Foriegn Language Majors Event

Have you thought about what you want to do when you graduate? Do you know why employers vaule students with knowledge of a foreign language? Do you know how to market yourself in this tough economy?

Come learn the answers to these question and more!  Wednesday, November 9 @ 2:00p.m. in the Young Library Auditorium. Refreshments will be served.

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Young Library Auditorium

Ramesh Bhatt Awarded NSF Grant to Study Autism

Congratulations are in order for Ramesh Bhatt, who has recently won a three-year National Science Foundation grant worth $432,751. Bhatt, a professor in the Department of Psychology, will use the support to expand his research on the development of social functioning in infancy. For example, Bhatt will analyze how infants from 3 to 9 months of age react to systematic changes to body and face images, documenting which aspects of bodies and faces infants scan. The results will help Bhatt determine whether babies know as much about bodies as about faces.

In addition to supporting the university’s mission to contribute to basic scientific knowledge, Bhatt’s NSF grant may also help answer questions about Autism, a developmental disability that has had a great impact on our society.

Nuestro Rumbo

NUESTRO RUMBO is an informal forum where graduate students and faculty share their research interests and work in progress. This is a recurring event in the department of Hispanic Studies. All are welcome.

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18th Floor Patterson Office Tower

UK Professors Lighting the Way

Solar energy has been around for a while now, but John Anthony, Michel Jabbour and Chi-Sing Man are part of a team that was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant to develop new ways to catch and convert light to electricity. Anthony, a chemist, describes the project, and his collaboration with mathematicians Jabbour and Man.

Designer Nanotubes: The role of Materials Synthesis in Application Driven Composites Engineering - Chemistry Seminar

Dr Rodney Andrews of University of Kentucky's Chemical & Materials Engineering department will be presenting a seminar entitled, "Designer Nanotubes: The role of Materials Synthesis in Application Driven Composites Engineering."

This is the Graffin Lectureship in Carbon Science and Engineering.  

The American Carbon Society, supported by grants from the Asbury Graphite Mills, Inc., sponsors this lecture series in North American Universities. The lecture series is in honor of George D. Graffin, who was a pioneer in the natural graphite industry. Each year the Society selects a lecturer who has made distinguished contributions to carbon science and engineering. The lecture is available to North American universities, by arrangement with the lecturer.
 
Abstract: Since their discovery, carbon nanotubes have been proposed as candidate materials for a broad range of applications, including high strength composites, molecular electronics, and energy storage. Carbon nanotube materials continue to attract attention from across the material sciences, primarily due to the unique physical properties of the nanotubes. Of particular interest is the effect nanotubes have on the thermal, electrical and mechanical properties of composite materials. While much effort has focused on exploiting the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes, their thermal conductivity is also remarkable, 3000-6000 W/mK. In polymer composite materials, nanotubes have been shown to affect thermal transitions and the kinetics of their host matrix.
 
Carbon nanotubes are targeted for biomedical applications because of the many unique properties described above. They are known to extend the fatigue life of polymer systems, such as bone cement. Additionally, carbon nanotubes can reduce the risk for thermal necrosis by efficiently dissipating the heat generated in reacting polymer systems. These benefits can extend the clinical life of the material, will minimize the need for revision surgery thereby reducing associated health risks, and thus costs for the patient. Carbon nanotubes have numerous benefits in biomedical and dental applications and their associated composite materials can have a major impact in the treatment of disease, malformation, and trauma.
 
In this presentation, the use of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in a range of applications, including composites, separations, electrochemical energy storage, and as catalyst supports will be discussed. Synthesis, characterization and use of differing types of nanotube materials will be described, as well as their performance in the target applications. A study of carbon nanotubes in acrylic bone cement will be discussed and evidence that supports the inclusion of carbon nanotubes in biomedical applications will be presented. The potential for utilizing nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes, in biomedical and dental applications will also be explored.
 
Faculty Host: Dr. Meier
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Location:
CP-137

Chasing Transient Molecules with Lasers, Molecular Spectroscopy of Radicals and Ions - Chemistry Seminar

Mohammed Gharaibeh of the UK Chemistry Department will be presenting a seminar entitled, "Chasing Transient Molecules with Lasers, Molecular Spectroscopy of Radicals and Ions."

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Clouthier
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Location:
CP-137
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