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ME-EM Graduate Seminar Speaker Series

proudly presents:

Dr. William Schultz
University of Michigan

Abstract: Dysphagia is the study of swallowing disorders. “Sticky” saliva, a medical diagnosis, exacerbates this problem and has many other oral health implications. Discussion will include the unique rheological characteristics of saliva in an effort to quantify stickiness, especially as applied to elongational flow. Some preliminary results of a novel device to diagnose possible swallowing issues will be given.

Bio: William Schultz is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department at the University of Michigan. He received his BSME and MSME from Purdue in 1974 and 1976. He received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from Northwestern in 1982 after spending three years at Owens-Corning Fiberglas. After beginning his teaching career, he has spent the last 30 years in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He finished a three-year term as the Program Director in Fluid Dynamics at the National Science Foundation, Engineering Directorate and a year as the Faculty Director of the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning. He is presently serving as the Immediate Past Chair of the Faculty Senate. He is a fellow of ASME and APS.