Pedro Jordan, PhD, of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, will discuss "Nonlinear Poroacoustic Flow in Rigid Porous Media" on Nov. 15, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 3710. The event is the third in the Fall 2010 Granular and Multiphase Flows Colloquium Series sponsored by the Granular Science Laboratory. >>

Howard R. Baum, PhD, the Glenn L. Martin Professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, will discuss "Simulating Fire Effects on Complex Building Structures" on April 19, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center (GITC), Room 3730. The Mechanics Research Communications Elsevier Distinguished Lecture is co-sponsored by Elsevier and the NJIT Granular Science Laboratory. >>