Faculty of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, April 18, 2005

Speakers:

Mon., April 18,
4:00 pm, Mason 107.
Monday Evening Seminar:
   "Two-dimensional Soot Pyrometry with a
   Low-cost Digital Camera," Blair Connelly,
   Applied Physics.
   Adviser: Prof. Marshall Long.
   Refreshments at 3:30 pm.
 
Wed., April 20, 1:00 pm, Mason 107.
Solid State and Optics Seminar:
   "Micromachined Solid Immersion Lenses   
   and Optical Antennas for Scanning Near-field
   Optical Microscopy," Prof. K. Crozier, Harvard.
   Host: Prof. Steven Girvin.

Wed., April 20, 2:30 pm, Mason 107.
Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
   "TBA," Prof. Alain Karma, Northeastern
   University.
   Host: Prof. David Wu.
   Refreshments.

Wed., April 20, 4:00 pm, Mason 211.
Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar and
2005 Spring Barnett F. Dodge Lecture:
   "Fluidic Self Assembly and the Network
   of Things," Prof. Sangtae Kim, Department
   of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University.
   Host: Prof. Paul Van Tassel.

Fri., April 22, 4:00 pm, Dunham Fifth Floor Conference Room.
Center for Systems Science:
   "Construction of Structured and
   Unstructured Overlays," Prof. Arvind
   Krishnamurthy, Computer Science.
   Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra.
 
Sat., April 23, 10:30 am, Becton, Davies Auditorium, 15 Prospect Street.
Science Saturday:
   "Environment and Health: What's Worth
   Worrying About," Prof. John Wargo, Forestry
   and Environmental Studies.
   Host: Prof. Ainissa Ramirez.
 
Welcome:
  
Ellen Lelasher
has joined the Department
   of Chemical Engineering as an Administrative
   Assistant 4/11. Previously, she had worked
   at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in North
   Haven for 17 years. Ms. Lelasher leads an
   interesting life. She is taking karate
   (hapkedo) and will soon be getting her
   Black Belt. She sings in the choir and
   leads the congregation?s singing as a
   cantor at St. Monica church in Northford
   where she lives. She has won First Place
   and Best at local fairs for her knitting
   and has been taking piano lessons for
   three years.
 
S(E)inergy 2005:
   This year?s ME 185 Robot Challenge will
   test participants? engineering skills
   and innovative thinking by asking them
   to lay the groundwork for solving our
   Energy Crisis. Be there to see who sets
   energy policy for Energy Independence
   by 2015. The faculty adviser is
   Mr. Glenn Weston-Murphy. Thurs., April 28,
   4:30 pm, Davies Auditorium.
 
EWB invites new members, meets weekly:
   Yale Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is
   beginning to work on a water project in
   Honduras and welcomes students from all
   engineering disciplines to join in this
   valuable endeavor. EWB meets every
   Thursday at 6:30 pm in Mason 211.

   EWB is a national, non-profit organization
   that sponsors collaboration between college
   students and citizens in developing nations
   to create engineering solutions to the
   developing communities' needs. Projects
   involve the design and construction of water,
   sanitation, energy, and shelter systems.
   Host communities initiate the projects and
   contribute to their development and
   implementation. Groups of students conduct
   the projects under the supervision of
   faculty and professional engineers from
   partnering engineering firms. For more
   information, contact Prof. William Mitch, ChE,
   <william.mitch@yale.edu>
 
Calling Engineering organizations:
   If you have elected new officers, send
   their name, class, and title to
   <elona.vaisnys@yale.edu>

Bears repeating:   
   When you see ?RSVP? on an invitation,
   the hosts need to know whether you are
   coming (?RSVP? stands for ?R?ondez s?il
   vous pla??, which is ?reply, please?
   in French). Never write ?Please RSVP?,
   because you would be saying ?please please
   reply.?

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