aspuru-list May 2009

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by Anna B. Shin

There are pastries from the Lab Admin meeting in the kitchen. Get 'em before the Cohen group does! -- 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 Aspuru-Guzik Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Lunch with Stephen Jordan

by Ivan Kassal

Dear Group, Due to an unexpected conflict, Stephen has to leave soon, so we'll be having lunch with him 11:30-12:30 at Le's pho place. Come by if you will. Ivan

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] REMINDER - IIC Colloquium today 4:00pm - Alyssa Goodman; Astronomy as I "See" It

by Pavlos Protopapas

IIC Colloquium - Astronomy as I "See" It TODAY, May 13, 2009; 4:00pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Alyssa Goodman, IIC Founding Director, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, IIC Founding Director) Abstract Most scientists draw pictures to communicate their ideas to each other. Goodman’s work on star formation, along with work in other fields, reveals that the seemingly qualitative world of pictures often leads to quantitative insight. This talk will tell how and why the Astronomical Medicine group at the IIC adapted medical imaging software for use on astronomical data, producing results encapsulated in the first interactive “3D PDF” published in Nature. The speaker will also discuss her continuing collaboration with Microsoft Research on the “WorldWide Telescope” and conclude with thoughts on general principles of data visualization, and how clarification of those principles helps both the public and scientists to learn more from scientific investigations. Bio Alyssa Goodman was the Founding Director of Harvard's Initiative in Innovative Computing, serving from 2005-8. She has been Professor of Astronomy at Harvard since 1999 and she is a Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution. After earning her undergraduate degree in Physics from MIT in 1984 and her Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard in 1989, she held a President’s Fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley, joining Harvard as an Assistant Professor in 1992. Goodman and her research group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics study the dense gas between the stars, in particular how this interstellar gas arranges itself into new stars. Currently she is principal investigator for The COMPLETE Survey of Star-Forming Regions, which, in 2006, finished mapping out three very large star-forming regions in our Galaxy in their entirety. Her research at the IIC focuses on new ways to visualize and analyze the tremendous data volumes created by surveys like COMPLETE. In 1997, she received the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize from the American Astronomical Society for her work on interstellar. Recently, she served as Chair of the Astronomy Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008. In 2008-9, Goodman is on sabbatical, working with colleagues from Microsoft Research on the World Wide Telescope Program, and with the staff of WGBH as their Scholar-in-Residence. At Harvard, Goodman also teaches courses on both astrophysics and the display of data, including one called “The Art of Numbers.” Pavlos _______________________________________________ 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] Reminder: Hull trip tomorrow

by Roberto Olivares-Amaya

Hello: For those of you who like to learn how do very very big windmills work (wind power plant), or if you want to fight against giants, go to the webpage below: ( http://my.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=myharvard&subkeyword=k52884&tabgro… ) If that does not work, go to my.harvard.edu and look for the ENG-SCI 231 class. Roberto ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jacob Jonathan Krich <jkrich(a)fas.harvard.edu> Date: Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:51 PM Subject: [ ENG-SCI 231 ] Reminder: Hull trip tomorrow To: We are going to the Hull wind turbine tomorrow at 12:30, returning at 4:30. The bus will pick us up at 12:30 from Oxford Street in from of Maxwell-Dworkin. Bring a bag lunch. Cameras are encouraged. For safety on the tour, please wear flat, closed-toed shoes. There are still spaces available on the bus, so please feel free to sign up and come along or invite other people who may be interested. Also, please feel out your CUE evaluations if you haven't already. We're looking forward to getting your feedback.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Stephen Jordan's visit

by Ivan Kassal

Dear group, Stephen Jordan of quantum computing is visiting our group tomorrow from around 10 am on. Let me know if you'd like to meet with him and/or go to lunch. Ivan

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] AAG group reads: A supersymmetric approach to QMC

by James D Whitfield

Dear all, I've talked to a lot of people about the interest in starting a journal club. The idea would be we'd spend a half hour or an hour talking about a paper of general interest to the group. This is a great way to learn from each other and share our knowledge. Its optional so show up if you're interested. The first discussion group will be held this Thursday at 1:32 somewhere around the offices (probably the div room) and we will be discussing: *A Supersymmetric (SUSY) Approach to the Quantum Monte Carlo Excited States: Addressing the Node Problem.** arXiv:0903.4827 <http://arxiv.org/abs/0903.4827>*If you have suggestions for the next paper please bring your ideas on Thursday. Cheers, 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] Tylenol scholarship

by Semion Saikin

for those who can be interested: http://tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc&s_kwcid=Conte…

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] IIC Collloquium on Wednesday - Alyssa Goodman - May 13 at 4:00pm; Astronomy as I "See" It

by Pavlos Protopapas

IIC Colloquium - Astronomy as I "See" It May 13, 2009; 4:00pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Alyssa Goodman, IIC Founding Director, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, IIC Founding Director) Abstract Most scientists draw pictures to communicate their ideas to each other. Goodman’s work on star formation, along with work in other fields, reveals that the seemingly qualitative world of pictures often leads to quantitative insight. This talk will tell how and why the Astronomical Medicine group at the IIC adapted medical imaging software for use on astronomical data, producing results encapsulated in the first interactive “3D PDF” published in Nature. The speaker will also discuss her continuing collaboration with Microsoft Research on the “WorldWide Telescope” and conclude with thoughts on general principles of data visualization, and how clarification of those principles helps both the public and scientists to learn more from scientific investigations. Bio Alyssa Goodman was the Founding Director of Harvard's Initiative in Innovative Computing, serving from 2005-8. She has been Professor of Astronomy at Harvard since 1999 and she is a Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution. After earning her undergraduate degree in Physics from MIT in 1984 and her Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard in 1989, she held a President’s Fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley, joining Harvard as an Assistant Professor in 1992. Goodman and her research group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics study the dense gas between the stars, in particular how this interstellar gas arranges itself into new stars. Currently she is principal investigator for The COMPLETE Survey of Star-Forming Regions, which, in 2006, finished mapping out three very large star-forming regions in our Galaxy in their entirety. Her research at the IIC focuses on new ways to visualize and analyze the tremendous data volumes created by surveys like COMPLETE. In 1997, she received the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize from the American Astronomical Society for her work on interstellar. Recently, she served as Chair of the Astronomy Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008. In 2008-9, Goodman is on sabbatical, working with colleagues from Microsoft Research on the World Wide Telescope Program, and with the staff of WGBH as their Scholar-in-Residence. At Harvard, Goodman also teaches courses on both astrophysics and the display of data, including one called “The Art of Numbers.” -- P aV lO s _______________________________________________ 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] Lunch with Kieron Burke

by tempel＠physics.harvard.edu

Dear Group, Kieron Burke will be visiting with us tomorrow and on Tuesday. We have 5 free spots for lunch with him tomorrow at 12:30 and then another 5 free spots on Tuesday at around the same time. If you are interested in going to lunch on either of these days, please let me know and tell me which day. David

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] furniture budget

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, By end of weekend, please let me know if you have need for furniture repair or replacement, or any additional new furniture. Do not include maintenance work or minor improvements or alterations. I need to submit a proposed furniture budget first thing Monday morning. Thanks, 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 Aspuru-Guzik Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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