BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conferences/Seminars/Lectures DESCRIPTION:Distinguished Seminar Series in Computational Science and Engin eering\n\nNovember 16\, 2023\, 12 PM\n\nVannevar Bush Room (10-105) or Zoom Webinar\n\nImmersed Finite Element Methods: Opportunities\, Challenges\, a nd Recent Advances\nJohn Evans\nAssociate Professor\nJack Rominger Faculty Fellow\nAnn and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences\nUn iversity of Colorado Boulder\n\nAbstract:\n\nImmersed finite element method s have emerged as a powerful alternative to classical finite element method s. As immersed finite element methods employ background meshes that do not conform to geometric boundaries or material interfaces\, they avoid the hig h computational cost associated with the generation of a high-quality body- fitted mesh. Immersed finite element methods also allow for the simulation of physical systems that are difficult if not impossible to simulate using classical finite element methods. For instance\, immersed finite element me thods can be applied to the simulation of blood flow past the valves in the human heart as well as the movement of blood cells through a human capilla ry. That all said\, immersed finite element methods do not come without the ir own challenges. In this talk\, Prof. Evans will introduce the fundamenta ls of immersed finite element methods\, present obstacles to their widespre ad adoption\, and discuss current research activities aiming to overcome th ese obstacles. He will additionally showcase various applications that high light the promise of immersed finite element methods.\n\nBio:\n\nJohn Evans is an Associate Professor\, the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Curricul um\, and the Jack Rominger Faculty Fellow in the Ann and H.J. Smead Departm ent of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder . Before joining the University of Colorado Boulder\, he received a PhD in Computational and Applied Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austi n in 2011\, where he was also a postdoctoral fellow from 2012-2013. His res earch interests lie at the intersection of computational mechanics\, geomet ry\, and approximation theory. His current research focuses on isogeometric and immersed finite element methods and data-driven modeling with applicat ion to fluid dynamics\, fluid-structure interaction\, and turbulence modeli ng and simulation. He has won a number of awards for his research and teach ing including the 2021 Gallagher Young Investigator Award from the United S tates Association for Computational Mechanics and the 2021 AIAA Rocky Mount ain Educator of the Year\, and he is currently Editor of the journal Engine ering with Computers.\n\nImmersed Finite Element Methods: Opportunities\, C hallenges\, and Recent Advances\nJohn Evans\nUniversity of Colorado Boulder DTEND:20231116T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260412T194342Z DTSTART:20231116T170000Z GEO:42.359748;-71.091836 LOCATION:Building 10\, 105 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Distinguished Seminar Series in Computational Science and Engineeri ng UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44747323418435 URL:https://calendar.mit.edu/event/distinguished_seminar_series_in_computat ional_science_and_engineering_1005 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR