Ph.D. Thesis Defense
December 12, 2024
1:30 p.m. ET
Remote
December 12, 2024
1:30 p.m. ET
Remote
"Exploring Properties of Surfaces and Epitaxial Interfaces Through Combined First-Principle and Empirical Simulations and Advanced Software"
CANDIDATE: Derek Dardzinski
COMMITTEE:
Professor Noa Marom, Advisor, MSE
Professor Rachel Kurchin, MSE
Professor Vincent Sokalski, MSE
Professor Michael Widom, Physics
February 6 2026
10:00 AM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical properties of materials: Multiscale modeling, neural operators and experimental inference, presented by Kaushik Bhattacharya, California Institute of Technology
CUC McConomy Auditorium
February 13 2026
10:00 AM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
Interfacial Fracture in Soft Polymer Networks: Revisiting Gent's Picture, presented by Gabriel Sanoja Lopez, University of Texas, Austin
CUC McConomy Auditorium
February 20 2026
10:00 AM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
High-Fidelity Atomistic Simulations of Chemistry-Microstructure Interactions in Metals, presented by Rodrigo Freitas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CUC McConomy Auditorium
February 25 2026
2:00 PM ET
Faculty Insights with Mario Berges
Please join us for CMU Engineering's virtual program, “Faculty Insights: A 20 Minute Briefing.” In this series, faculty will share insights into their research, its impact, and provide perspective for the future of the field.
Virtual, link provided to registrants
February 27 2026
10:00 AM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
presented by Tim Weihs, Johns Hopkins university
CUC McConomy Auditorium
March 13 2026
10:00 AM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
presented by Rachel Goldman, University of Michigan
CUC McConomy Auditorium