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2017

	Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Senior Project Poster Session Reem-Kayden Center 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Join our December graduating seniors in presenting their senior projects Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Michael Tibbetts 845-752-2309 [email protected]
	Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Catalytic Reactions in Complex Molecular Environments Scott J. Miller Irenee du Pont Professor of Chemistry Yale University RKC 115 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Performing site-selective reactions upon molecules with many functional groups presents unique challenges for catalysis. Functional group tolerance is a persistent challenge, but so too is functional group selectivity when addressing multiple occurrences of functionalities that can react, individually, in a controlled manner with the catalyst. In this sense, site-selectivity – within a substrate – becomes a major issue. This lecture will describe recent developments in our efforts to develop low-molecular weight catalysts for reactions that present these challenges. Over time, our view of complexity has ebbed and flowed, with foci on enantioselectivity, site-selectivity and chemoselectivity. Most recently, we have been studying enantioselectivity as a prelude to extrapolation of principles to more complex stereochemical settings where multiple issues are presented in a singular substrate. Sponsored by: Chemistry Program Emily McLaughlin 845-752-2355 [email protected]
	Friday, November 3, 2017 Columbia University "Science to Engineer (S2E) Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Program" Dr. Robert G. Bozic, Columbia University RKC 122 12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Our Scientist to Engineer (S2E) program is an intensive, accelerated Master of Science in Chemical Engineering program designed especially for new MS students lacking a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. This program covers the essentials of the entire curriculum, followed by a standard MS program, typically accomplished in three semesters. A flexible curriculum includes technical elective selection from other branches of engineering or graduate subjects. This presentation will provide details on the structure of the program to include information about the core courses, technical electives, MS colloquium, and research opportunities. Pizza and refreshments will be served Sponsored by: Chemistry Program Madeline Breshears 845-758-6822 [email protected]
	Thursday, September 28, 2017 Bard Summer Research Institute Poster Session Reem-Kayden Center 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Sponsored by: Dean of the College; Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Rebecca Thomas 845-752-2340 [email protected]
	Friday, September 15, 2017 Lab Safety Training Required of All Students Working or Doing Research in the Lab Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 If you previously attended a lab training session this year, you do not need to attend again. If you are unsure, please contact Maureen O’Callaghan-Scholl with questions at [email protected]. Friday, September 8, RKC 103, 4 p.m. Friday, September 15, RKC 103, 4 p.m. Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Maureen O'Callaghan-Scholl 845-752-2335 [email protected]
	Friday, September 8, 2017 Lab Safety Training Required of All Students Working or Doing Research in the Lab Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 If you previously attended a lab training session this year, you do not need to attend again. If you are unsure, please contact Maureen O’Callaghan-Scholl with questions at [email protected]. Friday, September 8, RKC 103, 4 p.m. Friday, September 15, RKC 103, 4 p.m. Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Maureen O'Callaghan-Scholl 845-752-2335 [email protected]
	Thursday, July 20, 2017 How Does Biological Control of Ticks Affect Non-target Organisms? Ilya R. Fischhoff Postdoctoral Associate Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Ilya Fischhoff is a postdoctoral fellow with The Tick Project (www.tickproject.org). The Tick Project is a 5-year study to determine whether controlling ticks at the neighborhood scale reduces tick-borne diseases in people. One of the tick control methods that The Tick Project is evaluating is Met52, a biopesticide containing spores of a tick-killing fungus. In assessing Met52, it is important to evaluate not only its efficacy in reducing tick-borne disease but also its impacts on non-target organisms. Ilya will present results from an experiment he conducted last summer to assess the effects of Met52 on non-target arthropods in lawn and forest habitats typical of residential yards. Ilya sampled arthropods on treatment and control plots, before and after spray with Met52 on the treatment plots or water on the control plots. Ilya used multivariate models to analyze the data on arthropod abundance in 25 taxonomic orders. There were significant effects of plot location, period (before vs. after spray) and habitat (lawn vs. forest), but no effect of treatment (Met52 vs. water). A retrospective power analysis showed that the study had an 80% chance of detecting a reduction in arthropod abundance of 55% or greater. Based on these results, Ilya and his collaborators concluded that the use of Met52 in suburban yards is unlikely to cause meaningful reductions in the abundance of non-target arthropods. Finally, Ilya will also talk briefly about a microcosm experiment he is setting up to examine interactions among Met52, ticks, and brush-legged wolf spiders, a natural enemy of ticks. Sponsored by: Bard Summer Research Institute Brooke Jude 845-758-2337 [email protected]
	Thursday, July 13, 2017 Efficient Learning: What are the Limits of Human Memory? Jeremy R. Manning, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences Dartmouth College Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Our memory systems leverage the statistical structure of the world around us (context) to organize and store incoming information and retrieve previously stored information. This enables us to recognize the situations we are in and to adapt our behaviors accordingly. For example, your might choose to behave differently on a road trip with close friends versus commuting into work with your boss, even though many aspects of your perceptual experience are preserved across those two scenarios. You might also remember different aspects of conversations from those trips when asked about them later. In my talk, I will explore the extent to which (and the circumstances under which) these sorts of processes may be manipulated to influence memory. I’ll begin by exploring these processes using a simple word list learning paradigm. I’ll show how we can influence memory performance (specifically, how many words people remember and the order people remember the words in). Then I’ll talk about how these same ideas can be applied to “naturalistic” memories, such as memories for scenes in a movie or concepts learned in the classroom. Sponsored by: Bard Summer Research Institute Justin Hulbert 845-758-7223 [email protected]
	Thursday, July 6, 2017 From Black Holes to Gravitational Waves and Quantum Measurement Antonios Kontos, Physics program Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 With three detections and counting, the Advanced LIGO gravitational-wave observatories have opened a new window into the Universe. For now, all the detected gravitational-waves originated from collisions of two black holes. The effect that these gravitational-waves have as they pass through space is to stretch and compress space-time, much like sound waves stretch and compress the air. To understand the challenge of detecting this effect here on Earth, imagine (if you can) that a reasonably strong gravitational wave changes the length of one kilometer by one thousandth of a proton's diameter. At this level of sensitivity, quantum mechanics and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle start playing a significant role and if we want to listen further into the Universe, we need to manipulate the quantum nature of light to our advantage. In this talk I will give an overview of gravitational waves, how LIGO detects them, and why quantum mechanics matters when measuring distances with such precision. Sponsored by: Bard Summer Research Institute Paul Cadden-Zimansky 845-758-7584 [email protected]
	Thursday, May 18, 2017 Senior Project Poster Session Reem-Kayden Center 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Join Science, Mathematics & Computer graduating seniors in presenting their senior projects. Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Michael Tibbetts 845-752-2309 [email protected]
	Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Simple Solutions for (and from) Materials Science Ludovico Cademartiri, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 In this seminar I will discuss the apparent correlation between impact – whether academic, technological, or scientific – and simple solutions. While defining “simplicity” is a notoriously poorly defined problem that is maybe more suited to philosophy than science, defining “simple solutions” can be, we contend, done effectively and, more importantly, usefully: i.e., it can be defined in a way that facilitates its pursuit. For example, simple solutions can be defined in terms of their potential virtues, e.g., low cost, reliability, and “stackability” (i.e., they can be combined and compounded with little increase in complexity). If you believe that impact is correlated with “simple solutions” and that we now have a useful way to define them, the question becomes “how do we pursue them?”. While simple solutions can be easily distinguished when first used, it is notoriously hard, especially in research, to devise a systematic approach to pursuing them. Over the past 5 years we have been interested in developing simple solutions for materials science or through materials science: we have witnessed first-hand the difficulty of this task and our experience might be valuable to those that have similar interests. In this talk I will therefore describe what we have learnt about the pursuit of simple solutions by discussing examples (published and unpublished) of simple solutions from our own laboratory concerning five problems of general scientific and technological interest: 1. How do we produce materials with completely programmed nanostructure? 2. How do we synthesize nanomaterials on a large, industrial, scale? 3. How do we produce superhydrophobic coatings on large areas outdoors? 4. How do we produce transparent soil to enable the study of the soil environment? 5. How do we redesign the Petri dish to enable the study of organismal interactions? Sponsored by: Chemistry Program Christopher LaFratta 845-752-2353 [email protected]
	Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Getting in to Medical School…And What I Learned on the Way Matthew Lampeter, class of 2017 RKC 111 4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Frank Scalzo 845-758-7222 [email protected]
	Thursday, April 6, 2017 Healing, Service, Research, Activism: An Introduction to the Health Professions Helen Epstein, Professor of Human Rights and Global Public Health RKC 115 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Are you interested in becoming a doctor, nurse, social worker, psychologist, medical/epidemiological researcher or public health official? Please come to an informational session to learn more about these careers and how to prepare for them. Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Frank Scalzo 845-758-7222 [email protected]
	Thursday, February 16, 2017 Are You Interested in Pursuing a Career as a Health Professional? Zammy Diaz Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition Campus Center Lobby 11:00 am – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Join Zammy Diaz, IHN Communications Center, to learn why the one-year MS Program in Nutrition Science may be a great gap or glide year for you. Sponsored by: Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Frank Scalzo 845-758-7222 [email protected]