UGA Engineering Lecture Series
The UGA College of Engineering Lecture Series brings speakers to campus to discuss emerging topics in engineering and science. The series also provides an opportunity for speakers to connect with UGA faculty and students interested in their work. All presentations in the UGA College of Engineering Lecture Series are free and open to the public.
Spring 2019 Schedule
All seminars begin at 12:20 in the Coverdell Center Auditorium.
January 25
W. Craig Fugate
Chief Emergency Management Officer, One Concern and Former FEMA Administrator
Seven Deadly Sins of Emergency Management
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems
March 1
Marc A. Hillmyer, Ph.D.
McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair and Director, Center for Sustainable Polymers
University of Minnesota
How sustainable polymers can shape the future of plastics
March 29
Mrdjan Jankovic, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Leader, Ford Research & Advanced Engineering
Collision Free Navigation with Interacting, Non-Communicating Obstacles
April 5
Mohammad Albakri, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Virginia Tech
Mechanical Vibrations for Nondestructive Evaluation and Quality Control
Fall 2018 Schedule
August 24
Christine Hendon, Ph.D.
Columbia University
September 7
Tony Huang, Ph.D.
Duke University
Acoustofluidics: merging acoustics and microfluidics for biomedical applications
September 21
Gajendra Singh, Ph.D.
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Agricultural Mechanization in India
October 5
Mahdi Shahbakhti, Ph.D.
Michigan Technological University
Intelligent control of building and automotive energy systems in a connected world
October 12
Adam Beauchamp
Creature Comforts Brewery
NOVEMBER 2
Michael J. Donahue, Ph.D. and Don M. McNeill
AECOM Technical Services and Caterpillar
Natural Infrastructure's Role - Today and Increasing Tomorrow's Investments and Uses
November 9
Robert Kielb, Ph.D.
Duke University
Turbomachinery aeroelasticity challenges