Machines and Organisms: Locomotion and Manipulation

A Seminar at Cornell University, Fall 2008 Schedule

Spring 2008 schedule here
Fall 2007 schedule here
Spring 2007 schedule here
Fall 2006 schedule here
Spring 2006 schedule here.
Fall 2005 schedule here.
A participant list is available here

Seminars are usually held Thursdays 3:00-4:00 pm in Thurston 201. Check the schedule below for changes.

If you have questions about location etc, feel free to contact Leif Ristroph.


Seminar Schedule

Sep. 4, 2008
Michael Schmidt (Cornell University, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)
Mining Freeform Natural Laws from Experimental Data
Sep. 11, 2008
Open
Sep. 18, 2008
Stacey Combes (Harvard University, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology)
Abstract
Sep. 25, 2008
Chuck Pell (Duke University, Biology)
Abstract
Oct. 2, 2008
Reserved - Katie Byl (MIT, Mechanical Engineering)
Abstract
Oct. 9, 2008
Reserved - John Bush (MIT, Mathematics)
Abstract
Oct. 16, 2008
Robert Peterka (Oregon Health & Science University, Neurological Sciences)
Abstract
Oct. 23, 2008
Jordan Pollack (Brandeis University, Computer Science)
Abstract
Oct. 29, 2008
Ty Hedrick (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biology)
Abstract
Nov. 6, 2008
Noah Cowan (Johns Hopkins University, Mechanical Engineering)
Abstract
Nov. 13, 2008
Gurol Suel (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Pharmacology)
Abstract
Nov. 20, 2008
Yi Jiang (Los Alamos National Labs, Mathematics)
Abstract
Mar. 20, 2008
Thanksgiving
Dec. 4, 2008
Kenneth Stanley (University of Central Florida, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Abstract

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History of the Seminar

  • Organized by Leif Ristroph in 2007-2008.
  • Organized by Megan Thompson, Gordon Berman, and Leif Ristroph in 2006-2007.
  • Organized by Gordon Berman and Kevin Keenan in 2005-2006.
  • Organized by Saurabh Mahapatra and Nicholas Estevez in 2005.
  • Organized by Dan Riskin and Veronica Santos in 2003-2004
  • Organized by Madhusudhan Venkadesan and Manoj Srinivasan in 2002-2003
  • Organized by Francisco Valero- Cuevas in 2001-2002.
  • Organized by Andy Ruina in 2000-2001

Related Links
Read more about our seminar at this IGERT site