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WWW.SEAS.UPENN.EDU SCHOOL NEWS New Faculty Igor Bargatin Class of 1965 Term Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Ph.D. in 2008 in Physics and Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University Dr. Bargatin’s research interests are focused on micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) for new applications in energy conversion, optics and smart materials. He applies his knowledge of physics and engineering disciplines to design and test new types of devices, such as microfabricated thermionic energy converters, which convert heat directly to electricity at very high temperatures by literally boiling electrons off a surface and using them as a “working fluid” in a heat engine. The Bargatin Group engages in interdisciplinary research at the intersections of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science and applied physics. Joseph Devietti Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science Ph.D. in 2012 in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington Sequential programming has become steadily safer and easier over time, but parallel programming, despite its importance with today’s ubiquitous multicore processors, has made much more limited progress. Dr. Devietti works on identifying new safety properties for parallel programs, precisely defining their guarantees and exploring efficient implementations employing a range of hardware and software mechanisms. A recent project demonstrated how to automatically and precisely identify concurrency bugs in parallel programs. Dr. Devietti has also conducted research showing how to simplify parallel programming by automatically eliminating the nondeterminism that arises from current multicore architectures and programming models. With nondeterminism removed, parallel programs behave like conventional sequential programs that are much easier to write, debug and understand. SPRING 2013 n 34
New Faculty Vivek Shenoy David Issadore Professor of Materials Assistant Science Professor and of Engineering Bioengineering David J. Srolovitz Ladislav Kavan Joseph Bordogna Assistant Professor Professor Engineering of Computer and and Applied Information Science Science Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Ph.D. in Physics, Ph.D. in 2009 in Applied Physics, Harvard University Professor of Mechanical Ph.D. in 2007 Engineering Computer and Applied Science, Mechanics The Ohio State Postdoctoral UniversityFellowship, The Center for Systems Biology, Czech Technical University Massachusetts General Hospital Ph.D. in Materials Researcher, Science Disney and Engineering, Interactive Studios and ETH Zurich Dr. Shenoy is a world leader in the mechanics and physics University of Pennsylvania of nanostructure Dr. Issadore’s formation. research He has focuses used rigorous on the analytical development of Dr. Kavan explores new approaches to real-time computer methods and micro- multiscale and nanoscale modeling molecular techniques, sensors ranging and from their Dr. Srolovitz graphics is the inaugural and animation. Joseph Bordogna In his most Professor recent work, he studied atomistic density applications functional to high theory impact to continuum problems methods, in medicine. to His lab of Engineering how and to Applied take a standard Science physics-based at the University deformation of model gain deep physical takes a insight multidisciplinary into myriad approach, important integrating problems in technology Pennsylvania, and and transform holds a joint it into appointment a geometric in “deformer,” the Departments of Materials closed-form Science algorithm and Engineering that can produce and Mechanical virtually the same i.e., a simple materials science from microelectronics, and mechanics. microfluidics, nanomaterials and molecular targeting into portable, low-cost hybrid microchips. Engineering result, and Applied several Mechanics. orders of magnitude He has also faster been than named the original Dr. Shenoy’s Using current these research miniaturized focuses systems, on developing Dr. Issadore envisions the Founding formulation. Director of the In his Penn previous Institute work, of Computational he applied techniques theoretical concepts that medical and diagnostics numerical methods can be liberated to understand from the labor- Science. He from joins abstract Penn Engineering and linear following algebra, a spectral post in methods and finite the basic principles intensive, that centralized control the facilities behavior in which of both they are currently Singapore where elements he served to improve as the upon Executive technology Director used of in the game and engineering housed and biological and brought systems. directly A significant to the clinic, challenge thus offering the Institute film of High industries. Performance One such Computing, example and is dual quaternion skinning, modeling these tremendous systems is benefits that important for patients. processes involve Scientific Director an algorithm of A*STAR’s for skeletal Science shape and deformation Engineering which corrects coupling of both small-scale (atomic or single molecule) Research Council. for deficiencies of previous linear blending methods. phenomena In and his long-range previous work, (elastic, Dr. electromagnetic) Issadore has developed an interactions electronically over length scales programmable of hundreds microfluidic nanometers. platform that Dr. Srolovitz is a leading scholar in theoretical and The goal of his controls group’s individual work is to cells, address a portable these NMR issues system by that detects computational materials science and related disciplines, combining atomic bacteria scale in sputum simulation samples methods and a with micro-Hall continuum chip that especially as they apply to understanding defects in materials, or mesoscale sensitively theories and measures by adapting circulating insights tumor from cells in blood. microstructure, morphology and their temporal evolution. condensed matter physics, solid mechanics, chemistry, He is particularly well known for his work on surface materials science and applied mathematics. stability, grain growth and film growth. PENN ENGINEERING n 35
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