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Join us for the last Lunch & Learn event of the quarter, featuring talks by graduate students in English and Electrical & Computer Engineering. Come enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus.

By Nicole Poletto, Professional Development Peer
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 - 11:43am


Join us for the last Lunch & Learn event of the quarter, featuring talks by graduate students in English and Electrical & Computer Engineering. Come enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus. Lunch & Learn events are co-sponsored by the Graduate Division, the Graduate Student Association, and the Library.

Lunch & Learn
This Edition: ​St. Alban & Satellites

Friday, ​March 10
Noon-1:30 p.m.

Library, Room 1312
Lunch will be provided
*To help us estimate food, ​please RSVP*​

"St. Alban's Missing Body: Absence and Ekphrasis in Vie de seint Auban"

​Shay Hopkins
Graduate Student in English

This presentation explores the uncertain location of St. Alban's relics and how that uncertainty is registered in Matthew Paris's Vie de seint Auban. By examining Auban's treatment of bodies and physical objects, Shay argues that the text compensates for Alban's missing body through its use of ekphrasis. While this presentation demonstrates how the literary production of a saint's life may affect the reputation and prestige of one abbey, Shay's work offers insight into the political stakes of this overlooked genre.

"Laser Transmitters for Deep Space Satellite Communications"

​Victoria Rosborough
Graduate Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering

To keep up with projected satellite bandwidth needs, free space optical communication systems are being explored to supplement current radio frequency satellite transmitters. A high-output power laser must be used to overcome the huge signal losses accumulated over interplanetary distances, while the size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP) of the transmitter needs to be minimized to meet satellite resource budgets. Integrated photonic technology is uniquely suited to address SWaP reduction but does not typically support high-optical power. This presentation will explain how a high-power laser transmitter on a chip can be designed and built.

This event will be moderated by​ ​Jane Faulkner, who is part of the Outreach & Academic Collaboration team at the UCSB Library.

Interested in being a presenter at an upcoming Lunch & Learn? Click here to find out more! If you have any questions about this event or Lunch & Learn in general, please email Shawn Warner-Garcia.