Every August, FEMMES+ holds a week-long summer day camp at Duke for over eighty 4th-6th grade students in Durham. Duke University's undergraduate students serve as both counselors and mentors. For example, the theme of FEMMES+ Summer Camp 2019 was Blast to the Past, and we incorporated fun hands-on activities such as crystal growing, lava lamps, […]
Abstract: All interactions of materials with their respective environments are controlled by the topography and chemical composition of their surfaces. Examples are the adhesion between two objects, wetting of surfaces by contacting liquids and the adsorption of molecules from the surrounding medium. Accordingly, it is important to develop chemical tools, which allow the attachment of […]
Fall semester classes begin (8:30 AM); Drop/Add continues
The Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science hosts Professor Tim Lieuwen (Georgia Tech) to present the MEMS Distinguished Seminar, "Patterns and Structure in the Fury and Noise: Coherent Structures and Organized Dynamics in Modern Power Systems." ABSTRACT: Future propulsion and power systems will be profoundly shaped by societal drivers including decarbonization, national […]
Quantum Computing and Information Sciences Seminar Series. Fall 2026 speakers TBA
The Duke Center for Community-Engaged Scholarship invites you to table at the Duke Community-Engaged Internship & Fellowship Program Showcase and Open House on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The Open House provides an opportunity to connect with students, faculty, staff, community partners, alumni, and friends of Duke while showcasing the many ways Duke advances Community-Engaged teaching, […]
Abstract: Spatially resolving stimuli can allow us to better understand physicochemical processes in complex environments . Towards this goal, we develop ways of integrating Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) chemistry into stimuli-responsive polymer architectures, such that FRET output (i.e., spectral shift in fluorescence) reflects polymer chain conformation . Using FRET, we can spatially resolve conformation […]
Aquatic vegetation provides a range of essential ecosystem services in rivers and coastal zones. By reducing near-bed flow, vegetation provides habitat, reduces sediment suspension, and stabilizes river channels. By damping waves and storm surges, coastal wetlands offer shoreline protection. These ecosystem services are mediated by the physical interaction between flowing water and plants. This talk […]
Spatially resolving stimuli can allow us to better understand physicochemical processes in complex environments . Towards this goal, we develop ways of integrating Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) chemistry into stimuli-responsive polymer architectures, such that FRET output (i.e., spectral shift in fluorescence) reflects polymer chain conformation . Using FRET, we can spatially resolve conformation by […]
Kickoff Lunch Please RSVP here: https://duke.kualibuild.com/app/6a6a085327a10f029e5f0530/start The goal of the Justice in AI PopUp Institute is to bring together disparate groups on campus whose work is relevant to justice in AI and learn from each other as well was from outside visitors. It is organized by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke Philosophy) and Brandon L. Garrett (Duke […]
The Ignite Makers Program is a free program that runs from September through April each year for high school students. This program challenges students to use Human-Centered and Engineering Design processes to research problems related to the UN Global Goals of Clean Energy (Light Team), Clean Water (Water Team), or Good Health (Health Team). Students […]
Learning in Networks Reading Group and Seminar Series: Tuesdays, 12pm in 330 Gross Hall; lunch included The institute focuses on fundamental questions in statistical inference, machine learning, causal inference, and optimization on networks, with particular emphasis on statistical-computational tradeoffs, message-passing algorithms, learning dynamics, and network-based market design. By fostering collaboration across disciplines, the institute aims […]
