Author: Shelby Hutchens

GAMES Camp 2016

Prof. Hutchens and Matt Milner revived the ‘Sole Solution’ design activity at this year’s week-long GBAM (Girls Building Awesome Machines) camp. The activity, which gives campers the opportunity to mix their own elastomer foam ‘insoles’ and test them for cushioning and bounciness characteristics, was enabled by outreach coordinator, Joe Muskin, and graduate student organizer, Aaron… Continue reading GAMES Camp 2016

Prof. Hutchens Receives NSF Grant

Prof. Hutchens received funding for work entitled “Experimental Measurement of Tearing and Cutting in Highly Deformable Solids Relating to the Mechanical Origin of Crack Blunting-Mediated Toughness.” This work aims to elucidate crack-tip mediated mechanisms governing fracture in rubbery materials by controlling the geometry of the crack-tip using experimental cutting techniques. Work will be extended to… Continue reading Prof. Hutchens Receives NSF Grant

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UIUC’s GAMES Camp

Prof. Hutchens and group member Matt Milner led a group of 24 rising 9th and 10th grader women in an activity where they made elastomers and elastomeric foams in order to explore sports shoe design concepts. This activity was a part of a week long program to support Girls Adventures in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (GAMES).… Continue reading UIUC’s GAMES Camp

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NSF CAREER Workshop 2015 – Northeastern University

Left to right: Kelly Stephani, Shelby Hutchens, Yuhang Hu, Mariana Kersh, Wenjuan Zhu (ECE), Alison Dunn

The five female faculty that joined MechSE in AY 2014-15, including Prof. Hutchens, attended a workshop on CAREER proposal writing in Boston, MA.

DYFP 2015

Prof. Hutchens gives a talk entitled “Considerations for Cavitation Rheology” discussing some of our recent understanding of the cavitation rheology soft materials characterization technique (e.g., blowing bubbles with needles!).

Orpheum AirMaze Opening

Students hypothesize as to which Jell-O will require more pressure to blow a bubble in.

Prof. Hutchens blew bubbles in Jell-O with 2nd graders at the Orpheum Children’s museum.

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