July 24, 2026
This seminar will explore two complementary lines of research on the evolutionary transition from water to land. First, I will present new discoveries from the fossil record of early tetrapods […]
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BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Mengdi Tao
July 27, 2026
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Ravi Radhakrishnan are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Mengdi Tao. Title: “Disease Modeling and Systems Pharmacology: […]
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July 28, 2026
Most mechanical failures are caused by fatigue, where damage accumulates gradually during sub-critical cyclic loading. Yet despite nearly two centuries of study, the microstructural origins of fatigue fracture remain elusive. […]
Read MoreBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Thomas Malachowski
July 29, 2026
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Jennifer Phillips-Cremins are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thomas Malachowski. Title: “Disease Modeling and Systems Pharmacology: […]
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ASSET Seminar: “Mathematical Foundations for Physical Agents” (Max Simchowitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CSAIL)
ABSTRACT: From robotics to autonomous vehicles, machine learning agents deployed in the physical world (“physical agents”) promise to revolutionize endeavors ranging from manufacturing to agriculture to domestic labor. In this […]
Spring 2024 GRASP SFI: Erik Bekkers, University of Amsterdam, “Fast, Expressive SE(n) Equivariant Networks through Weight-Sharing in Position-Orientation Space”
This will be a hybrid event with in-person attendance in Levine 307 and virtual attendance on Zoom. This week's speaker will be virtual. There will be an extended Q&A/discussion after […]
CBE Seminar: “Minimally Invasive Neuroelectronics” (Anqi Zhang, Stanford)
Abstract Neuroelectronic interfaces have enabled significant advances in both fundamental neuroscience research and the treatment of neurological disorders. However, current neuroelectronic devices have a clear trade-off between invasiveness and spatial […]