Previous Seminars
Fall 2021 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2021 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Dr. Ali Karimoddini, Director of NC-CAV Center of Excellence on Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and the Autonomous Cooperative Control of Emergent Systems of Systems (ACCESS) Lab, NC State University | TBA |
| September 16, 2021
Zoom, see email for details and link | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Dr. Bohayra Mortazavi, Senior Researcher, Leibniz Universität Hannover | First-Principles ultiscale Modeling Enabled by Machine-Learning Interatomic Potentials |
| October 12, 2021
Zoom, see email for details and link | 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Dr. H. Hohyun Sun, Postdoctoral Researcher, C. Buddie Mullins Group, University of Texas at Austin | Structural and Thermal Stabilization of High Specific Energy Density Layered Oxide Cathodes through Functional Micro- and Atomic-Structures |
| October 14, 2021 | 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Dr. Wesley Chang, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center, Columbia University | Chemo-Mechanics of High Energy Density Batteries for Electric Vehicles |
| October 26, 2021
Zoom, see email for details and link | 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Dr. David B. Go, Professor and Department Chair, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering/Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame | Non-Equilibrium Plasmas as the Next Frontier: Perspectives from Catalysis, Electrochemistry, and Advanced Manufacturing |
| November 16, 2021
Zoom, see email for details and link | 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Dr. Bogdan I. Epureanu, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Director, Automotive Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | Forecasting Critical Transitions |
| November 18, 2021 | 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Dr. Srinath V. Ekkad, Department Head and RJ Reynolds Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University | Heat Transfer Studies for Gas Turbine Hot Gas Path Components |
Fall 2020 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2020 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | MD Imrul Reza Shishir, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte | A Molecular Dynamic Study of fracture properties of graphene
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| October 1, 2020 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Kuldeep Mandloi, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte | Build Direction and Surface Roughness Influence on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of Additively Manufactured Parts
Topic: MEES Graduate Seminar Series Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 934 1393 5093 |
| October 29, 2020 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Wen Zhang, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte | Highly tunable stress waves in one-dimensional granular chains
Topic: MEES Graduate Seminar – Wen Zhang Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 962 4106 3106 |
| November 17, 2020 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Chang Shu, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte | TBD |
| December 8, 2020 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Fei Shen, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte | TBD |
Fall 2019 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2019 | 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Dr. Devesh Ranjan, Associate Professor and J. Erskine Love Jr. Faculty Fellow, George W Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology | Turbulent mixing in shock-driven variable-density flow |
| September 13, 2019 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Ramesh Singh, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | TBD |
| October 10, 2019 | 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Dr. Ali Ramazani, Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | TBD |
| October 25, 2019 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Dr. Lechman
Dr. Srivastava | TBD |
Spring 2019 Seminar
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2019 | 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Dinakar Sagapuram, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University | In Situ Analysis of Shear Band Dynamics in Machining |
Fall 2018 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2018 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Shank S. Kulkarni, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte Advisor, Dr. Alireza Tabarraei | Coupling of Peridynamics and Finite element method: Problems and solutions |
| November 13, 2018 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Ryan Copenhaver, Ph.D. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte Advisor, Dr. Tony Schmitz | Stability Analysis of Modulated Tool Path Turning |
| November 15, 2018 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Dean Case, Consultant, Motivo Engineering/Grassroots Motorsports, Redondo Beach, CA | The Business of Motorsports, The Politics of Alternative Fuels, Notes for Aspiring Engineers: 30 Years of Lessons Learned |
| December 4, 2018 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Dhanooj Bobba, Ph.D. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte Advisor, Dr. Harish Cherukuri | An Integrated DEM-FEM Model for Shot Peening Applications |
Spring 2018 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2018 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Miho Nakamura, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University | A new concept for hydroxyapatite in bone remodeling-the nanostructure and response to mechanical strain |
| March 1, 2018 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Florin Bobaru, Ph.D., Hergenrader Distinguished Scholar of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | What do cyclones and fracture have in common? |
| March 29, 2018 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Jesse B. Hoagg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky | How Do Humans Learn to Control Engineered Systems? |
| April 19, 2018 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Robert D. Gregg IV, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Prosthetics-Orthotics Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center | Towards unified control of powered prosthetic legs with user-synchronized timing and task adaptations |
Fall 2017 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2017 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Kumar Srinivasan, Manager, Vehicle CFD Group at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC | Vehicle Aerodynamics and Thermal Management CFD Overview |
| October 26, 2017 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Mark T. DeMeuse, President, MTD Polymer Consulting | Use of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis to Optimize Formulations |
| November 2, 2017 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Kira Barton, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Miller Faculty Scholar, University of Michigan | Advancements in Modeling, Sensing and Control for High-Resolution Additive Manufacturing |
Spring 2017 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2017 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. John M. Bane, Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | Alternative Energy from Ocean Currents |
| March 2, 2017 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. ChaBum Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech University | Edge Diffraction-Utilized Precision Dimensional Sensing Technology |
| March 30, 2017 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Richard M. Seugling, Precision Engineer and Deputy Program Manager, Target Fabrication Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Adam W. Jaycox, Precision Engineering, Additive Manufacturing Initiative, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Research Overview – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
Fall 2016 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 13, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Dan Goldman, School of Physics, Georgia Tech | Robophysics: Physics Meets Robotics |
| September 22, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Jacob A. McFarland, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri | Shock Driven Multiphase Instabilities |
| October 20, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Addis Kidane, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina | Deformation mechanisms of cellular and polymer based soft materials subjected to impact and shock loading: A Digital Image Based Approach |
| October 25, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Jeff Lloyd, Army Research Laboratory | Modeling the Influence of Processing on High Rate Material Performance |
| November 3, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Gregory W. Vogl, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Inertial Measurement Unit for On-Machine Diagnostics of Machine Tool Linear Axes |
| November 10, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Cristina Archer, College of Earth, Ocean, and the Environment, University of Delaware | From wind turbines to kites: Numerical simulations of wind flows for multi-scale geophysical applications |
| November 29, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Kai Wang, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center of Nanophase Material Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Bandgap Engineering in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Doping, Interlayer Interaction, and Conformal Growth |
| December 1,2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. David J. Olinger, Aerospace Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Energy Generation using Tethered Undersea Kite |
Spring 2016 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Antonio Recuero, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Large-Scale Computational Vehicle Dynamics |
| February 11, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Waruna Kulatilaka, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University | Beyond Nanoseconds: What Femtosecond-Duration Laser Pulses Can Tell Us About Reacting Flows |
| March 24, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Hosam Fathy, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State Unviersity | Flying Like an Albatross: A Journey Into the Discipline of Periodic Optimal Control |
| April 29, 2016 | 9:45 AM – 10:45 PM | Dr. Ming Su, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University | Phase Change Nanoparticles for Biosensing, Barcoding, and Enhanced Cooling |
| May 3, 2016 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Nicole Abaid, Department of Biomedical Engienering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech | Bat-Inspired Multi-Agent Systems: Modeling and Experiments |
| May 4, 2016 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | William (Bill) Harris, Technical Fellow, Manufacturing Technology, Research and EngineeringMark Francis, Director, Manufacturing Engineering, Research and Engineering | Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company to Visit UNC Charlotte at the William States Lee College of Engineering |
| June 6, 2016 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Ekkard Brinksmeier, President of the CIRP and Professor for Manufacturing Technologies, University of Bremen | High Performance Cutting for Ultraprecision Machining (UP-HPC) |
| June 20, 2016 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | LTC Luis Alvarez, Ph.D., P.M.P, Academy Professor and Director of the Center for Molecular Science (CMS), Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy | Military Applications of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Banking |
Fall 2015 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Arindam Banerjee, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University | Effects of Acceleration Reversal and Material Strength on Rayleigh-Taylor Turbulence |
| October 22, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Lawrence “Lawrie” Virgin, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University | Two Topics in Nonlinear Mechanics: Critical Speeds and Bouncing Goats |
| November 5, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Tanvir Farouk, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina | “Cool Flames” in Space: A Hot Prospect On Earth! |
| December 8, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Davide Spinello, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa | Modelling and Control of Articulated and Flexible Manupulators for Autonomous Exploration and Sensing |
Spring 2015 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. LaNetra Tate, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA | Overview of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Advanced Manufacturing and Nanotechnology Portfolio |
| January 29, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Mr. Tom German, Founder and President, ZEROSPEED Custom Cycles | Overview of the Motorsports Ecosystem and the Role of Engineers |
| February 26, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. James Hanna, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech | Catenaries in Viscous Fluid |
| March 12, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Nichole Nadermann, Materials Science & Engineering Division, Functional Polymers Group, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, MD | Structuring soft materials for improved behaviors |
| March 26, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Paul Krueger, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University | TBA |
| April 2, 2015 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Mario Gomes, Department of Mechanical Engienering, Rochester Institute of Technology | TBA |
Fall 2014 Seminars
| DATE | TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Francesco Sorrentino, University of Naples Federico II | Emergence of cluster synchronization in networks with symmetries |
| November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Lin Ma, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech | High Speed and Multidimensional Combustion Diagnostics |
| October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Cornel Sultan, Virginia Tech | System Decoupling By Design: Application to Tensegrity Structures |
| September 11, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Dr. Scott C. Morris, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame | Flow-Physics in a Gas-Turbine Engine |