IEEE Madison Section - 2000 Meeting Archive
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Speaker: John Diaz de Leon II, American Superconductor (ASC)
Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage, or SMES, is a technology capable of improving the power quality characteristics of electric systems. American Superconductor (ASC), with its Power Quality facilities in Middleton, Wisconsin, has developed a SMES system, where energy is stored within a magnet that is capable of releasing megawatts of power within a fraction of a cycle to replace a sudden loss in line power. The application of a SMES system to a electric utility system in Northern Wisconsin will be discussed, as will the development of the technology and its characteristics.
John Diaz de Leon II is a Network Solutions Senior Transmission and Distribution Planning Engineer with ASC in Middleton. He performs planning studies to analyze transmission and distribution systems for voltage, capacity, stability, transfer capability, and power quality problems.
John was previously with Alliant Energy (formerly Wisconsin Power & Light Co.) where he was responsible for developing solutions to voltage, capacity, stability, transfer capability, and power quality problems. He has a BSEE degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Wisconsin.
Speaker: George E. Austin, President of the Overture Foundation
Location: Concourse Hotel, 1 West Dayton Street, Madison
Parking: Parking is available in the hotel for a fee. Parking is also available in the Dayton Street ramp kitty-corner from the hotel.
Menu: Roast loin of pork (vegetarian option available), salad, potatoes, vegetable, dessert & beverage
Cost: $23.00, $12 for students
Please RSVP to Ernie Peterson via e-mail or call 608-266-3589. Reservations are due by noon, Monday February 21st. Please include names of guests, name of firm, and phone number.
The Overture Project is a $100 million privately funded initiative to promote excellence in the arts and continue the downtown Madison renaissance. The Overture Project will transform the current Civic Center block in downtown Madison, remodeling and expanding existing performing and visual arts facilities and adding new ones.
George E. Austin is the president of the Overture Foundation, a newly formed foundation to provide support for cultural arts facilities in Madison, Dane County, and the State of Wisconsin, which is currently developing the Overture Project. His previous position was Director of the City of Madison Department of Planning and Development, and Director of the Community Development Authority of the City of Madison including serving as Project Manager for the development of Monona Terrace.
The program will also include some student scholarships and professional engineering awards.
Speaker: Dr. Jim Lattis, Director of UW Space Place
Location: UW Space Place, 1605 S. Park Street, Madison, Tel: 262-4779
Menu: Pizza and soft drinks
Lunch Price: $8.00
RSVP to Roy Thompson via email or call 608/664-4415
Non-member guests are always welcome!
Presentation & Self Guided Tour:
Presentation will begin with an historical overview of the founding of the Washburn Observatory, located on Observatory Drive overlooking Lake Mendota on the UW-Madison campus. Its key role in the development of modern astrophysics, and how that work led into space astronomy and the founding of the Space Astronomy Laboratory, will be discussed. Opportunity will be provided after the presentation for short self-guided tours of the Space Place.
Dr. Jim Lattis is director of UW Space Place, which he co-founded in 1990. He presently works with the Space Astronomy Laboratory and Astronomy Dept. to develop science education and outreach programs for schools, school teachers, and the general public. Jim has graduate degrees in physics and the history of science and teaches introductory courses in astronomy, history of science, and history of astronomy on the UW-Madison campus. He has also taught at Marquette University and spent two great years in Rome pursuing research on the history of astronomy in the 16th and 17th centuries. Jim is also an amateur astronomer and amateur radio enthusiast.
Speaker: Dennis Govoni, Sun Microsystems
Location: 1227 Engineering Hall - parking available in lot 14 or 17 after 5 PM (see map)
Menu: Pizza and soft drinks
Dinner Price: FREE!!!
RSVP by April 10th to Roy Thompson via email or call 608/664-4415
Non-member guests are always welcome!
Sun Microsystems' Dennis Govoni will present "Can You Handle the Future?", a look at the current state of the "art" and what problems we are facing in this emerging void of the Internet. What are the big technology issues and what should we be doing to solve them? Is Bill Joy right about the future?
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BUILDING KEY 36. Engineering Hall (H10) 37. Engineering Research Building (H9) 47. General Engineering Building (G9) 75. McClain Athletic Facility (H10) 78. Mechanical Engineering Building (H9) 131. Union South (I10) 143. Wendt Library (H11) 151. 1410 Engineering Dr. (H10) |
Speaker: Farshid Feyzi, Technical Director, UW Physical Sciences Laboratory
Location: Rocky Rococo's Pizza
7952 Tree Lane (Madison Beltline Hwy. at Mineral Pt. Rd.), Ph 829-1444
Menu: Pizza buffet, salad and soft drinks
Lunch Price: $8.00
RSVP by May 16th to Roy Thompson via email or call 608/664-4415
Non-member guests are always welcome!
The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) is one of two large detectors under construction for the Large Hadron Project (LHC) at CERN (European Nuclear Research Center) in Switzerland. LHC is the one of the largest high energy physics projects ever undertaken and seeks to advance our understanding of the nature of matter. The CMS detector is a very large and complicated structure with numerous engineering challenges. This presentation will give an overview of the project and highlight some of these challenges and the adopted solutions.
Farshid Feyzi is the Technical Director at the Physical Science Laboratory (PSL) of the University of Wisconsin. PSL is a design, development and construction facility with nearly 35 years of experience in the various fields of research. PSL has a large multi-national client base and a staff of very experienced engineers and scientists. Farshid has worked at PSL for 16 years starting at as mechanical engineer. As Technical Director he is responsible for all technical operations and direction of projects.
Speaker: Rusty Smith, Network Engineering Group, Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison
Location: Rocky Rococo's Pizza
7952 Tree Lane (Madison Beltline Hwy. at Mineral Pt. Rd.), Ph 829-1444
Menu: Pizza buffet, salad and soft drinks
Lunch Price: $8.00
RSVP by September 18th to Roy Thompson via email or call 608/664-4415
Non-member guests are always welcome!
Rusty will describe the technological and performance challenges in implementing wireless data communications on the Madison campus.
Rusty Smith is with the Network Engineering Group in the Division of Information Technologies (DoIT) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He has worked with a variety of networking technologies, equipment and operations issues and is currently involved in the implementation of wireless LAN technology on the Madison Campus.
Speaker: Nick Aspero, Zimbrick Honda
Location: Rocky Rococo's Pizza
7952 Tree Lane (Madison Beltline Hwy. at Mineral Pt. Rd.), Ph 829-1444
Menu: Pizza buffet, salad and soft drinks
Lunch Price: $8.00
RSVP by October 23rd to Roy Thompson via email or call 608/664-4415
Non-member guests are always welcome!
The Insight is an exciting, new two seat hatchback, combining unparalleled efficiency, lively performance and convenience. It is the country's first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle. Utilizing Honda's innovative Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system in combination with a rigid and lightweight body and world class aerodynamic design, the Insight achieves 61 mpg city and 70 mpg hwy., the highest of any gasoline production vehicle sold in the U.S. The Insight has a full complement of safety, comfort and convenience features, including anti-lock brakes, electric power steering, an Immobilizer Theft Deterrent System and available automatic climate control system.
The presenter is Nick Aspero, Honda sales consultant, an employee of Zimbrick Inc. Honda for 26 years. Nick will give a presentation on the Insight and provide a question and answer period. Subject to availability, Nick hopes to have an Insight at the presentation for your inspection.
Speaker: Tom Kaminski, Electronics Instructor, Madison Area Technical College (MATC)
Location: Room 67, I-Wing (aka Automotive Wing) which is located in the
northern end of the Central Wing of the main Truax building.
MATC Truax Campus, 3550 Anderson St. Madison, WI 53704, Ph 246-6100
see map at http://www.madison.tec.wi.us/matc/campuses/madison/truaxmap.shtm
Menu: Chicken Breast Parmigiana (chicken breast with marinara sauce topped
with cheese served with a bed of noodles). Includes a Dinner Roll,
choice of Salad, and a Beverage.
Lunch Price: $8.00
PARKING NOTICE: visitors should park in the gated visitor lot using access code #6932 for entry and should display the permit on their dashboard. If the visitors lot is full, you will have to park in the Visitor Overflow Row. Make sure you print out the permit and bring it with you! A map of the parking lot and campus is shown on the permit.
RSVP by November 13th to Roy Thompson via email or call 608/664-4415
Non-member guests are always welcome!
Tom Kaminski will describe the curriculum of the Electronics and Industrial Automation program and provide a tour of the facilities at MATC.
Speaker: Walter W. Peppler, PhD, Department of Medical Physics, UW-Madison
Location: Rocky Rococo's Pizza
7952 Tree Lane (Madison Beltline Hwy. at Mineral Pt. Rd.), Ph 829-1444
Menu: Pizza buffet, salad and soft drinks
Lunch Price: $8.00
RSVP by December 18th to Roy Thompson via email or call 608/664-4415
Non-member guests are always welcome!
NOTE: the presentation will be preceded by the IEEE Madison Section annual officer elections! Send nominations to cheilman@ieee.org.
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer for women of all ages and is the leading cause of death for women between the ages of 40 and 49. Conventional film/screen mammography remains the most effective of screening for breast cancer, but still misses a significant number of cases. Digital mammography offers the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy. Currently digital mammography is limited by x-ray scatter and a relatively large pixel size (50 - 100 microns). X-ray capillary optics have recently been developed and have the potential to address these problems. X-ray capillary optics are capable of channeling x-rays in a manner similar to conventional fiber optics with light. Appropriately designed x-ray capillary optics can magnify the x-ray image (without focal spot blurring) effectively reducing the pixel size while simultaneously virtually eliminating scattered radiation. The talk will present the progress that has been made in the development of practical capillary optics for mammography.
For additional info: http://www.medphysics.wisc.edu/~optics
