Program
National Academy of Engineering
SECOND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRONTIERS OF ENGINEERING
September 19–21, 1996
DESIGN AND RESEARCH
Organizers: David Ashley, Deborah Thurston, Robert Wagoner
Designing Vehicles in Changing Times
Connie L. Gutowski, Ford Motor Company
Development of Performance-Based Seismic Design Procedures
Sharon L. Wood, University of Texas at Austin
Information in the Design Process
Alice M. Agogino, University of California at Berkeley
Product Modularity: A Key Concept in Life-Cycle Design
Kosuke Ishii, Stanford University
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VISUALIZATION FOR DESIGN AND DISPLAY
Organizers: Shira Broschat, Sheri Sheppard
Visualizing Aircraft Aerodynamic Design
Steve Bryson, NASA Ames Research Center
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Aircraft Design and Manufacturing
David W. Mizell, The Boeing Company
Discussant: Scott Minneman, Xerox Corporation
The Frontiers of Virtual Reality Applied to High Performance Computing and Communications
Maxine D. Brown, University of Illinois-Chicago
Digitizing the Shape and Appearance of Three-Dimensional Objects
Marc Levoy, Stanford University
Discussant: Paul Nielan, Sandia National Laboratories
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MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS)
Organizers: Stephen Drew, William Kaiser, Sophie Verdonckt-Vandebroek
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
Kaigham J. Gabriel, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Fabrication Technology and the Challenges of Large-Scale Production
Karen W. Markus, MCNC
Frontiers in MEMS Design
Kristofer S. J. Pister, University of California at Los Angeles
Large-Market Applications of MEMS
Eric Peeters, Xerox Corporation
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INNOVATIONS IN MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
Organizers: Charlotte Chen-Tsai, Daniel Hastings, Shawn Walsh
Cellular Materials: Structure, Properties, and Applications
Lorna J. Gibson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Silicon Satellites
Siegfried W. Janson, The Aerospace Corporation
Novel Ceramic Ferroelectric Composites
Louise C. Sengupta, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Co-Continuous Composite Materials from Net-Shape Displacement Reactions
Glenn S. Daehn, Ohio State University
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