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		<title>Teaching ?Old? Materials ?New? Tricks: 
Site- and Shape-Specific Nanopatterning of Multifunctional Materials - November 09, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4042</link>
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			Vinayak P. Dravid, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Physical Sciences Directorate Seminar - 
3:00 PM, 
November 09, 2009, Iran Thomas Auditorium (8600), Room A-103, - 
Cathy L. Cheverton, chevertoncl@ornl.gov, 865.574.1144 
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		<title>Tribological Investigation of Electrical Contacts - November 10, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=3955</link>
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			Dinesh Bansal, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar - 
10:00 AM, 
November 10, 2009, High Temperature Materials Laboratory (Building 4515), Conference Room 265, - 
Peter Blau, blaupj@ornl.gov, 865.574-5377 
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		<title>Reducing the Computational Cost of <I>Ab Initio</I> Methods - November 10, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4039</link>
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			Benjamin Mintz, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar - 
1:00 PM, 
November 10, 2009, Computational Sciences Building (5600), Room J-304, - 
Ariana Beste, bestea@ornl.gov, 865.241.3160 
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		<title>Nanostructured Neuroprosthetics - November 10, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4018</link>
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			Timothy E. McKnight, Division Staff , Measurement Science and Systems Engineering Division - 
1:30 PM&#8212;4:30 PM 
November 10, 2009, Weinberg Auditorium (Building 4500-N), - 
Kristina Thiagarajan, thiagarajakd@ornl.gov, 865.241.5214 
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		<title>Unified density functional theory for complex fluids - November 10, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4029</link>
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			Jianzhong Wu, University of California, Riverside, CA, UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics Seminar - 
1:30 PM, 
November 10, 2009, Research Office Building (5700), Room-D307, - 
Xiaolin Cheng, chengx@ornl.gov, 865.576.0850 
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		<title>The Economics of Nuclear Power and
 
Other Energy Sources - November 11, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4036</link>
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			Kent Williams, Nuclear Science and Technology Division, Roane-Anderson Professional Society Meeting - 
11:30 AM, 
Sagebrush Steakhouse and Saloon, 390 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge, November 11, 2009, Lunch may be ordered from the menu. - 
Kent Williams, williamska@ornl.gov, 865.574.8156 
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		<title>Redefining Microbial Genomics: 
 
Sequencing Individual Cells - November 12, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4004</link>
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			Ramunas Stepanauskas, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Biological and Environmental Sciences Directorate Seminar - 
10:00 AM, 
November 12, 2009, Building 1505, Ocoee Room (189), - 
Martin Keller, kellerm@ornl.gov, 865.574.4333   
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		<title>NOTE: NEW DATE:
 
Fusion Engineering: Technology Gaps and ORNL Expertise - November 12, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=3979</link>
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			Arnold Lumsdaine, Division staff, Fusion Energy DivisionFusion Energy Science and Technology Seminar - 
3:00 PM, 
November 12, 2009, Research Office Building (5700), Room D-307, - 
Theodore Biewer,  biewertm@ornl.gov, 865.574.2715 
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		<title>From DFT to Liquid-Phase Thermodynamics - November 13, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4000</link>
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			Michael Diedenhofen, Cosmologic GMBH &amp;amp; Co., Leverkusan, Germany, Computer Science and Mathematics Division Seminar - 
10:00 AM, 
November 13, 2009, Computational Sciences Building (5600), Room J-302, - 
Ariana Beste, bestea@ornl.gov, 865.241.3160 
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		<title>Minimally Invasive Back Surgery - November 13, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4032</link>
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			Dr. James Killeffer, M.D., Head, Neurosurgery Department, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville,  - 
12:00 PM, 
Thompson-Boling Arena, Dining Room C-D, November 13, 2009, Bring your lunch or purchase it from the Arena. - 
Mark Littmann, littmann@utk.edu, 865.974.8156 
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		<title>Applications of Solid-State NMR as a Probe of 
 
Inorganic Materials: from Molecular Sieves to Glasses - November 17, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4005</link>
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			Banghao Chen, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Chemical Sciences Division Seminar - 
10:00 AM, 
November 17, 2009, Building 4500-N, Litter River Room (142), - 
Edward Hagaman, hagamanew@ornl.gov, 865.576.2751 
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		<title>Characterizing the Mechanical Response of 
 
Materials for MEMS and Nanocrystalline Metals
 - November 19, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=3992</link>
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			Kevin J. Hemker, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar - 
2:00 PM, 
November 19, 2009, Building 4500-S, Room A-177, - 
Easo P. George,  georgeep@ornl.gov ,  865.574.5085 
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		<title>Encapsulation Methods for Organic Electronic Devices - November 20, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4043</link>
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			Samuel?Graham, Georgia?Institute?of?Technology, Atlanta, Energy Efficiency and Electric Technologies Program Seminar - 
11:00 AM, 
November 20, 2009, Weinberg Auditorium, Building?4500-N, - 
Melissa Lapsa, lapsamv@ornl.gov, 865.576.8620 
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		<title>Going with the flow:  Australian Environmental Observation and Information Systems - November 23, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=4037</link>
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			Stuart Minchin, Research Director, Environmental Sensing, Prediction, and Reporting CSIRO Land and Water, Australia, Environmental Sciences Division Seminar - 
9:00 AM&#8212;10:30 AM 
November 23, 2009, D. J. Nelson Auditorium (Building 1505), - 
Bruce Wilson, wilsonbe@ornl.gov, 865.574.6651 
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		<title>LEED Core Concepts and Strategies - December 03, 2009</title>
            <link>http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/calendar/calendar_full.cfm?Id=3995</link>
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			Multiple speakers, Multiple affiliations, U.S. Green Building Council, East Tennessee Chapter, Workshop - 
8:30 AM&#8212;5:00 PM 
Goins Auditorium, Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, December 03, 2009, RSVP - 
USGBC, workshop@usgbc.org, 1.800.795.1747 
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