MinneWebCon April 14-15, 2014

MinneWebCon’s roots are in people coming together to solve problems and make things easier, and we are entering our seventh year with a big-time commitment to grassroots knowledge-sharing. You might hear from folks who are working in your field, or are in a position you consider

light-years from the everyday. Our work with the web brings us together, and at MinneWebCon attendees and speakers from all backgrounds, career paths, and work environments have a space to collaborate, talk, learn, ask, test, argue, create, and grow.

From the Twin Cities, Minnesota, the Midwest, and beyond… join us April 14th and 15th, 2014!

Spring 2014 Alumni Learning Series - May 2

Physics and Nanotechology Building—Tour and Lunch

By James Marti, Associate Program Director of the Minnesota Nano Center

Friday, May 2, 2014 (RSVP by April 25)

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Physics and Nanotechnology Building
115 Union St SE, Minneapolis

Enter by either the east or west doors.
We will meet in the MNC conference room, Rm. 130 (just off the main floor atrium).

Register for the May 2 lunch and tour

The University of Minnesota launches a new era of excellence with the Grand Opening of the new Physics and Nanotechnology Building this spring. The new facility will house experimental physicists—relocated from Tate Laboratories—in about 40 new research laboratories. More than 5,000 square feet of new clean room space has opened in the nanotechnology portion of the building, plus new labs for biological and nanomaterials research not found in any of the University's existing common-use nanotech labs. The new facility allows for the expansion of interdisciplinary research, as the University simply didn't have that space available in the past.

Join us for lunch, followed by a tour, in this amazing new space.

We look forward to seeing you!
David J. Lilja, Department Head
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Vipin Kumar, Department Head
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Parking

Parking for all of these events is conveniently located across the street from Keller Hall in the Washington Avenue Ramp.

For more information, contact Anastacia Quinn Davis at aqdavis@umn.edu or 612-625-4509.

Spring 2014 Alumni Learning Series - April 24

Low-Inertia Microgrids to Enable High Renewable Integration

By Sairaj Dhople, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thursday April 24, 2014 (RSVP by April 17)
11:30 am-1:00 pm

Walter Library, Room 101

117 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis
Box lunches will be served.

Register for the April 24 lunch

In this talk, assistant professor Dhople will describe the modeling, analysis, and control challenges in emerging low-inertia microgrids, which offer several system-level advantages such as reducing transmission and distribution losses, increasing renewable integration, and ensuring a reliable and secure power supply to critical loads in residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Consequently, developing countries may choose to sidestep the traditional hierarchical bulk power system, in favor of agile and adaptable micro grids.

We look forward to seeing you!
David J. Lilja, Department Head
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Vipin Kumar, Department Head
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Parking

Parking for all of these events is conveniently located across the street from Keller Hall in the Washington Avenue Ramp.

For more information, contact Anastacia Quinn Davis at aqdavis@umn.edu or 612-625-4509.