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MSE Seminar: “Topological Physics: from Photons to Electrons”
Auditorium, LRSM Building 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThere are many intriguing physical phenomena that are associated with topological features --- global properties that are not discernible locally. The best-known examples are quantum Hall effects in electronic systems, […]
BE Seminar: “Phage and Robotics-Assisted Biomolecular Evolution” (Emma Chory)
Moore 216 200 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThis seminar will be held live and broadcast on zoom - check email for link or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu. Evolution occurs when selective pressures from the environment shape inherited variation over […]
GRASP on Robotics: “The Importance of Pneumatic Actuation in Adaptive Robotic Devices”
Abstract: Soft pneumatic actuators have become a popular implement in modern robotic systems due to their intrinsic mechanical compliance, which affords researchers levels of robustness and adaptability that can be […]
PICS Colloquium: “Kinetic theory for superparameterization of sea ice dynamics”
PICS Conference Room 534 - A Wing , 5th Floor 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesArctic sea ice comprises of many ice floes whose dynamics is driven by oceanic/atmospheric currents and floe-floe interaction. Models of the effective sea ice dynamics at large scales typically employ hydrodynamic equations of […]
CBE PhD Dissertation Defense | “Process Development and Modeling for the Advancement of Direct Air Capture Technologies”
Zoom - Email CBE for linkAbstract: "As the catastrophic effects of climate change are felt throughout our global society, we must take immediate action. A portfolio of climate solutions must include both deep and robust […]
MEAM Seminar: “Robotics Goes Soft: Challenges and Achievements, for New Robotics Scenarios”
Zoom - Email MEAM for Link peterlit@seas.upenn.eduLargely inspired by the observation of the role of soft tissues in living organisms, the use of soft materials for building robots is recognized as one of the current challenges […]
ODEI Spotlight: Diversity Lecture Series at Penn, “Addressing a More Complex and Encompassing Understanding of Identity”
Speaker: Melissa E. Sanchez, Ph.D. Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies Topic: Addressing a More Complex and Encompassing Understanding of Identity Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Time: […]
Fall 2021 GRASP SFI: “Physics-inspired learning for discontinuous contact dynamics”
Levine 307 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States*This will be a HYBRID Event with in-person attendance in Levine 307 and Virtual attendance via Zoom here… Frictional contact is the core underlying behavior of robot locomotion and manipulation, […]
ODEI Spotlight: Society of Women Engineers GSK Info Session
Society of Women Engineers GSK Info Session Wednesday, October 27 from 6-7 PM GSK is hosting an information session for students of all grade levels! GSK is hiring for […]