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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Spread the word, RIT's Future Faculty Career Exploration Program

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group, I recommend for the postdocs to attend this program, but also the third year students could attend it. RIT is interested in a diverse faculty group, and therefore holds these workshops. Cheers, Alan Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Assistant Professor Harvard University | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Faculty Recruitment <facultyr(a)rit.edu> Date: Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:45 PM Subject: Spread the word, RIT's Future Faculty Career Exploration Program To: alan(a)aspuru.com *Dear *Alan* *Aspuru-Guzik*,* * * I would like to ask for you and your organization's support in spreading the word to Ph.D., MFA or Post Doctoral students interested in a teaching career about an upcoming, all-expense-paid opportunity to visit Rochester Institute of Technology. Please share this information with members of your organization and students whom you know may be interested and meet the criteria outlined below. *The* Rochester Institute of Technology's* annual Future Faculty Career Exploration Program (FFCEP) is an opportunity to invite minority Ph.D., MFA or Post Doctoral students interested in a teaching career for an all-expense-paid opportunity to visit Rochester Institute of Technology. * * * The annual FFCEP is one of a series of recruitment strategies designed to build relationships and fuel the future pipeline of faculty. The FFCEP program is a unique and exciting opportunity to explore potential career choices through exploratory interviews, presentations, meetings with deans, department heads, and RIT president, as well as campus and community tours. The program allows RIT deans to engage prospects in discussions about their academic work and career interests. It also allows faculty to share RIT's teaching and research agenda and to dialog on current open faculty positions or those that may be available in the near future. This year marks the 7th annual program to take place at RIT. The past programs have been very successful in providing the participants with a valuable experience including preparing them for official campus interviews. Past participants have also greatly enjoyed networking and building relationships among each other which have resulted in future collaborations. To date, we have hired eight participants and invited many others back to campus for official job interviews. *FFCEP 2009 Selection Criteria * · Individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university's continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences. We are especially interested in applications from people of color who are underrepresented and underserved in teaching professions; i.e., African American, Latin American, American Indian, or Alaskan Native. · Within one to two years of receiving Ph.D. -or- · Within one year of receiving or already received MFA -or- · Engaged in a Post Doctoral assignment · Desire academic teaching career at an exceptional institution · Receiving degrees that are relevant to RIT in Business, Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, Applied Science & Technology, Computing & Information Sciences, Imaging Arts & Sciences · Demonstrate potential to fill open and/or anticipated vacancies at RIT* * · Be able to travel to Rochester, NY for a weekend, September 23-27, 2009 ** The RIT mission is to provide technology-based educational programs for personal and professional development. We rigorously pursue new and emerging career areas. We develop and deliver curricula and advance scholarship relevant to emerging technologies and social conditions. Our community is committed to diversity and student centeredness and is distinguished by our innovative and collaborative spirit. Internal and external partnerships expand our students' experiential learning. RIT is committed to mutually enriching relationships with alumni, government, business and the world community. Teaching, learning, scholarship, leadership development, and student success are our central enterprises. Additional information and applications can be found online at https://finweb.rit.edu/humanresources/employment/ffcep/. All applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Faculty Recruitment at 585-475-5775 or *facultyr(a)rit.edu * Thanks for your support and assistance! Sincerely, M. Renée Baker Executive Director of Faculty Recruitment Rochester Institute of Technology 8 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 ** *www.rit.edu/OFR * *"Excellence through Diversity, Journey to Greatness: Doing it the RIT Way"* **

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] IIC Interactive Seminar Series - An Introduction to Computational Multiphysics II

by Helene Tingle Uysal

IIC Interactive Seminar Series An Introduction to Computational Multiphysics II Date: March 10 - 13, 2009 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Note: Advance registration is required. To register, please click here. Lecture Plan: Part I: Theoretical Background: March 10 Lecture 1-2: Mathematical formulation of multiscale/physics problems March 11 Lecture 3-4: Metadynamics techniques Part II: Examples/Applications March 12 Lecture 5-6: Microfluidics and turbulence March 13 Lecture 7: Multiscale Hemodynamics March 13 Lecture 8: Fracture dynamics Location: The lectures on March 10, 12 and 13 will be held at 60 Oxford Street, Room 311. The lecture on March 11 will be held at 60 Oxford, Room 330. Abstract: In a previous series of lectures, Visiting Scholar Sauro Succi discussed the main motivations behind the development of multiscale/ physics modeling as a response to the interdisciplinary challenges raised by complex systems in modern science and engineering. This second series will describe the basic mathematical framework of modern multiscale/physics methods and illustrate their application to a selection of edge-cutting problems at the fast-growing interface between fluid dynamics, biology and material science, such as multiphase flows in micro/nano-channels, hydrodynamic turbulence, cardiovascular hemodynamics and crack propagation in solids. _______________________________________________ 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] [theochem-announce] Lecture today: Martin Head-Gordon

by Seth Difley

Please take note of the Theochem lecture this Wednesday. Title-- Some Frontiers of Electronic Structure Theory Speaker-- Martin Head-Gordon (UC Berkeley) http://chem.berkeley.edu/faculty/head-gordon/index.html Time-- Wed, Feb 18, 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] Theochem seminar: Head-Gordon, 2/18 4pm

by Leslie Vogt

Hi everyone, Martin Head-Gordon will be giving the theochem seminar tomorrow, 2/18 at 4 pm (MIT 24-121). Some Frontiers of Electronic Structure Theory As a field that is over three quarters of a century old, and mature enough that its methods are routinely used by thousands of non-specialists, quantum chemistry is clearly a field that everyone engaged in theoretical chemistry should know something about. That will be the first purpose of the first part of the talk. Since it is such a mature (old!) field, it is also important to discuss the extent to which there are important unresolved issues and exciting new opportunities. That is the second purpose of the first part. With that context in mind, I will then discuss in the second part of the talk several topics related to these general issues in which I and my research group are attempting to make progress. I plan to discuss three topics -- while subject to change without notice, I'm currently intending to talk about 1) electronic structure methods for bond-breaking -- a look at some methodology, 2) a decomposition of intermolecular interactions -- something which attempts to go beyond quantum chemistry as a numerical experiment, and 3) the origin of chemicurrents in reactions on metal surfaces -- a problem in which basic phenomenology is at issue. Time limits may also restrict me to two of the three -- so have your preferences ready! -- Leslie Vogt Aspuru-Guzik Group Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] REMINDER: ANNOUNCEMENT: Excitonics Seminar - February 18

by rtavilla＠rle.mit.edu

Center for Excitonics Seminar Series Announcement The Center for Excitonics has begun its seminar series of 2009 ( http://www.rle.mit.edu/excitonics). We invite you to join us and to forward this information on to others who might be interested in attending this and other seminars. Title: The importance of excitons in the science and technology of semiconductor nanocrystals Presenter: Professor Moungi G. Bawendi Organization: Department of Chemistry, MIT Date: February 18, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm Place: 36-428 Refreshments: Yes URL: http://www.rle.mit.edu/excitonics/bawendi-021809.html Abstract The wish to understand and harness fundamental excitonic processes in semiconductor nanocrystals (aka quantum dots) has catalyzed much of the progress in the preparation of these nanoscale building blocks. In particular, the size dependent properties of excitons and multiexcitons in quantum dots, coupled with a material that can be processed from solution, has led to potential applications in fields that include emissive displays, solar energy conversion, and biological and biomedical fluorescence imaging. A fundamental understanding of exciton and multiexcitonic processes is critical for any of these applications to become realized. Synthesis of well characterized materials is also obviously key, not only of the functional inorganic particle itself, but also the ligand shell that protects it and couples it chemically to molecules and matrices of interest. This talk will focus on the role and properties of excitons and multiexcitons as drivers for understanding the electronic structure of these nanocrystals and for motivating their applications in both biological and opto-electronic areas. Bio Prof. Moungi Bawendi received his AB (1982) from Harvard University and his PhD in chemistry (1988) from The University of Chicago, working with Prof. Karl Freed and Prof. Takeshi Oka. His PhD research focused on the theory of polymers and the experimental infrared spectroscopy of molecular ions in the gas phase. This was followed by two years of postdoctoral research at Bell Laboratories, working with Dr. Louis Brus, where he began his studies on nanomaterials. Bawendi joined the faculty at MIT in 1990, becoming associate professor in 1995 and professor in 1996. He has followed an interdisciplinary research program that aims at probing the science and technology of chemically synthesized nanocrystals of semiconductor materials. His awards include MIT graduate and undergraduate teaching awards (1994, 1997), the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences (2001) for his work in nanotechnology, and the EO Lawrence Award in Materials Chemistry from the US Department of Energy (2006). He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2003) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004), and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (2007).

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] The Quantum Dimension of Photosynthesis

by James D Whitfield

Dear interested, Someone confirmed and improved on the experiment of the Fleming lab. http://focus.aps.org/story/v23/st5 JDW James D Whitfield Aspuru-Guzik Group Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University tel: 301-520-7847 web: aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/people/James_Whitfield

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Tuesday February 17

by Edward Farhi

Dear Quanta We will meet on Tuesday February 17 at 3:00 in 6-310. See you then. Eddie ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Edward Farhi Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics Director Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Building 6 Room 300 Cambridge MA 02139 617 253 4871 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Group meeting calendar

by Alejandro Perdomo

Dear group, The final decision about the best day for group meetings is that there is no day. Therefore, I have filled in our group meetings according to Alan's traveling scheduled as specified by him. Please keep in mind the date you were assigned and be prepared. I will send an announcement about the room later in the week bur all this information will be posted in the group calendar. If I am missing someone in the list, please let me know. Fri, Feb 20: James Mon, Feb 23: Ivan Fri, March 6: Roberto Mon, March 9: Semion **NO group meeting: APS meeting** Fri, March 27: Alejandro Mon, March 30: Dmitrij Fri, April 10: Sangwoo Mon, April 13: Ville Fri, April 24: Patrick Fri, May 1: Leslie Fri, May 8: Nicholas Fri, May 15: Kenta Fri, May 22: Mark Fri, May 29: Bryan Fri, June 5: Erica Joel Cesar Best, -A -- 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] Fwd: Papers on molecular rings.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group, Non-Markovian effects in the Bacteriochlorophyll ring. See below. Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Assistant Professor Harvard University | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Heřman Pavel <Pavel.Herman(a)uhk.cz> Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 5:46 AM Subject: RE: Papers on molecular rings. To: Alan Aspuru-Guzik <aspuru(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> Dear Professor Aspuru-Guzik, attached you can find a copy of our paper. I apologize for poor quality of this copy. Best regards Pavel Pavel Herman University of Hradec Kralove Department of Physics Rokitanskeho 62 50003 Hradec Kralove Czech Republic ________________________________ Od: alan(a)aspuru.com za uživatele Alan Aspuru-Guzik Odesláno: st 4.2.2009 16:27 Komu: Heřman Pavel Předmět: Papers on molecular rings. Dear Professor Herman, I am starting to work hard on the field of coherence in excitonic energy transfer, and found your paper in Phys. Stat. Sol. (C) 6, 1 89-92 a very interesting paper. I am downloading your previous papers on the subject. I am having trouble finding this paper from you: Czechoslovak Journal of Physics < http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/cjop> , Volume 53, Number 7, July 2003 , pp. 579-605(27) Is it possible to get a copy of it from you? That would be great. I share 3 publications of ours in the subject to introduce our group. The ENAQT-arxiv.pdf is in press in New Journal of Physics. And we are resubmitting Role.pdf to another journal. Thank you and it is nice meeting you, Alan Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Assistant Professor Harvard University | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu < http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/>

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Quantized Poker

by Patrick Rebentrost

No comment. http://arxiv.org/abs/0902.2196

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