BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-7413@eng.ufl.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T134500 DTSTAMP:20251201T210445Z URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-engineered-livi ng-materials-capable-of-self-growing-self-healing-and-self-cleaning-from-g rand/ SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Engineered Living Materials Capable of Self-Growing\, Self-Healing\, and Self-Cleaning: From Grand DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Engineered Living Materials Capable of Self-Growi ng\, Self-Healing\, and Self-Cleaning: From Grand Vision to Commercial Rea lity\n\nDear Undergraduate and Graduate Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\,\n You are invited! UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's S eminar Series\nThis is a perfect opportunity to enjoy some coffee\, cookie s\, and captivating talks! These sessions feature amazing guest speakers\, from academic trailblazers and industry movers to our very own faculty ca ndidates showing off their expertise and fresh perspectives. Come for the treats\, stay for the engaging discussions\, and connect with fellow MAE e nthusiasts. Everyone is welcome!\n \nEngineered Living Materials Capable o f Self-Growing\, Self-Healing\, and Self-Cleaning: From Grand Vision to Co mmercial Reality\n\nMarch 13\, 2025\, at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\n Prof. Congrui Jin\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Engineering Technolo gy and Industrial Distribution\nTexas A&\;M University\n\nAbstract\nRec ent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of materials\, namely engineered living materials. Currently\, developing engineered living materials that combine the structural proper ties of traditional construction materials with attributes of living syste ms\, including the ability to self-grow\, self-repair\, self-clean\, detec t environmental threats\, and capture carbon dioxide\, has emerged as a ne w promising research area. In this talk\, self-growing bricks\, self-heali ng concrete\, and self-cleaning surfaces are introduced as examples to dis cuss the general principles to be applied when designed living constructio n materials to perform specific functions in open environments\, the main challenges to make them a commercial reality\, and the future directions i n this emerging interdisciplinary field.\n\nBiography\nDr. Congrui Jin rec eived a BS in Electrical Engineering from Nankai University\, China. She e arned her MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and received a Ph.D. with a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in App lied Mathematics from Cornell University. She is currently an assistant pr ofessor at the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distrib ution at Texas A&\;M University. Her research interest lies in the broa d area of mechanics and materials motivated by practical applications in s ustainability and resilience.\n\nMAE Faculty Host: Yong Huang CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States GEO:29.643814;-82.34865 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gain esville\, FL\, 32611\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MAE-A Room 303:geo:29.643814,-82.34865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR