20012001Last updated - November 8, 2001
Ken Noblitt of Cambridge Silicon Radio will talk on the upcoming wireless technologies that will revolutionize the hard-wired world including Blue Tooth technologies. The all-CMOS BlueCore IC features a unique 'single chip' architecture combining baseband DSP, radio and microcontroller hardware, plus full Bluetooth software on chip. The technology behind BlueCore results in an extremely simple-to-implement solution for OEMs. Users have an evolving range of design options to choose from - providing cost-effective solutions for the spectrum of Bluetooth applications - plus reference design support from CSR and a host of ready-to-use BlueCore modules from third-party vendors
Dr. Hesham El-Rewini, the Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at SMU will address the new challenges facing CSE with the
rapid changes in technology and soceity and some future directions of the CSE dept. at SMU. Dr. E-Rewini formerly taught at the University of Nebraska and finally decided that the climate in Texas had to be better. He joined the SMU faculty in August 2001.
John H. Harrison, Jr. P.E., and his team of consultant's have been at the forefront of some exciting development projects in the technology field. He will discuss where he sees technology in optics, mechanics, electronics and telecommunication heading in the rest of this decade.His firm specializes in Systems Development & Specifications, Electrical, Mechanical, and Optical Engineering, and Software Development. They have recently added RF capability to the team and have been leaders in developing Blue Tooth enabled devices.
Rocky Angelucci of Zyvex, one of the leading companies in the nanotechnology field, will discuss the rapidly changing and fascinating developments. As the limits of CMOS have been almost reached, the nanotechnolgy field is expected to blossum. The first viable products are probably in the materials, coatings, and medical fields. However, during the next 50 years, the impact of nanotechnology is going to be greater than the Internet on the world.
Alistair Fyfe, M.D., Ph.D., practices preventive cardiology and wellness for HeartPlace, in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. He recently was director of the Center for Cholesterol and Lipid Management at UCLA, where he also completed a Ph. D. in molecular biology related to cholesterol and heart disease. Before relocating to Los Angeles and most recently Dallas, he became internationally trained in Australia and Canada. Dr. Fyfe has published over 50 papers and presented over 200 lectures on cholesterol, atherosclerosis, and cardiac risk factor management.
Dr. Fyfe will talk about the development of imaging technology that can be used to uncover early disorders such as heart disease (coronary artery
calcium screening), lung cancer, colon cancer, and osteoporosis. He is on the staff of Vital Imaging in Plano and will talk about the progress in
proving the effectiveness of their services and what insurance companies need as proof before they will pay for them. Vital Imaging is the leading
independent medical diagnostic and wellness company in the United States providing full body scanning. They use state-of-the-art technologies such as
Electron Beam CT (EBT) and offer one of the most comprehensive medical diagnostic capabilities available anywhere, providing a comprehensive
healthview.
Lu Mitchell will present the Christmas Party program. Spouses and guests are invited but reservations must be in prior to December 14th.
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The Technical Club of Dallas Lecture will be held at the Umphrey Lee Ballroon on the SMU campus beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Lecture has been sold out each year and benefits the scholarship funds at the SMU School of Engineering. Dr. Steve Keil, Director of the National Solar Observatory, will discuss the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope which may finally answer major questions regarding the impact of the sun's radiation on our planet.
The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) represents a collaboration of 22 institutions, reflecting a broad segment of the solar physics community, who propose to build the next generation ground-based solar telescope. With its unprecedented 4-m aperture, integrated adaptive optics, low
scattered light, infrared coverage, and state-of-the-art post focus instrumentation the ATST will be the largest and most capable solar telescope in the world. It will be an indispensable tool for exploring and understanding physical processes on the Sun that ultimately affect Earth. The ATST will uniquely resolve fundamental length and time scales of the basic physical processes governing solar variability. Just as other fundamental problems in atomic, nuclear, and gravitational physics were revealed through earlier studies in solar physics, we expect the ATST will have broad impact on astronomy, plasma physics, and solar-terrestrial relations. Further information on the ATST can be found at http://www.sunspot.noao.edu/ATST/
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The Technical Club of Dallas recognizes the outstanding Senior and Freshman Engineering Students at SMU, UTA and UTD.
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This will be the final meeting of the Technical Club of Dallas before it begins its summer break.
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