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BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Cellular and Mechano-Active Material Approaches to Improve Disc Repair After Herniation” (Ana P. Peredo)

JMB Reunion Auditorium 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Robert Mauck are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Ana P. Peredo. Title: Cellular and Mechano-Active Material Approaches to Improve Disc Repair After Herniation Date: Wednesday, May 11th Time: 1:00 pm Location: JMB Reunion Auditorium John Morgan Building 3620 Hamilton Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 The public […]

ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Integrated Diamond-based Devices for Quantum Sensing and Communication”

Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond has been integral to the advancement of quantum technologies. It has enabled key demonstrations in quantum networks and distributed quantum computing, as well as impressive proof-of-concept devices in nanoscale, sub-cellular imaging and sensing. The NV center - a point defect in diamond with an optically addressable electron spin - […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Experimental and computational analyses of locomotor rhythm generation and modulation in Caenorhabditis elegans” (Hongfei Ji)

https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96715197752

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Chris Fang-Yen are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Hongfei Ji. Title: Experimental and computational analyses of locomotor rhythm generation and modulation in Caenorhabditis elegans Date: June 6, 2022 Time: 1:00 pm Zoom link

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Machine learning as tool and theory for computational neuroscience” (Ari Benjamin)

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The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Konrad Kording are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Ari Benjamin. Title "Machine learning as tool and theory for computational neuroscience", Date: Tuesday, June 7th Time: 3:00pm Location: Goddard 101 and in the Zoom room: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92613907755?pwd=K21OU2Q4SUlKQkduelF6ZmVjalNOZz09 Meeting ID: 926 1390 7755 Passcode: 792713. The […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation: “Characterizing medial temporal lobe neurodegeneration due to tau pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease using postmortem imaging” (Sadhana Ravikumar)

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The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Paul Yushkevich are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Sadhana Ravikumar. Title: "Characterizing medial temporal lobe neurodegeneration due to  tau pathology in Alzheimer's Disease using postmortem imaging”   Date: Friday, June 10th, 2022 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Biomedical Research Building (BRB), Classroom […]

CBE PhD Dissertation Defense | “The effects of platelet signaling inhibitors on clot development under flow”

Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract:  "Syk and Src family kinases (SFK) inhibitors interfere with signaling from GPVI, α2β1, αIIbβ3, and GPIb-IX-V to reduce thrombotic risk or induce bleeding episodes. Collagen-mediated clustering of platelet GPVI results in phosphorylation of SFKs such as Lyn and Fyn, and active Lyn is constitutively bound to GPVI to allow rapid signaling. During clotting under […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Machine Learning and Quantitative Neuroimaging in Epilepsy and Low-field MRI” (T. Campbell Arnold)

Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering and Dr. Brian Litt are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of T. Campbell Arnold. Monday, June 13, 2022 10:30 AM The public is welcome to attend. Room: Glandt Forum, Singh Center Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91843511143?pwd=K1QwQWpNdjVxN3haTGl2cmZFYnZqUT09 Meeting ID: 918 4351 1143 Passcode: 496383

MSE Ph.D. Defense: “Understanding the Fracture Behavior of Polymer-infiltrated Nanoparticle Films” (Yiwei Qiang)

Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: Polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films (PINFs) are a new class of polymer nanocomposites that overcome many of the challenges in manufacturing highly loaded nanocomposite films (PNCFs). PINFs have a wide range of applications as functional coatings and membranes and have excellent mechanical properties, including high stiffness, hardness, scratch and wear resistance. Fracture toughness is another critical […]

ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Machine Learning on Large-Scale Graphs”

Room 452 C, 3401 Walnut 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Graph neural networks (GNNs) are successful at learning representations from most types of network data but suffer from limitations in large graphs, which do not have the Euclidean structure that time and image signals have in the limit. Yet, large graphs can often be identified as being similar to each other in the sense that […]

MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Enhancing Strength and Toughness Via Reinforcement with Nanocellulose Fibers”

Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are a nanomaterial obtained from plant sources and have excellent mechanical properties, high aspect ratios, and are biodegradable. As a reinforcing phase, CNFs have the potential to improve the mechanical properties of polymer materials. The overarching objective of this thesis is to investigate the use of CNFs to enhance the strength and […]