Blow Molded Specialties Internship
535 Prospect Street | Pawtucket, RI 02860 | Tel: (401) 723-3000 | Fax: (401) 723-3104
Contact: Tom Boyd
Blow Molded Specialties is an extrusion blow molding firm based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Since 1988 BMS has been a leader in custom blow molding for the medical device, healthcare, and food packaging industries and beyond. One of BMS’ fields of expertise is in the development and manufacture of bellows; we manufacture approximately 40, all varying is size, material and specification requirements.
With this being said, the product design team is currently stymied with an engineering problem related to a large cylindrical bellows, and is seeking a student intern to research a solution.
This is an excellent opportunity for a student to gain first-hand experience in researching and identifying a solution to an engineering issue, while working closely with the engineering team and within the framework of a manufacturing environment.
The company manufactures a cylindrical bellows that collapses like an articulating straw. The problem bellows is larger in diameter but is intended to function in the same manner, with controlled articulation. However, the larger bellows does not behave the same way; it collapses, but not completely and it will not stay collapsed as the smaller one does.
The company has studied the plastic itself and finds no difference between the two sizes of bellows, leading to the conclusion that the difference has to do with the geometric configuration of the larger bellows. The company has access to an optical comparator, as well as drawings and CAD files of the two bellows.
A student intern will be asked to analyze the control samples and CAD files, do a sample match of the CAD files and attempt to determine the significant differences between the two items. The ultimate aim, of course, is to identify the solution to manufacturing the larger bellows in a manner that permits controlled articulation and maintains the closed position when desired.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Seminar: Active Hardware Metering for IP Protection and Security
ESCE Seminar Speaker
Professor Farinaz Koushanfar, Rice University
Title: Active Hardware Metering for IP Protection and Security
Date & Location: Friday April 21th 3:00pm-4:00pm at B & H 190
Biography:
Farinaz Koushanfar is an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Rice University, where she also directs the Texas Instruments DSP Leadership University Program.
Before joining Rice in 2006, she received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and her M.A. in Statistics both from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research is focused on developing techniques for synthesis and management of customizable, adaptive, lightweight, and secure embedded systems, adaptive energy delivery, and applications of emerging technologies. Koushanfar is a recipient of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award, an INTEL Open Collaborative Research (OCR) Fellowship, and a Mobicom Best Paper Award. In 2008, she was named one of MIT Technology Review's young innovators under 35 (TR-35).
Abstract:
I will present novel lightweight hardware-based mechanisms for ensuring security, intellectual property (IP) protection, and trust of integrated circuits (ICs) and systems. The need for the new security methods stems from the proliferation of the fabless semiconductor business model, increase of third-party IP reuse, emergence of personal security devices, and the high overhead of traditional cryptographic protocols for embedded systems. The focus of the talk will be on active hardware metering, a first system of security mechanisms and protocols that enable the design house to gain active post-fabrication control of each produced IC, their properties and terms of use, or by run-time disabling of ICs in case of tamper detection. Active hardware metering is built upon two basic
mechanisms: (i) variability-based uniqueness of each chip, and (ii) alteration of the design structure so that the initial functionality is preserved but integrated with the unique chip properties through functional access points. Thus, not only each IC has a specific signature, but also its functionality requires a unique access code for activation. For anybody without authorization from the design house, each chip would be effectively and uniquely locked. To realize the first mechanism, we use physical unclonable functions (PUFs) that overcome the digital storage vulnerabilities. I discuss our ongoing work in security analysis, safeguarding, implementation, and fabrication of new families of PUFs, and their use in secure system design. For the second mechanism, I show how modification of the functional description is accomplished through modifying the finite state automata. Attacks and countermeasures are discussed.
Experimental evaluations of hardware metering on benchmark designs and proof-of-concept hardware implementation on H.264 demonstrate the low overhead, security, and practicality of the new techniques.
Host: Professor Sherief Reda
Professor Farinaz Koushanfar, Rice University
Title: Active Hardware Metering for IP Protection and Security
Date & Location: Friday April 21th 3:00pm-4:00pm at B & H 190
Biography:
Farinaz Koushanfar is an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Rice University, where she also directs the Texas Instruments DSP Leadership University Program.
Before joining Rice in 2006, she received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and her M.A. in Statistics both from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research is focused on developing techniques for synthesis and management of customizable, adaptive, lightweight, and secure embedded systems, adaptive energy delivery, and applications of emerging technologies. Koushanfar is a recipient of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award, an INTEL Open Collaborative Research (OCR) Fellowship, and a Mobicom Best Paper Award. In 2008, she was named one of MIT Technology Review's young innovators under 35 (TR-35).
Abstract:
I will present novel lightweight hardware-based mechanisms for ensuring security, intellectual property (IP) protection, and trust of integrated circuits (ICs) and systems. The need for the new security methods stems from the proliferation of the fabless semiconductor business model, increase of third-party IP reuse, emergence of personal security devices, and the high overhead of traditional cryptographic protocols for embedded systems. The focus of the talk will be on active hardware metering, a first system of security mechanisms and protocols that enable the design house to gain active post-fabrication control of each produced IC, their properties and terms of use, or by run-time disabling of ICs in case of tamper detection. Active hardware metering is built upon two basic
mechanisms: (i) variability-based uniqueness of each chip, and (ii) alteration of the design structure so that the initial functionality is preserved but integrated with the unique chip properties through functional access points. Thus, not only each IC has a specific signature, but also its functionality requires a unique access code for activation. For anybody without authorization from the design house, each chip would be effectively and uniquely locked. To realize the first mechanism, we use physical unclonable functions (PUFs) that overcome the digital storage vulnerabilities. I discuss our ongoing work in security analysis, safeguarding, implementation, and fabrication of new families of PUFs, and their use in secure system design. For the second mechanism, I show how modification of the functional description is accomplished through modifying the finite state automata. Attacks and countermeasures are discussed.
Experimental evaluations of hardware metering on benchmark designs and proof-of-concept hardware implementation on H.264 demonstrate the low overhead, security, and practicality of the new techniques.
Host: Professor Sherief Reda
Monday, May 17, 2010
FSAE car unveiling on Wed, May 19 at 12 on the BH patio
The Formula SAE team recently returned from Michigan where they competed in the annual May race. FSAE is a student car design competition organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers. You are welcome to stop by the Barus and Holley patio to congratulate the team on their hard work on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 from 12 to 2pm.
This year's Formula SAE car team placement was:
Overall 38th
Design: T-15th
Presentation: 46th
Cost: 23rd
Endurance: 35th
Fuel Economy: 2nd
(Note: Did not compete in autocross, accel, and skid pad)
For more info visit:http://www.sae.org/students/fsae2010results.pdf
(Click the photo to the right to see more photos)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
EWB Info Session on new water project in Haiti
EWB (Engineers Without Borders) is looking to start on a project focused on improving water quality and access and helping to provide safe water to neighborhoods, hospitals, schools, and orphanages in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti. We have established a relationship with International Action, a community-based organization with a central office in Washington, D.C that has been working in Haiti for almost 5 years, and they are excited about the prospect of partnering with us. We are currently looking for Brown engineers to get involved in the project which is likely to entail design optimization, protocol development, fund raising efforts, assessment trips, team work and lead to a broadened awareness of how the skills you are learning are relevant and how they can be applied.
If any of the above is of interest to you, please come to a BRIEF meeting to be held this Thursday from 7:00-7:30pm in Barus and Holly 190 about this project. If you can't make it to the meeting, but are interested in the project please email Sharon_Makava@brown.edu asap.
Looking forward to seeing you a the meeting!
Sharon Makava
Chemical Engineering '11
For more information on International Action in Haiti please visit : http://www.haitiwater.org/
If any of the above is of interest to you, please come to a BRIEF meeting to be held this Thursday from 7:00-7:30pm in Barus and Holly 190 about this project. If you can't make it to the meeting, but are interested in the project please email Sharon_Makava@brown.edu asap.
Looking forward to seeing you a the meeting!
Sharon Makava
Chemical Engineering '11
For more information on International Action in Haiti please visit : http://www.haitiwater.org/
Monday, May 10, 2010
Blow Molded Specialties Internship
Blow Molded Specialties is an extrusion blow molding firm based in Pawtucket, Rhode
Island. Since 1988 BMS has been a leader in custom blow molding for the medical
device, healthcare, and food packaging industries and beyond. One of BMS’ fields of
expertise is in the development and manufacture of bellows; we manufacture
approximately 40, all varying is size, material and specification requirements.
With this being said, the product design team is currently stymied with an engineering
problem related to a large cylindrical bellows, and is seeking a student intern to research
a solution.
This is an excellent opportunity for a student to gain first-hand experience in researching
and identifying a solution to an engineering issue, while working closely with the
engineering team and within the framework of a manufacturing environment.
The company manufactures a cylindrical bellows that collapses like an articulating straw.
The problem bellows is larger in diameter but is intended to function in the same manner,
with controlled articulation. However, the larger bellows does not behave the same way;
it collapses, but not completely and it will not stay collapsed as the smaller one does.
The company has studied the plastic itself and finds no difference between the two sizes
of bellows, leading to the conclusion that the difference has to do with the geometric
configuration of the larger bellows.
The company has access to an optical comparator, as well as drawings and CAD files of
the two bellows.
A student intern will be asked to analyze the control samples and CAD files, do a sample
match of the CAD files and attempt to determine the significant differences between the
two items. The ultimate aim, of course, is to identify the solution to manufacturing the
larger bellows in a manner that permits controlled articulation and maintains the closed
position when desired.
Please submit resume and cover letter to Avril Cook at acook@bmsplastics.com. We
look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to contact us with questions.
Island. Since 1988 BMS has been a leader in custom blow molding for the medical
device, healthcare, and food packaging industries and beyond. One of BMS’ fields of
expertise is in the development and manufacture of bellows; we manufacture
approximately 40, all varying is size, material and specification requirements.
With this being said, the product design team is currently stymied with an engineering
problem related to a large cylindrical bellows, and is seeking a student intern to research
a solution.
This is an excellent opportunity for a student to gain first-hand experience in researching
and identifying a solution to an engineering issue, while working closely with the
engineering team and within the framework of a manufacturing environment.
The company manufactures a cylindrical bellows that collapses like an articulating straw.
The problem bellows is larger in diameter but is intended to function in the same manner,
with controlled articulation. However, the larger bellows does not behave the same way;
it collapses, but not completely and it will not stay collapsed as the smaller one does.
The company has studied the plastic itself and finds no difference between the two sizes
of bellows, leading to the conclusion that the difference has to do with the geometric
configuration of the larger bellows.
The company has access to an optical comparator, as well as drawings and CAD files of
the two bellows.
A student intern will be asked to analyze the control samples and CAD files, do a sample
match of the CAD files and attempt to determine the significant differences between the
two items. The ultimate aim, of course, is to identify the solution to manufacturing the
larger bellows in a manner that permits controlled articulation and maintains the closed
position when desired.
Please submit resume and cover letter to Avril Cook at acook@bmsplastics.com. We
look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to contact us with questions.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Board positions open
Do you want to be part of the largest professional society of electrical engineers in the world?
Do you want to develop strong leadership skills and enhance your resume?
Do you want to meet well-known researchers and professors and/or engineering recruiters?
Do you want to contribute in improving Brown engineering students' learning experience outside of class?
If the answer to at least one of this questions is YES, then you should consider getting involved with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Brown University Student Chapter (or simply Brown IEEE). There are leadership positions (Board positions) open for next year and we strongly encourage you to apply! Our activities include:
-academic and professional lectures/seminars
-special projects and participation in technology competitions
-tours and field trips of technological and research nature
-career & recruiting events in conjunction with engineering companies
-social and networking events
-joint ventures with other groups
-subsidized participation in one regional IEEE Conference per academic year
To apply, please visit http://www.engin.brown.edu/organizations/ieee/forms/. Deadline to apply is May 14th midnight.
The IEEE is the world's largest technical society, bringing members access to the industry's most essential technical information, networking opportunities, career development tools, and many other exclusive benefits.
Brown IEEE is a student group with the mission of providing all undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering and related fields with useful resources for their academic, technical and professional development. It was reestablished in 2009 by a group of Brown seniors -all IEEE Student members and electrical engineering majors- who felt the need of a cohesive society which gives students the opportunity to meet and learn from fellow students, faculty members and professionals in technological sectors.
To learn more about Brown IEEE, please visit http://www.engin.brown.edu/organizations/ieee/ or send me an email at petros_perselis@brown.edu
Do you want to develop strong leadership skills and enhance your resume?
Do you want to meet well-known researchers and professors and/or engineering recruiters?
Do you want to contribute in improving Brown engineering students' learning experience outside of class?
If the answer to at least one of this questions is YES, then you should consider getting involved with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Brown University Student Chapter (or simply Brown IEEE). There are leadership positions (Board positions) open for next year and we strongly encourage you to apply! Our activities include:
-academic and professional lectures/seminars
-special projects and participation in technology competitions
-tours and field trips of technological and research nature
-career & recruiting events in conjunction with engineering companies
-social and networking events
-joint ventures with other groups
-subsidized participation in one regional IEEE Conference per academic year
To apply, please visit http://www.engin.brown.edu/organizations/ieee/forms/. Deadline to apply is May 14th midnight.
The IEEE is the world's largest technical society, bringing members access to the industry's most essential technical information, networking opportunities, career development tools, and many other exclusive benefits.
Brown IEEE is a student group with the mission of providing all undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering and related fields with useful resources for their academic, technical and professional development. It was reestablished in 2009 by a group of Brown seniors -all IEEE Student members and electrical engineering majors- who felt the need of a cohesive society which gives students the opportunity to meet and learn from fellow students, faculty members and professionals in technological sectors.
To learn more about Brown IEEE, please visit http://www.engin.brown.edu/organizations/ieee/ or send me an email at petros_perselis@brown.edu
PrimeTest Automation Internships
The positions are full time for the summer. Two positions are to filled
immediately. Applications will be accepted until May 26, 2010
PrimeTest Automation is a small, yet dynamic and highly sophisticated
engineering firm that specializes in supplying factory and production
automation and robotic products and systems for a highly diverse customer
base.
Interns will shadow different members of the engineering team and assist
them with their work load. Tasks can include researching specifications,
assembling products, writing operating and maintenance manuals,
troubleshooting systems, general shop cleanup, construction of shipping
crates, running errands, light machining and drilling. This is a very hands
on opportunity working in a very dynamic business environment.
Applicants must be comfortable working with and around power tools.
Experience with CAD software (SolidWorks) is a plus.
Interested individuals should send their resumes and cover letters via email
to: hr@primetest.com
Information from Dan Press '97
immediately. Applications will be accepted until May 26, 2010
PrimeTest Automation is a small, yet dynamic and highly sophisticated
engineering firm that specializes in supplying factory and production
automation and robotic products and systems for a highly diverse customer
base.
Interns will shadow different members of the engineering team and assist
them with their work load. Tasks can include researching specifications,
assembling products, writing operating and maintenance manuals,
troubleshooting systems, general shop cleanup, construction of shipping
crates, running errands, light machining and drilling. This is a very hands
on opportunity working in a very dynamic business environment.
Applicants must be comfortable working with and around power tools.
Experience with CAD software (SolidWorks) is a plus.
Interested individuals should send their resumes and cover letters via email
to: hr@primetest.com
Information from Dan Press '97
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
AIChE Alumni Panel-Thursday (5/6) @ 8pm
AIChE hosting an Alumni Panel
This Thursday, May 6 we will be inviting back some chemical engineering alumni to talk about their current career paths and how their Brown degree has played a role in this. Our alums have gone into a wide range of industries, and you'll see that on Thursday. The panel will be at 8pm in B&H 190. Pizza will be provided.
Cartney Smith '06--former chemical engineer at TransForm Pharmaceuticals
Julie Sygiel '09--co-founder and CEO of Eulie LLC (http://sexyperiod.com/)
Kristina Prachanronarong '07--MD/PhD student at UMass
Karen Dannemiller--'09 PhD student at Yale
This Thursday, May 6 we will be inviting back some chemical engineering alumni to talk about their current career paths and how their Brown degree has played a role in this. Our alums have gone into a wide range of industries, and you'll see that on Thursday. The panel will be at 8pm in B&H 190. Pizza will be provided.
Cartney Smith '06--former chemical engineer at TransForm Pharmaceuticals
Julie Sygiel '09--co-founder and CEO of Eulie LLC (http://sexyperiod.com/)
Kristina Prachanronarong '07--MD/PhD student at UMass
Karen Dannemiller--'09 PhD student at Yale
Rockwell Collins engineering positions in aerospace and defense
Rockwell Collins has a number of engineering job openings available at locations across the country. For more information, visit us at www.rockwellcollins.com/careers. You can also learn more about us in this video: www.rockwellcollins.com/about/building-trust-every-day.html.
For more than 75 years, Rockwell Collins has been a pioneer in the design, production and support of innovative solutions for our customers in aerospace and defense. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, information management, and simulation & training is strengthened by a global service & support network that spans 27 countries. Our global team of 20,000 employees is building trust, every day.
Rockwell Collins was recently named to the Ethisphere Institute’s “2010 World’s Most Ethical Companies” list. The annual list highlights the top 100 organizations leading the way in promoting ethical business standards.
Ethisphere reviewed nominations from more than 3,000 companies in over 100 countries and 36 industries. The methodology for the World’s Most Ethical Companies includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers.
Timothy J. Carson
Diversity Program Manager
Office of Diversity
Rockwell Collins
tjcarson@rockwellcollins.com
319.263.1704
For more than 75 years, Rockwell Collins has been a pioneer in the design, production and support of innovative solutions for our customers in aerospace and defense. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, information management, and simulation & training is strengthened by a global service & support network that spans 27 countries. Our global team of 20,000 employees is building trust, every day.
Rockwell Collins was recently named to the Ethisphere Institute’s “2010 World’s Most Ethical Companies” list. The annual list highlights the top 100 organizations leading the way in promoting ethical business standards.
Ethisphere reviewed nominations from more than 3,000 companies in over 100 countries and 36 industries. The methodology for the World’s Most Ethical Companies includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers.
Timothy J. Carson
Diversity Program Manager
Office of Diversity
Rockwell Collins
tjcarson@rockwellcollins.com
319.263.1704
Alektrona Corporation internship in Providence area
Alektrona Corporation
95 Hathaway Street, Suite 10
Providence, Rhode Island 02907
401-228-2960 phone
401-228-2961 fax
solutions@alektrona.com
Contact: Jim Higgins, VP
jhiggins@alektrona.com
Intern Opportunity
1. High caliber student pursuing a Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or
Computer Science degree.
2. Demonstrated experience and/or interest working with embedded systems.
3. Has strong programming skills with the ability to learn new tools and languages. C
and Python experience are a plus.
4. Able to produce quality output based on specific written and/or verbal project
requirements.
5. Experience with Linux/Unix, TCP/IP communications, and ZigBee or other low power
wireless sensor networks, hardware design a plus.
95 Hathaway Street, Suite 10
Providence, Rhode Island 02907
401-228-2960 phone
401-228-2961 fax
solutions@alektrona.com
Contact: Jim Higgins, VP
jhiggins@alektrona.com
Intern Opportunity
1. High caliber student pursuing a Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or
Computer Science degree.
2. Demonstrated experience and/or interest working with embedded systems.
3. Has strong programming skills with the ability to learn new tools and languages. C
and Python experience are a plus.
4. Able to produce quality output based on specific written and/or verbal project
requirements.
5. Experience with Linux/Unix, TCP/IP communications, and ZigBee or other low power
wireless sensor networks, hardware design a plus.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Electronics and Photonics Seminar with John Weiner
Division of Engineering
“Electronics and Photonics Seminar”
Extraordinary optical transmission revisited:
how light gets through isolated or periodic arrays of
subwavelength slits and holes (or not)
Prof. John Weiner
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Gaithersburg, MD USA
Thursday, May 6th
12:45pm in Barus & Holley 751
(pizza and sodas will be offered)
Abstract: The passage of light through apertures much smaller than the
wavelength of the light has proved to be a surprisingly subtle phenomenon.
This talk describes how modern developments in nanofabrication, coherent
light sources and numerical vector field simulations have led to the upending
of early predictions from scalar diffraction theory and classical
electrodynamics. Optical response of real materials to incident coherent
radiation at petahertz frequencies leads to unexpected consequences for
transmission (and extinction) of light through subwavelength aperture arrays.
Biosketch: John Weiner is a CNST Visiting Fellow in the Nanofabrication Research
Group. He is Professeur Èmèrite from the Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France.
John received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Chemical Physics. Following
postdoctoral studies and a lectureship at Yale, he joined the faculty at Dartmouth College.
Later, John spent a year as visiting professor at the Laboratoire des Collisions Atomiques
et Moléculaires at Orsay, France, returning to the US to join the faculty at the University
of Maryland, where he investigated atomic collisions at submillikelvin temperatures
achieved by optical cooling techniques. After two decades at Maryland, John returned to
France, where he became interested in light localization by plasmonic structures. At the
CNST, he is working with Henri Lezec on the design, fabrication, and characterization of
nanoscale optical resonator arrays.
“Electronics and Photonics Seminar”
Extraordinary optical transmission revisited:
how light gets through isolated or periodic arrays of
subwavelength slits and holes (or not)
Prof. John Weiner
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Gaithersburg, MD USA
Thursday, May 6th
12:45pm in Barus & Holley 751
(pizza and sodas will be offered)
Abstract: The passage of light through apertures much smaller than the
wavelength of the light has proved to be a surprisingly subtle phenomenon.
This talk describes how modern developments in nanofabrication, coherent
light sources and numerical vector field simulations have led to the upending
of early predictions from scalar diffraction theory and classical
electrodynamics. Optical response of real materials to incident coherent
radiation at petahertz frequencies leads to unexpected consequences for
transmission (and extinction) of light through subwavelength aperture arrays.
Biosketch: John Weiner is a CNST Visiting Fellow in the Nanofabrication Research
Group. He is Professeur Èmèrite from the Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France.
John received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Chemical Physics. Following
postdoctoral studies and a lectureship at Yale, he joined the faculty at Dartmouth College.
Later, John spent a year as visiting professor at the Laboratoire des Collisions Atomiques
et Moléculaires at Orsay, France, returning to the US to join the faculty at the University
of Maryland, where he investigated atomic collisions at submillikelvin temperatures
achieved by optical cooling techniques. After two decades at Maryland, John returned to
France, where he became interested in light localization by plasmonic structures. At the
CNST, he is working with Henri Lezec on the design, fabrication, and characterization of
nanoscale optical resonator arrays.
Science Center events on May 5th
May 5, 2010 - Science Center Filming, Noon - 9:00 PM: The Science Center is filming a short video to help showcase the sciences at Brown. Get caught on tape by coming to the SC anytime between noon and 9:00 PM. https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-fXRAKLWK2INzExOTA5OGEtOGJjOC00YWJhLWEwNjEtNTZlNzFiYzEwOTA5&hl=en
Basic Guidelines to Improve your chances of making it to the final cut: * No hats * No all white shirts * No logos * No stripes
Events during the filming:
Dell'Antonio VS Sello, Noon - 1:00 PM: Pick your passion as the Science Center showcases Professor Dell'Antonio of the Department of Physics and Professor Sello of the Department of Chemistry. Join us for these short talks as Physics and Chemistry collide at the Science Center. Pizza and beverages to be served. http://picasaweb.google.com/Science.Resource.Center/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCImR-N-_28nU7gE#5467035381243099842
Lucy. H. Spelman, DVM: The Canary in the Kitchen: Why Animal Health Matters. Join us for a lecture by veterinarian and visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Lucy Spelman on why animal health matters, followed by a discussion about the many connections between human and animal health. Bring your own examples of the canary in the kitchen! http://picasaweb.google.com/Science.Resource.Center/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCImR-N-_28nU7gE#5467052292985077026
Lucy, a Brown graduate ('85), is currently Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. She has worked as a zoo veterinarian, zoo director, media consultant, and wildlife veterinarian. She is co-author of a collection of stories written by zoo and wildlife vets about their patients called, "The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes." She has also held one of the most specialized jobs in the animal world, that of gorilla doctor. For nearly three years, Lucy lived in central Africa, trekking up and down the mountains of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to provide lifesaving care for the endangered mountain gorilla. As field manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, she also helped to expand its one-health program. This novel approach to conservation is based on the concept that the health of one species impacts another. Thus the health of the gorillas is intricately tied to the health of the rangers who protect them, the tourists who visit them, the farmers who live near their park-as well as livestock and other animals. Fresh from this experience, she returned to Brown last fall and taught a senior seminar on primate behavior. Her current course, a first-year seminar called, "Animals As Indicators of Human Health," serves as the framework for this lecture. Lucy begins by offering a series of examples that illustrate the many connections between animal and human health. For instance, overheating Teflon cookware will kill a canary; perhaps it's not as safe for people as we think. Ocean warming causes coral to expel it symbiotic algae; unless the temperature returns to normal, the corals bleach and die, and the entire aquatic food chain is disrupted, including the fisheries millions of people rely on for food. Next she invites the audience to share their own examples, as well as discuss solutions. The good news is that if we're willing to invest in the science behind these problems, we can solve them. The bad news is that we're running out of time.
Basic Guidelines to Improve your chances of making it to the final cut: * No hats * No all white shirts * No logos * No stripes
Events during the filming:
Dell'Antonio VS Sello, Noon - 1:00 PM: Pick your passion as the Science Center showcases Professor Dell'Antonio of the Department of Physics and Professor Sello of the Department of Chemistry. Join us for these short talks as Physics and Chemistry collide at the Science Center. Pizza and beverages to be served. http://picasaweb.google.com/Science.Resource.Center/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCImR-N-_28nU7gE#5467035381243099842
Lucy. H. Spelman, DVM: The Canary in the Kitchen: Why Animal Health Matters. Join us for a lecture by veterinarian and visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Lucy Spelman on why animal health matters, followed by a discussion about the many connections between human and animal health. Bring your own examples of the canary in the kitchen! http://picasaweb.google.com/Science.Resource.Center/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCImR-N-_28nU7gE#5467052292985077026
Lucy, a Brown graduate ('85), is currently Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. She has worked as a zoo veterinarian, zoo director, media consultant, and wildlife veterinarian. She is co-author of a collection of stories written by zoo and wildlife vets about their patients called, "The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes." She has also held one of the most specialized jobs in the animal world, that of gorilla doctor. For nearly three years, Lucy lived in central Africa, trekking up and down the mountains of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to provide lifesaving care for the endangered mountain gorilla. As field manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, she also helped to expand its one-health program. This novel approach to conservation is based on the concept that the health of one species impacts another. Thus the health of the gorillas is intricately tied to the health of the rangers who protect them, the tourists who visit them, the farmers who live near their park-as well as livestock and other animals. Fresh from this experience, she returned to Brown last fall and taught a senior seminar on primate behavior. Her current course, a first-year seminar called, "Animals As Indicators of Human Health," serves as the framework for this lecture. Lucy begins by offering a series of examples that illustrate the many connections between animal and human health. For instance, overheating Teflon cookware will kill a canary; perhaps it's not as safe for people as we think. Ocean warming causes coral to expel it symbiotic algae; unless the temperature returns to normal, the corals bleach and die, and the entire aquatic food chain is disrupted, including the fisheries millions of people rely on for food. Next she invites the audience to share their own examples, as well as discuss solutions. The good news is that if we're willing to invest in the science behind these problems, we can solve them. The bad news is that we're running out of time.
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