Distinguished Seminar Submission Process

Thank you for your interest in inviting a speaker to Mechanical Engineering as part of the ME Distinguished Seminar Series!

The deadlines to submit speakers for the 2025-2026 school year are as follows: Seminars for the fall semester must be submitted by September 1, 2025; Seminars for the spring semester must be submitted by December 1, 2025.

In order to schedule your seminar:

1. Decide as an area who you would like to invite and appoint an official host faculty.

2. The host faculty will informally reach out to the speaker to confirm their interest and discuss availability.

   • Note: Due to limited room availability due to construction, all seminars for FALL 2025 will occur Thursdays from 1:30-2:30 PM followed by Q&A from 2:30 - 3:00 PM in the Fu Room in POTR.

   • If you would like a different space for your seminar, it will be your responsibility to book this space.

3. Together the speaker and the area will select and sign up for a week based on availability. Available weeks and the sign up for the 2025-2026 school year are listed here: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECL/tools/events/Events/Event.php?id=393

   • Note: Areas and speakers will need to communicate early to ensure they secure their slot as sign up is first completed, first scheduled. Only one Distinguished seminar per week will be allowed.

4. Next, the area will submit their seminar here: https://forms.office.com/r/EDeyNdUAt0

   • Your seminar is not considered submitted until this form is complete.

   • There is no need to confirm your date prior to submission.  The sign up page (https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECL/tools/events/Events/Event.php?id=393) is firm.

5. Following form completion, a formal invitation will be sent to the Speaker on official ME Letterhead.

Responsibilities:

Sample Itinerary: