Maarten P. de Boer, associate professor in Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, will talk on microscopic mechanical testing on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 3:30 p.m. in 136 Ross Hall in the McMillan Auditorium. His presentation, “Micro- and Nanoscale Mechanical Testing,” will introduce micro- and nanomechanical systems technologies as well as discuss mechanical test systems.

De Boer earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree from the University of Colorado in electrical engineering. He earned a doctorate in mathematics and science from the University of Minnesota. His research interests include micro- and nanomechanics and the mechanics of materials. 

Contributed by Amelia Williams