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September 5 |
Good timing: Optimal control in fisheries biology Carl Toews University of Puget Sound, Math & Computer Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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September 13 |
Fall Student Research Symposium All summer science research students will present posters of their research 4 pm to 6 pm, Harned Colonnade |
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September 19 |
Retrievals of polar cloud properties from infrared radiance spectra Penny Rowe University of Idaho 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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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 |
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October 3 |
Genetic conflicts: The usual suspects and beyond Harmit Malik Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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October 10 |
Sediment loads and geomorphology of rivers draining Mount Rainier Christopher Magirl U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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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 |
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October 24
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Chaos and synchrony Lucas Illing Reed College, Physics Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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October 25 |
Chemistry Magic Show Wizard Tim Hoyt Two shows: 4 pm & 7:30 pm Schneebeck Concert Hall |
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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 |
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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 |
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November 14 |
Hormonal tango shapes seedling growth Anahit Galstyan University of Washington, Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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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 |
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November 28 |
Thanksgiving |
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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 |
Fall 2013 Schedule
Spring 2014 Schedule
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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 |
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January 30 |
The inorganic chemistry of metal phthalocyanine complexes Laura Strausberg University of Puget Sound, Chemistry Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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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 |
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February 13 |
Size, sociality, and symbiosis in the sea Kristin Hultgren Seattle University, Biology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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March 13 |
Mind, Brain, and Education James Bernhard University of Puget Sound, Mathematics & Computer Science Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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March 20 |
Spring Break |
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March 27 |
Analysis of the functional evolutionary history of lentiviral proteins in primates Oliver Fregoso Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |