Recent advances in assistive technology have facilitated improved motor recovery in individuals with various neuromuscular and musculoskeletal impairment. As innovative and cutting-edge technologies continue to emerge, it is important to understand how users interact with and benefit from these new technologies to maximize their functional outcome. This seminar discusses various novel technologies targeting functional restoration through assistive device use. Examples include the use of...

The profound impact of lift force on human travel is mirrored by its vital role in animal locomotion. A recurring feature in animal flight and swimming is a roll-up of free shear layers into swirling vortical structures. Biological flyers periodically flap their appendages to generate aerodynamic forces. Extensive studies have made significant progress in explaining the physics behind their propulsion in cruising by developing scaling laws of their flight kinematics. Notably Strouhal number (St...

PRESENTER: Dr. Francesca Riccio-Ackerman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology FACULTY HOST: Dr. Deema Totah, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTER: Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, California State University – San Bernandino FACULTY HOST: Dr. Deema Totah, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

Get ahead on your research skills! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates. What’s the best way to organize your research files so you, or you and your collaborators, can find what you need when you need it? What are best practices for naming files?  What is a README and why is it important? Attendees will come away with practical skills and tips for organizing research data in a way that is navigable across files and folders.  Come to this...

Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of the Khan Academy, will present a public talk on Reimagining Education and the Tools We Use. The Khan Academy is a nonprofit educational organization that offers free lessons in math, science, and humanities, as well as tools for parents, teachers, and districts to track student progress. Khan Academy is pivoting an AI guide called Khanmigo that is a tutor and teaching assistant. Worldwide, Khan Academy has more than 160 million registered users in 190 countries...

Celebrate Square Root Day! Collaborate with other students by filling out a mathematical color-by-number grid to reveal fun scenes and characters.

Join us for an afternoon of reminiscing on Ruben Beltran del Rio's impressive career at Iowa! Professor Beltran del Rio's open house farewell celebration will be held on May 9th from 3:00-5:00pm. Come sign a book keepsake for Professor Beltran del Rio, as well as enjoy some refreshments and music. A group picture will be taken at 3:45pm with Ruben. We hope to see you there!If inclement weather, open house will be held in 2040SC