Previous Seminar Listings

MONDAY, September 17
4:00 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING SEMINAR, 165 Olin Hall, “Quantitative Variations in Molecular Networks and the Emergence of Multicellular Phenotypic Diversity,” Anand Asthagiri, California Institute of Technology.  Refreshments at 3:45 in 128 Olin Hall.

4:00 GENERAL PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM – Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall, “Shedding Light on Mysteries in the Solid State,” Kyle Shen, Cornell University.  Refreshments at 3:30-3:50, second floor Rockefeller Hall.

TUESDAY, September 18
12:00 NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY  CENTER  SEMINAR SERIES,  G01 Biotech Building, “Conductive Polymers with Biospecific Binding Capacities:  Materials for Controlling Cell-Signaling and Biosensors,” Darkeyah Reuven, Graduate Student, Clark-Atlanta University.  Please feel free to bring your lunch. Refreshments will be served. For more information view www.nbtc.cornell.edu/technology_platform.htm.

4:30 LASSP SEMINAR, 700 Clark Hall, “Nanomechanical Sensing and Metrology:  Recent Progress,” Kamil Ekinci, Boston University.  Refreshments at 4:15.

4:30 MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM SERIES, B17 Upson Hall, “The Development Redux of Adult Heart Valve Disease:  A Blueprint for Valvular Tissue Regeneration,” Jonathan T. Butcher, Cornell University.  Refreshments at 4:15 in the Upson Hall Lounge.

WEDNESDAY, September 19
1:30 PARTICLE THEORY SEMINAR, 311 Newman Lab., “TBA,” Daniel Baumann, Princeton University.

4:30 BIOPHYSICS COLLOQUIUM JOINT WITH CORNELL’S DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 700 Clark Hall, “The Molecular Mechanism of Fast Exocytosis,” Jakob Sorensen, Max-Planck-Institut fur Biophysikalische Chemie.  Refreshments at 4:15.

4:30 THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS SEMINAR, 205 Thurston Hall, “TBA,” Tadashi Tokiedo, University of Cambridge.   Refreshments at 4:15 in 206 Thurston Hall.

4:40 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY.  SPECIAL SEMINAR, 119 Baker Lab., “Seeing Spots:  Liquid Domains in Lipid Membranes,” Sarah Keller, University of Washington.  Refreshments will be served.

THURSDAY, September 20
2:45 MACHINES AND ORGANISMS:  LOCOMOTION AND MANIPULATION SEMINAR, 201 Thurston, “Snakes on a Plane,” David Hu, New York University, Courant Institute.

3:35 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING & DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, 255 Olin Hall, “Balancing the Forces of Aging:  Gravity vs. Geriatrics,” Dr. Kevin R. McCormick, Highland Hospital, University of Rochester.

4:30 DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES COLLOQUIUM, 105 Space Sciences Building, “Nuclear Astrophysics on the Micron Scale:  Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry on Presolar Grains and Interplanetary Dust Particles,” Jonathan Levine, University of Chicago.  Refreshments at 4:15 in 105 Space Sciences Building.

4:30 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SEMINAR, 140 Bard Hall, “Self-Assembled Organic Materials for Solar Energy Conversion,” Michael Wasielewski, Northwestern University.  Refreshments at 4:00 in the MS&E Lounge, 260 Bard Hall.

4:40 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY. GENERAL CHEMISTRY COLLOQIUM, 119 Baker Lab., “Optical Modulation of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes:  Applications to Biosensing,” Michael Strano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Refreshments will be served.

FRIDAY, September 21
3:30 CENTER FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM, 655 Rhodes Hall, “Canards,” John Guckenheimer, Cornell University.  Refreshments at 4:30 in 657 Rhodes Hall.