"Creative Mischief": Doc Edgerton's Contributions to Underwater Archaeology
Claire Calcagno
Fri Jan 24, 10am-04:00pm, MIT Museum (N52), (Lunch break, 1-2pm)
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2003
Discover Doc Edgerton's passion for what he called "creative mischief": searching for submerged ships and ancient cities! Come find out about Doc's engineering ingenuities, which included underwater photographic and sonar tools to scan and penetrate the seafloor. Learn about the beginnings of maritime archaeology, and how engineering developments have shaped its evolution. Hear the real stories from colleagues who participated in Doc's archaeological ventures and went on to forge their own innovative tools and methods. Examine artifacts that Doc accumulated, as well as instruments he used. Become inspired to follow in his wet footsteps! (Co-sponsored by STS, MIT Museum, Edgerton Center, and DeepArch Research Group.)
Contact: Claire Calcagno, E38-303, x3-3496, clairec@mit.edu
Sponsor: Science,Technology & Society
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Boeing 767 Cockpit Systems and Automation
Chuck Oman (MIT Man Vehicle Lab), Brian Nield (Boeing Commercial Airplane), and Colleagues
Tue Jan 21 thru Fri Jan 24, 09am-03:00pm, Room 33-116, Simulator Sessions:3-5 or 6-8
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 24 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Basic Flight Simulator Instrument Flying Skills (see below).
Are you an aero engineering student, pilot, or serious desktop flight simulator user ? Want to understand how transport aircraft systems and automation work ? Boeing, MIT Aero/Astro and the Microsoft Project I-Campus Flight Simulation Lab are offering a 4 day familiarization course corresponding to those taken by Boeing engineers and airline pilots. Classroom lectures and afternoon/evening sessions using a B767-300 desktop flight simulator and computer based training modules. You don't have to be a real world pilot, but you must have basic FS2002 instrument flying skills.
No listeners.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/flightsimlab/Introduction.htm
Contact: Franck Billarant, 17-010, x3-2428, franck@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Can You Rely on Statistics to Make Important Life Decisions?
Michael Stiefel, Leon Trilling
Mon Jan 13, 03-05:00pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Important life decisions are fraught with uncertainty and risk. Thinking about such problems requires probabilistic or statistical inference. Yet engineering education develops a false view of such reasoning. Concepts such as average, normal, or likely, mean different things when measuring physical quantities as opposed to human choices such as medical treatments, investments, global warming, or war with Iraq. We would like to demonstrate how one should think about such problems. Bad statistics are not the issue here; we know you can lie with statistics and probabilities. We want to develop ways to use probability to reason and evaluate evidence and new information in the light of past beliefs.
Contact: Michael Stiefel, E51-185, (617) 739-4730, michael@reliablesoftware.com
Sponsor: Science,Technology & Society
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Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Tour
Prof. W.E. Vander Velde, George T. Schmidt
Wed Jan 22, 02-04:00pm, Draper Lab Lobby
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Limited to 35 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder.
We will begin with an introduction to the Draper Laboratory, its history, and major projects. We will then visit several areas of the Laboratory and see some of its project activities. Restricted to U.S. citizens or Green Card holders. Tour will depart from the Draper Lab Reception Lobby, 555 Technology Square, Cambridge (next to NE43).
Contact: Leisa Gregor, 9-469, x3-3511, leisag@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Do-It-Yourself Mock Aviation Accident Investigation
Brian Nield, Boeing Commercial Airplane, Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, Earll Murman
Tue Jan 21, Wed Jan 22, Thu Jan 23, 02-05:00pm, Room 33-218, 1/23 session is at 9-12 Noon.
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: spreadsheet skills (Excel); some familiarity with aviation
Bermuda Airlines Flight 16 has crashed shortly after takeoff on its way to the United States. Work with your peers on a small, self-directed, investigative team to solve a realistic (but fictional) aircraft accident mystery. New information on the crash will be given out each session as you piece together the facts to determine what caused the accident and build recommendations for improving flying safety. Note: This is the same problem that was solved in Unified Engineering in Fall 2000 and offered during IAP 2002. Attendance required at sessions on 1/21 (2-5 PM) and 1/23 (9-12 Noon). Participants are expected to attend working sessions on 1/22 (time TBA).
Contact: Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, 35-217, x3-3507, langlois@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Doing Science in a Human Spaceflight Environment
Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman
Thu Jan 30, 10-11:30am, Room 33-116
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A
This lecture will describe how scientific experiments must be planned to take account of the realities of working in a human spaceflight environment. Differences between the research environment on space shuttle missions compared with the space station will be illustrated with examples from actual missions.
Contact: Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman, 37-227, x2-2353, jhoffma1@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Finding Business Information for Engineers
Catherine Friedman, Pat Flanagan
Wed Jan 15, 01-02:30pm, 14N-132
Thu Jan 16, 10-11:30am, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None
A hands-on introduction to business research for engineers. The class will show how to take advantage of business databases available at MIT in order to efficiently gather information on industries, markets, products, and companies.
Contact: Anita Perkins, E53-100, perkins@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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From the Earth to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Program
Prof. Olivier de Weck
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Based on student demand, the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics will be publicly showing the 12 part mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon" during IAP 2003. The series was produced by HBO in 1998 under the direction of Tom Hanks for a budget of $60 million. It has won several awards for accurately and vividly recounting the triumphs, failures and challenges of program Apollo. The timeframe covered is from 1961-1972 and many insights can be gained for undergraduate and graduate students with interests in Astronautics. To add some context each part will be briefly introduced (10-15 min) by a faculty or staff member who has a particular connection to the topic either via their past involvement in the Apollo program or their current area of research. Other sponsors: Space Systems Lab and Students for the Development and Exploration of Space. ADDITIONAL INFO: "Part I: Can We Do This? (1961--Mercury Program Kickoff)" will be on Friday, January 3, 12-1 PM, Room 33-116.
Contact: Prof. Olivier de Weck, 33-406, x3-0255, deweck@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Part 2: Apollo 1 (1967 -- Pre-Launch Accident, Investigation)
Prof. Nancy Leveson
Mon Jan 6, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
Part 3: We Have Cleared the Tower (Apollo 7 -- Resuming Launch)
Dr. Ray Sedwick
Wed Jan 8, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
Part 4: 1968 (Apollo 8 -- First Lunar Circumnavigation)
Prof. Richard Battin
Fri Jan 10, 12-01:00pm, 33-218
Part 5: Spider (Lunar Module Design, Construction, Launch)
Prof. Robert Seamans
Mon Jan 13, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
Part 6: Mare Tranquilitatis (Apollo 11 -- First Lunar Landing)
Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman
Wed Jan 15, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
Part 7: That is All There is (Apollo 12 -- Astronauts)
Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman
Fri Jan 17, 12-01:00pm, 33-206
Part 8: We Interrupt This Program (Apollo 13 -- Mishap/Journalism)
Prof. David Miller
Wed Jan 22, 12-01:00pm, 33-206
Part 9: For Miles & Miles (Apollo 14 -- Al Shepard Returns)
Prof. Richard Battin
Fri Jan 24, 12-01:00pm, 33-206
Part 10: Galileo Was Right (Apollo 15 -- Geological Research)
Prof. Richard Battin
Mon Jan 27, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
Part 11: The Original Wives Club (Apollo 16 -- Wives)
Mrs. Barbara Hoffman
Wed Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
Part 12: Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Apollo 17 -- Last Trip to the Moon)
Prof. Olivier de Weck
Fri Jan 31, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
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High Efficiency Nuclear Fuel: How High is High Enough?
Mujid S. Kazimi
Thu Jan 23, 09am-04:00pm, 24-115, Meets 9am-noon and 1-4pm
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
This one day colloquium will cover the feasibility and safety issues of very high efficiency (or burnup in the nuclear lingo) nuclear fuel in light water reactors. The burnup of nuclear fuel has increased from about 20MWd/kg in the 1960s to its current level of 50 MWd/kg. The Electric Power Research Institute has recently sent the NRC a document that lays the foundation for raising the burnup to about 70MWd/kg. Research at MIT is investigating the feasibility of reaching 120MWd/kg. Several experts will discuss the issues involved, the experiments to characterize the high burnup fuel and economics and safety implications: Dr. Ralph Meyer, NRC; Dr. David Diamond, Brookhaven National Lab; Dr. Joe Rashid, EPRI consultant; Dr. Michael Billon, Argonne National Lab; Dr. Wolfgang Wiesenack, Halden Project; and Dr. Carl Beyer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Contact: Mujid S. Kazimi, 24-219, 253-4206, kazimi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Nuclear Engineering
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Highlights of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Prof. Moe Win
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: N/A
PLEASE CHECK THE IAP SITE FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL SESSIONS TO THIS SERIES.
A series of lectures on the activities of the department will cover areas of interest in research, with oral presentations, films and/or demos and examples. Please check the IAP website for a listing of topics and speakers in the Highlights series.
Contact: Marie Stuppard, 33-208, x3-2279, mas@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
On Algebraic Compilers and Fly-By Orbits
Prof. Richard Battin
Tue Jan 7, 02-03:00pm, Room 33-206
Doing Science in a Human Spaceflight Environment
Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman
This lecture will describe how scientific experiments must be planned to take account of the realities of working in a human spaceflight environment. Differences between the research environment on space shuttle missions compared with the space station will be illustrated with examples from actual missions.
Thu Jan 30, 10-11:30am, 33-116
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How to Be MechE in the "Real World"
Daniel Kern
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 03-Jan-2003
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
If you are wondering if mechanical engineering is right for you or if you realize gears run your brain, then this class is for you. The roles and career paths of mechanical engineers in industry will be investigated. Topics such as "Should I Co-op?", "When/should I go to grad school?", "What kind of jobs are available for a MechE?", and "What does a MechE do daily on the job?" will be covered. Many examples from the automotive industry will be presented. The format will be informal lectures and panel discussions. To register, see URL below.
Web: http://variation.mit.edu/iap
Contact: Daniel Kern, kern@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
Planning Your Career Path
Daniel Kern
Tue Jan 7, 11am-12:00pm, 1-246
Career Options for MechEs
Daniel Kern
Tue Jan 14, 11am-12:00pm, 1-246
MechEs on the Job
Daniel Kern
Tue Jan 21, 11am-12:00pm, 1-246
A Panel Discussion of MechE Careers
Daniel Kern
Tue Jan 28, 11am-12:00pm, 1-246
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Human Factors in Industry Seminars
Hayley Davison of MIT Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
In this IAP seminar series, the MIT HFES would like to expose the MIT community to industry applications of the field of human factors. Prestigious human factors practitioners from the Boston area will each present a seminar on a relevant human factors topic and relay their experiences as practitioners making human factors work in the real world.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena/activity/h/hfes/www/Home.htm
Contact: Hayley Davison of MIT Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, 35-217, 253-7575, hayley@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hayley J Davison, 35-217, 617 225-1104, hayley@mit.edu
Air Traffic Control Modeling
Dr. Dick Pew, Senior Researcher at BBN Technologies
Dr. Pew will be presenting on how he used his modeling language, D-OMAR, to model ATC taxi and departure operations at O'Hare International Airport.
Thu Jan 9, 03-04:30pm, 33-116
Field Observation Techniques
Dr. Emilie Roth, Principal Researcher in Roth Cognitive Engineering
Dr. Roth will be speaking about effective field observation techniques used to both better understanding a domain and to elicitation information from experts.
Thu Jan 16, 03-04:30pm, 33-418
Easy Listening: The Role of Human Factors Engineers at Bose Corporation
Dr. David Aurelio, Mgr. of the User Research & Usability Group of the Bose Co.
Dr. Aurelio will be presenting on usability issues revealed by the usability group in Bose products and the approaches used in resolving these issues.
Thu Jan 23, 03-04:30pm, 33-116
Virtual Reality & Medical Telerobotics
Dr. Larry Hettinger, Senior Researcher of the Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dr. Hettinger will be speaking on his experiences modeling telerobotics tasks using virtual environments.
Thu Jan 30, 03-04:30pm, 33-418
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Innovation Dynamics: Industry and Technology Roadmapping @ MIT
Joost Bonsen
Tue Jan 21, 10am-12:00pm, e15-054
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Survey of interdisciplinary MIT efforts to roadmap technology and business dynamics across a broad range of industries. We draw lessons from the Fall semester 15.795 Technology Roadmapping seminar and the Communications Roadmap Consortium.
Web: http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpbonsen/iap2003.html
Contact: Joost Bonsen, 617.930.0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu
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MACRO: Big Engineering Projects
Ernst G. Frankel
Tue Jan 14, Thu Jan 16, 02-03:30pm, 5-314
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Discussion of the process of the selection, planning, implementation and use of large-scale engineering projects: Successes, Failures and Outright Stupidities.
Hydroelectric Projects: Three Gorges Project, Igozu, etc.
Tunnels and Tunneling Projects: English Channel Tunnel, Boston's Big Dig
Canals: Panama Expansion, Suez Widening
Water Supply: Rhone-Algiers Project, Turkey's Water World
Reclamation and Artificial Islands: Singapore, Israel/Gaza Islands
Transport Projects in Development
Transmexican Landbridge
Contact: Ernst G. Frankel, (617) 734-2221, frankel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Ocean Engineering
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Technical Seminar Series
Various
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Two days (Jan 14 and Jan 16) of technical seminars, sponsored by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Each day begins at 12:45PM with a 15 minute "Informational Overview of Lincoln Laboratory." Refreshments will be served. For more information on Lincoln laboratory, please see the URL below.
Web: http://www.ll.mit.edu/
Contact: Gary Hackett, (781) 981-7056, hackett@ll.mit.edu
Sponsor: Lincoln Laboratory
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
Steven R. Bussolari, Ph.D.
To see abstract, go to http://www.ll.mit.edu/careers/seminarsdescription.html#Trafficalert
Tue Jan 14, 01-02:00pm, 4-163
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Microelectronics Laboratory
Dr. Vyshnavi Suntharalingam
To see abstract, go to http://www.ll.mit.edu/careers/seminarsdescription.html#MITLincoln
Tue Jan 14, 02:15-03:15pm, 4-163
MIMO Communication
Daniel W. Bliss, Ph.D.
To see abstract, go to http://www.ll.mit.edu/careers/seminarsdescription.html#MIMO
Tue Jan 14, 03:30-04:30pm, 4-163
A Deep Submicrometer Fully Depleted Low-Power SOI CMOS Process
James A. Burns, Ph.D.
To see abstract, go to http://www.ll.mit.edu/careers/seminarsdescription.html#MIT
Thu Jan 16, 01-02:00pm, 4-163
CCD Imager Technology for High-Frame-Rate and Low-Noise Applications
Robert K. Reich, Ph.D.
To see abstract, go to http://www.ll.mit.edu/careers/seminarsdescription.html#CCD
Thu Jan 16, 02:15-03:15pm, 4-163
Phonetic, Idiolectal, and Acoustic Speaker Recognition
Joseph P. Campbell, Ph.D.
The area of automatic speaker recognition has been dominated by systems using only short-term, low-level acoustic information, such as cepstral features. While these systems have produced reasonably low error rates,
they ignore other levels of information beyond low-level acoustics that convey speaker information. This presentation will include a tutorial and focus on breaking research that exploits high-level information,
e.g., idiosyncratic word usage and pronunciation, in automatic speaker recognition systems to add robustness and greatly improve accuracy.
Thu Jan 16, 03:30-04:30pm, 4-163
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Mars Gravity Biosatellite: Information Session and Lab Tour
Thomas Coffee, Audrey Schaffer, Paul Wooster, Erika Brown
Tue Jan 7, Wed Jan 29, 07-11:30pm, 33-206, Lab Tour Optional: 8:30-11:30
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join a multi-million dollar, international effort to launch a dozen mice into space! The Mars Gravity Biosatellite will provide the first data on how mammals respond to a partial gravity environment. This groundbreaking study will take a crucial step in preparing the world for human missions to Mars.
Positions are available at all levels in science, engineering, prototyping, animal research, management, and public outreach.
Web: http://www.marsgravity.org/
Contact: Audrey Schaffer, 41-116, x2-3309, audreys@mit.edu
Sponsor: Satellite Engineering Team
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Mars Gravity Biosatellite: Phase B Design Work
Thomas Coffee, Audrey Schaffer, Paul Wooster, Erika Brown
Mon Jan 6 thru Sat Feb 1, 10am-06:00pm, 41-116
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
The Mars Gravity Biosatellite Program will be conducting Phase B Design Work in science, engineering, prototyping, and development in preparation for a Preliminary Design Review in January. Interested students should plan to attend one of the information sessions during November or January, or contact info@marsgravity.org.
Web: http://www.marsgravity.org/
Contact: Audrey Schaffer, 41-116, 452-3309, audreys@mit.edu
Sponsor: Satellite Engineering Team
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Mars Society IAP Event
Mirna Daouk, Bruce Mackenzie
Tue Jan 28, 06-08:00pm, TBD
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2003
Single session event
The Mars Society invites you to a very exciting talk covering some futuristic ideas about Mars exploration! A discussion about Mars, Mars exploration, and the Mars Society will follow the talk. Pizza and refreshments will be served (with RSVP).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mars/
Contact: Mirna Daouk, 33-407, x2-3043, daouk@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Mars Society
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Nanostructured Catalysts Design and Organic Synthesis
Professor Jackie Y. Ying
Mon, Wed, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 27, 29, 06:30-08:30pm, 8-404
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This subject describes the tailoring of materials with crystallite size, particle size and/or pore size in the nanometer regime. A variety of chemical approaches have been developed to synthesize these nanostructured materials with a great deal of compositional flexibility and surface functionality. These novel materials are designed as catalysts, membranes, sensors, gas absorbents, advanced ceramics, biomaterials and drug delivery systems with unique size dependent properties and ultrahigh surface reactivity. Through the self-assembly of molecular and supramolecular building blocks, hierarchical structures with nanoscaled features can also be processed. These bulk systems are of great interest for molecular electronic and biomedical applications. NOTE: Participating students may register for 10.522 (3-0-6), which continues through spring 2003 (until 3/31).
Contact: Professor Jackie Y. Ying, 66-542, 253-2899, jyying@mit.edu
Sponsor: Chemical Engineering
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Nanostructures Seminar: Prof. Ortiz on Biocompatibilty
Joost Bonsen, Jose Pacheco
Thu Jan 16, 04:30-06:00pm, 34-101, Refreshments start @ 4:15p
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event
Materials Science Professor Christine Ortiz surveys the Molecular Origins of Biocompatibility. Focus on the Materials Design Issues and Challenges at the Nanoscale.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tinytech/Nanostructures/Cortiz.htm
Contact: Joost Bonsen, 617.930.0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu
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Research Lab Strategy: Envisioning, Financing, & Orchestrating Research @ MIT
Joost Bonsen
Fri Jan 17, 10am-12:00pm, e15-054
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event
An informal survey of MIT research labs and lab practices. Explores strategies for envisioning, financing, and orchestrating ambitious research agendae and maintaining lab vitality. Especially relevant to those interested in systems projects & cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Web: http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpbonsen/iap2003.html
Contact: Joost Bonsen, 617.930.0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu
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Space Nuclear Power - The Only Way to Get to Mars and Back
Andrew Kadak, Marc Berte
Tue Jan 21, 01-05:00pm, 4-370
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This seminar will feature the crucial role that nuclear power must play if there is to be a manned Mars mission. We'll explore not only the various propulsion options by NASA mission planners, but also the need for an energy-producing nuclear plant for the far reaches of space in order to provide electricity and fuel for the return trip.
Contact: Andrew Kadak, 24-202, 253-0166, kadak@mit.edu
Sponsor: Nuclear Engineering
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Tour of the MIT Research Reactor
E. Lau
Fri Jan 10, Wed Jan 15, Fri Jan 17, 10am-12:00pm, NW12 1st floor desk, photo ID required
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 02-Jan-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Learn how the MIT Research Reactor is operated and utilized. A descriptive lecture and a walking tour of the lab will be given with emphasis on interdisciplinary research and applications. Advance sign up and photo ID required.
Contact: E. Lau, NW12-116, x3-4211, eslau@mit.edu
Sponsor: Nuclear Reactor Lab
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Why Be EE? The Wonders of Electrical Engineering!
Eric Ko, ACM/IEEE IAP Coordinator
Wed Jan 15, Thu Jan 16, 23, 07-09:00pm, 34-101
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Discover the fascinating world of Electrical Engineering at the "Why EE?" series. Electrical Engineering professors and company representatives give illuminating insights about their passion for EE. Whether you are skeptical or swear by EE, you will find the interaction inspirational, to say the least. Past faculty participating in this series include Professors Rajeev Ram, Amar Bose, and James Roberge. Especially for freshmen and sophomores choosing between EE, CS, and other fields of engineering, but all are welcome!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ieee/iap/www/
Contact: Danny Shen, dzshen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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