News and Spotlights

ME faculty member's research highlighted in Fall 2011 issue of UCR Magazine

Professor Masaru Rao's research on neural prosthetic interface device development has been highlighted in the Fall 2011 issue of UCR Magazine in an article entitled "Unlocking the Mysteries of the Mind."
http://magazine.ucr.edu/2011/fall/

The Mechanical Engineering Department welcomes Dr. Elisa Franco as one of its newest faculty members!

Elisa Franco received her B.S. and M.S. (Laurea Degree) in Power Systems Engineering from the University of Trieste (Italy) in 2002, summa cum laude. In 2007, she received her Ph. D. in Automation from the same institution. In 2011, she completed her second Ph. D. at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, in Control and Dynamical Systems.

Dr. Franco's main interests are in the area of biological feedback systems. In particular, her research focuses on bottom-up approaches to the design and synthesis of controllers, sensors and actuators in biochemical reaction networks, using nucleic acids and proteins. She also works on robustness analysis of natural biochemical systems. In the past, Dr. Franco worked in the field of cooperative control and distributed estimation.

The Mechanical Engineering Department welcomes Dr. Hideaki Tsutsui as one of its newest faculty members!

Hideaki Tsutsui, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, joins the Mechanical Engineering Department as assistant professor. Tsutsui's research interests include development and characterization of engineering tools and methods for regenerative medicine and medical diagnostics.
To learn more about Tsutsui's research visit his group website.

Senior Design and Dedication Ceremony Pictures Posted

Thank you to all those who attended both the Special Dedication Ceremony in memory of Alan Lin and the presentation of the 2011 Senior Design Projects. Links to the pictures for both the these events can be found below.

Memorial Dedication Pictures
2011 Senior Design Pictures

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Colloquia

Robotic Navigation in Human Crowds: Theory and Experiments for Harnessing Cooperation
Friday, November 4, 11:10a.m. - 12:00p.m., Bourns Hall A265
Pete Trautman
Ph.D. Student
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

From Newton’s Cradle to New Materials
Friday, October 21, 11:10a.m. - 12:00p.m., Bourns Hall A265
Chiara Daraio
Ph.D. Aeronautics and Applied Physics
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Numerical studies of microtubule-based motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo
Friday, October 14, 11:10a.m. - 12:00p.m., Bourns Hall A265
Tamar Shinar
Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Riverside

Analysis, design and in vitro implementation of molecular circuits
Friday, October 07, 11:10a.m. - 12:00p.m., Bourns Hall A265
Elisa Franco
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Riverside

Controlling Stem Cells by Microengineering Culture Environments
Friday, September 30, 11:10a.m. - 12:00p.m., Winston Chung Hall 205/206
Hideaki Tsutsui
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Riverside

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Defense Announcements

Qiguo Jing
Wednesday November 16, 2011, 1pm Winston Chung Hall 202

Hansheng Pan
Monday, November 14, 2011, 1pm Bourns Hall A171

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Other Events

5th annual ME GSA Research Symposium

Thursday, April 1, 2010
9:30am
WCH Room 206

Please come and check out all of the research that our students are conducting! Pizza and refreshments will be served. Please see the agenda and flier for more details.

Bourns College of Engineering Graduate Open House

Thursday, December 3, 2009
1pm – 3pm
WCH Room 205/206

• Associate Dean welcome
• Engineering departmental presentations
• Department lab tours
• Admissions and funding information
• Networking with faculty, peers & Bourns graduate students

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