Mechanical and Materials Engineering Colloquium

Spring 2025

(Tuesdays 2:00 – 3:15 pm, EC 1113)

Date

Speaker

Title

Abstract

1/7

Dr. Benjamin Boesl (MME, FIU)

Organizing sessions, Professional development

 

1/14

Dr. Markus Downey (MME, FIU)

New graduate student orientation

 

1/21

Dr. Holly Weber (Kansas City National Security Campus)

Aging of Polymeric Materials

 

1/27

Dr. Gonzalo Seisdedos (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Applied Acoustics

 

2/4

Dr. Irina Chuvashova (Chemistry and Biochemistry, FIU)

 

 

For comments, suggestions and complaints, please contact Colloquium organizer Benjamin Boesl (bboesl@fiu.edu) and Jiuhua Chen (chenj@fiu.edu)

Archived Seminar Schedules

Fall 2024 Schedule - Mechanical and Materials Engineering Colloquium

Fall 2024

(Tuesdays 2:00 – 3:15 pm, EC 1114)

Date Speaker/Title Abstract
Aug 27th 2024 Dr. Benjamin Boesl (FIU MME) / Professional Development: Success in industry, government, and academic settings  
Sep 3rd 2024 Dr. Jennifer Girard (Yale University) / Investigation of mechanical behavior of olivine using in-situ synchrotron high-pressure deformation and its applications to understand how Earth works https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MME-Colloquium-20240903-J-Girard.pdf
Sep 10th 2024 Dr. Jiuhua Chen (FIU MME) / Materials under Extreme Conditions  
Sep 17th 2024 Dr. Prashant Sarswat/Pushing Boundaries in Metal Additive Manufacturing: Innovations, Challenges, and the Path Forward https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Dr.-Sarswat-Seminar-Flyer.png

26-Sep-24 (Th)

3:00-4:30 pm EC2300

Dr. Haiming Wen (Missouri University of Science and Technology) / Development and Advanced Manufacturing of Materials for Extreme Environments https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Seminar-Abstract_Haiming-Wen.pdf 
10/01/2024 Dr. Siamak Farhad (University of Akron) – Canceled  
10/08/2024 Hurricane Milton, Canceled  
10/15/2024 Dr. Benjamin Boesl (FIU MME) / Discussion on Career Development and Poster  
10/22/2024 Dr. Qingda Yang (University of Miami) / Augmented Finite Element Method for Non-Linear Fracture Analysis and Virtual Testing of Composite Materials https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241022-MME-colloquium-QDYang.pdf
10/29/2024 Dr. Chris McComb (Carnegie Mellon University) / AI Applications in Mechanical Engineering https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241029-MME-colloquium-CMcComb.pdf 
11/01/2024
(Friday)
11am-12 pm
MMC SIPA 100
Dr. Tony Yu (University of Chicago) / Large-Volume High-Pressure Research at GSECARS, Advanced Photon Source) https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241101-MME-colloquium-TonyYu.pdf
11/12/2024 Dr. Stefan Williams (Army Research Laboratory, C5ISR)  

11/15/2024 (Fri)

9:00am EC2300

Dr. Vikas Varshney (Air Force Research Laboratory) https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/VikasVarshney_-Flyer.pdf
11/19/2024 Dr. Needa Brown (University of Central Florida) https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241119-MME-colloquium-Needa-Brown.pdf
11/26/2024 Dr. Vadym Drozd (Florida International University) / Chemistry Meets Engineering: Developing Inorganic Phosphate-Based Anticorrosive Systems for Mild Steel Protection https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241126-MME-colloquium-Vadym-Drozd.pdf

For comments, suggestions, and complaints, please contact Colloquium Organizers Dr. Benjamin Boesl (bboesl@fiu.edu) and Dr. Jiuhua Chen (chenj@fiu.edu)