Doctoral
MEAM Seminar: “Mechanics- Informed Optimization for Enhanced Adhesion and Toughness”
Towne 337Structural design optimization has long played a crucial role in engineering, often with the goal of creating stiff and lightweight structures for aerospace and other applications. However, optimizing structures against […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Microfluidics for throughput scalable formulation of mRNA lipid nanoparticle technology” (Sarah Shepherd)
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThe Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania along with Drs. Dave Issadore and Mike Mitchell proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Sarah Shepherd. Title: Microfluidics for throughput scalable formulation of […]
MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Exploiting Flows for Orienteering and Planning Problems”
Towne 337Task and path planning algorithms for robots in the presence of flows confront a fundamental dichotomy between the continuous and the discrete: task planning algorithms discretize the world and their […]
MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Mobile Wireless Infrastructure on Demand in Robot Teams”
216 Moore BuildingCommunication is fundamental to successful coordination in teams of robots. Indeed, the promise that robot teams can complete tasks faster and more efficiently than any single agent depends on their […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “The Role of Collagen XII in Establishing Tendon Cell Organization, Hierarchical Structure, and Mechanical Function During Tendon Development” (Ashley Fung)
CRB Auditorium 415 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThe Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Lou Soslowsky are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Ashley Fung. Title: The Role of Collagen XII […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation: “MRI-based Quantification of Renal Oxygen Utilization” (Rajiv Deshpande)
Donner-Grice AuditoriumThe Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Felix Wehrli are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Rajiv Deshpande. Title: “MRI-based Quantification of Renal Oxygen […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: ““Development of magnetic nanopore-based extracellular vesicle subpopulation sorting for the multimodal diagnosis and prognosis of neurological disease and cancer” (Andrew Lin)
Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThe Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. David Issadore are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Andrew Lin. Title: “Development of magnetic nanopore-based extracellular vesicle […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation: “Batch effect detection and harmonization methods for quantitative features extracted from medical images” (Hannah Horng)
Class of 62 Auditorium, John Morgan Building 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PAThe Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania along with Drs. Despina Kontos and Taki Shinohara proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Hannah Horng. Title: Batch effect detection and […]
MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Multi-Scale Probing of Colloidal Sedimentation Dynamics in Active Suspensions”
Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesMicroorganisms, although challenging to observe, are ubiquitous in both natural ecosystems and industries. They inhabit diverse environments: natural ones ranging from small river tributaries and lakes to oceans, as well […]