Saturday, November 21, 2009 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Keynote Speakers: Sidney Nagel (University of Chicago) and David Goldhaber-Gordon (Stanford University)
Graduate students in condensed matter physics have come together to organize this biannual conference. Students, postdocs and faculty should come to share ideas and research with fellow physicists training and working in the NYC Metropolitan Area.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Organizers: David Eliezer (Weill Medical College of Cornell University), David Stokes (NYU School of Medicine), and Hao Wu (Weill Medical College of Cornell University)
The New York Area Structural Biology Discussion Group convenes twice annually and presents talks and poster sessions from graduate students, postdocs, and laboratory heads.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Kurt H. Becker (Polytechnic Institute of New York University), Simon J. L. Billinge (Columbia University), Scott Snyder (Columbia University), and Jim Yardley (Columbia University)
Join us for an evening with faculty and researchers who will discuss best practices for balancing the books and offer sage advice for those looking to run their own research group.
Saturday, April 25, 2009 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Plenary Speakers: Subir Sachdev (Harvard University) and Eric Weeks (Emory University)
This conference will include plenary lectures by distinguished speakers in both hard and soft condensed matter physics, a catered lunch including a poster session, and student talks highlighting current research.
Monday, October 27, 2008 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
This event showcases the latest advances in research at the interface of nanotechnology and the life sciences, offering an opportunity to meet with faculty, researchers, and students, as well as industrial partners and colleagues from the entire nanobiotechnology community.
Monday, September 15, 2008 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
The 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics winner explains the universe, synthesizes the Grand Unification of Forces, and shares his vision of a new Golden Age in physics—all for the layperson in an event celebrating the publication of his new book, The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces.
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eBriefing
Speakers: Eric Dufresne (Yale University) and Steven P. Bitler (Landec Corporation)
As a new eBriefing reports, researchers are developing "intelligent" materials that respond to changes in their environment in ways that solve engineering challenges. Products like "smart" food packaging have even begun entering the market.
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Seven Academy Members are among the Signatories of a Letter to the President.
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Edited by Satwinder S. Sadhal (University of Southern California)
A collection of articles that crosses traditional boundaries of scientific expertise under the common theme of transport phenomena in fluid, thermal, biological, materials, and space sciences.
Annals
Edited by James D. Katz and Kathleen Brindle (The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC)
This volume provides an in-depth reference on the physics and uses of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound on patients with rheumatological disorders.
eBriefing
Speakers: Seth Fraden (Brandeis University) and Thomas Mason (UCLA)
Mini-laboratories for studying protein crystallization and viscous polymer behavior reveal the power and beauty of small scale approaches.
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