aspuru-list October 2012

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Dinner Tomorrow with Professor Emily Weiss

by Jacob Sanders

Dear group, Professor Emily Weiss from Northwestern University will be visiting our department tomorrow (Thursday). She will be giving a seminar at 4:15 PM in Pfizer Lecture Hall entitled "Molecules to Detect and Perturb the Confinement of Charge Carriers in Quantum Dots." A description of her group's research areas may be found here: http://sites.weinberg.northwestern.edu/weiss-lab/ Her talk should be particularly interesting for people in the group who work on excitonics, spectroscopy, and related areas. After this seminar, we will be taking her out to Legal Sea Foods for dinner. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to come; ideally we'd like to get a group of around seven people. This is an excellent opportunity for informal conversation about many topics which are of direct interest to group members. Thank you! :-) Jacob

11 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] for those without a costume yet...

by Joseph Goodknight

http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2012/10/25/conceptual-physics-costumes-f… for everyone else, it's still hilarious!

11 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Cancel meetings today and tomorrow.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear all, I have all indications that Dori is on labor. I henceforth cancel my meetings today and tomorrow. Hopefully all goes well and I send pictures of the new desk-less 'mini group member' soon. I have a meeting with Emily Weiss that I will convert into a group meeting. Jacob: can you have interested parties meet with her at my time slot ? It is 1115-1200 Thanks! Alan-- Alan Aspuru-Guzik Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Excitonics Seminar: Andreas Stein - TODAY. Oct. 25, 3 PM, RM 36-428

by Catherine M Bourgeois

TODAY _______________ CENTER FOR EXCITONICS SEMINAR SERIES Structuring materials on multiple length scales for energy applications Andreas Stein, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota THURSDAY, OCT 25, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM RLE HAUS ROOM: 36-428 Abstract Nanoporous and nanostructured materials are becoming increasingly important for advanced applications, including energy storage and conversion materials. Templating methods based on hard templates (colloidal crystal templating, nanocasting) and soft templates (surfactant systems) provide access to nanostructured porous materials in which both the internal pore architecture and the material's morphology can be controlled at a range of length scales from the subnanometer to the millimeter scale. Significant benefits of materials with structural features of nanometer and submicrometer dimensions have been demonstrated, at least at the proof-of-concept stage. Some applications profit from short diffusion paths in hierarchical nanostructures. Other applications take advantage of the relatively high surface areas of nanoporous solids and improved reactivity. Yet others benefit from the precise spacing of active materials in a periodic porous host. Using examples of porous materials for excitonics, lithium ion batteries, solar thermal energy conversion, and gas separation, this presentation will highlight methods of controlling pore architecture and materials morphology at various length scales. In particular, factors that influence structural assembly and interactions between multiple components (multiple templates, host-guest interactions) will be emphasized, as these determine the distribution and spacing of components in the porous solids, factors that control optical, electronic, and reactive properties of the materials.o Bio Professor Andreas Stein obtained his B.Sc. degree in chemistry at the University of Calgary in 1986 and carried out his graduate work with Professor Geoff Ozin at the University of Toronto, specializing in the synthesis and characterization of zeolite materials. After earning his Ph.D. degree in 1991, he joined the Advanced Inorganic Materials group at the corporate research labs of Bayer A.G. in Germany as an NSERC postdoctoral fellow, followed by postdoctoral research with Professor Tom Mallouk at both the University of Texas, Austin, and at Penn State University. In 1994 he joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota, where he is now a Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Chemistry. Professor Stein's research interests are in the field of solid state chemistry, in particular porous materials and nanocomposites targeting a wide range of applications, including membranes, solar thermal energy conversion, bioactive glasses, lithium ion batteries, ion-selective sensors, catalyst materials, polymer-clay nanocomposites, photonic crystal materials, and pigments. His program has pioneered research on the compositional and structural control of templated mesoporous and macroporous sieves, nanoparticle shaping, open-framework structures, and polymer/inorganic nanocomposites. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Merck Professorship in Chemistry, a 3M Faculty Grant, a Dupont Young Professor Grant, an NSF CAREER Award, a McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, and a David & Lucile Packard Fellowship. In 2011, he was listed among the top 100 materials scientists for impact during the decade 2000-2010 by Thomson Reuters. He is on the editorial advisory boards for Advanced Functional Materials and Particle and has been on the board for Chemistry of Materials.

11 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] MURI review on ultracold molecules at MIT

by Felipe Herrera

Hi everyone, There is a MURI meeting on ultracold molecules starting today at 2 pm until Friday afternoon at MIT (Building 10, Compton Gallery). Many of the leading experts in this field will be present. Here is the agenda for the meeting in case you are interested in attending any of the talks. We can go together if you want. http://muri2012meeting.sites.yale.edu/agenda Best, Felipe

11 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Excitonics Seminar: Andreas Stein - Thurs. Oct. 25, 3 PM, RM 36-428

by Catherine M Bourgeois

PLEASE POST AND FORWARD TO YOUR GROUPS _______________ CENTER FOR EXCITONICS SEMINAR SERIES Structuring materials on multiple length scales for energy applications Andreas Stein, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota THURSDAY, OCT 25, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM RLE HAUS ROOM: 36-428 Abstract Nanoporous and nanostructured materials are becoming increasingly important for advanced applications, including energy storage and conversion materials. Templating methods based on hard templates (colloidal crystal templating, nanocasting) and soft templates (surfactant systems) provide access to nanostructured porous materials in which both the internal pore architecture and the material's morphology can be controlled at a range of length scales from the subnanometer to the millimeter scale. Significant benefits of materials with structural features of nanometer and submicrometer dimensions have been demonstrated, at least at the proof-of-concept stage. Some applications profit from short diffusion paths in hierarchical nanostructures. Other applications take advantage of the relatively high surface areas of nanoporous solids and improved reactivity. Yet others benefit from the precise spacing of active materials in a periodic porous host. Using examples of porous materials for excitonics, lithium ion batteries, solar thermal energy conversion, and gas separation, this presentation will highlight methods of controlling pore architecture and materials morphology at various length scales. In particular, factors that influence structural assembly and interactions between multiple components (multiple templates, host-guest interactions) will be emphasized, as these determine the distribution and spacing of components in the porous solids, factors that control optical, electronic, and reactive properties of the materials.o Bio Professor Andreas Stein obtained his B.Sc. degree in chemistry at the University of Calgary in 1986 and carried out his graduate work with Professor Geoff Ozin at the University of Toronto, specializing in the synthesis and characterization of zeolite materials. After earning his Ph.D. degree in 1991, he joined the Advanced Inorganic Materials group at the corporate research labs of Bayer A.G. in Germany as an NSERC postdoctoral fellow, followed by postdoctoral research with Professor Tom Mallouk at both the University of Texas, Austin, and at Penn State University. In 1994 he joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota, where he is now a Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Chemistry. Professor Stein's research interests are in the field of solid state chemistry, in particular porous materials and nanocomposites targeting a wide range of applications, including membranes, solar thermal energy conversion, bioactive glasses, lithium ion batteries, ion-selective sensors, catalyst materials, polymer-clay nanocomposites, photonic crystal materials, and pigments. His program has pioneered research on the compositional and structural control of templated mesoporous and macroporous sieves, nanoparticle shaping, open-framework structures, and polymer/inorganic nanocomposites. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Merck Professorship in Chemistry, a 3M Faculty Grant, a Dupont Young Professor Grant, an NSF CAREER Award, a McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, and a David & Lucile Packard Fellowship. In 2011, he was listed among the top 100 materials scientists for impact during the decade 2000-2010 by Thomson Reuters. He is on the editorial advisory boards for Advanced Functional Materials and Particle and has been on the board for Chemistry of Materials.

11 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] refitting lab desktops with spare hds

by Johannes Hachmann

Hi Group, We have a bunch of 2TB harddrives from our original Jabba-setup as spares. So, if you are interested in adding a 2TB drive to your lab desktop, please let me know. Cheers Johannes ----------------------------------------------- Dr. Johannes Hachmann Postdoctoral Fellow Aspuru-Guzik Research Group Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford St, Rm M104A Cambridge, MA 02138 USA eMail: jh(a)chemistry.harvard.edu -----------------------------------------------

11 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] ITAMP topical discussion - Josh Baraban - Thursday October 25 @ 12:00

by Mikhail Lemeshko

Dear Friends, On Thursday, October 25, there will be an ITAMP topical discussion. NOTE UNUSUAL PLACE! M-240 (2d floor) @ Concord ave. 160 Time: 12:00-1:30 As always pizza will be served. The building is in front of the CfA on the Concord ave: http://goo.gl/HE4hJ Speaker: Josh Baraban (MIT) Title: Spectroscopic Characterization of Transition States Abstract: Conventional wisdom has always held that transition states are impossible to observe and characterize experimentally. With the exceptions of ultrafast spectroscopy and ab initio electronic structure calculations, direct information about these critical points on potential energy surfaces has therefore been very limited. We have recently demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to characterize a transition state by high resolution spectroscopic methods, using the cis-trans isomerization in the well-known A state of acetylene as a prototypical system. New spectroscopic patterns related to the properties of transition states will be discussed, in addition to the experimental and theoretical techniques employed to decipher the complex spectra and dynamics of isomerizing molecules. Looking forward to seeing you there, Misha Lemeshko -- Dr. Mikhail Lemeshko Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (ITAMP) Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics MS-14 60 Garden St. Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. mlemeshko(a)cfa.harvard.edu http://sites.google.com/site/mishalemeshko/ Tel. +1 (617) 496-7610 Fax +1 (617) 496-7668

11 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: position at USC

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear all, See below. I hope all the faculty applicants already sent their files here :) > *From:* Daniel Lidar <lidar(a)usc.edu> > *Date:* October 22, 2012 11:25 AM > *To:* Alan Aspuru-Guzik <alan(a)aspuru.com> > *Subject:* position at USC > Hi Alan, > > I'd appreciate it if you could circulate this position we're advertising: > https://michele.usc.edu/facultypositions/index.php?position=8 > > Thanks, > Daniel

11 years, 6 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Canceling meetings tomorrow.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group members, Kenzo fell ill with a contagious illness, of which I also fell ill. To not spread it around to the group members, I am going to work from home tomorrow. I probably will be fine by Tuesday. I will keep you posted. I will make the Wolfram phone call from home. Cynthia: Can you open my office for the team to use as well? If not, I hope you can huddle, e.g. in the Div. Room to make the call. Sorry. Alan 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 | http://about.me/aspuru

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