Past Seminars
2022
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- ME Seminar: “A Ribbon Model for Nematic Polymer Networks” on April 29, 2022 @ 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Harmeet Singh, Institute of Mathematics, EPFL, Lausanne
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Transformation of Academic Publishing to Open Access” on April 22, 2022 @ 4:00 PM, A. R. Auditorium, ME @ IISc
Speaker: Dr. Cameron Tropea, Professor, Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics, TU Darmstadt VAJRA Visiting Professor, ME@IISc
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Topological Mechanics” on April 8, 2022 @ 4:00 PM, A. R. Auditorium, ME @ IISc
Speaker: Dr. Rajesh Chaunsali, Assistant Professor, AE @ IISc
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Formally verified controllers for cyber-physical systems” on April 1, 2022 @ 4:00 PM, A R Auditorium, ME @ IISc
Speaker: Dr. Pushpak Jagtap, Assistant Professor, RBCCPS @ IISc
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Theory-driven discovery of materials” on March 25, 2022 @ 4:00 PM, A. R. Auditorium, ME @ IISc
Speaker: Dr. Vivekanand Dabade, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering @ IISc
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Evolution of plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings formed over Mg alloy utilizing various alkaline electrolytes and their corrosion behavior” on February 11, 2022, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams (Click here to join the seminar)
Speaker: Dr. Ashutosh Jangde, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, U. Sheffield, UK
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Engineering mechano-intelligence: How forces transmitted from a cell’s environment affect DNA organization” on January 27, 2022, 8:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Prof. Vivek Shenoy, Center for Engineering Mechanobiology and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “The Role of Interfaces in Polymer Nanocomposites: Processing, Properties and Applications” on January 19, 2022, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams, (Click here to join the seminar)
Speaker: Dr. Pankaj Tambe, School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Energy Conversion at the Micro- and Nanoscale: Opportunities in Energy Generation and Healthcare” on January 7, 2022, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams,
Speaker: Dr. Rohith Mittapally, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
2021
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- ME Seminar: “Artificial Intelligence in Sheet Metal Forming” on December 24, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams, (Click here to join the seminar)
Speaker: Dr. Dipak G. Wagre, Assistant Professor, VJTI, Mumbai
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Dynamics of a microswimmer in nematic liquid crystal” on December 22, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams (Click here to join the Seminar)
Speaker: Dr. Shubhadeep Mandal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Natural composites based on thermoplastic resins: An eco-friendly solution for structural applications” on December 17, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams, (Click here to join the seminar)
Speaker: Dr. Aswani Kumar Bandaru, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Flow through deformable systems: Laminar to turbulent transition and applications” on November 26, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Mohan Kumar Singh Verma, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engg., IIT Delhi
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Cavitation near boundaries, in boundaries and due to boundaries” on November 24, 2021, 6:00 PM (IST), Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar)
Speaker: Department for Soft Matter, Institute for Physics, University of Magdeburg.
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Extreme wetting surfaces and liquid interfaces: mechanistic understanding and applications” on November 17, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Butunath Majhy, Post-doctoral fellow, University of Alberta, Canada
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Thermal Innovation for Future Chips” on November 5, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Bai Song, Peking University, Beijing, China
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Data-driven modelling of 2-dimensional natural convection” on October 22, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Sandeep Pandey, Software Engineer for autonomous driving, Veoneer, Germany
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Polymer brush-based tribology” on October 8, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Manjesh Singh, Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Atomic Force Microscopy Related Techniques -application to Tribology, Colour Imaging and Artificial Reproduction Technology” on October 1, 2021, 4:00 PM (IST), Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar)
Speaker: Prof. Hideki Kawakatsu, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Adaptability from patterns” on September 24, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Ganga Prasath, Post-doctoral researcher, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge USA
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Patient-specific modeling of blood flow in arteries – from the academy to the clinic” on September 8, 2021, 8:30 PM (IST), Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Dr. Charles A. Taylor, Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Heartflow Inc.
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Finding Order in Chaotic Hydrodynamic Systems” on August 27, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Balachandra Suri, Assistant Professor, ME@IISc
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- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Energy Applications of Thermal Switches and Diodes” on August 24, 2021, 8:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Prof. Chris Dames, Department Chair and Howard Penn Brown Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
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- ME Seminar: “Building up Towards Thermal Transport in Heterostructures” on August 13, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams (Click here to join the Seminar)
Speaker: Dr. Vasumathy Ravishankar, IISc Institute of Eminence Post-doctoral Research Fellow, ME@IISc
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- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Technology Startup Funding by the US National Science Foundation” on July 14, 2021, 6:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Dr. Murali S. Nair, Program Director, United States’ National Science Foundation SBIR/STTR program
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- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Data-DRIVEN NONLINEAR DYNAMICS” on June 15, 2021, 6:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Prof. B. Balachandran, Minta Martin Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland.
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Titan Company: Leveraging Technology in the Fast-Changing World of Lifestyle” on June 9, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Mr. Bhaskar Bhat, Retired, Managing Director of Titan Company Limited.
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- ME Seminar: “Functional Materials by Design – High Throughput Experiments and Computations with Machine Learning” on May 14, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Kedar Hippalgaonkar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “From Beating Hearts to Buzzing Wings: Flow Physics and Computation at the Intersection of Mechanics and Bioengineering” on May 12, 2021, 6:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Prof. Rajat Mittal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering.
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “The Silent (Electric) Revolution” on May 7, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams, (Click here to join the Seminar)
Speaker: Dr. Madan Gopal, Tesla, Inc., USA
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- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Reflections on Choices and Risks for Impact in Academic Life: A Personal Perspective” on April 29, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Prof. Rudra Pratap, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. INDIA
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- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Predictive Digital Twins and the Data-driven Future of Computational Science” on April 7, 2021, 6:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Prof. Karen E. Willcox, Director of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, Associate Vice President for Research, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas, Austin
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- ME Seminar: “Microstructure evolution in polycrystalline metals: from optimal transportation to phase field disconnections” on March 31, 2021, 9:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Brandon Runnels, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO USA
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- ME Seminar: “Riding the phonon spectrum” on March 26, 2021, 3:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras
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- ME Seminar: “Thermal Transport in Semiconductors and Metals from First-Principles” on March 18, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams Speaker: Dr. Ankit Jain, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay
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- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Microsystems-inspired robotics” on March 17, 2021, 6:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Prof. Sarah Bergbreiter, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University. www.cmu.edu/mrl
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Heart and Hip Biomechanics: From Improved Understanding of Physiology to Assist in Personalised Surgical Planning” on March 5, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Arnab Palit, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Cone cracks in the soft matter during needle insertion” on February 26, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Muthukumar M, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc Bengaluru
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- ME Seminar: “Dynamic behavior of materials under extreme loading conditions” on February 19, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Suraj Ravindran, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology
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- Semi-sesquicentennial of mecheng Seminar: “Learning from the building blocks of nature in the design of periodic architected materials” on February 17, 2021, 4:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Team, (Click here to join the Seminar),
Speaker: Prof. Dennis M. Kochmann, Professor of Mechanics and Materials, Institute for Mechanical Systems, ETH Zürich, www.mm.ethz.ch
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- ME Seminar: “Membrane technologies for sustainable separation solutions” on February 12, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Yagnaseni Roy, Assistant Professor, Center for Sustainable Technologies, IISc Bengaluru
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- ME Seminar: “Mechanics of materials at the extremes: from protection materials to energy conversion” on February 5, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Vignesh Kannan, Mechanical & Process Engg., ETH Zurich
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Microswimmers in Complex Environments” on January 15, 2021, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Shubhadeep Mandal, IIT Guwahati
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
2020
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- ME Seminar: “Observing and inferring the characteristics of a collective” on December 18, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Danny Raj M, INSPIRE Faculty, Dept. of Chemical Engg., IISc
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Faculty Colloquium : “Data augmented control of visual autonomous systems” on December 11, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Jishnu Keshavan, Assistant Professor, Department Mechanical Engineering, IISc
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- ME Seminar: “Vision-based modal analysis of machine tools” on November 27, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Mohit Law, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Combustion Dynamics Through the Lense of Complex Systems Science” on November 13, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Vishnu Unni, Princeton University.
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Exploring Turbulence Using Exact Coherent States” on November 6, 2020, 4:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Balachandra Suri, Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
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- ME Seminar: “Study and control of non-acoustic combustion driven oscillations in gas turbine combustors” on October 30, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams; [use the link for joining the Seminar]
Speaker: Prof. Sateesh Mariappan, Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur
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- ME Seminar: “Integrated computational and data-driven microstructure engineering for interdisciplinary research on advanced materials and manufacturing” on October 28, 2020, 11:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams; [use the link for joining the Seminar]
Speaker: Dr. Supriyo Ghosh, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Mathematical forms of vibration frequencies of single-walled carbon nontubes” on October 23, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Sneha Singh, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Loop heat pipes for thermal management” on October 21, 2020, 4:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Amrit Ambirajan, ISRO (Retd.)
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- ME Seminar: “Dipping my toes in nonlinear structural mechanics” on October 9, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Ramsharan Rangarajan, Assistant Professor, ME@IISc
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- ME Seminar: “Way to take-off” on October 7, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Mr. Vinayak Tsalla, Founder & CEO, Tsalla Aerospace
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- ME Seminar: “Advancing 3D Printing Using Control Theory“ on October 2, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Keval Ramani, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- ME Seminar: “Microballistics: Dynamic Creation of Nanostructures in Metals to Engineering Energy Dissipation in Nanostructured Materials“ on September 25, 2020, 4:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Prof. Ramathasan Thevamaran, Assistant Professor, U. Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Micro/Nano Mechanics of Soft Nanofi ber Contacts“ on September 21, 2020, 11:30 AM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Debashish Das, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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- ME Seminar: “Computational Mechanics in Industrial Applications“ on September 18, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Sekar Govindarajan, Senior Manager, Nonlinear FE Development, Siemens, Adjunct Faculty, ME, University of Cincinnati
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Phase transitions – A look from the atomic vibration perspective“ on September 11, 2020, 3:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Prof. Dipanshu Bansal, Assistant Professor, ME@IIT Bombay
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- ME Seminar: “Sustainable Thermal Systems for Flexible and Efficient Buildings“ on September 4, 2020, 3:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Anurag Goyal, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: “Air Vehicle Configuration Design-Some Experiences” on August 28, 2020, 3:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Prof. Srikumar Pullat, Visiting Professor, NIAS
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Faculty Colloquium : ‘Droplet and aerosols in context of CoViD-19’ on August 21, 2020, 3:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Saptarshi Basu, Professor, Department Mechanical Engineering, IISc
Abstract and Biography of the Speaker
- ME Seminar: ‘How an oil-layer changes the rod-climbing effect’ on August 7, 2020, 3:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Udita Uday Ghosh, CV Raman Post-Doc Fellow, IISc
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- ME Seminar: ‘Towards fast and accurate exa-scale quantum-mechanical calculations for material modeling using adaptive nite-elements and mixed-precision computing’ on July 24, 2020, 3:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Phani Motamarri, Assistant Professor, CDS, IISc
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- ME Seminar: ‘NextGenCAE’ on July 17, 2020, 4:00 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Mr. Prakash ‘Krish’ Krishnaswamy, CEO of Xitadel Group
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- ME Seminar: ‘Mechanics of Heterogeneous Materials’ on June 26, 2020, 3:30 PM, Online through Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr. Manish Vasoya, Texas A & M University, TX, USA
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- ME Seminar: “ 3D Printing Cellular Communities: Mammalian Cells, Bacteria, And Beyond on May 22nd, 2020, Online
Speaker: Dr. Tapomoy Bhattacharjee Princeton University
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- ME Seminar: “ Investigation of Tribological Effects on the Dynamic Stability in High-Speed Micromilling of Ti-6Al-4V on May 4th, 2020, Online
Speaker: Dr. Rinku Kumar Mittal DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellow
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- ME Seminar: “Heat Transfer Studies for Gas Turbine Hot Gas Path Components” Mar.06, 2020, 3:30 pm, AR Auditorium
Speaker: Srinath V Ekkad Department Head and RJ Reynolds Professor Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NC State University
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- ME Seminar: “Transient spray cooling and the Leidenfrost temperature” Feb. 25, 2020, 3:30 pm, AR Auditorium
Speaker: Prof. Cameron Tropea Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Technische Universit¨at Darmstadt, Germany
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- ME Seminar: “A constellation of small-satellites ” Feb. 14, 2020, 3:30 pm, AR Auditorium
Speaker: Awais Ahmed, CEO, Pixxel
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