Purdue ME Distinguished Seminar Series
Purdue ME Distinguished Seminar Series
March 12, 2026
Is it possible to make a solid rocket act like a liquid rocket?
Greg Young, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Virginia Tech
November 6, 2025
Improving Turbulence Control Through Explainable Deep Learning
Ricardo Vinuesa, Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan
October 16, 2025
Fluid Mechanics of the Lung: Understanding Pulmonary Disease and the Role of AI
Mahesh Panchagnula, Institute Chair Professor of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering at IIT Madras
October 2, 2025
Aerodynamic and Inertial Mechanisms in Hummingbird Flight Revealed by Computational Modeling
Haoxiang Luo, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Department Chair, Vanderbilt University
May 8, 2025
Rehabilitation Robotics: Improving Everyday Human Functions
Sunil Agrawal, Professor and Director of Robotics and Rehabilitation Laboratory at Columbia University.
April 24, 2025
Decoding Multiphase Transport Processes: From Additive Manufacturing to Thermal Management
Ying Sun, Herman Schneider Professor in Mechanical Engineering and the Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati.
December 12, 2024
Wearable Robots that Teach and Learn with a Human Touch
Marcia O'Malley, Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University
November 14, 2024
A Vision for a Resilient Energy Future in the Face of a Changing Climate
Karma Sawyer, Director of the Electricity Infrastructure and Buildings Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
October 24, 2024
Challenges and Perspectives in Continuum Modeling of Non-Equilibrium Material Behavior
Celia Reina, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania.