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    • Summer 2023 GRASP Seminar: Claire Tomlin, University of California at Berkeley, “Safe Learning in Control”

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    GRASP Treehouse - Pennovation Complex; LAB Building (Bldg 250 - Suite 250) 3401 Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, United States

    This is a hybrid event with in-person attendance in Wu and Chen and virtual attendance on Zoom.   ABSTRACT In many applications of autonomy in robotics, guarantees that constraints are satisfied throughout the learning process are paramount. We present a controller synthesis technique based on the computation of reachable sets, using optimal control and game […]

    MEAM Seminar: “Hierarchical Methods for Geometric Control of Underactuated, Free-Flying Robotic Systems”

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    Towne 337

    Free-flying robotic systems (such as multibody aerial and space vehicles) evolve on high-dimensional non-Euclidean manifolds subject to nonlinear, underactuated dynamics. Because such systems can rely only on the severely limited computational resources available onboard, the design of general-purpose controllers capable of dynamic and reliable real-time performance remains a formidable challenge. To mitigate these obstacles and […]

    MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Exploiting Flows for Orienteering and Planning Problems”

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    Towne 337

    Task and path planning algorithms for robots in the presence of flows confront a fundamental dichotomy between the continuous and the discrete: task planning algorithms discretize the world and their goals, whereas flows are continuous in nature. This contrast is exemplified in many robotic applications where environmental forces impact navigation and exploiting those flows is […]

    NCI Junior Investigator Meeting

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    Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    University of Pennsylvania will be hosting the NCI Junior Investigator Meeting this year. The meeting includes several talks throughout the day and poster sessions (5:15 pm Thursday  & 4:00pm Friday) NCI Junior Investigator Meeting August 17-18, 2023 Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Please see the website for details: https://events.cancer.gov/dcb/ji-meeting

    Nano Seminar: “Conductive Nitrides for Plasmonics in the Visible Region: Properties and Applications”

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    Room 35, Singh Center for Nanotechnology 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Plasmonic nanostructure based on silver and gold that produces LSPR to withstand ultrahigh temperatures without damage remains a great challenge for future ultra-compact integrated circuits, and high-power enabled photonic devices. In principle, the shapes of plasmonic nanostructures containing noble metals would change after the heat treatment that altered the plasmonic resonance. Thus, discovering refractory plasmonic […]

    MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Mobile Wireless Infrastructure on Demand in Robot Teams”

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    216 Moore Building

    Communication is fundamental to successful coordination in teams of robots. Indeed, the promise that robot teams can complete tasks faster and more efficiently than any single agent depends on their ability to share information and effectively coordinate their actions. Today, teams of mobile robots are increasingly being deployed to tackle challenging tasks in environments without […]

    BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “The Role of Collagen XII in Establishing Tendon Cell Organization, Hierarchical Structure, and Mechanical Function During Tendon Development” (Ashley Fung)

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    CRB Auditorium 415 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Lou Soslowsky are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Ashley Fung. Title: The Role of Collagen XII in Establishing Tendon Cell Organization, Hierarchical Structure, and Mechanical Function During Tendon Development Advisor: Dr. Lou Soslowsky Date: Tuesday, August 22 Time: 2pm Location: CRB Austrian […]

    MEAM Seminar: “Vibrating Beam MEMS Accelerometers for Gravity and Seismic Measurements”

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    Towne 337

    Advances in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have enabled the widespread development of sensors for a variety of consumer, automotive, and wearable healthcare electronics applications. However, there is increasing interest in the development of highly accurate MEMS inertial sensors for a variety of emerging applications, for e.g., navigation systems for pedestrians and autonomous vehicles, and seismic and […]

    BE Doctoral Dissertation: “MRI-based Quantification of Renal Oxygen Utilization” (Rajiv Deshpande)

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    Donner-Grice Auditorium

    The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Felix Wehrli are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Rajiv Deshpande. Title: “MRI-based Quantification of Renal Oxygen Utilization” Date: August 28, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Donner-Grice Auditorium, HUP (2nd Floor) The public is welcome to attend.

    MEAM Seminar: “The Multiphysics Stochastic Brain”

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    Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Fuelled in particular by current medical challenges in Traumatic Brain Injury, the field of brain mechanics has progressed tremendously in the last decade. Simulations that required months in development and runtime can now be created from patient specific medical images, meshed and run in a fraction of that time. However, and paradoxically, not only do […]

    • MEAM Seminar: “Data-Driven Computational Design of Engineered Material Systems”

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    Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Designing advanced material systems poses challenges in integrating knowledge and representation from multiple disciplines and domains such as materials, manufacturing, structural mechanics, and design optimization. Data-driven machine learning and computational design methods provide a seamless integration of predictive materials modeling, manufacturing, and design optimization, enabling the accelerated design and deployment of advanced material systems. In […]