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Mar 27, 2025

Mar 27, 2025

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

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PRESENTATION: PhDs Beyond Academia – From private engineering consulting to biomechanics and robotics, join us for a conversation with engineering PhDs working outside academia in a variety of industries.  This is a virtual event. Please email ME-dept@uiowa.edu to request the Zoom meeting link.  PANELISTS:  Esteban Castro-Feliciano, PhD (Crown Hydrodynamics), Rand Hidayah, PhD (Viam, Inc.) and Luis Nolasco, PhD (Explico) Dr. Esteban L. Castro is the principal at Crown Hydrodynamics. He us...

Apr 17, 2025

Apr 17, 2025

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

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PRESENTATION: Universal Vortex Formation Time of Flapping Flight The profound impact of lift force on human travel is mirrored by its vital role in animal locomotion. A recurring feature in animal flight and swimming is a roll-up of free shear layers into swirling vortical structures. Biological flyers periodically flap their appendages to generate aerodynamic forces. Extensive studies have made significant progress in explaining the physics behind their propulsion in cruising by developing...

Apr 24, 2025

Apr 24, 2025

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

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PRESENTATION: The “Selfie” and Other Origin Stories A short walk-through of the history of selfies and their evolution and how that influenced the development of modern technologies in modern smartphones. Layered with some anecdotes from his personal journey with Apple, one of the biggest tech industry firms, Yazan Alnahhas reflects on lessons learned and how they shaped his career and reasoning. Discussion will also touch on future directions based on incoming industry trends like artifici...