The MME Seminar Series features presentations by experts on cutting-edge topics in mechanical and materials engineering, fostering learning, collaboration and exposure to new developments in the field.
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule
Seminars begin at 2 p.m. every Tuesday in EC1113 unless stated otherwise. For comments or suggestions, email Dr. Jiuhua Chen at chenj@fiu.edu or Dr. Pezhman Mardanpour at pmardanp@fiu.edu.
Date | Speaker | Affliation | Title/Abstract |
Aug 26, 2025 | Dr. Jiuhua Chen | Dept. Mechanical and Materials Eng., FIU | Passive vs active learning (Organizing meeting) |
Sep 2, 2025 | Dr. Daniela Radu | Dept. Mechanical and Materials Eng., FIU | Nanomaterials: Bridging Nanofabrication and Additive Manufacturing |
Sep 9, 2025 | Dr. Markus Downey | Dept. Mechanical and Materials Eng., FIU | Graduate student orientation |
Sep 16, 2025 | Dr. Dibyendu Mukherjee | Dept. Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Miami | New frontiers for functional nanomaterials in energy and energetic applications |
Sep 23, 2025 | Dr. Tanaji Paul | Dept. Mechanical and Materials Eng., FIU | Additive Manufacturing: A Journey Through Processing Routes, Materials, and Applications |
Sep 30, 2025 | Dr. Andres Tremante | Dept. Mechanical and Materials Eng., FIU | A Journey through Industry and Academia |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Dr. Jiuhua Chen | Dept. Mechanical and Materials Eng., FIU | Forged in Pressure: A Materials Scientist’s Journey to the Center of the Earth |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Dr. Moshe Pritsker | JoVE | Visualizing Discovery: How JoVE Supports Engineerning Research, Teaching, and Graduate Learning |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Dr. Tony Thomas | Dept. Mechanical and Materials Eng., FIU | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Dr. Andreas Güntner | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich | Monituring Health with Molecular Sensors |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Dr. Tracy Costello | University of South Florida | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Veterans Day | ||
| Nov 18, 2025 | Dr. Giacomo Po | Dept. Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., University of Miami | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Dr. Sihe Zhang | Dept. Chemical Eng., Kettering University | Development and Characterization of Metal-Organic-Compounds as Sustainable Alternative Materials |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Dr. Yong Huang | Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., University of Florida | Bioprinting: Implementation, Process Dynamics, and Process-Induced Cell Injury |