Thursday, 10 Feb 2011
IPERS financial help
An IPERS representative will be at ISU monthly for individual appointments at the Memorial Union. If you or your spouse/partner have IPERS, take advantage of this opportunity to see your personal income projection and better understand how IPERS will work for you in retirement.
Winter Escapes Art Short Course
Join Jo Myers-Walker of the Left Bank Studio in Gilbert, Iowa. as she teaches a series of nine classes on watercolors and her trademark slumping plastic that will surely help you beat the winter blues.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Catalytic pathways for depolymerization of cellulose and lignin in liquid solvents," Z. Conrad Zhang, R&D KiOR, Inc.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar Series
Z. Conrad Zhang, Directore of Science and R&D, KiOR, Inc. Pasadena, Texas.
Case study: Immigration
"Local actions to create a hospitable environment for immigrant workers: The case of Sioux County, Iowa," Cornelia Flora, ISU sociology. Part of the Research on Latinos in Iowa series.
Lecture: Brown Bag
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Meeting: Professional & Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Computer science distinguished lecture
"P versus NP: Approaches, Rebuttals, and Does It Matter?" Neil Immerman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Immerman is one of the key developers of an active research program called descriptive complexity, an approach he is currently applying to research in model checking, database theory, and computational complexity theory.
Acrylic Painting
Acrylic painting is for those looking for a fun, colorful way to express their creativity!
Screenprinting
Learn an inexpensive way to create custom t-shirts.
The Next Phase of Martian Exploration: The Search for Life
"The Next Phase of Martian Exploration: The Search for Life," Peter Smith, University of Arizona. Smith was responsible for the Phoenix Mars Mission and participated in many of NASA's space missions. He is a recent recipient of the American Geographical Society's Cullum Geographical Medal and Arizona's first Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science. Part of the National Affairs Series.