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On digitizing and editing figures

Submitted by Biswajit Banerjee on

Recently I have observed that if I don't perform a routine task for a few months, I tend to forget the steps needed in the process. I have to relearn the process and that's a waste of time. The intention of this blog post is to provide a list of tips for my use which can also be of use to other Linux users. I like free software. Most of the software on this list can be downloaded from SourceForge or some such place.

 

Professor T.H. Lin passed away

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

A message from Woody Ju.  It is with deepest sadness and sorrow that I inform you that Professor T.H. Lin, our kindest role model and gentleman, passed away on June 18, 2007; he was 96 years old. Prof. Lin worked until last Friday.

He is survived by his sons (Prof. Robert Lin of UC Berkeley, Prof. Jim Lin of UCSD) and his daughter (Rita).

7th International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials

Submitted by Dean Eastbury on
The seventh conference in the Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials series (www.fatiguedamage.elsevier.com) will be held once again in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA, 14-19 September 2008. Hyannis is situated on the historic Cape Cod peninsula just 90 minutes from either Logan International Airport (Boston, MA) or TF Green Airport (Providence, RI). 

3rd International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis

Submitted by Dean Eastbury on

Following successful meetings in Lisbon and Toronto in 2004 and 2006, Elsevier will be running the 3rd International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis (www.icefa.elsevier.com) in the beautiful town of Sitges in July 2008. Sitges is situated on the coast of Catalunya, Spain, just a short distance from Barcelona International Airport.

Open Source Publishing

Submitted by ericmock on

I am putting together a proposal in response to NSF's Engineering Virtual Organizations solicitation regarding what I call Open Source Publishing.  The proposal can be found (and edited if you setup an account) here.  I would encourage you to register and edit if you're interested.  All revisions are saved so there is no risk of messing something up.  The proposal is fairly unstructured at this point and consists

The Second Nanostructures Conference (NS2008), 11 - 14 March 2008,Kish Island, Iran.

Submitted by Tadayon on

The 2nd Nanostructures conference covers all aspects of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology dealing with materials synthesis, modeling and applications. Special topics include:

  • Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots
  •  Nanotubes and Nanowires
  •  Nanocoatings
  • Nanostructured Materials
  • Nanoporous Materials
  • Nanocomposites
  • Nanocomputation and Modeling

 

Graeme Milton to be awarded the 2007 Prager Medal

Submitted by Biswajit Banerjee on

Professor Graeme Milton will be awarded the 2007 Prager medal from the Society of Engineering Science for his work on solid mechanics.  The medal will be handed out at the 44th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES2007) to be held between October 21 and 24, 2007 at College Station, Texas.