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We’re excited to be presenting research done in collaboration with Dr. Richard Malak and BiSSL (Abheek Chatterjee) at the annual SERC sponsor research review. The presentation covers the work we’ve done on our grant “Ecology-Inspired Techniques for Resilient Design of System of Systems (SoS).”
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Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Abheek Chatterjee, Ph.D. student Samuel Blair, and MS student Garrett Hairston for being awarded J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Fellowships for Fall 2021 in recognition of the great research they’ve been doing as graduate students!
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Big congratulations to BiSSL Ph.D. student Abheek Chatterjee for his paper “Ecology‐inspired resilient and affordable system of systems using degree of system order” – which investigates applying ecological resilience measures to the design of Systems of Systems (SoS) and has now been published! Abstract: This research tests the value of using an ecology-inspired architectural metric, called the metric Degree…
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Three BiSSL students had conference papers presented at the 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conference! Ph.D. candidate Abheek Chatterjee and MS student Tyler Wilson presented their paper on modifying bio-inspired system design methodologies for supply chains, enabling the impact of storage to be considered when applying resilience characteristics from nature. Their paper was presented on…
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Congratulations to Tejas Adsul and Andrew Foster who both successfully defended their MS theses and will be graduating this summer! Tejas Adsul’s MS thesis is titled “Ant-Inspired Innovation Research Strategies” and based on work with Dr. Cynthia Hipwell from Mechanical Engineering and Dr. Robert Puckett from Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Andrew Foster is graduating with…
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BiSSL MS students Samuel Blair and Garrett Hairston were awarded a J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Summer Research Grant for Summer 2021 for their proposals titled: “Ecological Systems Approach to Understanding Makerspace Networks” and “Ecological-modularity as inspiration for community-scale net zero achievement,” respectively. Congratulations Samuel and Garrett!
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SERC TALKS: “How Can a Systems Approach Help Critical Civil Infrastructure Become Smarter, More Sustainable and Resilient?” by Michael Salvato April 28, 2021 12pm CT ABSTRACT: Climate change, NetZero energy, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution are all game changers for infrastructure providers. Inadequate and ill-prepared infrastructure will increase the consequences of rapid urbanization, extreme weather events,…
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Join us for a free design thinking workshop that will start with a focus on bio-inspired system design for resilience and sustainability, followed by a hands-on activity that will exercise your brain to think beyond your normal system boundaries.
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Boolean Girl, a nonprofit founded in 2014 motivated to teach girls, under-represented groups, and low-income kids how to code and about engineering, hosts free monthly events for both coding and ambassador meets where female STEM professionals talk about career paths, education, and life skills.
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The 2021 Undergraduate Teaching Award for the Mechanical Engineering department was awarded to Dr. Astrid Layton in recognition of her undergraduate teaching excellence. Since joining the department in 2017, she has taught the following courses: MEEN 344 Fluid Mechanics, MEEN 401 Senior Design (studio & lecture), and MEEN 440/696 Bio-Inspired Engineering Design.
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