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The UC Berkeley Digital Library Project
No full textThe UC Berkeley Digital Library Project is developing the tools and technologies to support highly improved models of the "scholarly information life cycle." Our goal is to facilitate the move from the current centralized, discrete publishing model, to a distributed, continuous, and self-publishing model, while still preserving the best aspects of the current model such as peer review.
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BEARS conference UC Berkeley
No full textThe Berkeley EECS Annual Research Symposium (BEARS) is a conference hosted by UC Berkeley's Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences department in the College of Engineering. This website provides the agenda for the 2005 BEARS (held on February 10 and 11) along with information on the presenters and abstracts and video footage of their presentations. The conference highlights work from EECS scientists on "advances enabling computing and communications to connect diverse aspects of our world." Topics include: wireless networks, optical communication, the future of the internet, embedded software, machine learning, security, and trust
Design, Analysis, and Evaluation of the UC-Berkeley Wave-Energy Extractor
No full textThis paper evaluates the technical feasibility and performance characteristics of an ocean-wave energy to electrical energy conversion device that is based on a moving linear generator. The UC-Berkeley design consists of a cylindrical floater, acting as a rotor, which drives a stator consisting of two banks of wound coils. The performance of such a device in waves depends on the hydrodynamics of the floater, the motion of which is strongly coupled to the electromagnetic properties of the generator. Mathematical models are developed to reveal the critical hurdles that can affect the efficiency of the design. A working physical unit is also constructed. The linear generator is first tested in a dry environment to quantify its performance. The complete physical floater and generator system is then tested in a wave tank with a computer-controlled wavemaker. Measurements are compared with theoretical predictions to allow an assessment of the viability of the design and the future directions for improvements. © 2012 American Society of Mechanical Engineers.The research reported has been supported in part by the KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) and Berkeley AEA Award under Grant No. KAUST-25478 during 2008-2010. We are grateful to D. Roddier of Marine Innovation & Technology, T. Raybon of the USCG, and at Berkeley, to H. Kang, J. Khorsandi, K.-F. Kwok, and C. Cochet for their invaluable assistance, and to many useful discussions with Professor Dennis K. Lieu
Analysis, Design, and Evaluation of the UC-Berkeley Wave-Energy Extractor
No full textThis paper evaluates the technical feasibility and performance characteristics of an ocean-wave energy to electrical energy conversion device that is based on a moving linear generator. The UC-Berkeley design consists of a cylindrical floater, acting as a rotor, which drives a stator consisting of two banks of wound coils. The performance of such a device in waves depends on the hydrodynamics of the floater, the motion of which is strongly coupled to the electromagnetic properties of the generator. Mathematical models are developed to reveal the critical hurdles that can affect the efficiency of the design. A working physical unit is also constructed. The linear generator is first tested in a dry environment to quantify its performance. The complete physical floater and generator system is then tested in a wave tank with a computer-controlled wavemaker. Measurements are compared with theoretical predictions to allow an assessment of the viability of the design and future directions for improvements. Copyright © 2010 by ASME.The research reported has been supported in part by theKAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)and Berkeley AEA Award under Grant KAUST-25478 during2008-2010. We are grateful to D. Roddier of Marine Innovation& Technology, T. Raybon of the USCG, and at Berkeley, toJ. Khorsandi, K.-F. Kwok, and C. Cochet for their invaluable assistance,and to the many useful discussions with Professor DennisK. Lieu
Facts and Fantasies about UC Berkeley Admissions: A Critical Evaluation of Regent John Moores\u27 Reports
No full textUC Regent John Moores recently authored a confidential draft report that purports to analyze admissions at the University of California\u27s flagship Berkeley campus. The Moores Report is largely focused on SAT scores, particularly the admission of some applicants with SAT scores below 1000. Unfortunately, the Moores Report contributed to widespread misconceptions about comprehensive review at Berkeley, particularly regarding the admission of a small number of students with relatively low SAT scores. In reality, the data show that students admitted with relatively low SAT scores can be highly qualified for admission to Berkeley and that Berkeley admits virtually all in-state applicants with high SAT scores who do not withdraw their applications. The SAT is also a weak predictor of both college grades and graduation rates at Berkeley and elsewhere. Moreover, the SAT serves as a tool of social stratification because it is strongly linked to socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity
UC Berkeley Library Internship Report
No full textAn internship at the UC Berkeley Library in Berkeley took place from September 16 to September 26, 2017 and aimed to encourage and enable the exchange of experience and good practice among NTK staff and the UC Berkeley Library and to establish working relationships with foreign professionals. The main themes were: information support for students and teachers; involving students and teachers in creation of library services; linking the library's long-term vision with the needs of the university and internal communication within the library; advanced information support for academic communication
Cestovní zpráva: odborná stáž v UC Berkeley Library 2017: UC Berkeley Library Internship Report
No full textOdborná stáž v knihovně Kalifornské univerzity v Berkeley (UC Berkeley Library) proběhla od 16. 09. – 26. 09. 2017 a jejím cílem bylo podnítit a umožnit výměnu zkušeností a příkladů dobré praxe mezi pracovníky NTK a knihovny UC Berkeley a navázat pracovní vztahy se zahraničními profesionály. Hlavními tématy byly: informační podpora studentů a vyučujících; zapojování studentů a vyučujících do tvorby služeb knihovny; propojování dlouhodobé vize knihovny s potřebami univerzity a interní komunikace v rámci knihovny; pokročilá informační podpora akademické komunikace.An internship at the UC Berkeley Library in Berkeley took place from September 16 to September 26, 2017 and aimed to encourage and enable the exchange of experience and good practice among NTK staff and the UC Berkeley Library and to establish working relationships with foreign professionals. The main themes were: information support for students and teachers; involving students and teachers in creation of library services; linking the library's long-term vision with the needs of the university and internal communication within the library; advanced information support for academic communication
University of California, Berkeley, Institute of European Studies (IES) Fall 2017 Newsletter
No full textThe Fall 2017 newsletter of the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of European Studies (IES). I was a Visiting Scholar at IES from August 2017 to Feb 2018, and from March 1st 2018, I will become an IES Senior Fellow. My bio is on page 8, and summaries of my lectures are on page 30 (Migration) and 31 (WWI and WWII Reparations and European Integration)
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C. Judson King of UC Berkeley
No full textIn the middle of the UC Berkeley campus, next to the Main Library, South Hall is the last surviving building from the original campus, founded about 135 years ago. A tiny tree-shaded appendix to this venerated classical building houses Berkeley's Center for Studies in Higher Education, directed by C. Judson King, former Provost and Senior Vice President--Academic Affairs of the ten-campus University of California and long-time Professor of Chemical Engineering at Berkeley. Jud came to Berkeley in 1963 as assistant professor of chemical engineering, following receipt of a doctor's degree from MIT and a subsequent short appointment as director of the MIT chemical engineering practice school station at what was then Esso (now Exxon) in New Jersey. His undergraduate degree is from Yale. Starting with his MIT doctoral dissertation on gas absorption, Jud has devoted much of his professional career to separation processes. His teaching and research activities have been primarily concerned with separation of mixtures with emphasis on liquid-liquid extraction and drying. As a consultant to Procter and Gamble, he contributed to the technology of making instant coffee. His life-long activities in hiking and camping stimulated Jud's interest in the manufacture of freeze-dried foods (e.g. turkey meat) to minimize the weight of his hiking back-pack. Jud is internationally known not only for his many research publications but even more, for his acclaimed textbook ''Separation Processses'' (McGraw-Hill, second edition 1980) that is used in standard chemical engineering courses in the US and abroad
Facts and Fantasies about UC Berkeley Admissions: A Critical Evaluation of Regent John Moores\u27 Reports
No full textUC Regent John Moores recently authored a confidential draft report that purports to analyze admissions at the University of California\u27s flagship Berkeley campus. The Moores Report is largely focused on SAT scores, particularly the admission of some applicants with SAT scores below 1000. Unfortunately, the Moores Report contributed to widespread misconceptions about comprehensive review at Berkeley, particularly regarding the admission of a small number of students with relatively low SAT scores. In reality, the data show that students admitted with relatively low SAT scores can be highly qualified for admission to Berkeley and that Berkeley admits virtually all in-state applicants with high SAT scores who do not withdraw their applications. The SAT is also a weak predictor of both college grades and graduation rates at Berkeley and elsewhere. Moreover, the SAT serves as a tool of social stratification because it is strongly linked to socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity
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