Summary of Dissertation Recitals Three Programs of Cello Music

Three cello recitals were given in lieu of a written dissertation. The repertoire for these recitals was chosen to reflect a wide array of cello music from the Austro-German musical tradition to repertoire inspired by nationalism to the French musical tradition of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The first recital, Beethoven and the 1810 Generation, featured works by Beethoven and by composers of the succeeding generation who were born in the year 1810 and who were influenced by Beethoven in one way or another. The second recital, Music of Nationalism, contained music from Korea and from regions that have historically existed on the musical periphery relative to the mainstream European tradition, including Czech and Russian music. The final recital, French Indulgences, explored relatively unknown treasures of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century French musical legacy. Saturday, November 15, 2014, 8:00 p.m., Britten Recital Hall, The University of Michigan. Narae Joo, piano. Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata for piano and cello, opus 5; Robert Schumann, Fantasiestücke, opus 73; Frédéric Chopin, Sonata for cello and piano, opus 65. Saturday, January 31, 2015, 8:00 p.m., Stamps Auditorium, The University of Michigan. Narae Joo, piano, Ye Young Yoon, Janggo. Leoš Janáček, Pohádka for cello and piano; Young Jo Lee, 엄마야 누나야 (Oh Mommy and Sister) and 도드리 (Dodri) for cello and janggo; Nikolai Miaskovsky, Sonata for cello and piano, opus 81. Saturday, March 28, 2015, 6:00 p.m., Milbank Chapel, New York, New York. Evan Solomon, piano. Arthur Honegger, Sonatina for clarinet and piano (arranged for cello and piano); Olivier Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps, V. “Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus” for cello and piano; Nadia Boulanger, Three pieces for cello and piano; Gabriel Fauré, Sonata for cello and piano, opus 117; Jules Massenet, Méditation from the opera Thaïs.AMUMusic: PerformanceUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/147574/1/gracehan_1.pd

Highly efficient source for frequency-entangled photon pairs generated in a 3rd order periodically poled MgO-doped stoichiometric LiTaO3 crystal

We present a highly efficient source for discrete frequency-entangled photon pairs based on spontaneous parametric down-conversion using 3rd order type-0 quasi-phase matching in a periodically poled MgO-doped stoichiometric LiTaO3 crystal pumped by a 355.66 nm laser. Correlated two-photon states were generated with automatic conservation of energy and momentum in two given spatial modes. These states have a wide spectral range, even under small variations in crystal temperature, which consequently results in higher discreteness. Frequency entanglement was confirmed by measuring two-photon quantum interference fringes without any spectral filtering.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Optics Letter

Optimization of Window Positions for Wind-Driven Natural Ventilation Performance

This paper optimizes opening positions on building facades to maximize the natural ventilation’s potential for ventilation and cooling purposes. The paper demonstrates how to apply computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation results to architectural design processes, and how the CFD-driven decisions impact ventilation and cooling: (1) background: A CFD helps predict the natural ventilation’s potential, the integration of CFD results into design decision-making has not been actively practiced; (2) methods: Pressure data on building facades were obtained from CFD simulations and mapped into the 3D modeling environment, which were then used to identify optimal positions of two openings of a zone. The effect of the selected opening positions was validated with building energy simulations; (3) results: The cross-comparison study of different window positions based on different geographical locations quantified the impact on natural ventilation effectiveness; and (4) conclusions: The optimized window positions were shown to be effective, and some optimal solutions contradicted the typical cross-ventilation strategy

Graduate Student Recital: Jung-Min Wooh, Violin; Tong-Sook Han, Piano; April 23, 1974

Hayden AuditoriumTuesday EveningApril 23, 19748:15 p.m

Recent Application of Bio-Alcohol: Bio-Jet Fuel

Recently, the biomass-based energy production has been actively studied as a research and development area for reducing carbon emissions as a solution to global warming caused by the increase of carbon dioxide emissions. Especially, as the energy consumption in the air transportation field increases, the carbon dioxide emissions increase simultaneously. Therefore, the bio-jet fuel production technology is being actively developed to solve this problem. The bio-jet fuel manufacturing process is a process of manufacturing biomass-derived jet fuel that can replace the existing petroleum-based jet fuel. It includes an alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) process using bio-alcohol such as bio-butanol and bio-ethanol, oil-to-jet (OTJ) process using vegetable oil, and an F-T process using syngas obtained from gasification of biomass-based raw materials

Readmissions following elective radical total gastrectomy for early gastric cancer: A case-controlled study

AbstractBackgroundReadmission after gastrectomy is one of the factors that reflect quality of life. Therefore, we analyzed the several factors related to readmissions after total gastrectomy for early gastric cancer.MethodsFrom January 2002 through December 2009, 102 consecutive patients who underwent radical total gastrectomy for early gastric cancer were enrolled in this study. We evaluated the incidence, cause, time point, and type of treatment for readmission after discharge; we compared the readmission and non-readmission groups in regard to clinicopathologic features and postoperative outcomes.ResultsThe readmission rate during the five years after total gastrectomy was 22 of 102 (21.6%). The most common cause for readmission was esophagojejunostomy stricture (5 cases). The treatment given for 31 readmissions included 23 conservative therapies, 3 radiologic or endoscopic interventions, and 5 re-operations. No significant differences were detected in the clinicopathologic feature, postoperative outcomes, or 5-year survival rates between the readmission and non-readmission group. No specific risk factor was found to be associated with readmission.ConclusionAlthough we could not determine a specific risk factor associated with readmission after radical total gastrectomy, prevention of readmission by evaluating the causes and treatments after radical total gastrectomy can improve the patient's quality of life