Mad Science Club/UIL Science Events
****Teachers/Administrators
– I hope you will be supportive of these individuals that are giving of their
time to present real-life science to our students. A good attendance by our students and faculty
would certainly show support and help in attracting future speakers. Thank you
all for your support of our student’s interests and of
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4/01 Open to all students, faculty,
administrators, and parents |
Dr. Anthony P. Ambler Chairman,
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, BN
Gafford Endowed Professor in Electrical Engineering |
Pursuing
an Engineering/Science degree at UT Austin |
Tues, April 01 |
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4/24 & 4/25 AP Chem & Physics students Very limited space. Must register in room S-210 |
Trip to |
Level 9 Tour and Lab Activities |
Thursday, April 24 & Friday,
April 25 |
Leave early morning 1/24 and return late evening
1/25 |
Mad Science Engineering Day Presenters – April 1, 2008
Anthony P. Ambler
Professor and Chair Phone: (512) 471-6179 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Ambler
earned his Ph.D. in 1981 in electrical engineering from the University of
Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in the United Kingdom. He
joined the faculty of the Cockrell School of Engineering in 1996, and now
serves as chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Ambler’s research looks at
electronic design-for-test methods that allows electronic components, boards
and systems to be tested more easily, quickly and cheaply. Dr. Ambler has
developed design guidelines for application-specific integrated circuits for
use in safety-critical applications - these circuits are now being used in
nuclear power plant protection systems. More recent work is looking at the
testing of larger computer systems. Research Interests:
Philip S. Schmidt
Professor Phone: (512) 471-3118 Dr. Philip Schmidt earned his
Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 1968. He joined
the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1970. Schmidt is a
faculty member of the Thermal/Fluid Systems Program and the director the
Mechanical Engineering Department’s Project-Centered Engineering Education
curriculum reform effort. Schmidt was named an inaugural University
Distinguished Teaching Professor in 1995. Research interests:
Tim D. Taylor
Senior Lecturer Phone: (512) 471-3208 Dr. Tim Taylor earned his Ph.D.
in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1979. He
joined the faculty of the College of Engineering in 2002. Taylor is a senior
lecturer and program coordinator for the department of Petroleum and
Geosystems Engineering. Dr. Taylor recently started a
program that takes groups of students to facilities of Shell Oil Company and
Halliburton, where they gain hands-on petroleum engineering training. In
addition to teaching PGE courses, Dr. Taylor serves as chairman of both the
Scholarship Committee and Alumni Relations Committee. Due to a shortage of
petroleum engineers and a high demand for hydrocarbons, there is a great need
for new engineers in this discipline. Through an intensive recruiting
program, Taylor has been instrumental in improving the quantity and quality
of freshman seeking PGE degrees. E. Glenn Lightsey
Associate Professor Phone: (512) 471-5322 Dr. Lightsey specializes in the
dynamics and control of space vehicles using avionics sensors such as the
Global Positioning System for navigation and attitude determination. Prior to
joining the Cockrell School of Engineering in 1999, he worked at NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center for 13 years. Dr. Lightsey is affiliated with
the Center for Space Research (CSR). Research Interests:
Development of an Autonomous
PRESENTED BY:Dr. E. Glenn Lightsey, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics OVERVIEW:The Satellite Control Center (SCC) is a facility in the W. R. Woolrich
building that is used to track satellites. The facility has had increasing
capabilities since its initial operation in 2003. There will be a major step
up in the responsibility of the SCC next year when it is used to communicate
with, command, and control satellites that were built by students at
UT-Austin and will be launched into space in 2009-2010. W. Mack Grady
Professor Phone: (512) 471-5231 Dr. Mack Grady earned his Ph.D.
in electrical engineering from Purdue University in Indiana in 1983. He
joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin that same year. He
directs the university’s Texas
Solar Radiation Database which uses monitoring equipment on top of the
Engineering-Science (ENS) building.
Gary A. Hallock
Professor Phone: (512) 471-4965 Gary Hallock earned his Ph.D.
in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.
He joined The University of Texas at Austin in 1984, after working for
several years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Dr. Hallock’s research focuses
on plasma thrusters, devices used to provide forward motion for positioning
satellites and other space propulsion applications. He investigates the
effect of the ionized plasma plume on spacecraft communications. The plasma
can corrupt microwave signals, which are important in communications
satellites and deep space applications where signals are weak. Hallock also
researches the development of diagnostics, such as interferometers and
imaging systems, for studies of plasma confinement and turbulence in
controlled fusion experiments. Research interests:
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