Abstract
Join CaSE faculty as they introduce the graduate seminar course and partcipate in a research-focused panel to share their areas of research and expertise. The panel will end with a Q&A session.
Speaker Bios
James Guest is recognized internationally for his work in topology optimiation. He holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and is the associate director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Additive Manufacturing and Architected Materials (JAM2) and the Center for Integrated Structure-Materials Modeling and Simulation (CISMMS). His research focuses on developing algorithms for designing structures and materials for various applications. He has received support from agencies such as DARPA, ARPA-e, and NASA.
Benjamin Schafer is a leading structural engineer specializing in structural stability and the design of thin-walled structures. He is the founding director of the Ralph S. O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), which promotes sustainable energy technologies. Schafer developed the internationally recognized Direct Strength Method for cold-formed steel design and has led innovative seismic tests on steel-framed buildings.
Tak Igusa is a leading expert in systems science. He is known for bringing new insights to complex problems in the health sciences through the use of systems principles and analytical techniques.His background in engineering and applied mathematics has allowed him to work across a diversity of fields, from epidemiology to community resilience to civil and mechanical structures. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Science Foundation, and NASA, among others.
Yury Dvorkin uses multi-disciplinary methods in engineering, operations research, economics, and policy analysis, to develop models and algorithms to address challenges posed by emerging smart grid technologies, such as intermittent power generation, demand response, storage, smart appliances, and cyber-infrastructure. He serves as the U.S. director of the NSF Global Climate Center on Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS).
Jochen Mueller performs research that combines additive manufacturing, functional materials, and computational design in order to create programmable matter. With interests in 3D printing and manufacturing, architected, programmable, and smart materials, and computational design, his Laboratory for Digital Fabrication and Programmable Materials combines the fabrication processes with computational tools to create or manipulate existing materials and structures in order to change their properties and improve their performance.