2012
Undergraduate Research
Summer Institute Symposium
October 3, 2012
Program: Main Building, Villard Room
| 3:00 |
Introductory Remarks
Jon Chenette, Dean of the Faculty
Joseph Tanski, URSI Director |
| 3:15 |
Students’ Oral Presentations on Summer Research |
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Dimitri Wijesinghe, Vassar College '13, Mark Adamo, Vassar College '13 and Prof. Marc Smith
Putting Trees into Focus
Jillian Josimovich, Vassar College '13, Patrick Donohue, Vassar College '13 and Prof. Marshall Pregnall and Jeff Walker.
Soils, Sediments, and Stream Health in the Fonteynkil
Bryan Rachmilowitz, Vassar College '14, Joseph Andrade, Vassar College '14 and Prof. Brian Daly
Ultrafast Lasers, Nanoscale Ultrasound, and the Materials Science of Thin Films
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| 4:15 |
Keynote Address |
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Nanoscience and the Future of the Carbon Cycle
Paul Alivisatos
This lecture will provide an introduction to some of the
fundamental concepts that underlie the newly emerging field of nanoscience.
These concepts will be illustrated using examples related to future energy
technologies.
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| 5:15—6:45 |
Poster Session on Summer Research |
| 7:00—8:30 |
Dinner for URSI Fellows and Faculty |
