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Thursday, February 09

Molecular/Nano Level Approaches for the Enhancement of Axial Compressive Properties of Rigid-Rod Polymers
Thuy D. Dang, Ph.D, Xerion Materials Corp
Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar
9:30 AM — 10:30 AM, Engineering Technology Facility, Building 5800, Room F202
Contact: Robert E. Norris (norrisrejr@ornl.gov), 865.576.1179

Thursday, February 09

Recipe for High Performance Computing Software
and Application at Exascale

Hatem Ltaief, KAUST Supercomputing Laboratory
National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) Seminar
10:30 AM — 11:30 AM, Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (Building 5100), Lecture Hall (Room 128)
Contact: Bilel Hadri (bhadri@utk.edu), 241-1527

Thursday, February 09

Digital Soil Data and Remote Soil Property Characterization
Mike Tischler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Geographic Information Science and Technology Group Seminar
1:00 PM — 2:00 PM, Research Office Building (5700), Room L-204
Contact: Budhendra L. Bhaduri (bhaduribl@ornl.gov), 865.241.9272

Thursday, February 09

Development of Very High Power Electrochemical Cells Based Upon Porous, Nanostructured Electrodes
John D. Busbee, Ph.D, Xerion Materials Corp
Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar
1:30 PM — 2:30 PM, Research Office Building (Building 5700), Room MS-A104
Contact: Robert E. Norris (norrisrejr@ornl.gov), 865.576.1179

Thursday, February 09

Determination of CO, H2 and H2O
Coverage by XANES on Pt and Au During Water Gas Shift
Reaction: Experiment and DFT Modeling

Jeff Miller, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
CNMS Discovery Seminar Series
4:00 PM — 5:00 PM, SNS Central Laboratory and Office Building (8600), Iran Thomas Auditorium (A-103)
Contact: Steve Overbury (overburysh@ornl.gov), 865.574.5040

Friday, February 10

Additive Manufacturing Research at Missouri S&T
Ming C. Leu, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Measurement Science and Systems Engineering Division Seminar
8:30 AM — 10:00 AM, Research Office Building (5700), Room L-204
Contact: Lonnie Love (lovelj@ornl.gov), 865.576.4630

Friday, February 10

Apps for Autism
David F. Cihak, UT
UT Science Forum Seminar
12:00 PM — 1:00 PM, Dining Room C-D, Thompson-Boling Arena,
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bring your lunch or purchase it from the arena.
Contact: Mark Littmann (littmann@utk.edu), 865.974.8156

Wednesday, February 15

DOE Tool Kit for Engineers and Facility Managers
Dan Howett, Energy and Transportation Science Division
ASHRAE, East Tennessee Chapter, Meeting
11:30 AM — 1:00 PM, Rothschild Catering, 8807 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tenn.
RSVP is required to attend this lunch meeting. Cost is $15 for ASHRAE members and guests. $5 for student members.
Contact: Dan Howett (howettdh@ornl.gov), 865.253.0567

Thursday, February 16

High Performance + Healthy Schools Symposium
Multiple Speakers, Multiple Disciplines
US Green Building Council, East Tennessee Chapter
8:30 AM — 2:30 PM, Fourth Floor, UT Conference Center, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville
RSVP. $45 fee includes breakfast and lunch.
An optional tour of Oak Ridge High School is offered.
Contact: USGBC, East Tennesee (easttnusgbc@gmail.com),

Thursday, February 16

"How BESC relates to Sustainability"
Paul Gilna, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Energy & Environmental Sciences Dir Seminar
3:30 PM — 5:00 PM, Environmental Sciences Division Building (ESD), Building 1505, Conference Room 189
Contact: Jennifer Smith (smithjf@ornl.gov), 865.574.8452

Friday, February 17

This Most Uncivilized War: Reenacting
Civil War History in the Classroom

Mark Blevins, Bearden High School
UT Science Forum Seminar
12:00 PM — 1:00 PM, Dining Room C-D, Thompson-Boling Arena,
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bring your lunch or purchase it from the arena.
Contact: Mark Littmann (littmann@utk.edu), 865.974.8156

Friday, February 24

The Thermodynamics of Conventional and Advanced Engines
Jerald A. Caton, Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
9:00 AM — 11:00 AM, NTRC, Conf. Rm. C04
Contact: Stuart Daw (dawcs@ornl.gov), 865.946.1341

Wednesday, February 29

Creating and Harnessing Complex Reaction Networks
Linda J. Broadbelt, Northwestern University
Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar
9:30 AM — 10:30 AM, Weinberg Auditorium, Building 4500-N
Contact: Ariana Beste (bestea@ornl.gov), 865.241.3160

Monday, March 05

Toward Catalysis by Gold Clusters:
Reaction Cycles and Poisons

Luca M. Ghiringhelli, Fritz Haber Institute
Materials Science & Technology Division Seminar
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM, Chemical and Material Sciences Building (4100), Room J-302
Contact: Mina Yoon (myoon@ornl.gov), 865.574.7362

Monday, March 05

Optical Spectroscopy of the Carrier Dynamics in Oxide Superlattices
Da Woon Jeung, Seoul National University
Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar
2:00 PM — 3:00 PM, Chemical and Material Sciences Building (4100), Room J-302
Contact: Ho Nyung Lee (hnlee@ornl.gov), 865.574.9782

Tuesday, March 20

Sustaining ASHRAE Through Leadership
Ron Jarnagin, ASHRAE President
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
East Tennessee Chapter, Meeting
11:30 AM — 1:00 PM, Rothchild's Catering, 8807 Kingston Pike Knoxville
Meeting cost will be $15.
Attendees must RSVP to Tom Hatfield.
Contact: Tom Hatfield (tehatfield@trane.com), 865.588.0607

Saturday, March 24

A Special Evening with Dr. E.O. Wilson
Dr. E. O. Wilson, Harvard University
Discover Life in America (DLIA)
6:00 PM — 8:00 PM, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN
Contact: Patricia Parr (parrpd@ornl.gov), 865.576.8123