ETC - 2007
SPRING 2007: Engineering, Technology, and Culture (ETC) (pdf poster here).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
An Engineer’s Search for Universal Method
Billy V. Koen, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Location: B02 (auditorium), Coordinated Science Laboratory
Lecture announcement: pdf here.
Video lecture synched with ppt (IE required): synched video-ppt here
Video lecture only (wmv format): video only here
Presentation ppts (pdf format): ppt as pdf here
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Are Globalization, Diversity, and Leadership Variations of the Same Problem? Moving Problem Definition to the Core
Gary Downey, Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Location: NCSA Auditorium
Lecture announcement: pdf here.
Video lecture w/synced ppt: here (requires RealPlayer or plugin)
Better video lecture w/synced ppt: here
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Science and Politics: Historical Perspectives and Alternative Policies
Carl Mitcham, Liberal Arts and International Studies, Colorado School of Mines
Location: 2405 Siebel Center
Lecture announcement: pdf here.
Video lecture only (wmv format): video only here
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
Lateral Alignment in Complex Systems: Towards a Theory of Multi-Stakeholder Alignment in the Operation and Transformation of Complex, Engineered Systems
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Labor and Industrial Relations,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: 1518 Hydrosystems Laboratory
Lecture announcement: pdf here.
Video lecture synched with ppt (IE required): synched video-ppt here
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Presentation ppts (pdf format): ppt as pdf here
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
Technical Visionaries: Engineering Insights into Creativity and Innovation
Raymond Price, Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: 2405 Siebel Center
Lecture announcement: pdf here.
Video lecture synched with ppt (IE required): synched video-ppt here
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Presentation ppts (pdf format): ppt as pdf here
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
Living Technology: Scientific Prospects, Practical Applications, and Social Implications
Mark Bedau, Philosophy, Reed College
Location: 112 Transportation Building (Mathews between Springfield & Green)
Lecture announcement: pdf here
Video lecture synched with ppt (IE required): synched video-ppt here
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Presentation ppts (pdf format): ppt as pdf here
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
Engineering Hip Hop: Crossfaders, Mixers, and Digital Turn
Rayvon Fouché, History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
112 Transportation Building, 12 noon-1 pm
Lecture announcement: pdf here
Video lecture synched with ppt (IE required): synched video-ppt here
Video lecture only (wmv format): video only here
Presentation ppts (pdf format): ppt as pdf here
FALL 2007: Download ETC Lecture Series Color Poster: PDF here
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
A Workshop on the Engineer of the Future (EOTF page here)
- Educating the Engineer of 2020
WILLIAM A. WULF, National Academy of Engineering - Designing Engineers – Ideas on Excellence and Engagement
SHERRA E. KERNS, Olin College - Panel Discussion: The 2 speakers, industry representatives & UIUC panelists
Time/place: NCSA Auditorium, 8:00 am to 12:30 pm
Download workshop flyer: PDF here
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
The Future of Energy Use in the US & the World
DAVID N. RUZIC, Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Time/place: 160 English Building, 3:30-5:00 pm
Part of LOT Series w/ Center for Global Studies*
Download: Flyer PDF here, ppt as PDF here, RealPlayer video here, MP3 audio here.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
The Production of Creativity: An Artist’s View of the Rise of “Creative Work”
KEVIN HAMILTON, Art & Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Time/place: 2405 Siebel Center, 4:00-5:00 pm
Download: Flyer PDF here, Video here.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Global Energy Trends: The Supply/Demand, the Technology and the Policy Dimensions
GEORGE GROSS, Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Time/place: 160 English Building, 3:30-5:00 pm
Part of LOT Series w/ Center for Global Studies*
Download: Flyer PDF here, ppt as pdf here, Video here
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31
The Bad Neighborhoods of the Electromagnetic Spectrum:
Combining Engineering and Culture in the Regulation of Wireless
CHRISTIAN SANDVIG, Speech Communication
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Time/place: 2405 Siebel Center, 4:00-5:00 pm
Download: Flyer PDF here, Video here.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Smart Grid—Key to a Sustainable Energy Infrastructure
DEEPAK DIVAN, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Time/place: 160 English Building, 3:30-5:00 pm
Part of LOT Series w/ Center for Global Studies*
Download: Flyer PDF here, Video here.
*Lectures in the LOT Series (Limits & Opportunities of Technology) are jointly sponsored by the Center for Global Studies and ETSI.
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