Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, April 23, 2001

Speakers:

Tues., April 24, 4:00 pm, Mason 107.
Graduate Studies Seminar Series:
"Multimodal Studies of Brain Activation" Silvina Horovitz,
Biomedical Engineering.
Refreshments served at 3:45 pm.
 
Wed., April 25, 1:00 pm, Mason 107.
Condensed Matter and Optics Seminar:
"Molecular Dynamics at Metal Surfaces," Prof. John 
Tully, Chemistry.
Host Prof. Werner Wolf.
 
Wed., April 25, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.
The John McClanahan Henske 2001 Spring Distinguished
Lecture* in Engineering:
"New Adsorbents for Gas Separation by Weak Chemical 
Bonds," Prof. Ralph T. Yang, University of Michigan.
Host: Prof. Gary Haller.
Reception at 3:30 pm in the Mason Lobby.
*Sponsored by Olin Corporation.
 
Outstanding:
April 3, at UConn, six industrial members of Connecticut
Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Consortium (CMOC:
microelectronics and optoelectronics companies and Yale,
UConn, Southern CT State and Bridgeport Universities)
honored two graduate students and four undergraduates 
for quality microelectronics or optoelectronics research.

Ashot Melik-Martirosian, Prof. T.P. Ma's, EE, advisee,
received a CMOC-JDS Uniphase Graduate Prize (DS Uniphase
is a multinational telecommunications company with a large
R&D operation in CT), consisting of a plaque and $6,000.

Andrew Lin '03,
Prof. Charles Ahn's, AP, advisee received
a CMOC ATMI Undergraduate Prize (ATMI: Advanced
Technology Materials Inc., a U.S. supplier of processing
materials for semiconductor device manufacturing, with
headquarters in Danbury), consisting of a plaque and $2,000.
Graduate student Wenjun Zhu, advisee of Prof. T.P. Ma, received
the CMOC Best Paper Award for "Characteristics of Ultra-thin
Hafnium Oxide Gate Dielectrics."
 
YES 1st Prize goes to MEMStar:
"Dedicated to bringing electronic devices based on Micro 
Electro
Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology to consumers," 
MEMStar took the top for-profit prize in the Y50K YES (Yale 
Entrepreneurial Society) Entrepreneurship Competition. First 
Prize was $15,000 in cash and $15,000 in services (a lawyer 
immediately slated a working lunch with the winning team). 
Congratulations to MEMStar leader Abigail Lubow '02, EE/International 
Studies
major; Rameez Saleh '02, EE/Economics major; Mark 
Meras '01, CS major; and Dr. James Klemic, Lecturer in BME 
and EE.
 
Recital by EE/Music major:
Kimberly Stanford '01, one of our two EE/Music double majors,
will give her senior vocal recital Mon., April 23, 3:00 pm,
Branford College Common Room, with Perry So '04 at the piano.
Program: Darius Milhaud, Richard Strauss, Joaquin Turina,
and Giuseppe Verdi.
 
Dean Fleury convenes Student Council:
Tues., April 24, in the Becton Faculty Lounge, Dean Fleury
will discuss the future of engineering programs and lunch with
the newly formed Engineering Student Council. ESC comprises
representatives from our four departments, two programs,
student organizations (AIChE, ASME, IEEE, NESBEY, Tau
Beta Pi), and Freshmen interested in engineering.

An Engineering Student Advisory Committee had been
organized in 1979 by George Gagliardi '79, when Prof. Werner
Wolf chaired the Department of Engineering and Applied 
Science. Mr. Gagliardi is presently ending three years as 
president of YSEA and will continue as Treasurer of this 
alumni organization which assists Yale Engineering by funding 
undergraduates research projects and with recruiting.
 
Senior/Special Projects:
Final presentations by twelve seniors, a junior, and a 
sophomore taking EE 472 and EE 236, "Special Projects," 
coordinated by Prof. Peter Kindlmann, EE, Thurs., April 26, 
1:00-5:30 pm, Dunham 220. All are invited. Pizza concludes 
the event.
 
Whose name will grace the 13th college?
Robots designed by students taking ME 185, "Mechanical 
Design
Studio," taught by Mr. Glenn Weston-Murphy, will 
compete for the honor (imaginary) of having the 13th Yale 
residential college named after the winning robot's designer/builder. 
The event, also called "Robot Wars," complete with uniformed 
participants, exuberant fans, and food will happen in Davies 
Auditorium, Thurs., April 26, 4:00 pm. Join the fun!
 
End of Faculty of Engineering Bulletin 512