Monthly Archives: September 2013

Van Tuyl: Controlling Where the Water Goes

After a week full of rain and flooding, it was entirely fitting to have a Van Tuyl over the challenges of designing storm-water control measures. The talk was given by Holly Piza, who is a senior project engineer for the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District on the front range. While there was some anticipation of discussion over the recent deluge of water that assaulted the Front Range, Piza was frank with the audience, “I guess it is a great time to talk about rainfall and flooding, but that’s not what I planned.” Luckily for the audience, there was much more at stake than large floods in the design for storm-water control measures.

MME Research Seminar: “The Mechanics of Gorilla Glass”

Gorilla Glass is a Corning Science and Technology brand of glass that bends and deforms without breaking under pressures that cause most other types of glass to crack or break. It is most commonly seen in the marketplace as a display cover for many mobile electronic devices such as cell phones, laptops, and other display applications. However, this glass does not rely on exceptional strength to avert scratches and other failures. As Dr. G. Scot Glaesemann, a Research Fellow at Corning, explained it, “The reason [Corning] invented Gorilla Glass was not because it was strong. It was because it was damage resistant.”

Headlines from around the world: 9/23/13

On Monday, a lone gunman, Navy contractor Aaron Alexis, fatally wounded twelve people and injured three others before being killed by police at the Washington Navy Yard. According to FBI Director James Comey, the shooter moved without any “discernable pattern” and that “It appears to [Comey] that he was wandering the halls and hunting people to shoot”. The ongoing investigation has yet to determine a motive.

ASPPRC bridges steel industry to Mines

Steel is everywhere, and Mines researchers in the Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center (ASPPRC ) are only working to make that steel better. ASPPRC is an industry and university cooperative research program on campus in the metallurgical and materials department in Hill Hall. Dr. John G. Speer is head of the research group in addition to being a professor. “There is a lot going on; it’s an exciting area,” said Speer.

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Minds at MInes: Choice Hot Beverage

Autumn officially made its appearance on the calendar Sunday, and recent cooler weather has been a welcome change to those who enjoy hot beverages. Whether out of necessity for waking up during 8AM labs or for pure enjoyment while reading a book or doing homework, every person has their own personal favorite of hot drink. This week Minds at Minds sought to find out which drink was most popular among students.

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