Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, November 10, 2003

Speakers:

Mon., Nov. 10, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.
Monday Evening Seminar:
    "Shape Matters: Dramatic Shape Sensitivity of Directional
    Emission from Chaotic Dielectric Micolasers," Harald
    Schwefel, Physics.
    Adviser: Prof. A. Douglas Stone.
    Refreshments at 3:30 pm outside Mason 211.

Wed., Nov. 12, 11:00 am, Becton Faculty Lounge.
Department of Biomedical Engineering:
    "Real-Time Decoding for Brain-Machine Interfaces,"
    Prof. Mark Laubach, The John B. Pierce Laboratory,
    Department of Neurobiology, School of Medicine.

Wed., Nov. 12, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.
Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
    "Nonlinear Dynamics of Scanning Probe Microcantilevers
    Interacting with Nanostructures," Prof. Arvind Raman,
    Purdue University.
    Host: Prof. Udo Schwarz.

Wed., Nov. 12, 4:00 pm, Watson 400.
Communications and Networking Seminar:
    "Flow-Level Performance of Channel-Aware Scheduling
    Algorithms in Wireless Data Networks," Dr. Sem Borst,
    Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies.
    Host: Prof. Sekhar Tatikonda.

Thurs., Nov. 13, 1:00 pm, Sloane Physics Lab 52.
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar:
    "Kondo Physics with Quantum Dots: How to 'Entangle'
    Spin and Charge Qubits," Prof. Karyn Le Hur, University
    of Sherbrooke University, Québec, Canada.
    Host: Prof. Subir Sachdev.

Women astronauts on campus:
    Prof. Gary Haller, ChE, Master of Jonathan Edwards College,
    invites everyone (open to the public) to enjoy Tetelman Fellowship
    presentations Wed.-Fri., Nov. 12-14, called "A Celebration of Women
    Astronauts: A Place in Space." Current and former NASA women
    astronauts and a former Canadian astronaut, all newly appointed
    Tetelman Fellows, will discuss space research, including neurological
    experiments. Students and  faculty in engineering and the sciences
    are invited to have breakfast with the Tetelman Fellows and to 
    enjoy their company at Master's Tea in Jonathan Edwards and
    Silliman Colleges. For details, visit
    <www.yale.edu/je/tetelman/schedule.html>

Welcome:
    Dr. Robert Schiessl has been appointed a Postdoctoral Fellow
    in Mechanical Engineering, starting Nov. 1. He is working with
    Prof. Marshall Long, ME &AP, on laser-based investigations
    of internal combustion engines and on developing/applying new
    measurement techniques for diagnostics in combustions engines.
    Dr. Schiessl joins us from the Institut für Technische Verbrennung,
    University of Stuttgart, Germany.

Congratulations:
    On July 30, in Hakone, Japan, Prof. Mitchell Smooke, ME,
    received the A. K. Oppenheim Prize from the Institute for the
    Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, IDERS. The
    prize was awarded "For computational modeling of laminar
    flames with detailed transport and multi-step kinetics, leading
    to a quantitative analysis and understanding of flame structure,
    extinction and pollutant formation, with important implications
    in turbulent combustion as well." According to the President
    of IDERS, the A.K. Oppenheim Prize is presented for "brilliant
    contributions to the theoretical or interpretive aspects of the
    dynamics of explosions and reactive systems."

Final doctoral examination:
    Nicholas Oleng: "Decentralized Adaptive Control." Committee:
    Prof. Kumpati Narendra, Prof. Roman Kuc, and Prof. Rimas Vaisnys.
    Fri., Nov. 14, 2:00 pm, Dunham 5th Floor Conference Room.

Got yours?
    Flu shots will be available to adults on a walk-in basis
    Wednesdays and Thursdays
    8:30 am to 4:00 pm
    throughout November (except Thanksgiving week). 

Yes and NO:
    "Between you and ME." Yes!
    "Between you and I." NO!

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