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SUMMARY:Faculty Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Have a real talk about the academic job search and work-life balance with College of Engineering faculty members!  Lunch is provided; RSVP requested: \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by Engineering Career Services and the Graduate Students Advisory Council and will be of interest to any student- undergraduate or graduate-considering a career in academia. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
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LOCATION:3210 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Departments,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Chu Ma\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Blind-Label Subwavelength Ultrasound Imaging\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChu Ma\, PhDDugald C. Jackson Assistant ProfessorAcoustic Sensing and Functional Materials (ASFM) LabDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\n\nAbstract:Ultrasound allows non-invasive\, non-radiative imaging with sub-millimeter resolution\, with broad applications in sensing\, communication\, biomedical diagnosis and non-destructive testing. In this talk\, I will present our work on combining acoustic random scattering and computational imaging for improving the resolution of ultrasound imaging. Similar to all the other wave-based imaging modalities\, ultrasound imaging suffers from diffraction limit\, which is a trade-off between imaging resolution and wave penetration depth. Most existing acoustic subwavelength imaging technologies addressing this limit require controlled “labels\,” i.e.\, metamaterials or contrast agents\, to be deposited close to the objects and to either remain static or be tracked precisely during imaging\, restricting their practical applications. We propose a “blind-label” approach. The blind labels are randomly distributed subwavelength microstructures or microparticles. The originally evanescent components in the scattered waves from the object are first converted to propagating components and then extracted by computational algorithms. Compared to conventional ultrasound imaging systems\, our approach achieves an order of magnitude improvement in the imaging resolution without sacrificing the wave penetration depth. Our “blind-label” approach relaxes the restrictions of existing acoustic subwavelength imaging technologies that rely on controlled labels\, thereby substantially enhancing the practicality of acoustic subwavelength imaging in real-world applications. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
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LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME Faculty Candidate Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Mechanical Engineering for Faculty Candidate Seminars during the Spring 2025 semester. \n\n\n\nThese will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays of each week from 12-1pm in room 2188 ME Building.
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LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706-1539\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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SUMMARY:MS&E Faculty Search Presentation: Dr. Shu Wang
DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Dr. Shu Wang. Their presentation on “Bridging Molecular Mechanochemistry and Network Fracture Mechanics” will be on Monday\, Jan. 27 in MS&E 265 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nPolymer networks\, spanning applications from automobile tires to hydrogels\, are ubiquitous in daily life and are designed to endure significant loads and deformations. However\, repeated stresses over time can lead to crack formation\, potentially resulting in catastrophic failure under substantial loads and ultimately limiting their lifespan. Understanding the mechanisms that govern fracture in polymer networks is therefore critical for improving their durability. While fracture is often perceived as a macroscopic mechanical problem\, the advancement of a crack in a polymer network requires breaking polymer chains and chemical bonds—a process intrinsically tied to their chemistry. The extent to which the molecular details of covalent polymer networks dictate their macroscopic mechanical properties remains an open question. In this talk\, I will begin with a brief historical perspective on the fracture of polymer networks and introduce a molecular view that ties network fracture to polymer chain scission\, supported by experimental evidence. I will then present a semi-quantitative model linking chain scission reactivity and network topology to intrinsic fracture energy. Beyond polymer chains\, I will highlight the critical role of crosslinker chemistry\, demonstrating how the same mechanochemical reactions can either weaken or strengthen the network depending on their placement. These findings provide a framework for designing covalent polymer networks with tailored mechanical properties. \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nShu received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Duke University in 2022 under the guidance of Prof. Stephen L. Craig and Prof. Michael Rubinstein. During his graduate studies\, Shu developed a keen interest in rupturing large molecules—not merely for the fun of it\, although he found it immensely satisfying\, but to understand how the scission of chemical bonds impacts the tear resistance of the polymeric materials they compose. Building on his growing expertise in polymer chemistry and physics\, Shu is currently exploring polymer mechanics as a postdoctoral associate with Prof. Xuanhe Zhao at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research accomplishments have been recognized with several awards\, including the Henkel Award\, the Shaffer Hunnicutt Fellowship\, and the Charles Bradsher Fellowship from Duke University.
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SUMMARY:ME Faculty Candidate Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Mechanical Engineering for Faculty Candidate Seminars during the Spring 2025 semester. \n\n\n\nThese will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays of each week from 12-1pm in room 2188 ME Building.
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LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706-1539\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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SUMMARY:Discover ISyE
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn all about industrial and systems engineering in a casual\, open-house environment. Alumni of all ages\, from a variety of industries\, will be available to speak with prospective students about the career possibilities with a degree from our department. We’ll also have upperclassmen\, advisors\, and faculty on hand to answer questions. Light snacks will be served. \n\n\n\n2024 SQUAR_ISyE_Discovery_Day (Instagram Post (Square)) – 1\n\n\n\nThis event is a registered part of the College of Engineering’s BE Engaged program supporting first-year students.   \n\n\n\nAlumni guests will include: \n\n\n\n\nJake Birrenkott\, Sr. Development Engineer\, Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing\n\n\n\nJodi Glunz\, Ergonomics Consultant\,\n\n\n\nRachel Kayman\, Operations Management Leadership Program\, GE Healthcare \n\n\n\nDan Lawton\, Category Lead for Supplier Contracting\, TruStage\n\n\n\nPaul Meyer\, Chief Operating Officer\, The Alliance (ret) \n\n\n\nZak Rottier\, Enterprise Data Science Director\, American Family Insurance\n\n\n\nJeff Roznowski\, Corporate Executive\, Ameritech Cellular and Adjunct Professor\, MSOE (ret)\n\n\n\nSam Smith\, Operations Management Leadership Program\, GE Healthcare
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LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building – Atrium\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,undergrad
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Monica Ohnsorg\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Using Bottlebrush Polymers to Tackle Challenges in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonica Ohnsorg\, PhDPostdoctoral FellowDepartment of Chemical and Biological EngineeringBioFrontiers InstituteUniversity of Colorado Boulder \n\n\n\nAbstract:Macromolecular design can be a powerful tool to improve the efficacy of clinical therapeutics and develop biomaterials to support in vitro human cell-based models. In this talk\, I will discuss two vignettes describing how bottlebrush polymers\, macromolecular architectures which are composed of polymer chains covalently bound at one end to a linear polymer backbone\, can be used to both improve oral drug delivery and study how cells respond to strain-stiffening microenvironments. First\, I will introduce how bottlebrush copolymers can be used to non-covalently sequester and solubilize small molecule therapeutics. Specifically\, by modulating bottlebrush polymer hydrophilicity using post-polymerization end-group modification techniques\, the small molecule anti-seizure medication\, phenytoin\, was effectively solubilized at higher drug loadings with the bottlebrush polymer carrier compared to current industry standard excipients. Second\, I will address how nonlinear elasticity\, an understudied property of natural extracellular matrix\, can be recapitulated using synthetic materials that support 3D cell culture. Bottlebrush polymer-based hydrogels can be used to decouple strain-stiffening biomechanical cues from stress-relaxation and observe how engineered strain-stiffening microenvironments regulate the initiation of cellular protrusion formation. Building upon these findings\, I will discuss how bottlebrush polymer-based hydrogels can be used to mimic the biomechanical properties of non-mineralized\, collagen type-1 rich bone osteoid to develop models of human osteocyte dendritic network formation and function. Together\, these applications demonstrate how bottlebrush polymer-based materials hold great potential to recapitulate biologically relevant biomechanical and biochemical signals for in vitro cell culture\, for tissue and disease modeling\, and as therapeutic delivery vehicles in the future. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
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LOCATION:2180 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
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SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Joseph Jakes
DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Dr. Joseph Jakes. Their seminar on “Multimodal Study Reveals Diffusion Mechanism through Wood Cell Walls” will be on Thursday\, Jan. 30 in MS&E 265 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nThe diffusion of chemicals and inorganic ions through wood cell walls is a critical process in nearly all woody biomass applications\, including biorefineries\, wood-based building materials\, green electronics\, and even as bioinspiration for new multifunctional smart materials. Wood cell walls are hygroscopic polymeric materials consisting of nanoscale cellulose fibrils embedded in a matrix of hemicelluloses and lignin. Despite the near ubiquitous importance of intra-cell wall diffusion\, the diffusion mechanisms and the effects of moisture sorption were poorly understood. In this work\, we employ a multimodal approach to study intra-cell wall diffusion. Experimental techniques developed and employed include synchrotron-based micro-X-ray fluorescence microscopy to study moisture-dependent diffusion at sub micrometer length scales in wood cell walls\, nanoindentation-based dynamic mechanical analysis to quantify the moisture dependence of molecular-scale relaxations in wood cell walls\, and small angle neutron scattering to study nanoscale swelling in wood cell walls. The study revealed that intra-cell wall diffusion of larger diffusants like inorganic ions occurs via interconnecting pathways of rubbery amorphous polysaccharides\, which supplants the nearly century-old assumption of intra-cell wall transport occurring through interconnecting water pathways. With these new insights\, researchers can now utilize polymer science approaches to engineer the molecular architecture of lignocellulosic biomass to optimize properties for specific end uses. \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nSince 2010\, Joseph Jakes has been a Research Materials Engineer in the Forest Biopolymer Science and Engineering group at the USDA Forest Service\, Forest Products Laboratory in Madison\, WI\, USA. He received a BS in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005 and a PhD from the Materials Science Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010. His current research interests include developing fundamental wood cell wall processing-structure-property-performance relationships with an emphasis on mechanical behavior\, moisture sorption\, and diffusion. This research has required the development of advanced material characterization techniques to probe structures and properties at micrometer length scales and below in wood and forest products\, which has led to the development of innovative nanoindentation\, X-ray\, and neutron characterization techniques. Joseph has authored over 105 research papers and his work has been recognized through numerous invited talks\, an invitation to spend two years as a visiting scientist at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory (2013-2015)\, and several awards including the 2012 Presidential Award for Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)\, 2018 TMS Young Leaders Award\, and 2024 Forest Products Society Fred W. Gottschalk Memorial Award.
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Rachel Gehlhar Humann
DESCRIPTION:The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Rachel Gehlhar Humann is a professor at the University of Minnesota.
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LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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