April 24

Structural Hierarchies in Cardiac Morpho- and Pathogenesis

Kevin Kit Parker
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Harvard University Abstract

April 17

Roll, Crawl, Walk, Climb, and Jump: Robot Locomotion Inspired by Nature and Beyond

Dr. Dennis W. Hong
Director of RoMeLa: Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech Abstract


April 10

Microbes, Patches and Plumes: Investigating Microbial Ecology With
Microfluidics

ROMAN STOCKER
Environmental Microfluidics Laboratory
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
MIT Abstract


April 3

Lean as a Business Strategy

Don Beaver


Abstract


March 20

Collab - My Experience as an Early Adopter

Robert Ribando
Mechanical Engineering
University of Virginia- Abstract

March 13

Seeking Near Human Functionality in Robotic Artificial Limbs.

Michael Goldfarb, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Vanderbilt University- Abstract

February 28

Mechanical Deformation in Thin Films and MEMS: Large Strains, Small Structures, and Adhesive Contacts

Professor David F. Bahr
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University- Abstract


February 21

The Finite Element Modeling and Design Optimization Techniques applied in Computational Impact Biomechanics

Costin D. Untaroiu
Center for Applied Biomechanics
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Virginia- Abstract


SENSORY WORLDS: Limits and Adaptations

Professor Friedrich Barth
University of Vienna- Abstract

February 7

Opportunities in Thermal Transport Processes Research at NSF

Pat Phelan
Program Director, Thermal Transport Processes
Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Division
National Science Foundation- Abstract

January 31

Domain Wall – Defect Interactions in Ferroelectrics

Chad M. Landis
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
The University of Texas at Austin- Abstract


November 15

Unmanned Aircraft System Design: Beyond the Classroom

Robert McKinley
Technical Coordinator for Program Management
DRS-Unmanned Technologies, Inc.- Abstract


November 8

A Study of Stratified Turbulence in the Environment using Numerical Simulation

Professor Sutanu Sarkar
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, San Diego - Abstract

November 1

Upper Limb Scaling and Computational Modeling
Kate Holzbaur - Abstract

October 25

Measurement and Simulation of Musculotendon Mechanics During Human Movement

Darryl Thelen and Amy Silder
University of Wisconsin- Abstract

October 18

Surface force spectroscopy of polymeric and biological materials under extreme conditions: touching spider legs and fish skin

Vladimir V. Tsukruk
School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Polymer, Textile, and Fiber Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology - Abstract


October 11

The Personal Air Vehicle (PAV): a Next Generation NASA GA Advanced Concept

Andrew Hahn
NASA Langley Research Center - Abstract


October 4

Comprehensive LDV Measurements for Improvements to High Reynolds Number and High-speed 3-D Turbulent Flow Models

Dr. Roger L. Simpson
Cowling Professorship
Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Abstract


September 27

Computational analysis tools for large-scale computational fluid dynamics codes

Boris Diskin, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
National Institute of Aerospace - Abstract


September 20

Space Architecting: Systems Engineering for NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration

Dr. Alan W. Wilhite
Georgia Institute of Technology/National Institute of Aerospace - Abstract


September 13

Multifunctional Nanotube Composites for Aerospace Vehicles

Cheol Park
National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton VA - Abstract


May 3

Permanent Noncoalescence and Nonwetting: Science and Applications

G. Paul Neitzel

George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech - Abstract

NOTE: Different Time and Venue - 2:00pm, MAE 339



April 27

Hypersonic turbulence: Interaction between aerodynamics and thermodynamics

Sharath Girimaji - Abstract

NOTE: Different Time and Venue - 10:00am, MAE 339



April 26

Thermal Transport at Nanostructure Interfaces

Jennifer Lukes - Abstract



April 19

From the Blackbird to the Gull: A Decade of Flight Testing the World's Coolest Airplanes

Rick Lind

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of Florida - Abstract



April 11

On the Trapped Bidirectional Vortex Engine

Joe Majdalani

Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering

The Univeristy of Tennessee - Abstract

NOTE: Different Time and Venue - 11:00am, MAE 214



March 29

From Charlottesville to Natanz: The Journey of the Gas Centrifuge.

Houston Wood

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of Virginia - Abstract



March 22

Scattering processes affecting thermal boundary conductance at metaldielectric interfaces in nanomaterial systems

Patrick Hopkins

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of Virginia - Abstract



March 1 The Hy-V Scramjet Flight Experiment

Christopher Goyne

Assistant Professor

University of Virginia - Abstract



February 22

Hurricane wind loads on low-rise buildings: from wind tunnel to full-scale

Greg Kopp

University of Western Ontario - Abstract



January 25

Interface Mechanics from Macroscale Sliding Friction to

Atomic Force Microscopy

Dr. Edward Berger, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of Virginia - Abstract





Location: Morse Room (MEC 341) Unless Otherwise Noted

Time: 4:00-5:00pm on Thursdays Unless Otherwise Noted