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Stanford SoE News January 8, 2008

Happy New Year. How are your resolutions coming along? Our's--to bring you exciting news and events--is easy since the engineering faculty and alumni always have something wonderful to tell you about. For example, research frontiers in human health will be explored by a Stanford engineering panel on Jan 17. Plus more alumni adventures are waiting for your perusal. If an "Honorary Doctorate in Puzzology" is on your resolution horizon, be sure to check out The Puzzle.

Events & Networking

Jan 9 Vint Cerf, Stanford
Jan 17 Eng Therapies for Human Health, Stanford
Jan 25 MS&E Engineering Symposium, Stanford
Jan 26 Leading Matters, Seattle
Jan 29 Career Panel, Stanford
Feb 21 Women in Eng: Your Inner Geek, Stanford
Feb 25 Wines for Winter, Redwood City
Feb 28 Brainstorms: Materials to Heal, Stanford
March 31 Blind Wine Tasting, Redwood City
Stanford on iTunes, Stanford
Other Events		 Research & News

Research Profile: Squeezing Light
Alumni Profile: Kim Goodman
Ask the Expert: David Dill
Puzzle
Engineering Memory of the Month
Alumni News
Engineering Web Site Newsroom		 Professional/Career Development

Engineering Alumni Job Board
Career Survey
SCPD Professional Development

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Events & Networking
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 Vint Cerf on Internet History
Wed, Jan 9, 4:15 - 5:30
Gates, B01, Stanford
The Computer Systems Colloquium at Stanford starts off the Winter Quarter with a bang. Vince Cerf, VP and Chief Internet Evangelist of Google who will briefly review some key events in the history of the Internet, examine recent statistics, consider technical drivers and research issues still to be explored, look at current applications and their implications for social and economic effects and finish up with some future challenges and an update on the interplanetary extension of the Internet. Be sure to check out future speakers in this series as well.

Engineering Therapies for Human Health
Thurs Jan 17, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Clark Auditorium, Stanford
In the coming decades, bioengineering will play a tremendous role in improving human health. Learn about this emerging field (and Stanford's newest department) which fuses engineering and the life sciences for the invention of new medical technologies and therapies. Dean Jim Plummer, Assistant Professor Jennifer Cochran, and Associate Professor Annelise Barron will discuss the exciting discoveries in this field. No charge to attend but registration is requested. Coffee and cookies will be served after the discussion.

 MS&E Engineering Symposium
NOTE: Registration deadline is Jan 10
Fri Jan 25, 1:30 – 6:30 pm
Schwab Center, Stanford
The Department of Management Science and Engineering invites alumni and friends to attend a special event showcasing research projects in the field of financial engineering. Attendees will get to meet with faculty and students, exchange information and ideas with each other, and learn about relevant research activities happening in MS&E. Register using above link.

Leading Matters Seattle
Sat Jan 26, 1:30 – 9:30 pm
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Seattle, WA
Join Dean Plummer at Leading Matters Seattle! Hear from a host of faculty and students in an enlightening and energizing event unlike any other. Get details through link above.

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 2008 Career Panel Series: "Navigating the Maze of Start Up Finance"
Tues Jan 29, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Google Campus, Mountain View, CA
Ready to make your business start-up a reality? Then you won’t want to miss this event designed for alumni planning to enter the process of raising start-up capital. Expert panelists will include venture capitalists, and experts in angel investing, the legal side of start-up finance, and alumni who have succeeded in financing their start-up dreams. They’ll provide funding insights that will help you plan your next steps and put you on the path to financial success. Hosted by Engineering Alumni Relations. The event is free but registration is requested.

Save the Date! Women in Engineering: Discovering Your Inner Geek
Thurs Feb 21, 4:15 – 6:00 pm, Stanford
We invite you to join your fellow alumnae and the ME Graduate Women’s Group for a seminar and reception featuring Emily Ma, a mechanical engineer at IDEO. This event is part of the ME Graduate Women’s Group’s spring seminar series for female graduate students. Alumnae are encouraged to attend and share their insights with our currently enrolled female engineering students. Refreshments will be served. To register, e-mail Michelle Pualuan.

 2008 Wine Tasting Series
We are welcoming in the New Year with two very fun wine events organized exclusively for engineering alumni at Savvy Cellars in Redwood City. Space is very limited so only one guest per alumna/us. $20/person for each session.

Wines for Winter and What Foods to Pair With Them
Mon Feb 25, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Savvy Cellars Wine Bar & Wine Shop
2048 Broadway Street, Redwood City
Join us to discuss and taste the many wonderful wines for cold winter nights and the delicious cheeses and other bites that best accompany them. We'll sample five great 90 point wines and show you how to pair them perfectly with foods you love.

Blind Wine Tasting Contest
Monday, March 31, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Savvy Cellars Wine Bar & Wine Shop
2048 Broadway Street, Redwood City
Try to guess four wines "blind", that is without knowing what they are! Maybe it's a pinot noir or zinfandel or cabernet. Guess for yourself and win a prize if you get them right. Social hour to follow with choices of delicious wines by the glass and artisan cheese buffet.

 Brainstorms: Materials to Heal and Restore the Body
Thurs Feb 28, 7:30 -9:00 pm
Hewlett Teaching Center at Stanford
Featuring Assistant Professor Sarah Heilshorn of Materials Science and Engineering. No charge to attend.

Stanford on iTunes
If you haven't tried Stanford on iTunes recently, a lot of new tracks have been added, including faculty lectures, interviews, events, sports and music.

Other Events
Check out more events in lifelong learning geared towards engineers as well as all events posted on the online events calendar.

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Research & News
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Research Profile: Squeezing Light Through Small Holes
Electronics have shrunk to sizes smaller than light, so for light to interact with them, it needs to shrink too. A promising way to “miniaturize” light is to shine it on specially crafted gratings of “subwavelength” (i.e. smaller than light’s size) holes in films of opaque material. Important recent advances in this technology have come from the work of electrical engineering researchers who have a wealth of applications in mind.

Alumni Profile: Kim Goodman
Think that credit card is just a piece of plastic? Alumna Kim Goodman knows better. In September she became executive vice president at American Express, taking charge of the company’s relationship with all merchants across North America.

Ask the Expert: David Dill
With caucuses, primaries, and of course, the general election coming this year computer science Professor David Dill tells us why electronic voting is an idea with significant limits.

Engineering Puzzle
Enjoy the second edition of our microfluidic chips puzzle with a new twist for the new year.

Engineering Memory of the Month
You weren’t completely on your own 55 years ago if you wanted to solve a differential equation. You could use an analog computer. You’d just need about $10,000 (in the dollars of the day) and a full coat closet’s worth of space to store the machine.

Make a Memory!
Email us at david.orenstein@stanford.edu with your Stanford engineering memory along with pictures if you have them. We'd love to hear from you.

 Alumni News
Your fellow alumni are doing some wonderful things, writing books, founding companies, saving the world, and winning awards. Take a look at this page and then, don't be shy; add your own news too.

Engineering Web Site Newsroom
Read more news from Stanford Engineering, including research profiles, faculty news, and more. The home page lists the top three news items of the day; the Newsroom includes many more articles and archives of older ones. The news is updated regularly so bookmark this page to keep up with the latest.

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Professional/Career Development
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 Alumni Job Board
Thinking about a new job or just curious to see who's hiring? Access our Alumni Job Board, which is an online searchable database of jobs posted by companies interested in hiring Stanford Engineering alumni. Alumni can set up automatic email notification of new job postings, apply for jobs online, and even search for positions posted specifically by Stanford affiliated companies. The service is free and can be accessed using your SAA username and password. The link is: http://soe.stanford.edu/alumni/career.html.

Do you work for a company that is interested in posting job openings on the Alumni Job Board? Register for a free posting account at: http://soe.stanford.edu/companies/job_board.html

 Alumni Career Services Survey – We Need You!
Five minutes of your time will make a difference in shaping Stanford Engineering’s alumni career programming. We invite you to fill out our Alumni Career Services Survey. This is your opportunity to give direct feedback about the services you’d like us to offer --- workshops? Free 1-on-1 coaching? Web-based training? By completing this survey, you will have a voice in building your alumni career services program. To complete the survey, follow the link above.

Stanford Center For Professional Development (SCPD)
Professional Education – Deadline Approaching
Apply before Jan 31 and save $300 on the Strategic Decision and Risk Management Certificate. Contact 650.725.9200 or proed@scpdinfo.stanford.edu for more information.

Free Executive Briefings
Program Management: Interfaces and Whitespaces.
Jan 11 at 11:00 am PST
Explore some of the challenges that project leaders face to successfully manage a program's inherent ambiguities. Register online today.

Why Good Decisions Go Bad
February 5 at 9:00 am PST
Why do good decisions go bad and how can you avoid common analytic mistakes? Learn how the Strategic Decision and Risk Management Certificate can improve your decision-making framework. Register online today.


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