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Space and Cosmic Ray Physics Seminar

Who: Dr. M. Swisdak, University of Maryland College Park. Dr. Swisdak will discuss, "Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere."

When/Where: Mon., March 31 in the Computer and Space Sciences bldg, rm 2400 at 4:30 p.m. Tea and cookies from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sponsored by: Department of Physics, University of Maryland and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland

For more info: Call Mihir Desai at (301) 405-6211 or go to the following website http://space.umd.edu/seminars/Spring_2003_Seminar.html

For free parking please park in lot DD or anywhere on levels 1-2 in lot B (the big parking garage) after 4 p.m. Make sure that you park in a spot WITHOUT a parking meter.

New Smithsonian Science Seminar Series Begins April 2 with Nobel Prize Winner Riccardo Giacconi

What: The Smithsonian Congress of Scholars invites all SI staff and interested members of the public to attend the inaugural presentation in its new Smithsonian Science Seminar Series. Nobel Prize laureate Riccardo Giacconi will speak on "Cosmic X-ray Sources."

Formerly Associate Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Dr. Giacconi was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for 2002 for his pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of the sources of cosmic x-rays. In 1962, he and his group at American Science and Engineering, detected the first extra-solar X-ray source, and in 1970, they launched the satellite "Uhuru," which discovered hundreds of X-ray sources.

When/Where: Wednesday, April 2, at 12:00 noon, in NMNH's Baird Auditorium

Presentations in the new Smithsonian Science Seminar Series will be delivered on the second or third Wednesday of each month, at 12:00 noon in the Baird Auditorium. The Smithsonian Congress of Scholars Council organizes the Series, with support from the NMNH Director.

For further information, contact: Elizabeth Losos, SCSC Vice Chair, 202-633-8095.

 

Systems Engineering Seminar

What: Harry Shaw, Chief Technologist, Parts, Packaging and Assembly Technologies Office, Code 562 will present on topic entitled, "What Systems Engineers Need to Know About EEE Parts." This presentation will provide an overview of Parts Engineering at GSFC. Systems Engineering Seminars are open to all U.S. Citizens

When/Where: Tuesday, April 8 in the Goett auditorium at 1:00 p.m.

For more info, please contact: Tom Bagg at 301-867-0063 or visit: http://www.qssmeds.com/~tbagg/SE_Seminar/

The seminar will be webcast live to the NASA domain at: http://128.183.174.165/building3live.asx

 

Information Science and Technology Colloquium

What: Dr. David Fogel, Chief Executive Officer of Natural Selection, Inc. in La Jolla, California. Dr. Fogel will discuss "Evolutionary Computation: Darwinian Thinking Solves Real-World Problems." This lecture will offer the motivation for using evolution as basis for optimizing solutions, as well as examples of its successful application to problems in signal modeling, medicine and entertainment. In particular, the evolutionary program "Blondie24," which taught itself how to play checkers and learned to compete at the level of human experts will be demonstrated.

When/Where: Wed, April 9 in bldg. 3 Goett auditorium at 3:30 p.m.

For more info, see: http://isandtcolloq.gsfc.nasa.gov/.


Second Earth System Modeling Framework Community Meeting

What: The Second Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF) Community Meeting will be held at Princeton University on May 15, 2003. The ESMF project is developing a standards-based software framework to improve interoperability in state-of-the-art high-performance weather and climate models. The first release of this system will be presented at the meeting and comments and feedback solicited from the community.

The ESMF team welcomes broad participation from members of the high-performance computing and Earth science communities

When/Where: May 15, 2003, Princeton University, New Jersey

For more Information on the meeting and open registration details: http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/esmf

Background material on the ESMF project can be found at: http://www.esmf.ucar.edu

 

Upcoming Training

In the IDP Workshop for Supervisors and the IDP Workshop for Employees, many questions have come up around the IDP process. Under OHR's career development page, there is a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that have come from both supervisors and employees. These questions have been answered by OHR staff and legal counsel. Please take time to review these FAQs at http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/idp.htm. Questions? Please contact Tracey White at tcwhite@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov

The view all of the upcoming training courses, visit: http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Calendar/home.htm