2013-14 Seminars

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Presentation Schedule, Fall 2013

Sept. 5, 2013	Good timing: Optimal control in fisheries biology Carl Toews University of Puget Sound Math & Computer Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
Sept. 12, 2013	Fall Student Research Symposium All summer science research students will present posters of their research 4 pm to 6 pm, Harned Colonnade
Sept. 19, 2013	Retrievals of polar cloud properties from infrared radiance spectra Penny Rowe University of Idaho 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Steven Neshyba
Sept. 26, 2013	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 Host: Joyce Tamashiro Abstract
Oct. 3, 2013	Genetic conflicts: The usual suspects and beyond Harmit Malik Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Leslie Saucedo Abstract
Oct. 10, 2013	Sediment loads and geomorphology of rivers draining Mount Rainier Christopher Magirl U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Leslie Saucedo Abstract
Oct. 17, 2013	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
Oct. 24, 2013	Chaos and synchrony Lucas Illing Reed College Physics Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: David Latimer Abstract
Oct. 25, 2013	Chemistry Magic Show Wizard Tim Hoyt Two shows: 4 pm & 7:30 pm Schneebeck Concert Hall
Oct. 31, 2013	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
Nov. 7, 2013	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
Nov. 14, 2013	Hormonal tango shapes seedling growth Anahit Galstyan University of Washington Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Andreas Madlung
Nov. 21, 2013	Evolutionary consequences of polyploidy: A case study in the genus Arabidopsis Andreas Madlung University of Puget Sound Biology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
Nov. 28, 2013	Thanksgiving
Dec. 5, 2013	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 Host: Andreas Madlung

Presentation Schedule, Spring 2014

Jan. 23, 2014	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
Jan. 30, 2014	The inorganic chemistry of metal phthalocyanine complexes Laura Strausberg University of Puget Sound Chemistry Department 4 pm, Thompson 175
Feb. 6, 2014	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 Host: Joel Elliott
Feb. 13, 2014	Size, sociality, and symbiosis in the sea Kristin Hultgren Seattle University Biology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Kena Fox-Dobbs
Feb. 20, 2014	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
Feb. 27, 2014	A magnetic perspective on magmatic processes in the Stillwater Complex, Montana Peter Selkin University of Washington Tacoma Environmental Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Kena Fox-Dobbs Abstract
March 6, 2014	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 Host: Kristin Johnson
March 13, 2014	Mind, Brain, and Education James Bernhard University of Puget Sound Mathematics & Computer Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 Abstract
March 20, 2014	Spring Break
March 27, 2014	Analysis of the functional evolutionary history of lentiviral proteins in primates Oliver Fregoso Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 4 pm, Thompson 175
April 3, 2014	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, 2014	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, 2014	*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, 2014	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 Host: John Hanson
May 1, 2014	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 Host: Amy Ryken Abstract