Oct
21
Can Muon Tomography Be Saved?
Host Physics Description The possibility of using cosmic ray muons to scan shipping containers is reviewed. Plans for an experiment using one of the Atomic Weapons Establishment's (AWE’s) muon...
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Oct
21
MMAE Seminar - First Principles Modeling of Renewable Energy Materials and Integration with Experimental Characterization
Armour College of Engineering's Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering Department will welcome Dr. Maria Chan, staff scientist at the Center of Nanoscale Materials of Argonne National...
Oct
21
ChBE Seminar - A Bridge to Tomorrow: Science, Society, Sustainability and Service in an Ever-evolving World
The Chemical and Biological Engineering Department will be hosting a seminar featuring Michael J. Graff, Chairman and CEO of American Air Liquide Holding Inc., IIT Board of Trustees member and alumni...
Oct
21
Redox Organic Molecules for Battery Applications
Host Chemistry Description Redox organic molecules (ROMs) are one unique family of organic molecules that are electrochemical active. Their unique electrochemical behavior leads to many interesting...
Oct
21
Eigenvalue Problems and Applications in the Population Dynamics with Nonlocal Dispersal
Host Department of Applied Mathematics Speaker Xiaoxia "Jessica" Xie IIT Description This talk concerns the population dynamics modeled by the KPP-type equations with nonlocal dispersal operators. It...
Oct
20
Survival Model Selection with Missing Data and Correlated Covariates
Host Data Science Speaker Sydeaka Watson Research Associate (Assistant Professor), Department of Public Health Sciences, University of º£½ÇÂÒÂ× http://health.bsd.uchicago.edu/People/Watson-Sydeaka...
Oct
19
A Parsimonious Model of Loss Given Default in Changing Conditions
HostDepartment of Applied Mathematics Description A bank loan might pay off as promised or it might default. Default exposes the bank to loss. When the loss is expressed as a fraction of the loan...
Oct
19
A Small Housekeeping Gene with a Big “Heartâ€
Multi-function of Ubl4A in Cellular Processes HostBiology Description Ubiquitin-like protein 4A (Ubl4A) is a housekeeping gene at X chromosome. Currently, the function of Ubl4A in mammals is largely...
Oct
19
Guaranteed Adaptive Quasi-Monte Carlo Algorithms with Control Variates
Event Topic: Computational Mathematics & Statistics
Oct
17
11th Annual Biomedical Engineering Society Pumpkin Launch
The Pumpkin Launch is IIT-BMES’ most popular event every year. This year, the Pumpkin Launch takes place on family weekend, Saturday, October 17 , at 1 p.m. on Ed Glancy Field. Annually, this event...