Previous Seminar Listings

                       
MONDAY, Oct. 1
4:00 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING SEMINAR, 165 Olin Hall, “Microscale Approaches to Address Challenges in Energy and Biology,” Paul J.A. Kenis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Refreshments at 3:45 in 128 Olin Hall.

4:00 GENERAL PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM – Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall, “Quantum Mechanics with Mechanical Objects:  Chasing Schrodinger’s Whisker,” Keith Schwab, Cornell University.  Refreshments at 3:30-3:50, second floor Rockefeller Hall.

4:40 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY.  SPECIAL SEMINAR, 119 Baker Lab., “Magnetic Dopants and Charge Carriers in Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals,” Daniel Gamelin, University of Washington.  Refreshments will be served.

TUESDAY, Oct. 2
4:30 LASSP SEMINAR, 700 Clark Hall, “Charge Fractionalization and Transport in Low Dimensions,” Karyn Le Hur, Yale University.  Refreshments at 4:15.

4:30 MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM SERIES, B17 Upson Hall, “The Theory of Fast & Robust Adaptation,” Naira Hovakimyan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  Reception including refreshments in the Upson Hall Lounge at 4:00.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3
1:30 PARTICLE THEORY SEMINAR, 311 Newman Lab., “TBA,” Shrihari Gopalakrishna, Brookhaven National Laboratory.

4:30 BIOPHYSICS COLLOQUIUM, 700 Clark Hall, “Quantum Dot-Bioconjugates:  Design, Characterization and Use for Sensing and Live Cell Imaging,” Hedi Mattoussi, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.  Refreshments at 4:15.

4:30 THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS SEMINAR, 205 Thurston Hall, “TBA,” Ganesh Subbarayan, Purdue University.   Refreshments at 4:15 in 206 Thurston Hall.

4:40 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY.  SPECIAL SEMINAR, 119 Baker Lab., “Diamondoids:  What They Are and Why Are They Interesting Materials?”  Steven Richardson, Howard University.  Refreshments will be served.

THURSDAY, Oct. 4
2:45 MACHINES AND ORGANISMS:  LOCOMOTION AND MANIPULATION SEMINAR, 201 Thurston, “TBA,” Mandyam Srinivasan, Australian National University.

4:30 DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES COLLOQUIUM, 105 Space Sciences Building, “What Are Gamma-Ray Bursts and How Do They Shine?”  Chris Thompson, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, (CITA).  Refreshments at 4:15 in 105 Space Sciences Building.

4:30 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SEMINAR, 140 Bard Hall, “Adsorption-Generated Surface Stresses and Implications for Chemo-Mechanical Biochemical Sensors,” Matthew Begley, University of Virginia.  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., “Terahertz Biospectroscopy, Modeling and Imaging,” Edwin J. Heilweil, National Institutes of Standards and Technology.  Refreshments will be served.

FRIDAY, Oct. 5
3:30 CENTER FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM, 655 Rhodes Hall, “Dynamics and Transport of Complex Fluids,” Michael Shelley, Courant Institute.  Refreshments at 4:30 in 657 Rhodes Hall.