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         RNA BIOPHYSICS
 
          
6th Biophysics Symposium at College Park
           Tuesday, April 29, 2008
           9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
           Bioscience Research Building - Room 1103
           Organizer:  David Thirumalai
           http://www.physics.umd.edu/calendar

The Burgers Program for Fluid Dynamics

(Third Burgers Symposium Flyer)

Past Events:
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SHIH-I PAI LECTURE
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m.
Physics Bldg./Lecture Hall - Rm. 1410
Amidst the Chaos, Good Predictions:  How Meteorology Beats the Odds
Presented by Professor Eugenia Kalnay
Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science and the Institute for Physical Science & Technology, University of Maryland, College Park.

Fall Open House at the Institute for Physical Science and Technology Biophysics Laboratories
Friday, September 21, 2007
2:00 p.m. - Presentations
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. - Laboratory Tours
I.P.S.T. - Building #85

Featured Presenters:
Dr. Arthur LaPorta
Dr. Arpita Upadhyaya
Directions:
http://www.umd.edu/visitors/#directions
http://www.umd.edu/visitors/parking.html

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL SHIH-I PAI LECTURE
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 @ 4:00 p.m.
Physics Bldg./Lecture Hall - Rm. 1410
The Universe of Galaxies
Presented by Dr. Vera C. Rubin
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.

TWELFTH ANNUAL SHIH-I PAI LECTURE
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 @ 4:00 p.m.
Physics Bldg./Lecture Hall - Rm. 1410
Rhythms of the Nervous System:  From Biophysics to Cognition
Presented by Professor Nancy J. Kopell*
*Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Center for BioDynamics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

MONROE H. MARTIN PRIZE 2005 
Winners: 
C. Sinan Güntürk, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.

Lecture Title:  Accuracy of One-Bit Quantization
and
Jared Tanner, Department of Statistics, Stanford University
Lecture Title:  Resolution of Gibbs' Phenomenon, From Global to Semi-Global
Friday, May 12, 2006 @ 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., respectively.


INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARALLEL COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
MAY 24-27, 2005
www.pcfd05.umd.edu


ELEVENTH ANNUAL SHIH-I PAI LECTURE
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 @ 4:00 p.m.
Physics Lecture Hall - Rm. 1410 Physics
Professor Susan W. Kieffer
Department of Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana
Geysers and Volcanoes:  Supersonic Challenges in Geology
Reception:  3:15-3:55 P.M., Toll Lounge, Room 1204 Physics Bldg.

LECTURER AND RECEPTION IN HONOR OF THE AWARDING
OF THE 2005 WOLF PRIZE TO DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY
PROFESSOR SERGEY NOVIKOV
April 27, 2005 @ 3:00 P.M.
3206 Mathematics (Colloquium Room)
Lecture by:  Professor Sergey Novikov
Topological and Dynamical Phenomena in Metals
Reception @ 4:00 P.M. - Math Rotunda

IPST COLLOQUIUM
Tuesday, November 16, 2004 @ 2:00 PM
IPST Building - Room 1116
Elliott W. Montroll:  A Retrospective
Presented by Dr. Michael Shlesinger
Chief Scientist for Nonlinear Science
Office of Naval Research

 

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