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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] GROUP MEETING CANCELLED

by Alejandro Perdomo

Group meeting cancelled today because of G0's Poster section from 4:30-6pm. -Alejandro

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] GPGPU meeting.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group members, We will have a 2-day GPGPU meeting http://sites.google.com/a/aspuru.com/hariken-08/Home Who is interested in attending? I need RSVP. Alan -- 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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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Update March 6 - 20

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: March 11: Richard Ostfeld, one of the formost researchers on the risk of human exposure to vector-borne diseases and the Senior Scientist at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, is the next lecturer in the Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change series presented by the Harvard Center for the Environment and Bank of America. March 12: One of the great challenges of this century is finding a secure, safe, and reliable source of energy to power world economic growth. Anne Lauvergeon, Chief Executive Officer of Areva, the world leader in the nuclear energy industry, visits Harvard to launch the spring 2008 Future of Energy lecture series. Calendar Listings: Thursday 3/6/2008 12:00p - 1:30p The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government's Business and Government Lunch Seminar Series (Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, 79 JFK St., Cambridge) "The Market for Virtue Revisited: The Current and Future State of Corporate Social Responsibility" with speaker DAVID VOGEL, Solomon Lee Professor of Business Ethics Haas School of Bus Contact: mrcbg(a)ksg.harvard.edu, 617 495 1446, www.ksg.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/CSRI/cal_m... 4:00p - 5:00p Climate Seminar (Haller Hall, 24 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Predicting climate change: Uncertainties and prospects for surmounting them" with Michael Ghil, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France and University of California, Los Angeles Contact: Sarah Colgan, colgan(a)eps.harvard.edu, 617-496-9770 4:00p - 5:00p Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Stuart Pimm, Duke University "The laws of biodiversity - and how they set a practical agenda for saving species from extinction" Host: Farrell/Pierce Contact: Deborah Smiley, (617) 384-5062 4:00p History Department Seminar (Robinson Hall, Lower Level Library, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Mobilizing coal for war: The rise and decline of English socialism" with Ellis Golberg, a Professor Political Science at the University of Washington Contact: Prof. Roger Owen, eowen(a)fas.harvard.edu 4:30p HUCE Green Conversations Series with Gridpoint (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) Join us for a conversation with representatives from GridPoint, whose innovative SmartGrid Platform empowers utilities to achieve business objectives, increase grid reliability, promote environmental stewardship and fuel the adoption of renewable energy sources. Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 4:30p - 6:00p Diálogo Latinoamericano (DRCLAS, 1730 Cambridge St., 2nd Floor, Room S-216, Cambridge, MA) "Environmental Conservation and Development in Latin America" Typical Chilean empanadas will be served starting at 4:30 pm. Contact: Katie Ferrari , kferrari(a)fas.harvard.edu 5:30p Documentary Screening: "Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia" (Winthrop JCR, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) A 30-minute documentary, discussion led by Harvard's own recycling expert Rob Gogan, and some delicious Asian appetizers. Contact: Emily Martorano, emartor(a)fas.harvard.edu, 847.373.1156 Friday 3/7/2008 8:30a - 9:30a Microbial Sciences Friday Chalktalk (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) "On the Initiation of Spore Coat Assembly" with speaker Dr. Kumaran Ramamurthi, Losick Lab, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard. Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-495 8643, www.msi.harvard.edu/events.html 9:00a - 5:00p Radcliffe Science Symposium (Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden St., Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA) "Origins of Life: The Earth, the Solar System, and Beyond" Contact: 617-495-8600, www.radcliffe.edu/events/conferences/... 11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series (Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA) "The complexity of river-road networks and human behavior" with speaker Todd Crowl, Utah State University and Harvard Bullard Fellow Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, 978-724-3302 x 268, harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... 6:45p New England Botanical Club Meeting (Fairchild Lecture Hall, Room 102, 7 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA ) "Intermountain Flora: Great Basin, Colorado Plateau, and Middle Rocky Mountains" with speaker Dr. Noel H. Holmgren, Institute of Systematic Botany, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. Contact: nebc(a)rhodora.org, www.rhodora.org/Meetings.html Monday 3/10/2008 10:30a Efforts to Reduce the Consequences of Earthquakes in Developing Countries (Hoffman Faculty Lounge, 20 Oxford St., 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Brian E. Tucker, GeoHazards International. 12:00p - 1:00p Harvard Energy Journal Club (HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St. 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA) Visit http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/schedule.html for current topics of discussion. Contact: Kurt House, khouse(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html 12:00p - 2:00p Science, Technology, and Society Circle (124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 100, Room 106, Cambridege, MA) "Evolution: the Public's Problem, and the Scientists'" with Stuart A. Newman (Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, New York Medical College). Contact: Sang-Hyun Kim, sang-hyun_kim(a)ksg.harvard.edu, www.ksg.harvard.edu/sts 12:30p - 1:30p Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Monday Seminar Series (Kresge 502, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA) "Work, Health and Well-being: New Research Opportunities at HSPS" with Glorian Gorensen, PhD, MPH; Professor of Society, Human Development and Health. Contact: Ann Backus, MS, abackus(a)hsph.harvard.edu 4:00p - 5:00p New Directions in Regulation Seminar Series (Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, 79 JFK St., Cambridge) "Does Foreign Direct Investment Lead to More Rigorous Environmental Management?" with speaker ASEEM PRAKASH, Professor of Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle Contact: rpp(a)ksg.harvard.edu, www.ksg.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/CSRI/cal_m... 4:00p Earth and Planetary Sciences Department Colloquia (Haller Hall, 24 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Dave Nolan, University of Miami. Seminar titles are posted one week in advance of each talk. Refreshments to follow, Hoffman 4th floor. Contact: miller(a)eps.harvard.edu, www-eps.harvard.edu/seminars/epscollo... 4:30p - 5:30p Green Week Event: discussion with Rachel Webber (Aldrich 210, Harvard Business School, Allston, MA) Rachel Webber, director of Energy Initiatives for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation: News Corp's efforts to become carbon neutral by 2010. Contact: Michael Ellis Tuesday 3/11/2008 9:30a - 11:00a Energy Policy Seminar Series (Littauer-324, Fainsod Room, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) "Demand for Fuel Efficiency and the Effects of Tighter Automotive Fuel Economy Standards" with speaker Erich Muehlegger, Faculty Chair, Regulatory Policy Program, along with Hunt Allcott, Public Policy PhD program. Contact: Louisa Lund, louisa_lund(a)harvard.edu, (617) 495-8693 11:30a Solid Earth Physics Seminar Series (Room 100F, Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA) Title to be announced. Speaker: Julia Morgan, Department of Earth Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, and visiting scholar, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University Contact: esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEM... 12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series (Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA) "The lichen genus Lecidea s. lat. (sensu Zahlbruckner): How widely are the species of this heterogeneous group distributed within the Lecanoromycetes?" with Michaela Schmull (HUH) 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: Italy Halevy , ihalevy(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars.. 4:00p - 5:30p Politics of the Environment: IOP Study Group (IOP First Floor Conference Room, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA ) Host: David Zwick, founder and former President of Clean Water Action Contact: jmckee(a)fas.harvard.eud, www.iop.harvard.edu/extcal/calendar.p... 4:00p Earth History and Paleobiology Seminar (Haller Hall, 24 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Elucidating Mammalian Macroevolution through Phylogenetics" with speaker Dr. Samantha Price, NESCent. Contact: Phoebe Cohen, pacohen(a)fas.harvard.edu , www.eps.harvard.edu/seminars/ehapcoll... 5:00p Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change (Science Center Lecture Hall A, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) Biodiversity Loss and the Rise of Emerging Infectious Diseases with speaker Richard Ostfeld, Senior Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 Wednesday 3/12/2008 5:30p The Future of Energy (Science Center Lecture Hall C, One Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Another Inconvenient Truth?" Speaker: Anne Lauvergeon, Chief Executive Officer of Areva, the world leader in the nuclear energy industry. Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883, a reva.com/servlet/home-en.html Thursday 3/13/2008 1:00p Materials Science Seminar (Pierce Hall 100F, 19 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Battery Materials Science to Enable the Coming Electric Vehicle Revolution" with Yet-Ming Chiang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Host: Michael Aziz, Harvard University. Contact: (617) 495-9884, seas.harvard.edu/matsci/ 6:00p HMNH: Evolution Matters Lecture Series (Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Maternal-Fetal Conflicts in Human Pregnancy" lecture by David Haig. Contact: 617-495-3045, www.hmnh.harvard.edu 6:00p - 7:00p Microbial Sciences Initiative Thursday Evening Seminar Series (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) Prof. Sallie W. Chisholm, Director, The Earth Systems Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Tiny Cells, Global Impact" Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, (617) 495 8643 , www.msi.harvard.edu Monday 3/17/2008 12:00p - 1:00p Harvard Energy Journal Club (HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St. 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA) Visit http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/schedule.html for current topics of discussion. Contact: Kurt House, khouse(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html 12:00p - 2:00p Science, Technology, and Society Circle (124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 100, Room 106, Cambridege, MA) "Modes of Public Engagement in European S&T Governance" with R. P. Hagendijk (International School for Humanities and Social Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam). Contact: Sang-Hyun Kim, sang-hyun_kim(a)ksg.harvard.edu, www.ksg.harvard.edu/sts 3:30p Science, Engineering, and US Economic Progress Seminar (Harvard Hall 103, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Energy Policy" with Ernest Moniz, MIT. Contact: john_trumpbour(a)harvard.edu, (617) 495-9265, isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword... 4:00p Earth and Planetary Sciences Department Colloquia (Haller Hall, 24 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Bill Ellsworth, United States Geological Survey. Seminar titles are posted one week in advance of each talk. Refreshments to follow, Hoffman 4th floor. Contact: miller(a)eps.harvard.edu, www-eps.harvard.edu/seminars/epscollo... 4:15p Program on Evolutionary Dynamics Seminar Series (One Brattle Square, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA ) "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: The Spread of Health Phenomena in Complex, Longitudinally Resolved Social Networks" with Professor Nicholas Christakis, Harvard Medical School Contact: (617) 496 4683, www.ped.fas.harvard.edu/events/seminar/ 7:00p Science on Screen: "Darwin's Nightmare" (Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, MA) With guest speaker: Les Kaufman, professor of biology in Boston Universitys Marine Program and a chief scientific advisor on the film. Contact: 617/734-2500, www.coolidge.org/science Tuesday 3/18/2008 9:30a Energy Technology Innovation Policy Seminar Series (Belfer Center Library (L-369), Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA) "Energy R&D and Policy: 'Embracing' Failure'" with speaker Jack Johnston, Planning Executive, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (retired). Contact: Sam Milton, sam_milton(a)harvard.edu, www.energytechnologypolicy.org 11:30a Solid Earth Physics Seminar Series (Room 100F, Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA) "A Micro-Scale Model of Pressure Solution Creep: Stress Transfer Within and Between Neighboring Grain Contacts" with speaker Yves Bernabe Contact: esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEM... 3:00p - 4:30p Green Week Event: discussion with Gary Hirschberg (Aldrich [TBD], Harvard Business School, Allston, MA) Gary Hirschberg, CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farms, will speak about his new book, Stirring it Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. Contact: Michael Ellis 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: Italy Halevy , ihalevy(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... 4:00p Earth History and Paleobiology Seminar (Haller Hall, 24 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Dr. Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud, Botanique et Bioinformatique de l'Architecture des Plantes, Montpellier, France. "Arborescence strategies of early lignophyte trees and ferns" Contact: Phoebe Cohen, pacohen(a)fas.harvard.edu , www.eps.harvard.edu/seminars/ehapcoll... 4:00p - 5:30p Politics of the Environment: IOP Study Group (IOP First Floor Conference Room, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA ) Host: David Zwick, founder and former President of Clean Water Action Contact: jmckee(a)fas.harvard.eud, www.iop.harvard.edu/extcal/calendar.p... Wednesday 3/19/2008 4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy (Littauer-382, 79 JFK St., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) Speaker: Robert Hahn, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies. The Evolving Role of Economic Analysis in Regulatory Decision Making Contact: Jennifer Shultis, jennifer_shultis(a)harvard.edu, 617-496-8054, isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword... 5:30p - 6:30p Green Week Event: consumer packaging trends (Aldrich 209, Harvard Business School, Allston, MA) Representatives of Clif Bar, Peak Organic Brewing Company, and Fiji Water will lead a discussion on opportunities and trends in consumer packaged goods. Contact: Michael Ellis Thursday 3/20/2008 11:15a Harvard Museum of Natural History New Exhibit Opening (Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA) "Sea Creatures in Glass" Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617-495-3045, www.hmnh.harvard.edu/index.php 12:00p - 1:30p Regulation and Global Climate Change Seminar (Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, 79 JFK St., Cambridge) "Youre Getting Warmer! The Kyoto Path" with Jeffrey A. Frankel, James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth, Harvard Kennedy School Contact: rpp(a)ksg.harvard.edu, 617.384.7325, www.ksg.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/rpp/contac... 4:00p - 5:00p Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Hanna Kokko, University of Helsinki, Finland. "Love and Hatred in a world of feedback" Host: Pierce Lab Contact: Deborah Smiley, dsmiley(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617-384-5062, www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin... 7:00p Center for Astrophysics Monthly Observatory Nights (Phillips Auditorium at the CfA, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA) "Science News: The Good, The Bad, and The Outrageous," with Dan Vergano, USA Today. Contact: pubaffairs(a)cfa.harvard.edu, (617) 495-7461, www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/mon.html ================================================== Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list: http://list-manage.com/unsub.phtml?id=byUjngvwyOc7GdW4SkES0 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/tell_friend.phtml?cid=byUjngvwyO&f=1

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Quantum Walks in a Random Environment.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group, I just added this to Connotea, It seems a potentially relevant paper to what we have been discussing all over the group. Alan http://scitation.aip.org.ezp1.harvard.edu/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog… -- 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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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Printer On-line, Posters submitted

by Roberto Olivares-Amaya

Dear Group The printer is back online. Feel free to break the silence M110 had. Thank you for sending Sangwoo and I all the stuff for the poster. It was extremely helpful. Sincerely Roberto

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-seminars] IIC Seminar Today - Chia Shen

by Helene Tingle

Initiative in Innovative Computing @ Harvard Seminar Series Wednesday, March 5, 2008; 4:00pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Chia Shen, Visiting Senior Scientist, Initiative in Innovative Computing at Harvard, and Senior Research Scientist, MERL Research Lab Seminar Title: From Clicks to Touches-Decipher the Myths and Misnomer of Multi-Touch Abstract: In recent years, there has been much Human Computer Interaction (HCI) research as well as commercial hardware innovations on direct touch interactive tabletops. As a result, a new field called Tabletop Computing (Off the Desktop Computing) has emerged. In this talk, I will offer glimpses into some of the ongoing research and development endeavors around the world, including our own, that have begun to put these interactive tabletops into the realm of social and visual computing, as well as educational and pedagogical applications. I will touch upon the impact, the challenges and open research questions that have stemmed from these new efforts. 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] Directing Matter and Energy: Five Challenges for Science and the Imagination

by Sangwoo Shim

Dear group, Here is the Flemming's document about scientific questions on basic energy Science. Alan told some of us that this document contains very important, and interesting things to look at. I will put this on our wiki too. URL for the abstract: http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/reports/abstracts.html#GC The report: http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/reports/files/GC_rpt.pdf Best, Sangwoo

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

by Helene Tingle

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] SERS application

by Alejandro Perdomo

For those interested in SERS from Science editor's choice. APPLIED PHYSICS: Glimpsing Tiny Live Wires Julia Fahrenkamp-Uppenbrink The realization of molecular electronics requires reproducible methods for creating devices in which conduction occurs through individual molecules. Current methods rely on the fabrication of many devices to prove statistically that a single-molecule junction has been realized, but knowledge of the specific chemical environment of the conducting molecules tends to be limited, complicating the interpretation of the data. Ward *et al*. present a method for simultaneous electron transport measurements and single-molecule sensing using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) on nanometer-scale structures (nanogaps) bridged by individual molecules. The metal electrodes that are used as contacts to the molecules also function as plasmonic antennae, resulting in an enormously enhanced vibrational signal. In about 1 in 10 junctions, changes in conductance with time correlate closely with changes in the SERS signal, supporting a link between electron transport and single-molecule conformational changes. The relation between conductance and SERS spectra remains complex, but steadily improving theoretical analyses paired with such measurements should shed light on the fundamental mechanisms at play. -- *JFU* *Nano Lett*. *8*, 10.1021/nl073346h (2008).

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program 2008

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear Group, The time has come. If you want an undergraduate student to work with you in the summer, a) Let me know b) Follow the instructions below. I think we will have 1 student from Peter Love's school come and there is an interesting woman with quantum Monte Carlo experience. Yours, Alan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kathryn Hollar <hollar(a)deas.harvard.edu> Date: Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:58 AM Subject: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program 2008 To: Kathryn Hollar <hollar(a)seas.harvard.edu> Cc: Adam Abate <aabate(a)seas.harvard.edu>, acjohns(a)fas.harvard.edu, Alan Aspuru-Guzik <alan(a)aspuru.com>, Ali Najmaie <anajmaie(a)fas.harvard.edu>, Debra Auguste <auguste(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Keith Brown <brownka(a)gmail.com>, Meytal Budin Higgins <budin(a)fas.harvard.edu>, Mike Burns <burns(a)rowland.harvard.edu>, "Cynthia M. Friend" <cfriend(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Angela Healy <healy(a)rowland.harvard.edu>, daeyeon(a)seas.harvard.edu, deleon(a)fas.harvard.edu, Daniel Jacob <djacob(a)fas.harvard.edu>, boyd dylan <dylan.boyd(a)gmail.com>, Emily Gardel <egardel(a)fas.harvard.edu>, Eric Weiss <ehweiss(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Eric Liebensperger <eleibens(a)fas.harvard.edu>, Peer Fischer <fischer(a)rowland.harvard.edu>, "T. Fettah Kosar" <fkosar(a)cns.fas.harvard.edu>, Jim Foley <foley(a)rowland.harvard.edu>, George Kaufman <gkaufman(a)gmwgroup.harvard.edu>, Howard Stone <has(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Hongkun Park <hongkun_park(a)harvard.edu>, irfan(a)seas.harvard.edu, David Issadore <issadore(a)fas.harvard.edu>, Jeremy Agresti <ja(a)seas.harvard.edu>, jason.rugolo(a)gmail.com, Jacy Bird <jbird(a)fas.harvard.edu>, jdeng(a)seas.harvard.edu, "J. E. Hoffman" <jhoffman(a)physics.harvard.edu>, John Free <john.u.free(a)enc.edu>, jwm(a)io.as.harvard.edu, Katie Humphry <katie(a)physics.harvard.edu>, kkparker(a)seas.harvard.edu, lcao(a)deas.harvard.edu, Kristin Lewis <lewis(a)rowland.harvard.edu>, Louise Jawerth <ljawerth(a)fas.harvard.edu>, lluo(a)fas.harvard.edu, lm(a)seas.harvard.edu, loncar(a)seas.harvard.edu, Charles Marcus <marcus(a)physics.harvard.edu>, mas(a)seas.harvard.edu, Michael Aziz <maziz(a)harvard.edu>, Eric Mazur <mazur(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Loretta J Mickley <mickley(a)fas.harvard.edu>, David Mooney <mooneyd(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Marjan Rafat <mrafat(a)fas.harvard.edu>, MReches(a)gmwgroup.harvard.edu, Patrick McCluskey <patrickm(a)deas.harvard.edu>, Ann Pearson <pearson(a)eps.harvard.edu>, Peter Huybers <phuybers(a)fas.harvard.edu>, Ryan Gordon Quiller <quiller(a)fas.harvard.edu>, ramsteiner(a)mf.mpg.de, rhorton(a)fas.harvard.edu, Rob Wood <rjwood(a)eecs.harvard.edu>, Amy Rowat <rowat(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Robert Martin Rioux <RRioux(a)gmwgroup.harvard.edu>, Ozgur Sahin <sahin(a)rowland.harvard.edu>, Aravi Samuel <samuel(a)physics.harvard.edu>, Chung Samuel <shchung(a)fas.harvard.edu>, shreyas(a)seas.harvard.edu, Shriram Ramanathan <shriram(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Ho Cheung Anderson Shum <shum(a)fas.harvard.edu>, Frans Spaepen <spaepen(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Geoffry Svacha <svacha(a)fas.harvard.edu>, Susan Watson <swatson(a)middlebury.edu>, tommy.angelini(a)gmail.com, VY Chow <vchow(a)fas.harvard.edu>, vlassak(a)seas.harvard.edu, "Vinothan N. Manoharan" <vnm(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Bill Ristenpart <wdr(a)deas.harvard.edu>, weitz(a)seas.harvard.edu, Robert Westervelt <westervelt(a)seas.harvard.edu>, Weiwei Gao <wgao(a)fas.harvard.edu>, whitesides(a)gmwgroup.harvard.edu, wofsy(a)seas.harvard.edu, wong(a)rowland.harvard.edu, yao3(a)fas.harvard.edu, Yu Ching Yung <yung(a)seas.harvard.edu>, slecuyer(a)seas.harvard.edu, Ryan McGorty <mcgorty(a)fas.harvard.edu> Dear REU 2007 Mentors, Our Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) applications closed last week, so we are now in the process of selecting students for the REU program. Many of you are familiar with the program, but if you would like more information, please visit www.eduprograms.deas.harvard.edu or feel free to contact me with questions. Please forward this email to any interested potential mentors in your research group. We will also have a workshop/meeting for potential mentors this Thursday, 11:30-1 in Pierce 209, with lunch following. Please have mentors RSVP to me. Below and attached as a word document is detailed information regarding REU selection and timeline. Briefly: REU program dates: June 16- August 22 (tentative, depending on housing availability) To participate, contact me (Kathryn) with project title and description to receive access to REU database Faculty who are interested in participating in the NNIN program (see description below) should contact Kathryn Hollar and Jim Reynolds (reynolds(a)cns.fas.harvard.edu) THIS WEEK. Many thanks, Kathryn Kathryn Hollar, PhD Director of Educational Programs Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences 29 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Office: Pierce Hall 185 Phone: 617-496-7479 Fax: 617-812-0760 hollar(a)seas.harvard.edu Program Description: The Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-wide program, is an opportunity for undergraduates to work closely with talented science and engineering mentors to discover the excitement of a career in research. At Harvard, our joint programs will fund approximately 40-45 students this summer to perform research in materials science, nanoscale science and engineering, bioengineering, and the nanogeosciences. Through our REU programs, we strive to bring a diverse group of students to the university. In addition to working closely on research projects, students and mentors participate in common activities such as faculty seminars, professional development workshops, and social activities. Website: Application: www.reusite.seas.harvard.edu/application REU program: www.eduprograms.seas.harvard.edu/reu.htm Tentative Summer Program Dates (these may shift depending on housing): Monday, June 16-Friday, August 22, 2008 (note that this is different from original dates). Selection Process: 1. Mentor (graduate student, postdoc or faculty) submits project title and a short description (2-3 sentences). Note: Graduate student and postdoctoral mentors should discuss time commitment for being a mentor with supervising faculty. 2. Mentor(s) receive(s) access to REU applicant database. 3. Mentor(s) submit top 5-8 choices, ranked, to Kathryn via email. 4. Offer is made by Kathryn to mentor's top choice via email, including project description, and mentors are copied on this email. 5. Mentors may contact student after Kathryn sends the email to encourage student and give more detail about project and group dynamics. 6. Student is given 1-2 weeks to reply. If student declines offer, we move to the next person on the list. Please consider the following as you consider applicants and your role as a mentor: Our goal is to bring a diverse group of students to our REU program, including students from institutions without extensive research programs or PhD programs, as well as students from groups who have been underrepresented in science and engineering. As you think of your role as a mentor, please consider the rewards of working with a student who can really benefit from the experience. Note: Many of you are being contacted by students. Please do not indicate to these students that they will receive REU funding, or that if accepted to the REU program, they can work in your lab. Official offers for the REU program will be made by Kathryn after mentors follow procedure above. Timeline: Please look at your calendar to make sure you will be available for these major dates. · February 20-28: Mentors submit project descriptions to Kathryn · February 28: REU student application deadline · March 7-15: Mentors receive access to REU applications · March 6: Mentoring workshop with Dr. Thomas Windham, 11:30-1 Pierce 209 · March 6-15: Mentors review applications and propose matches (w/ faculty input) · March 15-April 1: Finalize matches and extend offers to candidates · April 1 – June 8: Mentors in touch with REU students regarding project · April-May: Mentor workshops (2-3 meetings) The following dates are tentative, based on housing availability: · June 16: Start of REU program (Mentors should be available at lunch and in afternoon) · July 11: Midterm report due (1-2 pages) · mid-August: Final Presentations · August 21: Final Paper Due · August 22: Move-out Summer Activities: · Weekly faculty-led research and ethics seminars · Ethics keynote speaker · Skills workshops, including Matlab for Image Analysis, Autocad, etc. · Seminar/luncheon on preparing for graduate school · Presentation skills workshop · Social activities · Mid-summer progress report · Final presentation to all REU participants and faculty · Final paper required Program Funding: Please note the following: (1) most of our funding is from the NSF, so international students are NOT eligible for funding through those funds. We do have a small amount of funding that can be used for international students. (2) NSF also asks that most of our REU participants be non-Harvard students, and emphasizes recruitment from diverse groups, and also from institutions without extensive research facilities. When considering a student, please be cognizant of our different funding sources and the themes and restrictions for each. Our joint programs at Harvard are a combination of funding from several sources: · An REU/RET Site in Materials for Bioengineering Research Internships Dedicated to Gateway Experiences (H. Stone, C. Friend) · The Materials Science & Engineering Center at Harvard, www.mrsec.harvard.edu (PI David Weitz) · The Nanoscale Science & Engineering Center based at Harvard, www.nsec.harvard.edu (PI Bob Westervelt) · The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (through the Center for Nanoscale Systems), www.nnin.org and www.cns.fas.harvard.edu (PI C. Marcus). This program has a separate application process. All CNS fees are covered by NNIN/CNS. Students must also attend a convocation at Cornell during the 2nd week of August. · A Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team in Nanogeosciences (PI S. Martin), www.deas.harvard.edu/nanogeosciences; and · The Rowland Institute at Harvard, www.rowland.harvard.edu (Rowland Fellows) Program funding sources Program Approx # students Focus Requirements NSEC/MRSEC MRSEC PREM 10-12 NSEC/MRSEC Themes Mentors should be associated with NSEC, MRSEC, or MRSEC PREM REU Site in Materials for Bioengineering Research 11 Bioengineering/ materials Freshman/ Sophomore students This bioengineering-focused program specifically funds students who have had little or no prior research experience. NNIN through CNS 5 Nanoscale Science & Engineering, users of CNS facilities can mentor students This program has a separate application process. All CNS fees are covered by NNIN/CNS. Students must also attend a convocation at Cornell during the 2nd week of August. NIRT in Nanogeoscience 5 Nanogeosciences US Citizens/Permanent Residents Rowland Institute 6-8 HSEAS Match 3-4 Match for REU Site Not restricted to US Citizens, but limited REU Supplements Variable Can apply for REU supplement if you have an NSF Grant Contact Kathryn for more information at hollar(a)seas.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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