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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Lori A. Setton\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:The Death and Re-Birth of the Intervertebral Disc Cell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLori A. Setton\, PhDLopata Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biomedical EngineeringMcKelvey School of Engineering\, Washington University in St. Louis \n\n\n\nCorrine Bahr Memorial Lecture \n\n\n\nAbstract:Intervertebral disc disorders are among the greatest contributors to pain and disability annually\, such that low back pain and neck pain are ranked #1 and #4 for disease impact globally. Microenvironmental conditions for resident cells of the intervertebral disc contribute to an early decrease in cellularity\, and associated tissue destruction\, loss of hydration and eventual disc collapse or herniation. The most vulnerable of disc cells are the nucleus pulposus cells\, derived from embryonic notochord\, that are distinct from the neighboring mesenchymal cells that form the anulus fibrosus. Our laboratory has studied the micromechanical environment of these nucleus pulposus cells and factors that regulate nucleus pulposus cell phenotype and biosynthesis. We have demonstrated an ability to promote biosynthesis and survival by presenting key peptides and proteins to pathological nucleus pulposus cells\, that replicate some features of notochordal development. We have also advanced knowledge of environmental cues that promote a healthy\, biosynthetically active nucleus pulposus cell\, and identified biomaterial strategies to restore a healthy environment for the pathological disc. This talk will review an understanding of the micromechanical environment and mechanobiology of the disc cells\, and our work with engineering substrates and protein-conjugated biomaterials to promote matrix regeneration\, cell differentiation and consequently cell “re-birth” in the intervertebral disc. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF \n\n\n\nAbout the Corrine Bahr Memorial Lecture Series:Corrine L. Bahr\, born in Madison on February 23\, 1949\, dedicated 38 years of her career to the University of Wisconsin. She served as an administrator in the Biomedical Engineering Department within the Engineering Centers Building and passed away in 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer. \n\n\n\nCorrine was actively involved in various organizations and causes\, including the Bahai Faith\, AFS Intercultural Programs\, Inc.\, Supper Club for Ethnic and Racial Harmony\, Middleton Historical Society\, and the Good Neighbor Festival\, where she served as a board member for more than 12 years. \n\n\n\nIn her memory\, the family suggests that memorials be made instead of sending flowers to support cancer research\, the University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital\, or a charitable organization of the donor’s choice. The “Corrine Bahr Memorial Lecture Series” was established in honor of her legacy. This series features speakers who discuss emerging technologies in the field of biomedical research.
URL:/event/bme-seminar-series-lori-a-setton-phd/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Biomechanics Faculty Candidate Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Mechanical Engineering for Faculty Candidate Seminars during the Spring 2025 semester. \n\n\n\nThese will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays of each week from 12-1pm in room 2188 ME Building.
URL:/event/me-biomechanics-faculty-candidate-seminar-3-31/
LOCATION:2188 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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SUMMARY:NEEP Seminar: Jamie Coble\, University of Tennessee\, Knoxville
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 1 12:00 – 1:00pmERB 106Remote Participation: Please contact office@ep.wisc.edu for the Zoom link. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTitle: Enhancing Economic Operations and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants through Applied AI/ML \n\n\n\nAbstract: Nuclear power plants continue to be faced with a challenging economic reality that has led to the premature closure of many plants in the US fleet. Recent interest in clean\, reliable nuclear power (primarily driven by the tech industry’s increasing energy demand and carbon-neutral commitments) brings opportunities to re-commission shuttered plants and build new plants\, expanding the US nuclear footprint. Even with this new push for nuclear power\, economic considerations remain critical to success. Controlling the day-to-day operations and maintenance (O&M) costs associated with nuclear power is one of the primary avenues for improving the economic outlook for the current and future nuclear industry. The current approach to O&M relies primarily on license-based periodic inspection and maintenance activities scheduled to preclude in-service degradation and failure. While effective at maintaining plant safety\, reliability\, and availability\, this approach often leads to unnecessary and costly activities. \n\n\n\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) offer transformative potential to modernize nuclear O&M. Predictive maintenance programs can leverage AI/ML algorithms to continuously monitor equipment health\, detect anomalies\, and predict remaining useful life (RUL) of critical components. Additionally\, ML-powered anomaly detection systems provide early warning of abnormal conditions\, enhancing operational reliability and supporting real-time risk management. These predictive insights can also be leveraged to optimize maintenance scheduling and resource allocation. This seminar will overview research efforts in online equipment condition assessment\, fault detection and diagnostics\, and failure prognostics for active equipment in nuclear power plants and methods to integrate this knowledge into robust decision making\, including maintenance planning and integration with Digital Twins for O&M support. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Jamie Coble\, University of Tennessee\, Knoxville \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Jamie Baalis Coble is a Professor\, Southern Company Faculty Fellow\, and Associate Department Head in the Nuclear Engineering department at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.  Dr. Coble’s expertise is primarily in data analytics\, machine learning\, and artificial intelligence approaches for equipment condition assessment\, process and system monitoring\, anomaly detection and diagnosis\, failure prognosis\, and integrated decision making. Her research interests expand on past work in nuclear system monitoring and prognostics to incorporate system monitoring and remaining useful life estimates into risk assessment\, operations and maintenance planning\, optimal control algorithms\, and digital twin simulations\, as well as other applications of machine learning and AI in support of nuclear power operations. Prior to joining the UT faculty\, she worked in the Applied Physics group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.  Dr. Coble is currently pursuing research in prognostics and health management for active components and systems; advanced control strategies for integration of small modular reactors and multi-modular reactors with deep renewable penetration; methods to improve decision making in O&M of nuclear power facilities; use of GenAI in nuclear operations and regulatory contexts; and applications of digital twins and AI for nuclear security.  \n\n\n\nThis seminar is presented by the Institute for Nuclear Energy Systems and the Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Department.
URL:/event/neep-seminar-jamie-coble-university-of-tennessee-knoxville/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
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SUMMARY:Biomechanics Faculty Candidate Seminar: Xun Zhao
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Mechanical Engineering for Faculty Candidate Seminars during the Spring 2025 semester. \n\n\n\nThese will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays of each week from 12-1pm in room 2188 ME Building.
URL:/event/me-biomechanics-faculty-candidate-seminar-xun-zhao/
LOCATION:2188 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Natasha Wright
DESCRIPTION:The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Natasha Wright is a professor at the University of Minnesota.
URL:/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-natasha-wright/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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SUMMARY:Using Smartwatches to Improve Personal and Population Health
DESCRIPTION:Wearable technology such as smartwatches has the potential to transform the management and control of infectious diseases. Smartwatches provide continuous data about an individual’s health (e.g.\, heart rate\, sleep patterns\, physical activity). This data can be exploited to determine when an individual has become infected with a communicable disease\, allowing for treatment of the disease and implementation of disease control measures. This talk presents two studies. The first study uses data from a clinical trial of 4\,795 participants to examine changes and behavior and biomarkers during the diagnostic decision period (the time from infection exposure to testing decisions) for three respiratory diseases. We find that smartwatches can detect infection before individuals are aware of their infection\, and that patients have a delayed response in seeking testing and reducing social contacts. The second study builds on this finding\, developing a mathematical model to assess the potential impact of early smartwatch disease detection on control of communicable diseases. The findings underscore the revolutionary potential of smartwatches to manage seasonal diseases and alter the course of future epidemics. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Margaret L. Brandeau is Coleman F. Fung Professor of Engineering and Professor of Health Policy (by Courtesy) at Stanford University. Her research focuses on the development of applied mathematical and economic models to support health policy decisions. Her recent work has examined HIV and drug abuse prevention and treatment programs\, programs to control the opioid epidemic\, and housing programs for persons experiencing homelessness. She is an INFORMS Fellow. From INFORMS\, she has received the Philip McCord Morse Lectureship Award\, the President’s Award\, the Pierskalla Prize (twice)\, and the Award for the Advancement of Women in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. She has also received the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry Paper of the Year Award from the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health and the Award for Excellence in Application of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Research from the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. At Stanford she has received the Stanford Medicine Integrated Strategic Plan Star Award\, the Eugene L. Grant Faculty Teaching Award from the School of Engineering\, and the Graduate Teaching Award from the Department of Management Science and Engineering.
URL:/event/using-smartwatches-to-improve-personal-and-population-health/
LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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SUMMARY:Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Rajat Mittal
DESCRIPTION:The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids\, fluids\, and dynamics). Professor Rajat Mittal is a professor at Johns Hopkins University.
URL:/event/midwest-mechanics-seminar-professor-rajat-mittal/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering
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