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2021 ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship Program

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ExxonMobil Corporation, the largest publicly traded international energy company, has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to create fellowship opportunities in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) for Hispanic college students. Through HHF’s Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) program, ExxonMobil seeks to nurture motivated college students across the country, with a passion for Engineering and Science. […]

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NSF Post-Doc Engineering Fellowships

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Recognizing that many universities put their faculty hiring on hold due to uncertainties created by the pandemic, NSF has launched a new postdoctoral program for recently-graduated PhD students who want to stay in academia. Applications will be accepted from June 21 through July 6, 2021. We hope that this new Engineering Postdoctoral Fellows (eFellows) program

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CAMPUS RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION – FALL 2021

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Based on the current decision from the Provost, UMD is returning to normal in-person instructional mode, starting in Fall 21. To be consistent with this transition, Graduate School has instructed that Thesis and Dissertation Defense exams should also resume their traditional in-person format.  Details of their guidelines can be found here: https://gradschool.umd.edu/resumption-person-thesis-and-dissertation-defenses Since we have traditionally

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Dissertation Defense – Aditya N. Sangli

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Title: Fluid Dynamics of Extensional Deformation and Capillary-Driven Breakup of Drops at Low Reynolds Number. Author: Aditya N. Sangli Day/Time: June 22nd, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm List of committee membersProfessor David I. Bigio, Chair & AdvisorProfessor Amir RiazProfessor James H. DuncanProfessor Kenneth KigerProfessor Richard V. Calabrese, Dean’s Representative Abstract:In this dissertation, extensional deformation and capillary-driven breakup of

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Upcoming Dissertation Defense – Ramin Moradi

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 Systematic Integration of PHM and PRA for Risk and Reliability Analysis of Complex Engineering Systems Author: Ramin Moradi Date/Time: Wednesday, June 16th. | 2 pm – 4 pm Examining Committeee:Dr. Katrina Groth, Chair/AdvisorDr. Mohammad ModarresDr. Enrique Lopez DroguettDr. Michelle BensiDr. Shapour AzarmDr. Greg Baecher, Dean’s Representative “Complex Engineering Systems (CES) such as power plants, process

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R&D ENGINEER POSITION – INTEL Corp.

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Job Description: Assembly and Test Technology Development (ATTD) Experimental Mechanics Lab deals with thermo-mechanical challenges in the development of advanced packaging technologies. The personnel in this R&D lab use a variety of tools to study the behavior of electronic packages and their material constituents under different mechanical and/or thermal loading conditions: like dynamic warpage of packages

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Dissertation Defense – Qian Jiang

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Anisotropic Multi-scale Modeling for Steady-state Creep Behavior of Polycrystalline Coarse-grain SnAgCu (SAC) Solder Joints Author: Qian Jiang Day/Time: June 10, 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm List of committee membersProfessor Abhijit Dasgupta, ChairProfessor Hugh Alan BruckProfessor Teng LiProfessor Patrick McCluskeyProfessor Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba, Dean Representative Abstract:Heterogeneous integration is leading to unprecedented miniaturization of solder joints. The overall size of solder

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Dissertation Defense – Benjamin Knisely

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Title: Integrating Human Performance Models into Early Design Stages to Support Accessibility  Author: Benjamin Knisely Day/Time: June 8th, 1-3 pm List of committee membersAssistant Professor Monifa Vaughn-Cooke, ChairAssistant Professor Mark FugeProfessor Jeffrey HerrmannAssistant Professor John DickersonProfessor Michel Wedel, Dean Representative Day/Time: June 8th, 1-3 pm Abstract:Humans have heterogeneous physical and cognitive capabilities. Engineers must cater to

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AKATECH – STEM Career Opportunities

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AustriaPREMIUM Professor in Geoenergy Production EngineeringMontanuniversität Leoben – Leoben PREMIUM Full Professor in Electrochemical Energy ConversionMontanuniversität Leoben – LeobenBelgiumInstructor position Photo-electrochemical catalysis & sensingUniversity of Antwerp – AntwerpenPostdoctoral researcher ‘In vivo Cellular and Molecular imaging’KU Leuven – BrusselsTenure Track Lecturer Mathematics/Continuous techniques in Data ScienceVrije Universiteit Brussel – IxellesPhD Researcher in Linguistics and Artificial IntelligenceKU Leuven –

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Thesis Defense – Harsha Bharadwaj

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TITLE: Morphology evolution of droplets in a polymer based extensional flow. Date/Time: Friday, May 28 – 2PM-4PM Committee Members: Dr. David Bigio (Advisor)Dr. James DuncanDr. Ryan Sochol Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/93032464600 Abstract: Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is one of the most widely used Additive Manufacturing (AM) methods to bring products to life. This thesis examines the incorporation of

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