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October 29, 2015?MECH Seminar?Topics in Microfluidics and MEMS
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2015/9/25 1:41)
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Title: Topics in Microfluidics and MEMS
Speaker: Dr. Boris Stoeber, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UBC
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015
Time: 12:30 – 2:00pm
Location: Kaiser 2020
Abstract:
This talk gives a high-level overview of some of the work done in my research group. Our research topics primarily include small-scale systems with focus areas in microfluidics and sensing technology. Our work includes some more fundamental research as well as more applied projects on innovative device concepts.
(1) Microneedles are small mechanical structures that provide an interface with the human skin for drug delivery or biosensing. Our solvent casting process involves interesting flow physics and allows creating arrays of hollow microneedles for these applications. (2) We have developed flow control concepts using thermally responsive fluids that solidify reversibly at elevated temperatures. (3) We separate particles in air by size insid ...
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September 25, 2015?IEEE MTT-S Distinguished Lecturer?Modern Methods for Microwave Filter Synthesis
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2015/9/25 1:40)
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IEEE MTT-S Distinguished Lecturer
Title: Modern Methods for Microwave Filter Synthesis
Speaker: Prof Richard Cameron, CEng, FIEEE, FIET
Location: MacLeod Building, Room 418
Date and time: Friday, 25 September 2015 – 4:00-5:00 pm
Preregister by contacting Prof. Dave Michelson, davem@ece.ubc.ca
Abstract
Up until the early 1970s, nearly all filter synthesis techniques were based upon the extraction of electrical elements (lumped capacitors and inductors, transmission line lengths) from the polynomials that represented the filter’s electrical performance in mathematical terms. This was perfectly adequate for the technologies and applications that were current at the time, and many important contributions were made to the art of advanced filter transfer and reflection polynomial generation, and then their conversion to electrical component values corresponding to the filter technologies that were then available.
In the early 1970s ...
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September 25, 2015?MECH SBSP CERC Seminar?Alternative Renewable Energy Concepts and Hybrid Energy Sy
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2015/9/25 1:35)
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Title: ?Alternative Renewable Energy Concepts and Hybrid Energy Systems in a Mediterranean Climate?
Speaker: Dr. Sandro Nizetic, Associate Professor, University of Split (Croatia)
Date: Friday, September 25, 2015
Time: 3:30 -5:00pm
Location: CEME 1204
Abstract:
The proposed lecture will bring out current and past research activities at the laboratory of thermodynamics and energy efficiency, University of Split (Faculty of FESB). The first topic will be focused on the research of hybrid energy systems that are suitable for small or medium-sized applications in building facilities in a Mediterranean climate. Various hybrid energy options will be elaborated as well as the main research outcomes. The second topic is related to the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) project experience regarding implementation of sustainable energy management systems in Croatian public buildings, and will also be presented (main project activities as well as the main ...
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September 24, 2015?DLS Talk?Understanding Visual Appearances in the Long-tail
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2015/9/25 0:52)
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CS Distinguished Lecture Series
Title: Understanding Visual Appearances in the Long-tail
Speaker: Deva Ramanan, Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~dramanan/
Date/Time: Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 3:30pm
Location: Hugh Dempster Pavilion ? Room 110, 6245 Agronomy Rd
Host: Jim Little, UBC Computer Science
Everyone welcome. Free coffee, tea and cookies will be provided.
Abstract:
Computer vision is currently undergoing a period of rapid progress, brought in part through the integration of machine-learning techniques with big training datasets. This talk will attempt to examine some of the modeling insights behind this progress, as well as open challenges that remain. A well-known but under-appreciated observation is that visual phenomena follows a long-tail distribution: a few modes of appearance are common, while many rare modes are in the tail. As an example, people commonly stand or walk, but can contort their body into ma ...
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Das Buch zum größten Erfolg der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/9/24 16:00)
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´Jeder kennt mp3, jeder hat mp3?auf dem Mobilplayer, dem Smartphone, dem Computer, der Musikanlage oder dem Autoradio. mp3 ist das bekannteste und beliebteste Musikformat. Es ist inzwischen auf vielen Milliarden Elektronikgeräten installiert?mehr als es Menschen auf der Welt gibt. Das Buch»Die mp3-Story«beschreibt den langen Weg von der Idee bis zum Welterfolg und ist jetzt bei Hanser erschienen.
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Ausstellungseröffnung: Jakub Nebra?LANDSCAPE
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/9/23 7:00)
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Die Zukunftsstadt in Kunst und Wissenschaft: Der tschechische Künstler Jakub Nepra?präsentiert ab Montag, den 28. September seine Vision der Zukunfts-Landschaft im Fraunhofer Haus.
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Student group funding application package now available. Applications are due October 9 at noon!
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2015/9/20 1:31)
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It’s that time of year again! Student groups requesting funding and other support from the MECH Department should complete our application package and submit it to the MECH Student Services Office no later than October 9th at 12noon . Late applications will not be accepted. Groups/teams are required to submit both an electronic copy and a hard copy to the MECH Student Services Office (CEME 2205). Hard copies can be submitted after the deadline, as long as the electronic copies are sent to students@mech.ubc.ca on time.
Click here to download the application package.
If you have any questions, please talk to Heather or Sarah in the MECH Student Services Office, or email students@mech.ubc.ca.
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September Alumnus Spotlight: Megan Lowe?12
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/9/12 8:27)
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Photo: Afshin Odabaee
Megan Lowe has been spending a lot of time creating movement in unexpected places lately, such as stairwells, alleys, ladders and doorways, to name just a few. The TDPS alumnus and staff member (Office Manager) is dancing in two new works that open soon, one in a warehouse and one suspended in the air in an alley, and also recently completed a dance film in which she explores the architecture of an empty auditorium.
Beginning this week, Lowe will perform in Lizz Roman & Dancers? This Beautiful Space “DANCING@CIVICORPS,” a site-specific dance project that journeys through the multileveled expanse of the CIVICCORPS Center, located opposite the West Oakland BART station. As live music performed by the band Watersaw creates a sonic playground, dancers explore the unique site and its topography– stairs, railings, ladders, hallways, alcoves and rooftops. Lowe, who has been dancing with Lizz Roman & Dancers since 2012 and working o ...
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September Faculty Spotlight: Four TDPS faculty members and lecturers present world premieres this mo
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/9/12 8:23)
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One of the core strengths of the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies is our faculty, and the expertise each faculty member brings in their respective field. TDPS is fortunate to have internationally renowned practitioners in our midst?practicing professionals with diverse, exciting professional careers who also bring their talents, skills and experience to the classroom. This month alone, we celebrate four world premieres in the Bay Area by TDPS faculty members and lecturers! We hope you will join us in recognizing and supporting their work.
PHILIP KAN GOTANDA & SEAN SAN JOSÉ
MONSTRESS by TDPS Professor Philip Kan Gotanda and TDPS lecturer Sean San José premieres at A.C.T. on September 16. Commissioned by A.C.T. and based on the acclaimed short story collection by San Francisco author Lysley Tenorio, this evening of two new plays is a contemporary take on Filipino-American Life in California. The headline-making eviction of Filipino residents from San ...
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September Student Spotlight: Ely Orquiza
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/9/12 8:14)
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This summer, TDPS student Ely Orquiza participated in the five-week course ?Irish Theater? (Theater 113A). Along with 23 classmates, he studied for one week in Berkeley and four weeks in Ireland?two weeks each in Dublin and Galway. In addition to studying the origins and history of Irish theater, the class attended numerous performances, visited Galway?s renowned International Arts Festival and even found time to experience pub culture. Here?s what Ely had to say about his study abroad experience:
Name: Ely Orquiza
Year: 3rd Year
Major: Double major in Theater and Performance Studies & Dance and Performance Studies
On deciding to go to Ireland: I have friends who had taken ?Irish Theater? in the past and they all kept telling me about their incredible experiences in Ireland, so I thought just GO. Ireland has such an incredible history and culture in terms of theater. Artmaking and theater are embedded in their community. I was inspired and felt welcomed th ...
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