16,606 research outputs found
Featured Research: Hiring Advice for Employers
No full textIncludes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Owen Graduate School of Management - Podcasts - Featured Research: Hiring Advice for Employers - Ray Friedman, Brownlee O. Currey Professor of Management (Organization Studies)." By Ray Friedman. Rob Simbeck interviews Friedman.Owen Graduate School of Managemen
The group and what happens on the way to 'yes'
No full text"February 1991."Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-45).Deborah G. Ancona, Ray Friedman and Deborah M. Kolb
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Lieutenant and Mrs. Ray Starner - November 4, 1940]
No full textLetter from Alex Bradford to Lieutenant and Mrs. Ray Starner describing the the current state of affairs that the author was experiencing, including: the London blitz, the moral of the troops on the ground, and the collective company of men opposing the Nazi regime
A 2 h periodic variation in the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1
No full textSpectroscopy of the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1 using the Gran Telescopio Canarias have revealed a ?2 h periodic variability that is present in the three strongest emission lines. We tentatively interpret this variability as due to orbital motion, making it the first indication of the orbital period of Ser X-1. Together with the fact that the emission lines are remarkably narrow, but still resolved, we show that a main-sequence K dwarf together with a canonical 1.4 M? neutron star gives a good description of the system. In this scenario, the most likely place for the emission lines to arise is the accretion disc, instead of a localized region in the binary (such as the irradiated surface or the stream-impact point), and their narrowness is due instead to the low inclination (?10°) of Ser X-1
Circling Modernism: Charles Ray, Tom Friedman, Analia Saban, and Sculpture after 1970
No full textCircling Modernism: Charles Ray, Tom Friedman, Analia Saban, and Sculpture after 1970
In the mid-twentieth century, sculpture underwent a seismic shift. The development of the literal, or minimalist, rubric of art as “what you see is what you see”—which entailed simple, often serial, structures made of industrial materials such as plywood, steel, or bricks installed on the floor without pedestals—created a crisis of autonomy. Turning the lens from the artwork itself to the viewer’s phenomenal experience of it and the surrounding environment, the definition of sculpture was radically cracked open.
This dissertation presents a study of three sculptors working in the wake of the medium’s sea change. Born roughly fifteen years apart, Charles Ray (b. 1953), Tom Friedman (b. 1965), and Analia Saban (b. 1980) were trained in progressively different decades: Ray in the seventies, Friedman in the nineties, and Saban in the aughts. As a result, their work develops out of three specific sculptural responses: postminimal, postmodern, and postmedium, respectively. Nevertheless, my project shows that while Ray, Friedman, and Saban are distinctly of their time, they also share a common sensibility that harks back to earlier tenets of sculpture established during the rise of modernism from 1890 to 1960.
Through the modernist writings of Michael Fried, Rosalind Krauss, and Clement Greenberg—as well as comparisons to modernist works by artists such as David Smith, Auguste Rodin, and Morris Louis—my project connects Ray, Friedman, and Saban to reveal an overarching self-reflexivity in their work. Each chapter pairs an artist with a specific modernist concept: Ray engages space as a medium rather than as an environment; Friedman produces labor-intensive objects that benefit from extended looking and forefronts the act of looking itself; and Saban possesses an unyielding curiosity for materials and a desire to push them to the furthest limit. This attention to space, looking, and material sets Ray, Friedman, and Saban apart from other contemporary sculptors, proving the continual potential of modernism in the current sculptural moment
Active X-ray optics for the next generation of X-ray space telescopes
No full textDescribed within is the design, manufacture, metrology and X-ray testing of an active X-ray
prototype intended for the next generation of X-ray telescopes. One of the challenges faced by
the X-ray telescope community is how to combine high resolution and high sensitivity into one
system, as weight limitations place constraints on the optics that can be launched. Therefore the
mandate of the active X-ray prototype is to provide high sensitivity through the ability of the optics
to be nested and to deliver high angular resolution through the active control of the optic’s form.
Piezoelectric unimorph actuators provide the active component: it is intended that they will correct
for figure errors within the optic and therefore increase the angular resolution capability.
The prototype’s design is based upon an ellipsoidal segment which provides point-to-point
focussing of an X-ray source. The prototype itself is composed of an electroformed nickel optic
where the non-reflective surface is populated with 30 piezoelectric actuators and it is the production
of the prototype that is the core of the presented research. Metrology of the actuators’ influence
functions is presented and highlight the prototype’s ability to deform its optic surface by microns.
In addition, the measured influence functions are compared against finite element models and a
distinct similarity between the functions is observed.
The prototype was tested at an X-ray beamline facility in November 2008 and the results
showed the prototype’s ability to correct the optic to achieve an improved angular resolution: from
0.786 arc-minutes to 0.686 arc-minutes in terms of full width half maximum. Finally, difficulties
in the manufacture of the prototype and X-ray testing shall be presented alongside future work in
conclusion to this thesis
Circling Modernism: Charles Ray, Tom Friedman, Analia Saban, and Sculpture after 1970
No full textEMBARGO NOTE: This item is embargoed until 2030-05-01Circling Modernism: Charles Ray, Tom Friedman, Analia Saban, and Sculpture after 1970
In the mid-twentieth century, sculpture underwent a seismic shift. The development of the literal, or minimalist, rubric of art as “what you see is what you see”—which entailed simple, often serial, structures made of industrial materials such as plywood, steel, or bricks installed on the floor without pedestals—created a crisis of autonomy. Turning the lens from the artwork itself to the viewer’s phenomenal experience of it and the surrounding environment, the definition of sculpture was radically cracked open.
This dissertation presents a study of three sculptors working in the wake of the medium’s sea change. Born roughly fifteen years apart, Charles Ray (b. 1953), Tom Friedman (b. 1965), and Analia Saban (b. 1980) were trained in progressively different decades: Ray in the seventies, Friedman in the nineties, and Saban in the aughts. As a result, their work develops out of three specific sculptural responses: postminimal, postmodern, and postmedium, respectively. Nevertheless, my project shows that while Ray, Friedman, and Saban are distinctly of their time, they also share a common sensibility that harks back to earlier tenets of sculpture established during the rise of modernism from 1890 to 1960.
Through the modernist writings of Michael Fried, Rosalind Krauss, and Clement Greenberg—as well as comparisons to modernist works by artists such as David Smith, Auguste Rodin, and Morris Louis—my project connects Ray, Friedman, and Saban to reveal an overarching self-reflexivity in their work. Each chapter pairs an artist with a specific modernist concept: Ray engages space as a medium rather than as an environment; Friedman produces labor-intensive objects that benefit from extended looking and forefronts the act of looking itself; and Saban possesses an unyielding curiosity for materials and a desire to push them to the furthest limit. This attention to space, looking, and material sets Ray, Friedman, and Saban apart from other contemporary sculptors, proving the continual potential of modernism in the current sculptural moment
The student's guide to completing an author study
No full textThe 'Student's guide to completing an author study' emerged during the early development of the school library resource center program at Glen Stewart Elementary School in Stratford Canada on Prince Edward Island. This research process centered on an author study, with direct teaching and clear assignment. The resulting model has been adapted to various grade levels and subject areas in different schools.Source type: Electronic(1)http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=49237063&Fmt=7&clientId=65345&RQT=309&VName=PQ
Author, Geraldine Brooks at the National Library of Australia for the 2009 Ray Mathew Lecture, Canberra, 23 October 2009 [picture] /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author, Geraldine Brooks during her visit to the National Library of Australia for the 2009 Ray Mathew Lecture, Canberra, 23 October 2009.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
VUCast: What is the "Obama effect?"
No full textIncludes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP4 file: "Video @ Vanderbilt - Videos - VUCast: What is the 'Obama effect?'" By Vanderbilt University. Professor Ray Friedman found that Obama's run for the presidency had a positive effect on the test performance of African American children. Coffee may help alcoholics stay sober, but smoking triggers alcohol cravings. Vanderbilt made the list of Fortune magazine's 100 best companies to work for
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