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MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Implementation and Performance of Wall Models for Large Eddy Simulation of Non-equilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers”

Room B13, Chemistry Building 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Accurate prediction of high-Reynolds-number wall-bounded turbulent flows is essential for the understanding and flow control of many engineering applications such as aircraft, turbomachinery, and marine vehicles. Additionally, most practical flows exhibit nonequilibrium effects such as pressure gradient, flow separation, and mean three-dimensionality. However, the direct numerical simulation (DNS) of high-Reynolds-number wall-bounded turbulent flows is not […]

ESE PhD Thesis Defense: “Scalable and Risk-Aware Verification of Learning Enabled Autonomous Systems”

Moore 317 200 S 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

As autonomous systems become more prevalent, ensuring their safety will become more and more important. However, deriving guarantees for these systems is becoming increasingly difficult due to the use of black box, learning enabled components and the growing range of operating domains in which they are deployed. The complexity of the learning-enabled components greatly increases […]

MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Controlling Fracture Behavior Through Architecture”

DRL A8 209 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Many natural materials achieve excellent combinations of mechanical properties through their micro- and nano-scale structures, which leverage a level of complexity currently unmatched in engineering design. Recent advances in digital manufacturing have enabled the introduction of these fine-scale architectures to improve the mechanical properties of materials, but their intricacy still lags far behind that of […]

CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “A Multifaceted Approach to CO2 Emissions Reductions and Removals” (Maxwell Pisciotta)

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: The scientific consensus is that climate change is not only actively occurring, but that it is irrevocably due to human activities associated with greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions have been accumulating in the atmosphere since the beginning of the industrial revolution. This thesis specifically focuses on one greenhouse gas in particular, CO 2 […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “The Origin and Factors Affecting Differentiation of Progenitor Cells in Tendon-to-Bone Integration” (Tim Kamalitdinov)

Smilow Center for Translational Research in SCTR 11-146AB

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Nat Dyment are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Tim Kamalitdinov. Title: The Origin and Factors Affecting Differentiation of Progenitor Cells in Tendon-to-Bone Integration Date: April 16, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM Location: SCTR (Smilow Center for Translational Research) 12-146AB The public is welcome […]

ESE PhD Thesis Defense: “Multiferroic Micro Electromechanical Systems for Magnetic Sensing and Wireless Power Transfer in Biomedical Applications”

Fisher Bennett Hall, Room 401 3340 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Multiferroic micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) enable small, room temperature, low power magnetic sensing and wireless power transfer (WPT) in biomedical applications. Current biomagnetic sensing relies on sensitive magnetometers like superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs), but their reliance on cryogenic temperatures is undesirable.   This thesis presents the theory, design, microfabrication, and characterization of multiferroic MEMS magnetic […]

ESE PhD Thesis Defense: “Cellular Cosheaves, Graphic Statics, and Mechanics”

Greenberg Lounge (Room 114), Skirkanich Hall 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Methods from algebraic topology enable simplifications and extensions of fundamental concepts in structural and mechanical engineering. Chief among these tools are cellular sheaves and cosheaves - abstract mathematical data structures over polyhedra and discrete spaces. The homology of cellular cosheaves (and cohomology of cellular sheaves) combines and distills distributed data into the most meaningful algebraic-topological […]

MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Do the Twist: Toward Agile Control of an Axially Twisting Robotic Quadruped”

David Rittenhouse Laboratory Building, Room 4C4 209 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Even as they continue to improve, legged robots pale in comparison to their biological counterparts. This discrepancy is at least partly due to robots possessing an order of magnitude fewer degrees of freedom. In fact, most dynamically capable quadrupedal robots lack any degrees of freedom in the torso, opting instead for a simpler, single, rigid […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Proteome-seq: Sequencing-Based Readout of Proteomic Analytical Assay” (Mariia (Masha) Alibekova Long)

Smilow Center for Translational Research in SCTR 11-146AB

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Alex Hughes are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Mariia (Masha) Alibekova Long. Title:  Proteome-seq: Sequencing-Based Readout of Proteomic Analytical Assay Date: April 18, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM Location: SCTR (Smilow Center for Translational Research) 11-146AB Zoom option: Topic: Mariia Alibekova Long's PhD Thesis Defense […]