This two-day hands-on workshop will provide an understandable overview of microfluidics for biomedical applications. It is intended for those who might be interested in becoming involved in the microfluidics field, but need a basic outline of what is possible and how the devices are designed and built. A hands-on component will get the participants in the lab where they will build some basic microfluidic structures. Principles and software will be introduced to familiarize the participants with the design of more complex devices. Also, many of the current technology applications will be reviewed. The course will be taught by some of the leading researchers and educators in the field.
Robotics take over the library! Check out the latest creations of artificial intelligence and robotics from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Live robot demonstrations will follow exciting presentations by the students who helped to build them. Light refreshments will be served.
About 900 students who have completed degree programs over the last year in the areas of engineering, physical sciences and mathematics will be recognized at the Institute of Technology’s annual commencement ceremony. Doors open at 6 p.m. Graduates assemble on Northrop Plaza at 6 p.m. No tickets are required.
The CCEFP, with Twin Cities Public Television, has produced a half-hour documentary called "Discovering Fluid Power" that will air on Minnesota TPT channel 17.
Time: 9 p.m.
May 13
Dam removal in the upper midwest: motivations, science, and design
Monthly lectures through the Partnership for River Restoration and Science in the Upper Midwest (PRRSUM) explore topics related to Upper Midwest research, training, and practice in river restoration.
The sixth annual workshop will include such topics as: green storage systems, power management in the data center, future impacts of hybrid and solid state disk drives, quality of storage service in exabyte storage systems, moving data to knowledge - eScience and storage systems, and more. Register online.
BF and LifeScience Alley™ present this national conference to bring together the most active investors to discuss their investing strategies, the niches they are targeting, and share their views of present and emerging areas of opportunities. Each year this conference unites national VCs, corporate investors and other private equity investors to provide deal flow, co-investing, syndication opportunities and to provide emerging growth companies with access to this investor base. Register online.
The Eighth Workshop on Continuous Advances in QCD is the latest in a series of workshops organized biannually by the William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute. These workshops summarize recent developments in quantum chromodynamics and gauge theories at large. Topics discussed are at the cutting edge of QCD, and include supersymmetric tools, holographic descriptions of QCD, large-N methods, heavy quarks, and others. Due to limited space, participation is by invitation only.
Inaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EM08)
EM08 will provide a major forum for the exchange of information and discussion of recent developments in, and applications of, solid and fluid mechanics. Technical sessions will highlight and promote new thrusts and innovative developments in the field regardless of the discipline that inspired them. Register online for reduced rates before April 4.
Stephen H. Schneider, Stanford University, will highlight incentives to bring about a transition to cleaner transport, along with promising technology and policy options being pursued by other states and countries. He will also compare the transport sector with the industry and building sectors to predict how much can feasibly be done. The cost to attend this luncheon seminar is $30.
19th Annual CTS Transportation Research Conference
Researchers and practitioners from Minnesota and the Upper Midwest will share their research findings in a variety of transportation-related areas. The conference will cover all modes of transportation including highway, transit, rail, air, water, and others.
Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) 2nd Annual Conference
The vision of the ERC is to create new fluid power technology that is compact and efficient. This will lead to significant fuel savings as the new technologies are implemented in existing and new applications. Registration will be available shortly.
Women were active participants in building and programming the first electronic digital computers, and notably prominent in the first generation of computer programmers in the 1950s, but they have faced serious barriers to full participation in the computing professions.
This international conference, with participants from six countries, examines gender and the diverse uses of computing in offices, libraries, schools, mass media, and the computing profession. Register online.
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June 10
Design methods for in-stream structures: available techniques and research needs
Monthly lectures through the Partnership for River Restoration and Science in the Upper Midwest (PRRSUM) explore topics related to Upper Midwest research, training, and practice in river restoration.
