FALL 2003 SEMINARS

Each semester, the Department of Mechanical Engineering holds research seminars which are open to all faculty and students. The department invites speakers from the department as well as outside on research topics of interest to the faculty and students. These seminars are held on Thursdays 11:00 - 12:00 pm, in room SL 165, unless otherwise stated. In the following, you will find the schedule for this semester's seminars along with the speaker and abstract information. Please check this page regularly for updated information. For more information, contact Dr. Sivakumar Krishnan sskris@iupui.edu. Schedules of previous semesters may be accessed from the News and Events main page.

1) August 28, 2003, "Tip Leakage Effects in Axial Compressors," Dr. ARIF KHALID, President, Streamline Inc., Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

2) September 11, 2003, "Modeling and Analysis of Reinforced Structures," Dr. HASSIS HEDI, Professor of Civil Engineering, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis, Tunisia. Click here for ABSTRACT.

3) September 18, 2003, "Analysis of Electrochemical Reactions and Mathematical Stack Modeling in High-Temperature Fuel cells," Dr. JOON-HO KOH, Research Scientist, Korea Electric Power Research Institute. Click here for ABSTRACT.

4) September 25, 2003, "Thermal Management of Automotive Vehicles," Dr. JAMES HOU, Senior Engineer, Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

5) September 30, 2003, "Molecular Simulation of Polyphosphazene Membranes," Ms. NAIPING HU, Research Assistant, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, OH. Click here for ABSTRACT.

6) October 2, 2003, "Development of a Pulse Detonation Engine Facility," Dr. STEVE HEISTER, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

7) October 17, 2003, "Challenges & Opportunities in Fuel Cells Development: from Materials to Devices," Dr. JIAN XIE, Electronic and Electrochemical Materials and Devices Group,  Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM. Click here for ABSTRACT. Note Change of Date and Time: This talk is on Friday at 1:00 PM.

8) October 23, 2003, "Sun Grid Computing," Mr. KENT PRICE, Systems Engineer, Academic and Research Computing, Sun Microsystems, Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

9) October 30, 2003, "Sooting Behavior of Spherical Microgravity Diffusion Flames," Dr. PETER SUNDERLAND, NCMR Staff Scientist, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH. Click here for ABSTRACT.

10) November 13, 2003, "Thesis Defense: Design of a Multifluid Heat Exchanger," Mr. SANG BAE PARK, R & D Engineer, Valeo Inc., Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

11) November 20, 2003,"Engineering Opportunities in the Orthopaedic Industry – Educational Needs," Dr. DANNY LEVINE, Zimmer Inc. Note Change of Venue: This talk is in ET 137.   Click here for ABSTRACT.

12) November 26, 2003,"Thesis Defense: Statistical Design-of-Experiments in the Investigation of the Wave Ejector," Mr. TAO GENG, Master's Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI. Note change of Date and Time: This talk is on Wednesday at 9:00 AM.  Click here for ABSTRACT.