Calendar

Geology Seminar: Keith Putirka, California State University, Fresno

geology@usu.edu (Jean Daddow) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0700

When: Nov 2, 2009 3:30:00 PM

Description: Keith Putirka from California State University, Fresno, will present "Late Cenozoic U.S. Cordilleran Volcanism: Insights from the Central Sierra Nevada and Cordilleran Space-Time-Composition Patterns." Public is invited.

Location: Geology Building, Room 105

Physics Colloquium: Gerald Smith, Health, Physical Education & Recreation (HPER) Department, USU

sharon.pappas@usu.edu (Sharon Pappas) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0700

When: Nov 3, 2009 3:30:00 PM

Description: Gerald Smith, professor of biomechanics in USU's HPER Department, presents "Locomotion Mechanics: Springs, Pendula and Leg Models." Dr. Smith's presentation is preceded at 3 p.m. by refreshments.

Location: SER 244

Biology Seminar: Reed Gann, Masters Candidate Thesis Defense, Department of Biology, Utah State University

joanie.hevel@usu.edu (Joan Hevel) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 4, 2009 9:00:00 AM

Description: Seminar title ~ Host Signaling Response to Adhesion of "Bifidobacterium infantis" Research Professor ~ Bart Weimer

Location: BNR 202a

Chem/Biochem Seminar: Akif Tezcan, University of California, San Diego

lance.seefeldt@usu.edu (Lance Seefeldt) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 4, 2009 4:00:00 PM

Description: Akif Tezcan UC San Diego

Location: ESLC 046

Graduate School Fair

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 9, 2009 10:00:00 AM

Description: Learn about varied graduate school programs at USU's 8th annual Graduate School Fair.

Location: Taggart Student Center Stevenson Ballroom

Biology Seminar: Cory Vorel, Doctoral Candidate Dissertation Defense, Department of Biology, Utah State University

theresa.pitts-singer@ars.usda.gov (Theresa Pitts-Singer) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 10, 2009 10:00:00 AM

Description: Seminar title ~ Learning Ability and Factors Influencing Nest Establishment of Solitary Bees

Location: BNR 202a

Physics Colloquium: T-C Shen, professor, USU Physics Department

sharon.pappas@usu.edu (Sharon Pappas) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0700

When: Nov 10, 2009 3:30:00 PM

Description: Professor T-C Shen presents, "Nanotechnology in Nature." Biological systems are built on cells and cells of different properties can be joined seamlessly. They are truly nano-electrical-mechanical systems that we can only dream of. In this talk, Shen will discuss a few of these nanosystems which, with many more sophisticated systems, make anthropods the most successful phylum in the animal kingdom.

Location: SER 244

Biology Seminar: Lance Seefeldt, Ph. D., Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University

josephli@biology.usu.edu (Joseph Li) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 10, 2009 4:00:00 PM

Description: Seminar Title ~ Biological Energy Metabolism: N2 Fixation and Biofuels Research

Location: BNR 202a

POSTPONED: Chem/Biochem Seminar: John Lawson, Phoenix PharmaLabs (will be rescheduled in 2010)

brad.davidson@usu.edu (Brad Davidson) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 11, 2009

Description: John Lawson, Phoenix PharmaLabs, will be traveling out of the country Nov. 11. His seminar will be rescheduled in 2010.

Ecology Center Seminar Series: Peter Kareiva, The Nature Conservancy, Seattle (1st Lecture)

stephanie.white@usu.edu (Stephanie White) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 11, 2009 6:00:00 PM

Description: Featured speaker is Peter Kareiva of The Nature Conservancy in Seattle. His talk is followed by a reception. Dr. Kareiva speaks again on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. in ENGR 101.

Location: NR 105

Ecology Center Seminar Series: Peter Kareiva, The Nature Conservancy, Seattle (2nd Lecture)

stephanie.white@usu.edu (Stephanie White) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 12, 2009 3:00:00 PM

Description: Featured speaker is Peter Kareiva of The Nature Conservancy in Seattle. His talk is preceded by refreshments at 2:30 p.m.

Location: ENGR 101

Farewell Reception Honoring Sue Morgan, USU Geology Department Faculty Member

blairlarsen@msn.com (Blair Larsen) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 14, 2009 6:00:00 PM

Description: The public is invited to an Open House to celebrate the many community contributions of USU Geology Department lecturer Sue Morgan and to wish her well on her next adventure: she is moving to Alaska. Light refreshments will be provided. Sue Morgan came to Logan in 1983 and has been educating and giving back to the community ever since. Countless people have been in her classes at Utah State University, learning about Geology and having fun in the process. In recent years, Sue is perhaps best known as Cache Valley's only successful Iditarod competitor - she completed the grueling 1100 mile solo sled-dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska in March 2008. This December, Sue returns to Alaska permanently, to begin the next chapter of her adventurous life.

Location: Cache Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 596 North 900 East, Logan

Geology Seminar: Suzette Payne, Idaho National Laboratory

geology@usu.edu (Jean Daddow) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0700

When: Nov 16, 2009 3:30:00 PM

Description: Suzette Payne from the Idaho National Laboratory will present "Crustal Rotation, Strain Rates, and Deformation in the Snake River Plain and Northern Basin and Range Province: What GPS Data Reveal." Public is invited

Location: Geology Building, Room 105

Physics Colloquium: Emma Smith, teacher, Box Elder High School, Utah, and USU physics graduate student

sharon.pappas@usu.edu (Sharon Pappas) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0700

When: Nov 17, 2009 3:30:00 PM

Description: Emma Smith, a physics teacher at Box Elder High School and graduate student in secondary education at USU, presents "Physics for All." Her talk is preceded at 3 p.m. by refreshments. In 1997, Physics became the start of disciplinary science study for incoming sophomores at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. The decision to reverse the traditional sequencing of the sciences (Biology followed by Chemistry and then Physics) stemmed from a department's desire to make science more accessible to students through the realization the design of physics ultimately leading to biology represented the natural progression of the sciences. The culture of the Physics classroom was now vastly different with upwards of three hundred students now enrolling annually in Physics. In response to a greater number of students with learning disabilities undertaking a Physics course, Emma Smith developed a curriculum enhancement package "ADDventures in Physics" with an award from the American Institute of Physics to address this concern. In 2001, Box Elder High School was one of the fifty-eight schools studied in Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman's Project ARISE (American Renaissance in Science Education) which advocates for more coherent high school science programs through the implementation of a Physics for All approach. Emma Smith will share experiences of the past twelve years which shaped her to be a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient and Utah’s 2006 Outstanding Physics Teacher of the Year. Student perspectives and insights will be shared in addition to pitfalls contrasted with the benefits Physics for All.

Location: SER 244

Biology Seminar: David Koons, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University

michelle.baker@usu.edu (Michelle Baker) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 17, 2009 4:00:00 PM

Description: Seminar Title ~ Is Life-History Buffering or Lability Adaptive in Stochastic Environments?

Location: BNR 202a

Chem/Biochem Department Hansen Symposium: Scott Strobel, Yale University

scott.ensign@usu.edu (Scott Ensign) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 18, 2009 4:00:00 PM

Description: Scott Strobel Hansen Symposium Seminar

Location: ESLC 046

Dental Club Meeting

twhunsaker@gmail.com (Tanner Hunsaker) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 19, 2009 1:00:00 PM

Description: Anyone involved with the dental club or anyone interested in the dental profession is welcome. We will discuss a 4-year plan to help students prepare to get accepted to dental school, which classes to take and when, shadowing, leadership, service etc: The basic things a dental student should try to accomplish in the 4 years leading up to dental school. There will also be a presentation about one of the many dental schools in the U.S. and Canada. Come have some food and learn more about dentistry. Meeting will last approx. 45-60 minutes. Merril Cazier Library, room 112

Location: LIB 112

Physics Demonstration Show

james.coburn@usu.edu (James Coburn) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 20, 2009 7:00:00 PM

Description: Observe a variety of innovative, mind-stretching experiments covering a spectrum of topics ranging from pressure, buoyancy, sound, electricity and magnetism to light and superconductivity. All ages are welcome and the event is free.

Location: Eccles Science Learning Center Auditorium (Room 130)

Physics Colloquium: "Under the Dome: USU's New Observatory," James Coburn, Shane Larson, USU Department of Physics

sharon.pappas@usu.edu (Sharon Pappas) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0700

When: Nov 24, 2009 3:30:00 PM

Description: Physics faculty members James Coburn and Shane Larson present "Under the Dome: Taking an Inside Look at the Rebirth of Astronomy at USU." Refreshments at 3 p.m. precede the talk. During the summer of 2009, a new observatory was constructed on the roof of USU's SER building. Soon to be outfitted with a 20" reflecting telescope, the new USU Observatory (USUO) will replace the aging facility near Romney Stadium. This new facility will have a diverse mission to serve students taking astronomy courses, reach out to the public in order to raise awareness of science and physics through astronomical programs, and provide a diverse suite of research opportunities in astronomy and astrophysics. In this talk, we'll spend some time reviewing the history of astronomy at USU, take a look at teh development and construction of the USUO, and finally look at several vignettes of projects that are planning for the observatory once the primary telescope arrives.

Location: SER 244

Thanksgiving Break (no classes)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 25, 2009

Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, university offices closed)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

When: Nov 26, 2009