In today’s (Sep 17) Wall Street Journal, they summarized an interview with me to explain — in a very simplified way — why Wi-Fi is sometimes slow.  A more complete explanation is contained in my “Smart Wi-Fi” article in the October 2005 issue of Scientific American and in “Wi-Fi and the Bad Boys of Radio.”

Here’s the link to the WSJ article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444233104577595881760532986.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Hermona, Alimou, Adrienne and Yixin will soon finish their visit to Alaska, where they have impressed Alaskans with their devotion to service, their public speaking prowess, and their professional ability.  They gave two public presentations and appeared on a public radio show.  The broadcast is at http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/09/07/student-professionals/   They, and others like them, really are changing the world.  Take a look at the photo at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Fi-and-the-Bad-Boys-of-Radio/275965759083075

Four Carnegie Mellon current and former students traveled to Alaska this week to describe their international work in developing nations.  Yixin Liu, Adrienne White, Alimou Bah and Hermona Tamrat gave presentations at the University of Alaska Anchorage and at the Matanuska Susitna College.  They described their work as professional consultants in Palau, Ghana, Rwanda and Peru, where they worked and provided consulting services to governmental and non-governmental organizations.  The next day they all appeared on the statewide public radio show “Talk of Alaska.”  You can hear the broadcast at http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/09/07/student-professionals/   And you can see them visiting the University of Alaska (with a professor) at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Fi-and-the-Bad-Boys-of-Radio/275965759083075

Hermona Tamrat worked this past summer in Pucallpa, Peru.  On September 10 she will describe her just completed project.  Hermona is from an Ethiopian family.  She is currently a Carnegie Mellon student and will graduate with  a civil engineering degree in May 2013.  Her photo is at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Fi-and-the-Bad-Boys-of-Radio/275965759083075

Yixin Liu grew up in Singapore, attended Carnegie Mellon, and worked on a project for the Ministry of Education in the paradise island nation of Palau — a mecca for divers and snorkelers.  Pubic service sometimes has unexpected benefits!  And Yixin will describe them when he speaks on September 10.  You can see his photo at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Fi-and-the-Bad-Boys-of-Radio/275965759083075

You can see the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMzSd_frkpY

Adrienne White grew up in Louisiana and worked on a project in Ghana in 2008.  Adrienne is a mathematics graduate of Spelman College, and she earned a MS in Information Security and Management at Carnegie Mellon.  She will also be speaking on September 10.   You can see her photo at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Fi-and-the-Bad-Boys-of-Radio/275965759083075