Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: The current manufacturing paradigm is shifting toward production systems that demand significantly greater flexibility and adaptability. To achieve this objective, new system-level control strategies must be developed to control and coordinate different components on the shop floor. I will present our recent approaches to enhance flexibility and adaptability of manufacturing systems across multiple layers of automation. I will begin...

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Our work is motivated by the need to understand and predict turbulent particle-laden flows across a range of environmental and industrial applications. In this talk, we consider a relatively canonical yet challenging experimental flow designed to be accessible to direct numerical simulation. A spherical particle in a turbulent boundary layer undergoes complicated particle-wall and particle-turbulence interactions. Particles with...

Get creative with chemical engineering by making your own shrinky dinks! Make your own design and use it to create your own bracelet or keychain.

The university-wide Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 5, at 4 p.m. in Hancher Auditorium. The program will be followed by a reception in the Stanley Café, and both are open to the public.

The Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony was created in 2023–24 to recognize our faculty and staff achievements in a coordinated way. It provides an opportunity for the entire university community to honor awardees in one large celebratory event. Last year’s event showcased some of our...

Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required.

Unpark Yourself: Bike to Work Week Breakfast

Breakfast burritos, fruit, coffee, and juice will be provided by the Engineering Staff Advisory Council and College of Education. You can also register your bike with Campus Safety and learn about bike safety. 

May 11–17 is Bike to Work Week. We are encouraging those who can, to leave your car at home and use alternative means of commuting to campus, such as biking, public transportation, car-pooling, UI van pool, and walking. Come and learn—all are...