Dr. Michel Maharbiz, UC Berkeley, talks circuits and the future of engineering education.

September 2009
Your Resource for Research, Teaching, and Learning with NI LabVIEW		ni.com/academic

In This Issue

Top Five Academic Webcasts

1. What's New with NI ELVIS II+? »

2. Getting Started with the New Academic Site License »

3. Teaching Undergraduate Controls Using LabVIEW and LEGO^®MINDSTORMS^® NXT »

4. The NI LabVIEW Academy Program Overview »

Dr. Michel Maharbiz Talks Circuits		Take Advantage of LabVIEW 2009

Dr. Michel Maharbiz, coauthor of the new book Circuits, discusses why he wrote the book, why Multisim is the best tool to use for teaching circuits, and how National Instruments is paving the way for future engineers and engineering education. Watch now »		Discover the new features in NI LabVIEW 2009. Take advantage of the latest wireless technologies, increase performance with parallel programming, and simplify the design and deployment of real-time math. Explore new features »

Teaching Tools

Just for Teaching - The LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT University Edition
The popular book by Michael Gasperi now comes with LabVIEW 8.6 Student Edition. Strictly for academic use, this book is great for introductory engineering courses that plan to use the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.

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Learn How Dalhousie University Implements Hands-On Teaching
View this webcast by Dr. Barry Paton on his approach to engaging students in the lab at Dalhousie University with the NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS), Multisim, and LabVIEW.

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Control Systems with Multisim and LabVIEW
Explore how fundamentals of feedback control systems, including controller applications, conditioners, and sensors are taught with Multisim and LabVIEW at San Jose State University.

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Research Lab

Dr. Jeannie Falcon on Innovation in Robotics and Academic Research
In this IEEE webcast, Dr. Jeannie Falcon covers innovations from professors at Virginia Tech, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, UT Austin, Drexle, MIT, Limerick, and others.

Learn about robotics from an academic perspective »

Harvard Research Group Uses LabVIEW and PXI to Study Nanowire Growth
Using a multichassis PXI solution, scientists developed a highly flexible and compact lock-in amplifier for nanotechnology research.

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Developing a Closed-Loop Control Method for an Automated Anesthesia System Using LabVIEW
Dr. Thomas M. Hemmerling of the Department of Anesthesiology at McGill University uses LabVIEW to automate the control of general anesthesia delivery in order to monitor a patient during surgical procedures.

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Student Corner

Use Multisim in Your Next Assignment
Request the free 30-day evaluation copies of NI Multisim and Ultiboard, with interactive simulation and SPICE analysis to grasp circuit concepts, solve homework problems, and complete lab assignments.

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Learn About the ASEE Engineering Go For It!
NI is proud to support the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Engineering Go For It! initiative. Find out how they are committed to promoting and enhancing efforts to improve K-12 STEM and engineering education.

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