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08 Oct
Coping with Graduate School
Engineering Your Mindset: Strategies to Challenge Perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome Feeling the pressure to be perfect in every project and experiment? Ever worry you’re...
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October 08, 2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm

Yin
09 Oct
MEMS Department Graduate Seminar - Dr. Yin
Dr. -Ing. Bo (Liam) Yin Senior R&D Engineer Ansys Topic: Phase-Field Approachesfor DiverseFracture Behaviors Abstract: Variational phase-field modeling has emerged as a...
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October 09, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm

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09 Oct
MS Thesis Final Defense - Milton Dario Cárdenas Prieto
Title: HYPOTENSION FORECASTING MODEL IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS Abstract: Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a serious complication for dialysis patients and is directly...
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October 09, 2025
2:00pm to 4:00pm

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09 Oct
Anna Svirsko, "Allocation of Surveillance and Search Assets in Undersea Warfare Operations", 10/9
Abstract With recent advances in submarine technology, the Navy must have an effective strategy to detect and search for undersea threats. In antisubmarine warfare, the Navy...
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October 09, 2025
3:30pm to 4:30pm

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14 Oct
Bioengineering PhD Open House
Join our Associate Chair for Graduate Education Dr. Kurt Beschorner for more information on our PhD program! Attendees are eligible for fee waivers. Register here to receive...
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October 14, 2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm

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16 Oct
Bioengineering Master's Programs Open House
Join the Department of Bioengineering for a virtual open house to learn more about our Master's programs! Hear from Dr. Pratap Khanwilkar, Director of Master's Programs and...
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October 16, 2025
6:00pm to 7:00pm

Dr. Vijay John, Tulane University
17 Oct
2025 Gerald D. Holder Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Vijay John, the Leo S. Weil Professor in Engineering at Tulane University's School of Science and Engineering, will present the 2025 Gerald D. Holder Distinguished...
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October 17, 2025
9:30am

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17 Oct
Gerald D. Holder Endowed Distinguished Lecture Series Seminar
Vijay T. John The Leo S. Weil Professor in Engineering School of Science & Engineering Tulane Universityl Host: Dr. Robert M. Enick Targeted Delivery through Self Assembly...
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October 17, 2025
9:30am to 10:30am

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17 Oct
PhD Final Defense - Matthew Andrew Borrelli
Title: Engineering Controllable Release Delivery Systems to Treat Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Injury Abstract: Muscle tissue is a critical tissue for health and lifespan...
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October 17, 2025
12:00pm to 2:00pm

Dr. Julie Price
23 Oct
Dr. Julie Price Seminar
Dr. Julie Price Harvard Investigator, Full Prof (M) of Radiology, Mass General Research Institute Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
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October 23, 2025
4:00pm

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24 Oct
Swanson School of Engineering Alumni Homecoming Reception
Food and fun for all Swanson Alumni!
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October 24, 2025
7:00pm to 9:00pm

Gupta
30 Oct
MEMS Department Graduate Seminar - Dr. Gupta
Dr. Rajeev Gupta Associate Professor North Carolina State University Topic: Towards Sustainable Alloys: Overcoming Corrosion Challenges by Engineering Suitable...
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October 30, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm

Dr. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
30 Oct
Dr. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham Seminar
Dr. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham Carnegie Mellon University Glen de Vries Dean, Mellon College of Science Professor, Biomedical Engineering
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October 30, 2025
4:00pm

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30 Oct
Bioengineering Master's Programs Open House
Join the Department of Bioengineering for a virtual open house to learn more about our Master's programs! Hear from Dr. Pratap Khanwilkar, Director of Master's Programs and...
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October 30, 2025
6:00pm to 7:00pm

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31 Oct
Circular Cities: Shaping Urban Futures
Join us for a dynamic conversation exploring how two unique cities, Pittsburgh and Lagos, are reimagining sustainability through circular economy principles. From innovation...
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October 31, 2025
9:00am to 10:30am

Image of IE Seminar: Peter Zhang, "Robust Paths: Geometry and Computation", 11/6
06 Nov
IE Seminar: Peter Zhang, "Robust Paths: Geometry and Computation", 11/6
Abstract: Applying robust optimization often requires selecting an appropriate uncertainty set both in shape and size, a choice that directly affects the trade-off between...
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November 06, 2025
3:30pm

Dr. Princess Imoukhuede
06 Nov
Dr. Princess Imoukhuede Seminar
Dr. Princess Imoukhuede University of Washington Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair of Bioengineering Professor, UW Bioengineering
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November 06, 2025
4:00pm

roldan-alzate
13 Nov
MEMS Department Graduate Seminar - Dr. Roldan-Alzate
Dr. Alejandro Roldan-Alzate Mead Witter Associate Professor University of Wisconsin Topic: Comprehensive Assessment of the Lower Urinary Tract – MRI Urodynamics ...
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November 13, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm

Dr. Keisuke Ishihara
13 Nov
Dr. Keisuke Ishihara Seminar
Dr. Keisuke Ishihara University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor, Computational and Systems Biology
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November 13, 2025
4:00pm

Amon
20 Nov
MEMS Department Graduate Seminar - Dr. Amon
Dr. Cristina Amon Alumni Distinguished Professor University of Toronto Topic: Hierarchical Multi-Length-Scale Thermal Modeling of Electric Vehicle Battery Systems ...
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November 20, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm

Dr. Peter Wang
20 Nov
Dr. Peter Wang Seminar
Dr. Peter Wang Keck School of Medicine of University of South Carolina Dwight C. and Hildagarde E. Baum Chair, Biomedical Engineering; Professor, Biomedical Engineering,...
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November 20, 2025
4:00pm

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04 Dec
Dr. Tracy Cui Seminar
As William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, Cui's primary research focus is on the interactions between neural tissue and smart...
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December 04, 2025
4:00pm to 5:00am

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04 Dec
Swanson School of Engineering Design Expo
A display of semester-long student capstone projects.
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December 04, 2025
5:30pm to 8:30pm

Dr. Bryan Brown
15 Jan
Dr. Bryan Brown Seminar
Dr. Bryan Brown University of Pittsburgh William Kepler Whiteford Professor Department of Bioengineering Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive...
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January 15, 2026
4:00pm

Dr. Denis Wirtz
22 Jan
Dr. Denis Wirtz Seminar
Dr. Denis Wirtz John’s Hopkins University Vice Provost for Research and Theophilus Halley Smoot Professor
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January 22, 2026
4:00pm

Damion Shelton
05 Feb
Damion Shelton Seminar
Damion Shelton Agility Robotics Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board
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February 05, 2026
4:00pm

Dr. Stephanie Cone
05 Mar
Dr. Stephanie Cone Seminar
Dr. Stephanie Cone University of Delaware Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering
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March 05, 2026
4:00pm

Dr. Liangzhong (Shawn) Xiang
19 Mar
BioE Day - Dr. Liangzhong (Shawn) Xiang Seminar
Dr. Liangzhong (Shawn) Xiang University of California, Irvine Professor of Radiological Sciences Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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March 19, 2026
4:00pm

Dr. Warren Grill
02 Apr
Dr. Warren Grill Seminar
Dr. Warren Grill Duke University James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
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April 02, 2026
4:00pm

Dr. Rebecca Heise
09 Apr
Dr. Rebecca Heise Seminar
Dr. Rebecca Heise Virginia Commonwealth University Inez A. Caudill, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
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April 09, 2026
4:00pm

Dr. Suzanne Maher
16 Apr
Dr. Suzanne Maher Seminar
Dr. Suzanne Maher HHS/Cornell Chief Research Officer, HSS Senior Scientist, Research Institute, HSS Co-Director, Orthopedic Soft Tissue Research Program, Research...
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April 16, 2026
4:00pm