Thursday, 03 Feb 2011
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar, L.K. Doraiswamy lecture
"Particle Dispersion in Nanocomposites and Concentrated Polymer Solutions: The Role of Particle-Polymer Segment Interations," Charles Zukoski, University of Illinois.
Studying Earthquakes Three Miles under the Ocean
"Drilling into Plate Boundaries: Studying Earthquakes Three Miles under the Ocean," Demian Saffer, Pennsylvania State University. Part of the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series.
The 23rd Census of the United States and statistics
Robert M. Groves is the director of the United States "The 23rd Census of the United States: Official Statistics and the Academic Discipline of Statistics," Robert Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau. A dessert reception follows in the Howe Hall atrium. The Wayne A. Fuller Lecture.
Giving AVATAR Its Voice: Creating the Na'vi Language
Linguist Paul Frommer found himself on an unexpected Hollywood adventure when he was hired to create the language spoken by aliens on the distant moon of Pandora. Frommer developed the Na'vi language for Avatar, including its grammar, syntax and vocabulary. He worked with the actors to perfect Na'vi pronunciation and handled all translations. The Quentin Johnson Lecture in Linguistics and part of the National Affairs Series on...