Author: Julia Esposito

  • MEAM PhD Thesis Defense: Justin Cooke

    MEAM PhD Thesis Defense: Justin Cooke

    MEAM PhD student and PICS researcher Justin Cooke will be presenting his PhD thesis defense titled “Computational Study on Rough Wall-Bounded Flows and their Effects at Low and Very-High Reynolds Numbers” on Friday, April 5th, starting at 9:30 AM in Towne 313. Title “Computational Study on Rough Wall-Bounded Flows and their Effects at Low and…

  • PICS Colloquium: “Representations Learnt from Synthetic Volumes Enable Training-free Medical Image Analysis” with Neel Dey

    PICS Colloquium: “Representations Learnt from Synthetic Volumes Enable Training-free Medical Image Analysis” with Neel Dey

    On Friday, April 26th at 2 PM EST, PICS will host a colloquium with Neel Dey, Postdoctoral Associate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. This colloquium will be held in-person in PICS 534 with refreshments provided. Title Representations Learnt from Synthetic Volumes Enable Training-free Medical Image Analysis Speaker Neel…

  • PICS Workshop: Mathematica 14

    PICS Workshop: Mathematica 14

    PICS will be hosting a Mathematica 14 Workshop with instructor Kelvin Mischo from Wolfram. It will be held in PICS 534 on Saturday, April 6th from 10 AM to 2 PM. Lunch will be provided. Please email Julia at jnespos@seas.upenn.edu to RSVP. RSVP is required to attend. Title:  Mathematica 14 Summary: This workshop will provide…

  • PICS Colloquium: “Physics-compatible kinetic-energy and entropy preserving (KEEP) scheme for high-fidelity simulation of compressible turbulence” with Soshi Kawai

    PICS Colloquium: “Physics-compatible kinetic-energy and entropy preserving (KEEP) scheme for high-fidelity simulation of compressible turbulence” with Soshi Kawai

    On Friday, April 19th at 2 PM EST, PICS will host a colloquium with Soshi Kawai, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Tohoku University. This colloquium will be held in-person in PICS 534 with refreshments provided. Title Physics-compatible kinetic-energy and entropy preserving (KEEP) scheme for high-fidelity simulation of compressible turbulence Speaker Soshi Kawai, Professor of Aerospace…

  • PICS Colloquium: “Modeling Lone Pair Dynamics in Materials” with Richard Remsing

    PICS Colloquium: “Modeling Lone Pair Dynamics in Materials” with Richard Remsing

    On Friday, April 12th at 2 PM EST, PICS will host a colloquium with Richard Remsing, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University. This colloquium will be held in-person in PICS 534 with refreshments provided. Title Modeling Lone Pair Dynamics in Materials Speaker Richard Remsing, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology…

  • PICS Workshop: Python Boot Camp

    PICS Workshop: Python Boot Camp

    PICS will be hosting a Python Boot Camp with instructor Arvind Bhusnurmath from the CIS department. It will be held in PICS 534 on Saturday, March 16th from 10 AM to 2 PM. Lunch will be provided. Please email Julia at jnespos@seas.upenn.edu to RSVP. RSVP is required to attend. Title:  Python Boot Camp – from…

  • CBE Fourth Year Seminars with PICS Students

    CBE Fourth Year Seminars with PICS Students

    Two PICS students and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering PhD students, Jeongmoon Choi and Kshitiz Parihar, will be presenting CBE Fourth Year Seminars this Friday, March 1st. Jeongmoon Choi Fourth Year Seminar Jeongmoon Choi’s fourth year seminar, titled, “Identifying Ice-Philic Patches to Inform the Ice Binding Sites of Antifreeze Proteins,” will be held in Towne 225…

  • Winning Blog by Sam Layding for Kleinman Center

    Winning Blog by Sam Layding for Kleinman Center

    PICS student and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ph.D. Student Sam Layding recently won the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy’s 2023 Blog Competition for his article titled, “Grace Under Pressure: How AI Can Help Us Design the Next Generation of Smart Separations Membranes.” This article, published on February 12th, focuses on the use of artificial intelligence…

  • PICS Annual Report 2023: In Numbers

    PICS Annual Report 2023: In Numbers

    Over the past year, PICS faculty and researchers have published 244 papers, received a total of 26 faculty and student honors, and has offered plenty of events such as the colloquia and workshops often held in PICS 534. Please see the attached graphic for more information on the PICS annual report of 2023, in numbers.

  • 4th Year Seminar: “Computational prediction of MXenes for hydrogen chemistries” with Yamilee Morency

    4th Year Seminar: “Computational prediction of MXenes for hydrogen chemistries” with Yamilee Morency

    Yamilée Morency, PICS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ph.D. student and advisee of Dr. Aleksandra Vojvodic, will be presenting a 4th year seminar in Towne 225, Raisler Lounge on Friday, February 16th at 12:30 PM. Lunch will be provided for up to 40 individuals. Read more about Yamilee’s seminar below. Title: Computational prediction of MXenes for…