"Fuel Your Mind"--A Primer on Transportation Fuels, Current and Future
Prof. John Heywood, Dr. Winnie Torres-Ordonez (Global Fuels Technology, BP), Dr. James Simnick (Global Fuels Technology, BP)
Tue Jan 22, 09am-04:00pm, 1-390
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
The goal of this short course is to review the essential characteristics of the fuels we use every day in our cars, pickups, and SUVs. It will review the essentials of fuel refining and distribution, the key requirements of today's gasoline fuels, the opportunities that biofuels present, and the evolving role of ethanol.
Contact: Karla Stryker, 3-339D, x3-2203, kstryker@mit.edu
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A quantitative (out)look at the future of energy: World energy consumption and resources
Gian Paolo Beretta
Fri Jan 11, 09-10:30am, 6-120
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Prereq: none
History of energy consumption, outlook on demographic growth, technological development, energy consumption and CO2 emissions for the rest of the century. The complexities of the energy problem emerge in a rational perspective, and the important numbers with the right orders of magnitude.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/beretta/www/Beretta-IAP-Energy.htm
Contact: Gian Paolo Beretta, 3-237G, 324-0223, beretta@mit.edu
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Beer Connoisseur Class
William Hagan, Kelly Klima
Thu Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 06-08:00pm, Thirsty Ear Pub
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: 21 and older
Fee: 50.00 for Supplies
The course will invite Brewmasters from the local Boston breweries such as Harpoon, Sam Adams, Beer Works, and the Seven’s Pub to join MIT students in an educational experience discussing beer. The course will discuss the steps in the fermenting process, ingredients and expected tastes, and the production supply chain from raw ingredients to a bottled product shipped to the consumer.
The course will be held in the Thirsty Ear Pub and expects to meet four times for approximately 2 hours. The intent is to broaden the student’s knowledge of beer, promote responsible drinking through education at the Thirsty Ear Pub, and help to forge relationships that will last a lifetime beyond MIT.
Contact: William Hagan, 5-309, (617) 314-2419, WHagan@mit.edu
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Effective Speaking
Barbara Smith
Tue, Thu, Jan 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 04-06:00pm, 1-390
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 04-Jan-2008
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None Required
Have you always wondered why some people seem at ease with public speaking? Have others told you to speak up because you speak too softly, or perhaps you are self-conscious because of your accent? Well, this class is for you! You will learn the proper techniques for projecting your voice and delivering a talk.
Contact: Barbara Smith, 5-320, x3-0137, bsmith@mit.edu
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From Innovation To Commercially Viable Products
Afarin Bellisario
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This course, consisting of 4 independent 2 hour sessions, will focus on the journey from an innovative concept (or proof of concept) to a commercially viable product. Each session covers an independent part of the process.
All sessions will use real examples from real world products. In addition to George, we may have other mystery guests. Throughout the course we will discuss building of a financial model to determine the viability and test a variety of scenarios.
Contact: Afarin Bellisario, (617) 899-2519, abellisario@alum.mit.edu
Afarin Bellisario
o Session one is focused of identifying and selecting a target application/market. This session covers identifying opportunities, the value proposition, pricing, ,and timing
Tue Jan 8, 10am-12:00pm, 1-132
Afarin Bellisario
o Session 2 is focused on market sizing for emerging markets , target customers, channels, supply chain, and understanding of the market eco-system
Tue Jan 15, 10am-12:00pm, 1-132
Afarin Bellisario
o Session 3: Is focused on the process of product development: going from proof of concept to a manufactured product including product definition, market validation, trade offs, standards, manufacturing, and effect of delays in profitability as well as the role of partnerships and start up business models. The financial aspects of product and business are also discussed
Tue Jan 22, 10am-12:00pm, 1-132
Afarin Bellisario
o Session 4: covers legal aspects of the business. Subject covered include: IP protection, and formation of corporations, George Xixis, a patent attorney with Nutter, Mc Clennen and Fish, and MIT class of ’87 will be our guest speaker for this session.
Tue Jan 29, 10am-12:00pm, 1-132
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Thermodynamics in a nutshell (but rigorous!): how to define entropy for nonequilibrium states
Gian Paolo Beretta
Tue Jan 15, Wed Jan 16, Thu Jan 17, 09-11:00am, 4-237
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: a previous exposure to thermodynamics will help
You will see how the essential concepts of thermodynamics, including a clear definition of entropy valid for nonequilibrium states, can be organized and taught in a small number of lectures. Will serve also as a nice review of the fundamentals.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/beretta/www/Beretta-IAP-Thermodynamics.htm
Contact: Gian Paolo Beretta, 3-237G, 324-0223, beretta@mit.edu
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