[Mitworld] MIT150 Panels on Women in Science and Engineering, Youssef Marzouk on Uncertainty in Complex Systems

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 10, Number 47 |  May 26, 2011

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Celebrating Science and Engineering Breakthroughs III 
March 29, 2011

Although these three speakers travel in quite disparate worlds -- natural language processing, 
mechanics of tiny organisms, and violent cosmic events -- they convey a comparably infectious 
enthusiasm for their research.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/905

Moderator:
Sallie (Penny) Chisholm
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biology; 
 Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies
 Director, MIT Earth System Initiative

Event Host:
MIT150 Inventional Wisdom

"Gravitational waves are extremely aloof: They see matter and go right by. They are wonderful 
messengers: We don’t have to worry about what’s between the source and us as observers."
-Nergis Mavalvala

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Quantifying Uncertainty in Complex Physical Systems: Application to Energy Conversion and Environmental Modeling
April 12, 2011

In search of better-burning fuels, or more accurate projections of climate change, researchers inevitably 
work through multiple models, sometimes at great cost. Youssef Marzouk hopes to provide energy and 
environmental scientists constructive and efficient new approaches to modeling complex engineered systems. 


http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/907

Speaker:
Youssef Marzouk '97, SM '99, PhD '04
Boeing Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT



Event Host:
Transportation at MIT

"Having constructed machinery that lets us propagate uncertainties, evaluate variances, evaluate any 
aspect of the probability distribution in the model output, we can now apply robust formulation 
much more effectively. "
-Youssef Marzouk

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Shaping Policy in Academia and Across the Nation 
March 29, 2011

Issues of work/life balance and campus climate dominate this panel looking at policies to foster 
and retain girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As moderator
Marc Kastner notes, in spite of dramatic improvements at places like MIT, significant 
challenges remain.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/906

Moderator:
Marc A. Kastner
Dean, MIT School of Science

Donner Professor of Science, MIT

Event Host:
MIT150 Inventional Wisdom

"In my spare time, when I’m not running major U.S. astronomical facilities, I have three children, 
9, 11, and 13. I know all about family issues."
-Heidi Hammel

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In The Pipeline:

Design for Fun: What Makes a Game Good, and a Good Game?

Presented By:
The MIT Education Arcade
Sandbox Summit: Game Changers

Speaker:
Drew Davidson
Director, Entertainment Technology Center
Carnegie Mellon University

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