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CORVALLIS - The College of Engineering at Oregon State University is beginning fall term with several seminars that address such diverse topics as "green" construction in Oregon, the flow of biological fluids in micro-fluidic devices, OSU's role in the design of Intel's newest building, and the processing of high-resolution information displays.

All presentations begin at 4 p.m., and are free and open to the public. The seminar topics and presenters include:

• Thursday, Oct 3: Greg Baker, OSU assistant professor of construction engineering management, presents "Heavy-Tech meets Hi-Tech: Intel Wafer Fab Construction - New Approaches in Construction Engineering Management," in Gilbert Hall, Room 124

   

• Thursday, Oct 10: Darren Seaman of Kiewit Pacific Company presents "Wonders of Large-scale Civil Engineering in the Pacific Northwest," in Gilbert Hall, Room 124

   

• Thursday, Oct 17: Ralph DiNola, senior design consultant with Portland General Electric, presents "Revolution of 'Green' Construction in Oregon: What is Being Built and What Does It Look Like" in Gilbert Hall, Room 124

   

• Friday, October 25: Susan Muller, professor of chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, presents "Flow of Biological Fluids in Micro-Fluidic Devices" in Gleeson Hall, Room 200

   

• Friday, November 22: Jan Talbot, professor of chemical engineering at the University of California, San Diego, presents "Processing of High-Resolution Information Displays" in Gleeson Hall, Room 200