Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. BioArtography Virtual Art Fair Sale through July 21! (July 16, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75240 75240-19342129@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography is having a Virtual Art Fair through July 21! An exciting collection of new images for 2020 will be launched & returning favorites are still available!

Specials will be offered on our website bioartography.com including 15% off and free U.S. shipping on note cards, prints, framed art, gallery wrap canvas and frameless glass!

Follow @bioartography on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the details!

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Exhibition Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:13:02 -0400 2020-07-16T00:00:00-04:00 2020-07-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location BioArtography Exhibition BioArtography 2020 Collection
BioArtography Virtual Art Fair Sale through July 21! (July 17, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75240 75240-19342130@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 17, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography is having a Virtual Art Fair through July 21! An exciting collection of new images for 2020 will be launched & returning favorites are still available!

Specials will be offered on our website bioartography.com including 15% off and free U.S. shipping on note cards, prints, framed art, gallery wrap canvas and frameless glass!

Follow @bioartography on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the details!

Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers!

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Exhibition Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:13:02 -0400 2020-07-17T00:00:00-04:00 2020-07-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location BioArtography Exhibition BioArtography 2020 Collection
BioArtography Virtual Art Fair Sale through July 21! (July 18, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75240 75240-19342131@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 18, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography is having a Virtual Art Fair through July 21! An exciting collection of new images for 2020 will be launched & returning favorites are still available!

Specials will be offered on our website bioartography.com including 15% off and free U.S. shipping on note cards, prints, framed art, gallery wrap canvas and frameless glass!

Follow @bioartography on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the details!

Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers!

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Exhibition Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:13:02 -0400 2020-07-18T00:00:00-04:00 2020-07-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location BioArtography Exhibition BioArtography 2020 Collection
BioArtography Virtual Art Fair Sale through July 21! (July 19, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75240 75240-19342132@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 19, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography is having a Virtual Art Fair through July 21! An exciting collection of new images for 2020 will be launched & returning favorites are still available!

Specials will be offered on our website bioartography.com including 15% off and free U.S. shipping on note cards, prints, framed art, gallery wrap canvas and frameless glass!

Follow @bioartography on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the details!

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Exhibition Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:13:02 -0400 2020-07-19T00:00:00-04:00 2020-07-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location BioArtography Exhibition BioArtography 2020 Collection
BioArtography Virtual Art Fair Sale through July 21! (July 20, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75240 75240-19379434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 20, 2020 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography is having a Virtual Art Fair through July 21! An exciting collection of new images for 2020 will be launched & returning favorites are still available!

Specials will be offered on our website bioartography.com including 15% off and free U.S. shipping on note cards, prints, framed art, gallery wrap canvas and frameless glass!

Follow @bioartography on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the details!

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Exhibition Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:13:02 -0400 2020-07-20T00:00:00-04:00 2020-07-20T23:59:00-04:00 BioArtography Exhibition BioArtography 2020 Collection
BioArtography Virtual Art Fair Sale through July 21! (July 21, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75240 75240-19379435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography is having a Virtual Art Fair through July 21! An exciting collection of new images for 2020 will be launched & returning favorites are still available!

Specials will be offered on our website bioartography.com including 15% off and free U.S. shipping on note cards, prints, framed art, gallery wrap canvas and frameless glass!

Follow @bioartography on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the details!

Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers!

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Exhibition Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:13:02 -0400 2020-07-21T00:00:00-04:00 2020-07-21T23:59:00-04:00 BioArtography Exhibition BioArtography 2020 Collection
PhD Defense: Charles Lu (July 23, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75199 75199-19324453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 23, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

NOTICE: This event will be held via Zoom. The link will be placed below.

Zoom: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/95667535536

Therapeutic neuromodulation has an established history for clinical indications, such as deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and spinal cord stimulation for pain, despite an incomplete understanding of its mechanism of action. Novel neuroprosthetics have the potential to enable wholly new therapies, including sensory restoration and treatment of affective disorders. In order to fully realize the potential of these interventions, precise parameterization of stimulation, informed by better understanding of underlying processes, is required. This dissertation explores the temporal and spatial determinants of outcomes for stimulation within the context of clinical and experimental sensorimotor neuromodulation.

The first study of the dissertation defines a new functional target for subthalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease treatment. While optimal sites of stimulation are often analyzed as discrete points in space, therapeutic tissue activation is known to activate entire volumes of surrounding tissue. To identify markers of these volumes, we used machine learning tools to identify associations between features of wideband neural recordings and regions of clinically validated stimulation regions derived from patient-specific tissue activation models. The study identified several electrophysiological markers of therapeutic activation regions, providing a tool for efficient optimization of stimulation programming.

Despite the importance of spatially precise stimulation, conventional stereotactic methods are limited by intrinsic sources of error. The second study assessed a novel form of lead localization utilizing local impedance at deep brain sites. We demonstrated that in vivo impedance measurements generally match patterns observed in electrostatic simulations and showed that these values can be efficiently estimated using diffusion tensor data. Impedances measured using a clinical macroelectrode provided spatial information at the resolution of millimeters and could be used to roughly localize deep brain trajectories, presenting a prototype method to complement existing targeting technologies.

The final study evaluated a novel form of deep brain stimulation for modulation of pain. Previous rodent studies show that stimulation of zona incerta can provide analgesic effect, and clinical evidence suggests that stimulation of a nearby nucleus, nominally used to treat motor manifestations of Parkinson disease, often also results in improvement of pain symptoms. We directly tested the analgesic effect of zona incerta stimulation in humans and demonstrated that stimulation at the physiological spiking frequency of zona incerta selectively reduces perceived heat pain.

Chair: Dr. Parag G. Patil

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:30:00 -0400 2020-07-23T14:00:00-04:00 2020-07-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
UROP Summer Virtual Symposium (July 27, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74936 74936-19102715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 27, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Summer Symposium is a showcase of the research conducted by our Summer Fellows. This year we are holding our symposium virtually.

This event will span from Monday, July 27th - Thursday, July 30th.
Each day of Symposium will be comprised of three sessions.
The first two hours of symposium will showcase students from seven of our fellowships:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellows
- Center for Human Growth and Development
- Engineering Summer Fellows
- Intel Semiconductor Research Corporation Summer Fellowship
- Mcubed Scholars
- University of Michigan Energy Institute
- Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program

The final hour and a half session (4:00pm - 5:30pm) of each Symposium day will showcase our Community College Summer Fellowship Program researchers.

We hope you will join us!
http://myumi.ch/88e2r

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:50:06 -0400 2020-07-27T14:00:00-04:00 2020-07-27T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium UROP Virtual Symposium
PhD Defense: Benjamin Juliar (July 28, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75205 75205-19330337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

NOTICE: This event will be held via BlueJeans. The link will be placed below.

BlueJeans Link: https://bluejeans.com/358462383

Engineering large viable tissues requires techniques for encouraging rapid capillary bed formation to prevent necrosis. A convenient means of creating this micro-vascular network is through spontaneous neovascularization, which occurs when endothelial cells (ECs) and supportive stromal cells are co-encapsulated within a variety of hydrogel-based extracellular matrices (ECM) and self-assemble into an interconnected network of endothelial tubules. Although this is a robust phenomenon, the environmental and cell-specific determinants that affect the rate and quality of micro-vascular network formation still require additional characterization to improve clinical translatability. This thesis investigates how the proteolytic susceptibility of engineered matrices effects neovascular self-assembly in poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels and provides characterization of changes to matrix mechanics that accompany neovascular morphogenesis in fibrin and PEG hydrogels.

Proteolytic ECM remodeling is essential for the process of capillary morphogenesis. Pharmacological inhibitor studies suggested a role for both matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)- and plasmin-mediated mechanisms of ECM remodeling in an EC-fibroblast co-culture model of vasculogenesis in fibrin. To further investigate the potential contribution of plasmin mediated matrix degradation in facilitating capillary morphogenesis we employed PEG hydrogels engineered with proteolytic specificity to either MMPs, plasmin, or both. Although fibroblasts spread in plasmin-selective hydrogels, we only observed robust capillary morphogenesis in MMP-sensitive matrices, with no added benefit in dual susceptible hydrogels. Enhanced capillary morphogenesis was observed, however, in PEG hydrogels engineered with increased susceptibility to MMPs without altering proteolytic selectivity or hydrogel mechanical properties. These findings highlight the critical importance of MMP-mediated ECM degradation during vasculogenesis and justify the preferential selection of MMP-degradable peptide crosslinkers in the design of synthetic hydrogels used to promote vascularization.

Matrix stiffness is a well-established cue in cellular morphogenesis, however, the converse effect of cellular remodeling on environmental mechanics is comparatively under characterized. In fibrin hydrogels, we applied traditional bulk rheology and laser tweezers-based active microrheology to demonstrate that both ECs and fibroblasts progressively stiffen the ECM across length scales, with the changes in bulk properties dominated by fibroblasts. Despite a lack of fibrillar architecture, a similar stiffening effect was observed in MMP-degradable PEG hydrogels. This stiffening tightly correlated with degree of vessel formation and critically depended on active cellular contractility. To a lesser degree, deposition of ECM proteins also appeared to contribute to progressive hydrogel stiffening. Blocking cell-mediated hydrogel degradation abolished stiffening, demonstrating that matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-mediated remodeling is required for stiffening to occur. EC co-culture with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in PEG resulted in reduced vessel formation compared to fibroblast co-cultures and no change in hydrogel mechanics over time. The correlation between matrix stiffening and enhanced vessel formation, and dependence on cellular contractility, suggests differences in vessel formation between fibroblasts and MSCs may be partially mediated by differences in cellular contractility. Collectively, these findings provide a deeper understanding of mechanobiological effects during capillary morphogenesis and highlight the dynamic reciprocity between cells and their mechanical environment.

Chair: Dr. Andrew Putnam

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:02:36 -0400 2020-07-28T13:00:00-04:00 2020-07-28T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
UROP Summer Virtual Symposium (July 28, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74936 74936-19102716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Summer Symposium is a showcase of the research conducted by our Summer Fellows. This year we are holding our symposium virtually.

This event will span from Monday, July 27th - Thursday, July 30th.
Each day of Symposium will be comprised of three sessions.
The first two hours of symposium will showcase students from seven of our fellowships:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellows
- Center for Human Growth and Development
- Engineering Summer Fellows
- Intel Semiconductor Research Corporation Summer Fellowship
- Mcubed Scholars
- University of Michigan Energy Institute
- Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program

The final hour and a half session (4:00pm - 5:30pm) of each Symposium day will showcase our Community College Summer Fellowship Program researchers.

We hope you will join us!
http://myumi.ch/88e2r

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:50:06 -0400 2020-07-28T14:00:00-04:00 2020-07-28T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium UROP Virtual Symposium
Supporting People with Vision Impairments in Automated Vehicles (July 29, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75058 75058-19189082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

Underserved communities do not have the same level of access to transportation, including those with visual impairments. This can lead to a loss in opportunities for healthcare, education, and employment. This discussion is led by Assistant Professor, Robin Brewer, and Karl E. Weick Collegiate Professor of Information, Nicole Ellison. Professors Brewer and Ellison will be discussing their recently completed project titled, "Supporting People with Vision Impairments in Autonomous Vehicles". They will focus on the perceived barriers and design solutions of autonomous vehicles from the perspective of blind and low vision people. They will also examine the broader transportation ecosystem and how ridesharing services, a proxy to understanding AV use, are experienced by people with vision impairments. This free webinar will include a Q&A session.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:14:20 -0400 2020-07-29T13:00:00-04:00 2020-07-29T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Livestream / Virtual Decorative Image
UROP Summer Virtual Symposium (July 29, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74936 74936-19102717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Summer Symposium is a showcase of the research conducted by our Summer Fellows. This year we are holding our symposium virtually.

This event will span from Monday, July 27th - Thursday, July 30th.
Each day of Symposium will be comprised of three sessions.
The first two hours of symposium will showcase students from seven of our fellowships:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellows
- Center for Human Growth and Development
- Engineering Summer Fellows
- Intel Semiconductor Research Corporation Summer Fellowship
- Mcubed Scholars
- University of Michigan Energy Institute
- Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program

The final hour and a half session (4:00pm - 5:30pm) of each Symposium day will showcase our Community College Summer Fellowship Program researchers.

We hope you will join us!
http://myumi.ch/88e2r

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:50:06 -0400 2020-07-29T14:00:00-04:00 2020-07-29T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium UROP Virtual Symposium
PhD Defense: Katy Norman (July 30, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75267 75267-19395124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

NOTICE: This event will be held via BlueJeans. The link will be posted below.

BlueJeans: https://bluejeans.com/516255948

Mucosal surfaces in the lung interface with the outside environment for breathing purposes, but also provide the first line of defense against invading pathogens. The intricate balance of effective immune protection at the pulmonary epithelium without problematic inflammation is not well understood, but is an important consideration in complex lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although IPF is a fibrotic interstitial lung disease of unknown origin and COPD is an obstructive lung disease, they do share some similarities. Both are heterogeneous and progressive in nature, have no cure and few treatment options, advance through unknown mechanisms, and involve an aberrant immune response. As research has focused into the role the immune system plays in IPF and COPD, it has become clear that disease progression is caused by a complex dysregulation of immune factors and cells across the tissue compartments of the lungs and blood.

Data-driven modeling approaches offer the opportunity to infer protein interaction networks, which are able to identify diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and also serve as the basis for new insight into systems-level mechanisms that define a disease state. Additionally, these approaches are able to integrate data from across multiple tissue compartments, allowing for a more holistic picture of a disease to be formed. Here, we have applied data-driven modeling approaches including partial least squares discriminant analysis, principal component analysis, decision tree analysis, and hierarchical clustering to high-throughput cell and cytokine measurements from human blood and lung samples to gain systems-level insight into IPF and COPD.

Overall we found that these approaches were useful for identifying signatures of proteins that differentiated disease state and progression better than current classifiers. We also found that integrating protein and cell measurements across tissue compartments generally improved classification and was useful for generating new mechanistic insight into progression and exacerbation events. In evaluating IPF progression, we showed that the blood proteome of progressors, but not of non-progressors, changes over time, and that our data-driven modeling techniques were able to capture these changes. Curiously, our models showed that complement system components may be associated with both COPD and IPF disease progression. Lastly, though our analysis suggested that circulating blood cytokines were not useful for differentiating disease state or progression, preliminary work suggested that cell-cell communication networks arising from stimulated peripheral blood proteins may be more useful for classification and gaining mechanistic insight from minimally invasive blood samples. Overall, we believe that this approach will be useful for studying the mucosal immune response present in other diseases that are also progressive or heterogeneous in nature.

Chair: Dr. Kelly Arnold

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:19:44 -0400 2020-07-30T10:00:00-04:00 2020-07-30T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
UROP Summer Virtual Symposium (July 30, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74936 74936-19102718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 30, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Summer Symposium is a showcase of the research conducted by our Summer Fellows. This year we are holding our symposium virtually.

This event will span from Monday, July 27th - Thursday, July 30th.
Each day of Symposium will be comprised of three sessions.
The first two hours of symposium will showcase students from seven of our fellowships:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellows
- Center for Human Growth and Development
- Engineering Summer Fellows
- Intel Semiconductor Research Corporation Summer Fellowship
- Mcubed Scholars
- University of Michigan Energy Institute
- Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program

The final hour and a half session (4:00pm - 5:30pm) of each Symposium day will showcase our Community College Summer Fellowship Program researchers.

We hope you will join us!
http://myumi.ch/88e2r

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:50:06 -0400 2020-07-30T14:00:00-04:00 2020-07-30T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium UROP Virtual Symposium
PhD Defense: Josiah Simeth (August 5, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75278 75278-19402991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Notice: This event will be held via BlueJeans. The link will be placed below.

BlueJeans: https://bluejeans.com/715371816

Measures of regional and global liver function are critical in guiding treatments for intrahepatic cancers, and liver function is a dominant factor in the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Global and regional liver function assessments are important for defining the magnitude and spatial distribution of radiation dose to preserve functional liver parenchyma and reduce incidence of hepatotoxicity from radiation therapy (RT) for intrahepatic cancer treatment. This individualized liver function-guided RT strategy is critical for patients with heterogeneous and poor liver function, often observed in cirrhotic patients treated for HCC. Dynamic gadoxetic-acid enhanced (DGAE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows investigation of liver function through observation of the uptake of contrast agent into the hepatocytes.

This work seeks to determine if gadoxetic uptake rate can be used as a reliable measure of liver function, and to develop robust methods for uptake estimation with an interest in the therapeutic application of this knowledge in the case of intrahepatic cancers. Since voxel-by voxel fitting of the preexisting nonlinear dual-input two-compartment model is highly susceptible to over fitting, and highly dependent on data that is both temporally very well characterized and low in noise, this work proposes and validates a new model for quantifying the voxel-wise uptake rate of gadoxetic acid as a measure of regional liver function. This linearized single-input two-compartment (LSITC) model is a linearization of the pre-existing dual-input model but is designed to perform uptake quantification in a more robust, computationally simpler, and much faster manner. The method is validated against the preexisting dual-input model for both real and simulated data. Simulations are used to investigate the effects of noise as well as issues related to the sampling of the arterial peak in the characteristic input functions of DGAE MRI.

Further validation explores the relationship between gadoxetic acid uptake rate and two well established global measures of liver function, namely: Indocyanine Green retention (ICGR) and Albumin-Bilirubin (ALBI) score. This work also establishes the relationships between these scores and imaging derived measures of whole liver function using uptake rate. Additionally, the same comparisons are performed for portal venous perfusion, a pharmacokinetic parameter that has been observed to correlate with function, and has been used as a guide for individualized liver function-guided RT. For the patients assessed, gadoxetic acid uptake rate performs significantly better as a predictor of whole liver function than portal venous perfusion.
This work also investigates the possible gains that could be introduced through use of gadoxetic uptake rate maps in the creation of function-guided RT plans. To this end, plans were created using both perfusion and uptake, and both were compared to plans that did not use functional guidance. While the plans were generally broadly similar, significant differences were observed in patients with severely compromised uptake that did not correspond with compromised perfusion.

This dissertation also deals with the problem of quantifying uptake rate in suboptimal very temporally sparse or short DGAE MRI acquisitions. In addition to testing the limits of the LSITC model for these limited datasets (both realistic and extreme), a neural network-based approach to quantification of uptake rate is developed, allowing for increased robustness over current models.

Chair: Dr. Yue Cao

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:51:41 -0400 2020-08-05T14:00:00-04:00 2020-08-05T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
Graduate Society of Black Engineers and Scientists At Home Happy Hour (August 18, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75579 75579-19536962@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

Join the Graduate Society of Black Engineers and Scientists (GSBES) as we celebrate the start of the new school year. Meet new and old friends virtually as we come together to welcome the new school year.

RSVP at: https://forms.gle/8W7pFvV3gHkxKyJx7

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Social / Informal Gathering Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:15:36 -0400 2020-08-18T18:00:00-04:00 2020-08-18T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Office of Student Affairs Social / Informal Gathering At Home Happy Hour Flyer with GSBES logo
A Simulation Based Comparison of Point-of-Care Testing and Central Laboratory Testing (August 31, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76322 76322-19687515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 31, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

In response to demand for fast and efficient clinical testing, the use of point-of-care testing (POCT) has become increasingly common in the United States. However, studies of POCT implementation have found that adopting POCT may not always be advantageous relative to centralized laboratory testing. We construct a simulation model of patient flow in an outpatient care setting to evaluate tradeoffs involved in POCT implementation across multiple dimensions, comparing measures of patient outcomes in varying clinical scenarios, testing regimes, and patient conditions. We find that POCT can significantly reduce clinical time for patients, as compared to traditional testing regimes, in settings where clinic and central testing areas are far apart. However, as distance from clinic to central testing area decreased, POCT advantage over central laboratory testing also decreased, in terms of time in the clinical system and estimated subsequent productivity loss. For example, testing for pneumonia resulted in an estimated average of 27.80 (central lab) versus 15.50 (POCT) total lost productive hours in a rural scenario, and an average of 14.92 (central lab) versus 15.50 (POCT) hours in a hospital-based scenario. Our results show that POCT can effectively reduce the average time a patient spends in the system for varying condition profiles and clinical scenarios. However, the number of total lost productive hours, a more holistic measure, is greatly affected by testing quality, where POCT often is at a disadvantage. Thus, it is important to consider factors such as clinical setting, target condition, testing costs, and test quality when selecting appropriate testing regime.

Vikrant Vaze is the Stata Family Career Development Associate Professor at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. He is interested in developing optimization, game theory, and analytics approaches for improving large-scale complex systems, such as transportation and healthcare. In June 2020, Vikrant was selected as one of 85 engineers who will participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 2020 US Frontiers of Engineering (NAE) Symposium. He holds two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in transportation and operations research, and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai. Before joining academia, he worked as a Research Scientist in Philips Research and as an algorithmic trader on the Wall Street. Joint research work by Vikrant, his students and collaborators has been honored with best paper awards from AGIFORS in 2010, 2017, and 2019, from FAA/Eurocontrol in 2011 and 2017, and most recently with the INFORMS TSL Outstanding Paper Award in Air Transportation. He is the recipient of a number of academic and research honors including the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award from the U.S. National Science Foundation, as well as awards from the U.S. Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, National Institutes of Health, World Wildlife Fund, and several other industry-sponsored awards.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:21:43 -0400 2020-08-31T16:30:00-04:00 2020-08-31T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion Vikrant Vaze, Ph.D.
BME Seminar Series: Ben Cosgrove (September 3, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75894 75894-19623813@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 3, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:01:44 -0400 2020-09-03T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-03T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
NSF GRF Webinar (September 3, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76148 76148-19669618@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 3, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF)

REGISTER HERE: https://myumi.ch/wlKOk

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships provides $138,00 for research-based masters and PhD students in STEM and Social Science fields (three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees paid to the graduate institution).

This webinar is for undergraduate seniors, 1st and 2nd year graduate students in NSF-approved fields (see the NSF-GRFP webpage for a list of fields). Rising juniors who may apply in the future are also welcome. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Applicants from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in their fields are especially encouraged to apply. For more information about eligibility, please see this NSF video: https://vimeo.com/361402315

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:25:59 -0400 2020-09-03T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-03T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF) Livestream / Virtual NSF Webinar
NERS Colloquia: Professional Cultures and Inequality in STEM (September 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75527 75527-19519126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Can the culture of STEM help reproduce inequality? The professional
cultures of STEM, which give each discipline its particular “feel” and
unite discipline members under a taken-for-granted system of meanings
and values, are not benign. Drawing from several NSF-funded survey and
interview-based studies, I argue that these professional cultures can
have built within them disadvantages for women, racial/ethnic
minorities, and LGBTQ persons in STEM. In this talk, I will discuss
the role of three particular cultural ideologies—schemas of scientific
excellence, depoliticization, and the meritocratic ideology—in
producing these disadvantages. I will end by explaining why decisions
that partially rely on assessments of individuals’ “fit” with
professional cultures are particularly important to critically examine
for their potential to contribute to inequality.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:22:35 -0400 2020-09-04T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-04T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
EER Seminar Series (September 9, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76055 76055-19661498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

There is a significant knowledge gap regarding factors that influence the participation of Black and Hispanic women in computer science, and Dr. Ross has engaged in research to address this gap. She works to critically examine efforts and initiatives that aim to broaden participation in computer science by listening to voices of individuals who are often unheard. The outcomes of Dr. Ross’ research have the potential to reshape the community’s perceptions of what and who are computer scientists, and as well as to crack the code to diversifying this lucrative and impactful discipline. This talk will describe Dr. Ross’ research journey and will present preliminary results.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Monique Ross, Assistant Professor in the School of Computing & Information Sciences and in the STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, earned a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She has a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Elizabethtown College, an M.S. degree in Computer Science & Software Engineering from Auburn University, eleven years of experience in industry as a software engineer, and four years of experience as a full-time faculty member in computer science and engineering. Dr. Ross’ interests focus on broadening participation in computing through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and identity in the academy and industry; and 2) discipline-based education research (with a focus on computer science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related engineering fields. She was awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER award, and she uses her scholarship to challenge the perceptions of who belongs in computing.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:42:16 -0400 2020-09-09T15:30:00-04:00 2020-09-09T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Monique Ross, Florida International University
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar Series (September 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76946 76946-19780535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: Birth defects that interfere with craniofacial development can result in cognitive, neurosensory, and neuroendocrine defects that create life-long burdens for care. The forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain, five facial prominences, and pituitary gland develop between the first and second month of gestation in humans. Genetic defects that disrupt these processes cause a spectrum of disorders that range from holoprosencephaly (HPE) and septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) to pituitary hormone deficiencies. We screened a large cohort of Argentinean patients with congenital hypopituitarism and related disorders for mutations in known genes and identified novel pathogenic variants and examples of digenic disease. However, the majority of patients did not receive a molecular diagnosis, indicating the high degree of genetic complexity underlying these disorders and the need for additional gene discovery. The majority of known hypopituitarism genes were discovered through basic research in pituitary cell lines and mutant mice. To identify novel regulatory genes for pituitary organogenesis we analyzed differential binding of a key pituitary-specific transcription factor, POU1F1, in cell lines that represent pituitary progenitors and differentiated cells. We discovered that POU1F1 binding is associated with bZIP transcription factors in progenitors and with bHLH factors in differentiated cells. We also applied single cell RNA sequencing technology to analyze gene expression during pituitary organogenesis and discovered novel transcription factors that are candidates for driving cell specification as well as unique, rare cell types that are likely differentiation intermediates. Bioinformatic analyses have played key roles in advancing our knowledge of neuroendocrine birth defects and normal pituitary organogenesis.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:26:42 -0400 2020-09-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-09T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion Sally Camper, Ph.D., Margery Shaw Distinguished University Professor of Human Genetics, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
BME Seminar Series: Ranu Jung (September 10, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75902 75902-19623820@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 10, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:36:24 -0400 2020-09-10T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-10T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
Grainger Corporate Information Session (September 10, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77016 77016-19788563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 10, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Society of Women Engineers

SWE and WECE are proud to host a virtual Corporate Info Session with Grainger! Come meet recruiters from Grainger to learn about opportunities at their company!

Meeting link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98957102467
Passcode: 975366

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:39:38 -0400 2020-09-10T18:30:00-04:00 2020-09-10T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Society of Women Engineers Careers / Jobs
UM::Autonomy Mass Meeting (September 10, 2020 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76993 76993-19784528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 10, 2020 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UM::Autonomy

This Thursday from 7:30-9:00 p.m. we'll be having our mass meetings, which is a chance for you to hear more about the team, what you can do, then ask any questions you have in subteam-specific breakout rooms. If you're unable to make the meeting, here's a link to the slides, but don't hesitate to reach out with any questions you have!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18MnLb33iimMnMuDX2FTZ7MAjXDKceB_sIlt6SxX0DuM/edit?usp=sharing

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Rally / Mass Meeting Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:36:33 -0400 2020-09-10T19:30:00-04:00 2020-09-10T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UM::Autonomy Rally / Mass Meeting UM::Autonomy Logo
Identifying Emergency Funds and How to Advocate for Making Room in Your Financial Aid Package (September 11, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75507 75507-19513173@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 11, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

Advance registration is required; look for the Zoom link at the bottom of your confirmation email after registering.

This session will provide information about how you can seek emergency funds should you experience an emergency situation or one-time, unusual, unforeseen expense while in school. Information about the types of situations that qualify for emergency funds and where to seek funding will be covered during this presentation.

RSVP HERE: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/identifying-emergency-funds-and-how-to-advocate-for-making-room-in-your-financial-aid-package

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:02:34 -0400 2020-09-11T14:00:00-04:00 2020-09-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual A jar of spilled change
Fastest Path to Zero Virtual Series (September 15, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75526 75526-19519122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

As the 2020 election approaches, climate change will be top-of-mind for many voters. To capitalize on this opportunity, it’s imperative for climate and clean energy experts across disciplines to band together and center climate policies on people and communities beyond just the coasts — ensuring that our nation’s path forward on climate change will be effective, inclusive, equitable, and enduring.

Join the University of Michigan and Third Way, a public policy think tank based in Washington, DC, for the second annual Fastest Path to Zero Summit. This year, to protect the health of all those involved, the summit will be a virtual series. The summit will bring together leading climate advocates, philanthropists, labor leaders, elected officials, academics, and media from across the Midwest and the nation.

Tuesday, September 15: What’s at Stake
with Keynote Remarks delivered by Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Founder of the Southern Economic Advancement Project

Tuesday, September 22: Innovation

Tuesday, September 29: Climate, Clean Energy and Jobs

Tuesday, October 6: What does the 2020 campaign tell us about the future of climate action?

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:51:28 -0400 2020-09-15T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-15T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Conference / Symposium Fastest Path to Zero
Engineering Honors Alumni Webinar (September 16, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77139 77139-19798507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Honors & Engagement Programs

Are you a Engineering sophomore or junior and do you want to talk to and hear from Michigan Engineering alum about their experiences at Michigan and what life is like after undergrad? Come to one Engineering Honors Alum webinar to hear from alum and learn about the Engineering Honors Program. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 14th from 5:30-7pm or Tuesday, September 22nd from 5:30-7pm. You can RSVP here for one of the webinars. https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efVxzjtcEDD3ocR

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:25:25 -0400 2020-09-16T17:30:00-04:00 2020-09-16T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Honors & Engagement Programs Livestream / Virtual Engineering Honors Students
LHS Collaboratory Seminar Series Virtual Kick-Off: Academic Medical Centers as Learning Health Systems (September 17, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75856 75856-19615923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Learning Health Systems (LHS) methods are now being implemented in interesting and varying ways by academic health centers and their clinical and translational science institutes across the country.
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the following are key attributes of Learning Health
Systems:

• Having leaders who are committed to a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Systematically gathering and applying evidence in real-time to guide care
• Employing IT methods to share new evidence with clinicians to improve decision-making
• Promoting the inclusion of patients as vital members of the learning team
• Capturing and analyzing data and care experiences to improve care
• Continually assessing outcomes, refining processes and training to create a feedback cycle for learning and improvement

The LHS Collaboratory's fall seminar series virtual kick-off event will showcase the LHS experiences of three research-intensive academic centers that have been promoting LHS methods. We will be joined by distinguished senior colleagues from Duke,Vanderbilt, and Washington University, who will describe and discuss their institutions' work in this area. They will discuss strategies employed, investments made, challenges encountered, and successes achieved.

Panelists:
Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP, FACMI, Vanderbilt University
Christopher J. Lindsell, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, Washington University
Michael Pencina, PhD, Duke University
Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH, Duke University

Discussant:
Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS, Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Michigan Medical School, Chief Academic Officer, Michigan Medicine, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:45:31 -0400 2020-09-17T09:00:00-04:00 2020-09-17T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion LHS Collaboratory Logo-blocks
BME Seminar Series: Orlando Hoilett (September 17, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75903 75903-19623821@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:51:27 -0400 2020-09-17T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-17T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
Engineering Honors Virtual Information Session (September 17, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77137 77137-19798506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Honors & Engagement Programs

Are you a sophomore or junior interested in the Engineering Honors Program? Join us at the Honors Virtual Information Session on Thursday, September 17th from 4:30-6pm to learn more about the Honors program and to hear from current Engineering Honors students. To RSVP, please go to this link. https://forms.gle/AUkEXSYjfRN9kAUq6

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:11:24 -0400 2020-09-17T16:30:00-04:00 2020-09-17T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Honors & Engagement Programs Livestream / Virtual Engineering Honors Students
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Info Session, Hosted by TBP (September 17, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76510 76510-19719169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory—we call it JPL, or simply the Lab—is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for robotic space and Earth science missions. It is a unique national research facility in Pasadena, CA managed for NASA by Caltech.

Join us for an in-depth look at what JPL has to offer in career opportunities. Learn more about the company, culture, projects, and career trajectory of our employees. Technical representatives from Engineering, Science, and Research will be sharing about their experiences. Q&A and Trivia with prizes as well.

New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That's our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers--literally. You could be working on the next mission to Mars, Europa, and beyond. We hire the best and brightest minds to power our world-leading innovation, solving technical and scientific problems of national significance.

Positions Recruiting: Full-time, Intern, Co-op
Degrees Recruiting: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D.
Majors Recruiting: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Citizenship Requirements: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Collecting Resumes: Yes

Register Here: https://jpl.recsolu.com/external/events/M8v6LaUKWLvhDWCb318l5A
A Zoom link will be emailed to you upon registration.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:39:51 -0400 2020-09-17T18:00:00-04:00 2020-09-17T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs Image of Mars Rover, with text "University Recruiting - Virtual Jet Propulsion Laboratory Information Session. September 17 | 6:00pm EST"
Spotlight! Team Project Showcase and Scholarship Competition 2020 (September 18, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76967 76967-19782528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Spotlight! Team Project Showcase and Scholarship Competition is a competitive presentation of operations and manufacturing solutions developed by Tauber Institute student teams from their 14-week team projects. At Spotlight!, students showcase their project results and compete for academic scholarships.

Spotlight! is an excellent opportunity to establish relationships with students and corporate partners, expand your university presence, and see many new ideas in operations and manufacturing.

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Presentation Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:30:43 -0400 2020-09-18T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-18T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Presentation Spotlight! 2020
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Virtual Seminar featuring Gioele La Manno, Ph.D. (EPFL Life Sciences Early Independent Research Scholar (ELISIR) (September 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77057 77057-19836073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

I will present our comprehensive single-cell transcriptome atlas of mouse brain development spanning from gastrulation to birth. In this atlasing effort, we identified almost a thousand distinct cellular states, including the initial emergence of the neuroepithelium, different glioblasts, and a rich set of region-specific secondary organizers that we localize spatially. In this context, I will provide an example of how the spatially-resolved transcriptomic data can be particularly useful to interpret the complexity of such complex atlases.

Continuing in this direction, I will show the approach that we recently proposed as a general way to spatially resolve different types of next-generation sequencing data. We designed an imaging-free framework to localize high throughput readouts within a tissue by combining compressive sampling and image reconstruction. Our first implementation of this framework transformed a low-input RNA sequencing protocol into an imaging-free spatial transcriptomics technique (STRP-seq).

Finally, I will showcase the technique with the profiling of the brain of the Australian bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps. With this analysis, we revealed the molecular anatomy of the telencephalon of this lizard and provided evidence for a marked regionalization of the reptilian pallium and subpallium.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:27:53 -0400 2020-09-18T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-18T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion Gioele La Manno, Ph.D. (EPFL Life Sciences Early Independent Research Scholar (ELISIR) École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne ‐ EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne)
NERS Colloquia: Leveraging Modern Characterization for Mechanistic Understanding of Nuclear Fuel Performance (September 18, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75529 75529-19519128@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:23 -0400 2020-09-18T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-18T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
CHEPS Alums and their Experience Fighting COVID-19 (September 21, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77491 77491-19875789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 21, 2020 4:30pm
Location:
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

As the COVID-19 pandemic became widespread, health systems had to adjust and problem-solve rapidly. On this panel, alumni of the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety will discuss how they and their institutions responded to COVID-19 and worked to address new operational challenges while keeping patients and healthcare workers safe.

Joe East is Director of Patient Flow at Maine Medical Center where he is using systems engineering to improve patient care. He holds an MHSA in Health Care Administration/Management and an MSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering with a concentration in Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety from the University of Michigan. In his time at Maine Medical he has improved discharge and patient placement processes, worked on nurse staffing models, and created actionable dashboards and reports.

Pamela Martinez is a Process Engineer and Project Manager for the UCHealth CARE Innovation Center. She holds an MSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan with a concentration in Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety. Pam’s focus is to improve the efficiency, safety, and quality of healthcare delivery through Industrial and Systems Engineering principles.

Bill Zhang is Director of Hospital and Procedural Services at Kaiser Permanente. He holds an MPH in Health Care Administration/Management and an MSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering with a concentration in Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety from the University of Michigan. He works to utilize technology & engineering tools to transform healthcare and make positive impact on people’s lives by developing outcome-oriented, cost-effective and efficient healthcare solutions.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:37:18 -0400 2020-09-21T16:30:00-04:00 2020-09-21T17:30:00-04:00 Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Workshop / Seminar photos of speakers & seminar information
Older Adults, Tech Use, and Social Well-Being during COVID-19 and Beyond (September 21, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77493 77493-19875791@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 21, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

Nearly one in three older adults in the U.S. experienced some form of loneliness in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly restricted older adults’ (ages 65+) in-person social interactions, likely increasing loneliness among this demographic. Due to these restrictions, older adults have started to change their relationships with technology to communicate with family and friends at a distance using smartphones and computers. However, these technologies may not be accessible for all older adults. Voice-based technologies such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant can be more accessible to those with motor challenges or vision loss/blindness, yet have not been studied in-depth for how they can support older adult’s well-being. In this talk, I will discuss (1) a recent interview study with older adults COVID-19 technology use and (2) a recent analysis of more than 50,000 queries older adults made to the Amazon Alexa for social well-being. Early findings point to positive and negative aspects of using technology for well-being and aging.

Robin Brewer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. She also holds a courtesy appointment in Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Brewer’s research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) asks (1) how experiences with technology can be more accessible to digitally constrained communities and (2) how these communities use technology for social well-being. Much of her work focuses on older adults and people with vision impairments. Dr. Brewer holds a Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern University, M.S. in Human-Centered Computing from University of Maryland - Baltimore County, and B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland - College Park.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:54:41 -0400 2020-09-21T16:30:00-04:00 2020-09-21T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion photo of speaker with event information
Fastest Path to Zero Virtual Series (September 22, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75526 75526-19519123@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

As the 2020 election approaches, climate change will be top-of-mind for many voters. To capitalize on this opportunity, it’s imperative for climate and clean energy experts across disciplines to band together and center climate policies on people and communities beyond just the coasts — ensuring that our nation’s path forward on climate change will be effective, inclusive, equitable, and enduring.

Join the University of Michigan and Third Way, a public policy think tank based in Washington, DC, for the second annual Fastest Path to Zero Summit. This year, to protect the health of all those involved, the summit will be a virtual series. The summit will bring together leading climate advocates, philanthropists, labor leaders, elected officials, academics, and media from across the Midwest and the nation.

Tuesday, September 15: What’s at Stake
with Keynote Remarks delivered by Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Founder of the Southern Economic Advancement Project

Tuesday, September 22: Innovation

Tuesday, September 29: Climate, Clean Energy and Jobs

Tuesday, October 6: What does the 2020 campaign tell us about the future of climate action?

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:51:28 -0400 2020-09-22T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-22T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Conference / Symposium Fastest Path to Zero
Engineering Honors Alumni Webinar (September 22, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77139 77139-19798508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Honors & Engagement Programs

Are you a Engineering sophomore or junior and do you want to talk to and hear from Michigan Engineering alum about their experiences at Michigan and what life is like after undergrad? Come to one Engineering Honors Alum webinar to hear from alum and learn about the Engineering Honors Program. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 14th from 5:30-7pm or Tuesday, September 22nd from 5:30-7pm. You can RSVP here for one of the webinars. https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efVxzjtcEDD3ocR

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:25:25 -0400 2020-09-22T17:30:00-04:00 2020-09-22T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Honors & Engagement Programs Livestream / Virtual Engineering Honors Students
EER Seminar Series (September 23, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77085 77085-19796480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Much of the conversation on equity and inclusion centers on the need to “increase” something—the marginalized student population, mentoring programs, engagement opportunities, “knowledge” of topics like white privilege. However, few conversations focus on a much harder truth—that the culture of whiteness and maleness in engineering limits sustained improvement in equity and inclusion efforts of most institutions. Using preliminary findings from their current NSF-funded project called “I-MATTER,” Drs. Masta and Pawley examine how engineering culture has normalized racism and sexism for underrepresented students in engineering contexts. Through their discussion, they will highlight the strong need for more BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) researchers in white spaces, and encourage white researchers to “stay in their lanes” when approaching equity and inclusion research.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:15:05 -0400 2020-09-23T15:30:00-04:00 2020-09-23T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Drs. Stephanie Masta & Alice Pawley
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Virtual Seminar (September 23, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77143 77143-19798542@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Talk title: Decision Support System Applications in Dentistry

Dr. Lucia Cevidanes is the Thomas and Doris Graber Professor of Dentistry and Associate Professor at the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Michigan, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. She is a practicing clinician who has published over 150 manuscripts on 3D imaging for which she has received research grants from the American Association of Orthodontics Foundation and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Her work has been recognized by the American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award, the B F Dewel Award, Milo Hellman Award, and the Wuehrmann award from the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. Her interests include Artificial Intelligence and 3D Imaging to solve difficult clinical problems in dentistry, studying current and new treatment approaches and technical procedures, and understanding treatment outcomes for craniofacial anomalies and dentofacial deformities.

Zoom Link: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:27:53 -0400 2020-09-23T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion Dr. Lucia Cevidanes is the Thomas and Doris Graber Professor of Dentistry and Associate Professor at the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Michigan
Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman Information Session, Hosted by TBP (September 23, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77102 77102-19796508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

We are a boutique patent law firm located in the heart of Chicago and we practice patent prosecution and counseling for large Fortune 500 companies. Learn about Patent Law and the role of an engineer at a patent law firm.

Join Recruitment Manager, Bill O'Connor, and HFZ Patent Agent and U of M Biomedical Engineering Alumnus, Sophia Pilipchuk, in a discussion exploring the role of an engineer working at a professional patent law office. How are your engineering skills utilized in this unique career path and what is the trajectory of a patent engineer in the Intellectual Property industry? Interested in being exposed to the latest cutting edge technology? All will be discussed at this information session.

Handshake RSVP Link: https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/570177

Positions Recruiting: Full-time, Intern
Degrees Recruiting: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D.
Majors Recruiting: Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Citizenship Requirements: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Collecting Resumes: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:45:44 -0400 2020-09-23T17:30:00-04:00 2020-09-23T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs
U-M BME Virtual Graduate Program Fair (September 24, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77635 77635-19893775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

In this Virtual Fair event, we will share with you what is great about BME at the University of Michigan and your options for graduate studies. With our top-tier medical and engineering program, there is a broad set of opportunities for participating in cutting edge research across a spectrum of disciplines! This event will also include panel discussions with current faculty and current graduate students, giving you a forum for asking questions about our programs. We look forward to welcoming you to this event!

Presentation open to students interested in: PhD, Master's

Meeting Room Link: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/94033188012?pwd=V2xHclpXWTV4a1BBSFVneEhaa0ZMdz09
Meeting ID#: 940 3318 8012
Meeting Passcode: 925334

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Other Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:03:01 -0400 2020-09-24T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-24T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Other BME Event
BME Seminar Series: Jane Grande-Allen (September 24, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75904 75904-19623822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:53:40 -0400 2020-09-24T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-24T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
Professional Cultures & Inequality in STEM (September 25, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73559 73559-19598152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 25, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Professional Cultures & Inequality in STEM, presented by Dr. Erin Cech, U-M LSA

Cultural norms get passed from one generation to the next - both the good...and the not-so-good. What is getting passed down in professional STEM culture?

University of Michigan Engineering is excited to welcome Prof. Erin Cech to our DEI lecture series for the month of March. Her lecture will be focused on three cultural ideologies at play in perpetuating disadvantages in professional STEM culture:

1. Schemas of scientific excellence
2. Depoliticization
3. Meritocracy

Drawing from several NSF-funded survey and interview-based studies, Prof. Cech explores how these three concepts create disadvantages for women, racial/ethnic minorities and LGBTQ persons.

Please join us!

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:00:47 -0400 2020-09-25T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-25T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Lecture / Discussion Cech headshot
NERS Colloquia: Challenges of Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (September 25, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75530 75530-19519130@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 25, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:25 -0400 2020-09-25T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-25T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Fastest Path to Zero Virtual Series (September 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75526 75526-19519124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

As the 2020 election approaches, climate change will be top-of-mind for many voters. To capitalize on this opportunity, it’s imperative for climate and clean energy experts across disciplines to band together and center climate policies on people and communities beyond just the coasts — ensuring that our nation’s path forward on climate change will be effective, inclusive, equitable, and enduring.

Join the University of Michigan and Third Way, a public policy think tank based in Washington, DC, for the second annual Fastest Path to Zero Summit. This year, to protect the health of all those involved, the summit will be a virtual series. The summit will bring together leading climate advocates, philanthropists, labor leaders, elected officials, academics, and media from across the Midwest and the nation.

Tuesday, September 15: What’s at Stake
with Keynote Remarks delivered by Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Founder of the Southern Economic Advancement Project

Tuesday, September 22: Innovation

Tuesday, September 29: Climate, Clean Energy and Jobs

Tuesday, October 6: What does the 2020 campaign tell us about the future of climate action?

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:51:28 -0400 2020-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Conference / Symposium Fastest Path to Zero
Vehicle to Pavement Sensing for Lateral Lane Position Research Review (September 29, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76507 76507-19719168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

While autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer significant safety benefits for drivers, to gain widespread approval from the public and road agencies, redundant vehicle to infrastructure capabilities are necessary. This is especially true in areas with adverse weather conditions such as snow and ice.

Existing AV technology is able to send safety messages to roadside units (RSUs) and other vehicles (V2V), but communication with concrete and asphalt requires embedded sensors. This research proposes a passive sensing approach that detects local changes in the pavement’s electromagnetic signature so that vehicles can determine their lateral lane position. This free webinar will include a Q&A session. We hope that you can join us!

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:41:30 -0400 2020-09-29T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Livestream / Virtual Decorative Image
ECE Open House (September 29, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77196 77196-19820180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Electrical and Computer Engineering

As a new Michigan engineer you have several areas to choose from and sometimes, those options can be confusing and overwhelming. ECE is hosting an open house to share more about electrical and computer engineering and what opportunities are available to our students.

So what exactly do electrical and computer engineers do? We do everything! We are there in all electronic devices (cell phones, computers, cars, appliances, etc). We are in electronic communication, networking, power, energy, sensors, and much more. We make things smart - we make them move. We send and decode information - we connect people and things. And we light up the world - efficiently of course!

Attendees will hear remarks from EECS Prof. Pei-Cheng Ku and a few current students, and see some virtual lab tours and learn more about the incredible research happening in our building.

RSVP on the ECE website to receive Zoom event information. Questions can be directed to Ann Stals (amriggs). We hope to see you there!

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:44:12 -0400 2020-09-29T15:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Electrical and Computer Engineering Livestream / Virtual graphic banner
MIPSE Seminar | Relativistic Nanophotonics: Creating Extreme Plasma Conditions and Fields with Ultrafast Lasers (September 30, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76451 76451-19717148@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

The seminar is free and open to the public.
To request the Zoom link, please send an email to:
mipse-central@umich.edu

Abstract:
Ultra-high-energy-density (UHED) matter (>108 J cm-3, >109 bar) is encountered in the center of stars but is difficult to create in the lab. We show that irradiation of high aspect-ratio aligned nanowire arrays with ultra-high contrast Joule-level fs laser pulses provides nearly complete absorption and enhanced light penetration into near-solid density targets, and allows volumetric heating into the UHED regime. Using ALEPH (Advance Laser for Extreme Photonics), a PW laser at CSU, we demonstrate that fs laser pulses of relativistic intensity volumetrically heat near-solid density plasmas to multi-keV temperatures, with pressures surpassed in the lab only in the hotspot of fusion plasmas. The physics of relativistic laser pulse interactions with nanostructures and promising applications will be reviewed. Electron densities >100x that of the critical density are achieved. Extraordinarily high degrees of ionization (e.g., Au+72) occurs at solid densities using laser pulses of <10 J, producing return currents through the nanowires that create giga-Gauss magnetic fields. The large electron density and plasma volume produce 20% energy conversion into ps x-ray pulses. Acceleration of deuterons from nanowire arrays to multi-MeV resulted in quasi-monochromatic fusion neutron production 500x that of irradiating flat sold targets. 3-D PIC simulations of relativistic laser pulse interactions with nanostructures will be discussed.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Jorge Rocca is a University Distinguished Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics Departments at Colorado State University. His research interests are in the physics and development of compact X-ray lasers and their applications; the development of high power lasers, and the study of high power laser interactions with matter. His group is known for the development of the first bright table-top soft X-ray lasers, and their applications to nanotechnology and the diagnostics of dense plasmas. His group has developed a multi-Hz PW-class laser, and kW-level average power, high pulse energy picosecond solid state lasers. Prof. Rocca has 270 peer review journal papers. He received the Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science from the APS, and the Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics. He is Fellow of APS, OSA, and IEEE. He received an IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer Award. Early in his career, he was a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:31:50 -0400 2020-09-30T15:30:00-04:00 2020-09-30T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Livestream / Virtual Prof. Jorge Rocca
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Virtual Seminar - Xiaotian Zhang, Ph.D. (September 30, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77549 77549-19883820@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: The human genome is organized into small compartments to allow for the proper gene expression regulation in the physiological process. With the advance of next-generation sequencing and imaging technologies, we can now investigate how the genome is folded into 3D space and how the 3D genomic organization regulates gene expression in development and disease. Currently, most of the studies are focusing on CTCF and cohesion complex which partner together to facilitate the formation of topological associated domains (TAD). The presenter will mainly discuss his recently published work on the DNA methylation -3D genomics cross-talk. Unpublished work on the 3D genomics in AML will be discussed as well.

Short bio: Xiaotian Zhang obtained his Ph.D. at Baylor College of Medicine with Dr. Margaret Goodell on the role of DNA methylation synergy in leukemia development. He was previously the Van Andel special postdoc fellow in Gerd Pfeifer lab working on the 3D genomics in normal hematopoietic stem cell and leukemia. He is now a Research track faculty (Research Investigator) in Pathology Department under Tomek Cierpicki working on the HOXA regulation in leukemia development. Xiaotian's research focuses on the epigenetic regulation of key pathogenic genes in leukemia, particularly on high order chromatin structure in disease. He published on Nature Genetics, Molecular Cell and Blood as the first author and corresponding authors.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:31:31 -0400 2020-09-30T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-30T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion Xiaotian Zhang, Ph.D., Research Investigator in the Department of Pathology at the University of Michigan
BME Seminar Series: Gautam Parthasarathy (October 1, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75905 75905-19623823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:56:48 -0400 2020-10-01T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-01T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
NERS Colloquia: Communicating, Changing Public Policy, and Social Justice Aspects of Nuclear Energy (October 2, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75531 75531-19519131@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:27 -0400 2020-10-02T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-02T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
"I Am Not Your Negro" Viewing and Panel Discussion (October 2, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77803 77803-19931628@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Black Students in Aerospace

The Black Students in Aerospace (BSA), a new student organization within the Department of Aerospace engineering, would like to invite you to attend our upcoming movie night event.

Over the course of this summer, there has been a resurgence of support, activism, and protests for Black Lives Matter and other human rights issues that have cast a spotlight on the systemic racism present in society. Our organization felt it was important to tie these issues back to campus in order to continue the discourse as well as to bring visibility to the ways their peers are affected.

Because of this, we decided to host of a viewing the documentary I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin. The movie will be followed by a guided discussion with a panel of Black engineering students, alumni, and professors from UM.

See the attached poster for more details (also listed here)

Friday October 2nd
Movie: 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Eastern Time)
Panel: 7:30pm - 8:30pm (Eastern Time)

Please RSVP at
https://tinyurl.com/bsa-movie-night

It is important to note that the film includes brief moments of graphic images, specifically images of lynchings and police brutality.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:52:07 -0400 2020-10-02T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-02T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Black Students in Aerospace Lecture / Discussion Event details and panelists
Friday Night AI (October 2, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77588 77588-19885834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

Invited speakers:
Profs. Ceren Budak (School of Information) and Rada Mihalcea (Michigan AI)
Organizer: Michigan AI Lab in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library
Moderator: Prof. Benjamin Kuipers, Michigan AI

Pre-registration required by Oct. 1.

The proliferation of misleading information in everyday access media outlets such as social media feeds, news blogs, and online newspapers has made it challenging to identify trustworthy news sources. Over the past few months, the amount of misinformation shared online has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic (which has sometime been also referred to as an infodemic) as well as by the ongoing political debates and the upcoming federal elections. Artificial Intelligence provides ways to identify misinformative content online, and to potentially curb its spread. Join us for a conversation with Michigan experts Prof. Ceren Budak and Prof. Rada Mihalcea, who will discuss how Artificial Intelligence can be used to address fake news and misinformation.

What are the ways that AI may be used to identify misinformation and fake news?
What are the challenges encountered when developing such AI systems?
What are the benefits and risks of using automated ways to fight misinformation?

About the panelists:
Ceren Budak is an Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information and Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research interests lie in the area of computational social science. She is particularly interested in the use of large scale data sets and computational techniques to study problems with policy, social and political implications.
Rada Mihalcea is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Director of the Michigan Artificial Intelligence Lab. Her research interests are in computational linguistics, with a focus on lexical semantics, multilingual natural language processing, and computational social sciences. Together with her research lab and collaborators, she has worked on the problem of automatic deception detection for more than ten years, addressing among others the detection of deception in language and multimodal streams, the identification of fake news, and identity deception. She is the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers awarded by President Obama (2009) and a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (2019).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:36:26 -0400 2020-10-02T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-02T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Lecture / Discussion Friday Night AI
Computational Biology Guest Speaker Series (October 3, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77654 77654-19895767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 3, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Genes in Diseases and Symptoms

Genes in Diseases and Symptoms is hosting guest speakers over Zoom! You'll learn about different pathways in healthcare, especially those that involve technology/computing. Healthcare professionals will tell us about their journey, projects/research, and give us advice on what we can do to succeed in our future careers. Our first guest speaker is Dr. Michael Boehnke on Oct 3, 1-2 PM EDT.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 23 Sep 2020 23:37:28 -0400 2020-10-03T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-03T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Genes in Diseases and Symptoms Lecture / Discussion
2020 Organ Conference: Lecture Demonstration (October 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76693 76693-19737027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

PERFORMANNCE: “Dissension” for trombone and organ (premiere)
Kaelan Hansson, graduate organ student and PhD candidate in Aerospace Engineering, composer
Prof. David Jackson, University of Michigan, trombone
Dr. James Kibbie, University of Michigan, organ

LECTURE: High Tech and Low Tech: Ways to Preserve the Church Choir During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Jackson Merrill, graduate student in Organ Performance

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Performance Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:15:04 -0400 2020-10-05T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance
Complex Systems Seminar | A Simple Model for a Complex System: Legged Locomotion as an Oscillator (October 6, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77060 77060-19790568@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

VIRTUAL SEMINAR LINK: myumi.ch/v2ZYv

The neuromechanical control and dynamics of legged locomotion are of great interest for biomedical and robotics applications, as well as being an aspect of functional morphology with large ecological implications. Most biomechanists take a "reductionist" approach that attempts to model animal motion by modeling the parts of the organism and their interconnections, thereby combining them into what are sometimes staggeringly complex models. We will discuss a complementary "essentialist" approach, where multi-legged locomotion is viewed as a limit cycle oscillation comprising the body, nervous system, and environment. Through a combination of theoretical mathematical advances, new numerical algorithms, and experimental work on both animals and robots, this approach has revealed new ways to non-invasively inspect neuromechanical feedback pathways, control and coordinate legs, and model complex multi-contact collisions. Talk will be non-technical and suitable for a broad sciences audience.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:43:45 -0400 2020-10-06T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-06T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Livestream / Virtual Headshot Shai Revzen
Fastest Path to Zero Virtual Series (October 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75526 75526-19519125@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

As the 2020 election approaches, climate change will be top-of-mind for many voters. To capitalize on this opportunity, it’s imperative for climate and clean energy experts across disciplines to band together and center climate policies on people and communities beyond just the coasts — ensuring that our nation’s path forward on climate change will be effective, inclusive, equitable, and enduring.

Join the University of Michigan and Third Way, a public policy think tank based in Washington, DC, for the second annual Fastest Path to Zero Summit. This year, to protect the health of all those involved, the summit will be a virtual series. The summit will bring together leading climate advocates, philanthropists, labor leaders, elected officials, academics, and media from across the Midwest and the nation.

Tuesday, September 15: What’s at Stake
with Keynote Remarks delivered by Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Founder of the Southern Economic Advancement Project

Tuesday, September 22: Innovation

Tuesday, September 29: Climate, Clean Energy and Jobs

Tuesday, October 6: What does the 2020 campaign tell us about the future of climate action?

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:51:28 -0400 2020-10-06T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Conference / Symposium Fastest Path to Zero
MDP Project Preview Night (October 6, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78172 78172-19989036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multidisciplinary Design Program

Join us for a virtual project recruitment event, using the Career Fair Plus software.

- Talk to corporate sponsors and faculty PI’s about their projects
- Register ahead of time for interview slots similar to the engineering career fair
- Upload your resume and be prepared to ask questions
- Read the project descriptions on the MDP website before attending

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Reception / Open House Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:18:57 -0400 2020-10-06T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multidisciplinary Design Program Reception / Open House A Sponsor Mentor from the Human Rights First - Multidisciplinary Design Program project speaks with a prospective applicant at the Project Preview Night event in 2019.
TechArb Entrepreneurial Meetup (October 6, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77699 77699-19901733@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

During this virtual event, you'll hear from Edi Demaj from KodeLabs about building an international startup portfolio and network with other students while sharing your next big idea or finding student startups to join.

Networking can be difficult to do online, but we promise you'll listen to wonderful speakers and participate in interactive networking! You'll end the session having had fun meeting several new entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:47:33 -0400 2020-10-06T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Entrepreneurship Social / Informal Gathering Event Description
MDP Project Fair (October 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78176 78176-19989039@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multidisciplinary Design Program

Join us for a virtual project recruitment event, using the Career Fair Plus software.

- Talk to corporate sponsors and faculty PI’s about their projects
- Register ahead of time for interview slots similar to the engineering career fair
- Upload your resume and be prepared to ask questions
- Read the project descriptions on the MDP website before attending

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Reception / Open House Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:18:54 -0400 2020-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multidisciplinary Design Program Reception / Open House A Sponsor Mentor and a Faculty Mentor from the Northrop Grumman Solar Truss - Multidisciplinary Design Program project speak with a prospective applicant at the Project Preview Night event in 2019.
EER Seminar Series (Engineering Education Research) (October 7, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77660 77660-19899719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Advancing diversity, inclusion, and equity has been a persistent challenge in engineering. Over the last 40 years, hundreds of papers and more than 25 national reports have been published focusing on broadening participation in STEM. Simultaneously, people throughout the U.S. have been working endlessly to solve this problem. Yet, we have seen only incremental progress, suggesting that there is a need to take a step back and re-examine what has been done, in terms of both research and practice. To support this effort, Dr. Lee’s research focuses on critically evaluating the research-to-practice cycle as it relates to broadening participation. In this seminar, he will discuss an ongoing project focused on the participation of Black Americans in engineering and computer science. The goals of this project are to advance our understanding of the disconnect between research and practice, to identify barriers to progress, and to set a national agenda for broadening the participation of Black Americans in engineering and computer science.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:41:43 -0400 2020-10-07T15:30:00-04:00 2020-10-07T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Dr. Walter Lee
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar (October 7, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78232 78232-19996937@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: The chromosomes of the human genome are organized in three-dimensions by compartmentalizing the cell nucleus and different genomic loci also interact with each other. However, the principles underlying such nuclear genome organization and its functional impact remain poorly understood. In this talk, I will introduce some of our recent work in developing machine learning methods by utilizing whole-genome mapping data to study the higher-order genome organization. Our methods reveal the spatial localization of chromosome regions and exploit chromatin interactome patterns within the cell nucleus in different cellular conditions, across mammalian species, and also in single-cell resolution. We hope that these algorithms will provide new insights into the principles of nuclear spatial organization.

Bio: Jian Ma is an Associate Professor in the Computational Biology Department within the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He was previously on the faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lab develops algorithms to study the structure and function of the human genome with a focus on nuclear organization, gene regulation, comparative genomics, and single cell biology. He received several awards, including an NSF CAREER award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is the Contact PI of a UM1 Center project in the NIH 4D Nucleome Program (Phase 2; 2020-2025). https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jianma/

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:47:39 -0400 2020-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual
CGIS Virtual Study Abroad Fair (October 8, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77893 77893-19943564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Study abroad is not just for juniors. It's not just for language and international studies majors. It's not just for students from certain communities or socioeconomic backgrounds. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what you’re studying, a study abroad experience is available to you during your time at Michigan.

Whether you want to develop the skills you’ll need to compete in a global economy, cultivate your language competencies, or build meaningful connections with people from around the world, this is the best time in your life for a global experience.

Studying abroad often proves to be a pivotal experience, but deciding which program is the best fit can be daunting as you consider questions such as: How will this enhance my course of study? When should I go? For how long? Where? Can I afford it? How do I prepare? Will my credits transfer? The CGIS Study Abroad Virtual Fair is the best time to get all of your questions answered!

During the day of the virtual fair, you'll have instant access to academic advisors, education abroad advisors, Office of Financial Aid & LSA Scholarship Office representatives, and program representatives as well as scheduled events throughout the fair!

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Fair / Festival Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:20:17 -0400 2020-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Image300
ASEE General Body Meeting (October 8, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78158 78158-19981181@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

If you're interested in engineering education, or the teaching side of academia, please join us for the first general meeting of the UM chapter of the American Society for Engineering Education! If you're interested in attending, please email Corwin (cbkerr at umich dot edu) or Bobby (rdgraham at umich dot edu) for the Zoom link!

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Meeting Sun, 04 Oct 2020 17:16:04 -0400 2020-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Meeting
BME Seminar Series: Nathan Price (October 8, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75906 75906-19623824@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:01:08 -0400 2020-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
CFE TechLab Programs Info Session (October 8, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77446 77446-19854031@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

This is your opportunity to ask TechLab staff and instructors anything and everything! During this info session, we’ll go deeper into program specifics and have you leave with a better understanding of how TechLab Climate Change and TechLab at Mcity can help you with your entrepreneurial career goals.

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Presentation Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:31:58 -0400 2020-10-08T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-08T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation Students visiting IA Ventures in D.C.
2020 Virtual EER Prospective Student Open House (October 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77361 77361-19844064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Students from all institutions are invited to attend. Participants will hear all about the program, meet the faculty and graduate students, learn about career opportunities as a UM graduate in this field and take a virtual tour of the beautiful University of Michigan campus.

Please note that applicants to the EER graduate program must have a Bachelor's and Master's degree in a traditional engineering discipline.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:53:47 -0400 2020-10-09T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion EER Logo
Hands-on Workshop: Creating a Hybrid Simulation System Using the Simple Run Time Infrastructure Software (October 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76684 76684-19735053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

The goal of this hands-on workshop is to introduce the Simple Run-Time Infrastructure software toolkit (SRTI) to the participants, and provide a template project consisting of multiple simulators, each with a specialized purpose, relating to a natural-disaster scenario. It will take place after the feature talks.

The SRTI is a free, open-source solution developed at the University of Michigan, and enables researchers to connect computer programs and simulators written in different languages, to share data during execution, and to design hybrid systems using disparate simulator modules, with a primary goal of being user friendly. This hands-on workshop will explain what the SRTI is, and provide an example on how to use it.

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is required to run the SRTI. Please install it prior to the workshop. Refer to icor.engin.umich.edu for more information on supported operating systems and languages. Participants will need to use their own computer systems at home to take part. Basic coding skills in any programming language are required.

Open to the general public. Please register if you wish to participate.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:10:17 -0400 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Creating a Hybrid Simulation System Using the Simple Run Time Infrastructure Software
NERS Colloquia (October 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75532 75532-19519132@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:29 -0400 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
How Lean Culture is Fighting Against the Coronavirus (October 12, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78063 78063-19957560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

We’ve all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in different ways. For me, one of the ways was receiving a call to “deploy” to our ventilator manufacturing facility to help make an unprecedented volume of ventilators as fast as possible. The world needed ventilators to fight COVID-19 and we needed to ramp production using our best manufacturing methodologies.Using Lean techniques was once described by one of its founding leaders, Taiichi Ohno, as “looking at the timeline, from the moment the customer gives us an order to the point when we collect the cash. And we are reducing the timeline by reducing the non-value adding wastes.” GE Healthcare has incorporated Lean into its operational fabric just as described in the quote to delivery reliable daily output as well as to take on new manufacturing challenges. In this presentation, I will describe the challenge that COVID-19 presented to our company, to the production process & to the cross-functional group of people involved in supporting production. To tell this story, I will be sharing some basics about Lean Methodologies and how it influenced our approach, communications & the execution of an unprecedented ventilator output. Finally, I will discuss how these same methodologies and approach can be used to positively impact your business, career, or challenge you’re facing.

Passion: My passion is serving the Healthcare community by educating eager learners, utilizing Lean-6 Sigma methodologies & incorporating Advanced Technologies to challenge the status quo & bring about meaningful improvement.

Experience: I’ve been with GE Healthcare for 15 years in a variety of roles from a manufacturing engineer, to a site & national Lean Leader to a multi-state field service director. These roles have including manufacturing, service & commercial elements to them and always included a primary focus on healthcare. Additionally, I have worked within the aviation, energy & financial industries through cross-business projects. With my experience, I was recently called on by GE to help during the COVID-19 response to drive increased output, improved quality & to build a supportive culture in our ventilator manufacturing business. Additionally, I have used this knowledge to start an education & consulting group focused on Lean methodologies called ripple Solutions LLC. My small business has allowed me to expand outside of healthcare & connect with the printing, distribution, university & non-healthcare manufacturing industries.

Education: I have a degree in Industrial Engineering with additional courses in Medical Sciences from University of Michigan, class of 2007. I am a GE Healthcare Operations Management Leadership Program graduate, I’m a certified Black Belt in DMAIC Lean Six Sigma and I’m Green Belt certified in DFSS Six Sigma. I have also received extensive GE Healthcare & Shingijtsu Lean training.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:52:38 -0400 2020-10-12T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion photo of speaker with event information
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar (October 14, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78234 78234-19996940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: Gaussian processes provide flexible non-parametric models of data and we are using them to model temporal and spatial patterns in gene expression. Single-cell omics measurements are destructive and one cannot follow the high-dimensional dynamics of genes across time in one cell. Similarly, the spatial context of cells is often lost or only known with reduced resolution. Computational methods are widely used to infer pseudo-temporal orderings of cells or to infer spatial locations. We show how Gaussian processes (GPs) can be used to model temporal and spatial relationships between genes and cells in these datasets. As examples I will show how we use Bayesian GPLVMs with informative priors to infer pseudo-temporal orderings for single-cell time course data [1] and branching GPs to identify gene-specific bifurcation points across pseudotime [2]. Gene expression data are often summarized as counts and there may be many zero values in the data due to limited sequencing depth. We therefore recently extended these methods to use negative binomial or zero-inflated negative binomial likelihoods and we show that this can lead to much improved performance over standard Gaussian noise models when identifying spatially varying genes from spatial transcriptomics data [3].

[1] Ahmed, S., Rattray, M., & Boukouvalas, A. (2019). GrandPrix: scaling up the Bayesian GPLVM for single-cell data. Bioinformatics, 35(1), 47-54.

[2] Boukouvalas, A., Hensman, J., & Rattray, M. (2018). BGP: identifying gene-specific branching dynamics from single-cell data with a branching Gaussian process. Genome biology, 19(1), 65.

[3] BinTayyash, N., Georgaka, S., John, S. T., Ahmed, S., Boukouvalas, A., Hensman, J., & Rattray, M. (2020). Non-parametric modelling of temporal and spatial counts data from RNA-seq experiments. Bioarxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.29.227207

Short bio: Magnus Rattray is Professor of Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Manchester and Director of the Institute for Data Science & AI. He works on the development of methods for machine learning and Bayesian inference with applications to large-scale biological and medical datasets. He has a long-standing interest in longitudinal data analysis and a more recent interest in modelling single-cell, spatial omics and live cell imaging microscopy data. He is a Fellow of the ELLIS Health Programme and the Alan Turing Institute and his research is funded by a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:35:21 -0400 2020-10-14T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-14T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual Magnus Rattray, PhD (Professor of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Manchester)
Vote on North! (October 15, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78293 78293-20004838@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:30pm
Location: The Grove
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

October is here, the leaves are turning, the nights are cooler, and the November election is only a few short weeks away. Whether you are already registered to vote, want to learn more about the U.S. voting process, need to register (yes, there’ll be registration stations!), or cannot vote but want to support others who can, we have created an event especially for you.

Join us for a safe and socially-distanced outdoor event featuring live music, voter information, Q&A, election trivia and games, connecting with SparkVotes, and much more. Complete the activities and win some awesome SWAG items and grab a dinner to go. All students are welcome. We hope to see you there!

What to Bring: A mask, a form of identification, complete your ResponsiBLUE screening, and your cell phone

RSVP at the link below!

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Fair / Festival Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:31:48 -0400 2020-10-15T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-15T18:30:00-04:00 The Grove Engineering Office of Student Affairs Fair / Festival Voting Makes Me Feel.... Proud! Sign
Lecture Series: The Latest Technology and Innovations in the Maritime Industry (October 16, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78471 78471-20050327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 8:00am
Location:
Organized By: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

Lecture series for experts, professors and industry leaders in the maritime sector.

Registration: https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/Design_and_Manufacture_of_MultiMaterials_Lightweight_Structures_5155

A number of recent major investigations in the US and aboard have concluded that the most effective lightweighting can be achieved through the adoption of multi-materials structures for which the right material can be used at the right place. However, the design and manufacture of such multi-materials structures faces unprecedented challenges that include design for producibility, jointability, and structural performance. This talk will highlight some of the key research issues and some solutions being developed at University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:47:28 -0400 2020-10-16T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-16T09:00:00-04:00 Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Lecture / Discussion NAME Happening at UM
NERS Colloquia (October 16, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75533 75533-19519133@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:31 -0400 2020-10-16T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-16T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Tracking A Pandemic: An Analytical View of the COVID-19 Progression and Implications for Business Plans to Re-Engage in the Economy (October 19, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78333 78333-20010773@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 19, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

The SARS-CoV-2 virus caused widespread disruption across the globe, affecting literally every aspect of human life. The business environment was not spared in this disruption, as customers, the workforce, workplace environments and supply chains were each turned upside-down, almost overnight. Operating practices needed to be challenged, re-engineered and re-adopted – at the speed of business. That is akin to replacing the aircraft engine while the plane is mid-flight.

The challenge faced by business leaders from the outset of the pandemic, and remains true today, is that objective, analytical information on the state of the virus was and remains woefully inadequate. Further, every organization operating in multiple geographical and political jurisdictions has to navigate different and every-changing rules governing the ability to conduct operations.

In mid-March, I launched an effort to build a repository of critical virus-related information (tests, positives, infections, recoveries, fatalities) at various levels of granularity – world, country, state or province, and metropolitan area. From this, I established a daily reporting mechanism and underlying analyses, designed to equip business leaders, economic and investment advisors and clinicians with insight about the state of the virus spread and underlying trends. My intent was to inform these leaders with actionable intelligence, free of both the fearmongering and denial perspectives that were dominating the general and social media.

These efforts have resulted in my direct engagement with four organizations’ operational planning efforts around the pandemic: two for-profit organizations involved in the manufacture and distribution of critical medical/life sciences products to consumers around the globe, a not-for-profit agency supporting families of critically-ill children and a governmental agency charged with administering a state-wide pandemic response effort. Additionally, I provide daily reports on the state of the virus to an estimated 2,000 clinicians, health organization managers, economists and investment managers.

These lessons provide strong insight for the analytical practitioner. Through this effort, I have discovered the challenges of making actionable sense of data from a novel virus . . . in real-time. Data sources and definitions are in constant flux, external reporting lacks analytical rigor, and, new knowledge frequently trumps previously held scientific beliefs. More profoundly, models reported on and used extensively by government officials are often accepted as dogma but, may be nothing more than assumptions built upon several more layers of assumptions.

Mark currently serves as the Board Chair of Crown Healthcare Laundry Inc., a Quilvest Private Equity-portfolio company and as Strategic Advisor to Terso Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Promega that provides Real Time Location Services (RTLS) for field-based inventory of leading medical implant and biotech companies.

He previously served as chief strategist and business intelligence officer for Owens & Minor, Inc.; as a Partner in the healthcare consulting practice at Ernst & Young, where he launched the firm’s health care supply chain practice; and as a Management Engineer at the Detroit Medical Center.

Mark also serves on the National Advisory Board of the Congenital Heart Center at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan, and on the Advisory Board of the Medical Device Supply Chain Council. He recently completed two terms on the Board of the Bellwether League Inc.

In the midst of the COVID-19 situation, Mark is producing an objective and analytical daily report on the virus progression in the US and worldwide. This report has become a go-to source for nearly 2,000 physicians, scientists, health system and supplier executives, economists, investment bankers and, one former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Mark holds an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Operations Engineering, also from the University of Michigan.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:38:55 -0400 2020-10-19T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-19T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion photo of speaker with event information
CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series (October 21, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78174 78174-19989054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series returns virtually this October with Trevor Pawl!

On July 2nd, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally announced the launch of the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) with Trevor Pawl named as Chief Mobility Officer. Trevor will provide insight into the creation of OFME, its vision, and its use as a tool for all key mobility stakeholders in Michigan. This webinar will include a Q&A session.
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About the speaker: Trevor Pawl is the Chief Mobility Officer for the State of Michigan, and leads Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. In this position, Pawl is responsible for working across state government, academia and private industry to grow Michigan’s mobility ecosystem through strategic policy recommendations and new support services for companies focused on the future of transportation. Prior to this position, Pawl served as the Senior Vice President of Business Innovation at the MEDC, where he led the official state programs for mobility (PlanetM), supply chain assistance (Pure Michigan Business Connect), export assistance (Michigan International Trade program) and entrepreneurial assistance (Michigan Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program). Before joining the MEDC, Pawl brought with him experience in supply chain matchmaking, having led the creation of the economic development program, Connection Point, at the Detroit Regional Chamber, which later became Pure Michigan Business Connect. Trevor has been named Crain’s Detroit Business’s “40 Under 40” and “50 Names to Know in Government”. He’s also been named Development Counsellors International’s “40 Under 40 Rising Stars of Economic Development” and the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council’s “Government Advocate of the Year”. Pawl holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Marketing from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:35:03 -0400 2020-10-21T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Lecture / Discussion Decorative Image
MIPSE Seminar | Bringing Cosmic Shock Waves Down to Earth (October 21, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76462 76462-19717156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

The seminar is free and open to the public.
To request the Zoom link, please send an email to:
mipse-central@umich.edu

Abstract:
As a fundamental process for converting kinetic to thermal energy, collisionless shocks are ubiquitous throughout the heliosphere and astrophysical systems, from Earth’s magneto-sphere to supernova remnants. While these shocks have been studied for decades by spacecraft, telescopes, and numerical simulations, there remain key open questions in shock physics, such as: How do shocks accelerate particles to extremely high energies? or How are particles heated across a shock? Laboratory experiments thus provide a significant opportunity to both complement spacecraft and remote sensing observations with well-controlled and well-diagnosed datasets, and to help benchmark numerical simulations that bridge laboratory and astrophysical systems.

In this talk, I will discuss recent results from experiments and simulations on the formation and evolution of collision-less shocks created through the interaction of a supersonic laser-driven magnetic piston and magnetized ambient plasma. Through advanced diagnostics a fast, high-Mach-number shock is observed. Direct probing of particle velocity distributions reveals the coupling between the piston and ambient plasmas that is a key step in forming magnetized collisionless shocks. Particle-in-cell simulations further detail the shock formation process, the role of collisionality, and the dynamics of multi-ion-species ambient plasmas. I will also discuss how this experimental platform complements spacecraft missions and can allow novel investigations of shock heating and particle acceleration.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Schaeffer is an Associate Research Scholar in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He received his BA in Physics at Cornell University and his PhD in Physics from UCLA, and did his postdoctoral work at Princeton in high-energy-density laboratory astrophysics. Dr. Schaeffer has extensive experience in experiments involving magnetized laser plasmas, collisionless shocks, and magnetic reconnection, and a keen interest in bridging laboratory and astronomical observations. He also has expertise in a wide range of diagnostics, including Thomson scattering, refractive imaging, proton radiography, and x-ray imaging. He has authored dozens of papers and has presented at numerous conferences around the world.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:51:04 -0400 2020-10-21T15:30:00-04:00 2020-10-21T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Livestream / Virtual Dr. Derek Schaeffer
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar (October 21, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78531 78531-20058232@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract
Although machine learning applications are now pervasive to every industry, adoption into healthcare remains a challenging and arduous process. Barriers to implementation include clinician trust, algorithm credibility and actionability, promoting clinician literacy in machine learning methods, and mitigating unintended consequences.

In the high-risk operating room setting, anesthesiologists are recognized leaders in patient safety, and manage uncertainty through careful considerations of risk and benefit based upon a thorough understanding of disease processes and treatment mechanisms. In this talk, the speaker highlights how obstacles to implementation of machine-learning based healthcare applications can be mitigated, and how an understanding of such applications can be promoted among clinically-minded anesthesiologists who may not necessarily be expert data scientists.

Short Bio:
Dr. Mathis has research interests in improving perioperative care for patients with advanced cardiovascular disease, particularly for patients with heart failure. As part of the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG), an international consortium of perioperative databases for which U-M serves as the coordinating center, he serves as Associate Research Director and plays a lead role in integration of MPOG data with data from national cardiac and thoracic surgery registries. He also has interests in leveraging novel data science methods to understand patterns within highly granular intraoperative physiologic data, studying hemodynamic responses to surgical and anesthetic stimuli as a means for early detection of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:43:15 -0400 2020-10-21T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual Image which promotes the content of Dr. Mathis' talk (https://jamanetwork.com/collections/5584/critical-care-medicine)
Rackham/Sweetland Workshops on Writing (October 22, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78490 78490-20052309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

This workshop offers students tips and ideas for writing more competitive fellowship proposalsin STEM disciplines. The workshop will include an overview of the types of criteria that reviewers use in evaluating proposals as well as ideas for what to include in your proposal and how to structure content.

Presented by Larissa Sano, Sweetland Center for Writing

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:36:06 -0400 2020-10-22T09:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sweetland Center for Writing Workshop / Seminar
BME Seminar Series: Tyrone Porter (October 22, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75907 75907-19623825@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:06:51 -0400 2020-10-22T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
Dr. Nahum Melamed on Asteroid Interception (October 22, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78685 78685-20105421@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Join the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics this Thursday, October 22nd, for a lecture by Dr. Nahum Melamed on Applying Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Solutions to the Problem of Asteroid Interception for Planetary Defense.

Dr. Melamed is a project leader in the Embedded Control Systems Department in the Guidance and Control Subdivision at The Aerospace Corporation who validates and certifies the flight software and mission parameters for the Delta IV launch vehicles, and conducts planetary defense technical and policy studies. He earned a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech.

If you're interested please add your name to the spreadsheet linked below.

When: Thursday, 22 October 2020 at 7pm ET (4pm PT)
Where: Zoom (see link below, passcode 424378)

We hope to see you there!!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 20 Oct 2020 10:08:36 -0400 2020-10-22T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T20:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Lecture / Discussion lecture flyer
Brave Blue World (October 23, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78497 78497-20052316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 23, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Narrated by Liam Neeson, the documentary Brave Blue World challenges some of the commonly held myths and assumptions about water, and introduces the pioneers and innovators at the front-line addressing global water and sanitation challenges in new and creative ways. The film includes interviews with leading water activists and researchers, including Matt Damon and Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Glen Daigger.

After the screening, a panel of experts on water and policy will answer questions and discuss their vision for the future of water in Michigan and beyond.

PANEL
-Eleanor Allen: CEO, Water For People
-Glen Daigger: Professor, University of Michigan Civil and Environmental Engineering
-Debbie Dingell: U.S. Congresswoman (MI-12)
-Rebecca Esselman: Executive Director, Huron River Watershed Council
-Paul O’Callaghan: CEO, BlueTech Research; Producer, Brave Blue World
-Jen Read (Moderator): Water Center Director, Graham Sustainability Institute

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Film Screening Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:49:23 -0400 2020-10-23T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-23T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Civil and Environmental Engineering Film Screening Lighthouse
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (October 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-10-26T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Special Joint Seminar - Hosted by DCMB, Department of Mathematics, and the Smale Institute (October 26, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78673 78673-20099541@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Dr. Leland Hartwell won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001 for the discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle.

“We want our students to have an authentic experience of science. Nearly all science activities designed for schools require the students to demonstrate an established scientific principle by getting the right answer. Getting the “right” answer is not authentic science. Science is the exploration of the unknown – the answer cannot be known.“
- Leland Hartwell

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:04:27 -0400 2020-10-26T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual Dr. Leland Hartwell, Nobel Laureate
Analyzing the Value of Flexibility in Design & Operations of Outpatient Health Centers (October 26, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78742 78742-20115266@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

Although it is understood that healthcare systems are complex and dynamic systems, many times the operations of these systems, particularly around the allocation of fixed resources and physical space, is treated as fixed or static. As such policies regarding (i) the flow of patients, (ii) allocation of exam rooms, or (iii) the assignment of medical assistants to physicians are set at the beginning of the day, week or month, and remain unchanged across that duration. While the static nature of these schemes are meant to support stability and reduced complexity in the operations, this fixed mindset can hinder the ability to drive quality improvement. This presentation will review applications of simulation modeling in support of assessing the value that can be obtained from integrating flexibility into operational policies. We will review dynamic room allocation policies and staffing policies as applied to a crowded cardiovascular clinic. Additionally, we will explore similar concepts in multiple orthopedic clinics. Finally, we will present how these concepts can be similarly examined with a continuous-time Markov model.

Jackie Griffin is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on applications of Operations Research, Optimization, and Simulation methodologies in designing, managing and operating resilient healthcare delivery systems, ranging from outpatient clinics to regional emergency response networks to global pharmaceutical supply chains. Currently she leads a National Science Foundation funded project focused on tackling the ongoing challenge of drug shortages in the United States through the analysis of analytical models of pharmaceutical supply chains. Additionally, she has partnered with many prominent healthcare organizations to examine new strategies for improving the design and operation of health care systems while accounting for the need to balance multiple system objectives in ensuring delivery of high quality health care services. Her recent collaborations include organizations such as Massachusetts General Hospital, Tufts Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science. Other past collaborators include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, DeKalb Medical Women’s Center, Emory University Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, and World Vision International. She received her PhD from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, she completed her MS and BS degrees in the Industrial and Systems Engineering department at Lehigh University.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:19:55 -0400 2020-10-26T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-26T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion Jackie Griffin, Ph.D.
Tauber Leadership Speaker Series | Ram Kuppuswamy (October 26, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78845 78845-20131231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Ram shares insights from his experiences in leading teams at organizations like Walmart, Nokia, and Airtel as they faced seismic strategic changes, volatile business environments, and unprecedented operational pressures. “There are common leadership themes that emerge for successful teams in the midst of these challenges which have helped them be resilient and grow stronger. Over the years, I have had the incredible opportunity to learn through my personal failures and success stories.”

Join us as we explore these common themes and discuss the value of leading disruptive change!

Who should attend? Free webinar is open to the public.

Ram Kuppuswamy is a global leader with 20+ years of experience in senior-level executive roles and accomplishments across Fortune 100 Technology and Retail companies. He started his career as a consultant and served as Principal in the Operations and Retail Practice at Kearney, New York. Since then, Ram has been leading supply chain and operations transformations for technology and telecommunications leaders across the world — as Managing Director of Operations at Nokia HQ in Salo (Finland), where he launched the first Windows Phone (Lumia) in record time, Senior Director and Head of Sourcing at Microsoft in Beijing (China), and Global CPO at Airtel, where he managed a $12B supply chain for the second-largest telecom network in the world with operations in 17 countries across South-Asia and Africa. Currently, he is leading sales for strategic accounts in Asia-Pacific and Japan as Field Commerce Executive at VMWare (Dell Technologies).

Given this rich blend of experiences within a vast spectrum of geographies and industries, Ram is truly a Leader in Global Operations. He has led large and highly diverse teams of varied competencies, cultures, and educational backgrounds from all over the world. His operational expertise includes planning, manufacturing ecosystems, sourcing, logistics, transportation, customer fulfillment, and optimizing supply chains.

LINK TO WEBINAR AND QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKER: http://myumi.ch/yKGoW

CAN'T ATTEND? In the event that this Tauber Leadership Speaker Series is recorded, it would be added to the Leadership Speaker Series post-session

UPCOMING MEETINGS: Check the Tauber Leadership Speaker Series for upcoming events: http://myumi.ch/VPx4z

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact Shreya Agawal (MSE-IOE 2022) shreyaa@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

The Tauber Leadership Speaker Series is a student-organized initiative to bring in top leaders from industry to the University of Michigan. These high-level executives are invited to share insights on their own careers, the qualities needed in today's global economy for strong leadership, and tangible steps to achieve excellence in one's own career path.

For more information:

Email TLSS organizer Shreya Agrawal shreyaa@umich.edu
Visit the visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Follow Tauber on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr

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Presentation Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:10:40 -0400 2020-10-26T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Presentation Ram Kuppuswamy, Field Commerce Executive, VMware, Inc.
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (October 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-10-27T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (October 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-10-28T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-28T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
(Re)Engaging the Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Graduate Education (October 28, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78529 78529-20058230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Increasingly, engineering graduate programs have emphasized the need to train individuals who are capable of working in diverse teams so they are better able to address complex problems in a global society. Yet, discourse related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in engineering is often focused on recruiting and retaining students who are racially minoritized and/or women in the field. Less attention is given to what students learn about DEI during their graduate training. Drawing from findings across multiple research projects, this talk will explore what graduate students learn about the role of DEI in engineering and the implications these lessons have for racially minoritized students’ retention, success, and career pathways.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Dr. Rosemary (Rosie) Perez is an Associate Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. She earned her B.S. in biological sciences and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, her M.Ed. in higher education and student affairs at The University of Vermont, and her Ph.D. in higher education from University of Michigan. Dr. Perez’s scholarship has three interrelated lines of inquiry and explores: (a) how people make meaning of collegiate experiences; (b) diverse learning environments and intercultural development; and (c) the professional socialization of graduate students and new practitioners. Across projects, Dr. Perez explores the tensions between structure and agency, and how power, privilege, and oppression affect individuals and groups within higher education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Spencer Foundation, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, and ACPA-College Student Educators International.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:58:11 -0400 2020-10-28T15:30:00-04:00 2020-10-28T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Dr. Rosemary Perez
DCMB / CCMB Seminar (October 28, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78528 78528-20058229@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) allows researchers to examine the transcriptome at the single-cell resolution and has been increasingly employed as technologies continue to advance. Due to technical and biological reasons unique to scRNA-seq data, clustering and batch effect correction are almost indispensable to ensure valid and powerful data analysis. Multiple methods have been proposed for these two important tasks. For clustering, we have found that different methods, including state-of-the-art methods such as Seurat, SC3, CIDR, SIMLR, t-SNE + k-means, yield varying results in terms of both the number of clusters and actual cluster assignments. We have developed ensemble methods, SAFE-clustering and SAME-clustering, that leverages hyper-graph partitioning algorithms and a mixture model-based approach respectively to produce more robust and accurate ensemble solution on top of clustering results from individual methods. For batch effect correction, we have developed methods based on supervised mutual nearest neighbor detection to harness the power of known cell type labels for certain single cells. We benchmarked all methods in various scRNA-seq datasets to demonstrate their utilities.

Short bio: Yun Li, PhD is an Associate professor of Genetics and Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Li is a statistical geneticist with extensive experiences with method development and application on genotype imputation (developer of MaCH and MaCH-admix), genetic studies of recently admixed population, design and analysis of sequencing-based studies, analyses of multi-omics data including mRNA expression, DNA methylation and chromatin three dimensional organization. Dr. Li has been playing an active role in genetic studies of complex human traits resulting many GWAS and meta-analysis publications, including >30 in Nature, Science, Cell, and Nature Genetics. Dr. Li has been leading multiple R01 projects on statistical method development for complex trait genetics. Dr. Li has also been the Director for the Data Science Core of IDDRC (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center). Dr. Li has received many awards and became the Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher due to her high impact scientific work. Specifically, her work has been cited >60,000 times with h-index of 64 and i10-index of 113.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:41:20 -0400 2020-10-28T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-28T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual Yun Li, PhD (Associate Professor of Genetics & Biostatistics; Adjunct Associate Professor, Applied Physical Sciences at School of Medicine, Genetics at University of North Carolina)
Thinking of declaring Mechanical Engineering? (October 28, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78618 78618-20075968@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Come to this virtual information session to learn more about the Mechanical Engineering Department from the ME advisors, and ask your questions during the current ME student and alum panel.

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Presentation Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:15:58 -0400 2020-10-28T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-28T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering Presentation Info session details
Argo AI Virtual Tech Talk, Hosted by TBP (October 28, 2020 9:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78192 78192-19989058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 9:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Argo AI is a technology platform company working with leading automakers to deliver a fully integrated self-driving system that makes getting around cities safe, easy, and enjoyable for all. With global headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and offices in Detroit, Palo Alto, Cranbury, NJ, Miami, Austin, Washington DC, and Munich, Germany, Argo AI has approximately 1,000 employees on the mission to build self-driving technology you can trust. For more information, visit www.argo.ai.

Register Here: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1NvuTS5CohxQslv
A Zoom link will be provided after registration.

RSVP Link (optional): https://tbp.engin.umich.edu/calendar/event/1912/

Positions Recruiting: Full-time, Intern
Degrees Recruiting: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D.
Majors Recruiting: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Citizenship Requirements: None
Collecting Resumes: Yes

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:56:14 -0400 2020-10-28T21:30:00-04:00 2020-10-28T22:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs Argo AI Logo
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (October 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-10-29T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Faculty Forum: Innovative STEM Educational Experiences (October 29, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78294 78294-20050334@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Educational Outreach

The CEO Team would like to personally invite you to our exciting Faculty Forum on Outreach and Engagement: Innovative STEM Educational Experiences - from Research to Practice!

We will learn from five of our Faculty Fellows about their amazing outreach initiatives in the STEM field and the interconnectedness between research, practice, and student engagement.

The event will open with a Welcome from LSA's Associate Dean Tim McKay. We will follow with Lightning Talks by Rebecca Hasson (Kinesiology), Anouck Girard (Aerospace Engineering), Sarah Koch, Stephen DeBacker, and Yunus Zeytuncu (Math). Our speakers will highlight different approaches and examples of their work, scholarship, and how they are inspiring youth! We will have an opportunity for small group discussions and networking.

This event will take place on October 29 from 2:00 - 3:15 PM via Zoom.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:24:19 -0400 2020-10-29T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Educational Outreach Livestream / Virtual Faculty Forum STEM flyer
BME Seminar Series: Sudin Bhattacharya (October 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75908 75908-19623826@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:09:37 -0400 2020-10-29T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (October 30, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 30, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-10-30T09:00:00-04:00 2020-10-30T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
NERS Colloquia: The Power of Neutron Fluctuation Analysis—an Overview and Some Recent Developments (October 30, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75534 75534-19519134@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 30, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Abstract
Due to the branching character of neutron transport in multiplying media (particle production by fission), neutron reactions and numbers are correlated in space and time. Hence the statistics of the neutron distribution become non-trivial (non-Poisson), and each statistical moment (mean, variance etc) carries independent information. This wealth of information was originally used only to determine subcritical reactivity during start-up (Feynman-alpha method) from the first two moments of the detector counts. However, the number of applications and corresponding new methods has exploded in the last two decades with new areas such as neutron fluctuations in accelerator driven systems (ADS) and multiplicity counting of neutrons and photons for nuclear safeguards, including developments in the detection statistics.
The talk will give an overview of both the principles of the methods, including an essay on the forward and adjoint forms of the master equations and their moments, as well as of the latest developments and applications, such as using fluctuations in the detector current to replace pulse counting techniques. This latter means that the statistical information of discrete underlying events can be unfolded from the continuous random processes which they induce. One advantage of such a method is that it is free from the dead time problem, present in pulse counting techniques. Thus the application area can be extended to high count rate processes, such as multiplicity measurements of high activity spent fuel or reactivity measurements by the Feynman- or Rossi-alpha methods in power reactors.

Bio
Imre Pázsit is full professor at the Department of Physics, Division of Subatomic, High Energy and Plasma Physics, Nuclear Engineering Group, at Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden. His research interests are transport theory of neutral and charged particles; fluctuations in neutron transport and atomic collision cascades; theory of multiplicity in nuclear safeguards; reactor diagnostics based on noise analysis including diagnostics of two-phase flow; elaboration of inverse methods in neutron noise diagnostics; intelligent computing methods such as artificial neural networks and wavelet analysis, and, recently, fractional kinetics and fractional diffusion processes.
Prof. Pázsit has published over 210 articles in international journals. Together with L. Pál, he authored the book “Neutron Fluctuations – a Treatise on the Theory of Branching Processes”, Elsevier (2008). He is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society, a Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and the fourth recipient of the Leo Szilard Medal of the Hungarian Nuclear Society (2016). He is also Honorary Editor of the Elsevier journal “Annals of Nuclear Energy."

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:16:03 -0400 2020-10-30T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-30T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Rightsizing Prenatal Care: Tailoring Prenatal Services to Match Patients’ Needs (November 2, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78743 78743-20115267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 2, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

Please note the seminar starts at 5:30 PM EST, an hour later than our usual seminar time.

Each year, nearly 4 million women who give birth in the United States receive prenatal care—a crucial preventive service that improves pregnancy outcomes for mothers and their children. National guidelines currently recommend 12 to 14 in-person prenatal visits for all patients regardless of medical or social needs. This schedule recommends more care for low-risk women than peer countries with better outcomes that the U.S., and has remained unchanged since 1930, failing to adapt to the needs of modern patients. Current prenatal care has also failed to address significant inequities in maternity care: low-income and black patients less likely to receive recommended services before delivery, and are more likely to suffer from severe maternal morbidity and mortality in pregnancy.

Although we know that prenatal care services (e.g. laboratory tests and vaccinations) are evidence based, these evidence-based services can be delivered in fewer than 14 visits. There is also evidence that patients do not need to visit clinics in person to receive all maternity services. This schedule results in overutilization of care for low-risk pregnant patients, and potential access issues for patients with more intense needs in pregnancy. In this talk, we will review the evidence supporting prenatal care and new delivery models. We will then introduce a new conceptual model for redesigning prenatal care to meet patients’ diverse medical and social needs, and demonstrate how this model can be used to test new models of prenatal care to drive appropriate resource allocation. We will conclude with early findings from new models that were launched during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on ensuring new prenatal care delivery is effective, efficient and equitable.

Dr. Alex Peahl is an Obstetrician Gynecologist and physician-investigator in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on how to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of reproductive health care through developing, studying and disseminating high-quality maternity care interventions. She is a nationally recognized expert on prenatal care redesign and innovation and has completed seminal studies and thought pieces on how to best incorporate patients’ preferences and needs into rightsized prenatal care plans: plans that match patients’ needs to services delivered. She is the research lead for prenatal care redesign at the University of Michigan, and new guidelines driven by her team were recognized by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as the example for nationwide practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is currently leading the Michigan Plan for Appropriate, Tailored Healthcare in Pregnancy, a national consensus process to develop new prenatal care guidelines in pregnancy.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:28:03 -0400 2020-11-02T17:30:00-05:00 2020-11-02T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion Alex Peahl, MD, MSc
MIPSE Seminar | Quantum Hydrodynamics and Rayleigh-Taylor Instability (November 4, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76466 76466-19717159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

The seminar is free and open to the public.
To request the Zoom link, please send an email to:
mipse-central@umich.edu

Abstract:
Matter at extreme pressures, temperatures, and densities characterizes a wide variety of natural and man-made phenomena, including interiors of Jovian size planets, hyper-velocity meteor impacts, the burning core of stars, thermonuclear burning inertial confinement fusion capsules. Matter at these conditions defines the exciting and challenging field of High Energy Density Physics (HEDP). Besides vast experimental resources, there exists a rich set of computational tools that model the micro to macro regimes of HEDP. Recently, there has been a resurgence in interest in using a “simpler” approach to investigating HEDP based on quantum hydrodynamics. Quantum Hydrodynamics (QHD) has a long and interesting history, dating back to the first developments by Madelung and Bohm. In this talk, we discuss the historical and recent developments in QHD, including pitfalls, as applied to quantum many-body systems relevant to HEDP regimes. We will present three different approaches to deriving the QHD equations-Madelung, Bloch, and Wigner and discuss their pros and cons. Finally, the role that Rayleigh-Taylor hydrodynamic instabilities play is discussed within the QHD formalism.

About the Speaker:
Frank Graziani received a BS in physics from Santa Clara U., and a PhD in physics from UCLA. He was a postdoctoral fellow at U. Colorado and U. Minnesota working in cosmology and particle physics; and worked with NASA on exoplanet dynamics and star formation. Dr. Graziani joined Lawrence Livermore National Lab. in 1989 where he worked in radiation transport and plasma physics. He has held many leadership positions at LLNL, including group leader, V&V Leader, PI for LDRD-Strategic Initiatives, lead for the National Boost Initiative and Assoc. Division Leader for computational physics. He now directs the High Energy Density Sciences Center. He has won four DOE Defense Program Awards of Excellence, the LLNL Director’s S&T Award and is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. His research interests include the micro-physics of dense plasmas and HED education. Dr. Graziani is editor of two books on computational methods and a book on warm dense matter physics.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:59:54 -0400 2020-11-04T15:30:00-05:00 2020-11-04T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Livestream / Virtual Dr. Frank Graziani
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar (November 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78770 78770-20121164@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: Metabolomics is a powerful approach to characterize small molecules produced in cells, tissues, and other biological systems. Metabolites are direct products of enzymatic reactions and provide a snapshot of cellular activities. Metabolomics-based research has already had a profound impact on biomarker discovery, nutritional analysis, and other biomedical and biological discoveries. The most pressing problem in metabolomics however is identifying compounds in the sample-under-study from the metabolomics measurements. Current analysis tools are capable of annotating only a small portion of sample measurements.

In this talk, we present machine learning solutions to three challenges related to the interpretation of metabolomics data. To mimic the function of a mass spectrometer in generating a mass spectrum, we use graph neural networks to translate a molecular structure into its respective spectral signature. To interpret the biological measurements in the context of the biological sample, we use Bayesan learning to deduce the likelihood of pathway activities. To suggest putative candidate molecules that are biologically relevant matches to the measured spectra, we explore several methods for predicting possible enzymatic products. We discuss several results, highlighting the value of using machine learning for advancing metabolomics analysis.

Short bio: Soha Hassoun is Professor and Past Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Tufts University. Soha received her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota State University, the Master's degree from MIT, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington in Seattle. Soha’s lab uses Machine Learning to develop analysis and discovery tools for synthetic and systems biology, with a focus on enzyme promiscuity prediction and metabolomics analysis. Soha was a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, and several technical and service awards from various professional societies. She provided technical leadership for several conferences including ICCAD and DAC. She co-founded the International Workshop on Bio-Design Automation in 2009. Soha serves on the board of the Computing Research Association's Committee on Widening Participation in Computing Research.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:33:23 -0400 2020-11-04T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-04T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual
BME Seminar Series: Lori Setton (November 5, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75909 75909-19623827@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 5, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:14:30 -0400 2020-11-05T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-05T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
Lecture Series: The Latest Technology and Innovations in the Maritime Industry (November 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78473 78473-20050328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

Lecture series for experts, professors and industry leaders in the maritime sector.

Registration: https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/Integrated_Power_Systems_for_Electrified_Ships_Realtime_Control_and_Optimization_9051

Electrification is a major trend for both military and commercial ships, bringing in enormous opportunities for energy saving, environmental protection, and mission expansion. Integrated power systems (IPS) have been a critical enabling technology for vehicle electrification, particularly for all-electric ships. In this presentation, we will explore the special characteristics of the IPS and discuss the challenges and solutions from the perspectives of control and real-time decision making.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:52:14 -0400 2020-11-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-11-06T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Lecture / Discussion NAME Happening at UM
BME PhD Defense: Zhonghua (Aileen) Ouyang (November 6, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78398 78398-20022735@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

NOTICE: This event will be held via Zoom. The link will be provided below.

Zoom: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/94734899583?pwd=MDNEMjE3QU5xVGgwZzNQajE4UlJQUT09

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a highly prevalent condition which negatively affects the physical and mental health of millions of people worldwide. Sacral neuromodulation (SNM), currently serving ~300,000 patients worldwide, is a promising third-line therapy that provides improved efficacy and minimum adherence issue compared to conventional treatments. While current SNM is delivered in an open-loop fashion, the therapy could have improved clinical efficacy by adopting a closed-loop stimulation paradigm that uses objective physiological feedback. Therefore, this dissertation work focuses on using sacral level dorsal root ganglia neural signals to provide sensory feedback for adaptive SNM a feline model.

This work began with exploring machine learning algorithms and feature selection methods for bladder pressure decoding. A Kalman filter delivered the highest performance based on correlation coefficient between the pressure measurements and algorithm estimation. Additionally, firing rate normalization significantly contributed to lowering the normalized error, and a correlation coefficient-based channel selection method provided the lowest error compared to other channel selection methods.

Following algorithm optimization, this work implemented the optimized algorithm and feature selection method in real-time in anesthetized healthy and simulated OAB feline models. A 0.88 ± 0.16 correlation coefficient fit was achieved by the decoding algorithm across 35 normal and simulated OAB bladder fills in five experiments. Closed-loop neuromodulation was demonstrated using the estimated pressure to trigger pudendal nerve stimulation, which increased bladder capacity by 40% in two trials.

Finally, closed-loop SNM stimulation with DRG sensory feedback was performed in a series of anesthetized experiments. It increased bladder capacity by 13.8% over no stimulation (p < 0.001). While there was no statistical difference in bladder capacity between closed-loop and continuous stimulation (p = 0.80), closed-loop stimulation reduced stimulation time by 57.7%. Interestingly, bladder single units had a reduced sensitivity during stimulation, suggesting a potential mechanism of SNM.

Overall, this work demonstrated that sacral level DRG are a viable sensory feedback target for adaptive SNM. Validation in awake and chronic experiments is a crucial step prior to clinical translation of this method.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Oct 2020 22:08:12 -0400 2020-11-06T10:00:00-05:00 2020-11-06T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
Tauber Leadership Speaker Series | Rebecca Liao (November 6, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78987 78987-20168493@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

The Tauber Leadership Speaker Series presents:

"Leadership Lessons in Times of Radical Change"
A keynote presentation and panel discussion

Who should attend? The webinar is free and open to the public.

The Tauber Institute welcomes keynote speaker Rebecca Liao to highlight her experiences and perspectives on the theme of The New Normal, as well as how today’s trends will impact operations in the coming decade.

She was a member of Secretary Clinton’s foreign policy team for her 2016 presidential campaign, focusing on Asia trade and economic policy. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, The National Interest, Bloomberg View, n+1, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Democracy Journal, Times Literary Supplement, Chinafile, The Diplomat, Huffington Post, Dissent Magazine, The New Inquiry, the LA Review of Books, The China Story Journal, Tea Leaf Nation, San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Classical Voice. She regularly comments on China for Deutsche Welle and Channel NewsAsia and has also appeared on HuffPost Live and SiriusXM Radio. She is a contributing editor at SupChina. Read more > http://myumi.ch/1p9xO

Panel: Role of Digitization on the Road to Supply Chain Recovery Post-COVID

Ayush Marthur, Senior Business Efficiency Consultant, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Josh Mellinger, Fresh Food Supply Chain leader, Deloitte
Anil Sebastian, Analytics & Digital Transformation, Microsoft
Matt Schnugg, Vice President of Engineering, GE Digital

Moderator: Professor M.S. Krishnan, Associate Dean, Executive Education and Executive-MBA, Ross School of Business

RSVP FOR WEBINAR LINK AND QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKER: http://myumi.ch/QAx1E

CAN'T ATTEND? In the event that this Tauber Leadership Speaker Series is recorded, it would be added to the Leadership Speaker Series post-session.

UPCOMING MEETINGS: Check the Tauber Leadership Speaker Series for upcoming events: http://myumi.ch/VPx4z

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact Sasanka Mouli Neti (MSE-IOE 2022) at or visit tauber.umich.edu.

The Tauber Leadership Speaker Series is a student-organized initiative to bring in top leaders from industry to the University of Michigan. These high-level executives are invited to share insights on their own careers, the qualities needed in today's global economy for strong leadership, and tangible steps to achieve excellence in one's own career path.

For more information:

Email TLSS organizer sneti@umich.edu - MSE-IOE 2022
Visit the visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Follow Tauber on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr

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Presentation Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:29:38 -0400 2020-11-06T13:00:00-05:00 2020-11-06T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Presentation Rebecca Liao
NERS Colloquia: Structural Materials Degradation in Molten Salt Reactor Environments (November 6, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75535 75535-19519135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Abstract
The liquid fueled MSR is among the advanced reactor concepts being considered for development by the U.S. Department of Energy. Key attributes of this reactor concept include: (i) high degree of passive safety, (ii) atmospheric pressure operation, (iii) high thermal efficiency due to high volumetric heat capacity and thermal conductivity of liquid salts, (iv) lower spent fuel per unit of energy, (v) high solubility of most fission products in liquid salts and (vi) absence of fuel assemblies. Materials selection for liquid fueled MSRs is based on ASME Sec III Div 5 and thus present unique challenges because of the high Cr content of current qualified alloys. Consequently, and considering the short-term deployment of MSRs, it is necessary to independently improve corrosion resistance of current code codified alloys by surface treatments. On the other hand, if one considers long-term deployment of MSRs, novel code certified alloys would need to be developed. Indeed, although Hastelloy-N, a low Cr, high Mo alloy developed during the MSRE program, has shown remarkable corrosion resistance in molten fluoride salts, this alloy has limited creep-rupture strength, irradiation damage resistance and has shown corrosion induced embrittlement. Consequently, this study focuses on the down-selection of a series of cladded 316H stainless steels (SS) and novel alloys based on corrosion resistance in molten FLiNaK at 700°C for up to 1000 hours. Finally, specific separate effects experiments are conducted to assess the influence of the experimental conditions on corrosion and mass transport.

Bio
Dr. Adrien Couet is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he manages the MAterials Degradation under COrrosion and Radiation (MADCOR) laboratory. Previously, he worked as a nuclear materials research engineer at EDF (Electricité de France) in France, focusing on high-temperature aqueous corrosion and modeling corrosion of nuclear materials. He got hired at EDF after graduating in 2014 with a PhD in Nuclear and Mechnical Engineering from Penn State University. Over the last five years, Dr. Couet has worked on developing his research group around fundamental understanding of materials degradation and alloy design for extreme environments. MADCOR research programs evolves around fuel cladding corrosion in LWRs, developing structural materials and cladding for molten salt reactors and designing novel radiation resistant compositionally complex alloys. Dr. Couet also co-manages the UW Ion Beam Laboratory and is a co-organizer of the Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp, which aims at training future entrepreneurs in the nuclear field.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:25:49 -0400 2020-11-06T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-06T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (November 10, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-11-10T08:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Challenges in dynamic mode decomposition (November 10, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79207 79207-20231448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) is a powerful tool in extracting spatio-temporal patterns from multi-dimensional time series. DMD takes in time series data and computes eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a finite-dimensional linear model that approximates the infinite-dimensional Koopman operator which encodes the dynamics. DMD is used successfully in many fields: fluid mechanics, robotics, neuroscience, and more. Two of the main challenges remaining in DMD research are noise sensitivity and issues related to Krylov space closure when modeling nonlinear systems. In our work, we encountered great difficulty in reconstructing time series from multilegged robot data. These are oscillatory systems with slow transients, which decay only slightly faster than a period.
Here we present an investigation of possible sources of difficulty by studying a class of systems with linear latent dynamics which are observed via multinomial observables. We explore the influences of dataset metrics, the spectrum of the latent dynamics, the normality of the system matrix, and the geometry of the dynamics. Our numerical models include system and measurement noise. Our results show that even for these very mildly nonlinear conditions, DMD methods often fail to recover the spectrum and can have poor predictive ability. We show that for a system with a well-posed system matrix, having a dataset with more initial conditions and shorter trajectories can significantly improve the prediction. With a slightly ill-conditioned system matrix, a moderate trajectory length improves the spectrum recovery. Our work provides a self-contained framework on analyzing noise and nonlinearity, and gives generalizable insights dataset properties for DMD analysis.
Work was funded by ARO MURI W911NF-17-1-0306 and the Kahn Foundation.

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Presentation Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:02:20 -0500 2020-11-10T11:30:00-05:00 2020-11-10T11:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Ziyou Wu
Funded Summer Research! (November 10, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78017 78017-19955538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF)

REGISTER: https://myumi.ch/bvnN2

Attend this session to explore fully-funded summer research programs available to U-M undergraduates! Examples include the Amgen Scholars Program, NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates, DAAD Research Internships in Science & Engineering, and more!

Learn more: https://lsa.umich.edu/onsf/summer-programs.html

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:07:18 -0400 2020-11-10T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF) Livestream / Virtual Microscope
Bioethics Discussion: Democracy (November 10, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58831 58831-14563723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion we will choose to have.

A few readings to consider on the matter:
––Bioethics and Democracy
––Bioethics and Populism: How Should Our Field Respond?
––Crowdsourcing in medical research: concepts and applications
––How Democracy Can Inform Consent: Cases of the Internet and Bioethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/050-democracy/.

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While people are still allowed on campus, discussions will be held on the front lawn of Lurie Biomedical Engineering building. Participants will be asked to enter the area via a “welcome desk” where there will be hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. Participants will be masked, at least 12 feet from one another, and speaking through megaphones with one another. In accordance with public health mandates and guidance, participation will be limited to 20 individuals who sign up to participate ahead of time.

Sign up here: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/ask-your-questions-to-ponder/

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Together, we can read the blog (and probably do much more than that): https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:24:01 -0500 2020-11-10T17:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T18:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Image 050. Democracy
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 10, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 10, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184341@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (November 11, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-11-11T08:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Machine learning-guided equations for the on-demand prediction of natural gas storage capacities of materials for vehicular applications (November 11, 2020 9:40am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79212 79212-20231453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:40am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Transportation is responsible for nearly one-third of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emission because of burning fossil fuel. While we dream for zero-carbon vehicles, future projections suggest little decline in fossil fuel consumption by the transportation sector until 2050. Therefore, ‘bending the curve’ of CO2 emission prompts the adoption of low-cost and reduced-emission alternative fuels. Natural gas (NG), the most abundant fossil fuel on earth, is such an alternative with nearly 25% lower carbon footprint and lower price compared to its gasoline counterpart. However, the widespread adoption of natural gas as a vehicular fuel is hindered by the scarcity of high-capacity, light-weight, low-cost, and safe storage systems. Recently, materials-based natural gas storage for vehicular applications have become one of the most viable options. Especially, nanoporous materials (NPMs) are in the spotlight of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) because of their exceptional energy storage capacities. However, the number of such NPMs is nearly infinite. It is unknown, a priori, which materials would have the expected natural gas storage capacity. Therefore, searching a high-performing material is like ‘finding a needle in a haystack’ that slows down the speed of materials discovery against growing technological demand. Here we present a novel approach of developing machine learning-guided equations for the on-demand prediction of energy storage capacities of NPMs using a few physically meaningful structural properties. These equations provide users the ability to calculate energy storage capacity of an arbitrary NPM rapidly using only paper and pencil. We show the utility of these equations by predicting NG storage of over 500,000 covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), a class of NPMs. We discovered a COF with record-setting NG storage capacity, surpassing the unmet target set by DOE. In principle, the data-driven approach presented here might be relevant to other disciplines including science, engineering, and health care.

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Presentation Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:22:47 -0500 2020-11-11T09:40:00-05:00 2020-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Alauddin Ahmed
Fusing Computer Vision And Space Weather Modeling (November 11, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79214 79214-20231455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Space weather has impacts on Earth ranging from rare, immensely disruptive events (e.g., electrical blackouts caused by solar flares and coronal mass ejections) to more frequent impacts (e.g., satellite GPS interference from fluctuations in the Earth’s ionosphere caused by rapid variations in the solar extreme UV emission). Earth-impacting events are driven by changes in the Sun’s magnetic field; we now have myriad instruments capturing petabytes worth of images of the Sun at a variety of wavelengths, resolutions, and vantage points. These data present opportunities for learning-based computer vision since the massive, well-calibrated image archive is often accompanied by physical models. This talk will describe some of the work that we have been doing to start integrating computer vision and space physics by learning mappings from one image or representation of the Sun to another. I will center the talk on a new system we have developed that emulates parts of the data processing pipeline of the Solar Dynamics Observatory’s Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (SDO/HMI). This pipeline produces data products that help study and serve as boundary conditions for solar models of the energetic events alluded to above. Our deep-learning-based system emulates a key component hundreds of times faster than the current method, potentially opening doors to new applications in near-real-time space weather modeling. In keeping with the goals of the symposium, however, I will focus on some of the benefits close collaboration has enabled in terms of understanding how to frame the problem, measure success of the model, and even set up the deep network.

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Presentation Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:27:08 -0500 2020-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T10:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation David Fouhey
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar (November 11, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79286 79286-20264787@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: There is a growing understanding that stress and depression during the process of training to become physicians is high. In this talk, we will discuss how we have used mobile and wearable data as well as genomics to understand the prevalence in the US and China, drivers and possible solutions about training physician depression and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected them in the two countries.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:13:58 -0500 2020-11-11T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual Drs. Margit Burmeister and Srijan Sen
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184336@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184338@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184339@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (November 12, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-11-12T08:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia (November 12, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78622 78622-20075976@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) student chapter invites you to a virtual event on November 12, from 2-3 pm. If you are interested in pursuing an engineering faculty career, please join us! We have invited speakers from a range of institutions (e.g. liberal arts college, community college, teaching-focused university, R1) to share their experience. Each speaker will give a ~10 minute description of their role, how they spend their time, and their favorite and least favorite aspects of their jobs. We will then create breakout rooms, so that attendees can converse with professors more personally and informally. We hope that this event will help students learn about the roles and responsibilities of different faculty careers, and explore what they might be interested in. Speakers include:
Dr. Emma Treadway, Trinity University
Dr. Katie Reichl, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Professor Nagash Clarke, Washtenaw Community College

Please fill out the attached RSVP form to be sent the Zoom link on the day of the event!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEW8h3u3uSSu9pxx2vAOxAd310dlfwhaEsP2cRcMyCljp2KA/viewform

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:14:40 -0400 2020-11-12T14:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Workshop / Seminar
BME Seminar Series: Eytan Ruppin (November 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75910 75910-19623828@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:22:54 -0400 2020-11-12T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
Professor Adam Matzger, Charles G. Overberger Collegiate Professorship in Chemistry, Inaugural Lecture (November 12, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75455 75455-19495325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Crystalline materials play a pivotal role in a broad range of technologies that are central to a modern society. Crystalline silicon enabled the computer revolution, for example, and studies of protein crystals have advanced our current understanding of human disease. I will discuss our work with the crystallization of small organic molecules with particular emphasis on how controlling crystallization can create better therapeutics and more powerful energetic materials. Much of the work hinges on the approach of manipulating multicomponent crystallization and several of the unique properties of crystallization relative to other synthetic techniques.

Hi there,

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Nov 12, 2020 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Professor Adam Matzger, the Charles G. Overberger Collegiate Professorship Chemistry, Inaugural Lecture, November 12, 2020

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:34:21 -0400 2020-11-12T16:30:00-05:00 2020-11-12T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Lecture / Discussion image
NERS Colloquia (November 13, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75536 75536-19519136@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:39 -0400 2020-11-13T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Application Deadline for International Programs in Engineering’s U.S. Passport Grant (November 16, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44230 44230-19852033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: International Programs in Engineering

Attention Engineers! If you’re interested in going abroad as a CoE student, you’ll need a passport: IPE’s got you covered! While we’re taking a break from international travel, it’s a great time to consider applying for a new or renewed passport, and International Programs in Engineering (IPE) is here to help. For eligible students, IPE will provide full funding, advising, and support services for CoE undergraduate students to apply for or renew a U.S. Passport. Applications are due November 16 at 11:59pm!

For more information and to apply: https://mcompass.umich.edu/?go=IPEpassport

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Other Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:41:56 -0400 2020-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T23:59:00-05:00 International Programs in Engineering Other IPE marketing image
Registration Deadline for Walk the Globe with CoE (November 16, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56336 56336-19996942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: International Programs in Engineering

Attention Engineers!

Whether you’re in Ann Arbor or anywhere else in the world this Fall semester, many of us do quite a bit of walking. Register by November 16th to walk for prizes! Don’t miss out on the final weeks of the 7-week step challenge, where CoE students, faculty, and staff see how many collective steps we can accumulate before the season changes.

Participants will get access to our private community group, where we'll post our weekly goals and feature international programs, student highlights, podcast recommendations, and more! Oh, and did we mention milestone prizes? Register here by November 16th.

For more information and to register: http://bit.ly/WalktheGlobe

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:49:23 -0400 2020-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T23:00:00-05:00 International Programs in Engineering Social / Informal Gathering IPE
Optimal Influenza Vaccine Distribution With Equity (November 16, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79331 79331-20272794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

Influenza is a serious public health concern. Each year 5-15% of the world’s population is infected with influenza resulting in 3-5 million severe cases and 250,000-500,000 deaths. This presentation is concerned with the optimal influenza vaccine distribution in a heterogeneous population consisting of multiple subgroups. In our experiments, each subgroup corresponds to a set of people within an age group living in a certain geographic area, however the definition of subgroup is flexible. For example, healthcare workers or nursing home residents can be considered as subgroups in real life policy decisions. To characterize the spread of influenza through interacting subgroups, we employ an epidemic model that incorporates transmission dynamics and social distancing. The epidemic model is then coupled with a nonlinear mathematical program to find the critical vaccine allocation that minimizes vaccine usage. We also include an equity constraint to help public health authorities find a balanced vaccine allocation policy with respect to equity and effectiveness. Several detailed epidemic simulation models are developed in the literature to evaluate vaccination policies before their implementation so as to efficiently allocate resources. This study goes beyond evaluating a given vaccine allocation policy. The proposed approach can be utilized as a decision support tool to prescribe an equitable vaccine allocation policy to extinguish an emerging outbreak in its early stages. Furthermore, the optimal objective function value of our model can inform public health authorities about the amount of vaccine stockpiles needed to stop future outbreaks. Our results indicate that consideration of group-specific transmission dynamics is paramount to the optimal distribution of influenza vaccines.

Shakiba Enayati is an Assistant Professor in Supply Chain and Analytics Department in the College of Business Administration at the University of Missouri- Saint Louis. She earned her Ph.D. in Operations Research Program from North Carolina State University in May 2017. She also holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Tarbiat Modares University and Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran, Iran. She was previously employed as Assistant Professor of Analytics in Management, Information Systems, and Analytics Department at State University of New York, Plattsburgh. Shakiba’s primary research interests are in analytical modeling and optimization of stochastic/dynamic complex systems as applied to healthcare and service systems. Her goal is to address computational and operational aspects of problems arising in public health policy making, health systems management, and medical decision making via incorporating individual patient data. She is also interested in predictive analytics to evaluate, anticipate, and recommend actions for health outcomes at both individual and system levels. Her Ph.D. dissertation focused on service quality improvement and optimally allocating resources in the dynamic and stochastic environment of Emergency Medical Service systems under realistic operational restrictions.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:00:42 -0500 2020-11-16T16:30:00-05:00 2020-11-16T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion Shakiba Enayati, Ph.D.
Deploying CV2X Infrastructure - CCAT Research Review (November 17, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78766 78766-20121156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

The final CCAT Research Review of 2020 will feature Associate Professor, Gabor Orosz, of the University of Michigan.

The focus of this research is the deployment of connected smart infrastructure on highway I-275 in SE Michigan. Researchers will collect and aggregate traffic information that can be used by connected vehicles traveling the corridor to improve their efficiency. The system consists of a set of road side units (RSU) which collect traffic data via vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) communication. Vehicles of different levels of automation may utilize the collected data when selecting their lane and controlling their longitudinal motion in order to maximize their fuel economy and minimize their travel time. The impact of these vehicles on the rest of the traffic flow is also being evaluated.

About the speaker: Gabor Orosz received the MSc degree in Engineering Physics from the Budapest University of Technology, Hungary, in 2002 and the PhD degree in Engineering Mathematics from the University of Bristol, UK, in 2006. He held postdoctoral positions at the University of Exeter, UK and at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 2010, he joined the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where he is currently an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and in Civil and Environmental Engineering. During 2017-2018 he was a Visiting Professor in Control and Dynamical Systems at the California Institute of Technology. His research interests include nonlinear dynamics and control, time delay systems, and reinforcement learning with applications to connected and automated vehicles, traffic flow, and biological networks. He served as the Program Chair of the 2015 IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems and served as the General Chair of the 2019 IAVSD Workshop on Dynamics of Road Vehicles: Connected and Automated Vehicles. Since 2018 he has been serving as an editor for the journal Transportation Research Part C.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:09:41 -0400 2020-11-17T14:00:00-05:00 2020-11-17T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Livestream / Virtual Decorative Image
11th MIPSE Graduate Student Symposium (November 17, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78525 78525-20058225@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

The 11th Annual MIPSE Graduate Student Symposium will be held virtually on November 17 and 18, 2020. The Symposium will be an opportunity for all U-M and MSU 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. All MIPSE students are encouraged to participate in the Symposium. All presentations will be considered for the Best Presentation Award, co-sponsored by KLA.

More information:
https://mipse.umich.edu/symposium_2020.php

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:01:16 -0400 2020-11-17T15:30:00-05:00 2020-11-17T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Conference / Symposium MIPSE Graduate Student Symposium 2019
Stearns Collection Lecture: Making and Modeling Electronic and Virtual Instruments, John Granzow (November 17, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79345 79345-20280627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

part of the Virginia Martin Howard Lecture Series

JOHN GRANZOW  Assistant Professor of Music (Performing Arts Technology)
Virtual Reality (VR) and digital fabrication technologies today are ushering in a new wave of opportunities in instrument design to bring otherwise implausible instruments to life or support virtual counterparts to irreplaceable and fragile instruments housed in museums and  collections. In the latter case, we aim to resynthesize both the sound of a rare instrument as well as the audio visual experience of playing it in a virtual space. The Stearns Instrument Collection at the University of Michigan has served as an invaluable resource for this research. In this seminar I will discuss electrophones of interest in the collection that give rise to persisting issues of interaction design as well as research conducted with Dr. Anıl Çamcı (Performing Arts Technology, SMTD) where instruments in the collection are scanned and modeled for virtual interaction.

Watch at http://myumi.ch/dOPbx

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:15:04 -0500 2020-11-17T20:00:00-05:00 2020-11-17T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
11th MIPSE Graduate Student Symposium (November 18, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78525 78525-20058226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

The 11th Annual MIPSE Graduate Student Symposium will be held virtually on November 17 and 18, 2020. The Symposium will be an opportunity for all U-M and MSU 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. All MIPSE students are encouraged to participate in the Symposium. All presentations will be considered for the Best Presentation Award, co-sponsored by KLA.

More information:
https://mipse.umich.edu/symposium_2020.php

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:01:16 -0400 2020-11-18T15:30:00-05:00 2020-11-18T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Conference / Symposium MIPSE Graduate Student Symposium 2019
Dignifying the Disinherited: The Case for Pro-Black Engineering Education Research (November 18, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79149 79149-20217705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Research is essential to the infrastructure of education and plays a prominent role in driving curriculum, policy, and professional practice. Therefore, engineering education research (EER) is critical to driving the impetus and approach to racial equity within engineering education and practice. This presentation will spotlight how anti-Blackness is embedded in EER practices and delineate its roots in America’s systemic racism. Centering the experience of Black people within the engineering education community helps reframe the problem of racial/ethnic exclusion, while generating a new way forward through pro-Black EER (PEER). PEER uses critical methodologies, frameworks, and intentional citation practices to assert the genius of Black people.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Nov 2020 12:47:59 -0500 2020-11-18T15:30:00-05:00 2020-11-18T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Dr. James Holly, Jr.
MIPSE Seminar | Lasers, Z Pinches, and Nuclear Weapons: The Importance of Plasma Physics to the NNSA (November 18, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76470 76470-19717163@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

The seminar is free and open to the public.
To request the Zoom link, please send an email to:
mipse-central@umich.edu

About the Speaker:
Dr. Sarah Nelson, a nuclear and radiochemist, is Deputy Director of the Office of Experimental Science for the NNSA Office of Defense Programs. Sarah earned her BS from U. California Santa Barbara and doctorate from U. California Berkeley studying odd-Z transactinide compound nucleus reactions including the discovery of the new isotope 260Bh. Prior to joining NNSA, Sarah was the Roger Batzel Fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in nuclear chemistry diagnostic development for NIF and analysis of nuclear systems for domestic counterterrorism applications, co-discovering 14 new transactinide isotopes. Sarah also was selected as a Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellow of The National Academies in 2012. Prior to NNSA, Sarah was also with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on assignment with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. She has received numerous awards including the DTRA/US STRATCOM Center for Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction Director’s Award, LLNL’s Excellence in Publication Award in Basic Science, and the Gordon Battelle Prize for Scientific Discovery.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:12:17 -0400 2020-11-18T15:30:00-05:00 2020-11-18T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Livestream / Virtual Dr. Sarah Nelson
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar (November 18, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79290 79290-20264791@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: Genetic variation affecting gene expression is wide-spread within and among species. This variation reflects the combined actions of mutation introducing new genetic variants and selection eliminating deleterious ones. Comparative studies of gene expression in fruit flies, yeast, plants, and mice have shown that the relative contributions of cis- and trans-acting variants to expression differences change over evolutionary time, indicating that selection has different effects on cis- and trans-regulatory variants. To better understand the reasons for this now widely observed pattern, we have been systematically studying the effects of mutation and selection on expression of the TDH3 gene of the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This work has revealed differences between cis- and trans-regulatory mutations in their frequency, effects, and dominance. Differences in pleiotropy are also generally assumed to exist between cis- and trans-regulatory that affect their evolutionary fate, but have been difficult to measure. In this talk, I will discuss how newly arising cis- and trans-regulatory mutations affecting expression of this focal gene are structured within the regulatory network, their pleiotropic effects on expression of all other genes in the genome, and how these pleiotropic effects influence fitness. A computational model of regulatory evolution integrating empirically observed differences in properties of cis- and trans-regulatory mutations will also be presented and discussed.

Patricia Wittkopp received a BS from the University of Michigan, a PhD from the University of Wisconsin, and did postdoctoral work at Cornell University. In 2005, she began a faculty position at the University of Michigan, where she is now the Sally L. Allen Collegiate Professor and Arthur F Thurnau Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and is a member of the Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics. Her research investigates the genetic basis of phenotypic evolution, with an emphasis on the evolution of gene expression. She was a Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellow, an Alfred P Sloan Research Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow, and a recipient of a March of Dimes Starter Scholar Award, the Margaret Dayhoff Mid-Career Award from the Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution, and the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:12:34 -0500 2020-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual
BME Seminar Series: Maciek Antoniewicz (November 19, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75911 75911-19623829@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:25:40 -0400 2020-11-19T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
Exercise & Sport Science Initiative (ESSI): Use of Wearable Devices For Return-To-Play in Sports and Physical Activity During COVID-19 (November 19, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79425 79425-20319911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Office of Research

Due to COVID-19, many organizations, including professional sports teams and the military, have used wearable devices for early detection of COVID-19. As individuals begin returning to sports and physical activity, there are public health concerns about close physical contact and potentially spreading the virus. This panel will examine these issues and discuss the effectiveness of wearables for daily health monitoring.

Registration Link: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SM-e84yVTX-ld-qrFzr8TA

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:17:18 -0500 2020-11-19T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location U-M Office of Research Workshop / Seminar Looking at wearable device
Sustainability Movie Night (November 20, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78152 78152-19985102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 20, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Student Government

Come watch "Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret" and listen to Professor Bryan Goldsmith talk with us about sustainability! Cowspiracy is a great documentary film on how humans are creating environmental disasters in ways most people might not know about. And Professor Goldsmith is performing cutting-edge research to promote sustainability through advanced materials and computational modeling. This event is put on by the sustainability committee of the Engineering Student Government and we believe that with education, we can learn to become more sustainable together.

RSVP here to get a GrubHub food voucher for the event:
https://forms.gle/UqoPKGzYcKY2MRXr8

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Film Screening Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:35:08 -0400 2020-11-20T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-20T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Student Government Film Screening Cowspiracy
An Industrial Engineering-Based Approach to Designing and Evaluating Healthcare Systems to Improve Veteran Access to Care (November 30, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79527 79527-20351367@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 30, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

Access to healthcare is a critical public health issue in the United States, especially for veterans. Veterans are older on average than the general U.S. population and are thus at higher risk for chronic disease. Further, veterans report more delays when seeking healthcare. The Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System continuously works to develop policies and technologies that aim to improve veteran access to care. Industrial engineering methods can be effective in analyzing the impact of such policies, as well as designing or modifying systems to better align veteran patients’ needs with providers and resources.

In the talk, I will focus on veteran access to chronic eye disease screening. Ophthalmologists in the VA have developed a platform in which ophthalmic technicians screen patients for major chronic eye diseases during primary care visits. We use mixed-integer programming-based facility location models to understand how the VA can determine which clinics should offer eye screenings, which provider type(s) should staff those clinics, and how to distribute patients among clinics. The results of this work show how the VA can achieve various objectives including minimizing the cost of treating a given population or maximizing the number of patients receiving care given a fixed budget.

Adam VanDeusen is a PhD candidate in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan working under Dr. Amy Cohn. His work applies operations research and systems engineering methods to public health policy and access to healthcare. As part of his graduate training, Adam works with the University of Michigan Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS). Adam completed his undergraduate degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan and his Master of Public Health in Chronic Disease Epidemiology from Yale School of Public Health. Prior to beginning his PhD, Adam worked as the Senior Director of Clinical Programs at the Health Management Academy and as a Health Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:23:50 -0500 2020-11-30T16:30:00-05:00 2020-11-30T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion Adam VanDeusen
IPD Online Trade Show: Reduce Isolation, Enhance Social Engagement in Pandemic (December 2, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79668 79668-20444312@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Cast your vote December 1-8 for the top products that enable meaningful increases in social engagement while maintaining health and safety.

Take part in this nationally renowned course by reviewing the products developed by 6 teams of students from the University of Michigan's STAMPS School of Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
http://myumi.ch/0W2N4

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:24:30 -0500 2020-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2020-12-02T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
BME Master's Defense: George Malinee (December 2, 2020 6:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79643 79643-20438361@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 6:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Traumatic bone injuries are very common orthopedic conditions that often require advanced treatment. The Masquelet technique is an existing two-stage surgical method used to heal traumatic injuries and non-unions. Last year in the United States alone there were 500,000 bone graft procedures performed to heal and treat these traumatic bone injuries or defects. The majority of these grafting procedures are necessary due to the size of these defects. These defects are called critical size defects and are defined by defects that are too large to heal naturally or defects that are more than 2.5 times the radius of the bone. The crux of the Masqulet technique is the induction of a biological membrane that provides the proper environment for osteogenesis. There is a desire to use a tissue engineering approach to fabricate and culture these membranes in vitro to later be used as part of the Masquelet technique. A tissue engineering approach was taken to engineer these membranes using a fibrin hydrogel platform seeded with normal human lung fibroblasts or a co-culture of fibroblasts or human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Constructs were analyzed for axial and radial compaction, cell viability, and cell morphology at differing time points and under different culture media conditions. Viable, vascularized constructs were able to be reliably manufactured and cultured allowing for characterization of the system. Although this work is not exhaustive, it sheds some light on a possible tissue engineering approach to work in conjunction with the Masquelet technique. Future work will focus on exploring other properties of the fibrin constructs as well as characterizing constructs made of collagen, and a combination of collagen and fibrin.

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Time: 6:30 AM
Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92706362206
Chair: Dr. Jan Stegemann

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:54:12 -0500 2020-12-02T06:30:00-05:00 2020-12-02T07:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion U-M BME Event
MIPSE Seminar | Exploring Transformative Startup Solutions for Magnetically Confined Fusion Plasmas (December 2, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76473 76473-19717165@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE)

The seminar is free and open to the public.
To request the Zoom link, please send an email to:
mipse-central@umich.edu

Abstract:
The potential to use fusion as a carbon-free, fuel-abundant energy source to meet the world’s growing energy demands has motivated significant US and international research. One research path to realize fusion energy involves tokamaks that magnetically confine hot plasmas in the shape of a torus. Almost every tokamak fusion reactor in the world relies on magnetic induction from a central solenoid to drive the current necessary to create a fusion grade plasma. Minimizing or eliminating the need for a central solenoid in a tokamak would greatly simplify the construction and reduce the cost of these devices, increasing their viability for commercial energy production. Solenoid-free startup techniques such as helicity injection (HI) and radiofrequency (RF) wave injection offer the potential of reducing the technical requirements of, or possibly the need for, a central solenoid. A major upgrade is underway for the spherical tokamak, Pegasus-III at the U of Wisconsin. The new facility will be a dedicated US platform to study innovations in plasma startup techniques, allowing for studies of both HI and RF during plasma initiation, ramp-up and sustainment. Experimental plans for RF heating and current drive in the microwave regime will be presented. The new capabilities of Pegasus-III will provide a bold test of the viability of a non-solenoidal compact tokamak using reactor relevant techniques.

About the Speaker:
Prof. Diem’s research interests are in experimental plasma physics for fusion energy development with emphasis on validating numerical models with experimental data. She focuses on utilizing radio frequency (RF) waves to heat and drive current in magnetically confined plasmas. Prof. Diem’s current research is focused on electron Bernstein wave and electron cyclotron heating and current drive experiments on Pegasus-III at UW-Madison as well as collaborations domestically and internationally on RF injection in magnetically confined fusion plasmas. Prof. Diem received her PhD in Plasma Physics from Princeton U. where she developed diagnostics to study electron Bernstein wave emission and mode conversion on the National Spherical Tokamak at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. She received a BS in Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics from UW-Madison. Prior to joining the faculty at UW-Madison, Prof. Diem was a Research and Development Staff Scientist in the Fusion Energy Division at Oak Ridge National Lab. and was on long-term assignment at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility at General Atomics in San Diego, CA.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:32:57 -0400 2020-12-02T15:30:00-05:00 2020-12-02T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Livestream / Virtual Prof. Stephanie Diem
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar (December 2, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79631 79631-20436379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

ABSTRACT: The brain is made of networks of neurons that send information to each other via spikes. Sleep and wake are the most clearly definable brain states and each exerts unique effects upon neural network spiking activity. We used large-scale recordings in the frontal cortex of mice and rats to examine the activity of neurons during wake/sleep cycles and found that a novel form of homeostatic action is taken by sleep: homogenization of firing rates. Whereas it was previously believed that sleep simple decreased firing rates, we found that this was much more true of the most active neurons only, thereby reducing the variance of the population.

To extend this observation of homeostatic forced during sleep we also examine how sleep and wake states interact with learning and performance, which is also facilitated by sleep. We have therefore begun to record before, during and after learning sessions to determine how learning interacts with the usual homeostatic effects of sleep. Further we can also record how waking changes in brain states such as motivation and attention modulate firing and information processing by neurons during behavior itself.

Finally, our end-goal to translate these kinds of basic neurobiologic observations in healthy rodents to states of stress or treatments of stress. Unfortunately the chronic stress states of relevance to psychiatric disease do not last seconds but days and weeks. We have therefore begun to build new long-term recording environments to enable future experiments over these time-spans.

BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Watson is an assistant professor in psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He grew up in Ann Arbor and then obtained his BA from Cornell University and his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. During his Ph.D. he used two-photon microscopy to study the behavior of neurons in local cortical microcircuits. During his doctoral work he also participated in technical development of multi-beam two photon imaging techniques. Upon graduation from medical school, Dr. Watson pursued a residency in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College as well postdoctoral work at New York University. He received the National Institute for Mental Health’s Outstanding Resident Award, the American Psychiatric Association’s Lilly Research Fellowship and the Leon Levy Neuroscience Fellowship. He did a fellowship with Dr. Gyorgy Buzsaki at NYU to record ongoing activity in naturally behaving and sleeping animals wherein he showed that sleep reorganizes neuronal firing architecture in the neocortex in previously unknown ways. He is now combining his electrical recordings with behavioral tools to deepen his understanding of both use and regulation of cortical brain circuits.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:45:44 -0500 2020-12-02T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-02T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual
IPD Online Trade Show: Reduce Isolation, Enhance Social Engagement in Pandemic (December 3, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79668 79668-20444313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 3, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Cast your vote December 1-8 for the top products that enable meaningful increases in social engagement while maintaining health and safety.

Take part in this nationally renowned course by reviewing the products developed by 6 teams of students from the University of Michigan's STAMPS School of Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:24:30 -0500 2020-12-03T00:00:00-05:00 2020-12-03T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
BME Seminar Series: Jae-Won Shin (December 3, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75912 75912-19623830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 3, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Join us for our virtual seminar series on Thursdays from 4-5pm!
These events will take place on BlueJeans at this link: https://bluejeans.com/628109990

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:28:28 -0400 2020-12-03T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-03T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME
IPD Online Trade Show: Reduce Isolation, Enhance Social Engagement in Pandemic (December 4, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79668 79668-20444314@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 4, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Cast your vote December 1-8 for the top products that enable meaningful increases in social engagement while maintaining health and safety.

Take part in this nationally renowned course by reviewing the products developed by 6 teams of students from the University of Michigan's STAMPS School of Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:24:30 -0500 2020-12-04T00:00:00-05:00 2020-12-04T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
Distinguished University Professorship Lecture Series (December 4, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79461 79461-20335625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 4, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University and Development Events

Join us online to celebrate and honor three Distinguished University Professorship awardees as they present on their career work in our 2020 lecture series.

Learn more about the featured speakers and their lectures at http://myumi.ch/lbDUPspeakers

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:16:18 -0500 2020-12-04T15:00:00-05:00 2020-12-04T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University and Development Events Livestream / Virtual Distinguished University Professorship Lecture Series
NERS Colloquia (December 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75537 75537-19519137@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:09 -0400 2020-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-04T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
IPD Online Trade Show: Reduce Isolation, Enhance Social Engagement in Pandemic (December 5, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79668 79668-20444315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 5, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Cast your vote December 1-8 for the top products that enable meaningful increases in social engagement while maintaining health and safety.

Take part in this nationally renowned course by reviewing the products developed by 6 teams of students from the University of Michigan's STAMPS School of Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
http://myumi.ch/0W2N4

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:24:30 -0500 2020-12-05T00:00:00-05:00 2020-12-05T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
IPD Online Trade Show: Reduce Isolation, Enhance Social Engagement in Pandemic (December 6, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79668 79668-20444316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 6, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Cast your vote December 1-8 for the top products that enable meaningful increases in social engagement while maintaining health and safety.

Take part in this nationally renowned course by reviewing the products developed by 6 teams of students from the University of Michigan's STAMPS School of Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
http://myumi.ch/0W2N4

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:24:30 -0500 2020-12-06T00:00:00-05:00 2020-12-06T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
IPD Online Trade Show: Reduce Isolation, Enhance Social Engagement in Pandemic (December 7, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79668 79668-20444317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 7, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Cast your vote December 1-8 for the top products that enable meaningful increases in social engagement while maintaining health and safety.

Take part in this nationally renowned course by reviewing the products developed by 6 teams of students from the University of Michigan's STAMPS School of Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
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Exhibition Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:24:30 -0500 2020-12-07T00:00:00-05:00 2020-12-07T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
GENOMIC DATA SHARING: THE PRIVACY RISK AND TECHNICAL MITIGATIONS (December 7, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79452 79452-20327787@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 7, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Personalized medicine makes use of rich and multi-modality individual health data for the promise of better diagnosis, improved health, and a high quality and longer life. The human genome is a key piece in the puzzle. The collection and sharing of personal genomics for research alsobring an increasing concern about privacy, and the risk of discrimination and stigmatization. There are important ethical, legal, and social implications, for example, individual genome information is known to be uniquely identifiable, which is also highly associated with relatives. Trust, accountability, and equity are critical pillars to enable responsible data sharing.

In this talk, I will overview the genomic privacy risks to show various kinds of vulnerability, covering linkage attack, membership attack, and other inference attacks. Then, I will introduce some technical mitigation strategies including secure outsourcing, multiparty computing, and privacy-preserving output perturbation. I hope that this talk will contribute to the awareness of our community with respect to the magnitude of the challenge and the necessity to develop effective and practical solutions.

Bio:

Dr. Jiang is a Christopher Sarofim family professor and center director of Secure Artificial intelligence For hEalthcare (SAFE) in the School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Before joining UTHealth in 2018, he was an associate professor with tenure in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at UCSD. He is an associate editor of BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making and serves as an editorial board member of the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. His expertise is primarily in health data privacy and predictive models in biomedicine based on his Computer Science Ph.D. training from Carnegie Mellon University. He received NIH R00, R13, R21, R01, U01 grants as PI, obtained career awards like CPRIT Rising Stars and UT Stars, and won several best and distinguished paper awards from American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Joint Summits on Translational Science (2012, 2013, 2016). He is one of the organizers of the iDASH Genome Privacy competition (2014 – present), which was reported by Nature News and GenomeWeb.

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Presentation Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:09:49 -0500 2020-12-07T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-07T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Xiaoqian Jiang
Forecasting and Stochastic Programming Models to Address Uncertainty in the Trauma System Configuration Problem (December 7, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79689 79689-20454252@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 7, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

Trauma care services are a vital part of all healthcare-based network as timely accessibility is important for citizens. Trauma care access is even more relevant when unexpected events such as the COVID-19 pandemic overload the capacity of the hospitals. Research literature has highlighted that access to trauma care is not even for all populations, especially when comparing rural and urban groups. Historically, the configuration of a trauma system was often not considered as a whole but instead hinged on the designation and verification of individual hospitals as trauma care centers. Recognition of the benefits of an inclusive trauma system has precipitated a more holistic approach. The optimal geographic configuration of trauma care centers is key to maximizing accessibility while promoting the efficient use of resources. This talk focuses on analyzing and forecasting physical trauma sustained from accidents, in environments both personal and work related, pertaining to individual injuries and to formulate a stochastic programming model that utilizes recorded injuries as demands to place trauma centers in the most optimal location. The first part of the talk discusses the limitations faced by the existing trauma healthcare infrastructure by forecasting the expected number of people requiring the services of trauma facilities for both rural and urban locations in Texas. Five types of forecasting methods were analyzed to determine the best option to utilize for forecasting for individual data sets. The aim is to identify which forecasting model performs the best for given data sets that can be used to forecast patient demand for a given location and determine the optimal locations for trauma network expansion. The second part of the talk reports on the development of a two-stage stochastic optimization model for geospatial expansion of a trauma network in the state of Texas. The stochastic optimization model recommends the siting of new trauma care centers according to the geographic distribution of the injured population. The model has the potential to benefit both patients and institutions, by facilitating prompt access and promoting the efficient use of resources.

Eduardo Pérez is an Associate Professor in the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University. He was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University from 2010 to 2012. He received his PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2010 and his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico in 2004. Dr. Pérez’s research interests are in the use of methodologies and theories in operations research, systems engineering, discrete-event simulation, algorithms and software design, and decision theory analysis to solve problems in service systems. Some of his research project sponsors include the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Baylor Scott & White Health System, Adventist Health System, and the NEC Corporation. Dr. Eduardo Pérez is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), and the Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS). He received his Engineering-In-Training (EIT) certification in 2004. He is the director of the Integrated Modeling and Optimization for Service Systems (iMOSS) research laboratory.

For a full listing of our Fall 2020 seminars, see https://cheps.engin.umich.edu/seminar-series/2020-seminar/

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach.
For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP.
For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu.
Photographs, screen captures, and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:50:46 -0500 2020-12-07T16:30:00-05:00 2020-12-07T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion Eduardo Pérez, Ph.D.
IPD Online Trade Show: Reduce Isolation, Enhance Social Engagement in Pandemic (December 8, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79668 79668-20444318@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Cast your vote December 1-8 for the top products that enable meaningful increases in social engagement while maintaining health and safety.

Take part in this nationally renowned course by reviewing the products developed by 6 teams of students from the University of Michigan's STAMPS School of Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
http://myumi.ch/0W2N4

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:24:30 -0500 2020-12-08T00:00:00-05:00 2020-12-08T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
Student-Made Video Games Virtual Showcase (December 8, 2020 6:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79332 79332-20272795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 6:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: EECS 494: Introduction to Game Development

Experience 20+ new student-made video games at the EECS 494 + EMU Games Virtual Showcase! Interact with the developers, learn more about Michigan and EMU's game development programs, and vote for your favorite games!

Visit https://494showcase.com at 7pm EST on 12/08 to participate!

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Exhibition Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:45:21 -0500 2020-12-08T18:45:00-05:00 2020-12-08T22:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location EECS 494: Introduction to Game Development Exhibition EECS 494 Virtual Showcase
Bioethics Discussion: Annihilation (December 8, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58833 58833-14563725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our obliteration.

[Video-conference link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94651294615]

A few readings to consider before oblivion:
–– Bioethics and the Metaphysics of Death
––The Ontological Representation of Death: A Scale to Measure the Idea of Annihilation Versus Passage
––The Nonidentity Problem and Bioethics: A Natural Law Perspective
––Controversies in the Determination of Death: A White Paper of the President’s Council on Bioethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/052-annihilation/.

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When the server hosting this blog is turned off, where does the website go: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/?

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:46:52 -0500 2020-12-08T19:00:00-05:00 2020-12-08T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Annihilation
Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics Weekly Wednesday Seminar (December 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79756 79756-20484062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Learning objectives:

1. Discuss the conceptual distinction and clinical utility of self-reported race/ethnicity and genetic ancestry in childhood asthma.
2. Discuss the role of genetic ancestry and socio-environmental exposures in childhood asthma.
3. Discuss ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores, precision medicine and childhood asthma disparities.

Short bio: Dr. Mersha is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Asthma Research and leads the Population Genetics, Ancestry, and Bioinformatics (pGAB) Laboratory (https://research.cchmc.org/mershalab/Home.php).
Dr. Mersha’s research combines quantitative, ancestry and statistical genomics to unravel genetic and non-genetic contributions to complex diseases and racial disparities in human populations, particularly asthma and asthma-related allergic disorders. Much of his research is at the interface of genetic ancestry, statistics, bioinformatics, and functional genomics, and he is interested in cross-line disciplines to unravel the interplay between genome and envirome underlying asthma risk. His long-term research goal is to understand and dissect how biologic predisposition and environmental exposures interact to shape racial disparities in complex disorders.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:27:42 -0500 2020-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-09T17:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual Tesfaye ("Tes") Mersha, PhD (Associate Professor, Division of Asthma Research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
Industry 4.0 and the Sustainable Built Environment: Smart Infrastructure Finance (December 14, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79781 79781-20493883@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 14, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of University Development

Data-driven financing is gaining traction as a framework to finance infrastructure projects, by more efficiently creating returns for investors while achieving sustainability objectives. Hear how some of the Center for Smart Infrastructure Finance key existing corporate partners and U-M alumni are thinking about new data-driven infrastructure monetization frameworks and tools.

This panel will touch on areas like new public-private partnerships, token asset valuation, securitization of data-driven revenue, new financing models for transportation, sustainability linked credit facilities, and the development of a green, sustainable, transition, and impact performance bond markets.

Featuring:

Patrick Brett, Managing Director and Head of Municipal Debt Capital Markets & Capital Solutions, Citigroup

Mike Perry, Executive Vice President, Nuveen (a TIAA company)

Darren Wolfberg, CEO, Blockchain Triangle

Moderated and remarks by:

Peter Adriaens, Director, Center for Smart Infrastructure Finance; Professor, Environmental Engineering, Finance & Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan

Visit http://myumi.ch/YyrrX to register.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:41:03 -0500 2020-12-14T08:00:00-05:00 2020-12-14T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of University Development Lecture / Discussion Going Global Virtual Events
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 14, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 14, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-14T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-14T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
Data-Driven Methods for Geometric Systems (December 14, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79750 79750-20483939@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 14, 2020 12:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Robotics

Recently, robots have played an increasingly helpful role in navigation, mapping, remote manipulation, and many other dynamic applications. As capabilities continue to advance, robots with many joints offer the potential to execute more nuanced, sophisticated tasks than simpler mechanisms. However, the curse of dimensionality can place prohibitive costs in time and resources in order to control and refine such behaviors. In this work, we investigated the role of system geometry in addressing these challenges. Geometric mechanics offers a framework to generalize intuitive features, like friction and inertia, into broad categories of robots that experience the same functional forms relating momentum, internal shape motions, and body motions. We focused on friction-dominated robots, where we could see that the vanishing role of momentum reduces the dynamics from a second order to a first order system. Subsequent architectural simplifications in behavior modeling, planning, and control resulted in robots that were capable of rapidly self-modeling and optimizing useful behaviors. We demonstrated on a simulated robotic snake that during joint failure, the system was able to adapt more quickly when it was equipped with more motorized joints. In this case, dimensionality was an asset, rather than a liability. Additionally, we demonstrated that the methods use no prior knowledge about system kinematics by building a robot made of tree branches. This system was able to optimize a library of primitives for navigation, training on less than 12 minutes of experimental data. Finally we showed that these methods can extend to both soft robots and systems with momentum. This defense will cover our findings concerning the practical applications of data-driven geometric mechanics.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:27:15 -0500 2020-12-14T12:30:00-05:00 2020-12-14T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Robotics Livestream / Virtual tree branch robot
MIDAS Seminar Series Presents: Eric Xing – Carnegie Mellon University (December 14, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79453 79453-20327788@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 14, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Professor, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist, Petuum Inc.

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Presentation Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:17:42 -0500 2020-12-14T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-14T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Eric Xing
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 15, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-15T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-15T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
PhD Defense: Sabrina Lynch (December 15, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79855 79855-20509613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

NOTICE: This event will be held via Zoom. The link will be provided below.

Zoom link: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/94668154127

Thrombosis is a process whereby a blood clot forms in situ within a vessel and impedes flow. Although necessary to maintain hemostasis, the human thrombotic system often becomes unstable leading to scenarios of thrombosis and subsequent diseases such as myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis. Computational modeling is a powerful tool to understand the complexity of thrombosis initiation and provides both temporal and spatial resolution that cannot be obtained in vivo. The goal of this investigation is to develop a computational model of thrombosis initiation in patient-specific models that includes both a complex description of the hemodynamics and biochemistry of thrombin formation. We argue that the complex hemodynamics occurring in vivo significantly alter the initiation and progression of thrombosis.



While blood viscosity is known to exhibit nonlinear behavior, a Newtonian assumption is often employed in computational analyses. This assumption is valid in healthy arteries where shear rates are high and recirculation is low. However, in pathological geometries, such as aneurysms, and venous geometries, this assumption fails, and nonlinear viscous effects become exceedingly important. Previous computational models of thrombosis have investigated coagulation through chemistry based formulations focusing on protein dynamics but have generally excluded complex 3D hemodynamics.



A computational framework was developed to investigate the interplay between 3D hemodynamics and the biochemical reactions involved in thrombosis initiation in patient-specific models under transient flow. The salient features of the framework are: i) nonlinear rheological models of blood flow; ii) a stabilized numerical framework for scalar mass transport; and iii) a computational interface for nonlinear scalar models of protein dynamics that can be easily customized to include an arbitrary number of species and protein interactions.



We implemented and verified nonlinear rheological models of viscosity into CRIMSON and investigated the effects of non-Newtonian viscosity on both hemodynamic and transport metrics in an arterial and venous patient-specific model. Results demonstrated the importance of considering accurate rheological models.



A stabilized finite element (FE) framework was developed to solve scalar mass transport problems in CRIMSON. Simulation of cardiovascular scalar mass transport problems offers significant numerical challenges such as highly advective flows and flow reversal at outlet boundaries. Furthermore, little attention has been given to the identification of appropriate outflow boundary conditions that preserve the accuracy of the solution. These issues were resolved by developing a stabilized FE framework that incorporates backflow stabilization for Neumann outlet boundaries; a consistent flux boundary condition that minimally disturbs the local physics of the problem; and front-capturing stabilization to regularize solutions in high Pe number flows. The efficacy of these formulations was investigated for both idealized and patient-specific geometries.



Next, a flexible arbitrary reaction-advection-diffusion (ARAD) interface was implemented that enables prototyping nonlinear biochemical models of thrombin generation. After verifying the ARAD interface, the performance was compared against the original hardcoded FORTRAN implementation for speed and accuracy using a 4-scalar nonlinear reaction model of thrombosis. Three different biochemical models of thrombin generation were investigated in idealized geometries. Finally, we implemented the 18 scalar model in both idealized and patient-specific geometries to determine the effects of complex 3D hemodynamics on thrombin generation.



The computational framework for thrombosis initiation presented in this work has three key features: i) non-Newtonian hemodynamics; ii) a stabilized numerical framework for scalar RAD problems; and iii) a method to rapidly prototype custom reaction models using Python with negligible associated computational expense.

Chair: Prof. Alberto C. Figueroa

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:16:10 -0500 2020-12-15T10:00:00-05:00 2020-12-15T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 16, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-16T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-16T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 17, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539096@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 17, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-17T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-17T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
Graph Theoretic Algorithms Adaptable to Quantum Computing (December 17, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79629 79629-20432433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

This thesis is the first effort towards solving scientific computing problems using graph-based algorithms amenable to quantum computers and specifically, quantum annealers.

Many engineering problems, when considered in a discrete computational setting, can be reduced to a graph coloring problem. Examples range from systems design, image segmentation to pattern recognition where energy cost functions with discrete variables are extremized.

However, graph techniques remain under-utilized in scientific computing. However, we have recently witnessed great advancements in quantum computing where physical devices are available that can solve discrete optimization problems faster than most well-known classical algorithms.

This warrants further investigation into re-formulation of scientific computation problems as graph theoretic problems, and thus enable rapid engineering simulations in a soon-to-be quantum computing world. The computational techniques developed in this thesis allow representation of surface scalars like perimeter and area using discrete variables in a graph. With this framework, several quantities important to engineering applications can be represented in graph based algorithms.

These include: surface energy of cracks for fracture prediction, grain boundary energy to model microstructure evolution, estimate surface areas (of grains, fibers) to generate conformal meshes of microstructures, etc. Combinatorial optimization problems for these applications are first presented.

The last two chapters of the thesis describes two new graph coloring algorithms implemented on a physical quantum computing device: the D-wave quantum annealer. The first algorithm describes a functional minimization approach to solve differential equations. The second algorithm describes a realization of Boltzmann machine learning algorithm on a quantum annealer, with open source codes available on GitHub. The latter allows generative and discriminative learning of data which has vast applications in many fields.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:10:48 -0500 2020-12-17T10:00:00-05:00 2020-12-17T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Livestream / Virtual Representative figure
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 18, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 18, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-18T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-18T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
Multidisciplinary Study of Soft Shape Morphing Systems (December 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80090 80090-20556868@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Nature abounds with examples of shape morphing systems where an entity either gradually grows into a complex 3-D shape pattern or rapidly morphs into a new configuration. Inspired by the shape shifting capabilities of biological systems, we study the response of natural and synthetic morphing systems through a few examples. These include the in vitro adaptive contraction of a cardiac muscle cell inside a constraining hydrogel, inflation of architectured rubber membranes, and a shape morphing soft robot.

Cardiac muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) have an intrinsic mechano-chemo-transduction (MCT) mechanism that enable them to automatically convert mechanical loads into biochemical signals to actively regulate their amplitude and speed of contraction. At the molecular level, this is attributed to the morphing of regulatory and motor proteins (actin and myosin filaments) to facilitate muscle contraction. The underlying MCT mechanisms, however, are unclear and currently under investigation. To help decipher these mechanisms, we develop a mathematical model, as a companion tool for the experimental in vitro Cell-in-Gel system of our collaborators, to analyze the time-dependent, 3-D strains and stresses within a cardiomyocyte contracting in a viscoelastic medium. The model utilizes the exact analytical solution of the viscoelastic Eshelby inclusion boundary value problem as an efficient computational tool to simulate the mechanical fields inside and outside the cardiomyocyte.

In a second study, we investigate the inflation of shape morphing synthetic soft composites with architectured geometry and material properties. Such shape morphing systems could have desirable applications in space deployable systems where there is a growing demand for energy-efficient lightweight and low-cost structures. These structures possess an exceptionally high mechanical packaging efficiency and very small stowage volume, which makes them attractive candidates for space applications including antenna reflectors, solar arrays, inflatable rovers, re-entry equipment, and human habitats. In particular, we explore several feasible 3-D shapes that can be achieved through the inflation of an initially flat rubber membrane with nonuniform geometrical and material properties. Our rubber-based prototypes provide a convenient basis for conceptual scientific and design explorations in shape morphing inflatable structures.

In a third study, we explore the idea of shape shifting in the design and fabrication of synthetic soft robots with active components. Motivated by the swimming mechanisms of jellyfish, we develop a novel concept for a soft biomimetic underwater robot that imitates the shape and kinematics of the typical animal. The robot swims by harnessing the buckling instability of its soft body to quickly morph from an initially flat into a deformed dome-shaped configuration, which generates the required thrust for underwater locomotion. Joule heating of an embedded pre-stretched shape memory alloy spring serves as an artificial muscle for the robot to make this shape morphing possible. The proposed synthetic shape morphing system introduces a new idea in design of simple, compact, and biomimetic robots with smart artificial muscles.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:38:05 -0500 2020-12-18T10:00:00-05:00 2020-12-18T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Livestream / Virtual Headshot of Mohammad Kazemi
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 19, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 19, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-19T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-19T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 20, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 20, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-20T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-20T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 21, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 21, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-21T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-21T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF BIOMEDICAL DATA COLLECTIONS (December 21, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79454 79454-20327789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 21, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract:

The landscape of biomedical data is incredibly complex, rich, and rapidly changing, especially as we navigate the influx of data from the COVID-19 pandemic. More and more data is moving to the cloud, both existing and newly generated, with multiple cloud providers adding to the complexity. The data includes Electronic Health Records (EHRs), genomic data, and imaging/sensed data (e.g., pictures of tumors, lungs, cells, gas chromatographs), and all this data is enabling us to delve much deeper into complex biological concepts, for example, the relationship between phenotypes and genotypes. The NHLBI BioData Catalyst project is one example of a coordinated effort to move vast amounts of data into the cloud, navigating the complexities of data ingestion, diverse and widespread teams, and multiple cloud providers/environments.

On top of the massive shift to being able to apply huge amounts of data to better understand individuals, populations and, ultimately, life itself, we need a way to organize all this information. The activities in the NCATS Biomedical Data Translator project can be viewed as a constantly evolving analysis of the relationships of disparate data sets. In a sense, Translator is like Google for searching biomedical data.

My talk will introduce both projects and their respective impacts on biomedical research.

Bio:

Dr. Stan Ahalt is the Director of the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC-Chapel Hill. As Director, he leads a team of research scientists, software and network engineers, data science specialists, and visualization experts who work closely with faculty research teams at UNC, Duke, NCSU, and partners across the country. Dr. Ahalt is also a Professor in UNC’s Department of Computer Science and the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Science (IDSci) in the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS), UNC’s CTSA award; in this role, Dr. Ahalt leverages the expertise and resources of RENCI to foster clinical and translational research across UNC’s campus. Dr. Ahalt earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clemson University and has over 30 years of experience in data science, signal and image processing, and pattern recognition/ML.

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Presentation Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:01:11 -0500 2020-12-21T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-21T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Stan Ahalt
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 22, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-22T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-22T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
PhD Defense: Jared Scott (December 22, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79866 79866-20509634@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

NOTICE: This event will be held via Zoom. The link will be placed below.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/97604985906?pwd=N1Y1UXEvNXMxdjlnVkpjUFZHQkRhdz09

Epilepsy is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by recurrent spontaneous seizures. While seizures themselves adversely affect physiological function for short time periods relative to normal brain states, their cumulative impact can significantly decrease patient quality of life in myriad ways. For many, anti-epileptic drugs are effective first-line therapies. One third of all patients do not respond to chemical intervention, however, and require invasive resective surgery to remove epileptic tissue. While this is still the most effective last-line treatment, many patients with ‘refractory’ epilepsy still experience seizures afterward, while some are not even surgical candidates. Thus, a significant portion of patients lack further recourse to manage their seizures – which additionally impacts their quality of life.



High-frequency oscillations (HFOs) are a recently discovered electrical biomarker with significant clinical potential in refractory human epilepsy. As a spatial biomarker, HFOs occur more frequently in epileptic tissue, and surgical removal of areas with high HFO rates can result in improved outcomes. There is also limited preliminary evidence that HFOs change prior to seizures, though it is currently unknown if HFOs function as temporal biomarkers of epilepsy and imminent seizure onset. No such temporal biomarker has ever been identified, though if it were to exist, it could be exploited in online seizure prediction algorithms. If these algorithms were clinically implemented in implantable neuromodulatory devices, improvements to quality of life for refractory epilepsy patients might be possible. Thus, the overall aim of this work is to investigate HFOs as potential temporal biomarkers of seizures and epilepsy, and further to determine whether their time-varying properties can be exploited in seizure prediction.



In the first study we explore population-level evidence for the existence of this temporal effect in a large clinical cohort with refractory epilepsy. Using sophisticated automated HFO detection and big-data processing techniques, a continuous measure of HFO rates was developed to explore gradual changes in HFO rates prior to seizures, which were analyzed in aggregate to assess their stereotypical response. These methods resulted in the identification of a subset of patients in whom HFOs from epileptic tissue gradually increased before seizures.



In the second study, we use machine learning techniques to investigate temporal changes in HFO rates within individuals, and to assess their potential usefulness in patient-specific seizure prediction. Here, we identified a subset of patients whose predictive models sufficiently differentiated the preictal (before seizure) state better than random chance.



In the third study, we extend our prediction framework to include the signal properties of HFOs. We explore their ability to improve the identification of preictal periods, and additionally translate their predictive models into a proof-of-concept seizure warning system. For some patients, positive results from this demonstration show that seizure prediction using HFOs could be possible.



These studies overall provide convincing evidence that HFOs can change in measurable ways prior to seizure start. While this effect was not significant in some individuals, for many it enabled seizures to be predicted above random chance. Due to data limitations in overall recording duration and number of seizures captured, these findings require further validation with much larger high-density intracranial EEG datasets. Still, they provide a preliminary framework for the eventual use of HFOs in patient-specific seizure prediction with the potential to improve the lives of those with refractory epilepsy.

Chair: Dr. William Stacey

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:13:29 -0500 2020-12-22T14:00:00-05:00 2020-12-22T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
PhD Defense: Tianrui Luo (December 22, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79858 79858-20509623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

NOTICE: This event will be held via Zoom. The link will be placed below.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/92217348735

Excitation pulse design and image reconstruction are two important topics in MR research for enabling faster imaging. On the pulse design side, selective excitations that confine signals to be within a small region-of-interest (ROI) instead of the full imaging field-of-view (FOV) can be used to reduce sampling density in the k-space, which is a direct outcome of the change in the underlying Nyquist sampling rate. On the reconstruction side, besides improving imaging algorithms’ ability to restore images from less data, another objective is to reduce the reconstruction time, particularly for dynamic imaging applications.



This dissertation focuses on these two perspectives: The first part is devoted to the excitation pulse design. Specifically, we derived and developed a computationally efficient auto-differentiable Bloch-simulator and its explicit Bloch simulation Jacobian operations. This simulator can yield numerical derivatives with respect to pulse RF and gradient waveforms given arbitrary subdifferentiable excitation objective functions. We successfully applied this pulse design approach for jointly designing RF and gradient waveforms for 3D spatially tailored large-tip excitation objectives.



The auto-differentiable pulse design method can yield superior 3D spatially tailored excitation profiles that are useful for inner volume (IV) imaging. We propose and develop a novel steady-state IV imaging strategy which suppresses aliasing by saturating the outer volume (OV) magnetizations via a 3D tailored OV excitation pulse that is followed by a signal crusher gradient. This method substantially suppresses the unwanted OV aliasing for common steady-state imaging sequences.



The second part focuses on non-iterative image reconstruction. In dynamic imaging (e.g., fMRI), where a time series is to be reconstructed, such algorithms may offer savings in overall reconstruction time. We extend the conventional GRAPPA algorithm to work efficiently for general non-Cartesian acquisitions. It attains reconstruction quality that can rival classical iterative imaging methods such as conjugate gradient SENSE and SPIRiT.



In summary, this dissertation has proposed and developed multiple methods for accelerating MR imaging, from pulse design to reconstruction. While devoted to neuroimaging, the proposed methods are general and should also be useful for other applications.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:29:18 -0500 2020-12-22T15:00:00-05:00 2020-12-22T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 23, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-23T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-23T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 24, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 24, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-24T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-24T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 25, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 25, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-25T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-25T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 26, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539105@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 26, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-26T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-26T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 27, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 27, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-27T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-27T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 28, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 28, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-28T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-28T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 29, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-29T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-29T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 30, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539109@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-30T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-30T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (December 31, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539110@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 31, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2020-12-31T09:00:00-05:00 2020-12-31T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 1, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539111@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 1, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-01T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-01T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 2, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539112@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 2, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-02T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-02T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 3, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539113@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 3, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-03T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-03T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 4, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539114@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 4, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-04T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-04T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 5, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539115@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-05T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-05T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 6, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539116@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-06T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-06T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 7, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539117@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 7, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-07T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-07T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 8, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539118@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 8, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-08T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-08T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 9, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539119@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-09T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-09T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 10, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539120@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 10, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-10T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-10T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 11, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539121@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 11, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-11T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-11T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 12, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-12T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-12T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
Bioethics Discussion: The Madness of Crowds (January 12, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58834 58834-14563726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on popular delusions.

Join us at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99926126455.

A few readings from the madding crowd:
––The Liverpool Cholera Epidemic of 1 and Anatomical Dissection—Medical Mistrust and Civil Unrest
––The Wisdom of Crowds, the Madness of Crowds: Rethinking Peer Review in the Web Era
––The Hippocratic Thorn in Bioethics’ Hide: Cults, Sects, and Strangeness
––The Importance of Complying with Vaccination Protocols in Developed Countries: “Anti-Vax” Hysteria and the Spread of Severe Preventable Diseases

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/053-the-madness-of-crowds/.

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It would be shear madness if you did not crowd the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:42:27 -0500 2021-01-12T19:00:00-05:00 2021-01-12T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion The Madness of Crowds
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 13, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539123@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-13T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-13T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
UROP Paid Summer Research Fellowships (January 14, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79990 79990-20539124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 14, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP sponsors several summer research opportunities designed for University of Michigan undergraduate students seeking an intense research experience in traditional laboratory settings and in the community. These fellowships provide students with the chance to undertake and complete individual research projects; learn firsthand about the life of an academic researcher; think about academic and post graduate careers; and develop strong mentor relationships.

Summer Fellowships include:
Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
Engineering Summer Fellowship
Women and Gender Summer Fellowship

Application is now open - apply today at: http://myumi.ch/lxmbp

Info Sessions are being offered: https://umich.zoom.us/j/3557060097
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, January 28, 2021 (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:38:24 -0500 2021-01-14T09:00:00-05:00 2021-01-14T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Summer Fellowship
MIDAS & Owkin Federated Learning in Biomedical Research Workshop (January 14, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80139 80139-20566722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 14, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Objective: Cultivating research collaboration, joint grants and connecting the UM researchers to the right organisations. Supports Owkin expansion of our presence in North America and facilitates collaborations with PIs at UM. A great introduction to what Owkin does to UM.

Introduction Owkin & Scientific Overview of the Sessions — Patrick Sin-Chan, Partnerships Manager – Owkin
Session 1: Methodology and Data Science
Learning From Others Without Sacrificing Privacy: Application of Federated Machine Learning to Mobile Health Data
Presenter: Ambuj Tewari, Associate Professor, Statistics
Privacy Preserving Federated Learning Platform: from Design to Deployment in Real World Use Cases
Presenter: Camille Marini
Accelerating Machine Learning with Multi-Armed Bandit
Barzan Mozafari, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Siloed Federated Learning for Multi-Centric Histopathology Datasets
Presenter: Mathieu Andreux
20 mins Panel Discussion (MIDAS Moderator- Kayvan Najarian, Professor, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics)
Session 2: Biotech/medical
Covid-19 Severity Analysis with CT Scans and Machine Learning
Presenter: Simon Jégou
Linking Single-cell Molecular States with Phenotypes Using Machine Learning
Presenter: Josh Welch, Assistant Professor, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
HE2RNA: a Deep Learning Model to Predict RNA-Seq Expression of Tumors from Whole Slide Images
Presenter: Alberto Romagnoni
Using Large-scale Pharmacogenomic Databases to Predict Drug Effectiveness
Presenter: Johann Gagnon-Bartsch, Assistant Professor, Statistics
20 mins Panel discussion (Owkin Moderator: Patrick Sin-Chan)

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:36:31 -0500 2021-01-14T10:00:00-05:00 2021-01-14T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Okwin