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By studying snakes, engineers learn to build better robots

Chen Li and team design a snake robot based on the climbing technique of the kingsnake that could help advance search-and-rescue technology.

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By studying snakes, engineers learn to build better robots

SJ Claire Hur selected to attend Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Organized by the NAE and the Engineering Academy of Japan, the symposium will bring together 60 outstanding early-career Japanese and American engineers to discuss research and technical work in various engineering disciplines.

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Steven Marra recognized by ASEE with Distinguished Teaching Award

He will be presented with the award at the ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring 2020 Conference, which will be held from March 27 through 28 at Johns Hopkins University.

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Jeff Wang named a Fellow of IEEE

Ashutosh Dutta, Michael Miller, and Tza-Huei (Jeff) Wang were recognized for outstanding contributions to IEEE fields of interest.

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Upcoming Events

Feb
28
Fri
4:00 pm Graduate Seminar in Fluid Mechanics @ 213 Hodson Hall
Graduate Seminar in Fluid Mechanics @ 213 Hodson Hall
Feb 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
4:10 pm Presentation “Three-Dimensional Measurements of Flow Structure and Turbulence around a pair of Cubic Roughness Elements Embedded in the Inner Part of a Turbulent Channel Flow”  Presented by JIAN GAO (Adviser: Prof. Katz) The 3D[...]
Mar
12
Thu
4:00 pm Mechanical Engineering Spring Se... @ 210 Hodson Hall
Mechanical Engineering Spring Se... @ 210 Hodson Hall
Mar 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mechanical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Class 530.804 @ 210 Hodson Hall
“MECHANICS AND MANUFACTURE OF WEARABLE E-TATTOOS” Presented by Professor Nanshu Lu University of Texas at Austin Merging human body with electronics and machines can enable internet of health (IoH), human-machine interface (HMI), as well as[...]
Apr
1
Wed
3:00 pm Mechanical Engineering Spring Se... @ 26 Mudd Hall
Mechanical Engineering Spring Se... @ 26 Mudd Hall
Apr 1 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mechanical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Class 530.804 @ 26 Mudd Hall
“Leveraging Biological Propulsion for Ocean Exploration” Presented by Professor John Dabiri Centennial Chair Professor, Caltech The ocean remains largely impenetrable to human observation, especially in comparison to our ability to view the inner workings of[...]
Apr
9
Thu
3:00 pm Mechanical Engineering Seminar S... @ 210 Hodson Hall
Mechanical Engineering Seminar S... @ 210 Hodson Hall
Apr 9 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series: Class 530.804 @ 210 Hodson Hall
“Turbulent Scalar Transport:  MRI Experiments, Large-Eddy Simulation, and Machine-Learning Models” Presented by Professor John K. Eaton Charles Lee Powell Foundation Professor and Martin Family University Fellow Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University Turbulent scalar mixing[...]
Apr
23
Thu
3:00 pm Mechanical Engineering Spring Se... @ 210 Hodson Hall
Mechanical Engineering Spring Se... @ 210 Hodson Hall
Apr 23 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mechanical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Class 530.804 @ 210 Hodson Hall
“It’s a bit of a stretch: selective, flexible mechanical sensors towards VR, healthcare, and robotics applications” Presented by Professor Kristen Dorsey Assistant Professor of Engineering, Smith College In this talk, I will discuss work related[...]

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