Seminar: Engineering Frontiers

Course No. 0909-498-01

Spring 2004

Tentative Course Schedule*

Week
(Start date)
Presenters and Topic
   Reviewers
Week 1
(Jan 21)
Course Introduction   
Week 2 
(Jan 28)
Selection of topics, Open discussion

Week 3
(Feb 4)
Selection of topics, Open discussion
 
Week 4
(Feb 11)
 Class rescheduled
Week 5
(Feb 18)
Will Kim: Organic LEDs
Dave Rauth: Ultra-Wide Band Communications
Barrot, Nickles
Topalis, Glasser
Week 6 
(Feb 25)
Jon Terrana: Biological Self-Assembly For Semiconductors
Matt Alestra: Hydrogen Powered Vehicles
Lyndsay Burd: Fuzzy Neural Nets in Biomed
Burd, Panila
Bram, Muhlbaier
Straatveit, Ludes
Week 7
(Mar 3)
Nate Clark: Carbon Nanotubes
Rob Grove: Quantum Encryption
Suarez, Sundmaker
Sundmaker, Williams
Week 8
(Mar 10)
Jason Berenbach: Antimatter Propulsion Systems
Jason Panila: Space Colonization Technology
Rauth, Muhlbaier
Kim, Rauth
Mar 15-19 Spring Break - No Class
Week 9
(Mar 24)
Jim Blanck: Holographic Storage
Apostolos Topalis: Digital Light Processing for HDTVs
Kim, Suarez
Berenbach, Nickles
Week 10
(Mar 31)
Fred Glasser: IrisScan Technology
Andrew Straatveit: UAVs
Ludes, Scazzuso
Glasser, Scazzuso
Week 11
(Apr 7)
Presentations rescheduled

Week 12
(Apr 14)
Dan Barrot: Terrahertz Technology
Nehemiah Jandroep
: Neural Robotic Control
John Ludes: Hybrid Vehicle Technology
Blanck, Bram
Alestra, Topalis
Panila, Digneo
Week 13
(Apr 21)
Justin Bram: Wearable PCs
Greg Digneo
: Cognitive Maps for Medical Diagnosis
Mike Muhlbaier: Automation for Automobile Navigation
Jandroep, LaMaina
Burd, Moreton
Clark, Williams
Week 14
(Apr 28)
Mike Moreton: Advanced Weaponry Systems
Frank Scazzuso: Real-Time Virtual Imaging in TV
Dave LaMaina: Grid Computing for PS3
Grove, LaMaina
Grove, Jandroep
Berenbach, Moreton
Week 15
(May 5)
Don Nickes: Broadband Comm. over Power Lines
Jeff Sundmaker: UWB Radar
Chris Williams: MAGLEV Vehicles
Hector Suarez: Gene Expression Map
Barrot, Digneo
Alestra, Blanck
Terrana, Clark
Terrana, Straatveit
*Please check frequently for updates.
 
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