The Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series comprises exceptional speakers whose research spans the range of the Mechanical Engineering discipline. Through this series, we seek to expose our faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate researchers to a spectrum of topics in areas both similar to and complementary to those areas investigated within the department. Below is a list of speakers slated for the upcoming semester and speakers from previous semesters. We hold all seminars at 132 Fluor Daniel. For more information, contact: Dr. Fadi Abdeljawad at (864) 656-5639 or fabdelj@clemson.edu.
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First ME seminar speaker: Dr. Yidong Xia, Idaho National Laboratory Third ME seminar speaker: Dr. Ramathasan Thevamaran, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Xiaowang Zhou (Sandia National Lab), October 14 (Monday, fall break) Srinath V. Ekkad (NC State), Department Head, October 22 (Tuesday) Dr. Samuel Stanton, US Army Research Office, November 7th, 1:00 pm (Thursday) Ying Sun (Drexel University), NSF program manager, January 31 (Friday) Karen Thole (Penn State), Department Head, February 28 (Friday) Yidong Xia (Idaho National Lab), April 10 (Friday) |
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Dr. Grant MahlerAutonomous Vehicle Development at BMW Friday, October 19th, 10 am Fluor Daniel 132. |
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Dr. Joseph ChomaAssistant Professor, School of Architecture Friday, November 16th, 2:30 pm, Fluor Daniel 132 |
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Dr. Yunyi JiaAssistant Professor, Department of Automotive Engineering Friday, November 30th, 2:30 pm, Fluor Daniel 132. |
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Fanjian LiCooperative Adaptive Cruise Control |
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Zhengshou LaiFebruary 5th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Faraz AshtianiOptimal Strategy for a Cycling Time Trail Considering Human Muscle Fatigue and Recovery Models |
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Roland PlatzProspects Of State Control Approaches To Gain Certitude In Structural Systems February 16th, 1:30 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Xingchen ShaoFebruary 12th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Allen Huang,HEV Motor Cooling |
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Di LiFebruary 19th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Devin KeckFebruary 26th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Abby George,Human Energy Harvesting |
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Sai KosarajuMarch 5th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Charles Wang,Human-Machine Interface Design |
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Austin DollarMarch 12th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Doug ChickarelloMarch 26th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Shervin Shoai Naini,Active/Passive Cooling Concepts |
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Rucha NatuApril 2nd, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Dr. Allison Beese Additive manufacturing of metals: from monolithic structures to functionally graded components |
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Philippe Giguere,Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing |
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Kyle YeomansApril 9th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Dr. Marc Madou Controlling Carbon 3D Shapes, Microstructure, and Function |
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Zaker Syed,Adaptive Heat Exchanger Control |
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Senbagaraman SudarsanamApril 16th, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Minami YodaNear-Wall Dynamics of Colloidal Particles Subject to Shear Flow and Electric Field April 20th, -- 1:30 - 2:45, Fluor Daniel Room 132 |
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Tyler Ward,Compliant Mechanisms - Modeling and Control |
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Longsheng JiangApril 23rd, 3:00 pm in 132 Fluor Daniel Building |
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Shahab Karimi,Control and Dynamics of Vehicle |
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Dr. Brian Kirby, Hydrodynamic, acoustic, and electrokinetic tools for particle manipulation in microfluidic devices Friday, November 3rd, 10:30-11:45 am, 132 Fluor Daniel. Seminar Abstract |
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Shervin Shoai Naini, Ground Vehicle Cooling System with Thermal Bus Friday, November 3rd, 4:00 pm, 215 Fluor Daniel. |
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Xiao Jia Mon, November 6, 3 pm – 4 pm, Fluor Daniel 132 |
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Zaker Syed, Engine Waste Heat Harvesting Friday, November 10th, 4:00 pm, 215 Fluor Daniel. |
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APS DFD Practice Talk SPEAKERS: XINGCHEN SHAO, DI LI Mon, November 13, 3 pm – 4 pm, Fluor Daniel 132 |
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Jessica Manning, Optimal Control and Scheduling for Unmanned Vehicles Friday, November 17th, 4:00 pm, 215 Fluor Daniel. |
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Sahand Sadeghi HARNESSING THE QUASI-ZERO STIFFNESS CHARACTERISTIC FROM FLUIDIC ORIGAMI FOR VIBRATION ISOLATION, Mon, November 20, 3 pm - 4 pm, Fluor Daniel 132 |
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Vijay Sreedhara Mon, November 27, 3 pm – 4 pm, Fluor Daniel 132 |
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Austin Dollar, Anticipative Automated Driving Friday, Dec. 1st, 4:00 pm, 215 Fluor Daniel. |
Dr. Paul Witherell, Sustainable Manufacturing Processes
October 13, 2017, 1:30 -2:30 pm Fluor Daniel room 132
Seminar Abstract
Dr. Venkat Krovi, Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University
"A Distributed Robotic Systems Roadmap for Robotics & Automation Systems"
February 10, 2:30 PM
Dr. Chris Hogan, Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota
"Aerosol Based Nanometrology: Applications in Nanomedicine and Macromolecular Analysis"
November 18, 1:30 PM
Dr. Margaret M. Wiecek, Department of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University
"Robust Multiobjective Optimization for Decision Making under Uncertainty and Conflict"
October 24, 3:00 PM
Dr. Alexander Alexeev, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
"Efficient swimming using oscillating flexible fins"
October 6, 2:30 PM
Dr. Martin Tanaka, Western Carolina University
"Biodynamics Research and Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Collaboration"
September 30, 3:00 PM
Dr. Francis G. Spinale, USC School of Medicine
"Designing and Translating Novel Biomaterials for Cardiovascular Repair"
April 15, 2:30 PM
Dr. Hua Bao, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
"Numerical Investigations of the Thermal Transport Properties at Micro/Nanoscale"
April 8, 2:30 PM
Dr. Yung C. Shin, Purdue University
"Lasers in Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing"
March 25, 2:30 PM
Dr. John T. Wen, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
"Co-Robots: Collaborative, Assistive, Sensor-driven"
November 13, 1:30 PM
Dr. Joshua B. Bostwick, Northwestern University
"Sessile drop dynamics"
May 11, 1:30 PM
Dr. Congrui Jin, Northwestern University
"Adhesion Selectivity via Complementarity"
May 4, 1:15 PM
Dr. Minh-Son Pham, Carnegie Mellon, and NIST
"Crystal Plasticity of Metallic Materials: Experimental Characterization and Constitutive Modeling"
April 30, 1:30 PM
Kai Yu, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Thermomechanical Behaviors of Shape Memory Polymers"
April 28, 2:00 PM
Garrett Pataky, University of Illinois at Champaign - Urbana
"Experimental Studies of Material Deformation and Fracture: Linking Deformation to the Microstructure"
March 30, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Jing Du, University of California
"Adhesion and Contact in Healthcare or Energy-Related Materials and Structures"
March 9, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Robert L. Jackson, Auburn University
"From Transmissions to Graphene: Leading Friction and Wear Research and Education into the Digital Age"
March 5, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Nichole Nadermann, National Institute of Standards and Technology
"Structuring soft materials for improved behaviors"
March 2, 2:00 PM
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Jarred Heigel, Ph.D. Candidate, Penn State University
"Additive Manufacturing: In situ measurement to improve process knowledge and validate models"
February 16, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Cameron Turner, Colorado School of Mines
"Complex Engineering Design Problems: The Past, Present and Future Application of Surrogate Approximation Models"
February 9, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Ashley Carson Brown, Georgia Tech
"Development of Microgel Systems for Evaluation and Modulation of Biological Responses"
February 5, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Weiwei Deng, University of Central Florida
"Droplet-based Additive Manufacturing"
February 2, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Dong Lin, Purdue University
"Improving fatigue performance of additive manufactured metal structures by ultra-stable microstructures"
January 29, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Gaurav Nilakantan, University of Southern California
"Challenges with the Predictive Modeling of Composite Armor, and Upcycling of Scrap Aerospace Prepreg"
January 27, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Jean-François Boujut, Grenoble Institute of Technology
"Studying Design and Designers"
January 23, 2:30 PM
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Dr. R. Glynn Holt, Boston University
"Fire and Ice: Intense bubble dynamics at high pressure"
December 12, 2:30 PM
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Dr. Srikanth Pilla, Clemson University
"Sustainability in the Automotive Industry: Engineered Approaches using Renewable Materials and Green Manufacturing"
November 20, 2:30 PM
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Dr. Andres Arrieta, ETH Zurich
November 19, 2:30 PM
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Mr. Jakob Axel Bejbro Andersen, Denmark Technical University
"Design research at DTU"
September 15, 10:30 AM
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Dr. Xiaopeng Qu, Duke University
"Jumping droplets: from self-cleaning to hotspot cooling"
May 20, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Ethan Kung, University of California San Diego
"Integration of Computational and Benchtop Experimental Engineering Methods in Cardiovascular Medicine"
May 16, 1:30 PM
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Mr. Xin Zhao, Purdue University
"Ultrashort Laser Pulse-Matter Interaction: Fundamentals and Novel Applications"
May 15, 1:30 PM
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Dr. Oliver J. Myers, Mississippi State University
"Smart Materials Research"
April 14, 2:30 PM
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Ms. Shan Hu, University of Minnesota
"Nanotechnology for the Next Generation of Batteries, Supercapacitors, and Solar Cells"
April 4, 2:30 PM
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Dr. John D. Williams, University of Alabama
"High Aspect Ratio Micro Systems Technologies (HARMST) and Work Toward a MEMS Oligo Synthesis Reactor"
March 31, 2:30 PM
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Dr. Minkyu Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Design & Characterization of Biopolymer Building Blocks: Toward Manufacturing Biopolymer-based Functional Materials"
March 26, 1:00 PM
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Dr. Yuhang Hu, Harvard University
"Poroelastic materials: from fundamental mechanics to novel applications"
March 24, 2:30 PM
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Dr. Shuodao Wang, University of Illinois
"Mechanical Design and Fabrication Techniques for Bio-Electronic Systems"
March 10, 2:30 PM
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Mr. Ping Guo, Northwestern University
"Elliptical Vibration Texturing of Micro-Structured Functional Surfaces"
March 5, 2:00 PM
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Ms. Yayue “Anna” Pan, University of Southern California
"Research in Stereolithography based Additive Manufacturing and Thoughts on Next Generation Direct Digital Manufacturing"
March 3, 2:30 PM
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Dr. Hu Tao, Tufts University
"Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Life Sciences"
January 31, 2:30 PM
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Dr. Hsueh-Chia Chang, University of Notre Dame
"Perm-Selective Membranes as Ion-Current Molecular Sensors"
November 21, 2:30 PM
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Dr. Andrea Prosperetti, Johns Hopkins University
"A physics-based approach to the numerical simulation of particulate flows"
October 18, 2:30 PM
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Dr. David H. Frakes, Arizona State University
"Toward Interventional Planning of Endovascular Therapies for Cerebral Aneurysms"
October 4, 2:30 PM
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