Spring 2025

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January 22No Seminar  
January 29Suraj Ravindran
University of Minnesota
Strength of Materials under High Dynamic PressuresHogan
February 5Eric Severson
University of Minnesota
The Future of Electric Motors: A Tale of Magnetic Levitation and Additive ManufacturingHogan
February 12David Poerschke
University of Minnesota
Materials Design for Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings for Next-Generation Alloys and CompositesHogan
February 19Francine Battaglia
SUNY Buffalo
Computational Modeling Strategies for Energy Transport ApplicationsHogan
February 26Kenneth (Beau) Farmer
Chief Technology Officer
TSI Incorporated
From Academia to Industry: My Journey from Physics Professor to Technology LeaderHogan
March 5Marien Simeni
University of Minnesota
We Can Hear and Understand Them Only If We Strive To Listen: Unlocking Scientific Discoveries in Plasmas to Improve Life on EarthHogan
March 12No SeminarSPRING BREAK 
March 19Minami Yoda
Michigan State University
Using Structured Illumination to Resolve Microscale and Multiphase FlowsHogan
March 26Jayanta Kapat
University of Central Florida
Thermal Management and Thermal Harvesting in Extreme Temperature SystemsSeverson/Yang
April 2M. Cynthia Hipwell
Texas A&M University
Multiscale Multiphysics in the Human and Robotic Finger-Device InterfaceWang
April 9Masayoshi Tomizuka
University of California, Berkeley
From State Space Control to Intelligent Machines: A Five-Decade Journey in Mechanical Systems ControlRajamani
April 16Sivaramakrishnan (Bala) Balachandar
University of Florida
Machine Learning for systematically including the collective effect of particles/drops/bubbles in coarse-grained simulationsShen
April 23Bradley Nelson
ETH Zürich
Micro, Nano, and Medical RobotsDonath
April 30Shawn Litster
Carnegie Mellon University
Advancing Electrochemical Decarbonization Technologies through Electrode Engineering for Improved Transport and DurabilityVan de Ven