Each semester, the Department of Mechanical Engineering holds research seminars which are open to all faculty and students. The department invites speakers from the department as well as outside on research topics of interest to the faculty and students. These seminars are held on Thursdays, 11:00 - 12:00 pm, in room SL 165, unless otherwise stated.

In the following, you will find the schedule for this semester's seminars along with the speaker and abstract information. (Click on the Title for the abstract.) Please check this page regularly for updated information. For more information, contact Dr. Sivakumar S. Krishnan at sskris@iupui.edu. Schedules of previous semesters may be accessed from the News and Events main page.

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• September 2, Thursday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165
  Speaker: Dr. Erkan Dokumaci, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
  Title: Cycle Simulation of Refrigeration Compressors with Acoustic Effects.

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• September 9, Thursday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165
  Speaker: Dr. Venkatesh Gopalakrishnan, Senior Engineer, Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN.
  Title: Low Emission In-Cylinder Diesel Combustion Strategies.

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• September 20, Monday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 174
  Speaker: Mr. Sergei Chumakov, Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Engine Research. Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
  Title: Dynamic Structure Models for Large Eddy Simulation.

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• September 23, Thursday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165.
  Speaker: Dr. Spyros Tseregounis, Engineer Process Consultant (Tribology), Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN.
  Title: Tribology Needs of Jet Engines.

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• September 30, Thursday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165
  Speaker: Mr. Hernando Munevar, Program Director (Supply Chain Direct Material), Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN.
  Title: A View on Systems Engineering.

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• October 5, Tuesday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room ET 137
  Speaker: Ms. Jie Huang, Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI.
  Title: A Probability Density Function Based Monte Carlo Scheme for Two-Phase Flow Simulation (Thesis Defense).

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• October 7, Thursday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165
  Speaker: Dr. Taher Saif, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL.
  Title: Thin Plates Floating on a Liquid–air Interface: Theory and Experiment.

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• October 14, Thursday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165
  Speaker: Dr. Snehasis Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science, Associate Director, School of Informatics, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
  Title: Multi-agent Learning and Intelligent Systems: Some Recent Results.

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• October 21, Thursday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165
  Speaker: Dr. Sohel Anwar, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
  Title: Development of a Hybrid Brake-By-Wire System.

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• November 4, Thursday, 11 am - 12:30 pm, Room SL 165
  Coop and Internship Presentations.

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• November 11, Thursday, 11 am - 12:30 pm, Room SL 165
  Coop and Internship Presentations.

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• November 18, Thursday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165
  Speaker: Dr. Tamer Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp., Indianapolis, IN.
  Title: Virtual Training Environment for CNC Milling.

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• November 23, Tuesday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165
  Speaker: Dr. Janusz Piechna, Assistant Professor, Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
  Title: Wave Rotor Investigation in Europe and Latest Developments.

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• December 15, Wednesday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 220A 
  Speaker: Mr. Lee Aun Siow, Graduate MSME Student, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
  Titles: 1) Computer System Validation Program for Advanced Virtual Manufacturing Lab (AVML) and 2) Mechanical Prototype of A Smooth Muscle.

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• December 22, Wednesday, 11 am - 12 pm, Room SL 165 
  Speaker: Dr. Erdal Oktay, General Manager, EDA, Engineering Design and Analysis, Ltd., Ankara, Turkey.
  Title: Dynamic Derivative Predictions of Air Vehicles Using Computational Fluid Dynamics.

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