Research Seminar Schedule

Noontime Seminars

Noontime Seminars will resume in the Fall, Tuesdays from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in 3540 Engineering Building (Seminar Room). Pizza and pop will be provided; you are welcome to bring a lunch.

For more information, contact: Dr. Peggy Wade, wadem@egr.msu.edu

 Link to Previous Schedule

Date (Tuesdays)
Speaker
Topic
Jan 20, 2009

Dr. Brian Ritchie

Moving Discoveries to Marketplace

Jan 27, 2009

Deng Zhang

Doug Neal

Chad Meiners

3 Fitch-Beach Grad. Stud. Presentations

Feb 3, 2009

Vikram Melapudi

Monther Dwaikat

Joseph Gredell

3 Fitch-Beach Grad. Stud. Presentations

Feb 10, 2009

Soonsung Hong (ME) & Titus Brown (CSE)

 Brief Research Overview from New Faculty

Feb 17, 2009

Leo Kempel

NSF Career Panel of Experts

Feb 24, 2009

 E. Kutay and J. Hong  

 New Faculty Presentations

Mar 3, 2009

 David Hodge (CHEMS) & Prem Chahal (ECE)

Brief Research Overview from New Faculty 

Mar 10, 2009

SPRING BREAK

 

Mar 17, 2009

X. Xiao and A. Tekalur

New Faculty Presentations

Mar 24, 2009

Jon Sticklen

Opportunities for Faculty in Engineering Education Research Programs

Mar 31, 2009

Craig O'Neill (CGA)

Semester Effort Reports - Everything You Need to Know

Apr 7, 2009

 Thomas Harman, FHWA team leader

 "Understanding the Highway Authorization, the Recovery Act, and the Role of Research in Meeting our Nation's Needs"

Apr 14, 2009

 Joydeep Mitra (ECE)

 New Faculty Presentation "Crosscutting Research on Reliable Electric Delivery Systems"

Apr 21, 2009

Wen Li (ECE) and L. Dong (ECE)

New Faculty Presentations: (Li) "Implantable MEMS Devices and Systems" & (Dong) "Nanorobotic Systems"

   

Date (Tuesday)SpeakerTopic/Title
16-SepDr. Rick LylesPromotion and Tenure - Tips and Strategies
23-SepDrs. Worden,I. Lee, Drzal, and HoganUpdate on Nano activities and research on campus
30-SepDr. Trung Van NguyenNSF Program Director - Energy for Sustainability Program
7-OctSean Reeder and Brad ShawMSU Technologies - Update for Engineers
14-OctDrs. Sticklen, Buch, Briedis

New NSF STEP Program:  Progress & Opportunities

15-Oct - Note Wed.
 
Dr. "Babu" DasGupta - NSF Program Manager
 NSF I/UCRC and SBIR/STTR Update
21-OctDr. Bill SchultzNSF Program Director for Fluid Mechanics "What's the Buzz at NSF?"
28-OctDr. Ron  Kerber
"Creating Products Customers Want The Engine of Business--Engineering Implications"AND "Reflections of a Former Dean"
4-NovDr. Nader EnghetaCircuits with Light at the Nanoscale
11-NovPOSTPONEDPOSTPONED
18-NovDr. Neil James, Univ. Plymouth
"Optimising FSW Process Parameters to Minimise Defects and Maximise Fatigue Life in 5083-H321 Aluminium Alloy"