nTitle of the Talk: Pedagogy Style\, Adaptation\, a nd the New Generation\nAbstract: This presentation will discuss the two ma in styles of teaching in a classroom that Dr. Goodman implores\, student a dvising\, and curriculum development. For the teaching styles\, they are t he standard lecturing in class as well as a flipped classroom approach. Th is will detail how multiple learning types are engaged in and out of the c lassroom as well as how traditional programming labs are approached. These points are followed by how Dr. Goodman handles consistent and constructiv e student feedback to improve the class to the current student body as wel l as for future students. Next\, Dr. Goodman will discuss how he handles a dvising about class content\, degree classes\, and internship and job sear ching. Finally\, Dr. Goodman will briefly discuss curriculum development a t a singular class level as well as in a degree level. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6481@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211354Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-dr-emiliano-dal lanese/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Dr. Emiliano Dall’Anese DESCRIPTION:Dr. Emiliano Dall’Anese is an associate professor in the ECEE Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. He presents “Advancin g AI and Automation via Learning-based Online Optimization and Control” Monday\, Feb. 26 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6519@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182001Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-foot-ankle-biom echanics-advanced-medical-imaging-robotics-to-investigate-form-function/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Foot &\; Ankle Biomechanics: Advanced Medical Imag ing &\; Robotics to Investigate Form &\; Function" DESCRIPTION:Amy L. Lenz\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Departments of Orth opaedics &\; Biomedical Engineering\, The University of Utah\nBiography :\nDr. Amy Lenz is an Assistant Professor with a dual appointment in the D epartment of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah. She received her BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, her MS in Mechanical Engineering fr om the University of Delaware\, and her PhD in Engineering Mechanics from Michigan State University.\nAbstract:\nThe foot and ankle is a complex str ucture of numerous articular relationships which operate to provide a stab le base of support through active and passive tissue interactions. Altered morphology can lead to injury\, instability\, pathological deformity\, an d osteoarthritis. My lab’s goal is to characterize healthy\, diseased\, and post-surgical foot and ankle morphology and in-vivo function to improv e clinical treatment of ankle pathologies leading to end-stage ankle osteo arthritis. Our recent studies have investigated the relationship between m orphology and function of the subtalar joint using in vivo biplane fluoros copy\, in vitro cadaveric robotics\, and weightbearing computed tomography . Dynamic joint articulation measurements\, such as joint space distance\, coverage\, and congruence can be investigated in combination with morphol ogy analyses using statistical shape modeling and kinematics to investigat e the form and function relationship occurring at the subtalar joint. Our ongoing studies highlight the complexity of the foot and ankle\, the value of a robust 3D analyses\, the utility of in vitro robotic experiments\, a nd the necessity to further investigate interactions of function and morph ology to clinically evaluate flatfoot deformity\, osteoarthritis\, and inj ury mechanisms. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6437@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T100000 DTSTAMP:20240201T185445Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/particle-substrate-and-a-co ntact-line-an-alliance-that-continuously-sparks-questions/ SUMMARY:Particle\, substrate and a contact line: An alliance that continuou sly sparks questions DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series: Farzam Zoueshtiagh\, Ph.D.\, Associate Prof essor\, University of Virginia\n"Particle\, substrate and a contact line: An alliance that continuously sparks questions"\nFor more information\, pl ease visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-farzam-zoues htiagh-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6453@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T113500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211826Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-adopting-techno logy-enhanced-learning-dr-laura-melissa-cruz-castro-university-of-florida/ SUMMARY:EED Seminar: Adopting Technology-Enhanced Learning - Dr. Laura Mel issa Cruz Castro\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Engineering Education Seminar:\nAdopting Techno logy-Enhanced Learning: A methodological approach for educators to integra te student-centered pedagogy in large classroom environments. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6489@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210759Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-rania-hussein/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Rania Hussein DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92142527259\nBio: Dr. Rania Hu ssein is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Founder and Director of t he Remote Hub Lab (RHLab) at the University of Washington where her resear ch focuses on remote engineering\, digital twinning\, and embedded systems to advance the integration of technology in healthcare and educational pr actices. She has been awarded the Innovative Program Award from the Electr ical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) in 202 1\, highlighting her leadership in developing cutting-edge educational ini tiatives through the establishment of the RHLab. Her efforts in promoting diversity\, equity\, and inclusion contributed to the building and passing of the SB-5166 Bill into WA State law in 2019. The religious accommodatio n law requires post-secondary institutions to provide alternate exam accom modations for students due to religious observance. This accommodation bec ame part of the syllabi of higher educational institutions in the State of WA. In 2023\, Dr. Hussein received the IEEE Region 6 Outstanding Engineer ing Educator\, Mentor\, and Facilitator Award\, recognizing her contributi ons to engineering education and the STEM field.\nTitle of the Talk: Equit able Access in Computer Science and Engineering Education: Embracing Techn ology for Inclusive and Experiential Learning\nAbstract: In an era where t echnology continuously reshapes the boundaries of education\, the role of an educator extends beyond imparting knowledge to inspiring change and fos tering an inclusive environment where every student can thrive. With a com mitment to making education accessible\, inclusive\, and adaptive to the e volving landscape of engineering and technology\, the speaker leverages he r experience in establishing the Remote Hub Lab (RHLab) to outline a forwa rd-thinking vision for computer science and engineering education. This vi sion emphasizes leveraging digital twinning\, remote engineering\, and emb edded systems to promote equitable access to education and experiential le arning opportunities. By integrating these advanced technologies\, the aim is to prepare students not only to excel academically but also to become innovative leaders capable of addressing the complex challenges of our wor ld. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6373@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210350Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-precise-positio ning-navigation-and-timing-pnt/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Precise Positioning\, Navigation\, and Timing (PNT) DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Precise Positioning\, Navigation\, and Timing (PN T)\n\nTuesday\, February 27\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nD r. Jian Yao\, Scientist\, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR/U CAR)\, Adjunct Associate Professor\, Colorado State University\n\nAbstract \nPositioning\, Navigation\, and Timing (PNT) is a vital area for people ’s daily life\, high-tech\, satellite industry\, and military usage. His torically\, this area originated from a fundamental question – where we are in the universe – which was addressed by observing the star location s in the sky and more importantly the periodic motions of the Sun and the Moon. Nowadays\, this area is dominated by the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)\, including the U.S.-built Global Positioning System (GPS). I will review the basic principle of GNSS and then discuss how to achieve the centimeter-level accuracy &\; precision for ground and space navig ation. I will talk about some of my research work\, such as the generation of the GNSS satellite ephemerides\, GNSS time dissemination\, the generat ion of the U.S. standard time incorporating optical clocks\, precise orbit determination (POD)\, and the application of POD towards atmospheric dens ity sensing for space collision avoidance. The future PNT directions/appli cations will also be discussed.\n\nBiography\nDr. Jian Yao is a scientist at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)\, which mana ges the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). There\, he works on the orbits &\; clocks of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) a nd LEO (low-Earth-orbit) satellites and applies precise satellite orbits & amp\; clocks to GNSS radio occultation and atmospheric density sensing. He is also an adjunct associate professor at Colorado State University where he teaches the GNSS courses and supervises graduate students. He used to work at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey\, both under the U.S. Department of Com merce\, for many years. He has published ~ 40 papers covering a variety of topics in the area of positioning\, navigation\, and timing (PNT)\, such as GNSS satellite ephemeris\, GNSS data processing\, precise orbit determi nation\, GNSS time transfer\, and atomic-clock timing systems. In 2014\, h e received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.\n\nM AE Faculty Host: Dr. John Conklin CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6509@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184339Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-bedir-tekinerdogan/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Bedir Tekinerdogan DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nBedir Tekinerdogan\nTitle:\nArchitecture design of di gital ecosystems for smart farming\nBio:\nProfessor Tekinerdogan is a comp uter scientist with 30 years of expertise in software/systems engineering and information technology. He obtained his MSc degree in 1994 and a PhD d egree in 2000\, both in Computer Science from the University of Twente\, T he Netherlands. His academic tenure includes serving as a faculty member a t the University of Twente (2003-2008) and later at Bilkent University unt il 2015. At Bilkent\, he established and led the Bilkent Software Engineer ing Group\, significantly contributing to software engineering research an d education in Turkey. Presently\, he holds the position of full professor and chair of the Information Technology group at Wageningen University in The Netherlands.\nHe has authored more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific papers and 8 edited books. He has been involved in dozens of national and international research and consultancy projects with various large softwar e companies as a principal researcher and leading software/system architec t. His experience spans a broad range of domains\, including consumer elec tronics\, enterprise systems\, automotive systems\, critical infrastructur es\, cyber-physical systems\, satellite systems\, defense systems\, produc tion line systems\, command and control systems\, physical protection syst ems\, radar systems\, smart metering systems\, energy systems\, and precis ion farming. He takes a holistic\, systemic\, and interdisciplinary approa ch to solving real industrial problems and has ample experience in softwar e and systems architecting\, software and systems product line engineering \, cyber-physical systems\, model-driven software engineering\, aspect-ori ented software engineering\, global software development\, systems enginee ring\, system of systems engineering\, data science\, and artificial intel ligence.\nIn addition to his research\, he is an active educator. He has d eveloped and taught around 20 different academic courses and provided many software/systems engineering courses to more than 50 companies in The Net herlands\, Germany\, India\, and Turkey. He has graduated around 100 MSc s tudents and supervised more than 25 PhD students. He is a regular reviewer for more than 20 international journals and has reviewed more than 100 na tional and international projects.\nProf. Tekinerdogan has also been an ac tive participant in scientific conferences and has organized more than 50 conferences/workshops on software/systems engineering topics. He can commu nicate in English\, Dutch\, Turkish\, French\, German\, and Spanish. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6525@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184339Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-3 / SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nBedir Tekinerdogan\nTitle:\nArchitecture design of di gital ecosystems for smart farming\nBio:\nProfessor Tekinerdogan is a comp uter scientist with 30 years of expertise in software/systems engineering and information technology. He obtained his MSc degree in 1994 and a PhD d egree in 2000\, both in Computer Science from the University of Twente\, T he Netherlands. His academic tenure includes serving as a faculty member a t the University of Twente (2003-2008) and later at Bilkent University unt il 2015. At Bilkent\, he established and led the Bilkent Software Engineer ing Group\, significantly contributing to software engineering research an d education in Turkey. Presently\, he holds the position of full professor and chair of the Information Technology group at Wageningen University in The Netherlands.\nHe has authored more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific papers and 8 edited books. He has been involved in dozens of national and international research and consultancy projects with various large softwar e companies as a principal researcher and leading software/system architec t. His experience spans a broad range of domains\, including consumer elec tronics\, enterprise systems\, automotive systems\, critical infrastructur es\, cyber-physical systems\, satellite systems\, defense systems\, produc tion line systems\, command and control systems\, physical protection syst ems\, radar systems\, smart metering systems\, energy systems\, and precis ion farming. He takes a holistic\, systemic\, and interdisciplinary approa ch to solving real industrial problems and has ample experience in softwar e and systems architecting\, software and systems product line engineering \, cyber-physical systems\, model-driven software engineering\, aspect-ori ented software engineering\, global software development\, systems enginee ring\, system of systems engineering\, data science\, and artificial intel ligence.\nIn addition to his research\, he is an active educator. He has d eveloped and taught around 20 different academic courses and provided many software/systems engineering courses to more than 50 companies in The Net herlands\, Germany\, India\, and Turkey. He has graduated around 100 MSc s tudents and supervised more than 25 PhD students. He is a regular reviewer for more than 20 international journals and has reviewed more than 100 na tional and international projects.\nProf. Tekinerdogan has also been an ac tive participant in scientific conferences and has organized more than 50 conferences/workshops on software/systems engineering topics. He can commu nicate in English\, Dutch\, Turkish\, French\, German\, and Spanish. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6539@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205920Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-additive-bioman ufacturing-future-of-healthcare/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Additive Biomanufacturing: Future of Healthcare" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nPersonalized medicine as an emerging solution for hea lth problems is leveraged by advanced manufacturing technologies. However\ , the current manufacturing techniques are challenged when it comes to fab ricating architected structures with complex designs.\n\nAdditive manufact uring has been a strong tool for fabricating such architectures for tissue regenerative applications. In combination with sacrificial biomanufacturi ng\, functional living biomaterials are developed with 3D internal permeab le macrochannels that enable nutrition transfer for prolonged cell viabili ty. Conventional approaches for implantation of fully functional 3D printe d tissue constructs require invasive surgeries\, raising the need for more efficient alternative biomanufacturing technologies.\n\nSound in vivo pri nting is a unique solution that enables the printing of tissue scaffolds d eep inside the body. In lieu of open surgeries\, the target organs can be reached through minimally invasive devices such as catheters\, specificall y designed for the delivery of biomaterials. This process is combined with the application of external focused ultrasound systems. For this purpose\ , focused ultrasound-triggered crosslinking is used for creating complex b iostructures centimeters deep into the organs. Next-generation in vivo pri nting technology enables a smart biomanufacturing scheme for a wide range of functional biomaterials for applications in tissue regeneration\, bioel ectronics\, drug delivery\, etc.\nBio\nElham (Emma) Davoodi\, Ph.D.\nNIH P ostdoctoral Fellow\nCalifornia Institute of Technology\nDr. Emma Davoodi i s an NIH T32 postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Univ ersity of Waterloo in 2021 and was a visiting graduate researcher at the U niversity of California\, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her research is focused on t he applications of biomaterials and additive manufacturing in healthcare b y addressing the current challenges in process and design. In her current research\, she develops advanced additive biomanufacturing technologies fo r minimally invasive therapies and personalized medicine. She has publishe d over 25 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano\, Bioactive Materials\, Chemical Reviews\, Additive Manufacturing\, and Adva nced Healthcare Materials. In her career\, she received WIN Nanofellowship from the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology in 2020 and has been named a Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering by Stanford University in 2022 and Rising Star Women in Engineering by the University of Tokyo in 2023. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6387@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T145950Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-wetlands-and-watershe ds-seminar-dr-sara-winnike-mcmillan-iowa-state-university/ SUMMARY:Water\, Wetlands\, and Watersheds Seminar — Dr. Sara Winnike McMi llan\, Iowa State University DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://cfw.essie.ufl.edu/seminars/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6485@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211354Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-shaofeng-zou/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Shaofeng Zou DESCRIPTION:Dr. Shaofeng Zou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University at Buffalo. He presents “Reinf orcement Learning for Treatment Recommendations in Healthcare: Challenges\ , Algorithms and Analyses” Wednesday\, Feb. 28 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6517@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T130000 DTSTAMP:20240221T140608Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/seminar-cybersecurity-in-co nnected-and-automated-vehicle-systems-dr-neda-masoud-university-of-michiga n/ SUMMARY:Seminar: Cybersecurity in Connected and Automated Vehicle Systems - - Dr. Neda Masoud\, University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) systems hold the potentia l to enhance safety\, mobility\, fuel efficiency\, and environmental susta inability in transportation systems. However\, they also introduce new vul nerabilities\, expanding the potential attack surfaces within our transpor tation systems. This presentation will focus on the critical aspect of det ecting cyber-attacks in CAV systems and explore the repercussions of undet ected attacks on the string stability of vehicular platoons. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/9514383897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6445@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210350Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-operator-theore tic-methods-for-data-driven-modeling-and-control/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Operator Theoretic Methods for Data-Driven Modeling a nd Control DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Operator Theoretic Methods for Data-Driven Modeli ng and Control\nThursday\, February 29\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE -A 303\nDr. Rushikesh Kamalapurkar\, Associate Professor\, School of Mecha nical and Aerospace Engineering\, Oklahoma State University\nAbstract\nIn an effort to automate increasingly complex cyber-physical systems\, where first-principles models of the underlying physical processes are either po orly understood or computationally taxing\, practitioners have gravitated towards data-driven modeling and control techniques such as. However\, the fast pace of adaptation has resulted in a plethora of open theoretical qu estions that need to be answered to solidify the theoretical foundations o f data-driven control. The research in my lab has been motivated by the ne ed to develop theoretically sound ways to include insights gained from dat a into modeling\, decision\, and control architectures. Over the past deca de\, the study of dynamical systems as operators acting on spaces of funct ions has resulted in promising tools\, such as Carleman lifting\, dynamic mode decomposition\, and their variants\, for modeling and control. While the tools have proven effective in many application areas\, the accompanyi ng theoretical guarantees have either been weak\, or have required strong assumptions that do not hold for large classes of dynamical systems.\nIn t his talk\, I will present new results on provably convergent singular valu e decomposition (SVD) of total derivative operators corresponding to dynam ic systems. Dynamic systems are modeled as total derivative operators that operate on reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHSs). The resulting total derivative operators are shown to be compact for a large class of dynamic al systems provided the domain and the range RKHSs are selected carefully. Compactness is used to construct a novel sequence of finite rank operator s that converges\, in norm\, to the total derivative operator. The finite rank operators are shown to admit SVDs that are easily computed given samp le trajectories of the underlying dynamical system. Compactness is further exploited to show convergence of the singular values and the right and le ft singular functions of the finite rank operators to those of the total d erivative operator. Finally\, the convergent SVDs are utilized to construc t estimates of the vector field that models the system. The estimated vect or fields are provably convergent\, uniformly on compact sets. Extensions to systems with control and to partially unknown systems will also be disc ussed.\nBiography\nRushikesh Kamalapurkar received his M.S. and his Ph.D. degrees in 2011 and 2014\, respectively\, from the Department of Mechanica l and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. After working fo r a year as a postdoctoral researcher with Dr. Warren E. Dixon\, he was ap pointed as the 2015-16 MAE postdoctoral teaching fellow. In 2016 he joined the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Oklahoma State University\, where he currently serves as an associate professor. His prim ary research interests are data-driven modeling and learning-based optimal control of uncertain nonlinear dynamical systems. He has published a book \, multiple book chapters\, over 35 peer reviewed journal papers and over 35 peer reviewed conference papers.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Yu Wang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6555@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T145500 DTSTAMP:20240227T164707Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-an-electrochemic al-phase-field-model-for-the-corrosion-of-structural-alloys-by-molten-salt s/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "An Electrochemical Phase-field Model for the Corrosion of Structural Alloys by Molten Salts" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMolten salt reactors are an advanced reactor concept that uses molten salts as either the fuel coolant or both coolant and fuel solvent. However\, molten salts can corrode salt-facing alloys\, degradin g their mechanical properties.\n\nTo evaluate and improve alloy corrosion behavior\, we have developed an electrochemical phase-field model for capt uring the microstructure-dependent corrosion of structural alloys by molte n salts. So far\, the model has been validated for the corrosion of Ni-Cr alloys by molten FLiBe salt. It can represent impurity-limited corrosion i n static corrosion experiments and includes the role of activity gradient corrosion with dissimilar alloys for the alloy coupon and salt container c apsule.\n\nFinally\, we have applied the model to investigate the impact o f pure Ni coatings on the corrosion of Ni-Cr alloys.\nBio\nMichael Tonks\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Chair and Alumni Professor\nDepartment of Materials Scie nce &\; Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Michael R. Tonks is th e Associate Chair and Alumni Professor of Materials Science and Engineerin g and Nuclear Engineering at the University of Florida. Before joining UF in Fall 2017\, he was an Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Pen nsylvania State University for two years and a staff scientist in the Fuel s Modeling and Simulation Department at Idaho National Laboratory for six years.\n\nProf. Tonks was the original creator of the mesoscale fuel perfo rmance tool MARMOT and led its development for five years. He helped to pi oneer the approach taken in the DOE Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and S imulation (NEAMS) program to use multiscale modeling and simulation to inf orm the development of materials models for the BISON fuel performance too l that are based on microstructure rather than burn-up\, and he won the NE AMS Excellence Award for that work in 2014. He also won the Presidential E arly Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2017 and the TMS Brimaco mbe medal in 2022.\n\nHis research is focused on using mesoscale modeling and simulation results coupled with experimental data to investigate the c o-evolution of microstructure and properties in materials in harsh environ ments. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6505@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T113000 DTSTAMP:20240221T140639Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ignite-l3harris-speaker- series-seminar-2/ SUMMARY:UF IGNITE - L3Harris Speaker Series Seminar DESCRIPTION:The L3 Harris Seminar Series hosted by the Engineering Innovati on Institute brings together students and faculty from across the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering to hear about the role of an innovative mi ndset from those in industry or who have started their own ventures. Aspec ts of an innovative mindset include creativity\, agility\, inclusivity\, a nalytical curiosity\, empathy\, collaboration\, vision\, courage\, and exp erimentation. The seminar series allows students to make connections betwe en their coursework and the real-world experiences of the speakers. We ask that speakers permit the seminar to be recorded for online students and f or those with course conflicts\, but we understand if company rules do not permit it. The seminar is open to any member of the Herbert Wertheim Coll ege of Engineering (all majors welcome). Previous seminars averaged 50 stu dents in attendance with attendees representing majors from various engine ering disciplines. CATEGORIES:Alumni,Seminars LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360\, 527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32601\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6545@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211354Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-kin-chung-fong/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Kin Chung Fong DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kin Chung Fong is a senior scientist at Raytheon BBN (Cambr idge\, MA) and a research associate at the Physics Department at Harvard U niversity. He presents “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Advance Quantum Science and Technology” Friday\, March 1 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstr act &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6565@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182001Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-pain-quick-talk s/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Pain Quick Talks DESCRIPTION:Joel Bialosky\, PT\, PhD\, FAAOMPT\, OCS\nClinical Associate Pr ofessor\, UF Department of Physical Therapy\n"How do rehabilitation interv entions for pain work? (and does it matter?)"\nYenisel Cruz-Almeida\, MSPH \, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor &\; Associate Director\, Pain Research &a mp\; Intervention Center Of Excellence\, UF Department of Community Dentis try\n"Understanding the Human Pain Phenome"\nJennifer Nichols\, Ph.D.\nAss istant Professor &\; J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow\, UF Departme nt of Biomedical Engineering\n"Integrating Pain &\; Biomechanics to Und erstand Thumb Osteoarthritis” CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6553@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240305 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240306 DTSTAMP:20251201T205921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-before-the-boom -exploiting-emerging-micro-nano-scale-characterization-techniques-for-pre- detonation-nuclear-forensics/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Before the Boom: Exploiting Emerging Micro (Nano) Sca le Characterization Techniques for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nModern nuclear forensics is a young science\, born ro ughly 30 years ago in response to nuclear security incidents of nuclear ma terials out of regulatory control in northern Europe following the fall of the former Soviet Union. As with every newly developed scientific discipl ine\, nuclear forensics is experiencing a period of rapidly emerging tools and technologies that have the potential to transform the current state o f practice.\n\nOne potentially impactful class of techniques is spatially resolved chemical\, structural\, isotopic and morphological measurements o f special nuclear materials. These characterizations at the micro-scale an d below offer incredible potential for making forensic linkages between pe ople\, places\, things and events during an investigation or elucidating m aterial provenance.\n\nThis presentation will highlight some emerging nucl ear forensic tools and techniques based on measurements at micro- and nano -scale\, offer approaches for further exploiting these measurements during a nuclear forensic investigation\, and identify challenges that are preve nting these types of measurements from becoming standard practice.\nBio\nJ on Schwantes\, Ph.D.\nActing Nuclear Engineering Department Head\nPenn Sta te University\nDr. Jon Schwantes is a Professor and Head of the Ken and Ma ry Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State Univers ity\, working in areas related to aqueous environmental radiochemistry\, s uper-heavy element chemistry and physics\, astrophysical nucleosynthesis\, science-based stockpile stewardship\, nuclear material science and nuclea r forensics. He has authored or co-authored 122 publications (79 peer-revi ewed)\, was part of the confirmatory team for the discovery of element 111 (subsequently named Roentgenium) and led a team of researchers that ident ified the oldest known reactor-produced plutonium in the world. He current ly serves as the US Co-Chair for the Exercise Task Group of the Nuclear Fo rensics International Technical Working Group.\n\nBefore joining Penn Stat e faculty in 2022\, Dr. Schwantes was a Scientist at Pacific Northwest Nat ional Laboratory and a member of the Washington State Academy of Science. He served on two DOE response teams to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster \, was appointed by the Secretary of Energy to the Technical Assessment Te am that investigated the 2014 radioactive contamination of the Waste Isola tion Pilot Plant\, and led the forensic examination of a 3\,000 Ci radioac tive sealed source that had breached at the Harborview Medical Facility in downtown Seattle in 2019. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6469@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182747Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-with-ian -wheeldon-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series with Ian Wheeldon\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: “Data-Driven Microbial Strain Engineering”\nIan Whee ldon\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\nUniversity o f California\, Riverside\nThe United States bioeconomy\, with yearly reven ues upward of $400 billion\, represents >\;2% of the national GDP. A lar ge portion of this industry is the at-scale production of chemicals and re agents for the healthcare\, food\, feed and chemical industries. Many of t he successes in this vital economic sector leverage naturally occurring mi crobial traits to create bioprocesses. A classic example of this is the ye ast S. cerevisiae which is exploited for its ability to produce ethanol at high rates and titers. Other examples include the bacterial production of amino acids\, copper bioleaching\, and the production of enzymes in fungi . Creating new and improved microbial strains for these and other processe s is time-consuming and costly – new approaches are needed to accelerate development. https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-dr-ian-whe eldon/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6523@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210350Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-natures-unifyin g-theories-and-how-they-can-be-used-for-good/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Nature's Unifying Theories and How They Can Be Used f or Good DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Nature's Unifying Theories and How They Can Be Us ed for Good\nTuesday\, March 5\, 2024\, at 12:50p\, Location: In-Person MA E-A 303\nPhilip LeDuc\, Ph.D\, Departments of Mechanical Engineering\, Bio medical Engineering\, Computational Biology\, and Biological Sciences at C arnegie Mellon University\nAbstract\nI have always been interested in exam ining whether seemingly unconnected areas of my life actually have interse ctions. For example\, two areas that have always interested me are the mec hanics of machines\, such as taking apart lawnmowers in my youth\, and the wonders of nature. While they seem unconnected\, I wonder what are their commonalities\, which has led me to work on this intersection for almost 2 decades toward unifying theories between them. Here\, I will present how my lab has been looking for nature’s unifying theories that are threaded throughout life. My lab approaches this by envisioning different biologic al organisms as “systems” and examining how these unconnected systems intersect. We use our approaches as engineers to investigate these systems in nature\, looking for unifying principles with some of the same fundame ntal approaches used on machines such as planes\, trains\, and automobiles . I work with a diversity of biological systems ranging from mammalian cel ls to microorganisms to plants\, and we apply principles from mechanical e ngineering fields (e.g. solid mechanics\, control theory\, fluidics\, heat transfer\, and design) to understand how these principles may apply acros s diverse nature-based systems. My goal with my projects is to tackle gran d challenges\, so my work includes areas like improving health\, sustainab le energy\, clean water\, understanding evolution\, and even art. We pursu e these goals by developing and utilizing unique custom-built systems\, in cluding biotechnology\, robotics\, artificial intelligence\, and computati onal biology. These intersections are especially fascinating to me as biol ogical systems have evolved for distinct reasons (the “initial and bound ary conditions” are different). In addition\, as an engineer\, I truly a m interested in building new systems from the knowledge that we obtain thu s\, I will also present how our lab thinks about these nature-inspired des ign principles toward translational efforts.\nBiography\nPhilip LeDuc (Ph. D. Johns Hopkins University\; post-doctoral fellow\, Children's Hospital a nd Harvard Medical School) is the William J. Brown Professor in the Mechan ical Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University with appointment s in Biological Sciences\, Biomedical Engineering\, Electrical and Compute r Engineering\, and Computational Biology. He has received the National Sc ience Foundation CAREER Award and the Beckman Foundation Young Investigato rs Award while also being selected as a faculty member for the Sloan Found ation Minority Ph.D. Program. He has also been funded by other organizatio ns\, including the Bill &\; Melinda Gates Foundation\, the National Ins titute of Health\, the Department of Defense\, the Department of Energy\, and the Keck Foundation. During his career\, he has published articles in many journals\, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\ , Nature Nanotechnology\, Nature Communications\, JACS\, Applied Physics L etters\, Methods in Cell Biology\, Advanced Materials\, Nature Protocols\, and Nature\, and has given seminars across the world including South Afri ca\, India\, and Brazil. He has been on and helped organize many scientifi c meetings\, including for the National Academy of Engineering\, the Natio nal Academy of Sciences\, the National Academy of Medicine\, and the Unite d States Congress\, as well as being elected to the Science Advisory Counc il of the Beckman Foundation\, and the Board of Directors for the Biomedic al Engineering Society and American Institute for Medical &\; Biologica l Engineering. He is also a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society\, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers\, the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering\, and the American Institute for Med ical &\; Biological Engineering. He has filed numerous patents\, has st arted companies\, and has consulted for a diversity of companies. His wife \, Rachel\, and Philip have a daughter and two sons. He has also been invo lved with many philanthropic organizations\, including raising money for n on-profit organizations and mission trips to Africa and Armenia.\nMAE Facu lty Host: Xin Tang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6511@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184340Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocompexity-seminar-dr -willington-pavan/ SUMMARY:ABE BioCompexity Seminar - Dr. Willington Pavan DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nWillington Pavan\nTitle:\nClimate Change and Its Effe cts on Crop Disease Susceptibility\nBio:\nDr. Willingthon Pavan is an Assi stant Professor in Modeling Cropping Systems at the University of Florida. He is a highly respected expert in digital agriculture and has dedicated his career to developing computer models and tools to help stakeholders an d growers make more informed decisions. With a solid academic background i n computer science and agronomy\, Dr. Willingthon has conducted extensive agricultural research projects\, focusing on data management\, data scienc e\, digital agriculture\, analytical models\, simulation\, programming lan guages\, and software development. He has developed computer models and to ols that assist stakeholders and growers in making informed decisions\, an d his research has significant implications for sustainable agricultural p ractices. In addition\, Dr. Willingthon has focused on developing solution s to help farmers maintain their yields and livelihoods\, specifically in managing the risks associated with crop diseases that affect crops. He is part of the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) de veloper team\, where he helps to improve the system's tools and applicatio ns and develop new models. His research has also focused on nutrient dynam ics in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum\, spatial and economic applicat ions\, and database development and maintenance\, all of which have helped advance the field of digital agriculture. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6527@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184416Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-4 / SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nWillington Pavan\nTitle:\nClimate Change and Its Effe cts on Crop Disease Susceptibility\nBio:\nDr. Willingthon Pavan is an Assi stant Professor in Modeling Cropping Systems at the University of Florida. He is a highly respected expert in digital agriculture and has dedicated his career to developing computer models and tools to help stakeholders an d growers make more informed decisions. With a solid academic background i n computer science and agronomy\, Dr. Willingthon has conducted extensive agricultural research projects\, focusing on data management\, data scienc e\, digital agriculture\, analytical models\, simulation\, programming lan guages\, and software development. He has developed computer models and to ols that assist stakeholders and growers in making informed decisions\, an d his research has significant implications for sustainable agricultural p ractices. In addition\, Dr. Willingthon has focused on developing solution s to help farmers maintain their yields and livelihoods\, specifically in managing the risks associated with crop diseases that affect crops. He is part of the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) de veloper team\, where he helps to improve the system's tools and applicatio ns and develop new models. His research has also focused on nutrient dynam ics in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum\, spatial and economic applicat ions\, and database development and maintenance\, all of which have helped advance the field of digital agriculture. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6389@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T151258Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-wetlands-watersheds-s eminar-characterizing-stream-co2-regimes-across-different-ecoregions-of-th e-us/ SUMMARY:Water\, Wetlands\, &\; Watersheds Seminar: Characterizing stream CO2 regimes across different ecoregions of the US DESCRIPTION:Dr. Erin R. Hotchkiss is an Associate Professor in the Departme nt of Biological Sciences and a Faculty Affiliate of the Global Change Cen ter at Virginia Tech. She received her Ph.D. in Ecology from the Universit y of Wyoming in 2013\, where she was advised by Dr. Robert O. Hall\, Jr. H otchkiss also completed a M.Sc. at the University of Wyoming and received her B.Sc. from Emory University. Prior to joining Virginia Tech\, she work ed as a postdoctoral fellow at Umeå University\, Sweden and Université d u Québec à Montréal in Canada. Hotchkiss was the 2016 recipient of the Society for Freshwater Science’s (SFS) Hynes Award for New Investigators as well as the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography ’s (ASLO) Raymond L. Lindeman Award. She is currently Vice President of SFS and became an ASLO Fellow in 2023. Ongoing research in the Hotchkiss L ab (www.hotchkisslab.com) is exploring how environmental change\, land-wat er interactions\, &\; ecosystem processes shape the transport\, transfo rmation\, and fate of carbon\, nutrients\, and pollutants in freshwaters. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://cfw.essie.ufl.edu/seminars/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6533@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210350Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-from-state-esti mation-on-lie-groups-to-affordance-learning-and-robot-imagination/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - From State Estimation on Lie Groups to Affordance Lea rning and Robot Imagination DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - From State Estimation on Lie Groups to Affordance Learning and Robot Imagination\nThursday\, March 7\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nGregory S. Chirikjian\, Department of Mechanical Engi neering\, University of Delaware\, National University of Singapore\nAbstr act\nToday’s robots are very brittle in their intelligence. This follows from a legacy of industrial robotics where robots pick and place known pa rts repetitively. For humanoid robots to function as servants in the home and in hospitals they will need to demonstrate higher intelligence\, and m ust be able to function in ways that go beyond the stiff prescribed progra mming of their industrial counterparts. A new approach to service robotics is discussed here. The affordances of broad classes of common objects suc h as chairs\, cups\, etc.\, are defined. When a new object is encountered\ , it is scanned and a virtual version is put into a simulation wherein the robot ``imagines’’ how the object can be used. In this way\, robots c an reason about objects that they have not encountered before. After affor dances are assessed\, the robot then takes action in the real world\, resu lting in real2sim2real transfer. As part of this broad framework\, probabi listic methods on Lie-groups are used. These mathematical methods were dev eloped originally by the presenter for mobile robot state estimation\, and have been adapted recently to one-shot learning of affordances from demon stration. Videos of physical demonstrations will illustrate the effectiven ess of this paradigm. Future plans will be discussed\, including the integ ration of large language models.\nBiography\nGregory S. Chirikjian receive d undergraduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University in 1988\, and a Ph.D . degree from the California Institute of Technology\, Pasadena\, in 1992. From 1992 until 2021\, he served on the faculty of the Department of Mech anical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University\, attaining the rank of ful l professor in 2001. Additionally\, from 2004-2007\, he served as departme nt chair. Starting in January 2019\, he moved to the National University o f Singapore\, where he served as Head of the Mechanical Engineering Depart ment\, where he has hired 14 new professors. As of January 2024 he moved t o the University of Delaware\, where he is chair of the Mechanical Enginee ring department and holder of the Willis F. Harrington Professorship. Chir ikjian’s research interests include robotics\, applications of group the ory in state estimation\, information\n-theoretic inequalities\, and appli ed mathematics more broadly. He is a 1993 National Science Foundation Youn g Investigator and a 1994 Presidential Faculty Fellow. In 2010 he became a fellow of the IEEE. From 2014-15\, he served as a program director for th e US National Robotics Initiative\, which included responsibilities in the Robust Intelligence cluster in the Information and Intelligent Systems Di vision of CISE at NSF. Chirikjian is the author of more than 250 journal a nd conference papers and the primary author of three books\, including Eng ineering Applications of Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis (2001) and Stoch astic Models\, Information Theory\, and Lie Groups\, Vols. 1+2. (2009\, 20 11). In 2016\, an expanded edition of his 2001 book was published as a Dov er book under a new title\, Harmonic Analysis for Engineers and Applied Sc ientists.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Amor Menezes CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6551@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T145500 DTSTAMP:20240227T161507Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-uf-innovate-tech -licensing-connecting-innovators-investors-and-industry/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "UF Innovate Tech Licensing – Connecting Innovators\, Investors and Industry" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis presentation is an overview of the intellectual property process at UF\, the types of intellectual property\, how to prote ct them\, and the critical elements for starting university technology sta rtup companies.\nBios\nLenny Terry\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Director\, Licensing Officer\nUF Innovate\nDr. Lenny Terry earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Richmond in 1981 and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Emory University in 1986.  Dr. Terry has over 20 years of industrial che mical experience.  He has held multiple research positions with Milliken Specialty Chemical and Ciba Vision Corporation.  He worked as a Business Development Manager for Clariant Specialty Chemicals for ten years.  He i s an inventor on 25 US patents related to the contact lens and personal ca re markets.\n\nDr. Terry joined the University of Florida’s Office of Te chnology Licensing in 2007 where he holds the position of Assistant Direct or.  His portfolio covers technologies that originate from chemistry\, ma terials science\, chemical\, mechanical and electrical engineering and des ign construction and planning.  He has successfully negotiated over 350 l icenses and has helped to start more than 40 companies.\n \;\nLarry Vi llanueva\, Ph.D.\nPartner\nThomas-Horstemeyer Intellectual Property Attorn eys\nDr. Larry Villanueva earned his BS in Chemistry from Wake Forest Uni versity in 1986 and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Florida in 1993.  After a postdoctoral fellowship at Emory University\, L arry joined the law firm of Needle &\; Rosenberg\, PC in Atlanta.  Dur ing his tenure at Needle &\; Rosenberg\, Larry received his law degree at Georgia State University in 2001.  After Needle &\; Rosenberg\, Lar ry was a partner at Gardner\, Groff\, Greenwald &\; Villanueva\, PC for 14 years before joining Thomas Horstemeyer\, LLP in 2019.\n \nLarry is a partner and member of the chemical and biotechnological patent prosecutio n groups at Thomas Horstemeyer. Larry has over 27 years of experience prep aring and prosecuting patent applications primarily in the chemical\, phar maceutical\, and biotechnological fields.  Larry works with his clients t o maximize the value of their intellectual property. Larry’s clients inc lude large corporations\, research universities and institutions\, as well as medium-sized companies. With technical degrees in synthetic organic an d organometallic chemistry\, Larry is able to serve his clients in a wide range of technologies including pharmaceuticals\, polymers and material ch emistry\, catalysts\, and drug delivery devices. Larry works hand-in-hand with clients to align their intellectual property with their business goal s in order to maximize the value of their intellectual property. In additi on to patent prosecution\, Larry counsels clients regarding IP due diligen ce as well as provide opinions relating to freedom to operate and validity /invalidity. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6571@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211354Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-takahiro-tsunod a/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Takahiro Tsunoda DESCRIPTION:Takahiro Tsunoda is a postdoctoral associate at Yale University \, specializing in superconducting circuits and bosonic quantum error corr ection. He presents “Fault Tolerance in Quantum Electrical Circuits” M onday\, March 11 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6575@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-5 / SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nLei Wu\nTitle: New insights on the formation of aggre gates of bidisperse microplastics in water based on analysis of in-situ mi croscopy\nBio: Lei Wu\, Ph.D.\, is an associate professor in the Departmen t of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Ohio University. Her research interests include colloid science\, contaminant fate and transport\, and w ater and wastewater treatment\, with a particular focus on coagulation and flocculation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6567@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211326Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-dennis-kim/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Dennis Kim DESCRIPTION:Dr. Dennis Kim is a research scientist at UCLA. He presents “ Finding Order in Disorder: Atomic-Scale Understanding of Phase Transformat ions” Wednesday\, March 13 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bi o ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6573@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T110000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-special-seminar-morning -3d-printing-and-additive-manufacturing-in-dentistry/ SUMMARY:MSE Special Seminar (Morning): "3D Printing and Additive Manufactur ing in Dentistry" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAdditive manufacturing\, high-tech imaging and digita l workflow enhance most engineering and scientific endeavors. Oral health care and clinical practice have benefited from such technology\, assisting patients to better understand treatment options\, expediting treatment pr ocedures and offering non-invasive methods on follow-ups.\n\nThis lecture will present advances in these areas in dentistry as an example of the app lication to many engineering disciplines. The presentation will also show opportunities to further improve the technology.\nBio\nAlvaro Della Bona\, D.D.S.\, MMedSci\, Ph.D.\, FADM\nSenior Professor and Chair\, PostGrad Pr ogram in Dentistry\nUniversity of Passo Fundo\, Brazil\nDr. Alvaro Della B ona is a Ph.D. alumnus of the Materials Science &\; Engineering Departm ent at the University of Florida. Dr. Della Bona is a dentist\, researcher \, and senior professor at the University of Passo Fundo in Brazil. He is the Chair of the Postgraduate Program in Dentistry and past Dean of the Sc hool of Dentistry. Dr. Della Bona has been awarded the highest honor given for dental research by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR): Wilmer Souder Award in Dental Materials. He is also the first pers on from Latin America to win the prestigious award. Dr. Della Bona has als o received the 2023 Distinguished Service Award from IADR. He is an adjunc t faculty member at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an ad junct scientist at the Houston Center for Biomaterials &\; Biomimetics. Dr. Della Bona is an Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong an d the Institute of Science &\; Technology (San Jose\, Brazil). He is th e President of the Brazilian Group of Dental Materials and the Past Presid ent of the Academy of Dental Materials. He has over 300 publications in th e subjects of materials\, dentistry and manufacturing. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6413@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182001Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-maybe-i-just-ti ed-my-shoes-too-tight-imaging-and-computational-modeling-to-understand/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Maybe I just tied my shoes too tight: Imaging and com putational modeling to understand..." DESCRIPTION:Karen Troy\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Associate Department Head\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\, Worcester Polytechnic Institute\n"M aybe I just tied my shoes too tight: Imaging and computational modeling to understand skeletal injury and adaptation"\nBiosketch:\nDr. Karen Troy is Professor and Associate Department Head of Biomedical Engineering at Worc ester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester\, MA. She directs the Muscu loskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory\, which aims to understand how physical forces (such as those generated by the body during exercise and sports) interact with and change bone structure. Dr. Troy is an expert in orthopaedic and whole-body biomechanics\, quantitative image analysis incl uding computed tomography (QCT)\, and patient-specific finite element (FE) modeling. She collaborates with physicians and other clinicians\, with th e goal of preventing fractures and other types of musculoskeletal injury i n various populations such as growing children\, athletes\, older adults\, and individuals with spinal cord injury. Dr. Troy teaches engineering at the graduate and undergraduate levels and particularly enjoys working indi vidually with students in her lab and on projects. She has held multiple l eadership roles within the American Society of Biomechanics and the Orthop aedic Research Society\, most recently serving as Program Chair for ASB (2 020) and chairing the Education Council for the ORS (2021-23). Throughout her career she has prioritized student-centered mentorship and has advocat ed for inclusion\, diversity\, support\, and mentorship for scientists at all career levels.\nAbstract:\nFractures are one of the most common and im pactful musculoskeletal injuries\, and often result from underlying condit ions of poor bone health such as osteoporosis. Because bone is mechanosens itive\, it is possible to use exercise and other targeted physical activit y to improve bone strength and reduce fracture risk. However\, without non invasive measures of bone strength and estimations of physiologic loading\ , we cannot evaluate whether an exercise is likely to improve bone strengt h\, or may even cause an overuse injury to bone. Our research bridges this gap through the use of patient-specific computational models to better un derstand in vivo bone loading and noninvasively measure changes to bone st rength due to clinical interventions. I will discuss examples of how we ca n better understand\, predict\, and prevent injuries in various clinical p opulations by identifying modifiable factors that change bone loading biom echanics. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6541@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-additive-manufa cturing-and-degradation-mechanism-of-sustainable-alloys/ SUMMARY:MSE Special Seminar: "Additive Manufacturing and Degradation Mechan ism of Sustainable Alloys" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMaterials of all classes\, including metals\, glass\, and crystalline ceramics\, are created at the expense of energy. However\ , these materials are often exposed to hostile environments and are subjec ted to corrosion\, which is a thermodynamically favorable process.\n\nCorr osion not only incurs substantial economic costs but also poses unpredicta ble safety risks. This is particularly concerning for structural materials exposed to extreme service environments\, such as high temperature\, high pressure\, extremely acidic/oxidizing\, and radioactive conditions. There fore\, it is imperative to develop effective strategies to combat corrosio n in these environments.\n\nThis talk will focus on applying laser powder bed fusion\, an additive manufacturing technique\, to create alloys with e xceptional mechanical and corrosion properties. A self-accelerated corrosi on phenomenon occurring at the interface of different classes of corrosion -resistant materials will also be discussed. These studies have direct imp lications for the design and manufacture of highly corrosion-resistant mat erials that can withstand aggressive environments.\nBio\nXiaolei Guo\, Ph. D.\nResearch Scientist\nOhio State University\nDr. Xiaolei Guo is a resear ch scientist in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. Dr. Guo earned his bachelor’s degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University\, China and his Ph.D. deg ree in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University.\n \nAfter obtaining his Ph.D. degree\, he served for six years as the deputy director of the Center for Performance and Design of Nuclear Waste Forms and Containers (WastePD)\, a multi-institution\, interdisciplinary Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US. Department of Energy. His resea rch interests include additive manufacturing\, degradation of metals/glass /crystalline ceramics\, nuclear materials\, smart coatings\, and alloy rec ycling.\n\nHe is the author of over 40 research articles\, including publi cations in high-profile journals such as Nature Materials\, Materials Toda y\, and Chemical Reviews. He has been an instructor of the OSU Corrosion S hort Course since 2021. He also serves as a topic editor/editorial board m ember for multiple journals\, including Frontier in Materials\, Coatings\, and Polymers. His research has received funding support from DOE-NEUP\, I NL\, Honda\, and GM. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6463@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T110000 DTSTAMP:20240208T152111Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nsf-career-workshop-session -1-guidance-and-information/ SUMMARY:NSF CAREER Workshop - Session 1: Guidance and Information DESCRIPTION:The Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop is back!  The program will provide a “deep dive” into the NSF Faculty Early Care er Development Program (CAREER) as well as an overview of other early career opportunities. This workshop also initiates the departmentally-l ed red team review process for NSF CAREER proposals (which are due in la te July).  \nThose interested should register here. Three sessions will be offered\, sign up for any combination of sessions you would like to att end: \n\n 9:00-11:00 AM on March 19: Guidance and Information \n 9:00-11 :00 AM on April 16: Mock Review Panel &\; Broader Impacts   \n 2:00-4 :00 PM on May 13: Peer Review Session  \n\n How this works: \n\n Facul ty can select sessions in which they would like to participate.\n On March 19th\, the PIs can attend the informational workshop.\n Red teams are act ivated in April. PIs will submit proposals to the red team by the end of J une (or another date jointly decided by the PI and red team leaders)\n In April\, PIs can attend the Mock Panel review workshop.\n In May\, PIs can attend the peer review workshop.\n Reviews are completed and returned to t he PIs in time for them to update their proposals\, which are due to NSF on 24 July\n\nWebsite (not fully updated for 2024 yet): www.eng.ufl.edu/ns fcareertoolkit\n\n The main pages provide links to websites and workshop material to guide the preparation of an NSF CAREER proposal.\n The Red Team Review page provides information for the departmental reviews of pro posals.\n The Brutal Truths Checklist page lists common issues reviewers find in CAREER proposals. It is a must read\, as many of these 100+ crit icisms were obtained from actual reviews.\n The UF CAREER Awardees pag e lists past awardees at UF to help PIs locate example proposals and to he lp red team leaders build the review\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cNraHeh8k9zbPZc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6455@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T113500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-exploring-a-co- teaching-model-to-improve-classroom-engagement-dr-edward-latorre-uf-eed/ SUMMARY:EED Seminar: Exploring a Co-Teaching Model to Improve Classroom En gagement - Dr. Edward Latorre\, UF/EED DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Engineering Education Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6577@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-6 / SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nRobin Sur\nTitle:\nMonitoring and Modelling of Pestic ides in Surface Water Catchments\nBio:\nDr. Robin Sur is a physical chemis t by training and a Distinguished Bayer Science Fellow with 25 years of in ternational experience in environmental and dietary exposure assessment (m odelling\, monitoring\, environmental fate\, residue analysis\, metabolism \, biomonitoring\, global water quality). His current role deals with Baye r’s risk mitigation strategy for the environmental safety of plant prote ction products. He is member of the CropLife International Environmental R isk Assessment Project Team\, CropLife Europe’s Water Expert Group and t he Digital Agriculture and Risk Mitigation sub-team\, chairs the ecochemis try expert group and the project group on risk mitigation of the German in dustry association and is member of the steering committee of the SETAC mu lti-stakeholder group to develop guidance on spatially distributed leachin g modelling. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6557@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-room-temperatur e-defect-control-with-the-electron-wind-force/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Room Temperature Defect Control with the Electron Win d Force" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nSince the Bronze Age\, we have been controlling defec ts in materials with heat energy. Because thermal diffusion is random in n ature\, the process requires elevated temperature and a long time.\n\nIn t his presentation\, we will explore the efficacy of the electron wind force in room temperature defect control. Electron wind force is a mechanical s timulus that acts only on defects as high-energy electrons lose their mome ntum in an electron-defect encounter. It is well-studied as a damage pheno menon\, but we explore its beneficial side in three classes of materials s ystems.\n\nIn electronic materials and devices\, we demonstrate how electr on wind force mitigates the defects to (1) rejuvenate transistors and diod es degraded from radiation or electrical stressing and (2) decrease suscep tibility to radiation damage. In metals and alloys\, we demonstrate active control of defects and microstructure by tuning grain size\, rotation\, d efect density and phase transformation – all at unprecedented low temper atures. In our last class of examples\, we chose nuclear graphite\, a mate rial that takes about 3000 Celsius for annealing\, which we achieved at ro om temperature. We conclude that the electron wind force can be effective in in-situ or in-operando defect control in deployed devices to instill re silience by rejuvenation.\nBio\nAman Haque\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Mechanical Engineering\nPenn State University\nDr. Aman Haque is a Professor of Mech anical Engineering at Penn State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mech anical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2002. His core expertise is nanofabrication\, sensors and actuators\, nano scale thermo-physical behavior of materials and in-situ transmission elect ron microscopy\, which he applies on the mechanics and multi-physics of na noscale materials and interfaces. His current research involves a multi-ph ysics approach towards reliability of silicon and power electronics device s. He is also interested in control of microstructure\, defects\, interfac es\, and phases in nuclear and other engineering materials. He has publish ed more than 150 journal papers in these areas. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6391@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T151232Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-wetlands-watersheds-s eminar-modeled-climate-change-impacts-on-freshwater-quantity-and-quality-i n-fl/ SUMMARY:Water\, Wetlands\, &\; Watersheds Seminar: Modeled climate chang e impacts on freshwater quantity and quality in FL DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://cfw.essie.ufl.edu/seminars/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6569@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T103000 DTSTAMP:20240305T163414Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/collaborative-colloquium-ta lk-series-dr-michal-kosinski/ SUMMARY:Collaborative Colloquium Talk Series: Dr. Michal Kosinski DESCRIPTION:Biography of Speaker: Prof. Michal Kosinski is a Professor at S tanford University. His research interests encompass both human and artifi cial cognition. His current work centers on examining the psychological pr ocesses in Large Language Models (LLMs)\, and leveraging Artificial Intell igence (AI)\, Machine Learning (ML)\, and Big Data to model and predict hu man behavior. Michal has co-authored Modern Psychometrics (a popular textb ook) and published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals inclu ding Nature Scientific Reports\, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc iences\, Psychological Science\, Journal of Personality and Social Psychol ogy\, and Machine Learning\, that have been cited over 21\,000 times. He i s among the Top 1% of the Highly Cited Researchers according to Clarivate. His research inspired a cover of The Economist\, a 2014 theatre play “P rivacy”\, multiple TED talks\, a video game\, and was discussed in thous ands of books\, press articles\, podcasts\, and documentaries. Michal was behind the first press article warning against Cambridge Analytica. His re search exposed the privacy risks that they have exploited and measured the efficiency of their methods. He holds a doctorate in psychology from the University of Cambridge and master's degrees in psychometrics and social p sychology. He worked as a post-doctoral scholar at Stanford's Computer Sci ence Department\, the Deputy Director of the University of Cambridge Psych ometrics Centre\, and a researcher at Microsoft Research (Machine Learning Group).\nTitle of the Talk: Emergent Cognitive Abilities in Large Languag e Models: Mirage\, Miracle\, or Mundane?\nAbstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) trained to predict the next word in a sentence surprised their crea tors by displaying emergent properties ranging from a proclivity to be rac ist and sexist\, to an ability to write computer code\, translate between languages\, and solve mathematical tasks. This talk discusses results of s everal studies evaluating LLMs performance on tasks typically used to stud y mental processes in humans. Findings indicate that with increases in mod el size and linguistic dexterity\, LLMs show a growing capacity to navigat e false-belief scenarios\, sidestep semantic illusions\, and tackle cognit ive reflection tasks. This talk will explore several possible interpretati ons of these findings\, including the intriguing possibility that theory o f mind and System 2 thinking may have spontaneously emerged as a byproduct of LLMs' improving language skills. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 7200\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6237@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T180000 DTSTAMP:20231204T134846Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2nd-international-conferenc e-on-aerospace-and-aeronautical-engineering/ SUMMARY:2nd International Conference on Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineer ing DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the Conference Chair “ Dr. Ian McAndrew ” \, w e would like to extend an invitation for you to join our esteemed panel of Invited Speakers at the upcoming 2nd International Conference on Aerospac e and Aeronautical Engineering in Florence\, Italy from March 21-23\, 2024 .\nKey Speakers:\nIan McAndrew - (Dean at Capitol Technology University\, USA)\nTammera L. Holmes- (Aerostar Avion Institute\, USA)\nDarren McKnight - (Senior Technical Fellow for Leo Labs\, USA)\nNicolae Crainic - (Politeh nica University of Timisoara\, Romania)\nMaj Dean Mirmirani- (Dean at Ohio University\, USA)\nJeevan Perera- (National Aeronautics and Space Adminis tration\, USA)\nRhea P. Liem- (Hong Kong University of Science and Technol ogy\, Hong Kong)\nWe hold your expertise and insights in high regard and b elieve that your participation as a speaker would be of immense value to o ur conference. Your unique perspective and contributions are eagerly antic ipated.\nWe hope you will consider joining us as a speaker and looking for ward to hear positive response from you soon. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6547@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210350Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-what-can-animal s-teach-us-about-aerodynamics/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - What Can Animals Teach Us About Aerodynamics? DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - What Can Animals Teach Us About Aerodynamics?\nTh ursday\, March 21\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nKenny Breuer\ , Center for Fluid Mechanics\, Brown University\nAbstract\nWho amongst us has not marveled at flight in nature? While humans have been flying for ba rely 100 years\, insects\, birds and bats have ruled the air for over 300 million years\, and we are just beginning to understand some of the secret s that have enabled them to fly with such elegance\, economy\, and agility . In this talk I will outline some of the work in my lab on animal flight and bio-inspired aerodynamic design. I will describe on our experiments ch aracterizing\, modelling and emulating bat\, bird and insect flight. I wil l focus firstly on how insects and bats exploit and control their flexible bodies and wings to enhance their flight performance and secondly on the benefits of group flight in birds.\nBiography\nKenny Breuer received his S c.B. from Brown University in Mechanical Engineering (1982) and his Ph.D. from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics (1988). He spent two years back a t Brown as a Post Doctoral Fellow in Applied Mathematics and nine years on the faculty at MIT\, before finally returning to Brown in 1999\, where he is currently Professor of Engineering. In 2010 he received a courtesy app ointment as Professor of Ecology\, Evolution and Organismal Biology. From 2011 to 2014 he served as Senior Associate Dean of Engineering for Academi c Programs.\nProfessor Breuer’s research interests are in the broad fiel d of Fluid Dynamics and cover a wide range of diverse topics. At the macro -scale\, he has worked on the mechanics of animal flight\, the formation\, growth and unsteady dynamics of vortical flows\, flow interactions with h ighly compliant structures such as membrane wings and spring-mounted wings \, and energy harvesting from fluid flows. At the micron-scale\, he was a pioneer in the mechanics of bacterial motility and flagellar mechanics\, t he nanoscale flow near a moving contact line and in the development of nan oscale velocimetry techniques. With his students and collaborators\, he ha s co-authored over one hundred peer-reviewed articles in scientific journa ls\, review articles and book chapters. He is the editor of Microscale Dia gnostic Techniques (Springer\, 2004).\nProfessor Breuer has also been acti ve in fluid dynamics education and outreach\, He is a co-author on the bes t-selling DVD: Multimedia Fluid Mechanics (Camb. Univ. Press)\, and co-edi tor of the compilation of flow visualization: A Gallery of Fluid Motion (C amb. Univ. Press). He has also appeared on programs such as PBS’s NOVA ( Bat superpowers\, 2021\; The four-winged dinosaur\, 2008)\, NPR’s Scienc e Friday\, the Discovery Channel’s series Weird Connections\, and the BB C’s series Invisible Worlds. His research has been features in popular p ress such as the New York Times\, Discover magazine and has been highlight ed on the website of the National Science Foundation.\nProfessor Breuer ha s received a number of honors and awards including Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2013)\, Fellow of the American Physical S ociety (2010)\, Associate Fellow if the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2013)\, Chair of the APS-Division of Fluid Dynamics (201 2)\, National Merit Scholar (1978)\, ONR Graduate Fellowship (1982-7). He was selected as the Midwest Mechanics lecturer in 2008\, and was the Paris Sciences Professor at ESPCI in 2015.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Patrick Musgr ave CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6611@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T145500 DTSTAMP:20240319T201656Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-analysis-and-sim ulation-in-support-of-core-lifecycle/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Analysis and Simulation in Support of Core Lifecycle" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nTraditional core modeling and simulation generate a w ealth of applied physics parameters for nuclear analysis. However\, it has frequently been applied in limited areas\, such as fuel economics and reg ulatory compliance. This seminar will focus on software extensions that in corporate plant data and site operations\, with a focus on moving toward a digital thread for commercial power facilities. \nBio\nJeffrey Borkowski \, Ph.D.\nVice President\nStudsvik Scandpower\, Inc.\nDr. Jeffrey Borkowsk i has been employed for 32 years at Studsvik Scandpower\, a worldwide lea der in independent fuel analysis software. His areas of expertise include 3D core modeling\, real-time transient simulation\, reactivity management\ , and training. Prior to Joining Studsvik\, Jeffrey received his Ph.D. fro m Penn State University in 1991.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6585@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T190000 DTSTAMP:20240315T122950Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/dinesh-o-shah-lecture-and-r eception-mark-prausnitz-ph-d/ SUMMARY:DINESH O. SHAH LECTURE AND RECEPTION: MARK PRAUSNITZ\, PH.D. DESCRIPTION:Lecture Title: TRANSLATION OF MICRONEEDLE TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE LAB TO THE CLINIC\nMark R. Prausnitz\, Ph.D.\nRegents’ Professor\, J. E rskine Love Jr. Chair in Chemical &\; Biomolecular Engineering and Dire ctor of the Center for Drug Design\, Development and Delivery\nGeorgia Ins titute of Technology\nAbstract:\nMany tissue barriers that limit access to the body exist on the micron length scale. We are therefore developing mi croneedle technologies that selectively cross these barriers in a minimall y invasive way to improve drug delivery and other medical applications.\nI n this presentation\, we will discuss the development of microneedle patch es to simplify vaccination\, as exemplified in clinical trials of influenz a vaccination and measles/rubella vaccination\; the adaptation of micronee dles to serve as electrodes for an ultra-low-cost method of electroporatio n using a piezoelectric device for DNA vaccine delivery\; incorporation of microneedles into millimeter-scale particles called STAR particles that e nable increased drug delivery to the skin over large areas for dermatologi cal applications\; use of microneedles “in reverse” to collect interst itial fluid from the skin as a novel source of biomarkers\; and developmen t of hollow microneedles for targeted drug delivery to the eye that forms the basis for an FDA-approved product to treat ocular inflammation.\nFor m ore information and to register for the reception visit: https://www.che.u fl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-mark-prausnitz-ph-d-2/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6587@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141135Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-machine-learnin g-and-computer-simulation-digital-twin-for-stochastic-decision-making/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar "Machine Learning and Computer Simulation (Digital Twin ) for Stochastic Decision Making" DESCRIPTION:ISE Seminar "Machine Learning and Computer Simulation (Digital Twin) for Stochastic Decision Making"\nChun-Hung Chen\nDept. of Systems En gineering &\; Operations Research\nGeorge Mason University\, USA\nABSTR ACT\nWhile machine learning enjoys widespread popularity\, its efficacy re lies on the quality of accessible data and the depth of training\, thereby constraining its ability to swiftly respond to unforeseen events. Transfe r learning\, by retaining knowledge within pre-trained models\, accelerate s adaptation to new tasks using smaller datasets and fewer resources. Neve rtheless\, its success is still contingent upon the data and training. In contrast\, computer simulation (or digital twin) offers a remedy for scena rios where data are sparse or events remain unobserved\, though it entails computational expenses\, especially in the pursuit of optimal decision-ma king. In our presentation\, we will introduce an innovative integration of computer simulation and machine learning designed to efficiently identify optimal decisions\, while effectively tackling challenges related to data availability\, training constraints\, and unpredictability of future even ts. A key component of our methodologies is a popular technique called Opt imal Computing Budget Allocation (OCBA) originally pioneered by the speake r\, which aims to maximize the efficiency of simulation optimization.\nZoo m link for the seminar: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94548030552 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil 406\, 1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United Sta tes X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil 406:geo:0, 0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6605@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211326Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-sudipto-chakrab orty/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Sudipto Chakraborty DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sudipto Chakraborty leads the low power circuit design for next generation quantum computing applications using nano CMOS technology nodes at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. He presents “Low-Power Cr yo-CMOS Design for Quantum Computing Applications” Monday\, March 25 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6581@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T170000 DTSTAMP:20240311T124019Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/engaging-onr-workshop/ SUMMARY:Engaging ONR Workshop DESCRIPTION: \;\nThe Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is hosting an Engaging ONR workshop on March 25 from 3-5pm. The purpose of this wo rkshop is to help UF faculty that have not yet worked with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) understand the process\, timeline\, and successful st rategies for obtaining and sustaining funding from that agency. During thi s workshop you will hear from a panel of PIs who are currently or have bee n previously funded by ONR and who are willing to help make connections between faculty and ONR POs. We will also be sharing materials that will include ONR-specific information and advice to help you succeed in pursu ing ONR engagement and funding.   CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7U1ybBMqHMJZmGG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6607@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182001Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-reconnecting-th e-hand-and-arm-to-the-brain-rehab-bi-directional-neuroprostheses/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "REconnecting the Hand and Arm to the Brain (ReHAB): B i-directional neuroprostheses..." DESCRIPTION:A. Bolu Ajiboye\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Dept. of Biomed ical Engineering\, Case Western Reserve University\, Elmer Lincoln Lindset h Endowed Chair\n“REconnecting the Hand and Arm to the Brain (ReHAB): Bi -directional neuroprostheses for sensorimotor functional restoration”\nB io:\nA. Bolu Ajiboye\, PhD is the Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Associate Profess or of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He also h olds an appointment as a Biomedical Engineering Scientist at the Louis Sto kes Cleveland VA Medical Center. He received his dual BS degree in Biomedi cal and Electrical Engineering\, as well as a minor in Computer Science\, from Duke University (Durham\, NC) in 2000. He then received his Masters ( 2003) and Doctoral (2008) degrees from Northwestern University (Evanston\, IL). Dr. Ajiboye is the director of the Laboratory for Intelligent Machin e-Brain Systems (LIMBS)\, where his main research interest is in the devel opment and control of bi-directional brain-machine interface (BMI) neuropr osthetic technologies for restoring motor and sensory function to individu als who have experienced severely debilitating injuries to the nervous sys tem\, such as spinal cord injury and stroke. Currently\, he is interested in understanding at a systems level the relationships between the firing p atterns of multi-neuronal networks and the kinetic (muscle activity and fo rce) and kinematic (limb position and velocity) outputs of these neural sy stems in the control of upper-limb movements\, as well as encoding models of somatosensory percepts for sensory restoration through cortical stimula tion. The end goal of his research is to develop BMI systems that allow fo r more natural interactions with one’s surrounding environment\, and mor e natural control of assistive technologies\, such as artificial limbs and functional electrical stimulation (FES) based systems. Additionally\, his research focuses on understanding natural muscle coordination patterns in volved in motor coordination\, and how these patterns can be used in neuro prosthetic systems to restore lost or compromised function through FES.\nA bstract:\nCortically controlled neuroprostheses have long been posited as the “holy grail” for intracortical brain-machine interfaces (BMIs). Th e efficacy of BMIs has advanced to the point where a small number of labor atories around the US now run human clinical trials with people with chron ic paralysis. As part of the ReHAB Clinical Trial\, my Laboratory for Inte lligent Machine-Brain Systems (LIMBS) investigates using BMIs to control F unctional Electrical Stimulation (FES) systems for restoring reach-to-gras p movements to persons with chronic high cervical spinal cord injury. This lecture will discuss several of our clinical\, technological\, and scient ific advances towards developing a bi-directional BMI controlled FES arm n europrosthesis for restoring motor and somatosensory function. The highlig ht of this lecture will be the demonstration of a current ReHAB participan t\, an individual with chronic tetraplegia\, eight years post-injury using a multi-nodal BMI with multi-contact FES nerve cuff electrodes to volitio nally and independently perform functional tasks\, such as self-feeding an d shaking hands\, and discerning somatosensory feedback through intracorti cal microstimulation (ICMS). This lecture will also discuss use of human B MI systems as a platform for interrogating fundamental questions of human sensorimotor control\, including understanding underlying mechanisms of mo tor performance and learning\, and internal representations of kinetic\, k inematic\, and somatosensory parameters. Finally\, this lecture will discu ss steps towards clinical translation of viable FES+BMI neuroprosthetic sy stems for potential at-home use. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6579@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182747Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-with-suj it-datta-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series with Sujit Datta\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Bacteria are arguably the simplest form of life\; and yet\, as multi-cellular collectives\, they perform complex functions critical to th e environment\, food\, health and industry. What principles govern how com plex behaviors emerge in bacterial collectives? And how can we harness the m to control bacterial behavior?\nIn this talk\, I will describe my group' s work addressing this question using tools from soft matter engineering\, 3D imaging and biophysical modeling. We have developed the ability to dir ectly visualize bacteria from the scale of a single cell to that of an ent ire multi-cellular collective\, 3D-print precisely structured collectives\ , and model their large-scale motion and growth in complex environments. I will describe how using this approach\, we are developing new ways to pre dict and control how bacterial collectives — and potentially other forms of "active matter" — spread large distances\, adapt shape to resist per turbations\, and self-regulate growth to access more space by processing c hemical information in their local environments.\nFor more information vis it: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-sujit-datta-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6623@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210758Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-amanda-holloman/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Amanda Holloman DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98927166267\nBiography: Amanda Holloman holds a Doctorate in Computer Science from The University of Ala bama\, specializing in olfactory-based computing (OBC) systems and interac tions. She earned her B.S. in Computer Science and Business from Albany St ate University in 2017. Her primary research focuses on the development of effective olfactory displays designed to assess users’ olfactory percep tions and moods. Dr. Holloman is the founder of The BankHead Foundation\, Inc.\, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to uplifting and enriching commu nities in the West Side of Atlanta\, Georgia. In addition to her academic pursuits\, she has authored two teen science-fiction novellas about cyber security under pseudonyms. She also harbors a passion for travel during he r downtime.\nTitle of the Talk: Navigating the Java Jungle: A Guide to Bin ary Search Trees\nAbstract: Join me on an exhilarating exploration of bina ry search trees in the Java Jungle. In this talk\, I will dive into the in tricacies of this essential data structure\, unraveling its principles and applications. From mastering the basics to delving into advanced concepts \, attendees will embark on a journey of discovery\, learning how to imple ment and utilize binary search trees effectively in Java. Together\, we'll navigate through insertion\, deletion\, and balancing techniques that wil l equip the audience with the tools to tackle complex problems confidently . Whether you're a seasoned Java developer seeking to deepen your expertis e or a newcomer eager to learn\, this talk offers invaluable insights and practical knowledge to elevate your skills. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachows ky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6599@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-8 / SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nAntarpreet Jutla\nTitle:\nDecoupling complexities of water-pathogen systems\nBio:\nDr. Antarpreet Jutla is an Associate Profess or in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at UF. He holds advanced degrees in Water Resource Engineering from the University of Sas katchewan (MSc) and Tufts University (PhD). His primary research area is w ater systems with interests in remote sensing\, public health\, and water- and vector-borne diseases. Dr. Jutla was recently appointed as the direct or of the USGS Florida Water Resources Center. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6613@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-refractory-allo ys-with-tailored-properties-via-interstitial-engineering-and-metastability -processing-pathways/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Refractory Alloys with Tailored Properties via Inters titial Engineering and Metastability Processing Pathways" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe forthcoming era of energy systems\, propulsion\, space re-entry vehicles\, and nuclear reactors points to structural materi als that can withstand increasingly extreme thermal environments. Body-cen tered cubic (BCC) refractory alloys are attracting renewed attention owing to the nature of atomic bonding and internal plastic dissipation pathways \, yet at ambient conditions\, they tend to exhibit ceramic-like behavior characterized by low toughness and ductility. The design of metastable BCC refractory alloys using oxygen interstitials can potentially unlock prope rties pivotal for advancing sustainability in harsh environments.\n\nWhile recent research has explored emerging properties from chemical short-rang e order and the considerable solubilities of interstitials in BCC refracto ry multi-principal elements (MPEAs)\, the focus of this talk is on interst itial engineering (i.e.\, needing only relatively dilute concentrations) t o guide directed phase decomposition pathways. The concept of interstitial engineering emanates from oxygen-induced immiscibility\, yielding spinoda l decomposition with nanoscale compositional undulations and an emergent d ual-phase lamellar structure templated by the spinodal features. O-mediate d microstructures reveal strength and damage tolerance reminiscent of adva nced steels with the potential for high-temperature structural integrity.\ n\nUnderstanding and ultimately taming phase decomposition pathways could open avenues for innovative material design strategies\, particularly in e merging manufacturing routes that utilize powder feedstocks inherently exp osed to ambient gases.\nBio\nRavit Silverstein\, Ph.D.\nResearch Scientist \nUniversity of California Santa Barbara\nDr. Ravit Silverstein is a resea rch scientist in the Materials Department at UCSB\, where she oversees the Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility. She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Ben-Gurion University\, in tandem with her position as a research associate at the Applied Physics Division\, Soreq Nuclear Researc h Center\, Israel. Following that\, she was a post-doctoral fellow in the Materials Department at UCSB from 2018 to 2021. Her research focuses on de veloping innovative design paradigms based on metastability\, and pioneeri ng processing approaches through metastability pathways\, utilizing techni ques such as spectroscopy\, 4D-STEM\, and in situ SEM/TEM experiments\, al ong with the development of novel characterization modalities. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6393@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T151314Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-effects-of-envir onmental-change-species-richness-on-seagrass-communites/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Effects of environmental change &\; species richness on seagrass communites DESCRIPTION:Abstract: As a result of human activity\, seagrass ecosystems a re being lost at an alarming rate\, and restoration efforts have experienc ed mixed success. Effective management of seagrass meadows requires an eco system-level understanding of the impact of co-occurring stressors on seag rass communities\, an understanding of the factors influencing seagrass st ability and ecosystem functions\, and collaboration and engagement with lo cal communities. In the northern Gulf of Mexico\, seagrasses are experienc ing increased rates of nutrient loading\, warming temperatures\, and incre ased grazing pressure due to tropicalization (i.e.\, poleward range expans ion of tropical species)\, and more information is needed on interactions among multiple stressors and the factors influencing seagrass response to these disturbances. In this project\, we investigated the impact of multip le novel stressors on seagrass ecosystems\, evaluated the impact of specie s richness on seagrass ecosystem functions\, and shared seagrass research findings with afterschool science clubs. We found that warming temperature s\, nutrient loading\, and grazing history may all increase seagrass susce ptibility to herbivory. However\, areas with multiple seagrass species exh ibited higher resilience and higher invertebrate density and diversity\, i ndicating that species richness could provide a tool to enhance ecosystem stability and ecosystem functions. Leading interactive activities about se agrass ecosystems and interactions between humans and the environment at a fterschool science clubs effectively increased student understanding of ke y concepts directly linked to Next Generation Science Standards.\nBio: Jam ila Roth is an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology at the Universi ty of Florida\, Mote Marine Laboratory\, and Florida Oceanographic Society . She is currently working with Drs. Laura Reynolds\, Julie Meyer\, Ashley Smyth\, and Loraé Simpson to investigate interactions between environmen tal stressors\, seagrass genotypes\, seagrass rhizosphere microbial commun ities\, and seagrass ecosystem functions. She received her PhD in Interdis ciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida in 2022. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6535@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210350Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-multiscale-mode ling-and-control-of-cell-and-tissue-mechanobiology/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Multiscale Modeling and Control of Cell and Tissue Me chanobiology DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Multiscale Modeling and Control of Cell and Tissu e Mechanobiology\nThursday\, March 28\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE- A 303\nGuy M. Genin\, Ph.D\, Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mecha nical Engineering at Washington University\nAbstract\nMechanical forces pl ay a crucial role in shaping cell behavior within dynamic biological tissu es. Multiscale models that predict the recursive interactions between cell s\, tissues\, and their mechanical environments require integrating mechan ics with biochemical reaction networks and integrating experiments with th eory. The NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology aims to enable translational engineering of tissue-engineered cures and o f model systems by developing\, verifying\, and applying multiscale models to harness these recursive interactions. This talk will present efforts t o experimentally and theoretically model how mechanical stress fields affe ct the activation of the fibroblast cells that drive mechanical contractio n in wound healing\, including combined experimental and computational app roaches that reveal how coupled biochemical and mechanical phenomena in ce lls and matrix can be controlled to prescribe the degree of contractility of a model tissue. Applications to fibrosis and skin grafting will be disc ussed.\nBiography\nGuy M. Genin uses engineering approaches to control and probe living systems for the purpose of advancing surgical techniques\, m echanobiology\, and therapies for inflammation\, wound healing\, and fibro sis. Genin serves as the Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanica l Engineering at Washington University\, with appointments in Biomedical E ngineering and Neurological Surgery. At Xi'an Jiaotong University\, he ser ves as Thousand Talents Plan Professor of Life Sciences. Genin co-directs the NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology and s erves on the U.S. Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group’s steering com mittee\, the Society of Engineering Science’s Board of Directors\, and t he ASME Bioengineering Division's Executive Committee. A fellow of ASME\, AIMBE\, and the U.S. National Academy of Inventors\, Genin is the chief en gineer of Caeli Vascular\, Inc. and CTO of Inflexion Vascular\, LLC. Genin is the recipient of awards for research\, education\, and design\, includ ing a Research Career Award from the NIH\, the Skalak Award from ASME\, th e Changjiang Scholar Award from the Chinese Ministry of Education\, and th e Eads Medal from the St. Louis Academy of Science. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Case Western Reserve University and master’ s and doctoral degrees from Harvard. He completed postdoctoral training at Cambridge and Brown.\nMAE Faculty Host: Xin Tang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6589@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141207Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-3d-point-cloud- data-modeling-analysis-and-control-for-quality-qualification-and-improveme nt/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar "3D Point Cloud Data Modeling\, Analysis and Control fo r Quality Qualification and Improvement" DESCRIPTION:ISE Seminar "3D Point Cloud Data Modeling\, Analysis and Contro l for\nQuality Qualification and Improvement in Additive Manufacturing"\nD r. Jianjun Shi\nThe Carolyn J. Stewart Chair and Professor\nH. Milton Stew art School of Industrial and System Engineering\nGeorgia Institute of Tech nology\nhttps://sites.gatech.edu/jianjun-shi/\nAbstract:\nAdditive Manufac turing (AM) has transformed the way we design\, prototype\, and produce co mplex parts with unprecedented geometries. However\, inherent process chal lenges persist\, such as dimensional accuracy\, part quality\, and process stability. The functionality and quality of the final product in AM are h eavily reliant on 3D printing process conditions and material properties. Advancements in contactless 3D scanning technology have made in situ 3D pr ofiling of printed parts readily available. This data\, represented as hig h-dimensional\, unstructured 3D point cloud data\, holds immense potential for enhancing process control and quality assurance in AM. To leverage th is potential\, novel methodologies for data fusion and analytics must be d eveloped to effectively model\, analyze\, and control 3D profile data alon gside other heterogeneous process sensing data. In this presentation\, a s eries of recent research endeavors will be explored\, including:\n• func tional qualification of 3D-printed parts via physical and digital twins us ing contrastive learning and hard sampling techniques\;\n• 3D profile ev olution modeling considering heterogeneous inputs by using the Koopman ope rator theory and machine learning algorithms\;\n• predictive control of 3D profiles propagation using nonlinear dynamic model with heterogeneous a ctive control inputs\; and\n• dynamic 3D shape morphing behavior modelin g\, optimization and control using continuous normalizing flow methods for 4D printing.\nAll methodologies discussed are based on advanced data fusi on and machine learning techniques\, integrating physical and engineering domain knowledge. The seminar will present both theoretical investigations and experimental validations\, highlighting the potential for significant advancements in additive manufacturing processes. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil 406\, 1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United Sta tes X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil 406:geo:0, 0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6633@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211326Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-premjeet-chahal / SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Premjeet Chahal DESCRIPTION:Dr. Premjeet Chahal is an associate professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Michigan State University. He pres ents "Heterogeneous Integration Through Advanced Packaging – Advances\, Opportunities and Challenges" Monday\, April 1 at 1:00 in MALA 5050.\n[ Ab stract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6609@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182001Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-from-multifunct ionality-to-polypathogenicity-with-intrinsic-disorder/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "From multifunctionality to polypathogenicity with int rinsic disorder" DESCRIPTION:Vladimir N. Uversky\, PhD.\, DSc.\, Professor\, Department of M olecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Center and Research In stitute\, University of South Florida\nBio:\nVladimir N. Uversky\, B.S.\, M.S.\, Ph.D.\, D.Sc.\, Professor at the Department of Molecular Medicine\, Morsani College of Medicine\, University of South Florida. He received Ph .D. degree in Physics and Mathematics (field of study - Biophysics) at Mos cow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1991 and Doctor of Sciences (D. Sc.) degree in Physics and Mathematics (field of study - Biophysics) at th e Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Biophysics\, Russian Academy o f Sciences in 1998. Dr. Uversky has authored over 1250 scientific publicat ions. According to the Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science\, his work was ci ted more than 70\,900 times\, and he has an H-index of 128. Dr. Uversky ha s been included in the prestigious Clarivate list of Highly Cited Research ers™\; every year from 2014 to 2020. In 2021\, he was elected as a F ellow of the Royal Society of Biology and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Over the years\, he delivered more than 250 invited talks at v arious national and international conferences and invited seminars in vari ous universities and research institutions around the globe. Dr. Uversky c ollaborated with more than 12\,500 colleagues from more than 2\,750 resear ch organizations in 89 countries/territories. He is an editor of a number of scientific journals and edited several books and book series on protein structure\, function\, folding and misfolding.\nAbstract:\nIntrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) lack stable tertiary and/or secondary structure under physiological conditions in vitro. IDPs are characterized by an ast onishing multi-level spatiotemporal heterogeneity\, with their mosaic stru cture representing a complex combination of foldons\, inducible foldons\, morphing inducible foldons\, non-foldons\, semi-foldons\, and unfoldons.\n IDPs are highly abundant in nature and have functional repertoire that is very broad and complements functions of ordered proteins. Often\, IDPs are involved in regulation\, signaling and control pathways\, commonly acting as hubs in protein-protein interaction networks. Intrinsic disorder is an important constituent of the proteoform concept\, representing one of the important means of functional diversification of the proteinaceous produc ts of a gene. Functions of IDPs may arise from specific disordered forms\, from inter-conversion of disordered forms\, or from order ↔\; disor der transitions. The choice between these conformations is determined by t he peculiarities of the protein environment\, and many IDPs possess an exc eptional ability to differently fold in a template-dependent manner. As a result\, many IDPs are capable of conducting multiple functions\, with suc h multifunctionality being linked to their spatiotemporal heterogeneity. T herefore\, a correlation between protein structure and function represents a “protein structure–function continuum”\, where a given protein ex ists as a dynamic conformational ensemble containing multiple proteoforms characterized by diverse structural features and miscellaneous functions.\ nIDPs are tightly controlled in the norm by various genetic and non-geneti c mechanisms. Alteration in regulation of this disordered regulators are o ften detrimental to a cell\, and many IDPs are associated with a variety o f human diseases\, such as cancer\, cardiovascular disease\, amyloidoses\, neurodegenerative diseases\, diabetes and others. Furthermore\, many IDPs are multipathogenic\, being associated with the origination and developme nt of a number of different diseases. Therefore\, there is a though-provok ing interconnection between intrinsic disorder\, cell signaling\, and huma n diseases\, with polypathogenicity of the involved proteins being linked to their structural plasticity and multifunctionality.\nKeywords: intrinsi cally disordered protein\, multifunctionality\, polypathogenicity\, struct ure-function continuum CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6471@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182747Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-with-mar ibella-domenech-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series with Maribella Domenech\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:CHE SEMINAR SERIES: MARIBELLA DOMENECH\, PH.D.\nProfessor\nDepa rtment of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Program\nUniversity of P uerto Rico\nTitle: Collagen-based culture technologies for tumor biology s tudies and stem cell manufacturing applications\nCollagen-based culture te chnologies for tumor biology studies and stem cell manufacturing applicati ons will be the topic of our next seminar\, so mark your calendar for Apri l 2.\nhttps://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-maribella-domenech -ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6457@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T113500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-where-do-engine ering-education-ph-d-s-get-hired-dr-idalis-villanueva-alarcon-uf-eed/ SUMMARY:EED Seminar: The Interplay of First-year Engineering Students' Eng ineering Design Reasoning and Quality of the Sources for Problem Framing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jenny Patricia Quintana Cifuentes\nAsst Prof\, Univers ity of Louisiana\nEED Seminar: The Interplay of First-year Engineering St udents' Engineering Design Reasoning and Quality of the Sources for Proble m Framing\nApril 2 10:40am\nNSC 520 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6601@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-7 / SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nHaimanote Bayabil\nTitle:\nSimulating Hydrologic Dyna mics in Calcareous Soils with a Surficial Aquifer System\nBio:\nDr. Haiman ote Bayabil is an Assistant Professor of Water Resources in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida. He conducts research and extension programs at the Tropical Research and E ducation Center in Homestead\, Florida. His work focuses on developing dat a-driven and practical water management decision-support tools by integrat ing data from different sources\, including ground\, proximal\, and UAB-ba sed sensors\, crop simulation\, hydrologic\, and machine learning models w ith a goal of conserving freshwater resources\, protecting water quality\, and improve plant growth and yield. He has co-authored over 58 refereed p ublications in international journals and 21 peer-reviewed extension fact sheets cited over 1\,370 times (G-scholar). In the last five years\, he ha s chaired five graduate students (3 Ph.D. and 2 MS). He was awarded the 20 20 Outstanding Young Researcher Award and the 2021 Outstanding Young Exten sion Worker Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Florida Section. He is also an Associate Editor of the Natural Resources and Environmental Systems Community (NRES) Journal of th e ASABE. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6641@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-new-methods-for -the-synthesis-of-sustainable-polymers/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "New Methods for the Synthesis of Sustainable Polymers " DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nSociety depends on polymeric materials now more than at any other time in history. Although synthetic polymers are indispensabl e in a diverse array of applications\, ranging from commodity packaging an d structural materials to technologically complex biomedical and electroni c devices\, their synthesis and disposal pose important environmental chal lenges.\n\nThe focus of our research is the development of sustainable rou tes to polymers that have reduced environmental impact using catalysis. Th is lecture will focus on our research to: 1) mechanically recycle polymers \; 2) develop chemically recyclable polymers\; and 3) transition from foss il fuels to renewable resources for polymer synthesis\, as well as the dev elopment of polymeric materials that exhibit lower post-use impact on the environment.\nBio\nGeoff Coates\, Ph.D.\nTisch University Professor\nCorne ll University\nDr. Geoff Coates received a B.A. degree in Chemistry from W abash College in 1989\, a Ph.D. in organic chemistry with Robert Waymouth at Stanford University in 1994\, and an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow with Rober t Grubbs at the California Institute of Technology. He joined the Cornell University faculty in 1997\, where he is now the Tisch University Professo r.\n\nThe research focus of the Coates Group is the development of new cat alysts for the synthesis of macromolecules and small molecules. Professor Coates' research concentrates on developing new methods for reacting commo dity feedstocks in unprecedented ways. His current research centers on the development of homogeneous catalysts for olefin polymerization\, heterocy cle carbonylation\, epoxide homo- and copolymerization\, the utilization o f carbon dioxide in polymer synthesis\, and new polymers for energy conver sion and storage.\n\nProfessor Coates has been awarded the A. C. Cope Scho lar Award\, the ACS Award in Affordable Green Chemistry\, the Hach Award f or Entrepreneurial Success\, the Applied Polymer Science Award\, and the C arl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award. In 2011\, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts &\; Sciences. Prof. Coates was electe d to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Inventor s in 2017. He was awarded the Eni Award in 2022 and the National Academy o f Sciences Award for the Industrial Application of Science in 2023. He is the scientific cofounder of Novomer\, Ecolectro\, and Intermix Performance Materials and is an Associate Editor of JACS. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6395@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T151711Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-using-citizen-an d-community-science-in-aquatic-research-and-monitoring-programs/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Using citizen and community science in aquatic research and monitoring programs DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6639@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210350Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-overcoming-the- adhesion-paradox-and-switchability-conflict-on-rough-surfaces-with-shape-m emory-p/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Overcoming The Adhesion Paradox and Switchability Con flict on Rough Surfaces with Shape Memory P DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Overcoming The Adhesion Paradox and Switchability Conflict on Rough Surfaces with Shape Memory Polymers\nThursday\, April 4 \, 2024\, at 9:00am\, Location: Online - Zoom\, Meeting ID: 941 8503 4515 passcode: 614021\nHuajian Gao\, Mechano-X Institute\, Department of Engine ering Mechanics\, Tsinghua University\nAbstract\nMaintaining adhesion on r ough surfaces is a long-standing challenge in engineering due to the adhes ion paradox (rapid decrease in adhesion strength with increasing surface r oughness) and the switchability conflict (trade-off between strong adhesio n strength and easy detachment). Here\, we show [1\,2] that\, utilizing th e rubber-glass transition of shape memory polymers (SMPs)\, both challenge s are overcome. Making contact between an SMP adhesive and a rough surface in the rubbery state followed by shape-locking in the glassy state result s in orders of magnitude enhancement in adhesion strength. On the other ha nd\, detaching the SMP adhesive upon transitioning back to rubbery-state r esults in weak adhesion and on-demand detachment. We further demonstrate t hat\, employing our method\, rougher surfaces enable stronger adhesion and easier detachment.\nBiography\nHuajian Gao received his B.S. degree from Xian Jiaotong University in 1982\, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Engin eering Science from Harvard in 1984 and 1988\, respectively. He served on the faculty of Stanford from 1988-2002\, as Director at the Max Planck Ins titute for Metals Research from 2001-2006 and as Walter H. Annenberg Profe ssor of Engineering at Brown from 2006-2019. After becoming the Walter H. Annenberg Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Brown in 2019\, he went on to serve as one of the Distinguished University Professors at Nanyang Tech nological University and Scientific Director of the Institute of High Perf ormance Computing in Singapore until 2024. At present\, he is the Xinghua University Professors in the Department of Engineering Mechanics of Tsingh ua University.\nProfessor Gao’s research has been focused on the underst anding of basic principles that control mechanical properties and behavior s of materials in both engineering and biological systems. He is Editor-in -Chief of Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids\, the flagship jo urnal in his field. His list of honors includes elections as Member of Nat ional Academy of Sciences\, National Academy of Engineering\, American Aca demy of Arts and Sciences\, Fellow of the Royal Society\, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina\, and Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academia Europaea\, as well as numerous academic awards inclu ding the Timoshenko Medal\, Rodney Hill Prize and ASME Medal\, the three h ighest lifetime achievement awards in his field.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Xi n Tang CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6651@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T145500 DTSTAMP:20240403T154022Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-shock-compressio n-and-strain-rate-effect-in-semi-crystalline-polymers/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Shock Compression and Strain Rate Effect in Semi-cryst alline Polymers" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nHigh strain and high strain-rate applications in aero space\, defense\, and automotive industries have led to interest in utiliz ing the ability of many polymers to withstand extensions to failure of sev eral hundred percent\, often without localization or necking\, and their s trong rate dependence.\nA broad range of characterization techniques will be presented for semi-crystalline polymers\, including elastic-plastic fra cture\, split Hopkinson pressure bar\, plate impact and Taylor Impact.\nTe mperature and strain-rate dependence will be reviewed in terms of classic time-temperature superposition and an empirical mapping function for super position between temperature and strain-rate.\nResults from Dynamic-Tensil e-Extrusion (Dyn-Ten-Ext)\, plate impact experiments\, neutron and x-ray d iffraction will be discussed.\nBio\nEric Brown\, Ph.D.\nUser Facility Dire ctor\, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center\nLos Alamos National Laboratory\n Dr. Eric Brown is the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) User Fac ility Director and Senior Director in the Physical Sciences Directorate at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His research has spanned fracture and dam age of complex heterogeneous polymers and polymer composites for energetic \, reactive\, and structural applications\, including crystalline phase tr ansitions\, plasticity\, dynamic loading conditions\, and self-healing mat erials.\n\nHe has served as the Technical Advisor for the Joint DoD/DOE Mu nitions Technology Program in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense \, led the Neutron Science and Technology Group in the Physics Division\, served as the Division Leader for the Explosive Science and Shock Physics Division leading a wide range of research into high explosive development and application\, and been a senior scientist in the Office of Experiment Science at Los Alamos.\n\nHe was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journ al of Dynamic Behavior of Materials. He is the Past President of the Soci ety for Experimental Mechanics and served two terms on the Board of Direct ors for the Minerals\, Metals and Materials Society.\n\nHe is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Society for Experimental Mechanics. He has received awards for his technical achievements in physics and mater ials science from the ASC\, DOE-NNSA\, LANL\, MRS\, SEM\, TMS\, and the Un iversity of Illinois.\n\nEric received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1998 and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 2003\, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6615@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141207Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-an-extended-bel ief-desire-intention-bdi-model-for-human-behaviors/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar "An Extended Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) Model for Hu man Behaviors" DESCRIPTION:An Extended Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) Model for Human Behav iors: Emergency Evacuation and Driving Applications\nSpeaker: Dr. Young-Ju n Son\nJames J. Solberg Head and Ransburg Professor\nSchool of Industrial Engineering\nPurdue University\nIn this talk\, we will discuss an integrat ed Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) modeling framework for human decision mak ing\, whose sub-modules are based on Bayesian belief network\, Decision-Fi eld-Theory\, and probabilistic depth first search technique. A key novelty of the proposed model is its ability to represent both the human decision -making and decision-planning functions in a unified framework. In this ta lk\, the proposed modeling framework is demonstrated for human’s evacuat ion behaviors under a terrorist bomb attack situation and driver’s behav iors. To mimic realistic human behaviors\, attributes of the BDI framework are reverse-engineered from the human-in-the-loop experiments conducted i n the virtual reality (VR) environment (e.g. Cave Automatic Virtual Enviro nment (CAVE) or VR headset). A crowd simulation is then constructed\, wher e individual human behaviors are based on what was learned from the VR exp eriments. In this work\, the simulated environment and humans conforming t o the proposed BDI framework are implemented in AnyLogic® agent-based sim ulation software. The constructed crowd simulation is then used to test im pact of several factors (e.g. demographics of people\, number of policemen \, information sharing via speakers) on evacuation performance (e.g. avera ge evacuation time\, percentage of casualties). Finally\, we briefly discu ss other applications (e.g. driver’s behaviors) and research extensions for the proposed BDI framework. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil 406\, 1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United Sta tes X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil 406:geo:0, 0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6635@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T100000 DTSTAMP:20240326T191843Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/endowed-distinguished-lectu re-in-fluid-mechanics/ SUMMARY:Endowed Distinguished Lecture in Fluid Mechanics DESCRIPTION:Fluid mechanics is a subject that is important to many\, if not all\, human activities. Art is no exception. Join us for a fascinating le cture by Roberto Zenit\, Ph.D. and learn more about how his research can b e used to train new artists\, re-interpret pieces of art and explore new a venues of artistic creation. For more information\, visit: https://bit.ly/ 4auaxLp CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6603@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-9 / SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nCasey Miller\nTitle:\nCombining Theory and Computatio n to Advance the Modeling of Two-Fluid Flow in Porous Medium Systems\nBio: \nProfessor Miller is educated as an environmental engineer earning his Ph D from the University of Michigan in 1984 and beginning his academic caree r soon after that as an assistant professor in the Department of Environme ntal Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina\, where he has remained on the faculty ever since. He is currently the Okun Distin guished Professor of Environmental Engineering with involvement in multipl e departments at UNC (Environmental Sciences and Engineering\, Mathematics \, and Applied Physical Sciences). He has served as the primary advisor of about 100 post docs and graduate students and produced a total of 730 pub lished works\, including a book on the thermodynamically constrained avera ging theory\, which he coauthored with Bill Gray. Professor Miller has ser ved in a wide range of scientific leadership positions including more than two decades as an editor of leading journals in the field---Environmental Science &\; Technology\, and Advances in Water Resources. Professor Mi ller was an organizer of the bi-annual conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources for several years. A distinguishing feature of the res earch of Professor Miller is his joint\, synergistic use of theory\, compu tational methods\, and experimental approaches to advance understanding of transport phenomena in complex systems. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6643@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-integrated-data -science-and-computational-materials-science-to-tackle-challenges-of-compl ex-materials/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Simulating Plasticity in Metals at Atomistic and Meso scopic Length Scales" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe development of accurate models and simulations of plastic deformation in metallic materials requires an understanding of th e behavior of defects and deformation modes in metals at multiple lengths and time scales.\nIn this presentation\, recent atomistic simulation and d iscrete dislocation dynamics (DDD) simulation efforts in the Spearot Resea rch Group will be summarized.\nFirst\, a brief introduction to atomistic s imulation and DDD simulation techniques will be presented. This will be fo llowed by a summary of several recent projects that illustrate hierarchica l connections between simulation length scales. (1) Molecular dynamics sim ulations of dislocation mobility in FCC metals and its dependence on dislo cation character angle and local stress state\, including upscaling of dat a to improve DDD simulations. (2) DDD simulations of dislocation transmiss ion at grain boundaries (GBs) in Al\, including a method to incorporate th e mechanical structure of equilibrium and non-equilibrium GBs from atomist ic insight.\nBio\nDouglas Spearot\, Ph.D.\nNewton C. Ebaugh Professor\, Me chanical and Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Douglas Spe arot is the Newton C. Ebaugh Professor in the Department of Mechanical &a mp\; Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He also has an af filiate appointment in the Department of Materials Science &\; Engineer ing. His research focuses on the mechanical and thermodynamic properties o f materials\, with emphasis on the structure and behavior of dislocations and grain boundaries in metallic materials under extreme conditions. His r esearch group uses and advances atomistic and mesoscale simulation techniq ues with the intent to extract experimentally relevant properties or metri cs from simulation-generated data.\n\nDr. Spearot was awarded the CAREER A ward in 2010 from the National Science Foundation. He received the Teacher of the Year award in 2020 from the Department of Mechanical &\; Aerosp ace Engineering at the University of Florida. In 2024\, he received the He rbert Wertheim Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award. Dr. Spearot received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michiga n and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Instit ute of Technology. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6397@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T151728Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-wetlands-and-watershe ds-seminar-dr-patrick-inglett-uf/ SUMMARY:Water\, Wetlands\, and Watersheds Seminar — Dr. Patrick Inglett\, UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6647@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211326Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-linghao-song/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Linghao Song DESCRIPTION:Dr. Linghao Song is a postdoctoral researcher in UCLA Computer Science Department. He presents “Domain Specific Accelerators: From Arch itecture Design to System Prototyping” Wednesday\, April 10 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6627@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T130000 DTSTAMP:20240325T152949Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/dr-fred-mannering/ SUMMARY:Dr. Fred Mannering DESCRIPTION:Title: Data analytics and the promise of artificial intelligenc e to improve highway safety\nAbstract: The rapidly increasing availability of artificial intelligence (AI) offers the opportunity to revolutionize h ighway safety by ushering in an age of unprecedented improvements in highw ay safety strategies. However\, the application of artificial intelligence /machine learning (AI/ML) can be fraught with analytic issues\, many of wh ich are shared with traditional data analytics (statistical/econometric me thods) that have long been the mainstay of safety research. This talk disc usses some of the fundamental analytic issues that need to be considered i n highway safety applications of AI/ML (including autonomous vehicles). In addition\, AI/ML is viewed as an opportunity to address safety-related is sues that have been historically overlooked and those that have yet to be fully imagined.\nPresenter: Dr. Fred Mannering is the Executive Director o f the Center for Urban Transportation Research and a Professor in the Depa rtment of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South F lorida. He was previously Head of Civil Engineering and later the Charles Pankow Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University\, Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washing ton\, and an Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Saskatchewan\, Ma sters degree from Purdue University\, and PhD from the Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology. His body of work has been cited over 35\,000 times in Google Scholar\, over 15\,000 times in the Web-of-Science core collection database\, and over 19\,000 times in Scopus. Dr. Mannering has published o ver 160 refereed journal articles\, two widely adopted textbooks\, over si xty other publications (conference proceedings\, project reports\, book re views and commentaries)\, and has given over 150 invited lectures\, keynot e speeches\, and presentations at professional conferences.\nHe is the Fou nding Editor and currently the Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier Science’s Ana lytic Methods in Accident Research (Web of Science 2022 Journal Impact Fac tor = 12.9 \, ranked 1st among transportation journals) and was previously Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier Science’s Transportation Research Part B: M ethodological. Some of his awards and recognitions include: Web-of-Science Highly Cited Researcher (2019\, 2020\, 2021\, 2022)\; Council of Universi ty Transportation Centers Lifetime Achievement Award (2021)\; most highly- cited author (highest total citations and citations per paper) in the 50-y ear history of the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention (2020)\; Eno F oundation’s “Top 10 Transportation Thought Leaders in Academia” (201 6)\; Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (Purdue Un iversity's highest undergraduate teaching honor\, 2013)\; induction into P urdue University’s “Book of Great Teachers” (2013)\; and the Arthur M. Wellington Prize (2010)\, James Laurie Prize (2009)\, and Wilbur S. Smi th Award (2005) all awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MCCC 0100\, 1688 MCCARTY DR 0100\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1688 MCCARTY DR 0100\, Gain esville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MCCC 0100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6645@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211326Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-dr-sohrab-aftab jahani/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Dr. Sohrab Aftabjahani DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sohrab Aftabjahani is a senior staff security researcher an d product security expert with the Data Center Group at Intel Corporation. He presents “Introduction to IEEE 3164 Standard for Security Annotation for Electronic Design Integration (SAE-DI) based on Accellera SAE-DI and a New Approach to Identifying Security Assets Within an IP” Thursday\, A pril 11 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6653@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T145500 DTSTAMP:20240403T161041Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-multiphysics-mod eling-of-nuclear-fuels-at-the-mesoscale/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Multiphysics Modeling of Nuclear Fuels at the Mesoscal e" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe drastic change in the microstructure of nuclear f uels was linked to several degradation mechanisms affecting their performa nce and integrity during normal operation\, transients\, and accidents. It is\, therefore\, crucial to understand the irradiation-induced co-evoluti on of microstructure and thermo-mechanical properties of nuclear fuels.\n\ nIn this talk\, I will discuss how we can employ a multi-physics modeling approach at the mesoscale to achieve that goal. Particularly\, I will elab orate on the best practices of utilizing spatially resolved rate-theory\, phase-field\, and finite-element modeling methods to simulate radiation da mage and effects in selected nuclear fuels.\n\nSpecific examples will incl ude modeling the mechanical properties and fracture of UO2 and thermal pro perties of U-Zr\, UO2-BeO\, and UO2-MO fuels. Moreover\, the utilization o f Machine Learning techniques to derive reduced order models will also be presented in this talk.\nBio\nKarim Ahmed\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, D ept. of Nuclear Engineering\nTexas A&\;M University\nDr. Karim Ahmed s erves as an assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering w ith an affiliation appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&\;M University.\n\nDr. Ahmed’s research focuse s on utilizing Computational Materials Science to understand the behavior of materials under extreme conditions\, with special emphasis on nuclear f uels. He specializes in developing high-fidelity multiscale models of the effect of irradiation on the co-evolution of microstructure and properties in nuclear materials.\n\nHe obtained his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering fro m Purdue University in 2015. He also acquired a M.S. in Materials Science from Florida State University in 2011.\n\nHe worked as a postdoctoral rese arch associate in the fuel modeling and simulation department at Idaho Nat ional Laboratory (INL) from 2015 to 2017. At INL\, Dr. Ahmed Investigated  irradiation effects on the performance of nuclear fuels and structural m aterials by developing physics-based models and conducting simulations usi ng state-of-art modeling and simulation techniques. He contributed to the development of the DOE-sponsored codes MOOSE-MARMOT-BISON. He was awarded the Group Excellence Award as a member of the MARMOT group by INL in 2016. He was awarded the NRC Faculty Development Grant in 2018 and the Los Alam os National Laboratory (LANL) Development Fellowship in 2020.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6657@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T113000 DTSTAMP:20240404T134052Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ignite-l3harris-speaker- series-2/ SUMMARY:UF IGNITE L3Harris Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear from the Vice President of Advanced Programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Energy\, Steven Botwinik\, as h e provides insight on his journey overseeing the innovation of cutting-edg e technology. CATEGORIES:Alumni,Seminars LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360\, 527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32601\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6649@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141207Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-space-filling-d esigns-dr-roshan-joseph/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: "Space-filling designs"\, Dr. Roshan Joseph DESCRIPTION:Title: Space-Filling Designs\nZoom attendees please use the fol lowing link:\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/s/94548030552\nAbstract: Space-filling d esigns are a set of points that can be used to fill a given space. Popular space-filling designs include minimax\, maximin\, uniform\, Latin hypercu be designs\, and combinations of them. In this talk\, I will present some advancements of space-filling designs such as MaxPro designs\, minimum ene rgy designs\, and support points and show how they can be used for solving complex problems in chemical\, materials\, aerospace\, mechanical\, and i ndustrial engineering applications involving uncertainty quantification\, optimization\, simulation\, inverse design\, and machine learning.\nBio: D r. Roshan Joseph is A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor in the Ste wart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech\, Atlant a. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Statistics from the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. His research focuses on computational and applied statistics w ith applications to engineering. He is a recipient of CAREER Award from NS F in 2005\, Jack Youden Prize from the ASQ in 2005\, Best Paper Award from IIE Transactions in 2009\, Edelman Laureate from INFORMS in 2017\, SPES A ward from the ASA in 2019\, SPAIG Award from the ASA in 2020\, Lloyd S. Ne lson Award from ASQ in 2021\, and Wilcoxon Award from ASQ in 2023. He is a Fellow of the ASA and ASQ\, and served as the Editor-in-Chief of Technome trics from 2020-2022. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 450\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence\, 527 Gale Leme rand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 45 0\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6521@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182030Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-engineering-and -reverse-engineering-mechanics-in-cancer-and-regenerative-medicine/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Engineering and Reverse Engineering Mechanics in Canc er and Regenerative Medicine" DESCRIPTION:Shreya Raghavan\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor &\; Cain Facul ty Fellow\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\, Texas A&\;M Universi ty\nBiography:\nDr. Shreya Raghavan is an Assistant Professor and holds th e Cain Faculty Fellowship II in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. She is also a Scholar in the Regional Excellence Center for Cancer at Texa s A&\;M University. She has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Wake F orest University/Virginia Tech and was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at the U niversity of Michigan. At Texas A&\;M\, the Raghavan lab engineers mech anically competent microenvironments to advance our understanding of human and veterinary health. Her approaches integrate mechanobiology\, biomater ials and microenvironment engineering to ask questions that intersect the cancer stem cell/immune axis. Her work is funded by the NIH/NCI through an R37 MERIT award\, the Department of Defense\, and the Cancer Prevention a nd Research Institute of Texas. She is an award winning scientist\, recogn ized by the Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award from the Biomedical Eng ineering Society.\nIn the BME classroom\, Dr. Raghavan is recognized for h er inclusive pedagogy by the Montague Scholars Award from Texas A&\;M U niversity. Dr. Raghavan is an advocate for accessibility and equity\, work ing actively towards dismantling systemic processes that hold academics be hind in STEM. In addition to being a scientist\, Dr. Raghavan moonlights a s a chef and chauffeur to two demanding tiny humans.\nAbstract:\nThe Ragha van lab breaks down tissue and tumor microenvironments into stackable engi neering variables including mechanics\, architecture and immune competency . The lab operates at the nexus of biomaterials\, mechanobiology\, and imm uno-oncology\, with the goal of modeling mechanics through tissue engineer ing. The talk will highlight platforms we have established in our lab that isolate tissue mechanics in two ways: i) externally applying mechanics to study cancer immune evasion\; ii) tissue engineering intestinal structure s to replicate tissue mechanics to heal from chronic neuroinflammation. Ul timately\, the talk will highlight how the Raghavan lab uses engineering b ased discovery to move therapeutic discovery forward. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6559@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182809Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-kevin-e- beuttner-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series - Kevin E. Beuttner\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:"An Industrial Perspective on Lab Safety"\nExxonMobil has had a long relationship with the University of Florida as a member of PALS (Par tners in Academic Laboratory Safety). The goal of this seminar is to discu ss the intent of PALS and to create an open dialogue about safety culture. As someone who graduated from the University of Florida and joined ExxonM obil in a computational role\, it might seem strange to see Kevin giving t his seminar. However\, career progression led him into a role as the lead of a 24/7 pilot plant operation that has a team of 30+ people. In both the computational and pilot plant roles\, the assessment and mitigation of ri sk were necessary and important\, but it was not until being at the pilot plant that he began to understand the conversations and openness needed to ensure “Nobody Gets Hurt.” This talk will include some strategies Exx onMobil uses in building a safety culture in hopes of providing some infor mation that is relatable and applicable. \n \nFor more information visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-dr-kevin-beuttner CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6465@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T110000 DTSTAMP:20240208T152032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nsf-career-workshop-session -1-mock-panel-broader-impacts/ SUMMARY:NSF CAREER Workshop - Session 2: Mock Panel &\; Broader Impacts DESCRIPTION:The Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop is back!  The program will provide a “deep dive” into the NSF Faculty Early Care er Development Program (CAREER) as well as an overview of other early career opportunities. This workshop also initiates the departmentally-l ed red team review process for NSF CAREER proposals (which are due in la te July).  \nThose interested should register here. Three sessions will be offered\, sign up for any combination of sessions you would like to att end: \n\n 9:00-11:00 AM on March 19: Guidance and Information \n 9:00-11 :00 AM on April 16: Mock Review Panel &\; Broader Impacts   \n 2:00-4 :00 PM on May 13: Peer Review Session  \n\n How this works: \n\n Facul ty can select sessions in which they would like to participate.\n On March 19th\, the PIs can attend the informational workshop.\n Red teams are act ivated in April. PIs will submit proposals to the red team by the end of J une (or another date jointly decided by the PI and red team leaders)\n In April\, PIs can attend the Mock Panel review workshop.\n In May\, PIs can attend the peer review workshop.\n Reviews are completed and returned to t he PIs in time for them to update their proposals\, which are due to NSF on 24 July\n\nWebsite (not fully updated for 2024 yet): www.eng.ufl.edu/ns fcareertoolkit\n\n The main pages provide links to websites and workshop material to guide the preparation of an NSF CAREER proposal.\n The Red Team Review page provides information for the departmental reviews of pro posals.\n The Brutal Truths Checklist page lists common issues reviewers find in CAREER proposals. It is a must read\, as many of these 100+ crit icisms were obtained from actual reviews.\n The UF CAREER Awardees pag e lists past awardees at UF to help PIs locate example proposals and to he lp red team leaders build the review\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cNraHeh8k9zbPZc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6459@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T113500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-navigating-acad emia-a-personal-journey-through-motivation-theories-dr-lilianny-virguez-uf / SUMMARY:EED Seminar: Navigating Academia: A Personal Journey through Motiva tion Theories - Dr. Lilianny Virgüez\, UF DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Engineering Education Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6629@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210350Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-making-space-ac cessible-with-maneuverable-small-satellites/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Making Space Accessible with Maneuverable Small Satel lites DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Making Space Accessible with Maneuverable Small S atellites\n\nTuesday\, April 16\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: NVIDIA Aud itorium\, Malachowsky Hall\n\nE. Glenn Lightsey\, Professor of Space Syste ms Technology\, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\, Georgi a Institute of Technology\n\nAbstract\nSpace exploration has experienced u nprecedented growth in the 21st century\, and universities are filling a l eading role in this expansion. In addition to supplying talented graduates who are redefining the space industry\, university research labs are the early adopters and demonstrators of new technologies and mission concepts which are then commercialized and scaled by private and government stakeho lders.\n \nThis seminar describes activities at Georgia Tech to miniaturiz e spacecraft propulsion systems for use on small satellites and employ the m in university demonstration missions. Small spacecraft maneuverability p rovides a more accessible and sustainable space infrastructure for future growth and exploration objectives. Propulsion is a key enabler for advance d concepts including planetary exploration\, spacecraft formation flying\, in-space servicing\, assembly and manufacturing\, inspection and situatio nal awareness\, collision avoidance and space debris management. Georgia T ech is conducting several CubeSat missions that employ its in-house develo ped propulsion systems\, including Lunar Flashlight (launched in 2022)\, V Irtual Super-resolution Optics with Reconfigurable Swarms (VISORS) (launch ing in October 2024)\, and Green Propellant Dual Mode (GPDM) mission (laun ching in 2026).\n \nIn response to the growth of space research across a b road range of technical disciplines\, Georgia Tech is founding a new Space Interdisciplinary Research Initiative. An overview of the new institute i s also presented.\n\nBiography\nDr. E. Glenn Lightsey is the David Lewis P rofessor of Space Systems Technology in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Ae rospace Engineering at Georgia Tech. Since 2023\, he serves as the Interim Director of the Institute’s Interdisciplinary Space Research Initiative . From 2016 to 2023\, he was the director of the Center for Space Technolo gy And Research and the director of the Space Systems Design Lab at Georgi a Tech. His research program focuses on the technology of small satellites \, including: guidance\, navigation\, and control systems\; attitude deter mination and control\; formation flying\, satellite swarms\, and satellite networks\; cooperative control\; proximity operations and autonomous spac ecraft rendezvous\; space-based global navigation systems\; radionavigatio n\; propulsion\; satellite operations\; and space systems engineering. Dr. Lightsey founded two companies which invent and commercialize space techn ology\, one of which was acquired by a larger company. Dr. Lightsey has au thored and co-authored more than 180 technical publications and four book chapters. He is an AIAA Fellow. He is Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Jou rnal of Small Satellites. Dr. Lightsey has received the AIAA’s Mechanics and Control of Flight Award\, the John Leland Atwood Award\, and the Inst itute of Navigation’s Tycho Brahe Award.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Norman Fitz-Coy\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6661@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-abe-biocomplexity-semina r/ SUMMARY:UF ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nNithya Rajan\nTitle:\nNitrogen-Smart Crops for Tackli ng the Nitrous Oxide and Water Quality Problems Due to Agriculture\nBio:\n Dr. Rajan is a professor of crop physiology and agroecology in the Texas A &\;M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Soil and Cr op Sciences. She earned her bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Kerala Agricultural University\, a master’s degree in soil science from A.N.G. R. Agricultural University in India\, and her doctoral degree in agronomy from Texas Tech University. Her lab performs basic and applied research in to developing climate-smart agricultural management practices that help in crease agricultural systems’ resilience\, profitability\, sustainability and security. She was recently named the director of the Center for Green house Gas Management in Agriculture and Forestry. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6655@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-functional-nano porous-materials-from-advances-in-energy-storage-to-nanostructured-multife rroics-2/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Functional Nanoporous Materials - From Advances in En ergy Storage to Nanostructured Multiferroics" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nIn this talk\, we explore applications of nanoporous materials. We begin with fast-charging energy-storage systems known as pse udocapacitors. In optimized materials\, nanoscale porosity can produce a v ery desirable combination of electrical connectivity\, electrolyte access to the interior of the material\, and short solid-state ion diffusion leng ths\, all of which facilitate fast charge and discharge.\nIn parallel\, th e nanoscale wall dimensions can suppress intercalation-induced phase trans itions\, further improving kinetics. We next consider how porosity can inc rease stability in high-capacity alloy anode. These anodes generally show short lifetimes due to large volume changes during lithiation or sodiation \, but we find that nanoscale porosity helps mitigate those volume changes . Using transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM)\, we can directly image change s in both individual grains\, and in the pore structure itself upon cyclin g\, allowing us to optimize materials for reversibility.\nFinally\, we con sider the use of porous materials in multiferroic composites. Here\, elect ricity and magnetism are coupled through strain\, with a piezoelectric com ponent straining a magnetostrictive ferromagnet. Multiferroic composites c an be made using a nanoporous magnetic network that is conformally filled with a ferroelectric phase. Interestingly\, we find the largest multiferro ic response in materials with partly filled pores\, indicating that mechan ical flexibility is a key performance factor.\nBio\nSarah Tolbert\, Ph.D.\ nDistinguished Professor\nUCLA\nDr. Sarah Tolbert is a Distinguished Prof essor in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Scien ce and Engineering at UCLA. Her research focuses on controlling nanometer- scale architecture in solution-processed nanomaterials to generate unique optical\, electronic\, magnetic\, structural\, and electrochemical propert ies. She has published over 200 scholarly research articles and has 20 pat ents focusing on electrochemical energy storage\, organic electronics\, na nomagnetics\, nanoscale control of thermal conductivity\, and new ultra-ha rd materials. She also serves as the faculty director for a program aimed at bringing nano-concepts to schools\, students\, and the general public t hroughout the greater LA area. Professor Tolbert is the recipient of a num ber of awards including the American Chemical Society Henry H. Storch Awar d in Energy Chemistry\, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry\, an NS F Special Creativity Award\, the ACS R.A. Glen Award\, and the UCLA Divers ity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Award. She currently directs the DOE Energy E arthshot Research Center on Strain Optimization for Renewable Energy (STOR E). CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6399@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T123500 DTSTAMP:20240124T152512Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-ecology-of-exten ded-phenotypes-stressor-effects-on-coral-hosts-and-their-microbes/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Ecology of extended phenotypes: stressor effects on cor al hosts and their microbes DESCRIPTION:Seminar Abstract: Much of my work considers microbes as part of a host’s extended phenotype\, or a trait of the host. The questions tha t I ask focus on the implications of variation of traits (including microb es) for organisms\, populations and communities. Much of my work is focuse d on tropical corals and coral reefs. Corals show fantastic amounts of var iation: among species\, within species and in their physiology\, their sym bionts and response to stressors. In this seminar I will focus on the impl ications of intraspecific variation on coral populations and reef communit ies.\nBio: Anya Brown is a new Assistant Professor at UC Davis in the Depa rtment of Evolution and Ecology\, based at the Bodega Marine Lab. She rece ived her master’s from Cal State Northridge\, and her PhD from the Unive rsity of Georgia. She received two competitive post-doctoral fellowships b efore starting her current position\, the John J. and Katherine C. Ewel Po stdoctoral Fellowship Program at the University of Florida and the Woods H ole Oceanographic Institution Postdoctoral Scholar Program in Woods Hole. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://cfw.essie.ufl.edu/seminars/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6563@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210351Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-applications-of -ai-ml-to-advanced-materials-and-structures-manufacturing/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Applications of AI/ML to Advanced Materials and Struc tures Manufacturing DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Applications of AI/ML to Advanced Materials and S tructures Manufacturing\nThursday\, April 18\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Locatio n: MAE-A 303\nChuck Zhang\, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial &\; Systems Engineering\, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\ , Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\, Georgia Institute of Technology\, Atlanta\, GA\nAbstract\nThe transformation of artificial intelligence (AI ) and machine learning (ML) from computer science theory into real-world t echnologies is a key enabler for the fourth industrial revolution. The AI/ ML technology has been increasingly used in advanced manufacturing includi ng product design\, digital twins\, process monitoring and control\, predi ctive maintenance\, quality control\, and supply chain management\, etc. T his seminar presents two research studies on applications of AI/ML to manu facturing of advanced materials and structures. The first one involves per sonalized heart surgery planning and optimization with integration of adva nced materials design\, multi-material 3D printing\, and machine learning techniques. In this study\, a meta-material design approach together with ML was first developed to create a structure that can mimic mechanical beh avior of human aortic valves. The tissue-mimicking heart valves were then fabricated using a multi-material 3D printing process. The 3D printed hear t valves can be used for AI-driven pre-surgery planning of heart disease t reatment and intervention. The second study focuses on the development of a physics-inform ML model for quality prediction of adhesive joints in com posite structures. In this work\, a novel framework of Physics-Informed Ne ural Ordinary differential equation with Heterogeneous control Input (PINO HI) is proposed\, which links the heterogeneous manufacturing parameters t o the final bonding quality of composite joints. The model structure is he avily motivated by engineering knowledge\, with incorporation of a calibra ted mathematical physics model into the Neural ODE framework\, which can s ignificantly reduce the number of data samples required from costly experi ments while maintaining high prediction accuracy.\nBiography\nDr. Chuck Zh ang is Eugene C. Gwaltney\, Jr. Chair and Professor in the H. Milton Stewa rt School of Industrial &\; Systems Engineering and an adjunct professo r at the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institu te of Technology. He serves as the Director of the three-university NSF In dustry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for Composite and Hy brid Materials Interfacing (CHMI). Prior to joining Georgia Tech\, he serv ed as Professor and Chair in the Department of Industrial &\; Manufactu ring Engineering at the Florida A&\;M University-Florida State Universi ty College of Engineering. Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Industri al Engineering from the University of Iowa. His current research interests include additive manufacturing\, advanced composite/nanocomposite manufac turing\, composite structures inspection\, repair and maintenance\, scalab le nano-/bio-manufacturing\, and application of AI/ML to manufacturing. Dr . Zhang’s research has been sponsored by federal agencies including NSF\ , NIST\, DoD\, FDA and VA\, as well as numerous industrial companies such as Delta Air Lines\, Lockheed Martin\, Siemens\, and Solvay. He has publis hed over 220 refereed journal articles. He also holds 27 U.S. patents. Dr. Zhang is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (I ISE).\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Yong Huang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6669@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211325Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-shadi-dayeh/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Shadi Dayeh DESCRIPTION:Dr. Shadi Dayeh is a professor in the ECE Department at the Uni versity of California-San Diego. He presents “Mapping the Human Brain wi th High Spatiotemporal Resolution” Thursday\, April 18 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Larsen Hall Room 234\, 968 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611 \, United States GEO:29.643107;-82.347383 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=968 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Larsen Hall Ro om 234:geo:29.643107,-82.347383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6659@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T113000 DTSTAMP:20240404T134031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ignite-l3harris-speaker- series/ SUMMARY:UF IGNITE L3Harris Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:The L3 Harris Seminar Series hosted by the Engineering Innovati on Institute brings together students and faculty from across the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering to hear about the role of an innovative mi ndset from those in industry or who have started their own ventures. Aspec ts of an innovative mindset include creativity\, agility\, inclusivity\, a nalytical curiosity\, empathy\, collaboration\, vision\, courage\, and exp erimentation. The seminar series allows students to make connections betwe en their coursework and the real-world experiences of the speakers. We ask that speakers permit the seminar to be recorded for online students and f or those with course conflicts\, but we understand if company rules do not permit it. The seminar is open to any member of the Herbert Wertheim Coll ege of Engineering (all majors welcome). Previous seminars averaged 50 stu dents in attendance with attendees representing majors from various engine ering disciplines. CATEGORIES:Alumni,Seminars LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360\, 527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32601\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 360:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6671@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211325Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-markondeyaraj-p ulugurtha/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Markondeyaraj Pulugurtha DESCRIPTION:Dr. Markondeyaraj Pulugurtha is an associate professor at Flori da International University. He presents “Heterogeneous Power\, RF\, Dig ital and Sensor Component Integration Technologies with Advanced Packaging ” Friday\, April 19 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6681@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T121500 DTSTAMP:20240416T184450Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/a-conversation-with-dr-wald en-wally-rhines/ SUMMARY:A Conversation with Dr. Walden (Wally) Rhines DESCRIPTION:\nDr. Walden Rhines\nMonday\, April 22 at 11:00 am\nNvidia Audi torium\n1000 Malachowsky Hall\nFood &\; Beverages Provided\n\nECE Flori da is honored to host Dr. Walden (Wally) Rhines for an informal Q&\;A s ession Monday\, April 22 at 11:00 am in the Nvidia Auditorium in Malachows ky Hall. The intimate conversation with Rhines will be a unique chance for students\, staff\, and faculty to talk to a wildly successful and future- mineded individual who has been involved with a wide array of critical tec hnological advances—electronic design automation\, printed circuit board design\, digital signal processing\, semiconductors\, and encryption.\n[ More about the event and Dr. Rhines ] CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6673@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210351Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-safety-analysis -of-ai-enabled-cyber-physical-systems-cps-a-formal-approach/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Safety Analysis of AI-enabled Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS): A Formal Approach DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Safety Analysis of AI-enabled Cyber-Physical Syst ems (CPS): A Formal Approach\nMonday\, April 22\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Loca tion: WERT 450\nPavithra Prabhakar\nProfessor\, Peggy and Gary Edwards Cha ir in Engineering\, Kansas State University\nProgram Director\, Software a nd Hardware Foundations Cluster\, Computer and Information Science and Eng ineering Directorate\, National Science Foundation\nAbstract\nAI-based com ponents have become an integral part of Cyber-Physical Systems enabling tr ansformative functionalities. With the ubiquitous use of Machine Learning components in perception\, control and decision making in safety critical application domains such as automotive and aerospace\, rigorous analysis o f these systems has become imperative toward real-world deployment. In thi s talk\, we will present a formal approach to verifying the safety of AI-e nabled CPS. We consider a closed-loop system consisting of a dynamical sys tem model of the physical system and a neural network model of the percept ion/control modules and analyze the safety of this system through reachabl e set computation.\nOne of the main challenges with reachable set computat ion of neural network-controlled CPS is the scalability of the methods to large networks and complex dynamics. We present a novel abstraction techni que for neural network size reduction that provides soundness guarantees f or safety analysis and indicates a promising direction for scalable analys is of the closed loop system. Specifically\, our abstraction consists of c onstructing a simpler neural network with fewer neurons\, albeit with inte rval weights called interval neural network (INN)\, which over-approximate s the output range of the given neural network. We present several methods for computing the output range analysis problem on the INNs\, including o ne which consists of reducing it to solving a mixed integer linear program ming problem\, and the other that involves a symbolic computation of the r each set using a novel data structure called the interval star set. Our ex perimental results highlight the trade-off between the computation time an d the precision of the computed output set. We will discuss other foundati onal questions on neural network size reduction by exploring the notion of equivalence and approximate equivalence. We will conclude by pointing to ongoing work on incorporating a camera model along with a neural network f or perception in the closed loop system framework.\nBiography\nPavithra Pr abhakar is professor in the department of computer science\, and the Peggy and Gary Edwards Chair in Engineering at Kansas State University. She is currently serving the National Science Foundation as a Program Director in the Software and Hardware Foundations Cluster in the Computer and Informa tion Science and Engineering Directorate\, where she manages formal method s and verification portfolio. Specifically\, she leads the Formal Methods in the Field (FMitF) program\, has been a founding program director for th e Safe Learning Enabled Systems (SLES) program and is a cognizant program director for the Foundations of Robotics Research (FRR) and the Cyber-Phys ical Systems (CPS) program. She obtained her doctorate in computer science and a master's degree in applied mathematics from the University of Illin ois at Urbana-Champaign\, followed by a CMI postdoctoral fellowship at the California Institute of Technology. Prior to coming to K-State\, she spen t four years at the IMDEA Software Institute in Spain as a tenure-track as sistant professor. She is the recipient of a Marie Curie Career Integratio n Grant from the European Union (2014)\, an NSF CAREER Award (2016)\, an O NR Young Investigator Award (2017)\, NITW distinguished young alumnus awar d (2021)\, and an Amazon Research Award (2022).\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Yu Wang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 450\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence\, 527 Gale Leme rand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 45 0\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6689@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-intellectual-pr operty-assessment-how-to-protect-your-ideas/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Intellectual Property Assessment – How to protect y our ideas" DESCRIPTION:Hera Lichtenbeld\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Director\, Licensing Offic er\, UF Innovate\nAbstract:\nThis presentation addresses how UF supports i ts faculty\, staff\, post-docs\, students and anyone else at UF who has an idea or creation\, Intellectual Property\, and is interested in getting t his into the world for the benefit of people and society.\nBio:\nHera join ed UF Innovate | Tech Licensing in March 2019 as a licensing officer\, mos tly working in the medical and biomedical disciplines. She works closely w ith faculty to help protect and license their innovations.\nBefore joining UF Innovate\, Hera worked for almost 20 years in industry\, most recently in Program Management at ThermoFisher (former BrammerBio) and Lonza. She also worked at Dyax Corp (now Shire PLC ) and in various roles at start-up companies. She gained her previous experience as a licensing officer in T he Netherlands at the University of Maastricht.\nHera received her Ph.D. i n Cancer Biology from the University of Maastricht (Netherlands) and compl eted her postdoctoral training at St. Mary’s Hospital/Imperial College\, London (UK)\, and MGH/Harvard Medical School where she also had a faculty instructor position. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-11\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-11:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6663@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-abe-biocomplexity-semina r-2/ SUMMARY:UF ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nNoureddine Kouaissah\nTitle:\nModeling de novo Progra mming within Simon’s Satisficing Theory: Methods and Application to the Renewable Energy Sector.\nBio:\nDr. Kouaissah is an Associate Professor of Finance\, holding a Ph.D. in Analytics for Economics and Business from th e State University of Bergamo\, Italy. He teaches various courses\, includ ing Financial Risk Management\, Portfolio Management\, Corporate Finance\, and Statistics. His research interests encompass portfolio theory\, risk management\, operations research\, probability theory\, multi-criteria dec ision-making\, uncertainty modeling\, and real-life applications. Dr. Koua issah has published several papers in top-tier academic journals such as A nnals of Operations Research\, Omega\, European Journal of Operations Rese arch\, Journal of Forecasting\, Computers &\; Industrial Engineering\, and Economics Letters. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6683@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205922Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-natural-fibers- from-fundamentals-to-functional-materials-applications/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Natural Fibers: from Fundamentals to Functional Mate rials Applications" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nPollution has profound impacts on human health\, the environment\, and Earth's systems\, including climate regulation. Its glob al reach affects our well-being through contaminated food\, water\, and ai r.\nMaterial engineers and scientists play a crucial role in addressing th ese challenges through innovative materials and manufacturing techniques. One promising solution involves utilizing eco-friendly materials sourced f rom nature.\nIn this presentation\, we delve into natural fibers\, explori ng their fundamentals and practical applications in engineering. Natural f ibers are more environmentally conscious and sustainably produced. These f ibers and their composites offer a sustainable alternative\, being both en vironmentally conscious and responsibly manufactured. They can be transfor med into functional materials suitable for various uses\, showcasing their versatility and potential.\nMost of the fibers have been used for centuri es by ancient communities\, forming a fascinating field known as cultural materials research. We'll focus on fibers sourced from the Andes mountains and the Amazon River region\, as well as their traditional uses\, microst ructure\, properties\, and potential applications in modern materials engi neering.\nBio\nHenry Colorado Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Mechanical and Materials Engineering\nUniversidad de Antioquia at Medellin\, Colombia\nDr. Henry Co lorado is a Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Departm ent at the Universidad de Antioquia at Medellin\, Colombia\, and in the M aterials Department at the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro\, B razil. He is also a Fulbright Visitor Scholar in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California San Diego.\n\nHis main areas of research are Composite Materials\, Natural Fibers\, Green Materials\, and Additive Manufacturing. Henry is also very interested in active learni ng and materials in arts. Henry obtained a BS and MSc in Mechanical Engine ering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 2005 and an MS and PhD in M aterials Science and Engineering from the University of California Los Ang eles in 2010 and 2013\, respectively.\n\nHenry has active collaborations w ith several leading institutions in Brazil\, Chile\, China\, and USA. He i s also working as an Associate Editor for the journals Heliyon\, Engineere d Science\, and ES Materials &\; Manufacturing and on the Editorial Boa rd for Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials and for the American Ceram ics Society Bulletin (2023-2026). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6537@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210416Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-recent-developm ents-direct-heterogeneous-material-property-identification-and-pointwise-c ompari/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Recent Developments: Direct Heterogeneous Material Pr operty Identification and Pointwise Compari DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Recent Developments: Direct Heterogeneous Materia l Property Identification and Pointwise Comparison of FEA and StereoDIC Me asurements\n\nThursday\, April 25\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 30 3\n\nMichael A. Sutton\, Research Professor\, University of South Carolina \, Director\, State Center for Mechanics\, Materials and NDE\, Chief Scien ce Officer\, Correlated Solutions\, Incorporated\n\nAbstract\nReductions i n the time required to develop advanced material systems necessitate the n eed for sophisticated methods for material property identification. Exampl es include biological material systems\, heterogeneous 3D printed material s and advanced composite materials. Fortunately\, advances in full-field m easurement methods provide investigators with the opportunity to integrate measurement data with finite element model for material property identifi cation (MPI). To overcome limitations in existing methods based on finite element model updating\, a suitable algorithm for direct extraction of het erogenous material properties has been developed. Using concepts developed in fluid mechanics for stabilization of numerical simulations\, both 1D a nd 2D MPI simulation platforms have been developed and demonstrated using experimental measurements and computational predictions. with and without Gaussian noise. Material properties for a nominally 1D bone specimen under going compressive loading are shown to demonstrate the methodology. In a r elated study\, a field comparison procedure is developed to compare finite element analysis (FEA) predictions and stereovision digital image correla tion (StereoDIC) strain measurements at the same spatial positions through out a region of interest. The procedure includes (a) conversion of the fin ite element data into a triangular mesh\, (b) selection of a common coordi nate system\, (c) determination of the rigid body transformation to place both measurements and FEA data in the same coordinate system and (d) inter polation of the FEA nodal information to the same spatial locations as the StereoDIC measurements using barycentric coordinates. Results obtained\, with and without this procedure\, are shown for a double-edge notched alum inum test specimen undergoing tensile loading\n\nBiography\nMichael A. Sut ton received his Ph.D. in 1981 from the Department of Theoretical and Appl ied Mechanics at the University of Illinois under the direction of Prof. C harles E. Taylor (NAE\, 1979). In 1982\, Dr. Sutton joined the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Caroli na and was awarded a Carolina Distinguished Professorship in 1992. He is c urrently a Research Professor and Director of the State Center for Mechani cs\, Materials and NDE\, while also serving as the Chief Science Officer f or Correlated Solutions\, Incorporated\, the only US-based R&\;D and pr ovider of digital image correlation measurement systems. Prof. Sutton\, a Fellow and Past-President of the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM)\ , a Fellow of American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and the f ounding President of the International Digital Image Correlation Society\, has received numerous national and international honors for his contribut ions in the fields of experimental mechanics\, computer vision in solid me chanics and fracture mechanics. In 2020\, he was elected to the National A cademy of Engineering and in 2021 he was elected to the Slovenian National Academy of Engineering. In 2021\, he received the SES Medal. In 2022\, he was selected to receive the prestigious Timoshenko Medal from ASME. Prof. Sutton has published over two hundred and sixty archival articles. As one of the inventors of the digital image correlation (DIC) methods\, he has co-authored the only book on image correlation methods\, written eight res earch book chapters\, a chapter for a well-known textbook and given numero us national and international presentations. Prof. Sutton’s current area s of research interest include 3D computer vision for deformation measurem ents in civil infrastructure (train rails and ties\, bridges\, roofing sys tems)\, measurements and modeling for composite bonding during manufacturi ng\, including measurement of traction-separation laws for prediction of d efect formation during manufacturing\, and development of efficient method s for direct material property identification using full-field StereoDIC m easurements. Prof. Sutton married Elizabeth Ann Severns in 1973. They have two daughters (pediatric dentist and high school science teacher) and six grandchildren (4 girls\, 2 boys). They continue to reside near Columbia\, SC on a 12.5-acre nature preserve and farm\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Patri ck Musgrave and Dr. Peter Ifju CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6667@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210416Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-prof-huajian-ga o-tsinghua-univ-overcoming-the-adhesion-paradox-and-switchability-conflict / SUMMARY:MAE Seminar (Prof. Huajian Gao\; Tsinghua Univ.): Overcoming the Ad hesion Paradox and Switchability Conflict DESCRIPTION:Title: Overcoming the adhesion paradox and switchability confli ct on rough surfaces with shape memory polymers\nSpeaker: Prof. Huajian Ga o\, Mechano-X Institute\, Department of Engineering Mechanics\, Tsinghua U niversity\nABSTRACT: Maintaining adhesion on rough surfaces is a long-stan ding challenge in engineering due to the adhesion paradox (rapid decrease in adhesion strength with increasing surface roughness) and the switchabil ity conflict (trade-off between strong adhesion strength and easy detachme nt). Here\, we show [1\,2] that\, utilizing the rubber-glass transition of shape memory polymers (SMPs)\, both challenges are overcome. Making conta ct between an SMP adhesive and a rough surface in the rubbery state follow ed by shape-locking in the glassy state results in orders of magnitude enh ancement in adhesion strength. On the other hand\, detaching the SMP adhes ive upon transitioning back to rubbery-state results in weak adhesion and on-demand detachment. We further demonstrate that\, employing our method\, rougher surfaces enable stronger adhesion and easier detachment.\nReferen ce:\n[1] H. Linghu\, X.D. Yang\, Y.C.Y. Liu\, D. Li\, H.J. Gao and K.J. Hs ia\, 2023\, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids\, 170\, 105091. DOI:10.1016/j.jmps.2022.105091\n[2] H. Linghu\, Y.C. Liu\, T.Y. Yuan\, J. H.M. Sing\, Y.X. Tang\, A.W. Zhou\, X.F. Wang\, D. Li\, H.J. Gao\, K.J. Hs ia\, PNAS\, 120\, e2221049120. DOI:10.1073/pnas.2221049120.\nBrief Bio: Hu ajian Gao received his B.S. degree from Xian Jiaotong University in 1982\, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Science from Harvard in 198 4 and 1988\, respectively. He served on the faculty of Stanford from 1988- 2002\, as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research from 20 01-2006 and as Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Engineering at Brown from 2006-2019. After becoming the Walter H. Annenberg Professor Emeritus of En gineering at Brown in 2019\, he went on to serve as one of the Distinguish ed University Professors at Nanyang Technological University and Scientifi c Director of the Institute of High Performance Computing in Singapore unt il 2024. At present\, he is the Xinghua University Professors in the Depar tment of Engineering Mechanics of Tsinghua University.\nProfessor Gao’s research has been focused on the understanding of basic principles that co ntrol mechanical properties and behaviors of materials in both engineering and biological systems. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids\, the flagship journal in his field. His list of ho nors includes elections as Member of National Academy of Sciences\, Nation al Academy of Engineering\, American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, Fellow of the Royal Society\, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina\, a nd Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academia Europaea\, a s well as numerous academic awards including the Timoshenko Medal\, Rodney Hill Prize and ASME Medal\, the three highest lifetime achievement awards in his field. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97209244557 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6667@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210416Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-prof-huajian-ga o-tsinghua-univ-overcoming-the-adhesion-paradox-and-switchability-conflict / SUMMARY:MAE Seminar (Prof. Huajian Gao\; Tsinghua Univ.): Overcoming the Ad hesion Paradox and Switchability Conflict DESCRIPTION:Title: Overcoming the adhesion paradox and switchability confli ct on rough surfaces with shape memory polymers\nSpeaker: Prof. Huajian Ga o\, Mechano-X Institute\, Department of Engineering Mechanics\, Tsinghua U niversity\nABSTRACT: Maintaining adhesion on rough surfaces is a long-stan ding challenge in engineering due to the adhesion paradox (rapid decrease in adhesion strength with increasing surface roughness) and the switchabil ity conflict (trade-off between strong adhesion strength and easy detachme nt). Here\, we show [1\,2] that\, utilizing the rubber-glass transition of shape memory polymers (SMPs)\, both challenges are overcome. Making conta ct between an SMP adhesive and a rough surface in the rubbery state follow ed by shape-locking in the glassy state results in orders of magnitude enh ancement in adhesion strength. On the other hand\, detaching the SMP adhes ive upon transitioning back to rubbery-state results in weak adhesion and on-demand detachment. We further demonstrate that\, employing our method\, rougher surfaces enable stronger adhesion and easier detachment.\nReferen ce:\n[1] H. Linghu\, X.D. Yang\, Y.C.Y. Liu\, D. Li\, H.J. Gao and K.J. Hs ia\, 2023\, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids\, 170\, 105091. DOI:10.1016/j.jmps.2022.105091\n[2] H. Linghu\, Y.C. Liu\, T.Y. Yuan\, J. H.M. Sing\, Y.X. Tang\, A.W. Zhou\, X.F. Wang\, D. Li\, H.J. Gao\, K.J. Hs ia\, PNAS\, 120\, e2221049120. DOI:10.1073/pnas.2221049120.\nBrief Bio: Hu ajian Gao received his B.S. degree from Xian Jiaotong University in 1982\, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Science from Harvard in 198 4 and 1988\, respectively. He served on the faculty of Stanford from 1988- 2002\, as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research from 20 01-2006 and as Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Engineering at Brown from 2006-2019. After becoming the Walter H. Annenberg Professor Emeritus of En gineering at Brown in 2019\, he went on to serve as one of the Distinguish ed University Professors at Nanyang Technological University and Scientifi c Director of the Institute of High Performance Computing in Singapore unt il 2024. At present\, he is the Xinghua University Professors in the Depar tment of Engineering Mechanics of Tsinghua University.\nProfessor Gao’s research has been focused on the understanding of basic principles that co ntrol mechanical properties and behaviors of materials in both engineering and biological systems. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids\, the flagship journal in his field. His list of ho nors includes elections as Member of National Academy of Sciences\, Nation al Academy of Engineering\, American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, Fellow of the Royal Society\, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina\, a nd Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academia Europaea\, a s well as numerous academic awards including the Timoshenko Medal\, Rodney Hill Prize and ASME Medal\, the three highest lifetime achievement awards in his field. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97209244557 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6467@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240513T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240513T160000 DTSTAMP:20240208T152311Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nsf-career-workshop-session -3-peer-review-session/ SUMMARY:NSF CAREER Workshop - Session 3: Peer Review Session DESCRIPTION:The Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop is back!  The program will provide a “deep dive” into the NSF Faculty Early Care er Development Program (CAREER) as well as an overview of other early career opportunities. This workshop also initiates the departmentally-l ed red team review process for NSF CAREER proposals (which are due in la te July).  \nThose interested should register here. Three sessions will be offered\, sign up for any combination of sessions you would like to att end: \n\n 9:00-11:00 AM on March 19: Guidance and Information \n 9:00-11 :00 AM on April 16: Mock Review Panel &\; Broader Impacts   \n 2:00-4 :00 PM on May 13: Peer Review Session  \n\n How this works: \n\n Facul ty can select sessions in which they would like to participate.\n On March 19th\, the PIs can attend the informational workshop.\n Red teams are act ivated in April. PIs will submit proposals to the red team by the end of J une (or another date jointly decided by the PI and red team leaders)\n In April\, PIs can attend the Mock Panel review workshop.\n In May\, PIs can attend the peer review workshop.\n Reviews are completed and returned to t he PIs in time for them to update their proposals\, which are due to NSF on 24 July\n\nWebsite (not fully updated for 2024 yet): www.eng.ufl.edu/ns fcareertoolkit\n\n The main pages provide links to websites and workshop material to guide the preparation of an NSF CAREER proposal.\n The Red Team Review page provides information for the departmental reviews of pro posals.\n The Brutal Truths Checklist page lists common issues reviewers find in CAREER proposals. It is a must read\, as many of these 100+ crit icisms were obtained from actual reviews.\n The UF CAREER Awardees pag e lists past awardees at UF to help PIs locate example proposals and to he lp red team leaders build the review\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cNraHeh8k9zbPZc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6709@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211255Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-jie-jack-zhang/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Jie (Jack) Zhang DESCRIPTION:Jie (Jack) Zhang is a Research Scientist at the Picower Institu te for Learning and Memory and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Scien ces at MIT. He presents “Highspeed Image Sensor and Systems for Resolvin g Millisecond-Scale Neural Dynamics Underlying Behavior” Monday June 24 at 2:00pm. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6715@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211254Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-khalil-ramadi/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Khalil Ramadi DESCRIPTION:Dr. Khalil Ramadi is an assistant professor of bioengineering a nd director of the Laboratory for Advanced Neuroengineering and Translatio nal Medicine (LANTRN) at NYU Abu Dhabi. He presents “Minds et Machina: S peaking to the Brain through Ingestible Electronic Interfaces” Friday\, Aug. 9 at 2:00pm in MALA 5050. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6721@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T163000 DTSTAMP:20240812T160825Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/sierra-space-workshop-uf-in -space-bio-hub/ SUMMARY:Sierra Space Workshop| UF & in-Space Bio Hub DESCRIPTION:G101 HPNP College of Public Health and Health Professions\nOpen to the UF community. In-person event.\nFor those that cannot attend in pe rson here is the zoom link\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/91758770195?pwd=hfk35nt4 ZkevoAjTZBBaFb6hYEj1CN.1\nSIERRA SPACE is the creator and manufacturer of the Dream Chaser\, a reusable piloted or\nunpiloted orbital spacecraft\, w hich is suitable for a variety of low Earth orbit (“LEO”) missions\,\n with or without crew\, and which will be used to service the International Space Station (“ISS”)\nand return to a standard runway under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2)\ncontract. LOCATION:HPNP-G101\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP-G101:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6723@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210416Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-the-reef-autono mous-vehicles-laboratory-enabling-the-next-generation-of-guidance-navigati on-a/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - The REEF Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory: Enabling the next generation of guidance\, navigation\, a DESCRIPTION:The REEF Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory: Enabling the next gene ration of guidance\, navigation\, and control systems for the US Departmen t of Defense\nAugust 22\, 2024 at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nHumberto R amos\, Ph.D.\nAutonomous Vehicle Laboratory (AVL) REEF/\nAir Force Researc h Laboratory\nMechanical &\; Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Flori da REEF - Shalimar\, FL\nAbstract\nIn this talk\, I will present the capab ilities of the Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory and its strong alignment wit h the ongoing research at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitio ns Directorate. I will discuss the environment it offers for personnel and technical development\, particularly for early-phase proof-of-concept pro jects that interest AFRL and other Department of Defense (DoD) entities. A dditionally\, I will outline how achieving graduate faculty status and ass embling a team of students can accelerate our research efforts\, enhance t he visibility of UF's graduate programs through collaborations with the Do D\, and open up new funding opportunities. Lastly\, I will provide an over view of our relevant research on GPS-denied navigation\, which we are adva ncing in partnership with Eglin Air Force Base.\nBiography\nHumberto Ramos is a Research Assistant Scientist in the Department of Mechanical and Aer ospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He earned his Ph.D. in ae rospace engineering from Texas A&\;M University in 2020 and holds a bac helors in Mechatronics. During his graduate studies\, he specialized in me thods for space proximity operations and visual-aided inertial navigation systems tailored for GPS-denied environments. Joining the University of Fl orida's Mechanical and Aerospace Department in 2020 as a postdoctoral rese archer sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory\, he advanced Kalman filter algorithms for navigation. In 2023\, he assumed the manager role a t the Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory at REEF in Shalimar\, Florida. He col laborates with the Air Force Research Laboratory\, Army Research Laborator y\, and various universities nationwide on GPS-denied navigation for Guida nce\, Navigation\, and Control applications.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Yu Wan g CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6725@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240826T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240826T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-biomechanical-e valuations-airbag-safety-technologies/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: “Biomechanical Evaluations &\; Airbag Safety Tech nologies” DESCRIPTION:Sarah Sharpe\, PhD: Principal\, Biomechanics\, Exponent\nBio: D r. Sharpe is an expert in the field of biomechanics\, including human move ment and coordination\, occupant kinematics\, injury mechanics\, injury ca usation\, and injury tolerance. She holds a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from t he Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Dr. Sharpe is current ly employed as a Principal in Exponent’s Biomechanics practice and works in the Tampa\, Florida office. She has conducted and participated in nume rous full-scale crash tests\, automotive sled tests\, and component-level tests using anthropomorphic test devices to measure and quantify occupant kinematics and loading in many different types and severities of automotiv e crashes.\nDr. Sharpe is an expert in the field of biomechanics including human movement\, injury mechanics\, and human tolerance. Dr. Sharpe works at Exponent’s Test and Engineering Center in Phoenix\, Arizona\, where she has conducted numerous testing from full-scale crash testing\, compone nt level evaluations with anthropomorphic test devices (e.g. test dummies) \, and participant studies to quantify movement and loading in many differ ent scenarios. She regularly consults on both industrial projects and in l itigation cases.\nAbstract: Biomechanical investigations have been used ex tensively in automotive litigation to evaluate occupant motion\, loading m echanics\, injury potential\, and injury severity. Vehicle safety technolo gies\, such as belts and airbags\, can act to modify occupant motion and l oading characteristics. Knowledge of the interplay between crash dynamics\ , the human body\, and restraint systems is necessary to evaluate injury c laims. In this presentation\, Dr. Sarah Sharpe will discuss biomechanical assessments used in vehicular accidents with a particular emphasis on fron tal airbag technologies including their benefits and limitations as it rel ates to occupant motion and injury prevention. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6735@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T000000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210416Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-transforming-me -education-via-remote-learning-capstone-entrepreneurship/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Transforming ME Education Via Remote Learning &\; Capstone Entrepreneurship DESCRIPTION:Transforming ME Education Via Remote Learning &\; Capstone E ntrepreneurship\nAugust 27\, 2024 at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nMatthe w J. Traum\, Ph.D.\nSenior Lecturer &\; Instructional Associate Profess or\, University of Florida\nAbstract\nThis talk highlights Dr. Traum's inn ovative initiatives in mechanical engineering education\, citing evidence for how his activities advance UF MAE’s strategic goals: 1) improving ed ucational quality\, 2) enhancing student experience\, and 3) expanding the department's visibility.\nTo enhance educational quality and provide prem ier learning experiences\, Dr. Traum designs\, implements\, and assesses e ducational laboratory kits for hands-on learning in remote\, in-person\, a nd hybrid environments. Successfully implemented with high school students \, first-year college students\, and upper-division undergraduates\, these pragmatic kits have demonstrated statistically significant improvements i n student learning outcomes\, academic achievement\, and self-efficacy.\nB uilding on this foundation of hands-on learning\, Dr. Traum restructured M E capstone to cultivate development of students’ skills and experiences necessary to thrive professionally. In these courses\, students execute de sign and realization projects for real clients external to the course. As a result\, Dr. Traum’s capstone students have competed successfully in b usiness plan competitions\, founded companies\, and generated economic val ue for clients.\nDr. Traum concludes with a vision to propel MAE’s visib ility and global leadership in education innovation. He is harnessing remo te instruction to build STEM K-14 pipelines for disadvantaged students\; i nternationalizing the ME curriculum through Virtual Exchange\; and buildin g an entrepreneurial ecosystem within MAE through capstone spin-offs uniqu ely positioned to solve vexing challenges and drive economic growth.\nBiog raphy\nDr. Traum leads UF’s GatorKits Laboratory\, pioneering remote STE M education through innovative hands-on kits and curricula. As a Fellow an d elected Director of Sigma Xi\, the international scientific research hon or society\, Dr. Traum is an internationally recognized educator\, adminis trator\, fundraiser\, and researcher with co-authorship of 85 refereed pap ers and over $1.36 Million in funding secured as a PI or Co-PI. Previously \, Dr. Traum founded a successful EdTech startup that pioneered lab kits c reation for remote instruction. Prior to joining UF in 2019\, Dr. Traum wa s an Associate Professor and Director of Engineering Programs at Philadelp hia University. He previously served on the Milwaukee School of Engineerin g faculty as well as co-founding the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Dep artment at the University of North Texas – Denton. He holds mechanical e ngineering Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from MIT and B.S. degrees from UC Irvine in mechanical and aerospace engineering.\nMAE Faculty Host: SA Sherif CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6733@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211254Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-sheng-shian-li/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Sheng-Shian Li DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sheng-Shian Li is a distinguished professor at the Institut e of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems (iNEMS)\, National Tsing Hua Univers ity\, Taiwan. He presents “Design and Development of Micromachined Ultra sound Transducers (CMUT) Based on CMOS” Tuesday\, Aug. 27 at 10:30am in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6729@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T143000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211254Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-zhu-yao/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Zhu Yao DESCRIPTION:Dr. Zhu Yao is the Head of MEMS department at the Institute of Microelectronics (IME)\, A*STAR Singapore. She presents “Accelerating ME MS Prototyping with ScAlN Piezoelectric Thin Film Platforms” Tuesday\, A ug. 27 at 1:30pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6737@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T145500 DTSTAMP:20240821T163650Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-understanding-ur anium-hexafluoride-uf6-chemistry-for-nuclear-safeguards-and-security/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Understanding Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6) Chemistry for Nuclear Safeguards and Security DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nUranium isotope enrichment plays a critical role in t he modern nuclear fuel cycle and weapons production. Uranium enrichment ca n be achieved through several methods (e.g.\, gas diffusion\, gas centrifu ge\, and laser separation)\, all of which utilize uranium hexafluoride (UF 6) as the primary material feedstock.\n\nDespite its ubiquitous use\, the chemistry governing common chemical reactions with UF6 is poorly resolved. Of particular interest is the hydrolysis of UF6\, which is rapid and spon taneous at room temperature. Despite numerous investigations occurring at accident sites\, in the laboratory\, and by simulation\, there is still mu ch debate in the literature over the mechanism behind UF6 hydrolysis. Rece nt data collected at SRNL by cryogenically trapping intermediate compounds has provided new insight into the mechanism behind this important reactio n.\nBio\nLouis McNamara\, Ph.D.\nSenior Scientist\nSavannah River National Lab\nDr. Louis McNamara is a senior scientist in the nuclear detection a nd forensics group at the Global Security Directorate at Savannah River Na tional Laboratory. He has extensive experience with laser spectroscopy met hods. He has 30 peer-reviewed publications in the fields of laser spectros copy\, physical chemistry\, and solar materials. Dr. McNamara has previous ly worked on nuclear safeguards projects\, including work for Defense Nucl ear Nonproliferation\, investigating the fundamental chemistry behind UF6 reactions\, and has worked on method development for new techniques to mea sure uranium enrichment in UF6 gas. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6711@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T100000 DTSTAMP:20240716T193156Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/dinesh-o-shah-lecture-and-r eception-joseph-desimone-ph-d/ SUMMARY:DINESH O. SHAH LECTURE AND RECEPTION: JOSEPH DESIMONE\, PH.D. DESCRIPTION:Lecture Title: The Delicate Interplay Between Light\, Interface s and Design: The Complex Dance that Allows 3D Printing to Scale to Manufa cturing\nVisit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/dinesh-o-shah-lecture-and-r eception-joseph-desimone-ph-d/ for more information. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6743@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T123500 DTSTAMP:20240826T192857Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-geophysical-expl oration-of-the-subglacial-environment/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Geophysical exploration of the subglacial environment DESCRIPTION:Geophysical exploration of the subglacial environment\nEmma Mac Kie\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Geological Sciences\, UF\nThe hy drologic and geologic conditions beneath ice sheets play an important role in governing ice sheet behavior and determining their vulnerability to cl imate change. However\, these subglacial conditions are challenging to res olve at the scale and resolution required to capture critical basal proces ses. This challenge can be addressed with the help of innovative geophysic al\, geostatistical\, and computational methods\, which provide avenues fo r imaging the ice/bed interface and assimilating geophysical observations from different spatial scales and resolutions. These approaches produce no vel insights into the nature of the subglacial landscape and the dynamic b ehavior of our ice sheets. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6761@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T170000 DTSTAMP:20240903T134116Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-air-pollution-seminar-c haracterization-and-deployment-of-low-cost-air-quality-sensors/ SUMMARY:EES Air Pollution Seminar: Characterization and deployment of low-c ost air quality sensors DESCRIPTION:Jiayu Li\, PhD.\, Assistant Professor\, University of Miami\n\n Bio: Dr. Jiayu Li received her BS from Environmental School at Tsinghua Un iversity and Ph.D. from the Department of Energy\, Environmental\, and Che mical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. She then continue d her research at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research mainly focuses on air quality sensors\, including PM sensors and gas sensors. She tries t o enhance the accuracy of these sensors through comprehensive calibration and advanced algorithms. These sensors have great potential for pollution mapping with high spatiotemporal resolution. \n\nAbstract: Current instrum ents measuring air pollutants are still expensive and laborious in operati on. These drawbacks limit the number of monitoring stations\, which in tur n undermines the accuracy of real-time mapping. The new trends of air qual ity measurement are the networking of a large number of sensors and person alized portable devices. Due to their price advantage and compact size\, l ow-cost air quality sensors have been studied extensively\, and they are c onsidered as good supplements of current monitoring techniques for high sp atial-temporal air pollution mapping. This talk will introduce my work on the characterization and deployment of various air quality sensors to meas ure particulate matter (PM) and gaseous pollutants. \nMultiple types of lo w-cost particulate matter sensors were calibrated against reference instru ments. A limitation of these sensors is that their outputs depend on parti cle composition and size. We combined the Mie scattering theory with exper imental results to understand how the aerosol physical and chemical proper ties may lead to biased sensor outputs. After calibration\, these sensors were deployed for various indoor and outdoor pollution mapping. \nThe accu racy and reliability of gas sensors are examined real-time multi-pollutant (RAMP) monitor project. The long-term performance of nitrogen dioxide sen sors over four years was characterized. Multiple nitrogen dioxide sensors started generating signals that overestimate nitrogen dioxide concentratio ns due to the sensor aging caused by O3 scrubber expiration. The criteria for sensor expiration and the method of estimating sensor lifetime will be discussed. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94401364787?pwd=MPcKN7NYoba5Dt2UacV4dzhXyEHK OB.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6775@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-all-optical-mec hanobiology-and-electrophysiology-interrogations/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - All-optical Mechanobiology and Electrophysiology Inte rrogations DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - All-optical Mechanobiology and Electrophysiology Interrogations\nSeptember 5\, 2024 at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Xin Tang\, Ph.D.\nAssistant professor\nDepartment of Mechanical and Aerosp ace Engineering\nAffiliated with Department of Biomedical Engineering\; UF Health Cancer Center\; and McKnight Brain Institute.\n\nAbstract\nElectri cally excitable cells\, such as neurons and cardiomyocytes\, transmit long -distance (>\;100 micrometers) intercellular calcium or electrical signa ls to regulate their physiological functions\, such as brain computation a nd heartbeat. While the molecular mechanisms of these communications in ex citable cells have been well appreciated\, little is known about whether a nd how electrically non-excitable cancer cells initiate and transmit long- distance signals. In this talk\, I will first describe my lab's recent fin dings that non-excitable human colon and prostate cancer cells spontaneous ly initiate and spread long-distance biochemical waves. The spatial-tempor al characteristics of these long-distance waves are regulated by the cellu lar mechanical microenvironments. Second\, I will show the dissected molec ular underpinnings and down-stream effects. Third\, I will introduce new a ll-optical mechanobiology and electrophysiology technologies developed in my lab to advance our understanding of both excitable and non-excitable ce lls. Our research reveals how cancer cells enable long-distance coordinati on and opens the possibility of early detection and prevention of tumors.\ n\nBiography\nDr. Tang received his HHMI-funded postdoctoral training at H arvard University and PhD degree at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champ aign (UIUC). Currently\, Dr. Tang is Principal Investigator of Integrative Mechanobiology and Biophysics Laboratory (IMBL). His research interests i nclude cell mechanics\, mechano-electrophysiology\, quantitative bio-imagi ng\, and development of new technologies to probe biological function and structure. \n\nMAE Faculty Host: Hugh Fan Ph.D. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6787@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T145500 DTSTAMP:20240904T203816Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-second-primary-c ancer-after-radiotherapy-a-forthcoming-annex-report-from-unscear/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Second Primary Cancer After Radiotherapy – A Forthco ming Annex Report from UNSCEAR" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nIn 2018\, the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) established an Expert Group to u ndertake a review of second primary cancers (SPCs) following radiotherapy. Ionizing radiation is one of many techniques in the treatment and potenti al eradication of cancer\, with approximately 50% of all cancer patients r eceiving some form of radiotherapy. Most importantly\, it is estimated tha t radiation contributes roughly 40% to the overall curative treatment of c ancer.\n\nAs with nearly all forms of therapeutic medicine\, there are adv erse effects of treatment. For radiotherapy\, these fall within two broad categories – normal organ toxicities (radiation tissue reactions) and th e induction of a second primary cancer (stochastic radiation effect).\n\nI n this presentation\, we’ll review the major conclusions of the report i n the areas of oncology\, radiobiology\, dosimetry\, and epidemiology. The Committee’s findings indicate that between 5% and 15% of cancer survivo rs may develop a second primary cancer. However\, the Committee considered that only a small proportion of the total second primary cancers are like ly to be attributable to radiotherapy. Consequently\, cancer patients shou ld not be dissuaded from undergoing radiotherapy solely based on concerns regarding the possible development of a second primary cancer.\nBio\nWesle y Bolch\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Med ical Physics\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Wesley Bolch is a Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Fl orida (UF). He serves as Director of ALRADS – the Advanced Laboratory fo r Radiation Dosimetry Studies at UF. Dr. Bolch earned his ME and PhD degre es in radiological physics in 1986 and 1998\, respectively\, from the Univ ersity of Florida.\n\nIn 2011\, Dr. Bolch was elected Fellow of both the H ealth Physics Society (HPS) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). In 2020\, he was inducted as a Fellow of the American Ins titute for Medical and Biological Engineering. He has been a member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s Medical Internal Radiation Dose (MIRD) Co mmittee since 1993\, a member of the National Council on Radiation Protect ion and Measurements (NCRP) since 2005 and served on Committee 2 of the In ternational Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) from 2005 to 2011 .\n\nHe has served as a member of the US delegation of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) since 20 15. He has published over 270 peer-reviewed journal articles\, co-authored /edited 25 books/book chapters\, and served as an author on two AAPM repor ts\, three NCRP Reports\, ten ICRP Publications\, one ICRU Report\, and th ree MIRD Monographs. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6763@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141207Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-printing-outsid e-the-box-realizing-multi-functional-products-with-additive-manufacturing- process/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Printing Outside the Box: Realizing Multi-Functional P roducts with Additive Manufacturing Process DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Christopher Williams is the L.S. Randolph Professo r and the Electro-Mechanical Corporation Senior Faculty Fellow in the Depa rtment of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is the Director of t he Design\, Research\, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (D REAMS) Laboratory. He is the former Director of the Macromolecules Innovat ion Institute and holds affiliate faculty appointments in the Department o f Engineering Education and the Department of Material Science &\; Engi neering.\n\nTitle\nPrinting Outside the Box: Realizing Multi-Functional Pr oducts with Multi-Material\, Multi-Modal\, and Multi-Axis Additive Manufac turing Processes\n\nAbstract\nAdditive Manufacturing (AM) has been often h yped as an all-in-one manufacturing process capable of directly fabricatin g end-use products within a single step. However\, this holds AM to a high er standard than all other manufacturing processes\, which require additio nal processing steps to refine material properties\, surface finish\, etc. In addition\, this approach falsely places constraints on AM process capa bilities to be confined within a literal box. Such constraints ultimately limit the application of AM's layer-wise fabrication approach\, which empo wers engineers to selectively place (multiple-) materials to realize produ cts that satisfy multiple functions and design objectives. To fully realiz e the potential of AM\, the processes are in need of further advancements in material selection\, performance\, and process capability\, which can b e aided by additional post-processing steps.\nThe aim of this talk is to h ighlight how multi-functionality can be achieved by expanding our view of AM processing to expand outside of the printer's box to incorporate multip le AM modalities and post-processing steps to impart additional functional ity to printed parts. Examples covered in this talk include (i) AM of copp er foams via binder jetting\, (ii) printing of hybrid electronics via phot opolymerization of fully-aromatic polyimides\, (iii) composite structures featuring optimized topology and toolpathing via multi-axis robotic deposi tion\, and (iv) autonomous robotic AM of complete mechatronic systems.\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Florida Gymnasium Room 270\, 1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.649515;-82.347241 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Florida Gymna sium Room 270:geo:29.649515,-82.347241 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6757@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T123500 DTSTAMP:20240828T134856Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-microplastics-i n-the-environment-detection-and-analysis/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Microplastics in the Environment: Detection and Analys is DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nMicroplastics are pervasive in the environment\, and human exposure occurring through various routes such as inhalation and in gestion. With growing concerns about the potential harmful effects of micr oplastics on human body\, significant public attention has been drawn to t his issue\, leading many agencies to report their presence in the environm ent. In my talk\, I will address two key topics related to the detection a nd analysis of microplastics. The first topic focuses on the collection an d identification of microplastics from different environmental media\, inc luding soil and air. Samples were collected from various locations on the University of Florida campus and across Gainesville. These samples reveale d diverse physicochemical properties of microplastics depending on land us e and human activity. The second topic covers the analytical approaches us ed to analyze the chemical composition of microplastics in the environment . Various techniques\, including non-destructive methods such as Fourier t ransformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)\, have been employed to identify f unctional groups and chemical structures. While these techniques offer sev eral advantages for microplastic characterization\, they have limitations\ , particularly for smaller microplastics. To address these challenges\, th ermal analysis methods like Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) and thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with FTIR and GC/MS (TG A-FTIR-GC/MS) have been utilized. These techniques allow for the identific ation and quantification of microplastics without size limitations. In thi s talk\, these two techniques will be introduced in detail\, highlighting their advantages and limitations. Through this talk\, I aim to underscore the need for studies to understand the current status of microplastic poll ution and to emphasize the importance of advanced analytical techniques in assessing their environmental impact.\nBio:\nSungyoon Jung is an Assistan t Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida. She earned her Ph.D. in Energy\, Environmental\, a nd Chemical Engineering under the guidance of Prof. Pratim Biswas at Washi ngton University in St. Louis. Following her Ph.D.\, she worked as a postd octoral research fellow with Dr. Anil Patri at the U.S. Food and Drug Admi nistration. Her research interests include the identification and quantifi cation of emerging air pollutants and their remediation by using advanced nanomaterials. She expects that her research will contribute to the develo pment of public policy and increase community awareness of various air pol lutants. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6811@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-supramolecular- approaches-for-biotherapeutic-delivery/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: “Supramolecular Approaches for Biotherapeutic Delive ry” DESCRIPTION:Gregory Hudalla\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Integra LifeScie nces Term Professor &\; Graduate Coordinator\, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Hudalla ’s research creates functional biomaterials for therapeutic or diagnosti c applications via molecular self-assembly. The Hudalla laboratory develop s synthetic peptides that can assemble into a desired nano-scale architect ure and then uses these peptides as “tags” to organize biologically ac tive molecules into functional nanomaterials. For example\, their work has led to glycosylated nanofibers that inhibit the immunomodulatory activity of galectins\, a family of carbohydrate-binding proteins. In another proj ect\, they combine enzymes and carbohydrate-binding proteins into catalyti c nanomedicines that are anchored to tissues at an injection site via bind ing to extracellular carbohydrates. Hudalla’s long-term goals are to cre ate biomaterials that can modulate immune responses for the treatment of a utoimmune diseases and aberrant inflammation.\n \; CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6799@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182838Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-bradley- olsen-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series: Bradley Olsen\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:For more information\, please visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/ev ents/che-seminar-series-brad-olsen-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6753@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T205922Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-jack-mecholsky- ph-d-the-last-lecture/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Jack Mecholsky\, Ph.D. - "The Retirement Seminar" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nFailure is Its Own Reward\nHow many of you think of f ailure as – well\, failure? I have dedicated my life to the study of fai lure in materials. I will first describe my path to destruction and then t o illumination. Failure is a great teacher! The first time I saw a fractur e surface\, I discovered a new world. I want to relay that amazement so th at you may see the wonders and world of information that can be obtained f rom examining a fracture surface. In fact\, the observations and analyses may help determine methods by which we can improve the behavior of materia ls in severe environments.\n\nI plan to show several examples of the beaut y in failure and the hope for new ideas. The beauty of a fracture surface also includes the notions of fractal geometry\, where the structure on the fracture surface is self-similar and scale invariant. This observation le ads to the idea of quantum behavior related to macroscopic fracture. Thus\ , we can relate the fracture process from atomic bond breaking to the frac ture surface features and\, finally\, to the macroscopic crack branching p rocess - with one equation!\nBio\nJohn J. (Jack) Mecholsky\, Jr.\, Ph.D\, is a Professor at the University of Florida in the Materials Science &\ ; Engineering Department. He served as the Associate Chair from 2005-2010 and 2017-2022\, the Chair of the Faculty Senate in the 2009-2010 academic year\, and served on the Board of Trustees for the University of Florida ( 2009-2010). He is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). He ser ved on the Board of Directors of the American Ceramic Society from 2006 to 2009. He is known as an international expert in quantitative fractographi c analysis of brittle materials.\n\nWhile on sabbatical leave (1995-1996) he served as the Associate Director for Materials at the Office of Naval R esearch in London (UK)\, as a Guest Researcher at the National Institute f or Standards and Technology (2006)\, and at the Cavendish Laboratory in Ca mbridge University (2013). As a recipient of the UF’s Faculty Enhancemen t Opportunity (FEO) award\, he spent two months at Imperial College in Lon don (2010) as a visiting researcher. He won the Teacher of the Year Award in 2006 and the Graduate Advisor of the Year Award in 2009. Before 1990\, he held a joint appointment at Penn State University in the Materials Scie nce Department as an Associate Professor and as a Research Associate in th e (U. S. Navy’s) Advanced Research Laboratory. From 1979-1984\, he was a member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquer que\, NM. He worked at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington\, D.C.\ , from 1972 to 1979 as a Ceramic Research Engineer. While finishing his gr aduate degrees\, he was a structural research engineer at the Naval Ship R esearch &\; Development Center (formerly the David Taylor Model Basin) from 1967-1972. He helped design the pressure hull for the Deep Submergenc e Search Vehicle (DSSV) and the escape hatch for the Deep Submergence Resc ue Vehicle [shown in the movie “Hunt for Red October”].\n\nHe develope d new fractographic techniques used in the failure analysis of dental FPDs \, optical fibers\, infrared transmitting radome materials\, and of ferroe lectrics. He also developed equations for analyzing failure by laser irrad iation of ceramic materials. He holds patents for developing a laser-harde ned composite material and a bioactive tape-cast multi-layer ceramic/metal composite. He has published over 200 technical papers and co-authored “ Fracture of Brittle Materials: Testing and Analysis” (Wiley Pub. 2019). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6745@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T123500 DTSTAMP:20240826T192823Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-landscape-suppor t-for-salmonids-transforming-science-into-outcomes-in-alaska/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Landscape support for salmonids: Transforming science i nto outcomes in Alaska DESCRIPTION:Landscape support for salmonids: Transforming science into outc omes in Alaska\nMark Rains\, Chief Science Officer\, State of Florida\; Pr ofessor\, School of Geosciences\, University of South Florida\nAbstract: W e would all like our science to achieve outcomes\, with demonstrable benef its accruing to the environment and society. However\, altogether too ofte n we encounter institutional and cultural barriers that separate our scien ce from decision-making. So\, how can we overcome these barriers and trans form our science into outcomes? The first step is to identify those barrie rs and to understand why those barriers exist. Many are institutional and exist by design\; others are cultural and are simply part of who we are as individuals and communities. When we understand these barriers\, we can c hart pathways to overcome them\, and more effectively transform our scienc e into outcomes. In recent years\, an interdisciplinary team of scientists and stakeholders have done so in south-central Alaska\, overcoming everyt hing from institutional barriers in academia to cultural barriers in the c ommunity. Together\, scientists from throughout the nation worked on coequ al ground with stakeholders from within the community\, building a shared knowledge informed by local values which has now become part of the fabric of the community. That shared knowledge shows that the entire landscape s upports salmonids. Mass and energy are transported throughout this landsca pe\, from aquifers\, to hillslopes\, to slope and riparian wetlands\, and to salmon-bearing streams. Groundwater plays a disproportionately importan t role\, discharging from seeps and springs to slope and riparian wetlands and thereafter to streams. It augments streamflow\, comprising ~100% of s treamflow in late summer and throughout winter. It also modulates stream t emperatures\, providing cold-water refugia in summer and warm-water refugi a in winter. It also provides nutrient subsidies to wetlands and streams\, enhancing the production of above-ground biomass in the wetlands which th en serves as the primary food source for the stream invertebrates that fee d the salmonids. Crucially\, the same groundwater that connects this lands cape and supports the salmonids also serves as the primary water-supply fo r the people in the community\, creating a potential single point-of-failu re for the combined socioecosystem. These collaborative efforts have heigh tened stakeholder awareness of the tight linkages between limited groundwa ter resources\, slope and riparian wetlands\, and salmon-bearing streams\, empowering the community conversations and local decision-making that hav e resulted in demonstrable changes to policies and practices throughout th e region. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6793@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T170000 DTSTAMP:20240905T190543Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-air-pollution-seminar-n ovel-mass-spectral-tools-for-organic-gases-and-particles-in-indoor-and-out door-air/ SUMMARY:EES Air Pollution Seminar: Novel Mass Spectral Tools for Organic Ga ses and Particles in Indoor and Outdoor Air DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sohyeon Jeon\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, Georgia Institute of Technology\nAbstract: Particulate matter (PM) plays a critical role in visibility\, hydrological cycles\, climate change\, and human health. Orga nic aerosols (OA)\, which make up 20-50% of PM\, have a complex chemical c omposition influenced by their sources and atmospheric processes. Semi-vol atile organic compounds (SVOCs)\, a major component of OA\, exist in both gas and particle phases\, with their distribution influenced by environmen tal conditions\, adding to the complexity of OA. To enhance analysis of th ese complex chemical compounds of OA\, various mass spectrometry have been developed from bulk to molecular levels. Techniques such as Aerosol Mass Spectrometry (AMS)\, Thermal Desorption Aerosol Gas Chromatography Mass Sp ectrometry (TAG)\, and multi-turn Time-Of-Flight mass spectrometry (InfiTO F) have been developed to investigate characteristics of OA in various env ironments. These advancements have highlighted the need for more efficient tools for data acquisition and data processing. In this talk\, I will int roduce several database and data processing tools developed to meet these needs. First\, a mass spectral database and comparison tool for AMS and th e Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM) enables users to visually and efficiently compare their data with existing studies. Second\, the 'AutoP MF' tool automates the quantification of chemical compounds in large GC-MS datasets from TAG using positive matrix factorization\, reducing data-pro cessing time and manual inspection. Additionally\, a guide tool for optimi zing resolution in InfiTOF mass spectrometer operations will be introduced . Finally\, I will present findings on the impact of particle type on the phase partitioning of SVOCs in indoor environments through laboratory expe riments using one of these tools.\nBio: Sohyeon Jeon is a postdoctoral res earcher at the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D in Energy\, Environmental\, a nd Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis\, where her research focused on the development of novel mass spectral data acquisitio n and data analysis tools for characterizing organic compounds in aerosols . Currently\, she is involved in Atmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasure ment NeTwork (ASCENT) where she works on operations and data analysis. Her work contributes to synthesizing and conducting integrated analysis of mu ltidimensional mass spectrometry datasets and complementary measurements t o investigate the diverse sources\, processing\, and properties of ambient aerosols across all the sites in the network. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94401364787?pwd=MPcKN7NYoba5Dt2UacV4dzhXyEHK OB.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6781@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T123000 DTSTAMP:20240912T132143Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/economic-analysis-of-curb-p arking-with-urban-delivery/ SUMMARY:Economic Analysis of Curb Parking with Urban Delivery DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The surge in online shopping has dramatically increas ed the demand for short-term curb access for package pickups and deliverie s\, leading to heightened competition for limited curb space. This talk ad dresses how the unique parking demand of deliverers\, particularly their e ndogenous parking durations\, affects the dynamics of urban curb parking s ystems. Continuum models of curb parking systems are developed\, and analy tical analyses are performed to understand the system dynamics and steady- state properties under the influence of increased urban deliveries. The th eoretical capacity of three prevalent curb management strategies\, includi ng pricing\, parking duration caps\, and dedicated delivery bays\, are exa mined and compared. Our findings offer valuable insights into the unique p roperties that deliverers introduce to curb parking dynamics\, highlightin g the need for a strategic reevaluation of status-quo managerial measures. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/6106933056 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6785@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T173000 DTSTAMP:20240904T150737Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/apple-engineering-careers-i n-hardware-a-panel-discussion/ SUMMARY:Apple Engineering Careers in Hardware – A Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:A team of Apple engineers will host a panel discussion at 4:00p m on Thursday\, Sept. 12 in the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malachowsky Hall. The discussion will be a great chance for students to speak directly with eng ineers from Apple’s hardware team about engineering careers at the compa ny. The talk will specifically cover the critical role silicon engineering plays in Apple’s product cycle and how various disciplines come togethe r to produce Apple’s industry-leading integrated circuits.\n[ More Info ] CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6767@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141207Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-infer-and-contr ol-effects-of-lurking-variables-for-3d-printing-quality-control/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Infer and Control Effects of Lurking Variables for 3D Printing Quality Control DESCRIPTION:Qiang Huang\, Professor\nEpstein Department of Industrial and S ystems Engineering\nUniversity of Southern California\n\nIn physical exper iments\, the system or process response can be affected by three categorie s of variables: experimental variables or factors to be investigated\, obs ervable variables maintained to be constant\, and lurking variables that a re unknown or unmeasurable. The lurking variables have been assumed to be constant and independent of other variables without verification. This tal k presents a rigorous formulation to infer and control the effects of lurk ing variables through an effect equivalence approach. Hypothesis testing c an be conducted to test the possible violation of the assumption. Applicat ion in 3D printing accuracy control is demonstrated.\n \nShort Bio: Dr. Qi ang Huang is a Professor at the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering\, University of Southern California (USC)\, Los A ngeles. His research focuses on Domain-informed Machine Learning for Addit ive Manufacturing (ML4AM) and quality control theory for personalized manu facturing. He is a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engin eers\, a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\, a nd a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. He served as a De partment Editor for IISE Transactions and an Associate Editor for ASME Tra nsactions\, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering\, among other s. He is the General Chair of 2025 IEEE Conference on Automation Science a nd Engineering at Los Angeles\, California. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Florida Gymnasium Room 270\, 1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.649515;-82.347241 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Florida Gymna sium Room 270:geo:29.649515,-82.347241 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6805@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T123500 DTSTAMP:20240906T150624Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-a-socio-environ mental-cluster-analysis-to-assess-vulnerability-to-pfas-exposure-in-brevar d-county/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: A socio-environmental cluster analysis to assess vulne rability to PFAS exposure in Brevard County DESCRIPTION:Abstract: As climate change disproportionally impacts more vuln erable communities across the globe\, resources need to be allocated more efficiently and equitably. Social vulnerability indices (SVI) are used as a tool for prioritizing communities most vulnerable to the impacts of clim ate change driven natural disasters. Frequently used SVIs that create a si ngle vulnerability score rely on a high level of assumptions which can dim inish the importance of specific variables. This can cause SVIs to overloo k the relevancy of interconnected variables and obscure complex patterns\, potentially leading to contradictory policy recommendations. Furthermore\ , indices are limited in their ability to address cascading or cumulative effects because of the way they simplify and flatten the interactions with in dynamic systems. To address this issue\, we propose a model-based clust ering as an alternative analysis that can rapidly identify vulnerable sub- populations by grouping together communities (e.g.\, census tracts) with s imilar socio-environmental profiles while avoiding the artificial constrai nts on the distribution introduced by the assumptions required to create a n index. Our quantitative framework for vulnerability assessment incorpora tes socioeconomic\, environmental and flood inundation indicators of vulne rabilities for Brevard County\, Florida. We used a Bayesian profile regres sion (BPR) technique to identify clusters of socio-environmental profiles and jointly model associations between soil PFAS levels and identified clu sters. This allowed us to identify communities facing a high level of comb ined social and environmental vulnerability and disproportionately elevate d soil PFAS levels.\nBio: Dr. Katherine Deliz Quiñones is an Assistant Pr ofessor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Enviro nment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida (UF). She received her PhD in E nvironmental Engineering Sciences at UF and her MS and BS in Limnology and Biology\, respectively\, at the University of Puerto Rico\, in Mayagüez Campus. Dr. Deliz is an interdisciplinary scientist with a core skillset i n environmental biochemistry\, microbial ecology\, exposure risk\, and rem ediation. Prior to joining UF Dr. Deliz worked as an Environmental Consult ant and Quality Assurance Manager for a toxicology Laboratory. She has ext ensive experience developing and implementing field sampling and analysis plans to investigate environmental contamination\, fate and transport of p ollutants (e.g. PFAS\, Hg) and pathogens (Vibrio spp.)\, and potential exp osure risk to communities. Dr. Deliz also collaborates in the development of sustainable materials and remediation technologies for wastewater and b iosolid reuse. Her work emphasizes team science to co-create knowledge for improved management and policy\, enhancing the resilience of vulnerable c ommunities and ecosystems. She is currently leading multiple interdiscipli nary projects funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and the US Geo logical Service\, some of which involve strong Community Engagement with C BOs and citizen scientists in Florida. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6731@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240916T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240916T120000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211254Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-pooyan-jamshidi / SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Pooyan Jamshidi DESCRIPTION:Dr. Pooyan Jamshidi is an assistant professor in the University of South Carolina’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He presents “Reconciling Accuracy\, Cost\, and Latency of Inference Serving Systems” Monday\, Sept. 16 at 11am in 5050 MALA.\n[ <\;a href="https: //news.ece.ufl.edu/2024/08/14/seminar-pooyan-jamshidi"<\;Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6813@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240916T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240916T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-series-postdoc- quick-talks/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Postdoc Quick Talks DESCRIPTION:Gopal Agarwal\, Ph.D.\, Postdoctoral Associate\, J. Crayton Pru itt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering\, University of Florida.\n "Decellularized Tissue Based Injectable Hydrogel for Injured Spinal Cord R egeneration"\nBiography:\nDr. Gopal Agarwal is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Florida where he is leading innovative research in the field of spinal cord regeneration. His work focuses on developing enzyme t herapeutics and injectable hydrogels\, exploring their potential for promo ting neural repair and recovery. Dr. Agarwal earned his Ph.D. in Biotechno logy from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad\, India. During his doctoral studies\, he pioneered rese arch on nerve conduits designed for spinal cord repair\, emphasizing cell guidance and immunomodulation. His work also included the fabrication and characterization of electroconductive\, and porous hydrogels aimed at enha ncing neural tissue engineering and drug delivery. Dr. Agarwal has been re cognized for his contributions to the field through numerous awards and ho nors\, including being a keynote speaker at significant academic sessions. Dr. Agarwal has served as peer reviewer for several international journal s. Dr. Agarwal is serving as Secretary/Treasurer of the Special Interest G roup for Drug Delivery and Program Chair of a Special Interest Group for B iomaterial Education at the Society for Biomaterials. His dedication to ad vancing biomedical science and his commitment to education make him a valu able member of the academic community.\nKinyata J. Cooper\, PhD\, CSCS\, P ost Doctoral Associate\, Department of Physical Therapy\, University of Fl orida.\n"Magnetic Resonance Markers of Rotator Cuff Muscle Microvascular F unction and Energetics Following Rotator Cuff Tears"\nBiography:\nDr. Kiny ata J. Cooper “Dr. Coop” is an alumna of Howard University in Washingt on D.C. (Bachelor of Science in Chemistry\, 2014) and earned her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Cent er in 2023.\nAs a clinical biomechanist\, her passion is to pursue transla tional research that impacts patients directly by optimizing rehabilitatio n efficacy and return to sport/activity outcomes in patients with musculos keletal injuries. As a Postdoctoral Associate in the Physical Therapy Depa rtment here at UF\, her current research aims to use magnetic resonance an d spectroscopy to non-invasively quantify shoulder muscle performance in i ndividuals with rotator cuff tears. Determining whether magnetic resonance analysis can provide accurate measures of rotator cuff vascularity and en ergetic status would help to validate non-invasive markers of shoulder hea lth and inform novel treatment strategies to maximize patients’ function al recovery after rotator cuff tears.\nDr. Cooper has achieved great succe ss this year by receiving the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) Up an d Comer Award\, NIH Loan Repayment Award\, and inventorship on a patent fr om her research work. Dr. Cooper is not only dedicated to advancing the fi eld of biomechanics but also her community. She serves as an organizing an d mentorship committee member of the Black Biomechanists Association and U F’s Historically Black college Alumni Alliance. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6869@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182838Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-presente d-by-ah-hyung-alissa-park-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series: Presented by Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: Creating a New Circular Carbon Economy via Carbon Captur e\, Utilization and Storage\nThis seminar will discuss the challenges and opportunities of different CO2 capture and conversion pathways including N egative Emission Technologies (e.g.\, Direct Air Capture) that can allow t he development of circular carbon and hydrogen economy using renewable ene rgy.\nFor more information\, please visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/ che-seminar-series-alissa-park-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6801@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-david-kaplan/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. David Kaplan DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nDr. David Kaplan\nAffiliation:\nAssociate Professor \, UF/ESSIE\, USA\nTitle:\nFarms\, Forests\, Flows\, and Fish: Stakeholder -Driven Biophysical and Economic Modeling at the Watershed Scale\nBio:\nDr . David Kaplan is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineeri ng Sciences within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure an d Environment at the University of Florida. He also serves as Director of the Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands and Associate Director of the UF Ce nter for Coastal Solutions. Research in Dr. Kaplan’s lab focuses on link ages among the hydrological cycle\, ecosystem processes\, and human activi ties across a diversity of global ecosystems\, with the goal of developing new scientific knowledge and engineering tools to advance natural resourc es conservation and management.\nAbstract:\nCoastal watershed development is altering human and natural systems across the terrestrial-estuarine gra dient. Effective land and water management will require integrated and int erdisciplinary approaches to address tradeoffs related to watershed and co astal ecosystem services (water quality\, habitat\, fisheries\, and recrea tion). In this talk\, I will present a coupled modeling approach that comb ines climate\, watershed\, ecological\, and economic modeling to test how future land-use and climate change will affect the Suwannee River watershe d and estuary in Florida. The study illustrates how the integration of wat ershed\, estuary\, and economic modeling can guide large-scale water and l and management decision-making in coastal regions. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6851@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210009Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-mse-and-ne-stud ent-society-fair/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "MSE and NE Student Society Fair" DESCRIPTION:The Materials Science Department and Nuclear Engineering Progra m are happy to have representatives from societies of particular interest to MSE and NE students introduce their organizations and discuss opportun ities to join their communities.\n\nWhile MSE and NE graduate students are the primary audience\, undergraduate students are also welcome and will f ind this information useful.\n\nThe societies scheduled to present are:\n \n American Nuclear Society (ANS)\n Materials Advantage (MA)\n Society for Biomaterials (SfB)\n Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)\n Society of Women Engineering (SWE)\n\nHosted by Simon Phillpot\, Ph.D.\, t he format will involve brief presentations by each of the societies\, incl uding a short Q&\;A\, followed by a reception during which students can talk one-on-one with society representatives.\n\nThis event will be held during the usual MSE seminar time and counts for MSE seminar attendance. T his also counts as attendance at the NE seminar. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6855@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T123500 DTSTAMP:20240913T193341Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-boat-wakes-dicta te-bank-erosion-the-loss-of-oyster-filtration-services-in-a-small-fetch-es tuary/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Boat wakes dictate bank erosion &\; the loss of oyst er filtration services in a small fetch estuary DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Alberto Canestrelli\, Assistant Professor\, Depart ment of Civil and Coastal Engineering\, UF CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6843@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T170000 DTSTAMP:20240910T165153Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-air-pollution-seminar-p redicting-aerosol-effects-on-weather-and-climate-at-high-spatial-resolutio n/ SUMMARY:EES Air Pollution Seminar: Predicting aerosol effects on weather an d climate at high spatial resolution DESCRIPTION:Hamish Gordon\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Che mical Engineering\, Carnegie Mellon University\nAbstract: Aerosol-cloud in teractions are a key source of uncertainty in accurately simulating how Ea rth's radiative balance is affected by human activities. Clouds are very v ariable on small spatial scales\, so simulations of weather and climate re quire high spatial resolution to represent them. In this seminar I will di scuss how we have developed and applied the weather and climate model of t he UK Met Office to represent aerosol-cloud interactions at high spatial r esolution. I will focus on two example scientific questions my group is ad dressing\, or helping to address. First\, I will discuss how aerosol forma tion via gas-to-particle conversion\, or nucleation of new aerosols\, cont ributes to concentrations of the aerosols that form cloud droplets\, and h ow clouds in turn create favorable environments for this process to occur. In this context I will explain our understanding of how\, quantitatively\ , aerosol formation is important to aerosol radiative forcing of climate. Second\, I will discuss how we can use the model to better predict aerosol effects on the visibility and lifecycle of fog\, which is of use in numer ical weather prediction. Our studies of fog motivate a more detailed exami nation of how weather and climate models can simulate the process by which aerosols activate to form cloud droplets.\nBio: Hamish Gordon is an assis tant professor in chemical engineering and a member of CMU's Center for At mospheric Particle Studies. His research interests are focused on the effe cts of air pollution and natural airborne particles on clouds and climate. He received his first degree from the University of Cambridge in 2009\, a nd his doctorate from the University of Oxford in experimental high energy physics in 2013. After a Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellowship at CERN in G eneva from 2013 to 2016\, and a second postdoc at the University of Leeds in the UK from 2016 to 2019\, he moved to Carnegie Mellon\, first as assis tant research professor and then as assistant professor since 2022. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94401364787?pwd=MPcKN7NYoba5Dt2UacV4dzhXyEHK OB.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6853@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T145500 DTSTAMP:20240916T131935Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-forging-a-cross- cutting-career-path-in-nuclear-engineering-policy-and-the-military/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Forging a Cross-Cutting Career Path in Nuclear Enginee ring\, Policy and the Military" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nJoin us for a seminar with Lieutenant Sarah Stevenson \, Ph.D.\, a Nuclear Response Officer at the Air Force Technical Applicati ons Center (AFTAC).\n\nLieutenant Stevenson will share her journey from be ing a first-generation college student to a nuclear engineer\, science pol icy fellow\, and Air Force officer. She will discuss her experiences in th e government sector\, including her time at the White House and Senate and her current role at AFTAC.\n\nThroughout her talk\, Lieutenant Stevenson will emphasize the importance of trying new things and seeking out diverse experiences. This seminar will provide insights for students interested i n pursuing nuclear science\, policy\, government or military careers.\nBi o\nSarah Stevenson\, Ph.D.\nNuclear Response Officer\nU. S. Air Force Tech nical Applications Center\n1st Lt. Sarah Stevenson is a Nuclear Response Officer at the Air Force Technical Applications Center\, Patrick Space For ce Base\, Fla. AFTAC operates and maintains the United States Atomic Energ y Detection System to monitor foreign compliance with various treaties lim iting nuclear testing. As a Nuclear Response Officer\, she helps coordinat e airborne and ground material collection teams in deployed locations to c ollect and analyze nuclear debris in support of nuclear treaty compliance and National Technical Nuclear Forensics.\n\nLieutenant Stevenson earned h er commission in May 2018 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training C orps from Kansas State University. Upon her commissioning\, she entered th e Education Delay Program where she earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear E ngineering from the University of California\, Berkeley and then completed a year-long fellowship on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Reso urces. During her fellowship\, she provided technical assistance to U.S. C ongress on various topics\, including nuclear energy and security\, and co ntributed to legislation.\n\nPrior to her military service\, Lieutenant St evenson was a licensed Senior Reactor Operator at the Kansas State Univers ity TRIGA Reactor. She also held various internships from 2016 through 202 2 at the Idaho National Laboratory\, French Alternative Energies and Atomi c Energy Commission (CEA)\, Sandia National Laboratory\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\, and the White House Office of Science and Technolog y Policy. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6741@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T153000 DTSTAMP:20240906T133637Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/the-2024-2025-association-o f-environmental-engineering-and-science-professors-aeesp-distinguished-lec ture/ SUMMARY:The 2024-2025 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Distinguished Lecture DESCRIPTION:Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure &\; Environ ment (ESSIE) will host the 2024-2025 Association of Environmental Engineer ing and Science Professors (AEESP) Distinguished Lecture Event on Septembe r 20th. Dr. Lynn Katz from the University of Texas\, Austin\, is the disti nguished speaker for this event.\nThe event includes a Distinguished Lectu re\, a Student-Faculty Lunch\, and a Student Poster &\; Networking sess ion.\nRegistration is required\, and you can do so using the following lin k. Please register early\, as space is limited.\nhttps://forms.gle/hK5AARG 732PijFrL9 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union 2365\, Reitz Union\, Room: 2365\, University of Florid a\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reitz Union\, Room: 2365\, University of Florida\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-AP PLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Union 2365:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6739@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T144500 DTSTAMP:20240822T144630Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ai-research-affinity-networ king-session/ SUMMARY:AI Research Affinity Networking Session DESCRIPTION:We invite you to attend the AI Research Affinity Networking Se ssion to communicate existing AI and Agriculture research and discuss pote ntial collaboration opportunities between the College of Engineering and t he College of Agriculture on September 23 from 12:00 – 2:45 pm. This ses sion will include vision and lightning talks (around 2 minutes each). You are invited to give a lightning talk during this networking session. \nLun ch will be provided. Due to space limitations\, we ask you to sign up for the event by Friday\, September 13\, using the following link. When signin g up\, please identify whether you plan to give a lightning talk (along wi th a tentative title). \nHere is the link to RSVP: https://ufl.qualtrics.c om/jfe/form/SV_eL5rn9SlhOwsWEK\nOnce you RSVP\, we will send you the event 's details after the sign-up closes on September 13. We are looking forwar d to seeing everyone! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eL5rn9SlhOwsWEK END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6873@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182838Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-todd-squ ires-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series: Todd Squires\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next Chemical Engineering Seminar! Find out abo ut it at:\nhttps://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-todd-squires- ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6727@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T160000 DTSTAMP:20240820T184611Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-career-fair/ SUMMARY:ECE Career Fair DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2024 ECE Career Fair will be in-person at the Florida Gym. Recruiters ready to hire electrical and computer engineers will be wa iting to meet with you. We will be using CareerFair+ to provide in-person appointment booking with recruiters\, virtual résumé drops\, booth check -in via QR codes\, an interactive map\, and more.\nMore info: https://www. ece.ufl.edu/career-fair/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Florida Gymnasium Room 100\, 1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Florida Gymna sium Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6803@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-i nigo-barberena/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Iñigo Barberena DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nIñigo Barberena\nAffiliation:\nPhD student\, Publi c University of Navarra\, Spain\nTitle:\nDetermination of suspended sedime nt export from turbidity values in small agricultural watersheds and simul ation of ephemeral gullies using AnnAGNPS\nBio:\nIñigo Barberena is an ag ricultural engineer currently in his second year pursuing a PhD at the Pub lic University of Navarra in Spain. The general topics of his dissertation are ephemeral gully erosion and hydrology. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6791@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-modeling-and-me asuring-the-linear-visoelasticity-melts/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Modeling and Measuring the Linear Visoelasticity Melt s" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nA vitrimer is a polymer network with dynamic covalent cross-links that engage in an associative exchange\, i.e.\, new bonds for m before old linkages break. The associative cross-links maintain network connectivity while allowing topology changes\, making vitrimers insoluble yet processable at high temperatures. While these paradoxical traits make vitrimers potentially useful for enhancing polymer sustainability\, the re lationship between their molecular structure and macroscopic viscoelastici ty remains an open question.\n\nHere\, we use a combination of theory and experiment to illuminate structure-viscoelasticity relationships for unent angled vitrimer melts. First\, we develop a generalized inhomogeneous Rous e model (IHR) that accounts for interactions between relaxation modes of t he regular backbone monomers and associative cross-links. Using the IHR to evaluate the effect of molecular structure and temperature\, two distinct relaxation regimes are identified: (I) segmental motions of the backbone at short times and (II) network strand relaxation and cross-link exchange at long times. Next\, we experimentally evaluate the viscoelasticity of po lybutadiene vitrimers with dioxaborolane cross-links (glass transition tem perature Tg <\; 0 °C) and polystyrene vitrimers with imine cross-links (Tg >\; 100 °C). The rheological behaviors are compared to the IHR pred ictions to gauge the impact of molecular structure and temperature on vitr imer relaxation.\nBio\nRalm Ricarte\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nFlorida A&\;M - Florida State University College of Engineering\nDr. Ralm Ricar te is an Assistant Professor at the Florida A&\;M University-Florida S tate University College of Engineering. He earned a BS in Chemical Enginee ring from The University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engine ering from the University of Minnesota. After his doctorate\, he served as a Marie Curie and PRESTIGE Postdoctoral Fellow at ESPCI Paris. His labora tory investigates the influence of molecular structure on dynamic polymer networks\, with a specific focus on vitrimers and polymerization-induced s elf-assembly. To study these complex systems\, his laboratory employs a co mbination of synthesis\, characterization\, and theoretical modeling techn iques.\n\n\nDr. Ricarte has earned several honors throughout his career\, including the NSF CAREER Award\, 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award\, and Florid a State University Honors Thesis Mentor Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6783@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T190000 DTSTAMP:20240904T121138Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/florida-semiconductor-insti tute-industry-mixer/ SUMMARY:Florida Semiconductor Institute Industry Mixer DESCRIPTION:Join us for the FSI Semiconductor Industry Mixer\, an exclusive evening event where students interested in semiconductor careers can conn ect with industry professionals. This mixer offers a unique opportunity fo r organizations to engage with future talent in an informal\, educational setting. Employers will have the opportunity to share their insights on ca reer paths\, trends\, and the lifestyle of working in the semiconductor in dustry while building relationships with motivated students eager to learn more about the field.\nhttps://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/2024/08/fsi-industry -mixer/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6867@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2024-mse-ne-career-fair/ SUMMARY:2024 MSE-NE Career Fair DESCRIPTION:The MSE|NE Career Fair is the University of Florida Department of Materials Science &\; Engineering’s annual job and internship fai r. Students and alumni with a materials science or nuclear engineering bac kground are encouraged to attend and interview with industry representativ es. This year\, the MSE|NE Career Fair will be hosted by the UF Career Con nections Center\, offering an in-person event on September 25\, 2024\, on the Practice Basketball Court.\nStudents can spend the session engaging wi th company representatives about the state of the industry and potential j ob or internship opportunities. All grade levels\, including graduate stud ents and alumni\, are welcome to attend.\nParticipating companies get a di rect connection with Florida’s best and brightest materials science and nuclear engineers and a unique opportunity to engage with their leaders of tomorrow. CATEGORIES:Career Fair LOCATION:Stephen C. O’Connell Center\, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gainesville \, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gain esville\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stephen C. O’Con nell Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6871@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T120000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211254Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-monolithic-powe r-systems/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Monolithic Power Systems DESCRIPTION:Monolithic Power Systems (MPS)\, founded and led by ECE alumnus and Hall of Fame member Michael Hsing\, is an industry-leading designer a nd manufacturer of semiconductor products that integrate power systems ont o microdevices. Representatives from MPS\, fresh from their participation at the ECE Career Fair\, will present a technical talk providing backgroun d and tech details about the company and employment opportunities at this industry powerhouse. Don’t miss this chance to hear directly from MPS ab out their company and the innovative technology they manufacture.\n[ More ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6857@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T123500 DTSTAMP:20240916T131744Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-knowledge-infuse d-spatial-deep-learning-for-hydrological-applications/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Knowledge-infused spatial deep learning for hydrologica l applications DESCRIPTION:Speaker Dr. Zhe Jiang\, Associate Professor\, Department of Com puter and Information Science and Engineering\, UF CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6865@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T170000 DTSTAMP:20240916T173325Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-air-pollution-seminar-s upporting-atmospheric-research-community-with-airborne-measurements/ SUMMARY:EES Air Pollution Seminar: Supporting Atmospheric Research Communit y with Airborne Measurements DESCRIPTION:Fan Mei\, Ph.D.\, Earth Scientist\, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory\nAbstract:\nThis presentation overviews the DOE ARM Aerial Faci lity's effort to support the atmospheric research community through airbor ne deployments. Recently\, AAF developed a novel approach for assessing ve rtical atmospheric layers over the Southern Great Plains using the ArcticS hark\, a mid-size Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS). Our focus is on examining atmospheric conditions and aerosol characteristics\, as evidenced by data from 32 research flights\, totaling approximately 97 flight hours. We pres ent unique chemical composition data from March\, June\, and August 2013\, revealing distinct seasonal patterns within the atmospheric column. We al so evaluate the correlation between UAS-derived profiles and traditional w eather balloon observations\, highlighting the effectiveness of UAS in rec ording key atmospheric parameters.\nBeyond the measurements overview\, we also showcase the vertical profiles of optical and microphysical propertie s using UAS data\, demonstrating their potential for validating remote sen sing retrieval and filling the vertical data gap in the region. Our result s not only affirm the ArcticShark UAS as a flexible platform for comprehen sive atmospheric research but also deepen our comprehension of the Souther n Great Plains' vertical atmospheric layers.\nBio:\nDr. Fan Mei is an Eart h Scientist at PNNL specializing in atmospheric science and technology. He r expertise lies in a thorough understanding of the physical and chemical properties of aerosols\, coupled with proficiency in instrumentation and t he characterization of aerosol and cloud properties.\nAs the Director of S cience at the ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) and a payload scientist\, Dr. Mei has accumulated decades of hands-on experience in atmospheric research thr ough her participation in numerous field campaigns. In addition to piloted aircraft missions\, she has developed scientific payloads for the ARM unc rewed aerial system (UAS) – ArcticShark and the ARM Tethered Balloon Sys tem (TBS). Since 2017\, Dr. Mei has played a key role in supporting the co ntinuous deployment of ARM TBS and ArcticShark\, exemplifying her dedicati on to advancing atmospheric science. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94401364787?pwd=MPcKN7NYoba5Dt2UacV4dzhXyEHK OB.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6881@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T123000 DTSTAMP:20240923T173140Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/autonomous-vehicle-technolo gy-on-a-global-scale/ SUMMARY:Autonomous Vehicle Technology on a Global Scale DESCRIPTION:Integrating seamlessly into the fabric of urban life\, how we e nsure AVs display natural behavior\, handling very challenging maneuvers s moothly. Whether it’s a round-about in Paris\, rush hour traffic in New York\, or the high speeds of the Autobahn\, AVs need to excel in everyday challenges on roads around the world. Hear about how one of the leaders in AV technology has managed to seamlessly integrate into traffic in Munich\ , Paris\, Detroit\, Jerusalem\, New York\, Tokyo\, and other cities across the globe. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:MAE-B 0234\, 633 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=633 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-B 023 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6833@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T145500 DTSTAMP:20240911T180851Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-ne-graduate-stud ent-town-hall-2/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: NE Graduate Student Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis will not be a normal seminar but an opportunity for a dialog between graduate students and the NE graduate coordinator\, r epresenting the department\, to make sure that students have needed resour ces\, that educational needs are being met\, and that we continue to stren gthen the climate and inclusive excellence of the department. This seminar will be co-hosted by Yong Yang\, Ph.D.\, and Nathalie Wall\, Ph.D. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6831@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141207Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-predictive-anal ytics-for-internet-of-things-iot-enabled-smart-systems/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Predictive Analytics for Internet of Things (IoT) Enab led Smart Systems DESCRIPTION:Title: Predictive Analytics for Internet of Things (IoT) Enable d Smart Systems\nAbstract:\nThe Internet of Things (IoT) technology enable s the collection and sharing of relevant data across a wide range of devic es. This capability\, combined with real-time decision-making\, creates un precedented opportunities for system modeling\, monitoring\, prognosis\, a nd decision-making. In this talk\, new data analytics techniques tailored for industrial IoT systems will be introduced\, including modeling and pro gnosis of condition monitoring signals using multivariate Gaussian convolu tion processes and a hidden Markov model with deep emission network. The a dvantageous features of the developed methods are demonstrated through num erical studies and real-world case studies. Thoughts on potential research and education opportunities exploiting the ever-growing data-rich enginee ring environment will be shared as well.\nBio:\nShiyu Zhou is the David H. Gustafson Chair and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of the Depa rtment of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsi n-Madison. His research focuses on data-driven modeling\, monitoring\, dia gnosis\, and prognosis for engineering systems with particular emphasis on manufacturing and after-sales service systems. He has established methods for modeling\, analysis\, and control of Internet-of-Things (IoT) enabled smart and connected systems\, variation modeling\, analysis\, and reducti on for complex manufacturing processes\, and process control methodologies for emerging nano-manufacturing processes. He is a recipient of CAREER Aw ard from the National Science Foundation and multiple Best Paper Awards. H e is a fellow of IISE\, ASME\, and SME. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Florida Gymnasium Room 270\, 1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.649515;-82.347241 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Florida Gymna sium Room 270:geo:29.649515,-82.347241 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6795@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T123500 DTSTAMP:20240905T183534Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-reducing-coasta l-risks-on-the-atlantic-and-gulf-coasts/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Reducing Coastal Risks on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic and Gulf coasts are home to major population and e conomic centers\, port facilities\, and military complexes. Current popula tion growth in southeastern Atlantic and Gulf coastal counties is nearly t wice that of the national average. However\, these same coasts are subject to impact by some of the most powerful storms on earth and the destructiv e potential of these events is increasing due climate change and relative sea level rise. High consequence\, low frequency hazards pose a significan t challenge for preemptive decision making due to a lack of personal exper ience that many have with these events and the probability that an event m ay not occur during a meaningful time horizon\, which may range from a pol itical election cycle to an individual’s lifetime. It remains difficult for coastal residents to comprehend the risk of living in these areas. Thu s\, it is challenging for governmental institutions to devote scarce resou rces to provide protection or forego revenue generating potential by limit ing development in valuable coastal areas. This behavior is exacerbated wh en\, as a compassionate nation\, we rally each time a disaster strikes and provide resources for post-disaster recovery that far exceed those we are willing to provide to manage risk.\nDr. Baecher\, PhD NAE Dist.M.ASCE\, i s Glenn L Martin Institute Professor of Engineering at the University of M aryland. He works principally in risk management of civil infrastructure\, particularly in water resources\, flood\, and coastal hazard reduction. H e has been involved in several enterprise risk management efforts includin g those of the (US) Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce on Hurric ane Katrina\, the Natural and Chronic Risk assessment for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)\, and the Joint (hydropower) Industry Project on Spillway Safety. He has co-authored 16 National Academy studies on risk management in federal practice including those on Mt St Helens and Spirit Lake\, the National Bio-Ag Defense Laboratory at Manhattan KS\, the Department of Ho meland Security’s approach to risk analysis\, and a review of the Risk A ssessment Bulletin of the Office of Management and Budget. He has served o n many consultant panels for major dam safety reviews including the Federa l Tri-Agency review and authored six books and 250+ publications on those topics. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99807921178 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6815@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-biomaterial-sys tems-for-drug-and-vaccine-delivery/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Biomaterial Systems for Drug and Vaccine Delivery" DESCRIPTION:Kevin McHugh\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering\, Rice University.\nBio: Dr. Kevin McHugh is an Assistant Professor of Bioen gineering and CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research at Rice University whose wo rk has been featured in Science\, Advanced Materials\, Science Translation al Materials\, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science\, Nano Today \, and ACS Nano. Dr. McHugh received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering fr om Case Western Reserve University in 2009\, where he worked with Dr. Jame s M. Anderson to evaluate the biocompatibility of novel polymers. He then received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston Universi ty in 2012 and 2014\, where his Ph.D. work under Dr. Magali Saint-Geniez f ocused on developing tissue engineering scaffolds for retinal diseases. He then joined Dr. Robert Langer’s laboratory at the Massachusetts Institu te of Technology\, where he was an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fe llow and developed vaccine delivery systems with an emphasis on applicatio ns in low-resource environments. Since joining Rice in 2019\, Dr. McHugh h as led a lab focusing on the development of biomaterial systems with appli cations in drug delivery\, vaccination\, and regenerative medicine. In par ticular\, his lab’s systems often leverage cutting-edge fabrication tech niques and bespoke biodegradable materials to create injectable systems th at improve drug and vaccine safety\, efficacy\, and accessibility. This wo rk has attracted support from a number of sources\, including the National Institutes of Health\, U.S. Department of Defense\, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas\, private foundations\, and start-up companie s.\nAbstract: Drugs have revolutionized modern healthcare\, reducing morta lity and morbidity across a vast array of diseases. As a result\, more tha n half of the world’s population takes at least one medication each day. Similarly\, vaccines are among the most effective and cost-effective biom edical interventions\, saving more than 150 million lives over the past 50 years. Yet\, despite their enormous health benefits\, drug and vaccine ut ility is limited by sub-optimal efficacy\, side effects\, patient adherenc e\, and accessibility issues. This seminar will describe the development o f biomaterial delivery platforms that improve drug and vaccine efficacy or accessibility using chemistry and advanced manufacturing techniques. In t he first half of this seminar\, I will describe our drug delivery platform based on self-assembled peptides functionalized to engage in dynamic cova lent bonding with boronic acid-containing molecules\, which can greatly ex tend the release of small-molecule\, peptide\, and protein therapeutics. A single injection of this flexible platform can be used to deliver a small -molecule drug to suppress a TB infection better than repeated oral dosing \, serve as a basal insulin dose that corrects hyperglycemia for 6 days\, release a small-molecule cancer drug locally for at least 3 weeks\, or rel ease an antibody over two months. Then\, in the second half of this talk\, I will describe our efforts to vaccine potency and accessibility by emplo ying biomaterial systems that mimic the timing of antigen exposure in stan dard multi-injection vaccination schedules\, elicit an improved immune res ponse through lymph node-targeting\, and serve as molecular adjuvants that outperform alum. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6891@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T100000 DTSTAMP:20240924T180806Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-joshua-n -leonard-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series: Joshua N. Leonard\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Read Dr. Leonard's abstract and bio at: https://www.che.ufl.edu /events/che-seminar-series-joshua-n-leonard-phd/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6839@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-atomistic-origi ns-of-heat-capacity-and-thermal-conductivity/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Atomistic Origins of Heat Capacity and Thermal Conduc tivity DESCRIPTION:Atomistic Origins of Heat Capacity and Thermal Conductivity\nOc tober 1\, 2024 at 12:50pm\nMeeting ID: 964 6590 9923 Passcode: MAE\nDr. Al an McGaughey\, Ph.D.\nTrustee Professor of Mechanical Engineering\, Carneg ie Mellon University\nAbstract\nThere has been tremendous progress in the last 20 years in the calculation of thermal conductivity. First principles -driven approaches can now make predictions that agree with experimental m easurements for a wide range of materials.\nI will first discuss heat capa city\, a key input to any thermal conductivity calculation. The standard a pproach is to calculate heat capacity as a harmonic quantity. Doing so lea ds to the Dulong-Petit law at high temperatures\, where the heat capacity is temperature independent. Deviations from this law are common\, yet are challenging to calculate. We have developed a new lattice dynamics-based a pproach for calculating a fully anharmonic heat capacity that will improve the accuracy of high-temperature thermal conductivity calculations.\nI wi ll then explore thermal transport in crystals that contain rotating molecu les (e.g.\, C60 and sodium superoxide\, NaO2). Because the atoms in such m aterials do not have well-defined equilibrium positions\, the standard lat tice dynamics-based approach for calculating thermal conductivity cannot b e applied. Instead\, we use molecular dynamics simulations. Our results sh ow that the thermal transport contains features of both crystals and disor dered materials\, and suggest strategies for building thermal conductivity switches driven by external stimuli.\nBiography\nAlan McGaughey is the Tr ustee Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. H e holds B.Eng.\, M.A.Sc.\, and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering fro m McMaster University\, the University of Toronto\, and the University of Michigan\, and was a post-doc at the University of Florida. His research g roup has been supported by NSF\, DOE\, AFOSR\, ARO\, and DARPA. He is a fe llow of the ASME and the APS. He won the Air Force Office of Scientific Re search Young Investigator Program award\, was a Harrington Faculty Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin\, and won the Teare Teaching Award an d Outstanding Mentoring Award at CMU. He has been voted "Professor of the Year" by the CMU mechanical engineering senior class three times. He has g iven invited talks and seminars on modeling nanoscale transport phenomena across the United States and in Canada\, Chile\, China\, France\, Japan\, Korea\, and Singapore.\nMAE Faculty Host: Jingjing Shi Ph.D. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96465909923?pwd=UjGhRbnrBRaXlAQ0arG0anq4P5cO DC.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6883@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 1/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nDr. Kalindhi Larios\nTitle: \nHYPATH: a General Mec hanistic Model to Simulate Site-Specific Introduction\, Survival\, and Dis persal of Pathogens on Leafy Greens\nBio: \nDr. Kalindhi Larios is a post- doctoral associate working under Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena in the Departme nt of Agriculture and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida. She is a proud triple Gator! She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degr ee in Environmental Science and Interdisciplinary Ecology\, respectively\, and a Ph.D. in Soil and Water Sciences. Dr. Larios’ research focuses on water quality in freshwater systems within agricultural catchments. Her d issertation focused on mechanistically modeling phosphorus biogeochemistry in the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas. While her current work cons ists of modeling the transfer of microbes in soil\, water\, and crops at t he farm scale and the risk of food-borne contamination in specialty crops at harvest.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6861@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-frontiers-in-gl assy-materials-spatial-and-temporal-complexity-at-the-nanoscale/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Frontiers in Glassy Materials: Spatial and Temporal C omplexity at the Nanoscale" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMuch of our day-to-day lives is spent interacting wit h some form of glassy material: looking through a silicate glass windshiel d while driving\, drinking from a polycarbonate glass bottle\, or watching a display powered by organic glass light emitting diodes. However\, the u biquity and apparent featurelessness of glasses mask the deep complexity a ssociated with structural disorder\, cooperative\, spatially non-uniform a tomic motions\, and metastable thermodynamics.\n\nThis talk will provide a n introduction to the thermodynamics\, kinetics\, and structures common to the glassy state of materials\, and then present highlights of recent gla ss research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These highlights inclu de: (1) Surface diffusion on glasses that can be 108 times faster than bul k diffusion at the same temperature. (2) Use of surface to grow glass thin films more stable than natural ambers aged for thousands of years and gla sses with quenched-in liquid-crystal order. (3) The first real-space image s of nanometer-scale spatially heterogeneous dynamics near the glass trans ition temperature. (4)\n\nNon-classical\, two-step nucleation of crystals from a metallic glass-forming melt at large undercooling. Many of these ad vances are made possible by advanced instrumentation for time-resolved ele ctron nanodiffraction and four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy.\nBio\nPaul Voyles\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Materials Science and E ngineering\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\nDr. Paul Voyles is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned degrees in p hysics from Oberlin College and the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champa ign\, then worked as a post-doctoral member of technical staff at Bell Lab s in Murray Hill NJ. He joined the UW-Madison in 2002 as an Assistant Prof essor. His research specialty is the structure of materials\, investigated primarily with electron microscopy\, supplemented by simulations and data science. He has worked on metallic and other glasses and on materials for microelectronics\, spintronics\, and superconductors. He was Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department from 2016 to 2018 is current ly director of the NSF-funded Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Eng ineering Center. He has published over 220 journal articles\, book chapter s\, and conference proceedings. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6747@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T123500 DTSTAMP:20240826T192928Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-unnavigable-wate rs-scotus-scuttles-wotus/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Unnavigable waters: SCOTUS scuttles WOTUS DESCRIPTION:Unnavigable waters: SCOTUS scuttles WOTUS\nRoyal Gardner\, Prof essor of Law and Director of the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy \, Stetson University College of Law\nAbstract: In May 2023\, the U.S. Sup reme Court once again waded into the wetland wars. In Sackett v. U.S. Envi ronmental Protection Agency\, in a decision written by Justice Samuel Alit o\, the Court very narrowly interpreted the statutory term “waters of th e United States\,” also known as WOTUS. If a wetland is a WOTUS\, then i t is protected by the Clean Water Act. If it is not a WOTUS\, then the Cle an Water Act does not apply. Brenda Mallory\, the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality\, called Sackett “one of the largest j udicial rollbacks of environmental protections in U.S. history.” The fir st thing that must be done\, she said\, is “to be honest\, clear\, vocal \, and visual about the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling.” This pr esentation provides such an assessment. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6897@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T170000 DTSTAMP:20240930T132417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-air-pollution-seminar-v ehicle-cabin-air-quality-a-micro-environment-that-affect-our-health/ SUMMARY:EES Air Pollution Seminar: Vehicle Cabin Air Quality: A Micro-Envir onment That Affect Our Health DESCRIPTION:Dr. Heejung Jung\, Professor of the Department of Mechanical En gineering\,\nUniversity of California\, Riverside\nAbstract: A lot of reso urces are spent to reduce emissions from sources. This is beneficial and w ill have long term benefits. Nonetheless a much more cost effective short term solution is often forgotten. The presentation will introduce current status of exposure while commuting using cars\, a mechanism of vehicle ven tilation system\, benefits of improved vehicle cabin air quality\, and rel ated topics. The goal of this line of research was to establish an indoor air quality standard for vehicle cabin air so that exposure while riding a car\, which matters in urban areas\, can be reduced nationwide and worldw ide at a tiny fraction of cost of reducing source emissions.\nBio: Heejung Jung received his Ph.D. from University of Minnesota in 2003. His academi c background is thermal/fluid science and aerosol science and he applies t hose to air quality and vehicle emissions research. He did not know what t o do with the air recirculation button at his car. He started vehicle cabi n air research from a simple curiosity then he ended up becoming an expert and found a good reason to continue. He is a recipient of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Ralph Teetor Award\, SAE Environmental Excellence i n Transportation Award and a fellow of SAE. He has worked at Hyundai motor s from 1993 to 1998 and conducted his postdoc training at UC Davis from 20 03 to 2006 on environmental chemistry to study aerosol health effects. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94401364787?pwd=MPcKN7NYoba5Dt2UacV4dzhXyEHK OB.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6901@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-advancing-the-s tate-of-the-art-in-modeling-droplet-laden-turbulent-flows/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Advancing the state-of-the-art in modeling droplet-la den turbulent flows DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Advancing the state-of-the-art in modeling drople t-laden turbulent flows\n\nOctober 3\, 2024 at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 3 03\n\nDr. John Palmore\n\nAssistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering \n University of Washington\n\nAbstract\nA common situation in fluid dynamics is the flow of a gas with dispersed solid particles and/or liquid droplet s. Such multiphase flows\, i.e. flows with multiple immiscible phases\, ap pear often in engineering situations involving heat and/or mass transfer. In aviation\, liquid fuel is injected into the engine as a spray of drople ts which subsequently evaporate and combust. The rate of combustion\, powe r output\, and pollution production from the combustion are all limited by the process of droplet dispersion\, evaporation\, and vapor mixing in the combustor. This talk will discuss some results from our investigations in to droplet dynamics in turbulent flows.\n \nThe main goal of this work has been improving the state-of-the-art in modeling droplets in turbulent flo ws. Standard modeling techniques using the classical Lagrangian Particle T echnique (LPT) neglect many crucial details necessary to accurately model the trajectory\, evaporation rate\, and combustion properties of droplets as they appear in spray combustion. To fill in the gap\, the work uses a c ombination of analytical theory and numerical simulation to develop next-g eneration models of droplets in sprays. Mathematical analysis is used to d evelop theories of droplet evolution in sprays. The theoretical results ar e extended through comparison to simulation data from our in-house high-fi delity interface-capturing direct numerical simulation code.\n \nAs a resu lt of our investigations\, we confirmed that droplet deformation due to th e aerodynamic forces induces faster evaporation and combustion rates. And we proposed physical mechanisms to explain the phenomenon. Overall\, an in crease by as much as 20% was noted for the tested configuration. For traje ctory\, we’ve confirmed that the deformation of droplets and the aerodyn amic shear-induced flow within droplets have strong affects the droplet dr ag. And we suggest corrections to standard models to account for this affe ct. Finally\, we apply our results to make improved LPT models of droplet in turbulent flows. Our initial investigation suggests that traditional mo dels underpredict the amount of droplet dispersion in turbulent flows\, an d therefore do not correctly predict the dynamics of droplet and spray com bustion in aviation engines.\n\nBiography\nJohn Palmore Jr is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington where he leads the Combustion\, Atomization\, Multiphase &\; Particulate Phy sics Research &\; Education (CAMP-PhyRE) group. CAMP-PhyRE develops ana lytical and computational strategies to investigate multiphase fluid flows in areas such as aviation\, biomedicine\, energy\, and the environment. C AMP-PhyRE has with worked numerous entities on multiphase flow research in cluding NASA\, the National Science Foundation\, the US Army Corps of Engi neers\, and private industry.\n \nBefore joining the faculty of the Univer sity of Washington\, Dr. Palmore was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He currently serves as the Chair-Elect of th e American Physical Society (APS) Forum for Early Career Scientists.\n \nM AE Faculty Host: Ryan Houim Ph.D. and Henry Chu Ph.D.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6863@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T145500 DTSTAMP:20240916T161431Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-an-examination-o f-nuclear-forensics-at-pnnl-a-multidisciplinary-examination-of-nuclear-dat a/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "An Examination of Nuclear Forensics at PNNL: A Multidi sciplinary Examination of Nuclear Data" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nIn an era of increasing global instability\, the pros pect of finding nuclear devices or materials outside of regulatory control is an ever-increasing concern\, while the threat of a nuclear detonation becomes a sobering reality that we may face. In this threat filled landsca pe\, nuclear forensics emerges as means to decipher fundamental questions: what is it? Where did it come from? How did it get there?\n\nWithin nucle ar forensics\, there are two domains\, framed in the context of a nuclear device\, pre-detonation and post-detonation. Pacific Northwest National La boratory (PNNL) is one a few laboratories tasked with stewarding US capabi lities that investigate materials in both domains.\n\nIn this talk\, the b roader topic of nuclear forensics will be discussed as it pertains to PNNL \, however further focus will be applied to the post-detonation domain. We will highlight the efforts of a highly diverse multidisciplinary team exa mining a pursuit to improve the nuclear data\, a foundational underpinning of nuclear forensics\, of several high impact isotopes. These nuclear dat a examinations explore fission products yields\, single isotope decay sche mes\, both radiochemically separated and unseparated with a variety of rad iation spectroscopic techniques including advanced coincidence systems.\nB io\nNic Uhnak\, Ph.D.\nStaff Scientist and Team Lead\nPacific Northwest Na tional Laboratory\nDr. Nic Uhnak is a staff scientist at Pacific Northwes t National Laboratory. He attended undergraduate at Boise State University \, studying Chemistry\, where he discovered a love for radiochemistry. He furthered his education at Washington State University\, where he studied inorganic chemistry\, which focused on trivalent f element separations for nuclear fuel reprocessing.\n\nDr. Uhnak joined PNNL as a NTNFC (National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center) Postdoctoral Fellow shortly after his defense. During his 8-year tenure at PNNL\, he has focused on chemical sep arations associated with nuclear forensics\, currently leading efforts to create ML/AI enabled predictive separations models\, as well leads the PNN L efforts to improve fundamental nuclear data\, as well as a leading membe r of the operational nuclear forensics team. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6807@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T160000 DTSTAMP:20240906T150539Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fics-research-small-busines s-cybersecurity-summit/ SUMMARY:FICS Research - Small Business Cybersecurity Summit DESCRIPTION:The Small Business Cybersecurity Summit is a premier event desi gned to address the unique cybersecurity challenges faced by small and med ium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Florida and across the nation. Hosted by th e Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research\, the Idaho National Labora tory (INL)\, and the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI)\, this summit serves as a crucial platform for small business leaders\, cybersecurity experts\, and policymakers to come together and explore strategies for enhancing cy ber resilience in the Small Business Sector. The summit will focus on empo wering SMBs with the knowledge\, tools\, and best practices needed to prot ect their digital assets and ensure their long-term success.\nhttps://fics -summit.eng.ufl.edu/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6899@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141208Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-nurturing-inter disciplinary-industrial-engineering-in-research-and-education/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Nurturing Interdisciplinary Industrial Engineering in Research and Education DESCRIPTION:\nTitle: Nurturing Interdisciplinary Industrial Engineering in Research and Education\n\nAbstract: University environments are becoming m ore dynamic and diverse than ever before. The landscape in industrial engi neering continues to change rapidly and students and faculty in the discip line are called upon to address a broader range of problems that impact ou r everyday lives. As a pivotal approach to embracing the challenges and th e opportunities posed for Industrial Engineers\, interdisciplinary approac hes play an increasingly important role\, especially as systems become bor derless and dynamic. Dr. Hu will share an overview of her interdisciplinar y research portfolio in operations research\, mathematical modeling\, and decision support system development. Multiple applications and projects wi ll be discussed\, including supply chain design\, manufacturing production \, renewable energy production\, sustainable agriculture and healthcare. \ n\nBio: Dr. Guiping Hu is the Professor and Head of School of Industrial E ngineering and Management at Oklahoma State University. She is also an IIS E Fellow and the Donald &\; Cathey Humphreys Chair. During 2021-2022\, She served as the Head of the Department of Sustainability at Rochester In stitute of Technology. During 2022-2023\, she served as the associate chai r of Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iow a State University where she was a faculty from 2009-2023. Her research fo cuses on operations research and data analytics with applications in suppl y chain design\, manufacturing production\, renewable energy systems\, and sustainable agriculture. Dr. Hu’s research has been supported by NSF\, USDA\, DOE\, and DOD with over $11.8M funding. She has published about 100 journal articles and 50 conference proceedings with 4700+ citations. She is an ELATES fellow and an NSF IAspire Leadership Academy Fellow. In addit ion\, Dr. Hu has been actively serving the profession of industrial engine ering\, including as the President of the Operations Research Division and the President of the Engineering Economy Division at IISE and chair in th e Service Science section at INFORMS.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Florida Gymnasium Room 270\, 1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.649515;-82.347241 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Florida Gymna sium Room 270:geo:29.649515,-82.347241 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6845@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T123500 DTSTAMP:20240910T184747Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-the-future-of-d esign-flood-forecasting/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: The future of design-flood forecasting DESCRIPTION:Frequency-based streamflow statistics (such as the 100-year flo od and the 7Q10 lowflow statistic\, the lowest 7-day average flow that is expected to occur once every 10 years) are needed for many different water applications in the United States\, including infrastructure design\, the National Flood Insurance Program\, wastewater discharge regulation\, and flood mitigation. The intensification of the water cycle over recent decad es has produced changes – referred to as nonstationarity – in hydrolog ic extremes (floods and droughts) unevenly across the globe and the U.S. i s not an exception. As the Nation’s objective resource for land-surface information\, the U.S. Geological Survey has responded by developing a set of interpretative studies and related datasets to understand changes in f loods and droughts\, the potential drivers of these changes\, and strategi es for updating frequency-based statistics for hydrological extremes. This presentation will highlight recent advancements in data and interpretatio n on hydrologic extremes as well as the detection of changes in\, attribut ion of\, and adjustment for nonstationarity in frequency-based statistics. \nDr. Stacey Archfield is a Research Hydrologist with the USGS Water Resou rces Mission Area in Reston\, Virginia. Dr. Archfield leads research teams focused on characterizing and predicting drought and other hydrologic ext remes. Her research is focused on understanding hydrologic change for wate r resources applications. She is a Co- Executive Editor of the Hydrologica l Sciences Journal\, a former Editor of Hydrology and Earth Systems Scienc e\, and a former Associate Editor of Water Resources Research. She holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Tufts University\, a M. S. in Geosystems from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, and a B. S. in Geology from Northeastern University. Dr. Archfield’s work has bee n the subject of federal briefings\, media interviews as well as invitatio ns to speak as a keynote panel member and plenary speaker at professional conferences. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6817@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-immunoengineere d-platforms-for-type-1-diabetes/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Immunoengineered Platforms for Type 1 Diabetes" DESCRIPTION:Alice A. Tomei\, PhD\, Miami Engineering Career Development Ass ociate Professor\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\, University of Mi ami\nBio: Dr. Tomei is the Miami Engineering Career Development Associate Professor with tenure in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami \, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Surgery\, and of Micr obiology and Immunology. She obtained her M.S. in Materials Engineering fr om the Politecnico of Milan (Italy) in 2004\, and her Ph.D. in Bioengineer ing and Biotechnology from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL\, Switzerland) in 2008. Dr. Tomei currently directs the Islet Immuno engineering Lab at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Applying her unique background in bio engineering and immunology\, Dr. Tomei develops novel immunoengineering pl atforms to prevent rejection after islet transplantation and to promote an tigen-specific immunomodulation for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Her research has received support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) \, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)\, Semma Therapeutics\, and Sernova Corp for a total of $14.2 million as PI\, $7.8 million as Co- I\, and $0.19 million as mentor. She has authored 116 peer-reviewed abstra cts\, 13 manuscripts as corresponding author\, 12 as co-author\, and 3 as first author\; 2 conference proceedings\, 1 commentary\, 1 editorial\, 2 r eviews\, 2 book chapters\, and 4 patents (H-index: 20\; Citations: 2\,685) . Dr. Tomei has mentored 5 postdocs\, 10 Ph.D. students\, 21 M.S. students \, and 32 undergraduate students\, in the fields of immune and tissue engi neering. Dr. Tomei is a standing member of the NIH Biomaterials and Bioint erfaces (BMBI) study section and of the California Institute of Regenerati ve Medicine (CIRM) grant working groups. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the educational committee of the International Pancreas and Islet Trans plantation Association (IPITA) and as a Councilor of the Cell Transplant a nd Regenerative Medicine Society (CTRMS). Dr. Tomei was awarded the JDRF C areer Development Award in 2016\, the Eliahu I. Jury Early Career Research Award in 2016\, the Alexander Orr Excellence in Teaching Award in 2018\, the Johnson A. Edosomwan Researcher of the Year Award in 2019\, and the Yo ung Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Award in 2020.\nAbs tract: Destruction of insulin-producing beta cells by beta cell autoreacti ve T cells in patients with type 1 diabetes leads to dependency on exogeno us insulin injections to regulate glycemia. However\, proper metabolic con trol is often not achieved\, and long-term severe complications occur. Bet a cell replacement improves metabolic control and quality of life in patie nts with severe type 1 diabetes\, but it requires chronic and systemic imm unosuppression. Dr. Tomei has designed innovative tissue-engineering and i mmune-engineering platforms to replace beta cells without chronic immunosu ppression and for targeting beta cell autoreactive T cells to prevent beta cell destruction. She has developed an encapsulation technology that allo ws ‘wrapping’ individual islets with uniformly thin layers of biomater ial hydrogels\, generating capsules that maximize nutrient\, glucose and i nsulin exchange while minimizing graft volumes for optimal beta cell repla cement in confined well-vascularized transplantation sites without chronic immunosuppression in type 1 diabetes. She has also designed biomaterial h ydrogels that prevent burst release of anti-rejection biological drugs for localized immunomodulation at the transplant site. Finally\, she has tiss ue-engineered lymph node-like stromal cell reticula using macroporous gela tin scaffolds to promote tolerogenic interactions with beta cell autoreact ive T cells for targeted immunomodulation to prevent type 1 diabetes. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6915@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T100000 DTSTAMP:20241004T155229Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-with-cha rles-sing-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series with Charles Sing\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Join us at 9 a.m. in HPNP 1404 for our next seminar speaker\, C harles Sing\, Ph.D.\, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. H e will present "Modeling Bottlebrush Polymers for Self-Assembly and Printi ng". CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6885@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 0/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Kevin Hoffseth\nTitle:\nStrong Bones to Soybeans: Determining Quality in Biological and Biomedical Materials\nBio:\nKevin H offseth is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Agri cultural Engineering at LSU. He attended University of California Santa Ba rbara for his PhD focusing on indentation fracture in cortical bone\, and his current main research areas are dedicated to investigating structural bone health and quality\, and automated post harvest analysis of soybeans. Kevin has received funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Insti tute of Child Health and Human Development\, the National Science Foundati on\, the United Soybean Board\, and will probably be involved in patent ap plications for soybean grading technology until the end of time. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6877@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-improving-ultra violet-protection-of-textiles-using-nature-inspired-chemistry/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Improving Ultraviolet Protection of Textiles Using Na ture-Inspired Chemistry " DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nClothing is considered one of the most effective prot ection methods against the harmful effects of UV radiation from the sun. P rolonged exposure to UV radiation is linked to an increased risk of skin c ancer and premature skin aging.\n\nSimilar to sunscreens\, fabrics can pro tect the skin by deflecting or absorbing ultraviolet radiation. The level of UV protection is highly dependent on fabric material\, color\, and cons truction. Geographical locations that require more sun protection mostly d esire comfortable\, thin\, and light-colored fabrics\, which tend to have insufficient UV protection factor (UPF). UPF can be improved by selecting fabric material that is inherently UV-absorbing or by chemically treating fabrics with UV-absorbing or deflecting chemicals.\n\nIn this talk\, we wi ll discuss these physical and chemical factors that impact UPF. We will al so discuss health\, safety\, and environmental regulations that drive inno vation toward improving UV protection of garments utilizing sustainable an d nature-inspired technologies. \nBio\nS. Piril Ertem\, Ph.D.\nDirector o f Functional Materials\nClaros Technologies\, Inc.\nDr. S. Piril Ertem ho lds a B.S. in Chemistry from Bogazici University (2009)\, an M.S. in Mater ials Science and Engineering from Koc University (2011)\, and a Ph.D. in P olymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amhers t (2016). Her doctoral work\, supervised by Prof. Bryan Coughlin\, focused on the design and synthesis of ion-conducting polymers\, exploring their structure-morphology-property relationships. She expanded her expertise th rough postdoctoral training at the University of Minnesota (2018-2020) und er the guidance of professors Tim Lodge\, Frank Bates\, and Theresa Reinek e. Her postdoctoral work concentrated on the solution properties of cellul osic polymers and the catalytic degradation of polyolefins.\n\nIn her prof essional career\, Dr. Ertem has worked with polymeric materials for divers e applications\, including energy\, water filtration\, coatings\, and heal thcare. Currently\, she leads R&\;D efforts for the Functional Material s team at Claros Technologies\, where she drives innovations in sustainabl e chemistry for textile and water filtration applications.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6923@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T123500 DTSTAMP:20241007T151536Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-nitrogen-and-wat er-transport-in-a-rotational-production-system-monitoring-and-modeling-for -water/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Nitrogen and water transport in a rotational production system: Monitoring and modeling for water DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Vivek Sharma\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering\, UF CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6809@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-3d-printing-of- biomass-fungi-composite-materials/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - 3D Printing of Biomass-fungi Composite Materials DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - 3D Printing of Biomass-fungi Composite Materials\ nOctober 10\, 2024 at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Zhijian (ZJ) Pei\ , Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Texas A&\;M University\nWm Michael Barnes ’64 De partment of Industrial and Systems Engineering\nAbstract\nThis presentatio n is about a 3D-printing based method to manufacture environmentally frien dly products using biomass-fungi composite materials. In the biomass-fungi composite materials\, the biomass (from agricultural wastes such as wheat straw and switchgrass) serves as a nutrition source for fungi\, and the f ungi grow through and bind the biomass particles together. Products manufa ctured using this method can substitute those currently made from petroleu m-derived plastics. Initial targeted applications of these manufactured pr oducts will be in packaging\, furniture\, and construction. The presentati on will cover several experimental studies on feasibility of this new meth od\, the relationship between the composition of the mixture (prepared for 3D printing) and print quality\, and the effects of waiting time (from th e time when the mixture is prepared till the time 3D printing is performed ) and mixing on properties of the prepared mixture. The presentation will conclude by discussing research challenges and future research topics for this new manufacturing method. This work is funded by an NSF Future Manufa cturing Research Grant.\nBiography\nZJ Pei is a professor in the Wm Michae l Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A &\;M University (TAMU). He is the holder of the Mike and Sugar Barnes P rofessorship II. Prior to joining TAMU\, he was a professor and the inaugu ral holder of Ice Professorship in the Department of Industrial and Manufa cturing Systems Engineering at Kansas State University. From November 2016 to November 2017\, he was an ASME Foundation Swanson Fellow\, serving as the Assistant Director for Research Partnerships at the Advanced Manufactu ring National Program Office hosted by NIST. From August 2012 to August 20 16\, he served as the Program Director of the Manufacturing Machines and E quipment program at NSF and received Director’s Award for Excellence Pro gram Director. He has served as an associate editor for four journals and an editorial board member for seven journals. He has published more than 2 10 journal papers and more than 160 conference papers. He is a fellow of A SME\, SME\, and IISE. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.\nMAE Faculty Host: Yong Huang Ph.D. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6879@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T145500 DTSTAMP:20240922T205607Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-proton-therapy-i n-2024/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Proton Therapy in 2024" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis presentation will discuss the rationale for trea ting cancer using protons as well as providing an overview of the equipmen t\, treatment planning techniques\, and ongoing research and development i n proton therapy.\nBio\nPerry Johnson\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Depar tment of Radiation Oncology\nDirector of Physics\, UF Health Proton Therap y Institute\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Perry Johnson is an Associate Prof essor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Florida \, and the Director of Physics at the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute. As Director\, he ensures safe\, high-quality radiation therapy is delivere d to each patient through a continuous focus on quality assurance and ensu ring UFHPTI is at the forefront of modern proton therapy practice.\n\nDr. Johnson received his PhD from the University of Florida in 2011\, having p reviously received a Bachelor's and a Masters's degree at the Georgia Inst itute of Technology. Dr. Johnson completed residency training at the MD An derson Cancer Center Orlando and spent several years as an Assistant Profe ssor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Miami pr ior to returning to UF.\n\nDr. Johnson’s scholarly work includes over 35 peer-reviewed articles\, one book chapter\, two pending patents\, and sev eral abstracts. He is the Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator for mu ltiple grants and clinical trials totaling over $13\,000\,000 in award sup port. He serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Pa rticle Therapy and provides reviews for several other journals and confere nces.\n\nDr. Johnson is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics and is licensed by the state of Florida in Therapeutic Radiological Physics. He is currently serving as Past-Preside nt for the Florida Chapter of the AAPM. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6713@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T203000 DTSTAMP:20240723T185649Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-evening-with-industry -2/ SUMMARY:ESSIE Evening with Industry DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the University of Florida Engineering School of Susta inable Infrastructure &\; Environment\, ESSIE Evening with Industry job \, internship and networking event catered to students and alumni within c ivil\, coastal and environmental engineering.\n\nThis biannual fair contin ues to be a niche event\, serving companies specifically seeking Civil\, C oastal or Environmental engineers for internship and employment opportunit ies. During the evening\, attendees will have the ability to speak and net work with company representatives.\n\nTypically our student participants r ange between 325 and 400 attending with over 100 representatives from upwa rds of 65 companies and organizations.\n\nESSIE undergraduate and graduate students\, as well as our ESSIE alumni are welcome to attend. LOCATION:Stephen C. O’Connell Center\, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gainesville \, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gain esville\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stephen C. O’Con nell Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6777@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141233Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-covid-19-foreca sting-three-cheers-for-simple-models/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: COVID-19 Forecasting: Three Cheers for Simple Models DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 Forecasting: Three Cheers for Simple Models\nJ. Eric B ickel\nOperations Research and Industrial Engineering\nThe University of T exas at Austin\nIn this talk\, we analyze the performance of the models us ed to forecast the spread of COVID-19 and relate differences in performanc e to differing modeling approaches and structures. For example\, some COVI D-19 models are “bottom-up” and model the interactions between individ uals and communities in detail (i.e.\, SIR models). While other models are “top-down” and attempt to capture the high-level dynamics of the spre ad. Some models include uncertainty\, while others are deterministic. Cert ain models are designed to inform policy decisions\, while others are mean t to provide forecasts.\nWe compare the performance of these models to a s imple (two-equation) model that we have used to forecast the spread of COV ID-19 at the national\, state\, and local level. This model could serve as a forecasting benchmark.\nJ. Eric Bickel\nEric Bickel is a professor and director of both the Operations Research &\; Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management programs at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition\, he holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Informatio n\, Risk\, and Operations Management within the McCombs School of Business .\nHis research interests include the theory and practice of decision anal ysis and its application to corporate strategy\, public policy\, and sport s. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal\, The New York Ti mes\, The Financial Times\, and Sports Illustrated. In addition\, Professo r Bickel and his research are featured in the documentary Cool It!. His re search into climate engineering was named as the top approach to address c limate change by a panel of economists\, including three Nobel Laureates. He has also been a guest on the MLB Network show Clubhouse Confidential.\n Professor Bickel joined Strategic Decisions Group in 1995\, where he remai ns a director and partner. He has practiced decision analysis for nearly 3 0 years. He consults around the world in a range of industries\, including oil and gas\, electricity generation/transmission/delivery\, energy tradi ng and marketing\, commodity and specialty chemicals\, life sciences\, fin ancial services\, and metals and mining.\nProf. Bickel holds both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Engineering-Economic Systems at Stan ford University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering with a minor in econo mics from New Mexico State University. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96429028481?pwd=uLVH3atTGgxOYLYZMb5binIxwVar cE.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6905@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T123500 DTSTAMP:20241001T191653Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-florida-futures -design-for-communities-in-deeply-uncertain-times/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Florida Futures: Design for Communities in Deeply Unce rtain Times DESCRIPTION:Florida's coastal communities are at a critical juncture. Once the symbol of the "Florida dream" — offering affordable homes\, economic opportunity\, and waterfront living — these areas now face increasing t hreats from climate-related hazards. Hurricanes\, such as Helene\, have ca used extensive destruction along Florida's Gulf Coast\, with damages reach ing billions of dollars. The impacts extend beyond physical destruction\, reverberating throughout the state by destabilizing insurance markets\, he alth systems\, and the flow of new residents. In this new context\, can Fl orida’s economy continue to rely on sprawling development? We argue that the scale and complexity of climate change-driven challenges\, with their far-reaching effects\, have made large-scale adaptation seem overwhelming \, hindering meaningful dialogue and progress toward viable solutions. It has become hard in Florida to imagine the future just when creative soluti ons are most needed. Florida must move away from a growth model that resis ts environmental and climatic realities and adopt a new approach to urbani sm that embraces dynamics and change. This presentation will showcase how FIBER is applying transformative design thinking through a series of resea rch and teaching projects across Florida communities.\nJeff Carney is an a rchitect and planner and directs the Florida Institute for Built Environme nt Resilience (FIBER) at UF. He works at the interface of housing design\, neighborhoods\, and ecosystems. His Florida work is focused on the resili ence of communities achieved through transdisciplinary and community engag ed design processes. Current projects include grant funded work in Port St . Joe\, Jacksonville\, Lee County and Cedar Key to balance health\, enviro nment\, and housing needs in the face of increased climate change risk. He spearheads the GulfSouth Studio initiative sponsored by The National Acad emies of Science Gulf Research Program. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6819@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-engineering-wel lness-a-longitudinal-study-of-undergraduate-student-mental-health/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Engineering Wellness: A Longitudinal Study of Undergr aduate Student Mental Health..." DESCRIPTION:Karin Jensen\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engine ering\, University of Michigan\nTalk title: "Engineering Wellness: A Longi tudinal Study of Undergraduate Student Mental Health in Engineering to Inf orm Curriculum Development"\nBio: Karin Jensen\, Ph.D. is an assistant pro fessor in Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include mental health and wellness\, engineering career pathways\, and engagement of engineering fac ulty in engineering education research. She was recognized with a CAREER a ward from the NSF for her research on undergraduate mental health. Jensen is an associate editor for the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Education. She earned a bachelo r's degree in biological engineering from Cornell University and a Ph.D. i n biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia.\nAbstract: Highe r education is facing a mental health crisis that continues to intensify\, underscoring the urgent need to increase our understanding of student men tal health to develop proactive supports. In this seminar\, I will investi gate the narrative of required stress and hardship during engineering prog rams that perpetuates a stress culture and explore how perceptions around norms impact student help-seeking and peer interactions. I will share our work to build predictive models to enhance our understanding of the dynami c and multivariate factors related to student mental health. Finally\, I w ill share how we connect this research to curricular interventions to supp ort student wellness and change the narrative in engineering to create a c ulture of wellness. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6941@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T100000 DTSTAMP:20241015T122428Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-ryan-p-l ively-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series: Ryan P. Lively\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Join us as Ryan P. Lively\, Ph.D. presents "Membrane Technologi es are Key Enablers of the Energy Transition\," where he discusses the imp ortant role of membrane separation systems in the future\, in addition to specific research challenges facing membrane technologies. For more inform ation visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-ryan-lively -ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6887@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 2/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Sergio Zubelzu-Minguez\nTitle: \nMonitoring and m odeling event-based hydrological porocesses in small catchments in Spain. What can we learn from data?\nBio: \nSergio Zubelzu is associate professor at the School of Agriculture\, Food and Biosystems Engineering (Technical University of Madrid\, Spain). His research lines focus on event-based hy drological processes at catchment scale with special interest in optimal m onitoring strategies and coupling physically-based and data driven approac hes for modeling processes. His research interests also focus on urban run off management and sustainable urban drainage systems.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6925@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T123500 DTSTAMP:20241007T151536Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-a-whirlwind-tour -of-wetland-work-in-water-management/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: A whirlwind tour of wetland work in water management DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kimberli Ponzio\, Senior Professional Wetland Scientis t\, St. Johns River Water Management District\n\nAbstract: At the St. John s River Water Management District (District) we have four core missions: f lood protection\, water supply\, water quality\, and natural systems. Duri ng my 35-year career at the District\, I have had the opportunity to parti cipate in a wide variety of projects that focus on the natural systems com ponent of our mission\, specifically in wetland ecosystems. My work is aim ed at better understanding wetland ecosystem processes that serve as a bas is for implementing science-based management strategies. I will introduce the group to several projects including: the establishment of environmenta l hydrologic criteria for restoring and conserving wetlands\; management o f invasive Carolina willow with mechanical and chemical treatments\; resto ration of wetlands from former agricultural lands using a phased approach\ ; planting wetland plants for shoreline stabilization\; and using GIS and machine learning to track plant community changes. Hopefully\, students wi ll gain an understanding of the variety of work that the District is engag ed in and will realize the skills sets that they can potentially offer to help the District fulfill its mission.\n\nBio: Kimberli Ponzio has over 37 years of experience working in Florida wetlands. She got her education at Florida Atlantic University and the University of Florida\, switching fro m a pre-med major to graduate studies in Wetland Ecology (Go Gators!). For 35 years\, she has worked as an Environmental Scientist for the St. Johns River Water Management District. Kim has been certified as a Professional Wetland Scientist for 25+ years and has been involved in the Society of W etland Scientists leadership since 2007. She was SWS President in 2015\, S WS Professional Certification Program President in 2020\, and currently se rves on the SWSPCP Board of Directors as the Diversity\, Equity\, and Incl usion Committee Co-Chair. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6949@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T170000 DTSTAMP:20241014T140722Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-air-pollution-seminar-p fas-in-the-atmosphere-with-air-quality-models/ SUMMARY:EES Air Pollution Seminar: PFAS in the atmosphere with air quality models DESCRIPTION:Emma D'Ambro\, Ph.D.\, Chemist\, US EPA\nAbstract: Per- and pol yfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of human-made compounds t hat have contaminated the environment both near and far from sources. To d ate\, much of the scientific and regulatory focus has been on PFAS in drin king and surface waters\, with a paucity of studies on air emissions\, tra nsport\, and deposition\, which is likely to contribute in part to water c ontamination. Air quality modeling techniques can be used to quantify air concentrations and deposition fluxes to help parse the role of exposure pa thways such as direct inhalation and ingestion via contaminated water. We apply the Community Multiscale Air Quality model (CMAQ) version 5.3.2 to a case study in Eastern North Carolina to model the PFAS emissions and tran sport at fine scale (1 km) from the Chemours Inc. Fayetteville-Works. 26 P FAS with the largest emissions by mass are identified and added explicitly to CMAQ\, along with an aggregate "other PFAS" species to represent the b alance of the emissions. The Fayetteville-Works site is unique as it is th e only fluorochemical manufacturer to our knowledge to provide a detailed accounting of quantified speciated emissions. We evaluate the CMAQ predict ions for deposition against existing measurements and investigate the pred icted air concentration and deposition throughout the domain\, up to ~150 km from the facility.\nBio: Emma is a Research Chemist in the Office of Re search and Development at the US EPA. She earned her PhD in Atmospheric An alytical Chemistry from the University of Washington in Seattle and joined the EPA in 2019. Her work focuses on adding per- and polyfluoroalkyl subs tances (PFAS)\, a suite of anthropogenically produced compounds\, to CMAQ to investigate their atmospheric fate. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94401364787?pwd=MPcKN7NYoba5Dt2UacV4dzhXyEHK OB.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6921@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T190000 DTSTAMP:20241007T141411Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mbi-insights-fundraising-10 1/ SUMMARY:MBI Insights: Fundraising 101 DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first MBI Insights\, a seminar series designed to showcase how the MBI can enhance your research through a range of resou rces and support. Our first presentation\, Fundraising 101\, is tailored f or MBI faculty and postdocs. Food and beverages will be provided.\nAttende es will learn about:\n\n The role of philanthropy at UF\n Available philan thropic services\n Real-world examples of successful partnerships\n Helpfu l tips to build philanthropic support\n\n  CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://mbi.ufl.edu/events/11160/mbi/#location-details END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6931@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T123000 DTSTAMP:20241007T164219Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ai-for-cities-and-transport ation/ SUMMARY:AI for Cities and Transportation DESCRIPTION:This talk presents two projects that demonstrate how AI can be useful to cities in the short-run. The first is an LLM-based chatbot that answers users’ conversational questions about a transit system. It shows how AI can be used to understand transportation systems better. The secon d is a deep learning and post-processing pipeline that draws boundaries ar ound all parking lots in US cities. It shows how AI is useful for measurin g quantities relevant to current policy choices. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:MAE-B 0234\, 633 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=633 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-B 023 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6755@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-integrated-sens ing-and-actuation-for-robust-flight-systems/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Integrated Sensing and Actuation for Robust Flight Sy stems DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Integrated Sensing and Actuation for Robust Fligh t Systems\nOctober 17\, 2024 at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nKristi A. M organsen\, Ph.D. (she/her)\nBoeing-Egtvedt Endowed Chair\, Professor &\ ; Department Chair\nWilliam E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics and Astron autics\nDirector\, Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium\nAbstract\nA fun damental element of effective operation of autonomous systems is the need for appropriate sensing and processing of measurements to enable desired s ystem actions. Model-based methods provide a clear framework for careful p roof of system capabilities but suffer from mathematical complexity and la ck of scaling as probabilistic structure is incorporated. Conversely\, lea rning methods provide viable results in probabilistic and stochastic struc tures\, but they are not generally amenable to rigorous proof of performan ce. A key point about learning systems is that the results are based on us e of a set of training data\, and those results effectively lie in the con vex hull of the training data. This presentation will focus on use of mode l-based nonlinear empirical observability criteria to assess and improving and bounding performance of learning pose (position and orientation) of r igid bodies from computer vision. A particular question to be addressed is what sensing data should be captured to best improve the existing trainin g data. The particular tools to be leveraged here focus on the use of empi rical observability gramian techniques being developed for nonlinear syste ms where sensing and actuation are coupled in such a way that the separati on principle of linear methods does not hold. These ideas will be discusse d relative to both engineering applications in the form of motion planning for range and bearing only navigation in autonomous vehicles\, vortex pos ition and strength estimation from pressure measurements on airfoils\, and effective strain sensor placement on insect wings for inertial measuremen ts.\nBiography\nDr. Kristi A. Morgansen is the Boeing-Egtvedt Endowed Chai r for Excellence in Engineering in the University of Washington College of Engineering\, and Professor and Department Chair of the UW William E. Boe ing Department of Aeronautics &\; Astronautics. She received a BS (1993 ) and a MS (1994) in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University\, and a n S.M. (1996) in Applied Mathematics and a PhD (1999) in Engineering Scien ces from Harvard University.\nHer research interests focus on nonlinear sy stems where sensing and actuation are integrated\, stability in switched s ystems with delay\, and incorporation of operational constraints such as c ommunication delays in control of multi-vehicle systems. Applications incl ude both traditional autonomous vehicle systems such as fixed-wing aircraf t\, launch vehicles\, and underwater gliders as well as novel systems such as bio-inspired underwater propulsion\, bio-inspired agile flight\, human decision making\, and neural engineering. Her work includes over 100 peer -reviewed publications as well as field testing in commercial systems such as the Boeing ecoDemonstrator.\nShe is co-Founder and co-Director of the UW Space Policy and Research Center (UW SPARC) and Director of the Washing ton NASA Space Grant Consortium. She received an NSF CAREER award (2003) a nd the AACC O. Hugo Schuck award for best paper in the theory category (20 09). Morgansen is a Fellow of AIAA\, Chair of the AIAA Aerospace Departmen t Chairs Association\, a member of the Washington State Academy of Science s\, and a member of the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Bo ard.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Warren Dixon CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6909@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T145500 DTSTAMP:20241001T205923Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-the-development- and-evolution-of-post-detonation-nuclear-forensics-at-lanl/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "The Development and Evolution of Post Detonation Nucle ar Forensics at LANL" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAfter creating and testing the first atomic bomb\, Lo s Alamos National Laboratory was instrumental in developing the US nuclear stockpile. In support of this mission\, LANL scientists needed to invent a means for evaluating weapons performance.\n\nLacking readily accessible nuclear data during the early days of weapons testing\, LANL developed an ingenious system to determine device yield through beta decay measurements of radionuclides separated from nuclear debris.\n\nThis talk will cover t he development of this unique method\, why it is still used today and how advances in technology have allowed this method to evolve in support of st ockpile stewardship.\nBio\nDaniel Meininger\, Ph.D.\nStaff Scientist\nLos Alamos National Laboratory\nDr. Daniel Meininger received his B.S. in Env ironmental Chemistry with a minor in Biology from Hartwick College (2008). He went on to complete a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry at the University o f Texas at San Antonio (2015).\n\nDaniel was then given an opportunity at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a post-doctoral researcher in the Chemis try Division on the Radiochemistry Team\, where he focused on developing t echniques to measure new signatures in nuclear debris. Daniel was hired as a full-time staff scientist in 2018\, and he continues to support nationa l nuclear forensics capabilities. Through his support of both operational work and R&\;D\, he has developed expertise in the areas of nuclear mat erial dissolution\, separations chemistry (fission products\, actinides an d stable isotopes)\, and analysis techniques (both radiometric and mass sp ectrometric).\n\nDaniel is currently the LANL point of contact for the Int egrated University Program Consortium for Nuclear Forensics\, funded by th e National Nuclear Security Administration. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6961@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183306Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-solid-electroly te-interphase-designs-for-next-generation-metal-batteries/ SUMMARY:ChE SEMINAR: Solid Electrolyte Interphase Designs for Next-Generati on Metal Batteries DESCRIPTION:Title: \nSolid Electrolyte Interphase Designs for Next-Generati on Metal Batteries\, presented by Dr. Shuya Wei\n\nAbstract:\nAdvances in the basic science and engineering principles of electrochemical energy sto rage are imperative for significant progress in electronic devices. Metal -based batteries\, utilizing metals such as Li\, Na\, Al\, and Zn as anode s\, have garnered considerable attention due to their potential to enhance anode-specific capacity by up to 10 times compared to current state-of-th e-art Li-ion batteries that employ graphitic anodes. These metal anodes al so enable the use of highly energetic simple molecules like sulfur\, oxyge n\, and carbon dioxide as cathodes\, further enhancing the energy density at the cell level. However\, a persistent challenge faced by most metal ba tteries is their tendency to fail due to short-circuits caused by dendrite growth during battery recharge and the increased resistance within the ce ll due to internal side reactions with the liquid electrolyte. In this pre sentation\, I will discuss our research\, which combines ion transport mod eling and contemporary experimental efforts to gain a fundamental understa nding and develop rational designs for electrode-electrolyte interphases. These designs aim to overcome the challenges associated with metal-based b atteries. Specifically\, our research has demonstrated that porous electro des on the anode side can mitigate dendrite formation by increasing the ef fective diffusion-limited current density. Additionally\, we have successf ully designed cathodes and electrolytes to pair a metal anode with a small molecule (CO2) gas cathode\, resulting in rechargeable metal-CO2 batterie s. These developments pave the way for addressing the limitations of metal -based batteries and advancing their practical applications.\n\nBio: \nDr. Shuya Wei is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical &\; Biological Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM). She earned h er Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in 2017 and a B.E ng. in Bioengineering from Nanyang Technological University in 2013. Follo wing her doctorate\, she served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachuse tts Institute of Technology from 2017 to 2019. Dr. Wei is a recipient of t he ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award and the ACS Petrole um Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Award. Her research is de dicated to elucidating the fundamental aspects of electrochemical processe s at electrodes and electrode/electrolyte interfaces. Building on this kno wledge\, she aims to develop advanced metal-based batteries with high ener gy density for applications in energy and the environment. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6973@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-the-art-of-nro- systems-architecting-and-chief-engineer-negotiation-techniques/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - The Art of NRO Systems Architecting and Chief Enginee r Negotiation Techniques DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - The Art of NRO Systems Architecting and Chief Eng ineer Negotiation Techniques\nOctober 22\, 2024 at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE -A 303\nBYRON F. KNIGHT\nUnited States Department of Defense\nIntelligence Senior Leader\nAdvanced Systems and Technology Directorate\nNational Reco nnaissance Office\nChief Engineer\nDr. Byron F. Knight is a United States Department of Defense Intelligence Senior Leader\, currently serving as th e Chief Engineer in the Advanced Systems and Technology (AS&\;T) Direct orate at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly\, Virginia. He is the principal advisor to the Director (AS&\;T) for program techn ical assessments\, technology transfer\, supply chain risk management and senior external engagements. Previously\, Byron was the Chief Scientist\, NRO/AS&\;T\, focused on emerging science\, technology\, engineering and mathematics capabilities related to space reconnaissance. Before joining AS&\;T\, Byron held numerous positions in the NRO Systems Engineering D irectorate (SED). As the Deputy Director for Future Conflict Capabilities he was the principle technical advisor to the Director of Systems Engineer ing focused on improving reconnaissance systems and operations to address emerging tactical and operational military and intelligence needs. Prior t o that\, he served as the Mission Assurance Executive advising the NRO Dir ector on\, and providing oversight for\, spacecraft reliability and mainta inability and industrial base issues. From 2008 to 2010\, Dr. Knight serve d at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) on a Joint Duty Ass ignment as the Chief Advisor to the NGA Director\, overseeing customer nee ds and required future capabilities. Dr. Knight\, a native of Tallahassee\ , Florida\, began his career in 1982 at the Harris Corporation in Melbourn e\, Florida\, developing ground-based and space borne antenna systems for the Department of Defense. He worked for two years with Lockheed Corporati on as a National Aeronautics and Space Administration space shuttle therma l protection systems engineer\, as the aft section team lead for the Shutt le Atlantis. From 1986 to 1988\, he was the division mechanical engineer f or Unisys Corporation\, developing military and intelligence signals intel ligence hardware systems. He returned to Harris Corporation to continue de veloping defense space and terrestrial intelligence technology after gradu ate school\, in 1990. Dr. Knight moved to the NRO\, Chantilly\, Virginia\, on a technology fellowship in 1998\, working in the Operational Support O ffice (OSO). He worked with a team of civilian\, military\, and contractor s to develop a new communications dissemination program for low bandwidth military users. This activity led to research and studies in Measurement a nd Signature Intelligence (MASINT)\, and was identified as a leader in the military application of these typically complex technical products and se rvices. Between 2000 and 2003\, Dr. Knight continued his support in OSO as an employee of SRA International. In 2003\, he began to directly support MASINT development programs\, eventually joining DOD service as the Chief Scientist in October 2005.\nMAE Faculty Host: Jane Shin\nMAE Faculty Co-Ho st: Alicia Petersen CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6889@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 3/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Rob de Rooij\nTitle:\nMechanistic modeling of bio aerosol particles downwind transport and deposition from CAFO as a source for vegetable field pathogens\nBio: \nRob de Rooij is a Research Assistant Scientist at the Water Institute (UF). His main research topics focus on the application and development of numerical simulation tools to solve hyd rogeological problems in complex natural systems. Examples are flow and ma ss transport problems in karstic aquifers and coupled surface-subsurface f low problems. Typically\, his work is based on the use of classical finite difference\, finite volume or finite element methods and challenges lie i n numerical stability\, robustness and parallization. A particularly inter esting problem that intrigues Rob de Rooij is to simulate the age and sour ce components of water. For example\, if you take a bucket of water out of a river\, the question one could ask is where and when did that water fal l on the surface as precipitation. As a side note\, Rob de Rooij is one of those that still codes in FORTRAN.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6939@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T160000 DTSTAMP:20241014T205315Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-learning-and-im pact-beyond-the-lecture-hall/ SUMMARY:Dr. Chris Batich Retirement Lecture: "Learning and Impact Beyond th e Lecture Hall" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThere are many aspects of college learning where UF i s in a nearly unique position to excel. They probably have a bigger effect on a professional life than the many lectures that we all attend\, even t hough those lectures are very useful too. This is going to be a brief over view of ones that may not always be noticed but can be especially valuable and include: relationships\, innovation via business\, research-driven cr itical thinking\, the massive local healthcare industry\, hi-tech equipmen t\, and overcoming adversity.\nBio\nChristopher Batich\, Ph.D.\nProfessor Emeritus\, Materials Science &\; Engineering\, University of Florida\nA fter earning his doctorate in organic chemistry from Rutgers University an d a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Basel in Switzerland\, D r. Christopher Batich worked as a staff scientist at DuPont’s Central Re search Department. He joined UF in 1980\, where\, in addition to his resea rch and teaching\, he was the founding director of the Graduate Biomedical Engineering Program\, which eventually became UF’s Biomedical Engineeri ng Department. He later served as the founding associate director and chie f operating officer of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.  \nMost notable among Dr. Batich’s innovations is Bioguard®\, an advan ced wound dressing and a bacterial barrier developed with co-inventors at UF and a local start-up company. It was adopted in multiple burn units and nursing homes throughout the United States.\nBeyond Bioguard®\, Dr. Bati ch’s diverse research portfolio spans from polymeric materials analysis to the development of drug delivery systems for neurodegenerative diseases . More recently\, he collaborated with UF Entomology and Nematology Depart ment faculty and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists to focus on pro tection against disease-carrying insects\, which led to a commercialized m osquito-killing device.\nDr. Batich was elected as a fellow of the America n Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and holds 56 U.S. paten ts. In 2020\, he was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for his contributions to science\, technology and medicine. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6927@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T123500 DTSTAMP:20241007T151536Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-applying-ecohydr aulics-research-to-the-robust-design-of-natural-infrastructure/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Applying ecohydraulics research to the robust design of natural infrastructure DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kelly Kibler\, Associate Professor\, Department of Civ il\, Environmental and Construction Engineering\, University of Central Fl orida\n\nAbstract: Features of aquatic ecosystems such as wetlands\, reefs \, barrier islands and dunes function as natural infrastructure to reduce risk of damage and loss related to erosion and flood hazards. Community in terest to restore functionality to degraded ecosystems has moved beyond tr aditional restoration to include integration of nature-based features into built infrastructure as an emerging climate adaptation strategy. However\ , robust design of natural infrastructure is limited by gaps in scientific knowledge regarding key properties of living materials and critical proce sses that sustain living infrastructure. In this seminar\, results of hydr odynamic and sediment transport observations within natural\, restored\, a nd engineered biological canopies are discussed with reference to natural infrastructure design applications.\n\nBio: Dr. Kelly Kibler is an Associa te Professor of Water Resources Engineering in the Department of Civil\, E nvironmental and Construction Engineering at the University of Central Flo rida. She is faculty of UCF’s National Center for Integrated Coastal Res earch and a Faculty Fellow of UCF’s Center for Global Economic and Envir onmental Opportunity. Dr. Kibler obtained her Ph.D. in Water Resources Eng ineering from Oregon State University and worked with the United Nations E nvironmental\, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) before joinin g UCF faculty. Dr. Kibler’s Ecohydraulics Laboratory conducts interdisci plinary research at the crossroads of water resources engineering and aqua tic ecology. Targeting coupled biological and physical variables in river and estuarine systems\, the UCF Ecohydraulics Lab advances basic scientifi c knowledge in flow-biota interaction and its influence to hydrodynamics a nd sediment transport. Dr. Kibler’s research findings are applied to the design of natural infrastructure used to protect communities from climati c hazards\, such as erosion and flooding. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6997@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-distributed-emb edded-energy-converter-technologies-deec-tec/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Distributed Embedded Energy Converter Technologies (D EEC-Tec) DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Distributed Embedded Energy Converter Technologie s (DEEC-Tec)\n\nOctober 24\, 2024 at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Blake Boren\nTechnology Innovation\, Modeling\,and Assessment Engineer \nN ational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)\n\nAbstract\nThis presentation will provide an overview of Distributed Embedded Energy Converter Technolo gies (DEEC-Tec)\, an innovative research area in marine renewable energy d eveloped by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). DEEC-Tec uses numerous small-scale energy converters (DEECs) combined to form metamater ials\, which are then integrated into larger structures that convert ocean wave energy into electricity and desalinated water. The presentation will cover the three levels of DEEC-Tec technology: individual DEECs\, DEEC-Te c metamaterials\, and complete energy conversion systems that are construc ted from those metamaterials. The presentation will also highlight NREL’ s advancements in prototype development\, design methods\, material techno logies\, and evaluation tools. Lastly\, the presentation will address the unique benefits of DEEC-Tec\, such as broad-band energy absorption and mec hanical redundancy\, as well as the challenges in this emerging field. Att endees will gain insight into how DEEC-Tec could transform marine renewabl e energy with its adaptable\, efficient\, and cost-effective solutions.\n\ nBiography\nBlake Boren is a researcher with over a decade of experience i n marine renewable energy technologies\, spanning both industry and academ ia. Dr. Boren received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University in 2015 and currently serves as a Technology Innovation\, Mode ling\, and Assessment Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Dr. Boren’s work at NREL focuses on developing innovative metho ds to convert ocean wave energy into practical forms\, such as electricity and desalinated water. Prior to joining NREL\, Dr. Boren was a Modeling a nd Controls Engineer at an ocean wave energy startup\, where he helped lea d the numerical and controls team. He later held a postdoctoral position a t Virginia Tech\, conducting high-fidelity fluid-structure interaction ana lyses for ocean energy converters. With expertise in dynamics\, controls\, embedded systems\, and numerical modeling\, Dr. Boren is committed to adv ancing renewable energy solutions to address global energy challenges.\n \ nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Patrick Musgrave CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6959@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211227Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-kang-wang/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Kang Wang DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kang L. Wang is Distinguished Professor and the Raytheon Ch air Professor in Physical Science and Electronics at the University of Cal ifornia\, Los Angeles (UCLA). He presents “Integrated Spintronics for Ar tificial Intelligence Applications” Thursday\, Oct. 24 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6937@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T123500 DTSTAMP:20241014T141231Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-designing-manuf acturing-systems-under-energy-scarcity-in-expeditionary-environments/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Designing Manufacturing Systems under Energy Scarcity in Expeditionary Environments DESCRIPTION:This presentation will give an overview of system requirements and architecture needed for successful manufacturing of spare parts and ot her products in expeditionary environments under energy scarcity. Expediti onary environments are typical “field work” environments with constant movement\, reduced energy supply\, chaotic and uncertain supply chains\, security issues\, poor weather\, uncertain physical infrastructure\, and s imilar characteristics. The most common examples include battlefields/war theaters\, space colonization and exploration\, disaster relief efforts\, and remote research stations (such as those in the Arctic). This talk will focus on energy scarcity\, exploring both ways to ensure a sufficient ene rgy supply and reducing the energy needs during manufacturing. The reducti on of energy needs will consist of reducing the total amount of energy req uired to run the manufacturing system\, the rate at which it is needed\, a nd the energy consumption schedule\, as well as making it robust under int erruptions. The talk will include a discussion of potential complementary manufacturing processes and methods to aid in this\, as well as some analy sis of ways in which the spare parts and products being made could be desi gned to require less energy to manufacture. A series of conclusions and re commendations will be provided\, as well as a trade-off analysis between t he manufacturing system design cost/schedule risk and the reduced supply o f energy for manufacturing. While additive manufacturing technologies are useful and could be applied in this type of system\, the focus will be on using the widest possible diversity of processes and materials. It will be assumed for the purpose of this talk that typical portable energy sources (for example\, diesel generators) must be used\, but the talk will briefl y talk about future technologies such as small portable nuclear reactors. The lessons learned from this technology development will benefit sustaina ble manufacturing objectives in general in addition to aiding with optimiz ating field manufacturing.\n \nAlbert E. Patterson\, PhD\, is an Assist ant Professor of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology in th e Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution\, with affiliate appointments in the Departments of Mechanical and Multidisciplin ary Engineering and Materials Science at Texas A&\;M University. He hol ds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urba na-Champaign\, as well as BS and MS degrees in Mechanical and Industrial E ngineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He is the directo r of the Manufacturability-Driven Design Lab at Texas A&\;M University\ , where he leads an interdisciplinary team to solve fundamental and applie d problems in mechanical design\, manufacturing science\, and life cycle e ngineering. Dr. Patterson is active with several major professional societ ies and serves on the Design for Manufacturing and the Lifecycle Technical Committee for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prior to purs uing an academic career\, Dr. Patterson worked for several years in the ae rospace industry with the Boeing Company and the US Department of Defense through the GMD program under the Missile Defense Agency and the automated construction field with Autonomous and Unmanned Vehicle Systems Lab and t he Army Corps of Engineers. \n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6971@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T124500 DTSTAMP:20241021T131243Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-dr-albert-patte rson-oct-25th-designing-manufacturing-systems-under-energy-scarcity-in-exp editi/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar\, Dr. Albert Patterson\, Oct 25th\, Designing Manufactu ring Systems under Energy Scarcity in Expediti DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Designing Manufacturing Systems under Energy Sca rcity in Expeditionary Environments\nPresenter: Dr. Albert E. Patterson\nT ime: 11:45 am -12:45 pm\nDate: Friday\, Oct 25\, 2024 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6983@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211227Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-sayan-mitra/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Sayan Mitra DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sayan Mitra is a professor and associate head of graduate a ffairs in ECE and he directs the Reliable Autonomy research group at the U niversity of Illinois. He presents “Control with Coarse Measurements: Pe rception Contracts and Indistinguishable Sets” Monday\, Oct. 28 at 2:00p m in MALA 7200. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 7200\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7009@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-brain-computer- interfaces-for-human-gait-restoration/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Brain-Computer Interfaces for Human Gait Restoration" DESCRIPTION:Zoran Nenadic\, DSc\nProfessor of Biomedical Engineering\, UC I rvine\nBio: Zoran Nenadic received a Diploma degree in Mechanical Engineer ing from the University of Belgrade (Serbia) and his M.S. and D.Sc. degree s in Systems Science and Mathematics from Washington University (St. Louis \, MO). He was subsequently a postdoctoral scholar in Mechanical Engineeri ng at California Institute of Technology (Pasadena\, CA). Since 2005\, he has been with the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the Univer sity of California (UC) Irvine. Between 2019 and 2024\, he served as a Wil liam J. Link BME Department Chair. His research interests lie in neuroengi neering with a focus on the development of technologies to restore or reha bilitate functions lost due to neurological conditions\, such as spinal co rd injury or stroke. His primary source of research support has been the N ational Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health. He has received several research awards\, including the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the NSF and the Hiruma-Wagner Award from the Japanese Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology. His rese arch accomplishments have been featured in numerous media outlets\, includ ing Time Magazine\, Reuters\, Fox Business\, and The Doctors. For his teac hing efforts\, he received multiple BME Professor of the Year distinctions from the UC Irvine’s Engineering Student Council.\nAbstract: Neurologic al conditions such as spinal cord injury (SCI) or stroke can cause signifi cant gait impairments. These\, in turn\, profoundly affect the independenc e and quality of life of those affected. A sedentary lifestyle associated with these conditions can also lead to many medical comorbidities\, which significantly augment the healthcare costs and present a public health con cern. In the U.S. alone\, the primary and secondary healthcare costs assoc iated with SCI and stroke are estimated to exceed $100 B/year. Currently\, there are no biomedical solutions capable of reversing the loss of motor/ sensory function after these conditions\, and the best physiotherapies pro vide only a limited degree of recovery. Therefore\, novel approaches to th ese conditions are in dire need. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)\, which aim to bypass neurological lesions through neurotechnology\, may be a prom ising new approach to these conditions. In this presentation\, I will disc uss how BCIs can be used for either neuroprosthetic or neurorehabilitation purposes to address gait impairments after SCI or stroke. Most of our wor k has been in the domain of noninvasive electroencephalogram-based BCIs\, but some of our recent studies have explored the utility of invasive elect rocorticogram-based BCIs. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6957@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-the-key-role-of -heat-transfer-analysis-in-energy-systems-research/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - The Key Role of Heat Transfer Analysis in Energy Syst ems Research DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - The Key Role of Heat Transfer Analysis in Energy Systems Research\n\nOctober 29\, 2024 at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\n Srinath V. Ekkad\nDepartment Head and RJ Reynolds Professor\nMechanical &a mp\; Aerospace Engineering\nNorth Carolina State University\n\nAbstract\nH eat transfer plays a significant role in many applications. In this presen tation\, an overview of heat transfer applications based research problems are presented. The goal is to communicate how important heat transfer is and the need for measurements in evaluation of design solutions. Thermal d esign involves a combination of analytical\, computational\, and experimen tal tools. Detailed analytical\, computational\, and experimental techniqu es are combined to problem specific unique solutions. Problems in gas turb ines\, electronic cooling\, thermoelectric generation are presented with i nterested heat transfer measurements and their impact in those problems. S ome of these solutions will demonstrate the complexity of the problem and the approach to a solution. Problems in gas turbines\, electronic cooling\ , thermoelectric generation are presented with interested heat transfer me asurements and their impact in those problems. Some of these solutions wil l demonstrate the complexity of the problem and the approach to a solution . Some examples include power electronic power control unit cooling\, rota ting turbine airfoil channels\, thermoelectric generator heat exchangers\, impingement cooling\, gas turbine combustor liner cooling\, among other p roblems. Detailed experimental and computational analysis to understand an d solve the given problem using heat transfer fundamentals will be present ed. Some of the problems also involve optimized solutions that focus on th e design and manufacturing constraints.\n\nBiography\nDr. S. V. Ekkad is t he Department Head and RJ Reynolds Professor in the Mechanical &\; Aero space Engineering Department at North Carolina State University since Sept ember 2017. He previously served as the Associate Vice President for Resea rch Programs at Virginia Tech. He also held the title of Rolls-Royce Commo nwealth Professor for Aerospace Propulsion Systems at Virginia Tech. He wa s also the Founder and Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology C enter for Advanced System Diagnostics at Virginia Tech\, one of 30 centers around the world\, prior to joining NC State. He was in the Mechanical En gineering department at Virginia Tech from August 2007 to September 2017 a fter 9 years at LSU and 2 years at Rolls-Royce Allison Engine Company in I ndianapolis. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&\;M University and M.S. from Arizona State University. He has over 25 years of experience in heat transfer related research. He has published over 250 journal &\; confe rence articles\, three patents and co-authored a book and three book chapt ers. He currently has funding from Honeywell Aerospace\, Boeing\, Pratt &a mp\; Whitney\, and Trilotus Aerospace Systems/Chromalloy. He has been work ing on gas turbine cooling and heat transfer issues since 1989 including a stint as a design engineer at Rolls-Royce\, Indianapolis before his acade mic career. Dr. Ekkad has also served as a summer faculty fellow at AFRL\, Dayton in 2003. He is well known for his contributions to heat transfer e xperimental methods. In 2004\, he received the inaugural ASME Bergles/Rohs enow Young Investigator in Heat Transfer Award for significant contributio ns to the field of heat transfer by a researcher under the age of 36. He i s also the Editor-in-Chief for the ASME Journal for Thermal Science and En gineering Applications. He received the 2022 AIAA Air Breathing Propulsion Award and the 2022 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award and was named a fell ow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 2023 and Fellow of AIAA in 2024.\n \nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Youngsup Song CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7003@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-abe-biocomplexity-semina r-3/ SUMMARY:UF ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nDr. Dengjun Wang\nTitle:\nBiochar-enabled technolog y for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sorption and destruction in water\nBio: \nDr. Wang is an assistant professor in contaminant fate an d transport at the University of Florida. Dr. Wang’s research spans from conventional contaminants in agricultural systems such as fertilizers (nu trients) and pesticides\, to new emerging contaminants such as engineered nanomaterials\, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)\, microplastics \, and nanoplastics. Dr. Wang’s research integrates field sampling\, lab oratory experiments\, field demonstration\, and mathematical modeling to c haracterize and predict contaminant transport\, transformation\, and fate in the environment. Engineered solutions based upon cost-effective and eff icient materials (e.g.\, biochars) are employed to remove contaminants fro m the broad perspective of environmental remediation and cleanup.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6951@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-what-to-do-with -plastics/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "What To Do with Plastics?" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nPlastics provide innumerable benefits to society\, wi th essential applications that span virtually every sector of the economy. However\, these remarkable materials are accumulating in the environment at an alarming rate\, leading to a seemingly intractable dilemma.\n\nTwo c omplementary strategies for addressing this problem will be discussed: (1) improving the physical properties of compostable poly(lactide) and (2) de veloping economically viable approaches to recycle polyolefins. This broad -based effort to create sustainable polymers relies on state-of-the-art sy nthetic chemistry combined with characterization of the structure and phys ical properties of these commodity materials strategically modified throug h blending with block copolymers.\nBio\nFrank Bates\, Ph.D.\nRegents Profe ssor\nUniversity of Minnesota\nDr. Frank Bates is a Regents Professor and a member of the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science department at the University of Minnesota. He received a B.S. in Mathematics from SUNY A lbany and an M.S. and Sc.D. in Chemical Engineering from MIT. Between 1982 and 1989\, Bates was a member of the technical staff at AT&\;T Bell La boratories\, then joined the University of Minnesota\, where he served as department Head from 1999 to 2014. He was named a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in 1988\, a Distinguished McKnight University Professo r in 1996\, and a Regents Professor in 2007. He is a member of the US Nati onal Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences\, the Ame rican Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and the National Academy of Inventors . CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6749@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T123500 DTSTAMP:20240826T192953Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-leveraging-machi ne-learning-for-coastal-freshwater-floodplain-wetland-identification-2/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Leveraging machine learning for coastal freshwater floo dplain wetland identification DESCRIPTION:Leveraging machine learning for coastal freshwater floodplain w etland identification and habitat suitability\nElliott White Jr.\, Assista nt Professor\, Earth System Science Department\, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability\nAbstract: Coastal forested wetlands (CFWs) are a critical component of the coastal wetland mosaic and offer numerous ecosystem servi ces (i.e. carbon sequestration\, storm surge attenuation\, groundwater rec harge)\, however they face an existential threat due to coastal climate ch ange (i.e. sea level rise\, storm surge\, hurricanes). Previous research d ocumented nearly 14\,000 km2 of CFWs loss in the North American Coastal Pl ain from 1996 – 2016 with more than 75% being explained by climate and t opographic variables. However\, there are critical information gaps regard ing the location of and habitat suitability for CFWs. We leveraged publicl y available datasets with advances in machine learning to develop a model that produces a wall-to-wall map of CFWs presence with on-demand updates\, which exceeds the current standard that is updated on a 5-year basis. The temporally dynamic nature of our approach allows for rapid assessment of CFW change for acute events and should help constrain long-term estimates of change. In addition\, we developed the first habitat suitability map fo r CFWs\, which considers climate change to create forward looking view of the ecosystem. These advances may have far reaching applications\, which i nclude more estimating carbon stocks at scale\, citing restoration and con servation opportunities\, and natural resource monitoring. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6929@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T123500 DTSTAMP:20241007T151504Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-leveraging-machine-learn ing-for-coastal-freshwater-floodplain-wetland-identification-habitat-suita bility/ SUMMARY:W3: Leveraging machine learning for coastal freshwater floodplain w etland identification &\; habitat suitability DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Elliott White Jr.\, Assistant Professor\, Earth System Science Department\, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability\nAbstract: C oastal forested wetlands (CFWs) are a critical component of the coastal we tland mosaic and offer numerous ecosystem services (i.e. carbon sequestrat ion\, storm surge attenuation\, groundwater recharge)\, however they face an existential threat due to coastal climate change (i.e. sea level rise\, storm surge\, hurricanes). Previous research documented nearly 14\,000 km 2 of CFWs loss in the North American Coastal Plain from 1996 – 2016 with more than 75% being explained by climate and topographic variables. Howev er\, there are critical information gaps regarding the location of and hab itat suitability for CFWs. We leveraged publicly available datasets with a dvances in machine learning to develop a model that produces a wall-to-wal l map of CFWs presence with on-demand updates\, which exceeds the current standard that is updated on a 5-year basis. The temporally dynamic nature of our approach allows for rapid assessment of CFW change for acute events and should help constrain long-term estimates of change. In addition\, we developed the first habitat suitability map for CFWs\, which considers cl imate change to create forward looking view of the ecosystem. These advanc es may have far reaching applications\, which include more estimating carb on stocks at scale\, citing restoration and conservation opportunities\, a nd natural resource monitoring.\nBio: Elliott White Jr. is an Assistant Pr ofessor of Earth System Science at Stanford University. He leverages his d omain expertise in wetland sciences with interdisciplinary training in rem ote sensing and ecohydrology to investigate climate change related challen ges to coastal socio-environmental systems. Elliott has a PhD in Environme ntal Engineering Sciences from the University of Florida and a BS in Biolo gy and Animal Ecology from Iowa State University. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6995@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-from-state-esti mation-on-lie-groups-to-affordance-learning-and-robot-imagination-2/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - From State Estimation on Lie Groups to Affordance Lea rning and Robot Imagination DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - From State Estimation on Lie Groups to Affordance Learning and Robot Imagination\n\nOctober 31\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Locati on: MAE-A 303\n\nGregory S. Chirikjian\nDepartment of Mechanical Engineeri ng\nUniversity of Delaware\nNational University of Singapore\n\nAbstract\n Today’s robots are very brittle in their intelligence. This follows from a legacy of industrial robotics where robots pick and place known parts r epetitively. For humanoid robots to function as servants in the home and i n hospitals they will need to demonstrate higher intelligence\, and must b e able to function in ways that go beyond the stiff prescribed programming of their industrial counterparts. A new approach to service robotics is d iscussed here. The affordances of broad classes of common objects such as chairs\, cups\, etc.\, are defined. When a new object is encountered\, it is scanned and a virtual version is put into a simulation wherein the rob ot ``imagines’’ how the object can be used. In this way\, robots can r eason about objects that they have not encountered before. After affordanc es are assessed\, the robot then takes action in the real world\, resultin g in real2sim2real transfer. As part of this broad framework\, probabilist ic methods on Lie-groups are used. These mathematical methods were develop ed originally by the presenter for mobile robot state estimation\, and hav e been adapted recently to one-shot learning of affordances from demonstra tion. Videos of physical demonstrations will illustrate the effectiveness of this paradigm. Future plans will be discussed\, including the integrati on of large language models. \n\nBiography\nGregory S. Chirikjian received undergraduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University in 1988\, and a Ph.D. degree from the California Institute of Technology\, Pasadena\, in 1992. From 1992 until 2021\, he served on the faculty of the Department of Mecha nical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University\, attaining the rank of full professor in 2001. Additionally\, from 2004-2007\, he served as departmen t chair. Starting in January 2019\, he moved to the National University o f Singapore\, where he served as Head of the Mechanical Engineering Depart ment\, where he has hired 14 new professors. As of January 2024 he moved t o the University of Delaware\, where he is chair of the Mechanical Enginee ring department and holder of the Willis F. Harrington Professorship. Chi rikjian’s research interests include robotics\, applications of group th eory in state estimation\, information\n-theoretic inequalities\, and appl ied mathematics more broadly. He is a 1993 National Science Foundation You ng Investigator and a 1994 Presidential Faculty Fellow. In 2010 he became a fellow of the IEEE. From 2014-15\, he served as a program director for t he US National Robotics Initiative\, which included responsibilities in th e Robust Intelligence cluster in the Information and Intelligent Systems D ivision of CISE at NSF. Chirikjian is the author of more than 250 journal and conference papers and the primary author of three books\, including En gineering Applications of Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis (2001) and Stoc hastic Models\, Information Theory\, and Lie Groups\, Vols. 1+2. (2009\, 2 011). In 2016\, an expanded edition of his 2001 book was published as a Do ver book under a new title\, Harmonic Analysis for Engineers and Applied S cientists.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Amor Menezes CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7011@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211202Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-luqiao-liu/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Luqiao Liu DESCRIPTION:Luqiao Liu is an associate professor of electrical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He presents “Controllable Anti ferromagnetic Spintronics” Thursday\, Oct. 31 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6953@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T145500 DTSTAMP:20241014T211902Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-fission-space-sy stems-past-present-and-future/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Fission Space Systems: Past\, Present\, and Future" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nFrom the inception of nuclear systems for flight with Project Rover in 1955\, the desire to harness the massive power from fiss ion to explore the universe has driven every generation of nuclear rockets .\n\nThis seminar will provide an introduction to the legacy systems of NE RVA/ROVER to JIMO in the early 2000s\, the current DRACO and Fission Surfa ce Power initiatives\, and the programs on the near horizon using space fi ssion systems. Legacy systems will be shown as laying the groundwork for t he current generation of nuclear thermal propulsion systems. The current s tatus\, technology maturation\, and operational flight performance of the DRACO system will be discussed. Future systems based on the successful fir st flight of DRACO will be introduced within the overall scope of the ARTE MIS program architecture.\nBio\nMichael Savela\nNeutronics Lead for Space Reactors\nBWXT Advanced Technologies\nMichael Savela is a 2002 graduate o f the University of Florida with a B.S. in nuclear engineering before purs uing a master’s degree under Professor Tulenko\, also at UF. He spent 17 years in commercial nuclear power with Framatome doing core design\, ther mal analysis\, and plant safety development before moving into the Advance Applications group. While there\, he worked on the First of Kind programs in HGTRs\, methods development\, and new fuel concepts. In 2021 he moved to BWXT to take the lead neutronic role for nuclear thermal propulsion for programs such as ARDP\, HLS\, and DRACO.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7025@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-cancer-preventi on-and-symptom-science-developing-and-translating-technologies/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Cancer Prevention and Symptom Science: Developing and Translating Technologies" DESCRIPTION:Erin Lavik\, Sc.D. \nChief Technology Officer &\; Deputy Dir ector\, Division of Cancer Prevention\, National Cancer Institute\n\nBio: Erin Lavik\, Sc.D.\, is the Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer o f the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She received her Bachelor’s\, Master’s\, and Doctoral degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Materials Science and Engineering. Before joining DCP\, Dr. Lavik was a Professor of Chemical\, Biochemical\, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maryland \, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Dev elopment in the College of Engineering and Information Technology. At UMBC she ran a lab focusing on engineer polymers to protect and repair the ner vous system and to treat trauma with a focus on producing safe\, effective \, and accessible treatments. Prior to this\, she was a professor at Case Western and a principal investigator in the Functional Electrical Stimulat ion Center in Cleveland focusing on translating technologies to help patie nts with spinal cord and brain injuries. \n\nDr. Lavik won the TR100 award in 2003 and the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award in 2010. She became a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers in 2014\, a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society in 2019\, and from 2 022-2023 was an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science Policy Fellow at the Office of Advanced Manufacturing at the Nati onal Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). \nAbstract: Erin Lavik\ , Sc.D.\, became the second Deputy Director and first Chief Technology Off icer of the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) in August 2023. In this ca pacity\, she provides leadership in how best to apply promising emerging t echnologies to the prevention and control of cancer and its consequences. She has a passion for building research environments that facilitate cross -discipline collaboration for the purpose of tackling problems at the inte rsection of new technologies and science. This talk with cover Dr. Lavik ’s path to the Division of Cancer Prevention and ways engineers can part icipate in cancer prevention and symptom science programs. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6981@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T160000 DTSTAMP:20241022T131708Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bridging-innovation-researc h-workforce-development-forum/ SUMMARY:Bridging Innovation: Research &\; Workforce Development Forum DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite you to the Bridging Innovation: Resear ch &\; Workforce Development Forum on Tuesday\, November 5\, at NeoCity \, hosted by the NSF Central Florida Semiconductor Innovation Engine (CFSI E). This one-day event will feature two dynamic sessions designed to foste r collaboration and innovation in the semiconductor industry. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in important dialogue to drive innovation and workforce development in the semiconductor industry. Learn more and regist er today! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:NeoCity OC Building\, 194 NeoCity Way\, Kissimmee\, Florida\, 3474 4\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=194 NeoCity Way\, Kissimmee \, Florida\, 34744\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NeoCity OC B uilding:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7041@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183306Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-allison- godwin-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series: Allison Godwin\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Join us and Allison Godwin\, PhD.\, of Cornell University as sh e presents "Supporting Failure as a Learning Opportunity.”\nFor more inf ormation\, please visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series -allison-godwin-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7001@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-mission-based-r d/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - MISSION BASED R&\;D DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - MISSION BASED R&\;D\nNovember 5\, 2024\, at 12 :50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nThomas O. Hunter\, Ph.D\nRetired President an d Laboratories Director\nSandia National Laboratories\nAbstract\nThe evolu tion of modern technology toward larger\, more complex systems often requi res R&\;D of greater scale and the involvement of numerous participants typically with specific goals and\, sometimes hectic timeframes. Further\ , many times the efforts must result in functioning hardware or deployable solutions that can be implemented or placed in service immediately. In mo st cases\, teams are formed from numerous\, often disparate\, disciplines. Beyond the well-established processes of systems engineering there are un ique factors that can determine success or failure. No matter the depth of research or the complexity of development\, effective solutions must be s ought. Examples of such efforts and factors will be drawn from direct expe rience with the testing of nuclear weapons\, the development of Extreme Ul traviolent Lithography\, and the national effort to stem the oil well of t he Deep Water Horizon disaster.\nBiography\nDr. Thomas O. Hunter retired i n July 2010 as President and Laboratories Director of Sandia National Labo ratories. Sandia\, with principal sites in Albuquerque\, NM\, and Livermor e\, CA\, is a multi-program laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. Dr. Hunter joined Sandia in 1967 and became president in April 2005. His r esponsibilities included managing the Laboratories’ $2.3 billion annual budget and approximately 10\,000 employees. In that role\, he was personal ly involved in support of national security issues that required engaging leaders in the executive branch of government and in the U.S. Congress. Fu rther\, he was charged with providing assurance of essential elements of t he U.S. nuclear deterrent and advising on matters such as energy\, nuclear nonproliferation\, and the nation's R&\;D agenda.\nIn May\, 2010\, DOE Secretary Steven Chu appointed Dr. Hunter as lead of the federal governme nt's scientific team that worked with BP officials to develop and analyze solutions to the BP oil spill. Early in 2011\, Dr. Hunter was appointed Ch airman of the Department of Interior's Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Commit tee. A committee charged with identifying future technology needs for offs hore oil and gas development.\nBefore assuming his role as Sandia's Direct or\, Dr. Hunter served as Sandia’s Senior Vice President for Defense Pro grams. In that capacity\, he led the Laboratories’ principal mission Str ategic Management Unit\, which managed the R&\;D\, engineering\, inform ation systems and production involved in Sandia's support of the nuclear d eterrent. From October 1995 to March 1999\, Dr. Hunter served as Vice Pres ident of Sandia’s California Laboratory. He also served as corporate lea der for the development of nuclear nonproliferation\, arms control\, and m aterials management programs. Earlier in his Sandia career\, Dr. Hunter wa s Sandia's Director of the Energy and Environment Program Center\, where h e coordinated activities in energy development and environmental quality a nd emphasized international energy and environment development and support ing information systems. He led Sandia and U.S. DOE laboratory programs to establish cooperative R&\;D programs in the former Soviet Union to sup port nuclear nonproliferation. He was Director of Nuclear Waste Management and Transportation Programs and Manger for Sandia’s role in the Yucca M ountain Project.\nDr. Hunter is a member of the Engineering Advisory Board for the University of Florida and Council on Foreign Relations. He was re cently chairman of the National Academy of Sciences Advisory Board for the Gulf Research Program. Recently he was a member of the American Nuclear S ociety and served on the U.S. Strategic Command’s Strategic Advisory Gro up. He has served on various review groups for the Federal government and with other DOE laboratories\, guest lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on nuclear waste management\, and as an adjunct professor at t he University of New Mexico. Since retirement Dr. Hunter has been a member of the PCAST panel for the report “Transformation and Opportunity: The Future of the US Research Enterprise”. He served as a board member for t he Energy Policy Initiative for the Bipartisan Policy Center. He recently chaired the advisory committee for the University of Florida College Of En gineering Leadership Institute. He is the author of numerous technical pap ers and presentations. He is a recipient of the 2007 New Mexico Distinguis hed Public Service Award.\nDr. Hunter earned a B.S. in mechanical engineer ing from the University of Florida\, an M.S. in mechanical engineering fro m the University of New Mexico\, an M.S. in nuclear engineering from the U niversity of Wisconsin\, and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the Unive rsity of Wisconsin. He was recognized as a distinguished alumnus by both t he University of Florida and the University of Wisconsin.\nMAE Faculty Hos t: Dr. Sivaramakrishnan Balachandar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7005@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 4/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nTJ Schultz\nTitle:\nResearch Software Engineering a t UFIT: Optimizing Research Outcomes using the HiPerGator\, and SPOTMOD Di scussion\nBio: \nTJ Schultz\, Research Software Engineer\, UFIT - Research Computing\nTJ is a lifelong resident of Gainesville and graduate of UF wh o is part of the newly established Research Software Engineering team with in UFIT - Research Computing\, home of the HiPerGator. He has experience w ith high-performance computing\, scientific workflows\, and AI. Prior to U FIT\, TJ worked within IFAS to build machine learning and computer vision applications in blueberry breeding and genomics.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6975@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-goldberg-lectur e-adam-reboul-ph-d-there-has-to-be-a-way/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Goldberg Lecture - Adam Reboul\, Ph.D.\, "There Has to Be a Way" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMany of my successes in my 20+ year R&\;D career i n ophthalmics were achieved by never giving up. Under the guidance of Dr. Eugene Goldberg\, he shaped the way I performed R&\;D by teaching me to always keep going. There has to be a way!\n\nI hope to share some of the technologies I've had a part in developing. Sharing the methodologies and mindsets I've used to drive success.... many learned from the teachings of Dr. Goldberg.\nBio\nDirector\, Surgical Research and External Scientific Innovation\nBausch + Lomb\n \;\nDr. Adam Reboul was a Ph.D. graduate student under Dr. Eugene Goldberg from 2002-2005.\n\nDr. Reboul also holds an M.S. in organic chemistry from the University of Florida and a B.S. i n polymer science from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Reboul has spent his entire 20-year career in Ophthalmics. His career began at Jo hnson &\; Johnson Vision Care\, where he spent five years developing ne w contact lens formulations and process development. He then spent the nex t eight + years at Benz Research and Development in Sarasota developing in traocular lenses (IOLs). From there\, the next four years were spent at Al con in Johns Creek\, GA\, where he tackled the development of dry eye trea tments on the ocular health team.\n\nHis current position is Director of S urgical Research and External Scientific Innovation at Bausch + Lomb. In t his role\, he is responsible for surgical product development and technica l input on external scientific innovations.\n\nOutside of his professional life\, he is a husband and father to three daughters and loves to ride m otorcycles. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6993@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-natures-unifyin g-theories-and-how-they-can-be-used-for-good-2/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Nature's Unifying Theories and How They Can Be Used f or Good DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Nature's Unifying Theories and How They Can Be Us ed for Good\n\nNovember 7\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nPhi lip LeDuc\, Ph.D \nDepartments of Mechanical Engineering\, Biomedical Engi neering\, Computational Biology\, and Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mell on University\n\nAbstract\nI have always been interested in examining whet her seemingly unconnected areas of my life actually have intersections. Fo r example\, two areas that have always interested me are the mechanics of machines\, such as taking apart lawnmowers in my youth\, and the wonders o f nature. While they seem unconnected\, I wonder what are their commonalit ies\, which has led me to work on this intersection for almost 2 decades t oward unifying theories between them. Here\, I will present how my lab has been looking for nature’s unifying theories that are threaded throughou t life. My lab approaches this by envisioning different biological organis ms as “systems” and examining how these unconnected systems intersect. We use our approaches as engineers to investigate these systems in nature \, looking for unifying principles with some of the same fundamental appro aches used on machines such as planes\, trains\, and automobiles. I work w ith a diversity of biological systems ranging from mammalian cells to micr oorganisms to plants\, and we apply principles from mechanical engineering fields (e.g. solid mechanics\, control theory\, fluidics\, heat transfer\ , and design) to understand how these principles may apply across diverse nature-based systems. My goal with my projects is to tackle grand challeng es\, so my work includes areas like improving health\, sustainable energy\ , clean water\, understanding evolution\, and even art. We pursue these go als by developing and utilizing unique custom-built systems\, including bi otechnology\, robotics\, artificial intelligence\, and computational biolo gy. These intersections are especially fascinating to me as biological sys tems have evolved for distinct reasons (the “initial and boundary condit ions” are different). In addition\, as an engineer\, I truly am interest ed in building new systems from the knowledge that we obtain thus\, I will also present how our lab thinks about these nature-inspired design princi ples toward translational efforts. \n\nBiography\nPhilip LeDuc (Ph.D. John s Hopkins University\; post-doctoral fellow\, Children's Hospital and Harv ard Medical School) is the William J. Brown Professor in the Mechanical En gineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University with appointments in Bi ological Sciences\, Biomedical Engineering\, Electrical and Computer Engin eering\, and Computational Biology. He has received the National Science F oundation CAREER Award and the Beckman Foundation Young Investigators Awar d while also being selected as a faculty member for the Sloan Foundation M inority Ph.D. Program. He has also been funded by other organizations\, in cluding the Bill &\; Melinda Gates Foundation\, the National Institute of Health\, the Department of Defense\, the Department of Energy\, and the Keck Foundation. During his career\, he has published articles in many jo urnals\, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\, Natur e Nanotechnology\, Nature Communications\, JACS\, Applied Physics Letters\ , Methods in Cell Biology\, Advanced Materials\, Nature Protocols\, and Na ture\, and has given seminars across the world including South Africa\, In dia\, and Brazil. He has been on and helped organize many scientific meeti ngs\, including for the National Academy of Engineering\, the National Aca demy of Sciences\, the National Academy of Medicine\, and the United State s Congress\, as well as being elected to the Science Advisory Council of t he Beckman Foundation\, and the Board of Directors for the Biomedical Engi neering Society and American Institute for Medical &\; Biological Engin eering. He is also a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society\, the Am erican Society of Mechanical Engineers\, the International Academy of Medi cal and Biological Engineering\, and the American Institute for Medical &a mp\; Biological Engineering. He has filed numerous patents\, has started c ompanies\, and has consulted for a diversity of companies. His wife\, Rach el\, and Philip have a daughter and two sons. He has also been involved wi th many philanthropic organizations\, including raising money for non-prof it organizations and mission trips to Africa and Armenia.\nMAE Faculty Hos t: Xin Tang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7033@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211226Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-kan-li/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Kan Li DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kan Li is a research scientist at the University of Florida . He presents “Kernel Operator-Theoretic Bayesian Filter for Nonlinear D ynamical Systems” Thursday\, Nov. 7 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050. [ Abstract & amp\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7017@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T145500 DTSTAMP:20241028T203443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-space-nuclear-pr opulsion-for-advanced-space-exploration/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Space Nuclear Propulsion for Advanced Space Exploratio n" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nSpace nuclear propulsion (SNP) can help enable robust exploration and utilization of the solar system. Initial operational syst ems may be used primarily in cislunar space or for deep space science miss ions. Higher-performance SNP systems may be used for human missions to Mar s and beyond.\n\nThe seminar will discuss potential SNP mission applicatio ns and historical programs\, as well as near-term plans for SNP developmen t and some of the various types of SNP systems that have been proposed.\nB io\nMichael Houts\, Ph.D.\nNuclear Research Manager\nNASA Marshall Space F light Center\nDr. Michael Houts has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from t he Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was employed at Los Alamos Na tional Laboratory for 11 years\, where he served in various positions\, in cluding Team Leader for Criticality\, Reactor\, and Radiation Physics and Deputy Group Leader of the 70-person Nuclear Design and Risk Analysis grou p. Dr. Houts has been a NASA employee for 23 years and currently serves as Nuclear Research Manager for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as wel l as principal investigator for NASA’s Space Nuclear Propulsion (SNP) pr oject.\n\nRecent awards include a NASA Distinguished Service Medal\, a NAS A Exceptional Service Medal\, a NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement M edal\, and being selected as an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7065@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T100000 DTSTAMP:20241108T204856Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/hybrid-modeling-in-energy-a nd-biomedical-applications/ SUMMARY:Hybrid Modeling in Energy and Biomedical Applications DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Selen Cremaschit\, Ph.D.\, of Auburn Univ ersity\, as she presents "Hybrid Modeling in Energy and Biomedical Applica tions" and the strengths and challenges of building hybrid models for engi neering applications using three seemingly disparate examples. For more in formation visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-selen-c remaschit-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7007@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 5/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nEmmanuel Ajayi\nTitle:\nApplication of Biocomplexit y Modeling to Market Risk Model Development\, Analytics\, and Validations\ nBio: \nDr. Emmanuel Ajayi is currently a risk model developer (Assistant Vice President - Model/Analysis/Validation\, Sr. Analyst) at Citibank NA i n the DART - Market Risk Modeling Team. He earned a University of Florida 's Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with focus on modeling (ecological and bio logical) and agricultural structures in the Department of Agricultural &am p\; Biological Engineering. He also holds a University of Florida's Herber t Wertheim College of Engineering Graduate Certificate in Biological Syste ms Modeling. As a graduate research assistant under Dr. Greg Kiker and the late Dr. Bucklin\, he served as an adjunct lecturer and taught AOM3220 -A gricultural Construction &\; Maintenance (Fall2021).\nDr. Emmanuel Ajay i currently adapts and builds on his mathematical modeling and extensive q uantitative experience with biological\, ecological\, sociological\, and e conomic processes modeling and simulation to develop market risk models cr itical for quantifying the market risk exposures of Citi’s trading book and calculating regulatory capital\; collaborates with other teams include Risk IT to implement new models\, resolves production issues and enhance existing model implementation\; calibrates model parameters\, performs var iance analysis to explain the changes in model output due to parameter upd ates\; performs ongoing analysis of models\, including back testing\; mode ls market risks associated with the cessation of the London Interbank Offe red Rate (LIBOR transition)\; develops and maintains technical documentati on\; and supports various tasks in response to regulatory and internal ris k management requirements in order to help safeguard assets by supporting market risk analytics projects.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7015@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-self-healing-po lymers-toward-the-advancement-of-next-generation-technologies/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Self-Healing Polymers: Toward the Advancement of Nex t-Generation Technologies" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nTraditional polymeric materials have limitations that hinder the development of next-generation products. For instance\, many n atural materials can restore a portion of their properties after sustainin g sub-critical damage—an ability that artificial materials have only rec ently begun to mimic. Imbuing polymers with the ability to self-heal would be of great advantage for advanced applications (e.g.\, military\, aerosp ace\, biomedical) where durability is of the utmost importance.\n\nIn this talk\, Professor Lewis will provide an overview of his work on the develo pment of self-healing polymers (SHPs)\, a type of stimuli-responsive mater ial that can mend cracks and defects\, thereby partially restoring mechani cal properties. Self-healing approaches can generally be described as eith er intrinsic or extrinsic: intrinsic SHPs rely on the use of reversible bi nding groups (RBGs) that\, when broken\, are able to be re-established\, w hereas extrinsic systems rely on the flow of a healing agent into the dama ged area to enable self-repair. This presentation will highlight examples of both intrinsic and extrinsic SHPs\, demonstrating the role of compositi on and processing on material properties\, including self-healing efficien cy. In addition\, Professor Lewis will briefly share his industry experien ce\, where he was engaged in polymer materials research and development ac tivities for the electronics and automotive industries.\nBio\nChristopher Lewis\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nRochester Institute of Technology\nDr. Christopher L. Lewis is an Associate Professor at the Rochester Institut e of Technology (RIT). He has a primary appointment in the Department of M anufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MMET) Department and i s an affiliate faculty member of the RIT Materials Science program\, the C hemical Engineering Department\, and the RIT Golisano Institute for Sustai nability. He holds a B.S. in Plastics Engineering Technology (Pennsylvania College of Technology)\, an M.S. in Polymer Engineering (University of Te nnessee-Knoxville)\, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering (University of Roch ester).\n\nPrior to joining RIT\, Chris worked for 10 years in the plastic s industry\, where he was engaged in manufacturing\, materials\, and produ ct research and development activities for companies such as Delphi Corpor ation\, General Motors\, and TE Connectivity. In addition\, he is a long-t ime member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and a board member o f the SPE Bioplastics and Renewable Technologies Division. His current res earch interests include biodegradable plastics\, additive manufacturing an d stimuli responsive materials. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7049@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T123500 DTSTAMP:20241104T170715Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-development-application- of-flexible-modeling-approaches-for-aquatic-ecosystems-in-a-changing-envir onment/ SUMMARY:W3: Development &\; application of flexible modeling approaches for aquatic ecosystems in a changing environment DESCRIPTION:Abstract: As the intensive use of natural resources continues t o place significant pressure on aquatic ecosystems (e.g.\, hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico)\, numerous methods and models have been explored in the li terature. However\, finding equitable solutions for both people and the pl anet requires open dialogue and accessible scientific information. Despite various approaches\, a gap remains in the availability of adaptable\, use r-friendly tools that are flexible\, scalable\, and capable of comparative analysis.\n\nThis presentation aims to address this gap by introducing a flexible modeling approach for ecosystems in a dynamic and evolving enviro nment. The core objective is to explore the development and application of tools such as ASSET (An Indicator-Based Tool to Estimate Water Consumptio n)\, VISTA\, and CISTA. ASSET is a novel tool designed to estimate water c onsumption\, while VISTA and CISTA are valuable in translating theoretical concepts into operational frameworks for vulnerability assessments and ad aptation strategies. These tools provide flexibility in application across diverse scenarios\, allowing us to tackle complex problems holistically a nd develop innovative solutions in an increasingly interconnected world.\n \nThrough case studies\, we will demonstrate how these tools support decis ion-making and analysis at varying levels of complexity. The presentation will conclude with a discussion on how ASSET and similar tools can be cust omized to meet the needs of various stakeholders\, including scientists\, water managers\, farmers\, decision-makers\, citizens and planners. The ul timate goal is to a be part of the team creating flexible solutions for im proved aquatic ecosystems in the face of environmental challenges. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7043@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T130000 DTSTAMP:20241101T182408Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/colloquium-talk-series-dr-h eather-lum/ SUMMARY:Colloquium Talk Series: Dr. Heather Lum DESCRIPTION:Bio: Dr. Heather C. Lum (she/her) is an assistant professor and director of the Virtual Environments &\; Cognitive Training Research ( VECToR) laboratory at Arizona State University. She earned her Ph.D. in ap plied experimental and human factors psychology from the University of Cen tral Florida in 2011. Her primary research interests focus on perceptions of technology\, specifically the ways in which technology is impacting the way we interact with each other as humans. Other areas of interest includ e the use of psychophysiological measures such as eye tracking and vocal a nalyses to better determine and study the critical applied cognitive and e xperimental topics of interest such as spatial cognition\, human-human and human-robot team interactions. Dr. Lum conducted research on human-non-hu man teaming in the summer of 2023 as part of the U.S. Air Force Research L ab Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. She is also currently a Fulbright Sp ecialist. In addition to her research pursuits\, Dr. Lum is the current pr esident of HF/E Women's Organization for Mentoring and Networking (HFE WOM AN) and former events chair. She is also the former chair for the Cognitiv e Engineering &\; Decision-Making Technical Group and the Education Tec hnical Group. She is also a K9 handler and training coordinator for the Ya vapai County Search and Rescue Team-Search Dog Unit and a trainer/evaluato r for the National Association for Search and Rescue.\nTitle: What being a search and rescue K9 handler has taught me: Key takeaways in the pursuit of more effective human-AI robot teams\nAbstract: During her talk\, Dr. Lu m will discuss her time as a K9\nhandler and training coordinator for a wi lderness search\nand rescue team and how those lessons have helped\ninform her research on human-AI teaming. In particular\,\nDr. Lum will discuss t he similarities between animal and\nrobot teammates and the unique teamwor k\ncharacteristics that arise when working with a\nnonhuman entity. She wi ll also discuss how this has\nhelped guide her work on creating different team\nmodeling than traditional human-human teams has\nproduced. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7075@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-the-language-of -mission/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - The Language of Mission DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - The Language of Mission\nDear Undergraduate and G raduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department o f Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their exper tise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome !\nWilliam “Bill” Gattle Ph.D.\nChief Executive Officer\, LightRidge S olutions\nAbstract\nWe all want our work effort to make a difference. One of the keys to making an impact is effectively communicating our research and development purpose\, value\, differentiation to our stakeholders. The higher in an organization we go\, the more we have to talk about true mis sion impact.\nThere is an art to selling our concepts to the government an d industry partners. This seminar is all about teaching us how to develop our compelling messaging and delivering our mission-driven story for maxim um mission impact. I will explain how to develop your messaging from the f irst step to delivery to your customers and even internal partners in the university. Please join me as we explore the language of mission.\nBiograp hy\nBill Gattle is the Chief Executive Officer of LightRidge Solutions\, a space and defense technology company that specializes in high-performance space and air collectors and sensors as well as artificial intelligence a nd machine learning. He brings over three decades of experience in the spa ce\, airborne\, and intelligence markets\, driving innovation and change t o help national security customers solve their most challenging problems.\ nPreviously\, Bill was President of Space Systems for L3Harris Technologie s’ Space &\; Airborne Systems segment. He was responsible for the bus iness strategy\, financial performance\, and successful execution of all p rograms within the space systems sector. Prior to leading Space Systems\, he was President for Harris Corporation’s Space and Intelligence Systems segment until the company’s merger with L3 Technologies. In this role\, Bill covered an extensive portfolio of collection solutions in the intell igence community\, air and space surveillance\, small satellites\, electro nic warfare\, wireless solutions and C4I systems.\nBill holds a Bachelor ’s and Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Unive rsity of Florida and serves on UF’s Dean’s Advisory Board\, and has se rved on the Space Foundation Board. He has been a member of the American S ociety of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)\, and the National Space Council.\nMAE Faculty Hos t: Alicia Petersen CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7019@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T145500 DTSTAMP:20241028T210710Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-microstructural- variability-and-irradiation-assisted-stress-corrosion-cracking-observation s-and-implications/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Microstructural Variability and Irradiation Assisted S tress Corrosion Cracking: Observations and Implications" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThree pairs of specimens with statistically significa nt differences in irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) r esponse that cannot be explained by existing crack growth rate (CGR) model s have been characterized in detail by optical microscopy\, microhardness\ , ferrite scope measurements\, scanning electron microscopy (SEM)\, electr on backscatter diffraction (EBSD)\, atom probe tomography (APT)\, and nano indentation\, with the objective of identifying key microstructural variab les responsible for IASCC response in low electrochemical corrosion potent ial (ECP) environments of Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs).\n\nThe materi als examined covered Type 316 and Type 316Ti baffle bolt material at 25 dp a\, Type 304 from a core shroud at ~10 dpa\, and two heats of Type 304L c ontrol rod material at ~10 and 3.5 dpa. Two independent factors were ident ified that exacerbate IASCC susceptibility\, although no single factor or sole microstructural variable explains the difference in CGR among the pai rs of specimens. The potential implications of these observations\, with r espect to advanced manufacturing\, will be discussed.\nBio\nPeter Chou\, P h.D.\nPrincipal Technical Leader\nElectric Power Research Institute\nDr. P eter Chou is a Principal Technical Leader in the Nuclear Sector of the El ectric Power Research Institute (EPRI)\, where he has worked for 20 years. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the Universit y of California\, Berkeley. He manages research on environmentally assiste d cracking\, non-irradiated and irradiated\, in the primary environments o f light-water reactors\, focusing on the link between material microstruct ure\, material reliability\, and on the application of advanced characteri zation and micromechanical testing for industrial research. More recently\ , he supports EPRI’s effort to assess potential materials issues related to the sodium fast reactor and the gas-cooled thermal reactor\, from an o perational perspective.\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6779@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141233Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-pareto-sensitiv ity-most-changing-sub-fronts-and-optimal-knee-solutions/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Pareto sensitivity\, most-changing sub-fronts\, and op timal knee solutions DESCRIPTION:Pareto sensitivity\, most-changing sub-fronts\, and optimal kne e solutions\n\nDr. Luis Nunes Vicente\nLehigh University\n\nWhen dealing w ith a multi-objective optimization problem with more than two objectives\, obtaining a comprehensive representation of the Pareto front can be compu tationally expensive. Furthermore\, identifying the most representative Pa reto solutions can be difficult and sometimes ambiguous. In this paper\, u sing Pareto sensitivity\, we introduce a way to compute the most-changing Pareto sub-fronts around a Pareto solution\, where the points are distribu ted along directions of maximum change. We then show how to compute Pareto knee solutions\, in our case defined as Pareto solutions where the least maximal change occurs. In doing so\, we hope to offer a new perspective on how to compute representative Pareto solutions\, in ways that are more co mprehensive than existing techniques. Our techniques are still restricted to scalarized methods\, in particular to the weighted-sum or epsilon-const rained methods\, and require the computation or approximations of first- a nd second-order derivatives. We include numerical results from synthetic p roblems and multi-task learning instances that illustrate the benefits of our approach. This is joint work with Tommaso Giovannelli (Univ. Cincinnat i) and Marcos M. Raimundo (UNICAMP). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Florida Gymnasium Room 270\, 1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.649515;-82.347241 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Florida Gymna sium Room 270:geo:29.649515,-82.347241 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7031@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T123500 DTSTAMP:20241030T153505Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-nutrient-and-en ergy-dynamics-along-the-urban-watershed-continuum/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Nutrient and Energy Dynamics Along the Urban Watershed Continuum DESCRIPTION:Urbanization is a major environmental concern at local\, region al\, and global scales. The continued expansion of urban development is pa rticularly concerning given that urban populations are expected to increas e for the foreseeable future. Therefore\, understanding the impacts of urb anization on the environment is a necessity to protect and improve ecologi cal dynamics and reduce downstream impacts. Increased nutrient and polluta nt export from the landscape\, driven largely by changes in inputs (e.g.\, fertilizers\, fossil fuel use\, synthetic chemicals) and hydrological dyn amics (e.g.\, increased impervious surfaces and flashier hydrographs)\, is one of the primary environmental threats associated with urbanization. In the Urban Ecosystem Ecology Lab\, we study how urbanization affects water quality across the entire watershed\, including residential landscapes\, stormwater systems\, and downstream aquatic environments. This presentatio n will focus on nutrient and energy cycling within stormwater ponds and ur ban streams\, and how human actions effect the fate and transport of nutri ents. Understanding how human activities on the land affects what flows do wnstream is essential for us to be able to develop solutions to our water quality issues.\nDr. Alexander J. (“AJ”) Reisinger is an associate pro fessor of urban water quality in the Department of Soil\, Water\, and Ecos ystem Sciences at the University of Florida. He is an aquatic ecosystem ec ologist and biogeochemist focused on how human activities on the landscape affect export of pollutants to aquatic ecosystems\, and how these aquatic ecosystems respond to pollutants. In particular\, AJ focuses on energy dy namics\, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling\, and the effects of emerging con taminants (e.g.\, pharmaceuticals\, PFAS) ion aquatic ecosystem functionin g. AJ received a BS in Environmental Sciences from the University of Notre Dame\, an MS in Biology from Kansas State University\, and a PhD in Biolo gy from the University of Notre Dame. Following his PhD\, AJ was a postdoc at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies where he studied the biogeoche mical effects of urban stream restoration in Baltimore\, Maryland. He has been at UF since August 2017\, where his program focuses on biogeochemical dynamics of urban watersheds\, including the effects of residential lands cape management on nutrient leaching and runoff\, nutrient cycling and alg al dynamics of stormwater ponds\, and nutrient and energy dynamics of urba n streams. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7027@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-discovering-ris k-genes-of-common-diseases-from-common-to-rare-variants/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Discovering risk genes of common diseases: from commo n to rare variants" DESCRIPTION:Xin He\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, University of Chicago\n\n Biography: Dr. Xin He is an Associate Professor at Department of Human Gen etics\, University of Chicago. Dr. He's research focuses on developing co mputational methods to detect risk genes of complex diseases and to gain d eeper insights into the disease mechanisms. His lab has published papers i n leading journals such as Science\, Nature Genetics and Nature Methods. \ n\nAbstract: Many of common human diseases are affected by genetic variati ons. Identifying risk genes of these diseases using genetic data have the potential of revealing molecular mechanisms of diseases and pointing to po tential therapeutic targets. In this talk\, I will present two methods for risk gene discovery. In the first part\, I will focus on genomewide assoc iation studies (GWAS)\, the main approach for genetic study of common vari ants in the population. In particular\, I will focus on a commonly used ap proach for risk gene discovery using expression quantitative trait loci (e QTL) data. This type of data reveals the genetic effect on gene expression . Existing methods for analyzing eQTLs\, however\, suffer from high false positive rates of risk gene discovery. Our method\, causal-TWAS (cTWAS)\, borrows ideas from statistical fine-mapping to control for potential confo unders that contribute to false positive results by existing methods. cTWA S showed calibrated false discovery rates in simulations\, and its applica tion on common traits discovered new candidate genes.\n\nIn the second par t\, I will talk about a method based on rare genetic variants. This type o f variants have much lower frequencies in the populations\, and are genera lly harder to study than common variants. Nevertheless\, rare variants off er several advantages\, e.g. they tend to have large effect sizes on disea se risks. Many methods have been proposed for associating rare variants to phenotypes\, particularly\, the "gene burden" tests that aggregate inform ation of all variants in a gene. These gene-based methods\, however\, ofte n make unrealistic assumptions\, and in practice\, have low power of disco very. We developed a Bayesian method: MIxture model based Rare variant Ana lysis on GEnes (MIRAGE). MIRAGE captures the heterogeneity of variant effe cts and incorporates external information of potential functional effects of variants. We demonstrate in both simulations and analysis of an exome-s equencing dataset of Autism\, that MIRAGE outperforms current methods for rare variant analysis. The top genes identified by MIRAGE are enriched wit h known or plausible Autism risk genes. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6979@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T163000 DTSTAMP:20241022T131610Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/k-20-semiconductor-professi onal-development-day/ SUMMARY:K-20 Semiconductor Professional Development Day DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging one-day event designed to empower educa tors\, administrators\, and guidance counselors with the tools and knowled ge to integrate semiconductors and STEM career opportunities into the clas sroom. Through interactive sessions\, hands-on activities\, and expert-led discussions\, you’ll explore how the semiconductor industry is shaping the future and how your students can benefit from this exciting field. Thi s event offers dedicated tracks based on your role and school level\, prov iding tailored resources and insights to bring STEM education to life. Get ready to inspire the next generation of engineers\, scientists\, and inno vators!\n\nPlease note registration is required. Learn more and register t oday! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32606\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, Florida\, 32606\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7077@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183242Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-jean-fra ncois-louf-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series: Jean-Francois Louf\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Professor Louf will present "Adaptive Poroelastic Couplings in Bioinspired Soft Robotics\, Polymer Freezing Dynamics\, and Biophysical Ne tworks"\nFor more information\, please visit https://www.che.ufl.edu/event s/che-seminar-series-jf-louf-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7059@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210011Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-integrated-data -science-and-computational-materials-science-to-tackle-challenges-of-compl ex-materials-2/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Integrated Data-Science and Computational Materials S cience to Tackle Challenges of Complex Materials" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAs we push the boundaries of materials for applicatio ns in ever-increasing extreme environments\, novel and often complex mater ials are needed that require creative design strategies from electron-to-m icrostructure levels. To understand the intertwined electronic and atomic mechanisms in complex materials\, the traditional computational tools that have been highly successful now need to be integrated with sophisticated methods. A fitting example is high entropy materials (HEMs) that consist o f multiple principal elements in large proportions in contrast to one prin cipal element in conventional/dilute alloys. Robust data-science methods o ffer a rigorous path forward to overcome the multi-dimensional challenge.\ n\nOur group uses machine learning algorithms in conjunction with physics- based principles and databases to unveil key structure-property correlatio ns that are otherwise unintuitive in complex materials. In this presentati on\, I will discuss our new data-science integrated computational material s science approach\, namely PREDICT (Predict properties from Existing Data bases in Complex materials Territory)\, whereby properties in complex allo ys are predicted by learning from simpler alloys. I will also discuss how charge-density can be used as a universal descriptor for properties’ pre diction. I will also discuss database frameworks being developed in our gr oup.\nBio\nDilpuneet Aidhy\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nClemson Universit y\nDr. Dilpuneet Aidhy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mat erials Science and Engineering at Clemson University. His expertise is in computational materials science\, including density functional theory\, mo lecular dynamics simulations\, and machine learning applied to solid-state materials. His areas of interest include metallic alloys and ceramic oxid es. His work is primarily focused on understanding the thermodynamics and kinetics of defects\, grain boundaries\, mechanical and radiation damage p roperties\, ion transport\, and electrochemistry in functional oxides. In the past few years\, his work has extensively focused on developing data s cience-based methods to predict properties of high entropy materials.\n\nH e is on the editorial board of Computational Materials Science\, Scientifi c Reports\, and Frontiers in Materials. He received his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida in 2009. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6751@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T123500 DTSTAMP:20240826T193011Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-numerical-estima tion-of-nitrogen-loading-from-septic-systems-to-surface-waterbodies/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Numerical estimation of nitrogen loading from septic sy stems to surface waterbodies DESCRIPTION:Numerical estimation of nitrogen loading from septic systems to surface waterbodies\nMing Ye\, Professor\, Department of Earth\, Ocean an d Atmospheric Science\, Florida State University\nAbstract: Nitrogen pollu tion is one of the most prevalent and challenging environmental problems w orldwide. Treatment of domestic wastewater using onsite sewage treatment a nd disposal systems (a.k.a. septic systems) is considered as the second la rgest nitrogen source in Florida. For managing nitrogen pollution due to s eptic systems\, we developed software\, called ArcGIS-based Nitrogen Load Estimation Toolkit (ArcNLET) for simulating nitrogen transport in soil and groundwater and for estimate nitrogen loading from septic systems to surf ace waterbodies. ArcNLET first simulates one-dimensional unsaturated flow and reactive transport of ammonium and nitrate in soil between drainfields and water table\, and then simulates two-dimensional groundwater flow and reactive transport of ammonium and nitrate in groundwater. ArcNLET is an easy-to-use computer tool\, and can be used to estimate long-term nitrogen loading from septic systems to surface water bodies to support management of nitrogen pollution. This seminar will first present the groundwater fl ow and solute transport models behind ArcNLET\, and then introduce several applications of ArcNLET at several study site across the state\, includin g a recent application for estimating the relations between nitrogen atten uation rates and distances from septic systems to water table and surface waterbodies. We recently developed the Python version of ArcNLET for ArcGI S Pro\, and the source codes and user manual are available at GitHub (http s://github.com/ArcNLET-Py/ArcNLET-Py) for free download. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7051@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T123500 DTSTAMP:20241104T170651Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-numerical-estima tion-of-nitrogen-loading-from-septic-systems-to-surface-waterbodies-2/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Numerical Estimation of Nitrogen Loading from Septic Sy stems to Surface Waterbodies DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Ming Ye\, Professor\, Department of Earth\, Ocean and Atmospheric Science\, Department of Scientific Computing\, Florida Sta te University\nAbstract:\nNitrogen pollution is one of the most prevalent and challenging environmental problems worldwide. Treatment of domestic wa stewater using onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems (a.k.a. septic systems) is considered as the second largest nitrogen source in Florida. For managing nitrogen pollution due to septic systems\, we developed softw are\, called ArcGIS-based Nitrogen Load Estimation Toolkit (ArcNLET) for s imulating nitrogen transport in soil and groundwater and for estimate nitr ogen loading from septic systems to surface waterbodies. ArcNLET first sim ulates one-dimensional unsaturated flow and reactive transport of ammonium and nitrate in soil between drainfields and water table\, and then simula tes two-dimensional groundwater flow and reactive transport of ammonium an d nitrate in groundwater. ArcNLET is an easy-to-use computer tool\, and ca n be used to estimate long-term nitrogen loading from septic systems to su rface water bodies to support management of nitrogen pollution. This semin ar will first present the groundwater flow and solute transport models beh ind ArcNLET\, and then introduce several applications of ArcNLET at severa l study site across the state\, including a recent application for estimat ing the relations between nitrogen attenuation rates and distances from se ptic systems to water table and surface waterbodies. We recently developed the Python version of ArcNLET for ArcGIS Pro\, and the source codes and u ser manual are available at GitHub (https://github.com/ArcNLET-Py/ArcNLET- Py) for free download. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7071@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T120000 DTSTAMP:20241112T163507Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fics-colloquium-dr-marina-b lanton/ SUMMARY:FICS Colloquium: Dr. Marina Blanton DESCRIPTION:Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research - Colloquium A Big ger Picture of Secure Multi-Party Computation Dr. Marina Blanton\, Univers ity at Buffalo\nAbstract Secure multi-party computation is a mature area t hat enables computation over private data. Products utilizing secure compu tation techniques are now increasingly being built by tech companies for p rivacy-preserving data analytics and other purposes. For many years\, prog ress in this area has focused on mechanisms for securely realizing differe nt functionalities\, i.e.\, on how to perform secure function evaluation. In this talk\, we argue that other aspects of privacy-preserving computati on deserve the attention of the research community. They include ensuring the trustworthiness of inputs to the computation\, achieving security of l inked computations\, and selecting functions to ensure that the (authorize d) information disclosure from the output is limited. We investigate the l ast component in more detail on the example of average salary computation\ , inspired by the Boston privacy-preserving gender pay gap study carried o ut in 2015-2017.\nBiography: Marina Blanton is an Associate Professor in t he Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buf falo (UB). She also serves as the Faculty Director of Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program at UB. Dr. Blanton received her MS in EECS fro m Ohio University in 2002\, MS in CS from Purdue University in 2004\, and PhD in CS from Purdue University in 2007. Her research interests are centr ally in information security\, privacy\, and applied cryptography and rece nt projects span areas such as secure computation and outsourcing\, integr ity of outsourced computation and storage\, and private biometric and geno mic computation. Dr. Blanton has over 80 refereed publications\, has serve d on the technical program committees of top conferences such as USENIX Se curity\, IEEE S&\;P\, and CCS\, and is currently an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) and ACM Trans actions on Security and Privacy (TOPS). She has received multiple awards f or her research\, including a 2013 AFOSR Young Investigator Award\, the 20 15 ACM CCS Test of Time Award\, and a 2018 Google Faculty Research Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6999@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-robust-control- tools-for-validating-uas-flight-controllers/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Robust Control Tools for Validating UAS Flight Contro llers DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Robust Control Tools for Validating UAS Flight Co ntrollers\n\nNovember 21\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nMaze n Farhood\nProfessor\nKevin T. Crofton Department of\nAerospace and Ocean Engineering\nVirginia Tech\n\nAbstract\nThis talk presents a framework bas ed on robust control theory to aid in the certification process of unmanne d aircraft system (UAS) flight controllers. Uncertainties are characterize d and quantified based on mathematical models and flight test data obtaine d in-house for a small\, commercial\, off-the-shelf platform with a custom autopilot. These uncertainties are incorporated via a linear fractional t ransformation to model the uncertain UAS. Utilizing integral quadratic con straint (IQC) theory to assess the uncertain UAS worst-case performance\, it is demonstrated that this framework can determine system sensitivities to uncertainties\, compare the robustness of controllers\, tune controller s\, and indicate when controllers are not sufficiently robust. To ensure r epeatability\, this framework is used to tune\, compare\, and analyze a su ite of controllers\, including path-following\, trajectory-tracking\, H-in finity\, H2\, and PID controllers. By employing a non-deterministic simula tion environment and conducting numerous flight tests\, it is shown that t he uncertain UAS framework reliably predicts loss of control\, compares th e robustness of different controllers\, and provides tuned controllers whi ch are sufficiently robust. Furthermore\, robust performance guarantees fr om IQC analysis can be used to provide worst-case bounds on the UAS state at each point in time\, providing an inexpensive and robust mathematical t ool to aid in the certification of UAS flight controllers.\n\nBiography\nM azen Farhood is a Professor in the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospac e and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech. His previous positions\, before joining Virginia Tech in 2008\, include scientific researcher at the Delft Center for Systems and Control\, Delft University of Technology\, The Net herlands\, and postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech's School of Aerospace E ngineering. He received the M.S. degree in 2001 and the Ph.D. degree in 20 05\, both in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urb ana-Champaign. His areas of current research interest include robust contr ol\, motion planning and tracking along trajectories\, model complexity re duction\, and reliability analysis of UAS flight control systems. He recei ved the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2014.\n\nMAE Faculty H ost: Dr. Yu Wang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7061@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T145500 DTSTAMP:20241106T162239Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-the-science-and- technology-of-nuclear-deterrence/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "The Science and Technology of Nuclear Deterrence" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe 2022 National Defense Strategy calls for the U.S. to develop a modern\, adaptive nuclear security enterprise based on an in tegrated strategy including science and technology innovation and workfo rce development. The Air Force Research Laboratory established the Nuclear Mission Branch (AFRL/RVBN) to serve this mission area.\n\nAFRL/RVBN is ac tively engaged in new research thrusts supporting U.S. nuclear deterrence objectives and building the future nuclear workforce. This talk will summa rize key research areas tied to next-generation nuclear S&\;T\, provide an overview of recent accomplishments of the Nuclear Mission Branch\, and provide guidance on the pathways to joining the deterrence workforce and becoming a part of this mission.\nBio\nCapt. Ashwin Rao\, Ph.D.\nChief\, Nuclear Science Section\nAir Force Research Laboratory\nCapt. Ashwin Rao  is an active-duty U.S. Air Force Physicist and currently serves as Chief o f the Nuclear Science Section\, Space Vehicles Directorate\, Air Force Res earch Laboratory. Capt. Rao supervises a team of 13 scientists leading a w ide spectrum of science and technology efforts for nuclear modernization i n support of the U.S. nuclear deterrence operations mission. He holds a B. S.E in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan (2018)\, as wel l as an M.S. (2020) and Ph.D. (2022) in Nuclear Engineering from the Air F orce Institute of Technology. Capt. Rao's expertise lies in optical emissi on spectroscopy for nuclear material detection and sensing in the hyperson ic environment. His research interests include sensing in extreme environm ents and implementing machine learning methods to solve complex analytical spectroscopy problems. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7029@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T150000 DTSTAMP:20241030T145316Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/dr-silvia-ferrari-ece-semin ar/ SUMMARY:Dr. Silvia Ferrari ECE Seminar DESCRIPTION:Dr. Ferrari is a world expert on robotics\, active vision and c ontrol. She is the John Brancaccio Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace E ngineering at Cornell University. Currently\, she is the Director of the L aboratory for Intelligent Systems and Controls (LISC) at Cornell Universit y and the co-Director of the Cornell-Unibo Věho Institute on Vehicle Inte lligence at Cornell Tech. She is the author of the book “Information-dri ven Path Planning and Control\,” MIT Press (2020)\, and of the TED talk “Do robots dreams of electric sheep?”.  She received the B.S. degree from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University.  She is a Fellow of ASME\, a Senior Member of the IEEE and AIAA\, and a Member of SPIE and SIAM.  She is the recipient of the ONR young investigator award (2004)\, the NSF CAREER award (2005)\ , and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PE CASE) award (2006). CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Nvidia Auditorium 1000\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nvidia Au ditorium 1000:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-6943@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T123500 DTSTAMP:20241014T141253Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-floc-reshaping- by-turbulence/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Floc Reshaping by Turbulence DESCRIPTION:Cohesive sediment forms flocs of various sizes and structures i n the natural turbulent environment. Understanding flocculation is critica l in accurately predicting sediment transport and biogeochemical cycles. I n addition to aggregation and breakup\, turbulence also reshapes flocs tow ard more stable structures. An Eulerian-Lagrangian framework has been impl emented to investigate the effect of turbulence on flocculation by capturi ng the time-evolution of individual flocs. We have identified two floc res haping mechanisms\, namely breakage-regrowth and restructuring by hydrodyn amic drag. Floc surface erosion is found to be the primary breakup mechani sm for strong flocs\, while fragile flocs tend to split into fragments of similar sizes. Aggregation of flocs of sizes comparable to or greater than the Kolmogorov scale is modulated by turbulence at lower aggregation effi ciency. Our findings highlight the limiting effects of turbulence on both floc size and structure. \n\nXiao Yu obtained his PhD degree in Ocean Engi neering at University of Delaware in 2012\, and continued to work at the c enter for applied coastal research at UD as a postdoc from 2012 to 2015. H e worked at the Institute of Marine Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill from 2015 to 2017 as a postdoc researcher\, and studied hydrodynamics of coral reefs . In 2017\, he joined the department of civil and coastal engineering at U niversity of Florida as an assistant professor. His research focuses on se diment transport\, turbulent mixing and transport in the ocean and physica l-ecological coupling of aquatic ecosystems.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7089@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241126T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241126T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-stefan-reichenberger/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Stefan Reichenberger DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nDr. Stefan Reichenberger\nTitle:\nGlobal Sensitivit y Analysis of the Lemna model\nBio: Dr. Stefan Reichenberger is a pesticid e fate modeler at Knoell France where he researches the environmental fate and transport of pesticides. He obtained Bachelor and Master equivalent d egrees in Environmental Sciences from the University of Bayreuth\, Germany \, and his PhD from the University of Giessen\, Germany. During his PhD he focused on the assessment of pesticide displacement into surface waters. Since then\, he collaborated on an EU Risk Assessment and Management proje ct as a PostDoc\, worked as a senior researcher for two consulting firms\, and collaborated with the German Federal Environmental Agency in projects such as the inclusion of risk mitigation measures in pesticide authorizat ion. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7093@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-antibody-omics- to-define-immunological-signatures-of-disease-state-and-outcome/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Antibody-omics to Define Immunological Signatures of Disease State and Outcome..." DESCRIPTION:Aniruddh Sarkar\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Wallace H. Coult er Department of Biomedical Engineering\nGeorgia Institute of Technology a nd Emory University\nFull talk title:\n"Antibody-omics to Define Immunolog ical Signatures of Disease State and Outcome and Develop Multiplexed Point -of-Care Diagnostics"\nBiography:\nDr. Aniruddh Sarkar is an Assistant Pro fessor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at G eorgia Tech and Emory University. He received his B.Tech. and M.Tech. in E lectrical Engineering from IIT Bombay and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineer ing and Computer Science from MIT. Dr. Sarkar joined the faculty at Georgi a Tech in 2019 after completing postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical S chool. His research program exploits microscale and nanoscale physical phe nomena to develop technology for precision biology and medicine\, with a s pecific focus on addressing healthcare disparities. Most recently\, this h as resulted in the discovery of a novel class of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for infectious diseases (e.g. Tuberculosis\, COVID-19\, NTDs) and methods for their inexpensive point-of-care detection. His work has be en published in leading journals such as Cell\, Science Translational Medi cine and Nature Communications. Dr. Sarkar is recipient of the Bernie Marc us Early Career Professorship in Therapeutic Cell Characterization and Man ufacturing.\nAbstract:\nThe COVID-19 pandemic and other recent outbreaks s uch as Mpox and H1N1 have underscored the need for globally scalable early detection and continued surveillance of endemic and emerging infectious d iseases and rapidly evaluating efficacy of novel vaccines and therapeutics . Current pathogen detection-based diagnostic and monitoring methods are c omplex\, expensive and\, critically\, are limited by potential sampling bi ases that may occur over time relative to course of disease and can miss p athogens of low abundance. Monitoring host immune responses provides a sim pler\, amplified and longer-lasting readout of infection. Current serologi cal assays\, however\, measure only the presence or titer of antibodies\, are unable to distinguish current infection from pre-existing immunity\, w hich is a critical concern\, especially\, in endemic regions.\nIn our rece nt work\, we have discovered the remarkable ability of pathogen-specific a ntibody glycosylation to specifically mark active infections. We have show n that integrating this with biophysical and functional properties of anti bodies (both Fab &\; Fc region – including antigen-specificity\, isot ype/subtype\, Fc receptor and complement binding)\, using AI/machine-learn ing based methods\, defines a multivariate\, disease-state specific ‘ant ibody-omic’ signature. Measuring this signature for large sets of pathog en-specific antibodies\, however\, currently requires intractably large sa mple volumes\, laborious sample preparation and expensive and complex anal ytical methods. To resolve this bottleneck\, we have recently developed a sample-sparing antibody-omic assay as well as inexpensive multiplexed elec tronic and optical detection microchip formats for implementing this at th e point-of-care (POC) for use in resource-poor settings.\nHere\, I will pr esent our recent findings demonstrating the broad applicability of the abo ve technologies to diagnosis\, prognostic monitoring and defining underlyi ng disease state in several infectious diseases including viral (COVID-19) \, mycobacterial (Tuberculosis) and helminth-mediated (Schistosomiasis) in fections. Additionally\, time permitting\, I will also outline recent work in applying these techniques to monitoring of vaccine efficacy and longev ity. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 0\, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-15:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7073@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20241203 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20241204 DTSTAMP:20251201T210011Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-controlling-pol ymer-nanostructures-for-photonics-applications/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Controlling Polymer Nanostructures for Photonics Appl ications" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMesoscale-ordered structures in polymers and soft mat erials have a myriad of applications in controlling the transport of matte r\, electrons\, or photons. Controlling light propagation with polymers is challenging because photons are sensitive to structural defects\; polymer s often develop numerous defects due to uncontrolled nucleation and growth . \nThe first part of this talk will be about an ongoing effort to achiev e defect-controlled aperiodic nanostructures in block copolymer thin films using directed self-assembly to control light propagation. Inspired by gr aphoepitaxy and pattern multiplication strategies used to achieve periodic ordered structures without defects\, we investigated if the same principl e applies to obtaining aperiodic quasicrystalline structures with controll ed defects.\n\nIn the second part\, I will introduce a project on develop ing security features using polymer composites consisting of bottlebrush b lock copolymer photonic crystals and chiral lanthanide complexes. Dual opt ical responses of the composite materials and their potential applications for hard-to-clone security features utilizing the intrinsic random placem ent of the optical components will be discussed. \nBio\nKyungtae Kim\, Ph .D.\nR&\;D Staff Scientist\, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies\nLo s Alamos National Laboratory\nDr. Kyungtae Kim is an R&\;D Scientist a t the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Kyungtae received his B.S. in Chemistry (Magna cum Laude) and Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from Pohang University of Science and Technolo gy (POSTECH)\, South Korea. His Ph.D. research involved quantitative nanos tructure analysis of functional polymer thin films for electronics applica tions.\n\nHe then moved to the United States to continue his research car eer as a postdoc at the University of Minnesota\, working with Prof. Frank Bates and Prof. Chris Macosko. At Minnesota\, Kyungtae studied complex or dered structures in diblock copolymers\, known as Frank-Kasper phases\, by following metallurgy-mimic processing pathways. In addition\, he elucidat ed processing-dependent morphology and oxygen barrier properties of commer cial polyolefins. At CINT\, Kyungtae is expanding his research towards de fect control and advanced manufacturing of block copolymers and polymer co mposite materials for national security applications. When not tackling po lymer problems\, Kyungtae plays tennis and enjoys the beautiful scenery of northern New Mexico.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7067@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-polarization-ch aracterization-of-thermal-emission-from-micro-nanostructured-materials/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Polarization Characterization of Thermal Emission fro m Micro/Nanostructured Materials DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Polarization Characterization of Thermal Emission from Micro/Nanostructured Materials\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Stud ents\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited!\nUF Department of Mechanica l and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunit y to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions f eature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry mo vers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fr esh perspectives. Come for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\ , and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nDecember 3\, 2024\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nZhuomin Zhang\, Ph.D.\nJ. Ers kine Love\, Jr. Professor\, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engine ering\, Georgia Institute of Technology\nAbstract\nThermal emission is oft en viewed as unpolarized and nearly isotropic. For micro/nanostructured me tasurfaces\, however\, the emission can be linearly or circularly polarize d. The polarization state is fully characterized by the Stokes vector that consists of four independent parameters\, allowing to distinguish the lin early and circularly polarized portions from the unpolarized portion. We u se fluctuation electrodynamics to directly calculate thermal emission from multilayer structures\, and an indirect method based on Kirchhoff’s law to simulate thermal emission from complicated nanostructures\, such as tw isted gratings for the design of polarization tailored thermal emission. I n terms of reflection or transmission\, the 44 Mueller matrix is needed to completely determine the polarimetric responses. Calculation of the Mu eller matrix has been performed across a wide range of scenarios\, includi ng bianisotropic media and materials without Lorentz reciprocity. A symmet ry classification scheme has been developed to simplify ellipsometry analy sis. A mid-infrared polarimeter has been built and tested using nanostruct ured samples\, and the measurement results are compared to calculations us ing full-wave solutions. This work helps understand the polarization featu re of thermal emission from micro/nanostructures for the design and realiz ation of polarization control of thermal radiation.\nBiography\nZhuomin Zh ang is the J. Erskine Love\, Jr. Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Ge orgia Institute of Technology. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from th e University of Science and Technology of China and Ph.D. degree from MIT. He worked at NIST and University of Florida before joining Georgia Tech. His research interests are in micro/nanoscale heat transfer especially nan oscale thermal radiation. Dr. Zhang has co-authored more than 220 journal papers and given over 400 invited and contributed presentations. He curren tly serves as an Editor-in-Chief of the Annual Review of Heat Transfer and an associate editor of several prestigious journals. Dr. Zhang is an ASME Fellow and Honorary Member\, AAAS Fellow\, and APS Fellow. He was a recip ient of the 1999 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engine ers (PECASE) Award\, 2015 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award\, 2021 ASME Ye ram S. Touloukian Award\, and 2021 AIAA Thermophysics Award.\nMAE Faculty Host: Jingjing Shi CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7097@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 6/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nDr. Ebrahim Babaeian\nTitle:\nIntegrating AI and Re mote Sensing for Enhanced Soil Moisture and Soil Hydraulic Properties Char acterization\nBio: Dr. Ebrahim Babaeian is an assistant professor speciali zing in soil physics and hydrology in the department of Soil\, Water and E cosystem Sciences. His current research focuses on developing novel and ap plied methodologies for monitoring root zone soil moisture and characteriz ing hydraulic soil properties across a range of scales by integrating remo te sensing and AI techniques. The outcomes enable us to better manage soil and water resources\, improve sustainable agricultural practices and soil health\, and mitigate climate change impacts. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7069@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T180000 DTSTAMP:20241112T150802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/warren-b-nelms-annual-inter net-of-things-iot-conference/ SUMMARY:Warren B. Nelms Annual Internet of Things (IoT) Conference DESCRIPTION:Our second annual conference will feature exciting Keynote Talk s\, Visionary Talks\, Signature Research Talks\, panels and student demo a nd poster sessions\, spanning core aspects of IoT technologies and their i nnovative applications in solving global problems. We expect to have over 200 attendees including more than 20 invited speakers and over 80 student posters/demos in the conference. These presentations by our students (grad uate and undergraduate) will showcase diverse IoT research\, including sec urity\, safety\, and energy-efficiency\, and workforce development activit ies in the institute at the frontiers of computing\, sensing\, and AI tech nology.\nComplimentary registration is required for all participants. http s://iot.institute.ufl.edu/iot-conference-24/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32606\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, Florida\, 32606\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7099@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T123000 DTSTAMP:20241203T135015Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/advancing-agri-food-innovat ion-industry-priorities-in-packaging-climate-smart-production-and-beyond/ SUMMARY:Advancing Agri-Food Innovation: Industry Priorities in Packaging\, Climate-Smart Production\, and Beyond DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, Dr. Max Teplitski\, Chief Science Officer of the International Fresh Produce Association\, will delve into the industry 's top priorities and emerging trends shaping the future of agri-food syst ems. The presentation will explore critical areas including innovative pac kaging solutions\, climate-smart production practices\, artificial intelli gence applications\, and the role of nutrition in sustainable food systems . Dr. Teplitski will also highlight ongoing advancements in food safety an d breeding\, offering insights into how these elements align to address gl obal food challenges. Attendees will gain an understanding of how the indu stry is adapting to meet environmental\, technological\, and nutritional d emands to foster a more resilient and forward-looking food system.Zoom opt ion is also available with the URL https://forms.office.com/r/aULEt9iLPL CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7081@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-bioinks-and-ext rusion-bioprinting-scaffolds-for-tissue-engineering/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: "Bioinks and Extrusion Bioprinting Scaffolds for Tissu e Engineering" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nBioinks are formulations of biomaterials and living c ells\, sometimes with growth factors or other biomolecules\, while extrusi on bioprinting is an emerging technique to apply or deposit these bioinks to create three-dimensional (3D) constructs with architectures and mechani cal / biological properties that mimic those of native human tissue or org ans. Printed constructs have found wide application in tissue engineering for repair or treatment of tissue/organ injuries\, as well as in vitro tis sue modelling for testing or validating newly developed therapeutics and v accines prior to their use in humans. Successful printing of constructs an d their subsequent applications rely on the properties of the formulated b ioinks\, including the rheological\, mechanical\, and biological propertie s\, as well as the selected printing process. In this presentation\, the s peaker will critically report the latest developments in bioinks and extru sion bioprinting for tissue engineering\, focusing on bioink synthesis and characterization\, bioprinting constructs\, as well as tissue engineering that has been pursuing in the speaker’s lab. The speaker will also disc uss the challenges and opportunities in these emerging fields\, along with the use of synchrotron–based imaging to track scaffold placement and su ccess in tissue engineering.\nBiography\nDr. Daniel Chen is a Professor wi th Department of Mechanical Engineering and Division of Biomedical Enginee ring\, University of Saskatchewan (USask)\, Canada. Prior to his appointme nt with USask in 2003\, he received his PhD from the USask and Post-Doctor ate training with Queen's University\, Canada. His research interests are mainly in the design and bioprinting of scaffolds and the development of s caffold-based strategies for tissue engineering. Dr. Chen is the Fellows o f the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)\, Engineering Institute of Can ada (EIC)\, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\, and Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering (CSME). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Wertheim 450\, 527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32603 \, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32603 \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Werthe im 450:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7107@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T170000 DTSTAMP:20241205T141441Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers -networking-event/ SUMMARY:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Networking Event DESCRIPTION:On Dec 12th\, leaders from the US Army Corps of Engineers Engin eering Research and Development Center (ERDC) are visiting UF and I'm host ing a student info and networking session. ERDC is the research arm of the Army Corps and a world leader in engineering research. The visitors will include Dr. Julie Rosati\, the Technical Director of the Coastal and Hydra ulics Lab\, and several recruiters who will speak about the other ERDC Lab oratories (Environmental\, Geotechnical and Structures\, Information Techn ologies\, and Construction Engineering Labs). Because research at ERDC cov ers so many disciplines\, we're hoping to reach a wide range of students. Refreshments will be provided!\nRSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F AIpQLSfCFbhFG5VBsmV91_WlZU2VkEGDoPnTJ4neG3YfiME3_x5A2g/viewform CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7131@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210758Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-do-ryan-koh/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Do (Ryan) Koh DESCRIPTION:Bio: Do Hyong Koh is a research scientist in Educational Techno logy at the School of Teaching and Learning\, University of Florida. He re ceived his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Massachusetts Boston. His research interests are visual perception\, human-computer inte raction\, and educational technology. He specializes in gaze-based interac tions and the mining and analysis of visual attention.\n\nTitle: Applying Computer Science Principals to Teaching and Learning CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 5210\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachows ky Hall Room 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7133@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210442Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-mechanics-of-fa ilure-in-soft-materials-and-structures/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Mechanics of Failure in Soft Materials and Structures DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Mechanics of Failure in Soft Materials and Struct ures\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\n You are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's S eminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookie s\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty ca ndidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n\nJanuary 9\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Locat ion: MAE-A 303\n\nChase Hartquist Ph.D. Candidate\nPh.D. Candidate in Mech anical Engineering\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology\n\nAbstract\nSof t networks of interconnected polymer chains permeate throughout nature\, b iology\, and technology due to exceptional mechanical performance. Enginee ring soft materials to be compatible with biology and technology can offer solutions to longstanding problems in medicine and sustainability. Howeve r\, mechanical failure remains a key bottleneck in developing this interfa ce. Although understanding the physics of fracture can inform failure pred iction\, functional characterization\, and innovative design of soft mater ials\, connecting bulk failure to molecular-level chain scission remains a quandary. While traditional models predict the intrinsic fracture energy of a polymer network is the energy to rupture a layer of chains\, they can underestimate experiments by up to two orders of magnitude. We show that the intrinsic fracture energy of polymer-like networks stems from nonlocal energy dissipation using experiments and simulations of 2D and 3D network s with varying defects\, dispersity\, topologies\, and length scales. Resu lts inform development of highly regular elastomers with low defects and n o trapped entanglements\, which achieve ultrahigh stretchability and strai n-induced crystallization. These elastomers offer promise in addressing ch allenges in clean energy\, thermal management\, and biomedicine. Linking n anoscale details with macroscale performance provides a basis for design o f soft polymeric\, biological\, and architected materials across length sc ales for advanced applications\n\nBiography\nChase Hartquist is a Ph.D. Ca ndidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts I nstitute of Technology working alongside Professor Xuanhe Zhao. He was awa rded four graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundati on (NSF)\, MathWorks\, the Epp and Ain Sonin Fund\, and the Warren M. Rohs enow Fund to support his doctoral studies. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis where he co nducted research with Professor Guy Genin. He is the recipient of the MIT Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award\, Washington Uni versity Impacting Lives Award\, and the ASME Applied Mechanics Abstract an d Presentation Awards. His research focuses on understanding the mechanica l and failure behaviors of soft materials. This work leverages fundamental structure-property relationships across scales to inform design of high-p erforming soft materials and structures for emerging applications in medic al technology and clean energy.\n \nMAE Faculty Host: Malisa Sarntinoranon t CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7159@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-engineering-bio materials-for-treating-injury-and-infection-of-bone/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Engineering biomaterials for treating injury and infe ction of bone" DESCRIPTION:Lauren B. Priddy\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Mississippi Sta te University\nBiography: Lauren B. Priddy is an Associate Professor of Bi omedical Engineering in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engi neering at Mississippi State University. Her research involves the design of surface-functionalized\, load-bearing polymeric and metallic biomateria ls to enhance bone healing\, and hydrogel-based composite materials for lo cal delivery of antimicrobial therapeutics in bone infection. She earned a B.S. in Biological Engineering and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering\, bo th from Mississippi State University\, and a Ph.D. in BioEngineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her work has been recognized with Ear ly Career awards from the Journal of Orthopaedic Research and the Mississi ppi Academy of Sciences\, as well as with the Boehringer Ingelheim Mentori ng Award. She is an inaugural honoree of Celebrating Georgia Tech Women an d received Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40 and Mississippi State Alumni Association’s Reveille 25 (under 40). She served as delega te for the International Consensus Meeting on Pre-Clinical Models of Ortho paedic Infection\, the outcomes from which are guiding the field of orthop edic infection research. Bringing her passion for biomaterials research in to the classroom\, she received MSU’s Donald Zacharias Early Career Unde rgraduate Teaching Excellence Award and was inducted into MSU’s Bagley C ollege of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers.\nAbstract: Trauma tic bone injuries such as complex fractures necessitate surgical intervent ion for repair\, commonly involving titanium or stainless steel implants. Though these non-degradable materials can be sufficient to heal the fractu re\, their mechanical properties are much higher than those of bone\, whic h can lead to stress shielding\, bone resorption\, and ultimately implant failure\, requiring a revision surgery to replace the implant. Compared to traditional bioinert implants\, one class of materials uniquely suited fo r temporary\, load-bearing orthopedic implants are magnesium (Mg) alloys. Besides their biodegradable nature\, Mg alloys are advantageous over tradi tional metallic biomaterials due to their mechanical properties which clos ely match those of bone\, as well as their osteogenic and antimicrobial pr operties. Despite the potential\, the biodegradation of Mg is a significan t barrier to clinical implementation. To this end\, we are coating Mg biom aterials with the bioceramic hydroxyapatite (HA)\, due to HA’s resistanc e to degradation and osteoconductivity\, and have demonstrated the efficac y of HA coating to modulate the degradation of Mg biomaterials. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7135@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-combustion-proc esses-study-using-a-shock-tube-combined-with-laser-absorption-spectroscopy / SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Combustion Processes Study using a Shock Tube combine d with Laser Absorption Spectroscopy DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Combustion Processes Study using a Shock Tube com bined with Laser Absorption Spectroscopy\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduat e Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mech anical and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect oppor tunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessi ons feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and indust ry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise a nd fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discus sions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n\nJ anuary 14\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nClaire Gregoire\, P h.D. \nPostdoctoral Researcher\nDepartment of Mechanical Engineering\nTexa s A&\;M University\n\nAbstract\nTo improve the understanding of the com bustion chemistry of multitudinous applications\, spanning from many kinds of transportation fuels\, the fire hazard of electric vehicles (EV)\, and rocket propellants\, a shock-tube is used to create combustion-like condi tions and absorption spectroscopy enables the detection of various specifi c molecular species. The measurements of species time histories using lase r absorption technique provide a meaningful database to tune the reactivit y of detailed kinetics models\, as it permits to identify key elementary r eactions. Tremendous efforts to increase model fidelity led to excellent m echanisms’ agreement with experiments and improved reliability in predic ting fuel combustion. 1) Our work on pentene isomers is now considered as the most reliable model for these hydrocarbons and can be used by the indu stry to design better engines. 2) The flammability from the EV was address ed through incremental studies\, and\, as far as we know\, there is no oth er model available in the literature able to predict the combustion proper ties of a battery electrolyte with a validated fire suppressant. 3) A newl y developed HCl laser diagnostic permitted to obtain the first HCl quantif ication of a propellant surrogate extensively used in propulsion\, represe nting unique target data to develop models that are much required.\n\nBiog raphy\nDr. Grégoire is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Mec hanical Engineering at Texas A&\;M University within the Turbomachinery Laboratory. She received her Ph.D. with Prof. Petersen in the same group and her research entails the experimental study on combustion processes wh ile developing detailed chemical kinetics model that are crucial for susta inable transportation energy and safety of next-generation lithium-ion bat teries. Dr. Grégoire is an expert in laser absorption spectroscopy and op tical diagnostics\, specializing in their application in shock tube experi ments to investigate reaction chemistry at conditions relevant to advanced combustion systems. The development of a HCl laser absorption diagnostic to investigate the combustion kinetics of solid rocket propellants was her final thesis’ project. Her Ph.D. work has led to the publication of 22 peer-reviewed scientific articles\, and she is firmly determined to contin ue contributing to the chemical kinetics community.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: R yan Houim CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7167@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210652Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-candidate-semi nar-dr-eman-saleh/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dr. Eman Saleh DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/kapo.or/\nBiography: Dr. Eman Saleh brings over 25 years of university teaching experience in computer science\, with expertise in software engineering\, programming courses\, a nd data structures. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Univ ersity of Cairo in 2010 and has held academic positions in Jordan and the United States.\nDr. Saleh is a Senior Lecturer and The Assessment Coordina tor/ABET Coordinator for the School of Computing at the University of Geor gia (UGA). In her role\, she teaches computer science courses and oversees accreditation processes\, program evaluations\, and curriculum improvemen ts.\nPrior to joining UGA in 2016\, Dr. Saleh was an Assistant Professor a t Applied Science University and a Senior Lecturer at Al-Zaytoonah Univers ity in Jordan. Her teaching portfolio spans undergraduate and graduate cou rses\, including Software Engineering\, Data Structures\, and Advanced Pro gramming. She has also supervised numerous capstone and master’s project s.\nDr. Saleh has received multiple teaching and supervision awards\, incl uding the 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award from the School of Computing a t UGA. She earned the Innovative Teaching Grant (2019-2020)\, received the Center for Inclusive Computing Diagnostic Grant (2021 - 2023)\, and contr ibuted as a member of the CS Instructional Action Team through the DeLTA G rant/ Project (2021).\nHer contributions extend to curriculum development and professional service. She actively supports students' extracurricular activities and Student organizations\; she is currently the faculty adviso r for the ACM-W and Google Developers student organizations at UGA.\nTitle of the Talk: Exploring Binary Search Trees: Terminology and Basic Operati ons.\nAbstract: Dr. Saleh will introduce binary search trees (BSTs) and th eir basic operations. The presentation will cover key terminology\, tree s tructure\, and essential operations like insertion\, deletion\, and search ing. Dr. Saleh will also explore the strengths and limitations of BSTs for searching\, discussing how their structure can lead to efficient search t imes in optimal cases and the challenges posed by unbalanced trees. Attend ees will understand the BST structure and how it can be effectively used i n various computational tasks. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 5210\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachows ky Hall Room 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7139@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-advancing-optic al-manipulation-and-measurement-at-the-nanoscale/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Advancing Optical Manipulation and Measurement at the Nanoscale DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Advancing Optical Manipulation and Measurement at the Nanoscale\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engin eering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffe e\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCo me for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with f ellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n\nJanuary 16\, 2025\, at 12:5 0pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nJingang Li\, Ph.D. \nPostdoctoral Researcher\ nDepartment of Mechanical Engineering\nUniversity of California\, Berkeley \n\nAbstract\nDr. Jingang Li is a postdoctoral researcher in the Departmen t of Mechanical Engineering at University of California\, Berkeley. Dr. Li received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The U niversity of Texas at Austin and his B.Sc. in applied physics from Univers ity of Science and Technology of China. His research aims to understand fu ndamental opto-thermal processes and light-matter interactions and to deve lop novel laser processing and diagnostic technologies for energy material s and devices\, advanced manufacturing\, and bioengineering. His work has been recognized by the Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award\, Ben Streetman Award\, and Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering and Mate rials Science and Engineering by Stanford and UC Berkeley.\n\nBiography\nD r. Jingang Li is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of California\, Berkeley. Dr. Li received his P h.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Te xas at Austin and his B.Sc. in applied physics from University of Science and Technology of China. His research aims to understand fundamental opto- thermal processes and light-matter interactions and to develop novel laser processing and diagnostic technologies for energy materials and devices\, advanced manufacturing\, and bioengineering. His work has been recognized by the Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award\, Ben Streetman Award\, and Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science a nd Engineering by Stanford and UC Berkeley.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Hugh Fan CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7215@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250117 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250128 DTSTAMP:20250117T203953Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/international-course-opport unity-uf-in-chile-viticulture-and-wine/ SUMMARY:International Course Opportunity: UF in Chile – Viticulture and W ine DESCRIPTION:Viticulture and Wine Course opportunity in Chile! Summer A: May 10-25\, 2025. This course offers an immersive experience in the fascinati ng grape and wine production industry in Chile\, one of the world's most r enowned winegrape producing regions. Students will navigate through the wh ole grape and wine production process\, from the field to the bottle\, lea rning about vineyard health and management and the impact of grape quality on organoleptic wine traits. Open to undergraduate and graduate students\ , from any major\, department\, or college. Registration deadline: January 27\, 2025. Limited spots are available! For more information\, contact Jo nathan Clavijo (luis.clavijo@ufl.edu). CATEGORIES:Alumni,Career Fair,Events LOCATION:https://ufabroad.internationalcenter.ufl.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction= Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=14430 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7175@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183242Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-kristala -l-j-prather-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series: Kristala L. J. Prather\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Come see our first Spring 2025 Seminar event\, presented by Kri stala L. J. Prather\, Ph.D. She will be discussing "Building Microbial Che mical Factories: Design\, Assembly and Engineering of Biological Routes to Chemical Compounds." You can learn more at: https://www.che.ufl.edu/event s/che-seminar-series-kristala-prather-ph-d. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7177@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211129Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-european-reacti on-to-the-chips-shortage-the-eu-chips-act/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: European Reaction to the Chips Shortage: The EU Chips Act DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jaume Segura Fuster\nPresentation Title: European Reac tion to the Chips Shortage: The EU Chips Act\nAbstract: At the beginning o f this decade\, a confluence of circumstances led to an overall chips shor tage that impacted essential sectors of several advanced economies worldwi de. To cope with such events various government or regions adopted the so- called Chips Act. In this talk\, after a brief review of the semiconductor chain complexities and intricate relationships\, the talk will outline th e actions planned under the European Union Chips Act\, and the ones being carried out up to date.\nBio: Jaume Segura is a Full Professor at the Univ ersity of the Balearic Islands where he leads the Electronic Systems Group . He has gained research and teaching experience in Spain and the USA wher e he has carried out research stays at Intel Research Laboratories OR\, Ph ilips Semiconductors USA and the Department of Electronic and Computer Eng ineering at the University of New Mexico NM. His research interests have i ncluded various topics in the fields of integrated biosensors\, microelect ronic circuit design and testing\, CMOS-MEMS sensor integration\, high rel iability integrated circuit design\, thermal issues in CMOS integrated cir cuits and advanced parametric test methodologies. Prof. Segura is the co-a uthor of around 150 papers in journals and conferences\, five patents tran sferred to the microelectronics industry and two books published by IEEE P ress - John Wile &\; Sons and SCITECH publishing house\, respectively. He has been President of the Spanish section of IEEE-CAS for eight years\, member of the Executive Committee of Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) for five years and member of the Program Committee of several IEEE conferences. He has also been a collaborator of the Spanish Government Na tional Research Agency (ANEP – currently AEI) for four years and was mem ber (two years) and then President (one year) of the Advisory Committee on Communications\, Computing and Electronics Engineering of the Spanish Gov ernment Research Activity Evaluation Agency (CNEAI).\nZoom link: https://u fl.zoom.us/s/96315867947 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7213@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210011Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-mechanistic-ori gins-of-mechanical-reinforcement-in-elastomeric-nanocomposites/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar : "Mechanistic Origins of Mechanical Reinforcement in E lastomeric Nanocomposites" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe introduction of nanoparticles to elastomers and o ther polymers can greatly enhance mechanical rigidity and toughness\, effe cts essential for diverse applications demanding mechanical robustness und er load. Despite a century of use\, the mechanism of this effect remains u nsettled.\nHere\, we report on molecular simulations pointing to a leading -order understanding of the origin of nanoparticulate-driven elastomer rei nforcement\, from low strain to failure. At low strains\, we find that a P oisson ratio mismatch between the elastomeric matrix and a co-existing per colated nanogranular solid governs reinforcement\, causing the elastomer ’s bulk modulus (order GPa) to contribute to the composite’s Young’s modulus (order MPa in neat elastomers). At intermediate strains\, this mi smatch effect leads to a situation wherein a normal compressive stress app lied by the polymer to the filler preserves filler cohesion\, enabling the emergence of a plastic nanogranular response under extensional strain. Th is plastic granular response\, in turn\, generates a large dissipative tou ghening effect.\nFinally\, our most recent results indicate that the conse quences of this Poisson ratio mismatch\, in the form of a massive internal stress buildup\, play a central role in governing ultimate material failu re. These findings tentatively provide a new foundation to design and unde rstand elastomeric nanocomposites with exceptional mechanical properties.\ nBio\nDavid S. Simmons\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Chemical\, Biological and Mate rials Engineering\nUniversity of South Florida\nDr. David S. Simmons is a Professor of Chemical\, Biological\, and Materials Engineering at the Uni versity of South Florida. The Simmons research group combines computer sim ulations\, theory\, AI\, and experiments to understand and design polymers and soft materials from the molecule up\, including nanostructured materi als for applications from transportation to energy storage and sequence-co ntrolled synthetic polymers with the potential to exceed the properties re alized by nature itself.\nDr. Simmons’ work has been published in journa ls including Nature\, Nature Physics\, and PNAS and has been recognized by awards\, including the NSF CAREER Award\, the ACS Rubber Division Sparks- Thomas Award\, and funding by the W. M. Keck Foundation.\nDr. Simmons rece ived his B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Flori da and the University of Texas at Austin\, respectively\, before completin g an NRC Postdoctoral fellowship at NIST. He joined USF in 2018 after spen ding 6 years in the College of Polymer Engineering at the University of Ak ron. Earlier in his career\, Dr. Simmons spent time at several biomedical industry startups\, including in biomedical materials and device design.\n Outside of his research roles\, Dr. Simmons is President of the USF Facult y Senate and a member of the USF Board of Trustees. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7181@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T123500 DTSTAMP:20250114T144010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-exploring-treatm ent-wetland-nature-based-solutions-for-water-resource-challenges/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Exploring Treatment Wetland Nature-Based Solutions for Water Resource Challenges DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nThe latest buzzword from the World Bank and White Ho use to the engineering community is “nature-based solutions” (NBSs). W hile the concept and practical application of NBS can sometimes be ambiguo us\, this talk aims to describe recent practical applications of NBS in ad dressing society’s most complex water resource challenges. Treatment wet lands are a nature-based solution\, that offers a low-energy and effective means for water resource recovery. These wetlands provide a myriad of eco system services\, including water purification for municipal\, mine\, and stormwater\, water supply augmentation\, environmental restoration\, habit at creation\, and public recreation. This presentation will delve into var ious treatment wetland projects recently completed or currently in design by Jacobs across the U.S.\, showcasing the practical application of NBS in real-world scenarios.\nBio:\nAllison is a Professional Engineer and Senio r Technologist at Jacobs Engineering\, with over a decade of specializatio n in treatment wetlands and water reuse. She holds both a bachelor's and m aster’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Flori da (UF). During her time at UF\, she discovered a passion for treatment we tland technology\, a field she has dedicated her career to. Allison has sp earheaded and supported numerous natural treatment systems projects\, incl uding constructed wetland designs\, permitting\, pilot studies\, ecologica l assessments\, construction management\, and operational support. Her wor k has spanned across the globe\, benefitting clients from Florida to New Z ealand. Among her favorite projects are those that have transformed treatm ent wetlands into public parks\, providing both education and recreation o pportunities for the nearby communities. Allison has also been actively in volved with the Florida section of the American Water Resources Associatio n (FL AWRA) since her graduate studies in 2014. She served as the Presiden t in 2023 and currently holds the position of Past-President. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7219@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T100000 DTSTAMP:20250121T141518Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/info-session-uf-in-chile-vi ticulture-and-wine-summer-a-may-10-25/ SUMMARY:Info Session: UF in Chile – Viticulture and Wine (Summer A\, May 10-25) DESCRIPTION:Study abroad opportunity! International Course “UF in Chile: Viticulture and Wine” (Course registration deadline: January 27th\, 2025 ). We will be hosting two Info Sessions: The first will be in hybrid forma t on Thursday January 23rd at 11:00 AM\, in the Large Conference Room of t he UF International Center\, and in Zoom. The second Info Session will be via Zoom\, on Friday January 24th at 09:00 AM. Click on the link for more details about the course and registration! For more information\, please c ontact Jonathan Clavijo (luis.clavijo@ufl.edu). \n \n Zoom Link for Info Session: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94938532840?pwd=ypub0zJMkajcZQzDs0PNclGbGQ wAM2.1\n \n Link for Course Registration: https://ufabroad.international center.ufl.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&\;id=14 430\n CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94938532840?pwd=ypub0zJMkajcZQzDs0PNclGbGQwA M2.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7211@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211129Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-tony-geng/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Tony Geng DESCRIPTION:Dr. Tony Geng is an assistant professor in the ECE and CS depar tments of the University of Rochester. He presents “Forging the Pathways towards Truly Efficient AI—From Extending to Beyond Moore’s Law” Th ursday\, Jan. 23 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7217@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T145500 DTSTAMP:20250117T214523Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-nuclear-waste-sc ience-understanding-actinides-and-fission-chemistry/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Nuclear Waste Science: Understanding Actinides and Fis sion Chemistry" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis presentation will give an overview of actinides and fission products projects related to the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle and\, specifically\, the challenges related to actinide chemistry in waste tanks and the interface redox phenomena of technetium-99 and radioi odine migration in the environment upon accidental release.\nWe will discu ss the development of analytical tools for accurate radionuclide speciatio n at trace levels using tandem chromatographic and plasma spectroscopy tec hniques and our National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) project related to the synthesis and characterization of surrogate nuclear explosion debris (SNED) and their long-term stability in the environment.\nBio\nVasileios A nagnostopoulos\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nUniversity of Central Florida \nDr. Vasileios Anagnostopoulos received his B.Sc. in Chemistry\, M.Sc. i n Analytical Chemistry (Environmental Track)\, and Ph.D. in Radiochemistry in 2010 and 2012\, respectively\, from the University of Patras (Greece).  He conducted his postdoctoral studies at Florida International Universit y in Miami on actinide environmental radiochemistry\, funded by DOE – Of fice of Environmental Management.\nHe is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Central Florida\, wher e he leads the Radiochemistry program and serves as Director of Nuclear Re gulatory Commission Fellowships at UCF. He is leading the surrogate nuclea r explosion debris project in the Consortium for Nuclear Forensics (CNF) i n close collaboration with PNNL and LLNL. His research portfolio also incl udes projects funded by the DOE-EM\, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissio n\, the Department of Defense\, and the Department of Homeland Security. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7201@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T165500 DTSTAMP:20250115T153706Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-global-soil-car bon-potential-what-if-everyone-is-right-and-where-do-we-go-from-here/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Global soil carbon potential – What if everyone is r ight and where do we go from here? DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThere has been an explosion of interest in soil carbo n sequestration as a natural carbon reduction strategy. Soil carbon stocks are an appealing reservoir for sequestering anthropogenic carbon dioxide due to their relatively low risk\, low technological barrier\, and potenti al for long residence time. But how much carbon sequestration potential is there globally? Where are the places soils are currently accumulating ant hropogenic carbon dioxide and would these locations lend themselves to mor e active management interventions? Two very contrasting approaches are bei ng taken in soil science: digital soil mapping approaches rooted in soil c arbon stock surveys and machine learning\, as well as process models roote d in soil carbon flux studies and differential equations. In this talk we ’ll explore where these representations deviate\, how they could be reco nciled\, and how we can use modeling as a tool to expand our understanding of soil carbon potential for carbon dioxide draw down in the future.\nBio \nDr. Todd-Brown is a computational biogeochemist who uses simulates to st udy how soils breath and links up data to support those simulations. She h as been an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida in the Departm ent of Environmental Engineering Sciences since 2019. Before coming to UF she was a Postdoctoral Fellow (2019) at Wilfred Laurier University\, a Dis tinguished Linus Pauling Postdoctoral Fellow at the Pacific Northwest Nati onal Lab (2015-2018)\, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oklahoma (2014). She received her PhD (2013) from the University of Califo rnia\, Irvine from the Earth System Science Department\, holds a Mathemati cs Bachelors of Science degree (2004) from Harvey Mudd College in Claremon t\, California in Mathematics\, and worked as a software developer for bio informatics tools at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston\, Massachuse tts. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7209@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211129Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-can-wu/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Can Wu DESCRIPTION:Dr. Can Wu is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford U niversity. He presents “THINK BIG! EMERGING LARGE-AREA ELECTRONICS FOR L ARGE-SCALE SYSTEM INTEGRATION” on Monday\, Jan. 27 at 1:00pm in MALA 505 0.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7243@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T153000 DTSTAMP:20250124T213917Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/special-lecture-my-path-fro m-the-sunshine-state-to-the-golden-state-innovation-industrial-development / SUMMARY:Special Lecture: My Path from the Sunshine State to the Golden Stat e: Innovation &\; Industrial Development DESCRIPTION:Make time to hear 'My Path from the Sunshine State to the Golde n State: Innovation and Industrial Development''\nPresented by:\nDr. Sunil Roy\nUF ChE\, Ph.D. '08\nSenior Director\, Quality Engineering\nQuantumSc ape Battery\, Inc.\n1730 Technology Drive\, San Jose\, California\nMore in formation: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/special-che-lecture-sunil-roy-ph -d/ CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7225@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-bme-quick-talks -from-lab-to-licensing/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "BME Quick Talks: From Lab to Licensing" DESCRIPTION:Clinton Smith\nNSF Graduate Research Fellow &\; Ph.D. Candid ate\nJ. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering\, Unive rsity of Florida\n\nJohn Byatt\, Ph.D.\nFaculty Liaison\nUF Innovate\, Uni versity of Florida\n\nJamal S. Lewis\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nJ. Cray ton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering\, University of Flo rida\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7239@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-geometric-and-s tochastic-nonlinear-observers-estimating-wind-from-aircraft-motion-in-unce rtain/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Geometric and Stochastic Nonlinear Observers: Estimat ing Wind from Aircraft Motion in Uncertain DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Geometric and Stochastic Nonlinear Observers: Est imating Wind from Aircraft Motion in Uncertain \n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfec t opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! Thes e sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expe rtise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcom e!\n\nJanuary 28\, 2025\, at 12:50pm Location: MAE-A 303\n\nJeremy Hopwood \nPh.D. Candidate\nDepartment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering\nVirginia Tech\n\nAbstract\nAssured performance of control laws\, state estimation algorithms\, and dynamic model predictions is crucial for enhancing the sa fety and capability of aircraft\, particularly in turbulent and off-nomina l conditions. A key component to the expansion of advanced air mobility is the ability to indirectly measure wind (without specialized sensors) for assimilation in path planning algorithms\, numerical weather models\, cont rol systems\, safety monitoring\, and more. The discussion begins with an overview of model-based wind estimation to motivate the development of a s ymmetry-preserving reduced-order observer and its extension to stochastic differential equations. This new theory addresses limitations of prior met hods by providing rigorous stability guarantees\, even in uncertain enviro nments\, enabling safety-critical wind estimation.\n\nAccurate modeling of vehicle dynamics across the full flight envelope is integral to these eff orts. The seminar also highlights a new approach to deriving and identifyi ng high-fidelity\, compact\, nonlinear flight dynamic models for multiroto r aircraft\, facilitating nonlinear control and estimation across a wide r ange of flight conditions. Practical implementations and performance evalu ations based on flight test data underscore the performance and mathematic al guarantees of these methodologies in real-world scenarios. This seminar offers insight into cutting-edge techniques for understanding and estimat ing aircraft dynamics in challenging environmental and operational conditi ons.\n\nBiography\nJeremy Hopwood is a Ph.D. candidate in the Aerospace an d Ocean Engineering department at Virginia Tech. As part of the Nonlinear Systems Laboratory\, his research involves nonlinear modeling\, control\, and estimation of aircraft in uncertain environments using geometric and e nergy-based techniques. With a particular focus in flight test validation using small UAVs\, he has led collaborative research teams of graduate and undergraduate students on projects sponsored by NASA\, the U.S. Air Force \, and industry partners. As a Walts fellow\, Martin-Marietta fellow\, and Virginia Space Grant Consortium fellow\, his work has earned best paper a wards at AIAA and VFS conferences. He is an active student member of the A IAA and the IEEE Control Systems Society\, as well as an affiliate of the International Federation of Automatic Control.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Peter Ifju CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7205@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-rafael-munoz-carpena/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nDr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena\nTitle:\nSimplified numer ical calculation of transformation kinetics for multiple pesticide species in vegetation buffer zones for surface pollution mitigation\nBio:\nDr. Ra fael Muñoz-Carpena is a Distinguished Professor of Hydrology and Environm ental Modeling at the University of Florida. His work focuses on integrate d environmental systems modelling\, including interactions between hydrolo gical\, ecological and human components\, and global sensitivity and uncer tainty analysis of these integrated systems. He has co-authored over 250 r efereed publications in international journals\, books and monographs that have received close to 10\,000 citations (G-scholar)\, and has chaired ov er 30 doctoral students from 13 countries around the world. He is an elect ed Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)\, ASABE (American Association for Agricultural and Biological Engineering)\, and Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain and has r eceived numerous prestigious awards like ASABE John Deere Gold Medal in 20 22 and ADS/Hancor National Soil and Water Engineering Award in 2013\, NC S tate University 2021 CALS Outstanding Alumni Award\, and the National Post doctoral Association Mentoring Award. He is also board member of different national and international academic non-profit organizations. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7233@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210011Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-atomic-structur e-insights-for-advancing-energy-storage-and-electronic-materials/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Atomic Structure Insights for Advancing Energy Storag e and Electronic Materials" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAs batteries are employed in larger numbers and for i ncreasingly diverse applications\, there is a need for electrode materials with improved safety\, availability\, and cost relative to those in comme rcial devices. We support the identification of alternative materials by p roviding insights into the formation\, stability\, and cycling behavior of Co- and Ni-free electrode materials\, as well as how to tune Li-ion trans port pathways through composition and processing. In studying early transi tion metal oxides for fast cycling and cation-disordered rocksalt oxide el ectrode materials\, we identify both average and local structural changes that influence battery cycling behavior.\nThe local structure methods we u se to study battery materials\, particularly pair distribution function an alysis\, are well-established for powdered materials but are not easily ap plicable to other sample forms\, such as thin films. To gain an essential understanding of amorphous and nanocrystalline thin films for electronic a pplications\, we have developed a program to enable pair distribution func tion analysis of films on single crystal substrates. This program leverage s machine learning and the inherent differences in scattering from polycry stalline films and single-crystal substrates. We continue to refine this a pproach to improve efficiency and fidelity\, as well as to probe thinner f ilms.\nBio\nMegan Butala\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Mate rials Science &\; Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nDr. Megan Butala  (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida (UF). The Butala Research Group focuses on m aterial selection and design by elucidating the relationships between comp osition\, processing\, atomic structure\, and functional properties\, as w ell as their evolution during dynamic processes. The group is particularly interested in materials for energy storage\, information storage\, and co mputing.\nBefore joining the faculty at UF\, Megan completed her Ph.D. in Materials at the University of California\, Santa Barbara\, where she inve stigated the atomic structure and mesoscale origins of high-energy Li-ion battery electrodes in Ram Seshadri’s group. Subsequently\, she furthered her expertise in solid-state materials chemistry and atomic structure ana lysis as a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow at the National I nstitute of Standards and Technology.\nMegan’s work was recently recogni zed by an NSF CAREER award\, which will begin on February 1\, 2025. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7183@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T123500 DTSTAMP:20250114T144103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-shallow-water-sp onge-restoration-aquaculture-in-the-florida-keys/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Shallow-water Sponge Restoration Aquaculture in the Flo rida Keys DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nSerial sponge die-offs in Florida Bay and elsewhere have drastically reduced adult sponge standing stock biomass. Restoration aquaculture of sponges can help alleviate the long-term ecological damage in wetlands caused by these die-offs. Restoration aquaculture is the cult ivation of plants and animals to increase declining wild populations and i mprove the health of coastal ecosystems (FAC§18-21.003). Sponge restorati on aquaculture can help restore water quality\, biodiversity\, and support essential fish habitat for other economically important species. Sponges are essential for healthy ecosystems because they continuously filter larg e volumes of water while feeding on phytoplankton\, viruses\, and bacteria . Sponges also transform water chemistry by cycling nutrients. As part of my PhD research\, we quantified the role of three sponge species in modula ting water quality by measuring net N2 fluxes (balance between denitrifica tion and nitrogen fixation)\, oxygen respiration\, and inorganic nitrogen fluxes. Our results reinforce previous findings that sponges\, and their a ssociated microbial community\, are essential to the productivity and nutr ient cycling in tropical ecosystems. From a restoration standpoint\, since stochastic events such as hurricanes and algal blooms are ongoing\, it is important to know at what point sponges restored for population enhanceme nt become reproductive to gauge recruitment competency. Therefore\, we sur veyed the reproductive viability of outplanted sponges at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)-permitted nurseries to discern whe n spawning occurs following restoration\, which can also serve as a proxy for potential larval recruitment. Using histology and light microscopy\, w e evaluated 6 sponge species for gametogenesis 3-6 years following in-situ asexual aquaculture propagation. Preliminary results revealed gametogenes is in 93% of the sampled sponge propagules. These studies were performed i n collaboration with the FWC in support of the current state of Florida re storation and management efforts.\n\nBio: \nShelly Krueger is Extension fa culty at the University of Florida and the Florida Sea Grant agent in the Florida Keys since 2013. Florida Sea Grant is a UF-based program that supp orts research\, education and extension to conserve coastal resources and enhance economic opportunities for the people of Florida. Shelly has a BS from Georgia Tech and a MS from Savannah State University in marine scienc e. Shelly is also a PhD student at UF School of Forest\, Fisheries\, and G eomatics Sciences in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences\, majoring in sponge r estoration aquaculture. In 2019\, Shelly wrote the Sponge Restoration modu le for the UF/IFAS Florida Master Naturalist Program special topics course Marine Habitat Restoration. As an UF/IFAS Extension agent\, Shelly Kruege r provides science-based education for Florida’s coast on a broad range of topics including sponge ecology\, water quality\, Sargassum\, and stony coral tissue loss disease. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7141@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-cryogenic-flow- boiling-physics-in-terrestrial-partial-and-microgravity-conditions/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Cryogenic Flow Boiling Physics in Terrestrial\, Parti al\, and Microgravity Conditions DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Cryogenic Flow Boiling Physics in Terrestrial\, P artial\, and Microgravity Conditions\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate St udents\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanic al and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportuni ty to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry m overs to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and f resh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussion s\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n\nJanua ry 30\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nSunjae Kim\nPh.D. Candi date\nDepartment of Mechanical Engineering\nPurdue University\n\nAbstract\ nWith the growing interest in long-duration space exploration missions\, c ryogenic fluid management technologies involving two-phase flow and heat t ransfer are in high demand to successfully procure strategic in-space arch itectures such as on-orbit fuel depots\, in-space refueling system\, and n uclear thermal propulsion. However\, the unique and extreme thermal proper ties of cryogenic fluids present distinct challenges\, as their thermal-fl uid behavior deviates significantly from that of conventional room-tempera ture fluids. In particular\, the fundamental physics of cryogenic flow boi ling under reduced or partial gravity remain poorly understood\, posing a significant barrier to the application of these technologies for space app lications. In order to experimentally investigate the cryogenic flow boili ng physics under reduced and partial gravity environment\, a parabolic fli ght rig was designed and constructed. Between 2022 and 2024\, three flight campaigns were carried out\, yielding a total of 270 parabolas. These eff orts successfully produced the world’s first microgravity cryogenic data base. In this talk\, I will discuss the gravitational effects on cryogenic two-phase flow patterns and interfacial behaviors\, using high-speed vide os and images obtained from the parabolic flight testing. Taking a step fu rther\, I will also explore the impact of reduced and partial gravity on t wo essential thermal design parameters: (a) heat transfer coefficients and (b) critical heat flux. I will conclude my talk by presenting new design correlations and multiphase computational fluid dynamics models developed based on the microgravity cryogenic database\, illustrating their real-lif e applications with concrete examples.\n\nBiography\nSunjae Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. His research fo cuses on understanding the effects of gravity on multiphase thermal-hydrau lic characteristics\, with a particular emphasis on cryogenic flow boiling physics. His primary goal is to leverage multiphase fluid-thermal science to innovate in-space thermal management systems. Prior to his doctoral st udies\, he worked as a Research Engineer at the Agency for Defense Develop ment\, a national lab in South Korea\, where he focused on developing adva nced thermodynamic systems for naval defense applications. He has been hon ored with several professional awards and academic fellowships\, including Gold Prize Winner of 4th HVAC Competition from SAREK in 2016\, as well as the Frederick N. Andrews Fellowship in 2020 and Bilsland Dissertation Fel lowship in 2024 at Purdue University.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Youngsup Song CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7231@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T165500 DTSTAMP:20250123T173014Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-how-robotic-dis assembly-is-reforming-the-e-waste-recycling-industry-d-wang-toyoshima-gree n-tech/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar-How Robotic Disassembly is Reforming the E-Waste Recycl ing Industry\, D. Wang\, Toyoshima Green Tech DESCRIPTION:Abstract: This seminar introduces the significant potential of robotic disassembly in the electronic waste (e-waste) recycling industry. It discusses the limitations of traditional recycling methods\, such as la ndfilling\, shredding\, and manual disassembly\, and introduces robotics a s a solution for improving productivity\, reducing environmental harm\, an d maximizing material recovery. Main topics include the role of AI in adva ncing robotic precision\, the economic and environmental benefits of advan ced recycling technologies\, and the potential to preserve valuable resour ces such as metals and chips within domestic markets. The seminar will als o describe how robotic systems address practical challenges\, including th e secure handling of data from devices such as routers and hard drives\, e conomic-viable chip harvesting and refurbishing\, and the reduction of car bon emissions by improving material sorting and reuse. It describes how th ese advancements create economic opportunities by keeping valuable resourc es and profits within domestic markets and mitigating the environmental an d social issues of exporting e-waste. Specific examples\, such as the disa ssembly of Chromebooks and routers\, will show the practical applications of the robotic solutions.\nBio: Dan Wang is a seasoned executive and innov ative leader in the electronics and sustainability industries. With over 2 5 years of experience in manufacturing and operations\, he has spearheaded advancements in capacitor technology and sustainable production practices . Currently\, he serves as the CEO of Toyoshima Green Tech Inc.\, a compan y he founded in 2017\, which develops green technology solutions\, includi ng chip refurbishment and robotic disassembly lines for routers and Chrome books. Under his leadership\, the company has achieved certifications from prominent organizations such as Wistron\, Esco\, and SMS Infocom.\nMr. Wa ng has a degree in Business Administration and began his career at CAMEL T echnology Inc.\, where he rose through the ranks to lead operations in Sha nghai and Dongguan. He was instrumental in securing vendor certifications from global giants such as Schneider\, Hitachi Media\, and Foxconn. His vi sionary approach drove significant technological transformations\, such as the shift from through-hole to surface-mount chip capacitors and the intr oduction of polymer-based dielectric capacitors. He has been recognized wi th awards\, including Schneider's Best Supplier of Electronic Components. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7247@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-engineering-muc us-and-innate-lung-defense/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Engineering mucus and innate lung defense" DESCRIPTION:Gregg Duncan\, Ph.D. \nAssociate Professor\, Fischell Departmen t of Bioengineering\, University of Maryland\n\nBio: \nGregg Duncan earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering under the guidance of Michael Bevan at Johns Hopkins University in 2014. He then completed his postdoctoral train ing at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the Center for Nanomedicine dir ected by Justin Hanes. Dr. Duncan is currently an Associate Professor in t he Fischell Department of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland. He is the recipient of several honors and awards including the BMES Rita Sch affer Young Investigator Award\, the CMBE Young Innovator Award\, and the NSF CAREER Award.\n\nAbstract: \nMucus is a biological gel within the lung designed to behave like an “escalator” with the ability to capture po tentially harmful inhaled materials (e.g. pathogens\, particulates) and ca rry these materials via mucociliary clearance up to the throat to be swall owed and sterilized. However due to the lack of appropriate models\, it is unclear how the physical and biochemical properties of mucus collectively dictate its function. Recently\, we have engineered a mucin-based biomate rial with native-like viscoelasticity\, here termed ‘synthetic mucus’. I will discuss how we have used synthetic mucus biomaterials to understan d how the biochemical and biophysical features of airway mucus impact its function in health and dysfunction in diseases such as asthma and cystic f ibrosis. In addition\, I will discuss a genetically engineered human airwa y tissue culture model developed in our lab to study how mucus transport i s dynamically controlled based on mucin glycoprotein composition. These bi oengineered models provide key insights on mucus barrier function that imp rove our understanding of innate lung defense in health and disease. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7261@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183218Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-with-charles-si ng-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar with Charles Sing\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: Modeling Bottlebrush Polymers for Self-Assembly and Prin t\nPresented by:\nCharles Sing\, Ph.D.\nProfessor of Chemical and Biomolec ular Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\nFor more inf ormation\, please visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series -charles-sing-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7257@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-exploring-three -dimensional-self-similarity-from-falling-films-to-failing-elastomers/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Exploring Three-Dimensional Self-similarity: From Fal ling Films to Failing Elastomers DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Exploring Three-Dimensional Self-similarity: From Falling Films to Failing Elastomers\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate St udents\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanic al and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportuni ty to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry m overs to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and f resh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussion s\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n\nFeb 4 \, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Nan Xue\nPostdoctoral re searcher\nDepartment of Physics\nCornell University\n\nAbstract\nThis pres entation explores the power of self-similarity in understanding complex ph enomena in fluid and solid mechanics. I will discuss two distinct experime ntal investigations unified by this concept. First\, I will demonstrate ho w a draining thin liquid film's spatiotemporal evolution near a vertical p late edge can be elegantly captured by a novel similarity solution. This a pproach remarkably simplifies a complex nonlinear partial differential equ ation (of three independent variables!) into an ordinary differential equa tion\, validated by experimental data. Second\, I will showcase a unique t hree-dimensional fracturing process in soft materials (elastomers). At eng ineering strains exceeding 200%\, failure is driven by the growth of self- similar edge cracks. These cracks\, influenced by strain-stiffening\, prop agate and merge\, leading to ultimate failure. This research offers new in sights into material toughening strategies by manipulating geometry and hy perelastic properties. These examples highlight how identifying and levera ging self-similarity provides powerful analytical tools and reveals fundam ental physical mechanisms with broad engineering implications.\n\nBiograph y\nNan Xue received his B.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Tsinghua Univer sity\, China\, in 2015. He then pursued his doctoral studies at Princeton University\, USA\, under the supervision of Professor Howard A. Stone\, fo cusing on a variety of gravity-driven flows within fluid mechanics. He ear ned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2021\, graduating with the hono rific Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Fellowship. Subsequently\, Dr. Xue joine d Professor Eric R. Dufresne's group at ETH Zurich\, Switzerland\, where h e contributed to research on soft materials. In 2023\, he continued his wo rk with the Dufresne Lab during their transition to Cornell University\, U SA\, playing a key role in establishing the new laboratory. His current re search interests lie in understanding the mechanics of living systems\, wi th a particular focus on mycelium networks.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Amor Mene zes CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7251@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-nikolay-bliznyuk/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Nikolay Bliznyuk DESCRIPTION:Presenter: \nDr. Nikolay Bliznyuk\nTitle: \nStatistical machine learning for improved detection and uncertainty quantification of pathoge nic E. Coli in hydroponic irrigation water using impedimetric systems \nBi o: \nDr. Nikolay Bliznyuk is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the U niversity of Florida\, with appointments in the Departments of Agricultura l &\; Biological Engineering\, Biostatistics\, Statistics and Electrica l &\; Computer Engineering. He earned his doctoral degree in Operations Research &\; Information Engineering from Cornell University in 2008\, concentrating in computational statistics. Prior to joining UF in 2011 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics\, he h eld a postdoctoral researcher appointment in the Department of Biostatisti cs at the Harvard University and a research assistant professor in the Dep artment of Statistics at Texas A&\;M University. His research has four tightly intertwined themes: (i) hierarchical Bayesian modeling strategies (ii) spatio-temporal modeling\, (iii) methodology and applications of stat istical (machine) learning\, and (iv) computationally expensive inverse pr oblems (also known as Bayesian calibration of computer models).\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7277@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T153000 DTSTAMP:20250131T133449Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ken-hover-seminar/ SUMMARY:Ken Hover Seminar DESCRIPTION:“Things I Learned while Enjoying a Career in Design\, Constru ction\, Research and Education”\nCommon threads connecting many facets o f a professional career include the care and nurturing of ideas\, making c hoices\, sharing the load\, appreciating others while accepting criticism\ , and facing difficulties and unfairness while acting ethically. CATEGORIES:Alumni LOCATION:Reitz Union Auditorium\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.64599;-82.347709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Auditorium:geo:29.64599,-82.347709 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7271@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210011Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-machine-learnin g-accelerated-molecular-design-of-innovative-polymers-shifting-from-thomas -edison-to-iron-man/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Machine Learning-accelerated Molecular Design of Innov ative Polymers: Shifting from Thomas Edison to Iron Man DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nPolymeric materials are critical in aerospace\, mecha nical\, civil\, and environmental engineering\, enabling applications like reverse osmosis membranes for water treatment\, building coatings\, and a ntifouling materials. However\, designing innovative polymers has traditio nally relied on an experimental trial-and-error approach\, which is often slow\, costly\, and biased toward limited chemical spaces\, potentially ov erlooking promising compounds.\nThe vast polymer design space\, with nearl y infinite combinations of chemical elements\, structures\, and synthesis conditions\, poses a significant challenge. To address this\, we have deve loped a data-driven molecular simulation strategy for the efficient discov ery and design of novel polymers with unprecedented\, predictable properti es.\nUsing machine learning\, we build meaningful chemistry-property relat ionships for polymers. Generative adversarial networks and reinforcement l earning models enable inverse molecular design\, while molecular dynamics simulations verify the results. This approach advances computational mater ials design\, exploring synthesis-structure-property relationships in poly mers. Our work addresses pressing scientific challenges and benefits indus tries seeking innovative polymers for medical\, automotive\, packaging\, a nd construction applications.\nBio\nYing Li\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\n University of Wisconsin-Madison\nDr. Ying Li joined the University of Wis consin-Madison in August 2022 as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engi neering. From 2015 to 2022\, he was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical E ngineering at the University of Connecticut and was promoted to Associate Professor. He received his Ph.D. in 2015 from Northwestern University\, fo cusing on the multiscale modeling of soft matter and related biomedical ap plications.\nHis current research interests are: multiscale modeling\, com putational materials design\, mechanics and physics of polymers\, and mach ine learning-accelerated polymer design.\nDr. Li’s achievements in resea rch have been widely recognized by fellowships and awards\, including ACS Polymeric Material Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigator Award (2023)\, NSF CAREER Award (2021)\, Air Force’s Young Investigator Award (2020)\, 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award (2020)\, and multiple best paper aw ards from major conferences. He has authored and co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles\, including Nature Energy\, Science Advanc es\, Nature Communications\, Physical Review Letters\, etc. Dr. Li’s lab is supported by multi-million-dollar grants and contracts from NSF\, AFOS R\, AFRL\, ONR\, DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration\, DOE/Nation al Alliance for Water Innovation\, and industries. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7185@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T123500 DTSTAMP:20250114T144103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-nitrogen-and-wat er-transport-in-a-rotational-production-system/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Nitrogen and water transport in a rotational production system DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nThe use of nitrogen (N) fertilizers\, both organic and inorganic\, poses a risk of nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) loading into the environment\, which is a significant concern for regions like Florida aimi ng to meet Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) standards for NO3--N. This four -year study (2019-2022) at the North Florida Research and Education Center -Suwannee Valley (NFREC-SV) in Live Oak\, FL\, evaluated rotational produc tion as an advanced Best Management Practices (BMPs) to mitigate NO3--N po llution. The study compares the conventional maize (Zea mays) – peanut ( Arachis hypogaea) and maize-carrot (Daucus carota) - peanut rotations with sod-based rotation involving two years of bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) f ollowed by maize\, carrot\, and peanut across a 16 ha center pivot irrigat ed field. The study found sod-based rotation reduced NO3--N leaching by 27 % for maize and 52 % for peanuts\, and increased N use efficiency by 9 % in maize. However\, conventional rotation produced higher short-term crop yields than sod-based rotation\, with maize yields showing an nRMSE of 7.5 % and peanut yields showing an nRMSE of 8.7 %. The study also critically compared the efficacy of passive-wick drainage lysimeters\, finding that t hey overestimated drainage volumes (median = 8.2 L) compared to the soil w ater balance approach (median = 1.7 L)\, highlighting the challenges of us ing lysimeters for deep drainage measurement in field conditions. Furtherm ore\, the study assessed three simulation models namely DSSAT (Decision Su pport System for Agrotechnology Transfer)\, HYDRUS-1D\, and SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool). All the models showed a higher calibration accura cy. Both SWAT and HYDRUS 1D closely estimated NO3-N leaching during the ma ize growing season\, with HYDRUS-1D estimating 81 kg ha-1 and SWAT estimat ing 82 kg ha-1\, compared to the observed 110 kg ha-1 and DSSAT's estimate of 127 kg ha-1. The study highlights the potential of combining field obs ervations with simulation models to guide BMPs for effective environmental management in agricultural practices.\n\nBio: \nDr. Vivek Sharma is an As sistant Professor\, Precision Water Management Specialist in the Agricultu ral and Biological Engineering Department\, at University of Florida (UF). Dr. Sharma’s research and extension program is focused on the applicati on and development of precision agricultural water management technologies and strategies to (i) enhance/improve water and nitrogen use efficiency\, (ii) reduce agricultural water use\, and (iii) reduce the impacts of agri cultural management practices on downstream resources\, users and water qu ality. His work also investigates concepts of irrigation science and engin eering aiming towards the quantification of crop water use/evapotranspirat ion (ET)\, irrigation scheduling and requirements\, soil moisture sensing\ , soil and crop growth dynamics\, crop water productivity (CWP)\, and impa ct of climate variables on agricultural productivity. The main idea of Dr. Sharma’s extension program is to provide leadership and encourage agent s and producers to adopt the basic\, advanced\, and newer technologies tha t will enable them to use and manage water resources efficiently and help them to increase on-farm water use efficiency.\n\n\nDr. Sharma completed h is Ph.D. and M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at University of Nebraska \, Lincoln in 2014 and 2011\, respectively. His undergraduate degree is in Agricultural Engineering from Punjab Agricultural University\, India. Bef ore joining UF\, Dr. Sharma worked as an Assistant Professor\, Irrigation Specialist at University of Wyoming. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7273@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T145500 DTSTAMP:20250130T202049Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-molten-salt-chem istry-corrosion-and-corrosion-control/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Molten Salt Chemistry\, Corrosion\, and Corrosion Contr ol DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMolten salt has two significant applications in nucle ar engineering: electrolyte for pyroprocessing for spent nuclear fuel trea tment and coolant or molten fuel for advanced nuclear reactor systems. Rec ently\, molten salts (chlorides or fluorides) were also proposed for heat transfer and energy storage for solar energy.\nFor all those applications\ , binary or ternary salt mixtures were selected. Salt mixtures have some b enefits\, for example\, the lower melting temperature than a single salt. However\, the binary and ternary salt mixtures have complex chemistries an d any impurity in the salt may lead to changes of salt properties and poss ibly a high corrosion rate. Therefore\, impurity behaviors in molten salt such as the thermodynamic properties are needed to be fully understood.\nI n this seminar\, I will discuss the actinides and lanthanides behaviors in the molten salt obtained by experimental measurements and numerical simul ations. Then I will discuss material corrosion by molten salt including th e corrosion mechanisms and corrosion mitigation by redox control. The semi nar will cover both molten chloride salts and fluoride salts.\nBio\nJinsuo Zhang\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\nVirginia Tech\nDr. Jinsuo Zhang has been a pro fessor of the Nuclear Engineering program at Virginia Polytechnic Institut e and State University since January 2017. He was an associate professor a t the Ohio State University (OSU) from Sept. 2012 to Dec. 2016. Before tha t\, Prof. Zhang was a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (L ANL) from 2004 to 2012 and a postdoc research associate from 2001 to 2004. \nProf. Zhang is the director of the Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Rese arch Center. The center focuses on studies of advanced used nuclear fuel r eprocessing\, material compatibility\, and materials corrosion in advanced and current nuclear reactors. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7383@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T145500 DTSTAMP:20250224T150953Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-bridging-gaps-ar tificial-intelligence-machine-learning-applications-to-accelerate-advanced -reactor-deployment/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Bridging Gaps: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learnin g Applications to Accelerate Advanced Reactor Deployment" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) is a t ype of advanced nuclear reactor that can provide outstanding safety charac teristics\, flexible operation\, and versatility in energy applications. T he pebble-bed variant of the HTGR is expected to enhance the economic comp etitiveness of the reactor due to its capability for online refueling of t he pebble fuel elements and load following. However\, the uninterrupted op eration of this system is contested by engineering challenges\, such as re al-time fuel burnup measurement and system-wide component degradation. The se challenges are well met by emerging artificial intelligence (AI) and ma chine learning (ML) techniques.\nThis seminar will present two case studie s\, showcasing how advanced modeling and simulation capabilities can be en hanced by AI/ML to address the gaps in HTGR system design\, operation\, an d maintenance and\, therefore\, accelerate the deployment of advanced nucl ear technology.\nThe first study focuses on prototyping online assay of ir radiated pebble fuel elements using data-driven analysis of gamma spectros copic signatures. The second one shows the development of a Dynamic Operat ion and Maintenance Optimization framework\, focusing on its capabilities on performing system-level predictive maintenance leveraging limited senso ry data.\nBio\nJason Hou\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nNorth Carolina Stat e University\nDr. Jason Hou is an Associate Professor in the Department o f Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University. The mission of h is research and teaching is to promote nuclear energy primarily by advanci ng the scientific understanding of advanced nuclear reactor technologies. There are four main research areas in his group: computational reactor phy sics\, multiphysics modeling and simulation capabilities\, advanced reacto r design and fuel cycle analysis\, and machine learning for reactor operat ion and maintenance.\nHou received his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from P ennsylvania State University and was a postdoctoral scholar at the Univers ity of California\, Berkeley\, before joining the NC State faculty CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7283@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141333Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-dr-julie-ivy/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Dr. Julie Ivy DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:100 Williamson Hall\, 1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=100 Williamson Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7249@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182033Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-metabolic-imagi ng-of-mitochondrial-dysfunction-in-vivo/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Metabolic Imaging of Mitochondrial (Dys)function In V ivo" DESCRIPTION:Jae Mo Park\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nAdvanced Imaging Rese arch Center | Biomedical Engineering | Radiology\nUniversity of Texas Sout hwestern Medical Center\n\nBio:\nDr. Park was trained as an Electrical Eng ineer at Yonsei University in South Korea and Stanford University in the U nited States. His doctoral work at Stanford was focused on technical devel opments of MRI and MRSI with application to preclinical brain tumor metabo lism. Following completion of his Ph.D. in 2012\, he broadened his researc h into advanced biomedical imaging as a postdoctoral research fellow and a research associate in the Department of Radiology at Stanford School of M edicine. He moved to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center i n 2016 as an Assistant Professor. He has been an Associate Professor of th e Advanced Imaging Research Center\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\ , and Department of Radiology at UT Southwestern since 2022 when he receiv ed his tenure. His lab develops metabolic imaging concepts and methods for assessing in vivo mitochondrial metabolism and imaging metabolic fluxes i n enzyme-catalyzed reactions\, by developing a network of ideas in MR puls e sequence\, image reconstruction\, physiology\, chemistry\, and clinical translation.\n\nAbstract:\nMitochondria play a crucial role in cellular en ergy homeostasis and function\, making their metabolic activity a key indi cator of health and disease. Mitochondrial metabolism is highly sensitive to various factors\, including demographics\, nutrition\, and pathological states\, necessitating in vivo investigation. While stable isotope tracin g (e.g.\, using 13C and 15N) is a powerful tool for metabolic analysis\, t raditional approaches require invasive procedures for ex vivo metabolomics due to sensitivity limitations. Hyperpolarization techniques overcome thi s limitation by increasing signal sensitivity by several orders of magnitu de\, enabling real-time in vivo monitoring of substrate metabolism. Comple menting this approach\, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) provides spatial i nformation on metabolite distributions within tissues. This presentation w ill discuss key pathways of mitochondrial metabolism\, highlight recent ad vancements in in vivo metabolic imaging techniques\, and present their app lication in preclinical models and clinical studies with neurological diso rders\, cardiomyopathies\, and metabolic syndromes. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7263@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183218Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-with-joseph-s-k won-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Che Seminar with Joseph S. Kwon\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: Transformer-based Hybrid Modeling and Control of Evolvin g\, Nonlinear Processes\nPresented by:\nJoseph S. Kwon\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor and Kenneth R. Hall Career Development Professor\nDepartment of Chemical Engineering\nTexas A&\;M University\nFor more information\, pl ease visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-series-joseph-s-kwo n-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7287@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-machining-funda mentals-from-concept-to-product/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Machining Fundamentals: From Concept to Product DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Machining Fundamentals: From Concept to Product\n Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar S eries\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from ac ademic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\ , stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusia sts. Everyone is welcome!\nMachining Fundamentals: From Concept to Product \nFeb 11\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\nMr. Jose A. Nazario Mo reno\nMachine Support Specialist\nPhD student\nUniversity of Tennessee-Kno xville\nAbstract\nThis lecture will focus on how my industrial and academi c experiences have shaped my personal philosophy and teaching approach whe n reviewing the manufacturing process for milling applications\, from init ial design to final inspection. Drawing from my work across various and di verse industries\, I’ll share insights on how these real-world experienc es inform my teaching of high school\, trade school\, and undergraduate st udents. By connecting theoretical concepts to practical applications\, I a im to help students understand how manufacturing decisions impact the enti re process. Key elements\, such as design for manufacturability\, optimiza tion of machining parameters\, and the importance of final inspection\, wi ll be discussed\, with a focus on bridging industry practices to classroom learning. Ultimately\, my goal is to equip students not only with technic al knowledge but also with the problem-solving mindset necessary to succee d in the evolving field of manufacturing.\nBiography\nMy name is Jose Naza rio Moreno\, and I am a Machine Support Specialist and PhD student at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. I earned my bachelor’s degree from Ca se Western Reserve University in 2017 and a master’s degree from the Uni versity of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2024. Throughout my academic and profess ional career\, I have focused on advanced manufacturing\, product design\, and engineering education. I have gained industry experience in automotiv e\, oil and gas\, musical instruments\, and resistance welding integration . My current PhD research centers on developing low-cost sensors for in-pr ocess machining\, aimed at enhancing machining parameterization and valida tion. On my personal time I enjoy playing guitar and spending time coachin g FRC robotics.\nMAE Faculty Host: Umesh Persad CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7281@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-yiannis-ampatzidis/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nYiannis Ampatzidis\nTitle:\nTransforming Specialty Cr op Management with AI and Robotics\nBio\nDr. Yiannis Ampatzidis is an asso ciate professor in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department of the University of Florida (UF). He leads the Precision Agriculture Engi neering program at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SW FREC). His current research focus is on smart and digital agriculture\, ar tificial intelligence (AI)\, UAVs\, machine vision for plant stress and di sease detection\, mechatronics\, automation\, robotics\, precision agricul ture and machine systems with a special interest in development\, implemen tation\, and evaluation of agricultural machines and control systems for h igh-value crops.\nAbstract:\nArtificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are revolutionizing specialty crop production by enhancing efficiency and pre cision in agricultural practices. This talk will showcase cutting-edge tec hnologies\, including Agroview and Agrosense\, that enable data-driven dec ision-making. Agroview utilizes UAV-based RGB and multispectral imaging wi th AI to provide insights into plant health\, canopy size\, nutrient defic iencies\, and spatial variability\, supporting precise interventions like nutrient prescription maps. Agrosense complements these capabilities with ground-based sensing for tree crop counting\, canopy density classificatio n\, and fruit yield estimation. The presentation will also feature AI-driv en robotic innovations\, such as weed management sprayers\, automated trun k injection systems for HLB-affected citrus\, and smart crop sprayers\, al l of which reduce input costs through real-time detection and targeted app lication. Attendees will gain an understanding of how these technologies o ptimize resources\, improve productivity\, and address critical challenges in specialty crop management. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7275@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210011Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-computational-d esign-of-polymer-materials-where-universality-meets-chemical-specificity/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Computational Design of Polymer Materials: Where Unive rsality Meets Chemical-Specificity DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe design of polymer materials with tailored propert ies is critical for advancing technologies in fields such as soft robotics and sustainable materials. Traditional trial-and-error approaches are slo w and inefficient\, underscoring the need for predictive models that captu re the structure-property relationships of polymers. However\, these relat ionships arise from the complex interplay of polymer structure and dynamic s across wide spatial and temporal scales\, posing a significant computati onal challenge.\nIn this talk\, I will demonstrate how computational metho ds can address this multiscale problem. By employing a “topdown” coars e-graining approach combined with scaling theory\, we develop a universal “design-by-architecture” framework to encode the mechanical behavior o f biological materials in solvent-free graft polymer networks. These netwo rks show biomimetic mechanical properties and offer exciting opportunities for applications in soft robotics and wearable devices.\nUsing a “botto m-up” multiscale modeling method\, we can accurately and efficiently pre dict polymer bulk rheology directly from chemical structure without relyin g on experimental parameters. This approach paves the way for the accelera ted development of recyclable polymers\, where precise control of rheologi cal behavior is essential for optimizing recycling processes. By combining universality with chemical specificity\, these computational strategies o ffer a transformative path forward for the design of next-generation polym er materials.\nBio\nHeyi Liang\, Ph.D.\nPostdoctoral Scholar\nUniversity o f Chicago\nDr. Heyi Liang is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the Univ ersity of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering with Prof. Juan de Pablo\, where he works on multiscale computational design of charged p olymers and sustainable materials.\nDr. Liang earned his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from The University of Akron under the supervision of Prof. Andrey Dobrynin\, where he used molecular dynamics simulation to study the struc ture-property relation of graft polymers as well as elastocapillary phenom ena at the soft matter interface. He received B.S. in Macromolecular Mater ials and Engineering at Fudan University\, where he worked on the protein- directed synthesis of gold nanomaterials by soy protein isolate. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7187@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T123500 DTSTAMP:20250114T144103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-an-overview-of-t he-last-50-years-of-paleoclimate-paleoenvironment-study-in-the-maya-lowlan ds/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: An Overview of the Last 50 Years of Paleoclimate/Paleoe nvironment Study in the Maya Lowlands DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nThe Maya region of Mesoamerica has been the focus o f paleoclimate/paleoenvironment investigations for decades. It is an ideal area in which to explore interactions among climate\, environment and hum ans\, in part because it was so densely populated by the ancient Lowland M aya from ca. 3000 to 1000 years ago. One can view that dense settlement as a protracted\, grand experiment in human exploitation of low-elevation\, dry tropical forest. The region is replete with waterbodies\, and sediment s in local lakes preserve the history of changing climate\, landscape and limnological conditions. In the early 1970s\, paleolimnologists and archae ologists at UF began to work together and investigate how the ancient Maya impacted the karst watersheds and lakes of the region. In the 1990s\, the scientists turned their attention toward examination of Late Holocene cli mate fluctuations and possible detrimental impacts of severe droughts on L ate Classic Maya culture in the 9th century CE. In the past few decades\, improvements in radiocarbon dating and advances in measurements of stable isotopes\, biomarkers (pigments\, cyanotoxins) and metals have shed new li ght on the consequences of long-term human activity in the Neotropics. Fur thermore\, creation of the International Continental Scientific Drilling P rogram (ICDP) in the late 1990s enabled deep drilling of Lake Peten-Itza\, Guatemala\, which revealed details of Pleistocene climate variations in t he area that extend back ~400 ka. I will present highlights of discoveries in the Maya region over the past 50 years and will discuss some of the ne w questions we are addressing (e.g. human-mediated heavy metal contaminati on). I will also briefly touch on alternative approaches we are taking (sp eleothem analysis) to refine our understanding of past climate/environment al conditions in the region.\n\nBio: \nMark Brenner is a limnologist/paleo limnologist with special interests in tropical and subtropical lakes and w atersheds. He is a Professor in the University of Florida (UF) Department of Geological Sciences and serves as Director of UF’s Land Use and Envir onmental Change Institute (LUECI). He has taught or teaches courses in Lim nology\, Paleolimnology\, Florida Lake Management\, Florida Geology\, Trop ical Field Ecology\, and Humans and the Environment of the Yucatan Peninsu la\, the latter two for UF in Mexico. He coordinated the Geological Scienc es seminar from 2015 to 2022.\n\n\nMark’s research addresses interaction s among climate\, environment\, and humans\, and he has conducted fieldwor k in Mexico\, Guatemala\, Panama\, Venezuela\, Bolivia\, Ecuador and the G alapagos Islands\, Colombia\, Haiti\, Dominican Republic\, China\, Cambodi a\, Madagascar\, and Florida (US). Mark served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of th e Journal of Paleolimnology (Springer) from 2007 to 2022. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7317@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210652Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-seminar-dr-sum it-jha/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Seminar: Dr. Sumit Jha DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94143185671\nBiography: Dr. Su mit Kumar Jha is Eminent Scholar Chair Professor of Computer Science at Fl orida International University. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science fr om Carnegie Mellon University and has held multiple summer faculty appoint ments with the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate.\nDr. Jha currently serves as the lead PI on projects in excess of $11 million. Dr. Jha has led interdisciplinary\, multi-institutional teams on projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)\, Defense Advanced Resear ch Projects Agency (DARPA)\, Department of Energy (DOE)\, and other federa l agencies. His work has been published at premier venues\, such as AAAI\, DAC\, DATE\, ICCAD\, ICLR\, IJCAI\, and NeurIPS. His research focuses on building high-assurance and efficient AI at both algorithmic and hardware levels. He has developed methods to make AI systems more transparent and r esistant to threats by combining symbolic decision procedures\, human expe rtise\, foundation models\, and deductive reasoning. Dr. Jha has also pion eered flow-based in-memory computing techniques for data-intensive applica tions\, advancing a new paradigm for efficient and sustainable AI in his r esearch funded by the NSF over the past 11 years.\nDr. Jha has been a PI o n projects from DARPA GARD\, DARPA ANSR\, DARPA TIAMAT\, NSF Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF)\, NSF Exploiting Parallelism and Scalability (X PS)\, NSF Scalable Parallelism in the Extreme (SPX)\, and NSF Formal Metho ds in the Field (FMitF)\, NGA Boosting Innovative GEOINT\, NNSA/ORNL\, ONR Science of AI\, Department of Energy\, AFRL\, and the Royal Bank of Canad a Innovation Lab. His work has earned multiple best paper awards and nomin ations at various forums (IEEE DATE\, ACM/IEEE ICCAD\, IEEE MILCOM\, IEEE ICCABS)\, as well as the prestigious Air Force Office of Scientific Resear ch Young Investigator Program (AFOSR YIP) Award. Dr. Jha aims to advance h igh-assurance and efficient AI systems that drive innovation across scienc e\, engineering\, healthcare\, and sustainable peace.\nTitle of the Talk: Formal Methods for High-assurance and Efficient AI\nAbstract: Deployment o f Artificial Intelligence (AI) in high-assurance settings demands formal g uarantees\, which remain challenging for the current generation of AI mode ls\, particularly deep neural networks. The limited scalability of the tra ditional formal verification methods has been further exacerbated by moder n foundation models\, such as large language models (LLMs). In this talk\, we present scalable approaches to  (1) explain the decisions of AI agents in a human-interpretable manner drawing upon neural stochastic diff erential equations and path integrals\, (2) communicate our ethics\, d omain knowledge\, and feedback to AI agents informally and formally levera ging probabilistic temporal logics as formal specifications\, and (3) enab le human-in-the-loop auditing of the behavior of teams of LLM agents a gainst regulatory and ethical guidelines through model checking\, theorem proving and provably correct symbolic AI methods. Additionally\, I will br iefly discuss recent progress using Binary decision diagrams and other for mal methods towards in-memory computing\, demonstrating how algorithm-ha rdware co-design can reduce the soaring energy demands of foundation model s. These innovations offer a blueprint for creating the next generation of AI that seamlessly fuses human expertise\, ethical guidelines\, domain ru les\, and data-driven intelligence while maintaining interpretability and efficiency.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7253@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-advancing-energ y-systems-through-ai-driven-innovations/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Advancing Energy Systems through AI-Driven Innovation s DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Advancing Energy Systems through AI-Driven Innova tions\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\ nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cooki es\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\ , from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty c andidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for th e treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n\nFeb 13\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Locatio n: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Shima Hajimirza\nAssociate Professor of Mechanical Eng ineering and the Director of the Energy\, Control\, and Optimization (ECO) Lab\nDepartment of Mechanical Engineering\nStevens Institute of Technolog y\n\nAbstract\nThe future of energy systems demands intelligence\, efficie ncy\, and sustainability to address global challenges. My research integra tes advanced computational techniques with first-principle physics to revo lutionize energy capture\, transfer\, and distribution processes. By lever aging AI-driven models\, I tackle critical challenges such as light-matter interactions in photovoltaics\, stochastic energy transport in porous med ia\, and the dynamics of smart energy networks. In this talk\, I will disc uss key contributions\, including enhancing quantum efficiency in thin-fil m solar cells through surrogate modeling\, developing physics-informed neu ral networks for radiative heat transfer in complex media\, and advancing latent space computing to optimize large-scale simulations. These innovati ons enable precise material design\, reduce computational demands\, and su pport applications such as digital twins and thermo-radiative systems. Add itionally\, my work explores the integration of renewable energy distribut ion with data-centric infrastructures\, employing predictive AI tools to a dapt to environmental and operational variability. This seminar will demon strate how interdisciplinary approaches\, combining physics\, machine lear ning\, and experimental insights\, can transform energy systems\, paving t he way for sustainable and resilient technologies that meet future demands .\n\nBiography\nDr. Shima Hajimirza is an Associate Professor of Mechanica l Engineering and the Director of the Energy\, Control\, and Optimization (ECO) Lab at Stevens Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Mech anical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in August 2013\, followed by a postdoctoral research appointment at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Science. Prior to her doctoral studies\, sh e obtained a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Ill inois University and a Master’s degree in Bioengineering from the Califo rnia Institute of Technology in 2009 and 2010\, respectively.\nDr. Hajimir za’s expertise spans thermal fluid sciences\, radiation heat transfer\, data-driven modeling and design\, and the study of energy transfer in comp lex media. She also specializes in Machine Learning and AI-based modeling and optimization\, with applications in nanomaterials\, nanotechnology\, a nd bioengineering. With over 90 peer-reviewed publications in leading jour nals such as Nature Scientific Reports\, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer\, Journal of Solar Energy\, and IEEE Transactions on Sustai nable Energy\, her work has attracted significant funding from the Nationa l Science Foundation (NSF)\, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)\, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE)\, and industrial partners including Qualcomm \, Emerson\, and Chevron. Among her accolades is the prestigious NSF CAREE R Award\, recognizing her groundbreaking contributions to computational mo deling of radiation heat transfer in porous media.\nIn addition to her res earch\, Dr. Hajimirza serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Sol ar Energy Engineering and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanica l Engineers (ASME). Her outstanding achievements have been celebrated with numerous awards\, including the "ASME Rising Star in Mechanical Engineeri ng Award" (November 2024)\, the Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Awa rd (May 2024)\, and the TEES James J. Cain Graduate Teaching Award (March 2018).\n\nMAE Faculty Host: S A Sherif CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7339@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T145500 DTSTAMP:20250212T162000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-computational-in sights-into-polymeric-surface-properties-from-molecular-dynamics-to-machin e-learning/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Computational Insights into Polymeric Surface Properti es: From Molecular Dynamics to Machine Learning" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe interfacial properties of polymers are critical i n diverse applications\, ranging from coatings and adhesives to flexible e lectronics and biomedical materials. However\, understanding and predictin g the molecular-level structure and thermodynamic behavior of polymeric su rfaces remain challenging due to the complexity of interfacial interaction s.\nIn this talk\, I will present our computational efforts to elucidate t he structure\, dynamics\, and energetics of polymers at interfaces using a ll-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. By probing functional group o rientations\, adhesion mechanisms\, and wetting behaviors\, these simulati ons provide fundamental insights that complement experimental observations .\nBuilding on this foundation\, I will then discuss our integration of ma chine learning (ML) techniques to enhance the predictive capabilities of p olymer surface properties. By developing ML models trained on simulation a nd experimental data\, we aim to accelerate the estimation of polymer surf ace tensions and interfacial characteristics\, bridging the gap between mo lecular-level simulations and macroscopic material performance. This combi ned approach—leveraging both physics-based modeling and data-driven meth ods—offers a powerful framework for advancing the rational design of pol ymeric interfaces.\nBio\nMesfin Tsige\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\nUniversity of Ak ron\nDr. Mesfin Tsige is a Professor in the Department of Polymer Science at the University of Akron\, Ohio. He earned his Ph.D. in condensed matte r physics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland\, Ohio\, and c ompleted a postdoctoral fellowship at Sandia National Laboratories in Albu querque\, New Mexico. Following this\, he joined the faculty in the Depart ment of Physics at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale\, Illinois\, where he became an Associate Professor. In 2010\, he joined the Universit y of Akron. Tsige's research group focuses on interfacial science\, using various simulation techniques to investigate diffusion\, adhesion\, wettin g\, self-assembly\, and rheology. He has received numerous awards\, includ ing the ORAU Ralph E. Powe Jr. Faculty Enhancement Award\, NSF CAREER awar d\, and the 2022-23 University of Akron Outstanding Researcher Award for C areer Achievement in Research.g. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7245@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T165500 DTSTAMP:20250127T142945Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-sargassum-influ xes-benefits-and-risks-helena-solo-gabriele-u-miami/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar - Sargassum Influxes: Benefits and Risks\, Helena Solo- Gabriele\, U. Miami DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Changes in ocean nutrient deliveries and climate chan ge have influenced the amount of the macroalgae (Sargassum) produced in th e oceans. Since 2011\, the amounts have been increasing resulting in oppo rtunities and negative impacts. This presentation will focus on describi ng the important the benefits and risks associated with Sargassum inundati ons. It is well known that in moderate amounts Sargassum plays a critical role in oceanic and shoreline beach ecosystems and also plays a role in s equestration of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However\, when in exc ess\, the ecosystems are overwhelmed and require the management of these e xcess quantities. This presentation will describe the potential negative health impacts if the Sargassum is left unmanaged and will describe possib le strategies to recycle the material for beneficial uses.\n\nBiography: D r. Helena Solo-Gabriele is a Professor in the Department of Chemical\, Env ironmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami (Florida) where she specializes in teaching courses in Environmental Laboratory Meas urements\, Environmental Engineering Microbiology\, and Water and Wastewat er Treatment Plant Design. Her research focuses on establishing the links between the environment and human health. Her research has expanded a wi de range of environmental contaminant assessments which have included micr obiological contaminants in coastal settings and in utilizing microbes fou nd in wastewater to track disease. In addition she has focused her effort s in evaluating chemical contaminants including PFAS and arsenic. For her arsenic work\, she has collaborated extensively with Dr. Tim Townsend of the University of Florida evaluating arsenic releases associated with a wo od treatment preservative called chromated copper arsenate (CCA). Her res earch interests in coastal contaminants and arsenic have merged with resea rch focused on a common seaweed\, Sargassum\, which is the topic of her pr esentation.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7335@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211659Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-hands-on-pedago gies-for-increasing-participation-in-intelligent-microelectronics/ SUMMARY:EEd Seminar: Hands-on Pedagogies for Increasing Participation in In telligent Microelectronics DESCRIPTION:Andrea Ramirez-Salgado\, Ph.D.\, Department of Engineering Educ ation\, University of Florida\nhttps://sites.google.com/view/egs6930/s25-a ndrea-ramirez-salgado CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7327@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210652Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-seminar-mingyu -derek-ma/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Seminar: Mingyu Derek Ma DESCRIPTION:Zoom Talk: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97967468472\nBiography: Mingyu Derek Ma is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at UCLA working with Prof . Wei Wang. He is also a Machine Learning Scientist at Genentech Prescient Design\, working on drug discovery agents with Dr. Stephen Ra and Prof. K yunghyun Cho. His work focuses on the architecture\, training\, and agenti c use of generative language models inspired by and applied to clinical\, medical\, and scientific scenarios. He is currently working on equipping t he language models with the intuition and knowledge of domain experts\, su ch as clinicians or scientists\, and utilizing them as assistants for scie ntific discovery. His work has been recognized as one of the top 15 most-c ited papers at NAACL 2024 and has been published at leading AI conferences like ACL\, AAAI\, and NeurIPS. He received the J.P. Morgan Chase AI PhD F ellowship and Amazon Fellowship. He has research experience at Amazon AGI\ , UC Santa Cruz\, CUHK and MIT. He earned his BS from The Hong Kong Polyte chnic University\, where he was the commencement speaker.\nTitle of the Ta lk: Elevating Large Language Models\nto Expert Intelligence\nAbstract: Lar ge Language Models (LLMs) have been applied to expert domains and scientif ic contexts\, such as clinical diagnosis and drug discovery. However\, the generalizability that characterizes LLMs in the general domain does not r eadily translate to scientific and expert tasks. Unlike general natural la nguage tasks\, scientific data is densely packed\, homogeneous\, and less self-explanatory. Moreover\, expert-level tasks\, such as those performed by physicians\, engineers\, or scientists\, require deep domain knowledge\ , intuitive reasoning\, and multi-step planning\, refined through years of specialized training. In this talk\, I will first discuss capturing impli cit expert intuition for individual decision-making\, using clinical diagn osis prediction as a case study. Next\, I will extend the focus to composi tional\, project-level reasoning and automation\, highlighting the develop ment of LLM agents for scientific discovery. Finally\, I will address crit ical concerns around fairness and safety in generative LLMs\, proposing no vel methods for unsupervised bias mitigation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachows ky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7295@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T150000 DTSTAMP:20250205T160207Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/iot4ag-seminar-yiannis-ampa tzidis/ SUMMARY:IoT4Ag Seminar: Yiannis Ampatzidis DESCRIPTION:Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis is an associate professor in the Agricul tural and Biological Engineering Department of the University of Florida. He’ll present “Advancing Sustainability in Agriculture with AI-Driven Robotic Technologies” on Friday\, Feb. 14 at 2:00 pm via Zoom.\n[ Abstra ct\, Bio\, &\; Zoom Info ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://upenn.zoom.us/j/98655616357 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7269@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250217 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250218 DTSTAMP:20250130T154355Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/study-abroad-uf-in-chile-vi ticulture-and-wine/ SUMMARY:Study Abroad - UF in Chile: Viticulture and Wine DESCRIPTION:Study Abroad Opportunity! UF in Chile - Viticulture and Wine (H OS4932 - 3 credits) \n\nSummer A: May 10-25\, 2025\n\nJoin this immersive experience in the fascinating grape and wine production industry! We will visit Chile\, one of the world's most renowned winegrape producing regions . Students will navigate through the whole grape and wine making process\, from vineyard to bottle! We will learn about critical topics from experts \, including vineyard health and management\, and the impact of grape qual ity on organoleptic wine traits. Open to undergraduate and graduate studen ts\, from any major. Limited spots available! Questions? Send an email to luis.clavijo@ufl.edu or sarkhosha@ufl.edu\n\nExtended deadline: February 17th! Register now!\nLink: https://ufabroad.internationalcenter.ufl.edu/in dex.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&\;id=14430 CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7309@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210652Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-seminar-dr-jas on-hong/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Seminar: Dr. Jason Hong DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95193220709\nBiography: Junyua n Hong is a postdoctoral fellow at UT Austin Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML) and the Wireless Networking and Communications Gro up (WNCG). His research focuses on advancing Responsible AI for Healthcare . His recent work addressed pressing challenges in Responsible AI\, such a s data privacy\, fairness\, and security. In 2024\, he was recognized as a n ML Commons Rising Star and a finalist for the VLDB Best Paper Award. Add itionally\, his work on safeguarding data privacy in financial analysis wo n the third-place finish in the U.S. PETs (Privacy-Enhancing Technologies) Prize Challenge and was highlighted by the White House and MSU Research & amp\; Innovation Office in 2023. Beyond research\, he actively served as l ead chair organizer for Federated-Learning and Gen AI-for-Health workshops at top-tier data mining and machine learning conferences (KDD and NeurIPS )\, and a mentor in the Responsible AI for Ukraine program.\nTitle of the Talk: Harmonizing\, Understanding\, and Deploying Responsible AI\nAbstract : Artificial Intelligence (AI) has demonstrated remarkable\npotential for tackling grand challenges in human society. Yet\,\nbuilding an integrative Responsible AI system that is comprehensively aligned with multifaceted h uman values— rather than a single one—remains a major challenge in\nea rning people’s trust\, particularly in high-stakes domains like\nhealthc are. To address the challenge\, my vision is to harmonize\, understand\, a nd deploy Responsible AI: optimizing AI systems that balance real-world co nstraints in computational accessibility\, data privacy\, security\, and e thical\nnorms through use-inspired threat analysis and integrative ethical learning algorithms. Pursuing this vision\, I developed privacy-preservin g algorithms harmonized with high\naccessibility to edge devices\, fairnes s to individuals\, and security of ML systems. My work also systematically analyzed the multifaceted trust risks associated with model compression a nd fine-tuning toward edge and personalized\nuse cases. Additionally\, I e xplored Responsible AI techniques for in-home dementia prevention and diag nosis\, expanding the time and space boundaries of dementia healthcare for \nsocially isolated older adults. My work lays the foundation for Responsi ble AI algorithm\, evaluation\, and deployment\, paving\nthe future path t oward reliable\, verifiable\, and effective AI in healthcare and beyond. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachows ky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7255@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210443Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-exploring-advan ced-topological-metamaterials-for-elastic-wave-manipulation/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Exploring Advanced Topological Metamaterials for Elas tic Wave Manipulation DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Exploring Advanced Topological Metamaterials for Elastic Wave Manipulation\n \nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, F aculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aer ospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjo y some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature am azing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to o ur very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh persp ectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and co nnect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nFeb 18\, 2025\ , at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Patrick Dorin\nPostdoctoral Rese arch Fellow\nDepartment of Mechanical Engineering\nUniversity of Michigan\ , Ann Arbor\n\nAbstract\nMechanical metamaterials facilitate the manipulat ion of vibrations and elastic waves in structures\, a useful feature that has been leveraged in numerous engineering applications. Recently\, resear chers integrated topological phase theory from condensed matter physics in to mechanical metamaterials to create topological metamaterials. Topologic al metamaterials enable the confinement of elastic waves within waveguides that follow complex pathways and are immune to losses caused by structura l imperfections. While topological metamaterials hold immense promise\, re search gaps exist that hinder their broad implementation and provide oppor tunities for scientific advancement. This research seeks to address these gaps by pioneering a new class of advanced topological metamaterials that achieve tunable\, broadband\, easily integrated\, and multidimensional ela stic wave control. A 2D piezoelectric metamaterial and a 3D metastable met amaterial are created that achieve unprecedented adaptive capabilities. A 3D topological metamaterial is devised that exploits the rich dimensionali ty of 3D resonant structures to attain frequency-\, polarization-\, and la yer-dependent wave control. Finally\, higher-order topological phases are used to synthesize a topological metamaterial with innovative features tha t are leveraged to investigate wave control in fractal geometries and achi eve wave-based mechanical logic. Overall\, this research establishes groun dbreaking wave control capabilities and uncovers new fundamental insight i nto the interplay between topological and elastic wave physics.\n\nBiograp hy\nPatrick Dorin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Prof. Kon-Well Wang 's Structural Dynamics and Controls Laboratory at the University of Michig an in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in M echanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2023 under the ad visement of Prof. Wang. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame in 2015\, where he conducted r esearch under the direction of Prof. Steven Schmid. Upon completing his un dergraduate studies and prior to his graduate education\, he worked for tw o years as a design and analysis engineer for the synthesis of inertial gu idance systems at Honeywell Aerospace. His research interests include stru ctural dynamics and vibrations\, elastic wave propagation\, mechanical met amaterials\, topological phases in mechanical systems\, and physical/mecha nical intelligence.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Patrick Musgrave CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7315@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-ziynet-boz/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Ziynet Boz DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nDr. Ziynet Boz\nTitle: \nModeling opportunities in circular bioeconomy systems\nBio: \nDr. Ziynet Boz is an Assistant Profess or in Sustainable Food Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. S he earned her Ph.D. in Food Packaging as a Fulbright Scholar at the Univer sity of Florida and holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Food Engineering from Mersi n University. Her current research addresses food loss and waste mitigatio n strategies and solutions at various value chain members (E.g.\, retail a nd consumer) through processing and packaging\, valorization of waste into bioproducts\, optimization and modeling to improve sustainability and she lf-life of food systems\, and the assessment of environmental sustainabili ty through Life Cycle Assessment.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7229@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210011Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-recycling-of-pl astic-packaging-current-and-potential-states/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Recycling of Plastic Packaging: Current and Potential States" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nPlastic packaging is ubiquitous in our modern society \, serving as the primary material for delivering products to the consume r. While these materials offer numerous advantages such as durability\, co st-effectiveness\, safety\, and versatility\, their end-of-life situation leaves much to desire.\nWe will explore hurdles and approaches to increase the recyclability of plastic packaging\, how APR approaches design for pa ckaging\, and how that design may apply to recycling processes under devel opment and new materials.\nBio\nScott Trenor\, Ph.D.\nTechnical Director\n Association of Plastic Recyclers\nDr. Scott Trenor is the Technical Direc tor at The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). He leads efforts on APR programs in design for recycling\, recyclability testing protocols\, and global harmonization of packaging design protocols.\nPrior to joining APR\ , he was a Principal Scientist &\; Global Sustainability Lead at Millik en &\; Company’s Plastics Additives and a Senior Scientist at Kraton Polymers. With over 20 years of experience in the polymer industry\, his f unctional experience ranges from the discovery\, development\, and commerc ialization of novel polymers and additives to technology scouting\, acquis ition\, and licensing. His focus has always been on driving R&\;D effor ts in sustainability-enabling technologies.\nScott earned his Ph.D. in Mac romolecular Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2004 and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from UF in 1998. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7189@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T123500 DTSTAMP:20250114T144103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-optimizing-reservoir-ope rations-to-mitigate-nutrient-phytoplankton-loads-in-a-eutrophic-subtropica l-lake/ SUMMARY:W3: Optimizing Reservoir Operations to Mitigate Nutrient &\; Phy toplankton Loads in a Eutrophic Subtropical Lake DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Harmful algal blooms have large impacts on aquatic ec osystem and human health. Nutrient enrichment\, in combination with warm w ater temperatures\, high light availability\, and low water turbulence\, h ave been proven to be major factors driving algal blooms. In this study\, lake eutrophication processes\, including phytoplankton production and nut rient cycling\, were simulated and coupled with a reservoir operations mod el to optimize multi-criteria lake operation goals. The main objective of this study was thus to design reservoir operations that minimized phosphor us (P)\, nitrate-nitrogen (NOx)\, and phytoplankton loads to downstream wa ter bodies\, while meeting other societal water resource demands in eutrop hic Lake Okeechobee\, the largest subtropical lake in the USA. We used an open-source\, multi-objective evolutionary algorithm framework with four o ptimization objectives (minimizing P\, NOx\, and phytoplankton loads and w ater demand deficiits)\, assessing each constituent separately and in comb ination. In addition\, different optimization scenarios associated with ea ch objective were investigated. We identified multiple opportunities to re duce downstream loads while minimizing impacts on water demand deficits. N otably\, considering combined load objectives yielded substantial reductio ns in summertime P\, NOx\, and phytoplankton exports by up to 73%\, 82%\, and 73%\, respectively\, with minimal increases in water demand deficits. The coupled model offers the flexibility to explore alternative operationa l strategies in the future and can be adapted to other similar settings\, providing a useful tool for balancing downstream water quality and societa l water resource needs.\n\nBio: Osama Tarabih is a dedicated researcher wi th a strong passion for hydrology\, ecology\, and developing innovative en gineering solutions to mitigate environmental impacts caused by altered hy drological systems. He currently serves as a postdoctoral scholar at the U niversity of South Florida (USF)\, where his research focuses on hydrologi c and water quality modeling of watersheds and lakes. Through his work\, O sama aims to guide decision-makers in designing optimal management strateg ies that enhance water quality and improve the well-being of communities r eliant on these resources. Osama earned his Ph.D. in Civil and Environment al Engineering from USF in December 2022. Before joining USF in the spring of 2018\, he was an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Irrigation an d Hydraulics at Cairo University\, where he obtained a master’s degree i n hydrology and water resources engineering. His diverse academic and prof essional experiences reflect his commitment to addressing critical environ mental challenges and advancing sustainable water resource management. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7259@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-unification-of- kinetic-theories-across-phases/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Unification of Kinetic Theories Across Phases DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Unification of Kinetic Theories Across Phases\n\n Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar S eries\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from ac ademic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\ , stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusia sts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nUnification of Kinetic Theories Across Phase s\n\nFeb 20\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Jaeyun Moon\n Postdoctoral Scholar\nSibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineerin g\nCornell University\n\nAbstract\nMicroscopic understanding of various th ermal properties in liquids is crucial for advancing numerous energy appli cations\, from nuclear reactors to batteries. However\, inherent dynamic a tomic disorder and absence of structural periodicity in liquids pose signi ficant challenges for developing rigorous microscopic theories of their th ermal behavior. Consequently\, many prior works have relied on more establ ished solid phase perspectives\, of questionable relevance to liquids. In this talk\, I introduce a novel\, unified framework that concurrently addr esses the three classical phases of matter—solid\, liquid\, and gas. Our results show that atomic dynamics in liquids can be described by a combin ation of both solid-like and gas-like degrees of freedom. This dual perspe ctive enables a comprehensive description of key thermal properties\, incl uding heat capacity\, thermal conductivity\, and viscosity across all thre e phases of matter. These insights offer a promising pathway toward univer sal approaches to understanding complex atomic motion across phases of mat ter.\n\nBiography\nDr. Jaeyun Moon is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University. Prior to joining Cornell\, he was a postdoctoral sc holar in the Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge Nation al Laboratory. He received B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Ins titute of Technology and M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Cal ifornia Institute of Technology. During his Ph.D.\, he was a visiting scie ntist at Stanford University and SLAC National Laboratory. He received a S amsung Fellowship\, Resnick Graduate Fellowship\, and an Acosta Fellowship . Dr. Moon received the International Union of Crystallography Young Scien tist Award for his work in thermal properties of glasses.\n\nMAE Faculty H ost: YoungSup Song CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7279@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T145500 DTSTAMP:20250130T215455Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-advancements-in- radioxenon-detection-with-pnnls-xenon-international/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Advancements in Radioxenon Detection with PNNL’s Xen on International" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a leader in research towards radiation detection and nuclear sciences\, spa nning multiple research areas\, including detection and interdiction techn ology\, nuclear materials development and forensics\, ultra-sensitive nucl ear measurements\, radiological emergency response\, and nuclear safeguard s and verification.\nNotably\, PNNL has pioneered the development of a nex t-generation radioxenon system called Xenon International. This advanced s ystem has been accepted into the International Monitoring System (IMS) to monitor nuclear explosions as part of the verification regime of the Compr ehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Xenon International is designed t o enable more sensitive and precise measurements\, improving the ability t o distinguish between anomalous events that may indicate nuclear testing a nd the background radioxenon emissions from medical isotope production fac ilities and nuclear power plants.\nThis seminar will discuss the research and development of Xenon International and internship opportunities at the laboratory.\nBio\nMichael Mayer\, Ph.D.\nResearch Scientist\nPacific Nort hwest National Laboratory\nDr. Michael Mayer is a research scientist in t he Radiation Detection Systems group at Pacific Northwest National Laborat ory (PNNL). Since joining PNNL as a postdoc in 2015\, he has focused on nu clear explosion monitoring and the development of radioxenon detection tec hnology. His work includes simulating\, designing\, building\, and testing state-of-the-art beta-gamma detectors.\nAdditionally\, Dr. Mayer is dedic ated to advancing tools and calculations for radioxenon detector calibrati on and data analysis\, with the goal of improving uncertainty measurement and detection limits in nuclear explosion monitoring. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7331@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T165500 DTSTAMP:20250211T191215Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-understanding-r elease-dynamics-of-nanoparticles-from-coated-surfaces-justin-clar-elon-u/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar - Understanding Release Dynamics of Nanoparticles from Coated Surfaces\, Justin Clar\, Elon U. DESCRIPTION:Continued research in nanoscience and nanotechnology has result ed in a variety of “nano-enabled” products current available for consu mer purchase. As more nanoparticle (NP) based products are available for c onsumer use\, the risk of NP release from these products substantially inc reases. Currently\, relative few studies have examined the release of NPs from consumer products\, especially based on realistic use scenarios. Ther efore\, there is an urgent need to understand the potential exposure conce ntrations to consumers during the product use phase. Moreover\, additional attention must be given to the form of the material released (i.e.\, part iculate vs ionic release) for adequate risk assessment. This talk will sum marize the current understanding of NP and NP degradation materials releas e from coated surfaces based on research conducted by the U.S. EPA\, Consu mer Product Safety Commission\, and Elon University. Particular attention has been paid to characterize both likely exposure concentrations and spec iation (i.e.\, particulate vs ionic) of releases materials from coated sur faces in both intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse applications. \n\nDr. Clar received a BS in Chemistry from the University of Richmond in 2006. After serving with AmeriCorps\, he attended the University of Flor ida\, earning his MS in 2010\, studying arsenic mobilization during Aquife r Storage and Recovery Operations. Excited by the growth of nanoscience an d nanotechnology\, he remained at UF earning his PhD in 2014 studying the environmental implications of carbon-based nanotechnology and processing w ith Dr. Jean-Claude Bonzongo and Dr. Kirk Ziegler. After leaving UF\, he w orked as an ORISE Postdoctoral Participant at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Cincinnati OH. Dr. Clar joined the Chemistry Faculty at E lon University in the Fall of 2016 and continues to work on projects focus ed on nanomaterials for advanced water treatment\, and tracking the releas e of Nanomaterials from Consumer Products under Environmentally Relevant C onditions CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:http://Gainesville END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7347@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141400Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-matt-gizendanne r/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Matt Gizendanner DESCRIPTION:Matt Gitzendanner\nResearch Computing Training Team Manager\, U F Information Technology\n\nBio: \nMatt Gitzendanner manages the Training Team\, helping users use HiPerGator and developing AI education curricula. Matt has worked with UFIT Research Computing for over 12 years\, supporti ng research from across campus.\n\n\nAbstract: \nThis seminar will introdu ce you to UFIT Research Computing and the HiPerGator supercomputer. We wil l cover getting accounts\, logging in\, and submitting jobs to the Slurm s cheduler on HiPerGator. We’ll talk about the latest updates to the clust er that are underway. There will be time for questions.\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:100 Williamson Hall\, 1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=100 Williamson Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7343@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211659Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-recommendation- system-to-support-work-integrated-learning-experiences-in-engineering/ SUMMARY:EEd Seminar: Recommendation system to support Work-Integrated Learn ing experiences in Engineering DESCRIPTION:Jinnie Shin\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nResearch and Evaluati on Methodology\nSchool of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education\nCollege of Education University of Florida\nJoin us via Zoom: h ttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/93266326094\nAbstract:\nThis talk will focus on the d esign and development of a transparent and interpretable AI-driven recomme nder system that optimizes Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) experiences for Engineering students. WIL is essential in engineering education\, bridging academic learning with industry practice\, yet traditional approaches lac k personalization. Our system leverages transformer models to predict core tasks in real-world engineering internship postings\, ensuring tailored r ecommendations that align with students’ academic backgrounds\, technica l skills\, and professional development needs. Using a hybrid content-base d approach\, the system personalizes WIL experiences by analyzing students ’ competencies\, program structures\, and key industry tasks. In this st udy\, more than 200 undergraduate engineering students participated\, wher e our system demonstrated high predictive accuracy (R² = 0.767–0.783) i n recommending experiences that foster both technical and professional gro wth\, while enhancing self-efficacy in confidence\, leadership\, identity\ , and commitment to engineering careers. The system’s performance improv ed as students engaged in multiple WIL opportunities\, achieving optimal r esults when recommending up to four tailored experiences. By integrating t ransformer-based models for task prediction and emphasizing transparency a nd interpretability\, this system provides a scalable\, evidence-based sol ution to enhance WIL outcomes. Our findings offer valuable insights for ed ucators and program designers\, demonstrating how AI can support student l earning\, skill development\, and career readiness in STEM fields.\nBio\nJ innie Shin\, Ph.D.\, is an Assistant Professor of Research and Evaluation Methodology in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education within the College of Education at the University of Florida. She has expertise in application of theory-based natural language process ing and learning analytics in education research. In her work\, she has fo cused on investigating how to bridge the gap between psychometric analysis and artificial intelligence in education research. Dr. Shin has experienc e with various international industry projects with the Medical Council of Canada\, American College Testing\, and the New Zealand Qualifications Au thority\, which focus on providing effective solutions to complex educatio n problems using deep learning and natural language processing research. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7377@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182033Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-decoding-enzyme -sequence-activity-relationship-with-generative-ai-and-molecular-simulatio n/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Decoding Enzyme Sequence-Activity Relationship with G enerative AI and Molecular Simulation..." DESCRIPTION:Wenjun Xie\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Medicin al Chemistry\, University of Florida\n"Decoding Enzyme Sequence-Activity R elationship with Generative AI and Molecular Simulation for Rational Enzym e Engineering"\n\nBiography:\nWenjun Xie obtained his B.S. in Chemistry an d Statistics and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Peking University\, Chin a. He then completed postdoctoral training at MIT and USC before joining t he Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Florida. His res earch lab focuses on enzyme catalysis and engineering\, as well as reactio n-based drug design.\n\nAbstract: \nEnzymes are remarkable biocatalysts th at have evolved over billions of years and remain a central focus of bioch emical research. Despite significant advances\, accurately predicting enzy me catalytic activity using either AI or computational chemistry remains a major challenge. Recently\, we demonstrated that generative AI-based sequ ence analysis can effectively predict the effects of mutations on enzyme a ctivity. Our approach successfully identified beneficial mutations that si gnificantly enhanced enzyme activity\, achieving a high success rate in ex perimental studies. Furthermore\, we explored the sequence-activity relati onship through molecular simulations\, revealing how nature preorganizes a ctive center architecture to optimize catalysis. These simulations provide d physics-based features that hold promise for advancing rational enzyme e ngineering. Overall\, our study integrates generative AI-driven sequence a nalysis with molecular simulations\, offering a framework for advancing en zymology and guiding future enzyme engineering efforts. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7103@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T180000 DTSTAMP:20241203T183506Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/the-florida-semiconductor-s ummit/ SUMMARY:The Florida Semiconductor Summit DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars – you’re invited to the 2025 Florida Se miconductor Summit! On February 25-27\, 2025\, the Florida Semiconductor I nstitute is hosting the second annual Florida Semiconductor Summit at the L3Harris High Technology Center. This year’s summit theme is “Looking Skyward: Semiconductors in Aerospace and Defense.” This summit offers a unique opportunity to connect with industry leaders\, explore cutting-edge advancements\, and delve into the evolving role of semiconductors in aero space and defense. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:L3Harris High Technology Center\, 1395 Troutman Blvd NE\, Palm Bay \, Florida\, 32905\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1395 Troutman Blvd NE\, Pal m Bay \, Florida\, 32905\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=L3Harr is High Technology Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7329@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210652Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-seminar-jingwe i-sun/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Seminar: Jingwei Sun DESCRIPTION:Zoom Talk: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96370813221\nBiography: Jingwe i Sun is a final-year Ph.D. student in ECE at Duke University\, advised by Prof. Yiran Chen. Jingwei Sun’s research focuses on efficient and trust worthy edge intelligent systems. His work appears in AI conferences such a s NeurIPS\, ICML\, CVPR\, and ICCV \, as well as system conferences such a s MobiCom\, SenSys\, and MLsys. He has received\nthe Best Paper Award from the AAAI Spring Series Symposium 2024.\nTitle of the Talk: Advancing Effi cient and Trustworthy\nAI on the Edge\nAbstract: Edge AI brings intelligen ce closer to users\, enabling real-time\, personalized interactions while maintaining data privacy. However\, the increasing reliance on edge device s presents two significant challenges: ensuring efficient AI operations wi thin resource-constrained environments and addressing trustworthiness conc erns to safeguard sensitive on-device data. In this talk\, I will first ta lk about efficient model training and personalization on edge devices\, fo cusing on methods that eliminate the need for backpropagation to reduce co mputational and memory costs. Then\, I will present works on enhancing pri vacy and robustness for Edge AI\, introducing strategies to protect data i ntegrity and defend against adversarial threats. These efforts address cri tical limitations and pave the way for efficient and trustworthy Edge AI s olutions. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachows ky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7367@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-towards-an-inte grated-vision-of-molecular-environment-and-cellular-behavior-in-living-sys tems/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Towards an Integrated Vision of Molecular Environment and Cellular Behavior in Living Systems DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nTowards an Integrated Vision of M olecular Environment and Cellular Behavior in Living Systems\nFebruary 25\ , 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Haleh Alimohamadi\npostdo ctoral researcher\nUniversity of California\, Los Angeles (UCLA)\n\nAbstra ct\nCells are the basic building blocks of life. The study of complex cell ular behavior has traditionally relied on breaking down phenomena into sma ller components to gain understanding. While this reductionist approach ha s yielded many successes (dating back to Aristotle)\, it often overlooks t he interconnectedness within the system. Artificial intelligence offers tr ansformative potential to reveal hidden interconnections between the multi factorial molecular environment and diverse cellular behaviors in both hea lthy and diseased states. Our approach involves designing integrative fram eworks that combine (1) interpretable artificial intelligence models for p redicting features and patterns\, (2) theoretical frameworks to understand physical principles\, and (3) high-throughput experiments for probing and manipulating cell-molecule interactions. We have successfully applied thi s approach to derive general rules for how microscopic interactions guide cellular functions\, from programmed cell death to reverse cholesterol tra nsport to innate immunity in viral infections. Together\, our physical and AI-driven approach can provide insights into the fundamental mechanisms u nderlying correlated physiological malfunctions\, inspiring the developmen t of novel therapeutic strategies that could transform the landscape of mo dern biomedicine.\n\nBiography\nDr. Haleh Alimohamadi is currently a postd octoral researcher at the University of California\, Los Angeles (UCLA)\, working with Prof. Gerard Wong to tackle complex problems in bioscience by integrating principles from physics\, biology\, and engineering. Her rese arch aims to uncover the correlations between molecular environments and c ellular behavior\, bridging molecular-scale machinery at the microscopic l evel with cellular functions at the mesoscopic level by employing multi-sc ale physical\, experimental\, and interpretable AI-driven frameworks. Dr. Alimohamadi earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U niversity of California\, San Diego (UCSD). Her research has been recogniz ed with several awards\, including the 2024 STAT Wunderkind Award\, the 20 24 William and Diane Spicer Young Investigator Award\, and the 2020 Siebel Scholar Award. She has also received the Distinguished PhD Student Fellow ship at UCSD and the NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship at UCLA.\n\nMAE Faculty H ost: Alison Dunn CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAEA 303\, MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAEA 303\, Gainesville\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAEA 303:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7345@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-sandra-guzman/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Sandra Guzmán DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nDr. Sandra Guzmán\nTitle:\nData-Based Solutions fo r Agricultural Water Management with User-Inspired Decision Support System s\nBio:\nDr. Sandra M. Guzmán is an assistant professor of smart irrigati on and hydrology in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineer ing at the Indian River Research and Education Center in Fort Pierce\, FL. Her research program focuses on implementing sustainable solutions for ag ricultural water management\, using sensor networks and data analytics to optimize water use efficiency and crop productivity. Through field studies \, Dr. Guzmán collaborates closely with farmers and industry partners to develop technological solutions that take a bottom-up approach. Her resear ch considers the socio-economic and environmental factors at the intersect ion of technology and society. Her team is actively involved in the develo pment of decision support systems and technologies that promote water cons ervation from crop production. From the hydrological side\, they also stud y the effects of land use and land management on the sustainability of fre shwater systems. Dr. Guzmán's extension program focuses on improving stak eholder's capacity to make informed water management decisions in crop pro duction using knowledge and data-based approaches. Dr Guzmán holds a bach elor's and a master's degree in Agricultural Engineering and a Ph.D. in Bi ological Engineering- water resources concentration CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7357@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210012Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-switching-of-co ntrol-mechanisms-during-rapid-solidification-of-alloys/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Switching of Control Mechanisms During Rapid Solidifi cation of Alloys" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe solidification of alloys is typically controlled by solute diffusion due to the solute partitioning happening at the solid- liquid interface.\nIn this study\, we show that the switching from solute diffusion-controlled growth to thermal diffusion-controlled growth may hap pen at the solidification front during rapid solidification processes of a lloys\, such as additive manufacturing and melt spinning\, using a phase-f ield model. The switching is found to be triggered by the cooling of the s olid-liquid interface when it becomes colder than the solidus temperature. The switching introduces a sudden jump of growth velocity\, an increase i n solute concentration\, and the refining of the resulting microstructures . All those changes predicted by the phase-field simulations agree with ex perimental observations quantitatively. The switching of control mechanism s can be exploited by manipulating the processing conditions to form refin ed microstructures or layered structures for improved mechanical propertie s.\nBio\nYijia Gu\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nMissouri University of Sci ence &\; Technology\nDr. Yijia Gu is an assistant professor of Material s Science and Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology . He earned a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2014 and further honed his expertise during a four-ye ar tenure at Alcoa Technical Center.\nDr. Gu's research focuses on unravel ing the processing–structure–property relationships in advanced materi als using computational tools such as CALPHAD and phase-field modeling. Hi s work spans both functional materials (including ferroelectrics\, dielect rics\, and optoelectronic materials) and structural materials (such as lig htweight high-strength steel and aluminum alloys)\, with current projects addressing advanced manufacturing\, aluminum recycling\, and the developme nt of new ferroelectrics for nonvolatile memories. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7191@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T123500 DTSTAMP:20250114T144103Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-working-with-mot her-nature-to-address-ecotoxic-metals-and-restore-streams/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Working With Mother Nature to Address Ecotoxic Metals a nd Restore Streams DESCRIPTION:Working With Mother Nature to Address Ecotoxic Metals and Resto re Streams: Nature-Based Solutions for Irreversibly Damaged Waters\n\nSpea ker: Robert Nairn\, Professor\, School of Civil Engineering and Environmen tal Science\, University of Oklahoma CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7105@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T160000 DTSTAMP:20241203T201037Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/epi-research-day-2025/ SUMMARY:EPI Research Day 2025 DESCRIPTION:EPI Research Day 2025 is just around the corner! The event will occur on Thursday\, Feb. 27\, from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the University of Florida Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. You are in for a fantastic event wi th over 170 posters\, two keynote talks\, and several exhibit booths. We h ave a lot of activities in store for this year\, including four poster com petitions\, free merch\, a photo wall\, and raffle prizes! All attendees w ill be provided breakfast\, refreshments\, and lunch\, and parking informa tion will be sent out closer to the event date.\nTo learn more and registe r\, visit the EPI Research Day 2025 webpage: epi.ufl.edu/rd.\nEvent Schedu le:\n9:00 AM – 9:50 AM: Breakfast &\; Registration\n9:50 AM – 10:00 AM: Welcome and Introductions\n10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: "Emerging vector-bo rne and neglected tropical disease risk in the Americas" - Keynote speaker : Sarah Gunter\, Ph.D.\n11:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Refreshment Break\n11:15 AM – 1:00 PM: Poster Session\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch &\; Raffle Pri zes\n2:10 PM – 3:10 PM: "Vaccines in an Era of Global Boiling and Rising Anti-Science" - Keynote speaker: Peter J. Hotez\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\n3:10 PM – 3:20 PM: Competition Winners Announcement\n3:20 PM – 3:30 PM: Closin g Remarks\n3:20 PM – 4:00 PM: Poster Removal CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Grand Ballroom\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Grand Ballroom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7305@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-nanoscale-mass- transport-in-2d-and-1d-nanomaterials-for-energy-environment-and-healthcare / SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Nanoscale Mass Transport in 2D and 1D Nanomaterials f or Energy\, Environment and Healthcare DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Nanoscale Mass Transport in 2D and 1D Nanomateria ls for Energy\, Environment and Healthcare\n\nDear Undergraduate and Gradu ate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Me chanical and Aerospace Engineering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opp ortunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These ses sions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and indu stry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging disc ussions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nNanoscale Mass Transport in 2D and 1D Nanomaterials for Energy\, Environ ment and Healthcare\n\nFeb 27\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\ nDr. Piran Ravichandran Kidambi\nHarrington Faculty Fellow at the Universi ty of Texas\, Austin\nAssistant Professor\, Chemical and Biomolecular Engi neering\, Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University\n\nAbstract\n2D and 1D nanomaterials offer fundamentally new opportunities to study\, unde rstand and control mass transport at the sub-nanometer-scale. Specifically \, they allow for quantum tunneling and size-selective ionic/molecular tra nsport/sieving. I will discuss our recent work in 2D material synthesis an d processing to enable i) large-area atomically thin Helium barriers\, ii) fully functional nanoporous atomically thin membranes for desalination\, dialysis\, and molecular separations\, iii) bottom-up formation of nanopor es in 2D lattices\, iv) new approaches to probe sub-nanometer scale defect s in centimeter scale 2D-single-crystals\, v) size-selective defect sealin g for functional large-area 2D membranes\, vi) roll-to-roll manufacturing of atomically thin membranes\, and vii) proton transport through atomicall y thin membranes for advancing energy conversion/storage and security. Fin ally\, I will discuss transport in 1D nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes) for hemodialysis as well as some of our efforts to move these technologies to the commercial arena.\n\nBiography\nPiran R. Kidambi is a Harrington Facu lty Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and Assistant Professor at the Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Mechanical E ngineering\, Vanderbilt University (on-leave). After receiving his PhD fro m the University of Cambridge\, he pursued postdoctoral research at MIT th rough a Lindemann Trust Fellowship. Kidambi's research leverages the inter section between (i) nanomaterial synthesis\, (ii) process engineering\, an d (iii) in situ metrology\, to enable bottom-up materials design and synth esis for energy\, separations\, and healthcare applications. His research has been recognized via several awards and honors including ASME Rising St ar (2024)\, 2024 Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellowship at UT Austin\, AI ChE NSEF Young Investigator (2023)\, DOE Early Career Award (2022)\, ACS P MSE Young Investigator (2022)\, NSF CAREER (2020)\, ECS Toyota Young Inves tigator (2020)\, and Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award (2018)\, among oth ers.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Ghatu Subhash CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7311@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211102Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-john-oakley/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: John Oakley DESCRIPTION:John Oakley is a science director at the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). He presents “SRC’s Microelectronics and Advanced P ackaging Technologies (MAPT) Roadmap: Driving a New Era of Innovation in S emiconductors and Digital Twins” on Thursday\, Feb. 27 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7359@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T145500 DTSTAMP:20250217T160500Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-sensitivity-and- uncertainty-analysis-in-monte-carlo-radiation-transport/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis in Monte Carlo Ra diation Transport" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nHigh-fidelity nuclear data are essential to a broad r ange of applications in nuclear non-proliferation\, radioisotope productio n\, and fundamental nuclear science research and are critical to the desig n\, licensing\, and operation of next-generation fission and fusion reacto rs.\nOngoing advances in computational power have greatly enhanced the acc uracy of modeling and simulation tools\, leaving nuclear data as a primary source of discrepancy between computational predictions and experimental measurements. Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis methods have found exte nsive use in criticality safety and reactor physics applications for quant ifying the impact of nuclear data uncertainty\, designing representative b enchmark experiments\, predicting computational biases\, and guiding the c alibration of uncertain nuclear data.\nThis presentation will discuss mode rn continuous-energy\, adjoint-weighted sensitivity analysis methods\, wil l highlight several applications of these methods\, and will discuss ongoi ng work to expand the areas of application for high-resolution sensitivity analysis.\nBio\nChristopher Perfetti\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nUniver sity of New Mexico\nDr. Christopher Perfetti is an Associate Professor in the Nuclear Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico. Prior to his appointment at UNM\, Chris was an R&\;D scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory\, where he served as the Sensitivity and Uncertainty A nalysis Method Team Lead for the SCALE Code Package.\nChris received B.S. and M.S. degrees in nuclear and radiological engineering from the Universi ty of Florida in 2007 and 2008\, respectively\, and his Ph.D. in nuclear e ngineering from the University of Michigan in 2012. His research interests include sensitivity and uncertainty analysis method development\, Monte C arlo method development\, advanced reactor design\, nuclear criticality sa fety\, radioisotope production\, and radiation shielding.\nChris has serve d as the Chair of the American Nuclear Society’s Reactor Physics Divisio n\, Chair of the Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society\, Chair of the Trin ity (NM) ANS Local Section\, and Chair of the Oak Ridge/Knoxville ANS Loca l Section. He currently serves as the Secretary of the ANS Education\, Tra ining\, and Workforce Development Division\, as the Chair of the Adult Edu cation Committee for the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History\, and as the General Chair of the upcoming M&\;C2025 topical meeting.\nIn his free time\, Chris enjoys cycling\, hiking\, and taking his daughters to museums. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7203@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T160000 DTSTAMP:20250115T195546Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-institute-distinguish ed-scholar-seminar-dr-haimanote-bayabil/ SUMMARY:Water Institute Distinguished Scholar Seminar: Dr. Haimanote Bayabi l DESCRIPTION:Join the Water Institute and the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at this co-hosted\, virtual seminar\, “Advancing Soil and Water Management: Monitoring\, Modeling\, and Adaptation Strateg ies in a Changing Climate” by Dr. Haimanote Bayabil. Dr. Bayabil is an a ssociate professor of water resources at the Tropical Research and Educati on Center in Homestead\, Florida\, and the 2024 Water Institute Early Care er Faculty Fellow. He will present his research and extension programs\, w hich focus on developing water management practices that conserve freshwat er resources while enhancing plant yield and water quality. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIocOytrjsrGdTUR7vf2N5unTyk7 OPU4WEh#/registration END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7333@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T165500 DTSTAMP:20250211T191215Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-sustainable-nan otechnology-solutions-for-emerging-water-pollution-from-pfas-n-aich-u-nebr aska/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Sustainable Nanotechnology Solutions for Emerging Wate r Pollution from PFAS\, N. Aich\, U. Nebraska DESCRIPTION:Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an expansive cla ss of over 15000 compounds that have become global health concern. The str ong C-F bond in some of these compounds and presence of both\, hydrophobic carbon chain and hydrophilic terminal functional group cause PFAS to be p ersistent and bio-accumulative\, earning the name\, ‘Forever Chemicals ’. Unfortunately\, major PFAS treatment and destruction using the conven tional water and wastewater treatment processes has not been highly effect ive and require novel treatment technologies. My research group focuses on the sustainable design\, scalable synthesis\, and innovative application of novel and multifunctional nanomaterials and nano-systems for water qual ity engineering while keeping their potential public health impacts to a m inimum. I will present my group’s research efforts on the PFAS treatment through the rational and safer-design of novel carbon-metallic nanohybrid s (i.e.\, single nano-entity which is a combination of at least two differ ent nanomaterials)\, while determining how and to what extent the hybridiz ation of nanomaterials alters their potential environmental and human heal th risk. Understanding the risk-benefit relationship will allow us to desi gn safer multifunctional nanohybrids for water and PFAS treatment. I will also discuss how we can leverage advanced manufacturing and membrane proce sses to design sustainable and scalable technologies for PFAS treatment.\n \nDr. Aich obtained his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Univer sity of Texas at Austin in 2015\, M.S. in Environmental Engineering from t he University of South Carolina in 2012\, and B.Sc. in Chemical Engineerin g from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2009. His re search resulted in >\;60 journal articles\, 7 book chapters\, 6 conferen ce papers\, and 2 patents. His research has been supported by NSF\, NIH/NI EHS\, USDA\, USEPA\, DOD/SERDP\, and USGS. Dr. Aich has received the Natio nal Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2022\, American Academy of En vironmental Engineers &\; Scientists (AAEES) 40 under 40 Recognition in 2023\, and Emerging Investigator Awards from the Sustainable Nanotechnolo gy Organization (SNO) in 2019 and Environmental Science: Nano in 2021. He is currently a fellow of UNL Research Leaders Program\, National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI)\, and Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI). He is also serving as an early career advisory board member in th e editorial board of the Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7395@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211659Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-uf-center-for-p recollegiate-education-and-training-cpet-research-education-partnerships/ SUMMARY:EEd Seminar: UF Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (CP ET): Research-Education Partnerships DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Option: Zoom Link ( https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93266326094)\n Please join us 30 minutes early to enjoy refreshments and great company be fore the seminar begins.\n\nMary Jo Koroly\, Ph.D.\nDirector \nCenter for Precollegiate Education and Training Academic Affairs\, University of Flor ida\n\nAbstract: \nA quick look at some innovative and fun ways to connec t K-12 teachers and kids with UF faculty and students in a variety of prog rams offering STEM literacy\, laboratory instruction\, research-related ex periences\, and career explorations in authentic research environments wil l be presented. Outcomes designed to enhance content knowledge\, inspire a nd prepare college and career paths\, foster community engagement\, dissem inate research advances\, and provide professional development opportuniti es for all participants will be discussed. UF CPET’s mission to create\, coordinate\, and administer programs and/or to collaborate with researche rs on discipline-specific projects by providing infrastructure\, pedagogic al expertise\, and a 65-year history of productive interactions with depar tments across campus and schools across Florida will be discussed. Invitat ions to share your expertise with potential future colleagues (and voters) will be offered! \n\nBio\nDr. Mary Jo Koroly is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine and the Director of the Center for Precol legiate Education and Training (CPET). With a distinguished career spannin g academia\, research\, and STEM education leadership\, Dr. Koroly has bee n at the forefront of developing innovative educational programs that brid ge research and teaching across multiple disciplines. Dr. Koroly earned he r B.A. in Biology from Rosemont College and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Bryn Mawr College. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Univers ity of Minnesota before holding faculty positions at Bryn Mawr College and Harvard Medical School. Since joining the University of Florida in 1979\, she has served in various leadership roles\, including CEO of the Florida Foundation for Future Scientists and Director of the Biotechnology Educat ion and Training Program at the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research.\nHer research and educational initiatives focus on curriculum d evelopment in biomedical sciences and STEM education\, including teacher p rofessional development\, translational science education for precollege s tudents\, and experiential learning for underrepresented groups. Dr. Korol y has led the design of STEM curricular modules that integrate research wi th classroom learning\, and she has co-authored numerous publications in S TEM outreach and education. She has also contributed to broadening partici pation in STEM through programs funded by the National Science Foundation\ , NIH\, and other agencies. As the founding director of UF’s Biotechnolo gy Education and Training Program\, Dr. Koroly has facilitated laboratory- based workshops for thousands of educators and students. She plays an acti ve role in developing Broader Impacts for NSF-funded projects and continue s to shape the future of STEM education through interdisciplinary collabor ations and mentorship.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7405@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182033Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-computational-m ethods-for-exploring-the-principles-of-multicellular-organization-of-ipscs / SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Computational methods for exploring the principles of multicellular organization of iPSCs" DESCRIPTION:Melissa Kemp\, Ph.D.\nCarol Ann and David D. Flanagan Endowed C hair in Biomedical Engineering\nGeorgia Tech and Emory University\n\nAbstr act:\nEngineering multicellular systems is enhanced by understanding how c ollective organization arises during developmental processes through mecha nical\, biochemical and electrical communication. Which aspects of these p rocesses can be circumvented\, accelerated or modified according to specif ication to yield robust\, reproducible organoids? Computational models tha t simulate the growth\, division\, and differentiation of pluripotent cell s into emergent structures could accelerate experimental design\, yet curr ently lag in their ability to inform organoid culture protocols. I will di scuss my lab's computational results from developing agent-based models th at capture heterogeneity and stochasticity within colonies and aggregates to both i) formulate hypotheses of intercellular communication during stem cell differentiation and ii) design new organoid structures using synthet ic biology components. To address the challenges of agent-based model opti mization\, we have pursued new methods for analyzing microscopy images and simulation results by topological data analysis. Through a tight iteratio n between computation and experimentation\, we established a critical role of intercellular transport\, adhesion\, and cell cycle asynchrony in the propagation of dynamic patterning in engineered iPSC systems.\n\nBio:\nMel issa Kemp\, Ph.D. is the Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\, where she has been a me mber of the faculty since 2006. Her research focuses on the development of computational systems biology methods to investigate two overarching them es in cancer\, immunology\, and regenerative medicine applications: i) the role of cellular redox metabolism in influencing information processing a nd cell fate decisions\; and ii) modes of communication that drive self-or ganization in multicellular engineered living systems. Dr. Kemp is current ly the research director of the NSF Engineering Research Center in Cell Ma nufacturing Technologies and is the former co-chair of the NCI Cancer Syst ems Biology Consortium. She is the co-author of the 2025 textbook “A Fir st Course in Systems Biology: 3rd Edition” by Voit &\; Kemp. Dr. Kemp ’s career honors include Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar and NIH New Innovator. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7389@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183153Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-with-reb ecca-kuntz-willits/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series with Rebecca Kuntz Willits DESCRIPTION:Title: Microenvironmental cues to enhance neural repair\nAbstra ct: The overarching goal of my research team is to understand how mechanic al\, chemical\, and electrical factors of microenvironments influence neur o-regeneration. Specifically\, in this talk\, I will focus on recent proje cts to investigate how we use these factors to enhance peripheral nerve re pair. The peripheral nervous system has a capacity for regeneration after damage\, but few options exist to support nerve repair other than autologo us tissue grafts. Endogenous nerve repair proceeds through stages that pro vides a template for developing new scaffolds\, but the focus of mimicking this process has been on increasing axonal regeneration. We believe that focusing on earlier steps in nerve regenerative process will provide new i nformation\, and perhaps new options\, to serve this unmet need. This talk will focus on fundamental aspects of our current research that study bioa ctive peptide cues and nanofiber topography to enhance glial proliferation and migration\, which endogenously occurs prior to axonal regeneration. I n collaboration\, our goal is to design and develop translationally releva nt peptide-functionalized nanofibers to enhance the migration of Schwann c ells\, the myelinating cells of the peripheral nervous system\, into nerve defects. Ultimately\, this research will provide insight into the interac tions that influence neuro-regeneration and further seek to develop interv entions to improve long-term clinical outcomes. These projects have been s upported by the NIH and NSF.\nBio: Rebecca Kuntz Willits\, Ph.D. is Chairp erson and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University\, a nd has an affiliated appointment in Bioengineering. She has been on the fa culty at Saint Louis University from 1999-2010 and at The University of Ak ron from 2010-2020. Her current research interests are at the intersection of nerve regeneration\, tissue engineering\, mechanobiology and biomateri als. Her lab works as a multidisciplinary team\, with close collaborations with faculty in chemistry and medical schools\, as well as physicians in plastic and orthopedic surgery. Dr. Willits has received funding for her r esearch from the National Institutes of Health\, the National Science Foun dation\, and research foundations\, and is a fellow in the American Instit ute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). She has served on the Board of Directors of WEPAN\, AIMBE\ , and BMES\, and actively serves her alma maters on their Chemical Enginee ring Advisory Boards. She has been actively engaged in increasing pathways to faculty in engineering by publishing commentaries and developing works hops and mentoring programs with NSF funding. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7399@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-tlusty-manufact uring-lecture-series-unlocking-the-cislunar-supply-chain-through-in-space- servic/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Tlusty Manufacturing Lecture Series: Unlocking the Ci slunar Supply Chain through In-Space Servic DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Tlusty Manufacturing Lecture Series: Unlocking th e Cislunar Supply Chain through In-Space Servicing\, Assembly\, and Manufa cturing (ISAM)\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engin eering's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffe e\, cookies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives. Com e for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fe llow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nTlusty Manufacturing Lectur e Series: Unlocking the Cislunar Supply Chain through In-Space Servicing\, Assembly\, and Manufacturing (ISAM)\n\nMarch 4\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Loca tion: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Ajay "AJ" P Malshe\nR. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson\ nDistinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering\nPurdue University\n\nA bstract\nWith a professional career spanning over 40 years* in advanced ma nufacturing\, materials\, and designs\, I have dedicated this decade to my eBorts to pioneering solutions for humanity’s expansion into space. My journey has included contributions to\, e.g.\, “roadmapping ISAM” and “factories-in-space\, developing manufacturing platform and processes in space\,” and “leading initiative for semiconductor CHIPS in space\, ” and more\, all aimed at enabling sustainable operations beyond Earth.\ nThis keynote will explore trends and drivers and the critical role of In- Space Servicing\, Assembly\, and Manufacturing (ISAM) in building a robust Cislunar supply chain. As we move toward a thriving Earth-Moon ecosystem\ , including lower Earth orbit (LEO) commerce\, ISAM technologies oBer tran sformative potential—extending the lifespan of satellites\, constructing megastructures in orbit\, and producing essential components from extrate rrestrial resources. In addition to discussing technical innovations\, thi s seminar will address the infrastructure\, policy\, and workforce develop ment challenges necessary for sustaining a Cislunar economy.\nClosing with reflections on my career\, I will share mentoring insights and advice for aspiring professionals eager to contribute to the next chapter of the ind ustrial revolution in space\, where we will envision a resilient and inclu sive future in space for Earth and space.\n\nBiography\nAjay “AJ” P. M alshe\, the R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mech anical Engineering at Purdue University\, is a globally recognized expert in advanced manufacturing and bio-inspired design. With 40 years of indust ry and academic experience\, he has made impactful contributions to in-spa ce servicing\, biomanufacturing\, nanomanufacturing\, and microelectronics . Malshe has educated over 1\,400 students\, mentored numerous engineers\, published 225+ peer-reviewed works\, and holds 28+ patents with a 70% pro duct conversion rate\, resulting in 20+ award winning products across indu stries such as aerospace\, energy\, and EVs. As a National Academy of Engi neering (NAE) member\, he has delivered 100+ keynote talks worldwide and e arned prestigious honors\, including Edison Awards\, R&\;D 100 Awards\, and AAAS\, ASME\, ASM\, CIRP\, NAI\, and SME fellowships. Malshe co-pione ered the “Factories-in-Space” concept and continues to shape nanomanuf acturing innovations. His hobbies include painting art\, cooking\, and tra veling\, reflecting his creativity and passion for discovery.\n\nMAE Facul ty Host: Curtis Taylor CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7387@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-tlusty-manufact uring-lecture-series/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar--Tlusty Manufacturing Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:Invited Seminar Abstract: Tlusty Manufacturing Lecture Series: Unlocking the Cislunar Supply Chain through In-Space Servicing\, Assembly\ , and Manufacturing (ISAM) - presented by Dr. Ajay “AJ” P. Malshe\, th e R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Eng ineering at Purdue University\nWith a professional career spanning over 40 years* in advanced manufacturing\, materials\, and designs\, I have dedic ated this decade to my eBorts to pioneering solutions for humanity’s exp ansion into space. My journey has included contributions to\, e.g.\, “ro admapping ISAM” and “factories-in-space\, developing manufacturing pla tform and processes in space\,” and “leading initiative for semiconduc tor CHIPS in space\,” and more\,all aimed at enabling sustainable operat ions beyond Earth.This keynote will explore trends and drivers and the cri tical role of In-Space Servicing\, Assembly\, and Manufacturing (ISAM) in building a robust Cislunar supply chain. As we move toward a thriving Eart h-Moon ecosystem\, including lower Earth orbit (LEO) commerce\, ISAM techn ologies oBer transformative potential—extending the lifespan of satellit es\, constructing megastructures in orbit\, and producing essential compon ents from\nextraterrestrial resources. In addition to discussing technical innovations\, this seminar will address the infrastructure\, policy\, and workforce development challenges necessary for sustaining a Cislunar econ omy. Closing with reflections on my career\, I will share mentoring insigh ts and advice for aspiring professionals eager to contribute to the next c hapter of the industrial revolution in space\,where we will envision a res ilient and inclusive future in space for Earth and space.\nBio: Ajay “AJ ” P. Malshe\, the R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University\, is a globally recognized expert in advanced manufacturing and bio-inspired design. With 40 years o f industry and academic experience\, he has made impactful contributions t o in-space servicing\, biomanufacturing\, nanomanufacturing\, and microele ctronics. Malshe has educated over 1\,400 students\, mentored numerous eng ineers\, published 225+ peer-reviewed\nworks\, and holds 28+ patents with a 70% product conversion rate\, resulting in 20+ awardwinning products acr oss industries such as aerospace\, energy\, and EVs. As a National Academy of Engineering (NAE) member\, he has delivered 100+ keynote talks worldwi de and earned prestigious honors\, including Edison Awards\, R&\;D 100 Awards\, and AAAS\, ASME\, ASM\, CIRP\,NAI\, and SME fellowships. Malshe c o-pioneered the “Factories-in-Space” concept and continues to shape na nomanufacturing innovations. His hobbies include painting art\, cooking\, and traveling\, reflecting his creativity and passion for discovery. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7371@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-henry-medeiros/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Henry Medeiros DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Henry Medeiros\nTitle:\nMulti-Object Tracking for Agricultural Robotics\nBio:\nDr. Henry Medeiros is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Unive rsity of Florida. His research centers on developing artificial intelligen ce models and robotic systems to enhance agricultural production. Before j oining UF in January 2022\, Dr. Medeiros was an Associate Professor in Ele ctrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette University. He earned his Ph .D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2010 as a Fulbright scholar. Dr. Medeiros has received several honors\, includi ng the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2021 and the Way Klingl er Young Scholar Award in 2019. His research interests encompass computer vision\, machine learning for smart agricultural systems\, and agricultura l automation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7393@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-henry-medeiros-2/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Henry Medeiros DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Henry Medeiros\n\nTitle: \nAnalyzing the Mobility of Invasive Insects using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles\n\nAbstract:\nInvasive insect pests cause significant economic and environmental damage to agric ultural crops. Entomological research uses mark-release-recapture (MRR) me thods to characterize insect behavior in the affected regions and develop damage mitigation plans. A common type of MRR requires marking insects wit h a fluorescent powder\, releasing the insects into the wild\, and searchi ng for the marked insects using direct observations aided by ultraviolet ( UV) flashlights at suspected destination locations. Automating the insect search step can improve the extremely low manual recapture rates\, reducin g the amount of labor required in the process and improving the quality of the data. We propose a new MRR method that uses an uncrewed aerial vehicl e (UAV) to collect video data of the area of interest. Our system uses a U V illumination array and a digital camera to collect nighttime images of p reviously marked and released insects. We propose a novel unsupervised com puter vision framework that uses a Convolutional Variational Auto Encoder (CVAE) to detect insects in these videos\, associates insect observations across multiple frames using multi-target tracking algorithm\, and project these detections to the ground plane using the UAV's flight log informati on. This allows us to accurately count the real-world insects. Our experi mental results show that our system can detect BMSBs with an average preci sion of 0.86 and average recall of 0.87 in realistic data acquisition cond itions. \n\nBio:\nHenry Medeiros is an Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida. His research foc uses on the development of machine learning and stochastic computer vision models for robotic perception and agricultural automation systems. He has co-authored over sixty peer-reviewed publications and holds several U.S. and international patents. Henry is an associate editor for Smart Agricult ural Technology\, a senior member of the IEEE\, and a recipient of the Nat ional Science Foundation CAREER award. He received his Ph.D. from the Scho ol of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University as a Fulbri ght scholar. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7381@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210012Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-compatibilizer- design-for-mechanical-recycling-of-polyolefin-containing-mixed-plastic-was te/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Compatibilizer Design for Mechanical Recycling of Pol yolefin-containing Mixed Plastic Waste" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMechanical recycling of plastics involves sorting\, g rinding\, washing\, and melt reprocessing waste into a new form. A major c hallenge is imperfect sorting\, which leads to impure recyclate streams th at phase separate as immiscible polymer blends when melt reprocessed. The final product is brittle because of the sharp polymer-polymer domain inter faces that are mechanically weak. This deficiency can be overcome by copol ymer compatibilizers that localize at blend component interfaces and mecha nically anchor into each domain\, producing tougher blends.\nIn this talk\ , I will describe two examples of compatibilizers we developed for produci ng tough polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/polyethylene (PE) blends\, a com mon pair of polymers found in packaging. The synthesis of PET-PE multibloc k copolymer compatibilizers and their use as both adhesive layers in-betwe en PET/PE multilayer films and additives for recycling PET and PE mixed wa ste streams will be described.\nA different approach will also be highligh ted involving hydroxy-functional polyethylene reactive compatibilizers. It is hypothesized that the compatibilization efficacy of these additives or iginates from catalyst-free transesterification reactions with PET during melt mixing to form predominantly PET-PE-PET triblock copolymers. The data suggests that the formed triblock copolymer compatibilizers form topologi cally trapped entanglements of the PE mid-blocks with nearby LLDPE homopol ymer chains by a hook-and-clasp mechanism.\nImportantly\, both approaches have been shown to be remarkably efficient\, compatibilizing blends at loa dings as low as 0.5 wt%.\nBio\nChris Ellison\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Chair\, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science\nUniversity of Mi nnesota\nDr. Chris Ellison is a professor and the Lanny and Charlotte Sch midt Endowed Chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota (UMN). He is also the director of the Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engin eering (IPRIME)\, which connects companies from all over the world with ac ademic researchers at UMN who are pursuing leading fundamental research.\n He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University and recei ved his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University. He sta rted his faculty career at the University of Texas at Austin in the McKett a Department of Chemical Engineering in 2008 and then relocated to UMN in 2016. His research group focuses on polymer science and engineering\, with an emphasis on the intersection of polymer physics\, processing\, and sus tainability. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7427@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T123500 DTSTAMP:20250303T144222Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-water-wetlands-a nd-watersheds-but-simpler/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Water\, wetlands\, and watersheds… but simpler DESCRIPTION:Speaker: James Jawitz\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Soil\, Water\, and Ecosystem Sciences Department\, University of Florida\n\n This presentatio n will explain how important questions related to water\, wetlands\, and w atersheds can be addressed using simpler methods than conventional wisdom suggests. I will explain the concept of ‘reduced complexity’ models an d their potential advantages. The main take home messages will be to recon cile the intersection of model complexity with a hierarchy of scientific d isciplines. These ideas will be illustrated with a series of example appli cations related to water\, wetlands\, and watersheds\, including 1) a glob al model of water availability\, 2) water quality archetypes\, 3) fractal wetlands\, 4) fractal watersheds\, and 5) continental-scale stream ecologi cal status. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7369@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-decoding-neuro- mechanical-intelligence-for-machines-and-discovery/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Decoding neuro-mechanical intelligence for machines a nd discovery DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nDecoding neuro-mechanical intelligen ce for machines and discovery\nMarch 6\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE -A 303\nDr. Xiaotian Zhang\nPostdoctoral Research Associate\nCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology\nUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U IUC)\nAbstract\nNatural creatures\, from worms and snakes to fishes and oc topuses\, possess remarkable mobility and dexterity\, often unmatched by e ngineering counterparts. Central to their abilities is the intimate meshin g between mechanical and neural infrastructures\, whereby each enhances an d supports the other across scales. To decode the key principles at play a nd streamline their use in engineering\, I will present a multidisciplinar y approach based on a unique blend of numerical and experimental technique s. First\, I will introduce a computational framework for investigating th e dynamics and embodied control principles of complex musculoskeletal arch itectures. I will then demonstrate the extended utility of this framework in designing and realizing living robots. Finally\, I will present a set o f technologies aimed at decoding neural dynamics for computation and robot ics. Together\, these techniques promise a novel class of engineering syst em that exploits neuro-mechanical convergence for intelligent behaviors.\n Biography\nXiaotian Zhang is a postdoctoral research associate at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois at U rbana-Champaign\, where he also earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering under the mentorship of Prof. Mattia Gazzola. His research focuses on und erstanding biological principles to inspire novel system design and contro l\, through the synergy of biophysical simulation\, neural engineering\, a nd robotics. His work has been featured in high-profile interdisciplinary journals and highlighted through several cover images.\nMAE Faculty Host: Peter Ifju CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7415@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-scott-acton/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Scott Acton DESCRIPTION:Dr. Scott T. Acton is the Lawrence R. Quarles Professor and Cha ir of Electrical &\; Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia . He presents “Image Analysis\, Artificial Intelligence\, and Life” Th ursday\, March 6 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050. [ More ]\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7365@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T165500 DTSTAMP:20250218T192333Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-leveraging-biol ogically-inspired-design-to-improve-system-resilience-bryan-watson-embry-r iddle/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Leveraging Biologically Inspired Design to Improve Sys tem Resilience\, Bryan Watson\, Embry-Riddle DESCRIPTION:Modern life is enhanced by complex systems of interacting agent s\, including financial systems\, power infrastructure\, and transportatio n networks. The response of a these complex systems to unexpected subsyste m failures\, however\, undermines its effectiveness and could mitigate the advantages of combining constituent systems. The increased complexity of Systems of Systems and multi-layer interaction effects hamper the use of t raditional System Engineering approaches (e.g. design by decomposition) to increase the resilience. Resilience is an emergent property that describe s the ability to resist faults\, minimize disruption during a fault\, and recover from a fault. One approach to increase resilience is using biologi cally inspired design to increase resilience. In this talk\, Bryan Watson will present an overview of complex systems\, the need for increased resil ience\, the property of emergence\, and why biologically inspired design w as chosen as an approach to increase resilience. A brief discussion of why system and System-of-Systems level thinking is of interest to all enginee rs will be presented. The presentation will then pivot to the problem of f aulted agents within complex systems and walk through a full bio-inspired design case study. An approach to mitigate the spread of peer-to-peer netw ork attacks inspired by the Zombie Ant Fugus (Ophiocordyceps camponoti-ruf ipedis). Agent-based models are presented and justified. The talk closes w ith a discussion of the future direction of Biologically Inspired Design f or Resilience (BID4R) including implications from the Alle Effect for futu re work. This talk will be of interest to any engineer who studies network science\, systems engineering\, resilience\, system modeling\, or designs artifacts that interact with larger systems or SoS. \n\nBryan Watson\, P E earned his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology and his B.S. in Systems Engineering at the United States Naval Academy. After completing h is undergraduate degree\, Bryan joined the nuclear Navy\, serving as a sub marine officer onboard the U.S.S Louisville and at the Naval Prototype Tra ining Unit from 2009-2017. Significant milestones include earning the Mast er Training Specialist Certification\, Nuclear Professional Engineer Certi fication\, two Naval Achievement Medals\, the Military Outstanding Volunte er Service Medal\, and a Naval Commendation Medal. Following his transitio n from active duty\, Bryan earned his PhD as a member of both the Computat ion and Advancement of Sustainable Systems Lab\, where he developed a new method for distributed system demand estimation\, and at the Sustainable D esign and Manufacturing lab\, where his work focused on increasing System of System resilience. Bryan’s work has been published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology\, Journal of Mechanical Design\, and IEEE’s Systems J ournal. He is a 2021 Pat Tillman Scholar and recipient of the NSF GRFP. At Embry-Riddle\, Bryan leads the Biologically Inspired Design-for-Resilienc e Lab (BID4R Lab). His work is focused on investigating the use of biologi cally inspired design to increase the resilience of modern systems. The go al of their work is more reliable services to users\, increased user safet y\, and increased sustainability for connected manufacturing\, energy\, an d infrastructure systems.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7407@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182100Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-designing-bioma terials-with-spatially-tunable-properties-to-guide-functional-tissue-regen eration/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Designing biomaterials with spatially tunable properti es to guide functional tissue regeneration DESCRIPTION:Lesley Chow\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Materials Science & amp\; Engineering\nLehigh University\n\nAbstract: \nBiological tissues are complex materials where the spatial arrangement of multiple components (i .e.\, extracellular matrix\, cells) is tightly linked to their function. F or example\, osteochondral tissues contain discrete biochemical and physic al gradients across the bone-cartilage interface that are critical for fun ctional load transfer in our articulating joints. Our lab is focused on st rategies to fabricate biomaterials with spatially tunable biochemical and physical properties to engineer tissues with native-like organization. To achieve this\, we have developed a versatile approach using end-functional ized polymer conjugates that enable us to independently control surface ch emistry\, scaffold architecture\, and scaffold stiffness. Functional group s become displayed on the surface during fabrication\, eliminating the nee d for post-processing modification steps. Multiple chemistries can therefo re be spatially presented by using multiple printer heads during a single 3D printing session. In parallel\, we can independently and simultaneously control scaffold architecture and stiffness by changing print patterns an d polymer molecular weight ratios\, respectively. This seminar will descri be our platform and how we are developing 3D-printed materials to guide ti ssue regeneration for complex tissues like the osteochondral interface.\n\ nBio:\nDr. Lesley Chow (she/her) is an Associate Professor Materials Scien ce and Engineering and Bioengineering at Lehigh University. She received h er B.S. in MSE from the University of Florida\, Ph.D. in MSE from Northwes tern University\, and completed her postdoctoral training at Imperial Coll ege London. She leads the Modular Biomaterials Laboratory focused on devel oping molecular building blocks to construct spatially organized materials for functional tissue regeneration. Dr. Chow has been recognized for her scholarship\, mentoring\, teaching\, and service through several awards su ch as the NSF CAREER Award\, 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award\, American Chemi cal Society (ACS) Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Youn g Investigator Award\, the Early-Career Undergraduate Research Mentoring A ward (ECURMA) in Engineering from the Council on Undergraduate Research (C UR)\, Rossin Award for Interdisciplinary Research Excellence\, Rossin Awar d for Equity\, Inclusion\, and Diversity\, Rossin Award for Outstanding Do ctoral Student Advising\, and the Society for Biomaterials Mid-Career Awar d. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-3\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640164;-82.343906 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-3:geo:29.640164,-82.343906 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7417@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T124500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211635Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-uf-center-for-p recollegiate-education-and-training-cpet-research-education-partnerships-2 / SUMMARY:EEd Seminar: UF Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (CP ET): Research-Education Partnerships DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Option: Zoom Link ( https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93266326094)\n Please join us 30 minutes early to enjoy refreshments and great company be fore the seminar begins.\n\nMary Jo Koroly\, Ph.D.\nDirector\nCenter for P recollegiate Education and Training Academic Affairs\, University of Flori da\n\nAbstract:\nA quick look at some innovative and fun ways to connect K -12 teachers and kids with UF faculty and students in a variety of program s offering STEM literacy\, laboratory instruction\, research-related exper iences\, and career explorations in authentic research environments will b e presented. Outcomes designed to enhance content knowledge\, inspire and prepare college and career paths\, foster community engagement\, dissemina te research advances\, and provide professional development opportunities for all participants will be discussed. UF CPET’s mission to create\, co ordinate\, and administer programs and/or to collaborate with researchers on discipline-specific projects by providing infrastructure\, pedagogical expertise\, and a 65-year history of productive interactions with departme nts across campus and schools across Florida will be discussed. Invitation s to share your expertise with potential future colleagues (and voters) wi ll be offered!\n\nBio\nDr. Mary Jo Koroly is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Flo rida’s College of Medicine and the Director of the Center for Precollegi ate Education and Training (CPET). With a distinguished career spanning ac ademia\, research\, and STEM education leadership\, Dr. Koroly has been at the forefront of developing innovative educational programs that bridge r esearch and teaching across multiple disciplines. Dr. Koroly earned her B. A. in Biology from Rosemont College and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Bry n Mawr College. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Minnesota before holding faculty positions at Bryn Mawr College and Har vard Medical School. Since joining the University of Florida in 1979\, she has served in various leadership roles\, including CEO of the Florida Fou ndation for Future Scientists and Director of the Biotechnology Education and Training Program at the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Res earch.\nHer research and educational initiatives focus on curriculum devel opment in biomedical sciences and STEM education\, including teacher profe ssional development\, translational science education for precollege stude nts\, and experiential learning for underrepresented groups. Dr. Koroly ha s led the design of STEM curricular modules that integrate research with c lassroom learning\, and she has co-authored numerous publications in STEM outreach and education. She has also contributed to broadening participati on in STEM through programs funded by the National Science Foundation\, NI H\, and other agencies. As the founding director of UF’s Biotechnology E ducation and Training Program\, Dr. Koroly has facilitated laboratory-base d workshops for thousands of educators and students. She plays an active r ole in developing Broader Impacts for NSF-funded projects and continues to shape the future of STEM education through interdisciplinary collaboratio ns and mentorship. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7443@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250309T140000 DTSTAMP:20250305T214543Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/albert-dacosta-from-gator-c hemical-engineering-to-innovating-medical-implants/ SUMMARY:Albert DaCosta - From Gator Chemical Engineering to Innovating Medi cal Implants DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite ChE students (and all interested students) to join us for this insightful multi-disciplinary chat as Mr. Albert DaCosta covers topics in engineering\, business and medicine/medical sales. This e vent will follow Mr. DaCosta’s journey from a UF ChE student to a medica l sales rep and co-founding a company. He will provide insights on intervi ew skills\, strategic mergers and acquisitions\, and the future of enablin g tech in healthcare. Join us for this talk followed by Q&\;A from an a lumnus who\, as a chemical engineer\, took a different path into industry. \nhttps://che.ufl.edu/events/albert-dacosta-from-gator-chemical-engineerin g-to-innovating-medical-implants/ CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events LOCATION:Arredondo Cafe\, Reitz Union\, Museum Drive &\; Reitz Union Dri ve\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum Drive & Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=Arredondo Cafe\, Reitz Union:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7409@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182100Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-breaking-barrie rs-advancing-sirna-delivery-using-peptide-carriers-for-precision-cancer-th erapies/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Breaking Barriers: Advancing siRNA Delivery using Pept ide Carriers for Precision Cancer Therapies DESCRIPTION:Angela Alexander-Bryant\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor \nDepartme nt of Bioengineering\nClemson University\n\nAbstract:\nThe discovery that exogenous siRNAs induce sequence-specific inhibition of gene expression ha s resulted in the investigation of the use of RNAi-based approaches to tre at many diseases\, including cancer. siRNA holds significant promise in pr ecision medicine for cancer treatment due to its ability to target specifi c genes or genetic pathways. Though many oncogenes have been identified as targets for gene therapy to treat cancer through siRNA delivery\, some ch allenges must be addressed to harness the full potential of RNAi technolog y. siRNAs face several significant barriers to delivery that limit the eff icacy of siRNA therapeutics. The hydrophilicity\, high molecular weight\, and negative charge of siRNAs hinder their intracellular trafficking\, whi le endosomal entrapment and subsequent lysosomal degradation further reduc e their efficacy. As a result\, the accumulation of siRNAs at their target site to a therapeutically effective level is a crucial hurdle for deliver y. Extensive research has focused on non-viral delivery of synthetic siRNA s using nanoparticles due to their enhanced stability\, versatility\, and biocompatibility. Among these\, peptide carriers have been explored to ove rcome nucleic acid transport barriers and have proven to be a promising ap proach for efficient delivery. Cell-penetrating\, targeting\, and fusogeni c peptides offer distinct advantages for cellular internalization\, cell-s pecific uptake\, and endosomal escape\, respectively. This talk will discu ss the development and evaluation of novel peptides that have successfully delivered bioactive siRNAs into cancer cells\, resulting in effective sil encing of oncogenes. By addressing the key challenges of siRNA delivery\, these approaches may provide more effective RNAi-based cancer therapies.\n \nBio:\nDr. Angela Alexander-Bryant\, an Associate Professor in Clemson Un iversity's Department of Bioengineering\, holds bachelor's and master's de grees from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Cle mson University. Her Nanobiotechnology Lab focuses on innovative therapeut ic delivery methods\, combining materials science\, nanotechnology\, gene therapy\, and drug delivery to advance cancer treatments. She received a 2 021 Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation and directs th e NIH-funded Call Me Doctor ESTEEMED Scholars program\, promoting early in volvement in biomedical research for underrepresented students. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7313@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-properties-of-e ngineering-materials-for-eml-4501-machine-design/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - "Properties of Engineering Materials" for EML 4501 - Machine Design DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \n"Properties of Engineering Materi als" for EML 4501 - Machine Design\n\nMarch 11\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Locat ion: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Vlad Ivashyn\nSenior Lecturer\nFaculty Advisor for t he Senior Design Capstone Program at Department of MAE\nUniversity of Cent ral Florida\n\nAbstract\nThe presentation introduces the topic of engineer ing materials and their properties. Tensile and Torsional Strengths\, Hard ness\, Resilience and Toughness will be discussed among the other material properties. Cold Work and Temperature Effects will be introduced. Materia l Numbering Systems and Material Processing will only be discussed if time allows.\n\nBiography\nDr. Vlad Ivashyn worked in academia for over 16 yea rs. He joined the University of Central Florida in 2022 as a faculty advis or for the Senior Design capstone program at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCF\, he was working at variou s universities in the United States and the Republic of Ireland to include Pennsylvania State\, Temple\, Greenville\, Limerick (TUS) and Santa Clara . He received his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the Unive rsity of Limerick in Ireland. His master’s and bachelor’s degrees are also in mechanical engineering. He has held various engineering positions\ , while working in industry for over nine years.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Umes h Persad CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7447@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 7/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nAdam Howe\nTitle:\nSurface and Near-Surface Pesticide Transport Phenomena in Vegetative Filter Strips \nBio:\nAdam Howe is a Ph D student in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida.\nHis research focuses on the effects of surface and near surface runoff interactions on the transport and mitigation of p esticides in vegetative filter strips. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7385@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210105Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-navigating-the- promises-of-compositionally-complex-energy-materials-with-data-driven-appr oaches/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Navigating the Promises of Compositionally Complex E nergy Materials with Data-driven Approaches" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nCompositionally complex materials\, represented by hi gh-entropy alloys and ceramics\, have primarily been used as structural ma terials since their initial discovery. Recently\, interest in their potent ial for energy storage and conversion has surged. However\, this excitemen t is often accompanied by confusion as researchers grapple with the need t o complicate material composition beyond vague concepts like the "cocktail effect."\nThis talk aims to clarify some fundamental pictures of composit ionally complex energy materials (CCEM)\, illustrated through case studies on high-entropy battery materials and electrocatalysis. Inspired by the o ngoing revolution of AI in science\, this talk will also showcase our rece nt efforts in developing universally adaptable machine learning models for CCEMs. Our findings suggest that\, in many cases\, machine learning chall enges in CCEM stem more from data limitations rather than the need for sop histicated neural network architectures. A well-designed dataset\, enriche d with the right domain knowledge\, can deliver powerful insights even wit h simple models.\nBio\nBin Ouyang\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nFlorida St ate University\nDr. Bin Ouyang is a computational materials scientist spe cializing in the study of disordered and compositionally complex materials using high-throughput screening\, data mining\, and machine learning. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from McGill University. After th at\, he worked as a postdoc at UIUC and UC Berkeley.\nDr. Ouyang started h is college life as a metallurgical physicist and gradually evolved into a solid-state chemist. Currently\, he is an assistant professor in the Depar tment of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University\, where hi s research group focuses on developing data-driven tools to investigate ma terials for energy storage and conversion\, particularly those exhibiting complex compositional and structural disorder. He has published over 80 pa pers across diverse fields\, including batteries\, fuel cells\, metal allo ys\, and low-dimensional nanomaterials. More information can be found at h ttps://bin-ouyang.com/. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7429@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T123500 DTSTAMP:20250303T144222Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-investigating-th e-drivers-of-florida-red-tide-karenia-brevis-blooms/ SUMMARY:W3 seminar: Investigating the drivers of Florida red tide (Karenia brevis) blooms DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Nick Chin\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of Environmen tal Engineering Sciences\, University of Florida CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7411@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182100Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-engineering-bio materials-for-stem-cell-morphogenesis-and-drug-delivery/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Engineering Biomaterials for Stem Cell Morphogenesis and Drug Delivery" DESCRIPTION:Donny Hanjaya-Putra\, Ph.D.\nDepartment of Aerospace and Mechan ical Engineering\nUniversity of Notre Dame\n\nAbstract:\nStem cells respon d to many cues from their microenvironment\, which may include chemical an d mechanical signals. These important cues can be incorporated into biomat erials to control stem cell differentiation and morphogenesis. Here\, we d iscuss our recent efforts to design synthetic biomaterials as a modular pl atform to direct stem cell fate and morphogenesis into the blood and lymph atic vasculatures. First\, we have used multilamellar lipid nanoparticles to rejuvenate vascular progenitor cells and improve their therapeutic pote ntial. By controlling the release kinetic of various bioactive molecules t o the surface of vascular progenitor cells\, we not only improve cell migr ation\, but also augment their angiogenic potential in vitro and in vivo. Second\, we have used hyaluronic acid (HA)-based hydrogels to promote lymp hatic network formation. By tuning the mechanical properties of the hydrog els\, we have demonstrated that HA-hydrogels preserve key lymphatic phenot ypes and matrix stiffness primes lymphatic tube formation directed by VEGF -C. Finally\, we have utilized alternating current (AC) electrospray to en capsulate stem cells and produce granular hydrogels. The electrically indu ced “tip streaming” mode has enabled high-throughput encapsulation of stem cells with high efficiency and universality. Collectively\, these rec ent advances in biomaterials design and fabrication provides us the opport unity to control stem cell differentiation and morphogenesis for a range o f biomedical applications. \n\nBio:\nDonny Hanjaya-Putra is an Assistant P rofessor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering\, Bioen gineering Graduate Program\, and member of the Harper Cancer Research Inst itute at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on the study o f thrombosis and hemostasis\, stem cell engineering\, vascular and lymphat ic morphogenesis\, as well as synthesis of bio-inspired materials and tiss ue-engineered constructs. His lab is interested to understand what governs the formation of blood and lymphatic vessels from stem cells and how thes e insights can be used to develop novel therapies. He has received numerou s awards\, including NIH Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award (MIRA) R35\, NSF CAREER Award\, Career Development Award from American Heart Ass ociation\, CMBE Young Innovator Award\, and Siebel Scholar Award. Research projects in his lab are currently being supported by both federal and pri vate funding agencies\, including Indiana CTSI\, NSF\, NIH\, ACS\, DoD Adv anced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) / BioFab USA\, and Ameri can Heart Association. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS) Room JG32\, 1275 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Biomedical Sc iences Building (BMS) Room JG32:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7303@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210652Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-colloquium-talk-series -dr-heng-ji/ SUMMARY:CISE Colloquium Talk Series: Dr. Heng Ji DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/cegme\nBiography: Heng Ji is a Ten ured Full Professor and Associate Head of Research at Siebel School of Com puting and Data Science\, and an affiliated faculty member at Electrical a nd Computer Engineering Department\, Coordinated Science Laboratory\, and Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology of University of Illinois Urba na-Champaign. She is an Amazon Scholar. She is the Founding Director of Am azon-Illinois Center on AI for Interactive Conversational Experiences (AIC E). She received her B.A. and M. A. in Computational Linguistics from Tsin ghua University\, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from New York University. Her research interests focus on Natural Language Processing\, especially on Multimedia Multilingual Information Extraction\, Knowledge- enhanced Large Language Models and Vision-Language Models\, and AI for Sci ence. The awards she received include Outstanding Paper Award at ACL2024\, two Outstanding Paper Awards at NAACL2024\, "Young Scientist" by the Worl d Laureates Association in 2023 and 2024\, "Young Scientist" and a member of the Global Future Council on the Future of Computing by the World Econo mic Forum in 2016 and 2017\, "Women Leaders of Conversational AI" (Class o f 2023) by Project Voice\, "AI's 10 to Watch" Award by IEEE Intelligent Sy stems in 2013\, NSF CAREER award in 2009\, PACLIC2012 Best paper runner-up \, "Best of ICDM2013" paper award\, "Best of SDM2013" paper award\, ACL201 8 Best Demo paper nomination\, ACL2020 Best Demo Paper Award\, NAACL2021 B est Demo Paper Award\, Google Research Award in 2009 and 2014\, IBM Watson Faculty Award in 2012 and 2014 and Bosch Research Award in 2014-2018. She was invited to testify to the U.S. House Cybersecurity\, Data Analytics\, &\; IT Committee as an AI expert in 2023. She was selected to particip ate in DARPA AI Forward in 2023. She was invited by the Secretary of the U .S. Air Force and AFRL to join Air Force Data Analytics Expert Panel to in form the Air Force Strategy 2030\, and invited to speak at the Federal Inf ormation Integrity R&\;D Interagency Working Group (IIRD IWG) briefing in 2023. She is the lead of many multi-institution projects and tasks\, in cluding the U.S. ARL projects on information fusion and knowledge networks construction\, DARPA ECOLE MIRACLE team\, DARPA KAIROS RESIN team and DAR PA DEFT Tinker Bell team. She has coordinated the NIST TAC Knowledge Base Population task 2010-2020. She served as the associate editor for IEEE/ACM Transaction on Audio\, Speech\, and Language Processing\, and the Program Committee Co-Chair of many conferences including NAACL-HLT2018 and AACL-I JCNLP2022. She was elected as the North American Chapter of the Associatio n for Computational Linguistics (NAACL) secretary 2020-2023. Her research has been widely supported by the U.S. government agencies (DARPA\, NSF\, D oE\, ARL\, IARPA\, AFRL\, DHS) and industry (Amazon\, Google\, Bosch\, IBM \, Disney).\nTitle of the Talk: Towards Knowledgeable Foundation Models\nA bstract: Large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs) ha ve demonstrated remarkable performance on knowledge reasoning tasks\, owin g to their implicit knowledge derived from extensive pretraining data. How ever\, their inherent knowledge bases often suffer from disorganization an d illusion\, bias towards common entities\, and rapid obsolescence. Conseq uently\, LLMs frequently make up untruthful information\, exhibit resistan ce to updating outdated knowledge\, or struggle with generalizing across m ultiple languages. In this talk\, I will discuss several research directio ns that aim to make foundation models’ knowledge more accurate\, organiz ed\, up-to-date\, and fair: (1) Where and How is Knowledge Stored in LLM? (2)How to Control LLM’s Knowledge? (3)How to Acquire and Update LLM’s Dynamic Knowledge? (4) How to Enable LLM’s System2 Thinking\, Critical T hinking\, and Creative Intelligence? (5) How to Bridge the knowledge Gap b etween Natural language and Unnatural Language? I will also show the promi sing results on two very different real-world applications – complex sit uation report and forecasting\, as well as drug and material discovery. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7401@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-engineered-livi ng-materials-capable-of-self-growing-self-healing-and-self-cleaning/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: "Engineered Living Materials Capable of Self-Growing\, Self-Healing\, and Self-Cleaning" DESCRIPTION:Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of materials\, namely engineered living material s. Currently\, developing engineered living materials that combine the str uctural properties of traditional construction materials with attributes o f living systems\, including the ability to self-grow\, self-repair\, self -clean\, detect environmental threats\, and capture carbon dioxide\, has e merged as a new promising research area. In this talk\, self-growing brick s\, self-healing concrete\, and self-cleaning surfaces are introduced as e xamples to discuss the general principles to be applied when designed livi ng construction materials to perform specific functions in open environmen ts\, the main challenges to make them a commercial reality\, and the futur e directions in this emerging interdisciplinary field. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7403@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210445Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-engineered-livi ng-materials-capable-of-self-growing-self-healing-and-self-cleaning-2/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: "Engineered Living Materials Capable of Self-Growing\, Self-Healing\, and Self-Cleaning" DESCRIPTION:Engineered Living Materials Capable of Self-Growing\, Self-Heal ing\, and Self-Cleaning: From Grand Vision to Commercial Reality\n\nProf. Dr. Congrui Jin\, Texas A&\;M University\n\nAbstract\nRecent advances i n synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of materials\, namely engineered living materials. Currently\, developing en gineered living materials that combine the structural properties of tradit ional construction materials with attributes of living systems\, including the ability to self-grow\, self-repair\, self-clean\, detect environmenta l threats\, and capture carbon dioxide\, has emerged as a new promising re search area. In this talk\, self-growing bricks\, self-healing concrete\, and self-cleaning surfaces are introduced as examples to discuss the gener al principles to be applied when designed living construction materials to perform specific functions in open environments\, the main challenges to make them a commercial reality\, and the future directions in this emergin g interdisciplinary field.\n\nBio: Dr. Congrui Jin received a BS in Electr ical Engineering from Nankai University\, China. She earned her MS in Mech anical Engineering from the University of Alberta and received a Ph.D. wit h a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Applied Mathematics fro m Cornell University. She is currently an assistant professor at the Depar tment of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A& \;M University. Her research interest lies in the broad area of mechanics and materials motivated by practical applications in sustainability and re silience. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7413@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210445Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-engineered-livi ng-materials-capable-of-self-growing-self-healing-and-self-cleaning-from-g rand/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Engineered Living Materials Capable of Self-Growing\, Self-Healing\, and Self-Cleaning: From Grand DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Engineered Living Materials Capable of Self-Growi ng\, Self-Healing\, and Self-Cleaning: From Grand Vision to Commercial Rea lity\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\n You are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's S eminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookie s\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty ca ndidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives. Come for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE e nthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nEngineered Living Materials Capable o f Self-Growing\, Self-Healing\, and Self-Cleaning: From Grand Vision to Co mmercial Reality\n\nMarch 13\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\n Prof. Congrui Jin\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Engineering Technolo gy and Industrial Distribution\nTexas A&\;M University\n\nAbstract\nRec ent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of materials\, namely engineered living materials. Currently\, developing engineered living materials that combine the structural proper ties of traditional construction materials with attributes of living syste ms\, including the ability to self-grow\, self-repair\, self-clean\, detec t environmental threats\, and capture carbon dioxide\, has emerged as a ne w promising research area. In this talk\, self-growing bricks\, self-heali ng concrete\, and self-cleaning surfaces are introduced as examples to dis cuss the general principles to be applied when designed living constructio n materials to perform specific functions in open environments\, the main challenges to make them a commercial reality\, and the future directions i n this emerging interdisciplinary field.\n\nBiography\nDr. Congrui Jin rec eived a BS in Electrical Engineering from Nankai University\, China. She e arned her MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and received a Ph.D. with a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in App lied Mathematics from Cornell University. She is currently an assistant pr ofessor at the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distrib ution at Texas A&\;M University. Her research interest lies in the broa d area of mechanics and materials motivated by practical applications in s ustainability and resilience.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Yong Huang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7455@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T145500 DTSTAMP:20250307T204900Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-atomistic-insigh ts-into-materials-degradation-in-nuclear-applications/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Atomistic Insights into Materials Degradation in Nucle ar Applications" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMaterials degradation under extreme environments pose s significant challenges to the sustainability of critical properties\, in cluding thermo-physical\, electrical\, and mechanical performance. In nucl ear systems\, where materials are exposed to radiation\, high temperatures \, and/or corrosive media\, understanding the underlying mechanisms of thi s degradation is critical for enhancing material performance. However\, ex perimental approaches in nuclear materials research are often limited by h igh costs\, time constraints\, and safety concerns.\nTo address these chal lenges\, computational methods offer a useful alternative for understandin g and predicting material behavior under these harsh conditions. This talk will demonstrate how advanced atomistic modeling techniques can be levera ged to investigate key issues in nuclear materials\, including molten salt corrosion of structural materials and radiation effects in wide bandgap s emiconductors.\nBio\nMiaomiao (Mia) Jin\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nPenn sylvania State University\nDr. Mia Jin has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State University since 2021 . She earned her Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the Massach usetts Institute of Technology in 2019. Following her doctoral studies\, s he completed a postdoctoral appointment at Idaho National Laboratory in 20 20. In 2024\, Dr. Jin was awarded the NSF CAREER award. Her research cente rs on computational materials science with a focus on nuclear applications \, including radiation effects\, molten salt corrosion\, and hydrogen embr ittlement. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7373@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T165500 DTSTAMP:20250221T175829Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-enabling-critic al-materials-technologies-towards-higher-readiness-levels-h-jin-u-arizona/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Enabling critical materials technologies towards highe r readiness levels\, H. Jin\, U. Arizona DESCRIPTION:Critical materials such as rare earth elements\, lithium\, coba lt\, and nickel are indispensable in energy applications such as electric vehicles and wind turbines\, but their supply has been subject to signific ant uncertainties in the past few decades. Both public and private sectors have made significant investments on enhancing the supply chain resilienc e of critical materials\, but many of the technologies are at an early sta ge of research and development. This talk focuses on supporting the develo pment of sustainable technologies\, processes\, and supply chains for crit ical materials towards higher readiness levels through techno-economic ana lysis\, life cycle assessment\, and optimization techniques. Case studies will be provided on recycling of rare earth elements and Li-ion battery ma terials.\nHongyue Jin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Syste ms &\; Industrial Engineering and Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow in the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona. She also serves as th e Deputy of Crosscutting Research Focus Area at Critical Materials Innovat ion (CMI) Hub\, an Energy Innovation Hub funded by the US Department of En ergy\, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy\, Advanced Materia ls and Manufacturing Technologies Office. Her research focuses on techno-e conomic analysis\, life cycle assessment\, and optimization for sustainabi lity. Her research has been supported by Department of Energy\, Advanced R esearch Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)\, National Science Foundation\, an d Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7439@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141426Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-lenny-terry/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Lenny Terry DESCRIPTION:Title: UF Innovate Tech Licensing – Connecting Innovators\, Investors and Industry\n\nDr. Lenny Terry earned his BS in Chemistry from the University of Richmond in 1981 and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Emory University in 1986. Dr. Terry has over 20 years of industrial chemi cal experience. He has held multiple research positions with Milliken Spec ialty Chemical and Ciba Vision Corporation. He worked as a Business Develo pment Manager for Clariant Specialty Chemicals for ten years. He is an inv entor on 24 US patents related to the contact lens and personal care marke ts.\n\nDr. Terry joined the University of Florida’s Office of Technology Licensing in 2007 where he holds the position of Assistant Director. His portfolio covers technologies that originate from chemistry\, materials sc ience\, and chemical\, mechanical\, industrial systems\, environmental and electrical engineering as well as design construction and planning. He ha s successfully negotiated over 440 licenses and has helped to start more t han 40 companies.\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/91370112157 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7451@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-ke-fan/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Ke Fan DESCRIPTION:Ke Fan is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at th e University of Illinois Chicago\, under the mentorship of Dr. Sidharth Ku mar. She presents “Optimizing Irregular Data Movement at Scale” Friday \, March 14 at 1:00 pm in MALA 5050. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7449@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-1 8/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nIñigo Barberena\nTitle:\nGraphical user interface fo r the use and evaluation of VFSMOD\nBio:\nIñigo Barberena is an agricultu ral engineer currently in his second year pursuing a PhD at the Public Uni versity of Navarra in Spain. The general topics of his dissertation are ep hemeral gully erosion and hydrology. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7501@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210652Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-seminar-eric-p auley/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Seminar: Eric Pauley DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95787788295\n\nBiography: Madi sonEric Pauley is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madis on\, advised by Patrick McDaniel. His research interests encompass data-dr iven approaches to evaluating and improving the security of networked soft ware systems\, with a particular focus on cloud computing. His work has le d to practical improvements in the security of cloud-based systems through both remediations by major providers and services offered by his company\ , DScope Security. His research in security measurement has earned best pa per runner-up at the ACM Internet Measurement Conference\, a finalist spot in the CSAW Applied Research Competition\, and the UW–Madison Computer Sciences Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award. Eric is also an avid backp acker\, instrument-rated private pilot\, and birder.\n\nTitle of the Talk: Leveraging the Wisdom of Clouds for Internet Security\n\nAbstract: Over t he past decade\, networked systems have consolidated under just a handful of hyper-scale cloud providers (e.g.\, AWS\, Azure). While this offers log istical and economic advantages\, attackers specifically target providers and their customers\, a shift that has left traditional network vantage po ints blind to the most sophisticated adversaries. In this talk\, I’ll ex plore how we adapt Internet measurement to these new deployment models to regain situational awareness and defend modern service deployments. I’ll introduce DScope\, a new Internet telescope that continuously relocates i ts vantage point across the public cloud infrastructure. Unlike prior appr oaches that use a fixed vantage point\, this allows us to observe the most sophisticated attackers that actively avoid existing measurement infrastr ucture. Our dynamic approach also achieves a statistically representative view of cloud-based attacks\, a property that we prove for the first time. Using data from DScope\, I’ll also discuss how the shared networking en vironment of public clouds leads to new vulnerabilities. We’ll examine t he problem of latent configuration\, which occurs when cloud customers ref erence network resources that other tenants then reuse. Public clouds uniq uely enable this new security risk\, but through rigorous analysis and sys tems design\, we can make cloud deployments more secure in practice. I’l l conclude by discussing open problems and future work in leveraging Inter net vantage points for security\, with a focus on intelligent interactivit y and rapid response to emergent threats. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachows ky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7493@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-mohammed-ismail / SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Mohammed Ismail DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mohammed Ismail is professor and chair of the Electrical an d Computer Engineering Department at Wayne State University and the foundi ng director of the WINCAS Center of Excellence. He presents “Seamless Wi reless Charging: A Game-Changer for Smart Cities” Monday\, March 24 at 1 :00pm in Malachowsky 5050. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7479@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182100Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-lipid-nanoparti cles-for-overcoming-biological-barriers-to-rna-delivery/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Lipid Nanoparticles for Overcoming Biological Barrier s to RNA Delivery" DESCRIPTION:Michael J. Mitchell\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Bioengineer ing\nUniversity of Pennsylvania\n\nAbstract: Recent years have witnessed t remendous developments and breakthroughs in the field of RNA-based therape utics and vaccines. The distinct mechanisms of exogenous RNAs and analogs\ , including messenger RNAs\, small interfering RNAs\, microRNAs\, and anti sense oligonucleotides\, have brought them unprecedented potential to trea t a variety of pathological conditions. However\, the widespread applicati on of RNA therapeutics and vaccines is hampered by their intrinsic feature s (e.g.\, instability\, large size\, and dense negative charge) and formid able host barriers. Development of safe and efficient vectors is key for s uccessful delivery and translation of RNA therapeutics and vaccines. In th is talk\, I will discuss our efforts towards the development of new lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that enable the delivery of RNA therapeutics and vacc ines to target cells and tissues in vivo. Furthermore\, I will describe ne w therapeutic strategies utilizing these LNPs for (i) mRNA delivery to sol id tumors for cancer immunotherapy\, and (ii) in vivo reprogramming of imm une cells for in situ CAR T cell engineering.\n\nBio: Michael J. Mitchell is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylva nia\, and the Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery Systems Group Leader at the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation. He received a BE in Biomedical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2009\, a PhD in Biomedical Enginee ring with Prof. Michael King from Cornell University in 2014. He was a Pos tdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering with Prof. Robert Langer at MIT f rom 2014-2017\, prior to pursuing his independent career at University of Pennsylvania in 2018. The Mitchell lab’s research broadly lies at the in terface of biomaterials science\, drug delivery\, and cellular and molecul ar bioengineering to fundamentally understand and therapeutically target b iological barriers. Specifically\, his lab engineers new lipid and polymer ic nanoparticle platforms for the delivery of different nucleic acid modal ities to target cells and tissues across the body. His lab applies their r esearch findings and the technologies developed to a range of human health applications\, including the engineering of CAR T cells for cancer immuno therapy\, mRNA vaccines\, genome editing\, cardiovascular disease\, and in utero therapeutics to treat disease before birth.\n\nMitchell has receive d numerous awards as an independent investigator\, including the National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award\, the Rising Star Aw ard from the Biomedical Engineering Society\, the Career Award at the Scie ntific Interface from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund\, and the Research Schol ar Award from the American Cancer Society. In 2022 Mitchell was named “E merging Inventor for the Year” by Penn’s for Innovation in recognition for his lipid nanoparticle technologies and received the Young Investigat or Award from the Society for Biomaterials\, the T. Nagai Award from the C ontrolled Release Society\, and the National Science Foundation CAREER Awa rd. In 2023 he was named a Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioen gineering\, and in 2024 he received the Controlled Release Society Young I nvestigator Award. He is a co-founder of Liberate Bio\, a biotechnology co mpany focused on developing non-viral delivery technologies for genetic me dicines\, and serves on Scientific Advisory Board of numerous biotechnolog y companies. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7391@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183131Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-with-liliana-de l-pilar-castro-molano-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar with Liliana del Pilar Castro Molano\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: From Laboratory to Field Implementation: Case Studies in Anaerobic Digestion\n\nLiliana del Pilar Castro Molano\, Ph.D.\nProfessor \, School of Chemical Engineering \nIndustrial University of Santander (UI S) \nColombia\n\nBio: Liliana del Pilar Castro Molano is a Chemical Engine er with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. She is a full-time Professor at t he School of Chemical Engineering at the Industrial University of Santande r (UIS) in Colombia. Currently\, she serves as the Director of External Re lations at UIS.\nProfessor Castro has dedicated 15 years to implementing r enewable energy and bioprocesses in rural communities. The outcomes of her research have gained global recognition through publications and conferen ce presentations. Additionally\, she engages in outreach activities—such as virtual reality games and theatrical performances—to foster social i ntegration of knowledge related to bioprocesses.\n\nIn her current role as Director of External Relations\, she is actively working on establishing new agreements with research institutes in the United States\, Spain\, Mex ico\, Italy\, and Brazil. She is also enhancing student mobility through v irtual tools and fostering intercultural exchange with international assis tants from Germany\, France\, South Korea\, and the United States. Thus\, developing policies to strengthen the university’s relationship with UIS alumni.\n\nAbstract: Anaerobic digestion has been widely used for wastewa ter treatment. Our research group has focused on the implementation of thi s process in rural communities and under different climatic conditions. Tr aditionally\, anaerobic digesters use manure as feedstock (substrate)\, th e research group has investigated the anaerobic process using different bi omasses as feedstock and implemented the process from laboratory scale to the field. This presentation showcases studies of different biomasses (cat tle slaughter water\, whey\, coffee waste among others)\, the performance of the process in terms of biogas\, digestate\, energy recovery of biogas\ , and the recycling of nutrients from the digestate.\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7503@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183131Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-spring-seminar-from-lab oratory-to-field-implementation-case-studies-in-anaerobic-digestion/ SUMMARY:ChE Spring Seminar - FROM LABORATORY TO FIELD IMPLEMENTATION: CASE STUDIES IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION DESCRIPTION:FROM LABORATORY TO FIELD IMPLEMENTATION: CASE STUDIES IN ANAERO BIC DIGESTION\nPresented by: \nLiliana del Pilar Castro Molano\, Ph.D. \n\ nAbstract: \nAnaerobic digestion has been widely used for wastewater treat ment. Our research group has focused on the implementation of this process in rural communities and under different climatic conditions. Traditional ly\, anaerobic digesters use manure as feedstock (substrate)\, the researc h group has investigated the anaerobic process using different biomasses a s feedstock and implemented the process from laboratory scale to the field . This presentation showcases studies of different biomasses (cattle slaug hter water\, whey\, coffee waste among others)\, the performance of the pr ocess in terms of biogas\, digestate\, energy recovery of biogas\, and the recycling of nutrients from the digestate.\n\nBio:\n\nLiliana del Pilar C astro Molano is a Chemical Engineer with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. She is a full-time professor at the School of Chemical Engineering at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) in Colombia. Currently\, she serv es as the Director of External Relations at UIS.\n\nProfessor Castro has d edicated 15 years to implementing renewable energy and bioprocesses in rur al communities. The outcomes of her research have gained global recognitio n through publications and conference presentations. Additionally\, she en gages in outreach activities—such as virtual reality games and theatrica l performances—to foster social integration of knowledge related to biop rocesses.\n\nIn her current role as Director of External Relations\, she i s actively working on establishing new agreements with research institutes in the United States\, Spain\, Mexico\, Italy and Brazil. She is also enh ancing student mobility through virtual tools and fostering intercultural exchange with international assistants from Germany\, France\, South Korea and the United States. Thus\, developing policies to strengthen the unive rsity’s relationship with UIS alumni.\n CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7453@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-shengman-li/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Shengman Li DESCRIPTION:Dr. Shengman Li is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Depa rtment of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She presents Hete rogenous Technologies for Logic and Memory and their Ultra-dense 3D” Tue sday\, March 25 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7499@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-golmar-golmohammadi/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Golmar Golmohammadi\nTitle:\nAI Application in wa ter resources as a forecasting tool\nBio: \nDr. Golmar Golmohammadi is an Assistant Professor leading the Hydrology and Water Quality Lab at the Ran ge Cattle Research and Education Centre (RCREC) since 2022. Dr. Golmohamma di’s integrated research and extension program focuses on the applicatio n of hydrological modeling and the development of sustainable water resour ces by adopting appropriate water management methods and implementing best management practices to sustain water resources and production while prot ecting water quality.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7465@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210105Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-special-seminar-brij-mo udgil-ph-d-retirement-lecture-risks-and-rewards-of-playing-with-particles/ SUMMARY:MSE Special Seminar - Brij Moudgil\, Ph.D\, Retirement Lecture: "Ri sks and Rewards of Playing with Particles" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nWhen you think of a particle\, you may imagine a grai n of sand or something similarly miniscule. However\, a broader profession al definition includes liquid droplets\, gas bubbles\, viruses\, and bacte ria. Their sizes can vary from one-hundredth of a human hair (nanoparticle s) to all of the planet Earth\, anything in between\, and beyond. Applicat ions of this field extend from minerals\, microelectronics\, and advanced materials to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries\, cosmetics and consumer products\, and agriculture and food.\nThink about it – particle s impact our lives\, from our morning cups of Joe to brushing our teeth be fore going to bed. Particles can cure us (drug particles) and have the pot ential to make us sick if not properly managed (nanotoxicity). My career i n particle technology and interfacial engineering meant I never had a dull day as a researcher and teacher. The focus of our group’s research and educational endeavors has been to develop knowledge and technology platfor ms for industries across the spectrum to create safer and more sustainable products and processes.\nWith select illustrative examples\, this present ation will highlight the lessons learned and “do’s and “don’ts fro m an academic and industrial career spent playing with particles.\nBio\nBr ij M. Moudgil\, Ph.D.\, is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering. He has served as Director of the Particle Engine ering Research Center (NSF ERC 1994 - 2007) and the Center for Particulate and Surfactant Systems (CPaSS – NSF I/UCRC\, 2008 - 2022). Until 2024\, Dr. Moudgil also served as the Director of the Center for Nano Bio Sensor s (CNBS) - a State Center of Excellence\, and the UF Mineral Resources Res earch Center. He received his M.S. and Eng.Sc.D. Degrees in Mineral Engine ering from Columbia University\, New York\, NY. He has published more than 300 technical papers and has been awarded 31 patents.\nHis research and p rofessional leadership accomplishments have resulted in several major awar ds\, including his election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) i n 2002. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and has served as President of the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration\, Inc. (SME). His research interests include advanced materials and mineral s processing technologies\, antimicrobial surface coatings\, crop protecti on\, nanotoxicity\, and greener reagents and particle technologies. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7431@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T123500 DTSTAMP:20250303T144222Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-bamboo-amendment s-to-prevent-seagrass-loss/ SUMMARY:W3 seminar: Bamboo amendments to prevent seagrass loss DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Beatriz Marin-Diaz\, Postdoctoral Associate\, Center f or Coastal Solutions\, University of Florida CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7497@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T120000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210651Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-seminar-yichi- zhang/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Seminar: Yichi Zhang DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/cherylresch\n\nBiography: Yic hi Zhang is currently a PhD ABD in CISE with an M.Eng. in Software Enginee ring and a B.S. in Organic Chemistry. He worked as an Instructor for multi ple undergraduate courses in CISE including Programming Fundamentals and D iscrete Math. Prior to that he also worked multiple years as a TA for Anal ysis of Algorithms and other undergraduate and graduate courses in the dep artment. His doctoral research includes Computational Geometry and Algorit hms and applications for biochemical molecular systems.\n\nTitle of the Ta lk: Understanding CS undergrads: Observation\, thoughts\, and practices\n\ nAbstract: Teaching in a large department requires a deep understanding of its students. Students have a a different set of short- and long-term goa ls\, take different courses\, and have challenges that are only applicable to themselves. In his presentation\, Yichi Zhang will share his first-han d experience as a multi-year TA and instructor in the department helping s tudents deal with obstacles and challenges they face\, as well as what he did and plan to do better in the future as an educator. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachows ky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7441@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210445Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-coherent-struct ures-as-a-dynamic-skeleton-of-wall-turbulence-equation-and-data-driven-pro gress/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Coherent structures as a dynamic skeleton of wall tur bulence: equation- and data-driven progress DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives. Come for t he treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MA E enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n\nCoherent structures as a dynamic sk eleton of wall turbulence: equation- and data-driven progress towards effi cient low-order modeling \n\nMarch 27\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE- A 303\n\nBeverley J. McKeon\nProfessor of Mechanical Engineering \nStanfor d\n\nAbstract\nThe financial and environmental cost of turbulence is stagg ering: manage to quell turbulence in the thin boundary layers on the surfa ce of a commercial airliner and you could almost halve the total aerodynam ic drag\, dramatically cutting fuel burn\, emissions and cost of operation . Yet systems-level tools to model the underlying turbulent scale interact ions or control turbulence remain relatively under-developed. Here we outl ine building block models for a range of coherent structures in wall-bound ed turbulence and compare simple theoretical rules governing the forcing t hat sustains them with data-driven characterization of key nonlinear inter actions. The results are used to outline a skeleton of important coherent structures and how they are driven that\, for example\, can be used to imp rove the representation of the wall region in wall-modeled LES\, as well a s to understand sustaining mechanisms in wall turbulence in a manner amena ble to reduced order modeling. As time permits\, related investigations in other flow configurations and additional lab activities will be described .\n\nBiography\nBeverley J. McKeon is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. Previously she was the Theodore von Karman Professor of Aeron autics at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at Caltech (GALCIT) and form er Deputy Chair of the Division of Engineering &\; Applied Science. She received her B.A.\, M.A. and M.Eng. from the University of Cambridge in t he United Kingdom\, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engi neering from Princeton University. She completed postdoctoral research and a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship at Imperial College London. He r research interests include interdisciplinary approaches to characterizat ion and manipulation of turbulent boundary layer flows at high Reynolds nu mber and the development of resolvent analysis and data-driven flow modeli ng tools. Prof. McKeon is a Fellow of the APS and the AIAA and the recipie nt of a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship from the DoD in 2017\, the Presid ential Early Career Award (PECASE) in 2009 and an NSF CAREER Award in 2008 as well as Caltech’s Shair Program Diversity Award\, Graduate Student C ouncil Excellence in Mentoring Award and Northrop Grumman Prize for Excell ence in Teaching. She currently serves as co-Lead Editor of Physical Revie w Fluids and on the editorial board of the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanic s\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Sivaramakrishnan Balachandar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7477@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T165500 DTSTAMP:20250317T130438Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-sustainable-lig nocellulosic-nanomaterials-and-their-toxicity-to-microorganism-andreia-far ia-uf/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar - Sustainable Lignocellulosic Nanomaterials and their T oxicity to Microorganism\, Andreia Faria\, UF DESCRIPTION:Access to safe and clean water is one of the most significant c hallenges faced in this century. The growing global population\, increasin g food demand\, drought\, and climate change are all contributing factors to freshwater scarcity. Carbon-based nanomaterials\, such as graphene oxid e and carbon nanotubes\, have been widely utilized in water purification a pplications. However\, the production processes for these materials often involve toxic chemicals or are complex and time-consuming. Furthermore\, t hese carbon-based alternatives may present limitations that affect their s calability or pose potential environmental risks. In light of the demand f or more sustainable solutions\, our research group at the University of Fl orida has investigated the use of lignocellulosic nanomaterials for water purification. Our focus has been on cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and lign in nanoparticles (LNPs)\, which are highly hydrophilic nanoparticles deriv ed from plant-based cellulose through straightforward aqueous treatments. In this upcoming presentation\, I will elaborate on the intrinsic antimicr obial properties of CNCs and LNPs\, emphasizing the potential mechanisms o f action associated with these materials. I will also highlight the potent ial conversion of sustainable materials (e.g.\, lignin and chitin) into li ght-active nanomaterials that can be used as catalysts for various applica tions in environmental engineering. Additionally\, I will provide a genera l overview of current projects in our lab and discuss potential future res earch directions.\n\nDr. Faria is a tenure-track assistant professor at th e Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Fl orida (UF). Before joining (UF)\, she was a former postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale Universit y under the supervision of Prof. Menachem Elimelech. Her research interest s include the development of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to improve wa ter treatment and water quality monitoring. Over her research career\, she has published 45 peer-reviewed articles in highly ranked journals\, two p atents\, three book chapters\, and has participated in numerous conference s. She believes that a multidisciplinary effort that integrates the areas of chemistry\, biology\, computing\, and engineering can help us find inno vative solutions to environmental problems. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7491@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141426Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-sandra-d-eksiog lu/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Sandra D. Eksioglu DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nResource Allocation in the Presence of Vaccine Hesit ancy: A Compartmental Stochastic Optimization Model for COVID-19\nWe propo se a compartmental multi-stage stochastic program (MSP) for allocation of critical resources under uncertainty during a disease outbreak. The propos ed model uses an epidemiological compartmental model to capture the spread of the infectious disease. This model adaptively manages the allocation o f resources to account for changes in population’s behavior toward vacci nes\, the unique patterns of disease spread\, and the availability of heal thcare resources over time and space. We developed a case study using real -life data of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in U.S. Via our numerical analys is\, we observed that (i) delaying the initial deployment of additional cr itical resource (i.e.\, ventilators) lead to an increase in the expected n umber of deaths\, highlighting the importance of prompt action\; (ii) each additional critical resource in the initial stockpile and in supply lead to a decrease in the expected number of deaths\, highlighting the importan ce of maintaining a large stockpile and scalable production response\; (ii i) the price of ensuring equitable allocation of resources changes over ti me and space. This price is highest during the peak of a disease outbreak and in highly populated regions. In summary\, this study highlights the cr itical role of advanced planning and preparedness for future outbreaks\, o ffering a framework for effective resource allocation.\nBio: Dr. Sandra D. Eksioglu is the Hefley Professor in Logistics and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Industrial Engineering at University of Arkansas. She curre ntly serves as the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineeri ng. Dr. Eksioglu’s expertise is in operations research with applications in supply chain\, energy systems and health care. Dr. Eksioglu has co-aut hored several publications\, and a textbook that is being used in over 20 countries. She is a Fellow of IISE and an active member of INFORMS and ASE E. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Williamson Hall Room 100\, 1843 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, SE\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, SE\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Williams on Hall Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7483@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182100Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-objective-evalu ation-of-quantitative-imaging-methods-without-ground-truth/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Objective evaluation of quantitative imaging methods without ground truth..." DESCRIPTION:Abhinav K. Jha\, PhD\nAssociate Professor of Biomedical Enginee ring and of Radiology\, Washington University\, St. Louis\n\n"Objective ev aluation of quantitative imaging methods without ground truth: Application s to dosimetry and assessment of AI algorithms"\n\nAbstract: Quantitative imaging is showing strong promise in multiple pre-clinical and clinical ap plications. For clinical translation of this promise\, techniques to clini cally evaluate QI methods based on how reliably they measure the underlyin g true quantitative value are needed. However\, clinical evaluation requir es availability of a gold standard\, which is often unavailable. In this t alk\, we will discuss the emerging no-gold-standard evaluation techniques that are being developed to address this challenge. These techniques\, tha t are grounded in mathematically rigorous formalisms\, have demonstrated t he ability to evaluate quantitative imaging methods even in the absence of true quantitative values across multiple imaging modalities including dif fusion MRI\, PET\, and SPECT. We will demonstrate the application of these techniques to assess algorithms we have developed in our lab\, including deep-learning methods for image segmentation and quantitative SPECT method s for alpha-particle radiopharmaceutical therapies. These case studies wil l illustrate how no-gold-standard evaluation techniques could help us real ize the goal of evaluating quantitative imaging methods without ground tru th. \n\nBiography: Dr. Abhinav Kumar Jha is an Associate Professor at Wash ington University in St. Louis with joint appointments in Biomedical Engin eering and the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and courtesy appointmen t in the Department of Electrical &\; Systems Engineering and Departmen t of Computer Science and Engineering. Previously\, he was a faculty at Jo hns Hopkins University. Dr. Jha obtained his PhD with valedictorian honors from the University of Arizona. He is a recipient of multiple awards incl uding the NSF CAREER\, NIBIB Trailblazer\, Distinguished Investigator Awar d of the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging\, Young Investigator Symposium Award of Distinction for Translational Sciences at the ECOG-ACR IN meeting and Michael B. Merickel Best Student Paper award at SPIE Medica l Imaging. He is the current Chair of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) AI task force and previously led the evaluation team within this task force that proposed the RELAINCE guidelines to evalu ate AI algorithms for nuclear medicine. He is on the Board of Directors of the Physics\, Instrumentation and Data Sciences Council of the SNMMI\, th e Board of Directors of the Indo-American Society of Nuclear Medicine and a senior member of the IEEE and SPIE. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7397@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183131Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-with-petia-vlah ovska-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar with Petia Vlahovska\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: Harnessing Active Matter for Bioinspired Microrobots\n\n Presented by:\nPetia Vlahovska\, PhD.\nProfessor\, Engineering Sciences an d Applied Mathematics \nNorthwestern University\n\nAbstract: Bacteria and cells\, such as neutrophils\, exhibit directed motion and navigate complex environments in response to external cues. Creating an artificial system that mimics this behavior offers significant potential for developing auto nomous microrobotic systems. In this talk\, I will present an overview of our efforts to design active particles—entities that harvest energy from their environment and convert it into motion—emulating bacterial locomo tion (e.g.\, the Run-and-Tumble behavior of E. coli)\, and collective dyna mics (e.g.\, swarming\, turbulent-like flows\, directed motion). Our activ e particles are colloids that become motile through the Quincke effect\, w hich causes them to spontaneously roll on a surface in the presence of a u niform electric field. Quincke 'rollers' demonstrate complex individual a nd collective dynamics\, making them a promising model for uncovering desi gn principles in autonomous systems powered by active particles.\n\nBio: P etia M. Vlahovska is a Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathe matics at Northwestern University. She received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engine ering from Yale University (2003) and MS in Chemistry from Sofia Universit y\, Bulgaria (1994). Prior to joining Northwestern University\, she was fa culty at Dartmouth College and Brown University. Her research encompasses fluid dynamics\, soft matter and membrane biophysics. Prof. Vlahovska is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2019) and a recipient of Guggenh eim Fellowship (2024)\, Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humbol dt Foundation\, Germany (2016)\, and the National Science Foundation CAREE R Award (2009).\n CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7523@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183131Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-spring-seminar-speaker- petia-m-vlahovska-ph-d/ SUMMARY:CHE Spring Seminar Speaker: Petia M. Vlahovska\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: \nHarnessing Active Matter for Bioinspired Microrobots\n \nBio:\nPetia M. Vlahovska is a Professor of Engineering Sciences and Appl ied Mathematics\, at Northwestern University. She received a Ph.D. in Chem ical Engineering from Yale University (2003) and an MS in Chemistry from S ofia University\, Bulgaria (1994). Before joining Northwestern University\ , she was a faculty at Dartmouth College and Brown University. Her researc h encompasses fluid dynamics\, soft matter and membrane biophysics. Prof. Vlahovska is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2019)\, a recipien t of the Guggenheim Fellowship (2024)\, the Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation\, Germany (2016)\, and the National Scie nce Foundation CAREER Award (2009).\n\nAbstract: \nBacteria and cells\, su ch as neutrophils\, exhibit directed motion and navigate complex environme nts in response to external cues. Creating an artificial system that mimic s this behavior offers significant potential for developing autonomous mic rorobotic systems. In this talk\, I will present an overview of our effort s to design active particles—entities that harvest energy from their env ironment and convert it into motion—emulating bacterial locomotion (e.g. \, the Run-and-Tumble behavior of E. coli)\, and collective dynamics (e.g. \, swarming\, turbulent-like flows\, directed motion). Our active particle s are colloids that become motile through the Quincke effect\, which cause s them to spontaneously roll on a surface in the presence of a uniform ele ctric field. Quincke 'rollers' demonstrate complex individual and collect ive dynamics\, making them a promising model for uncovering design princip les in autonomous systems powered by active particles. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7507@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210518Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-event-triggered -control-using-interval-observers/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Event-Triggered Control using Interval Observers DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nEvent-Triggered Control using Int erval Observers\n\nApril 1\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nPr of. Michael Malisoff\nRoy Paul Daniels Professor\nDepartment of Mathematic s\nLouisiana State University\n\nAbstract\nControl systems are a class of dynamical systems that contain forcing terms. When control systems are use d in engineering applications\, the forcing terms can represent forces tha t can be applied to the systems. Then the feedback control problem consist s of finding formulas for the forcing terms\, which are functions that can depend on the state of the systems\, and which ensure a prescribed qualit ative behavior of the dynamical systems\, such as global asymptotic conver gence towards an equilibrium point. Then the forcing terms are called feed back controls. Traditional feedback control methods call for continuously changing the feedback control values or changing their values at a sequenc e of times that are independent of the state of the control systems. This can lead to unnecessarily frequent changes in control values\, which can b e undesirable in engineering applications. This motivated the development of event-triggered control\, whose objective is to find formulas for feedb ack controls whose values are only changed when it is essential to change them in order to achieve a prescribed system behavior. This talk summarize s the speaker’s recent research on event-triggered control theory for sy stems of ODEs and applications in marine robotics\, which is collaborative with Corina Barbalata\, Zhong-Ping Jiang\, and Frederic Mazenc. The talk will be understandable to those familiar with the basic theory of ordinary differential equations. No prerequisite background in systems and control will be needed to understand and appreciate this talk.\n\nBiography\nDr. Michael Malisoff is the Roy Paul Daniels Professor #3 at Louisiana State U niversity (LSU). He earned his PhD in Mathematics in 2000 from Rutgers Uni versity\, and has been a member of the LSU mathematics faculty since 2001. His research is on mathematical control theory with engineering applicati ons\, and has been sponsored by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Rese arch\, National Science Foundation\, and Office of Naval Research. He has served as Associate Editor for Automatica and IEEE Transactions on Automat ic Control\, and is currently an associate editor of European Journal of C ontrol\, Mathematical Control and Related Fields\, and SIAM Journal on Con trol and Optimization.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Rushikesh Kamalapurkar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7521@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-dixon-domfeh/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Dixon Domfeh DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nDr. Dixon Domfeh\nTitle:\nA Bayesian valuation frame work for catastrophe bonds — Extreme event securitization\nBio: \nDr. Di xon Domfeh is a quantitative analyst with academic and professional backgr ound in machine learning\, quantitative finance\, and model risk managemen t. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science (Machi ne Learning) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a doctorate in Finance from Sacred Heart University. His research interests is in asse t pricing. His most recent publication is on catastrophe risk derivatives pricing using a Bayesian valuation frameworks. His current research focus is on applying geometric deep learning techniques in modeling complex fina ncial networks. \nProfessionally\, Dixon works in the banking sector as a quantitative analyst specializing in model risk management\, with expertis e in developing and validating statistical\, econometric\, and machine lea rning models for regulatory risk purposes and business use. His work encom passes areas such as regulatory capital planning\, CCAR stress testing\, f raud detection\, and loss forecasting. \n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7511@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210105Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-machine-learnin g-for-efficient-catalyst-design/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Machine Learning for Efficient Catalyst Design" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe development of innovative and cost-effective mate rials is crucial for the success of energy technologies ranging from elect rochemical energy conversion to efficient power storage solutions. However \, the discovery of such materials is hindered by the competing demands of different material properties and the challenges of optimizing multidimen sional design spaces.\nArtificial intelligence\, particularly machine lear ning (ML) introduces a novel approach to this process by rapidly analysing extensive chemical datasets and recognizing complex patterns that guide m aterial selection. Among the emerging materials\, “MXenes”\, a family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides have gained sign ificant attention for energy applications.\nIn this talk\, I will discuss how ML extracts valuable information from a vast collection of MXenes usin g hidden data relationships and complex correlations. I will highlight str ategies for optimizing catalytic performance and their implications for su stainable energy solutions. The importance of SMART (specific\, measurable \, attainable\, relevant\, and timely) targets will be addressed\, demonst rating their strategic impact on the selection of data. I will outline our recent work that employs supervised ML algorithms in a multistage process to establish predictive models for hydrogen evolution reaction and CO2 ac tivation across MXene configurations.\nThis presentation also introduces a n efficient catalyst discovery framework that combines computational analy sis with experimental validation to enhance performance and stability in e nergy applications.\nBio\nBokinala Moses Abraham\, Ph.D.\nFulbright-Kalam Climate Fellow\nDrexel University\nDr. Bokinala Moses Abraham is an emerg ing researcher in machine learning-driven materials discovery for sustaina ble energy and is a Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellow at the A.J. Drexel Nano materials Institute\, Department of Materials Science and Engineering\, Dr exel University. Moses develops predictive models that characterize the st ructural\, electronic and catalytic properties of materials to optimize th eir selection for energy and environmental applications.\nMoses received h is Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Hyderabad. He has gained resear ch experience as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Barcelona and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur\, where Moses developed theoreti cal frameworks for accelerating the discovery of next-generation materials for clean energy technologies.\nMoses has authored nearly 80 peer-reviewe d journal articles. He has been recognized with several distinguished rese arch grants and awards\, including the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship by the U.S. Department of State\, the Juan de la Cierva-Formación Fellows hip from the Spanish Ministry\, the HPC-Europa3 grant under the European C ommission’s Horizon 2020 program and the National Postdoctoral Fellowshi p from the Indian government.\nIn addition to his research\, Moses serves as a Climate Crisis Commission member at the International Union for Conse rvation of Nature (IUCN). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7433@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T123500 DTSTAMP:20250303T144223Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-process-and-impa ct-of-the-warming-driven-mangrove-poleward-expansion/ SUMMARY:W3 seminar: Process and impact of the warming-driven mangrove polew ard expansion DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Yiyang (Calvin) Kang\, Ph.D. Candidate\, School of Nat ural Resources and Environment CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7445@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T160000 DTSTAMP:20250307T140651Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/guest-speaker-dr-gwyneth-su therlin/ SUMMARY:Guest Speaker: Dr. Gwyneth Sutherlin DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/4757626211 \n\nBiography: Dr. Sutherlin is a leading expert in socio-cultural analysis--the translation of qualitative research into discrete technology design for decision-makin g. As director of UC2-University Consortium for Cybersecurity\, she overse es a portfolio of research dedicated to increasing communication\, collabo ration\, and access between the academic community and the Department of D efense. As a faculty member in the College of Information Cyberspace at th e National Defense University\, she develops curriculum to advance the lea dership for Globally Integrated Operations in the Information Environment and supports the Joint Staff as a subject matter expert. She is also a vi siting scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the group for national security and artificial intelligence. Her teaching and research focus on information influence\, emerging technology\, and data analysis. Formerly the Director of Human Geography &\; Analytics Research at a co mmercial firm\, she led teams in technology development\, geospatial analy sis\, and social science research to support the Joint Staff\, Global Comb atant Commands\, the Department of State\, and other USG and partner natio ns' teams. She draws from over a decade of field experience focused on mu ltilingual communications\, risk evaluation\, and cognitive pattern analys is in conflict environments. Her hands-on experience in designing intercul tural conflict resolution and strategic communication programs in North Af rica garnered UN recognition for innovation. Dr. Sutherlin speaks and publ ishes frequently on cultural cognitive variation in UX\, social science dr iven ML\, crowdsourcing for decision-making\, and localized data analysis models supporting national security policy decisions. Her research appears in security training\, textbooks on emerging technology for conflict anal ysis\, and UN special reports. Dr. Sutherlin has a degree in political sci ence from Indiana University and a PhD in peace and conflict studies from the University of Bradford. She has worked in eight languages.\n\nTitle of the Talk: The Dawn of a Discipline: AI Ethics Today\n\nAbstract: Differen t sciences came into being because of a key invention or notable collabora tion which yielded new thinking and changed the field for everyone. Today \, the speed of artificial intelligence breakthroughs and its ubiquity in our lives pose this critical mix which requires the scientists of all stri pes- social\, technical\, behavioral\, even arts- to apply their skills to the challenge of AI ethics. It is experimental\, existential\, and most w onderfully\, creative. Dr Sutherlin will discuss the roots of change and a few of the latest ideas that we are seeing as we get experience and cont ribute to the dawn of a new discipline. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 7200\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7517@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T160000 DTSTAMP:20250327T140234Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/faculty-guest-speaker-gwyne th-sutherlin-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Faculty Guest Speaker: Gwyneth Sutherlin\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sutherlin presents her talk entitled "The Dawn of the Disci pline: AI Ethics Today." \nDifferent sciences came into being because of a key invention or notable collaboration that yielded new thinking and chan ged the field for everyone. Today\, the speed of artificial intelligence b reakthroughs and its ubiquity in our lives pose this critical mix\, which requires scientists of all stripes- social\, technical\, behavioral\, and even arts- to apply their skills to the challenge of AI ethics. It is expe rimental\, existential\, and most wonderfully\, creative. Dr Sutherlin wil l discuss the roots of change and a few of the latest ideas that we are se eing as we get experience and contribute to the dawn of a new discipline. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7525@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141427Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-faculty-candidate-semin ar-eric-macdonald/ SUMMARY:ISE Invited Speaker: Eric MacDonald DESCRIPTION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92018911456?pwd=i9yziSfQWIsUNZWBs1ixtJInv 8Buyc.1\nUF ISE Invited Speaker Seminar\nEric MacDonald\nPh.D.\, Universit y of Texas at El Paso\nAbstract:\n3D printing has been historically relega ted to fabricating conceptual models and prototypes\; however\, increasing ly\, research is now focusing on fabricating functional end-use products. As patents for 3D printing expire\, new low-cost desktop systems are being adopted more widely\, and this trend is leading to a diversity of new pro ducts\, processes\, and available materials. However\, currently\, the tec hnology is generally confined to fabricating single-material static struct ures. For additively manufactured products to be economically meaningful\, additional functionalities are required to be incorporated in terms of el ectronic\, electromechanical\, electromagnetic\, thermodynamic\, chemical\ , and optical content. By interrupting the 3D printing and employing compl ementary manufacturing processes\, additional functional content can be in cluded in mass-customized structures. This presentation will review work i n multi-process 3D printing for creating structures with consumer-anatomy- specific wearable electronics\, electromechanical actuation\, electromagne tics\, energy storage\, propulsion\, embedded sensors in soft tooling – in polymers\, elastomers\, metal\, and ceramic material systems.\nBio:\nEr ic MacDonald\, Ph.D.\, is a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineer ing and Murchison Chair at the University of Texas at El Paso and serves a s the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies for the College of E ngineering. Dr. MacDonald received his doctoral degree (2002) in Electrica l and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He work ed in industry for 12 years at IBM and Motorola\, and subsequently co-foun ded a start-up specializing in CAD software and the startup was acquired b y a firm in Silicon Valley. Dr. MacDonald held faculty fellowships at NASA ’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, US Navy Research\, and was awarded a US S tate Department Fulbright Fellowship in South America. His research intere sts include 3D printed multi-functional applications and process monitorin g in additive manufacturing with instrumentation and computer vision for i mproved quality and yield. As a co-founding editor of the Elsevier journal Additive Manufacturing\, MacDonald has helped direct the academic journal to have the highest impact factor among all manufacturing journals worldw ide. He has recently been involved in the commissioning of a second partne r journal\, Additive Manufacturing Letters\, upon which he serves as the E ditor-in-Chief. Recent projects include 3D printing of structures such as nano satellites with structurally-embedded electronics - one of which was launched into Low Earth Orbit in 2013 and a replica of which was on displa y at the London Museum of Science. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publicati ons\, dozens of patents\, one of which was licensed by Sony and Toshiba fr om IBM. He is a member of ASME\, ASEE\, a senior member of IEEE\, and a re gistered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil 406\, 1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United Sta tes X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil 406:geo:0, 0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7509@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210518Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-multi-agent-hig her-order-learning-vs-nash-equilibrium/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Multi-agent higher-order learning vs Nash equilibrium DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nMulti-agent higher-order learning vs Nash equilibrium\n\nApril 3\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\ n\nProf. Jeff Shamma\nDepartment Head\, Professor and Jerry S. Dobrovolny Chair in ISE\nDepartment of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering\ nUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign \n\nAbstract\nThe framework of mu lti-agent learning explores the dynamics of how individual agent strategie s evolve in response to the evolving strategies of other agents. Of partic ular interest is whether agent strategies converge to well-known solution concepts such as Nash Equilibrium (NE). Most standard learning dynamics re strict an agent’s underlying state to be its own strategy. In “higher order” learning\, agent dynamics can include auxiliary states that can c apture phenomena such as path dependencies. We introduce higher-order grad ient play dynamics. The dynamics are “payoff based” in that each agent 's dynamics depend on its own evolving payoff\, and hence “uncoupled” since an agent’s dynamics do not depend explicitly on the utility functi ons of other agents. We first show that for any specific game with an isol ated completely mixed-strategy NE\, there exist higher-order gradient play dynamics that lead (locally) to that NE\, both for the original game and nearby games. Conversely\, we show that such dynamics\, there exists a gam e with a unique isolated completely mixed-strategy NE for which the dynami cs do not lead to NE. Finally\, we consider the mixed-strategy equilibrium associated with coordination games. While higher-order gradient play can converge to such equilibria\, we show such dynamics must be inherently irr ational.\n\nBiography\nDr. Jeff Shamma is Department Head of Industrial an d Enterprise Systems Engineering and Jerry S. Dobrovolny Chair at the Univ ersity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He previously held faculty positions at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and at G eorgia Tech as the Julian T. Hightower Chair in Systems and Controls. Dr. Shamma received a PhD in Systems Science and Engineering from MIT in 1988. He is a Fellow of IEEE and IFAC\, a past Distinguished Lecturer of the IE EE Control Systems Society\, and a recipient of the IFAC High Impact Paper Award\, AACC Donald P. Eckman Award\, and NSF Young Investigator Award. D r. Shamma has been a plenary/semi-plenary speaker at NeurIPS\, World Congr ess of the Game Theory Society\, and IEEE Conference on Decision and Contr ol. He was Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems from 2020-2024. Dr. Shamma's research focuses on decision and cont rol\, game theory\, and multi-agent systems.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Rushike sh Kamalapurkar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7505@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T145500 DTSTAMP:20250324T184122Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-technetium-bioge ochemistry-work-done-at-helmholtz-zentrum-dresden-rossendorf/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Technetium Biogeochemistry: Work Done at Helmholtz-Zen trum Dresden-Rossendorf" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nTechnetium-99 (Tc) is a long-lived isotope produced i n high yield from the fission of U-235 and Pu-239\, contributing significa ntly to nuclear waste doses. It is also a decay product of Tc-99m\, a wide ly used medical radioisotope\, which is regularly discharged into sewage. The environmental release of Tc-99 raises health concerns due to prolonged exposure risks.\nImmobilization of Tc is mainly achieved through redox st ate changes\, reducing mobile Tc (VII) (TcO₄⁻) to less soluble Tc (IV) species (e.g.\, TcO₂\, TcSₓ) via interaction with minerals like FeII- sulfides\, layered double hydroxides\, or magnetite. However\, complexing ligands (e.g.\, carbonate) can hinder Tc immobilization.\nAt Helmholtz-Zen trum Dresden-Rossendorf\, our group studies Tc biogeochemistry through int eractions with microorganisms\, metabolites\, and Fe (II) minerals to simu late environmental conditions. This talk will cover: i) Tc immobilization by biogenic vs. synthetic vivianite\, ii) structural insights into Tc (IV) and Tc (III) carbonate complexes\, and iii) the impact of metabolites on Tc removal by pyrite.\nIn addition\, we are developing methods to visualiz e in situ the redox triggered reactions in solution by coupling spectrosco py and electrochemistry. Some of our updated results will be shown.\nBio\n Natalia Mayordomo Herranz\, Ph.D.\nGroup Leader\nHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden -Rossendorf\nDr. Natalia Mayordomo Herranz: I obtained my bachelor (licenc iate) degree at Universidad de Alcalá (Spain) in 2010. At the same Univer sity\, I finished my master’s degree in 2011. In 2012 I started my Ph.D. at the Center of energetic\, environmental and technological research (CI EMAT) in Madrid (Spain). My PhD dealt with the experimental and theoretica l sorption of Se (IV)\, Sr (II)\, Cd (II)\, and U(VI) on mixtures of alumi na and bentonite. After finishing my PhD in 2017\, I started my postdoc at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR\, in Dresden Germany)\, where I have been mainly focused on Tc immobilization. Since July 2022 I am a yo ung investigator group leader. I gain a 2 M€ grant to have my team mainl y working on Tc biogeochemistry\, and the improvement on understanding of redox-triggered processes. I also lecture at Technische Universität Dresd en (Germany)\, and I am enrolled on writing my habilitation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7457@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-clark-nguyen-te chnical/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Clark Nguyen (Technical) DESCRIPTION:Dr. Clark Nguyen\, professor and former EE chair in the Electri cal Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) Department at the University of California at Berkeley\, presents “Nanometer-Gap MEMS-Based Frequency Control” Thursday\, April 3 at 2:00pm in the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malac howsky Hall.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7459@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-clark-nguyen-te chnical-2/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Clark Nguyen (Technical) DESCRIPTION:Dr. Clark Nguyen\, professor and former EE chair in the Electri cal Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) Department at the University of California at Berkeley\, presents “Nanometer-Gap MEMS-Based Frequency Control” Thursday\, April 3 at 2:00pm in the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malac howsky Hall.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7495@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141427Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-john-k-schuelle r/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: John K. Schueller DESCRIPTION:100 Williamson Hall or on Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/975816233 15?pwd=oMBzTt4zjiULuP3xmy1bGcic4WgaF7.1\nJohn K. Schueller\nProfessor\, Me chanical &\; Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract: Al though virtual worlds can be interesting and fun\, the over eight billion people on Earth want and need real items. Prof. Schueller will review a se lection of his diverse work\, specifically the efforts to improve manufact uring and agricultural production using techniques of agricultural\, elect rical\, industrial\, and mechanical engineering. His manufacturing discuss ion will concentrate on the improvement of metal removal processes\, such as the high-speed machining of helicopter components. His agricultural dis cussion will concentrate on the development of machines and systems utiliz ing sensors and controls to respond to the inherent spatial variabilities in crop production.\nBio: John K. Schueller is a professor of mechanical a nd aerospace engineering at UF. He holds the rank of fellow in ASABE\, SAE \, and iAABE. His awards include the Kishida\, Teetor\, Pinckney\, Vasey\, Magoon\, and McCormick-Case awards. Prof. Schueller has taught thirty-fiv e different university courses\, concentrating on controls and manufacturi ng\, and has served on over four hundred fifty graduate supervisory commit tees in a dozen different majors. Besides short-term employment at univers ities in Germany\, Japan\, and Malaysia\, he has been employed by large\, medium\, and small private sector firms. Prof. Schueller is the sole Honor able Editor of Computers and Electronics in Agriculture and the sole non-E uropean Founder Member of the European Society of Agricultural Engineers. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Williamson Hall Room 100\, 1843 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, SE\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, SE\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Williams on Hall Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7461@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T121500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-distinguished-seminar-c lark-nguyen-career/ SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Seminar: Clark Nguyen (Career) DESCRIPTION:Dr. Clark Nguyen\, professor and former EE chair in the Electri cal Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) Department at the University of California at Berkeley\, presents “A Graduate Degree and Courage Make for a Fun Career” Friday\, April 4 at 11:00am in the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malachowsky Hall. \n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7519@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T123500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211635Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-seminar-integrating-eme rging-learning-techs-into-the-curriculum-instructional-design-consideratio ns/ SUMMARY:EEd Seminar- Integrating Emerging Learning Techs into the Curriculu m: Instructional Design Considerations DESCRIPTION:In-Person: NSC 0520\nOnline: Link(https://ufl.zoom.us/j/9326632 6094)\nLearn more: https://sites.google.com/view/egs6930/s25-bojan-k-lazar evic \n\nSpeaker: Bojan K. Lazarevic\, Ph.D.\nClinical Assistant Professor \nSchool of Teaching and LearningInstitute for Advanced Learning Technolog iesCollege of Education\, University of Florida\n\nTitle: Integrating Emer ging Learning Technologies into Curriculum: Instructional Design Considera tions for Online and Face-to-Face Course Delivery.\n\nAbstract: The presen tation focuses on current practices and challenges in the process of integ rating emerging learning technologies (e.g.\, augmented\, virtual\, and mi xed realities\, rich multimedia such as 360 immersive video\, etc.) in var ious course delivery modalities. This integration is explored through the lens of instructional design. As such\, the concept of alignment between t he essential instructional design components (learning objectives\, conten t\, activities\, tools\, and assessment) is fully addressed. Special atten tion will be given to the role of policies and technology leadership appro aches in promoting sustainable integration of emerging learning technologi es into a curriculum. Prominent models will be highlighted as well. \n\nBi o: The scope of Dr. Lazarevic's research interest encompasses the intersec tion of online teaching methods and quality assurance\, instructional desi gn\, emerging technologies including virtual\, augmented\, and mixed reali ty (AR/VR/MR)\, interactive multimedia\, cognition\, and learning. Current ly\, his research endeavors gravitate toward exploring effective strategie s for integrating emerging learning technologies associated with online in struction. He is especially invested in designing\, developing\, and evalu ating the affordances of video technology and 360/VR immersive content and its application in an online environment. Translating theory into practic e combined with reflective instructional design has been the pivotal point of his academic efforts in the past decade.\n\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 0520\, 1929 STADIUM RD\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United St ates X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1929 STADIUM RD\, GAINESVI LLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 0520:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7537@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183107Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-series-with-you -yeon-won-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series with You-Yeon Won\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title:\nPolymer Lung Surfactant: A Novel Polymer Nanoparticle T herapy for Respiratory Distress Syndrome\nPresented by:\nYou-Yeon Won\, Ph .D.\nProfessor\nDavidson School of Chemical Engineering\nPurdue University \, West Lafayette\nAbstract:\nOur lab has pioneered the development of an innovative Polymer Lung Surfactant (PLS) therapy aimed at treating Acute R espiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)—a life-threatening lung condition tr iggered by various factors\, including COVID-19. ARDS disrupts the functio n of the body’s natural lung surfactant (LS)\, which is essential for no rmal breathing. Unfortunately\, conventional treatments have failed to add ress this issue. Clinical trials using exogenous lipid-based surfactants h ave largely been unsuccessful\, as these formulations become inactivated i n the inflammatory environments of ARDS-affected lungs.1 Our approach take s a different route\, using synthetic polymers to regulate and reduce surf ace tension at the alveolar air-water interface\, offering a potential bre akthrough in ARDS therapy.\nDeveloping an effective PLS material is a majo r challenge. It must be highly hydrophilic to ensure aqueous delivery\, ye t it also needs strong interfacial affinity to effectively lower surface t ension. Leveraging our expertise in aqueous and interfacial self-assembly of block copolymers\, we identified poly(styrene)-poly(ethylene glycol) (P S-PEG) nano-micelles as a promising PLS candidate.2 The unique structure o f PS-PEG micelles—with PEG chains providing dispersion in water and a hy drophobic PS core ensuring strong adsorption at the air-water interface— allows them to reduce interfacial tension to near-zero mN/m\, mimicking th e function of natural lung surfactants.2\nFurther studies have shown that PLS maintains its surface activity even in the presence of biological inhi bitors associated with ARDS\, such as plasma proteins and lipase enzymes.2 This resilience has been validated through both in vitro and in vivo stud ies\, where PLS-mediated surface tension reduction has also been linked to therapeutic anti-inflammatory effects via mechanotransduction mechanisms. 3 Despite its synthetic polymer composition\, PS-PEG micelles have demonst rated low toxicity and favorable pharmacokinetics\, reinforcing their pote ntial for clinical translation.4\nWe are now working to commercialize this technology through Spirrow Therapeutics\, marking a significant step forw ard in polymer physics research by showcasing its direct impact on public health and therapeutic innovation. This seminar will present our latest fi ndings on the molecular characteristics of PS-PEG micelles\, particularly how their structure enables low surface tension and high compressibility a t the air-water interface—two critical properties for ARDS therapy. The discussion will also explore PEG-based block copolymers\, demonstrating th at only those with strongly hydrophobic and rigid cores meet the required performance standards\, along with insights into the molecular mechanisms driving ultra-low surface tension in these systems.\nBio:\nDr. Won obtaine d his B.S. in Chemical Engineering with top honors from Seoul National Uni versity (1992). He completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the Univ ersity of Minnesota (2000)\, working under the guidance of Professor Frank S. Bates and the late Professor H. Ted Davis. Subsequently\, he pursued p ostdoctoral training in Applied Physics at Harvard from 2001 to 2003\, und er the mentorship of Professor David A. Weitz\, and in Materials Science a nd Engineering at MIT from 2000 to 2001\, guided by the late Professor Ann e M. Mayes. Dr. Won embarked on his academic career at Purdue University a s an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering in 2003\, becoming an Ass ociate Professor in 2009 and a full Professor in 2014.\nWhile initially ro oted in polymers\, colloids\, and soft matter physics\, Dr. Won’s curren t research endeavors to encompass the development and investigation of (1) radio-luminescent theranostic agents for cancer treatment\, (2) synthetic pulmonary surfactants for the management of respiratory failure\, and (3) sequence-tailored copolymers for controlled drug release. Dr. Won also ac tively engages in entrepreneurial pursuits aimed at commercializing these innovative technologies.\nTo date\, he has authored 100 articles in major journals and books\, accumulating over 10\,000 citations\, and has filed 1 7 US/PCT patent applications. Dr. Won’s contributions have been recogniz ed through several awards and honors\, including the ACS PRF Starter and N ew Directions Awards (2007\, 2019)\, KIChE Outstanding Young Investigator Award (2007)\, 3M Nontenured Faculty Award (2008)\, Bindley Fellowship fro m Purdue University (2012)\, Purdue University Innovators Hall of Fame (20 16)\, Purdue Trask Innovation Award (2018)\, and recognition as one of the Most Impactful Faculty Innovators at Purdue (2020\, 2023).\n \; CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7543@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-m ert-cantan/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Mert Cantan DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nMert Canatan \nTitle:\nThermal CFD Modeling for Digit al Twin Implementation in Open Display Refrigeration Systems\n\nBio:\nMert Canatan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Agricultural and Biolog ical Engineering at the University of Florida. He received a B.S. in elect rical and electronics engineering from Izmir University of Economics\, Izm ir\, Turkey\, in 2018\, and a M.S. in electrical and computer engineering from UF in 2021. His research interests include digital twins\, machine le arning\, and the internet of things in food chains. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7531@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-advances-in-hig h-performance-polymers-synthesis-processability-and-aging-dynamics-of-poly hexaphenyl-mp-quaterphenylene/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Advances in High-Performance Polymers: Synthesis\, Pr ocessability\, and Aging Dynamics of Poly(hexaphenyl-m\,p-quaterphenylene )" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis study investigates the synthesis of high molecul ar weight poly(hexaphenyl-m\,p-quaterphenylene) via a catalyst-free Diels- Alder reaction\, and its subsequent membrane physical aging effects were s tudied to assess property changes with time.\nThe polymer was synthesized in air with a high degree of molecular control\, evident from a 36% para t o 64% meta backbone ratio\, contributing to its distinctive mechanical and chemical properties. Films solution-cast from the synthesized polymer dem onstrate exceptional durability and toughness\, essential for robust ion e xchange membranes in harsh environmental conditions. Long-term aging studi es on the glassy poly(phenylene) (PP) films reveal a decline in gas permea bility and fractional free volume (FFV). These material changes increased gas selectivity due to densification effects below its high glass transiti on temperature (Tg ~ 390 °C). Material aging dynamics are critical for ap plications in gas separation technologies\, where membrane stability direc tly influences operational lifespan and efficiency.\nOur findings highligh t that while the synthesized PP offers excellent initial thermochemical st ability and mechanical properties favorable for membrane technologies\, ag ing-induced physical property changes require strategic considerations. Ad dressing these aging effects can lead to developing more durable\, high-pe rformance membranes\, crucial for sustainable energy applications such as carbon capture\, hydrogen production\, and advanced battery technologies.\ nThis study seeks to advance the fundamental understanding of PP's applica tion potential and sets the stage for future research into optimizing othe r polymer formulations to help mitigate aging effects while maximizing per formance.\nBio\nChris Cornelius\, Ph.D.\nDepartment Chair\, Materials Scie nce and Engineering\nIowa State University\nDr. Chris Cornelius is the En dowed Department Chair in Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. His career blends materials science with real-world applicatio ns.\nBefore academia\, he worked as a Research Engineer at Dow Plastics\, developing metallocene-based polyolefins and elastomers\, managed a multim illion-dollar respirator mask production line at 3M\, and served as a staf f scientist at Sandia National Laboratories\, focusing on ionomers\, fuel cells\, and gas separation materials. His research explores the relationsh ips between structure\, properties\, transport\, and function in materials \, including synthetic and charged polymers\, hybrid materials\, and sol-g el-derived glasses\, covering synthesis to processing into nanocomposites and nanofibers.\nHe is an editor for the Journal of Materials Science\, ac tively promoting the publication of high-quality research spanning polymer ic to composite materials. His career showcases an interdisciplinary commi tment to scientific advancement and social impact. From his non-academia b eginnings to his current role as Department Chair\, he continually seeks t o bridge fundamental research and practical application. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7435@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T123500 DTSTAMP:20250305T183418Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-genomic-surveill ance-to-track-microbial-fate-and-activity-in-natural-and-engineered-enviro nments/ SUMMARY:W3 seminar: Genomic surveillance to track microbial fate and activi ty in natural and engineered environments DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Chamteut Oh\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7299@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T110000 DTSTAMP:20250313T155451Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/hwcoe-early-career-workshop -series-2/ SUMMARY:HWCOE Early CAREER Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Session 2: BROADER IMPACTS\nLocations provided to those who reg ister. | Register Today\nHWCOE Career Workshop Series Flyer\n \;\nHow this works: \n\n Faculty can select sessions in which they would like to participate. \n We ask you to identify senior faculty who can run a red t eam review of their proposals (usually the chair or someone from your res earch advisory committee). Alternatively\, you can opt out (but the facult y member may not be assigned a red team)\n We update the training website with that information: www.eng.ufl.edu/nsfcareertoolkit. See below for mo re information.\n In March\, the PIs can attend the informational workshop .\n Red teams are activated and communicated to the team and the PI.\n In April\, PIs can attend the Broader Impacts and Mock Panel review workshop. \n PIs submit proposals to the red team by the end of June or early July (jointly decided by the PI and red team leaders)\n In May\, PIs can atten d the peer review workshop.\n Reviews are completed and returned to the PI s in time for them to update their proposals\, which are due to NSF on 23 July\n\n \;\nWebsite (not fully updated for 2025 yet): www.eng.ufl.edu /nsfcareertoolkit\n\n The main pages provide links to websites and worksh op material to guide the preparation of an NSF CAREER proposal.\n The R ed Team Review page provides information for the departmental reviews of proposals. (We are actively working to update this.)\n The Brutal Truths C hecklist page lists common issues reviewers find in CAREER proposals. I t is a must read\, as many of these 100+ criticisms were obtained from act ual reviews. (We welcome comments for improving this.)\n The UF CAREER  Awardees page lists past awardees at UF to help PIs locate example propos als and to help red team leaders build the review team. (We are actively w orking to update this.) \n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPJt0JpbZzUJhvU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7553@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210518Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-mechanical-desi gn-in-biotech-an-engineered-platform-for-perfusion-culture/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Mechanical Design in Biotech: An Engineered Platform for Perfusion Culture DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nMechanical Design in Biotech: An Engineered Platform for Perfusion Culture\n\nApril 10\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\ , Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Jack Famiglietti \nCo-Founder &\; Chief Te chnology Officer\nAurita Bioscience\nGainesville\, Florida\n\nAbstract\nEn gineering design exists at the intersection of creativity\, analysis\, and real-world constraints. As an engineer\, educator\, and entrepreneur\, my teaching philosophy is rooted in hands-on learning\, iterative problem so lving\, and real-world application. My experience as a teacher is diverse: from teaching sailing to tutoring to running laboratory training workshop s. Additionally\, as a startup founder\, I have firsthand experience navig ating the challenges faced in bringing an idea from concept to commercial product in an interdisciplinary research area: bioengineering.\n\nIn this talk\, I will explore the design process as it applies to the 48-well Darc y Plate\, the most popular perfusion cell culture system I developed with my team at Aurita Bioscience. The 48-well Darcy Plate passively drives flo w\, via hydraulic head\, from a feed media reservoir across a microporous membrane and up into a sample well where a 3D cell culture is supported by a granular hydrogel material. Operationally\, it is a simple tool\, yet i t is the outcome of a nontrivial process of modelling\, analysis\, and ext ensive prototyping.\n\nBiography\nDr. Jack Famiglietti is an engineer with interdisciplinary career experience and a life-long passion for mentorshi p and hands-on learning. After earning his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida\, he co-founded Aurita Bioscience as a veh icle for research\, development\, and commercialization of the 3D cell cul ture platform he helped pioneer. He has overseen the full development proc ess of multiple novel products requiring various manufacturing processes f rom chemical synthesis to injection molding. Not only has he designed and manufactured these tools\, but he has developed all instructional material s needed to use them\, ran training workshops\, taught one-on-one\, and pr esented complex protocols to a wide range of audiences including students and professionals. Dr. Famiglietti looks forward to bringing his practical experience into the classroom with a student focused teaching approach ai ming to help build comfort and technical proficiency in the skills needed to succeed in the modern\, globalized workforce.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Ume sh Persad CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7533@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T145500 DTSTAMP:20250401T183633Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-physics-and-scal ings-of-parallel-transport-induced-thermal-quench-in-tokamak-disruptions/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Physics and Scaling’s of Parallel Transport Induced Thermal Quench in Tokamak Disruptions" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nA large class of Laboratory\, Space\, and Astrophysic al plasmas is nearly collisionless. When a localized energy or particle si nk\, such as a radiative cooling spot or a black hole\, is introduced into such a plasma\, it can trigger a plasma thermal collapse\, also known as a thermal quench (TQ) in tokamak fusion. Such TQ in a tokamak disruption n ot only brings a thermal load management issue at device walls but also de termines the runaway seeding for the subsequent current quench. Therefore\ , understanding the TQ in such an exotic regime with extreme plasma kineti cs\, which have been largely missed in previous studies\, is critical for disruption mitigation.\nBy employing kinetic VPIC simulations and analytic al theory\, we have demonstrated an entirely different physical picture of how such TQ is accomplished\, revealing three striking underlying paralle l transport physics: 1) TQ is dominated by convective energy transport as opposed to the conductive one and thus TQ comes in the form of four propag ating fronts with distinct characteristic physics\; 2) the TQ inevitably h as a transition from collisionless phase to collisional phase\; 3) two col lisionless mechanisms\, including wave-particle interactions\, enable fast perpendicular electron temperature cooling that closely track the crash o f the parallel one.\nBio\nYanzeng Zhang\, Ph.D.\nStaff Scientist\nLos Alam os National Lab\nDr. Yanzeng Zhang is a Staff Scientist in the Applied Ma thematics and Plasma Physics Group in the Theoretical Division at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Prior to this appointment\, he was a Director' s Postdoc Fellow in the same group. He received a Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) in 2020.\nHis research interests span a wide range of topics in plasma physics leveraging theoret ical analysis and numerical simulations\, including the tokamak edge plasm as\, tokamak disruptions\, plasma particle and power exhaust\, plasma inst abilities\, wave-particle interactions\, and laser plasma interactions. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7527@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T165500 DTSTAMP:20250401T142750Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-leveraging-syst em-dynamics-modeling-for-advancing-environmental-research-q-zhang-usf/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Leveraging System Dynamics Modeling for Advancing Envi ronmental Research\, Q. Zhang\, USF DESCRIPTION:Complex environmental problems\, such as environmental health i ssues and infrastructure management challenges\, are marked by interconnec tedness of physical and social systems\, long-term impacts\, and the lack of straightforward solutions. Addressing these problems\, we must change t he way we define\, understand\, and approach them through the lens of comp lex systems. Recognizing the inadequacy of traditional reductionist approa ch\, this talk highlights the need for systems thinking and demonstrates t he use of system dynamics modeling in environmental research. Two case stu dies will be presented: one on household air pollution in Ghana and anothe r on inadequate sanitation in Uganda. Both illustrate the underlying syste m structures that drive system performance and inform the design of high-i mpact\, paradigm-shifting interventions.\n\nDr. Zhang is a Professor in Ci vil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF) . Her research focuses on sustainability assessment\, process modeling and system modeling applied to water\, wastewater\, and stormwater systems\, solid waste systems\, water-energy-nutrient nexus and critical interdepend ent infrastructures. She has received an NSF CAREER award from the Environ mental Sustainability Program\, a Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award\, and the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute Wesley W . Horner Award. She also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Environmental Engineering and a Topic Editor for Environmental Science &am p\; Technology. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7515@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141451Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-burak-kocuk/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Burak Kocuk DESCRIPTION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/91804026672\n\nBurak Kocuk\nAssociate Pro fessor in Industrial Engineering at Sabanci University\n\n“Learning to R elax Nonconvex Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programs”\n\nAbstract : \nNonconvex quadratically constrained quadratic programs are NP-Hard to solve in general. Literature primarily employs either semidefinite or line ar programming to relax them\, which are usually effective for distinct pr oblem types\, and a holistic understanding of which relaxation should be p referred over the other for a given instance is lacking. In this research\ , we present a learning-based approach to predict whether a semidefinite o r linear programming relaxation would produce a stronger bound for a given instance by examining spectral properties and sparsity patterns of the da ta matrices.\n\n\nBio: \nBurak Kocuk is an associate professor in the Indu strial Engineering Program at Sabancı University. He obtained his BS degr ees in Industrial Engineering and Mathematics\, and MS degree in Industria l Engineering from Boğaziçi University. He obtained his PhD degree of Op erations Research from the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Before joining Sabancı University\, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mel lon University. His current research focuses on mixed-integer nonlinear pr ogramming and stochastic optimization problems\, from both theoretical and methodological aspects.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:100 Williamson Hall\, 1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=100 Williamson Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7551@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211032Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-jeffrey-walling / SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Jeffrey Walling DESCRIPTION:Jeffrey Walling\, Ph.D.\, is currently an associate professor a t Virginia Tech. He presents “Bits-to-Waves: Digital RF\, mm-Wave and TH z Systems to Enable the Next-G” Friday\, April 11 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050 .\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7535@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182100Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-ai-powered-athl etics-empowering-research-and-performance-with-the-uf-student-athlete-data bank/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "AI-Powered Athletics: Empowering research and perform ance with the UF Student-Athlete Databank" DESCRIPTION:Celeste Wilkins\, PhD\nResearch Assistant Scientist\nJ. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering\nUniversity of Florida \n\nAbstract: AI-Powered Athletics is a collaboration between the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the University Athletics Association ( the Gators) that aims to enrich UF's research\, education and athletic com munity with innovative research in athletic performance\, AI\, wellness an d technology. Central to that aim is the UF Student-Athlete Databank\, whi ch will house student-athlete performance\, academic and medical data for academic research and team-facing analyses. This talk will outline the per ceptions of technology in student-athlete and coach populations\, the chal lenges of creating the databank infrastructure\, and the possibilities for future analysis\, collaboration and research. \n\nBio: Dr. Celeste Wilkin s is a Research Scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at t he University of Florida\, where she leads the development of the UF Stude nt-Athlete Databank as part of the AI-Powered Athletics project. Her resea rch focuses on biomechanical analysis in both human and equine performance \, with particular expertise in motion capture technologies\, signal proce ssing\, and coordination dynamics. Dr. Wilkins serves as the operational d irector for a multidisciplinary team creating a comprehensive databank inf rastructure that integrates athletic performance\, health monitoring\, and academic achievement data. She has successfully established unprecedented research access to NCAA athletic data while developing secure protocols f or data integration and analysis. Her collaborative approach has bridged t raditional boundaries between academic and athletic departments\, creating new opportunities for performance-enhancing research.\n\nIn addition to h er work with student-athletes\, Dr. Wilkins maintains an active equine bio mechanics research program\, where she mentors doctoral students investiga ting horse-rider interactions\, movement patterns in therapeutic riding\, and sport-specific biomechanical applications. Her expertise in specialize d signal processing and algorithm development has contributed to multiple international research collaborations. Her recent publications span human factors in sports technology\, biomechanical analysis methodologies\, and educational approaches in biomechanics. Dr. Wilkins regularly presents at international conferences including the Congress of the International Soci ety of Biomechanics and has published in conference proceedings of the Int ernational Society of Biomechanics in Sports. \n\nDr. Wilkins received her Ph.D. in Biomechanics and previously worked with the Toronto Raptors as a Biomechanics Specialist developing their performance data infrastructure before joining the University of Florida.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7265@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T100000 DTSTAMP:20250129T182140Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2025-endowed-distinguished- lecture-in-fluid-mechanics/ SUMMARY:2025 Endowed Distinguished Lecture in Fluid Mechanics DESCRIPTION:Title: \nFluid Mechanics of the Dead Sea: Rise of the Salt Gian ts\n\nPresented by:\nEckart Meiburg\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished Professor of Me chanical Engineering\nUniversity of California\, Santa Barbara\n\nFor more information\, please visit: https://www.che.ufl.edu/events/che-seminar-se ries-eckhart-meiburg-ph-d/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7545@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184631Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-nikolaos-tziolas/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar- Dr. Nikolaos Tziolas DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nDr. Nikolaos Tziolas\nTitle:\nSpectral intelligence and conversational AI platforms for soil monitoring\nBio: \nDr. Nikos Tzio las is an Assistant Professor in the Soil\, Water and Ecosystem Sciences D epartment at the University of Florida\, based at the Southwest Florida Re search and Education Center. He leads the Soil Science Artificial Intellig ence (AI) laboratory\, where his research and extension program lies at th e intersection of AI\, remote sensing\, and digital soil modeling\, with a strong focus on agro-environmental monitoring. His work leverages multimo dal Earth observation data\, including satellite imagery\, and in situ sen sors\, to model dynamic soil properties\, and ecosystem services. Dr. Tzio las integrates edge computing frameworks for real-time\, in-field data pro cessing and develops scalable AI-powered toolkits\, apps and conversationa l AI platforms in support of stakeholders. His group is exploring large la nguage models to enhance access to geospatial products and environmental d ata through AI agents\, while also developing foundation models that deliv er adaptable and transferable environmental insights—bridging the gap be tween complex analytics and practical use.\nAbstract:\nRecent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the growing availability of multimodal Ea rth observation data are creating new opportunities for agro-environmental monitoring. However\, key challenges remain—especially the limited scal ability and accessibility of current AI models. Many existing solutions ar e highly specialized\, tailored to narrow tasks like soil property estimat ion\, and often depend on specific sensors. This narrow scope limits their transferability and broader use.\nAt the same time\, the outputs generate d by these AI systems are frequently difficult for non-experts to access o r interpret. Despite the abundance of Earth observation data and AI-driven insights\, barriers such as technical interfaces\, and a lack of user-fri endly tools continue to non-expert users from using this information effec tively.\nThis presentation introduces two solutions to these challenges. F irst\, we present a spectral foundation model that integrates data from mu ltiple VNIR–SWIR sensors to estimate soil properties across different re gions. Second\, we introduce a conversational AI system that combines larg e language models with geospatial intelligence to deliver agronomic insigh ts through an interactive chat interface. This system allows users to quer y satellite data and crop-soil maps using natural language\, making it pos sible to access tools for soil health mapping\, cost-effective sampling de sign\, and land degradation analysis with ease.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7555@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-local-to-meso-s cale-order-in-non-linear-dielectrics-characterized-by-scanning-transmissio n-electron-microscopy/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Local to Meso-scale Order in Non-Linear Dielectrics C haracterized by Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe ability to design the composition and microstruct ure of electronic ceramics for emerging technological applications require s sophisticated characterization techniques that can provide quantitative information about local structure and chemistry at the atomic scale.\nSuch structure quantification is particularly important to the fundamental und erstanding of properties in many important non-linear dielectrics\, where chemical heterogeneities associated with dopants or intrinsic lattice defe cts give rise to local inhomogeneities in charge\, strain and polarization .\nSuch local deviations from the global average structure and symmetry ar e often linked to enhancements in macroscopic dielectric and electromechan ical properties.\nThis seminar discusses the use of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to quantify short- and medium-range lattice di sorder in electronic ceramics\, focusing on new CMOS-compatible ferroelect rics (e.g. based on HfO2\, AlN and ZnO). The ability to quantify local str ucture on a sublattice basis and in real space provides unique insight int o the polarization of these materials.\nBio\nElizabeth Dickey\, Ph.D.\nDep artment Head\, Professor\, Materials Science and Engineering\nCarnegie Mel lon University\nDr. Elizabeth Dickey is the Teddy &\; Wilton Hawkins D istinguished Professor and Department Head of Materials Science &\; Eng ineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research aims to develop proce ssing-structure-property relationships for materials in which the macrosco pic physical properties are governed by point defects\, grain boundaries o r internal interfaces.\nEarly in her career she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her work on metal-ceramic interfaces. She was awarded the Fulrath Award and Sosman Awa rds by the American Ceramic Society in recognition of her research on char acterization of functional ceramics and composites. Professor Dickey is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society\, the Microscopy Society of America and AAAS. She is also a past-president of the American Ceramic Society. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7437@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T123500 DTSTAMP:20250414T193520Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-improving-agricu ltural-waste-management-in-calcareous-soils-with-shallow-aquifer-systems/ SUMMARY:Improving Agricultural Water Management in Calcareous Soils with Sh allow Aquifer Systems DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Haimanote Bayabil\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Depa rtment of Agricultural and Biological Engineering CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7567@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-zetian-mi/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Zetian Mi DESCRIPTION:Zetian Mi\, PhD\, is a professor in the Department of Electrica l Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arb or. He presents “Ferroelectric Nitride Semiconductors: From Materials to Devices” Wednesday\, April 16 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\ ; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7563@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T170000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-min-seok-jang/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Min Seok Jang DESCRIPTION:Min Seok Jang is an associate professor of electrical engineeri ng at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He prese nts “Infrared Polaritonics in Two-Dimensional Materials” Wednesday\, A pril 16 at 4:00pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7565@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T170000 DTSTAMP:20250409T140900Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/florida-quantum-summit/ SUMMARY:Florida Quantum Summit DESCRIPTION:Join experts in the growing field of quantum technologies — i ndustry leaders\, government officials and policy makers\, academic resear chers\, scholars and students — at the University of Florida's first sum mit meeting dedicated to quantum computing\, communication\, sensing\, pos t-quantum cryptography readiness\, and quantum workforce development. [ Mo re ] CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union Auditorium\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.64599;-82.347709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Auditorium:geo:29.64599,-82.347709 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7361@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T160000 DTSTAMP:20250217T212327Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/epi-research-day-2025-2/ SUMMARY:EPI Research Day 2025 DESCRIPTION:EPI Research Day 2025 is just around the corner! Join the UF Em erging Pathogens Institute on Thursday\, April 17\, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.\nItalian and WHO expert consultant M assimo Ciccozzi\, Ph.D.\, will present on “The last five years of epidem ics: Did people or nature open Pandora’s box?” Later in the afternoon\ , Mount Sinai associate professor Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, will discuss “The hunt for pathogens: Exploring microbial diversity in L atin America.”\nYou are in for a fantastic event with over 170 posters\, two keynote talks\, and several exhibit booths. We have a lot of activiti es in store for this year\, including four poster competitions\, free merc h\, a photo booth\, and raffle prizes! All attendees will be provided brea kfast\, refreshments\, and lunch\, and parking information will be sent ou t closer to the event date.\nTo learn more and register\, visit the EPI Re search Day 2025 webpage.\nEvent Schedule:\n• 9:00 AM: Breakfast &\; R egistration\n• 9:50 AM: Welcome &\; Introductions\n• 10:00 AM: “T he last five years epidemics: Did people or nature open Pandora’s box? ” – Keynote speaker: Massimo Ciccozzi\, Ph.D.\n• 11:00 AM: Poster Se ssion\n• 12:30 PM: Lunch &\; Raffle Prizes\n• 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM: “The hunt for pathogens: Exploring microbial diversity in Latin America. ” – Keynote speaker: Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\n• 2:50 P M: Refreshment Break\n• 3:10 PM: Competition Winners Announcement\n• 3 :20 PM – 3:30 PM: Closing Remarks\n• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Poster Remov al\nAdditional Details:\n• Event Information\n• Abstract Submission\n • Poster Competition\n• Event FAQs CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Stephen C. O’Connell Center\, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gainesville \, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gain esville\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stephen C. O’Con nell Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7573@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T140000 DTSTAMP:20250414T125724Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/distinguished-professor-lec ture-with-z-hugh-fan/ SUMMARY:Distinguished Professor Lecture with Z. Hugh Fan DESCRIPTION:Please join the Faculty Senate for the upcoming Distinguished P rofessor Lecture\, followed by refreshments.\nTitle: Can a bio/chemical la boratory be shrunk onto a computer chip?\nJ. Wayne Reitz Union\, Ground Fl oor\, Chamber Room &\; available via Livestream \nWith Dr. Z. Hugh F an\, Distinguished Professor\nDepartment of Mechanical &\; Aerospace En gineering\nHerbert Wertheim College of Engineering\nView the live stream\, flyer\, and recording here. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7557@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T145500 DTSTAMP:20250408T151538Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-reduced-order-at omistic-modeling-of-irradiation-induced-displacement-cascades/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Reduced Order Atomistic Modeling of Irradiation Induce d Displacement Cascades" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAtomistic modeling of radiation damage through displa cement cascades is deceptively non-trivial. Due to the high energy and sto chastic nature of atomic collisions\, individual primary knock-on atom (PK A) cascade simulations are computationally expensive and ill-suited for le ngth and dose upscaling. We describe a reduced-order atomistic cascade mod el capable of predicting and replicating radiation events in metals across a wide range of recoil energies.\nOur methodology approximates cascade an d displacement damage production by modeling the cascade as a core-shell a tomic structure composed of two damage production estimators\, namely an a thermal recombination corrected displacements per atom (arc-dpa) in the sh ell and a replacements per atom (rpa) representing atomic mixing in the co re. These estimators are calibrated from explicit PKA simulations and a st andard displacement damage model that incorporates cascade defect producti on efficiency and mixing effects.\nWe illustrate the predictability and ac curacy of our reduced-order atomistic cascade method and discuss some appl ications to radiation damage in metals and alloys.\nBio\nChaitanya Deo\, P h.D.\nProfessor\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\nDr. Chaitanya Deo is th e Southern Nuclear Professor of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering in th e George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. His research intere sts include computational modeling\, materials behavior under extreme envi ronments and structure- processing relationships in metals and ceramics. D r. Deo has developed atomistic and microstructural models of the structure -property- processing relationships in actinide metals and alloys (U\, Pu alloys) for nuclear fuel and forensics applications and studied radiation effects in materials. He earned PhD from the University of Michigan in Mat erials Science and Engineering and Scientific Computing. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7529@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T165500 DTSTAMP:20250401T142751Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-when-is-spatial -heterogeneity-critical-for-understanding-dryland-carbon-cycling-h-throop- asu/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: When is spatial heterogeneity critical for understandi ng dryland carbon cycling? H. Throop\, ASU DESCRIPTION:Drylands (arid and semi-arid ecosystems) are an important\, but poorly understood\, component of the global carbon cycle. Although above- and belowground carbon concentrations are typically relatively low in dry lands\, these systems account for a large and dynamic portion of the globa l soil carbon pool. Changes in biogeochemical processes in these systems t herefore have the potential to strongly influence regional and global cycl es. Drylands are also changing globally\; increases in woody plant cover i n these systems is one of the largest global land cover changes of the pas t century and ecological processes in drylands appear to be particularly v ulnerable to climate change. Despite the importance of drylands to Earth s ystem processes and human livelihoods\, our understanding of the controls over ecosystem processes in these systems lags far behind that of wetter e cosystems. Recent work suggests that mechanistic controls over litter deco mposition and soil organic matter dynamics may differ between drylands and more mesic systems. This seminar will discuss recent work on carbon cycli ng\, organic matter decomposition\, and surface soil processes in drylands \, with a focus on the importance of characterizing patterns of spatial he terogeneity. An understanding of how dryland ecosystem processes respond t o climate and management effects is critical for developing a predictive u nderstanding of future trajectories of these systems\, and for implementin g responsive and sustainable land management strategies.\n\nHeather Throop is an ecosystem scientist whose research and teaching interests focus on carbon cycling in dryland ecosystems. After receiving a doctorate from Sto ny Brook University\, Dr. Throop moved to University of Arizona for a NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellowship and quickly became intr igued by deserts. She has held faculty positions at Beloit College and New Mexico State University\, been a Fulbright research and teaching fellow a t Namibia University of Science and Technology\, and served as a program o fficer at the National Science Foundation. Dr. Throop is currently a profe ssor at Arizona State University where she is jointly appointed in the Sch ool of Earth and Space Exploration and the School of Life Sciences.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7571@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T111500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-fqi-quantum-technologie s-seminar-monica-van-dieren/ SUMMARY:ECE &\; FQI Quantum Technologies Seminar: Monica Van Dieren DESCRIPTION:Monica VanDieren\, PhD\, is Senior Technical Marketing Engineer at NVIDIA\, specializing in quantum and high-performance computing\, driv ing the CUDA-Q Academic initiative. She presents "AI for Quantum Computing " Friday\, April 18 at 10:00am in the NVIDIA Auditorium\, Malachowsky Hall .\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7489@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T130000 DTSTAMP:20250317T130950Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/taste-of-tech-seminar-serie s/ SUMMARY:Taste of Tech Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Taste of Tech is a seminar series designed for professionals\, innovators\, and technology enthusiasts eager to expand their knowledge. F eaturing expert-led discussions\, cutting-edge insights\, and actionable s trategies\, our sessions cover the latest trends in the semiconductor indu stry. We will have two talks\, one from Dr. Kumar and one from Dr. Teixeri a.\nDr. Kumar\, a Professor at the University of South Florida\, will pres ent on interdisciplinary semiconductor concepts and emerging technologies that will be integrated into existing courses with novel experiential lab training in a Class 1000 cleanroom environment.\nProfessor Antonio Teixeir a\, will discuss how PICadvanced is actively contributing to accelerating photonic Integration. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:https://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/2025/03/taste-of-tech-seminar-04-18- 2025/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7575@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210651Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-faculty-seminar-lopamu dra-praharaj/ SUMMARY:CISE Faculty Seminar: Lopamudra Praharaj DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/cherylresch\n\nBiography: Lop amudra Praharaj is a dedicated and enthusiastic Ph.D. candidate specializi ng in Cybersecurity at Tennessee Technological University. She received th e Master of Technology degree in Advanced Computer Science from Utkal Univ ersity\, India\, and a master's in computer applications degree from Biju Patnaik Technical University\, India. Her research focuses on applying mac hine learning techniques in Smart Farming to enhance cyber resilience. Wit h a strong background in computer science and a keen interest in agricultu ral technology\, she combines her expertise in machine learning to investi gate potential vulnerabilities and design robust security solutions for Sm art Farming systems. Her work aims to protect critical agricultural infras tructure from cyber-attacks/threats\, ensuring data integrity\, privacy\, and availability in an increasingly interconnected and digitized farming l andscape.\n\nTitle: Introduction to Cryptography\n\nAbstract: Cryptography emerged as a vital technology that enables parties to maintain the privac y of the information they send to each other\, even in the presence of an adversary with access to the communication channel. While providing privac y remains a significant goal\, the field has expanded to encompass many ot hers\, including not just other goals of communication security\, such as guaranteeing integrity and authenticity of communications\, but many more sophisticated and fascinating goals. Once primarily used in the military d omain\, cryptography is now widespread and often operating behind the scen es in everyday applications— frequently without users even realizing it. While shopping on the Internet\, for instance\, to buy a book at\nwww.ama zon.com\, cryptography ensures the privacy of the credit card number as it travels from the user to the shop’s server. In electronic banking\, cry ptography is vital in preventing fraud by ensuring that all transactions a re secure\, authenticated\, and verifiable. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5210\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Hall 5210:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7569@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182100Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-leadership-seminar-digi tal-twins-and-optimal-regimens-for-patients/ SUMMARY:BME Leadership Seminar: "Digital Twins and Optimal Regimens for Pat ients" DESCRIPTION:Helen Moore\, PhD\nAssociate Professor\nLaboratory for Systems Medicine\, College of Medicine\nUniversity of Florida\n\nAbstract: Improve ments in drug regimens can make a difference in both clinical trial succes s and patient outcomes. Mechanistic math models of disease dynamics are be ing used in drug development extensively now. We can use such math models to create digital twins of patients\, and to predict optimal drug regimens for these patients. These model predictions can then be tested in studies . I will share some examples of how we personalize models and optimize reg imens in various disease settings.\n \nBio: Dr. Moore is a mathematician w ho was in academia for the first 11 years after her PhD\, and won two teac hing awards and received an NSF grant for her research. She then spent 15 years in the biopharma industry\, modeling a variety of therapeutic areas and drug development stages. In 2018\, she was named a Fellow of the Socie ty for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Dr. Moore was elected fo r two terms on the Council of SIAM\, and for one term on the Board of Trus tees of the International Society of Pharmacometrics. She returned to acad emia in 2021\, joining the University of Florida. Her research includes me chanistic systems modeling of diseases\, digital twins\, and optimization of drug regimens. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at C hapel Hill in 1989\, and earned her PhD in mathematics from Stony Brook Un iversity in New York in 1995. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7579@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183107Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-seminar-with-jodie-l-lu tkenhaus-ph-d/ SUMMARY:ChE Seminar with Jodie L. Lutkenhaus\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: \nOrganic Batteries for a More Sustainable Future\n\nPre sented by:\nJodie L. Lutkenhaus\, Ph.D.\nArtie McFerrin Department of Chem ical Engineering\nTexas A&\;M University\n\nAbstract:\nCobalt\, nickel\ , and lithium are essential ingredients in today’s lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)\, but their continued use presents economic\, ethical\, and enviro nmental challenges. Society must now begin to consider the implications of a LIB’s full life cycle\, including the carbon footprint\, the economic and environmental costs\, and material access. These challenges motivate the case for degradable or recyclable batteries sourced from earth-abundan t materials whose life cycle bears minimal impact on the environment. \n\n This presentation considers organic polymer-based batteries\, which have t he potential to address many of these issues. Redox-active polymers form t he positive and negative electrodes\, storing charge through a reversible redox mechanism. We demonstrate how these polymer electrodes can be degrad ed on command or else recycled\, offering the promise of a circular platfo rm free of critical elements.\n\nBiosketch: \nDr. Lutkenhaus is a Professo r in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering and an Associat e Dean for Research at Texas A&\;M University. She is the Deputy Editor of ACS Applied Polymer Materials\, a member of the U.S. National Academie s Board of Chemical Sciences &\; Technology\, and a member of the U.S. National Committee for IUPAC.\n\n CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:HPNP 1404\, 1225 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP 140 4:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7547@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184631Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-d r-charlie-messina/ SUMMARY:ABE BioComplexity Seminar - Dr. Charlie Messina DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nDr. Charlie Messina\nTitle: \nTo breed or not to bre ed with symbolic and sub-symbolic AI\nBio: \nDr. Carlos Messina is a profe ssor of predictive breeding in the Department of Horticultural Sciences. D r. Messina works with breeders to improve the nutritional value of Florida produce and to reimagine agriculture as a solution to climate change. He also specializes in developing AI for plant breeding\, which he believes w ill enable society to harmonize crop improvement efforts for regenerative agricultural systems that improve human health\, nutrient security and ada ptation to climate change. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7559@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-highly-confined -low-loss-infrared-phonon-polaritons-in-perovskite-oxide-membranes/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Highly-Confined\, Low-loss Infrared Phonon Polaritons in Perovskite Oxide Membranes" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nPhonon polaritons (PhPs) are hybrid optical modes res ulting from the coupling of photons with optical phonons. Their capability to compress light wavelengths and enhance optical fields at the nanoscale has enabled a range ofapplications in nanophotonics\, including optical s ensing\, perfect absorption\, superlensing\, and coherent thermal emission .\nHowever\, the polaritonic materials examined to date have predominantly been van der Waals 2D materials\, such as hBN and MoO3. These materials are typically available as exfoliated flakes\, which present challenges in achieving consistent lateral size and thickness\, thereby limiting their scalability and integration into devices.\nFurthermore\, they primarily op erate in the mid-infrared range\, constraining their use in the far-infrar ed/terahertz domain for applications in terahertz optoelectronics and ther mal management. To overcome these material limitations\, it is essential to explore high-quality\, scalable alternatives that can support low-loss and tunable PhPs in the far-infrared range.\nOur research reveals low-loss \, tunable far-infrared PhPs in freestanding complex oxide membranes\, uti lizing near-field synchrotron infrared nanospectroscopy. This work highlig hts the significant potential of transition-metal oxide membranes as a sca lable materials platform for future terahertz nanophotonics.\nBio\nYin Liu \, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Materials Science and Engineering\nNorth C arolina State University\nDr. Yin Liu is an Assistant Professor of Materi als Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University. His resear ch group\, the Liu Research Group\, specializes in the growth\, characteri zation\, and device fabrication of low-dimensional (1D and 2D) materials. The group is particularly focused on employing TEM imaging and spectroscop y\, as well as optical spectroscopy\, to investigate the nanoscale optoele ctronic and quantum-optical properties of nanomaterials. Prior to joining the faculty at NCSU\, Yin earned his PhD in Materials from the University of California Berkeley and completed postdoctoral research at Stanford Uni versity. He has authored and co-authored over 40 journal articles\, includ ing publications in journals such as Nature\, Nature Materials\, Nature Co mmunications\, Chemical Reviews\, and Nano Letters. Yin has received seve ral awards\, including the NSF CAREER Award (2024)\, the MRS Graduate Stud ent Gold Award (2019)\, and the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad (2019). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7577@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141451Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-barrett-s-caldw ell/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Barrett S. Caldwell DESCRIPTION:Barrett S. Caldwell\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Industrial Engineering \, and Aeronautics &\; Astronautics\, at Purdue\n\n4/25/2025\n10:40AM-1 1:30AM\n100 Williamson or Zoom \n\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/98103102897?pwd=Y H35vJtQOmxbtQCn05vFXb65ZOBOgN.1\n\nAbstract: \nThis talk reviews the autho r’s prior work in developing and distinguishing “languages of systems ” and applications to systems engineering for human factors and sociotec hnical engineering applications. It is valuable to note that many of thes e systems engineering concepts are derived primarily from past research in ecological systems dynamics to describe aspects of system stability\, rob ustness\, and resilience considerations. This interchange between ecologi cal and engineering systems is useful for investigating human-systems inte gration in a variety of settings. Examples of ecological systems applicat ions for human factors engineering systems range from healthcare coordinat ion and aviation to space operations\, including analysis of current and p lanned spaceflight missions (ranging from voice loop coordination for Spac e Shuttle and Space Station operations through strategies and requirements for Mars exploration). \nproduction.\n\n\nBio: \nBarrett S. Caldwell\, P hD is Professor of Industrial Engineering\, and Aeronautics &\; Astrona utics\, at Purdue. He has a PhD (Univ. of California\, Davis\, 1990) in So cial Psychology\, and BS degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics\, and Hum anities (MIT\, 1985). His research team is the Group Performance Environme nts Research (GROUPER) Laboratory. GROUPER examines and improves how peopl e get\, share\, and use information in settings including aviation\, criti cal incident response\, healthcare\, and spaceflight operations. His CV in cludes over 50 peer reviewed journal papers\, over 150 peer reviewed confe rence papers\, and over 15 book chapters addressing multiple areas of huma n factors and systems engineering. Prof. Caldwell has been Director and P rincipal Investigator of the NASA-funded Indiana Space Grant Consortium (I NSGC) since 2002: INSGC includes two dozen academic\, outreach\, and small business affiliates across Indiana focusing on STEM literacy\, education and workforce development related to NASA’s mission emphases.\n\nProf. C aldwell co-organized the National Academy of Engineering US Frontiers of E ngineering (FOE) 2008 session on Cognitive Ergonomics\, and has participat ed in multiple other NASEM service efforts\, including the 2022 report on Human-AI Teaming: State of the Art and Research Needs\, and Human Factors Co-Chair of the ongoing Science Strategies for Human Exploration of Mars c ommittee. During 2016-17\, Prof. Caldwell was a Jefferson Science Fellow a t the U.S. Department of State\, assigned to environment\, science\, techn ology and health policy in the Office of Japanese Affairs. He is a Fellow and Past Secretary-Treasurer of the HFES\, and a Fellow of the IISE. He is the faculty advisor for the Purdue Student Chapter for the IISE\, and was named outstanding IISE regional faculty advisor for 2022 and 2023.\n\n\n\ n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:100 Williamson Hall\, 1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=100 Williamson Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7549@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184631Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-seminar-h elen-haase/ SUMMARY:Abe BioComplexity Seminar - Helen Haase DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nHelen Haase\nTitle:\nIFWASTE: An Agent-Based Model fo r Addressing Data Scarcity on Household Food Waste and the Understanding o f the Impact of Behavioral Patterns\nBio:\nHelen Haase is a researcher in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Universit y of Florida\, working on the IFWASTE project with Dr. Boz and Dr. Kiker\, where she focuses on designing and developing an agent-based model to stu dy household food waste. She is also pursuing a Master's degree in Compute r Science at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg\, Germany\, spe cializing in Autonomous and Intelligent Systems as well as Data Science. H elen completed her Bachelor's degree in European Computer Science through a joint program between the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg and the Universidad de Burgos in Spain. Her Master's thesis is exploring the a pplication of cooperation mechanisms and reinforcement learning in heterog eneous multi-agent systems.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7301@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T110000 DTSTAMP:20250313T155438Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/hwcoe-early-career-workshop -series-3/ SUMMARY:HWCOE Early CAREER Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Session 3: MOCK PANEL AND PEER REVIEW SESSION\nLocations provid ed to those who register. | Register Today\nHWCOE Career Workshop Series F lyer\nHow this works: \n\n Faculty can select sessions in which they woul d like to participate. \n We ask you to identify senior faculty who can r un a red team review of their proposals (usually the chair or someone fro m your research advisory committee). Alternatively\, you can opt out (but the faculty member may not be assigned a red team)\n We update the trainin g website with that information: www.eng.ufl.edu/nsfcareertoolkit. See be low for more information.\n In March\, the PIs can attend the informationa l workshop.\n Red teams are activated and communicated to the team and the PI.\n In April\, PIs can attend the Broader Impacts and Mock Panel review workshop.\n PIs submit proposals to the red team by the end of June or e arly July (jointly decided by the PI and red team leaders)\n In May\, PIs can attend the peer review workshop.\n Reviews are completed and returned to the PIs in time for them to update their proposals\, which are due to NSF on 23 July\n\n \;\nWebsite (not fully updated for 2025 yet): www.e ng.ufl.edu/nsfcareertoolkit\n\n The main pages provide links to websites and workshop material to guide the preparation of an NSF CAREER proposal .\n The Red Team Review page provides information for the departmental r eviews of proposals. (We are actively working to update this.)\n The Bruta l Truths Checklist page lists common issues reviewers find in CAREER pr oposals. It is a must read\, as many of these 100+ criticisms were obtaine d from actual reviews. (We welcome comments for improving this.)\n The UF  CAREER Awardees page lists past awardees at UF to help PIs locate exam ple proposals and to help red team leaders build the review team. (We are actively working to update this.) \n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPJt0JpbZzUJhvU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7587@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-understanding-a nd-controlling-cell-matrix-interactions-within-engineered-matrices/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Understanding and Controlling Cell-Matrix Interaction s within Engineered Matrices" DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nHydrogels are a promising class of biomaterials that can be tailored to mimic human tissues by modifying the structure of the p olymer network to modulate the viscoelastic properties\, or by functionali zing the hydrogel with peptides to improve the bioactivity of the gel. Pep tides have the added benefit that they can be cleaved cell-secreted enzyme s\, and which enables cells to modify hydrogels.\nWe have developed approa ches to study dynamic cell-matrix interactions through both the improved c haracterization of hydrogels during culture and by tuning the molecular st ructure of gels to understand the significance of different design paramet ers. The goal of this work is to improve our understanding of how cell-mat rix interactions guide fundamental processes including endothelial network formation and stem cell differentiation.\nBio\nE. Thomas Pashuck\, Ph.D.\ nAssistant Professor\, Bioengineering\nLehigh University\nDr. E. Thomas (T ommy) Pashuck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineeri ng at Lehigh University. He joined Lehigh following postdoctoral training on a Marie Curie Fellowship at Imperial College London and working at the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials at Rutgers University. He received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida a nd his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern Univer sity CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7603@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-sijia-liu/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Sijia Liu DESCRIPTION:Sijia Liu\, Ph.D.\, is currently an assistant professor at Mich igan State University. He presents “Machine Unlearning for Generative AI ” Friday\, June 6 at 12:45pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7619@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250701T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250701T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211031Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-xiaoyi-lu/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Xiaoyi Lu DESCRIPTION:Dr. Xiaoyi Lu is an associate professor in the Department of Co mputer Science and Engineering at the University of California\, Merced. H e presents “Heterogeneity-Enriched Communication for Parallel and Distri buted AI Systems” Tuesday\, July 1 at 12:45pm in MALA 5050.\n[ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7633@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-chemical-biolog y-approaches-for-assessing-genome-instability/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Chemical biology approaches for assessing genome inst ability" DESCRIPTION:Feng Tang\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, University of Florida\ nBio: Dr. Tang is an assistant professor in the department of Chemistry at University of Florida. He received his B.S. in chemistry and Ph.D. in ana lytical chemistry from Wuhan University\, China. Dr. Tang has been awarded the prestigious NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) Award. Tang lab aim s to create an integrated platform—combining analytical chemistry\, chem ical biology\, high-throughput sequencing\, and bioinformatics—for multi dimensional profiling of DNA damage in the human genome. To illuminate how diverse DNA lesions arise and are repaired in normal and diseased cells\, opening new avenues in cancer biology\, aging research\, environmental to xicology\, and the safety profiling of gene-editing tools. Ongoing project s in my lab include: (1) Next-generation sequencing for assessing the dyna mics of damage formation and resolution in human genome\, including oxidat ive damage and abasic sites\; (2) Mass-spectrometry methods to characteriz e and quantify DNA damage and to profile the binding proteomes of DNA dama ge and repair factors\; (3) Third generation sequencing of multiple DNA da mage across the entire human genome.\nAbstract: Multiple processes contrib ute to somatic mutations in cancer genomes\, these mutations mainly arise from three sources: 1) Dysfunctions of DNA polymerases\, including mutatio ns in replicative polymerase or the activity of translesion synthesis poly merase\; 2) Environmental exposures\, such as UV radiation and tobacco smo king\; 3) Endogenous metabolism. Understanding the origin of these mutatio nal signatures will help us prevent and intervene the cancer initiation\, progression\, and drug resistance. My long-term research goal is to figure out how DNA damage and polymerases contribute to the mutational signature in the cancer genome. In this lecture\, I will first introduce a DNA-prot ein cross-linking sequencing (DPC-Seq) method\, which enables the genome-w ide mapping of thymidine glycol (Tg) in human cells. I will also describe how we utilize proteomic and genomic techniques to investigate the genome- wide occupancy and interaction partners of DNA polymerase κ. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7625@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250826T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250826T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183044Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2025-fall-seminar-serie s/ SUMMARY:ChE 2025 Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: W. Leonard Terry\, Jr.\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Director\, E ngineering &\; Physical Sciences\n\nTitle: UF Innovate Tech Licensing – Connecting Innovators\, Investors and Industry\n\nBio: Dr. Lenny Terry earned his BS in Chemistry from the University of Richmond in 1981 and hi s Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Emory University in 1986. Dr. Terry has over 20 years of industrial chemical experience. He has held multiple rese arch positions with Milliken Specialty Chemical and Ciba Vision Corporatio n. He worked as a Business Development Manager for Clariant Specialty Chem icals for ten years. He is an inventor on 24 US patents related to the con tact lens and personal care markets.\n\nAbstract: Dr. Terry joined the Uni versity of Florida’s Office of Technology Licensing in 2007 where he hol ds the position of Assistant Director. His portfolio covers technologies t hat originate from chemistry\, materials science\, and chemical\, mechanic al\, industrial systems\, environmental and electrical engineering as well as design construction and planning. He has successfully negotiated over 450 licenses and has helped to start more than 40 companies. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7641@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250826T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250826T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210518Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-neuromechanical -modeling-to-identify-targets-for-improving-gait-and-balance-function/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Neuromechanical Modeling to Identify Targets for Impr oving Gait and Balance Function DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nNeuromechanical Modeling to Ident ify Targets for Improving Gait and Balance Function\n\nAugust 26\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Jessica Allen\nAssistant Professor\ nUniversity of Florida\nDept. of Mechanical &\; Aerospace Engineering\n \nAbstract\nHuman movement is governed by complex interactions between the nervous system and body mechanics (i.e.\, neuromechanics!). These interac tions are especially critical during walking\, where stability and adaptab ility are required to navigate real-world environments. Unfortunately\, im pairments due to aging\, injury\, or disease can disrupt this neuromechani cal control\, contributing to mobility limitations and increased fall risk . In this talk\, I will present our lab’s interdisciplinary approach to identifying targets for improving gait and balance function. We combine hu man subject experiments with both data-driven approaches (e.g.\, machine l earning) and first-principles models (e.g.\, musculoskeletal simulation an d optimization) to understand how different deficits in neuromuscular cont rol give rise to altered movement dynamics. In addition\, we use predictiv e modeling to estimate how individuals might respond to different rehabili tation strategies or assistive technologies. Through this work\, we aim to identify novel interventional targets and to support individualized rehab ilitation and assistive device design\, providing guidance for clinical de cision-making to improve mobility in daily life and reduce fall risk.\n\nB iography\nDr. Jessica L. Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida\, wh ere she directs the Neuromechanics of Mobility Lab. Dr. Allen joined the U niversity of Florida faculty in 2022 after five years as an Assistant Prof essor in Biomedical Engineering at West Virginia University. She earned he r B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and her M. S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Aus tin. Following her doctoral studies\, she completed postdoctoral training in Biomedical Engineering at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Tec hnology. Research in Dr. Allen’s lab has been supported by both the Nati onal Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). She is also the recipient of prestigious funding including an NSF Graduat e Research Fellowship\, NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship\, and an NSF CAREER aw ard.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Malisa Sarntinoranont CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7643@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210519Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-how-to-use-stud ent-learning-outcomes-slos-to-improve-your-course/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - How to Use Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) to Improv e Your Course DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ , \nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 's Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, co okies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speake rs\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own facult y candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nHow to Use Student Learning Outc omes (SLOs) to Improve Your Course\n\nAugust 28\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocat ion: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Michael Griffis \nSenior Lecturer &\; Undergradua te Coordinator\nUniversity of Florida\nDept. of Mechanical &\; Aerospac e Engineering\n\nAbstract\nLearning outcomes are statements of what a lear ner is expected to know\, understand or be able to demonstrate after compl etion of a process of learning. The process of learning could be\, for exa mple\, a lecture\, a module\, or an entire program. The seminar presents s ome ideas on how to generate and use student learning outcomes for a cours e or a sequence of courses. Examples include interacting with colleagues t o generate SLOs and then interacting with students to reinforce their lear ning. Finally\, the notion is extended to full mechanical and aerospace pr ograms in order to support accreditation.\n\nBiography\nAt the University of Florida\, Dr. Griffis is the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Mechanic al and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) department. He balances an aspiration t o modernize curricula with the obligation to maintain accreditation for bo th programs. He serves as the chair of the MAE Curriculum Committee and si multaneously as the MAE ABET Coordinator. As a Senior Lecturer\, Dr. Griff is teaches the subjects of Mechanical Design\, Statics\, Kinematics\, and Numerical Methods. Additionally\, Dr. Griffis teaches Department and Profe ssional Orientation. In 2025\, Dr. Griffis earned his Professional Enginee rs (PE) License (Florida)\, which gives a foundation for ethics learning a nd sets an example that encourages students to seek licensure.\n\nPrior to returning to UF\, Dr. Griffis gained over 30 years experience in the robo tics and machine design industry. He has experience in mechanical design\, embedded control systems\, product development\, product safety\, product electromagnetic compatibility\, radar and wireless communication design\, electrical power transmission\, electronics and software for robotic appl ications.\n\nRecently\, he has written two books in screw theory\, which i s a study of a five-dimensional geometry that unifies motion and force con trol. Some new work suggests the new science of “kinestatics” could em erge that unifies kinematics and statics thereby completing a mechanical a nalogy with electrical networks.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Bruce Carroll CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7653@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183045Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-fall-seminar-series/ SUMMARY:CHE Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lawrence A. Stern\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Chemical\, Biological and Materials Engineering\nUniversity of South Flori da\n\nTitle: Engineering and Applying Intracellular Co-Localization to Stu dy Cell Signaling\n\nAbstract:\nCells sense cues in their environments and change their behavior to respond using cascades of protein-protein and pr otein-molecule interactions collectively known as cell signaling. Often\, these signaling cascades are driven by post-translational modifications th at are the result of co-localizing two proteins in a contingent manner. Th ese responses play important roles in health and disease\, making them pri me targets for study and engineering\, with a goal to modulate cell behavi or for therapeutic benefit. However\, major gaps remain in the techniques used to study and engineer intracellular co-localization and the subsequen t post-translational modifications that follow. In this seminar\, I will d iscuss my lab’s efforts to address these challenges through the developm ent and application of new high-throughput screening platforms using yeast . First\, I will describe our recent work in the characterization of kina se-substrate interaction resulting in substrate phosphorylation by adaptin g a previously described endoplasmic reticulum sequestration screening str ategy with yeast surface display. These phosphorylation events are the cu rrency of cell signaling\, the understanding of which is imperative both f or mapping natural cell signaling networks and for successful synthetic re ceptor engineering. We have demonstrated the ability to 1) display full-le ngth receptor intracellular domains on the yeast surface\, 2) robustly enr ich phosphorylated intracellular domains from dilute pools using magnetic selection\, 3) profile substrate specificities for a tyrosine kinase\, and we have explored building 2-kinase phosphorylation cascades in the yeast ER. Recent progress in extending these techniques toward cell-surface subs trate modification and engineering biased signaling modules will be discus sed. Second\, I will describe our efforts in developing a new co-localizat ion platform in yeast that leverages naturally occurring membrane-associat ing domains to bring proteins of interest to the cytoplasmic side of the c ell membrane. This compartment is where many protein-protein interactions that initiate cell signaling cascades occur and thus is the ideal environm ent to study these interactions. We use split fluorescent proteins to vali date this co-localization approach\, study different combinations of prote in fusions to optimize co-localization\, and extend this to demonstrate th at the co-localization system can distinguish between “bright” and “ dim” fluorescent protein phenotypes in a library setting.\n\nBio:\nDr. L awrence A. Stern earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineerin g and Chemistry at Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at th e University of Minnesota under the mentorship of Dr. Ben Hackel. He compl eted postdoctoral study in the T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory at City of Hope under the mentorship of Dr. Christine Brown and Dr. Stephen F orman. After completing his studies\, Dr. Stern began his independent res earch career in January 2020 at the University of South Florida as an Assi stant Professor in the Department of Chemical\, Biological and Materials E ngineering. His lab applies protein engineering and high-throughput scree ning techniques to answer questions in immune cell signaling\, building to ward the augmentation of cell-based immunotherapy. He has received several awards including a USF Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award\, a n NIGMS MIRA R35\, an NSF CAREER Award and an ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Fa culty Enhancement Award.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE -RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7655@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184631Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-3/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nDr. Thomas Dobbelaere\n\nTitle:\nHurricane Irma (201 7) enhanced coral connectivity but also superspread coral disease in Flori da.\n\nBio:\nThomas Dobbelaere is a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Dr. Emmanuel Hanert’s lab at UCLouvain\, in Belgium. His work focuses on oc ean modeling\, with applications in Florida’s coral reef ecosystems. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7659@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/discovering-compounds-and-d esigning-materials-dr-ram-seshadri-university-of-california-santa-barbara/ SUMMARY:"Discovering Compounds and Designing Materials"- Dr. Ram Seshadri - University of California\, Santa Barbara DESCRIPTION:MSE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7651@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T165500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210519Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-thermochemical- energy-conversion-and-storage-strategies-for-decarbonizing-industrial-and- transpo/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Thermochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Strategi es for Decarbonizing Industrial and Transpo DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nThermochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Strategies for Decarbonizing Industrial and Transportation Sec tor\n\nSeptember 2\, 2025\, at 4:05pm\nLocation: WERTHEIM 450\n\nDr. Jonat han Scheffe\nAssociate Professor\nUniversity of Florida\nDept. of Mechanic al &\; Aerospace Engineering\n\nAbstract\nAs the integration of renewab le energy sources into the global energy supply increases\, the demand for robust\, efficient and economical energy storage techniques becomes even more critical. Energy storage solutions like hydrogen and other energy-den se liquid fuels are particularly crucial for sectors that are challenging to decarbonize\, such as shipping\, aviation\, and the production of cemen t and steel. This talk describes the work we are doing in our laboratory t o use renewable thermal energy to drive industrially relevant chemical pro cesses such as CH4 reforming\, sulfur reforming\, H2O and CO2 splitting to produce H2 and/or CO\, long-duration energy storage vectors that can be u sed directly to produce power\, such as H2 in fuel cell electric vehicles\ , or as precursors to liquid fuels synthesis. In our lab we are focused on understanding the fundamental thermodynamic and kinetic limitations that govern this chemistry and use this understanding to develop prototype reac tors/devices that can be implemented at industrial scale\n\nBiography\nJon athan Scheffe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical an d Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. Prof. Scheffe is Pri nciple Investigator of the Renewable Energy Conversion Laboratory that is focused on research in the area of energy conversion and storage. Applicat ions include the production of renewable fuels/electricity\, H2 production and fuel reforming. He is the former chair of the American Society of Mec hanical Engineers (ASME) Solar Energy Division\, ASME Fellow\, and has co- authored more than 50 peer reviewed publications in the field of solar the rmal energy conversion. Prof. Scheffe has received research funding from t he U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technology Office\, U.S. Departm ent of Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Office\, Duke Energy\, Syn helion SA\, Peregrine Hydrogen\, Florida Department of Transportation\, an d Qatar National Research Foundation.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: John Schueller CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 450\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence\, 527 Gale Leme rand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 45 0\, Wertheim Lab for Engineering Excellence:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7703@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T170832Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-complex-fate-of- pesticides-in-dense-vegetation-buffers-for-mitigation-of-surface-runoff-po llution/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Complex fate of pesticides in dense vegetation buffers for mitigation of surface runoff pollution DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nRafael Muñoz-Carpena\, Ph.D.\, Distinguished Profe ssor\, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering\, UF \nTitle :\nComplex fate of pesticides in dense vegetation buffers for mitigation o f surface runoff pollution: trapping\, multi-compound biochemical degradat ion\, and remobilization\nAbstract:\nThe assessment of the effect of pesti cide chemical interactions between parent and metabolites through surface and subsurface exposure pathways is critical in regulatory exposure assess ments\, as these breakdown products can sometimes be more toxic or persist ent in the environment than the original chemical itself (Störmann\, R. a nd B. Jastorff. 1993). Considerable attention has been given to the parent metabolite interactions in the context of subsurface pathways and the ris k of groundwater pollution. However\, surface transport interactions have received less attention as they are generally less predominant\, although can be important in some instances.\nSurface runoff mitigation of pesticid es with vegetative filter strips (VFS) is receiving much interest in North America and the European Union after the introduction of quantitative mit igation in high-tier regulatory environmental risk analysis exposure asses sments with the mechanistic model VFSMOD. However\, currently this applies only to mitigation of single pesticides or single metabolites through the VFS (Tournebize\, 2024). To address this limitation in this work we devel op and test an efficient and flexible numerical approach to handle multisp ecies transformation kinetics in VFS for use in long-term simulations with VFSMOD\, specifically degradation in the period between runoff events (ra infall hiatus) where degradation in the VFS surface can be affected by par ent and metabolite interactions and environmental factors that control the surface residues and their remobilization on the next runoff event in the time series. Because of the regulatory use of VFSMOD in the context of hi gh-tier environmental exposure assessment for pesticides (OECD\, 2023\; Eu ropean Commission\, 2024\; Ritter et al.\, 2023)\, an important considerat ion when designing and implementing the new multispecies degradation algor ithm is that it be transparent and portable with the open-source distribut ion of VFSMOD. The finite differences numerical algorithm matches closely the results the eigen value problem analytical solution. Because of its ac curacy\, flexibility to account for any number of species and multi-reacti ons is an accessible adjacency matrix form\, and efficiency the proposed a lgorithm is also suitable for use in other existing models. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7635@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T134000 DTSTAMP:20250814T155257Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-where-theres-fi re-theres-smoke-impacts-of-fires-on-air-quality-christopher-holmes-fsu/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Where There’s Fire\, There’s Smoke: Impacts of Fir es on Air Quality\, Christopher Holmes\, FSU DESCRIPTION:Fires are widespread and frequent across the eastern United Sta tes\, as they are used extensively for wildfire mitigation\, ecosystem man agement\, and disposing of biomass debris from agriculture and land cleari ng. Historically\, the extent of these fires has been underestimated due t o the lack of comprehensive burn records and the difficulty of detecting s mall\, short-duration fires from satellites. Our analysis of government re cords finds that prescribed fire policy in Florida is successfully interru pting the natural moisture controls on fire\, reducing wildfire risks for the state. We use improved fire detections from a geostationary satellite instrument (Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES) and a new compilation of locally specific emission factors to develop a new biomass burning inve ntory for the eastern U.S. We use this emission inventory in an atmospheri c chemistry model to simulate air quality across the U.S. and evaluate the model with aerosol measurements from the surface\, satellites\, and aircr aft. The new inventory fits these observations as well or better than mult iple other emission inventories and suggests that fire emissions are likel y at the upper end of the wide range of previous estimates. We quantify th e impacts on air quality in the eastern U.S. and discuss the implications for health and prescribed fire management.\n\nDr. Holmes’s research exam ines the global cycles of air pollutants and greenhouse gases\, and the in teractions of both with climate change. His group builds and uses numerica l models to understand chemical and physical processes that control the fa te and impact of contaminants in the environment. These models are evaluat ed and improved using observations from surface monitoring networks\, airc raft\, and ships\, as well as remote sensing from satellites and radar. Cu rrent research topics in his group include ozone interactions with the bio sphere\, air quality and climate impacts of biomass burning\, multiscale m odeling of atmospheric oxidants\, changing Arctic chemistry\, and biogeoch emical cycling of mercury. Dr. Holmes is an NSF CAREER awardee and a NASA New Investigator. He earned a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Science from Ha rvard University (2010) and worked as a postdoctoral scholar at the Univer sity of California\, Irvine until joining Florida State University in 2014 . CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7701@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T134000 DTSTAMP:20250902T132705Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/thermal-transport-under-ext reme-conditions/ SUMMARY:Thermal Transport under Extreme Conditions DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nThermal Transport under Extreme Cond itions\nSeptember 4\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nDr. Renkun C hen\nProfessor\nUniversity of California\, San Diego\nDepartment of Mechan ical and Aerospace Engineering and the Program in Materials Science and En gineering\nAbstract\nIn this talk\, I will present three recent examples o f our work addressing these challenges. First\, we have investigated therm al energy conversion and management at high temperatures (above 700 °C)\, a frontier relevant to solar-thermal energy conversion\, thermal energy s torage\, and industrial heating. Our work has focused on thermal character ization\, materials development\, device design—ranging from heat transf er in high-temperature materials for solar thermal applications [1]\, to t hermal insulation [2]\, and selective infrared emitters. Second\, as clima te change drives more frequent extreme heat events\, providing personal th ermal comfort for people working in hot outdoor environments has become in creasingly pressing. We are developing wearable thermoelectric devices tha t offer tunable cooling while addressing the challenge of dissipating heat into hot and humid ambient conditions (>\;40 °C\, >\;50% RH) [3–5] . This requires precise control of heat transfer in flexible textiles and wearable heat sinks. Finally\, we focus on thermal management for next-gen eration electronic devices\, such as AI data center chips\, which experien ce extreme heat fluxes approaching ~1000 W/cm²—nearly one-sixth of the flux from the solar surface. We have demonstrated stable and high-flux eva poration cooling using a porous fiber-membrane platform capable of sustain ing >\;800 W/cm² [6]. I will discuss the fundamental limits of this eva poration process\, as well as engineering opportunities for developing eva poration cooling technologies.\nBiography\nRenkun Chen is a Professor in t he Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Program in M aterials Science and Engineering at the University of California\, San Die go. He received his B.S. in Engineering Thermophysics from Tsinghua Univer sity (2004) and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cal ifornia\, Berkeley (2008). After a postdoctoral fellowship at Lawrence Ber keley National Laboratory\, he joined UC San Diego in 2009. His research g roup at UCSD investigates micro- and nanoscale heat transfer and its appli cations in energy\, electronics\, and bio-systems. He has received an R&am p\;D 100 Award and a Hellman Fellowship. He has supervised more than a doz en Ph.D. students\, many of whom have gone on to successful careers in aca demia and industry.\nMAE Faculty Host: Jingjing Shi CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7665@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T145500 DTSTAMP:20250826T163544Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-radiation-induce d-voids-nothing-but-interesting-dr-xing-wang-penn-state-university/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Radiation-Induced Voids – Nothing but Interesting - D r. Xing Wang\, Penn State University DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar Speaker CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7679@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T170000 DTSTAMP:20250902T130427Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/img-distinguished-seminar-s eries/ SUMMARY:IMG Distinguished Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mark Allen\, University of Pennsylvania\nCareer-Perspective Seminar\, “A Journey Through MEMS: Reflections on Research\, Commercial ization\, and Community” CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7681@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T150000 DTSTAMP:20250902T130432Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/img-distinguished-seminar-s eries-2/ SUMMARY:IMG Distinguished Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mark Allen\, University of Pennsylvania\nTechnical Seminar\ , “Magnetics in MEMS: From Switched Power Converters to Wideband Adaptiv e RF Filters” CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7683@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250908T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250908T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-transforming-bi omedical-engineering-education-through-multi-modal-innovation/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Transforming Biomedical Engineering Education Through Multi-Modal Innovation" DESCRIPTION:Mostafa Elsaadany\, Ph.D.\, MBA\nTeaching Associate Professor\n Department of Biomedical Engineering\, University of Arkansas\n\nBio: Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of B iomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Elsaadany teaches Introduction to Biomedical Engineering\, Computational Tools in Biomedica l Engineering\, Biomechanical Engineering\, Biomedical Modeling and Simula tions\, and Entrepreneurial Bioengineering. He is actively engaged in Engi neering Education Research\, where he investigates various mentoring strat egies to promote the academic and professional success of Engineering stud ents. Furthermore\, he studies strategies for instilling the entrepreneuri al mindset in engineering students\, as well as approaches to produce care er-ready biomedical engineers\, and innovative teaching methods\, such as the use of virtual reality.\n\nAbstract: This talk explores a comprehensiv e educational transformation initiative that integrates entrepreneurial mi ndset development\, immersive learning technologies\, career readiness int erventions\, and broadening participation strategies in biomedical enginee ring curricula. Drawing from our multi-year research program\, I will disc uss the systematic implementation of virtual reality laboratories that enh ance student engagement while supplementing traditional instruction. Our I nnovation Corps-modeled courses demonstrate how entrepreneurial thinking c an be cultivated through structured experiential learning. The presentatio n will detail career readiness interventions\, including informational int erviews with industry professionals and self-paced career modules that sig nificantly improve students' confidence in connecting coursework to workfo rce applications. Key findings include the effectiveness of faculty mentor ing and peer coaching in increasing self-confidence and belongingness amon g first-generation college students. I will present assessment data showin g how these integrated approaches create more supportive learning environm ents while preparing career-ready graduates. This research provides eviden ce-based strategies for modernizing biomedical engineering education to se rve broad student populations effectively while fostering innovation and p rofessional preparedness. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7667@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183045Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-fall-seminar-series-2/ SUMMARY:CHE Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sid Dobrin\, PhD\nDepartment of English\nFlorida Insti tute for National Security (FINS)\nUniversity of Florida\n\nTitle: Generat ive Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education\n \nAbstract: \nIn the pa st 32 months\, one of the most pressing conversations in the US (and\, fra nkly\, everywhere else in the world) has been about the emergence and impl ications of a technology called “generative artificial intelligence\,” or “GenAI.” While this technology is not new\, its widespread adoptio n and use have created a fervor and\, in some cases\, panic over its impli cations for the way we work\, communicate\, and live. It is no surprise\, therefore\, that nearly every college in the country is currently reimagin g higher education in an effort to leverage the power of GenAI – and to preserve relevant aspects of traditional academic practices and values. From defining and integrating “AI literacies” across curricula to reth inking the fundamentals of what and how we teach\, educators are confronti ng a host of thorny questions about the relationships between technology\, knowledge\, and human intelligence – all of which are emerging amidst r apid student adoption and use. This presentation will begin to demystify m any of these emerging technologies and will address many of the concerns e ducators have expressed regarding AI and GenAI technologies in order to pr ovoke conversations about the relationship between AI/GenAI and the tradit ions of higher education.\n\nBio :\nSid Dobrin\, Chair of the University o f Florida’s English department\, has become one of the world’s most so ught-after academic experts on Generative AI\, having delivered more than 70 talks worldwide about Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education. He is the Founding Director of the Trace Innovation Initiative at UF and has been named a Digital Thought Leader by Adobe. He serves as a member of the Florida Institute for National Security\, part of the University of Flori da’s AI Initiative\, and he serves as a member of the Florida AI Learnin g Consortium (FALCON) Steering Committee. He is the author and editor of n umerous books and articles\, including Talking about Generative AI: A Guid e for Educators\, AI and Writing\, and the forthcoming collection AI and t he Humanities. In April 2025\, he testified before the House Committee on Education and Workforce Development. His current research project examines enduring questions motivated by AI. In addition to his work in Digital Hu manities\, he is prolific in writing about Environmental Humanities\, spec ifically focused on Blue Ecocriticism and Blue Humanities. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE -RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7729@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena\nTitle: ABE Biocomplexity En gineering: "Mechanistic modeling of the impact of rainfall pumping on solu te remobilization from soils into runoff"\nBio: Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena is a Distinguished Professor in Hydrology and Environmental Modeling at th e University of Florida\, USA. He earned MSc. and BSc. Agricultural Engine ering degrees from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain)\, and a Ph .D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering specialized in water resour ces (hydrology and sediment transport through vegetation) at North Carolin a State University (USA) as Fulbright INIA/USDA scholar. His work focuses on integrated environmental systems modelling\, including interactions bet ween hydrological\, ecological and human components. His maintains a very active international research program. In 2010 he started a long-term coll aboration with OTS in Palo Verde National Park\, Costa Rica where with NSF funding his team established a dense monitoring network with 120 sensors (15-minute readings for rain\, stream flow\, surface and ground water\, an d soil moisture and salinity)\, spatially distributed in 12 different stat ions encompassing the main landscapes within the Park. This large continuo us database (2012-2018) combined with remote sensing and prior data at the larger Tempisque-Bebedero basin served to analyze changes and trends in h ydrology and vegetation within the Park influenced by upstream land use an d climate change. Currently\, Dr. Muñoz-Carpena co-leads a transdisciplin ary cohort of doctoral students (engineers\, biologist\, meteorologist\, s ociologist\, lawyers) working as a team on the Tempisque and Palo Verde. H is computer simulation model VFSMOD to study the effect of dense vegetatio n buffers as a surface runoff pollution control practice is widely used to design vegetative buffers in agricultural and urban settings\, and as a c omponent in higher-tier in long-term pesticide environmental assessments a s part of the regulatory pesticide registration process in the USA and EU. Dr. Muñoz-Carpena is currently Editor-in-Chief (Americas) for Elsevier ’s Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (JIF:5.02). He has received nu merous international recognitions including Fellow of AAAS and ASABE\, ASA BE John Deer National Gold Medal and ADS/Hancor National Soil and Water En gineering Award\, 2013 National Postdoctoral Association Mentor Award\, NC State/CALS 2021 Outstanding Alumni Award\, and in 2015 he was elected as Foreign Member of the Royal Society of Engineering of Spain.\nWeb page: ht tp://abe.ufl.edu/carpena CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7661@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nanoprecipitate-strengthene d-structural-materials-for-nuclear-application-dr-ying-yang/ SUMMARY:"Nanoprecipitate Strengthened Structural Materials for Nuclear Appl ication" - Dr. Ying Yang DESCRIPTION:MSE Seminar\nDr. Yang is from Oak Ridge National Lab CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7705@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T172955Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-from-reactive-to -proactive-public-health-mapping-coastal-vibriosis-risk/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - From Reactive to Proactive Public Health: Mapping Coas tal Vibriosis Risk DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nKomalpreet Singh\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of E nvironmental Engineering Sciences\, UF\n\nTitle: \nFrom Reactive to Proact ive Public Health: Mapping Coastal Vibriosis Risk with Satellite Data usin g GeoAI and Machine Learning\n\nAbstract: \nAdvancements in remote sensing and satellite technology are leveraged to pioneer a proactive approach to infectious disease detection\, shifting the paradigm from reactive to ant icipatory public health action within coastal and aquatic environments. Fo cusing on Vibriosis\, a growing public health concern\, this study combine s high-resolution satellite data with GeoAI and advanced machine learning techniques to understand the environmental conditions favorable for Vibrio species\, a water-borne pathogen and then predicting their presence. This engineering framework highlights how specific water quality drivers and h ydrological processes within coastal watersheds such as Sea Surface Temper ature (SST)\, Phosphate\, and Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) are critical in shaping Vibrio habitats. By employing advanced methods\, this study developed highly accurate models that provide precise\, season- specific insights into hydrological risk gradients\, enabling targeted sur veillance\, coastal public health and improved water quality management. T his research also establishes a direct link between large-scale climatic p henomena like the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the spatio-temp oral dynamics of vibriosis outbreaks\, demonstrating how changes in coasta l water systems can influence disease risk. Ultimately\, the goal is to pr ovide a comprehensive tool for developing global predictive systems\, empo wering public health officials and water resource managers with the insigh ts needed for early intervention and better preparedness. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7649@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T134000 DTSTAMP:20250819T171934Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-hydrologic-mode ling-theory-practice-future-directions-vijay-singh-tamu/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Hydrologic Modeling - Theory\, Practice\, &\; Futur e Directions\, Vijay Singh\, TAMU DESCRIPTION:Quantitative hydrologic modeling dates back to the middle of th e nineteenth century. In the intervening period up to the middle of the 19 60s\, mathematical models were developed for individual hydrologic cycle c omponents. These models were either empirical or were based mostly on syst ems theory or wave theory. However\, in hydrologic practice in the real wo rld\, either empirical or systems-based models were predominantly employed and their employment continues in many parts of the world till today. Wit h the advent of computer technology in the 1960s\, the development of wate rshed models started with the Stanford Watershed Model published by Crawfo rd and Linsley in 1966. In the subsequent two decades and a half\, a large number of watershed models were developed by government agencies\, univer sities\, and private companies. If one were to count\, the number of water shed models will easily approach 50 or perhaps even 100. The evolution of hydrologic models can be traced along four lines with overlapping chronolo gy: (1) development of component models\, (2) development of model science \, (3) development owing to state and federal legislations\, and (4) devel opment of computer technology. With the expanding computing technology\, e mergence of information technology\, introduction of new modeling tools\, and development of space technology\, watershed modeling entered into a ne w era. These days\, watershed models are much more than typical hydrology models-they incorporate relevant aspects of allied sciences\, such as hydr ometeorology\, climate science\, geology\, ecology\, agriculture\, sociolo gy\, risk analysis\, and the like. This presentation will dwell upon three main theories-systems\, wave\, and entropy-which constitute the basis of most hydrologic component models. It then goes on to discussing watershed models which integrate these component models\, modeling challenges\, and future outlook and directions in light of newly emerging areas and artific ial intelligence.\nDr. Vijay P. Singh is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biological &\; Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&\;M University. He holds the Caroline &\; William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering and is a Regents Professor. A globally recogniz ed expert in hydrology and water resources engineering\, Dr. Singh is a me mber of the National Academy of Engineering\, reflecting his profound cont ributions to the hydrological sciences. Dr. Singh earned his Ph.D. in Civi l Engineering from Colorado State University\, followed by a D.Sc. in Envi ronmental and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Witwaters rand\, South Africa. His academic journey began with degrees from the Univ ersity of Guelph\, Canada\, and U.P. Agricultural University\, India. His research spans surface and groundwater hydrology\, hydraulics\, irrigation engineering\, watershed modeling\, and entropy-based approaches to hydrol ogic analysis. He has made pioneering contributions to streamflow forecast ing\, dam break analysis\, and the hydrologic impacts of climate change. H is work continues to shape water resource management and environmental eng ineering practices worldwide. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7743@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T015500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T025500 DTSTAMP:20250905T141907Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nnsa-graduate-post-bachelor s-fellowship-program/ SUMMARY:NNSA Graduate &\; Post-Bachelor's Fellowship Program DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7627@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183045Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2025-fall-seminar-serie s-2/ SUMMARY:ChE 2025 Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kevin Dorfman\, PhD\nDistinguished McKnight University Professor Head\, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science\, University of Minnesota\n\nBiosketch:\n\nKevin Dorfman is presently a Distinguished M cKnight University Professor and Head of the Department of Chemical Engine ering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota. His research i nterests lie primarily in polymer physics\, where he is especially well kn own for his work on applications of self-consistent field theory to block copolymer self-assembly and integrated experimental and computational rese arch into DNA confinement in nanochannels. His research has been recognize d by numerous awards\, most notably the Colburn Award of the AIChE and a P ackard Fellowship\, and he is an Associate Editor for the ACS journal Macr omolecules. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota as an Assistant P rofessor in 2006\, Prof. Dorfman was a postdoctoral fellow at Institut Cur ie (Paris\, France) working with Jean-Louis Viovy from 2002-2005. He recei ved his MS (2001) and PhD (2002) in chemical engineering from MIT\, under the supervision of Howard Brenner\, and received his BS in chemical engine ering from Penn State in 1999. \n\nTalk Title: Network phases in block pol ymers\n\n\nAbstract:\nThis presentation will explore our recent computatio nal research self-assembled network phases in block copolymers\, which can serve as templates for creating metallic metamaterials. In the first part of the presentation\, I will describe routes to produce single-gyroid pha ses\, chiral network with three-fold connectors. While single gyroid is me tastable in simple AB diblock copolymers\, blends of linear diblock polyme rs and neat melts of nonlinear copolymer architectures expose stability wi ndows for alternating gyroid and single gyroid\, respectively\, in experim entally accessible systems. The second part of the presentation will discu ss a new principle\, known as boundary frustration\, that guides terminati on plane selection between two non-preferential surfaces. Finally\, I will describe a new approach known as “generative SCFT” that leverages gen erative adversarial networks to learn from self-consistent field theory (S CFT) solution trajectories to propose new initial guesses for subsequent S CFT calculations. This approach not only identified all known block polyme r network phases\, but also uncovered a vast library of candidate network phases. \n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32 611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR Bldg #: 0033 \, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7669@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183045Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-fall-seminar-series-3/ SUMMARY:CHE Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kevin Dorfman\, PhD\nDistinguished McKnight University Professor &\; Department Head\nDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science\nUniversity of Minnesota\n\nBio:\nKevin Dorfman is prese ntly a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Head of the Departm ent of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Min nesota. His research interests lie primarily in polymer physics\, where he is especially well known for his work on applications of self-consistent field theory to block copolymer self-assembly and integrated experimental and computational research into DNA confinement in nanochannels. His resea rch has been recognized by numerous awards\, most notably the Colburn Awar d of the AIChE and a Packard Fellowship\, and he is an Associate Editor fo r the ACS journal Macromolecules. Prior to joining the University of Minne sota as an Assistant Professor in 2006\, Prof. Dorfman was a postdoctoral fellow at Institut Curie (Paris\, France) working with Jean-Louis Viovy fr om 2002-2005. He received his MS (2001) and PhD (2002) in chemical enginee ring from MIT\, under the supervision of Howard Brenner\, and received his BS in chemical engineering from Penn State in 1999. \n\nTitle: "Network p hases in block polymers"\n\n\nAbstract:\nThis presentation will explore ou r recent computational research self-assembled network phases in block cop olymers\, which can serve as templates for creating metallic metamaterials . In the first part of the presentation\, I will describe routes to produc e single-gyroid phases\, chiral network with three-fold connectors. While single gyroid is metastable in simple AB diblock copolymers\, blends of li near diblock polymers and neat melts of nonlinear copolymer architectures expose stability windows for alternating gyroid and single gyroid\, respec tively\, in experimentally accessible systems. The second part of the pres entation will discuss a new principle\, known as boundary frustration\, th at guides termination plane selection between two non-preferential surface s. Finally\, I will describe a new approach known as “generative SCFT” that leverages generative adversarial networks to learn from self-consist ent field theory (SCFT) solution trajectories to propose new initial guess es for subsequent SCFT calculations. This approach not only identified all known block polymer network phases\, but also uncovered a vast library of candidate network phases. \n CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7747@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210519Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-navigating-the- unknown-launching-from-the-classroom-to-the-stars/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Navigating the Unknown: Launching from the Classroom to the Stars DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nNavigating the Unknown: Launching fr om the Classroom to the Stars\nSeptember 16\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nLinda Jahner\nStructural Integrity Chief Engineer &\;\nTech nical Fellow for New Glenn\nBlue Origin\nAbstract\nUF alum Linda Jahner wi ll talk about her current role at Blue Origin as the Structural Integrity Chief Engineer and Technical Fellow for the New Glenn launch vehicle. New Glenn’s first launch will serve as the backdrop and metaphor\, for new g raduates launching and navigating their careers. Linda has had a nonlinear career path and will share the motivation that fueled transitions across industries - military jets\, rocket engines\, commercial aircraft policy\, and space structures - and the unique perspective gained from a breadth o f experience. She’ll share insights on what\, from a senior leader’s p erspective\, helps engineers get recognized\; practical tactics for propel ling not only yourself but also the whole team forward\; a simple approach to handling impostor syndrome\; and communication strategies for navigati ng the gray areas where real innovation happens.\nBiography\nLinda Jahner (she/her) is the Structural Integrity Chief Engineer and a Technical Fello w for New Glenn\, Blue Origin’s reusable heavy lift launch vehicle. She sets structural standards for design\, analysis\, test\, and inspection\, and serves on AIAA standards committees for space structures and systems. Previously\, Linda was an Airframe Structures Specialist at the Federal Av iation Administration (FAA)\, developing certification policy and special conditions for novel projects\, including supersonic aircraft and advanced air mobility systems. She also contributed to FAA and industry additive m anufacturing standards. Earlier at Blue Origin\, she was a structural anal yst in the Engines organization\, working with nonlinear plasticity\, ther mal transients\, and rotating machinery. Her analysis career began on nava l airframes\, where she advanced from stress analyst to manager on F/A 18 jets and other life extension programs. She holds BS (Mechanical Engineeri ng) and MS (Aerospace Engineering) degrees from the University of Florida. \nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Christopher Petersen CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7749@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-2/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Jose Reyes-De-Corcuera\nTitle: ABE Biocomplexity E ngineering:"Complexity of cacao fermentation"\nBio: Dr. Reyes is an Associ ate Professor at the University of Florida\, Department of Agricultural an d Biological Engineering. He holds bachelor's and master’s degrees in ch emical engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Science. His B.S. is from UN AM in Mexico City and his graduate degrees are from Washington State Unive rsity. His research focuses on electrochemical enzyme biosensors and enzym e stabilization and catalysis at high hydrostatic pressure (between 20\,00 0 and 100\,000 psi). Other research interests include biofilm dynamics\, m etabolomics of foodborne and plant pathogens\, and fermentations. He has t aught a wide range of courses in food science and engineering ranging from very technical like ‘Developments and Applications in Biosensors’ to culturally rich courses such as “The science and engineering of chocolat e for a more just society”. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7753@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T160000 DTSTAMP:20250909T201533Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/embracing-impermanence-huma nity-knowledge-and-purpose-in-the-cycles-of-nature-dr-wolfgang-sigmund-uf/ SUMMARY:"Embracing Impermanence: Humanity\, Knowledge\, and Purpose in the Cycles of Nature" - Dr. Wolfgang Sigmund\, UF DESCRIPTION:Retirement Lecture with a reception to follow from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. in WERT lobby. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7707@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T172933Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-quantifying-the- hydrology-water-quality-efficacy-of-wetland-and-green-infrastructure-proje cts/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Quantifying the hydrology &\; water quality efficacy of wetland and green infrastructure projects DESCRIPTION:Presenter:\nJoey Smith\, Research Scientist\, Department of Foo d\, Agricultural and Biological Engineering\, Ohio State University\nTitle :\nQuantifying the hydrology and water quality efficacy of large-scale wet land and green infrastructure projects in Ohio\nAbstract:\n“I’m swampe d!” Wetlands in Ohio were drained for the same reason wetlands carry a n egative connotation in the English language: westward expansion. The Great Black Swamp was a large\, glacially fed wetland in northwest Ohio that wa s drained and converted to agricultural land. The destruction of the Great Black Swamp\, which filtered nutrients from runoff\, contributed to the h armful algal blooms in and the eutrophication of Lake Erie. Today\, wetlan ds and green infrastructure (GI) are being adopted on large scales in Ohio to combat ongoing nutrient pollution and eutrophication problems througho ut the state. This presentation quantifies the hydrology and water quality efficacy of two such projects.\nWilliamsburg Wetland -- In response to re curring harmful algal blooms in Harsha Lake\, Clermont County\, Ohio\, a r iparian wetland was constructed in the floodplain of the East Fork Little Miami River\, which drains to Harsha Lake and ultimately the Ohio River. T he 4-ha constructed wetland system consists of three contiguous treatment zones: a wintering pool (forebay)\; a 3-acre detention basin (repurposed f rom a retired drinking water reservoir)\; and a 7-acre highly sinuous wetl and. For the overall system\, statistically significant (n = 8\, p ≤ 0.0 5) pollutant load retention was: 93% TSS\; 64% total phosphorus (TP)\; 47% total nitrogen (TN).\nBlueprint Columbus -- The City of Columbus\, Ohio b egan retrofitting GI into existing development through a multi-decade proj ect in response to a sanitary sewer overflow consent decree. Primary desig n goals were reducing TSS loads in runoff by 20% and stormwater infiltrati on and inflow to the sanitary sewer. Through this paired watershed study\, nutrients\, sediment\, and heavy metal reductions were observed in an 11. 5-ha watershed where three online bioretention cells treated 66.5% of the imperviousness. TN\, TP\, and TSS event mean concentrations (EMCs) decreas ed by 13.7–24.1%\, 20.9–47.4%\, and 61.6–67.7%\, respectively. Runof f attenuation by GI contributed to pollutant load reductions of 24.0–25. 4% (TN)\, 27.8–32.6% (TP)\, and 59.5–78.3% (TSS). Reductions in TSS co ncentration were similar (within a margin of 5%) to the percent of the wat ershed imperviousness treated by GI. GI also contributed to modest heavy m etal reductions at the watershed scale. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7637@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T134000 DTSTAMP:20250814T155304Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-environmental-c hemistry-and-the-periodic-table-a-personal-adventure-joseph-delfino-uf/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Environmental Chemistry and the Periodic Table – A P ersonal Adventure\, Joseph Delfino\, UF DESCRIPTION:Over the course of his career\, Dr. Delfino had the opportunity to conduct laboratory and field-related research that involved various el ements and compounds of elements in the Periodic Table. He was stimulated to do his masters and doctoral research studies as well as research with h is mentors and his graduate students and colleagues in the years following the publication of Rachel Carson's 1962 book "Silent Spring." That book w as soon succeeded by a special issue in 1964 of Chemical &\; Engineerin g News dealing with Chemistry and the Oceans\, Thereafter\, the first "Ear th Day" that occurred in many locations in the USA was celebrated in April \, 1970. To this day\, there are related celebrations in April every year \, keeping not only Rachel's pioneering work as an environmental advocate in society's mind\, but also encouraging others to consider their impacts on the environment in their daily actions. Many EES students no doubt have their own personal reasons for deciding to study in the environmental eng ineering field\, and your presence in the seminar today and the EES Progra m itself is a testament to your commitment to the environment and also\, o f course\, to your interest in getting a job in this field.\n\nDr. Joseph (Joe) Delfino retired in 2014 from the University of Florida (UF) Departme nt of Environmental Engineering Sciences (EES) as Professor Emeritus after 32-years of service. He is currently a Courtesy Professor Emeritus in EE S where he teaches (Un)Common Reading Book courses to undergraduate Honors Students. At UF\, he served as Professor from 1982 – 2014 and as EES De partment Chairman from January 1990 through August 1999 and as Interim Cha irman during 2002-2003. He also served as the Graduate Coordinator from 19 90 to 2007. Prior to joining the UF faculty\, he served on the faculties o f the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the U.S. Air Force Academy as a 1LT and Captain in the USAF. At the Academy\, he progressed in academic rank from Instructor through Assistant Professor and completed his milita ry service and Academy assignment as an Associate Professor. His earned ac ademic degrees are: BS in Chemistry (Holy Cross College in Massachusetts)\ ; MS in Chemistry (Fluorine Chemistry\, U. of Idaho)\; and the PhD in Civi l &\; Environmental Engineering (water chemistry\, limnology\, and ocea nography) from the U. of Wisconsin-Madison). In 2015\, he received the pro fessional credential as a Board Certified Environmental Scientist from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists [AAEES]. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7745@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T134000 DTSTAMP:20250908T142433Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/seminar-automation-and-deep -learning-to-advance-digital-agriculture/ SUMMARY:Seminar : Automation and Deep Learning to Advance Digital Agricultu re DESCRIPTION:To sustainably intensify agricultural production and food suppl y while preserving the environment\, we must radically improve the efficie ncy and resilience of our agri-food systems through automation and AI-driv en digital agriculture. In this talk\, I will go over multiple research pr ojects that leverage agricultural robotics and deep learning to address ch allenges spanning the food chain from breeding to harvest and postharvest handling. I will present a novel modular agricultural robotic system (MARS ) that is an autonomous\, multi-purpose\, and affordable robotic platform for in-field automated phenotyping and precision farming. The robotic syst em is empowered by machine learning-based vision intelligence\, including object detection and semantic/instance segmentation for detecting plants a nd plant parts in 2D images\, video frame-based multi-object tracking for plant organ counting\, and 3D deep learning models for point cloud segment ation and architectural trait extraction. Another project will highlight a patented sensor to emulate berry fruit and quantify mechanical impacts du ring the mechanical harvesting and postharvest handling processes\, as wel l as a deep learning-based hyperspectral imaging approach for berry intern al bruise detection and quantification. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7761@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210519Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-automation-and- deep-learning-to-advance-digital-agriculture/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Automation and Deep Learning to Advance Digital Agric ulture DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nAutomation and Deep Learning to A dvance Digital Agriculture\n\nSeptember 18\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Changying (Charlie) Li\nProfessor\nUniversity of Florida\ nDepartment of Agricultural and Biological Engineering\nIFAS AI Administra tive Coordinator\n\nAbstract\nTo sustainably intensify agricultural produc tion and food supply while preserving the environment\, we must radically improve the efficiency and resilience of our agri-food systems through aut omation and AI-driven digital agriculture. In this talk\, I will go over m ultiple research projects that leverage agricultural robotics and deep lea rning to address challenges spanning the food chain from breeding to harve st and postharvest handling. I will present a novel modular agricultural r obotic system (MARS) that is an autonomous\, multi-purpose\, and affordabl e robotic platform for in-field automated phenotyping and precision farmin g. The robotic system is empowered by machine learning-based vision intell igence\, including object detection and semantic/instance segmentation for detecting plants and plant parts in 2D images\, video frame-based multi-o bject tracking for plant organ counting\, and 3D deep learning models for point cloud segmentation and architectural trait extraction. Another proje ct will highlight a patented sensor to emulate berry fruit and quantify me chanical impacts during the mechanical harvesting and postharvest handling processes\, as well as a deep learning-based hyperspectral imaging approa ch for berry internal bruise detection and quantification.\n\nBiography\nC harlie Li is a Professor in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering De partment and the IFAS AI Administrative Coordinator since 2023. Prior to h is current position\, he was a Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar at the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. He earned his doctoral degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the Penns ylvania State University and received his postdoctoral research training a t the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has 25 years of exper ience in developing innovative AI-based sensing and automation technologie s to advance digital agriculture and automated phenotyping. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEE E). His work has been recognized by several national awards from the ASABE . Together with his collaborators\, he has published over 130 peer-reviewe d journal papers and secured more than $17 million in grant funding from a diverse range of sources.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. John Schueller\nCo-spo nsor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7755@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T145500 DTSTAMP:20250910T132433Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/reactor-autonomy-from-digit al-twin-design-to-experimental-demonstration-at-pur-1/ SUMMARY:Reactor Autonomy: From Digital Twin Design to Experimental Demonstr ation at PUR-1 DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar Speaker Stylianos Chatzidakis Ph.D. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7767@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T145500 DTSTAMP:20250911T181312Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/reactor-autonomy-from-digit al-twin-design-to-experimental-demonstration-at-pur-1-2/ SUMMARY:Reactor Autonomy: From Digital Twin Design to Experimental Demonstr ation at PUR-1 DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar Speaker Stylianos Chatzidakis Ph.D.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7757@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T143000 DTSTAMP:20250909T201533Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ccs-director-candidate-talk -dr-nina-stark/ SUMMARY:CCS Director Candidate Talk: Dr. Nina Stark DESCRIPTION:Nina Stark is the faculty lead of the Coastal and Marine Geotec hnics research group at the University of Florida. She is an international ly recognized expert for the development of innovative geotechnical site c haracterization methods in coastal environments for civil and naval applic ations. She is also known for her work of understanding the geomechanics o f sediment dynamics\, including in response to coastal and riverine extrem e events. She has led multiple interdisciplinary teams overseeing coastal and riverine extreme event reconnaissance\, impact mitigation\, and commun ity resilience in response to six hurricanes and two record river flood ev ents.\n\nDr. Stark received her MS in Geophysics in 2007 from the WWU Muen ster\, Germany and her PhD in Marine Geotechnics in 2011 from the Universi ty of Bremen\, Germany. She worked as a postdoc at the University of Breme n (2011-2012) and at Dalhousie University\, Canada (2012-2013). She was an assistant professor from 2013-2019 and associate professor from 2019-2023 in the Geotechnical Engineering program at Virginia Tech. She joined the University of Florida as an associate professor in 2023. Dr. Stark receive d the NSF CAREER Award in 2018\, the ONR Young Investigator Award in 2018\ , and led the SERDP MR Project of the Year in 2022. \n\nMore about Nina St ark’s Research Group:\nhttps://faculty.eng.ufl.edu/coastal-marine-geotec hnics/\n\nJoin via Zoom:\nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/96054059849\n CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Reitz Union G325\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on G325:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7685@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-seeing-big-and- small-multiscale-biochemical-windows-into-the-brain-via-imaging-ai/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Seeing Big and Small: Multiscale Biochemical Windows into the Brain via Imaging &\; AI" DESCRIPTION:Fan Lam\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Bioengineering\nUnivers ity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\n\nBio: Dr. Fan Lam has a PhD in Electric al and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champai gn (UIUC). He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Bio engineering at UIUC\, affiliated with the Departments of Electrical and Co mputer Engineering\, Physics\, the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. He is the director of the Master of Science in Biomedical Image Computing (MS-BI C) program at UIUC. His group integrates experimental and computational ap proaches to develop novel imaging technologies for studying the multiscale biochemical basis of brain function and disease. Dr. Lam is a Senior Memb er of IEEE\, and a recipient of an NSF CAREER Award\, an NIH/NIBIB Trailbl azer Award\, and an NIGMS MIRA Award. Dr. Lam currently serves as an Assoc iate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging and IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging\, and as a member of the IEEE Computational Imag ing Technical Committee and the ISMRM Metabolomics and Metabolomic Imaging Study Group.\n\nAbstract: Metabolism plays a fundamental role in supporti ng and executing biological functions. The rich heterogeneities in biochem istry across cells\, tissues\, and organs\, as well as their important rol es in different diseases are increasingly being recognized. Meanwhile\, ou r ability to comprehensively measure\, characterize and understand such he terogeneities under various physiological and pathophysiological condition s are still limited by several analytical and computational challenges. In this talk\, we will discuss our efforts on developing and applying new im aging and computational technologies that integrate instrumentation physic s\, biochemical priors\, and AI to interrogate neurochemistry with enhance d throughput and spatial-chemical details. I will also discuss our pursuit on integrating metabolomic data across scales and the ex vivo to in vivo spectrum. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7779@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183045Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2025-fall-seminar-serie s-3/ SUMMARY:ChE 2025 Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: C. Heath Turner\, Ph.D\nDepartment of Chemical and Bio logical Engineering \nThe University of Alabama\, Tuscaloosa\, AL \n\nAbst ract: The formation and structural/chemical evolution of nanostructured ma terials involves processes that span a wide range of time and length scale s. This includes bond-breaking and bond-formation steps\, as well as conc erted structural relaxations within the materials. These events have char acteristic time scales ranging from femtoseconds up to minutes/hours\, so preserving atomistic details in a single computational model is particular ly problematic. In this presentation\, I will describe kinetic Monte Carl o (KMC) approaches that we have developed for capturing the relevant kinet ics and equilibrium thermodynamics in amorphous materials\, along with app lications to several different materials platforms. Due to the underlying event-based nature of the KMC simulation technique\, time scales can be e xtended by several orders-of-magnitude\, well beyond traditional atomistic simulation approaches. Furthermore\, we have developed an automated proc ess for cycling between KMC and MD stages\; the KMC events are able to cap ture the reaction events (potentially involving long time scales)\, while the MD simulations are able to capture events involving concerted motions during structural relaxation. The relative computational efficiency of ou r hybrid KMC-MD method allows for large parameter spaces to be rapidly exp lored\, as well as automated feedback comparisons against experimental ben chmark data. Several different applications will be highlighted: (a) grow th of Au nanoparticles in solution\; (b) gas separation performance of ion ic polyimide membranes\; (c) growth of amorphous tribofilms on metal surfa ces\; and (d) dehydrochlorination of PVC plastic. \n\nBio: Prof. Turner c ompleted his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University and his P h.D. in Chemical Engineering from NC State University. He spent several y ears in industry with Monsanto\, Birmingham Steel\, and Trinity Consultant s. He initially joined the University of Alabama as an Assistant Professo r in 2003. He served as the Head of the Department of Chemical and Biolog ical Engineering for the past 7 years\, during which time the department m oved up 45 positions in the U.S. News and World Report Rankings\, the grad uate program grew by 300%\, and research expenditures grew by 500%. He is the inaugural Director of the UA Polymers and Soft Materials (Poly-SM) Re search Center\, and he currently serves as the Associate Dean for Research and Economic Development in the College of Engineering. Over the past se veral years\, he has been a visiting Faculty Fellow at NASA-Langley\, the Naval Research Lab\, and the Air Force Research Lab\, Visiting Professor a t Vanderbilt University\, and an International Distinguished Professor at Shanghai University of Engineering Science. He has published approximatel y 140 journal articles in the areas of computational catalysis\, interfaci al phenomena\, ionic liquids\, and polymers\, with the goal of making stro nger connections to experimental observables. \n\nTalk Title: Modeling Amo rphous Materials with Integrated Kinetic Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamic s Simulations CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR Bldg #: 0033 \, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7787@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-4/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Xueying Tang\nTitle: ABE Biocomplexity Engineering : "Hurricane number prediction and region selection with spatially depende nt global-local shrinkage priors"\nBio: Dr. Xueying Tang is an Assistant P rofessor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. Sh e earned her Bachelor’s degree from Peking University\, China\, before c ompleting her Ph.D. in Statistics at the University of Florida in 2017 und er the supervision of Dr. Malay Ghosh and Dr. Nikolay Bliznyuk. She then w orked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Statistics at Columbia University with Dr. Jingchen Liu and Dr. Zhiliang Ying. Her r esearch interests include high-dimensional Bayesian statistics\, Bayesian small area estimation\, latent variable models and their applications in e ducation and psychology\, as well as process data analysis. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7663@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/microstructure-analytics-of -ni-base-superalloys-using-computer-vision-techniques-to-understand-proper ties-and-performance/ SUMMARY:Microstructure Analytics of Ni-Base Superalloys Using Computer Visi on Techniques to Understand Properties and Performance DESCRIPTION:MSE Seminar\nTitle: “Microstructure Analytics” of Ni-Base S uperalloys Using Computer Vision Techniques to Understand Properties and P erformance" - Dr. Sammy Tin\, University of Arizona CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7807@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T183000 DTSTAMP:20250922T162537Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/spe-gbm-1/ SUMMARY:SPE GBM #1 DESCRIPTION:This is the first GBM of the Society of Plastics Engineers! Her e\, we will be introducing our organization and officers\, sharing news in the plastics community\, and have a fun activity of the end! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Weil 234\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Unite d States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil 234:g eo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7801@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T130000 DTSTAMP:20250919T201758Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-industry-visit-national -instruments/ SUMMARY:ECE Industry Visit: National Instruments DESCRIPTION:Representatives from National Instruments—a global manufactur er specializing in hardware\, software\, and electronic test equipment—w ill sponsor a series of activities in Malachowsky Hall on Wednesday\, Sept . 24. All events will take place in Malachowsky 2003\, the AI Lab.\n[ More ] CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 2003\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 2003:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7709@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T173802Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-modeling-the-imp acts-of-land-use-and-climate-change-to-coastal-foodwebs-and-fisheries/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Modeling the impacts of land use and climate change to coastal foodwebs and fisheries DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nHolden Harris\, Researcher\, UF IFAS Nature Coast Bio logical Station\nTitle:\nA journey down the watershed-to-estuary continuum : Modeling the impacts of land use and climate change to coastal foodwebs and fisheries\nAbstract:\nIn this seminar\, we’ll journey along the “w atershed-to-estuary continuum” to examine how upstream changes in land u se and climate ultimately impact estuary foodwebs\, fisheries\, and the pe ople who depend on them.\nOur first stop will be an examination of case st udies for changes observed in Gulf of Mexico estuaries\, where we’ll pul l ashore to examine an updated conceptual model of how water quality links upstream and downstream components. Through real-world examples\, we’ll see how changes in water quality can lead to the collapse of foundational species\, damage ecosystem functioning and services\, and major stakehold er conflicts.\nOur primary voyage will dive into research from cross-disci plinary researchers across UF to develop an end-to-end modeling framework of the Suwannee River estuary and watershed. This cross-disciplinary frame work linked a basin-scale hydrology model (SWAT–MODFLOW)\, a data-statis tical Estuary Linkage Model\, and a spatial-temporal dynamic foodweb model (the Suwannee River Estuary Model\; SREM). With these linked models\, we simulated 30 future land use and climate scenarios that were co-developed with stakeholders.\nWe’ll dedicate time to the ecological modeling leg o f our journey\, specifically exploring how we linked the SREM to downstrea m hydrological drivers and applied it to simulate population and community changes under future scenarios. In particular\, we’ll consider the rela tionship of nutrients and phytoplankton: how these both drive the primary productivity in the system and shade out seagrasses\, which provide critic al habitat to many species.\nAs we return to dock\, we’ll reflect on how our approaches can improve the predictive capacity of modeling forecasts\ , explore ecological and socioeconomic trade-offs\, and inform management decisions related to water resources and coastal resilience. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7697@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T134000 DTSTAMP:20250829T154855Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-leveraging-mach ine-learning-for-floodplain-wetland-identification-e-white-stanford/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Leveraging Machine Learning for Floodplain Wetland Ide ntification\, E. White\, Stanford DESCRIPTION:Coastal freshwater floodplain wetlands (CFFWs) are a critical c omponent of the coastal wetland mosaic and offer numerous ecosystem servic es (i.e. carbon sequestration\, storm surge attenuation\, groundwater rech arge)\, however they face an existential threat due to coastal climate cha nge (i.e. sea level rise\, storm surge\, hurricanes). Previous research do cumented nearly 14\,000 km of CFFWs loss in the North American Coastal Pla in from 1996 – 2016 with more than 75% being explained by climate and to pographic variables. However\, there are critical information gaps regardi ng the location of and habitat suitability for CFFWs. We leveraged publicl y available datasets with advances in machine learning to create the first maps of CFFW extent and climate integrated habitat suitability for the co ntiguous United States. Both maps used the NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Pr ogram 2016 palustrine forested wetland class as the locations for training data with the extent map using Landsat for optical imagery. Our extent ma p is based on a convolutional neural network with Inception-ResNet-V2 arch itecture best identifies large features (83% overall accuracy\, 0.66 F1- S core\, 0.54 Kappa Value) with most of the locations being in river valleys or protected areas. The random forest-based habitat suitability integrate s 2050 climate data and projected sea level rise with additional environme ntal data (e.g. physiography\, hydrology\, and hydrography) to predict whe re CFFWs can exist in the near future (86% overall accuracy\, 0.86 F1 Scor e\, and0.52 Kappa Value). These new maps are being put directly into actio n by being used to identify carbon credit opportunities to support small l andowners. Additionally\, our maps can be updated quickly as new data are made available\, which exceeds the current standard that is updated on a 5 -year basis. The temporally dynamic nature of our approach allows for rapi d assessment of CFFW change for acute events and should help constrain lon g-term estimates of change.\n\nElliott White Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Earth System Science in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. H e is a coastal ecosystem scientist who leverages his domain expertise in w etland sciences with interdisciplinary training in remote sensing and ecoh ydrology to investigate climate change related challenges on coastal socio -environmental systems (cSES). Elliott has research on all three US coasts and has expanded internationally to include Bolivia\, The Gambia\, and Ca nada. Collaborators in his research include academics\, non-profits\, comm unity-based organizations\, and municipal departments. At Stanford\, he is an affiliate of the Center for Comparative Studies on Race and Ethnicity and a Center Fellow\, by courtesy\, of the Woods Institute for the Environ ment. Elliott has a PhD in Environmental Engineering Sciences from the Uni versity of Florida (2019) and a BS in Biology and Animal Ecology from Iowa State University (2015). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7769@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T145500 DTSTAMP:20250915T154045Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/preparing-for-the-career-sh owcase-interviewing-strategies-crystal-burton-university-of-florida/ SUMMARY:Preparing for the Career Showcase: Interviewing Strategies-Crystal Burton-University of Florida DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7765@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T153000 DTSTAMP:20250911T134415Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/from-trustworthy-ai-to-resp onsible-ai-promoting-human-agency-in-the-face-of-rising-machine-agency/ SUMMARY:From Trustworthy AI to Responsible AI: Promoting Human Agency in t he face of Rising Machine Agency DESCRIPTION:For over a decade\, there has been an emphasis on developing tr ustworthy AI systems. Dr. Shyam Sundar will describe the psychology behind human trust in AI. The talk will outline how interface cues can contribut e to unwarranted trust among users\, and discuss sociotechnical solutions to promote better calibration of trust\, as a way of ushering in a new era of Responsible AI. It will also introduce Dr. Sundar’s theoretical fram ework for human-AI interaction (HAII) based on the theory of interactive m edia effects (TIME)\, and describe recent studies from his lab group demon strating the efficacy of using interactive media for promoting Responsible AI.\nS. Shyam Sundar (PhD\, Stanford University) is Evan Pugh University Professor and James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects and Director of the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence at Penn State University. He is also the founding director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Penn State’s College of Communications. Prof. Sundar is a theorist as well as an experimentalist who uses a variety of quantitative and qualitative approaches in his research. His research examines social and psychological effects of interactive media\, ranging from websites and social media to virtual assistants and virtual environments. Current rese arch pertains to psychological effects of Human-AI interaction in a variet y of contexts\, ranging from personalization and recommendation to fake ne ws and content moderation. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union 2335\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on 2335:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7615@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T143000 DTSTAMP:20250623T125416Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/stem-on-the-lawn/ SUMMARY:STEM on the Lawn DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to invite you to participate in STEM on the Law n\, hosted by the Florida Semiconductor Institute at the University of Flo rida! This free\, family-friendly community STEM day is designed to spark curiosity and excitement around science\, technology\, engineering\, and m ath (STEM) for K–12 students. Featuring live demonstrations\, a Q&\;A with a panel of experts\, and STEM-based organizations sharing interactiv e activities\, this event is all about bringing together students\, educat ors\, industry leaders\, and the broader community to celebrate hands-on S TEM learning and emerging technologies. For registration and more details\ , please visit our website: https://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/stem-on-the-lawn -presented-by-uf-fsi/\nIf you would like to have an exhibitor table or spo nsor this event\, please visit our website for further information. This i s a fantastic opportunity to spark curiosity\, connect with talent\, and a mplify your presence in Florida’s growing tech ecosystem. The deadline t o register is Sunday\, August 31st! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union North Lawn\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.64599;-82.347709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on North Lawn:geo:29.64599,-82.347709 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7775@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T180000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210651Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-computer-information-s cience-engineering-and-ai-career-fair/ SUMMARY:CISE - Computer & Information Science & Engineering and AI Career F air DESCRIPTION:Network with company representatives about potential job/intern ship opportunities in the field of computer science engineering and artifi cial intelligence.\nStudents and alumni with computer engineering\, comput er science and/or strong coding backgrounds are encouraged to attend.\n\n See list of participating employers\n\nVolunteer for the CISE and AI Caree r Fair!\nLearn how you can get involved and make a difference at one of UF 's premier recruiting events.\n\n Sign up to volunteer\n CATEGORIES:Career Fair LOCATION:Stephen C. O’Connell Center\, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gainesville \, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gain esville\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stephen C. O’Con nell Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7759@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T143000 DTSTAMP:20250909T201537Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ccs-director-candidate-talk -dr-andrew-altieri/ SUMMARY:CCS Director Candidate Talk: Dr. Andrew Altieri DESCRIPTION:Andrew Altieri is an associate professor in the field of applie d ecology at the University of Florida. His work examines how global drive rs\, including habitat degradation\, species invasions\, extinctions and o verexploitation\, have cascading effects on the biodiversity and emergent properties of coastal ecosystems. He employs an interdisciplinary combinat ion of field experiments\, large-scale observations\, historical reconstru ction and ecophysiology techniques that integrates from the organism to se ascape. By testing hypotheses about thresholds\, limiting factors and syne rgistic interactions\, his work supports conservation and sustainable solu tions towards coastal resilience.\n\nDr. Altieri earned his BA in Marine B iology at the University of California Santa Cruz in 1999 and his PhD in E cology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University in 2006\, followed by postdocs at Northeastern University and Brown University. Andrew was a sta ff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama (201 2-2017) before joining the faculty at UF in 2018. Altieri received the NSF CAREER Award in 2023 and is currently serving as the Interim Director of CCS. He also holds professional appointments of Research Associate at STRI and Adjunct Professor at McGill University.\n\nJoin via Zoom: https://ufl .zoom.us/j/94667630729\n CATEGORIES:Faculty Search LOCATION:Reitz Union 2360\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on 2360:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7687@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T163000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-pruitt-graduate-researc h-alumni-engagement-day-keynote-speaker-dr-chelsea-magin/ SUMMARY:BME Pruitt Graduate Research &\; Alumni Engagement Day: Keynote Speaker Dr. Chelsea Magin DESCRIPTION:Chelsea M. Magin\, PhD\nAssociate Professor of Bioengineering\n University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus\n"Engineering the Diseased Lung: 3D Models to Decode Fibrosis\, Hypertension\, and Sex-Speci fic Drug Responses"\nAbstract: Chronic respiratory diseases—including pu lmonary fibrosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)—are a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality. These conditions exhibit strikin g sexual dimorphism in incidence\, progression\, and response to therapy\, yet the biological mechanisms driving these differences remain poorly und erstood. There is a pressing clinical need for human-relevant models that capture sex-specific disease features to advance drug discovery and precis ion medicine.\nThe Magin Lab engineers 3D in vitro models of lung disease using dynamic biomaterials\, tunable hydrogels\, and 3D bioprinting to rep licate the mechanical and biochemical microenvironments of diseased lung t issue. These platforms enable the study of cell–matrix interactions\, me chanotransduction\, and hormone-mediated signaling in ways that traditiona l cell culture and animal models cannot. Our recent work reveals how sex\, stiffness\, and serum composition interact to drive epithelial injury and fibroblast activation\, and how these variables influence drug responses in models of fibrosis and PAH.\nThis presentation will highlight our progr ess in developing sex-informed\, biomimetic lung models and the translatio nal potential of these platforms for drug testing. In addition to research \, Dr. Magin will reflect on her journey from a first-generation college s tudent to PhD trainee in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomed ical Engineering at the University of Florida\, through postdoctoral and i ndustry roles\, and now as a faculty leader in academic bioengineering.\nB io: Dr. Chelsea M. Magin is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering\, Ped iatrics\, and Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz and leads the Bio-inspired Pulmonary Engineering Laboratory. Her research int egrates biomaterials\, 3D modeling\, and mechanobiology to study chronic l ung diseases\, with a focus on sex-specific mechanisms and drug responses. She directs the QA/RA Certificate Program and previously led product deve lopment at Sharklet Technologies. Dr. Magin is a recipient of the NSF CARE ER Award\, ATS Early Career Achievement Award\, and the University of Flor ida’s 40 Gators Under 40. She earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering f rom the University of Florida. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7833@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T163000 DTSTAMP:20250924T173537Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/engineering-the-diseased-lu ng-3d-models-to-decode-fibrosis-hypertension-and-sex-specific-drug-respons es/ SUMMARY:Engineering the Diseased Lung: 3D Models to Decode Fibrosis\, Hyper tension\, and Sex-Specific Drug Responses DESCRIPTION:Pruitt Research Day Keynote Speaker: Chelsea M. Magin\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Department of Bioengineering\, University of Colora do Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus\n\nChronic respiratory diseases—incl uding pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)—are a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality. These conditions exhibit striking sexual dimorphism in incidence\, progression\, and response to t herapy\, yet the biological mechanisms driving these differences remain po orly understood. There is a pressing clinical need for human-relevant mode ls that capture sex-specific disease features to advance drug discovery an d precision medicine.\n\nThe Magin Lab engineers 3D in vitro models of lun g disease using dynamic biomaterials\, tunable hydrogels\, and 3D bioprint ing to replicate the mechanical and biochemical microenvironments of disea sed lung tissue. These platforms enable the study of cell–matrix interac tions\, mechanotransduction\, and hormone-mediated signaling in ways that traditional cell culture and animal models cannot. Our recent work reveals how sex\, stiffness\, and serum composition interact to drive epithelial injury and fibroblast activation\, and how these variables influence drug responses in models of fibrosis and PAH.\n\nThis presentation will highlig ht our progress in developing sex-informed\, biomimetic lung models and th e translational potential of these platforms for drug testing. In addition to research\, Dr. Magin will reflect on her journey from a first-generati on college student to PhD trainee in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Departme nt of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida\, through postdo ctoral and industry roles\, and now as a faculty leader in academic bioeng ineering.\n\nBio:\n\nDr. Chelsea M. Magin is an Associate Professor of Bio engineering\, Pediatrics\, and Medicine at the University of Colorado Denv er | Anschutz and leads the Bio-inspired Pulmonary Engineering Laboratory. Her research integrates biomaterials\, 3D modeling\, and mechanobiology t o study chronic lung diseases\, with a focus on sex-specific mechanisms an d drug responses. She directs the QA/RA Certificate Program and previously led product development at Sharklet Technologies. Dr. Magin is a recipien t of the NSF CAREER Award\, ATS Early Career Achievement Award\, and the U niversity of Florida’s 40 Gators Under 40. She earned her PhD in Biomedi cal Engineering from the University of Florida. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-9\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-9:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7781@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2025-fall-seminar-serie s-4/ SUMMARY:ChE 2025 Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Andrew Zydney\, PhD\nBayard D. Kunkle Chair and Profes sor of Chemical Engineering \nDirector\, Membrane Applications Science &am p\; Technology (MAST) Center \nThe Pennsylvania State University \n\nBio: Dr. Andrew L. Zydney is the Bayard D. Kunkle Chair and Professor of Chemic al Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He also serves as Dir ector of the Penn State site in the Membrane Applications\, Science and Te chnology (MAST) Center. Zydney was Head of the Chemical Engineering Depart ment from 2004-2014\, and he served as founding Director of the Penn State Center of Excellence in Industrial Biotechnology from 2017-2021. Zydney's research is focused on the application of membranes in bioprocessing\, in cluding the purification of monoclonal antibodies\, vaccines\, and gene th erapy agents with more than 300 publications in these areas. Dr. Zydney se rved as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Membrane Science from 2010-2019\ , and he is Past President of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS). He has received the Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation in Membrane Scie nce and Technology\, the American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Separati ons Science and Technology\, the Gerhold Award for Excellence in Separatio n Science from AIChE\, among others. Dr. Zydney has also received multiple teaching awards\, including the Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engine ering Education from AIChE\, the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Uni versity of Delaware\, and the Distinguished Teacher Award from the America n Society for Engineering Education.\n\nTalk Title: New Opportunities for Membrane Technology in the Production of Next Generation Gene Therapies\n\ nAbstract: Membrane systems are used extensively for the purification of a wide range of important biological products. This presentation will focu s on new / potential applications in the production of next generation gen e therapy products\, including both small interfering RNA (siRNA) and mess enger RNA (mRNA) for vaccines. Although ultrafiltration can be used for t he concentration of siRNA\, existing membranes / modules are unable to ach ieve the high concentrations (>\;150 mg/mL) needed for final formulation s. We have demonstrated the potential of using negatively-charged ultrafi ltration membranes in this application\, with more than a 3-fold increase in the maximum achievable concentration. There is growing interest in the development of continuous processes for mRNA manufacture\, and we have sh own that membranes can play a major role in these processes for both conce ntration (by single pass tangential flow filtration) and purification (by high performance countercurrent membrane purification). Sterile filtratio n can also be a challenge for mRNA formulations using lipid nanoparticles (LNP) due to the unique properties of the LNP. This talk highlights how n ew advances in membrane technology can address many of the critical issues involved in the production of these next generation biopharmaceuticals. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7799@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T160000 DTSTAMP:20250919T201758Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-fall-career-fair/ SUMMARY:ECE Fall Career Fair DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Career Fair LOCATION:Florida Gymnasium Room 100\, 1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Florida Gymna sium Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7783@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210519Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-data-driven-mod eling-to-understand-fatigue-performance-of-additively-manufactured-metals/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Data-driven modeling to understand fatigue performanc e of additively manufactured metals DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nData-driven modeling to understan d fatigue performance of additively manufactured metals\n\nSeptember 30\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\n\nJia "Peter" Liu\nAssociate Profe ssor\nTrey Lauderdale Industrial and Systems Engineering Faculty Fellow\nU niversity of Florida\nDept. of Industrial &\; Systems Engineering\n \nA bstract\nEmerging technologies\, such as AI\, advanced sensing\, and big d ata\, provide tools to revolutionize the manufacturing industry\, help adv ance the understanding of manufacturing processes\, and improve productivi ty and quality. Also\, many manufacturers are transforming digitally and f orming an adequate infrastructure for collaborative AI applications\, pote ntially advancing the national manufacturing capability and enhancing robu st supply chains.\n\nIn this talk\, I will demonstrate an efficient way of incorporating physics knowledge and using or developing data-driven model s for manufacturing processes to achieve accurate prediction and an interp retable understanding. I will introduce our work in data-driven modeling t o advance the understanding of fatigue failure in laser beam powder bed fu sion (L-PBF). Fatigue failure is usually attributed to crack initiation an d propagation by fracture mechanics in microstructural traits\, such as vo lumetric defects and surface roughness. Our work not only utilizes physics knowledge in L-PBF but also leverages the power of data-driven methods to address the issues of complex physics and data sparsity to advance non-de structive fatigue life prediction for L-PBF parts and their potential adop tion to more fatigue-critical applications. I will also introduce our prog ress in novel federated learning to enable privacy-preserving information sharing for machine learning modeling among distributed manufacturers.\n\n Biography\nJia “Peter” Liu is an associate professor and the Trey Laud erdale Industrial and Systems Engineering fellow at the University of Flor ida. His research interests encompass statistical learning\, deep learning \, and LLM with applications in advanced manufacturing. He works to integr ate physics knowledge and interpretable data-driven modeling for complex m anufacturing processes with heterogeneous sensors\, mainly focusing on und erstanding the fatigue performance of powder bed fusion with applications in the aerospace\, defense\, and automotive sectors. His research has been funded by NSF\, DoD\, FAA\, and NIST\, and he has been honored with sever al awards\, including the 2024 ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering and the 2023 NSF CAREER Award. He is a senior member of INFORMS and a memb er of IISE\, ASME\, and SME. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems En gineering\, an M.S. in Statistics from Virginia Tech\, and a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University\, China.\n\nMAE Facult y Host: Dr. Hitomi Greenslet CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7805@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-5/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Kalindhi Larios\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engine ering: “Hydrology &\; Pathogens (HYPATH) End-user Model: A mechanisti c approach to model bacteria contamination of leafy greens pre-harvest con ditions"\nBio:\nDr. Kalindhi Larios is a postdoctoral research associat e in the Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering at the Unive rsity of Florida\, working under the supervision of Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carp ena. She is a triple gator and has earned a B.S. in Environmental Science\ , an M.S. in Interdisciplinary Ecology\, and a Ph.D. in Soil and Water Sci ences\, all from the University of Florida. Dr. Larios’ research focuse s on water quality in freshwater systems within agricultural and urban cat chments. She specializes in mechanistic approaches coupled with global sen sitivity analysis. Her current work involves modeling the fate and transpo rt of bacteria in soil\, water\, and crops at the farm scale and assessing the risk of food-borne pathogen contamination in leafy greens across the USA. In addition\, Dr. Larios is part of collaborative effort to build a digital twin for the city of Jacksonville\, FL\, with the aim of using ma chine learning approaches to identify areas of concern where aging septic infrastructure is impacting water quality. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7791@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T160000 DTSTAMP:20250918T113749Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/counterion-effects-in-polye lectrolyte-solutions-and-gels-dr-carlos-lopez-penn-state-university/ SUMMARY:Counterion Effects in Polyelectrolyte Solutions and Gels - Dr. Carl os Lopez\, Penn State University DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7657@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000 DTSTAMP:20250825T194316Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fsi-industry-mixer/ SUMMARY:FSI Industry Mixer DESCRIPTION:The FSI Industry Mixer is not your average networking event\; i t’s an experience that brings together students and industry professiona ls for meaningful conversations about careers in semiconductors. Forget th e booth. Forget the elevator pitch. This is about real dialogue and real c onnection.\nDesigned as an exclusive\, conversation-driven event\, the Mix er offers students a unique opportunity to explore careers in the semicond uctor industry\, gain valuable insights\, and receive firsthand advice fro m professionals across the field. For employers\, it’s a chance to conne ct with emerging talent in an authentic\, engaging setting. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, Uni ted States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32606\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Hall :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7797@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000 DTSTAMP:20250919T145439Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fsi-industry-mixer-2/ SUMMARY:FSI Industry Mixer DESCRIPTION:The FSI Industry Mixer is not your average networking event\; i t’s an experience that brings together students and industry professiona ls for meaningful conversations about careers in semiconductors. Forget th e booth. Forget the elevator pitch. This is about real dialogue and real c onnection. \nDesigned as an exclusive\, conversation-driven event\, the Mi xer offers students a unique opportunity to explore careers in the semicon ductor industry\, gain valuable insights\, and receive firsthand advice fr om professionals across the field. For employers\, it’s a chance to conn ect with emerging talent in an authentic\, engaging setting. This event is free for all students to attend.\n\nWho Should Attend? \nStudents in:\nEl ectrical Engineering\nComputer Science\nMaterials Science\nPhysics\nRelate d STEM fields who are interested in the semiconductor industry\n\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7725@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T123500 DTSTAMP:20250903T134249Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-exploring-public -preferences-for-ecosystem-services-of-the-upper-floridan-aquifer/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Exploring Public Preferences for Ecosystem Services of the Upper Floridan Aquifer DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nKotryna Klizentyte\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, S chool of Forest\, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences\, UF\n\nTitle: \nFramin g the springs: Exploring public preferences for ecosystem services of the Upper Floridan Aquifer\n\nAbstract: \nThe Upper Floridan Aquifer (UFA) pro vides critical water resources and ecosystem services across Florida and G eorgia but faces mounting threats from over-extraction\, pollution\, and c limate variability. To address these challenges\, this study assesses publ ic willingness to pay (WTP) for a hypothetical Best Management Practices ( BMP) incentive program designed to conserve the UFA by improving water qua lity\, ecosystem health\, and water availability for future generations. U sing a discrete choice experiment (DCE) and latent class analysis\, we mea sure preferences for key ecosystem services and explore the influence of s ocio-demographic characteristics and moral framing (fairness and loyalty) on WTP. Results indicate strong public support for human-centered benefits of the BMP program\, particularly positive economic impacts for producers and water quantity improvements\, with mean WTP values of $129.65 and $10 4.75\, respectively. Latent class analysis reveals three distinct preferen ce groups\, highlighting the importance of tailored policy communication s trategies to address cost sensitivity\, ecological priorities\, and socio- demographic variations. Moral framing significantly increased engagement\, with fairness and loyalty frames reducing opt-out rates but reduced the W TP for all program attributes. These findings provide critical insights fo r policymakers and water managers to design socially supported BMP program s that cater to the appropriate audiences. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7731@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T134000 DTSTAMP:20250903T140121Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-the-role-of-int erfacial-processes-in-pfas-transport-and-remediation-kurt-pennell-brown-u/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: The Role of Interfacial Processes in PFAS Transport an d Remediation\, Kurt Pennell\, Brown U. DESCRIPTION:Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a broad cl ass of compounds consisting of a partially or fully fluorinated carbon cha in with a hydrophilic head group. This unique chemical structure imparts s urface-active properties\, which can result in the accumulation of PFAS at air-water and oil-water interfaces. Experimental and modelling studies wi ll be presented to explore how this phenomenon (a) influences PFAS transpo rt and retention in the subsurface and (b) can be used to remove PFAS from water by foam fractionation. Batch experiments were completed to determi ne solid-phase sorption and accumulation at the air-water interface (AWI)\ , while column studies were conducted at different water saturations. In t he presence of PFOS\, PFOA exhibited less retention than expected based on single-solute behavior\, and effluent breakthrough curves showed chromato graphic peaking. A mathematical model developed for simultaneous flow and transport of PFAS was able to capture these experimental observations. F oam fractionation studies were undertaken to identify co-surfactants that are capable of removing short-chain PFAS\, which exhibit minimal accumulat ion at the air-water interface. A low-toxicity cationic surfactant derive d from shea was able to rapidly remove PFAS from groundwater impacted by a queous foam forming fluids (AFFF).\n\nDr. Kurt Pennell is the 250th Annive rsary Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering at Brown Unive rsity. Previously\, Dr. Pennell was Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts University\, and the Bernard M. Gordon Senior Faculty Fellow in Environmental Engineering. Prior to moving to Tu fts\, Dr. Pennell was a Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Pennell has publi shed over 250 referred journal articles and book chapters\, is a registere d Professional Engineer (PE)\, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (B CEE)\, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)\, and a Fellow of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Profess ors (AEESP). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7803@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T120000 DTSTAMP:20250919T201758Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mps-lab-dedication/ SUMMARY:MPS Lab Dedication DESCRIPTION:Monolithic Power Systems\, manufacturer of small\, highly energ y efficient\, easy-to-use industrial power management solutions\, will ded icate a named lab space in Benton Hall on Thursday\, Oct. 2. The newly ren ovated lab space is designed to strengthen the department’s research and teaching capabilities in the area of power electronics\, while enhancing opportunities for collaboration.\n[ More ] CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:Benton 330\, 946 CENTER DRIVE\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=946 CENTER DRIVE\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Benton 330:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7789@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210519Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-safe-autonomy-f or-aerospace-and-vehicle-systems/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Safe Autonomy for Aerospace and Vehicle Systems DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nSafe Autonomy for Aerospace and V ehicle Systems\n\nOctober 2\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\n\nDr . Anouck Girard\nProfessor &\; Department Chair of Aerospace Engineerin g\nEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University\n\nAbstract\nEnsuring safety in ae rospace systems and autonomous vehicles often hinges on effective manageme nt of constraints. For instance\, a satellite operates under constraints s uch as orbital position and angular pointing accuracy as well as available electrical power and communication bandwidth\, along with actuator range and rate limits. The algorithmic and software complexity required for limi t protection systems can surpass that of the original control system. Comp lexity increases with growing vehicle integration as limits in the traject ory\, propulsion\, electrical power and heating subsystems may need to be simultaneously handled. Another source of difficulty is that some elements in the control system may involve humans or be specified as neural networ ks. For example\, human driven vehicles may operate in the environment\, a nd sensing using cameras for situational awareness often includes neural n etworks for classification of objects. The talk will survey several constr ained control methods that enable safe autonomy and mitigate the presence of humans or AI in control loops. The potential for these methods in aeros pace applications and self-driving cars will be highlighted.\n\nBiography\ nAnouck Girard earned her Ph.D. degree in Ocean Engineering from the Unive rsity of California\, Berkeley\, in 2002. She was with the University of M ichigan\, Ann Arbor\, from 2006 to 2025\, where she was a Professor of Rob otics and Aerospace Engineering. She was named an Arthur F. Thurnau Profes sor at the University of Michigan in 2024\, in recognition of her outstand ing contributions to undergraduate education. Since June 2025\, she is a P rofessor and the Department Chair for Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddl e Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach\, FL\, USA. She has co-authored the book Fundamentals of Aerospace Navigation and Guidance (Cambridge Uni versity Press\, 2014). Her current research interests include vehicle dyna mics and control\, decision systems\, and examining the effects of both hu mans and AI in control loops.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Amor Menezes CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7811@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T141500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211001Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-ufuk-topcu-2/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Ufuk Topcu DESCRIPTION:Ufuk Topcu\, PhD\, is a professor in the Department of Aerospac e Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin\, where he holds the Ju dson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering. He presents “Control-Or iented Learning for Same-Day Autonomy” Thursday\, Oct. 2 at 1:00pm in\nM ALA 7200.\n[ More ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 7200\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7771@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T145500 DTSTAMP:20250911T181312Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-research-updates -jennifer-steeb-anl/ SUMMARY:Department Research Updates-Jennifer Steeb-ANL DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7793@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T145500 DTSTAMP:20250919T145400Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-manager-cbrn-det ection-and-analysis/ SUMMARY:Department Manager CBRN Detection and Analysis DESCRIPTION:NE Fall Seminar\nDepartment Research Updates-Jennifer Steeb\n&n bsp\;\nDr. Jennifer Steeb is the Department Manager of the CBRN Detection and Analysis Department within the Strategic Security Sciences Division. S he has a broad background in radiochemistry\, analytical chemistry\, and i n chemical nonproliferation. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry in 2006 from the University of Miami\, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2010 from the Georg ia Institute of Technology. She started her career at Argonne as a DHS DND O Nuclear Forensics Postdoctoral Fellow\, and was the first in the program to transition to full time staff in 2013. Currently as Department Manager \, her role includes overseeing several groups including nuclear forensics \, emergency response\, CBRN experimental R&\;D\, and CBRN research dev elopment testing and evaluation (RDT&\;E). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7825@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141517Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-sila-cetinkaya/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Sila Cetinkaya DESCRIPTION:Sila Cetinkaya\, Ph.D.\,\nCecil H. Green Professor\, SMU Lyle S chool of Engineering\, Dallas\, TX.\n“Stochastic Clearing in the Outboun d Supply Chain: Applications\, Models\, and Optimal Policies”\nAbstract: \nStochastic clearing theory has widespread applications in the context of supply chain and service operations management. Historical application do mains include bulk service queues\, inventory control\, and transportation planning (e.g.\, vehicle dispatching and shipment consolidation). In this presentation\, we focus on applications arising in the context of outboun d delivery operations involving active efforts for supply optimization und er shipment consolidation. Although this topic has received academic atten tion in the previous literature\, the structure of exact optimal polices h as not been explored. We discuss and compare alternative operational polic ies for clearing decisions and develop a generalized\, exact stochastic dy namic inventory model to consider explicit efforts and costs associated wi th temporal shipment consolidation of outbound deliveries. The resulting m odel is applicable in contemporary distribution settings where the supplie r offers outbound delivery services and covers the corresponding costs. We formulate the problem via a backward stochastic dynamic programming appro ach and examine the optimal joint policy prescribing a joint inbound-outbo und inventory policy. The structure of exact optimal policies is discovere d by introducing and utilizing new notions of generalized convexity. We pr ove that clearing-type policies are not necessarily optimal due to the int erplay between inbound and outbound fixed costs.\nBio:\nSila Çetinkaya is Cecil H. Green Professor in the Department of Operations Research and Eng ineering Management of SMU Lyle School of Engineering in Dallas\, TX. She holds courtesy appointments with SMU Cox School of Business and UT Southwe stern Medical Center. Çetinkaya’s research interests include supply cha in and service operations\, stochastic optimal control theory\, and applie d probability. Her publications appeared in some of the most reputable out lets of industrial and systems engineering including Operations Research\, Management Science\, Production and Operations Management\, and IISE Tran sactions\, among many others. Her scholarly activities have been funded by multiple government and industry grants. Her early career accomplishments were recognized by NSF CAREER Award in 2001 and IISE Outstanding Young In dustrial Engineer Award in 2003\, and she was named IISE Fellow in 2012 fo r professional leadership and outstanding contributions to industrial engi neering. She is a department editor of IISE Transactions and an associate editor of Naval Research Logistics. Çetinkaya joined SMU in 2014 from TAM U—after 17 years of service—where she was Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering\, and she obtained her Ph.D. in Management Science and Systems in 1996 from McMaster University in Canada. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfP zH.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7813@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T153000 DTSTAMP:20250923T203013Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fireside-chat-with-dr-herbe rt-wertheim/ SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with Dr. Herbert Wertheim DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Fireside Chat with Dr. Herbert Wertheim! Faculty\ , Staff and Students are welcome to attend. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7817@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-fall-seminar-series-4/ SUMMARY:CHE Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jerrod A. Henderson\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nDepart ment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering \nUniversity of Houston\n\nT itle: Visualizing Engineering Student Experiences through Photovoice \n\n Abstract: Researchers have shown that students are most likely to leave en gineering undergraduate programs during their first two years. Justifiably \, several studies have investigated first-year student persistence\, whic h has informed the development of interventions to address challenges. Whi le those interventions have improved first-year retention in some institut ions\, there has been less published on the impact of these interventions on the sophomore student experience. In this study\, we examined the exper iences of sophomore engineering students and explored how these experience s relate to their identities as engineers. We conducted this study using p hotovoice\, a participatory action-based research methodology in which par ticipants submit photographs to describe their experiences and provide rec ommendations for improving them and resolving their concerns. Four partici pants submitted three sets of pictures and participated in focus groups. W e inductively developed three themes: on the frame\, out of focus\, and pr efigures. We gained insight into what interest\, competence\, and recognit ion as engineers meant to students. Participants grappled with the tension between their personal\, social\, and engineering identities. Photovoice gave them the agency to claim a space of belonging on their own terms. Thi s work has the potential to yield solutions that institutional stakeholder s can implement\, such as creating cultures of well-being\, self-reflectio n\, and belonging. \n\nBio:Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (“Dr. J”) is an Ass istant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineerin g at the University of Houston. \nHe began his higher education pursuits at Morehouse College and North Carolina Agricultural &\; Technical Stat e University\, where he earned dual degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engi neering. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. \nDr. Henderson has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are on pathways to pursue STEM ca reers. He co-founded the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy\, an after-school edu cational intervention that introduces fourth and fifth-grade students and their families to hands-on STEM experiences. This program has served hundr eds of students in Illinois and Texas. \nHis research group aims to unde rstand student engineering identity trajectories and success mechanisms\, using interpretive qualitative\, and action-based participatory research m ethods. \nHe was most recently recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazi ne as an Inspiring STEM Leader\, by the University of Illinois at Urbana-C hampaign with the College of Liberal Arts &\; Sciences (LAS) Outstandin g Young Alumni Award\, and with a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2023 to advance his work that centers engineering identities of Black men in engineering. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7841@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-6/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Geoffrey Puzon\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Enginee ring seminar: "Biofilm impacts on drinking water quality and the presence of pathogenic free-living amoebae"\nBio:\nDr Puzon is a senior research sc ientist leading the Beneficial Biofilm Interactions unit in the Industry E nvironments Program/Environment Research Unit at CSIRO. Dr Puzon has exten sive experience in drinking water distribution microbiology\, biofilm\, pa thogens\, microbial ecology and bioremediation. Along with his students\, Dr Puzon's research identifies and develops research targeting the role of microorganisms in complex systems such as drinking water distribution net works and contaminated aquifers.\nAbstract:\nNaegleria fowleri is a highly pathogenic free-living amoeba found in both natural and engineered water systems. This presentation focuses on understanding the factors supporting N. fowleri's presence and persistence in drinking water distribution syst ems and enhanced management methodologies. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7837@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T160000 DTSTAMP:20250929T115138Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/complexed-polyelectrolytes- clunk-chemistry-dr-joseph-joe-schlenoff-florida-state-university/ SUMMARY:Complexed Polyelectrolytes: Clunk Chemistry - Dr. Joseph (Joe) Schl enoff\, Florida State University DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7711@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T175554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-hydrogeology-a-m ulti-scale-multi-physics-science/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - Hydrogeology: A Multi-scale\, Multi-physics Science DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nSeonkyoo Yoon\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Depart ment of Geological Sciences\, UF\n\nTitle: \nHydrogeology: A multi-scale\, multi-physics science\n\nAbstract: \nHydrogeology investigates the distri bution and movement of groundwater\, the fate and transport of dissolved s olutes\, and the biogeochemical reactions that shape subsurface systems. B ecause these processes are inherently multi-scale and multi-physics\, adva nces in the field require integrative approaches spanning field hydrology\ , fluid mechanics\, geochemistry\, microbiology\, and data and computation al sciences. This talk will show how integrating these perspectives deepen s fundamental understanding of hydrogeologic systems.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7733@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T134000 DTSTAMP:20250903T140122Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-phosphorus-cycl ing-in-coastal-waters-and-sediments-deb-jaisi-u-delaware/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Phosphorus Cycling in Coastal Waters and Sediments\, D eb Jaisi\, U. Delaware DESCRIPTION:Nutrient contamination in open water bodies has increasingly be en one of the lingering issues in water quality restoration because of the multitude of sources\, temporally and spatially variable inputs\, and com plex interacting factors. In this talk\, outcomes from the stable isotope [phosphate oxygen (18OP)] will be combined with that of NMR\, Raman\, a nd IR spectroscopies to characterize phosphorus (P) sources and species in dissolved and particulate matter in the water column\, discriminate exter nal input and recycled sources\, and connect biogeochemical processes in s hallow sediment with overlying water column. Some of the key highlights in clude coupled carbon-phosphorus (C-P) cycling and dominance of the reminer alization pathway of P cycling supporting late-stage eutrophication in the Chesapeake Bay. It will also include the most recent advances made in tan dem mass spectrometry based position-specific isotope analysis (PSIA) in i ntact P molecules and fragments and insights derived for selective hydroly sis and synthesis of P compounds in natural environment. These outcomes ar e useful for high-resolution studies on P process as well as have implicat ions for testing efficacy of nutrient management plans in agricultural run off-dominated watersheds.\n\nDr. Jaisi is an environmental and isotope bio geochemist specializing in the high-resolution oxygen isotopic analysis of phosphate across diverse scales and ecosystems. His earned PhD degree in Geological Sciences from Miami University\, postdoc as Interdepartmental B ateman Fellow from Yale University and NSF Fellow from California Institut e of Technology. Dr. Jaisi has published 117 peer reviewed papers and book chapters. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7851@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210519Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-fluid-mediated- impact-of-soft-solids/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Fluid-mediated Impact of Soft Solids DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nFluid-mediated Impact of Soft Sol ids\n\nOctober 9\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Antonio J oaquin Garcia Suarez\nScientist\nComputational Solid Mechanics Laboratory\ n\nAbstract\nA viscous\, lubrication-like response can be triggered in a t hin film of fluid squeezed between a rigid and flat surface and the tip of an incoming projectile. In this talk\, I will present a comprehensive the ory for this viscous approach stage of fluid-mediated normal impact\, appl icable to soft impactors. Under the assumption of mediating fluid being in compressible\, the impacting solid displays two limit regimes: one dominat ed by elasticity and the other by inertia. The transition between the two is predicted by a dimensionless parameter\, which can be interpreted as th e ratio between two time scales that are the time that it takes for the su rface waves to warn the leading edge of the impactor of the forthcoming im pact\, and the characteristic duration of the final viscous phase of the a pproach. Additionally\, I will assess the role of solid compressibility an d elucidate why nearly-incompressible solids feature (a) substantial "glid ing" prior to contact at the transition between regimes\, (b) the largest size of entrapped bubble between the deformed tip of the impactor and the flat surface\, and (c) a sudden drop in entrapped bubble radius past the t ransition between regimes. Finally\, I will argue that the above time scal e ratio (a dimensionless number) can govern the different dynamics reporte d experimentally for droplets. These results are directly relevant to appl ications ranging from hydrogel and capsule delivery to bioprinting\, prote ctive coatings\, and soft robotics.\n\nBiography\nJoaquin earned his engin eering diploma from University of Seville in 2013 and a PhD in Aeronautics (minor in Applied Mathematics) from the California Institute of Technolog y in 2020\, then joined Prof. Molinari's group at EPFL\, Lausanne\, Switze rland\, as a postdoc in 2021. In 2023\, he was awarded a Swiss National Sc ience Foundation (SNSF) Ambizione Fellowship (PI status\, project funding CHF 830k~US $1M)\, to conduct independent research (with supervised gradua te students) at EPFL on data-driven models for friction.\n\nMAE Faculty Ho st: Dr. Ghatu Subhash CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7843@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T141500 DTSTAMP:20251201T211000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-charudatta-phat ak/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Charudatta Phatak DESCRIPTION:Charudatta Phatak\, PhD\, is the Deputy Division Director and t he Group leader of the Nanoscale Magnetic and Electronic Heterostructures group in the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He presents “Understanding Behavior of van der Waals Materials Using in-si tu Transmission Electron Microscopy” Thursday\, Oct. 9 at 1 pm in MALA 5 050. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7795@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T145500 DTSTAMP:20250919T145439Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/advancements-in-fiber-optic -sensors-for-energy-and-defense-applications-federico-scurti-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Advancements in Fiber Optic Sensors for Energy and Defense Applicat ions-Federico Scurti Ph.D.. DESCRIPTION:NE Fall Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7785@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141518Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-alice-smith/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Alice Smith DESCRIPTION:Alice Smith\, Ph.D.\, P.E.\nJoe W. Forehand\, Jr. Distinguished Professor\nAuburn University\n“Innovative Uses of Drones for Logistics in Production”\nAbstract:\nThis keynote discusses novel approaches for e mploying drones to accomplish logistical tasks in diverse environments. Dr ones\, working in tandem with traditional transportation vehicles and with humans\, offer environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternatives f or moving small items such as medicines\, electronic devices\, and assembl y parts. This talk will cover two ongoing research projects which involve a combination of mathematical modeling\, computational optimization\, simu lation in virtual environments\, and actual physical experimentation and t rials. While using drones has challenges in terms of human interaction and practicality of operating in certain environments\, they are more pragmat ic than might be expected for some situations. One focus is on assembly fa cilities where drones bring needed parts to works at their stations on the line. This setting is indoors where GPS cannot be used for drone position ing and guidance so alternative methods must be employed. The second focus is on part delivery to offshore oil rigs from mobile additive manufacturi ng factories. Deliveries can be done by a combination of truck and ship or by long-range drone. In this case\, not only is delivery optimized but al so the production schedule and any relocations of the factories.\nBIOGRAPH ICAL SKETCH OF ALICE E. SMITH\, PH.D.\, P.E.\nAlice E. Smith’s research focus is analysis\, modeling\, and optimization of complex systems with em phasis on computation inspired by natural systems integrated with traditio nal operations research and statistical approaches. She holds one U.S. pat ent and several international patents and has authored publications which have garnered over 19\,000 citations\, an H Index of 55\, and an i10 Index of 146 (Google Scholar). Several of her papers are among the most highly cited in their respective journals including the most cited paper of Relia bility Engineering &\; System Safety\, the 7th most cited paper of IEEE Transactions on Reliability\, and the most cited paper of The Engineering Economist. Dr. Smith is the Editor in Chief of INFORMS Journal on Computi ng and an Area Editor of Computers &\; Operations Research.\nDr. Smith has been a principal investigator on over $12 million of sponsored researc h with funding by Department of Homeland Security\, NASA\, U.S. Department of Defense\, Missile Defense Agency\, National Security Agency\, NIST\, U .S. Department of Transportation\, Frontier Technologies Inc.\, Lockheed M artin\, Adtranz (now Bombardier Transportation)\, the Ben Franklin Technol ogy Center of Western Pennsylvania\, and U.S. National Science Foundation\ , from which she has been awarded 18 distinct grants including a CAREER gr ant and an ADVANCE Leadership grant. She is a four-time Fulbright Scholar with residencies in Turkey\, Chile\, and Colombia.\nDr. Smith is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)\, a Life Fellow of the Instit ute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)\, a Fellow of the Insti tute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)\, a Fellow o f the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)\, a senior memb er of the Society of Women Engineers\, a member of Tau Beta Pi\, and a Reg istered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfP zH.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7827@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-postdocs-seminar-sandra -mara-ferreira-daniela-p-valdes/ SUMMARY:BME Postdocs Seminar: Sandra Mara Ferreira &\; Daniela P. Valdé s DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sandra Mara Ferreira: "GABA modulates pancreatic beta-cell function through Ca2+ signaling"\nDr. Daniela P. Valdés: "Do scientists d ream of plastic mice? Phantoms in Magnetic Hyperthermia and Magnetic Parti cle Imaging"\n--\nSandra Mara Ferreira\, PhD\nPostdoctoral Fellow\, Phelps Lab\nBiomedical Engineering\, University of Florida\n"GABA modulates panc reatic beta-cell function through Ca2+ signaling"\nAbstract: Pancreatic is lets are endocrine micro-organs located in the pancreas and are composed o f multiple endocrine cell types (beta\, alpha\, and delta). These cells se crete different hormones (insulin\, glucagon\, and somatostatin\, respecti vely) that modulate blood glucose and\, in a paracrine fashion\, control t he adjacent cells. An imbalance of the secretions of these hormones can le ad to metabolic diseases. Type 1 diabetes results from the failure or loss of insulin secretion. The pancreatic islets also secrete signaling molecu les that modulate the pancreatic islet function. One of these molecules is the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)\, synthesized and sec reted by beta cells. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS)\, and beta cells are the location that has the most GABA outside of the CNS\, indicating GABA is essential for pancreatic isle t function. However\, the exact role of GABA in the pancreatic islets is n ot yet clear. Here\, we investigated the modulation of beta cell function by GABA to clarify and reveal its role in the islet in both normal and dis ease states.\nBio: Dr. Sandra Mara Ferreira is a postdoctoral assistant in the Phelps Lab. Originally\, she is from Brazil and got her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Maringa\, in souther n Brazil. She got her Master’s and PhD in Molecular and Functional Biolo gy at the University of Campinas\, Sao Paulo\, Brazil. Her studies have be en focused on pancreatic islet biology\, specifically on the mechanisms th at control pancreatic beta cell function.\n--\nDaniela P. Valdés\, PhD\nP ostdoctoral Fellow\, Rinaldi-Ramos Lab\nChemical Engineering\, University of Florida\n"Do scientists dream of plastic mice? Phantoms in Magnetic Hyp erthermia and Magnetic Particle Imaging"\nAbstract: Biomedical imaging and therapeutic-technology development have traditionally relied on animal mo dels for their testing and validation. Synthetic phantoms engineered to re plicate physiological and/or anatomical properties offer a controlled alte rnative that supports the ethical principles of the 3Rs: replace anima l use where possible\, reduce the number of animals required\, and r efine protocols to minimize pain. This seminar will highlight how phanto ms enable the simulation of complex in vivo scenarios and advance magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) research in therapy and imaging.\nMagnetic hyperthermi a\, as a cancer treatment modality\, relies on heat generation through the relaxation of MNPs within the intracellular environment. The efficiency o f this process\, often quantified by the specific power absorption (SPA)\, can be influenced by the viscosity of the medium in which the MNPs are di spersed [1]. To address this\, we used adjustable-viscosity polyacrylamide gels [2] as a cytosol emulator to characterize MNP behavior under physiol ogically relevant conditions. Moreover\, the temperature increment during hyperthermia experiments was measured with a thermographic camera and spat io-temporal profiles were obtained from the videos\, contributing to the d evelopment of non-invasive temperature monitoring techniques [3]. To trans late these findings into a realistic treatment workflow\, we use phantom m ice with a fillable breast cancer tumor to test MNPs and experimental cond itions\, as well as develop a treatment workflow.\nFor these novel MNP-bas ed treatments\, information on the particle distribution is key to evaluat ing their effectiveness as the literature suggests that only 0.7% of the i njected dose reaches the target regions [4]. In magnetic particle imaging (MPI)\, MNPs that are being injected into a subject for treatment can be a lso used as tracers to get a distribution map that can be registered with an anatomical image. We used an anatomically correct mouse phantom based o n the Digimouse atlas for imaging of different in vivo scenarios. The fill able liver was used to emulate MNP accumulation due to macrophage uptake a nd a set of capillaries was placed in cavities to evaluate different types of tumors: superficial (flank)\, internal (brain) and metastasis (lung). The segmentation of the MPI signals in the target sites was done through t hreshold (with 50% of the maximum criteria) and constant volume spheres. Q uantification of the iron mass in these segments was done conventionally a nd by subtracting the signal in a background scan with a filled liver but no capillary\, accounting for the spillover effect from the adjacent liver [5].\nThese phantom-based experiments enable the systematic investigation of MNP behavior under relevant conditions\, both physiologically and anat omically\, supporting both imaging and therapeutic development. These resu lts not only advance the precision of MNP-based therapies but also contrib ute to reproducible and ethically-responsible research aligned with the 3R s framework.\nReferences\n[1] D. Cabrera\, J Nanoparticle Res 17\, 121 (20 15)\n[2] T. Yano\, Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 57\, 528 (1993)\n[3] D.P. Val dés et al.\, Phys Rev Applied 19\, 014042 (2023)\n[4] S. Wilhelm et al.\, Nat Rev Mater 1\, 5 (2016)\n[5] A. Shakeri-Zadeh et al.\, npj imaging 3\, 20 (2025)\nBio: Dr. Daniela P. Valdés is a Postdoctoral Associate in t he Rinaldi-Ramos Laboratory\, Department of Chemical Engineering at the Un iversity of Florida (2025)\, where she focuses on magnetic nanoparticle (M NP) based imaging and therapeutic technologies. In particular\, she genera tes workflows for magnetic particle imaging (MPI) segmentation and quantif ication of MNPs in vitro and in vivo. She earned her PhD in Physics at the Magnetic Resonance Laboratory\, Centro Atómico Bariloche\, supported by a CONICET scholarship in 2024. Her doctoral thesis\, supervised by Dr. Emi lio De Biasi and Dr. Enio Lima Jr.\, is titled Magnetic Hyperthermia in Phantoms: From Theory to Experiment. Daniela has also served as a teaching assistant for the Experimental Physics I (2019-2022) and Quantum Mechanic s II (2023-2024) courses at Instituto Balseiro. She holds an MSc in Physic s (2018) and a BSc in Physics (2017) from Instituto Balseiro\, where she i nvestigated the MNP interaction effect magnetic hyperthermia treatment per formance. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7815@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-fall-seminar-series-5/ SUMMARY:CHE Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Shikha Nangia\, PhD.\nDepartment of Biomedical and Che mical Engineering\nSyracuse University\, Syracuse NY \n\nTitle: Treating A lzheimer’s Disease: Bridging scales from Angstroms to Micron \n\nAbstra ct: Finding pathways across biological barriers for delivering life-saving drugs is entering a new era with the rapid advancement of computational r esources. My research group focuses on developing simulation methods to el ucidate the interfacial phenomenon associated with biological barriers tha t play a role in life-threatening diseases such as Alzheimer’s\, cancer\ , and chronic infections. Our goal is to influence this experimentally dom inated research field by providing mechanistic\, structural\, and molecula r insights into the barrier functions that were computationally unattainab le before our work. In the past few years\, we have made breakthroughs in understanding the molecular architecture of the blood-brain barrier and de veloped strategies to enhance the barrier’s permeability for treating ne urodegenerative diseases. In my talk\, I will elaborate on the computation al methods we have developed to investigate the blood-brain barrier and pr ovide a perspective on treating Alzheimer’s disease. \n\nBio: Shikha Nan gia\, PhD\, is a Professor and the Chair of the Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Department at Syracuse University\, New York\, USA. Dr. Nangia received her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota\, Twin Cit ies\, USA\, in 2006 and completed her postdoctoral training at Pennsylvani a State University. She completed her MS in Chemistry from IIT Delhi in 20 00. Dr. Nangia’s research uses computational approaches to overcome biol ogical barriers and enhance drug delivery. Her research projects include e xploring treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases\, gut tig ht junctions\, implantable device-related infections\, and epigenetics. He r focus has been to examine the architecture of the blood-brain barrier to develop novel strategies to facilitate the transport of drug molecules in to the brain. Dr Nangia’s research has received substantial funding from NSF\, NIH\, and other private foundations. Dr Nangia has also received nu merous honors and awards for her research (NSF CAREER\, Scialog Fellow\, A CS OpenEye Faculty Award\, ACS WCC Rising Star Award) and teaching through out her career. She was recognized with the Chancellor’s Award for her o utstanding contribution to the student experience and university initiativ es at Syracuse University. She is a director of the NIH-funded ESTEEMED pr ogram that prepares undergraduate students for a career as a Ph.D.-level b iomedical researcher. She is an Associate Editor of ACS Applied Bio Materi als. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7773@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210519Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-adaptive-metast ructures-with-embodied-programmability-and-mechano-intelligence/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Adaptive Metastructures with Embodied Programmability and Mechano-Intelligence DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nAdaptive Metastructures with Embodie d Programmability and Mechano-Intelligence"\nOctober 14\, 2025\, at 12:50p m\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nDr. Kon-Well Wang\nProfessor\, Mechanical Engineer ing\nA. Galip Ulsoy Distinguished University Professor of Engineering\nSte phen P. Timoshenko Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering\nUnivers ity of Michigan\nAbstract\nThis presentation will provide a glimpse into t he speaker’s research activities in the field of adaptive structures and material systems\, which have evolved throughout the years\, from functio nal materials-based structures to nature-inspired modular metastructures\, and to embodying mechano-intelligence in structural dynamics. For example \, inspired by the physics behind the plant nastic movements and the rich designs of origami folding\, a class of adaptive metastructures is created building on the innovation of fluidic-origami modular elements. Overall\, the modules are designed to be reconfigurable in their shape\, mechanical properties\, and stability features\, so to produce synergistic and intri guing dynamic functionalities at the system level\, such as programmable p hononic bandgap control\, beamforming\, and wave steering. More recently\, with the rapid advances in high-performance autonomous systems\, we are w itnessing a prominent demand for the next generation of mechanical matter to be even more intelligent. An emerging direction is to pioneer and harne ss the metastructures’ high dimensionality\, multiple stability\, and no nlinearity for mechano-intelligence via physical computing. That is\, we a im to concurrently embody computing power and functional intelligence\, su ch as perception\, learning\, memorizing\, decision-making and execution\, directly in the mechanical domain\, transforming from conventional system s that rely solely on add-on digital computers to achieve intelligence. Su ch adaptive structures would be more energy-efficient and sustainable\, ha ve more direct interaction with the surroundings\, and are much more resil ient against harsh environments and cyberattacks. This presentation will h ighlight some of these advancements of reconfigurable adaptive metastructu res with embodied programmability and mechano-intelligence.\nBiography\nKo n-Well Wang is the A. Galip Ulsoy Distinguished University Professor of En gineering and Stephen P. Timoshenko Professor of Mechanical Engineering (M E) at the University of Michigan (U-M). He has been the U-M ME Department Chair (2008-18)\, and has served as the Division Director of Engineering E ducation &\; Centers at the U.S. National Science Foundation. Wang rece ived his Ph.D. degree from the University of California\, Berkeley\, start ed his academic career at the Pennsylvania State University in 1988\, and joined the U-M in 2008. Wang has received numerous top recognitions in the field\, such as the Pi Tau Sigma-ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Awar d\, the ASME J.P. Den Hartog Award\, the SPIE Smart Structures and Materia ls Lifetime Achievement Award\, and the ASME Adaptive Structures and Mater ials Systems Prize. He has been the Editor in Chief (EiC) for the ASME Jou rnal of Vibration &\; Acoustics. He is the current EiC for the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems &\; Structures\, and an Associate Edito r or Editorial Board Member for various other journals. Wang is an Honorar y Member of the ASME\, and a Fellow of the ASME\, AAAS\, IOP\, and RAeS.\n MAE Faculty Host: Dr. Patrick Musgrave CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7853@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-7/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nAdam Howe\, Ph.D. candidate\n\nTitle: \nABE Biocomple xity Engineering seminar: "Effects of surface and near surface runoff inte ractions on the transport and mitigation of pesticides in vegetative filte r strips"\n\nBio:\nAdam Howe is a PhD candidate in the Department of Agric ultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida. His resea rch focuses on the surface phenomena in the transport and mitigation of pe sticides through vegetative filter strips. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93808447293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7839@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T160000 DTSTAMP:20250929T115139Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fatigue-resistant-alloys-th rough-dynamic-plastic-deformation-delocalization-activation/ SUMMARY:Fatigue-Resistant Alloys through Dynamic Plastic Deformation Deloca lization Activation DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jean-Charles Stinville\, Ph.D. from University of Illi nois at Urbana-Champaign CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7713@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T175554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-water-quality-fr om-scarcity-to-richness-of-data/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - Water Quality: From Scarcity to Richness of Data DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nNicolas Fernandez\, Ph.D.\, Postdoctoral Associate\, UF Water Institute\n\nAbstract: \nDefining water quality often requires t alking about multiple physicochemical properties\, many of them referred t o as constituent concentrations. Although the methods to measure these con centrations are widely standardized\, where and when the measurements shou ld be done remains as an open question\, while the amount of information a nd samples collected relies highly on the availability of technical capaci ty and financial resources. Thus\, regions having more of both resources c ount with rich water quality information\, whereas data is normally scarce elsewhere. In this talk\, I summarize my work in water quality\, going fr om data scarce to data rich regions. First\, I start in Andean Paramos whe re\, in the absence of long-term concentration time series\, I present met hods that allow for identifying key pollutants\, simulating their concentr ation\, and solving conflicts between the use and quality of water. I then stop in Michigan where\, using a larger yet recent dataset\, I show the u se of machine learning techniques to predict the occurrence and concentrat ion of emerging contaminants (PFAS) in drinking groundwater sources. Final ly\, covering the conterminous USA\, I present ChemLotUS: a dataset compri sing 35 million records of geogenic\, biogenic\, and anthropogenic constit uents collected in 290 thousand riverine locations. Using this dataset as an example\, I present current opportunities and challenges for new develo pments in the field of water quality. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7809@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T134000 DTSTAMP:20250922T164330Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-compass-fme-und erstanding-coastal-systems-in-transition-vanessa-bailey-pnnl/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: COMPASS-FME: Understanding Coastal Systems in Transiti on\, Vanessa Bailey\, PNNL DESCRIPTION:Coastal Observations\, Mechanisms\, and Predictions Across Syst ems and Scales – Field\, Measurements\, and Experiments (COMPASS-FME) is a multi-institutional project to understand coastal terrestrial-aquatic i nterfaces (TAI) and inform their representation in multiscale\, hierarchic al models. COMPASS-FME aims to improve the reliability and predictive powe r of ESMs by combining advanced computation with focused observational dat a to represent the complexity of coastal systems more accurately. This pro ject investigates how the frequency and duration of flood events affect te rrestrial-aquatic interface (TAI) ecosystems and how the consequences of t hese events propagate through water\, sediments\, soils\, microbes\, and p lants to cause ecosystem state changes in at both saltwater and freshwater TAIs. Several data syntheses and model analyses have informed site select ion\, experimental designs\, and sampling priorities. An array of sites\, community collaborations\, and manipulative experiments in the Chesapeake Bay and Lake Erie regions are used to reveal how ecosystem controls on the se complex processes emerge along differing gradients in topography\, soil saturation\, ionic strength\, redox state\, and nutrient availability. Th ese measurements are designed to support model couplings that link biogeoc hemistry\, microbial processes\, and hydrology with land models.\nDr Baile y currently leads the multi-institutional research program\, “Coastal Ob servations\, Mechanisms\, and Predictions Across Systems and Scales – Fi eld\, Measurements\, and Experiments” (COMPASS-FME) for the US Departmen t of Energy and she is the Group Leader for the Structure\, Function\, and Design Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Dr. Bailey is an a uthority in soil microbial carbon cycling\, and has experience in lab and field studies of how soil physics governs microbial function. Dr. Bailey w as born\, raised\, and educated on the Canadian prairies\; she received he r B.S.A. from the University of Manitoba (1994) and her Ph.D. from the Uni versity of Alberta (1999). She joined PNNL as a post-doc in 2000. She has a joint appointment with the University of Toledo. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7847@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20251016 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20251017 DTSTAMP:20251001T150753Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/workshop-integrated-photoni cs-ai-in-biomedical-and-space-applications/ SUMMARY:Workshop: Integrated Photonics &\; AI in Biomedical and Space Ap plications DESCRIPTION:This full-day workshop at the University of Florida will showca se cutting-edge research and innovation in integrated photonics\, biomedic al sensing\, space technologies\, and AI-driven hardware design. The event brings together leading experts\, faculty\, students\, and industry partn ers for a series of keynote presentations\, technical sessions\, and poste r presentations highlighting the latest advances in the field. Attendees w ill also have the opportunity to participate in a job fair connecting stud ents with career opportunities\, and a hands-on Lumerical workshop designe d to provide practical skills and insights into photonic design and simula tion. In addition to academic and technical programming\, the workshop off ers valuable networking opportunities\, with the day concluding in a dinne r and award ceremony to recognize outstanding contributions and foster fut ure collaborations.\nTo register for the seminar\, click here. CATEGORIES:Career Fair,Events,Information Sessions LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium | 1000 Malachowsky Hall\, 1000 Malachowsky Hall\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1000 Malachowsky Hall\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NVID IA Auditorium | 1000 Malachowsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7835@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T145500 DTSTAMP:20251002T144737Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/structure-preserving-machin e-learning-for-multi-scale-plasma-dynamics-tang-qi-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Structure-Preserving Machine Learning for Multi-Scale Plasma Dynami cs - Qi Tang\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7855@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T140000 DTSTAMP:20251007T125344Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/taste-of-tech-seminar-serie s-2/ SUMMARY:Taste of Tech Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Join us Monday\, October 20th\, for our next Taste of Tech Semi nar in Malachowsky Hall\, Room 7200\, &\; via Zoom from 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM (EST)! This month’s seminar will be followed by a special meet &\ ; greet networking hour with Northrop Grumman!\nHear from Dr. YK Yoon\, As sociate Professor in the Department of Electrical &\; Computer Engineer ing at the University of Florida\, as he discusses the concepts of superla ttice metaconductors\, and metaconductors and presents component examples based on metaconductors\, such as meta-interconnects for next-generation c hiplets\, glass substrate integrated passive devices (IPDs)\, and metacond uctor-based array antennas in packaging\nWe will also hear from Dr. David I. Shahin\, Advanced Packaging Lead at Northrop Gumman's Microelectronics Center. Dr. Shahin will share how Northrop Grumman is leading the way in a dvanced packaging technologies. With decades of experience in designing\, manufacturing\, and testing semiconductor solutions\, the company continue s to pioneer cutting-edge advancements as the field evolves.\nhttps://fsi. institute.ufl.edu/taste-of-tech-seminar-10-20-2025/ CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7689@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-smart-antimicro bial-biomaterials/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Smart Antimicrobial Biomaterials" DESCRIPTION:Anita Shukla\, Ph.D.\nElaine I. Savage Professor of Engineering \nBrown University\n\nAbstract: We have now entered a “post-antibiotic e ra” in which antimicrobial resistance is leading to fatal outcomes for c ommon\, once treatable infections. Bacteria and fungi routinely adapt anti microbial resistance mechanisms\, the rates and complexity of which can be exacerbated by frequent use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials and prolonge d exposure. The formation of microbial biofilms further complicates infect ion treatment. These complex three-dimensional microbial communities exhib it numerous mechanisms of antibiotic and immune evasion. Smart microbe-res ponsive and targeted drug delivery systems have the potential to effective ly treat and prevent infections\, while limiting resistance development an d host toxicity. In this talk\, I will describe our recent work developing responsive and targeted biomaterials for the treatment of bacterial and f ungal infections. These materials range from nanoparticles to hydrogels fo r the treatment of systemic and localized infections. I will describe mult i-stimuli-responsive biopolymer nanoparticles that have shown promising bi ofilm penetration and disruption ability. I will also discuss the developm ent of fungi-targeting liposomal nanoparticles with promising antibiofilm properties. Finally\, I will describe our work on bacteria-responsive hydr ogels which degrade and release therapeutic cargo specifically in the pres ence of bacterial beta-lactamases\, a family of enzymes commonly involved in antimicrobial resistance. These smart hydrogels exhibit bacteria-trigge red drug release properties and enable complete eradication of infection i n a murine skin abrasion Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection model\, while li miting antibiotic resistance development.\n\nBio: Anita Shukla is the Elai ne I. Savage Professor of Engineering at Brown University. Her research in volves the development of biomaterials for the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections. Professor Shukla is the recipient of a Presidential Ear ly Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and an NSF CAREER aw ard. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and a National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholar and serves as an associate editor for ACS App lied Polymer Materials. Prior to joining Brown in 2013\, she was an NIH po stdoctoral fellow in Bioengineering at Rice University. She received her P h.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog y and her B.S. in chemical engineering and biomedical engineering from Car negie Mellon University. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7859@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T183010Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-fall-seminar-series-7/ SUMMARY:CHE Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Peter Tessier\, PhD\nDepartments of Chemical Engineeri ng\, Pharmaceutical Sciences\, and Biomedical Engineering\, Biointerfaces Institute\, University of Michigan\n\nTitle:\nBrain-penetrating biologics: from design to drug delivery applications\n\nAbstract: The modest abilit y of antibodies and other biologics to penetrate the blood-brain barrier ( BBB) severely limits their use in research\, diagnostic\, and therapeutic applications. We are developing bispecific antibodies – referred to as b rain shuttles – that are administered intravenously\, engage BBB recepto rs\, and are efficiently transported into the central nervous system. We f ind that brain shuttles targeting different BBB receptors have unique adva ntages\, as some mediate fast brain uptake\, which is desirable for treati ng acute brain disorders\, while others mediate surprisingly long retentio n in the brain\, which is desirable for treating chronic brain disorders. Here\, we will discuss our recent work using directed evolution and active learning for generating brain shuttles that have ultra-rare binding prope rties\, including similar affinities to poorly conserved orthologs of BBB receptors from mouse\, monkey\, and human\, which greatly simplifies clini cal translation. We will also discuss our recent work on using our brain s huttles for delivering nucleic acid agents for efficient and selective red uction of neuronal gene expression in the brain\, as well as for deliverin g cytokines for selectively expanding regulatory T cells in the brain for combating neuroinflammation.\n\n\nBio: Peter Tessier is the Albert M. Mat tocks (Endowed) Professor in the Departments of Chemical Engineering\, Pha rmaceutical Sciences\, and Biomedical Engineering\, and a member of the Bi ointerfaces Institute and Chemical Biology Program at the University of Mi chigan in Ann Arbor\, MI. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering fr om the University of Delaware (2003\, NASA Graduate Fellow) and performed his postdoctoral studies at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Researc h at MIT (2003-2007\, American Cancer Society Fellow). Tessier started his independent career as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemica l &\; Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 200 7\, and he was an endowed full professor at Rensselaer prior to moving to the University of Michigan in 2017. His research focuses on therapeutic an tibody engineering and brain drug delivery using novel experimental and co mputational methods with the long-term goal of improving the treatment of human disorders ranging from cancer to neurodegenerative diseases. He has received several awards and fellowships in recognition of his pioneering w ork: Pew Scholar Award in Biomedical Sciences (2010-2014)\, Humboldt Fello wship for Experienced Researchers (2014-2015)\, Young Scientist Award from the World Economic Forum (2014)\, Young Investigator Award from the Ameri can Chemical Society (2015) and a CAREER Award from the National Science F oundation (2010-2015). \n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32 611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR Bldg #: 0033 \, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7873@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-8/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nChongyang Wang\, Ph.D. student\nTitle:\nABE Biocomple xity Engineering seminar: "Biotic and abiotic transformation of PFAS precu rsors in oxic-anoxic transition zones"\nBio:\nChongyang (Haya) Wang is a t hird-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural and Biological E ngineering at the University of Florida\, working in Dr. Wang’s group. H er research focuses on how dynamic redox boundaries in oxic-anoxic transit ion zones influence the abiotic and microbial transformation of PFAS precu rsors. Using laboratory simulations and advanced mass spectrometry\, she a ims to uncover overlooked non-biological pathways relevant to PFAS fate an d site remediation. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7875@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-ramani-narayan- ph-d-michigan-state-university-2/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Ramani Narayan\, Ph.D.\, Michigan State University DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Designing for “biodegradability and compostabi lity” as solution to managing plastic wastes &\; microplastics persis tence. CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7877@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210107Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-ramani-narayan- ph-d-michigan-state-university/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Ramani Narayan\, Ph.D.\, Michigan State University DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Designing for “biodegradability and compostabi lity” as solution to managing plastic wastes &\; microplastics persis tence. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://campusmap.ufl.edu/#/index/0184 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7671@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T080000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182944Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-ph-d-webinar-and-info-s ession/ SUMMARY:CHE Ph.D. Webinar and Info Session DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/1pcY0vA hQFSbS9YysUkxDQ    CATEGORIES:Events,Information Sessions LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/1pcY0vAhQFSbS9YysUkxDQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7715@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T175554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-managing-microbi omes-for-coral-conservation/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Managing microbiomes for coral conservation DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nJulie Meyer\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Departme nt of Soil\, Water and Ecosystem Sciences\, UF\n\nTitle: \nManaging microb iomes for coral conservation: Lessons learned from the development of prob iotic treatments for coral disease\n\nAbstract: \nMicrobes drive global bi ogeochemical cycles and have profound impacts on their multicellular hosts \, including ecosystem engineers like stony corals. Warming ocean temperat ures\, ocean deoxygenation\, and disease all threaten the survival of cora l reefs\, but is it possible to use our understanding of beneficial host-a ssociated microbes to mitigate the loss of coral cover? As part of a colla borative\, multi-year intervention project\, we developed and tested in si tu probiotic treatments for stony coral tissue loss disease on Florida’s Coral Reef. Applying probiotic bacteria underwater in natural environment s is unprecedented\, especially for endangered and protected species like corals\, which reflects the severity of this decade-long disease outbreak. This talk will provide an overview of the lessons we learned in the appli cation of coral probiotics\, including feasibility in the field\, the effe ct of probiotics on coral survival\, and how the coral microbiome responds to probiotic treatment. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7735@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T134000 DTSTAMP:20250903T140122Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-enhancing-waste -management-via-field-model-integration-and-data-driven-tools-jiannan-chen -ucf/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Enhancing Waste Management via Field–Model Integrati on and Data-Driven Tools\, Jiannan Chen\, UCF DESCRIPTION:Integrating field data into decision-making models is critical for advancing solid waste management. In this seminar\, Dr. Chen will pres ent two related case studies. The first examines disposal of radionuclide- bearing waste forms using field lysimeter data and variably saturated flow modeling. The Integrated Disposal Facility at Hanford\, WA\, must meet DO E Order 435.1 requirements for performance and risk assessment of radioact ive waste management. This study integrates lysimeter data with flow model ing to evaluate potential long-term releases of constituents from glass an d grout waste forms. The approach supports predictive understanding of con taminant behavior under site-specific conditions. The second case addresse s recycling contamination in Central Florida counties. Despite curbside pr ograms\, contamination in single-family households remains a persistent ch allenge. Dr. Chen’s team developed a decision-support framework that int egrates machine learning\, behavioral analytics\, and life cycle assessmen t to predict and mitigate contamination. The framework synthesizes diverse datasets\, including socio-demographic information\, cart-tagging results from field outreach\, image-based waste inspections\, and survey response s collected via QR codes. These data streams reveal spatial and behavioral drivers of recycling performance at the census-block level\, enabling mun icipalities to design more effective\, targeted interventions.\n\nDr. Nick Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil\, Environmental \, and Construction Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF) . His research focuses on landfill geotechnics\, the fate and transport of contaminants\, and the life-cycle assessment of waste management. He was recently recognized with the 40 Under 40 Award by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists\, the Excellence in Research Award at UCF\, and the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the ASCE Florida Sec tion. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7845@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T120000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-hao-zeng/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Hao Zeng DESCRIPTION:Hao Zeng\, PhD\, is the Moti Lal Rustgi Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics at the University at Buffalo (UB)\, State Unive rsity of New York. He presents “Covalent 2D Magnets and Heterostructures ” Thursday\, Oct. 23 at 11am in MALA 5050. [ Abstract &\; Bio ] CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7849@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T145500 DTSTAMP:20251002T134749Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/accelerating-nuclear-fuels- research-with-data-driven-approaches/ SUMMARY:Accelerating Nuclear Fuels Research with Data-Driven Approaches DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar\nSpeaker: Yifeng Che Ph.D\, George W. Woodruff Schoo l of Mechanical Engineering  \n  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7861@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141518Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-linkan-bian/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Linkan Bian DESCRIPTION:ISE Fall 2025 Seminar Series\n\nTitle: Advancing Smart Manufact uring: Collaborative Research and Education for Scaling Innovation\n\n\nAb stract\nSmart Manufacturing\, a convergence of Advanced Manufacturing and AI\, continues to be a national priority for research and development. In this talk\, Dr. Bian will share his journey in the field of smart manufact uring as a professor and a program director at NSF. The current bottleneck of smart manufacturing research lies in the fact that most of the existin g efforts in data generation and algorithm development are conducted in si los\, making it challenging to scale. Dr. Bian will present a vision for a collaborative research platform that aims to transcend the optimization o f individual processes and products in smart manufacturing. By embracing m ulti-disciplinary research\, such as advanced manufacturing\, artificial i ntelligence\, human factors\, and more\, smart manufacturing can lead to t echnical solutions that enhance factory operations and strengthen supply c hain resilience for small and medium manufacturers\; and eventually bolste r the US manufacturing industry. \n\n\nBio\nDr. Linkan Bian is the lead pr ogram director of the Advanced Manufacturing (AM) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). At his home institute\, Mississippi State Univer sity\, Dr. Bian is the Thomas B. &\; Terri L. Nusz Endowed Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Dr. Bian received his Ph.D. in Indust rial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Beijing University. The major themes of Dr. Bian’s research focus on understanding the process-structure-proper ty relationships of additive manufacturing\, as well as the investigation of how AI/ML can transform the modeling and experimental approaches. Dr. B ian is a fellow of IISE and associate editors for multiple IISE and ASME j ournals. \n CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93514933909?pwd=5BAHaJC2owQFbfpTYhQFLYk4l1Ka jZ.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7691@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-multiorgan-micr ophysiological-systems-in-studies-of-immunity-and-metabolism/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Multiorgan MicroPhysiological Systems in Studies of I mmunity and Metabolism" DESCRIPTION:Martin Trapecar\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor of Medicine and Bi omedical Engineering\nJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine \n\nAbs tract: The Laboratory of Human Biomimetics engineers donor-matched\, immun ocompetent multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS) to interrogate how tissue-resident immune niches shape human metabolic and inflammatory resp onses. In this seminar\, I will overview two complementary platforms and t he insights they enable. First\, an autologous gut–liver axis with resid ent immune compartments is coupled to single-cell RNA/TCR profiling of don or-matched colon (intraepithelial and lamina propria)\, liver\, and blood. Controlled challenges (LPS\, poly(I:C)\, 5-OP-RU) reveal that tissue-resi dent T cells exhibit distinct transcriptional states\, clonal architecture s\, and response dynamics compared with circulating cells\, illuminating h ow local niches govern the balance between surveillance and tolerance. Sec ond\, a six-tissue MPS (intestine\, liver\, pancreas\, skeletal muscle\, a dipose\, brain) establishes physiologic inter-organ crosstalk under fastin g- and Western-diet-mimicking conditions and during treatment with metform in (AMPK activation) and semaglutide (GLP-1 agonism). Integrated readouts —multiplex hormones/cytokines\, imaging\, and bulk or single-cell transc riptomics—demonstrate that connected tissues mount more human-like\, coo rdinated responses than isolated cultures: fasting drives hepatic gluconeo genesis with glucagon release\, Western diet elevates insulin and hepatic inflammatory signaling\, and drugs correct dysfunction via mechanistically distinct pathways. Together\, these autologous\, immune-competent models provide a causal bridge between single-cell atlases and organ-level physio logy\, offering a tractable\, human-relevant route to dissect inter-organ inflammatory cascades and immune–metabolic coupling. I will discuss impl ications for inflammatory bowel disease\, metabolic liver disease\, and th erapy evaluation\, and highlight how these platforms advance non-animal me thods\, enable personalized experimentation\, and accelerate discovery of targeted interventions that leverage tissue-resident immune biology.\n\nBi o: Assist. Prof. Martin Trapecar is the leader of the Laboratory of Human Biomimetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and serves as t he associate director of the Johns Hopkins Center of Microphysiological Sy stems. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University o f Maribor and pursued postdoctoral training at Gladstone Institutes and th e Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His team is developing new precis ion models of multiorgan human biology and tissue-resident immune environm ents to learn how interorgan crosstalk navigates autoimmunity\, metabolic disorders and neurodegeneration.. The laboratory is supported by the NIH M IRA Award\, funding from NASA and DOD as well as collaborations with indus try partners. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7823@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182945Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-fall-seminar-series-6/ SUMMARY:CHE Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Elsa Reichmanis\, PhD\nProfessor and Carl Robert Ander son Chair\nDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\, \nLehigh University\, Bethlehem\, PA\n\nTitle: Mixed-Conduction Polymers: opportuni ties in flexible electronics and energy storage\n\nAbstract: Polymer-based semiconductors have received significant attention in recent years becaus e they offer opportunities for low-cost device fabrication for application s ranging from energy to health care and security. Underlying the successf ul design\, development and implementation of emerging polymer chemistries is identification of a set of ‘design rules’ derived from fundamental structure-property relationships\, coupled with the development of proces s-structure-property relationships that govern molecular organization\; wh ereby device performance depends critically on surfaces\, interfaces and a ctive material assembly/alignment at many length scales. This presentation will explore the relationships between molecular structure and solution p rocessing protocols that provide for the development of key process-struct ure-property relationships for conjugated polymers that ultimately support electronic and/or electronic/ionic conduction. Included will be a discuss ion of the role of surface chemistry considerations\, coupled with interfa cial physicochemical interactions\, that will enable the realization of ro bust and reproducible semiconducting solutions for new\, advanced polymer materials technologies for applications ranging from devices to energy sto rage.\n\nBio: Elsa Reichmanis is Professor and Carl Robert Anderson Chair in Chemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Eng ineering at Lehigh University. Prior to joining Lehigh\, she was Pete Sila s Chair in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech. After receiving her PhD a nd BS degrees in chemistry from Syracuse University\, she started her inde pendent career at Bell Labs\, Murray Hill\, NJ\, where she was named Bell Labs Fellow and rose to be Director of the Materials Research Department. Her research interests span from concept to technology development and imp lementation\, with particular focus on polymeric and nanostructured materi als for advanced technologies including the chemistry\, properties and app lication of materials for photonic and electronic applications. Reichmanis was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 1995\, the Na tional Academy of Inventors in 2021\, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024. She served as 2003 President of the American Chemical S ociety (ACS)\, is a past member of the Bureau of the International Union f or Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the Board of the American Instit ute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). She currently serves as a Member of the ACS Governing Board for Publishing and the NAE Council. She is the recipi ent of several awards and is an Executive Editor of the ACS Journal\, Chem istry of Materials. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7887@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184632Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-9/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Seokmin Hong\n\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Enginee ring seminar: "Application and analysis of machine learning models for wat er quality monitoring and modeling in inland water – focused on Cyanobac teria and E. coli"\n\nBio: \nDr. Seokmin Hong is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Univer sity of Florida. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea and previously served as a visiting researcher at the Environmental Micro bial and Food Safety Laboratory (EMFSL)\, Agricultural Research Service\, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS). His research focuses on environ mental modeling\, remote sensing\, and AI-based water quality assessment\, with a particular emphasis on cyanobacterial blooms and explainable machi ne learning approaches.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7819@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T160000 DTSTAMP:20250923T203013Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/toward-unified-descriptors- of-atomic-dynamics-across-phases-dr-jaeyun-moon-university-of-florida/ SUMMARY:Toward Unified Descriptors of Atomic Dynamics Across Phases - Dr. J aeyun Moon\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7821@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T160000 DTSTAMP:20250923T203013Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/toward-unified-descriptors- of-atomic-dynamics-across-phases-dr-jaeyun-moon-university-of-florida-2/ SUMMARY:Toward Unified Descriptors of Atomic Dynamics Across Phases - Dr. J aeyun Moon\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7717@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T175554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-the-georgia-flow -incentive-trust-ga-fit-securing-southwest-georgias-water-future/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - The Georgia Flow Incentive Trust (GA-FIT): Securing So uthwest Georgia’s water future DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nMark Masters\, Executive Director\, Georgia Water Pl anning and Policy Center\, Albany State University\n\nAbstract: \nIn South west Georgia\, the Flint River Basin and the region’s aquifers sustain u nique natural systems and a robust agricultural economy. However\, in some years\, drought has caused water scarcity\, reducing stream flows and aqu ifer storage\, and created threatening conditions for the farm economy as well as the region’s rare aquatic species. During recent droughts\, flow s in the Flint River Basin have dropped to low levels and threatened the a vailability of water for aquatic habitat and other users. The Georgia Flow Incentive Trust (GA-FIT) is a project that seeks to restore flows for aqu atic habitats while addressing water security for farmers in the region. G A-FIT is developing new deep aquifer wells to provide alternative water su pplies during drought for irrigators that rely on surface water supplies. It is also improving flow augmentation capacity near assemblages of rare f reshwater mussels. The project also developed a Habitat Conservation Plan for endangered and threatened freshwater mussels in the region. The projec t includes a strong stakeholder engagement component to guide implementati on. GA-FIT is funded by the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation and a grant fr om the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget via allocations establis hed from the American Recovery Plan Act for infrastructure development. Th is presentation will describe how research\, data collection\, and stakeho lder engagement in research and planning have provided the foundation and stimulus for GA-FIT. It will explain how projects such as the USDA-funded Floridan Aquifer Collaborative Engagement for Sustainability (FACETS) have provided actionable findings and engaged regional stakeholders in collabo rative efforts to improve flows and drought response in the region. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7699@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T134000 DTSTAMP:20250829T190841Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-integrating-mul ti-omics-to-understand-microbial-risk-minjae-kim-university-of-kentucky/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Integrating Multi-Omics to Understand Microbial Risk\, Minjae Kim\, University of Kentucky DESCRIPTION:The misuse of antibiotics is a well-established driver of resis tance\, but less attention has been given to the role of disinfectants. In the first part of this seminar\, I will present findings showing that exp osure to benzalkonium chloride (BAC)\, a widely used disinfectant\, promot es cross-resistance to clinically relevant antibiotics. Using long-term bi oreactor experiments\, metagenomics\, and adaptive evolution assays\, we d emonstrated that BAC exposure selects for opportunistic pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and drives resistance through integrative conjugati ve elements\, efflux pumps\, and mutations in polymyxin resistance genes. In the second part\, I will highlight research comparing the gut microbiom es of children from Maputo\, Mozambique\, and Atlanta\, USA. Shotgun metag enomic analyses revealed that children in Maputo harbor higher loads of en teric pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes\, while Atlanta children s howed greater microbial diversity and higher abundances of commensal speci es. These differences underscore how sanitation\, hygiene\, and environmen tal conditions influence early-life microbiome development and long-term h ealth outcomes. Together\, these studies illustrate how anthropogenic stre ssors\, from chemical disinfectants to inadequate sanitation\, shape micro bial community structure\, function\, and health risk.\nMinjae Kim\, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Kentu cky. His research focuses on developing innovative biotechnological soluti ons to improve environmental and human health\, spanning microbial bioreme diation\, antibiotic resistance\, the preterm lung microbiome\, floodwater microbial risks\, and soil carbon sequestration. He integrates -omics\, m olecular biology\, and engineering approaches to address these global chal lenges. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7777@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210520Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-adaptive-metast ructures-with-embodied-programmability-and-mechano-intelligence-2/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Adaptive Metastructures with Embodied Programmability and Mechano-Intelligence DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nCurrent Understanding and Unsolved P roblems in the Thermal Conductivity of Materials\nOctober 30\, 2025\, at 1 2:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nDr. David G. Cahill\nGrainger Distinguished C hair in Engineering\nProfessor of Materials Science and Engineering\nUnive rsity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\nAbstract\nThermal conductivity is a ba sic and familiar property of materials: silver spoons conduct heat well an d plastic does not. High thermal conductivity is desirable for heat exchan gers and thermal management while low thermal conductivity is needed for t hermal insulation. In recent years\, the combined efforts of materials sci entists\, engineers\, physicists\, and chemists have succeeded in pushing- back long-established limits in the thermal conductivity of materials. Adv ances in experimental methods have expanded the range of materials that ca n be studied with high throughput and high accuracy. Theory and computatio n are playing an increasingly important role in guiding and interpreting e xperiments. In this lecture\, I will highlight recent discoveries of extre mes of thermal conductivity of materials using examples from hard and soft matter (cubic boron arsenide\, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene\, disordered layered 2D materials\, functionalized fullerenes) and our work on expanding the upper and lower limits of the thermal conductivity of co mmon polymers (polyurethanes\, epoxies\, polyesters\, and polyimides).\nBi ography\nDavid Cahill is the Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering\, and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of I llinois Urbana-Champaign. He joined the faculty of the U. Illinois after e arning his Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from Cornell University and w orking as a postdoctoral research associate at the IBM Watson Research Cen ter. He served as department head from 2010 to 2018. His research program advances physical insights on thermal transport at the nanoscale\; extreme s of low and high thermal conductivity in polymers\; thermal metrology for microelectronics\; and the thermal science of electrochemical cells and b attery materials. Cahill received the 2018 Innovation in Materials Charact erization Award of the Materials Research Society\, the 2015 Touloukian Aw ard of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers\, and the Klemens Awar d from the International Conference on Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matt er. He is a fellow of the MRS\, the American Physical Society\, the AAAS\, and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\nM AE Faculty Host: Dr. Jingjing Shi CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7857@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T145500 DTSTAMP:20251008T155705Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/radiometric-detection-rd-fo r-nuclear-forensics-research/ SUMMARY:Radiometric Detection R&\;D for Nuclear Forensics Research DESCRIPTION:NE Speaker: Erin Good\, Physicist from Pacific Northwest Nation al Laboratory CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7893@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T163000 DTSTAMP:20251021T123617Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/grip-adaptathon/ SUMMARY:GRiP Adaptathon DESCRIPTION:Adapt-a-thon is an annual volunteer event hosted by GRiP. The p urpose of this event is to adapt toys to be donated to community organizat ions in time for the holiday season. The toys are adapted to be more acces sible to children with mobility and limb differences. The event is hosted with mentors and GRiP leaders helping volunteers to adapt the toys. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:MAE-B 0227\, 633 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=633 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-B 022 7:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7829@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-postdocs-seminar-amanda -juraski-wasif-khan/ SUMMARY:BME Postdocs Seminar: Amanda Juraski &\; Wasif Khan DESCRIPTION:Dr. Amanda Juraski: "Porous Anisotropic N\,O-Carboxymethyl Chit osan/Alginate Scaffolds For Neural Tissue Applications"\nDr. Wasif Khan: " Circadian Timing and Dose of Physical Activity are Differentially Associat ed with Cognition and Structural Brain Aging"\n--\n\nAmanda Juraski\, PhD\ nPostdoctoral Associate\, Schmidt Lab\nBiomedical Engineering\, University of Florida\n\n"Porous Anisotropic N\,O-Carboxymethyl Chitosan/Alginate Sc affolds For Neural Tissue Applications"\n\nAbstract: Complex tissue lesion s such as peripheral nerve injuries often result in disrupted tissue archi tecture\, mechanical properties\, and gene expression. In the case of peri pheral nerve injuries\, there is also limited spontaneous axonal regenerat ion due to the low regenerative capacity of adult neurons. To overcome the se challenges\, innovative strategies combining scaffolds and gene therapi es that modulate inflammation offer a promising route for regeneration. An isotropic scaffolds\, which mimic the natural tissue architecture\, are pa rticularly promising for enhancing tissue differentiation and promoting ne rve regeneration. Unidirectional freeze-drying is an effective\, cost-effi cient method for fabricating these scaffolds\, enabling the production of tunable\, porous structures. In this study\, we explored the use of carbox ymethyl chitosan (N\,O-CMCS) and alginate\, both biopolymers with distinct physicochemical properties\, in the fabrication of anisotropic scaffolds for peripheral nerve regeneration via unidirectional freeze-drying. The sc affolds were characterized by their morphological\, physicochemical\, and biological properties\, including their ability to support fibroblast and neuronal cell survival in vitro. The scaffolds had linearly aligned pore s tructure and were stable under simulated physiological conditions. Moreove r\, the presence of protonated amino groups on N\,O-CMCS promoted optimal neuronal cell viability. To show the scaffold's application as a gene deli very system\, DNA molecules were adsorved and then released by N\,O-CMCS/A lginate scaffolds\, with all DNA molecules released in one hour of immersi on. The results suggest that N\,O-CMCS/Alginate scaffolds hold significant potential for peripheral nerve regeneration\, offering insights into mate rial interactions with cells and to the design of combinatorial therapies aimed at enhancing neural tissue engineering applications.\n\nBio: Dr. Ama nda de Castro Juraski is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Schmidt Lab at the University of Florida\, where she's developing hydrogel-mediate d delivery devices for exosome therapy in spinal cord injury. She earned h er Ph.D. from the University of Sao Paulo\, Brazil\, with a dissertation f ocused on porous scaffolds for gene delivery and regenerative medicine in neural tissue applications. Dr. Juraski has extensive experience in biomat erials\, including creating a bioink for 3D printing of neural tissue mode ls and developing ibuprofen-loaded chitosan films for drug delivery in pri mary spinal cord neurons. She has given numerous presentations at conferen ces\, is part of the LatinXinBME community\, and was the founder and presi dent of the first Student Chapter of the Brazilian Society of Biomedical E ngineering. Beyond her research on neural tissue engineering\, her seconda ry expertise lies in the exciting field of creating baked goods that her l ab mates can't stop talking about.\n--\n\nWasif Khan\, PhD\nPostdoctoral A ssociate\, Fang Lab\nBiomedical Engineering\, University of Florida\n\n"Ci rcadian Timing and Dose of Physical Activity are Differentially Associated with Cognition and Structural Brain Aging"\n\nAbstract: Physical activity is increasingly recognized as a modifiable factor for healthy brain aging . Yet\, the influence of activity dose below guideline levels\, as well as the timing of activity across the day\, on cognition and brain aging rema ins unclear. In this talk\, I will present findings from our analysis of 4 5\,892 older adults in the UK Biobank with accelerometer-derived physical activity\, cognitive assessments\, and structural brain MRI. By examining moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)\, we evaluated associations with cognitive domains and regional brain volumes. Our results reveal that higher MVPA is linked to improved performance in reasoning\, memory\, exe cutive function\, and processing speed\, alongside structural differences in subcortical and cortical regions critical for emotion\, working memory\ , and perceptual processing. Importantly\, we identify that the timing of activity—particularly during the midday-afternoon and evening—carries distinct implications for cognitive and brain health. These insights refin e the understanding of dose-response and circadian effects of activity on the aging brain and highlight the potential of circadian-informed exercise prescriptions as strategies to promote cognitive resilience in later life .\n\nBio: Dr. Wasif Khan is a Postdoc Associate at SMILE Lab in J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of F lorida. Dr. Khan is working in SMILE lab at the BME and Wong lab the Norma n Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases\, University of Florida. His r esearch sits on the nexus of cognitive aging\, neuroimaging\, and artifici al intelligence to identify modifiable lifestyle and neural factors to pre vent and slow down cognitive aging and neurodegeneration. He focuses parti cularly on modifiable lifestyle factors\, especially physical activity (PA )\, and their relationship to neuroimaging biomarkers and systemic health measures\, which influence the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related d ementias (ADRD). By integrating large-scale population datasets with multi modal neuroimaging\, Dr. Khan aims to characterize the biological and beha vioral signatures of cognitive resilience and vulnerability in aging popul ations. This interdisciplinary approach is motivated by a strong commitmen t to improving brain health outcomes among individuals at elevated risk fo r neurodegeneration. His recent work on medical foundation model was featu red in UF Health News. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7909@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184633Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-10/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Savannah Morgan\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engine ering seminar: "Activating Data: Operationalizing Analytics Across the Dal las Fort Worth (DFW) Airport"\nBio:\nSavannah Morgan serves as the Data Sc ience Manager in the Environmental Affairs Department at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport\, where she encourages the development and integrat ion of data-driven tools to enhance sustainability and operational resilie nce. Dr. Morgan participates in cross-departmental initiatives that fuse s iloed datasets into unified analytics platforms that inform predictive and proactive decision-making. Her collaboration has guided initiatives to en hance the energy efficiency of Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB)\, promote proactive traffic congestion management\, and conduct a comprehensive anal ysis of noise data to inform and engage the surrounding community. During her doctoral studies\, she specialized in machine learning and spatiotempo ral analysis of complex climate-vulnerable biophysical systems. By positio ning data science as a strategic connector across departments\, she helps embed analytics into DFW’s long-term sustainability planning\, showcasin g that complex environmental problems demand technical fluency and system- level thinking. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7889@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210107Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-miaofang-chi-ph -d-duke-university/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar - Miaofang Chi\, Ph.D.\, Duke University DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Advancing Cryogenic Electron Microscopy: From En ergy Interfaces to Quantum Matter CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7719@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T175554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-coastal-resilien ce-by-design-nature-based-solutions-across-scales/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - Coastal Resilience by Design: Nature-Based Solutions A cross Scales DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nJules Bruck\, Ph.D.\, Director\, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning\; Chair and Professor\, Department of Landscape Architecture\, UF\n\nAbstract:\nCoastal systems are dynamic socio-ecologi cal landscapes shaped by the interactions of land\, ocean\, atmosphere\, a nd human activity. They provide essential services—storm buffering\, hab itat support\, carbon storage\, recreation\, and cultural identity—yet r emain highly vulnerable to disturbance. Traditional shoreline hardening se vers ecological processes\, reduces habitat\, and undermines long-term res ilience. Nature-based solutions (NBS)\, by contrast\, offer multi-benefit strategies that provide natural buffering\, ecological function\, and cons ider community well-being. Our work examines how NBS can be applied across a range of contexts. This talk presents three case studies that illustrat e how landscape architects are advancing coastal resilience through design at multiple scales.\nAt the regional scale\, we modeled wetland loss and carbon storage at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)\, a large military install ation on Chesapeake Bay. Using historical land-cover data and carbon valua tion tools\, we quantified projected wetland decline and associated carbon losses under sea-level rise scenarios. Results highlight the economic and climate significance of wetlands\, providing a cost–benefit rationale f or conservation and restoration investments.\n\nAt the community scale\, t he Coastal Resilience Design Studio (CRDS) partnered with the small fishin g town of Bowers Beach\, Delaware. Through immersive fieldwork\, stakehold er interviews\, research\, and design\, students developed a Bowers Resili ence Plan\, identifying locally grounded strategies to enhance community r esilience. One particularly impactful recommendation—using dredged silt to help restore marsh habitat—was taken up by the mayor\, who secured $ 3 million in Army Corps funding for implementation. The Resilience Plan re ceived national recognition in both planning and landscape architecture\, and the case study exemplifies a repeatable\, catalytic approach grounded in participatory and interdisciplinary design.\n\nAt the shoreline scale\, an interdisciplinary project team is testing oyster-based living shorelin e prototypes in the Delaware Bay through an Army Corps-funded project. The se efforts focus on evaluating materials and monitoring shellfish\, fish\, and vegetated habitats in medium- and low-energy systems\, while also inc orporating community values and priorities to inform more extensive future applications. The aim is to move beyond the shoreline as a narrow linear boundary and instead frame it as a transect that extends into communities. This broader perspective positions living shorelines as integrated strate gies for habitat restoration\, water quality improvement\, and social adap tation.\n\nTogether\, these studies demonstrate how landscape architecture is integrating with scientists and engineers to contribute across scales to advance coastal adaptation. By embedding systems thinking into design p ractice\, this work highlights the role of NBS in sustaining ecological pr ocesses and supporting the resilience efforts of coastal communities.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7895@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T130000 DTSTAMP:20251021T182130Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fics-research-guest-speaker -dr-daniel-votipka/ SUMMARY:FICS Research Guest Speaker: Dr. Daniel Votipka DESCRIPTION:FICS Research is excited to welcome Dr. Daniel Votipka\, Lin Fa mily Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Tufts Un iversity\, for a seminar on Tuesday\, November 5th at 12:00 PM in Room 505 7 of Malachowsky Hall. He will be presenting his talk entitled "Vulnerabil ity Discovery for All: A Human-Centric Approach to Software Vulnerability Discovery." Dr. Votipka’s research focuses on understanding the processe s and mental models of professionals who perform security-related tasks su ch as secure development\, vulnerability discovery\, network defense\, and malware analysis\, with the goal of making security work more accessible and inclusive through improvements in automation\, education\, and policy. His work has been recognized with multiple best paper awards at top secur ity and HCI venues and has been supported by funding from the NSF\, Google \, Cisco\, and MedCrypt. Before joining academia\, Dr. Votipka served in t he U.S. Air Force as a Cyber Warfare Officer working in the National Secur ity Agency. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, Uni ted States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32606\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Hall :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7737@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T134000 DTSTAMP:20250903T140122Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-advancing-pfas- science-cheryl-murphy-michigan-state-university/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Advancing PFAS Science\, Cheryl Murphy\, Michigan Stat e University DESCRIPTION:Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse class of persistent contaminants that frequently occur in complex mixtures acros s environmental compartments. Understanding their behavior\, toxicity\, an d risks requires approaches that span chemistry\, biology\, engineering\, and policy. In this seminar\, I will discuss advances in PFAS mixture scie nce\, including high-throughput toxicity screening\, mechanistic anchoring \, and modeling approaches that help bridge molecular-level interactions w ith ecosystem and human health outcomes. I will also highlight the interdi sciplinary activities of the Center for PFAS Research at Michigan State Un iversity\, including collaborative projects with engineers\, toxicologists \, chemists\, and stakeholders. Together\, these efforts aim to inform ris k assessment\, support remediation strategies\, and provide science-based guidance to communities and decision-makers navigating PFAS challenges.\n\ nDr. Cheryl Murphy is a Professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildl ife at Michigan State University and the founding Director of the Center f or PFAS Research. Her research focuses on ecotoxicology\, with an emphasis on contaminant mixtures\, fish physiology\, bioaccumulation modeling\, an d the ecological impacts of persistent chemicals such as PFAS. Dr. Murphy has over 25 years of experience studying contaminants in aquatic systems\, with extensive work in the Great Lakes. She has authored numerous peer-re viewed publications and has been a principal investigator on projects fund ed by state\, federal\, and international agencies. In addition to her res earch\, she is actively engaged in risk communication and has collaborated with stakeholders\, policymakers\, and the public to translate complex PF AS science into accessible information. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7901@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T194500 DTSTAMP:20251024T121528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/shpe-fall-gbm-6/ SUMMARY:SHPE Fall GBM #6 DESCRIPTION:SHPE's General Body Meeting. Our general body meetings inform m embers about upcoming events\, opportunities\, announcements while also pr oviding an opportunity to socialize. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Turlington Hall\, Turlington Hall\, 330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville\, FL 32611\, USA\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Room L007\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Turlington Hall\, 330 Newel l Dr\, Gainesville\, FL 32611\, USA\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Room L007\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Turlington Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7863@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T160000 DTSTAMP:20251010T145532Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/semiconductor-education-day -for-k-20-educators/ SUMMARY:Semiconductor Education Day for K-20 Educators DESCRIPTION:Ready to power up your semiconductor knowledge? Join us for a o ne-day event that will help you discover how to bring semiconductor educat ion to life. This engaging one-day event is designed for K–20 educators\ , administrators\, deans\, and guidance counselors eager to integrate semi conductors and STEM career exploration into their curriculum.\nThrough int eractive sessions\, hands-on activities\, and expert-led discussions\, you ’ll gain insights into the rapidly growing semiconductor industry.\nWalk away with practical tools\, fresh ideas\, and inspiration to spark studen t interest and prepare the next generation of engineers\, scientists\, and innovators. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7931@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210520Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-resilient-auton omy-perception-and-planning-for-dynamic-unknown-environments/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Resilient Autonomy: Perception and Planning for Dynam ic\, Unknown Environments DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nResilient Autonomy: Perception and P lanning for Dynamic\, Unknown Environments\nNovember 6\, 2025\, at 12:50pm \nLocation: MAE-A 303\nDr. Jonathan How\nFord Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nAbstract\nUnmanned aerial syste ms (UAS) hold promise for critical applications such as search and rescue\ , environmental monitoring\, and autonomous delivery. However\, deploying them in real-world\, safety-critical settings presents core challenges: na vigating GPS-denied environments\, reasoning under uncertainty\, and plann ing safe trajectories in dynamic\, partially known spaces. This talk prese nts recent advances in perception and planning that together enable robust \, scalable\, and efficient aerial autonomy. On the perception side\, we i ntroduce several complementary mapping frameworks. GRANDSLAM fuses 3D Gaus sian splatting with semantics and geometric priors to create unified scene representations for photorealistic planning. ROMAN compresses environment s into sparse\, object-centric maps that are orders of magnitude smaller t han traditional representations while still supporting accurate relocaliza tion and loop closure under extreme viewpoint changes. On the planning sid e\, we first introduce IL-RTMPC\, a demonstration- and training-efficient method for learning robust control policies from model predictive control (MPC). It combines single-trajectory demonstrations with a disturbance-awa re data aggregation strategy to produce policies that generalize to unseen conditions. We demonstrate its effectiveness on quadrotors and the MIT So ftFly. DYNUS then provides uncertainty-aware trajectory planning for safe\ , real-time flight in dynamic\, unknown environments. Building on this\, M IGHTY performs fully coupled spatiotemporal optimization\, generating agil e\, precise motion by jointly reasoning about path and timing. Combined wi th prior work on Robust-MADER\, these methods deliver compact\, consistent maps and robust trajectory optimization that support fast\, safe multi-ro bot navigation in complex environments. I will present experimental result s across simulation and hardware platforms and conclude with open challeng es in building resilient\, real-world UAS autonomy. These advances bring u s closer to reliable autonomous aerial systems with meaningful impact in r eal-world operations.\nBiography\nJonathan P. How is the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his S.M. and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and was previousl y on the faculty at Stanford before joining MIT in 2000. His research focu ses on robust planning and learning under uncertainty\, with emphasis on m ulti-agent systems and autonomous flight. He is a Fellow of IEEE and AIAA\ , was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2021\, and his wor k has been recognized with numerous awards including the IEEE Transactions on Robotics King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Awards in 2022 and 2024.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Yu Wang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7905@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T140000 DTSTAMP:20251027T121515Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Calin Belta\, University of Maryland\n\nTitle: Formal Methods for Safe and Interpretable Control\n\nAbstract: \nIn control theor y\, complicated dynamics such as systems of (nonlinear) differential equat ions are mostly controlled to achieve stability and to optimize a cost. In formal methods\, simple systems such as finite state transition graphs mo deling computer programs or digital circuits are analyzed or controlled fr om specifications such as safety\, liveness\, or richer requirements expre ssed as formulas of temporal logics. Many current applications\, such as d exterous robotic manipulation\,\ninvolve high-dimensional and partially kn own dynamical systems\, which require machine learning techniques for moti on planning and control. Ensuring safety and incorporating specifications given in rich\, natural language within a learning-based system are challe nging problems that received a lot of attention recently.\nIn this talk\, I will show how techniques based on control barrier and Lyapunov functions can be combined with temporal logics and reinforcement learning to addres s these challenges. I will use examples from robotic manipulation and auto nomous driving. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7881@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T145500 DTSTAMP:20251015T153407Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-thomas-ulrich-ph -d-radiometric-detection-rd-for-nuclear-forensics-research/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar - Thomas Ulrich\, Ph.D.- Radiometric Detection R&\;D for Nuclear Forensics Research DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7923@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T113000 DTSTAMP:20251201T141548Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-suman-chowdhury / SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Suman Chowdhury DESCRIPTION:ISE Seminar: Suman Chowdhury CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfP zH.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7673@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T080000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182945Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-ph-d-webinar-and-info-s ession-2/ SUMMARY:CHE Ph.D. Webinar and Info Session DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/r7RiYnm ARhSN4bfyaDaKxg CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/r7RiYnmARhSN4bfyaDaKxg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7831@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182101Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-mechanics-of-fa ilure-in-medical-devices-and-soft-materials/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Mechanics of Failure in Medical Devices and Soft Mate rials" DESCRIPTION:Chase Hartquist\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Mechanical and A erospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\n\nAbstract: Soft networks of interconnected polymer chains permeate throughout nature\, biology\, and t echnology due to exceptional mechanical performance. Engineering biomedica l materials and devices to be compatible with biology can offer solutions to longstanding problems in medicine. However\, mechanical failure remains a key bottleneck in developing this interface. This seminar explores two challenges across medical devices and soft materials where fracture and fa ilure mechanics offer solutions. First\, in vascular surgery\, a class of sudden failures called “herniation” occurs commonly during navigation of surgical tools. Here\, a bent region of the device buckles while traver sing an anatomical curve\, causing the surgeon to lose control of the dist al tip. This typically requires reintervention with new devices. We show t hat herniation can be predicted by investigating it as a bifurcation pheno menon and prevented by changing catheter design and selection paradigms. S econd\, in soft materials\, while traditional models predict the intrinsic fracture energy of a polymer network is the energy to rupture a layer of chains\, they can underestimate experiments by up to two orders of magnitu de. We show that the intrinsic fracture energy of polymer-like networks st ems from nonlocal energy dissipation using experiments and simulations of 2D and 3D networks with varying defects\, dispersity\, topologies\, and le ngth scales. Collectively\, these works connect failure mechanics across s cales and provide design rules for soft devices and materials.\n\nBio: Cha se Hartquist is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, where he investigated the mechanics of fracture in soft network materials. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington Uni versity in St. Louis\, where he studied the mechanics of vascular surgery and biomedical materials. His research focuses on understanding the mechan ical and failure behaviors of soft structures\, networks\, and polymers. T his work leverages fundamental structure-property relationships across len gth scales to inform design of high-performing soft materials and structur es for emerging applications in medical technology and clean energy. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7721@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T175554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-bridging-monitor ing-design-and-ecological-theory-lessons-from-two-decades-of-wetland-data/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - Bridging monitoring design and ecological theory: Less ons from two decades of wetland data DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nRenee Price\, Senior Scientist III\, AtkinsRéalis\; Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences\, UF\n \nAbstract: \nThis presentation synthesizes findings from two integrated s tudies on wetland ecohydrology in Central Florida\, emphasizing the role o f hydrologic variability and monitoring design in ecological assessment. U sing 19 years of high-resolution water level and vegetation data from refe rence marshes\, we evaluated the statistical implications of monitoring fr equency and duration on the accuracy of hydrologic metrics and species ric hness. Results demonstrate that metrics related to magnitude stabilize wit h shorter records\, while timing\, duration\, and frequency require extend ed datasets\, often exceeding 15 years\, to achieve representative conditi ons. Additionally\, comparisons across wetland types reveal significant ec ohydrologic divergence that is driven by geomorphology\, underscoring the need to look beyond wetland type-specific reference frameworks. These find ings inform best practices for wetland monitoring programs\, restoration p erformance standards\, and long-term ecological modeling under variable cl imatic regimes. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7739@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T134000 DTSTAMP:20250903T140122Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-hydrogeology-a- multi-scale-multi-physics-science-seonkyoo-yoon-uf/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Hydrogeology: A Multi-Scale\, Multi-Physics Science\, Seonkyoo Yoon\, UF DESCRIPTION:Hydrogeology is the branch of geoscience that examines the dist ribution and movement of groundwater\, the fate and transport of dissolved solutes\, and the biogeochemical reactions that shape subsurface aquatic systems. Because these processes are inherently multi-scale and multi-phys ics\, advances in the field require integrative approaches that span field hydrology\, fluid mechanics\, geochemistry\, microbiology\, and computati onal science. This talk will demonstrate how integrating these perspective s deepens our fundamental understanding of complex hydrogeologic systems. Specific topics will include anomalous solute transport in fractured-rock aquifers\, microbial nitrogen cycling in karst aquifers\, and teaching str ategies for training students in this integrative approach.\n\nDr. Seonkyo o “Sean” Yoon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geologica l Sciences at the University of Florida\, specializing in hydrogeology. Hi s research investigates the coupled dynamics of groundwater flow\, solute transport\, geochemical reactions\, and microbial activity to reveal how t hese interactions shape ecosystems\, influence environmental quality\, and affect water resources. Dr. Yoon holds BS and MS degrees in Civil and Env ironmental Engineering from Yonsei University\, South Korea\, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7911@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210520Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-data-driven-dis covery-of-stable-surfaces-with-tailored-properties-via-equivariant-graph-n eural-n/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Data-driven Discovery of Stable Surfaces with Tailore d Properties via Equivariant Graph Neural N DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nData-driven Discovery of Stable Surf aces with Tailored Properties via Equivariant Graph Neural Networks and Fo undational Interatomic Potentials\nNovember 13\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocati on: MAE-A 303\nDr. Peter Schindler\nAssistant Professor at Northeastern Un iversity\nAbstract\nAccurately assessing the properties of materials’ su rfaces and their stability is critical for diverse applications such as he terogeneous catalysis\, electron emission technologies\, and interface eng ineering in semiconductors and batteries. The stability of a surface with a particular Miller index and termination is governed by its cleavage or s urface energy. This property also governs the Wulff construction\, which d efines the equilibrium shapes of nanoparticles. Another crucial surface pr operty is the work function (i.e.\, the energy required to extract an elec tron from the surface) that determines the contact barrier at interfaces. While first-principles calculations provide reliable predictions of these surface properties\, their computational cost severely limits the explorat ion of the vast space of possible surfaces.\nEquivariant graph neural netw orks that enforce symmetry of three-dimensional Euclidean space (E3GNNs) h ave demonstrated accurate predictions of structure-property relationships of materials and molecules. Instead of relying on invariant feature engine ering\, E3GNNs incorporate physical symmetries directly into the neural ne twork layers. The features of equivariant networks are thus more expressiv e and better able to capture local symmetries\, promising greater transfer ability and training data efficiency.\nAnother recent advance is the emerg ence of universal machine learning interatomic potentials (uMLIPs\, or rec ently termed “foundational interatomic potentials”) that promise appli cability across the entire periodic table and structural types. They enabl e rapid zero-shot predictions of materials and molecular properties that c an be derived from the potential energy surface or its derivative\, with l ittle to no need for additional training.\nIn this talk\, I will discuss ( 1) a novel E3GNN architecture that incorporates symmetry-breaking along th e surface normal\, for accurately predicting both the stability and work f unction of surfaces\, and (2) a benchmarking study of cleavage energy pred ictions for a wide range of state-of-the-art uMLIPs. Finally\, I will demo nstrate the capability of these approaches to speed up screening for stabl e surfaces with tailored properties by orders of magnitude.\nBiography\nDr . Peter Schindler is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University lea ding the Data-Driven Renewables Research (D2R2) group that seeks to discov er novel materials for renewable energy applications using high-throughput \, quantum chemistry calculations\, and data-driven materials property pre dictions. He is a scientific advisory board member (and former senior scie ntist) at Aionics Inc.\, a startup that has become a recognized leader in the field of battery informatics. His work has been featured on the covers of Advanced Materials\, ACS Energy Letters\, and Digital Discovery. Durin g his postdoctoral research at the University of Vienna and Stanford Unive rsity\, his research established renewable energy materials both computati onally and experimentally\, for which he was awarded the Erwin-Schrödinge r fellowship by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Vienna\, working on thin-film semiconductor synthesis and characterization. His expertise in both experimental synthe sis and computational materials simulations enables him to carry out cutti ng-edge research at the intersection of the two fields.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Jaeyun Moon CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7883@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T145500 DTSTAMP:20251016T205053Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-speaker-garrett- marshall-ph-d/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar Speaker - Garrett Marshall Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Proliferation Detection and Nuclear Forensics R&\;D at Sandi a National Laboratories CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7925@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T103000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211557Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eed-lecture-series-with-sai ra-anwar-ph-d-texas-am-learn-design-and-develop-a-human-centered-technolog y/ SUMMARY:EEd Lecture Series with Saira Anwar\, Ph.D.\, Texas A&\;M Learn\ , Design\, and Develop: A Human-Centered Technology- DESCRIPTION:EEd Lecture Series : Learn\, Design\, and Develop: A Human-Cent eredTechnology-Based Approach to Engineering Education\nDistinguished Gues t Lecturer: Saira Anwar\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Multidisciplinary Engineering\, Texas A&\;M\n\nAs technology continues to advance\, the w ays we teach and learn engineering must evolve as well. In this invited ta lk\, I will present work from the Learning Enhancement and Applications De velopment (LEAD) Lab at Texas A&\;M University\, where we design\, impl ement\, and study educational technologies that help learners think\, crea te and problem-solve like engineers. \n\nOur projects - including Sediment Sketch\, FossilSketch\, the AI-based Text Classifier\, and the EdGUIDE web tool - illustrate how human-centered design\, data analytics\, machine le arning\, and pragmatic approaches to meaning-making can enhance learning i n authentic engineering contexts. These technologies are grounded in engin eering education theories and are developed through iterative cycles of de sign\, implementation\, and evaluation\, allowing us to refine tools based on learner experiences and outcomes. They provide insights into how digit al tools can foster conceptual understanding\, creative engagement and mea ningful problem-solving skills. \n\nI will also share my vision for engine ering education that emphasizes creativity\, collaboration\, and societal impact\, preparing learners to apply technical knowledge and design techno logies that positively shape the world around them.\n\nDr. Saira Anwar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&\;M University\, where she has served since 2021. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University and master's degre e in computer science. Her research integrates educational\, psychological \, and technological perspectives to explore students' learning and motiva tion in engineering and computing contexts. \n\nHer work spans three areas : designing and evaluating educational tools\, developing integrated STEM learning environments\, and assessing instructional impacts on learners' c ognitive and non-cognitive outcomes. She has secured over $5.8 million in external funding as a co-PI from federal agencies and has published over 1 00 peer-reviewed papers. \n\nHer honors include the 2023 NSTA/NARST Resear ch Worth Reading Award\, a 2025 ASEE COED Top 4 Paper\, the ASEE ERM Divis ion Apprentice Faculty Grant\, and the IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Ne w Faculty Fellow. She also serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of E ngineering Education.\n\nQuestions? \nContact Curtis Taylor at curtis.tayl or@ufl.edu\nFree &\; Open to All\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7927@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T113500 DTSTAMP:20251201T141548Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-ola-l-a-harryss on/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Ola L.A. Harrysson DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 UF ISE Seminar Series\nOla Lars Harrysson\, Ph.D.\,\n NC State University\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\n“Mechanical Properties o f Materials Fabricated Using Laser and Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion”\ nAbstract:\nLaser and Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion are becoming increas ingly popular for production of complex metal components in various indust ries. The important question is how the mechanical properties from these p rocesses stack up to traditionally produced materials. In many cases the t ensile properties are very close\, but the fatigue properties can vary a l ot. We are currently using rotating beam fatigue testing to evaluate the p roperties and investigating post processing steps that can help improve th e fatigue characteristics. New material development for these processes wi ll also be covered\, including metal matrix composites and other hard to p rocess materials.\nBio:\nDr. Ola L. A. Harrysson joined the ISE Department at NC State University in Raleigh\, North Carolina in 2002 after receivin g his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Flori da in Orlando\, Florida. Prior to attending UCF he was born and raised in Sweden and received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dala University. He has been conducting research in Additive Manufacturin g for over 28 years. His main areas of research are medical application of AM technologies\, custom design and fabrication of orthopedic implants\, medical device development\, reverse engineering\, finishing of metal AM c omponents\, and materials development for Direct Metal AM technologies. Dr . Harrysson is the Director of the Center for Additive Manufacturing and L ogistics at NCSU. Dr. Harrysson is the Edward P. Fitts Distinguished Profe ssor in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial Engineering. He has a ffiliated appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Ma terial Science and Engineering.\nDr. Harrysson has published 80 journal ar ticles with over 8800 citations and an h-index of 43 and he has given 120 invited talks and keynote addresses. He has secured over $12.5M in researc h funding\, graduated 17 Ph.D. students and 18 MS students over his career . He has been an IISE Fellow since 2018 and received the Technical Innovat ion in Industrial Engineering Award from IISE in 2012. Furthermore\, he ha s received the International Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellenc e Award\, and the Robert A Dougherty Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engin eer Award. He recently received the Alumni Association’s Distinguished G raduate Professor Award and the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Gradu ate Professor Award from NCSU as well as received an Honorary Doctorate fr om Mid Sweden University for his pioneering research work in Metal Additiv e Manufacturing. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfP zH.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7943@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T130000 DTSTAMP:20251113T134529Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/elc-flagship-create-connect / SUMMARY:ELC Flagship: Create &\; Connect DESCRIPTION:Join us for Fall Flagship: Create &\; Connect\, a collaborat ive event featuring a speaker panel and team challenges designed to spark creativity\, leadership\, and connection across UF Engineering.\nHosted in partnership with ELC\, FLEG\, FES\, and IGNITE\, this luncheon brings tog ether student leaders and innovators from across the college.\nRSVP: https ://forms.gle/W5NZ2qVXUFTR6KmZ6 CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7891@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182102Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-capillary-sensi ng-of-neuronal-activity-and-the-regulation-of-cerebral-blood-flow/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Capillary sensing of neuronal activity and the regula tion of cerebral blood flow..." DESCRIPTION:Nikolaos Tsoukias\, Ph.D.\nProfessor of Biomedical Engineering\ nFlorida International University\n\n"Capillary sensing of neuronal activi ty and the regulation of cerebral blood flow in health and in disease: Ins ights from a multiscale model of the brain vasculature"\n\nAbstract: On de mand control of local CBF is crucial for maintaining normal brain function and is compromised in brain disorders. Capillary-mediated signaling has e merged as a significant component of neurovascular coupling (NVC)\, allowi ng blood perfusion to match local demands in the brain. Capillary endothel ial cells (cECs) can sense neuronal activity and initiate electrical signa ls to induce upstream vessel dilations. In addition\, capillary pericytes (PCs) may respond to electrical\, mechanical and metabolic signals to modu late tone and capillary diameter. The contribution of these mechanisms for micro and macro level control of CBF is an area of active investigation. We combine in vitro\, ex vivo\, and in vivo data with a first-of-its-kind multiscale model of cerebral blood flow to explore how signals in cerebral capillaries and arterioles intersect to coordinate blood flow distributio n in the brain. Models of capillary endothelial cells (cECs) and PCs\, and of arteriolar endothelial (ECs) and smooth muscle (SMCs) cells\, capture membrane potential and Ca2+ dynamics. Cell-level models are electrically c oupled to form vascular segments and integrated in realistic reconstructio ns of cerebral vascular networks that contain hundreds of thousands of ves sel segments and millions of cells. Biomechanical models translate mural c ell Ca2+ into changes in vessel diameters. Hemodynamic simulations predict pressure\, flow\, and red blood cell distribution in a dynamically changi ng vascular network that responds to chemo-mechanical stimuli. Results sup port cECs acting as sensors of neuronal activity. We provide evidence for electrical excitability in the cerebral endothelium that allows regenerati ve retrograde propagation of electrical signals towards upstream feeding v essels and robust increases in local CBF. We explore the physiological rel evance of capillary constrictions and propose that contractile PCs play a critical role in myogenic autoregulation and in preserving blood supply to deeper and more vulnerable brain regions. We use the model to relate cell -level changes in disease to dysregulation of blood perfusion at the macro scale.\n\nBio: Dr. Nikolaos M. Tsoukias is Professor of Biomedical Enginee ring at Florida International University. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens\, Greece in 1994 and a doctorate in Engineering from the University of California\, Ir vine in 1999. Upon completion of a three-year research fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine\, he joined Florida International U niversity in 2003. He was the 2006 recipient of the Arthur C. Guyton award for excellence in integrative physiology by the American Physiological So ciety. From 2015 to 2020 he joined the National Technical University of At hens\, Greece as a faculty of Chemical Engineering. His research interests are in the areas of mathematical modeling\, microvascular physiology and biotransport. Dr. Tsoukias is a member of the Biomedical Engineering Socie ty\, the American Heart Association\, and the Microcirculatory Society. Hi s research has been supported by the American Heart Association and the Na tional Institutes of Health. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7939@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T203000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-ph-d-webinar-and-info-s ession-en-espanol/ SUMMARY:CHE Ph.D. Webinar and Info Session (en español) DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/BnwLS0x 8SmexKyjmJjzZVA CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7885@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2025-fall-seminar-serie s-5/ SUMMARY:ChE 2025 Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jeffrey M. Halpern\, Professor Department of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering and the Department of Chemistry\, Universit y of New Hampshire\nTitle: In Situ Surface Impedance Evaluation of Dynamic Polymer-Modified Surfaces\nAbstract :The SEEDS (Surface Enhanced Electroc hemical Diagnostic Sensors) laboratory is developing new sensor platforms for a range of applications including disease diagnosis and process analyt ical technology. Electrochemical biosensors are typically limited in selec tivity or sensitivity due to inadequate surface interactions between the a nalyte and sensor. Our lab monitors surface interactions with Electrochemi cal Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)\, a highly sensitive electrochemical tech nique used to passively monitor surface changes and interactions. Our lab also focuses on improving the stability\, reproducibility\, and reusabilit y of sensors.\nWe have primarily been using EIS without redox mediators to evaluate dynamic changes of surface polymers over long periods of time. W e will present the rationale of moving to non-redox mediated solutions\, a nd our progress towards interpreting these signals.\nWe will present sever al test cases. One test case\, we will look at the stability of self-assem bled monolayers. Another test case\, we will look at surface-bound elastin -like polymers as a stimuli biosensor. We will report our progress towards using these surface\, reproducible modification protocols\, and the elect rochemical response of the stimulus behavior.\nFinally\, we will briefly d iscuss future directions of the SEEDS lab in an effort to discover new col laborations. New directions can include different uses of the above paradi gms\, and educational research ideas towards bettering neurodiverse underg raduate mentoring practices across neurodiversity and K-12 education.\nThi s work is funded by NSF EPSCoR (2119237).\nBio: Prof. Jeffrey M. Halpern ( he/him) earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2010 at Case Western Res erve University (CWRU) in Chemical Engineering. Halpern pursued a first po stdoc (2011-2012) funded through an NIH NRSA fellowship at CWRU in Biomedi cal Engineering under the mentorship of Dr. Horst von Recum. He pursued a second postdoc through Fulbright and Lady Davis Fellowships (2013-2014) in Israel at the Technion in the Department of Chemical Engineering under th e mentorship of Dr. Hossam Haick. Halpern joined the Department of Chemica l Engineering and Bioengineering at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 2014\, received Tenure in 2020\, and was promoted to the rank of Profes sor in 2023. Halpern prides himself on his student mentoring\; he has ment ored a wide diversity of students including over 50 undergraduates and sum mer interns\, 10 graduate students\, and 3 post doctorates. As part of the se efforts\, he was recently awarded the UNH Innovator of the Year award i n 2023\, the inaugural UNH College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Ou tstanding Mentor Award\, the Educator’s Award from LEAP for Education in 2019\, and the Herb Epstein award for Technical Programing from AICHE in 2022. Halpern is heavily engaged with service by serving as Chair of the U NH Faculty Senate in 2024-2025\, currently serves as member-at-large on th e Executive Board of the Programming committee of American Institute of Ch emical Engineers\, and Vice Chair of the Organic and Biological Electroche mistry Division of the Electrochemical Society. Halpern currently leads an EPSCoR Track II team towards designing in-line protein sensors in biomanu facturing settings across NH\, AL\, ME\, and WY (#2119237).\nGroup Website : https://sites.google.com/view/seedslab/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32 611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR Bldg #: 0033 \, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7919@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210520Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-mechano-immunoe ngineering-for-cancer-therapy/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Mechano-Immunoengineering for Cancer Therapy DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nMechano-Immunoengineering for Cancer Therapy\nNovember 18\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocation: MAE-A 303\nDr. Song L i\nChancellor's Professor\, Department of Bioengineering Associate Dean\; Henry Samueli School of Engineering\nApplied Science Joint faculty\, Depar tment of Medicine\; David Geffen School of Medicine\nAbstract\nImmune cell s are highly responsive to mechanical cues within their microenvironment\; however\, how to harness this mechanosensitivity to improve cell manufact uring and disease therapy remains unresolved. Here\, we present a scalable microfluidic platform for fabricating microspheres that act as synthetic viscoelastic activating cells (SynVACs) with programmable mechanical and b iochemical properties. We show that the viscoelasticity of SynVACs profoun dly influences T cell function. Compared with rigid or purely elastic arti ficial cells\, SynVACs promote superior T cell expansion\, characterized b y an increased CD8⁺/CD4⁺ T cell ratio\, enhanced tumor cytotoxicity\, greater efficiency in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) transduction\, and a marked enrichment of T memory stem cells. The resulting engineered CAR-T cells exhibit improved tumor clearance not only in a human lymphoma mouse model but also in an ovarian cancer xenograft model\, maintaining prolonge d in vivo persistence that suppresses tumor growth and recurrence. These f indings reveal the critical role of mechanical signaling in T cell enginee ring and highlight the potential of SynVACs as a powerful tool for CAR-T t herapy and immunoengineering. Building on this platform\, we further devel oped a biomimetic “charging station” that integrates chemotactic and a ctivation cues to facilitate the recruitment\, activation\, and expansion of CAR-iNKT cells. This system significantly enhances tumor infiltration\, strengthens long-term immune memory\, and achieves superior efficacy comp ared to conventional CAR-iNKT therapies in solid tumor models.\nBiography\ nDr. Song Li is a Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Bioenginee ring and Associate Dean of the Samueli School of Engineering at UCLA. He c haired the Department of Bioengineering from 2016 to 2024 and directed the Bioengineering Institute for California from 2022 to 2025. He currently s erves on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Medical and B iological Engineering (AIMBE) and on the Governing Council of the Internat ional Academy for Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE).\nDr. Li’s research centers on cell engineering and mechanobiology\, with notable con tributions to understanding how biophysical cues influence stem cell diffe rentiation and cell reprogramming. He has pioneered multidisciplinary stra tegies to engineer biomaterials\, stem cells\, and immune cells for tissue regeneration and therapeutic applications. Dr. Li is also the Co-Editor-i n-Chief of Med-X Journal.\nHis achievements have earned him numerous award s and honors\, including the Global Biomaterials Leadership Award from the Chinese Association of Biomaterials\, and election as a Fellow of AIMBE\, the Biomedical Engineering Society\, and IAMBE.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Xi n Tang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7951@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T140000 DTSTAMP:20251201T211000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-risqrypt-fast-s ecure-and-configurable-hw-sw-co-design-for-post-quantum-cryptograph/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: RISQrypt: Fast\, Secure\, and Configurable HW/SW Co-De sign for Post-Quantum Cryptograph DESCRIPTION:Erkay Savaş received the BS (1990) and MS (1994) degrees in el ectrical engineering from the Electronics and Communications Engineering D epartment at Istanbul Technical University. He completed the PhD degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Oregon Sta te University in June 2000. He had worked for various companies and resear ch institutions before he joined Sabanci University in 2002. He has been t he dean of Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science\, Sabanci University \, since July 1\, 2020. His research interests include applied cryptograph y\, data and communication security\, privacy in biometrics\, security and privacy in data mining applications\, embedded systems security\, and dis tributed systems. He is a member of IEEE\, ACM\, the IEEE Computer Society \, and the International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR).\n\nAs the transition to post-quantum cryptography accelerates\, the need for hi gh-performance and side-channel-resistant hardware architectures has becom e more critical than ever. This seminar introduces RISQrypt\, a RISC-V–b ased hardware/software co-design framework that delivers fast\, secure\, a nd configurable acceleration for leading post-quantum cryptographic standa rds — CRYSTALS-Kyber (key encapsulation) and CRYSTALS-Dilithium (digital signature). RISQrypt achieves this through a unified architecture that in tegrates dedicated arithmetic units and hardware countermeasures to ensure resilience against side-channel attacks\, while maintaining flexibility a cross cryptographic primitives. Its scalable Number Theoretic Transform (N TT) engine supports multiple moduli and parameter sets\, enabling efficien t adaptation to various lattice-based schemes. The design offers a portabl e\, fast and energy-efficient foundation for secure embedded and IoT platf orms. The seminar will present the architectural design principles\, co-de sign methodology\, and implementation results of RISQrypt on FPGA platform s. Performance and security metrics will be compared with existing state-o f-the-art accelerators\, demonstrating significant improvements in through put\, configurability\, and side-channel resistance. The talk will conclud e with future directions\, including energy-aware optimization\, multi-sch eme scalability\, and integration into post-quantum secure processors.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll Room 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7941@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184633Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-11/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Annika Mangold-Döring\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar:"Decoding (Bio-)Complexity: Tools for Clear Science C ommunication and Engaging Different Audiences"\nBio:\nDr. Annika Mangold-D öring is an Ecological Modeller in the Environmental Risk Assessment team at Wageningen Environmental Research (The Netherlands). She earned her Ph .D. in Ecotoxicology from Wageningen University and Research. Her work foc uses on chemical effect modeling as well as the development and applicatio n of population and landscape models to support the assessment and regulat ion of environmental risks of chemicals and other stressors. Beyond her sc ientific research\, she has a strong interest in science communication and enjoys facilitating interactive discussions and workshops to connect scie nce with diverse audiences. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7899@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210107Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-daniel-gianola- ph-d-materials-department-university-of-california-santa-barbara/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar - Daniel Gianola\, Ph.D.\, Materials Department\, Unive rsity of California - Santa Barbara DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: The Undesirability of Perfection:\nPhenomena in Metals and Alloys Controlled at the Single Defect Level CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7723@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T123500 DTSTAMP:20250902T175554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-balancing-enviro nmental-flows-with-consumptive-uses-in-a-water-scarce-environment/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - Balancing environmental flows with consumptive uses in a water scarce environment DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nEric Stein\, Ph.D.\, Department Head\, Biology Depar tment\, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project\n\nTitle: \nBal ancing environmental flows with consumptive uses in a water scarce environ ment: Ecohydrology tools from California\n\nAbstract: \nImplementation of comprehensive environmental flow programs for freshwater ecosystems has ne ver been more urgent. Globally\, human population growth and activities ar e placing increasing pressure on freshwater resources\, leading to competi tion for ever scarcer water and overallocation. Coupled with climate chang e and increased incidences of drought and flooding\, these shifting patter ns of water use\, and allocation have severely impacted flow magnitudes\, durations\, and timing in rivers around the and caused widespread degradat ion of aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem conditions. Integrated assessmen t tools can help develop flow allocation programs that aim to balance ecol ogical and human resource needs. The California Environmental Flows Framew ork (CEFF) is a collaboratively developed approach to establish environmen tal flow recommendations at regional scales. CEFF uses a functional flows approach\, which focuses on protecting a broad suite of ecological\, geomo rphic\, and biogeochemical functions instead of specific species or habita ts\, and can be applied consistently across diverse stream types and spati al scales. CEFF includes a process for considering non-ecological flow nee ds to produce a final set of environmental flow recommendations that aim t o balance water needs of all desired uses. CEFF was developed via a broad inclusive process that included technical experts across multiple discipli nes\, representatives from federal and state agencies\, and stakeholders a nd potential end-users from across the state. The resulting framework is t herefore not associated with any single agency or regulatory program but c an be applied under different contexts\, mandates and end-user priorities. Although developed for California the approach can be readily transferred to other regions to inform development of environmental flow programs. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7741@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T134000 DTSTAMP:20250903T140122Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ees-seminar-dust-storm-part icles-from-the-air-into-the-lungs-karin-ardon-dryer-texas-tech-u/ SUMMARY:EES Seminar: Dust Storm Particles From the Air Into the Lungs\, Kar in Ardon-Dryer\, Texas Tech U. DESCRIPTION:Dust events are a weather phenomenon common in many locations w orldwide. They occur when strong winds pick up dust particles\, increase t heir concentration in the air\, reduce visibility\, and impact Earth’s c limate\, the environment\, air quality\, well-being\, and human health. Mu ltiple studies indicate that the number of dust events has increased acros s the United States\, and climate models project that trend to continue. \ n\nDust events across the US can be of varying intensities (blowing dust v s. dust storm) and types (synoptic vs. convective)\, but their distributio ns (spatial\, temporal\, or type) and impacts across the US are unclear. T herefore\, there is a need to better understand their spatial and temporal distributions\, the meteorological conditions that initiate them\, and th ose measured during them. A new dust database\, under development\, will h elp answer these unknowns. This new dust database identifies dust events b ased on ground meteorological stations spread across the US\, and confirma tion each using different tools (including changes in PM\, satellite image s\, IMPROVE\, AERONET\, etc.). Although dust events are common across many regions of the U.S.\, their impacts are not often prioritized in air qual ity mitigation strategies. Different factors result in dust receiving less attention\, and these factors limit our understanding of the impacts of d ust events on its many social and environmental impacts\, including its im pact on air quality and human health. These limitations will be covered\, and an understanding of the impact these dust particles have on air qualit y and human health will be presented.\n\nKarin Ardon-Dryer\, Ph.D.\, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the Atmospheric S cience Group at Texas Tech University. Before joining TTU she was a Postdo ctoral Associate in the Department of Earth\, Atmosphere\, and Planetary S ciences (EAPS) at MIT\; and later a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of System Biology at Harvard Medical School at Harvard University. She rec eived her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the Department of Geophysics\, Atmospheric and Planetary Science\, and the Porter School of Environmenta l Studies at Tel Aviv University in Israel. She received her master's in t he Department of Geography and Environmental Development at Ben Gurion Uni versity with a focus on Geomorphology and Remote Sensing.\n\nDr. Ardon-Dry er studies the effect that aerosols have on climate\, the environment\, an d our health. In particular\, she takes an interdisciplinary approach and combines field and laboratory work to investigate the interaction between humans and climate\; exploring the human effects on climate\, and vice ver sa\, namely\, how climate may affect our lives (e.g. health) in the short and long term. She is also running the measurement station AEROS (Aerosol Observation Station) which helps to study the characteristics of atmospher ic particles during dust events\, to understand the different meteorologic al conditions that generate dust events and their impact on air quality an d climate. She also investigates the effects that aerosol particles have o n human health\, using an interdisciplinary approach\, she developed\, tha t observes the effect of air pollution particles on health at a single-cel l level. \n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 100\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gaines ville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 100 \, Engineering Building (NEB):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7903@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T194500 DTSTAMP:20251024T121528Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/shpe-fall-gbm-7/ SUMMARY:SHPE Fall GBM #7 DESCRIPTION:SHPE's General Body Meeting. Our general body meetings inform m embers about upcoming events\, opportunities\, announcements while also pr oviding an opportunity to socialize. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Turlington Hall\, Turlington Hall\, 330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville\, FL 32611\, USA\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Room L007\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Turlington Hall\, 330 Newel l Dr\, Gainesville\, FL 32611\, USA\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Room L007\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Turlington Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7693@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182921Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-che-ms-me-webinar-and-in fo-session/ SUMMARY:UF ChE MS & ME Webinar and Info Session DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/wSSSS39 7RMKlXZhiRrjO7A CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/wSSSS397RMKlXZhiRrjO7A END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7929@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T134000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210520Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-data-driven-dis covery-of-stable-surfaces-with-tailored-properties-via-equivariant-graph-n eural-n-2/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Data-driven Discovery of Stable Surfaces with Tailore d Properties via Equivariant Graph Neural N DESCRIPTION:Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\ ,\nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering' s Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, coo kies\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speaker s\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty candidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow M AE enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\nData-driven Discovery of Stable Surf aces with Tailored Properties via Equivariant Graph Neural Networks and Fo undational Interatomic Potentials\nNovember 20\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\nLocati on: MAE-A 303\nDr. Lucas Lindsay\nResearch Scientist at Materials Science and Technology Division\, Oak Ridge National Laboratory\nAbstract\nThe man agement of thermal energy is a ubiquitous challenge in numerous sciences a nd technologies\, from global climate issues to managing local hot spots i n microelectronics. Computational materials modeling is playing an ever-in creasing role in developing fundamental insights into vibrational and ther mal behaviors of solids\, which determine the utility of a material for ap plications including thermoelectricity\, nuclear power generation\, and he at dissipation. Here\, I will discuss theoretical and numerical advances t owards modeling lattice dynamical properties and thermal conductivity of m aterials\, with specific examples to highlight predictive capabilities and the role of symmetries.\nL.L. acknowledges support from the U. S. Departm ent of Energy\, Office of Science\, Basic Energy Sciences\, Materials Scie nces and Engineering Division.\nBiography\nDr. Lucas Lindsay received a BS degree in physics from the College of Charleston in 2004. He did his PhD work on theoretical thermal transport in carbon nanostructures at Boston C ollege and received his PhD in 2010. Following this he taught physics for two years at Christopher Newport University\, then spent three years as a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the U.S. Naval Research L aboratory in Washington\, D.C. He has been a research scientist in the Mat erials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory si nce 2014. He received the Department of Energy Early Career Award in 2019. His general research area is the theoretical description of vibrational a nd transport properties of condensed matter.\nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Jaeyun Moon CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7949@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T160000 DTSTAMP:20251117T150619Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/special-seminar-turning-res earch-into-reality-as-a-gator-engineer/ SUMMARY:Special Seminar — Turning Research Into Reality as a Gator Engine er DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael Patterson (Ph.D. ’13\, Mechanical Engineering) re turns to the University of Florida to share his journey from graduate rese arch to becoming a leader at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)\, where he leads impactful teams tackling our nation’s most important technical challenges. When Dr. Patterson graduated the Univ ersity of Florida with his PhD\, he carried with him not only a degree but a mindset — one grounded in curiosity\, collaboration\, and the drive t o solve hard problems. Over the past decade\, that mindset has guided his journey to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)\, where he now leads large teams of scientists and engineers tackling some of our nation’s most critical technical challenges. In this talk\, Dr. P atterson will share lessons learned from translating academic research int o real-world impact\, offer an inside look at APL— the nation’s larges t university-affiliated research center — and reflect on how today’s G ator engineers can prepare to lead\, innovate\, and make a lasting differe nce after graduation. In this talk\, Dr. Patterson will share lessons lear ned from translating academic research into real-world impact\, offer an i nside look at APL — the nation’s largest university-affiliated researc h center—and reflect on how today’s Gator engineers can prepare to lea d\, innovate\, and make a lasting difference after graduation.\nI cordiall y invite all of you to attend Dr. Patterson’s talk on Thursday 20 Novemb er 2025 at 3:00 PM in WERT 450.  Dr. Patterson is an extremely engaging s peaker\, and he is actively seeking to speak with and potentially recruit graduate students as part of his visit. All are welcome to attend. Snacks will be served. CATEGORIES:Alumni,Seminars LOCATION:Wertheim 450\, 527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32603 \, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32603 \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Werthe im 450:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7763@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T203000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182922Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-ph-d-webinar-and-info-s ession-5/ SUMMARY:CHE Ph.D. Webinar and Info Session DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/4k1EjVY kQSmxPMcr19b9KA CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/4k1EjVYkQSmxPMcr19b9KA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7955@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184650Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-12/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Ana Andreu\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar:"Mountain Hydrology: ecohydrology in Mediterranean mountain regio ns\, research for an uncertain reality"\nBio:\nDr. Ana Andreu works at the Fluvial Dynamics and Hydrology Group (UCO-DAUCO)\, focusing on the impact of microclimate conditions on the hydrology of Andalusian mountainous and dehesa areas. Before\, she was a Marie Curie Fellow at Prof. Baldocchi Bi ometlab (University of California\, Berkeley)\, with IFAPA Research Center (Cordoba\, Spain) as her core institution\, modeling savanna water and ca rbon fluxes integrating multiple source-scale Earth Observation data. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7945@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182102Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-intervertebral- disc-homeostasis-and-aging-induced-degeneration/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Intervertebral disc homeostasis and aging induced deg eneration" DESCRIPTION:Hicham Drissi\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Departments of Orthopaedics\ , Cell Biology\nEmory University School of Medicine\n\nAbstract: Degenerat ive disc disease accounts for a significant percentage of back pain\, whic h is a major global burden leading to significant decrease in quality of l ife. We have explored the use of pluripotent stem cells to derive disc tis sue as a potential regenerative strategy. Conversely\, we explored the eff ects of components of the platelet rich plasma in halting disc degeneratio n. Our findings explore mechanisms underlying nucleus pulposus homeostasis in the context of aging and disease. We will discuss the potential for ce ll based versus small molecule / factor based minimal interventions to pre serve disc structure during aging.\n\nBio: Dr. Hicham Drissi is a Professo r of Orthopaedics and Professor of Cell Biology at Emory University. He al so serves as the Vice Chair for Orthopaedic Research in the Department of Orthopaedics and is the Director of the Emory Musculoskeletal Research Cen ter at Emory University School of Medicine. Hicham has an established trac k record in defining regulatory mechanisms that govern the growth and diff erentiation of various skeletal tissues including bone\, cartilage\, and m ore recently intervertebral disc. A long standing and current focus of his laboratory has been geared towards identifying treatment modalities to ac celerate fracture healing\, but also solutions for inflammatory joint dise ases such as osteoarthritis and post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Finally\, H icham’s laboratory is actively working on methods to halt degenerative d isc disease\, which accounts for a large population of Americans that suff er from back pain. His work in these areas is currently supported by fundi ng from the NIH and VA and he has published over 200 peer reviewed manuscr ipts. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-7\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610 \, United States GEO:29.640849;-82.34479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicore Roo m C1-7:geo:29.640849,-82.34479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7953@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T100000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182922Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2025-fall-seminar-serie s-6/ SUMMARY:ChE 2025 Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Nathalie Pinkerton\nNYU Tandon School of Engineeri ng\nTitle: Engineering and manufacturing nanoparticles to treat cancer pai n\nAbstract:\nNanomedicine\, the application of nanomaterials to the field of medicine\, holds the potential to significantly improve human health\, ranging from more effective cancer treatments to novel medical imaging co ntrast agents for improved diagnoses. Nanomedicines have engineered proper ties that enable them to behave differently in vivo compared to small mole cule drugs. Because of their nanometer length scale\, nanomedicines can in teract with cells and tissues in a unique fashion.\nThe Pinkerton Research Group creates highly engineered nanomaterials using novel scalable manufa cturing methods to address cancer\, pain and inflammation. We use tools fr om chemistry\, nanotechnology\, and chemical engineering to build and disc over structure-property relationships in new materials designed to interac t specifically with the tumor microenvironment\, including immune cells an d sensory neurons. Our nanoparticles are designed for precise interactions by (1) building in spatiotemporal control of drug release through two-pho ton near-infrared light response capabilities\, (2) optimizing nanoparticl e physicochemical properties for selective cellular uptake\, and (3) deliv ering a wide range of therapeutic cargos from small molecules to biologics . In this presentation\, I will discuss my group’s advances in these are as with an emphasis on our modular nanoparticle assembly techniques\, flas h nanoprecipitation and sequential nanoprecipitation\, and our work develo ping nanoparticle-based therapeutics for the treatment of oral cancer pain .\nBio:\nDr. Nathalie Pinkerton joined the Department of Chemical and Biom olecular Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering as an assistant p rofessor in 2020. She is a member of the NYU Pain Research Center and serv es on the scientific advisory board of Endosome Therapeutics. Dr. Pinkerto n earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT. She went on to receive her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University\, where she w orked under the guidance of Dr. Robert K. Prud’homme developing new desi gns and processing methods for polymeric drug delivery vehicles and imagin g agents. While at Princeton\, Dr. Pinkerton was a Francis Upton Fellow an d received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. She then p ursued postdoctoral training at L’Institut des Technologies Avancées en sciences du Vivant (ITAV)\, an interdisciplinary CNRS research institute in Toulouse\, France\, where she worked at the interface of organic chemis try\, nanotechnology and cancer biology with Dr. Stefan Chassaing and Dr. Bernard Ducommun. While at ITAV\, she received a Recherche et Innovation T hérapeutique en Cancérologie (RITC) foundation fellowship. In 2016\, she was recruited to Pfizer’s Early Discovery Oncology Research Unit to hel p establish their new cancer nanomedicine research team. As a senior scien tist and research project leader\, she led two cross-functional teams focu sed on developing nanoparticle-based cancer therapies. While at Pfizer\, N athalie was a recipient of the Pfizer W.E. Upjohn Prize in 2017\, 2018 and 2019. At NYU Tandon\, Nathalie leads an interdisciplinary research lab fo cused on the conception\, development\, and translation of highly engineer ed nanomaterials for the detection and treatment of disease with a focus o n cancer and pain. Her group has three primary areas of interest: developi ng NIR light-responsive chemistries and nanoparticles\, designing nanopart icles for non-addictive pain treatment\, and engineering continuous flow m anufacturing processes for scalable and tunable particle synthesis for bio medical applications. Nathalie is the recent recipient of the NYU Goddard Junior Faculty Fellowship Award\, the Wechsler Faculty Excellence Award\, and the 2025 Northeast Bioengineering Conference Emerging Investigator Awa rd. Her lab is grateful for funding support from the NIH and DoD. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7963@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T184650Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-13/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. William Crow\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engineeri ng seminar:"Playing in the dirt with worms: Techniques and equipment for s tudying microscopic pests (nematodes) in soil"\nBio:\nDr. William T. Crow is a professor of nematology in the Entomology and Nematology Department a t the University of Florida. He is also past-President of the Society of N ematologists. Dr. Crow has a 60% extension and 40% research appointment sp ecializing in integrated pest management (IPM) of nematodes that damage tu rfgrasses and ornamental plants. The first stage in IPM is correctly ident ifying the pest(s) causing plant problems. Dr. Crow is Director of the Flo rida Nematode Assay Lab and assists with diagnosis of nematode problems fr om thousands of turf and ornamental samples submitted to the lab annually. \nDr. Crow’s research focus is on understanding nematode behavior and us ing this knowledge to improve diagnostics and management of plant-parasiti c nematodes that damage turf and ornamentals. He works closely with indust ry to learn how nematicides and bionematicides may be used to best effect in turf and ornamental plant systems. He also collaborates with plant bree ders in the development and use of plant cultivars with improved nematode tolerance. Recently\, his lab is the first to document nematicide resistan ce to plant-parasitic nematodes and much of their current research efforts are focused on resistance management in turf systems. He is the author of 78 refereed publications\, and 5 book chapters.\nAs an Extension Speciali st\, Dr. Crow’s primary role is to educate the public on how to best dia gnose and manage nematode problems. To do this he is the author of numerou s extension publications and trade magazine articles\, in addition to scie ntific journal publications. He regularly participates in Cooperative Exte nsion programs throughout Florida. He teaches classes on nematode manageme nt for golf course superintendents\, nurserymen\, foliage growers\, sod gr owers\, landscape pest control operators\, and other groups to thousands o f individuals annually throughout the U.S. and internationally CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7947@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T210107Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-laser-forming-o f-sheet-metal-for-in-space-manufacturing-victoria-miller-ph-d-univeristy-o f-fl/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar-What is Heat and How Can We Control it at the Nanoscale \, Dr. Simon Phillpot\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7677@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T170000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182922Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-ph-d-webinar-and-info-s ession-4/ SUMMARY:CHE Ph.D. Webinar and Info Session DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/oxGqJWq _QdKNstAq0tHk3A CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/oxGqJWq_QdKNstAq0tHk3A END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7965@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251215T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T130000 DTSTAMP:20251209T125602Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fsi-taste-of-tech-seminar/ SUMMARY:FSI Taste of Tech Seminar DESCRIPTION:Taste of Tech Seminar: Global Engineering Pathways: Study Abroa d and Experiential Learning at UF | Solid-State Spin Qubits for Magnetic F ield Sensing CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/taste-of-tech-seminar-global-enginee ring-pathways-study-abroad-and-experiential-learning-at-uf-olid-state-spin -qubits-for-magnetic-field-sensing/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7695@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T182922Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-che-ms-me-webinar-and-in fo-session-2/ SUMMARY:UF ChE MS & ME Webinar and Info Session DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/rjfQsJV wSPmdV28vBldfAw CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/rjfQsJVwSPmdV28vBldfAw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8001@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T110000 DTSTAMP:20251218T191235Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/aibhs-faculty-candidate-sem inar-and-chalk-talk-yaqi-xie-ph-d/ SUMMARY:AIBHS Faculty Candidate Seminar and Chalk Talk: Yaqi Xie\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a research seminar and chalk talk by prospec tive faculty candidate\, Yaqi Xie\, Ph.D.\, for Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical and Health Sciences (AIBHS)\, an upcoming experiential learnin g MS program from the UF College of Medicine. AIBHS\, co-located in Gaines ville and Jacksonville\, trains participants to develop and implement trus tworthy AI technologies\, rapidly transforming digital patient care\, tran slational research\, and precision medicine. Xie\, a postdoctoral fellow a t Carnegie Mellon University\, will share her seminar titled "Towards a Tr ue AI Partner: Fusing Learning and Knowledge for Trustworthy Human-AI Syne rgy." The seminar is 9 - 10 AM and the chalk talk is 10 - 11 AM. Learn mor e about AIBHS at ic3.center.ufl.edu/education/aibhs and email any question s to COM-Research@ufl.edu. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 2400A\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32606\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32606\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll Room 2400A:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7991@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T160000 DTSTAMP:20260112T160233Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-investigating-t he-role-of-ifnl2-3-in-controlling-epithelial-homeostasis-in-the-human-gi-t ract/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Investigating the role of IFNl2/3 in controlling epit helial homeostasis in the human GI tract" DESCRIPTION:Megan L. Stanifer\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Molecular Gene tics &\; Microbiology\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract: Type-III interf erons (or IFNλs) play important roles in antiviral defense and intestinal epithelial barrier integrity. While interferon expression has been primar ily studied in response to pathogens\, basal interferon expression also oc curs in pathogen-free environments. However\, the mechanisms regulating ba sal IFN-λ expression and their functions have not yet been elucidated. He re\, we show that basal IFN-λ2/3 expression is linked to the development of an intact cellular epithelium characterized by formation of tight junct ions and establishment of barrier function. Our findings indicate that bas al IFN-λ2/3 expression depends on cGAS-STING-mediated mitochondrial DNA d etection\, while it is inhibited by the Hippo mechanotransduction pathway at low cellular densities. Cells lacking basal IFN-λ2/3 expression fail t o develop proper tight junctions and establish normal barrier function. Me chanistically\, IFN-λ2/3 suppresses Claudin-2 expression\, thereby promot ing barrier formation as cells become confluent. These results demonstrate a previously unknown function of basal IFNλ expression in regulating epi thelial cell junction formation and highlight their importance not only du ring pathogen challenges but also in maintaining epithelial cell function under steady-state conditions.\nBio: Fun Fact: I love to travel\, cook\, a nd spend time with my two crazy kids. In the lab\, I study how viruses try to evade sensing by the host and the mechanisms that the host uses to sto p virus infection. I have used a diverse range of BSL-2 and BSL-3 viruses and have developed microscopy methods to visualize virus entry\, and fusio n\, used single cell sequencing to unravel cell type specific responses to virus infection and implemented human mini-gut organoids to use models wh ich more closely represent the natural infection. Our lab continues to use these techniques and focuses on virus infection at mucosal surfaces. Our primary aims are to establish complex in vitro organoid models from multip le mucosal surfaces using primary human cells to mimic the host cellular e nvironment\, to use live-cell microscopy to track virus infection and spre ading within complex tissues\, and to exploit fluorescent cellular reporte rs to follow how host cells upregulate their antiviral pathways to combat pathogen infection. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8003@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T110000 DTSTAMP:20251218T191255Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/aibhs-faculty-candidate-sem inar-and-chalk-talk-yijiang-chen-ph-d/ SUMMARY:AIBHS Faculty Candidate Seminar and Chalk Talk: Yijiang Chen\, Ph.D . DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a research seminar and chalk talk by prospec tive faculty candidate\, Yijiang Chen\, Ph.D.\, for Artificial Intelligenc e in Biomedical and Health Sciences (AIBHS)\, an upcoming experiential lea rning MS program from the UF College of Medicine. AIBHS\, co-located in Ga inesville and Jacksonville\, trains participants to develop and implement trustworthy AI technologies\, rapidly transforming digital patient care\, translational research\, and precision medicine. Chen\, a postdoctoral fel low at Stanford University\, will share his seminar titled "Multimodal Fou ndation AI for Precision Oncology." The seminar is 9 - 10 AM and the chalk talk is 10 - 11 AM. Learn more about AIBHS at ic3.center.ufl.edu/educatio n/aibhs and email any questions to COM-Research@ufl.edu. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 2400A\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32606\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32606\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll Room 2400A:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8007@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T134000 DTSTAMP:20251218T205043Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-drop-substrate- interactions-sliding-bouncing-and-vanishing-in-thin-air/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Drop-Substrate Interactions: Sliding\, Bouncing\, and Vanishing in Thin Air DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Drop-Substrate Interactions: Sliding\, Bouncing\, and Vanishing in Thin Air\nDate: January 13\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Locatio n: MAE-A 303\nDr. Chase T. Gabbard\nHope Street Postdoctoral Fellow\nBrown University\nAbstract\nOur ability to harness liquid drops has shaped mode rn life–cleansing the air we breathe\, regulating heat and moisture acro ss engineered systems\, and enabling precision technologies such as inkjet printing. Despite their everyday familiarity\, drops reveal rich interfac ial physics in the way they move and deform upon contact with surrounding surfaces. In this talk\, I will explore these subtle interactions across t hree canonical systems. I begin with drops sliding between pairs of fibers \, where geometric tuning enables control over their shape and speed\, and can even suppress the capillary instability from which they emerge. I the n move to Newtonian drops impacting rigid\, non-wetting substrates\, combi ning experiments and reduced-order modeling to reveal distinct deformation dynamics and energy recovery in the low-inertia limit. Shifting from soli d to liquid substrates\, I conclude by examining how the intervening gas l ayer governs drop–bath impacts\, identifying regimes where drops bounce\ , coalesce\, or transiently float\, and comparing these results with model predictions that account for nanoscale gas kinetic and disjoining pressur e effects in the evolving gas layer. Together\, these findings deepen our understanding of drop–substrate interactions and provide physical insigh ts that bridge fundamental interfacial physics with the design of advanced environmental and industrial technologies.\nBiography\nChase Gabbard is a Hope Street Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Engineering at Brown Uni versity. His research lies at the intersection of fluid mechanics and soft matter physics\, with a focus on interfacial phenomena\, granular matter\ , complex fluids\, and fluid-structure interactions at the capillary scale . He is currently investigating droplet rebound\, air-layer effects in liq uid–liquid interactions\, particle–interface interactions\, the format ion and stability of liquid sheets\, and the water entry of solid spheres. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University\, w here he developed an experimental program to study capillary phenomena in flow down fibers\, revealing a rich diversity of flow patterns and strateg ies to harness or suppress capillary instabilities. His overarching goal i s to translate fundamental insights from carefully controlled tabletop exp eriments into practical advances in industrial and environmental technolog ies.\nFaculty Host: Dr. Hugh Fan CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8037@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T150000 DTSTAMP:20260106T124141Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-14/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Gopal Kakani\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engineeri ng seminar: "Establishing Validation Sites for Field-Level Emissions Quant ification from Grain Sorghum in Southern Great Plains"\nBio:\nDr. Kakani c urrently serves as Professor in ABE and Assoc. Dir. of Research of Global Food Systems Institute. He has extensive research\, teaching and outreach experience and expertise in agronomy\, crop physiology\, remote sensing\, and crop growth modeling. Dr. Kakani received his PhD in Crop Physiology a nd Modeling from Uni. of Reading\, UK\, and MS in Agronomy and BS in Agric ulture from ANGRAU\, India. He served as the Chair of the Agronomy Departm ent at the University of Florida and Interim Department Head at Oklahoma S tate University. He actively promotes international collaborations between various organizations and institutes in US and around the world with a sp ecial focus on India. His research focuses on assessing the nexus of crops \, energy\, and climate. He has led or contributed to various research pro jects funded through DOE\, NSF\, NIFA\, and Industry. Novel methods were d eveloped by him to screen for abiotic stresses and to establish bioenergy crops in degraded and marginal rangelands. He is actively engaged in train ing for undergraduate and graduate students domestic and international. He is a recipient of the Felix Scholarship\, Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellows hip\, and Outstanding Agricultural Scientist Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8031@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T160000 DTSTAMP:20260105T165403Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-introductory-se minar-for-students-dr-simon-phillpot-uf/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Introductory Seminar for Students DESCRIPTION:Introductory seminar for students will be led by Dr. Simon Phil lpot and Dr. Kevin Jones. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8005@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T110000 DTSTAMP:20251218T191315Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/aibhs-faculty-candidate-sem inar-and-chalk-talk-syed-meerza/ SUMMARY:AIBHS Faculty Candidate Seminar and Chalk Talk: Syed Meerza DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a research seminar and chalk talk by prospec tive faculty candidate\, Syed Meerza\, for Artificial Intelligence in Biom edical and Health Sciences (AIBHS)\, an upcoming experiential learning MS program from the UF College of Medicine. AIBHS\, co-located in Gainesville and Jacksonville\, trains participants to develop and implement trustwort hy AI technologies\, rapidly transforming digital patient care\, translati onal research\, and precision medicine. Meerza\, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, will share his seminar titled "Towar d Trustworthy and Equitable AI: Advances in Fairness\, Robustness\, and Pe rsonalized Health Monitoring" and his chalk talk titled "Toward Trustworth y and Adaptive AI Systems for Virtual Rehabilitation and Recovery." The se minar is 9 - 10 AM and the chalk talk is 10 - 11 AM. Learn more about AIBH S at ic3.center.ufl.edu/education/aibhs and email any questions to COM-Res earch@ufl.edu. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 2400A\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32606\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32606\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll Room 2400A:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8009@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T134000 DTSTAMP:20251219T162727Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-turbulence-stru cture-over-surface-waves-from-experiments-to-multi-scale-ai-modeling/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Turbulence structure over surface waves: From experime nts to multi-scale AI modeling DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Turbulence structure over surface waves: From expe riments to multi-scale AI modeling\nDate: January 15\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 P M Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Kianoosh Yousefi\nAssistant Professor\nDepartme nt of Mechanical Engineering\nUniversity of Texas at Dallas\nAbstract\nAbo ut two-thirds of the surface of the Earth is covered by the ocean. The air -sea exchanges of mass\, momentum\, and energy that take place at the ocea n surface over such a huge area play an integral role in determining the s ea state\, weather patterns\, and climate and thus significantly impact ma ny aspects of human life. In particular\, surface waves\, which most of us are familiar with from going to the beach\, are crucial in connecting the atmosphere and ocean by generating turbulence\, airflow separation\, and breaking events. Although we know that surface waves are critically import ant\, we do not yet fully understand the fundamental physics of ocean wave s and their associated processes that couple the turbulent boundary layers above and below the ocean surface. This prevents us from making accurate predictions of extreme wind events such as tropical storms and hurricanes. \nBiography\nKianoosh Yousefi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. He receive d his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 202 0. Prior to joining UT Dallas\, he was an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University. Dr. Yousefi’s research focuses on understanding the physics of turbulent flows across scales\, with a particular emphasis on turbulent air-sea interactions\, wave-structure interactions\, and multiphase/inter facial flows. He is the recipient of multiple awards\, including the ONR Y oung Investigator Program (YIP) and the Computing Innovation Fellowship fr om the Computing Research Association (CRA)\, as well as several awards re cognizing early-career scientists. His work has been supported by multiple grants from NSF\, ONR\, and DOE.\nFaculty Host: Dr. Nam-Ho Kim CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8041@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T145500 DTSTAMP:20260106T144036Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-speaker-nathalie -wall-ph-d/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar Speaker - Nathalie Wall Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Introduction to the Spring NE Seminar series. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8045@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T113500 DTSTAMP:20260108T165839Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-archis-ghate/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Archis Ghate DESCRIPTION:100 Williamson Hall (in-person) or Zoom.\nArchis Ghate\nProfess or and Department Head\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering\nUniversity of Minnesota\nTitle:\nInverse Markov Decision Processes\nAbstract:\nInverse o ptimization involves finding parameter values that would render given valu es of decision variables optimal. This is in contrast with the usual (forw ard) optimization where the goal is to compute optimal values of decision variables using given values of parameters. This talk will focus on invers e optimization in Markov decision processes (MDPs) for imputing rewards an d transition probabilities that make a given policy optimal. We will begin with a review of prior work on imputing rewards and then formulate the pr oblem for imputing transition probabilities. While both problems rely on m athematical programming representations of Bellman’s equations of dynami c programming\, we will explain why it is easier to impute rewards than to impute transition probabilities. Specifically\, while the former problem is linear\, the latter is bi-linear. We will present exact and approximate solution methods for different versions of this bilinear problem. We will show how to extend some of this work to continuous-time MDPs via a techni que called uniformization. A further extension to semi-Markov decision pro cesses will be described.\nBiography:\nArchis is a Professor and Departmen t Head of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Minnesot a. Previously\, he was a Professor of Industrial Engineering and held the Fluor Endowed Chair at Clemson University. Prior to joining Clemson\, he w as a Professor of Industrial &\; Systems Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. There he served as the Associate Chair for six y ears and held a College of Engineering Endowed Professorship for five year s. He joined the University of Washington as an Assistant Professor after receiving a PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the Universi ty of Michigan in 2006\, and an MS in Management Science and Engineering f rom Stanford in 2003. He completed his undergraduate education at the Indi an Institute of Technology\, Bombay in 2001. Archis is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award. He has also won an award for excellence in teaching Oper ations Research and a best paper award from IISE. He has received multiple teaching accolades from the University of Washington\, and his students h ave won the Dantzig dissertation award and the Bonder scholarship in healt hcare operations research from INFORMS. Archis has served on the editorial boards of several journals. He was the General Chair of the INFORMS 2019 Annual Meeting\, and a Program Co-Chair of the 2021 IISE Annual Conference . CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfP zH.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8087@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T100000 DTSTAMP:20260113T134140Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-piran-kidambi-phd-2/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Piran Kidambi\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Title: Atomically Thin Membranes: Fundamental to Applications\n Speaker: Piran R. Kidambi\, PhD\nAssociate Professor\, Mechanical and Aero space Engineering\, University of Florida\nAbstract: 2D nanomaterials offe r fundamentally new opportunities to study\, understand and control mass t ransport at the sub-nanometer-scale. Specifically\, they allow for quantum tunneling and size-selective ionic/molecular transport/sieving. I will di scuss our recent work in 2D material synthesis and processing to enable i) large-area atomically thin Helium barriers\, ii) fully functional nanopor ous atomically thin membranes for desalination\, dialysis\, and molecular separations\, iii) bottom-up formation of nanopores in 2D lattices\, iv) n ew approaches to probe sub-nanometer scale defects in centimeter scale 2D- single-crystals\, v) size-selective defect sealing for functional large-ar ea 2D membranes\, vi) roll-to-roll manufacturing of atomically thin membra nes\, and vii) proton transport through atomically thin membranes for adva ncing energy conversion/storage and security. Finally\, I will discuss tra nsport in 1D nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes) for hemodialysis as well as some of our efforts to move these technologies to the commercial arena.\nB io: Bio:\nPiran R. Kidambi is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida. After receiving his PhD from the University of Cambridge\, he pur sued postdoctoral research at MIT through a Lindemann Trust Fellowship. Ki dambi's research leverages the intersection between (i) nanomaterial synth esis\, (ii) process engineering\, and (iii) in situ metrology\, to enable bottom-up materials design and synthesis for energy\, separations\, and he althcare applications. His research has been recognized via several awards and honors including ASME Rising Star (2024)\, 2024 Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellowship at UT Austin\, AIChE NSEF Young Investigator (2023)\, D OE Early Career Award (2022)\, ACS PMSE Young Investigator (2022)\, NSF CA REER (2020)\, ECS Toyota Young Investigator (2020)\, and Ralph E. Powe Jun ior Faculty Award (2018)\, among others. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8013@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T134000 DTSTAMP:20251222T175836Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-from-mimicking- life-to-extending-it-the-rise-of-super-mobile-robots/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: From Mimicking Life to Extending It—The Rise of Supe r-Mobile Robots DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: From Mimicking Life to Extending It—The Rise of Super-Mobile Robots\nDate: January 20\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE -A 303\nDr. Alireza Ramezani\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Electrica l and Computer Engineering\nNortheastern University\nAbstract\nWith the ad vent of powerful computers and sophisticated robotic hardware— ranging f rom humanoids and animanoids to drones—today’s autonomous mobile robot s can seamlessly integrate sensing\, decision-making\, and interaction wit h complex environments in real time. Bipedal robots can perform parkour\, quadrupeds sprint and leap across rugged terrain\, and drones race through obstacle courses at speeds that surpass the reflexes of humans\, animals\ , and birds. For decades\, we have strived to replicate biology. Now\, it is time to move from studying life to extending it—building machines tha t evolve their own ways of moving through the world. These autonomous syst ems should not merely navigate their environments but should dexterously r eshape themselves the moment they sense that their environment is not trav ersable. They should quickly morph into new forms and devise new means of movement to make traversal of any obstacles possible\, conforming intellig ently to the constraints imposed by their surroundings. These machines wil l unify hardware plasticity with software plasticity—embodying new parad igms of resilient autonomy. Over the past decade\, I have devoted my resea rch to the design and control of morphing machines\, driven by the vision of creating truly “unstoppable” mobile robots that can navigate in env ironments where standard systems face the risk of complete immobilization. In this talk\, I will discuss how my team has advanced toward realizing t his vision. I will present our designs\, underlying locomotion models\, co ntrol\, and autonomy strategies\, along with video demonstrations from rea l-world experiments. My talk will also highlight the key challenges\, the biological inspirations that shape my designs\, and the applications of th ese systems in areas such as urban logistics\, infrastructure monitoring\, and planetary exploration.\nBiography\nAlireza Ramezani is an Associate P rofessor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North eastern University (NU). He earned his Ph.D. (`14) in Mechanical Engineeri ng from the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, specializing in robotic l ocomotion under the mentorship of Professor Jessy Grizzle. He received his M.Sc. (`10) in Mechanical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and his B.Sc. (`07) from the Iran University of S cience and Technology in Tehran. For his pioneering designs in robot locom otion\, Alireza’s contributions have earned him esteemed accolades\, inc luding the prestigious U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award \, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)Rising Star Award\, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Faculty Program Award\, and the NU Impact Award . In a leadership capacity\, he led NU teams in NASA’s Breakthrough\, In novative\, and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge organized by the Space T echnology Mission Directorate (STMD) in 2020 and 2022. In 2022\, NU team r eceived NASA’s top honor—the ARTEMIS Award—at the BIG Idea Challenge competition in California forum. He has secured over $8 million in compet itive research funding from agencies such as NSF\, NASA\, and the U.S. Arm y Research Laboratory (ARL) during his tenure at NU. His work has garnered significant recognition\, with his robotic designs featured prominently i n leading scientific journals\, including two cover articles in Science Ma gazine and a research article in Nature. His innovations have also attract ed extensive global media attention\, covered by more than 200 news outlet s since 2018\,including IEEE Spectrum\, Space Magazine\, The Independent\, The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Associated Press\, Nat ional Geographic\, CNN\, NBC\, and Euronews.\nFaculty Host: Dr. Amor Menez es CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8103@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T150000 DTSTAMP:20260114T141726Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-15/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Alberto San Bautista Primo\n\nTitle:\nABE Biocomp lexity Engineering seminar: "Satellite-Based Modeling of Rice Productivity and Agronomic Management for Sustainable Crop Optimization"\n\nBio:\nDr. Alberto San Bautista Primo is a professor in the Agricultural Production D epartment at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)\, Spain. His res earch focuses on agricultural and environmental systems\, with particular interest in sustainable crop management\, modeling approaches\, and the us e of data-driven tools to support decision-making in agroecosystems. His w ork integrates field observations\, modeling\, and remote sensing to impro ve the understanding and management of complex agricultural systems.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8039@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T160000 DTSTAMP:20260106T134059Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-piran-r-kidambi -ph-d-university-of-florida/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Piran R. Kidambi\, Ph.D.\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Atomic Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Mass Tran sport in 2D and 1D Nanomaterials for Energy\, Environment and Healthcare CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8073@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T123500 DTSTAMP:20260112T160319Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-how-to-build-a-w etland-that-will-last-forever/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: How to build a wetland that will last forever DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nThomas R. Biebighauser\, Wildlife Biologist and Wetla nd Ecologist\, Wetland Restoration and Training LLC\n\nAbstract: \nLearn h ow to design and build naturally appearing\, fully functioning wetlands th at require no maintenance and are built to last forever. This presentation will demonstrate how highly successful wetlands can be restored in both d ry and wet regions\, using organic or mineral soils. Tom Biebighauser will guide you step by step through the efficient design and construction of w etlands using clay soil\, groundwater\, or aquatic-safe liners. Instructio n includes practical survey techniques\, contract administration\, and met hods for building wetlands at low cost that can live on for thousands of y ears. You will learn how to apply groundwater dams\, control erosional hea d cuts\, and restore natural hydrology. Real-world examples will show how wetlands are being built to increase wildlife viewing opportunities\, prov ide habitat for rare species\, clean stormwater runoff\, and reduce floodi ng. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8043@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T134000 DTSTAMP:20260107T193319Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-seminar-applying-lca- and-smm-for-strategic-climate-and-cost-impacts-malak-anshassi-florida-poly tech/ SUMMARY:ESSIE Seminar: Applying LCA and SMM for Strategic Climate and Cost Impacts\, Malak Anshassi\, Florida Polytech DESCRIPTION:Integrating sustainability into solid waste management presents both an engineering and policy challenge\, demanding solutions evaluated for systemic environmental and economic impact. This is precisely where fr ameworks like Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Sustainable Materials Manage ment (SMM) become invaluable. The core concepts of SMM\, supported by anal ytical tools like LCA\, provide a structured way to translate sustainabili ty goals into practical\, actionable strategies. This work applies these t ools across scales\, first examining the climate and cost implications of changing recycling programs (or even eliminating them entirely) in specifi c contexts like Florida\, as well as national across the US. It then expan ds to a global perspective\, posing a critical strategic question: where d oes investment in waste management yield the greatest benefit? The finding s hint that money spent to build basic waste systems in underserved region s could curb more global emissions and plastic pollution than funding upgr ades in places that are already advanced.\nMalak Anshassi is an assistant professor at Florida Polytechnic University teaching solid waste managemen t\, sustainability\, and life cycle assessment courses. Her research focus es on incorporating life cycle thinking into solid waste management. She p reviously conducted research using principles from sustainable materials m anagement (or SMM) to analyze the application of life cycle thinking into Florida’s solid waste management system to achieve the 75% recycling rat e target. In her current research she formulates SMM-based solid waste man agement and policy approaches that decision makers from any region of the world can use to measure their waste management system’s environmental a nd economic impacts. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8023@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T134000 DTSTAMP:20260105T131947Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-control-customi zation-and-actuation-key-elements-toward-real-world-deployment-of-wearable -robo/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Control\, Customization\, and Actuation: Key Elements Toward Real-world Deployment of Wearable Robo DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Control\, Customization\, and Actuation: Key Eleme nts Toward Real-world Deployment of Wearable Robot Systems.\nDate: January 22\, 2026\, Time: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Ung Hee Lee\nMachine Learning Research Scientist\nAutonomy Group\nNuro\nAbstract\nLower limb ro botics holds the potential to transform human mobility by assisting in loc omotor activities. Specifically\, robotic exoskeletons and prosthetics can either assist lower limbs by offloading the body's weight or generate suf ficient power to enable people to walk and run as biological limbs. Despit e the promise of wearable technologies\, these devices are not often seen in daily life. I argue that there is a gap in how we design and control ro botic systems. To close this gap\, I focus on three key elements: control\ , customization\, and actuation. First\, I present an intent recognition s ystem that predicts users' intent ahead of time\, allowing seamless contro l across multiple activities. Second\, I describe an online customization framework by optimizing user preferences for controlling robotic exoskelet ons. Lastly\, I characterize a high-performance brushless DC motor\, which is an emerging actuation system for lightweight and efficient robots\, in cluding the Open-Source Robotic Leg developed at the University of Michiga n. With these key elements addressed\, my dissertation lays the groundwork for translating these technologies outside of the lab and into the real w orld.\nBiography\nUng Hee Lee is currently a Machine Learning Research Sci entist in the Autonomy group at Nuro. In 2022\, he obtained his doctoral d egree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. During hi s doctoral studies\, Lee served as an AI Resident at Google X\, enriching his experience in the field of robotics and machine learning. His academic journey began with a focus on Physics during his undergraduate years at K orea University. During this time\, he actively participated in research a t the Korea Institute of Science and Technology's Bionics Research Center\ , working on rehabilitation robots. Notably\, Lee is a recipient of the es teemed National Science and Engineering Scholarship issued by the Governme nt of South Korea. Lee's research endeavors have encompassed diverse areas \, notably delving into learning-based control for wearable robots\, parti cularly emphasizing intent recognition and active learning using human pre ference. Beyond his academic and professional accomplishments\, Lee is ded icated to mentoring and advising aspiring scholars and professionals. His guidance has facilitated the career growth of numerous individuals who now thrive in academia and industry alike.\nFaculty Host: Dr. Rushikesh Kamal apurkar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7913@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T140000 DTSTAMP:20251124T131855Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/seminar-by-radoslav-ivanov/ SUMMARY:Seminar by Radoslav Ivanov DESCRIPTION:Title: Safe autonomy within reach: a verified machine learning and control perspective\nAbstract: In this talk\, I will present my group' s work on assuring the safety of modern autonomous systems. In the first p art of the talk\, I will describe our approach\, Verisig\, for safety veri fication of autonomous systems with neural network components. I will pres ent an exhaustive evaluation on a neural-network-controlled (1/10-scale) a utonomous racing car\, in terms of modeling\, verification and experiments on the real platform. In the second part\, I will discuss our recent work on using differential geometry to identify data flow paths in a trained n eural network\, with the goal of providing a neuro-symbolic analysis tool that can be used to understand safety vulnerabilities in neural networks\, such as robustness issues.\nBio: Radoslav Ivanov is an Assistant Professo r in Computer Science at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to th at\, he was a postdoc at the PRECISE center at the University of Pennsylva nia. Dr. Ivanov received the B.A. degree in computer science and economics from Colgate University in 2011\, and the Ph.D. degree in computer and in formation science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2017. His researc h interests are broadly in the field of safe and secure autonomy\, with a focus on verified machine learning\, control theory and cyber-physical sec urity. The natural application domains of his work are automotive and medi cal cyber-physical systems. Dr. Ivanov's work has been recognized by the A FOSR Young Investigator Program Award\, the Outstanding Early Research Awa rd at RPI\, as well as a best paper award at ACM TECS.\nLocation: MALA 720 0 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8069@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T140000 DTSTAMP:20260112T143227Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/faculty-senate-seminar-dr-t imothy-townsend/ SUMMARY:Faculty Senate Seminar: Dr. Timothy Townsend DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Beyond Recycling: The Science Supporting a Path to Sustainable Materials Management\nWe generate hundreds of millions of t ons garbage each year in the US\, and while recycling plays a critical rol e in how we handle our waste\, the true quest for sustainable materials ma nagement requires a much more far-thinking mindset.\nNot only must we work to enhance resource recovery and minimize inefficient disposal\, we shoul d also consider a full lifecycle accounting of the myriad products and pac kaging in our everyday lives.\nIn this presentation\, we first step throug h the historic and current challenges posed by our surprisingly complex wa ste stream\, and then we explore how science can inform future efforts to better address the daunting abundance of the everyday materials our modern lives depend upon.\nView the webcast here: https://mediasite.video.ufl.ed u/Mediasite/Play/a3d055b4c21243259bb5ecefc1f482601d CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8015@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T145500 DTSTAMP:20251223T221815Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-speaker-andrew-h offman-ph-d-univeristy-of-missouri-research-reactor-catalyst-science-solut ions/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar Speaker Andrew Hoffman\, Ph.D.\, Univeristy of Missouri Research Reactor &\; Catalyst Science Solutions DESCRIPTION:Title of Seminar: Not So Tolerant After All: When Steam Savvy A TF Concepts Meet the Harsh Reality of BWR Chemistry CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8119@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T113500 DTSTAMP:20260120T143401Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-gregory-gerling / SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Gregory Gerling DESCRIPTION:Title:\nEvaluating naturalistic touch interactions with soft ob jects and in human interactions and soft tissue assessment\nAbstract:\nBy integrating engineering\, neuroscience\, biomechanics\, and human-centered design\, I will describe our research to bridge gaps between fundamental touch encoding and clinical applications for musculoskeletal health. In pa rticular\, our investigations into object compliance (or softness) reveal that temporal force-rate and contact area-rate cues and physical skin prop erties—specifically the inherent softness of the finger pad often observ ed in women—significantly enhance tactile acuity. This understanding of discriminative touch is extended into social and emotional interactions in affective touch through naturalistic\, unscripted paradigms\, which demon strate that those in close relationships convey subtle distinctions in tou ch readily recognizable and specific mechanoreceptive afferent subtypes di fferentiate social touch expressions at unique\, social-relevant time scal es. Finally\, these insights into skin deformation and contact are applied to address myofascial pain by defining objective\, strain-based mechanica l biomarkers. Using 3D digital image correlation to measure lateral tissue mobility\, this research establishes a quantitative link to patient-repor ted pain\, providing a foundation for personalized\, evidence-based soft t issue therapeutics.\nBio:\nGregory J. Gerling serves as Interim Chair and Professor of Systems &\; Information Engineering at the University of V irginia\, with courtesy appointments in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineer ing. His group's research interests are related to fields of haptics\, hum an-machine interaction\, human factors and ergonomics\, biomechanics\, and computational neuroscience. He teaches courses tied to human-machine inte raction and user experience design. He has served as co-chair of the IEEE Haptics Symposium in 2018 and 2020\, chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics\, and Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Haptics an d is currently serving as co-chair of the Steering Committee of NIH Force- Based Manipulation High-Priority Research Networks. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfP zH.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8067@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T124500 DTSTAMP:20260109T191404Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/engineering-education-speak er-series/ SUMMARY:Engineering Education Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Engineering Education Lecture Series: Understanding Self-Regula ted Learning in Engineering Design: Patterns\, Processes\, and Performance \nSelf-regulated learning (SRL) is critical for success in engineering edu cation\, yet we know little about how students actually regulate their lea rning during complex design tasks. This talk presents findings from a mult i-year research program investigating SRL in STEM engineering design conte xts\, revealing three interconnected dimensions of SRL in engineering desi gn. The first dimension profiles distinct self-regulation behavioral patte rns that emerge during design activities. Building on these behavioral pro files\, the second dimension introduces temporal models that capture the d ynamic and evolving nature of self-regulatory processes\, elucidating how regulation unfolds and transforms across different phases of design projec ts. The third dimension extends this understanding by examining the comple x interrelationships among prior knowledge\, confidence\, self-regulation\ , and learning outcomes\, revealing how these factors synergistically infl uence both science knowledge acquisition and design competency development . The talk also addresses emerging technologies—including AI feedback an d generative design tools—and their impact on students’ self-regulator y behaviors and learning experiences. The talk concludes with actionable r ecommendations for engineering educators seeking to leverage technology to develop more self-directed\, reflective learners prepared for professiona l engineering practice.\nDr. Zheng is an assistant professor in the Teachi ng\, Learning\, and Technology program at Lehigh University and a recipien t of the 2024 TICL Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award from the Amer ican Educational Research Association. She specializes in educational tech nology and learning sciences\, with a focus on integrating artificial inte lligence (AI) and computer simulations into STEM education.\nHer research bridges self-regulated learning and engineering design in simulated enviro nments\, measuring students’ cognitive\, metacognitive\, and emotional p rocesses through multiple methods including think-aloud protocols\, self-r eports\, computer trace data\, facial expressions\, and physiological sens ors. Most recently\, her team is developing an NSF-funded intelligent tuto ring system that helps students build AI literacy while strengthening thei r ability to set goals\, adjust strategies\, monitor progress\, and reflec t on their learning. Dr. Zheng has contributed over 50 peer-reviewed schol arly articles to the field of technology-enhanced STEM education. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7993@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T160000 DTSTAMP:20251215T175115Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-radiation-oncol ogy-for-the-engineer/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Radiation Oncology for the Engineer" DESCRIPTION:Kate Hitchcock\, MD PhD\nAssociate Professor and Interim Chair of Radiation Oncology\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract: Radiation Oncology is a medical field perfect for exploration by engineers. Daily use of cut ting-edge technology\, with major advances rolled out every year\, puts to work exactly the skill set that biomedical engineers have mastered. Unfor tunately the specialty is little understood even among other doctors (ther e are about 5\,500 practicing rad oncs in the U.S. versus 280\,000 primary care physicians)\, so it is worth our time to discuss the way that modern radiotherapy is given with the goal of generating ideas for new research that will continue to push the rate of cancer deaths closer and closer to zero. We’ll talk in general about our current worldwide approach to canc er treatment and then delve into the technical aspects of radiotherapy tha t my provide fruitful ground for future multidisciplinary efforts here at UF.\nBio: Dr. Hitchcock is a radiation oncologist who specializes in gastr ointestinal and genitourinary cancers\, treating about 300 patients per ye ar. Prior to her medical career she grew up as a Wyoming cowgirl and paid for graduate school by driving aircraft carriers and operating portable nu clear reactors for the United States Navy. She earned her MS in mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland\, then both her PhD in biomedic al engineering and her MD from the University of Cincinnati before complet ing a medical residency at UF. Currently Dr. Hitchcock is running multiple multi-center research trials as well as participating in many clinical re search studies written by other scientists. She loves teaching and researc hing at the boundary between engineering and medicine. She serves on multi ple committees of the National Institutes of Health and writes editorials for MedScape. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8029@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T100000 DTSTAMP:20260105T150429Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-yinjie-tang-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Yinjie Tang\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Title: Staying productive under pressure: systems evaluations o f β-carotene production in Yarrowia lipolytica under continuous fermentat ion\nSpeaker: Yinjie J. Tang\, Professor\nDepartment of Energy\, Environme ntal and Chemical Engineering\, Washington University in St. Louis\, St. L ouis\, MO\, 63130\, USA\nAbstract: The National Security Commission on Eme rging Biotechnology (2025) identified executive priorities emphasizing res ilience in the bioproduct supply chain. Over the past two decades\, synthe tic biology has greatly advanced the development of microbial cell factori es. However\, extensive pathway engineering and cellular modifications can impose unintended metabolic burdens\, and suboptimal growth conditions in large bioreactors frequently trigger unanticipated physiological changes. As a result\, cellular responses to intra- and extracellular perturbation s remain poorly understood. Scaling microbial fermentation from laboratory to industrial production therefore continues to pose major challenges\, p articularly in maintaining strain stability during continuous operation. I n this study\, the Tang Lab and collaborators used a β-carotene producing Yarrowia lipolytica strain as a model to investigate key factors contribu ting to titer loss\, focusing on bioreactor modes\, carbon sources\, oxyge n availability\, and media composition. Their results show that fermentati on strategy and oxygen levels exert the strongest influence on strain stab ility\, with production losses emerging within roughly 18 growth generatio ns. Notably\, oil-based carbon sources significantly improved both titer a nd production longevity relative to glucose-based media. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying titer loss\, we integrated multi-omics analyses\, ce ll imaging\, 13C metabolic flux analysis\, and kinetic modeling\, revealin g various contributions from metabolic regulation\, subpopulation dynamics \, and spontaneous mutations. The findings further suggest that strains en gineered for maximal production under laboratory conditions may be less ro bust in industrial environments\, where suboptimal yet faster-growing vari ants gain a competitive advantage under prolonged stress and ultimately di ctate continuous industrial fermentation performance. This work has also c atalyzed several new NSF and DARPA supported projects in innovative bioman ufacturing\, integrating genetic-circuit engineering\, AI/ML and large lan guage models\, and advanced bioprocess control.\nBio: Professor Tang recei ved his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington and completed his postdoctoral training at Lawrence Berkeley National Laborato ry. He joined the faculty of the School of Engineering at Washington Unive rsity in 2008. His research focuses on applied environmental microbiology\ , AI/ML\, metabolic analysis and modeling\, and bioprocess engineering. Pr ofessor Tang serves as an Associate Editor for Biotechnology Advances\, Bi otechnology for Biofuels\, Microbial Cell Factories\, Frontiers in Microbi ology\, and Process Biochemistry. He is also a member of the Advisory Comm ittee for the Predictive Phenomics Initiative at Pacific Northwest Nationa l Laboratory. His honors include the NSF CAREER Award (2010)\, the Ralph E . Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award (2010)\, the NSF Transition Award (2023)\, and the AIChE Division 15a Plenary Award (2024). His research pro gram is currently supported by DOE\, NSF\, USDA\, NASA\, and DoD. At Washi ngton University\, he teaches Process Dynamics and Control\, Bioprocess En gineering\, and Generative AI for Bioengineering. He received the Departme nt Chair’s Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2013. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8127@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T150000 DTSTAMP:20260121T123604Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-16/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Bruce Welt\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar: "Robust gasification technologies for plastic recyling"\nBio:\nD r. Bruce Welt is a Professor of Packaging Engineering at the University of Florida. With training in chemical engineering\, food science\, and agric ultural and biological engineering\, his work bridges engineering practice and research in food systems. His research focuses on food packaging mate rials\, particularly the permeability of plastics and their role in modifi ed atmosphere packaging to optimize food quality and shelf life. He also i nvestigates interactions between packaging materials and food safety techn ologies such as irradiation\, with the goal of improving food preservation and safety through innovative packaging solutions. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8139@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T160000 DTSTAMP:20260123T173800Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-how-machines-le arn-superconductivity-richard-henng-ph-d-university-of-florida/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: How Machines Learn Superconductivity\; Richard Henng\, Ph.D.\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8075@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T123500 DTSTAMP:20260112T160509Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-from-orbit-to-ou tfall-using-multi-scale-data-to-understand-nutrient-enrichment-in-surface- waters/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - From orbit to outfall: Using multi-scale data to under stand nutrient enrichment in surface waters DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nNatalie Nelson\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Depar tment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering\, North Carolina State Un iversity\n\nAbstract: \nIn this presentation\, I will share our team’s w ork using diverse hydrologic data to disentangle the effects of distinct w ater and nutrient sources on downstream water quality. Focusing on Lake Ok eechobee as an illustrative case study\, I will highlight our use of satel lite imagery (Sentinel-3 OLCI) to track algal bloom export to the St. Luci e estuary\, and analysis of hydrologic data to parse out the effects of en gineered water releases on nutrient concentrations in the Caloosahatchee R iver estuary. I will then zoom out to the national scale and summarize gap s in existing water quality monitoring infrastructure and the ways in whic h these gaps may affect our understanding of nutrient fluxes at the landsc ape scale.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8047@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T165908Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/actionable-science-for-mana ging-persistent-and-emerging-fecal-contamination-risks-in-coastal-waters/ SUMMARY:Actionable Science for Managing Persistent and Emerging Fecal Conta mination Risks in Coastal Waters DESCRIPTION:Elevated fecal bacteria concentrations in nearshore waters pose significant risks to public health by threatening the safety of recreatio nal waters (e.g.\, beaches) and wild and farmed shellfish harvested as sea food. This seminar will describe my team's work developing predictive mode ls and generating actionable data to support decision-making related to fe cal contamination risks in coastal surface waters\, focusing on real-time risk assessment and management challenges arising from sea-level rise. In terms of real-time risk assessment\, I will present the development and im plementation of fecal bacteria concentration nowcast models\, as well as o ur work to expand in situ sensing through collaborative partnerships with oyster farmers. I will also share our research on emerging fecal contamina tion risks driven by interactions between sea-level rise\, aging coastal i nfrastructure\, and day-to-day sanitation challenges (e.g.\, pet waste pic kup).\nNatalie Nelson is an associate professor in biological and agricult ural engineering and faculty fellow in the Center for Geospatial Analytics at North Carolina State University. She leads the Coastal and Watershed A nalytics Lab\, studies from which focus on characterizing when\, where\, a nd why nonpoint source pollution occurs in coastal and inland waters. She received her BS and PhD in the Department of Agricultural and Biological E ngineering at UF. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8051@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T165937Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/actionable-science-for-mana ging-persistent-and-emerging-fecal-contamination-risks-in-coastal-waters-2 / SUMMARY:Actionable Science for Managing Persistent and Emerging Fecal Conta mination Risks in Coastal Waters DESCRIPTION:Elevated fecal bacteria concentrations in nearshore waters pose significant risks to public health by threatening the safety of recreatio nal waters (e.g.\, beaches) and wild and farmed shellfish harvested as sea food. This seminar will describe my team's work developing predictive mode ls and generating actionable data to support decision-making related to fe cal contamination risks in coastal surface waters\, focusing on real-time risk assessment and management challenges arising from sea-level rise. In terms of real-time risk assessment\, I will present the development and im plementation of fecal bacteria concentration nowcast models\, as well as o ur work to expand in situ sensing through collaborative partnerships with oyster farmers. I will also share our research on emerging fecal contamina tion risks driven by interactions between sea-level rise\, aging coastal i nfrastructure\, and day-to-day sanitation challenges (e.g.\, pet waste pic kup).\nNatalie Nelson is an associate professor in biological and agricult ural engineering and faculty fellow in the Center for Geospatial Analytics at North Carolina State University. She leads the Coastal and Watershed A nalytics Lab\, studies from which focus on characterizing when\, where\, a nd why nonpoint source pollution occurs in coastal and inland waters. She received her BS and PhD in the Department of Agricultural and Biological E ngineering at UF. CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8105@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T134000 DTSTAMP:20260114T154723Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-trustworthy-aut onomy-for-safety-critical-cyber-physical-systems/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Trustworthy Autonomy for Safety-Critical Cyber-Physica l Systems DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Trustworthy Autonomy for Safety-Critical Cyber-Phy sical Systems\n\nDate: January 29\, 2026 \nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Claus R. Danielson\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Mechanic al Engineering\nUniversity of New Mexico\n\nAbstract\nThis talk will prese nt recent advances and ongoing work in optimization\, control\, and learni ng for trustworthy autonomy in safety-critical cyber-physical systems. We begin by motivating the continued need for mathematical rigor in the desig n of learning-enabled autonomy to ensure safety\, reliability\, and verifi ability. We introduce invariant sets and barrier functions as the fundamen tal mathematical tools for formally certifying safety in autonomous system s. Building on this framework\, we describe our research on data-driven me thods for learning invariant sets and barrier functions directly from data to provide rigorous guarantees on constraint satisfaction. We then demons trate the impact of these methods through applications in advanced manufac turing and on-orbit logistics. First\, we present our research on data-dri ven iterative learning control for subtractive manufacturing to improve co nsistency and repeatability. Then\, we present our research on motion plan ning algorithms that integrate invariant-sets to provide provable collisio n-avoidance guarantees for autonomous vehicles operating in crowded enviro nments.\n\nBiography\nDr. Claus Danielson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico\, wh ere he joined the faculty in August 2020. He received his Ph.D. in 2014 fr om the Predictive Control Laboratory at the University of California\, Ber keley. He holds an M.S. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a B.S. degree from the University of Washington. Prior to joining UNM\, Dr. Danielson was a Principal Research Scientist at Mitsubishi Electric Resea rch Laboratories in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. His research interests lie in motion planning and constrained control\, with an emphasis on data-driv en methods that exploit structure in extreme-scale planning\, control\, an d optimization problems. His work has been applied to a wide range of doma ins\, including autonomous vehicles\, robotics\, spacecraft guidance and c ontrol\, building HVAC systems\, energy storage networks\, adaptive optics \, atomic force microscopy\, and cancer treatment.\n\nFaculty Host: Dr. Ch ristopher Petersen CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8093@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T145500 DTSTAMP:20260113T182029Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-speaker-jonathan -arnaud-ph-d/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar Speaker - Jonathan Arnaud Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Accelerating plasma physics simulation with scientific machine learning. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8121@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T113500 DTSTAMP:20260120T150229Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-industry-talk-series-dr -rammohan-ram-maikala/ SUMMARY:ISE Industry Talk Series: Dr. Rammohan (Ram) Maikala DESCRIPTION:MSD Solutions Index: An Organizational-Level Benchmarking Tool for Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)\nDr. Rammohan (Ram) Mai kala\, PhD\, ASP\, FHFES\nABSTRACT:\nMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) cont inue to be the most pervasive workplace injury worldwide. Research and inj ury surveillance data\, from the International Labour Organization\, Europ ean Statistics on Accidents at Work\, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics\ , the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index\, and the National Safety Coun cil’s Injury Facts®\, consistently highlight the critical need to addre ss MSDs. While organizations commonly use qualitative and quantitative ass essments of work\, workers\, and the work environment to identify MSD risk s\, organizational commitment and accountability for preventing these inju ries remain in their infancy.\nTo accelerate progress\, the National Safet y Council (NSC) created a unique MSD Pledge to encourage organizations to challenge themselves and take measurable action toward reducing MSDs. Supp orting this effort\, the NSC developed the MSD Solutions Index\, a first-o f-its-kind survey-based tool designed to evaluate MSD risk factors within the workplace and hold employers accountable for meaningful prevention. Co mpleting it annually reinforces accountability for organizations that have made the MSD Pledge\, enabling them to track progress\, benchmark against similar organizations\, and strengthen their safety metrics over time.\nT he presentation will explore how the MSD Solutions Index enhances organiza tional accountability\, strengthens MSD prevention strategies\, and advanc es workplace safety on a national scale.\nBIO:\nDr. Ram Maikala is a Subje ct Matter Expert and Program Technical Consultant at the National Safety C ouncil’s MSD Solutions Lab\, where he has been leading innovative effort s to advance workplace ergonomics and prevent musculoskeletal disorders (M SDs) since November 2021. The Lab focuses on transforming workplace injury prevention through data-driven strategies\, collaborative partnerships\, and frontline engagement.\nRam currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Ergonomics in Design. He was inducted as a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) in 2023 and was named a Science Policy Fellow b y HFES in 2022.\nRam holds a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science from the Univ ersity of Alberta\, Canada\, an M.S. in Industrial Engineering with a spec ialization in Ergonomics and Safety Engineering from West Virginia Univers ity\, US\, and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University\, India. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfP zH.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7989@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T180000 DTSTAMP:20251212T190231Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-career-fair-ai-fair/ SUMMARY:CISE Career Fair &\; AI Fair DESCRIPTION:Companies attend this event looking for students to provide int ernship and job opportunities to our students. CATEGORIES:Career Fair LOCATION:Stephen C. O’Connell Center\, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gainesville \, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=250 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gain esville\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stephen C. O’Con nell Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8107@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260114T213845Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-postdocs-seminar-chanso o-choi-bangho-shin/ SUMMARY:BME Postdocs Seminar: Chansoo Choi &\; Bangho Shin DESCRIPTION:Dr. Chansoo Choi : “Enabling Advanced Skeletal Dosimetry in A dults and Children Through Micro-CT–Based Detailed Skeletal Models”\nD r. Bangho Shin: “Micro-Yucatan Minipig Dosimetry Models for Preclinical Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry”\n—\n\nChansoo Choi \, PhD\nPostdoctoral Associate\, Bolch Lab\nBiomedical Engineering\, University of Florida\n\n “Enabling Advanced Skeletal Dosimetry in Adults and Children Through Mic ro-CT–Based Detailed Skeletal Models”\n\nAbstract: The skeleton plays a critical role in radiation dosimetry\, as it contains red bone marrow an d the endosteal region\, whose irradiation can lead to radiation-induced l eukemia and bone cancer. For this reason\, several research groups have de veloped skeletal models for dosimetric purposes using imaging techniques s uch as micro-CT. However\, due to structural and technical limitations\, t hese models still exhibit various dosimetric shortcomings. Furthermore\, d espite their importance\, skeletal models for children\, beyond those deve loped for adults\, have remained unavailable. Recently\, we have successfu lly overcome these limitations by developing high-fidelity skeletal models based on micro-CT images and advanced mesh deformation techniques for bot h adults and children\, enabling advanced skeletal dosimetry. In addition\ , through this work\, we identified the potential to extend this framework toward the generation of patient-specific skeletal models. This seminar w ill cover the background and development of these skeletal models\, their dosimetric impact\, and implications for future research and applications. \n\nBio: Dr. Chansoo Choi is an expert in radiation dosimetry with a focus on radiation protection and safety. He is currently a Postdoctoral Associ ate in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering a t the University of Florida\, where he works in the laboratory of Prof. We sley E. Bolch. Prior to joining the University of Florida in August 2022\, he received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Nuclear Engineering from Hanyan g University in Korea. His research focuses on the development of high-fid elity computational phantoms derived from medical imaging and their applic ation to advanced radiation dosimetry using Monte Carlo radiation transpor t techniques. The pediatric computational phantoms developed by Dr. Choi h ave been adopted by the International Commission on Radiological Protectio n (ICRP) as international reference models for pediatric radiation dosimet ry and have been in official use since 2024.\n—\n\nBangho Shin\, PhD\nPo stdoctoral Associate\, Bolch Lab\nBiomedical Engineering\, University of F lorida\n\n“Micro-Yucatan Minipig Dosimetry Models for Preclinical Radiop harmaceutical Dosimetry”\n\nAbstract: Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) delivers radionuclides to target tissues via vectors such as small molecul es\, peptides\, and antibodies\, enabling targeted treatment of tumors. In the preclinical phase of radiopharmaceutical development\, animal models play a critical role in estimating absorbed doses distributed throughout t he body. Minipigs are valuable mid-sized experimental models due to their anatomical and physiological similarities to humans. Despite their importa nce\, computational dosimetry models for minipigs are currently unavailabl e\, limiting accurate internal dose estimation in preclinical studies. To address this gap\, micro-Yucatan minipig computational models are being de veloped based on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imag es of 6-month-old male and female minipigs. In this talk\, I will introduc e the anatomical construction of these models and discuss their dosimetric features\, with a focus on applications in preclinical radiopharmaceutica l dosimetry.\n\nBio: Dr. Bangho Shin is a postdoctoral associate in the Ad vanced Laboratory for Radiation Dosimetry Studies (ALRADS)\, led by Prof. Wesley E. Bolch\, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Florida (UF). He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Nuc lear Engineering from Hanyang University\, Seoul\, Republic of Korea. Dr. Shin specializes in computational phantoms and their applications in radia tion dosimetry. He is currently a member of Task Group 103 (Mesh-type Refe rence Computational Phantoms\, MRCPs) and Task Group 130 (Doses from Diagn ostic Radiopharmaceuticals During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding) of the Inte rnational Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). He is the primary developer of the ICRP pregnant-female MRCPs\, which will serve as the inte rnal gold standard human model for dose assessment to pregnant women and f etuses. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8143@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T100000 DTSTAMP:20260126T215912Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-christopher-g-arges-argonne-national-laboratory/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Christopher G. Arges\, Argonne Nat ional Laboratory DESCRIPTION:Title: Electrochemical separations for securing critical minera ls\nSpeaker: Christopher G. Arges\, Argonne National Laboratory\nAbstract: \nA 2019 National Academies Report highlighted that Chemical Separations a ccount for 10-15% of the overall U.S. energy use. Because of their large e nergy footprint\, there is a need to innovate new separations technologies that are more energy efficient while being environmentally benign. Electr ochemical processes are enticing for chemical separations because of their low-exergy nature. They are also an emerging technology for securing crit ical minerals and materials (CMMs) without generating copious amounts of c hemical waste. However\, further adoption of electrochemical platforms for CMMs from primary and secondary sources requires additional improvements in the selectivity and permeability of the targeted ionic species.\nThis t alk commences with a broad overview of various mechanisms for achieving se lective ion separations in electrochemical processes. One notable strategy is to influence the speciation of the target ion of interest by exploitin g its Pourbaix behavior and/or interaction with selective electrodes or re sins. To that end\, we have demonstrated pH-assisted electrochemical separ ations of copper and lithium using bipolar membranes in electrosorption pr ocesses. Selective capture of lithium occurred from geothermal brines whil e concurrently producing lithium hydroxide – which is the desired feedst ock in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries.\nThe talk concludes with mixed matrix anion exchange membranes for selective phosphate (i.e.\, nutr ient) recovery from wastewater streams. Because phosphate rock availabilit y is diminishing due to the greater use of synthetic fertilizers\, there i s significant interest in recovering phosphorus from agricultural runoff a nd other waste streams. Incorporating manganese oxide particles into poly( phenylene alkylene) anion exchange membranes amplified phosphate anion par titioning leading to improved phosphate selectivity. Overall\, mixed matri x membranes\, in-situ pH adjustment\, and selective electrodes were amalga mated to facilitate selective ion separations.\nBio: Chris Arges is a Prin cipal Chemical Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory and a CASE Senior Scientist Affiliate in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at th e University of Chicago. He was formerly an Associate Professor in Chemica l Engineering at Penn State. Chris’s research interests are at the int ersection of polymer science and electrochemical engineering. He earned hi s B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Cha mpaign and a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Tech nology. Chris was a postdoc in Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award\, the Electrochemical Society-Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship\, and the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8113@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T134000 DTSTAMP:20260116T143505Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-defects-in-crac ks-and-contact-from-enhancing-toughness-to-suppressing-wetting/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Defects in cracks and contact: from enhancing toughnes s to suppressing wetting DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Defects in cracks and contact: from enhancing toug hness to suppressing wetting\nDate: February 3\, 2026 Time: 12:50 PM Locat ion: MAE-A 303\nDr. John M. Kolinski\nAssistant Professor\nEngineering Mec hanics of Soft Interfaces\nInstitute of Mechanical Engineering\nSchool of Engineering\nEPFL\, Lausanne\, Switzerland\nAbstract\nCracks can destroy s tructures. Contacts drive countless industrial processes. Though these see m very different\, the underlying mechanics are surprisingly similar: stre ss builds up and diverges at a single moving point — the tip of a crack or the edge of a forming contact — driven by external forces. These regi ons are notoriously hard to study because they’re obscured within the su rrounding material. Using high-speed 3D imaging\, we capture these dynamic s in real time. Our work reveals that tiny defects and random noise strong ly influence both crack growth and contact formation. Two case studies hig hlight this: how geometry affects toughness in brittle hydrogels\, and how defects shape the formation of contacts. Despite their differences\, both systems show universal behaviors that emerge from these local\, nonlinear dynamics. We’ll conclude with a demonstration of how these insights can be applied — from boosting material toughness to precisely manipulating liquid droplets.\nBiography\nKolinski heads the Engineering Mechanics of Soft Interfaces laboratory in the Institute of Mechanical Engineering in S TI at EPFL\, where he currently mentors five PhD students. The group’s r esearch activities span the domain of continuum mechanics\, with research into liquid-solid wetting\, mechanics of viscoelastic solids and fracture of hydrogels. With colleagues\, Kolinski organized two international works hops in 2023 and 2024 on fracture mechanics\, at CECAM in Lausanne and at PCTS in Princeton. Prior to starting his group at EPFL in 2017\, Kolinski was a Fulbright fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Physic s department\, where he worked on dynamic fracture in hydrogels. Kolinski defended his PhD thesis on the role of air in droplet impact on a smooth s olid surface at Harvard in 2013\, with support from the NSF GRFP and NDSEG fellowships.\nFaculty Host: Dr. Ghatu Subhash CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8147@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T150000 DTSTAMP:20260127T164203Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-17/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Miguel Campo-Bescós\n\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar: "Soil Sensing for Precision and Automated Irrigation : Opportunities and Challenges"\n\nBio:\nMiguel Á. Campo-Bescós is an As sociate Professor in the Department of Engineering at the Public Universit y of Navarre (UPNA\, Spain). He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering a nd has held visiting and postdoctoral positions at institutions such as th e University of Florida and MIT. His research focuses on hydrological and agro-environmental modeling\, soil–water–plant interactions\, and the use of remote sensing and in-situ data to improve the monitoring and manag ement of agricultural systems. A significant part of his work is devoted t o the development of decision-support tools for sustainable irrigation\, w ater use efficiency\, and land management under climate variability. Dr. C ampo-Bescós is the local coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master “SUSTAGRI – Cutting-Edge Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8109@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260115T134908Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/annalise-maughan-ph-d-color ado-school-of-mines/ SUMMARY:Annalise Maughan\, Ph.D.\, Colorado School of Mines DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Harnessing Static and Dynamic Disorder for Solid -State Ion Transport CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8077@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T123500 DTSTAMP:20260112T160517Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-variations-in-mo isture-surrounding-hurricanes/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Variations in moisture surrounding hurricanes DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nCorene Matyas\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Geography Depart ment\, UF\n\nAbstract: \nUnderstanding the spatial patterns of moisture su rrounding hurricanes is important to forecasting storm structure and rainf all production. This talk will highlight two different methods our researc h group used to assess to examine total column water vapor (TCWV) patterns around North Atlantic hurricanes during 2000-2021. One approach uses a co nvolutional autoencoder (CAE) with k-means cluster analysis to process ove r 4600 images. The second uses a principal components analysis on a smalle r sample of cases to avoid autocorrelation and with high-shear cases remov ed. Both approaches identified four distinct spatial distributions of TCWV in terms of amount\, symmetry\, and areal extent\, and three of the four patterns are very closely-matched between the two methods\, suggesting the se patterns are robust. Hurricane intensity\, size\, and precipitation fea tures vary among the four clusters\, characteristics which are closely ass ociated with the moisture and environmental conditions of each cluster. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8159@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T133000 DTSTAMP:20260130T141626Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/pase-general-body-meeting/ SUMMARY:PASE General Body Meeting DESCRIPTION:GATOR PASE launched the new semester with its first General Bod y Meeting\, welcoming new and returning members and outlining our goals fo cused on professional development\, mentorship\, community engagement\, an d pathways into medicine and research. Building on this momentum\, our nex t GBM will feature Dr. Murfee\, who will share insights on career developm ent\, research\, and navigating academia and medicine\, giving members a v aluable opportunity to learn\, ask questions\, and connect their interests to real-world impact. CATEGORIES:Events,Information Sessions LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS) Room JG32\, 1275 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Biomedical Sc iences Building (BMS) Room JG32:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8049@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T170016Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nutrient-recovery-by-donnan -dialysis-lee-blaney-umbc/ SUMMARY:Nutrient recovery by Donnan dialysis\, Lee Blaney\, UMBC DESCRIPTION:Due to the uneven global distribution of phosphate deposits\, c urrent mining rates are concentrating the market\, leading to greater econ omic and political volatility and impeding food security objectives in som e regions. In addition\, climate change is exacerbating the effects of nut rient pollution on drinking water quality\, biodiversity\, and fisheries. For these reasons\, several countries have begun developing national phosp horus plans. We propose innovative Donnan dialysis systems as part of the strategy for achieving circular nutrient economies. Donnan dialysis proces ses are designed to induce electrochemical potential gradients across ion- exchange membranes\, enabling selective recovery of ionic nutrients like p hosphate and ammonium. This seminar will describe (1) the fundamental prin ciples involved with Donnan dialysis\, (2) opportunities to use seawater a nd reverse osmosis concentrates as alternative draw solutions\, (3) applic ation of Donnan dialysis to challenging wastes\, such as coagulant-laden w aste activated sludge and animal manure\, and (4) the development of tube- in-tube Donnan dialysis reactors to enhance the rate of nutrient recovery and facilitate process scale up. The aggregate findings confirm the potent ial for advanced Donnan dialysis systems as feasible\, scalable\, and sust ainable options for nutrient recovery from waste. Ultimately\, these effor ts contribute to development of circular nutrient economies that not only decrease the deleterious effects of nutrient pollution\, but also provide food\, economic\, energy\, and political security.\nLee received his BS an d MS degrees in Environmental Engineering from Lehigh University. After co mpleting his PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin \, he started as Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimo re County\, where he is now Professor. He also serves as Past President of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEES P) and Executive Editor at the Journal of Hazardous Materials. He is a rec ipient of the ES&\;T James J. Morgan Early Career Award\, the NSF Caree r Award\, and the AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching in Environmental En gineering and Science. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8123@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T134000 DTSTAMP:20260120T191349Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-soft-magnetoela stic-bioelectronics-for-healthcare/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Soft magnetoelastic bioelectronics for healthcare DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Soft magnetoelastic bioelectronics for healthcare\ nDate: February 5\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Yihao Zh ou\nPostdoctoral Scholar\nDepartment of Bioengineering\nUCLA\nAbstract\nTh e coupling between mechanics and magnetism in soft systems enables a disti nct mechanical-to-magnetic transduction mechanism\, in which deformation i s directly mapped to measurable magnetic outputs for quantifying biomechan ics and motion. This framework supports compliant\, wireless platforms tha t conform to soft tissues and track biomechanical biomarkers for healthcar e monitoring across diverse diseases. In this seminar\, I will introduce o ur recent progress in the understanding and engineering of magneto-mechani cally coupled soft systems and demonstrate how these insights translate in to the design and development of new bioelectronic devices. In the first p art\, I will present our understanding of magnetomechanical coupling in so ft magnetoelastic composites and its application in developing portable bi oelectronics for quantitative tissue mechanics sensing\, including modulus measurement and spatial mapping. In the second part\, I will present our understanding of magnetomechanical coupling in permanent fluidic magnets\, a material platform that intrinsically integrates flowability with magnet ic functionality\, enabling injectable liquid bioelectronics for minimally invasive monitoring of cardiovascular biomechanics. I will conclude with a perspective on integrating functional soft systems\, bioelectronics\, an d artificial intelligence to enable multimodal sensing\, signal processing \, and system-level integration toward next-generation personalized digita l healthcare.\nBiography\nDr. Yihao Zhou is a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCLA \, Department of Bioengineering. He received his B.S. from Nanjing Univers ity and earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science f rom Duke University. His research focuses on soft bioelectronics\, includi ng wearable bioelectronics\, portable medical devices\, and biomedical imp lants. He leverages theoretical understanding and computational modeling t o design and manufacture AI-assisted bioelectronics to address critical he althcare challenges\, with applications ranging from skin cancer progressi on monitoring to artificial electronic skin. Dr. Zhou has developed expert ise in soft magnetoelastic bioelectronics\, leading to several first-autho r and co-first-author papers in leading journals\, including Nature Materi als\, Nature Electronics\, and Science Advances. His research work was fea tured in Nature\, Science\, Nature Materials\, Nature Review Bioengineerin g\, UCLA News\, etc. He is listed as the Top 2% Scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier. He is a Clarivate Highly Cited Research ers (cross-field) in 2025.\nFaculty Host: Dr. Xin Tang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8101@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T145500 DTSTAMP:20260113T181818Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar DESCRIPTION:From Crystal Growth to Corrosion: Tackling Nuclear Waste Challe nges- Edgar Buck Ph.D. ~PNNL CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8153@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T124500 DTSTAMP:20260127T164203Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/engineering-education-lectu re-series/ SUMMARY:Engineering Education Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:"Human-Centered Technologies for Learning and Support in Chemis try Education" - Chris Randles\, UCF\nThis talk presents three strands of research on using emerging technologies to support learning and decision-m aking in undergraduate STEM. I examine generative AI for large-scale chemi stry problem generation and its \nlimitations for producing truly isomorph ic assessments\, alongside findings on how students perceive AI-supported academic advising. I conclude with future directions involving wearable se nsing for student well-being\, AI-assisted survey methods\, and immersive augmented-reality tools for STEM instruction and training.\n\n"Transformin g Physics Assessments using Generative AI" - Zhongzhou Chen\, UCF\nThis ta lk outlines three directions for transforming physics assessments using Ge nerative AI\, starting \nwith the creation\, implementation and analysis o f large isomorphic problem banks to facilitate a shift \ntoward multi-atte mpt\, formative testing. We then show that AI can automate the grading of written \nresponse to physics problem and write feedback with human-level accuracy. Finally\, we introduce early \nattempts of "Human-AI Collaborati on" tasks designed to evaluate Discipline-based AI Literacy. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Nuclear Science Building Room 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\ , FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nuclear Science Building Room 520:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8017@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T160000 DTSTAMP:20260105T130812Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-leadership-seminar-cata lyzing-bme-innovation-in-the-knight-campus-for-accelerating-scientific-imp act/ SUMMARY:BME Leadership Seminar: “Catalyzing BME Innovation in the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact" DESCRIPTION:Robert E. Guldberg\, Ph.D.\nRobert and Leona DeArmond Executive Director\nPhil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact \nDirector\, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon\nProfessor\, Dep artment of Bioengineering\nVice President\, University of Oregon\nAbstract : The Knight Campus is a $1B+ initiative at the University of Oregon with the mission to accelerate the translation of research discoveries into imp act with an initial focus on biomedical science and technology. Strategies to catalyze innovation include next generation academic programs that pro vide science communications and entrepreneurship training\, embedded incub ator spaces for start-up companies\, formation of strategic partnerships\, tenure and promotion policies that reward translation activities\, and a continuum of investment and mentorship support opportunities. This present ation will highlight outcomes from these initiatives\, including examples of startup companies emerging from the Knight Campus as well as clinical t ranslation studies that integrate advancements in immune biology\, mechano biology\, machine learning\, and musculoskeletal regenerative medicine.\nB io: Robert Guldberg is Executive Director of the Phil and Penny Knight Cam pus for Accelerating Scientific Impact and Vice President of the Universit y of Oregon. A serial entrepreneur and bioengineer\, Guldberg’s research is focused on musculoskeletal mechanobiology\, human performance\, regene rative medicine\, and orthopaedic medical devices. His work has resulted i n 280+ publications and six start-up companies. Dr. Guldberg is past Chair of the Americas Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medici ne International Society (TERMIS) and is a founding member of the Leadersh ip Council of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance\, a $220 million init iative to promote peak performance through scientific discovery and innova tion. In 2024\, he served as conference chair for the inaugural Global Spo rt Universities Network (GSUN) summit. Dr. Guldberg is an elected fellow o f TERMIS\, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\, the Ameri can Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)\, the Orthopa edic Research Society (ORS)\, and the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8025@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T100000 DTSTAMP:20260105T150456Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-matthew-liberatore-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Matthew Liberatore\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Matthew Liberatore\, Trine University \n\nTitle: Do en gineering students read textbooks? Learning analytics when using an intera ctive textbook \n\nAbstract: \nCurrent university students are digital na tives and have generally grown up in a phone-based world. Thus\, we are de veloping educational strategies at the interface of technology and educati on that place students in the center of the learning process. Here\, inter active textbooks are one technology that has potential to energize the for mation of engineers and engage different types of learners. \n\nAn intera ctive\, web-native textbook for a material and energy balances course (the first course in most chemical engineering curricula) engages students in activities that support the learning of engineering concepts and problem-s olving techniques. By using animations and interactive learning questions\ , the static and wordy content common for engineering textbooks is avoided . Also\, auto-graded\, randomized homework problems help minimize the use of static solutions manual posted online or outsourcing to generative arti ficial intelligence tools. Students and faculty receive feedback in real t ime and accumulate reading and homework scores. Big Data generated by stud ents using the book can test hypotheses and lead to new insights related t o engagement and learning. Seven years of student reading participation wi ll be presented to prove or disprove the hypothesis that engineering stude nts read the textbook. Additional hypotheses based on the tenets of delibe rate practice leverage the completion and attempts on auto-graded problems . Overall\, we hope our studies inspire more faculty to examine the impact of interactive textbooks and other new technologies on engineering educat ion. \n\n \nBiography: \nMatthew W. Liberatore is a Professor and Depart ment Chair in the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineerin g at Trine University in Angola\, Indiana. He previously served on the fac ulty at the University of Toledo and at the Colorado School of Mines. Prof essor Liberatore earned his B.S. degree from the University of Illinois Ch icago (UIC) and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, all in chemical engineering. His expertise lies in the unique rheology measurements of complex fluids as well as engineering edu cation research related to novel uses of technology and big data. He has a uthor CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8157@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T100000 DTSTAMP:20260128T205018Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/eli-seminar-how-to-become-l eaders-in-the-field-through-publishing-patti-o-davis-springer-nature/ SUMMARY:ELI Seminar: "How to become leaders in the field through publishing " - Patti O. Davis\, Springer Nature DESCRIPTION:Patti Davis\, executive editor of the Americas for Springer Nat ure will lead a seminar on exceptional leadership in research through publ ishing. With thousands of books\, articles and chapters published each yea r in any particular field\, it can be difficult to break through\, even wh en the research is cutting edge. This seminar will focus on tips\, guideli nes and practices that can help researchers become recognized for their co ntributions. It is not specific to one field. Everything that will be disc ussed is applicable to all disciplines. Plenty of time will be available f or questions. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:WERT 450\, Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence 527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence 527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=WERT 450:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8199@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T114000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T123000 DTSTAMP:20260209T164955Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-special-seminar-russell -barton/ SUMMARY:ISE Special Seminar: Russell Barton DESCRIPTION:"Response Grid Plots for Model-Agnostic Machine Learning Insigh t"\nRussell R. Barton\, Penn State\nAbstract\nMachine learning (ML) models are used to provide predictive characterization of response functions bas ed on observed or simulated data. Insight on the nature of the approximati on to the underlying response function is essential for the model output t o be trusted and used by decision makers. When a response function is well -behaved\, methods that identify marginal effects and interactions for imp ortant input variables can provide adequate insight on its nature. Alterna tively\, interpretable ML models can provide an ensemble of simple models to decompose a complex response into interpretable elements. This talk int roduces a model-generated but model-independent visual display of function al information that provides direct insight\, not interpreted through mode l form\, model coefficients\, or numerical characterizations such as those produced by sensitivity analysis. Further\, the method can be applied dir ectly to system response data if the data are collected from a factorial ( grid) design. The value of response grid plots (RGPs) is shown through sev eral examples.\nBrief Biography for Russell Barton\nRussell Barton is Dist inguished Professor Emeritus of Supply Chain and Information Systems and D istinguished Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering at Penn State. H e holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Princeton University\, and M .S. and Ph.D. degrees in operations research from Cornell University. Dr. Barton's research focuses on the interface between applied statistics\, si mulation\, and product design and manufacturing. He is the author of two b ooks: Graphical Methods for the Design of Experiments and Predictive Analy tics for Business Using R. He served as Associate Editor for the INFORMS J ournal on Computing\, IIE Transactions\, Operations Research\, Naval Resea rch Logistics\, Management Science\, and the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. He served as Chair of the INFORMS Subdivisions Council\, and on the INFORMS Board of Directo rs as Vice President of INFORMS Sections and Societies. He is a Fellow of IISE and INFORMS\, and a Senior Life Member of IEEE. His is a Certified An alytics Professional – Expert (CAP-X®) and has served on the Analytics Certification Board. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:406 Weil Hall &\; Zoom\, 1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=406 Weil Hall & Zoom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8181@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T150000 DTSTAMP:20260204T161143Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-18/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Ziynet Boz\n\nTitle:\n Threat Agnostic Metrics to Measure Resilience and Recovery During Repeated Shocks\n\nBio:\nDr. Ziy net Boz is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Food Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. Her work integrates food engineering and pac kaging to address sustainability challenges across food systems. Her resea rch focuses on food loss and waste mitigation\, sustainable and intelligen t packaging\, modified atmosphere packaging\, process modeling and optimiz ation\, and life cycle assessment. She has collaborated with industry\, st artups\, and multi-stakeholder organizations on sustainable packaging and processing solutions. Dr. Boz earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biologi cal Engineering (Food Packaging) from the University of Florida as a Fulbr ight Scholar and holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Food Engineering from Me rsin University\, Turkey.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8111@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T160000 DTSTAMP:20260115T141715Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/raphaele-clement-ph-d-unive rsity-of-california-santa-barbara/ SUMMARY:Raphaële Clément\, Ph.D.\, University of California\, Santa Barba ra DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Disordered Rocksalt Oxide Cathodes for Next-Gene ration Li-Ion Batteries CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8191@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T130000 DTSTAMP:20260206T184907Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/for-graduate-students-and-p ostdocs-everything-you-want-to-know-about-publishing-p-davis-springer-natu re/ SUMMARY:For Graduate Students and Postdocs: "Everything You Want to Know Ab out Publishing" - P. Davis\, Springer Nature DESCRIPTION:Unravel the mysteries of getting academic papers published with insider insights from an industry professional with over a quarter centur y of experience\, employed by the world's largest and most influential res earch publisher. Bring your questions. Get answers.\nDesigned especially f or graduate students and postdocs with special guest expert Patti O. Davis \, Executive Editor Computer Science Proceedings\, Springer Nature\nWEDNES DAY FEBRUARY 11\, 2026 | 11AM-1PM | INNOVATION ROOMS A &\; B CAREER CON NECTIONS CENTER REITZ UNION\nTo register for the in-person seminar\, pleas e use this link: https://uf.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=701Vm00000 t7Skg CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:INNOVATION ROOMS A&\;B Career Connections Center\, Reitz Union\ , Gainesville\, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reitz Union\, Gainesville\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=INNOVATION ROOMS A&B Career Connections Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8079@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T123500 DTSTAMP:20260112T160527Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-wetlands-in-the- fight-against-pfas-pollution/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Wetlands in the fight against PFAS pollution DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nRay Goldsby\, Founder\, Wetlands Extent Landward and Just Add Wetlands\n\nAbstract: \nPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFA S)\, known as “Forever Chemicals\,” pose a persistent global threat to water quality\, ecosystems\, and human health due to their resistance to degradation and widespread occurrence. Conventional remediation strategies often involve high costs and generate secondary pollutants. JAW introduce s a nature-based solution leveraging constructed and restored wetlands to degrade PFAS through biogeochemical redox reactions in hydric soils\, prod ucing benign byproducts such as methane and salts. This approach integrate s microbial innovations—such as Pseudomonas and Acidimicrobium strains —shown to break strong carbon-fluorine bonds under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.\n\nThe presentation outlines:\n\n· Scientific basis: PFAS ch emistry\, toxicity\, and regulatory context post-Sackett v. EPA.\n\n· Mec hanism: Wetland-driven redox processes and microbial fuel cell potential.\ n\n· Impact: Cost-effective\, scalable remediation without toxic byproduc ts.\n\n· Call to action: Partnerships\, funding\, and community engagemen t to advance PFAS degradation research and implementation.\n\nJAW’s miss ion is clear: Harness natural processes to solve a man-made problem. This strategy aligns with UF’s legacy of ecological engineering and offers a sustainable pathway to restore water quality and protect public health. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8187@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T203000 DTSTAMP:20260204T212009Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ai-journalism-in-warfare-pa nel-and-presentation/ SUMMARY:AI &\; Journalism in Warfare: Panel and Presentation DESCRIPTION:The spread of information and development of new technologies h as always been on the frontlines of warfare. In this presentation and pane l\, we aim to explore the importance of International Humanitarian Law\, u nderstand the critical role of journalism in war\, and navigate Artificial Intelligence’s widespread impact in changing the international conflict landscape.\nThis is a hybrid event and can also be joined via the followi ng link: https://bit.ly/3NMAJuZ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8189@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T203000 DTSTAMP:20260204T212812Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ai-journalism-in-warfare-pa nel-and-presentation-2/ SUMMARY:AI &\; Journalism in Warfare: Panel and Presentation DESCRIPTION:The spread of information and development of new technologies h as always been on the frontlines of warfare. In this presentation and pane l\, we aim to explore the importance of International Humanitarian Law\, u nderstand the critical role of journalism in war\, and navigate Artificial Intelligence’s widespread impact in changing the international conflict landscape. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:https://bit.ly/3NMAJuZ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8129@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T134000 DTSTAMP:20260121T152933Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-flow-control-st rategies-for-turbulent-jets-and-curved-internal-flows/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Flow control strategies for turbulent jets and curved internal flows DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Flow control strategies for turbulent jets and cur ved internal flows\nDate: February 12\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE -A 303\nDr. Akhil Nekkanti\nPostdoctoral Scholar\nCenter for Turbulence Re search\nStanford University\nAbstract\nControlling turbulence in fluid flo ws offers transformative benefits in aerospace\, wind energy\, and transpo rtation\, such as reducing drag\, mitigating noise\, and improving pressur e recovery. In this talk\, I will present two problems: (i) flow control t o enhance mixing in turbulent jets and (ii) opposition control to improve pressure recovery in curved internal flows.\nFirst\, we investigate nonlin ear interactions during vortex pairing in transitional jets. The shear lay er rolls up into fundamental vortices that merge into subharmonic structur es and then into a second subharmonic. The energy transfer during this pro cess is evaluated using the spectral turbulent kinetic energy equation\, f ocusing on dominant coherent structures identified through spectral proper orthogonal decomposition. Our findings reveal an inverse energy cascade f rom the fundamental wave to its subharmonic. Next\, we introduce bispectra l mode decomposition\, a technique that optimizes triple correlations in f requency space to identify dominant triadic interactions in fully turbulen t jets. We find strong triadic coupling between Kelvin-Helmholtz wavepacke ts\, their conjugates\, and streamwise streaks. Building on this\, we perf orm open-loop control by actuating the wavenumbers and frequencies of the KH wavepackets\, producing significant mean-flow distortion through amplif ied streaks.\nSecond\, we focus on flow control in serpentine diffusers. B lended-wing-body configurations are emerging as a promising design for fut ure military aircraft\, but they require complex inlet systems whose high- curvature bends generate vortices\, shock waves\, and flow separation\, le ading to pressure losses\, flow distortion\, and reduced stall margin. We perform wall-modeled large-eddy simulations to identify the mechanisms dri ving flow distortion. We perform wall-modeled large-eddy simulations to id entify the mechanisms driving flow distortion. We then apply opposition co ntrol to suppress the root cause\, Görtler vortices\, significantly impro ving pressure recovery.\nBiography\nAkhil Nekkanti is a postdoctoral schol ar at the Center for Turbulence Research at Stanford. Previously\, he was a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech\, working with Tim Colonius. He received his Ph.D. from UC San Diego under the guidance of Prof. Oliver Schmidt an d his bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology\, Ropar. H is primary interests are turbulent flows with a particular focus on high-f idelity simulations\, reduced-order modeling\, and hydrodynamic stability. He received the ‘Outstanding Graduate Student in MAE\, 2023’ award at UCSD for best thesis\, and his paper was selected as one of the best pape rs at the 12th International Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flow Phenomena.\ nFaculty Host: Dr. Richard Lind\, Jr. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8183@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260204T161125Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-series-dr-yimei -zhu/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar Series - Dr. Yimei Zhu DESCRIPTION:Probing Phonon\, Magnon\, and Spin Dynamics in 2D Materials Usi ng Advanced Electron Microscopy\nYimei Zhu\nDepartment of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science\nBrookhaven National Laboratory\, Upton\, N Y 11973 USA\nIn this presentation\, I will highlight our recent advances i n the characterization of two-dimensional (2D) materials enabled by state- of-the-art electron microscopy. By integrating atomic-resolution imaging\, quantitative diffuse scattering\, electron energy-loss spectroscopy\, in- situ microscopy\, and time-resolved pump–probe ultrafast techniques\, we probe structural\, electronic\, and spin dynamics across multiple length and time scales. Case studies include low-temperature in-situ electric-bia sing and magnetic-field experiments that reveal topological spin–chiral texture transitions from stripes containing Bloch lines to nontrivial homo chiral skyrmionic bubbles [1]\, as well as femtosecond laser–induced gen eration of sub-100 nm skyrmions and electric-field control of their chiral ity [2]. Ultrafast photoexcitation uncovers the rapid formation of topolog ical defects in a charge-density-wave system [3]\, while microwave-driven experiments elucidate how spin (anti)vortices and domain walls govern spin -wave emission and propagation [4]. Together\, these studies demonstrate t he power of advanced electron microscopy to elucidate phonon\, magnon\, an d spin-lattice coupling mechanisms and to reveal emergent phenomena in 2D quantum materials and functional devices.\nReferences\n[1] Han\, M.-G.\, e t al.\, "Topological magnetic-spin textures in two-dimensional van der Waa ls Cr2Ge2Te6"\, Nano Lett. 19\, 11\, 7859-7865 (2019).\n[2] Li\, Z.\, et a l.\, “Room-temperature sub-100nm Néel-type skyrmions in non-stoichiomet ric van der Waals ferromagnet Fe3-xGaTe2 with ultrafast laser writability ”\, Nat. Comm.\, 15:1017 (2024).\n[3] Cheng\, Y.\, et al.\, “Ultrafast formation of topological defects in a two-dimensional charge density wave ”. Nature Physics\, 20\, 54–60 (2024).\n[4] Liu\, C.\, et al.\, “Cor related spin-wave generation and domain-wall oscillation in a topologicall y textured magnetic film”\, Nature Materials\, 24\, 406–413 (2025). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8091@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T145500 DTSTAMP:20260113T142634Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-speaker-madelein e-forbes-ph-d-candidate-uf/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar Speaker - Madeleine Forbes- Ph.D. Candidate UF DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar: Separations for Nuclear Forensics CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8175@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T210000 DTSTAMP:20260203T182957Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/grip-designathon/ SUMMARY:GRiP Designathon DESCRIPTION:The GRiP Designathon is a student-run design event that brings together students from all majors and experience levels to tackle open-end ed challenges centered around accessibility and assistive technology. Work ing in teams\, participants will explore real-world problems and develop d esign-based solutions\, focusing on creativity\, problem-solving\, and hum an-centered design rather than building physical prototypes.\nThe event is intentionally low-stress and beginner-friendly\, with no prerequisites or prior design experience required. Mentors and resources will be available throughout the day to support teams as they brainstorm\, refine ideas\, a nd communicate their solutions.\nWhether you’re new to engineering or lo oking to apply your skills in a meaningful way\, the GRiP Designathon is a n opportunity to collaborate\, learn\, and design with impact in a welcomi ng environment. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8207@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T160000 DTSTAMP:20260216T125347Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-real-time-hemod ynamic-forecasting-clinical-risk-assessment-via-hybrid-mechanistic-modelin g/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Real-time Hemodynamic Forecasting &\; Clinical Ris k Assessment via Hybrid Mechanistic Modeling..." DESCRIPTION:T.J. Sego\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\nLaboratory for Systems Medicine\, Department of Medicine\nUniversity of Florida\n"Real-time Hemod ynamic Forecasting and Clinical Risk Assessment via Hybrid Mechanistic Mod eling: A Medical Digital Twin Approach for Improved Septic Shock Managemen t"\nAbstract: Septic shock is the most dangerous systemic manifestation of infection resulting in compromised end-organ perfusion. Current managemen t is largely reactive\, since it is currently difficult to predict decline in blood pressure in the intensive care setting. In this work\, we introd uce a framework for iterative Bayesian inference upon a mechanistic model of the cardiovascular system for forecasting tachycardia and hypotension i n septic shock patients. We apply our framework to forecast heart rate and blood pressure from patients identified to have been diagnosed with septi c shock in retrospect. We generated a computational “digital twin” per sonalized to each subject’s real-time heart rate and blood pressure data via a combined mechanistic modeling and Bayesian inference approach. Our digital twin is a dynamic virtual model of an individual’s relevant phys iology that allows for continuous forecasting of heart-rate and blood pres sure. This digital twin framework achieves >\;80% area under the receive r operator characteristic curve at forecasting hypotension and tachycardia . In a comparison with an existing clinical forecasting technology\, our a pproach delivers superior accuracy to predict hypotension over the same fo recasting periods and similar performance capability but over 24x greater forecasting periods. Our approach represents a step towards personalized\, anticipatory therapy for the clinical management of septic shock.\nBio: M y career focus is to build a research program that produces computational approaches and technologies that improve human health. Much of my research program operates around the concept of the medical digital twin. I believ e in a future where computers explain the underlying mechanisms responsibl e for observed human health\, in the same way that complex systems are mod eled and analyzed in modern engineering practice using theory and computer simulation. I have developed numerical and theoretical models and simulat ions of cellular and tissue dynamics with a focus on lung viral infection and immune response. More recently\, my work has focused on real-time pati ent health forecasting and personalized medicine in critical care. I also have a strong interest in promoting findable\, accessible\, interoperable\ , and reusable (FAIR) biological models. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8033@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T090000 DTSTAMP:20260105T182228Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-l-ricardez-sandoval-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - L. Ricardez-Sandoval\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: L. Ricardez-Sandoval\, PhD\nTitle: Deep Reinforcement Learning Strategies for Optimal Process Design\, Scheduling and Control of Chemical Manufacturing Plants and Emerging Energy Systems\nAbstract:\nThe integration of decision variables from process scheduling\, process contr ol and optimal integration of scheduling and control tasks are of interest since they may offer an opportunity to increase profits and enhance susta inability in chemical processing plants including advanced energy systems. Moreover\, the growing number of sensory data\, which can be collected an d processed\, is a major area of opportunity to approach these problems in real time. Nevertheless\, a challenge to use this information for making decisions is the asynchronous way in which it is generated\, i.e.\, the ge neration of information happens at a different time scale for different pr ocesses. Thus\, there is a need for reactive (online) methods that can han dle and use the generated data from the process to avoid infeasible decisi ons. Recently\, the use of Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) algorithms ha s emerged as an attractive option to generate policies for decision-making processes. Despite the novel applications of machine learning in chemical engineering and advanced energy systems\, the application of such tools t o address problems in process scheduling\, process control and optimal pro cess integration is limited but it is gaining traction.\nThis talk will go over our recent efforts developed in our group to address problems emergi ng in process scheduling of batch plants\, process control for emerging en ergy systems such as Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC)\, and the integrati on of design\, scheduling and control decisions for chemical plants. The s et of methods presented in this talk will illustrate the advantages and li mitations of the incorporation of DRL as an alternative strategy to design online policies that can aid in the decision-making process during the de sign and operation of chemical plants and advanced energy systems.\nBio: D r. L. Ricardez-Sandoval is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engin eering at the University of Waterloo (UW). Dr. Ricardez-Sandoval holds a C anada Research Chair (Tier II) in Multiscale Modelling and Process Systems and leads the development of methods for optimal design and operations ma nagement under uncertainty\, the development of novel CO2 capture and conv ersion technologies aimed at reducing the carbon footprint\, and computer- aided design of novel catalyst materials. Dr. Ricardez-Sandoval has publis hed more than 235 journal articles\, 80 full-length peer-reviewed conferen ce papers\, 5 book chapters and 1 book. Dr. Ricardez-Sandoval (h-index: 51 ) has 15 publications that each have been cited more than 100 times and ha s published numerous publications on optimal process integration\, modelli ng and optimization of conventional and emerging CO2 capture technologies\ , atomistic and molecular design of novel catalyst materials for CO2 conve rsion\, chemical looping combustion (CLC) technologies\, and the implement ation of machine learning (ML) methods for the optimal design and manufact ure of nano-scale and macro-scale systems and materials. Dr. Ricardez-Sand oval‘s novel contributions in optimal process integration\, multiscale m odelling\, process systems and CO2 capture and conversion technologies hav e been widely recognized by delivering multiple plenary and keynote talks at international conferences\, leading the organization of top-tier confer ences (e.g. International Program Chair: 2022 DYCOPS-CAB IFAC Symposium) a nd receiving multiple research-related awards\, e.g.\, the 2024 D.G. Fishe r Award sponsored by the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC)\, the NSERC Di scovery Accelerator Supplement (2017)\, and Ontario’s Early Researchers Award (2015). Dr. Ricardez-Sandoval serves as editor of Computers and Chem ical Engineering\, Digital Chemical Engineering and the Canadian Journal o f Chemical Engineering. More information about Dr. Ricardez-Sandoval’s r esearch activities can be found at the following links:\nhttps://www.linke din.com/in/luis-ricardez-sandoval-182b72298/\nhttps://uwaterloo.ca/chemica l-process-optimization-multiscale-modelling-process-systems/ CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8145@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T134000 DTSTAMP:20260127T134206Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-toward-a-gpt-mo ment-for-scientific-computing/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Toward a “GPT” Moment for Scientific Computing DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Toward a “GPT” Moment for Scientific Computing \nDate: February 17\, 2026 \nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\n\n\nDr. S ifan Wang\nPostdoctoral Fellow\nYale University\n\nAbstract\nFoundation mo dels such as ChatGPT have reshaped AI by learning reusable representations that transfer across tasks. This talk asks whether a similar shift is pos sible in scientific computing: moving beyond solvers for a single partial differential equation (PDE) toward foundation models for families of PDE-g overned systems. A central obstacle is that high-fidelity PDE data are exp ensive—often requiring hours to millions of CPU-hours per simulation—m aking purely data-driven scaling impractical. I present a physics-first ro admap that replaces data scale with physical structure\, using governing e quations as supervision.\n\nI will first focus on the single-PDE setting a nd show how physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) can be made reliable by diagnosing and addressing key training pathologies\, leading to substan tial accuracy improvements and successful simulations of challenging probl ems including 3D turbulence. I will then extend physics supervision from l earning individual PDE solutions to learning solution operators for parame tric PDE families. I will introduce the framework of physics-informed Deep ONet and improve its scalability with continuous vision transformers. Fina lly\, I will discuss how these advances motivate a longer-term direction t oward unified models that can generalize across heterogeneous PDEs. Togeth er\, these results provide practical and theoretical steps toward PDE foun dation models\, with implications for accelerated simulation\, design and control in computational science and engineering.\n\nBiography\nSifan Wang is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University’s Institute for Foundations of Data Science. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics &\; Comput ational Science from the University of Pennsylvania (2023)\, advised by Pa ris Perdikaris. His research focuses on building reliable learning-based m ethods for physical systems governed by partial differential equations.\n\ nFaculty Host: Dr. Yu Wang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8197@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T150000 DTSTAMP:20260209T163743Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-19/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Mathieu Javaux\n\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engin eering seminar:"How Soil Properties Shape Plant and Ecosystem Response to Drought"\n\nBio:\nMathieu Javaux is a professor at UCLouvain (Belgium) and a senior researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany). His research focuses on soil–plant–water interactions\, with particular emphasis on plant hydraulics\, drought response\, and the integration of mechanistic processes into crop and ecosystem models. He combines experimental approac hes\, field observations\, and modelling to understand how soil properties and plant traits jointly control water uptake and transpiration across sc ales. His work contributes to improved predictions of drought impacts on a gricultural and natural ecosystems. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8115@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T160000 DTSTAMP:20260116T182140Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-yongho-sohn-ph- d-university-of-central-florida/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Yongho Sohn\, Ph.D.\, University of Central Florida DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Enabling Design for Additive Manufacturing Throu gh New Metallic Alloy Development CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8205@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T123500 DTSTAMP:20260211T161014Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-ecological-integ rity-military-readiness-and-resilient-communities/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: Ecological integrity\, military readiness and resilient communities DESCRIPTION:Title:\nEcological integrity\, military readiness\, and resilie nt communities: America’s defense communities leading the way with envir onmental planning\nSpeaker:\nJ. Scott Pippin\, J.D.\, Public Service Assoc iate\, Carl Vinson Institute of Government\, University of Georgia\nAbstra ct:\nMilitary installations present unique opportunities and challenges fo r natural resource management and community resilience planning. Their suc cess in performing their national security function depends on the thought ful integration of military operations into the surrounding natural enviro nment and the adjacent defense communities. Increasing awareness of the im portance of this socio-ecological context has led to significant improveme nt in landscape restoration\, threatened and endangered species management \, and sustainable development of nearby civilian communities. To build on these successes\, the University of Georgia’s Defense Community Resilie nce Program is actively engaged in working with these military installatio ns and defense communities to advance these goals and develop projects tha t simultaneously address military\, community\, and environmental needs. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8053@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T170039Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/toward-single-atom-catalysi s-for-environmental-application-jaehong-kim-yale/ SUMMARY:Toward Single Atom Catalysis for Environmental Application\, Jaehon g Kim\, Yale DESCRIPTION:Various noble metals have been employed as catalysts and co-cat alysts to enhance the kinetics of reactions that are critical for environm ental remediation. The need to maximize the available catalytic sites per unit mass\, particularly due to noble metal scarcity and high cost\, as we ll as the unique material properties manifested at nanoscale\, has driven the development of material architectures at the nanoscale. Recent theoret ical and experimental studies have explored noble metal catalysts on sub-n anometer\, atomic scale to maximize atomic efficiency. A single atom catal yst (SAC)\, also called atomically dispersed catalyst or single site catal yst\, is the theoretical limit in this endeavor\, and previous studies hav e identified additional benefits such as low coordination state and strong interaction with the surrounding substrate resulting in selective catalys is with enhanced activities. For past few years\, our group has since been exploring various SACs (Pt\, Pd\, Fe\, and Co) anchored on different subs trates (SiC\, C3N4\, TiO2\, and carbon) that exhibit unique catalytic prop erties. This talk summarizes our recent and currently on-going studies to advance the water treatment catalysts from the nano-scale toward the singl e atom scale such as: (1) single-atom Pt and Pd anchored to SiC for select ive hydrogenation of halogenated organic pollutants such as perfluorooctan oic acid (PFOA)\; (2) single-atom Pd alloyed with Cu for thermocatalytic a nd electrocatalytic nitrate reduction\; (3) spatial separation of two co-c atalysts by coordinating single atom cobalt at the void center of C3N4 and anchoring anthraquinone at the edges of C3N4 platelets to enhance the cat alytic synthesis of H2O2\, a precursor chemical for advanced oxidation\; ( 4) loading Co single atoms onto layered graphene oxide membrane to achieve advanced oxidation during high pressure filtration\; and (5) challenges a ssociated with the stability of single atoms during water treatment enviro nment.\nJaehong Kim is currently Henry P. Becton Sr. Professor of Engineer ing at Chemical and Environmental Engineering in School of Engineering and Applied Science at Yale University. His areas of interest include: 1) env ironmental application of nanomaterials and single atom catalysts\; 2) ele ctrochemical technology for environmental and energy application\; and 3) on-site synthesis of water treatment chemicals and catalytic advanced oxid ation processes. Kim received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical and biolog ical engineering from Seoul National University in Korea in 1995 and 1997\ , respectively\, and a Ph.D. degree in environmental engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. In 2022\, he joined th e School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech where he l ater held the title of Georgia Power Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs until he moved to Yale University in 201 3. He served as the Chair of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering from 2016 to 2022. He is a recipient of awards for both teachi ng and research\, including Walter J. Weber\, Jr. Frontier in Research Awa rd\, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (2023 )\, Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from American Society of Civil Engineers (2013)\, and Paul L. Busch Award from Water Environmen t Research Foundation (2009). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Room 102\, Engineering Building (NEB)\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainev ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.64229;-82.347115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Drive\, Gainevi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Room 102\, Eng ineering Building (NEB):geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8151@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T134000 DTSTAMP:20260127T164204Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-scalable-fabric ation-and-geometry-guided-mechanics-of-self-architected-materials/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Scalable Fabrication and Geometry-Guided Mechanics of Self-Architected Materials DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Scalable Fabrication and Geometry-Guided Mechanics of Self-Architected Materials\nDate: February 19\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM L ocation: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Somayajulu Dhulipala\nPhD Candidate\nMechanical Engineering\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology\n\nAbstract\nArchitecte d materials offer a powerful route to achieving lightweight structures wit h exceptional mechanical performance\, inspired by complex morphologies fo und in natural systems. However\, realizing these architectures at scale r emains a fundamental challenge due to limitations in fabrication\, materia l selection\, and process control. In this talk\, I will present recent ad vances in the scalable fabrication of architected materials and demonstrat e how geometry can be leveraged as a design parameter to program mechanica l response. I will discuss experimental strategies for generating self-arc hitected materials with features across multiple length scales\, along wit h analytical and\ncomputational frameworks that connect microstructural ge ometry to macroscopic mechanical behavior. By integrating fabrication\, mo deling\, and experiments\, these approaches enable the creation of materia ls with tunable stiffness\, strength\, and deformation pathways. I will hi ghlight recent demonstrations of scalable manufacturing routes and show ho w geometry-guided mechanics can unlock new regimes of performance inaccess ible to conventional materials. Finally\, I will outline opportunities for translating these concepts into engineering applications\, including ligh tweight structural components and multifunctional systems for extreme envi ronments and space technologies.\n\nBiography\nSomayajulu Dhulipala is a P hD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at MIT\, where he conducts research on self-architected materials. His work focuses on developing scalable fa brication methods for lightweight\, high-strength materials with tunable m echanical properties\, combining experimentation\, analytical modeling\, a nd computational design. He has co-authored publications in Nano Letters\, Nature\, EML\, Advanced Materials\, and JMPS and has received several hon ors\, including the MRS Spring 2025 Graduate Student Award Silver Medal\, the SES Best Poster Award\, several NEW.Mech lightning talk awards\, and t he MIT MathWorks Engineering Fellowship. Beyond academia\, Somayajulu has contributed to the design of next-generation ceramic and glass components at Apple and has also contributed to payloads sent to the ISS and the Moon . He is passionate about translating fundamental materials research into e ngineering applications for space.\n\nFaculty Host: Dr. Alison Dunn CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8167@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T145500 DTSTAMP:20260203T160616Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essential-research-skills-m ichelle-nolan-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Essential Research Skills ~ Michelle Nolan Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8213@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T113000 DTSTAMP:20260216T155904Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-bill-marras/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Bill Marras DESCRIPTION:100 Williamson Hall or Zoom: \nhttps://ufl.zoom.us/j/9815500414 2?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfPzH.1\n\nThe Role of Wearable Spine Motio n Sensors in the Assessment and Prevention of Low Back Disorders\n\nLow Ba ck Disorders (LBDs) remain the most disabling condition known to mankind. They can negatively impact work and can lead to long term (chronic) suffer ing for a large portion of the population. While most major health problem s can be assessed and controlled using quantitative exposures and biomarke rs (e.g. heart disease\, diabetes)\, there are few meaningful quantitative metrics available to assess and control LBDs. Previous work suggests that spine motion can provide valuable insights into realistic spine tissue lo ading. Our work has leveraged this concept and developed wearable spine mo tion-based biomarkers (spine motion signatures) that can be used to assess the degree of impairment as well as phenotype LBDs. We have developed a d atabase of patient spine motion over the past 5 years. This information ca n be used to quantitatively track LBD changes over time and inform treatme nt outcomes. In addition\, we have used similar spine motion approaches to help predict and control LBD risk given the workplace requirements. \n\n\ nWilliam S. Marras\, Ph.D.\, CPE\nWilliam S. Marras is the Distinguished U niversity Professor and holds the Honda Endowed Chair in Integrated System s Engineering at the Ohio State University. He serves as the Director of t he Spine Research Institute at the Ohio State University where he leads NI H\, NSF\, DoD\, Ohio BWC and privately funded research efforts. Dr. Marras also holds joint academic appointments in the Department of Orthopaedic S urgery\, the Department of Neurosurgery\, and the Department of Physical M edicine &\; Rehabilitation.\nHis research is focused on understanding m ultidimensional causal pathways for spine disorders through quantitative e pidemiologic evaluations\, laboratory biomechanical studies\, personalized mathematical modeling\, and clinical studies of the lumbar and cervical s pines. His findings have been published in over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles\, hundreds of refereed proceedings\, and numerous books and book chapters including a book entitled The Working Back: A Systems View. Profe ssor Marras has been active in the National Research Council (NRC) having served on over a dozen boards and committees and has served as Chair of th e Board on Human Systems Integration for multiple terms. He has also serve d as Editor-in-Chief of Human Factors is currently Deputy Editor of Spine and has served as the President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Societ y. Dr. Marras holds Fellow status in six professional societies and is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (the National Academ y of Science\, Engineering and Medicine)\, recorded a TEDx talk entitled “Back Pain and your Brain” and has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:100 Williamson Hall\, 1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=100 Williamson Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7933@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260223 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260225 DTSTAMP:20260219T163155Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2026-florida-semiconductor- summit/ SUMMARY:2026 Florida Semiconductor Summit DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the 2026 Florida Semiconductor Summit! From February 23rd – 25th\, 2026\, the Florida Semiconductor Institute is ho sting the fourth annual Florida Semiconductor Summit at the Rosen Shingle Creek. This year’s summit theme is “Semiconductor Manufacturing in Flo rida: Power. Progress. Possibilities.” This summit offers a unique oppor tunity to connect with industry leaders\, explore cutting-edge advancement s\, and delve into the evolving role of semiconductor manufacturing in the state of Florida.\nThis year\, we are taking the summit to the next level ! Not only are we bringing together industry leaders from top CEOs to lead ing academics\, we are bringing together rising startups and industry pion eers who are shaping the future of semiconductor technology in our first e ver interactive exposition hall. This is your chance to connect with key d ecision-makers\, gain insights from cutting-edge research\, and explore ne w business opportunities in one of Florida’s fastest-growing sectors. Th e summit offers invaluable networking\, knowledge-sharing\, and a front-ro w seat to innovations that will have deep impacts on the state of Florida. Don’t miss out\, register today! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel\, 9939 Universal Blvd\, Orlando\, Florid a\, 32819\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=9939 Universal Blvd\, Orlan do\, Florida\, 32819\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rosen Shin gle Creek Hotel:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8221@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T160000 DTSTAMP:20260218T130731Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-biomodulatory-m aterials/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Biomodulatory Materials" DESCRIPTION:Bret Ulery\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nChemical &\; Biomed ical Engineering\nUniversity of Missouri\n\nAbstract: As the medical engin eering community tackles grand challenges like intracellular drug delivery and complex tissue regeneration\, strategies employing inert biomaterials passively delivering singular pharmaceutical payloads have been found to be sub-optimal. Instead novel\, multi-dimensional strategies need to be de veloped in order to achieve the next series of biomedical breakthroughs. O ne emerging strategy is the exploitation of the physicochemical properties of biomaterials to directly modulate cellular and host responses giving r ise to a unique sub-class of biomaterials termed biomodulatory materials. In this seminar\, research designing and utilizing biomodulatory materials for regenerative medicine and immunological applications will be discusse d.\n\nBio: Bret Ulery is the Principal Investigator of the Biomodulatory M aterials Engineering Laboratory\, the Founding Director of Materials Scien ce &\; Engineering Graduate Studies\, and an Associate Professor of Che mical &\; Biomedical Engineering at the University of Missouri. After e arning a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering and a B.S. in Biochemistry from th e University of Iowa in 2006\, he conducted graduate research with Dr. Bal aji Narasimhan at Iowa State University and received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with a Graduate Minor in Immunobiology in 2010. Following com pletion of his doctoral studies\, he spent four years as a postdoctoral re searcher first working in Dr. Cato Laurencin’s research group at the Ins titute for Regenerative Engineering at the University of Connecticut Healt h Center and then in Dr. Matt Tirrell’s group at the Institute for Molec ular Engineering at the University of Chicago. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8035@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T100000 DTSTAMP:20260105T183222Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-faruque-hasan-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Faruque Hasan\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Faruque Hasan\, PhD\n\nTitle: Bridging Scales with Phy sics-Constrained Machine Learning\n\nAbstract: \nMathematical modeling is a cornerstone of chemical engineering with applications ranging from molec ular property prediction to process simulation and control to supply chain optimization. First-principles based models can be accurate but they are often computationally demanding to solve. On the other hand\, data-driven surrogate models are computationally fast\, but may not have the desired a ccuracy. In multiscale problems\, we have the additional challenge of comb ining multiple models. This poses a central question: What is the best mod eling paradigm for multiscale optimization? To that end\, physics-constrai ned scientific machine learning has recently emerged as a powerful hybrid modeling technique to embed first principles-based domain knowledge direct ly into data-driven learning processes. In this talk\, I will describe our recent works on physics-constrained neural networks and highlight how the y can be applied to integrate different length and time scales for multisc ale optimization towards uncovering new molecules\, materials and processi ng pathways for the chemical industry. I will draw examples from a range o f multiscale applications. \n\nBio:\nDr. Faruque Hasan is the Margaret '85 and Graham Bacon '85 Engineering Excellence Professor in Chemical Enginee ring at Texas A&\;M University\, and Associate Director of the Texas A& amp\;M Energy Institute. He received his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering fro m Bangladesh University of Engineering &\; Technology in 2005 and a Ph. D. from National University of Singapore in 2010. After a postdoctoral fel lowship at Princeton University\, he joined Texas A&\;M University in 2 014. His research interests include scientific machine learning and nonlin ear optimization with applications to hybrid modeling\, integrated molecul ar and process design\, computer-aided process intensification\, and multi scale energy systems engineering. Professor Hasan is the recipient of an N SF CAREER award\, Outstanding Young Researcher Award from the AIChE Comput ing and Systems Technology (CAST) Division\, I&\;ECR Class of Influenti al Researchers\, both Doctoral New Investigator Award and New Directions A ward from ACS Petroleum Research Fund\, and Best Paper Awards from Compute rs &\; Chemical Engineering and Journal of Global Optimization. He curr ently serves as the Second Vice Chair of the AIChE CAST Division and will assume the role of Division Chair in 2028. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8161@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T150000 DTSTAMP:20260224T134129Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ohanian-lecture-seminar-dr- paula-hammond/ SUMMARY:Ohanian Lecture Seminar - Dr. Paula Hammond (CANCELLED) DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED.\n \;\nElectrostatic Nano-Assemblies for Biomedic ine\nOver recent years\, our lab has developed the use of electrostatic la yer-by-layer (LbL) assembly as a means of modifying the surfaces of nanopa rticles for biomedical applications. The nature of these alternating charg e-based coatings is highly dependent on assembly conditions\, polymer char ge density\, polyelectrolyte composition and molecular weight. We have dem onstrated that the selection of the outer polyanion layer determines and i mpacts characteristics such as stealth properties\, protein association\, cellular interactions and even intracellular trafficking. The use of synth etic polypeptides\, polysaccharides and native biomolecular systems can gr eatly influence the ability of these LbL nanoparticles to exhibit extended plasma half-life\, penetrate tumor tissues\, and target specific cell typ es including immune and tumor cells. We have developed simple electrostati c bilayer coatings that lead to high affinity to cancer cells while mainta ining sufficiently low interactions with healthy cells to enable highly ef ficient tumor targeting. These systems can be designed to enhance transpor t across barriers such as the blood-brain barrier\, properties that can be further enhanced through the complementary adsorption of additional targe ting peptides of opposite charge. On the other hand\, these nanolayered as semblies can be modified to modulate cell-particle interactions and facili tate transport through tissue while still enabling desirable specificity o f cell association. Furthermore\, it is possible to use these approaches t o modify the uptake and transfection of mRNA lipid nanoparticles in a mann er that enables a modular approach to targeting utilizing different polyel ectrolytes. An overview of these approaches and their use to address ovari an cancer\, glioblastoma and other biomedical applications will be discuss ed.\nProfessor Paula T. Hammond is Institute Professor at the Massachusett s Institute of Technology and a member of MIT’s Koch Institute for Integ rative Cancer Research. She serves as dean of the MIT School of Engineerin g. Previously\, she served as executive vice provost and vice provost for faculty from 2024 to January 2026 and as department head of chemical engin eering from 2015 to 2023. Hammond investigates electrostatic polymer syste ms for targeted drug delivery\, including thin-film coatings that release proteins to regenerate bone\, wound dressings that release RNA to support healing\, and nanoparticles designed to bind specifically to tumors for ca ncer treatment. Her research has focused particularly on developing new th erapies for ovarian cancer that activate the immune system to address both primary and recurrent tumors. She earned her S.B. and Ph.D. in chemical e ngineering from MIT and her M.S. in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology\, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in chemist ry at Harvard University. Hammond was elected to the National Academy of M edicine in 2016\, the National Academy of Engineering in 2017\, and the Na tional Academy of Sciences in 2019\, and she was named to the 2013 class o f the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In January 2025\, she receive d the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. She is also a member of the National Academy of Inventors. Her honors include the Margaret H. Wri ght Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical En gineer\, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry from the Franklin Instit ute\, and the 2025 Othmer Gold Medal. Hammond is a former member of the sc ientific advisory board of Moderna Therapeutics and currently serves on th e boards of Alector Therapeutics and Sail Biomedicines. She also serves on the board of the MIT Engine and was a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology from 2021 to 2025. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7987@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T160000 DTSTAMP:20251216T134404Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-polymer-biomate rials-in-a-self-driving-lab-adam-gormley-ph-d-rutgers-university/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Polymer Biomaterials in a Self-Driving Lab - Adam\, Go rmley\, Ph.D.\, Rutgers University DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8235@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260225 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260226 DTSTAMP:20260219T163144Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2026-florida-semiconductor- summit-2/ SUMMARY:2026 Florida Semiconductor Summit DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the 2026 Florida Semiconductor Summit! From February 23rd – 25th\, 2026\, the Florida Semiconductor Institute is ho sting the fourth annual Florida Semiconductor Summit at the Rosen Shingle Creek. This year’s summit theme is “Semiconductor Manufacturing in Flo rida: Power. Progress. Possibilities.” This summit offers a unique oppor tunity to connect with industry leaders\, explore cutting-edge advancement s\, and delve into the evolving role of semiconductor manufacturing in the state of Florida.\nThis year\, we are taking the summit to the next level ! Not only are we bringing together industry leaders from top CEOs to lead ing academics\, we are bringing together rising startups and industry pion eers who are shaping the future of semiconductor technology in our first e ver interactive exposition hall. This is your chance to connect with key d ecision-makers\, gain insights from cutting-edge research\, and explore ne w business opportunities in one of Florida’s fastest-growing sectors. Th e summit offers invaluable networking\, knowledge-sharing\, and a front-ro w seat to innovations that will have deep impacts on the state of Florida. Don’t miss out\, register today! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel\, 9939 Universal Blvd\, Orlando\, Florid a\, 32819\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=9939 Universal Blvd\, Orlan do\, Florida\, 32819\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rosen Shin gle Creek Hotel:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8055@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T170228Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/managing-south-floridas-eco systems-for-people-plants-and-panthers-cassondra-armstrong-s-fl-wmd/ SUMMARY:Managing South Florida’s Ecosystems for People\, Plants\, and Pan thers\, Cassondra Armstrong\, S. FL WMD DESCRIPTION:The south Florida watershed is composed of 16 counties\, more t han nine million people\, thousands of kilometers of canals and levees\, e ight distinct natural ecosystems\, nearly 24\,000 hectares of constructed treatment wetlands and growing\, 11 estuaries\, and over 560 km of coral r eefs. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) monitors and man ages every drop of water as it moves into and through the system. The SFWM D has three management responsibilities\; flood protection\, water supply\ , and protection and restoration of ecosystems. Each separately and togeth er require complex management decisions to balance competing needs. Lake O keechobee is the heart of the system. Water flows south from Orlando down the Kissimmee River into the Lake and then flows east to the St. Lucie Est uary\, west to the Caloosahatchee Estuary\, and south to the Everglades an d Florida Bay. At each point\, water managers decide the quantity and timi ng of flow. The Lake is jointly managed by the SFWMD and US Army Corps of Engineers using the Lake Okeechobee System Operation Manual (LOSOM) adopte d in 2024. It was developed with consideration of flood risk\, navigation\ , water supply\, lake ecology\, and estuarine salinity. Water that flows s outh must first be sent to stormwater treatment areas (STAs)\, which are c onstructed treatment wetlands designed to reduce the concentration of phos phorus to ultra-low levels to assist with the restoration of the Everglade s. Everglades restoration is guided by the Comprehensive Everglades Restor ation Plan (CERP) implemented in 2000. Projects are being built throughout the system to improve the quantity\, quality\, timing\, and distribution of flow. Each project has an environmental monitoring plan to document pro ject objectives are being obtained. In addition\, CERP has a system wide R Estoration\, COordination\, VERification (RECOVER) monitoring program that tracks total ecosystem health as CERP projects come online.\nDr. Armstron g has worked for the SFWMD for 12 years as a senior scientist\, supervisor \, section administrator\, and now bureau chief of the Applied Sciences Bu reau. Her areas of expertise include wetland ecology\, coastal ecology\, w ater quality\, and treatment wetlands. Prior to working at the District\, she was a contractor with the District studying prescribed fire as a resto ration tool for the nutrient-impacted areas of the Everglades. And prior t o that\, she did her Post Doc at NASA Kennedy assessing management implica tions on salt marsh function and longevity and associated impacts to the I ndian River Lagoon. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8259@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T190000 DTSTAMP:20260223T203610Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-research-opportunity-fa ir/ SUMMARY:ECE Research Opportunity Fair DESCRIPTION:The ECE Ambassadors invite you to the Research Opportunity Fair on February 25 from 5–7 PM in Malachowsky Hall (MALA 7200). This event connects undergraduate and graduate students with faculty seeking research assistants across a variety of electrical and computer engineering discip lines.\n\nCome prepared to learn about ongoing research\, introduce yourse lf to professors\, and explore opportunities to get involved in hands-on i nnovation. Drop in anytime during the event and bring your resume. Whether you're new to research or ready to deepen your experience\, this is your chance to take the next step. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8155@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T134000 DTSTAMP:20260219T161316Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-uncertainty-awa re-intelligence-for-autonomous-space-systems/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Uncertainty-Aware Intelligence for Autonomous Space Sy stems DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Uncertainty-Aware Intelligence for Autonomous Spac e Systems\nDate: February 26\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\nD r. Dr. Xiaoli Bai\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Mechanical and Aeros pace Engineering\nRutgers\, The State University of New Jersey\nAbstract\n Autonomous space systems increasingly operate in environments characterize d by incomplete sensing\, uncertain models\, limited communication\, and c omplex interactions with other agents. These challenges make it difficult for autonomous systems to rely on fixed margins or nominal assumptions\, a nd instead require principled ways to represent\, propagate\, and reason a bout uncertainty. This seminar presents a research program on uncertainty- aware intelligence for autonomous space systems\, integrating physics-base d modeling\, learning\, and uncertainty quantification to support reliable autonomy under uncertainty.\nRepresentative applications span multiple sp ace autonomy domains\, including Physics–Machine Learning orbit predicti on for Space Situational Awareness\, estimation of unknown and non-coopera tive space objects during proximity operations\, robust online optimal tra jectory planning for space manipulators\, and physics-informed probabilist ic thermospheric density prediction. Across these problems\, uncertainty a rises from sensing limitations\, environmental variability\, and model mis match\, and directly impacts autonomy performance and decision-making.\nTh e seminar highlights common principles for integrating uncertainty into le arning-enabled autonomy. Through examples\, the talk illustrates how uncer tainty-aware approaches can reduce false alarms\, improve robustness\, and enable more scalable and trustworthy autonomous space systems operating i n challenging real-world environments.\nBiography\nDr. Xiaoli Bai is an As sociate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineerin g at Rutgers\, The State University of New Jersey. She received her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&\;M University. Her research span s astrodynamics and space situational awareness\, spacecraft guidance and control\, space robotics\, and the prediction of thermospheric density. Dr . Bai was elected an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronau tics and Astronautics (AIAA) for the Class of 2021. Her honors include the 2019 NASA Early Career Faculty Award\, the 2016 Air Force Office of Scien tific Research Young Investigator Research Program Award\, the 2018 Outsta nding Young Aerospace Engineer Award from Texas A&\;M University\, the 2018 A. Walter Tyson Assistant Professor Award from Rutgers\, and the Amel ia Earhart Fellowship.\nFaculty Host: Dr. John Conklin CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8257@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T140000 DTSTAMP:20260223T184613Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-series-2/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:ECE Seminar Series - Emanuele Abbagnano\nPhD Fellow at Neuromec hanics and Rehabilitation Technologies Lab | Imperial College London CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8163@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T145500 DTSTAMP:20260219T162727Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/data-science-for-the-nuclea r-domain-ai-research-frontiers-at-pnnl-eva-brayfindley-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Data Science for the Nuclear Domain – AI research frontiers at PN NL~ Eva Brayfindley Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8215@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T113000 DTSTAMP:20260216T154043Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-raman-shivakuma r/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Raman Shivakumar DESCRIPTION:100 Williamson Hall or Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142? pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfPzH.1\nDigital Manufacturing: Journey to De mocratization\nThe subject of his seminar is based on how my 40 years of r esearch have evolved into what I research today. I currently work on democ ratization of manufacturing\, helping smaller manufacturers to bid on and win larger contracts\, especially in aerospace and defense industry\, with or without an orderly network for search and discovery of individual capa bilities. I will focus his discussion on two topics 1. Our efforts on inte grating university research and technology transfer\, to support small ind ustry needs in Shape Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing (SEAM) and 2. Empowering small manufacturers through the creation of a state-wide ecosys tem.\nShape Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing (SEAM) is a blend of in novative technologies\, methodologies and expertise designed to provide ra pid measurement and manufacturing to support the Maintenance\, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities of the increasing number of military and commerc ial aerospace industries within Oklahoma and its neighboring states. SEAM seeks to provide better solutions for shape engineering\, metrology\, addi tive manufacturing\, and re-manufacturing. As a pilot effort\, an unusual\ , somewhat unique\, and very compelling business model was created: the co mbination of two entities - a research and development center feeding tech nologies\, products and services into a related corporation that determine d their best markets\, and sold aggressively into those markets. The pilot model identified key challenges in technology investment\, export control \, intellectual property management\, conflicts of interest\, and student education. Our successes and challenges will be discussed in this seminar. \nThis has led to the second topic of discussion: Democratization of Manuf acturing. This allows for larger manufacturers to communicate with a wider set of suppliers. This has increased the data-sharing aspects between the different manufacturers. Design files are the primary source for sharing the part design data between different elements of the manufacturing ecosy stem\, and communicating design intent to manufacturing and inspection. Mo dern analytics tools and artificial intelligence integration into manufact uring can significantly advance machine recognition of design specificatio n and manufacturing constraints. This talk will discuss how collaboration could be facilitated among multiple vendors across supply chains to enable efficient order procurement\, based on capabilities of individual manufac turers.\nAbout Shiva Raman\nDr. Shivakumar Raman is Morris R. Pitman Profe ssor\, David Ross Boyd Professor\, and Director of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU) where he has worked for 37 years. He received his PhD from the Pennsylvania State University. He is a n elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)\, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He has received an OK Innovator of the year in 2009\, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fam e in 2016. He has taught more than 5000 Mechanical\, Aerospace and Industr ial Engineers\; and guided the research of more than 200 undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Oklahoma.\nHis research of the pas t 40 years spans the field of manufacturing and has focused on such topics as i) measurement and quality of manufactured products ii) adaptive metho ds for sensing and metrology for improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes\, iii) applying process tribology to improve the utilization of manufacturing machines iv) creating substitute materials and manufacturin g processes for medical implants and v) process modeling for integrating a nd characterizing system behavior.\nIn support of his research activities\ , he has secured approximately 50 grants and contracts valued at nearly $3 3 million as a PI/PD or Co-PI. His funding has come from a variety of sour ces including NSF\, NASA\, USAF\, FAA-DOT\, NIST\, and aerospace/defense i ndustry such as Boeing and Northrop. He has obtained 14 separate grants fr om NSF alone\, within a total of 28 Federal grants and contracts as a PI o r Co-PI. Publications (over 150 including 80 Journal articles) based on hi s research with his students have appeared in a variety of high impact jou rnals as Wear\, ASME Transactions: Journal of Manufacturing Science and En gineering\, SME Journal of Manufacturing Processes\, and the International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacturing. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:100 Williamson Hall\, 1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=100 Williamson Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8269@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T113000 DTSTAMP:20260224T204829Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-raman-shivakuma r-2/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Raman Shivakumar DESCRIPTION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1v VfPzH.1\n\nJeff Linderoth\nHarvey D. Spangler Professor\nDept. of Industri al and Systems Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison\n\n\nTitle: Pro bing Enhanced Stochastic Programming\n\nAbstract:\n\nWe consider a two-sta ge stochastic decision problem where the decision-maker has the opportunit y to obtain information about the distribution of the random variables X t hrough a set of discrete actions that we refer to as probing. Specificall y\, probing allows the decision-maker to observe components of a random ve ctor Y that is jointly-distributed with X. We propose a three-stage optimi zation model for this problem\, wherein the first-stage variables select c omponents of Y to observe\, and decisions in subsequent stages must be con sistent with the obtained information. In the case that X and Y have fini te support\, Goel and Grossmann gave a mixed-integer programming formulati on of this problem whose size is proportional to the square of cardinality of the sample space of the random variables. We propose to solve the mo del using bounds obtained from an information-based relaxation\, combined with a branching scheme that enforces the consistency of decisions with ob served information. The branch-and-bound approach can naturally be combin ed with sampling in order to estimate both lower and upper bounds on the o ptimal solution value. We demonstrate the scalability of our approach aga inst the exact MIP formulation on instances of a stochastic facility locat ion problem.\n\nBio: Jeff Linderoth is the Harvey D. Spangler Professor in the department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prof. Linderoth holds a courtesy appointment in the Co mputer Sciences department and as a Discovery Fellow at the Wisconsin Inst itutes of Discovery. Dr. Linderoth received his Ph.D. degree from the Geor gia Institute of Technology in 1998. He was previously employed in the Mat hematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory\, wi th the financial products firm of Axioma\, and as an Assistant Professor a t Lehigh University. His awards include an Early Career Award from the Dep artment of Energy\, the SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Prize\, and th e INFORMS Computing Society (ICS) Prize. He currently serves as chairpers on of the INFORMS Optimization Society. He 2016\, he was elected to membe rship as an INFORMS Fellow.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:100 Williamson Hall\, 1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=100 Williamson Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8065@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T160000 DTSTAMP:20260109T170745Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-design-meets-de livery-operationalizing-biomedical-innovation/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Design Meets Delivery: Operationalizing Biomedical In novation" DESCRIPTION:Trenicka Dukes\nSr. Engineering Program Manager\nMedtronic\nAbs tract: When we think about biomedical engineering and MedTech\, the spotli ght often shines on research and development (R&\;D)—the birthplace o f innovation. It’s where ideas take shape\, and solutions to patient and clinician needs begin. But is innovation truly complete when a design exi sts only on paper or in a prototype? Not quite. This talk challenges the t raditional R&\;D-first mindset and reframes the conversation: innovatio n is not fully realized until it is manufactured\, scaled\, and delivered reliably to those who need it most. By viewing R&\;D through the lens o f operations\, we uncover a critical truth—design without execution is a n unfinished promise. Key deliverables like design for manufacturability\, process capability\, supply resilience\, and regulatory readiness acceler ate the path from concept to clinic. Innovation isn’t just inventing\; i t’s delivering—at scale\, with discipline\, and with patients at the c enter.\nBio: Trenicka Dukes is a senior engineering program manager at Med tronic\, specializing in manufacturing operations\, program management and design transfer. With over 6 years of experience at Medtronic and 10 + ye ars across manufacturing\, global engineering operations\, R&\;D operat ions and nonprofit leadership. Trenicka has led cross-functional teams to accelerate product launches\, optimize global operations and drive multi-m illion dollar capacity expansions. Trenicka holds degrees in biomedical en gineering\, mechanical engineering and business law. She is passionate abo ut bridging R&\;D and operations to deliver impactful healthcare soluti ons. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8245@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T190000 DTSTAMP:20260220T190300Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-inform ation-session-1/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering: Information Session DESCRIPTION:Date: March\, 02\, 2026\nTime: 6:00 PM\nZoom link: https://ufl. zoom.us/j/7032579625 CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/7032579625 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8137@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T110000 DTSTAMP:20260123T195342Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/nsf-engineering-research-ce nter-erc-workshop/ SUMMARY:NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) Workshop DESCRIPTION:The NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) program is one of the National Science Foundation’s flagship mechanisms for driving transform ative\, high-impact engineering innovation. Established in 1984\, ERCs are designed to bring universities and technology-based industry together to address grand engineering challenges that can meaningfully strengthen U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace.\nThis workshop will introduce faculty to the core goals\, structure\, and expectations of the ERC progra m. Participants will learn how ERCs integrate cross-disciplinary research\ , educational innovation\, and industry partnerships to advance engineered systems with the potential for major societal impact.\nRegister here: htt ps://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5AT0L8T8Wfxq1E2 CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Wertheim 450\, 527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32603 \, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32603 \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Werthe im 450:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8169@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T100000 DTSTAMP:20260203T160607Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-yifan-dai-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Yifan Dai\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Title: Lightning Phases and Surfaces: Intracellular electrochem istry powered by phase transition\n\nAbstract: Phase transitions driven by multivalent biomacromolecules\, such as intrinsically disordered proteins \, have emerged as a critical organizational strategy in living cells. Thi s transition process results in phase separation and forms membraneless st ructures known as biomolecular condensates. A key conundrum in condensate research is why such a second phase is necessary for cellular functions\, as the same effects of sequestration\, exclusion and enrichment generated by a phase separated condensate can also be achieved through the formation of stoichiometric macromolecular assemblies and the phase transition proc ess is thermodynamically costly. In this talk\, I will untangle this conun drum by presenting examples that illustrate how the phase transition of bi omacromolecules leads to a density transition of the entire solution syste m (the cellular matrix)\, governed by electrochemical potential equilibriu m. This transition process generates an ion density gradient between phase s\, encoding an electric potential gradient between phases. I will show ho w the formation of this potential gradient can alter cellular electrochemi cal potential equilibria\, presenting an intracellular strategy on regulat ing cellular electrochemistry. I will further demonstrate how the formatio n of a second phase delivers electrochemically active surfaces. Coupled wi th the potential gradient set up by the phase transition process\, the bio logical surfaces of condensates or biomacromolecular assemblies encode int erfacial electric field that can power diverse chemical reactions. These i nherent electrochemical functions of biological assemblies reveal a non-en zymatic strategy of living cells on modulating cellular chemical homeostas is\, potentially leading to disease progression. Overall\, our works prese nt a new paradigm for understanding cellular functioning mechanisms and in tracellular electrochemistry.\n\nBio: Professor Yifan Dai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for B iomolecular Condensates at Washington University in St. Louis. Yifan recei ved his B.S. (2017) and Ph.D. (2020) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineer ing from Case Western Reserve University\, working with Prof. Chung Chiun Liu and Prof. Arnold Caplan on interfacing electrochemistry with synthetic biology. During his undergraduate and doctoral research\, he focused on d eveloping sensors and biosensors that have been applied in industrial and medical settings. In 2020\, he joined Duke University as a postdoctoral sc holar\, jointly advised by Prof. Tosh Chilkoti and Prof. Lingchong You\, w here he worked on designing synthetic protein materials for cellular contr ols. In 2023\, he joined Washington University in St. Louis as an Assistan t Professor. His research group works at the interface of physical chemist ry and biology\, focusing on establishing the mechanisms of intracellular electrochemistry and developing synthetic biomolecules for manipulating ce llular organizations. He was recently recognized by the Forbes 30 under 30 2025. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8253@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T150000 DTSTAMP:20260223T181859Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-20/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Rafael Pimentel\n\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engi neering seminar:"Snow hydrology in Mediterranean mountains: from the plot to the global scale"\n\nBio:\nRafa Pimentel is an Associate Professor at t he University of Cordoba\, Spain. Civil Engineer by training\, he has deve loped his career around mountain hydrology in Mediterranean areas\, combin ing both hydrological modelling and observations. During his PhD\, he expl ored the parametrization of the interaction between microtopography and sn owpack to better understand and model snow in semiarid environments. Durin g his postdoctoral years\, he broadened the scope of his research\, workin g at the global scale. Nowadays\, he focuses his research on droughts in m ountainous areas\, from improving understanding to assessing their impacts from a water resources management perspective. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8219@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T160000 DTSTAMP:20260217T202035Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-clotilde-cucino tta-ph-d-imperial-college-london/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Clotilde Cucinotta\, Ph.D.\, Imperial College London DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Quantum Control at the Interface: Potential-Cont rolled First Principles and AI-Accelerated Digital Twin CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8279@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T113000 DTSTAMP:20260226T152911Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-stan-uryasev/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Stan Uryasev DESCRIPTION:ISE Seminar: Stan Uryasev\, Stony Brook University\n"Risk Quadr angle and Applications in Statistics\, Data Mining\, and Portfolio Optimiz ation"\nStan URYASEV (joint paper with Anton Malandii and Cheng Peng) Ston y Brook University\nThe paper reviews recent results obtained with the Ris k Quadrangle Framework. A quadrangle includes four functions quantifying u ncertainty: Risk\, Deviation\, Regret\, and Error. These functions are int erconnected with one more function called Statistic. We consider several q uadrangles: Expectile\, Superquantile Norm\, Symmetric Quantile Average\, f-Divergence. The quadrangle framework results in many new analytical resu lts. For instance\, we show that Support Vector Regression is an asymptoti cally unbiased estimator of the average of two symmetric conditional quant iles and that Conditional Value-at-Risk\, Expectile\, and Omega portfolio optimization are equivalent.\nBIO:\nStan Uryasev is Professor and Frey Fam ily Endowed Chair at the Stony Brook University.\nHis research is focused on efficient computer modeling and optimization techniques and their appli cations in finance and DOD projects. He published four books (two monograp hs and two edited volumes) and more than 130 research papers. He is a co-i nventor of the Conditional Value-at-Risk and the Conditional Drawdown-at-R isk optimization methodologies. He developed optimization software in risk management area\, including Drawdown and Credit Risk minimization.\nHis j oint paper with Prof. Rockafellar on Optimization of Conditional Value-At- Risk in The Journal of Risk\, Vol. 2\, No. 3\, 2000 is among the 100 most cited papers in Finance. Many risk management/optimization packages implem ented the approach suggested in this paper (MATLAB implemented a toolbox). \nStan Uryasev is a frequent speaker at academic and professional conferen ces. He has delivered seminars on the topics of risk management and stocha stic optimization. He is on the editorial board of a number of research jo urnals and is Editor Emeritus and Chairman of the Editorial Board of the J ournal of Risk. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:406 Weil Hall &\; Zoom\, 1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Dr\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=406 Weil Hall & Zoom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8177@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T123500 DTSTAMP:20260203T182937Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/historical-perspectives-in- hydrology-to-understand-isolated-wetlands-ecology-in-the-lower-flint-river -basin/ SUMMARY:Historical perspectives in hydrology to understand isolated wetland s' ecology in the Lower Flint River Basin DESCRIPTION:Title: \nHistorical perspectives in hydrology to understand the ecology of isolated wetlands in the Lower Flint River Basin\n\nSpeaker:\n Nick Marzolf\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Scientist\, The Jones Center at Ichauway\ n\nAbstract:\nWetland structure and function are largely emergent properti es of hydrology and the variability of inundated conditions. In the U.S.\, hydrology is also core to defining legal status of wetlands at the federa l level within a continuum of regulatory and conservation programs\, with much recent focus on isolated wetlands. Here\, we use long-term (1994 – 2023) water level data from 32 geographically isolated wetlands across Ich auway\, a private research facility in the karst Dougherty Plain of southw estern Georgia\, to identify spatial and temporal patterns of hydroperiod and identify drivers of inundation over the 30-year record. Wetlands at Ic hauway are identified by their vegetation type as marshes\, cypress-gum sw amps\, and cypress savannas. Wetland inundation showed distinct seasonal p atterns\, with typical inundation between December and the early summer. L onger-term patterns link inundation patterns to regional water availabilit y and drought conditions. Hydroperiods in swamps were longer than in marsh es and cypress savannahs and recession rates were faster in cypress savann ahs and marshes compared to swamps. Across all wetlands\, hydroperiods wer e strongly linked to variability in the regional water budget\, with stron g patterns with groundwater and stream water elevation\, reflecting influe nce of both surface and belowground water on the hydrology of isolated wet lands. Our analysis leverages long-term data that spans multi-year climate cycles and informs patterns of inundation and the influence of variabilit y in the hydrologic cycle on isolated wetlands at the landscape scale.  CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8057@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T170550Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/probing-interactions-betwee n-organic-matter-and-copper-in-stormwater-and-wastewater-jeff-nason-oregon -state/ SUMMARY:Probing interactions between organic matter and copper in stormwate r and wastewater\, Jeff Nason\, Oregon State DESCRIPTION:Copper is an essential micronutrient that can also exert toxici ty on aquatic species if present at elevated concentrations. Toxicity is p rimarily associated with the free cupric ion (Cu+2)\, the concentration of which is strongly influenced by complexation with organic matter. Stormwa ter and wastewater represent sources of copper pollution. Further\, the or ganic matter present in these waste streams likely differs from naturally occurring organic matter due to the nature of the processes involved and t he likely presence of anthropogenic chemicals. This talk will share the re sults of our research utilizing voltammetric and mass spectrometry methods to identify and characterize the organic matter present in stormwater and wastewater with respect to interactions with copper. These results have t he potential to inform treatment strategies and environmental regulations. \nJeff Nason is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and Head of the S chool of Chemical\, Biological\, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon S tate University. His research interests and expertise are in the area of w ater quality and treatment\, with specific focus on particulate contaminan ts\, physical and chemical processes\, and aquatic chemistry. Recent work has focused on the fate and transport of engineered nanomaterials and micr o/nanoplastics in aquatic systems and the role of natural organic matter i n controlling the chemical speciation and treatment of heavy metals in sto rmwater and wastewater. He is also engaged in engineering education resear ch\, with ongoing projects investigating the affordances and constraints o f virtual laboratories relative to their physical counterparts. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8281@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T180000 DTSTAMP:20260226T193203Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/information-session-1/ SUMMARY:Information Session 1 DESCRIPTION:Engineering students: Attend an IPPD info session! IPPD is an e ngineering capstone design program where senior undergraduate and graduate students work in multidisciplinary teams to design\, build\, and test rea l projects for sponsor companies.\nIPPD is open to all engineering majors. Stop by to learn more- and grab a slice of free pizza!\nRSVP link: https: //linktr.ee/ufippd\nWe look forward to seeing you there! CATEGORIES:Events,Information Sessions LOCATION:MALA 7200\, 1889 Museum Rd.\; 5000 Malachowsky Hall\; PO Box 11620 0 \, Gainesville \, FL\, 32611-6200\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd. 5000 Malach owsky Hall PO Box 116200 \, Gainesville \, FL\, 32611-6200\, United States ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MALA 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8307@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T140000 DTSTAMP:20260303T135654Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/sandia-national-labs-rd-and -careers/ SUMMARY:Sandia National Labs R&\;D and Careers DESCRIPTION:UF alums will lead a session to provide a brief overview of S andia National Labs’ critical mission\, R&\;D areas\, Laboratory Dire cted Research &\; Development (LDRD) program for faculty\, and future c areer opportunities for students ranging from internships\, postdoctoral a ppointee roles\, and early career entry level careers. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\, Gainesville\, Flor ida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Room 7200\ , Gainesville\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malacho wsky Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8273@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T145500 DTSTAMP:20260225T161858Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/from-concept-to-commerciali zation-advancing-laser-uranium-enrichment-at-lis-technologiesdaniel-hartma n-ph-d/ SUMMARY:From Concept to Commercialization: Advancing Laser Uranium Enrichme nt at LIS Technologies~Daniel Hartman Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8265@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T113000 DTSTAMP:20260305T213709Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/faculty-senat-seminar-dr-hs ing-kenneth-cheng/ SUMMARY:Faculty Senate Seminar: Dr. Hsing Kenneth Cheng DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Blockchain-Enabled Financial Innovations\n• To show how digital technologies have heralded transformative impact on fina ncial innovations\, resulting in various fintech products and services.\n • To describe how the unique features of blockchain technology provide f ertile ground for novel innovations that are not possible to implement in traditional financial settings.\n• To examine two cases of blockchain-en abled financial innovations with intriguing results.\nView the webcast her e: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99650761216?pwd=DXB5vfu6jPPrRFcw0I0RSaQxgoEP7A.1 CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Gerson Hall\, Room 121\, 1368 UNION RD\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1368 UNION RD\, Gainesville \, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Gerson Hall\, Roo m 121:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8255@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T123500 DTSTAMP:20260223T181843Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/engineering-education-lectu re-series-2/ SUMMARY:Engineering Education Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:Engineering\, science\, and math courses have traditionally bee n taught as isolated subjects in introductory undergraduate courses. This has often led to student being unable to apply their learning in new conte xt\, which requires reteaching of fundamental knowledge and skills in subs equent upper-level courses. Traditional educational models also require st udents to complete theoretical coursework before engaging in authentic and real-world problem-solving tasks. At Purdue University my research lab in conjunction with SCALE has redesigned the introductory engineering course s to include microelectronics as a way to introduce systems thinking\, eng ineering design\, and coding. Within an embodied learning framework\, the integration of hands-on applied learning grounds computational and systems thinking in experience that can facilitate transfer. The results have lar gely been positive\, with gains in student interest\, motivation\, learnin g\, and transfer. However\, many challenges have arisen that are important to consider when integrating new ways of thinking into existing courses. Results and lessons learned will be shared. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC 520\, NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NSC 520\, 1929 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC 5 20:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8227@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T130000 DTSTAMP:20260218T131252Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-bme-stem-outreach-day/ SUMMARY:UF BME STEM Outreach Day DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, March 7\, 2026\, from 10am to 1pm for our free annual event that offers a glimpse into the world of Biomedical Engi neering. This is an opportunity for students in grades K-12 to explore fun interactive activities\, tour a biomedical engineering research lab\, and hear presentations on research from UF professors and PhD students. The e vent is held in the Reitz Student Union on the UF campus. Free parking is available (686 Museum Drive).\nHands-on experiences that demonstrate conce pts in Biomedical Engineering\nGuided tours of UF Biomedical Engineering L aboratories\nLearn about research from UF professors and PhD students\nLea rn from experts about pursuing a career in Biomedical Engineering\nhttps:/ /bme.ufl.edu/2026/01/28/bme-stem-outreach-day/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8019@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T160000 DTSTAMP:20260105T130905Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-mechano-metabol ic-crosstalk-in-cardiovascular-disease/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: “Mechano-Metabolic Crosstalk in Cardiovascular Disea se" DESCRIPTION:Alisa Morss Clyne\, Ph.D.\nKeystone Professor\, Fischell Depart ment of Bioengineering\nUniversity of Maryland\nAbstract: Cardiovascular d isease progresses due to disordered mechanics and metabolism. In a healthy blood vessel\, endothelial cells respond to mechanical signals from the f lowing blood at their apical surface and the parenchymal tissue at their b asolateral surface. At the same time\, endothelial cells take up metabolit es from the blood\, use some of these metabolites for their own function\, transport the remaining metabolites into the parenchymal tissue\, and the n secrete metabolic byproducts into the blood or tissue. However\, in card iovascular disease the mechanical signals may be altered by disturbed bloo d flow or by stiffened arteries\, and the availability of specific metabol ites (e.g.\, glucose\, fatty acids) may be abnormally high. In this talk\, I will describe how we use a combination of in vitro\, ex vivo\, and comp utational models to understand the connections between endothelial cell me chanics and metabolism.\nBio: Alisa Morss Clyne is currently a Keystone Pr ofessor in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland. Prior to joining the University of Maryland in January 2019\, sh e was in the Mechanical Engineering department at Drexel University in Phi ladelphia\, PA for 12 years. Dr. Clyne directs the Vascular Kinetics Labor atory\, which investigates integrated mechanical and biochemical interacti ons among cells and proteins of the cardiovascular system. She is particul arly interested in how using advanced in vitro and computational models to understand how fluid shear stress and substrate mechanics affect nutrient metabolism and transport. Dr. Clyne received her bachelor’s degree in M echanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1996. She worked as an e ngineer in the GE Aircraft Engines Technical Leadership Program for four y ears\, concurrently earning her master’s degree in Mechanical Engineerin g from the University of Cincinnati. In 2006\, she received her Doctorate in Medical and Mechanical Engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Hea lth Sciences and Technology. Dr. Clyne is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\, the American Heart Association (AHA)\, t he American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)\, and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). She received the NSF CAREER aw ard in 2008\, an AHA National Scientist Development Grant in 2010\, the BM ES-CMBE Rising Star award in 2011\, the AWIS Elizabeth Bingham Mentoring a ward in 2017\, and the ASME Van C. Mow Medal in 2026. Her research\, teach ing\, and mentoring has been funded by NSF\, NIH\, and the AHA among other s\, and she has published more than 70 peer-reviewed publications in leadi ng journals. Her teaching focuses on engineering applications in biologica l systems\, and she founded several programs to enhance engineering opport unities for all. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8171@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T100000 DTSTAMP:20260203T160601Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-su-ha-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Su Ha\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Title: Caustic Aqueous Phase Electrochemical Reforming (Caper) Technology For Process Intensified Hydrogen Production \n\nAbstract: \nEf ficient production of compressed clean hydrogen (H₂) is essential for th e transition to a sustainable and resilient energy network. However\, conv entional hydrogen-generation pathways face significant technical and econo mic barriers\, including high energy consumption\, limited efficiency\, an d the need for expensive new H2 transportation/storage infrastructures. Th ese challenges underscore the need for a decentralized\, energy‑efficien t\, and cost‑effective approach to clean hydrogen production. \n\nOur Ca ustic Aqueous Phase Electrochemical Reforming (CAPER) technology directly addresses these challenges through a low‑voltage (≤ 0.5 V) electrochem ical reforming process that operates at mild temperatures of ≤ 80 °C. CAPER is capable of generating high‑purity\, high‑pressure H2 on dema nd in a single step\, achieving nearly 100% faradaic efficiency while cons uming ≤ 20 kWh per kilogram of H₂—representing a dramatic reduction in energy requirements compared with conventional electrolyzers. \n\nA di stinguishing advantage of CAPER technology is its capability to process di luted organic aqueous stream as its feed—such as raw bioethanol—withou t the need for energy‑intensive purification. In parallel\, the system ’s caustic reaction environment enables in‑situ capture of carbon diox ide (CO₂) generated during reforming\, eliminating the need for separate gas‑cleanup steps. The captured CO₂ can then be directly routed into downstream conversion pathways to produce value‑added chemicals or solid carbon materials\, further significantly decreasing the carbon intensity of the overall CAPER system. In summary\, CAPER technology presents a tran sformative opportunity for decentralized clean and affordable H2 productio n with extremely low carbon intensity. \n\nBio: Su Ha is the George Austin Endowed Director and a professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University (WS U). He also serves as Director of the O.H. Reaugh Laboratory for Oil and G as Processing Research. Dr. Ha joined WSU in 2005 as an assistant professo r after earning his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from th e University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign\, following a B.S. in chemi cal engineering from North Carolina State University. \n\nDr. Ha’s resea rch centers on reactor design and catalyst development for sustainable che mical and energy conversions\, spanning both electrochemical and thermoche mical pathways. His group advances systems for distributed and affordable hydrogen production from biofuels and abundant natural gas resources\; dev elops fuel cells capable of directly converting small organic molecules (e .g.\, formic acid) and logistic fuels (e.g.\, gasoline\, biodiesel) into e lectrical power\; integrates natural enzymes for bio‑electrochemical pow er generation from sugars\; and designs processes for capturing and conver ting industrial CO₂ into high‑value solid materials. His team also lea ds innovations in electric‑field‑assisted reforming and aqueous‑phas e electrochemical reforming reactors to enable efficient\, economical prod uction of green hydrogen. \n\nDr. Ha has published more than 110 peer‑re viewed papers in these areas\, and his work has received over 6\,400 citat ions with an h‑index of 32. In 2014\, he was recognized as a Thomson Reu ters Highly Cited Researcher for his influential contributions to energy a nd chemical reaction engineering. His research continues to advance pathwa ys for cleaner\, more efficient\, and more sustainable energy technologies . CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8237@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T170000 DTSTAMP:20260219T182524Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2026-florida-regional-bioma terials-day-2/ SUMMARY:2026 Florida Regional Biomaterials Day DESCRIPTION:2026 Florida Regional Biomaterials Day\nTheme:\nAugmenting Natu re’s Design Through Smart Biomaterials\nDate: March 10\, 2026\nTime: 9:0 0am – 5:00pm\nLocation: University of Florida\, Reitz Union Grand Ballro om\nRegistration Deadline: February 23\, 2026\nMore Information:\n https:/ /sites.google.com/ufl.edu/flbiomaterialsday2026 \n\nEvent Schedule\n9:00am – 10:25am\nSession 1: Biomaterials for Targeted Delivery\nKeynote Speak er: Dr. Kristy Ainslie\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\n10:4 5am – 12:00pm\nSession 2: Tissue Engineering\nInvited Speaker: Dr. Britt any Taylor\, University of Florida\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\nLunch (for registe red attendees only)\n1:00pm – 2:15pm\nSession 3: Industry Perspectives a nd Rising Research\nInvited Speaker: Dr. William Brooks\, Johnson &\; J ohnson\n2:15pm – 3:15pm\nPoster Session\n3:15pm – 4:30pm\nSession 4: B iomaterial-Cell Interactions\nInvited Speaker: Dr. Nathan Gallant\, Univer sity of South Florida\n\nNetworking Reception\nDate: March 9\, 2026\nTime: 6:00pm – 8:00pm\nLocation: Cypress &\; Grove Brewing Co.\nJoin the U niversity of Florida Chapter of the Society for Biomaterials for an evenin g networking reception featuring refreshments\, informal mingling\, and a Q&\;A with invited speakers ahead of the main session. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union Grand Ballroom\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Grand Ballroom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8165@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T134000 DTSTAMP:20260304T174619Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-mechanics-data- coupling-for-intelligent-diagnosis-and-prognosis-of-battery-energy-system/ SUMMARY:Cancelled - MAE Seminar: Mechanics-data coupling for intelligent di agnosis and prognosis of battery energy system DESCRIPTION:Cancelled CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8303@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T150000 DTSTAMP:20260302T183803Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-21/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Juan Manuel Restrepo-Flórez\nTitle:\nABE Biocomp lexity Engineering seminar:"Engineering Sustainability: Models\, Optimizat ion\, and Decision-Making Under Complexity"\nBio:\nJuan Manuel Restrepo-Fl órez is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida. His research integrates process systems engineering\, optimiza tion\, and materials design to advance sustainable energy and separation t echnologies\, with particular emphasis on biofuels\, biorefineries\, and m etamaterial-based membranes. He earned his Ph.D. from Georgia Tech\, compl eted postdoctoral training at the University of Wisconsin–Madison\, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Engineering (summa cum laude) fr om the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dr. Restrepo-Flórez has publishe d extensively in leading journals and it is actively engaged in outreach i nitiatives. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8081@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T160000 DTSTAMP:20260113T140645Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-dr-jordi-cabana -university-of-illinois-chicago-argonne-national-laboratory/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Dr. Jordi Cabana\, University of Illinois Chicago/Argo nne National Laboratory DESCRIPTION:Seminar title: Mg2+ intercalation into transition metal oxides: is it just like Li+? CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8283@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T180000 DTSTAMP:20260226T193230Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/information-session-2/ SUMMARY:Information Session 2 DESCRIPTION:Engineering students: Attend an IPPD info session! IPPD is an e ngineering capstone design program where senior undergraduate and graduate students work in multidisciplinary teams to design\, build\, and test rea l projects for sponsor companies.\n\nIPPD is open to all engineering major s. Stop by to learn more- and grab a slice of free pizza!\n\nRSVP link: ht tps://linktr.ee/ufippd\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there! CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:TUR L011\, 330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville \, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=TUR L011:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8261@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T123500 DTSTAMP:20260223T203617Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-urban-digital-tw ins-an-emerging-computational-framework-for-making-sense-of-cities/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar - Urban digital twins: An emerging computational framewo rk for making sense of cities DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nChangjie Chen\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Scientist\, Florid a Institute for Built Environment Resilience\, UF \n\nAbstract:\nCities ar e complex systems in which physical structures\, natural processes\, socia l relations\, and human activities coexist and interact across scales. Whi le these interdependencies have long defined urban life\, recent advances in data availability\, computation\, and modeling have dramatically expand ed our capacity to represent\, integrate\, and reason about urban systems. This talk introduces urban digital twins as an emerging computational fra mework for making sense of cities\, providing a means of cultivating integ rative knowledge by relating heterogeneous data\, models\, and system arch itectures to support informed decision-making about urban futures.\n\nThe talk examines urban digital twins as computational infrastructures that sh ape how urban processes are represented\, coupled\, and explored. It draws primarily on case studies from Florida\, where rapid population growth\, sea-level rise\, and climate-driven risk have positioned the Florida Digit al Twin as a living laboratory for methodological and technical innovation . Examples include regionalization methods for cross-scale data harmonizat ion\, applications to coastal vulnerability and adaptation planning\, and AI-powered 3D city modeling. The talk also considers emerging extensions t hat incorporate agentic reasoning within digital twins\, reframing computa tional inquiry around how cities can better support human life.\n\nBio: \n Dr. Changjie Chen is a computational urbanist studying the spatial structu re and functional dynamics of cities\, with a focus on building scalable and intelligent urban digital twins for modeling\, simulation\, and planni ng decision support. His work integrates geographic information systems (G IS)\, remote sensing\, spatial econometrics\, artificial intelligence (AI) \, and high-performance computing (HPC) to fuse large-scale\, multi-sector urban data with real-time sensor streams into high-fidelity representatio ns of cities across space and time. Leveraging cloud-based data infrastruc tures\, 3D geospatial data\, and smart city ontologies\, he develops gener ative AI pipelines that rapidly reconstruct immersive cityscapes and agent ic AI systems that autonomously reason about urban complexity\, enabling s cenario testing\, agent-based experimentation\, and the simulation of curr ent and future urban conditions. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8059@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T170821Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/sustainability-assessment-o f-food-waste-solutions-callie-babbitt-rochester-institute-of-technology/ SUMMARY:Sustainability assessment of food waste solutions\, Callie Babbitt\ , Rochester Institute of Technology DESCRIPTION:Food waste is a critical sustainability challenge at the food\, energy\, and water nexus: vast energy and water resources are consumed in food production\, but over 30% of food will never reach human consumption . In the United States\, food waste is typically landfilled\, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions as well as social and economic costs. Circular e conomy offers a portfolio of solutions to transform this linear food syste m into one that retains value\, recovers resources\, and reduces systemic sustainability impacts.\nHowever\, these solutions face barriers to widesp read adoption\, particularly due to complex interactions between infrastru cture\, environment\, and economy. For example\, food waste treatment via anaerobic digestion can generate biogas used for fuel or electricity\, but economic viability depends on spatial distribution of food waste feedstoc ks\, regionally variable tipping fees\, presence of contaminants\, and sta te-level renewable energy and climate policy. Anaerobic digestion also pro duces byproducts\, including a nutrient-rich digestate that may be benefic ially used for agriculture but can also contain microplastics and lead to downstream emissions and ecological impacts.\nThis presentation will overv iew interdisciplinary research that uses concepts and methods from Sustain able Engineering and Industrial Ecology to identify and analyze the actors and interactions necessary to create sustainable food waste solutions. Ca se studies focused on New York State are used to demonstrate the role of f irms\, consumers\, technology\, system design\, and policy as enablers of food waste management and evaluate potential interventions in terms of the ir technical and environmental benefits and trade-offs.\nDr. Callie Babbit t is a Professor of Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology. H er research group uses methods from circular economy\, eco-design\, and in dustrial ecology to create sustainable solutions for food systems\, consum er electronics\, plastic wastes\, lithium-ion batteries\, and electric veh icles. Callie co-directs the Multiscale RECIPES for Sustainable Food Syste ms research network. She has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Georgia T ech and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from University of F lorida. Callie is a Fulbright U.S. Scholar and a recipient of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (CAREER) Award and the AT&\;T Technology and Environment Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8223@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T160000 DTSTAMP:20260218T130752Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-implantable-bio electronics-and-microfluidics-to-unlock-brain-chemistry/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Implantable Bioelectronics and Microfluidics to Unloc k Brain Chemistry" DESCRIPTION:Yi Zhang\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Collins Professor in Engineering Innovation\nDepartment of Biomedical Engineering \nUniversity of Connecticut\n\nAbstract: The human central ne rvous system contains billions of neurons that communicate through the pro pagation of action potentials along the axonal membrane and the release\, transport\, and metabolism of neurochemicals at synapses. Technologies for in vivo electrophysiology have been intensively studied\, with recent exa mples of Neuropixels and Neural Matrix capable of recording over several t housand channels. In contrast to these advances in electrophysiological re cordings\, technologies for real-time neurochemical monitoring remain very limited. Neurochemicals\, however\, have been found to play critical role s in reward signaling\, learning\, motor control\, and the treatment of ne urological disorders\, such as Parkinson’s disease\, schizophrenia\, and Alzheimer’s disease. In this presentation\, I will present our recent d evelopments in implantable bioelectronics and microfluidics to unlock brai n chemistry. These include implantable aptamer-based biosensors for real-t ime neurochemical monitoring\, as well as implantable microfluidic devices for membrane-free neurochemical sampling with high recovery rates in free ly moving animals. Together\, these implantable bioelectronics and microfl uidics create opportunities for neuroscientists to understand where\, when \, and how the release of neurochemicals modulates diverse behavioral outp uts of the brain.\n\nBio: Dr. Yi Zhang is an Associate Professor in the De partment of Biomedical Engineering and Collins Professor in Engineering In novation at the University of Connecticut (UConn)\, Storrs. He also serves as a core faculty member of the Institute of Materials Science and the Ce nter for Addiction Sciences and Innovation (CASI). Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2016\, where he was honored with the Waldemar T. Ziegler Award for Best Re search Paper and the Exemplary Academic Achievement Award. He completed hi s postdoctoral training in Professor John A. Rogers' group at Northwestern University. His current research program focuses on next-generation neuro technology development and has been recognized with an NSF CAREER Award\, the Biomedical Engineering Society Career Development Award\, the UConn-AA UP Research Excellence Award (Early Career)\, the Director’s Award for F aculty Excellence from the Polymer Program at UConn\, and the UConn BME Ea rly Career Faculty Scholar Award. For more information\, please visit: htt ps://zhangyigroup.com/. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS) Room JG32\, 1275 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Biomedical Sc iences Building (BMS) Room JG32:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8131@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T110000 DTSTAMP:20260122T165522Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/early-career-stage-investig ator-workshop/ SUMMARY:Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop DESCRIPTION:Session 1: Overview CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union 3315\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on 3315:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8275@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T134000 DTSTAMP:20260225T220147Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-the-blood-brain -barrier-and-beyond-complex-in-vitro-models-for-transport-and-neurological -diseas/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: The blood-brain barrier and beyond: Complex in vitro m odels for transport and neurological diseas DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: The blood-brain barrier and beyond: Complex in vit ro models for transport and neurological disease\nDate: March 12\, 2026 \n Time: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Roger Kamm\nCecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor \nMassachusetts Institute of Technology\nDepartmen ts of Biological Engineering and Mechanical Engineering\n\nAbstract\nWith an aging population\, neurodegenerative diseases are increasing at a rate that far outpaces other major disorders. Recent advances in the pharmaceut ical industry have yielded new drugs that slow cognitive decline in patien ts with Alzheimer’s disease\, with many additional candidates in the dev elopment pipeline. This progress\, together with improved understanding of the factors that drive diverse neurodegenerative diseases\, has intensifi ed interest in both optimizing drug delivery to the brain and assessing th erapeutic impact on symptom alleviation and disease progression. Innovativ e in vitro platforms are therefore needed to screen emerging therapies and enhance delivery of biologics to the central nervous system. This present ation will highlight our human iPS cell–based models that recapitulate t he in vivo morphology and function of the neurovascular unit. We will disc uss applications of these models to elucidate and promote the clearance of toxic amyloid from the brain in neurodegenerative diseases\, with the goa l of building a holistic framework of transport pathways relevant to both therapeutic agents and amyloid species.\n\nBiography\nKamm’s research fo cuses on problems at the interface of biology and mechanics\, formerly in cell and molecular mechanics\, and now in engineered living systems. Curr ent interests are in developing models of healthy and diseased organ funct ion using microfluidic technologies\, with a focus on vascularization\, ca ncer and neurological disease. Kamm is a member of the National Academies of Medicine and Engineering. He is co-founder of AIM Biotech\, a manufact urer of microfluidic systems for 3D culture.\n\nFaculty Host: Dr. Xin Tang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8239@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T140000 DTSTAMP:20260219T204726Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-series/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Title: Texture-Aware Representation Learning for Remote Sensing Image Classification and 3D Scene Reconstruction \n\nAbstract: Texture cu es play a central role in visual understanding\, yet modern deep learning models often struggle to preserve both fine-scale and global structural in formation across diverse tasks. This talk presents recent advances in text ure-aware representation learning that improve visual understanding across remote sensing image classification and 3D scene reconstruction. First\, we introduce Neighborhood Feature Pooling (NFP)\, a lightweight architectu ral layer that enhances texture modeling by explicitly capturing local rel ational structure within feature representations. Easily integrated into e xisting deep networks\, NFP improves remote sensing image classification b y emphasizing subtle spatial patterns as well as improving class compactne ss and separability. Second\, we present a wavelet-enhanced 3D Gaussian Sp latting framework that addresses the challenge of reconstructing high-freq uency detail under sparse or challenging imaging conditions. By incorporat ing Discrete Wavelet Transform–based supervision\, the approach encourag es representations that better preserve edges and structural geometry duri ng reconstruction. Together\, these works demonstrate how texture-aware le arning principles can bridge recognition and reconstruction tasks\, pointi ng toward richer texture-driven representations for remote sensing and bey ond. \n\nBio: Dr. Joshua Peeples is an Assistant Professor in the Departm ent of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&\;M University. D r. Peeples received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineeri ng with a minor in mathematics from the University of Alabama at Birmingha m. He earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engine ering at the University of Florida. Dr. Peeples has developed and refined novel deep learning methods for texture characterization\, segmentation\, and classification of images. His current research seeks to extend this wo rk and explore new aspects such as developing algorithms for explainable a rtificial intelligence and various real-world applications in several doma ins. These methods can then be applied toward automated image understandin g\, object detection\, and classification. Dr. Peeples has been recognized with several awards and positions\, including the National Science Founda tion Graduate Research Fellowship\, United States Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory Sum mer Visiting Scientist\, and Joint Appointee at Los Alamos National Labora tory as a Guest Scientist in the Space Remote Sensing and Data Science gro up. He also serves as the Coordinator for the undergraduate machine learni ng course in the TAMU ECE Department and is an inaugural TAMU Honors Acade my Honors Aggie Core Values Faculty Fellow. In addition to research and te aching\, Dr. Peeples is dedicated to service and advocacy for students at the university and in the community. \n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MALA 7200\, 1889 Museum Rd.\; 5000 Malachowsky Hall\; PO Box 11620 0 \, Gainesville \, FL\, 32611-6200\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd. 5000 Malach owsky Hall PO Box 116200 \, Gainesville \, FL\, 32611-6200\, United States ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MALA 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8267@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T140000 DTSTAMP:20260224T160117Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/faculty-senate-seminar-dr-m ark-tehranipoor/ SUMMARY:Faculty Senate Seminar: Dr. Mark Tehranipoor DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Gen-AI for Chip Design and Security\n\n• Desig ning functionally correct and secure system-on-chips (SoCs) are a critical imperative\, yet traditional techniques struggle to keep pace due to sign ificant challenges in complexity\, scalability\, comprehensiveness\, and a daptability.\n• The advent of large language models (LLMs)\, with their remarkable capabilities in natural language understanding\, code generatio n\, and advanced reasoning\, presents \na new paradigm for tackling these issues.\n• Moving beyond monolithic models\, an agentic approach allows for the creation of multi-agent systems where specialized LLMs collaborate to solve complex problems \nmore effectively.\n• This talk will present a multi-agent assistant system designed to automate and enhance SoC desig n and security verification.\n\nView the webcast here: https://mediasite.v ideo.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/2d946828103b47d4bf3944c5bb0efd1f1d CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union Chamber\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3 2611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Chamber:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8149@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T145500 DTSTAMP:20260127T164204Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/kinetic-modeling-of-inertia l-confinement-fusion-experiments-william-taitano-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Kinetic Modeling of Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments~ Willia m Taitano Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:NE Seminar CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, G AINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8295@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T113000 DTSTAMP:20260302T153858Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-jeff-linderoth/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Jeff Linderoth DESCRIPTION:Jeff Linderoth\, \nHARVEY D. SPRANGLER PROFESSOR\, UNIVERSITY O F WISCONSIN-MADISON\n\nTitle: Probing Enhanced Stochastic Programming\n\nA bstract:\nWe consider a two-stage stochastic decision problem where the de cision-maker has the opportunity to obtain information about the distribut ion of the random variables X through a set of discrete actions that we re fer to as probing. Specifically\, probing allows the decision-maker to obs erve components of a random vector Y that is jointly-distributed with X. W e propose a three-stage optimization model for this problem\, wherein the first-stage variables select components of Y to observe\, and decisions in subsequent stages must be consistent with the obtained information. In th e case that X and Y have finite support\, Goel and Grossmann gave a mixed- integer programming formulation of this problem whose size is proportional to the square of cardinality of the sample space of the random variables. We propose to solve the model using bounds obtained from an information-b ased relaxation\, combined with a branching scheme that enforces the consi stency of decisions with observed information. The branch-and-bound approa ch can naturally be combined with sampling in order to estimate both lower and upper bounds on the optimal solution value. We demonstrate the scalab ility of our approach against the exact MIP formulation on instances of a stochastic facility location problem.\n\nBio: \nJeff Linderoth is the Har vey D. Spangler Professor in the department of Industrial and Systems Engi neering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prof. Linderoth holds a co urtesy appointment in the Computer Sciences department and as a Discovery Fellow at the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery. Dr. Linderoth received hi s Ph.D. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998. He was pr eviously employed in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argo nne National Laboratory\, with the financial products firm of Axioma\, and as an Assistant Professor at Lehigh University. His awards include an Ear ly Career Award from the Department of Energy\, the SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Prize\, and the INFORMS Computing Society (ICS) Prize. He cu rrently serves as chairperson of the INFORMS Optimization Society. He 2016 \, he was elected to membership as an INFORMS Fellow.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:100 Williamson Hall\, 1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, Fl\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1843 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, Fl\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=100 Williamson Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8339@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T110000 DTSTAMP:20260313T125105Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/computational-design-of-int elligent-material-and-structural-systems-from-topology-optimization-to-ind ustriali/ SUMMARY:Computational Design of Intelligent Material and Structural Systems : From Topology Optimization to Industriali DESCRIPTION:Computational Design of Intelligent Material and Structural Sys tems: From Topology Optimization to Industrialized Construction\nSpeaker: Chao Wang\nPh.D. Candidate (ABD) in Civil Engineering\, University of Illi nois Urbana-Champaign\, Illinois\, USA\nIndustrialized construction is tra nsforming the building environment\, demanding structural design methodolo gies that integrate performance\,\nmanufacturability\, and automation for prefabricated systems. This talk presents a unified computational design f ramework focusing\non topology optimization for intelligent material and s tructural systems. We present physics-based inverse design methods combine d with\nnonlinear mechanics modeling for designing materials with targeted mechanical responses. This method can be integrated with\nmanufacturing c onsideration\, including path-planning strategies for additive manufacturi ng\, providing a direct pipeline from computational\ndesign to fabrication for industrialized construction. The effectiveness of the optimized desig ns has been demonstrated in applications such as\nsoft robotics\, biomedic al devices\, and resilient structures. This design framework opens new opp ortunities for industrialized\nconstruction engineering. Topology optimiza tion combined with robotic additive manufacturing enables automated design of large-scale 3Dprinted\nstructures\, where structural performance and p rintability are considered simultaneously. Similar ideas extend to modular and\nprefabricated systems\, where structural design can be coupled with transportation and assembly constraints. In addition\, integrating AI with \ntopology optimization\, through data-driven surrogate models or physics- informed neural networks\, offers new approaches to improve\nthe generalit y of designing complex structural systems. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 365\, 1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Roo m 365:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8343@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T160000 DTSTAMP:20260313T202929Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-generative-and- agentic-ai-in-healthcare/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Generative and Agentic AI in Healthcare" DESCRIPTION:Quanzheng Li\, Ph.D.\nDirector of Center for Advanced Medical C omputing and Analysis\, MGH\,\nHarvard Medical School\n\nAbstract: Generat ive AI\, which includes large language model (LLM)\, multimodality large m odel\, and diffusion model\, and Agentic AI has made tremendous progress i n the last few years in computer science. In this talk\, I will quick revi ew generative AI models and then share our experience to adapt these techn ologies to various clinical applications. I will also briefly introduce cl inical agentic AI\, and demonstrate how we use agentic AI systems in real world clinical applications. \n\nBio: Quanzheng Li is the senior director for research and development\, data science office\, Massachusetts General Brigham\, and the director of the Center for Advanced Medical Computing a nd Analysis\, Massachusetts General Hospital\, Harvard Medical School. He received his Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2005. His research interests include: (1) dee p learning\, particularly generative and agentic AI\, on multimodality cli nical data\, including imaging\, times series and EHR\, for the screening\ , risk prediction\, diagnosis\, treatment optimization and prognosis of va rious diseases\; (2) image reconstruction methods in PET\, CT and MRI\, es pecially in TOF and dynamic PET imaging (kinetic analysis)\; and (3) medic al image analysis and machine learning with application to biomedical imag e registration of multi-modality longitudinal PET\, MR and CT images. Dr. Li is the recipient of 2015 IEEE NPSS early achievement award\, and 2024 G oogle Research Scholar. As the senior director at MGB data science office\ , Dr. Li overseen the data retrieval\, curation\, model development\, test ing\, and deployment of 20+ AI models in various areas of medicine\, and h ave worked with clinical champions in radiology\, pathology\, oncology\, c ardiology\, surgery\, and neurology to develop and deploy AI models in cli nical settings. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8173@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T100000 DTSTAMP:20260203T160536Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-christopher-alexander-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Christopher Alexander\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Title: Mitigating and predicting corrosion in complex material- environment systems\nAbstract:\nCorrosion remains one of the most pervasiv e and costly challenges facing engineered systems\, with profound implicat ions for materials performance and infrastructure durability. This seminar presents an overview of ongoing research aimed at understanding\, control ling\, and forecasting corrosion processes through electrochemical princip les and multi-physics approaches. The first part of the talk provides a br ief overview of current research at the USF Corrosion Laboratory.\nThe mai n focus of the seminar centers on work seeking to develop predictive tools and design strategies that extend service life and improve the sustainabi lity of reinforced concrete infrastructure. The deterioration of the world ’s civil infrastructure coupled with the imposed threat of climate chang e puts emphasis on the need for optimally sustainable yet increasingly dur able construction materials. Novel concrete formulations capable of accele rated carbon dioxide sequestration have the potential to reverse negative effects of excessive carbon dioxide emissions. However\, their widespread use depends on our ability to ensure their long-term durability especially regarding steel reinforcement corrosion.\nChloride-induced corrosion of s teel in concrete initiates as localized pits that may either repassivate o r continue to grow and evolve into more widespread damage. This work aims to uncover the mechanisms governing pit growth and repassivation in concre te using a combination of controlled experiments and physics-based computa tional modeling. Single pit experiments are employed to investigate the in fluence of concrete configuration on pit stability and repassivation behav ior. Recent progress will be presented on characterizing corrosion damage evolution\, quantifying pit stability\, and integrating these observations into multi-scale corrosion damage evolution models. By coupling micro-sca le pit behavior with macro-scale electrochemical transport and corrosion m odels\, this research seeks to identify interfacial conditions that promot e sustained passivity and limit damage accumulation.\nBio:\nDr. Christophe r L. Alexander received his M.S. in Civil Engineering and Ph.D. in Chemica l Engineering from the University of Florida in 2015 and 2017\, respective ly. He completed postdoctoral training at Sandia National Laboratories in the Materials Reliability Center from 2017 to 2018. He is currently an Ass ociate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\ , with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Chemical\, Biological \, and Materials Engineering at the University of South Florida\, where he directs the Corrosion Research Group.\nDr. Alexander’s research integra tes electrochemistry\, materials science\, and transport modeling to addre ss critical durability challenges in civil and environmental systems. His work focuses on uncovering the fundamental mechanisms governing corrosion initiation\, propagation\, and mitigation in reinforced concrete\, post-te nsioned structures\, and metallic infrastructure components. His group emp loys advanced electrochemical characterization\, controlled laboratory exp erimentation\, and physics-based multi-scale modeling to investigate local ized corrosion\, coupled electrochemical processes\, and damage evolution. \nHe is the recipient of an NSF CAREER Award for his research on developin g tailored steel–concrete interfaces to promote repassivation and perpet ually limited corrosion damage. His research program has attracted support from the National Science Foundation\, the Florida Department of Transpor tation\, industry partners\, the Florida High Tech Corridor\, and internat ional collaborators\, and has resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publicati ons and invited presentations.\nDr. Alexander is actively engaged in profe ssional service and leadership through the Association for Materials Prote ction and Performance (AMPP)\, the Electrochemical Society\, and RILEM. He is committed to workforce development and broadening participation in eng ineering research\, and annually leads an eight-week summer research exper ience for local high school students. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8345@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T100000 DTSTAMP:20260313T202904Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-learning-from-c ows-to-solve-cancer-malignancy/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Learning from cows to solve cancer malignancy" DESCRIPTION:Kshitiz\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\,\nDepartment of Biomedica l Engineering\,\nUConn Health\nAbstract: Biology rhymes with recurrent the mes. These recurrent themes are commonly found to be (mis) utilized in the cancer metastatic cascade -- where the uncontrolled growth and spread is predicated on utilizing physiologically normal mechanisms towards a wrong end. In this talk\, we will explore a remarkable correlation that exists b etween the evolution of pregnancy in mammals and onset of cancer malignanc y. By placing fibroblasts as central players in regulating placental or ca ncer invasion\, we have begun to explore the stromal mechanisms that have evolved to regulate epithelial invasion. Our works have shed a newer light at the invasive processes at the maternal-fetal interface\, bringing the enquiry on comparative placentation\, as well as pregnancy related disease s and cancer metastasis together on the same platform.\nBio: Kshitiz is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering\, University of Connecticut Health. He completed his B.Tech. in Computer Science &\; Engineering i n IIT Bombay\, India\, and subsequently a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with Dr. Andre Levchenko and Dr. Gregg S emenza working on hypoxia and mechanobiology. He took a brief time off for a startup working on a device to mature cardiomyocytes for drug screening . Thereafter he came to Yale University at the Institute of Systems Biolog y and joined UConn Health as it started its BME program in 2018. His group works primarily on cancer microenvironment\, hypoxia\, and pregnancy. Ksh itiz is a published author\, and a dance critic. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS) Room JG32\, 1275 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Biomedical Sc iences Building (BMS) Room JG32:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8337@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T150000 DTSTAMP:20260312T201343Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-22/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Guilhem De Hoe\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Enginee ring seminar:"Polymeric additives and biodegradable polymers"\nBio:\nGuilh em was born in Paris\, France and obtained a B.S. in Chemistry from Califo rnia Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He went on to get a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Minnesota\, during which time he f ocused on dynamic polymer networks\, polyesters\, and biodegradation. Afte r a brief post-doctoral appointment at Argonne National Laboratory working on anti-biofouling polymers\, Guilhem transitioned to a research fellow p osition in the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub at the University of M anchester. While there\, he split his time between translational research in plastics recycling and collaborative projects addressing systems-level material sustainability challenges with SMEs in Greater Manchester. In Jan uary of 2024\, Guilhem started as an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. His gr oup now works on polymer processing in the context of mechanical recycling as well as the structure–property relationships that underpin the biode gradation of polymers and polymer blends.\nAbstract:\nPlastic pollution\, low levels of recycling\, and ecotoxicological concerns regarding additive s and microplastics have driven increased awareness about the unsustainabl e use of plastics in our modern society as well as their negative impacts on the environment. In this talk\, we will cover recent research on plasti cs additives and ongoing work on understanding structure–property–biod egradation relationships for water soluble polymers (WSPs). Many plastics additives (e.g. antioxidants) are small molecules that are critical to pla stic processing and/or performance\; however\, they can migrate to interfa ces and potentially leach into packaged products (during use) or the envir onment (when plastic waste is mismanaged). Our work addresses this challen ge through two generations of innovative polymeric antioxidants that demon strate comparable—or better—performance than conventional small-molecu le counterparts while showing remarkably lowered leaching potential. We de monstrate this using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as the plastic matri x\, incorporating the additives by twin screw extrusion and subjecting the extrudate to a variety of performance tests including oxidative induction time\, solvent immersion trials\, and colorimetry. Along the way\, we sho w that a seemingly minor change in polymeric additive structure results in a significant benefit to antioxidant efficacy without enhancing leaching potential. In the second portion of the talk we will transition to polymer biodegradation\, showing recent respirometric results for common WSPs tha t highlight just how important it is to contextualize biodegradability cla ims within a specific “receiving environment”. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8231@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T160000 DTSTAMP:20260219T162550Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-junliang-liu-ph -d-florida-state-university/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Junliang Liu\, Ph.D.\, Florida State University DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Unravelling Corrosion Mechanisms of Zirconium Al loys Using State-of-the-Art Characterization Techniques CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8247@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T190000 DTSTAMP:20260220T190334Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-inform ation-session-2/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering: Information Session DESCRIPTION:Date: March\, 24\, 2026\nTime: 6:00 PM\nZoom link: https://ufl. zoom.us/j/7032579625 CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/7032579625 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8311@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T123500 DTSTAMP:20260304T174900Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/landscape-connectivity-and- water-resources-perspectives-from-the-florida-ecological-greenways-network / SUMMARY:Landscape connectivity and water resources: Perspectives from the F lorida Ecological Greenways Network DESCRIPTION:Water\, Wetlands\, and Watersheds Seminar\n\nSpeaker: \nAsena G oren\, Ph.D.\, Postdoctoral Research Associate\, Center for Landscape Cons ervation Planning\, UF\n\nAbstract:\nLandscape-scale ecological connectivi ty is essential for protecting Florida’s water resources. This presentat ion centers on the Florida Ecological Greenways Network (FEGN) and Florida Wildlife Corridor\, highlighting the critical water assets that overlap w ith statewide conservation priorities. The Florida Wildlife Corridor is an 18-million-acre statewide network of existing conservation lands and oppo rtunity areas\, representing the top three priority levels of the FEGN. Pe rmanent conservation of remaining opportunity areas would substantially in crease protection of key water resources\, including wetlands\, springs\, rivers\, and coastal habitats\, while strengthening flood mitigation\, wat er storage\, and water quality. Integrating connectivity science with hydr ologic priorities provides a strategic framework for land acquisition and policy decisions that advance ecological integrity and resilience under co ntinued population growth and environmental change. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8061@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T172252Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/envision-in-practice-advanc ing-sustainable-infrastructure-with-isi-anthony-kane-isi/ SUMMARY:Envision in Practice: Advancing Sustainable Infrastructure with ISI \, Anthony Kane\, ISI DESCRIPTION:This presentation introduces the Institute for Sustainable Infr astructure (ISI) and the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework\, a comprehensive approach for planning\, designing\, and delivering more sus tainable civil infrastructure. Attendees will learn how Envision supports decision-making across the project lifecycle and helps project teams evalu ate and improve environmental\, social\, and economic outcomes. The sessio n will also provide an overview of the Envision verification program\, hig hlight select verified projects\, and explain how the Envision framework a ligns with ASCE 73. In addition\, the presentation will cover the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential\, including its value to practitioners and the pathway to earning the credential.\nAnthony Kane is President &\; CEO of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) \, a Washington\, DC-based nonprofit advancing sustainable\, resilient\, a nd equitable infrastructure through the Envision Sustainable Infrastructur e Framework. Envision is a holistic system that guides and assesses the su stainability and resilience of all types of infrastructure. Under his lead ership\, ISI supports thousands of professionals and oversees billions of dollars in verified infrastructure projects worldwide. Anthony directs ISI ’s strategic vision\, guides Envision development\, and represents ISI o n key national and global advisory groups.\nPreviously\, Anthony directed research at the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at Harvard University\, where he co-led development of the initial version of Envisio n (v2). He later oversaw the release of Envision v3 as ISI’s VP of Resea rch and Development and Managing Director. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92974801295 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8341@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T110000 DTSTAMP:20260313T155411Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/can-llm-be-a-construction-e ngineer-interpretable-knowledge-infused-ai-for-construction-automation/ SUMMARY:Can LLM be a Construction Engineer?: Interpretable\, Knowledge-Infu sed AI for Construction Automation DESCRIPTION:Title: Can LLM be a Construction Engineer?: Interpretable\, Kno wledge-Infused AI for Construction Automation\nSpeaker: Yoonhwa Jung\, PH. D.\, Assistant Professor\, Louisiana State University\nZoom: https://ufl.z oom.us/j/4369404526?omn=92606232997\nDigital twin models offer powerful en d-to-end project lifecycle management and project control capabilities. Ho wever\, significant\nchallenges remain between fragmented project data and actionable knowledge\, which limits reliable automated\nconstruction syst ems. At the core of this transformation is the project schedule—the “b rain” of construction engineering that\norchestrates spatial logistics\, time\, and resources. In this talk\, I will present my research on Knowle dge-Infused AI\nframeworks that embed this core domain intelligence into a utonomous workflows. To move beyond recognizing what exists\non a jobsite toward understanding how work is executed and why decisions are made\, I i ntroduce novel architectures\, including an\nimplicit schedule checker tha t decipher the underlying engineering logic for schedule revision\; Unifor matBridge\, a language model that\nsemantically synchronizes project sched ules with 3D design models for automated 4D and digital twin backbone crea tion \;\nExpertPlanner\, a Mixture-of-Experts model that automates granula r look-ahead task decomposition for jobsite execution \; and\nVisualSiteDi ary\, a vision-language model for real-time progress tracking and multimod al information retrieval.\nI will also discuss multimodal agentic AI syste ms for seamless human-AI collaboration and the MineCEraft benchmark for\ne valuating coordinate-based spatial and engineering reasoning in large lang uage models (LLMs). CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 365\, 1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Roo m 365:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8329@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T140000 DTSTAMP:20260309T140439Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-series-3/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Perception/Control Co-Design for Autonomous Vehicles\nMarilyn W olf\, University of Nebraska -- Lincoln\nAbstract\nPerception is a critica l computational task in autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicles place str ingent and somewhat conflicting demands on perception systems: high accura cy\, low latency\, and performance on limited computational resources. The conflict between these requirements is particularly acute in the case of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This talk will describe two related effor ts on efficiency and accuracy in perception for autonomous vehicles. Work with Krishna Muuva and Justin Bradley of UNL looks at UAV-UAV tracking. We show that tracking performance saturates above a given level of perceptua l accuracy. Work with Deep Samal\, Thomas Walton\, and Dung Tran of UNL bu ilds a Markovian model for perception errors and shows their effect on tra cking.\nBiography\nMarilyn Wolf is Elmer E. Koch Professor of Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she served as Founding Dir ector of the School of Computing. She received her BS\, MS\, and PhD in el ectrical engineering from Stanford University in 1980\, 1981\, and 1984\, respectively. She was with AT&\;T Bell Laboratories from 1984 to 1989. She was on the faculty of Princeton University from 1989 to 2007 and was F armer Distinguished Chair at Georgia Tech from 2007 to 2019. Her research interests include cyber-physical systems\, embedded computing\, embedded v ideo and computer vision\, and VLSI systems. She has received the IEEE Kir chmayer Graduate Education Award\, the IEEE Computer Society Goode Memoria l Award\, the ASEE Terman Award\, the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Ed ucation Award\, and the ACM SIGDA Distinguished Service Award. She is a Fe llow of the IEEE and ACM and an IEEE Computer Society Golden Core member. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall 5050\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll 5050:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7997@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T145500 DTSTAMP:20251218T134112Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-speaker-elia-mer zari/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar Speaker - Elia Merzari DESCRIPTION:Multiscale thermal-hydraulic research in NEAMS: Leveraging the power of Exascale CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall Room 125\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\ , 32611\, United States GEO:29.644403;-82.350403 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall Room 125:geo:29.644403,-82.350403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8285@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T180000 DTSTAMP:20260226T193230Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/information-session-3/ SUMMARY:Information Session 3 DESCRIPTION:Engineering students: Attend an IPPD info session! IPPD is an e ngineering capstone design program where senior undergraduate and graduate students work in multidisciplinary teams to design\, build\, and test rea l projects for sponsor companies.\n\nIPPD is open to all engineering major s. Stop by to learn more- and grab a slice of free pizza!\n\nRSVP link: ht tps://linktr.ee/ufippd\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there! CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:FLG 0245\, 1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1864 Stadium Road\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=FLG 0245:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8347@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T160000 DTSTAMP:20260313T205538Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-earlier-better- fairer-translating-technology-into-womens-cancer-care/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Earlier\, Better\, Fairer: Translating Technology int o Women’s Cancer Care" DESCRIPTION:Nimmi Ramanujam\, Ph.D.\nRobert W. Carr\, Jr.\, Distinguished P rofessor of Biomedical Engineering\, \nPratt School of Engineering\, \nDuk e University\n\nAbstract: Despite major advances in cancer biology and tre atment\, outcomes for breast and cervical cancer remain strongly shaped by when disease is detected and how care is delivered\, underscoring the nee d for systems that better connect technological innovation with clinical p ractice. This talk highlights an interdisciplinary translational research program focused on women’s cancers. Across both disease areas\, this wor k emphasizes the translation of engineering advances into real-world clini cal impact\, with a commitment to equitable and sustainable cancer care. I n cervical cancer\, low-cost imaging technologies\, artificial intelligenc e–driven diagnostics\, and digital health platforms enable task-shifting from specialists to community health workers and extend screening from cl inics into communities and homes through long-standing partnerships in Per u and Kenya. In breast cancer\, complementary therapeutic and imaging stra tegies—including localized immune-activating therapies and real-time met abolic imaging—aim to reduce overtreatment and enable earlier identifica tion of relapse risk. Together\, these efforts highlight scalable\, integr ated approaches that shift cancer care earlier\, improve clinical decision -making\, and translate technological innovation into meaningful\, real-wo rld impact.\n\nBio: Nirmala (“Nimmi”) Ramanujam is the Robert W. Carr Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Cancer Pharmacology\, Cancer Biology\, and Global Health at Duke University\, and the founder o f the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies (GWHT). Her research integrates low-cost imaging\, artificial intelligence\, and digital healt h to expand cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings through lon g-standing partnerships in Kenya and Peru\, while her breast cancer resear ch focuses on developing localized immune-based therapies and real-time me tabolic imaging technologies to reduce overtreatment and enable early dete ction of relapse\, with multiple approaches advancing to Phase I clinical trials. In 2019\, Professor Ramanujam founded Calla Health to commercializ e women’s health technologies\, reaching more than 8\,000 women across 1 1 countries\, and co-developed The (In)visible Organ\, a femtech documenta ry selected for the Women at the Center Film Festival in 2020. She also es tablished the IGNITE\, DukeEngage Orange County\, and Bass Connections ini tiatives that provide project-based learning opportunities in STEM and hea lth care technologies. Her honors include the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Innovator Award\, the IEEE Biomedical Engineering Technical Field Award\, and the AnitaB.org Social Impact Award. She is a Fellow of the Nat ional Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors\, a Ful bright Scholar\, and the author of Biomedical Engineering for Global Healt h\, which connects engineering principles to real-world global health chal lenges. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-4\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32610\, United States GEO:29.648381;-82.348511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Communicor e Room C1-4:geo:29.648381,-82.348511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8319@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T100000 DTSTAMP:20260306T193254Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-alexander-pak-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Alexander Pak\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Alexander Pak\, PhD\nAssistant Professor in the Depart ment of Chemical and Biological Engineering\, Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering Program\, and Materials Science Program \nColorado School of Mines \n\nTitle: Mechanisms of Morphological Transitions in Self-Organizin g Molecular Systems \n\nAbstract: Elucidating how microscopic molecular in teractions give rise to macroscopic function remains a central challenge i n soft and biological materials. Many self-organizing supra- and macromole cular systems admit multiple accessible morphologies under similar chemica l conditions. Subtle changes in interaction strength\, flexibility\, or en vironment can redirect assembly or trigger disassembly\, leading to distin ct structural and functional outcomes. In this context\, the traditional s tructure-function paradigm is incomplete without a dynamical perspective o n how collective molecular motions govern morphology selection. In this se minar\, I will present a multiscale computational framework\, augmented by data-driven analysis\, to uncover the thermodynamic and dynamical mechani sms underlying morphological transitions in select systems. I will show ho w effective free energy landscapes derived from quantum-to-coarse-grained simulations identify thermodynamic windows and pathways for metal-organic framework assembly. I will then demonstrate how competing morphologies in bacterial microcompartment shell proteins are selected through linker-medi ated collective dynamics and how machine learning applied to molecular dyn amics trajectories reveals motion-dependent mechanisms that promote contro lled depolymerization of surface-layer lattices. Finally\, I will introduc e machine-learning-enhanced coarse-grained models that preserve structural fidelity while retaining key dynamical signatures\, which will enable sys tematic distinction between thermodynamically and kinetically governed tra nsitions. Together\, these studies illustrate how integrating statistical mechanics with data-driven modeling provides mechanistic insight into stru cture-dynamics-function relationships and establishes a foundation for pre dictive control of morphology in complex soft materials. \n\nBio: Alex is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Colorado School of Mines\, where he has been since January of 2021. He re ceived his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from M.I.T and his Ph.D. in Chemic al Engineering from UT Austin. His graduate research focused on fundamenta l charge storage mechanisms using carbon-based nanomaterials for supercapa citor applications. As a postdoc\, Alex received the F32 NIH Postdoctoral National Research Service Award\, which supported his transition into comp utational biophysics as part of the Chemistry Department at the University of Chicago. Alex is the recipient of the R35 MIRA award from the NIH. His group focuses on the development of multiscale simulation techniques and their application toward both fundamental understanding and engineered con trol of self-assembled complexes\, including for macromolecules\, polymers \, and porous crystals. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8289@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T173000 DTSTAMP:20260226T210126Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/volunteering-opportunity-pr ototype-inspection-day-pid/ SUMMARY:Volunteering Opportunity: Prototype Inspection Day (PID) DESCRIPTION:Registration is open now! We are looking for 6 volunteers to as sist with IPPD's Prototype Inspection Day (PID)\, where teams will present project prototypes and receive valuable feedback from UF faculty.\nVolunt eers will assist with check in for faculty and other guest judges\, help j udges locate their tables and rotate at each presentation interval\, and h elp organize judge deliverables at the end of the event.\nWe will have fre e food at the event!\nVisit https://linktr.ee/ufippd to register. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union- Rion Ballroom East (3rd floor)\, 655 Reitz Union Driv e\, Gainesville\, FL\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Union- Rion Ballroom East (3rd floor):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8217@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T160000 DTSTAMP:20260217T142438Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-abraham-joy-ph- d-northeastern-university/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Abraham Joy\, Ph.D.\, Northeastern University DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Development of a Peptide-like Biomaterial Platfo rm: Bridging the Gap Between Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8063@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T134000 DTSTAMP:20260108T172228Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/the-curious-behavior-of-atm ospheric-aerosol-acidity-rodney-weber-georgia-tech/ SUMMARY:The Curious Behavior of Atmospheric Aerosol Acidity\, Rodney Weber\ , Georgia Tech DESCRIPTION:Atmospheric aerosol particles can reach acidity levels comparab le to those of a lead–acid battery due to sulfate-driven strong acidity. Sulfur-containing aerosol species have long been associated with adverse health outcomes\, including their central role in the 1952 London Fog mort ality event and in the Harvard Six Cities Study (1974–1991). Controlled exposure studies in the 1990s further linked sulfuric acid aerosols to res piratory impairments. Although U.S. sulfur emissions and atmospheric sulfa te concentrations have declined dramatically over recent decades\, epidemi ological studies continue to find strong associations between particle sul fur and negative health effects. Paradoxically\, fine particle pH has not changed substantially over this same period\, despite large reductions in the dominant acidic component. Recent studies utilizing aerosol thermodyna mic models provide insight into this behavior\, revealing unexpected stabi lity in particle acidity under evolving emissions. In this talk\, I will h ighlight this phenomenon using results from a health study that spans majo r reductions in coal-related sulfur emissions\, and I will discuss new fin dings on the drivers of particle acidity across a range of urban and agric ultural environments. Together\, these results point to a more refined und erstanding of particle acidity and its implications for atmospheric chemis try\, air quality\, and human and environmental health.\nAtmospheric aeros ol particles can reach acidity levels comparable to those of a lead–acid battery due to sulfate-driven strong acidity. Sulfur-containing aerosol s pecies have long been associated with adverse health outcomes\, including their central role in the 1952 London Fog mortality event and in the Harva rd Six Cities Study (1974–1991). Controlled exposure studies in the 1990 s further linked sulfuric acid aerosols to respiratory impairments. Althou gh U.S. sulfur emissions and atmospheric sulfate concentrations have decli ned dramatically over recent decades\, epidemiological studies continue to find strong associations between particle sulfur and negative health effe cts. Paradoxically\, fine particle pH has not changed substantially over t his same period\, despite large reductions in the dominant acidic componen t. Recent studies utilizing aerosol thermodynamic models provide insight i nto this behavior\, revealing unexpected stability in particle acidity und er evolving emissions. In this talk\, I will highlight this phenomenon usi ng results from a health study that spans major reductions in coal-related sulfur emissions\, and I will discuss new findings on the drivers of part icle acidity across a range of urban and agricultural environments. Togeth er\, these results point to a more refined understanding of particle acidi ty and its implications for atmospheric chemistry\, air quality\, and huma n and environmental health. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8349@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T160000 DTSTAMP:20260313T205547Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-nature-vs-nurtu re-decoding-genetic-and-environmental-contributions-to-human-cell-fitness/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Nature vs. Nurture: Decoding genetic and environmenta l contributions to human cell fitness" DESCRIPTION:Jason Cantor\, Ph.D.\nInvestigator\, Morgridge Institute for Re search\; \nAssistant Professor\,\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\n\nAbstr act: Cell behavior is shaped by an interplay of intrinsic and extrinsic fa ctors\, yet most human cell studies rely on model systems that fail to fai thfully reflect metabolic conditions within the human body. This discrepan cy not only compromises physiologic relevance but also effectively creates “metabolic blind spots” in our understanding of fundamental cell biol ogy and drug efficacy. My research program leverages bioengineered environ ments to address this modeling gap. By using more physiologic systems\, we provide a mechanistic lens to reveal biological insights that are often m asked or overlooked in standard models. \n \nThis talk will describe the s ystematic development and application of human plasma-like medium (HPLM) a nd how this physiologic “soil” of cell culture can reveal hidden insig hts into metabolic regulation\, gene essentiality\, and drug sensitivity. In addition\, I will present ongoing work using our new bioreactor platfor m for continuous-flow culture at metabolic steady state. By studying cell behavior under these tightly controlled “circulation-like” conditions\ , we aim to generate unique views of blood cancers and immunity with unpre cedented control and relevance to human physiology. Ultimately\, these pla tforms enable us to advance current knowledge of human health and disease by considering the critical role of the metabolic environment in cell fitn ess. \n\nBio: Jason Cantor currently holds dual appointments as an Investi gator at the Morgridge Institute for Research and as an Assistant Professo r at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, with memberships in the Univers ity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center and the Wisconsin Blood Cancer Rese arch Institute. Dr. Cantor leads a multidisciplinary research group that e mploys bioengineered models to elucidate genetic and environmental determi nants of cell fitness in cancer and immunity. By bridging the gap between traditional models and physiologic reality\, his group provides the scient ific community with a more accurate lens for studying human health and dis ease. Work from the Cantor laboratory has demonstrated the profound impact of nutrient conditions on genetic dependencies and drug sensitivity in hu man cancer cells\, uncovering conditionally essential roles for specific p roteins and new insights into anticancer mechanisms of drug action.\n \nJa son earned his B.S. magna cum laude in Chemical Engineering from Cornell U niversity before completing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Uni versity of Texas at Austin\, where his research focused on protein enginee ring strategies to reduce the immunogenicity of enzymes for cancer therapy . He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Whitehead Institute/M IT\, where he developed human plasma-like medium (HPLM)\, now globally dis tributed by Thermo Fisher Scientific. Dr. Cantor has received numerous hon ors\, including the NIH-NIGMS MIRA R35 Investigator Award\, the NIH-NCI K2 2 Career Transition Award\, the American Cancer Society Research Scholar G rant\, the Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Award\, and the American Cancer Society Discovery Boost Grant\; he was also a Finalist for the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS) Room JG32\, 1275 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Biomedical Sc iences Building (BMS) Room JG32:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8309@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T120000 DTSTAMP:20260304T174850Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/florida-institute-for-cyber security-presents-distinguished-institute-lecture-by-dongyan-xu-of-purdue/ SUMMARY:Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Presents: Distinguished Institu te Lecture by Dongyan Xu of Purdue DESCRIPTION:Dongyan Xu is the Samuel Conte Professor of Computer Science an d Director of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assuran ce and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University. His current research intere sts include computer systems security and cyber-physical security\, especi ally in the domains of autonomous vehicles\, industrial control systems\, and supply chain networks. He has received multiple awards from major cybe rsecurity conferences for his research papers on kernel malware defense\, memory forensics\, advanced persistent threat (APT) analytics\, and IoT/CP S vulnerability mitigation. \nHe will be presenting a lecture entitled "To wards a Cross-Plane Methodology for Cyber-Physical Security". The landscap e of cybersecurity has undergone significant changes in the past decade\, with its coverage expanding from “cyber-only” systems such as compute job execution\, web services\, and mobile apps\, to “cyber-physical” s ystems such as smart grids\, autonomous vehicles\, and manufacturing syste ms. Today\, any system with a cyber component faces threats from cyber att acks\, calling for new security approaches and solutions to secure not jus t the cyber components (i.e.\, computers and networks)\, but the overall c yber-physical systems (CPS). I will discuss new challenges in cyber-physic al security that did not exist in traditional computer security\, as well as opportunities to secure CPS via an inter-disciplinary cross-plane (cybe r and physical) methodology. I will also report our ongoing efforts in CPS vulnerability discovery and confirmation\, as concrete instantiation of t he cross-plane methodology. Please contact Moriah@ufl.edu for more inform ation. CATEGORIES:Events,Information Sessions,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall\, NVIDIA Auditorium\, 1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky Ha ll\, NVIDIA Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8331@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T134000 DTSTAMP:20260309T204121Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-physicochemical -design-of-bioelectrical-interfaces/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Physicochemical Design of Bioelectrical Interfaces DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Physicochemical Design of Bioelectrical Interfaces \nDate: April 2\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Bozhi Tian \nProfessor\nDepartment of Chemistry\nThe University of Chicago\nAbstract\ nBioelectronics research carries broad implications for medicine\, enginee ring\, and translational technologies. Over the past decade\, the field ha s expanded rapidly through interdisciplinary contributions\, opening new o pportunities for innovation. Yet\, fundamental studies that revisit the un derlying science remain essential for sustained progress. As a physical ch emist\, I view this as an opportunity to reexamine well-established concep ts in the physical sciences and adapt them to the design of bioelectronic materials\, devices\, and interfaces. Rather than reinventing the wheel\, our strategy is to apply classical principles in new contexts\, enabling f resh solutions to persistent challenges in bioelectronics.\nIn this semina r\, I will highlight several examples from our work that illustrate how ph ysical chemistry can inform bioengineering designs. Topics will include el ectrochemistry\, photoelectrochemistry\, catalysis\, battery science\, and phase transitions\, with discussion of both published and unpublished sys tems from our laboratory. I will also outline emerging directions for the field and consider how physical chemists can contribute to advancing next- generation bioelectrical interfaces.\nBiography\nDr. Bozhi Tian earned his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Harvard University and completed postdoc toral research in regenerative medicine at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At the University of Chicago\, his research focuses on develop ing new materials for bioelectronics\, employing semiconductor- and electr onics-based tools to investigate (sub-)cellular dynamics and soft-hard int erface interactions\, and the translational applications of diverse bioele ctrical systems. Dr. Tian’s work has been recognized with several honors \, including the Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in the Ph ysical Sciences\, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and E ngineers (PECASE)\, recognition as an MIT Technology Review Innovator Unde r 35 (TR35) in 2012\, and the 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduat e Teaching and Mentoring from the University of Chicago.\nFaculty Host: Dr . Jing Pan CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8299@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T145500 DTSTAMP:20260302T170449Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-2/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar DESCRIPTION:The CORES Lab: Harnessing HPC and AI for National Challenges ~ Deborah Penchoff Ph.D. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gaines ville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gale Lemerand Drive:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8321@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T100000 DTSTAMP:20260306T193255Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-victor-rivera-llabres-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Victor Rivera-Llabres\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Victor Rivera-Llabres\, PhD\nDepartment of Chemical an d Biomolecular Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n\n Talk title: Leveraging engineered biomaterials to investigate material med iated migration\, remodeling\, and regulation of hematopoiesis \n\nAbstrac t: Biomaterials are widely used in tissue engineering and regenerative med icine\, with applications spanning drug delivery\, tissue substitutes\, st em cell expansion\, and disease modeling. As understanding of cell-materia l interactions advances\, increasing control over the spatial and temporal properties of biomaterials is required. Granular hydrogels\, composed of individual hydrogel microparticles\, offer enhanced modularity and emergen t rheological properties arising from particle assembly. While these syste ms have demonstrated significant potential for tissue engineering\, struct ure-property relationships have largely been limited to porosity or rheolo gical behavior as a function of microgel size or packing density. Conseque ntly\, little is known about how the underlying molecular parameters of th e microgel building blocks—such as molecular weight\, crosslink density\ , polymer architecture\, or interparticle interactions—govern the mechan ics of assembled granular systems. Establishing these relationships would enable the rational\, bottom-up design of granular hydrogels with tailored properties. \n\nHematopoiesis is the lifelong process by which hematopoie tic stem cells (HSCs) generate all blood and immune cells. Diseases such a s myelomas\, leukemias\, and lymphomas disrupt this process and often requ ire myeloablative therapies\, which deplete the system of HSCs\, making HS C transplantation essential for hematopoietic reconstitution. HSC fate dec isions\, including quiescence\, self-renewal\, and differentiation take pl ace in\, and are regulated by\, unique bone marrow niches. HSCs can be rig orously identified and functionally validated. Extensive work has identifi ed myriads of extracellular matrices\, biomolecular\, or metabolic (e.g.\, hypoxia) cues that induce functional shifts in HSC activity. Yet while th e marrow is known to change substantially across the lifespan\, studies of the influence of niche remodeling on HSC behavior remain poorly understoo d. Remodeling is responsible for both long-term (e.g.\, ageing) and short- term (e.g.\, paracrine/autocrine signaling) shifts in the microenvironment . \n\nThis presentation will highlight recent efforts to establish struct ure-property-function relationships in granular hydrogels and apply these materials as in vitro platforms to study HSC activity and niche-driven reg ulation. \n\nBiosketch: Dr. Victor Rivera-Llabres joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Ur bana-Champaign as a postdoctoral associate in 2025. He is also a member of the Carl Woese Institute for Genomic Biology – Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering Core group. Dr. Rivera-Llabres earned his B.S. in Chem ical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez in 2019. He went on to receive his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Universit y of Florida in 2024\, where he worked under the guidance of Dr. Carlos Ri naldi-Ramos developing micropatterned hydrogels and magnetic microparticle s for tissue engineering and biomedical imaging applications\, respectivel y. While at UF\, Dr. Rivera-Llabres received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2020. He commenced postdoctoral studies a t UIUC and is currently working on developing granular biomaterial models of the bone marrow to study stem cell mediated remodeling of tissues\, str ucture-function-property relationships\, and ageing of hematopoiesis. Vict or is interested in leading an interdisciplinary research laboratory focus ed on the development\, characterization\, and translation of engineered b iomaterial models to inform therapies for hematopoietic stem cell transpla nts and as potential disease treatments. \n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8271@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T160000 DTSTAMP:20260305T155200Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-marley-dewey-ph -d-university-of-california-santa-barbara/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Marley Dewey\, Ph.D.\, University of California\, Sant a Barbara DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Engineering Biomaterials for Bone Repair and Cor al Reef Restoration CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8097@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T134000 DTSTAMP:20260113T181857Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ambiguity-in-engineering-pr oblem-solving-elliot-douglas-uf/ SUMMARY:Ambiguity in Engineering Problem Solving\, Elliot Douglas\, UF DESCRIPTION:How do problem solvers approach ambiguous problems? That is the central question driving our research. Ambiguity has been approached in m ultiple ways\, depending on the field of study: in terms of personal toler ance to ambiguity\, multiple meanings\, complexity\, and indeterminancy. S urprisingly\, our work appears to be the first within the field of problem solving itself to define ambiguity\, even though it is a key aspect of un derstanding and successfully solving engineering problems. The lack of a c lear definition has hampered efforts to better understand approaches to il l-structured problem solving. In this seminar I will review our work on pr oblem solving. Our early work used a think aloud protocol in which enginee ring students spoke aloud while solving problems. That work identified the different ways that students approach problems. We then undertook an inve stigation of ambiguity using artifact elicitation\, in which both students and practicing engineers were interviewed about problems they found to be ambiguous. The resulting framework for ambiguity consists of six categori es: technical\, discourse\, inter-personal\, intra-personal\, non-technica l\, and instructional ambiguity. Each of these categories captures a diffe rent element of ambiguity that may be present in a problem. Importantly\, ambiguity is a function of both the problem statement and the way that the problem solver approaches it\, which we refer to as “ambiguity as exper ience.”\nElliot P. Douglas\, Ph.D.\, F.ASEE\, is Department Head and Pro fessor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences and Profess or in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida . His research focuses on engineering problem solving and engineering ethi cs education. He has also published and conducted workshops on qualitative research methods. He is currently the American Society for Engineering Ed ucation Vice President for Finance for which he serves on the Board of Dir ectors\, the Executive Committee\, and the Compensation Committee\, and ch airs the Finance Committee. He has also served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education and program officer for engineering educa tion at the U.S. National Science Foundation. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8133@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T110000 DTSTAMP:20260122T201331Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/early-career-stage-investig ator-workshop-session-2/ SUMMARY:Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop - Session 2 DESCRIPTION:Session 2: Broader Impacts CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union 3315\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on 3315:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8301@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T145500 DTSTAMP:20260302T173224Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-3/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar DESCRIPTION:Accelerating Molecular Discovery for f-Elements ~ Ping Yang\, P h.D. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-125 RHINE S HALL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X -APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8313@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T170000 DTSTAMP:20260305T213656Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/pruitt-undergraduate-resear ch-day-industry-connect/ SUMMARY:Pruitt Undergraduate Research Day &\; Industry Connect DESCRIPTION:Celebrate our senior thesis research projects and learn about i ndustry opportunities. CATEGORIES:Events,Information Sessions LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS) Atrium\, 1275 Center Drive\, Ga inesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Biomedical Sc iences Building (BMS) Atrium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8249@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T190000 DTSTAMP:20260220T190233Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-inform ation-session-3/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering: Information Session DESCRIPTION:Date: April\, 13\, 2026\nTime: 6:00 PM\nZoom link: https://ufl. zoom.us/j/7032579625 CATEGORIES:Information Sessions LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/7032579625 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8323@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T100000 DTSTAMP:20260306T193255Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-jerry-lin-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Jerry Lin\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jerry Y.S. Lin\, PhD\nRegents’ Professor of Chemical Engineering \nSchool for Engineering of Matter\, Transport and Energy \nA rizona State University\n\nTitle: Hydrophobic Zeolite Membranes for Molecu lar Separation \n\nAbstract:\nZeolites are microporous crystalline alumino silicates used for adsorption\, ion exchange\, and catalysis due to their molecular sieving properties and high stability\, and zeolite membranes ar e a recent development for separation applications. Most zeolite membrane s are inherently hydrophilic and thus preferentially permeate water. This characteristic has led to the commercial application of zeolite membranes in molecular separations\, particularly for organic solvent dehydration. H owever\, hydrocarbon-selective membranes are highly desirable for applicat ions such as bioseparations and membrane reactors aimed at enhancing produ ct yields. This paper presents a synthesis strategy to enhance the hydroph obicity\, and thereby hydrocarbon selectivity\, of zeolite membranes by in creasing the Si/Al ratio and crystallinity\, while maintaining high permea bility through membrane thinning. The approach involves synthesizing zeoli te membranes on non-aluminum supports (such as porous yttria-doped zirconi a and stainless steel) as well as on alumina supports\, incorporating a hi erarchical mesoporous pure-silica zeolite intermediate layer between the a lumina support and the top zeolite separation layer. This intermediate ze olite layer plays two critical roles: it prevents Al ion migration from th e alumina support into the synthesis mixture\, and it provides a mechanica lly robust yet permeable foundation that favors nucleation over crystal gr owth\, enabling the formation of a thin\, uniform top layer. These efforts culminate in the synthesis of super-hydrophobic MFI-type zeolite membrane s. The hydrophobic nature of these membranes results in negligible impact from the presence of steam during gas separation\, as demonstrated using H₂/CO₂ binary and H₂/CO₂/H₂O ternary gas mixtures at elevated te mperatures (300–550 °C). In contrast\, water vapor significantly degr ades the separation performance of hydrophilic zeolite membranes. The supe r-hydrophobic MFI zeolite membranes exhibit high selectivity for hydrocarb ons over water\, in particular\, ethanol or methanol over water. \n\nBiosk etch: \nJerry Y.S. Lin is a Regents’ Professor at Arizona State Universi ty. He served as Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at ASU from 2006 to 2009\, following a 13-year faculty appointment in Chemical Enginee ring at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Lin’s primary research interes ts include membrane science\, adsorption/catalysis\, and energy storage. H e has authored approximately 400 peer-reviewed publications\, primarily in chemical engineering journals\, which have collectively garnered over 32\ ,000 citations. Dr. Lin is the inventor or co-inventor of 16 issued and pe nding U.S. and European patents and is a co-founder of several startups ai med at commercializing inorganic membrane technologies for refinery stream separation and energy storage applications. He has received numerous ho nors\, including the NSF Career Award (1995)\, the AIChE Institute Award f or Excellence in Industrial Gas Technologies (2009)\, and the AIChE Gerhol d Award (2021). Dr. Lin is an elected Fellow of the American Association f or the Advancement of Science (AAAS)\, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)\, and the North American Membrane Society (NAMS). He cur rently serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Membrane Science (JM S). He was also an Editor of JMS from 2008 to 2020 and was the founding Ed itor-in-Chief of JMS Letters. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8277@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T160000 DTSTAMP:20260305T155234Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-ryan-stowers-ph -d-university-of-california-santa-barbara/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Ryan Stowers\, Ph.D.\, University of California\, Sant a Barbara DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Engineering Extracellular Matrix Viscoelasticity to Probe Cellular Responses CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8179@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T123500 DTSTAMP:20260203T182859Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/w3-seminar-a-moving-boundar y-perspective-on-coastal-wetlands-and-barrier-systems/ SUMMARY:W3 Seminar: A moving-boundary perspective on coastal wetlands and b arrier systems DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nJorge Lorenzo-Trueba\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Department of Geological Sciences\, UF\nAbstract:\nCoastal wetlands and ba rrier environments evolve through shifting boundaries—shorelines\, marsh edges\, lagoon margins\, and vegetation fronts—that respond to hydrolog ic forcing\, sediment exchange\, and ecological feedbacks. In my group\, w e use mathematical models of reduced complexity to track these moving boun daries in a way that isolates the key controls on long-term landscape beha vior while keeping parameter requirements manageable. This moving-boundary framework provides a common language for examining diverse coastal settin gs and for connecting geomorphic processes with ecological responses.\nI w ill highlight two applications of this approach. The first examines mangro ve islands across the Caribbean\, where interactions among evaporation\, p recipitation\, soil-salinity gradients\, and vegetation thresholds determi ne how far mangroves can extend into island interiors. By combining remote sensing\, field-informed parameters\, and an idealized salinity-dispersio n model\, we can explain observed patterns of die-back and project how shi fts in hydrologic balance may reshape vegetated area.\nThe second applicat ion focuses on barrier–marsh–lagoon systems\, using a reduced-complexi ty morphodynamic model to reconstruct the historical evolution of Long Bea ch Island\, New Jersey. Tracking the coupled movement of the ocean shoreli ne\, back-barrier marsh edge\, and lagoon basin reveals how overwash\, sed iment fluxes\, and human modification alter the pathways by which these sy stems migrate and reorganize.\nTogether\, these examples illustrate how a moving-boundary perspective helps clarify the processes that govern wetlan d persistence and barrier-marsh-lagoon dynamics\, and provides a flexible framework for exploring future landscape trajectories. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Phelps Lab Room 101\, 1953 Museum Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1953 Museum Road\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phelps Lab Roo m 101:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8071@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T134000 DTSTAMP:20260112T160448Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/what-can-we-learn-from-big- water-quality-data-matthew-cohen-uf/ SUMMARY:What Can We Learn From Big Water Quality Data? Matthew Cohen\, UF DESCRIPTION:In this era of big data and machine learning\, water science co ntinues to grapple with how best to leverage new tools for better understa nding and improved decision making. In this talk\, I will describe the sta tus of water data in Florida and beyond\, advocate for ways to lower barri ers to data access\, and describe new data products that curate the vast r epositories of data that exist across data providers. Using a recent examp le of benchmark data set creation\, I will explore some of the foundationa l questions that big data can help answer\, and also some potential pitfal ls from overemphasizing prediction over understanding. The talk will also explore the landscape of collaborations in water scholarship\, including b ig data initiatives across UF campus\, catalyzed by the UF Water Institute .\nMatt Cohen is the Carl Swisher Eminent Scholar in Water Resources\, and Director of the Water Institute at the University of Florida. His researc h focuses on wetlands\, rivers\, and aquifers. He received a BS from Swart hmore College (PA) in environmental engineering and a PhD from the Univers ity of Florida College of Engineering in systems ecology. His scholarly pa ssion is ecohydrology\, which explores the critical interface of ecosystem s and water. His research has focused on Florida\, exploring the impacts o f land management on water quality and quantity\, the health and function of wetlands\, and changes in the energy-basis of river ecosystems. His mos t recent work focuses on the restoration of Florida’s wet landscapes\, d eep-learning from patterns of high frequency water quality variation\, and the impacts of nutrient loading in flowing waters. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8315@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T160000 DTSTAMP:20260305T213657Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-senior-design-showcase/ SUMMARY:BME Senior Design Showcase DESCRIPTION:A showcase of the work that our seniors have been working on si nce last fall CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Lobby\, 527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, F lorida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=He rbert Wertheim Lobby:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8325@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T100000 DTSTAMP:20260306T193255Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/che-2026-spring-seminar-ser ies-hal-alper-phd/ SUMMARY:ChE 2026 Spring Seminar Series - Hal Alper\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Hal Alper\, PhD\nChair\nDepartment of Chemical Enginee ring \nUniversity of Texas at Austin \n\nTalk Tile: Beyond the test-tube: metabolic engineering for next-generation applications\n\nAbstract:\nAdvan ces in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology can enable microbes to produce nearly any organic molecule of interest—from biofuels to biopoly mers to pharmaceuticals. While this approach has fueled the industrial bio technology\, new challenges arise for microbe engineering when considering non-conventional settings. This talk will highlight several unique applic ation areas for metabolic engineering. First\, the use of engineered biolo gy for the degradation of waste products (including plastics and other hyd rophobic substrates) will be discussed considering the unique challenges r equired to consume these non-carbohydrate substrates. Second\, the use of a printable hydrogel system for encapsulating cells will be discussed as a means for both portable cultivation of engineered microbial systems as we ll as for responsive theranostics. Third\, the engineering of microbial fa ctories for space environments will be discussed. Robust “space-ready” organisms require an understanding of how cells respond to the unique cha llenges and stressors of space including microgravity\, radiation\, and de siccation. Together\, these efforts demonstrate how to deploy metabolicall y engineered cells outside of traditional sugar-based bioreactor settings. \n\nBiosketch:\nDr. Hal Alper is the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Eng ineering #1 at The University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 200 6 and was a postdoctoral research associate at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research from 2006-2008\, and at Shire Human Genetic Therapies from 2007-2008. He is currently the Principal Investigator of the Labora tory for Cellular and Metabolic Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin where his lab focuses on metabolic and cellular engineering in the context of biofuel\, biochemical\, and biopharmaceutical production in an array of model host organisms. His research focuses on applying and exten ding the approaches of synthetic biology\, systems biology\, and protein e ngineering. Dr. Alper has published over 180 articles and 10 book chapter s. Dr. Alper is the recipient of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Facult y Award (2008)\, Texas Exes Teaching Award (2009)\, DuPont Young Investiga tor Award (2010)\, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2011 )\, UT Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (2012)\, Biotechnology and Bi oengineering Daniel I.C. Wang Award (2013)\, Jay Bailey Young Investigator Award (2014)\, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2014)\, Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Young Investigator Award (2015) \, ACS BIOT Young Investigator Award (2016)\, UT-Austin Emerging Inventor of the Year Award (2016) and AIChE Allan P. Colburn Award (2018)\, Biochem ical Engineering Journal Young Investigator Award (2019)\, and Edith and P eter O'Donnell Award in Engineering (2019)\, AIChE Andreas Acrivos Award f or Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering (2023)\, and Internationa l Metabolic Engineering Award (2025). He was elected as a Fellow to the Am erican Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2018\, the Nati onal Academy of Inventors in 2019\, and the American Association for the A dvancement of Science in 2024. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gai nesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\ , FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8195@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T160000 DTSTAMP:20260209T163824Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-conrard-giresse -tetsassi-feugmo-ph-d-univeristy-of-waterloo-2/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Conrard Giresse Tetsassi Feugmo\, Ph.D.\, Univeristy o f Waterloo DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: A Physics-Informed Neural Network Approach to th e Point Defect Model for Electrochemical Oxide Film Growth CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:125 Rhines Hall\, 549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HALL Gainesville\, Fl 3 2611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 GALE LEMERAND-RHINES HA LL Gainesville\, Fl 32611\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8095@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T000000 DTSTAMP:20260113T182119Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/enhanced-foaming-and-super- spreading-for-next-generation-fluorine-free-firefighting-foams-c-dutcher-u -minn/ SUMMARY:Enhanced Foaming and Super Spreading for Next Generation Fluorine-F ree Firefighting Foams\, C. Dutcher\, U Minn DESCRIPTION:Class-B firefighting foams are aqueous foams that spread over l iquid fuel and extinguish fires. Recent regulations require per- and polyf luoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-free formulations for these fire suppressants. However\, identifying non-PFAS surfactant or surfactant mixtures that com bine the necessary low surface tensions against fuel and air to form an aq ueous film is a significant hurdle; hence new paradigms and formulations to suppress fuel fires are urgently needed. This talk will highlight the a ims and current efforts to aid in the identification and development of PF AS-free firefighting formulations from mixtures of soluble mixed charged s urfactants\, which are capable of synergistically lowering the surface ten sion and the critical micelle concentration. Fundamental rheology-based de sign principles for formulating surfactant systems that enhance foam stabi lity against coarsening and coalescence will be presented. In addition\, r esults to date for characterizing foam stability\, film spreading\, and su rfactant thermodynamic and transport properties using capillary micro tens iometers and microfluidic platforms will be shown. Experimental results wi ll be coupled with thin film fluid dynamic modeling.\nDr. Cari Dutcher is a professor of mechanical engineering\, chemical engineering\, and materia ls science at the University of Minnesota\, Twin Cities. Her research inte rests are in complex fluids and multiphase flows\, including emulsions\, s uspensions\, aerosols and foams. Cari is currently the Vice President Elec t of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) and an editor with A erosol Science and Technology. She has also been principal investigator on several Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) projects characterizing oily bilgewater emulsion and fluorine-free fire-fi ghting foam stability and destabilization\, with a focus on the fundamenta l role of surfactant transport\, rheology\, and flow on these dynamic mult iphase processes. Dr. Dutcher has published over 85 peer-reviewed papers\, and has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award\, the AAAR Kenneth T. Whitby Award\, and the SERDP WP Project of the Year Award. Dr. Dutcher has a BS degree in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institut e of Technology and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of C alifornia\, Berkeley. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 102\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United State s X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8291@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T180000 DTSTAMP:20260302T141252Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/volunteering-opportunity-fi nal-design-review-fdr/ SUMMARY:Volunteering Opportunity: Final Design Review (FDR) DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open! We are looking for:\n6 volunteers for the "afternoon" shift from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM\n6 volunteers for the "even ing" shift from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM\nAt IPPD's Final Design Review (FDR)\, t eams will present their final project designs. Volunteers will assist with check-in and guiding guests through event locations.\nWe will have free f ood at the event!\nVisit https://linktr.ee/ufippd to register. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union Grand Ballroom\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Grand Ballroom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8287@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T180000 DTSTAMP:20260226T210144Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/final-design-review-fdr-pub lic-showcase/ SUMMARY:Final Design Review (FDR) Public Showcase DESCRIPTION:Join us as IPPD teams showcase their final products to the publ ic!\nIPPD is an engineering capstone design program where senior undergrad uate and graduate students work in multidisciplinary teams to design\, bui ld\, and test real projects for sponsor companies.\nCome see all of our te ams' hard work\, creativity\, and innovation! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union Grand Ballroom\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Uni on Grand Ballroom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8135@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T110000 DTSTAMP:20260122T165548Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/early-career-stage-investig ator-workshop-session-3/ SUMMARY:Early Career Stage Investigator Workshop - Session 3 DESCRIPTION:Session 3: Peer Review Panel CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Wertheim 450\, 527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32603 \, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32603 \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Werthe im 450:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8317@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T120000 DTSTAMP:20260305T213657Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/undergraduate-pinning-celeb ration/ SUMMARY:Undergraduate Pinning Celebration DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the accomplishments of the graduating class of 2026 CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS) Atrium\, 1275 Center Drive\, Ga inesville\, FL\, 32610\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1275 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32610\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Biomedical Sc iences Building (BMS) Atrium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8225@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T183000 DTSTAMP:20260218T130819Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/global-summit-on-civil-stru ctural-and-environmental-engineering/ SUMMARY:Global summit on Civil\, Structural and Environmental Engineering. DESCRIPTION:CIVIL2026 will serve as a dynamic platform to explore the lates t breakthroughs\, emerging technologies\, and future directions\,bringing together experts\, innovators\, and thought leaders from academia\, indust ry\, and research to share insights\, foster collaboration\, and explore t he latest trends and innovations across civil\, structural\, and environme ntal engineering.\n\n CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR