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PICS Student Seminar
PICS will host a student seminar on Wednesday, October 6 at 12:00. Keshav Patil a 4th year PhD…
Aleksandra Vojvodic is named the new PICS Director
Aleksandra Vojvodic has been named the new director of the Penn Institute of Computational Science (PICS). Aleks has an…
Certificate of Advanced Scientific Computing
PICS is proud to announce the creation of the Certificate in Advanced Scientific Computing. This certificate is open…
The Bassani Group has published a new paper: “Finite deformation near a crack tip terminated at an interface between two neo-Hookean sheets”
This work was published in the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. Abstract A crack terminating…
The Bassani Group has a paper out in the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids: “Exploiting interface patterning for adhesion control.”
The Bassani Group has a paper out in the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids Abstract…
Friday, April 15 at 2:00 – PICS Colloquium with Professor Kevin Johnson
On Friday, April 15 at 2:00 PICS will present a colloquium featuring Kevin Johnson, David L. Cohen University Professor,…
“Relationships between structure, memory and flow in sheared disordered materials”
Members of the Reina Group, The Jerolmack Group, and the Arratia Group have worked together on a new…
Colloquium: Xiang Yang
March 25 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Title: Taking a layman’s perspective to turbulence modeling Friday, March 25 at 2:00…
Alison Pouch colloquium Friday, March 18 at 2:00
On Friday, March 18 at 2:00 in the large conference room (PICS 534), PICS will present a colloquium…
Colloquium: Shawn Chester – Friday, March 4 at 2:00 PM
Location: PICS 534 Title: Mechanics of Polymeric Gels Abstract:This talk discusses recent and ongoing research on the multiphysics response…
“Curious Minds The Power of Connection” a new book by Professor Dani Bassett
In September 2022 Professor Dani Bassett and Perry Zurn will release a new book through MIT press. Curious…
Professor Jennifer Cremins wins the Dr. Susan Lim Award for Outstanding Young Investigator!
Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, Associate Professor and Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Bioengineering and Genetics, has been awarded the 2022 Dr. Susan Lim…
Andres Goza Colloquium February 25 at 2:00 PM
On Friday, February 25 at 2:00 PICS will present a virtual colloquium with Professor Andres Goza, Assistant Professor…