aspuru-list April 2007

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] phone call Thurs 10a

by C. Brian Roland

Hello office-mates in M110, I have a job-related phone call tomorrow from 10-11a, that I'll be receiving at my desk in M110. I apologize in advance if the noise causes a distraction. Brian -- C. Brian Roland Ph.D. Chemical Physics (2007) Harvard University

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Special Event - Environmental Economics - TODAY - 4PM

by Jenny MacGregor

Please join us... */International Cooperation: The Incentive to Supply Global Public Goods/* with Scott Barrett Professor of Environmental Economics and International Political Economy; Director of International Policy Program, Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University Center for the Environment Visiting Scholar *Monday, April 30, 4 PM* Belfer Case Study Room, SO20, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street All are welcome to attend -- Jenny MacGregor Events and Publications Coordinator Harvard University Center for the Environment ph: 617-495-8883

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [theochem-announce] Wednesday 5/2 GBA Theoretical Chemistry Lecture

by Chiao-Lun Cheng

Hi all, Please take note of the upcoming GBA Theoretical Chemistry Lecture. Title-- Computational and theoretical advances in quantum analysis and ab initio-based potentials for systems with ca. 30 coupled vibrational modes Speaker-- Joel Bowman Emory University <http://www.chemistry.emory.edu/faculty/bowman/> Time-- Wednesday, May 2nd 4pm-6pm Place-- MIT (24-121) http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=24-121 More Information-- http://people.bu.edu/theochem/ _______________________________________________ theochem-announce mailing list theochem-announce(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/theochem-announce

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] [Colloquium] REMINDER: Computational Neuroscience Lecture: Peter Dayan

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my.harvard calendar reminder: Event Information: Date : 4/30/2007 Start Time : 04:00 PM End Time : 05:00 PM Title : Computational Neuroscience Lecture: Peter Dayan Description : Peter Dayan Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College, London. Monday April 30, 4pm Maxwell Dworkin G125 Norepinephrine and Neural Interrupts The neuromodulator norepinephrine plays an important role in aspects of vigilance and attention. Extensive neurophysiological recordings show that noradrenergic neurons are activated on a phasic, sub-second time-scale by behaviorally relevant stimuli and contingencies within tasks. We model this activity as a neural interrupt signal that reports on unexpected changes of state within a task, and show that this offers a faithful characterization of a range of the neurophysiological data. We also discuss its relationship to existing theories suggesting norepinephrine reporting on uncertainty between tasks on a much longer time-scale of minutes and beyond. These theoretical characterizations are complementary and jointly offer a rich picture of a key neural signal. Location : Maxwell Dworkin G125 URL : Phone : Calendar : Computer Science Colloquium Series _______________________________________________ Colloquium mailing list Colloquium(a)deas.harvard.edu https://lists.deas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/colloquium _______________________________________________ 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] Monday April 9

by Edward Farhi

Dear All We will meet on Monday April 9 at 1:00 in the usual spot. Eddie *********************************************** Edward Farhi Professor of Physics Director Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology NE25 Room 4024 Cambridge MA 02139 617 253 4871 ***********************************************

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] IIC Seminar Reminder - Jill Mesirov on March 7

by Helene Tingle

Initiative in Innovative Computing @ Harvard Seminar Series Wednesday, March 7, 2007; 4:00pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Jill P. Mesirov, Associate Director and Chief Informatics Officer, Director, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Seminar Title: Computational Paradigms for Genomic Medicine Abstract The completion of the human genome sequencing project, coupled with the ever increasing scale and throughput of biological experimentation, has the potential to greatly accelerate progress in biomedicine. Discoveries in this new realm of "high-dimensional biology" are dependent both upon sophisticated computation and the ability to unify the analytical approaches of a variety of disciplines. However, the lack of an integrated computational environment that can provide both easy access to a set of universal analytic tools, and support the development and dissemination of novel algorithmic approaches, has resulted in the pace of data acquisition greatly outstripping that of meaningful data analysis. We will describe some of the challenging computational problems in biomedicine, the techniques we use to address them, and a software infrastructure to support this highly interdisciplinary field of research. ***Parking is available in the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Please tell the attendant that you are attending the IIC Seminar. Upcoming IIC seminars Continue to stay up to date with our IIC Seminar Schedule. _______________________________________________ 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] [iic-seminars] [Colloquium] Monday, April 30, 2007, Computational Neuroscience Lecture: Peter Dayan

by colloquium＠deas.harvard.edu

Peter Dayan Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College, London. Monday April 30, 4pm Maxwell Dworkin G125 Norepinephrine and Neural Interrupts The neuromodulator norepinephrine plays an important role in aspects of vigilance and attention. Extensive neurophysiological recordings show that noradrenergic neurons are activated on a phasic, sub-second time-scale by behaviorally relevant stimuli and contingencies within tasks. We model this activity as a neural interrupt signal that reports on unexpected changes of state within a task, and show that this offers a faithful characterization of a range of the neurophysiological data. We also discuss its relationship to existing theories suggesting norepinephrine reporting on uncertainty between tasks on a much longer time-scale of minutes and beyond. These theoretical characterizations are complementary and jointly offer a rich picture of a key neural signal. Host: Leslie Valiant _______________________________________________ Colloquium mailing list Colloquium(a)deas.harvard.edu https://lists.deas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/colloquium _______________________________________________ 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] Environmental Events Around Harvard 4/26/07 - 5/10/07

by Jenny MacGregor

Dear HUCE Faculty and Friends, Please refer to the Center website for complete details on these and other environmental events taking place at and near Harvard. If you would like to add an event to the calendar, or unsubscribe from this list, please contact Jenny MacGregor, jenny_macgregor(a)harvard.edu <mailto:jenny_macgregor@harvard.edu>, 617-495-8883. *Highlights:* 4/30/07 -- International Cooperation and Globa Public Goods with Scott Barrett at CGIS 5/1/07 -- Tropical Landscapes with Ariel Lugo at GSD 5/8/07 -- EU Climate policy with MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz at Center for European Studies 5/8/07 -- UNEP Chief Achim Steiner at KSG Note - Latest Center newsletter attached! *Calendar Listings:*** *Thursday 4/26/2007 * 8:00p - 9:00p The world's energy problem and what we can do about it <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=66628180> Steven Chu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Chemistry and Chemical Biology Seminars G. B. Kistiakowsky Lecture Pfizer Lecture Hall, 12 Oxford Street *Friday 4/27/2007 * 8:30a - 9:30a Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria: Microbial Methylmercury Polluters <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67212170> Eileen Ekstrom, Hansel Laboratory, Harvard University Microbial Sciences Initiative Chalktalk Breakfast Harvard Univ. Center for the Environment (HUCE) conf. room 310, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge 11:00a - 12:00p Statistical Processes on a Global Scale <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=65127929> Michael Stein, Department of Statistics and Center for Integrating Statistical and Environmental Science, University of Chicago Space-time statistical modeling: an introductory lecture series CGIS N354, simulcast to HSPH Kresge G3 11:00a - 12:00p Plant nitrogen uptake and global change: is there a unifying mechanism that explains diversity of responses? <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67212190> Hormoz BassiriRad -- University of Illinois and Harvard Bullard Fellow Harvard Forest Winter/Spring 2007 Seminar Series Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA 12:00p - 1:00p Integrated Assessment of Global Climate Change: What can we learn from coupled models of Science and Economics to help inform climate policy and future technological investments? <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67187030> Ronald Prinn, MIT Atmospheric Sciences Seminar Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge 5:00p Korea DMZ Workshop Public Event <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67245699> Gund Hall, Room 109, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Quincy Street *Monday 4/30/2007 * 12:00p - 1:00p Harvard Energy Journal Club <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=65724762> Weekly roundtable discussion open to the Harvard and MIT communities Harvard Univ. Center for the Environment (HUCE) conf. room 310, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge 4:00p - 5:00p Earth and Planetary Sciences Departmental Colloquium <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=64154658> Ralph Lorenz, Johns Hopkins University Haller Hall 102 Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street 4:00p - 5:00p International Cooperation: The incentives to supply global public goods <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67796409> Scott Barrett, Professor of Environmental Economics and International Political Economy; Director, International policy Program, Johns Hopkins University Belfer Case Study Room, S020, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Harvard *Tuesday 5/1/2007 * 12:00p - 1:00p Nomen-colonialism: Unwitting Barrier to Conservation <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=66628192> Glenn Adelson, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard Harvard University Herbaria Seminar Series Harvard University Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge 4:00p - 5:00p Cope's Rule, Hypercarnivory, and Extinction <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67520743> BlaireVan Valkenburgh, UCLA Earth History and Paleobiology (EHAP) seminar series Haller Hall 102 Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street 6:00p - 8:00p Emerging Ecosystems on Tropical Landscapes: The Shining Star of the Caribbean <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=66603349> Ariel Lugo, Director, USDA, FS, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Puerto Rico Piper Auditorium, Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge *Wednesday 5/2/2007 * 4:00p - 5:30p Regulatory Regime Changes Under Federalism: Do States Matter? <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=63056706> Wayne Gray, Clark University, and Ronald Shadbegian, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy Room L-382, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 6:00p - 8:00p Shaping the City: A Strategic Blueprint for New York's Future <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67212136> Amanda Burden, chair of the New York City Planning Commission Sylvester Baxter Lecture in Urban Planning Gund Hall, Room 109, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Quincy Street 7:30p - 8:30p With Speed and Violence: Tipping Points and Climate Change <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67212173> Fred Pearce, science journalist, Book signing to follow First Parish, 3 Church Street, Cambridge *Thursday 5/3/2007 * 12:00p - 1:30p Harvard Ecology Discussion Group <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=65589782> Weekly roundtable discussion open to the Harvard and MIT communities Harvard Univ. Center for the Environment (HUCE) conf. room 310, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge 6:00p - 7:30p Sex, Drugs, and Natural Selection: The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67796403> Marc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Harvard Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge *Friday 5/4/2007 * 12:00p - 1:00p Lessons learned from the 2004 and 2005 Alaskan fires based on field observations of burn severity - implications for modeling of pyrogenic emissions and understanding processes controlling terrestrial carbon cycling <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67796426> Eric Kasischke, Univ. of Maryland Atmospheric Sciences Seminar Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge *Monday 5/7/2007 * 12:00p - 1:30p A Holistic Strategy For Malaria <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67796377> Director of Research and Partnerships of the African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE) Frontiers in Sustainable Development Speaker Series and Global Health Student Group Center for International Development, Perkins Room -- Rubenstein Bldg, Room 415, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 12:00p - 1:00p Harvard Energy Journal Club <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=65724763> Weekly roundtable discussion open to the Harvard and MIT communities Harvard Univ. Center for the Environment (HUCE) conf. room 310, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge *Tuesday 5/8/2007* 1:45p - 3:00p What's the difference?! The European Approach to Climate Change <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=66653188> Karl-Heinz Florenz, MEP Dr. Florenz is the former Chairman of the European Environment Committee and a leading expert on European environmental policy Center for European Studies, Lower Level Conference Rm. 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA. 4:00p - 5:30p African Insect Science for Food and Health <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67796408> Onesmo Ole-MoiYoi, Director of Research and Partnerships, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Kresge 502, HSPH, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston... 6:00p - 7:30p EARTH OUT OF BALANCE: Rethinking Global Environmental Security <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67712705> Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya The Kennedy School Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Littauer Building, First Floor, Cambridge *Wednesday 5/9/2007 * 6:00p - 7:30p The Snoring Bird <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=67796404> Lecture and booksigning by Bernd Heinrich Science Center Lecture Hall D, Harvard *Thursday 5/10/2007 * 9:00a - 4:45p Harvard Plant Biology Symposium on Plant Stem Cells <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=64663674> Fairchild Auditorium, 7 Divinity Ave, Cambridge 12:00p - 1:30p Harvard Ecology Discussion Group <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=65589783> Weekly roundtable discussion open to the Harvard and MIT communities Harvard Univ. Center for the Environment (HUCE) conf. room 310, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge 3:30p - 4:30p The Economic Value of Air-Pollution-Related Health Risks in Chengdu, China <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=64462524> Prof. James K. Hammitt, Director, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis and Harvard School of Public Health Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge -- Jenny MacGregor Events and Publications Coordinator Harvard University Center for the Environment ph: 617-495-8883

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] [Colloquium] REMINDER: BlueGene/L: Recipe for a Successful Supercomputer (Bronis R. de Supinski)

by colloquium＠deas.harvard.edu

my.harvard calendar reminder: Event Information: Date : 4/26/2007 Start Time : 04:00 PM End Time : 05:00 PM Title : BlueGene/L: Recipe for a Successful Supercomputer (Bronis R. de Supinski) Description : Harvard University Computer Science Colloquium Series 33 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Colloquium BlueGene/L: Recipe for a Successful Supercomputer Bronis R. de Supinski Data Analysis Group Leader Center for Applied Scientific Computing Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory http://www.llnl.gov/comp/bio.php/desupinski1 Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:00PM Maxwell Dworkin G125 (Ice Cream at 3:30PM - Maxwell Dworkin 2nd Floor Lounge Area) Abstract BlueGene/L (BG/L), developed through a partnership between IBM and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is currently the world's largest system both in terms of scale with 131,072 processors and absolute performance with a peak rate of 367 TFlop/s. BG/L has led the Top500 list the last four times with a Linpack rate of 280.6 TFlop/s for the full machine installed at LLNL and is expected to remain the fastest computer in the next few editions. This talk will detail how we overcame the challenges of scaling the system architecture and software, as well as novel innovations for supporting tools at this scale. More importantly, it will present performance and scientific results from real applications that demonstrate the real value of a machine like BG/L. Host: Professor David Brooks Location : Maxwell Dworkin G125 (Ice Cream at 3:30PM - Maxwell Dworkin 2nd Floor Lounge Area) URL : Phone : Calendar : Computer Science Colloquium Series _______________________________________________ Colloquium mailing list Colloquium(a)deas.harvard.edu https://lists.deas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/colloquium _______________________________________________ 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] [iic-seminars] Reminder - IIC Seminar today - Srinidhi Varadarajan

by Helene Tingle

Initiative in Innovative Computing @ Harvard Seminar Series Wednesday, April 25, 2007; 4:00pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Srinidhi Varadarajan, Director, Center for High-End Computing Systems, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Seminar Title: Relativistic Time: A Unified Temporal Model for Mixed- Mode Simulations Abstract As computer networks continue to grow dramatically, there is a critical need for scalable network simulation testbeds that can capture the complexity of large-scale systems. To this end, we developed the Open Network Emulator, a scalable testbed that supports both discrete-event simulation as well as direct-code execution based emulation of Internet-scale networks. The scale and fidelity of this simulation environment present a fundamental challenge. As the complexity of a simulation system starts approaching reality, there is no unified measure of time. Network applications in a real system run in real-time or wall-clock time, which flows naturally, but is uncontrolled. Models of next generation network devices operate in highly controllable virtual time, but the virtual clock has to be forced by events occurring in the system. To solve this problem, we developed a system of time called relativistic time, which reconciles real time and virtual time by creating a model of time that flows naturally, and yet is highly controllable. In this talk, I will present the characteristics of the simulation environment, the challenges in integrating temporal models and results from our work on the relativistic time model. 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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