Title: Infrared Laser-mediated Polymerase Chain Reaction in a Polymer Microfluidic Device When: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 12:00 PM Where: MRDC Building, Room 4211

Title: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDY OF ON-CHIP BACK-END-OF-LINE (BEOL) STACK FRACTURE DURING FLIP-CHIP REFLOW ASSEMBLY When: Monday, October 20, 2014 at 9:00 AM Where: MARC Building, Room 201

Title: Elastohydrodynamic Model of Hydraulic Rod Seals with Various Rod Surfaces When: Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 1:30 PM Where: MRDC Building, Room 4211

Title: Food Webs: Realizing Biological Inspiration for Sustainable Industrial Resource Networks When: Friday, October 31, 2014 at 9:00 AM Where: Love Building, Room 210

Title: Development and Validation of a Microfluidic Hydrogel Platform For Osteochondral Tissue Engineering When: Friday, October 31, 2014 at 9:00 AM Where: Whitaker Building, Room 1103

Title: A Pragmatic Value-Driven Approach to Design with Applications to Energy-Conscious Buildings When: Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 12:00 PM Where: MARC Building, Room 114

Title: Viral Product Design for Social Network Effects When: Friday, November 7, 2014 at 12:00 PM Where: MARC Building, Room 401

Title: Fc Coated Micro/nanoparticles for Humoral Immune System Modulation When: Monday, November 10, 2014 at 9:00 AM Where: Marcus Nanotechnology Bldg., Room 1117

Title: ENGINEERING OF CARBON ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING FOCUSED ELECTRON BEAM INDUCED DEPOSITION (FEBID) OF GRAPHITIC NANOJOINTS When: Monday, November 10, 2014 at 12:00 PM Where: MRDC Building, Room 4211

Title: Multiphysics Modeling and Statistical Process Optimization of the Scanning Laser Epitaxy Process Applied to Additive Manufacturing of Turbine engine Hot Section Superalloy Components When: Monday, November 10, 2014 at 12:00 PM Where: MRDC Building, Room 4115