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SPRING
2012 RESEARCH SEMINAR
Note new time and date effective January 6.
Fridays - 3:00 p.m. in 103 Multidisciplinary Research Building
All students, staff, and visitors are welcome to attend. |
| Date |
Speaker(s)
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Status |
Advisor(s) |
| January 5* |
Bob Kane, Dissertation
Defense - * Thur. 2 pm |
Ph.D. Y6 |
Roeder |
| January
13 |
Megan
McGann |
Ph.D.
Y5 |
Wagner |
| January 20 |
Malcolm
Fraser, Professor, Biological Sciences |
| January
27 |
ORS
Practice Presentations (Baumann, Coughlin, Gargac, Hollingsworth,
Liu, Vahdati) |
| February 3 |
Matt Prygoski |
Ph.D. Y4 |
Schmid |
| February
8* |
Jenni
Tilley, Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK -
*Wed. time TBD |
| February 17 |
Travis Turnbull |
Ph.D. Y4 |
Roeder |
| February
24 |
Craig
A. Simmons, Assist. Prof., Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial
Eng., Univ. of Toronto |
| March
2 |
Ali
Vahdati |
Ph.D.
Y5 |
Wagner |
| March
9 |
Christina
Merrill |
Ph.D.
Y3 |
Roeder |
| March
16 |
cancelled |
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| March
23 |
Craig
Bonitsky |
Ph.D.
Y2 |
Wagner |
| March
30 |
Matt
Prygoski, Dissertation Defense |
Ph.D.
Y4 |
Schmid |
| April
6 |
Good Friday |
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| April
13 |
Tim
Rodts, Dissertation Defense |
Ph.D.
Y5 |
Schmid |
| April
20 |
Kai
Cao |
Ph.D.
Y1 |
Sucosky |
| April 27 |
Evelyn Birmingham,
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, NUI, Galway, Ireland |
| May
4* |
Undergraduate
Research Conference, 10 am - 3 pm |
May 11 |
Tom Metzger |
Ph.D. Y1 |
Niebur |
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Participants in the BIO Research Seminar include faculty,
post-doctoral associates, graduate assistants and undergraduate
interns whose research falls under the broad category of bioengineering,
especially in biomaterials and/or biomechanics. The Seminar
includes original research presentations by participants on
a rotating basis.
EXPECTATIONS:
Single speakers are expected to present his/her recent research
for 20-30 minutes, allowing ample time for discussion and
questions. First year students and undergraduates are scheduled
with two or more speakers per meeting, and these presentations
should not last longer than 10-15 minutes each. Students should
always provide ample background or literature review for their
projects, especially first and second year students. All students
should consult with their advisor(s) prior to presenting.
GOALS:
To foster a dynamic, positively-reinforced
atmosphere of research activity amongst participating graduate
students by:
1) developing experience preparing and presenting
conference-quality presentations in a reoccuring time-frame.
2) taking a "step back" from day to day tasks to
reflect on the "big-picture" of the project and take
inventory of progress.
3) receiving feedback from a wider range of peers and advisors.
4) participating in scholarly discussions.
5) developing critical thinking skills.
6) stimulating further intellectual discussion, questions
and fortuitous ideas outside the meeting.
7) providing a community of sorts for those engaged in related
research projects.
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