Monday, March 16
MSCS Colloquium: From YouTube to the Riemann Zeta:
Projects in Parallel and Distributed Computing
Xandra Best ‘15, David Crisler ‘18, Chris Hinton ‘18, Matthew Johnson ‘16, Joseph Jung ‘16, and Eric Oseid ‘17
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Washington University School of MedicineParallel and distributed computing is all around us, and has many faces. All of today’s computers use parallel computing, for example when a computer has more than one “core,” or uses a graphics card to show screen images. Also, we all rely daily on web services such as search or maps that are constructed using distributed computing, in which multiple networked computers interact with each other to perform operations. This talk features five presentations from the Interim 2015 Parallel and Distributed Computing course (PDC, CS 300) that demonstrate many faces of PDC, including multi-core, GPU, and cluster computing, with topics ranging from the Pi Calculus theory of message-based communication to applications to circle packing in Physics, machine learning/neural networks, scheduling of music lessons, and textual analysis of YouTube video comments. 3:30 p.m. RNS 310 (cookies and conversation at 3:15p.m.)
Tuesday, March 17
No Seminars
Wednesday, March 18
Physics Colloquium: Why Should You Care About Nuclear Fusion?
Dr. David H. Crandall,
Retired after 40 years experience in fusion-related physics for the Department of Energy
2:00 p.m., RNS 210
MSCS Recital:
Talented faculty and students
Everyone is welcome to join in for a fun, entertaining talent show. The event is a relaxed evening of food, and amusement.
7:00 p.m., Ytterboe Lounge
Seminar: The Sports Medicine Club is hosting a guest lecture. Dr. Joel Boyd, current team physician for the Minnesota Wild, will be discussing his career as an orthopedic surgeon and how it pertains to the Minnesota wild and the USA Olympic hockey team.
4:00 p.m. in RNS 356 B.
Thursday, March 19
(This will count as a Chemistry Seminar) Pre-Health Seminar: Speaking for the Dead: The Medical Examiner and The Investigation of Death
Andrew M. Baker, MD, Chief Medical Examiner Hennepin, Dakota and Scott Counties.
7:00 p.m. in RNS 310 Refreshments will be served, bars and hot chocolate.
Hosted by the Piper Center and the Chemistry and Biology Departments
Psychology Allport Award Talk: Time of Our Lives
Dr. Aaron Sackett ’00 Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of St.Thomas, Opus College of Business.
Few if any of our beliefs and behaviors are immune to the impact of time. Dr. Sackett will present some of his own research examining the interplay between time and psychological processes involving goals, forecasts, performance, satisfaction, and enjoyment. He will also discuss his path from his time as a St. Olaf psychology major to becoming a professor of marketing at the University of St. Thomas.
7:00 p.m,, Regents Hall 150
Friday, March 20
No Seminars