List of Announcements (details below):
* VSE in the News
* Photo of the Week
* LITE Seminar - From Ideas to Ventures [Tue Dec 2, 1pm]
* Bioengineering Seminar - Discrete Droplets for Chemical Analyses
[Thu Dec 4, 12pm]
* INTO Mason Multidisciplinary Colloquium [Dec 1-4]
* 2^nd Annual Undergraduate Research Celebration [Mon Apr 20, 5pm]
* John Miller Receives Funding from South Dakota State Univ. & Dept.
of Justice
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*VSE in the News***
Here is a list of news stories about VSE that have been posted:
At the Mason News Desk (http://newsdesk.gmu.edu)
* An "Eggstra" Special Assignment of Intro to Engineering Students
<http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2014/11/eggstra-special-assignment-intro-engineering-classes/>[this
story also appeared
<http://volgenau.gmu.edu/home/-/asset_publisher/HNSOWRmBcc5U/content/an-%E2%80%9Ceggstra%E2%80%9D-special-assignment-for-intro-to-engineering-classes?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fvolgenau.gmu.edu%2Fhome%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_HNSOWRmBcc5U%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-3%26p_p_col_count%3D1>
at the Volgenau School web site]
If you have suggestions for other stories, please submit them to Martha
Bushong, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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*Photo of the Week***
Mason engineering student, Jeff Bynum, works in Professor David
Latanzi's 3-D printer lab, in the Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of
Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering.
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***LITE Seminar - From Ideas to Ventures [Tue Dec 2, 1pm]*
**/Title:/From Ideas to Ventures
/Speaker:/Suresh Shenoy, IMC, Inc.
/Date:/Tuesday, December 2, 2014 from
/Time: /1pm to 2pm
/Location:/Nguyen Engineering Building, Room 4801, Fairfax Campus
///Biography: /Mr. Shenoy served as Chairman of the National Capital
Region chapter of the //American Red Cross and on the boards of Kevric
Company, IMC Global Services, Fairfax County Information Technology
Advisory Committee, Capital IIT Alumni Association and Fairfax County
Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining IMC, Mr. Shenoy was a partner at
Maridyne International, an international marketing company and joint
venture with Marubeni Corporation of Japan. After selling Maridyne, Mr.
Shenoy owned and operated Northeast Investment Castings. Currently, he
is an adjunct faculty in the School of Engineering at George Mason
University. Mr. Shenoy holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the
Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of
Connecticut.
///Abstract: /Starting a new venture is an exciting and challenging
experience at the same //time. Aspiring entrepreneurs will need thorough
planning, discipline, and a keen ability to adapt to a constantly
changing environment. Mr. Shenoy will provide an overview of the key
steps needed to successfully plan, launch, and run a new venture. Some
of these key elements include developing an understanding of the
industry and the competitive environment, evaluating the feasibility of
your idea, assessing market forces, and the importance of developing an
effective business plan.
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*Bioengineering Seminar - Discrete Droplets for Chemical Analyses [Thu
Dec 4, 12pm]*
**/Title:/Discrete Droplets for Chemical Analyses: Reagent Delivery and
Mass Spectrometry
/Speaker:/Kaveh Jorabchi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of
Chemistry, Georgetown University
///Date:/Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
/Time:/12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
/Location:/Krasnow Institute, Room 3507
///Biography:/Professor Jorabchi received his BS in chemistry from
Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran and his PhD in chemistry
from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He completed a
post-doctoral program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison prior to
working as an industrial R&D scientist at Syagen Technology Inc. He has
been an assistant professor of chemistry at Georgetown University since
2011. Prof. Jorabchi's work has focused on molecular mass spectrometry
for trace analysis in a variety of applications from explosive detection
and security analysis to bio-analytical measurements.
///Abstract:/ Discrete droplets (e.g. water droplets in oil) provide an
isolated environment for chemical, biochemical, and biological
investigations. Small volumes of micro-droplets dramatically reduce the
use of solvents, reagents, and precious materials, such as enzymes.
Moreover, discrete droplets can be used to encapsulate single cells,
providing a new experimental window to cellular processes at a
single-cell level. To enable these studies, our work is focused on
analytical methods for controlling the chemical composition of the
droplets, and mass spectrometric methods for analysis of discrete
droplet contents. In this presentation, we will discuss our new reagent
delivery method based on partial injection of reagent droplets into a
reactant droplet, providing a means for small volume injection using
large droplets. Partial injections as low as 0.003% of the reagent
droplet are achieved with this method, enabling pL volume injections
using nL droplets. We will also discuss a pneumatically assisted
single-droplet electrospray developed for the mass spectrometric
analysis of droplets as small as 50um in diameter.
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*INTO Mason Multidisciplinary Colloquium [Dec 1-4]*
You are invited to attend the INTO Mason Multidisciplinary Colloquium
for the Graduate International Pathway.Students will make presentations.
Monday, December 1: JC Gold Room, 10:30-1pm
Topics:Business, Nutrition, Public Policy, Education, Sports
Tuesday, December 2: Merten Hall, Room 1202, 12:30-2:30pm
Topics:Science, Technology, Engineering
Wednesday, December 3: JC Gold Room, 10:30-1pm
Topics:Arts Management, Education
Thursday, December 4: JC Gold Room, 12:30-2:30pm
Topics:Science, Technology, Engineering, Public Policy, Education
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*2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Celebration [Mon Apr 20, 5pm]*
The 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Celebration will be held on
Monday, April 20, 2015, from 5-8 pm in the Grand Ballroom of the Global
Center.Hosted jointly by VSE Undergraduate Student Services and the
office of Corporate Development, the evening features poster
presentations of Design, Research and Scholarly Work by undergraduate
students.
More information on this event will be distributed in early 2015.
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*John Miller Receives Funding from South Dakota State Univ. & Dept. of
Justice*
John Miller of the Statistics Department received $96K from South Dakota
State University and the U.S. Department of Justice for his project,
"The Value of Evidence."
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Stephen G. Nash
Senior Associate Dean
Volgenau School of Engineering
George Mason University
Nguyen Engineering Building, Room 2500
Mailstop 5C8
Fairfax, VA 22030
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Phone: (703) 993-1505
Fax: (703) 993-1633
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