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May 2008

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Thursday, May 1, 2008:

Joint Seminar on Water and Climate Issues: 11:30 a.m., NRAO/AOC Auditorium. Dr. David Gutzler of the University of New Mexico speaks on "Water and Drought in the 21st Century." Dr. Jonathan Overpeck, University of Arizona, speaks on "Climate Change, Sea Level, and Drought: Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference?" Co-hosted by EES, NMBGMR, and the Hydrology Program. Lunch provided. This seminar will be followed by a discussion on how audience members can inform the general public about these issues (12:45-1:45).

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: 130 p.m., MSEC 367. Osmar Rene V. Alcalde presents his dissertation defense: "Numerical Modeling of Overpressure Zones: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach Integrating Geomechanics, Basin-Modeling and Geophysical Data."

HR Seminar on Permanent Employment of Aliens: 2 p.m., Tripp Room, Skeen Library. Estella Green of Human Resources explains this process, including the Labor Certification Process for Permanent Residents and the new regulations which obligate New Mexico Tech to incur a portion of the cost for the Labor Certification. To register please email Estella or JoAnn.

Geoscience Seminar: 4 p.m., MSEC 101. Laura Rosales-Lagarde, Ph.D. candidate in geochemistry, speaks on: "Investigation of the Geologic Controls on Spring Water Chemistry in the Northern Chiapas Range, Southern Mexico."

Swing Dance: 8 - 10 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.

Tech Amateur Radio Assn. Net: 7 p.m., 146.680MHz, pl 100. All amateur radio operators are invited to participate.

Friday, May 2, 2008:

Owl Bar Run: all day. Participants are invited to run or bike from the Tech Gym to the Owl Bar, over 13 miles, any time during the day. Water stations will be at the 4 mile marker, then every two miles thereafter. The Tech Gym will offer a free ride home at 6 p.m. ONLY; otherwise, you should arrange your own transportation back. The Owl will offer a free non-alcoholic beverage to participants; Tech Gym provides free T-shirts.

NRAO Colloquium: 11 a.m., AOC. James Miller-Jones, NRAO, speaks on "Galactic jet sources at the highest and lowest resolutions."

Chemistry Senior Thesis Presentations: 2 - 4:30 p.m., Jones Annex 101. 2:00, Danny Ferraro presents "Ammonia Decomposition over Carbon Nanotube Catalysts"; 2:30 Andrea Higdon presents "Kinetics of Iron (II) Oxidation in neutral waters"; 3:00 Katrina Burleigh presents "Dihydropyridopyrazole Analogues of Podophyllotoxin: C4'-Based Long Chain Ethers and Esters as Potential Selective Tumor Targeting Agents"; 3:30 Carlos Castillo presents "N-Aryl-Arenedicarboximides as Pancrhomatic Dyes for DSSC's"; 4:00 Rachel Fry, presents TBA; 4:30 Jennifer Bettale presents "Synthesis and Biological Properties of Novel Pyroquinolines." Followed by dinner and awards, El Sombrero Restaurant

Math Seminar: 4 p.m., Weir 102. Timothy Deines speaks on "Solving Sensor Network Distances Using Semidefinite Programing."

Soccer Tournament: San Diego. Tech Miners participate in San Diego Beach Soccer Championships, Oceanside, CA

Saturday, May 3, 2008:

Soccer Tournament: Tech Miners participate in San Diego Beach Soccer Championships, Oceanside, CA

Sunday, May 4, 2008:

Soccer Tournament: Tech Miners participate in San Diego Beach Soccer Championships, Oceanside, CA

Monday, May 5, 2008:

Living and Working in Brazil: 12:30 p.m., MSEC 103. Cultural exchange visitors from Brazil speak on Brazil's culture, economics, and business opportunities. Sponsored by Rotary Club and PIO. Public welcome.

Air Rifle Practice: 5:30 p.m., Tech Gym Basement. Precision air rifles, targets and pellets provided. Free to NMT students, sponsored by Tech Shooting Sports Club.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008:

Master's Thesis Defense: 8 a.m., Cramer 221. Rodrigo Lopes, graduate student in computer science, defends "Selective Disclosure of Identity Attributes for Better Privacy."

Billy Aardd's Club Meeting: 7 - 9 p.m., Game Room, Fidel Center. Free billiards on three reserved tables. http://www.nmt.edu/~billiard/

Wednesday, May 7, 2008:

Earth Science Club Meeting: 5 p.m., MSEC 101. Open to all.

Movie Night at Loma: about 9 p.m., Loma Movie Theater. Late show is FREE to Tech students showing ID. Sponsored by Student Activities Board. For exact time and movie, please see Loma's website at http://transluxmovies.com/loc_loma.asp

Thursday, May 8, 2008:

Technical Communication Senior Thesis Presentations: 3 - 4:30 p.m., MSEC 103. Travis Wilson presents: "Conventions of Etiquette for Email." Tiffany Chisum presents: "The Effect of Visuals in Materials Engineering," and Linda Lambert presents: "Socialization of the New Hire in the Workplace."

EES/Bureau Seminar: 4 p.m., MSEC 101 Amanda Rowe, Ph.D. candidate in geology, speaks on "Genetic Fluid Evolution of the Goat Hill Orebody, Questa Climax-type Molybdenum Porphyry, New Mexico."

Tech Amateur Radio Assn. Net: 7 p.m., 146.680MHz, pl 100. All amateur radio operators are invited to participate.

Swing Dance: 8 - 10 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.

Friday, May 9, 2008:

Last Day of Classes

NRAO Colloquium: 11 a.m., AOC. Frazer Owen, NRAO, speaks on "Galaxy Evolution and Mechanical Energy."

Independent Study Presentation: 2:30 p.m., Weir 102. Taylor Dotson, graduate student in mathematics, presents his independent study, "Relaxation Behavior in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Simple Polymers."

A Night at the Opera: 5 - 7:30 p.m., Macey Center. Elegant dinner preceding the opera. Tickets must have been purchased by May 2.

Art Reception: 6:30 p.m., Macey Gallery. "Mapping the Rio Grande," children's art and photography exhibit, spanning the length of the river from the Colorado Rockies to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Participating schools: San Antonio Elementary, Cottowood Charter School, Parkview Elementary, and Zimmerly Elementary.

Santa Fe Opera Apprentices: 7:30 p.m., Macey Center. Excerpts from favorite operas and musicals, presented by up-and-coming apprentices of the Santa Fe Opera. FREE. Part of Performing Arts Series.

Saturday, May 10, 2008:

Breakfast at Fidel: 7 a.m., Dining Room. Chartwells will serve breakfast beginning at 7 a.m. and be open continuously until 7 p.m., to feed students who are starting finals.

Finals Begin: http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/registration/finals2008.pdf

Sunday, May 11, 2008:

"The Energy Problem and What We Can Do About It": 3 p.m., 908 Leroy Place (across from Skeen Library). Talk by Kay Brower, emeritus professor of chemistry. All are welcome. Sponsored by Tech Unitarian Universalist club

Midnight Breakfast: 11 p.m. - 1 a.m., Dining Hall, Fidel. Last chance to cram for finals!

Monday, May 12, 2008:

Finals: http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/registration/finals2008.pdf

New Life Insurance Coverage for NMT Employees: 9:30 a.m.; second session at 1:30 p.m., Galena Room, Macey Center. New life insurance carrier, Fort Dearborn Life, will explain the coverage. There is a price decrease for some portions of the new coverage which will become effective on June 1, 2008. The open enrollment period is the month of June. Sponsored by Human Resources; no registration required.

Technical Communication Senior Thesis Presentations: 2 - 3:30 p.m., Tripp Room, Skeen Library. Cynthia K.K. Veitch presents: "Metaphorical Analysis of an Emergent Discipline: The Discourse of Digital Forensic Science." Vincent Urias presents: "The Effects of Single Sourcing" and Nicholas Carter presents "Increasing Safety in Industry: Step-by-Step Instructional Design for High-Stress Environments." A brief reception to honor the TC program seniors will follow the presentations.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008:

Finals: http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/registration/finals2008.pdf

New Life Insurance Coverage for NMT Employees: 9:30 a.m.; second session at 1:30 p.m., Galena Room, Macey Center. New life insurance carrier, Fort Dearborn Life, will explain the coverage. There is a price decrease for some portions of the new coverage which will become effective on June 1, 2008. The open enrollment period is the month of June. Sponsored by Human Resources; no registration required.

Management Seminar: 11:30 a.m., Speare 113. Dr. Elaine McGivern speaks on "The Resolution of Moral Dilemmas: Engineers, Ethical Decisions. Data in the Lab v. Dollars in the Audit." Dr. McGivern is a candidate for a visiting professor position in the Management Department. Students are invited.

Master's Thesis Defense: 4 p.m., Jones Annex 101. Adam Mott, graduate student in biology, defends his master's thesis "Phenotypic trait relationships and short-term evolutionary potential in Arabidopsis Thaliana"

APAS Meeting: 7 p.m., Tripp Room, Skeen Library. This evening: talk by Dr. Dean Wilkenson about the spay and neuter procedure. Regular meeting of Animal Protective Association of Socorro. We welcome everyone with a concern and compassion for the welfare of animals. http://www.sdc.org/~apas/

Wednesday, May 14, 2008:

Finals: http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/registration/finals2008.pdf

Management Seminar: 11:30 a.m., Speare 102. Dr. Franklin D. Reinow speaks on "Executive Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Observation from the Firing Line." Dr. Reinow is a candidate for a visiting professor position in the Management Department. Students are invited.

Ph.D. Defense: 1 p.m., Galena Room, Macey Center. Rob Sanders, graduate student in geochemistry, defends his Ph.D. dissertation, ""K-feldspar Thermochronology of Proterozoic Basement Rocks: Reconciling Regional Tectonism, Fluid Alteration, and Argon Transport in Microtexturally Complex Feldspar"

Independent Study Presentation: 2 p.m., Speare 102. Gaye Gul Bulut, graduate student in management presents her independent study project, "Market Potential for Remote Interactive Simulation Engine."

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: 2 p.m., Tripp Room, Skeen Library. Madhuri Manpadi, graduate student in chemistry, defends her Ph.D. dissertation "Natural Product-Based Drug Discovery: Synthetic and Biological Studies of Pancratistatin and Podophyllotoxin Analogues."

Management Independent Study Presentation: 3 p.m., Speare 102. Camden Mullen, graduate student in management, presents his independent study project, "Model and Simulation of Path-Goal Leadership Theory".

Thursday, May 15, 2008:

Finals End: http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/registration/finals2008.pdf

Master's Thesis Defense: 1 p.m., MSEC 367. Babajide Ayangade, a graduate student in Petroleum Engineering, defends his Master's thesis "Investigating Relative Permeability Sensitivity/Uncertainty in the Simulation Study of a New Field."

Swing Dance: 8 - 10 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.

Friday, May 16, 2008:

End of semester

Registrar's CLOSED: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Office of the Registrar is closed for all business except commencement.

Faculty Senate Meeting: 10 a.m., Workman 101. To vote on commencement matters.

NRAO Colloquium: 11 a.m., AOC. Jacqueline van Gorkom, Columbia, speaks on "The Evolution of Galaxies in Different Environments."

Regents Meeting: 1:30 p.m., Macey Center. The meeting agenda will be available on May 15, 2008 in the Office of the President, 217 Brown Hall, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, New Mexico. Legal and personnel items are to be considered in Executive Session.

Residence Halls and Student Apartments Close: 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 17, 2008:

Commencement 2008: 10 a.m. north of Brown Hall. For details, see http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/commencement/c2008/homepage.html

Rugby Tournament: Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque. Tech Pygmies participate in the Rio Grande Celtic Sevens.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008:

Master's Thesis Defense: 10 a.m., MSEC 105. Abibata Essilfie, graduate student in Mineral Engineering, defends her thesis: "Stabilization of Socorro County Red Clay by Using Fly Ash." All are invited to attend.

Friday, May 23, 2008:

FolkMADS Music and Dance Camp: Tech Gym. Held on campus, but not affiliated with Tech. See http://www.folkmads.org/2008Folkmadness.html

NRAO Colloquium: 11 a.m., AOC. Malcolm Gray, NRAO, speaker.

Saturday, May 24, 2008:

FolkMADS Music and Dance Camp: Tech Gym. Held on campus, but not affiliated with Tech. See http://www.folkmads.org/2008Folkmadness.html

Sunday, May 25, 2008:

FolkMADS Music and Dance Camp: Tech Gym. Held on campus, but not affiliated with Tech. See http://www.folkmads.org/2008Folkmadness.html

Monday, May 26, 2008:

Memorial Day: Staff Holiday

FolkMADS Music and Dance Camp: Tech Gym. Last day. See http://www.folkmads.org/2008Folkmadness.html

Tuesday, May 27, 2008:

Conference on the Making of Energy Policy: Lea County Events Center, Hobbs. Featured speaker: Sen. Pete Domenici. For details and to sign up, please see http://nmcep.nmt.edu/

Friday, May 30, 2008:

Domenici Center Re-Dedication: 11:30 a.m., NRAO/AOC. Students, faculty, and staff of New Mexico Tech and staff of NRAO are invited to attend the dedication of the Pete V. Domenici Science Operations Center.