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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Fwd: [Heller Group] Fwd: new science fellowship opportunity for US citizens, G1 or G2, deadline November 30]

by Michael Stopa

I got this from Rick Heller. Have you all seen it ? -Mike -- Michael Stopa Director: National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Computation Project Center for Nanoscale Systems Harvard University 11 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 phone: 617-496-6932

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Frank Spano Schedule - Oct. 6

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Want to meet w spano after his lecture? Alan Aspuru-Guzik (Sent from my mobile phone and might contain typos. Thanks for understanding.) Begin forwarded message: > From: rtavilla(a)rle.mit.edu > Date: October 5, 2009 9:20:33 EDT > To: silbey(a)mit.edu, baldo(a)mit.edu, alan(a)aspuru.com, ziadg(a)mit.edu, jiahao(a)mit.edu > , pjadhav(a)mit.edu, patwen(a)mit.edu, darias(a)mit.edu, kawstone(a)mit.edu > Cc: anna(a)chemistry.harvard.edu > Subject: Frank Spano Schedule - Oct. 6 > > > Hi, > > I have attached the current schedule for Frank Spano. > > There are few holes in the schedule - 1:15 - 3:00pm and then > 4:00 - 5:00pm. Might there be a lab tour that he could be given > or are there other folks in your group who would like to meet > with him? > > Please let me know. I need to get this schedule to Frank today. > > Thank you, > Rita > > >

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] ANNOUNCEMENT: Excitonics Seminar - Professor Frank Spano - October 6, 2009

by rtavilla＠rle.mit.edu

Center for Excitonics Seminar Series Announcement The Center for Excitonics (http://www.rle.mit.edu/excitonics) invites you to join us at the first seminar of the Fall 2009 series. Please forward this information on to others who might be interested in attending this seminar. Title: The Role of Intermolecular Coupling in the Photophysics of Disordered Organic Semiconductors Presenter: Professor Frank Spano Organization: Department of Chemistry, Temple University Date: October 6, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm Place: 36-428 Refreshments: Yes URL: http://www.rle.mit.edu/excitonics/spano-100609.html abstract Electronic excitations in aggregates, thin films and crystals of conjugated organic molecules play a fundamental role in the operation of a wide array of organic-based devices including solar cells, transistors and light-emitting diodes. Optical excitations are generally delocalized excitons, the spatial extents of which are determined by the delocalizing influence of resonant intermolecular coupling and the localizing influence of static and dynamic disorder. Due to the “soft” nature of organic materials the electronic excitations are also accompanied by significant nuclear relaxation. In this talk we show how a theory based on the Holstein Hamiltoian represented in a multiparticle basis set can be used to understand absorption and emission in a range of organic materials including self-assembled carotenoid aggregates and poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films. We discuss the mechanism whereby the vibronic progression based on the vinyl stretching mode is distorted away from the usual Poissonian distribution upon aggregation and show how the distortion can be analyzed to extract the exciton bandwidth, the exciton coherence length, and parameters describing the nature of disorder. bio Frank Spano got his start at Middlesex County College where in 1980 he received an Associate in Science Degree. He then transferred to Lehigh University majoring in Physics, graduating in 1982 with a BS degree. However, the lure of Chemistry was too strong and in 1982 Spano entered the Graduate Program in Chemistry at Princeton University where he worked with Prof. Warren S. Warren on theory and experimentation in the area of Coherent Transient Spectoscopy. After obtaining a PhD in 1988, Spano went to the University of Rochester as a post doctoral associate with Prof. Shaul Mukamel working on the theory of condensed phase nonlinear optics. In 1990 Spano began his academic career at Temple University where he remains to this day. n aggregation and show how the distortion can be analyzed to exctact the exciton bandwidth, the exciton coherence length, and parameters describing the nature of disorder.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Harvard Energy Journal Club

by Jacob J Krich

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Email October 1 - 15

by Center for the Environment

HIGHLIGHTS: October 3: Join wildlife explorers John Francis, Tim Laman, and Conrad Anker for a slideshow and discussion about their fascinating adventures at a special Harvard Museum of Natural History lecture: "An Evening of Field Exploration and Research with National Geographic." October 5: Ash Institute Fellow Ed Cunningham suggests a framework for understanding Chinese energy governance at the first of the joint Energy Technology Innovation Policy and Consortium for Energy Policy Research Seminar Series. October 13: HUCE welcomes Michael Skelly, the former head of development for Horizon Wind Energy, today the third largest wind energy company in the US, as the second speaker in the fall Future of Energy lecture series. Skelly is the founder and CEO of Clean Line Energy Partners, focused on developing and building long-haul transmission lines from renewable resource areas to areas of high electricity demand. Calendar Listings: Thursday 10/1/2009 4:00p - 5:00p OEB Departmental Seminar (Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA) "Why are males better than females at spatial cognition?" Sue Healy, University of St. Andrews. Contact: Katharine Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891 6:00p - 7:00p MIT Energy Discussions: Batteries for Transportation (MIT 26-204, Cambridge, MA) >From Tesla to Toyota to GM, hybrid and electric vehicles are on the rise -- and improvements in battery technology are fueling the revolution. Contact: Rebecca Dell, rwdell(a)mit.edu, www.mitenergyclub.org/events-and-prog... Friday 10/2/2009 7:15a - 12:00p Massachusetts Green Career Conference (Marlborough Holiday Inn Ballroom, 265 Lakeside Ave., Marlborough, MA) Learn from leading experts about current and prospective green careers. Network with professionals, entrepreneurs & companies that are hiring. Contact: Nathan Emerson, nateemerson(a)mindspring.com, 978 793 0440, greencareer.eventbrite.com/ Saturday 10/3/2009 Massachusetts PowerShift Leadership Trainings (Boston, Worcester, and Amherst, MA) Join with Mass Powershift and other engaged locals at a Climate Leadership Training on October 3rd in your area! Contact: www.masspowershift.org/join/regional-... 10:00a - 4:00p NESEA's Green Buildings Open House The largest sustainable energy event in the Northeastern USA. Contact: Pamela Lester, plester(a)nesea.org, www.nesea.org/greenbuildings/aboutgboh/ 10:00a National Geographic Grants Workshop at Harvard (Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA ) Students ages 18 to 25 are invited to register for National Geographic's Young Explorers Grants Workshop. Contact: www.nationalgeographic.com/field/gran... 8:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture (Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "An Evening of Field Exploration and Research" with National Geographic Lecture by Tim Laman, Conrad Anker, and Jimmy Chin. Contact: www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_spe... Sunday 10/4/2009 11:00a - 4:00p Energy Savings Fair for Homes and Businesses (Lexington Depot Building, Depot Square, Lexington, MA) More than 30 vendors and exhibitors with products and services that will save you money, reduce your energy needs and lower your carbon footprint. Contact: www.lexgwac.org/ Monday 10/5/2009 11:45a - 12:45p 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: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/ Calendar: Center for the Environment 12:15p - 2:00p Science, Technology, and Society Circle (124 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, MA) "Making Animals Wild." Harriet Ritvo, History, MIT. Contact: www.hks.harvard.edu/sts 1:00p Energy Technology Innovation Policy/Consortium for Energy Policy Research Seminar Series (Fainsod Room, Littauer 324, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) "Understanding Energy Governance in China: A Portfolio Approach." Ed Cunningham, Ash Institute Postdoctoral Fellow. Contact: Louisa Lund, Louisa_Lund(a)harvard.edu, www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/event... 4:00p EPS Fall Colloquium (Haller Hall, 102 Geological Museum Building, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Changing Precipitation Patterns: Lessons from the Past." Wallace Broecker, Columbia University. Contact: Ganna Savostyanova, ganna(a)eps.harvard.edu Tuesday 10/6/2009 12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series (Harvard University Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA) "Role of Theory in Tropical Forest Ecology: What Do We Want to Know?" Egbert Leigh, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution. Contact: www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 12:30p - 1:30p The Green Roundtable: Brown Bag Lunch & LEED ( NEXUS, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA) Anyone interested in learning about or using the LEED Rating System or anyone studying to become a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) is welcome. Contact: Aaron Desatnik, Aaron(a)greenroundtable.org, www.greenroundtable.org/education/lun... 4:00p - 5:00p Transportation @ MIT Seminar (MIT, Ray and Maria Stata Center, Building 32, Vassar St., Cambridge, MA) "Improving Your Commute." Hari Balakrishnan, Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a member of CSAIL. Contact: transportation.mit.edu/events.php 4:15p MIT Energy Seminar (66-110, Landau Building, 25 Ames St., Cambridge, MA) "The Next Phase in Large-Scale Solar Thermal Power Generation." Jacob Karni, MIT. Contact: web.mit.edu/mitei/news/seminars/next-... Wednesday 10/7/2009 11:15a Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar (Pierce Hall 114, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) Dr. McKenzie Smith. Contact: www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/cale... 4:00p - 5:00p Origins of Life Forum (Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA) "The Role of Planet Earth in Life's Origins." Steven Benner, Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution. Contact: origins.harvard.edu/Origins%20Forum.html 4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy (Room L-382, HKS, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA) "Do National Borders Matter? Intranational Trade, International Trade, and the Environment." Carol McAusland, University of British Columbia, and Daniel Millimet, Southern Methodist University. Contact: Jason Chapman, 617-496-8054, isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword... 4:15p Can We Meet the Planet's Deadline? Battling Climate Change on the Road to Copenhagen (34-101 50 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Frances Beinecke, the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the United States' most influential environmental action groups. Contact: web.mit.edu/mitei/news/seminars/deadl... 6:00p - 7:00p Carbon Capture and Sequestration - The Current State of Technology (E51-335, MIT, Cambridge, MA) Sandeep Verma, Schlumberger Doll Research, Principal Research Scientist. Contact: Mahesh Konduru , kondum(a)mit.edu 6:30p The Harvard Symposia on Architecture 1: The Return of Nature (Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 42-46 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA) "The Limits of Sustainability." With Elizabeth Diller, Mark Jarzombek, and Andrew Payne. Contact: www.gsd.harvard.edu/events 8:00p - 9:00p Enviromental Action Committee Meeting (Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA) Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a difference for the environment is welcome. Contact: www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/ Thursday 10/8/2009 8th Annual Global Voices Film Festival (The Harvard Film Archive, Brattle Theatre, and Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA) Global Voices has multiple thematic sessions, with each session comprised of a documentary screening and an associated event to place the topic in a broader context. Contact: lisa.unangst(a)unagb.org, (617) 482-4587, www.bostonfilms.org/ 3:30p Harvard China Project Seminar (100F Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Does China need to reconsider its development strategy for the power sector?" Xuan Xiaowei, associate researcher, Development Research Center of the State Council, P.R. China. Contact: Chris Nielsen , nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-496-2378 , chinaproject.harvard.edu/ 4:00p - 5:00p OEB Departmental Seminar (Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA) Eric Haag, University of Maryland. Title TBA. Contact: Katharine Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891 6:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture (Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "How Apes and Monkeys May Help Us Understand the Economic Crisis." Lecture by Marc Hauser. Contact: www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_spe... 7:30p Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum (The First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist 3 Church Street Harvard Square Cambridge, MA) "The New Economy of Energy and Climate." Dr. Rachel Cleetus, Climate Economist, Union of Concerned Scientists. Contact: info(a)basea.org, www.basea.org Friday 10/9/2009 8th Annual Global Voices Film Festival (The Harvard Film Archive, Brattle Theatre, and Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA) Global Voices has multiple thematic sessions, with each session comprised of a documentary screening and an associated event to place the topic in a broader context. Contact: lisa.unangst(a)unagb.org, (617) 482-4587, www.bostonfilms.org/ 11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar (Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main St., Petersham, MA) "Soil properties and vegetation studies in Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo." Nsalambi Nkongolo, Bullard Fellow & Lincoln University. Contact: harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... Saturday 10/10/2009 8th Annual Global Voices Film Festival (The Harvard Film Archive, Brattle Theatre, and Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA) Global Voices has multiple thematic sessions, with each session comprised of a documentary screening and an associated event to place the topic in a broader context. Contact: lisa.unangst(a)unagb.org, (617) 482-4587, www.bostonfilms.org/ Sunday 10/11/2009 8th Annual Global Voices Film Festival (The Harvard Film Archive, Brattle Theatre, and Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA) Global Voices has multiple thematic sessions, with each session comprised of a documentary screening and an associated event to place the topic in a broader context. Contact: lisa.unangst(a)unagb.org, (617) 482-4587, www.bostonfilms.org/ Monday 10/12/2009 11:45a - 12:45p 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: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/ Tuesday 10/13/2009 5:00p The Future of Energy (Science Center, Lecture Hall D, One Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) Michael Skelly, CEO, Clean Line Energy Partners and former head of development, Horizon Wind Energy. Clean Line Energy Partners, a company based in Houston, Texas, is focused on developing and building long-haul transmission lines from renewable resource areas to areas of high electricity demand. Title TBA. Contact: Lisa Matthews, 617-495-8883 5:30p Exploring Careers in Science: Beyond the Bench (Maxwell Dworkin Room 319, Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) Hear advice and stories from engineers and scientists who have ventured beyond the bench into a wide variety of careers such as patent law, consulting, government, policy, and business. RSVP requir... Contact: ocsrsvp(a)fas.harvard.edu Wednesday 10/14/2009 5:00p Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change (Sherman Fairchild Lecture Hall 7 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA) "Climate Change and How We Got the Fauna We Have Today." Mark McPeek, David T. McLaughlin Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College. Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 7:00p Science in the News Seminar (Armenise Ampitheatre at Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA) "Green-lighting Green Cars: The Future of the Automobile." Contact: https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/ Calendar: Center for the Environment 8:00p - 9:00p Enviromental Action Committee Meeting (Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA) Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a difference for the environment is welcome. Contact: www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/ Thursday 10/15/2009 1:15p Solid Earth Physics Seminar ( 4th Floor Faculty Lounge, Hoffman Laboratory, 20 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Scaling of Earthquake Rupture Growth in Parkfield Area." Takahiko Uchide, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. Calif. San Diego Contact: esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEM... 3:30p China Energy and Environment Seminar (Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Potential for Wind-Generated Electricity in China." Lu Xi, doctoral student, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard. Contact: Chris Nielsen, nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu 4:00p Climate Seminar (Haller Hall, 102 Geological Museum Building, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) Dennis Hartmann, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington. Title TBA. Contact: Shuting Jin, jin(a)fas.harvard.edu 6:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture Series (Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "This Brick Ark: Celebrating the Museum of Comparative Zoology's First 150 Years and the Beginning of the Next 150." Lecture by James Hanken, Professor of Biology, Zoology. Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617.495.3045 6:30p - 9:00p Energy Buyers, Sellers, Equipment Makers and Policy: A Global View from Here at Home (Microsoft, One Memorial Drive, 1st Floor Conference Center, Cambridge, MA) Contact: Elaine Reiter, ereiter(a)mit.edu, 617-253-2568, www.ignitecleanenergy.com/node/828 --- Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. 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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Verstraete again in Nature physics

by Alejandro Perdomo

Computational complexity of interacting electrons and fundamental limitations of density functional theory Norbert Schuch1<http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v5/n10/abs/nphys1370.html?lang=en#a1> & Frank Verstraete2<http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v5/n10/abs/nphys1370.html?lang=en#a2> <http://www.nature.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/nphys/journal/v5/n10/full/n…> http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v5/n10/abs/nphys1370.html?lang=en Also, News and views by Scott Aaronson http://www.nature.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/nphys/journal/v5/n10/full/n… -- Alejandro Perdomo Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Physics. Harvard University 12 Oxford St #482, Cambridge, MA, 02138. perdomo(a)fas.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Friday

by Michael Stopa

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] salad

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, Sabrina from the Cohen group has extra salad from their group meeting in the common area if you want any. Anna Anna B. Shin Laboratory Administrator Aspuru-Guzik Research Group Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617.496.9964 office 617.694.9879 cell 617.496.9411 fax 617.495.9676 lab http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] ANNOUNCEMENT: Excitonics Seminar - Professor Frank Spano - October 6, 2009

by rtavilla＠rle.mit.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Now serving...

by Ivan Kassal

"Extra bold" Arabian mocha Sanani, "long prized for its tantalizing unpredictability." Hehe, these coffee descriptions remind of J. Peterman catalogs. By the way, the 9 kg of Lavazza coffee have arrived, so no need to worry about coffee shortages in the medium term.

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