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Events for February 16, 2007
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IEEE Student Paper Contest
Fri, Feb 16, 2007
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
IEEE will be accepting paper contest entries from any individual or group of Viterbi students. Subjects can include Engineering, Science, Technology, Ethics, Social Issues, etc... and may be technical or non-technical in nature. Winners will advance to the regional competition.
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 106
Audiences: Undergraduate
Contact: IEEE
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Wireless Future - Trends and Challenges
Fri, Feb 16, 2007 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
SPEAKER: Dr. Yrjo Neuvo, Professor, Technology Advisor, Nokia Corporation, Helsinki, FinlandABSTRACT: This year there will be more than 3 Billion cellular phone users and we expect 90% of the world's population of about 6 Billion people to live within mobile phone coverage by 2010. Already for some years the majority of digital camera modules have been integrated in mobile phones. Connection to your emails and the Internet based services around the world is conveniently provided by your cell phone. This talk gives first a brief overview of current trends in cellular phones usage addressing the key characteristics of both emerging and developed markets. With increasing processing capabilities and broadband data rates the cell phone is turning into a multimedia computer with imaging, music, video, graphics, GPS and TV capabilities. Second part of the talk will address some relevant challenges for the research community emerging from the desire to further increase the data rates, performance and versatility of use. Energy management is a very broad multidisciplinary challenge covering practically all technologies from semiconductor technologies to wireless protocols and software architecture. The quest for ever increasing data rates challenge, in addition to wireless telecommunications theory, RF integration and antenna designs. The role of SW is playing an increasingly important role in wireless terminals bringing up issues like open source, security and SW productivity.BIO: Yrjo Neuvo, Ph.D., Professor and Technology Advisor, previously Executive Vice President and CTO of Nokia Corporation, has been responsible for product development and technologies of mobile phones. He was a member of the Nokia Group Executive Board of Nokia during 1993-2005. Before joining Nokia, he gained international academic recognition as a professor of signal processing at Tampere University of Technology. He was a National Research Professor at the Academy of Finland and visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his doctorate from Cornell University. During his academic years he has published over 400 scientific articles. Dr. Neuvo has been and is a member of several international research and innovation policy related working groups and committees. He is a Fellow of IEEE, a member of Academia Europeae, the Swedish Academy of Technical Sciences, two Finnish Academies and holds three honorary doctorates. He was general Chairman of 1988 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, First IEEE Workshop on Nonlinear Digital Signal Processing in 1993, the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Communications and the 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications.Hosts: Keith Chugg, chugg@usc.edu AND Sanjit Mitra, skmitra@usc.edu
Location: Seeley Wintersmith Mudd Memorial Hall (of Philosophy) (MHP) - 106
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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ASBME Corporate Luncheon
Fri, Feb 16, 2007 @ 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The mission of the Corporate Luncheon is to allow students, faculty and representatives from local biomedical industry to come together in an informal gathering. The luncheon provides a forum for bringing about an awareness of the biomedical engineering industry. It also provides an opportunity for BME students to learn about research, internship and career opportunities.
Location: Davidson Conference Center
Audiences: Registered Students
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Heavy Metal Stabilization in Contaminated Soil.....
Fri, Feb 16, 2007 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
HEAVY METAL STABILIZATION IN CONTAMINATED SOIL USING CROSSLINKED BIOPOLYMERS WITH INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORK (IPN) STRUCTURESSpeaker:Shawntine Lai
Environmental Engineer
URS CorporationAbstract:
U.S. Department of Defense has many outdoor small arms firing ranges for weapons training, essential for its mission. Their use, however, generates soil contamination primarily with Pb, which is a characteristic hazardous waste. With common total Pb levels in range soils of 50,000 mg/kg or more, there is an acute need for efficient permanent stabilization technologies. The study proposed the use of biopolymers for Pb stabilization in soils. The concept is based on biopolymers' well-known abilities to bind metals, soil particles and to create the crosslinking networks (interpenetrating polymer networks, IPNs) in the presence of crosslinking agents. Consequently, the soil treatment with crosslinked biopolymer networks able to bind both Pb and soil particles in composites resistant to biodegradation may provide a permanent stabilization. There are several commercialized biopolymers and possible crosslinking agents available, such as guar gum, xanthan gum, chitosan, alginate, etc. Many of them have been widely adapted in soil remediation since they are renewable and cost-effective. They can be used as barriers to prevent the migration of hazardous wastes.The parameters used in this study included biodegradability of the IPNs, weight swelling ratio, and rheological properties of the IPNs. Lead in firing range soil was successfully stabilized up to 99% using crosslinked biopolymers at optimum conditions. The distribution of lead species in soil components was investigated using Selective Sequential Extraction (SSE) procedures, and was altered due to the formation of IPNs. This crosslinked biopolymer technology was also applied to synthetic polluted soil of other metals, such as Cr, Cu, and Fe, and showed remarkable results. This presentation will also provide general information on how to conduct and evaluate Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) in engineering practice, such as Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, and Preliminary Endangerment Assessment. The purpose of the ESAs is to identify existing or potential environmental hazards for a subject property. The assessments provide useful information for subsequent remedial action plans.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 156
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Honors Program Colloquium: Pluto Eris and the Dwarf Planets of the Solar System
Fri, Feb 16, 2007 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Lecture given by Professor Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology.
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Faculty and Honors Program Students
Contact: Erika Chua
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Walk-In Advising: Resume Reviews
Fri, Feb 16, 2007 @ 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Student Activity
Please feel free to come in during these walk-in hours! No appointment is necessary. Come in for 10 minute resume review, or question about the career fair!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 218
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
