CBE 562 - Connections Seminar

2341 Engineering Hall; Mondays 2:30-3:45

Schedule for Spring 2006

Date

Speaker

Topic

January 23

T W Root

Introduction, Water Crisis

January 30

T W Root

Plant Safety and Texas Accidents: Ship and BP-Amoco

February 6

Christine Quadracci

ANWR and Oil Drilling

February 13

Matt Jahnke

Coal Use and Issues

February 20

Priscila Shih

Alternative Fuel Vehicles

February 27

Matthew Wirtala

TBA

March 6

Tim Tice

Nanotechnology

March 13

-

Spring Break

March 20

open

-

March 27

Mathew Reddick

Poly Lactic Acid 

April 3

T W Root

Liquid Propane - BLEVEs, and my barbeque

April 10

T W Root

Biodiesel Production and Prospects

April 17

Marie Louise Dahl Thomsen

-

April 24

Tyler Banks

Artificial Sweeteners

May 1

all

Last Day activities

All presentations should be planned to allow adequate time for discussion, and all attendees should anticipate participating in discussions following each presentation.