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5th Annual Mechanobiology Symposium

Smilow Center Auditorium 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This two-day symposium is organized by the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB) with support from the National Science Foundation. The theme will be MechanoImmunology and Epigenetics. The CEMB is a Science and Technology Center funded by the National Science Foundation; our research focus is to advance the study of mechanical forces in molecules, cells, and tissues in plants […]

MEAM Seminar: “Material-Enabled Technologies for Soft and Fluidic Robots”

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

The emerging field of soft robotics, which incorporates unconventional or compliant materials in autonomous systems, has simultaneously reshaped traditional robotics applications and introduced new use cases for robots. However, many useful classes of materials remain relatively unexplored, and furthermore, the vast majority of soft robotics research has targeted actuation and sensing, with power and control […]

(Re)Connecting in the Classroom: Evan C Thompson Lecture on Excellence in Teaching

Van Pelt Library, Kislak Center, 6th Floor 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United States

Lately there has been much talk in universities and the public about "the great disengagement." As we emerge from the pandemic era, many students and instructors alike are experiencing a lack of energy and motivation, and we are seeking encounters in the classroom that are transformative, rather than simply transactional. In this talk, Daeyeon Lee […]

MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Towards Digital Twins for Cardiovascular Flows: A Hybrid Machine Learning and Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach”

Zoom - Email MEAM for Link peterlit@seas.upenn.edu

To design personalized treatment strategies, a number of measurable quantities (biomarkers) that relate a patient’s clinical representation to the existence, progress, and outcome of a disease need to be identified and measured. In cases where a biomarker is strongly correlated with the disease outcome, e.g. vascular pressure for hypertension, changes to the biomarker will perfectly […]

ASSET Seminar: Lockout: Sparse Regularization of Neural Networks, Gilmer Valdes (UCSF)

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

ABSTRACT: Many regression and classification procedures fit a function f(x;w) of predictor variables x to data 〖{x_i,y_i}〗_1^N based on some loss criterion L(y,f(x;w)). Often, regularization is applied to improve accuracy by placing a constraint P(w)≤t on the values of the parameters w, where P is a monotonic increasing function of the absolute values of the […]

Spring 2023 GRASP SFI: Matt Zucker, Swarthmore College, “Robotics education and research at a liberal arts college”

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

This is a hybrid event with in-person attendance in Levine 307 and virtual attendance via Zoom. This week's presenter will be in-person as well. ABSTRACT In this talk, I will describe the transition from a research-intensive PhD to a position at a teaching-focused undergraduate institution in the context of my own career trajectory. Key topics […]

MSE Seminar: “Designing Quantum Properties and Functionalities in Heterostructures” (MIT)

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

Interfaces in heterostructures often exhibit emergent physical properties that are absent in the constituent layers. These heterostructures, together with their compatibility with nanofabrication, are promising for constructing functional quantum devices. I will illustrate the capability of such heterostructure engineering by taking two examples. I will first explain our discovery of a versatile method for synthesizing […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Investigating the Role of Lipid Droplets as Intracellular Mechanical Stressors in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease” (Abigail Lonker)

Smilow Center for Translational Research in SCTR 11-146AB

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Rebecca Wells are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Abigail Lonker. Title: Investigating the Role of Lipid Droplets as Intracellular Mechanical Stressors in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Date: April 6, 2023 TIme: 1:00 PM Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research in SCTR […]

PICS Colloquium: “Deep Anomaly Detection using Coincident Learning”

https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96715197752

Anomaly detection is a crucial task in the operation of complex systems such as industrial facilities, manufacturing plants, and large-scale science experiments. Failures in a sub-system can result in low yield, faulty products, or damage to components, making it essential to detect anomalies as quickly as possible. Despite the abundance of data available for complex […]