Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Archive

  • MMAE Seminar Series: Hassan M. Nagib

    MMAE Seminar Series: Hassan M. Nagib

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents a 2023–2024 Seminar Series featuring speaker Hassan M. Nagib, who will give a presentation on “Wall-Bounded Turbulence: Recent Lessons from Experiments-Asymptotics-Computation.”  This seminar will take place on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in the auditorium (room 104) of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center from 3:30–4:30 p.m. This event is open to all graduate students and faculty.

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  • MMAE Seminar Series Hosts Dr. Partha S. Dutta (United Semiconductors LLC)

    MMAE Seminar Series Hosts Dr. Partha S. Dutta (United Semiconductors LLC)

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents a 2023–2024 Seminar Series featuring guest speaker Partha S. Dutta who will give a presentation on “Bulk Crystal Growth of Ternary III-V Compound Semiconductors.”  This seminar will take place on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 in the auditorium (room 104) of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center from 3:30–4:30 p.m. This event is open to all graduate students and faculty.

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  • MMAE Seminar: A Data-Driven Approach to Systems Engineering-Enabled Complex System Design with Professor Esma Karagoz

    MMAE Seminar: A Data-Driven Approach to Systems Engineering-Enabled Complex System Design with Professor Esma Karagoz

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents Illinois Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering Esma Karagoz for a seminar titled, “A Data-Driven Approach to Systems Engineering-Enabled Complex System Design.” This seminar is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center from 3:30–4:30 p.m.

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  • MMAE Seminar: Introduction to System Engineering and GT-SUITE

    MMAE Seminar: Introduction to System Engineering and GT-SUITE

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering will welcome Jon Zeman, principal engineer and application team lead for vehicle systems integration at Gamma Technologies, for a lecture titled “Introduction to System Engineering and GT-SUITE” on Wednesday, March 8, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center. 

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  • MMAE Hall of Fame Unveiling: Lois Graham – November 18

    MMAE Hall of Fame Unveiling: Lois Graham – November 18

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents a photo unveiling of a new inductee to the MMAE Hall of Fame, Lois Graham (M.S. ME ’49, Ph.D. ME ’59) on November 18 from 2:00 p.m. in the Rettaliata, Second Floor Atrium. The event is preceded by the Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence and will be followed by a reception.

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  • Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence by Ivan Marusic: Scale-Interactions and Energy-Efficient Drag Reduction in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows

    Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence by Ivan Marusic: Scale-Interactions and Energy-Efficient Drag Reduction in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents the Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence. This year's speaker is Ivan Marusic, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at The University of Melbourne, who will present a lecture titled, "Scale-Interactions and Energy-Efficient Drag Reduction in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows" November 18 from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in Rettaliata 104.

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  • Aviation Themed Family Fun Day This Saturday

    Aviation Themed Family Fun Day This Saturday

    Join us for the third event in the Family Fun series featuring AeroStar/Avion Institute at Siegel Hall, 3301 S. Dearborn Street. In age-appropriate classrooms, you and your child will learn about aviation and aerospace through age-appropriate activities, stories, and movies. Your family will also learn about the anatomy of an aircraft, the history of aviation, aviation safety, and space exploration. Faculty from Armour College of Engineering and AeroStar will co-lead each session on October 22 and October 29, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

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  • MMAE Seminar: A Modular Approach to Materials Design

    MMAE Seminar: A Modular Approach to Materials Design

    Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering welcomes Dmitri Talapin, the Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, to present a lecture, titled “A Modular Approach to Materials Design,” on Wednesday, October 26, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center. 

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  • MMAE Seminar: Towards 30% Energy Reduction in Passenger Vehicles Via Advanced Integration of Powertrain Control, Connectivity and Automation

    MMAE Seminar: Towards 30% Energy Reduction in Passenger Vehicles Via Advanced Integration of Powertrain Control, Connectivity and Automation

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering will welcome Marcello Canova, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State University, for a lecture titled “Toward 30 Percent Energy Reduction in Passenger Vehicles Via Advanced Integration of Powertrain Control, Connectivity, and Automation” on Wednesday, November 9, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center. 

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  • MMAE Seminar: Resolvent-based optimal estimation and control of turbulent flows

    MMAE Seminar: Resolvent-based optimal estimation and control of turbulent flows

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering will welcome Aaron Towne, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, for a lecture titled “Resolvent-Based Optimal Estimation and Control of Turbulent Flows” on Wednesday, November 2, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center. 

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