Events
Events
All Events
January 29, 2026
11:00 am
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Homogenizing Origami and Kirigami Metamaterials
Paul Plucinsky,
Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Southern California,
February 3, 2026
9:00 am
James K. Knowles Lectures and Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium
"Variational phase-field modeling of fracture: toward second-generation models"
Laura De Lorenzis,
Professor of Computational Mechanics,
ETH Zürich,
February 4, 2026
8:00 am
Midterm Examination Period
February 12, 2026
11:00 am
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
What a Digital Twin Can Learn from Data, Thermodynamics, and Action Principles for Damage Assessment in Complex Materials
Jiun-Shyan (JS) Chen,
William Prager Chair Professor,
Department of Structural Engineering,
University of California, San Diego,
February 17, 2026
9:00 am
Due Date for Midterm Grades
February 19, 2026
11:00 am
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"The Inherent Resilience of Large Cities to Natural Hazards: Records, Evidence and Predictions"
Nicos Makris,
Professor of Structures and Mechanics, Addy Family Centennial Professor in Civil Engineering,
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Southern Methodist University,
February 25, 2026
8:00 am
Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections
February 26, 2026
8:00 am
Registration for Spring Term
March 5, 2026
11:00 am
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Yoonjin Won,
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
UCI Samueli School of Engineering,
University of California, Irvine,
March 11, 2026
12:00 am
Last Day of Classes for Winter Term
March 12, 2026
8:00 am
Study Period
March 12, 2026
11:00 am
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Mikhail G. Shapiro,
Max Delbrück Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
March 18, 2026
12:00 am
End of Winter Term
March 19, 2026
8:00 am
Spring Recess
March 23, 2026
9:00 am