2012 IAP UROP Expo
UROP & OME Staff
Thu Jan 26, 02-04:00pm, Kresge Lobby
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Never participated in UROP? Want to get involved, but don't know where to start? Come to the 2012 IAP UROP Expo and meet faculty, staff, and students representing UROP departments, labs, and centers across campus. The Expo provides an excellent opportunity to find out about UROP in the areas that interest you most!
Knowledgeable representatives from participating departments will be on hand to answer your UROP-related questions, such as:
- When is the best time to start looking for a UROP?
- What is the best way to approach faculty within the department?
- What kind of experience might I need?
- I'm interested in a specific type of research; who in the department should I contact?
UROP students will display posters on their research and share their UROP experiences. UROP staff will be on hand to answer your questions about the UROP proposal process, research credit, funding, and other aspects of the program.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Cosponsor: Office of Minority Education
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An Introduction to Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)
Dr. Shaoyan Chu
Thu Jan 26, 01-02:00pm, 13-2137
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Jan-2012
Single session event
Topics of this training course include the concept of ICP-AES and processes of basic sample preparation, calibration and background correction.
Contact: Shaoyan Chu, 13-3134, x3-0054, sc79@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering
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Bioinformatics for Beginners
Courtney Crummett, Amy Stout
Wed Jan 11, 10-11:30am, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Tue Jan 17, 03-04:30pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Entrez family of databases is the foundation of knowledge for molecular level bioscience research. Class attendees will learn about the organization of and interconnectedness of NCBI databases while focusing on several specific databases. The session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent starting point for people who are new to, or curious about bioinformatics research tools. Participants welcome at any session.
1/11 session taught by Bioinformatics Librarian, Courtney Crummett (please register at: http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=346, and 1/17 session taught by Courtney Crummett
and Computer Science Librarian, Amy Stout (please register at http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=347).
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Cosponsor: Biology
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Biotech Business Information for Engineers and Scientists
Courtney Crummett
Wed Feb 1, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
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.
The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at: http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=351.
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Cosponsor: Biology
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Computational Tools for Engineers in Research and Practice: Tutorials and Seminars
Professor Alexander Mitsos
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
In this series tutorials and hand-on training will be given for a variety of computational tools. The focus is on solving engineering problems that arise in research & development and industrial practice. Professional representatives from the companies that develop and license the tools will give seminars and/or hands-on training. No advance registration is required unless noted. Participation in any or all sessions is possible. See list of individual sessions.
If you would like to see a tool added to the list, please contact the organizer.
Contact: Alexander Mitsos, mitsos@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
Mathematica
Kelvin Mischo Wolfram
The seminar on Mathematica 8 will show how to create documents or slide show presentations with text/calculations, a wide variety of calculations relevant to engineering, and how Mathematica and WolframAlpha.com technology work together in Mathematica 8.
1-3pm lecture, 3-5pm: Q&A and hands-on session.
The content is suitable for students, faculty, and staff with any level of Mathematica knowledge.
Tue Jan 17, 01-05:00pm, 4-149
Introduction to EES (Engineering Equation Solver)
Prof Greg Nellis
Intro to basic features of EES, including entering and solving
equations, parametric tables, basic plotting, units, arrays, and lookup
tables. Discussion of curve fitting, interpolation, functions and
procedures. The thermodynamic and transport property data built into EES
will be presented. Discussion of strategies for debugging EES programs
and ensuring convergence.
Wed Jan 18, 08:30-11:30am, 3-442
Advanced EES (Engineering Equation Solver)
Prof Greg Nellis
EES’ internal capabilities for single- and multi-dimensional
optimization, numerical integration, and uncertainty propagation will be
discussed. Advanced plotting options and use of the built-in application
libraries including the extensive heat transfer library will be
introduced. Additional features of EES will be discussed according to
participant interest.
Wed Jan 18, 12:30-03:30pm, 3-442
Adina
Lay Tan
This presentation will provide a brief overview of the finite element method as used in ADINA (http://www.adina.com), focusing on reliable and effective procedures, and give various examples of applications. Participants will have the opportunity to perform a structural analysis using ADINA. Thereafter, a fluid structure interaction analysis using ADINA will be demonstrated.
Thu Jan 19, 09am-12:00pm, 3-442
COMSOL Multiphysics
Srikanth Vaidianathan
For more information, see www.comsol.com.
Thu Jan 19, 01-04:00pm, 3-442
Mathworks (including Matlab)
Lauren Tabolinsky
The MathWorks Sessions, Instructor: Jim Cain
http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-a188.html
Organized by EECS, limited enrollment, registration required.
Mon Jan 23 thru Fri Jan 27, 10am-03:30pm, See EECS schedule
Ansys (including Fluent)
Sutikno Wirogo
4 hours seminar followed by hands-on demo
Tue Jan 24, 08am-04:00pm, 35-122
Abaqus and Isight
Charles Wilcox
Dassault Systemes - SIMULIA
Techniques in Realistic Simulation followed by an Interactive Abaqus Training Session with workshop examples. Bring your laptop.
Contact Charlie Wilcox at Charles.Wilcox@3ds.com to register and to obtain a copy of the Abaqus Student Edition in advance of the class. Space is limited.
Wed Jan 25, 09am-05:00pm, 3-370
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EHS Representative Orientation
Pam Greenley
Thu Jan 19, 01-04:00pm, N52-496
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Register at http://web.mit.edu/sapwebss/PS1/training_home.sh
This is a training course for new and existing EHS reps on their role in the EHS Management System, their responsibilites under the EHS-MS, and a brief overview of EHS issues they may be asked about by their lab mates.
Topics include:
--- Interacting with your PI and labmates
--- Updating your lab's PI/Space registration database
--- Helping new people complete the Training Needs Assessment
--- Generating training reports for your lab group
--- How to conduct a Level I inspection
--- How is your lab evaluated during a Level II inspection
--- EHS issues and resources like finding MSDS's, how to set-up chemical storage, and what to look for in hazardous waste satellite accumulation areas.
Web: http://ehs.mit.edu
Contact: Jessica Van, N52-496, x2-3233, jvan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office
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EndNote Basics
Peter Cohn
Fri Jan 13, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
EndNote is a “personal bibliographic software” package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Learn how to find and use information more effectively in our hands-on workshop.
Please register for this session: http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/. Questions? Contact Peter Cohn.
Web: http://libguides.mit.edu/endnote
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, x8-5596, pcohn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center
Katherine McNeill
Fri Jan 20, 10-11:30am, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2012
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Need data to answer a research question? Interested in analyzing raw datasets with micro-level records about individual respondents? This hands-on workshop will familiarize you with the resources of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Harvard-MIT Data Center, which provide access to datasets in the social sciences and related fields. Topics will include the structure of data files, finding and downloading datasets, and understanding data documentation.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Going beyond Google Scholar: Using the Web of Science and Other Citation Searching Resources to Discover Articles
Michael M Noga
Thu Jan 12, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132 DIRC
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Do you usually look for articles by searching keywords and authors? Try tracking ideas back and forth through time by searching citations to and from articles, reports and other scholarly literature. Citation searching started with the Science Citation Index (Web of Science) and now is part of several other information sources such as Scopus, e-journal collections, and Google Scholar. We will look at several places where you can find scholarly literature through citations. We will investigate the different results you get depending on where you search for ciations.
Contact: Michael M Noga, 14S-222, x3-1290, mnoga@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Insider UROP Panel
Everett Moore Baker Memorial Foundation
Thu Jan 19, 04-05:00pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Want to learn what students have to say about UROPs? Come get the inside scoop from current students on the dos and don'ts of getting UROPs and making the most of them. The event will be an hour-long Q&A with experienced upperclassmen about their UROP experiences across a breadth of MIT departments.
This event is co-sponsored by the UAAP and the Everett Moore Baker Memorial Foundation.
Contact: Everett Moore Baker Memorial Foundation, baker-foundation@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
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Managing Research Data 101
Anne Graham, Katherine McNeill
Tue Jan 17, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2012
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
For researchers struggling to manage their data, basic strategies will be provided for:
-- best practices for retention and archiving
-- effective directory structures and naming conventions
-- good file formats for long-term access
-- data security and backup options
-- metadata, tagging, and citation
-- other relevant issues
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data-management/
Contact: Anne Graham, 10-500, x3-7744, grahama@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Managing Your References: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
Mat Willmott, Remlee Green
Thu Feb 2, 12-01:15pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Using citation management software to create and maintain a collection of references is becoming more common and important in today’s academic world. These software packages allow users to search databases, retrieve relevant citations, and build a bibliography to be added to a paper or thesis or stored for future reference. But which software package should you use, and how do you get started? This session will focus on EndNote, RefWorks, and Zotero, the three major options for bibliographic software at MIT. We will include a discussion comparing and contrasting the three softwares, and we will introduce some of the basic concepts and functionality of each program.
20 computers are available; first-come first-served. Attendees are welcome to bring their laptops. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Contact: Mat Willmott, 14S-M40, (617) 324-5855, willmott@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Mendeley Basics
Peter Cohn
Wed Feb 1, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Mendeley is a free program that allows you to manage your citations and pdfs. You can also share your collection with fellow researchers or your lab group. Social software features allow you to connect with other Mendeley users who research similar topics. We’ll cover these topics and others in this session.
Please register for this session: http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/. Questions? Contact Peter Cohn.
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, x8-5596, pcohn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Patent Searching Fundamentals
Howard Silver
Thu Jan 19, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2012
Limited to 40 participants.
Single session event
While you won’t come out of this session qualified to be a patent attorney, you will be able to successfully find patent references from all over the world and know how to obtain patent text and diagrams. The session will be a hands-on practicum that will help de-mystify the patent literature and expose attendees to key resources for finding patents through free resources available on the web.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-136, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Cosponsor: Technology Licensing Office
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Polymathy: The World in 10 Curves
Charles Fadel; Visiting practitioner at Harvard’s Graduate School of Ed., Nadezhda Belova
Mon-Fri, Jan 18-20, 23-25, 12-04:00pm, 8-119
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2012
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Feed your inner DaVinci! Explore how ten curves (from power to sigmoid to cusp etc) can be found all over life-not only in scientific and technical fields, but in social sciences and humanities as well (philosophy, history, law, art, music, etc)-leading to understanding the concepts behind the curves. Construct your knowledge through exploration and synthesis (minimal lecturing), and practice project-based learning.
Web: http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=70
Contact: Nadezhda Belova, Co-Instructor, nadezhda@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Teaching and Learning Lab
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Protocols and Methods: Recipes for Successful Research
Howard Silver
Wed Jan 18, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2012
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none
A couple hours in the Library can save you a couple of weeks in the lab. Don’t waste your time reinventing the gelatin sponge-choriallantoic membrane assay. Improve your efficiency by learning strategies for finding published research protocols and methods. This session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent introduction to resources that support bioscience bench research. Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-136, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Cosponsor: Biology
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Public Opinion Data Resources
Katherine McNeill
Wed Jan 25, 10-11:00am, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2012
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Interested in studying public opinion in the U.S. and other countries? Want to gauge how the electorate stands on issues in advance of the 2012 election? This workshop will teach you how to find data from public opinion polls, both summary statistics and individual response-level data files that you can analyze yourself. Covers the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and other resources on topics such as government, the economy, and much more.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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RefWorks Basics
Anita Perkins
Fri Jan 20, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
RefWorks is a web-based resource designed to help you organize references and create a bibliography. RefWorks allows you to search, retrieve relevant citations, easily cite references as you write your paper, and build your bibliography. It allows users to create individual or group accounts.
The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Contact: Anita Perkins, E53-100, x2-1510, perkins@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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