Monday, April 9

Physics Theory Seminar.  Quantum algorithms for fermionic simulations by Gerardo Ortiz, Theory Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.  M. R. L., Room 280, noon.

Theoretical Biophysics  Seminar.  Architecture and dynamics of the protein endoskeleton of the gene by Evangelos Moudrianakis, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Beckman Institute, Room 3269, 3:00 p.m.

Computer Science Colloquium.  Active pages: Intelligent memory for commodity systems by Mark Oskin, Department of Computer Science, University of California, Davis.  D. C. L., Room 1320, 4:00 p.m.

High-Energy Theoretical and Experimental Physics Seminar. Experimental status and future prospects for matter-antimatter asymmetry measurements in the kaon system by Peter Shanahan, Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois.  Loomis Lab of Physics, Room 144, 4:00 p.m.

Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium.  Material challenges in integrated circuit scaling by Mark Bohr, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon.  Mat. Sci. & Engr. Bldg, .Room 100, 4:00 p.m.

Chemical Sciences Nelson J. Leonard Distinguished 2001 Lecture. Biosynthesis of B12: A 30-year odyssey by Alistair Ian Scott, Texas A&M University, College Station.  Beckman Institute, Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 10

Center for Microanalysis of Materials Seminar.  New physics from epitaxial superconducting tunnel junctions by James N. Eckstein, professor, Department of Physics and the Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  M. R. L., Room 280, 11:00 a.m.

High-Energy Theoretical and Experimental Physics Special Seminar. MiniBooNE: T minus one year by Eric Zimmerman, Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York.  M. R. L., Room 280, 2:00 p.m.

Bioacoustics Research Laboratory Seminar.  One-dimensional amplitude-steered array in an attenuating medium for different targets by Sarah A. Hartleben, Bioacoustics Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Beckman Institute, Room 3269, 3:15 p.m.

Astrophysics Colloquium.  A canonical picture for clusters of galaxies? by August Evrard, Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  Astronomy Bldg., Room 134, 4:00 p.m.

Bioacoustics Research Laboratory Seminar.  Enhanced ultrasound imaging through spectral analysis of scattered echos from rat mammary tumors by Michael L. Oelze, Bioacoustics Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Beckman Institute, Room 3269, 4:00 p.m.

Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering.  Highlights on the photoabsorption laser isotope separation for uranium by Yasser Shaban, professor, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Ceramics Bldg., Room 218, 4:00 p.m.

Polymer Seminar.  Depletion phenomena in polymer/colloid systems by Robert Chen, and "Piezoelectric actuation of crack growth along polymer-metal interface in adhesive bond" by Tianbao Du, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Mat. Sci. & Engr. Bldg., Room 403, 4:00 p.m.

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Seminar.  Nano and microscale mechanical  properties for miniature technologies"by Subra Suresh, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.  Mech. Engr. Bldg., Room 218, 4:00 p.m.

Chemical Sciences Nelson J. Leonard Distinguished 2001 Lecture. Genetically programmed synthesis of natural products by Alistair Ian Scott, Texas A&M University, College Station.  R. A. L., Room 116, 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 11

NCSA Faculty Fellows Program Seminar.  Project: Supercomputing optimization of a regional climate model for U.S. Midwest applications by Xin-Zhong Liang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Beckman Institute, Room 4269, noon

Decision, Control, and Optimization Seminar.  Stabilizing underwater vehicles through kinetic shaping by Craig A. Woolsy, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.  C. S. R. L., Room B-02, 3:00 p.m.

Computer Science Colloquium.  Secure multiparty protocols for approximate searching by Mikhail Atallah, Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.  D. C. L., Room 1320, 4:00 p.m.

Center for Advanced Study.  Back to the future: The increasing importance of the states in setting the research agenda by Larry Smarr, director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technologies, University of California, San Diego.  Law School, Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.

Physics Medium-Energy Seminar.  Measurement of spin observables in antilambda-lambda production from antiproton-proton annihilation with a polarized proton target by Kent Patschke, Department of Physics, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Loomis Lab of Physics, Room 358, 4:00 p.m.

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Seminar.  New submillimetre instruments for astronomy and atmospheric sciences by Ravinder Bhatia, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. Talbot Lab, Room 103, 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 12

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Seminar.  Micro-macro modeling, computational testing, and design of advanced materials Tarek I. Zohdi, Institut fur Baumechanik und Numerische Mechanik, University of Hannover, Germany.  Mech. Engr. Bldg., Room 218, noon

Ceramics Seminar.  Designing high-energy density electrode materials for lithium ion batteries by Arumugam Manthiram, professor, Materials Science Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin.  M. R. L., Room 280, 1:00 p.m.

Computer Science Colloquium.  Crawling the web: Discovery and maintenance of large-scale Web data by Junghoo Cho, Stanford University, Stanford, California.  D. C. L., Room 2240, 4:00 p.m.

Physics Colloquium.  The miraculous development of the scientific method, an illustrated historical review by Frederick Seitz, professor, Department of Physics, Rockefeller University, New York, New York.  Loomis Lab of Physics, Room 141, 4:00 p.m.

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Seminar.  Coordinating production, distribution, and pricing decisions in the supply chain by David Simchi-Levi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.  Mech. Engr. Bldg., Room 218, 4:00 p.m.

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Seminar.  Thin film adhesion measurement by laser induced stress waves by Junlan Wang, and Effects of oxide film microstructure on the strength of adhesively bonded structures by Sulin Zhang, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Talbot Lab, Room 103, 4:00 p.m.

Friday, April 13

Condensed Matter Seminar.  Double exchange and the metal-insulator transition in layered manganites by Kenneth E. Gray, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.  Loomis Lab of Physics, Room 144, 1:00 p.m.

Decision, Control, and Optimization Seminar.  Hierarchies of consistent control abstraction by George J. Pappas, Department of Electrical Engineering and Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.  C. S. R. L., Room B-02, 3:00 p.m.

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Seminar.  Nonequilibrium plasma and MHD methods for supersonic flow control by Igor V. Adamovich, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus.  Talbot Lab, Room 103, 4:00 p.m.