Monday, 20 Feb 2012
Lecture: Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman
Dan Shechtman, an Iowa State professor of materials science and engineering and research scientist for the Ames Laboratory, won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The honor was awarded for his discovery of quasicrystals, crystalline materials. He joined Iowa State and the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory in 2004. Reception to follow.
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012
Assembled: Metal, Clay, Fiber, Wood & Mixed Media Student Exhibit Reception
Assembled is a juried exhibition showcasing mixed media and three dimensional artworks by Iowa State students. The show is open for any and all Iowa State students to enter. The drop off date for submissions is Sunday, February 5th from 12pm - 3pm. The reception will be held on Tuesday, February 21st at 7pm. There will be a showing of the documentary "Waste Land" following the reception.
Lecture: Living as an Ordinary Radical
Shane Claiborne is a founding partner of The Simple Way, a new monastic community in inner-city Philadelphia. He has become something of a revolutionary role model for those disillusioned with today's materialistic, "pop Christianity." He is the author of the several books, including The Irresistible Revolution, Jesus for President, and Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers. Msgr. James A. Supple Lecture Series.
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012
Seminar: Finding Industry Standards at ISU
What are industry standards and why do they matter? This seminar will provide basic information on how standards are created and "approved" by the main U.S. and International standards organizations: ANSI, ASTM, and ISO. Participants also will learn how to search and locate standards within the ISU Library. Preregistration is required on Access Plus (under Employee HRS Course Listings).
Workshop: Reference Searching
"Get X-Cited About Cited Reference Searching," with ISU librarians Jeff Kushkowski and Lorrie Pellack. This workshop will cover all disciplines but the presentation, hands-on practice, and discussions will focus on the subject areas suggested by the attendees. Registration is required through AccessPlus. All faculty, staff and grad students are welcome to attend.
The Formation of Energy in Architecture
Kiel Moe, a registered architect and an assistant professor of architectural technology at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, will address the formation of energy in contemporary architecture, using a design-build project in central Colorado as the primary case study. Part of the Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series.
Thursday, 23 Feb 2012
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department
Intermetallic Alloy Development for Ultra high Temperature Applications by Mufit Akinc, Professor Materials Science & Engineering. Iowa State University
Hydraulic Fracturing: Potential Impacts on Drinking Water
Stephen Osborn is a hydrogeologist with an expertise in natural gas geochemistry and water quality issues specific to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. He was the lead author on a recent study at Duke University that shows methane contamination of drinking water associated with shale-gas extraction. National Affairs Series.
Food and Farm Policy in the United States: Building the Economy and National Security with Public Health
Michael Hamm is the C. S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at Michigan State University. His work focuses on developing sustainable community and regional food systems from the producer to the consumer. The 2011-12 Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair in Human Sciences.
Saturday, 25 Feb 2012
Freehand Sketching Workshop with Matthew Brehm
Open to all students and faculty regardless of prior experience or skill level, this workshop will offer instruction on fundamentals and advanced techniques for observational sketching. Seating is limited; RSVP to Jihyun Song, jsong@iastate.edu, by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17.