Lunch & Learn
This Edition: Dates and Displays
Friday, October 11
Noon-1 p.m.
Library, Room 1312 (map)
*To ensure we have enough food, please RSVP*
MicroLEDs: The Future of Displays
Matt Wong
Graduate Student in Materials
Due to the rapid developments of wearable and portable devices, the desire of better displays has been gaining significant research attention in both academia and industry. As current display technologies, namely liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) and organic-light-emitting-diode (OLED) displays, reach their limitations, microLEDs are considered as the most promising candidate for next-generation display applications. MicroLEDs not only provide outstanding display performances but also highly energy efficient, similar to conventional LEDs for solid-state lighting. By understanding the characteristics of microLEDs, it enables new display applications, including virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) near-eye displays.
A Tale of Two Times: Navigating the Use of "Competing" Calendars in Taiwan and China
Julia McClenon
Graduate Student in Religious Studies
Conducting fieldwork in Taiwan, China, and the U.S.A., this study investigates the supposed conflict between the modern Gregorian calendar and the traditional Chinese calendar in the daily lives of Chinese people. Through a framework of ritual and identity, and via linguistic and non-verbal analysis, the study finds that this conflict does not exist in the ways that either its political executors indicate, nor in ways that common understandings of the Gregorian calendar imply. Instead, there is a flexible yet definable interplay between the two calendars and their Chinese adherents.
This event will be moderated by Josh Kuntzman, the Academic Coordinator for the California Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professorate at UCSB.
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