Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Book club- Becoming by Michelle Obama Part I: Becoming me (Chap 1-8) (June 25, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63964 63964-16041377@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 6:00pm
Location:
Organized By: MUSES

This summer MUSES is having a book club featuring "Becoming" by Michelle Obama. Becoming was the #1 best-selling book in 2018 totaling 3.4 million copies. Come join us as we discuss the journey of the first African American first lady of the United States.

The book club will be divided into 3 parts:

Becoming me (Chap 1-8): June 25th, Duderstadt 1120D Conf Rm D
Becoming us (Chap 9-18): July 30th, Duderstadt 1120D Conf Rm D
Become more (Chap 19-24): Aug 27th, Duderstadt 1120D Conf Rm D

Food will be provided, Please RSVP here for June 25th, so we can have enough food
If you need a book or have any other question, please contact us at umichmuses@gmail.com

Best,
MUSES Committee

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Meeting Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:09:36 -0400 2019-06-25T18:00:00-04:00 2019-06-25T19:30:00-04:00 MUSES Meeting
Book Club - Becoming by Michelle Obama Part 2: Becoming us (Chap 9-18) (July 30, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64488 64488-16372918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: MUSES

We will continue our book club featuring "Becoming" by Michelle Obama. Becoming was the #1 best-selling book in 2018 totaling 3.4 million copies. Come join us as we discuss the journey of the first African American first lady of the United States.

We already explored Becoming me (Chap 1-8) on June 25th.

Following, we will explore:
Becoming us (Chap 9-18): July 30th, at 6pm, Duderstadt 1120D Conf Rm D
Become more (Chap 19-24): Aug 27th, at 6pm, Duderstadt 1120D Conf Rm D

If you would like to join us on July 30th, at 6 pm. Please, RSVP below so we can have enough food.
https://forms.gle/4HhPTKSnUPqUFdaL8

If you need a book or have any other questions, please contact us at umichmuses@gmail.com

Best,
MUSES Committee

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Meeting Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:42:40 -0400 2019-07-30T18:00:00-04:00 2019-07-30T19:30:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center MUSES Meeting Duderstadt Center
PwC Recruitment Information Session (September 5, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66220 66220-16719603@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 5, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Herbert H. Dow Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

Recruiting students of all engineering majors pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree for full-time and internship positions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. PwC will not be collecting resumes at this event.
From developing leaders at every level, to digital training to help you embrace the innovative technology of tomorrow, PwC provides you with support to help you develop your career and build relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and across multiple industries. We help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of the US marketplace in the areas of assurance, tax, and consulting. At PwC US, you will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:02:00 -0400 2019-09-05T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-05T18:30:00-04:00 Herbert H. Dow Building Tau Beta Pi Careers / Jobs PwC Logo
Words of Wisdom and Breakfast with Crystal Ashby (September 7, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65361 65361-16573561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 7, 2019 9:00am
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: MUSES

Crystal Ashby is a dynamic and innovative executive with a record of successes leading government and external affairs, legal and ethics and compliance organizations. She has held many executive roles during her career, including VP of BP Oil Company. For years she has helped Michigan female students with her wisdom and advice for a successful career and personal life. This is an opportunity you cannot miss.

If you would like, you can find more about Crystal at https://lab.engin.umich.edu/members/crystal-e-ashby/

Breakfast will be served!
Please, RSVP at the link below so we can provide enough food.
https://forms.gle/brHkoUmScrUt7H9h8

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Meeting Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:04:40 -0400 2019-09-07T09:00:00-04:00 2019-09-07T11:00:00-04:00 Undergraduate Science Building MUSES Meeting
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series (September 10, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66530 66530-16744977@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 4:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Mechanical Engineering

The first seminar in the Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series of the fall 2019 semester.

Tuesday, September 10th
4pm
2147 GG Brown

Challenges in Prosthetic Limbs: Design, Control, Use, and Utility
Presented by: Assistant Professor Peter G. Adamczyk of the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Abstract
Artificial limbs offer an opportunity to improve movement through biomimetic devices. One approach is to directly replace joint function, but achieving humanlike performance is challenging for design, control, cost and longevity of the systems. An alternative approach is to exploit biomechanical workarounds for lost function rather than directly replacing it. This presentation will describe several such “semi-active” prostheses – low-power systems that modulate their mechanical properties but cannot power body movement – that aim to add adaptability and versatility with minimal addition of weight, height, complexity, power demand and cost.
Another challenge in rehabilitation and assistive technology is determining which among several interventions is most beneficial to everyday movement. “Real-world” assessment using wearable sensors is a popular approach, but current analysis techniques struggle to reduce days-long data sets to generalizable knowledge. The second part of this presentation will describe this challenge and a novel approach to data reduction aimed at enabling lab-like scientific findings from long-term wearable data sets, with upcoming application to prosthetic ankle-foot systems.

Bio
Dr. Peter Adamczyk earned degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University (B.S.) and the University of Michigan (M.S. and Ph.D) in the areas of Robotics and Biomechanics. He spent several years running a startup company dedicated to advancing the science and technology of lower-limb prosthetics and real-world motion assessment. He is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he directs the Biomechatronics, Assistive Devices, Gait Engineering and Rehabilitation Laboratory (UW BADGER Lab, http://uwbadgerlab.engr.wisc.edu).

Dr. Adamczyk’s research aims to enhance physical and functional recovery from impairments affecting walking, running, and standing. Core foci include the design of semi-active foot prostheses for gait restoration after amputation; wearable sensors for movement assessment during real-life activities; and rehabilitation robotics to explore motor learning and neural adaptation.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:49:02 -0400 2019-09-10T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-10T17:00:00-04:00 GG Brown Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Workshop / Seminar Peter G. Adamczyk
Prediction under chaos using a depth-averaged model of turbidity currents (September 12, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65223 65223-16555451@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Abstract: In this talk, I will demonstrate a forward stratigraphic model based on depth-averaged governing equations for the flow of submarine turbidity currents over an erodible bed. This model is being used with some success by the Process Stratigraphy team at ExxonMobil to generate stratigraphic models for deepwater environments of deposition. The mathematical model consists of a system of nonlinear hyperbolic PDEs, with an additional so-called Exner equation for modeling the flow-bed sediment exchange and their bedload transport. The Exner equation plays a key role since a (slow time scale) change in the gradient of the bed influences the (fast time scale) momentum of the flow. The transport equations, along with closure models for sediment transport, TKE balance, and water entrainment, are solved using a first-order finite-volume method with a HLLC approximate Riemann solver and integrated using an explicit Euler scheme. The model shows the emergence of self-organized patterns in the deposits, including the creation of bedforms, channel formation, and avulsions, consistent with observations of modern systems and lab experiments. These occur even with uniform boundary conditions and symmetric initial conditions. The initial disturbances that trigger these mechanisms are ostensibly sourced by floating-point roundoff errors. An ensemble of simulations with slightly different initial conditions are used to analyze statistics on shapes of geomorphic elements and grain size distributions. The objective is to assess whether and under what conditions such a numerical model can be predictive and quantify the uncertainty in the results arising due to the irreducible chaos in the dynamical system.
Bio: Ramanathan Vishnampet is a Computational Data Scientist at the Global Business Lines Analytics & Optimization group at ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his dissertation focused on an exact and consistent adjoint method for high-fidelity discretization of the compressible flow equations.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 14 Aug 2019 09:09:39 -0400 2019-09-12T14:30:00-04:00 2019-09-12T15:30:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Vishnampet
FANUC Information Session, hosted by ASME (September 12, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66452 66452-16736412@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Space Research Building
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

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

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:50:28 -0400 2019-09-12T17:00:00-04:00 2019-09-12T18:00:00-04:00 Space Research Building Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Space Research Building
Spotlight! Team Project Showcase and Scholarship Competition 2019 (September 13, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64379 64379-16338339@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 8:00am
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 14:27:21 -0400 2019-09-13T08:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Presentation Spotlight! 2019
Texas Instruments Resume Critiquing, hosted by ECRC (September 13, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65189 65189-16547459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 10:00am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Texas Instruments representatives will provide resume critiques on a drop-in basis in the Duderstadt Connector on Friday, September 13, from 10 AM-4 PM.

Please note that every effort will be made to assist as many students as possible during the resume critique session. To facilitate this, we will limit critiques to approximately 10 minutes per student. Given the time parameters and student interest on any given day, the line will be monitored and closed at an appropriate time to ensure a prompt ending at 4:00 PM. This is necessary as a courtesy to our employer hosts who have volunteered their time to support our students! Please plan your time accordingly.

This is a College of Engineering event.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:42:27 -0400 2019-09-13T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T16:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Duderstadt Center
Energy Leaders & Luminaries Seminar Series (September 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66546 66546-16785536@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

This is a period of transformative change for planet Earth. We add 200,000 people to the planet every single day. By the year 2030, as a planet, we will require 55% more material abstraction, 30% more energy and 40% more fresh water. More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day. So, what is Cummins, a midwestern manufacturer who produces engines and products that power the world, doing about it? Hear from Chief Technical Officer Jennifer Rumsey explain how Cummins, and those in their industry, apply innovation with impact to create the most advanced technologies and products that directly improve climate change and air quality.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:19:58 -0400 2019-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T13:00:00-04:00 Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project University of Michigan Energy Institute Lecture / Discussion Jennifer Rumsey
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series (September 16, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66532 66532-16831257@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Mechanical Engineering

Part of the Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series

Spencer H. Bryngelson
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar
California Institute of Technology
Working with Tim Colonius

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
4:00 p.m.
2147 GG Brown

Abstract
Multi-component flows play a central role in engineering problems ranging from the design of biomedical devices for therapy to naval and aircraft development. I will consider cellular, cavitating, and droplet flows as canonical examples of such flows. Each case is treated using novel computational techniques for simulation. This includes a sub-grid disperse flow model that is based upon particle population moments and improved via recurrent neural networks. The high-fidelity spectral and discretely-conservative interface-capturing methods used to solve for the flow will be discussed, including a presentation of our new open-source solver, MFC, that implements them. These large-scale simulations are complemented by novel analyses based-upon non-modal stability theory, chaotic dynamical systems, and stochastic and data-driven techniques. These are interpreted as they apply to microfluidics, rheometry, and even feeding humpback whales.

Bio
Dr. Spencer Bryngelson is a Senior Postdoctoral Scholar at the California Institute of Technology, working with Professor Tim Colonius. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Exascale Simulation of Plasma-Coupled Combustion (XPACC), a PSAAP II center. He received his PhD and MS in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 2017 and 2015, respectively, working with Professor Jonathan Freund. In 2013, he obtained BS degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mathematics from the University of Michigan–Dearborn. His research lives at the intersection of fluid dynamics and computational physics, with a focus on biomedical, defense, and environmental applications. In pursuit of this, he develops high-performance software, physical models, numerical methods, and techniques for physics-based and data-driven analysis

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:07:48 -0400 2019-09-16T15:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T16:00:00-04:00 Mechanical Engineering Workshop / Seminar Computational Methods for Multi-Component Flows: From the Microcirculation to Feeding Humpback Whales
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series (September 17, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66532 66532-16744980@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 4:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Mechanical Engineering

Part of the Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series

Spencer H. Bryngelson
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar
California Institute of Technology
Working with Tim Colonius

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
4:00 p.m.
2147 GG Brown

Abstract
Multi-component flows play a central role in engineering problems ranging from the design of biomedical devices for therapy to naval and aircraft development. I will consider cellular, cavitating, and droplet flows as canonical examples of such flows. Each case is treated using novel computational techniques for simulation. This includes a sub-grid disperse flow model that is based upon particle population moments and improved via recurrent neural networks. The high-fidelity spectral and discretely-conservative interface-capturing methods used to solve for the flow will be discussed, including a presentation of our new open-source solver, MFC, that implements them. These large-scale simulations are complemented by novel analyses based-upon non-modal stability theory, chaotic dynamical systems, and stochastic and data-driven techniques. These are interpreted as they apply to microfluidics, rheometry, and even feeding humpback whales.

Bio
Dr. Spencer Bryngelson is a Senior Postdoctoral Scholar at the California Institute of Technology, working with Professor Tim Colonius. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Exascale Simulation of Plasma-Coupled Combustion (XPACC), a PSAAP II center. He received his PhD and MS in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 2017 and 2015, respectively, working with Professor Jonathan Freund. In 2013, he obtained BS degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mathematics from the University of Michigan–Dearborn. His research lives at the intersection of fluid dynamics and computational physics, with a focus on biomedical, defense, and environmental applications. In pursuit of this, he develops high-performance software, physical models, numerical methods, and techniques for physics-based and data-driven analysis

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:07:48 -0400 2019-09-17T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T17:00:00-04:00 GG Brown Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Workshop / Seminar Computational Methods for Multi-Component Flows: From the Microcirculation to Feeding Humpback Whales
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Career Day (September 23, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65194 65194-16547464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:00am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

The ECRC is hosting a Career Day for Harley-Davidson Motor Company on Monday, September 23, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Duderstadt Atrium.

Join Harley-Davidson to learn more about the IGNITE program and the opportunities that await UMich students! The IGNITE Program consists of robust and formalized internship and co-op assignments, as well as full-time rotational development programs that help Harley-Davidson to better attract and retain entry-level talent.​

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:57:03 -0400 2019-09-23T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-23T15:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Duderstadt Center
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series (September 24, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67552 67552-16892242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 4:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Mechanical Engineering

Speaker: Amy Marconnet - Associate Professor at Purdue University

Abstract
Nanostructuring material s allows independent control of multiple material s properties. High conductivity material s such as carbon nanotube forests are useful as thermal interface materials (TIMs) for dissipating power in electronic devices, while low conductivity material s like nanoporous silicon for thermal barrier coatings and enhanced thermoelectric performance. Beyond thermal transport, storage of thermal energy is critical for effective heat removal for applications involving
highly-transient heat fluxes, and during material processing. Often to achieve the desired functionality, multiples material s are combined together to form heterogeneous composites. For example, in lithium-ion batteries, the particulate active material s (with micro- and nano-scale features) are sandwiched between metal electrodes and polymer-based separators with microscale thicknesses to form macroscale battery cells. This seminar will discuss methods to understand and
control thermal transport and development of accurate and reliable experimental and analytical techniques for thermal characterization across multiple length scales. Further, I will highlight the integration of material synthesis with thermal property measurements and physics-based analysis to provide new avenues for improved material s and device performance.

Bio
Amy Marconnet i s an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. She received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wi Wisconsin – Madison in 2007, and an M.S. and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University in 2009 and 2012, respectively. She then worked briefly as a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining the faculty at Purdue University in 2013. Research in the Marconnet Thermal and
Energy Conversion (MTEC) Lab integrates metrology and analysis of underlying transport mechanisms with design and development of nanostructured material s for heat transfer and energy conversion applications.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:27:34 -0400 2019-09-24T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-24T17:00:00-04:00 GG Brown Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Amy Marconnet
EER Seminar Series (Engineering Education Research) (September 25, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65182 65182-16547451@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

TITLE: Advancing Evidence-based Biomedical Engineering Education in Real Time

Undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) programs typically consist of courses from several different academic departments combined with BME-specific courses taught by faculty trained in a variety of disciplines. While some students embrace this diversity in courses and disciplinary perspectives, many struggle with how to translate these experiences into career opportunities. BME students are often concerned that they are perceived as a “jack of all trades, masters of none.” In 2016, the BME Department sought to find new ways to integrate BME professional practice into the curriculum.

Informed by organizational change theory, we asked: 1) Is there potential for change; 2) what strategies facilitate change; and 3) how can these strategies be implemented? As a result, we developed an Instructional Design Sequence, a new approach to instruction in which students, post docs, and faculty create short modules that use evidence-based teaching practices to expose BME students to BME professional practice.

This presentation describes how the Instructional Design Sequence was conceived and demonstrates how theory can be used to inform practice. The resultant Sequence is a transferrable model for transforming engineering education, offering a mechanism for integrating new career-relevant curriculum into undergraduate curriculum, while training future educators in evidence-based instructional practices.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:53:48 -0400 2019-09-25T15:30:00-04:00 2019-09-25T16:30:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion EER Logo
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series (October 1, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67537 67537-16892234@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 4:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Mechanical Engineering

Impacting Healthcare Costs with a University of Michigan innovation – FlexDex

Dr. Kent Bowden, General Surgery, Cadillac Hospital, Munson Healthcare System

Abstract
Driven by minimally invasive procedures that require intensive suturing, the adoption of robotics in general surgery has accelerated dramatically in spite of high costs and steep learning curve. While big hospitals are able to absorb the cost of owning and maintaining multi-million dollar DaVinci surgical robots and associated infrastructure, small community hospitals face a difficult decision.

In this talk, I will present this dilemma faced by Cadillac Hospital, which serves the rural community of about 80,000 residents in seven counties in northern Michigan. A few years ago, we had to decide to either invest significant time, money, and personnel in creating and running a robotics program, or lose our patients and surgeons to bigger hospitals and medical centers. This would be a loss for the
local community, economy, and quality of living. Instead, we looked for alternate options. There weren’t many but the most promising one seemed to be a technology from our own state – FlexDex – created at the University of Michigan.

I will describe how I ended up adopting FlexDex and pioneering complex surgical procedures with it just as they would be performed on the DaVinci surgical robot but at much lower costs to the hospital. I have now performed over four hundred FlexDex procedures including hernia repair, colon resection, fundoplication, and hysterectomy. The savings from this decision and the “notoriety” that this brought us has expanded our surgical efficiency as well as capabilities.

FlexDex is now spreading all over the world and is being adopted in urology, gynecology, cardiothoracic, bariatric, and whipple procedures among others. I will discuss the future potential of this technology in providing greater access to minimally invasive surgery world-wide at an affordable cost. I will also discuss ongoing technology needs and challenges that remain in surgery that might
inspire new research and innovation at universities.

Bio
Dr. Kent Bowden, D.O. is a General Surgeon at Cadillac Hospital, Munson Healthcare. He trained at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University and graduated in 2005. He completed his Residency at Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, MI in 2010, and joined private practice in a rural hospital where he could have a broad-spectrum practice. His objective as a surgeon is to
provide cost-effective, personalized and world-class care to patients in his local community. In addition to pioneering cases with FlexDex, he enjoys coaching basketball at his children's school and spending time outdoors with his family. Dr. Bowden is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (FACOS).

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:10:54 -0400 2019-10-01T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-01T17:00:00-04:00 GG Brown Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Dr. Kent Bowden
E-Hour Speaker Series - Rivian (October 4, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67833 67833-16958329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 4, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

The weekly Entrepreneurship Hour speaker series is back every Friday during the academic year, free and open to the public to attend.

As the Strategy Director at Rivian Automotive (a company which develops vehicles, products and services related to sustainable transportation), three-time U-M Alum, Patrick Hunt seeks to highlight authentic experiences by humbling your ego when at the helm of a startup.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:31:42 -0400 2019-10-04T12:30:00-04:00 2019-10-04T13:20:00-04:00 Walgreen Drama Center Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation Patrick Hunt Headshot
Project Management Certification (October 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61540 61540-15126018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example: a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 24 (1:00 - 4:30 pm, Ross 0240)
Sunday, April 7 (1:00 - 4:30 pm, Ross 0240)
Sunday, October 6 (1:00 - 4:30 pm, Ross 0240)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for November 17, 2019 (11:00 - 3:00 pm) at the Ross School of Business. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skill set to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/project-management-certification/2019-03-24/project-management-certification-2019

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Mon, 25 Feb 2019 10:40:05 -0500 2019-10-06T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-06T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Mechanics of earthquakes: extreme location, frictional instability, and fluid effects (October 7, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67679 67679-16915708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Gorguze Family Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Many seismological studies interpret earthquake sources as shear cracks and use concepts of fracture mechanics to shed light on earthquake source processes. This approach is partially justified by extreme localization of shear deformation on mature faults in the earth’s crust, with kilometers of relative plate motion sometimes accommodated by millimeter-wide shear layers filled with micrometer-sized rock particles. The presentation will discuss recent progress in using laboratory-derived shear resistance laws in the presence of pore fluids for numerical elastodynamic simulations of earthquake source processes and the associated insights, including similarities and differences with the traditional fracture mechanics interpretations

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:20:10 -0400 2019-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T17:00:00-04:00 Gorguze Family Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar earthquakes
Design Science Information Session (October 7, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67417 67417-16849161@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

This information session will give you a better understanding of what the Design Science degree can do for you, as well as allow you to ask questions from our Program Chair, and current Design Science students.

Design Science offers a MS and PhD option.

*Pizza will be provided*

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pTE88gUicZI6Ex28ZTvNS2qPz9RQJletqip35-f3X0U/edit

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Presentation Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:03:55 -0400 2019-10-07T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T18:00:00-04:00 Pierpont Commons Integrative Systems + Design Presentation Pierpont Commons
The American University of Beirut: Lifting the Quality of Health Across the Middle East and North Africa Region (October 10, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65891 65891-16668204@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies

Thursday, October 10, 2019
10:00 am - 10:45 am

Kahn Auditorium - Biomedical Science Research Building

Seminar is followed by an Open Panel Discussion
10:45 am - 11:30 am

Panelists from American University of Beirut include:
Dr. Mohamed Sayegh - Executive Vice President & Dean of Medicine
Dr. Alan Shihadeh - Dean of Engineering & Architecture
Dr. Iman Nuwayhid - Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
Drs. Sami Azar & Assad Eid - Directors of the Diabetes Program

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:48:19 -0400 2019-10-10T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-10T11:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Lecture / Discussion A Special Lecture by Dr. Fadlo R. Khuri, President of the American University of Beruit
2019 EER Prospective Student Open House (October 11, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65464 65464-16603590@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 11, 2019 8:00am
Location: School of Education
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

We invite students from all institutions to attend the University of Michigan Engineering Education Research (EER) graduate student open house!

Attendees will be eligible for an application fee waiver.

(Note: Applicants to the EER program must have Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in a traditional engineering discipline.)

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:11:11 -0400 2019-10-11T08:00:00-04:00 2019-10-11T16:30:00-04:00 School of Education Engineering Education Research Workshop / Seminar EER Logo
2019 Conference on Transportation, Economics, Energy and the Environment (TE3) (October 18, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63613 63613-16831256@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 18, 2019 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The University of Michigan’s Conference on Transportation, Economics, Energy and the Environment (TE3) brings economists and other academic researchers together with practitioners from industry, government and the public policy community to share knowledge, exchange ideas and strengthen our collective ability to address the transportation sector's energy and environmental challenges. Now in its sixth year, the 2019 TE3 Conference will examine transportation electrification worldwide, highlighting developments in both the United States and China.

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and a rising source globally. Technology advances and falling costs for energy storage and renewable energy are now poised to create a historic opportunity to transition the sector to electrified mobility. At this year's TE3 event, conference participants will explore this exciting transition through sessions addressing consumer interest in electric vehicles (EVs), vehicle charging, the role of a cleaner electric grid, the economics of EVs and the interactions among different policies. The conference will close with a high-level panel discussion about the tensions that confront EV-related policy development in the world's leading vehicle markets.

TE3 2019 will be held on Friday, October 18 in Rackham Amphiteatre.
Learn more and register at https://energy.umich.edu/te3/.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:49:49 -0400 2019-10-18T08:00:00-04:00 2019-10-18T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) University of Michigan Energy Institute Conference / Symposium TE3 2019: The Electrification of Transportation
Biophysics Talk Title: TBD (October 18, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64273 64273-16274483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 18, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

Abstract: TBD

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:39:01 -0400 2019-10-18T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-18T13:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab LSA Biophysics Workshop / Seminar Chemistry Dow Lab
EER Seminar Series (October 23, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67813 67813-16952010@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Every instance of a design process can be represented with a design signature – a tracing of design activities over time that can be represented as a timeline. Design signatures can differ across levels of expertise of the designer(s) in significant ways. These representations have been shown to be effective for teaching undergraduate engineers about the complexities of design processes.

In this talk, I will review the research findings from an analysis of verbal protocols from 177 individuals with a wide range of expertise (from beginning undergrads through expert professionals in industry) who solved 401 separate design problems. We found that individuals with more expertise 1) use processes that demonstrate a higher level of complexity, 2) consider a broader set of information and objects during their design process, 3) spend longer solving the problem they were given, and 4) are more likely to demonstrate a cascade pattern in their tracing across design activities. I will also discuss several teaching activities that are derived from the research.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:45:24 -0400 2019-10-23T15:30:00-04:00 2019-10-23T16:30:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Dr. Cindy Atman
Science, Technology, and Public Policy Graduate Certificate Info Session (October 23, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67933 67933-16969022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program

Join us for an information session about the Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Graduate Certificate!

Wednesday, October 23rd, 4:00pm-5:00pm
5240 Weill Hall
There will be SNACKS!

Do you want to learn how science and technology policy is made? Are you interested in the social and ethical implications of developments like gene editing and autonomous vehicles? Are you concerned about the increased politicization of science and research funding?

In the STPP graduate certificate program, graduate students from across the University analyze the role of science and technology in the policymaking process, gain experience writing for policymakers, and explore the political and policy landscape of areas such as biotechnology, information technology, energy, and others. Graduates of the STPP certificate have gone on to a range of policy-engaged scientific roles in government, NGOs, and academia.

More information about the program is available at: http://stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/graduate-certificate/

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Presentation Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:21:49 -0400 2019-10-23T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T17:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program Presentation Information Session promotional slide
Little MUSES Mixer (October 25, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68082 68082-17009753@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: MUSES

Don't you wish you knew certain things earlier in your education? Don't you wish you knew others like you that are going through or have already gone through similar difficulties in your education? Come join us at Little MUSES Mixer where you will have the opportunity to get to know others like you and share your experiences. In this event, graduate and undergraduate students will have the opportunity to interact and network over great food and activities.

Please, RSVP on the link below so enough food is provided
https://forms.gle/yHZrVfSjn1CJSVMJ7

Best,
MUSES Committee!

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Meeting Mon, 07 Oct 2019 07:45:22 -0400 2019-10-25T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T20:00:00-04:00 Undergraduate Science Building MUSES Meeting
Engineering Majors/Minors Fair 2019 (October 29, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67826 67826-16958323@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Engineering Advising Center

Undecided on an Engineering major? Want to learn about co-curricular opportunities? Considering a minor in Engineering or another school or college? Then this event is for you! Join us at the Majors/Minors Fair on Tuesday, October 29th, from 4 to 6 PM. Come speak with representatives from Engineering departments and programs as well as campus partners including Art & Design, Education, Entrepreneurship, LSA, and Ross. FREE PIZZA will be provided!

RSVP here!: https://forms.gle/p585qQ2LZyBVEXBU6

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Fair / Festival Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:51:34 -0400 2019-10-29T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T18:00:00-04:00 Chrysler Center Engineering Advising Center Fair / Festival Picture of Civil Engineering table at Majors/Minors Fair 2018
ISD Manufacturing Seminar Series (November 1, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68798 68798-17153401@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 10:30am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Join us Friday, November 8, 2019 from 11:00am-12:00pm in Chrysler Center, Room 151 (2121 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor) for our Manufacturing Seminar Series Speaker, with Xun Huan, Ph.D. Professor Huan is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan.

In this presentation, Dr. Huan will talk about finding the most useful data and how using a careful design of limited data acquisition opportunities can lead to substantial resource savings.
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/b94JCeg23jJwu3Li9

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:25:41 -0500 2019-11-01T10:30:00-04:00 2019-11-01T11:30:00-04:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Workshop / Seminar MFG Seminar
ISD Open House (November 7, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68864 68864-17186657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 12:00pm
Location: School of Information North
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

We'd love to meet you.

Are you a naturally curious, problem solving, cross-disciplinary, holistic thinking student who would like to chart the next course of your education?

If any or all of those descriptors applies to you, then please stop by during our Open House to learn about our graduate degree programs in:

Automotive Engineering
Design Science
Energy Systems Engineering
Global Automotive + Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing
Systems Engineering + Design

ISD staff, program directors, and other ISD students will be here to answer any questions you might have.

Stop in and stay as long as you like!

Refreshments will be provided.

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Other Mon, 28 Oct 2019 07:55:59 -0400 2019-11-07T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-07T14:00:00-05:00 School of Information North Integrative Systems + Design Other ISD Open House
ISD Design Science Seminar (November 8, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69144 69144-17252909@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:30am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Join us Friday, November 8, 2019 from 9:30-11:00 am in Chrysler Center, Room 151 (2121 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor) for our Design Science Seminar Series with speaker Malcolm McCullough, Ph.D. Dr. McCullough is a Professor of Architecture, Taubman Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. He is the author of the books Downtime on the Microgrid (forthcoming 2020), Ambient Commons (2013), Digital Ground (2005), and Abstracting Craft (1997) all with the MIT Press.

Whereas “the smart city” has most often been understood as a totality, top-down and always-on, in today’s climate-altered reality more agendas instead need to advance a more locally clustered, adaptive resilience. Otherwise, the most salient aspect of any future smart city is its fragility. While not a report on complexity simulations, this talk reexamines some perhaps-familiar principles of adaptive clustering from three less conventional perspectives.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:37:09 -0500 2019-11-08T09:30:00-05:00 2019-11-08T11:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Workshop / Seminar DESCI Seminar
ISD Manufacturing Seminar Series (November 8, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68798 68798-17252891@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 11:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Join us Friday, November 8, 2019 from 11:00am-12:00pm in Chrysler Center, Room 151 (2121 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor) for our Manufacturing Seminar Series Speaker, with Xun Huan, Ph.D. Professor Huan is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan.

In this presentation, Dr. Huan will talk about finding the most useful data and how using a careful design of limited data acquisition opportunities can lead to substantial resource savings.
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/b94JCeg23jJwu3Li9

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:25:41 -0500 2019-11-08T11:00:00-05:00 2019-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Workshop / Seminar MFG Seminar
Building a Legacy with Dr. Susan Montgomery (November 12, 2019 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68643 68643-17130510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 5:45pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: MUSES

This year is MUSES' 20th year anniversary, and our theme this year is Building a Legacy. On Nov 12th, we will have the pleasure to host a very special guest, Dr. Susan Montgomery, that truly represents what legacy looks like.

Doctor Susan Montgomery has had an important role in mentoring and advising students and student organizations throughout her career. She joined the University of Michigan in 1993 after a two-year postdoc developing educational modules following her PhD from Princeton University. She has taught many courses over the years including ‘Teaching Engineering’ which molds future engineering faculty. She has served as an advisor for undergraduate chemical engineering students, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and Habitat for Humanity. Recently she received the “Achievement Award” at the Willie Hobbs Moore Luncheon, given to an individual in STEM whose achievements encourage and inspire others to achieve their goals. She is in the process of transitioning to phased retirement, and certainly her contributions to our organization and our community at the University of Michigan will be forever remembered.

All are welcome!

When: Nov 12th, at 6pm.
Where: Johnson Room, Lurie Engineering Center (1221 Beal Ave)

Dinner will be provided. Please, RSVP below so enough food is provided.
https://forms.gle/StwpgEtjUurczAVz9

for more information or questions, contact umichmuses@gmail.com

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Meeting Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:08:19 -0400 2019-11-12T17:45:00-05:00 2019-11-12T19:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr MUSES Meeting This was taken with the old Nikkor f1.4 35mm AIS, wide open, making for a pretty abstract image.
Design Science Information Session (November 13, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68997 68997-17211732@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

This information session will give you a better understanding of what the Design Science degree can do for you, as well as allow you to ask questions from our Program Chair, and current Design Science students.

Design Science offers a MS and PhD option.

Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/tDjvoG6zYmUizqtz7

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:32:02 -0400 2019-11-13T15:30:00-05:00 2019-11-13T16:30:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Integrative Systems + Design Workshop / Seminar Duderstadt Center
EER Seminar Series (November 13, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68977 68977-17205320@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

As the data tsunami washed over everything including college campuses, universities invested heavily in data management systems and then layered on services to create the highly digitally-engineered environments in which we work today. Within that context, I’ll review the seeding and ongoing nurturing of two U-M services (Atlas and Problem Roulette) that share common themes of access and transparency. As examples of research enabled by these services, I’ll present evidence showing that: (i) on average, females study more for less reward in STEM subjects than male students, and (ii) increased selectivity, as measured by ACT/SAT scores, is a minor factor driving undergraduate grades upward. The talk will close by inviting your thoughts and discussion on potential future directions for these and similar services.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Prof. August E. (Gus) Evrard is a first-generation computational cosmologist and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy at U-M. Author of the first algorithm to enable multi-fluid simulation of galaxy and large-scale cosmic structure formation, Prof. Evrard's research is focused on understanding the population of clusters of galaxies, the rarest and largest gravitationally bound systems in the universe. Named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2012, his research is documented in over 200 refereed papers with 22,000 total citations. Within the Office of Academic Innovation he leads two separate projects, one offering visual summaries of Michigan's recent academic landscape (Atlas) and another providing “points-free” study support using local exam content (Problem Roulette). Both are used by thousands of students each year at U-M.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:52:04 -0400 2019-11-13T15:30:00-05:00 2019-11-13T16:20:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion August Evrard
ISD Design Science Seminar (November 15, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69358 69358-17310299@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 9:30am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Join us Friday, November 15, 2019 from 9:30-11:00 am in Chrysler Center, Room 151 (2121 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor) for our Design Science Seminar Series with speaker Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Ph.D. Dr. Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks is a a Behavioral Scientist and Professor of Management and Organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he co-directs the Leadership + Design Studio.
In deciding whether a pitched opportunity seems worth exploring further, individuals are influenced by the emotional qualities they observe in nascent entrepreneurs and founding teams.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:34:50 -0500 2019-11-15T09:30:00-05:00 2019-11-15T11:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Lecture / Discussion DESCI Seminar
Irene Beyerlein: A composite of superior properties with nanostructured composite materials (November 15, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69187 69187-17261062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Abstract: Many future engineering systems will rely on high-performance metallic materials that are several times stronger and tougher than those in use today. In many situations, these superior properties will be desired in harsh environments, such as elevated temperatures, at high rates, and under irradiation. Nanolaminates, built from stacks of crystalline layers, each with nanoscale individual thicknesses, are proving to exhibit a composite of many of these target properties. Examples span from nanotwinned materials to biphase nanolaminates, comprised of alternating nano-thick layers that differ in orientation, chemistry and crystal structure. Studies on these materials report exceptional properties far beyond a volume average value of their constituents, such as strengths that are over five to ten times higher, hardness values that are several orders of magnitude higher, and unprecedented microstructural stability in harsh environments, such as irradiation, sudden impact, or elevated temperatures. While the combination of properties is clearly attractive, one roadblock to applying the nanolaminate concept to any general composite material system is their complex, highly anisotropic deformation behavior, making them less reliable than coarsely structured materials. Critical to designing the material nanostructure to achieve uniformity and reliability is understanding and predicting the strength properties of nanostructure materials based on known conditions and measurable variables, such as basic nanostructure size scales and chemical composition. Multiscale models for conventional coarse-grained materials have been in development for several decades, but analogous versions for nanostructured materials require extensions to explicitly account for the overriding dominance of internal boundaries on these microstructure/property relationships. The computational materials challenge lies in how to represent the discrete and statistical dislocation glide processes in nanostructured materials so that the profound influence of the fine nanoscale crystals can be properly replicated in simulation. In this talk, we will present recent examples of computational techniques and some unanticipated couplings between nanostructural size effects and microstructural evolution and strength that arise from their application.

Bio: Irene J. Beyerlein is a Professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) with a joint appointment in the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Departments. She currently holds the Robert Mehrabian Interdisciplinary Endowed Chair in the College of Engineering.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:22:07 -0500 2019-11-15T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar I. Beyerlein
Sustainability Movie Night (November 15, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69289 69289-17299774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Engineering Student Government

Come watch "Growing Cities" with the Engineering Student Government Sustainability Committee! This movie details the issues with America's current food systems and the merits of urban farming. We will have dinner catered by Panera and reusable containers for you to take home with you and continue to use instead of disposable plastic waste. (Duderstadt 1180 11/15 7-9pm)

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Film Screening Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:08:32 -0500 2019-11-15T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T21:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Engineering Student Government Film Screening Movie Night Flyer
Project Management Certification (November 17, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61540 61540-15126019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 17, 2019 11:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example: a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 24 (1:00 - 4:30 pm, Ross 0240)
Sunday, April 7 (1:00 - 4:30 pm, Ross 0240)
Sunday, October 6 (1:00 - 4:30 pm, Ross 0240)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for November 17, 2019 (11:00 - 3:00 pm) at the Ross School of Business. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skill set to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/project-management-certification/2019-03-24/project-management-certification-2019

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Mon, 25 Feb 2019 10:40:05 -0500 2019-11-17T11:00:00-05:00 2019-11-17T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
How to Negotiate Your First Job Offer Webinar (November 20, 2019 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69447 69447-17324763@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 12:15pm
Location:
Organized By: MUSES

Everyone should negotiate their first job offer but offer negotiations are hard. Negotiating is hard because most graduates dread the experience. Negotiating is also hard because recruiters are negotiating experts. On the other side of the table, recruiters have years of negotiating expertise. This FREE webinar will illuminate what are the tactics that recruiters use to win offer negotiations, what are tactics a candidate can employ, and how you can make an extra $10,000 from simply being a more effective negotiator. Free webinar by Ralph Inc (https://www.withralph.com/)

This webinar is focused on Masters and PhD students
When: Nov 20th, at 12:15pm
Where: You can access the webinar from your own computer. sign-up on the link below and the webinar link can be sent to you


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGlMglhl3rY-SYsIENEqrWG0Yq_pPoanyog2fWozEO-ayfgg/viewform

for more information and questions, please contact: Fatoumata Fall at fatu@withralph.com

Sponsored by the MUSES

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Meeting Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:05:37 -0500 2019-11-20T12:15:00-05:00 2019-11-20T13:00:00-05:00 MUSES Meeting Offer negotiation free Webinar
ISD Design Science Seminar (November 22, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69368 69368-17310322@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 9:30am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Join us Friday, November 22, 2019 from 9:30-11:00 am in Chrysler Center, Room 151 (2121 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor) for our Design Science Seminar Series with speaker Mario Štorga, Ph.D. Dr. Štorga is the Head of the Chair of Design and Product Development in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. He has led research in numerous national and international research and development projects, serves on the editorial boards of five journals, and has published more than 100 journal and conference papers.
In his talk, a research framework for experimental studies of engineering teams (both face-to-face and virtual) will be presented.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:56:34 -0500 2019-11-22T09:30:00-05:00 2019-11-22T11:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Lecture / Discussion DESCI Seminar
ISD Manufacturing Seminar Series (November 22, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69420 69420-17318586@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 11:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Join us Friday, November 22, 2019 from 11:00am-12:00pm in Chrysler Center, Room 151 (2121 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor) for our Manufacturing Seminar Series Speaker, with Zhimin Xi , Ph.D. Professor Xi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Rutgers University – New Brunswick. His research interests include reliability and safety for lithium-ion batteries, design for reliable engineering systems, model validation under uncertainty, and prognostics and health management for engineering systems.

This talk presents the integration of FE and data-driven modeling with systematic calibration and validation framework for the SLM process based on limited experiment data.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:47:15 -0500 2019-11-22T11:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Lecture / Discussion MFG Seminar
Online Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (November 26, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69730 69730-17392921@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:36:32 -0500 2019-11-26T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T14:00:00-05:00 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 Online IPD Trade Show
Online Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (November 27, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69730 69730-17392922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:36:32 -0500 2019-11-27T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-27T14:00:00-05:00 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 Online IPD Trade Show
Online Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (November 28, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69730 69730-17392923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 28, 2019 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:36:32 -0500 2019-11-28T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-28T14:00:00-05:00 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 Online IPD Trade Show
Online Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (November 29, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69730 69730-17392924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 29, 2019 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:36:32 -0500 2019-11-29T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-29T14:00:00-05:00 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 Online IPD Trade Show
Online Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (November 30, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69730 69730-17392925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 30, 2019 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:36:32 -0500 2019-11-30T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-30T14:00:00-05:00 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 Online IPD Trade Show
Online Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (December 1, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69730 69730-17392926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 1, 2019 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:36:32 -0500 2019-12-01T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-01T14:00:00-05:00 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 Online IPD Trade Show
Online Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (December 2, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69730 69730-17392927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:36:32 -0500 2019-12-02T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T14:00:00-05:00 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 Online IPD Trade Show
DESIGN FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ACADEMIC PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION (December 2, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69473 69473-17327210@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 6:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Global Health Design Initiative

Students are invited to come learn about the Design for Global Health Academic Program! The UM Global Health Design Initiative (GHDI) application for the Design for Global Health Academic Program is open! This program consists of a 4-8 weeks summer fieldwork experience in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, or Michigan to inform a novel design project to be completed during Fall 2020. Participants will gain extensive design experience and exposure to healthcare practices in low-resource settings. This opportunity is open to engineering and non-engineering students with junior or senior standing by Fall 2020. Priority deadline for applications in Dec 4th, 2019.

To learn more about GHDI and to apply, visit https://globalhealthdesign.engin.umich.edu/. Please direct inquiries to globalhealthdesign@umich.edu.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:28:46 -0500 2019-12-02T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T19:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Global Health Design Initiative Careers / Jobs Global Health Design Initiative block M logo
Donuts in the Dude with ISD (December 3, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69003 69003-17211737@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:00am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Stop by, grab a Washtenaw Dairy Donut, and learn more about Integrative Systems + Design!

Interested in vehicle electrification, advances in fuel technologies, cleaner energy, or a host of other challenges? ISD is the place for innovative graduate programs that prepare you to become a leader in your field.

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Other Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:29:14 -0400 2019-12-03T11:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T12:30:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Integrative Systems + Design Other Donuts with ISD
Conversation with Dr. Brandi Jones, guest speaker from CoE DEI Lecture Series (December 3, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69785 69785-17423617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 1:30pm
Location:
Organized By: MUSES

Come join us for a conversation with Dr. Brandi Jones, speaker guest from the CoE DEI Lecture Series. This conversation will help underrepresented students navigate engineering PhD programs in ways that will allow them to progress academically. In particular, the session will focus on socialization as an important factor in graduate student success. The session will explore social integration, academic community building, activating social capital, and navigating the culture of engineering.

for more information about Dr. Brandi Jones, use the link below
https://viterbischool.usc.edu/leadership/brandi-jones/

When: Dec 4th, 1:30-2:45
Where: TBD

RSVP on the link below so we know how many people are coming
https://forms.gle/7dQv9FG4Pqb4YYUx7

This conversation will be after her talk from 12- 1pm with titled Equity-Minded Action: Promoting a culture of excellence in strategies and outcomes for Black engineering students at East Pierpoint Commons

for more information, contact: umichmuses@gmail.com

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Meeting Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:27:30 -0500 2019-12-03T13:30:00-05:00 2019-12-03T14:45:00-05:00 MUSES Meeting
Online Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (December 3, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69730 69730-17392928@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:36:32 -0500 2019-12-03T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T14:00:00-05:00 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 Online IPD Trade Show
DESIGN FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ACADEMIC PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION (December 3, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69476 69476-17327213@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: Global Health Design Initiative

Students are invited to come learn about the Design for Global Health Academic Program! The UM Global Health Design Initiative (GHDI) application for the Design for Global Health Academic Program is open! This program consists of a 4-8 weeks summer fieldwork experience in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, or Michigan to inform a novel design project to be completed during Fall 2020. Participants will gain extensive design experience and exposure to healthcare practices in low-resource settings. This opportunity is open to engineering and non-engineering students with junior or senior standing by Fall 2020. Priority deadline for applications is December 4th, 2019.

To learn more about GHDI and to apply, visit https://globalhealthdesign.engin.umich.edu/. Please direct inquiries to globalhealthdesign@umich.edu.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:34:20 -0500 2019-12-03T17:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T18:00:00-05:00 Shapiro Library Global Health Design Initiative Careers / Jobs Global Health Design Initiative block M logo
Trade Show: Integrated Product Development: Healthy 20-30 Year Old's (December 4, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69735 69735-17392937@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the 25th offering of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product suitable for use by working adults, which may be used to build healthy living habits, so as to improve quality of life, health maintenance and outcomes.

See the actual products and test them out. Then cast your vote! Network, have fun and meet up with friends, old and new!

Parking is street meter or there is public parking available in the Hill Street Structure Parking Garage.

Event is Free and open to the public, with light refreshments.

GREAT LOCATION: Lobby of the Robertson Auditorium, at the Ross School of Business, 1st floor at 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor, MI

ONLINE VOTING BEGINS Nov. 26th:
https://tauber.umich.edu/events-training/integrated-product-development/2019-12-04/25th-integrated-product-development-trade

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:35:28 -0500 2019-12-04T16:30:00-05:00 2019-12-04T18:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition 2019 IPD Trade Show
ISD Manufacturing Seminar Series (December 6, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69423 69423-17480881@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 11:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Join us Friday, December 6, 2019 from 11:00am-12:00pm in Chrysler Center, Room 151 (2121 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor) for our Manufacturing Seminar Series Speaker, with Anne Marie Habraken Ph.D. Dr. Habraken is Vice Dean of research of the Engineering School of the University of Liège since 2015. She was President of ESAFORM European Scientific Association for material FORMing from 2004 to 2008.

After a quick overview of the current state of solid, fluid or mixed type simulations of additive manufacturing processes, Dr. Habraken's lecture will be focused on the challenges of finite element predictions through 3 different cases.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:09:32 -0500 2019-12-06T11:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Lecture / Discussion MFG Seminar
Bo Zhu: Super-Resolution Structural Simulation and Optimization (December 9, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69570 69570-17366249@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

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

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

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:47:42 -0500 2019-12-09T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar B. Zhu
EnginFest (January 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70605 70605-17611201@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Engineering Student Government

Join Engineering Student Government for our first even winter student org fair, EnginFest! Learn more about your favorite engineering student organization and how to join them this semester.

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Fair / Festival Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:09:41 -0500 2020-01-09T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-09T17:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Engineering Student Government Fair / Festival ESG EnginFest Banner
Being Human in STEM: An Experiment in Partnering with Students to Address Issues of Equity in STEM (January 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69259 69259-17275351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

When student protesters occupied the Amherst College library for four days in November of 2015, the campus community was transfixed by the painful testimonials shared by marginalized students about their experiences at Amherst as individuals identifying as Black, brown, female, queer, trans, disabled, international, among others. In response to letters from a Black neuroscience major and a non-binary biochemistry and biophysics major, every STEM department wrote a letter of support, pledging to work with students to address their concerns. The following semester, Chemistry professor Sheila Jaswal collaborated with students to develop a project-based course, titled “Being Human in STEM” (HSTEM), to actively engage STEM students and departments in learning about and enhancing inclusion in STEM settings. Now in its sixth iteration, students drive the academic inquiry, investigating both the local experience and the literature on diversity in STEM. They then use that research to design tools and interventions to share with and enhance their own STEM community.  In this seminar, Professor Jaswal will describe how HSTEM course projects and activities have continued the conversation started by students during the Uprising, connected STEM inclusion efforts across the Amherst campus, and produced resources such as the “Inclusive Curricular Practices” handbook, that have been used by STEM educators from high schools, colleges, universities, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence institutions. She will present evidence on the impact of the HSTEM course and practices on students, faculty and staff at Amherst, and provide examples of how a growing network of institutions, including Yale, Brown, Williams, and the University of Utah, are adapting the HSTEM model to their own STEM community needs. 

Please visit website for more information on speaker: http://www.beinghumaninstem.com/sheila-jaswal.html

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:58:03 -0500 2020-01-16T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-16T14:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) LSA Biophysics Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Welcome MUSES (January 22, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71502 71502-17836313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:30am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: MUSES

This semester we will have monthly lunches designed to build our community of women of color in STEM field. We would like to invite you to come and have lunch with us and celebrate the new semester. Relaxation coloring activities will also be available.

When: Wed, Jan 22nd, 11:30am-1pm
Where: Duderstadt 1120 Conference Room D

Please, RSVP here so enough food is provided
https://forms.gle/YHUSoeLUHAy5gvMY9

Mark on your calendar following events (all at the same location)
MUSES personal finance - Wed, Feb 26th, 11:30am-1pm
MUSES personal journal - Wed, Mar 25th, 11:30am-1pm
MUSES commemoration - Wed, Apr 15th, 11:30am-1pm

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Meeting Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:37:10 -0500 2020-01-22T11:30:00-05:00 2020-01-22T13:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center MUSES Meeting Statue of a woman thinking
EER Seminar Series (January 22, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70268 70268-17556192@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Team-based pedagogies are pervasive in higher education, especially in engineering. Some instructors choose group work for logistical reasons, such as “we only have five testbeds.” Others seek to provide a particular student experience: students can teach and learn from each other, they can undertake more complicated projects, and they can develop collaboration skills that will benefit them later in their careers. Whatever the reason for using team-based pedagogies, instructors must be cognizant of team dysfunctions – some of which are invisible to the instructors or even to members of the team – that can affect certain students’ experiences in our classes.

In this talk, I will (1) present evidence that particular groups are more likely to have negative team experiences (and that teamwork is inherently gendered and raced), (2) suggest mechanisms for identifying and remedying some team dysfunctions, and (3) argue that instructors have a moral obligation to critically examine teamwork practices in an attempt to equitably serve our diverse student population.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:48:31 -0500 2020-01-22T15:30:00-05:00 2020-01-22T16:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Dr. Robin Fowler
Robotics Seminar - Improving Multi-fingered Robot Manipulation by Unifying Learning and Planning (January 24, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71850 71850-17894524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 11:00am
Location: Herbert H. Dow Building
Organized By: Michigan Robotics

Multi-fingered hands offer autonomous robots increased dexterity, versatility, and stability over simple two-fingered grippers. Naturally, this increased ability comes with increased complexity in planning and executing manipulation actions. As such, I propose combining model-based planning with learned components to improve over purely data-driven or purely-model based approaches to manipulation.

This talk examines multi-fingered autonomous manipulation when the robot has only partial knowledge of the object of interest. I will first present results on planning multi-fingered grasps for novel objects using a learned neural network. I will then present our approach to planning in-hand manipulation tasks when dynamic properties of objects are not known. I will conclude with a discussion of our ongoing and future research to further unify these two approaches.

Tucker Hermans is an assistant professor in the School of Computing at the University of Utah, where he is a founding member of the University of Utah Robotics Center. He was a visiting professor at NVIDIA Research during summer 2019. Professor Hermans is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award and the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award. His research has been nominated and won multiple conference paper awards including winning the Best Medical Robotics Paper Award at ICRA 2017 and the Best Systems Paper at CoRL 2019.

Previously, Professor Hermans was a postdoctoral at TU Darmstadt working with Jan Peters. He was at Georgia Tech from 2009 to 2014 in the School of Interactive Computing where he earned his Ph.D. in Robotics under the supervision of Aaron Bobick and Jim Rehg. At Georgia Tech he earned his M.Sc. in Computer Science He earned his A.B. in German and Computer Science from Bowdoin College in 2009.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:34:31 -0500 2020-01-24T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 Herbert H. Dow Building Michigan Robotics Workshop / Seminar Objects held by robot hand.
Science as Art Contest Submission Deadline (February 5, 2020 11:55am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48786 48786-17963888@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:55am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Arts at Michigan, ArtsEngine and the Science Learning Center invite you to submit artwork to the 2020 Science as Art exhibition. University of Michigan undergraduate students are invited to submit artwork expressing a scientific principle(s), concept(s), idea(s), process(es), and/or structure(s). The artwork may be visual, literary, musical, video, or performance based. A juried panel using criteria based on both scientific and artistic considerations will choose winning submissions.

Deadline for submissions is Wednesday February 5th!

A number of submissions will be selected for prizes, some of which will be on display and/or performed during the Awards Ceremony and/or displayed in an online Contest Gallery. The entry selected for “Best Overall” will be awarded a cash prize, with smaller cash awards in other categories.

For full information, visit: tinyurl.com/scienceasart2020

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Exhibition Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:47:29 -0500 2020-02-05T11:55:00-05:00 2020-02-05T23:59:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Arts at Michigan Exhibition Science as Art logo
Tauber Leadership Speaker Series | Jeff Kurburski (February 5, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71114 71114-17777080@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Jeff will be talking about his role and experiences in leading a digital transformation at Herman Miller. He will be sharing his experiences with several challenges of the digital transformation and profound changes it brings to an organization and its employees in a way they think, operate and market.

Jeff Kurburski is Chief Technology Officer for Herman Miller, Incorporated. After spending time in both the government and private IT sectors, Jeff joined Herman Miller in 1990. Currently, as CTO, Jeff leads a broad organization that seeks solutions through digital innovation and emerging technologies that lead to new business opportunities, enhance customer’s experiences, and drive internal optimization. Jeff is also responsible for Herman Miller’s Global Information Technology teams.

Jeff, a University of Michigan alumnus, has served in various board capacities for the University of Michigan College of Engineering and currently resides on the Computer Science and Information Systems Advisory Board for Grand Valley State University as well as the CIO Council of Greater West Michigan.

Herman Miller is a global company with operations, sales offices, dealers, and licensees in more than 40 countries in North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, with manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., China, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKER HERE: http://myumi.ch/yKGoW

CAN'T ATTEND? If the Tauber Leadership Speaker Series event is recorded, it will be added to the Leadership Speaker Series website post-session (visit Tauber Event Archives Page)

UPCOMING MEETINGS: Check the Tauber Leadership Speaker Series @tauber.umich.edu for upcoming events.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact Giuliana Sanchez - MBA 2019 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: Priti Singh pritis@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333

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Presentation Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:42:11 -0500 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T19:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Presentation Jeff Kurburski, Chief Technology Officer, Herman Miller, Inc.
Startup Career Fair (February 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72206 72206-17957291@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: MPowered Entrepreneurship

Startup Career Fair provides students with the opportunity to pursue their passion and get paid for it. From Productiv in San Francisco to Choco from Berlin, world-renowned startups with mission-driven teams are waiting to hire you.

We invite you to join us on February 7 from 12-4pm at the Duderstadt Center on North Campus. Register by February 4th and you'll be entered into a lottery for an invitation to our exclusive networking breakfast with recruiters. Can’t wait to see you #Launch.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:06:39 -0500 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T16:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center MPowered Entrepreneurship Careers / Jobs #Launch
Paint and Pour- with people like you (February 8, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72084 72084-17937812@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: MUSES

The Movement of Underrepresented Sisters in Engineering and Science (MUSES) will be getting together and learning how to do a beautiful painting with Alesha Jackson. This is a great time to relax and build a community among minority women on campus.

When: Sat, Feb 8th 3pm
Where: Chrysler, Room 265 (North Campus)

Please, RSVP here so enough supplies can be provided
https://forms.gle/BgLHdQ97HAk3MrkC9

Event is sponsored by RSG and the College of Engineering

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Meeting Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:45:58 -0500 2020-02-08T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center MUSES Meeting Chrysler Center
STEM Identities and the UM Experience (February 10, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72267 72267-17966041@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: MUSES

How has your identity impacted your experience at U-M? Engage in welcoming group conversations to unpack how troubling individual experiences have common threads. Groups will brainstorm solutions we can enact and strategies we can use to move forward and address issues we’re facing on campus. Be on the lookout for future events like this! Dinner provided!
Please RSVP: https://bit.ly/2NvYMMx

Date: Mon, Feb. 10th
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Johnson Rooms, 3rd Floor, Lurie Engineering Center

Co-Sponsors: SHPE-GC, GSBES, MUSES, GEO, SFTP, MSE GSC, ME Dept, and CoE OSA.

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Meeting Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:26:41 -0500 2020-02-10T17:30:00-05:00 2020-02-10T19:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) MUSES Meeting Different people with different identities celebrating and doing different things
EER Seminar Series (February 12, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72341 72341-17974693@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Abstract:
Learning analytics dashboards (LADs) have emerged from a growing interest in presenting and visualizing students’ learning activities in digital learning environments, and they are growing in popularity for both residential and online courses. Dashboard displays are seen as powerful metacognitive tools, and delivering them to learners is intended to support awareness and decision-making, and trigger self-reflection. Despite their increasing availability, recent meta-reviews of the existing research on LADs have revealed that there are few empirical studies on the impact of dashboards on student motivation, behavior, and skills. In this talk I will present the student dashboard we have designed and tested here at the University at Michigan, called MyLA (My Learning Analytics). In a partnership between the School of Information, School of Education, and the Teaching and Learning group at ITS, we have created a Canvas-integrated dashboard that uses design principles derived from Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) theory combined with a focus on accessible and actionable information. Based data from 10 Winter 2019 courses where MyLA was available, I will describe our early findings about how UM students have used the dashboard, and the relationships between dashboard use with performance and measures of self-regulation.

Bio: Dr. Teasley is a Research Professor in the School of Information, the Director of the Learning Education & Design Lab (LED Lab), and Core Faculty member of the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) at the University of Michigan. Her recent work has focused on assembling and utilizing institutionally-held student data to design and evaluate new ways to support student success in Higher Education. From 2016-2018 she was the president of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR), and she is currently the chair of the International Alliance for the Advancement of Learning in the Digital Era (IAALDE).

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:19:52 -0500 2020-02-12T15:30:00-05:00 2020-02-12T16:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Stephanie Teasley
MCIRCC Re-Imagining Critical Care Seminar Series (February 17, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71948 71948-17903306@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 3:00pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC)

“Innovation Fundamentals & Opportunities in Critical Care Biomarker Discovery”

Frederick Korley MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Korley's research activities involve translation of novel diagnostics to inform clinically rational, timely, and cost-effective diagnosis of cardiac and brain injury in the emergency department. The goal of his traumatic brain injury work is to improve the acute care diagnosis, risk-stratification and treatment of TBI by identifying distinct molecular subtypes of TBI that will allow for targeted treatment and improved outcomes.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
http://bit.ly/FrederickKorley

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:02:33 -0500 2020-02-17T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T16:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC) Workshop / Seminar MCIRCC Re-Imagining Critical Care Seminar Series with Dr. Frederick K. Korley Flyer
Donuts in the Dude with ISD (February 18, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72802 72802-18079305@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 11:00am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Stop by, grab a Washtenaw Dairy Donut, and learn more about Integrative Systems + Design!

Interested in vehicle electrification, advances in fuel technologies, cleaner energy, or a host of other challenges? ISD is the place for innovative graduate programs that prepare you to become a leader in your field.

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Other Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:01:32 -0500 2020-02-18T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T12:30:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Integrative Systems + Design Other Donuts with ISD
Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 (February 20, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68682 68682-17136739@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

The 4th MUSE Conference will be held February 20-22, 2020 at the UM Rackham building in Ann Arbor.

The purpose of the conference is to foster connections and new collaborations across the broad suite of sustainability and environment-related research at the University of Michigan. We welcome participation from those advancing knowledge through work in the humanities and the social, physical, natural, and engineering sciences.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:54:45 -0400 2020-02-20T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Conference / Symposium MUSE 2020 logo
Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 (February 21, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68682 68682-17136740@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 21, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

The 4th MUSE Conference will be held February 20-22, 2020 at the UM Rackham building in Ann Arbor.

The purpose of the conference is to foster connections and new collaborations across the broad suite of sustainability and environment-related research at the University of Michigan. We welcome participation from those advancing knowledge through work in the humanities and the social, physical, natural, and engineering sciences.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:54:45 -0400 2020-02-21T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-21T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Conference / Symposium MUSE 2020 logo
Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 (February 22, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68682 68682-17136741@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

The 4th MUSE Conference will be held February 20-22, 2020 at the UM Rackham building in Ann Arbor.

The purpose of the conference is to foster connections and new collaborations across the broad suite of sustainability and environment-related research at the University of Michigan. We welcome participation from those advancing knowledge through work in the humanities and the social, physical, natural, and engineering sciences.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:54:45 -0400 2020-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Conference / Symposium MUSE 2020 logo
Book Club - Part 1: More than enough: claiming space for who you are (no matter what they say), by Elaine Welteroth (February 27, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72085 72085-17937813@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 27, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: MUSES

The Movement of Underrepresented Sisters in Engineering and Science (MUSES) has a new book club this semester. The book chosen is "More More than enough: claiming space for who you are (no matter what they say), by Elaine Welteroth.

If you would like to join us with this book club, please RSVP with the link below:
https://forms.gle/6MBQY3WEyVwVL4VW7

Books will be given to people interested to come to our discussions.

When: Thu, Feb 27th, 6pm-7pm
Where: North Campus, room: TBD

for questions or more information, contact: umichmuses@gmail.com

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Meeting Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:56:48 -0500 2020-02-27T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-27T19:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center MUSES Meeting Duderstadt Center
2020 MASSEY TBI GRAND CHALLENGE KICKOFF (March 5, 2020 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69927 69927-17489276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:30am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC)

The Massey TBI Grand Challenge supports high-impact proposals by funding milestone-driven research over a 12-month timeframe.

This event is made possible thanks to a generous gift from the Joyce and Don Massey Family Foundation. Up to $650,000 is available in 2020 to fund the development of diagnostic, device, therapeutic, or health IT solutions that address the initial ‘golden hours’ of care after severe traumatic brain injury (generally the first 48 hours). Additionally, this year ALL current/past awardees and new awardees will be eligible for the Schwabauer Accelerator Award of $40,000. This will be a separate application.

Note: To be considered for funding, you must attend the Grand Challenge event.

Keynote Speaker:
Odette Harris, MD, MPH, Stanford University School of Medicine

DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
http://bit.ly/2020-TBI-Grand-Challenge

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Other Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:04:54 -0500 2020-03-05T08:30:00-05:00 2020-03-05T16:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC) Other 2020 Massey TBI Grand Challenge
The Mechanics of Animal Survival in an Ever-Changing World (March 10, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73477 73477-18243517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 11:00am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Michigan Robotics

The two greatest human impacts on the Earth are the transformation of natural habitat into industrial landscape and climate change. Our ability to predict how communities of organisms will respond to such disturbances depends on being able to understand how biotic and abiotic interactions influence the survival of individual animals. This talk presents new tools and approaches to quantitatively characterize behavioral variation in biomechanical performance in the real world. This information informs the design of bio-inspired robotic models that emulate current, extinct, and theoretical forms and are used in robot-animal interaction experiments to probe the fundamental biomechanical principles shaping the evolution of animal movement over millions of years. By examining the biomechanics of motions in complex environments, we are better able to predict animal response to ecosystem disturbance. In addition, we are able to design robots capable of successful operation in real-world environments.

Talia Y. Moore is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Robotics Institute at the University of Michigan. She develops tools to enable the quantitative characterization of behavioral variation in animal movement in real-world environments and applies her findings to the design of bio-inspired robots that are used to test evolutionary hypotheses. Dr. Moore is an Associate Editor for International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics and is a member of IEEE, the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, and the Society for the Study of Evolution. She received a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University in 2016.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Mar 2020 15:32:31 -0500 2020-03-10T11:00:00-04:00 2020-03-10T12:00:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Michigan Robotics Workshop / Seminar jerboa
Integrative Systems + Design Open House (March 11, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73181 73181-18155741@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 12:00pm
Location: School of Information North
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

YOU'RE INVITED TO
Integrative Systems + Design
Informational Open House

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
12-3:00 pm
1075 Beal Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI
SI-North 2nd Floor Commons Area

Come learn about our exciting interdisciplinary engineering graduate programs.
Courses are available both on-campus and online!

Integrative Systems + Design (ISD) is dedicated to educating dynamic global leaders who can think transformatively to create innovative solutions for society’s challenges and the future.

Our six graduate programs include dual degrees, SUGS, masters and doctoral* degrees in:
Automotive Engineering
Energy Systems Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering*
Systems Engineering and Design
Global Automotive & Manufacturing Engineering
Design Science*

Schedule of Events:

Drop-In for the Open House
Zingerman's - a local favorite, catered food
12 - 3:00pm

ISD program overviews and Chair's Q&A
12:30 - 1:00 pm

Program information booths
12 - 3:00pm

Tour of North Campus
3:00 - 4:00 pm

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Other Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:52:06 -0500 2020-03-11T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-11T15:00:00-04:00 School of Information North Integrative Systems + Design Other Open House
EER Seminar Series (March 11, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73497 73497-18252264@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Engineering design is complex, where each phase is dependent on the others and iteration occurs with and across these phases. Further, a successful design outcome hinges on foundational work done during the "front-end” of design processes, which includes problem definition, deep needs and stakeholder assessments using design ethnography, requirements development, and idea generation. Research has shown that experts develop both conscious and subconscious design strategies that impact success, and that novices often lack strategies and the ability to successfully implement them. This seminar will discuss investigations of strategies in front-end design, ways these strategies can be translated to design and education tools, and the role of front-end design in broadening recognition of skills that engineering includes.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Dr. Shanna Daly is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum, uses these findings to develop tools to support design best practices, and studies the impact of front-end design tools on design success. She focuses on divergent and convergent thinking processes, including concept generation and development and problem space exploration, how to foster creativity in engineering work, and processes to understand social and cultural elements of the contexts in which engineering work occurs and integrate them into decision making. Her studies often involve both professional and educational contexts and collaborations across disciplines with scholars in engineering, education, industrial design, and psychology.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:00:21 -0500 2020-03-11T15:30:00-04:00 2020-03-11T16:30:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
BME 500: Rebecca Wachs (March 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70068 70068-17505695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

The majority of the population will experience low back pain in their lifetime. Degeneration of the intervertebral disc is highly correlated with low back pain, however, not all disc degeneration is painful. One of the most common forms of low back pain is disc-associated low back pain in which pain originates from intervertebral disc. In disc-associated low back pain, nerve fibers penetrate the previously aneural disc, where they are then thought to be stimulated by the harsh catabolic environment. Repetitive stimulation of these nerve fibers can cause sensitization and chronic pain. The overarching goal of our work is to engineer biomaterials that target these two key areas of disc-associated low back pain: nerve growth and stimulation. Current clinical treatments for chronic low back pain have limited efficacy or are highly invasive. The majority of research to date focuses on regenerating a young healthy disc. We believe our approach to target nerve growth and stimulation independent of disc regeneration has the potential shift the paradigm in the treatment of low back pain.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:43:59 -0400 2020-03-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T17:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME Event
Project Management Certification (March 15, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 15, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-15T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Tauber Leadership Speaker Series | Jim Morgan (March 25, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72728 72728-18068362@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Jim will be talking about his role and experiences in leading at Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer.

Jim is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer on a mission to keep the world adventurous.  He also serves as senior advisor of the Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) initiative at the Lean Enterprise Institute. Before joining Rivian and LEI, Jim spent more than ten years at Ford Motor Company, serving the last eight and a half years as Director, Global Body and SBU Engineering where he and his team contributed to the company’s historic, product-led revitalization. Prior to Ford, he was the Vice President at Troy Design and Manufacturing (TDM), an automotive supplier of engineering services, prototypes tools, and low volume parts and subassemblies. 

Jim holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Michigan where his original research into Product Development won two Shingo Prizes for Research Excellence.  In addition, he co-authored the award-winning book The Toyota Product Development System (2006) and Designing the Future (2018).  He has also authored or co-authored book chapters as well as articles on product development for the Sloan Management Review, The Engineering Management Journal, and other publications.

QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKER: Please use this link > http://myumi.ch/r85lE

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. 

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact Priti Singh (MSE 2020) pritis@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 Priti Singh pritis@umich.edu
Visit the visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333

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Presentation Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:17:38 -0500 2020-03-25T17:30:00-04:00 2020-03-25T19:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Presentation Jim Morgan the Chief Operating Officer at Rivian
E-Hour Speaker Series: Kathleen Sienko (March 27, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72249 72249-17963889@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 27, 2020 12:30pm
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

The weekly Entrepreneurship Hour speaker series is back every Friday during the academic year, free and open to the public to attend.

Kathleen Sienko is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Miller Faculty Scholar, and Associate Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. in 2007 in Medical Engineering and Bioastronautics from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, and holds an S.M. in Aeronautics & Astronautics from MIT and a B.S. in Materials Engineering from the University of Kentucky.

She is the co-director of the Center for Socially Engaged Design and directs both the Sensory Augmentation and Rehabilitation Laboratory (SARL) and the Laboratory for Innovation in Global Health Technology (LIGHT). LIGHT focuses on the co-creative design of frugal innovations to address healthcare challenges in resource-limited settings.

Professor Sienko has led efforts at the University of Michigan to incorporate the constraints of global health technologies within engineering design at the undergraduate and graduate levels and has led design ethnography field sites in India, Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia and Nicaragua as the Director of the Global Health Design Initiative. She is the recipient of a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, a Teaching Innovation Prize from the UM Provost, and a UM Undergraduate Teaching Award.

In addition to Professor Sienko’s expertise topics, she consults on Design Process and Professional Development.

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Presentation Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:53:29 -0500 2020-03-27T12:30:00-04:00 2020-03-27T13:30:00-04:00 Walgreen Drama Center Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation Sienko
Project Management Certification (March 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-03-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-29T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Project Management Certification (April 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-04-05T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-05T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Webinar: 2020 MICDE Catalyst Grants Showcase (April 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73858 73858-18367127@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

This webinar will showcase some of the game-changing research supported by our Catalyst Grants program.

Session II Speakers:
Stephen Smith (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), "Hierarchical computing for dynamic evolutionary inference of complexity;

Xun Huan (Mechanical Engineering), " Towards Bayesian uncertainty quantification in deep learning models for brain tumor segmentation;

and Monica Valluri (Astronomy), "Probing the nature of dark matter by modeling the Milky Way".

Join the Webinar (via BlueJeans Events)

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:17:00 -0400 2020-04-09T13:00:00-04:00 2020-04-09T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Livestream / Virtual MICDE
Master's Defense: Xijia Quan (April 21, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74183 74183-18559840@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

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

Blue Jeans link: https://bluejeans.com/6788336326

We propose a novel optimization algorithm for radiofrequency (RF) pulse design in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), that regularizes the magnitude and phase of the target (desired) magnetization pattern separately. This approach may be useful across applications where the relative importance of achieving accurate magnitude or phase excitation varies; for example, saturation pulses "care" only about the magnitude excitation pattern. We apply our new design to the problem of spin "prephasing" in 3D functional MRI using blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) contrast; spin prephasing pulses can mitigate the signal loss observed near air/tissue boundaries due to the presence of local susceptibility gradients. We show that our algorithm can improve the simulation performance and recover some signal in some regions with steep susceptibility gradients. In all cases, our algorithm shows better phase correction than a conventional design based on minimizing the complex difference between the target and realized patterns. The algorithm is open-source and the computation time is feasible for online applications. In addition, we evaluate the impact of the choice of (initial) excitation k-space trajectories, both in terms of trajectory type (SPINS vs extended KT points) and overall pulse duration.

Chair: Dr. Jon-Fredrik Nielsen

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:11:30 -0400 2020-04-21T15:00:00-04:00 2020-04-21T16:00:00-04:00 Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
Project Management Certification (April 26, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 26, 2020 11:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-04-26T11:00:00-04:00 2020-04-26T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Learning for Humanoid Multi-Contact Navigation Planning (April 29, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74351 74351-18664212@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Robotics

Humanoids' abilities to navigate uneven terrain make them well-suited for disaster response efforts, but humanoid motion planning in unstructured environments remains a challenging problem. In this thesis we focus on planning contact sequences for a humanoid robot navigating in large unstructured environments using multi-contact motion, including both foot and palm contacts. In particular, we address the two following questions: (1) How do we efficiently generate a feasible contact sequence? and (2) How do we generate contact sequences which lead to dynamically-robust motions?

For the first question, we propose a library-based method that retrieves motion plans from a library constructed offline, and adapts them with local trajectory optimization to generate the full motion plan from the start to the goal. This approach outperforms a conventional graph search contact planner when it is difficult to decide which contact is preferable with a simplified robot model and local environment information. We also propose a learning approach to estimate the difficulty to traverse a certain region based on the environment features. By integrating the two approaches, we propose a planning framework that uses graph search planner to find contact sequences around easy regions. When it is necessary to go through a difficult region, the framework switches to use the library-based method around the region to find a feasible contact sequence faster.

For the second question, we consider dynamic motions in contact planning. Most humanoid motion generators do not optimize the dynamic robustness of a contact sequence. By querying a learned model to predict the dynamic feasibility and robustness of each contact transition from a centroidal dynamics optimizer, the proposed planner efficiently finds contact sequences which lead to dynamically-robust motions. We also propose a learning-based footstep planner which takes external disturbances into account. The planner considers not only the poses of the planned contact sequence, but also alternative contacts near the planned contact sequence that can be used to recover from external disturbances. Neural networks are trained to efficiently predict multi-contact zero-step and one-step capturability, which allows the planner to generate contact sequences robust to external disturbances efficiently.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:36:37 -0400 2020-04-29T15:00:00-04:00 2020-04-29T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Robotics Livestream / Virtual robot planning on uneven terrain