2013-14 Seminars

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Fall 2013 Schedule
Spring 2014 Schedule

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Fall 2013 Schedule

Date	Lecture Information
September 5	Good timing: Optimal control in fisheries biology Carl Toews University of Puget Sound, Math & Computer Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
September 13	Fall Student Research Symposium All summer science research students will present posters of their research 4 pm to 6 pm, Harned Colonnade
September 19	Retrievals of polar cloud properties from infrared radiance spectra Penny Rowe University of Idaho 4 pm, Thompson 175
September 26	Improving safety and preventing human error in anesthesiology practice through the application of simple technology Andrew Bowdle P'16, Professor of Anesthesiology University of Washington School of Medicine 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
October 3	Genetic conflicts: The usual suspects and beyond Harmit Malik Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
October 10	Sediment loads and geomorphology of rivers draining Mount Rainier Christopher Magirl U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
October 17	Under the spell of the surroundings: How environmental factors affect brain physiology, behavior and reproduction Siddharth Ramakrishnan University of Puget Sound, Neuroscience Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
October 24	Chaos and synchrony Lucas Illing Reed College, Physics Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
October 25	Chemistry Magic Show Wizard Tim Hoyt Two shows: 4 pm & 7:30 pm Schneebeck Concert Hall
October 31	Environmentally friendly chemical industry? Sustainable synthesis of chemicals through green chemistry and catalysis Luc Boisvert University of Puget Sound, Chemistry Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
November 7	Forty years in the desert: Looking for clues about past climate and environmental change Barry Goldstein University of Puget Sound, Geology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175
November 14	Hormonal tango shapes seedling growth Anahit Galstyan University of Washington, Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175
November 21	Evolutionary consequences of polyploidy: A case study in the genus Arabidopsis Andreas Madlung University of Puget Sound, Biology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
November 28	Thanksgiving
December 5	The role of small molecules in regulating a methylotrophic metabolic network N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez University of Washington, Department of Chemical Engineering 4 pm, Thompson 175

Spring 2014 Schedule

January 23	Sawmills, sulfides and symbiosis: How an environmental legacy has resulted in novel relationships between bacteria and marine organisms in Puget Sound Joel Elliott University of Puget Sound, Biology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175
January 30	The inorganic chemistry of metal phthalocyanine complexes Laura Strausberg University of Puget Sound, Chemistry Department 4 pm, Thompson 175
February 6	Adventures in genomics: A Puget Sound alum's experiences in a rapidly changing field Doug Turnbull '01 Director, Genomics Core Facility, University of Oregon 4 pm, Thompson 175
February 13	Size, sociality, and symbiosis in the sea Kristin Hultgren Seattle University, Biology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175
February 20	Labeling neurons involved in quadrupedal stepping in mice using a viral marker Jung Kim University of Puget Sound, Exercise Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175
February 27	A magnetic perspective on magmatic processes in the Stillwater Complex, Montana Peter Selkin University of Washington Tacoma, Environmental Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
March 6	Alternation of generations as a model for evolution: A surprise from the nineteenth century Lynn Nyhart President, History of Science Society and Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 pm, Thompson 175
March 13	Mind, Brain, and Education James Bernhard University of Puget Sound, Mathematics & Computer Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
March 20	Spring Break
March 27	Analysis of the functional evolutionary history of lentiviral proteins in primates Oliver Fregoso Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 4 pm, Thompson 175
April 3	Phi Sigma Symposium Keynote Speaker Bacterial quorum sensing, social cheats and a solution to Darwin's dilemma--A metabolic constraint on freeloaders in a cooperating group of bacteria E. Peter Greenberg University of Washington, Department of Microbiology 5 pm (please note later start time), Thompson 175 Abstract
April 10	The fish and the battery: Mimicking nature in late 18th and early 19th-century science Amy Fisher University of Puget Sound, Science, Technology & Society Department 4 pm, Thompson 175
April 17	Genetic factors required for maintenance of the germ line in roundworm C. elegans during times of stress Stacy Alvares University of Washington, Biochemistry Department 4 pm, Thompson 175
April 24	Modern pharmaceutical development: Optimization of SX-682 for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Dean Y. Maeda Director, Chemistry and Preclinical Development, Syntrix Biosystems 4 pm, Thompson 175
May 1	The fallacy of fairness: Rethinking the meritocracy of science Jo Handelsman Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor and Frederick Phineas Rose Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract