2002 Events

Thursday, Dec. 19, 1 p.m. Imbt Labs Auditorium B101, Mountaintop Campus. ATLSS -- the Engineering Research Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems -- presents a seminar by Jim Ricles, professor of civil and environmental engineering, on a grant Lehigh recently received from the National Science Foundation to establish a next-generation earthquake research facility at ATLSS. Prof. Ricles, the principal investigator in the NEES Lehigh Equipment Grant, will talk specifically on the "ATLSS Real-Time Multi-Directional Testing Facility for Large-Scale Earthquake Engineering Research." His presentation will be followed by the ATLSS Holiday Reception at 2 p.m. in the ATLSS Conference Room.

Monday, Dec. 16, 8:30 a.m., B-131 Iacocca Hall. The Emulsion Polymers Institute and Center for Polymer Science and Engineering Seminar Series presents an address by Emilio Ortiz-Alba, Ph.D. candidate in polymer science and engineering, on "Fundamentals of Emulsion Polymerization Using Reaction Calorimetry."

Monday, Dec. 9, 8:30 a.m., B-131 Iacocca Hall. The Emulsion Polymers Institute and Center for Polymer Science and Engineering Seminar Series presents an address by Hyungsoo Kim, Ph.D. candidate in polymer science and engineering, on "Metal Encapsulation of Latex Particles via Electroless Plating and Their Optical Properties."

Friday, Dec. 6, 1:30 p.m., 355-56 Mohler Lab. The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Seminar Series presents an address by Prof. Daniel Bientsock of Columbia University on "Lifting Algorithms for 0-1 Integer Programming."

Friday, Dec. 6, 4:10 p.m., 466 Packard Lab. Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department Seminars in Engineering Science presents an address by Dr. Ephram Suhir of the University of Illinois-Chicago on Accelerated Life Testing in micro- and Opto-Electronics: Objectives, Role, Attributes, Challenges, Pitfalls, and Interaction with Qualification Testing. (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m. in Room 353)

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2:45 p.m., B-23 Iacocca Hall. Chemical Engineering Colloquium presents an address by Dr. Patrick L. Mills of E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. on Current Status and Future Directions in Laboratory-Scale Multiphase Reactors. (Coffee: 2:30 p.m.)Tuesday, Nov. 26, 4:10 p.m., 207 Whitaker Lab. Materials Science and Engineering Department and Materials Research Center Seminar Series presents an address by Dr. M. Ann Goldstein of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston on “A Visual Journey for Microscopists: Experiments in the Knowledge-Vision Loop and in Visual Context.” (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m. in student lounge)

Monday, Nov. 25, 8:30 a.m., B-131 Iacocca Hall. Emulsion Polymers Institute and Center for Polymer Science and Engineering Seminar Series presents an address by Tianhua Ding, graduate student in chemical engineering at Lehigh, on "Some Aspects of Film Formation from Pigmented Latex Systems."

Monday, Nov. 25, 1:00 - 7:00 pm,  Packard Lab Lobby,  Engineering Graduate Studies Open House;  1:00- 4:00:  Presentations and Lab Tours (full-time studies), 4:00-5:30:  Reception;  5:30- 7:00:  Presentations (part-time studies.)

Monday, Nov. 25, 4:10 p.m., 303 Whitaker Lab. Materials Science and Engineering Department and Materials Research Center Seminar Series presents an address by Prof. Uwe Koster of the University of Dortmund (Germany) on "Quasicrystal Formation, Phase Selection and Crystallization Kinetics in Zr-Cu-Ni-A1 Metallic Glasses." (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m. in student lounge)

Friday, Nov. 22, 4:10 p.m., 466 Packard Lab. Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department Seminars in Engineering Science presents an address by Prof. Andrew S. Douglas of Johns Hopkins University on “The Mechanical Characterization of Compliant Active Materials.” (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m. in Room 353)

Friday, Nov. 22, 1:30 p.m., 355-56 Mohler Lab. Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Seminar Series presents an address by Rosemary Berger, assistant professor of ISE at Lehigh, on "Network Design and Routing Problems in Logistics and Telecommunications."

Friday, Nov. 15, 4:10 p.m., 466 Packard Lab. Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department Seminars in Engineering Science presents an address by Prof. L. James Lee of Ohio State University on “Micro/Nano-Processing of Polymers for Biomems Applications.” (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m. in Room 353)

Friday, Nov. 15, 1:30 p.m., 355-56 Mohler Lab. Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Seminar Series presents an address by Eugene Perevalov, assistant professor of ISE at Lehigh, on "Robust Modeling Approach to Product Portfolio Management in the Semiconductor Industry."

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 4:00 pm, Packard Lab 416,  Computer Science and Engineering presents an address by Dr. David Leake, Indiana University, entitled "Cases and Concept Maps." 

Friday, Nov. 8, 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Room 355/356 Mohler Lab,  Industrial Systems and Engineering presents Dr. Garrett van Ryzin, Professor of Decision, Risk and Operations at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He will give a lecture entitled "Revenue Management Under a General Discrete Choice Model of Consumer Behavior."

Friday, Nov. 1, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Rooms 355/356 Mohler Lab, Industrial & Systems Engineering Seminar Series presents Dr. Steve Goldman, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy/History, Lehigh University who will lecture on "What Do Engineers Know and Why Do They Know It?"

Friday, October 25, 1:30 p.m.,  Rooms 355/356 Mohler Lab,  Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Seminar Series presents an address by Francisco Barahona, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, on "Network Reinforcement."

Thursday, October 24, 7:00 pm, A Diversity Forum will be held in Packard Lab Auditorium, "Why diversity is important to business". 

Monday, October 21, 8:30 a.m., B-131 Iacocca Hall. Emulsion Polymers Institute and Center for Polymer Science and Engineering Seminar Series presents an address by Brian Boyars, Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering, on "Film Formation From Reactive Latexes."

Monday, October 21, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 375 Mohler Lab, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Seminar Series presents an address by George Kledaras, Fordham University,  Chairman and Founder of Javelin Technologies, Inc., on "Electronic Trading and its Impact on Industry."

Monday, October 21, 2 p.m., 416 Packer Lab. Seminars in Engineering Science, sponsored by the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department, presents an address by Dr. Marc Madou of the University of California at Irvine on "Nanomachining: Icarus Revisited?" (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m. in 353 Packard)

Monday, October 21, 4:00 p.m., PA 416,   Computer Science & Engineering presents an address by Dr. Dan Phelps,  Eastman Kodak Information Mining Group, on "Information mining at Eastman Kodak Company." 

Friday, October 18,  4:30 p.m., Presentation of 2002 Outstanding Service Award, from the Association of Engineering Colleges of Pennsylvania, to Pennsylvania Senator Charles W. Dent.   Alumni Memorial Building Lobby and Theatre,  Reception begins at 4:00 p.m. 
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Friday, October 18, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 355/356 Mohler Lab, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Seminar Series presents an address by Jon Lee, IBM, T. J. Watson Research Center, on "An Integer-Programming Approach to the 'all-different' Predicate."

Friday, October 18, 1:30 p.m., 207 Whitaker Lab. Office of the Vice Provost for Research presents a seminar by Vladimir M. Shalaev of Purdue University on "Optical Technologies for Nanophotonics and the Future of Microelectronics."

Friday, October 18, 4:10 p.m., 466 Packard Lab. Seminars in Engineering Science, sponsored by the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department, presents an address by Dr. Michael Krane of Rutgers University on "Aeroacoustic Prediction of Pipe Flow Noise Applied to Speech Synthesis."  (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m. in 353 Packard)

Friday, October 11, Dr. Pierre de Gennes, Nobel Laureate, will receive a Lehigh University Honorary Doctorate (L.H.D.) on Lehigh’s annual Founder Day, which will be held at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, in Packer Memorial Church.
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Friday, October 11, Professor Francoise Brochard-Wyart, CNRS/Institut Curie, will lecture on "Dynamics of vesicles: transient wedge actants, fusion and tube extraction." Reception in Iacocca Hall Lobby at 1:00 pm, Seminar at 1:30 PM in Iacocca Hall, Room B023.
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Thursday, October 10, Professor Pierre de Gennes, Nobel Laureate, will lecture. Reknowned scientist Pierre-Gilles de Gennes will lecture on "Principles of cellular adhesion: statics and dynamics" in Packard Lab. The reception will be held in Packard Lab Lobby from 3:00 to 4:00 PM with the talk following from 4:00 to 5:30 PM in Packard Lab Auditorium.
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Thursday, October 10, The first annual Lehigh Engineering Ingenuity Award for Alumni/Friend of the College, will be presented to quintessential alumnus, Peter C. Rossin, at 5:30 p.m., following Nobel Laureate Dr. Pierre de Gennes’ public lecture in Packard Lab Auditorium.
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Friday, Sept. 27, 1:30 p.m., 355/356 Mohler Lab. Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Seminar Series presents an address by Matthew Galati, Ph.D. candidate in industrial engineering, on his experiences last year as an IGERT Fellow in Switzerland.

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 3 p.m., B-23 Iacocca Hall. Seminar Series in Chemical Process Modeling, Dynamics and Control presents an address by Professor Richard D. Braatz of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on “Advances in the Control of Complex Chemical Systems.”

Monday, Sept. 23, 8:30 a.m., B-131 Iacocca Hall. Emulsion Polymers Institute and Center for Polymer Science and Engineering Seminar Series presents an address by Noma Kim, Ph.D. candidate in polymer science and engineering, on “PVA Stabilization of Acrylic Emulsion Polymers Using the Miniemulsion Approach.”


Friday, Sept. 20, 1:30 p.m., 453 Mohler Lab. Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Seminar Series presents an address by Prof. John Shortle of George Mason University on “Queues With Heavy-Tailed Distributions: Applications and Numerical Methods.”

Friday, Sept. 20, at 4:10 p.m. in 466 Packard Lab, the Seminars in Engineering Science Series sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics will present an address by Larry Webster of Car and Driver Magazine on “How Being a Gearhead Can Become a Career: Career Opportunities in the Automotive Production and Racing Industries.”

Thursday, Sept. 19, 4:10 p.m., 316 Lewis Lab. Physics Colloquium presents an address by Prof. Jerrold Franklin of Temple University on “Baryon Magnetic Moments.” (Tea: 3:45 p.m.)

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 4 p.m., 203 Whitaker Lab. Office of the Vice Provost for Research presents a seminar by Dr. Martin Richardson, professor of optics, physics and electrical engineering at the School of Optics & CREOL of the University of Central Florida, on “High-Power Lasers in an Ever-Shrinking and Faster World: Some examples of the growth of critical new technologies from university-based exploratory research.” (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m.)

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 4:10 p.m., Neville III Auditorium. Center for Polymer Science and Engineering Seminar Series presents an address by Dr. Benjamin Chu on “Structural Evolution of High Strength Fiber Processing.”

Tuesday, Sept. 17, 4 p.m., 207 Whitaker Lab. Office of the Vice Provost for Research presents a seminar by Dr. Jerry R. Meyer, head of the Quantum Optoelectronics Section of the Naval Research Lab, on “Photonic Crystal Distributed Feedback Lasers with Type-II W Quantum Well Active Regions.” (Refreshments: 3:45 p.m.)

Monday, Sept. 16, 4 p.m., 416 Packard Lab. Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar Series presents an address by Dr. Jan Flusser and Dr. Barbara Zitova of the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic on “Invariant-based Registration of Rotated and Blurred Images.”

Summer 2002 Short Courses.   Our world-renowned short courses in polymer science, microscopy and other topics were held both on the Lehigh University campus and in locations around the world.
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Lehigh’s fourth annual Manufacturing Expo
Lehigh’s fourth annual Manufacturing Expo had just ended and the shouting and excitement were still dying down around the fountain outside Packard Lab.
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