Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, February 17, 2003

 

Speakers:

 

Tues., Feb. 18, 4:00 pm, Davies Auditorium, Becton Center. 

Dean's Distinguished Lecture: 

    "Claude Shannon's Legacy: Information Theory to the 

    Information Age," Prof. Robert G. Gallager, Department 

    of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT. 

    Tea and coffee will be served at 3:30 pm in the Becton 

    Faculty Lounge. 

    Host: Dean Paul Fleury.

 

Wed., Feb. 19, 11:00 am, Watson 400. 

Department of Electrical Engineering Seminar: 

    "Micropower Energy Scalable DSP Systems Powered 

    from Vibration-to Electric Energy Conversion," 

    Dr. Rajeevan Amirtharajah, High Speed Solutions, 

    Intel Company, Hudson, MA. 

    Host. Prof. A. Stephen Morse.

 

Wed., Feb. 19, noon, Hope Auditorium 110, 315 Cedar Street, School of Medicine. 

    "Therapeutic Advances Through Genomics: Opportunities 

    and Limitations," Dr. Edward Scolnick, President Emeritus 

    of Merck Research Laboratories. Contact: Ms. Victoria Ying, 

    BME, Biotechnology Student Interest Group.

 

Wed., Feb. 19, 1:00 pm, Mason 107. 

Solid State and Optics Seminar: 

    "Novel and Nanoscale Materials: Density Functional 

    Theory and Beyond," Dr. Vasili Perebeinos, 

    Brookhaven National Laboratory. 

    Host: Prof. A. Douglas Stone.

 

Wed., Feb. 19, 2:30 pm, Mason 107. 

Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar: 

    "Mechanical Models of Conformational Transitions in 

    Large Biomolecular Structures," Prof. Greg Chirikjian, 

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins 

    University. 

    Host: Prof. Mitchell Smooke. 

    Refreshments at 2:15 pm.

 

Wed., Feb. 19, 4:00 pm, Mason 211. 

Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar: 

    "Multiscale Modeling of Gas Hydrate Systems," 

    Prof. Jefferson Tester, Department of Chemical 

    Engineering, MIT. 

    Host: Prof. Abbas Firoozabadi. 

 

Thurs., Feb. 20, 1:00 pm, Sloane Physics Lab 52. 

Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: 

    "Radiation-Induced Magnetoresistance Oscillations 

    in a 2D Electron Gas," Adam Durst, Physics. 

    Host: Prof. Subir Sachdev.

 

Fri., Feb. 21, 4:00 pm, Dunham Lab, 5th Floor Conference Room. 

Center for Systems Science Seminar: 

    "Taking the 'High-Confidence' Road: New Directions 

    for Intelligent Control," Dr. Tariq Samad, 

    Honeywell Laboratories. 

    Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra.

 

Elected to the National Academy of Engineering: 

    Prof. T.P. Ma, Raymond John Wean Professor of Electrical 

    Engineering and Chair of the Department of Electrical 

    Engineering, has been elected member of the National 

    Academy of Engineering in recognition of his contributions 

    to the development of CMOS gate dielectric technology. 

    Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among 

    the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer. 

    Other members of the Faculty of Engineering who are 

    NAE members are Dean Paul Fleury, Prof. Thomas 

    E. Graedel, Industrial Ecology/ChE, Prof. A. Stephen 

    Morse, EE/CS, Prof. Adjunct Katepalli Sreenivasan, ME,

   and Prof. Jerry Woodall, EE.  

 

Information about applying for major financial support:

    -Fulbright Grants 

    Tues., Feb. 18, 5:00 pm, Office of International Education 

    and Fellowship Programs, IEFP, 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor.

 

    -Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Gates Scholarships

    Tues., Feb. 20, 5:00 pm, IEFP, see above. 

 

"2003 Women for Hire" career fair: 

    Recruiters from top employers will meet with job seekers 

    Wed., Feb. 19, 10:00 am-4:00 pm, at the Manhattan Center 

    in New York City. Required: résumés and business 

    attire. More at <www.womenforhire.com>

 

"Teach for America" application deadline: 

    Receive a full salary plus $9,450. Training and guidance 

    will be provided (teaching experience not required). Application 

    deadline: Feb. 21. Get info at <admissions@teachforamerica.org>

    or 800-832-1230, ext. 225. 

 

Engineering Library Workshop: 

    To help you with engineering and computer science research,

    learn techniques for efficient searching in the best databases 

    and for linking to full text articles. Thurs., Feb. 20, 3:00 pm.

 

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