The department has an active lecture series that includes several speakers each month. Most of the speakers in the series are international experts in their fields. The seminars are open to all, and graduate students are expected to attend all seminars.
UPCOMING SPRING 2012 SEMINARS
| Date | Time | Title / PDF handout | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/31/12 | 3:30 p.m. 110 Jorgensen Hall (JH) |
Research Ethics and Ethical Decision Making Seminar PDF |
Steven E. Swartzer, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Center for the Teaching & Study of Applied Ethics, UNL |
| 2/14/12 | 3:30 p.m. 110 JH |
Vorticella convallaria: a protozoan for fluid dynamics, biophysics and biomimetics Seminar PDF |
Sangjin Ryu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, UNL |
| 2/21/12 | 3:30 p.m. 110 Jorgensen Hall (JH) |
Plasma Etching in Microelectronics Seminar PDF |
Maxime Darnon, Ph.D., CNRS-LTM, Grenoble, France |
| 2/28/12 | 3:30 p.m. 110 JH |
Extreme Environment-Tolerant Materials via Atomic Scale Design of Interfaces Seminar PDF |
Michael Nastasi, Ph.D., Director, Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research/Elmer Koch Professor of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, UNL |
| 3/13/12 | 3:30 p.m. 110 JH |
Advances in designing sustainable product lifecycle Seminar PDF |
Gaurav Ameta, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA |
| 4/3/12 | 3:30 p.m. 110 JH |
Multiscale characterization and modeling of granular matter: a new paradigm for planetary science Seminar PDF |
Jose E. Andrade, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil & Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena |
| 4/20/12 | 3:30 p.m. 110 JH |
Metal-Oxides Hole Injection Layer in Organic Semiconductor Devices The seminar is co-sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanosciences (NCMN) |
Yongli Gao, Ph.D., Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester, N.Y. |
| 4/24/12 | 3:30 p.m. 110 JH |
Supercomputers in materials science: a few decades of progress Seminar PDF |
Jose Caro, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory, N.M. |
FALL 2011 SEMINARS
| Date | Time | Title / PDF handout | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30/11 | 3:30pm 110 Jorgensen Hall (JH) |
Neuroimmunity and neurodegenerative disease Seminar handout (PDF) |
Howard E. Gendelman, M.D. University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| 9/16/11 | 3:00pm 110 JH |
The disciplines of technology development and production design Seminar handout (PDF) |
Kim B. Blair, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 9/23/11 | 3:00pm 110 JH |
Personalized biomechanical modeling for analyzing low back disorder causation and control Seminar handout (PDF) |
William S. Marras, Ph.D. Ohio State University |
| 10/25/11 | 3:30pm 110 JH |
Human Movement Variability Seminar handout (PDF) |
Dr. Nicholas Stergiou University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| 11/01/11 | 3:30pm 110 JH |
Ferroelectric-Organic Photovoltaic – a Combination for High Performance and New Functions Seminar handout (PDF) |
Jinsong Huang, Ph.D. UNL Dept of Mechanical & Materials Engineering |
| 11/15/11 | 1:30pm Nebraska Union |
Some advances in development and validation of virtual surgery systems Seminar Handout (PDF) |
Suvranu De, Sc.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 11/22/11 | 3:30pm 110 JH |
Bionic Below the Knee Prostheses: From Theory to Practice Seminar Handout (PDF) |
Philip A. Voglewede, Ph.D. Marquette University |
