Project Engineering
Prof. Olivier de Weck, Prof. Fred Moavenzadeh
Thu Jan 28, 04pm-12:00am, Vermont, 1/28 4PM - 1/31 6PM
Fri Jan 29, 12am-11:45pm, Vermont, 1/28 4PM - 1/31 6PM
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Dec-2009
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Must be student in Gordon Engineering Leadership Prog.
Introduce students to basic principles, methods, and tools for project management in a realistic context. Skills applicable to the management of complex development projects.
Leave MIT at 4:00PM on 1/28, travel to Vermont via bus, and return 1/31 by about 6:00PM.
To take subject for credit, students must also enroll for ESD.950 in Spring 2010.
Contact: Leo McGonagle, 35-416, x3-4867, lmcgon@mit.edu
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Research Topics in Smart Electricity Distribution Grids
Prof. Tomás Gómez Institute for Research in Technology, Comillas U., Madrid
Fri Jan 22, 10:30am-12:00pm, E51-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Distribution networks are becoming very different from what they used to be. The increasing presence of diverse types of distributed generation, the anticipated strong penetration of plug-in electric vehicles and the use of advanced schemes of interaction with the end consumers are creating new needs for design operation and regulation of the distribution activity. This talk will present results from several on-going research projects that have studied the technical and economic impacts of the integration of distributed generation and electric vehicles and the design of incentives for improving the quality of service in distribution networks. Professor Tomás Gómez has worked for more than 25 years in numerous research topics involving distribution networks and he presently participates in several smart grid European projects.
Contact: Prof. Ignacio Perez-Arriaga, E19-439L, (617) 715-5254, ipa@mit.edu
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Technology, Leadership, and Innovation in the Services Economy
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Wed Jan 27, 01-04:00pm, E51-149
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Over the past century, science and technology have been successfully applied to innovation in the industrial sector of the economy. The services sector comprises between 70 - 80% of the GDP and jobs in advanced economies around the world. Advances in information technologies have enabled us to bring significant innovation to services and services industries. The seminar will explore the differences between "classic" industrial sector innovation and innovation in the services economy. We will illustrate the nature of services innovation with concrete examples across a variety of industries.
Contact: Irving Wladawsky-Berger, E40-237, (203) 856-4915, irvingwb@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Sloan School of Management
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