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Grace Hopper Fellowship in Computing Sciences

The Admiral Grace Hopper Fellowship was established in 2015 with the goal of developing young computational scientists to make outstanding contributions in the area of HPC applications. Upcoming or recent Ph.D. graduates in computational science disciplines, computer science or applied mathematics who have received their degree within the last three years are encouraged to apply. […]

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UPCOMING DISSERTATION DEFENSE: GILAD NAVE

Author: Gilad Nave Date: September 13th, 2023 at 1:00pm Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/5095422567 Location: EGR-2164, Martin Hall Committee Members: Dr. Francis Patrick McCluskey, Chair Dr. Mohammad Al-Sheikhly, Dean’s Representative Dr. Hugh Bruck Dr. Diganta Das Dr. Abhijit Dasgupta Dr. Peter Sandborn Title: Electrical and Structural Formation of Transient Liquid Phase Sinter (TLPS) Materials During Early Processing Stage Abstract: The

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Registration now open: 2023 Student Space Congress

On November 8-9, 2023, NewSpace Chicago will be hosting a virtual Student Space Congress through the platform Remo. We invite students and groups of students to submit their space related work for presentation at the Student Space Congress. There will be an opportunity to compete for a $500 scholarship and the work can be in any discipline so long as

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UPCOMING THESIS DEFENSE: LOKESH SANGEPU

Author: Lokesh Sangepu Date: Friday, July 28th, 2023, at 11:00 AM Zoom Link:https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYocuyprjwtHNdboK5kJ-r6O3ua_2WlLi3_ Location: EGR-2164, Martin Hall Committee Members: Thesis Title: PART SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT BASED ON RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR DIE-LEVEL FAILURE MECHANISMS Abstract: Electronic part manufacturers often communicate part reliability information using metrics such as mean time between failures (MTBF) or failure per billion hours (FIT). However, these

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Upcoming Thesis Defense: Eesh Kamrah

Author: Eesh Kamrah Date: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023, at 11:00 am Location: EGR-2164 Committee Members: Title of Thesis: EFFECTS OF DIVERSE INITIALIZATION ON BAYESIAN OPTIMIZERS. Abstract: Design researchers have struggled to produce quantitative predictions for exactly why and when diversity might help or hinder design search efforts. This thesis addresses that problem by studying one ubiquitously used search strategy – Bayesian Optimization

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UPCOMING DISSERTATION DEFENSE: HARSIMRANJIT SINGH

Author: Harsimranjit Singh Date/Time/Location of defense: 07/20/2023, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Rm. 2164 in Martin HallZoom link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/4473163587?pwd=ZDN6aDhQZGlWalJncDlsSEJIc1dxUT09 Committee Members: -Dr. Michael Ohadi, Chair -Dr. Bao Yang -Dr. Patrick McCluskey -Dr. Amir Riaz -Dr. Ratnesh Tiwari -Dr. Christopher Cadou, Dean’s Representative Title: THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-HEAT FLUX ELECTRONICS WITH INTERLACED FILM EVAPORATION AND ENHANCED FLUID

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UPCOMING DISSERTATION DEFENSE: CHANGSU KIM

Author: Changsu Kim Date/Time/Location of Defense: 7/21/2023 at 12:00 pm in EGR-2162 Committee: -Professor Bongtae Han (Chair) -Professor Patrick McCluskey -Professor Peter Sandborn -Professor Michael Osterman -Professor Sung W. Lee (Dean’s Representative) Title: Measurements of Effective Cure Shrinkage of Epoxy Molding Compound and Induced In-line Warpage during Molding Process Abstract: Cure shrinkage accumulated only after the

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Upcoming Dissertation Defense: Lingxi Kong

Author: Lingxi Kong Defense date/time/location: July 18th, 2023 at 2:30pm in EGR-2164 Committee Members: -Prof. Michael G. Pecht (Chair) -Prof. Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba (Dean’s Representative) -Prof. Hosam K. Fathy -Prof. F. Patrick McCluskey -Prof. Stanislav I. Stoliarov -Prof. Michael H. Azarian Title of Dissertation: “In-situ Investigation of Lithium Dendrite Growth and Its Interactions with a

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UPCOMING DISSERTATION DEFENSE: PATTANUN CHANPIWAT

Author: Pattanun Chanpiwat Date, time, & location: Committee members: Title: Three Essays on Optimization, Machine Learning, and Game Theory in Energy Abstract: This dissertation comprises three main essays that share a common theme: developing methods to promote sustainable and renewable energy from both the supply and demand sides, from an application perspective. The first essay (Chapter 2)

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