2020 Fall Seminars

BME Seminars

Our weekly seminars are held virtually on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. via Webex. The necessary information regarding the speaker and Webex link will be posted at a later date.

December 18	Dr. Kyoko Yoshida, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Virginia Subject: The mechanics behind the miracle of life: Maternal soft tissue growth and remodeling
December 17	Dr. Murat Yildirim, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Subject: Cracking Brain Complexity through Multiphoton Imaging
December 12	Dr. Shang Song, Ph.D. Post-doctoral fellow, Stanford University Subject: Synthetic Materials for Artificial Organs and Regenerative Medicine
December 9	Dr. Zi Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College Subject: Mechanics and Geometry: From Twisted Embryonic Brain to Biohybrid Soft Robots
December 4	Dr. Jingang Yi, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University Subject: Modeling and Control of Unstable Physical Human-Machine Interactions: A Rider-Bikebot Example
November 20	Postdoctoral Research Showcase Seminars Dr. Amanda Acevedo-Jake, Ph.D. & Dr. Shuzhen Luo, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Research Associate, BME, NJIT Subject: How Molecular Structure Influences Biomaterial Function and Learning Balanced Motion Controller for a Novel Rehabilitation Exoskeleton
November 13	Dr. Todd Mowery, Ph.D. Assistant professor, Brain Health Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Rutgers University Subject: Using In Vitro and In Vivo approaches to drive drug discovery and treatment
November 6	Dr. Joel S. Freundlich, Ph.D. Associate professor, New Jersey Medical School Rutgers University Title: Engineering Platforms for Infectious Disease Research
October 30	Dr. Eleni Gourgou, Ph.D. Assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell Title: Exploring learning in C. elegans through engineered behavioral arenas, Genetics, and mathematical models
October 23	Dr. Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D. Assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell Title: Engineered Biomaterials to Improve Human Health
October 16	Dr. Yujiang Xiang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Oklahoma State University Title : Developments of Human Motion Prediction and Its Applications in Biomechanics
October 9	Dr. Catherine A. Mazzola, M.D., F.A.A.N.S. Director of Pediatric Neurological Surgery Hackensack University Medical Center Title: Technical Considerations of Calvarial Vault Remodeling in Young Children
October 2	Dr. Ioana Carcea, M.D., PhD Assistant Professor, Brain Health Institute Rutgers University Title: Social Transmission of Maternal Behavior
September 25	Dr. Daniele Panozzo, PhD Assistant Professor Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences New York University Title: Black-Box Finite Element Analysis
September 18	Joseph Mercuri Technical Reference Librarian, NJIT Title: Library Resources