Events: Week of Feb. 16 – 20 | Office of Research & Engagement

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Monday, Feb. 16

Comparative and Experimental Medicine Seminar
Large Animal Regenerative Medicine Program: Where were we? Where are we now? Where do we want to be?
Speaker: Dr. Madhu Dhar
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM; College of Veterinary Medicine, Sequoyah Room

Physics Colloquium
Presented by Lu Deng, NIST

Nonlinear and quantum optics with high-density, ultra-cold quantum gases present exciting new directions for research. Recent studies have shown that highly efficient narrow-bandwidth ultra-violet radiation can be generated in quantum gases in directions that are impossible to achieve in normal gases.
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM; The Science and Engineering Research Facility
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Algebra Seminar
Introduction to Zero-Divisor Graphs and Cut-Sets on These Graphs
Speaker: Darrin Weber
3:35 PM – 4:25 PM; Ayres Hall, Room 112
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Writers in the Library: Adam Ross
Adam Ross, celebrated novelist and short story writer, will read from his work on Feb. 16 at UT as part of the Writers in the Library series.
The reading will be in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of John C. Hodges Library at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM; Hodges Library Auditorium
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Tuesday, Feb. 17

Artist Lecture: Phong Bui
Phong Bui is an artist and the co-founder, editor and publisher of the monthly journal The Brooklyn Rail and The Brooklyn Rail/ Black Square Editions press, as well as the host/producer of Off the Rail on Art International Radio. From 2007 to 2009 he was a curatorial advisor at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center/Museum of Modern Art, and is currently a member of the Artists Advisory Committee of the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation and the International Association of Art Critics, United States Section (AICA/USA).
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM; McCarty Auditorium
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Thursday, Feb. 19

Responsible conduct of research (RCR)

Interested in talking through ethical dilemmas in research? This seminar will feature a case study investigation and discussion about common ethical questions that surface in research. For undergraduate students participating on NSF and NIH funded research projects, RCR training is required. You must register to attend on the OUR website at http://ugresearch.utk.edu/seminar-registration/.
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM; Blount Hall, Room A004

Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium
Speaker: Dr. Peter Fernandez – UT, Agric. Sci. and Nat. ResourcesTitle: “Scientific Integrity: A conversation about the Next Generation of Scholarship”
2:40 PM – 5:00 PM; Earth & Planetary Sciences
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Chemistry Seminar: Investigation of Electron-hole Interaction in Nanoparticles using Explicitly Correlated Wavefunction Based Method
Speaker: Dr. Arindam (Ari) Chakraborty, Syracuse UniversityTitle: “Investigation of Electron-hole Interaction in Nanoparticles using Explicitly Correlated Wavefunction Based Method”Electron-hole pairs or excitons are generated by electronic excitation from ground to excited electronic state. Exciton dissociation and generation of free charge carriers is central for light-harvesting applications of photoactive nanoparticles. This talk will focus on computational investigation of shape-based and heterojunction-based control of electron-hole binding and recombination in quantum dots, rods, and wires.
3:40 PM – 5:00 PM; Buehler Hall, Room 300
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‘Exceptional Empire? The United States in the World, 1898-present’
The United States is by now recognized as having an imperial past and present, but exactly how different is it from other empires and what accounts for these differences? Dr. Julian Go, Professor of Sociology at Boston University and editor of Political Power and Social Theory will address this question by exploring American imperial interventions and the changing global field in the 20th century.
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM; Black Cultural Center
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Friday, Feb. 20

Volunteer Day at the Archaeological Research Lab
Interested in helping preserve Tennessee’s past with UT and TVA? Come join us every third Friday of the month for our Volunteer Day, where you can help us prepare artifacts for curation while learning about archaeology in TVA’s system of 49 dams in 7 states.
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Middlebrook Building, Rm 136
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UT Student Workshop: The Curatorial Process
In conjunction with the special exhibit, Drawn From the McClung Museum (January 22, 2015–May 24, 2015), Academic Programs at the McClung Museum invites students to participate in a workshop on museum careers the curatorial process. The curator of the exhibition will lead discussions on the exhibition, practices of the curatorial field, and museum careers. Discussions will also focus on museum collecting practices, and the exchanges that occur between the museum, research, and artistic production. Please register on the McClung Museum website on or before Friday, February 6. Registration is limited to 20 participants, and is on a first come, first serve basis.
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM; McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
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