Events
April 2016
Monday, April 4th, 2016
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Kinematics and Local Motion Planning for Quasi-static Whole-Body Mobile Manipulation
Krishna Shankar,
Graduate Student,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
New Sources of Methane in the Biogeosphere and Beyond
Frank Keppler,
Professor,
Institute of Earth Sciences,
Heidelberg University,
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Recent Theoretical and Experimental Progress on Near-Field Thermal Radiation"
Zhuomin Zhang,
Professor,
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Monday, April 11th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar (Special Date)
Control of agile robots in complex environments with formal safety guarantees
Anirudha Majumdar,
PhD Candidate,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
9:00am
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10:00am
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Microscopic Origin of Macroscopic Strength in Granular Media: A Numerical and Analytical Approach
Alex Jerves,
Ph.D. Candidate,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Stratospheric Sulfur Geoengineering - Benefits and Risks
Alan Robock,
Distinguished Professor,
Department of Environmental Sciences,
Rutgers University,
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Evolution of submarine landslides: Unifying shear band propagation approach"
Alexander Puzrin,
Professor,
Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering,
Institute of Geotechnical Engineering ETH Zurich, Switzerland,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Unsteady aerodynamics and optimal control of an airfoil at low Reynolds number
Jeesoon Choi,
Graduate Student,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Friday, April 15th, 2016
8:00am
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
How did we get the Water System we have and what are the Implications for Contemporary Water Policy?
Gary Libecap,
Professor of Corporate Environmental Management,
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management,
University of California, Santa Barbara,
8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
8:00am
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Ongoing
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The dynamics of changing winter temperature extremes
Andrew Rhines,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics,
Harvard University,
Thursday, April 28th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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(CANCELLED) Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
(CANCELLED) Seth Guikema,
Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Michigan,
Friday, April 29th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Understanding Micro- and Macro-Mechanics of Soil Liquefaction: A Necessary Step for Field-Scale Assessment
Utkarsh Mital,
Understanding Micro- and Macro-Mechanics of Soil Liquefaction: A Necessary Step for Field-Scale Assessment,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,