Lecture Series

Lecture 14: New Horizons in RFID; Innovative applications in RFID technologies

Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:30 PM

By: Mr. Mohammad Soleimani, MSc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Kastle Systems

Synopsis:

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) has been around and in common use for many years. RFID tags generally come in two broad technologies, Passive (without battery) and Active (with battery).  An example of passive format is contactless building access cards while an example of active tag is toll road transponders used in automobiles.

Recently, however, there is significant new interest in RFID as new standards have emerged that promote universal interoperability and enhance the functionality in many industry and consumer applications.

In this presentation, a broad review of the new standards and some of the emerging applications will be discussed.

About the Lecturer:

Mohammad Soleimani is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Kastle Systems where he is responsible for all aspects of Technology development and IT efforts.

Mohammad has served as Chairman of the Board for SoleNet, Inc., an engineering services company focused on developing state of the art communications equipment, prior to his current position. Ha has also served as Vice President Engineering for RFID at Motorola, Inc. His responsibilities included advanced development and architectural design of Radio-frequency identification (RFID) equipment. Mohammad served as Vice President of Engineering at Matrics, Inc/Symbol Technologies from 2004 to 2006, where he was responsible for SW and HW development of RFID readers. Before joining Matrics, Inc/Symbol Technologies, Mohammad founded Sole Net, Inc. in 2001 and co-founded BitCom, Inc. in 1998. Mohammad also spent fifteen years as Senior Director for Hughes Network Systems (HNS), where he obtained tremendous leadership experience.

Mohammad obtained his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology and Master’s degree with honors from George Washington University. He holds more than 10 patents.

Location:

Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus)- Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009

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Lecture 13: Dulles Automated People Mover Tunnel

Thursday, December 11, 2008, 7:30 PM

By: Mr. Hamid Riahi, PE
Vice President of HALEY & ALDRICH Consulting Firm
 

 

Synopsis:
This lecture is a case study of the tunnel network and maintenance facility for an Automated People Mover (APM) system, located at Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Washington, DC. The project is for an approximate 13-mi network of tunnels that include two APM systems (domestic and international), a baggage tunnel, a tug tunnel, a utility tunnel, and an extension to the pedestrian walk-back tunnel between Tier 1 and 2.  All of the underground systems were designed to support an aircraft loading of 1.5 million lb gross weight on the operation surfaces above. The tunnels were constructed by a combination of cut-and-cover and two different tunneling methods. For mined tunnel sections, the new Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM), and Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) were used. 

For this project Mr. Riahi led the field investigations and evaluations of ground conditions and development of comprehensive geo-technical reports consisting of a Geotechnical Reconnaissance Report (GRR), Geotechnical Data Report (GDR), Geotechnical Design Memoranda (GDM), and a Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR). The project subsurface investigations consisted of test borings, laboratory rock testing, and in-situ field testing. The GRR presented the results of review of readily available background subsurface data relevant to the design and construction of APM tunnel system.

About the Lecturer:
Mr. Hamid M. Riahi has over 25 years of experience as a Officer-in-Charge and project manager of major underground engineering projects.  His experience includes highways and bridges, tunneling, government and private buildings, industrial facilities, pipelines, communication towers, water and wastewater treatment plants, landfills, underground and above ground storage tanks, and elevated water storage tanks. Mr. Riahi has expertise in managing detailed geotechnical investigations and final design for deep foundations in congested urban environments. Mr. Riahi holds professional registration in ten states.

Location:
Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus)- Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009

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Dues: $15 per person, $5 for students (including dinner)

Lecture 12: Impacts of Air Pollution on Environment Including Humans

Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7:30 PM

By: Bahram Momen, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Statistics and Director of the Biometrics Program
University of Maryland, College Park


Synopsis:
Air pollution can adversely affect all major components of the environment. Air pollution has accelerated since the industrial revolution. Damage had been mainly local until early 1970s. Air pollution can occur both indoor and outdoor. Indoor air pollution effects are usually considered with regard to human health, while the outdoor air pollution effects are considered at the ecosystem levels. The long-term stability and sustainability of the environment and all species living within it can be severely endangered by air pollution. Monetary losses due to adverse effects of air pollution have not yet been evaluated accurately, let alone other health and social aspect of such negative effects. Adverse effects of air pollution will likely increase in the future due to increases in population, the standard of living, and industrialization, especially in the developing countries. In this presentation, you will be familiarized with the concepts of indoor and outdoor air pollutions, the sources, adverse effects and possible ways to curb the damage.

About the Lecturer:
Dr, Bahram Momen is an Associate professor of Environmental Science and Statistics at the Department of Environmental Science and Technology and the Director of the Biometrics Program at the University of Maryland College Park. At his current position, Dr. momen performs research on the effects of air pollution and climate change on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; teaches advance graduate courses in research methods, scientific thinking, experimental design, and data analysis; and direct master’s and Ph.D. Students. Dr. Momen is the author/co-author of 37 referred publications and more than 60 presentations and abstracts. He has received several prestigious teaching awards at the university, local and regional (Northeastern US) levels. He has recently been invited to give a presentation for representatives of more than 140 developing countries at the United Nations Headquarter in New York City regarding air pollution effects on the sustainable development. Dr. Momen has earned a B.S. in Forest Engineering (Sari College of Agricultural Engineering, University of Mazandaran, Iran), an M.S. in plant Ecophysiology (University of California at Davis), and a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Biometrics (University of California at Berkeley). Dr. Momen conducted two years of post doctoral research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York), and worked there as a research scientist for 4 years before coming to the University of Maryland, College Park.

Location:
Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus)- Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009

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Dues: $15 per person, $5 for students (including dinner)