Indu Fiesler Saxena
Intelligent Optical Systems, Torrance, CA

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
3:35pm - 4:25pm
114 EES Building

Charles E. Bakis
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
3:35pm - 4:25pm
114 EES Building

Daniel Ahmed, graduate student in Engineering Science and Mechanics, was selected to receive a Young Investigator Best Poster Award at the 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. Daniel was one of the three winners selected from more than six hundred posters at the conference. Daniel is a member of Professor Tony Huang’s research group. Congratulations Daniel!

Dr. Reginald Hamilton, Assistant Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, has been named the new faculty advisor to the Engineering House. Penn State Engineering House (E-House) hopes to provide students with a constructive and positive live-in community that supports projects and activities relevant to their majors within the College of Engineering. E-house is conveniently located in McKee Hall, a sector of the West Halls residence area sited next to Recreation Hall and the Lion Shrine. E-House is considered a co-ed special living option, available only to those full-time students accepted into the College of Engineering at University Park. E-House provides students with the opportunity to take on leadership roles through various executive positions and committees within the house. In addition, E-house supports numerous social events, such as sporting events and picnics, to promote a sense of community and friendship amongst its members. In order to continually improve the living environment, members of E-house have the opportunity to attend house meetings where they may offer opinions and suggestions. Overall, E-House's commitment to its members offers a comfortable living environment where engineers may share their common interests through their studies and their social involvement.

Dr. Patrick Lenahan, Distinguished Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, travelled to Stanford University in California from October 15 through October 20 to attend and present talks at the IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop. To learn more about the meeting, please visit this web site.

Drew Pulsifer, gradaute student in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will travel to Nashville, TN in late October to present a paper at the semi-annual meeting of the American Vacuum Society. His paper is entitled "Optimal Conditions for Visualization of Fingerprints with the Conformal-Evaporated-Film-By-Rotation Technique." To learn more about the meeting, please visit their web site.

C. Jay Patten and Muhammad Faryad
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
3:35pm - 4:25pm
114 EES Building

Dr. Barbara Shaw, Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, traveled to Boston on October 10 to attend the Electrochemical Society (ECS) meeting. While attending the meeting Dr. Shaw participated in the executive committee meeting and presented a paper on “Development of an in-vivo three electrode chip for obtaining real time corrosion rates during small animal testing.” To learn more about the meeting, please visit this web site.

Bruce J. Gluckman
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
3:35pm - 4:25pm
114 EES Building

Dr. Ivi Smid, associate professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will travel to Columbus, Ohio on October 16 to attend and present “Cold-Sprayed Self-Lubricating Coatings Utilizing Ni-Encapsulated Particulate Composites,” at MS&T 2011. Additionally, Dr. Smid is the lead organizer of the symposium “Particulate Composites,” which is comprised of three sessions at the conference. To learn more about MS&T 2011, please visit their web site.

ESM Homecoming Tailgate

Tailgate: 8:30 – 11:30 Stadium, behind the Visitor Center, Lot number 4978 (see tailgate map for details) Game Time: 12:00 kickoff Beaver Stadium, for ticket holders

To learn more, visit http://www.esm.psu.edu/alumni/tailgate RSVP by October 12, 2011.

Timely responses are greatly appreciated. For telephone registration, please contact Jason M. Lyons, 814-867-1569 or JML43@psu.edu.
**Special thanks to E SC alum Mike Erdman for his tailgate location.

Lawrence H. Friedman
National Institute of Standards Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
3:35pm - 4:25pm
114 EES Building