Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Seminar Series
The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science hosts outstanding researchers in the field through our Seminar Series. Seminars are free and open to the public and take place in Duke Centennial Hall Room 345, unless noted otherwise. If you have questions about our seminar series or would like to set up an appointment with a speaker, please contact Ugo Adewumi at uadewumi@charlotte.edu.
SEMINARS – fall 2025
| DATE & TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE | HOST/ ADVISOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Rilyn Fox Ph.D. Student Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science UNC Charlotte | Data Fusion of Point Clouds from Multiple Measuring Instruments | Dr. Ed Morse |
| September 11, 2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Kayla Lenz Ph.D. Candidate Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science UNC Charlotte | Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(aminophenylboronic acid) Nanorods for Reversible Capture of Glycoproteins with Sub-Picomolar Affinity Under Physiological Conditions | Dr. Terry Xu |
| September 16, 2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Jacob Brooks Ph.D. Candidate Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science UNC Charlotte | Interoperable Digital Calibration Certificates within the Quality Information Framework | Dr. Ed Morse |
| September 23, 2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Dr. Volker Blum Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Duke University (Invited) | Advancing Inorganic and Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors by Large-Scale Hybrid DFT | Dr. Qiang Zhu |
| October 3,2025 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Dr. Nikos Vitzilaios Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering University of South Carolina (Invited) | Aerial Robotics for Advanced Sensing Applications | Dr. Artur Wolek |
| October 16,2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Dr. Jian Wang Presidential Chair Mechanical and Materials Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Invited) | TBD | Dr. Youxing Chen |
| October 23,2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Dr. Beiwen Li Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering University of Georgia (Invited) | Superfast 3D Optical Sensing for Manufacturing and Remanufacturing Applications | Dr. Kosta Falaggis |
| November 3, 2025 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Dr. Hanry Yu Professor Department of Physiology National University of Singapore (Invited) | Reduced Micro-Physiological Systems (MPSs) as NAMs for Drug Development | Dr. Qiuming Wei |
| November 7, 2025 1:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Dr. Cem Tasan Associate Professor Materials Science & Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Invited) | Solid-state steelmaking: A mechanics story | Dr. Ozgur Keles |
| November 13, 2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Ahmed Asif Razin Ph.D. Student Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science UNC Charlotte | TBD | Dr. Jose Outeiro |
| November 20, 2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Prashant Adhikari Ph.D. Student Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science UNC Charlotte | TBD | Dr. In Hong Yang |
| November 25, 2025 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Dr. Junghoon Lee Associate Professor Radiation Oncology Johns Hopkins University (Invited) | TBD | Dr. In Hong Yang |