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    • MEAM Seminar: “Semantic Localization, Mapping, and Exploration by Multiple Aerial Robots”

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    Moore 212

    Traditional approaches for active mapping focus on building geometric maps. For most real-world applications, however, actionable information is related to semantically meaningful objects in the environment. We propose an approach to the active metric-semantic mapping problem that enables multiple heterogeneous robots to collaboratively build a map of the environment. The robots actively explore to minimize […]

    BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Macrophages & chromosomal instability: From unraveling immunomodulatory interactions to effects of chromosomal instability on macrophage-mediated anti-tumor response” (Brandon Hayes)

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    Berger Auditorium (Room 13), Skirkanich Hall 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Dennis Discher are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Brandon Hayes. Title: Macrophages & chromosomal instability: From unraveling immunomodulatory interactions to effects of chromosomal instability on macrophage-mediated anti-tumor response Date: July 11, 2023 Time: 10:00am Location: Berger Auditorium in Skirkanich The public […]

    MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Transport and Mixing with Swimming Microorganisms in Chaotic Flows”

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    Moore 212

    Microorganisms, primitive unicellular forms of life, form the basis of the food web and play crucial roles in the Earth's biogeochemical cycles. Habitats of microorganisms, from oceans and lakes to soil and human intestines, are often characterized by constant fluid motion. Fluid flow exerts forces and torques on microorganisms that affect their movement and distribution, […]

    ESE PhD Thesis Defense: “Discrete and Continuous Optimization for Collaborative and Multi-task Learning”

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    Room 452 C, 3401 Walnut 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    This thesis is dedicated to addressing the challenges of robust collaborative learning and optimization in both discrete and continuous domains. With the ever-increasing scale of data and the growing demand for effective distributed learning, a multitude of obstacles emerge, including communication limitations, resilience to failures and corrupted data, limited information access, and collaboration in multi-task […]

    CBE PhD Thesis Defense: “BIJEL-Templated Advanced Functional Materials for a Sustainable Future”

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    Towne 225

    Advanced functional materials comprising multiple components with nano- and microscopic features typically rely on expensive and time-consuming fabrication methods. Kinetically-trapped disordered structures provide a powerful alternate route to fabricate fault-tolerant, multi-component functional structures at scale. Developing such structures with controllable features that could serve as materials templates for various applications is of great importance. Bicontinuous […]

    MEAM Seminar: “Hydrogel (fracture) Mechanics with Applications to the Study of Blood Clots”

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    Moore 212

    Blood clotting is primarily responsible for stemming bleeding in vessel injury, comprising a protective mechanism called hemostasis. However, if a blood clot forms within a blood vessel when or where it is not needed, this can result in death and disability. Blood clots and thrombi are composed of blood cells embedded into a polymeric fibrin […]

    MEAM Seminar: “Bistable Robots: Leveraging Task Features for Actuator Reduction”

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    Moore 212

    Actuator reduction is especially important for aerial robots, where minimizing mass and conserving power is critical. Bistable mechanisms have been used to augment actuators by speeding up actuation time or allowing one direction of actuation to be passive. In this talk we will explore how bistable mechanisms can reduce the number of actuators needed in […]

    Penn American Red Cross Blood Drive

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    Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall 3417 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    There is currently a critical need for blood donors, and members of the Penn Engineering community are invited to participate in a school-wide blood drive. To join in this effort, please RSVP using this link.

    • MEAM Seminar: “Mechanics- Informed Optimization for Enhanced Adhesion and Toughness”

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    Towne 337

    Structural design optimization has long played a crucial role in engineering, often with the goal of creating stiff and lightweight structures for aerospace and other applications. However, optimizing structures against failure is also crucial and has been much less well explored. Failure via fracture and at interfaces is particularly challenging in design optimization as they […]