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Distinguished Lectures/Seminars

2009 - 2010:
- October 30, 2009, 11AM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: Mechanics of Polyelectrolyte Gels by Wei Hong, Ph.D., Iowa State University Abstract
- October 9, 2009, 11AM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: Negative Stiffness and Negative Mass in Modeling Essential Constraints by Sinniah Ilanko, Ph.D., University of Waikato Abstract
- September 25, 2009, 2PM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: Piezoelectric Nanofibers and Nanotubes and Their Applications in Energy Scavenging by Yong Shi, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology Abstract
- August 8, 2009, 11AM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: Optical Profilometry and Expectations for “Optomechatronics” by Toru Yoshizawa, Ph.D., Saitama Medical University Abstract
- July 29, 2009, 2PM, Room 173 Light Engineering Buidling: Interfacial Phenomena at the Micro/Nano Scales and Its Impact on Point of Care Diagnostics by Zuankai Wang, Ph.D., Columbia University Abstract
- July 17, 2009, 11AM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: New Approaches to Predicting Miniature Structural Performance by Hua Lu, Ph.D., Ryerson University Abstract
2008 - 2009:
- June 17, 2009, 11AM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: In-situ Chemical Analysis for Infrastructure Health Management by Masoud Ghandehari, Ph.D., New York University Polytechnic Institute Abstract
- April 24, 2009, 1:30PM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: High Speed Camera and Glaucoma by Yoshiaki Kiuchi, Ph.D., Hiroshima University Abstract
- April 17, 2009, 2PM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: Mechanical and Chemical Effects in the Adhesion of Thin Shells by John L. Bassani, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Abstract
- March 30, 2009, 11AM, Room 301 Engineering Building: Processing and Mechanical Behavior of Nano Composite Thin Films by Robert C. Cammarata, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University Abstract
- March 2, 2009, 11AM, Room 301 Engineering Building: Non-Contact Non-Invasive Stiffness Sensing Toward Medical Diagnosis by Makoto Kaneko, Ph.D., Osaka University Abstract
- November 14, 2008, 2PM, Room 301 Engineering Building: The Science and Applications in Making Diamond Slippery, Non-Sticking, and Wear-Resistant by Robert W. Carpick, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Abstract
- November 10, 2008, 1:30PM, Room 173 Light Engineering Building: Vibration and Stability of Distributed Structural Systems by Weidong Zhu, Ph.D., University of Maryland Abstract
- October 29, 2008, 1:00PM, Room 231 Engineering Building. The Second Stewart Harris Memorial Lecture on Environmental Issues: Global Climate Change: the Human Driver, the Knowns and Unknowns by Minghua Zhang, Ph.D., Stony Brook University Announcement
- October 24, 2008, 2:30PM, Room 231 Engineering Building: Research at the Optomechatronics Lab., Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan by Yukitoshi Otani, Dr.Eng., Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Abstract
- August 7, 2008, 11:00AM, Room 301 Engineering Building: Synthesis of Carbon Nanocoils by Shuo-Hung Chang, Ph.D., National Taiwan University Abstract
- August 6, 2008, 11:00AM, Room 301 Engineering Building: Fabrication and Applications of Micro Lens Array by Jhy-Cherng Tsai, Ph.D., National Chung-Hsing University Abstract
2007 - 2008:
- May 9, 2008, 2:00PM, Room 301 Engineering Building: Infinite-rank Laminates and the Quest for a Constitutive Model for Viscoplastic Porous Media by Martin I. Idiart, Ph.D., University of Cambridge Abstract
- April 25, 2008, 2:00PM, Room 301 of the Engineering Building: Atomistic Molding of Martensitic Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys: Theoretical and Computational Techniques by Ryan S. Elliott, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Abstract
- April 24, 2008, 2:00PM, Room 231 of the Engineering Building: The Deformation and Fracture of Nacre and Other Hard Biological Materials by François Barthelat, Ph.D., McGill University Abstract
- April 11, 2008, 11:30AM, Room 301 of the Engineering Building: Computing with Geometry by Horea T. Ilies, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Abstract
- April 4, 2008, 11AM, Room 301 of the Engineering Building: Electro-Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes and their Composites by Tsu-Wei Chou, Ph.D, University of Delaware Abstract
- March 14, 2008, 11AM, Room 301 of the Engineering Building: The Evolution of Contact Mechanics by Leon Keer, Ph.D, Northwestern University Abstract
- March 6, 2008, 2:30PM, Room 301 of the Engineering Building: Heritage and Early History of Boundary Method by Alex Cheng, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Abstract
- March 3, 2008, 11AM, Room 301 of the Engineering Building: High Speed Hyper Human Technology Opens a New World by Makoto Kaneko, Ph.D., Osaka University Abstract
- November 30, 2007, 2PM, Room 301 of the Engineering Building: Behavior and Modeling of Nanocomposites by C.T. Sun, Ph.D., Purdue University Abstract
2006 - 2007:
- March 22, 2007, 11:00AM room 301 of the Engineering Building: An Embedded Microfluidic Self-Pumping Structure for Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. Abstract
- March 15, 2007, 11:00AM room 301 of the Engineering Building: Modeling and Simulation Strategy for Fuel Cell Performance Improvements Abstract
- November 8, 2006 2PM (Light Engineering 250): Kinematic Synthesis of Constrained Robotic Systems by J. Michael McCarthy, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine Abstract
- October 27, 2006 11AM (Old Engineering 301): Directing a Biological Complex System to a Desired Destiny by Chih-Ming Ho, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Abstract
2005 - 2006:
- May 5, 2006 11AM (Old Engineering 231): Electromechanical Coupling of the Heart by Shien-Fong Lin, Ph.D., UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Abstract
- April 27, 2006 11AM (Light Engineering 250): The Power of the Atom: A Nuclear Engineering Perspective in 45 Minutes by Christopher Astefanous, Stony Brook University Abstract
- April 20, 2006 11AM (Light Engineering 250): Mechanical Behavior of Polymer Nanocomposites by Frank T. Fisher, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology Abstract
- March 24, 2006 11AM (Light Engineering 250): Digital Resource Management within the Scottish Manufacturing Institute (SMI) by Theodore Lim, Ph.D. and James Ritchie, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton Campus Abstract
- Febrauary 24, 2006 11AM (Light Engineering 250): Some Recent Studies on the Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes by Xi Chen, Ph.D., Columbia University Abstract
- November 18, 2005 11AM (Light Engineering 250): Nanoscale Radiation Transport in Emerging Bio-Applications by Zhixiong "James" Guo, Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Abstract
- November 11, 2005 11AM (Light Engineering 250): Viscoelastic Characterization of Polymers Using Nanoindentation by Mark R. VanLandingham, Ph.D., U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground Abstract
- October 27, 2005 11AM (Light Engineering 250): Optomechatronics Research in the Center for Automation Technologiesand Systems (CATS) at RPI: from Motion Control to Integrated Design by John T. Wen, Ph.D., Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute Abstract
- October 25, 2005 2PM (Light Engineering 250): Biological Production of Mineralized Nanostructures and Its Implication to Bio-Inspired Material Design and Effective Therapies for Human Diseases by Roger Qiu, Ph.D., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Abstract
- CEAS Distinguished Lecture October 19, 2005 11AM: UNIVERSITY AND FEDERAL FUNDING – UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL by Craig S. Hartley, Ph.D., P.E. Abstract
- September 30, 2005 11AM (Light Engineering 250): Nanomaterial Synthesis by Chemical Vapor Deposition by Wilson Chiu, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Abstract
