aspuru-list September 2010

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by Anna B. Shin

Dear Group, My office hours for the term will be 12-2pm MWF, but please refer to my Google calendar. I don't want to clog your inboxes with a weekly email. Thanks! 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] HUCE Weekly Calendar Email September 2 - 16

by Center for the Environment

Highlights: September 9: Kenneth Rahn, Professor, Center for Atmospheric Studies, University of Rhode Island and Visiting Scholar, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, discuses his research on large-scale air pollution at the first China Project Seminar this fall. September 15: The Frontiers in Sustainable Development and Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements Speakers Series present "How to spend $100 billion sensibly: Principles and pathways for the Copenhagen Green Climate Fund," a talk by Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Lecturer, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University. Save the Date! September 21: Steven Koonin, the Under Secretary for Science, US Department of Energy, is the first HUCE Future of Energy speaker this fall. Calendar Listings: September 2, 2010 6:30pm - 8:30pm Regulation of Energy Production and Consumption: A Potential Remake for the U.S.? Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag LLP Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance 1000 Winter St, Suite 4000 Waltham, MA Free registration. Adam Wade and Amy Boyd, attorneys at Foley Hoag LLP, will discuss current and pending changes in state and Federal law that have the potential to remake the regulation of energy production and consumption in the U.S. http://www.ypenergy.org/en/cev/631 September 3, 2010 8:45am - 9:30am MSI Chalktalk Breakfast HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Peter Girguis, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology. "Can we cultivate the uncultivable?" http://www.msi.harvard.edu/ September 6, 2010 7:00pm Science On Screen: The Man in the White Suit Coolidge Corner Theatre 290 Harvard St. Brookline, MA Guest speakers for this event are Marc Abrahams, The Annals of Improbable Research and The Ig Nobel Prizes, and chemist Daniel Rosenberg. http://www.coolidge.org/science September 7, 2010 5:00pm - 7:00pm MSI Undergraduate Fellows Poster Symposium Harvard Center for Environment 24 Oxford St, Geological Museum, 3rd floor, Rm 310 Cambridge, MA Please come support our young scientists. Find out more about their individual research projects in the labs of MSI faculty and cast a ballot for a vote on the best poster. http://www.msi.harvard.edu Contact Name: Karen L. Lachmayr, PhD klachmay(a)fas.harvard.edu September 8, 2010 11:00am OEB Seminar Biolabs Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA Yun Zhang, Harvard University. “Molecular and Circuit Mechanisms of Behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans” http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html 9:15pm - 10:45pm Freshman Green Fair Annenberg Dining Hall Memorial Hall Harvard University Cambridge, MA Various environmentally related initiatives at Harvard are represented at this event for Freshmen. With Richardson's homemade ice cream! Contact Name: Annie Baldwin abaldwin(a)college.harvard.edu September 9, 2010 11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 310 24 Oxford St. 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of discussion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided. http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu 3:30pm China Project Seminar Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA Kenneth Rahn, Professor, Center for Atmospheric Studies, University of Rhode Island; Visiting Scholar, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University. "From Rivers, Lakes, Gyres, and Floods in the Air over China to a National Framework for Efficiently Investigating Large-Scale Air Pollution." Contact Name: Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu September 13, 2010 11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Visit the Energy Journal website for updates and topics of discussion. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hejc/ Contact Name: Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu 12:00pm - 2:30pm CCS: A transitional solution for the climate and energy challenge? Cambridge Innovation Center, One Broadway, 5th Floor Cambridge, MA Remarks by: Chris Henderson, Deputy Consul-General, British Consulate-General Boston and a panel discussion. RSVP required. Contact Name: Bridget Gildea Bridget.Gildea(a)fco.gov.uk 12:15pm - 2:00pm Science, Technology, and Society Circle 124 Mt. Auburn St Suite 100, Room 106 Cambridge, MA I. Glenn Cohen, Harvard Law School "Well, What about the Children?: Best Interests Reasoning, the New Eugenics, and the Regulation of Reproduction." http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts sts(a)hks.harvard.edu 4:00pm EPS First-Year Symposium Haller Hall Geomuseum 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA Presentations by second-year graduate students of their first year's research. September 15, 2010 11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA Gunter Wagner, Yale University. "Transcription factor protein evolution and the origin of evolutionary novelties." Host: Abzhanov Lab http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html 12:00pm - 1:30pm Frontiers in Sustainable Development Speaker Series and Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements Speaker Series Center for International Development Perkins Room (Rubenstein-415) Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Lecturer, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University. "How to spend $100 billion sensibly: Principles and pathways for the Copenhagen Green Climate Fund." http://www.cid.harvard.edu/sustsci Contact Name: Mary Anne Baumgartner maryanne_baumgartner(a)harvard.edu September 16, 2010 11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu HUCE Seminar Room 310 24 Oxford St. 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of discussion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided. -- 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. [39]Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list. Links: 39. 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] 1:15 PM Group meeting on Friday by Ari

by Joel Yuen

Group meeting by Ari: Time: Friday September 3 at *1:15 PM.* Place: Division Room. *NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME WITH RESPECT TO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.* Starting next week we'll begin group meeting at 1 PM. This week is an exception because Ari has class until 1 and needs some time to set up his computer. -- Joel Yuen-Zhou PhD student in Chemical Physics Harvard University CCB, 12 Oxford St. Mailbox 107, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Postdoctoral position at Haverford College

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Associate 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: Peter Love <plove(a)haverford.edu> Date: Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:21 PM Subject: Postdoctoral position at Haverford College To: Alan Aspuru <aspuru(a)chemistry.harvard.edu>, "Anna B. Shin" < anna(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> Dear Alan and Anna, Please find attached an advert for a postdic at Haverford. I would be very grateful if you could draw this to the attention of anyone at Harvard who might be interested. Best, Peter Postdoctoral position in Quantum Information Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position in quantum information at Haverford College. The successful applicant will work with Peter Love and collaborators on the development of methods for the simulation of quantum systems on quantum computers, but will also be able to pursue their own research agenda. Applications of particular interest include methods for quantum chemistry, including electronic structure and chemical reactions. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science or other relevant subject by the starting date. Haverford College, located 10 miles from downtown Philadelphia, is one of the country's leading liberal arts colleges. Its Physics and astronomy program emphasizes research both in and out of the classroom. The Departments of Physics and astronomy comprise seven faculty and three existing postdoctoral scholars. The qualified and interested applicant will have the option to participate in this program by advising undergraduate research students and possibly teaching within the physics department. The initial appointment will be for one year, with possible extension to three years. The position is available to begin on the 1st January 2011, but the starting date is negotiable. Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, bibliography, and a statement of research experience and interest, and arrange to have at least two letters of recommendation sent to: Peter Love Department of Physics, KINSC Haverford College 370 Lancaster Avenue Haverford PA 19041 Applications received by Nov. 1 2010 will be given full consideration, but will be accepted until the position is filled. Included Benefits: A full benefits package is provided with this job. The full dental coverage and maternity leave begin after one year of employment. Peter J. Love Assistant Professor Department of Physics Haverford College 370 Lancaster Avenue Haverford PA 19041-1392 Tel: 610-795-6505

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] GPC Group Representative needed

by Leslie Vogt

Dear Aspuru Group people, I would like to pass on the glorious position of Graduate and Postdoc Council group representative to someone else. Responsibilities are to go to the monthly meetings (1st Wednesdays @ noon) to eat pizza and vote with the group in mind on issues raised at the meeting. Further participation (i.e. volunteering to host a speaker) is up to you. Let me know if you are interested, Leslie -- Leslie Vogt Aspuru-Guzik Group Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Academic Job Search

by J. D. Whitfield

J. 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 Begin forwarded message: *From:* Peter Blair <pqblair(a)gmail.com> *Date:* August 31, 2010 7:39:45 PM EDT *To:* hmsg(a)googlegroups.com *Subject:* *Academic Job Search* *Reply-To:* pqblair(a)gmail.com Dear Friends, This is a series of talks on how to look for academic jobs. Blessings, Peter. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "HMSG" group. To post to this group, send email to hmsg(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hmsg+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hmsg?hl=en.

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