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Geometry and Mesh Software Components for
Scientific Computing
Timothy J. Tautges, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill.
Nuclear Science and Technology Division Seminar
10:00 AM, Research Office Building (5700), RM D-307
Contact: Kevin T Clarno (clarnokt@ornl.gov), 865.241.1894
Contact: Alice Rice (riceaf@ornl.gov), 865.576.2237

Toward Supernova Simulations with GenASiS
Eirik Endeve, Physics Division
Joint Institute for Computational Sciences Seminar
11:00 AM, Research Office Building (5700), Room D-307
Contact: Phil Andrews ( andrewspl@ornl.gov), 865.241.0080

How ORNL is Impacting Local and National Industrial Economy
Vinod Sikka, Ross Technology-Oak Ridge
Roane-Anderson Professional Society Meeting
11:30 AM, Sagebrush Steakhouse and Saloon, 390 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge
Contact: Elizabeth Peelle (peelleeb@ornl.gov), 865-574-5948

In Situ Electron Backscattered Diffraction Mapping
during Tensile-Creep Testing of Structural Alloys
Carl Boehlert, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar
2:00 PM, High Temperature Materials Laboratory (Building 4515), Room 265
Contact: Jane Howe (howej@ornl.gov), 865.241.9745

Modeling Heterogeneous Porous Media using Fractal Geometry
Ed Perfect, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar
11:00 AM, High Temperature Materials Laboratory (Building 4515), Room 265
Contact: Jane Howe (howej@ornl.gov), 865.241.9745

Morphology Design in Recyclable Nanoporous Templates:
Toward High-Throughput Production of Tailor-Made Nanofiber Arrays
Martin Steinhart, Max Planck Institute, Germany
Chemical Sciences Division Seminar
11:00 AM, Building 4500-N, Little River Room (L-142)
Contact: Sheng Dai (dais@ornl.gov), 865.576.7307

Dynamical Nucleation Theory:
Challenges in Algorithm Development
Lonnie Crosby, Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa
National Institute for Computational Sciences Seminar
1:00 PM, JICS/ORCAS Building (5100), Room 125
Contact: Phil Andrews ( andrewspl@ornl.gov), 865.241.0080

Art and Mathematics: How Two Seemingly
Disparate Fields Interact in Surprising Ways
James Conant, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
ASM International, Oak Ridge Chapter, Technical Meeting
7:00 PM, Rothchild Catering and Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike, Knoxville
A social hour begins at 5:30; dinner is at 6:30. RSVP.
Contact: Amit Shyam (shyama@ornl.gov), 865.241.4841

Nuclear Power Resurgence in America
H. M. Hashemian, AMS Technology Center, Knoxville
Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society,
Oak Ridge Section, Meeting
8:00 PM, AMS Technology Center, 9111 Cross Park Drive, Knoxville
Cocktails at 6:30; dinner at 7:15. RSVP.
Contact: Harry Paris (Harry.Paris@member.isa.org), 865-966-2141

Near Zero Energy Houses
Jeff Christian, Energy and Transportation Science Division
East Tennessee Economic Council Meeting
7:30 AM, UT Outreach Center, 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge
Contact: Helena Lazic (at Helena@eteconline.org), 865.483.4577

Carbon Nanofiber and Nanodiamond Materials:
Synthesis and Applications
Charles Lukehart, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
Chemical Sciences Division Seminar
10:00 AM, Building 4500-N, Little River Room (142)
Contact: Sheng Dai (dais@ornl.gov), 865.576.7307

The Role of Perception in Data Visualization
Christopher G. Healey, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar
10:30 AM, JICS/ORCAS Building (5100), Auditorium (Room 128)
Contact: Cindy Sonewald (sonewaldc@ornl.gov), 865.574.3125

Quantum Growth and Related Phenomena in
Metallic Thin Films
C. K. Shih, The University of Texas at Austin
Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Discovery Seminar
11:00 AM, SNS Central Laboratory and Office Building (8600),
Iran Thomas Auditorium (Room A-103)
Contact: An-Ping Li ( apli@ornl.gov), 865.576.6502

The Investigation of Nuclear Three-Body Dynamics
Enabled by High-Performance Computing
Hang Liu, Michigan State University, East Lansing
National Institute for Computational Sciences Seminar
2:00 PM, Pollard Auditorium, Oak Ridge Associated Universities,
130 Badger Ave., Oak Ridge
Contact: Phil Andrews ( andrewspl@ornl.gov ), 865.241.0080

The Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies:
Developing the O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University

NHS: Introduction to the School of Nursing and Health Studies

Using Informatics to Improve Quality of Treatment for
Depression in Veterans from Iraq
Jeff Collmann, Bette Keltner Jacobs, Julie DeLoia, and Farroukh Alemi,
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Computational Sciences and Engineering Division
Distinguished Lecture Series Seminar
1:00 PM — 2:00 PM, 4500-N, Wigner Auditorium
Contact: Angie Scott (scottar@ornl.gov), 865.241.0331

From Tip to Tale: How Science News Is Made
Charles Day, American Institute of Physics, College Park, Md.
Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar
2:00 PM, SNS Central Laboratory and Office Building (8600), Iran Thomas Auditorium (Room A-103)
Contact: David Mandrus (mandrusdg@ornl.gov), 865.574.6282

Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Multilayers:
Chain Diffusion Film Structure
Svetlana Sukhishvili, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J.
Neutron Scattering Science Division Seminar
11:00 AM, SNS Central Laboratory and Office Building (8600),
Iran Thomas Auditorium (Room A-103)
Contact: John Ankner (anknerjf@ornl.gov), 865.576.5122

Boundary Element Method for Linear
Partial Differential Equations
S. Nintcheu Fata and L. J. Gray, Computer Science and Mathematics Division
Nuclear Science and Technology Division Seminar
10:00 AM, Research Office Building (5700), Room D-307
Contact: Kevin T. Clarno (clarnokt@ornl.gov), 865.241.1894
Contact: Alice Rice (riceaf@ornl.gov), 865.576.2237

Visualizing Pair Formation on the Nanometer Scale
and the Riddle of High-Temperature Superconductivity
Ali Yazdani, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Discovery Seminar
11:00 AM, SNS Central Laboratory and Office Building (8600),
Iran Thomas Auditorium (Room A-103)
Contact: Ward Plummer (eplummer@utk.edu), 865.574.5503

U.S. Energy Policy and Recommendations from the
National Commission on Energy Policy
Marylin Brown, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Baker Center Energy and Environment Luncheon
12:00 PM, UT Outreach Center, 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge
Lunch begins at 11:30. RSVP.
Contact: Rachel Berghorst (rberghor@utk.edu), 865.974.0931

Modified Direct Denitration- Product
Conversion and the CETE Demonstration
Elisabeth Walker , Division Staff
Nuclear Science and Technology Division Seminar
10:00 AM, Research Office Building (5700), Room D-307
Contact: Kevin T. Clarno (clarnokt@ornl.gov), 865.241.1894
Contact: Alice Rice (riceaf@ornl.gov), 865.576.2237

A Path Forward: An Experience Working at the
International Atomic Energy Agency
M. Dawn Eipeldauer, Division Staff
Nuclear Science and Technology Division Seminar
10:00 AM, Research Office Building (5700), Room D-307
Contact: Kevin T. Clarno (clarnokt@ornl.gov), 865.241.1894
Contact: Alice Rice (riceaf@ornl.gov), 865.576.2237

Supercomputing Crash Course 2008
Rebecca Hartman-Baker and Arnold Tharrington, National Center for Computational Sciences
Scientific Computing Group
National Center for Computational Sciences Courses
9:00 AM — 5:00 PM, JICS/ORCAS Building (5100), Lecture Hall (Room 128) and Room 125
Parallel introductory and advanced courses.
See the web page for registration and information.
Contact: Don Frederick (frederickdm@ornl.gov), 865.574.6743

An Overview of High-Performance Computing and
Challenges for the Future
Jack Dongarra, Computer Science and Mathematics Division
Nuclear Science and Technology Division Seminar
10:00 AM, Research Office Building (5700), Room D-307
Contact: Kevin T. Clarno (clarnokt@ornl.gov), 865.241.1894
Contact: Alice Rice (riceaf@ornl.gov), 865.576.2237