Pittsburgh Section

Events of 2008

Date

Sponsor

Event

Speaker

Location

January

10, 2008

WIE

Women in Engineering (WIE) in Pittsburgh – Inaugural Meeting

Jennifer Ploskina

Soba Lounge,

Ellsworth Ave. Shadyside

January 23, 2008

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Why not Nuclear?

 

 

Technical

Joseph T. Cioletti, PE.,

Westinghouse Energy Center, Monroeville

January 28, 2008

West Virginia University

A Biomolecular Detection Device Employing an Optofluidic Photonic Crystal for Resonant Fluorescence Emission Enhancement

Dr. Jeremy Dawson,

G39 Engineering Sciences Building, West Virginia University

February   1, 2008

3 PM

Commun-ications    Society

Contention resolution in optical packet/burst-switched networks

Dr. W. Cerroni

School of Information Science Building, Room 404, 135. North Bellefield Avenue, University of Pittsburgh

February   4, 2008

4 PM

West Virginia University

Studying Radio Pulsars with the Green Bank Telescope

Dr. Maura

McLaughlin

West Virginia University, G39 Engineering Sciences Building

February   13, 2008

6:30 PM

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Intelligent Buildings

Art Bell PE

 

Ron Mann

RCDD

Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

February

16, 2008

Noon -

5:00 PM

Computer

Society

IndEEE 500 cm

Robot Car Race

Rajivg Garg

Carnegie Science Center

 

February  27, 2008

6:30 PM

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

The Electric Vehicle Land Speed Record

Nigel P.

McQuin

Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

March 5,

2008

 

12:15 PM

 

Magnetics

Society

 

Patterned Nanomagnetic Bits and Devices

Bruce D.

Terris

 

Seagate Research Center

1251 Waterfront Place

Strip District, Pittsburgh

March 12,

2008

 

6:30 PM

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Analytical Representation of Thermal Systems with Thyristors

 

Matthew

Krisnosky

Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

March 20,

2008

 

5:50 PM

 

 

Engineering

In Medicine

And

Biology

Society

 

Neural Engineering: Developing Technology to Communicate Directly with the Brain

 

Prof. Douglas

J. Weber Ph.D

 

 

360 Benedum Hall

University of Pittsburgh

Oakland,  Pittsburgh

March 26,

2008

 

6:30 PM

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Our Improbable Universe: The Evolution of Primordial Energy into Mind

 

Dr. Michael

Mallary

 

Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

March 28

2008

 

1:00 PM

Society for

Social

Implications

Of

Technology

 

Unlocking the Utility Meter: A Perspective on Non-Traditional Energy Technologies for Homeowners & Businesses

 

Panel of

Experts

 

Greensburg Garden Center

951 Old Salem Road

Greensburg, PA

April 2,

2008

 

6:30 PM

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

 

The Importance Of Obtaining A PE License

 

Joseph M,

DeSalvo, P.E.

 

Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

April 3,

2008

 

6:00 PM

Engineering

In Medicine

And

Biology

Society

Sensory-Motor Coordination:  Basic Neuroscience and Neural Prosthetics

Dr. Batista

360 Benedum Hall

University of Pittsburgh

Oakland,  Pittsburgh

April 10

2008

 

6:15 PM

Magnetics Society

Radiation pressure and the linear and angular momenta of the electromagnetic field

Masud Mansuripur

Seagate Research Center

1251 Waterfront Place

Strip District, Pittsburgh

April 17,

2008

 

6:00 PM

Engineering

In Medicine

And

Biology

Society

 

Biomechanics and Motor Control of the Hand

Prof.Zong-Ming  Li

 

 

360 Benedum Hall

University of Pittsburgh

Oakland,  Pittsburgh

April 24

2008

 

5:30 PM

Annual History Dinner

America is Eating its Feed Corn

Dr. Richard Thompson

Church of the Ascension, the corner of Neville and Ellsworth in Oakland (4729 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15213

April 24

2008

Magnetics Society

Spintronic biochips for biomolecular recognition

Paulo Freitas

Seagate Research Center

1251 Waterfront Place

Strip District, Pittsburgh

May 8

2008

 

6:00 PM

Communication

Society

Controlling Speech Quality in VoIP Networks

Dr. Richard Thompson

School of Information Science

1st Floor Conference Room

135 North Bellefield Ave.

University of Pittsburgh

May 8

2008

 

5:30 PM

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Tour Of The Eaton Power Quality Experience Center And Lab

Charles Baker

Eaton

Warrendale, PA

May 21

2008

 

6:00 PM

EMC

Society

Equipment Test Guidelines

Test Setups, Work Scopes, and

Reporting for Qualifying Equipment to MIL-STD-461

 

Mr. Bowman

Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

May 22

2008

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Nuclear Energy Now

Dr. Michael

Mallary

Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

June 7

2008

 

7:30 AM

Tutorial

Power Quality Tutorial

Thomas Dionise

Eaton Electrical, 130 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale, PA

July 17

2008

 

6:30 PM

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Lessons Learned from Post 8/13/03 Blackouts

Mo El-Hawary

 

 

 Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

 

July 20 –24

2008

 

POWER ENGINEERING  SOCIETY

The IEEE Power Engineering Society Will Hold the 2008 General Meeting

 

 

David J. Vaglia, P.E.

 

July 19

2008

 

 

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Career Survival for Engineers and Scientists in the 21st Century

 

      Seagate Auditorium

1251 Waterfront Place,

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4215

July 24

2008

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Advances in HVDC Technology as applied to the Pacific HVDC Intertie

Wayne Litzenberger

 Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

August 7

2008

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Simulation of Wind Turbine Generators

Dr. Thomas E. McDermott

P.E.

 Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

August 15

2008

 

7:05 PM

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

A Night With the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets

 

PNC PARK

North Shore

Pittsburgh

August 21

2008

 

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Creating Winning Products and Services through Ethnography and the Voice of The Customer

Julie Gulick and Dr. Ned Uber

 Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

August 28

2008

 

6:30 PM

 

 

 

Power

Engineering Society &

Industry

Applications

Society

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Wayne Lundberg

Westinghouse

Energy Center

Monroeville

 

September

6

2008

 

1:00 PM

SECTION PICNIC

Section Picnic

Joe Cioletti

BOYCE PARK

 

 

PACK GROVE