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DTSTAMP:20250910T140010
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Webinar: The Effects of Prescribed Burns of Phragmites australis on Salt Marsh Ecosystem Services: An Ecosystem-based Management Approach
DESCRIPTION:Phragmites australis is an invasive grass species that affects many marshes along the U.S east coast\, often displacing native grasses. Removing Phragmites has been a decades-long management goal as managers seek to restore native high marsh habitat and ecosystem functions and services. Phragmites removal and restoration efforts have proven beneficial for habitat and biodiversity – however\, its removal comes with uncertainties about the tradeoffs of removal and the implications for achieving marsh restoration goals. One potential approach for managing tradeoffs associated with Phragmites removal is to use prescribed fire\, which is a common method for vegetation removal. The burned biomass\, or “biochar\,” produced through this process may increase soil nitrogen removal and carbon and phosphorus storage\, which can help to counteract losses in ecosystem services due to Phragmites removal.\n\nIn collaboration with regional coastal managers\, this project compared salt marshes with and without a history of prescribed burns at Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve and area marshes to better quantify how fire impacts marshes and their biogeochemical ecosystem services. Recognizing that each manager prioritizes marsh ecosystem services differently\, the project assessed how prescribed burns influence a range of recreational\, physical\, biological\, and biogeochemical ecosystem services. A collaborative workshop brought together representatives from industry\, state\, federal\, non-profit\, and academic sectors for further conversation and to identify challenges and opportunities for effective Phragmites management. In this webinar\, the project team will share: 1) an overview of their technical work to establish some of the biogeochemical impacts of prescribed burns in salt marsh ecosystems\; 2) the results of their literature review assessing how prescribed burns to remove Phragmites impact a suite of salt marsh ecosystem services\; and 3) the outcomes of the collaborative Phragmites management workshop.
UID:139187-21885017@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139187
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sustainability,Environment
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20251029T203606
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Intelligent and Accessible Sensing and Neurotechnology Platforms for Next-Generation Medicine\nAbstract:\nDespite major advances in consumer electronics such as smartphones\, modern healthcare systems still lag behind in accessibility\, sophistication\, and data integration. For much of the global population\, medical and their analytical tools remain far less advanced than the technologies used in daily life. To bridge this gap between everyday devices and medical innovation\, my research centers on three major themes: First\, I will present the development of a low-cost\, point-of-care automated diagnostic platform that enables multiplexed biochemical testing with an order-of-magnitude reduction in cost compared to currently available commercial platforms. Second\, I will discuss machine learning-enhanced biosensing for cancer diagnostics\, where our recent work demonstrates thousand-fold precision improvements through full-spectrum and multi-resonance modeling compared to conventional one-dimensional fittings. Finally\, I will introduce hybrid dynamic optogenetic–electrophysiology neural interfaces\, combining metasurface-based beam steering with minimally invasive carbon-fiber arrays for adaptive and chronic closed-loop neuromodulation.
UID:140768-21887593@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140768
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:seminar,Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,bme,engineer,engineering,Science,Research,Michigan Engineering,Medicine,Biotechnology
LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130
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DTSTAMP:20251029T084321
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CANCELLED: IES Energy Seminar Series - AI-Based Analytics and Energy Modeling Frameworks for Characterizing Urban Energy Systems
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This seminar is cancelled until further notice. We have received notice that Rawad El Kontar will not be able to travel for the 10/30 seminar due to the government shutdown. We intend to reschedule Rawad’s seminar for a later date. Thank you for your understanding!\n\nHosted by Raed Al Kontar \n\nAbstract:\nUrban energy systems are growing in complexity as they respond to the challenges of planning location-specific energy transitions. However\, current modeling approaches often fail to capture the physical\, behavioral\, and systemic diversity required for effective localized planning and decision-making.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present integrated frameworks that combine bottom-up physics-based modeling with AI-driven analytics for characterizing urban energy systems. I will first show how the URBANopt platform has developed capabilities that enable coordinated analysis and co-design across buildings\, DERs\, and the grid. I will then discuss an AI-driven framework that automates input generation and supports dynamic scenario exploration.\n\nThese capabilities transform urban energy system planning by reducing the labor required for model generation\, scaling scenario exploration\, and improving accuracy for localized analysis. Together\, they form a scalable and adaptable framework that provides stakeholders with actionable insights for planning reliable and efficient energy transitions.\n\nBiography:\nDr. Rawad El Kontar is a Senior Research Engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He is the lead developer of URBANopt\, DOE’s open-source urban energy modeling platform\, and the creator of the Urban Systems Generator\, an AI-driven framework that automates building-level data completion and scenario generation for city-scale energy modeling. With a multidisciplinary background spanning architecture\, building science\, and data science\, Rawad develops analytics and software platforms that integrate machine learning\, AI\, and energy simulation to accelerate the co-design and optimization of buildings\, distributed energy resources (DERs)\, and grid systems. His work supports stakeholders in advancing reliable and efficient energy.
UID:138904-21884221@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,North Campus,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sustainability,Michigan Engineering,Materials Science,Law,Interdisciplinary,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Free,Environment,Engineering,Energy,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Civil and Environmental Engineering,CAEN
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1311
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DTSTAMP:20251026T095407
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Schubert Polynomials Lecture 9: Flag bundles and degeneracy loci
DESCRIPTION:The main goal this week is to show that double and back-stable Schubert polynomials give\, and are characterized by\, formulas for Schubert varieties and degeneracy loci for maps of filtered vector bundles.
UID:141157-21888217@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141157
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
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DTSTAMP:20251020T145053
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T162000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2025-2026 Colloquium Series Presents:
DESCRIPTION:\"The beginning of the end - charting the emergence and evolution of massive galaxies\"\n\nGalaxies are extraordinarily complex collections of stars\, gas\, and dark matter. The largest galaxies\, although relatively rare in number\, host many of the stars in the Universe and deep in their cores harbor the most extreme supermassive black holes. Today massive galaxies are old - their stars are red and dead and their dynamical structures are dispersion supported. While massive galaxies have long been expected to be relics of a much earlier formation time\, JWST is just now revealing their earliest histories\, including their formation hundreds of thousands of years after the Big Bang. In this talk I will describe my team’s observational efforts to identify and characterize massive galaxies in the distant Universe with JWST and throughout cosmic time\, including with the new Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph.
UID:140910-21887798@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140910
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:astrophysics,astronomy
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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DTSTAMP:20251114T123135
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T160000
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SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Blackstone Real Estate Spotlight Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a spotlight webinar about the various businesses in our Real Estate ecosystem. You will have the opportunity to hear from professionals across Real Estate about their work\, experiences\, etc. We will also highlight the recruiting timeline for 2027 summer analyst opportunities. It should be a great event and we hope to see youthere! 
UID:140759-21887581@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140759
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DTSTAMP:20251014T092352
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DE Seminar: Quantum diffusion and random matrix theory
DESCRIPTION:The Schrödinger equation with a random potential serves as a simple model for the propagation of waves in a disordered medium. It is conjectured that when the strength of the potential is weak\, the solution should evolve diffusively as time goes to infinity. Previous approaches to this problem have hinged on diagrammatic expansions for the propagator. In this talk\, I will explain a new proof of this phenomenon for long but finite times that instead proceeds by studying certain self-consistent equations for the resolvent. The analysis requires techniques from random matrix theory as well as dispersive properties of the Laplacian. This is joint work with Reuben Drogin and Felipe Hernández.
UID:138952-21884347@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138952
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4088
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DTSTAMP:20250807T153110
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251030T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Fire\, acorns\, and kids that won't move out: A natural history of the threatened Florida Scrub Jay
DESCRIPTION:Sahas will discuss the unique biology of Florida Scrub-Jays. He will leverage almost 6 decades of long-term data to understand how we can save this endangered bird by understanding its behavior\, habitat needs and climate future.
UID:137271-21880013@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137271
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biological Station,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,Ecosystems,Workshop
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060
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