Pearsall Distinguished Lecture

Convened Annually

The series brings world-renowned experts in mechanical engineering and materials science to the Duke campus each year.

About Dean Pearsall Past Lecturers

Abstract & Bio

The Delicate Interplay Between Light, Interfaces and Design: The Complex Dance That Allows 3D Printing to Scale to Manufacturing

3D Mesostructures and Their Applications in Unusual MEMS Technologies

Boundary Layer Stability Analysis of the BOLT Hypersonic Flight Experiments

Full-Field Methods for Characterizing the Non-Linear Anisotropic Response of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the Knee

The Robot Scientist: Automating Discovery, from Cognitive Robotics to Computational Biology

Innovation and Inspiration: The HondaJet

Soft Meta-Materials: Self-Gauged Assembly, Non-Equilibrium Matters, and 3D Super-Resolution Imaging

Mechanics of Soft Composites – The Interplay Between Geometrical Structuring and Large Deformation to Achieve Novel Behavior

Computationally Aided Materials Discovery and Design

Logarithmic Scaling in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows

Nanoengineering for Efficient Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion Materials and Systems