Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series
ME Seminar Schedule: Spring 2022
Spring 2022 distinguished seminars will return in person! All seminars will be held in BB W250 from 4:00–5:00pm unless otherwise noted. Check back often for updated details!

Jan. 25, 2022: Dr. Ronald J. O’Malley
F. Kenneth Iverson Chair and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
“Advancements in the Use of Fiber Optic Sensors in Metals Casting and Steel Manufacture”
View Dr. O’Malley’s bio and seminar abstract

Feb. 1, 2022: Dr. Todd Otanicar
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Boise State University
“Challenges of Solid Particles as a High Temperature Heat Transfer Medium”
View Dr. Otanicar’s bio and seminar abstract

Feb. 22, 2022: Dr. Federico Municchi
Researcher, Computational Fluid Dynamics
Colorado School of Mines
“Numerical Methods for Particulate Flows with Conjugate Heat and Mass Transfer”
View Dr. Municchi’s bio and seminar abstract

Mar. 1, 2022: Dr. Eric Tervo
Nozik Postdoctoral Fellow
NREL
“Electricity from Heat & Light with Thermophotovoltaic & Thermoradiative Cells”
View Dr. Tervo’s bio and seminar abstract

Mar. 2, 2022: Dr. Michael Wang
Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science and Engineering
MIT
“Understanding the Impacts of Interfacial Phenomena on the Performance of Solid-State Batteries”
View Dr. Wang’s bio and seminar abstract

Mar. 3, 2022: Dr. Eric Kazyak
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Michigan
“Leveraging Operando Characterization and Rational Interface Design Toward Better Batteries”
View Dr. Kazyak’s bio and seminar abstract

Mar. 8, 2022: Dr. Sheila Edalatpour
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Member, Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies
University of Maine
“Radiative Heat Transfer at the Micro/Nanometer Scale”
View Dr. Edalatpour’s bio and seminar abstract

Mar. 16, 2022: Dr. Jennifer Franck
Assistant Professor, Engineering Physics
Director, Computational Flow Physics and Modeling Lab
University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Oscillating Foil Wake Dynamics and Predictive Modeling”
View Dr. Franck’s bio and seminar abstract

Mar. 29, 2022: Dr. Babak Hejrati
Associate Member, Center on Aging and the Institute of Medicine
University of Maine
“Robot-assisted Gait Training”
View Dr. Hejrati’s bio and seminar abstract

Apr. 26, 2022: Dr. Sepideh Kavousi
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Computational Materials & Mechanics Laboratory
Colorado School of Mines
“Quantitative multi-scale models for predicting process-structure-property relationships in metals and alloys”
View Dr. Kavousi’s bio and seminar abstract
Past Seminar Schedules
Fall 2021
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Sept. 28, 2021: Dr. Kristine Fischenich Post Doc Fellow, Biomedical Engineering University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus “Towards Better Understanding Growth Plate Injuries and Recent Efforts to Engineer Treatments” View Dr. Fischenich’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Oct. 12, 2021: Dr. Peter Johnson Emeritus Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences University of Washington “Making a Health, Safety and Business Case for Higher-Performing Commercial Vehicle Operator Seats: Including a New Passively Active Seat Suspension Design” View Dr. Johnson’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Nov. 2, 2021: Dr. Eric R. Homer Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University “Using Machine Learning, Math, and Genomic Analysis to Discover the Physics Controlling Metallic Interfaces” View Dr. Homer’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Nov. 16, 2021: Dr. Tim Barckholtz ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, NJ “CO2 Capture Using Carbonate Fuel Cells” View Dr. Barckholtz’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Nov. 30, 2021: Dr. Himanshu Sahasrabudhe Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University “Exploring Multi-material Structures and Novel Materials using Laser Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing” View Dr. Sahasrabudhe’s bio and seminar abstract |
Summer 2021
Summer 2021 ME Special Seminar Speakers
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May 18, 2021: Dr. Ankit Gupta Post Doc, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Colorado School of Mines “Uncovering Key Structure-Property Relationships in Nanostructured Materials Using Multi-Scale Simulation Framework and Novel Computational Tools” View Dr. Gupta’s bio and seminar abstract |
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June 11, 2021: Dr. Luca Mastropasqua Senior Research Scientist, Irvine’s National Fuel Cell Research Center University of California “Multi-scale Modelling the Thermo-Electrochemical Performance of Solid Oxide Cells and Systems” View Dr. Mastropasqua’s bio and seminar abstract |
Spring 2021
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Jan. 26, 2021: Dr. Shelly Miller Professor, Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado Boulder “Superspreading Events: How to Minimize SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission” View Dr. Miller’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Feb. 2, 2021: Dr. Daniel Esposito Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Columbia University “Electrolysis without Membranes: Opportunities and Limitations” View Dr. Esposito’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Feb. 23, 2021: Dr. Christos Bergeles Reader, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences King’s College London “Design and Control of Patient-Specific Continuum Robots” View Dr. Bergeles’ bio and seminar abstract |
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Mar. 9, 2021: Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu Professor, Mechanical Engineering Chair, Materials Science and Engineering University of California Riverside “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom: Advanced Processing of Ultralightweight Mg Alloys” View Dr. Mathaudhu’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Mar. 23, 2021: Dr. David Sailor Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Director, Urban Climate Research Center (UCRC) Arizona State University ”Urban Cooling Technologies: Breaking down barriers to widespread implementation” View Dr. Sailor’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Apr. 13, 2021: Dr. Ashley Spear |
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Apr. 27, 2021: Dr. Eric Diller Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Toronto “Micro-Scale Surgery: Using Magnetic Fields to Control Tiny Robots in the Gut and Brain” View Dr. Diller’s bio and seminar abstract |
Fall 2020
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Sept. 8, 2020: Dr. Sandrine Ricote Research Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines “Recent Progress and Promise of High-Temperature Proton Conductors” View Dr. Ricote’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Sept. 22, 2020: Dr. Francesca Tavazza National Institute of Standards and Technology, Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group “Materials Discovery via Machine Learning: Modeling Across Properties and Uncertainty Evaluation” View Dr. Travazza’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Oct 6, 2020: Dr. Clare Fitzpatrick Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University “Applying Computational Models to Address Clinical Issues in Biomedical Engineering” View Dr. Fitzpatrick’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Oct. 27, 2020: Dr. Mark Horstemeyer Dean of Engineering and Distinguished Professor, Liberty University Managing Director, DoD HPCMP Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute “Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME): Past, Present, and Future” View Dr. Horstemeyer’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Nov. 10, 2020: Dr. Robert Webster Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University “Can Needle-Sized Robot Tentacles Help Surgeons Save Lives?” View Dr. Webster’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Nov. 24, 2020: Dr. Chunmei Ban |
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Dec. 8, 2020: Dr. Daniel Gonzalez |
Spring 2020
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Jan. 21, 2020: Dr. Nuno Rebelo Nuno Rebelo Associates, LLC “Transforming Lives Through Virtual Reality” View Dr. Rebelo’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Feb. 4, 2020: Prof. Harry Millwater Jr. Samuel G. Dawson Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio “High-Order Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Using the Hypercomplex Finite Element Method with Applications to Additive Manufacturing” View Dr. Millwater’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Feb. 25, 2020: Prof. Michael Calvisi Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs “Dynamics and Control of Encapsulated Ultrasound Microbubbles for Biomedicine” View Dr. Calvisi’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Mar. 5, 2020: Prof. Russell Cummings Professor, Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy Managing Director, DoD HPCMP Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute “The DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program’s Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute: Objectives and Progress” View Dr. Cumming’s bio and seminar abstract |
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Mar. 10, 2020: Prof. Aaron Stebner Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines “The Fusion of Mechanics, Manufacturing and Machine Learning at Mines” View Dr. Stebner’s bio and seminar abstract |
Fall 2019
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Sept. 3, 2019: Prof. Joseph Samaniuk Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines “Understanding Particle-Particle Interactions that Drive Self Assembly of 2D Film Materials such as Graphene, Molybdenum Disulfide, and Hexagonal Boron Nitride” |
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Sept. 17, 2019: Dr. Guangdong Zhu |
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Oct. 1, 2019: Prof. Reinhard Radermacher |
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Oct. 22, 2019: Dr. Chris Debrunner |
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Nov. 5, 2019: Dr. Mark Tschopp
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Nov. 19, 2019: Dr. Chris Weinberger
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