Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, November 3, 2003

 

Speakers:

Mon., Nov. 3, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.

Monday Evening Seminar:

    "Puzzling Results in Spin Decoherence Measurements 

    for Solid State Qubits," Dale Li, Department of Physics.

    Adviser: Prof. Sean Barrett.

    Refreshments will be served.

 

Wed., Nov. 5, 11:00 am, Becton Faculty Lounge.
Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar:
    "Ischemic Brain Damage and Single/Triple Quantum 
    Slodium MRI: Technique and Findings," Prof. Fernando 
    E. Boada, Director, MR Research Center, University of 
    Pittsburgh Medical Center. 
    Host: Prof. Mark Saltzman. 

 

Wed., Nov. 5, 1:00 pm, Mason 107.

Solid State and Optics Seminar:

    "Nonlinear Photonic Crystals," Dr. Richard Slusher,

    Lucent Technologies.

    Host: Dean Paul Fleury.

 

Wed., Nov. 5, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.

Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar:

    "Observations of New Particle Formation and Growth

    Rates in the Atmosphere," Prof. Peter H. McMurry,

    University of Minnesota.

    Host: Prof. Juan de la Mora.

 

Wed., Nov. 5, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.

Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar:

    "Au Cations in Cerium Oxide: A New Powerful

    Catalyst for the Water-gas Shift Reaction," Prof. Maria

    Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical and

    Biological Engineering, Tufts University.

    Host: Prof. Lisa Pfefferle.

 

Wed., Nov. 5, 4:00 pm, Watson 400.

Communications and Networking Seminar:

    "Error Correcting Codes for Noiseless Data Compression,"

    Prof. Sergio Verdú, Princeton University.

    Host: Prof. Sekhar Tatikonda.

 

Close to you:

    School of Forestry and Environmental Science/Department

    of Industrial Environmental Management Lecture:

    "'Smart Shirt', A New Tool for Monitoring Vital Signs,"

    Prof. Sundaresan Jayaraman, School of Textile and Fiber

    Engineering, Georgia Tech. Mon., Nov. 3, 3:00 pm,

    Environmental Science Center 110 (near Peabody Museum).

 

Research, Time, a book, and stand-up comedy:

    <BlackEngineer.com> ["The Black Community's Technology

    News and Information Source Now reaching 120,000 readers

    in the U.S., U.K., Caribbean, and Africa"], reported Oct. 28

    that Prof. Ainissa Ramirez, ME, was selected by MIT's

    Technology Review as one of the top 100 innovators under

    age 35 (the prestigious list is known as TR100). The story

    says that Prof. Ramirez, the first Black woman to receive

    this honor, used to be a science correspondent for Time

    magazine, has just finished a book called "Lessons from

    Molecules," is one of the founders of Scienceworks, a group

    of scientists exploring ways to get lay audiences "fired up

    about science," takes guitar lessons, and has done stand-up

    comedy.

 

On Executive Board of Eastern States Section:

    Prof. Mitchell Smooke, ME, has been elected Chair (2003-05)

    of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, and

    Prof. Lisa Pfefferle, ChE, will be Co-Chair of the Program

    Committee.

 

"Green engineering":

    Yale's Safety Bulletin, Fall 2003, writes about the importance

    of sustainable development (growth and development in such

    a way that future generations will also be able to meet their

    needs) and mentions an emerging field called “sustainability

    science” that is trying to provide an operational framework

    for scientists.

    A group of engineers recently met in Sandestin, FL, to develop

    a set of principles defining "green engineering." This meeting

    was sponsored (among others) by AIChE, ASME, the Society

    of Automotive Engineers, EPA, NSF, and DOE.

 

    To implement "green engineering," engineers should:

 

    1. Engineer processes and products holistically, use systems

    analysis and integrate environmental impact assessment tools.

 

    2. Conserve and improve natural ecosystems while

    protecting human health and well-being.

 

    3. Use life-cycle thinking in all engineering activities.

 

    4. Ensure that all material and energy inputs and outputs

    are as inherently safe and benign as possible.

 

    5. Minimize depletion of natural resources.

 

    6. Strive to prevent waste.

 

    7. Develop and apply engineering solutions, while being

    cognizant of local geography, aspirations and cultures.

 

    8. Create engineering solutions beyond current or

    dominant technologies; improve, innovate and invent

    (technologies) to achieve sustainability.

 

    9. Actively engage communities and stakeholders

    in development of engineering solutions.

 

Congratulations:

    Oct. 23, Prof. Richard Lethin, EE, and Mrs. Terri Lethin

    welcomed into their family a second daughter, Saskia Lore

    Mendelsohn Lethin; their older daughter, Harper, is three.

 

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