Frontiers
of Science and Engineering 2000
This is an annual lecture series that has been attracting
high school students interested in math, science, and engineering
to Yale since 1971.
Information about the Frontiers program is provided to high schools
in
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
High school juniors may request an application form from their high school's
math or science
chair or from their guidance counselor. The completed application form
must by received at Yale by January 28. The lectures start in February.
If your high school needs information about the Frontiers program,
contact frontiers@yale.edu.
Below is the latest list of topics and speakers:

FRONTIERS
OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2000
Science and Engineering Challenges for the 21st Century
Six lectures for high school juniors
interested in math, science, and engineering
February 26
Using Microbial Foot Soldiers to Fight Environmental Pollution
Professor Roger Ely
Department of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering Program
March 4
Error-free Data Transmission in the Digital Information Age
Professor Roman Kuc
Department of Electrical Engineering
March 11
Giving Computers Sight: How to Recognize and Remember Objects in Images
Professor Hemant Tagare
Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Electrical Engineering
March 18
Molecular Recognition: What Nature can tell us about Our Own Genes
Professor David J. Austin
Department of Chemistry
March 25
The Small and the Cold: Nanoscale Electronics
Professor Rob Schoelkopf
Departments of Applied Physics and Physics
April 1
The Application and Admission Process at Yale University
Mr. Peter Chemery
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions
The
lectures are given in Davies Auditorium, lower level of the Becton Center,
Yale University,
15 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT.
Parking is free and available in nearby Yale parking lots.
Lectures start at 10:30 a.m.
For other information of interest to high school students, visit http://www.eng.yale.edu/undergraduate