Our EWC seminar on this Friday, Feb 9, will feature our Drs. Emily Berglund and Brina Montoya, who will discuss gender bias in engineering. The discussion will focus on aspects of the engineering culture that have been shown to push more women from our profession, and what we can do to improve that culture. The…
Our EWC seminar on this Friday, Feb 16, will feature Dr. Meagan Autry from William Peace University. She will lead a workshop on "Designing Stellar Research Posters." What's the secret to designing an effective research poster? This workshop will identify strategies for communicating your research in poster form and give you concrete ideas for developing…
Flow and Transport in Porous Media: Applications in Environment and Energy DR. CHRISTOPHE DARNAULT Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University Associate Editor, Journal of Hydrology ABSTRACT Flow and transport in porous media with applications in environment and energy are complex phenomena that encompass a wide range of disciplines, including physics,…
This student-organized symposium features poster presentations by graduate students to highlight current research, as well as a keynote seminar by an invited speaker. The symposium provides an opportunity for students to gain experience in preparing and delivering research, and to engage with the professional community. Where: Duke Energy Hall, Hunt Library, 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC…
Our EWC seminar on this Friday, Mar 16, will feature Dr. Prakash Bhave from ICIMOD. He will discuss "Smogmandu: Sources, Struggles, Solutions, and Progress in Nepal Air Quality." An abstract and bio are included below. Please join us in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40pm. Abstract: The World Health Organization estimates that 7 million people die prematurely…
Our EWC seminar on this Friday, Mar 23, will feature Dr. Jamie Bonner from the NCSU Toxicology program. He will discuss: "Impact of emerging nanotechnologies on human health and the environment." An abstract and bio are included below. Please join us in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40pm. Abstract: Unprecedented global investment in innovative nanoscale science and…
Our EWC seminar on this Friday, Apr 6, will feature an information session about a summer field research experience in Sri Lanka. Dr. Josh Kearns will describe this new program and how to apply. Please join us in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40pm. The Global WaSH (Water-Sanitation-Hygiene) cluster is proud to announce a new program: the…
This week, we will have a co-hosted Global WASH and EWC seminar in a special date/time and room. We will meet on this Wednesday, Apr 11, and be joined by Dr. Dean Spears from UT Austin. He will discuss: "Where India Goes: Abandoned Toilets, Stunted Development, and the Costs of Caste." An abstract is included…
Abstract Simulating the mechanical behavior of materials with complex microstructures has been a longstanding challenge in the field of computational mechanics. This presentation by Dr. Soheil Soghrati will introduce a new mesh generation algorithm, named Conforming to Interface Structured Adaptive Mesh Refinement (CISAMR), for creating high fidelity finite element models of such problems. CISAMR transforms…
Our EWC seminar on this Friday, Apr 20, will feature Dr. Celso Castro-Bolinaga from the NCSU Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering. He will discuss: "Dynamics of Fine-Grained Sediment Pulses in River Corridors: An Adaptive Numerical Simulation Approach." An abstract and bio are included below. Please join us in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40pm. Abstract: An…