What: Mechanical Engineering Seminar Who: Dr. Andrea Pickel, University of California, Berkeley When: Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 10:30 AM Where: MRDC Building Room 4211 Title: Taking Luminescence Thermometry to Extremes for Device, Energy, and Catalysis Applications

What: NRE 8011/8012 Seminar Who: Dr. Matt Krecicki, Nuclear Engineer at BWX Advanced Technologies When: Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 11:00 AM Where: Boggs Building Room 3-47 Title: Space Fission Systems: Past, Present and Future

Development of a Refrigeration and Dehumidification Cycle Using Lower Critical Solution Temperature Mixtures

Characterizing Lipid Nanoparticle mRNA Delivery to the Central Nervous System

 

Hierarchical Stereo-based Navigation with Sparse Representation

What: COE/Structural Mechanics Seminar Who: Prof. Taher Saif, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign When: Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 11:00 AM Where: GTMI Building Room Auditorium Title: Biomechanics of Mental Health

A POLARIMETRIC STUDY OF THERMAL RADIATION WITH MICRO/NANOSTRUCTURES

Thermal emission from a heated body is generally partially coherent. Studies show that micro- and nanostructured materials can emit elliptically polarized radiation, with circular polarization intrinsically tied to photon spin, angular momentum, and electromagnetic interactions with nanostructures. Polarized thermal emission has potential in fields like biology, defense, and communications but faces challenges due to limited understanding and complex material and design requirements.

DEVELOPMENT OF A MINIBEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A RADIATION THERAPY RESEARCH PLATFORM

Spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT) utilizes multiple radiation beams to

combine areas of low and high dose within the treatment volume. Organ at risk (OAR)

tolerance with SFRT is greater than traditional techniques, with increasing benefits as the

beam size decreases. Minibeam radiation therapy (MBRT) is a form of SFRT with beam