University of Idaho ECE591Department of Electrical & Computer EngineeringResearch ColloquiumFall Semester, 2006University of Idaho ECE591 Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Research Colloquium Fall Semester, 2006 Thursday 3:30 PM, TLC222 Description: The Electrical Engineering Research Colloquium is a series of weekly colloquia on topics of general interest in electrical engineering and related fields. Speakers will be from the University of Idaho Electrical Engineering Department, other departments on campus, Washington State University, the local community, industry and from outside agencies and universities. In the past we have had engineers and scientists from the departments of Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, and Chemical Engineering, Physics, Psychology, and Education at UI, Physics and Electrical Engineering at Washington State University, NASA-Ames Research Center, the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona, and the Department of Applied Physics at Stanford University. Talks have ranged from Catastrophic Flooding on Mars to hints on technical writing for publication. Instructor: Dave Atkinson/[email protected] Office Location: Buchanan Engineering Lab 209 (BEL 209) Phone Number: (208) 885-6870 Grading: ECE591 is 0 credit and graded Pass/Fail. There will be approximately 12-14 colloquia throughout the semester. At each meeting a signup list will be distributed. To pass the course the student must have no more than 1 unexcused absence. If you must miss a colloquium for any reason, please let me know.Website: The ECE591 class website can be found at http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/~atkinson/ECE591/ECE591.html An updated schedule for the ECE591 colloquia can be found at http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/~atkinson/ECE591/Fall2006/ECE591Sched.pdf Most frequently asked question about EE591: Why is ECE591 a research colloquium and not a research seminar? Colloquium: usually an academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them Seminar: 1 : a group of advanced students studying under a professor with each doing original research and all exchanging results through reports and discussions 2 a (1): a course of study pursued by a seminar, (2): an advanced or graduate course often featuring informality and discussion; b: a scheduled meeting of a seminar or a room for such meetings3 : a meeting for giving and discussing
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