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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] REMINDER: Dr. Alfred Rizzi - IIC-CS Joint Colloquium Wed - Oct. 8 at 4:00 pm

by Helene Tingle Uysal

IIC-CS Joint Colloquium BigDog, a Dynamic Quadruped Robot Dr. Alfred Rizzi, Lead Robotics Scientist, Boston Dynamics WEDNESDAY, October 8, 2008; 4:00 pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Abstract This seminar will describe several ongoing legged robot projects at Boston Dynamics. The focus will be on BigDog, a quadruped robot that can walk, run, balance, climb, carry loads, resist kicks and negotiate rough terrain with new levels of dynamic mobility, robustness and performance. The talk will explore issues related to the system design, performance metrics, efficiency and the experimental evaluation of such systems. Bio Alfred Rizzi is the Lead Robotics Scientist at Boston Dynamics. He is responsible for real-time embedded software development and is an expert in robot control, distributed systems and system integration. Prior to joining Boston Dynamics in 2006, he was an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where he directed research projects focused on hybrid sensor-based control of complex and distributed dynamical systems. Highlights of these projects include the development of embedded software systems and automated behaviors for novel legged mobile robots (RiSE and RHex). Dr. Rizzi received the Sc.B. degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. from Yale University in 1990 and 1994 respectively. He is a co-recipient of the Nakamura Prize for best paper at the International Symposium on Intelligent Robots and Systems in 2001. He currently serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Robotics Research. _______________________________________________ iic-colloquium mailing list iic-colloquium(a)calists.harvard.edu http://calists.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-colloquium

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Vladimir Chernyak at MIT, 4 pm

by Joel Yuen

Vladimir Chernyak (disciple of Shaul Mukamel) is speaking at MIT today at 4 pm at 56-114. I'm going, let me know if you're going too. http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event_ext.pl?event=9021680&location=http://we…

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] CCB Directory final version

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, This is your last chance to double check the CCB Directory group list. I'm sending it to the Main Office after 4pm today. Thanks, Anna P.S. This Friday's group meeting has been rescheduled for Thu (9 Oct) at 5pm in the Div Rm, due to the Symposium taking place on Friday. Jiahao Chen, pdoc candidate from UIUC will be presenting. -- Anna B. Shin Aspuru-Guzik Group Administrator Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617.496.9964 phone 617.496.9411 fax anna(a)chemistry.harvard.edu Aspuru-Guzik Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Reminder -- TODAY at 5 pm -- The Future of Energy: John Rowe

by Center for the Environment

Finding secure, safe and reliable sources of energy to power world economic growth will be one of the great challenges of this century. The Harvard University Center for the Environment invites the Harvard community to take up the challenge by participating in this ongoing series of discussions. THE FUTURE OF ENERGY Fall 2008 John Rowe Chairman and CEO, Exelon Energy Corporation "In Pursuit of a Sustainable Energy Future" _TODAY at 5:00 pm_ Harvard University Science Center Lecture Hall D One Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA John W. Rowe is the chairman and chief executive officer of Exelon Corporation, a utility holding company headquartered in Chicago. Exelon has the largest market capitalization in the electric utility industry. Its retail affiliates serve 5.4 million customers in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and its generation affiliate operates the largest fleet of nuclear power plants in the nation. Rowe is the longest-serving chief executive in the energy industry and is regarded as one of the country’s leading voices on energy and public policy. He first raised the issue of global warming in testimony before Congress in 1992 and currently serves as co-chair of the National Commission on Energy Policy. The Future of Energy lecture series is sponsored by the Harvard University Center for the Environment with generous support from Bank of America. All of the lectures are free and open to the public. --- Contact: Lisa Matthews Events Coordinator Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu p. 617-495-8883 f. 617-496-0425 ============================================== You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center for the Environment events. Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list: http://harvard.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=5… Our mailing address is: Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford St. 3rd floor Cambridge, MA 02138 Our telephone: (617) 495-0368 Forward this email to a friend: http://forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=e642f62… Update your profile: http://harvard.list-manage.com/profile?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=5bea9…

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] [Colloquium] IIC-CS Joint Colloquium Wed- Oct. 8 - Dr. Alfred Rizzi

by Pavlos Protopapas

IIC-CS Joint Colloquium BigDog, a Dynamic Quadruped Robot Dr. Alfred Rizzi, Lead Robotics Scientist, Boston Dynamics WEDNESDAY, October 8, 2008; 4:00 pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Abstract This seminar will describe several ongoing legged robot projects at Boston Dynamics. The focus will be on BigDog, a quadruped robot that can walk, run, balance, climb, carry loads, resist kicks and negotiate rough terrain with new levels of dynamic mobility, robustness and performance. The talk will explore issues related to the system design, performance metrics, efficiency and the experimental evaluation of such systems. Bio Alfred Rizzi is the Lead Robotics Scientist at Boston Dynamics. He is responsible for real-time embedded software development and is an expert in robot control, distributed systems and system integration. Prior to joining Boston Dynamics in 2006, he was an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where he directed research projects focused on hybrid sensor-based control of complex and distributed dynamical systems. Highlights of these projects include the development of embedded software systems and automated behaviors for novel legged mobile robots (RiSE and RHex). Dr. Rizzi received the Sc.B. degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. from Yale University in 1990 and 1994 respectively. He is a co-recipient of the Nakamura Prize for best paper at the International Symposium on Intelligent Robots and Systems in 2001. He currently serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Robotics Research. --------------- For more information about IIC colloquia and other events : http://iic.harvard.edu/events/upcoming<http://iic.harvard.edu/seminars/iic-colloquium-series-fall-2008-through-spr…> If you would like to subscribe to our listserv for announcements of IIC colloquia and workshops, or if you would like to be removed from the list, please contact Helene Tingle Uysal, helene_tingle(a)harvard.edu. _______________________________________________ iic-colloquium mailing list iic-colloquium(a)calists.harvard.edu http://calists.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-colloquium

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] CCB Directory

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, Please review your entry in the CCB Directory. Check that your name is correct and specify your preferred email address. Undergrads: please send me your name and preferred email address as well so I can include you in the list. Thanks, Anna -- Anna B. Shin Aspuru-Guzik Group Administrator Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617.496.9964 phone 617.496.9411 fax anna(a)chemistry.harvard.edu Aspuru-Guzik Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Update October 2 - 16

by Center for the Environment

Dear Friends of HUCE, Please be sure to check the HUCE calendar on our website, [ http://harvard.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=c… ]www.environment.harvard.edu, for the most up-to-date listings and complete event descriptions. If you would like to submit an event to the calendar, contact Lisa Matthews at the Center for the Environment: lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu [ mailto:lisa_matthews@harvard.edu ]. Feel free to distribute this email to your students, faculty, colleagues, and anyone else who may be interested in environmental events around the community. Highlights: Monday, October 6: John Rowe, Chairman and CEO of Exelon Energy Corporation, the largest utility holding company in the United States, kicks off the _Future of Energy_ series of 2008 with his lecture,_ "In Pursuit of a Sustainable Energy Future."_ Tuesday, October 7: The European Commission for the Environment, Stavros Dimas visits Harvard to discuss "European Leadership on Global Environmental Challenges." Wednesday, October 15: Karen Fisher-Vanden, Pennsylvania State University, and Karin Thorburn, Dartmouth College, present "Voluntary Corporate Environmental Initiatives and Shareholder Wealth" in the Environmental Economics and Policy Seminar. Calendar Listings: Thursday 10/2/2008 3:15p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=120524176 ] Rapid Climate Change in the Arctic: Why It Should Concern Us (Grossman Common Room, 51 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA) James J. McCarthy, Harvard University. Sponsored by the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement. Free and open to the public. 4:00p - 5:00p MIT: LEES Colloquium [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121238543 ] (MIT Stata Center, Building 32, Room 141, 32 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA) "The Future of the New England Power System." Gordon van Welie, President and CEO of ISO New England. Organized for the MIT Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems Contact: lees.mit.edu/lees/colloquium.htm [ http://lees.mit.edu/lees/colloquium.htm ] 4:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117826182 ] OEB Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Some like it cold: individual-, species-, and community-level responses to a changing Arctic climate." Eric Post, Pennsylvania State University. Host: Moorcroft Lab Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu [ mailto:kparodi@oeb.harvard.edu ], www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin... [ http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html ] 6:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=120524135 ] Graduate School of Design PhD Talks (Gund Hall / Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA) "Reading the Urban Landscape of Tokyo: Ecology and History." Jinnai Hidenobu, Japanese architectural historian and professor of architecture at Tokyo's Hosei University. Contact: Alex Bueno, bueno(a)fas.harvard.edu [ mailto:bueno@fas.harvard.edu ] Friday 10/3/2008 8:30a - 9:30a [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=112064424 ] Microbial Sciences Friday Chalktalk (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) "Chemical ecology and behavior of C. elegans in a microbial world." Adam Bahrami (MSI Postdoctoral Fellow, FAS Dept of Organismic and Evolutionary Biolog, Zhang Lab) Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu [ mailto:herren@fas.harvard.edu ], (617) 495 8643, www.msi.harvard.edu/fridays.html [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.msi.harvard.edu/fridays.html ] 3:00p - 5:00p Learning from Catastrophe: The Public Health Consequences of Katrina for New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=120322674 ] (Auditorium G-2, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston) Various expert panelists, see website for detailed information. Contact: 617 496 0721, www.hsph.harvard.edu/diversity [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.hsph.harvard.edu/diversity ] 4:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121357600 ] Distance in His Eyes (Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, Harvard Campus, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA ) Ken Burns, Florentine Films, speaks on his upcoming feature film, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea." Free, no tickets required. Seating is limited; first-come, first-serveed. Contact: 617) 496-2222 7:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117871222 ] Sustaining Life: A Conversation with Eric Chivian and Edward O. Wilson (Museum of Science, Boston) The Museum of Science, Boston will present Sustaining Life: A Conversation with Eric Chivian and Edward O. Wilson Contact: Cheryl White, cwhite(a)mos.org [ mailto:cwhite@mos.org ], 617-723-2500, www.mos.org/adults [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.mos.org/adults ] Sunday 10/5/2008 2:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture Series [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=116987741 ] (Haller Hall, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Tuna: A Love Story" Author talk & booksigning by Richard Ellis Author and marine artist. Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu [ mailto:hmnh@oeb.harvard.edu ], 617.495.3045, www.hmnh.harvard.edu [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.hmnh.harvard.edu ] 4:00p - 7:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=120322979 ] Harvard Environment Society BBQ (6 Adams Terrace, Cambridge, MA) The Environment Society is an umbrella org for all of the environment related clubs at Harvard, and this kick off BBQ will be a great chance to meet people from other schools with an interest in the environment. Contact: Spring Greeney , sgreeney(a)fas.harvard.edu [ mailto:sgreeney@fas.harvard.edu ] Monday 10/6/2008 12:00p - 1:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=118021153 ] Harvard Energy Journal Club (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion. Contact: Kurt House, khouse(a)fas.harvard.edu [ mailto:khouse@fas.harvard.edu ], www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.ht… ] 12:30p - 1:15p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121238604 ] Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Monday Seminar Series (FXB G12, 651 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA) "Diesel exposure and lung cancer - an exposure biology approach." Thomas J. Smith, PhD, CIH. Professor Harvard School of Public Health Contact: Ann Backus, MS, abackus(a)hsph.harvard.edu [ mailto:abackus@hsph.harvard.edu ] 4:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121238610 ] EPS Fall Colloquium (Haller Hall, Room 102, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Hydrodynamic escape of atmospheres, revisited." Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, the University of Chicago. Contact: Ganna Savostyanova, annasavostyanova(a)gmail.com [ mailto:annasavostyanova@gmail.com ] 4:15p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=120322800 ] Radcliffe Institute Lecture in the Sciences (Sherman Fairchild Lecture Hall, Room 102, 7 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA) "Reading Between the Spectral Lines: Revealing Interactions Within Living Cells." Carol Robinson, Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of Cambridge, England Contact: 617-495-8600, www.radcliffe.edu [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.radcliffe.edu ] 5:00p The Future of Energy [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=113635036 ] (Science Center D, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "In Pursuit of a Sustainable Energy Future." John Rowe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Corporation, a utility holding company headquartered in Chicago. Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu [ mailto:lisa_matthews@harvard.edu ], 617-495-8883 7:30p - 9:30p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121238562 ] Energy Debate (W16 Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA) Come see a lively debate between the McCain and Obama campaigns on the topic of Energy Policy. Contact: Amy Fazen, energy-events(a)mit.edu [ mailto:energy-events@mit.edu ] Tuesday 10/7/2008 9:30a - 11:00a [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=120322750 ] Energy Technology Innovation Policy Seminar Series (Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., JFK School of Government, Cambridge, MA) "Equity and Climate Policy: An Allocation Method Based on Individual Emissions." Ananth Chikkatur, ETIP Research Fellow; and Shoibal Chakravarty, Researcher, Princeton Environmental Institute. Contact: Sam Milton, sam_milton(a)harvard.edu [ mailto:sam_milton@harvard.edu ], [ http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/10/energy_technology_innovation… ]belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/... 11:30a [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121357550 ] Solid Earth Physics Seminar Series (Hoffman Faculty Lounge, 4th Floor, 20 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Fluid Flow in Viscoplastic Porous Media: Porosity Waves as a Mechanism for Fluid Expulsion." Viktoriya Yarushina, Physics of Geological Processes, University of Oslo, Norway Contact: esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEM... [ http://esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEMINAR.html ] 12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117102191 ] (Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA) "Beginning to understand the ends: Duplication and diversification of key components of the Arabidopsis telomerase enzyme." Dorothy Shippen, Texas A&M Contact: [ http://www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series ]www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 3:00p - 4:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117067223 ] ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club (Geological Museum, Room 418, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA) Visit the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics website for current speakers and topics of discussion. Contact: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu [ mailto:kdennis@fas.harvard.edu ], www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/semi… ] 4:15p - 5:15p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121357571 ] MIT Energy Initiative Seminar Series (66-110, Landau Building, 25 Ames Street, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Energy Services for the Poor." H. Harish Hande, co-founder and managing director of SELCO-INDIA. Contact: Jameson Twomey , jtwomey(a)mit.edu [ mailto:jtwomey@mit.edu ], [ http://mit.edu/mitei/news/seminars ]mit.edu/mitei/news/seminars/ 4:30p European Leadership on Global Environmental Challenges [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117067213 ] (JFK Forum, Littauer Building, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for the Environment. Chaired by John Holdren, Professor of Environmental Policy. Contact: Sarah Delude, sadelude(a)fas.harvard.edu [ mailto:sadelude@fas.harvard.edu ] 5:00p - 6:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121238583 ] Meet the Radcliffe Institute Fellows (10 Garden St., Cambridge, MA) This year's class includes scientists in Astronomy, Biology, Electrical Engineering, Evolutionary and Organismic Biology, Materials Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Physics. Contact: Becki Smith, science(a)radcliffe.edu [ mailto:science@radcliffe.edu ], (617) 496-5545 6:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=116987742 ] Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture Series (Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Elegant Eggs & Remarkable Nests" Lecture & booksigning by photographer Rosamond Purcell Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu [ mailto:hmnh@oeb.harvard.edu ], 617.495.3045, www.hmnh.harvard.edu [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.hmnh.harvard.edu ] Wednesday 10/8/2008 7:00p - 9:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117067296 ] Science in the News Seminar Series (Armenise amphitheater, Harvard Medical School, Longwood Campus, Boston, MA) Visit the Science in the News website for the schedule of topics. Contact: sitnboston(a)yahoo.com [ mailto:sitnboston@yahoo.com ], [ http://www.hms.harvard.edu/sitn ]www.hms.harvard.edu/sitn/ Thursday 10/9/2008 4:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117826183 ] OEB Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Ted Turlings, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland. Seminar Title: TBA. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu [ mailto:kparodi@oeb.harvard.edu ], www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin... [ http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html ] Friday 10/10/2008 5:30p - 8:00p MIT Energy Night [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121357587 ] (MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA) MIT Energy Night is an MIT energy community showcase social event held annually by the MIT Energy Club and at the MIT Museum. Contact: Matt Denman , mrdenman(a)mit.edu [ mailto:mrdenman@mit.edu ] Tuesday 10/14/2008 12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121357608 ] (Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA) "Population biology of the ubiquitous ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum: species complex or complex species?" Greg Douhan, UC Riverside. Contact: [ http://www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series ]www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 3:00p - 4:00p ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117067224 ] (Geological Museum, Room 418, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA) Visit the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics website for current speakers and topics of discussion. Contact: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu [ mailto:kdennis@fas.harvard.edu ], www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/semi… ] 5:30p Clean Energy Forum - Creating a Clean Transportation Future [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=121238541 ] (Foley Hoag Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter Street, North Entrance, Suite 4000, Waltham, Massachusetts) Contact: Lucy Rohner , lrohner(a)MassH2.org [ mailto:lrohner@MassH2.org ], (978) 232-0081 Wednesday 10/15/2008 4:00p - 5:00p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=120322803 ] (Littaur-382, 79 JFK St., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) "Voluntary Corporate Environmental Initiatives and Shareholder Wealth." Karen Fisher-Vanden, Pennsylvania State University, and Karin Thorburn, Dartmouth College Contact: Jason Chapman, Jason_Chapman(a)ksg.harvard.edu [ mailto:Jason_Chapman@ksg.harvard.edu ], 617-496-8054, www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/heep/event... [ http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/heep/events.html ] 4:00p - 5:00p Origins of Life Initiative Forum [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117102195 ] (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "A Simpler Origin for Life." Professor Robert Shapiro, Department of Chemistry, New York University. Contact: Sharmon G. Davis, sdavis(a)cfa.harvard.edu [ mailto:sdavis@cfa.harvard.edu ], 617.496.1451, origins.harvard.edu/OriginsForum.html [ http://origins.harvard.edu/OriginsForum.html ] 7:00p - 9:00p Science in the News Seminar Series [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117067337 ] (Armenise amphitheater, Harvard Medical School, Longwood Campus, Boston, MA) Visit the Science in the News website for the schedule of topics. The mission at Science in the News is to take scientific topics present in today's current events and examine the science behind th... Contact: sitnboston(a)yahoo.com [ mailto:sitnboston@yahoo.com ], [ http://www.hms.harvard.edu/sitn ]www.hms.harvard.edu/sitn/ Thursday 10/16/2008 4:00p OEB Seminar Series [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117826184 ] (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Scott Hodges, University of California Santa Barbara. Seminar Title: TBA. Host: Kramer Lab Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu [ mailto:kparodi@oeb.harvard.edu ], www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin... [ http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html ] 5:00p - 6:30p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=117102172 ] Green Conversations with Max Page (Robinson Hall, Lower Level Library, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) Max Page (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) discusses his new work, "The City's End: Two Centuries of Fantasies, Fears, and Premonitions of New York's Destruction" with faculty panelist Jerold Kayden, Graduate School of Design Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu [ mailto:lisa_matthews@harvard.edu ], 617-495-8883 6:00p [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=116987743 ] Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture Series (Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity" Lecture and booksigning by Dr. Eric Chivian and Dr. E. O. Wilson Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu [ mailto:hmnh@oeb.harvard.edu ], 617.495.3045, www.hmnh.harvard.edu [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.hmnh.harvard.edu ] 6:00p Microbial Sciences Initiative Thursday Evening Seminar Series [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=112098337 ] (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) "Advantages of Traveling by Tube - Explorations of Fungal Networks" Lynne Boddy (Cardiff University, UK), School of Biosciences. Host: Prof. Anne Pringle Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu [ mailto:herren@fas.harvard.edu ], (617) 495 8643, www.msi.harvard.edu/thursdays.html [ http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/www.msi.harvard.edu/thursdays.html ] ============================================== You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center for the Environment events. 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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Differential geometry book

by Ivan Kassal

Dear group, I can't find one of my books, and I suspect I might have given it out to someone. It's called Differential Geometry, it's cover is dark red or brown, it's hardcover, and it's at least 30 years old. Let me know if you have it. Thanks, Ivan

15 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Tomorrow's dinner with Prof. Troy Van Voorhis

by Roel Sigifredo Sanchez-Carrera

Dear colleagues, Tomorrow, I will be Prof. Troy Van Voorhis' host for dinner. If you are not attending the Ig nobel prize ceremony and would like to join us, please let me know: rsanchez(a)fas.harvard.edu Currently, two other postdocs have shown interest in going out for dinner with Prof. Van Voorhis. We are leaving the Chemistry Department at around 6:00 PM. Regards, Roel Sanchez

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: New Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Consortium in Energy: ------------------------------- Dear group graduate students, For all of you interested in the energy consortium program (graduate program in energy), please apply before Oct 31. Note you need a letter from me, that I will need to produce with time in advance, so please let me know ASAP if you intend to apply. I would strongly suggest to ask for the fellowship as well :) Alan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim Clem <clem(a)fas.harvard.edu> Date: Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:38 AM Subject: New Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment To: undisclosed-recipients TO: HUCE Faculty Associates FROM: Dan Schrag DATE: September 30, 2008 SUBJECT: New Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment** I am delighted to announce the launch of the *Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment*, a new interdisciplinary training opportunity for doctoral students interested in energy issues. The Consortium will foster a new community of students who will be well versed in the broad, interconnected issues of energy and environment while maintaining their focus in their primary discipline. Starting in the Spring 2009 semester, the Consortium will admit its first cohort of students, who will enroll in a suite of new courses that constitute the program requirements. Mike Aziz of SEAS will offer a course on energy technology and energy systems; Bill Hogan and Erich Muehlegger of the Kennedy School will co-teach a course on energy policy; and in Fall 2009 I will offer a course on energy consequences. Students will also be required to participate in a weekly reading seminar that will provide an overview of the energy field from a wide range of perspectives, and will be led by faculty members from around the university. We hope your department will consider whether one or more of these new courses might satisfy elective requirements for students in your program. Students enrolled in the Consortium will be expected to fulfill all the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department or program and must have the approval of their advisers to apply. Students accepted into the Consortium will be eligible to apply for graduate fellowships provided by the Center for the Environment, which will coordinate with the GSAS on fellowship decisions. Consortium students will also be eligible to receive up to $1,000 to attend conferences or other professional activities during their time in the program. The attached brochure offers more information on the Consortium and details on how to apply. The deadline for applications is October 31st with a second application cycle in May 2009. *Please help us get the word out by forwarding this brochure to students who might be interested in the program.* Feel free to contact me or Jim Clem if you have any questions in the meantime. Thanks for your help. -- James I. Clem, Ph.D. Managing Director Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617.496.5458 Fax: 617.496.0425clem(a)fas.harvard.edu -- Alan 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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