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Series Highlights Air Pollution

Problems of air pollution will highlight
the fall series of colloquia in the
department of mechanical engineering at
the University's School of Engineering
and Applied Science.

Today, Wayne Daniel, senior research
physicist in the fuels and lubricants
department at General Motors
Corporation will discuss "Physical Mechanisms
of Exhaust Hydrocarbon Emissions." Mr.
Daniel's talk will deal with unburned
hydrocarbon in automobile exhaust. These
emissions are often considered the major
pollutant from automobile engines.

Air pollution from incineration will be the
topic for November 3. Robert H. Essenhigh,
professor of materials science and director of
the combustion laboratory at Pennsylvania
State University will discuss, "Incineration and
Air Pollution: The Problem of Smoke Control"
and present a method of controlling smoke by
an over-bed mixing technique.

On December 8, Darren Schneider, manager
of engineering in the numerical control
department of General Electric Company in
Waynesboro, will discuss the current use of
numerical control in an automated factory and
will suggest some future uses including a
computer controlled automated factory.