ME Chair's Distinguished Industry Lecture: Carl Hergart, PACCAR
We are pleased to welcome Carl Hergart, Senior Director at PACCAR, who will discuss his background and professional journey and share insights gained along the way. The talk will include a number of case studies highlighting engineering skills required in the engine- and trucking industry and discuss future industry challenges.
The Chair's Distinguished Industry Lecture Series is designed to expose faculty and students to the latest trends, research and problems facing a particular industry today; and for industry leaders to present their perspective on these engineering challenges.
This series is free and open to public. ME students and alumni are encouraged to attend.
About the speaker: Carl Hergart is the Senior Director of Global Powertrain Strategy and Planning, Integration and Aftersales at PACCAR. In this role he is responsible for the development of the global powertrain strategy, integration development as well as powertrain aftersales. Prior to his current assignment, Carl was Chief Engineer…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building G106. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Syed Sulman Ahmed
Committee Members: John Palmore Jr. | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alberto Aliseda | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michelle Hickner | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Brian Polagye |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Syed Sulman Ahmed. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Zhiyang Xue
Committee Members: Joseph Powers | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Nathan Sniadecki | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jenny Robinson | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Farid Moussavi-Harami | Committee Member | UW Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Zhiyang Xue. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, December 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Navneet Kaur
Committee Members: Santosh Devasia | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Duane Storti | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ashis Banerjee | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Navneet Kaur. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.