8th Southern School on Computational Chemistry and Materials Science is organized together by the members of the NSF-EPSCOR Computational Chemistry Cluster, NSF-CREST Computational Center for Molecular Structure and Interactions, the NSF-Partnership for Research and Education for Materials (NSF-PREM) and Jackson State University.

The focus is on Educational and Outreach opportunities provided by the MRSEC and PREM programs with 4 sessions on Sunday afternoon, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Following sessions: Session 1 Session 2

Where: San Francisco Marriott Yerba Buena Ballroom Deadline for Needs and Information Request Form: February 22nd and send to Diana Palma Contact: Diana Palma - [email protected] (404) 894-1541 for questions 8:00-8:30pm ??? NISE Programs 8:30-10:00pm ??? Table-top activities and programs (Plan for alternating presenters at 9:15)

March 24 - 28 Moscone West and San Francisco Marriott Exhibit: March 25 - 27

Cell Nanomechanics & Human Disease States Subra Suresh Dean, School of Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter Auditorium

Join us at the 2007 Harvard Holiday Science Lecture as we observe, touch, taste, and explore some of your favorite foods. Kids, families, students, teachers and the curious are welcome! You'll discover the physics, chemistry and biology of cheese and bread, look at them under a microscope, taste the cheese we make (yum!), and learn about digestion (yuck!). Using live experiments and interactive demonstrations with children from the audience, we will investigate the wonders of pizza. Come and be a scientist with us!

Sheraton, Boston, MA 7:30 am MRSEC Education Directors Breakfast and Business Meeting (Beacon A) 8:00 Breakfast and Registration for All Registered Attendees (Clarendon Room)

Dr. Kenneth Crozier, Department of Electrical Engineering, Harvard University Nano room 4003, 2190 Campus Drive Evanston Campus Abstract

The technical topic of the meeting: Computational Challenges in Materials Science. AGENDA 8:55 Remarks by Dr. Ulrich Strom, DMR Executive Officer 9:30 Dr. Dan Atkins, Director NSF Office of Cyber Infrastructure ???An Overview of CyberInfrastructure Programs??? Download this presentation (.pdf) 10:10 Break 10:40 Dr. C. Bouldin, DMR Instrumentation Program Director, ???What the Cyber Discovery and Innovation Program means to the Centers??? Download this presentation (.pdf)

Over Sixty Years of Research and Still Going! In Celebration of Eli Burstein's 90th Birthday speakers: Alan J. Heeger, University of California at Santa Barbara Wilson Ho, University of California, Irvine