Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Archive

  • MMAE 593 Seminar by Andrew Bragg: “What Kind of Turbulence Do Rising Bubbles Generate?”

    MMAE 593 Seminar by Andrew Bragg: “What Kind of Turbulence Do Rising Bubbles Generate?”

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker Andrew Bragg, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Bragg will present “What Kind of Turbulence Do Rising Bubbles Generate?” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, February 25, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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  • MMAE 593 Seminar by Lawrence Ukeiley: “Modal Analysis and Control of Flow Over Open Cavities”

    MMAE 593 Seminar by Lawrence Ukeiley: “Modal Analysis and Control of Flow Over Open Cavities”

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker Lawrence Ukeiley, professor in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at the University of Florida. Ukeiley will present “Modal Analysis and Control of Flow Over Open Cavities.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, March 4, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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  • MMAE 593 Seminar Series: Mohammad Heidarinejad “Heat, Mass, and Airflow in Buildings: Modeling, Optimization, and Field Validation for Energy, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Resilience”

    MMAE 593 Seminar Series: Mohammad Heidarinejad “Heat, Mass, and Airflow in Buildings: Modeling, Optimization, and Field Validation for Energy, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Resilience”

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker Mohammad Heidarinejad, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, who will present “Heat, Mass, and Airflow in Buildings: Modeling, Optimization, and Field Validation for Energy, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Resilience” on Wednesday, March 11, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in Room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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  • MMAE 593 Seminar: James Grudzinski “Engineering to Management: A Career Path for Engineers”

    MMAE 593 Seminar: James Grudzinski “Engineering to Management: A Career Path for Engineers”

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker James (Jim) Grudzinski, directorate operations officer for Argonne National Laboratory’s Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) directorate “Engineering to Management: A Career Path for Engineers” on Wednesday, February 4, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in Room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center (RE-104).

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  • Midwest Mechanics Seminar by Laura De Lorenzis: “Variational Phase-Field Modeling of Fracture: Toward Second-Generation Models”

    Midwest Mechanics Seminar by Laura De Lorenzis: “Variational Phase-Field Modeling of Fracture: Toward Second-Generation Models”

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series featuring guest speaker Laura De Lorenzis, Professor of Computational Mechanics at ETH Zürich, in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. De Lorenzis will present “Variational phase-field modeling of fracture: toward second-generation models.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, November 5. Please note new time/location: 3:30–4:30 p.m. in room 6C7-1 of the Galvin Tower (IT 6C7-1).

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  • MMAE Holds the 2025 Poster Competition and Department Awards

    MMAE Holds the 2025 Poster Competition and Department Awards

    The MMAE Department held the 2025 Poster Competition and Department Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 28, in the Rettaliata Engineering Center. In addition to the competition, Dr. Robert Drubka was this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award.

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  • MMAE Seminar: Carlo Segre ‘Tuning Li-ion Anode Performance with High Entropy Oxides’

    MMAE Seminar: Carlo Segre ‘Tuning Li-ion Anode Performance with High Entropy Oxides’

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents a special seminar given by Carlo Segre, Duchossois Leadership Professor, professor of physics, deputy director of Materials Research Collaborative Access Team (MRCAT), director of Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation (CSRRI), deputy Director of BioCAT, and professor of materials science and engineering at Illinois Tech titled “Tuning Li-ion Anode Performance with High Entropy Oxides,” on Wednesday, October 9, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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  • Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series: ‘Dissecting the Causality of Pressure Forces in Vortex Dominated Flows,’ Featuring Rajat Mittal

    Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series: ‘Dissecting the Causality of Pressure Forces in Vortex Dominated Flows,’ Featuring Rajat Mittal

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering present the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series featuring guest speaker Rajat Mittal, professor of mechanical engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, who will give a presentation on “Dissecting the Causality of Pressure Forces in Vortex Dominated Flows—From Fish Schools to Noisy Drones.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, September 11, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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  • Special MMAE Seminar: ‘The Progress of Turing Plan for AI-Driven Materials Design,’ Featuring Hao Li

    Special MMAE Seminar: ‘The Progress of Turing Plan for AI-Driven Materials Design,’ Featuring Hao Li

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents a special seminar given by Hao Li, associate professor at Tohoku University in Japan, titled “The Progress of ‘Turing Plan’ for AI-Driven Materials Design.” This seminar will take place on Friday, August 16, from 2–4 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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  • DEI Seminar: Working Toward Socially Just Data Practices by Dr. Scott Tharp

    DEI Seminar: Working Toward Socially Just Data Practices by Dr. Scott Tharp

    The Armour College of Engineering and Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents “Working Towards Socially Just Data Practices,” a lecture presented by Scott Tharp, Associate Director for Academic Program Review and Assessment at the University of Illinois Chicago. This lecture will take place on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center. This event is in-person only and open to the public.

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