Graduate Seminar Series 2 01 2 1 1 0 2 The Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics Proudly Presents Professor Gregory Odegard Michigan Technological University Dr. Gregory M. Odegard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Denver. . He received the 2008 Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (awarded by the American Society of Engineering Education), the 2008 Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award (awarded by the Michigan Tech Graduate Student Council), the 2006 HJE Reid Award (awarded by NASA Langley Research Center), and the 2005 Boeing/SDM Best Paper Award (awarded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers). Dr. Odegard is currently serving as the Chair of the Structures and Materials Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Room 112, ME-EM Bldg. Powerpoint Presentation Guidelines An overview of presentation guidelines will be given. This will cover suggested presentation content, formatting, organization, and style. Examples will be given of poor presentation slides. Funding for the ME-EM Graduate Seminar Series is provided by Professional Plating, Inc. of Anoka, MN www.proplate.com