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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] Postponement of IIC-CS Nov. 20 colloquium

by Pavlos Protopapas

Dear friends, The second speaker in our IIC-Computer Science joint colloquium series, Jennifer Chayes of Microsoft Research, has had to postpone her Nov. 20 talk, with regret, because of unforeseeable circumstances. We are working with Dr. Chayes to reschedule this colloquium for a spring date. We'll send a notice once a date is secured, and we hope you'll all join us then. Pavlos Protopapas Matt Welsh for the IIC-CS Joint Colloquium Series _______________________________________________ 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] Meeting with Hugh Churchill, Monday, Nov 17, Division room 5pm

by Semion K Saikin

Dear Group, On Monday, November 17 we have a meeting with Hugh Churchill (a graduate student from Charlie Marcus' group). He will give a presentation about his research on spin relaxation in carbon nanotube quantum dots. The meeting is at 5pm in the Division room. Please, feel comfortable to join. It always useful to know what one of the leading experimental groups in semiconductor nanoscience does. Semion P.S. This presentation http://www.slideshare.net/eldon/sequoia-capital-on-startups-and-the-economi… is not related to science, but looks rather interesting.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] today's grp mtg

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, Ville's group meeting today is cancelled. He joined Alan and Cesar on the road trip to Williams College Physics department. You can still attend Semion's talk for the CCB Student/Postdoc Seminar Series today at 12:15pm in Pfizer Lecture Hall. Best, 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 November 13 - 26

by Center for the Environment

Dear Friends of HUCE, Please be sure to check the HUCE calendar on our website, 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. 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: Wednesday, November 19: In "Energy, Security, and the Long War of the 21st Century", R. James Woolsey speaks about the potential transformations from innovations in energy and the impact of these developments on national security in the second HUCE Future of Energy lecture series of the Fall semester. Thursday, November 20: Isaac Berzin, the founder of Cambridge-based GreenFuel Technologies, a venture-backed developer of algae-based biofuels, and the founding director of the Institute for Alternative Energy Policy at the Interdisciplinary Center, Israel, visits the Harvard Business School to present, "Biofuels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Calendar Listings: Today 11/13/2008 3:00p - 4:15p Belfer Center Directors' Seminar (Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., JFK School of Government, Cambridge, MA) "Back to the Future: EPA Revisited" with Mary Gade, Gade Environmental Group. RSVP required. Contact: belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/g... 3:30p Solid Earth Physics Seminar Series (Hoffman Faculty Lounge, 4th Floor, 20 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Dynamic Stress Drop and Rupture Velocity for Mining Induced Seismicity." Wojciech Debski, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw Contact: esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEM... 4:00p OEB Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "The Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis." Rowan Sage, University Of Toronto. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin... 6:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History: Earth Matters (Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Earth and Human: A Planetary Perspective." Charles Langmuir, Higgins Professor of Geochemistry at Harvard University Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617.495.3045 , www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_spe... 6:00p - 7:00p Future Grid and Challenges to Getting There (MIT Stata Center, Building 32, Room 141, 32 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA) Christopher James Walti discusses how power grid improvements are essential to enabling the next generation of alternative energy generation and energy efficiency systems. 6:00p Microbial Sciences Initiative Thursday Evening Seminar Series (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) "Tracking Microbial Nitrogen Transformations in the Ocean: A microbiologist's dream or nightmare?" Karen Casciotti (WHOI), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.msi.harvard.edu/thursdays.html 6:30p - 8:30p MIT Energy Movie Night: Oil on Ice (MIT, Building 32, Room 124, Cambridge, MA) Save the Refuge, Save the World. The controversy over one of America's last, great wild places and our energy future. Contact: events.mit.edu/scripts/event_ext.pl?e... Friday 11/14/2008 11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series (Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA) "New England Land Conservation." C.H.W. Foster, New England Natural Resources Center. The Harvard Forest is located in Petersham, MA, approximately 1.5 hours from Cambridge, MA. Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, 978-724-3302 x 268, harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... Sunday 11/16/2008 9:00a Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN) Conference (Stata Center, Bldg. 32, MIT, 32 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA) "The Power of One, the Power of All." Featuring keynote speakers Ian Bowles and David Gershon. Contact: conference(a)massclimateaction.net, massclimateaction.net/conference/2008... Monday 11/17/2008 12:00p - 1:00p 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: Mark Winkler, mwinkler(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html 3:30p - 5:00p Nuclear Engineering Seminar (MIT, Building 24, Room 115, Cambridge, MA) "Nuclear-Fossil, Nuclear-Bio, and Nuclear Renewable Futures." Dr. Charles Forsberg, Executive Director of the MIT Nuclear Fuel Cycle Study Contact: Anna Nikiforova, nikann(a)mit.edu, mit.edu/ans/www/seminar.html#F08 4:00p EPS Fall Colloquium (Haller Hall, Room 102, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Equatorial convergence of India and changes in early Cenozoic climate." Dennis Kent from Rutgers University Contact: Ganna Savostyanova, annasavostyanova(a)gmail.com 4:00p - 5:30p Energy Policy Research Seminar (Perkins Room, 4th Floor, Rubenstein Building, KSG, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) "Transmission issues on cross-border trade of electricity: The case of internal compensation charges in the European Union." Professor Ignacio Perez-Arriaga, MIT. Contact: Louisa Lund, louisa_lund(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8693 Tuesday 11/18/2008 8:00a Greenbuild (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA) The US Green Building Council's Conference and Expo presents hundreds of companies showing their products along with speakers and panel discussions. Contact: 617-954-2000 , www.greenbuildexpo.org/ 8:30a 4th Annual Conference on Clean Energy: Financing and Partnering for Emerging Businesses (Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St., Boston, MA) Join hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders in the clean energy community as they converge on Boston for the premier regional event showcasing clean energy start-up companies. Contact: www.greenovationconference.com/ 12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series (Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA) "Sex, deceit, and carbon laundering: Ecological insights into the provocative lives of myco-heterotrophic plants in the Monotropoideae (Ericaceae)." Matt Klooster, Mercer Fellow/Davis Lab Contact: www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 3:00p - 4:00p 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, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... 4:00p Earth History and Paleobiology Seminar (Haller Hall, Room 102, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Modes of Evolution in the Fossil Record." Gene Hunt, Smithsonian Institution Contact: ehap.seminar(a)gmail.com 4:00p The Geopolitics of Energy Diversification: Walking Pragmatically on the U.S.-Russian Strategic Tightrope in Southeast Europe (Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, 79 JFK St., Cambridge) Dr. Constantinos Filis is director of the Russia and Eurasia Center at the Panteion University Institute of International Relations in Athens, Greece. Contact: Ilyana_Sawka(a)ksg.harvard.edu, www.hks.harvard.edu/kokkalis/events.html 4:15p MIT Energy Initiative Seminar Series (66-110, Landau Building, 25 Ames Street, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Zero Energy Buildings: Potentials and Realities." Stephen Selkowitz, Department Head, Building Technologies Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Contact: Jameson Twomey , jtwomey(a)mit.edu, mit.edu/mitei/news/seminars/ 6:00p Tufts Energy and Climate Initiative (Mugar 200, The Fletcher School, 160 Packard Ave., Tufts University, Medford, MA) "Architectures for Agreement: Addressing Climate Change in A Post-Kyoto World." Robert Stavins, Co-Director of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements and Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program Contact: Odette Mucha, Odette.Mucha(a)tufts.edu 7:00p - 8:30p Biology Discussion Group (Small Dining Room, Dunster House, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "The Context of Knowledge" with Daniel Kohn, an artist-in-residence at the Broad Institute who interprets genomic research through his paintings. Contact: Dan Janes, djanes(a)oeb.harvard.edu 7:00p The Greening of Boston: An Architect's Vision (Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston, MA) Speaker: Stefan Behnisch. Boston, being on a route towards a more sustainable city, will have great opportunities and challenges to move further in this direction. Contact: info(a)boston.goethe.org, 617 262 6050, www.goethe.de/ins/us/bos/ver/en362604... Wednesday 11/19/2008 8:00a Greenbuild (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA) The US Green Building Council's Conference and Expo presents hundreds of companies showing their products as well as speakers and panel discussions. Contact: 617-954-2000 , www.greenbuildexpo.org/ 8:30a 4th Annual Conference on Clean Energy: Financing and Partnering for Emerging Businesses (Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St., Boston, MA) Join hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders in the clean energy community as they converge on Boston for the premier regional event showcasing clean energy start-up companies. Contact: www.greenovationconference.com/ 4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy (Littauer-382, 79 JFK St., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) " The Environmental Consequences of the North American Free Trade Agreement: A Consumption Based Approach." Lucas Davis, University of Michigan, and Matthew Kahn, University of California. Contact: Jason Chapman, Jason_Chapman(a)ksg.harvard.edu, 617-496-8054, www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/heep/event... 5:00p - 6:00p The Future of Energy (Science Center Lecture Hall D, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Energy, Security, and the Long War of the 21st Century" with R. James Woolsey, Venture Partner with VantagePoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, California. Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 5:00p - 7:00p Covering the Environment in a New Media World (Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South Building, Concourse Level, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA) A public lecture hosted by the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School featuring some of the most effective "new media" communicators. Featuring Bill McKibben. Contact: Emily Huhn, Emily_Huhn(a)hms.harvard.edu, 617 384-8739, chge.med.harvard.edu 5:30p - 7:00p Bright Green, Bright Future Launch Party (Institute of Contemporary Arts, Boston, MA ) The Green Standard, a non-profit dedicated to advancing global sustainability through products and purchasing, is hosting a special event during Greenbuild. Contact: Ellen Hall , ellen_hall(a)thegreenstandard.org, 919-824-1195 , www.thegreenstandard.org 7:00p - 9:00p 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, www.hms.harvard.edu/sitn/ Thursday 11/20/2008 8:00a Greenbuild (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA) The US Green Building Council's Conference and Expo presents hundreds of companies showing their products and fantastic speakers and panel discussions. Contact: 617-954-2000 , www.greenbuildexpo.org/ 3:30p China Project Seminar (Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Costly Blackouts in China: Measuring Productivity and Environmental Effects of Electricity Shortages." Ms. WANG Qiong (Juliana), doctoral student, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Contact: Chris Nielsen , nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-496-2378, chinaproject.harvard.edu/seminar%20fo... 4:00p OEB Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Acoel Flatworm Development & the Evolution of Bilaterian Organ Systems." Andreas Hejnol, University of Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Labs. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin... 4:00p - 6:00p A Conversation with Bill McKibben (Andover Hall, Room 102, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA ) "On the role of religious faith in the environmental movement" with Bill McKibben. Contact: P Joshua Griffin, pgriffin(a)hds.harvard.edu 5:00p - 6:30p Biofuels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Aldrich 208, Harvard Business Scool, Boston, MA) A presentation by Dr. Isaac Berzin, the founder of Cambridge-based GreenFuel Technologies, a venture-backed developer of algae-based biofuels. Contact: contact(a)boston-israel.org, www.boston-israel.org 6:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History: Earth Matters (Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Earthquakes! How We Can Better Understand and Prepare for Them." John H. Shaw, Dudley Professor of Structural and Economic Geology at Harvard University Contact: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php#earth, hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617.495.3045 7:00p - 9:00p One Laptop per Child: Changing the World (Science Center Lecture Hall D, One Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman and Founder, One Laptop per Child and Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School. OLPC... 7:00p Harvard Book Store Author Reading (First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge) E.O. Wilson and Bert Holldobler discuss "The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies", a conversation moderated by Allan Coukell. Contact: www.harvard.com/events/ Friday 11/21/2008 8:00a Greenbuild (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA) The US Green Building Council's Conference and Expo presents hundreds of companies showing their products and speakers and panel discussions. Contact: 617-954-2000 , www.greenbuildexpo.org/ 8:30a - 9:30a Microbial Sciences Friday Chalktalk (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) Deborah Hung, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital and HMS - Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Title TBA. Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, (617) 495 8643, www.msi.harvard.edu/fridays.html 11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series (Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA) "The Oregon Biscuit Fire: A large ecological and political disturbance." Jonathan Thompson, Harvard Forest Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, 978-724-3302 x 268, harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... 4:00p EPS Dissertation Defense (Haller Hall, Room 102, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "On the Physics and Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Terrestrial and Marine Environments" by Kurt House. Saturday 11/22/2008 8:00a Greenbuild (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA) The US Green Building Council's Conference and Expo presents hundreds of companies showing their products and speakers and panel discussions. Contact: 617-954-2000 , www.greenbuildexpo.org/ 9:00a - 4:45p Clean Energy Connections (MassMutual Center, 1277 Main St., Springfield, MA) Career and business development information and networking event for individuals and organizations that will accelerate the growth of a clean energy economy. Contact: Loren Walker, loren(a)research.umass.edu, 413-577-3725, umass.edu/green/index.html Monday 11/24/2008 12:00p - 1:00p 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: Mark Winkler, mwinkler(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html 4:00p - 5:30p Energy Policy Research Seminar (Perkins Room, 4th Floor, Rubenstein Building, KSG, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Prof. Daniel Schrag, FAS/HUCE. Title TBA. Contact: Louisa Lund, louisa_lund(a)harvard.edu, (617) 495-8693, www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/cepr/index... Tuesday 11/25/2008 9:00a - 11:00a Energy Technology Innovation Policy Seminar Series (Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., JFK School of Government, Cambridge, MA) "Issues in Sustainable Energy Development of India." Ramprasad Sengupta, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Contact: Sam Milton, sam_milton(a)harvard.edu, belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/... 12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series (Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA) "Biomechanics of invasive growth by Armillaria rhizomorphs." Levi Yaffeto, Farlow Fellow/Dumais Lab. Contact: www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 3:00p - 4:00p 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, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... ============================================== 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=f40d394… Update your profile: http://harvard.list-manage.com/profile?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=5bea9…

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Theory Seminar

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, The Theory Seminar Series kicks off with Roberto presenting a talk entitled, "Accelerating Quantum Chemistry Calculations Using Graphics Processing Units." The seminar takes place next Tuesday, 18 November from 4:15-5:15pm in the Division Room (M102). The theory groups of Heller, Karplus, Kaxiras and Shakhnovich have been notified. The next theory seminar is Monday, 24 November from 4-5pm in the Division Room with Visiting Scholar Professor Mike Herman of Tulane University presenting on behalf of the Heller Group. Title and abstract will be sent next week. Best regards, Anna *Theory Seminar Series* Roberto Olivares-Amaya Aspuru-Guzik Group Tuesday 18 November 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Division Room - M102 Title: Accelerating Quantum Chemistry Calculations Using Graphics Processing Units Abstract: We present an algorithm to accelerate quantum chemistry calculations taking advantage of the graphics processing units (GPUs) as co-processor. The method is resolution-of-the- identity second-order Moller-Plesset Theory (RI-MP2). Furthermore, we show how this method is limited only to the CPU memory and not to the GPU. Finally, since GPU calculations are currently stable only with single precision calculations, we develop a general, multi-precision scheme to obtain chemical accuracy in our calculations. -- 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] Today at 5 pm: Climate Change and the Opportunity for a New World Order

by Center for the Environment

The Program on Science, Technology, and Society, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government presents: Ulrich Beck Professor of Sociology, University of Munich; British Journal of Sociology Professor, London School of Economics "Risk Society’s Cosmopolitan Moment: Climate change and the opportunity for a new world order" Panelists Peter Hall, Government, Harvard University Michele Lamont, Sociology, Harvard University Brian Wynne, Lancaster University Moderated by Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard Kennedy School TODAY 5:00 - 7:00p Tsai Auditorium CGIS Building Harvary University 1730 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA Beck's hugely influential 1986 work, Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity, reframed risk as a sociological category, and his concept of "reflexive modernization" fundamentally reshaped both theoretical and policy discussions concerning science and technology. In his lecture, Beck will draw on his recent work on the uncertainties and ambivalence of contemporary cosmopolitan societies to explore global responses to the risks of climate change. This event is co-sponsored by the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Graduate School of Design. For more information on Science, Technology, and Society events at Harvard University, please visit: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/sts ]www.ksg.harvard.edu/sts/ This event is 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 [ mailto:lisa_matthews@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=3cdda2c… Update your profile: http://harvard.list-manage.com/profile?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=5bea9…

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] IIC Colloquium - Today - Nov 12 4:00pm - David Luebke - Accelerating Science with Massively Parallel Computing

by Pavlos Protopapas

David Luebke, Research Scientist, NVIDIA Corporation IIC Colloquium - Accelerating Science with Massively Parallel Computing Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Time: 4:00 p.m., refreshments at 3:30 p.m. Location: 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Abstract: Modern GPUs (graphics processing units) provide a level of massively parallel computation that was once the preserve of supercomputers. NVIDIA's CUDA platform provides a scalable parallel programming model for GPUs consisting of minimal but expressive changes to the familiar C/C++ language, allowing programmers to focus on parallel algorithms rather than the mechanics of a new programming language. Using this platform, researchers across science and engineering are accelerating applications by up to two orders of magnitude. This talk will motivate GPU computing and explore the transition it represents in massively parallel computing from supercomputing to commodity "manycore" hardware available to all. In addition to sampling results to date, the colloquium will address the goals, implications, and key abstractions of the CUDA programming model and future directions for GPU computing. More information: http://iic.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] Greg Voth visit today

by Leslie Vogt

Dear group, Prof. Greg Voth will be visiting this afternoon. If you are interested in meeting with him sometime between 2:00 - 3:30, please let me know. Thanks, Leslie

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [theochem-announce] Wednesday lecture

by Seth Difley

Please take note of the Theochem lecture this Wednesday. Title-- Walking the Tightrope Between Theory and Computation: The Face of Theoretical Chemistry in the 21st Century Speaker-- Greg Voth (University of Utah) http://www.cbms.utah.edu/Voth%20Title%20Page.htm Time-- Wed, November 12, 2008 4PM 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] who was the copy of Nitzan?

by Cesar Rodriguez

Group: I need to look at the book: *Chemical Dynamics in Condensed Phases: Relaxation, Transfer, and Reactions in Condensed Molecular Systems * by *Nitzan* I just need it for a couple of hours. Who has the group copy of the book? Thanks Cesar -- Cesar A. Rodriguez-Rosario, Postdoctoral Fellow Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Box#34 12 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA rodriguez(a)chemistry.harvard.edu

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