In Vino Veritas
Professor Linn W. Hobbs
Tue Jan 18, Thu Jan 20, Mon Jan 24, Tue Jan 25, Thu Jan 27, 05-08:00pm, 6-104, Chipman Room
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 60 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Participants must be age 21 or older on 1/18/11. ID req.
Fee: 185.00 for For wine, crackers and extensive tasting notes
Harvard cannot lay claim to all verities! This high quality introductory class in wine appreciation, long an IAP classic now in its 30th year, with more than 2200 enthusiastic alumni/ae, will acquaint participants with the truth about wines from around the world through comparative tastings at least 55 fine wines. The offering is perennially oversubscribed, so immediate registration is advised. Payment of fee with registration.
Contact: Gabrielle Joseph, 13-4062, x3-6970, gaj@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Introduction to Nuclear Power
Benoit Forget, Paul Romano, Jacob DeWitte
Tue Jan 18 thru Fri Jan 21, 10:30am-12:00pm, 4-149
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Course 1: Historical perspective of nuclear fission; Overview of radioactive decay and nuclear fission; Basic concepts of a nuclear power reactor. Course 2: Introduction of nuclear reactor safety. Discussion of reactivity and feedback mechanisms. Overview of defense in depth concepts. Discussion of Chernobyl accident. Course 3: Overview of the fuel cycle; From mining to waste disposal, this course will discuss ore processing, enrichment, spent nuclear fuel and long term disposal. Course 4: Overview of closed-fuel cycles possibilities such as Pu recycling and Minor actinides recycling. Introduction to fast reactors.
Particularly geared for Freshman.
Contact: Benoit Forget, 24-214, (617) 253-1655, bforget@mit.edu
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