Events
Past Event
Segal Seminar Series: Jonathan Cagan, Carnegie Mellon University
Segal Design Institute
4:00 PM
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ITW Classroom, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
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Designing Engineering Design Teams - Integrating Cognitive and Computational Models of Team Problem Solving
Jonathan Cagan
George Tallman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean for Graduate and Faculty Affairs, College of Engineering
Faculty Co-Director, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Carnegie Mellon University
Talk:
Teams are assumed critical to engineering problem solving in general, and design in particular. But are they? This talk will first look at cognitive properties of humans solving problems as individuals and in teams. Based on those properties an agent-based algorithm is created that emulates human team problem solving strategies. This algorithm then allows for much faster problem solving than with humans, and enables a computational approach to designing human teams with optimal properties. In some cases the best team configuration is…surprising. The talk will also look at answers for why teams behave the way they do, and why the best team design is not always the most obvious one.
Background:
Jonathan Cagan, the George Tallman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University with an appointment in Design, is the Associate Dean for Graduate and Faculty Affairs for the College of Engineering. He also serves as Co-Faculty Director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship. Cagan was co-founder of the Integrated Innovation Institute, focused on formal methods for innovation bringing together engineering, design and marketing. His research focuses on design methods, cognitive problem solving, and computation. By understanding the fundamental cognitive mechanisms that individuals and teams use while solving problems, new approaches to automating design and problem solving emerge. This research leverages design representation, optimal search, and machine learning, and has resulted in over 250 reviewed publications and several patents. His recent research foci include computer-human teaming, generative design, and biomechanical systems design and diagnostics. Cagan is the co-author of three books: Creating Breakthrough Products, Built to Love and The Design of Things to Come. He is a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, was awarded the ASME Design Theory and Methodology Award, and most recently awarded Carnegie Mellon’s prestigious Doherty Award for education. Cagan is a licensed Professional Engineer.
Time
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
ITW Classroom, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center Map
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Segal Design Institute
Annual Segal Iron Pour
Segal Design Institute
7:30 PM
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Evanston Township High School
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The Segal Iron Pour is an annual event that introduces students to a centuries-old manufacturing process. During the Iron Pour, students pour molten iron from a 2,700-degree furnace into 3D-printed and sand-casted molds.
The event is held as a culmination of DSGN 395-64: Leonardo, Geometry, and the Art of Manufacturing, a course taught by Segal faculty members Matthew Cummins and David Gatchell.
Join us for the 6th annual Segal Iron Pour, a one-of-a-kind experience that aims to stimulate curiosity in sand casting, forging, and other types of manufacturing. The Iron Pour features Segal students, faculty, and staff who will demonstrate the forging process by pouring hundreds of pounds of molten iron into creatively designed molds. The Segal Iron Pour is open to the McCormick community, including students, faculty, and staff.
Time
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location
Evanston Township High School
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Segal Design Institute
Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and Futurity
Block Museum of Art
6:00 PM
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Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh
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The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and objects-inspired scientific research. Materials research benefits ongoing work in conservation, archaeology, art history, and curatorial scholarship.
Learn how the Center uses materials research to care for art objects in sustainable, innovative ways with Maria Kokkori, Senior Scientist in the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. She will be in conversation with Corey Byrnes, Northwestern Associate Professor of Chinese Culture and co-founder/co-director of the Environmental Humanities Workshop in Kaplan Humanities Center.
This event is presented by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science in conjunction with exhibition Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.
Time
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location
Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh Map
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Block Museum of Art
Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
9:00 AM
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Welsh-Ryan Arena
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McCormick School of Engineering PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
Time
Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location
Welsh-Ryan Arena
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
2:00 PM
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Welsh-Ryan Arena
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McCormick School of Engineering Undergraduate Convocation
Time
Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location
Welsh-Ryan Arena
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Undergraduate Quantum Summer School
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
All Day
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Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
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Innovation in Quantum Pedagogy, Application, and its Relation to Culture (IQ-PARC), funded by the Department of Defense — National Defense Education Program, is extending an invitation to underrepresented students nationwide (including military-connected students) to participate in a summer school focused on quantum technologies, to be held at Northwestern University. Join us for presentations by faculty and industry partners introducing quantum technologies, cutting-edge research areas, and related job opportunities particularly in the areas of national security.
This effort aims to foster an inclusive environment that encourages participation from all corners of the academic community. Successful applicants will receive up to $1,000 USD to cover travel and lodging expenses in Evanston, IL.
Priority application deadline: May 15, 2024.
Decisions will be sent by June 15, 2024.
Time
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Location
Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center Map
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Undergraduate Quantum Summer School
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
All Day
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Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
Details
Innovation in Quantum Pedagogy, Application, and its Relation to Culture (IQ-PARC), funded by the Department of Defense — National Defense Education Program, is extending an invitation to underrepresented students nationwide (including military-connected students) to participate in a summer school focused on quantum technologies, to be held at Northwestern University. Join us for presentations by faculty and industry partners introducing quantum technologies, cutting-edge research areas, and related job opportunities particularly in the areas of national security.
This effort aims to foster an inclusive environment that encourages participation from all corners of the academic community. Successful applicants will receive up to $1,000 USD to cover travel and lodging expenses in Evanston, IL.
Priority application deadline: May 15, 2024.
Decisions will be sent by June 15, 2024.
Time
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Location
Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center Map
Contact
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science