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UNM civil engineer attends transportation meeting with federal … – UNM Newsroom
Nick Ferenchak (right) presents April 4 to Sen. Martin Heinrich (left), Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan.
A University of New Mexico School of Engineering researcher leading a new center focused on pedestrian and bicyclist safety participated in a meeting on April 4 in Albuquerque with federal officials, including U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan.
Nicholas Ferenchak, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, is leading theCenter for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safetyat UNM, which is a University Transportation Center funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The center will receive $10 million over five years. It is focused on solutions and technology to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety. New Mexico has had the highest pedestrian fatality rate in the nation for six years, Albuquerque has the second-highest pedestrian fatality rate of any city in the country, and New Mexico is in the top five for bicyclist fatality rates.
Ferenchak was invited to the meeting, arranged by Sen. Heinrichs office, to discuss pedestrian safety issues and solutions. The meeting took place at a fire station in the South Valley to highlight the first responders who must respond to pedestrian crashes. Other officials in attendance were U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller.
The meeting was convened in the Albuquerque area to highlight the Department of Transportation recently awarding a $6.3 million Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to provide safety upgrades for projects around the nation, including a section of Coors Boulevard in Albuquerques South Valley, where there have been at least six pedestrian fatalities in the last year. Some of the team toured the project, where a section of Coors will have protected bike lanes and pedestrian walking paths.
At the meeting, Ferenchak said that the Coors project is a good example of how to improve safety on arterial roadways, where three-quarters of all pedestrian fatalities occur. Another example he cited was Central Avenue, which is a key east-west corridor through the heart of the city. He said that of all the pedestrians struck in New Mexico, about a quarter are along either the Central or Coors corridors. However, the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project installed a few years ago on Central resulted in a decline in a 65% drop in serious and fatal injuries, mostly due to lowered vehicle speeds and prohibiting left turns.
We need to focus on large, fast roads, he said. We need to fundamentally rethink our arterials, making them more multimodal.
The Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety was among 34 University Transportation Centers to receive up to $435 million in grants,which was announced earlier this year by Buttigieg. The projects are funded by President Bidens infrastructure package
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Exhibit featuring collaboration between UMaine environment … – University of Maine
A collaborative exhibit by University of Maine environmental engineering and Intermedia MFA students entitled Co-Translation: Making the Invisible Visible Nanotechnology & Art vs PFAS and Microplastics will open April 10 at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center.
A free reception with refreshments will be held for the opening April 10 from 57 p.m. in 104 IMRC Center. The exhibit will be held during Maine Impact week, April 1014, and will be open 9 a.m.4 p.m. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Susan Smith at susan.lynn.smith@maine.edu.
Under the guidance of faculty members Onur Apul, assistant professor of environmental and civil engineering, and Susan Smith, faculty and graduate coordinator of Intermedia Programs, students worked together in the classroom, laboratory and art studio to unite arts and science in addressing environmental issues, as well as develop strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration. The project is sponsored by a grant from the UMaine Arts Initiative.
Students whose work will be featured in the exhibit include Mansiha Choudhary, Anna Martin, Ruixin Niu, Kenneth Mensah, Benjamin Walker, Charles Adjaye, Sonia Moavenzadeh, Paulina Alulema, Dilara Hatinoglu, Luke McKinney, Casey Schatzabel, Merrilee Schoen, Muhamed Elbokl, Vanessa Schaeffer, Grace Johnson, Alex Rose and Zach Doherty.
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Colin Ledsome obituary – The Guardian
Other lives
Libby Meyrick
My friend and colleague Colin Ledsome, who has died aged 79, was an engineering designer, an educationist and a sharer of knowledge.
Born in Birkenhead, Colin went to Wirral grammar school and studied civil engineering at the University of Liverpool where, in 1964, he designed and helped build the stage for the newly conceived Everyman Theatre.
After university, Colin worked at Hawker Siddeley on the final stages of the Blue Streak satellite launch vehicle, his first foray into aerospace design. He left there to study for a masters in engineering from 1965 until 1967 at the University of Liverpool, researching the structure of toroidal spacecraft fuel tanks, on completion of which he moved to the US to work for a Nasa contractor on the design of the Apollo Skylab. On one occasion there, on entering a roadside diner, declaring himself a vegetarian and asking what he could get, he was told by a waitress: Out of Alabama!
On completion of the Skylab project in 1970, Colin moved back to the UK and took a role as a design engineer for British Rail in Derby, working on the design of the Advanced Passenger Train. This design pioneered the concept of active tilting to address curved train lines, a feature that has since been copied around the world.
Colin moved from industry into education, first working for the Design Council from 1980 until 1994. There, he focused on improving the design content of engineering education and training, initiating a project with the Engineering Council that led to the report Attaining Competence in Engineering Design, which set the parameters for the design content of chartered engineering-level qualifications. In 1996, he went to Imperial College London, where he fostered and developed students industrial placements and taught, led and managed final-year projects.
In retirement, Colin worked with the British Standards Institute, focusing on design for the manufacture, assembly, disassembly and end of life of products. He was also active as a fellow and past chair of the Institution of Engineering Designers, where he and I worked together for 19 years, as a volunteer at the Science Museum, an external examiner on university design courses and a residential tutor on Open University courses, in addition to being an accomplished archer and qualified archery coach.
His friends will remember him for his expertise and enthusiasm and the joy he found in engineering.
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The Week in Security: Social engineering-attacks up with the rise of AI tools, Genesis Market seized – Security Boulevard
Welcome to the latest edition of The Week in Security, which brings you the newest headlines from both the world and our team across the full stack of security: application security, cybersecurity, and beyond. This week: New research points to a trend in the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT with an increase in social engineering attacks. Also: Genesis Market, a stolen credentials warehouse, is seized by the FBI.
While the rise of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT has proven to be beneficial in some cases, it has also been found to be harmful in others. Cyber defense company Darktrace recently published a blog post summarizing new data collected from their customer base, which points out a correlation between increasing social engineering attacks with the rising use of AI tooling. Social engineering attacks, such as targeted phishing (also known as spear-phishing) pose a serious threat to organizations and are a common entry point for cyber attacks like ransomware.
The companys chief product officer, Max Heinemeyer, said Darktrace saw a 135% increase in these novel social engineering attacks among their customers from January to February 2023. Heinemeyer also notes that this same timeframe aligns with the widespread adoption of ChatGPT. Heinemeyer doesnt think that this similar timeline is a coincidence: The trend suggests that generative AI, such as ChatGPT, is providing an avenue for threat actors to craft sophisticated and targeted attacks at speed and scale, he wrote in the companys blog post.
Its important for organizations to take a step back and review the threat of social engineering in this new age of easy-access AI tooling. Organizations will not only need to bolster their threat detection and mitigation operations, but also their efforts around training and teaching their staff about social engineering attacks, as well as AIs impact on this threat.
Here are the stories were paying attention to this week
A notorious source of stolen credentials, genesis.market, has had its website seized by the FBI. Genesis.market specialized in lifting credentials, cookies, and digital fingerprints and not only sold that data but offered a subscription service to provide up-to-date information on individuals it tracked.
The threat actor behind the information-stealing malware known as Typhon Reborn has resurfaced with an updated version (V2) that packs in improved capabilities to evade detection and resist analysis.
A new ransomware known as Rorschach is targeting entities in the U.S., and abuses a signed component of a legitimate security product in its attacks, along with the threat actors encryptor and injector tools.
Less than a month after electronics giant Samsung introduced ChatGPT for its employees, the AI model has been linked to an alleged leak of confidential information. Sensitive information about the companys semiconductor equipment measurement data is among the content that has now become part of ChatGPTs learning database.
Cybersecurity researchers in Belgium and the US recently published a paper scheduled for presentation later this year at the USENIX 2023 conference. In their research, they discovered that active adversaries might be able to shake loose at least some queued-up data from at least least some access points via Wi-Fi connection.
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Claire Adjiman elected to the US National Academy of Engineering – The Chemical Engineer
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Claire Adjiman
CLAIRE ADJIMAN, a chemical engineer and Fellow of IChemE, has been elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as an international member.
Adjiman is a professor of chemical engineering at Imperial College London, UK and director of the Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering at Imperial. She was elected to the academy for developing the fundamental principles for advanced thermodynamic modelling of complex fluids, and for improving industrial productivity using those models. The academy has more than 2,000 peer-elected members, and provides advice to the US government on matters relating to engineering and technology.
Adjiman said: I am deeply honoured to have been elected an international member of the National Academy of Engineering. This would not have happened without the inspirational colleagues and amazing students with whom I have been fortunate to collaborate over many years. I am hugely grateful to them.
She graduated from Imperial in 1993, has a doctorate from Princeton University in the US, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2015. Her biography, published by Imperial, notes that Adjiman has developed pioneering methods for the integration of molecular and macroscale decisions in process design, combining new property prediction methods and optimisation techniques to achieve better system performance. And that her research has played a central role in modelling accurately phase equilibrium of crucial importance in industrially relevant fluids. She co-founded the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering at Imperial, and has a master of research (MRes) degree in molecular engineering to help develop the next generation of innovators in molecular design.
Adjiman volunteers as an editor on the journal Molecular Systems Design and Engineering that IChemE co-founded with the Royal Society of Chemistry, and is a member of IChemE's publications medals panel.
She is one of 31 international members of the NAE listed under the chemical engineering discipline, inducing IChemE Fellow Lynn Gladden and IChemE past president Ramesh Mashelkar.
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Madhushalini Balaji selected for Regeneron International Science … – themadisonrecord.com
MADISON Madhushalini Madhu Balaji, a junior at James Clemens High School, has advanced with her project from state competition to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Dallas, Texas on May 13-19.
On April 1, Balaji entered the Alabama State Science and Engineering Fair or ASEF at Auburn University, after qualifying at the regional science fair at the University of Alabama in Huntsville earlier this year. ASEF is an affiliate of the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, the worlds largest international pre-college science competition.
ASEF officials selected the top four projects across Alabama to advance to the Regeneron fair at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. Contestants will compete against the top 1,500 students in the world for approximately $4 million in prizes and scholarships.
At the state fair, Balaji won second place in her category for her project, Development of a Simulated Platform that Replicates the Visual System Using Large Scale Neural Modeling and Performs Deep Brain Stimulation Using the Virtual Brain to Produce Synthetic Sight for the Visually Impaired.
In addition, Balajis work has received special awards:
* Regeneron Biomedical Science Award Sponsor, Society for Science. Given to an exceptional student scientist who not only demonstrates impressive command of biomedical science and research but also embodies Regenerons core values and behaviors, known as The Regeneron Way.
* HudsonAlpha Creative Computation Award Sponsor, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Celebrates a project that illustrates a students knowledge of computational tools in science research.
* Innovation in Science Research Award Sponsor, Associate Dean for Research, College of Sciences & Mathematics. Recognizes innovative topic or approaches in research methodologies for a science project.
* Provost Award Honoring ISEF Finalists at ASEF Sponsor, Office of the Provost at Auburn University. This office is proud to support the four ISEF Finalists from Alabama Science and Engineering Fair.
Madhushalini was ecstatic upon learning that she had been chosen to represent James Clemens School and the State of Alabama in a prestigious event, her mother Subashini Gopalakrishnan said. Madhushalini has been actively involved in projects related to visual impairments. She developed a sensory substitution device that she presented at a GenCyber Summer Camp for visually impaired students; she received valuable feedback.
Madhushalini eagerly looks forward to international competition and building meaningful connections. She also expressed deep gratitude towards her teachers, who have supported and encouraged her throughout her academic journey, Gopalakrishnan said.
Madhushalinis father, Balaji Purushothaman, works as a Principal Product Manager at ADTRAN. Her mother, Subashini Gopalakrishnan, is employed by Siemens as a Software Engineer.
Undecided about which college, Madhushalini does know her major computer science and a minor in neuroscience.
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Vicon Hires Ray Still as VP of Engineering to Lead the Company’s … – PR Web
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (PRWEB) April 06, 2023
Vicon Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc. (Nasdaq: CETX, CETXP), designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware, and components, recently appointed Ray Still as VP, Engineering.
In this new role, Still will help transform the vision and strategy of Vicons R&D teams, and will lead the global design, development, and management of the companys next-gen products. Under his lead, Vicons Engineering, Quality, and Test Departments will be laser-focused on delivering the right productsat the right timefor Vicons customers.
With over 20 years experience in software architecture, software development, and agile processes, Still is a seasoned technical leader in the video surveillance industry. During his career at Pelco, Schneider Electric, and Motorola, he has held many positions, including Software Engineer, Chief Systems Architect, Director of Advanced Technology, VP Global Engineering, and most recently Senior Director, Product Development. His tenure in the security and surveillance space has fostered Rays talent for managing, designing, and deploying software and hardware that has revolutionized the industry.
My passion is deeply rooted in building, organizing, and leading skilled software teams in creating innovative products and services, said Still. Im excited to help build a world-class team thats focused on emerging technologies, continued Still. Advancing the team to the next level in terms of process and quality will be a top of mind priority for me.
Stills record of delivering innovative technology platforms that drive multi-million-dollar revenue will accelerate the adoption and delivery of Vicons product line to meet the incredible market demand.
Rays propensity for inspiring technical teams to deliver timely, high-quality solutions will be a huge asset to Vicons corporate objectives and our valued customer base, said Shane Compton, Vicons Chief Operating Officer.
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Is Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering (HKG:8189) A Risky Investment? – Simply Wall St
Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it seems the smart money knows that debt - which is usually involved in bankruptcies - is a very important factor, when you assess how risky a company is. We can see that Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering Company Limited (HKG:8189) does use debt in its business. But should shareholders be worried about its use of debt?
Debt assists a business until the business has trouble paying it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. Ultimately, if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt, shareholders could walk away with nothing. While that is not too common, we often do see indebted companies permanently diluting shareholders because lenders force them to raise capital at a distressed price. Of course, the upside of debt is that it often represents cheap capital, especially when it replaces dilution in a company with the ability to reinvest at high rates of return. When we think about a company's use of debt, we first look at cash and debt together.
View our latest analysis for Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering
You can click the graphic below for the historical numbers, but it shows that as of December 2022 Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering had CN56.8m of debt, an increase on CN47.4m, over one year. However, it does have CN7.21m in cash offsetting this, leading to net debt of about CN49.6m.
Zooming in on the latest balance sheet data, we can see that Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering had liabilities of CN218.2m due within 12 months and liabilities of CN35.2m due beyond that. Offsetting these obligations, it had cash of CN7.21m as well as receivables valued at CN31.9m due within 12 months. So it has liabilities totalling CN214.4m more than its cash and near-term receivables, combined.
This is a mountain of leverage relative to its market capitalization of CN215.8m. Should its lenders demand that it shore up the balance sheet, shareholders would likely face severe dilution. There's no doubt that we learn most about debt from the balance sheet. But it is Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering's earnings that will influence how the balance sheet holds up in the future. So when considering debt, it's definitely worth looking at the earnings trend. Click here for an interactive snapshot.
In the last year Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering had a loss before interest and tax, and actually shrunk its revenue by 5.6%, to CN450m. That's not what we would hope to see.
Over the last twelve months Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering produced an earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) loss. Its EBIT loss was a whopping CN27m. When we look at that and recall the liabilities on its balance sheet, relative to cash, it seems unwise to us for the company to have any debt. Quite frankly we think the balance sheet is far from match-fit, although it could be improved with time. We would feel better if it turned its trailing twelve month loss of CN28m into a profit. So to be blunt we do think it is risky. There's no doubt that we learn most about debt from the balance sheet. However, not all investment risk resides within the balance sheet - far from it. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering that you should be aware of.
If, after all that, you're more interested in a fast growing company with a rock-solid balance sheet, then check out our list of net cash growth stocks without delay.
Find out whether Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering is potentially over or undervalued by checking out our comprehensive analysis, which includes fair value estimates, risks and warnings, dividends, insider transactions and financial health.
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Benoit Forget named head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering – MIT News
Benoit Forget, the Korea Electric Power Professor of Nuclear Engineering, has been named the new head of the MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), effective April 1.
Bens substantial research contributions and dedication to his students are truly remarkable, says Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. In particular, his leadership with regards to computational science and engineering activities have had a lasting impact on the NSE department, as well as the Institute as a whole. I look forward to welcoming Ben to the School of Engineerings leadership team.
Since 2019, Forget has served as associate head of NSE. His primary focus in that role has been on expanding computational science and engineering activities in the department and leading its engagement with the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. Forget has also served as co-chair of the Working Group on College Infrastructure for the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, which provided an in-depth overview of MITs computing infrastructure needs.
A recognized leader in analytical and computational modeling, Forget is the founder of the MIT Computational Reactor Physics Group (CRPG), which he leads with professor of the practice emeritus Kord Smith. Forget and his team at CRPG have developed novel methods to simulate the complex physics at play within a nuclear reactor. Leveraging the use of modern computing architectures, these simulations could lead to optimized designs for safer, more efficient nuclear reactors.
Forget received his bachelors degree in chemical engineering and masters degree in energy engineering from cole Polytechnique de Montral. After earning a PhD in nuclear engineering from Georgia Tech, he worked at Idaho National Laboratory as a nuclear engineer. He joined MITs faculty in 2008.
Forget succeeds Anne White, who has led NSE since 2019. White was named associate provost and associate vice president for research administration in November 2022.
I am grateful to Anne for her tremendous leadership as head of NSE, adds Chandrakasan. Her focus on developing solutions for the betterment of humankind, as well has her commitment to fostering a strong sense of community, has had an indelible impact on the department.
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Supervisors Pick Candidate With Engineering Skills To Fill TUD Board Seat – MyMotherLode.com
New TUD Board Director Glen R. Jacobs
Sonora, CA The Tuolumne County Supervisors chose an engineer to fill a vacant seat on the Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) Board.
The seat became vacant when TUD board member Lisa Murphy resigned as she was moving out of the county, as detailed here. The supervisors were called on to decide after the TUD board members were split between two candidates, businessman Troy Carle, and engineer Glen Jacobs, as earlier reported here.
The supervisors questioned the candidates regarding supplying housing, infrastructure, ditches, the economy, and possible rate increases for acquiring PG&E water rights. Candidate Carle had this to say about the latter: The PG&E issue is hard to make a guess at what that acquisition is going to costIf it comes back that its half a billion dollars. I dont know if thats good at the end of the day to bankrupt the districtBut in general, if its something that is good for us, Its something I would support. Challenger Jacob stated, I would support doing whatever is necessaryto not only just have reliable and safe water, but secure water, and that is important. That is going to require a great deal of effective communication to the publicWe have to be able to clearly communicate the benefit.
Board Chair Kathleen Haff acknowledged that good communication skills were also needed and asked the candidates what they understood their responsibilities to be on the TUD board. Carle answered, The role really is to help guide the agency with those big picture ideas and then communicate that to the ratepayers, community partners and the employees. I think it is a unique role, and it is one that I am well suited for. Jacob responded, We need to be visionaries; we need to look at not just what is good for us now but whats good for our children and all the generations to follow. Not just looking at strictly water issues, but looking at the cultural, historical and recreational issuesSo, we need to develop a mission that reflects that.
That answer from Jacob got District 3 Supervisor Anaiah Kirks attention, as he says it changed his perspective on the preservation of the TUD ditches from being an ecological versus economic issue to also being a cultural and historical issue. Kirk shared that Jacob had already effectively communicated something to him that he had never thought of before. Kirk added, If I wanted an opinion, I would ask Troy [Carle], but if I wanted more of a solution, I would ask Glen [Jacobs] just because of his background and experience. When I hear the boardtalk about economic and housing issues, I hear visionary, I hear more solutions focus from Glen.
Each candidate had several supporters who spoke about their strengths, and then it was time for the board to vote. It was unanimous for Jacobs to fill the seat for the term that will last through December of next year.
Written by Tracey Petersen.
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