January 2012 - Msepostdoc-list

Chinese New Year Celebration
by Donna Bystrom 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Hi all, Excited for another New Year celebration? This Saturday, MSEGSA is hosting a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at the Blendwerker's. Bring your favorite dish and drink to share! Be ready for some yummy homemade dumplings prepared by "the real Chinese". Want some hands-on experience too? We will have wrappers and stuffing available for you to wrap your own dumplings. We can't wait to see how creative you can get at it! So, join us! RSVP via fb or sign-up sheet. Let us know if you need a ride too. Date: January 28th, Saturday Time: 6:00pm -10:00pm Address: 5291 Grapevine Drive, West Lafayette (The Blendwerker's) Bests, Yiwen

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Fwd: SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT
by Donna Bystrom 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greetings, Professors! On behalf of Prof. Karthik Ramani and the Mechanical Engineering Design Search Committee, I cordially invite you to a special seminar presentation by design candidate, Rebecca Kramer. I realize not much notice has been given, but it is our hope that as many as possible will be able to attend her presentation. Hope to see you all there!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Mechanical Engineering Special Seminar* /“Soft Active Materials for Sensing, Actuation and Electronics”/ *Presented by Design Area Candidate* *Rebecca K. Kramer* Ph.D. Candidate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University Harvard Microrobotics Lab *Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012* *9:30 am ME 2054* ** *Abstract:* Future generations of robots, electronics, and assistive medical devices will include systems that are soft, elastically deformable, and adapt their functionality in unstructured environments. This will require soft active materials for actuation, circuitry, and sensing of deformation and contact pressure. The emerging field of soft robotics utilizes these soft active materials to mimic the inherent compliance of natural soft-bodied systems (for example, the octopus). Soft-bodied robots need to maintain the functionality of traditional components, yet without any rigid elements. This talk will highlight preliminary designs that address the need for soft sensors and actuators, as well as new soft MEMS fabrication techniques for manufacturing stretchable circuits and devices based on liquid-embedded elastomers. *Biography:* Rebecca Kramer is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. Her research interests include biologically-inspired sensors and actuators, soft active materials, and assistive medical devices. Rebecca completed her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

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Fwd: Seminar this Friday 1/27
by Donna Bystrom 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

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690 SEMINAR Friday, January 27
by Patricia Finney 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

MSE 690 SEMINAR - Friday, January 27, 2012 - ARMS 1010 at 3:30 P.M. Mor Baram - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA "Nanometer-Thick Equilibrium Films: The Interface between Thermodynamics and Atomistics"

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Fwd: Meeting with AAE Colloquium Speaker Massimo Ruzzene...
by Donna Bystrom 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

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Fwd: NNSA PRISM SEMINAR SERIES SPRING 2012
by Donna Bystrom 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

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Fwd: NNSA PRISM SEMINAR SERIES- 2012 SPRING
by Donna Bystrom 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

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MSE 690 Seminar Speakers
by Patricia Finney 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Just a note to let you know that we have 3 seminars scheduled in the next couple of weeks. Dr. Mor Baram - Friday, Jan. 27 - Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dr. Nik Chawla - Monday, Jan. 30 - Arizona State University Dr. James Warren - Friday, Feb. 3 - Metallurgy Division of the Materials Science - NIST I will send out the bio's when they become available. Regards, Patti Finney

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REMINDER TOMORROW ~Chris Fancher ~ Prelim I Seminar ~ January 12, 2012
by Patricia Finney 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

Chris Fancher: Prelim 1 Seminar ~ Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. ~ CIVL 2117 "White Light Luminescence from Carbon Nanoclusters"

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Fwd: FW: COMMUNICATION: Purdue ALERT Test to include All Hazards Outdoor Siren Activation this Thursday
by Donna Bystrom 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

RE: Purdue ALERT Test to include All Hazards Outdoor Siren Activation this Thursday** Purdue University will conduct its semiannual test of the University’s emergency warning notification system, Purdue ALERT, on January 12. The Purdue Alert test begins at 10 a.m. and will be used to ensure that the various layers of the system are working properly and to simulate a live situation for practice. All Purdue ALERT layers will be activated to include: ·The All Hazards Outdoor Emergency Warning Sirens ·An email alert ·A text message (only those individuals that have signed up for the text message alerts will receive the text) ·The Purdue home page will be posted with information about the test. ·Boiler TV Emergency Alert System will broadcast a test message. The text message will read: "This is the semi-annual TEST of the Purdue emergency warning notification system. In a real emergency, check http://www.purdue.edu for updates." This is only a test, and no action is necessary. If there is inclement weather, the siren test will be canceled. The campus community should take a few moments to review emergency procedures and prepare for emergencies. At a minimum, everyone should do the following: 1.Review the Emergency Procedures Guide that provides "how to respond" information for natural and human-caused incidents. 2.Review their Building Emergency Plan to ensure they know evacuation routes and shelter in place locations. 3.Review the Purdue Alert procedures… how one will be notified of emergencies. 4.Develop an individual plan. For more information on Purdue's Emergency Preparedness programs, see the Emergency Preparedness website at http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness/ Please contact the Emergency Preparedness office at 494-0446 if you have questions.

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