Technical Calendar
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Neutron Scattering in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
Multiple lecturers, multiple institutions, multiple locations
New Neutron Scattering Cyber-enabled Collaborative Graduate Course
4:00 PM —
5:30 PM,
Live Attendance for Registrants via URL Login
Registration required. The courses will take place
on Tuesdays and Thursdays until December 6.
Contact: Meiyun Chang-Smith (changsmithm@ornl.gov), 865.574.9065
Thursday, October 18
Bioenergy Expansion: A Wildlife Perspective
Robert Fletcher, University of Florida, Gainesville
Center for Bioenergy Sustainability Seminar
3:30 PM —
5:00 PM,
Building 1505, Room 189
Contact: Jennifer Smith (smithjf@ornl.gov), 865.574.8452
Neutron Scattering in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
Multiple lecturers, multiple institutions, multiple locations
New Neutron Scattering Cyber-enabled Collaborative Graduate Course
4:00 PM —
5:30 PM,
Live Attendance for Registrants via URL Login
Registration required. The courses will take place
on Tuesdays and Thursdays until December 6.
Contact: Meiyun Chang-Smith (changsmithm@ornl.gov), 865.574.9065
Friday, October 19
What's Best for Your Home?
Evaluating Home Energy Saving Strategies
Bruce Glanville, Building Analyst, Knoxville
US Green Building Council, East Tennessee Chapter, presentation
11:30 AM —
1:00 PM,
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce,
17 Market Square #201
RSVP.
Contact: ETUSGBC (easttnusgbc@gmail.com),
Saving Orphan Bears and Returning Them to the Wild
Dana Dodd, Appalachian Bear Rescue, Townsend, Tennessee
UT Science Forum Seminar
12:00 PM —
1:00 PM,
Thompson-Boling Arena, Dining Eoom C-D,
The Universtiy of Tennessee, Knoxville
Contact: Mark Littmann (littmann@utk.edu), 865.974.8156
Monday, October 22
The Search for Optimal Superconductors:
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Emilia Morosan, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar
11:00 AM —
12:00 PM,
Chemical and Material Sciences Building (4100), Room J-302
Contact: Michael McGuire (mcguirema@ornl.gov), 865.574.5496
Tuesday, October 23
Applications of Computational Methods for Protein
Structure Prediction and Protein interaction Analysis:
Comparative Modeling and Threading, Docking, and Epitope Mapping
Rachelle J. Bienstock, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, N,C.
Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar
1:00 PM —
2:00 PM,
Research Office Building (5700), Room L-204
Contact: Barney Maccabe (maccabeab@ornl.gov), 865.241.6504
AACE, East Tennessee Section, Fall Social
Annual section social, for members and prospective members
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering,
East Tennessee Section, Fall Social
6:00 PM —
8:00 PM,
Calhoun's Turkey Creek, Knoxville
RSVP. Drinks and appetizers served.
Contact: Candy Slagle (candy@aace-ets.org), 865.576.2855
Wednesday, October 24
NOTE CHANGE IN DATE:
Semiclassical Computation of High-Frequency
Waves in Heterogeneous Media
Shi Jin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and
The University of Wisconsin, Madison
Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar
10:00 AM —
11:00 AM,
Research Office Building (5700), Room L-202
Contact: Clayton Webster (webstercg@ornl.gov), 865.574.3649
Thursday, October 25
Asymptotic-Preserving Schemes for Boltzmann Equation
and Relative Problems with Stiff Sources
Shi Jin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar
10:00 AM —
11:00 AM,
Research Office Building (5700), Room L-202
Contact: Clayton Webster (webstercg@ornl.gov), 865.574.3649
Combining Computational Models with Physical
Observations for Inference and Prediction
Dave Higdon, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M.
Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar
2:00 PM —
3:00 PM,
Research Office Building (5700), Room E-104
Contact: Cindy Sonewald (Sonewaldc@ornl.gov), 865.574.3125
Friday, October 26
Saving the Imperiled Fishes of Southern Appalachia
J. R. Shute , Conservation Fisheries, Inc., Knoxville
UT Science Forum Seminar
12:00 PM —
1:00 PM,
Thompson-Boling Arena, Dining Room C-D,
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Attendees may bring a lunch or purchase one at the arena.
Contact: Mark Littmann (littmann@utk.edu), 865.974.8156
Monday, October 29
Transforming Computing Algorithms and Paradigms
in HPC to Enable More Science out of
Our Day-to-Day Simulations
Michela Taufer, The University of Delaware, Newark
Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar
1:00 PM —
2:00 PM,
Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (Building 5100) Auditorium (Room 128)
Contact: Lora Wolfe (wolfelm@ornl.gov), 865.576.6184
Tuesday, October 30
The Atmospheric Chemistry and Canopy Exchange Simulation System (ACCESS):
Motivation, Model Description and Initial Results
Rick D. Saylor , NOAA Air Resources Laboratory
Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division , Oak Ridge
Environmental Sciences Division Seminar
11:00 AM —
12:00 PM,
Building 1520, Beech River Conference Room (202)
Contact: Meng-Dawn Cheng (chengmd@ornl.gov), 865.241.5918