RECENT NEWS

Tom Gacka attended The American Physical Society 64th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics from November 20th to 22nd, 2011, in Baltimore, MD. He gave an oral presentation about a paper entitled "From Red Cells to Soft Porous Lubrication?" The presentation received very positive feedbacks. Dr. Wu attended the conference and presented another paper entitled "How to Model the Lift Generation in a Highly Compressible Porous Media?"

Robert Crawford was awarded Villanova University College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Award for his outstanding achievements in graduate research at CBMSS. He is the only recipient of this distinguished award.

Robert Crawford has received a full fellowship to receive his PhD. at the University of Texas in Austin

Robert Crawford represented the lab and presented papers at the third International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry. His work received very positive feedback and he was awarded by the organizing committee $1450 to cover part of his conference fee.

Vincent Baro, after spending two and a half years to help develop CBMSS, joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware to pursue his Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering

Angela Anqi Wu and Julia Anxin Wu were born on May 14th, 2010 and are some of the newest members of the lab.

Within the past year, Dr Wu stayed in China, where he was on sabbatical at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. While there he was invited to give multiple lectures and presentations regarding his research on Cellular Biomechanics and Sports Sciences.

INVITED LECTURES:

2011

Invited talk at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, August 22nd, 2011, "Lessons Learned From the Exquisite Design of the Endothelial Glycocalyx and Their Amazing Applications to Super Lubrication" (http://english.ipc.cas.cn/nc/icn/201108/t20110823_74131.html)

2009

Invited seminar at Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, May 19th, 2009, "Super Lubrication-Lessons learned from microcirculations" (Lecture in Chinese)

Invited seminar at State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication of Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, May 20th, 2009, "Lubrication theory for highly compressible porous media; from red cells to skiing to a new concept for an airborne train" (Lecture in Chinese)

Invited seminar at The Key Laboratory of Mechanics on Western Disaster and Environment of the Ministry of Education of China, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, May 21st , 2009, "Lessons learned from the exquisite design of the endothelial surface glycocalyx and their amazing applications." (Lecture in Chinese)

Invited seminar at the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, May 27th, 2009, "From Red cells to skiing to a new concept for an airborne train & Villanova University" (Lecture in Chinese)

Invited seminar at the School of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, June 2nd, 2009, "Lessons learned from the exquisite design of the endothelial surface glycocalyx and their amazing applications."

2006, 2007, 2008

Invited lecture for Freshmen of the College of Engineering on the future of Mechanical Engineering

2006

Invited seminar at the School of Life Science of the Northwestern Ploytechnical University of China, July 5, 2006, Xian, Shaanxi, China. "From Red Cells to Skiing to a New Concept for a Train Track".

Invited seminar at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, July 19, 2006, Beijing, China. "Lift Generation in Porous Media, From Red Cells to Skiing to a New Concept for a Train Track".

Invited seminar at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Delaware, September 22, 2006, Newark, DE. "Lift Generation in Porous Media, From Red Cells to Skiing to a New Concept for a Train Track".