Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, April 22, 2002
Speakers:
Mon., April 22, 4:00 pm, Mason 107.
Monday Evening Seminar:
"Large-Angle Two-Angular Optical Scattering (LA TAOS):
Particle Fingerprinting by Using Elastic Scattering,"
Kevin Aptowicz, Applied Physics.
Advisor: Prof. Richard Chang.
Refreshments at 3:30 pm in the Mason Lounge.
Note new time and location:
Wed., April 24, 11:00 am, Watson 000.
Electrical Engineering Seminar:
"Coordination of Groups of Mobile Autonomous Agents or
How do Boids Flock?" Dr. Ali Jadbabaie, Electrical Engineering.
Host: Prof. Stephen Morse.
Wed., April 24, 1:00 pm, Mason 107.
Solid State and Optics Seminar:
"Studies of Lattice Distortion Effects in the Magnanite
and Cuprate Materials," Prof. Sunil K. Sinha,
University of California at San Diego.
Host: Prof. Simon Mochrie.
Wed., April 24, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
"Quantitative Imaging of Equivalence Ratios and
Combustion Progress in Direct Injection Engines,"
Prof. Volker Sick, University of Michigan.
Host: Prof. Marshall Long.
Wed., April 24, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.
Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar:
"Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation-Design and
Evaluation of a Pilot-Scale Test," Prof. Linda M. Abriola,
Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan.
Host: Prof. Menachem Elimelech.
Thurs., April 25, 11:45 am, Becton Center 3rd Floor Alcove.
Special Group Seminar:
"Magnetotunneling in an Electron-Hole System,"
Dr. Y. Lin, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
SUNY at Stony Brook, NY.
Host Prof. Charles Ahn.
Fri., April 26, 3:00 pm, Dunham 5th Floor Conference Room.
Center for Systems Science Seminar:
"Model-Based Recovery of Quantitative Information from
Medical Images," Prof. James Duncan, Diagnostic Radiology
and Electrical Engineering.
Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra.
One of the 10 most cited papers:
Environmental Science & Technology, the premier publication
in its field, identified its 10 most cited papers for the past decade,
according to a citation index. Among the 10 was “Mechanisms of
Slow Sorption of Organic Chemicals to Natural Particles” written
in 1996 by Joseph Pignatello and Baoshan Xing, Department of
Soil and Water, The Connecticut Agricultural Station.
Dr. Joseph Pignatello is an Adjunct Professor in our
Environmental Engineering Program. See
http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/esthag-a/35/i23/html/23betts.html
Prof. Reed recipient of YSEA award:
At the Yale Science and Engineering Association annual dinner
April 17 in the Presidents Room, Woolsey Hall, Prof. Mark Reed, EE &
AP,
received the YSEA 2002 Award for the Advancement of Basic and
Applied
Science for his national and international prominence as "one of the
pioneers in the entire field of Nanoelectronics." Jasmina Hasanhodzic
'02,
an EE/Applied Math major, received the YSEA 2002 Highest
Senior Scholastic Achievement Award. Prof. B.T. Chu, ChE,
and Prof. Werner Wolf, AP & Phys, were honored with
citations of appreciation upon retirement from distinguished
teaching and research careers as Yale faculty members.
Doctoral area exams Thurs., April 24, Watson 500:
--11:00 am. Todd Zickler: "Exploiting the Symmetry of Reflectance
for 3D Surface Reconstruction." Committee: Prof. Peter Belhumeur,
Prof. Steven Zucker, Prof. Stephen Morse.
--1:30 pm. Melissa Koudelka: "Acquiring, Compressing, and
Synthesizing 3D Textures and Reflectance Functions." Committee:
Prof. Peter Belhumeur, Prof. James Duncan, Prof. Steven Zucker.
Doctoral area exams Fri., April 26, Mason 107:
--10:15 am. Sharon Walker: "The Role of Cell Surface Characteristics
and Geochemical Heterogeneity on Bacterial Adhesion and Transport
in the Subsurface." Committee: Prof. Menachem Elimelech,
Prof. Roger Ely, Prof. Gaboury Benoit.
--1:00 pm. Rong Xiang: "Capillary Electrochromatography and
Eluent-modified Displacement Chromatography." Committee:
Prof. Csaba Horvath, Prof. Eric Altman, Prof. John Walz.
Bulldog Days:
Yale 2002 acceptees will spend 3 days on campus. Tours of Engineering
facilities will start Mon., April 22, 2:15 pm, and Tues, April 23, noon.
Frontiers of Science and Engineering '02:
The final lecture of the 2002 lecture series for high school students
will be given Sat., April 27, 10:30--noon, SSS (corner of Grove, &
Prospect Streets), Room 114, by Peter Chemery, Associate Director of
Undergraduate Admissions. He will speak on the Yale application and
admission process.
End of Faculty of Engineering Bulletin 546