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SCIENCE at the Edge Traditionally distinct scientific disciplines are merging to create new opportunities. Share the excitement and challenge through seminars and discussions with nationally recognized pioneers in science at the edge. Spring Semester 2008 Seminars are on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. with refreshments served at 11:15 a.m. 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building (unless noted otherwise) January 18 - Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar Jeff Schenker, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University The Mathematics of Currents Occuring in the Quantum Hall Effect January 25 – Engineering Seminar John Brady, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology The Osmotic Motor February 1 - Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease Sem. Ian Dworkin, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University Using Weak Perturbations to Probe Gene Networks and Phenotypic Variation February 8 - Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar Alan Hunt, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan Breaking the Diffraction Limit: Committing an Optical Misdemeanor for Microfluidics and Cell Biology February 22 - Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease Sem. Robin Buell, Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University Insights into the Rice Genome February 29 - Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar Harry Dorn, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech Fullerene-Based Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Information Technology Applications March 21 - Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease Sem. Jianguo Liu, Department of Fish & Wildlife, Michigan State University Complexity of Coupled Human and Natural Systemspled Human and Natural Systems March 28 - Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar Shaul Mukamel, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine Coherent Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Proteins: Femtosecond Analogue of Multidimensional NMR April 4 – Engineering Seminar Ravi Kane, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute The Design of Nanoscale Therapeutics and Nanostructured Materials April 11 – Engineering Seminar George Georgiou, Dept. of Chemical Eng., University of Texas at Austin Engineering the Next Generation of Therapeutic Proteins April 18 - Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar Olgica Bakajin, Department of Chemistry & Materials Science, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Carbon Nanotube Nanofluidics April 25 – Engineering Seminar Russ Composto, Dept. of Materials Science and Eng., Univ. Pennsylvania Dispersion and Self-Assembly of Nanospheres and Nanorods in Polymer Nanocomposite Films Organizers Carlo Piermarocchi ([email protected]) & Lisa Lapidus ([email protected]), Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Christina Chan ([email protected]) & Michael Mackay ([email protected]), Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Michael Feig ([email protected]), Marianne Huebner ([email protected]), and Charles Ofria ([email protected]), and David Arnosti ([email protected]), Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease

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Science at the EdgeTraditionally distinct scientific disciplines are merging to create new

opportunities. Share the excitement and challenge through seminars and discussions with nationally recognized pioneers in science at the edge.

Spring Semester 2008Seminars are on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. with refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.

1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building (unless noted otherwise)

January 18 - Interdisciplinary Physics SeminarJeff Schenker, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State UniversityThe Mathematics of Currents Occuring in the Quantum Hall Effect

January 25 – Engineering SeminarJohn Brady, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of TechnologyThe Osmotic Motor

February 1 - Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease Sem. Ian Dworkin, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University

Using Weak Perturbations to Probe Gene Networks and Phenotypic Variation

February 8 - Interdisciplinary Physics SeminarAlan Hunt, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of MichiganBreaking the Diffraction Limit: Committing an Optical Misdemeanor for Microfluidics and Cell Biology

February 22 - Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease Sem.Robin Buell, Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State UniversityInsights into the Rice Genome

February 29 - Interdisciplinary Physics SeminarHarry Dorn, Department of Chemistry, Virginia TechFullerene-Based Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Information Technology Applications

March 21 - Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease Sem.Jianguo Liu, Department of Fish & Wildlife, Michigan State UniversityComplexity of Coupled Human and Natural Systemspled Human and Natural Systems

March 28 - Interdisciplinary Physics SeminarShaul Mukamel, Department of Chemistry, University of California, IrvineCoherent Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Proteins: Femtosecond Analogue of Multidimensional NMR

April 4 – Engineering SeminarRavi Kane, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Renesselaer Polytechnic InstituteThe Design of Nanoscale Therapeutics and Nanostructured Materials

April 11 – Engineering SeminarGeorge Georgiou, Dept. of Chemical Eng., University of Texas at AustinEngineering the Next Generation of Therapeutic Proteins

April 18 - Interdisciplinary Physics SeminarOlgica Bakajin, Department of Chemistry & Materials Science, Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryCarbon Nanotube Nanofluidics

April 25 – Engineering SeminarRuss Composto, Dept. of Materials Science and Eng., Univ. PennsylvaniaDispersion and Self-Assembly of Nanospheres and Nanorods in Polymer Nanocomposite Films

OrganizersCarlo Piermarocchi ([email protected]) & Lisa Lapidus ([email protected]), Dept. of Physics & Astronomy

Christina Chan ([email protected]) & Michael Mackay ([email protected]), Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

Michael Feig ([email protected]), Marianne Huebner ([email protected]), and Charles Ofria ([email protected]), and David Arnosti ([email protected]), Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease