Faculty Feature: Engineering Office of the Alumni Association
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Captured during a variety of events and programs sponsored by the Alumni Association, distinguished faculty member present talks on topics of Engineering.
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From the Earth to the Moon
Robert Stengel *65 *68, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director, Program in Robotics and Intelligent Systems, surveys more than 50 years of space exploration history. He considers whether a second space race may be evolving and, if so, whether through NASA or commercial ventures the U.S. will—or should—enter the race.
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What a Well-Informed Person Should Know about Computing and Communications
Brian Kernighan *69, Professor of Computer Science, presents a talk entitled “What a Well-Informed Person Should Know about Computing and Communications.” Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.
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The Art and Science of Motorcycle Design
Michael Littman, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, describes the impetus for the work undertaken in his popular freshman seminar, “Art of Science of Motorcycle Design,” which he started with Glenn Northey, Supervisor of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Manufacturing Center. Now in its third year, the seminar examines the motorcycle as an engineering system and provides hands-on examination of the different system components through restoration of vintage motorcycles such as the “Tiger Cub.” Presented as part of Alumni Day 2012.