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Seminar Events

2010 - 2011 Schedule
DateSpeakerTitle
Apr 20, 2011
2:30 - 4:00 pm
422 PSE
Professor Ioannis K. Tsanis
Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER RESOURCES
Mar 24, 2011
4:00 - 5:00 pm
422 PSE
Professor Christian Haas
University of Alberta
Arctic Sea Ice - Where Are We Headed?

Mar 03, 2011
2:30-4:00 pm
Lecture Hall W132, Schulich Building

Dr. R.A. Ryerson and Dr. S. Aronoff
Kim Geomatics Corporation
Authors of the book “Why ‘Where’ Matters”
ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN THE GEOECONOMY
Jan 19, 2011
3:30 - 5:00 pm
317 PSE
Adjunct Professor George Isaac
Cloud Physics and Severe Weather Research Section
Environment Canada
Winter Weather Nowcasting
Nov 05, 2010
3:30 - 5:00 pm
317 PSE
Dr. Ki In Bang
Department of Geomatics Engineering
University of Calgary
Alternative Methodologies for LiDAR System Calibration
Nov 03, 2010
3:30 - 5:00 pm
317 PSE
Dr. Xin Xiang Jiang
Advanced Materials and Thermal Group
Space Science and Technology,
Canadian Space Agency
Review of Shape Memory Alloy Actuator
Technology & Its Potential Space Applications
Oct 20, 2010
3:30 - 5:00 pm
317 PSE
Nilesh Gopaul, PhD Candidate
Jian-Guo Wang, Dr.-Ing.
Earth and Space Science and Engineering
Novel Adaptive Kalman Filter using
Variance-Covariance Component Estimation
Oct 04, 2010
3:30 - 5:00 pm
317 PSE
Larry Reeves
Geocentrix Technologies Ltd.
Introduction to the
Canadian Satellite Design Challenge

Aug 26, 2010
2:30 - 3:30 pm
258 PSE

Richard Godwin
Collector’s Guide Publishing, Burlington, ON
DragonLab: Flights to LEO on a Regular Basis!
A new disruptive vehicle opens commercial space access


2009 - 2010 Schedule
DateSpeakerTitle
Aug 06, 2010
2:30 - 4:30 pm
258 PSE
Dr. Allan Lee
Manager, Guidance, Navigation, and Control System
US Lunar Lander Altair
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
From Cassini to Altair:
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Challenges
Apr 07, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Professor Tatiana V. Barlyaeva,
St.Petersburg State University
Institute of Physics
St.Petersburg, Russia
Solar and Volcanic Signals in Decadal Variations of the Earth Air-Surface Temperature
Mar 31, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Mr. Michael Greene, M.A.Sc., EIT.
MDA Space Missions
MDA's Advance Robotics for Human Space Flight and Canada's Future Plans for Next Generation Canadarm
Mar 24, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Professor Stephen Chen
School of Information Technology
Institute for Research on Learning Technologies
York University
Optimization in Fractal and Fractured
Search Spaces using Locust Swarms
Mar 17 , 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Professor Taejung Kim
Department of Geoinformatic Engineering
Inha University, Korea
Automated Image Quality Assessment by
Edge Analysis of Natural Targets
Mar 03 , 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Dr. Alfred Ng, P.Eng.
Manager,
Control Spacecraft Engineering,
Space Technologies, CSA
JC2Sat Design Challenges
Feb 17, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Dr. Shen-En Qian
Senior Research Scientist
Space Technologies, CSA
Data Compression for Satellite Missions at
Canadian Space Agency
Feb 10, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE

Panagiotis Vergados,
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Atmospheric Measurements with the Global
Positioning System
Feb 3, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Dr. Peter Taylor
Professor of Atmospheric Science
ESSE, York Universityn
Renewable Energy (Wind and Solar)
Jan 27, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Dr. Cameron S. Dickinson
Phoenix MET/Lidar Science Team
York University
Lidar Atmospheric Measurements
on Mars and Earth
Jan 20, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE
Dr. Nashed Youssef
President
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI)
Sustainable Aviation in a Sustainable World
Jan 19, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
258 PSE
Ashley James Deans, Ph.D.
Professor of Education and Physics, Maharishi University of Management
Executive Director, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment
and Director of International Programs, David Lynch Foundation
Consciousness-Based Education: The Secret to Increased Creativity, Better Health, and Less Stress

Jan 13, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
317 PSE

Benoit Larouche
Doctoral Candidate in ESSE
Autonomous Robotic Capture of Non-Cooperative Targets
Dec 09, 2009
3:30-4:30pm
331 Lumbers
Dr. Chi Wang
Center for Space Science and Applied Research (CSSAR),
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Bow Shock Contributions to Region 1 FAC and Cross-tail Current: Results from Global MHD Simulations

 

2008-2009 Schedule
DateSpeakerTitle
July 21, 2009
10:30-11:30am
Dr. H. Peter White
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Exploiting the Potential Hyperspectral Remote
Sensing at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
July 17, 2009
2:00-3:30pm
Mike Daly
MDA, Space Missions (Brampton)
The Challenges and Successes
in Engineering the Phoenix MET Station
July 16, 2009
2:00-3:30pm
Sonia Garcia Blanco
INO, Institute National d’Optique
MEMS, micro-assembly and packaging:
enabling technologies for next generation miniaturized Space instruments
July 15, 2009
2:00-3:30pm
William Ward
Physics Department, University of New Brunswick
Investigations of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere
May 25, 2009
Prof. T. Sorensen, University of Hawaii
(former Clementine Lunar Mission Manager)
LUNAR ODYSSEY
From Clementine to a Scientific Micro Lunar Lander
April 16, 2009
Professor E.J. Llewellyn, FRSC
Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) Department of Physics and Engineering Physics University of Saskatchewan
Water, water, everywhere!
April 15, 2009
Dr. John E. Moores
Research Associate Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona & NSERC Visiting Fellow, Environment Canada
Martian Meteorology as seen through the Phoenix Lander's Surface Stereo Imager
March 19, 2009
York University Rover Team (YURT) 2009
York University Mars Rover 2009 Design Review
March 17, 2009
Prof Gerhard Jentzsch
Department for Applied Geophysics
Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
Long-period crustal dynamics: Back on stage
February 24, 2009
Tianjun Zhou
LASG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Understanding and Attributing East Asian Climate Change
Febuary 11, 2009
Yunlong Lin (York), Wayne Ellis & Kathryn Lane (AGI)
Decreasing Space Mission Design Risk with AGI Technology
Febuary 4, 2009
Linda Megner - CSA
Meteoric Material and its Role in Cloud Formation in the Middle Atmosphere
January 6, 2009

Dr. Alfred Ng


Mr. Tony Pellerin

Japan Canada Joint Collaboration Satellite (JC2SAT) - 10:30am

CSA In-House Micro Satellite Development QuickSat - 11:00 am

November 7, 2008
Dr. Bill Petrachenko
VLBI2010: The Next Generation
October 27, 2008
Dr. Ruben E. Perez
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization:
State-of-the Art, Future Trends, and Applications
October 1, 2008
Professor Gloria L. Manney
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder Measurements in Support of the START08 Campaign:
Global Context and preliminary MLS/START08
Comparisons
September 24, 2008
Dr. Guangjun Liu
Development of Modular and Reconfigurable
Robot with Multiple Working Modes
September 17, 2008
Tyler Ustrzycki and Ampere Kui
Autonomous Airship (Blimp) for Indoor Surveillance
2007-2008 Schedule
DateSpeakerTitle
August 21, 2008Prof. Ayman HabibFramework for the Integration of Photogrammetric and LiDAR Data over Urban Environments
July 21, 2008Dr. Simon AlexanderGlobal Distribution of Atmospheric Waves in
Equatorial Upper Troposphere and Lower
Stratosphere: COSMIC Observations of Wave Mean Flow Interactions
June 23, 2008Yunlong Lin & Brandon RobinsonSpace Systems Design Facility at York
June 19, 2008Dr. Yongsheng ChenHigh-Resolution Modeling and Data Assimilation for Hurricane Prediction
May 21, 2008Prof. Marianna ShepherdCOSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 Mission:
Planetary Waves in Stratospheric Temperature
March 28, 2008Prof. R. A. VincentSuperpressure Balloon Studies of Gravity
Waves in the Lower Stratospheret
March 07, 2008Dr. Martin J. JarvisThe Antarctic Atmosphere in a Global Context
February 27, 2008Dr. Kaz HiguchiRectifier Effect and Its Impact on Global Carbon Source/Sink Estimation
February 22, 2008York University Rover Team (YURT)York University Mars Rover Design Review
October 26, 2007Prof. Norm O'NeillRemote Sensing of Aerosols from Mideast to High-Arctic: An Overview of Techniques and Recent Results
October 01, 2007Prof. José M. Laginha M PalmaThe Validation of Wind Flow Predictions over Mountainous Regions for Wind Energy Applications
September 28, 2007Dr. T C NgPlanetary Micro Sampling Tools
September 17, 2007Dr. Regina LeeTest-bed On-orbit (by York) Satellite
September 12, 2007Prof. Yunlong LinSpace Weather: Needs and Applications
 
2006-2007 Schedule
DateSpeakerTitle
September 20, 2006Prof. George Z.H. ZhuInterdisciplinary Computational Mechanics in Engineering Design
September 27, 2006Professor Hugh Liu from UTIASMotion Synchronization and Formation Flight Control Of Flying Vehicles
October 4, 2006Professor S. BisnathGPS and the geosciences: Investigations pertaining to the troposphere, ionosphere, and crustal deformation
October 18, 2006Dr. Bruno Scherzinger
CTO, Applanix Corp.
Aided INS for Surveying and Mapping Applications
October 20, 2006Prof. Jeffrey M. ForbesSolar-Induced Density Variability in the Upper Atmospheres of Earth and Mars
October 25, 2006Prof. Jinjun ShanActive Vibration Control of Flexible Spacecraft
November 15, 2006Mr. Stephan SanderAIRGrav Airborne Gravity System
November 29, 2006Prof. Jafar Arkani-HamedMagnetic Field of Mars
December 1.2006Dr Yan-Ru Hu Active Control of Inflatable Space Structures
December 6, 2006Dr. Jian-Gao Wang Network RTK Technology
April 18, 2007Dr. Barbara-Ann G. Lewis Searching for Life on Mars