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Upcoming Events Date Event 12-Nov-2009 CEE 249: Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Seminar Annie Kammerer, Ph.D., P.E., of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD, will present "Risk-informed seismic design of US nuclear power plants." Thursday November 12, 2009, 4-5 pm, Kinsey Pavilion 1220B 17-Nov-2009 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Dr. Laurent Champaney, of ENS Cachan, France, will present "Prediction of Load Capacities of Uncertain Assemblies of Structures By Use of Statistical Tools and Accelerated Multi-Resolution Techniques." Thursday November 17, 2009, 4-5 pm, Kinsey Pavilion 1220B Past Events Date Event 3-Nov-2009 CEE 249: Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Seminar Timothy M. Wehling, PE, Senior Engineer at the California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA will discuss "California’s Levees: Then and Now", Tuesday November 3, 2009, 4-5 pm, Kinsey Pavilion 1220B 27-Oct-2009 CEE 249: Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Seminar Dr. John Osteraas, Principal, Exponent Failure Analysis, Menlo Park, CA will present "Lessons from failures great and small", Tuesday October 27, 2009, 4-5 pm, Kinsey Pavilion 1220B 13-Oct-2009 CEE 249: Civil Engineering Seminar Clarke B. Holland, Esq. will present "Engineers and the Law-What its Like to be an Expert Witness (or a defendant) in a Lawsuit," October 13, 2009, 4-5 pm, Kinsey Pavilion 1220B 6-Oct-2009 CEE 249: Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Seminar Dr. Paolo Bazzurro, Principal, AIR Worldwide, San Francisco, CA will present "Engineering-based Approach to Risk Analysis of Industrial Facilities", Tuesday October 6, 2009, 4-5 pm, Kinsey Pavilion 1220B 1-Oct-2009 CalGeo Student Chapter BBQ/Picnic Tuesday, October 6th, 2009, 5:30 - 7:30 at Sunset Recreation Lower Picnic Area. The picnic is CalGeo's first event of the year. Come meet Industry Professionals, Geotechnical Engineering Students and Faculty. 23-Sep-2009 Graduate Student Orientation Wednesday, September 23, 2009 General Session: 9 AM LaKretz Hall CEE Major Field Orientations: 1-2 PM - Environmental, 47-124 Engr. IV - Geotechnical, 4750 Boelter - Hydrology/Water Res., 5401 Boelter - Structures/Mechanics, 4275 Boelter CEE Dept Reception: 2-4 PM, 3400 Boelter Hall 13-Jun-2009 HSSEAS Commencement 4-Jun-2009 Ph.D. seminar #7, Megan Burke, Thursday, June 4th, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 4th, 6:00-7:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Seminar title yet to be submitted" 4-Jun-2009 EERI Briefing on L'Aquila Italy Earthquake Professor Jonathan Stewart and colleagues will provide a briefing on the Mw 6.3 earthquake in Italy. Northern California briefing on June 4, Southern California briefing on June 24, 2009. 2-Jun-2009 CEE 249: Earthquake Engineering Seminar Dr. Norm Abrahamson, 2009 EERI Distinguished Lecturer, will present “The State of the Practice of Seismic Hazard Analysis: From the Good to the Bad” June 2, 2009, 4 - 5 pm, 2101 ENG V. (Re-Scheduled) 29-May-2009 Ph.D. Seminar #6, Yi Wu, Friday, May 29th, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Friday, May 29th, 1:00-2:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Seminar title yet to be submitted" 28-May-2009 Ph.D. Seminar #5, Wang Xi, Thursday, May 28th, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 28th, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Seminar title yet to be submitted" 28-May-2009 EERI Student Chapter / CEE249 Seminar Richard Eisner, Fritz Institute (San Francisco, CA) will present "The Challenge to Earthquake Engineering: Beyond Life Safety to Community Resilience", May 28th, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall. 26-May-2009 cee249 Seminar (Distinguished Lecturer Series) Spalling of Concrete Materials due to High Temparature Exposure by K. Willam, University of Colorado, Boulder 4 PM, May 26, 4760 Boelter Hall (Comp. Science Conference Room) Note: Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM 19-May-2009 cee249 Seminar (Distinguished Lecturer Series) Size and Risk: Scaling of Quasibrittle Structure Strength and Lifetime Based on Atomistic Fracture Mechanics by Z. Bazant, Northwestern University 4 PM, May 19, 4760 Boelter Hall (Comp. Science Conference Room) Note: Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM 19-May-2009 CEE 259A Seminar (11 AM, 4275 Boelter Hall) Point of Use Water Purification Technologies for the Developing World Dr. Jeff Albert, Aquaya Institute 15-May-2009 Ph.D. Seminar #4, Chung-Hao Lee, Friday, May 15th, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Friday, May 15th, 5:00-6:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Multi-Scale Modeling of DNA Molecules with Coupled MD-Continuum Model". 15-May-2009 cee249 Seminar (Distinguished Lecturer Series) Innovative Processing of Concrete and Nanotechnology by S. Shah, Northwestern University 1:30PM, May 15, 2105 Engineering V (Material Science Conference Room) 12-May-2009 CEE 259A Seminar (11 AM, 4275 Boelter Hall) Abrupt Climate Change: Atmospheric Tipping Points Prof. Kerry Cook, University of Texas-Austin 5-May-2009 cee249 Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Mechanics of Stretchable Electronics by Y. Huang, Northwestern University 4 PM, May 5, 4275 Boelter Hall (Civil Eng. Conference Room) 5-May-2009 CEE 259A Seminar (11 AM, 4275 Boelter Hall) Application of Membrane Technology for Produced Water Treatment” Dr. Arun Subramani, MWH Technical Strategy & Research 28-Apr-2009 CEE 259A Seminar (11 AM, 4275 Boelter Hall) Remote Sensing of Hydrologic Recharge in Canada’s Peace-Athabasca Delta Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA 23-Apr-2009 2009 Technology Forum April 23, 2009, at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) on the UCLA campus, 8 am - 5 pm 21-Apr-2009 CEE 259A Seminar (11 AM, 4275 Boelter Hall) Comparison of Renewable Energy Technologies on the Basis of Other Resource (Land/Water) Consumption and Hazard Risks Prof. Mark Z. Jacobson, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University 14-Apr-2009 CEE 259A Seminar (11 AM, 4275 Boelter Hall) Evolution of Bioretention Design in North Carolina as a result of Field Research Prof. Bill Hunt, NC State University 7-Apr-2009 CEE 259A Seminar (11 AM, 4275 Boelter Hall) Atmospheric Deposition of Contaminants: A Study of Air, Water, and Earth Prof. Keith Stolzenbach, UCLA Civil & Environmental Engineering 10-Mar-2009 2009 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture Prof. Chunmiao Zheng of University of Alabama presents "Will China Run Out of Water?" in 5436 Boelter Hall on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 from 2 to 3 p.m. 6-Mar-2009 New Graduate Student Open House UCLA School of Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Friday March 6, 2009, 8 am to 1 pm 3-Mar-2009 CEE 259A Seminar: Env. Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources Prof. Qilin Li, Dept. of Civil and Env. Engineering, Rice University will present: "Impact of NOM on the Fate, Transport and Toxicity of C60 Fullerene Nanoparticles" in 4275 Boelter Hall, Tues. March 3rd, 11am-noon. 24-Feb-2009 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Shah Vahdani from Fugro West, Inc. will discuss soil-structure interaction for the BART transbay tube. 4 - 5 pm, 2200 Young Hall. 24-Feb-2009 CEE 259A Seminar: Env. Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources Dr. Chuching Wang, Metropolitan Water District will present: "Evaluation of the WS/WQ benefits associated with Water Quality IRP actions" in 4275 Boelter Hall, Tues. Feb. 24th, 11am-noon. 17-Feb-2009 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Schaun Valdovinos of Hatch Mott MacDonald will present "Bridge Design along the Sea to Sky Highway" in 2200 W. G. Young Hall on Tues., Feb. 17, 2009, 4-5 p.m. Jointly hosted with EERI Student Chapter at UCLA. 17-Feb-2009 CEE 259A Seminar: Env. Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources Prof. Volodymyr Tarabara, Dept. of Civil and Env. Engineering, Michigan State University will present: Multifunctional Nanomaterial-enabled Membranes for Water Treatment" in 4275 Boelter Hall, Tues. Feb. 17th, 11am-noon. 11-Feb-2009 Geological Engineering Seminar Julien Cohen‐Waeber P.E. P.G., Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, Oakland, California will present "Some of What What You Need to Know About Careers in Engineering (or On the Maturation of Baby Elephants: A Geological Engineering Perspective)". Wednesday February 11, 2009, 6-7 pm, Young Hall CS-24 10-Feb-2009 CEE 249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Prof. Jacob Fish, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will present "Multi-scale Design System" at 4760 Boelter Hall, on Tuesday Feb 10, 2009, 4-5 pm. Refreshments will be served during 3:30-4:00pm. 10-Feb-2009 CEE 259A Seminar: Env. Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources Dr. Mike McGuire, President, McGuire, Inc. will present: A Century of Chlorine Disinfection: Experts and Research Collide in Jersey City Lawsuit to Protect Public Health" in 4275 Boelter Hall, Tues. Feb. 10th, 11am-noon. 3-Feb-2009 CEE 259A Seminar: Env. Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources Dr. Tracy Nishikawa, USGS, will present: "A Tale of Three Basins: Examples of Applied USGS Ground-Water Research in California", in 4275 Boelter Hall, Tues. Feb. 3rd, 11am-noon. 30-Jan-2009 Ph.D Seminar #3, Keith Musselman, Friday, Jan. 30th, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30th, 2:00-3:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Exploring variability in snow properties using an instrument cluster design concept and an advanced physically-based model in Sequoia National Park” 27-Jan-2009 CEE 259A Seminar: Env. Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources Dr. Debora Rodrigues, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Yale University will present: "Microbial Interactions with Carbon Nanotubes: From Single Cells to Biofilms" in 4275 Boelter Hall, Tues. Jan. 27th, 11am-noon. 20-Jan-2009 CEE 259A Seminar: Env. Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources Prof. Greg Okin, Department of Geography, UCLA will present: "Wind as a geomorphic agent: "connecting" aeolian studies with hillslope hydrology" in 4275 Boelter Hall, Tues. Jan. 20th, 11am-noon. 15-Jan-2009 Ph.D. Seminar #2 Sonya Lopez, Thursday, Jan 15, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 4:00-500 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall "Linking Future Climate Variability with Hydrologic & Sediment Transport in Southern California’s Coastal Watersheds”. 13-Jan-2009 CEE 259A Seminar: Env. Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources Rick Gerberg will present: "Trans-Border Environmental Issues in Southern California: Restoration and Management of the Salton Sea and the Binational Tijuana River Watershed" 31-Dec-2008 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar R. Travis Deane, PE, GE will present "2005 Storm Damage and Repairs to the Coastline Railroad, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California". 2200 W.G. Young Hall, Tuesday Feb 3, 2009, 4-5 pm 2-Dec-2008 CEE 249: Earthquake Engineering Seminar Professor Jack P. Moehle, PEER Center and UC Berkeley will present "Developments in Performance-Based Seismic Design of Buildings." December 2, 2008, 4- 5 pm, 1425 Physics and Astronomy Building 21-Nov-2008 PhD. Seminar #1 Gil Hurwitz, Friday, Nov. 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter. Characterizing Membrane Surface Charge by Contact Angle Titration” 12-Nov-2008 CEE 249: Earthquake Engineering Seminar Dr. Xinzheng Lu, Associate Professor, Tsinghua University will present "Wenchuan Earthquake and Building Seismic Damages". 1434A Physics/Astronomy Bldg., Tuesday Nov 18, 2008, 4-5 pm 4-Nov-2008 CEE 249: Structural/Geotechnical Engineering Seminar "The Art and Science of Large-Scale Disasters" Presented by: Professor Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA November 4, 2008, 4-5 pm, 1434A Physics and Astronomy Building 28-Oct-2008 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar "LA Metro Red Line Tunnels: Lessons Learned" by Wolfgang Roth, Principal of URS, Los Angeles, CA, October 28, 2008, 4- 5 pm, 1434A Physics and Astronomy Building 21-Oct-2008 CEE 249: Earthquake Engineering Seminar "Finding and fixing dangerous buildings," by Craig D. Comartin, President of CD Comartin Inc. and Past President of EERI, October 21, 2008, 4- 5 pm, 1434A Physics and Astronomy Building 7-Oct-2008 CEE 249: Structural Mechanics Seminar "Early Age Cracking and Its Influence on the Durability of Concrete Structures," by Volker Slowik, Professor, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences Germany, Tuesday October 7, 2008, 4-5 pm, 1434A Physics and Astronomy Bldg. 24-Sep-2008 Graduate Student Orientation September 24, 2008. For newly admitted graduate students. Events are scheduled at the school, department, and group levels. 3-Jun-2008 cee249: Structural Engineering, Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Farzin Zareian, Assist. Prof., UC-Irvine will present, "Prediction of Collapse of Buildings under Earthquake Ground Motions." Tuesday, June 3, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3656 Geology Building 29-May-2008 Graduate Student Ph.D. Seminar #9(Last Seminar in Spr Qtr) Adam Siade, Ph.D. student Thursday, May 29, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Model Reduction for PDE-Constrained Optimization as Applied to Groundwater Systems". 27-May-2008 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Marc Edwards, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech will present, "Imminent and Substantial Endangerment: "Lead" Astray by the EPA." Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM 4275 Boelter Hall 20-May-2008 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. David Sedlak, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley will present, "." Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM 4275 Boelter Hall 13-May-2008 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Mary Cadenasso, Professor of Plant Sciences at UC Davis will present, "Exploding the riparian zone: Upcatchment opportunities to prevent nitrate movement across land-water interfaces." Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM 4275 Boelter Hall 9-May-2008 Gradaute Student Ph.D. Seminar #8 Kathryn Mika, Ph.D. Student Friday, May 9th, 12:00-1:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Water Quality: Fecal Indicator Bacteria Inactivation and Human Source Traching". 6-May-2008 cee249: Structural Engineering, Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Mark Freitas, P.E., G.E., Fugro West, Inc., will present, "Geotechnical Engineering and the DWR Urban Levee Evaluation Program." Tuesday, May 6, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3656 Geology Building 6-May-2008 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Vladimir Novotny, CDM Chair Professor at Northeastern University will present, "The Fifth Paradigm of Integrated Water and Landscape Management." Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM 4275 Boelter Hall 29-Apr-2008 cee249: Structural Engineering, Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Jaime Garza, Miyamoto International Inc., will present, "Performance based engineering for the seismic upgrade of the LAX Theme Building" Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3656 Geology Building 29-Apr-2008 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Pedro J. Alvarez, George R. Brown Professor and Chair of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Rice University will present, "Microbial Interactions with Fullerenes and Other Engineered Nanoparticles: Environmental Applications and Implications." Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CNSI Auditorium 22-Apr-2008 cee249: Structural Engineering, Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Patrick Smith, Senior Engineer, Fugro West, Inc., will present, "." Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3656 Geology Building This seminar is cancelled! 22-Apr-2008 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. David Cwiertny, Asst. Prof. of Chemical & Environmental Engineering at UC Riverside will present, "Iron-Based Bimetallic Reductants for Treatment of Halogenated Organic Solvents." Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM 4275 Boelter Hall 18-Apr-2008 Distinguished Lecture in Structural Engineering & Mechanics Robert L. Taylor, Professor, UC-Berkeley will present "The finite element method: A half century of progress" Friday, April 18, 2008 Reception: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Lecture: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 4760 Boelter Hall 15-Apr-2008 cee249: Structural Engineering, Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Robert Nigbor, Ph.D, P.E., will present, "Some new developments in earthquake and health monitoring of buildings." Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3656 Geology Building 15-Apr-2008 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Stefan Wuertz, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UC Davis will present, "Microbial source tracking in the San Pablo Bay and Los Angeles River." Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM 4275 Boelter Hall 8-Apr-2008 CEE 249 Seminar April 8, 4 to 5pm, 3656 Geology Professor C.S. Lynch (Mechanical and Aerospace Dept., UCLA) will present "PHASE FIELD MODELING OF FERROELECTRIC DOMAIN STRUCTURES" 8-Apr-2008 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Felicia Federico, Project Scientist at Geosyntec (Los Angeles, CA) will present, "Defining Hydrologic Ranges of Concern to Protect Stream Ecology in Developing Watersheds." Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM 4275 Boelter Hall 21-Mar-2008 CEE 249 Seminar April 1st, 4 to 5pm, 3656 Geology Daniel Pradel will present "Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Practice (1960's-today)." He will be discussing the evolution of the use of numerical models (FEM/FDM) by practicing geotechnical engineers through 4 case histories in which he participated. The case histories will span a period of 25 years and involve two arch dams (one in Central-America and another in Europe), a case of regional settlement near San Diego, California, and last, a large landslide stabilization in Los Angeles. 6-Mar-2008 Graduate Student Ph.D. Seminar #7 William Elmer, Ph.D. Student Thursday, March 6th, 1:00-2:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall. "Quantifying Strain Rate Effects in Dynamic Uniaxial Tests of Plain Concrete. 1-Mar-2008 Student Earthquake Engineering Seminars CEE 225 Student Term Projects March 14, 2008, 10:30 am - 2 pm 4275 Boelter Hall Open to the public 29-Feb-2008 Graduate Student Ph.D. Seminar #6 Lisa M. Star, Ph.D. student Friday, Feb 29, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Engineering applications of synthetic earthquake ground motions" 24-Feb-2008 CEE 249: Earthquake Engineering Seminar Tues, 26-Feb-2008, 1-2 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall Ronald T. Eguchi, Principal of ImageCat, Inc in Long Beach California, and 2008 EERI Distinguished Lecturer, will present "Earthquakes, Hurricanes and other Disasters: A View from Space" 22-Feb-2008 Graduate Student Ph.D. Seminar #5 Eric Yee, Ph.D. student Friday, February 22, 1:00-2:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall "Volume Change in Unsaturated Soils from Cyclic Loading" 21-Feb-2008 Graduate Student Ph.D. Seminar #4 Roshanak Omrani, Ph.D. student Thursday, Feb 21, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall "A Time -Domain Covariance-Based Parameter Estimation Method for Torsional Shear Buildings" 7-Feb-2008 Department open house Friday February 29, 2008. 8 am to 2 pm 5-Feb-2008 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Tues, 5-Feb-2008, 1-2 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall Thierry R. Sanglerat, P.E., Executive Vice President of Geosyntec Consultants in Huntington Beach California will present "Design of an NFL Stadium on Top of an Old Landfill" 1-Feb-2008 Graduate Student Ph.D. Seminar #3 Minxing Zhao, Ph.D. Student Friday, February 1st, 2:00-3:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall, "Load Transfer between Bridge Foundations and Laterally Spreading Crusts" 29-Jan-2008 CEE 249 Structural Mechanics Seminar Tue, 29-Jan-2008, 4-5 pm, 2444 Boelter Hall. Gilles Lubineau, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of University of Paris VI, France, presents “A Pyramidal Modeling Scheme for Laminates: Benefits for Simulation and Identification” 28-Jan-2008 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Tues, 12-Feb-2008, 1-2 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall Farhang Ostadan, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco California, will present "BART Extension to San Jose Project Overview and Interdisciplinary Interactions" 27-Jan-2008 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Edmund Medley, Ph.D., PE, CEG will present "The Comforts of Ignorance and the Benefits of Arrogance: Lessons of the Failure Kind for the Geopractitioner". 2200 W.G. Young Hall, Tuesday Jan 27, 2009, 4-5 pm 25-Jan-2008 CEE 249: Structural Mechanics Seminar Fri, 25-Jan-2008, 11a-12 noon, 4760 Boelter Hall Prof. Wing Kam Liu of Northwestern University presents "Multiresolution Mathematical Analysis Framework--Integrated Materials Design to Molecular Bio-regenerative Engineering" 4-Dec-2007 Southern California Lecture Series Professor Richard D. James University of Minnesota Presents: LESSONS ON STRUCTURE FROM THE STRUCTURE OF VIRUS December 4, 2007, 10:30-11:30AM, 8500 Boelter Hall 30-Nov-2007 Graduate Student Ph.D. Seminar #2 Joseph Coe, Ph.D. student presents "A Case Study of Soil Structure Interaction Effects During the 1999 Chi-Chi (Taiwan) Earthquake", 10:00 a.m.-12:00, 4275 Boelter Hall 29-Nov-2007 Graduate Student Ph.D. Seminar #1 Yili Huo, Ph.D. Student presents "Seisemic Response Assessment and Improvement of Highway Bridges Using Fragility Function Method", 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall 29-Nov-2007 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Ricardo Dobry, Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will present "Pile Response to Lateral Spreading: Field Observations and Current Research" Wednesday, December 12, 10:30 to 11:30 am, Boelter Hall Penthouse 27-Nov-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar on Tue, 27-Nov-2007 at 4:00 p.m. Professor John Wallace University of California, Los Angeles Presents: TALL BUILDING DESIGN - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, November 27 2007, 4-5PM, 4216 W.G. Young Hall 16-Nov-2007 CEE 249: Distinguished Lecture Series in Structural Engineering and Mechanics Professor Ted Belytschko Northwestern University Presents:COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR FRACTURE ANALYSIS AT THE NANOSCALE AND MACROSCALE November 16, 2007, 10-11AM, Auditorium, California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) 15-Nov-2007 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Jonathan Bray, Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at UC Berkeley, will present "Mitigation of the surface Fault Rupture Hazard." Thursday, Nov. 15th, 1-2 pm, 4275 BH. 6-Nov-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Erik Johnson University of Southern California Presents: SYNERGIES IN SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL AND HEALTH MONITORING OF CIVIL STRUCTURES November 6, 2007, 4-5PM, 4216 W.G. Young Hall 30-Oct-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor C.S. Chang University of Massachusetts, Amherst Presents: A MICROMECHANICAL MOTIVATED MODEL FOR STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR OF SOIL October 30, 2007, 4-5PM, 4216 W.G. Young Hall 30-Oct-2007 CEE 249: Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Allen M. Yourman, P.E., G.E., Diaz-Youman and Associates, will present "Henry Ford Avenue Grade Separation Project Ground Improvement." Tuesday, Nov. 20, 4-5 pm, 4275 BH. 23-Oct-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Thomas H. Heaton California Institute of Technology Presents: WILL PERFORMANCE-BASED ENGINEERING BREAK POWER LAW? October 23, 2007, 4-5PM, 4216 W.G.Young Hall 9-Oct-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Edward C. Ting Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Presents: MOTION AND STRESS ANALYSIS BY VECTOR MECHANICS October 9, 2007, 4-5PM, 8500 Boelter Hall 4-Oct-2007 Special Seminar "Wireless Data Acquisition for Mobile Structural Testing ," by Ouadhah Ragued, University of Auckland, New Zealand Monday October 8, 2007, 3-4 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 26-Sep-2007 Graduate Student Orientation Group Meetings 1-2 pm Environmental: 5401 Boelter Hall Structures: 4275 Boelter Hall Geotechnical: 5513 Boelter Hall Water Resources: 4549 Boelter Hall Department Reception, 2-4 pm, J.D. Morgan Center (Press Room) 19-Sep-2007 EERI Student Chapter Special Seminar Professor Youssef M.A. Hashash, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present "Inverse Analysis for Geotechnical Applications: A New Approach to an Old Problem." Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 1:30-2:30 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 9-Aug-2007 EERI Student Chapter Seminar "Balance Between Aesthetics and Technical Concerns of Bridges -Case Studies in France", Philippe Vion, Project Manager, SETRA, France, August 9, 11-12, 4275 Boelter Hall. 8-Jun-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Spring Series #15 Near Real-Time Detection of Fecal Indicators in Coastal Waters, by Christine Lee, Friday, June 8th, 1:00-2:00 p.m. 5-Jun-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar David A. Friedman, SE President, Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc., San Francisco, CA Presents: BASE ISOLATION: WHAT, WHY, WHERE, & HOW? June 5, 2007, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 5-Jun-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Lester McKee, Regional Watershed Program, San Francisco Estuary Institute Presents: Trace contaminant monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area: Is “Zone 4 Line A” a typical urban “watershed”? June 5, 2007, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter 1-Jun-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Series #14 "Seismic Evaluation of Bridge Systems Under Earthquake Excitation, by Shi-Yu Xu, Friday, June1st, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall. 30-May-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Spring Series #13 "Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of RO Membrance Performance with Novel Feed Spacer Geometrics", Greg Guillen, Wednesday, May 30th, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter 29-May-2007 cee249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Erol Kalkan, PhD California Gelogical Survey Presents: Near-Fault Multi-Component Ground Motion Coupling and its Engineering Implications May 29, 2007, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 29-May-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Menachem Elimelech, Environmental Engineering Program, Chemical Engineering Department, Yale University Presents: Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials in Aquatic Environments: Transport, Aggregation, and Environmental Implications May 29, 2007, 11AM-12 23-May-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Spring Series #12 Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization Analysis for the Detection of Ammonia - Oxidizing Bacteria., by Sunhyung Kim, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter. 22-May-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. James Sickman, UC Riverside Presents: APPLICATIONS OF RADIOCARBON IN CATCHMENT SCIENCE: DETECTING OLD CARBON LOSSES FROM MEDITERRANEAN AND ARCTIC ECOSYSTEMS May 22, 2007, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 15-May-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Martin B. Hudson, Chief Engineer, MACTEC Presents: "Seismic provisions of the 2006 International Building Code - a major shift in code-based ground motion evaluation for buildings in California" May 22, 2007, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 15-May-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Anne Camper, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Montana State University Presents: Biogrowth Control in Drinking Water Systems May 15, 2007, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 11-May-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Spring Series #11 Embeded Networked Sensing in Soils - A Stochastic Data Assimilation Approach to Real-Time Soil States Estimation., 10:00-11:00 am., 4275 Boelter. 9-May-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Spring Series #10 Predicting the Impacts of Urbanization On Hydrologic Processes in Semi-Arid Regions, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall 8-May-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Kirchner, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley Presents: TBA May 8, 2007, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 3-May-2007 UCLA Engineering Technology Forum Thursday, May 3, 2007. Visit http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/techforum for event details. 1-May-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Prof. Bojan Guzina, University of Minnesota Presents: The road often traveled: Stress-wave characterization of layered systems May 1, 2007, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 1-May-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Eni Njoku, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena) Presents: Observation of Land Surface Moisture Variations from Space May 1, 2007, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 24-Apr-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Prof. Edward Kansa, University of California, Davis Presents: An overview of meshfree collocation methods April 24, 2007, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 24-Apr-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Laurent Pilon, UCLA M&AE Dept Presents: Bacteria and Sunlight for Photobiological Hydrogen Production and CO2 Mitigation April 24, 2007, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 17-Apr-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Prof. Swaminathan Krishnan, California Institute of Technology Presents: Impact of a Large San Andreas Fault Earthquake on Tall Buildings in Southern California April 17, 2007, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 17-Apr-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Mike Dettinger, USGS/Scripps Inst. Of Oceanography Presents: Climate Change and Water Supplies in the West April 17, 2007, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 12-Apr-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Spring Series #9 Multi-Scale Computational Mechanics for Skeletal Muscles by Sheng-Wei Chi, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall 10-Apr-2007 CEE 249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Dr. Anoosh Shamsabadi, California Department of Transportation Presents: Practical Nonlinear Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Analysis of Transportation Structures April 10, 2007, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 10-Apr-2007 7-Apr-2007 CEE 259: Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Richard J. Watts, Washington State University Presents: Modified Fenton's Reagent for the Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater April 10, 2007, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 8-Mar-2007 CEE 249 Seminar Series Giuseppe Scasserra, University of Rome. "Regional Variations in Earthquake Ground Motion Characteristics - Italy Compared to the Western U.S." Thursday March 15, 2007, 4-5 pm. 4275 Boelter Hall. 6-Mar-2007 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Mark Flanner (Dept. of Earth System Science, UC Irvine) presents: "Snow aging, black carbon, and implications for climate change" 5-Mar-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Series #8 "Analysis and Modeling of Bridge Supporting Structures" by Payman Khalili Tehrani, March 5, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall 27-Feb-2007 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Erik Christensen presents: "A load and washoff model for metals, nutrients, and bacteria in stormwater from watersheds in Milwaukee, Wisconsin" 22-Feb-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Series #7 "High-Efficiency Seawater Desalination Via NF/RO Multi-Pass Arrays", by Dian Tanuwidjaja, on Thursday, Feb 22nd, 4:00-5:00 p.m, 4275 Boelter Hall. 20-Feb-2007 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Donald Kendall (Calleguas Municipal Water District) presents: TBA 15-Feb-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Series #6 "Hydrogen Economy" by Pan Jiang on Thursday, Feb 15th, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter Hall 13-Feb-2007 Graduate Student PhD Seminar Series #5 "Field Testing of RC Bridge Foundation Systems" by Anne Lemnitzer, Feb 13th, 4:00-5:00 p.m, 4275 Boelter Hall 13-Feb-2007 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Mark Hanna (Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power): presents: “Water Resources as a Rapidly Evolving Science" 6-Feb-2007 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Nancy Love presents: TBA 30-Jan-2007 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Curt Eckhert (Environmental Health Sciences Department, UCLA) presents: "Evaluating Chemicals and Materials for Toxicity and Safe Levels of Exposure." 29-Jan-2007 CEE 249 Seminar Series Professor Alan T. Zehnder, Cornell University presents "Fracture and Dynamics of NEMS Materials and Structures." February 6, 2007, 4-5 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 23-Jan-2007 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Enrique Vivoni (Dept. of Earth and Env. Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) presents: "Landscape Organization and its Control on Runoff Processes" 16-Jan-2007 GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR SERIES Mr. Timothy Ancheta, SEMINAR #3: “Transient Ground Strains During Earthquake Shaking," 4275 Boelter Hall, January 18, 2007, 4-5 pm 16-Jan-2007 GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR SERIES Mr. Pirooz Kashighandi, SEMINAR #4, "Fragility Curves for Laterally-Spreading Induced Damage to Bridges," 4275 Boelter Hall, January 25, 2007, 4-5 pm 16-Jan-2007 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Andrew Shuler (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University) presents "New approaches to modeling bacterial competition in wastewater treatment systems." 5-Dec-2006 Graduate Student Fall Seminar Series (CEE597B) by Yuchuan Tang Tuesday, Dec. 5th, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter. "Evaluating Radiation Damping of Shallow Foundation on Nonlinear Soil Medium for Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis". 5-Dec-2006 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Peter Adriaens (Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan) presents "Materials, Devices, and Networks for Environmental Sensing: A Technical and Entrepreneurial Perspective." Tuesday, 12/5, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall. 5-Dec-2006 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Andrew Schuler (Civil and Environmental Engingeering, Duke University) presents " " in 4275 Boelter Hall. 1-Dec-2006 Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Bojan Guzina, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota "WHAT LIES BENEATH: A NEW PARADIGM FOR ELASTIC AND VISCOELASTIC WAVE IMAGING" December 1, 2006, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 30-Nov-2006 Graduate Student Fall Seminar Series (CEE 597B) by Timothy Ancheta, Geotechnical November 30th, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 4275 Boelter "Transient Ground Strains During Earthquake Shaking". 29-Nov-2006 Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Professor Robb E.S. Moss, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, to discuss "Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering". December 1, 2006, 1-2 pm, 67-124 Eng. IV 28-Nov-2006 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California at San Diego "Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Structural Health Monitoring: Semi-analytical Finite Element Modeling and Inspection Prototype for Railroad Trac 28-Nov-2006 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Jean Friend presents "Sustainable water management and international cooperation: An example in Central Asia" in 4275 Boelter Hall. 21-Nov-2006 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Karen Liu, Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California "Towards a Generative Model of Human Motion" November 21, 2006, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 21-Nov-2006 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Professor Jeremy Pal (Loyola Marymount University, Civil Engineering and Environmental Science) presents "Regional Climate Modeling " in 4275 Boelter Hall. 14-Nov-2006 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor P. Benson Shing, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego. "Seismic Performance of Mansory-Infilled RC Frames" November 14, 2006, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 14-Nov-2006 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Prof. Sunny Jiang (Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Irvine) presents "Molecular Alternatives for Microbial Pathogen Detection in the Water: Advances and Pitfalls." Tuesday, 11/14, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 7-Nov-2006 CEE 249 Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Roger Ghanem, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, USC "Uncertainty Quantification, Model Validation, and Prediction Science" November 7, 2006, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 7-Nov-2006 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Noah Molotch (UCLA, Civil & Environmental Engineering) presents "Snowmelt Modeling in Mountainous Watersheds: Merging Field Studies With Remotely Sensed Observations." November 7, 2006, 11AM-12PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 3-Nov-2006 Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Professor Binod Tiwari, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CSU Fullerton, to discuss "Evaluation of Residual Shear Strength of Clays." November 3, 2006, 2-3 pm, 38-138 Eng. IV 31-Oct-2006 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Trish Holden (UC Santa Barbara) presents "Toxicity and Fate of CdSe Quantum Dots in /Pseudomonas aeruginosa/" in 4275 Boelter Hall. 25-Oct-2006 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Jason Ingham, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland "Studies on the Seismic Response of Post-tensioned Wall Structures" October 25, 2006, 4-5PM, 4275 Boelter Hall 12-Oct-2006 Graduate Student Fall Seminar Series Topic: Micromechanics and Mechanical Bahavior of Fiber Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites. By: Keiji Yanase, Structure Ph.D. student Date: Thursday, Oct 12, 4:00 -5:00 p.m. Where: 4275 Boelter Hall. 10-Oct-2006 CEE 249: Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Professor Lizhi Sun, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine "Combination of Anisotropic Elasticity and Biomedical Tomography for Diagnosis of Tissue Abnormality" October 10, 2006, 4-5Pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 4-Oct-2006 CEE 259A - Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Seminar Dr. Harry Ridgway (AquaMem Scientific Consultants) presents "Microbial Life at Engineered Interfaces: Genesis & Control," Tuesday, October 10, 11:00 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall 26-Sep-2006 C&EE Graduate Student Orientation & Department Reception: September 26, 2006 C&EE Department Major Field Orientation (1-2 p.m.) Envr in 4275 Boelter Hall Structures in 67-124 Engr. 4 Geotech 38-138 Engr. 4 Water Resources in 4549 Boelter Hall C&EE Department Reception 2-4 p.m. in J.D. Morgan Center (Press Room). 19-Sep-2006 Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Professor Deepankar Choudhury, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai, INDIA to discuss "Seismic Design of Retaining Structures under Passive Earth Pressure Condition." October 2, 2006, 1-2 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 23-Aug-2006 Geotechnical Engineering Seminar Dr. Dennis G. Grubb, Senior Associate, Schnabel Engineering North, West Chester, PA to discuss "Engineering Characteristics of Crushed Glass, Crushed Glass-Soil Blends, and Crushed Glass-Dredged Material Blends" . September 26, 2006, 3-5 pm, 4275 Boelter 16-Jul-2006 7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics July 16 - 22, 2006, hosted by Northwestern University and UCLA 8-Jun-2006 PhD Seminar. Yan Han(Structure). "A Multi-Scale Reproducing Kernel Approximation for Dislocation Dynamics" "A Multi-Scale Reproducing Kernel Approximation for Dislocation Dynamics" 7-Jun-2006 PhD Seminar. Helen Jung(Water Resources). Using Steam Chemistry to Understand Watershed Dynamics Using Steam Chemistry to Understand Watershed Dynamics, Wednesday, June 7, 4:00 -5:00 p.m. 31-May-2006 PhD Seminar. Yu-Kai Wang (Structure) Topic not available yet. 4275 Boelter Hall, 4:00-5:00 p.m. 25-May-2006 PhD Seminar. Bart Forman ."Distributed Hydrologic Modeling: A Brief Introduction". 4275 Boelter Hall, May 25, 2006, 4:00-5:00 p.m. 23-May-2006 CEE 259A Seminar Series Prof. Sheldon Kamieniecki (USC) presents "Corporate America and Environmental Policy: How Often Does Business Get Its Way?" on May 30, 11:00 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall. 18-May-2006 PHD Seminar. Rita Kampalath. "Importance of Biofilms to Mercury Methylation in the Environment". 4275 BH, May 18, 2006, 4:00-5:00 p.m. 16-May-2006 cee249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Tadashi Hasebe, Seminar Title: TBN May 16, 2006, 4-5 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 16-May-2006 cee249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Tadashi HASEBE "Microforming by Hydro Spark Technique and Flexible Forming by Incremental Hammering: Developments of Naval Sheet Forming Techniques" May 16, 2006, 4-5 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 16-May-2006 CEE 259A Seminar Series Dr. Gerry Filteau (Separation Processes, Inc.) presents "Application of membrane technology in municipal water and wastewater treatment – Design methods and challenges," Tuesday, May 23, 11:00 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall 9-May-2006 CEE 259A Seminar Series Dr. Diego Rosso (UCLA) presents "Energy Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment," Tuesday, May 16, 11:00 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall 5-May-2006 CEE 249 Seminar Series." ANALYSIS OF BEAMS AND MAT FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTED ON ELASTIC HALF-SPACE AND OTHER SOIL MODELS," by Edward Tsudik, Ph.D., P.E. May 30, 2006, 4-5 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 5-May-2006 CEE 249 Seminar Series and EERI Student Chapter Meeting. "Campbell-Bozorgnia Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) Relations for PGA, PGV and Spectral Acceleration: A Progress Report," by Dr. Kenneth Campbell, EQECAT Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, USA June 6, 2006, 4-5 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall 3-May-2006 CEE 259A Seminar Series Prof. Sunny Jiang (UC Irvine) presents "Transport of Human Viruses by Stormwater" on Tuesday, May 9, 11:00 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall. 28-Apr-2006 EERI meeting/CEE 249 seminar Dr. Ken Elwood of the University of British Columbia presents "Behaviour and Modeling of Existing Reinforced Concrete Columns." Thursday May 4, 2006, 4-5 pm, 4275 Boelter Hall. 27-Apr-2006 CEE 259A Seminar Series Dr. Joe Odencrantz (Tri-S Environmental) presents "Environmental Impacts from Largest MTBE Release in History," Tuesday, May 2, 11:00 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall 25-Apr-2006 cee249: Structural Engineering & Mechanics Seminar Dr. Erdal Safak of U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena, CA will be presenting a seminar on "Real-time structural monitoring, data analysis, and damage detection" at 4575 Boelter, 4-5pm, Tuesday, April 25. 25-Apr-2006 CEE 259A Seminar Series Prof. Allen Davis (Univ. of Maryland) presents, "Creating 'Low Impact' Stormwater," Tuesday, April 25, 11 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall 18-Apr-2006 CEE 259A Seminar Series Marc A. Deshusses presents "Biological Treatment of Emerging Groundwater Contaminants in Bioreactors," Tuesday, April 18, 11 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall 11-Apr-2006 CEE 259A Seminar Series Prof. Desmond Lawler (Univ. of Texas) presents "Characteristic Reaction Times: Applications to Flocculation and Granular Media Filtration," Tuesday, April 11th, 11 AM in 4275 Boelter Hall 3-Apr-2006 CEE 249 Seminar Series Tuesday, April 4th, 4 PM in 4275 BH. Allen Yourman presents: "Pier T and Pier 400 Container Terminal Buildings Ground Improvement" 30-Mar-2006 2006 ASCE Pacific Southwest Regional Student Conference UCLA-ASCE will host this annual event on Thu., Mar. 30 - Sat., Apr. 1, 2006 7-Mar-2006 EERI and CEE 249 seminar on Earthquake Engineering Dr. Farzad Naeim will discuss earthquake topics. March 14 at 4 p.m. in 4725 BH. 7-Mar-2006 Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Seminar "Differential Spectroscopy: A Simple and Under-Utilized Tool for Analyzing and Modeling DBP Formation," March 7, 2006 11am-noon, 4275 Boelter Hall 18-Feb-2006 Seminar on Structural Health Monitoring by: Daniele Inaudi, Chief Technology Officer, SMARTEC SA, Switzerland, title: "Overview of Fiber Optic Sensing Technology for structural health monitoring", March 2, 2006 11am-noon, 4275 Boelter Hall 8-Feb-2006 CEE 249 Seminar Series "Numerical intergration of the nonlinear dynamics of elastoplastic solids and structures," by Professor F. Armero, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. February 14, 2006, 9:30-10:30 am, 4760 Boelter Hall 7-Feb-2006 UCLA ASCE/XE Alumni Advisory Committee Meeting Tue., Feb. 7, 6:15 to 8 p.m., Ed Rice Conference Room (6426 Boelter Hall) 14-Jan-2006 Assistant Professor Scott Brandenberg to be featured speaker at ASCE LA Section Geotechnical Group Seminar January 18, 2006 5:30 pm; Stevens Steak House, 5332 Stevens Place, City of Commerce, At Southwest Corner of I-5 & Atlantic Blvd. 13-Jan-2006 CEE Industry/Alumni Advisory Board Meeting Fri., Jan. 13, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 15-Dec-2005 CEE Holiday Potluck Party Thu., Dec. 15, 11:00 to 2:00 17-Nov-2005 UCLA ASCE/XE Alumni Advisory Committee Meeting Thu., Nov. 17, 6:15 to 8 p.m., Ed Rice Conference Room (6426 Boelter Hall) 3-Apr-2005 ASCE PSWR Student Conference

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