ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Mobile Mission Planning in Uncertain Environments”

Berger Auditorium (Room 13), Skirkanich Hall 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Robotic mission planning in uncertain environments remains a formidable challenge due to environmental complexity and sensor noise. This dissertation introduces new methodologies to tackle these issues. We develop a method […]

MSE Thesis Defense: “Alloy Anodes for Alkali-Metal Batteries: Elucidating Lithiation Pathways of Metal/Metal Composites and Solid Solution Alloys Using Novel Nanoporous Tri-Layer Metal/Metal/Metal Composites”

LRSM Reading Room 3231 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

The pressing issues of global warming and the rapid depletion of fossil fuel reserves have prompted both private and governmental organizations to seek clean, renewable energy alternatives. Solar and wind […]

MSE Thesis Defense: “High-Resolution Characterization of Solid-Liquid Interfaces in Energy Storage Materials Using Microscopy: From Lithium Metal Anodes to Liquid Sodium-Potassium”

LRSM Reading Room 3231 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

Battery technologies are crucial for reducing greenhouse gases by enabling the use of renewable energy and facilitating the transition to electric vehicles, thereby lowering emissions. Lithium metal anodes are ideal […]

CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Metal Oxides and Ion-Modification: A Study in Chemical Stability, Transformations, and Dynamics” (Bader A. Alayyoub)

Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: Metal oxides, both simple and complex, are essential for catalysis and energy conversion due to their versatile physicochemical properties and are often enhanced through ion doping, a well-established strategy […]

ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Graph Machine Learning under Requirements”

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

Graphs are powerful mathematical tools that enable modeling of complex systems. Graph machine learning exploits possibly unknown data structures, which provides a unified approach to tackle a wide variety of […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “INVESTIGATION OF IMAGE QUALITY SPATIAL DEPENDENCY IN RELATION TO ACQUISITION GEOMETRY IN DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS” (Chloe Jeongin Choi)

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

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Andrew Maidment are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Chloe Jeongin Choi. Title: INVESTIGATION OF IMAGE QUALITY SPATIAL DEPENDENCY IN RELATION […]