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Thriving in a Start-Up Ecosystem: Success and Failure in the Life of an Entrepreneur

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

We invite you to join an exclusive event with Penn Engineering alumni who will share their stories on how they have thrived in the startup ecosystem. These alums range from an angel investor in Uber, a serial biotech entrepreneur with several exits, an entrepreneur who has generated over half a billion in licensing deals and […]

MSE Seminar: “A Polymer Brush Approach to Controlling Biological Binding to Surfaces”

Auditorium, LRSM Building 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Polymer brushes are a common feature in many biological surfaces. The ability to rapidly transform a substrate from a hard, structural material to a soft, hydrogel structure over the course of a few tens of nanometers makes polymer brushes elegant materials for tailoring the biology-materials interface. Polymer brushes, because of their surface confinement, are typically […]

BE Seminar: “Developing neuroengineering solutions of biomedical relevance using crayfish as a model system”

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

In my talk, I will first describe one of the main projects in my lab that investigates the underlying cellular-molecular mechanisms for changes in alcohol sensitivity of crayfish with different prior social experiences. In this context, I will explain why “simple” invertebrates may provide unique advantages for studying complex phenomena such as socially-dependent drug effects. […]

CIS Seminar: “A Geometric Perspective on Computing Motion”

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

Abstract: The connections between geometry and mechanics have been explored for centuries. How these connections shape computation is a question we are just beginning to explore.  If computers can predict how materials move and deform, they can help us to understand, anticipate and manipulate the physical world. Our group develops models and algorithms that capture the characteristic behavior […]

PICS Colloquium: Concurrent Atomistic-Continuum Modeling and Simulation of Transport Processes in Crystalline Materials

PICS Conference Room 534 - A Wing , 5th Floor 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: In this talk we present a concurrent atomistic-continuum (CAC) method for modeling and simulation of transport processes in crystalline materials. The CAC formulation extends the Irving-Kirkwood procedure for deriving transport equations and fluxes for homogenized molecular systems to that for polyatomic crystalline materials by employing a concurrent two- level structural description of crystals. A multiscale […]

MEAM Seminar: “Scalable Fabrication of Nanostructured Energy Storage Systems”

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

The demand for autonomous devices, including intelligent sensor platforms for IOT applications, is driving a parallel need for efficient energy storage systems that are inexpensive to produce, exhibit high power and energy densities, and occupy a minimum footprint on the device. Necessary enhancement in the performance of batteries and supercapacitors can be realized by fabrication […]

ESE Seminar: “2D Materials for Unconventional Devices: From Flexible/Wearable Tattoo Sensors to Monolayer Memory”

PICS Conference Room 534 - A Wing , 5th Floor 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: This talk will present our latest research adventures on 2D nanomaterials towards greater scientific understanding and advanced engineering applications. In particular the talk will highlight our work on flexible electronics, zero-power devices, monolayer memory (atomristors), non-volatile RF switches, and wearable tattoo sensors. Non-volatile memory devices based on 2D materials are an application of defects […]

Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM: Institutional Transformation and Industrial Research Approaches and Findings

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

This two-part talk will describe the scope of work and emergent findings of two ongoing National Science Foundation Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM (CCESTEM) projects. Each project seeks to provide strategies for the design, assessment, and research of learners’ ethical formation. The first project, an Institutional Transformation CCESTEM project (Award #1737157), seeks to utilize Faculty […]