September 1, 1998 6:00 PM–12:00 PM
Irvine
, California
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
Irvine, California
FOURTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRONTIERS OF ENGINEERING
Chair: Robert H. Wagoner, Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Ohio State University
U.S. FOE 1998 List of Participants
U.S. FOE 1998 Sponsors
Program
Biomaterials and Optical Imaging for Biomedicine
Organizers: Frances Arnold and Eva Sevick-Muraca
Macroscopic and Molecular Control of Cell Behavior in Hepatic Tissue Engineering
Linda G. Griffith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Artificial Proteins: Bridging the Gap Between Natural and Synthetic Macromolecular Materials
David A. Tirrell, California Institute of Technology
Biomedical Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography
James G. Fujimoto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Confocal Reflectance Microscopy: Diagnosis of Skin Cancer Without Biopsy?
Milind Rajadhyaksha, Lucid Inc. and Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Labs
Advanced Materials
Organizers: Richard Parnas, Elsa Reichmanis, and Jim Schroth
Trends in Computational Materials Science for Materials Design and Processing
Sharon C. Glotzer, National Institutes of Standards and Technology
Design, Synthesis, Development and Integration into Manufacturing of New Polymer Materials Architectures for Advanced IC Fabrication
Omkaram Nalamasu, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies
Novel Sheet Steel Developments
John G. Speer, Colorado School of Mines
Simulation in Manufacturing
Organizers: Connie Gutowski, Parviz Moin, Jun Ni, and Jim Schroth
The Role of Simulation in the Design of the Next Generation Engines for Military Aircraft
Mark N. Glauser, Clarkson University
The Role of Simulation in Understanding Surface Roughness in Formed Aluminum Parts
Armand Beaudoin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Performance Assessment Methodology and Advanced Service Technologies
Jay Lee, United Technologies Research Center
Robotics
Organizers: Susan Corwin, Ken Goldberg, and Robert Howe
Algorithms in Robotics: The Motion Planning Perspective
Lydia Kavraki, Rice University
Mechanics, Control, and Applications of Biomimetic Robotic Locomotion
Joel W. Burdick, California Institute of Technology
Robotic Perception for Autonomous Navigation of Mars Rovers
Larry H. Matthies, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cobots
Michael A. Peshkin, Northwestern University
Dinner Speech
Technology Innovation and American Leadership
The Hon. William Perry, Former Secretary of Defense and Professor of Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Research, Stanford University