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Engineers Week! February 21-27, 2016 marks Engineers Week. Take this time to step back and consider the amazing things engineers do for our society, and to watch the video below that highlights some of the impressive things going on at UConn Engineering. Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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Analysis of Convection in the Presence of Apparent Slip This seminar will introduce the physical principles and micro/nanotechnology that are exploited to trap a liquid in this state, where the no-slip boundary condition does not apply. Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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The Science and Engineering of Developing Reliable Electronic Systems This presentation will focus on some of the interesting lessons learned at the CALCE Center over the past 30 years in the science and technology of material aging mechanisms and system degradation modes in complex electronic systems. Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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A Quest for the Ideal Solution in engineering design. Five challenges of BTIPS. The nature of engineering is problem solving. The process starts with the problem definition and is followed by the search of a solution that satisfies the most requirements. Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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Learning-based High-speed Motion Control: Application to Scanning Probe Microscopy Friday, October 16 • 2:30 PM – UTEB, Rm. 175 Learning-based High-speed Motion Control: Application to Scanning Probe Microscopy Prof. Qingze Zou Rutgers University Abstract: Iterative learning control (ILC) has demonstrated its superior efficiency, efficacy, and robustness in a broad variety of applications including high-speed, broadband motion control. A fundamental limitation of ILC framework, however, […] Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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PV, EV and Your Home: How Transportation and Grid Infrastructures Work Together Friday, October 9 • 2:30 PM – UTEB, Rm. 175 Joint ME & CBE Seminar PV, EV and Your Home: How Transportation and Grid Infrastructures Work Together Dr. James Fenton Director of Solar Energy Center University of Central Florida Abstract: There are over 20 models of electric vehicles (EV) (350,000 vehicles on the road) that […] Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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Thermofluidic and interfacial dynamics of spark-ignited metallic droplets Friday, October 2 • 2:30 PM – UTEB, Rm. 175 Thermofluidic and interfacial dynamics of spark-ignited metallic droplets Dr. Sukalyan Bhattacharya Texas Tech University Abstract: In the first part of this talk, an intriguing experimental observation is discussed where highspeed imaging captures thermofluidic dynamics of spark-ignited nano Aluminum powder. The phenomenon consists of initial detachment, […] Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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Combustion: From a Jet Engine to an Exploding Star Friday, September 25 • 2:30 PM – UTEB, Rm. 175 Combustion: From a Jet Engine to an Exploding Star Dr. Alexei Poludnenko Naval Research Laboratory Abstract: Turbulent reacting flows are pervasive both in our daily lives on Earth and in the Universe. They power the modern society being at the heart of many energy generation […] Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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Can Other Materials Besides Diamond have Ultrahigh Thermal Conductivity? Friday, September 18 • 2:30 PM – IMS, Rm. 20 Can Other Materials Besides Diamond have Ultrahigh Thermal Conductivity? David A. Broido Professor of Physics Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Abstract: Diamond and its carbon cousins, graphite and graphene, have long been known to have by far the highest thermal conductivities (κ) of any materials, […] Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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Computational Fluid dynamics modeling of industrial-scale fires Friday, September 11 • 2:30 PM – UTEB, Rm. 175 Computational Fluid dynamics modeling of industrial-scale fires Dr. Ning Ren Fire Hazard and Protection Group FM Global Abstract: Fire is one of the major causes of property loss. According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than ten billion dollars in fire-induced property damage are […] Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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Designing Shape Memory Materials for Damping, Actuation, and Energy Applications Wednesday, June 24 • 1:30 PM – Biology/Physics Building (BPB), Rm. 130 Designing Shape Memory Materials for Damping, Actuation, and Energy Applications Ying Chen Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Abstract: Shape memory alloys have the remarkable capability to switch between two “programmed” geometries upon the application and removal […] Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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Electronic Transport in Topological Insulator Nanostructures Wednesday, June 10 • 1:30 PM – Biology/Physics Building (BPB), Rm. 130 Electronic Transport in Topological Insulator Nanostructures Luis A. Jauregui Postdoctoral Associate, Philip Kim Group Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Abstract: I will describe our recent transport experiments on topological insulator materials such as Bi2Te3 and BiSbTeSe2 nanoribbons (TINRs). We were able […] Categories: Events and Seminars, Past Seminars |
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