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The
Boston University Emerging Technologies
and Best Industry Practices Seminar on
November 18, 2005 presents:
Sensor Networks: What's Real
and What Lies Ahead?
Sponsored
by the Sensor Network Consortium at
Boston University, this workshop
will bring together academic, industry, and
venture capital leaders in the sensor networking
community to present case studies, discuss
technology trends, and share application requirements.
Participants
include keynote David Culler, UC Berkeley,
and nationally prominent speakers such as
IBM, Honeywell, BBN, Ford and the National
Science Foundation.
The
Sensor Network Consortium fosters research,
development, and commercialization of sensor
networks by facilitating the interaction among
academia and industry participants.
To
learn more, go to www.bu.edu/systems/news/special.html
or please contact:
Linda Grosser, Associate Director - lgrosser@bu.edu
Yannis Paschalidis, Academic Director - yannisp@bu.edu
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| AME Professor Leo Felsen |
In Memoriam
- Leopold B. Felsen
(1924-2005)
We are saddened to report that on September
24, 2005 our friend and colleague, Professor
Leo Felsen, passed away. A program of
reminiscences of colleagues, friends, and family
of Leo Felsen will be held at Boston University.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
2:00PM
Ninth Floor, The Photonics Center
Boston University
8 St. Mary's Street
Boston, MA 02215
RSVP:
James Gilbert, jimgilb@bu.edu, 617-353-5435
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| Professor
Saligrama awarded Early Career Award
"Venkatesh
Saligrama, assistant professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering has received
the Presidential Early Career Award for
Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Established
in 1996, this is the nation's highest
honor for professionals at the outset
of their independent research careers.
Saligrama was nominated by the Department
of Defense, one of eight federal departments
and agencies that annually nominate scientists
and engineers at the start of their careers
whose work shows the greatest promise
to benefit the nominating agency's mission."
Entire
article here. |
| BME
Professor Vaina awarded Doctor Honoris
Causa
 "On
July 12, 2005, the Governing board of
the Vasile Goldis University of Transylvania
(Romania), the President of University
of Tubingen, Germany and other academicians
from European Universities (EU) awarded
Professor Lucia M. Vaina with the academic
distinction of the honorary title of Doctor
Honoris Causa, for her leadership in the
systematic application of analytical methods
to behavioral neurology."
Entire
article here. |
___________________________________________________________________
 Conversations
with President Brown
"Last
month, just weeks after being named president
of BU, Robert Brown sat down with seven members
of the University community for an informal
conversation.
Highlights of the resulting two-hour
conversation will appear on BU Today each day
this week in short video segments produced by
BU Productions."
Click
here to access conversations series from BU
Today.
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BU
ranked third-fittest college in America
SAR
offers new nutrition courses at Fitrec
By
Brian Fitzgerald
"Warin Dexter
has known for years that BU students were
into physical fitness, but when he saw
that the University was recently ranked
the third-fittest college in America in
a survey conducted by Men's
Fitness magazine, he couldn't help
but smile — from ear to ear.
Men's Fitness , working
with the Princeton Review , surveyed more
than 10,000 students from 660 colleges
and universities and released its rankings
in its October issue."
Read
entire article here.
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Dining
Services fights "menu fatigue"
By
Jessica Ullian
"The more than 400
full-time employees of Boston University's
Dining
Services aren't fazed by the idea
of cooking 17,000 meals each day, or cleaning
up an equal number of place settings.
They can handle the culinary needs of
carnivores and omnivores and accommodate
students celebrating Passover and Ramadan.
They can explain the difference between
a vegetarian and a vegan. But they just
can't tolerate tedium."
Read
entire article here.
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National
Survey about Engineering
from
the Society of Women Engineers
Boston
University , along with a number of leading
universities, has agreed to participate in an
important survey conducted by Harris Interactive,
best known for The Harris Poll. Your input will
allow us to learn more about what is happening
in the world of engineering in order to learn
where potential changes in the discipline might
be necessary.
As
a graduate of Boston University , your participation
is crucial to the success of this project. We
are interested in everyone's experiences,
even if have never actually worked as an engineer
or are not working now. The findings will enable
us to better understand the experiences of our
alumni on important topics regarding engineering.
The
survey should only take about 15 minutes to
complete.
As
a token of our appreciation of your time, Harris
Interactive will be sending you a brief summary
of some of the key findings from this research
so you can see what others in the field think.
Please
be assured that the data gathered will be confidential
and will be reported in the aggregate only and
your name will never be associated with your
responses.
To
participate, please proceed to:
http://hpolsurveys.com/w23304d.htm
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Alumnus
Addresses AME Students
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Luke
Colby
AME
'03 |
College
of Engineering alumnus Luke Colby returned to
campus September 9, 2005 to speak with Aerospace
and Mechanical Engineering students.
Colby
spoke about his work as a propulsion engineer
at Scaled Composites, an aerospace and specialty
composites development company located in Mojave,
California.
Though
much of the information regarding the specifics
of SpaceShipOne was proprietary, Luke was able
to share with the students a video of the SpaceShipOne
test flight, as well as his enthusiasm for his
work and some words of wisdom.
Scaled
Composites was the winner of the $10 million
X Prize, an international competition intended
to encourage the development of civilian space
flight.
Link to Scaled
Composites.
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| Luke Colby (AME, '03)
shows SpaceShipOne test flight. |
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4th
Annual Excellence in Engineering Golf Tournament!
The
4th Annual Excellence in Engineering Golf
Tournament was held at Woodland Golf Club
on Monday, October 3, 2005. We couldn't have
asked for a better day! Thank you to all of
the alumni, friends, and staff who helped
make this such a successful event!
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NOVEMBER
16, 2005
ENG
Pool Party
Jillian's
Boston
145
Ipswich Street
Boston,
MA
6:00-8:00pm
FREE
Space
is limited.
RSVP:
Davi Axinn
Phone: 617-358-0500
Email: daxinn@bu.edu
OCTOBER
22, 2005
Head
of the Charles Alumni Weekend
DeWolfe Boathouse
Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $35
Boat
dedications, beginning at 6 p.m., will be followed
by an open bar with hors d'oeuvres and appetizers.
Join parents, athletes, coaches, and friends
in celebration of BU's crew program.
For
more information or to RSVP, contact Amy Fleming
at terrierevents@bu.edu
or 617-358-3398.
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Nationwide
Alumni Events
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LOS
ANGELES
OCTOBER
27, 2005
TUTANKHAMUN
AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE PHARAOHS
Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
West
Penthouse
6067 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m.
Cost: $45
RSVP by October 17
After-hours
visit to view this collection of more than one
hundred and thirty treasures from the tomb of
the celebrated pharaoh known as King Tut, as
well as artifacts from other Valley of the Kings
tombs and ancient sites.
Includes
a private reception in the museum's West Penthouse.
For more
information or to RSVP, contact Cara Mia Bruncati
at alumclub@bu.edu
or 800-800-3466.
HOUSTON
NOVEMBER
2, 2005
Kick
off Wine Tasting!
The
Wine Bucket Boutique and Bar
2311 West Alabama
Houston, TX
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $20
RSVP by October 26
Kick
off the new Boston University Alumni Club of
Houston with an hors d'oeuvre and wine tasting
at the elegant Wine Bucket Boutique & Bar.
For
more information or to RSVP, contact Gina A.
DeSalvo at alumclub@bu.edu
or 800-800-3466.
To
learn more about the events listed above, and
others happening nationwide and internationally,
visit the BU
Alumni Website.
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Career
Development
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JOB
POSTINGS LINK
Are
you an alum that graduated 3 or more years ago?
Are
you currently looking for employment?
If
you answered "Yes" to these two questions, check
out the Career Development Office's Job
Postings Link. It's for alumni only!
Each
position is listed for 3 months and can only
be accessed with a BU Login or Alumni Link account.
For
additional information, contact the Career Development
Office at
(617)
353-5731 or email engcareer@bu.edu
Sign
up for the Alumni
Link.
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Congratulations
