Seminar
April 18th - 4 PM
CARAT Seminar (Center for Applied Research and Advanced Technology)
Sharwan Smith Center Theater
Guest Lecturer: Samuel Duncan
"An Introduction to Flash Memory, Non-Volatile Memory for Today's Computing Applications"
Sam is an Engineering Manager in the Dry Etch area of IM Flash Technologies (IMFT). IMFT is the technology leader in the manufacturing of NAND Flash memory. He manages a team of 60 Equipment Technicians and Process Engineers directly responsible for the Dry Etch processes which include etch geometries of 20nm. For the past 4 years, he has been leading his team in the implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and 5s methodologies. Throughout his career, Sam has worked in the technical fields of Deceptive Electronic Countermeasures, communication, industrial maintenance, rocket propulsion and aviation. In 2006, after a successful career in the Aviation Maintenance industry, he joined the start-up of IMFT. Sam has appreciated living and working in states from Hawaii to North Carolina but eventually returned to his native Utah where here he enjoys camping and riding horses.
March 19th - 4 PM
CARAT Seminar (Center for Applied Research and Advanced Technology)
Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter Room
Guest Lecturer: Becky Low
"School is More than Hitting the Books"
Becky is the Vice President of the Dairy Council of UT/NV and has been providing nutrition
research and educational materials for schools, health professionals, and nutrition
educators for the past 12 years. Becky has also been the expert on a weekly KSL TV
cooking segment since 1995 (Tune in to Studio 5 Friday mornings at 11:00). When she’s
not helping consumers integrate the science of nutrition into their diets, Becky enjoys
cooking, camping, and collecting books. Becky is in charge of the Fuel Up to Play 60
program in Utah - helping students, program advisors and schools to eat health, get
active, and make a difference.
February 21st - 4 PM
CARAT Seminar (Center for Applied Research and Advanced Technology)
Sharwan Smith Theater
Guest Lecturer: Jon Christensen
Jon Christensen is the Superintendent of Technical Services and Vice President of the Intermountain Power Services Corporation (IPSC) in Delta, Utah. IPSC operates and maintains a 1900 MW coal fired generating station, AC Switchyard, and DC Converter Station. As the Superintendent of Technical services, Jon is responsible for the engineering, computer, water & coal laboratory, environmental, and instrument & electrical groups.
Jon started his career in power generation as an electrical engineer at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. In 1984 he was assigned to the Intermountain Power Project as a quality assurance engineer for the construction of the Intermountain Converter Station and the Intermountain Switchyard. In 1986 he left LADWP and started working for IPSC. He has been an electrical maintenance supervisor, lead electrical engineer, supervising engineer, and the assistant superintendent responsible for all of the electrical and instrument technicians.
Jon has been the lead design engineer and project manager for the replacement of the induced draft fan variable frequency drives, generator excitation systems and rewinding both generators at the Intermountain Power Project. He is currently involved in a project to quantify the economic and operational impact of cycling coal fired generators, designed for base load operation, due to the addition of more renewable power to the electric system.
Jon graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering specializing in Power Systems. He has completed Master’s level classes in Power System Stability and Machine Dynamics from the University of Colorado. He is a register professional engineer in Utah and a member of Eta Kappa Nu and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
January 24th - 4 PM
CARAT Seminar (Center for Applied Research and Advanced Technology)
Hunter Conference Center Great Hall
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Gulbrandsen, D.O.
"Technology in Medicine"
Dr. Erik Gulbrandsen currently works for Intermountain Healthcare practicing at the Canyon View Clinic in Parowan. He graduated in June 2012 from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine A.T. Still University and received his bachelor’s of science in economics from Brigham Young University in 2004.
Performing his residency at Southern Illinois University, specializing in family medicine, Dr. Gulbrandsen is a member of American Academy of Family Physicians, American Osteopathic Association and American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. During his time at Southern Illinois University, Dr. Gulbrandsen was the only resident member on the Program Director Selection Committee as well a member of the Patient Centered Medical Home Committee, Information Technology Committee and Recruitment Committee. Dr. Gulbrandsen has presented at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine for his research in improving quality in family residency programs. He has specialized in technology advances in medicine and presented on the topic at McKesson Physician Practice Solutions, SIU School of Medicine Update in Primary Care and the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants. Dr. Gulbrandsen was a two-time nominee for Student Doctor of the Year award at A.T. Still University and received the Above and Beyond Humanitarian Award at A.T. Still University.
November 15 - 4 PM
CARAT Seminar (Center for Applied Research and Advanced Technology)
Sharwan Smith Theater
Guest Lecturer: Adam T. Woolley
"Microfluidic Systems in Bioanalytical Chemistry"
Adam T. Woolley is a Utah native and graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Chemistry from BYU in 1992. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1997 from the University of California–Berkeley under the direction of Professor Richard Mathies. His doctoral research involved the development of micromachined systems for rapid DNA analysis, and his work was recognized with the 1998 Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Thesis Prize. Woolley was a Cancer Research Fund Runyon-Winchell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in the group of Professor Charles Lieber at Harvard University from 1998-2000. His postdoctoral work focused on implementing carbon nanotube probes for high-resolution biological scanning probe microscopy. After postdoctoral studies, Woolley joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at BYU. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2006 and to Professor in 2010. Prof. Woolley has also served as an Associate Department Chair since 2010.
Professor Woolley is author or co-author of more than 85 peer-reviewed papers, has given over 110 scientific presentations and has received 9 patents related to his work. Since coming to BYU he has received several recognitions, including a BYU Young Scholar Award, the American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Award for Young Investigators in Separation Science, and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
The overarching theme of Professor Woolley’s research is the interrelationship between biological molecules and miniaturization: he uses microfabrication techniques to create microfluidic systems to quantify clinically relevant biomolecules, and also utilizes biological molecules (in particular DNA) in designing and preparing nanoscale materials. Woolley’s research lies at the interface between chemistry, engineering and biology. He has trained a number of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers in his group.
Woolley’s current research is concentrated in three general areas: biotemplated nanofabrication, the creation of novel and sophisticated integrated microfluidic systems for enhanced biomarker quantitation, and the design of simple, miniaturized biomolecular assays. His group is developing ways to fold DNA into controlled nanoscale designs and convert these structures into functional nanomaterial systems through self-assembly and selective metallization. He is also combining affinity purification and solid-phase enrichment with electrophoretic separation in miniaturized devices to enable biomarker quantitation. Finally, his group is working to develop easy-to-use micro- and nano-fluidic chips for molecular analysis. These projects are pushing new frontiers in chemistry, medicine and engineering.
October 25 - 4 PM
CARAT Seminar (Center for Applied Research and Advanced Technology)
Sharwan Smith Theater
Guest Lecturer: Jill Elliss
USTAR Grants and the 'Nail it and Scale It' Training
Jill Elliss just finished chairing the 2012 version of Washington County Economic Summit. Most of the year, she holds a dual appointment as Director of SEED Dixie and Tech Outreach Director of the Southern Utah Region of USTAR, the Utah Science Technology and Research Division. She spends most of her time assisting small businesses commercialize their innovations to create high paying, value added jobs. Previously she headed up the Small Business Development Center at the DBA where she consulted with hundreds of small businesses in Washington and Kane Counties every year.
Jill has a BA from BYU and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. In 2006 she was named Executive of the year by the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce and State Star by the National Association of Small Business Development Centers. She received an award from the Utah Small Business Administration as Small Business Champion of the Year for her development of BizSMART®, a statewide program of web enhanced entrepreneur training.
September 20 - 4 PM
CARAT Seminar (Center for Applied Research and Advanced Technology)
Sharwan Smith Theater
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Rita A. Teutonico
Director of Research Development
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Utah State University
Dr. Rita Teutonico currently serves as the Director of Research Development for the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at Utah State University. She is also Associate Director of USU’s recently awarded NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (Track I) $20M, 5 year award. She was recently appointed as the State EPSCoR Director for Utah to coordinate the NSF, DOE, and NASA EPSCoR activities for the State. Before joining USU, she was Senior Science Advisor for Integrative Activities at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Office of the Assistant Director. As an NSF employee since 2002, she held numerous positions, Deputy Director for the Division of Social and Economic Sciences and Deputy Director for the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences. Dr. Teutonico chaired numerous NSF-wide, large investment areas, such as Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES), Climate Research Investment (CRI), and Human and Social Dynamics Dr. Teutonico was very active in other cross-NSF, interdisciplinary initiatives, such as the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeships, Partnerships in International Research and Education, Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation, and Nanoscience and Engineering. Prior to her service at NSF, Dr. Teutonico was an Associate Professor in the Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) Program, Biotechnology concentration, at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.