Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, January 23, 2006

Speakers:
Wed., Jan. 25, 1:00 pm, Mason 107.
Solid State and Optics Seminars:
   " Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Nanoscale Liquid Interfaces,"
   Dr. B. Ocko, Brookhaven National Lab.
   Host: Prof. Simon Mochrie.

Wed., Jan. 25, 2;30 pm, Mason 211.
Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
   “Colloidal Atoms and Molecules,” Prof. David Pine,
   New York University.
   Host: Prof. Eric Dufresne.

Wed., Jan. 25, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.
Department of Chemical Engineering Special Seminar:
   "Engineering Micro-organisms Ex Vivo," Prof. Douglas
   Weibel, Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard.
   Host: Prof. Menachem Elimelech.
   Refreshments at 3:30, Mason mezzanine.

Thurs., Jan. 26, 1:00 pm, Sloane Physics Lab 52.
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar:
   " Inelastic Electron Scattering off Magnetic Impurities,"
   Prof. Leonid Glazman, University of Minnesota.
   Host: Prof. Steven Girvin.

New researcher:
   Dr. Soon-Yong Kwon has joined us as a Postdoctoral Associate
   in Electrical Engineering. He comes to us from Seoul
   National University, South Korea.
 
Appointed Sterling Professor:
   Prof. John C. Tully has been designated as Sterling Professor
   of Chemistry. Prof. Tully also has a joint appointment with Applied
   Physics and Physics and is the director of the Yale Center for
   Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena. His research
   seeks a theoretical understanding at the molecular level of
   dynamical processes such as energy transfer and chemical reactions
   at surfaces, in condensed phases and in biological environments. 

   Prof. Tully is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and
   Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, the International
   Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences, and the Connecticut
   Academy of Science and Engineering. He has received numerous
   awards and recognitions and serves on the advisory board of
   the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, on the advisory committee of
   the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, and on the Department
   of Energy Department Council on Chemical Sciences.

Elected to the American Physical Society:
   Prof. Robert J. Schoelkopf, AP & Phys, has been elected
   a Fellow of the American Physical Society “For his innovative
   use of microwave techniques, including invention of the
   radio frequency single electron transistor and development
   of the first realization of strong coupling cavity QED
   in electrical circuits.” Election to APS is limited
   to .5% of the APS membership and represents peer recognition
   for outstanding contributions to physics.
 
Final doctoral examination:
   Weiwei Gao--“Growth and Properties of Vanadia on Anatase TiO2
   (001) and (101) Surfaces.” Committee: Prof. Eric Altman,
   Prof. Gary Haller, Prof. Victor Henrich, and Prof. Lisa Pfefferle.
   Fri., Jan. 27, 9:00 am, Mason 107.
 
Congratulations:
   More than 150 highly qualified applicants vied for
   one of 22 two-year Microsoft Graduate Fellowships.
   Third-year EE graduate student Dimitrios Lymberopoulos
   was among the winners for his “Understanding Behaviors
   in Physical Space Using Sensor Networks.” His adviser
   is Prof. Andreas Savvides. The awards ceremony will be
   at Microsoft in Redmond in March. Lymberopoulos will
   spend next summer as a paid intern at Microsoft Research
   and will also receive a TabletPC. Information about the
   Microsoft Graduate Fellowships is at 
   < http://research.microsoft.com/aboutmsr/jobs/fellowships/default.aspx >
 
More website housekeeping:
   Are all consulting faculty and client companies listed at
     < www.eng.yale.edu/faculty/consulting.html> ?
   Are all recent patents listed at
     < www.eng.yale.edu/research/patents.htm> ?

Engineering Tours:
   Our internal tours are given by engineering undergraduates
   and coordinated by Jennifer Rost ’06. You will find the
   schedule and content of our Engineering Tours at
   < http://www.eng.yale.edu/undergraduate/tours.htm>
 
Alright, so:
   Why did the pilgrims' pants always fall down?
   Because they wore their belt buckle on their hat.
  
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