aspuru-list October 2007

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] IIC Seminar reminder - Next seminar on Nov. 7th with Wendy Guan and Peter Bol

by Helene Tingle

Initiative in Innovative Computing @ Harvard Seminar Series Wednesday, November 7, 2007; 4:00pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Wendy Guan, Director of GIS Research Services, Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University and Peter Bol, Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; Associate of the Leverett House Senior Common Room, Harvard University Seminar Title: Geospatial Technology - its Values and Challenges Abstract: Location matters, not only in geography but also in other sciences and humanities. Geospatial technology helps us investigate and communicate in the spatial domain. The field enjoyed a rapid growth in recent years. Peter Bol and Wendy Guan will talk about why spatial thinking is critical to just about any discipline, what the geospatial technology offers to non-geography researchers, what the driving forces are in its recent boom, and what challenges it faces going forward. Upcoming IIC seminars Continue to stay up to date with our IIC Seminar Schedule. Parking is available in the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Please tell the attendant that you are attending the IIC Seminar. _______________________________________________ iic-seminars mailing list iic-seminars(a)calists.harvard.edu http://calists.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-seminars

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] James is up for tomorrow + RIKEN seminar

by Alejandro Perdomo

Dear group, James Whitfield is up for tomorrow's group meeting at 5PM. Also for tomorrow, (those of you interested): 10/30/07 Special CNS-NNIN/C Seminar: "Landau-Zenar crossings in quantum computing systems," presented by Dr. Sahel Ashhab, RIKEN-Japan Pierce Hall 307, 2:30 pm See you all around, -Alejandro On 10/22/07, Alan Aspuru-Guzik <alan(a)aspuru.com> wrote: > > Dear all, > > We decided to change the Aspuru-Guzik group meeting because I give a > talk tomorrow at the Center for Ultracold atoms (all of you are invited) > > http://www.rle.mit.edu/cua/new/events.asp > > > Title: Quantum algorithm for the simulation of chemical reactions on a > quantum computer. > > > Location: Jefferson 356, Harvard > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Aspuru-list mailing list > Aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu > http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/aspuru-list >

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] "Publishing in the New Millennium: A Forum on Publishing in the Biosciences"

by Emily Lohmann

What's the impact of the "impact factor"? Do you believe that more journals should adopt open-access policies? Are you satisfied with the current scientific publishing process? Will the internet revolutionize publishing? If you have thoughts or questions about the future or scientific publishing (and who doesn't?), please join us at: "Publishing in the New Millennium: A Forum on Publishing in the Biosciences" Friday, November 9, 1:00 - 6:00 pm TMEC Walter Amphitheater, Harvard Medical School 260 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 www.harvardpublishingforum.com This is a student-organized conference that will convene experts from across the world to discuss the state of publishing in the biological sciences. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Harold Varmus, M.D. Nobel-Laureate and Co-founder of PLoS, former Director of the NIH, and CEO of Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Varmus will draw on his experience as Director of the NIH and as a co-founder of the Public Library of Science to reflect on the current and future state of scientific publishing. PANELS: The State of Publishing will critically assess the impact that scientific publishing has on scientific research. Panelists include: • Robert Kiley, Head of e-Strategy, Wellcome Library, Wellcome Trust • Isaac Kohane, Director, Countway Library, Harvard University • Emilie Marcus, Editor-in-Chief, Cell Press and Editor, Cell • Stuart Shieber, Professor, Harvard University Publishing 2.0 will examine the future of publishing in an increasingly digital world. Panelists include: • Moshe Pritsker, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Journal of Visualized Experiments • Hilary Spencer, Product Manager, Nature Precedings • John Wilbanks, Executive Director, Science Commons • Bora Zivkovic, Community Manager, PLoS ONE We also want to know what you think! Please take a moment to complete a brief online poll at www.harvardpublishingforum.com and register (optional, but strongly encouraged) for this half-day event. _______________________________________________ iic-seminars mailing list iic-seminars(a)calists.harvard.edu http://calists.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-seminars

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Friday and Monday

by Edward Farhi

Dear All On Friday of this week, tomorrow, we will have a presentation by Andris Ambainis in our usual spot 6-310. On Monday we will meet at 2:00 and I assume that the 4:00 speaker, Cris Moore, will join us. Best, Eddie ps If you don't want to be on this list just let me know. Otherwise you remain on. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::: Edward Farhi Professor of Physics Director Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Building 6 Room 300 Cambridge MA 02139 617 253 4871 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Update October 25 - November 7

by Lisa Matthews

Dear Friends of HUCE, This email contains event listings for Thursday, October 25 through Wednesday, November 7, 2007. Please check the HUCE calendar on our Web site, www.environment.harvard.edu <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/> , for the most up-to-date listings and complete event descriptions throughout the semester. If you would like to submit an event to the calendar or unsubscribe (!) from this list, contact Lisa Matthews at the Center for the Environment: lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu. Please distribute this email to your students, faculty, colleagues, and anyone else who may be interested in environmental events around the community. We hope to see you soon and often. Highlights: *Monday, October 29: The Canada Program presents a special seminar with Peter Irniqu, Inuit, activist and former Commissioner of the Territory of Nunavut, An Inuit Perspective on Climate Change *Monday, October 29: The Changing Carbon Cycle: How Fast Will Atmospheric CO2 Increase?, with Inez Fung, professor of atmospheric sciences, co-director, Berkeley Institute of the Environment, University of California Berkeley. *Thursday, November 1: Family Friendly Nights at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics presents "Our Place in Space," with Meredith Hughes. Calendar Listings: Thursday 10/25/2007 4:00p OEB Seminar: The origins of complexity: Mechanisms of functional evolution in the steroid human receptors Joe Thornton, University of Oregon Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Harvard Campus, Cambridge Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu 6:00p - 7:00p Student Speaker Series: Rural Community Water Systems in India: Opportunities and Challenges for Public Private Partnerships Anjalli Ravi Kumar, KSG student, will be presenting, followed by a discussion Belfer Center Library, 3rd floor Littauer, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA 7:00p Center for Astrophysics: Family Friendly Nights "Our Place in Space," with speaker Meredith Hughes 60 Garden Street, Cambridge Contact: pubaffairs@cfa, 617-495-7461 7:30p Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: Monthly Observatory Nights "Mars Phoenix: Following the Water," with Rebecca Siddons & Michael Krushinsky 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA Contact: pubaffairs(a)cfa.harvard.edu, 617-495-7461 Friday 10/26/2007 8:30a - 9:30a Friday Chalktalk: "Harnessing Environmental Diversity for Improving Microbial Biofuel Production" Speaker: Dr. Gautam Dantas, The Church Lab, Harvard Medical School, Mass General Hospital HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-495-8643 12:30p - 1:30a Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds "Considerations of Acute and Chronic effects of Chlorine Gas Exposure." Kenneth R. Spaeth Kresge 502, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Contact: Ann Backus, abackus(a)hohp.harvard.edu, 617-432-3327 Sunday 10/28/2007 7:00p Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast Featuring Dr. Peter C. Frumhoff, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Will Brownsberger, State Representative Belmont High School, 221 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA Contact: sustainablebelmont(a)gmail.com Monday 10/29/2007 11:30a Canada Program Special Seminar: An Inuit Perspective on Climate Change Peter Irniq, Inuit, activist, and former Commissioner of the Territory of Nunavut RSVP: canada(a)wcfia.harvard.edu, 617 495-3671 12:00p - 1:00p Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA Contact: Kurt House, khouse(a)fas.harvard.edu 12:30p - 1:30p Presentation: Graduate Environmental Professional Studies at Duke University Lisa Rattray, MEM, Admissions Officer, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment & Earth Sciences HUCE Meeting Room 318, 3rd floor, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA Contact: Lisa Blumenthal Rattray, lisa.rattray(a)duke.edu 4:00p Earth and Planetary Sciences Department Colloquia Check seminar Web site for speaker information. Haller Hall, 20 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: Jason Miller, miller(a)eps.harvard.edu 4:15p Lectures in the Sciences: The Changing Carbon Cycle Inez Fung, professor of atmospheric sciences, co-director, Berkeley Institute of the Environment Lecture Hall A, Science Center, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA. Contact: 617-495-8600 6:30p Convergence of Climate Change, Energy Policy, and National Security A conversation with Mr. Theodore Roosevelt IV, hosted by Lehman Brothers The Charles Hotel, Longfellow Room, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge, MA. RSVP required: Carey Starno, carey.starno(a)lehman.com Tuesday 10/30/2007 9:00a - 4:00p Tipping Point grassroots training day Appalachian Mountain Club, Cabot Auditorium, 5 Joy St., Boston, MA Contact: Alana Miller, amiller(a)smith.edu, 858 405-5613 12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series Carol Shearer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Avenue, Harvard Campus, Cambridge Contact: www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 6:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History Public Lecture Series "Ethnobotany: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Medicine" with Dr. Michael Balick, Institute of Economic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu Thursday 11/1/2007 12:00p Biological Anthropology Seminar: Social learning and traditions in wild capuchin monkeys Speaker: Dr. Susan Perry, Department of Anthropolgy, UCLA HUCE Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Contact: www.oeb.harvard.edu/seminars.htm 4:00p OEB Seminar: Reproductive conflict, demography, and the evolution of menopause Speaker Dr. Michael Cant, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu 7:00p Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: Family Friendly Nights "Our Place in Space," with Meredith Hughes 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA Contact: pubaffairs(a)cfa.edu, 617 495-7461 Friday 11/2/2007 11:30a - 12:30p Harvard Forest 2007 Seminar Series Dominik Kulakowski Clark University Harvard Forest Seminar Room, Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA Contact: Audrey Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, 978 724-3302 12:00p Atmospheric Seminar Series Jennifer Harden, United States Geological Survey Pierce Hall, Room 100F, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge Contact: Nicole Smith-Downey, nsdowney(a)fas.harvard.edu Saturday 11/3/2007 8:00a Real Food Summit: Students Mobilizing for Just and Sustainable Food Contact: Marissa Grossman, mgrossman(a)thefoodproject.org, 617 442-1322 x19 Sunday 11/4/2007 2:00p - 3:00p Sunday Family Program: ¡Descubriendo la Biodiversidad! Learning about Biodiversity! Speakers Brian Farrell and Irina Ferreras Harvard Museum of Natural History, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617.495.3045 4:00p - 5:00p Transcriptional Control of Energy Homeostasis Bruce M. Spiegelman, Professor of Cell Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School KSG G-2, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA. Contact: Janice Stenger , jstenger(a)hsph.harvrd.edu, 617-432-4822 Monday 11/5/2007 12:00p - 1:00p Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA Contact: Kurt House, khouse(a)fas.harvard.edu 12:00p CSRI New Directions in Regulation Seminar Series Robert Stavins, Kennedy School of Government: "Proposal for a U.S. Cap-and-Trade System to Address Global Climate Change." Bell Hall, 5th floor, Belfer Building, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: Jennifer Nash, 617 384-7325 12:15p - 1:30p Cell Biology Seminar Series Speaker: Michael Skinner, Director & Professor Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University Pullman Cannon Room, Building C, Rm. 114, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Contact: Joan Ruderman , 617-432-1104 4:00p Earth and Planetary Sciences Department Colloquia Check seminar Web site for speaker information. Haller Hall, 20 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: miller(a)eps.harvard.edu Tuesday 11/6/2007 9:30a - 11:00a Continental Scale Wind Power: Resources and Variations in Production Speaker: Juha Kiviluoma, ETIP Fellow L-369, Belfer Center Library, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Kennedy School of Government Contact: ETIP Coordinator, sam_milton(a)harvard.edu, 617 496-5584, www.energytechnologypolicy.org <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.energytechnologypolicy.org> 12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series Kyra N. Krakos, Washington Univ., St. Louis Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Avenue, Harvard Campus, Cambridge Contact: www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 3:30p Carl Linnaeus: A 300-Year Legacy, Systema Naturae Display One day exhibit of Systema Naturae Harvard Museum of Natural History, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617 495-3045 Wednesday 11/7/2007 4:15p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy Kate Emans Sims, Harvard University. The Effects of Protected Areas on Land Use and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Northern Thailand. L-382, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA Contact: Jennifer Shultis, jennifer_shultis(a)harvard.edu, 617 496-8054 7:00p Harvard Climate Change Colloquium: God and the Climate: Reaching Out to Evangelicals Richard Cizik, Vice President for Governmental Affairs, National Association of Evangelicals Institute of Politics Conference Room, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA Contact: www.greencrimson.com <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.greencrimson.com> Lisa Matthews Events Coordinator Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 <mailto:lisa_matthews@harvard.edu> lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu p. 617-495-8883 f. 617-496-0425

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: [Fwd: Re: Baseball Tutorial]

by Carlos Amador

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Carlos Amador <amador(a)cbsj.org> Date: Oct 24, 2007 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Fwd: Re: Baseball Tutorial] To: Alejandro Perdomo <perdomo(a)fas.harvard.edu> Cc: aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu Dear All! I will be there in spirit and will be rooting for the Sox from Mexico. All best, Carlos On 10/24/07, Alejandro Perdomo < perdomo(a)fas.harvard.edu> wrote: > > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Baseball Tutorial Date: Wed, > 24 Oct 2007 14:55:15 -0400 From: blandry(a)fas.harvard.edu To: > dominik.bauernfeind(a)hotmail.de, perdomo(a)fas.harvard.edu, > caio(a)physics.harvard.edu, ssanders(a)MIT.EDU, dmason(a)physics.harvard.edu References: > <1193208197.471ee986002cf(a)webmail.fas.harvard.edu><1193208197.471ee986002cf(a)webmail.fas.harvard.edu> > > The tutorial will be held in M-114 at 6:00 pm. > > Hope to see you there. > > Brian > > > > Quoting > blandry(a)fas.harvard.edu: > > Hi everyone, > > The Baseball Tutorial in honor of the Red Sox making it to the World Series is > tentatively scheduled for 6:00 pm Wednesday (10/24). I think we'll be > ordering > some pizza so come with eager minds and stomachs. > > Please forward this to anyone who wants to learn the rules of baseball before > the start of the big series. > > Brian > > P.S. Please let me know if you are planning on coming so we'll know how much > pizza to order. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aspuru-list mailing list > Aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu > http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/aspuru-list > > -- __o Carlos Amador Bedolla _ \<,_ amador(a)cbsj.org (_)/ (_) carlos.amador(a)servidor.unam.mx -- __o Carlos Amador Bedolla _ \<,_ amador(a)cbsj.org (_)/ (_) carlos.amador(a)servidor.unam.mx

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Fwd: Re: Baseball Tutorial]

by Alejandro Perdomo

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Baseball Tutorial Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:55:15 -0400 From: blandry(a)fas.harvard.edu To: dominik.bauernfeind(a)hotmail.de, perdomo(a)fas.harvard.edu, caio(a)physics.harvard.edu, ssanders(a)MIT.EDU, dmason(a)physics.harvard.edu References: <1193208197.471ee986002cf(a)webmail.fas.harvard.edu> The tutorial will be held in M-114 at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you there. Brian Quoting blandry(a)fas.harvard.edu: Hi everyone, The Baseball Tutorial in honor of the Red Sox making it to the World Series is tentatively scheduled for 6:00 pm Wednesday (10/24). I think we'll be ordering some pizza so come with eager minds and stomachs. Please forward this to anyone who wants to learn the rules of baseball before the start of the big series. Brian P.S. Please let me know if you are planning on coming so we'll know how much pizza to order.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] Reminder - IIC Seminar today

by Helene Tingle

Initiative in Innovative Computing @ Harvard Seminar Series Wednesday, October 24, 2007; 4:00pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Kwan-Liu Ma, Director, Institute for Ultrascale Visualization Professor, Computer Science Department, University of California, Davis Seminar Title: Visualizing Ultra-Scale Data Abstract: Advanced computing and imaging technologies enable scientists to study natural phenomena at unprecedented precision, resulting in an explosive growth of data. The size of the collected information about the Internet and mobile device users is expected to be even greater, a daunting challenge we must address in order to make sense and maximize utilization of all the available information. Visualization transforms large quantities of, possibly multiple- dimensional, data into graphical representations that exploit the high-bandwidth channel of the human visual system, leveraging the brain's remarkable ability to detect patterns and draw inferences. It has thus become an indispensable tool in many areas of study involving large data. I will introduce several effective solutions to the large data visualization problems found in a variety of areas from physical science, security, to software development. Upcoming IIC seminars Continue to stay up to date with our IIC Seminar Schedule. Parking is available in the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Please tell the attendant that you are attending the IIC Seminar. _______________________________________________ iic-seminars mailing list iic-seminars(a)calists.harvard.edu http://calists.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-seminars

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] My talk tomorrow at 4.00 PM: Quantum algorithm for the simulation of chemical reactions.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear all, We decided to change the Aspuru-Guzik group meeting because I give a talk tomorrow at the Center for Ultracold atoms (all of you are invited) http://www.rle.mit.edu/cua/new/events.asp Title: Quantum algorithm for the simulation of chemical reactions on a quantum computer. Location: Jefferson 356, Harvard 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

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] IIC Seminar Reminder - Kwan-Liu Ma on Wednesday

by Helene Tingle

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