Events

Robots that Evolve on Demand

LSRC B101 Love Auditorium

Robots are traditionally designed with fixed physical hardware and control policies that make them specialized for repetitive tasks and structured environments. This talk discusses foundational work toward robots that "evolve on demand," morphing their bodies and adapting their behaviors to accommodate multiple tasks in diverse environments. First, I will introduce robotic structures made from stiffness-changing […]

DMI/MEMS Seminar Presented by Prof Mariana Rossi

Fitzpatrick Center Schiciano Auditorium Side B, room 1466

TITLE: The quantum properties of molecular interfaces Abstract: Weakly bonded interfaces composed by molecular and solid-state inorganic materials give rise to a rich variety of nuclear motion and tunable nuclear structure that is tightly connected to diverse electronic properties in these systems. In my talk, I will discuss how we push the limits of density-functional […]

Engineering AI for Surgery: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Surgical Data Science aims to improve the quality of interventional healthcare and its value through the capture and analysis of data. The operating room has long been siloed from in-depth review and analysis, but recent advances in computer vision and surgical robotics offer the promise of improved understanding and prediction of intraoperative events. However, challenges […]

MEMS Seminar: Omar Farha (Northwestern), “Smart and Programmable Sponges: from Basic Science to Implementation and Commercialization”

Fitzpatrick Center Schiciano Auditorium Side B, room 1466

Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Spring 2025 Seminar Series, welcomes Omar Farha, a professor at Northwestern, who will be giving a talk entitled, "Smart and Programmable Sponges: from Basic Science to Implementation and Commercialization." Abstract: As chemists and materials scientists, it is our duty to synthesize and utilize materials for a […]

CANCELED — MEMS Seminar: Terry Bristol (ISEPP)

Fitzpatrick Center Schiciano Auditorium Side B, room 1466

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED -- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Spring 2025 Seminar Series, welcomes Terry Bristol (ISEPP).

Spring Meeting of the Engineering Faculty

Westbrook 0016

Faculty and staff of the Pratt School of Engineering are invited to the Spring General Meeting of the faculty. Use your Duke email address to RSVP by April 3 at: https://forms.office.com/r/hFGNXaf6HY