Effective Speaking
Barbara Smith
Tue Jan 11, Thu Jan 13, Tue Jan 18, Thu Jan 20, 03-05:00pm, 1-390
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2011
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. (Prerequisite - must be an MIT Student, Faculty, Staff or Affiliate to attend class.)
Contact: Barbara Smith, 5-320, x3-0137, bsmith@mit.edu
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Four Nuclear Lectures
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Dr. Kosta Tsipis will present four nuclear lectures:
Jan. 13, 2011, 2-3PM, room 5-233: Effects of a Nuclear Explosion in a City
Jan. 13, 2011, 3-4PM, room 5-233: The Physics of Nuclear Weapons
Jan. 19, 2011, 2-3PM, room 5-233: Nuclear Proliferation
Jan. 20, 2011, 2-3PM, room 5-233: The Origin, History and Accomplishments of "Pugwash"
Contact: Dr. Kosta Tsipis, 3-435B, 253-2228, tsipis@mit.edu
Effects of a Nuclear Explosion in a City
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Thu Jan 13, 02-03:00pm, 5-233
The Physics of Nuclear Weapons
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Thu Jan 13, 03-04:00pm, 5-233
Nuclear Proliferation
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Wed Jan 19, 02-03:00pm, 5-233
The Origin, History and Accomplishments of "Pugwash"
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Thu Jan 20, 02-03:00pm, 5-233
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From Innovation To Commercially-Viable Products
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
From Innovation To Commercially-Viable Products. Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers. No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below). Participants welcome at individual sessions (series).
This course, consisting of 3 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 Xixis (Jan. 25), we may have other mystery guests.
Throughout the course we will discuss building a financial model to determine viability, and test a variety of scenarios.
NOTE: Class will meet in room 4-145
Contact: Afarin Bellisario, (617) 899-2519, abellisario@alum.mit.edu
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
Session 1 is focused on identifying and selecting a target application/market. It covers identifying opportunities, the value proposition, pricing and timing.
Tue Jan 11, 10am-12:00pm, 4-145
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
Session 2 is focused on market sizing for emerging markets, target customers, channels, supply chain, and understanding of the market ecosystem.
Tue Jan 18, 10am-12:00pm, 4-145
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
Session 3 is focused on strategies for commercialization and protection of IP. Role of partnerships, licensing and other models of commercialization will be discussed.
Tue Jan 25, 10am-12:00pm, 4-145
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Inspiration from Nature: Biomimicry Design Competition Preparatory Lectures
Kachina Gosselin
Wed, Fri, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 01-03:00pm, 66-160
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Have you ever marveled at the swiftness of a cheetah? The adhesive ability of gecko feet? The coherence of a flock of birds? Nature has an amazing ability to solve challenges that seem at first glance to be insurmountable. Peer into the design of natural systems and perhaps glean insight into solutions to the pressing problems facing our civilization.
Coordinated with The Biomimicry Institute and with guest lectures in topics from engineering to design to business development, this course will introduce you to basic biomimcry tools and concepts, encourage you to approach engineering problems from a systems thinking perspective, and help you create technically novel solutions with the simple elegance that nature inspires.
Sustainability is all around us, we just need to learn how to emulate it.
Contact: Kachina Gosselin, (617) 893-1988, kachina@mit.edu
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MIT Marine Robotics Team Autonomous Underwater Robots
Richard Dahan
Wed Jan 12, 07-10:00pm, N52-318
Thu Jan 13, 05-08:00pm, N52-318
Fri Jan 14, 11am-02:00pm, N52-318
Sun Jan 16, 04-07:00pm, N52-318
Wed Jan 19, 07-10:00pm, N52-318
Thu Jan 20, 05-08:00pm, N52-318
Fri Jan 21, 11am-02:00pm, N52-318
Sun Jan 23, 04-07:00pm, N52-318
Wed Jan 26, 07-10:00pm, N52-318
Thu Jan 27, 05-08:00pm, N52-318
Fri Jan 28, 11am-02:00pm, N52-318
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
The Marine Robotics Team invites you to join us in creating autonomous underwater robots. Students will work in small groups to design and build an underwater robot capable of autonomous navigation and maneuvering in a pool environment. Learn how to program behavioral algorithms, use a variety of sensors and fabricate viable underwater structures. At the end of IAP an event will be held at an MIT pool for students to test their robots on an underwater course while friends and faculty watch. Scheduling will be flexible, but plan on committing at least 5 hours per week.
Meetings 1/12/11-1/27/11 on Wed. 7-10pm, Thurs. 5-8pm, Fri. 11am-2pm, and Sun. 4-7pm. The final event is on 1/28.
Contact: Richard Dahan, rdahan@mit.edu
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Musical Mechanical Engineers
Barbara Hughey
Fri Jan 28, ??-??:00am
Friday, Jan 28, time TBA, Killian Hall (14W-111)
No enrollment limit, advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 03-Jan-2011
Participate in the second annual IAP Course 2 concert! Anyone affiliated with the Mechanical Engineering department is invited to perform in a concert to be held in Killian Hall on Friday, Jan 28, time TBA. The hall will be available in the morning for run-throughs, and the concert will be in the afternoon. You may form your own group, or simply sign up and ask to be placed in a group. Information is posted on the Wiki (link below)
Web: https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/2IAPCONCERT/Home
Contact: Barbara Hughey, bhughey@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
Web: https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/2IAPCONCERT/Home
Contact: Barbara Hughey, bhughey@mit.edu
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Optimal Design and Analysis of Energy Harvesting Turbines: Wind and Tidal Turbines
Sungho Lee
Fri Jan 21, 10am-12:00pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 23 participants.
Single session event
In this class I'll introduce the physics of wind and tide, teach about methods to analyze the flow field and power extraction, then go into optimizing the design of the wind and tidal turbines. The context of the teaching material will be designed such a way that half of the presentation covers the general understanding of the physics of the wind and tide and the other half focuses on practical implementation of those on optimal design of wind turbine blades and tidal turbine blades using the computational analysis tool that will be provided.
Contact: Sungho Lee, sunglee@mit.edu
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Pursuing an Academic Career While Starting a Family: Work-Life Balance Issues
Kim Hamad-Schifferli, Kristala Jones Prather, Annalisa Weigel
Mon Jan 24, 01:30-03:30pm, 4-149
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 40 participants.
Single session event
Kim Hamad-Schifferli, MechE/BE
Kristala Jones Prather, ChemE
Annalisa Weigel, Aero-Astro/ESD
Interested in an academic career, but also starting a family? We will feature a panel of women faculty from engineering and science who have different family situations and are balancing those with an academic career. Discussion will cover issues such as:
- Stopping the tenure clock for a maternity leave
- Maternity leaves: breaks from teaching and your research
- Maintaining academic visibility as a mother
- Traveling for work while children are small
- Childcare situations
- Balancing time spent on household chores
- Spouse/Partner support, involvement in childcare, and maintaining the household
Grad students, postdocs, research scientists welcome to attend. There will be plenty of time for questions!
Contact: Kim Hamad-Schifferli, 56-341C, (617) 452-2385, schiffer@mit.edu
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Some Interesting Images: How They Were Taken
Dr. Jay Connor
Tue Jan 18, 03-04:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Dr. Jay Connor takes stunning photographs of the Boston Area. His portfolio includes images from sporting events like the Head of the Charles and the Boston Marathon, politicians visits like Bill Clinton’s to Harvard and Sarah Palin’s at the Boston stop of the Tea Party Express, and the City’s Fourth of July Celebration. He has also photographed the Obama family, David Patraeus, Richard Gere, Scott Brown, Tiger Woods, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Tom Brady, the Dalai Lama, and a host of others. Dr. Connor will talk with us about pictures that he has taken, the circumstances associated with them, and the process of capturing a great photograph. He will also offer tips for photographers and answer questions about his work.
Contact: Prof. Warren Seering, seering@mit.edu
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