WPI: Academics

WPI: Academics http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso Calendar of Events en-us Copyright 2010, Social Web http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Social Web webmaster@socialweb.net (Troy B. Thompson) Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:14:08 GMT Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:35:14 GMT Fuels & Materials Research at the Advanced Test Reactor (Wed, Sep 8) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=113928 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=113928#2010-09-08-00:00:00 mtereq@wpi.edu 12:00 AM-1:00 PM, WPI: Washburn Shops & Stoddard Laboratories, 229, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA (WPI Only) Lecture by Todd Allen, PhD, Scientific Director, Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility ABSTRACT The Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility (ATR NSUF) was created in April 2007 to provide a mechanism for research teams outside of the Idaho National Laboratory to conduct nuclear technology research and development using a singular national asset. Since the creation of the User Facility, five universities have initiated experiments through the NSUF. This presentation will cover three topics. First, the ATR NSUF capability will be explained and methods to interact with the User Facility described. Second, the basic mechanisms of radiation damage in materials will be explained to provide insight into why reactor testing is required. Finally, some examples of research in the ATR will be highlighted. BIOSKETCH Prof. Allen is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin Madison since 2003. Prof. Allens research expertise is in the area of materials related issues in nuclear reactors, specifically radiation damage and corrosion. Dr. Allen has established the Extreme Environment Laboratory equipped with facilities for a wide array of high temperature studies as well as the ion beam laboratory for radiation damage studies. Dr. Allen is also the Scientific Director for the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility at Idaho National Laboratory, a position that he holds in conjunction with his faculty position at the University of Wisconsin. Sponsored by: Materials Science and Engineering Seminar Series. Cost: Free Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:14:28 GMT Physics Colloquium, "Quantized Berry-gauge in Toroidal Bose-Einstein Condensate" by WPI Physics Gradute Student, Rudra Kafle (Wed, Sep 8) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115271 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115271#2010-09-08-04:00:00 gsiannac@wpi.edu 4:00 AM-5:00 AM, WPI: Olin Hall, 223, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA When a charged particle moves in an electromagnetic (em) field, it experiences a velocity-dependent force, called the Lorentz force. A similar kind of situation can be created for a system of ultracold neutral atoms in a magnetic trap, even though they are chargeless, by rotating the system. Recently, Lin et al., [Nature 462, 628 (2009)] created an optically controlled magnetic field in which ultracold neutral atoms experience an effective gauge potential like a charge particle does in an em-field, without any rotation of the system. We have theoretically studied the vortex states in a two-component Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) in a toroidal trap and obtained a condition where a quantization event occurs. Starting from the concept of a two-component pseudospin-1/2 BEC and the creation of an effective gauge potential in ultracold neutral atoms, I will present our current work on vortex quantization in a two-component toroidal BEC. I spent the summer 2010 in Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS), a theoretical division within Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Today I will not only present my work at LANL, but will share my travel experience in and around Los Alamos, New Mexico. Sponsored by: WPI Physics Department, Dr. Germano Iannacchione. Cost: FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:35:14 GMT The Ethics, Duties and Responsibilities of Being An Engineer, Professor Allen Hoffman, WPI, Mechanical Engineering Department (Wed, Sep 8) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115113 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115113#2010-09-08-14:00:00 pstlouis@wpi.edu 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, WPI: Higgins Laboratories, Room 116, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA (WPI Only) Engineering is regarded as a learned profession similar to medicine and law. What does it mean to be an engineering professional? Does this mean that in the practice of their profession, engineers are (should be) held to a higher standard of conduct than the general population? This presentation first explores the fundamental cannons of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) code of ethics for engineers and how these statements should influence the daily activities of persons engaged in the engineering profession. The second part of the seminar presents a number of highly publicized case studies where engineers were confronted with very serious ethical dilemmas. Finally the speaker will present a number of ethical dilemmas that he has faced in his professional career. Sponsored by: Mechanical Engineering Department. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:49:42 GMT Videographs (Thu, Sep 9) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114028 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114028#2010-09-09-16:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 3rd floor gallery, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA Joseph Farbrook presents videographs. The videograph project was originally conceived as a reaction to the inherent sterility of digital artwork. Although digital art can be fascinating technologically, it generally lacks presence of the artist. For this reason it often fails to move a viewer emotionally and the communication between the artist and viewer is missing. Cost: free Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:47:20 GMT Stanley Selkow: "Ramsey Problems" (Fri, Sep 10) http://web.cs.wpi.edu/Flyers/2010/Selkow10Sep2010.html http://web.cs.wpi.edu/Flyers/2010/Selkow10Sep2010.html#2010-09-10-11:00:00 csevents@cs.wpi.edu 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, WPI: Fuller Laboratories, FL 320, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:05:49 GMT Parents Day Concert (Sat, Sep 11) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=110482 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=110482#2010-09-11-16:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, WPI: Alden Memorial, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA Performing selections from Pines of Rome and Rhapsody in Blue with Brian Potts as piano soloist at the Parents Day Concert the WPI Chorus directed by Prof. John Delorey, Concert Band and Orchestra, directed by Prof. Douglas Weeks and the Jazz Band, directed by Prof. Richard Falco. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:34:52 GMT Laboratory Safety in Washburn (Wed, Sep 15) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114819 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114819#2010-09-15-12:00:00 rita@wpi.edu 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, WPI: Washburn Shops & Stoddard Laboratories, 229, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA (WPI Only) Lecture by Daivd H. Messier, MGR, Office of Enviornmental and Occupational Safety Laboratory safety is essential for successfully working in a research lab. It is a shared responsibility for EVERYONE. The focus of this session will be to identify potential risks that may be encountered in the labs of Washburn, identify measures to manage those risks, and prepare individuals on how to properly respond to an emergency incident. Sponsored by: Materials Science and Engineering. Cost: Free Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:20:49 GMT Constitution Day (Thu, Sep 16) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115209 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115209#2010-09-16-16:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 4:00 PM-5:00 PM, WPI: Fuller Laboratories, Perrault Hall Lower level, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA The Constitution as an Exploding Cigar and Other Historians Heresies about a Constitutional Orthodoxy presented by R. B. Bernstein, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School. He has written, edited, or co-edited twenty books on American constitutional and legal history, focusing on the American Revolution and the early American republic. Cost: free Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:31:55 GMT Hasanjan Sayit (WPI)-Topic TBA (Fri, Sep 17) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115150 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115150#2010-09-17-11:00:00 ma-chair@wpi.edu 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, WPI: Stratton Hall, 203, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA ABSTRACT: TBA Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:17:17 GMT "Candida albicans biofilms and device-associated infection" (Tue, Sep 21) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115019 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115019#2010-09-21-16:15:00 cabutler@wpi.edu 4:15 PM-5:15 PM, WPI: Gateway Park, GP1002 Seminar Room, 60-68 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA (WPI Only) BB Graduate Seminar By: Dr. Aaron Mitchell Dept. of Biochem. and Biophysics Univ. of California at San Francisco Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:40:12 GMT "Candida albicans biofilms and device-associated infection" (Tue, Sep 21) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115210 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115210#2010-09-21-16:15:00 cabutler@wpi.edu 4:15 PM-5:15 PM, WPI: Gateway Park, GP1002 Seminar Room, 60-68 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA (WPI Only) Biology/Biotechnology Dept. Seminar by: Dr. Aaron Mitchell Director, HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program Carnegie Mellon University Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:38:17 GMT Title TBA (Wed, Sep 22) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114837 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114837#2010-09-22-12:00:00 chem-biochem@wpi.edu 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, WPI: Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, GP1002 Seminar Room, 60 Prescott St., Worcester, MA Professor Jose M. Arguello Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:42:27 GMT Guys & Dolls Musical (Thu, Sep 23) http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups#2010-09-23-14:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, WPI: Alden Memorial, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA VOX Presents: Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls will be VOX's fall 2010 musical. Show's are September 23, 24, 25, at 8pm. Thursday, Sep 23 - Saturday, Sep 25. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:47:57 GMT Guys & Dolls Musical (Fri, Sep 24) http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups#2010-09-24-14:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, WPI: Alden Memorial, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA VOX Presents: Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls will be VOX's fall 2010 musical. Show's are September 23, 24, 25, at 8pm. Thursday, Sep 23 - Saturday, Sep 25. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:47:57 GMT Guys & Dolls Musical (Sat, Sep 25) http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups#2010-09-25-14:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, WPI: Alden Memorial, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA VOX Presents: Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls will be VOX's fall 2010 musical. Show's are September 23, 24, 25, at 8pm. Thursday, Sep 23 - Saturday, Sep 25. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:47:57 GMT You've Got to Think Warm Thoughts if You Want to Make it Here (Wed, Sep 29) http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups#2010-09-29-20:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, WPI: Little Theatre, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA MW Rep Production presents a performance in the Little Theatre. Wednesday, Sep 29 - Saturday, Oct 2. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:45:50 GMT You've Got to Think Warm Thoughts if You Want to Make it Here (Thu, Sep 30) http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups#2010-09-30-20:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, WPI: Little Theatre, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA MW Rep Production presents a performance in the Little Theatre. Wednesday, Sep 29 - Saturday, Oct 2. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:45:50 GMT Valerii Slastikov-Topic TBA (Fri, Oct 1) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115152 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=115152#2010-10-01-11:00:00 ma-chair@wpi.edu 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, WPI: Stratton Hall, 203, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA ABSTRACT: TBA Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:19:37 GMT You've Got to Think Warm Thoughts if You Want to Make it Here (Fri, Oct 1) http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups#2010-10-01-20:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, WPI: Little Theatre, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA MW Rep Production presents a performance in the Little Theatre. Wednesday, Sep 29 - Saturday, Oct 2. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:45:50 GMT You've Got to Think Warm Thoughts if You Want to Make it Here (Sat, Oct 2) http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups http://users.wpi.edu/~theatre/index.cgi?page=groups#2010-10-02-20:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, WPI: Little Theatre, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA MW Rep Production presents a performance in the Little Theatre. Wednesday, Sep 29 - Saturday, Oct 2. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:45:50 GMT Title TBA (Wed, Oct 6) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114924 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114924#2010-10-06-12:00:00 chem-biochem@wpi.edu 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, WPI: Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, GP1002 Seminar Room, 60 Prescott St., Worcester, MA Michael Feig, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Michigan State University Host: Dr. George A. Kaminski Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:22:36 GMT Hans Weinberger (University of Minnesota) - H. J. Gay Lecture (Fri, Oct 8) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=112408 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=112408#2010-10-08-15:00:00 ma-chair@wpi.edu 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, WPI: Salisbury Laboratories, 104, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA TITLE and ABSTRACT: TBA Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:27:40 GMT Title TBA (Wed, Oct 27) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114927 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114927#2010-10-27-12:00:00 chem-biochem@wpi.edu 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, WPI: Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, GP1002 Seminar Room, 60 Prescott St., Worcester, MA Debra A. Kendall, Ph.D. Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology Associate Dean, CLAS University of Connecticut Host: Dr. Robert E. Dempski Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:21:19 GMT WPI Pops Concert (Sat, Oct 30) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=110495 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=110495#2010-10-30-16:00:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 4:00 PM-5:30 PM, WPI: Alden Memorial, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA The Annual Pops Concert featuring the WPI Concert Band, directed by Douglas Weeks and Jazz Band, directed by Richard Falco. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:22:32 GMT Effects of Climate Change on the Plants & Birds of Thoreau's Concord (Mon, Nov 1) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=110088 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=110088#2010-11-01-15:30:00 huaweb@wpi.edu 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, WPI: Fuller Laboratories, PH-LWP (Fuller lecture hall), 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA (WPI Only) For the past 8 years, Richard Primack and his colleagues have been using a combination of historical records and modern observations in Concord and elsewhere in Massachusetts to determine if a warming climate is affecting plants and animals. Most notably, Prof. Primack has shown that plants are now flowering 10 days earlier than when Henry David Thoreau made his observations in Concord. In contrast, there are minimal effects of a warming temperatures on bird arrival times. Cost: free Tue, 11 May 2010 15:25:00 GMT "Distinct roles of two Cu+-ATPases required from virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa" (Wed, Nov 3) http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114928 http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/academics.lasso?id=114928#2010-11-03-12:00:00 chem-biochem@wpi.edu 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, WPI: Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, GP1002 Seminar Room, 60 Prescott St., Worcester, MA Daniel Raimunda, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:32:54 GMT