Events

Have a quick question for a study abroad advisor? Would you like to start planning your study abroad experience? Drop by the IPO (LARTS 016) Monday through Friday Noon-1:30. Students will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Joint Mechanical Engineering (MNE) and Engineering and Applied Sciences (EAS) SEMINAR DATE: March 20, 2019 TIME: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. LOCATION: Textile Building, Room 101E SPEAKER: Dr. Helio Matos, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport RI TOPIC: Underwater Nearfield Blast Performance of Hydrothermally Degraded Carbon-Epoxy Composite Structures ABSTRACT: This presentation will discuss advanced experimental techniques for analyzing the mechanical performance of aged underwater composite structures. Exposure to salt water at an elevated temperatures is the aging mechanism in question and high-speed photography coupled with Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is the primary experimental technique used to obtain full field displacement and velocity fields. In particular, two different experimental studies that uses these techniques will be presented. The first study focuses on the dynamic response of hydrostatic and explosive initiated underwater implosions of carbon-epoxy cylinders and the second study focuses on the dynamic response of explosive loaded air-backed carbon-epoxy plates. Both of these studies show substantial structural performance degradation up until water saturation. Post saturation, performance degradation progresses at a significantly slower rate. These experimental efforts were accomplished at the University of Rhode Island with NUWC collaboration and under ONR sponsorship. BIO: Dr. Helio Matos is exceptionally skilled in the field of data analysis, structural dynamics, composite mechanics, and computational simulations. He earned his Bachelor and Masters of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2013 and 2014 respectively then his Doctorate degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2017. His doctoral dissertation focused on the transient dynamic behavior of metallic and composite structures in underwater environments. He was a senior engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat, where he developed constitutive equations that describes the behavior of underwater composite structures. Now he is a mechanical engineer at the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport where he performs structural dynamics and composite mechanics research. He currently has authored over 15 publications and 2 book chapters. For more information please contact Dr. Jun Li, MNE Seminar Coordinator (jun.li@umassd.edu, 508-999-8692). All are welcome and light refreshments will be served! Students taking MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend!! All other MNE BS and MS students are encouraged to attend. EAS students are also encouraged to attend! Thank you, Sue Cunha, Administrative Assistant UMass Dartmouth Mechanical Engineering Department scunha@umassd.edu 508-999-8492

Our largest career fair of the year, the Annual Job & Internship Expo provides employers the opportunity to meet with qualified students and alumni from all majors and all seven colleges and schools (Charlton College of Business, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Nursing, College of Visual & Performing Arts, School of Law and School for Marine Science and Technology) interested in internships, full-time career opportunities and part-time jobs. Space is limited for this popular event; please register at your earliest convenience to guarantee availability of space.

The first workshop in the three-part series covers the basics of Adobe Photoshop, and is intended for users with little or no Photoshop experience. Topics covered include an introduction to color theory, working with the document window, the toolbox, and panels. Also covered are the use of the painting tools, the history brush, and different methods of color selection. Contact Rich Legault for more information at 508-999-8799, or email RLegault@umassd.edu. Seating is limited, so please register today!

Have a quick question for a study abroad advisor? Would you like to start planning your study abroad experience? Drop by the IPO (LARTS 016) Monday through Friday Noon-1:30. Students will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join the Science Fiction Book Club for our book discussion! All are welcome. Questions? Contact Hilary Kraus at hkraus@umassd.edu

Interdisciplinary artist, Jane Marsching explores our past, present, and future human impact on the environment through collaborative research-based practices.

Have a quick question for a study abroad advisor? Would you like to start planning your study abroad experience? Drop by the IPO (LARTS 016) Monday through Friday Noon-1:30. Students will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Joint Mechanical Engineering (MNE) and Engineering and Applied Sciences (EAS) SEMINAR DATE: March 22, 2019 TIME: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. LOCATION: Textile Building, Room 101E SPEAKER: Dr. Jingzhou Zhao, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Western New England University TOPIC: Fluid Interface Control for Nanomanufacturing ABSTRACT: Owing to their unique plasmonic, magnetic and surface properties, crystalline nanoparticles and nanowires (gold, silver, and platinum, etc.) with or without surface coatings are widely utilized in energy and biomedical applications ranging from photovoltaic to cancer treatment. However, the scalable production of these structured nanomaterials at industrially relevant scales has been a long-standing challenge due to the intrinsic complexity involved in their chemical synthesis, limiting their market penetration. This seminar focuses on the recent progress made in the use of fluid interface control strategies toward the high-volume production of metal nanowires and nanoparticles, exemplifying novel reaction-free methods as new pathways toward scalable manufacturing of structured crystalline nanomaterials. BIO: Dr. Zhao received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (2011) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University with emphases in Mechatronics and Automation, master’s degree (2013) at University of Wisconsin-Madison on microsensors for in-situ monitoring systems, and Ph.D. degree (2017) at University of California, Los Angeles, with a focus on scalable manufacturing of metal nanomaterials. Upon graduation, Dr. Zhao immediately joined Western New England University to establish the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing Laboratory, which conducts basic and applied research targeting fundamental challenges in manufacturing. Dr. Zhao’s current research focus is on the establishment of novel manufacturing processes, theoretical models, computational methods, and control strategies for the high-volume production of structured nanomaterials and advanced sensors. For more information please contact Dr. Jun Li, MNE Seminar Coordinator (jun.li@umassd.edu, 508-999-8692). Students currently taking MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend!! All other MNE BS and MS students are encouraged to attend. EAS students are encouraged to attend, as well. Thank you, Sue Cunha, Administrative Assistant Mechanical Engineering Department scunha@umassd.edu 508-999-8492

Join us, for our first Saturday of service as we will be clearing the trails here at UMass Dartmouth. We will be meeting at the Leduc Center at 1pm. Contact Jaime Jacquart @jjacquart@umassd.edu

Senior Jazz Guitar Recital

With help from ArnieTHON and Phi Kappa Theta our school is on a mission to help sick and injured kids in our local community. We are raising funds and awareness through Dance Marathon for our local Children's Miracle Network Hospital, which treats children from our area and provides life-saving care to sick and injured kids in need. We need your help to reach our goal For The Kids! This year our Dance Marathon is a black light theme and will be hosted in the Tripp Athletic Center so don't miss out! Sign up as an individual or with a team using our promo code "FORTHEKIDS"