E/Week
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E/WEEK
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News about
The University of Iowa College of Engineering
Week of November 22, 2009
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E/WEEK College Staff:
Editor: Wendy Brentner, secretary, marketing and communications
Contributing Writer: Gary Galluzzo, UI News Services
Technical Consultant: Susan Beckett, sys admin and sys prog III
College Web Site: www.engineering.uiowa.edu
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IN THIS EDITION:
1. Engineering Students Participate in FURF 2009
2. Stanier Receives Grant for Nitrate Study
3. CSS Warns of Upcoming Outage November 23
4. Applications for Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship Due February 12
5. Events for the Coming Weeks
6. About E/Week
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1. Engineering Students Participate in FURF 2009
Three Engineering students will present their research at the Fall Undergraduate Research Festival (FURF) December 3 in the second floor atrium of the University Capitol Centre.
In the natural sciences category, Brenton J. Steinmann, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering, will present “Evaluation of a Compliance Chamber Designed to Improve the Performance of an Artificial Lung.” His mentor is William R. Lynch of the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
In the mathematics and engineering category, Charles N. Hatz, a senior majoring in civil engineering, will present “Road User Study Analysis.” Olga Jennings, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, will present “High Quality Polyester Synthesis from the Renewable Resource Furfural.” Julie Jessop, associate professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, is her mentor. Chris Comer (MS 2007, PhD 2008 chemical and biochemical engineering) collaborated on the research.
The conference is co-hosted by the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates, University Honors Program, Office of the Vice President for Research, Office of the Provost, and the Graduate College.
2. Stanier Receives Grant for Nitrate Study
Charles Stanier, assistant professor of chemical and biochemical engineering and assistant research engineer at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, received a $135,802 grant for “Data Analysis and Modeling of the LADCO Winter Nitrate Study.”
3. CSS Warns of Upcoming Outage November 23
Computer Systems Support advises that, on Monday, November 23, from 6:00-8:00 a.m., connections from the Seamans Center to the campus network and the Internet, as well as wireless connections, will be unavailable. Networking within the Seamans Center will not be affected. Connections out of or into the Seamans Center will not be available during this downtime.
4. Applications for Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship Due February 12
The Women's Resource and Action Center (WRAC) at The University of Iowa invites applications for the Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship program for the upcoming (2010-11) academic year. Application deadline is February 12, 2010.
Created by a designated bequest to the University of Iowa Foundation, the Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship recognizes qualified female applicants who demonstrate financial need and are committed to women's issues, diversity, and social activism. One or two awards are available each year. Awards generally range from $1000 to $2000 per academic year to be applied toward tuition, fees, living expenses, or books. The scholarship is presented at the UI's annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women (http://www.uiowa.edu/celebrationofexcellence/).
The Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship is administered and selected by individuals affiliated with the Women's Resource and Action Center at the University of Iowa. The Center is a diverse community dedicated to fostering women's individual empowerment and systemic solutions to all forms of oppression.
Information about eligibility and application procedures is available on the WRAC web site at www.uiowa.edu/~wrac/scholarship.shtml.
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5. Events for the Coming Weeks
November 21-29 -- Thanksgiving Recess
November 26-27 -- University Holiday, offices are closed.
December 2 -- Engineering Board Game Night, 6:00-9:00 p.m., South Entrance Lobby, Seamans Center. For more information, go to www.engineering.uiowa.edu/calendar/assets/boardgame.pdf.
December 3 -- American Institute of Chemical Engineers Seminar, 4:30-5:20 p.m., Long Classroom, 3305 Seamans Center. Senior Chemical and Biochemical Engineering students will give enriching activities presentations.
December 3 -- Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Seminar, 3:30-4:20 p.m., Caterpillar Classroom, 3321 Seamans Center. Mark Wohlgennant, UI professor of physics and astronomy, will speak on "Magnetoresistance and Spin-transport in Organic Semiconductor Devices."
December 3 -- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar, 12:30 p.m., MidAmerican Energy Classroom, 2217 Seamans Center. Dr. Michelle Johnson, research assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Marquette University and assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, will speak on "Insights into Bilateral Interlimb Coordination on Real Activities after Stroke."
December 3 -- Electrical and Computer Engineering Professional Seminar
4:30-5:20 p.m., 4030 Seamans Center. Jon Kuhl, professor of electrical and computer engineering, will speak on "EE at Iowa: Educational Objectives, Program Outcomes and Student Feedback."
December 4 -- Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar, 3:30 p.m., MidAmerican Energy Classroom, 2217 Seamans Center. Chris Gorski, graduate student, will present "Iron Oxides as Semiconductors: Implications for Contaminant Fate in Fe-reducing Environments."
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