| Seminar Date | Seminar Details |
|---|---|
| January 30 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Richard Rand
(Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University) Title: Recent Advances in Parametric Excitation Host: Jane Wang |
| February 6 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
George Scherer
(Department of Civil Engineering & Operations Research, Princeton University) Title: Structure and Properties of Gels Host: Herbert Hui |
| February 13 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Robert Deegan
(Center for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Texas at Austin) Title: Shake and Break: Pattern Formation in Liquids and Solids Host: Jane Wang |
| February 20 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Norbert Schorghofer
(Planetary Science, Caltech) Title: The Active Surface of Mars: Granular Avalanches Host: Jane Wang |
| February 27 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Jane Wang
(Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University)) Title: Falling Leaves, Flapping Flight, and Making a Virtual Insect Host: Jane Wang |
| March 1 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Roberto Paroni
(Department of Mathematics, University of Sassari) Title: A Young Measure Theory for Martensitic Thin Films via Dimension Reduction Host: Tim Healey |
| March 5 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Silas Alben
(Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences New York University) Title: Bending Leaves and Flapping Flight: Transitions in Flow-Body Interaction Problems Host: Jane Wang |
| March 12 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Andy McIntosh
(Combustion Theory in Fuel and Energy Department, University of Leeds) Title: Combustion in Nature: Micro Explosions from the Bombardier Beetle Host: Jane Wang |
| April 2 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Eliot Fried
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis) Title: Biaxial Disclinated States in Nematic Elastomers Host: Tim Healey |
| April 9 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Ryan Elliott
(University of Michigan) Title: Bifurcation and Stability of Multilattices with Applications to Martensitic Transformations in Shape Memory Alloys Host: Tim Healey |
| April 16 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Mariano Garcia
(Borg Warner Morse TEC) Title: Modeling and Analysis of Automotive Chain Drives Host: Andy Ruina |
| April 22 4:30 PM 203 Thurston Hall |
Yu Xiao
(Mechanical Engineering, Caltech) Title: Multiscale Modeling of Ferroelectric Thin Films: Domain Wall Structures and Fatigue Mechanisms Host: Tim Healey |
| April 23 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Wendy W. Zhang
(University of Chicago) Title: Viscous Entrainment from a Nozzle: Singular Liquid Spouts Host: Jane Wang |
| April 29 1:00 PM 366 Hollister Hall |
James Greenberg
(Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University) Title: Congestion Redux Host: Jim Jenkins and John Abel |
| April 30 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Ron Mickens
(Professor, Physics Department, Clark Atlanta University) Title: A Perturbation Method for 'Truly' Nonlinear Oscillatory Systems Host: Richard Rand |
| May 7 4:30 PM 205 Thurston Hall |
Rick Neptune
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin) Title: Advanced Modeling and Dynamic Simulation Techniques: Insight into Mechanisms Governing Human Locomotion Host: Andy Ruina |
