Huban Gowadia, program manager of
the Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures Division Science & Technology
Directorate Department of Homeland Security, will speak on “Technology
Challenges faced by the Department of Homeland Security in Detecting Explosives
and Weapons of Mass Destruction” on Friday, Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m. in the F.W.
Olin Center
Auditorium.
The talk, sponsored by the
College's department of the mechanical engineering, is free and open to the
public.
Gowadia will discuss how engineers
and scientists can apply their skills to the fight against terrorism, for
example keeping explosives off of airliners, and nuclear and radiological
weapons out of ports.