Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Archive

  • 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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  • MMAE Seminar: Advanced Manufacturing of Sustainable Energy and Sensor Systems from Nanoscale Building Blocks by Prof. Yanliang Zhang, University of Notre Dame

    MMAE Seminar: Advanced Manufacturing of Sustainable Energy and Sensor Systems from Nanoscale Building Blocks by Prof. Yanliang Zhang, University of Notre Dame

    Illinois Institutes of Technology’s Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering welcomes Yanliang Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at University of Notre Dame, to present a lecture, titled “Advanced Manufacturing of Sustainable Energy and Sensor Systems from Nanoscale Building Blocks,” on Wednesday, October 19, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center. 

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  • MMAE Seminar: Anisotropic Particles in Turbulent Shear Flow by Prof. Alfredo Soldati, TU Wien

    MMAE Seminar: Anisotropic Particles in Turbulent Shear Flow by Prof. Alfredo Soldati, TU Wien

    Illinois Institute of Technology’s Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering welcomes Alfredo Soldati, professor of fluid mechanics and director of the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer at TU Wien, to present a lecture, titled “Anisotropic Particles in Turbulent Shear Flow,” on Wednesday, November 16, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center. 

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  • MMAE Seminar: Smart Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Resilient and Agile Manufacturing by Prof. Ali Shakouri, Purdue University

    MMAE Seminar: Smart Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Resilient and Agile Manufacturing by Prof. Ali Shakouri, Purdue University

    Illinois Institutes of Technology’s Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering welcomes Ali Shakouri, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University, to present a lecture, titled “Smart Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Resilient and Agile Manufacturing,” on Wednesday, October 12, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center. 

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