aspuru-list February 2010

aspuru-list@lists.fas.harvard.edu

22 participants
48 discussions

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group, Please see the ACS News below. Many things are relevant. I am interested in most of you to submit TALKS to the Boston ACS Meeting. Please see the symposia (I pasted them close to the kitchen) and start thinking about your abstract. The sooner we review them, the better. Also look at the postdoctoral awards (you postdocs!). Best, 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: ACS Physical Chemistry Division <acspchem(a)chemistry.ohio-state.edu> Date: Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM Subject: News from PHYS To: acspchem-list(a)chemistry.ohio-state.edu Dear Members of the Physical Chemistry Division, There are several items that we'd like to bring to your attention 1) Undergraduate Symposium at the Boston National Meeting (details below); Application deadline is February 12, 2010 2) Postdoctoral awards to be presented in Boston (details below); Application deadline is March 10, 2010. 3) Call for papers for Boston has been mailed, and may be downloaded at phys-acs.org; Abstract deadline is April 5, 2010 4) The program for San Francisco has been posted. Links to the program can be found at phys-acs.org. Register soon to receive early registration discounts 5) The abstract submission window for PACIFICHEM is now open. The meeting will be held Dec. 15-20. Details can be found on the ACS webpage (www.acs.org) Sincerely, Anne McCoy ----------------------------------- 1) Will Polik will be organizing the third annual undergraduate symposium in physical chemistry as part of the Boston meeting. Details about the program and registration procedure may be found on phys-acs.org. This is an excellent opportunity for talented rising seniors who are doing research to be exposed to physical chemistry research and a national ACS meeting. Please encourage your students to apply. 2) We are pleased to announce the second annual set of awards for post doctoral researchers. The application deadline is March 10, and awardees are required to present their research at the Boston ACS meeting. They will also be invited to attend the executive committee meeting on Sunday evening, August 22. Details on the application procedure may be found on the webpage phys-acs.org. -- Anne B. McCoy Secretary/Treasurer, Physical Chemistry Division ACS _______________________________________________ acspchem-list mailing list acspchem-list(a)chemistry.ohio-state.edu http://mail.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/acspchem-list

14 years, 2 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Reminder: group meeting, Thursday 2-4pm in Cv102

by Alejandro Perdomo

Dear group, We will meet in Converse102 (Cv102) from 2-4pm. Tomorrow we will have another combo, but this time, a real quantum poligamy experience. First, we will have Philip Walter telling us about "Bell state generation and quantum monogamy". In the second half, we will have Alexey Gorshkov from Misha Lukin's group telling us about "Coherent quantum optical control with subwavelength resolution, quantum computation and quantum simulation with ultracold alkaline-earth atoms in optical lattices". Cheers, -A -- Alejandro Perdomo Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Physics. Harvard University 12 Oxford St #482, Cambridge, MA, 02138. perdomo(a)fas.harvard.edu

14 years, 2 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] meeting time

by Edward Farhi

Dear Quanta It now seems that the best time for the group meeting is Tuesday at 11:00. We will meet this coming Tuesday. Best, Eddie ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Edward Farhi Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics Director Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6-300 Cambridge MA 02139 617 253 4871 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

14 years, 2 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] Reminder: D. E. Shaw lecture on "Anton" tomorrow, Feb. 3

by Rosalind Reid

Just a reminder about tomorrow's Distinguished Lecture in Computational Science, to be given by David E. Shaw. ********** Anton: A Specialized Machine for Millisecond-Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proteins Wednesday, Feb. 3, 4:00 pm Room G-115, Maxwell Dworkin, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge David E. Shaw, Chief Scientist, D. E. Shaw Research Abstract The ability to perform long, accurate, atomic-level molecular dynamics (MD) simulations could in principle provide insights into the structural, dynamic, and functional characteristics of proteins at an atomic level of detail. Many biologically important phenomena, however, occur over timescales that have previously fallen far outside the reach of MD technology. D. E. Shaw Research has constructed a specialized, massively parallel machine, called Anton, that is capable of performing all-atom simulations of proteins in an explicitly represented solvent environment at a speed roughly two orders of magnitude beyond that of the previous state of the art. Using novel algorithms developed within the Shaw lab, the machine has now simulated the behavior of a number of proteins for periods as long as a millisecond—approximately 100 times the length of the longest previously published MD simulation—revealing aspects of protein dynamics that were previously inaccessible to both computational and experimental study. About the Speaker David E. Shaw serves as Chief Scientist of D. E. Shaw Research and as a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1980, served on the faculty of the Computer Science Department at Columbia until 1986, and founded the D. E. Shaw group in 1988. Since 2001, Dr. Shaw has devoted his time to hands-on research in the field of computational biochemistry. He is now personally involved in the development of new algorithms and machine architectures for high-speed molecular dynamics simulations of biological macromolecules, and in the application of such simulations to basic scientific research in structural biology and biochemistry and to the process of computer-aided drug design. Although he leads the lab’s research efforts in his role as Chief Scientist, his focus is largely technical, with limited involvement in operational and administrative management. Dr. Shaw was appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology by President Clinton in 1994, and again by President Obama in 2009. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was elected to its board of directors in 1998. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and serves on the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Academies. --------------- Refreshments will be served at 3:45 pm. Mark your calendar for the upcoming IIC Colloquia: Feb 10, 4:00 pm: Alexander Gray, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology Feb. 24, 4:00 pm: Bruce Boghosian, Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics, Tufts University For more information about IIC colloquia and other events : http://iic.harvard.edu/events/upcoming _______________________________________________ iic-colloquium mailing list iic-colloquium(a)seas.harvard.edu https://lists.deas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-colloquium_____________… iic-colloquium mailing list iic-colloquium(a)seas.harvard.edu https://lists.deas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-colloquium

14 years, 2 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Mike's talk is in LISE 311 !!!!

by Semion Saikin

Oops, I've mistyped. Mike is giving a seminar in Room 311 Semion -- ******************************************** Semion K. Saikin, PhD Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 email: saykin(a)fas.harvard.edu phone: (619)212-6649 ********************************************

14 years, 2 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Plasmonic seminar by Mike Stopa

by Semion Saikin

Guys, Today Mike is giving a first lecture on surface plasmons. Knowing Mike's style to explore a problem in all the details, I believe, it will be very interesting and useful. The seminar is in LISE 301 at noon. Welcome to attend it! Semion -- ******************************************** Semion K. Saikin, PhD Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 email: saykin(a)fas.harvard.edu phone: (619)212-6649 ********************************************

14 years, 2 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: [account-managers] 25 million hours of Franklin time available via NISE

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

If we wanted to apply for e.g. four-wave mixing signal prediction, or large-scale Octopus development, let me know, and we could try to get some time here. A. 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: Francesca Verdier <fverdier(a)lbl.gov> Date: Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 12:37 PM Subject: [account-managers] 25 million hours of Franklin time available via NISE To: account-managers(a)nersc.gov Dear NERSC PIs and PI Proxies, For the 2010 allocation year about 25 million hours of computing time on Franklin is being made available to existing or new NERSC projects under NERSC's Initiative for Scientific Exploration. The time is set aside for groups exploring new scientific research areas, programming models, or algorithms. NISE research areas include: * A new research area not covered by the existing ERCAP proposal: this could be a tangential research project or a tightly coupled supplemental research initiative. * New programming techniques that take advantage of multicore compute nodes by using OpenMP, Threads, UPC or CAF: this could include modifying existing codes, creating new applications or testing the performance and scalability of multicore programming techniques. * Developing new algorithms that increase your ability to do your science (e.g. run at higher scale, incorporate new physics) PIs granted NISE allocations will be expected to provide NERSC with a brief summary of results from their NISE project within about 2 months of completion. To apply, fill out the form at: http://www.nersc.gov/nusers/accounts/NISE.php Sincerely, -- Francesca Verdier email: fverdier(a)lbl.gov Department Head, NERSC Services phone: 510-486-7193 _______________________________________________ account-managers mailing list account-managers(a)nersc.gov

14 years, 2 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] minutes for the meeting-scheduling meeting

by Andrew Lutomirski

Hi all- The seminar will be on Mondays at 4:30 PM. The group meeting will be on Tuesday at either 10 AM or 11 AM. At some point, we'll might discuss bosonic channel capacity. We'll discuss state restoration next week. We should read http://arxiv.org/abs/1001.0745 to see if we're interested. Today, Philip Walther (visiting from Vienna) told us about nonlinear optics. His group tries to generate big GHZ states using nonlinear crystals that sometimes generates EPR pairs. They generate very high fidelities, but their system does not scale efficiently past about 10 photons. --Andy _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

14 years, 2 months

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

aspuru-list February 2010