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DTSTAMP:20260514T143127
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MICDE - ME seminar: Phani Motamarri\, Indian Institute of Science\, Bangalore
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nModern computing architectures increasingly rely on iterative solvers that employ reduced-precision computation and communication-reduction techniques to lower time-to-solution and improve scalability. However\, eigensolvers in scientific simulations have struggled to exploit such approximations without compromising accuracy.  We present an eigensolver R-ChFSI\, a residual-based reformulation of Chebyshev Filtered Subspace Iteration (ChFSI) provably tolerant to inexact matrix–vector products. By expressing the Chebyshev recurrence in terms of residuals rather than eigenvector estimates\, R-ChFSI naturally accommodates multiple sources of approximation\, including reduced-precision arithmetic (FP32 and TF32) in the filtering step\, lossy compression with compression ratios exceeding 4x for inter-process communication\, and approximate inverses for generalized eigenproblems\, while preserving eigensolver robustness. Large-scale experiments on GPU accelerators are conducted using finite-element discretized generalized eigenproblems arising in Kohn–Sham density functional theory for quantum modeling of materials. The results demonstrate that R-ChFSI achieves eigen-residual norms orders of magnitude smaller than standard ChFSI under comparable inexactness\, while delivering substantial performance gains. This work provides a practical pathway toward approximation-tolerant eigensolvers enabling accurate and scalable simulations on modern computing architectures.\n\nBio:\nPhani Motamarri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational and Data Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science\, Bengaluru\, where he leads the MATRIX Lab. He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor\, where he earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering.\nHis research lies at the intersection of computational mechanics\, materials science\, numerical analysis\, and high-performance computing. His work focuses on developing mathematical techniques and hardware-aware algorithms for quantum modeling of materials\, with applications to structural and functional materials and multiscale modeling methodologies. He is also interested in machine learning frameworks for accelerating materials discovery and quantum computing\, particularly in the context of quantum-centric supercomputing.\n\nMotamarri’s research contributions include advances in finite-element methods\, numerical analysis\, and large-scale scientific software development. He is one of the lead developers of DFT-FE\, an open-source\, massively parallel finite-element code for density functional theory calculations. He received the ACM Gordon Bell Prize in 2023 and was a finalist for the ACM Gordon Bell Prize in 2019.
UID:148283-21903800@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148283
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:College Of Engineering,Computational Science,Engineering,Graduate Students,Mechanical Engineering,Micde,Micde Seminar,Michigan Engineering
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1311
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DTSTAMP:20260524T123102
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T120000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Pitch Perfect: How to Effectively Network and Build a Strong Pitch
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in learning how to effectively connect with colleagues and prospective employers? Do you want to learn how to discuss your research to those outside of your field? If so\, this integrativeworkshop will help you to develop a strong pitch that can be used in networking opportunities. Come and learn about the process of networking\, develop and practice your pitch\, reflect on when (and when not) to bring your research up in your pitch\, and understand University Career Center networking and career development resources.Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/108543#UCC
UID:147800-21901981@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147800
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DTSTAMP:20260409T143653
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Pitch Perfect: How to Effectively Network and Build a Strong Pitch (for Graduate Students)
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in learning how to effectively connect with colleagues and prospective employers? Do you want to learn how to discuss your research to those outside of your field? If so\, this integrative workshop will help you to develop a strong pitch that can be used in networking opportunities. Come and learn about the process of networking\, develop and practice your pitch\, reflect on when (and when not) to bring your research up in your pitch\, and understand University Career Center networking and career development resources. Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
UID:147595-21901319@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147595
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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DTSTAMP:20260318T093432
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T123000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe guided meditation practice involves three simple steps: relaxation\, rejuvenation\, and meditation.\n\nRelaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow this with a rejuvenation method to detox the mind to let go of stress and complex emotions\, and will leave you feeling light and refreshed. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.
UID:143758-21893949@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143758
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260423T133818
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T120000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:Sea Monsters
DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops—familiarly known as a ‘dolly’—as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur.
UID:147952-21902597@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147952
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Film,Museum,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Science
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History
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DTSTAMP:20260521T112555
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Up\, Up\, And Away: A History of Ballooning in America
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit examines the history of balloon flight in the United States from Blanchard’s first ascension to the early twentieth century. In the age of bird’s-eye views\, which imagined a perspective on American cities and towns from high in the air\, balloonists were the only people who actually had the opportunity to see what the growing nation looked like from above. As the nineteenth century progressed\, ballooning became a lucrative (if dangerous) business\, as crowds gathered to watch balloons launch\, and to see aeronauts risk their lives high in the air. Over time\, the image of the hot air balloon proliferated in American print culture\, being used to sell goods ranging from thread to canned beef. We hope that this exhibit conveys some of the thrill that would have come from seeing people fly for the first time.\n\nOn view May 22-August 28\, weekdays from 12-4 pm.
UID:148371-21904037@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148371
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,Fun,history,Humanities,In Person,libraries
LOCATION:William Clements Library
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DTSTAMP:20260427T090939
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T120000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory
DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. Presented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours:\nThursdays 12-5 pm\nFridays 12-11 pm\nSelected Saturdays 12-5 pm
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138950
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history
LOCATION:Detroit Observatory
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DTSTAMP:20260513T131053
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T160000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:June 1-5 Course - Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
DESCRIPTION:June 1-5\, 2026\, M-F\n1:00-4:00pm \nA live course via Zoom. Registration and payment are required a minimum of two weeks prior to the start of the course.\n\nFounded in 1948\, the Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques is designed specifically to meet the needs of professionals and graduate students seeking to deepen their expertise in survey methodology and data collection. Offered through the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan\, the program provides a rigorous and flexible curriculum that blends theoretical foundations with practical application — entirely online.\n\nIntroduction to Qualitative Research Methods\n\nThis introductory course provides students with a strong foundation in qualitative research\, covering principles of qualitative research\, study design including participant recruitment and sample size estimation. Students also learn how to design and conduct core data collection methods - in-depth interviews\, focus groups\, and observation – and a range of field tasks such as transcription and field training. Then writing and critiquing qualitative methods for academic work. The course is highly interactive\, emphasizing both the principles and skill development through applied activities. The course needs a minimum of 6 registrants and has an enrollment capacity of 10. \n\nDr. Monique Hennink is Professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health in the Rollins School of Public Health and Associated Faculty in Sociology at Emory University. She is also Visiting Professor at University of Michigan\, Department of Epidemiology\, and Instructor at the University of Columbia's EPISUMMER program in Epidemiology. She earned her PhD in Demography in the United Kingdom.\n\nDr Hennink was indicted into Emory’s MilliPub Club in 2023 and 2024 for two research papers. This honors faculty authors of a scientific publication with over 1\,000 citations - considered high impact scholarship. She received the 2020 Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education at Emory University. She also received the 'Excellence in Research' Award in 2019 and the 'Excellence in Teaching' Award in 2016 at the Rollins School of Public Health.\n\nShe has particular expertise in applying qualitative research to examine public health issues. She has 30 years’ experience in the design\, conduct\, analysis\, and publication of qualitative health research. She has authored five textbooks on qualitative research\, including: Qualitative Research Methods 2nd edition (2020)\; Focus Group Discussions (2014)\, Qualitative Research Methods (2011) (also translated into Chinese) and International Focus Group Discussions (2007). She teaches graduate-level courses in qualitative research at Emory University. She developed the 'QUAL-WORKS' (https://sph.emory.edu/qual-works) training program in 2013 for public health professionals. Her courses\, workshops and books reflect the application of qualitative methods in globally diverse settings and provide guidance on how to balance methodological rigor with the practical realities of global research. She has also published on various methodological aspects of qualitative research\, such as using interpreters and translators in qualitative data collection\; the effect of using court reporters on data quality\; estimating sample size in qualitative studies\; and highlighting emerging methodological issues in focus group research. She has served as a board member for SAGE Publications on their ‘Cases in Methodology’ work and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches. She co-chaired a three-year scientific panel for the International Union of the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)\, on ‘Qualitative Research in Population Studies’ which had a mandate to promote rigor in the use of qualitative methods in the discipline. She has led scientific sessions on qualitative research at key professional forums\, such as: International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry\; International Institute for Qualitative Methods\; European Association of Population Studies\; and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population.\n\nTextbook Information: Hennink\, Hutter & Bailey (2020) 2nd Ed. Qualitative Research Methods. Sage Publications\; Ritchie et al (2014) Qualitative Research Practice: A Guide for Social Science Students & Researchers. Second Edition\; Emerson et al (2011) Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes\; Rubin & Rubin (2012) Qualitative Interviewing. The Art of Hearing Data. Third Edition\; Hennink (2014) Focus Group Discussions. Oxford University Press
UID:148255-21903518@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148255
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biomedical,Center For Political Studies,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Health,Health Data,Mathematics,Professional Development,Public Health,Research,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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