Title: EIT BASED PIEZORESISTIVE TACTILE SENSORS: A SIMULATION STUDY Date: Wednesday December 11, 2019 Time: 1 pm Location: Martin Hall EGR 2164 Committee Members: Dr. Elisabeth Smela, Chair/AdvisorDr. Miao YuDr. Nikhil Chopra ABSTRACT: Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is an imaging technique that uses voltage measurements to map the internal conductivity distribution inside a body by […]
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Title: Modeling Syndromic Surveillance and Outbreaks in Subpopulations Date: Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 Time: 12:00pm Location: Martin Hall EGR-2164 Committee Members: Professor Jeffrey Herrmann Professor Robert Gold Assistant Professor Allison Reilly Professor Linda Schmidt Assistant Professor Monifa Vaughn-Cooke Abstract: This research is motivated by the need to assist resource limited communities by enhancing the use of syndromic
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Title: Phonon mediated thermal transport in transition-metal dichalcogenides Date: Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, 2019 Time: 11:00am Location: Martin Hall EGR-2164 Committee Members: Professor Peter Chung (Chair) Professor Bao Yang Professor Agis Iliadis (Dean’s Representative, Electrical and Computer Science Department) Professor Abhijit Dasgupta Professor Patrick McCluskey Dr. Sina Najmaei (Special Member for the committee, ARL research scientist)
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Title: New Methodology for Predicting Ultimate Capacity of One-Sided Composite Patch Repaired Cracked Aluminum Plate Date: Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2019 Time: 10:00am Location: Martin Hall, EGR-2164 Committee: Professor Hugh Bruck (Chair) Professor Peter Chung Professor Abhijit Dasgupta Professor Teng Li Professor Sung Lee (Dean’s Representative, Aerospace Department) Abstract Composite patch repairs are an alternative to
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The DOE Scholars Program introduces students and recent college graduates to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) mission and operations. Application Deadline: January 3, 2020 4:00 PM EST Apply Now! https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DOE-Scholars-2020 Why should I apply? Being selected as a DOE Scholar offers the following benefits: Stipends starting at $600 per week for undergraduates and $650 per week
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Title: Design and Development of potassium formate based Atmospheric Water Harvester Date: Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 Time: 1:30PM Location: EGR-3164 Martin Hall (Aerospace conference room) Committee Members: Dr. Jungho Kim, Chair Dr. Yunho Hwang Dr. Gary Pertmer
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Call for Applications 2020 Science of Signatures Advanced Studies Institute Application deadline is January 8, 2020 Next spring, the Science of Signatures (SoS) Advanced Studies Institute (ASI) will be held over three weeks during April 13 – May 1, 2020. SoS-ASI is a professional development opportunity for advanced Ph.D. students and postdocs interested in learning
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FOUR 1-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS of $30,000 for students working towards a Ph.D. degree Deadline: February 1, 2020 12:00 PM EST SUBMIT APPLICATION The main goals of the Link Foundation Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Ph.D. Fellowship are: To foster ocean engineering and ocean instrumentation research To enhance both the theoretical and practical knowledge and applications of ocean engineering
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Rice University aspires to pathbreaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. We seek to fulfill this mission by cultivating a diverse community of learning and discovery that produces leaders across the spectrum of human endeavor. As part of a recently launched $150 million investment in research initiatives to advance this
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Understanding Materials at Extreme Conditions Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their respective academic departments, graduate students conduct their PhD