November 2005 as of August 22

November 2005
as of November 27

Tues., Nov. 1
4:00 pm
Sterling Hall of
Medicine B-145

CM Physiology and Bioimaging Sciences Seminar:
"Cryo-electron Microscopy: Prospects and Challenges"

Prof. Pawel Penczek
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Texas, Houston

Host: Prof. Frederick Sigworth

Tues., Nov. 1
4:00 pm
Mason 107

Graduate Student Seminar:
"Vortex-flame Interaction in the Counterflow Geometry"

Giuliano Amantini
Mechanical Engineering
Yale

Adviser: Prof. Alessandro Gomez

Wed., Nov. 2
1:00 pm
Mason 107

Solid State and Optics Seminar:
"Metal-insulator Transition in a Weakly Interacting Many-electron System with Localized Single-particle States"

Prof. Igor Aleiner
Columbia University

Host: Prof. Doug Stone

Wed., Nov. 2
2:30 pm
Mason 107

"Molecular Scale Tribology Studies using Atomic Force Microscopy"

Dr. Andre Schirmeisen
University of Muenster Laboratory

Refreshments at 2:15 pm

Host: Prof. Udo Schwarz

Fri., Nov. 4
4:00 pm
Dunham 514

Center for Systems Science Seminar:
"Single Neuron and Neuronal Ensemble Contributions to Neuronal Population Codes"

Prof. Mark Laubach
Department of Neurobiology
Yale

Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra

Mon., Nov. 7
4:00 pm
Mason 107

Monday Evening Seminar:
"Magnetic Microtraps for Cavity QED, BECs, and Atom Optics"

Prof. Benjamin Lev
Physics Department
Caltech

Refreshments at 3:30 pm

Host: Prof. Robert Schoelkop

Tues., Nov. 8
4:00 pm
Mason 107

Graduate Student Seminar:
"Advanced high-k Dielectrics Stack for Semiconductor Memory Application to Realize Long Retention and Fast Programming"

Yanxiang Liu

Electrical Engineering
Yale

Adviser: Prof. T.P. Ma

Wed., Nov. 9
1:00 pm
Mason 107

Solid State and Optics Seminar:
"Solid-state 100 mK Refrigerators based on Normal-insulator-superconductor Tunnel Junctions"

Dr. Joel Ullom
N.I.S.T.
Boulder, Colorado

Host: Prof. Robert Schoelkopf

Wed., Nov. 9
2:30 pm
Mason 107

Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
"Domain Switching and its Applications in Ferroeletric Perovskites"

Prof. Kaushik Bhattacharya
California Institute of Technology

Host: Prof. Ainissa Ramirez

Wed., Nov. 9
4:00 pm
Mason 211

Department of Chemical Engineering

Barnett F. Dodge Lecture:
"Laboratory Protein Evolution by Structure-Guided Recombination"

Frances H. Arnold
Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry
California Institute of Technology

Host: Prof. Paul Van Tassel

Fri., Nov. 11
4:00 pm
Dunham 514

Center for Systems Science Seminar:
"Functional MRI of Complex Systems"

Prof. Todd Constable
Department Digital Radiology and Neurosurgery
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Yale

Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra

Tues., Nov. 15
4:00 pm
Davies Auditorium

Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series:
"Genius and (Genius)² : Planck, Einstein, and the Birth of Quantum Theory"

A. Douglas Stone
Carl A. Morse Professor of Applied Physics,
Professor of Physics,

Director of the Division of Physical Sciences
Yale

Host: Dean Paul Fleury

Wed., Nov. 16
1:00 pm
Mason 107

Solid State and Optics Seminar:
"Interplay between Kondo Screening and Stoner Interactions in a Quantum Dot"

Prof. Ganpathy Murthy
University of Kentucky

Host: Prof. Douglas Stone

Wed., Nov. 16
2:30 pm
Mason Lobby

Department of mechanical Engineering Seminar:
"Surfactant Effects on Bubble Pinch-off"

Prof. Yuan-nan Young
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Refreshments at 2:15 pm

Host: Prof. Jerzy Blawzdziewicz

Wed., Nov. 16
4:00 pm
Mason 211

Department of Chemical Engineering:
"Molecular Architecture Effects on Nanoscale Phenomena"

Prof. Michael Mackay
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Michigan State University

Host: Prof. Paul Van Tassel

Wed., Nov. 16
4:00 pm
Dunham 514

Communications & Networking Seminar Series:
"New Approaches for Scheduling Algorithms"

Prof. Devavrat Shah
MIT

Hosts: Prof. Edmund Yeh, Prof. Sekhar Tatikonda, and Prof.Andreas Savvides

Thurs., Nov. 17
1:00 pm
Sloane
Physics Lab 56

Condensed Matter Physics Seminar:
"Designer Hamiltonians: Single-Electron Transistors as a Laboratory for Strongly-Correlated Electron Physics"

Prof. David Goldhaber-Gordon
Stanford University

Host: Prof. Steve Girvin

Thurs., Nov. 17
1:00 pm
Becton
Faculty Lounge

Seminar on Nanotechnology:
"NEMS - The Next Revolution in Miniaturization"

Dr. Dennis Polla

DARPA/Microsystems Technology Office,
Arlington, VA

Host: Prof. T.P. Ma

Fri., Nov. 18
4:00 pm
Dunham 514

Center for Systems Science Seminar:
"Neocortical Networks: Bistability and Gain Control"

Prof. David McCormick
Department of Neurobiology
Yale

Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra

Mon., Nov. 21   4:00 pm
Mason 107

Monday Evening Seminar:
"Kondo Effect in Electromigrated Gold Break Junctions"

Andrew Houck
Applied Physics

Refreshments at 3:30 pm

Advisor: Prof. Robert Schoelkopf

Mon., Nov. 28
4:00 pm
Mason 107

Monday Evening Seminar:
"Triple Quantum Dots"

Prof. Andy Vidan
Physics Department
Harvard University

Refreshments at 3:30 pm

Host: Prof. Jack Harris

Tues., Nov. 29      4:00 pm
Watson 500

Communications and Networking Seminar:
"Formations, Rigidity, and Persistence"

Prof. Brian D. O. Anderson
Australian National University and National ICT Australia Canberra ACT, Australia

Host: Prof. Stephen Morse

Tues., Nov. 29      4:00 pm
Mason 107

Graduate Student Seminar:
"Potential Consequenses of a Shift to Lead-Free Solder"

Jaimee Dong

Environmental Engineering
Yale

Adviser: Prof. Thomas A. Graedel

Wed., Nov. 30
1:00 pm
Mason 107

Solid State and Optics Seminar:
"Genechips: A quest for Meaningful, Quantitative Data"

Dr. Glenn Held
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, NY

Host: Prof. Simon Mochrie

Wed., Nov. 30
11:00 am
Becton
Faculty Lounge

Department of Biomedical Engineering Research Seminar:
"Controlling the Cell Microenvironment"

Prof. Lonnie D. Shea
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Host: Prof. Mark Saltzman

Wed., Nov. 30
2:30 pm
Mason 107

Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
"Synthesis of Functional Nanoparticles of Flame: Hard or Soft Agglomerates"

Prof. Sotiris E. Pratsinis
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)

Host: Prof. Alessandro Gomez

Wed., Nov. 30
4:00 pm
Mason 211

John McLanahan Henske Lecture:
"Models for Water and Sediment Quality Criteria for Metals and Toxic Organic Chemicals: Toxicological and Chemical Interactions"

Dominic M. Di Toro
Edward C. Davis Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware

Host: Prof. Menachem Elimelech

Wed., Nov. 30 4:00 pm
Watson 500

Computer Engineering Seminar Series:
"Aristotle's Dream: A Language for Action, The Behaviorome Project"

Prof. Yiannis Aloimonos
Computer Vision Laboratory
University of Maryland

Host: Prof. Andreas Savvides

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Tues., Nov. 1 4:00 pm Sterling Hall of Medicine B-145	CM Physiology and Bioimaging Sciences Seminar: "Cryo-electron Microscopy: Prospects and Challenges" Prof. Pawel Penczek Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Texas, Houston	Host: Prof. Frederick Sigworth
Tues., Nov. 1 4:00 pm Mason 107	Graduate Student Seminar: "Vortex-flame Interaction in the Counterflow Geometry" Giuliano Amantini Mechanical Engineering Yale	Adviser: Prof. Alessandro Gomez
Wed., Nov. 2 1:00 pm Mason 107	Solid State and Optics Seminar: "Metal-insulator Transition in a Weakly Interacting Many-electron System with Localized Single-particle States" Prof. Igor Aleiner Columbia University	Host: Prof. Doug Stone
Wed., Nov. 2 2:30 pm Mason 107	"Molecular Scale Tribology Studies using Atomic Force Microscopy" Dr. Andre Schirmeisen University of Muenster Laboratory Refreshments at 2:15 pm	Host: Prof. Udo Schwarz
Fri., Nov. 4 4:00 pm Dunham 514	Center for Systems Science Seminar: "Single Neuron and Neuronal Ensemble Contributions to Neuronal Population Codes" Prof. Mark Laubach Department of Neurobiology Yale	Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra
Mon., Nov. 7 4:00 pm Mason 107	Monday Evening Seminar: "Magnetic Microtraps for Cavity QED, BECs, and Atom Optics" Prof. Benjamin Lev Physics Department Caltech Refreshments at 3:30 pm	Host: Prof. Robert Schoelkop
Tues., Nov. 8 4:00 pm Mason 107	Graduate Student Seminar: "Advanced high-k Dielectrics Stack for Semiconductor Memory Application to Realize Long Retention and Fast Programming" Yanxiang Liu Electrical Engineering Yale	Adviser: Prof. T.P. Ma
Wed., Nov. 9 1:00 pm Mason 107	Solid State and Optics Seminar: "Solid-state 100 mK Refrigerators based on Normal-insulator-superconductor Tunnel Junctions" Dr. Joel Ullom N.I.S.T. Boulder, Colorado	Host: Prof. Robert Schoelkopf
Wed., Nov. 9 2:30 pm Mason 107	Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar: "Domain Switching and its Applications in Ferroeletric Perovskites" Prof. Kaushik Bhattacharya California Institute of Technology	Host: Prof. Ainissa Ramirez
Wed., Nov. 9 4:00 pm Mason 211	Department of Chemical Engineering Barnett F. Dodge Lecture: "Laboratory Protein Evolution by Structure-Guided Recombination" Frances H. Arnold Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry California Institute of Technology	Host: Prof. Paul Van Tassel
Fri., Nov. 11 4:00 pm Dunham 514	Center for Systems Science Seminar: "Functional MRI of Complex Systems" Prof. Todd Constable Department Digital Radiology and Neurosurgery Department of Biomedical Engineering Yale	Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra
Tues., Nov. 15 4:00 pm Davies Auditorium	*Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series:* "Genius and (Genius)² : Planck, Einstein, and the Birth of Quantum Theory" A. Douglas Stone Carl A. Morse Professor of Applied Physics, Professor of Physics, Director of the Division of Physical Sciences Yale	Host: Dean Paul Fleury
Wed., Nov. 16 1:00 pm Mason 107	Solid State and Optics Seminar: "Interplay between Kondo Screening and Stoner Interactions in a Quantum Dot" Prof. Ganpathy Murthy University of Kentucky	Host: Prof. Douglas Stone
Wed., Nov. 16 2:30 pm Mason Lobby	Department of mechanical Engineering Seminar: "Surfactant Effects on Bubble Pinch-off" Prof. Yuan-nan Young New Jersey Institute of Technology Refreshments at 2:15 pm	Host: Prof. Jerzy Blawzdziewicz
Wed., Nov. 16 4:00 pm Mason 211	Department of Chemical Engineering: "Molecular Architecture Effects on Nanoscale Phenomena" Prof. Michael Mackay Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Michigan State University	Host: Prof. Paul Van Tassel
Wed., Nov. 16 4:00 pm Dunham 514	Communications & Networking Seminar Series: "New Approaches for Scheduling Algorithms" Prof. Devavrat Shah MIT	Hosts: Prof. Edmund Yeh, Prof. Sekhar Tatikonda, and Prof.Andreas Savvides
Thurs., Nov. 17 1:00 pm Sloane Physics Lab 56	Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: "Designer Hamiltonians: Single-Electron Transistors as a Laboratory for Strongly-Correlated Electron Physics" Prof. David Goldhaber-Gordon Stanford University	Host: Prof. Steve Girvin
Thurs., Nov. 17 1:00 pm Becton Faculty Lounge	Seminar on Nanotechnology: "NEMS - The Next Revolution in Miniaturization" Dr. Dennis Polla DARPA/Microsystems Technology Office, Arlington, VA	Host: Prof. T.P. Ma
Fri., Nov. 18 4:00 pm Dunham 514	Center for Systems Science Seminar: "Neocortical Networks: Bistability and Gain Control" Prof. David McCormick Department of Neurobiology Yale	Host: Prof. Kumpati Narendra
Mon., Nov. 21 4:00 pm Mason 107	Monday Evening Seminar: "Kondo Effect in Electromigrated Gold Break Junctions" Andrew Houck Applied Physics Refreshments at 3:30 pm	Advisor: Prof. Robert Schoelkopf
Mon., Nov. 28 4:00 pm Mason 107	Monday Evening Seminar: "Triple Quantum Dots" Prof. Andy Vidan Physics Department Harvard University Refreshments at 3:30 pm	Host: Prof. Jack Harris
Tues., Nov. 29 4:00 pm Watson 500	Communications and Networking Seminar: "Formations, Rigidity, and Persistence" Prof. Brian D. O. Anderson Australian National University and National ICT Australia Canberra ACT, Australia	Host: Prof. Stephen Morse
Tues., Nov. 29 4:00 pm Mason 107	Graduate Student Seminar: "Potential Consequenses of a Shift to Lead-Free Solder" Jaimee Dong Environmental Engineering Yale	Adviser: Prof. Thomas A. Graedel
Wed., Nov. 30 1:00 pm Mason 107	Solid State and Optics Seminar: "Genechips: A quest for Meaningful, Quantitative Data" Dr. Glenn Held IBM T. J. Watson Research Center Yorktown Heights, NY	Host: Prof. Simon Mochrie
Wed., Nov. 30 11:00 am Becton Faculty Lounge	Department of Biomedical Engineering Research Seminar: "Controlling the Cell Microenvironment" Prof. Lonnie D. Shea Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Northwestern University Evanston, IL	Host: Prof. Mark Saltzman
Wed., Nov. 30 2:30 pm Mason 107	Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar: "Synthesis of Functional Nanoparticles of Flame: Hard or Soft Agglomerates" Prof. Sotiris E. Pratsinis Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)	Host: Prof. Alessandro Gomez
Wed., Nov. 30 4:00 pm Mason 211	John McLanahan Henske Lecture: "Models for Water and Sediment Quality Criteria for Metals and Toxic Organic Chemicals: Toxicological and Chemical Interactions" Dominic M. Di Toro Edward C. Davis Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Delaware	Host: Prof. Menachem Elimelech
Wed., Nov. 30 4:00 pm Watson 500	Computer Engineering Seminar Series: "Aristotle's Dream: A Language for Action, The Behaviorome Project" Prof. Yiannis Aloimonos Computer Vision Laboratory University of Maryland	Host: Prof. Andreas Savvides