【GIR Open Seminar】 Dr. James Friend / University of California, San Diego (U.S.A.)

Date	2023.9.1 (13：00 - 14：30)
Venue	501S Seminar Room, 5F, Building 6, Koganei Campus, TUAT
Speaker	Dr. James Friend
Affiliation	University of California, San Diego (U.S.A.)
Title	"Acoustic streaming: from fundamentals to clinical and commercial value" ＜Abstract＞ Acoustic waves have found new utility in micro and nano-scale fluidics in recent years, providing an enormously powerful ability to manipulate fluids and suspended particles in open and closed fluid systems. In this talk, we discuss fundamental and powerful concepts of acoustic wave generation and propagation with exploration of new phenomena observed at small scales, particularly in the context of useful applications. Rapidly rechargeable batteries, atomization technologies for disinfection and pulmonary drug delivery, and observation of cell and organism effects from non-cavitating ultrasound will be discussed. Especially curious physical phenomena at the nano-scale will also be shown, and, along the way, the fascinating underlying physics tying together the acoustics, fluid dynamics, and broader physical phenomena appearing in these systems will be described.
Language	English
Intended for	Everyone is welcome to join.
Co-Organized by	Institute of Global Innovation Research ”LIFE SCIENCE” Tagawa Team Excellent Leader Development for Super Smart Society by New Industry Creation and Diversity
Contact	Institute of Global Innovation Research, Institute of Engineering Assoc. Prof. Yuta Kurashina e-mail: kurashina (at) go.tuat.ac.jp
Remarks	Dr. James Friend ＜Short biography＞ James Friend leads the Medically Advanced Devices Laboratory in the Center for Medical Devices at the University of California, San Diego. He holds the Stanford S. and Beverly P. Penner Endowed Chair in Engineering and is a professor in both the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Jacobs School of Engineering and the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine. He spent 14 years abroad as a faculty member in Japan and Australia before returning to the US. His research interests are principally in exploring and exploiting acoustic phenomena at small scales, mainly for biomedical applications. He currently supervises a team of 7 PhD students and one post-doctoral staff member. Over the years, he has published over 280 peer-reviewed research publications (H-factor = 54) and has 25 granted patents, completed 35 postgraduate students and supervised 23 postdoctoral staff, and been awarded over $29 million in competitive grant-based research funding. He most recently helped found Arna Systems, a diagnostics company, GlideNeuro, an endovascular intervention technology company, and Sonocharge, a rapidly rechargeable battery company which has grown to a valuation of $12M. Among other awards, he received UCSD’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2021, was noted as a highly cited author of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2020, is a Fellow of the IEEE from 2018 and was awarded the IEEE Carl Hellmuth Hertz Ultrasonics Award from the IEEE in 2015.

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【GIR Open Seminar】 Dr. James Friend / University of California, San Diego (U.S.A.)