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State finals of Illinois Science Olympiad to be held April 7
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The state finals of the Illinois Science Olympiad will be held April 7 at the University of Illinois. The event, which begins at 9 a.m., is part of a national competition in which middle and high school students compete in 24 events involving science concepts and engineering skills. The public is invited to […]
Department head David Daniel to be next dean of engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — David E. Daniel, the head of the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been chosen to be the next dean of the College of Engineering, pending approval of the UI Board of Trustees at its meeting today in Urbana. Daniel, a member of the […]
Two researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois researchers — Karl Hess and Thomas S. Huang — have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. Hess and Huang were among 74 engineers selected for membership in the NAE, which was established in 1964 under a charter from the National Academy of Sciences as […]
Time capsule to be opened at Engineering Open House
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Wild and wacky Rube Goldberg machines, robots racing through a maze, the unearthing of a 26-year-old time capsule, and more than 150 fun-filled exhibits are among the attractions awaiting visitors to the 81st annual Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois. The event, organized by students in the Engineering Council at […]
Amtrak official to speak on future of high-speed rail initiative
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Michael Franke, assistant vice president and program director of AmtrakÕs Midwest Regional Rail Initiative, will discuss the initiative at a talk at noon Feb. 8 in Room 3269 of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana. The talk is being sponsored by the U of I […]
Pioneer in magnetic resonance imaging to receive National Academy of Sciences Award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Paul C. Lauterbur, a pioneer in the development of magnetic resonance imaging and director of the Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at the University of Illinois, will receive the 2001 National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service to Society. Lauterbur is being recognized “for his research on nuclear magnetic resonance and […]
‘First-look’ results with spectro-radiometer: All systems ‘Go’
‘First-look’ results with spectro-radiometer: All systems ‘Go’ James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor (217) 244-1073; kloeppel@illinois.edu 12/19/2000 SAN FRANCISCO — Demonstrations of the unique, three-dimensional, cloud-imaging capabilities of the Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer — one of the instruments on the satellite Terra — will be among highlights presented at a special session devoted to the satellite […]
Super-big superconducting magnet to be moved into laboratory Dec. 13
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A superconducting magnet 14 feet in diameter and weighing more than 80,000 pounds will be moved into the high-bay area of the Nuclear Physics Laboratory, 23 E. Stadium Drive, Champaign, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 13). The delicate operation of unloading and moving the magnet will require three heavy-lift cranes — […]
Strange quark contribution to proton structure yields surprising result
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists seeking to confirm earlier measurements of the strange quark’s contribution to the proton’s magnetic moment have found several surprises, instead. As reported in the Dec.15 issue of the journal Science, physicists who combined results from two measurements have calculated a lower strange quark contribution, and provided evidence for the existence of […]
Unified theory relates microbial metabolism to lab and field
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The ability to describe the rates at which microbial populations metabolize in the natural environment has been limited by the lack of a general theory of microbial kinetics. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois have found an approach that holds significant promise for extending the results of laboratory experiments to better […]
Microbial transport at Yellowstone: by land, sea or air?
Microbial transport at Yellowstone: by land, sea or air? James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor (217) 244-1073; kloeppel@illinois.edu 11/14/2000 Humans have a penchant for travel – driving, sailing and flying over the planet in search of new places to live. So do microbes, say researchers at the University of Illinois who have been studying microbial […]
‘Are We Alone?’ to be topic of astronomy’s Icko Iben Distinguished Lecture
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Steven Beckwith, the director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, will present the third talk in the department of astronomy’s Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lectureship at 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana. The talk, “Are We Alone?,” is free and open to the public. […]