Events

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Welcome back from the holidays. After a brief hiatus, the GGPF resumes monthly dinner lectures with an exciting talk on the state of the art with respect to the flow of DNA molecules, courtesy of Prof. Eric Shaqfeh of Stanford.

---> This month's event is Tuesday, Jan. 17.
----> Reservations are requested by 5pm Friday, Jan. 13 if possible.

Please do not "reply" to this note to register; use the web page or follow registration instructions given below.

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The Golden Gate Polymer Forum presents

Tuesday, Jan. 17 - GGPF Monthly Dinner Lecture
Michael's at Shoreline, Mountain View

"Progress and Prospects in the Dynamics of DNA in Flow"

Prof. Eric S. G. Shaqfeh
Departments of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University

Abstract:

Within the last decade, the use of video fluorescence microscopy to visualize DNA chains in flow as pioneered by Chu and co-workers is revolutionizing the field of polymer solution rheology. Rather than simply postulating coarse-grained models for a chain in various ``strong'' or ``fast'' flow fields (and then examine the resulting stresses in comparison to measured values), researchers can now directly examine the configurational statistics of a molecule in flow far from equilibrium. Combining these experimental studies with Brownian dynamics where an assortment of molecular models can be
examined, provides an extremely powerful tool to probe the physics in the molecular dynamics.

In this presentation, I will review the state of research in single DNA dynamics studies in bulk flows including extensional, shear, and mixed flows and I will discuss outstanding questions that have
developed in this research. I will then introduce and discuss a few relatively new applications of single molecule microscopy involving DNA dynamics in micro-post arrays and in non-dilute solution.
All of these examples indicate that the applications of examining polymer dynamics “one molecule at a time” (a quote from Ron Larson) are burgeoning and will play an increasing role in the study of
polymeric liquids in the foreseeable future.

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PRACTICAL DETAILS

DATE: Tuesday, Jan. 17

Location: Michael's at Shoreline
(see directions below)

Timing: 6 PM social hour
7 PM dinner
8 PM lecture

Cost: $30 with advance registration
half price students, retired, unemployed
free for just the lecture at 8PM
(but please let us know for headcount)
$35 after registration deadline

PLEASE NOTE: we accept cash or checks, but are unable to
accept payment by credit card at this time.

Deadline for registration: 5 PM Friday, Jan. 13

Please register on the web site
www.GGPF.org

Or, contact:
Clayton Henderson
Clayton.Henderson@HitachiGST.com
408-717-6599

You should receive confirmation of your registration; if not,
please contact us again.

PLEASE SPECIFY YOUR DINNER SELECTION, NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS,
AND AFFILIATION

Dinner choices (pick one when registering):
Broiled Salmon
Chicken Marsala
Spinach & Cheese Tortellini with Alfredo Sauce

Note that we must request that you be liable for your
registration fee if you register and do not attend;
cancellation is allowed up to the registration deadline.

DIRECTIONS:

Restaurant's web page directions
http://www.michaelsatshoreline.com/location/index.html#directions

From 101 in Mountain View, take the Shoreline Boulevard
Exit, turning toward the bay. Drive past the Shoreline
Amphitheater on the left hand side and go straight ahead,
entering into Shoreline Park. After a mile or so inside
the park, a sign for Michael's will direct you to turn left
into the parking lot for Michael's Restaurant.
Address: 2960 N Shoreline Blvd.
Restaurant phone: 650-962-1014
(do not call restaurant for reservations)

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OTHER EVENTS of possible interest to the
GGPF audience:

Jan. 10, Mountain View
BAMS (Bay Area Mass Spectrometry discussion group) dinner lecture
Professor Graham Cooks, Purdue University
“Mass Spectrometry Then and Now: 1981 - 2006”
http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=101881

Jan. 23, San Francisco
MSB 2006 - 20th International Symposium on Micro-Scale Bioseparations.
(formerly HPCE Conference Series)
www.msb2006.org

Jan. 26, Mountain View
Northern California Chapter of SAMPE's 30th all-day
Composites Workshop & Sponsor Exhibition
http://norcalsampe.org/

Jan. 26-27, South San Francisco
Advances in Protein Crystallography
www.ProtCrystConf.com

Jan. 26 - May 11, Thursday evenings, SJSU
Engr 296X: Biomedical Devices - Principles & Design
For more information, contact Prof. Guna Selvadory at
gunas@email.sjsu.edu
or see
http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/selvaduray/page/engr296x/documents/greensheet.pdf

Jan. 31 - May 16, Tuesday evenings, SJSU
Engr 196A/Biol 196A: Physiology for Engineers
For more information, contact Prof. Guna Selvadory at
gunas@email.sjsu.edu
or see
http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/selvaduray/page/engr196a/documents/greensheet.pdf

Feb. 15, Berkeley
NorCal AIChE dinner meeting
"Oxygen Permeability Issues in Contact Lenses; Measurement and Theory - Biology of the Eye"
UC Berkeley Chem. Engr. Prof. Clayton Radke
http://aiche-norcal.org/meetings.php

Feb. 20-23, Fremont
IMIC sponsored conference on CMP (Chemical Mechanical Planarization)
http://www.imic.org/2006-CMP-MIC/2006_CMP_MIC_index.html

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