aspuru-list October 2006

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Housing suggestions for Ali.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear all, Ali Najmaie is looking for a studio close to campus. I am going to look a bit on the weekend on craigslist, but if you guys have time and see something interesting for him, that would be great. He is copied on this e-mail. Some of you guys have had recent housing searches, and might be able to provide tips on places that are affordable, yet close enough and nice (He does not want a basement). Alan -- Alán Aspuru-Guzik Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617)384-8188 Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu

17 years, 7 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Group meeting schedule change. (TOMORROW 4.00 PM)

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group, I found out this morning from Leslie that things won't work this Thursday at 4.00 PM. (The G1s have some seminar led by Tony Shaw). Therefore, I changed group meeting tomorrow at 4.00 PM. I (or others) will be talking about Quantum Monte Carlo as a start in a series of meetings/lectures that would look like: Quantum Monte Carlo (tomorrow) Density Functional Theory (sometime next month) Density Functional Theory (nonlocal) (sometime the month after) Time-dependent Density Functional Theory (the month after ...) ... In the number of group meetings that it takes to cover the material. At the moment, I will give a QMC intro lecture, and we might need another one later. Sule Atahan and Michael Wan will present about polymers next week, hopefully at 5.30 as we did last time. Alan -- Alán Aspuru-Guzik Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617)384-8188 Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu

17 years, 7 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] IIC Seminar Reminder - Matt Welsh - this Wednesday, October 4

by Helene Tingle

Initiative in Innovative Computing Seminar Series Wednesday, October 4, 2006; 4:00pm **At 3:45pm come and enjoy our sweet and savory refreshments!** Matt Welsh, Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences Seminar Title: Monitoring Volcanic Eruptions with a Wireless Sensor Network Abstract: Wireless sensor networks are an exciting new technology with many potential applications in the natural sciences. Our group has been collaborating with seismologists from UNH, UNC, and the Instituto Geofisico in Ecuador to explore the use of sensor networks for monitoring eruptions and earthquakes at active volcanoes. The use of wireless sensor networks can augment and supplant existing seismic monitoring equipment, which often involves heavy, power-hungry data loggers. This is an especially challenging application, requiring high-resolution signal collection across an array of spatially- separated sensors to understand the geophysical processes underlying volcanic activity. In this talk, I will describe two sensor network deployments that we have undertaken on volcanoes in Ecuador, Tungurahua and Reventador, in the summers of 2004 and 2005. The Reventador network consisted of 16 wireless sensor nodes, distributed over a 3 km aperture, that collected high-resolution seismic and acoustic data on over 200 eruptions and earthquakes over 3 weeks. This project involved many challenges, including reliable multihop routing, fine-grained network time synchronization, over-the-air reprogramming, and event-based triggering. I will also discuss the lessons learned from deploying a sensor network in such a hostile and remote location. Reaching the deployment site required slogging through dense jungle for several hours to the upper flanks of the volcano, deforested by a massive eruption in 2002. Link: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~mdw/proj/volcano/ Link: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~mdw/travel/ecuador3/ Date and Time: Wednesday, October 4, 2006; 4:00pm; Full Refreshment Buffet at 3:45pm Location: 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Parking: Parking is available in the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Please tell the attendant that you are attending the IIC Seminar. A map is available on line at http:// iic.harvard.edu/contactphp. Upcoming IIC seminars October 18, 2006 – Donna Cox November 6, 2006 – Felice Frankel Seminar Series schedule is available on the IIC website – http:// iic.harvard.edu/events.php. The website will be updated often with additional information and seminars. All IIC seminars will be held at the 60 Oxford Street Building, Room 330 unless otherwise noted. _______________________________________________ iic-seminars mailing list iic-seminars(a)calists.harvard.edu http://calists.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-seminars

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