ChNE 501 Fall 2009

ChNE Seminars and Workshops

Date	Speaker	Title
08/25	First Week of Classes	a
09/01	Patrick J. McDaniel Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies Research Professor University of New Mexico host: Anil K. Prinja	Electro-Chemically Induced Nuclear Reactions
09/08	No Seminar	a
09/15	Orianna Bretschger J. Craig Venter Institute Staff Scientist La Jolla, California host: Plamen Atanassov	Extracellular Electron Transfer: Linking Fundamental Science and Technology Development
09/22	John Grey Chemistry Department Assistant Professor University of New Mexico host: Tim Ward	Spectroscopic and Electrical Imaging of Polymer/Fullerene Photovoltaic Materials: Correlating Local Structure and Photocurrent Generation
09/29	Seminar Cancelled
10/06	Thomas Boland University of Texas, El Paso Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Professor host: Gabriel Lopez	Biofabrication: Current Ideas and Future Engineering Opportunities
10/13	Hossam A. Gabbar University of Ontario Institute of Technology Associate Professor Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science host: Mohamed El-Genk	Advanced Modeling and Simulation for the Design and Evaluation of Next Generation Reactors Safety & Control Design Framework for Nuclear Power Plants
10/20	Konstantin G. Kornev Clemson University School of Materials Science & Engineering Associate Professor host: Plamen Atanassov	Fiber-based micro and nanofluidics: or what is common between butterflies, wicks, and nanofibers
10/27	Joseph Janni Director AFOSR, retired host: Mohamed El-Genk	Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Primer Basic Research for the Air Force
11/03	Roger L. Ely, PhD, PE Oregon State University Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering Associate Professor host: Plamen Atanassov	a
11/10	Todd Urbatsch Monte Carlo Team Leader, CCS-2, Computational Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory host: Anil K. Prinja	Simulating Real X-Ray Transport with Monte Carlo: Numerical Methods, Algorithms, Software, and Totally Juiced Supercomputers
11/17	Corey LeClerc New Mexico Tech, Dept of Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor host: Tim Ward	Partial Oxidation of Ethanol and Ethane over Platinum Catalysts
11/24	a	a
11/30 Monday @ 2:30 pm	William Martin University of Michigan Chair & Professor Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences host: Anil K. Prinja	The Kord Smith Challenge and the Outlook for Full Core Monte Carlo Calculations and Recent Advances in Monte Carlo Methods Development at the University of Michigan
12/08		a

*Seminars are scheduled for Tuesday @ 2:30 pm in Mechanical Engineering 218 unless otherwise noted on the schedule. For more information about the ChNE Seminar Series contact Cheryl Brozena