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Departmental Seminar (E9500)
Note: Attendance required for full-time graduate students

Lecture Series: The Biot Lecture, The Burmister Lecture, The Mindlin Lecture,
The DJ Memorial Lecture, Lou Silano Lecture

Past Seminars and Lectures

The Biot Lecture (by Prof. Bazant), Burmister Lecture (by Prof. Tatsuoka), and Mindlin Lecture (by Prof. Rice) were delivered this year at the Fourth Biot Conference on Poromechanics

Fall 2009
14:30-15:30 (Tuesday, Mudd 627)

Date	Speakers	Title	Host
9/15	Prof. Seim, University of Kassel, Germany	Structure and architecture – Teamwork at the University of Kassel	CM
9/18 (Fri)	Prof. Hojjat Adeli, Ohio State University	Intelligent Infrastructure	NC
9/29	Prof. Remi Dingreville, NYU-Poly	Role of microstructure in multiscale crystal plasticity	HW
10/15 (Thurs)	Prof. Roy Sidle, Appalachian State University	Scaling Issues Related to Hydrogeomorphic Processes [co-sponosr with Water Research Center, Room 924, 12:00-1:00 pm]	ML
10/16 (Fri)	Prof. Kolluru V. Subramaniam, CCNY	Investigation of Microstructure Evolution in Cementitious Materials through Setting using Poroelastic Parameters obtained from Ultrasonic Wave Reflection [Room 327, 2:00-3:00 pm]	CM
11/10	Mr. Christian Ingerslev Vice-President, Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York	The Bosphorus Crossing Tunnel Construction	HL
12/4 (Friday)	Prof. David Ashley University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Risk analysis/modeling of the recent Panama Canal expansion work (2-3 pm, Mudd 327)	JT
12/8	Prof. Massoud Amin, University of Minnesota	Toward Resilient, Self-healing and Smart Interdependent Infrastructure Systems	HL

Spring 2009

15:00-16:00 (Tuesday, Mudd 627, unless otherwise stated)

Date	Speakers	Title	Host
2/10	Dr. Selina W. Lee (Cornell University)	A Simulation-based Model of Post-Earthquake Fire Spread	Prof. Deodatis
2/17	Dr. Yongjun Lin (Visiting Scholar, CEEM)	Safety Evaluation of Bridge Scouring in Taiwan	Prof. Ling
3/10	Dr. Chun Yang Yin (Visiting Scholar, CEEM & Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia)	Usage of Rice Husk and Oil Palm Ashes for Solidification of Contaminated Soil and Industrial Sludge	Prof. Chen
3/17	Prof. Daniele Zonta, University of Trento	Bayesian Logic Applied to Damage Assessment of a Smart Precast Concrete Element	Prof. Betti
3/24	Prof. Roberto Ballarini, University of Minnesota	Cracking the Conch Conundrum: Tough Ceramics at the Seashore	Prof. Smyth
3/31	Prof. Mark Hastak, Purdue University	Risk Assessment in Global Construction - A perspective	Prof. Taylor
4/7	Prof. Eric Johnson, University of Southern California	Synergies in Semiactive Control and Health Monitoring of Civil Structures	Prof. Smyth
4/14	Prof. Robert Gracie, University of Waterloo, Canada	Continuum and Continuum-Atomistic Simulations of Dislocations	Prof. Waisman
4/28	Dr. Alva Peled, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Textile Reinforced Concrete Systems	Prof. Meyer