Integrating DNA, Drones, and Fossils to Clarify Relationships Among Rorqual Whales
The Forum, Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center (CE Building)Matthew S. Leslie ABSTRACT The systematic relationships among the lunge-feeding whales (rorquals; family Balaenopteridae) have been difficult to resolve, resulting in a history of taxonomic confusion. I am approaching this problematic group using a combination of traditional taxonomy and cutting-edge research techniques. I am integrating DNA sequencing of Ultra-Conserved Elements for molecular systematics, morphological examination … Continue reading Integrating DNA, Drones, and Fossils to Clarify Relationships Among Rorqual Whales
Ecosystem of Innovations in Nanotechnologies for Safety, Security, and Sustainability
The Forum, Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center (CE Building)Ashok Vaseshta ABSTRACT The geopolitical landscape of the 21st century has become rather complex, dynamic, and unpredictable than that faced in the previous century. Notwithstanding unparalleled level of technological advancements, the evolving asymmetric threat from non-aligned terrorist groups continues to grow and evolve. The rapid advances in both science and technology, coupled with universal access … Continue reading Ecosystem of Innovations in Nanotechnologies for Safety, Security, and Sustainability
Hip Hop and Copyright: Where Art, Technology and Law Collide
The Forum, Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center (CE Building)Aram Sinnreich ABSTRACT Hip-hop, perhaps the world’s dominant form of popular music today, emerged organically as an artifact of American vernacular technoculture in the late 1970s. Since its first emergence, the art form has challenged traditional Western conceptions of ownership and authorship, inspiring numerous lawsuits and critiques even as it has risen in popularity and … Continue reading Hip Hop and Copyright: Where Art, Technology and Law Collide
The US Shale Oil/Gas Revolution: A Historic Opportunity for America
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)Paul Henry Nadeau ABSTRACT Recent technical advances in unconventional or “tight” shale oil and gas extraction are reviewed in light of the dramatic rise in US oil and gas production volumes over the last 5 years. This unprecedented increase in energy production and reserves additions has catapulted the USD into the world leadership position. Estimates … Continue reading The US Shale Oil/Gas Revolution: A Historic Opportunity for America