From: farrar@jazz.concert.net (Pamela Farrar-Pruitt)
Newsgroups: mcnc.concert.video,triangle.talks
Subject: CONCERT Network Video Seminars (April 13 - 17, 1992)
Date: 3 Apr 92 14:26:32 GMT
Distribution: mcnc
Organization: Center for Communications, MCNC; RTP, NC



                EMERGING CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES SEMINAR 

                NSF/ERC Undergraduate Fellows' Presentations
                 Rob Stetts, Erin Hansand, and Dawson Wolfe
        NSF/ERC Undergraduate Fellows, Duke University, Durham, NC

                  Monday, April 13, 1992 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Rob Stetts, Speech Processing in Noise

Erin Hansand, Release Characteristics of a Protein Loaded 
Matrix of Poly (l-lactide) Polymer

Dawson Wolfe, Pore Synthesis in Poly-(L)-lactide Materials

Intended Audience:  Researchers in cardiovascular medicine, biomedical 
engineering, electrical engineering, or the medical devices industry.  
May cross over into computer science and radiology.

Site of origin:  Duke
Sites available for program interaction:  BGSM, UNC-CH, UNC-CH/med, 
ECU, NC A&T, NCSU, RTI, UNC-C, MCNC
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                COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SEMINAR

         Some Thoughts on the Future of Automated Theorem Proving
            W.W. Bledsoe, University of Texas, Austin, TX

              Monday, April 13, 1992 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

This talk is mainly concerned with automatic proof discovery as 
opposed to proof-checking.  I will first briefly review the field, mention 
some of the powerful provers, such as those at Argonne National 
Laboratory (OTTER), Duke University (METEOR), SRI (PTTP), and 
University of North Carolina, and show some impressive examples 
of theorems that these provers can handle.  There is a wide range 
of examples in which these programs easily beat people at the task 
of discovering proofs.

Then I will indicate where we are in the field by showing a "barrier"  that 
we have reached, and I will describe some of our own work in automatic 
proof discovery to help overcome that barrier. As time permits this 
will include something about our provers STR+VE, STR+VE-subset, 
and SET-VAR, and a little about our recent research on analogy in automatic 
proof discovery.

Intended Audience:  Graduate students, faculty, and researchers
in computer science and engineering.

Site of origin:  Duke
Sites available for interaction:  NC A&T, NCSU, UNC-A, UNC-CH, UNC-C, 
WSSU, MCNC
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                      TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

                    Teamwork in the Quality Era	
             Peter R. Scholtes, Joiner Associates, Inc.

           Tuesday, April 14, 1992  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

This seminar series is being downlinked and can be viewed in 
Research Triangle Park at MCNC. The cost of attendance is
$25 per lecture.  Charges are to cover the cost of downlinking,
lunch, and lecture materials.

11:00 a.m. - Noon	
Session 1 - The Ingredients of Successful Teams	

12:45-1:45 p.m.
Session 2 - The Culture of Teamwork in an Organization:
            Organizational Spirit Conducive to Quality

Noon - 12:45 p.m.	
Lunch at MCNC	

2:05-3:00 p.m.
Session 3 - Question and answer session

In order for managers to apply the principles and methods of total quality, 
companies must create and integrate teams, foster collaboration, and
eliminate fear and other barriers.  This telecast discusses the mission
and purpose of successful teams, the culture of teamwork, and organization
spirit conducive to quality.

Site of origin:  MCNC

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                    SUPERCOMPUTING SEMINAR

          Introduction to the NCSC CRAY Y-MP, Part 1

               North Carolina Supercomputing
                Scientific Support Staff
               Research Triangle Park, NC

        Tuesday, April 14, 1992 11:00 - 1:45 p.m.

The  following presentations are designed to familiarize new 
users with the CRAY Y-MP and NCSC local policies.

a)  CRAY Y-MP architecture
b)  UNICOS
c)  Cf77
d)  NOS

Intended Audience:   Those who want to learn about and use
computing resources at NCSC.

Site of origin:   NCSC
Sites available for program interaction:    BGSM, Duke, ECU, NC A&T, NCSU, 
RTI, UNC-A, UNC-CH,  UNC-C, WSSU

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               ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS SEMINAR


                      Department of Physic
               North Carolina State University
                         Raleigh, NC

          Wednesday, April 15, 1992 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Details about this seminar were unavailable at time of printing. 
For more information, please contact Connie Reno at 919-515-5012.

Intended Audience:  Students and faculty involved with the
Engineering Research Center.

Site of origin:  NCSU
Sites available for interaction:  Duke, RTI, UNC-C, UNC-CH, MCNC

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              MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SEMINAR

 Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of Metal-Matrix Composite Manufacturing

                    Peter K. Liaw, Pittsburgh, PA

              Wednesday, April 15, 1992 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.



Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) has been conducted on 
aluminum-silicon carbide (SiC) composite products at critical stages 
of fabrication processes.  In particular, composite billets and extrusion 
plates were investigated.  NDE included ultrasonics, eddy current, 
and resistivity measurements.  Ultrasonic techniques are capable of
 identifying SiC clusters in large-scale, consolidated power metallurgy 
composite billets, while eddy current methods can be used to determine
 near-surface density variation of the billets.  The results of this work will b
presented during this talk.

Intended Audience:  Students and faculty involved with the Engineering 
Research Center and other interested parties.

Site of origin:   NCSU

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             IMAGINE:  THE 1992 APPLE EDUCATION TV SERIES
                Multimedia in Language and Literacy

             Thursday, April 16, 1992 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Illiteracy and multilingualism affect all of us.  Learn how the
Apple Macintosh computer combines sound, graphics, and
 video to help people learn new languages and enhace their reading 
and writing skills.

Site of origin:  MCNC
Sites available for program interaction:   ECU, UNC-A, UNC-C,