Friday, March 1, 2002
| 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Check-out from Friedrick Center Luggage storage is available |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Breakfast First floor dining room, J.F. Friedrick Center |
| 8:30 - 9:30 AM | Symposium address Visual Control of Robots Prof. Nicola Ferrier UW-Madison, College of Engineering J.F. Friedrick Center In this talk we will present our current research on using "vision systems" (cameras) in the control of robots. Some famous robots, such as Sojourner on Mars in July 1997 had on-board vision systems. There are, however, numerous obstacles to be addressed before such systems reach their full potential. Applications for this work include robotic surgical systems, agricultural robots and as well as more traditional manufacturing tasks. |
| 10:05- 10:30 AM | Travel to Site Visits Meet in the J.F. Friedrick Center lobby to find your escort to the laboratory sessions |
| 10:30 - 11:45 AM | Site visits Varioius locations |
| 12:00 - 12:30 PM | Lunch Second floor, Carson-Gulley Commons |
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM | Symposium address Lake Metabolism Paul C. Hanson UW-Madison, Center for Limnology Carson-Gulley Commons For more than one hundred years, ecosystem scientists have been trying to determine the balance between primary production by aquatic green plants and respiration by all aquatic organisms. The balance between these two processes, known as lake metabolism, determines whether a lake is a source or a sink of atmospheric greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2). Understanding lake metabolism will help scientists determine whether a landscape rich in lakes, such as Wisconsin's Northern Highlands, offsets CO2 sequestration by surrounding forests. Recent advances in electronic sensors and high bandwidth communication have allowed scientists at the University of Wisconsin to reach new insights into lake metabolism. In this study, we have used instrumented buoys to measure the dynamics of dissolved CO2 and O2, and have found that we can predict which lakes will produce more CO2 than they consume. |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | Workshops J.F. Friedrick Center |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Awards ceremony/reception Announcement of 2002 student winners Announcement of Outstanding Teacher Award J.F. Friedrick Center Symposium ends for all participants except those attending the National JSHS |
| 4:00 PM | Conference with faculty advisory committee |
