University of Minnesota
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Winter 1999 Seminar Series

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Fridays 2:30 - 3:30 pm -- Room 209 Akerman Hall*

January 15	Title: Unstable Variational Problems in Solid Mechanics Dr. Andrej Cherkaev Department of Mathematics, University of Utah
January 22	*Title: An Anisotropic Biphasic Model for the Mechanics of Bioartificial Tissues: Applications to Tissue Fabrication and Characterization of Cell Traction Force* Professor Robert Tranquillo Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota
January 29	*Title: The Future of Air Traffic Control: Human Decision Support Research at NASA Ames* Tom Davis NASA Ames Research Center
February 5	Title: Boltzman Equation, Chapman-Enskog Expansion, and Rivlin-Ericksen Fluids Prof. Marshall Slemrod Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
February 12	*Title: Scale-Dependent Crystal Plasticity* Prof. David Parks Mechanical Engineering Department, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
February 19	Title: The Interior-point Revolution in Large-Scale Optimization - Applications in Multi-Aircraft Conflict Resolution Dr. Vipin Gopal Honeywell Technology Center
February 26	*Title: MEMS and Micro Fluid Dynamics* Prof. Chih-Ming Ho Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, UCLA
March 5	*Title: MAP Stability, Design and Analysis* Dr. Aprille Ericsson-Jackson NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
March 12 *Murphy Hall, Room 105	*Title: So you want to be an astronaut* Ms. Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, NASA Astronaut NASA Johnson Space Center

REFRESHMENTS SERVED AFTER EACH SEMINAR IN 227 AKERMAN HALL.
Disability accommodations provided upon request.
Contact the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics : (612) 625-8000.