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 | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250121-MME-colloquium-Holly-Weber-.pdf |
| 1/28 | Dr. Gerald R. Bourne | Twenty Years Without Tenure: A Journey Through Teaching, Research, and Service in Materials Science | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250128-MME-colloquium-Bourne.pdf |
| 2/4 | Dr. Irina Chuvashova (Chemistry and Biochemistry, FIU) | Engineering Materials at Extreme Conditions: Insights from High-Pressure Chemistry | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250204-MME-colloquium-Irina-Chuvashova.pdf |
| 2/11 | Dr. Ron Redwing (Pennsylvania State University) | ||
| 2/18 | Dr. Wenzhi Li (Physics, FIU) | Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Materials for Advanced Energy Applications | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MME-Colloquium_Wenzhi-Li.pdf |
| 2/25 | Spring Break | ||
| 3/4 | Dr. Chao Luo (University of Miami) | Organic Electrode Materials for Affordable and Sustainable Na-ion Batteries | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250304-MME-colloquium-Chao-Luo.pdf |
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3/11 (Note: different time 3:30 – 4:30pm) |
Dr. Nidal Alif (FIU) | A Procedural Framework to Accelerate The Adoption of AI Practices to Establish a Replicable Blueprint for Future Innovations in The Field of Engineering | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/202503011-MME-colloquium-Nidal-Alif.pdf |
| 3/18 | Dr. Siddhartha Verma (Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University) | Machine Learning in Fluid Mechanics: Flow Control and Analysis using Deep Learning Techniques | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250318-MME-colloquium-Siddhartha-Verma.pdf |
| 3/25 | Dr. Benjamin Boesl (MME, FIU) | On Qualifying Exam | |
| 4/1 | Dr. Amal Elawady (Civil and Environmental Engineering, FIU) | Recent Advances in Experimental Simulation of Extreme Wind Impact on The Built and Natural Environments— Examples From The Wall of Wind Experimental Facility | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250401-MME-colloquium-Amal-Elawady.pdf |
| 4/8 | Dr. Erik D. Engeberg (Florida Atlantic University) | Cyborg Neurons: A New Noninvasive Research Platform to Study Neuroprosthetic Hand Interfaces | https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250408-MME-colloquium-Erik-Engeberg.pdf |
| 4/15 | Dr. Eric McDonald (University of Texas at El Paso) |
Additive Manufacturing of Elastomer, Ceramic and Metal Multi-functional Structures |
https://mme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250415-MME-colloquium-Eric-MacDonald.pdf |
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 |
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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) | |
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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)