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SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Advancing Energy Systems through AI-Driven Innovation
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DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Advancing Energy Systems through AI-Driven Innova
 tions\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\
 nYou are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's 
 Seminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cooki
 es\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\
 , from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty c
 andidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives.\nCome for th
 e treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE
  enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n\nFeb 13\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Locatio
 n: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. Shima Hajimirza\nAssociate Professor of Mechanical Eng
 ineering and the Director of the Energy\, Control\, and Optimization (ECO)
  Lab\nDepartment of Mechanical Engineering\nStevens Institute of Technolog
 y\n\nAbstract\nThe future of energy systems demands intelligence\, efficie
 ncy\, and sustainability to address global challenges. My research integra
 tes advanced computational techniques with first-principle physics to revo
 lutionize energy capture\, transfer\, and distribution processes. By lever
 aging AI-driven models\, I tackle critical challenges such as light-matter
  interactions in photovoltaics\, stochastic energy transport in porous med
 ia\, and the dynamics of smart energy networks. In this talk\, I will disc
 uss key contributions\, including enhancing quantum efficiency in thin-fil
 m solar cells through surrogate modeling\, developing physics-informed neu
 ral networks for radiative heat transfer in complex media\, and advancing 
 latent space computing to optimize large-scale simulations. These innovati
 ons enable precise material design\, reduce computational demands\, and su
 pport applications such as digital twins and thermo-radiative systems. Add
 itionally\, my work explores the integration of renewable energy distribut
 ion with data-centric infrastructures\, employing predictive AI tools to a
 dapt to environmental and operational variability. This seminar will demon
 strate how interdisciplinary approaches\, combining physics\, machine lear
 ning\, and experimental insights\, can transform energy systems\, paving t
 he way for sustainable and resilient technologies that meet future demands
 .\n\nBiography\nDr. Shima Hajimirza is an Associate Professor of Mechanica
 l Engineering and the Director of the Energy\, Control\, and Optimization 
 (ECO) Lab at Stevens Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Mech
 anical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in August 2013\,
  followed by a postdoctoral research appointment at the Oden Institute for
  Computational Engineering and Science. Prior to her doctoral studies\, sh
 e obtained a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Ill
 inois University and a Master’s degree in Bioengineering from the Califo
 rnia Institute of Technology in 2009 and 2010\, respectively.\nDr. Hajimir
 za’s expertise spans thermal fluid sciences\, radiation heat transfer\, 
 data-driven modeling and design\, and the study of energy transfer in comp
 lex media. She also specializes in Machine Learning and AI-based modeling 
 and optimization\, with applications in nanomaterials\, nanotechnology\, a
 nd bioengineering. With over 90 peer-reviewed publications in leading jour
 nals such as Nature Scientific Reports\, International Journal of Heat and
  Mass Transfer\, Journal of Solar Energy\, and IEEE Transactions on Sustai
 nable Energy\, her work has attracted significant funding from the Nationa
 l Science Foundation (NSF)\, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)\, the U.
 S. Department of Energy (DOE)\, and industrial partners including Qualcomm
 \, Emerson\, and Chevron. Among her accolades is the prestigious NSF CAREE
 R Award\, recognizing her groundbreaking contributions to computational mo
 deling of radiation heat transfer in porous media.\nIn addition to her res
 earch\, Dr. Hajimirza serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Sol
 ar Energy Engineering and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanica
 l Engineers (ASME). Her outstanding achievements have been celebrated with
  numerous awards\, including the "ASME Rising Star in Mechanical Engineeri
 ng Award" (November 2024)\, the Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Awa
 rd (May 2024)\, and the TEES James J. Cain Graduate Teaching Award (March 
 2018).\n\nMAE Faculty Host: S A Sherif
CATEGORIES:Seminars
LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\,
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