Previous Seminar Listings

MONDAY, Nov. 12
4:00 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING SEMINAR, 165 Olin Hall, “Characterization and Modelling of Soft Tissue Poro-Viscoelasticity and Growth via Tissue Engineered Constructs,” Ellen Arruda, University of Michigan.  Refreshments at 3:45 in 128 Olin Hall.

4:00 GENERAL PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM – Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall, “Testing Einstein in Space:  Gravity Probe B & STEP,” Francis Everitt, Stanford University.  Refreshments at 3:30-3:50, second floor Rockefeller Hall.

TUESDAY, Nov. 13
12:00 NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY  CENTER  SEMINAR SERIES,  G01 Biotech Building, “Using Gramicidin Channels to Explore Lipid Bilayer Material Properties,” Olaf Sparre Andersen Thomas H. Meikle, Jr., Weill Medical College of Cornell 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, “Avalanches, Reentrance, and Incoherent Pairing:  The Extraordinary Behavior of Ordinary Superconductors in High Magnetic Fields,” Philip W. Adams, Louisiana State University.  Refreshments at 4:15.

4:30 MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM SERIES, B17 Upson Hall, “Jet Noise Predictions Using LES,” Anastasios Lyrintzis, Purdue University.  Reception in the Upson Hall Lounge at 4:15.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14
12:15 THE BOVAY PROGRAM IN THE HISTORY AND ETHICS OF ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES, 310 Rhodes Hall, “Redevelopment in New Orleans:  Problems, Successes,” Richard Kiely, Cornell University.

1:30 PARTICLE THEORY SEMINAR, 311 Newman Lab., “TBA,” Tomer Volansky, Institute for Advanced Study.

3:30 EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES SEMINAR, 2146 Snee Hall, “Structurally Controlled Hydrothermal Alteration of Carbonate Reservoirs:  A Fundamental Process,” Taury Smith, New York State Museum, Center for Stratigraphy and Paleontology.  Refreshments at 3:00 in the Snee Hall Reading Room.

4:30 BIOPHYSICS COLLOQUIUM, 700 Clark Hall, “Guard Cell Ion Channel Signaling, CO2, Abscisic Acid and a Model for Calcium Specificity,” Julian Schroeder, UC at San Diego.  Refreshments at 4:15.

4:30 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, 155 Olin Hall, “Controlling Viral Infection by Receptor or Antibody Binding:  Finely Tuned Interactions that Control the Virus Host Ranges,” Colin Parrish, Cornell University.  Refreshments at 4:15 in 128 Olin Hall.

4:30 THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS SEMINAR, 205 Thurston Hall, “A Simple Controller for Mechanically Consistent Animation of Human Walking and Running,” Michiel van de Panne, University of British Columbia.   Refreshments at 4:15 in 206 Thurston Hall.

4:40 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY.  DEBYE LECTURE, 119 Baker Lab., “DNA Charge Transport Chemistry & Biology,” Jacqueline Barton, California Institute of Technology.  Refreshments will be served.

THURSDAY, Nov. 15
2:45 MACHINES AND ORGANISMS:  LOCOMOTION AND MANIPULATION SEMINAR, 201 Thurston, “Simple (and complex) Strategies for Biped Locomotion Control,” Michiel van de Panne, University of British Columbia.

3:35 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, 255 Olin Hall, “TBA,” Mark A. Beck, Corning Life Sciences.

4:30 DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES COLLOQUIUM, 105 Space Sciences Building, “ ‘Swiftly’ Searching the Sky:  The First Three Years of the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer,” Dr. John Nousek, Penn State University.  Refreshments at 4:15 in 105 Space Sciences Building.

4:40 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY.  DEBYE LECTURE, 119 Baker Lab., “Targeting DNA Mismatches with Metal Complexes,” Jacqueline Barton, California Institute of Technology.  Refreshments will be served.

FRIDAY, Nov. 16
3:30 CENTER FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM, 655 Rhodes Hall, “High Performance Mathematics and its Management,” Jonathan Borwein, Dalhousie University.  Refreshments at 4:30 in 657 Rhodes Hall.

4:00 LEPP JOURNAL CLUB SEMINAR, 311 Newman Lab., “TBA,” Brigitte Vachon, McGill University.  Refreshments at 3:45.