Events

Friday, May 29th 7:30 ??? 8:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 ??? 9:30 AM Introductory Remarks: Tom Rieker, Rama Bansil, and Charles Ying 9:30 ??? 10:00 AM Discussion of MRSEC Directors??? Meeting frequency and format. 10:00 AM Break 10:15 AM 5-10 minute introductions by the chairs of each of the working groups ??? recap accomplishments, plans, opportunities: 10:15 Industry 10:25 International 10:35 Diversity 10:45 Education 10:55 Communication 11:05 Facilities 11:15 ??? 12:00 PM Parallel Breakout Sessions of Working Groups Industry International: Diversity Education: Communication:

Join your colleagues at our 10th workshop as we explore web-based applications, computer simulations, virtual field trips, short science videos and other activities to motivate and boost student learning.

??? Do you ever wish you had an example of a really good E&O strategic plan? ??? Do you want to connect with other E&O professionals? ??? Would you like more people to know about your project or event? Register online at https://www.engin.umich.edu/form/neosphere

Where does chocolate come from? Why does some chocolate melt in your mouth but not in your hand? What makes chocolate bars smooth and creamy?

The location of the workshop rotates among the member institutions for the Spring and Summer sessions. Our first meeting was in December 1999 and meetings have been held at Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, Clark University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, University of Connecticut, and the Universities of Massachusetts at Amherst and Boston. The Fall meeting is held mid-September at Brandeis, and the Winter meeting mid-December at Harvard.

Productive Affinities: Successful Collaborations Between Museums and Academia The Art Institute of Chicago Northwestern University Joint Seminar Series on Conservation Science October 29-31, 2008 Chicago, IL and Evanston, IL

???The Future of Electronic beyond Moore???s Law??? ???National Science Foundation Room 375, Arlington, Virginia

On September 26, 2008, a workshop for NSF-PREM Program Administrators and Participants will be held at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C.

Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Annual Meeting August 28, 2008. Pancoe-ENH Pavilion, Abbott Auditorium 2200 Camus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 Meeting Website To register, e-mail [email protected]. Agenda

LC2CAM will enable researchers working at the forefronts of materials science & optics to discuss the emerging uses of light for control of ordered soft materials and advances in the use of liquid crystals to control light. For further details, please visit the LCMRC website at http://lcmrc.colorado.edu