2009-2010 Seminars

The ME-EM Graduate Seminar Series is offered as an opportunity for graduate students and faculty to broaden their knowledge beyond their specific area of research and/or studies. This is important at and beyond the graduate level where our activities are highly focused and specialized from a topical perspective. The Seminar Series Committee works diligently to provide a full agenda of speakers who are known nationally and internationally and represent academia, industry and government. The intention is to balance the topics across all areas of the Department while also integrating a few speakers who traverse the traditional ME-EM boundary into new and exciting areas.

Spring 2010 Seminars

Unless otherwise noted, seminars are from 3:00–4:00 PM in Room 112 of the ME-EM Building. Refreshments will be served.

Date	Speaker	Organization	Topic
01/14/10	Bo Chen	Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University	Building Adaptive Monitoring Networks: Applying Lessons Learned from Biological Systems
01/21/10	Sheryl A. Sorby	Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University	Developing 3-D Spatial Skills for Engineering Students
01/28/10	Seong-Young Lee	Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University	Fundamentals and Applications of Pulse Detonation Engine
2/11/10	Linda Ng Boyle	University of Washington	Mitigating the Effects of Driver Distraction
2/18/10	Silvia Salinas Blemker	University of Virginia	Multi-scale modeling as a framework for uncovering the relationships between skeletal muscle structure, function, and injury
2/25/10	Jeffrey S. Allen	Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University	Capillary Phenomena in Fuel Cells
3/04/10	Seonghwan Kim	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Nanomechanical microcantilever sensor: a versatile platform for physical, chemical, and biological detection and analysis
3/11/10	Spring Break
3/18/10	Michelle L. Oyen	Cambridge University	Characterization of Poroelastic Properties of Hydrated Tissues by Indentation Testing
3/25/10	Daniel Kelly	University of Dublin, Trinity College	The role of environmental factors in regulating chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells – Implications for cell based cartilage repair therapies
4/01/10	Hussein Jirdeh	University Space Research Association	The Universities Space Research Association
4/08/10	James De Clerck	Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University	Comparison of Test and Analysis Results for the Purpose of Model Validation
4/15/10	James C. Hermanson	University of Washington	Structure and Emissions of Strongly-Pulsed Turbulent Diffusion Flames in Normal- and Microgravity
4/22/10	Mark Musculus	Sandia national Laboratories	Laser-Based Imaging of combustion Processes in Clean Diesel Engines

Fall 2009 Seminars

Date	Speaker	Organization	Topic
09/03/2009	Gregory Odegard	Michigan Technological University	Powerpoint Presentation Guidelines
09/10/2009	Wendy Crone	University of Wisconsin - Madison	Bioactive Polyurethane Copolymers: Hemocompability, Mechanics, and Medical Device Applicaons
09/17/2009	Scott Retterer	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Development of Nanoporous Silicon Bioreactors within a Microfluidic Platform
09/24/2009	John Hill	Michigan Technological University	A Systems Engineering Approach to Human Factors Research
10/01/2009	Roop L. Mahajan	Tucker Chair Professor at Virginia Tech	Beyond Silos:  Integrating Interdisciplinary Research and Education in the Academe
10/08/2009 111 MEEM	Terry Woychowski	Vice-president of General Motor's Global Vehicle Program Management	Leadership - Changing the World Through Influence
10/15/2009	Adam J Rutkowski	Air Force Research Laboratory	Bio-Jnspired Odor Source Localization
10/22/2009	Mr. Dave Windstein,	President Twin Pines Solutions, LLC	Some Random Thoughts on the Role of Statistics in Product Design
10/29/2009	Thomas 0. Fowler	Shell Exploration and Production	Energy Challenges in USA, Oil Shale’s Potential Role
11/05/2009	Kazuya Tajiri	Argonne National Laboratory	Startup and Shutdown of Automotive Fuel Cell Stacks
11/12/2009	T. Alan Lovell	Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate	An Overview of thr Space Scholars Program: Summer Research Opportunities in the Air Force Research Laboratory
11/19/2009	Reza Shahbazian-Yassar	Michigan Technological University	Real-Time Electro-Mechanical Coupling in One-Dimensional Materials
12/03/2009	Keat Ghee Ong	Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University	'Wireless, Passive Sensor Technologies'
12/10/2009	Kyong Chang Choi	Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University	Research in the areas of microscopic imaging techniques, microfluidics, micro/nano-fabrication, and opto-electric cellular sensing

Graduate Seminars Committee

• Ibrahim Miskioglu, Chair
• Ossama Abdelkhalik
• Chang Kyoung Choi
• John Hill
• Scott Miers
• Reza Shahbazian Yassar
• Staff Assistant: Jo Anne Stimac, 906-487-3611