2013-2014

Presenter: 
Chack Fan Lee (PhD'72)

Distinguished Geotechnical Alumni Speaker

Water Resources Management in China

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
1:30 p.m.
Spencer Engineering Building, room 1200
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Dr. Lee is the Director of the School of Professional and Continuing Education at the University of Hong Kong. He also serves as the Chair of Geotechnical Engineering and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University.  He was appointed a Justice of the Peace by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. 

Presenter: 
Lord Julian Hunt

WindEEE Research Institute Scientific Symposium - Public Lecture

Meteorology and Climate Change, and Wind Engineering

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
4:30 p.m.
Conron Hall, UC 224
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Professor Emeritus Lord Julian Hunt, Department of Earth Sciences at the University of London, is also an honorary professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge.

Presenter: 
Igor Pioro

Electrical and Computer Engineering Guest Lecture

Nuclear Power as a Basis for Future Electricity Production in the World

Thursday, November 7, 2013
12:30 p.m.
Spencer Engineering Building, room 1200
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Dr. Pioro is the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Guest Lecture

Robotics Research at German Aerospace Centre (DLR): From Space Robots to Human-Centered Robotics

Thursday, November 14, 2013
12:30 p.m.
Spencer Engineering Building, room 3109
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Dr. Haddadin is the scientific coordinator, Human-Centered Robotics, at the Robotics and Mechatronics Center (DLR)

Presenter: 
Cristina Amon

Lynda Shaw Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series

Emerging Trends, Opportunities and Responsibilities for Engineering Education

Thursday, March 13, 2014
12:30 p.m.
Spencer Engineering Building, Room 3109
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Dr. Amon is the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto.

Presenter: 
Gholamreza Mesri
University of Illinois

Civil and Environmental Engineering Distinguished Lecture

Settlement of the Kansai International Airport Islands

Thursday, April 3, 2014
12:30 p.m.
Spencer Engineering Building, Room 3109
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Dr. Mesri is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois.

Presenter: 
Gregory Stephanopoulos

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Distinguished Lecture

Metabolic Engineering: Synthetic chemistry of the 21st century

Thursday, April 10, 2014
12:30 p.m.
Spencer Engineering Building, Room 3109
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Dr. Stephanopoulos is a professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Presenter: 
Amr S. Elnashai

Western Engineering Distinguished Lecture

Models and Methods for Comprehensive Assessment of Disaster Impact on Vulnerable Communities

Thursday, April 24, 2014
12:30 p.m.
Spencer Engineering Building, Room 3109
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Dr. Elnashai is the Dean of the College of Engineering, Penn State.