BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York 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 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:0-7619@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 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:0-7633@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 450\, 527 Gale Lemerand 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=Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 450: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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:0-7747@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100:geo:0,0 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:0-7745@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:0-7755@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 Room 2003\, 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 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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:0-7833@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:0-7687@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:0-7781@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:0-7797@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:0-7657@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:0-7725@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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 Hall Room 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 Hall Ro om 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 Room 7200\, 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 7200: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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 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:0-7795@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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:0-7877@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:0-7875@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:0-7671@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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 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:0-7849@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T145500 DTSTAMP:20260904T142323Z 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   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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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 Room 227\, 633 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\ , United 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 Roo m 227: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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 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:0-7881@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102: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:0-8069@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:0-7913@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:0-8015@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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 Sciences 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 s 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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 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:0-8091@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202: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 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:0-8163@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:20260908T195000Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2026-florida-regional-bioma terials-day-2/ SUMMARY:2026 Florida Regional Biomaterials Day DESCRIPTION:\nTheme:\nAugmenting Nature’s Design Through Smart Biomateria ls\n\n\n\nDate: March 10\, 2026\nTime: 9:00am – 5:00pm\nLocation: Univer sity of Florida\, Reitz Union Grand Ballroom\n\n\n\nRegistration Deadline: February 23\, 2026\n\n\n\nMore Information:\n https://sites.google.com/uf l.edu/flbiomaterialsday2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Schedule\n\n\n\n9:00am – 10:25am\nSession 1: Biomaterials for Targeted Delivery\nKeynote Speake r: Dr. Kristy Ainslie\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\n\n\n\ n10:45am – 12:00pm\nSession 2: Tissue Engineering\nInvited Speaker: Dr. Brittany Taylor\, University of Florida\n\n\n\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\nLunch ( for registered attendees only)\n\n\n\n1:00pm – 2:15pm\nSession 3: Indust ry Perspectives and Rising Research\nInvited Speaker: Dr. William Brooks\, Johnson &\; Johnson\n\n\n\n2:15pm – 3:15pm\nPoster Session\n\n\n\n3: 15pm – 4:30pm\nSession 4: Biomaterial-Cell Interactions\nInvited Speaker : Dr. Nathan Gallant\, University of South Florida\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNetworki ng Reception\n\n\n\nDate: March 9\, 2026\nTime: 6:00pm – 8:00pm\nLocatio n: Cypress &\; Grove Brewing Co.\n\n\n\nJoin the University of Florida Chapter of the Society for Biomaterials for an evening networking receptio n featuring refreshments\, informal mingling\, and a Q&\;A with invited speakers ahead of the main session.\n 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:Turlington Hall Room L011\, 330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, Uni ted States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville \, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Turlington Hall Room 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:0-8379@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T140000 DTSTAMP:20260319T142548Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/seminar-anuj-karpatne/ SUMMARY:Seminar - Anuj Karpatne DESCRIPTION:https://assets.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:bfff3fdd-8298-4b32-b 5f3-7c231a98c11f?view=published CATEGORIES:Events 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:0-8343@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:0-8363@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T160000 DTSTAMP:20260317T151713Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-special-seminar-sammy-t in-ph-d/ SUMMARY:MSE Special Seminar: Sammy Tin\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: Design Approaches for Advanced High Temperatur Structura l Materials 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:0-8173@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 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:0-8381@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T140000 DTSTAMP:20260323T131420Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/seminar-ngan-le/ SUMMARY:Seminar - Ngan Le DESCRIPTION:https://assets.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:4d29eff4-dc55-41bb-9 485-86d938ce340f?view=published CATEGORIES:Events 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:0-8389@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T170000 DTSTAMP:20260323T175426Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-special-seminar-jaafar- el-awady-ph-d/ SUMMARY:MSE Special Seminar: Jaafar El-Awady\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Title: From Pure Metals to Multi-Principal Element Alloys – A Dislocation-Based Data-Driven Approach for Predicting the Stress-Strain C urves of Alloys 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:0-8383@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T160000 DTSTAMP:20260323T131248Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/9th-workshop-on-cognition-a nd-control/ SUMMARY:9th Workshop on Cognition and Control DESCRIPTION:https://faculty.eng.ufl.edu/meyn/c3/c3-9/\nWe are pleased to in vite you to the ninth Workshop on Cognition &\; Control\, to be held Ma rch 26 &\; 27 at the University of Florida in the J. Wayne Reitz Union Chamber. Co-organized by Jie Fu\, and Sean Meyn from the ECE Department\, the workshop is sponsored by NSF and the UF Pittman Endowment.\nThe purpos e of this meeting is to educate each other and the public\, and to engage in discussion related to topics in control and "cognition" (which includes information theory and statistical learning). The conference schedule wil l be organized to leave lots of time for discussion. Further information m ay be found at the website\, https://faculty.eng.ufl.edu/meyn/c3/c3-9/\nSp eakers include: Ken Duffy (Northeastern)\, Muriel Medard (MIT)\, Jose Prin cipe (UF)\, Vikram Krishnamurthy (Cornell)\, Prashant Mehta (Univ of Illin ois)\, and more.\nAttention students: A poster session is planned on Thurs day at 3:30 at Reitz Union G310. Please send a message to all four below i f you plan to bring a poster.\nSanna Saare \, Marcy Lee marcy@ece.ufl.edu Austin Cooper \, Sean Meyn\nWe look forward to discussions during these la st days of March\nNo registration is needed to attend. 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:0-8341@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:0-8365@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T134000 DTSTAMP:20260319T120953Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-contingency-and -airspace-management-autonomy-for-advanced-air-mobility/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Contingency and Airspace Management Autonomy for Advan ced Air Mobility DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Contingency and Airspace Management Autonomy for A dvanced Air Mobility\nDate: March 26\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE- A 303\n\nAbstract\nAdvanced Air Mobility (AAM) promises a future in which autonomous aircraft routinely transport passengers and cargo through dense low-altitude airspace. Realizing this vision requires autonomy that goes beyond routine navigation to continuously ensure that every flight remains safe even when unexpected hazards arise. This talk will focus on autonomy that prepares for off-nominal events before flight and responds in real t ime to preserve safety while maintaining orderly airspace operations.  Pr e-flight contingency planning can identify reachable landing sites\, gener ate alternate flight paths\, and organize these options within a broader a irspace management framework. These precomputed options provide a foundati on for real-time autonomy that can rapidly adapt when hazards or failures  threaten vehicle controllability or landing site reachability. An Assure d Contingency Landing Management (ACLM) pipeline will be introduced that i ntegrates contingency planning\, situational awareness\, and traffic-aware replanning to enable safe diversion to prepared or unprepared landing sit es.  Future AAM systems must also ensure that updated flight plans remain compatible with surrounding traffic\, enabling rapid deconfliction and co operative airspace management even during emergencies. By integrating cont ingency flight planning with traffic-aware autonomy\, the airspace itself becomes more resilient\, capable of supporting both routine operations and unexpected disruptions.\n\nBiography\nDr. Ella Atkins is Fred D. Durham P rofessor and Head of the Kevin T. Crofton Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department at Virginia Tech.  She was previously a Professor in the Unive rsity of Michigan’s Aerospace Engineering and Robotics Departments.  Dr . Atkins holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from th e University of Michigan.  She is an AIAA Fellow and private pilot. She h as authored over 300 refereed journal and conference papers. Dr. Atkins pu rsues research in AI-enabled autonomy and control to support resilient aut onomy in manned and unmanned Aerospace applications with a focus on Advanc ed Air Mobility and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS).  She is Editor-in-Ch ief of the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (JAIS).\n\nFacult y Host: Dr. 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:0-8329@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 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:0-7997@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:0-8375@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T100000 DTSTAMP:20260319T121109Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/center-for-engineering-huma n-performance-and-wellness-seminar/ SUMMARY:Center for Engineering Human Performance and Wellness Seminar DESCRIPTION:Research Seminar by Invited Guest Speaker\nSpeaker: J. Maxwell Donelan\, Simon Fraser University\nTitle: WearTech Labs and how AI may cha nge human movement science CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Fine Arts B 0103\, 400 SW 13th St\, Gainesville\, FL/Alachua\, 326 11\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=400 SW 13th St\, Gainesvill e\, FL/Alachua\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fine Art s B 0103:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8385@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T113000 DTSTAMP:20260323T175426Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-xudong-zhang/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Xudong Zhang DESCRIPTION:ADVANCING MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELS FOR DIGITAL-AGE HEALTH AND HUM AN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING\n\nXudong Zhang\, Ph.D.\nTexas A&\;M University\ n\nAbstract\nMusculoskeletal modeling is central to advancing basic biomec hanical science and addressing questions that are difficult or impossible to address by experimental studies. It also enables digital-age engineeri ng applications that are transforming the design of human-machine systems as well as the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. The new scientific inquiries and digital applications have however heightened the demands on levels of detail\, accuracy\, and computational performance for the underlying models. This seminar will share our group’s experie nce in advancing musculoskeletal models to meet such demands. I will firs t use a few examples to motivate this line of research while highlighting the critical gaps. This will be followed by a presentation of how experim ental data acquisition methods have evolved over the years with an emphasi s on how modern imaging modalities and biodynamic measurements can be harn essed to take the quality of model building blocks to the next level. I w ill then describe our latest attempts to put all the pieces together to cr eate subject-specific musculoskeletal models for better personalizing knee injury treatment and understanding the sex differences in neck biomechani cs and neck pain prevalence. I will conclude with a summary and some rema rks on the future challenges and promises. \n\nAbout the Speaker\nXudong Z hang is a Professor of Industrial &\; Systems Engineering and Mechanica l Engineering at Texas A&\;M University. He received his B.S. in Mecha nical Engineering from Tsinghua University in China\, and his M.S. and Ph. D. in Industrial &\; Operations Engineering from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His research centers on modeling\, analysis\, and simulati on of the human musculoskeletal system and its multi-scale structural comp onents during functional activities\, identifying a broad range of healthc are and human-machine system engineering applications. His research has b een consistently published in top journals in his core and adjacent discip lines\, and has been supported by the NSF\, NIH\, NIOSH/CDC\, ONR\, and a few foundations and industrial sponsors. He is a Fellow of Human Factors &\; Ergonomics Society and serves as an Associate Editor for its flagsh ip journal Human Factors. He has been a keynote speaker on the World Cong ress of Biomechanics (2014)\, IEEE International Conference on Human-Machi ne Systems (2021)\, and Sino-US Biomechanics Symposium (2022)\, and Intern ational Association of Ergonomics (IEA) Congress (2024).\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:0-8377@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T163000 DTSTAMP:20260319T121141Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/center-for-engineering-huma n-performance-and-wellness-seminar-2/ SUMMARY:Center for Engineering Human Performance and Wellness Seminar DESCRIPTION:Research Seminar by an Invited Guest Speaker\nSpeaker: J. Maxwe ll Donelan\, Simon Fraser University\nTitle: Energy optimization in human walking CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB Engineering Building 0202\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL/ Alachua\, 32607\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL/Alachua\, 32607\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB Engi neering Building 0202: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8367@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T134000 DTSTAMP:20260319T121020Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-a-novel-approac h-for-aeroelastic-modeling-using-an-efficient-one-shot-method/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: A Novel Approach for Aeroelastic Modeling Using an Eff icient One-shot Method DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: A Novel Approach for Aeroelastic Modeling Using an Efficient One-shot Method\nDate: March 31\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location : MAE-A 303\n\nAbstract\nIn this talk\, we introduce a new solution techni que called the one-shot method to determine flutter and limit-cycle oscill ations in aerospace systems. In essence\, the one-shot method is developed to predict aeroelastic response of wings and airfoils in a tightly-couple d fashion where both aerodynamic and structural dynamic problems are solve d simultaneously using the so-called harmonic balance. This approach is su perior to the frequency-based techniques previously reported in the litera ture such that it eliminates the need to sweep over a range of frequencies to determine flutter conditions. For each Mach number of interest\, the v alues of flutter frequency and flutter velocity are determined as part of a single aeroelastic run. It is shown that the flutter onset point for giv en flow conditions can be accurately identified by prescribing a very smal l pitch amplitude treating flutter prediction as a response problem instea d of the classical stability problem.\n\nBiography\nKivanc Ekici is curren tly the Department Head and John W. Fisher Professor in the Mechanical\, A erospace and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee-Knoxvil le (UTK). His research interests cover a wide-range of topics including CF D modeling\, Hypersonics\, development of novel and efficient solution te chniques\, unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity\, turbomachinery and a djoint-based design optimization. Kivanc and his group developed novel tec hniques including unsteady aerodynamic modeling based on the time-spectra l (TS) harmonic balance (HB) technique as well as fully-automated adjoint sensitivity analysis. At UTK\, his research group focused on HB-based aero elastic design optimization\, the development of the state-of-the-art one- shot aeroelastic modeling technique\, and operator-overloading-based adjo int methods\, to name a few. Dr. Ekici is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and he has been a PI/Co-PI for multiple projects during his tenure. He earned his PhD degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue Univ ersity.\n\nFaculty 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:0-8387@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T150000 DTSTAMP:20260323T175426Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-23/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Rachata Muneepeerakul\n\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexi ty Engineering seminar:"Trade-off between short-term resilience and long-t erm sustainability: Analysis of a minimalistic stochastic model"\n\nBio:\n Dr. Rachata Muneepeerakul\, who goes by “Chot\,” is a Professor in th e Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida\, where he develops mathematical and computational models to s tudy complex systems\, including social‑ecological and infrastructure sy stems\, and their dynamics\, resilience\, and sustainability.  He earned his PhD degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton Univ ersity and has published widely in leading interdisciplinary journals – he has worked on a wide variety of problems\, ranging from life to social sciences\, from biodiversity patterns in river networks to dynamics of co upled natural-human systems.  Among his investigative tools are mathemati cal and computational models\, dynamical system models\, complex network a nalysis\, game theoretic approaches\, and stochastic modeling.  When poss ible\, he likes to combine these approaches to develop a stylized\, simple model that yields clear results that shed light on phenomena in complex s ystems. This talk reflects this latter approach where he applies it to th e resilience and sustainability of infrastructure systems. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 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:0-8411@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T103000 DTSTAMP:20260331T201200Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-online-graduate-progr am-info-session/ SUMMARY:ESSIE online graduate program info session DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Civil\, Coastal and Environmental Graduate Prog rams!\nThe University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Inf rastructure &\; Environment (ESSIE) is designed for civil\, coastal\, a nd environmental engineers to diversify their skills.\nJoin us for a 1.5 h our-long information session to learn about the program and admissions pro cess. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0R23UwIvRfWexTCWBro2sw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8361@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T130000 DTSTAMP:20260317T123358Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/speaker-event-with-dr-mikay la-smith-craven/ SUMMARY:Speaker Event with Dr. Mikayla Smith-Craven DESCRIPTION:Gator PASE is proud to host a speaker event featuring Dr. Mikay la Smith-Craven\, Project Scientist at Charles River Laboratories. Join us for an engaging discussion as Dr. Smith-Craven shares insights from her c areer in the biomedical research industry\, discusses the transition from academia to industry\, and offers guidance for students interested in purs uing careers in scientific research. This event is a great opportunity to gain professional advice\, ask questions\, and connect with peers interest ed in the life sciences. CATEGORIES:Information Sessions,Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98248693155 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8369@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T130000 DTSTAMP:20260319T195618Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/electrochemical-impedance-s pectroscopy-webinar-series-part-1-introduction-to-eis/ SUMMARY:Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Webinar Series - Part 1 - I ntroduction to EIS DESCRIPTION:Title: Introduction to EIS\nPresented by: Mark E. Orazem\, Ph.D .\nImpedance spectroscopy is an electrochemical technique with broad appli cations to batteries\, fuel cells\, corrosion\, sensors\, and electrodes f or neural applications. The section will present impedance spectroscopy to be a transfer function for electrical properties. The discussion will inc lude the history of impedance spectroscopy\, applications that demonstrate the unique capability of impedance spectroscopy to quantify important phe nomena\, and methods to measure impedance. The experimentalist will be enc ouraged to select measurement parameters to control linearity\, to maximiz e information content\, to improve the signal-to-noise ratio\, to minimize nonstationary effects\, and to minimize instrumental bias errors.\nRegist ration Link: https://bit.ly/4sYuJhX\nSponsored by:\n\n International Socie ty of Electrochemistry (ISE)\n NeuroNexus\n The Electrochemical Society (E CS)\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://bit.ly/4sYuJhX 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:0-8401@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T150000 DTSTAMP:20260330T132920Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-special-seminar-michael -tonks-ph-d-university-of-florida/ SUMMARY:MSE Special Seminar: Michael Tonks\, Ph.D.\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION:Title: Understanding Material Behavior in Extreme Environments with Simulation 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:0-8349@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:0-8395@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T181500 DTSTAMP:20260324T164929Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/student-leadership-advisory -board-general-body-meeting/ SUMMARY:Student Leadership Advisory Board General Body Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Engineering Leadership Institute Student Leadership Advisory Board General Body Meeting. This will be our first mee ting and all are invited to learn more about getting involved with enginee ring leadership. CATEGORIES:Events 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:0-8309@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:0-8391@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T140000 DTSTAMP:20260324T131629Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-seminar-series-atif-kha n/ SUMMARY:ECE Seminar Series - Atif Khan DESCRIPTION:Autonomous Mines: The Rise of Intelligent Equipment and Remote Operations\n\nThis seminar explores the rapid shift toward autonomous mini ng\, where intelligent equipment and connected systems reshape productivit y and safety. We highlight how sensor‑driven machines\, real‑time tele metry\, and remote‑operation centers enable precise\, efficient\, and lo w‑risk workflows. Attendees will learn how automation platforms and digi tal ecosystems redefine equipment utilization and decision‑making in com plex mine environments. The session concludes with practical insights into adoption challenges\, workforce evolution\, and the future trajectory of autonomous mining.\n\nPresented by: Atif Khan\, Product Expert Digitalizat ion &\; Innovation – Rotary Drilling at Sandvik 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:0-8299@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:0-8407@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T114500 DTSTAMP:20260331T182020Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/modeling-resilient-electric -transport-systems-for-emergency-response-and-recovery/ SUMMARY:Modeling Resilient Electric Transport Systems for Emergency Respon se and Recovery DESCRIPTION:ELEFTHEIA KONTOU\,\nAssistant Professor\, Civil and Environment al Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\nModeling Resilien t Electric\nTransport Systems for Emergency Response and Recovery\nFrequen t and intensified hazards create unprecedented challenges for transportati on and energy systems’ resilience. As electric vehicle adoption grows\, this vehicle technology can enable travel while provide backup power durin g extreme events. First\, I will present an evacuation route planning mode l for heterogeneous alternative fuel vehicles. Conventional evacuation pla ns prove infeasible for vehicles with limited driving range and sparse rec harging or refueling infrastructure. I will present a mathematical model f or evacuation paths incorporating constraints that capture each fuel type' s recharging and refueling needs while maintaining seamlessness and contra flow traffic control. In the second part of my talk\, I will focus on oppo rtunities offered by electric vehicles for households sheltering in-place. I examine vehicle-to-home technology as a residential resilience strategy during power outages. Through simulations across nine US climate regions\ , I quantify both household energy needs met and post-outage mobility capa bilities. Last\, I will touch upon a bidirectional energy supply logistics model utilizing electric uncrewed aerial and ground vehicles for humanita rian energy supply. Formulated as a two-echelon location-routing problem w ith resource allocation and time windows\, this approach determines optima l vehicle routes\, charging station locations\, and energy allocation from the vehicles to resilience. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,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:0-8357@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260404 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260405 DTSTAMP:20260316T193255Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/high-school-programming-con test/ SUMMARY:UF Programming Team High School Programming Contest DESCRIPTION:The UF Programming Team will be hosting our annual High School Programming Contest on Saturday\, April 4th 2026 at the University of Flor ida. Schools may register a maximum of 4 teams with up to 3 students per t eam. There is no cost to register for this event\, and lunch will be provi ded.  Schools must arrange their own transportation to/from UF campus. T he deadline to register is Friday\, March 6th.\n\n UF HSPC 2026 Registrati on Form\n Further contest information\n\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:CSE Building Room E121\, 432 Newell Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 326 11\, 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 R oom E121: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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8405@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T150000 DTSTAMP:20260331T172359Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-24/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Vivek Sharma\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engineeri ng seminar:"Nitrate leaching risk in agroecosystems under long-term hydroc limatic variability"\nBio:\nDr. Vivek Sharma is an Assistant Professor and Precision Water Management Specialist in the Department of Agricultural a nd Biological Engineering at the University of Florida. He earned his Ph.D . and M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering from the Uni versity of Nebraska–Lincoln and his B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering f rom Punjab Agricultural University\, India. Dr. Sharma’s research focuse s on precision agricultural water management\, including irrigation schedu ling\, soil moisture sensing\, crop water productivity\, and the impact of climate variables on crop performance. He integrates field-level observat ions with remote sensing and GIS modeling to inform regional-scale water m anagement decisions. His extension work promotes practical\, cost-effectiv e tools and technologies that help producers and stakeholders improve wate r use efficiency\, reduce agricultural water use\, and minimize impacts on water quality. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 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:0-8371@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T130000 DTSTAMP:20260319T195810Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/electrochemical-impedance-s pectroscopy-webinar-series-part-2-interpretation-measurement-and-analysis- of-eis/ SUMMARY:Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Webinar Series Part 2 - Inte rpretation\, Measurement and Analysis of EIS DESCRIPTION:Title: Interpretation\, Measurement and Analysis of EIS\nPresen ted by: Mark E. Orazem\, Ph.D.\nAnalysis of impedance data requires unders tanding of both the chemistry and physics of the system under investigatio n and the error structure of the data. The section will cover the stochast ic and bias contributions to the error structure\; the use of the measurem ent model program to assess the stochastic error structure\, identify the portion of the measurement that is not consistent with the Kramers-Kronig relations\, and identify the part of the measurement confounded by nonunif orm current and potential distributions\; a systematic approach to model d evelopment based on electrode geometry and proposed reaction mechanisms\, regression of the model to impedance data\; and interpretation of constant -phase-element model parameters in terms of meaningful quantities such as capacitance.\nRegistration Link: https://bit.ly/4sYuJhX\nSponsored by:\n\n International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)\n NeuroNexus\n The Electr ochemical Society (ECS)\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://bit.ly/4sYuJhX 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:0-8413@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T130000 DTSTAMP:20260331T201200Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-online-41-combined-ba chelors-masters-degree-workshop/ SUMMARY:ESSIE Online 4+1 Combined Bachelor's/Master's degree workshop DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the 4+1 Combined Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree program for UF ESSIE undergr aduate students! Representatives from the ESSIE Undergraduate Advising Tea m and Graduate Team will be present to answer your questions. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rpmzTWziTLWCa3LOP2z62A END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8429@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T143000 DTSTAMP:20260406T125207Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ms-ads-ms-ais-joint-capston e-project-showcase/ SUMMARY:MS-ADS &\; MS-AIS Joint Capstone Project Showcase DESCRIPTION:This showcase features final capstone projects from two special ized graduate courses at the University of Florida: Project in AI Systems (AIS) – CAI6826 and Project in Applied Data Science (ADS) – EGN6933.\n \nStudents will display research posters and provide live demonstrations o f their work in the Artificial Intelligence Lab. This event serves as a cr itical milestone for students as they transition into AI and data science careers\, offering a professional platform to receive feedback from facult y\, advisors\, and peers. Attendees are invited to engage with students\, provide professional insights\, and explore the next generation of AI and data science solutions. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall (Room 2003)\, 1889 Museum Rd.\, Gainesville\, Flo rida\, 32606\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32606\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsk y Hall (Room 2003):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8397@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T134000 DTSTAMP:20260325T202744Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-elasticity-doub le-forms-and-vector-bundles/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Elasticity\, Double forms\, and Vector Bundles DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Elasticity\, Double forms\, and Vector Bundles\nDa te: April 9\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Anil Hirani\nP rofessor\nDepartment of Mathematics\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Cham paign\nAbstract\nLinearized elasticity and continuum models for crystal de fects (dislocations\, disclinations\, point defects) fit neatly into some diagrams that first appeared in geometry and are now one of the hottest to pics in some areas of numerical analysis. There are many other physical th eories that appear in these diagrams\, but I will focus on elasticity\, es pecially the role of and geometric meaning of the incompatibility operator and the hessian. The diagrams not only encapsulate several physical theor ies\, they are also leading to discoveries of new finite element spaces. T he main actors in these diagrams are form valued differential forms\, or d ouble forms. Each row in the diagram is a sequence of vector bundles with connection. I will show a discretization of such rows that we have been de veloping and show some computations for biharmonic equation and linearized elasticity in the plane.\nBiography\nThe speaker got his graduate degrees in Computer Science at Stanford and Caltech. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before which he was in the CS department there. He has worked at Sun Microsystems as a co mputer graphics software engineer\, at Sony Corporation as a researcher in image processing\, and at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in space mis sion design.\nFaculty Host: Dr. James Fairbanks 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:0-8301@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:0-8423@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T125918Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-ranjana-mehta/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Ranjana Mehta DESCRIPTION:From First Response to the Factory Floor: Human-Robot Teams in Action\n\nWhat does it take for humans to trust and work effectively with robots\, especially when lives are at stake? As robotic systems are increa singly deployed from disaster response to Industry 4.0 environments\, thei r effectiveness depends on how humans interact with and rely on them under conditions of uncertainty\, fatigue\, and time pressure. This presentatio n introduces a neuroergonomics approach that examines brain-behavior relat ionships\, combining neuroscience and engineering to understand\, assess\, and augment human-robot teaming in real-world settings. Drawing on field studies during real-world disasters and simulated laboratory-based physica l human-robot interactions (HRI)\, this work reveals how human mind motor interactions and behaviors shape trust and collaboration with robots. Trus t is critical for effective HRI\, yet it remains inadequately measured in dynamic\, real-world environments. Traditional self-report measures provid e limited\, static\, and often incomplete representations of trust. This t alk will present how brain activity\, eye movements\, and motor behavior r eveal the evolution of trust across operator states and individuals\, and how these dynamics influence reliance and performance. Implications for de signing human-centered robotic systems will be presented with the goal of enabling effective and resilient HRI in complex environments and shaping t he future of work.\n\nBio\nRanjana Mehta is the Grainger Institute for Eng ineering Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the Neuroergonomic s Lab. She received her PhD from Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on mi nd-motor-machine interactions to understand and enhance human performance in safety-critical environments that involve emerging technologies such as robotics and wearables. Her innovative research program has attracted ove r $20.33M in extramural funding from major funding agencies and has result ed in more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. She has received several h onors from national organizations\, including the National Academies of Sc iences\, Engineering\, and Medicine\, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Soc iety\, where she is a Fellow\, and the Institute of Industrial &\; Syst ems Engineers (IISE)\, and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the IISE Transactions of Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors.\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:0-8419@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T140000 DTSTAMP:20260401T183922Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chair-candidate-vision-talk -dr-sanjay-ranka/ SUMMARY:Chair Candidate Vision Talk - Dr. Sanjay Ranka DESCRIPTION:This Vision Talk will be presented by chair candidate Dr. Sanja y Ranka\, during which he will share his perspective on the future directi on of the Computer &\; Information Science &\; Engineering (CISE) De partment. His talk\, titled “A Vision for CISE: Excellence\, Innovation\ , and Impact\,” will outline his strategic priorities and aspirations fo r advancing the department’s mission and impact. CATEGORIES:Events 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:0-8431@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T173000 DTSTAMP:20260406T125208Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/gator-motorsports-uf-fsae-u nveiling-of-f26/ SUMMARY:Gator Motorsports (UF FSAE) Unveiling of F26 DESCRIPTION:The Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (Gator Motorsports) invites you to the official unveiling of our 2025-2026 car\, F26! Join us for the presentation of the vehicle we will be bringing to the annual FSA E EV competition in Michigan this June.\n\nDetails:\n\n· When: Friday\, April 10th\, 2026\, from 4:30 to 5:30 PM\n\n· Where: Herbert Wertheim La boratory for Engineering Excellence Lobby\n\n· Extras: All are welcome\, and food is provided!\n\nFor more details or questions\, please reach out to Nicole Valdes at uffsae@gmail.com CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Lobby\, 527 Gale Lemerand 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=He rbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Lobby:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8437@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T114500 DTSTAMP:20260407T194417Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/moving-freight-forward-emer ging-technologies-stakeholders-and-impacts/ SUMMARY:"Moving Freight Forward: Emerging Technologies\, Stakeholders\, and Impacts” DESCRIPTION:Sarah Dennis- Bauer\nPost Doctoral Researcher\, Urban Freight L ab\nUniversity of Washington\n“Moving Freight Forward: Emerging Technolo gies\, Stakeholders\, and Impacts”\nThe transportation sector is rapidly evolving into a high-tech industry\, raising questions around feasibility \, safety\, public health\, operational efficiency\, and system resilience . These shifts raise new challenges for stakeholders in the safe and effic ient adoption of emerging technologies. The freight sector faces additiona l pressures related to emerging technologies\, such as workforce impacts\, infrastructure and vehicle constraints\, and a growing demand for fast an d reliable goods movement.\nThis talk will explore a series of studies exa mining the feasibility\, challenges\, and co-benefits of emerging transpor tation technologies\, highlighting the freight sector and the importance o f stakeholder engagement. I will highlight real-world feasibility and tech nology perception studies\, the development and examination of a planning- level freight routing and geofencing tool\, and a model to estimate the fu ture impacts of e-commerce freight technologies under different levels of market penetration. I will highlight the opportunities and complexities of integrating emerging technologies into transportation systems\, identifyi ng key directions for 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:0-8313@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8435@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T150000 DTSTAMP:20260407T173710Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-25/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Mason Mathews\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engineer ing seminar:"What makes academic-nonprofit partnerships work? Measuring ag reement in participant beliefs regarding success."\nBio:\nMason Mathews is an assistant professor in the Geography Department at Florida State Unive rsity. He graduated from the University of Florida’s Interdisciplinary E cology doctoral program (Human Geography) and worked extensively with UF ’s Center for Latin American Studies. Mason is interested in social netw orks and social capital theories and methods and how they can be combined with geographic information systems to understand how communities and indi viduals respond to social\, economic\, and environmental shocks. Mason is also interested in how qualitative ‘thick’ data can be combined with q uantitative ‘big data’ to enhance our understanding of human behavior. As a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Na tural Hazard Center\, he worked on convergence research designed to enhanc e collaboration between hazards and disaster researchers. As an assistant research professor at Arizona State University\, he studied academic-nonpr ofit partnerships\, including the research he will present in this webinar . CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 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:0-8415@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T180000 DTSTAMP:20260331T201200Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-graduate-admissions-o nline-application-workshop/ SUMMARY:ESSIE graduate admissions online application workshop DESCRIPTION:Have you decided to apply to be an ESSIE Graduate student and n eed assistance with your application? Join us for a 1.5 hour-long informat ion session to learn how to apply. We will go over the application process \, share information on the ESSIE application fee waiver\, and answer any questions you may have about applying! CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__2OWAwQxQe2w05IHhzi4OQ 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:0-8359@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T130000 DTSTAMP:20260317T123425Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/speaker-event-with-dr-waiso me/ SUMMARY:Speaker Event with Dr. Waisome DESCRIPTION:Gator PASE is excited to host a special speaker event featuring Dr. Jeremy Waisome from the University of Florida Department of Engineeri ng Education. Join us for an engaging conversation as Dr. Waisome shares i nsights from her professional journey\, discusses leadership and career de velopment\, and offers advice for students pursuing paths in science\, tec hnology\, and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity to lea rn from an accomplished scholar and connect with peers in an inspiring aca demic setting. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97197811524 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8373@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T130000 DTSTAMP:20260319T121142Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/electrochemical-impedance-s pectroscopy-webinar-series-part-3-application-of-eis-to-neural-engineering / SUMMARY:Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Webinar Series Part 3 - Appl ication of EIS to Neural Engineering DESCRIPTION:Application of EIS to Neural Engineering\nPresented by Marak E. Orazem\, Ph.D.\n\nThe impedance of ultramicroelectrodes and even microele ctrodes may be large enough to be influenced by the impedance of the cable s and wiring network needed to connect to the electrodes. The usable frequ ency range is characterized by the accuracy contour plot with an upper bou nd given by the capacitance of the wires and the lower bound given by the resistance and inductance of the wires. The section will cover measurement of the accuracy contour plot\; development of process models for SIROF an d TiN electrodes\, both used as electrode materials for neural stimulation due to their excellent electrical properties and biocompatibility\; and d iscussion of regression results\, including comparison to cyclic voltammet ry.\n\nRegistration Link: https://bit.ly/4sYuJhX\n\nSponsored by:\nInterna tional Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)\nNeuroNexus\nThe Electrochemical Society (ECS)\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://bit.ly/4sYuJhX 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:0-8355@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T134000 DTSTAMP:20260316T142554Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-metal-cutting-m echanics-machine-tool-vibrations-and-control-research-at-ubc/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Metal Cutting Mechanics\, Machine Tool Vibrations and Control Research at UBC.  DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Metal Cutting Mechanics\, Machine Tool Vibrations and Control Research at UBC. \n\nDate: April 16\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM \n Location: MAE-A 303\n\nAbstract\nThe aim of our research is to develop mat hematical models of metal cutting operations\, machine tool vibrations\, a nd control systems. These science-based digital models enable the virtual design of machine tools\, as well as the simulation\, optimization\, and o nline monitoring of machining operations. The models predict cutting force s\, torque\, and power consumption during machining by considering materia l properties\, cutter geometry\, structural flexibility\, and cutting cond itions along the tool path. The dynamics of servo drive control systems an d trajectory generation of machine tools are also considered.\n\nAn in-hou se-developed virtual and real-time CNC system enables the design and analy sis of any five-axis machine tool controller. The virtual machining system simulates the process and adjusts the feed rate along the tool path withi n a CAM environment. The system is also used for online monitoring and con trol of machine tools and machining processes by communicating with the CN C in real time as a digital twin.\n\nThe laboratory also develops mechatro nics systems and precision actuators to damp vibrations and machine tool c ontrol.\n\nThe presentation will provide an overview of the fundamental re search conducted in our laboratory and its industrial applications.\n\nBio graphy\nProfessor Altintas obtained his Bachelor's from Istanbul Technical University (1975)\, M.Sc. (1980) from the University of New Brunswick and Ph.D. (1987) from McMaster University in Canada. He worked as a machine t ool manufacturing engineer in Turkey (1977-1978)\,  process development e ngineer in Pratt &\; Whitney Canada in Montreal (1980-1981)\, and serve d as the principal engineer of the Canadian Institute of Metalworking at M cMaster University in Hamilton (1981-1982). He joined The University of Br itish Columbia and founded Manufacturing Automation Laboratory in 1986. He conducts research on metal cutting\, machine tool vibrations\, control\, sensors and actuators for machine tools\, and virtual machining. He has pu blished 234  archival journal and 100 conference articles with ~46\,500 c itations with an h index of 111 (Google Scholar)\, and a widely used “Ma nufacturing Automation: Principals of Metal Cutting Mechanics\, Machine To ol Vibrations and CNC Design. 1st ed. 2000\, 2nd ed.:2012 with Chinese (20 03\,2020) and Turkish (2017) Editions. He is the Chief Editor of CIRP Jour nal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. His research laboratory crea ted advanced machining process simulation (CUTPRO)\, virtual part machinin g process simulation (MACHPRO) and open-modular 5-axis CNC system (Virtual CNC)\, which are used by over 300 companies and research centers in the f ield of machining and machine tools worldwide.\n\nProfessor Altintas is a fellow of Royal Society of Canada\, National Academy of Engineering (USA)\ , CIRP\, ASME\, SME\, ACATECH (Germany)\, European Academy of Engineering\ , CAE\, EC\, Tokyo University\, P&\;WC\, AvH and ISNM. He received Prat t &\; Whitney Canada’s (P&\;WC) university partnership (1997)\, AP EG BC’s Meritorious Achievement (2002)\, APEG BC R.H. McLachlan (2010)\, UBC Killam Teaching Prize of Engineering (2011)\, Gold Medal of Engineers Canada (2011)\, SME Albert M. Sergent Progress Award (2012)\, NSERC Syner gy Award\, ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage best journal paper award\, the special scientific award of the Republic of Turkey in Science and Engi neering (2013)\, Georg Schlesinger Production Engineering Award (Berlin\, 2016)\, and ASME William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award (USA\, 20 16). He holds Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Stuttgart University (2009) and Budapest University of Technology (2013). He was the past president of CIRP (International Academy of Production Engineering Researchers) for th e term 2016 – 2017. He is designated as the Distinguished University Sch olar at the University of British Columbia (since 2017) and designated as the “Officer of Order of Canada” which is the second highest honour in Canada. He is the founding coordinator of Mechatronics Option and was cof ounder of the Manufacturing Engineering Degree program at UBC.\n\nHe direc ted NSERC CANRIMT Machining Research Network across Canada (2010-2023)\, a nd held the NSERC – P&\;WC- Sandvik Coromant Industrial Research Chai r Professorship to develop next-generation Digital Machining Twin Technolo gy (2002-2025). He is also founding president of MAL Manufacturing Automat ion Lab. Inc. (www.malinc.com) which develops virtual machining technology for industry.\n\nFaculty 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:0-8421@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T140000 DTSTAMP:20260401T183950Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/faculty-senate-seminar-dr-g hatu-subhash/ SUMMARY:Faculty Senate Seminar: Dr. Ghatu Subhash DESCRIPTION:Please join the Faculty Senate for the upcoming Distinguished P rofessor Lecture\, followed by refreshments:\nThe University of Florida Fa culty Senate Presents:\nGhatu Subhash\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished Professor\nNe wton C. Ebaugh Professor\nDepartment of Mechanical &\; Aerospace Engine ering\nHerbert Wertheim College of Engineering\nSeminar Title: "Riding Wav es for Design of Innovative Experiments\, Probing Material Behavior\, and Detecting Structural Defects"\n• To unravel the constitutive behavior of materials under dynamic (or impact) loads and to detect defects in struct ures\, wave propagation phenomenon is often utilized.\n• In this talk\, I will provide several examples of novel experimental techniques that have been developed using wave mechanics principles and present sample cases f or the investigated material behavior.\nLocation: Reitz Union\, Chamber Ro om (ground floor) &\; via Webcast\nView the Webcast here: https://media site.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/e8b16852ce3d431993fb1664254757571d 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:0-8393@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T145500 DTSTAMP:20260324T131629Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-james-ghawaly-ph -d-louisiana-state-university/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar ~ James Ghawaly\, Ph.D.\, Louisiana State University DESCRIPTION:Large-Scale Synthetic Datasets for Deep Learning-Based Radiatio n Detection 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:0-8315@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 Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Lobby\, 527 Gale Lemerand 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=He rbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Lobby:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8409@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T150000 DTSTAMP:20260331T192205Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/epi-research-day/ SUMMARY:EPI Research Day DESCRIPTION:epi.ufl.edu/events/epi-research-day-2026/\n2026 EPI Research Da y - you must be registered to attend. Register by Friday\, April 10.\nThe EPI has invited a renowned researcher to give a keynote talk at EPI Resear ch Day 2026. Maria Elena Bottazzi\, Ph.D.\, is the Sr. Associate Dean\, Na tional School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine\, as well as Co-Director Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Develop ment. Her talk\, “Integrating the vaccine sciences within social\, econo mic and policy perspectives\,” will cover the complexities of vaccine de velopment and the significance of social\, economic and policy perspective s during vaccine research and development. 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:0-8425@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T125931Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-rob-radwin/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Rob Radwin DESCRIPTION:One Measurement is Worth a Thousand Observations: or \nHow I le arned to stop worrying and love imprecision\nRobert G. Radwin\, PhD\, CPE\ nDuane H. and Dorothy M. Bluemke Professor\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madiso n\nAbstract:\nRepetitive motion injuries and lower back pain in the workpl ace impose a significant socioeconomic burden and substantial personal tol l on health\, prosperity and wellbeing. For prevention of work-related in juries\, it has become increasingly more important to frequently or contin uously monitor workers’ exposure to physical demands for varying job tas ks. As work becomes more complex\, better exposure metrics will need to b e developed. Today’s innovations include technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI)\, integrated sensing\, and computer vision. New techno logies will undoubtedly bring better exposure metrics that will likely ari se from the ability to more readily measure\, collect and process exposure s in the workplace. Researchers are starting to utilize these technologie s for measuring exposures\, offering more precision and reliability\, and less so for accuracy or validity. We explore these issues and suggest dir ections for future advances in musculoskeletal disorder prevention and int erventions. \nBiography:\nProfessor Radwin is the Duane H. and Dorothy M. Blumeke Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisc onsin-Madison. He is widely known for his work on biomechanics and hand t ools and has introduced new approaches for studying muscle strain\, grip a nd hand exertions\, and ways to measure and quantify physical stress in th e workplace. He has received numerous awards as an innovator and research er\, and is a fellow of six professional societies\, and is the Editor in Chief for the journal Human Factors. He is founding chair of the UW-Madis on Department of Biomedical Engineering.\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:0-8455@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T114500 DTSTAMP:20260416T172113Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/strategic-investment-and-fi nancing-of-cooperative-driving-automation/ SUMMARY:Strategic Investment and Financing of Cooperative Driving Automatio n DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sina Bahrami\, PH.D. Assistant Research Scientist\, Un iversity of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\nStrategic Investment and Financing of Co operative Driving Automation\nOver the past decade\, the approach to enabl ing automated driving has focused primarily on a vehicle-centric model\, i n which automated vehicles (AVs) independently perceive their surroundings and navigate without human input. However\, a complementary cooperative p aradigm leveraging vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication to share sensing offers a more promising path to enhan ce system performance. In this talk\, I present an analytical framework to quantify the benefits and costs of individual versus cooperative sensing. I also derive optimal investment strategies for allocating limited resour ces across onboard sensing and connectivity/infrastructure\, providing act ionable guidance for agencies and industry to implement the findings. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall 365\, 1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, Uni ted 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 365 :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8439@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T160000 DTSTAMP:20260407T200420Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-engineering-inj ectable-parenchygel-for-local-drug-delivery-to-the-cns/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Engineering Injectable 'ParenchyGel' for Local Drug D elivery to the CNS" DESCRIPTION:John R. Clegg\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor of Biomedical Engine ering\nUniversity of Oklahoma\nAbstract: Treatment of neurological disease s is limited by poor bioavailability of systemically administered drugs to the central nervous system (CNS) parenchyma. Local administration of ther apeutics to the CNS parenchyma via biomaterial implants is a potentially p romising approach for treating select neurological diseases that are alrea dy indicated for invasive neurosurgery. However\, few biomaterials have be en developed as intracerebral implants\, and knowledge about the usefulnes s and performance of common biomaterials in CNS environments is poorly und erstood\, relative to more typical dermal\, musculoskeletal\, dental\, or ocular applications. To address this gap in knowledge and technology\, my lab develops that brain-inspired hydrogels comprised of methacrylated hyal uronic acid\, heparin\, gelatin\, and other for direct injection into the CNS parenchyma and highly localized drug delivery. These materials have be en tested in rodents\, and we are currently exploring translation with the long-term goal of treating human patients. Hydrogel blends were designed for brain biomimicry (i.e.\, composition\, water content\, and Young’s m odulus)\, modularity\, and their ability to encapsulated diverse payloads (i.e.\, ranging from small molecules to live cell therapeutics). We evalua ted distinct designs in two rodent models. Local delivery of doxorubicin w as evaluated for primary glioblastoma (G55 orthotopic xenograft in mice) D elivery of doxorubicin via a peri-tumorally injected hydrogel reduced the rate of G55 tumor growth and improved overall survival\, relative to contr ol mice. Local recombinant protein immunotherapy was tested for attenuatio n of secondary brain damage and recovery in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in rats. Local delivery accelerated functional recovery post-ICH in the a utologous blood rat model\, relative to sham surgery and hydrogel carrier- only controls. Hydrogel injection was well tolerated in both models\, as e videnced by behavioral\, histological\, and biochemical measures. Together \, our results establish proof-of-concept that intracerebral injection of brain-inspired hydrogels\, integrated with existing neurosurgical procedur es\, enables neurological disease treatment with agents (e.g.\, recombinan t cytokines\, doxorubicin) that do not reach the brain when dosed systemic ally. This student-invited seminar will also include associated anecdotes and candid discussions of challenges\, pitfalls\, and progress in my acade mic career\, which I hope will be useful to trainees at earlier career sta ges.\nBio: Dr. John R. Clegg is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engin eering at the University of Oklahoma (Norman\, OK). He is concurrently an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery\, a member of the Harrold Hamm Diabetes Center\, and a member of the Stephenson Cancer Center at the Uni versity of Oklahoma Health Campus (Oklahoma City\, OK). Dr. Clegg obtained his PhD from the University of Texas\, Austin in the laboratory of Prof. Nicholas Peppas and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard University under Prof. Samir Mitragotri. His lab studies hydrogel delivery systems an d combination products involving adoptively transferred immune cells for n eurotrauma and brain tumors. His team also utilizes polymeric and hydrogel nanoparticles to influence innate immune cell phenotype\, with applicatio n in both pre-conditioning of donor cells for adoptive transfer and immuno modulation following systemic delivery of nanoparticle suspensions. His te am evaluates these therapeutics in cell culture\, human organoid/spheroid\ , and rodent model systems. Dr. Clegg’s research has been recognized wit h several awards\, including the NIH-NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Res earch Award\, NSF GRFP\, and the best paper award from the Controlled Rele ase Society. He is an active member of the BMES\, SFB\, and CRS. 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:0-8325@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:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202\, 1064 CENTER DR GAINESVILLE\, FL 32611 Bldg #: 0033\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering Building (NEB) Room 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8445@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T120000 DTSTAMP:20260414T151056Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/guest-lecture/ SUMMARY:Guest Lecture DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a guest lecture by Dr. Adam Bates\, Assistan t Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.\nDr. Bates is the recipient of two distinguished paper awards\, the UIUC Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research\, and the University of Florida CISE Distinguis hed Alumni Award for Academic Excellence. His research has also been recog nized and supported by the NSF SaTC FRONTIER program\, NSF CISE Research I nitiation Initiative (CRII)\, and NSF CAREER Awards.\nHis talk\, titled “They Cannot Escape History: Examining the Provenance of Suspicious Even ts Trivializes Intrusion Detection\,”* will take place at 11:00 AM in Ro om 5210\, Malachowsky Hall.\nWe hope to see you there. CATEGORIES:Events,Information Sessions 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:0-8451@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T134000 DTSTAMP:20260415T201338Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-cell-mechanics- revisited/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Cell Mechanics\, Revisited DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Cell Mechanics\, Revisited\nDate: April 21\, 2026\ nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. David Weitz\nProfessor\nJohn A. P aulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences\nHarvard University\nAbs tract\nThe mechanical properties of a cell are determined primarily by an interpenetrating network of biopolymers. By using magnetic tweezers to pul l a particle through the cytoplasm of a cell\, we show that the particle e xhibits unusual behavior: Its velocity is independent of the force pulling the particle. This velocity can be used as a probe of the mechanics withi n the cell and of the contributions of the different biopolymer networks. We suggest that this behavior requires a different constitutive equation t o describe the rheology of the cell. We also examine the properties of vim entin intermediate filaments and suggest that their behavior is reminiscen t of a self-assembled structure formed by surfactants\, a worm-like micell e. This perspective accounts for many properties that are observed for vim entin intermediate filament networks. Vimentin also forms phase-separated liquid droplets that are a precursor to formation of the filament network. This is the first observation of phase separation of proteins in a cell l eading to an ordered structure with a mechanical function.\nBiography\nWei tz received his PhD in physics from Harvard University and then joined Exx on Research and Engineering Company\, where he worked for nearly 18 years. He then became a professor of physics at the University of Pennsylvania a nd moved to Harvard at the end of the last millennium as professor of phys ics and applied physics. He leads a group studying soft matter science wit h a focus on materials science\, biophysics\, microfluidics and flow in po rous media. Several startup companies have come from his lab to commercial ize research concepts.\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:0-8447@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T150000 DTSTAMP:20260414T164106Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-26/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Amirpouyan Nejadhashemi\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexit y Engineering seminar: "Integrated PFAS Modeling for Environmental Remedia tion"\nBio:\nDr. A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi is an MSU Research Foundation Prof essor who earned his Ph.D. in Bioenvironmental and Water Resources Enginee ring from the University of Maryland. He serves as Director of the Institu te for Water Research and the Center for Intelligent Water Resources Engin eering at Michigan State University. His work focuses on developing ecosys tem-based and data-driven solutions to complex water resource challenges t hrough interdisciplinary research and stakeholder engagement. Dr. Nejadhas hemi has secured more than $56 million in competitive research funding and has authored over 160 peer-reviewed journal articles. His contributions h ave been recognized with numerous honors\, including the ASCE Rudolph Heri ng Medal\, Honorary Membership in the American Water Resources Association \, and multiple university-level awards for research\, teaching\, and ment oring. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 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:0-8433@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T125208Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/prism-seminar-series-dr-esz ter-hargittai/ SUMMARY:PRISM Seminar Series - Dr. Eszter Hargittai DESCRIPTION:PRISM Seminar: Eszter Hargittai\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Chair of Internet Use and Society\, University of Zurich\nDate: Thursday\, April 23 \, 2026 at 12:30pm ET / 9:30am PT\nFollowed by a student meeting at 1:30pm ET / 10:30pm PT\n\nHost: Elissa Redmiles\, Ph.D.\nRegistration:\nTalk (re quired): https://bit.ly/4kSEz1O\nStudent Meeting (required): https://bit. ly/4bpKBnt\n\nWired Wisdom: How to Age Better Online\nPeople 60 and over a re the internet's fastest-growing demographic. Many myths surround older a dults' online behavior\, such as lacking skills and being constantly duped . Yet research shows that many in this age group are savvy and are\, in fa ct\, less likely to fall for online scams than younger adults. In this tal k\, Eszter Hargittai shares insights from her book Wired Wisdom (co-author ed with John Palfrey\, University of Chicago Press\, 2025) about how older adults are incorporating digital media into their lives and what they\, t heir support networks\, journalists\, policy makers\, and companies can do to make these experiences more beneficial. The Wall Street Journal select ed the book as a Best Book of 2025 on Health Aging and the New Scientist i ncluded it among its Best Popular Science Books of 2025.\n\nBio: Eszter Ha rgittai\, Ph.D.\, is a professor and holds the Chair of Internet Use and S ociety at the Department of Communication and Media Research at the Univer sity of Zurich. She is a fellow of the International Communication Associa tion and an external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. She is a past fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences a t Stanford and Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet &\; Society. Hargittai's research looks at how people may benefit from\, or be left be hind as a result of\, their varied digital media use\, with a particular f ocus on how differences in people's digital skills influence what they do online. She has examined these questions in the domains of information see king\, health content (including Covid-19)\, political participation\, job search\, the sharing of creative content\, and privacy management. Hargit tai is author of Connected in Isolation: Digital Privilege in Unsettled Ti mes (The MIT Press\, 2022) and co-author of Wired Wisdom: Aging Better Onl ine (with John Palfrey)\, which was published last year by the University of Chicago Press and called a "Best Book of 2025 on Healthy Aging by the W all Street Journal and a Best Popular Science Book of 2025 by New Scientis t. She holds a BA in Sociology from Smith College and a PhD in Sociology f rom Princeton University. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://bit.ly/4kSEz1O%20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8417@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T181500 DTSTAMP:20260401T162837Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-mark-o razem-phd-last-lecture-reception-celebration/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering - Mark Orazem PhD.\, Last Lecture &\; Recep tion Celebration DESCRIPTION:Please join us in celebrating the distinguished career of Dr. M ark Orazem\, a renowned expert in electrochemical impedance spectroscopy a nd Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Fl orida.\nDr. Orazem will reflect on his career\, sharing insights into his journey in academia\, his passion for teaching\, and the experiences that shaped his research and professional path.\nThursday\, April 23\, 2026\n4: 00 PM -6:00PM\nReitz Union\, Room 3315\nA reception with dinner will follo w at the Arredondo Café.\nWe hope you will join us for this special occas ion honoring Dr. Orazem’s remarkable contributions.\nSpeaker: Mark Oraze m\, PhD\nTitle: How I got Here. And What I Learned Along the Way.\nAbstrac t: In this presentation\, I will explore my origins\, the factors that con vinced me to become a professor\, and the approach I took to build my care er. Looking back\, I see that I received my love of teaching from my paren ts. My father was a professor\, and my mother taught high-school math. I w ill describe the five-year plans I used to orient my career\, my consultin g activities\, and how my consulting work fed my research funding and insp ired me to revamp our chemical process safety course. I will also introduc e how I became addicted to writing books. It’s been a good run\, and I a m grateful to my students\, my colleagues\, and my family who helped me al ong the way.\nBio: Mark Orazem is a recognized expert on electrochemical i mpedance spectroscopy. He is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Enginee ring\, the William P. and Tracy Cirioli Professor of Chemical Engineering\ , and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. Prof. Orazem is a Fellow of th e Electrochemical Society\, the International Society of Electrochemistry\ , and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He served a s President of the International Society of Electrochemistry and co-author ed\, with Bernard Tribollet of the CNRS in Paris\, a textbook entitled Ele ctrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy\, now in its second edition. Their new book\, Problem Solving in Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy: Methods \, Data Analysis and Case Studies\, will be published by Wiley in May. Pro f. Orazem received the Henry B. Linford Award of the Electrochemical Socie ty\, the Electrochemical Society Corrosion Division H. H. Uhlig Award\, an d with his co-author Bernard Tribollet\, the 2019 Claude Gabrielli Award f or contributions to electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars 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:0-8287@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:0-8459@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T100000 DTSTAMP:20260420T133655Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/center-for-engineering-huma n-performance-and-wellness-seminar-3/ SUMMARY:Center for Engineering Human Performance and Wellness Seminar DESCRIPTION:Graduate students and postdocs from the Center for Engineering Human Performance &\; Wellness will share their research projects with the audience.\nDr. Fang Xu from Eric Du's lab will present “Intuitive ro bot control through human-centered interfaces and cognitive sensing”\nGu stavo Marin Paulon from Suman Chowdury's lab will present "Biomechanical d igital twin for space health and performance research"\nYuan Li from Hongw u Wan's lab will present  "Wearable technologies for sleep tracking and a ssessment" CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NEB 202\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville\, FL/Alachua\, 32611\, Unit ed States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvill e\, FL/Alachua\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NEB 202: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8461@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T113000 DTSTAMP:20260420T133626Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-andrew-schaefer / SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Andrew Schaefer DESCRIPTION:Andrew Schaefer is Noah Harding Chair and Professor of Computat ional Applied Mathematics and Operations Research at Rice University. He r eceived his PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2000. His research interests include stochastic optimization methodology and its application to health care problems. In particular\, he is interes ted in optimizing decisions arising in the treatment of a variety of disea ses\, including end-stage liver disease\, HIV/AIDS\, influenza\, and cance r. He is a fellow of INFORMS and IISE and is an Area Editor for Operations Research.\nTitle: “Outcome-Based Regulation and Adverse Selection in Lu ng Transplantation”\nAbstract: Organ transplantation programs in the Uni ted States have seen increased scrutiny of outcomes in the past twenty yea rs. Under regulations by the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OP TN) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)\, the United States has se en a rise in risk-averse patient selection among transplant programs\, res ulting in decreased transplantation volume for some programs. However\, th ere is debate in the clinical literature over whether this observed respon se is rational. In this work\, we develop a chance-constrained mixed-integ er program to model the perspective of a transplant program that seeks to simultaneously maximize transplant volume and control the risk of OPTN/CMS penalization. Using our model\, we demonstrate that under realistic condi tions\, it may be rational for a transplant program to curtail its transpl ant volume in order to avoid penalization. Moreover\, we demonstrate that this incentive does not disappear even if regulators use accurate risk adj ustment for high-risk patients. Our findings provide the first rigorous th eoretical evidence that OPTN/CMS regulations create incentives for program s to reject certain medically-suitable patients. CATEGORIES:Events 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:0-8449@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T150304Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-27/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Rafael Giménez\nTitle:\nABE Biocomplexity Engine ering seminar:"Experimental investigation of concentrated flow erosion pro cesses"\nBio:\nRafael Giménez Díaz\, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and researcher in the Department of Engineering at the Public University of N avarre (UPNA) in Pamplona\, Spain\, and a member of the IS-FOOD Institute. His research focuses on environmental and soil sciences\, with particular emphasis on landscape processes\, soil erosion\, and soil–water interac tions. His work combines field-based research and spatial analysis to addr ess applied environmental challenges. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8443@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T113000 DTSTAMP:20260413T135303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-sme-society-of-manufactu ring-engineers-seminar/ SUMMARY:UF SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) Seminar DESCRIPTION:Title: AI-enabled next-generation high-performance in-situ mon itoring and defect diagnosis in LPBF\nAbstract: Sensing is a critical link for quality control in manufacturing. Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) requ ires high spatial- and temporal-resolution multiphysics sensing to charact erize\, as the melt pool is small and disappears instantly. This seminar p resents not only Dr. Rongxuan Wang's and his team’s research on cutting- edge sensor development\, such as ultra-high spatial-resolution 3D scanner s and a thermal microscope\, but also a new paradigm --- AI-enabled sensor s. Powered by AI\, complex sensor raw signals can be decoded to reveal hid den information that traditional analytical models cannot identify\, facil itating new scientific discoveries in laser-matter interactions and enabli ng advanced control.\nBio: Dr. Rongxuan Wang is a Breeden Fellow Assistant Professor at the Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University. His current research focuses on advanced sensing\, instrumentation\, data analytics\, and control in advanced manufacturing. Dr. Wang and his AMICS Group as earned multiple recognitions in the field\, including the IISE m anufacturing &\; design best track paper awards (2022)\, best student p aper awards (2023\, 2025)\, IISE Data Analytics and Information Systems Di vision Mobile/Web App Competition Winner (2023)\, and ASME/SME Student Man ufacturing Design Competition finalists (2024\, 2025)\, Robert J. Lyman Aw ard from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (2022).\nDr. Wang acti vely engages with advanced manufacturing academic societies. He currently serves as a board member in the IISE M&\;D division and is one of the s ymposium organizers for the 2026 ASME International Manufacturing Science &\; Engineering Conference (MSEC). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall 406\, 1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, Uni ted 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 406 :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8475@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T124500 DTSTAMP:20260429T195923Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/engineering-the-next-50-yea rs-of-water-infrastructure-user-inspired-modeling-and-science-policy-integ ration-f/ SUMMARY:Engineering the Next 50 Years of Water Infrastructure: User‑Inspi red Modeling and Science–Policy Integration f DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lu Liu\, PhD\, Assistant Professor\, Iowa State Univer sity\, Ames\, IA\nTitle: Engineering the Next 50 Years of Water Infrastruc ture: User‑Inspired Modeling and Science–Policy Integration for Long ‑Term Planning\nWater supply and wastewater treatment systems are fundam ental to public health\, economic vitality\, and environmental sustainabil ity. Yet over the coming decades\, U.S. urban water infrastructure will fa ce escalating pressures from aging assets\, shifting water demands\, inten sifying competition among users\, and increasingly severe climate‑driven extremes. The scale\, uncertainty\, and interdependence of these challeng es render traditional planning approaches inadequate\, necessitating forwa rd‑looking\, integrated frameworks that account for environmental change \, stakeholder priorities\, and long‑term system dynamics. With unpreced ented federal investments underway\, we are at a critical moment to re‑e nvision how water infrastructure is planned and designed to endure the nex t 50 years.\nIn this seminar\, I will present my group’s research that d emonstrates user‑inspired modeling and science–policy integration can support sustainable\, resilient\, and equitable water infrastructure plann ing across multi‑decadal horizons. I will conclude by highlighting new r esearch directions that respond to emerging challenges poised to transform water management practices CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,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:0-8317@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:0-8135@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T110000 DTSTAMP:20260401T141156Z 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:0-8489@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T124500 DTSTAMP:20260511T195535Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/a-unified-vision-for-disast er-resilience-the-human-built-and-natural-environment-nexus/ SUMMARY:A Unified Vision for Disaster Resilience: The Human\, Built\, and N atural Environment Nexus DESCRIPTION:Duzgun Agdas\, PhD\, PE\nResearch Assistant Professor\nEngineer ing School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE)\nTitle: A Unified Vision for Disaster Resilience: The Human\, Built\, and Natural E nvironment Nexus\nInfrastructure—and\, by extension\, community disaster resilience—has long been an elusive\, moving target for scientists\, en gineers\, and policymakers. Although our understanding of natural systems\ , structural design\, and risk awareness has improved\, disaster losses ha ve increased steadily. This trend can be explained largely by siloed appro aches that treat resilience as mainly an engineering problem\, reducing th e natural environment and community dynamics to mere calibration variables . Such a narrow view is insufficient. True disaster resilience emerges fro m the complex\, dynamic interactions among built and natural systems\, anc hored by people\, grounded in human behavior\, and shaped by competing obj ectives and diverse stakeholder priorities.\nMy research addresses this ga p through integrated\, data‑driven frameworks that capture the dynamic i nterplay among infrastructure performance\, environmental processes\, and human behavior. I will illustrate this through two complementary bodies of work: (1) enhanced hurricane resilience for coastal communities via regio nal loss modeling that embeds empirical data into stochastic frameworks\, and (2) analytical modeling of how flooding and water‑quality changes re duce transportation‑infrastructure capacity.\nMy work highlights how int erdependencies affect system vulnerability\, failure propagation\, and rec overy. It also expands interdisciplinary collaboration within ESSIE and ac ross UF—bridging engineering\, environmental science\, health\, and desi gn—to develop predictive and decision‑support tools that are both scie ntifically rigorous and translatable. In doing so\, it supports mentoring the next generation of engineers to advance the field from component‑lev el metrics to actionable\, system‑level resilience.\nFinally\, I will br iefly cover my mentoring approach\, a core component of research productiv ity and especially critical today as students navigate rapid technological change. Specifically\, I will discuss how machine learning can enhance in frastructure research by strengthening our analytical capabilities\, rathe r than replacing fundamental engineering research\, and what the future of experimental research might look like under this new paradigm CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall 365\, 1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, Uni ted 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 365 :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8487@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T123000 DTSTAMP:20260511T195550Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bryce-grame-dissertation-de fense/ SUMMARY:Bryce Grame Dissertation Defense DESCRIPTION:PREDICTING THE SAFETY IMPACTS OF TRANSIT AUTOMATION THROUGH TRA FFIC MICROSIMULATION\, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE\, AND EYE-TRACKING CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:I-STREET Lab\, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering C\, 571 Gale L emerand Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32603\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mechanical and Aerospace En gineering C\, 571 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32603\, Unit ed States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=I-STREET Lab:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8491@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T124500 DTSTAMP:20260515T140754Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/knowledge-grounded-ai-and-a utonomy-for-smart-transportation-systems/ SUMMARY:Knowledge-Grounded AI and Autonomy for Smart Transportation Systems DESCRIPTION:X. Terry Yang\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, Director of MTI \, University of Maryland\, College Park\nKnowledge-Grounded AI and Autonomy for Smart Transportation Systems\nIn the era of rapidly evolving smart mob ility systems\, transportation AI must move beyond purely data-driven pred iction toward knowledge-grounded\, autonomous\, and deployable decision-ma king. This seminar presents two complementary research tracks toward that goal. The first track is theory-oriented\, focusing on methodological foun dations such as physics-informed machine learning\, knowledge-guided agent ic AI\, and emerging computational paradigms\, including quantum computing for transportation optimization\, to advance the frontiers of transportat ion science. The second track is application-oriented\, emphasizing collab oration and partnerships with transportation agencies\, including DOTs\, t o develop deployable AI and autonomy solutions through smart sensor techno logies\, cooperative-perception enabled vehicle autonomy\, LLM-enabled dig ital twin development\, and drone-based work-zone safety systems.\nThis se minar also reflects a broader leadership vision for UFTI: to build a highl y visible\, solution-oriented\, and nationally respected institute that se rves Florida and the broader transportation community. By strengthening pa rtnerships with FDOT\, MPOs\, industry\, etc.\, supporting faculty-led res earch\, and developing high-impact tools and platforms\, UFTI can become a flagship transportation institute for Florida and a national leader in fo cused areas where Florida’s needs and UF’s strengths intersect. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall 365\, 1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, Uni ted 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 365 :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8495@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T120000 DTSTAMP:20260518T211629Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/outcomes-from-a-co-designed -transportation-research-program/ SUMMARY:Outcomes from a co-designed transportation research program DESCRIPTION:Alexander Paz\nProfessor and Transport &\; Main Roads\nChair Queensland University of\nTechnology\, Brisbane\, Australia\nOutcomes fro m a co-designed transportation research program\nThis presentation provide s an overview of selected research activities led by Professor Paz in his role as the Transport &\; Main Roads (TMR) Chair at the Queensland Univ ersity of Technology. These activities have been co-designed\, developed\, and undertaken in close collaboration with the Queensland Department of T ransport and Main Roads to address current and emerging challenges in tran sportation systems\, road safety\, infrastructure management\, and data-dr iven decision-making.\nHighlights in the areas of travel behavior\, transp ortation planning\, and road safety are presented to illustrate the signif icance of recent research outcomes\, including the development of innovati ve models\, algorithms\, and software tools for transportation analysis an d management. The presentation also discusses connections between Professo r Paz’s previous role as a Center Director in Nevada and his current res earch activities at QUT\, as well as opportunities to further expand colla borative and high-impact transportation research initiatives at the Univer sity of Florida Transportation Institute. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall 365\, 1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, Uni ted 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 365 :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8507@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T094500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T104500 DTSTAMP:20260521T200643Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/evolving-transportation-con trol-systems-toward-collaborative-mobility/ SUMMARY:Evolving Transportation Control Systems Toward Collaborative Mobili ty DESCRIPTION:ALI HAJBABAIE\, PH.D.\nPROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE HEAD FOR RESEARC H AND INFRASTRUCTURE\nNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY\nEvolving Transporta tion Control Systems Toward Collaborative Mobility\nTransportation control systems are undergoing a fundamental transformation as vehicles and infra structure become increasingly connected\, automated\, and computationally capable. Traditional traffic control architectures were designed around pa ssive vehicles\, local observability\, and infrastructure-centered decisio n authority. Emerging sensing\, communication\, computation\, and actuatio n capabilities now enable new forms of distributed and collaborative contr ol in which vehicles and infrastructure jointly participate in decision-ma king.\nRather than treating traffic control as a collection of isolated al gorithms\, this talk frames it as an architectural problem: as vehicles\, infrastructure\, and data systems become more capable\, decision authority \, information flow\, coordination\, and constraint enforcement must also evolve. This lens connects several streams of our research on scalable opt imization and control of transportation networks\, moving from infrastruct ure-centered control toward coordinated and collaborative systems. The tal k emphasizes how distributed and decomposition-based methods can make netw ork-level control computationally tractable\, how multiple infrastructure control domains can be coordinated under shared system objectives\, and ho w mixed traffic streams of connected automated and human-driven vehicles c reate new opportunities and constraints for vehicle-infrastructure collabo ration. The final part discusses uncertainty-aware formulations that accou nt for sensing\, communication\, behavioral\, and actuation uncertainty in these emerging control architectures.\nThe broader objective is to develo p scalable\, real-time\, and reliable control architectures for next-gener ation transportation systems. These control architectures are designed to improve mobility\, safety\, traffic flow stability\, and operational effic iency while explicitly addressing practical challenges related to computat ion\, communication\, mixed autonomy\, and deployment readiness. CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 307 Conference Room\, 1949 Stadium Road\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.648415;-82.348484 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 307 Conference Room:geo:29.648415,-82.348484 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8471@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T120000 DTSTAMP:20260506T200729Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/phd-defense/ SUMMARY:PhD Defense DESCRIPTION:This will be Adrian Sakr's final PhD defense! Alongside his adv isor\, Dr. Andrew Altieri\, and committee members Dr. Jules Bruck\, Dr. Ch ristine Angelini\, and Dr. Mark Clark\, Adrian has been researching materi al sustainability and interdisciplinary collaboration in coastal nature-ba sed solutions for the past four years. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Weil Hall Room 365D\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall Room 365D:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8497@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T130000 DTSTAMP:20260519T173312Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fics-research-speaker/ SUMMARY:FICS Research Speaker DESCRIPTION:Please join FICS Research on May 26 at noon for a lecture prese nted by Jan Pennekamp\, Ph.D.\, from RWTH Aachen University\, titled:\n“ Researchers\, Beware: Your arXiv Submissions May Expose Sensitive Informat ion”\nThe lecture will be held in Room 5210 in Malachowsky Hall.\nIf you have any questions regarding the event\, please contact Moriah@ufl.edu. 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:0-8535@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T100000 DTSTAMP:20260623T185343Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-ece-international-academ ic-seminar-series-khalifa-university/ SUMMARY:UF ECE International Academic Seminar Series - Khalifa University DESCRIPTION:As part of the University of Florida Department of Electrical a nd Computer Engineering's broader international engagement initiative\, th is virtual seminar brings together faculty from the University of Florida and Khalifa University to share research interests\, highlight current pro jects\, and explore opportunities for future collaboration.\nDesigned as a n introductory "get-to-know-you" forum\, the session will feature brief pr esentations from faculty at both institutions\, followed by discussion aim ed at fostering new academic\, research\, and educational partnerships. By providing an opportunity for faculty to introduce their expertise and ong oing work\, the seminar seeks to identify areas of mutual interest and lay the foundation for future collaborative activities.\nFaculty members from both the University of Florida and Khalifa University will present brief overviews of their research and professional activities\, offering attende es a broader perspective on the innovative work taking place across both i nstitutions. Each faculty member will present for approximately 5–10 min utes\, with dedicated time for questions\, discussion\, and networking opp ortunities following the presentations. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93175330240?pwd=Bd5PsGKKKWpSi68jdARUPjK9gGE2 1t.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8571@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T103000 DTSTAMP:20260709T131507Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/amanda-chappels-doctoral-di ssertation-defense/ SUMMARY:Amanda Chappel's Doctoral Dissertation Defense DESCRIPTION:Amanda Chappel's Doctoral Dissertation Defense\nTitle: Sediment ation dynamics and ecosystem responses to cultural eutrophication in the T ampa Bay estuary\nAdvisor: Elise Morrison\nDate: July 13\, 2026\nTime: 9:3 0 AM\nLocation: Reitz Union 3310 OR Zoom\nZoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j /93759069033?pwd=YeLCxilHkybMdouZo6safSkdOAY4vM.1 CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Reitz Union 3310\, 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 3310:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8569@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T150000 DTSTAMP:20260707T125600Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bingkun-yangs-ph-d-final-de fense/ SUMMARY:Bingkun Yang's Ph.D. Final Defense DESCRIPTION:This is the Ph.D. dissertation defense of Bingkun Yang from the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. The committee chair is Dr. Khiem T. Tran. The dissertation title is Drill ed Shaft Imaging with 2D and 3D Ultrasonic Waveform Tomography. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Weil Hall 365C Conference Room\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesville\, F L\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, Gainesvil le\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Weil Hall 365C Conference Room:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8515@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T103000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-online-graduate-progr am-info-session-2/ SUMMARY:ESSIE ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAM INFO SESSION DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Civil\, Coastal and Environmental Graduate Prog rams!\nThe University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Inf rastructure &\; Environment (ESSIE) is designed for civil\, coastal\, a nd environmental engineers to diversify their skills.\nJoin us for a 1.5 h our-long information session to learn about the program and admissions pro cess. \n CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NXOJmIjNRby7STyLpa7OGg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8517@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T180000 DTSTAMP:20260702T193210Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-graduate-admission s_-online-application-workshop/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE GRADUATE ADMISSIONS_ ONLINE APPLICATION WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:Have you decided to apply to be an ESSIE Graduate student and n eed assistance with your application? Join us for a 1.5 hour-long informat ion session to learn how to apply. We will go over the application process \, share information on the ESSIE application fee waiver\, and answer any questions you may have about applying! CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nwa2jmPkTg-IfKjGeutqng END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8543@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T160000 DTSTAMP:20260701T153041Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-ph-d-o rientation/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Orientation DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Department of Chemical Engineering! This orienta tion is designed to help incoming Ph.D. students successfully transition i nto graduate school and become familiar with the department\, university r esources\, and program expectations.\n\nDuring the orientation\, students will meet faculty\, staff\, and fellow graduate students\, learn about deg ree requirements and academic policies\, review important milestones and r esources\, and receive information about research\, teaching responsibilit ies\, and student life. This session will also provide an opportunity to a sk questions and prepare for a successful start to the Ph.D. program.\n\nA ttendance is expected for all incoming Chemical Engineering Ph.D. students . CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Chemical Engineering Student Center Room 272\, 1030 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.672248;-82.299665 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1030 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Chemical Engi neering Student Center Room 272:geo:29.672248,-82.299665 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8499@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T120000 DTSTAMP:20260520T174444Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/graduate-student-orientatio n/ SUMMARY:Graduate Student Orientation DESCRIPTION:Introducing our incoming graduate students to academic faculty and staff. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8545@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T160000 DTSTAMP:20260701T153041Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-m-s-m- e-orientation/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering M.S./M.E. Orientation DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Department of Chemical Engineering! This orienta tion is designed to help incoming M.S. and M.E. students successfully tran sition into graduate school and become familiar with the department\, univ ersity resources\, and program expectations.\n\nDuring the orientation\, s tudents will meet faculty and staff\, learn about degree requirements and academic policies\, review important deadlines and campus resources\, and receive information about registration\, academic advising\, and opportuni ties for professional and academic development. This session will also pro vide an opportunity to ask questions and prepare for a successful start to your graduate program.\n\nAttendance is expected for all incoming Chemica l Engineering M.S. and M.E. students. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8549@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T160000 DTSTAMP:20260701T153041Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-math-boot-camp-day-1/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Math Boot Camp - Day 1 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a review of the fundamental concepts used in gradua te-level chemical engineering courses. This bootcamp is designed to help s tudents refresh key skills and prepare for a successful start to the semes ter.\n\nThis is a closed event for Department of Chemical Engineering grad uate students. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8641@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T140000 DTSTAMP:20260812T204249Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/decarbonizing-resource-mana gement-pathways-through-circular-engineering/ SUMMARY:Decarbonizing Resource Management: Pathways Through Circular Engine ering DESCRIPTION:Brajesh Dubey\, PH.D.\nProfessor of Resource Recovery and Circu lar Engineering\nIndian Institute of Technology\, Kharagpur\n\nDecarbonizi ng Resource Management: Pathways Through Circular Engineering\n\nAchieving a low-carbon future requires a shift from the traditional linear approach to one that views waste as a valuable resource and integrates circularity into engineering practice. This seminar will present a circular engineeri ng perspective on decarbonizing materials and resource systems through sus tainable resource recovery\, waste valorization\, and life cycle thinking. Drawing on research in municipal solid waste management\, hydrothermal c arbonization\, biochar\, wastewater sludge valorization\, and life cycle a ssessment (LCA)\, the seminar will highlight how organic and inorganic was te streams can be transformed into valuable materials\, renewable energy\, and other beneficial products while reducing environmental impacts. Case studies will demonstrate how engineering innovation\, supported by systems -level sustainability assessment\, can help identify practical and scalabl e pathways for decarbonization. The seminar will also discuss the role of circular economy principles\, resource efficiency\, and evidence-based dec ision-making in developing resilient materials and resource systems that c ontribute to climate change mitigation and sustainable development.\n 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:0-8551@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T163000 DTSTAMP:20260701T153041Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-math-boot-camp-day-2/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Math Boot Camp - Day 2 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a review of the fundamental concepts used in gradua te-level chemical engineering courses. This bootcamp is designed to help s tudents refresh key skills and prepare for a successful start to the semes ter.\n\nThis is a closed event for Department of Chemical Engineering grad uate students. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) 202\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesville\, 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=Engineering B uilding (NEB) 202:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8553@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T160000 DTSTAMP:20260701T153042Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-math-boot-camp-day-3/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Math Boot Camp - Day 3 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a review of the fundamental concepts used in gradua te-level chemical engineering courses. This bootcamp is designed to help s tudents refresh key skills and prepare for a successful start to the semes ter.\n\nThis is a closed event for Department of Chemical Engineering grad uate students. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF) Room 115\, 1041 Center Drive\, G ainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1041 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nanoscal e Research Facility (NRF) Room 115:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8631@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T145500 DTSTAMP:20260812T174939Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-yong-yang-ph-d-u niversity-of-florida/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Yong Yang\, Ph.D.\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Introduction to Fall 2026 NE Seminar Series CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8555@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T150000 DTSTAMP:20260701T153042Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-math-boot-camp-day-4/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Math Boot Camp - Day 4 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a review of the fundamental concepts used in gradua te-level chemical engineering courses. This bootcamp is designed to help s tudents refresh key skills and prepare for a successful start to the semes ter.\n\nThis is a closed event for Department of Chemical Engineering grad uate students. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:HPNP-G112\, 1225 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, Unit ed States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1225 Center Dr.\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=HPNP-G112: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8547@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T170000 DTSTAMP:20260701T153042Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-welcome-back-bbq/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Welcome Back BBQ DESCRIPTION:Join us as we kick off the new academic year at the Department of Chemical Engineering Welcome Back BBQ! This annual event is a great opp ortunity to reconnect with colleagues\, welcome our new community members\ , and enjoy an afternoon of food and conversation before the semester gets underway.\n\nThis is a closed event for Department of Chemical Engineerin g faculty\, staff\, graduate students\, and affiliate faculty. We look for ward to seeing you there as we celebrate the start of another successful y ear together! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Chemical Engineering Student Center\, 1030 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1030 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Chemical Engi neering Student Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8627@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T130000 DTSTAMP:20260810T194721Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fsi-taste-of-tech-seminar-2 / SUMMARY:FSI Taste of Tech Seminar DESCRIPTION:Stay ahead of the curve with Taste of Tech\, a premier seminar series designed for professionals\, innovators\, and technology enthusiast s eager to expand their knowledge. Featuring expert-led discussions\, cutt ing-edge insights\, and actionable strategies\, our sessions cover the lat est trends in the tech industry. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills\, gain industry-leading insights\, or connect with like-minded prof essionals\, Taste of Tech provides the tools and expertise you need to thr ive in an evolving digital landscape. Browse our upcoming seminars below\, now hosted on one Monday per month\, and secure your spot today! CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:https://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/taste-of-tech-seminars/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8639@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T114500 DTSTAMP:20260812T204249Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/water-in-motion-how-transpo rt-organizes-coastal-ecosystem-responses/ SUMMARY:Water in Motion: How Transport Organizes Coastal Ecosystem Response s DESCRIPTION:Dr. Qubin Qin\, Assistant Professor in Coastal Studies at East Caroline University\n\nWater in Motion: How Transport Organizes Coastal Ec osystem Responses\n\nAbstract:\nCoastal ecosystem responses to environment al forcing can vary substantially across space\, time\, and biological sca les. Physical transport can help explain this variability because water mo vement determines where materials and organisms go\, how long they remain\ , and the environmental conditions they experience. My research examines h ow transport organizes ecological exposure and response in coastal systems . By controlling pathways\, residence\, connectivity\, and exchange\, tran sport can generate nonlinear responses and spatially heterogeneous ecologi cal outcomes.\n\nIn this seminar\, I will illustrate this framework throug h examples spanning biological scales. I will show how transport can gener ate contrasting phytoplankton responses through its simultaneous effects o n flushing\, nutrient supply\, and light availability\; how estuarine circ ulation and retention can create hotspots for harmful algal bloom initiati on\; and how environmental exposure can interact with host-level processes to shape oyster–virus dynamics. I will also discuss how AI and machine- learning approaches can complement process-based models and observations b y identifying response patterns\, reconstructing high-dimensional coastal fields\, and enabling fast prediction and scenario analysis. My long-term research program seeks to develop transferable\, predictive frameworks tha t integrate theory\, process-based modeling\, observations\, and data-driv en approaches to understand how transport organizes ecological exposure an d response and to inform water quality\, aquatic resource\, and coastal ec osystem management.\n\n CATEGORIES:Faculty Search,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:0-8659@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T160000 DTSTAMP:20260819T130414Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-understanding-a nd-controlling-cell-matrix-interactions-within-engineered-matrices/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Understanding and Controlling Cell-matrix Interaction s within Engineered Matrices" DESCRIPTION:Tommy Pashuck\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\n\nAbstract: Hydrogels are a promi sing class of biomaterials that can be tailored to mimic human tissues to model them in vitro and for therapeutic applications in vivo. Tuning the p roperties of hydrogels is often done by modifying the structure of the pol ymer network to modulate the viscoelastic properties\, or by functionalizi ng the hydrogel with peptides to improve the bioactivity of the gel. Pepti des have the added benefit that they are natural substrates for cell-secre ted enzymes\, and which enables hydrogels to be dynamically modified by th e encapsulated cells. The Pashuck Lab has developed novel approaches to co ntrol dynamic cell-matrix interactions through both the improved character ization of hydrogels during culture and by tuning the molecular structure of the gels to understand the significance of different design parameters. The goal of this work is to improve our understanding of how cell-matrix interactions guide fundamental processes including endothelial network for mation and stem cell differentiation. These platforms are building towards our goal of making biomaterials that more closely recapitulate the comple x environments found in native tissues. \n\nBio: Tommy Pashuck was born an d raised in Orlando\, Florida and received a BS in Materials Science and E ngineering from the University of Florida. He received a PhD\, also in Mat erials Science and Engineering\, from Northwestern University before movin g to the UK to join the lab of Molly Stevens at Imperial College\, London on a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. He worked at the New Jersey Cent er for Biomaterials before starting a lab in the Bioengineering Department at Lehigh University in 2018\, and joined the Materials Science and Engin eering Department at the University of Florida in the summer of 2026. 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:0-8591@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T101500 DTSTAMP:20260727T162134Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-fall-2 026-seminar-series-ratul-chowdhury-phd/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Fall 2026 Seminar Series - Ratul Chowdhury\, P hD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ratul Chowdhury\, PhD\, Building A World of Difference Faculty Fellow\, Assistant Professor\nChemical and Biological Engineering \, Iowa State University\n\nTalk title: "Understanding and engineering met al interactions with biomolecules"\n\nAbstract:\nMetal-binding biomolecule s provide a powerful platform for understanding and engineering molecular recognition across biological and materials systems. Our research integrat es molecular biophysics\, computational modeling\, experimental testing an d machine learning\, to uncover how proteins (such as lanmodulin) selectiv ely coordinate metal ions through precisely organized carboxylate networks \, and translates these principles into engineered biomaterials including carboxylate-functionalized nanocellulose. By combining molecular dynamics\ , structural biology\, machine learning\, and quantitative binding assays\ , we establish transferable design rules governing biomolecular metal inte ractions. We are applying these rules to study a broad portfolio of projec ts\, for sustainable critical mineral recovery\, elucidating the roles of metal-mediated methanogenesis from cattle\, and dissecting the biophysical principles of metalloenzyme function linked to human metal-imbalance diso rders. \n\nBio:\nI am an assistant professor of Chemical and Biological En gineering at Iowa State. My research group –Structural Protein Biology a nd Engineering Lab – https://chowdhurylab.github.io/ focuses on designin g novel selective metal-binding proteins/ peptides/ other ligands using st ructural biology and AI/optimization models. We are invested in projects o n: Critical Mineral Recovery\, Metalloenzyme Engineering (anti-methanogene sis molecule design)\, and understanding Viral Infections (animals\, human s\, plants)\, and Image Processing. Our research has been funded by NSF\, DOE\, Global Methane Hub\, Iowa Energy\, and biotechnology companies.\nI r eceived my PhD in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University\, in 201 9 under the supervision of Prof. Costas D. Maranas. During my PhD\, I deve loped optimization tools for redesign of different classes of proteins. Ne xt\, I was a postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Peter Sorger in the Departm ent of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School. I devised a large langua ge model and machine learning strategies to accurately predict the structu re of voltage gated ion channels and kinases and docking a library of drug s to discern non-opioid drug binding modalities with implications in pain and cancer\, respectively.\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8667@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T134000 DTSTAMP:20260820T145303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-atomically-thin -membranes-from-synthesis-to-integration-and-application/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Atomically Thin Membranes: From Synthesis to Integrati on\, and Application DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Atomically Thin Membranes: From Synthesis to Integ ration\, and Application\nDate: August 25\, 2026 \nTime: 12:50 PM Location : MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Piran R. Kidambi\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Me chanical and Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\n\nAbstract\nTwo -dimensional (2D) nanomaterials offer fundamentally new opportunities to s tudy and control mass transport at sub-atomic and molecular length scales. Their atomic thickness enables transport phenomena such as quantum tunnel ing\, while atomically precise defects can function as nanopores for highl y size-selective ionic and molecular sieving. Together\, these unique char acteristics open new frontiers in membrane science and molecular separatio ns.\n\nIn this talk\, I will discuss our recent advances in 2D material sy nthesis\, fundamental transport characterization\, nanopore creation\, sca lable processing\, support-resistance matching\, and device integration fo r separation applications spanning energy\, environment\, and healthcare. I will highlight emerging applications such as next-generation proton exch ange membranes for fuel cells and redox flow batteries\, where atomically thin selective layers offer a pathway to overcome the long-standing permea bility–selectivity trade-off that limits conventional membranes. I will also discuss the challenges that emerge when moving from idealized nanosca le materials to practical membranes—including defects\, mechanical stabi lity\, integration\, and scale-up.\n\nFinally\, I will present emerging op portunities for 2D materials to enable entirely new separation processes\, including highly energy-efficient hydrogen isotope separation. Together\, these examples illustrate both the promise and the challenges of atomical ly thin membranes.\n\nBiography\nPiran R. Kidambi is an Associate Professo r at the University of Florida. After receiving his PhD from the Universit y of Cambridge\, he pursued postdoctoral research at MIT through a Lindema nn Trust Fellowship. Kidambi's research leverages the intersection between (i) nanomaterial synthesis\, (ii) process engineering\, and (iii) in situ metrology\, to enable bottom-up materials design and synthesis for energy \, separations\, and healthcare applications. His research has been recogn ized via several awards and honors including DOE Early Career Award (2022) \, NSF CAREER (2020)\, ASME Rising Star (2024)\, ACS Nanoscience Au Rising Star (2026)\, Nanoscale Emerging Investigator (2026)\, Donald D. Harringt on Faculty Fellowship at UT Austin (2024-2025)\, AIChE NSEF Young Investig ator (2023)\, Emerging Investigator JMCA (2022)\, ACS PMSE Young Investiga tor (2022)\, ECS Toyota Young Investigator (2020)\, Ralph E. Powe Junior F aculty Award (2018)\, among others. \n\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:0-8611@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T160000 DTSTAMP:20260805T174835Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-dr-simon-phillp ot-and-dr-kevin-jones-uf/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Dr. Simon Phillpot and Dr. Kevin Jones\, UF DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Introductory Seminar for Students CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\ , Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gal e Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8675@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T190000 DTSTAMP:20260824T132236Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/electrical-and-computer-eng ineering-ece-club-fair/ SUMMARY:Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Club Fair DESCRIPTION:Come check out the first-ever Electrical and Computer Engineeri ng (ECE) Club Fair!\n\nWhether you want to join a project team\, get invol ved in the department\, or just see what clubs are out there\, come say hi ! It’s fully drop-in style\, so feel free to swing by whenever you're fr ee between 5 and 7 PM.\n\n* **When:** Wednesday\, August 26 | 5:00 – 7:0 0 PM (drop in anytime)\n* **Where:** MALA 7200\n\nScan the QR code to see the list of clubs attending. See you there! CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 7200\, 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 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8669@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T015500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T145500 DTSTAMP:20260824T132236Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-jim-reuss-and-va resha-murney-westhinghouse/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Jim Reuss and Varesha Murney\, Westhinghouse DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Engineering Careers at Westinghouse Nuclear CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\ , Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gal e Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8647@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T134000 DTSTAMP:20260817T155143Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/assessing-drought-vulnerabi lity-linking-water-resources-economies-and-human-systems-johanna-egstrom-u f/ SUMMARY:Assessing Drought Vulnerability: Linking water resources\, Economie s\, and Human Systems\, Johanna Egstrom\, UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8677@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T134000 DTSTAMP:20260824T132249Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-compositional-m ethods-of-engineering-analysis/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Compositional Methods of Engineering Analysis DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Compositional Methods of Engineering Analysis\nDat e: August 27\, 2026 \nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. James Fair banks\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Enginee ring\nUniversity of Florida\n\nAbstract\nEngineering systems are becoming increasingly complex\, spanning multiple physical processes\, computationa l components\, and decision-making systems. A central challenge is underst anding how system-level behavior emerges from interactions among constitue nt parts. My research develops compositional methods for modeling\, simula tion\, optimization\, and control based on the premise that complex system s should be understood through how they are assembled from interacting com ponents. By making system structure explicit\, these methods enable models \, algorithms\, and software to be constructed\, analyzed\, and reused com positionally rather than developed independently for each application. In this talk\, I will present a research program that combines applied mathem atics\, geometry\, and scientific computing to develop modeling frameworks that transfer across engineering domains. I will discuss recent work in c omputational physics\, including compositional approaches to multiphysics modeling and simulation\, before focusing on applications in control and a utonomy. These include distributed optimization\, model predictive control \, and multi-agent coordination using sheaf-theoretic representations of i nformation and interaction. I will conclude by discussing ongoing efforts to integrate modeling\, simulation\, learning\, and decision-making within a common compositional framework\, and how this perspective supports emer ging directions in scientific AI and digital engineering.\n\nBiography\nJa mes Fairbanks (BS Mathematics '12) is an Assistant Professor in the Depart ment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida\ , with affiliations in the Institute for Computational Engineering and the Florida Institute for National Security. Prior to joining UF\, he was a S enior Research Engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Informati on and Communications Laboratory\, where he developed machine learning and high-performance data analytics software for sensing\, planning\, and sci entific modeling applications. His doctoral research in Computational Scie nce and Engineering focused on numerical\, statistical\, and streaming alg orithms for graph analytics and network science.\nHis research develops co mpositional approaches to scientific computing\, modeling\, simulation\, o ptimization\, and control. Drawing on ideas from applied category theory\, computational sheaf theory\, geometry\, and high-performance computing\, his work seeks to understand complex systems through the structure of thei r interacting components and the relationships between them. This perspect ive has led to research spanning computational physics\, multi-agent auton omy\, scientific AI\, and engineering design automation. At UF\, he leads the Generalized Algebraic Techniques Advancing Science (GATAS) Lab and hel ps develop the open-source AlgebraicJulia ecosystem for compositional scie ntific computing. He collaborates widely across engineering\, mathematics\ , computer science\, and the physical sciences\, as well as with external partners including Georgia Tech\, Virginia Tech\, NIST\, AFRL\, and the To pos Institute.\n\nFaculty Host: Dr. S. 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:0-8679@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T145500 DTSTAMP:20260824T204619Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-engineering-care ers-at-westinghouse-nuclear/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Engineering Careers at Westinghouse Nuclear" DESCRIPTION:Nuclear Engineering Graduate Student Seminar Series 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:0-8681@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T145500 DTSTAMP:20260824T204620Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-engineering-care ers-at-westinghouse-nuclear-jim-reuss-and-varesha-mauney-westinghouse-nucl ear/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Engineering Careers at Westinghouse Nuclear" - Jim Reu ss and Varesha Mauney\, Westinghouse Nuclear DESCRIPTION:Nuclear Engineering Graduate Student 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:0-8655@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T113500 DTSTAMP:20260819T130341Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cyber-physical-gaps-in-heal thcare-and-humanitarian-assistance-yuehwern-yih-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Cyber-Physical Gaps in Healthcare and Humanitarian Assistance\, Yue hwern Yih\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98896470739\nYuehwern Yih\, Ph.D.\n Tompkins Distinguished Professor\nEdwardson School of Industrial Engineeri ng\nDirector of Smart Operations and Systems (SOS) Lab\nPurdue University\ nTitle: Cyber-Physical Gaps in Healthcare and Humanitarian Assistance\nAbs tract:\nTechnological advances in digital platforms\, automation\, and sen sor systems are rapidly expanding capabilities in healthcare delivery and humanitarian assistance. However\, in complex operating environments\, the integration of these technologies often reveals a critical gap between cy ber systems and the physical realities of human action\, environmental var iability\, and contextual constraints. This misalignment can undermine dec ision quality and service reliability\, and in some cases\, lead to uninte nded or suboptimal outcomes.\nThis talk examines these challenges in last- mile delivery for healthcare and humanitarian assistance\, where decision- making is shaped by the dynamic interplay of human judgment\, technologica l capabilities\, and on-the-ground realities. Drawing on case studies\, it will discuss how discrepancies between data collected for one operational purpose and its subsequent use for modeling or strategic decision-making can propagate through the system—amplifying risks and degrading performa nce. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of context-aware design\, s takeholder engagement\, and research translation to deliver high-quality\, sustainable solutions.\nBio:\nDr. Yuehwern Yih is the Tompkins Distinguis hed Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. She previous ly served as the Director of LASER PULSE ($70 million USAID funded program ) and the Associate Director of Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineer ing. She is Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)\, Senior M ember of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)\, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Fellow\, and Executive Leadership in Academi c Technology\, Engineering and Science (ELATE) Fellow.\nDr. Yih’s core r esearch focuses on understanding dynamics of system behaviors to improve t he performance of complex systems under volatile environments including ma nufacturing systems\, supply chains\, humanitarian assistance\, health car e delivery\, and global development. Dr. Yih received the IISE David F Bak er Distinguished Research Award\, the Melinda and Bill Gates Grand Challen ge Award\, the inaugural Faculty Engagement Fellow (highest honor for enga gement at Purdue)\, and multiple Pritsker Undergraduate Teaching Awards an d the Most Impactful Faculty Inventors at Purdue. She has vast experience in interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration to address global deve lopment challenges\, e.g. integrated nutrition system for HIV patients in Kenya\, medical supply chains for maternal health in Uganda\, humanitarian supply chains in South Sudan and Ukraine\, impacting over a million peopl e in need. Dr. Yih received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Na tional Tsing Hua University in Taiwan\, and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:L005 Turlington\, 330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=L005 Turlington:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8661@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T160000 DTSTAMP:20260819T130414Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-multimodal-ai-f or-alzheimers-disease-diagnosis-and-prognosis/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Multimodal AI for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Prognosis" DESCRIPTION:Joyita Dutta\, Ph.D.\nProfessor of Biomedical Engineering\nUMas s Amherst\n\nAbstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurod egenerative disorder and a looming public health challenge. Amyloid-β pla ques and tau tangles\, the two pathophysiological hallmarks of AD\, are be lieved to play key mechanistic roles in the disease\, serve as potential t herapeutic targets\, and can be imaged in vivo using positron emission tom ography (PET). This talk will discuss novel signal processing and artifici al intelligence (AI) approaches that hold great promise in AD diagnosis an d prognosis. The first part of the talk will focus on AI-based PET image e nhancement. The primary factors compromising PET image quality are low spa tial resolution and high noise. The talk will present novel deep learning approaches for PET image super-resolution and denoising\, demonstrating th eir applications to AD neuroimaging datasets. The second part will focus o n automated staging of tau pathology using self-supervised contrastive lea rning on tau PET data. Tau tangles exhibit heterogeneous deposition across brain regions\, complicating efforts to define clear progression stages. The talk will present a contrastive staging framework that learns feature representations from tau PET without labeled data\, identifying distinct s tages that align with progression trajectories for disease biomarkers and cognitive measures. The final part of the talk will focus on digital pheno typing of AD based on an individual’s sleep patterns. Sleep disturbances are among the earliest observable signs of AD. The talk will cover AI-bas ed models for predicting cognitive status from sleep monitoring data and f or automated sleep staging using wearable devices\, including preliminary results from a smartwatch-based human sleep study conducted in our lab.\n\ nBio: Dr. Joyita Dutta is a Professor with Tenure in the Department of Bio medical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She receiv ed her B.Tech. (Honors) from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. She directs the Biomedical Imaging and Data Science Laboratory (BIDSLab) at UMass Amh erst\, which develops signal processing and artificial intelligence (AI) t echniques for image\, graph\, and time-series datasets. Her scientific con tributions include the development of a broad range of tools for medical i mage enhancement and reconstruction with a focus on multimodality informat ion integration. Dr. Dutta was the recipient of the 2016 Tracy Lynn Faber Memorial Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the 2016 Bruce Hasegawa Young Investigator Medical Imaging Sci ence Award from the IEEE. She received an SNMMI Young Investigator Award\, the 2013 SNMMI Mitzi &\; William Blahd MD Pilot Research Grant\, the 2 013 American Lung Association Senior Research Training Fellowship\, and an NIH K01 Career Development Award. Her research has supported by multiple grants\, including NIH R01\, R21\, and R03 grants held as PI. Dr. Dutta is a founding member of the SNMMI AI Task Force. She was the Program Co-Chai r for the 2022 IEEE Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) in Milan\, Italy and will serve as the Chair of the 2027 MIC in Pasadena\, CA. She served as th e President of the SNMMI Physics\, Instrumentation and Data Sciences Counc il (PIDSC) from 2024-2025. Her trainees at BIDSLab have been awarded prest igious extramural training grants from the SNMMI\, IEEE\, APS\, and AAUW. She was named a UMass Translational Innovation Fellow in 2025. 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:0-8699@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T100000 DTSTAMP:20260828T174845Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-fall-2 026-seminar-series-rose-cersonsky-ph-d/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Fall 2026 Seminar Series - Rose Cersonsky\, Ph .D. DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rose Cersonsky\, Ph.D. \nMichael and Virginia Conway A ssistant Professor\nChemical and Biological Engineering\nUniversity of Wis consin-Madison\n\nTitle: "Extending the successes of atomistic machine lea rning up a scale or two"\n\nAbstract: Machine learning has delivered remar kable results in atomistic simulations\, enabling predictive accuracy at s cales previously unreachable. However\, extending these successes to the n anoscale requires addressing several fundamental obstacles. First\, the ge neration of atomistically resolved training data at larger scales is prohi bitively costly. Second\, retaining full atomic resolution in models becom es impractical at extended time and length scales\, demanding strategies f or coarse-graining without losing essential physics. Finally\, the charact erization of phases and behaviors in systems with glassy or gel-like morph ologies poses unique challenges: these materials lack sharp structural bou ndaries\, evolve slowly\, and exhibit complex dynamical heterogeneity\, ma king them difficult to quantify and model. In this talk\, I will explore t hese challenges\, outline emerging strategies to overcome them\, and discu ss how machine learning frameworks can be adapted to bridge the gap betwee n the atomistic and mesoscale worlds.\n\nBio: Rose K. Cersonsky is the Mic hael and Virginia Conway Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological En gineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her Bachelo r of Science degree in materials science and engineering with a minor conc entration in computer science from the University of Connecticut in 2014. She went on to obtain her Ph.D. in macromolecular science and engineering from the University of Michigan in 2019 alongside Professor Sharon C. Glot zer\, focusing on the self-assembly behavior and optical properties of col loidal nanoparticles. Following her doctoral work\, she collaborated with Prof. Michele Ceriotti as a postdoctoral researcher at École Polytechniqu e Fédérale de Lausanne in Lausanne\, Switzerland\, working on developing and applying hybrid supervised-unsupervised machine learning models for d ata-driven studies of molecular design.\n\nRose’s research group at UW-M adison\, established in 2023\, centers on developing techniques for and us ing data science and machine learning to unify our understanding of molecu lar motion and emergent phenomena across length scales. The Cersonsky Lab specializes in information-theoretic approaches to machine learning in mul tiscale systems\, particularly how representation choice controls model ex pressivity. Our work has shown that careful attention to data representati ons can allow simple\, interpretable models to outperform complex architec tures\, especially in data-limited or noisy datasets.\n\nShe and her group lead the development of scikit-matter\, a scikit-learn-affiliated package for quantitative structure-property relations in materials research\, and are core developers of chemiscope\, an interactive visualizer for data-dr iven analyses of molecular datasets. Rose’s work has been recognized wit h a number of awards\, including being named one of Matter’s “35 under 35” in Materials Research\, an Emerging Investigator by the Internation al Association for Colloids and Interface Scientists\, the Victor K. LaMer Award from the Colloids Division of the American Chemical Society\, the B iointerfaces Institute Innovator Award\, and the Charles G. Overberger Awa rd for Excellence in Research.\n\nIn addition to research\, Rose has devot ed herself to scientific service\, leading and coordinating multiple outre ach programs and publishing work in educational journals on community enga gement and gender equity. Recently\, she released the commentary “Not ye t defect-free: the current landscape for women in computational materials research\,” in npj Computational Materials\, highlighting the data-drive n inequities still demonstrated by the field.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8687@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T134000 DTSTAMP:20260824T204559Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/intelligent-structures/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Intelligent Structures: Turning Flexibility into Funct ionality DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Intelligent Structures: Turning Flexibility into F unctionality\nDate: September 1\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303 \nDr. Patrick Musgrave\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract\nFlexible structure s are often governed by nonlinear dynamics\, and when submerged in fluids they must contend with complex fluid-structure interactions. However\, wha t if these nonlinearities and fluid-structure interactions are not a chall enge? Instead\, what if these complex dynamics could become a benefit? Thi s talk will present a vision for Intelligent Structures that can think and respond to the flow by turning their flexibility into function. On flight vehicles\, responding to unsteady aerodynamics such as vortices and shock s is a significant challenge due to the high sensor density and large comp utational cost required to sense and process the flow. This talk will pres ent our research into Mechanical Neural Networks that harness the nonlinea r dynamics of vibrating structures to sense and process environmental info rmation with minimal digital computation. On underwater vehicles\, achievi ng high maneuverability and stability in the coastal environment is a chal lenge due to the punishing waves and currents. This talk will present our ongoing work to realize Soft Robotic Swimmers which harness a flexible bod y with distributed muscles to achieve the efficiency\, maneuverability\, a nd adaptability of biological swimmers.\nBiography\nPatrick Musgrave is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Departmen t at the University of Florida. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineer ing from Virginia Tech and prior to joining UF was a research scientist at the US Naval Research Laboratory. He leads the Fluids and Adaptive Struct ures (FASt) Lab with the vision to realize intelligent structures that can think and respond to flow. His research embodies actuation\, sensing\, pr ocessing and control directly into the flexible body to achieve Intelligen t Structures such as Soft Robotic Swimmers\, Mechanical Neural Networks\, and Ocean Wave Energy Harvesters. Dr. Musgrave’s research has been suppo rted by AFOSR\, NSF\, and DOE\; he is the recipient of an AFOSR Young Inve stigator award and an NSF CAREER award\; and he has been named a Rising St ar in Engineering by the Academy of Science\, Engineering\, and Medicine o f Florida\nFaculty Host: Dr. 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:0-8599@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000 DTSTAMP:20260729T182458Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/kyle-s-brinkman-ph-d-clemso n-university/ SUMMARY:Kyle S. Brinkman\, Ph.D.\, Clemson University DESCRIPTION:Title: Ceramics for a Sustainable Future: From Energy Conversio n to Waste Immobilization 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:0-8575@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T140000 DTSTAMP:20260818T194804Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-career-readiness-kickof f/ SUMMARY:ECE Career Readiness Kickoff DESCRIPTION:Collaborative event between ECE and UF’s Career Connections C enter designed to prepare students for the upcoming ECE Career Fair and Un iversity-Wide Technical Career Fair. Attendees will have the opportunity t o connect with campus resources\, learn strategies for career fair success \, explore employer opportunities\, and gain valuable insights to help lau nch a successful internship or job search.\n\n Event RSVP \n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall - Rm 2003 - AI Lab\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville \, Florida\, 32611-6200\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, Florida\, 32611-6200\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malach owsky Hall - Rm 2003 - AI Lab:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8519@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T180000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-online-graduate-progr am-info-session-3/ SUMMARY:ESSIE ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAM INFO SESSION DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Civil\, Coastal and Environmental Graduate Prog rams!\nThe University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Inf rastructure &\; Environment (ESSIE) is designed for civil\, coastal\, a nd environmental engineers to diversify their skills.\nJoin us for a 1.5 h our-long information session to learn about the program and admissions pro cess. \n CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zi7KKo_-RxOq53_Pqgving END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8557@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T100000 DTSTAMP:20260701T182841Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-m-s-m-e-town-hall/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering M.S./M.E. Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Interested in gaining research experience? Join us for a town h all discussion on how M.S. and M.E. students can get involved in research. We'll discuss available opportunities\, how to connect with faculty\, and answer questions about finding a research position.\n\nThis is a closed e vent for Department of Chemical Engineering M.S. and M.E. students. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 498\, 527 Gale Lermerand Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=527 Gale Lermerand Dr.\, Ga inesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Her bert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Room 498:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8649@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T134000 DTSTAMP:20260817T155143Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/arsenic-the-environmental-t oxin-that-wont-go-away-tim-townsend-uf/ SUMMARY:Arsenic: The Environmental Toxin That Won\\'t Go Away\, Tim Townsen d\, UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8689@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T134000 DTSTAMP:20260826T181208Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-strong-foundati ons-expanding-horizons-from-mechanics-and-structural-analysis-to-evolving- and-di/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Strong Foundations\, Expanding Horizons: From Mechanic s and Structural Analysis to Evolving and Di DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Strong Foundations\, Expanding Horizons: From Mech anics and Structural Analysis to Evolving and Diversifying Aerospace Capst one Design\nDate: September 3\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\n \nDr. Ting Dong\nInstructional Assistant Professor\nDepartment of Mechanic al and Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\n\nAbstract\nThis pres entation highlights my approach to mechanical and aerospace engineering ed ucation across a broad range of courses\, from Mechanics of Materials\, Ae rospace Structures\, and Finite Element Analysis and Design to Aircraft De sign and Spacecraft Design. I will discuss how I help students develop a s trong understanding of the fundamentals of mechanics and structural analys is and apply them to real engineering problems. Building on these foundati ons\, I will highlight how my Aircraft Design and Spacecraft Design course s have evolved and diversified through a range of conceptual design challe nges and\, more recently\, hands-on design-build-test experiences involvin g prototype fabrication\, testing\, and iteration.\n\nBiography\nTing Dong is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & amp\; Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. Her teaching spa ns engineering mechanics\, structural analysis\, finite element analysis\, and aerospace capstone design. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Enginee ring in 2020 and her M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2016\, b oth from the University of Florida. Prior to joining UF\, she worked as a licensed aircraft structures engineer at China Southern Airlines. Her reco gnitions include Runner-up in UF’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition \, the People’s Choice Award at the Florida Statewide 3MT Competition\, and the Excellence in Teaching Innovation Award.\n\nFaculty Host: Dr. Rick Lind 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:0-8703@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T140000 DTSTAMP:20260831T143627Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/career-opportunities-as-a-s cientist-engineer-in-support-of-national-defense-in-the-department-of-war/ SUMMARY:Career Opportunities as a Scientist/Engineer in Support of National Defense in the Department of War DESCRIPTION:Our nation’s security depends on an advanced military that ha s technological superiority over our adversaries. Civilian scientists and engineers provide the technical expertise that is required to deliver this technical advantage to the men and women in uniform\, and top students in science and engineering are in high demand for careers within the Departm ent of War. Internship opportunities (e.g.\, Office of Naval Research Nava l Research Enterprise Internship Program\, STEM Student Employment Program ) and Scholarship opportunities (e.g.\, Science Mathematics and Research f or Transformation\, SMART) are strong recruitment incentives for highly qu alified students interested in these career fields. This talk will cover c areer opportunities and the internship/scholarship opportunities available to students who are interested in these career fields 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:0-8683@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T145500 DTSTAMP:20260824T204620Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-simulating-the-s ignatures-of-nuclear-security-dr-camille-palmer-oregon-state/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: "Simulating the Signatures of Nuclear Security" - Dr. C amille Palmer\, Oregon State DESCRIPTION:NE Graduate Student 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:0-8657@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T113500 DTSTAMP:20260819T130414Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-matt-gitzendann er-introduction-to-ufit-research-computing-hipergator-and-navigator/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Matt Gitzendanner - Introduction to UFIT Research Comp uting\, HiPerGator and NaviGator DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98896470739\n\nTitle: Introduction to UFIT Research Computing\, HiPerGator and NaviGator\n\nAbstract: This se minar will introduce you to UFIT Research Computing\, HiPerGator\, UF's su percomputer\, and the\nNaviGator set of generative AI tools. We will cover basic information on using HiPerGator and NaviGator. There will\nbe time for questions.\n\nBio: Matt Gitzendanner manages the Training and Regulate d Data Teams\, helping users use HiPerGator and\ndeveloping AI education c urricula. Matt has worked with UFIT Research Computing for over 12 years\, supporting\nresearch from across campus. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:L005 Turlington\, 330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=L005 Turlington:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8597@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T100000 DTSTAMP:20260728T151521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-fall-2 026-seminar-series-o-berk-usta-phd/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Fall 2026 Seminar Series – O. Berk USTA\, Ph D DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. O. Berk USTA\nAssociate Professor of Surgery &\ ; Bioengineering\nCenter for Engineering in Medicine &\; Surgery (CEMS) \nHarvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital - Shriners Hospi tals for Children\, Boston\n\nTalk title: "Supercooled Storage – Applica tions to Red Blood Cells"\n\nAbstract:\nRed blood cells (RBCs) make up ove r 90% of the cellular content in human blood and play a crucial role in ox ygen transport\, which is essential for life. As the original form of cell therapy\, RBC transfusions have become one of the most valuable and widel y used treatments in modern medicine. Each year\, more than 100 million un its of blood are donated globally\, with over 30\,000 units transfused dai ly in the United States alone. At the heart of this extensive operation is the cold storage of RBC units\, which can last up to 42 days. This storag e capability is vital for managing inventory and ensuring the practical di stribution of RBCs in blood banks worldwide. While many practitioners view this established method as the definitive solution for RBC storage and tr ansfusion\, recent research indicates potential risks associated with usin g cold-stored RBCs beyond 28 days of storage. This research also reveals s ignificant gaps in the quality assessment of RBC products. In this talk\, I will discuss a recent advancement from my lab aimed at extending the sto rage time and quality of RBCs through a novel method\, i.e.\, “supercool ed preservation.” Additionally\, I will highlight opportunities for impr oving the quality assessment of these vital components.\n\nBio:\nDr. Berk Usta\, is a chemical engineer by training with an undergraduate degree fro m the Bogazici University (Istanbul\, Turkey) and a PhD\, focused on compu tational complex fluid dynamics\, from the University of Florida (Gainesvi lle\, FL). He then conducted postdoctoral and visiting scientific research appointments at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh\, PA) and Oxford University (Oxford\, UK) on computational modeling of multi-phase\, polym eric and soft deformable systems. In 2009\, he made a career transition in to biomedical engineering\, during which he conducted research on liver ti ssue engineering and biopreservation at the Center for Engineering in Medi cine and Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard M edical School (HMS). He joined the faculty in the Department of Surgery at MGH and HMS as an instructor in 2013. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Surgery\, where he conducts research under the umbrella of “Bioengineered Solutions and Dissemination Technologies for Health and D isease\,” focusing on biopreservation of cells and tissues\, device and tissue engineering for health and disease\, biomaterials\, and biomarkers. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8701@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T134000 DTSTAMP:20260902T134536Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-from-sequence-t o-function-engineering-molecular-devices-for-monitoring-living-systems/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: From Sequence to Function: Engineering Molecular Devic es for Monitoring Living Systems DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: From Sequence to Function: Engineering Molecular D evices for Monitoring Living Systems\nDate: September 8\, 2026\nTime: 12:5 0 PM Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Jing Pan\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\nAbstract\nBi omolecules are traditionally viewed as biology's information carriers\, bu t they are fundamentally nanoscale physical systems that encode mechanical and chemical functions. This duality makes them a uniquely programmable e ngineering substrate. Advances in molecular synthesis\, sequencing\, and d esign now let us write sequence-level rules that specify structure\, kinet ics\, and dynamics. This enables a new engineering paradigm of building fu nctional molecular machines for applications spanning basic biomedical res earch\, healthcare\, and national defense. In this talk\, I will present o ur research platform for developing functional biomolecular nanosystems. F irst\, I will discuss AI-assisted protein design and next-generation seque ncing (NGS)-based high-throughput screening for developing molecular binde rs. These biorecognition elements serve as basic building blocks for compl ex molecular systems. Second\, I will present our recent work leveraging m olecular thermodynamics\, microscale heat and mass transport\, and rationa l sequence design to develop a suite of tools for continuous biosensing. I will highlight photothermal recycling\, an approach that addresses the sp eed-sensitivity trade-off in biosensing by thermally driving biomolecular binders in situ to enable continuous monitoring in biological systems wher e conventional sensors saturate or foul. Finally\, I will introduce our cu rrent work integrating these molecular tools into microphysiological syste ms to close the loop between biosensing\, tissue dynamics\, and biological control\, with applications in real-time clinical monitoring\, biomanufac turing process analytics\, and high-fidelity human-on-a-chip models. Toget her\, this work advances the engineering science of molecular machines tha t continuously interface with living systems.\nBiography\nJing Pan is an a ssistant professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Universi ty of Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University\, where he worked on engineering DNA-based molecular motors. H e completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University\, designing D NA molecular switches for biomedical applications. His lab at UF engineers biomolecules as nanoscale machines\, with a focus on continuous biochemic al sensing for healthcare and life science research. He is the recipient o f the NSF CAREER Award\, the NIGMS MIRA Award\, the NIBIB R21 Trailblazer Award\, and the ASME Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering Award.\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:0-8633@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T160000 DTSTAMP:20260812T174939Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-environmental-engi neering-sciences-information-session/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE Environmental Engineering Sciences Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the UF ESSIE Environmental Engineering Sciences faculty and research speciali zations. Representatives will be available to take your questions during t his time. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/PiGu61SvSrq2kj5JDIQN8w END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8735@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T160000 DTSTAMP:20260902T131132Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-honggyu-kim-ph- d-associate-professor-university-of-florida/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Honggyu Kim\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: 4D-STEM: One Technique\, Boundless Opportunties CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\ , Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gal e Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8695@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T120000 DTSTAMP:20260831T174543Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/cise-guest-seminar-learner- modeling-small-ai-and-the-effortless-bypass-dilemma/ SUMMARY:CISE Guest Seminar: "Learner Modeling\, Small AI\, and the Effortle ss Bypass Dilemma" DESCRIPTION:Refreshments at 10:30am. Talk begins at 11:00am.\nSpeaker: \nDr . H. Chad Lane\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\nTalk Descripti on:\nLearners now have immediate and anonymous access to AI tools that wil l complete their schoolwork for them. I call this temptation the effortles s bypass dilemma\, and I argue we should treat it as a motivation problem: GenAI is the first technology capable of broadly eliminating the producti ve struggle that learning depends on. Designing experiences students choos e to invest in is also a technical problem. We need systems that can scrut inize fine-grained learning processes\, and models that behave in pedagogi cally effective ways when trying to support learning. Thanktully\, the res earch field of AI in Education has been building toward both for decades. In the NSF INVITE AI Institute\, we are conducting research to accelerate this vision. We center skills that underlie effective learning\, including persistence\, academic resilience\, and collaboration\, and we treat them as first-class design targets. I'll describe our learner modeling work\, including theory-driven models of persistence and detectors that separate substantive problem solving from surface-level activity. I'll close on our commitment to small\, local AI\, and on a complication: in benchmarking s mall models as CS tutors\, most were compelled to complete the student's n ext step despite explicit prompting. Most LLMs are trained to be compliant \, not pedagogical. Prompting and fine-tuning only get us so far against t hat\, which is pushing us toward neurosymbolic approaches that put pedagog ical control outside the model rather than hoping it emerges from within. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky 5200\, 1889 Museum Rd\,\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\,\, Gainesv ille\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malachowsky 5200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8737@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T120000 DTSTAMP:20260902T131133Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/center-for-remote-sensing-s eminar-series-matt-donovan-agriculture-intelligence-inc/ SUMMARY:Center for Remote Sensing Seminar Series - Matt Donovan\, Agricultu re Intelligence\, Inc. DESCRIPTION:Matt Donovan\, CEO and co-founder of Agriculture Intelligence\, Inc.\, will discuss the journey of transforming UF research in per-tree r emote sensing into a deployed commercial platform. He will explore how AI\ , remote sensing\, and precision agriculture can turn agricultural data in to actionable evidence. CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8705@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T140000 DTSTAMP:20260831T143627Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ni-test-and-measurement-sho wcase/ SUMMARY:NI - Test and Measurement Showcase DESCRIPTION:Test and Measurement Showcase\nMalachowsky Hall AI Lab\, Rm 200 3\nSeptember 10\, 2026\nHands-On Demos and Discussion 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM\ nPresentation 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM\n- Learn how NI’s Modular Test \nequi pment can benefit your research\n- Chat with Test and Measurement \nexpert s\n- See AI-automated workflow CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall - Rm 2003 - AI Lab\, 1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesville \, Florida\, 32611-6200\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1889 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, Florida\, 32611-6200\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Malach owsky Hall - Rm 2003 - AI Lab:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8727@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T124000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T134000 DTSTAMP:20260902T131133Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-learning-optimi zation-and-control-for-assured-data-driven-autonomy/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Learning\, optimization\, and control for assured data -driven autonomy DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Learning\, optimization\, and control for assured data-driven autonomy\nDate: September 10\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Rushikesh Kamalapurkar\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment o f Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\n\nAbstract\ nIn an effort to automate increasingly complex cyber-physical systems\, wh ere first-principles models of the underlying physical processes are eithe r poorly understood or computationally taxing\, practitioners of autonomy have gravitated towards data-driven modeling and control techniques. Howev er\, many data-driven methods still lack the theoretical guarantees requir ed for safety-critical autonomy. My research program develops the mathemat ical foundations needed to integrate data-driven models into autonomous ar chitectures while preserving system-theoretic guarantees of stability\, pe rformance\, and safety.\n\nIn this talk\, I will highlight the adaptive op timal control (AOC) techniques developed by my lab. AOC techniques have be en studied in detail over the past decade and have proven effective in add ressing a variety of autonomy challenges. Originally developed for traditi onal control tasks such as set-point regulation and trajectory tracking\, these techniques have since been applied to complex objectives including s afe learning\, imitation learning\, missions specified via temporal logic\ , herding control\, and game-theoretic deception. In this talk\, I will di scuss the foundations of adaptive optimal control\, highlight the technica l challenges in the application of adaptive optimal control to partially o bserved systems with safety constraints\, and illustrate various technique s developed by my students to solve the safe adaptive optimal control prob lem.\n\nBiography\nRushikesh Kamalapurkar received his M.S. and his Ph.D. degree in 2011 and 2014\, respectively\, from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. In 2016\, he join ed the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Oklahoma Stat e University as an Assistant professor. Since 2024\, he has served as an a ssociate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeri ng at the University of Florida. His primary research interest is intellig ent\, learning-based optimal control of uncertain nonlinear dynamical syst ems. He has published a book\, multiple book chapters\, over 50 peer-revie wed journal papers and over 50 peer-reviewed conference papers. His work h as been recognized by a 2026 ASHRAE Science and Technology for the Built E nvironment Best Paper Award and a 2022 Oklahoma State University School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher of the Year award.\n\nFac ulty Host: Dr. John Schueller CATEGORIES:Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8651@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T134000 DTSTAMP:20260817T155143Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/prediction-of-aerosol-in-am bient-air-and-its-application-to-respiratory-health-g-kim-a-young-uf/ SUMMARY:Prediction of Aerosol in Ambient Air and its Application to Respira tory Health\, G. Kim &\; A. Young\, UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8759@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T145500 DTSTAMP:20260904T204217Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-christopher-walk er-assistant-director-for-grad-care-aimee-peebles-associate-director-for-s ccr/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Christopher Walker\, Assistant Director for Grad CARE & amp\; Aimee Peebles\, Associate Director for SCCR DESCRIPTION:SCCR = Student Conduct &\; Conflict Resolution CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\ , Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gal e Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8501@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T163000 DTSTAMP:20260520T174521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fall-welcome/ SUMMARY:Fall Welcome DESCRIPTION:Welcome all students\, faculty\, and staff to a new year. 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:0-8663@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T160000 DTSTAMP:20260819T130414Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-a-small-nucleic -acid-peroxidase-motif/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "A small nucleic acid peroxidase motif" DESCRIPTION:Aaron Engelhart\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Gen etics\, Cell Biology\, and Development\nUniversity of Minnesota\n\nAbstrac t: Nucleic acids are known to bind and activate cofactors\, but many of th ese bind cofactors without using them productively for catalysis. Heme-bin ding aptazymes are a counterexample to this trend\, and they bind and acti vate hemin for redox and other (carbene transfer\, halide transfer) cataly sis. Essentially everything known in this class was either confirmed or th ought to be a G-quadruplex (G4) until recently. This changed in 2024\, whe n Liu and coworkers identified Hem1(-2T)\, a first-in-class non-G-quadrupl ex heme-binding peroxidase aptazyme\, challenging this dogma. Other recent results have demonstrated the biological relevance of these aptamers. For quite awhile\, it was unclear if heme aptamers were mostly a laboratory c uriosity\, or if they had any biological relevance. Cell biology results f rom the last ten years have demonstrated support for the latter view. Seve ral groups have found - through multiple lines of evidence - G4-hemin inte ractions could be occurring in live cells. \n\nThe discovery of a non-G4 h eme aptamer was surprising after repeated selections finding so many G4 ap tamers. This led us to investigate whether Hem1(-2T) is rare\, or if there are more aptamers like it. We have examined non-G-quadruplex-containing h eme-binding aptamers by a range of techniques\, including rational design\ , in vitro selection\, and machine learning-based approaches. We have deve loped single-round selection techniques and machine learning methodologies for processing high-throughput sequencing results from these experiments for rapid identification of aptamers. Using them\, we have identified a ra nge of non-G-quadruplex heme aptamers. \n\nOur results suggest the suite o f potential heme-binding sequences - in chemistry and biology - is substan tially more diverse than previously appreciated.\n\nBio: Aaron Engelhart's research group studies new ways to understand and engineer biology. He at tended undergrad at Arizona State University (2000-2005)\, where he worked with Ian Gould studying small molecule-DNA photochemistry. He did his PhD studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology with Nicholas Hud (2005-20 11)\, where he worked on the origins of life and bioorganic chemistry of n ucleic acids. He was a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow and Tosteson Postdoctoral Fellow with Jack Szostak at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (2011-2016)\, where he studied primitive RNA-based systems and the ir interaction with liposomal compartments. He started his independent res earch program at the University of Minnesota in 2016 and is an Associate P rofessor. His group uses a range of chemical\, biological\, and ML/AI appr oaches to engineer biomolecules to develop new behaviors for engineering b iology and as tools to study extant living systems. 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:0-8731@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T100000 DTSTAMP:20260902T131133Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-fall-2 026-seminar-series-heyi-liang-phd/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Fall 2026 Seminar Series – Heyi Liang\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Heyi Liang\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nMaterials Scien ce and Engineering\, University of Florida\n\nTalk Title: "Designing Polym eric Materials Beyond Monomer Chemistry: Architecture\, Sequence\, and Pol ydispersity as Design Variables"\n\nAbstract: \nPolymeric materials posses s multiple levels of molecular information beyond the chemical identity of their monomers. Chain architecture defines how monomers are connected int o macromolecules\, monomer sequence determines the spatial arrangement of chemical functionality along a chain\, and polydispersity describes the st atistical composition of the molecular population. In this talk\, I will i llustrate through three examples how these design dimensions provide route s to controlling material properties beyond monomer chemistry alone. Firs t\, I will discuss comb and bottlebrush polymers\, where molecular archite cture controls chain conformation\, entanglement\, and mechanical response . Second\, I will examine sequence-controlled polyampholytes\, showing how the arrangement of oppositely charged monomers along a chain can strongly influence phase separation and molecular partitioning even at fixed overa ll composition. Finally\, I will discuss polydisperse entangled polymer me lts\, where the molecular-weight distribution serves as an ensemble-level design variable governing stress relaxation and rheology over broad time s cales. Together\, these examples demonstrate how computational modeling an d theoretical approaches can connect these molecular design variables to m acroscopic behavior and enable the rational design of polymeric materials. \n\n\nBio: \nHeyi Liang\, Ph.D.\, is an assistant professor of Materials S cience and Engineering at University of Florida. His research group focuse s on computational design and discovery of soft materials for biomedical a pplications and sustainability. His research combines molecular simulation \, statistical mechanics\, polymer physics\, and multiscale modeling to es tablish quantitative connections between molecular structure\, mesoscale o rganization\, and macroscopic material properties. Current research intere sts include sequence-controlled polymers and biomolecular condensates\, su stainable and recyclable polymeric materials\, dynamic polymer networks\, and the molecular origins of mechanical and rheological behavior in soft m aterials. A central theme of his work is the development of computational approaches that bridge atomistic simulations\, coarse-grained models\, and theoretical descriptions to enable predictive materials design across mul tiple length and time scales. Dr. Liang received his Ph.D. in Polymer Scie nce from the University of Akron and subsequently conducted postdoctoral r esearch in the group of Prof. Juan de Pablo at the University of Chicago. His broader research interests span polymer physics\, soft matter\, biomol ecular materials\, and computational materials science\, with an emphasis on translating molecular-level understanding into design principles for fu nctional materials. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8613@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T160000 DTSTAMP:20260806T190235Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-career-fair-2026/ SUMMARY:ECE Career Fair - 2026 DESCRIPTION:Connect with leading employers and explore exciting career oppo rtunities at the 2026 UF ECE Career Fair! Join us on Tuesday\, September 1 5\, 2026\, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Florida Gym for a day dedic ated to networking\, career exploration\, and professional growth.\nMeet w ith recruiters and hiring managers from a wide range of companies seeking University of Florida Electrical and Computer Engineering students for int ernships\, co-op positions\, and full-time opportunities. Whether you're a first-year student looking to explore career paths or a graduating senior ready to launch your career\, this is an excellent opportunity to make va luable industry connections\, learn about employers\, and discover excitin g opportunities in engineering and technology.\nCome prepared with copies of your resume\, dress professionally\, and take advantage of the chance t o introduce yourself to employers who are eager to meet talented Gator eng ineers. CATEGORIES:Career Fair,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8773@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T150000 DTSTAMP:20260911T143955Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abe-biocomplexity-engineeri ng-seminar-28/ SUMMARY:ABE Biocomplexity Engineering seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Mehmet Cüneyd Demirel\n\nTopic:\nABE Biocomplexi ty Engineering seminar "Spatial Pattern-Oriented Optimization of Distribut ed Hydrological Models"\n\nBio:\nMehmet Cüneyd Demirel is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University\, specializing in hydro logic modeling and remote sensing. His research focuses on lumped and dist ributed hydrological models and the integration of remotely sensed actual evapotranspiration and soil moisture data into hydrological model calibrat ion and evaluation. He has conducted research at the University of Cádiz as an Erasmus Mundus scholar\, the University of Twente as a PhD researche r\, Portland State University as a postdoctoral researcher\, and the Geolo gical Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) as a postdoctoral researcher. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95028256655 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8623@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T160000 DTSTAMP:20260810T194722Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-nelson-delfino- de-campos-neto-ph-d-assistant-professor-university-of-north-florida/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Nelson Delfino de Campos Neto\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Prof essor\, University of North Florida DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Design and Thermomechanical Processing of Novel Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\ , Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gal e Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8541@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T190000 DTSTAMP:20260701T153042Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fsi-industry-mixer-3/ SUMMARY:FSI Industry Mixer DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive evening that connects students interes ted in the semiconductor industry with the companies shaping their future. Explore career and internship opportunities\, expand your professional ne twork\, and gain firsthand insight from industry experts – all in a rela xed\, conversation-driven setting. \n\nFood and refreshments will be provi ded. \n\nhttps://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/join-us-for-the-2026-florida-semic onductor-institute-industry-mixer/ CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 7200\, 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 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8653@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T201500 DTSTAMP:20260817T174703Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/fall-2026-industrial-and-sy stems-engineering-ise-career-fair/ SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Career Fair DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Fall 2026 Industrial and Systems Engineering (I SE) Career Fair! This event connects accomplished ISE students with top co mpanies recruiting for internships\, co-ops\, and full-time positions. Exp lore career opportunities\, expand your professional network\, and gain fi rsthand insight from industry recruiters. Be sure to dress professionally and bring copies of your resume!\nRegistration:\n\n Companies: Register by email\n Students: Register online\n CATEGORIES:Career Fair,Events LOCATION:Hilton University of Florida Conference Center\, 1714 SW 34th St\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1714 SW 34th St\, Gainesvil le\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hilton University of Florida Conference Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8763@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T110000 DTSTAMP:20260908T195238Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/monolithic-power-systems-ec e/ SUMMARY:Monolithic Power Systems &\; ECE DESCRIPTION:Monolithic Power Systems\, Inc. (MPS) is one of the fastest gro wing companies in the Semiconductor industry. We are worldwide technical l eaders in Integrated Power Semiconductors and Systems Power delivery archi tectures.  At MPS\, we cultivate creativity\, are passionate about sustai nability\, and are committed to providing leading-edge products and innova tion to our customers. Our portfolio of technology helps power our world w ith Industrial Applications\, Telecom Infrastructures\, Cloud Computing\, Automotive\, and Consumer Applications. Come join our team and see how YOU can make a difference. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 2003\, 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 2003:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8707@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T134000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153639Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/soiled-mathematics-insights -through-modeling-on-how-soil-breathes-ashley-bonner-uf/ SUMMARY:Soiled Mathematics: Insights Through Modeling on How Soil Breathes\ , Ashley Bonner\, UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8769@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T140000 DTSTAMP:20260911T143955Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ece-academic-seminar/ SUMMARY:ECE Academic Seminar DESCRIPTION:Necmiye Ozay received her B.S. in Electrical and Electronics En gineering from Bogazici University in 2004\, her M.S. in Electrical Engine ering from Pennsylvania State University in 2006\, and her Ph.D. in Electr ical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2010. Between 2010 and 20 13\, she was a Control and Dynamical Systems postdoctoral scholar at Calte ch. In 2013\, she joined the University of Michigan faculty\, where she is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and of Robotics. She is also the Senior Associate Chair of the ECE Division. Ozay's research interests include dynamical systems\, control\, optimizati on and formal methods\, with applications in cyber-physical systems\, syst em identification\, verification and validation\, safe autonomy and safe A I. She received a DARPA Young Faculty Award\, an NSF CAREER Award\, a NASA Early Career Faculty Award\, a DARPA Director’s Fellowship\, an ONR Yo ung Investigator Award\, and 2021 Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize f rom the IEEE Control Systems Society. She served as a program co-chair for the 22nd ACM Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control (HSCC) in 2019\, a program co-chair for the IFAC Conference on Analysis and Desi gn of Hybrid Systems (ADHS) in 2021\, a program co-chair for International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS) in 2024\, and the general ch air for 2025 Annual Conference on Learning for Dynamics and Control (L4DC) . She is an IEEE Fellow and an associate editor of Automatica and Discre te Event Dynamic Systems.\n\nSeminar:\nTitle: Some fundamental limitations of learning for dynamics and control\n\nAbstract: Data-driven and learnin g-based methods have attracted considerable attention in recent years both for the analysis of dynamical systems and for control design. While there are many interesting and exciting results in this direction\, our underst anding of fundamental limitations of learning for control is lagging. This talk will focus on the question of when learning can be hard or impossibl e in the context of dynamical systems and control. In the first part of th e talk\, I will discuss a new observation on immersions and how it reveals some potential limitations in learning Koopman embeddings. In the second part of the talk\, I will show what makes it hard to learn to stabilize li near systems from a sample-complexity perspective. While these results mig ht seem negative\, I will conclude the talk with some thoughts on how they can inspire interesting future directions.\n\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:0-8629@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T135500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T145500 DTSTAMP:20260811T170327Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ne-seminar-neil-henson-ph-d -pacific-northwest-national-laboratory-pnnl/ SUMMARY:NE Seminar: Neil Henson\, Ph.D.\, Pacific Northwest National Labora tory (PNNL) DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Athena - Stewarding Plutonium Processing Compete ncy CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\ , Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gal e Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8621@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T153000 DTSTAMP:20260810T173547Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/prism-speaker-series-virtua l-at-the-edge-of-sociology-cybersecurity-data-privacy/ SUMMARY:PRISM Speaker Series (virtual): At the Edge of Sociology: Cybersecu rity &\; Data Privacy DESCRIPTION:Summary: Join the NSF-funded PRISM Center for a virtual seminar with Rafael Mrowczynski\, Ph.D.\, sociologist and political scientist wit h Empirical Research Support at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Saarbrücken\, Germany. In his talk\, “At the Edge of Soci ology: Cybersecurity &\; Data Privacy\,” Dr. Mrowczynski will examin e cybersecurity and data privacy through a sociological lens\, exploring h ow social\, societal\, and cultural contexts shape security-related behavi or. Drawing on recent human-centered cybersecurity and privacy research at CISPA\, he will discuss how social expectations\, institutional structure s\, and cultural meanings influence research design\, interpretation\, and seemingly technical security practices. The seminar is open to all.\nPRIS M Speaker Series (virtual): At the Edge of Sociology: Cybersecurity &\; Data Privacy\nSpeaker: Rafael Mrówczyński\, PhD (Sociologist And Politi cal Scientist\, Empirical Research Support (Ers)\, Cispa Helmholtz Center For Information Security\, Saarbrücken\, Germany\, European Union)\nHost: Kevin Butler\, PhD (University of Florida)\nFollowed by a student meeting at 3pm ET / 12pm PT\nZoom Registration (required): https://bit.ly/PRISM-S epTalk\nStudent Meeting Registration (required): https://bit.ly/4uWmMuz\nA bstract: Cybersecurity and privacy researchers have increasingly recognize d the limits of understanding security and privacy as purely technical pro blems. This talk offers a sociological perspective for security researcher s by examining the broader social\, societal\, and cultural contexts that shape security-relevant behavior. Dr. Rafael Mrowczynski introduces the co ncept of social/societal embeddedness to describe the multilayered social relations in which IT developers\, maintainers\, and users are situated. D rawing on recent studies conducted at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Informati on Security\, the presentation shows how this conceptual lens can be appli ed in empirical research\, including study design\, data collection\, inte rpretation\, and collaboration across disciplinary boundaries. Examples fr om human-centered cybersecurity and privacy studies illustrate how social contexts become visible in research findings\, and how seemingly technical practices often depend on social expectations\, institutional arrangement s\, cultural meanings\, and collaborative infrastructures.\nSpeaker Bio\;\ nRafael Mrowczynski\, Ph.D.\, is a sociologist and political scientist cur rently working in Empirical Research Support at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Saarbrücken\, Germany. His primary role is to ad vise CISPA researchers\, most of them computer scientists\, on methods of qualitative behavioral and social research. He is also frequently involved as a co-author in projects conducted by CISPA researchers. Before joining CISPA in 2022\, Rafael Mrowczynski studied political science at Goethe Un iversity Frankfurt and pursued a Ph.D. in sociology at Leibniz University Hanover. He has held research and teaching positions at institutions in Ge rmany and Russia\, with work spanning comparative sociology\, qualitative methods\, legal professions\, post-socialist societies\, and social resear ch methodology.\nAbout PRISM: The Center for Privacy and Security of Margi nalized and Vulnerable Populations (PRISM)\, supported by the National Sci ence Foundation hosts a virtual seminar series to highlight work from cros s-disciplinary academic\, industry\, policy\, and community organizations. Seminars are held approximately every other month on the third Thursday\, at 2pm ET / 11am PT. More information\, https://prism.eng.ufl.edu/events/ . To nominate a speaker\, contact Miriam.Buhr@eng.ufl.edu. CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:https://bit.ly/PRISM-SepTalk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8521@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T103000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-graduate-admission s_-online-application-workshop-2/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE GRADUATE ADMISSIONS_ ONLINE APPLICATION WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:Have you decided to apply to be an ESSIE Graduate student and n eed assistance with your application? Join us for a 1.5 hour-long informat ion session to learn how to apply. We will go over the application process \, share information on the ESSIE application fee waiver\, and answer any questions you may have about applying! CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W73-0xLPTfuLv8QeaYR0kA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8765@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T110000 DTSTAMP:20260908T195238Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/engineering-education-semin ar-dr-fernando-torre-gonzalez-sept-18/ SUMMARY:Engineering Education Seminar: Dr. Fernando Torre González | Sept. 18 DESCRIPTION:Dear Faculty and Students\,\n\nYou are invited to join us for o ur upcoming Engineering Education Seminar featuring Dr. Geoff D. Green II\ , Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Houston.\n\nIn this seminar\, Dr. Green will explore how understanding the brain can help peo ple become more intentional\, adaptable\, and effective learners. The talk will examine how\nstress\, attention\, memory\, motivation\, and daily ha bits influence cognitive performance\, as well as how metacognition and se lf-regulated learning can help learners take greater ownership of their de velopment.\n\nDr. Green will also discuss how neuroscience can be translat ed into practical strategies for regulating stress\, sustaining attention\ , strengthening memory\, and supporting learning. The seminar will conclud e by looking toward future research at the intersection of artificial inte lligence\, emotion\, neuroscience\, and learning.\n\n📅\; Friday\, S eptember 18\, 2026\n🕤\; 9:35 a.m.\n📍\; NSC 520\n\nFree and o pen to all!\nWe hope you can join us!\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC520\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611-6550\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, GAINESVIL LE\, FL\, 32611-6550\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC520:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8767@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T110000 DTSTAMP:20260908T195238Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/engineering-education-semin ar-dr-geoff-d-green-ii/ SUMMARY:Engineering Education Seminar: Dr. Geoff D. Green II DESCRIPTION:Dear Faculty and Students\,\n\nYou are invited to join us for o ur upcoming Engineering Education Seminar featuring Dr. Geoff D. Green II\ , Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Houston.\n\nIn this seminar\, Dr. Green will explore how understanding the brain can help peo ple become more intentional\, adaptable\, and effective learners. The talk will examine how\nstress\, attention\, memory\, motivation\, and daily ha bits influence cognitive performance\, as well as how metacognition and se lf-regulated learning can help learners take greater ownership of their de velopment.\n\nDr. Green will also discuss how neuroscience can be translat ed into practical strategies for regulating stress\, sustaining attention\ , strengthening memory\, and supporting learning. The seminar will conclud e by looking toward future research at the intersection of artificial inte lligence\, emotion\, neuroscience\, and learning.\n\n📅\; Friday\, S eptember 18\, 2026\n🕤\; 9:35 a.m.\n📍\; NSC 520\n\nFree and o pen to all!\nWe hope you can join us!\n\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:NSC520\, 1949 Stadium Rd\, GAINESVILLE\, FL\, 32611-6550\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1949 Stadium Rd\, GAINESVIL LE\, FL\, 32611-6550\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSC520:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8761@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T104000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T113000 DTSTAMP:20260908T130235Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-david-morton-no rthwestern-markov-decision-processes-and-multi-stage-stochastic-programmin g/ SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: David Morton (Northwestern)\, Markov decision processe s and multi-stage stochastic programming DESCRIPTION:Abstract: We embed modeling features from Markov decision proce sses (MDPs) in a class of multi-stage stochastic programs. This class capt ures a type of MDP with continuous states and actions and also with a part icular structure. We extend Markov-chain based policy graphs from stochast ic programming to include a form of statistical learning with Bayesian upd ates and to include decision-dependent one-step transition probabilities. Much of the talk aims to illustrate the expressiveness of our modeling app roach. To computationally handle these new features\, we extend the growin g class of stochastic dual dynamic programming algorithms. This is joint w ork with Nazlican Arslan\, Oscar Dowson\, and Bernardo Pagnoncelli.\n\nBio : Dave Morton is the Walter P. Murphy Professor in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS) at Northwestern University\, where he previ ously served as department chair. He worked as a Fulbright Research Schola r at Charles University in Prague\, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers\, and is an INFORMS fellow. He advance s methods in optimization for decision making under uncertainty. He has ap plied research interests in energy\, security\, and public health. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:L005 Turlington\, 330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=330 Newell Dr\, Gainesville \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=L005 Turlington:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8739@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T130000 DTSTAMP:20260902T131133Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/taste-of-tech-seminar/ SUMMARY:Taste of Tech Seminar DESCRIPTION:Stay ahead of the curve with Taste of Tech\, a premier seminar series designed for professionals\, innovators\, and technology enthusiast s eager to expand their knowledge. Featuring expert-led discussions\, cutt ing-edge insights\, and actionable strategies\, our sessions cover the lat est trends in the tech industry. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills\, gain industry-leading insights\, or connect with like-minded prof essionals\, Taste of Tech provides the tools and expertise you need to thr ive in an evolving digital landscape. Free lunch is provided at the semina r. \n\nZoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1mtTAvaBShu04e9L Q1Dq2g#/registration CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars LOCATION:Malachowsky Hall Room 7200\, 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 7200:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8607@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T160000 DTSTAMP:20260805T174835Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-margaret-meg-so bkowicz-ph-d-university-of-massachusetts-lowell/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Margaret (Meg) Sobkowicz\, Ph.D.\, University of Massa chusetts-Lowell DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Moving Toward Circularity: Processing Approaches to Address the Plastics Waste Challenge 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:0-8583@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T173000 DTSTAMP:20260727T125536Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-online-41-combined -bachelors-masters-degree-workshop_civil-and-coastal-engineering/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE ONLINE 4+1 COMBINED BACHELOR’S/ MASTER’S DEGREE WORKSH OP_Civil and Coastal Engineering DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the Civil and Coastal Engineering 4+1 Combined Bachelor’s/ Master’s degre e program for undergraduate students! Representatives from the ESSIE Under graduate Advising Team and Graduate Team will be present to answer your qu estions. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/SQ_XD6DbQnWaZppuaE31Qw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8709@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T134000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153639Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ecological-systems-modeling -and-long-term-management-lessons-from-the-african-savanna-greg-kiker-uf/ SUMMARY:Ecological Systems Modeling and Long-Term Management: Lessons from the African Savanna\, Greg Kiker\, UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8513@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T193000 DTSTAMP:20260611T143151Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/asme-design-team-showcase/ SUMMARY:ASME Design Team Showcase DESCRIPTION:The ASME Design Team Showcase is an annual event that brings to gether 15+ University of Florida engineering design teams and technical or ganizations to showcase their projects\, prototypes\, competition vehicles \, robots\, and other innovative engineering work. Through interactive dis plays and conversations with team members\, attendees can explore the wide range of hands-on engineering opportunities available at UF while learnin g how students apply technical knowledge to solve real-world challenges. T he event serves as a platform to celebrate student innovation\, foster con nections across the engineering community\, and highlight the creativity\, collaboration\, and technical skills that drive engineering projects at t he University of Florida.\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Lobby\, 527 Gale Lemerand 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=He rbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Lobby:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8741@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T150000 DTSTAMP:20260911T190504Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-civil-engineering- transportation-engineering-information-session/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE Civil Engineering - Transportation Engineering Graduate In formation Session DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the UF ESSIE Civil Engineering\, Transportation Engineering specialization. R epresentatives will be available from these areas to answer your questions during this time. To learn more about our specializations\, visit the fol lowing site: https://essie.ufl.edu/cce/cce-programs/ CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/VbZi5aLzSdezYXxyeiaQhQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8665@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T160000 DTSTAMP:20260819T130414Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-engineering-par ticle-based-granular-hydrogels-to-guide-skeletal-muscle-regeneration/ SUMMARY:BME Seminar: "Engineering particle-based granular hydrogels to guid e skeletal muscle regeneration" DESCRIPTION:Taimoor H. Qazi\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor of Biomedical Engi neering\nPurdue University\n\nAbstract: Traumatic injury to skeletal muscl e causes aberrant fibrosis and a decline in function that can compromise q uality of life and prolong disability if left untreated. A major challenge in regenerating complex tissues after severe injury lies in restoring end ogenous wound healing processes. This includes not just the cellular playe rs but also the extracellular microenvironment. For example\, the core mus cle matrisome consisting of interstitial matrix and basement membrane prot eins that provide cell-instructive signals during wound healing undergo in tricate self-assembly and organization during regeneration. We have found that this process occurs smoothly during regeneration but goes awry during fibrotic degeneration. My group is interested in understanding the spatio temporal changes in the composition and assembly of the skeletal muscle EC M that distinguishes self-healing from non-healing muscle injuries\, and i n developing advanced biomaterials to aid in endogenous muscle regeneratio n. In my talk\, I will present exciting progress spanning both of these as pects. First\, I will describe our efforts to characterize features of the regenerative and degenerative muscle ECM in mouse models of volumetric mu scle loss and discuss the architectural and compositional changes that acc ompany diverse wound healing outcomes. Next\, I will present our work in e ngineering injectable and microporous granular hydrogels with tunable prop erties as scaffolds to guide endogenous muscle regeneration. In recent wor k\, we have synthesized photocurable hydrogels with tunable degradation ki netics that can be used for the modular fabrication of dynamic biomaterial s that mirror and thus accommodate the dynamic ECM changes during wound he aling and muscle regeneration. Together\, these selected highlights repres ent our approach of understanding biological mechanisms to develop biomate rial-based regenerative therapies. \n\nBio: Taimoor H. Qazi is an Assistan t Professor at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue Unive rsity. His research group leverages biomaterials for fundamental and appli ed research in wound healing\, using mouse skeletal muscle as a model tiss ue to decipher changes in the extracellular matrix that instruct successfu l regeneration and identify characteristics of fibrotic degeneration. Befo re starting his faculty position\, Taimoor did postdoctoral research at th e University of Pennsylvania (2019-2022) and the Charité Medical Universi ty in Berlin in Germany (2017-2019) and earned his PhD from the Technical University of Berlin (2017). His research program is supported through an R35 Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award from the NIGMS/NIH\, a Jr. Investigator Award from the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation\, and an Early Career Faculty Research Award from the Ralph and Grace Showalter Tr ust. Taimoor serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biomedical Ma terials Research Part A and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments SIG of the Society for Biomaterials. 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:0-8585@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T160500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T165500 DTSTAMP:20260727T125536Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-online-41-combined -bachelors-masters-degree-workshop_environmental-engineering-sciences/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE ONLINE 4+1 COMBINED BACHELOR’S/ MASTER’S DEGREE WORKSH OP_Environmental Engineering Sciences DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the Environmental Engineering Sciences 4+1 Combined Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree program for undergraduate students! Representatives from the ESSIE Undergraduate Advising Team and Graduate Team will be present to answer yo ur questions. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/Pedo8Dn9SU-aRpTbp6RqUg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8595@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T100000 DTSTAMP:20260728T151521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-fall-2 026-seminar-series/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Fall 2026 Seminar Series – DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marc A. Hillmyer\, PhD\nPrincipal Investigator\, McKni ght Presidential Endowed Chair\, University of Minnesota Director\, Center for Sustainable Polymers Editor-in-Chief\, Macromolecules\n\nTalk title: Telechelic polymers for sustainable polyolefins \n\n\nAbstract:\n Polyolef ins are ubiquitous. They are lightweight\, strong\, and stable. These feat ures render them useful in countless applications. Unfortunately\, these a ttributes also contribute to the accumulation of persistent plastic waste in the environment. While polyolefins can be mechanically recycled\, often this results in an inferior product and is in part the reason that only a small percentage of polyolefin products are effectively recycled. We have embarked on an effort to prepare polyolefins with functional groups at th eir chain ends. These telechelic polyolefins can be stitched together to f orm high molar mass plastics and thermosets. By virtue of the synthetic pa thway used to make these materials\, we generate products that include wea k links along the backbones of the polymer chains. These links can be chem ically cleaved to quantitatively deconstruct the material and allow for ef ficient chemical recycling back to the starting telechelic polymers that c an be subsequently repolymerized. Our approach takes advantage of a tandem catalysis strategy that is perfectly atom economic and readily scalable. In this lecture I will discuss the preparation of the telechelic polyolefi ns and their use in the preparation of degradable polyolefin-based plastic s and thermosets. I will also report on their materials properties\, scala bility\, and recyclability.\n\n\nBio:\nMarc Hillmyer received his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Florida in 1989 and his Do ctorate in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1994. After completing a postdoctoral research position in the University of Min nesota’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science\, he j oined the Chemistry faculty at Minnesota in 1997. He is currently the McKn ight Presidential Endowed Chair in Chemistry and leads a research group fo cused on the synthesis and self-assembly of functional and sustainable pol ymers. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities\, he is c urrently the editor-in-chief of Macromolecules and the director of the Cen ter for Sustainable Polymers at the University of Minnesota.\n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8755@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T134000 DTSTAMP:20260904T150145Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-ml-enabled-high -throughput-multidimensional-diffraction-to-unravel-oxygen-driven-metastab ility-an/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: ML-Enabled High-Throughput Multidimensional Diffractio n to Unravel Oxygen-Driven Metastability an DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: ML-Enabled High-Throughput Multidimensional Diffra ction to Unravel Oxygen-Driven Metastability and Strengthening in BCC Refr actory Alloys\nDate: September 29\, 2026 \nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Ravit Silverstein\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Material Science and Engineering\nUniversity of Florida\n\nAbstract\nThe mechanical performance of body-centered cubic (BCC) multi-principal element alloys ( MPEAs) is closely linked to short-range order\, subtle lattice changes\, a nd strain heterogeneity\, all of which can be thermodynamically modulated by interstitial alloying. Understanding their role in strengthening and pl asticity requires approaches capable of resolving structural\, chemical\, and mechanical information across\nmultiple length scales\, with structura l sensitivity down to the sub-angstrom scale. Recent advances in multidime nsional diffraction\, including 4D-scanning transmission electron microsco py (4D-STEM)\,\nprovide unprecedented experimental access to this complexi ty. By integrating 4D-STEM and spectroscopy with ML and generative librari es of metastable structures\, we can identify early-stage transformation\n pathways that are difficult to capture using conventional characterization approaches. In this talk\, I will use Nb-rich Ti–Nb alloys containing d ilute (~1 at.%) oxygen additions as a model system. The results reveal\nth at controlled oxygen additions can reshape the BCC thermodynamic energy la ndscape\, inducing competing decomposition modes involving Burgers-related transient structures toward the hexagonal close-packed (α-HCP) phase. By quantifying compositional undulations and strain heterogeneity with small -scale mechanical testing\, we establish direct links between phase decomp osition and mechanical performance. This framework provides a foundation f or future autonomous characterization and navigation of interstitial-media ted transformations toward the design of stronger\, more ductile refractor y alloys.\n\nBiography\nSilverstein is an assistant professor in MSE at UF . Prior to joining UF\, she was a Research Scientist in the Materials Depa rtment at UCSB\, where she managed the Microscopy suite and led interdisci plinary\nresearch combining advanced electron microscopy and materials des ign. Silverstein earned her doctorate in Materials Engineering from Ben-Gu rion University\, studying hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms\nunder high-s train-rate loading using flyer-plate impact experiments\, while holding a Research Associate position in the Applied Physics Division at Soreq Resea rch Center. Silverstein subsequently completed two\npostdoctoral fellowshi ps at UCSB focused on refractory alloy design and ceramic matrix composite processing. Her current research focuses on designing and processing stro nger and tougher materials\noperating in extreme environments. Silverstein uses time-resolved multimodal 4D-STEM coupled with X-ray energy-dispersiv e and electron energy-loss spectroscopy (XEDS and EELS) to track changes i n\nchemistry\, structure\, and strain during in situ heating and mechanica l loading\, revealing mechanisms governing phase transformations\, deforma tion\, and performance.\n\nFaculty Host: Dr. Douglas Spearot 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:0-8757@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T160000 DTSTAMP:20260904T150145Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mse-seminar-juan-claudio-ni no-ph-d-rolf-e-hummel-professor-in-electronic-materials-university-of-flor ida/ SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Juan Claudio Nino\, Ph.D.\, Rolf E. Hummel Professor i n Electronic Materials\, University of Florida DESCRIPTION:Seminar Title: Operando Characterization of Electronic Devices under Mixed Radiation Environments\n\n CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:549 Gale Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall\, 549 Gale Lemerand Drive\ , Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=549 Gale Lemerand Drive\, G ainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=549 Gal e Lemerand Drive/125 Rhines Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8537@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T190000 DTSTAMP:20260626T134552Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/solar-gators-new-member-gbm / SUMMARY:Solar Gators New Member GBM DESCRIPTION:Want to build a solar-powered race car? Come learn about Solar Gators! Talk to Executive Board members and our lead engineers to hear abo ut their first hand experience on the team CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:New Physics Building\, 2001 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32 611\, United States GEO:29.64404799999999;-82.3496786 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2001 Museum Rd\, Gainesvill e\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Physics Building:geo:29.64404799999999,-82.3496786 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8503@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T000000 DTSTAMP:20260520T174521Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/sophomore-transition/ SUMMARY:Sophomore Transition DESCRIPTION:Newly admitted sophomores have a chance to meet with faculty an d academic staff. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Rotunda\, 1064 Center Dr\, Gainesville \, Florida\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1064 Center Dr\, Gainesvil le\, Florida\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Engineerin g Building (NEB) Rotunda:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8729@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T134000 DTSTAMP:20260902T131133Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/informing-earth-system-mode ls-at-scales-from-root-diameter-to-landscape-features-stefan-gerber-uf/ SUMMARY:Informing Earth System Models at Scales from Root Diameter to Lands cape Features\, Stefan Gerber\, UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8751@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T203000 DTSTAMP:20260903T190542Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/tampa-alumni-reception/ SUMMARY:Tampa Alumni Reception DESCRIPTION:Join fellow Gators for an evening of food and drinks\, networki ng\, giveaways\, and to meet Dean Mark Tehranipoor and hear about the Coll ege's strategic vision under his leadership.\nFor more Information or for any questions\, contact Tara Meek at 352-392-6795 or tmeek@eng.ufl.edu\nRS VP Here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tampa-gator-engineering-alumni-rece ption-tickets-1997973033126?aff=oddtdtcreator CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events LOCATION:Tampa Yacht and Country Club\, 5320 Interbay Blvd\, Tampa\, FL\, 3 3611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=5320 Interbay Blvd\, Tampa\ , FL\, 33611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Tampa Yacht and Co untry Club:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8559@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T170000 DTSTAMP:20260701T182841Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-grace-symposium/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering GRACE Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join us for the GRACE Symposium\, a showcase of graduate resear ch in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Students will present their work through oral and poster presentations\, providing an opportunity to s hare research\, exchange ideas\, and engage with the broader community.\n\ nThis event is open to all students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and guest s. We welcome everyone to attend and support our graduate researchers. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union Rion Ballroom\, 655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 326111906\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Drive\, Gai nesville\, FL\, 326111906\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Union Rion Ballroom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8523@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T103000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-online-graduate-progr am-info-session-4/ SUMMARY:ESSIE ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAM INFO SESSION DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Civil\, Coastal and Environmental Graduate Prog rams!\nThe University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Inf rastructure &\; Environment (ESSIE) is designed for civil\, coastal\, a nd environmental engineers to diversify their skills.\nJoin us for a 1.5 h our-long information session to learn about the program and admissions pro cess. \n CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vVa9QeB0R8e5qEvKeAXK-w END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8693@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T100000 DTSTAMP:20260826T201400Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-fall-2 026-seminar-series-bhavik-bakshi-phd/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Fall 2026 Seminar Series - Bhavik Bakshi\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Bhavik Bakshi\, PhD\nWrigley Professor\, Arizona Stat e University | Director\, Center for the Future of Material Cycles | Emeri tus Professor\, Chemical &\; Biomolecular Engineering\, The Ohio State University\n\nTalk Title: Discovery and Design of Reaction\, Process and L ife Cycle Networks for Guiding Industry Transition to Sustainability \n\nA bstract:\nBusinesses and nations are vulnerable to environmental and econo mic changes caused by depletion of natural resources\, a changing climate\ , and ecological degradation. The chemical\, material and energy industri es contribute about 80% to global greenhouse gas emissions and are among m ore than 11\,000 businesses that aim to reduce emissions toward net-zero ( NZ). Businesses that can transform themselves to meet such goals in a sus tainable and resilient manner will enhance their competitiveness\, while s imultaneously improving the quality of the environment and society for the ir stakeholders. To guide this transformation\, we are developing methods\ , models\, and tools to discover and design the most promising reaction\, manufacturing process\, and life cycle networks and transition pathways. O ur Materials\, Chemicals and Energy Systems (MatChES) model includes hundr eds of current and emerging process technologies and products at scales ra nging from global and national averages to facility-level spatial scales. It combines knowledge about material flows\, chemistry\, costs\, and tech nology readiness levels. Our framework for guiding industry transitions ca n develop cost-effective transition roadmaps and identify technologies tha t deserve further attention. To enable innovation and guide experimental r esearch\, we use generative AI methods with retrosynthetic analysis for co nstructing circular reaction networks from the literature and knowledge of fundamental chemistry. A hierarchical screening approach discovers chemi cal reactions and networks that hold promise for meeting economic and envi ronmental goals. Promising reactions are selected for further study by mol ecular simulation and reaction engineering research. Application to the g lobal industry identifies renewable energy\, chemical recycling and electr ification to be promising for the transition to NZ. Application to polyet hylene terepthalate (PET) bottles identifies novel reaction networks and p romising reactions in need of further research. \n\nBio:\nBhavik Bakshi ho lds the Wrigley Professorship at Arizona State University with appointment s in the School for Engineering of Matter\, Transport and Energy\, School of Sustainability and School of Complex Adaptive Systems. He directs the C enter for the Future of Material Cycles at ASU\, and is an emeritus profes sor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. His research is developing systematic methods to ensure that engineering enables an effective transformation toward sustainability. This is result ing in novel solutions that respect nature’s limits\, are socially just\ , and contribute to economic prosperity. He has published extensively\, in cluding a textbook on Sustainable Engineering. His many recognitions incl ude the highest awards from the Computing\, Environmental\, and Sustainabi lity divisions of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Hi s Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree is from the Institute of Chemica l Technology in Mumbai\, MS in Chemical Engineering Practice and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, with a minor in Technology and Environmental Policy at Harvard University's Ke nnedy School of Government. \n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8743@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T110000 DTSTAMP:20260911T190427Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-civil-engineering- materials-and-pavements-structural-engineering-information-session/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE Civil Engineering - Materials and Pavements &\; Structu ral Engineering Graduate Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the UF ESSIE Civil Engineering\, Material and Pavements &\; Structural Eng ineering specializations. Representatives will be available from these are as to answer your questions during this time. To learn more about our spec ializations\, visit the following site: https://essie.ufl.edu/cce/cce-prog rams/ CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/nz4lKnlnS5GqP8P5bkyeCw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8711@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T134000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153639Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/creating-value-from-renewab le-resources-and-waste-through-environmental-biotechnology-maobing-tu-ucin cinnati/ SUMMARY:Creating Value from Renewable Resources and Waste through Environme ntal Biotechnology\, Maobing Tu\, UCincinnati DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8697@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T143000 DTSTAMP:20260828T174855Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/abiral-aashish-ph-d-final-d efense/ SUMMARY:Abiral Aashish Ph.D. Final Defense DESCRIPTION:Department: Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering\nCommit tee Chair: Dr. Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan\nDissertation Title: FACTORS AF FECTING EMERGENCY RESPONDER SAFETY: A STUDY OF FLORIDA’S ROAD RANGERS SE RVICE PATROL CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95787462114 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8505@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261012T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261012T170000 DTSTAMP:20260520T174534Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/pruitt-graduate-research-da y-alumni-engagement/ SUMMARY:Pruitt Graduate Research Day &\; Alumni Engagement DESCRIPTION:Graduate students showcase posters highlighting their current r esearch projects. Alumni are here to talk about their journey since leavin g BME. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8525@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T180000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-graduate-admission s_-online-application-workshop-3/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE GRADUATE ADMISSIONS_ ONLINE APPLICATION WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:Have you decided to apply to be an ESSIE Graduate student and n eed assistance with your application? Join us for a 1.5 hour-long informat ion session to learn how to apply. We will go over the application process \, share information on the ESSIE application fee waiver\, and answer any questions you may have about applying! CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZHSKzzuKSjuwzaxZIG8P-g END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8713@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T134000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153639Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/powered-by-light-fed-by-con taminants-oxygenic-photogranules-for-wastewater-treatment-c-butler-umass/ SUMMARY:Powered by Light\, Fed by Contaminants: Oxygenic Photogranules for Wastewater Treatment\, C. Butler\, UMass DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8745@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T140000 DTSTAMP:20260911T190432Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-edge-civil-enginee ring-informational-session/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE EDGE Civil Engineering Graduate Informational Session DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the UF ESSIE EDGE Graduate Distance Learning program (Civil Engineering (CE) ). Representatives will be available to take your questions during this ti me. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/Z6UPrmMHT_iOwiC5M1HH3Q END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8635@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T110000 DTSTAMP:20260911T190435Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-environmental-engi neering-sciences-information-session-2/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE Environmental Engineering Sciences Graduate Information Se ssion DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the UF ESSIE Environmental Engineering Sciences faculty and research speciali zations. Representatives will be available to take your questions during t his time. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/EiaxaDXSTM2d-zKgp_6IWw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8715@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T134000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153639Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/geotechnical-coastal-and-su baquatic-sediment-characterization-why-mud-is-not-equal-to-mud-nina-stark- uf/ SUMMARY:Geotechnical Coastal and Subaquatic Sediment Characterization - Why Mud is not Equal to Mud\, Nina Stark\, UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8747@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T160000 DTSTAMP:20260911T190446Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-coastal-and-oceano graphic-engineering-informational-session/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Graduate Information al Session DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the UF ESSIE Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering program. Representatives w ill be available to take your questions during this time. To learn more ab out our programs\, visit the following site: https://essie.ufl.edu/cce/cce -programs/ CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/5yTM4HrcSzyiRRaGE6NNeQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8691@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T100000 DTSTAMP:20260826T181208Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/chemical-engineering-fall-2 026-seminar-series-sasha-cai-lesher-perez-phd/ SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Fall 2026 Seminar Series - Sasha Cai Lesher-P érez\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sasha Cai Lesher-Pérez \, PhD\nAssistant professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\, University of Michigan\nU-M’s Bioin terfaces Institute\, Department of Biomedical Engineering.\n\nTalk Title: "The clock is ticking – Why it’s time to engineer biorhythms for in vi tro tissue culture systems"\n\nAbstract: \nThe mechanistic study of pathop hysiology and therapeutic action has long relied upon the use of engineere d in vitro cell culture systems. These systems\, however\, lack the period ic fluctuations\, or biorhythms\, in the cellular microenvironment that ef fectively integrate “time” into these culture platforms by providing p hysiological inputs necessary for cellular synchronization and circadian r hythms. Given the central role that circadian rhythms play in health and d isease\, this absence is puzzling. For example\, cardiovascular disease\, diabetes\, osteoarthritis\, and asthma\, are just a few diseases with know n circadian rhythm effects. Moreover\, more than half of the top 100 selli ng drugs target the product of a circadian gene\, and multiple clinical tr ials have retrospectively shown the impact of time-of-day dosing on improv ed outcomes and increased patient lifespan. The underlying \n\nBio: \nDr. Sasha Cai Lesher-Pérez is an assistant professor in the Department of Che mical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is also a member of U- M’s Biointerfaces Institute and holds a courtesy appointment in the Depa rtment of Biomedical Engineering.\nDr. Lesher-Pérez earned his B.S. in bi omedical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his Ph .D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan. He complete d his postdoctoral training at the University of California\, Los Angeles. Before joining U-M\, he was a Marie Curie Fellow at Elvesys SAS\, a micro fluidic instrumentation company in Paris\, France\, and a biomedical engin eer at Intelligent Optical Systems in Torrance\, California.\nThe Lesher-P érez Lab integrates microfluidics\, biomaterials\, and tissue engineering to establish physiomimetic culture environments that advance the developm ent of microphysiological model systems. A major focus of the lab is engin eering dynamic microenvironments that incorporate temporal stimuli to more accurately represent time-dependent biological processes in vitro and emu late the homeostatic fluctuations observed in human physiology. By integra ting biorhythms in vitro\, the lab aims to exploit these orchestration and instructional cues as levers to manufacture increasingly physiologically relevant tissues outside the body. Dr. Lesher-Pérez’s long-term goal is to determine how biorhythms and their disruption affect human health. \n CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 100\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, 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=Engineer ing Building (NEB) Room 100:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8717@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T134000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153639Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/environmentally-responsible -manufacturing-origins-and-future-directions-john-sutherland-purdue/ SUMMARY:Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing: Origins and Future Direc tions\, John Sutherland\, Purdue DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8527@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T180000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/essie-online-graduate-progr am-info-session-5/ SUMMARY:ESSIE ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAM INFO SESSION DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Civil\, Coastal and Environmental Graduate Prog rams!\nThe University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Inf rastructure &\; Environment (ESSIE) is designed for civil\, coastal\, a nd environmental engineers to diversify their skills.\nJoin us for a 1.5 h our-long information session to learn about the program and admissions pro cess. \n CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1Rz8oeYzTZiEiccAwzsokg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8561@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T170000 DTSTAMP:20260701T182841Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-festival-of-lights/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Festival of Lights DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season with the Department of Chemical Engineerin g at our annual Festival of Lights! Join us for an evening of food\, refre shments\, and fellowship as we come together to recognize the diverse trad itions and cultures within our community.\n\nThis event is open to all Che mical Engineering students\, faculty\, staff\, and their families. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Chemical Engineering Student Center\, 1030 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1030 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Chemical Engi neering Student Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8749@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T110000 DTSTAMP:20260911T190455Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-civil-engineering_ geosystems-engineering-sustainable-construction-engineering-information-se ssion/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE Civil Engineering Geosystems Engineering &\; Sustainabl e Construction Engineering Graduate Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the UF ESSIE Civil Engineering\, Geosystems Engineering &\; Sustainable Co nstruction Engineering specializations . Representatives will be available from these areas to answer your questions during this time. To learn more about our specializations\, visit the following site: https://essie.ufl.e du/cce/cce-programs/ CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/CaIPBnnTRmyTCWq_aLtLGA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8771@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T134000 DTSTAMP:20260911T143956Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-converging-manu facturing-science-and-data-science-for-process-control-and-quality-assuran ce/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Converging Manufacturing Science and Data Science for Process Control and Quality Assurance DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Converging Manufacturing Science and Data Science for Process Control and Quality Assurance\nDate: November 3\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Robert Gao\nCady Staley Professor and Chair\nMechanical and Aerospace Engineering\nCase Western Reserve Universi ty\n\nAbstract\nRapid advances in data science have opened new opportuniti es to enhance manufacturing process control and quality assurance. This se minar highlights recent research that demonstrates the advantage of integr ating AI/machine learning with manufacturing science through two case stud ies. The first case study establishes a soft-sensing approach for predicti ng the surface hardness of machined components\, leveraging physics-inform ed data synthesis and graph-based learning to address the challenge of dat a scarcity. The second case study presents a Gaussian Process-enhanced Mod el Predictive Control (MPC) framework for in-process control of incrementa l forming of skeletal fixation plates\, which is an essential component in craniomaxillofacial reconstructive surgery for restoring patients’ faci al function and appearance. Together\, these case studies demonstrate how the convergence of manufacturing science\, data-driven learning\, and AI-e nhanced control can enable new capabilities in point-of-care manufacturing and quality assurance.\n\nBiography\nDr. Robert Gao is the Cady Staley Pr ofessor and Department Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Ca se Western Reserve University. Since receiving his Ph.D. degree from the T echnical University of Berlin (TU Berlin)\, Germany\, in 1991\, he has bee n working on physics-based signal transduction mechanisms\, multi-resoluti on signal processing\, stochastic modeling\, and AI/machine learning for m anufacturing process and product quality control. The outcome of his resea rch has been reflected in over 450 technical papers\, including 220 journa l articles\, 13 patents\, and two books. He was recognized as a ClarivateT M “Highly Cited Researcher in the Field of Engineering” in both 2023 a nd 2024.\n\nProfessor Gao is a Fellow of ASME\, SME\, IEEE\, CIRP\, AET\, and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV). He has received several professional awards\, including the ASME Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal\, ASME Blackall Mach ine Tool and Gage Award\, SME Gold Medal\, SME Eli Whitney Productivity Aw ard\, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Technical Award\, IEEE Best Application in Instrumental and Measurement Award\, multiple Best Pap er awards\, and the NSF CAREER award. He served as the Chair of the CIRP C ollaborative Working Group on AI in Manufacturing (CWG-AI)\, Scientific Co mmittee Chair of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute (NAMR I/SME) and is currently serving as the President of NAMRI. He was a Senior Editor of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics\, and an Associate E ditor for several journals of the ASME\, IEEE\, and IFAC.\n\nFaculty Host: 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:0-8587@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T130000 DTSTAMP:20260727T162134Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-online-41-combined -bachelors-masters-degree-workshop_civil-and-coastal-engineering-2/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE ONLINE 4+1 COMBINED BACHELOR’S/ MASTER’S DEGREE WORKSH OP_Civil and Coastal Engineering DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the Civil and Coastal Engineering 4+1 Combined Bachelor’s/ Master’s degre e program for undergraduate students! Representatives from the ESSIE Under graduate Advising Team and Graduate Team will be present to answer your qu estions. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/a9mx6LCVS76XAeXSpR2VHQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8719@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T134000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153640Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/electrified-filter-for-sust ainable-water-treatment-and-reuse-wensi-chen-texas-am/ SUMMARY:Electrified Filter for Sustainable Water Treatment and Reuse\, Wens i Chen\, Texas A&\;M DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8589@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T155000 DTSTAMP:20260727T162134Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-online-41-combined -bachelors-masters-degree-workshop_environmental-engineering-sciences-2/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE ONLINE 4+1 COMBINED BACHELOR’S/ MASTER’S DEGREE WORKSH OP_Environmental Engineering Sciences DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the Environmental Engineering Sciences 4+1 Combined Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree program for undergraduate students! Representatives from the ESSIE Undergraduate Advising Team and Graduate Team will be present to answer yo ur questions. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/BER5O_nyR3mvuC-5kNsvmg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8529@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T103000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181303Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-graduate-admission s_-online-application-workshop-4/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE GRADUATE ADMISSIONS_ ONLINE APPLICATION WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:Have you decided to apply to be an ESSIE Graduate student and n eed assistance with your application? Join us for a 1.5 hour-long informat ion session to learn how to apply. We will go over the application process \, share information on the ESSIE application fee waiver\, and answer any questions you may have about applying! CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gqs34xi6SfyxLpmOjqoWUQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8723@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T134000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153640Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/navigating-ai-resources-at- the-university-of-florida-randy-switt-uf/ SUMMARY:Navigating AI resources at the University of Florida\, Randy Switt\ , UF DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Engineering Building (NEB) Room 102\, 1064 Center Drive\, Gainevil le\, 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=Engineering Bu ilding (NEB) Room 102:geo:29.64229,-82.347115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8637@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T140000 DTSTAMP:20260911T190503Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/uf-essie-environmental-engi neering-sciences-information-session-3/ SUMMARY:UF ESSIE Environmental Engineering Sciences Graduate Information Se ssion DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the UF ESSIE Environmental Engineering Sciences faculty and research speciali zations. Representatives will be available to take your questions during t his time. CATEGORIES:ESSIE Recruitment LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/QUrPkDYATaOZaazQeyAPDA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8563@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261214T170000 DTSTAMP:20260701T182841Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-bowling-event/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Bowling Event DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of bowling\, food\, and fun! This social event is a great opportunity for faculty and graduate students to connect \, unwind\, and build community outside of the classroom and laboratory.\n \nThis is a closed event for Department of Chemical Engineering faculty an d graduate students. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Reitz Union Game Room\, 655 Reitz Union Dr\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32 611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=655 Reitz Union Dr\, Gaines ville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Reitz Union Game Room:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8565@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270122T170000 DTSTAMP:20260701T182842Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-meet-the-industry-candidate-event/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Meet the Industry Candidate Even t DESCRIPTION:Modeled after AIChE’s Meet the Industry Candidates events\, t his virtual session will be hosted on Gather.Town. Graduate students will create and present research posters in an interactive online environment\, followed by a virtual industry day for networking with industry represent atives and recruiters.\n\nThis is a closed event for Department of Chemica l Engineering graduate students and invited industry participants. CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8567@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270205T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260701T182842Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/department-of-chemical-engi neering-scavenger-hunt/ SUMMARY:Department of Chemical Engineering Scavenger Hunt DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and interactive scavenger hunt around the Che mical Engineering department! \n\nThis is a closed event for Department of Chemical Engineering students\, faculty\, and staff. CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Chemical Engineering Student Center\, 1030 Center Drive\, Gainesvi lle\, FL\, 32611\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1030 Center Drive\, Gainesv ille\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Chemical Engi neering Student Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-8625@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270331T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270401T170000 DTSTAMP:20260810T194722Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/2027-florida-semiconductor- summit/ SUMMARY:2027 Florida Semiconductor Summit DESCRIPTION:About the Summit\n\nThe Florida Semiconductor Summit is Florida ’s premier gathering for the semiconductor industry\, bringing together top executives\, researchers\, engineers\, policymakers and students to ta ckle the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of chip technolog y in our state and across the nation. \n\nNow in its fifth year\, the 2027 Summit is our most ambitious yet. Set against the backdrop of Palmetto’ s stunning waterfront\, FSS 2027 spans two days\, with optional pre-summit workshops available for those looking to go deeper on specific topics. Ex pect an expanded Exposition Hall\, a more competitive Innovation Pitch sta ge\, exciting breakouts and networking events designed to go beyond the su rface.\n\nhttps://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/fss2027/ CATEGORIES:Alumni,Events,Seminars LOCATION:https://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/fss2027/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York 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 BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 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