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In an age when public institutions are under threat, what might we learn about them, and what forms of resistance might we cultivate, by recognizing them as design ecologies that embody and affect…
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April 11th, 2024 Speaker
Shannon Matters Department
Humanistic Design Location
Friend 004
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Alero Olympio was an architect and builder of radical ecologies. Born in Ghana and working extensively between Scotland and her homeland, Olympio theorized and exercised a rigorous dedication to…
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March 1st, 2024 Speaker
Nana Biamah-Ofosu, Erandi de Silva, Dr. Kuukuwa Manful, Dr. John Ennis Department
SoA Location
N101 Betts
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Alero Olympio was an architect and builder of radical ecologies. Born in Ghana and working extensively between Scotland and her homeland, Olympio theorized and exercised a rigorous dedication to…
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February 29th, 2024 Speaker
Welcome and Introduction
Dean Mónica Ponce de León
WDA Introduction and Land Acknowledgement
WDA member Janeen Zheng
Keynote Presentation
Prof. Lesley Lokko OBE, African Futures Institute Department
School of Architecture Location
N101 Betts
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The LADG (Los Angeles Design Group) is an architectural practice founded in 2004 by Andrew Holder and Claus Benjamin Freyinger. With offices in Venice, California and Cambridge, Massachusetts, The…
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September 21st, 2023 Speaker
Andrew Holder, Havard
Claus Benjamin Freyinger, UCLA Department
School of Architecture Location
N101 Betts
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Fusion energy is the future of green energy and promises to revolutionize the way we power our world. It has the potential to provide a nearly limitless source of clean energy with zero emissions and…
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May 5th, 2023 Speaker
Siwei Chen, PD Department
Plasma Physics
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High-temperature superconductor (HTS) is an enabling technology for ultra-high-field magnets and compact fusion reactors. In recent years, rare earth-barium-copper-oxide (REBCO) coated conductor…
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May 5th, 2023 Speaker
Yi Li, GS Department
High-Temperature Superconducting Magnet Engineer at PPPL, Electrical Engineering
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Recent, dramatic increases in life-threatening self-harm and hospitalizations of young people due to mental disorders has motivated efforts to preemptively identify suffering individuals and connect…
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May 5th, 2023 Speaker
Yubi Mamiya, UG '26 Department
Computer Science
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The consequences of global warming are being felt worldwide, and rising temperatures are having catastrophic effects through the forms of heatwaves, floods, wildfires, sea level rises, droughts, and…
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May 5th, 2023 Speaker
Sushma Miryala, UG '25 Department
Materials Science and Engineering
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Cell-cell connections are far stronger than cell-substrate connections. The proteins that cells use to connect to non-cellular material are weaker than the proteins used in cell-cell connections. On…
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May 4th, 2023 Speaker
Lauren Ava Rawson, UG '23 Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Once a beautiful green park space connecting Trenton residents to the Delaware River, former Stacy Park became a six-lane highway during the 1960’s period of “urban renewal” even…
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May 4th, 2023 Speaker
Austin J. Edwards, Esq., GS (4088143) Department
SPIA
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Robotic swarm inspection for structures offers a flexible, scalable, and cost-effective solution in comparison to human inspection such as the benefit of being resilient to individual failures,…
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May 4th, 2023 Speaker
Darren Chiu, UG '23 Department
Electrical Engineering
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It is crucial to make computer programs run faster. Traditionally, the execution time for the same program stays the same regardless of the inputs. Based on the observation that programs tend to…
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May 4th, 2023 Speaker
Haiyue Ma, GS Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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The problem of autonomous sailing is a complex and challenging one. There are nearly countless possible environmental and telemetry sensors that can be implemented, each with varying challenges and…
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May 4th, 2023 Speaker
Jeb Carter, UG '23 Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) have the potential to transformatively impact numerous industries, including infrastructure inspection, search and rescue, package delivery, and even atmospheric…
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May 4th, 2023 Speaker
Nate Simon, GS Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Modern applications have strict network requirements, such as low latency and high reliability. Have these modern requirements grown beyond that which the public Internet can provide? Many companies,…
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May 4th, 2023 Speaker
Benjamin Herber, GS Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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This project is about harm reduction, a practice invented to help people who use drugs (PWUDs) use them more safely, as well as live healthier, happier lives. Things PWUDs need are identified…
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May 4th, 2023 Speaker
Chloe Fox-Gitomer, UG (2264839) Department
Anthropology
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