Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, April 16, 2001

Speakers:
 
Mon., April 16, 4:00 pm, Mason 107.
Monday Evening Seminar:
"High-frequency Shot Noise Measurements in Mesoscopic Normal
Metal-Superconducting Devices," Alexey Kozhevnikov, Physics.
Adviser: Prof. Daniel Prober.
Refreshments will be served.
 
Tues., April 17, 4:00-6:00 pm, Mason 102.
ENAS 644b Seminar:
"Modeling in an Urban Park Environment: A GIS and Watershed
Modeling Case Study in Central and Van Cortlandt Park, NYC,"
Mr. Mark Lenz, P.E., and Ms. Cindy How, Manager of GISA ,
Applications, both of Malcolm Pirnie (largest Environmental
Applications Engineering firm in the US).
Host: Prof. James Wallis.
 
Wed., April 18, 1:00 pm, Mason 107.
Condensed Matter and Optics Seminar:
"Blue and Near Ultraviolet Semiconductor Microcavity Light
Emitter," Prof. Arto Nurmikko, Division of Engineering,
Brown University.
Host: Prof. Jung Han.
 
Wed., April 18, 2:00 pm, Dunham 514.
Control Science and Engineering Seminar:
"Dynamic Anti-Windup for Input-Constrained Systems,"
Prof. Tae-Woong Yoon, School of Electrical Engineering,
Korea University.
Host: Prof. Stephen Morse.
 
Wed., April 18, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
"Synthesis and Deposition of Nanoparticles Using Hypersonic
Plasmas and Aerodynamic Lenses," Prof. Steven L. Girshick,
Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota.
Host: Prof. Mitchell Smooke.
 
Wed., April 18, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.
The Barnett F. Dodge 2001 Distinguished Lecture*
in Chemical Engineering:
"In-Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Contaminants
in Groundwater," Prof. Perry L. McCarty, Stanford University.
Host: Prof. Roger Ely.
Reception at 3:30 pm in the Mason Lobby.
      *Sponsored by Procter & Gamble.
 
Thurs., April 19, 1:00 pm, Linsly-Chittenden Hall 317.
"How to Save the World Environmental Solutions in a Time
of Crisis," Mr. Mark Hertsgaard, author of "Earth Odyssey Around the
World in Search of Our Environmental Future." Mr. Hertsgaard
will attend the Master's Tea at Morse College at 430 pm.
Host Prof. Roger Ely and Yale's Studies in the Environment Program.
 
Thurs., April 19, 4:00 pm, Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall, 205 Prospect Street.
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Industrial Environmental Management Seminar:
"Business and the Environment in a New Century," 
Arthur Blank, Co-founder of Home Depot.
 
Fri., April 20, 3:00 pm, Dunham 514.
Control Science and Engineering Seminar:
"Constructive Global Analysis of Hybrid Systems," 
Prof. Jorge M. Goncalves, Laboratory for Information 
and Decision Systems, MIT.
Host: Prof. Stephen Morse.
 
Creative teams to make final presentations:
Eleven teams of creative students taking ENAS 323b 
"Creativity and New Product Development," taught by 
Mr. Henry Bolanos, ENAS, will make presentations of 
new products Tuesday, April 17:
-12:30-3:00 pm, Becton Faculty Lounge,
  Six new Products
-3:15-5:30 pm, Dunham 220,
  Five new products.
 
Vote, then enjoy the food and the company:
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, AIChE, Yale College
Student Chapter meets Mon., April 16, 8:45 pm, Becton Faculty
Lounge, to vote for new officers. There will also be food and
good company. For more information, contact mary.lind@yale.edu.
 
Engineering entry is a finalist:
The year-long Y50K YES (Yale Entrepreneurial Society) 
Entrepreneurship Competition ends 
Sat., April 14, 2:00 pm, Law School Auditorium, 127 Wall Street. 
Winners get start-up funding, prizes total $100,000.

Among the six front-runners (of ~50 entries) is MEMStar 
("dedicated to bringing electronic devices based on Micro 
Electro Mechanical Systems /MEMS/ technology to consumers"). 
Team members are:
    Abigail Lubow '02 (leader), EE and international studies major,
    Rameez Saleh '02, EE and economics,
    Mark Meras '01, computer science,
    Dr. James Klemic, Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering and EE
    and post-doc in EE and AP.

Attend, cheer on MEMStar, enjoy food and drink, and maybe even
win a Palm Pilot.
 
Bulldog Days Tuesday and Wednesday:
Faculty and students are encouraged to participate in welcoming
potential undergraduates
-Tues., April 17, 3:00-5:00 pm, at the Academic Fair in the Gym,
-Wed., April 18, noon-1:30 pm, at the Engineering Reception in Becton Plaza.
 
End of Faculty of Engineering Bulletin 511