Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, November 11, 2002

Speakers:

Mon., Nov. 11, 4:00 pm, Mason 107.

Monday Evening Seminar:

     "Scanning Confocal Measurements of Diffusion and

     Strain in GaN," Mr. P. James Schuck, Applied Physics.

     Host: Prof. Robert Grober.

     Refreshments.

 

Wed., Nov. 13, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.

Mechanical Engineering Seminar:

     "Direct Numerical Simulations of Multiphase Flow,"

     Prof. Gretar Tryggvason, Mechanical Engineering,

     Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

     Host: Prof. Jerzy Blawzdziewicz.

     Refreshments at 2:15 pm.

 

Fri., Nov. 15, 4:00 pm, Dunham 5th floor Conference Room.

Center for Systems Science Seminar:

     "Distributed Algorithms and Optimization Techniques

     for Overlay Networks," Prof. Arvind Krishnamurthy,

     Computer Science.

     Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra.

 

ABET team in town:

     Every six years, the Accreditation Board for Engineering

     and Technology visits Yale to review Yale's undergraduate

     programs in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,

     and Mechanical Engineering. Nov. 10-12 (Sun., Mon., Tues.)

     the ABET team will sit in on classes, visit labs, talk to faculty

     and students, review course materials, and examine other

     aspects of undergraduate engineering education at Yale.

 

Journal cover features Yale EnvE paper/idea: 

     The Nov. 1 issue of the premier ACS journal for environmental

     science/engineering, Environmental Science & Technology,

     highlights on the cover the invited feature article, "The

     Promise of Bank Filtration," by Yale environmental engineering

     graduate student Nathalie Tufenkji, her advisor Prof. Menachem

     Elimelech, ChE/EnvE, and Prof. Joseph N. Ryan, University

     of Colorado at Boulder. The cover design, says a note, was

     created "from an original idea and a surprisingly good sketch

     by the featured article=92s co-author, Nathalie Tufenkji."

     See www.eng.yale.edu/news/EnvE-cover.htm

 

Who won the YES Concept Competition?

     Wed., Nov. 13, 8:00 pm, Sudler Auditorium, WLH,

     YES will award $2,000 in prizes to 3 for-profit and 3 social

     entrepreneurship winners of the Y2K Concept competition

     and also brief everyone on the big business plan competition

     coming in spring. Questions? Ask the YES-man

     matthew.sherwin@yale.edu

 

Postdoctoral Office at Yale:

     Yale has created a Postdoctoral Office for its 1,000 postdocs

     at the Med School and the 300 postdocs on central campus.

     The Office will assist postdocs in various ways, including

     with resumes and job searches. Directors of Postdoctoral

     Affairs for the Faculty of Engineering will be the Chairs

     of our departments. Note: Postdocs are "Associates" if they

     are compensated by the University and "Fellows," if the

     compensation is from outside grants. The distinction has

     a bearing on eligibility for University benefits.

 

YSEA Board to meet:

     The Board of the Yale Science and Engineering Association

     will meet Wed., Nov. 13, in the Becton Faculty Lounge.

     Chairs of Engineering and Sciences departments are

     invited on a rotating basis to discuss how YSEA activities

     could promote growth and excellence of Yale's Engineering

     and Science programs. The discussions are continued

     informally at dinner. Prof. T.P. Ma, EE Chair, and

     Prof. Menachem Elimelech, EnVE Director, will attend

     this meeting. YSEA has also invited Mrs. Jane Boone,

     Coordinator of Educational Affairs and the Select Program,

     to speak about the initiatives of her office.

 

Needs an assistant:

     Andrew Morcus, Engineering Facilities Manager, needs a

     full time (casual) assistant who would be over 18, reliable,

     able to move about heavy items, sort mail, make deliveries

     around campus, and assist with a variety of other jobs

     for about six months. Contact <andrew.morcus@yale.edu>

 

Got your flu shot?

     Flu shots will be given at the Health Center Wednesdays

     and Thursdays, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, ending with Dec. 5.

     None Thanksgiving week.

 

No more for you:

     "Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because

     we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you.

     You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."

     Department of Social Services, Greenville, SC.

 

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