Date Change to Friday

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Gilman 50

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Prof. Christine Gilbert (Virginia Tech)
“Passive and Active Reconfigurations of Engineering Systems Inspired by Manta Ray Oscillatory Swimming Motions Near a Free Surface”
Hosted by: Prof. Rajat Mittal (MechE)

Friday, September 19, 2025
Prof. Sascha Hilgenfeldt (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
“Symmetry-Breaking Strategies for Particle Manipulation”
Hosted by: Prof. Joseph Katz (MechE)

Friday, October 3, 2025
Winner of the 2023 Corrsin-Kovasznay Outstanding Paper Award
Dr. Mengze Wang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
“Bridging Model and Reality: Optimal Prediction of Turbulence through Assimilating Limited Observations”
Hosted by: Prof. Tamer Zaki (MechE)

Friday, October 10, 2025
Dr.  Hassan Fayed (Eriez Manufacturing Company)
“The Role of Turbulence in Minerals Beneficiation Industry”
Hosted by: Prof. Gretar Tryggvason (MechE)

Friday, October 17, 2025
FALL BREAK (No Seminar)

Friday, October 24, 2025
Prof. Jena Jenkins (The Pennsylvania State University)
“Using Turbulence, Ultraviolet Radiation, and Atmospheric Chemistry to Understand Lightning Initiation”
Hosted by: Prof. Rui Ni (MechE)

Friday, October 31, 2025
Prof. Chris Boyce (Columbia University)
“Structured Flow Instabilities in Vibrated Gas-Fluidized Granular Materials“
Hosted by: Prof. Rui Ni (MechE)

Friday, November 7, 2025
Prof. Sean Kearney (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
“Title”
Hosted by: Prof. Joseph Katz (MechE)

Friday, November 14, 2025
Prof. Arvind Santhanakrishnan (Oklahoma State University)
“Title”
Hosted by: Prof. Rajat Mittal (MechE)

Friday, November 21, 2025
Dr. Gaël Forget (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
“Title”
Hosted by: Thomas Haine (EPS)

November 24 – 28, 2025
FALL RECESS (No Seminar)

Friday, December 5, 2025
Name (Institution)
“Title”
Hosted by: Faculty (Dept)