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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] REMINDER: Group meeting, Tomorow @ 11AM (and also this coming Monday 11AM)

by Alejandro Perdomo

Tomorrow Ville is up and we will meet in M217 (by the department center). This coming Monday also 11am but in M102, we will have Dmitri. Don't pay attention to the group calendar in the group webpage which wants to be in California and says that the group meeting is at 8am. Anna: Do you know why is the calendar in the group webpage in PST and not in EST? http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/Seminars/ -- 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] HUCE Weekly Calendar Update March 26 - April 9

by Center for the Environment

Highlights: Wednesday, April 1: John Hofmeister, the founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy and former president of Shell Oil Company, will be delivering the 2009 Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture entitled "U.S. Energy Independence: Forty Years of Failure, Society Ever More Divided and Unequal. What’s Next?" Friday, April 3: Terry Chapin, Ecologist from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, kicks off the Spring 2009 Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change lecture series with a discussion on "Sustainability in a Changing World: Concepts and Policy Strategies to Address Climate Change in Alaska." Tuesday, April 7: John Briscoe (SEAS, HSPH) and Peter Rogers (SEAS), join Tom Baron, the former director of Operations, MA Water Resources Authority Water System, in the next HUCE Green Conversation, "Southern New England's Future Thirst: An Approach to Sustainability." Calendar: Friday 3/27/2009 9:00a Mapping Massachusetts Communities: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis (Charles River Public Internet Center, 154 Moody St. Waltham, MA) One day hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a Geographic Information System (GIS) for community analysis. Contact: Gina Clemmer, 877.241.6576 |, www.urban-research.info/workshops/mas... Saturday 3/28/2009 8:30p - 9:30p Earth Hour Individuals, businesses, governments, and organizations will turn off their lights for one hour to make a global statement of concern about climate change. Contact: www.earthhour.org/ Monday 3/30/2009 11:30a 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/ 12:00p - 1:00p Environmental Sciences and Engineering Seminar (Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Lessons for nanotechnology from nature's semiconductor: Quantum chemistry studies of biogenic manganese oxides." Dr. Kideok Kwon, University of California, Berkeley. Contact: Norma Stewart, nstewart(a)seas.harvard.edu 2:00p - 3:00p OEB Faculty Search Candidate Seminar (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge) "Changing the floral bauplan." Elizabeth Kellogg, Department of Biology, University of Missouri, St. Louis. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin... 7:00p New England Aquarium Lecture Series (Harborside Learning Lab, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA) "The Causes and Consequences of Coral Decline and Some Potentially Encouraging Trends." Dr. Josh Idjadi, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, New England Aquarium. . Contact: Vickie Cataldo, vcataldo(a)neaq.org, 617-973-0235, www.neaq.org/education_and_activities... 8:00p Minds that Move the World Speaker Series (Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston, MA ) "Change of Climate." Al Gore, Former Vice President. Tickets available through the series website. Contact: www.speakerseries2009.com/index.html Tuesday 3/31/2009 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, 617-384-8398, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... 4:00p - 5:30p Harvard Initiative for Global Health Seminar Series (HIGH, 104 Mt. Auburn St., 3rd floor, Cambridge) "Social Determinants of Population Health: Reconciling Observation & Intervention Studies." Lisa Berkman, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology, HSPH. Contact: www.globalhealth.harvard.edu/icb/icb.... 4:30p - 6:00p Political Economy and Geopolitics of Energy in Eurasia (Lower Auditorium, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA) A panel discussion on the geopolitics of energy from a European perspective. Contact: Yannis Ioannides, Yannis.Ioannides(a)tufts.edu 6:00p - 7:00p MIT Energy Club: Wind Energy 101 (MIT, E51-335, Cambridge, MA) A presentation focused on the very basics of wind power. Contact: Ashleigh Hildebrand, ash456(a)mit.edu , www.mitenergyclub.org Wednesday 4/1/2009 10:30a - 12:00p Geopolitics of Energy Seminar Series (Land Lecture Hall, 4th Floor Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) "India." Varun Rai, Research Fellow, Stanford University. Hosted by Meghan O'Sullivan, Lecturer in Public Policy, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Contact: bcsia_ksg(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-1400 4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy (Littaur-382, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) "Price Caps and Price Floors in Climate Policy: A Quantitative Assessment." Cedric Philibert, International Energy Agency. Contact: Jason Chapman, Jason_Chapman(a)ksg.harvard.edu, 617-496-8054 6:00p - 7:00p MIT Wind Week 2009 (MIT, E15-145, Cambridge, MA) "Towards one quarter of the World's Electricity from Wind." Dr. Jim Lyons, Novus Energy Partners. Contact: windweek.mit.edu 6:00p JFK Institute of Politics Forum (JFK Forum, Littauer Building, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) "U.S. Energy Independence: Forty Years of Failure, Society Ever More Divided and Unequal. What's Next?" John Hofmeister, Founder and CEO, Citizens for Affordable Energy and Former President of Shell Oil Company. Contact: www.iop.harvard.edu/Events-Meetings/J... 8:00p Environmental 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: Caitlin Rotman, caitlin.rotman(a)gmail.com Thursday 4/2/2009 -- Carbon Taxes as a US Policy Option (SEI, 11 Curtis Ave, Somerville, MA) Gilbert E. Metcalf, Professor of Economics at Tufts University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Contact: www.sei-us.org/events.html 11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series (Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA) "Research agenda for integrated landscape modeling: occurrence, growth, geneflow and adaptation of conifer trees along a major climatological and longitudinal gradients in the Pacific Northwest" Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... 4:00p Physical Sciences Chemistry Seminar (Pfizer Lecture Hall, Lower Level, Mallinckrodt, 12 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "A Nanoscience Approach to Photocatalysis and Solar Cells." Professor Thomas Mallouk, Pennsylvania State University. Contact: www.chem.harvard.edu/index.php 4:00p Climate Seminar (Haller Hall, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Observations and modeling of ice-shelf - ocean interaction." David Holland, New York University. Contact: Shuting Jin , shuting(a)eps.harvard.edu 4:00p - 5:00p OEB Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Emerging threats and research challenges in the Tropics." William Laurance, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891 6:00p - 9:00p MIT Wind Week 2009 (Stata Center, R&D Commons (4th Floor), Bldg. 32, MIT, 32 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA) Offshore Wind Workshop Reception & Poster Session. Networking reception for students and faculty from MIT, other New England schools, and industry representatives. Contact: windweek.mit.edu Friday 4/3/2009 9:00a - 12:30p Restructuring Roundtable (Foley Hoag, 155 Seaport Blvd, 13th Floor Conference Room, Boston, MA) "Pursuing Sustainable Energy in New England: The Promise of Stimulus Funds and the Reality of Recession" Contact: www.raabassociates.org/main/roundtabl... 9:00a Ecological Urbanism: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future (Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA) Bringing together design practitioners and theorists, economists, engineers, environmental scientists, politicians and public health specialists, with the goal of reaching a more robust understanding of ecological urbanism and what it might be in the future. Contact: Deborah Johansen, djohansen(a)gsd.harvard.edu, 617.496.0823 9:00a - 6:30p MIT Wind Week 2009 Offshore Wind Technology Workshop With AWEA, US OWC, UMass, MTC, MIT Energy Initiative, and private companies. Registration Required. Contact: windweek.mit.edu 11:00a - 12:00p Harvard Forest Seminar Series (Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA) "Rapid regional warming and ecosystem response along the Antarctic Peninsula." Hugh Ducklow, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory & Palmer Station, Antarctica LTER. Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, 978-724-3302 x 268, harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... 4:00p Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change (Science Center D, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Sustainability in a Changing World: Concepts and Policy Strategies to Address Climate Change in Alaska." Terry Chapin, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 Saturday 4/4/2009 9:00a - 5:30p Environmental Action 2009 (Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston) A conference that will bring together organizations, activists and decision-makers to share skills and information, as well as find ways to work together for a greener Commonwealth. Contact: sam(a)toxicsaction.org, (617) 747-4362, www.toxicsaction.org/maenvironmentala... 9:00a Ecological Urbanism: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future (Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA) Bringing together design practitioners and theorists, economists, engineers, environmental scientists, politicians and public health specialists, with the goal of reaching a more robust understanding of ecological urbanism and what it might be in the future. Contact: Deborah Johansen, djohansen(a)gsd.harvard.edu, 617.496.0823 Sunday 4/5/2009 9:00a Ecological Urbanism: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future (Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA) Bringing together design practitioners and theorists, economists, engineers, environmental scientists, politicians and public health specialists, with the goal of reaching a more robust understanding of ecological urbanism and what it might be in the future. Contact: Deborah Johansen, djohansen(a)gsd.harvard.edu, 617.496.0823 3:00p HMNH: 2009 Roger Tory Peterson Memorial Lecture (Science Center, One Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA) "Conserving the World’s Biodiversity: How the Climate Crisis Could Both Hurt and Help." Russell A. Mittermeier, President of Conservation International. Contact: hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617-495-3045, www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_spe... Monday 4/6/2009 11:30a 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/ 4:00p MIT Science Technology, and Society Colloquia (MIT, Building E51-095, Cambridge, MA) "Future Imperfect: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and Cultures of Public Policy." Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, John F. Kennedy School of Government. Contact: 617-452-2390, web.mit.edu/sts/calendar/index-css.html 4:30p - 6:00p Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies Seminar (9 Bow St., Cambridge, MA) "The Impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Evidence from Indonesia." Duncan Thomas, Professor of Economics, Duke University. Contact: Claudette Agustin, cagustin(a)hsph.harvard.edu, www.hsph.harvard.edu/centers-institut... Tuesday 4/7/2009 9:00a Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center Conference (Lincoln Campus Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA) Bringing together scientists, regulators, and practitioners from across the state and region to discuss water resources issues of critical importance. Contact: Marie Françoise Walk, (413) 545-5531, www.umass.edu/tei/wrrc/WRRC2004/Confe... 9:30a - 11:00a Energy Technology Innovation Policy Seminar Series (Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA) "The Clean Development Mechanism, Technology Transfer, and China's GHG Reductions." Bo Wang, ETIP Research Fellow. Contact: Sam Milton, sam_milton(a)harvard.edu, (617) 496-5584, www.belfercenter.org/energy 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, 617-384-8398, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... 5:00p Green Conversations (Haller Hall, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Southern New England's Future Thirst: An Approach to Sustainability." Tom Baron, Former Director of Operations, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Water System. With John Briscoe (SEAS, HSPH) and Peter Rogers (SEAS). Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 Wednesday 4/8/2009 12:15p - 1:45p Dubai Initiative Seminar (Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA) "Environment and Politics in Egypt and the Gulf." Jeannie Sowers, Dubai Initiative Fellow. Brown Bag Lunch, open to the public. Contact: dubai_initiative(a)ksg.harvard.edu, 617-496-3694 8:00p Environmental 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: Caitlin Rotman, caitlin.rotman(a)gmail.com Thursday 4/9/2009 2:30p Energy Technology Innovation Policy Seminar Series (Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA) "Climate Change Technology R&D Portfolio Analysis under Uncertainty." Erin Baker, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact: Sam Milton, sam_milton(a)harvard.edu 4:00p - 5:00p OEB Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "The evolution of novel, serially homologous, complex traits: butterfly eyespots. " Antonia Monteiro, Yale University. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891 5:00p Green Conversations (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) "The MPG Illusion." Richard P. Larrick, Associate Professor of Management Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. In conversation with Max Bazerman (HBS) and Daniel Schrag (EPS, SEAS, and HUCE). Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 6:00p Microbial Sciences Initiative Thursday Evening Seminar Series (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) "Mycorrhizas and ecosystem processes." Ian Alexander, Regius Professor of Botany, University of Aberdeen. Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, (617) 495 8643, www.msi.harvard.edu/thursdays.html --- Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. 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. 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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Book: Quantum Mechanics-Messiah

by Alejandro Perdomo

Dear group, Has any one borrowed my Messiah from my cubicle? I would appreciate if you can bring it back since I will be using it. Thanks! -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] Aspuru Group Calendar

by Cesar Rodriguez

I'm emailing everyone to make sure I'm not forgetting seminars of your interest in the Aspuru Group Calendar. If I'm not posting a seminar that you think I should be, please, send me an email, preferably with a link to the email list where I can subscribe to it to get periodic announcements. Also, some event lists, like the Harvard Energy list, have way too many events. I'm only posting the ones that seem relevant to us. Relevant is define by what I think people will like. I might not be a good judge of character on this, so do let me know if there are general topics of your interest I'm ignoring. Remember, you can join the group callendar by using: In google: k9494ibh4l1fgfm9q8fmat79ek(a)group.calendar.google.com Or in XML: http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/k9494ibh4l1fgfm9q8fmat79ek%40group.cal… I think, I'm not sure, you should be able to edit the calendar as well if you join it. Cesar

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Excitonics Seminar - April 1 - Prof. Vladimir Bulovic

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 next seminar of the 2009 series. Please forward this information on to others who might be interested in attending this and other seminars. Title: Excitonic Processes in Nanostructured Optoelectronic Devices Presenter: Prof. Vladimir Bulovic Organization: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics MIT Date: April 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm Place: 36-428 Refreshments: Yes URL: http://www.rle.mit.edu/excitonics/bulovic-040109.html Abstract Nanoscale materials such as molecules, polymers, and nanocrystal quantum dots can be assembled into large area functional optoelectronic devices that can surpass the performance of today’s state-of-the-art technologies. Advances in thin film processing of nanostructured material sets and concomitant development of physical models of nanostructured device operation are rapidly advancing this science and engineering field. This talk will highlight the contribution of excitonic processes in the optical and electrical response of nanostructured optoelectronic devices, singling out the exciton diffusion as the dominant governing process in many active structures. In light emitting diodes, exciton diffusion affects the degree of cascade energy transfer and the color saturation, and in solar cells, photodetectors, and chemosensors, exciton diffusion to interfaces is the central process in determining the exciton dissociation efficiency, and the consequent photogeneration efficiency. The talk will illustrate excitonic behavior using both specific technology examples, as well as by describing model structures that highlight the origin and influence of exciton energy disorder, the exciton dynamics in mixed excitonic systems, and the related challenges in measuring the exciton diffusion length. Bio Professor Vladimir Bulovic is a principal investigator in the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor Bulovic was graduated from Princeton University with a B.S.E. (1991), M.A. (1995), and Ph.D. (1998) in Electrical Engineering. Professor Bulovic joined the faculty of MIT in 2000 as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His research interests include studies of physical properties of organic and organic/inorganic nanodot composite thin films and structures, and development of novel optoelectronic organic and hybrid nano-scale devices. In 2004, Professor Bulovic was named as one of the TR100, the list of top young innovators in technology named annually by Technology Review magazine. In the same year, he also was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE), the nation's highest honor for scientists and engineers at the beginning of their research careers. Prior to joining MIT, Professor Bulovic was a Senior Scientist and Project Head of Strategic Technology Development at Universal Display Corporation (UDC). At UDC he worked on the application of organic materials to LEDs for full color flat panel displays and thin film photovoltaics for solar cell and detector applications. His work resulted in development of OLED backlights, pixilated arrays of stacked OLEDs, and improved performance of phosphorescent OLEDs. Prior to joining UDC he worked in Princeton's POEM Center as a graduate researcher (1993-1998) and research associate (1998-1999). At Princeton, Professo Bulovic participated in a series of projects examining optical and electrical properties of vacuum deposited amorphous and crystalline molecular organic thin films and devices. His work resulted in development of OLED technologies such as transparent, inverted, and stacked OLEDs, demonstration of the first optically pumped organic semiconductor lasers, and understanding of photogeneration in organic photovoltaic devices, microcavity effects in luminescent devices, and the solid state solvation effects in polar organic media. From 1991-1993, Professor Bulovic worked at Columbia University's Microelectronics Sciences Laboratory, where for he examined image-potential states and resonances on metal surfaces utilizing non-linear two-photon photoemission spectroscopy.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] 2008 taxes

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for filing your 2008 taxes is 15 April. If you're new to MA, there's a state tax to wrestle with on top of the US tax return. Filing can be tricky so it's best not to wait to the last minute. Aleks Markovic in the CCB finance office is a good person to contact for general questions and can also refer you to the right person in the tax office for further assistance. His email is markovic(a)chemistry.harvard.edu. As expected, I'm not a good person to ask about taxes (have yet to file myself). Good luck, 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] Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment

by Roberto Olivares-Amaya

Hello:Please download the brochure if you are interested to participate on the Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment. Roberto ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brenda Hugot <bhugot(a)fas.harvard.edu> Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 9:35 AM Subject: To: rrbiswas(a)physics.harvard.edu, pmboyle(a)fas.harvard.edu, jbuonoco(a)hsph.harvard.edu, jcollins(a)fas.harvard.edu, ndedontn(a)fas.harvard.edu, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu, eveames(a)fas.harvard.edu, Hestepha(a)hsph.harvard.edu, rghosn(a)gsd.harvard.edu, hormoz(a)fas.harvard.edu, qichaohu(a)fas.harvard.edu, jhubbard(a)fas.harvard.edu, sjensen(a)fas.harvard.edu, zhanli(a)fas.harvard.edu, xilu(a)fas.harvard.edu, csmadi(a)seas.harvard.edu, emain(a)fas.harvard.edu, olivares(a)fas.harvard.edu, podpirka(a)fas.harvard.edu, romeiro(a)fas.harvard.edu, jason.rugolo(a)gmail.com, schust(a)fas.harvard.edu, msher(a)fas.harvard.edu, mgsteren(a)fas.harvard.edu, tompkin(a)fas.harvard.edu, kvora(a)seas.harvard.edu, xu3(a)fas.harvard.edu, zzhou(a)hsph.harvard.edu Hello all, We are recruiting our second cohort of students for the Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment. Please forward the attached brochure to fellow students who might be interested. The deadline for applications is May 15, 2009. Thank you! Best regards, Brenda -- Brenda Hugot Program Administrator Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617.496.1788 Fax: 617.496.0425 bhugot(a)fas.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Update March 19 - April 2

by Center for the Environment

Highlights: Tonight: A slide show of David Arnold's photographs that revisit Bradford Washburn's series of mountain and glacier photos, exposing the toll of climate change. Wednesday, April 1: Cedric Philibert, International Energy Agency, presents "Price Caps and Price Floors in Climate Policy: A Quantitative Assessment" at the Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy. Tickets are on sale now for "Conserving the World's Biodiversity: How the Climate Crisis Could Both Hurt and Help", the April 5th HMNH 2009 Roger Tory Peterson Memorial Lecture with Russell Mittermeier, renowned wildlife biologist and president of Conservation International. Calendar Listings: Thursday 3/19/2009 4:00p OEB Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge) "Darwin's Mistake: Creationism, Cultural Evolution, Conservation, and George W." Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu 6:30p - 8:00p Harvard Extension School Movie Night (51 Brattle St., Rm 421, Cambridge, MA) "Flow." Water and Privatization FLOW For Love of Water (2008) by director Irena Salina is an award winning documentary about the global water crisis. Contact: Julie Vallimont, julievallimont(a)gmail.com 8:00p Slideshow: Bradford Washburn Photographs (Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA ) In 2006 and 2007, David Arnold, a reporter and photographer for the Boston Globe, retook the famous aerial photographs of the renown photographer, Bradford Washburn to show the toll climate change has taken on these majestic mountains and glaciers. Friday 3/20/2009 11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series (Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA) "Constrained ordination based on Generalized Linear Model." Thomas W. Yee, Department of Statistics, University of Auckland (New Zealand). Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... 12:00p Environmental Sciences and Engineering Seminar (Pierce Hall 100F, 19 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Sonochemical Destruction of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA)." Chad D. Vecitis, Department of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Yale University. Contact: Norma Stewart, nstewart(a)seas.harvard.edu Saturday 3/21/2009 1:00p Natural Alternatives to Modern Funeral (Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA) Speaker Mark Harris, author of "Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial." Contact: Mark Harris, markharris(a)igc.org, 610-954-8375 Monday 3/23/2009 11:30a 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/ 7:00p - 9:00p Home Energy Efficiency Series (Cary Memorial Library 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA) "Alternative Energy for Homeowners." This LexGWAC presentation will feature Mark Weissflog from KW Management, who installed the Lexington High School solar panels. Contact: www.lexgwac.org Tuesday 3/24/2009 12:00p - 2:00p The Green Roundtable--Integrating Solar & Wind Energy into Commercial Projects (NEXUS, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA) This 200-level seminar will discuss opportunities for integrating solar and wind energy into commercial construction projects. Contact: Aaron, aaron(a)greenroundtable.org 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, 617-384-8398, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... Wednesday 3/25/2009 7:30a - 12:00p EBC Wind Energy Seminar: The Emerging Regulatory Environment for Offshore Wind Energy (Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag, Waltham, MA) Provides an update on the emerging offshore wind federal and state regulatory programs and proposed projects in New England. Contact: www.emergingenterprisecenter.com/even... 8:00p Environmental 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: Caitlin Rotman, caitlin.rotman(a)gmail.com Thursday 3/26/2009 9:00a Mapping Massachusetts Communities: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis (Charles River Public Internet Center, 154 Moody St. Waltham, MA) One day hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a Geographic Information System (GIS) for community analysis. Contact: Gina Clemmer, 877.241.6576 |, www.urban-research.info/workshops/mas... 9:00a - 6:30p Babson Entrepreneurial Energy Expo (F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, Babson Park, MA) Annual conference hosted by the Babson Energy & Environmental Club. Contact: www.babsonenergy.com/eee Friday 3/27/2009 9:00a Mapping Massachusetts Communities: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis (Charles River Public Internet Center, 154 Moody St. Waltham, MA) One day hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a Geographic Information System (GIS) for community analysis. Contact: Gina Clemmer, 877.241.6576 |, www.urban-research.info/workshops/mas... Saturday 3/28/2009 8:30p - 9:30p Earth Hour Individuals, businesses, governments, and organizations will turn off their lights for one hour to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions. Contact: www.earthhour.org/ Monday 3/30/2009 11:00a - 12:00p MIT Wind Week 2009 An intensive week of immersion in wind energy: technology, development, policy supports, environmental impact, and financing alternatives. Contact: windweek.mit.edu 11:30a 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/ 7:00p New England Aquarium Lecture Series (Harborside Learning Lab, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA) "The Causes and Consequences of Coral Decline and Some Potentially Encouraging Trends." Dr. Josh Idjadi, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, New England Aquarium. Contact: Vickie Cataldo, vcataldo(a)neaq.org, 617-973-0235, www.neaq.org/education_and_activities... 8:00p Minds that Move the World Speaker Series (Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston, MA ) "Change of Climate." Al Gore, Former Vice President. Tickets available through the series website. Contact: www.speakerseries2009.com/index.html Tuesday 3/31/2009 11:00a - 12:00p MIT Wind Week 2009 An intensive week of immersion in wind energy: technology, development, policy supports, environmental impact, and financing alternatives Contact: windweek.mit.edu 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, 617-384-8398, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... 4:00p - 5:30p Harvard Initiative for Global Health Seminar Series (HIGH, 104 Mt. Auburn St., 3rd floor, Cambridge) "Social Determinants of Population Health: Reconciling Observation & Intervention Studies." Lisa Berkman, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology, HSPH. Contact: www.globalhealth.harvard.edu/icb/icb.... 4:30p - 6:00p Political Economy and Geopolitics of Energy in Eurasia (Goldman Room, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA) Speaker: Professor Michael Caramanis, College of Engineering, Boston University, and former Chairman of the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Greece; and Professor Alexandros Yannis, Karamanlis Chair of Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies, Fletcher School, Tufts University, and EU Council, Brussels. Contact: Yannis Ioannides, Yannis.Ioannides(a)tufts.edu 6:00p - 7:00p MIT Energy Club: Wind Energy 101 (MIT, E51-335, Cambridge, MA) A presentation focused on the very basics of wind power. Contact: Ashleigh Hildebrand, ash456(a)mit.edu , www.mitenergyclub.org Wednesday 4/1/2009 10:30a - 12:00p Geopolitics of Energy Seminar Series (Land Lecture Hall, 4th Floor Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) "India." Varun Rai, Research Fellow, Stanford University. Contact: bcsia_ksg(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-1400 11:00a - 12:00p MIT Wind Week 2009 An intensive week of immersion in wind energy: technology, development, policy supports, environmental impact, and financing alternatives. Contact: windweek.mit.edu Calendar: Center for the Environment 4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy (Littaur-382, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA) "Price Caps and Price Floors in Climate Policy: A Quantitative Assessment." Cedric Philibert, International Energy Agency. Contact: Jason Chapman, Jason_Chapman(a)ksg.harvard.edu, 617-496-8054 8:00p Environmental 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: Caitlin Rotman, caitlin.rotman(a)gmail.com Thursday 4/2/2009 Carbon Taxes as a US Policy Option (SEI, 11 Curtis Ave, Somerville, MA) Speaker: Gilbert E. Metcalf, Professor of Economics at Tufts University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Contact: www.sei-us.org/events.html 11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series (Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA) "Research agenda for integrated landscape modeling: occurrence, growth, geneflow and adaptation of conifer trees along a major climatological and longitudinal gradients in the Pacific Northwest." Sam Cushman, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... 11:00a - 12:00p MIT Wind Week 2009 An intensive week of immersion in wind energy: technology, development, policy supports, environmental impact, and financing alternatives Contact: windweek.mit.edu 4:00p Climate Seminar (Haller Hall, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) David Holland, New York University. Contact: Shuting Jin , shuting(a)eps.harvard.edu 4:00p - 5:00p OEB Seminar Series (Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA) "Emerging threats and research challenges in the Tropics." William Laurance, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891 ---- Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. 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. ============================================== 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=74d2e90… Update your profile: http://harvard.list-manage.com/profile?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=5bea9…

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Student hour with Prof. Hynes

by Roberto Olivares-Amaya

Hello: As you have probably heard, Prof. Hynes is visiting Harvard tomorrow. There will be a 45 minute session for us to meet with him from 3.15-4.00 PM at the Common theory area at Mallinckrodt 114. We hope to see you there and pass this along for those who are interested. Sincerely, Roberto

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Reminder: Green Conversations with Paul Ehrlich -- Today at 4 pm

by Center for the Environment

The Harvard University Center for the Environment and Bank of America presents Green Conversations with: Paul Ehrlich Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University "The Population Bomb: Where We Stand Now" Joined by: Daniel Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Director, Harvard University Center for the Environment Wednesday, March 18 4:00 pm Harvard University Science Center, Lecture Hall D One Oxford St. Cambridge, MA In 1968, Paul Ehrlich wrote The Population Bomb which explored the limits of overpopulation on development and sustainability. Now, 40 years later, Ehrlich discusses the current state of the world and how issues of population intersect with environmental challenges. Ehrlich has been a pioneer in alerting the public to the problems of overpopulation, and the importance of natural ecosystems to human society. Professor Ehrlich has received a MacArthur Prize Fellowship, the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (given in lieu of a Nobel Prize in areas where the Nobel is not given), in 1993 the Volvo Environmental Prize, in 1994 the United Nations' Sasakawa Environment Prize, in 1995 the Heinz Award for the Environment, in 1998 the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and the Dr. A. H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences, in 1999 the Blue Planet Prize, in 2001 the Eminent Ecologist Award of the Ecological Society of America and the Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Green Conversations are sponsored by the Harvard University Center for the Environment with generous support from Bank of America. All of these events are free and open to the public. --- Contact: Lisa Matthews Events Coordinator Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu p. 617-495-8883 f. 617-496-0425 ============================================== You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center for the Environment events. Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list: http://harvard.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=5… Our mailing address is: Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford St. 3rd floor Cambridge, MA 02138 Our telephone: (617) 495-0368 Forward this email to a friend: http://forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=3defef6… Update your profile: http://harvard.list-manage.com/profile?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=5bea9…

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