aspuru-list June 2010

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Email June 17 - July 1

by Center for the Environment

Calendar Listings Tonight 6:30pm - 7:30pm Summer Nights at the Museum Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 "Exhibition Tour and Discussion: Treasures of the Mineral Gallery” with Allison Gale, graduate student in Harvard’s Earth & Planetary Sciences. Free with museum admission. http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/ hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu (617) 495-3045 7:30pm Summer Nights at the Museum Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA "Birdology: From Hens to Hummingbirds - and One Big Living Dinosaur." Lecture and booksigning with Sy Montgomery. Free with museum admission. http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/ hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu 617.495.3045 June 18, 2010 9:00am - 12:30pm Restructing Roundtable: Raising the Bar on Energy Efficiency in New England Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Boulevard, 13th Fl. Conference Room Boston, MA New England continues to seek ways to accelerate and enhance energy efficiency in homes, businesses, and government buildings. Come and hear about the many new developments that have either been recently unveiled, or are in the works. http://www.raabassociates.org/main/roundtable.asp Contact Name: Susan Rivo susan(a)raabassociates.org 12:30pm - 3:00pm Boston Green Building Ribbon Cutting BBQ Boston Green Building Headquarters 218 Lincoln Street Allston, MA Barbecue and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Allston's first commercial Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project. Free and open to the public. Contact Name: Kosta E. Alexis alexis(a)newgenerationenergy.org 617-624-3688 June 19, 2010 11:00am - 4:00pm Boston Solar Day and Solstice Pizza Picnic Somerville Community Growing Center Summer St & Vinal Ave. (Union Square) Somerville, MA Connect with others dedicated to a clean, sustainable, peaceable solar future. Business and non-profit displays related to solar/energy efficiency/renewable/climate/sustainability are welcome. http://www.thegrowingcenter.org info(a)basea.org June 22, 2010 8:30am - 2:00pm Yardswap: A Summer Freecycle Science Center Overpass Lawn One Oxford St. Cambridge, MA Don’t trash your office and home leftovers, freecycle them! Both office supplies for Harvard re-use and items from home are welcome at this event. File folders, cabinets, printers/cartridges, books, movies, music, housewares, games, sports equipment, art supplies, clothes, etc., welcome. http://www.green.harvard.edu sustainability(a)harvard.edu June 23, 2010 7:30am - 12:00pm EBC Climate Change Forum: Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Nixon Peabody LLP 100 Summer Street Boston, MA 02110 Several speakers discuss advances in the field of greenhouse gas (GHG) control technologies. Registration and fee. http://www.ebcne.org/index.php?id=77&no_cache=1&tx_ciceventscalendar_pi1[si…... June 24, 2010 11:00am - 1:00pm Demonstration of Electric Smart Car Stat Amphitheater MIT Cambridge, MA Introducing the smart fortwo electric drive vehicle to MIT. http://www.smartusa.com/electricdrive/?ref=hp 1:00pm - 5:30pm Perspectives on Energy and Climate Policy Research, A Tribute to Henry D. Jacoby Wong Auditorium E51- Tang Center MIT Cambridge, MA An afternoon symposium to honor and pay tribute to Co-Founder and Co-Director Professor Henry D. "Jake" Jacoby of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. The afternoon will consist of a series of guest lectures on the topic: "Perspectives on Energy and Climate Policy Research." http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/4345/perspectives_on_energy_and_…... --- Lecture videos from the Spring 2010 Future of Energy and Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change lectures are now available on our website! Click on the sidebar of the HUCE events page: http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/calendar 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. Be sure to sign up to receive the HUCE newsletter. You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center for the Environment events. [29]Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list. Links: 29. http://harvard.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&… Our mailing address is: 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 (T) 617-495-0368 www.environment.harvard.edu Copyright (C) 2008 Harvard University. All rights reserved.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] QuEBS Help Needed (Please Read)

by Roberto Olivares-Amaya

Dear Group: It might be the case that we need to provide internet access to the conference-goers since they cannot get the necessary stuff to get access themselves. Therefore, we might need to sign them up with our Harvard ID. If you are around the Dept., at 10.30 please go downstairs so that you can help giving access to the attendees. Thanks, Roberto

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] QuEBS prep schedule

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, Here is the sign-up lists as discussed at today's planning meeting. Please refer to the attached workshop schedule for exact times of when you should be present. *AV Schedule* (responsible for adhering to schedule, speaker laptop set-up, wireless mic, laser pointers, set-up of panel chairs, hand-held mic, tech support) Thu AM: Roberto & Leslie Thu PM: James & David Fri AM: Ivan & Man Hong Fri PM: Joel & Alejandro Sat AM: Cesar & Roberto Sat PM: Dmitrij & Joel Sun AM: Mark & Johannes *Friday - Easel Pick-up* (meet at 1:15pm in Peg's office to walk over to Biology, 16 Divinity Ave, Rm 5022 - accessible by loading dock elevator) Johannes & Mark & Patrick & Peg *Saturday - John Harvard's Mini Keg Run* (meet at 4pm outside Mallinckrodt main entrance to hop in Peg's SUV) James & Cesar & Peg & Anna's Pcard *Saturday - Poster Session/Beer Bash Set-up & Clean-up* (meet at 4pm in Anna's office) Joel (after AV), Roberto, James (after keg run), Cesar (after keg run), Patrick, David, Leslie, Dmitrij (after AV), Peg, Anna --- Let me know if I missed anyone. If you need to switch, find someone who will switch with you, and then let me know so I can update my sign-up list. If you didn't make it to the meeting but would like to help out, shoot me an email. Thank you in advance for helping with QuEBS! 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 http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Anna's Coming - Please help!!!!

by Peg Tamiso

Anna will be here in 5 minutes with a car load of supplies for QuEBS. If you have a minute, will you please help us unload the car? She'll be at the front of the building. Thank you for your help!! -- Peg Tamiso Administrative Assistant Aspuru-Guzik Research Group Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617.496.9964 office 617.496.9411 fax http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Quantum Beer] Reminder: Red Bones, Wednesday June 16th at 8pm

by Cesar A. Rodriguez-Rosario

Dear Quantum Scientists in the Boston Area: This is a reminder for Quantum Beer, Summer Edition, where Quantum Scientists from institutions all over the Boston Area socialize away from the blackboards (Calculations on napkins are permitted). This time we might be joined by some other quantum scientists visiting Boston for the Quantum Effects in Biological Systems conference (QuEBS 2010<http://quebs2010.wordpress.com/program/> ). Quantum Beer Wednesday June 16th at 8pm Redbones BBQ <http://www.redbones.com/brews.html> (downstairs) 55 Chester Street Somerville, MA 02144<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=redbones&mrt=al…> Redbones has a beer roulette, and good southern-style BBQ. In addition, Redbones will have a couple of beers on cask to celebrate Boston Beer Week. We will be *downstairs*. Just ask for the "Quantum Something" group. Salud! Cesar -- Cesar A. Rodriguez-Rosario, Postdoctoral Fellow Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Box#34 12 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA rodriguez(a)chemistry.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Reminder: Tomorrow talk by Yoav Lahini on Quantum Walks in CCB Pfizer Hall

by Joel Yuen

Here's the information: *Yoav Lahini* Silberberg Group Weizmann Institute *Pfizer Hall, CCB 2 PM *Wednesday June 16 *Abstract* Quantum walks describe the random walk behavior of a quantum particle, and are expected to lead to new applications in quantum information science. I will describe the implementation of a quantum walk for photons in waveguide lattices. I will then describe a study of the quantum correlations between two quantum walkers (photon pairs) in periodic lattices, in disordered lattices exhibiting Anderson localization, and in tilted lattices exhibiting Bloch Oscillations. Please fwd this information to anyone you might think is interested.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] goodies

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, There's 2 air cans for dusting your keyboards for each 4-person office space. I also bought a stainless steel electric kettle for hot water for the tea drinkers (we couldn't find the extension cord for Alan's Zojirushi electric kettle). Enjoy, 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 http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Loading

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear all Quite interesting to both the GPU and Screensaver projects! http://venturebeat.com/2010/06/13/seamicro-drops-an-atom-bomb-on-the-server… Alan Aspuru-Guzik (Sent from my mobile phone and might contain typos. Thanks for understanding.)

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Article on science careers.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group, A very interesting article about the current state of affairs. I think we still have some 'upper hand' in the system described b/c we are at 'Hahvahd' and therefore i hope we can land jobs for you all. But doesn't take away from the message that I agree on: Academia needs reform. http://www.miller-mccune.com/science/the-real-science-gap-16191/#idc-contai… Alan Aspuru-Guzik (Sent from my mobile phone and might contain typos. Thanks for understanding.)

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] helping hands for QuEBS

by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, We need your help. Alan is calling on all the Excitonics folks to take charge of the audiovisual duties for the speaker presentations and panel discussions. We need 2 people each day to share the responsibility of keeping the talk schedule on track, by getting speakers' laptops set up with the projector+mic right before their designated times and passing out the hand-held microphones during panel discussions, as well as other AV issues that arise. We will have a planning meeting this Wed 16 June at 3pm in the common area outside Alan's office to assign AV schedule and go over specific instructions. We also need guys to help set up+break down the Saturday night poster session/beer bash. The poster session is from 7-9pm Sat night and will be located in the common area outside the Bauer Cafe. If the weather is nice, the beer/beverages will be located directly outside the revolving doors. We need several folks to rearrange the table/chairs to make room for poster boards, set up the easels, put out beverages/snacks, get ice, etc. We plan to start set-up right after the afternoon coffee break ends at ~3:30pm. We need everyone's help (not just Excitonics folks) for the workshop to go smoothly. Please attend the group planning meeting in the common area at 3pm Wed. It's on the Group calendar now. Thank you! 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 http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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