Title: Model Predictive Control for High Performance Pneumatic Actuation When: Friday, February 28, 2014 at 2:00 PM Where: MARC Building, Room 114

Title: Synthetic Hydrogel Microencapsulation of Pancreatic Islets for Improved Engraftment and Immunomodulation When: Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 3:30 PM Where: MSE, Room 1224

Title: Multi-scale Modeling of Impact and Penetration of High-performance Concrete Using Peridynamics When: Monday, March 17, 2014 at 1:00 PM Where: MRDC Building, Room 4211

Title: Investigation of the Effects of Large Stress Gradients on Fatigue Behavior of Nickel Thin Films When: Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 9:00 AM Where: Love Building, Room 210

Title: Materials Knowledge Systems for Modeling of Transport in Microporous Media When: Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 11:30 AM Where: Love Building, Room 210

Title: Analysis of acoustic scattering from large fish schools using Bloch wave formalism When: Monday, April 14, 2014 at 12:30 PM Where: MRDC Building, Room 4211

Title: Geometric and Thermomechanical Influences on the Ignition Sensitivity of Polymer-Bonded Explosives (PBXs) to Impact Loading When: Friday, April 18, 2014 at 2:30 PM Where: MRDC Building, Room 4211

Title: A Bayesian Learning Approach for Inconsistency Management in Model-Based Systems Engineering When: Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 8:00 AM Where: Love Building, Room 109

Title: Characterizing and Understanding Length Scale Effects of Mechanical Properties and Their Variance Using Spherical Indentation When: Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 10:00 AM Where: Love Building, Room 210

Title: Material and Array Design for CMUT Based Volumetric Intravascular and Intracardiac Ultrasound Imaging When: Friday, April 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM Where: Love Building, Room 109