IAP 2015 Activities by Category - Engineering

William H. Green, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Jim Simnick, Senior Technical Advisor, Global Fuels Technology, BP, George Huff, Advisor, Conversion Technology, Downstream Technology, BP

Jan/28

Wed

10:00AM-05:00PM

66-168

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 60 participants

How is crude oil converted into gasoline and other transportation fuels? Is the gasoline available in Boston the same as what is available in Chicago?  What are biofuels and what is driving the demand for these fuels of the future? Which fuel properties matter for performance? Please join us in this short course offered by engineers from BP and Prof. Green to answer these questions, and to gain a better understanding of transportation fuels, and fuel processing technology. 

Projections and recent history suggest significant shifts in the transportation fuels system over the next few decades, but no one is sure how things will actually develop. This mini-course will give you a more complete perspective on the many issues involved when fuel standards or regulations shift and when new types of fuel feedstocks become available.

Experiences so far with E85 (and CNG) illustrate some of the realities which make it very challenging to introduce alternative fuels which are not compatible with existing engines and infrastructure.

Topics Include:

• Fuel Performance Criteria
• Refining
• Gasoline & Diesel       
• Biofuels, Ethanol & E85

 

Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering
Contact: Prof. William H. Green, E17-504H, 617-253-4580, whgreen@mit.edu

Ahmed F. Ghoniem, Ronald C. Crane (1972) Professor

Jan/21

Wed

09:00AM-04:00PM

Room 3-333

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

How will we meet our future energy needs, which is heavily dependent on oil?

More and more, oil is discovered and produced offshore and in deeper and deeper water. 

How do we know where to drill and how do you actually drill for oil?

What are the enormous engineering challenges in working at 5,000 feet of water or deeper? How do we produce energy safely and efficiently, bring it to shore and ultimately get it to our customers?   What are the recent developments in science and engineering that will take us further?

This short course will discuss these and other important energy questions, focusing on gaining better understanding of exploring, drilling, and producing oil and gas in deepwater basins.

Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Lorraine Rabb, 3-343, 617 253-2210, LRABB@MIT.EDU

Chris Murphy, emerging technology analyst

Jan/29

Thu

01:00PM-03:00PM

4-270

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

The annual International Comsumer Electronics Show (CES) is the industry's showcase event, with over 3600 exhibitors showing the latest developments in consumer electronics to over 160,000 attendees.  Join Chris Murphy, emerging technology analyst in IS&T, to discuss what he saw at CES in a variety of areas including television displays and content, 3D printing, drones, robotics, and more.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Chris Murphy, W92-191, 617 253-4105, CHRIS@MIT.EDU

Kara Manke

Jan/07

Wed

01:00PM-02:00PM

5-233

Enrollment: Advance registration requested

Interested in learning about the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program? Come and hear Kara Manke (MIT Physical Chemistry doctoral candidate) talk about her experience in the program last summer, working for NPR. Kara will talk briefly about her experience in the program and the process of applying, and will address your questions. For more information about the program see: http://www.aaas.org/program/aaas-mass-media-science-engineering-fellows-... (Applications are due January 15, 2015). Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Lindsey Fernandez, E39, 617 715-5329, LINDSEYF@MIT.EDU

Ying-Chou Chen, PhD

	Jan/21	Wed	10:30AM-12:00PM	36-156
	Jan/28	Wed	10:30AM-12:00PM	36-156

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Complex human diseases are influenced by the actions of multiple genes, their interactions with each other and with the environment. This IAP course will introduce traditional and emerging strategies for studying the genetic basis of complex disorders such as diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. A major focus will be the application of synthetic biology to a wide range of genetic screening. The course curriculum is divided into two sections. The first lecture part will cover the new platforms and models in underpinnings of age-related human disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease. Followed by the second seminar session, we will discuss several of the most advanced researches in other complex human diseases. Broadly, we will explore cutting edge techniques including the CRISPR system, multiplexed genome engineering, and high-throughput sequencing.

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Ying-Chou Chen, yjoechen@mit.edu

Donald Galler, Research Engineer

Enrollment: First come, first serve basis.
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

The seminar is an introduction to the operation of a scanning electron microscope. The basic operating principles will be covered and the attendees will be trained on the use of the microscope. This is primarily a training session for people who expect to use the machine for research purposes but everyone is welcomed. Attendees are encouraged to bring samples for exploration.

 This is a modern scanning electron microscope with a low pressure chamber, computer controlled positioning stage and an energy dispersive spectroscopy system (EDS) for elemental analysis.  Attendees will be trained on the SEM and EDS systems. 

Enrollment: Advance sign up.  ----  Limit: 8 people per session. 

Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Donald Galler, 4-133, 617-253-4554, dgaller@mit.edu

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	Jan/20	Tue	09:00AM-05:00PM	SEM Lab Room 4-141, 1 Hour Lunch Break
	Jan/21	Wed	09:00AM-05:00PM	SEM Lab Room 4-141, 1 Hour Lunch Break
	Jan/22	Thu	09:00AM-05:00PM	SEM Lab Room 4-141, 1 Hour Lunch Break

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Donald Galler - Research Engineer

Carlos de la Torre, Research Fellow, DUSP

Jan/29

Thu

12:30PM-02:00PM

Building 9 tentative

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

“Modern innovation policy is rather more a matter of ‘choosing races and placing bets’ ”  - A. Hughes

Investments incentives feature prominently as part of a group of measures aimed at fostering pollution abatement and renewable energy projects facing market or “systems configurations” failures. The objective of this activity is - by taking as reference a base case fiscal regime faced by a firm on two mutually exclusive potential projects – to see, where possible, how effective are alternative tax incentive regimes in order to guide private firm project choice, while at the same time maintain fiscal space and align private return objectives to social ones. 

Contact: Carlos De La Torre Salcedo, 9-9435, 617 253-4510, CDLT@MIT.EDU

Osasere Evbuomwan, PhD, Cristina Lois Gomez, PhD, Iliyana Atanasova, PhD, Nicholas Durr, PhD

	Jan/20	Tue	09:30AM-11:30AM	36-112
	Jan/21	Wed	09:30AM-11:30AM	36-112
	Jan/22	Thu	09:30AM-11:30AM	36-112
	Jan/27	Tue	09:30AM-11:30AM	36-112
	Jan/28	Wed	09:30AM-11:30AM	36-112
	Jan/29	Thu	09:30AM-11:30AM	36-112

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

Biomedical Imaging is defined as the non-invasive visual
representation of anatomic, physiologic, metabolic, and molecular changes that differentiate
pathological from normal tissue within intact living organisms.
Several biomedical imaging modalities exist, and their selection for specific clinical applications
is dependent on a number of factors that include resolution, use of ionizing or nonionizing
radiation, depth penetration, availability of molecular probes, and detection threshold. Regardless
of the modality used, the images produced facilitate a better understanding of various disease
mechanisms. The field of biomedical imaging is multidisciplinary and therefore requires the
integration of cell/molecular biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, medical physics,
biomathematics, and bioinformatics to be clinically useful. This course is designed for
engineering, chemistry, biology, and physics students interested in biomedical imaging. Students
will learn about the fundamental principles behind current biomedical imaging techniques and their
key clinical applications. Other topics include: Molecular mechanism of image generation, and
Design of molecular imaging probes.

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Osasere Evbuomwan, PhD, osaseree@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

	Jan/15	Thu	01:00PM-04:00PM	MIT Museum, Meet 12:45 at 33-116 or 1pm at Museum
	Jan/16	Fri	01:00PM-04:00PM	MIT Museum, Meet 1pm at MIT Museum

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

 Due to the popularity of the program, the Friday session has been added.  The Thursday session is full.

Come explore the Apollo program behind the scenes at the MIT Museum!

Examine artificacts directly (yes, hands-on!) and guess their function.  See special footage to learn about the Apollo Guidance Computer, the MIT space program in the 1960s, and MIT's contributions to the Apollo program.

Please sign up in advance for this session.

 

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Brian Nield (Boeing Commercial Airplane)

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/21
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Spreadsheet Skills (Excel); Some Familiarity with Aviation

Commercial aviation is extremely safe, in part due to knowledge gained from studying accidents. The investigation process and some of the most significant accidents are discussed. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to work with their peers in 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.

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Liz Zotos, 37-219, x3-7805, zotos@mit.edu

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Aviation Accident Investigation

	Jan/27	Tue	02:00PM-03:00PM	37-212
	Jan/28	Wed	02:00PM-03:00PM	33-319
	Jan/29	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	33-319

Naomi Schurr

Jan/12

Mon

01:00PM-04:00PM

33-116

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up requested, some walk-in spots may be available
Sign-up by 01/07

Learn from the MIT Design/Build/Fly (DBF) team about basic aerodynamics, weight and balance, and modeling techniques. Then apply them in a competition to design and build the best balsa wood glider. May the best glider win! (MIT DBF competes in the international AIAA/Cessna/Raytheon DBF Competition, using state-of-the-art techniques to design and build high-performance remote-controlled aircraft.)

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310) 561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Wen Wang, Postdoctoral Associate, Dpt. of Chemical Engineering, Jifei Ou, PhD Student/ Designer, Lining Yao, PhD Student/ Designer

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/29
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

Explores the tangible biological interface and digital design vision to reach a controllable performance. Provides students with the concepts and tools for designing complex biological origami structures with living microorganism entities, where synthetic biology, architectural modeling, rational engineering, and tangible design, will be seamlessly fused together.

During the one-week immersion of concept brainstorming, students will explore the intersections of science and design; of time, place and people; and of inspired creativity and production. Students will collaborate on various hands-on exercises and discussions, and meet local/international designers and biologists, resulting in the documentation of studio work and final presentation.

Undergrads majoring in Engineering/Science/Arts/Design are preferred. Graduate students who are interested in expanding their knowledge in design and synthetic biology are also welcome. For enrollment and inquiries, email wwen@mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Wen Wang, 16-473, (617) 253-2769, wwen@mit.edu

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	Jan/05	Mon	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/06	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/07	Wed	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/08	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/09	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/09	Fri	06:00PM-09:00PM	E14 3rd floor lobby

Friday 1/9 evening is a networking event. Not required, but highly encouraged!

Courtney Crummett, Bioinformatics and Biosciences Librarian

Jan/15

Thu

04:00PM-05:00PM

14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 40 participants

It's not brain surgery...it's market research. This session will introduce scientists and engineers to information resources that cover biotechnology industries and markets. We will use realistic examples and hands-on exercises with key resources to demonstrate how to match your ideas and discoveries with the opportunities and realities of the marketplace. Please register for this event.

 

If you're not interested in biotechnology a companion session will feature resources and examples geared for the engineering sciences, Business information for engineers and scientists, on Friday, January 16th 1-2 pm.

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU

Draper Education Office

Jan/27

Tue

02:00PM-03:30PM

555 Tech Square, Meet in Lobby of 555 Tech Square.

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: Must be a U.S. citizen.

While still the MIT Aero-Astro department's Instrumentation Lab, we developed the computers and guidance systems that sent men to the moon. Now known as Draper Laboratory, our work spans everything from guidance, navigation & control of vehicles that fly, swim, crawl, roll, walk and soar to development of micro-miniaturized electronics and devices, to biomedical devices, signal processing, and information exploitation. The tour 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 with @mit.edu email addresses.  Participants must bring a government issued ID (such as a driver’s license) to be admitted to the tour. Registration must be confirmed by Draper at least 24 hours in advance, but participants need to sign up by January 22 by contacting Marie Stuppard, mas@mit.edu.

Will depart from the Draper Lab Reception Lobby, 555 Technology Square, Cambridge (next to NE43). Co-sponsored by the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, http://www.draper.com/.

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Marie Stuppard, 33-202B, 617 253-2279, MAS@MIT.EDU

Peter Hagelstein, Mitchell Swartz

	Jan/20	Tue	10:30AM-02:30PM	4-145
	Jan/21	Wed	10:30AM-02:30PM	4-145
	Jan/22	Thu	10:30AM-02:30PM	4-145
	Jan/23	Fri	10:30AM-02:30PM	4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Excess power production in the Fleischmann-Pons experiment; lack of confirmation in early negative experiments; theoretical problems and Huizenga's three miracles; physical chemistry of PdD; electrochemistry of PdD; loading requirements on excess power production; the nuclear ash problem and He-4 observations; approaches to theory; screening in PdD; PdD as an energetic particle detector; constraints on the alpha energy from experiment; overview of theoretical approaches; coherent energy exchange between mismatched quantum systems; coherent x-rays in the Karabut experiment and interpretation; excess power in the NiH system; Piantelli experiment; prospects for a new small scale clean nuclear energy technology.

The material presented is different each day.

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Peter Hagelstein, plh@mit.edu

Curtis Northcutt

Jan/22

Thu

07:00PM-09:00PM

32-124

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20

Cool Math Proofs is a one time class where we will look at some of the most interesting, novel, fun math proofs. Some of these proofs you may have seen, others you likely will have not. This course does not use any advanced techniques and is intended for the freshman-junior level math enthusiast. This course is not intended for experts as you will likely have seen many of these proofs already. We'll have a lot of fun though!

Please sign up by registering at http://goo.gl/forms/mZK6Jr3xb1

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Curtis Northcutt, cgn@mit.edu

Daniel Frey, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

	Jan/07	Wed	08:00AM-11:00AM	IDC Building N-52
	Jan/09	Fri	08:00AM-11:00AM	IDC Building N-52
	Jan/12	Mon	08:00AM-11:00AM	IDC Building N-52
	Jan/14	Wed	08:00AM-11:00AM	IDC Building N-52
	Jan/16	Fri	08:00AM-11:00AM	IDC Building N-52
	Jan/21	Wed	08:00AM-11:00AM	IDC Building N-52

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/30
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This course involves designing, building, and flying radio controlled fixed wing aircraft. Students will learn how to:

• Recognize and recall alternative configurations of fixed wing aircraft; 
• Estimate/predict performance, stability, and controllability of fixed wing aircraft;
• Generate and implement details of a design including structure, propulsion, and control surfaces;
• Evaluate and implement options for fabrication including at least laser cutting of balsa, wire cutting of foam, three dimensional printing, and covering.

Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering, MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Contact: Daniel Frey, 3-449D, (617) 324-6133, danfrey@mit.edu

Yaniv Turgeman, MIT Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics, Mariana Matus, MIT Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics

Jan/15

Thu

06:00PM-09:00PM

NE47-189

Enrollment: Fill in google form to register.
Limited to 18 participants

Do you want to engineer new technologies for personalized microbiome medicine? Today, designers, engineers and biologists are working together to create new approaches to health and medicine!

In a three-hour workshop led by members of the new MIT Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics (MBIT), we will explore ideas for new technologies and approaches to answer questions such as: What can the microbiome tell us about how diet and daily activity impact our health? Can we engineer our microbiome to understand and treat disease? What technologies can we design to help us continuously monitor our well being through the microbiome?

Join us for an evening of discussion on the current challenges in microbial engineering and technology, and a chance to discover new ideas and share your own. Learn about the state of the art in microbiome engineering at the MBIT center, meet and connect with the researchers, and find out about new opportunities to collaborate in technology development. 

5:45 - 6 pm / Pizza and snacks.

6 - 7 pm / Presentation: Human microbiome trends, technologies and current challenges.

7 - 8 pm / Breakout session: Brainstorm solutions to major technological challenges in microbiome analytics, informatics and therapeutics.

8 - 9 pm / Pitch session: Share your ideas and get feedback. Promising ideas will be further explored in collaboration with researchers at the MBIT!

Attendance is limited to 18 participants, please fill in this google form to register. 

 

Sponsor(s): Biological Engineering
Contact: Yaniv Turgeman, NE47-311, 617-955-7117, turgeman@mit.edu

Daniel Whitney, Sr Research Scientist, Emeritus

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

This is a non-credit version of a previously offered graduate course 2.875 Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development.  This version covers the basic technical content including Key Characteristics, Constraint, Modeling of Assemblies, Variation, and the Datum Flow Chain.  Extra lectures on Product Architecture and Assembly Economics are also included.  The classes comprise four days with three lectures of 1.5 hours each with the following schedule: 8:30 - 10 am; 10:30 - 12:00; 1:00 - 2:30 pm.  Students should sign up by sending an e-mail to dwhitney@mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): Leaders for Global Operations, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Daniel Whitney c/o Jose Pacheco, (617) 258-5620, dwhitney@mit.edu

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Daily class sessions

	Jan/20	Tue	08:30AM-02:30PM	3-333
	Jan/21	Wed	08:30AM-02:30PM	3-270
	Jan/22	Thu	08:30AM-02:30PM	3-333
	Jan/23	Fri	08:30AM-02:30PM	3-333

Dr. Peter Belobaba, Principal Research Scientist, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Jan/12

Mon

02:00PM-03:30PM

Room 33-206

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Why is airline pricing so complicated and why do airline fares change so often? This talk explains the theory and practice of airline pricing and revenue management -- how airlines determine prices and how many seats to sell at each price. Recent developments in airline pricing, such as unbundling (ancillary revenues), and the impacts of capacity discipline on rising air fares will also be discussed.
 

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Marie Stuppard, 33-202, x3-2279, mas@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/15

Thu

11:00AM-12:00PM

33-116

Enrollment: Unlimited Enrollment. Advance sign-up requested but not required.

Professor Hoffman will present a brief history of the Hubble Space Telescope - what it was intended to accomplish, how it was built and launched, the optical problems it encountered, how these problems were corrected, and how the HST has gone on to become NASA’s most successful scientific mission ever. The talk will be illustrated by slides and a video from STS-61, the Hubble Rescue Mission during which Professor Hoffman and three other astronauts performed five spacewalks to fix the HST.

 

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Caitlin Mueller, Assistant Professor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This workshop explores the world of structural ice shells, inspired by Swiss engineer and designer Heinz Isler (1926-2009).  We will start by researching and designing ice/fabric forms and the methods for making them, and will then spend the second day building formwork and rigging systems.  On the final day, we will construct an outdoor landscape of frozen structures and share the work with friends and colleagues in a public exhibition.

Geared mainly toward undergraduates in courses 1 and 4 but open to all.

** Please sign up here to enroll. **

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Caitlin Mueller, Assistant Professor, 5-421, 617-324-6236, caitlinm@mit.edu

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Session 1 of 5

Jan/12

Mon

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

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Session 2 of 5

Jan/13

Tue

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

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Session 3 of 5

Jan/14

Wed

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

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Session 4 of 5

Jan/15

Thu

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

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Session 5 of 5

Jan/16

Fri

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255 & outdoors TBD

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

Fatima Hussain

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/06
Limited to 25 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Attention Freshmen!

Introducing the IAP Freshman Mini-UROP Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering!

Are you a freshman interested in Course 1, but unsure about what it has to offer? Want to learn about some of the most applicable research to today's sustainable challenges?  From transportation networks to biological materials, and environmental remediation to microbial evolution, Course 1 is one of the most diverse majors at MIT.

This IAP, graduate students in Course 1 have put together a set of mini-UROP projects to give you a taste of the broad range of research, all related to real-world environmental and societal problems. The program will pair interested freshmen with a Course 1 graduate student or post-doc to complete a mini-research project. It will also pair research activities with weekly social events to introduce freshmen to the Course 1 community and the research of their fellow mini-UROP participants.  The program will last for the entire duration of IAP.

Interested?  Fill out the survey below and become a part of the CEE Freshman Mini-UROP Program!

http://goo.gl/forms/vnjFxS7PTR

We will be hosting an event on Friday, December 5th, that will give an overview of each project offered.  You will also get the opportunity to meet the grad students and/or postdocs leading the projects.  The deadline to confirm is December 6th.  Three units of credit are offered for this program.  In order to receive credit you must register for 1.S991.

Sponsor(s): Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: Stephanie Bright, 1-290, 617 253-9723, SBRIGHT@MIT.EDU

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IAP Kick-off lunch

Jan/05

Mon

12:00PM-02:00PM

1-131

Kick-off event.  Meet fellow students and reconnect with research mentors.

Fatima Hussain

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Friday Social/Chalk Talk

	Jan/09	Fri	12:00PM-02:00PM	1-131
	Jan/16	Fri	12:00PM-02:00PM	48-316
	Jan/23	Fri	12:00PM-02:00PM	1-131
	Jan/30	Fri	12:00PM-02:00PM	48-316

Weekly lunches will be held on Fridays during the program to both socialize and discuss research, with the final date, January 30th, being an end of IAP party.

Fatima Hussain

Tim McClure

Jan/29

Thu

10:00AM-01:00PM

13-2137

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/26

The Center for Materials Science and Engineering's Analysis Shared Experimental Facility has an extended range FT-IR Microscope with a variety of sampling accessories that are available for the use of researchers. Come find out about the many sampling options now available for FT-IR.  Pre-register via e-mail.

Sponsor(s): Center for Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Tim McClure, 13-4149, x8-6470, mtim@mit.edu

Dennis Whyte, Director, PSFC

Jan/12

Mon

11:00AM-12:00PM

NW17-218

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Fusion energy is one of the most attractive options for producing large amounts of safe, carbon-free electricity. We will explore what is required to make fusion energy a reality and how its development could be accelerated by technology and science innovations.

Sponsor(s): Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, 617 253-8101, RIVENBERG@PSFC.MIT.EDU

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/16

Fri

11:00AM-11:30AM

MIT Gas Turbine Lab, sign up in advance for mtg instructions, or call

Enrollment: Enrollment may be limited to 15, advance sign-up requested

Come get to know MIT's Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTL) by coming on a tour!  The GTL has had a worldwide reputation for research and teaching at the forefront of gas turbine technology for over 50 years.

The research at the GTL is focused on advanced propulsion systems and turbomachinery with activities in computational, theoretical, and experimental study of: (1) loss mechanisms and unsteady flows in turbomachines, (2) compression system stability and active control, (3) heat transfer in turbine blading, (4) gas turbine engine noise reduction and aero-acoustics, (5) pollutant emissions and community noise, and (6) MEMS-based high-power-density engines.

See http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/labs/gtl/ for more information about the Gas Turbine Lab.

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, 310-561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Naomi Schurr

	Jan/12	Mon	10:00AM-12:00PM	33-116, Intro to aerodynamics and flight, Wind Tunnel Tour
	Jan/12	Mon	01:00PM-04:00PM	33-116, Hands-On with Design/Build/Fly! Balsa Wood Gliders
	Jan/13	Tue	10:00AM-12:00PM	33-116, Intro to propulsion, hands-on with structures
	Jan/13	Tue	01:00PM-04:00PM	33-116, Hands-On with Rocket Team!
	Jan/14	Wed	10:00AM-12:00PM	33-116, Intro to controls, UAVs and Space Systems Lab tour
	Jan/14	Wed	01:00PM-04:00PM	33-116, Hands-On with UAV Team!
	Jan/15	Thu	10:00AM-12:00PM	33-116, Man Vehicle Lab tour, Fixing Hubble talk
	Jan/15	Thu	01:00PM-04:00PM	Meet at MIT Museum, Apollo: Behind the Scenes at the MIT Museum
	Jan/16	Fri	10:00AM-12:00PM	Stata by D-elevators, Robotics and Gas Turbine Lab tours
	Jan/16	Fri	01:00PM-04:00PM	33-116, Student Presentations

Enrollment: Most sessions not limited. Advance sign-up requested but not required.
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none

Ever wanted to build a plane / rocket / satellite? Interested in programming unmanned robots? Excited about learning and presenting new ideas? Come explore the fun side of AeroAstro by jumping right in! “Hands-On Aerospace” is a workshop designed to show how diverse AeroAstro can be through practical, hands-on activities and demos.  In this course, you will interact with awesome professors, tour research labs and facilities, and design/build real systems in hands-on activities with Rocket Team, UAV Team, and Design/Build/Fly. Not only will this workshop show you the practical applications of AeroAstro, you will help pass knowledge on to future generations by creating a presentation that can be used as instructional material for outreach activities at high schools and middle schools.

Participation in the full program is recommended, but attendees are also welcome at individual sessions.  Please contact hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu to sign up.

* See individual listings for the details about each session *

A for-credit (3 unit P/F) version will be offered to undergraduates under subject # 16.680. Check the IAP for-credit listings. Freshmen are particularly encouraged to participate.

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Joseph Minervini, Division Head, Fusion Technology and Engineering

Jan/12

Mon

02:00PM-03:00PM

NW17-218

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Magnet systems are the ultimate enabling technology for magnetic confinement fusion devices, which require powerful magnetic fields to confine the plasma. Almost all design concepts for power-producing commercial fusion reactors rely on superconducting magnets to create these magnetic fields efficiently and reliably. If fusion reactors are going to be a significant and practical energy source, future superconducting magnets will require improved materials and components. 

A recent breakthrough could significantly change the economic and technical status of superconducting magnets. So-called High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) have now been used to demonstrate superconducting fields > 30T in small bore solenoid geometries. Recent studies performed at MIT indicate that HTS magnets using demountable magnets are becoming a feasible option for future devices. These magnets could make game-changing improvements to fusion reactor performance, as well as to machine maintenance, reliability and availability.

Sponsor(s): Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, 617 253-8101, RIVENBERG@PSFC.MIT.EDU

Dr. Ralf Heilmann, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Kavli Institute

Jan/20

Tue

02:30PM-03:00PM

37-252 Marlar Lounge

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none

The Space Nanotechnology Laboratory (SNL) develops advanced lithography and nano-fabrication technology for high performance space instrumentation, as well as nanometer-accuracy metrology and assembly technology. Two current efforts are the development of nanofabricated soft x-ray gratings, the so-called critical-angle transmission (CAT) gratings, and the development of high-precision focusing X-ray mirrors. CAT gratings require the fabrication of sub-micron structures with extreme geometries and sub-nanometer precision, while x-ray mirrors are formed at 600 deg C while floating on porous air bearings. These efforts are aimed at instruments that can help find the missing baryons in the Cosmic Web and reveal the secrets of dark matter.

PLEASE NOTE:  There will be a tour of the Space Nanotechnology Laboratory (SNL) from 3:15-4:15pm.  The pre-requisite for going on the SNL tour is attending this talk.  The tour is limited to SIX people; advance sign-up required starting at 2:25 pm in 37-252.  You must attend this talk to take the tour.

A complete listing of IAP activities being offered by MIT's Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research is available here.

Sponsor(s): Kavli Institute for Astrophysics
Contact: Debbie Meinbresse, 37-241, 617 253-1456, MEINBRES@MIT.EDU

Sanjay Sarma, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ryan Chin, Managing Director, City Science Initiative

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Permission of Instructor

If you are interested in designing and building electric vehicles (EVs), then this IAP class is for you.

 

This hands-on course brings together industry experts, MIT faculty, staff, and students to present the basic building blocks to EVs including: battery systems, electric motors, motor controllers, and the overall vehicle systems integration. Each session will delve into practical engineering issues through interactive presentations by instructors and guest speakers. There will also be working sessions conducted by student mentors. The course will address the following questions:

 

• How to specify batteries, motor controllers, and motors to satisfy vehicle performance and efficiency goals
• How to integrate cooling, electrical, and communications systems that are crucial to the operation of EVs
• How to evaluate technology options
• How to make design decisions related to overall system and subsystem specification and selection

 

Guest speakers include industry experts from Boston-Power, Protean Electric, Sevcon, Ford Motor Company, and Nest. The last session will focus on current market trends, cost challenges, competitive technologies, and future applications including urban mobility, EV infrastructure, energy storage for utilities, and the role of policy and incentives. 

Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Ryan Chin, 617 253-6828, RCHIN@MIT.EDU

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(1) Intro, Batteries, Safety, Tour

Jan/20

Tue

09:00AM-04:00PM

E15-341, Bring your laptop, lunch break at 12-1pm

This session will introduce the goals of the overall course, provide an in-depth understanding of EV battery systems (battery packs, chemistry, battery management systems, etc.), safety guidelines in handling high-voltage battery systems, and provide a hands-on work session. The class will begin in E15-341 and will take a tour of the International Design Center (IDC) after a noon time lunch break.

Michael Lin - PhD Candidate, Sanjay Sarma - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ryan Chin - Managing Director, City Science Initiative, Dylan Erb - PhD Candidate, Roberto Melendez - Student Clubs & Teams Coordinator, Eric Carlson - Senior Fellow, Rick Chamberlain - Chief Technology Officer, Craig Carlson - Consultant, J.R. Linna, Rui Frias

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(2) Controllers, Electric Motors

Jan/22

Thu

09:00AM-12:00PM

E15-341, Bring your laptop

This session will be lead by guest speakers from Sevcon (Controllers) and Protean Motors (Electric Motors). 

Guest Speakers:
Peter Barrass, Sevcon

Chris Hilton, CTO, Protean Electric
Ken Stewart, VP, Business Development, Protean Electric

 

Ryan Chin - Managing Director, City Science Initiative, Craig Carlson - Consultant

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(3) Overall Integration

Jan/27

Tue

09:00AM-12:00PM

E15-341, Bring your laptop

This session will provide an automotive OEM perspective on overall vehicle integration for EVs. Guest speakers will be announced shortly. 

Guest Speakers:

OEM (1) - TBA

Ford Motor Company (2) - TBC

Ryan Chin - Managing Director, City Science Initiative, Craig Carlson - Consultant

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(4) Applications and Markets

Jan/29

Thu

09:00AM-12:00PM

E15-341, Bring your laptop

This session will cover trends and existing/future markets for traditional EVs, new urban vehicles, vehicle-to-grid, second life EV battery re-use, and new markets (e.g., home energy management systems). 

Michael Lin - PhD Candidate, Ryan Chin - Managing Director, City Science Initiative, Craig Carlson - Consultant, Praveen Subramani - Energy Partnerships

Maria Gatu Johnson, Research Scientist

Jan/20

Tue

03:15PM-04:15PM

NW17-218

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

This tour showcases Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) research at MIT. The PSFC High-Energy-Density Physics group has developed and/or calibrated a number of nuclear diagnostics installed on the OMEGA laser at the University of Rochester, NY, and on the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, CA, to study nuclear products generated in fusion reactions.

 

Sponsor(s): Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, 617 253-8101, RIVENBERG@PSFC.MIT.EDU

Kevin Cohen, Robert Atkins, Ken Gregson, Matt Cornick, Hamilton Shepard, Bob Galejs

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 24 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

Do your innovative ideas get the attention they deserve? Would you like to become more innovative? In this interactive innovation tournament, we will collectively generate hundreds of new ideas to present, evaluate, refine, and ultimately transform into system concepts that solve relevant and challenging problems. We will discuss techniques and tools for brainstorming and concept development, including the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Blue Team process, and provide mentoring, presentation skills training, and lectures in advanced technology across diverse fields. This is the perfect opportunity to practice innovation and hone your skills for future research, development, and entrepreneurship.

*This work is sponsored by the Department of the Air Force under Air Force Contract #FA8721-05-C-0002. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the United States Government.

Sponsor(s): Lincoln Laboratory
Contact: Kevin Cohen, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, cohen@ll.mit.edu

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Innovation Tournament

	Jan/20	Tue	08:00AM-12:00PM	NE45-202, Beaverworks Center
	Jan/22	Thu	08:00AM-12:00PM	NE45-202, Beaverworks Center
	Jan/27	Tue	08:00AM-05:00PM	NE45-202, Beaverworks Center
	Jan/29	Thu	08:00AM-05:00PM	NE45-202, Beaverworks Center

Kevin Cohen, Robert Atkins, Ken Gregson, Matt Cornick, Hamilton Shepard, Bob Galejs

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/16

Fri

10:00AM-11:00AM

Stata by D-elevators, Bldg 32 ground floor, please be prompt.

Enrollment: Enrollment may be limited to 15, advance sign-up requested

The Interactive Robotics Group (IRG) focuses on integrating robots and autonomous systems to work alongside people in time critical and safety critical applications.  We work on the development of algorithms and technologies that allow humans and robots to work together safely and efficiently. From fast scheduling algorithms that enable humans and robots to share workspaces with dynamically changing temporal and spatial constraints, to the study of multi-agent interaction and problem solving, to the analysis of the effects of motion-level robot adaptation on human-robot team fluency, the Interactive Robotics Group's research deals with many aspects of human-robot interaction. The tour of the IRG will feature research videos, posters, a live demonstration of our safety system running on an industrial robot, as well as a demo of human-aware motion planning.

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/12

Mon

10:00AM-11:30AM

33-116

Enrollment: Unlimited Enrollment. Advance sign-up requested but not required.

 The Hands-On Aerospace program begins with an introduction to aerodynamics and airplane design with Professor Drela, followed by an introduction to flight testing with Professor Hansman.

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Please note, as the first activity of the series, this activity will start with a brief introduction to the 16.680 Hands-On Aerospace course.

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/15

Thu

11:00AM-12:00PM

33-116, will walk indoors to MVL

Enrollment: Unlimited Enrollment. Advance sign-up requested but not required.

Learn about humans in aerospace -- human factors in engineering, air traffic control, human-robot interaction, and more.  Then join us for a tour of the MIT Man Vehicle Lab (MVL).  Founded in 1962, MVL's goal is to better define the physiological and cognitive limitations of pilots and passengers of aircraft and spacecraft, and to optimize overall human-vehicle system effectiveness and safety.

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/13

Tue

11:00AM-12:00PM

33-116

Enrollment: Enrollment may be limited. Advance sign-up requested but not required.

 Come learn about Materials and Structures, and their application in Aero/Astro, in this introduction by Professor Brian Wardle.  The introduction will be followed by a hands-on activity making composite sandwich panels with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team that demonstrates the strength of related techniques.

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/13

Tue

10:00AM-11:00AM

33-116

Enrollment: Unlimited Enrollment. Advance sign-up requested but not required.

 Come learn about Thermodynamics and Propulsion in this introduction by Professor Paulo Lozano.  Professor Lozano may also share about some of his research in the Space Propulsion Lab.

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Patrick Boisvert, Technical Associate

Jan/29

Thu

02:00PM-03:00PM

13-2137

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

The lecture will provide an introduction to the basic principles of Scanning Electron Microscopy with an approach to EDX, EBSD, and BSE.

Sponsor(s): Center for Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Patrick Boisvert, 13-1018, x3-3317, pboisver@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/14

Wed

10:00AM-11:30AM

33-116, will walk to Bldg 41 for tour

Enrollment: Enrollment may be limited. Advance sign-up requested but not required.

 

Come learn about control and its applications in aerospace in this introduction by Professor Jonathan How.

The introduction will be followed by a tour of Professor How's Aerospace Controls Laboratory (ACL), which researches topics related to autonomous systems and control design for aircraft, spacecraft, and ground vehicles. Theoretical research is pursued in areas such as: decision making under uncertainty; path planning, activity and task assignment; estimation and navigation; sensor network design; robust control, adaptive control, and model predictive control. A key part of ACL is RAVEN (Real-time indoor AutonomousVehicle test ENvironment), a unique experimental facility that uses a Vicon motion capture sensing to enable rapid prototyping of aerobatic flight controllers for helicopters and aircraft; robust coordination algorithms for multiple helicopters; and vision-based sensing algorithms for indoor flight.

 

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, 310-561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Jonathan Hunt, Sr. Education & Sustainability IT Project Manager

Jan/27

Tue

04:00PM-05:15PM

32-155 -> 36-122, Postpone to Feb 3rd at 4pm in 36-122

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none

POSTPONED DUE TO BLIZZARD - likely to be held Feb 3rd at 4pm in 36-122

Do you want learn more about 3D printing, rapid fabrication and 'maker spaces'? This joint IS&T and ODLxTalks event will give you an overview of what is happening at MIT as well as a look into how some alums are taking 3D Fabrication out into the world.

We will begin with a crash course on the basics and key concepts by Jonathan Hunt, followed by a series of short examples of its use at MIT from a panel of pioneers active in this area. Nancy Ouyang, Martin Culpepper, Nadya Peek, John Hart and representatives from the Edgerton Center will be sharing presentations and demos. 

After the presentations we will host a panel discussion with Q&A.

 

contact jmhunt@mit.edu to be notified with updated time and location

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology, Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Jonathan Hunt, E17-110A, 617 253-0172, JMHUNT@MIT.EDU

Mehdi Salek, Postdoctoral Fellow

Enrollment: Limited enrollment
Sign-up by 12/30
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This will be a highly interdisciplinary course covering a wide range of fundamental aspects and applications of flow at micro scale. We will cover a quick review on the fluid mechanical fundamentals at micro scales followed by a review on device design principles and microfabrication techniques. The next part of the lecture will cover visualization techniques at micro/nano scales including a quick review on how microscopy helps to extract the details. The last part of the lecture will be devoted to the applications of the microfluidics including:

•    Lab on a chip (Biotechnology, health and pharma industries)
•    Microfluidics in environmental and ecological sciences
•    Application of microfluidics in material sciences and complex fluids
•    Current trends and potentials in multidisciplinary research

January 5th, 7th and 9th - 12:00pm-1:00pm

Instructors: Mehdi Salek, Anupam Sengupta

Sponsor(s): Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: Mehdi Salek, 48-102, (617) 909-1789, msalek@MIT.EDU

Bo Yang Yu, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

Enrollment: Sign-up highly preferred
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

If you are interested in what is optimization and how it can be used in engineering design, or if you need to use optimization tools for your research but find most optimization courses too math intensive, this is the course for you. The goal of this course is to make you comfortable with different types of numerical optimization methods through the use of hands-on MATLAB demos and “just enough” mathematical detail.

This short course consists of four lectures. The first two lectures will cover the role of numerical optimization in engineering design, and introduce commonly used optimization algorithms. The last two will be tutorials on the use of MATLAB for design optimization.

Both graduate and undergraduate students from all disciplines are welcome. Prior knowledge in numerical methods is useful but not necessary. Basic understanding of MATLAB syntax will be necessary to follow the demos

Sign-up form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zb_EeUXkFAm0X7R-WqGGjRF0kOrUua1UUXTns3ZJeOs/viewform

Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Bo Yang Yu, BYYU@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/06	Tue	10:00AM-11:30AM	3-370
	Jan/07	Wed	10:00AM-11:30AM	3-370
	Jan/08	Thu	10:00AM-11:30AM	3-370
	Jan/09	Fri	10:00AM-11:30AM	3-370

Bo Yang Yu - Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

Shiahn Chen, Research Specialist

Jan/29

Thu

03:00PM-04:00PM

13-2137

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

This lecture will cover the basic principles of ion source, optics and ion-material interaction in a focused ion beam machine with an emphasis on the differences from, and similarities to, the electron-beam instrument. In addition, the lecture will describe the configuration of the FEI Helios 600 Nanolab Dual Beam workstation in the CMSE Electron Microscopy Facility, and conclude with application examples of the material characterization and nanofabrication uses of the dual-beam workstation.

Sponsor(s): Center for Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Shiahn Chen, 13-1027, 2534622, schen3j@mit.edu

Jan/26

Mon

02:00PM-03:30PM

13-2137 von Hippel

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

The lecture provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of transmission electron microscopy. Topics covered include the illumination system, electron lenses and their aberrations, image formation and resolution. A variety of imaging and analysis techniques and their roles specific to inorganic materials, such as crystallography, diffraction patterns and high resolution imaging are to be present with practical demonstration.  This presentation will also introduce TEM sample preparation techniques for a wide range of materials, including metals, semiconductors, powders and thin films.

Contact: Yong Zhang, 13-1034, 617 253-5092, YZHANG05@MIT.EDU

Carlos de la Torre, Research Fellow, DUSP

Jan/30

Fri

12:30PM-02:00PM

E17-128

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Prereq: None

This session will have two parts. In the first one, we provide a framework for evaluating investment projects from alternative points of view (sponsor, society, stakeholders, the less well-off) and technical lense (financial, economic, distributive, fiscal, risk). In the second part of the session, we use this framework for assessing how effective are investment incentives in guiding private firm project choice, maintaining fiscal space and aligning private return objectives to social ones.

 This event is sponsored by MIT's e4Dev, http://e4dev.tumblr.com

 

 

 

 

Contact: Carlos De La Torre Salcedo, 9-9435, 617 253-4510, CDLT@MIT.EDU

Andrew Watchorn, Academic Curriculum Specialist

	Jan/26	Mon	09:00AM-05:00PM	1-190, Bring your laptop
	Jan/27	Tue	09:00AM-05:00PM	1-190, Bring your laptop
	Jan/28	Wed	09:00AM-05:00PM	1-190, Bring your laptop
	Jan/29	Thu	09:00AM-05:00PM	1-190, Bring your laptop
	Jan/30	Fri	09:00AM-05:00PM	1-190, Bring your laptop

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None, but basic programming skills helpful. LAPTOP REQUIRED

If you’re new to programming with LabVIEW or looking to improve your existing skills, the LabVIEW Boot Camp is a free hands-on course that introduces you to graphical programming with LabVIEW system design software.  You’ll learn fundamental skills to develop data acquisition, instrument control, data logging and measurement analysis applications as well as have an opportunity to take the Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) exam, a globally recognized entry-level certification exam, for free.

To reserve your seat and view more details, visit this site. 

 Who Should Attend
Graduate students, researchers, and educators seeking an introduction to LabVIEW system design software should enroll in this class. Undergraduate students who are interested in attending should email to check for space availability.

Requirements: You must have LabVIEW 2014 installed on a laptop and able to be run before you come to the activity:

1. Download and install LabVIEW from this link.
  (click the “See Download options” and choose “Professor or Student?”
2. Download and install NI-DAQmx 9.6 from this link.
  (IMPORTANT: Install LabVIEW first)
3. Go the link below and review “Developer Zone Tutorial: LabVIEW Core 1 - The Software Development Method” and “Developer Zone Tutorial: Introduction to Data Acquisition”. You can do this while LabVIEW and NI-DAQmx are downloading and installing. This should take you 30-60 minutes.

Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Andrew Watchorn, andrew.watchorn@ni.com

Daniel Frey, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dane Kouttron, Research Engineer, NRL, Emily Ranken, Officer, IHP - EHS Office

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

All things lithium batteries.

 To register for this class please go to: http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/iap-course-registration

 

 

Sponsor(s): Edgerton Center, Mechanical Engineering, Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Fabiola Hernandez, N52-496, 617-253-9494, fabiolah@mit.edu

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Day 1

Jan/12

Mon

09:00AM-10:30AM

N52-337

• Understanding and handling lithium batteries
• Designing and maintaining a sound charging station
• Waste management and shipping

Lecture and hands-on session.

Daniel Frey - Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dane Kouttron - Research Engineer, NRL, Emily Ranken - Officer, IHP - EHS Office

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Day 2

Jan/13

Tue

04:00PM-06:00PM

N51-301

• The Franken-up-grade and assembly (you made a what?!?!)
• How to incorporate lithium batteries into your [you-name-it] and power it.

 

Hands-on session.

Daniel Frey - Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dane Kouttron - Research Engineer, NRL, Emily Ranken - Officer, IHP - EHS Office

Derek Gaston, Idaho National Laboratory Computational Science Liaison

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Some C++ Experience (Do a tutorial or two)

The MOOSE (Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment) framework simplifies the work necessary for a scientist or engineer to simulate complex multiphysics phenomena.  An object-oriented approach, overlaying a robust nonlinear solution algorithm provides an approachable interface for solving sytems of partial differential equations.  In addition, MOOSE is inherently parallel allowing for utilization of all those cores in a workstation... or all the cores in a supercomputer to speed up your calculation, all without requiring the user to know anything about parallel programming.

MOOSE is in use by hundreds of scientists and engineers all over the world where it's been eployed for nuclear reactor simulation, materials science, geothermal applications, fluid dynamics, chemistry and much more.  In particular, MOOSE is already utilized by multiple research groups at MIT.  MOOSE has recently received an R&D100 Award and Derek Gaston (the original creator of MOOSE) was also awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for developing the code.

This tutorial is being taught by Derek Gaston and will be a comprehensive, hands-on experience: teaching you everything that you need to create your very own multiphysics simulation tool.

NOTE: If attending please go through the "Getting Started" instructions on mooseframework.org BEFORE the class begins!

Sponsor(s): Computation for Design and Optimization, Nuclear Science and Engineering
Contact: Derek Gaston, NW12-312, 208-709-4684, GASTDR@MIT.EDU

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Introduction

Jan/20

Tue

01:00PM-05:00PM

4-231, Bring your Laptop

NOTE: Go through the "Getting Started" instructions on mooseframework.org BEFORE the class begins!

The session will begin with a brief overview of MOOSE and a demonstration of the framework.  This will be followed by an exploration of the mathematical concepts behind MOOSE.  The day will end with a brief explanation of the datastructures in MOOSE and how to start / build / run MOOSE-based applications.

Derek Gaston - Idaho National Laboratory Computational Science Liaison

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Solving Equations

Jan/21

Wed

01:00PM-05:00PM

4-231, Bring your Laptop

NOTE: Go through the "Getting Started" instructions on mooseframework.org BEFORE the class begins!

The basics of how to translate a system of partial differential equations into pluggable MOOSE objects.  This will cover the following "Systems" in MOOSE: Kernels, BoundaryConditions, Material Properties.  Also covered will be how to run in parallel.

Derek Gaston - Idaho National Laboratory Computational Science Liaison

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Enhanced Capabilties

Jan/22

Thu

01:00PM-05:00PM

4-231, Bring Your Laptop

NOTE: Go through the "Getting Started" instructions on mooseframework.org BEFORE the class begins!

This session will cover mesh adaptivity, auxiliary calculations, Postprocessors, Functions and more.  Also a brief introduction to the idea of "physics-based-preconditioning" will also be given.

Derek Gaston - Idaho National Laboratory Computational Science Liaison

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Advanced Capabilties

Jan/23

Fri

01:00PM-05:00PM

4-231, Bring Your Laptop

NOTE: Go through the "Getting Started" instructions on mooseframework.org BEFORE the class begins!

A brief overview of many of the more advanced capabilities in MOOSE including: Dirac Kernels, Scalar Kernels, Geometric Search, DG, MultiApps, Transfers, Debugging.  Further there will also be a presentation of the available "Physics Modules" MOOSE ships with and how to leverage them in your application.

Derek Gaston - Idaho National Laboratory Computational Science Liaison

Pierce Hayward, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/01
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Opportunity for hands-on personal experience testing materials at your own pace- The lab has four conventional testing machines so that students can get the direct, repetitive experience frequently missing from standard courses. The lab also has an attached machine shop where grips and specimens are made and students will get an introduction to lathe and mill operations.  Students will test provided specimens as an introduction and then make material specimens from stock and extract material from products, something mechanical engineers are called upon to do. Some students may be interested in testing particular materials, such as carabineers, 3D printed parts, ropes, chains, etc; this course can generally accommodate such special testing projects. Routine procedures for handling materials, such as heat treatment, for hardening and strengthening of steels and aluminums are part of the course. Bluing & tempering of strengthened steels is presented, along with hardness as an indicator of presumptive material strength. Comparisons are made among tensile, compression and bending results for determining material properties.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Pierce Hayward, 1-307, 617-253-3841, phayward@mit.edu

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	Jan/13	Tue	01:00PM-04:30PM	1-307
	Jan/14	Wed	01:00PM-04:30PM	1-307
	Jan/15	Thu	01:00PM-04:30PM	1-307
	Jan/20	Tue	01:00PM-04:30PM	1-307
	Jan/21	Wed	01:00PM-04:30PM	1-307

Lab will be open with flexible hours if students wish to test materials outside of class times.

Brian LaBombard, Senior Research Scientist

Jan/16

Fri

11:00AM-12:00PM

NW17-218

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

How can one harness the process that powers the sun?  By compressing a hot fusion plasma with very strong magnetic fields. Recent advances in high temperature, high-field superconductors open up an exciting new design window for a compact, high-field, electricity producing device, based on the tokamak concept. MIT’s high field tokamak, Alcator C-Mod, and a proposed new high-field device, ADX, are charting the pathway forward to this vision for a practical fusion power plant.

Sponsor(s): Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, 617 253-8101, RIVENBERG@PSFC.MIT.EDU

Alex Zylstra, Graduate Student

Jan/20

Tue

02:00PM-03:00PM

NW17-218

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

The High-Energy-Density Physics Division is responsible for four essential nuclear diagnostics on the National Ignition Facility: a neutron spectrometer, two proton spectrometers, and a fusion burn history diagnostic. Future capabilities include improvements on current techniques and proton back-lighting. This talk will discuss diagnostic techniques and their applications to both fusion ignition and basic science.

Sponsor(s): Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, 617 253-8101, RIVENBERG@PSFC.MIT.EDU

Abigail Horn, PhD Student, ESD, Maite Pena-Alcaraz, PhD Student, ESD

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

The objective of this course is to present a brief overview of the use of probability models in engineering systems research. We will review basic concepts, techniques for formulating probability models, and how to use these models to gain insight into your research.

A secondary objective is to demonstrate the importance of a solid foundation in axiomatic modeling for successful research in this field, be it understanding, improving, or designing a system.

We'll invite other ESD PhD student as guests to present on how the use probability and statistics models in their research, and to talk about sample course pathways that can complement or expand upon the material covered.

Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division
Contact: Maite Pena-Alcaraz, E40-240, 617-803-2182, maitepa@mit.edu

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Probability Fundamentals Review

Jan/20

Tue

02:00PM-05:00PM

E51-151

The main objective of this module is to review fundamental concepts of probability modeling such as the sample space, events, and probability axioms; random variables; the probability mass function and distribution function; conditional probability; etc.

Abigail Horn - PhD Student, ESD

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Derived Distributions & Functions of Ran

Jan/21

Wed

02:00PM-05:00PM

E51-151

The main objective of this session will be to help students approach problems involving functions of random variables in a structured way. We will review techniques for deriving distributions, and will go through examples that require students to translate a research problem/real-world situation into a probability model that will require computing functions of random variables.

Abigail Horn - PhD Student, ESD

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Introduction to Simulation

Jan/22

Thu

02:00PM-05:00PM

E51-151, Bring your laptop

The main objective of this session is to provide students with the tools to simulate simple experiments. We will review how to build and run a discrete event simulation, including how to generate samples from probability distributions. In addition to reviewing techniques, this class will contribute to students¿ intuition about probabilistic experiments.

Maite Pena-Alcaraz - PhD Student, ESD

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Statistics Fundamental Review

Jan/23

Fri

02:00PM-05:00PM

E51-151

The main objective of this module is to review concepts related to data analysis, confidence intervals, hypothesis test, and regression models among others. We will give an overview on different data mining techniques that are becoming popular nowadays.

Maite Pena-Alcaraz - PhD Student, ESD

Curtis Northcutt

Jan/20

Tue

07:00PM-09:00PM

32-144

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17

Discrete Mathematics Proof Methods: We will cover Induction, Deduction, Contradiction and examples, and applications to Graph Theory and how they are used by Google Maps. Regarding Graph Theory, we will cover introductory definitions, proofs about different graph classes and types, graph algorithms (breadth first search, depth first search, Dijkstra's algorithm, heuristic search, A* search). If time, we will conclude with a discussion of the four-color theorem, and prove a looser bound of 6-color theorem (5-color theorem if time) and other interesting examples as time permits.

Please sign up by registering at http://goo.gl/forms/A6XpLWy3JP

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Curtis Northcutt, cgn@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/13

Tue

01:00PM-04:00PM

33-116

Enrollment: Enrollment is limited, advance sign-up requested

 Rockets!

In this 3-hour lab you will get to build your own Estes rocket with the guidance of MIT's Rocket Team! Students will learn about the anatomy of rockets and how they work.  Launch is not included in this workshop, though interested students may have the opportunity to launch the rockets on a separate date (tba).  Enrollment for this workshop is limited.  Please pre-register to ensure that you will be able to participate.

(The MIT Rocket Team is a well established independent student group focused on rocket-related projects ranging from designing and building a custom centrifugal liquid engine, to development of lighter stronger composite airframes. This year, the team will be competing in NASA's University Student Launch Initiative in addition to providing our members with the tools and knowledge to earn amateur rocketry certifications through the National Association of Rocketry.) 

 

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, but priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/14

Wed

11:30AM-12:00PM

bldg 37, 3rd floor, by the elevator

Enrollment: Enrollment may be limited, advance sign-up requested

Come learn about projects in the MIT Space Systems Lab, including satellite projects and a demonstration of the MIT SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellite) system.

*Please note that the tour group will be coming from the Aerospace Controls Lab tour (see Hands-On Aerospace listing for 10am), so participants intending to join for just the SSL tour should be prepared to be flexible with the SSL tour start time.

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

Michael Stevens, Harvard Smithsonian Center

Jan/14

Wed

02:00PM-03:00PM

Nw17-218

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

An overview of some scientific and social issues that confront us as a technological, space-faring human race living in the atmosphere of a star. We will discuss existing space-based assets used for both basic plasma physics research and weather forecasting, along with a remarkably simple method for measuring solar wind, which will be employed in the upcoming NASA missions, DSCOVR and Solar Probe Plus.

Sponsor(s): Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, 617 253-8101, RIVENBERG@PSFC.MIT.EDU

James Cain, Manager - Experimental Learning Environments, ODL

Enrollment: Register at link below
Limited to 85 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

MathWorks at MIT IAP 2015

The MathWorks®, Inc. is hosting six sessions, 3 lectures and 3 hands-on workshops, during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2015.   All of these sessions are highly interactive, providing you the opportunity to talk directly to the engineers at MathWorks.  Join us to learn how you can use MATLAB and Simulink for technical computing and application development in engineering, math, and science. 

MATLAB is a high-level language that allows you to quickly perform computation and visualization through easy-to-use programming constructs. 

These sessions are on the following dates:

Tuesday, January 27th

Thursday, January 29th

Friday, January 30th

 

Attend as many sessions as you like.

Please visit the following URL for more information and to register for these sessions:

http://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit_iap15/?refresh=true

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Tim Mathieu, tim.Mathieu@mathworks.com

Dennis Freeman, Professor; Dean of Undergraduate Education

	Jan/06	Tue	05:00PM-07:00PM	36-462
	Jan/07	Wed	05:00PM-07:00PM	36-428, Note room change
	Jan/08	Thu	05:00PM-07:00PM	36-428
	Jan/13	Tue	05:00PM-07:00PM	Mass Eye & Ear
	Jan/14	Wed	05:00PM-07:00PM	Harvard Med School
	Jan/15	Thu	05:00PM-07:00PM	Mass Eye & Ear
	Jan/20	Tue	05:00PM-07:00PM	Mass Eye & Ear
	Jan/21	Wed	05:00PM-07:00PM	Boston University
	Jan/22	Thu	05:00PM-07:00PM	Mass Eye & Ear
	Jan/27	Tue	05:00PM-07:00PM	Mass Eye & Ear
	Jan/28	Wed	05:00PM-07:00PM	Mass Eye & Ear
	Jan/29	Thu	05:00PM-07:00PM	Mass Eye & Ear

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This course introduces students to scientists, engineers and clinicians interested in how we communicate through speech and hearing.  Because these mechanisms form the bases for human social organization, they impact areas including education, entertainment, engineering, business, medicine and psychology.  There will be visits to sites at MIT, Harvard Medical School, hospitals, and Boston University, where students will be able to converse with a wide variety of professionals.  Emphasis will be on the personal stories of people rather than didactic presentations of topics.  Subsequent contacts with specific individuals will be encouraged.  The central theme is that Speech and Hearing is a very broad field with participants entering from many different disciplines.  Opportunities for future research may emerge.

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Dennis Freeman, freeman@mit.edu

Ted Golfinopoulos, Postdoctoral Associate

Jan/16

Fri

01:00PM-02:00PM

NW17-218

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Visit the Alcator C-Mod tokamak, a major fusion energy experiment being carried out on the MIT campus. Alcator C- Mod is the third in a series of tokamak devices at MIT that use very high magnetic fields to confine plasmas operating near 100,000,000 degrees C.

Sponsor(s): Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, 617 253-8101, RIVENBERG@PSFC.MIT.EDU

Ralf Heilmann, Associate Director, Space Nanotechnology Laboratory

Jan/20

Tue

03:15PM-04:15PM

37-252 Marlar Lounge

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20
Limited to 6 participants
Prereq: Attendance of same day MKI sessions

During the tour of the SNL's three clean rooms visitors will see sophisticated optical (interference lithography stations for the fabrication of submicron period gratings, high power UV laser, metrology station for optics shape measurements, sub-nanometer resolution interferometers, etc.) and mechanical systems (XY-air-bearing stage, sub-micron accuracy alignment system, environmental enclosure, active vibration isolation, etc.) that support the development of thin-foil x-ray optics and gratings.

Max 6 people, advance sign-up required starting at 2:25 pm in 37-252.

***PLEASE NOTE***
The prequisite for taking the tour is attending the 2:30-3:00pm talk preceding the tour.

For additional information, please see the event website.

Sponsor(s): Kavli Institute for Astrophysics
Contact: Debbie Meinbresse, 37-241, 617 253-1456, MEINBRES@MIT.EDU

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/14

Wed

01:00PM-04:00PM

33-116

Enrollment: Enrollment may be limited, advance sign-up requested

 

Learn from the MIT Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team about basic autonomous vehicle design principles and what the UAV industry currently has to offer. Jump right into a team-based design challenge: come up with an autonomous system that can perform a specified set of missions while optimizing cost, robustness and user interface.  May include flight demos, space pending.  (MIT UAV competes in the International Aerial Robotics Competition which challenges its competitors to execute missions that have never been successfully done.)

 

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu

SolidWorks, Dassault Systems, Trainers

Jan/23

Fri

10:00AM-02:00PM

37-252 Marlar Lounge

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Come find out what is new in SolidWorks Premium 2015.  The vendor will be onsite to provide an overview of the new features in the main package as well as a more in-depth look at some of the modules including: Electrical, Composer, Simulation and Flow Simulation.

The tentative agenda for the session is:

• 10:00-10:15 -- Introductions and kickoff
• 10:15-11:15 -- SolidWorks Premium / What’s New in 2015
• 11:30-12:00 -- Electrical
• 12:00-12:20 -- Lunch Break
• 12:20-12:50 -- Composer
• 12:50-1:20 -- Simulation
• 1:20-1:50 – Flow Simulation
• 1:50-2:00 -- Wrap up / Q&A

 Come for one part or as much of the overview as you can. The session is open to all members of the MIT community.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Jonathan Hunt, 617 253-0172, JMHUNT@MIT.EDU

Sara Gallegos, MITEI Student Engagement Coordinator

Jan/22

Thu

12:00PM-04:00PM

WTTC, Shuttle pick up and drop off will be in Kendall Sq

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 25 participants

Ever wonder how those spinning wind turbines are actually tested for safety? Before a turbine can be deployed in Massachusetts, it must meet strict international safety and design standards. Come join us for an exclusive tour of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s Wind Technology Testing Center. In this tour, we will have the opportunity to see first-hand the blade-testing wind rooms (that tests blades up to 90 meters in length!), as well as to meet and ask questions of the center’s staff.

Transportation to testing facility will be provided by MITEI

>> Click Here to Register

Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Sara Gallegos, E19-341C, 617 452-3199, SGALLEGO@MIT.EDU

Hands-On Aerospace

Jan/12

Mon

11:30AM-12:00PM

WBWT, Bldg 17, Meet promptly at 33-116 at 11:30 am.

Enrollment: Enrollment may be limited, advance sign-up requested

Ever wonder what that big white structure by Building 33 is?  Come explore the Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel on this tour!

Learn about research projects that have been carried out in the wind tunnel, and, if conditions permit, experience the wind when the tunnel is on!

For more than a century, Massachusetts Institute of Technology wind tunnels have proven instrumental tools in the examination of aerospace, architectural, vehicular, sports and other engineering systems.  In addition to the usual force and moment balance system, this 7 X 10-foot elliptical cross-section wind tunnel has the necessary auxiliary equipment for inlet and diffuser testing, gust generation, and production of thick boundary layers to model the earth's boundary layer.

 

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 12-16.  Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates.  See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310)561-0286, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu