Dissertation Defense: Matthew Dahlhausen

Title:  DETERMINING MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR WHOLE BUILDING ENERGY MODEL CALIBRATION Committee: Professor Jelena Srebric, Ph.D., Chair Professor Reinhard Radermacher, Ph.D. Professor Yunho Hwang, Ph.D. Professor Bao Yang, Ph.D. Professor Donald Milton, MD, DrPH, Dean’s Representative Date/Time: Friday, August 28th 2:00-4:00pm EDT Abstract: Energy retrofits of existing buildings reduce grid requirements for new generation and reduce greenhouse […]

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Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship

We would like you to encourage you all to apply for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Lawrence Fellowship. The fellowship was established to provide extraordinary postdocs an opportunity to pursue independent, ground-breaking research in a National Lab setting. The Laboratory is committed to making their experience at LLNL positive and rewarding. This three-year fellowship

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Schmidt Ocean Institute – 2020 Science Communications Internship

The Science Communications Internship aims to provide educational and practical support to graduate students studying marine science, communications, journalism, or a related field. Interns will work with our Communications team supporting outreach programs, with the goal of engaging, influencing, and generating public support for a healthy ocean through advanced scientific research, technology innovation, and open

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Thesis Defense: Rachel Hess

Title: Automatic Optimization Methods for Patient-Specific Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts Committee Members: Dr. Mark Fuge (Chair/Advisor) Dr. Axel Krieger Shapour Azarm Date/Time: Jul 31, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)  Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/92772967497 Abstract: Surgical intervention is sometimes necessary in cases of Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA). The post-repair geometry of the aorta can

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Two Open-Rank Faculty Positions in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695 The DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING at North Carolina State University invites outstanding applicants for two open rank full-time faculty positions in all areas of Mechanical Engineering. Candidates in emerging areas of Mechanical Engineering, including but not limited to autonomous systems

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MBI Educational Foundation Scholarship

The Modular Building Institute is providing financial assisting to students in need of funds through their two scholarship programs created for the current year 2020. The awards will act as a great help for the beneficiaries to overcome their economic hurdles and achieve success. The program is open for the applicants attending or planning to attend a college,

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Dissertation Defense: Fabio Battaglia

Title: Design and Experimental Characterization of Metal Additive Manufactured Heat Exchangers for Aerospace Application Date/Time: July 24, 2020 – 12-2PM Committee Members: Professor Michael Ohadi, Chair Professor Hugh A. Bruck Professor Christopher Cadou Professor Marino DiMarzo Professor  Jungho Kim Abstract: High temperature heat exchangers are key to the success of emerging high-temperature, high-efficiency solutions in

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Thesis Defense: Vishal Sivasankar

Title: Electrokinetic transport in nanochannels grafted with backbone charged Polyelectrolyte brushes Date/Time: August 03, 2020 – 2:00 pm Examining Committee: Dr. Siddhartha Das – Chair/Advisor Dr. Amir Riaz  Dr. Taylor J Woehl  Abstract: In this thesis, we study the electrokinetic transport in nanochannels functionalized with pH- responsive backbone charged polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes modeled using thermodynamically

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Dissertation Defense: Sriram Hariharan

Title: Experimental Investigations and Scaling Analyses of Whirling Flames Date: Thursday 23 July, 2020 Time: 3:00pm (Eastern), 12:00 (Pacific) Advisory Committee Professor Michael J. Gollner, Chair & Advisor  Professor Elaine S. Oran, Co-Chair & Co-Advisor  Professor Arnaud Trouvé  Professor Peter B. Sunderland  Professor James H. Duncan  Professor Christopher Cadou  Professor Konstantina Trivisa, Dean’s Representative Abstract

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