Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, November 5, 2001 Speakers:  Mon., Nov. 5, 4:00 pm, Mason 107.  Monday Evening Seminar:     "X-ray Single Photon 1-D Imaging Spectrometers Using     Superconducting Tunnel Junctions," Liqun Li, Physics.     Adviser: Prof. Daniel Prober.     Refreshments will be served.    Mon. Nov. 5, 5:00 pm, Mason 107.     "Ceramics and Materials Science in Semiconductor Packaging,"     Dr. Benjamin V. Fasano, IBM Microelectronics Division,     East Fishkill, NY.    Wed., Nov. 7, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.  Mechanical Engineering Seminar:    "Modeling the Dynamics of Grain Growth and Froth Coarsening,"     Prof. David Wu, Mechanical Engineering.   Wed., Nov. 7, 8:00 pm, Kline Geology Lab.  Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences:     "Celebrating the Centennial of Telecommunications and the Men     that Impacted the World," Professor Emeritus Robert Wheeler,     Applied Physics and Physics.   Thurs., Nov. 8, 1:00 pm, Sloane Physics Lab 52.  Condensed Matter Physics Seminar:     "Theory of Aging in Short Range Spin Glasses,"     Prof. Horacio Castillo, Boston University.    Doctoral area examination:     Fri., Nov. 9, Watson 500, Robert Koudelka will do a presentation     on "Prospects for High Speed LED's." Faculty committee:     Prof. Jerry Woodall, EE & AP, Prof. Janet Pan, EE & AP,     Prof. T-P. Ma, EE & AP.   Elected to Phi Beta Kappa:     Andrew Lin '03 has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, joining     the company of some very famous people (Yale students Samuel F.    B. Morse--elected in 1810, Eli Whitney--elected in 1792,    www.pbk.org/about/Famous.htm).     Established in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa     is an honor society that recognizes and fosters excellence in liberal     learning at the undergraduate level. Yale's chapter dates from 1779.     Members now number 500,000 (women were admitted to membership     in 1875). Criteria for election: www.pbk.org/affiliate/chaptermember.htm   How to be admitted to graduate school:     Tau Beta Pi invites Seniors and Juniors to meet with Prof. Daniel      Prober, AP & Phys, who chairs our Graduate Admissions Committee, , AP & Phys, who chairs our Graduate Admissions Committee,     and Ms. Cara Gibilisco, our Graduate Registrar, to learn what     admissions committees look for and how to provide it. Prof. Prober     will discuss plusses and minuses of going for the Ph.D. vs the M.S.     You will also find out about helpful information on the web related     to admission to graduate school. Thurs., Nov. 8, 4:00-5:00 pm,     Faculty Lounge, Becton (halfway up the stairs to the left of Davies     auditorium).   NSBEY on the move:     Five members of the National Society of Black Engineers at Yale     participated in the NSBE New England Zone Fall Conference     at Boston College, MA, Nov. 3. More than 80 college students,     alumni, and Pre-College Initiative students from the New     England states learned team-building and networking beyond     their own campus or community, received pointers on communication,     organizational, and professional skills, and were informed how     to get the most out of the college experience.    YSEA undergraduate chapter invites to dinner:     The undergraduate chapter of YSEA has invited Prof. Mark     Reed, EE & AP, to enjoy an informal dinner with students     Nov. 6, 6:00 pm, Calhoun Fellows Lounge. Youjung Byon '03,     chapter Co-President, said that Prof. Reed teaches a popular     class on science fiction and science fact and students will be     able to discuss with him cutting-edge technological advances     that show up in everyone's everyday life. All welcome, but     RSVP to youjung.byon@yale.edu   IBM to recruit:     Mon., Nov. 5, right after the 5:00 pm talk by Dr. Fasano in     Mason 107, pizza and beverages will be served and Mr. James     Norum '87, IBM Microelectronics Division, will discuss opportunities     at IBM.    Vaccinations to continue into December:     Starting Nov. 7, vaccinations against the flu will be available     8:30 am to 4:00 pm every Wednesday and Thursday of this month     (except Thanksgiving week) and also the first week of December.    Engineering Library Instruction:     Receive an introduction to the major features of EndNote v. 5,     a software program for managing references and creating     bibliographies. Wed., Nov. 7, 4:00 pm.    End of Faculty of Engineering Bulletin 526