Spring 2026 Pratt PhD New Student Orientation
Sponsor(s):
Pratt School of Engineering
Wednesday, January 07, 2026
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Dr. Joel Collier
Pratt 1st Year PhD TA Training
Sponsor(s):
Pratt School of Engineering
Wednesday, January 07, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Dr. Joel Collier
Pratt PhD Sloan Scholar Meeting with Dean Lynch
Sponsor(s):
Pratt School of Engineering
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Dean Jerome Lynch
NSF INTERN Information Session
Sponsor(s):
Office of Campus Research Development (OCRD)
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual
Sohini Sengupta, Ph.D.
DMI/MEMS Seminar Presented by Asst. Prof. Thomas A.R. Purcell, Ph.D.
Sponsor(s):
Duke Materials Initiative, Biology, Biomedical Engineering (BME), Cell Biology, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS), Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Physics, Pratt School of Engineering, and Trinity College
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rethinking Food Waste: A Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium
Sponsor(s):
Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Duke Climate Commitment, Office of Climate and Sustainability, Sanford School of Public Policy, and World Food Policy Center
Thursday, January 22, 2026
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Connecting Effective Teaching Practices and AI Education: Exploring the Open Questions
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MEMS Distinguished Seminar: Laura McGill, "Engineering Challenges and Opportunities in National Security"
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Laura Mcgill
DQC Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, January 29, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Heather Lewandowski
George W. Pearsall Lecture: Subra Suresh, "Deep Learning from Nature and Machines"
Wednesday, February 04, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Dr. Subra Suresh
Society-Centered AI Hackathon 2026
Sponsor(s):
Duke Society-Centered AI Initiative
Friday, February 06, 2026
All Day
#SCAI2026 - Conference on Society-Centered AI
Sponsor(s):
Duke Society-Centered AI Initiative, Fuqua School of Business, and Pratt School of Engineering
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
All Day
TBA soon!
NIH R Grant Writing Workshop
Sponsor(s):
Office of Campus Research Development (OCRD)
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Virtual
Sohini Sengupta, Ph.D.
MEMS Seminar: Carmel Majidi (Carnegie Mellon), “Soft-Matter Engineering for Robotics and Wearables”
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Carmel Majidi
Student Voices in Action: AiiCE Student Advisory Board
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Online
Dr. Valerie Barr, Margaret Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Bard College, and AiiCE Student Advisory Board
2026 Outreach Design Education Camp (for High School Students) Application Deadline
Sponsor(s):
Pratt School of Engineering
Friday, February 27, 2026
All Day
Duke Campus
MEMS Distinguished Seminar: Jian Cao, "Physics-based AI-assisted Design and Control Manufacturing Processes"
Wednesday, March 04, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Jian Cao
Pratt 2026 PhD Recruiting Visit - MARCH
Sponsor(s):
Pratt School of Engineering
Thursday, March 19, 2026
All Day
MEMS Seminar: Lance Collins (Virginia Tech), "Technology Campuses Spurring the Regional Economy"
Wednesday, April 01, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lance Collins
Discover Engineering@Duke: Imagine. Build. Belong.
Sponsor(s):
Pratt School of Engineering
Saturday, April 11, 2026
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
NSF CAREER Award Workshop
Sponsor(s):
Office of Campus Research Development (OCRD)
Thursday, April 16, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual
Sohini Sengupta, Ph.D.
NEH Humanities Research Center on AI Informational Session
Sponsor(s):
Office of Campus Research Development (OCRD)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual
Sohini Sengupta, Ph.D.
MEMS SEMINAR: Leila Bridgeman, "New Tools from Old Ideas: Input-Output Theory for Robust Networked and Learning-Based Control"
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Leila Bridgeman





