2 p.m., Kelly 213. Gerald Hartono, a Petroleum Engineering graduate student, defends his thesis

"Case Study on Deepwater Casing Failure: Investigation into Alleviation of Annular Fluid

Expansion using Methyl-Methacrylate Monomer and Zirconium Tungstate."

2 p.m., Workman 101. Andrew Tubesing, graduate student in electrical engineering, defends his thesis "Desision support analysis for a renewable energy system to supply a grid-connected commercial building."

3 p.m., MSEC 103. Dr. Alan Lovell from the AFRL at Kirtland AFB speaks on "An Overview of the Space Scholars Program: Summer Research Opportunities in the Air Force Research Laboratories."

Students may register on banweb or in person at the Registrar's Office, according to the following schedule. Monday, graduate students and Tech Scholars.  Tues., seniors.  Weds., juniors.  Thurs, sophomores.  Fri., freshmen and special students.

9:30 a.m., Workman 205.  Jianhua Zhang, graduate student in electrical engineering, defends her

thesis " Development and Test of the Langmuir Electric Field Array"

11:30 to 1:30 p.m., Fidel Atrium. Socorro Storehouse is almost empty! Please help those less fortunate during the holiday season. Tri-Beta is collecting non-perishable food items. For every item you donate, you will receive one raffle ticket for a chance to win an iPod shuffle, a gift certificate to The Stage Door Grill, or a gift certificate to the Socorro Springs Brewing Company. This is a great opportunity to help someone in need this holiday season. Also, Tri-Beta is signing people up for blood drive on Dec. 4.

4 p.m., Workman 101.

5:30 p.m., Speare 116. Free class; introduction to programming in the Python language.

Today: "Numeric and scientific packages."

7:30 p.m., PRRC.  Learn about the events and matches that the club will be hosting.  For more information, please contact Seth Price (sprice@nmt.edu)

Students may register on banweb or in person at the Registrar's Office, according to the following schedule. Monday, graduate students and Tech Scholars.  Tues., seniors.  Weds., juniors.  Thurs, sophomores.  Fri., freshmen and special students.

4 p.m., Speare 23. Free clinic in Advanced Python. Open discussion of

Python programming tools and methods.

4 p.m., Fidel Quiet Lounge.  All students are invited to come and vote on what the SAB is doing.

12:30 p.m., Weir 128.  Emrah Kulunk, graduate student in mechanical engineering, defends his thesis "Computational Investigation of the Aerodynamic Effects of Gurney Flaps and Trailing Edge Devices for

Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blades."

1:30 p.m., Cramer 123, Kristina Martinez, graduate student in Master of Science for Teachers,

presents her Independent Study "Teaching Motion and Forces with Kinex Kits.” Public invited.

3 p.m., Cramer 221. Sherry Thomas graduate student in computer science, defends her

thesis "User Studies on the Security, Usability, and Retention of Security Images."

4 pm, MSEC 101. Bill Goodway, EnCana Corp., Canada, presents "The magic of Lame."

4 p.m., Workman 101.  Dr. Dimitri Mihalas of LANL speaks on "Chandrasekhar: Astrophysicist par excellence"

4 p.m., Jones Annex, Room 101. Mahmoud Sepehrmanesh, graduate student in Mineral Engineering

with a specialty in Geotechnical Engineering, defends “Risks and Cost Estimation in Tunneling

Construction Based on Historical Data”.  All invited.

5:30 to 7 p.m., Golf Shop.  Save 10% - 75% on all golf equipment, gear

and accessories throughout the golf shop.  Come join us for food, fun, and tons of great savings!

6 p.m., Macey Center. 175 FREE tickets for students, available at bookstore. Get yours now! Enjoy an old-fashioned Victorian Christmas, with dinner and performances of music, dance, and theater by Tech groups directed by Paul Barrientos.

Students may register on banweb or in person at the Registrar's Office, according to the following schedule. Monday, graduate students and Tech Scholars.  Tues., seniors.  Weds., juniors.  Thurs, sophomores.  Fri., freshmen and special students.

8 - 10:30 p.m., SAC. Not limited to swing dancing. If you want a special song or style please bring a CD for us to play. Open to everyone; includes short lesson, if requested. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Ballroom Dance Club.

2 p.m., Cramer 123. James Jacobs, graduate student in Master of Science for Teachers, presents

his Independent Study "Going Up and Coming Down-the Mathematics of Model Rocketry.” Public invited.

4 p.m., Weir 102.  Bixiang Wang speaks on "Random attractors for stochastic differential equations."

4 to 5 p.m., Presidents Hall. Please join the residents of Presidents Hall for cake and

celebration for the building which has housed some many Tech students over the years. 

The entire Campus Community is invited to join in on the fun.

Students may register on banweb or in person at the Registrar's Office, according to the following schedule. Monday, graduate students and Tech Scholars.  Tues., seniors.  Weds., juniors.  Thurs, sophomores.  Fri., freshmen and special students.

8 p.m.- midnight, SAC. Waltz lesson, refreshments. Open to everyone. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Community College Ballroom Class. Note change of location!

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., SAC. Sign-ups at www.unitedbloodservices.org.  Walk-ins are welcome, as well.  This is a great opportunity to help someone in need this holiday season!

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fidel Atrium.  Sleeping bag drive for the local homeless shelter, Puerto Seguro.



 

11 a.m., Domenici SOC.  Judd Bowman, Caltech, speaks on "The Dawn of 21 cm Cosmology."

6 p.m. for social hour; 6:30 p.m. for dinner.  Macey Center.  Enjoy a Victorian Christmas feast and entertainment by NMT performing groups.  Music, dancing, theater, and more. Tickets available from Auxiliary Services, second floor of Fidel Center.  $30 for members of TCCM.  $35 for non-members.  $10 for graduate students.

8 p.m. - midnight, SAC.  The Center for Student Success and Residential Life are resurrecting an

old NMT tradition, the Flunk and Forget dance. This dance has gone by the wayside since the 1970s, but we are bringing it back with a modern twist (good music). Come join us as we celebrate the end of the

Fall semester. There will be snacks and refreshments. We will be holding a can drive at the dance as well, so please bring a can of nonperishable food and empty out those crowded cabinets from the semester. Everyone is invited. Bring your friends, family, and professors! Song requests accepted. Please bring a CD, just in case the DJ does not have the song.

 

4 p.m., Game Room, Fidel Center. Final Saturday Poker Tournament.

4 p.m., Game Room, Fidel Center.  Final tournament for the series.

3 p.m., Macey Recital Hall.  FREE.  Selections from works by Holst, Mendelssohn, Stanford,

and "The Christmas Oratorio" by Saint-Saens.

4 p.m. Jones Annex 101. Dr. Hong Tang,  Associate Research Professor of Biology, NMT, speaks on

"Antibacterial Action of a Chitosan Derivative against Gram-Negative Bacteria."

7 p.m., Macey Recital Hall. Everyone is invited to come enjoy the Tech Orchestra's end-of-semester concert. FREE admission.  The program features Joaquin Turina's Danzas Fantastcas. Special guests:  the NM Teach Jazz Ensemble performing a few seaonal pieces.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fidel Center. Participants may enter their creations. Judging will be

Tuesday, Dec. 8.

10 a.m., Kelly 213. Xinhua Li, a Petroleum Engineering graduate student, defends her thesis

"Experimental Analysis of Produced Water Desalination by a Humidification-Dehumidification

Process.”

12:15 p.m., Tripp Room, Skeen Library. The Graduate Student Association addresses graduate

student issues on campus.  All interested graduate students are welcome.  Please email gsa@nmt.edu if you have any questions.

5:30-7 p.m., Gym Basement.  Air rifles, pellets and targets are provided.  This is a practice, not a class, so attend for as little or as much time as you would like.  Sponsored by the NMT Shooting Sports Club.  Contact SethPrice (sprice@nmt.edu) for more details.

7 p.m., MSEC 103.  Society of Women Engineers (SWE) General Meeting.  These meetings are open to men and women and it is not required to be an engineering major to join the club.

2 p.m., Kelly 213. Sachin Ghorpade, a petroleum engineering graduate student, defends his thesis "Effects of Pressure and Temperature on Relative Permeability of CO2-Brine System"

7 p.m., Macey Recital Hall.  FREE.  Selections from works by Holst, Mendelssohn, Stanford,

and "The Christmas Oratorio" by Saint-Saens.

11 a.m., MSEC 202. David Bradly Christensen, graduate student in geophysics, defends his thesis "Reflection Image of the Eastern Montserrat Crust, Montserrat, West Indies"

5:30 p.m., Speare 116. Free class; introduction to programming in the Python language.

Today: "The Tkinter graphical user interface."

noon to 6 p.m., Fine Arts Buildings (across from Golf Shop). Just in time for Christmas shopping, NM Tech Community College presents the Fine Arts Show and Sale. Come check out a wide variety of gifts at affordable prices. Jewelry, stained glass, pottery, paintings, photography, tin work and more! Refreshments. Come one, come all!

4 p.m., Fidel Quiet Lounge.  All students are invited to come and vote on what the SAB is doing.

4 p.m., MSEC. 105. Prosper Felli, graduate student in Mineral Engineering, presents his seminar on .Application of Digital Image Processing in Underground Mine and Tunnel Roof Displacement Monitoring." All are invited to attend.

11 a.m., Kelly 213. Kwame Oppong, a Petroleum Engineering graduate students, defends his

thesis "Polymerflood Simulation in a Heterogeneous Idealized Reservoir with and without Crossflow."

4 p.m., Speare 23. Free clinic in Advanced Python. Open discussion of

Python programming tools and methods.

5 p.m., Fidel Quiet Lounge

1 to 5 p.m., Macey Center.  Free, open to all. The Tech community is invited to presentations on student design projects.

• 1 p.m., Introduction


• 115 p.m., Velocity Measurement System Design Project


• 1:30 p.m., Heliostat Design


• 1:45 p.m., SAE Aero Project


• 2 p.m., Nuclear Material Chip Collection


• 2:15 p.m., Design Improvements for FASTek Loader


• 2:30 p.m., Thermal-Mechanical Design of High Power Fiber Laser


• 2:45 p.m., Measurement Device for Ballistic Impact Damage Project


• 3 p.m., Rail Slipper Gate for High Speed Test Track

Break 3:15 pm

• 3:30 p.m., Mini-Baja


• 3:45 p.m., Wind Turbine Design and Demonstration


• 4 p.m., One Axis Positioner Design Project


• 4:15 p.m., Cryogenic Test Chamber


• 4:30 p.m., Black Hawk Helicopter Tire Safety 4:45 p.m., Alternate Design For Solar Module Bracket


• 5 p.m., Inflatable Pontoon Cover

Refreshments 5:15 p.m.

4 pm, MSEC 101. Susan Hubbard (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, GSA Birdsall-Dreiss 2010 Distinguished Lecturer) speaks on "Toward X-ray Vision: Geophysical Signatures of Complex Subsurface Processes."

4 to 9 p.m., Game Room, Fidel Center.  Sign up in advance at Game Room.

Two different Poker tournaments; qualifiers Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Swing Dance: 8 - 10:30 p.m., SAC. Not limited to swing dancing. If you want a special song or style please bring a CD for us to play. Open to everyone; includes short lesson, if requested. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Ballroom Dance Club.

noon, meet at Gym.

3 p.m., Cramer 123, Katherine Sallah, graduate student in Master of Science for Teachers,

presents her Independent Study "Native Energy Unit.” Public invited.

9:30 a.m., Workman 205. Jianhua Zhang, an Electrical Engineering Master's student, will defend her thesis " Development and Test of the Langmuir Electric Field Array." Everyone is invited.

11 a.m., Domenici SOC. Joris Verbiest, West Virginia University: "Gravitational Wave Detection with Pulsars: Status and Prospects"

4 to 9 p.m., Fidel and Gym. Res Life brings you a chance to relieve some stress after math finals

and before more finals. Come hang out with friends and play games.

• 4 - 9 p.m., Game Room open


• 5 - 9 p.m., movies in Fidel Atrium


• 5 to 9 p.m., Games and Karaoke in Fidel Commons (near Fire and Ice)


• 6 to 8 p.m., Homework Barbecue, between Fidel and Gym.  Burn your homework!


• 5 to 8 p.m., Kickball, bowling-ish, and other games in Tech Gym.

7 p.m., Macey Center.  Mariachis, local flavor, and rising stars Maneul Romero and Lorenzo Mendez.  A seasonal favorite!  $16 adults; $14, seniors; $12 youth.

Finals schedule available from Registrar's page: http://www.nmt.edu/registrars-office

10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Macey Recital Hall. See details at http://www.nmt.edu/news/3593-auditions-galore. Students who can't make it because of finals may audition on Sunday.

2 to 5 p.m. Enjoy classic Socorro homes, holiday music, and delicious snacks by AAUW members.  Tickets, $8, are available from any AAUW member or at the homes:  1201 El Camino Real, 200 Mt. Carmel, 603 School of Mines, and 1009 Harry St. 

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Macey Recital Hall. See details at http://www.nmt.edu/news/3593-auditions-galore.

11 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Monday.  Fidel Dining Room. Last chance to cram for finals!

3 p.m., Jones 106. Eric Scheid will present his paper critique on "Influence of the Charge Mass on the Confinement Volume Ratio in the Case of Internal Thermobaric Explosions by Sturtzer, Reck and Eckenfels."

Schedule available from http://www.nmt.edu/registrars-office

Thesis Defense: 10 a.m., Jones Annex 101. 10 a.m., Jones Annex 101.  Heather Claycomb, graduate student in Biology, defends her thesis “Further Characterization of the Ice Nucleation Active Gene of Rhizoplaca Chrysoleuca”

Schedule available from http://www.nmt.edu/registrars-office

Schedule available from http://www.nmt.edu/registrars-office

Swing Dance: 8 - 10:30 p.m., SAC. Not limited to swing dancing. If you want a special song or style please bring a CD for us to play. Open to everyone; includes short lesson, if requested. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Ballroom Dance Club.

6 to 8 p.m., Fidel 3rd Floor. Includes teen party and movies for the little ones

10 a.m., 217 Brown Hall.  An emergency meeting of the New Mexico Tech Board of Regents has been called for two action items: (1) Hot Water Loop Bid/Award

(2) Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) #2 2009 Special Session Legislative Budget Reduction House Bill 17

 

11 a.m., Domenici SOC.  G. B. Cornucopia, National Park Service, speaks on  "A Thousand Years of Astronomy in the Southwest."