Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Programmable Protein Circuits in Living Cells: Design and Delivery (January 17, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59698 59698-14780078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 17, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Cells use circuits of interacting molecules to sense, process, and respond to signals. In mammalian synthetic biology, we try to emulate that with synthetic molecular circuits and program new cellular functions, which holds great promise for basic research and biomedicine. Synthetic circuits have largely relied on gene regulation and especially transcriptional control. However, many natural pathways operate at the post-translational level, and synthetic protein circuits could offer advantages such as faster operation, direct coupling to more signaling pathways, and compact encoding on a single transcript. Having already engineered proteases into building blocks for protein circuits, I will continue to perfect the platform in four key directions. I will establish more sensors that transduce diverse endogenous inputs into protease activity, enhance the signal processing power of my protease circuits, develop an accompanying RNA viral vector for safe and non-mutagenic delivery where protease circuits serve as both the "driver" and the "passenger", and validate and optimize my therapeutic circuits in more cancer-relevant models. I envision a general-purpose platform (i.e., “programming language”) for the rational design, robust implementation, and safe delivery of mammalian synthetic circuits that will facilitate both basic research and biomedical applications.

Xiaojing Gao, Ph.D., is a Helen Hay Whitney Foundation/HHMI Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech University

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:14:08 -0500 2019-01-17T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-17T17:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
Introduction to Resume Writing (January 22, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58752 58752-14551059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Wondering how to begin creating a resume? Struggling with how to best showcase your skills and experiences? Not sure what to include in a cover letter? Then this workshop is for you! This workshop is designed to aid engineering and computer science students in writing clear, concise, and targeted resumes and cover letters. Learn how to write clear objective statements, create reader-friendly formats, detail your experience and skills, utilize transferable skills, and maintain professionalism in your communication to employers. This workshop should serve as a good introduction to resumes and cover letters for the beginning professional.

This is a College of Engineering event.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:53:08 -0500 2019-01-22T17:30:00-05:00 2019-01-22T18:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Workshop / Seminar Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
EER Community Led Research (January 24, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60115 60115-14838301@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

* Breakfast provided
Featuring a mix of Work-in-Progress presentations and Guided Discussions

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:36:52 -0500 2019-01-24T08:30:00-05:00 2019-01-24T10:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Precision Measurements and Control of Single Biomolecules in Free Solution (January 24, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60036 60036-14814804@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 24, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Abstract
By looking at molecules as individuals, single-molecule experiments can provide rich details that complement and deepen our understanding from bulk measurements. The ultimate goal of most single- molecule techniques is to reveal population-level or time-dependent heterogeneity in a system of interest by directly monitoring individual particles in a near-native environment. However, confining a single molecule within an observation volume for long enough to detect a small, noisy signal – without substantially perturbing that signal – is challenging, especially in situations where tethering particles in place may restrict throughput or directly change the sample’s behavior. Since nearly all molecules possess some native charge, electrophoretic forces that are generated by application of electric fields are an attractive option for manipulating particles without physical attachment. Similarly, the electric field- induced motion of ions in the double layer near the walls of a micro- or nanofluidic channel can induce electroosmotic flow, which imparts hydrodynamic forces that can be used to manipulate particles.


Here, I will present an overview of my recent work related to two unique single-molecule techniques that employ electric fields to enable control and precision measurements of single molecules and nanoscale particles in free solution. These strategies enable concurrent multi-parametric readout of the states of those objects, which then can be used to classify their nature and behaviors. First, I will discuss the use of static electric fields to draw charged biopolymers to and through small solid-state nanopores, which can be used to resistively sense variations in chemical or geometric structure along the length of the analyte molecule. Second, I will present results obtained via an Anti-Brownian Electrokinetic (ABEL) trap, a technique in which Brownian motion is directly counteracted by active electrophoretic or electroosmotic feedback to maintain the position of a single molecule within a small confocal region. Because single molecules can be trapped for many seconds each, high-precision fluorescence measurements can report on either static or dynamic heterogeneity in their structure and interactions.


Because these techniques utilize electrophoretic and electroosmotic forces, the native charge of the analyte or surrounding medium are sufficient to achieve tether-free nanoscale confinement of single molecules and nanoparticles, providing highly versatile sensing platforms to address both applied and basic biomedical, biophysical, and biochemical challenges.

Allison Squires, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:18:42 -0500 2019-01-24T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-24T17:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (January 29, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-14777837@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

**Fall 2019 KICK-OFF WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 23RD**

Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations marks the third run of the professional development event hosted by Tau Beta Pi aimed at providing Michigan Engineering graduate students the opportunity to enhance their scientific communication skills. The series will be co-hosted/sponsored by TBP and the graduate societies of MSE, ECE, ChE, and MACRO and also sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs! As "learning-by-practice" event, it aims to help students learn how to effectively convey the "big picture" value of their research to a diverse audience, while also engaging a dialog of science and engineering research among graduate students across the entire College of Engineering. The event is aimed primarily at graduate students planning to take their candidacy exam, but anyone is welcome to participate! We will host 7-10 events each term, and event dates/times will be announced on a rolling basis.

Each session is structured to have student speakers (2-3 per session) make a timed (15-20 min) presentation on their graduate research to a broad engineering audience and a communications expert panel (3-4 panelists). Our expert panelists will provide constructive feedback to the speakers (and the audience), highlighting the positive aspects of each presentation and also indicating opportunities for improvement. This structure will allow for the speakers to receive specific feedback on their communication skills, while also providing the audience with generalized guidelines for good scientific communication.

If you would like to participate as a speaker/audience, please fill out the links below. We will follow-up with you with scheduling details. NOTE: The event is open to ALL CoE students, regardless of TBP membership status.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:20:21 -0500 2019-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-29T13:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
Dynetics Corporate Info Session (January 29, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60162 60162-14840479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Dynetics, a 100% employee owned engineering firm headquartered in the Rocket City (Huntsville, AL) will host an information session to share information regarding exciting full time and internship opportunities. Positions are available for electrical, computer, aerospace, and mechanical engineers, as well as physics, computer science, and physics students. Opportunities are available in the Huntsville, AL area, as well as Charlottesville, VA, Detroit, MI, and Dayton, OH, just to name a few! Whether your interests are in radar, embedded systems, reverse engineering, software development, mechanical design, stress analysis, model & simulation, unmanned aircraft, missile systems, or space hardware, there is an opportunity for you within Dynetics, and we look forward to meeting with you!

Majors: AERO, CE, CS, EE, and ME
Degrees: Master's and Ph.D.'s
Positions: Full-time and Interns
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship
Collecting Resume's?: Yes

Food will be provided by Cottage Inn.

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Careers / Jobs Sun, 27 Jan 2019 14:41:14 -0500 2019-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 2019-01-29T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs Company Icon
KLA-Tencor Corporate Info Session (January 29, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60163 60163-14840480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

It's our belief at KLA that innovators are true optimists. We take on complex technical challenges that often take years to solve. We work on the edges of deep science, exploring electron and photon optics, sensors, machine learning and data analytics. We help create the ideas and devices that transform the future.

Catering will be provided by Zingermann's

Majors: ChE, CE, CS, DS, EE, IOE, MSE, and ME
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D.'s
Positions: Full-time and Interns
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Collecting Resume's?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Sun, 27 Jan 2019 14:39:03 -0500 2019-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 2019-01-29T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs Company Icon
CANCELED: Laser Wakefield Driven X-ray Sources in Canada: A Brilliant Future for Agriculture and Global Food Security (January 30, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59228 59228-14719607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

Abstract: There is need for stand-alone systems for screening plants and seeds at production sites. I will discuss devel-opment of high throughput X-ray phase contrast plant imaging and screening using LWFA-based X-ray sources (30 keV-80 keV). This effort is an initiative led by the Global Institute for Food Security at the U of Saskatchewan to establish the correlation between the phenotypic expression of a plant and its adaptation to biotic and abiotic environmental stress. Intense hard X-ray beams (5-50 µJ/shot at 40 keV) are generated by maintaining the laser beam ultra-relativistic self-guiding over long gas jet (cm). I will describe experiments with our new laser facility (up to 7 J in 18 fs at 2.5Hz) and discuss empirical scaling laws correlating the X-ray photon number to the laser and gas jet parameters. High throughput X-ray phase contrast imaging and 3D tomography were realized with average X-ray power (40 keV) of 10 µW-50 µW. We demonstrated seeing very small transparent objects embedded in inhomogeneous and anisotropic thick environment (including soil). Our scaling indicates that with a 1 PW laser a 40 keV X-ray beam with a 1 mJ per shot can be produced and that 1 Gray/shot dose could be achieved in a bio-system.

About the Speaker: Jean Claude Kieffer is Professor at INRS since 1990 and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was Director of the INRS-EMT Center 2006 to 2011, and was the Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in ultrafast photonics from 2002 to 2016. He established in 2002 the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) facility in Varennes (Qc), a Canadian National infrastructure. He is currently a member of the board of the Canadian Synchrotron and Science & Technology senior advisor for laser and optics for the President (M. Alain Rousset) of the Aquitaine Region Council (France). He is Vice President of the board of the Aquitaine technology transfer platform Alphanov (France). His research interests include plasma physics, ultrafast lasers, high intensity laser-matter interaction, particle acceleration and ultrafast x-ray sources and their societal applications. He manages the 600 TW short pulse laser (10J, 18fs) facility at INRS in Varennes. He is exploring the propagation of intense lasers in air for i) energy and wave guiding for homeland security and ii) remote environmental monitoring. He is also developing intense X-ray sources for Global Food Security.

The seminar will be web-simulcast. To view the simulcast, please follow this link:
https://mipse.my.webex.com/mipse.my/j.php?MTID=m7b1677054e9ba57084262c0819c0611c
Meeting number: 625 566 048
Meeting password: MIPSE

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:16:32 -0500 2019-01-30T15:30:00-05:00 2019-01-30T16:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Lecture / Discussion Jean-Claude Kieffer
"A Computational Approach to Translational Neuroscience and Neuroengineering" (January 31, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60040 60040-14814806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 31, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Traumatic injuries and diseases of the motor system affect millions of people worldwide. In Europe alone, approximately 3 million people are affected by the consequences of spinal cord injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis, for a total estimated healthcare cost of 45 billion euros per year. Treatments for these conditions are needed to ease both their growing economic and societal impact. Recent advances in neurotechnologies and brain machine interfaces have prompted promising results in laboratory settings. However, none of these approaches translated into actual clinical solutions to motor paralysis. Specifically, the scarce knowledge on the mechanisms of neural control of movement hinder the design of effective neurotechnologies thus limiting their usability for people with severe disabilities. Here I show how I developed a computational and technological framework to understand how damaged neural circuits can adapt to use electrical stimulation inputs for correcting aberrant motor behaviors I then show how I used this knowledge to design and test novel neurotechnologies enhancing motor recovery after paralysis.

Marco Capogrosso, Ph.D., is from the Department of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:58:47 -0500 2019-01-31T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (February 6, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-02-06T17:30:00-05:00 2019-02-06T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
"The Rational Design of Affinity-Controlled Protein Delivery for Tissue Repair" (February 7, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60041 60041-14814807@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 7, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Tissue repair requires a carefully orchestrated series of events in which
numerous cell populations, proteins, and matrix molecules participate under precise spatiotemporal control. Disruptions in these signaling events can cause aberrant healing, leading to impaired function. Biomaterials developed to deliver cells and proteins to tissue often fail to recapitulate the complex, endogenous healing response to injury, and lack the ability to control the bioactivity and local presentation of therapeutics in the injury site. I aim to engineer affinity interactions between therapeutic proteins and biomaterials to create delivery vehicles that can exert precise control over protein bioactivity and delivery. This seminar will demonstrate how novel approaches in protein engineering, computational bio-transport modeling, and directed evolution can be used to overcome the limitations of typical biomaterial delivery vehicles and advance clinically relevant treatment strategies for both musculoskeletal and central nervous system injuries.

Marian Hettiaratchi, Ph.D., is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Shoichet Lab at the University of Toronto.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 12:21:49 -0500 2019-02-07T16:00:00-05:00 2019-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
Spaceflight Industries Info Session (February 7, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60722 60722-14954968@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 7, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Please join the Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratories (S3FL) and Tau Beta Pi for a corporate info session with Spaceflight Industries.

Traditionally, access to space has been limited to government entities due to high cost. Sending satellites into orbit once required purchasing an entire rocket; however, with the growing industry of smallsats, the demand for routine, cost-effective access to space has increased exponentially. Demand, coupled with the growing number of launch vehicle providers, created an opportunity for Spaceflight to assist in identifying, booking and managing rideshare launches.

With a straightforward and cost-effective suite of products and services including state-of-the-art satellite infrastructure, rideshare launch offerings, payload integration and global communications networks, Spaceflight enables commercial, non-profit organizations and government entities to achieve their mission goals – on time and on budget.

Food will be provided.

Majors: AERO, ME, CS, CE, and anyone else interested in the field.
Positions: Full-time, Co-op, Interns
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen
Collecting Resumes? Yes

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Careers / Jobs Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:42:11 -0500 2019-02-07T17:30:00-05:00 2019-02-07T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs logo
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (February 10, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 10, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-02-10T17:30:00-05:00 2019-02-10T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (February 13, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-02-13T17:30:00-05:00 2019-02-13T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Career Guidance Workshop with Dinkar Jain (February 15, 2019 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61154 61154-15038551@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 15, 2019 7:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Please join TBP for an informal career guidance workshop with U of M alum Dinkar Jain. Dinkar is a 2006 Michigan alumnus, and has worked with BCG, Google, Twitter and Amazon -- and currently is the Head of Artificial Intelligence at Facebook Ads. He lives in Silicon Valley (LinkedIn for more details) and went to HBS for graduate school after Michigan. He's spoken at various global conferences like South by South West. On campus, Dinkar studied at Ross, LS&A and the College of Engineering (EECS).

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 12 Feb 2019 21:36:15 -0500 2019-02-15T19:30:00-05:00 2019-02-15T20:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs almn.jpg
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (February 17, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 17, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-02-17T17:30:00-05:00 2019-02-17T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
EER - Work-in-Progress: "Open" Research Study Advising (February 19, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60780 60780-14963961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 11:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Round table open discussion.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Feb 2019 09:21:45 -0500 2019-02-19T11:30:00-05:00 2019-02-19T13:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion EER Logo
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (February 19, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 11:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-02-19T11:30:00-05:00 2019-02-19T13:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (February 20, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-02-20T17:30:00-05:00 2019-02-20T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (February 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-14981917@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

**Fall 2019 KICK-OFF WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 23RD**

Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations marks the third run of the professional development event hosted by Tau Beta Pi aimed at providing Michigan Engineering graduate students the opportunity to enhance their scientific communication skills. The series will be co-hosted/sponsored by TBP and the graduate societies of MSE, ECE, ChE, and MACRO and also sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs! As "learning-by-practice" event, it aims to help students learn how to effectively convey the "big picture" value of their research to a diverse audience, while also engaging a dialog of science and engineering research among graduate students across the entire College of Engineering. The event is aimed primarily at graduate students planning to take their candidacy exam, but anyone is welcome to participate! We will host 7-10 events each term, and event dates/times will be announced on a rolling basis.

Each session is structured to have student speakers (2-3 per session) make a timed (15-20 min) presentation on their graduate research to a broad engineering audience and a communications expert panel (3-4 panelists). Our expert panelists will provide constructive feedback to the speakers (and the audience), highlighting the positive aspects of each presentation and also indicating opportunities for improvement. This structure will allow for the speakers to receive specific feedback on their communication skills, while also providing the audience with generalized guidelines for good scientific communication.

If you would like to participate as a speaker/audience, please fill out the links below. We will follow-up with you with scheduling details. NOTE: The event is open to ALL CoE students, regardless of TBP membership status.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:20:21 -0500 2019-02-21T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-21T13:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
Advance Micro Devices Info Session (February 21, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60607 60607-14912639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 21, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Majors: CE, CS, and ME.
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D.'s
Positions: Full-time, Internships, and Co-op's.
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Collecting Resumes? Yes

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:04:03 -0500 2019-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 2019-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs amdLogo
Advanced Micro Devices Info Session (February 21, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60826 60826-15038552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 21, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

AMD is a major manufacturer of semiconductor devices, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips.

Food will be provided.

Majors: CE, CS, and ME.
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D.'s
Positions: Full-time, Internships, and Co-op's.
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Collecting Resumes? Yes

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 12 Feb 2019 21:39:47 -0500 2019-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 2019-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs amd
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (February 24, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 24, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-02-24T17:30:00-05:00 2019-02-24T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Electric Breakdown in Thunderstorms and Plasma Technology – Chances and Puzzles (February 27, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59227 59227-14717532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

Abstract: Electric breakdown of gases occurs in thunderstorms and in a wide range of applications in plasma and high voltage technologies. Fields such as plasma processing, plasma medicine and plasma assisted combustion are rapidly progressing due to new sources, diagnostics and modeling techniques. Meanwhile, our understanding of lightning physics is challenged by transient luminous events (elves, halos, sprites, jets and gigantic jets) above thunderstorms, and by high energy processes related to active thunderstorms such as terrestrial gamma-ray flashes and signatures of nuclear reactions in our atmosphere. I will explain the common ground of these natural and technical phenomena, and discuss discharge formation, from inception through the streamer discharge evolution to leaders and sparks. Key features of these dynamics are the extreme tails of the electron energy distribution in certain discharge stages, up to electron runaway from eV energies to tens of MeV in thunderstorms.

About the Speaker: Ute Ebert studied physics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, and she defended her PhD on the renormalization group analysis of long polymer chains at the University of Essen, Germany, in 1994. As a postdoc at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, she switched to nonlinear dynamics and pattern formation, in particular, in application to streamer ionization fronts. In 1998 she gained a staff position at the Netherlands’ national research Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI) in Amsterdam. Since 2002, she leads the research group “Multiscale Dynamics” at CWI, and she is a full professor of physics at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). In this double role, she has built up a wide collaboration network with numerous projects together with plasma physics, high voltage engineering and mechanical engineering at TU/e, with physicists at the Dutch radio telescope LOFAR and with a European and international network for thunderstorm observations from space (in particular, through the ASIM mission) and from the ground.

The seminar will be web-simulcast. To view the simulcast, please follow this link:
https://mipse.my.webex.com/mipse.my/j.php?MTID=md51b00edef9dedce2ab3bfc55273b218
Meeting number: 621 425 050
Meeting password: MIPSE

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:16:21 -0500 2019-02-27T15:30:00-05:00 2019-02-27T16:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Lecture / Discussion Ute Ebert
EER Guided Discussion: Motivating Academics in Higher Education E3 MACH Workshop (February 28, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60917 60917-14988673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

A member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Feb 2019 10:47:57 -0500 2019-02-28T08:30:00-05:00 2019-02-28T10:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion EER Logo
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (February 28, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-02-28T08:30:00-05:00 2019-02-28T10:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Systems Analysis of Glycosylated Antibodies: Regulation, Engineering and Functions (February 28, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61373 61373-15097046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 28, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

N-linked glycosylation is a post-translational modification that affects potency, safety, immunogenicity, immune effector functions, and clearance of various classes of therapeutic proteins including antibodies. These modifications are shaped by cellular and enzyme-mediated processes, regulated at both transcriptional and metabolic levels. Understanding how these processes operate dynamically will be vital to designing the most effective therapeutics for various treatment applications, but at the present time principled insights are limited due to the complexity of contributing factors. I will describe a systems biology approach that includes multi-dimensional omics analyses and mathematical modeling to develop a mechanistic understanding of N-glycosylation of antibodies produced during fed-batch cultures of producer cells, generating new insights that offer opportunities for more precise control of N-glycosylation. The functional role of glycosylation will then be probed in a representative study, where selective transfer of antibodies with di-galactosylated Fc-glycan profiles across the placenta from mothers to newborns is observed. This additional work can provide critical information for the design of next generation maternal vaccines engineered to elicit antibodies that will effectively enhance immunity in neonates.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:26:38 -0500 2019-02-28T16:00:00-05:00 2019-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 3, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 3, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-03T17:30:00-05:00 2019-03-03T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 6, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-06T17:30:00-05:00 2019-03-06T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 10, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 10, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-10T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-10T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
ECRC Portrait Session (March 12, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61159 61159-15043036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Need a professional looking headshot for networking and communications? The ECRC is offering free portrait style photograph sessions to College of Engineering students on March 12, 2019. Registration is limited, so register soon to secure your spot!

PLEASE REGISTER IN ENGINEERING CAREERS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP FOR A PORTRAIT SESSION ON MARCH 12 FROM 1:00-3:30 PM.

How it works:
* Register for a 30-minute time period through Engineering Careers, by Symplicity
* Dress professionally! These photographs are ideal for LinkedIn and email account images, and it is important to represent yourself appropriately.
* Arrive 10 minutes prior to your appointment period
* Photographs are taken on a first-come, first-served basis within each appointment period
* You will have electronic access to your photo(s) within 2 weeks following the event

Registration notes:
* By registering for this event, you are confirming that you will attend the event and agree to notify the ECRC at least 24 hours in advance if you can no longer keep this commitment.
* Please note, by not showing up for an event that you have registered for, you are preventing another student from attending and you will be held to our no show policy.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:27:47 -0500 2019-03-12T13:00:00-04:00 2019-03-12T15:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Workshop / Seminar Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
How To Make The Most Of Your Summer Internship, a panel discussion presented by Google (March 13, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61723 61723-15176767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Are you getting excited for your internship this summer? Come join us for an interactive panel discussion on how to get the most out of just a few short months. The panel will consist of your fellow peers that have interned at Google and other companies and they will share their journey along with tips for a successful internship. Whether this is your first
internship or you have had several of them, this session will give you the tools for a memorable summer experience.

Space is limited and advance registration is requested. Please register at bit.ly/2Vjuiis if planning to attend. Any questions can be directed tomichstudents@google.com

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:21:39 -0500 2019-03-13T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-13T18:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 13, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-13T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-13T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Narayana Aluru: Computational Nanoscale Hydrodynamics (March 14, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61910 61910-15234775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 14, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Many applications in biology, engineering and science rely on efficient hydrodynamic transport through nanometer scale pores and channels. For example, channels and pores in cellular membranes regulate the functionality of the cell by selectively and efficiently exchanging water and ions between extra and intra cellular environments. Selective pores in ultrathin membranes have been shown to be highly efficient for water desalination and power generation. Classical theories often fail to describe fluid physics at nanometer scale. For example, density layering, size dependent fluid properties, restricted translational and rotational motions, charge inversion, flow reversal and several other important phenomena have been observed at nanometer scale. The focus of this talk is to develop efficient theories and computational approaches to accurately describe fluid physics at nanometer scales. First, we will introduce an empirical potential-based quasi-continuum theory (EQT) to accurately predict the structure of confined fluids. We show that the density layering from EQT matches well with molecular dynamics (MD) and EQT is many orders of magnitude faster compared to MD. Next, we show that the EQT framework can be combined with the generalized Langevin theory to compute diffusion of confined fluids and with the classical Navier-Stokes equations to compute the transport of confined fluids. We will show several examples to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the quasi-continuum theory for confined fluids.

Professor Aluru studies problems at the crossroads of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science and chemical engineering. His work in the area of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) revealed previously unknown nonlinear dynamic phenomena, such as complex oscillations, period doubling bifurcation to chaos, and U-sequence.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:11:09 -0500 2019-03-14T15:00:00-04:00 2019-03-14T16:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Aluru
Applications of Deep-Learning in Genomics Research, from Population to Single Cell Resolution (March 14, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61376 61376-15097050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 14, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Genomics data generally have larger feature sizes than its sample sizes, posing challenges for deep-learning application in this field. In this talk, I will elaborate how we get around the curse of small population size, and apply deep-learning creatively to predict disease prognosis at the population level. We have developed a tool called Cox-nnet that uses gene expression data to predict patients survival via neural network. We further developed another integration tool called DeepProg, which uses multiple types of genomics data to predict patients survival via autoencoders. We demonstrate the utility of these methods on tens of thousands of cancer samples in the cancer genome atlas (TCGA). Lastly, I will present our computational method, called DeepImpute, which uses deep-learning to impute the noisy single-cell RNA-Seq data and achieves better performance than other statistical and machine learning methods currently available. In summary, the age of AI to genomics research has arrived and is expected to transform this field to a whole new level.

Lana Garmire, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:58:04 -0400 2019-03-14T16:00:00-04:00 2019-03-14T17:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 17, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970724@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 17, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-17T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-17T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
High Energy Density Physics Experiments at Imperial College – Megaamps and Megabars (March 20, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59222 59222-14717529@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

Abstract: The last 2 decades have seen an explosion in high energy density physics research, spurred on by the development of national facilities such as NIF and Z. Despite their relative small size, universities have played a leading role in this research – both with ‘in house’ experiments and through joint work on larger facilities. In this talk I will describe some of our research at Imperial College including how we have pioneered the use of plasmas ablating from wire array z-pinches to create astrophysical relevant experiments and explore radiative shock waves; how we are using pulsed power driven wire explosions to create highly convergent shock waves for equation of state measurements; and how we utilize new X-ray diagnostics to explore materials in situ - whilst having fun with a shoe boxed sized pulser on a synchrotron.

About the Speaker: Dr. Simon Bland is a senior lecturer at Imperial College London, leading efforts to produce materials in extremes of pressure, temperature and density through short bursts of electrical energy. His group runs a 2 million ampere cutting-edge pulsed power facility – MACH- dedicated to isentropic compression and convergent shock waves, whilst also developing and using novel diagnostic techniques. Prior to establishing his own research program, Dr. Bland worked on the MAGPIE facility exploring wire array z-pinches for fusion and laboratory astrophysics. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 papers, and greatly enjoys working with a team of under-graduates and graduates in his research.

The seminar will be web-simulcast. To view the simulcast, please follow this link:
https://mipse.my.webex.com/mipse.my/j.php?MTID=m4619c4eb779712c0bb70ba2bd5e2e8fd
Meeting number: 626 182 257
Meeting password: MIPSE

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:32:54 -0400 2019-03-20T15:30:00-04:00 2019-03-20T16:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Lecture / Discussion Simon Bland
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 20, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-20T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-20T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (March 21, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 21, 2019 8:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-03-21T08:30:00-04:00 2019-03-21T10:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Volunteers Needed: Scout Out Engineering - Robotics! (March 24, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62151 62151-15302376@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 24, 2019 10:00am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Graduate Society of Women Engineers

We have opened a few more volunteer spots including for the Lego Mindstorm activity! GradSWE is partnering with undergrad SWE to provide an engineering day on campus for Girl Scouts grade 6 and up. We are looking for volunteers to work shifts during the day who can give tours of their robotics labs, help with tours, lead robotics related activities, teach a simple code and play with Lego Mindstorms! Lunch is provided and more details about all our volunteering positions can be seen by clicking on the RSVP link.

Contact: Catherine Snyder at cssnyder@umich.edu or Raha Kannan at rakannan@umich.edu

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Community Service Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:07:42 -0400 2019-03-24T10:00:00-04:00 2019-03-24T14:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Graduate Society of Women Engineers Community Service Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 24, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-24T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-24T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (March 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-03-26T11:30:00-04:00 2019-03-26T13:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (March 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-15337500@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

**Fall 2019 KICK-OFF WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 23RD**

Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations marks the third run of the professional development event hosted by Tau Beta Pi aimed at providing Michigan Engineering graduate students the opportunity to enhance their scientific communication skills. The series will be co-hosted/sponsored by TBP and the graduate societies of MSE, ECE, ChE, and MACRO and also sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs! As "learning-by-practice" event, it aims to help students learn how to effectively convey the "big picture" value of their research to a diverse audience, while also engaging a dialog of science and engineering research among graduate students across the entire College of Engineering. The event is aimed primarily at graduate students planning to take their candidacy exam, but anyone is welcome to participate! We will host 7-10 events each term, and event dates/times will be announced on a rolling basis.

Each session is structured to have student speakers (2-3 per session) make a timed (15-20 min) presentation on their graduate research to a broad engineering audience and a communications expert panel (3-4 panelists). Our expert panelists will provide constructive feedback to the speakers (and the audience), highlighting the positive aspects of each presentation and also indicating opportunities for improvement. This structure will allow for the speakers to receive specific feedback on their communication skills, while also providing the audience with generalized guidelines for good scientific communication.

If you would like to participate as a speaker/audience, please fill out the links below. We will follow-up with you with scheduling details. NOTE: The event is open to ALL CoE students, regardless of TBP membership status.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:20:21 -0500 2019-03-26T11:30:00-04:00 2019-03-26T13:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 27, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-27T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-27T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Conquering Today’s Regulatory Challenges to Realize Precision Medicine - Christine Gathers (March 28, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61379 61379-15097053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 28, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Precision Medicine has evolved in the last decade to offer incredible promise by delivering improved individual outcomes for patients. While technology and science has contributed to advancing Precision Medicine at an accelerated pace, regulatory bodies have needed to quickly adapt to address the new challenges presented by these novel scientific applications. In addition to ensuring patient safety, regulatory bodies are heralding enhanced therapeutic effectiveness delivered by new targeted therapies and devices by offering breakthrough designations and expedited regulatory pathways. A key development that is front and center of Precision Medicine is the companion diagnostic to guide patient therapy. Drug and diagnostic manufacturers must collaborate effectively to overcome significant hurdles to identify and co-develop a companion diagnostic which is then contemporaneously approved with its corresponding drug product. This presentation will introduce regulatory concepts affiliated with co-development of drug and diagnostic, as well as outline the regulatory challenges in realizing Precision Medicine.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:12:47 -0400 2019-03-28T16:00:00-04:00 2019-03-28T17:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
Make the Most of Your Summer (March 28, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62125 62125-15299876@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Engineering Transfer Support (METS)

It's not too late to make plans for a meaningful summer experience.
Learn how to connect with research.
Consider taking classes here or at a college close to home.
Build your skills and network, no matter where you are this summer.
Dinner will be served, RSVP required!

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:01:05 -0400 2019-03-28T18:00:00-04:00 2019-03-28T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Engineering Transfer Support (METS) Workshop / Seminar summer
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (March 31, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 31, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-03-31T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-31T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
RELATE "Storytelling for STEM" (April 1, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62258 62258-15337495@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 1, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

This info session held by Michigan's RELATE program will be an opportunity for students to learn more about how to effectively communicate their research by understanding their audience and having a central message.

Jimmy Johns will be provided.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:07:51 -0400 2019-04-01T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-01T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Lecture / Discussion stem
RELATE Research Elevator Pitch Workshop: Take Your Communication to the Next Level (April 1, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62675 62675-15423248@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 1, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Join RELATE for a workshop covering fundamentals of research communication, such as the importance of knowing your audience and how to shape your central message. As part of this interactive evening, participants will put these principles into practice to create and deliver an elevator pitch.

Jimmy Johns will be provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 28 Mar 2019 15:47:44 -0400 2019-04-01T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-01T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (April 3, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-04-03T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-03T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Prith Banerjee: Future of Simulation-Based Product Innovation in the Digital World (April 4, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62512 62512-15390571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 4, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

In this talk, Banerjee will discuss how the ANSYS Pervasive Simulation Platform allows hardware and software developers to work together in all phases of a product development lifecycle including Ideation, Design Manufacturing, and Operations. Simulation tools are increasingly being used in the ideation phase by designers to get real-time simulation of the parts as soon as they are being conceptualized. This has resulted in shorter, agile product cycles even for hardware products allowing innovative products to be designed and produced in months and days. Companies are increasingly using model-based systems engineering concepts to take high level requirements of products, and manage the complexity of product design using concepts of Digital Threads, Digital Twins, and Digital Continuity. We will touch upon some future directions of simulation-based product innovation around AI/Machine Learning, Multi-physics Platforms, Hyperscale Simulation, and the convergence of the Digital and Physical worlds using IOT and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality.

Prith Banerjee is the Chief Technology Officer of ANSYS where he is responsible for leading the evolution of ANSYS’ Technology strategy and champion the company’s next phase of innovation and growth. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Cray, Inc. and Cubic Corporation. Previously he used to be Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry where he was responsible for IOT and Digital Transformation in the Global Industrial Practice. Formerly, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of Schneider Electric.

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 24 Mar 2019 12:48:25 -0400 2019-04-04T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-04T13:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
"Investigating How Dynamic Mechanical Strain in the Lung Tumor Microenvironment Influences Drug Resistance" (April 4, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62744 62744-15460044@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 4, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. In-vivo, alveolar epithelial cells normally experience 15% cyclic strain while increased tumor stiffness can result in a 40-fold decrease in cyclic strain. Although biomechanical factors in the tumor microenvironment have been shown to be a significant driver of cancer progression, there is limited information about how biophysical forces alter tumor development and drug resistance in lung adenocarcinoma cells. Therefore, the first goal of this study was to use computational and in-vitro models to investigate how changes in tumor microenvironment mechanics alter Erlotinib sensitivity. We also sought to develop a novel, non-invasive way to characterize lung tumor mechanics. Although magnetic resonance electrography (MRE) has been used to measure the mechanical stiffness of soft tissues and quantify a 3-fold increase in lung tissue stiffness in fibrotic patients, MRE has not been used to evaluate the stiffness profile of tumors within lung cancer patients. Therefore, in this study, we also conduct a proof-of-concept evaluation to demonstrate the ability of MRE to measure changes in lung tissue stiffness with a long-term goal of applying this technique to patients at risk for developing lung cancer. Our data indicate that cyclic stretching in the lung tumor microenvironment facilitate Erlotinib resistance. Characterizing tumor strain on a patient-specific basis may represent a novel approach to predict drug resistance and/or efficacy. We are currently using MRE measurements of lung stiffness to develop patient-specific computational models that can quantify mechanical strain at the local level. We are also designing studies to perform MRE in patient populations at risk for lung cancer (i.e. subjects with pulmonary nodules) and designing in-vitro studies that can simulate the complex biomechanics of lung tumors.

Youjin Cho, M.D., is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering at The Ohio State University.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:25:42 -0400 2019-04-04T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-04T17:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (April 7, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970727@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 7, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-04-07T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-07T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Using machine learning and internet of things to address the urban water cycle trilemma (April 9, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62566 62566-15405804@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

City’s water systems are experiencing the pressure of growing populations, shrinking budgets, climate change, and aging infrastructure. These factors present
utilities with the urban water cycle trilemma: investing capital to maintain or expand infrastructure, doing business as usual to maintain its level of service, and doing all this affordably.
This talk will show how utilities are using machine learning and internet of things to solve the urban water cycle trilemma by disrupting the status quo. Data intensive solutions are being used to adapt water infrastructure in real time to provide citizens with higher levels of service while reducing energy and chemical consumption in treatment plants, reducing storm related flooding and overflows, and increasing drinking water quality.

Luis is the CTO and President of EmNet. Luis founded EmNet to study and develop solutions to optimize the operation of complex wastewater collection systems. EmNet’s Real Time Decision Support System technology helps utilities maximize the use of existing and future infrastructure to reduce combined sewer overflows volumes and frequencies.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:12:42 -0400 2019-04-09T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-09T17:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Water
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (April 10, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-04-10T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-10T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (April 11, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-15434133@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 11, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

**Fall 2019 KICK-OFF WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 23RD**

Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations marks the third run of the professional development event hosted by Tau Beta Pi aimed at providing Michigan Engineering graduate students the opportunity to enhance their scientific communication skills. The series will be co-hosted/sponsored by TBP and the graduate societies of MSE, ECE, ChE, and MACRO and also sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs! As "learning-by-practice" event, it aims to help students learn how to effectively convey the "big picture" value of their research to a diverse audience, while also engaging a dialog of science and engineering research among graduate students across the entire College of Engineering. The event is aimed primarily at graduate students planning to take their candidacy exam, but anyone is welcome to participate! We will host 7-10 events each term, and event dates/times will be announced on a rolling basis.

Each session is structured to have student speakers (2-3 per session) make a timed (15-20 min) presentation on their graduate research to a broad engineering audience and a communications expert panel (3-4 panelists). Our expert panelists will provide constructive feedback to the speakers (and the audience), highlighting the positive aspects of each presentation and also indicating opportunities for improvement. This structure will allow for the speakers to receive specific feedback on their communication skills, while also providing the audience with generalized guidelines for good scientific communication.

If you would like to participate as a speaker/audience, please fill out the links below. We will follow-up with you with scheduling details. NOTE: The event is open to ALL CoE students, regardless of TBP membership status.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:20:21 -0500 2019-04-11T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-11T13:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
BME Seminar Series (April 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60042 60042-14814808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Take part in the Winter 2019 BME Seminar Series and join us for a seminar with Raj Kothapalli, Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University.
More details to come!

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:23:03 -0500 2019-04-11T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-11T17:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
TBP Drop-in Tutoring (April 14, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60828 60828-14970728@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 14, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:49:37 -0500 2019-04-14T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-14T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Class / Instruction tbp-mi
MPR Associates, Inc Company Day (April 16, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62925 62925-15517949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 9:00am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

The ECRC is hosting MPR for a Company Day on Tuesday, April 16th, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the EECS Atrium.

Join MPR in the EECS building atrium to learn about engineering consulting work and current opportunities. MPR is a multi-discipline, specialty engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Alexandria, VA that provides full service engineering support to a wide variety of clients. We make challenging projects successful, delivering safe and reliable technical solutions across the entire project or product life-cycle to benefit our clients and society as a whole. We provide consulting services to the Power (including Nuclear), Federal, Health & Life Science, and Consumer Product industries.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:26:53 -0400 2019-04-16T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-16T12:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (April 18, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 18, 2019 8:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-04-18T08:30:00-04:00 2019-04-18T10:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Membrane Biophysics and Mechanics in Alzheimer's Disease (April 18, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60044 60044-14814810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 18, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent aging disease afflicting more than 44 million worldwide and projected increase to 75.6 million in 2030, and 135.5 million in 2050. AD has become an urgent health problem putting a heavy economic and emotional burden in the society. Thus this disease has been top research priority in many countries. The etiology of AD is not well understood, and the pathophysiology is complex involving different aberrant cellular and molecular mechanisms in the brain. Recent studies have demonstrated the important role of lipids, lipid signaling pathways and cytoskeletal reorganization in modulating pivotal cellular
processes, physical property of membranes, amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis. These are crucial factors and pathways leading to the decline of cognitive functions in AD. This talk will address the roles of cell membrane phase properties, membrane fluidity, membrane mechanics in oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, APP processing, altered cerebral endothelial functions, and microglial-mediated amyloid-beta peptide clearance in AD.


Dr. James Lee is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 1996, and Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania in 2000. Lee has established an interdisciplinary research program investigating the roles of membrane biophysics and cell mechanics in Neurodegenerative disease, especially Alzheimer’s disease. His research has been funded by National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer’s Association, Missouri Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, and Ministry of Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Lee received an Alzheimer’s Association New Investigator Award in 2006, and was invited as a keynote speaker for the International Conference of Regenerative Medicine & Healthy Aging in 2012. He has reported his research findings in over 50 peer-reviewed articles, including some published in well-respected journals, such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Cell Science, Molecular Neurobiology, Journal of Neuroinflammation, Macromolecules and Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:19:52 -0400 2019-04-18T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-18T17:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion JL
Information Session with Delta Airlines, hosted by SWE (September 9, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66358 66358-16734088@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 9, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Delta is the #1 U.S based global carrier. Come to our informational session to learn more about internship and full time opportunities for all majors.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:09:27 -0400 2019-09-09T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-09T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Uber Information Session, hosted by TBP (September 9, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66356 66356-16734086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 9, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

We ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion.

Food will be provided by Jimmy John's.

Majors: CE, CS, DS
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's
Positions: Full-time, intern
Citizenship Requirement: none
Collecting resumes?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:06:52 -0400 2019-09-09T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-09T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Uber Recruitment Information Session (September 9, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66248 66248-16721674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 9, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Recruiting students studying computer engineering, data science, or computer science who are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree for full-time and internship positions. There is no citizenship requirement for applicants.
"We ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion."

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 03 Sep 2019 18:19:17 -0400 2019-09-09T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-09T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs Uber
Information Session with FM Global, hosted by SWE (September 9, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66359 66359-16734089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 9, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

FM Global is conducting an information session on its full time positions open to Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering majors.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:11:32 -0400 2019-09-09T18:30:00-04:00 2019-09-09T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Info Session w/ Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc., hosted by SWE (September 10, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66360 66360-16734090@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America manufactures high performance plastic compounds for OEMs and tier suppliers around the globe.

Our materials can be found in your home, on the road, in the office, in the garage, in the toolbox, in pools and spas and even drinking fountains.

We have locations in Fowlerville, Michigan, Athens, Alabama, and Queretaro, Mexico.

We will be discussing full time and intern positions for Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:13:29 -0400 2019-09-10T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-10T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Info Session with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, hosted by SWE (September 10, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66361 66361-16734091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

FCA will be discussing the company and both full time and intern roles for Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering majors.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:15:12 -0400 2019-09-10T18:30:00-04:00 2019-09-10T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Info Session with General Mills, hosted by SWE (September 11, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66363 66363-16734093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

General Mills is a worldwide team of 38,000. Our purpose is clear, we serve the world by making food people love. Our devotion to community and planet drives the way we give back and do business. Our brands - such as Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Blue Buffalo, Pillsbury, Haagen-Dazs, Annie's and Cascadian Farm, to name a few - are enjoyed in more than 100 countries on six continents. No wonder a Harris poll ranks us as one of the top 20 companies in the U.S., home to our world headquarters.

We are recruiting Chemical Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering majors for Full time and Intern roles.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:19:20 -0400 2019-09-11T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-11T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Info Session w/ Eli Lilly and Company, hosted by SWE (September 11, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66365 66365-16734095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Eli Lilly and Company is a pharmaceuticals company. They are currently recruiting for full-time and intern roles for Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering majors.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:22:39 -0400 2019-09-11T18:30:00-04:00 2019-09-11T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Steelcase Design & Pitch Event, hosted by Theta Tau (September 12, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66465 66465-16736424@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Design and Pitch event with Steelcase hosted by Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity with the purpose of bringing in engineering students (geared towards mechanical engineering students) to present their creative ideas to the Steelcase team while at the same time having the opportunity to meet them a week before the career fair.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:32:07 -0400 2019-09-12T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-12T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Whirlpool Corporation Info Session, hosted by TBP (September 12, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66446 66446-16736407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the world’s leading major home appliance company, with approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 92,000 employees and 65 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2018. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Additional information about the company can be found on Twitter at @WhirlpoolCorp and Instagram at @WhirlpoolCorp.

Food will be provided by Cottage Inn Pizza.

Majors: ChE, CE, EE, MSE, ME
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's
Positions: Full-time, intern
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Resident
Collecting resumes?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:13:16 -0400 2019-09-12T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-12T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Caterpillar Inc Info Session, hosted by TBP (September 13, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66369 66369-16734098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Caterpillar Inc. is an American Fortune 100 corporation which designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, markets and sells machinery, engines, financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. It is the world's largest construction equipment manufacturer.

Food will be provided by Jimmy John's.

Majors: aerospace engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, data science, electrical engineering, engineering physics, environmental engineering, industrial and operations engineering, materials and science engineering, mechanical engineering, naval architecture and marine engineering
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D.
Positions: Full-time, intern
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Resident
Collecting resumes?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:13:47 -0400 2019-09-13T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-13T18:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Cyngn Info Session, hosted by TPB (September 16, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66665 66665-16770126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Cyngn has developed and deployed self-driving solutions that move people and goods in real world environments. Our Level 4 self-driving system for geo-fenced public and private environments is pragmatic, modular and broadly applicable.
We are looking for amazing people who are passionate about mobility, applied artificial intelligence and high impact engineering that will revolutionize society. Join us to build this incredible technology!

Majors: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Space Science and Engineering
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D.
Positions: Full-time
Citizenship Requirement: none
Collecting resumes?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:19:19 -0400 2019-09-16T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-16T18:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Anheuser-Busch Info Session, hosted by AIChe (September 16, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67108 67108-16803008@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Anheuser-Busch Information Session. Come listen to Anheuser-Busch speak about open roles and network with their recruiters! Food will be provided!

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:42:15 -0400 2019-09-16T19:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T20:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Marvell Info Session, hosted by TBP (September 16, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66666 66666-16770127@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Founded in 1995, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has operations worldwide and more than 6,000 employees. Marvell’s U.S. operating subsidiary is based in Santa Clara, California and Marvell has international design centers located in China, Europe, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the U.S.

Food will be provided by Cottage Inn Pizza.

Majors: All Engineering Majors
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D.
Positions: Full-time, Intern
Citizenship Requirement: none
Collecting resumes?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:21:11 -0400 2019-09-16T19:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Info Session with Novacoast (Developer Session), hosted by SWE (September 17, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66376 66376-16734104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Novacoast is an IT Professional Services and Software Development firm, headquartered in Santa Barbara and offices nation wide with practice areas in information security, including Internet security, identity management, desktop management, open source, Mac, and enterprise application development.

Novacoast is recruiting all engineering majors for intern and full time positions.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:41:34 -0400 2019-09-17T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Info Session with Owens Corning, hosted by SWE (September 17, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66381 66381-16734108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Owens Corning is a global leader in insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composite materials. Its insulation products conserve energy and improve acoustics, fire resistance, and air quality in the spaces where people live, work, and play. Its roofing products and systems enhance curb appeal and protect homes and commercial buildings alike. Its fiberglass composites make thousands of products lighter, stronger, and more durable. Owens Corning provides innovative products and solutions that deliver a material difference to its customers and, ultimately, make the world a better place. The business is global in scope, with operations in 33 countries. It is also human in scale, with approximately 20,000 employees cultivating local and longstanding relationships with customers. Based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, the company posted 2018 sales of $7.1 billion. Founded in 1938, it has been a Fortune 500® company for 64 consecutive years. For more information, please visit www.owenscorning.com. A career at Owens Corning offers the ability to enhance your expertise and achieve your personal and professional aspirations. Through it all, we’ll empower you with an environment that encourages open communication and big ideas, competitive pay for your performance, comprehensive benefits, and more opportunities to make your impact. Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.

Owens Corning is recruiting Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering majors for intern, co-op, and full time roles.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:46:20 -0400 2019-09-17T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Schlumberger Info Session, hosted by ASME (September 17, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67109 67109-16803009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

ASME is hosting a recruiting/informational session for Schlumberger. Specifically, they are looking for mechanical, chemical, industrial & operations, electrical, and computer science engineering majors, but all majors are welcome to come. Representatives for Schlumberger will give a presentation discussing their company and the opportunities they are offering. Questions for the representatives will follow the presentation. Resumes will be accepted. Lastly, food will be provided.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:43:48 -0400 2019-09-17T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
MIPSE Seminar | Simulation-Guided Design of a MegaJoule Dense Plasma Focus (September 18, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65588 65588-16619786@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

Abstract:
A dense plasma focus (DPF) is a relatively compact coaxial plasma gun which completes its discharge as a Z-pinch. These devices have been designed to operate at a variety of scales in to produce short (<100 ns) pulses of ions, X-rays, or neutrons. LLNL has recently constructed and brought into operation a new device, the MJOLNIR (MegaJouLe Neutron Imaging Radiography) DPF which is designed for radiography and high yield operations. This device has been commissioned over the last year and has achieved neutron yields up to 9x10^11 neutrons/pulse at 2.2 MA pinch current while operating at up to 1 MJ of stored energy. MJOLNIR is equipped with a wide range of diagnostics, including activation foils, neutron time of flight detectors, a fast framing camera, optical light gates, and a time-gated neutron and x-ray imager. LLNL also runs unique particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of DPF in the Chicago code, and has been able to gain significant insight into the physical factors that influence neutron yield. To that end, MJOLNIR is one of the first DPFs whose design and continual upgrades are heavily influenced by predictive modeling. In this presentation, we will describe insights from modeling, device operation, and recent results. Preliminary x-ray and neutron images will also be presented.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Andrea Schmidt is group leader of the Plasma Engineering Group and Associate Program Lead for Pulsed Power Fusion Plasmas at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). She received her Ph.D. in Physics from MIT and her BS in Physics from the U. of California/Berkeley. She joined LLNL as a postdoctoral researcher in 2011 and joined the staff in 2013. As a postdoc, Schmidt was involved in electrical grid research, and modeling the dense plasma focus (DPF) device. She performed the first kinetic modeling of a DPF, demonstrating that a particle approach was needed to capture beam formation and neutron yield. She is now leading several projects in DPF research including the development of a large MJ-class DPF experiment built for flash neutron radiography. Schmidt also led modeling and experimental efforts for magnetron sputtering and was part of a team investigating a shear-flow-stabilized z-pinch configuration for controlled fusion.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:04:06 -0400 2019-09-18T15:30:00-04:00 2019-09-18T16:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Lecture / Discussion Andrea Schmidt
Info Session with TuSimple, hosted by SWE (September 18, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66453 66453-16736413@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

TuSimple was founded in 2015 with the goal of bringing the top minds in the world together to achieve the dream of a level 4 autonomous truck driving solution. With a foundation in computer vision, algorithms, mapping, and AI, TuSimple’s solution will be safer, cost efficient, and reduce carbon emissions. Our mission is to deliver the world’s first, safest, and most powerful self-driving truck technology to commercialization. TuSimple's solution will save lives and fuel while saving on operating costs. We will be the driving force for dramatic improvements in the global transportation infrastructure.

TuSimple is recruiting Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering majors for full time and intern roles.

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:21:02 -0400 2019-09-18T18:30:00-04:00 2019-09-18T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Info Session with Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC, hosted by SWE (September 23, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66798 66798-16778989@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

We are a boutique patent law firm located in the heart of Chicago, specializing in United States and foreign patent prosecution and patent counseling. Our team of practitioners includes many individuals having years of industry experience as engineers and inventors prior to becoming patent attorneys. A combination of significant real world engineering experience and legal experience results in a highly focused and skilled team of practitioners who provide services to numerous Fortune 500 technology companies.

This event is targeting Juniors and Seniors in EE/CE/CS/ME/BME.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:38:46 -0400 2019-09-23T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-23T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Tech Talk with Capital One, hosted by SWE (September 24, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66458 66458-16736417@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

At Capital One, we dare to dream, disrupt and deliver a better way. Our goal is simple –bring ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to an industry ripe for change. Founder-led, Capital One is on a mission to change banking for good and to help people live their best lives. Together, we will build one of America’s leading information-based technology companies. Join us.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:13:14 -0400 2019-09-24T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-24T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
H. Metin Aktulga: Towards Fast, Scalable and High Fidelity Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations (September 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66787 66787-16778991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Abstract: Reactive molecular dynamics (RMD) models bridge quantum-scale and classical MD approaches by explicitly modeling bond activity and redistribution of charges. As such they enable the study of important phenomena which otherwise is impractical using classical or quantum techniques. However, RMD models have a significantly complex formulation, making fast, scalable and high fidelity RMD simulations extremely challenging to achieve. In this talk, I will present our work towards addressing both the scalability and fidelity challenges. I will start by describing the parallel algorithms and numerical techniques that we developed for a fast implementation of the Reax Force Field (ReaxFF), which is used by hundreds of researchers worldwide. Particular emphasis will be on novel solvers we recently developed for the dynamic charge distribution problem that constitutes the most important scalability bottleneck in large RMD simulations. I will conclude the talk by outlining our efforts towards addressing the fidelity challenge, i) through an automated force field framework for RMD models, ii) by developing a novel hybrid ReaxFF/AMBER simulation software in the spirit of QM/MM techniques.

Bio: H. Metin Aktulga received his B.S. degree from Bilkent University in 2004, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 2009 and 2010, respectively; all in Computer Science. Before joining the Michigan State University (MSU) in 2014, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Computational Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:59:27 -0400 2019-09-25T15:00:00-04:00 2019-09-25T16:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar H. Metin Aktulga
Information Session with Burns & McDonnell, hosted by SWE (October 1, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66460 66460-16736419@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Burns & McDonnell comprises more than 7,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants and entrepreneurs. We strive to create amazing success for our clients and amazing careers for our employee-owners. We are steadfast in our mission to make our clients successful through a breadth and depth of services in industries from aviation to power, environmental remediation to transportation, manufacturing to refining, military facilities to commercial buildings. We are proud to be 100 percent employee-owned, consistently ranked as one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For and a winner of numerous regional workplace honors.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:15:59 -0400 2019-10-01T18:30:00-04:00 2019-10-01T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
MIPSE Seminar | Plasma Diagnostics Package for Studying High-Power Hall Thrusters in Flight (October 2, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65965 65965-16676357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

Abstract:
NASA is preparing to demonstrate high-power electric propulsion on the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), the first element of a human-operated Gateway station that will orbit the Moon. The Hall thrusters (HTs) being flown on the PPE will operate at three times the power of current state-of-the-art HTs and utilize magnetic shielding, which greatly increase the wear life of the thrusters. Associated with these advances in technical capability are uncertainties regarding the plasma properties of the exhaust plume, particularly the low density plume exiting sideways from the thrusters. To better predict the erosive power of the plasma plume and how the plume might interact with the PPE and future spacecraft, NASA is flying the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP). The PDP data will refine plasma models for predicting the behavior of high-power HT systems on future missions. This presentation will describe a brief history of the PDP project, basic Hall thruster plume physics, the plasma physics behind the PDP sensor design, and current status of the PDP project.

About the Speaker:
Wensheng Huang received a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2011 and BS degrees in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2006. His dissertation was on the use of optical diagnostics to study Hall thruster erosion under the tutelage of Prof. Alec D. Gallimore. Wensheng is currently a researcher in the Electric Propulsion Systems branch at the NASA Glenn Research Center. He is the Principle Investigator for the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) that will be flying on the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), the first element of NASA's Moon-orbiting Gateway. He is also the diagnostics lead for the Solar Electric Propulsion Hall thruster project, which will also be flying on the PPE.

The seminar will be web-simulcast. To view the simulcast, please follow this link:
https://mipse.my.webex.com/mipse.my/j.php?MTID=mb945413a4f95eb01ac7ca576b226e306
Meeting number: 295 354 766
Password: MIPSE19

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:47:37 -0400 2019-10-02T15:30:00-04:00 2019-10-02T16:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Lecture / Discussion Wensheng Huang
Stryker Info Session, hosted by ASME (October 2, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67716 67716-16924398@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Representatives from Stryker will giving a presentation on what they do as a company and the opportunities they have. The presentation will be followed by a period of time for questions. They are especially interested in students with majors in Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical, Electrical, and Computer Science Engineering.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 27 Sep 2019 07:42:06 -0400 2019-10-02T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-02T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Hughes Network Systems, LLC Info Session, hosted by TBP (October 3, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67391 67391-16846426@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Hughes is the world’s leading provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative network technologies, managed services, and solutions for enterprises and governments globally.

Food will be provided by Zingerman's.

Majors: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
Degrees: Bachelor's
Positions: Full-time, intern
Citizenship Requirement: none
Collecting resumes?: Yes

Register at tiny.cc/HughesUmich

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:26:07 -0400 2019-10-03T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-03T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
American Express Info Session (Undergrad Students), hosted by Tau Beta Pi (October 7, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67954 67954-16975339@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

At American Express, we leverage cutting edge Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to drive risk management strategies for our customers globally.

Food will be provided by Zingerman's.

Majors: All engineering majors
Degrees: Bachelor's
Positions: Full-time, intern
Citizenship Requirement: None
Collecting resumes?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:31:09 -0400 2019-10-07T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-07T18:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Information Session with DTE Energy, hosted by SWE (October 7, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66461 66461-16736420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

DTE Energy will be recruiting for internship and full time position

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:17:29 -0400 2019-10-07T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T19:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
American Express Info Session (Graduate Students), hosted by Tau Beta Pi (October 7, 2019 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67955 67955-16975340@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 7:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

At American Express, we leverage cutting edge Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to drive risk management strategies for our customers globally.

Food will be provided by Zingerman's.

Majors: All engineering majors
Degrees: Master's
Positions: Full-time, intern
Citizenship Requirement: None
Collecting resumes?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:35:30 -0400 2019-10-07T19:30:00-04:00 2019-10-07T20:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Information Session with Linde plc, hosted by SWE (October 8, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66462 66462-16736421@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Linde plc focuses on industrial gases. They are recruiting Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering majors for full time and internship positions.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:18:49 -0400 2019-10-08T18:30:00-04:00 2019-10-08T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
MIPSE Seminar | Hydroxyl Radicals in Gas-Liquid Water Plasma Reactors (October 16, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65966 65966-16678369@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

Abstract:
Electrical discharge plasmas formed in and in contact with liquid water are of interest for applications in chemical, biomedical, agricultural, electrical, and materials engineering. Analysis of plasmas interacting with liquids is challenging due to the complex relations among the important chemical and physical processes. In addition to the various ways (e.g., AC, DC, pulsed, RF, MW) and geometries to generate a plasma contacting a liquid, the formation of plasma at a gas-liquid interface also depends on the gas composition, liquid properties (e.g., conductivity), and the nature of the molecular transport processes (e.g., hydrodynamics of two-phase flow, energy transport, and mass transfer) at the interface. To address these challenges and focus on the specific case of filamentary plasma channels propagating along a gas-liquid water interface, we have constructed a gas-liquid plasma reactor that enables control of many of these variables. The plasma-liquid interactions have been characterized for chemical reactions including hydrogen peroxide formation, oxidation of hydrocarbons, combined plasma degradation of organic contaminants, nitrogen oxide formation, and hydroxyl radical generation. In this presentation, we will discuss some of the key findings. Comparison will be made of OH generation by gas-water plasma reactors with competing methods such as UV, radiation chemistry, ultrasound, and chemical oxidation methods.

About the Speaker: Dr. Bruce R. Locke earned his B.E. in Chemical Engr. and Environmental & Water Resources from Vanderbilt U. in 1980, MS. from the U. of Houston in 1982, and PhD in Chemical Engr. from North Carolina State U. in 1989. During 1982-86 he was at the Research Triangle Institute working on analysis of submicron aerosol particles in microelectronics manufacturing. He has been a professor in the Dept. of Chemical and Biomedical Engr. at Florida State University (FSU) since 1989 where he was department chair during 2005-12. He was an Associate Provost at FSU during 2012-18 responsible for international programs, and was interim dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in 2015-16. He was named FSU Distinguished University Research Professor in 2010. Dr. Locke has published 137 journal papers, 8 book chapters and holds 6 patents. He has been visiting professor in Japan, France, and China, and was a Fulbright Research Scholar at the Czech Academy of Sciences in 2017-18. He is Fellow of the American Inst. of Chemical Engineers and is co-Editor-in-Chief of Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing. His research interests include plasma reaction engineering for chemical synthesis and environmental pollution control, emphasizing gas-liquid plasma reactor development.

The seminar will be web-simulcast. To view the simulcast, please follow this link:
https://mipse.my.webex.com/mipse.my/j.php?MTID=m85f0e1b661dbc2c8253eddda8b069848
Meeting number: 627 088 372
Password: MIPSE

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:32:37 -0400 2019-10-16T15:30:00-04:00 2019-10-16T16:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Lecture / Discussion Bruce Locke
Goldman Sachs Info Session, hosted by IEEE (October 17, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68256 68256-17037410@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Come eat some free food with IEEE and learn about the opportunities that Goldman Sachs has for engineering students!

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:59:09 -0400 2019-10-17T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-17T18:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Telling Your Story – Interview Workshop, presented Pratt & Whitney (October 17, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67723 67723-16924406@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Company, is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. Come meet us at this interactive workshop to learn more about the interview process, what employers look for, common interview questions, prepping for the interview, and how to Tell Your Story. We look forward to meeting you!

The Pratt & Whitney presenter will be representing a recruiter’s perspective on the interview process during this workshop. While Pratt & Whitney examples may be utilized, this event is not company focused. All engineering, computer science. and data science students are welcome to attend this workshop!

This is a College of Engineering event.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:53:50 -0400 2019-10-17T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-17T18:30:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
CSE Distinguished Lecture (October 22, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68104 68104-17011785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Computer Science and Engineering Division

Abstract: After more than 30 years in academia researching in the area of AI, as a student and as a faculty, I joined JPMorgan to create and head an AI research group. In this talk, I will present several concrete examples of the projects we are pursuing in engagement with the lines of business. I will focus on areas related to data, learning from experience, explainability, and ethics. I will conclude with a discussion of my current understanding of the transformational impact that AI can have in the future of financial services.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:01:43 -0400 2019-10-22T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-22T18:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Computer Science and Engineering Division Lecture / Discussion Manuela Veloso
Joyson Safety Systems Info Session, hosted by ASME (October 22, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68556 68556-17096954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Representatives from Joyson Safefty Systems will be discussing the work that their engineers do and the opportunities that are available. All majors are welcome to attend. There will be a time after their presentations for questions and answers.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:22:57 -0400 2019-10-22T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-22T19:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Towards a Systematic Control Framework for Dynamic Locomotion (October 23, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68567 68567-17103234@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Robotics

To accomplish dynamic locomotion of legged systems, we need a systematic understanding of hardware, real-time controls, motion planning, and state estimation. Therefore, a robust control framework with full consideration of the hardware is crucial but not available yet even with the current state-of-the-art techniques. Kim will explain challenges between classical control techniques (e.g. bandwidth of feedback control, uncertainty, and robustness) and high-level planning (e.g. step planning, visual perception, and trajectory optimization). Kim will also showcase some of my recent results on various legged platforms delving in different functionalities and control formulations and why a systematic understanding is critical to accomplish dynamic locomotion control. The tested robots include point-foot bipeds (Hume, Mercury), robots using liquid-cooling viscoelastic actuators (Draco), and a quadruped robot using proprioceptive actuators (Mini-Cheetah).

Donghyun Kim is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the biomimetic robotics lab, which is known for building cheetah robots. Donghyun's primary research area is in dynamic locomotion of legged systems with a focus on the development of a control framework and its experimental validation. During his Ph.D. at UT, Donghyun developed frameworks including joint-level feedback control, whole-body control, footstep planners, and robustness analysis for passive-ankle biped robots. At MIT, he developed controllers for high speed running of quadruped robots and demonstrated the Mini-Cheetah robot running up to 3.7 m/s. He is now extending his research area to a perception-based high-level decision algorithm to push forward robots' athletic intelligence.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:05:19 -0400 2019-10-23T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T17:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Robotics Workshop / Seminar mini-cheetah robot
Michigan ECE Graduate School Information Session (October 23, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68579 68579-17103245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

We would like to invite any interested students to attend Michigan ECE’s graduate school information session, Thinking About Grad School in ECE? We want to share the opportunities available to you in our graduate program, as well as how to apply to the program.

Come and hear representatives from Michigan ECE as we discuss the following:

The value of an advanced degree

Highlights of the Michigan ECE Graduate Program

Some of the do’s and don’ts of applying to grad school

Applying to the Michigan ECE Graduate Program

Current, eligible students - how to pursue the SUGS and 3.4 Program

Event Details

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

5:00PM-6:00PM in 3316 EECS Building

(Q&A to immediately follow)


PIZZA will be served


Please visit our event’s website for further information, which also includes our RSVP form. Please complete the form so we can anticipate your attendance.


Further Information about Michigan’s ECE Graduate Program

The Michigan ECE Graduate Program is ranked #6 in CE and EE, according to U.S. News and World Report. Our graduates go on to lead in industry, government, and academia. All of our doctoral positions are fully supported with a monthly stipend, full tuition, and health insurance. We also believe in fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where our students can be their best. To learn more about Michigan ECE, please visit our website.

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Presentation Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:17:14 -0400 2019-10-23T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T18:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Office of Student Affairs Presentation Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
DTE Info Session, hosted by ASME (October 24, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68557 68557-17096955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 24, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Representatives from DTE will be discussing the work that their engineers do and the opportunities that are available. All majors are welcome to attend. There will be a time after their presentations for questions and answers.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:23:56 -0400 2019-10-24T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-24T18:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Wade Trim Info Session, hosted by SWE (November 5, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68649 68649-17130516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Positions: Full-time, intern
Majors: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering
US Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Resumes: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:30:55 -0400 2019-11-05T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-05T19:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Pablo Zavattieri: Clever Architectures, Interfaces and Competing Mechanisms in Biological Materials (November 6, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68376 68376-17071647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Abstract:Nature uses modest constituents to synthesize composite materials with exceptional mechanical properties for structural and impact resistance purposes. In most cases, these materials achieved outstanding mechanical properties avoiding the typical trade-offs often attained by manmade materials. While these materials require modern microscopy techniques to characterize their complex hierarchical structures, most of our learnings come from the way these materials mitigate catastrophic damage, revealing the most important mechanisms and features of their inner structure that contribute to energy dissipation and toughening. Considering the current progress in material synthesis and manufacturing, these new concepts have converged to the field of architected materials. In this talk, I will describe some interesting mechanics problems that we encountered as we studied some extraordinary species, and how we can translate these lessons learned to architected materials. In particular, I will focus on a few examples related to how the combination of clever architectures, interfaces, material properties and competing mechanisms can promote delocalization to mitigate catastrophic failure, hence, improving toughness and impact resistance without sacrificing other important mechanical properties. Most of this discussion is driven by how we can eventually translate these lessons learned to the development and manufacturing of architected materials.

Bio: Dr. Pablo Zavattieri is a Professor of Civil Engineering and University Faculty Scholar at Purdue University. Zavattieri received his BS/MS degrees in Nuclear Engineering from the Balseiro Institute (Argentina) and PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from Purdue University.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:43:07 -0400 2019-11-06T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T16:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar P. Zavatteri
Info Session with Sandia National Laboratories, hosted by SWE (November 6, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66464 66464-16736422@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

For over 60 years, Sandia has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the nation's most challenging security issues. A strong science, technology, and engineering foundation enables our mission through a capable research staff working at the forefront of innovation, collaborative research with universities & companies, and discretionary research projects with significant potential impact. In keeping with our vision to be the nation's premier science and engineering laboratory for national security and technology innovation, we recruit the best and the brightest, equip them with world-class research tools & facilities, and provide opportunities to collaborate with technical experts from many different scientific disciplines.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:22:12 -0400 2019-11-06T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T19:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Sandia National Labs Info Session, hosted by SWE (November 6, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68650 68650-17130517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Positions: Full-Time, Internships, Co-op
Majors: Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
Degrees: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Citizenship: US Citizenship
Resumes: Yes

For over 60 years, Sandia has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the nation's most challenging security issues. A strong science, technology, and engineering foundation enables our mission through a capable research staff working at the forefront of innovation, collaborative research with universities & companies, and discretionary research projects with significant potential impact. In keeping with our vision to be the nation's premier science and engineering laboratory for national security and technology innovation, we recruit the best and the brightest, equip them with world-class research tools & facilities, and provide opportunities to collaborate with technical experts from many different scientific disciplines.

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:33:17 -0400 2019-11-06T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T20:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Info Session, hosted by TBP (November 7, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68905 68905-17194941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

For more than 60 years, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has applied science and technology to make the world a safer place.

Livermore’s defining responsibility is ensuring the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear deterrent. LLNL’s mission is broader than stockpile stewardship, as dangers ranging from nuclear proliferation and terrorism to energy shortages and climate change threaten national security and global stability. The Laboratory’s science and engineering are being applied to achieve breakthroughs for counterterrorism and nonproliferation, defense and intelligence, energy and environmental security.

Food will be provided by Cottage Inn.

Majors: All Engineering Majors
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D.
Positions: Full-time, intern, co-op, postdoctoral researchers
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship
Collecting resumes?: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 29 Oct 2019 07:54:44 -0400 2019-11-07T17:30:00-05:00 2019-11-07T18:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Intel Corp.Tech Talk, hosted by SWE (November 11, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68990 68990-17211725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Tech Talk hosted by Intel Corp

Positions: Full-time
Majors: Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, physical chemistry, Math
Degrees: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Citizenship: US Citizenship (can consider those with a greencard or those on the path to an H1B)
Resumes: Yes

Semiconductor manufacturing.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 31 Oct 2019 07:20:38 -0400 2019-11-11T18:30:00-05:00 2019-11-11T20:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
MIPSE 10th Annual Graduate Student Symposium (November 13, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65978 65978-16678381@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

The 10th Annual MIPSE Graduate Student Symposium will take place on November 13, 2019 at the University of Michigan. The Symposium will be an opportunity for all U-M and MSU graduate students involved in plasma research and, in particular, students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Plasma Science and Engineering, to present the results of their investigations, learn about the research of their fellow students, and network with MIPSE faculty and staff.

Deadline for abstract submission: September 13, 2019. Additional information and instructions at the MIPSE website:
http://mipse.umich.edu/symposium_2019.php

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:54:39 -0400 2019-11-13T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-13T19:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Conference / Symposium MIPSE Graduate Student Symposium 2018
MIPSE Seminar | Substorms, Dipolarization, and Particle Acceleration in the Magnetosphere (November 13, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65976 65976-16678379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

Abstract:
Magnetosphere plasma dynamics continue to challenge our understanding of energy release in the near-earth environment. Magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD), particle-in-Cell (PIC), and test particle simulations are used to describe the dynamic evolution of the magnetotail, associated with substorms (energy releases from the magnetotail) and other dipolarization events. Simulations show the formation of thin current sheets embedded in the wider plasma sheet due to solar wind interactions. PIC then demonstrates the onset of tearing instabilities and magnetic reconnection, causing fast plasma flows and dipolarization. These phenomena are then followed by MHD simulations which form the basis of test particle simulations, which pro-vide details on acceleration mechanisms, and phase space distributions. Results compare favorably with THEMIS and MMS observations.

About the Speaker:
Joachim Birn received his PhD. in 1973 at the Technical Univ. Berlin studying the Stability of the Planetary System. From 1973-82 he was at Ruhr-University Bochum working on equilibrium modeling and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the Earth’s magnetotail. In 1980 he was a visitor at Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), where he extended his 2D MHD code to 3D, simulating substorm dynamics of the magnetotail. From 1982 to 2012 he was at LANL continuing his simulation work, working on satellite data interpretation and studying acceleration of ions and electrons in magnetospheric substorms. Since 2012 he is a Senior Research Scientist at the Space Science Institute in Boulder. Birn’s research experience includes 3D equilibrium theory, development of 3D MHD codes with applications to magnetotail and solar corona dynamics; and MHD stability theory on which he has published 260 refereed papers. Birn is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and LANL Fellow.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:35:07 -0400 2019-11-13T15:30:00-05:00 2019-11-13T16:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Lecture / Discussion Joachim Birn
University of Southern California - Viterbi School of Engineering Info Session, hosted by SWE (November 19, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68991 68991-17211726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Positions: Graduate Engineering/CS students and REU participants
Majors: Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Astronautical Engineering
Degrees: Bachelors, Masters

The University of Southern California is a U.S. News & World Report top-10 ranked graduate engineering program with over 70 PhD and Master's programs in 13 engineering disciplines. USC fully funds all of its PhD students and has a limited number of scholarships for Master’s students.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:01:42 -0500 2019-11-19T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T19:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Control Seminar: Why Control Technology Is Powerful, Dangerous, and Arguably Anti-Scientific (November 22, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69719 69719-17392887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Dennis Bernstein
Professor University of Michigan
Department of Aerospace Engineering

Successful control technology, such as quadcopters and walking robots, gives the impression that the field is mature. In the motivational part of the talk, I will show that these applications possess features that make them “easy” to control, while numerous potential applications remain outside our reach. To explain why, I will
first demonstrate that feedback control is a powerful—almost miraculous—technology, and then deliver the bad news that the same technology can be extremely dangerous. In the technical part of the talk, I will describe recent advances in adaptive control aimed at challenges that make many problems—such as scramjet engines and the power grid—hard. Finally, in the provocative part of the talk, I will argue that feedback control is anti-scientific since its ultimate goal is to manipulate the world without fully modeling it.

About the Speaker...

Professor Bernstein’s interests include identification, estimation, and control for aerospace applications. His research has focused on active noise and vibration control, adaptive flight control, and attitude control for space applications. His current interests are in the theory and application of nonlinear system identification, large-scale state estimation for data assimilation, and adaptive control. He was Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Control Systems Magazine from 2003 to 2011. He has coauthored more than 200 journal papers and 400 conference papers, and he is the author of Scalar, Vector, and Matrix Mathematics, third edition published in 2018.

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Presentation Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:11:50 -0500 2019-11-22T15:30:00-05:00 2019-11-22T16:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Aerospace Engineering Presentation Control Flyer
MIPSE Seminar | The Schwinger Plasma: An Experimental Program to Study the Plasmas That Exist Inside the Vacuum (December 4, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65977 65977-16678380@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

Abstract:
The most fundamental plasma is the quantum vacuum, but it remains largely inaccessible to experiments because of the energy scales involved. The minimum temperature required to “ionize” the vacuum is equivalent to the mass of an electron-positron pair, 1 MeV, or about 10^10K. One way to imagine creating an e^+e^- plasma out of “nothing” is through tunnel ionization of the vacuum by a laser; but simple scaling shows that the in-tensity required to reach the tunneling threshold must be more than 10^29 W/cm^2, which has been called the “Schwinger threshold”. This talk will introduce the experimental methods we will use to reach this regime, and what we might expect to find.

About the Speaker:
Phil Bucksbaum is the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor at Stanford University, with appointments in Physics, Applied Physics, and in Photon Science at SLAC. He also founded and directed the Stanford PULSE Institute (ultrafast.stanford.edu). He studies the interaction of intense coherent radiation with atoms and molecules, with emphasis on interactions induced by attosecond pulsed radiation and ultrashort x-ray lasers. Prior to Stanford, Bucksbaum was on the faculty at U. of Michigan, and on the research staff at Bell Laboratories. He received MA and PhD degrees in Physics from U. of California at Berkeley, and his AB degree in Physics, magna cum laude from Harvard College. He is Fellow of the American Physical Society and Optical Society of America and elected to the National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was president of OSA in 2014 and is president-elect APS, where he will serve as president in 2020.

The seminar will be web-simulcast. To view the simulcast, please follow this link:
https://mipse.my.webex.com/mipse.my/j.php?MTID=mcece347060ae30ec7ab06503f5aa8baf
Meeting number: 623 577 400
Password: mipse19

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:06:42 -0500 2019-12-04T15:30:00-05:00 2019-12-04T16:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Lecture / Discussion Philip Bucksbaum
Bo Zhu: Super-Resolution Structural Simulation and Optimization (December 9, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69570 69570-17366249@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Abstract: Complex physical systems exhibiting mixed-dimensional geometry and multi-scale mechanics are ubiquitous. Examples include biological structures, such as insect wing exoskeletons, fluid phenomena, such as bubbles and jets, and human-made objects, such as microrobots. The beauty and complexity of these systems attract efforts from scientists, engineers, and artists in various fields. However, a computational investigation of these systems on the level of super-resolution –with millions to billions of computational elements — is still challenging, due to the non-manifold geometric structures, non-linear governing physics, and the tight coupling between them.

My work tackles these challenges by rethinking of the computation pipeline—from a perspective that aims to blur the line between discrete geometry and continuous physics. My guiding principle is to study the hidden low-dimensional topological and structural characteristics underpinning these complex systems and to create the most natural geometric analogs in a discrete setting for efficient simulation and optimization. In this talk, I will present two examples to demonstrate this methodology, including a super-resolution topology optimization algorithm based on sparse grids to emerge biomimetic structures and a numerical simulation approach based on simplicial complexes to model codimensional fluids. These computational tools enable the investigation, discovery, and development of a broad range of complex physical systems that are multi-scale and mixed-dimensional, with applications in computer graphics, computational physics, and additive manufacturing.

Bio: Bo Zhu is an assistant professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral associate at MIT CSAIL. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University in 2015.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:47:42 -0500 2019-12-09T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar B. Zhu
BME Seminar: Alexandra Rutz (December 11, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69696 69696-17382664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 9:00am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Remarkable advances in medicine and biology have been made possible with bioelectronics – devices that bridge and connect the worlds of living systems and electronics. Bioelectronics include wearable sensors for health monitoring, in vitro diagnostics, therapeutic implantable devices, and electrical stimulation for tissue engineering and regeneration. Despite their influence, bioelectronic devices are still limited by the fact that they are disparate and distinct from biology. The quality of the device-tissue interface is poor and diminishes with time; this is thought to be due to many factors including significant surgical trauma, an aggressive foreign body response, poor material compatibility with the biological milieu, as well as imprecise and distant connections between electronics and surrounding cells or tissues. Towards addressing these challenges, I will first present the use of slippery surfaces for mitigating the consequences of implanting bioelectronics into delicate tissues. I will demonstrate how liquid-infused elastomers reduce tissue deformation and tearing associated with the insertion of intracortical probes in rats. I will then present how, unlike typical electronic fabrication processes, additive manufacturing is compatible with biomaterials and cells. I will demonstrate that when “inks”, processing methods, and scaffold structure are engineered appropriately, extrusion-based 3D printing affords patterned, viable, and functional cell networks, and I will discuss how this can be exploited in future bioelectronic devices. To conclude, I will briefly present my vision to continue tackling the pressing challenges of biointegration that bioelectronics face in expanding their clinical and scientific impacts. The Rutz Lab will engineer “electronic tissues” that merge electronics and biology using additive manufacturing and biomaterials approaches.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:42:20 -0500 2019-12-11T09:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T10:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo