0108, 2018
Material : Inter-disciplinary Research and Design
Title| Material : Inter-disciplinary Research and Design Speaker| Sawako Kaijima, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Date| 1 August 2018 (Wednesday) Time| 1400 – 1500 Venue| Think Tank 22, Building 2, Level 3 (2. 311) ABSTRACT Interdisciplinary research has gained interest in recent years due to its creative potential to solve complex problems through the integration of diverse perspectives. Knowledge integration across […]1807, 2018
Multiscale Design of Components and Materials and their Realization via Additive Manufacturing
Title| Multiscale Design of Components and Materials and their Realization via Additive Manufacturing Speaker| Martin L. Dunn, Dean and Professor of College of Engineering Time| 1400 – 1500 Venue| Think Tank 22, Building 2, Level 3 (2.311) ABSTRACT In this talk I describe a multiscale digital design and manufacturing workflow that simultaneously determines the macroscopic topology and the spatially-variable microstructure of 3D composite components based on […]2506, 2018
Digital Research Tools #2: Plotting with Python & Matplotlib
Mon June 25, 2018| Think Tank 8, 1.410 | 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Lead by David Mateo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, EPD, SUTD. Brought to you by SUTD Postdoc Society & DManD Centre Research is becoming increasingly dependent on computer-based skills and tools, and researchers are expected to harness these tools in their work. This series will create a platform for the SUTD research community […]1405, 2018
Enabling Next Generation Additive Manufacturing: The 3D Deposition of Functional Materials for the Additive Manufacturing of Smart Devices
Title| Enabling Next Generation Additive Manufacturing: The 3D Deposition of Functional Materials for the Additive Manufacturing of Smart Devices Speaker| Richard Hague, Professor of Innovative Manufacturing, Director, Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham. Date| 14 May 2018 (Monday) Time| 1530 – 1630 Venue| Think Tank 19, Building 2, Level 3 (2.304) ABSTRACT The single material nature of additive manufacturing (AM) processes largely […]0305, 2018
Digital Research Tools #1: Linux & Bash Programming
Thu May 3, 2018| Think Tank 15, 1.510 | 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Taught by Narasimha Boddeti, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, DManD Centre, SUTD. David Mateo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, EPD, SUTD. Brought to you by SUTD Postdoc Society & DManD Centre Research is becoming increasingly dependent on computer-based skills and tools, and researchers are expected to harness these tools in their work. This series will create a […]2002, 2018
Snapping and Sliding Rods
Title| Snapping and Sliding Rods Speaker| Assistant Prof Francesco Dal Corso, University of Trento, Italy. Date| 20 February 2018 (Tuesday) Time| 1400 – 1500 Venue| Think Tank 11, Building 1, Level 5 (1.503) ABSTRACT A summary of recent results obtained within the framework of structures subject to movable and configurational constraints is presented. A soft robot arm, loaded at one end with an hanging load, has the […]3101, 2018
Phase-field Modeling and Computation of Fracture
Title| Phase-field Modeling and Computation of Fracture Speaker| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Laura De Lorenzis, Institute of Applied Mechanics, TU Braunschweig, Germany. Date| 31 January 2018 (Wednesday) Time| 1330 – 1430 Venue| Think Tank 21, Building 2, Level 3 (2.310) ABSTRACT The talk discusses recent research results obtained in the group of the speaker in the framework of the phase-field approach to fracture. This framework is based on a […]0412, 2017
Shape-Shifting and Dissipating Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers for 3D Printing and Biomedical Applications
Title| Shape-Shifting and Dissipating Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers for 3D Printing and Biomedical Applications Speaker| Associate Professor Christopher M. Yakacki, University of Colorado Denver. Date| 4 December 2017 (Monday) Time| 1400 – 1500 Venue| Think Tank 22, Building 2, Level 3 (2.311) ABSTRACT Liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are a class of stimuli-responsive and active materials known for their unique mechanical and optical properties. These materials can demonstrate a large […]2707, 2017
Architectured Metamaterials for Guiding Energy Dissipation and Wave Propagation
Title| Architectured Metamaterials for Guiding Energy Dissipation and Wave Propagation Speaker| Associate Professor Nicholas Xuanlai Fang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Date| 27 July 2017 (Thursday) Time| 1100 – 1200 Venue| Think Tank 20, Building 2, Level 3 (2.305) ABSTRACT Three-dimensional lightweight material building blocks, through the combination of molecular design of material behavior and microscale geometric patterning, show promise to revolutionize the ability to dissipate energy […]0507, 2017