The following 4 patents from July – September 2011 were assigned to NC State University College of Engineering researchers.

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

United States Patent 7,981,226
DATE July 19, 2011
High strength, durable micro and nano-fiber fabrics produced by fibrillating bicomponent islands in the sea fibers
Inventors: Pourdeyhimi, Behnam; Fedorova, Nataliya V.; & Sharp, Stephen R.

United States Patent 7,981,336
DATE July 19, 2011
Process of making mixed fibers and nonwoven fabrics
Inventor: Pourdeyhimi, Behnam

United States Patent 8,006,551
DATE August 30, 2011
Methods and compositions for removing residues and substances from substrates using environmentally friendly solvents
Inventors: Carbonell, Ruben G.; Kilpatrick, Peter; & Zaki, Nael.

Food Science

United States Patent 7,981,651
DATE July 19, 2011
Lactobacillus acidophilus nucleic acids and uses thereof
Inventors: Klaenhammer, Todd R.; Altermann, Eric; & Azcarate-Peril, Andrea.

The following 2 patents from July – September 2011 were assigned to NC State University Chemistry Department researchers.

Chemistry

United States Patent 7,994,312
DATE August 9, 2011
Synthetic route to ABCD-porphyrins
Inventors: Lindsey, Jonathan S. & Kiper, Dilek Dogutan.

United States Patent 8,013,149
DATE September 6, 2011
Methods and intermediates for the synthesis of porphyrins
Inventors: Lindsey, Jonathan S.; Taniguchi, Masahiko; Balakumar, Arumugham; & Fan, Dazhong.

NCSU Libraries is now providing access to The National Academies Transportation Research Board Webinars. Members of the NC State community can sign up to attend upcoming TRB Webinars by using an email that ends in @ncsu.edu.

To take advantage of NC State being a TRB sponsor when registering for an upcoming TRB Webinar you must use an email that ends in @ncsu.edu in the registration form.

Upcoming TRB Webinar for July 13, 2011:

July 13, 2011

TRB Webinar: Policy Options for Saving Energy and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation

TRB will be conducting a web seminar or “webinar” on July 13, 2011, from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT that will highlight the findings of TRB Special Report 307: Policy Options for Saving Energy and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited.

Upcoming TRB Webinar for July 19, 2011:

July 19, 2011

HCM2010 Webinar Series: Enhancements to the Freeway Facilities Method

TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on July 19, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, which is being conducted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), that will examine enhancements to the Highway Capacity Manual 2010’s (HCM2010’s) freeway facilities method and its implementation by the FREEVAL computational engine, which is included as part of Volume 4 of HCM2010. The webinar will explore the capabilities of the freeway facilities method and demonstrate uses of the FREEVAL computational engine. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited.

Upcoming TRB Webinar for July 20, 2011:

July 20, 2011

Webinar: Signals for Blind Pedestrians – Overview of Current Issues and Available Training

TRB will co-sponsor a web briefing or “webinar” on July 20, 2011, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT that will present information about a National Cooperative Highway Research Program project on Accessible Pedestrian Signals workshops. The webinar is free for all attendees; however, participants must register with Easter Seals Project ACTION by July 15, 2011 and space is limited.

Upcoming TRB Webinar for July 21, 2011:

July 21, 2011

HCM2010 Webinar Series: Enhanced Planning Methods and Applications of Generalized Service Volume Tables

TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on July 21, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, which is being conducted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), that will examine enhancements to the Highway Capacity Manual 2010 (HCM2010) that can be applied to planning and preliminary engineering applications. A major focus of the webinar will be a demonstration of the new generalized service volume tables that are designed to allow for quick estimates of level of service for freeways, multi-lane highways, and urban streets. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited.

NC State users can obtain past TRB Webinars from links in the NCSU Libraries Catalog to the series: Transportation Research Board Conference Recordings or by looking up individual TRB Webinar titles in the online catalog.

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Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) will cease support for desktop client access to SciFinder on June 30, 2011. It is no longer available to download. All users will need to migrate to the SciFinder web version by following these steps:

1. Register with CAS to use SciFinder Web Version. Registration requires a valid “ncsu.edu” e-mail address. Users must agree not to use SciFinder for commercial research.
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3. Remove desktop client software from your computers (per request from CAS).

Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions concerning this transition.

NCSU Libraries is now providing access to The National Academies Transportation Research Board Webinars. Members of the NC State community can sign up to attend upcoming TRB Webinars by using an email that ends in @ncsu.edu.

To take advantage of NC State being a TRB sponsor when registering for an upcoming TRB Webinar you must use an email that ends in @ncsu.edu in the registration form.


Upcoming TRB Webinar for April 14, 2011:

April 14, 2011

HCM2010 Webinar Series: Application of the New Active Traffic Management Chapter

TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on April 14, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, which is being conducted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), that will explore the Highway Capacity Manual 2010’s (HCM2010) new chapter on active traffic management (ATM). The session will examine and evaluate the concepts of ATM strategies and their potential application to affect demand, capacity, and performance of highway facilities. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees.

Upcoming TRB Webinar for April 20, 2011:

April 20, 2011

Improved Practices for Design and Construction of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (CRCP) – Part 1: Design

TRB will be conducting a web briefing or “webinar” on April 20, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT that will explore historical evolution, design, and United States experience with continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP). Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited.

Upcoming TRB Webinar for April 26, 2011:

April 26, 2011

HCM2010 Webinar Series: Changes to Unsignalized Intersection Methodologies

TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on April 26, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, which is being conducted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), that will examine updates to the Highway Capacity Manual 2010’s (HCM2010’s) methodologies for unsignalized intersections, most notably the new roundabout methodologies. The webinar will explore example problems to provide a better understanding of the application of these updated methods. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited.

Upcoming TRB Webinar for April 28, 2011:

April 28, 2011

HCM2010 Webinar Series: New Multi-Modal Urban Streets Methodology—Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Methods

TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on April 28, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, which is being conducted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), that will explore the Highway Capacity Manual 2010’s (HCM2010’s) multimodal level-of-service analysis methods and their potential applications. The webinar is designed to provide an emphasis on understanding enhanced multimodal analysis as it relates to bicycle, pedestrian, and transit users. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited.

NC State users can obtain past TRB Webinars from links in the NCSU Libraries Catalog to the series: Transportation Research Board Conference Recordings or by looking up individual TRB Webinar titles in the online catalog.

Authorized users of NC State’s webinar subscription are current, full- and part-time students, employees (including faculty, staff and, affiliated researchers), and other individuals who have legal access to the subscriber’s facilities and computer network. Authentication will be determined by the @ncsu.edu suffix of e-mail addresses.

Biomedical Materials edited by Roger Narayan.

Biomedical Materials provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary biomaterials research and development. Highlighting important topics associated with Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, this volume reaches a wide scope of professionals, researchers and graduate students involved with biomaterials. A pedagogical writing style and structure provides readers with an understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to pursue research and industrial work on biomaterials, including characteristics of biomaterials, biological processes, biocompatibility, and applications of biomaterials in implants and medical instruments. Written by leading researchers in the field, this text book takes readers to the forefront of biomedical materials development, providing them with a taste of how the field is changing, while also serving as a useful reference to physicians and engineers.

Dr. Roger Narayan is a Professor at the University of North Carolina-North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is the author of over one hundred publications and several book chapters on microscale and nanoscale processing of biological and biomedical materials. He currently serves as an editorial board member of a number of professional journals, including as editor-in-chief of Materials Science and Engineering C, Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems. Dr. Narayan has also co-edited Printed Biomaterials: Novel Processing and Modeling Techniques for Medicine and Surgery, Advances in Biomedical and Biomimetic Materials, and Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics. Dr. Narayan has received several honors for his research activities, including the North Carolina State University Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award, the University of North Carolina Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine, the National Science Faculty Early Career Development Award, and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. He has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as Fellow of ASM International.