CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “MEMS-Based Electrochemical Power Sources for Extended Operational Duration of Micro Unmanned Vehicles” (Yanghang Huang)
Abstract: Micro unmanned vehicles, defined as 25-gram to 5-kg in weight, are increasingly being utilized in applications such as search and rescue or agricultural monitoring. Such vehicles are typically powered […]
CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Fabrication of Functional Nanostructured Polymers Based on Thermotropic and Lyotropic Liquid Crystals Derived from Sustainable Resources” (Ruiqi Dong)
Abstract: Nanostructured materials with interconnected nanoscale structures have garnered significant attention due to the ability to precisely regulate molecular transport by tuning molecular-level properties and offering more functional interfaces for […]
CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Synthesis of Enzyme-Powered Motors using Microfluidics” (Jessica O’Callaghan)
Abstract: This thesis addresses the fundamental questions surrounding the design and functional capabilities of enzyme-powered micromotors synthesized using microfluidic techniques. The research focuses on the development of these motors, made […]
2023 Heilmeier Award Lecture: Dr. Dani S. Bassett
“On Being Curious” What is curiosity? Is it an emotion? A behavior? A cognitive process? Curiosity seems to be an abstract concept — like love, perhaps, or justice — far […]
ASSET Seminar: Computational Social Listening for Public Health (Sharath Guntuku, University of Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT: How can A.I.-based methods inform social listening applications during public health crises? The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted the mode and method of human communication and interaction. The magnitude of […]
Penn Engineering 2021-22 Heilmeier Award Lecture: Ritesh Agarwal
“Utilizing Quantum Geometry and Topology for Enabling Integrated Chiral Photonics” Classical and quantum computing devices need to ferry vast amounts of data, and optical interconnects provide a promising approach allowing […]