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SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium: Geometric Excursions in Computational Design and
  Manufacturing
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Horea Ilies\, Computational Design Lab\, University of C
 onnecticut\nAbstract:\nWe’ve always seemed to be able to fabricate physi
 cal artifacts before being able to formally describe what we do and how we
  do it. Geometry has historically\, and naturally\, played a key role in t
 he development of new abstractions used to build formal models of physical
  artifacts and of the associated design and fabrication processes. However
 \, these formal models as well as the associated computational tools are s
 till playing catch up with manufacturing. For example\, even as the enthus
 iasm for 3D printing continues to build\, the computational support for th
 is technology is not adequate. In this talk\, I will review some of our re
 cent efforts in developing valuable solutions to complex (geometric) probl
 ems in computational design and manufacturing\, ranging from printability 
 analysis in robotic 3D printing to interactive haptic assembly of complex 
 shapes\, and systematic design methods for controllable nano-machines.\n\n
 Bio:\nHorea Ilies is a Professor and Department Head of Mechanical Enginee
 ring at the University of Connecticut with a secondary appointment in Comp
 uter Science. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Unive
 rsity of Wisconsin – Madison\, and received M.S. degrees in Mechanics an
 d ME from Michigan State University\, and Technical University of Cluj\, R
 omania. He has several years of industrial experience with Ford Motor Comp
 any in research\, manufacturing\, and product design and development activ
 ities. His current research interests center on theoretical and computatio
 nal aspects for systematic design and manufacturing of engineered systems.
  Dr. Ilies has received the NSF CAREER award in 2007\, as well as several 
 Best Paper awards\, and he is an elected member of Connecticut Academy of 
 Science and Engineering (CASE).
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