Speaker:

 

Wed., Sept. 10, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.

Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar:

"Mysteries of the Amorphous State Plasticity, Localization and

Fracture in the Absence of Long-range Order," Prof. Michael Falk,

College of Engineering, University of Michigan. 
Host: Prof. Corey O'Hern.

Refreshments served at 215 pm.

 

More new faculty:

-David LaVan, P.E. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Ph.D. 1998 Johns Hopkins.

Research interests Intersection of mechanical engineering and

materials science, with particular interest in biological applications;

developing new materials and devices for MEMS, characterizing

the performance of MEMS; optical measurement techniques; the

development of in vivo sensors; machine design.

Other interests: Fiancée Liliana Simon MD, Yale-New Haven

Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care, and a '69 Datsun 240Z.

 

-William Mitch, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering 
and Chemical Engineering. Ph.D. 2003 UC at Berkeley.

Research interests Environmental aqueous organic chemistry

disinfection by-product formation, emerging contaminants,

wastewater reuse, advanced oxidation processes.

Other interests: Squash, biking, developing bicycle lanes,

and wife, Azalea Mitch, who started M.S. studies at the

School of Forestry and Environmental Studies this fall.

(More new faculty, staff and researchers in coming Bulletins).

 

Prof. Pan's research, nationwide and beyond:

The June issue of Nature Materials reported a new kind of

optical emitter for fiber-optics demonstrated by Prof. Janet Pan, EE.

The following then contacted Prof. Pan and did stories about her work

Science News, Compound Semiconductor, Opto & Laser Europe,

Photonics Spectra, Laser Focus World, and online news websites

Technology Research News and HighTechOnline (German).

Last Thurs., Sept. 4, ScienCentral News Agency (with nationwide

ABC and NBC affiliates) filmed an interview with Prof. Pan in

her Becton lab. The interview will air on ABC and NBC news

programs this September.

 

More final doctoral examinations:

-August 4, Martin Nemer: "Near-Contact Motion of Liquid Drops in

Emulsions and Foams." Committee: Prof. Michael Loewenberg,

Prof. Daniel Rosner, Prof. John Walz, and Prof. Jerzy

Blawzdziewicz.

 

-August 12, Osvaldo Driollet: "Adaptive Control Using Multiple

Estimation Models in the Presence of Random Disturbances."

Committee: Prof. Kumpati Narendra, Prof. Roman Kuc,

and Prof. James Duncan.

 

August 28, Mikhail Noskov: "An Implicit Compact Scheme

Solver for Modeling Steady-State and Time-Dependent Axisymmetric

Flows with Application to Laminar Diffusion Flame Simulations."

Committee: Prof. Mitchell Smooke, Prof. Daniel Rosner,

Prof. Alessandro Gomez, and Prof. Marshall Long.

Initial interests:

At the Engineering Orientation, 105 students filled out interest

cards. Most students indicated interest in more than one area of study

   44-Biomedical Engineering

   34-Electrical Engineering

   31-Mechanical Engineering

   30-Applied Physics

   27-Chemical Engineering

   25-Computer Science

   24-Electrical Engineering/Computer Science

   15-Environmental Engineering

    1-Applied Math

 

Orange Book recovers its bottom:

Browsers alerted our Webmaster about the disappearing bottom

part of the web copy of the 2003-04 Engineering Undergraduate

Guide, Orange Book. The bottom is back now

<www.eng.yale.edu/undergraduate/Guide.htm>

 

Join the team:

It was great fun, but the score was 4-2 and the Summer Softball

team did not qualify for the playoffs. However, Matt Hirchbeck

won the Gold Glove award, the Batting Title went to Zak Kuznar,

the Pitching Title went to Jeff McCutcheon (4-1), while the Rolaids

Relief Award went to Isabel Beerman (0-0). If you would like to

play Fall Softball, contact <jeffrey.mccutcheon@yale.edu> by

mid-week. If there is enough interest, he will organize a team.

 

End of Faculty of Engineering Bulletin 592

 

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