.)The Computations in Science seminar series takes place on Wednesdays at 12:30 in the physics building, Kersten Physical Sciences Learning Center, room 206. Before the seminar, at roughly 12:15, people gather in that room to eat their lunch and have a general discussion. The format is very informal.
This seminar covers topics and an audience which are considerably more diverse than implied by the seminar's name. It serves theorists in the physical sciences, as well as those from experimental condensed matter physics and the biological sciences. The audience depends on the topic, but consists mostly of theorists from physics, applied mathematics, computer science, astronomy and astrophysics, biophysics, physical chemistry, neuroscience and geophysics. The list of subjects covered is even broader than suggested by this list of audience.
Because of the wide variety of attendees, it is good to begin with an introduction to the topic which is intelligible to first-year grad students in the physical sciences. After a while the talk should proceed to a research level. People are interested in the science, but also want to know about computational methods when they are novel and interesting.
The talks typically last for fifty minutes, followed by questions. Interruptions and questions during the talk are also common.
An LCD projector for powerpoint, an overhead, and a small blackboard are
provided automatically. If a
speaker wants other visual aids, (s)he should contact us in
advance. (Please
e-mail Robert .)
We will pay for your travel and local expenses. Our budget, although somewhat flexible, is $700/talk. You can help some by keeping the air fare down. In general, flights into Midway airport are cheaper and more convenient than those into O'Hare. We typically arrange a visit schedule for the speaker with different research groups at the University of Chicago.
The seminar organizers are Professors Wendy Zhang
(
),
and Leo Kadanoff
(
). The main
organizational work, in
particular the setting up of a full day visit schedule and the AV
preparations, is done by Arnab Banerjee (
), Konstantin Turitsyn (
), and
Robert Schroll ().
Ms. Kathleen Conroy (
) is in charge of practical details such as lodging
reservation and reimbursement. Nearly all of our speaker stay at the
Quadrangle Club, which functions as the faculty club for U. Chicago.
It is about 2 blocks from our research institute. It is also possible
to stay at a hotel in downtown Chicago, which is closer to tourist
sights, but this require a cab ride down to the University. Speakers
preferring to stay downtown should contact Ms. Conroy as early as
possible so that we can cancel our standing reservation at the Quad
Club and make the appropriate arrangements.
To see the seminar schedule and open dates, please look at our schedule web page, http://mrsec.uchicago.edu/Comp_in_Sci/schedule.shtml.
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