Faculty
of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, October 11, 2004
Speakers:
Tues., Oct. 12, 4:00 pm, Mason 107.
Graduate Student Seminar:
"3D Image Segmentation Using Statistical
Neighborhood
Information," Jing Yang, Biomedical
Engineering.
Adviser: Prof. James Duncan.
Refreshments at 3:45 pm.
Wed., Oct. 13, 1:00 pm, Mason 107.
Solid State and Optics Seminar:
"Electric
Transport through Systems of Magnetic Nanoparticles,"
Prof. Aviad Frydman, Bar Ilan University, Israel.
Host: Prof. Daniel Prober.
Wed., Oct. 13, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
"Atomistic and Molecular Phenomena in
Tribology,"
Prof. Andrew Gellman, Carnegie Mellon University.
Host: Prof. Udo Schwarz.
Wed., Oct. 13, 4:00 pm, Watson 500.
Communications and Networking Seminar:
"Wireless Sensor Networks: Seamless
Computing Across
the Physical and Digital Worlds," Dr. Feng Zhao,
Microsoft Research.
Host: Prof. Sekhar Tatikonda.
Wed., Oct. 13, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.
Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar:
"An Impulsive Bathtub Vortex,"
Prof. Peder A. Tyvand,
Department of Physics, Agricultural University of
Norway.
Host: Prof. Abbas Firoozabadi.
Thurs., Oct 14, 1:00 pm, Sloane
Physics Lab 52.
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar:
"Hofstadter Butterfly and Cooper Pair
Density Wave
in Underdoped Cuprates," Prof. Zlatko Tesanovic,
Johns Hopkins University.
Host: Prof. Subir Sachdev.
Fri., Oct. 15, 1:00
pm, Mason 107.
Solid State and Optics Seminar:
"THz Spectroscopy in the Lab and at
Telescopes,"
Prof. Geoffrey A. Blake, Owens Valley Radio
Observatory,
Division of Geological and Planetary Science,
California
Institute of Technology.
Host: Prof. Daniel Prober.
Doctoral area examination:
Abigail Lubow--"Drift-Dominated in
AlAs Avalanche Photodiode."
Committee: Prof. Jerry Woodall, Prof. Jung Han, and
Prof. Janet Pan.
Tues., Oct. 12, 2:15 pm, Becton 508.
Moved to Oct. 19.
Tutor urgently needed:
If you can commit two hours per week to tutor
an undergraduate
who is taking EE 226 "Introduction to Electrical
Engineering:
Electronic Circuits and Devices," please contact
Ms. Sally Hilger,
College Dean's Office, right away, 2-2914 or email.
The assignment
pays $15 per hour both for the tutoring and for the
preparation.
From our AIChE chapter:
Accompanied by Adviser Prof. Yehia
Khalil, ChE, a group
of Engineering freshmen attended the Oct. 1 Regional
AIChE
meeting in Boston. They had the pleasure of seeing
Kristina Mois '08
receive the "AIChE Student of the Year
Award" (a plaque and a
monetary award) for her excellent academic record and
her
interest in the chemical engineering field (she was
nominated
by Prof. Khalil). The students networked with
industry
professionals and heard a panel presentation by
representatives
from various corporations about careers in chemical
engineering.
Contact Prof. Khalil, <yehia.khalil@yale.edu>,
to learn about
coming AIChE chapter activities.
Take part in the work of ESC:
Students are invited to the first fall meeting
of the Engineering
Student Council, ESC, Sun. Oct. 10, 2:00 pm, Saybrook
Athenaeum
Room (enter gate at High and Elm, room at left).
Agenda:
Elections and brainstorming about how the Council
could
enhance Engineering (Suggestions for Career Services?
Mentoring? Organizing musical presentations/art shows
in the Engineering Student Center by Engineering
students
and faculty? Proposing initiatives similar in
importance to building
the Engineering Student Center?). You are also
invited to just
come and meet interesting Engineering students. If
you need
persuading, contact <gary.green@yale.edu> '06,
ESC Chair.
SAE-sponsored Kart racing event:
The Yale Engineering Design Team, YEDT, is
participating
in a Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE, -sponsored
Kart
(between an Indy car and a souped-up go-kart) race
Sunday
afternoon, Oct. 17, in Windsor Locks. YEDT students
will
race against four-person teams from other engineering
schools.
If you want to race or just to carpool and watch,
contact James
Salzano '06 before noon Mon., Oct. 11. The cost is
$20.
Prof. David LaVan is the Faculty Adviser.
Also, visit
<www.karttrak.com/>
End of Faculty of Engineering Bulletin 635