aspuru-list September 2013

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Today! HQOC/ITAMP Joint Quantum Sciences Seminar - David J. Wineland

by Hamilton, Joan

HQOC/ITAMP Joint Quantum Sciences Seminar Wednesday, September 18, 2013, Tea and Coffee Served at 4:00 PM, Seminar begins at 4:30 PM in Jefferson 250 Guest Presenter: David J. Wineland, Nobel Laureate, National Institute of Standards and Technology Presentation: Quantum Control of Trapped Atomic Ions Abstract: Precise control of quantum systems currently occupies many labs throughout the world, with recent interest focusing on quantum information. This talk will focus on quantum-state manipulation in the context of trapped ions, one example of similar work that is being carried out with many other AMO and condensed matter systems. Refreshments will be provided Guest Presentation will begin at 4:30 PM Joan Hamilton Faculty Assistant to Profs. Greiner and Lukin HQOC Laboratory Administrator HUCTW Local Union Representative Harvard University Department of Physics 17 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 P: (617) 496-2544 F: (617) 496-2545

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: PS 10 Private Tutor

by Sawaya, Nicolas

See below: David is a G2 and a tutor for one of the undergraduate houses, wondering if anyone wants to tutor an undergrad. Begin forwarded message: From: "Lee, David" <davidfenglee(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:davidfenglee@fas.harvard.edu>> Subject: PS 10 Private Tutor Date: September 18, 2013 11:42:55 AM EDT To: "Sawaya, Nicolas" <nicolassawaya(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:nicolassawaya@fas.harvard.edu>> Hey, So I have a student in PS10 who needs some remedial tutoring to be able to catch up with the material in PS 10. He seems to need significantly more attention than I can allot to one person. He wants a paid private tutor to help him catch up with the work. Do you want to send out an email to your group members to see who would be willing to take him on? -- David F. Lee Graduate Student Xie Group, Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Wineland colloquium at 4:30pm

by Cynthia M. Chew

Dear Group, Just a reminder that Dave Wineland's Colloquium is today at 4:30pm (refreshments at 4) in Jefferson 250. Best, Cynthia Cynthia M. Chew Faculty Assistant | Aspuru-Guzik Research Group Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Harvard University 12 Oxford Street | Mallinckrodt 112 | Cambridge, MA 02138 617.496.1716 office | 617.496.9411 fax http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ni, Kang-Kuen <ni(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> Date: Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 10:47 AM Subject: Wineland colloquium at 4pm To: "aspuru(a)chemistry.harvard.edu forwards to aspuru.com" <alan(a)aspuru.com> Cc: "Chew, Cynthia" <cynthiachew(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> Hi Alan, Please advertise Dave Wineland's colloquium at Jefferson 250 at 4pm this afternoon to your group. Thank you, http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp/TrappedIon-abstracts/Wineland.pdf Kang-Kuen

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Aspuru-meetings-list] Group meeting this Thursday: Kai Trepte

by Ryan Babbush

Hi Everyone, This Thursday, Kai Trepte will be presenting group meeting on a new platform for open science that we plan to use in our group. The group meeting will be at our new permanent time - 2:30pm and in the usual location (The Division Room). An outline of Kai's talk is included below. ========================== The open science movement is gaining steam. One aspect focuses on data management and distribution, and another on providing transparent results. This session will provide an introduction to two tools that may be helpful to the group: iPython notebooks and Flaskbox. This session will introduce both tools and demonstrate them in action. If you have ever had difficulty sharing code with others or have lost files, this is the session for you. -- Ryan Babbush | PhD Student in Physics (949) 331-3943 | babbush(a)fas.harvard.edu Harvard University | Aspuru-Guzik Group 12 Oxford Street | Cambridge, MA 02138 _______________________________________________ Aspuru-meetings-list mailing list Aspuru-meetings-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/aspuru-meetings-list

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Origins Forum - tomorrow, Sept. 18 @ 4:00 PM

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

-- Alan Aspuru-Guzik Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu Forwarded message: > From: Schwickrath, Helen <schwickrath(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> > To: Schwickrath, Helen <schwickrath(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> > Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:19:47 PM > Subject: FW: Origins Forum - tomorrow, Sept. 18 @ 4:00 PM > > > > From: Knell, Carol [mailto:cknell@cfa.harvard.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:38 PM > To: Carol Knell > Subject: Origins Forum - tomorrow, Sept. 18 @ 4:00 PM > > Please join us tomorrow, September 18, at 4:00 PM for the first Origins Forum of the 2013-14 academic year. David Deamer of the Department of Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California-Santa Cruz will present a talk entitled “Combinatorial chemistry in the prebiotic environment.” See abstract below. > > The Forum will be held in Haller Hall (Room 102), Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street. > > > We hope you will join us. > > > ************************************************* > > > Abstract: > > The pathway leading to the origin of life presumably included a process by which polymers were synthesized abiotically from simpler compounds on the early Earth, then encapsulated to form protocells. Previous studies have reported that mineral surfaces can concentrate and organize activated mononucleotides, thereby promoting their polymerization into RNA-like molecules. However, a plausible prebiotic activation mechanism has not been established, and minerals cannot form cellular compartments. We are exploring ways in which non-activated mononucleotides can undergo polymerization and encapsulation, and particularly the possibility that such reactions can be promoted by an organizing matrix. The organizing agents we are investigating include multilamellar liquid crystals and crystallization of monovalent salts, both of which force a solute into orderly arrays. For instance, we found that small yields of RNA-like molecules are synthesized by a condensation reaction when mixtures of amphiphilic lipids and mononucleotides are exposed to cycles of dehydration and rehydration. The lipids concentrate and organize the monomers within multilamellar liquid-crystalline matrices that self-assemble in the dry state. The chemical potential driving the polymerization reaction is supplied by the anhydrous conditions in which water becomes a leaving group, with heat providing activation energy. A similar process occurs when salt crystallization is substituted for lipid assemblies. Significantly, in both cases the polymeric products can be encapsulated in trillions of microscopic compartments upon rehydration. Each compartment is unique in its composition and contents, and can be considered to be an experiment in a natural version of combinatorial chemistry that would be ubiquitous in the prebiotic environment. A successful experiment would be a compartment that captured polymers capable of catalyzing their own replication. If this can be reproduced in the laboratory, it would represent a significant step toward understanding the origin of cellular life. > > Dr. Deamer’s web page: http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/people/deamer > > > ************************************************** > > > Dates of Upcoming 2013-14 Origins Forums: > > > October 16, 2013 – Laura Landweber (Princeton University) > > > November 20, 2013 – Tanja Bosak (MIT) > > > December 18, 2013 – TBA > > > February 19, 2014 – TBA > > > March 12, 2014 - TBA > > > April 16, 2014 – TBA > > > May 21, 2014 – TBA > > > ************************************************ > > Questions - contact Carol Knell at cknell(a)cfa.harvard.edu (mailto:cknell@cfa.harvard.edu)

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] anyone has spare HDMI cable or HDMI-DVI connector?

by Joonsuk Huh

Thank you, Joon

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [IACS-events] IACS Seminar Friday, October 11: Sadasivan Shankar (SEAS, Intel) on Prediction, Renaissance, and Cognition - 3 Questions for Computing

by Info, IACS

Date: Friday, September 27, 2013 Location: Maxwell-Dworkin G115, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Speaker: Sadasivan (Sadas) Shankar, IACS's Distinguished Scientist in Residence & Senior Principal Engineer and Program Leader for Materials Design, Design and Technology Group, Intel Corp Time: Informal lunch with speaker, 12:30pm. Talk, 1:00pm Title: Prediction, Renaissance, and Cognition - 3 Questions for Computing Abstract: With the increasing power of computing, humans appear to be on the verge of a golden era in use of computing to address problems in all areas including energy, health, and information. Extrapolating the ever-increasing efficacy of hardware and software, it appears that we are moving towards to be totally predictive and even exceed the computing power of the brain. Based on our work on several aspects of modeling covering areas of chemistry and materials science, we will address the feasibility of such a vision and look back to history and renaissance to distill the lessons for the future of computing. In this journey, we hope to take you back to the future in which prediction has been one of the most sought after goals for humans. Speaker bio: Sadasivan (Sadas) Shankar is a Senior Principal Engineer in Intel and initiated and led the Materials Design Program in Intel since 2006, one of the first of these efforts in the industry. Over his tenure at Intel, he has worked on multiple aspects of technology development in Intel covering from designing materials atomically to using thermodynamic principles for understanding energy efficiency of computing, to bridge research to manufacturing. Several of his team’s efforts aided in technology adoption of over 8 generations of size scaling, and have been recognized by multiple divisional and corporate awards. Recently, his team’s work was also featured in journal Science and in TED. He is the co-inventor in over 23 patent filings and co-author of over 100 external publications and presentations including 2 book chapters. Sadasivan earned his Ph.D in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from University of Minnesota-Minneapolis. Sadasivan is involved in several collaborative initiatives with Semiconductor Research Corporation, NIST, Department of Energy, and President’s Materials Genome Initiative. He also works with several universities and research labs for development of new methods in material science and chemistry. Currently, Sadasivan is the Distinguished Scientist in Residence at the Institute of Applied Computational Sciences in Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ************************* Upcoming IACS Seminars The next IACS seminar will be held on Friday, 10/11 by Dmitri "Mitya" Chklovskii, Lab Head at Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Please visit http://iacs.seas.harvard.edu/events to subscribe to our Google calendar, manage your subscription to this mailing list, or access video and audio recordings of previous seminars. _______________________________________________ Iacs-events mailing list Iacs-events(a)seas.harvard.edu https://lists.seas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iacs-events

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Alexandre Tkatchenko around tomorrow.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group members, Alexandre (copied) can still visit us tomorrow and wants to talk further about his work and possible connections with us. I know some of you (e.g Martin) wanted to talk to him. I don't know at what time he is showing up, but if he shows up, please talk to him and make sure he can meet others. Cheers to all, and I wil see you around as well Alexandre! Alan Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University | 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu | http://about.me/aspuru

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Tkatchenko's seminar.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group members, Don't forget the talk of Alexandre Tkatchenko today at 2.00 PM in Pfizer. It is going to be great! Best, Alan Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University | 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu | http://about.me/aspuru

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Looking for a used/refurbished Macbook (cleaned with MS Office)

by Marlon Cummings

Let me know if you have one for sale. -------------------- Marlon G. Cummings Lab Manager, Aspuru-Guzik Group Mallinckrodt M112 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-496-9964 617-496-9411 (fax) http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/

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