Schedule (Fall 2006):

• 22 December 2006: TBD
  
• 15 December 2006: TBD
  
• 8 December 2006: Dr. Ralph Scheicher (Dow 702),
  "Crystal structure prediction using ab initio evolutionary techniques: Principles and applications," Oganov and Glass, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 244704 (2006). pdf file,
• 1 December 2006: Social Hour -- current events
  
• 17, 24 November 2006: Fall Break -- no meeting,
  
• 10 November 2006: Parimal Kar (Dow 702),
  "Dispersion and Repulsion Contributions to the Solvation Free Energy: Comparison of Quantum Mechanical and Classical Approaches in the Polarizable Continuum Model," Curutchet, Orozco, Luque, Mennucci, and Tomasi, J. Comp. Chem. 27, 1769--1780 (2006). pdf file,
• 3 November 2006: Prof. Caroline Taylor, (Dow 702)
  "Exploration of molecular dynamics during transient sorption of fluids in mesoporous materials." Valiullin, Naumov, Galvosas, Kaerger, Woo, Porcheron, and Monson, Nature 443, 965--968 (2006). pdf file,
• 27 October 2006: postponed.
• 20 October 2006:Liang Han, (Dow 702)
  "K+ selectivity depends on kinetic as well as thermodynamic factors" Grabe, Bichet, Qian, Jan, and Jan, PNAS 103, 14361--14366 (2006). pdf file,
• 13 October 2006:Yanjie Wei (Fisher 119),
  "Molecular biology: Sticky end in protein synthesis" Roy and Ibba, Nature, 443, 41--42 (2006). pdf file
  Supplemental: Nature, 443, 50--55 (2006)
• 5 October 2006: Dr. Walter Nadler (Dow 702),
  Primary:PhysRevLett_97_108101, Zheng_Nature_334_1988_726
  Supplemental: pnas_99_2002_10394, JCP_74_1981_4078,
• 29 September 2006: Dr. Walter Nadler (Dow 702),
  "Enhancing molecular flux through nanopores by means of attractive interactions," Kasianowicz, Nguyen, and Stanford, PNAS, 103, 11431--11432 (2006), pdf file.
  Supplemental: ChemPhys_319_2005_342, pnas_103_2006_11446
• Extra-ordinary Session: 22 September 2006: Hansmann group video conference with visiting Dr. Alexei Podtelezhniko, with FZ Juelich (all others are welcome). 10-11am EERC.
  CoPhy BiCh will meet an hour later (11-12, Fisher). We will resume our regularly-scheduled programming the following week.
  22 Sept 2006: Prof. Caroline Taylor (Fisher 119),
  "Elastic Instability in Growing Yeast Colonies." Nguyen, Upadhyaya, van Oudenaarden, and Brenner. Biophys. J. 86, 2740-2747 (2004). pdf file
• 15 September 2006:Dr. Siegfried Hoefinger
  "Drying transition of confined water." Singh, Houston, van Swol, and Brinker. Nature 442, 526 (2006). pdf file
  Supplemental information
  Also: scheduling for the new term