University of Vermont, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

ME 281 -- Fall 2004 Seminar Series

Kalkin 004 -- Fridays 2:30-3:30

Spring 2005 schedule below

Time Constraint

The seminar must fit into a 1 hour time slot and typically lasts 40-45 minutes with time for questions and answers at the end. If the speaker is going long, then Dr. Iatridis will end the seminar at approximately 3:20 (50 minutes) to allow time for questions.

Date	Speaker	Title
September 3	Dept. Chair	Fall mixer for students and faculty
September 10	Kathleen Issen Clarkson Univ, NY	Mechanical behaviors of metal foam
September 17	Dominique Peletier Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal	Thermofluids topic
September 24	David Hochmann, Ph.D Goodrich Aerospace, Fuel and Utility Systems	Theory of synchronous averaging
October 1	Kau-Fui Vincent Wong University of Miami	Research and development of innovative equipment used in oil spills
October 8	Fall Recess	NO SEMINAR
October 15	Arthur Bergles MIT & RPI, MA	Thermofluids topic
October 22	Ron Miller Carlton University, Ottawa	Quasicontinuum approach for evaluating multiscale material deformations
October 29	Vincent Wang Mount Sinai Med School, NY	Shoulder Biomechanics topic
November 5	Open	Will Louisos' MS Thesis proposal will occur on a different date
November 12	Jeff Holmes Columbia University, NY	Cardiac Hypertrophy: New Insights from an Old Technique
November 19	Seminar cancelled ASME Conference	Note that Tim Harris'  PhD Dissertation Proposal (previously scheduled) will be rescheduled
November 26	Thanksgiving Recess	NO SEMINAR
December 3	RD Prabhu	Biomechanical Modeling of Cells
December 11	Final Exams	NO SEMINAR

For the latest information, check on-line at: http://www.emba.uvm.edu/~iatridis/me281/
Contact james.iatridis@uvm.edu with any changes.

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

ME282 -- Spring 2005 Seminar Series

Date	Name	Title
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25	Spring Break	NO SEMINAR
April 1	Dawn Elliott University of Pennsylvania	Intervertebral disc bioengineering
April 8
April 15
April 22	Honors Day	NO SEMINAR
April 29
May 6	Final Exams	NO SEMINAR