We're hosting a seminar at KBS on Fri Nov 5 (10:45AM) by Sebastian Schreiber (UC-Davis) titled "Coexistence in an autocorrelated world". Maybe some of you would be interested in zooming in. The link is https://msu.zoom.us/j/598073986?pwd=bkpFUnhZVHREUXdMS3B6NDNaYXgyZz09 (password: 103757).
Please see the announcement below for an upcoming SATE seminar!
Hi everybody,
Please join us this Friday for the last Science at the Edge talk of the semester, where Dr. Sheng Zhang from UTHealth will present "Probing the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders in fruit flies".
The flyer with the Zoom link and passcode is attached.
Our final Science at the Edge speaker is Prof. Rebecca Wade<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.h-its.org/people/prof-dr-rebecca-wade/__;!!HXCxUKc!jZwFGxeW9hhdvV0BLOvIVbHp52TnySZh5k6aVaJ1O-Ezn-c_XGUY62giahI5y5s$> from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies in Germany. Her group has a long history of accomplishments in molecular simulation and drug design and is presently performing leading research in the simulation of protein dynamics and the prediction of protein-ligand residence times. Please join us at 11:30 for her talk: "Zooming in on the dynamic interactions of proteins and drugs by computer simulation”.
Science at the Edge is back this Friday, November 20 at 11:30 a.m. with Prof. Simon Ebbinghaus<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/pci/agebbinghaus__;!!HXCxUKc!iHnVd4Ab4hzt-XI0G7Y2R3RjnNwglWoUouCefQWgt3TcjBTDXTOyg-d_JEwsMi4$> from the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the Technishe Universität Braunschweig, Germany. Details and Zoom invite follow:
Title: In-cell protein folding stability in health and disease conditions
Department of Chemistry cordially invite you to the Physical Chemistry seminar that will be given by Dr. Ujjayini Ghosh on Thursday, Feb 27 at 4:10 pm, CEM 136.
Dr. Ujjayini Ghosh is currently a postdoctoral fellow with Professor David Weliky in the Department of Chemistry at MSU. After obtaining her PhD in physical chemistry from MSU, she worked with Dr. Robert Tycko 'in the Chemical Physics Laboratory at NIDDK NIH as a postdoctoral fellow. Her talk on Thursday will feature a cutting-edge study combining cryo-EM and solid-state NMR to elucidate the high-resolution structure of amyloid-beta fibrils directly obtained
Seminar Integrated Cryo-EM and Solid-State NMR Structure of Amyloid-β Fibrils from Alzheimer’s Disease Brain
Dr. Ujjayini Ghosh1,2 1Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health 2Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University
Amyloid fibril formation by various polypeptides is a biophysically interesting and biomedically important phenomenon, any understanding of which depends on molecular structural information. The aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide in the brain as amyloid fibrils is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Structural studies of these aggregates are important in understanding their formation, spreading, and for development of therapeutic and diagnostic approaches. In this talk, I will describe
Science at the Edge Today 11:30 a.m., Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building Refreshments served at 11:00 a.m.
Spin Glass Models of Cancer Cells
Carlo Piermarocchi, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michigan State University
Abstract: The increasing availability of gene expression data of different types of normal and cancer cells has created new opportunities for integrating these datasets into mathematical models able to make novel predictions. I will introduce a model, originally developed for the physics of spin glasses, that has the merit of capturing the multi-stable nonlinear dynamics in complex cell signaling networks. The model uses large-scale biological
October 25, 2019 11:30 a.m., Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building Refreshments served at 11:00 a.m.
Tony Szedlak Analytics R&D Auto-Owners Insurance
Innovation in Industry: Machine Learning and Data Analytics at Auto-Owners Insurance
Nearly every industry has been affected by the recent explosion in machine learning algorithms and computing power. The information trapped in the mountains of data accumulated by financial companies, including insurance companies, over many decades makes the industry particularly ripe for disruption. We at Auto-Owners Insurance embraced this challenge and created a data science group dedicated to applying modern
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Albert Migliori
Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory
CTO Alamo Creek Engineering
Mechanical Resonances Reveal Thermodynamics, Physics, and Engineering Properties of Materials
Abstract
New measurement techniques are central to the advancement of science. One emerging strategy, made possible today by the accessibility of powerful personal computers, is the development of instrumentation that requires massive computational power to produce otherwise unobtainable results. Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) is an example. Elastic moduli are among the most fundamental
Speaker: Dr. L Aravind Senior Investigator National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), NIH https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/staff/aravind/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov_research_staff_aravind_&d=DwMGaQ&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=NGZLtggG844_eiLKUCAPjA&m=_6LUQbhHb9suB-uZ8RIsFHz1nP7Keb_Y3ikf8M_dgNY&s=wXcnQQpfRY0fezLQipnAyE09IfiZNkAFM-nb_uC8Fww&e=>
Seminar: Friday, April 26th, 2019 at 11:30AM | 1400 BPS Enzymes in an arms race
Research in my group has aimed at unraveling the interactions between evolutionary forces and various molecular constraints in shaping the diversity of biochemical function and biological form. We have used a variety of computer-aided approaches on datasets that chiefly include protein and nucleic sequences, protein structures, and different abstractions of biological systems (e.g. networks) to glean new insights in this regard. Conflicts are a pervasive aspect of all levels of biological
Speaker: Dave Washburn is the Executive Director of the Michigan State University Foundation.
Title: MSU Foundation - A 5 Year Review & Going Forward
Abstract: Founded in 1973, the Michigan State University Foundation
Established in 1973 as an independent non-profit corporation, the Michigan State University Foundation fuels economic development initiatives through the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies invented by Michigan State University faculty, staff, and students. At its core is an extensive program that focuses on the support of research, invention, and entrepreneurship. Dave Washburn will present the history of the MSU Foundation and
Science at the Edge Friday April 12, 2019 11:30 1400 BPS Refreshments at 11:00
Sorin Draghici Wayne State University
Discovering disease subtypes through the integration of multiple types of omics data
A recent paper in The New England Journal of Medicine and a follow-up in The New York Times revealed that 1.4 million women/year receive unnecessary cancer treatments costing the society $32.2 billion/year for breast cancer alone. Furthermore, the personal costs in pain and suffering are tremendous. At the same time, some patients do not receive needed treatment. For instance, chemotherapy is not routinely recommended for patients with early stage
Science at the Edge Friday March 29, 2019 11:30 1400 BPS Refreshments at 11:00
Quantum Biology: Life on the Edge Johnjoe McFadden University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.johnjoemcfadden.co.uk<http://www.johnjoemcfadden.co.uk>
Quantum mechanics is the weirdest of sciences that allows particles to inhabit multiple locations in space and time at once, travel through classically-impenetrable barriers and possess spooky connections across vast regions of space. Yet the science is usually considered to be limited to the tiniest components of matter, such as protons or atoms. As systems get bigger, classical behaviours in which particles tend to be in one place or
FRIDAY, February 8, 2019 Science at the Edge Seminar, 11:30 a.m., 1400 BPS Bldg. Speaker: Harald Ade, North Carolina State University Refreshments at 11:15 a.m
How much? How do we know? - Solar energy conversion technology and global warming in a postmodern world
Abstract Organic solar cells continue to be a promising low-cost, light-weight, conformable, and lead-free energy-conversion technology with current research efficiencies reaching > 15% in single and 17.6% in tandem cells. These devices require use of a complex donor-acceptor blend in order to split the tightly bound excitons created when a photon is absorbed. Of critical importance is
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Anne Robertson
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Pittsburgh
Effective Remodeling in the Walls of Human Cerebral Aneurysms
Abstract
Intracranial aneurysms (IA) are a pathology of cerebral blood vessels that manifest as an abnormal outpouching of the wall. While the incidence of rupture is low, spontaneous failure of the IA wall is responsible for approximately 80% of subarachnoid hemorrhagic strokes, a disease with high mortality and disability rates. Despite this dire situation, the
This Friday's 11/16 Science at the Edge Seminar has been CANCELLED.
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Michigan State University
Science at the Edge
Engineering Seminar
November 16, 2018
11:30 a.m., Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Science at the Edge Friday November 2nd,2018 1400 Biomedical Physical Science 11:30 am (Refreshments 11:15)
Yuping Huang Stevens Institute of Technology in NJ.
Title: Quantum Zeno Blockade on Chip
Abstract: Quantum mechanics has entertained a multitude of counterintuitive phenomena and exotic technologies in the fields of metrology, computing, communications, sensing, etc. Among them, quantum Zeno effect mysteriously occurs when a quantum system is frequently probed, with the result that its coherent evolution is significantly slowed down. As one of its applications in all-optical systems, quantum Zeno blockade offers a distinct approach to optical signal manipulations and logic operations in an
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Mohamed Gebreel
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
New Biomedical Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr Alloys Show High Superelasticity
Abstract
Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr alloy system is promising for biomedical applications due its excellent biocompatibility. Achieving high superelastcity in this Ni-free biomedical alloy will widen its application for dental and spinal fixation implants. Here we investigates the effect of Nb, Ta and Zr alterations on the phase stability, cold deformation, and elastic strain recovery of
Science at the Edge Friday October 12th,2018 1400 Biomedical Physical Science 11:30 am (Refreshments 11:15)
Speaker: Peter Frazier
Bayesian Optimization for Materials Design and Drug Discovery
The search for new materials and medicines often relies on burdensome experimental evaluation of large numbers of material or drug candidates. Using machine learning to predict biological or chemical properties in silico before experimental evaluation has drawn immense interest as a way to reduce this burden. In this talk, we argue that while machine learning is promising, it is not magic. Its predictions are often incorrect, and its successful use in materials and drug
Science at the Edge Friday October 5th,2018 1400 Biomedical Physical Science 11:30 am (Refreshments 11:15) Speaker: David Kaplan (University of Washington) Title: Computing Reality Abstract: The world of quantum physics is complicated, and many questions about how the world works need to be addressed by computers. But even then, some of the most pressing questions are beyond the reach of classical computation. There is a lot of excitement building about the potential for quantum computers to make progress in these areas. I describe (from the perspective of a nuclear and particle theorist) some of the obstacles to classical computation, as
Dept. Physics and Astronomy @ MSU Physics and Society Public Lecture
Who: Prof. Richard Muller, Co-Founder of Berkeley Earth Where: 567 Wilson Road, room 1410 (Biomedical Physical Sciences Bldg.) When: Wednesday, Sept 19th @ 8:00pm (light refreshments start at 7:30pm) Title: Conversion of a Climate Change Skeptic - and Why It is OK to Disbelieve
Science at the Edge Friday September 7, 2018 1400 Biomedical Physical Science 11:30 am
Evolutionary Biochemistry
Michael J. Harms
How does protein biochemistry shape protein evolution? How do new biochemical features evolve? To answer these questions, the Harms lab studies protein evolution using phylogenetic analyses, computational and experimental studies of protein "sequence space", and rigorous studies of protein biochemistry. I will discuss two ongoing projects. In the first, we ask the deceptively simple question: why can't we predict the combined effect of mutations by summing their individual effects? Through a set of computational and experimental studies, we demonstrate that universal
We have a terrific group of invited speakers for the the workshop on Quantum Information Science to be held at the Kellogg Center MSU, Sept. 30-Oct. 3 https://www.hybridquantumlab.com/msu-qis-workshop-2018/
A poster session will be held Monday night; and for people that present a poster, the registration fee will be waived. There will also be a prize of $1000 for the best poster. Please fill out the registration form and pay the fee at https://www.hybridquantumlab.com/msu-qis-workshop-2018/ Please use the regular registration tab. We will reimburse the registration fee for those presenting posters.
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Novel Q- Materials by Nonequilibrium Activation for Next-Generation Solid State Devices
Jay Narayan, John Fan Family Distinguished Chair Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7907, USA
Throughout human history, materials have have played a critical role in advancing revolutionary technologies which have benefitted society. From Stone Age to Bronze Age to Iron Age to Semiconductors and now novel nanomaterials, materials through their properties have played a critical role in improving the quality of human life and taking us to a next level. Recent discovery of
11:30 am Yuafang Guan Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan Title: Machine learning: from genomics to images Abstract: The research in my lab mainly focus on machine learning and its application in three core areas, which are image analysis, clinical informatics and functional genomics & proteomics. We are interested in applying deep learning to medical image analysis to aid disease diagnosis. Our algorithms identify micro-calcification in breast mammographic images and predicting heart disease subtypes with Electrocardiography (ECG) signals. Another branch of research is
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Sangbae Kim
Biomimetic Robotics Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Cheetah Robot: A New Design Paradigm for Physical Interaction
Abstract
Recent technological advances in legged robots are opening up a new era of mobile robotics. In particular, legged robots have a great potential to help disaster situations or elderly care services. Whereas manufacturing robots are designed for maximum stiffness, allowing for accurate and rapid position tracking without contact, mobile robots have a different set
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11:30 a.m., Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
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Sangbae Kim
Biomimetic Robotics Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Cheetah Robot: A New Design Paradigm for Physical Interaction
Abstract
Recent technological advances in legged robots are opening up a new era of mobile robotics. In particular, legged robots have a great potential to help disaster situations or elderly care services. Whereas manufacturing robots are designed for maximum stiffness, allowing for accurate and rapid position tracking without contact, mobile robots have a different set
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Please note the following changes to the SATE Spring 2018 seminar schedule:
Dr. Karen Guillemin’s SATE seminar originally scheduled for this Friday, March 2nd has been rescheduled to April 27th. There will be no SATE seminar this Friday. The March 23rd SATE seminar has also been cancelled. Dr. Jef Boeke originally scheduled to speak March 23rd will present a SATE seminar in the Fall. A March 30th date has been added to the schedule. Dr. Roccabianca will present a SATE seminar on March 30th.
Abstract: Single particle cryo-EM recently joined X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a high-resolution structural method for biological macromolecules (the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Furthermore, cryo-EM has the potential to analyze compositionally and conformationally heterogeneous mixtures and, consequently, can be used to determine the structures of complexes in different functional states. The 3D-structure and the possible structural variability need to be determined from many noisy two-dimensional tomographic projections, whose viewing directions and in-plane rotations are unknown. In this lecture, the speaker will give
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Simon Kuhn
Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Electrification of the Chemical Industry:
Novel Flow Reactors for the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Abstract
In the near future, we will witness a massive energy transition from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources, such as solar and wind energy. It is evident that such a drastic change will be also needed in the chemical industry to reduce CO2
11:30 a.m., Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
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Simon Kuhn
Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Electrification of the Chemical Industry:
Novel Flow Reactors for the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Abstract
In the near future, we will witness a massive energy transition from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources, such as solar and wind energy. It is evident that such a drastic change will be also needed in the chemical industry to reduce CO2
February 2, 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
Eugene V Koonin
National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Understanding evolution in the postgenomic era: are there tectonic shifts?
The Modern Synthesis of Evolutionary Biology solidified in the 1950s, years before even the idea let alone the practice of deciphering evolutionary mechanisms and reconstructing the history of life by direct comparison of genome sequences entered the mind of evolutionary biologists. However, since the late 1990s, evolutionary genomics has been coming of age. What is the standing of the
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Science at the Edge November 17, 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
Jeff Gore Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building Microbial Communities from the Bottom Up
Microbes exist in complex, multi-species communities with diverse interactions that play an essential role in both human health as well as the health of the planet. Over the last decade tremendous progress has been made in characterizing these communities, but the lack of experimentally tractable model systems has made it difficult to discern the rules governing microbial community assembly and function. In this talk I will describe our recent experimental efforts
Science at the Edge November 3, 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
John P. Ralston Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Kansas
"Finding Emergent Regularities in Multi-Dimensional Data: If Any!"
Abstract:
21st century sciences faces the problem of too much (!) high-dimensional data to interpret or use effectively. It is a great interdisciplinary "crisis" of the current era. The problem is mathematically deep. It is also an unrecognized outcome of the reductionist approach to science exemplified by 19th century physics, which is obsolete.
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Science at the Edge November 3, 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
John P. Ralston Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Kansas
"Finding Emergent Regularities in Multi-Dimensional Data: If Any!"
Abstract:
21st century sciences faces the problem of too much (!) high-dimensional data to interpret or use effectively. It is a great interdisciplinary "crisis" of the current era. The problem is mathematically deep. It is also an unrecognized outcome of the reductionist approach to
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
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*Neil Kane*
Department of Marketing
Michigan State University
*/Changing the World in Nine Easy Steps/*
Abstract
Neil Kane, an experienced entrepreneur and technology commercialization specialist, who is the MSU Director of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship, will directly address the differences in motivation and culture between scientists and entrepreneurs. A successful company will require expertise from both camps, and understanding each other's motivations is critical. Kane will then offer his "Nine Guiding Principles" for the successful commercialization of
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Neil Kane*
Department of Marketing
Michigan State University
*/Changing the World in Nine Easy Steps/*
Abstract
Neil Kane, an experienced entrepreneur and technology commercialization specialist, who is the MSU Director of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship, will directly address the differences in motivation and culture between scientists and entrepreneurs. A successful company will require expertise from both camps, and understanding each other's motivations is critical. Kane will then offer his "Nine Guiding Principles" for the successful commercialization of
Science at the Edge October 13, 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
Multi-Tensor Decompositions for Personalized Cancer Diagnostics and Prognostics
Abstract: I will describe the use of novel, multi-tensor generalizations of the singular value decomposition in the comparisons of brain, lung, ovarian, and uterine cancer and normal genomes, to uncover patterns of DNA copy-number alterations that predict survival and response to treatment, statistically better than, and independent of the best indicators in clinical use, and existing laboratory tests. Recurring alterations have been recognized as a hallmark of cancer for over a century, and observed in these cancers' genomes for
Science at the Edge October 6th 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
Statistical data integration for genomic and epigenomic data
Abstract: My group works on high dimensional statistical genomics and epigenomics with a specific emphasis on data integration problems. In this seminar, I will present our statistical approaches for NGS read-level data integration for studying repetitive regions of the genome and data integration for genomewide-association studies.
I am hosting this Friday's speaker. Please let me know if you want to meet with the speaker (see attached the schedule).
Thanks, Yuehua
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Science at the Edge October 6th 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
Anyone interested in meeting with the speaker please contact Yuehua Cui at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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Science at the Edge October 6th 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
Statistical data integration for genomic and epigenomic data
September 29th 2017 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
James Bardwell, Rowena G. Matthews Collegiate Professor, University of Michigan, Howard Hughes Investigator
"Watching a Chaperone Fold a Protein at High Resolution"
Dr. Bardwell was a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin with Elizabeth Craig. He was a postdoctoral researcher with John Beckwith at Harvard University. He was a Visiting Professor and Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Germany, before joining the faculty at the University of Michigan.
September 22nd 2017 Science at the Edge Seminar 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
Insoo Hyun
"Ethics at the Edge of Science."
Abstract: This presentation addresses four cutting-edge areas of biomedical research that have recently stirred much ethical anxiety: human genome editing; mitochondrial replacement interventions; extended embryo cultivation; and self-organizing embryo-like structures. These four research areas share many interesting technical and ethical interconnections, which together provide a rich opportunity for the audience to reflect on the advances and limitations of ethics at the edge of science.
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September 22nd 2017 Science at the Edge Seminar 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences 11:30 am
Insoo Hyun
"Ethics at the Edge of Science."
Abstract: This presentation addresses four cutting-edge areas of biomedical research that have recently stirred much ethical anxiety: human genome editing; mitochondrial replacement interventions; extended embryo cultivation; and self-organizing embryo-like structures. These four research areas share many interesting technical and ethical interconnections, which together provide a rich opportunity for the audience to
Biology is full of stunning examples of emergent behaviors - behaviors that arise from, but cannot be reduced to, the interactions of the constituent parts that make up the system under consideration. These behaviors span the full spectrum of length scales, from the emergence of distinct cell fates (e.g. neurons, muscle, etc.) due to the interactions of genes within cells, to the formation of complex ecological communities arising from the interactions of thousands of species. I will discuss examples from our group showing how we are using ideas from statistical
*SEMINAR CANCELLED* Sunduz Keles, SATE Seminar scheduled for TOMORROW, Apr 28 has been cancelled due to illiness. [cid:image001.png@01D2BF3F.11F995A0]
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*Michael Chabinyc*
Materials Department
University of California Santa Barbara
*/Energy Conversion with Organic Semiconductors/*
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Abstract
Organic semiconductors provide the ability to directly manufacture thin film electronics including transistors, light emitting diodes, and solar cells. There has been recent interest in using organic materials as thermoelectrics for conversion of waste heat to electricity and also temperature control. We will discuss our efforts to develop methods to control the thermoelectric properties of semiconducting polymers. In this
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
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Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Michael Chabinyc*
Materials Department
University of California Santa Barbara
*/Energy Conversion with Organic Semiconductors/*
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Abstract
Organic semiconductors provide the ability to directly manufacture thin film electronics including transistors, light emitting diodes, and solar cells. There has been recent interest in using organic materials as thermoelectrics for conversion of waste heat to electricity and also temperature control. We will discuss our efforts to develop methods to control the thermoelectric properties of semiconducting polymers. In this
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Science at the Edge Seminar February 17, 2017 - Friday 11:30 a.m. room 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences Bldg.
Mirror, mirror: String Theory and Pairs of Polyhedra
Speaker: Ursula Whitcher, Associate Editor at Mathematical Reviews (http://www-personal.umich.edu/~uaw/<http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Euaw/>)
General abstract: String theory predicts that the universe should have six extra dimensions. But what is the shape of these extra dimensions? It turns out that more than one shape may produce the same physical consequences. This observation astonished mathematicians and led to the field of math and physics research known as "mirror symmetry". We'll describe how to use special polygons and polyhedra to write
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2017, ROOM 1400 BIOMEDICAL PHYSICAL SCIENCES BLDG. 11:30 a.m. Control of Water by Protein Functional Dynamics in two Photoreceptors
Jiali Gao, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, and Jilin University, Changchun, China
UVR8 and the LOV domain are photoreceptor proteins. Up on photo-excitation, the UVR8 dimer dissociates into monomers and the LOV domain undergoes conformation change, both triggering a range of cell functions. Computation studies show that water plays an integral role of the dimer dissociation process of UVR8 and the dark-state recovery of the covalently linked photoproduct in the LOV domain. In
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SCIENCE AT THE EDGE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2017, ROOM 1400 BIOMEDICAL PHYSICAL SCIENCES BLDG. 11:30 a.m. Control of Water by Protein Functional Dynamics in two Photoreceptors
Jiali Gao, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, and Jilin University, Changchun, China
This Friday, Feb 3, Jennifer Marsman (a Microsoft developer) will be giving a talk about predicting who survives the titanic with machine learning in 1400 BPS. If you're interested in speaking with her in the afternoon, please let me know ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and I'll add you to the schedule!
Science at the Edge Seminar 11:30 a.m., Room 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences Building Jennifer Marsman Developer Microsoft
Intro to Machine Learning: Predict Who Survives the Titanic Interested in doing machine learning in the cloud? In this demo-heavy talk, I will set the stage with some information on the different types of machine learning (clustering, classification, regression, and anomaly detection) and when to use each. Then, for the majority of the session, I'll demonstrate using machine learning to build a model which predicts survival of individuals on the Titanic (one of the challenges on the Kaggle website). I'll talk through how
Friday , January 27th 2017 SATE Speaker : Mason Porter, UCLA Room 1400BPS Bldg. 11:30a.m. Title: Collective Behavior in Online Social Networks, Politicians, and Cows
abstract:
Complex systems of interacting entities exhibit "emergent" dynamics in the form of collective behavior. Such behavior, which can take many forms (e.g., flocking, hearding, and opinion consensus), occurs in many real and model systems, even though they are not encoded in the microscopic rules of those systems. In this talk, I'll give an introduction to collective behavior, in both model-driven and data-driven studies, with a discussion of three examples: installing
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Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Science at the Edge Seminar Friday January 13th, 2017 11:30 a.m., Room 1400 BPS Bldg. Speaker Mark Reimers MSU
The BRAIN Initiative: Big Data Comes to Neuroscience
High-throughput data is revolutionizing neuroscience, as microarrays revolutionized genomics fifteen years ago. The BRAIN initiative in the US and similar efforts around the world will soon allow us to eavesdrop on the conversations among thousands or millions of neurons. This talk will introduce some of the technologies that are changing the face of neuroscience, illustrate some of the insights that have been gained recently, and expand on the promise to come, drawing on
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Date: 12/02/2016 Time: 4:10pm - 5:00pm Place: 1502 Eng
Title: Modeling Molecular Interactions in Biomolecular Systems Speaker: Professor Pengyu Ren, The University of Texas at Austin Abstract: Noncovalent interactions, electrostatic in nature, are essential in biomolecular processes such as protein/RNA folding and binding. Recently we have been systematically investigating the fundamental electrostatic forces including short-range induction and penetration effects by using ab initio Symmetry Adapted Perturbation Theory (SAPT), in order to advance the accuracy and transferability in physics-driven classical mechanics model. In this talk, I will present the development of AMOEBA polarizable multipole based force field along with its applications
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The Physics-Astronomy Colloquium on Thursday December 1 will be given by Laura Grego of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The abstract is given below.
Dr. Grego will also be holding two special meetings during the day:
Thinking about a Career in Public Policy? Noon to 1pm BPS room 4270: Dr. Grego transitioned her career from astrophysics to public policy. She will explain career options if you are interested in applying your scientific expertise to public policy, as well as programs and sources of information that might help, including those available
Science at the Edge Seminar<https://www.pa.msu.edu/node/5735>
Friday's speaker has cancelled
Speaker: Ronald M. Levy<https://ronlevygroup.cst.temple.edu/>, Center for Biophysics & Computational Biology and Department of Chemistry, Temple University
Title: Exploring Free Energy and Fitness Landscapes of Proteins for Molecular Recognition, Binding, and Allostery
Exploring Free Energy and Fitness Landscapes of Proteins for Molecular Recognition, Binding, and Allostery
Ronald M. Levy
Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology and Department of Chemistry, Temple University
My talk will review work in my lab over the last several years concerning the construction and analysis of free energy and fitness landscapes for protein-ligand binding and allosteric conformational transitions. Approaches based on molecular dynamics free energy simulations as well as those based on the construction of Potts models of sequence co-variation will be described. I will review
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Interdisciplinary Physics November 11th 2016 Science at the Edge Seminar
1400Biomedical Physical Sciences
11:30a.m.
Electrostatics in Protein Structure and Action
Huan-Xiang Zhou, Department of Physics and Institute of Molecular Biophysics Florida State University
Proteins are made up of 20 types of amino acids with varying physical properties. Amino acids with ionizable and polar side chains, through forming ion pairs, hydrogen bonds, and other less specific electrostatic interactions, impart important properties to proteins. Modulation of the charges on these amino acids, e.g., by pH and by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, have profound effects such as protein denaturation and switch-like response of signal
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"Path integral-based inference of PDEs and bond energies and mobility in Dynamic Force Spectroscopy"
A Bayesian interpretation is given for regularization terms for parameter functions in inverse problems. Fluctuations about the extremal solution depend on the regularization terms - which encode prior knowledge - provide quantification of uncertainty. After reviewing a general path-integral framework, we discuss an application that arises in molecular biophysics: The inference of bond energies and bond coordinate mobilities from dynamic force spectroscopy experiments.
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Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Interdisciplinary Physics Science at the Edge Seminar
Dynamics of Large Biological Systems
Stephano Allesina, Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
Room 1400BPS, 11:30 a.m. Friday October 28th, 2016
Biological systems are large: to understand the development of D. melanogaster, we need to account for a gene-regulation network with more than 15,000 nodes; the spread of influenza in Chicago is mediated by a contact network composed of several million nodes; ecosystems can harbor thousands of different species interacting with each other in different ways.
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Professor Nathan. S. Lewis*
California Institute of Technology
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute
*/Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting/*
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Abstract
We are developing an artificial photosynthetic system that will utilize sunlight and water as inputs and will produce hydrogen and oxygen as outputs using a modular, parallel development approach in which the three distinct primary components-the photoanode, the photocathode, and the product-separating but ion-conducting membrane-are
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Michigan State University Science at the Edge Engineering Seminar
September 30th, 2016 11:30 a.m. Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
Professor Nathan. S. Lewis California Institute of Technology Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute
Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Abstract
We are developing an artificial photosynthetic system that will utilize sunlight and water as inputs and will produce hydrogen and oxygen as outputs using a modular, parallel development approach in which the three distinct primary components-the photoanode, the photocathode, and the product-separating but ion-conducting membrane-are fabricated
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Professor Nathan. S. Lewis*
California Institute of Technology
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute
*/Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting/*
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Abstract
We are developing an artificial photosynthetic system that will utilize sunlight and water as inputs and will produce hydrogen and oxygen as outputs using a modular, parallel development approach in which the three distinct primary components-the photoanode, the photocathode, and the product-separating but ion-conducting membrane-are
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Some recent developments and challenges in nanostructure determination: Making nanoscience great again
1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences Bldg. Friday at 11:30 a.m., September 16th, 2016
Simon Billinge Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics Columbia University And Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept. Brookhaven National Laboratory
Abstract: Modern materials under study for next generation technologies, such as for energy conversion and storage, environmental remediation and health, are highly complex, often heterogeneous and nano structured. A full understanding of the structure requires us to go beyond crystallography and to study the local structure, which is a major experimental challenge. There are
* Title: Sensitivity analysis, Uncertainty quantification and Parameter Estimation of Complex Biological and Environmental Systems * Date: 04/29/2016 * Time: 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM * Place: C304 WH * Speaker: Guang Lin, Purdue University
There are many uncertainties in modeling of complex biological and environmental systems. Experience suggests that uncertainties often play an important role in quantifying the performance of complex systems. Therefore, uncertainty needs to be treated as a core element in modeling, simulation and optimization of complex systems. The field of uncertainty quantification (UQ) has received an increasing amount of attention recently. Extensive research efforts have been
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The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChEMS) at Michigan State University would like to invite you to join us at the annual ChEMS Research Forum on Thursday, May 12, 2016. The Forum will be held at the Huntington Club at Spartan Stadium on the Campus of Michigan State University.
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
* Title: Molecular Simulation: Methodology Advancements and Applications to Cancer Biology and Biofuel Synthesis * Date: 04/22/2016 * Time: 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM * Place: C304 WH * Speaker: Ray Luo, University of California, Irvine
Molecular simulation has become an important tool in modern computational chemistry and biochemistry. Nevertheless accuracy and efficiency of the approach still need further improvement to achieve the goal of robust and predictive simulation, particularly for large and complex biomolecular systems. The accuracy issue arises from the intrinsic limitations of classical models that have to be used to approximate the quantum molecular processes. The efficiency
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: 517.432.9895
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Tobin J. Marks*
Chemistry Department
Northwestern University
*/Strategies for Biofeedstock Conversions via Tandem Catalytic C-O Hydrogenolysis/*
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Abstract
This lecture focuses on thermodynamics/mechanism-based strategies for converting abundant biofeedstocks into useful fuels and chemicals.New approaches to the hydrogenolysis of the ubiquitous biofeedstock C-O bonds include selective hydrogenolysis of cyclic and linear etheric C-O bonds by tandem catalytic systems consisting of recyclable metal triflates and supported hydrogenation catalysts, in either ionic liquid solvents or in the neat
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Tobin J. Marks*
Chemistry Department
Northwestern University
*/Strategies for Biofeedstock Conversions via Tandem Catalytic C-O Hydrogenolysis/*
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Abstract
This lecture focuses on thermodynamics/mechanism-based strategies for converting abundant biofeedstocks into useful fuels and chemicals.New approaches to the hydrogenolysis of the ubiquitous biofeedstock C-O bonds include selective hydrogenolysis of cyclic and linear etheric C-O bonds by tandem catalytic systems consisting of recyclable metal triflates and supported hydrogenation catalysts, in either ionic liquid solvents or in the neat
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE, INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS Fri, 18 Mar 2016, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 1400 BPS Bldg.
Mark Goulian Department of Biology and Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania Bacterial Signal Transduction: an E. coli View of the World Abstract: All cells sense and respond to physical and chemical cues in their environments. They accomplish this through signal transduction systems-networks of interacting proteins that detect and interpret specific input signals and control appropriate cellular responses. In bacteria, one of the major modes of signal transduction is mediated by a class of circuits that are composed of two
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE - INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS 11:30a.m. Friday February 26, 2016, room 1400 BPS Bldg.
Richard Neubig Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University
Precision medicine for human and animal diseases through pharmacologic profiling
Abstract
Rational drug discovery through target-based screening starts with the assumption that we know enough about disease pathology to predict which genes or proteins would make good therapeutic targets. Many diseases, however, are complex or poorly understood which probably contributes to the high failure rate in late-stage clinical trials due to lack of efficacy. In my presentation, I will introduce the MSU Assay Development and Drug
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE - INTERDISACIPLINARY PHYSICS 11:30 a.m., Room 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences Bldg.
Nonadiabatic Transition State Theory: Application to Intersystem Crossings in the Active Sites of Metal-Sulfur Proteins
Sergey A. Varganov University of Nevada, Reno
Nonadiabatic transition state theory (NA-TST) is a powerful tool to investigate the nonradiative transitions between electronic states with different spin multiplicities. The statistical nature of NA-TST provides an elegant and computationally inexpensive way to calculate the rate constants for intersystem crossings, spin-forbidden reactions and spin-crossovers in large complex systems. The basic NA-TST steps including calculations of the transition probability and coupling between electronic
Friday January 22nd, 9:30 am, Wells Hall C405 Dr Wenxiao Pan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory "Mesoscale Modeling of Complex Fluids and Materials"
Dr Pan is a candidate for a position in the Computational Math Science and Engineering Department.
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Materials Science University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Charge and Energy Transport in Nanoscale Junctions
Novel heat dissipation and transport phenomena arise at the nanoscale. In this talk I will describe results from two efforts in our lab aimed at studying: 1) the relationship between the electronic structure and heat dissipation characteristics of atomic and molecular junctions, and 2) novel radiative heat transfer phenomena that arise between objects separated by nanometer sized gaps. In order to study nanoscale heat dissipation, we nanofabricated novel scanning probes
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Staci Howard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 603 Wilson Rd, Room 210 East Lansing, MI 48824 Ph: 517.432.9895
Sui Huang arrives on Nov. 19th in the after noon approx. 4:30pm Departure is Friday Nov. 20 at 3pm to LAN airport shuttle provided both ways by Kellogg Hotel
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Ali Javey*
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California, Berkeley**
*/2D Semiconductor Electronics: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities/**/
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Abstract
Two-dimensional (2-D) semiconductors exhibit excellent device characteristics, as well as novel optical, electrical, and optoelectronic characteristics. In this talk, I will present our recent advancements in defect passivation, contact engineering, surface charge transfer doping, and heterostructure devices of layered chalcogenides.We have developed a defect repair/passivation technique that allows for observation of near-unity quantum yield in
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Ali Javey*
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California, Berkeley**
*/2D Semiconductor Electronics: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities/**/
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Abstract
Two-dimensional (2-D) semiconductors exhibit excellent device characteristics, as well as novel optical, electrical, and optoelectronic characteristics. In this talk, I will present our recent advancements in defect passivation, contact engineering, surface charge transfer doping, and heterostructure devices of layered chalcogenides.We have developed a defect repair/passivation technique that allows for observation of near-unity quantum yield in
Phenotypic Transitions en Route to Metastasis -- Can Theory Help?
In order to spread from the primary tumor to distant sites, cancer cells must undergo a coordinated change in their phenotypic properties referred to as the "epithelial-to-mesenchymal" transition. We have studied the nonlinear genetic circuits that are responsible for this cellular decision-making progress and propose that the transition actually goes through a series of intermediate states. At the same time, we have formulated motility models which allow for the correlation of state
Interdisciplinary Physics Science at the Edge FRIDAY 11:30 a.m. October 30th 1400 BPS
The Classical and Quantum Mechanism of Decoherence and the Quantum-Classical Path Integral Formulation
Nancy Makri
Departments of Chemistry and Physics University of Illinois
The path integral formulation of time-dependent quantum mechanics provides the ideal framework for rigorous quantum-classical or quantum-semiclassical treatments, as the spatially localized, trajectory-like nature of the quantum paths circumvents the need for mean-field-type assumptions. However, the number of system paths grows exponentially with the number of propagation steps. In addition, each path of the quantum system generally gives rise to a distinct classical solvent
From: Howard, Staci [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 9:39 AM To: [log in to unmask]; Shawna Prater; [log in to unmask]; Lisa Ruess; Mansel, Becky; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Subject: Dr. Shirley Liu - SATE Seminar - Friday, Oct 23 @ 11:30am
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Haijun Gong, Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Saint Louis University has rescheduled for Spring February 12th, 2016 due to scheduling conflict.
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Department of Physics and Astronomy Distinguished Lecture Series
ANDREA GHEZ University of California, Los Angeles 2012 Crafoord Prize winner from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Lauren Leichtman & Arthur Levine Chair of Astrophysics, UCLA
The Monster at the Heart of Our Galaxy
Learn about new developments in the study of black holes. Through the capture and analysis of twenty years of high-resolution imaging, Dr. Ghez and her team have moved the case for a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy from a possibility to a certainty. This was made possible with the first measurements of stellar
Science at the Edge - Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar Friday September 25, 2015 11:30 a.m. , refreshments at 11:15 - 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
Quantum Money, Information and Computation
New Mysteries from the Quantum World
Steven Girvin Yale University http://pantheon.yale.edu/~smg47
In the world of quantum mechanics, Heisenberg uncertainty is a key feature that for many years was thought of as a limitation or disadvantage. Physicists have recently come to realize that quantum uncertainty can in fact be a useful resource to encrypt information securely, create 'quantum money' that cannot be counterfeited, 'teleport' quantum states from one place to another, and
Special Joint CORE-CM/SATE Seminar 11:30 a.m., Room 1400 BPS
Andrew D. Baczewski, Sandia National Laboratories
Modeling Real-Time Electron-Ion Dynamics Using Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory
The calculation of the ground state properties of many-electron systems using density functional theory (DFT) has become standard practice in many fields, ranging from geophysics to complex materials to fusion science. In recent years, the time-dependent extension of DFT (TDDFT) has become an increasingly useful tool for going beyond the ground state to study excited and non-equilibrium properties of this same breadth of systems. In this talk, I will discuss the development
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Today the Biomedical Physical Sciences 1400BPS Kitchen experienced a Fire in the Closet and because of this there was soot damage to the items in the Kitchen.
Because of this inconvenience.
Friday's SATE - Science at the Edge Seminar will have Bake Goods but no Coffee or Hot Water will be provided.
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChEMS) at Michigan State University would like to invite you to join us at the annual ChEMS Research Forum on Thursday, May 14, 2015. The Forum will be held at the Huntington Club at Spartan Stadium on the Campus of Michigan State University.
SCIENCE at the Edge Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar
Friday April 24, 11:30 a.m. with refreshments served at 11:15 a.m. 1400 BPS, Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
Mark Reimers, MSU Neuroscience Program
Balance Between Excitatory and Inhibitory Signaling in the Human Brain: Data and Models
Theoretical and experimental work has suggested that matching of excitation to inhibition is crucial for brain function. Nevertheless individual variation in expression of key genes encoding inhibitory GABA-A receptors is surprisingly high. Such high variation raises questions about how the brain can compensate. We find in all human brain gene expression data sets that excitatory glutamate receptor mRNA
FYI- The Science on the Edge Speaker for March 27th Stuart Kaufman will not be giving a talk this Friday
CANCELLED TALK
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11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Mercouri G. Kanatzidis*
Professor of Chemistry
Northwestern University
*/Panoscopic all-scale architecturing for high performance thermoelectrics/*
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Abstract
Thermoelectrics convert heat energy to electricity. The nanostructuring approach to highly efficient thermoelectrics has produced a paradigm shift and ushered in a new era of investigation for efficient bulk thermoelectrics. Increasing the thermoelectric figure of merit can be accomplished via two general and effective approaches, nano- and meso-structuring to reduce the lattice thermal conductivity and altering the band
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Mercouri G. Kanatzidis*
Professor of Chemistry
Northwestern University
*/Panoscopic all-scale architecturing for high performance thermoelectrics/*
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Abstract
Thermoelectrics convert heat energy to electricity. The nanostructuring approach to highly efficient thermoelectrics has produced a paradigm shift and ushered in a new era of investigation for efficient bulk thermoelectrics. Increasing the thermoelectric figure of merit can be accomplished via two general and effective approaches, nano- and meso-structuring to reduce the lattice thermal conductivity and altering the band
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Sue Carter*
Physics Department
University of California Santa Cruz
*/The Future of Solar Energy after the Big Crash/*
Abstract
The precipitous crash of photovoltaic (PV) module prices over the last 5 years has made the dream of generating renewable electricity at a cost comparable to coal a potential reality, while also bankrupting much of the US solar industry. While PV module prices are close to meeting the goals set by the DOE's Sunshot program nearly
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Sue Carter*
Physics Department
University of California Santa Cruz
*/The Future of Solar Energy after the Big Crash/*
Abstract
The precipitous crash of photovoltaic (PV) module prices over the last 5 years has made the dream of generating renewable electricity at a cost comparable to coal a potential reality, while also bankrupting much of the US solar industry. While PV module prices are close to meeting the goals set by the DOE's Sunshot program nearly
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*C. Daniel Frisbie*
Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, USA
*/New Materials and Printing Processes for Flexible Electronics/*
Abstract
Currently there is great interest in developing manufacturing methods for integrating electronic circuitry into flexible and stretchable substrates for a spectrum of applications including roll-up displays, wearable biosensors, smart labels, and electronic skins ('e-skins') for robotics, for example. One fabrication strategy that has captured imaginations involves the use of digital or analog
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*C. Daniel Frisbie*
Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, USA
*/New Materials and Printing Processes for Flexible Electronics/*
Abstract
Currently there is great interest in developing manufacturing methods for integrating electronic circuitry into flexible and stretchable substrates for a spectrum of applications including roll-up displays, wearable biosensors, smart labels, and electronic skins ('e-skins') for robotics, for example. One fabrication strategy that has captured imaginations involves the use of digital or analog
Friday, February 6, 2015 Science at the Edge Seminar 11:30 a.m., Room 1400 BPS Bldg.
Emergence and interference of clones in populations; glassy aspects of evolution Marija Vucelja, The Rockefeller University ABSTRACT: I will present a glimpse into the fascinating world of evolution and population genetics from the perspective of theoretical physics. Currently, the fields of evolution and population genetics are undergoing a renaissance, with the abundance of available sequencing data. In many cases, the existing theories are unable to explain the experimental findings. The least understood aspects of evolution are intrinsically quantitative and statistical, and we are missing a
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*John Rogers*
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
*/Stretchy Electronics That Can Dissolve In Your Body
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Abstract
Biology is soft, curvilinear and transient; silicon technology is rigid, planar and everlasting. Electronic systems that eliminate this profound mismatch in properties create opportunities for devices that intimately integrate with biology, with application possibilities that range from tools for basic research to instruments for clinical medicine. Recent work establishes a set of
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*John Rogers*
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
*/Stretchy Electronics That Can Dissolve In Your Body
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Abstract
Biology is soft, curvilinear and transient; silicon technology is rigid, planar and everlasting. Electronic systems that eliminate this profound mismatch in properties create opportunities for devices that intimately integrate with biology, with application possibilities that range from tools for basic research to instruments for clinical medicine. Recent work establishes a set of
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Darrell Schlom*
Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell University
*/Playing the "Strain Game" to Enhance the Properties of Oxides
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Abstract
Using epitaxy and the misfit strain imposed by an underlying substrate, it is possible to strain oxide thin films to percent levels---far beyond where they would crack or plastically deform in bulk.Under such strains, the properties of oxides can be dramatically altered.For example, materials that are not ferroelectric or ferromagnetic in their unstrained state
December 4: Juan Peralta Department of Physics, Central Michigan University " Magnetic Interactions in Transition Metal Complexes from First- Principles"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarFall2014.html
11:30 a.m., Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Darrell Schlom*
Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell University
*/Playing the "Strain Game" to Enhance the Properties of Oxides
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Abstract
Using epitaxy and the misfit strain imposed by an underlying substrate, it is possible to strain oxide thin films to percent levels---far beyond where they would crack or plastically deform in bulk.Under such strains, the properties of oxides can be dramatically altered.For example, materials that are not ferroelectric or ferromagnetic in their unstrained state
Title: Nonlinear Poisson-Nernst- Planck Equations for Ion Flux Through Con ned Geometries
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Place: C304 WH
Speaker: Marie-Therese Wolfram
Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Abstract:
The mathematical modeling and simulation of ion transport trough biological and synthetic channels is a challenging problem, with direct application in biophysics, physiology and chemistry. At least two major effects should be taken into account in mathematical models: the electrostatic interaction of ions and the effects due to size exclusion in narrow regions. While mathematical models and methods for electrostatic interactions
October 31, 2014 11:30 a.m. Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
Mark Dykman Department of Physics and Astronomy
Fluctuating Nonlinear Oscillators: From Nano-Dynamics to Quantum Superconducting Circuits
I will provide a brief overview of mesoscopic vibrational systems, which are currently studied in many areas, from nanomechanics to cavity quantum electrodynamics to Josephson-junction based systems. Besides various applications, mesoscopic oscillators allow one to address a general problem of quantum fluctuations away from thermal equilibrium. These fluctuations display unusual features, which have no analog in equilibrium systems. One
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Richard A. Register*
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Block Copolymer Thin Films:
Structure, Shear Alignment, and Applications in Nanofabrication
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Abstract
Block copolymers have been extensively studied for their ability to self-assemble into microdomain morphologies such as spheres, cylinders, and lamellae, with typical periodicities of 20-60 nm. Similar structures form when block copolymers are deposited as thin films on substrates; these films can serve as excellent templates for nanofabrication, where
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Richard A. Register*
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Block Copolymer Thin Films:
Structure, Shear Alignment, and Applications in Nanofabrication
**
Abstract
Block copolymers have been extensively studied for their ability to self-assemble into microdomain morphologies such as spheres, cylinders, and lamellae, with typical periodicities of 20-60 nm. Similar structures form when block copolymers are deposited as thin films on substrates; these films can serve as excellent templates for nanofabrication, where
October 16: Paul Weiss Department of Chemistry, UCLA "Cooperative Function in Atomically Precise Nanoscale Assemblies"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarFall2014.html<http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html>
Room - 1400 BPS October 10th, 2014 Friday at 11:30 a.m.
with refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
Noise is your friend, or: How well can we resolve state space? Predrag Cvitanović<http://www.cns.gatech.edu/%7Epredrag/>
ABSTRACT
All physical systems are affected by some noise that limits the resolution that can be attained in partitioning their state space. What is the best resolution possible for a given physical system?
4:10 p.m., Room 1415 BPS Bldg. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Predrag Cvitanovic Center for Nonlinear Science, School of Physics Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Recurrent flows: The clockwork behind turbulence
In the world of moderate Reynolds number, everyday turbulence of fluids flowing across planes and down pipes, a velvet revolution is taking place. Experiments are almost as detailed as the numerical simulations, DNS is yielding exact numerical solutions that one dared not dream about a decade ago, and dynamical systems visualization of turbulent fluid's state space geometry is unexpectedly elegant.
September 25: David Schultz Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University "Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Biradicals in Ground-and-Excited States: Correlation of Exchange and Electronic Coupling with Excited-State Wave Function Mixing"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarFall2014.html<http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html>
Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research; and a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report leading to the 2007 nobel peace prize; will give two talks on climate change as follows:
Physics Colloquium: Thursday Sept. 18th, 4:10pm in BPS1415 "Earth's energy balance revisited" coffee and cookies in BPS 1400 at 3:45pm.
Michael C. Tringides seminar will be at noon today Friday September 12th, 2014 due to travel issues. Please plan on still coming.
Ruby Ghosh
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This semester the CORE-CM seminar series focuses on Spintronics and is organized by John McGuire and Remi Beaulac.
This week the seminar is:
September 8: Roland Kawakami Special day and time: Monday 4:10pm, BPS1400 Department of Physics, Ohio State University "Physics and technology of spin-dependent phenomena in graphene"
Please contact John McGuire or Cathy Cords if you would like to meet with the speaker.
This semester the CORE-CM seminar series focuses on Spintronics and is organized by John McGuire and Remi Beaulac. The first seminar is:
September 4: Nitin Samarth Department of Physics, Penn State University "Topological Spintronics"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarFall2014.html<http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html>
Friday, August 29 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Mark Rebeiz
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Morphological Evolution: The Modification and Origination of Nodes and Networks in Development
One of the major quests in biology is to understand how the spectacular diversity of animal forms that exist on our planet evolved. Merging the study of embryonic development with evolutionary biology, the field of "evo-devo" seeks to find genes and mutations that contribute to differences in anatomy.Early work in this field revealed how the vastly different creatures
Friday, August 29 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Mark Rebeiz
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Morphological Evolution: The Modification and Origination of Nodes and Networks in Development
One of the major quests in biology is to understand how the spectacular diversity of animal forms that exist on our planet evolved. Merging the study of embryonic development with evolutionary biology, the field of "evo-devo" seeks to find genes and mutations that contribute to differences in anatomy.Early work in this field revealed how the vastly different creatures
You are invited to attend the 40th annual /AVS-MI Chapter Symposium/ "*Thin films for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications*" which will take place on *Monday,* *August 25th* at *MSU International Center*.
* The topics of this one day symposium will cover atomic layer deposition, molecular layer deposition, plasma synthesis ... and applications will range from lithium ion batteries to solar cells.
You are invited to attend the 40th annual /AVS-MI Chapter Symposium/ "*Thin films for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications*" which will take place on Monday, *August 25th* in the Michigan State University campus.
* Come and enjoy talks by expert in the film; see the student poster exhibit; learn what is new in equipment from our vendors and meet with local scientist and engineer working in the field. * * The topics of this one day symposium will cover atomic layer deposition, molecular layer deposition, plasma synthesis ... and applications will range from lithium ion batteries to
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChEMS) at Michigan State University would like to invite you to join us at the annual ChEMS Research Forum on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The Forum will be held at the Spartan Club on the Campus of Michigan State University.
The 11th Annual ChEMS Research Forum will showcase Departmental research advances in the areas of:
April 24: Dr. Sergei Tretiak Physics and Chemistry of Materials, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory "Photoexcited Conjugated Chromophores: Conformational Dynamics, Relaxation Pathways, and Energy Transfer"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
Friday, April 25 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
L. Aravind
National Center for Biotechnology
National Institute of Health
From Biological Conflicts to Biochemical Innovation
Biological conflicts are the mainstay of life. These include a number of distinct types of conflicts featuring remarkable biochemical systems such as: 1) intra-genomic conflicts, e.g. toxin-antitoxin and restriction-modification systems; 2) inter-genomic conflicts, e.g. the CRISPR/Cas system involved in restricting invasive genomes like bacteriophages; 3) intra-specific conflicts, e.g. polymorphic toxin systems; 4) inter-specific conflicts, e.g. antibiotics and toxins deployed by organisms against competitors
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Friday, April 11 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Angela Gronenborn
Department of Structural Biology and Pittsburgh Center for HIV-Protein Interaction
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Synergy between NMR, cryo-EM and large-scale MD simulations Novel Findings for HIV Capsid Function
Mature HIV-1 particles contain a conical-shaped capsid that encloses the viral RNA genome and performs essential functions in the virus life cycle. Previous structural analysis of two- and three-dimensional arrays provided a molecular model of the capsid protein (CA) hexamer and revealed three interfaces in
There will be a special SATE/iCER seminar Friday - information is below (note different room)
Refreshments at 1:15pm in BPS1300.
Phil Duxbury
Special SATE/iCER seminar, BPS 1300 April 1:30pm-2:30pm Friday April 11
Discrete Distance Geometry and Molecular Structure Calculation
Professor Carlile Lavor (University of Campinas, Brazil)
Short Bio: Carlile Lavor is a mathematician and received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, in 2001. In 2006, he obtained his Habilitation in Combinatorics at the University of Campinas, where he is currently an Associate Professor. His main research interests are "Distance Geometry and
Science at the Edge Friday April 4, 2014 11:30am, 1400 Biomedical Physical Science Building
Evolution, Gap Junctions, Stem Cells, Multi-cellularity and the Universe Becoming Conscious of Itself: A Biological Rosetta Stone View of Human Health and Disease
James E. Trosko Michigan State University Dept. of Pediatrics/Human Development Center for Integrative Toxicology
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Abstract The changing paleo-physics and -chemistry of the early earth led to single celled organisms that metabolized sugar via glycolysis and survived via symmetrical cell division and occasional mutations [1]. With the appearance of oxygen-producing phytoplanktons, the single cell organism, the mitochondrion, symbiotically fused with a primitive cell
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Joint with Department of Mathematics
Monday, April 7 at 10:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 10:15
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Helen Geiger, Administrative Assistant Quantitative Biology Graduate Program and Gene Expression in Development and Disease Biochemistry 603 Wilson Road, Room 212 East Lansing, MI 48824 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Phone: 517-432-9895 QB Website: http://www.qbi.msu.edu/ GEDD Website: http://www.gedd.msu.edu/
April 3: Prof. Xiaoyang Zhu Department of Chemistry, Columbia University "Exciton Fission, Quantum Coherence, & Solar Energy Conversion Beyond the Limit"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Friday, March 28 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Jianpeng Ma
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine, and Department of Bioengineering
Rice University, Houston, Texas
Multiscale Approach for Simulating, Refining and Modeling Supramolecular Complexes
A set of new computational methods has been developed for simulating, refining, and modeling supermolecular complexes at multi-resolution and multi-length scales.
March 27: Prof. Andrei Tokmakoff Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago "Ultrafast Dynamics of Hydrogen Bond Networks in Water from Broadband Infrared Spectroscopy"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Friday, March 21 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Michael Gilson
Computer-Aided Drug Design
University of California, San Diego
Plumbing the Depths of Entropy and Enthalpy in Molecular Recognition
Molecular recognition is of fundamental importance in biology, and targeted molecules are widely used as drugs and biochemical probes. However, the design of drugs and other targeted molecules still involves a great deal of experimental trial and error. Our lab aims to speed this process by developing a deeper understanding of molecular recognition and building this understanding into new
Sorry - I was ahead of the schedule The Core-CM speaker this week is
March 20: Prof. John McGuire Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University "Dynamics and Interactions of Strongly Confined Excitons in Graphene"
March 27: Prof. Andrei Tokmakoff Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago "Ultrafast Dynamics of Hydrogen Bond Networks in Water from Broadband Infrared Spectroscopy"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Friday, March 14 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Amy Schmid
Department of Biology
Duke University
Surviving the Outer Limits: Gene Regulatory Network Dynamics in Archaeal Extremophiles
Extremophiles are a diverse group of microorganisms that thrive under high pressure, boiling or freezing temperatures, and saturated salt. Even more remarkable than their survival at these extremes is the adaptability of these organisms during wide variation in environmental variables (e.g. survival from 2-5M NaCl). Many known extremophiles are members of the archaeal domain of life. How multiple extreme environmental signals
David Wineland, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012, is giving two talks on Thursday March 13.
Colloquium: BPS1415, 4:10pm "Single Atom Optical Clocks" Refreshments in BPS1400 starting at 3:45pm
Free Public Lecture: BPS1415, 8:00pm "Superposition, Entanglement and Raising Schr?dingers cat" His abstract is at: http://www.pa.msu.edu/node/4521 Refreshments in the Atrium, starting at 7:30pm
Light refreshments will be served in BPS atrium at 7:30pm Free parking available in Abrams Planetarium parking lot across from BPS Building
Title: Superposition, Entanglement, and Raising Schrodinger’s Cat Research on precise control of quantum systems occurs in many laboratories throughout the world, for fundamental research, new measurement techniques, and more recently for quantum information processing. I will briefly describe experiments on quantum state manipulation of atomic ions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
Vikas Nanda
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Rutgers University
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*/Pushing on a string - the design of protein fibers/*
Abstract
Advances in the field of computational protein structure modeling has allowed the field to design synthetic proteins with enhanced properties and new functions. However, the engineering of protein fibers such as collagen has proved challenging, given our limited understanding of how these proteins fold and the molecular forces that hold them together. Collagen
Thursday February 27: Prof. Michael Wasielewski Department of Chemistry and Director, Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University "Exciton Dynamics and Structural Investigations of Singlet Fission in Molecular Solids"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
Vikas Nanda
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Rutgers University
*//*
*/Pushing on a string - the design of protein fibers/*
Abstract
Advances in the field of computational protein structure modeling has allowed the field to design synthetic proteins with enhanced properties and new functions. However, the engineering of protein fibers such as collagen has proved challenging, given our limited understanding of how these proteins fold and the molecular forces that hold them together. Collagen
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Enrique Gomez*
Chemical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
*/From molecules to devices: self-assembled organic photovoltaics/*
Abstract
Organic electronic materials have the potential to impact almost every aspect of modern life including how we access information, light our homes, and power personal electronics.Unfortunately, weak intermolecular interactions and disorder at junctions of different organic materials limit the performance and stability of organic interfaces and hence the applicability of organic semiconductors to electronic devices.Our approach has focused on
February 20: Prof. John Papanikolas Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Visualizing Charge Carrier Motion in Nanowires Using Femtosecond Pump-Probe Microscopy"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Enrique Gomez*
Chemical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
*/From molecules to devices: self-assembled organic photovoltaics/*
Abstract
Organic electronic materials have the potential to impact almost every aspect of modern life including how we access information, light our homes, and power personal electronics.Unfortunately, weak intermolecular interactions and disorder at junctions of different organic materials limit the performance and stability of organic interfaces and hence the applicability of organic semiconductors to electronic devices.Our approach has focused on
February 13: Prof. Paul Evans Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin "Ultrafast Dynamics in Complex Oxide Electronic Materials"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR Interdisciplinary Physics Friday, February 14th , 11:30 a.m. Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:20
Speaker: Leonid I. Perlovsky, Harvard University and the Air Force Research Laboratory
Abstract attached
Shawna Prater / Secretary Astrophysics Group Michigan State University 567 Wilson Road, Room 3261 Biomedical Physical Sciences Bldg East Lansing, MI 48824-2320 Ph: (517) 884-5601 Fax (517) 432-8802 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Friday, February 7 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
David Bortz
Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Colorado at Boulder
Biomechanics and Population Dynamics of Microbial Communities
Multicellular microbial communities in suspension and on surfaces are ubiquitous from the laboratory to the ocean, and yet the nature and dynamics of those populations are still not well understood. Their biomechanical and biochemical properties have a large impact on human life - from controlling sepsis, to wastewater management, to biofuel production. While there are macro-scale, descriptive models, our current understanding
February 6: Prof. Michael Therien Department of Chemistry, Duke University "Ultrafast Exciton Migration and Charge Transfer Dynamics in Semiconducting Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Superstructures"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
January 30: Prof. Theodore Goodson Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan "Ultrafast Dynamics in Organic and Inorganic Materials with Enhanced Optical Effects"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Friday, January 31 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Gregory Voth
Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute
Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, and Computation Institute
University of Chicago
Theory and Simulation of Biomolecular Systems: Surmounting the Challenge of Bridging the Scales
A multiscale theoretical and computational methodology will be discussed for studying biomolecular systems across multiple length and time scales. The approach provides a systematic connection between all-atom molecular dynamics, coarse-grained modeling, and mesoscopic phenomena. At the heart of the approach is a method for deriving coarse-grained models from
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Norman Wagner*
Alvin B. and Julia O. Stiles Professor
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware
STF Technologies LLC
*/Shear thickening fluids and their applications/**/
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_Abstract_
Shear thickening colloidal and/or nanoparticle suspensions are commonly encountered in chemical and materials processing, and are also the basis of a technology platform for advanced, field responsive nanocomposites. In this presentation, I will review some of the experimental methods and key results concerning the micromechanics of colloidal suspension
January 23: Prof. Benjamin Schwartz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles "To Be or Not to Be in a Cavity: The Hydrated Electron Dilemma"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Friday, January 17 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Amy Pasquinelli
Division of Biology
UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Pinning Down MicroRNA Targets in Vivo
The discovery that regulatory RNAs control almost every biological pathway has revolutionized our understanding of gene expression over the past decade. At the forefront, microRNAs (miRNAs) have proven to be an essential class of RNA molecules with mis-regulation of miRNA expression underlying a variety of human diseases. Most miRNAs are derived from long primary transcripts that undergo processing by Drosha to produce ~65-nucleotide precursors
Thursday January 16th: Prof. Warren Beck Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University "Femtosecond Nonlinear Optical Studies of Radiationless Decay and Energy Transfer by Carotenoids in Photosynthetic Light-Harvesting Proteins"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
Room1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
*Norman Wagner*
Alvin B. and Julia O. Stiles Professor
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware
STF Technologies LLC
*/Shear thickening fluids and their applications/**/
/**//*
_Abstract_
Shear thickening colloidal and/or nanoparticle suspensions are commonly encountered in chemical and materials processing, and are also the basis of a technology platform for advanced, field responsive nanocomposites. In this presentation, I will review some of the experimental methods and key results concerning the micromechanics of colloidal suspension
The CORE-CM seminar series for Spring 2014 focuses on the topic "Ultrafast Science". The first seminar is:
January 9: Prof. Marcos Dantus Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University "Developing and applying the concept of ultrafast shaped pulses as photonic reagents and coherence probes"
BPS 1400 at 12:00pm, Pizza available at 11:45am
The full seminar series at available at http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CORE-CM/SeminarSpring2014.html
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR Interdisciplinary Physics Friday, December 6th at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
James R. Chelikowsky University of Texas at Austin Departments of Chemistry, Physics & Chemical Engineering Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
Title: Addressing Dirac's Challenge: Practical Quantum Theories for Materials
After the invention of quantum mechanics, P. A. M. Dirac made the following observation: "The underlying physical laws necessary for the mathematical theory of a large part of physics and the whole of chemistry are thus completely known, and the difficulty is only that the exact application of
SCIENCE AT THE EDGE SEMINAR QB/GEDD Friday, November 22 at 11:30am Room 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Bldg. Refreshments at 11:15
Boris Shraiman
Department of Physics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Statistical Genetics and Dynamics of Natural Selection
Evolution works through natural selection that acts on genetic variation. A mounting body of evidence suggests that large populations harbor a great deal of such "selectable" variation. This implies that in order to understand how genetic variants (a.k.a. polymorphisms) spread through populations, theoretical models must account for interactions between polymorphisms at different genetic loci and in different individuals. The problem is further
Dr. Boris Shraiman, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UCA-Santa Barbara is the Science at the Edge seminar speaker on Friday, November 22. A description of what his interests include is given below. Dr. David Arnosti is hosting the speaker and if you are available for one of the open times and would like to meet with Dr. Shraiman, please reply to this message with your available times (flexibility is helpful in scheduling the appointments) and I will get back with you to confirm the time. Friday, November 22 7:45-9:00 Phil Duxbury - Breakfast w/speaker 9:00-9:45 Open 9:45-10:30 Eran Andrechek, 2194
