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We had around 100 people from Canton Charter Academy in M218. Many parents asked questions about LTU academic programs and campus life too. Nicole from admission's office as well as two LTU students did wonderful job to introduce all about LTU. \ Steve and Emily did unforgettable AIBO robot demo. The robot dog dance was the climax. Of course, I would like to thank Lori to organize the event. I should not forget the essential assistance from Norman from AV Dept. To see how the event was, please check out a photo album on the web at photo album |
| On Saturday, Oct 29, Lori Birman presented about Robofest during the 65th MDSTA (Metro Detroit Science Teachers Association), mdsta.org, held at LTU campus. Her title of the talk was "Robofest, a Fun Autonomous Robotics Contest for Students in Grades 5-12". CJ Chung gave a talk about educational laptop robot for high school classes. In atrium, Robofest had a booth. Robotics lab assistant E. Trudell showed Robofest video and introduced Robofest. Here is a photo showing Robofest table setup. |
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Students taking MCS classes or instructors teaching MCS courses can get free software development tools from Microsoft. If you are interested in the program,
Go to the LTU MSDNAA site at ltu164.ltu.edu/msdnaa and click on "Register Now"
The detailed procedure how and when to check out CD media will be sent to your email address given in the on-line application form. Therefore, make sure the email address you enter is correct and valid.
The MSDNAA office where you can pickup/return CDs is located in the University Technology and Learning Center T220 (Computer Science Advanced Graphics Lab)
Fall 2005 Office Hours (Sep. 10-Dec. 16) are:
>> Monday, Noon-2pm
>> Tuesday, 3:30pm-5:30pm
Please note that members must renew every academic year. If you were a member last academic year and would like to continue the membership, you must renew by re-registering. If you have any questions, please send email to ltu_mcs_msdnaa@hotmail.com
Administrator: Steven Kryskalla (email at ltu_mcs_msdnaa@hotmail.com)
Faculty Advisor (F05): Prof. Thomas Lackey
On Sep. 22, our department will be honoring the following professors for their service and dedication to LTU/MCS Department.
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Abdollahi-Alibeik, Javad |
5 |
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Alyass, Kussiy K |
5 |
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Arlinghaus, William C |
20 |
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Azar, Ghassan M |
5 |
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El-Bathy,
Mohammed K |
5 |
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Henckel, Sonia |
40 |
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Lackey,
Thomas |
40 |
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Nabha, Ali |
15 |
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Shamoon, Montaha J |
5 |
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Vance, |
40 |
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On Aug 23, there was a meeting in the Robotics lab to wrapup IGVC 2005 Think-Tank. Many former IGVC team members, prospective members for 2006, Dean Moore and Dr. Bindschadler came to the meeting started with 46 min DVD presentation. This year, LTU Think-Tank robot was in the top ten in all competition categories of IGVC (Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition) held in Traverse City, June 11-13. In the Autonomous Challenge competition category, our robot traveled 232 feet. Our place was 10th out of 34 world class universities. In the GPS Navigation Challenge, we reached 4 waypoints and placed 9th. In the design competition, we won 5th place for our group B with 17 teams. You can download our robot design report as well as many photos from our IGVC 2005 team web page is at ltu164.ltu.edu/igvc Math and Computer Science Dept. sponsored materials to construct our intelligent robots, LTU Alumni association supported student's trip to Traverse City, EDCC provided extra battery for MPC laptops which is the brain of the robots. Also Lee Keshishian, mechanical engineering machine shop, gave computer science students a big help. For next year, we would like to welcome engineering students to join the IGVC team. If you are interested in, please contact Dr. Chung at chung@LTU.edu. |
