Statement on Re-Compete of Brookhaven Lab Management Contract
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Brookhaven Women in Science Colloquia Series 2013
All talks will take place at Berkner Hall, Brookhaven National Laboratory at 4:00pm on the date scheduled.
Lectures are free and open to the public
Drivers license or ID required for all 16 and over.
16 May, 2013 STRESS During Pregnancy and it’s Effects on Women and Infants |
20 June, 2013 New Piece of Old Lace in My Office, Come See! |
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| Abstract: Professor of Psychology, Lobel is the director of Pregnancy Project and of the Doctoral Program in Social and Health Psychology at Stony Brook University. Lobel’s research examines stress, coping, and their effects on physical health. She is co-Principal Investigator of a large study funded by the National Science Foundation investigating specific health effects among women pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In her talk she will discuss the effects of stress during pregnancy including a higher risk of neonatal death, and other health problems in infancy, childhood, and adulthood. |  |
Abstract: Textiles are a fascinating combination of art, anthropology, sociology, and the physical sciences. In her talk Waters will discuss how genetics and carbon dating can help in one of the biggest mysteries of the lace community - the virtual disappearance of the superfine linen thread used in 17th and early 18th centuries. A nuclear physicist, Waters is a Stony Brook Alumni and led the spallation target research efforts for the Accelerator Production of Tritium at Los Alamos. |
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18 July, 2013 Incentives for Innovation! |
18 September, 2013 Wife, Mother, Scientist or is it the other way around?! |
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Abstract: Gustavo Manso is Associate Professor of Finance at Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. Manso’s research focuses on corporate finance, financial institutions, financial markets, and entrepreneurship. Studying financial incentives, his research revealed that tolerance for early failure and reward for long-term success are essential ingredients in motivating both creativity and innovation. |
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Abstract: Mina Bissell's groundbreaking research has proven that cancer is not only caused by cancer cells, but is caused by an interaction between cancer cells and the surrounding cellular microenvironment. In her talk Bissell will discuss how she balanced family and a successful research career. Dr. Bissell earned an A.B. with honors in chemistry from Harvard/Radcliffe College and a Ph.D. in bacterial genetics from Harvard University. She joined the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 1972. Director of the Life Sciences Division since 1992 she was named Distinguished Scientist upon stepping down. She is also the OBER/DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow in Life Sciences. An AAAS fellow Dr. Bissell is recipient of numerous awards, most recently the AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research and the Lifetime Achievement Award, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. |  |
17 October, 2013 The truth and beauty in quasicrystals |
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| Abstract: Like mosaics observed in our childhood kaleidoscope, quasicrystals show remarkable patterns that can not be repeated in a regular manner. Discovered in 1982 quasicrystals are very hard and break easily, like glass. Due to their unique properties they can be used to convert heat into electricity, in surface coatings for frying pans, or can be used in energy saving LED’s. In this talk Senechal, Louise Wolf Kahn Professor Emerita in Mathematics and History of Science and Technology at Smith College, and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, will discuss the beauty and applications of the patterns observed in artificial and natural quasicrystal structures. |  |
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