- Faculty
of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, February 9, 2004
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- Speakers:
- Tues.,
Feb. 10,
4:00 pm, Mason 107.
- Graduate
Student Seminar:
- "The
Ecology of Phosphorus-Polluted Ecosystems,"
Jane
Hill, Environmental Engineering.
Adviser:
Prof. Menachem Elimelech.
Refreshments
at 3:45 pm.
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- Wed.,
Feb. 11,
11:00 am, Faculty Lounge.
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering Seminar:
- "Bone
Remodeling and the Treatment of Osteoporosis,"
Dr.
Cristopher Hernandez, Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Laboratory,
University of California at Berkeley.
Host:
Prof. Mark Saltzman.
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- Wed.,
Feb. 11,
1:00 pm, Mason 107.
- Solid
State and Optics Seminar:
- "Patterns
and Instabilities in a Cold Exciton System,"
Prof.
Leonid Levitov, Physics Department, MIT.
Host:
Prof. Daniel Prober.
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- Wed.,
Feb. 11,
2:30 pm, Mason 107.
- Mechanical
Engineering Seminar:
- "Annealing
Thin Films of Amorphous Solid Water Atomic
Force
Microscopy at T<150K," Prof. Sam Fain, University
of
Washington. Host: Prof. Udo Schwarz.
Refreshments at 2:15 pm.
- Thurs.,
Feb. 12,
1:00 pm, Sloane Physics Lab 52.
- Condensed
Matter Physics Seminar:
- "Kagome
Lattice Antiferromagnets A Quest for
Unconventional
Quantum Phases," Prof. Predrag
Nikolic,
MIT.
Host
Prof. Subir Sachdev.
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- Fri.,
Feb. 13, 4:00
pm, Dunham Fifth Floor Conference Room.
- Center
for Systems Science Seminar:
- "Semidefinite
Programming Duality Implications for System
Theory
and Computation," Prof. Venkataramanan (Ragu)
Balakrishnan,
Purdue University.
Host:
Prof. Kumpati Narendra.
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- DARPA
award for Prof. Chang, advisee Chern:
- The
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)/MTO
(MicroTechnologies
Office) SUVOS (Semiconductor Ultraviolet
Optical
Source) Program has bestowed the "Outstanding
Performer
Award" on Prof. Richard Chang, AP, EE & Phys,
and
his Physics advisee Grace Chern for their research on
InGaN spiral-shaped microlasers.
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- One
of being-renovated labs came online:
- A
beaming Prof. David LaVan, ME, showed off his new
lab
on Jan. 30 in Mason 188 where he will do his research
in
MEMS design and micro and nano systems, with a focus
on biological applications. The lab boasts capabilities in
organic synthesis (microbalance, analytical Balance,
rotavap, schlenk line, chemical hood), Polymer MEMS
and Microfluidics (spin coater, electroplating, oxygen plasma
reactor, syringe pumps), and BL2 level Mammalian Cell
Culture (inverted fluorescent microscope, histology microscope,
biosafety cabinet, incubators, -80 freezer, coulter counter,
centrifuges, speedVac). Prof. LaVan is eager to discuss
possible collaborations.
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- Their
first field trip was to Callaway Cars:
- A
dozen members of the new Engineering Design Team and
Mr.
Glenn Weston-Murphy, ME, carpooled to a Society
of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) event at Callaway Cars
headquarters
in Old Lyme. The shop tour included viewing
Callaway
vehicles like the C 12 (highly modified Corvette),
a
demonstration of how Callaway uses Pro/ENGINEER
modeling
software, and inspection of an engine dyno facility
where high performance engines are developed.
Note: If you live and breathe cars, inquire about summer
employment with Callaway. See <www.callawaycars.com>
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- NSF
10 summer weeks of biotech/biomed/engg:
- The
Keck Graduate Institute offers a 10-week NSF summer
biotechnology
and biomedical engineering research program
for
undergraduates June 7-Aug. 13. Stipend of $3,850 plus
housing
and a travel allowance. Deadline: Feb. 15.
Inquiries:
<reu@kgi.edu>
- "AutoAlerts"
about new research:
- Learn
how to automatically receive email notices of newly
published
research. Attend the "AutoAlerts" workshop
in
the Engineering Library Wed., Feb. 11, 4:00 pm.
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- Dissertation
support groups:
- Wrestling
research results into a readable Ph.D. dissertation
can be torture. Help (and support) is available from the Academic
Writing program at the Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 119A,
Mon., Feb. 9, 6:00 pm. Contact Ms. Ani Sinha
<anindita.singha@yale.edu>
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- Perseverance
works wonders:
- Today's
mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its
ground. Anonymous.
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