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

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

4:15 Keynote Address

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.

5:15—6:45 Poster Session on Summer Research
7:00—8:30 Dinner for URSI Fellows and Faculty