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2016

  Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Senior Project Poster Session
Reem-Kayden Center  6:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Michael Tibbetts  845-752-2309  [email protected]
  Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Pre-health Professions 101:
How to Prepare
 
Professor Frank Scalzo
Health Professions Adviser
 
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  4:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Professor Frank Scalzo will introduce the pathways leading to post-baccalaureate degrees in the health professions including, traditional medicine, allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, etc. etc. The discussion will be tailored to the interests of the audience. If you are interested in a health profession, you should attend this discussion.  
 
For more information, please contact Professor Frank Scalzo at [email protected]
 

Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Frank Scalzo  845-758-7222  [email protected]
  Friday, October 21, 2016
The Bard College and Columbia University Engineering Partnership: Information Session on the Combined Plan Program
Hegeman 204  2:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Rebecca Schiavo, Senior Assistant Director from Columbia's Office of Undergraduate Admissions, will be coming to talk about the 3+2 and 4+2 BA/BS Combined Plans. This is an ideal opportunity to get definitive answers to your specific questions. She visits only once in two years, so don't miss her talk.  

 

Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Simeen Sattar  845-758-7226  [email protected]
  Thursday, September 29, 2016
Bard Summer Research Institute Poster Session
Reem-Kayden Center  6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Mark Halsey  845-752-2336  [email protected]
  Monday, September 12, 2016
Are you a first-year NOT majoring in a science*?
We want you to participate in trying out a new Science Literacy assessment developed here at Bard!

Assessment sessions are being held on Sunday, September 11 at 3 p.m. and on Monday, September 12 at 7 p.m.
RKC second floor pods  7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
The assessment is done in pairs, takes a little more than 90 minutes to complete, is designed to see how you go about finding the answer to a science-related question, and is pretty fun to do! Treats provided for all who participate!

**science majors are always welcome!**

Bring a laptop for the assessment

Sponsored by: HHMI
Brooke Jude  845-752-2337  [email protected]
  Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Lab Safety Training
Required of all students working or doing research in the lab
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
You must attend a full laboratory safety training session before you can work in the laboratory. If you have questions, please contact Maureen O’Callaghan-Scholl with questions at [email protected].

THURSDAY Sept 1, 5pm in RKC 103
TUESDAY Sept 6, 5pm in RKC 103

Sponsored by: Biology Program
Maureen O'Callaghan-Scholl  845-752-2335  [email protected]
  Thursday, September 1, 2016
Lab Safety Training
Required of all students working or doing research in the lab
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
You must attend a full laboratory safety training session before you can work in the laboratory. If you have questions, please contact Maureen O’Callaghan-Scholl with questions at [email protected].

THURSDAY Sept 1, 5pm in RKC 103
TUESDAY Sept 6, 5pm in RKC 103

Sponsored by: Biology Program
Maureen O'Callaghan-Scholl  845-752-2335  [email protected]
  Friday, July 8, 2016
Multistep Activation in Synthetic Molecular Machines
Justin Foy
SAMS Research Group
Institut Charles Sadron-CNRS
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  3:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
In recent years, researchers in the field of synthetic molecular machines have designed cooperative systems of multiple, stimuli-responsive molecules that work in tandem. These molecular ensembles offer advantages over those based on a single functioning component because it follows more closely how macroscopic and biological machines operate with the many individual subunits working together to produce a mechanical output. In certain cases, these synthetic systems are now able to perform tasks that were only observed previously in biological macromolecular systems, such as unidirectional motion and transport. This presentation will focus on the theme of multistep activation in my research and the integration of stimuli-responsive molecules in polymer entanglements. At the end of the presentation we will discuss some projects based on stimuli-responsive materials that could be explored at Bard College.

Sponsored by: Dean of the College
Swapan Jain  845-752-2354  [email protected]
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Senior Project Poster Session
Reem-Kayden Center  6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Robert McGrail  845-752-2308  [email protected]
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Everything is Quantum:
Stories of Quantum Chemistry in Photobiology and Material Science
Shuai Sun, University of Alberta
RKC 102  3:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Quantum chemistry is a powerful tool to investigate photophysical and photochemical processes in biological and inorganic molecules. In this presentation, we will focus on a few quantum chemical studies in photobiology and material science.

First, we will learn about the short-time dynamics of nucleobases, such as uracil (and its derivatives), under the influence of UV-light. When UV radiation interacts with DNA and RNA bases, the potential photochemical and photophysical processes may lead the nucleobases to further photodamage.1–4  The initial (short-time) dynamics of the nucleobases on the excited electronic state can be experimentally probed by resonance Raman spectroscopy. 5  In this research, the resonance Raman spectra of uracil (and its derivatives, including 5-halogenated (F, Cl, Br) uracils and thymine) were simulated, using quantum-chemical approaches, e.g., density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT).6,7  These quantumchemical computations not only establish the peak assignments of the resonance Raman spectra, but also reveal important information, such as vertical excitation energies and excited state gradients, regarding excited state dynamics.

Second, we will talk about the phosphorescent process in tellurophenes. Tellurophenes and their polymeric analogues have attracted attention due to their potential applications in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technologies.8–10  The TD-DFT simulations are performed to understand the phosphorescence mechanisms, and provide interpretations on different colours of emission of two phenyl/BPin substituted tellurophene isomers.11  Finally, we will discuss how quantum chemistry can be a basis for undergraduate research projects, and how it could benefit the learning of undergraduate students. Two proposed undergraduate research projects will be discussed.
 

Sponsored by: Dean of the College
Swapan Jain  845-752-2354  [email protected]
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Minimal Cellular Systems:
From Catalysts in Compartments to 
Life as We Know It
Dr. Aaron Engelhart
Harvard University
RKC 115  4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
The emergence of homeostatic mechanisms that enabled maintenance of an intracellular steady-state during growth was critical to the advent of cellular life. Here, I will present our results showing that concentration-dependent reversible binding of short oligonucleotides, of both specific and random sequence, can modulate ribozyme activity. In both cases, catalysis is inhibited at high concentrations, and dilution activates the ribozyme via inhibitor dissociation, thus maintaining near-constant ribozyme specific activity throughout protocell growth.

In a second portion of the talk, I will show our results demonstrating that model protocell vesicles containing an encapsulated enzyme that promotes the synthesis of simple fatty acid derivatives become stabilized to Mg2+, which is required for ribozyme activity and RNA synthesis. The synthetic transformation requires both the catalyst and vesicles that solubilize the water-insoluble precursor lipid. We suggest that similar modified lipids could have played a key role in early life, and that primitive lipid membranes and encapsulated catalysts, such as ribozymes, may have acted in conjunction with each other, enabling otherwise-impossible chemical transformations within primordial cells.

Sponsored by: Chemistry Program
Swapan Jain  845-752-2354  [email protected]
Friday, April 8, 2016
Bioconjugation Chemistry in Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles
Rodrigo Vinluan
University of Texas, Dallas
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Sponsored by: Dean of the College
Emily McLaughlin  845-752-2355  [email protected]
  Thursday, March 10, 2016 – Friday, April 1, 2016
Distinguished Scientist Scholar Award
Application Guidelines
Please see the link below for information on applying for a Distinguished Scientist Scholar Award.
Application deadline is Friday, April 1

Sponsored by: Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series
Robert McGrail  845-752-2308  [email protected]
Download: DSS application memo 16-17.pdf