UPLIFT Seminars
Starting in Fall 2023, the model for UPLIFT changed. Originally, UPLIFT students, all first year students, were placed directly into research labs their first semester on campus. We discovered that this didn’t work well, for students and faculty alike. As such, we’ve decided that during the students’ first semester, research faculty who are willing to host students will provide presentations – on their research as well as on research in general. Students that have attended these seminars then apply to the UPLIFT program and selected students are placed into labs their second semester on campus. Seminars are available to attend live (in-person and virtual) and asynchronously, viewing the presentations after the fact on this webpage. If you are viewing these presentations via this page, please complete this survey for each video you watch so we can record your attendance (required to apply for the program).
September 13th: “Musculoskeletal Mechanobiology”
Professor Sandra Shefelbine (BioE/MIE)
September 27th: “Operando Raman Spectroscopy of Battery Electrodes”
Professor Joshua Gallaway (ChemE)
October 11th: “Microacoustic RF Signal Processing Devices”
Professor Siddhartha Ghosh (ECE)
October 18th: “Soft Active Materials and Machines”
Professor Ruobing Bai (MIE)
November 8th: “Shining Light on Single Spins: Making Defects in Diamond Useful”
Professor Paul Stevenson (Physics)
Due to room audio issues, no sound was recorded. Didn’t notice until afterwards – sorry! For now -> just have PowerPoint slides from the session (click below picture)
December 4th: “AI for Wireless and Wireless for AI: A Tale of Two AIs”
Professor Francesco Restuccia (ECE)
Question asked after video ends: what will students do in your lab?
A: There are multiple projects – it really depends, from creating and curating data sets with 360degree cameras to theoretical work. Either way, work will begin with a study phase, before moving into more advanced work, such as training algorithms. The overall goal is to “plant seeds” – keep you interested, in the loop, and gain experience in the field. In the past, 2/3 UPLIFT students have stayed in the lab and continued on in their work.