MEAM Seminar: “A Differential Homogenization Framework for Precipitation Strengthened Metals”
Precipitation-strengthened alloys are a commercially important class of materials because their mechanical properties can be altered by changing the microstructure through heat-treatment. Specifically, precipitates are introduced into the bulk (matrix) […]
MEAM Seminar: “Exploiting Interface Patterning for Adhesion Control”
Surface force-mediated adhesion, e.g. van der Waals forces, is critical for direct bonding of bulk solids in the absence of an adhesive layer. However, no two surfaces are ideally flat […]
PICS Colloquium: “Kinetic theory for superparameterization of sea ice dynamics”
Arctic 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 […]
MEAM Seminar: “Rheological Behavior and Field Statistics of Suspensions of Rigid Particles in Yield Stress Fluids”
Suspensions of non-Brownian particles in fluids are commonly found in nature (e.g. mud, soils, and debris flows) and in the industry (e.g. paints, food, and cosmetics). Understanding the relations between […]
MEAM PhD Thesis Defense: “Modular Robots Morphology Transformation and Task Execution”
Self-reconfigurable modular robots are composed of a small set of modules with uniform docking interfaces. Different from conventional robots that are custom-built and optimized for specific tasks, modular robots are […]
MEAM Seminar: “Some Investigations of Phase Transitions in Rod-like Macro-molecules and Fibrous Gels”
Stress-induced solid-to-solid phase transitions form a large class of phase transitions in nature. They occur in materials that can exhibit different crystal structures under different conditions (stress and temperature), and […]
MEAM PhD Thesis Defense: “Controlled Levitation of Nanostructured Thin Films for Sun-Powered Near-Space Flight”
Earth’s mesosphere is the least studied part of our atmosphere. The data it contains within itself can help develop more comprehensive and accurate models of the atmosphere and can help […]
MEAM PhD Thesis Defense: “Lightweight Structures Enabled by Microfabrication”
Lightweight structures are the product of the science of making systems as light as possible with constraints, which often refer to being sufficiently strong and stiff. Although the development of […]
BE Seminar: “Material Design for Lymph Node Drug Delivery and Immunomodulation” (Susan Thomas)
This event will be held live and broadcast on zoom – link coming soon. Lymph nodes mediate the co-mingling of cells of the adaptive system to coordinate adaptive immune response. […]
MEAM PhD Thesis Defense: “Design of Proprioceptive Legged Robots”
It has been twenty years since the advent of the first power-autonomous legged robots, yet they have still not yet been deployed at scale. One fundamental challenge in legged machines […]