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Graduate Seminar Series |
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Spring 2009 graduate seminar abstract will be posted here soon.
Fall 2008
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Mechanical Reliability of Advanced
Silicon Nitride Ceramic Components
, Dr. H.T. Lin, Material Science and Technology
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 18,
2008.
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Contributions to failure
analysis of Intel’s Pentium III IC chip, V.C.
Venkatesh
, Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Oct. 2,
2008.
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Nuclear Engineering Programs in UNLV, Dr.
Denis E. Beller, Research Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, October 17, 2008
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AN ASSESSMENT OF SEMI-ACTIVE SUSPENSION
FOR PASSENGER CARS USING FULL CAR MODEL
, Waleed F. Faris, Director for Advanced Engineering,
International Islamic University
Malaysia
, Oct. 30, 2008.
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Transport in Towards an Understanding
of Biomolecular Polarization and an AC Field, Dr.
Hui Zhao, University of Pennsylvania, Nov. 13, 2008.
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NEVADA
SOLAR ONE
, Marc Newmarker,.Test and Development Engineer Acciona
Solar Power, Henderson, NV, Nov. 20, 2008
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Fall 2006
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The Profession of Fire Protection Engineering,
Ken Miller, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue,
and Jim Begley, jba Consulting Engineers,
September 7, 2:30,
TBE-A107.
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Utilization of Numerical
Modeling in the Primary Production of Titanium Alloys,
Dr. Vasisht Venkatesh, Senior Research Engineer, TIMET –
R&D, Henderson, NV, Thursday 9/21/2006, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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A Chronology of Fluid and Solid
Mechanics Measurement Techniques including Principles and
Practice, Michael Kotas, Dantec Dynamics, Inc., October 5,
2006, 2:30 – 3:30pm, TBE A-107.
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Analysis of Thick
Structural Materials using Accelerator-based Positron
Methods, Dr. D.P. Wells, Idaho State University, November
30, 2:30-3:30, TBE A-107.
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Spring 2006
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Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite
as Artificial Muscle and Sensor: Recent Progresses,
Kwang J. Kim, University of Nevada, Reno,
February 2, 2:30,
TBE-B172.
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Use of Motion Capture to
Examine the Kinematic and Kinetic Consequences of
Prosthesis Mal-Alignment, Edward Neumann, UNLV,
February 16, 2:30, TBE-B172.
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System Identification of
Dynamical Systems, Dr. Marco Schoen, Idaho State
University, March 2, 2:30, TBE-B172.
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NEURAL SENSATION AND
MICRO-ACTUATION OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTRONIC SYSTEMS,
H. S. Tzou, University of
Kentucky, March 24, 2:30, TBE-B172.
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A Critical Assessment of
Probabilistic Design Methodology Currently Used for Brittle
Materials, Mattison Ferber, Ceramatec Inc., April 27, 2:30,
TBE-B-172.
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Fall 2005
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Fast Boundary
Element Calculation of Acoustic Radiation from Vibrating
Structures by Mortar Coupling, Professor Lothar Gaul,
Institute of Applied and Experimental Mechanics,
University of Stuttgart, Germany,
September 29, 2:30, CEB 205.
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Numerical Modeling of Transient
Blood Flow in Artificial Arterial Junctions, Dr. Daniel Cook,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, UNLV, October 27, 2:30, CEB
205.
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Spring 2005
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The
Case for Hydrogen in a Carbon Constrained World
, Salvador Aceves
, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, January 27, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Promoting
Radiation Detection at UNLV, Prof. Warnick J. Kernan, Bechtel
Nevada
Remote Sensing Laboratory and Physics Department,
University
of
Nevada
, February 10, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Hydrogen
Economy: Status of Science & Technology and R&D
Opportunities, U. (Balu) Balachandran, Argonne National Laboratory, February 17, 2:30, TBE
A-107.
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Fuel
Cell Technology and the Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
, John A. Turner
, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, February 24, 2:30,
TBE A-107.
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Power
for Peace and Prosperity and the Global Nuclear Future,
Thomas L. Sanders, Manager,
Global Nuclear Futures Program, Sandia National
Laboratories,
March 10, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Trends
in Tribological Materials and Engine Technology
, Edward P. Becker
, General Motors Powertrain,
Pontiac
MI, March 17, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Reformed
Methanol Micro Fuel Cell Systems for Portable Power
Applications
, Jeffrey Morse,
Lawrence
Livermore
National Laboratory,
March 31, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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VIBRATION
CONTROL BY DESIGN
, Peter Baade, April 7, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Nitinol
and Its Application in Medical Instruments and Implants,
Xiao-Yan Gong, April 14, 2:30, TBE-A-107.
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Fall 2004
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Transmutation
of High Level Radioactive Waste, Dr. Anthony Hechanova,
September 9, 2:30, TBE-A107.
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Computer-Aided
Design and optimization of Mechanical Components and
Systems, Dr. S. Metwalli, Cairo University, Egypt,
September 30, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Engineering
Considerations for Homeland Security,
Lee
A. Van Arsdale
, UNLV
Institute for Security Studies, October 7, 2:30,
TBE A-107.
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Mechanical
Engineering Applied to the Design of Parabolic Trough
Concentrating Solar Collectors
, Randy Gee,
SOLARGENIX ENERGY, October 14, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Multiphysics
Modeling in FEMLAB 3
, Johan
Sundqvist, COMSOL, Inc., October 21, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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CFD:
A Personal Historical Perspective: Pitfalls and
Promises, Dr. Akshai K. Runchal, President, ACRi,
Los Angeles, CA, October 28, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Nuclear
Power in the
U.S.
in the 21st Century
, Daniel
W. Kane,
OCRWM Office of Repository Development
U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE),
November 4, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Spring 2004
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FEA/UBET
as Design Tools for Metal Forming Processes, Jay S.
Gunasekera,
Ohio
University, February 5, 2:30, TBE-A107.
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Size
Effect at Micronscale in Linear Elasticity
, Pin Tong, David C. C. Lam and F. Yang
, Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology, February
26, 2:30, TBE-A107.
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The
Titanium
Car,
Peter Bryant, Amtech Corp., March
11, 2:30, TBE-A107.
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Overview
of Nuclear Projects: Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative,
Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, and Deep Burn Reactors,”
Dr. Anthony Hechanova, HRC, UNLV, March 18, 2:30,
TBE-A107.
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Gamma-Based
Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy
For
Material Defect Analysis
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D. P. Wells
, Department
of Physics and
Idaho
Acceleration
Center
,
Idaho
State
University, March 25, 2:30,
TBE-A107.
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Geometric
Design of Mechanically Reachable Surfaces Using Polynomial
Homotopy , J.
Michael McCarthy
,
Department
of Mechanical Engineering , University
of
California
,
Irvine, April 29, 2:30, TBE-A107.
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Fall 2003
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Rapid
Prototyping, Paul Hooper, Stereolithgraphers, LLC,
September 18, 2:30, TBE-A107.
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AFCI
Reactor-Accelerator Coupling Experiments (RACE) Program,
Dr. Denis Beller, October 2, 2:30, TBE-A107.
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Development
of Compact Fusion Plasmas for Deep Space Exploration, John
Slough, University of Washington, October 16, 2:30,
TBE-A-107.
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Defense
against the anti-tank landmine, Reinhold Sommerstedt and J
B Campbell, Earthwork Foundation, October 23, 2:30,
TBE-A-107.
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FEMLAB
Seminar, Johan Sundqvist, COMSOL, October
30, 2:30,
TBE-A-107.
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Connect
to Industry with MAP, Terry Culp, MAP Business Manager,
November 6, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Multiaxial
Fatigue and Prediction of Crack Growth, Dr.
Yanyao Jiang
, University of Nevada, Reno, December 4, 2:30, TBE A-107.
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Spring 2003
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Entertainment-Engineering Effects,
John Rodgers, January 30, 2:30, TBE-B174.
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Overview of
the Engineered Systems of Yucca Mountain Project, February
6, 2:30, TBE-B174.
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Use of Finite
Element Method for Simulation of Vibratory Motion of
Unanchored Structures, Sreten Mastilovic, Bechtel SAIC, February 13, 2:30,
TBE-B174.
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Thermal
Treatment of Cancer, Frank Kreith, February 27, 2:30,
TBE-B174.
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Design and Development of the Space Shuttle, Frederick Peters, February 27, 2:30,
TBE-B174.
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SOME
OBSERVATIONS OF PROTECTION-DISPERSION OF NANOMETER SIZE
POWDERS IN LIQUIDS, Dr.
James H. Adair, Pennsylvania
State
University, March 6, 2:30, TBE-B174.
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Modeling
Nano-micro Transport Phenomena in Microcirculation, Dr.
Bingmei Fu, UNLV, March 27, 2:30, TBE-B174.
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Results
on Jacobian Conjecture about Globally Asymptotic Stability,
Huachu Qin, March 7, 2:30, CBC C-118.
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Energy
= Heat
So What’s Hot for Engineers?, Kenneth Teeters, College
of Hotel Adminstration, UNLV, Friday, April 11, 2:30, TBE-B174.
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Empirical
Studies of Ideation Methods in Conceptual Engineering
Design, Professor Jami Shah, Arizona State University, April
17, 2:30, TBE-B174.
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Mechanical properties of open-cell foams
and amorphous alloys, Andrea Hodge,
Lawrence Livermore National Lab, April 24, 2:30, TBE-B174.
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Mechanical
Characterization of a Nanotube-Polyethylene Composite
Material, Michael Santare, University
of Delaware, May 8, 2:30, TBE-B174.
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