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ARPA-E holding workshop on increasing efficiency of light collection and bioconversion to liquid fuels

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The US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E will hold a workshop on “Applied Biotechnology for Transportation Fuels: Meeting Today’s Energy Needs by Maximizing Photon Capture” on 2 December 2010, in Arlington, Va. Summaries of the workshop will be provided on the ARPA-E website shortly following the events.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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University of Texas at Arlington for more than 50 years. After graduating, he joined UT Arlington as a research professor. Venkat Devarajan , a former Rao student who is now an EE professor at UT Arlington. During his tenure at UT Arlington, he advised more than 100 graduate students. He received a Ph.D. Lasting Legacy.

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ARPA-E Begins Reviewing Second Round of Concept Papers for Transformational Energy RD

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Separately, ARPA-E will hold a “ Power Technologies ” public workshop on 10 February in Arlington, Va. The workshop seeks to develop new directions in methods, components, and systems related to electrical energy conversion. There is an attendance fee to defray the costs of the workshops.

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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Later this year, the University of Texas Arlington ’s Epsilon Mu Chapter plans to hold career development events for students. Chapter officers say they will use the grant money to enhance their résumé-building and interview-preparation workshops and to present a discussion about technology by industry representatives.

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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

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Campus leaders have learned about the program through webinars and workshops. The awards were presented at the 2015 Climate Leadership Conference in Arlington, Va. Dozens of students participated in the clean energy conversation and successfully engaged their campus leaders to secure funding. Tiffany & Co.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. … An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC. 2011.04.043.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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National Bureau of Standards and Norman Meisner at Mitre , a federally funded R&D organization, arranged a series of workshops in early 1979 to explore “Local Area Network Protocols.” Lynch led the planning of a workshop in Monterey, Calif., To promote cooperation, Robert Rosenthal at the U.S. in December of the same year.

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