Archive For March 2009
First Journal Article Accepted
on Monday, March 30, 2009 by Martin in General, Comments (0)
My first journal article was submitted to Mechanical Science and Technology for Aerospace Engineering (机械科学与技术) in the end of 2008. I was worrying about it. I called the editor’s office […]
C’est la vie
on Sunday, March 22, 2009 by Martin in Lang. Learning, Comments (1)
When we watch some series or movies in English, there is a word they say often “C’est la vie”. I google it as “se la vi” and find its correct […]
Are All Historians Storytellers?
on Saturday, March 21, 2009 by Martin in Lang. Learning, Comments (0)
Almost everybody learns history, and almost all books about history, especially history textbook, is written by historians, more or less. The stories in these books are not only objective, but […]
eTBLAST Against Plagiarism
on Thursday, March 19, 2009 by Martin in Sci & Tech, Comments (3)
eTBLAST is a unique, great tool for searching literature collections, a text similarity-based engine, where MEDLINE, NASA, IOP (Institute of Physics), and CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects, […]
Philip J. Chmielewski Gives Lectures on Engineering Ethics
on by Martin in Sci & Tech, Social, Comments (0)
PHILIP J. CHMIELEWSKI, a professor at Loyola Marymount University, has come to our Southwest Jiaotong University and given lectures on Engineering Ethics. The lessons will last about two weeks, with […]
Congratulations to ZHANG Gong
on Saturday, March 14, 2009 by Martin in SWJTU, Comments (0)
ZHANG Gong, one of my best friends, was a PhD student in our laboratory. Today, He defended his dissertation on high-speed electro-hydraulic proportional valves, with beautiful slides and detailed his […]