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Chicagoland Science & Technology News April 2008 Undergraduate Research Symposium The 2008 Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held at the Hermann Union Building on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology on April 26. The event will feature oral and poster research presentations by students from the University of Chicago, Loyola University, Northwestern University, DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Breakfast, lunch, a coffee break, and a formal banquet dinner will be provided for all participants and judges. Guests are invited to support the participants throughout the day. There will be a guest registration fee for the banquet and keynote address. An awards ceremony will end the day following the keynote speech. Program begins with registration at 10 am Banquet, awards ceremony and keynote address begin at 5 pm. Keynote speaker will is Ben Roche, pastry chef for Moto Restaurant in Chicago and the director of research and development for Cantu Designs. Roche employs technology such as lasers, liquid nitrogen, and alginate powders to construct a new dessert movement in American cuisine. Featured research speaker is Eric M. Brey, Ph.D., assistant dean of the IIT Office of Undergraduate Research and assistant professor of biomedical engineering. Brey's research interests include neovascularization in regenerative medicine and diabetes, tissue engineering, cell-matrix interactions, and vascular imaging. For details, contact info@caurs.com. March of Dimes Construction & Transportation Awards The March of Dimes will present its Construction and Transportation Awards during a luncheon on Friday, April 18, at the Cadillac Club, Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive from 11:30 am until 2 pm. The 2008 honorees are Louis Bowman, Co-Founder and Chairman, Bowman Barrett and Associates, Transportation Award; Simone Kapovich, President and Owner, S & J Construction, Rufus Taylor Award; Steve Kozerowitz, Bravo LLC, Professional Award; Brian J. McPartlin, Executive Director, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Outstanding Leadership in the Public Sector Award; and Richard Rodriguez, Buildings Commissioner, City of Chicago, Construction Award. Keynote speaker is Montel Gayles, Chief Procurement Officer, City of Chicago. The 2008 event sponsors are Divane Bros. Electric Co., S & J Construction Company Inc., American Airlines, Cable Communications Inc., Parsons and Taylor Electric Company. The award program was created in 1995 to honor leaders from the greater Chicago area's construction and transportation industries for their professional and civic contributions to the community. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, contact Debbie Kotarba at (312)596-4724. April 1: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Quad City Section: Continuing Education Seminar: "Balancing Test and Analysis: An Introduction to Physical Test Methods for Design Verification." 5:45 - 8:30 pm at Deere & Company World Headquarters Auditorium, One John Deere Place, Moline. $10 for members; $15 for non-members; $5 for students. Contact Eric Windeknect, WindeknechtEricD@JohnDeere.com, (309) 765-7591. April 1: Physics Northwest: Meeting. 6 pm at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., Room W130, Barrington. Contact Shannon Mandel, smandel@cusd220.org. April 1: Chicago Green Drinks - North Shore. 5:30 - 8:30 pm at C.J. Arthur, 1168 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette. Cost is $5; $2 for students/low-income. Contact admin@foresightdesign.org. April 2: Air & Waste Management Association. Webinar on Environmental Careers: A Path to Your Future. 11:30 am - 1 pm at IIT Stuart School of Business, 565 W. Adams St., Room 485, Chicago. Panelists will speak on what jobs and qualifications are hot in consulting engineering and industry; hiring trends in different regions of North America; what academic training is in demand; what trends and changes are coming in the future; starting and eventual salaries in different positions; and, finding job openings. No charge, but advance registration is requested. Contact Robin Pelsis at (847) 202-0418 or Robin@LMAWMA.org. Attendees are invited to bring a bag lunch. AWMA Lake Michigan States Section is hosting the site and connection to the webinar. The site will be connected via internet to the presentation slides and attendees will hear the speakers' presentations over a speaker phone. To reserve one's own connection, register at www.awma.org/events/view_event.html?typeid=4&id=27. Connection fee is $50. April 3: Chicago Paint and Coatings Association: Spring Dinner Meeting & Wine Tasting. 6 pm at Pete Miller's, 1385 Meacham Road, Schaumburg. Cost is $75. April 3: Society of Fire Protection Engineers Chicago Chapter: Annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. 5 - 9:30 pm at Berwyn VFW Hall, 1529 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. Cost is $40. Register by March 28. April 3: U.S. Green Building Council Chicago Chapter: South Suburban Kick-Off Event. 6 - 8 pm at Sugar Creek Administration Center, 17540 W. Laraway Road, Joliet. April 4 - 5: Illinois Section American Association of Physics Teachers: Spring Meeting: "Physics Education and Student Cognition." At the Department of Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana. Register at http://helios.augustana.edu/isaapt/s08/registration.html. April 4 - 6: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: Regional Leadership Development Conference. At 103A Engineering Hall, 1308 W. Green St., Urbana. April 5: American Institute of Architects Chicago: "Working with an Architect." 1 - 3 pm at the Hyde Park Art Center. Are you planning to build a new home, remodel your kitchen, or renovate a three-flat? Learn to select an architect, understand the phases of a project, and create your dream house. Program covers the role of the owner, architect and builder; the phases of a project, from budget to construction; and tips on choosing an architect, including how to review a portfolio and check references. Free. April 6: Lederman Science Center: Ask-a-Scientist Guided Tour of Fermilab: "String Theory for Beginners" by Mark Jackson, Theoretical Astrophysics, Fermilab. 1 - 4 pm at One West Wilson Hall, Fermilab. Free. Register at http://ed.fnal.gov/lasso/registration/register_add.lasso?session_id=572 by April 4. April 6 - 10: American Chemical Society: National Meeting in New Orleans. April 7: Chicago Society of Coatings Technology: Technical Meeting: "UV Oligomers and Monomers" and "Light Stabilizers and Photoinitiators." 5 pm at Oak Meadows Golf & Banquet Hall, 900 N. Wood Dale Road, Addison. To register, contact james.donovan@lanxess.com. April 7: Lake County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service/Amateur Radio Emergency Service: General Membership Meeting: "Bird Flu Update." 7 pm at 1303 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. April 7: Technology Management Association of Chicago: Meeting: "Grassroots Home Security." 5 pm at the Wellington, 2121 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. $35 for members; $45 for non-members. Register at www.technologymanagementchicago.org/register.htm. Contact info@technologymanagementchicago.org. April 8: American Institute of Architects Chicago: First Tuesdays Happy Hour. 5:30 - 8 pm at the Rock Bottom Brewery, 1 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. Free. April 8: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Illinois Chapter: Meeting: "Electrical Design Basics for Mechanical Engineers." 1:30 - 5 pm at Avalon Banquets, 1905 E. Higgins Road, Elk Grove Village. History and 50 Year/Life Member Awards Night, 5 - 8 pm. Contact (708) 636-3604. April 8: American Society of Safety Engineers Chicago: Meeting with Paul Rasch, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Region 3 Director. 11:30 am at the Cucina Biagio Restaurant, 7313 W. Lawrence, Harwood Heights. $20 pre-registered; $25 at the door. April 8: Chicago Women in Architecture: Lecture Series with Architecture & Design Society: Sulan Kolatan. 6 pm at the Art Institute of Chicago, Fullerton Hall, 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Free. Contact (312) 443-3631. April 8: Green Drinks - Business Edition. 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Jefferson Tap & Grille, 325 N. Jefferson, Chicago. Contact admin@foresightdesign.org, (773) 271-1990. April 8: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois: Spring Lecture: "The Significance of 15%." 5:30 pm at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. Free. Contact Donna Childs, office@seaoi.org, (312) 649-4600 ext. 200. April 8: Western Society of Engineers Dinner Meeting. Illinois Department of Transportation Dan Ryan Expressway Project. Costa's Greek Dining & Bar, 340 S. Halsted St., Chicago. 6 pm reception, 6:30 pm dinner. For details, contact 630-724-9770 or wse@wsechicago.org. April 8 - 9: Corporate Climate Response - Sustainable Manufacturing Summit. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The summit will bring together over 250 sustainability professionals to share their strategies on carbon management. Find out how top manufacturers and their customers lower carbon emissions and develop new strategies for a carbon-constrained world. April 8 - 10: Illinois Institute of Technology Center for Professional Development: Short Course: "Industrial Environmental Safety Management." 8 am - 5 pm at IIT Rice Campus, 201 E. Loop Road, Wheaton. Trains students to function as professionals or technicians in the industrial environmental safety and health field. Cost is $550. Register at www.cpd.iit.edu/shortcourse/register. Contact reif@iit.edu, (630) 682-6029. Full short course list at www.cpd.iit.edu/shortcoursescurrent.html. April 10: Chicago Council on Science and Technology: Special Event: "If Exercise Is Medicine, Why Don't We Do It?" Guest Speaker: Charlotte "Toby" Tate, Ph.D., Dean, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie Building, Hughes Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago. Registration 5 p.m., reception 5:30 p.m., presentation 6 p.m. Members of C2ST can register in advance and free of charge by calling Erin Dragotto at (312) 503-0891 or erindragotto@gmail.com. Cost for nonmembers is $10 at the door. April 9: Chemical Industry Council of Illinois: Annual Hot Topics. 7:30 am - Noon at Willowbrook Holiday Inn, 7800 Kingery Highway, Willowbrook. $175 for members; $225 for non-members. April 9: Society of Women Engineers Chicago Regional Section: Presentation and Workshop: "A Women's Guide: From Podium Panic to Networking." 6 pm at Chase Tower, Conference Room, NE-004, 10 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. $20 check/cash payable at the door; $21 with credit card via PayPal. Contact swechicago@yahoo.com. April 11: American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago: Midwest Regional Meeting. 8:30 am - 4 pm at the Northern Illinois University Outreach Center, 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville. $190 for members; $290 for non-members. Contact acec-il@acec-il.org. April 11: American Society of Civil Engineers Illinois Section: Technical Seminar: "Erosion Control." 7:30 am - 4:30 pm at Chandler's Chophouse, 401 N. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Cost is $190. To register, contact Mike MacKinnon, mike.mackinnon@ryancompanies.com, (630) 328-1111. April 14: Association for Women in Science Chicago: Wine Tasting and Bring a Friend Event. At the Kafka Wine Company, 3325 N. Halsted, Chicago. April 14: Institute of Food Technologists Chicago Section: Student Night. At Dominican University, 7900 W. Division Road, River Forest. April 14: Society of Plastics Engineers Chicago Section: Seminar: "Scientific Molding, the Strategy and Overview." 8:30 am - 5 pm at Ritzy's Cafe and Backerei, 2765 Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows. Register at www.spechicago.org/apr1408semres.htm. April 14 - 18: McCrone Research Institute: Course: "Pharmaceutical Microscopy." At 2820 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. This course focuses on two major problems in the pharmaceutical industry: identification of particle contamination and characterization of the solid state. Students learn to recognize common contaminants and to effectively characterize unknown materials so that they can be readily recognized and compared with candidate sources of contamination. Cost is $1700. Register at https://www.mcri.org/home/buy/10-15-20-25/. April 15: Air & Waste Management Association Lake Michigan States Section. Waste Conference. Keynote speaker is Cameron Davis of the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Topic is "Safeguarding the Great Lakes: An Update on Key Initiatives." Conference runs from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at Jenner & Block, 330 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Cost is $200 for members, $250 for nonmembers, $120 for government employees, $75 for students, and $500 for exhibitors. To register, contact Robin Pelsis at robin@lmawma.org or (847) 202-0418. April 15: American Institute of Architects Chicago: "Sustainable Games: Chicago 2016." 5:30 - 7 pm at AIA Chicago, 35 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 250, Chicago. Free for members; $15 for non-members. April 15: Chicago Women in Architecture: Member Meeting. 6:15 pm at bulthaup, 165 W. Chicago Ave, Suite 200, Chicago. Register at rsvp@cwarch.org. April 15: Illinois Section American Water Works Association: Distribution Conference. 8:30 am - 3 pm at Park Place, 6200 Joliet Road, Countryside. $50 for members; $75 for non-members. April 16: Association of Licensed Architects Illinois: "Selected Interpretations of the International Building Code 2006." 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the Wellington, 2121 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. $30 for members; $40 for non-members; $20 for students. April 16: Chicago FM Club: Meeting. 7 - 9 pm at the Oriole Park Libary, Olcott and Balmoral, Chicago. April 16: Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Salt Creek: Field Trip: A Tour of the Dreisilker Electric Motor Facility. 6:30 pm at Dreisilker Electric, 352 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn. $20 for members; $25 for non-members. To register, contact Dan Grecco, dgrecco@downers.us, (630) 434-5489 by April 14. April 16: Quad City Engineering and Science Council: Monthly Meeting. 5 pm at Butterworth Center, 1105-8th St., Moline. Contact Chris Hebel, christopher.hebel@exeloncorp.com, (309) 227-3215. April 17: Academy of Certified Hazardous Material Managers Chicago Area Chapter: Tour of the Village of Hanover Park Fire Department. 5:30 - 7 pm at the Village of Hanover park Fire Department, 6850 Barrington Road, Hanover Park. To register, contact Robert Wachsmuth, robert.wachsmuth@uop.com. April 17: Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Chicago: Meeting: "The Future of Automotive Propulsion: One Perspective." 5:15 pm at Ashton Place, 341 W. 75th St., Willowbrook. Contact Rita Mickle, mobyrr@sbcglobal.net, (630) 964-8150. April 18: American Society of Safety Engineers Northeastern Illinois Chapter: Lunch Meeting Student Day, Elections and Officer Recognition Awards. 11:30 am - 2 pm at Pappadeux Restaurant, 798 W. Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights. $25 pre-registered; $30 at the door. To register, contact Linda Hiser, linda.hiser@lfr.com. April 18: Sigma Xi Northwestern University Chapter: Science Cafe: "The Green Wave: Is there really anything to the sustainability buzz?" 6 - 7:30 pm at The Celtic Knot, 626 Church St., Evanston. Free. April 18: March of Dimes. Construction and Transportation Awards Luncheon. Cadillac Club, Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive, Chicago, from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, contact Debbie Kotarba at (312)596-4724. April 20: Earth Day at the Trailside Museum of Natural History. 7:30 am - 3 pm at 738 Thatcher Ave., River Forest. A day of guided bird walks, spring wildflower walks, preserve clean-ups, bird of prey demonstrations, fishing demonstrations, free kid's fishing lessons, story-telling, music, environmental organization information, children's activities, and more. Free. Please call (708) 366-6530 for scheduled times of specific events and for more information. April 21: The Chicago Farmers: Meeting: "Organic & Local." 11:30 am at the Illini Center, 200 S. Wacker Dr. (Adams & Wacker), 1st Floor, Orange & Blue Room, Chicago. $25 for members; $40 for non-members. Register by April 17 at www.chicagofarmers.org/MeetingRegister.asp. April 21 - 25: McCrone Research Institute: Course: "Applied Polarized Light/Forensic Microscopy." At 2820 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Students will acquire the basic knowledge and practical skills to apply polarized light methods in their areas of interest and will appreciate the potential contribution of more advanced methods and techniques. Cost is $1700. Register at https://www.mcri.org/home/buy/10-15-250-259/. April 22: Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition: 2008 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Exposition. 10:30 am - 1:30 pm at Wheaton College, Anderson Commons Area, 501 College Ave., Wheaton. Free. To register, contact Greg Doty, gregory.s.doty@wheaton.edu, (630) 752-5384. April 22: Chicago Green Drinks: Green Town Hall Meeting with Sadhu Johnston, Chief Environmental Office, City of Chicago. 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Jefferson Tap & Grille, 325 N. Jefferson, Chicago. $5 requested donation; $2 for students/low income. Contact greedrinks@foresightdesign.org, (773) 271-1990. April 22: Construction Specifications Institute Chicago: Meeting: "Building Acoustics for Architects." 5 pm at the Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson, Chicago. Free for members; $40 for non-members. To register, contact chicagosci@aol.com, (847) 382-1924. April 22: International Concrete Repair Institute Chicago: Dinner Meeting: "Parking Garage Repair." At the Erie Cafe, Chicago. $35 for members; $45 for non-members. Contact Tim Laird, (773) 279-1122. April 24: American Society of Mechanical Engineers Chicago Section: "Concept to Production." 6:30 pm at 1155 W. Fulton Market, 2nd Floor, Chicago, (312) 942-0602. $25 for members; $30 for non-members; $10 for students. Register at http://atphome.dyndns.org/apr_24_08_email.htm, (847) 646-6054. April 24: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois: Annual Bridge Symposium. 7:30 am - 5 pm at Maggiono's Little Italy, 111 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. Symposium to give bridge engineers a forum to share analysis, design, and construction information from recent projects with unique and/or distinguishing design characteristics. April 24 - 25: Geological Society of America North-Central: Annual Meeting. At the Casina Aztar Conference Center, Evansville, IN. Register at https://rock.geosociety.org/registration?meetingid=08ncsect. April 25: Green in the Loop 1908-2008: Sustainable Architecture Walking Tour. 9 - 10:30 am at Daley Plaza, Washington and Dearborn streets, Picasso sculpture (meet at south side facing Washington St.), Chicago. Cost is $15. Contact dave@echostudiochicago.com, (312) 316-7464. April 25: Illinois Computing Educators: Tech Forum Chicago. 7 am - 4:30 pm at Hickory Ridge Marriott Conference Hotel, 1195 Summerhill Dr., Lisle. Contact info@iceberg.org, (630) 628-1088. April 26: American Institute of Architects Chicago: Rebuilding Together - Metro Chicago. 7 am - 4 pm. National nonprofit whose mission is to preserve affordable housing by bringing volunteers and communities together to rehabilitate the homes of low-income homeowners, especially the disabled and elderly. To participate, contact Holly at hgenc@primerachicago.com. April 26: American Undergraduate Research Society. Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Hermann Union Building, Illinois Institute of Technology. Abstract submission deadline is April 4. April 28: American Institute of Chemical Engineers Chicago Section: Meeting. At IIT, HUB Building. 4 - 6 pm, Student Poster Competition and Mini Job Fair; 6 - 9 pm, Dinner and Presentation: "Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering." April 29 - May 2: North American Lake Management Society: National Conference: "Enhancing the States' Lake Management Programs: Building Partnerships for Improved Fisheries and Lake Water Quality." At the Holiday Inn Chicago Mark Plaza, Chicago. May 3: Galileo Players, The Science of Sketch Comedy: "The DNA Show." 2 pm at the Chicago Field Museum, James Simpson Theatre. Chicago’s favorite science-based sketch comedy troupe returns to the Field Museum to bring their unique spin to an all-ages look at DNA and genetics. Show is for all ages. Cost is free with basic admission to the museum. For tickets call (312) 665-7400. May 4 - 7: Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology: ESTECH Annual Technical Meeting. At the Hilton Chicago/Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, IL. Register by April 6 to receive early-bird discounts. May 10: Friends of the Chicago River: Chicago River Day. 9 am - Noon, Workday. Noon - 3 pm, Festival at River Park, 5100 N. Francisco, Chicago. In the morning, volunteers working side-by-side collect garbage and sort for recycling, remove invasive vegetation, spruce up river-edge trails, plant native seedlings, create river-inspired art and explore the Chicago River. After a morning of hard work, Friends invites volunteers to attend the Chicago River Festival. Festival-goers enjoy a free barbeque, live music, an environmental fair, and more. June 18 - July 2: 2008 Science History Tour to France. Chemistry Professor Lee Marek reports that the trip itinerary begins in the south of France, including the wine-growing areas of the Languedoc and to some of the interesting areas in the west. One or more of the chateaux of the Loire will be on the route, and the group will spend a few days in Paris, where there are many science-related places to see. During the tour, the story of Gay-Lussac and other scientists, the history of medicine, the historical importance of salt and its role in the development of towns (and in changing the course of French politics), the archeology of the wonderful Roman sites at Nimes and Pont du Gard and probably the mathematics of the construction of Mont St Michel will be investigated. "It goes without saying that we will also study wine production in a very practical way," Marek added. Three hours of inexpensive college credit are available, as well as CPDUs for teachers. The tour cost will include hotel accommodation with private bathrooms, admissions to museums, lecture fees, and taxes along with land transportation. Breakfasts and at least (on average) one other meal per day and usually wine with dinners are also included. The cost of the 2008 tour is not yet calculated, but with the present rate of exchange for the US Dollar against the Euro, it is not expected to be less than $3,600 per person double occupancy, excluding airfare. Many participants receive some or all of the tour cost from their schools or colleges, or from their school districts. Apply to them early. Contact Lee Marek at Lmarek@aol.com or Yvonne Twomey at ytwomey@mindspring.com to ask to be put on the list of persons interested in next summer's trip. To be removed from this mailing list, send a message to ejsullivan@teianalytical.com with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject heading. Chicagoland Science & Technology News (CSTN) is a free, monthly, email newsletter highlighting news and activities of interest to Chicago area science and technology societies. Produced by TEI Analytical, Inc., of Niles, Illinois, CSTN is sent to nearly 3,000 individuals as a service to the scientific and technical community. 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