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BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Nanoparticle-based RNA therapeutic strategies for treating multiple myeloma” (Christian Figueroa-Espada)

Heilmeier Hall (Room 100), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Michael J. Mitchell are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Christian Figueroa-Espada. Title: Nanoparticle-based RNA therapeutic strategies for treating multiple myeloma Date: Monday, July 22, 2024 Location: Heilmeier Hall, Towne Rm 100 Time: 3:00 pm Zoom information: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/94229801039?pwd=UzhVdTZ4L1VncXJTeUkwN0NWaXlmdz09 Meeting ID: 942 2980 1039 Passcode: […]

MEAM Seminar: “Bio-inspired Architected Materials/Structures with Enhanced Failure Characteristics”

Heilmeier Hall (Room 100), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Structural failure is a critically important design consideration in many engineering applications. Nature provides a number of interesting examples of lightweight structural features that exhibit outstanding failure characteristics. Recent progress in additive manufacturing has facilitated precise control over geometric features, allowing for the implementation of bio-inspired structural designs on a layer-by-layer basis. In this talk, […]

MEAM/MSE Special Seminar: “Starfish-Inspired Tubefeet for Temporary Underwater Adhesion”

Towne 227 (MEAM Conference Room) 220 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Temporary and switchable underwater adhesion plays an important role in robotic underwater locomotion and transportation. The physical features of the suction cups of octopuses have been mimicked, where the vacuum chamber formed by the deformation of these cups enable strong adhesion. However, the works mainly focused on the strength of the underwater adhesion. For the […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Remote control of cell function using temperature as an input” (William Benman)

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

The Department of BIoengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Lukasz Bugaj proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of WIlliam Benman. Title: Remote control of cell function using temperature as an input Advisor: Lukasz Bugaj Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Time: 10:00AM EST Location: Skirkanich Hall, Berger Auditorium, Rm. 013 Zoom option: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91967695550 The public […]

MEAM Seminar: “Dynamic Bipedal Walking on Unstructured Terrain through Real-Time Perception and Control”

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

Bipedal robots have seen significant interest from academia and industry for their potential to efficiently traverse unstructured environments, such as disaster zones, industrial infrastructure, and cluttered homes. Autonomous bipedal walking in the wild remains an unsolved challenge, however, partially due to the difficulty of perceiving and reacting to obstacles in real-time, while maintaining balance. Existing […]

MEAM Seminar: “Soft Pneumatic Force Application through Membrane Design and Stiffness Control”

Towne 337

Modern robotic platforms are designed for precision, but their cost and rigidity make them impractical for many at-home physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) applications. Soft pneumatic actuators (SPA) have potential as safe and affordable means of providing comfortable force application for use in pHRI, but lack shape planning and control during contact. In this seminar, we […]

MEAM Seminar: “Towards Understanding Tactile Sensing Across the Robot Manipulation Stack”

Towne 337

Humans are exceptionally skilled at manipulating a diverse range of objects, apparent from the order of magnitude difference in sizes, weight distributions, stiffnesses, and geometries of items we use on a daily basis. For robots to seamlessly integrate into a world centered around human dexterity, they must also possess comparable manipulation abilities. My research aims […]

MEAM Seminar: “Exploring Self-assembly of 2D Materials: Insights from Graphene Auto-kirigami”

Towne 319 220 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, United States

Two dimensional (2D) materials with atomic-scale thickness like graphene exhibit substantial in-plane stiffness and strength while maintaining significant out-of-plane flexibility. This enables the assembly of graphene into complex multilayer and even three-dimensional (3D) structures through a unique combination of self-folding, self-tearing, and nearly frictionless self-propagation, all driven by interfacial energy. We call this phenomenon ‘graphene […]