Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, January 27, 2003

Speakers:

 

Mon., Jan. 27, 1:00 pm, Mason 107. 

Biomedical Engineering Seminar: 

    "Direct Brain Interfaces," Prof. Melody Moore, 

    Director, Georgia State University Brain Laboratory, 

    Computer Information Systems, Georgia State University. 

    Host: Prof. Mark Saltzman.

 

Mon., Jan. 27, 4:00 pm, Watson 400. 

    "The Complexity of Communication Near Channel Capacity," 

    Prof. Daniel Spielman, Applied Mathematics, MIT. 

    Host Prof. Sekhar Tatikonda. 

 

Mon., Jan. 27, 4:00 pm, Mason 107. 

Monday Evening Seminar: 

    "Diffusion Cooled Hot Electron Bolometers for Terahertz 

    Detection," Mr. Aric Sanders, Physics Department. 

    Adviser: Prof. Daniel Prober. 

 

    Refreshments at 3:30 pm, Mason Lounge.

 

Tues., Jan. 28, 4:00 pm, Mason 107. 

Graduate Student Seminar: 

    "Mechanical Properties and Stresses in Thin Films 

    and Coatings," Mr. Changjin Xie, Mechanical Engineering. 

    Adviser: Prof. Wei Tong. 

 

Wed., Jan. 29, 1:00 pm, Mason 107. 

Solid State and Optics Seminar: 

    "Optical Studies of Semiconductor Quantum Dots," 

    Prof. David Gershoni, Physics, Technion-Israel Institute 

    of Technology, Haifa, Israel. 

    Host: Prof. Robert Grober.

 

Wed., Jan. 29, 2:30 pm, Mason 107. 

Mechanical Engineering Seminar: 

"Mechanical Behavior of Free-Standing Thin Films," 

    Dr. Hoo-Jeong Lee, Lucent Technologies. 

    Host: Prof. Ainissa Ramirez. 

 

    Refreshments at 2:15 pm.

 

Wed., Jan. 29, 4:15 pm, Institute for Social and Policy Studies, 

77 Prospect St. (corner Trumbull St.). 

Ethics and Technology Bioethics Working Research Group: 

    "CYBORG: Digital Destiny and Human Possibility 

    in the Age of the Wearable Computer," Prof. Steve Mann, 

    Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto. 

    For reading materials and dinner reservations, 

    contact <carol.pollard@yale.edu>

 

Thurs., Jan. 30, 1:00 pm, Sloane Physics Lab 52. 

Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: 

    "Nanoelectromechanics with Superconductors: 

    Shuttling of Cooper Pairs," Mr. Andreas Isacsson, Physics. 

    Host: Prof. Subir Sachdev.

 

A new Director of Graduate Studies: 

    Prof. Jerry Woodall, EE/AP, is the new DGS. 

    For information on Prof. Woodall's research interests, 

    visit www.eng.yale.edu/faculty/vita/woodall.html

 

Schedule an interview, provide your résumé: 

    Yale alumni Robert J. Gallagher '72 Ph.D. and Paul 

    Dressendorfer '78 Ph.D. will be on campus recruiting for 

    Sandia Mon.-Fri., Jan. 27-31. Reserve a time for your 

    interview with Ms. Joanne Dupee <joanne.dupee@yale.edu> 

    and send her your résumé. Summer interns need a 

    3.0 GPA and should be U.S. citizens. Sandia also offers 

    postdoc positions. Get all your questions answered during 

    the Information Session/Pizza Party Tues., Jan. 28, 

    5:00 pm, Dunham 220. Sandia National Laboratories 

    employ more summer interns from Yale than from any 

    other university.

 

Microsoft to conduct interviews on campus: 

    Microsoft will be interviewing on campus Feb. 3 and 4 for 

    summer internships and fulltime positions (e.g., software 

   design engineers, program managers, software test engineers) 

   at their Redmont, WA, location. E-mail your résumé ASAP 

   (the deadline was Jan. 24) to Ms. Heather Raschko 

    <Heathecr@Microsoft.com> and visit  <www.microsoft.com/college> 

    before your interview. 

 

Skip street and name of building in snailmail address: 

    The Post Office says to leave off the street and the 

    name of the building in the Yale address. Include: 

        Name

        Department, Yale University

        P.O. Box (number)

        New Haven, CT, 06520-(last four digits of above) 

 

Inquiring minds want to know: 

    Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? 

 

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