Fall semester opens with an exciting development for Iowa State mathematics. The department has established the Scott Hanna Professorship and the Scott Hanna Faculty Fellowship with the appointment of two faculty to these newly minted positions. Each award recipient will be formally recognized during a medallion ceremony on October 3 in the Cardinal Room of … Continue reading Named Position Ceremony
Robotic Touch: From Deformable Grasping to Impulsive Manipulation Speaker: Yan-Bin Jia, Department of Computer Science Abstract: Robots interact with the outside world through continual or instantaneous contact. This talk will present the work from my group over the past few years on deformable grasping and impulsive manipulation — two skills important for measuring robotic dexterity, … Continue reading Computational and Applied Mathematics Seminar: Yan-Bin Jia
Come celebrate at a reception for Professor Irvin Hentzel as he retires after 48 years in the Iowa State University Mathematics Department!