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SUMMARY:MICDE / NERS Seminar:  Larry Aagesen\, Computational Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory
DESCRIPTION:Bio: Dr. Larry Aagesen is a Computational Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory (INL)\, and is the leader of the Computational Microstructure Science group there. He is a member of the development team for Marmot\, INL’s application for simulating microstructural evolution in nuclear fuels and reactor structural materials\, which is based on MOOSE\, INL’s framework for solving partial differential equations using the finite element method. His primary area of expertise is in the phase-field method\, having developed phase-field models for a variety of physical phenomena\, including fission gas bubble evolution\, solid-state precipitation\, solidification and coarsening in metallic alloys and ceramics\, and semiconductor growth. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics at the University of California\, Berkeley in 1997\, followed by service in the U. S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion program and work in industry. He then returned to graduate school\, completing his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University in 2010. This was followed by appointment as a postdoctoral researcher and Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan from 2010 to 2015\, after which he joined INL. \nMulti-scale modeling of the evolution of structure and properties in materials for nuclear energy applications\nNuclear energy is an important component of an overall strategy to address climate change. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary facility for research and development in nuclear science and technology for energy generation\, supporting the improvement and life extension of the existing reactor fleet and the development and licensing of new reactor designs. Computational modeling is an important component of these activities\, particularly in the area of materials for nuclear applications\, where experimental data can be very challenging and expensive to acquire\, and where data is especially scarce for new reactor designs. INL has used multi-scale modeling – linking atomistic\, mesoscale\, and engineering scales – to improve the ability to predict the performance of materials for nuclear energy applications. These modeling efforts make extensive of MOOSE (Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment)\, a general-purpose open source finite element framework developed at INL. In this talk\, I will give an overview of the approach and tools used\, and several examples of application\, including performance of nuclear fuels\, understanding radiation-driven formation of nanoscale void and gas bubble superlattices\, and powder densification through electric field assisted sintering. \n  \n\n  \nThe MICDE Fall 2023 Seminar Series is open to all. University of Michigan faculty and students interested in predicting and explaining the properties of materials using computer simulation are encouraged to attend. \nThis seminar is cohosted by the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE) and the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences\, (NERS). Dr. Aagesen will be hosted by Dr. Kevin Field\, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering. \nThis is an in-person event. \nGraduate Certificate in Computational Discovery and Engineering\, and MICDE fellows\, please use this form to record your attendance. \n 
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/larry-aagesen-computational-scientist-idaho-national-laboratory-inl/
LOCATION:2150 H.H. Dow\, 2300 Hayward St\, Ann Arbor\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Micde Seminar,MICDE Seminar Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231107T130000
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SUMMARY:MICDE Ph.D. Student Seminars: Bernardo Pacini & Srinivasan Arunachalam
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. These events are open to the public\, but we ask that you register to attend the seminar. If you have any questions\, please email micde-events@umich.edu. \nRegister to attend this seminar \nGradient-Based Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Propeller Design\nUrban air mobility (UAM) vehicles have taken form as advanced rotorcraft with sets of wings\, rotors\, canards\, and other appendages. Noise generation is an important technical barrier that must be addressed to prevent these vehicles from causing excessive disturbance to the communities they are intended to service. To understand the noise these vehicles generate\, and to develop designs that can minimize disturbance\, there is a need for analysis and optimization tools specifically for the conceptual design and sizing phase of urban air mobility vehicle development. Such tools must be computationally efficient to allow for the repeated analyses needed for design optimization. This presentation will review the work being carried out at the University of Michigan\, coupling aerodynamic\, structural\, and aeroacoustic disciplines within the multidisciplinary gradient-based design optimization framework OpenMDAO. While aerostructural optimization has been performed previously\, coupling with aeroacoustics is challenging given the requirement for time accurate simulations and the associated computational cost of such analyses. By leveraging multiple model fidelities and utilizing efficient gradient calculation techniques\, such as the adjoint method and algorithmic differentiation\, these disciplines can be formulated into an optimization framework that can be applied to UAM vehicle designs. This presentation will review the work completed to date\, including preliminary results\, and expand on the future goals of the project\, working towards a broader optimization framework for rotorcraft vehicle design optimization. \nBernardo Pacini\, Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing \nBernardo Pacini is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Michigan focusing his research on aerodynamic\, structural\, and aeroacoustic modeling for multidisciplinary design optimization of urban air mobility vehicles. He is a member of the Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Laboratory led by Professor Joaquim R. R. A. Martins and of the Computational Aerosciences Laboratory led by Professor Karthik Duraisamy. Bernardo’s work to date is on developing an aero-structural-acoustic analysis framework that can be implemented within the multidisciplinary design optimization process for rotorcraft and urban air mobility vehicle design. \nRegister to attend this seminar \nValidation of a multivariate non-Gaussian\, non-stationary wind pressure simulation model for performance-based wind engineering\nWith a growing interest in probabilistic performance assessments of building systems subjected to wind loads\, there is a demand for accurately representing building-specific wind loads\, considering their non-Gaussian and non-stationary features. While typical wind tunnel data collected for a set of discrete wind directions provide a single realization of stationary pressures\, there is currently no experimentally validated model for the stochastic simulation of non-Gaussian and non-stationary wind pressures that can be calibrated to wind tunnel datasets. Such a model is essential for simulating building aerodynamics\, especially the stochastic\, path-dependent responses associated with time-varying wind speed and direction experienced by a building during hurricane wind events. This talk will review a recently developed theoretical formulation for generating these stochastic pressures. Through carefully designed tests conducted at the University of Florida wind tunnel facility\, the formulation was extensively validated with respect to its ability to capture trends over time\, occurrences of peaks\, and time-varying frequency content. \nSrinivasan Arunachalam\, Ph.D. candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Scientific Computing \nSrinivasan Arunachalam is a PhD candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research interests lie in uncertainty quantification and understanding the inelastic behavior of wind-excited structures. He is excited about the algorithmic developments that enable efficient reliability assessments\, as well as the evolving insights into the physics of extreme responses and their implications for structural design. \nRegister to attend this seminar
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/phd-seminar-bernardo-pacini-srinivasan-arunachalam/
LOCATION:2022 South Thayer Building
CATEGORIES:Computation,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Engineering,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Michigan Engineering,Phd Seminar,Prospective Graduate Students,Rackham,Science,Scientific Computing,Seminar,Sessions,Talk
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SUMMARY:SciML Webinar: Lenz Fiedler - Efficient calculations of electronic structures with machine-learning models
DESCRIPTION:https://umich.zoom.us/j/95111677727?pwd=V1Q5MkUwT2NpOFVhd0ZRVGR1YTM3Zz09 \n\nSpeaker: Lenz Fiedler (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)\nSession Chair: Michael Herbst (EPFL) \nAbstract: Quantum mechanical calculations of the electronic structure of matter enable accessing interesting thermodynamical properties without the need for prior experimental measurements. Therefore\, electronic structure calculations are of great interest in fields such as materials discovery or drug design. At the forefront of such simulations lies density functional theory (DFT)\, due to its excellent balance between computational accuracy and efficiency. Yet\, as pressing environmental and social issues shift the research focus to increasingly complicated systems and conditions\, even the most efficient of DFT implementations are approaching their limitations in terms of computational feasibility. A possible route to enable more complex calculations lies with machine learning (ML)\, i.e.\, algorithms that are capable of capturing complicated relationships based on large amounts of data.\nIn this talk\, Lenz Fiedler will talk about current contributions of Center for Advanced Systems Understanding\, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (CASUS) w.r.t. building ML models that replace conventional DFT calculations. More precisely\, Lenz will talk about the current state of the Materials Learning Algorithms library (MALA)\, which allows easy training and inference for ML-DFT models that are developed by CASUS in cooperation with Sandia National Laboraties and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In contrast to comparable frameworks\, MALA allows full access to the electronic structure of compounds\, including volumetric data as well as scalar quantities of interest\, such as energies. It will be shown how MALA models can operate efficiently across phase boundaries\, length scales and temperature ranges.
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/sciml-webinar-lenz-fiedler-efficient-calculations-of-electronic-structures-with-machine-learning-models/
CATEGORIES:Micde,Scientific Computing,Sciml,SciML Webinar Series,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:U-M Data Science & AI Summit 2023
DESCRIPTION:The U-M Data Science and AI Summit is the largest annual data science and AI event on campus. This event brings together the U-M data science and AI research community and their external collaborators to build research vision and collaboration. It also showcases the breadth and depth of U-M data science and AI research\, from theory and methodology development to the transformative use of data and AI to address scientific and societal challenges in all domains. The event is free for all attendees (U-M faculty\, staff\, and trainees\, as well as industry\, government and community members).\nTo view full Summit schedule\, please visit the event webpage at https://midas.umich.edu/midas-summit-2023/.\nKeynotes:\nSuresh Venkatasubramanian\, Director\, Center for Technological Responsibility\, Reimagination\, and Redesign\, Data Science Institute at Brown University; Professor of Data Science and Computer Science\, Brown University – Key player for the White House Blueprint of an AI Bill of Rights\nJulianne Dalcanton\, Director\, Center for Computational Astrophysics\, Flatiron Institute – The origina and evolution of galaxies\nEmre Kiciman\, Senior Principal Researcher\, Microsoft Research – A New Frontier at the Intersection of Causality and LLMs\nSummit Sessions:\nA panel discussion on: Federal priorities and opportunities in data science and AI\nPanelists:\n– Laura Biven\, Data Science Technical Lead\, Office of Data Science Strategy\, National Institutes of Health\n– Michael Molnar\, Director\, Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office\, National Institute of Standards and Technology\n– Hector Muñoz-Avila\, Program Director and Cluster Lead\, the Information Integration and Informatics Program\, National Science Foundation\n– Alvaro Velasquez\, Program Manager\, Information Innovation Office\, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency\nResearch vision talks by University of Michigan faculty researchers\nThe Propelling Original Data Science grant awardees showcase\nPoster session\, lightning talks\, and awards\nUniversity of Michigan data science and AI organizations showcase
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/conference-symposiumu-m-data-science-ai-summit-2023/
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
CATEGORIES:Ai In Science And Engineering,Applications,Artificial Intelligence,big data,Biostatistics,Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,computing,Data Curation,Data Science,data visualization,Deep Learning,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Engineering,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Information and Technology,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Machine Learning,Michigan Engineering,Midas,Natural Language Processing,Networking,Science,Social Impact,symposium
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:U-M Data Science & AI Summit 2023
DESCRIPTION:The U-M Data Science and AI Summit is the largest annual data science and AI event on campus. This event brings together the U-M data science and AI research community and their external collaborators to build research vision and collaboration. It also showcases the breadth and depth of U-M data science and AI research\, from theory and methodology development to the transformative use of data and AI to address scientific and societal challenges in all domains. The event is free for all attendees (U-M faculty\, staff\, and trainees\, as well as industry\, government and community members).\nTo view full Summit schedule\, please visit the event webpage at https://midas.umich.edu/midas-summit-2023/.\nKeynotes:\nSuresh Venkatasubramanian\, Director\, Center for Technological Responsibility\, Reimagination\, and Redesign\, Data Science Institute at Brown University; Professor of Data Science and Computer Science\, Brown University – Key player for the White House Blueprint of an AI Bill of Rights\nJulianne Dalcanton\, Director\, Center for Computational Astrophysics\, Flatiron Institute – The origina and evolution of galaxies\nEmre Kiciman\, Senior Principal Researcher\, Microsoft Research – A New Frontier at the Intersection of Causality and LLMs\nSummit Sessions:\nA panel discussion on: Federal priorities and opportunities in data science and AI\nPanelists:\n– Laura Biven\, Data Science Technical Lead\, Office of Data Science Strategy\, National Institutes of Health\n– Michael Molnar\, Director\, Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office\, National Institute of Standards and Technology\n– Hector Muñoz-Avila\, Program Director and Cluster Lead\, the Information Integration and Informatics Program\, National Science Foundation\n– Alvaro Velasquez\, Program Manager\, Information Innovation Office\, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency\nResearch vision talks by University of Michigan faculty researchers\nThe Propelling Original Data Science grant awardees showcase\nPoster session\, lightning talks\, and awards\nUniversity of Michigan data science and AI organizations showcase
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/conference-symposiumu-m-data-science-ai-summit-2023-2/
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
CATEGORIES:Ai In Science And Engineering,Applications,Artificial Intelligence,big data,Biostatistics,Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,computing,Data Curation,Data Science,data visualization,Deep Learning,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Engineering,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Information and Technology,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Machine Learning,Michigan Engineering,Midas,Natural Language Processing,Networking,Science,Social Impact,symposium
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SUMMARY:MICDE Ph.D. Student Seminars: Jamie Holber
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. These events are open to the public\, but we ask that you register to attend the seminar. If you have any questions\, please email micde-events@umich.edu. \nActive Learning for Physics Informed Data Sampling and Construction of Free Energy Representations\nUsing automation technology to gather and disseminate information to the public is commonly viewed as a government-led effort to enhance oversight and address the principal-agent problem in bureaucracy. However\, focusing on the expansion of China’s automatic ambient air quality monitoring network in the last decade (2012-2022)\, I argue that technology is being utilized as a tool to emphasize optics but overlook the substantive problems. I illustrate the idea with multiple original georeferenced data sets on the automatic monitoring network\, pollution sources\, and satellite-derived vegetation density across time and space. I show that\, while the automation initiative has improved the data quality in some ways\, the undersupply of automatic monitoring stations\, over-represented clean locations\, and non-random missing pollution records continue to contribute to inaccurate air pollution information. As long as political incentives to manipulate information persist\, actors can mold technology that operates without human intervention to serve their own interests. \nJamie Holber\, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Physics and Scientific Computing \nJamie Holber is a PhD Candidate in Applied Physics and Scientific Computing working in the Computational Physics Group in the Mechanical Engineering Department. \nAdvisor: Krishna Garikipati \nRegister to attend this seminar
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/phd-seminar-jamie-holber/
LOCATION:2022 South Thayer Building
CATEGORIES:Computation,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Engineering,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Michigan Engineering,Phd Seminar,Prospective Graduate Students,Rackham,Science,Scientific Computing,Seminar,Sessions,Talk
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SUMMARY:Women in Computational Science Mini-Symposium (DISCOVER)
DESCRIPTION:Women in Computational Science\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Women in Computational Science Symposium is the inaugural event for MICDE’s DISCOVER (Diversity and Innovation in Scientific Computing: Opportunities for Valuing Exploration and Representation) mini-symposium series. This mini-symposium provides a unique opportunity to delve into the pioneering research conducted by women in computational science while also gaining insight into their personal experiences and the challenges they face as researchers.\nThis year’s Women in Computational Science Symposium features: \nKeynote speaker: Katrin Heitmann\, Deputy Division Director Argonne National Laboratory – @ 3 pm\nBio: Katrin Heitmann is the deputy director of Argonne’s High Energy Physics division\, and a physicist and computational scientist. She is also a Senior Associate for the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago and a member of NAISE at Northwestern. Before joining Argonne\, Katrin was a staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her research currently focuses on computational cosmology\, in particular on trying to understand the causes for the accelerated expansion of the Universe. She is responsible for large simulation campaigns with HACC and for the tools in the associated analysis library\, CosmoTools. Katrin is a member of several major astrophysical surveys that aim to shed light on this question and is currently the Spokesperson for the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration. \nExploring the Dark Universe \nCosmology – the study of the origin\, evolution\, and constituents of the Universe – is now entering one of its most scientifically exciting phases. Three decades of surveying the sky have culminated in the celebrated “Cosmological Standard Model”. Yet\, two of its key pillars\, dark matter\, and dark energy – together accounting for 95% of the mass-energy of the Universe – remain mysterious. Next-generation observatories will open new routes to understand the true nature of the “Dark Universe”. These observations will pose tremendous challenges on many fronts – from the sheer size of the data that will be collected to its modeling and interpretation. The interpretation of the data requires sophisticated simulations on the world’s largest supercomputers. The cost of these simulations\, the uncertainties in our modeling abilities\, and the fact that we have only one Universe that we can observe opposed to carrying out controlled experiments\, all come together to create a major test for statistical methods of data analysis. In this talk\, I will give a brief introduction to the Dark Universe and outline the challenges ahead. I will describe how complex\, large-scale simulations will be used to extract the cosmological information from ongoing and next-generation surveys. \nGuest speakers @ 2 pm\nLiz Livingston\, PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing at U-M \nTitle: Data to Differential Equations – Discovering Mathematical Models for Biological Systems \nBio: Liz Livingston is a 5th year PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing at the University of Michigan\, advised by Professor Krishna Garikipati and Professor Alberto Figueroa. Her research focuses on data-driven modeling of biological systems. This work spans a range of topics including biomechanics\, numerical methods\, and high-performance computing. She received her BS and MS degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she studied the strength and microstructure of bone. Liz enjoys teaching and cultivates this interest through hands-on experience\, outreach\, and involvement in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). \nAbstract: Complex phenomena\, such as those observed in biological systems\, can typically be modeled with partial differential equations (PDEs). Finding governing equations can be a daunting task\, often involving simplifications to the system such that the PDE does not fully capture the physics of the problem. Instead of reducing the complexity of the system with successive approximations\, the governing PDE can be discovered using data. One of the fastest and most popular techniques is machine learning\, where a surrogate is found as an approximation to the function. Alternatively\, inference techniques may be used to identify the strong or weak form of the governing equation via parameter estimation. The tools we develop for the discovery of governing equations have applications in many complex systems\, including biological ones such as flow through a stenosed artery and fracture in soft tissues. The goal of my PhD thesis is to develop and improve these mathematical methods to help expand our understanding of complex biological systems. \n  \nRachel Niemer\, Managing Director of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) \nTitle: Who is WISE for and what should we do? Exploring levers of change to foster equity in STEM \nWISE info: The University of Michigan is at the forefront of equality in science and engineering\, and our focus on diversity\, equity\, and inclusion spans multiple dimensions\, including gender\, race\, SES\, first generation status\, to name a few. The University of Michigan’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) unit aims to increase the participation by women and gender minorities in careers in science\, technology\, engineering and mathematics\, and to foster their academic and professional success. We do this by cultivating students’ skills to thrive in STEM\, strengthening the community working toward STEM equity\, and working to mitigate systemic forces that impede retention of women\, and individuals from other historically underrepresented groups\, in STEM. \nAbstract: As we look at the evolving landscape of where women\, and other individuals from historically marginalized groups\, thrive and persist in STEM\, it makes sense to ask why more progress hasn’t been made. Women in Science and Engineering has been a resource for U-M students in STEM since 1980. Over that time\, WISE\, and similar units at other institutions\, have experimented with a range of interventions to help women thrive in STEM. What if we chose the wrong levers for change? Are there radically new ways we might support efforts to graduate more STEM majors from minoritized communities? This presentation will explore different models for advancing STEM equity. \nPanel discussion on navigating scientific careers – @ 4:10 pm\n\n\n\nKatrin Heitmann\, Deputy Division Director Argonne National Laboratory\nLisa Mesaros\, Vice President\, Product Management\, Simulation and Test Solutions at Siemens Digital Industries Software\nLiz Livingston\, Clare Boothe Luce Fellow & PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing\, University of Michigan\nRachel Niemer\, Managing Director of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering)\, University of Michigan
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/conference-symposiummicde-discover-mini-symposium/
LOCATION:West Hall – 340
CATEGORIES:Discover,DISCOVER Series,Featured Events,Micde,Micde Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231128T120000
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SUMMARY:MICDE Ph.D. Student Seminars 2023-2024: Guoer Liu
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. These events are open to the public\, but we ask that you register to attend the seminar. If you have any questions\, please email micde-events@umich.edu. \nRegister to attend this seminar \nWhen Is Big Data Biased?\nUsing automation technology to gather and disseminate information to the public is commonly viewed as a government-led effort to enhance oversight and address the principal-agent problem in bureaucracy. However\, focusing on the expansion of China’s automatic ambient air quality monitoring network in the last decade (2012-2022)\, I argue that technology is being utilized as a tool to emphasize optics but overlook the substantive problems. I illustrate the idea with multiple original georeferenced data sets on the automatic monitoring network\, pollution sources\, and satellite-derived vegetation density across time and space. I show that\, while the automation initiative has improved the data quality in some ways\, the undersupply of automatic monitoring stations\, over-represented clean locations\, and non-random missing pollution records continue to contribute to inaccurate air pollution information. As long as political incentives to manipulate information persist\, actors can mold technology that operates without human intervention to serve their own interests. \nGuoer Liu\, Ph.D. candidate in Political Science and Scientific Computing\nGuoer Liu is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science. Her dissertation project\, ‘‘From Oversight to Overlook’’ investigates how political determinants distort the technology infrastructure and create seemingly credible but inaccurate information to the public. \nAdvisors: Mary Gallagher\, Charles Shipan \nRegister to attend this seminar
URL:https://micde.umich.edu/event/phd-seminar-guoer-liu/
LOCATION:2022 South Thayer Building
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