July 13 2006
Next Newsletter published 27 July
Message from the Rector
Colleagues,
I am very pleased to report that Dr Francis Miley has been awarded
a 2006 CARRICK AWARD FOR AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING Citation
For Outstanding Contributions To Student Learning. Her citation
reads as follows :
Dr Frances Miley For a radical and sustained
approach to inspiring, engaging and challenging Defence students
to learn accounting.
Please join me in congratulating Francis on this outstanding
achievement.
Professor John Baird
Rector
Staff Bulletin
The Newsletter will now be published on a fortnightly basis.
If you have something you would like to contribute, please download
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form and email the information to newsletter@adfa.edu.au
by 12 noon on the Wednesday prior. The website will be changed
to reflect Fortnightly news rather than weekly as show above.
Nominations are called for the Rector’s Commendations
Students and staff are invited to recognize excellence in an
aspect of teaching by nominating UNSW@ADFA academics for the mid
2006 round of Rector’s Commendations. Rector’s Commendations
recognise excellence in one aspect of teaching, rather than the
overall general excellence in teaching required for the more comprehensive
UNSW@ADFA Teaching Awards.
Nominations will be accepted in, but are not restricted to, the
following categories.
(A)Excellence in Classroom Teaching
(B) Excellent Innovation in Teaching
(C) Excellent use of Technology in Teaching
Team nominations will be considered where the teaching initiative
has involved group effort and development of team approaches.
Nominations, identifying the category of teaching excellence,
should be sent to the Presiding Member of the UNSW@ADFA Teaching
and Learning Committee before 14 August 2006.
Dr James Warn, School of Business, j.warn@adfa.edu.au
Based on received nominations, the TLC will invite short-listed
staff to provide a brief document (2 pages) outlining their teaching
methods and achievements and, after consideration of that evidence,
will recommend to Rector those staff whom it believes should receive
an award. Recipients will be awarded their $500 prize and certificate
outlining the basis of the commendation at a UNSW@ADFA Academic
Board meeting.
Download the official guidelines from
http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/learning_teaching/downloads/commendations.pdf
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What's coming up next from ETS STePs?
ETS workshops, seminars and training events aren't all
about WebCT! For instance, did you take note of our eJournal Seminar?
(1030-1200, LT8, on July 13: More
…)
Podcasting Prospects
In our next “brown bag” or “lunchtime special” event, ETS staff
provide a briefing on Podcasting and some related prospects for
its use here at UNSW @ ADFA.
Have you thought about ways that you could make educational use
of those little MP3 players and iPods that you see your students
wearing? What kind of materials could be distributed as small
sound or video files? How does this technology work, basically?
Are there particular purposes that might be worth pursuing using
it?
Come along and turn this into a discussion. All are welcome,
no registration is required.
When and Where? 1215-1300, Thursday July 27, Library Seminar
Room
But wait… there could be more!
We're also incubating a number of other ideas and planning, given
sufficient indications of support, to run further sessions that
may be of interest to you. Some possibilities:
- A workshop on Quicktime VR
(creating virtual reality panoramas and interactive objects)
- A panel discussion led by your colleagues “Let's Talk
About Online Discussion”
(an exchange based on local experience on how to motivate, organize
and manage online discussion)
- A ‘lunchtime special' on the Simple Use of Scenario
(Enrich your online course by creating a ‘back-story' that motivates,
makes more relevant and provides a natural structure)
- A guest speaker on Authentic Online Learning Environments
(How can we make our non-physical learning environments more
real… and more engaging? How do students operate in these ‘places'?)
- Consideration of ways to Add Personality to your Website
…
Let us know which of these ideas pique your interest and help
guide our energies. This all runs under the banner of ETS STePs
(our Support for Teaching Program). STePs is there to help people
interested in making better use of educational technology support.
Want to express interest, offer involvement or are you just after
more information?
Visit the ETS Website ( www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ets
) and follow the ‘Events and STePs' link or contact James
Meek, Flexible Learning Developer: extension 88213 or via email.
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Library News
EndNote X for Windows
The Academy Library has a new version of EndNote available from
the Library Software download page - http://www.lib.adfa.edu.au/software/downloads/
New in version X (Windows only):
- Link and organize PDFs easily - drag and drop PDF files to
an EndNote record for automatic linking and storage, saving
steps and never break links.
- Display more fields in the reference list - configure up to
eight fields.
- View reference information with more flexibility - see more
or less detail as desired.
- Simplify moving EndNote libraries between computers - create
a single file backup including linked PDF file for easy transfer.
- Connect and publish with new and updated connection files,
import filters and output styles - create bibliographies in
over 2,300 styles.
Note: EndNote X for Mac OS X will be available later in the year.
EndNote
is a valuable all-in-one tool that integrates the following
tasks into one program:
• Search bibligraphic databases on the Internet
• Organize references and images in a database
• Construct your paper with built-in manuscript templates
• Watch the bibliography and figure list appear as
you write
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CALL FOR PAPERS
[Note to UNSW@ADFA potential participants: please email dsa@adfa.edu.au
if you are interested in this event to coordinate contributions
from UNSW@ADFA.]
The Operations Research HUB will conduct a logistics workshop
on 29-30 August 2006 at DSTO Edinburgh. This is a call for participation
in the workshop titled "Improving Logistics".
The objective of the workshop is to provide a forum for exchange
of analysis methodologies and applications pertaining to improving
logistics, in particular Defence logistics:
? application of hard and soft operations research to design,
study and test of networked systems, logistics-related NCW, and
logistics systems, including logistics information and control
systems;
? mathematical tool suites used for the modelling and simulation
of logistics processes and functions, such as maintenance / reliability,
transport / distribution, loading, warehousing, modularisation
/ containerisation / packaging, waste management / disposal;
? approaches to cost-capability trade-off and risk analyses of
supply and transport capabilities;
? comparative studies of commercial and Defence logistics, and
of effectiveness-based and efficiency-based system optimisation;
and,
? logistics decision support systems and operations analysis as
applied to current and future logistics systems, concept evaluation,
and technology projection, including tools for planning, execution
monitoring, simulation, wargame and experimentation.
While logistics is the key focus of the workshop, contributions
are also sought from scientific areas of relevance to logistics.
These include - but are not restricted to - the following: network
theory; social networks; Markov chains and processes; complex
systems theory; Petri nets; health and utilisation monitoring;
and Defence experimentation.
This workshop aims to bring together practitioners of logistics
systems analysis and operations researchers from Defence and academia.
An electronic version of abstracts in MS Word format should be
submitted by Friday 4 August 2006 to
Hub.registration-OR-Logistics@dsto.defence.gov.au
Please find further information and on line registration in the
URL:
http://www.eventplanners.com.au/dsto/Webform/Logistics/Logistics2.htm
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HASS Does it Again
The Australian Historical Association links together all academic
historians and others involved in history research and writing.
The Association holds Biennial Conferences and this year it was
Canberra's turn to conduct the conference at the Australian National
University last week. The History Discipline of HASS involved
in its financing, planning and conduct.
Eleanor Hancock was on the organising committee and our friends
from the Australian War Memorial presented a number of sessions
on military and war histories, some of which were chaired by Jeff
Grey. Frank Cain arranged the panel for one session that compared
the two Liberal Party-led governments of Sir Robert Menzies and
John Howard. The panel consisted of Malcolm Mackerras who made
a comparison of the electoral strategies of the two Prime Ministers;
Frank Cain discussed the use of the intelligence community, particularly
ASIO, by the two leaders; Richard Broinowski compared the foreign
policies of the two governments and Stuart Harris compared the
economic policies of the two leaders. Shirley Ramsay assisted
with the management of the conference. Nearly 200 people attended
including many Canberra citizens.
Classifieds
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Houses for Rent
Belconnen. 3 Bedrooms 2 bathrooms unfurnished
wanted on rent for at least 12 months. Contact Manoj Gupta 62686273
or m.gupta@adfa.edu.au
For Sale
Toyota Corolla Ascent 2001 Model.
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History. Tinted windows, Treatments for external Paint and internal
fabric and vinyl. White Tacho. Remote central locking, CD/Radio/Cassette.
Power side mirrors. $15,650. Contact Tess 6268 8201 or t.blakers@adfa.edu.au
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR, Gun Metal
Grey, 91 Model, Execellent Condition, Cruise Control and a few
other little extras. Very neat inside and out, must sell $4500
ono. Contact David on 0407 016811 or 6284 2635
RESEARCH & RESEARCH TRAINING OFFICE
REPORT
Joint Strike Fighter R & D Opportunities
The Briefing seminar slides on the Joint Strike Fighter R &
D Opportunities presented by AIRCDRE John Harvey are available
for download from http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/units/research/seminar%20abstracts/JSF_se
minar_slides.pdf
The Defence New Air Combat Capability (NACC) is actively seeking
any research proposals from university researchers and they will
determine whether these proposals will be of interest to the JSF
project. As the JSF project is multi-disciplinary,
research that you think might not be applicable could be highly
relevant to people closely managing the project. I, therefore,
would strongly encourage you to submit a research proposal on
what you are already doing in your own field and let the NACC
decide whether it is relevant. The key dates and requirements
(as given on page 40 of the briefing slides) to observe are:
21 August One page proposal summary and QUAD Chart
4-8 Sept Presentations of your proposals (tentatively set
as 10 minute talks)
Dr Rhyll Vallis, Business Manager of the Defence & Security
Applications Research Centre, will be coordinating submission
of proposals from UNSW@ADFA. Please submit your proposals to Rhyll
by 14 August. Her contact details are: Room 365 in Building
21, x89555, r.vallis@adfa.edu.au
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The Defence and Security Applications
Research Centre (DSA) Competition within CAS 2006
The School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
(ITEE), in collaboration with the ARC Centre for Complex Systems
(ACCS) and Research Network for Secure Australia (RNSA) successfully
organized a Winter School on Complex Adaptive Systems: Theory
and Practice (CAS 2006) 26-June to 30-June 2006. The Defence and
Security Applications Research Centre ran a competition in the
Winter School among attendees. The competition was to write an
essay of 250 words maximum describing a novel application of CAS
in defence and security. During the Winter School dinner, Prof.
John Baird, the Rector of UNSW@ADFA, Prof. John Arnold, HOS of
ITEE, and A/Prof. Hussein Abbass, Director DSA presented the prize
of AU$100 book voucher and certificate to the winner, Dr Peter
Dunne from CSIRO. (Picture: Rector presenting prize to Dr Peter
Dunne)
FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES and SEMINARS
The Mystery of Modulation Side-Bands Observed in Mechanical
Systems
1200 - 1300, 14 July
Room 225, Building 17
Raj Singh
The Donald D. Glower Chair in Engineering
Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Acoustics and Dynamics Laboratory, Center for Automotive
Research
The Ohio State University, USA
Web site: http://www.autonvh.org/
Abstract
Side-band structures are commonly observed in measured vibro-acoustic
spectra of many mechanical elements and rotating systems such
as gears, bearings, fans, motors and tires. Though the modulated
spectral contents are often utilized to develop algorithms for
fault detection and preventive maintenance and to trouble shoot
practical noise and vibration (or sound quality) problems, several
aspects of the problem (including the sources) are somewhat mysterious.
Kinematic, Trigonometric, Fourier and/or Communication theories
are often used to identify the existence of frequencies but they
can not seem to explain the amplitude behavior, including the
asymmetric nature (or disappearance) of some sidebands. A dual-domain
periodic differential equation with an implicit non-linearity
will be presented to plausibly explain the underlying physics.
Analytical predictions, based on a force modulation concept, will
be compared with dynamic (rotational) measurements on a gear pair.
Finally, an acoustic duct experiment will be briefly described
where two active control algorithms are employed to suppress the
amplitude or frequency modulated signals. Yet the mystery continues!
Bio-summary of the speaker
DR. RAJENDRA SINGH is The Donald D. Glower Chair in Engineering
and Director of the Acoustics and Dynamics Laboratory at The Ohio
State University (USA). He has published more than 300 papers
(including 150 journal articles), and is well recognized for research
in machine dynamics, vibration, acoustics, and nonlinear dynamics
with applications to many practical systems including vehicles.
He is a Fellow of ASME, ASA and SAE, and has received several
national awards for both teaching and research, as well many research
awards at Ohio State. Dr. Singh has developed and teaches an innovative
graduate course sequence in automotive noise and vibration control
in partnership with General Motors. He has served as the President
of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering/USA in 2003-04.
He serves on several national and international boards and actively
organizes conferences. Dr. Singh has led the US national delegations
to the 1996 and 2001 India-USA Symposia on Vibration & Noise
Engineering.
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