The FAA is currently recruiting for the 2023 National Air Grant Fellowship Program. Created as part of the 2020 Aircraft Certification Bill, the fellowship strives to place graduate-level students with expertise in fields related to aerospace in congressional offices. The fellows will work to research and write policy. After a year, the opportunity exists for […]
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The NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award recognizes and rewards early-career M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D. scientists that perform research at the intersection of the social and life sciences. Essays written by these bold researchers on their recent work are judged for clarity, scientific quality, creativity, and demonstration of cross-disciplinary approaches to addressing fundamental questions. A
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Author: Nehemiah Emaikwu Committee Members: Professor Reinhard Radermacher, ChairProfessor Ichiro Takeuchi, Co-ChairProfessor Yunho HwangProfessor Amr BazProfessor Bao YangProfessor Peter B. Sunderland Date: Friday, April 15th, 2022 Time: 1:30 PM Location: EGR-2164 (DeWALT Conference Room) Abstract: Elastocaloric solid-state refrigerants rival conventional refrigerants in lower environmental impact, but require significant advancements to gain widespread implementation. Two barriers which prevent adoption are
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Author: Satwik KommulaDate: Friday, April 15th, 2022 Time: 2-4pm Location: 088-2162 DeWALT Committee Members: Dr. Michael H. Azarian, ChairProfessor Peter SandbornProfessor Patrick McCluskey Title: Impact of Ripple Current on MLCCs Abstract: The trend toward miniaturization along with the availability of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in a wide range of voltage ratings and capacitances, makes MLCCs a viable option to be used in applications
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Author: Han Zhou Date: Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 at 4:00pm Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, Room EGR-2164 Committee Members: Professor Amr Baz, ChairProfessor Bala BalachandranProfessor Nikhil ChopraProfessor Abhijit DasguptaProfessor Sherif Aggour, Dean’s Representative Title: ACTIVE NON-RECIPROCAL ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS Abstract: This dissertation presents different configurations of active Acoustic MetaMaterials (AMM) which are proposed in order to control the flow of vibration and
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Author: Michael Dawson Committee Members: Professor Jeffrey Herrmann- Assistant Professor Yancy Diaz-Mercado Mark Fuge Title: Metareasoning Approaches to Thermal Management During Image Processing Date: Friday, April 15th, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM Location: EGR-2164 (DeWALT Conference Room) Abstract: Resource-constrained electronic systems are present in many semi- and fully-autonomous systems and are tasked with computationally heavy tasks such as image processing. Without sufficient cooling,
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The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) has started our first inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship which includes one-year association membership and complimentary conference registration for each of up to three scholarship winners from under-represented groups in the water resources field. Please forward this announcement to all science and engineering departments, student groups, and DEI programs at your university to spread
The Philadelphia Section of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is offering undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year. While preference will be given to those students studying or doing research related to tribology, the applications are open to any sophomore or above pursuing
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Graduate Women in Engineering (GWE) is hosting a luncheon session with IonQ, a quantum computing startup based in College Park. Founded by former UMD professor, Dr. Chris Monroe, IonQ’s goal is to take trapped ion computing out of the lab, and into the market. If you are interested in learning more about quantum computing, and
Author: Sergio Manuel Ignacio Cofre Martel Date: Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 1:00PM Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, Room EGR-2164 Committee Members: Professor Dr. Mohammad Modarres, Chair + Dr. Enrique Lopez Droguett, Co-ChairProfessor Mark FugeProfessor Katrina GrothProfessor Balakumar BalachandranProfessor Gregory Baecher, Dean’s Representative Title: A Physics-Informed Neural Network Framework for Big Machinery Data in Prognostics and Health Management for Complex Engineering
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