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Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar
Tue, Feb 16, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Chung-Yuen (Herbert) Hui, Proessor, Cornell University
Talk Title: The role of surface stress on the mechanical behavior of soft solids
Abstract: Soft solids are ubiquitous: gels, foams, biomaterials, rubbers, and the stuff that makes up our very bodies. They are orders of magnitude more compliant than conventional engineering materials (e.g., stiff materials such as metals and ceramics). For this reason, the mechanical behavior of stiff solids is controlled by the resistance to bulk deformation: elasticity, plasticity, and the like; the mechanical role of the surface is utterly negligible, as noted by Gibbs. However, the surface of common soft solids carries considerable stress, just as liquids have a surface tension. Consequently, for soft solids, the pervasive influence of surface stress has required re-thinking a wide range of mechanical phenomena and properties. In this talk, I will show examples of phenomena where surface stress has radically changed mechanical behaviour. For example, how small particles interact with soft substrates can be governed more by surface stress than by the elasticity of the substrate. Surface stress can modify adhesion on rough surfaces by flattening them. The contact angle in partial wetting is no longer always governed by Young equation -“ it depends on the surface stress of the solid substrate as well as its elasticity.
Biography: Dr. Chung-Yuen(Herbert)Hui is the Joseph-Ford Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering(MAE)of Cornell University. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in Physics and Mathematics. He received his Master degree in Applied Math and Ph.D.degree in Solid Mechanics from Harvard. He joined the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics(TAM)at Cornell University in 1981 and stayed until 2010, when TAM became part of MAE. His primary research interest is Physics and Mechanics of materials. His recent research is primarily focused on adhesion science, fracture mechanics and mechanics of soft matter. He was the Chairman of Gordon Conference on Adhesion in 2010 and received the Adhesion Society Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science in 2011. He enjoys teaching and received several teaching awards including Tau-Beta-Pi Excellence in Teaching Award.
Host: Dr. Qiming Wang
Location: Zoom: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97228056404; Meeting ID: 972 2805 6404: Passcode: 864779
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Undergraduate Advisement Drop-in HoursTue, Feb 16, 2021 @ 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Do you have a quick question? The CS advisement team will be available for drop-in live chat advisement for declared undergraduate students in our four majors during the spring semester on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Pacific Time. Access the live chat on our website at: https://www.cs.usc.edu/chat/
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Trojan Talk: NVIDIA
Tue, Feb 16, 2021 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
*This is an external event hosted by NVIDIA *
NVIDIA is hiring Interns and New College Grads for summer 2021 and are recruiting primarily for hardware opportunities. Come meet the leaders of our ASIC, VLSI & Computer Architecture teams to learn what it is like to work at NVIDIA and how to land a role in hardware.
There will also be a raffle!
Raffle prizes will include a GeForce RTX 3090, Shield TV Pro and more!
To RSVP log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>> Information Sessions:https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/ssoLocation: Online
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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ISE 651 - Epstein Seminar
Tue, Feb 16, 2021 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Guanghui (George) Lan,, Associate Professor, The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech
Talk Title: Advancing Stochastic Optimization for Reinforcement Learning
Host: Dr. Meisam Razaviyayn
More Information: February 16, 2021.pdf
Location: Online/Zoom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Grace Owh
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International Students Forum
Tue, Feb 16, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
International students, increase your career and internship knowledge by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections staff or Viterbi employer partners.
To access this workshop:
Log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about Labs & Open Forums, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.Location: Online
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Mork Family Department Spring Virtual Seminars - David Bahr
Tue, Feb 16, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: David Bahr, Purdue University
Talk Title: LOW DENSITY MATS AND FOAMS WITH METAL COMPONENTS OR HOW STRONG IS THAT SQUISHY METAL THING?
Abstract: ZOOM MEETING INFO:
https://usc.zoom.us/j/98225952695?pwd=d0NMenhCNkliR1ZIR1lBamRpZHh1UT09
Meeting ID: 982 2595 2695
Passcode: 322435
More Information: USC Dept Seminars-Spring2021[1].pdf
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Greta Harrison
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PhD Thesis Proposal - Hexiang Hu
Tue, Feb 16, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
Title of the Presentation:
Understanding Language in Perception and Embodiment
Committee: Fei Sha (Chair); Jay Kuo, Joseph Lim, Jesse Thomason, Robin Jia
Abstract:
Neural networks have made impressive progress in Natural Langauge Processing, which positively influenced many real-world tasks. Despite their success, language learners are often constrained as they are exposed only to the text world (from curated corpus or the internet). Consequently, language learners can not associate the learned distributional semantics with their appearance and affordance in the physical world. In this thesis proposal, I discuss approaches that learn to understand the language in the context of the visual dynamic world, which associate the hierarchical language expressions (such as word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph) with dynamic visual content (such as image and video). Moreover, I also discuss the future directions to understand the language in the embodied environment.
Link to the virtual meeting: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99351730951WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99351730951
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Lizsl De Leon
