Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for December 16, 2002

 

Speakers:

 

Mon., Dec. 16, 4:00 pm, Mason 107.

Monday Evening Seminar:

        "Role of Spin-Orbit Interaction and Berry's Phase in Aharonov-Bohm
        Oscillations," Dr. Jeng-Bang (Tony) Yau, Applied Physics.

        Adviser: Prof. Charles Ahn.

        Refreshments at 3:30 pm.

 

Wed., Dec. 18, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.

Mechanical Engineering Seminar:

        "The Relationship of Material Microstructure to Elastic

        Symmetry," Prof. Stephen C. Cowin, Departments of

        Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, The City

        College of New York.

        Host: Prof. Wei Tong.

        Refreshments.

 

Welcome:

Dr. Abbas Firoozabadi has been appointed Professor

Adjunct of Chemical Engineering. Prof. Firoozabadi

received his Ph.D. at the Illinois Institute of Technology

and is the founder and Senior Scientist and Director of

the Reservoir Engineering Research Institute, U.S.A.

Prof. Firoozabadi's most recent academic appointment

was at the Imperial College in London, where he was a

Visiting Professor at the T.H. Huxley School of Environment,

Earth Sciences, and Engineering.

 

Results of the Mobile Robot Contest:

EE 227 "Circuits and Electronics Laboratory," taught by

Prof. Janet Pan, EE, with the assistance of Resident

Senior Electronics Engineer Mr. Edward Jackson,

announces the winners of the Mobile Robot Contest.

Microcontroller Race:

  I   Daniel Lim '06 and Goran Lynch '06

  II  Josh Goodman '05 and Michael Seplowitz '05

  III David Hughes '05 and Anthony Young '03

Analog Race:
  I   Noah Jafferis '05

  II  Todd Higgerson '04 and Mohsen Nasr '03

  III Amanda Kendrick '05 and Stephen Tully '05

 

Engineering Student Council establishes UAC:

At a Dec. 4 meeting ESC established the Undergraduate

Advisory Committee, composed of Seniors and Juniors.

UAC will be chaired by Josh Buck '04 ChE and includes

Yaw Adjei-Poku '04 BME, Youjung Byon '03 ChE (Select),

Philip Gerhardt '04 EnvE, Tiffanee Green '03 BME (Select),

Benjamin Jarvis '03 AP, Mike Neiss '04 EE (Select), Preethan

Reddy '04 ChE. 

In January, UAC will develop and propose to ESC a statement 

of purpose, membership, officers, term length, and ground rules.

 

Engineering & Diplomacy Fellowships:

Engineering/science Ph.D.s, U.S. citizens, are invited

to serve as technical advisers for one year in the

U.S. State Department, on the staff of a Member

of Congress, or on a Congressional committee.

The stipend is $50,000, and the Fellow may concurrently

receive a salary from an employer (if taking a sabbatical,

for example). Deadline Feb. 24 (to start Sept. 2003 or

Jan. 2004. For specifics, visit <www.ieeeusa.org/forum/govfel>

Also see "Science and Engineering Fellowship Program."

Compensation is $50,000 plus $5,000 travel and relocation

expenses. Deadline Feb. 24.

 

Engineering Library hours:

December:

   22, Sun., Closed

   23, Mon., 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

   24-31, Tues. to Tues., Closed

January:

   1, Wed., Closed (New Year's Day)

   2-3, Thurs. and Fri., 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

   4-5, Sat. and Sun., Closed

   6-10, Mon.-Fri., 830 am - 500 pm

   11-12, Sat. and Sun., Closed

Regular hours resume Mon., Jan. 13.

 

The Business Office:

The Business Office will be open Mon., Dec. 23.

Regular hours resume Thurs., Jan. 2.

 

The Engineering Bulletin:

This is the last Engineering Bulletin in 2002.

 

HAVE a Wonderful HOLIDAY!

 

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