MSE Seminar: “Exploring Photonic Materials with Symmetry and Topology”

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

Symmetry and topology are fundamental notions existing in all kinds of natural systems, from spiral galaxies and hurricanes to amino acids in molecules and non-trivial topologically protected electronic states in […]

BE Seminar: “Nanofluidic Technologies for Biomolecule Manipulation”

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

In the last 20 years, microfabrication techniques have allowed researchers to miniaturize tools for a plethora of bioanalytical applications.  In addition to better sensitivity, accuracy and precision, scaling down the […]

CIS Seminar: ” Flash Boys 2.0: Frontrunning, Transaction Reordering, and Consensus Instability in Decentralized Exchanges”

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

Abstract: Cryptocurrencies and blockchains are often heralded as the keys to a new era of financial transparency and fairness. Decentralized exchanges (DEXes), in particular, run directly on blockchains. They manage custody of traded […]

PICS Seminar: “Molecular Simulation and Machine Learning as Routes to Exploring Structure and Phase Behavior in Atomic and Molecular Crystals”

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

Abstract: Organic molecular crystals frequently exist in multiple forms known as polymorphs. Structural differences between crystal polymorphs can affect desired properties, such as bioavailability of active pharmaceutical formulations, lethality of […]

ESE Thesis Defense: Zhe Xuan

Room 307, Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Title: "Towards Advanced Photonic Integrated Systems through Electronic-Assisted Design" Abstract: Optical systems have applications ranging from traditional areas such as communication and spectroscopy to emerging fields such as quantum computing […]

ESE Seminar: “Management Strategies for Hyperscale Datacenters”

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

Abstract: Hyperscale datacenters provide critical infrastructure for the information economy, refining data to extract value. Sharing datacenters improves energy efficiency but whether strategic users participate depends on management policies. I address […]