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Lectures & Workshops

Engineering Lecture Series

Each spring and fall, the Engineering Department at SSU presents a series of colloquia on a wide range of engineering topics and trend of technologies. The talks are generally very high-level and designed for the general audience. The Engineering Colloquium was established in Fall 2006 and was initially sponsored by former Agilent Technologies (now Keysight Technologies) and local industries.

Days & Dates: First and Third Thursday of every month
Zoom ID:
https://SonomaState.zoom.us/j/87287592076, Passcode: 2009A
and/or Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A, Campus Map
Lecture: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. including Q &A

Attendance is open to students, faculty and staff of SSU and other members of the community, in general. A parking permit is required to park on campus, and is available for $5.00 at machines in the parking lots. Talks are otherwise free.

For more information, please contact the Engineering Department at (707) 664-2030 or [email protected].

4
SEP
Roger Nichols
Roger, It’s Just Test Equipment
Mr. Roger Nichols

Retired Engineering Manager of Keysight Technologies

18
SEP
Andy Hulse
Optical filters for free-space optical communications applications
Mr. Andy Hulse

Principal Engineer, Research and Development, Viavi Solutions, Inc.

2
OCT
Mahmoud Noorchashm
A Brief History of Electrical Engineering
Dr. Mahmoud Noorchashm

Retired MTS, AT&T Bell Laboratories

16
OCT
Mohsen Attaran
The Rise of “God-like AI”: Power, Ethics, and Human Destiny
Dr. Mohsen Attaran

Professor of Management, CSU Bakersfield, CA

6
NOV
Mohsen Shahinpoor
Smart Materials and Artificial Muscles
Dr. Mohsen Shahinpoor

Chaired Prof., Prof. Emeritus and Research Director at the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Maine College of Engineering

20
NOV
Ian Davidson
Since (Not If) AIs Will Rule Us, Let's Make Them Nice To Us
Dr. Ian Davidson

Professor of Computer Science, University of California - Davis