What: Seminar Who: Prof. Tim Simpson, Penn State University When: Monday, June 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM Where: MRDC Building Room 4211 Title: The Power of Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

What: Mechanical Engineering Seminar Who: Dr. Amy Lang, University of Alabama, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics When: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM Where: MRDC Building Room 4211 Title: Bio-Inspired Flow Control Derived from Shark Skin and Butterfly Scales

What: COE/Structural Mechanics Seminar Who: Prof. Shailendra Joshi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore When: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 3:00 PM Where: MRDC Building Room 4211 Title: Micromechanics of Magnesium Gleaned from Multi-scale Experiments and Modeling

What: Seminar Who: Mr. Fabrizio Scarpa, University of Bristol UK When: Monday, August 5, 2013 at 2:00 PM Where: MRDC Building Room 3515 Title: Auxetics in Foams and Composites: Manufacturing and Materials Aspects

What: COE/Structural Mechanics Seminar Who: Prof. Fabrizio Scarpa, University of Bristol, ACCIS, Queens School of Engineering, Bristol, UK When: Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 11:00 AM Where: MRDC Building Room 4211 Title: Auxetic Materials and Structures: Mechanical and Multifuncational Performance At Different Scales and Applications

What: COE/Structural Mechanics Seminar Who: Prof. Valeria La Saponara, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Advanced Composites Research, Engineering and Science (ACRES) Research Group University of California, Davis When: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM Where: MRDC Building Room 4211 Title: An overview of durability challenges for fiber-reinforced polymer composite structures

What: Mechanical Engineering Seminar Who: Dr. Steven McKnight, The National Science Foundation When: Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 11:30 AM Where: MRDC Building Room 4211 Title: Current and Emerging Trends at National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering

What: GT Courtesy Listing Who: Mr. John Tracy, Chief Technology Officer, The Boeing Company, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations and Technology When: Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 3:30 PM Where: Guggenheim Building Room G442 Title: Structures and Materials: Enablers of Continued Innovation in Aerospace

What: NRE/MP Seminar Who: Mr. Mike Davies, Micromaterials When: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 9:30 AM Where: Boggs Building Room 3-47 Title: Recent developments in advanced nanomechanical testing techniques

What: Faculty Candidate Who: Dr. Corey Neu, Purdue University When: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 11:00 AM Where: MRDC Building Room 4211 Title: Hierarchical Mechanics and Regeneration of Soft Biological Tissues and Single Cells