Research Seminar Schedule
Noontime Seminars
Noontime Seminars typically Tuesdays from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in 3540 Engineering Building (Seminar Room) unless otherwise noted. Pizza and pop will be provided; you are welcome to bring a lunch.
For more information, contact: Dr. Peggy Wade, wadem@egr.msu.edu
| Date [Tuesdays 12-1] | Speaker | Topic |
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Jan 17 |
Fitch-Beach Presentations | Michael Anderson - Biosystems; Brendan Klare - CSE; Amanda Malefyt - CHEMS |
| Jan 24 | Fitch-Beach Presentations | Saravan Chandrasekaran - ME; Ali Mutlu - ECE; Farhan Ahmad - CEE |
| Jan 31 | Leo Kempel & Panel | NSF Career Proposals - tips and strategies |
| Feb 7 | Presentation from CEER | Discussion on "Time to Degree" |
| Feb 21 | ||
| Mar 13 | Presentation from CEER | EBMorten Hjorth-Jensen, MSU Dept of Physics and Astronomy"Computing in Science Education: A New Way to Teach Science" |
| Mar 20 | Leo Kempel | POSTPONED Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) presentation for students and post-docs |
| Apr 10 | Presentation from CEER | Drs. Briedis and Walton |
FALL 2011, All Tuesdays, 12-1 in 3540 Engineering Building
| Sep 20, 2011 | Dr. Tim Whitehead (CHEMS and BAE) |
Dr. Tim Whitehead (CHEMS) "Computational protein design and comprehensive laboratory evolution leads to potent Influenza therapeutics" |
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Oct 4 |
Mark Urban-Lurain, CEER |
Mark Urban-Lurain - "Insight into Student Thinking in STEM: Lessons Learned from Lexical Analysis of Student Writing" |
| Oct 18 | Dr. Nelson Sepulveda (ECE) and Dr. John Verboncoeur (ECE) |
Dr. Verboncoeur - "Computational plasma physics and applications" Dr. Sepulvada "Multifunctional smart micro-mecahnical memory devices" |
| Nov 1 | CEER | Dr. Qaisar Malik- Pakistan Engineering Education Center |
| Nov 15 | Dr. Richard Lunt (CHEMS) and Dr. Rod Tabaczynski (ME) |
Dr. Richard Lunt (CHEMS) -" Practical Roadmap, Limits, and Unique Opportunities for Nanostructured Photovoltaics" Dr. Tabaczynski - "Current Topics in Engine Research And Turbulent Microscales" |
| Dec 6 | CEER |
Spring 2011
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Date (TUESDAYS) |
Speaker | Title |
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Jan 18, 2011 |
Fitch-Beach Graduate Student Presentations |
Anthony Plummer (ECE), Fei Chen (CSE) and Edith Torres-Chavolla (BAE) |
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Jan 25, 2011 |
Fitch-Beach Graduate Student Presentations |
Shakrokh Zeinali-Davarani (ME), Rustin Fike (CEE) and Leyun Wang (CHEMS) |
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Feb 1, 2011 |
Brad Marks - Center for Engineering Education Research |
"Do students complete assigned pre-reading? Really? - Improving student pre-reading via readiness assessment quizzes." |
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Feb 8,2011 |
Leo Kempel | |
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Feb 15, 2011 |
Leo Kempel |
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Presentation * |
| Feb 22, 2011 |
Leo Kempel and panel |
NSF Career Proposal Panel Discussion - Tips and Strategies for a Successful Proposal |
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Mar 1, 2011 |
Leo Kempel | Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Presentation * |
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Mar 8, 2011 |
SPRING BREAK | |
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Mar 15, 2011 |
Leo Kempel | |
| Mar 22, 2011 |
Volodymyr Tarabara |
Leveraging international research to enhance Engineering curriculum: Educating globally competent scientists and engineers: |
| April 5, 2011 | CEER Discussion led by Daina Briedis | Daina Briedis "SSRC Report: Improving Undergraduate Learning" (AKA Academically adrift report) For information and to view or download the report, visit the CEER home page: http://ceer.egr.msu.edu/. |
| Apr 19, 2011 | Leo Kempel | Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Presentation* |
| Apr 26, 2011 | Leo Kempel | Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Presenation * |
* Identical RCR presentations for students and post-docs doing research - choose one to attend and register. with Career Center to reserve a seat.