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Seminar Series
April 25
Visual Learning: Re-Energizing A Profession
Michael Manore, P.E. Independent Consultant, Visualization Chairman of the TRB Visualization in Transportation Committee
Host:
Dr. Nic Ward
Virtual reality technologies (3D modeling, visualization, simulation, etc.) are providing a host of expanding benefits to practicing engineers of all disciplines, and causing us to reconsider those lost hours of youth playing our favorite video games.
Mr. Manore explores these benefits as well as some implications they are having on the engineering profession. More importantly, he will discuss how these technologies are finding their way into the classrooms and the potential influences they will have on how we educate engineers to be engineers.
BIO:
Michael is an independent consultant on visualization, and is Chairman of:
- The Visualization Committee of the National Academies’ Transportation Research Board; and
- The Road Safety & Simulation Executive Steering Committee in Rome, Italy.
Michael’s interest and expertise in this area stems from his early years in mechanical drafting and art classes - prompting him to pursue his first degree in Landscape Development from the University of Minnesota, followed by a degree in Civil Engineering from North Dakota State University.
He has been actively involved in visualization since 1993, either getting organizations up and running, applied research projects, or through his ongoing leadership with the Transportation Research Board.
In addition, Michael carries 11 years of engineering experience in the public transportation sector, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota and Texas.
Thanks to the following speakers who have participated in the seminar series during this academic year.
April 18
Exporting Alaska's Technology
Dennis Nottingham, P.E.
PND Engineers, Inc.
April 11
Design for Fish Passage at Roadway-Stream Crossings: National Update
Rollin Hotchkiss, Ph.D., Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University
March 28
Ut Protism (That I May Serve): It’s a Wonderful Life and Career Mantra
Marc Edwards Ph.D., 2007 MacArthur Fellow and Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech
Host: Anne Camper
March 7, 2008
The Deleterious Chemical Effects of Concentrated Deicing Solutions on Portland Cement Concrete
Larry Sutter, Ph.D.; Professor and Director, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute; Director, University Transportation Center for Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure; Director, Construction Materials Characterization Facility; Michigan Tech
Host: Xianming Shi
February 22, 2008
Sometimes the Community is Right:
Technical Professionals Learning from the Community
Dr. Gaber, Ph.D., AICP, Alumni Professor, Community Planning Program, Auburn University
Host: Jaydeep Chaudhari
February 8, 2008
“Process Quantitation”: An Engineering Initiative In the Pharmaceutical Industry
Rod Ray, Ph.D., PE
President and COO
Bend Research, Inc.
January 25, 2008
Space-Time Coding
Michael Rice, Ph.D., Jim Abrams Professor
Electrical Engineering Department
Brigham Young University
November 30, 2007
Brain Repair 101
Tim Denison, Ph.D.
Senior Principal Design Engineer, Neural Engineering Group Leader Medtronic Neuromodulation Technologies
November 16, 2007
Enhanced CO2 Reforming with Oxygen Permeable Ceramic Membranes
David Slade
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Renewable Energy Group, Inc., Ames, Iowa
November 7, 2007
The 5th in a series of discussions: “Talking about Teaching” — Assessment vs. Evaluation: Is There a Difference?
Carolyn Plumb, PhD, Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects
MSU's College of Engineering - Dean's Office
Wednesday, November 7, noon to 1:00 p.m. in 429 Cobleigh Hall
October 26, 2007
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
Denise K. DeLuca, PE
The Biomimicry Institute
October 18, 2007
Predictive Corrosion Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Structures
William H. Hartt, Ph.D.
Center for Marine Materials, Florida Atlantic University – Sea Tech Campus
September 27, 2007
Introducing Case-Based Engineering Ethical Instruction into the Classroom
Keith Fisher, P.E.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
For further information on the seminars, or to visit with the speakers, please contact Anne Camper at anne_c@erc.montana.edu
Seminar series sponsored by the College of Engineering
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