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Announcements
Seminar Days
Just a reminder that Summer Seminar Day will be August 14
and JPL Seminar Days will be August 15 and 16. More information to follow...
Mail and Library Books
A reminder to all non-caltech students; be sure
to change your forwarding address at the Caltech post office so that mail
will no longer be sent to the SFP Office after you have gone. Also, please
be sure to return all library books before you leave for the summer.
Second Progress Report & Abstract
(Note: The following instructions are for non-JPL students
only. JPL students have already been sent specific instructions regarding
what is required of them.)
All SFP students were required to submit three items on August 1:
1. Second Progress Report, in hard copy and signed by your
mentor.
Guidelines can be found on your program's web site:
SURF, MURF, LIGO, USRP, Space
Grant, PGGURP
Other programs: Please use the SURF link.
2. Abstract, in MSWord (preferred) or .txt format, sent as
an attachment to sfp@caltech.edu.
Guidelines can be found on your program's web site (see above). Please
be especially careful about proofreading and formatting because we will
publish your abstract as you submit it.
3. Abstract, in hard copy and signed by your mentor.
Contact: Carol Casey
Paycheck
For those of you who have yet to get your paychecks, student
paychecks are still available for pick up in the SFP office. The SFP Office
is located at 08 Parsons-Gates.
Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal
On behalf of the Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal (CURJ),
we'd like to invite you to submit your abstract to curj.content@gmail.com since
we are currently looking for interesting research to publish in our upcoming
fall issue. CURJ is an award winning research journal, publishing research
that has been completed by undergraduates, and we welcome submissions in
any field. Abstracts are due by September 1st. We look
forward to hearing from you! The CURJ Content Team.
Note: JPL students must submit DR|EC paperwork prior to submission
to CURJ.
Contact: Harish Vasudevan
End-of-Summer Bonanza
Saturday, August 11: End-of-Summer Bonanza
What: Take a break from preparing your final presentation for one last summer
blast!
When/Where: 2-5 PM on and around the Olive Walk!
Expect: Cotton candy, sno cones, snacks, lawn volleyball, relays, piñata,
carnival games, and more to be announced!
T-shirts: Additionally, there will be Caltech Summer 2007 t-shirts available
to remember your summer by. At the carnival, you'll be able to decorate them
however you want (with tie-dye, markers, etc.), and your friends can even sign
them if you'd like! Shirts will be available at the carnival, but they'll be
in limited supply. So, if you'd like to reserve one, send Andrew an e-mail by
Sunday, August 5 at 11:00 PM. The cost to reserve a shirt will be $1,
payable upon receipt of the shirt. The cost to buy a shirt at the event will
still be $1 however, the supply of shirts may run out.
Contact: Andrew Freddo
Calendar
Monday, August 6
Whitney
Workshops - Winnett Lounge
The Whitney Workshops have concluded for the Summer.
Thank you to all who participated!
SURFSAC - Chillin' on the Olive Walk
What: Chillin' goes full-circle with milkshakes and
snacks one last time!
When & Where: 9 PM on the Olive Walk
Expect: Yummy milkshakes, snacks, frisbee, football, and soccer.
Contact: Andrew Freddo
Tuesday, August 7
SURFSAC - Sports Night
Tuesday, August 7 brings the arrival of another sports night! This week,
we will have an Ultimate frisbee game. We'll meet again around 7pm on the
Beckman Auditorium lawn and disperse accordingly. Hope to see ya there!
Contact: Deepak Mishra
Wednesday, August 8
Wednesday
Noon Seminars - 22 Gates (Food
will be provided) Harry Atwater, Howard Hughes Professor and
Professor of Applied Physics and Material Science
Plasmonics: Bending and Switching
Light at the Nanoscale
The rapidly developing field of plasmonics has captured the
imagination of physicists, chemists and engineers because of the unique
ability to control optical dispersion and localize light in metallodielectric
materials at nanoscale dimensions. Many ideas are currently being
generated by researchers, which may ultimately enable plasmonic components
to form new metamaterials designs and also building blocks of a chip-based
optical device technology with potential imaging, spectroscopy and interconnection
applications in ultramicroscopy, computing, communication and chemical/biological
detection.
In this talk I will describe recent opportunities presented by new plasmonic
structures including i) negative refraction of light in the visible and
near infrared ii) plasmon-enhanced emission from quantum dots, and iv)
active plasmonic devices based on electro-optic and all-optical modulation
of plasmon propagation. I will discuss the application of plasmonic
materials to superlenses capable of imaging below the diffraction limit
and invisibility cloaks that operate at visible frequencies.
SURFSAC Supper
Guests:
Wednesday August 8
Dr. J.M. Kousser, History
Dr. Mitchio Okumura, Chemistry
Dr. Chiara Daraio, Aeronautics and Applied Physics
Dr. Christina Smolke, Chemical Engineering
Cost to SFP students: only $1!
Sign ups will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis,
with preference given to those who have not attended a previous SURFSAC
Supper this year. Signs ups will be taken starting at noon on Saturday,
August 4th. Sign up by emailing Wilson
Sung.
Special thanks to the Master of Student Houses (MOSH), for
funding this year's SURFSAC Suppers!
Contact: Benji Lin
Thursday, August 9
JPL
Noon Seminars - von Karman Auditorium (11:30AM - 12:30AM)
Richard J.
Terrile, Director of the Center for Evolutionary
Computation, Mission Formulation
Rise of the Machines: Exploring Space with Intelligent Robots
This talk will examine the field of evolving intelligent machines to
explore space and directly address how close we are to creating true
artificial intelligence. Evolutionary computation is changing the way
humans interact with computers and may bring us to the threshold of
conscious machines. Today's advances in science and technology
will be contrasted with predictions based in science fiction and movies.
SURFSAC - Movie Night
When: Thursday August 9, at 8:15 pm
What: International Movie Night
Where: Sherman Fairchild Library Amphitheatre
Contact: Joules Gould
Birthdays
The following students have birthdays
this week!
Edisy Chan
Adam Brinckerhoff
Kenneth Oslund
Jennifer Founds
Kat Pak
Brigitta Miyamoto
Rebecca Tucker
Thomas Gwinn
Madeleine Udell
Alexander Hudson
Gairik Sachdeva
Matthew Czubakowski
Bulletin Board
Here's where SFP students and others can announce events
or opportunities. These entries should be succinct and must include a contact
name and e-mail address. Entries must be received by 8AM Friday morning
prior to the weekly WAVE posting.
Contact: Jason Casey
RECOMB Comparative Genomics workshop at UCSD in September
CALL FOR POSTERS
Fifth Annual RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Comparative Genomics
(RECOMB-CG'07)
September 16-18, 2007
Center for Algorithmic and Systems Biology
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
http://casb.ucsd.edu/recombcg07
Poster submission deadline August 17, 2007
Notification of poster acceptance August 24, 2007
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to
* Algorithms in comparative genomics
* Comparative study of orthologous genes
* Gene finding using multiple genomes
* Sequence homology
* Genome rearrangements
* Measures of evolutionary distance
* Whole genome phylogeny reconstruction
* Sequence assembly using sequence comparison
* Multiple genome alignment
* Gene and genome duplication
* Gene tree reconciliation
* Identification of conserved and fast evolving sequences
Please visit http://casb.ucsd.edu/recombcg07 for program
information, including keynote speakers and contributed talks;
organization and program committees; and registration information.
Register by August 17 for early rates.
Journal of Young Investigators: Call for research article
submissions
The Journal of Young Investigators is an online undergraduate
peer-reviewed science journal that accepts manuscript submissions from
undergraduate science researchers. It could be a great place to publish
your summer research!
See www.jyi.org for submission
instructions and forms and guidelines for writing a publishable scientific
paper.
Contact: Melinda Morang
Journal of Young Investigators: Join the staff!
The Journal of Young Investigators is an online undergraduate
peer-reviewed science journal that accepts manuscript submissions from
undergraduate science researchers. JYI is run completely by undergraduates
and is currently accepting applications for various positions.
See http://www.jyi.org/participate.php for
the available positions and for application instructions.
Contact: Melinda Morang
Leaving international student is selling Plymouth Grand Voyager SE,
$2500
Second owner, 1997, 215 000 mile, V6 3.3L, air condition,
airbags, cassette radio,....; Kelley Blue Book: Private Party Value:
Good: $3000 perfect driving and good optical condition (except for dent
and scratches on left sliding door and fuel door), garage kept and well
serviced; smog test for next owner passed, oil changed, brakes checked.
Contact: Lothar Ratschbacher
Dance Events
Beginner Argentine Tango: Introduction to Milonga ________________________________________________________________________
Instructor: With professional instructor Vladimir Estrin.
When: 8 Sundays, starting July 22 to September 16, 8:00-9:30 pm.
NOTE: No class on August 26 due to a workshop.
Where: In Dabney Hall
Cost: FREE for Caltech Undergrad & Grad students (with ID); $5/class
or $35/series for Caltech affiliates & other university students* (with
ID); $8/class or $56/series regular.
*Discounts apply for full-time students from any college/university/institution.
Please bring a current student ID.
** Series price paid in whole on the first day of class.
About: Milonga, along with vals and tango, make up the triad
of music and
dance forms of Argentine Tango. Set to a lively 2/4 tempo music, milonga
uses the same basic elements as tango, though the movement is more accented
and upbeat. It is rather a kind of rhythmic walking without the complicated
figures of tango.
Notes: NO dance experience or partner necessary. Tango is
danced in close position with figures that require a lot of pivoting on
the balls of your feet. As such, it is ideal for beginners to wear close-toed
shoes with smooth bottoms -- suede or leather is ideal, hard rubber is
ok. Most ladies wear heels -- if you do so, make sure to choose a pair
with straps so that the heel is NOT loose, this will aid in your pivots.
Contact: Csilla Felsen
Carpe Diem
Want to find out what's going on? Subscribe to Carpediem.
Send a blank email to carpediem07-join@caltech.edu to
get started. Carpediem is an email list for spontaneous student-organized
happenings. Using Carpediem, you can put together a pickup soccer game
or a trip to the beach with other SFP students or maybe find out about
an awesome concert downtown.
Shopping/restaurant runs, free leftover food, museum trips -- the possibilities
are endless. To join carpediem, send a blank email to carpediem07-join@caltech.edu.
Send an email to the list when you want to do something or just keep an
eye out for things that excite you.
There's no commitment and nothing to lose. It'll be fun.
Questions? Email timothys@caltech.edu.
La Parilla at Broad Cafe
La Parilla at Broad offers authentic Mexican dishes. Menu items range from
Tamales and Enchiladas, tacos to burritos to tortas served with grilled
carne asada, carnitas or chicken. A fresh salsa bar is available to spice
up your meal. Grilled hamburgers and chicken sandwiches are also available.
La Parilla is the only campus dining
area that sells beer and wine (alcohol may not be purchased with dining
card). La Parilla offers half off appetizers to all customers during
Happy Hour; Monday-Friday from 4-6 pm. Appetizers include nachos, taquitos,
jalapeno poppers, buffalo wings and much more.
For more information, including
a complete menu, please visit dining.caltech.edu or call 626 395 6174.
Christian Fellowship
The Caltech Christian Fellowship welcomes you to Caltech for Summer 2007!
The Caltech Christian Fellowship (CCF) is a multi-denominational student-run
group that welcomes everyone to join the Body of Christ on campus. We would
like to invite you to participate in our activities this summer!
Summer Prayer- A time of fellowship and prayer for one and
other. Every Monday at 8:30 PM in Beckman Institute (BI) Courtyard
Summer Study- Though summer dining options may be limited, you can still
be fed by the Word of God! Join us for small group / Bible study every
Wednesday night at 8:00 PM in Avery Library.
Tensing – Singing at 10PM, hence ten-sing! Praise and worship in
the cool summer nights every Thursday at 10 PM on Millikan Bridge. Guitarist
provided.
Contact: Brandon Hensley
Pictures
SFP students are welcome to send in pictures. Please
caption pictures with the event or activity and the names of the participants.
Contact: Jason Casey
Click
here to see the Student-Faculty Programs 2007 Pictures!
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