ME 888 Mechanical Engineering Seminars Objective:
To broaden the background and knowledge of ME graduate students by exposing them to a wide range of contemporary research topics in the diverse field of Mechanical Engineering. Course requirements for ME 888 as well as the speakers for the current quarter listed below. If you click on the title of a seminar, then you will be taken to a page where you can see the information about the person speaking individual's abstract for the seminar.
ME 888 Requirements:
All ME 888 Seminars will be held in E001 Scott Laboratory unless otherwise stated.
AUTUMN QUARTER 2007
SPEAKER DATE HOSTED BY
Dr. Rebecca Dupaix 9/21/2007 Professor Lempert
Mechanical Behavior of Soft Materials
Dr. Shawn Midlam Mohler 9/28/2007 Professor Guezennec
CIDI Engine Emissions Control: A Broad Perspective with a Focus on Lean NOx Traps
Professor Heremans, Parker, and Adamovich 10/5/2007 Professor Lempert
Faculty Research Projects
Professor Izhak Etsion 10/12/2007 Professor Bhusan
The State of the Art in Laser Surface Texturing
Professor Greg Elliot 10/19/2007 Professor Samimy
Flow Control Using Energy Deposition
Professor Vittorio Verda 10/26/2007 Professor Samimy
Thermoeconomic Approach to the Diagnosis of Energy Systems
Professor Leon Keer 11/2/2007 Professor Bhusan
The Evolution of Contact Mechanics
Dr. Lawrence Virgin 11/9/2007 Professor Parker
Global Transient Behavior
Professor Charlie Haldeman 11/16/2007 Professor Dunn
Aeropropulsion and the Modern High-Pressure Turbine: What Are We Learning, How
Are We Doing it, and How Did We Get Here?