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On May 31st, 2019, the Department of Aerospace Engineering is pleased to announce the Symposium and social events in celebration of Peretz Friedmann’s 80th birthday. A day of presentations at the FXB Building will be followed by a reception and dinner in the evening. Please see the overview of the day below. More details to come soon.
Friday, 31 May, 2019
Peretz P. Friedmann’s 80th Birthday Symposium
Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building (1st floor Atrium and Room 1008)
1320 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140
Hosted by the Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Program
(Attire: Casual)
8:30-9:00 – Light breakfast (FXB Atrium)
9:00-9:15—Welcome (1008, FXB)
Eli Livne and Carlos Cesnik
Alec Gallimore (Dean, U-M CoE)
9:15—12:00 Session I – Colleagues Along the Years
Inder Chopra – Rotorcraft Aeromechanics Milestones & Role of Peretz Friedmann
Wayne Johnson – What Did Peretz Do
Rafi Haftka — Simulations vs. Experiments (via video)
Jason Speyer — Deep Space Navigation Using Pulsar
George Lesieutre — Damping in the vicinity of a strange attractor
12:00—13:30 – Lunch in the courtyard
13:30—14:30 Session I – Colleagues Along the Years (cont’d)
Tony Waas — My interactions with Peretz
Carlos Cesnik – Interacting with Peretz along my professional life
14:45—17:30 Session II – Former Students
Ron D’Vari — Applying Engineering Foundation to Financial Engineering Solutions: Applications of Multi-Level Risk-Controlled Sector Optimization for Opportunistic and Global Fixed-Income Portfolios
Eli Livne — My Path and Peretz – Reflection and a Few Stories
Dan Patt — What I really learned during my time with Peretz
Li Liu — Rotorcraft Industry Perspective from the Gang of Peretz at Boeing Mesa
Bryan Glaz — From Helicopter Rotor Blade Optimization to Leading Disruption & Innovation in a DoD Lab – How Peretz’s influence has shaped my career path
Nicolas Lamorte — From hypersonic aerothermoelasticity to hydro-thermo-structural behavior under irradiation
17:30—17:35 Concluding Remarks
18:15 – Group Pictures (FXB Atrium)
18:30 – Reception (FXB Atrium)
19:00 – Dinner (FXB Atrium)
Lodging
Holiday Inn near the University of Michigan
Address: 3600 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Est. Rate: $126/night
Parking: Free – surface lot
Transportation to North Campus: Free Hotel Shuttle / Walking / Bus / Rideshare
The Graduate Ann Arbor
Address: 615 E Huron St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Est. Rate: $170/night
Parking: $25/night – valet parking
Transportation to North Campus: Bus / Rideshare
Residence Inn by Marriott Ann Arbor North
Address: 3535 Green Ct, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Est. Rate: $179/night (ask for UM Visitor discount)
Parking: Free – surface lot
Transportation to North Campus: Walking / Bus / Rideshare
Bell Tower Hotel
Address: 300 S. Thayer St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Est. Rate: $250/night
Parking: $20/night – valet parking
Transportation to North Campus: Bus / Rideshare
Bell Tower Hotel @ 300 S. Thayer St. (26 miles – 36 min)
Drive 21.2 miles on 94-W, then take exit 177 toward State St. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto State St. Drive 2.8 mi on State St, then turn right onto N. University Ave (the first road after you pass by the main campus). Take the first left onto S. Thayer St, and the Bell Tower Hotel will be on your left in 200 ft.
Holiday Inn @ 3600 Plymouth Rd (26 miles – 31 min)
Drive 18 miles on 94-W to exit 180B for 23-N toward Ann Arbor. Drive 6 mi on 23-N, then take exit 41 for Plymouth Rd. Turn left at the end of the ramp onto Plymouth Rd. Cross back over the highway on the bridge overpass and you will see the hotel on the left. Hotel shares a driveway with BP gas station. Turn left into driveway and follow all the way back.
Residence Inn by Marriott Ann Arbor North @ 3535 Green Ct. (26 miles – 32 min)
Drive 18 miles on 94-W to exit 180B for 23-N toward Ann Arbor. Drive 6 mi on 23-N, then take exit 41 for Plymouth Rd. Turn left at the end of the ramp onto Plymouth Rd. Drive 0.4 mi, then take a left at Green Rd (the first major intersection on Plymouth). Take the left immediately after the Busch’s parking lot (the 3rd left after turning onto Green) and drive straight for 400 ft.
The Graduate @ 615 E Huron St (26 miles – 36 min)
Drive 18 miles on 94-W to exit 180B for 23-N toward Ann Arbor. Drive 2.4 mi on 23-N, then take exit 37B for Ann Arbor/US-23 BUS. The ramp will merge onto Washtenaw Ave going west. Drive on Washtenaw for 1.4 mi, then use the far right lane to stay on Washtenaw for another 2 mi. After 2 mi, you will go around a large bend in the road and Washtenaw will become E Huron St. Drive 0.2 mi, and then The Graduate is on your right immediately after you cross State St. There is a large fountain outside the entrance.
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