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Events for April 20, 2007
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Honors Program Colloquium: The Ecology of Architecture -- Biomimicry as Progenitor of Form
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Lecture offered by Mr. David Hertz, AIA of David Hertz AIA Architects, Inc. Studio of Environmental Architecture.
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Faculty and Honors Program Students
Contact: Erika Chua
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Real Time Aerosol Measurement Technologies
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 @ 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
(( SPEAKER ))Dr. Manisha SinghApplications Engineer
TSI Incorporated(( ABSTRACT ))The seminar will provide short reviews of new aerosol science measurement technologies using TSI Particle Research Instrument. Some of the techniques covered are:• Scanning Mobile Particle Sizer (SMPS) Technology
• Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) Technology
• Time-of-flight Technology for real time aerodynamic particle sizing.In addition, Nano Technology measurements such as Health Exposure and Environmental Monitoring in the research community will be highlighted.Instruments will be available for Hands-on experimentation and will provide an opportunity to learn about many of TSI's new instruments including the Fast Mobility Particle Sizer™, Nanoparticle Surface Area Monitor™, Water-based CPC, New CPC Technology, and New SMPS Diffusion Loss Algorithm, DataMerge and Nanoparticle Aggregate Mobility Analysis. TSI personnel will be available to discuss specific applications.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 156
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Masako Okamoto
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1st Annual USC CEE Industry Day
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 @ 02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
(( GUEST SPEAKERS ))- Frank Addeman (Walt Disney Imagineering)- Melissa Payne (SGI Construction Management)- Jay Allen (Stacy and Witbeck Inc.)[[ STUDENT REGISTRATION ]]uscceedinner@gmail.com[[ SCHEDULE of EVENTS ]]2 - 5pm -- JOB FAIR (Kaprielian Courtyard)5 - 6pm -- PHOTO EXHIBIT: An Engineer in Afghanistan (Kaprielian Foyer)6 - 7pm -- NETWORKING HOUR (Radisson Hotel, 3540 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles)7 - 7:45pm -- BANQUET (Radisson Hotel)7:45 - 9pm -- SPEAKER PROGRAM (Radisson Hotel)[[ FACULTY ADVISORS ]]Jean-Pierre Bardet, Henry M. Koffman[[ CO-CHAIRPERSONS ]] Rene Morkos, Karthi Chockalingam
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Masako Okamoto
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First-principles engineering of advanced hydrogen storage materials
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 @ 02:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials SciencepresentsFirst-principles engineering of advanced hydrogen storage materialsVidvuds OzoliòðDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California, Los AngelesHydrogen-fueled vehicles require a cost-effective, light-weight material that binds hydrogen strongly enough to be stable at ambient pressures and temperatures but weakly enough to liberate H2 with minimal heat input. Since none of the simple metal hydrides satisfy all the requirements for a practical H2 storage system, recent research efforts have turned to complex hydrides and advanced multicomponent material compositions. We will show that first-principles density-functional theory (DFT) calculations have become a valuable tool for understanding and predicting novel hydrogen storage materials. Recent studies in our group have used DFT calculations to (i) predict crystal structures of new solid-state hydrides, (ii) determine phase diagrams and thermodynamically favored reaction pathways in multinary hydrides, and (iii) study microscopic kinetics of hydrogen release reactions. We have developed theoretical methods for determining crystal structures and thermodynamic properties of novel complex hydrides, which allow accurate theoretical predictions of hydrogenation enthalpies without any experimental input. Using Li-Mg-N-H and Li-Mg-B-N-H as examples, we will demonstrate that phase diagrams and hydrogenation reactions in multicomponent systems can be determined entirely from the first principles. Finally, we will show recent DFT results that elucidate the kinetics of H2 release and mass transport in the prototypical complex hydride, sodium alanate.Friday, April 20, 2007
Seminar at 2:45 pm
SLH 102
Refreshments will be served at 2:30pm
**ALL FIRST YEAR MATERIALS SCIENCE MAJORS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND**
Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
