Mark your calendars: GIS Day November 20

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used to visualize, question, analyze and understand features on the earth as digital, spatial data. Analysis of GIS data can reveal patterns and highlight spatial connections and correlations not readily apparent.

Friday, November 20th from 1-5pm in the Hesburgh Library Auditorium, GIS Day at Notre Dame will bring together researchers, local government agencies and busiensses with the goal of building a community of interest around the display and manipulation of geospatial data.

For more details, including free registration: http://crc.nd.edu/

IET Inspec database available

The Engineering Library has access to a database researchers sometimes overlook, IET Inspec. This database:

· Covers 100% IEEE journals and proceedings, PLUS much more (IEEE is only 10% of total content)
· Covers worldwide literature from China, Hong Kong, India, UK, etc.
· Strong in photonics, nanotechnology, biomedical (especially materials)
· Covers Physics, EE & Electronics, Computers & Control, Information Technology, Mechanical and Production Engineering
· Research back to 1969, links to ND full text e-content

Try it out at the following URL: http://link.library.nd.edu/bmtsg
Your comments are welcome!

CICEE lecture, Robert Halvorson, 10/28/09

Challenges and Innovation in Civil and Environmental Engineering lecture, "Structural Design Innovation: Russia Tower and Other Tall Collaborations," presented by Robert A. Halvorson, SE, PE, FASCE, FIStructE, Principal, Halvorson and Partners, which will take place in 129 DeBartolo at 4:30pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

A reception and an opportunity to meet the speaker will take place at
4:00pm before the seminar in 156 Fitzpatrick.

Monday, October 19th

The Engineering Library will close at 1:30pm on Monday October 19th so that all staff may attend a College of Engineering Staff Meeting. We will re-open at 8:00am on Tuesday October 20th.

Presentation by Michael T. Good, NASA Astronaut

Michael T. Good, ND Aero '84 graduate will offer two presentations Friday October 16, 2009 to Engineering students and faculty.

How does a Notre Dame graduate end up serving on the final space shuttle flight to the Hubble Space Telescope and also get assigned to the crew of the 2010 mission to the International Space Station? Come to either presentation to find out.

Friday, October 16th
8:30-9:20 101 DeBartolo
10:40-:11:30 102 DeBartolo

Boeing and Notre Dame Enter Into Research Agreement

See the full story here:

http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/13570-boeing-and-notre-dame-enter-into-research-agreement

From the Dean

College of Engineering Dean Kilpatrick's e-news:

http://www.nd.edu/~engineer/deans%20Newsletter0609.pdf

Save the Date -- GIS Day November 20th

The University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research Computing (CRC) will host a half-day GIS workshop on Friday, November 20 from 1-5p.m. in room 107 of the Hesburgh Library, the auditorium. Details are available at the right margin of their main web page: http://crc.nd.edu/.