Building on Strength at MSU
Presented at the Ultrafast Interdisciplinary Forum
10/23/2015
Warren F. Beck
Marcos Dantus
Phil Duxbury
Benjamin G. Levine
Jim McCusker
Chong-Yu Ruan
Perspective on Large Animal Biomedical Research
F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Director, Campus Animal Resources;
Professor, Pathology & Diagnostic Investigation, CVM;
Michigan State University
January 21, 2016
The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) aims to support integration and synthesis of ecosystem data across disciplines and institutions in Australia. It provides funding for scientists and managers to collaborate on difficult ecosystem problems. Working groups of up to 15 people can receive up to $50,000, and targeted workshops up to $30,000. It also funds sabbatical fellows to work with groups. The goal is to facilitate data sharing and synthesis to advance ecosystem knowledge and inform natural resource management.
The Value of Zoos for Science and ConservationCourtney Dunn
This document discusses the value of zoos for science and conservation. It argues that zoos now play an important role in protecting endangered species through captive breeding programs, reintroduction efforts, and raising public awareness of conservation issues. Zoos house over 23% of threatened species and have successfully reintroduced several extinct in the wild species back into their natural habitats. Additionally, zoos educate over 180 million annual visitors on conservation and promote a connection to nature that can encourage support for these causes. While zoos still have room for improvement, the document makes the case that modern zoos significantly contribute to global biodiversity conservation efforts.
The Continuous Update Project is an ongoing effort led by the World Cancer Research Fund network to ensure that their education, research, and policy activities are based on the latest evidence regarding cancer prevention through diet, weight, and physical activity. Researchers at Imperial College London systematically review the global epidemiological evidence and researchers at Bristol University develop new methodologies for reviewing mechanistic evidence. An expert panel then draws conclusions and makes recommendations. The presentation provided an introduction and overview of the Continuous Update Project and highlighted upcoming sessions on topics like the life course approach to obesity and cancer prevention.
This document summarizes efforts to build extension capacity on issues related to animal agriculture and climate change. A national project team, led by researchers from various universities, is hosting events and developing educational materials. They are creating an online certification course and building partnerships to address this topic across different regions of the United States. The goal is to provide information on climate trends and impacts, adaptation strategies, carbon footprints and mitigation, and regulations to help stakeholders in this area. Input from audiences will help shape the project's content and delivery methods.
Alison Specht_The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (AC...TERN Australia
The document summarizes the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS), which provides a national service to assist ecological research and natural resource management. It brings together researchers from 66 universities, government departments, and other organizations to analyze and synthesize ecological data. Working groups have generated new insights and publications. Participants found that ACEAS supported collaborations between diverse experts in a collegial environment, allowing them to address larger research questions. The center has helped expand ecological networks in Australia.
This document presents a new multi-disciplinary assessment framework called FREA (Fishing Regulation Effectiveness and Appropriateness) that combines ecological, spatial, and social research methods to evaluate fishing regulations. It applies this framework to assess regulations in the multi-gear, multi-species fishery in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Data were collected through catch sampling across five gear types, species identification, mapping of fishing grounds, and interviews regarding fishers' awareness, acceptance and compliance with existing and proposed regulations. The results provide insights into the ecological effectiveness and social appropriateness of regulations to guide management recommendations for the fishery.
Perspective on Large Animal Biomedical Research
F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Director, Campus Animal Resources;
Professor, Pathology & Diagnostic Investigation, CVM;
Michigan State University
January 21, 2016
The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) aims to support integration and synthesis of ecosystem data across disciplines and institutions in Australia. It provides funding for scientists and managers to collaborate on difficult ecosystem problems. Working groups of up to 15 people can receive up to $50,000, and targeted workshops up to $30,000. It also funds sabbatical fellows to work with groups. The goal is to facilitate data sharing and synthesis to advance ecosystem knowledge and inform natural resource management.
The Value of Zoos for Science and ConservationCourtney Dunn
This document discusses the value of zoos for science and conservation. It argues that zoos now play an important role in protecting endangered species through captive breeding programs, reintroduction efforts, and raising public awareness of conservation issues. Zoos house over 23% of threatened species and have successfully reintroduced several extinct in the wild species back into their natural habitats. Additionally, zoos educate over 180 million annual visitors on conservation and promote a connection to nature that can encourage support for these causes. While zoos still have room for improvement, the document makes the case that modern zoos significantly contribute to global biodiversity conservation efforts.
The Continuous Update Project is an ongoing effort led by the World Cancer Research Fund network to ensure that their education, research, and policy activities are based on the latest evidence regarding cancer prevention through diet, weight, and physical activity. Researchers at Imperial College London systematically review the global epidemiological evidence and researchers at Bristol University develop new methodologies for reviewing mechanistic evidence. An expert panel then draws conclusions and makes recommendations. The presentation provided an introduction and overview of the Continuous Update Project and highlighted upcoming sessions on topics like the life course approach to obesity and cancer prevention.
This document summarizes efforts to build extension capacity on issues related to animal agriculture and climate change. A national project team, led by researchers from various universities, is hosting events and developing educational materials. They are creating an online certification course and building partnerships to address this topic across different regions of the United States. The goal is to provide information on climate trends and impacts, adaptation strategies, carbon footprints and mitigation, and regulations to help stakeholders in this area. Input from audiences will help shape the project's content and delivery methods.
Alison Specht_The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (AC...TERN Australia
The document summarizes the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS), which provides a national service to assist ecological research and natural resource management. It brings together researchers from 66 universities, government departments, and other organizations to analyze and synthesize ecological data. Working groups have generated new insights and publications. Participants found that ACEAS supported collaborations between diverse experts in a collegial environment, allowing them to address larger research questions. The center has helped expand ecological networks in Australia.
This document presents a new multi-disciplinary assessment framework called FREA (Fishing Regulation Effectiveness and Appropriateness) that combines ecological, spatial, and social research methods to evaluate fishing regulations. It applies this framework to assess regulations in the multi-gear, multi-species fishery in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Data were collected through catch sampling across five gear types, species identification, mapping of fishing grounds, and interviews regarding fishers' awareness, acceptance and compliance with existing and proposed regulations. The results provide insights into the ecological effectiveness and social appropriateness of regulations to guide management recommendations for the fishery.
A recruitment presentation for students interested in pre-med or majors in natural science. Presented in September 2009 by Deb Dotterer, CNS Director of Student Affairs.
The document discusses the development of open educational resources (OER) for health education. It outlines how the University of Michigan has committed to publishing pre-clinical materials as OER and collaborated with other institutions globally to co-create OER. Challenges include policy issues around intellectual property and incentives, as well as infrastructure challenges related to technology and support. However, there have also been successes with enthusiastic faculty and student interest in OER.
Leah Anderson has extensive education and experience in biology, biomedical sciences, and teaching. She holds a Master's in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a Master's in Teaching from Bethel University. Her experience includes teaching science at the middle and high school level, developing new curriculum for anatomy and physiology courses at Herzing University, and conducting cancer and biochemistry research. She is skilled at organizing, planning, designing, developing, guiding, counseling, presenting, and communicating.
This document discusses transdisciplinary synthesis for ecosystem science, policy, and management based on the experience of the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS).
In 3 sentences:
ACEAS brought together scientists and managers from different organizations and disciplines to collaborate on complex environmental problems through analysis and integration of existing data. This facilitated the development of solution-oriented publications and management recommendations. The document examines how synthesis centres like ACEAS can help overcome barriers between sectors and maximize benefits through transdisciplinary collaboration.
Early Career Scientist Panel at the International Council for Science (ICSU) ...Kim Nicholas
Six early-career scientists were invited to participate in a panel at the International Council for Science (ICSU) General Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand on September 3, 2014.
ICSU is a non-governmental organization with the mission to "strengthen international science for the benefit of society" through promoting international research collaboration, science for policy, and making science more open, equitable, and ethical throughout the world. Its members consist of over 120 national scientific academies of distinguished scholars elected to provide scientific advice and service to their countries (including the National Academy of Sciences in the US, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, who award most of the Nobel Prizes). Other members include international scientific unions, which focus on promoting scientific subject areas (like the International Union of Biological Sciences). More info: http://www.icsu.org/
The panelists focused on three priorities for early-career scientists (integrating early career scientists in leadership, providing career support through networks and mentoring, and opportunities and incentives for science for society).
At the end of the session, a decision was proposed by UK Delegate and early career panelist Yvonne Gruender, which was unanimously approved by the voting members of ICSU.
Please note that these slides were slightly modified after presentation (addition of slides 1 & 5, and title to slide 2) to facilitate standalone understanding.
Full panel notes will be posted on http://www.kimnicholas.com/
This document provides a progress update on green skills research projects conducted by Rhodes University and funded by various organizations. It summarizes several completed research studies that examined issues related to skills development and occupations in South Africa's environmental sector. The studies used both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate topics like alignment of skills supply and demand, barriers faced by black women in postgraduate education, effectiveness of internship training programs, and pathways for environmental careers. The document also outlines a current study on green skills needs in the mining industry. It discusses the methodological framework used and some early findings around future skills requirements based on scenarios for the coal industry.
Open Access in the World of Scholarly Journals: Creation & DiscoverySandra Cowan
Presentation at NASIG Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Presented by Sandra Cowan, University of Lethbridge, and Chris Bulock, California State University-Northridge.
June 11, 2016
Does linking long term research sites to an ‘observatory of rural change’ mak...ILRI
A presentation prepared by Frank Place for the workshop on Dealing with Drivers of Rapid Change in Africa: Integration of Lessons from Long-term Research on INRM, ILRI, Nairobi, June 12-13, 2008.
1) The document discusses the importance of science in meeting societal needs like food, water, and healthcare. It notes that while only 3% of people in advanced countries work in agriculture, 65% of Africans do due to a lack of scientific awareness.
2) It advocates that huge global problems can only be solved through scientific teams led by visionary scientists who unite people and are supported by wise authorities.
3) The African Union for Conservation (AUC) is a non-profit organization established in Uganda in 2010 to promote contemporary information sharing about sustainability in Africa through research, engagement, and policy work.
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the UK are currently engaged in attempts to make food systems more sustainable, i.e. greener, fairer and healthier. These efforts have been maintained over several decades, for instance the Soil Associa- tion was launched in response to concerns about modern agriculture and food in 1946. But more sustainable food systems remain marginal. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards an improved understanding of the important roles that CSOs can and do play within processes of large-scale social change (or ‘tran- sitions’). It does this by developing a typology of the distinguishable roles played by CSOs in transition, and relating this to empirical findings from three UK case studies. Through a mixture of field observations, documentary analysis and in-depth interviewing, it makes a number of relevant findings. First, it provides detailed em- pirical characterisation of the activities, relationships with other actors, and stated intentions of specific CSOs. Second, it finds that CSOs chart unique transformative pathways, both individually and collectively, which emerge from their interactions and strategic repositioning over time. Third, rather than being guided by a single shared vision of transition, CSOs are found to be engaged in a plurality of intended transformations that contend with, cross-cut and partially encompass each other. These findings contribute to scholarly knowledge about how civil society actors exert influence over much larger and better-resourced actors operating within mainstream food systems and raises important questions about the attribution of agency in studies of transition.Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the UK are currently engaged in attempts to make food systems more sustainable, i.e. greener, fairer and healthier. These efforts have been maintained over several decades, for instance the Soil Associa- tion was launched in response to concerns about modern agriculture and food in 1946. But more sustainable food systems remain marginal. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards an improved understanding of the important roles that CSOs can and do play within processes of large-scale social change (or ‘tran- sitions’). It does this by developing a typology of the distinguishable roles played by CSOs in transition, and relating this to empirical findings from three UK case studies. Through a mixture of field observations, documentary analysis and in-depth interviewing, it makes a number of relevant findings. First, it provides detailed em- pirical characterisation of the activities, relationships with other actors, and stated intentions of specific CSOs. Second, it finds that CSOs chart unique transformative pathways, both individually and collectively, which emerge from their interactions and strategic repositioning over time. Third, rather than being guided by a single shared vision of transition, CSOs are found to be engaged in a plurality of intended tra
The document discusses a project by the USDA Northeast Climate Hub to create 360-degree virtual tours of farms and forests showcasing climate adaptation strategies in use. The tours aim to help agricultural and forestry professionals and their clients understand and become more comfortable with adaptation options. 21 university farms and forests will be featured, covering practices like IPM, reduced tillage, high tunnels, urban forestry, agroforestry, and more. The tours will be hosted on the Roundme.com platform and allow users to navigate between sites and access additional information like text, links, photos and videos. The goal is to increase the adoption of practical, landowner-valued adaptation actions through improved education.
Webinar OER as boundary objects Anne AlgersAnne Algers
This document summarizes a webinar presentation about using open educational resources (OER) to facilitate dialogue between academia and society about food-related issues. It discusses how OER can serve as "boundary objects" that help connect different communities by crossing boundaries. It notes challenges to OER adoption like quality assessment, accuracy, and sustainability. Finally, it outlines the presenter's thesis and five related papers examining OER use in animal welfare and food science education.
The Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP) was established at George Mason University to address critical energy challenges through an interdisciplinary approach combining energy science and policy. CESP's vision is to lead innovations for energy security, sustainability and resilience through exploring energy's connections to other issues and translating scientific innovations into policy recommendations. CESP's mission is to develop integrated science and policy solutions for Virginia and beyond through research, education and engagement across disciplines. It is organizing its activities around themes of energy supply, demand and connected systems.
This document summarizes the 2015 Texas Energy Innovation Challenge competition held by Power Across Texas. The competition challenged interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative and economically viable solutions for managing water produced during hydraulic fracturing operations. University of Houston won first place for their pipeline technology proposal. Other top finishers were Texas Tech University in second place, University of Texas at Austin in third place, University of Texas at El Paso in fourth place, and Texas A&M University in fifth place. The competition aimed to address the growing issue of water management in Texas' oil and gas industry.
The International Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (InCEES) at Washington University connects researchers across disciplines to work on sustainability challenges. It funds pilot projects through its Seed Funding Program that have received over $100 million in follow-up funding. InCEES brings together centers and programs focused on topics like climate change, renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental studies through research, education, and practice to develop solutions to energy and sustainability problems.
Presentation by Michaela TerAvest, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University, at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Mich., on Mar. 16, 2016.
How does cybersecurity relate to safety?
Betty H.C. Cheng,
February 5, 2016
Software Engineering and Network Systems Lab Digital Evolution Laboratory
BEACON: NSF Center for Evolution in Action Department of Computer Science and Engineering Michigan State University
chengb at cse dot msu dot edu http://www.cse.msu.edu/~chengb
The document discusses advancing the field of domicology, which is the study of policies and practices around structural abandonment, for more sustainable construction. Currently, demolition is the preferred solution when structures are abandoned, but this creates large amounts of waste and pollution. Alternative solutions like refurbishing and retrofitting abandoned structures are more sustainable but require new strategies and best practices. Research is needed to develop techniques for reuse, recycling, and life cycle cost modeling to incorporate the impacts of abandonment and demolition. Advancing solutions in domicology is key to achieving overall sustainability in construction.
Domicology is the study of the economic, social, and environmental factors relating to the life cycle of structures, from planning and construction to reuse, abandonment, demolition, and material reuse. Domicologists seek to identify innovative tools and policies to address challenges with structural abandonment in a sustainable way and reduce the negative impacts of abandoned properties. Currently, the public sector bears the burden and costs of cleaning up abandoned structures, but domicology proposes an alternative paradigm where the private sector incorporates financial assurances into construction to fund future deconstruction, returning the parcel to its original state without blight or costs to taxpayers.
A recruitment presentation for students interested in pre-med or majors in natural science. Presented in September 2009 by Deb Dotterer, CNS Director of Student Affairs.
The document discusses the development of open educational resources (OER) for health education. It outlines how the University of Michigan has committed to publishing pre-clinical materials as OER and collaborated with other institutions globally to co-create OER. Challenges include policy issues around intellectual property and incentives, as well as infrastructure challenges related to technology and support. However, there have also been successes with enthusiastic faculty and student interest in OER.
Leah Anderson has extensive education and experience in biology, biomedical sciences, and teaching. She holds a Master's in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a Master's in Teaching from Bethel University. Her experience includes teaching science at the middle and high school level, developing new curriculum for anatomy and physiology courses at Herzing University, and conducting cancer and biochemistry research. She is skilled at organizing, planning, designing, developing, guiding, counseling, presenting, and communicating.
This document discusses transdisciplinary synthesis for ecosystem science, policy, and management based on the experience of the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS).
In 3 sentences:
ACEAS brought together scientists and managers from different organizations and disciplines to collaborate on complex environmental problems through analysis and integration of existing data. This facilitated the development of solution-oriented publications and management recommendations. The document examines how synthesis centres like ACEAS can help overcome barriers between sectors and maximize benefits through transdisciplinary collaboration.
Early Career Scientist Panel at the International Council for Science (ICSU) ...Kim Nicholas
Six early-career scientists were invited to participate in a panel at the International Council for Science (ICSU) General Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand on September 3, 2014.
ICSU is a non-governmental organization with the mission to "strengthen international science for the benefit of society" through promoting international research collaboration, science for policy, and making science more open, equitable, and ethical throughout the world. Its members consist of over 120 national scientific academies of distinguished scholars elected to provide scientific advice and service to their countries (including the National Academy of Sciences in the US, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, who award most of the Nobel Prizes). Other members include international scientific unions, which focus on promoting scientific subject areas (like the International Union of Biological Sciences). More info: http://www.icsu.org/
The panelists focused on three priorities for early-career scientists (integrating early career scientists in leadership, providing career support through networks and mentoring, and opportunities and incentives for science for society).
At the end of the session, a decision was proposed by UK Delegate and early career panelist Yvonne Gruender, which was unanimously approved by the voting members of ICSU.
Please note that these slides were slightly modified after presentation (addition of slides 1 & 5, and title to slide 2) to facilitate standalone understanding.
Full panel notes will be posted on http://www.kimnicholas.com/
This document provides a progress update on green skills research projects conducted by Rhodes University and funded by various organizations. It summarizes several completed research studies that examined issues related to skills development and occupations in South Africa's environmental sector. The studies used both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate topics like alignment of skills supply and demand, barriers faced by black women in postgraduate education, effectiveness of internship training programs, and pathways for environmental careers. The document also outlines a current study on green skills needs in the mining industry. It discusses the methodological framework used and some early findings around future skills requirements based on scenarios for the coal industry.
Open Access in the World of Scholarly Journals: Creation & DiscoverySandra Cowan
Presentation at NASIG Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Presented by Sandra Cowan, University of Lethbridge, and Chris Bulock, California State University-Northridge.
June 11, 2016
Does linking long term research sites to an ‘observatory of rural change’ mak...ILRI
A presentation prepared by Frank Place for the workshop on Dealing with Drivers of Rapid Change in Africa: Integration of Lessons from Long-term Research on INRM, ILRI, Nairobi, June 12-13, 2008.
1) The document discusses the importance of science in meeting societal needs like food, water, and healthcare. It notes that while only 3% of people in advanced countries work in agriculture, 65% of Africans do due to a lack of scientific awareness.
2) It advocates that huge global problems can only be solved through scientific teams led by visionary scientists who unite people and are supported by wise authorities.
3) The African Union for Conservation (AUC) is a non-profit organization established in Uganda in 2010 to promote contemporary information sharing about sustainability in Africa through research, engagement, and policy work.
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the UK are currently engaged in attempts to make food systems more sustainable, i.e. greener, fairer and healthier. These efforts have been maintained over several decades, for instance the Soil Associa- tion was launched in response to concerns about modern agriculture and food in 1946. But more sustainable food systems remain marginal. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards an improved understanding of the important roles that CSOs can and do play within processes of large-scale social change (or ‘tran- sitions’). It does this by developing a typology of the distinguishable roles played by CSOs in transition, and relating this to empirical findings from three UK case studies. Through a mixture of field observations, documentary analysis and in-depth interviewing, it makes a number of relevant findings. First, it provides detailed em- pirical characterisation of the activities, relationships with other actors, and stated intentions of specific CSOs. Second, it finds that CSOs chart unique transformative pathways, both individually and collectively, which emerge from their interactions and strategic repositioning over time. Third, rather than being guided by a single shared vision of transition, CSOs are found to be engaged in a plurality of intended transformations that contend with, cross-cut and partially encompass each other. These findings contribute to scholarly knowledge about how civil society actors exert influence over much larger and better-resourced actors operating within mainstream food systems and raises important questions about the attribution of agency in studies of transition.Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the UK are currently engaged in attempts to make food systems more sustainable, i.e. greener, fairer and healthier. These efforts have been maintained over several decades, for instance the Soil Associa- tion was launched in response to concerns about modern agriculture and food in 1946. But more sustainable food systems remain marginal. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards an improved understanding of the important roles that CSOs can and do play within processes of large-scale social change (or ‘tran- sitions’). It does this by developing a typology of the distinguishable roles played by CSOs in transition, and relating this to empirical findings from three UK case studies. Through a mixture of field observations, documentary analysis and in-depth interviewing, it makes a number of relevant findings. First, it provides detailed em- pirical characterisation of the activities, relationships with other actors, and stated intentions of specific CSOs. Second, it finds that CSOs chart unique transformative pathways, both individually and collectively, which emerge from their interactions and strategic repositioning over time. Third, rather than being guided by a single shared vision of transition, CSOs are found to be engaged in a plurality of intended tra
The document discusses a project by the USDA Northeast Climate Hub to create 360-degree virtual tours of farms and forests showcasing climate adaptation strategies in use. The tours aim to help agricultural and forestry professionals and their clients understand and become more comfortable with adaptation options. 21 university farms and forests will be featured, covering practices like IPM, reduced tillage, high tunnels, urban forestry, agroforestry, and more. The tours will be hosted on the Roundme.com platform and allow users to navigate between sites and access additional information like text, links, photos and videos. The goal is to increase the adoption of practical, landowner-valued adaptation actions through improved education.
Webinar OER as boundary objects Anne AlgersAnne Algers
This document summarizes a webinar presentation about using open educational resources (OER) to facilitate dialogue between academia and society about food-related issues. It discusses how OER can serve as "boundary objects" that help connect different communities by crossing boundaries. It notes challenges to OER adoption like quality assessment, accuracy, and sustainability. Finally, it outlines the presenter's thesis and five related papers examining OER use in animal welfare and food science education.
The Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP) was established at George Mason University to address critical energy challenges through an interdisciplinary approach combining energy science and policy. CESP's vision is to lead innovations for energy security, sustainability and resilience through exploring energy's connections to other issues and translating scientific innovations into policy recommendations. CESP's mission is to develop integrated science and policy solutions for Virginia and beyond through research, education and engagement across disciplines. It is organizing its activities around themes of energy supply, demand and connected systems.
This document summarizes the 2015 Texas Energy Innovation Challenge competition held by Power Across Texas. The competition challenged interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative and economically viable solutions for managing water produced during hydraulic fracturing operations. University of Houston won first place for their pipeline technology proposal. Other top finishers were Texas Tech University in second place, University of Texas at Austin in third place, University of Texas at El Paso in fourth place, and Texas A&M University in fifth place. The competition aimed to address the growing issue of water management in Texas' oil and gas industry.
The International Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (InCEES) at Washington University connects researchers across disciplines to work on sustainability challenges. It funds pilot projects through its Seed Funding Program that have received over $100 million in follow-up funding. InCEES brings together centers and programs focused on topics like climate change, renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental studies through research, education, and practice to develop solutions to energy and sustainability problems.
Presentation by Michaela TerAvest, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University, at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Mich., on Mar. 16, 2016.
How does cybersecurity relate to safety?
Betty H.C. Cheng,
February 5, 2016
Software Engineering and Network Systems Lab Digital Evolution Laboratory
BEACON: NSF Center for Evolution in Action Department of Computer Science and Engineering Michigan State University
chengb at cse dot msu dot edu http://www.cse.msu.edu/~chengb
The document discusses advancing the field of domicology, which is the study of policies and practices around structural abandonment, for more sustainable construction. Currently, demolition is the preferred solution when structures are abandoned, but this creates large amounts of waste and pollution. Alternative solutions like refurbishing and retrofitting abandoned structures are more sustainable but require new strategies and best practices. Research is needed to develop techniques for reuse, recycling, and life cycle cost modeling to incorporate the impacts of abandonment and demolition. Advancing solutions in domicology is key to achieving overall sustainability in construction.
Domicology is the study of the economic, social, and environmental factors relating to the life cycle of structures, from planning and construction to reuse, abandonment, demolition, and material reuse. Domicologists seek to identify innovative tools and policies to address challenges with structural abandonment in a sustainable way and reduce the negative impacts of abandoned properties. Currently, the public sector bears the burden and costs of cleaning up abandoned structures, but domicology proposes an alternative paradigm where the private sector incorporates financial assurances into construction to fund future deconstruction, returning the parcel to its original state without blight or costs to taxpayers.
This study investigated using MRI and liver contrast agent uptake to detect diabetes and pre-diabetes. Three groups of mice (normal controls, mild diabetes model ob/ob mice, and OATP transporter knockout mice) underwent MRI before and after injection of Eovist, Multihance, or Magnevist (negative control). Eovist and Multihance showed greater liver enhancement in controls compared to ob/ob and knockout mice, indicating reduced hepatic transporter levels in diabetes models. Additionally, ob/ob mice had decreased liver clearance and increased kidney levels of Eovist and Multihance, corresponding to lower hepatic OATP expression. Therefore, MRI of liver contrast agent uptake has potential to noninvas
The National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP) is a center of excellence in South Africa that leads research and educational opportunities in theoretical physics. NITheP has regional nodes at Stellenbosch University, University of the Witwatersrand, and University of KwaZulu-Natal. The institute strives to foster all areas of theoretical physics research and supports associates, students, and early career researchers through funding programs. Over the past decade, NITheP has made significant contributions to human capacity development and the transformation of theoretical physics in South Africa.
The document describes the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), which is a collaborative partnership between Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and NC State University. NESCent's mission is to promote the synthesis of information and knowledge to address significant questions in evolutionary science through supporting interdisciplinary research and education. As a synthesis center, NESCent aims to connect, share, and transform research by serving as an incubator for new scientific projects through providing resources, support, and bringing together communities of researchers. NESCent supports various programs including working groups, meetings, fellowships and education outreach.
NC State is classified as a Research University with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation. As a research university, NC State has a responsibility to develop knowledge to improve society. NC State research has addressed challenges like heart disease, climate change, and advanced materials through solutions like the LipoProfile blood test, the Institute for Climate and Satellites, and composite metal foams. To sustain its status as a research university, NC State relies on innovative faculty, outstanding students, strong industry partnerships, research funding, and facilities and administration funds from grants.
This document provides information about publishing open access research and using bibliometric tools to measure research impact. It discusses the changing landscape of scholarly publishing, benefits of open access like increased citations and access, and how to satisfy funder open access mandates through gold or green routes. The UC Research Repository is presented as New Zealand's second largest, containing theses, articles and other research outputs. Journal impact factors, article metrics, and bibliometric databases like JCR, SJR and Ulrichs Web are explained. Mandating deposit in the UC Research Repository is advocated to improve access to publicly funded research.
The UT Energy Symposium (UTES) is a weekly speaker series and 1-credit course that brings experts from academia, industry, government and non-profits to discuss pressing energy issues. The objective is to provide a platform for students and faculty from all disciplines to interact and learn about technological, policy and market aspects of the energy system. Speakers are highly accomplished in areas related to energy and drawn equally from various sectors. The course requirements include weekly discussions and research notes exploring topics discussed. The goal is to increase student enrollment and audience size while maintaining high quality speakers and maximizing student learning opportunities.
computer science engineering colleges in PatialaArikJonson1
Thapar Institute of Engineering &Technology(TIET) was established in 1956 as a collaboration between the then state of patiala and east punjab states union (PEPSU) , the central government and the patiala technical education trust(PTET).
Brookhaven National Laboratory WelcomeStefan Hyman
This document provides information about an event for prospective students at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University. It highlights that Stony Brook students have access to world-class research facilities at Brookhaven National Lab, including opportunities to work alongside faculty researchers. The keynote speaker at the event is Dr. Joanna Fowler, a 2009 Medal of Science winner known for her contributions to brain imaging research using positron emission tomography.
Ecology in ASEAN Nations- Biology Graduate Student Mark McGinley
This document provides an overview of ecology in Southeast Asian nations presented by Dr. Mark McGinley, a Fulbright visiting scholar at the University of Malaya. It discusses opportunities and challenges for ecologists in SE Asia, including high biodiversity but many poorly studied species. It emphasizes building talents through collaboration and a modern "collaborative, long-term studies" approach. Funding, policy support, and bridging ideas to the public and policymakers are also addressed as important for ecological research.
The document summarizes an early career scientist panel at the International Council for Science General Assembly. It identifies the panel's three priorities as leadership opportunities, career support through networks and mentoring, and incentives for science that benefits society. The panel proposes actions that national members, intergovernmental bodies, funding agencies, and coordinating organizations can take to address these priorities, such as establishing early career networks, involving early career scientists in decision-making, and developing incentives for interdisciplinary work. The panel requests that ICSU take steps to better integrate early career scientists and encourages reporting on progress at the next General Assembly.
An Atoll Futures Research Institute? Presentation for CANCCNAP Global Network
Presentation by Professor Jon Barnett, University of Melbourne, at the Coalition Of Low-Lying Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC) peer learning cohort workshop on “National Adaptation Planning With a Focus on Coastal Adaptation” in North Malé Atoll, Maldives, between May 1 - May 3, 2024.
Twymun K. Safford is pursuing BS degrees in Physics and Mathematics from the University of West Florida with an expected graduation date of May 2017. He has extensive research experience in areas such as laser construction, material analysis, and Langmuir monolayers modeling. Safford also has work experience as a tutor, teaching assistant, and ministry leader. He maintains a high GPA while presenting his research at numerous conferences.
This document provides contact information for the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore for its graduate programs. It lists the school's address, telephone and fax numbers, email, and website. It also notes the school's company registration number and indicates that the contact information regards the school's higher degree programs by research.
RCN-CCUS Research Coordination Network - CCUS - presentation given by Alissa Park in the International CCS session at the UKCCSRC Cardiff Biannual Meeting, 10-11 September 2014
This document provides an annual report on 4-VA initiatives at James Madison University. 4-VA is a collaborative partnership between 5 Virginia universities that promotes inter-university collaboration. The report details several research projects funded through 4-VA mini-grants and scale-up grants at JMU, including projects on mapping the universe through radio telescope observations, understanding the structure of proteins involved in HIV prevention, analyzing antibiotic-resistant bacteria in streams, and integrating biomimicry into an engineering course. The collaborations have advanced research, provided students with unique opportunities, and benefited the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The ANU Energy Change Institute brings together over 200 researchers across various energy-related fields such as solar energy, nuclear science, and economics. It aims to facilitate research and teaching on transitioning to renewable energy through technological innovations, policy design, and engaging stakeholders. Key programs include master's degrees, collaborating on major funding bids, and advising the government through the Institute for Public Policy.
Cardiff presentation 11th august 2014 uploadedAndrea Wheeler
Dr. Andrea Wheeler is applying to contribute her expertise to the Masters programs at Cardiff University School of Architecture. She has 8 years of post-doctoral experience in sustainable design research and teaching. Her areas of research expertise include building performance, sustainable building conservation, sustainable energy and the environment, and sustainable mega buildings. She aims to bring a critical/humanities perspective on building performance and lifestyle to the Masters programs.
Brian grew up loving astronomy and earned his PhD in particle physics. He is now a researcher with the ATLAS experiment at CERN, a physics professor at the University of Manchester, and a science communicator on BBC programs. He believes exploration of the universe through experiments like those at CERN is vital. Kathy McCormick also earned her PhD in physics and now works as a subject matter expert for the US Customs and Border Protection, where she defines regulations and tests new security equipment, drawing on her experience with radiation detection equipment during her thesis research. Sam Wurzel earned his master's in physics and co-founded Octopart, an online parts search engine, after becoming frustrated searching paper catalogs as a graduate student and being
The document proposes three programs to transfer science and technology knowledge from the United States to South Korea:
1. A hands-on science learning program implemented through establishing science learning clusters in schools and communities.
2. A program to build the capabilities of educators, academics, and scientific leaders through workshops and professional visits to U.S. universities and laboratories.
3. A program using television, shows, and fairs to ignite public curiosity in scientific discovery.
The programs would be customized for South Korean needs and implemented in stages, with Faraday Studios and its partners providing expertise and resources to help create a knowledge-based society in South Korea.
Similar to Center of Reserach Excellence in Ultrafast Science (20)
This document summarizes a new faculty research orientation breakout session at MSU. It discusses MSU's focus on interdisciplinary global research through its international centers and programs. Charts show MSU's international research awards by theme from 2007-2016 and engagement by region from 2006-2015, with most projects in Africa and Asia. It promotes building international partnerships in research to achieve MSU's vision as a World Grant university.
This document provides an overview and introduction for new faculty attending a research orientation at Michigan State University. It discusses the importance and expectations of research at MSU, as well as resources and support available to faculty researchers. Key points include:
- MSU aims to have world-class research programs that address today's problems and advance knowledge. Research is important for education, outreach, and attracting top students and faculty.
- Faculty are expected to actively pursue research excellence and funding, publish in top journals, involve students, and use resources like the libraries and Office of Research and Graduate Studies for support.
- The document reviews compliance requirements and resources for topics like animal and human subjects research, as well as how to report
This document discusses scaling up data in digital agriculture from small plot studies to entire fields and landscapes. It presents data on grain yield and nitrogen levels in soil from studies of continuous corn and corn-soybean-wheat crop rotations. The document also mentions the use of variable corn hybrids and virtual reality technologies in digital agriculture and acknowledges the contributions of the author's lab and funding sources.
Advanced Genome Engineering Services and Transgenic Model Generation
at MSU’s Transgenic and Genome Editing Facility
Huirong Xie, Elena Demireva, Nate Kauffman, Richard Neubig
This document summarizes challenges in developing an automated system for detecting and quantifying transplanted cells in MRI scans. Key challenges include determining the optimal classification unit and feature representation for identifying spots corresponding to transplanted cells, and developing methods to train machine learning models using only small amounts of labeled training data. The authors contribute a labeled MRI database of over 20,000 manual labels, and present results showing their system can detect transplanted cells in MRI scans with up to 97.3% accuracy in vivo and 99.8% in vitro using transfer learning to train on a small subset of labeled data.
The document provides information on re-budgeting awards and viewing/updating report tracking in KC. It outlines the steps to re-budget an award, including searching for an award, creating a new budget version, and submitting budget revisions. It also describes how to search award report tracking by PI or award, view report details, and update the report preparer, status, and other fields. Users are encouraged to practice these steps using the provided classroom exercises.
The document provides instructions for creating budgets in KC, Kansas City's grants management system. It discusses setting up budget parameters such as periods, rates, and personnel. Users can generate expenses across periods, add line items for personnel and non-personnel expenses, and view summaries of period and project totals. The process aims to simplify budget creation while ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements.
This document provides instructions for generating institutional proposals, editing institutional proposal records, creating and updating negotiations, and verifying COI compliance and training in Kuali Coeus. It describes how to generate an institutional proposal when a proposal development document is submitted, and the options for generating new or versioning existing proposals depending on the proposal type. It also outlines how to edit institutional proposal records to correct data, create negotiation documents to track proposal activities, and update negotiation documents with new activities.
The document provides instructions for creating proposals in the KC system at Michigan State University. It discusses the key steps, which include selecting the proposal type and lead unit, adding required information like the project title and dates, assigning permissions to other users, completing sponsor and program details, linking to Grants.gov opportunities, and adding key personnel. The document emphasizes that at least one person should be assigned the aggregator role in addition to the creator, and that the narrative writer role is recommended for PIs.
Back to the Future: Plastics from Plants and Cars that Run on Electricity, presented by Thomas Gregory, owner/consultant for Borealis Technology Solutions at the Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute on 10-12-16.
Arend Hintze, Department of Integrative Biology, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University, presents his computational analysis of evolutionary processes at the Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute on 10-12-16.
Domicology aims to change the construction management paradigm by focusing on community and economic development through the deconstruction and reuse of materials from abandoned homes. The document discusses how domicology shifts the focus from new construction to maximizing the value of existing building materials in the supply chain. It notes that the upper Great Lakes region has an abundance of lower-value materials available from the estimated 264,660 vacant homes that could provide over 1.5 billion board feet of lumber and $3.45 billion worth of reclaimed materials. The document also examines the need for further research on markets for difficult to reuse materials and optimal transportation and shipping methods to facilitate reuse under the new domicology paradigm.
Presentation by John Frost, University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University, at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute, Holland, Mich., Feb. 10, 2016
This document provides an overview of export controls and trade sanctions laws as they relate to working with universities. It defines export controls as laws that restrict sending certain goods, technologies, or information outside of the U.S. or to non-U.S. nationals within the U.S. for national security reasons. It notes that the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) control military technologies and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) control dual-use technologies. Universities must be aware of these laws to avoid penalties for violations and ensure compliance on research projects involving controlled technologies.
Presentation by Stefanie Tompkins, director, Defense Science Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. This This presentation will give an overview of DARPA, working with DARPA and the Defense Sciences Office, and descriptions of some of the current activities DSO's program managers are working on.
DARPA’s mission is to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security, thus catalyzing the development of capabilities that give the Nation new options for preventing and creating strategic surprise.
The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is one of six technical offices at the agency.
DSO identifies and pursues high-risk, high-payoff fundamental research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines including materials science, computing and autonomy, engineering design and manufacturing, physics, chemistry, mathematics and social science.
This document discusses leveraging electronic health records for predictive modeling. It provides an overview of the size and types of data available from different sources in a hospital's electronic health records. It also describes how models can be developed to predict outcomes like readmission or complications at different time intervals. The document outlines the process used to develop datasets for pre-surgery, 30-day post-surgery, and surgery completion models, including matching data, adding features from other sources, and handling outliers. Finally, it mentions some potential applications of these predictive models, like mobile apps to identify problems and reduce clinician effort.
The technology uses reclaimed CO₂ as the dyeing medium in a closed loop process. When pressurized, CO₂ becomes supercritical (SC-CO₂). In this state CO₂ has a very high solvent power, allowing the dye to dissolve easily.
The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
hematic appreciation test is a psychological assessment tool used to measure an individual's appreciation and understanding of specific themes or topics. This test helps to evaluate an individual's ability to connect different ideas and concepts within a given theme, as well as their overall comprehension and interpretation skills. The results of the test can provide valuable insights into an individual's cognitive abilities, creativity, and critical thinking skills
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
Exposé invité Journées Nationales du GDR GPL 2024
The use of Nauplii and metanauplii artemia in aquaculture (brine shrimp).pptxMAGOTI ERNEST
Although Artemia has been known to man for centuries, its use as a food for the culture of larval organisms apparently began only in the 1930s, when several investigators found that it made an excellent food for newly hatched fish larvae (Litvinenko et al., 2023). As aquaculture developed in the 1960s and ‘70s, the use of Artemia also became more widespread, due both to its convenience and to its nutritional value for larval organisms (Arenas-Pardo et al., 2024). The fact that Artemia dormant cysts can be stored for long periods in cans, and then used as an off-the-shelf food requiring only 24 h of incubation makes them the most convenient, least labor-intensive, live food available for aquaculture (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021). The nutritional value of Artemia, especially for marine organisms, is not constant, but varies both geographically and temporally. During the last decade, however, both the causes of Artemia nutritional variability and methods to improve poorquality Artemia have been identified (Loufi et al., 2024).
Brine shrimp (Artemia spp.) are used in marine aquaculture worldwide. Annually, more than 2,000 metric tons of dry cysts are used for cultivation of fish, crustacean, and shellfish larva. Brine shrimp are important to aquaculture because newly hatched brine shrimp nauplii (larvae) provide a food source for many fish fry (Mozanzadeh et al., 2021). Culture and harvesting of brine shrimp eggs represents another aspect of the aquaculture industry. Nauplii and metanauplii of Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, play a crucial role in aquaculture due to their nutritional value and suitability as live feed for many aquatic species, particularly in larval stages (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021).
EWOCS-I: The catalog of X-ray sources in Westerlund 1 from the Extended Weste...Sérgio Sacani
Context. With a mass exceeding several 104 M⊙ and a rich and dense population of massive stars, supermassive young star clusters
represent the most massive star-forming environment that is dominated by the feedback from massive stars and gravitational interactions
among stars.
Aims. In this paper we present the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey (EWOCS) project, which aims to investigate
the influence of the starburst environment on the formation of stars and planets, and on the evolution of both low and high mass stars.
The primary targets of this project are Westerlund 1 and 2, the closest supermassive star clusters to the Sun.
Methods. The project is based primarily on recent observations conducted with the Chandra and JWST observatories. Specifically,
the Chandra survey of Westerlund 1 consists of 36 new ACIS-I observations, nearly co-pointed, for a total exposure time of 1 Msec.
Additionally, we included 8 archival Chandra/ACIS-S observations. This paper presents the resulting catalog of X-ray sources within
and around Westerlund 1. Sources were detected by combining various existing methods, and photon extraction and source validation
were carried out using the ACIS-Extract software.
Results. The EWOCS X-ray catalog comprises 5963 validated sources out of the 9420 initially provided to ACIS-Extract, reaching a
photon flux threshold of approximately 2 × 10−8 photons cm−2
s
−1
. The X-ray sources exhibit a highly concentrated spatial distribution,
with 1075 sources located within the central 1 arcmin. We have successfully detected X-ray emissions from 126 out of the 166 known
massive stars of the cluster, and we have collected over 71 000 photons from the magnetar CXO J164710.20-455217.
Or: Beyond linear.
Abstract: Equivariant neural networks are neural networks that incorporate symmetries. The nonlinear activation functions in these networks result in interesting nonlinear equivariant maps between simple representations, and motivate the key player of this talk: piecewise linear representation theory.
Disclaimer: No one is perfect, so please mind that there might be mistakes and typos.
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Authoring a personal GPT for your research and practice: How we created the Q...Leonel Morgado
Thematic analysis in qualitative research is a time-consuming and systematic task, typically done using teams. Team members must ground their activities on common understandings of the major concepts underlying the thematic analysis, and define criteria for its development. However, conceptual misunderstandings, equivocations, and lack of adherence to criteria are challenges to the quality and speed of this process. Given the distributed and uncertain nature of this process, we wondered if the tasks in thematic analysis could be supported by readily available artificial intelligence chatbots. Our early efforts point to potential benefits: not just saving time in the coding process but better adherence to criteria and grounding, by increasing triangulation between humans and artificial intelligence. This tutorial will provide a description and demonstration of the process we followed, as two academic researchers, to develop a custom ChatGPT to assist with qualitative coding in the thematic data analysis process of immersive learning accounts in a survey of the academic literature: QUAL-E Immersive Learning Thematic Analysis Helper. In the hands-on time, participants will try out QUAL-E and develop their ideas for their own qualitative coding ChatGPT. Participants that have the paid ChatGPT Plus subscription can create a draft of their assistants. The organizers will provide course materials and slide deck that participants will be able to utilize to continue development of their custom GPT. The paid subscription to ChatGPT Plus is not required to participate in this workshop, just for trying out personal GPTs during it.
5. • initiated in 2009 by Professor Phil Duxbury
• initial commitment of 5 years at $500,000/year
6. • initiated in 2009 by Professor Phil Duxbury
• initial commitment of 5 years at $500,000/year
• focus on infrastructure development, promotion and support for
interdisciplinary research teams across Chemistry, Physics, and
Engineering, and increase the visibility of materials research at MSU
7. • initiated in 2009 by Professor Phil Duxbury
• initial commitment of 5 years at $500,000/year
• focus on infrastructure development, promotion and support for
interdisciplinary research teams across Chemistry, Physics, and
Engineering, and increase the visibility of materials research at MSU
• over 25 faculty affiliated with CORE-CM, including 10 new faculty hires
8. • initiated in 2009 by Professor Phil Duxbury
• initial commitment of 5 years at $500,000/year
• focus on infrastructure development, promotion and support for
interdisciplinary research teams across Chemistry, Physics, and
Engineering, and increase the visibility of materials research at MSU
• over 25 faculty affiliated with CORE-CM, including 10 new faculty hires
• > $17M in external funding for multi-PI grants generated by projects
initiated through CORE-CM to date
9. • initiated in 2009 by Professor Phil Duxbury
• initial commitment of 5 years at $500,000/year
• focus on infrastructure development, promotion and support for
interdisciplinary research teams across Chemistry, Physics, and
Engineering, and increase the visibility of materials research at MSU
• over 25 faculty affiliated with CORE-CM, including 10 new faculty hires
• > $17M in external funding for multi-PI grants generated by projects
initiated through CORE-CM to date
• has supported multiple national and international symposia, funded
seminar programs within the colleges of Natural Science and Engineering,
and created new courses in energy science (among others)
10. • initiated in 2009 by Professor Phil Duxbury
• initial commitment of 5 years at $500,000/year
• focus on infrastructure development, promotion and support for
interdisciplinary research teams across Chemistry, Physics, and
Engineering, and increase the visibility of materials research at MSU
• over 25 faculty affiliated with CORE-CM, including 10 new faculty hires
• > $17M in external funding for multi-PI grants generated by projects
initiated through CORE-CM to date
• has supported multiple national and international symposia, funded
seminar programs within the colleges of Natural Science and Engineering,
and created new courses in energy science (among others)
• helped establish MSU’s presence in SOFI, a Solar Fuels Institute created by
Northwestern University and Uppsala University in Sweden
12. • seminar program in Spring 2014
highlighted the unique strength
MSU currently has in ultrafast
science
In-house Excellence in Ultrafast Science
13. • seminar program in Spring 2014
highlighted the unique strength
MSU currently has in ultrafast
science
• >10 faculty across Chemistry and
Physics have active, well-funded
research programs in ultrafast
science
In-house Excellence in Ultrafast Science
14. • seminar program in Spring 2014
highlighted the unique strength
MSU currently has in ultrafast
science
• >10 faculty across Chemistry and
Physics have active, well-funded
research programs in ultrafast
science
• represents one of the fastest
growing areas of research in the
physical sciences
In-house Excellence in Ultrafast Science
15. • seminar program in Spring 2014
highlighted the unique strength
MSU currently has in ultrafast
science
• >10 faculty across Chemistry and
Physics have active, well-funded
research programs in ultrafast
science
• represents one of the fastest
growing areas of research in the
physical sciences
• ties in to a significant number of
so-called Grand Challenges that
are funding targets for several
agencies…
In-house Excellence in Ultrafast Science
17. Grand Challenges
• Grand Challenges identified by the
Office of Science at DOE (above) and
the White House office of Science and
Policy (left)
18. Grand Challenges
• Grand Challenges identified by the
Office of Science at DOE (above) and
the White House office of Science and
Policy (left)
19. Grand Challenges
• Grand Challenges identified by the
Office of Science at DOE (above) and
the White House office of Science and
Policy (left)
• ultrafast science plays a key role in
virtually all of these efforts
21. A Center for Ultrafast Science
• builds on existing strengths at Michigan State University
22. A Center for Ultrafast Science
• builds on existing strengths at Michigan State University
• serve as a nexus for ultrafast science in the Midwest, eventually coupling
with the University of Michigan (a Michigan Ultrafast Sciences Corridor)
and several large-scale user facilities worldwide
23. A Center for Ultrafast Science
• builds on existing strengths at Michigan State University
• serve as a nexus for ultrafast science in the Midwest, eventually coupling
with the University of Michigan (a Michigan Ultrafast Sciences Corridor)
and several large-scale user facilities worldwide
• new faculty hires in both existing and emerging areas (e.g., energy science,
heterogeneous catalysis, natural and artificial photosynthesis)
24. A Center for Ultrafast Science
• builds on existing strengths at Michigan State University
• serve as a nexus for ultrafast science in the Midwest, eventually coupling
with the University of Michigan (a Michigan Ultrafast Sciences Corridor)
and several large-scale user facilities worldwide
• new faculty hires in both existing and emerging areas (e.g., energy science,
heterogeneous catalysis, natural and artificial photosynthesis)
• envisioned to consist of three parts:
25. A Center for Ultrafast Science
• builds on existing strengths at Michigan State University
• serve as a nexus for ultrafast science in the Midwest, eventually coupling
with the University of Michigan (a Michigan Ultrafast Sciences Corridor)
and several large-scale user facilities worldwide
• new faculty hires in both existing and emerging areas (e.g., energy science,
heterogeneous catalysis, natural and artificial photosynthesis)
• envisioned to consist of three parts:
✓ A CORE to serve as a catalyst for interdisciplinary efforts
26. A Center for Ultrafast Science
• builds on existing strengths at Michigan State University
• serve as a nexus for ultrafast science in the Midwest, eventually coupling
with the University of Michigan (a Michigan Ultrafast Sciences Corridor)
and several large-scale user facilities worldwide
• new faculty hires in both existing and emerging areas (e.g., energy science,
heterogeneous catalysis, natural and artificial photosynthesis)
• envisioned to consist of three parts:
✓ A CORE to serve as a catalyst for interdisciplinary efforts
✓ a user facility (staffed by a Ph.D.-level scientist with expertise in
ultrafast spectroscopy) to allow researchers across campus to
advance their research
27. A Center for Ultrafast Science
• builds on existing strengths at Michigan State University
• serve as a nexus for ultrafast science in the Midwest, eventually coupling
with the University of Michigan (a Michigan Ultrafast Sciences Corridor)
and several large-scale user facilities worldwide
• new faculty hires in both existing and emerging areas (e.g., energy science,
heterogeneous catalysis, natural and artificial photosynthesis)
• envisioned to consist of three parts:
✓ A CORE to serve as a catalyst for interdisciplinary efforts
✓ a user facility (staffed by a Ph.D.-level scientist with expertise in
ultrafast spectroscopy) to allow researchers across campus to
advance their research
✓ a center for ultrafast source development that will leverage already
established expertise (e.g., Dantus and Ruan) and place MSU at the
forefront of new developments in ultrafast technology
28. Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Complexes
29. ✴ interest in the earliest stages of excited-state evolution in transition metal-
containing systems
Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Complexes
30. ✴ interest in the earliest stages of excited-state evolution in transition metal-
containing systems
Nuclear coordinate (Q)
Energy
hν
Excited States
hν'
Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Complexes
31. ✴ interest in the earliest stages of excited-state evolution in transition metal-
containing systems
Nuclear coordinate (Q)
Energy
hν
Excited States
hν'
Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876
✴ What is the time scale of
excited-state evolution?
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Complexes
32. ✴ interest in the earliest stages of excited-state evolution in transition metal-
containing systems
Nuclear coordinate (Q)
Energy
hν
Excited States
hν'
Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876
✴ What is the time scale of
excited-state evolution?
✴ Mechanistic details?
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Complexes
33. ✴ interest in the earliest stages of excited-state evolution in transition metal-
containing systems
Nuclear coordinate (Q)
Energy
hν
Excited States
hν'
Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876
✴ What is the time scale of
excited-state evolution?
✴ Mechanistic details?
✴ To what extent do factors such
as electronic and/or geometric
structure, solvation, etc. play a
role?
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Complexes
34. ✴ interest in the earliest stages of excited-state evolution in transition metal-
containing systems
Nuclear coordinate (Q)
Energy
hν
Excited States
hν'
Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876
✴ What is the time scale of
excited-state evolution?
✴ Mechanistic details?
✴ To what extent do factors such
as electronic and/or geometric
structure, solvation, etc. play a
role?
✴ Can we control these various
factors in such a way as to
influence energy redistribution?
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Complexes
35. Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Complexes
36. TiO2-Based Photovoltaics:The Grätzel Cell
hν
e-e-
load
e-
(R/R-)
e-
O
O
e-
e-
N
N
e- injection
Ru
N
N
(S+/S)
O
O
(S+/S*)
NCS
NCS
counterelectrodeTiO2 particle
chromophore shifts
energy required for
photoconduction
into visible
ΔV
TiO2
• introduced by O‘Regan and
Gratzel in 1991
• extended previously known
concept of semiconductor
sensitization
• inexpensive and easy to
manufacture
• highest overall conversion
efficiency currently reported
is ca. 12%
O’Regan, B.; Gratzel, M. Nature 1991, 335, 737
37. TiO2-Based Photovoltaics:The Grätzel Cell
hν
e-e-
load
e-
(R/R-)
e-
O
O
e-
e-
N
N
e- injection
Ru
N
N
(S+/S)
O
O
(S+/S*)
NCS
NCS
counterelectrodeTiO2 particle
chromophore shifts
energy required for
photoconduction
into visible
ΔV
TiO2
• introduced by O‘Regan and
Gratzel in 1991
• extended previously known
concept of semiconductor
sensitization
• inexpensive and easy to
manufacture
• highest overall conversion
efficiency currently reported
is ca. 12%
• broad-based utility tied to
cost reductions, significant
improvements in overall
efficiency, and scalability
O’Regan, B.; Gratzel, M. Nature 1991, 335, 737
38. First-row Sensitizers
LF
CTCT
CB
VB
Ru,Os Fe
LF
• Potential benefits:
substantial reduction in
cost (particularly for multi-
component cells)
expands palette of possible
chromophores
scalable
• Scientific issues:
‣ potential for low-lying excited
states to impact injection
dynamics
39. First-row Sensitizers
LF
CTCT
CB
VB
Ru,Os Fe
LF
• Potential benefits:
substantial reduction in
cost (particularly for multi-
component cells)
expands palette of possible
chromophores
scalable
• Scientific issues:
‣ potential for low-lying excited
states to impact injection
dynamics
40. First-row Sensitizers
LF
CTCT
CB
VB
Ru,Os Fe
LF
• Potential benefits:
substantial reduction in
cost (particularly for multi-
component cells)
expands palette of possible
chromophores
scalable
• Scientific issues:
‣ potential for low-lying excited
states to impact injection
dynamics
‣ qualitatively explains low
efficiency of Fe-based DSSCs
41. First-row Sensitizers
LF
CTCT
CB
VB
Ru,Os Fe
LF
• Potential benefits:
substantial reduction in
cost (particularly for multi-
component cells)
expands palette of possible
chromophores
scalable
• Scientific issues:
‣ potential for low-lying excited
states to impact injection
dynamics
‣ qualitatively explains low
efficiency of Fe-based DSSCs
‣ need to elucidate factors
controlling ultrafast dynamics
42. Ultrafast Lasers:
A universal light source perspective
Marcos Dantus
dantus@msu.edu
dantus@msu.eduCOI Disclosure: Dantus is the Founder and CTO of
1
Ultrafast TED at MSU, October 23, 2015
43. Why ultrafast lasers?
• Faster than nuclear motion: Femtochemistry, Nobel Prize 1999
• High peak power:
• Broad bandwidth:
44. Why ultrafast lasers?
• Faster than nuclear motion: Femtochemistry, Nobel Prize 1999
• High peak power:
• Broad bandwidth:
• Ultrahigh resolution metrology: 10-18s, Physics Nobel Prize 2005
• Gateway to attosecond and zeptosecond science
45. Why ultrafast lasers?
• Faster than nuclear motion: Femtochemistry, Nobel Prize 1999
• High peak power:
• Broad bandwidth:
• Ultrahigh resolution metrology: 10-18s, Physics Nobel Prize 2005
• Gateway to attosecond and zeptosecond science
Defense Medicine Industry CommunicationsEnergy
Physics Chemistry Biology
Sensing Measuring Cutting Imaging
Enabling and Transforming
Processing Information/Materials
46. MIIPS over 20 issued patents
Technology commercialized, over 130 systems worldwide.
MIIPS characterizes and corrects femtosecond pulses
A Breakthrough at MSU
MSU laser
4 fs pulses
47. Extreme Light Sources
U.
Michigan:
Hercules
Ohio
State
U:
Scarle7
U.
Nebraska:
Diocles
UT
Aus>n:
Texas
Petawa7
Laser
European
Union
ELI
project
Osaka
Japan
LFEX
Need for spatial and temporal
shaping to achieve highest
focused intensities.
48. Opt.
Express
19,
12074
(2011)
Fiber
laser
oscillators
capable
of
genera>ng
35fs
pulses
Development of new ultrafast laser sources at MSU
49. 25
um
25
um
100
um
100
um
140
um
140
um
800
nm
1060
nm
800
nm
1060
nm
Sub-40 fs 1060 nm Yb-fiber laser enhances penetration
depth in non-linear optical microscopy of human skin
50. Label-free chemical imaging of cancer with
programmable light
Figure S3.2. Epi-detected CARS-3050 cm-1
imaging of unstained rat mammary tumor from a 15-week-old carcinogen-
injected rat. Water-rich regions and an area of protein granules are revealed. One water-rich area (delineated by blue
solid line) indicates a region of dense collagen (see Fig. S3.5), while another marked area (delineated by green broken
line) reveals several FAD-rich microparticles (see Fig. S3.4).
Figure S3.3. Epi-detected CARS-2850 cm-1
imaging of unstained rat mammary tumor from a 15-week-old carcinogen-
injected rat. The unconfirmed nerve and blood cells resemble those reported nerve (Fig. 2A in Ref. 12) and blood cells
(Fig. 11f in Ref. 13). A marked lipid-poor area (delineated by solid line) indicates a region of dense collagen (see Fig. S3.5),
while another marked area (delineated by broken line) reveals several FAD-rich microparticles (see Fig. S3.4).
Figure S3.4. Epi-detected i2PF imaging of unstained rat mammary tumor from a 15-week-old carcinogen-injected rat.
The image reveals a region of thin elastin fibers, 2 interstitial cells among adipocytes (see Fig. 3.3 for positive contrast of
adipocytes), 5 cells on adipocyte boundaries, 5 free cells in various stromal regions, 2 tumor cells on a tumor boundary
(confirmed by bright-field imaging), and several FAD-rich microparticles inside the corresponding solid tumor. A
marked area of no obvious structure (delineated by red solid line) indicates a region of dense collagen (see Fig. S3.5). A
natural question arises whether the visible elongated features are of the same origin, which can be answered by the dual-
modal i2PF/i3PF image analysis (see Fig. S3.10).
Figure S3.5. Epi-detected SHG imaging of unstained rat mammary tumor from a 15-week-old carcinogen-injected rat.
One marked area (delineated by red solid line) indicates a region of dense collagen, while another area forms a collagen
Figure S3.6. Epi-detected i3PF imaging of unstained rat mammary tumor from a 15-week-old carcinogen-injected rat.
Figure S3.14. Epi-detected tri-mode SHG/THG/CARS-2850cm-1
imaging of unstained rat mammary tumor from a 15-
52. Figure S3.14. Epi-detected tri-mode SHG/THG/CARS-2850cm-1
imaging of unstained rat mammary tumor from a 15-
week-old carcinogen-injected rat. Collagen attains the large-scale strand-like structure in Fig. S3.5 to enclose and protect
the confirmed nerve.
Current
Collabora4ons
Manooch
Koochesfahani
(MSU,
Engineering,
Fluid
dynamics)
Benjamin
Levine
(MSU,
ab
ini4o
and
MD
simula4ons)
Ned
Jackson
(MSU,
organic
chemistry)
Gavin
Reid
(MSU,
Chemistry,
Proteomics)
Chong-‐Yu
Ruan
(MSU,
ultrafast
electron
diffrac4on)
Warren
Beck
(MSU,
Mul4dimensional
Microscopy)
Arnoczky,
Steven
(MSU,
Chair
of
Vet.
Surgery)
Shaul
Mukamel
(UC
Irvine,
NLO
pathway
assignment)
Bruce
Tromberg
(UC
Irvine,
Beckman
Laser
Ins4tute)
Sunney
Xie
(Harvard,
SRS
microscopy)
Conor
Evans
(Harvard,
Biomedical
imaging)
Frank
Wise
(Cornell,
fiber
laser
design)
Stephen
Boppart
(UIUC,
femtosecond
endoscopy)
Jim
Gord
(Air
Force
Research
Lab,
CARS)
Sukesh
Roy
(Spectral
Engines
LLC,
CARS,
Machining)
Addi4onal
collabora4ons
through
Biophotonic
Solu4ons
Inc.
53. (a) Next generation biomedical/plant imaging
(b) Next generation laser sources
• Time Resolved Broadband XAFS
Element sensitivity for materials research
• Ultra-short and Ultra-intense in Vis and Mid-IR
Gateway for relativistic optics
Gateway for attosencond and zeptosecond pulse generation
Ultrafast Science, Sources and Applications
Next Sources and Grand Challenges
3 cm
54. Material Imaging at Space-Time Limit
Based on SPG/NSF-MRI/DOE seed (2009-2015)
Chong-Yu Ruan, Department of Physics & Astronomy
55. High-brightness ultrafast electron microscope (UEM) technology
Key areas:
Photonics
RF accelerator technology
Beam dynamics
Laser-RF synchronization
Laser pulse shaping
Material science
Photocathods
Electron microscopy
MSU has the foundation
for the key technologies to
be combined and
developing a mature UEM
system
56. New Frontiers in Science Enabled by fs-EM
High-Tc superconductor
Key areas
Laser machining
Water splitting
Photo-catalysis
Nano-electronics
Photo-voltaics
Protein-folding
57. Current Capabilities and Development
PhotochemistryMaterial science/
Nano-electronics
Biological scienceNanoscience
Advanced capabilities at MSU
• Femtosecond high-brightness electron probe
• Ultrafast electron diffractive imaging
• Ultrafast electron microdiffraction
Already demonstrated as a proof of principle in areas of .. (* work implemented at MSU)
* Nano letters 7, 1290 (2007)
* Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 077401
(2008)
Science 291, 458 (2001)
Proc. Natl. Aca. Sci. 98,
7117 (2001)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 133202
(2012)
* Phys Rev Lett 109, 166406 (2012)
Science 318, 788 (2007) Science 304, 80 (2004)
Quantum physics
UEM
UED
*Science Advances
1, e1400173 (2015)
Before
After
VO2
20 nm
Charge density waves
Interfacial water
58. Next-generation instruments at MSU
Combining imaging and spectroscopy with high sensitivity
•300 fs to 3 ps; 0.3 eV to 0.05 eV
•Core level spectroscopy, near-edge EELS
•Element sensitivity
•Imaging 3D electronic structures
Ultrafast electron microdiffraction
(Current beamline, Upgrade optics and environment control)
•300 fs high-brightness beam; e dose > 10 e/um2
•Coherence length > 30 nm
•Spatial resolution < 0.1 angstrom
Substituting ultrafast ARPES
Complementary to ultrafast
XAS
(Develop new spectrometer)
Ultrafast angle-resolved ultrafast electron
spectroscopy
59. Ultrafast electron imaging and spectroscopy technology can play a
part in broader MSU’s efforts for center and facility development
Collaboration leads to new opportunities!
60. C H E M I C A L B I O D Y N A M I C S
U LT R A FA S T B I O L O G Y
Warren F. Beck
Department of Chemistry
61. U LT R A FA S T B I O L O G Y
H O W B I O L O G I C A L M O L E C U L E S W O R K
• Structures:
Intermediates and Mechanisms
• Dynamics:
Motion and Relaxation
• Energy:
Conversion and Storage
• Information:
Coherence and Correlation
62. U LT R A FA S T B I O L O G Y
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C T I M E S C A L E S
• Vibrations: 10 fs–1ps
• Energy Transfer: 50 fs–100 ps
• Electron Transfer: ps–μs
• Protein Folding: μs−s
63. U LT R A FA S T B I O L O G Y
C U T T I N G E D G E M E T H O D S
• Two-Dimensional Spectroscopies
• 2DES: Electronic
• 2DIR: Infrared
• 2DEV: Electronic–Vibrational
• Femtosecond X-ray Diffraction
65. Through Theory We Directly Model
Complex Molecular Motions
• Even modestly sized molecules are
composed of dozens or hundreds of
particles which may react to light
• Ultrafast experiments provide time-
resolved information in low
dimension
66. The Three Big Questions
MSU has a strong footprint in all three areas (Chemistry: Cukier, Hunt, Levine, Merz,
Piecuch, Wilson; Biochemistry: Dickson, Feig; Physics: Duxbury, Tomanek;
Engineering: Yue Qi; Math: Christlieb, Hirn, Liu, Promislow)
Electronic
Structure: What
are the
electrons doing?
Molecular
Dynamics: How
do the nuclei
move?
Nonadiabatic
Dynamics: How
do nuclear and
electronic
motions influence
one another?
67. More Complex Experiments Need
More Complex Theories
• Complex materials and
biological macromolecules
Multiscale modeling
Quantum molecular dynamics in
complex environments
High performance computing
• Shorter, stronger laser pulses
Real-time electron dynamics
Non-linear and relativistic effects
68. Ultrafast Physical processes
- Beam simulations for ultrafast electron microscopes
- Photo-induced phase transitions
- Simulation of swift heavy ion effects on materials
Three nuggets
Four grand challenges in ultrafast science
that are interesting targets for MSU/physics
69. Creation of fs Electron pulse with millions of electrons:
Accelerator physics with intense beams
Experiment
70. Photo-induced phase transitions (PIPT) in TaS2, VO2 etc.
CCDW
NCCDW
ICCDW
VO2 : Tao et al. Phys. Rev.
Letts. 109, 166406 (2012)
TaS2 : Han et al. Science
Advances, June 26th (2015).
Non-adiabatic response
71. Keldysh contour
• Single-particle Green’s
function along the
Kadanoff-Baym-Keldysh
contour is defined as:
Calculating NEQ electron
dynamics
72. Response of materials to radiation e.g. a single swift
heavy ion passing through a material (FRIB)
J. Zhang et al. J. Mater. Res. 25, 1344 (2010)
Materials for FRIB
- Titanium
- Graphite
- Diamond
Electron scattering
Nuclear scattering
Nuclear reactions
At high ion energy
most of the energy
transferred to electrons
73. Ultrafast grand challenges
• Design and build a functional transmission electron
microscope with ns to fs time resolution and micron to
Angstrom spatial resolution (Ruan)
• Computationally solve the NEQ quantum dynamics of
nuclei and electrons simultaneously, in complex materials
and molecules (Levine, McCusker, Tomanek).
• Control photo-induced phase transitions and molecular
switching at ultrafast timescales (Ruan, Dantus, McCusker).
• Develop ultrafast tabletop sources of x-rays, electrons and
ions. (i) Sources to generate one particle at a time on
demand at fs time resolution. (ii) Ultrafast, high intensity,
low emittance, broadband sources. (Dantus, FRIB team)