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CE Open House November 15 at 3 p.m.
Open House Schedule:
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Tours of Civil Engineering Building including the Minnesota
Traffic Observatory, student research exhibits and ASCE career fair.
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Keynote Seminar by Dr. Ballarini: "Bioinspired Design of Structures: Tough Ceramics at the Seashore"
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Open House Social with introductions by Dr. Ballarini, Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony, graduate student presentations, food and door prizes.
You are cordially invited to attend the Department of Civil Engineering's Open House, sponsored by Barr Engineering, on November 15 beginning at 3 p.m. Please join us for an afternoon and evening of activities showcasing the department's excellent facilities, research, faculty and students. Highlights of the event include tours of the new Minnesota Transportation Observatory, presentations by graduate students and a ceremony celebrating the outstanding lifetime achievements of two civil engineering alums. The keynote seminar, titled "Bioinspired Design of Structures: Tough Composites at the Seashore," will be given by new Department of Civil Engineering Head Dr. Roberto Ballarini. This intriguing keynote will explain how beautiful and iconic conch shells are also wonders of microstructural engineering. Dr. Ballarini, a renowned expert in structural engineering, will illustrate how the study of conchs could help greatly improve modern synthetic materials.
For more information, call 612.625.5522
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